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We recently downgraded our services because the pricing was getting ridiculous. We now only have internet services through Comcast. We are paying approximately $70/month and I just found out my neighbor has the same (if not better) internet package and is only paying $50. When I call Comcast they say they can't do anything. Really?!?!
Thanks! I tried private messaging you, but when I click on "private message" I can not compose a message for some reason. How else can I contact you?
Thank you for providing your information, and I will look to see if we have anything better to offer. Were you looking at keeping the same services you have?
Yes, we are looking to keep the same service. My neighbor received blast internet $49.95. I would hope that ours would be the same price. Also, our internet was down on Monday and half of Tuesday. It was very frustrating as when I called Comcast it was a very long hold time. Hopefully we can be credited for this as well. Thank you for looking into this.

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I am trying to trace my father or relatives of Joe Saunders. Teeside, Stockton on Tees or Sunderland area. Was master of the MV Beeding Coastal Coaler 1950s. Used to dock in Shoreham Harbour at least 1954 -57. Met my mother Jean Stevens. I was born 1955. Joe last seen 1957 may have moved to Channel Islands. If alive would be late 70s early 80s now. May have sons / daughters in NE England area. Genuine contact.
looking for a friend of my wife, who is Wendy Pooley (was Turner). She`s looking for an old school friend from East Ham, East London. She goes by the name of Sharon Smith (maiden name Stratford). Last known location was either East Ham or Clacton.


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Try and reach the Top of the Leaderboard by bending, twisting and trying not to get knocked into oblivion.
This game entry was inspired by a Japanese GameShow which was later picked up in the West.
It's like the Hole in the Wall game show, just less japanese x) Really cool idea; a bit floaty, I like it.
I really really love this idea and it's also fun to play. Only problem i have with this game is that the person started floating for no apparent reason.
@SwedishCheese, @Souperstrawer, thank you for letting me know - unfortunately I submitted just before heading off to work this morning and it seems I accidentally uploaded an earlier version.
The character being super floatie was patched just before I submitted (admittedly, not the best idea). I will upload the patched version later tonight for anyone who plays it from tomorrow.
Again, Thank you so very much for your comments and for playing.
Love your game, but I have two problems with it.
Was a pretty cool idea :D Interesting.
The randomizer might need tweaking. I got 5 of the same shapes in a row. In my game, I have it where, if 3 of the same thing happens sequentially, the next one has to be different.
The controls were awkward at first, but I got used to them so it worked out alright.
Nice idea and I had fun playing it. However, it is a little slow and sometimes it was hard to move the player.

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We believe that the role of every company should not be limited exclusively to the generation of revenue and profits. Enterprises are an integral part of society, that is why, we, at Goldair cargo, operate with sensitivity and a sense of duty, always striving to be a productive and responsible corporate citizen. At a time that the global economy requires flexibility and qualitative stability, and societies have prioritised environmental awareness and a responsible corporate presence altogether within the fabric of society, the companies ought to respond, consistently and reliably, to the expectations of their customers and their social partners. In this framework, Goldair cargo, is evolving and moving forward with a pioneering spirit and a modern philosophy. Because for us, sustainable growth is not just a corporate goal, but a commitment we have undertaken towards our customers, the environment, our employees and the future generations.
We strive to decrease the environmental impact from our business activity and office operation. Our company is certified according to ISO140001 standard and our facilities use an energy and water saving system, which implements the use of photocells for lighting in public areas and toilets and translucent panels for natural light during the day. Furthermore, we use recycled consumables and have an organised system for recycling paper, plastic and wood from packaging and other uses in place.
Furthermore, we improved our freight plan, so that we can maintain movements of trucks not fully loaded at a minimum, and utilise, were possible, train freight, in order to decrease emissions. At the same time, in the framework of our policy on steady cooperation with selected Goldair cargo drivers, we make sure that the trucks we use are maintained on a regular basis and meet the Euro 5 emissions standards, in order to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions from our road freight activities, as much as possible.
Goldair cargo operates with respect to local communities that host our facilities. Our company’s inherent value is the harmonious co-existence that benefits both sides. Within this framework, Goldair cargo sponsors the local team of the Municipality of Aspropirgos, from which the company has recently received an award, for its good operating practice and contribution to the region. Moreover, a significant number of our employees come from local communities. Therefore, we consider residents of nearby areas as our own people, and it is our obligation, as one of the largest Greek companies in the international freight sector, to become a force of progress and growth for the community.
Goldair cargo operates and grows by aiming at the provision of first-rate services to its customers with reliable freight solutions that boost Greek entrepreneurship. Our basic commitment is for our services to correspond not only to the customer’s requirements, but also to our quality standards. We seek to provide quality services for optimal and most reliable cargo transportation, as well as, quality in our facilities and the means we use.
At the same time, we place great emphasis in ensuring a safe and pleasant work environment that offers our employees excellent work conditions, as well as, career development prospects within the company.

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Keywords: zig-zag publisher, magazine zig-zag , legitimation of literary production, "ciudad letrada".
the aim of this paper is to recognize the importance of the emergence of zig-zag publisher and its magazine with the same name, in the process of legitimation and expansion of the chilean literary production during the first two decades of the twentieth century. for this purpose, we identify the strategies employed by the weekly publication, which are analyzed in light of the reappropriation of the notion of ciudad letrada by angel rama.

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An exhibition of Soviet goods is held at Earl's Court, London.
The Smithfield Show is held at Earl's Court in London.
Funeral of Prime Minister of India Lal Shastri.

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Who was the most prominent Christ figure in Star Wars?
What ideas from the Star Wars films mirrored Gnosticism?
How did The Matrix also have Gnostic themes and ideas?
Which superheroes most closely resemble an orthodox view of Christ?
What is the best way to compare Christ figures in films and television to an authentic view of Christ?
What were the Black Panther's Christ-like traits?
How did the television series, Lost, portray God and heaven?
What is the Orthodoxy Score Chart at the end of the book and why was it included?
Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they answer questions from listeners about praying the Liturgy of the Hours, discerning God's voice in prayer and the definition of contemplation.
When praying the Liturgy of the Hours, if you are struck by the reading, should you continue to pray the rest of the prayers or keep meditating on that particular thought or inspiration?
How do religious brothers, sisters and priests fulfill their obligation to pray the Liturgy of the Hours without the prayers becoming repetitive or meaningless?
How can one discern whether or not a thought or inspiration is coming from God?
What is the difference between the Ignatian definition and Carmelite definition of contemplation and who is correct?
Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson in part one of their interview with Dr. James Papandrea about prominent Christ figures in science fiction television shows and movies.
What inspired Jim Papandrea to write this book?
Why do Christ figures keep arising in secular fiction and popular culture?
Even though writer Ronald Moore fell away from the Catholic Faith, how did religion keep surfacing throughout his scripts for Star Trek?
What philosophical themes and moral questions appear in science fiction television shows and films?
What important insights come from the movie I, Robot?
Can the book be used as am analytical tool to teach about different heresies which opposed the teachings of the Catholic Church?
What Christian and anti-Christian ideas come from the movie, Pleasantville?
How do you know if you're making the transition between the purgative and illuminative way?
If we had to choose between going to Mass, praying mental prayer and the rosary, which is most important?
Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they speak with Fr. John Horgan to discuss the role of the angels in the Church and how they can help us to heaven.
What inspired Fr. Horgan to write His Angels at Our Side?
How do the angels lead us into prayer?
What are some of the most common misunderstandings about angels?
What are "choirs" of angels and how many are there?
Why are there distinctions between the choirs and what are those distinctions?
Should we give names to our guardian angels?
How can we determine the difference between an inspiration that comes from the Holy Spirit or one that comes from our angel?
When praying for others, should we pray to the individual's guardian angel for help or to God directly?
Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson in part 2 of a listener question and answer forum on frequent confession and the importance of confessing venial sins.
Why does Venerable Pope Pius XII speak so strongly in favor of making frequent confessions of venial sin in his encyclical, Mystici Corporis Christi?
What is a reasonable request for confession?
How often is "frequent" when speaking of confession?
What is scrupulosity and why is it detrimental to the spiritual life?
How can the wives of our brave soldiers cope with the stresses of life as their husbands leave to defend our great nation? Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they speak with Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle to discuss the difficulties that accompany being a military wife and the hope that is offered through Our Lord and His Church.
Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they answer questions from listeners about the sacrament of reconciliation.
What differentiates the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of the interior life?
Why must one go to confession if he or she is detached from habitual mortal and venial sin?
What is the purpose or benefit of confessing venial sins frequently?
What argument does Venerable Pope Pius XII make in favor of frequently confessing venial sins in his encyclical, Mystici Corporis Christi?
When one reaches the "active night of the senses," is he or she free from habitual venial sin?
Is is possible to be truly free from attachment to habitual mortal and venial sin?
What should one do if he or she leaves the confessional feeling attacked, judged, or neglected?
Should we go to a regular confessor to benefit most from confession?
What's wrong with leaving Mass after communion? Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they speak with Christopher Carstens to discuss the best response to the dismissal.
What is the significance of the dismissal at Mass?
To what degree will we be changed spiritually if we open our hearts and minds to Jesus as we receive Him in the Eucharist?
What is the benefit of preparing for the different parts of the Mass and truly understanding the meaning behind each word and action of the priest and the faithful?
How can we experience the riches of the Mass more fully on a week-to-week basis?

