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Katoomba is the most visited town in all the Blue Mountains. Travelers love the steep railway and cable car at Scenic World, scenic views from Eaglehawk and Landslide Lookouts, and easy-access to the famous Three Sisters. But there’s more to Katoomba than just the obvious. Entertainment thrives at the Edge Cinema, home to one of the largest movie screens in the southern hemisphere. Visitors can catch a 40-documentary called “The Edge”, which offers a look at parts of the Blue Mountains that are mostly inaccessible. Wander to the quieter Yosemite Park and enjoy views of the Mini Ha-Ha Falls. History buffs shouldn’t miss the famous Explores Marked Tree. This well-protected tree has initials of explorers dating back to 1813. And the heaps of stones at nearby Pulpit Hill are said to mark the graves of long-gone local convicts.
Lush forests, breathtaking views and scenic mountain passes make Blue Mountains National Park one of the most well know and well visited attractions in all of Australia. In addition to its geographical beauty and biodiversity, Blue Mountains National Park also protects a number of sites significant to Aboriginal culture. Views are best from one of the major lookouts outside the park--between Wentworth Falls and Blackheath, but it’s still worth spending a day or two exploring the terrain and sights down below.
Suitably named, Byron Bay's Main Beach stretches along the front of the town and is the go-to destination for beach lounging, swimming or catching a wave. On a sunny day in Byron Bay, expect locals and visitors alike to be making the most at Main Beach – the town's closest beach outlet. Main Beach is known for its beautiful surroundings, with views of the Julian Rocks, Cape Byron Light and grassy hills meeting the horizon line of white sandy beach and enticing water. Besides swimming and beach lounging, a popular activity is to snorkel out to the old shipwreck of the Tassie II just off-shore. The reliable right and left-hand breaks at Main Beach make it a popular place for beginners to learn to surf. Several surf schools operate directly at Main Beach, but make sure to research this fact before making a booking. Surf schools must be authorized to operate at the beaches of Byron Bay or else they travel several minutes outside of the region for their lessons.


text: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) (Urdu: پاکستان سپر لیگ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Pakistan composed of 5 member clubs. Headquartered in Lahore, the PSL is considered to become the premier professional cricket league in Pakistan. The First season of league is composed of 5 teams and the PSL regular season runs through the month of February, with each team playing 8 games; the top 4 teams with the best record will qualify for the post season (or playoffs), culminating in the championship game, the PSL Cup. Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams, the PSL is a single entity in which each team (or franchise) is owned and controlled by the league’s investors; the investor-operators control their teams as owners. The early commercial rights of franchises were sold for Rs 985 Crores ($93 million) for a span of 10 years in December 2015. The inaugural season of the tournament will be held in the United Arab Emirates from 4 February 2016 to 23 February 2016.

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Icomfort vs Sleep Ez? Rest Easy With Our Full 2019 Comparison!
Sleep EZ makes a variety of latex mattresses that range from organic to all-natural. Having been in business since 1976, Sleep EZ knows what its doing when it makes all-natural, safe mattresses for your family. They have a variety of products in various pricepoints and interesting features like: flippable and dual-sided mattresses.
Based on our aggregated reviews and our scoring method, we recommend Sleep Ez in this match up!
There is some negative input from sleepers about these mattresses. Some sleepers were unhappy with the comfort, but others were really pleased. Due to this, one of these could be great for you, but it also may be a problem. Take a look below to learn more about the specifics and to see if the mattress will work for you.
Whether a mattress is supportive or not is the difference between comfort and pain for stomach and back sleepers. Also, deeper support that keeps the spine aligned with the rest of the body is an essential trait for side sleepers. These mattresses offer a good amount of support, above average overall. That being said, some customers didn't feel supported 100% of the time so if you are heavier, make sure to review the specifications.
This mattress does well for most in terms of providing edge support. Those that are heavier may find some dipping close to the edges.
Sadly, these mattresses aren't well loved for their durability. While some customers felt well supported, others describe having issues faster than average. If you are considering, make sure to read more reviews and go over the return policies before you buy.
Customer satisfaction is a good check mark in finding if you want to do more research into a specific brand. Sleepers rate these mattresses highly versus others. Take a look below to read customer reviews and more mattress specifics.
These mattresses are quite supportive versus others in the industry. Their materials do a solid job at aligning the spine and customers feel good levels of comfort while sleeping. Customers describe these mattresses as offering solid support on the surface layers and and describe that there is good initial resilience in the material.
Edge support is important for those that sit or lay close to the edge of the mattress and wish having supportive balance all the way to the edge. These mattresses offer that supportive balance towards the sides.
Resting a bowling ball on the mattress is a good way to measure support and firmness. Reviewers describe these mattresses as evenly supportive throughout the surface.
Durability is the single most important criteria for buying a new mattress next to initial comfort. Being able to get 7 to 12 years of life out of a mattress comfortably is good for mattresses in this day and age. However, there are a lot of factors like body type and quality control that can affect durability. These mattresses impress reviewers with their durability. However, some that are heavier may see a slight decrease in durability.