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text: Maps and GPS directions to Penny Hamm 59065 and other Penny Market locations in Germany. Find your nearest Penny Market. Penny Market store locator. Penny Markt is a German discount store chain.

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This is the last article for my upcoming design patterns session. Today we’re going to look into speeding up your queries by replacing cursors, a row-by-row operation with a table value function. Before you start composing that hate-mail on how I’m wrong for not understanding cursors, let me say this: there is a time and a place for everything, even cursors (think running totals). The problem is I still see them doing row-by-row operations in SQL. And SQL is not optimized for row-by-row. It is optimized for set-based operations.
If you can rethink your T-SQL logic and consider the whole set of data you’ll be working on, rather than what you have to do to each row, you’ll find you’re rewarded by the SQL Engine. Your results come back in record time!
Let’s look at an example I created to illustrate a row-by-row operation. This cursor takes in a column containing a user’s full name, and breaks it into first and last name using a space as the break point.
If you want to follow along, and you have my OriginalTroubledTable, use the following code to set up the NameSplitTable.
--I want to have more than 10k rows so repeat inserts until we get more!
If we were doing a single row, the following code wouldn’t be that bad.
Look at the execution plan, the cost of the UPDATE isn’t horrible. In my test environment the execution took less than one second.
The real cost of this query comes in when you run this code once for every row of the table. In my test case, I have 11,760 rows. That means that this table scan is going to scan through the table 11,760 times. That will add up quickly! Let’s see the Cursor version of the code.
You can run this on your machine if you have a lot of patience, but I’m going to run it for 60 seconds, and see how many rows I can update in 60 seconds. I was able to update 5,734 rows. And that’s the big problem with cursors, each operation could be very quick, but the cumulative effect of running the code so many times adds up!
In this case it’s the cumulative effect of doing that many table scans and table updates to do the work. How much faster would it be if I could update all the rows at once?
Let’s reset our test table and find out.
First, in order to be able to do this string manipulation across multiple rows we’re going to need a table value function to do the same substring we did in the cursor.
Now that we have a table value function we can use the CROSS APPLY technique to apply this function to all the rows in our NameSplitTable. We simply map in The full name, and pull out the resulting first and last names.
Yes, this is only a select, but I wanted to show you how 84% cost to the table scan was changed once we move from row-by-row to Set based processing.
We reduced the cost of the table scan, by adding a table valued function and a nested loop. Yes, this is apples and oranges to the original function, but run the code. We were able to select back 11,760 rows, getting their first and last names in 9 seconds.
The cursor took 2:35 to actually update all the rows.
The cross apply updated it in 1 second.
Now that is apples to apples.
One of the harder things to do in SQL is knowing how well your code is going to scale. If you write code thinking your workload will be a handful of records once a day, and that code is actually run several hundred thousand times per minute, you may not be happy with how quickly the work is performed.
The trick is always learning what SQL does well, and what it doesn’t. Once you understand that, you’ll begin to know what you have to change to speed things up!
That’s it for my design patterns session. As always, if you have any questions, please let me know!


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SEO ( Search Motor Optimisation) is what it’s all about. It’s no great having a great all singing website unless of course it has been Optimised for the lookup engines, nobody will ever discover it!
It’s a useful idea to place a hyperlink in your created post to elsewhere in your site. If somebody then copies your article for their website, they’ll also be creating a hyperlink to your website (helpful for off site Search engine optimization, as discussed later on).
Get some guidance from other people. Once you have finalized how your website will perform, inquire about for people who know people. Colleagues, partners, company contacts, clients, might have suggestions for you.
This is easier stated than done. Once more success is one of the hardest and supple duties under the sunlight. Therefore, your each and every stage must be precise and devoid of errors. Failure is simply not an option.
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Kabul: At least 18 Taliban insurgents, including prominent commanders, were killed and 19 others injured by the Afghan National Police (ANP) forces in the latest special military operations in Afghanistan.
The prominent Taliban commanders killed during the operations have been identified as Sangari and Qari Amin. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said that operations were conducted in Zabul, Ghazni, Helmand, Paktia, Faryab, Logar and Kabul provinces in the past 48 hours, reports the Khaama Press.
The statement said the two Taliban commanders were involved in major terrorist activities in the vicinity of Arghandab district of Zabul and Khogyani district of Nangarhar. Meanwhile, the Afghan police forces also confiscated a PK machine gun, one Ak-47 rifle, one mortar and 34 mines during the operations besides heavy machine guns were destroyed along with several hideouts of the militants. So far, the anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the reports.
On the other hand, at least nine loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed and seven other injured by the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a clearance operation in eastern Nangarhar province.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement said that the operations were conducted in Bati Kot district of Nangarhar by the Afghan armed forces, reports the Khaama Press. No reports regarding the casualties of the Afghan soldiers were revealed. It is believed that the loyalists of the terror group have significant presence in some parts of eastern Nangarhar province. Meanwhile, the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) are regularly targeting the loyalists of the terror group together with the US forces in Afghanistan.


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Downtimes form for all games.
This is the link for the downtimes form for all the games.
We have three games this month.
10-14-17 will be the Sabbat game. The ST for that game will be AJ.
10-21-17 will be the Werewolf game. The ST for that game will be Gregg.
10-28-17 will be the Vampire C/A game. The ST for that game will be Devon.
We have two games on Aug 5, 2017. MES Dallas Presents – Werewolf the Apocalypse starting at 12 pm and MES Dallas Presents – Vampire the Masquerade C/A/I starting at 6 pm. We will also be playing Aug 26, 2017 MES Dallas Presents – Vampire the Masquerade – C/A/I at 6 pm.
Primogen for the Gangral – ? ?
Primogen for the Tremere – Asar ?
All attendees must RSVP by midnight 7/13 per Site Rules to have access to the community.
The Mind’s Eye Society would like to formally invite everyone to our national event: MESCON 2017!
Hosted in magnificent Austin, Texas from July 20th to the 23rd.
This will be an incredible weekend of amazing games with amazing people.
Be there and rise from the ashes.
We will be playing the second historical game on June 24. This is an important game as all the new officers will be voted in. Come play and see who will be what.
All VST in the MES will reset in July of 2017. We will be having world building games before that date. Please feel free to email the DC or ST for game times.
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Seattle has quite a few beer festivals throughout the year, but this weekend’s Seattle International Beer Festival (SIB) is one of my favorites. Most beer festivals focus exclusively on draft beer, often from local and regional breweries. But, the goal of SIB is to bring in great beers from around the world, both on draft and in bottles, as well as treats from around the region. It is definitely a beer geek’s festival. To top it off, it looks like the weather will be beautiful every day of the event.
This year’s festival features more than 200 world-class beers from 16 countries. About half of the beers are on draft and many can be had for just a single ticket. Much of what they have available in bottles are expensive beers that might cost you upwards of $15/bottle to buy in a store. These might cost you more than a single ticket, but it is a great chance to try these beers without having to buy the entire bottle. During prime days/hours the festival has been known to get a little packed in the past, but this year the fest moves to the larger Fisher Pavilion and Lawn. Still located under the Space Needle at Seattle Center, but with twice the space as before and indoor restrooms. I’m not sure that will make lines shorter, but hopefully you’ll be able to spread out a bit.
The full beer list can be found here, and I’ve called out a few suggestions on what to target below. Many of the beers available have a very high alcohol content, so please drink responsibly and don’t drive.
The Fisher Pavilion and Lawn at Seattle Center.
$25 in advance for any day, or $30 at the gate for Friday and Sunday; $35 at the gate for Saturday. Entry includes a tasting glass and 10 beer tickets. All beer samples are 4oz servings and cost 1 to 7 tickets, depending on the what it cost the organizers to buy the particular beer. Extra tickets are available for $1 each.
The event is 21+ only. There will be food on-site and bands throughout the weekend. As for most festivals, it could get busy and I’d suggest going early.
Hopworks Ace of Spades Imperial IPA – One of the northwest’s best imperial IPAs. Pretty sure a fresh batch just came out very recently.
Fremont Barrel-Aged Abominable (B-Bomb) – Fremont makes a lot of great beers, but this one might be the most impressive. Complex and robust without being too over the top.
Bateman’s Mocha Beer – First of all, I love coffee beers. Second of all, I’m not sure this particular beer from the English brewery has ever been available before in the US.
Southampton Beers – I don’t believe any beers from the well-respected Southampton Brewery in New York have ever previously been available in Seattle. They’ll have the Abbot 12 Quad, Cuvee des Fleurs Saison, Grand Cru Strong Ale, and Imperial Porter. Of those, I think I’ve only sampled the Abbot 12. It’s fantastic.
Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Conflux No. 1 – Collage – A new collaboration from Portland’s Hair of the Dog Brewing and Bend’s Deschutes Brewing.
Silver City Ziggy Zoggy – If you are looking for something a little more sessionable, this unfiltered, hoppy lager is perfect.
Evil Twin Monk Suffers Serious Sugar Rush on Barbados – I’ve never tasted this dark Belgian Strong Ale infused with muscovado sugar, but I love the name.
Best beer festival I’ve ever been to. Amazing selection of beers,great values for your tickets, and good snacks and food options. And, you can go multiple days.
hmmm…i thought you might mention sam adams utopias. i’m hoping to get a taste of that (i don’t think i’ve ever said that about a sa beer before).
I LOVED the new space. The grounds were cleaner, there was more grass, more seating, more food choices, and more beer. There was a great deal more room so it never felt crowded, which was so much better than previous years. And having access to real bathrooms and real sinks was wonderful. One of the best things was the cigar vendor was up on a little hill, instead of the middle of the grounds, so it was only unpleasant when the wind blew the wrong way. But overall, this year’s festival was phenomenally better. Can’t wait until SIBF 2013.
I tried the Ziggy Zoggy and it tasted exactly..like Pabst. Do not recommend.


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Once an individual will plan a tour then they will be planning it well. This is true for almost everybody. Whenever you will be planning for a trip then there are many destinations that you can choose to go. If it is a trip is what you will be planning to go then one of the best is Alaska. See to it that when planning to have Alaskan tours to always make sure that you will be planting ahead of time. Getting the most out of your trip can be done by you once you will be doing this one. Whenever it is an Alaskan tour is what you will choose to have then there are also factors that you need to consider and that is what we will be talking about in this article.
Getting info. about Alaska is a thing that you need to be doing. The thing that you need to see and do in Alaska should all be researched by you. A much easier planning is what you are able to do once you will be doing this one. Exploring the different possibilities and narrowing them down is a thing you will need to do.
Booking your excursion in advance is a thing at you will need to be doing. By seeing to it that you will be booking in advance then you are able to get to experience the most popular. It is in Alaska that you are able to do things like flightseeing, helicopter tours, dog sledding, rafting, kayaking, whale watching, fishing. It is even a Geographic Marine expeditions that you can do once you are in Alaska. You need to do this so that you will not be wasting your time running around to get on these tours. A more relaxed feeling is what you are able to get since you are not rushing to get things done. By seeing to it that you will be doing this one then you get to enjoy your vacation more.
Once you will choose to visit Alaska then you also need to know the best time to do it. It is still you that will be able to determine this one since it can be subjective. It is your priorities that you need to know for you to be able to determine this one. Once you are into viewing wildlife then you need to see to it that you will know the best time to see them. If it is the best weather is what you will want to experience then see to it that you will not be visiting late August or September.
Asking questions is a thing that you also need to be doing. For people that hat however already experienced these tours then you can ask them able to it. You need to remember also that once you are able to get info from other people that they can also be subjective. You can find some people not liking some experience that you might like in the end.


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Support This work was supported by an unrestricted award from Research to Prevent Blindness to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Retina Research Foundation, P30 EY016665, P30 CA014520, EPA 83573701, EY022883, and EY026078. NS is a recipient of RPB Stein Innovation Award.
Nasim Jamali, Shoujian Wang, Soesiawati Darjatmoko, Christine Sorenson, Nader Sheibani; 1α, 25(OH)2D3 Promotes Vascular Maturation through Vitamin D Receptor Mediated VEGF Production and Attenuation of Pericyte Proliferation and Migration. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2018;59(9):5487.
Purpose : Ocular neovascularization is linked to pathogenesis of many eye diseases. We previously showed that 1α, 25(OH)2D3, the active form of vitamin D, is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis. The action of vitamin D is mainly mediated through the vitamin D receptor (Vdr). Here we investigated whether Vdr expression impacts retinal vascular development and attenuation of neovascularization by 1α, 25(OH)2D3.
Methods : The impact of Vdr expression on retinal vasculature development and neovascularization during oxygen-induced ischemic retinopathy (OIR) was examined using wild type (Vdr +/+) and Vdr-deficient (Vdr -/-) mice. We also determined whether inhibition of retinal neovascularization by 1α, 25(OH)2D3 was Vdr-dependent. Also, using retinal pericytes (PC) and endothelial cells (EC), we assessed the expression of Vdr and their response to 1α, 25(OH)2D3.
Results : No significant effect on postnatal retinal vascularization in Vdr -/- mice up to postnatal day 21 (P21), when the formation of primary vasculature is complete, was observed. However, we did observe a significant decrease in the ratio of EC to PC in retinas from P42 Vdr -/- mice. This was attributed to an increased number of PC in Vdr -/- mice. We observed that inhibition of retinal neovascularization by 1α, 25(OH)2D3 was Vdr dependent, even though Vdr deficiency did not significantly affect vessel obliteration and retinal neovascularization during OIR. We also found retinal PC in culture expressed a significantly higher Vdr level compared with EC. PC incubated with 1α, 25(OH)2D3 showed decreased proliferation and migration, unlike EC. These results are consistent with the increased PC number observed in the developing retinal vasculature of Vdr -/- mice. Mechanistically, incubation of Vdr +/+ PC with 1α, 25(OH)2D3 in culture resulted in increased production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), while antagonism of VEGF signaling restored PC proliferation and migration inhibited by 1α, 25(OH)2D3. We propose Increased VEGF production promotes the heterodimerization of VEGF and PDGF receptors in PC attenuating their proliferation and migration.
Conclusions : These studies establish an important role for vitamin D and Vdr during maturation of the developing vasculature by promoting the PC quiescence and attenuation of proangiogenic activity.

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Wow! I had the very best holiday.
Thank you enormously. There were pleasant surprises in there and plenty of support.
It took my a while to get into the swing of being a traveller again. And I think it would have been difficult to foresee all the adjustments I needed to make.
Flight was good, and Bhutan’s guide and driver were exceptional. On the first day, I went for good walk from the fort to my hotel. Everything about the hotel was good, it was a great introduction to Bhutan. Alas, the next morning, my Right knee had blown up and was sore throughout the trip, though it didn’t stop me in what I wanted to do.I rode a horse up to the canteen on the way to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery, which is as close to it I got. The wealth of knowledge Tashi, the guide had was incredible, so each Dzong was a joy to visit. The Thimbu hotel was lovely and i could listen to the bells as the prayer wheels were turned. The weaving display, the memorial temple were very impressive and generally just being amongst the crowds was good. Panakha Valley was interesting too, and I went to a nunnery to listen to the chanting at 6.30am before driving to Bumthang. The roads certainly are an education, and it was so wonderful to see the respect of cows and dogs, even if they were in the middle of the road. Bumthang was a good place to spend some time, though as you know the flight was cancelled and I had to return by road to Paro.
The homestay, such a historically rich place, was great. I was sorry I couldn’t have stayed longer. Very smooth sailing leaving Paro.
And the wonderful Business class seat where I saw the Himalayan mountains in between mouthfuls of scrumptious food. Thank you the view was one of my highlights.
So Jen a big thank you, you excelled in the arrangements. It was a wonderful trip.


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It’s all about volume and teasing the roots into shape for a lived-in look. The Grow Gorgeous Back into the Roots masque stimulates your scalp and lift your roots with caffeine and hyaluronic acid to boost your tresses and swell hair strands to create gorgeous, voluminous locks. After washing, spritz with a little salt spray to create surfer-girl beach waves and blow dry your hair upside down to really lift your roots and add extra volume and texture, giving you the perfect bed-head look.
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The messy bun may look simple, but it takes a little prep to achieve this imperfectly perfect hairstyle. You need plenty of volume and texture in your hair, so we’d recommend the 10-minute Back Into the Roots masque to boost your roots, blow drying your hair upside-down to add plenty of volume and texture and using a hairbrush as little as possible. Then simply tip your head upside down and pull your hair into a loose, messy bun, pulling strands of hair out around your face and the nape of your neck for the ultimate messy bun.
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Viennese cuisine is best known for its pastries but also includes a wide range of other unique dishes. Traditionally, this dish would use a dessert apple for continental Europe, but in Britain the Bramley is commonly used because it is recognised as a superior cooking apple.
A buttery, lemon-scented pastry, filled with fluffy apples and rum soaked sultanas, make this a hard to beat apple pie. Serve it warm or cold in dainty wedges dusted with icing sugar and cinnamon, if it takes your fancy.
Mix the sultanas and rum together and set aside to soak. Mix the flour and almonds together then rub in the butter until the mixture resembles crumbs. Stir in the 50g of the sugar and lemon zest.
Mix the egg yolk with the lemon juice and stir into the dry ingredients and mix to make a firm dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/ 350°F/Gas Mark 4. slice the apples and place them in a bowl, add the remaining sugar, walnuts, sponge fingers, cinnamon and soaked sultanas.
Roll out on a floured surface 2/3 of the pastry and use to line a 20cm round loose-based sandwich tin, allow the pastry to hang over the edges. Spoon in the Bramley apple mixture and press it down firmly. Roll out the remaining pastry, use the tin as a guide to cut out a circle to form a lid then roll over the excess pastry to make a neat seam on top of the pie. Make a steam hole in the centre of the pie.


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In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the tomato sauce, Saha Tandoori Masala and water. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Add the pasta, sliced red onion, spinach and olives to the sauce mixture and toss until well combined.
Divide the pasta and sauce into bowls and crumble the goat cheese over the top.


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The Amalfi coast is known in the world for its beauty. Over centuries, people have carefully built terraces on the rugged landscape right up to the cliffs that overlook the sea. To visit the typical villages and take to the beaches known for crystalline water and kissed by the sun all day, must climb down the mountain through narrow streets crowded with small and charming boutiques.
We’ll pick up at your hotel in Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Sorrento, Napoli and will accompany you to visit the Amalfi coast’s most scenic places where you can stop to take some pictures, making you taste the typical dishes in the best restaurants, advising you on how to customize your trip and never miss any of the Amalfi coast’s pearls.
At the end of the tour, which takes a half day (about 5 hours – in this case the tour will include only Amalfi and Positano) or full day (8 hours – in this case the tour will include Ravello also), I will take you back to your hotel or to your ship anchored in the harbor.


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Streetsblog surveys the Texas cities adopting new standards of traffic safety as official policy.
Angie Schmitt surveys the state of Texas for signs of a movement to eliminate traffic deaths. The movement will require a widespread movement, given the state's poor ranking (10th) among the most dangerous for walking. At the local level, reports Schmitt, "Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio are all on the list of the 20 most dangerous cities for pedestrians."
San Antonio last week announced a Vision Zero action plan process that is expected to be complete by the end of 2015.
In January, the Austin City Council approved a Vision Zero task force. " Since the beginning of the year, citizen representatives and officials from a handful of city departments — public works, police — have been meeting to establish a Vision Zero plan for Texas’s capital city. Details haven’t been released to the public yet, though proposals were released within city departments this week," according to Schmitt.
Houston is in the nascent stages of creating a Vision Zero task force, as the city's 2013 complete streets policy is still working to gain a foothold in the city.


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Early Doors on Help to Buy. Is it a good idea?
The second part for the Help to Buy scheme, initially intended for launch in January 2014, is being launched 3 months early, on 7th October 2013, meaning 95% mortgages are going to be available to purchasers of second hand as well as new build properties.
The purchaser needs a deposit of 5%, on homes up to a value of £600,000, as long as it’s not a second or buy-to-let home. The government will underwrite 15% of the debt.
“My view is that it’s a good thing. The problem with setting dates in advance is that it often means a head of steam is built up either by people aiming to beat a deadline or by people sitting on the fence. It removes speculation and everyone (whether they agree with the policy or not) knows where they stand. I think that all property should be included; after all not everyone wants (or can) buy new.
There are many people who want to buy, earn good salaries etc. but don’t have the required deposit. This policy should help solve this issue.
There is quite a lot of comment regarding the lack of supply of entry level property, but this policy may well encourage owners of property to trade up to a larger home, which in turn means that they sell theirs; something the market really needs. Building more homes is of course essential but that of course take years and any effect not likely to be fully realised for a long time.

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How Often Do You Put Screws on a Metal Roof?
A metal roof should last as long as your house. As long as it is properly installed, metal roofs are really good at keeping out rain water, protecting against high winds and shedding snow. But you will need to make sure your screws retain their seal and do not come loose.
It's imperative that a metal roof be installed correctly. Standing seam roofs have broad, flat panels with protruding seams that interlock, giving the roof lots of strength. Standing seam panels are usually 12, 16 or 19 inches wide, and made from aluminum, galvanized steel, zinc or copper. The panels overlap, with each panel concealing the fastener of the previous panel. That makes these concealed fastener screws likely to last much longer and less likely to fail.
One of the biggest problems homeowners have with other types of metal roofs, however, are exposed fasteners. Standing seam roofs typically have hidden fasteners. Many other types of metal roofs, including corrugated metal roofs and metal roofs that resemble standing seam, but are not, come with exposed fasteners. Exposed fastener metal roofs are cheaper to install, and easier to do it yourself, but come with some caveats. If your metal roof comes with exposed fasteners, you must make sure the screws are installed correctly. Make sure you follow the metal roof installation instructions. Be sure that the panels are properly screwed together. You will need a fastening system that accommodates the expansion and contraction of the metal. Without this, the fasteners could come loose, and the roof could develop wavy spots.
At least twice a year, you want to inspect your metal roof fasteners for potential movement in the screws, or sealant failures. This is especially important if you have exposed fasteners. Check all screws and fasteners to make sure they are tight. Movement can thrust screws out of their holes. If you see a screw, and possibly threads, sticking up above the level of the gasket or roof panel, you will need to refasten it. Check your attic at least twice a year, if not more often, for leaks.
Metal roof screw placement must include good sealants. Sealants may fail around the screws. They typically last about 20 years, but roof panel and fastener movement can damage it. Also, the gaskets that come with the fasteners can fail. Check for tightness, discoloration, corrosion or breakage.
Corrugated roof panels and other exposed fastener metal roofs are usually held together with screws every 18 inches or 2 feet. You will want to note your metal roof screw pattern, so you know where to look for potential problems. When replacing the screws, for whatever type of metal roof you have, you will need to use aluminum or galvanized steel screws with rubber or plastic washers.
Screws are the best way to hold your panels in place, so don't ever use nails when installing or replacing screws in your metal roof. Screws will not bend or work themselves loose during normal expansion and contraction. Use high quality, metal self-tapping screws with thin washers to be sure you have a secure seal. Use the manufacturer's recommended screw gun to tighten the seal, and make sure you create a tight seal, but without using excessive pressure. Once a screw looks weathered or compromised, replace it. It's important to use screws approved by the roof manufacturer when redoing your metal roof screw placement.
Make sure your roof has good waterproofing barriers, especially if you live in an area with a lot of rain or humidity. The same is true if you live in a hurricane-prone area. Good insulation will also protect your house from moisture damage if you do have a leak.
Don't let these maintenance tips scare you from getting a metal roof. Metal has many advantages over asphalt shingles or tile. Metal is resistant to fire, mildew, insects and rot. Metal is lighter than tile and concrete tile. Metal roofs are very fire resistant, as long as the roof is not installed over wood shingles. Metal also reflects the sun's rays, minimizing midday heat on the house, which means you'll save on air conditioning bills. Even if you have minimal roof pitch, metal will do a good job of preventing leaks. Metal is expensive, so unless you plan on staying in your house for a few years, you won't get a return on your investment. Oddly, metal doesn't typically attract lightning, but a metal roof can easily be grounded if you're worried about that.
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Monetisation (Internal): using the data you currently have today to create new products / services, enhance revenue streams or streamline processes / operations. Essentially “cost-saving” or “revenue generating”. Examples of Data Monetisation: Segmentation / Targeting, Customer Acquisition, Customer Retention, Customer Churn and Fraud Management.
Commercialisation (External): using your data to create “data services / products” that may provide richer data sets to other industries or providing a portal to specific partners that provide them with trends / patterns etc. Examples of Data Commercialisation: creating an API of anonymised and aggregated CDR (Call Data Records) and selling the service to insurers who can hook into the data as part of their credit scoring process.
A Media and Telecoms company had a real challenge with maintaining their satellite nodes. TV companies would broadcast programmes over their network, and if there was any downtime, a large fine would need to be paid as agreed service level agreements were not achieved, and broadcasts were interrupted. A specific monetary example told by one of the executives, was a node being down for 3 minutes, and the penalty the company had to pay was £2m. Ouch! Engineers would then have to go out to fix the affected node as quick as they could, which became very reactive and very costly for them.
With a better understanding of the data, a ton of questions about the process etc., we went to work building an algorithm that would be able to predict which nodes were in danger of going down, providing the engineers with this knowledge, becoming more proactive in their maintenance. The algorithm learnt over time and after a few tweaks, predicted the top 10 priority nodes in different locations around the UK that needed to be dealt with immediately. This helped engineering management plan their teams, and service those priority nodes before another disaster happened, saving a lot of time and a huge amount of money. The insights from the algorithm were provided through a visualisation tool which made it easier to interpret the raw data in a story board format, which could be easily interrogated by the teams to understand the issues across the network. Ensuring that the company were able to protect revenues and save on the cost of reactive maintenance, plus those fines.
A large advertising company who had fixed digital billboards in many European cities struggled with targeted campaigns to ensure their customers were getting the right exposure and conversions on their advertising campaigns. The CFO of the company was getting rather frustrated by a lot of customers asking how they could become more targeted in their advertising using their billboards, as opposed to using different channels such as social media advertising. The obvious view is that you have more expense on the physical nature of the digital billboard then you would say on advertising to your audience on Facebook, which gives you deep insights into the audience that you want to pitch to.
Location data – sourced from a Telco provider which would provide where they lived only at a postcode level, and using the GPS, network and wi-fi data how they commuted from their homes (outside of London) to their jobs in London. So, you could generally see a mass of aggregated groups travelling from say Oxford to London Paddington or London Marylebone etc.
Based on these profiles and location based data, the company now had the ability to track a group of aggregated and anonymised customers from specific postcodes to their destination which would typically be a large London train station. Once that was done, the groups with similar classifications would then be targeted by ads and messages that would appeal to them, and would lead to an interest or purchase of the thing being advertised. Using one city to pilot this and to see the results, they were then able to use it in other European locations and scale quicker once country data sets were acquired and combined.
So how can you start your journey?
Create an inventory of your data – where is it, who owns it, how unique is it, is it granular enough, is it reliable i.e. good data quality etc.
Ensure you look at processes, skills and the culture of your organisation as data monetisation doesn’t just happen by giving people tools and data.
Make sure you have a sound data monetisation strategy, are committed to getting your data in order and making the right investments to support your revenue goals.


text: In the BBC's self-satire W1A, the government office that supervises the corporation is referred to as "the Department for Culture, Media and - for some reason - Sport". There was a time when many would have put the words "for some reason" in front of the whole thing. The job of running the DCMS, which Matthew Hancock inherited in this week's stuttering cabinet reshuffle, has often been seen as a low-grade role, mainly involving deciding how much a government wants to stand up to Rupert Murdoch's imperial ambitions, reacting to intermittent leadership crises at the BBC, and, every four years, watching England underperform in the World Cup. True to remit, Hancock, the 15th holder of the post in 26 years (including those at its predecessor, the Department of National Heritage), walked straight into a meltdown at W1A - having to make a parliamentary statement on the gender-inequality pay row at the BBC on his first day - and also a Murdoch dilemma. Sources say that he will receive "very shortly" the interim report into whether the tycoon's purchase of the 61% of Sky shares he doesn't own would give him an unacceptable level of media power. Hancock can also have his pick of tickets to see Harry Kane and the boys at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, or Steph Houghton and the girls in France in 2019. Beyond that, though, the job is an increasingly attractive and expansive political platform. This is reflected in the fact that, although David Tennant's W1A voiceover hasn't yet caught up, the DCMS has been, since July last year, "the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport." This means it should strictly be the DDCMS, but an in-house linguist invented the silent double-D. Because digital affects everything, the DCMS now touches on voters' lives in a way that would have seemed impossible when earlier secretaries of state had to fight the perception of existing to protect opera for nobs. As a rural MP (West Suffolk), Hancock will also be aware that patchy provision of broadband is a big doorstep issue in parts of the country, which gives DCMS's stewardship of online provision genuine political heft. Hancock's digital credentials seem unimpeachable, as he spent the last 18 months serving as the minister with responsibility for new technology within the DCMS. His qualifications for the sporting part of the role are also unusually impressive. Hancock, who now has responsibility for the racing and gambling industries, is the only modern MP to have ridden a professional horse race winner, coming in first at Newmarket in July 2016. He was also part of the team that claims to have taken part, on an Arctic pitch, in the most northerly cricket match ever played, suffering frostbite but keeping all his slip-catching fingers. In another career curiosity, he is one of the few politicians to have had ministerial responsibility for a single city, having been appointed the first minister for Portsmouth as part of a government initiative to address industrial decline in the city. Culturally, he is more of a mystery. As the parent of three young children, he may find it hard to attend the theatre, opera and ballet as often as its purveyors would like, although on 4 January his Twitter feed revealed that he had seen the musical Hamilton and liked it as much as everyone else. As for pop, he once tweeted: "Ed Sheeran has been amazing for the music industry this year and the whole album is fantastic but 'Galway Girl' is probably my favourite song from it." Cynics may note that Hancock placed the singer's financial impact above his artistic worth. The politician has also elsewhere expressed a liking for grime, a claim subjected to the sort of online scepticism that politicians' music endorsements tend to attract. Fans of all forms of music may be happier at the campaign against touts and inflated ticket reselling that he ran in his junior role at the DCMS, resulting in a sympathetic interview with NME. As for the media part of his brief, in the past, one man was so central to the department's concerns that it was known in Whitehall as the "Department for Murdoch, Culture and Sport". But, with the Australian tycoon now 86 and showing signs of downsizing his empire, Hancock seems likely to spend more time on Channel 4 (should it be privatised or forced out of London?) and the recurrent questions of how the BBC should get and spend its money. The secretary of state immediately inherits the problem that, for many staff and licence fee-payers, the corporation's response to the equal pay row has made the slippery and clueless managers in W1A look like participants in a slick Harvard Business School training video. But the issue shows the exceptional complexities of the BBC. Although the schedules clearly have favoured male broadcasters over decades, the apparent pay discrimination against Carrie Gracie as China editor is, like many BBC problems, complicated by curious historical practices: in this case, the convention that any staff member moving to another role must maintain at least the salary they had before. Because North America editor Jon Sopel and Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen used to present the BBC News and Breakfast News respectively, they receive newsreaders' salaries. If, for example, Mark Mardell and Orla Guerin were running the bureaux in Washington and Jerusalem, then Gracie would likely have pay parity. But, in the unlikely event that Gary Lineker went to cover the White House, then the North America role would pay the £1.8m he gets at Match of the Day. This is an example of the Lewis Carroll management that is likely to leave sweat patches on Hancock's red boxes. More happily for the minister, a job that was once a jolly victory lap for Westminster veterans (Peter Brooke, John Whittingdale, Virginia Bottomley, Tessa Jowell) has recently become a springboard for high-fliers: Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, and the most recent holder, Karen Bradley, who has moved to Northern Ireland, which Brexit and stalled power-sharing have made one of the crucial jobs in government. If he hopes to emulate the latter pack, Hancock has the advantage of a rare frontline political brief in which almost no decision made, except possibly on online bullying, is likely to result in anyone dying. Any headline scandals that have lost predecessors their jobs have involved their personal conduct (David Mellor's private life, Maria Miller's expenses) rather than policy missteps. And, if the May administration lasts long enough, he will be able to invite Ed Sheeran to the DCMS Christmas party. Hancock's inbox The BBC Has the corporation's new unitary management board (chaired by businessman Sir David Clementi) made the organisation any more competent, accountable or transparent over issues such as management pay, sexual harassment and the gender pay gap? Is director general Lord Hall of Birkenhead proving better at speeches than action? Sky takeover Rupert Murdoch's mooted plan to sell his screen businesses to Disney would conveniently neutralise the issue. But, until that deal actually happens, Hancock has to decide whether Murdoch's threatened divestment is a tactic to soften government opposition to allowing him media expansion within the UK. Artistic visas The bomb in the minister's red box is the fear that restrictions on movement of people and products as a consequence of the harder forms of Brexit would limit the current supply to UK culture of world-class performers, orchestras, plays and art works. Probably around 99% of the cultural world is Remain, so Hancock will feel a lot of heat on this. Libraries Many lovers of literature, on both the left and right, still crave local libraries to which children can be led by hand to choose a volume. But, with local government cuts and digital archives posing a twin threat to traditional bookshelves, the idea of the library needs radical rethinking and investment.

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As far as I know, the designers of RMQ want to separate topic.json and subscriptionGroup.json(I call them static config files) from store files to make spreading easily(copy them to a new broker directly). So putting them to another dir is reasonable, but we can do it more graceful.
At the same time, I add a property named staticConfigFileRootDir in MessageStoreConfig to make their's dir configurable. By default, staticConfigFileRootDir equals storePathRootDir.


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If you know your guests are hearty eaters - just increase the quantity!
Cook the beans in salted, boiling water for about 5 minutes and transfer to a colander.
Add the carrots to the same water and, again, cook for about 5 minutes, and drain.
You are going to cook them again for a few minutes just prior to serving so check to see they are cooked the way you like them. You can cook these the day before and store, covered, in the refrigerator.
Cut the potatoes in quarters, or smaller if the potato is large, and cook in salted, boiling water for about 5 minutes.
Transfer the potatoes to a roasting pan, just large enough to hold them, sprinkle with 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil, just enough to make sure they are well coated, and cook at 400º for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned.
Just before serving, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet, add the beans and carrots, sprinkle with a little garlic salt and cook until heated through.


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A large range of all welded pallets with a choice of design options and sizes to suit almost every application.
An essential element of any warehouse or industrial area, pallet cages are used to securely house industrial pallets to ensure that the workplace is kept safe. 1 tonne detachable side mesh or steel pallets are designed to reduce the chances of accidents occurring.
Pallet cages help to streamline and keep industrial areas tidy and ultimately will help to make a warehouse or workshop run more efficiently. They will also help to make storage areas organised and more accessible. Manufactured in the UK to a high standard, they have an all welded construction, and pressed metal feet to make them tough and durable.
Each pallet cage has sides that can be easily removed to make them more accessible and reduce the need for heavy lifting. This makes them perfect for storing finished parts and work in progress.
A wide range of pallets is available to suit a cross-section of requirements. All have a 1 tonne weight capacity, and can be customised with either mesh or sheet sides.
The cages come in a range of sizes; the smallest is 460mm high x 610mm long x 610mm wide; the medium size is 610mm x 610mm x 610mm square and the largest measures 760mm high x 915mm long x 915mm wide.
These pallet cages can also be made to custom sizes.


text: In The Red is having the finest form of any record label in many many years...and at the end of april will be releasing the new recordings from John Dwyer's combo...If you've followed the San Francisco underground for the past ten years, you might already be familiar with John Dwyer. Or-tastes depending-you might not know him at all. A friend and devotee of preeminent Providence noise rock act Lightning Bolt, the majority of Dwyer's repertoire falls on the indie spectrum's more visceral wavelengths. He was Pink in Pink and Brown, fronted Coachwhips, and played guitar in the dysfunctional Hospitals. If you're unfamiliar with or in search of a refresher, you can search YouTube for a crash course on any of these bands. Some popular tags are: "garage," "punk," and "sweat." If you like what you see, do yourself a favor and check out Dwyer's newest band, Thee Oh Sees. "Newest" because they've only been around for six albums-albeit in different incarnations, under several different names (OCS, the Oh Sees, et al.) with several different sounds. Formed in the wake of his more volatile commitments, Thee Oh Sees started as an extension of Dwyer's softer side. Their early recordings were somber and beautiful. Last year, Thee Oh Sees made an unexpected turn, delivering their wildest, weirdest, hardestrocking record yet with The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In. Now Thee Oh Sees have followed it with an even wilder, more hard-rocking record, Help. Recorded by Chris Woodhouse (the A-Frames, Mayyors), Help draws straight, dark lines to both the British psychedelic rock of bands like The Creation and the caveman thud of The Troggs while a Cramps-like appreciation for rockabilly lies not far below. The album weaves Dwyer's signature AM radio howl with the catchiest of driving tunes, Brigid Dawson's gorgeous harmonies, heightened fidelity, thick spring-reverbed bombast, mighty drums, and an undeniable pull. The result is a sound somewhere beyond nostalgia, beyond the garage, beyond the fireside song and supposed goo-rock. Modern rock 'n' roll records don't come much better than this and Thee Oh Sees are one of the best bands going.


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In a heartwarming epilogue to the highly publicized tale of Texas youngster Brent Lindenmueller’s gruesome mauling death at the Aaron Burr Memorial Zoo in El Paso Thursday, it has been learned that the ten-year-old boy’s lifelong dream was to be on television.
Lindenmueller, who was brutally dismembered, eviscerated, eventually decapitated and partially eaten by the inhabitants of a lion exhibit he fell into while on a summer camp field trip, had long fascinated about appearing on TV in some capacity and would have been overjoyed over the heavy nationwide media coverage his terrifying, bloody death has garnered in recent days, his mother revealed during an appearance on the Regis and Kelly show this morning.
“Though my heart was broken by the loss of Brent, its shattered pieces are aglow over all the wonderful hoopla his story has received because I know he’s up there somewhere looking down at his picture on all those millions of screens, and I know he’s very happy,” spoke a tearful Trudy Lindenmueller.
Indeed, although edited to remove the later scenes of rending and feeding, the home video images of Lindenmueller falling over the railing and being stalked, chased and toyed with by the massive lions has been featured prominently on hundreds of news programs across the country, giving some degree of comfort to those close to him who were acquainted with his dreams of achieving television celebrity.
Reportedly, Lindenmueller’s posthumous stardom might expand to the movie medium as it has been rumored that the producers of the ‘Faces of Death’ series of documentaries have expressed interest in purchasing the uncut footage of his grisly demise for inclusion in their next installment.
They filmed him but didn't try to save him?
It's a hoax. But definitely a funny one.
In any case, the zoo in El Paso is called the El Paso Zoo.
In any case, the zoo in El Paso is called the El Paso Zoo. Which is such an easy thing to fact-check. Basically a quick way to prove you're right to point finger and laugh at real newsmedia that runs with the story.
Also, the "newsmutiny.com" tag might be a wee bit suspicious.


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There are many things to consider when planting a tree. As a certified arborist, we have the knowledge, experience and ability to help you choose the appropriate tree for Bakersfield, CA. If you are not sure then phone 800-290-0654 as we understand the issues with soil type and soil nutrients, climate, growth rate and other important considerations when choosing tree species, location and correct spacing.
We can recommend the types of trees that will thrive and add value to your property. The wrong tree in Bakersfield, CA could lead to future problems due to limited growing space, insects, diseases, or poor growth. Trust a certified arborist from Tree Service Guys to guide you in this important decision.
Tree Service Guys are trained and certified arborists, and skilled in tree pruning. More than simply keeping a tree tidy, proper tree pruning will guide a tree’s shape, health, and strength over its life. Tree Pruning here in Bakersfield, CA varies with species, and age. Our training and years of experience have assured the knowledge to know when to prune and how to prune. We will provide tree pruning services – beginning when your trees are young – to assure tree strength; properly pruned tress will resist damage from wind and ice. We will also prune to assure beautiful shape, safety, and with fruit trees assure the best possible yield each season.
Tree Service Guys’ Tree Trimming services in Bakersfield, CA assure tree health and safety. Proper tree care is an investment in the life and beauty of your trees. Well-cared-for trees are attractive and can add considerable value to your property. A trained arborist can assure you have well maintained trees, eliminate the unneeded removal of a tree, and reduce significant danger – and significant liability. Trimming trees, particularly large trees, is dangerous work. Tree trimming is best done by a trained and certified arborits equipped to work safely in trees.
Tree Service Guys offers Deep Root Fertilization where the tree fertilizer is pressure injected into the root zone of the tree. For a better understanding of this call us using this number 800-290-0654, in Bakersfield, CA This is a highly effective and concentrated method to provide tree fertilization and deliver vital and essential nutrients to the soil around the tree.


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This is good news to all freedom-loving Canadians who are disgusted by the state censoring non-violent opinions on the internet.
The case against Mr. Tremaine was under Canada’s notorious criminal “hate law” (Section 319 of the Criminal Code) which criminalize certain types of speech – generally at the behest of special interest groups and serial complainers.
Now it is time to get rid of the Criminal prohibition against so-called “hate” speech. It is an unreasonable limit to freedom of expression in Canada, and has been shown over the last 20 years of the operation of the criminal “hate law” – it has been used almost exclusively to target a certain type of speech, which is only ever applied against one racial group – white Canadians.
Muslim imams who preach hate to hundreds in a Mosque or on the Internet – are totally free to do as they please with little interference of the busy-body hate crime units across Canada.
Instead the police hate crime units across Canada, are busy posting an avalanche of hate speech themselves in an effort to drum up business for themselves.
BREAKING: Moon Report on Canadian Human Rights Commissions says… REPEAL SECTION 13!

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To have a simplified life, then it will be a crucial thing to have the right kind of the systems installed in the same. Having a water heater is one of the best kinds of the systems that you can have today.
You will note that if you are planning to stay much longer at your home, the use of the proper kind of the water heater will be an essential thing to consider. For the needs that you have, it will be crucial to consider water heater installation.
It is great to understand that it will be for your own good to ensure that you will source the top water heater and have the same in the installation as soon as you can. When it comes to the installation work, you will note that it will be much better to ensure that you have the proper kind of the professional help.
To hire the best, you should know that it will be process that will need you to search and identify the best. The selection process of the best water heater installation professionals is a thing that can be tough to do in your area.
You will need to have some ways that you can choose the right water heater installation services with ease. Below are the things that you should keep in mind when choosing the perfect kind of the water heater installation experts in your area.
To know the professionals that you can select, it will be crucial to ask around from the people that you know. You will note that it will be much easier to have the views of the people and the professionals that satisfied their needs before.

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Both version compiled with gcc-4.2.2, and glibc-2.7, running with fvwm.
which platform is this? (and what's the previous working version).
received during change of focus (request by Nicolas George).
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to work with wide-characters (Debian #441354).
glyphs where ascent was needed.
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text: This property is in need of some repair and care, but could be a good starter home for the right buyer. -Property is being sold "AS-IS", whereas and without warranty expressed or implied. -Property is being sold with all personal property on site effective as of listing date. -Property is being sold with the 1966 mobile home, make: Schult, serial # 175055 as part of the sale. -Sale to include two parcels (APN: 002-074-05 & 06). -Sale is subject to court approval.


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Call (419)-332-9907 or stop by Steinle GMC Cadillac in Fremont, Ohio at 2149 West State Street on US Route 20. Serving the greater Northwest Ohio area for 55 years!
Specifications, Features, Safety, and Warranty data are based on what is available as standard equipment per trim level, for the designated Model-Year, and may not apply to vehicles with added packages or options. All pre-owned vehicles are sold "as-is" by law. Newer models may still be under factory warranty, please check with dealer for more information. Extended service plans are available. The warranty information represents what the warranty on this vehicle was when new. MPGs for Flex Fuel Vehicles are based on Gasoline MPG data. Images may be provided as a visual representation of the vehicle and may not be of the actual vehicle listed.*All advertised prices exclude government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document preparation charge, and any emission testing charge. Subject to prior sale. We strive for accuracy, but this pricing information may be different from actual dealer price. Please check dealer for actual pricing and availability. Not responsible for typographical errors. *MPG's are based on the most current model-year EPA mileage estimates, reflecting new EPA fuel economy methods beginning with 2008 models. Use for comparison purposes only. Do not compare to models before 2008. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.

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Keep just a few things in mind to manage the finances for your craft business better.
Do not use personal funds.
While, it's true you are probably going to use your own funds for starting a business, avoid dipping into your personal accounts and savings for future business use.
Allocate the amount of funds you want to right in the beginning and then let the business returns provide for additional business expenditure, purchases and expansion.
This is a measure that is recommended if you are leaving a job to start a craft business, and you aim to replace your existing income with the income from the craft business.
The first thing to do is to calculate your average monthly expense. Do not leave out anything. Estimate the budget slightly on the higher side to compensate for any expense you might have missed out.
If you have this amount saved up, congratulations! You have achieved a major advantage. If you do not, do not be dejected. You can deal with a shortage of funds in any of the following ways.
Continue to work in your current occupation and start the business part time. Continue with your job till you have saved up enough.
Cutdown your expenses. You can meet one years expenses with your current amount of saving by cutting down on some non-critical expenses like eating out, changing house decor, making weekend trips etc. These sacrifices are only for a short time and only to help you gain financial freedom with your craft business.
Have a separate credit card that you use for your business expenses. If you have to get a new card, get a credit card with the lowest APR. This would reduce the burden of interest when you borrow against your credit limit and rotate the amount owed every month.
Businesses also have a credit rating. So use the business credit card responsibly to ensure that any future loans and financial assistance from lending institutions is not a problem.
Never be late with your credit card payments, it's okay to rotate the balance by paying less than the full amount due.
Never pay less than the minimum amount due and always a little more.
Do not apply for and maintain too many credit cards. Get only the ones you need. Too much existing credit can make it difficult to get additional loans in the future when you need it.
Keep the balance to credit ratio low. Do not keep your cards maxed out and ideally the amount you owe on the credit card should not exceed more than 50% of the total credit limit. You can always make an additional payment within a day or two of making an expensive and large purchase. This will keep the owed balance low when the credit card statement is generated at the end of the month.
Take out a small business loan.
It is best to take out a loan when things have started working for your business. At this point you know that putting in more money to expand will only result in greater profits. It is advised to start frugally with what you have and what you can afford without taking on the burden of debt.
Get additional funding when you begin to see the results.
Do not make new purchases.
We know how excited you are to start your business. But do not get carried away and sink funds into buying new shiny equipment just yet. Start with what you have and spend what is absolutely necessary. Trust us when we tell you there will be plenty of time to grow.
Selling online is not going to cost you a lot of money. Start with testing your craft on Etsy and eBay. We will be dealing with both of in more detail in future posts.
Working from home is always a great option. It works wonderfully well for a craft business. You can find the kind of space you require, reduce your overheads and start part time without having to hire anybody else.

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The ifa software is in a continual state of development due to constant changes in the health care sector, new standards of health insurances and customer related feature enhancements. To always stay ahead of ongoing developments, take advantage of our various training opportunities. Our service hotline will answer all questions you may have concerning your daily practice.
Our qualified customer support team is available for technical and specialized issues and will process your request as quickly as possible. Even when questions arise outside office hours, one of our colleagues is always available.
To ensure a smooth implementation in your practice, we individually prepare you and your staff in the full handling of our software. The training contents are based on the size and requirements of the practice as well as the different areas of responsibility of each team member.
During the go-live, our colleagues support you on-site and answer all questions that may arise.


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Job Summary: The Competition Solutions/Price To Win (PTW) Strategic Analyst includes a number of Science, Technology, and Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) roles, as well as Operations Research and Management Sciences (OR/MS) and is responsible for supporting full scale Price To Win project engagements. This includes Competitive Intelligence data collection, data synthesis, model building and testing, and development of win strategy recommendations. This individual reports directly to Director of Competition Solutions and works closely with Competitive Intelligence, Business Development and other project team members to ensure successful delivery of all client requirements on time and on budget.
This position requires a unique blend of technical, business, and strategic thinking skills and the ability to work in a team environment to develop competitive solutions in support of client capture activities. This position's workload will be dynamic, engaging, and will directly impact the success of our clients.
Conduct Price to Win analysis in support of routine and strategic captures ranging in size and complexity.
Collect and analyze strategic and tactical competitive intelligence from open source data. Lead data extraction engagements with Subject Matter Experts.
Build predictive cost and offering models to develop PTW and design-to-cost recommendations, which predict competitor bids within 5% of their actual submittals.
Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), incorporate their knowledge framework into models.
Work with SMEs to incorporate their quantitative estimates in models.
Work in a probabilistic context.
Develop strategy analysis and recommendations to maximize client probability of win.
Utilize excellent leadership and communication skills, present findings to clients.
Varies with Position Category level; however, minimum of Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting or other related fields which require significant analytical coursework, or significant related experience.
At least 5 years of broad and varied experience that demonstrates a high level of business acumen, such as price to win, capture, pricing analysis, working on competitive proposal teams, experience in Defense environment, or assignments in business strategy, finance, contracts, and proposals.
Strong leadership skills and specific background in a Federal Pricing - CAS environment, including knowledge of TINA and FAR Part 15.
Ability to search and extract information from large databases and ability to analyze conflicting and incomplete data to reach analytically-based conclusions.
Understand basic business and marketplace activities, behavioral norms and competitive pressures.
Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Security clearance.
Must have exceptional communication and presentation skills.
Demonstrated successful development of winning PTW strategy and offerings on >$50M opportunities.
Demonstrated PTW modeling techniques, including expertise in Microsoft Excel.
Proven ability to influence capture and program management to implement winning PTW solutions.
Detailed experience in cost modeling and Basis of Estimate preparation.
Master's Degree in a related field, preferably an MBA. Experience with the RFP/GOV capture process.

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text: Westpoint Electronics France, Westpoint appliances are sold in more than 70 countries around the world with top class warranty. Conceived by creative designers in France, and produced in world-class factories. Westpoint is known for its good quality products at a reasonable price. It has a great range of products used to reduce your effort in daily life, so you can enjoy more life.


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I’m not going to take it personally that a certain someone has returned to the world of blogging and doesn’t have a link to my site.
Whoops! Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.. you’ve been added now, as well as webqueeries. 🙂 You should have emailed me or some’at. If you notice, I’m adding a few every couple of days as I remember the ones I left out when I launched.

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Known for its band shell; a distinctive set of graceful concentric arches , the Hollywood bowl is easily accessible; located just where you can find it. It is situated at 2301, the North Highland Avenue, North of Hollywood Boulevard and the Hollywood/Highland subway station and south of Route 101. It is set against the backdrop of the Hollywood Hills and the famous Hollywood Sign to the Northeast.
The Hollywood Bowl apart from the amphitheatre for musical concerts and performances has great facilities to offer for your maximum pleasure. The stadium setting is great; you’ll get a good view from anywhere. It has a super sound system that allows for a balanced audio, no matter your location in the audience. There are ten state-of-the-art pin bowling centres that have a minimum of 16 lanes for relaxation and recreation. It also has a museum that features photographs, audio and video recordings, memorabilia and artefacts about the history of the Hollywood Bowl and performances. The museum also includes the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. The restrooms are adequate.
There’s a whole lot to choose from in the Hollywood Bowl. Choice food and drinks are available and can be brought up to your bowling lane if you so desire. There is a diner and a bar for your meals and drinks. Music never stops here, and there are also a lot of games to keep you in high spirits. And don’t forget all the great music and games. The Bowl offers expert services at keeping children entertained and secure, at no extra cost, while parents get to relax.
You get the best of fun, entertainment and refreshment at the Hollywood bowl. There are a whole range of choice packages with great prices during the day, and special prices for concessions. The prices are so affordable that you will love them and definitely want to come again.


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Home > Locations For Camping > What Makes a Good Commercial Campsite?
There are hundreds, possibly even thousands, of campsites in the UK. Some are just fields on farms where people can set up a tent for a fee, while others are large commercial enterprises, able to accommodate tents, caravans and camper vans.
Similarly, the facilities on offer will range from nothing – fending completely for yourself – to all mod cons on site, so guests want for nothing, even down to a shop selling necessities.
The big campsites are going to have a lot more to offer guests. But there are many factors that help make a really good commercial campsite.
Any good commercial campsite should offer several basics – a flat, well-drained area for pitching a tent, available drinking water, and easy access. That’s the very least that’s acceptable, and any place worth its salt will offer more. Obviously, the prices charged will vary according to the facilities available.
What’s acceptable to you depends on what you really want. The more rugged the experience you desire, the happier you’ll be with less in a campsite (and often you won’t use a campsite at all, preferring wild camping). But for family camping, you desire a lot more – a shower block, definitely, and a playground where the kids can go and exhaust themselves is a big plus.
Location is also very important in selecting a place to stay. You want somewhere close to the area you’re visiting, and in some instances that means settling for a little less in terms of facilities.
However, if you’re basing yourself in an area and planning a number of day trips, then you’ll want a campground that offers most things, where you won’t feel as if you’re roughing it, but can relax after being out and about.
An outstanding campsite will have been planned with thought, giving ample space to each camper, and having caravans and camper vans in a separate area. Running water will be available on site, preferably from several taps, and the shower block should be large enough to accommodate a number of people (and segregated between men and women). If the site isn’t close to a village, then a shop selling basic items is vital, with set opening hours geared to the guests – in the mornings and evenings when people are likely to need things.
A well-kept and safe playground for children isn’t vital, but it’s a nice bonus. It should be away from roads and streams, but also separate from the camping area. Access is important, so the road leading to the site should be gravel, or even tarmac, not mud.
All that requires investment, of course, and the prices charged for a pitch will reflect that. But it’s worth it; the best sites, where people go over and over again, are often booked up months in advance, especially if they’re close to heavily-visited areas, such as the Peaks or the Lake District.
There are a number of camping directories available online, some more complete than others. It’s advisable to check several, and to read reviews of different places before booking (many campsites will have their own websites, with photographs showing what they offer).
Also, talk to friends who’ve used campsites and solicit their opinions. Everyone will have favourites, of course, and you’ll develop your own. But the more you know beforehand, the better your chances of finding a good commercial campsite.


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The weather was freezing, the volunteers were nervous…but soon the runners started drifting toward the registration table for the 7th Rotary Turkey Day 5K Run, better known as the Turkey Trot. Within an hour, hundreds of people packed the Northfield Golf Club, then took to the snow-dusted streets. Just 16 minutes and 23 seconds later, Cullen O’Neill breezed across the finish line to take his third straight title. Megan Kelly won the women’s division in ??. The race is a holiday tradition, but this year it also is raising thousands of collars to help Rotary International‘s initiative to eradicate polio in the world.
In all 325 people registered to run or walk the course, but due to our notoriously lax security measures, the pack also included several unregistered canine companion runners and a smattering of snowsuited toddlers bundled into strollers. There were high school runners, the veteran men and women that make it look easy, and newcomers like 8-year-old Nick Dempsey, one of many kids learning the sport from family members who ran with them and others who cheered them on. There were runners from the Cities who came just for fun, and neighborhood walkers clearly pushing to reach personal goals.
City Councilor and Rotarian Jim Pokorney surprised and delighted the crowd by showing up — and running the course — in an elaborate turkey costume. Jim says he had a burst of inspiration Wednesday night and whipped up the suit out of items scavanged from his house and garage.
Rotary members thank everyone who ran, who volunteered, and all the sponsors who provided prizes and donations for the event, and for the fight against polio. In the 1980s, 1,000 children were infected by the disease every day in 125 countries. Today, polio cases have declined by 99 percent, with fewer than two thousand cases reported in 2006.

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Companies spend approximately $3,000/rep on flights, hotels, food, conference rooms, speakers, materials, etc. The purpose of Sales Kickoff is to get the year off to a fast start by educating and motivating the sales force. We can argue if the expense is worth it ($54 Billion. source: U.S. Dept. of Bureau of Labor Statistics 18 million reps x $3k/rep) but why bother? SKO is part of our collective sales culture. It is ritual sales leaders are unlikely to cancel.
Our sales consultants attend our client’s SKO’s for we often facilitate a session or two. Over the years, we have learned a few things about what makes for a successful event. I thought I would share them with you for SKO season starts next week.
Reps do not care about products. They care about why people buy them. Reps want to know what problem a prospect is experiencing that the product can solve. They care about who in the prospect environment is experiencing this problem and how to get in front of him. Reps would like to know the decision criteria a prospect will use to evaluate possible solutions and what these possible solutions might be.
Take Away: Eliminate the product training. Replace it with product-specific sales training.
Reps do not want to be at SKO. A week away from the family, sitting in a class room, with late nights swapping war stories with Joe from Kansas City is enough to demotivate anyone. Try “Edutainment”. Entertainment + Education = Edutainment. If you are on the agenda for 1 hour, you should present for less than 15 minutes in total. Rep exercises should consume the other 45 minutes. Sales people learn by doing. Keep them engaged.
Take Away: Eliminate PowerPoint. Replace it with role plays, games, contests, group exercises, etc.
Reps listen to other reps. They do not listen to presenters who have never sold anything. There are many presenters, internal and external, that can add lots of value. However, they do not have any credibility with the audience so no one listens to them. Make sure all the presenters have “street cred”.
Take Away: Use a “train the trainer” approach. Have the subject matter experts transfer their knowledge to the top reps and managers and have them give the presentations. Joe from Kansas City will be on the edge of his seat as Bob, rep #1 on the stack rank, is discussing how he closed the biggest deal of the year.
Learn more out of the class room than you do in the class room. Product, Industry, Company, and Sales training can all be consumed online before and after the event. The learning that can only be accomplished in person is the magical SKO content. For example, eating breakfast with a rep that just joined the company from the top competitor. Picking his brain on how the competition will attack an account is, as they say, “Priceless”.
Take Away: Build a list of people you want to meet. Call them before the event and book an appointment.
Study the agenda. Show up with 5 key questions you want to get answered in each session. It is impossible to retain all the information that will be shared. Create a filter and screen all information for the 5 key nuggets that matter to you the most. This will insure you get the most out of every session.
Take Away: Get the agenda, including the list of speakers for each session. Email each presenter. Tell him you are excited to hear them speak and would like to prepare. Ask them for an advanced copy of the presentation. Read it on the plane ride to the event.
Exercise. Adult learning experts will tell you those 45 minutes of an elevated heart rate each morning improves retention rates by as much as 50%. Something about oxygen levels in the blood stream. I have tried this and it really does work. If you don’t exercise, by day 3 sitting in a chair, you will wish you did.
Take Away: Get to the hotel gym by 5:00 A.M. Around 6:00 A.M. the late night party people will be pouring in to sweat off the hang over, making the 4 treadmills in short supply.

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All About Trimming is a friendly team that is driven by a passion for what we do.
Don’t see the service you want from the list above? Call us today, if we can’t do it we can guarantee we’ll know someone that can.
With our same day turnaround on many of our services, why wait? We are open 6 days a week Monday to Friday 08:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday 08.00am to 12:00pm (midday).