Love these mattresses! - Mia K.
I’ve bought two of these mattresses. Excellent quality, super comfortable, and absolutely no chemical smell. I’ve spent 6 months researching mattresses with concerns about health, comfort, and quality. I finally decided on the organic latex. I found this to be the cheapest site to buy from (despite the fact that I live in Canada). We are planning on buying 3 more, as we are a family of 6. It’s the only mattress our family will ever use and the only one I’d recommend without hesitation.
Wonderful experience - Shelley T.
We purchased a full mattress for our guest room. This company is the best! Excellent customer service, shipping, packing. Mattress is super comfortable and has gotten rave reviews so far.
Our second and third SleepEz’s - John E.
We purchased our dream vacation home, so we wanted our dream bed. We purchased the exact same king set up that we have at home. It’s so comfortable, we just love our bed and now there’s no getting used to a different mattress. Shipping is very quick, and easy. We also purchased the new Roma Mattress for our guest room. Our first guest said it was great!! I am constantly recommending SleepEz to anyone who will listen. Thanks SleepEz!!
Split King Delight - Larry K.
I love it! - Michelle P.
This mattress system is truly amazingly comfortable. As someone who had no problems sleeping on my 20-year old mattress, I can attest this is incomparable and that I sleep even better. Before I would have a few minutes before falling asleep, now I am out almost immediately. Combined with silk and linen bedding, it is such a luxury and comfort. The mattress came in three boxes and was simple to set up. The video on the website is helpful. Basically, you spread the organic cotton and wool cover on your bed and assemble the mattress components based on your preferences. The system is very versatile, with different layers and firmness can be combined. In addition, for queen size and larger, each half of the mattress can be different. It is a really amazing experience to sleep on this mattress. I also got full bedding and several pillows made of the same awesome latex. I fully, highly recommend it from personal experience.
Great Sleep!!! - Shelly B.
First time user of latex mattresses. So far this has been a great experience. Sleep EZ Customer service is great too! Those guys will work with you in resolving any issues and their recommendations are noteworthy as well.
SleepEZ organic mattress - Vicki W.
I love my new mattress! No more back pain.
Best mattress!!! - Irina W.
I bought 13-in Natural Latex Mattress with All Talalay layers (firm, medium, medium, soft). Originally, I was afraid that it's going to be too soft. I was so glad I decided to order it! It is soft enough but you are not sinking in it. Love it! My husband loves it too. I sleep in all positions (on my back, sides, and abdomen). Delivery was fast. Packaging was good and secure. Took little bit time to unpack it, but no problems with it. It comes with free sheets, pillows, and mattress cover. No smell, no defects. Easy to put layers together. Thank you, SleepEZ!
Best Mattress EVER!! - Nicole B.
Best Bed - Miles D.
Latex mattress - Maryann K.
Organic Latex Twin XL Mattress - Nelson R.
Excellent customer service! We called during a sale and got a recorded message saying that they would call us back if we left our number and a brief message and they called back promptly and were extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Then when we called in our actual order, the customer service representative couldn't have been any more pleasant (I'm sorry, I can't remember her name!) and was very helpful with some more questions that we thought of. First rate outfit all the way, would definitely do business with them again!
Great Service from Sleep EZ - James M.
The mattress is very comfortable. I also like the ability to change the layers to adjust firmness.
Organic Latex Mattress - Carl H.
A very comfortable mattress. Very professional and knowledgeable sales personnel. With the split mattress it is very easy to set up different firmness levels for his and her sides.
13" Organic Talalay Latex Mattress - Jen S.
Our previous mattress was a Simmons Beauty Rest with pillowtop. What started out as a mattress we liked, became a mattress we loathed. Lots of sleepless nights and pain in the morning. Our online hunt began for the perfect replacement. I first started reviewing memory foam but after a lot of research, I decided against it. I am so glad I did my homework. My search brought me to an unbiased reviews site sleeplikethedead.com. I discovered latex was the way to go for me. I compared several mattress stores recommended on the site and really liked what Sleep EZ had to offer. The purchase was seamless. I received a phonecall after I submitted my online order and was even more impressed with their customer service. All of my questions were answered and then some. My mattress arrived about 5 days after ordering. Assembly was a breeze. I was expecting to have an adjustment period but I instead the pain I was experiencing with my old mattress immediately went away. I sleep cool and comfortable every night. Don't hesitate to make the switch and go with Sleep EZ! They are incredible!
Great so far... - Patsy S.
Today is day #25. So far, so good. I'm almost 100% sure that we won't sent it back, even if we decide it's not for us. You see, the worst of this mattress is far superior to the old Sleep Number we got rid of! Seriously, I expected to like it, but my husband likes it too. The jury is still out on whether I'll swap the soft top layer for a medium one, but probably not.
great mattress - Marvin S.
AWESOME bed - Vanessa E.
High marks all around - Samuel R.
Great (incredibly great) customer service. Product arrived on time and as expected. Was easy to assemble. Boxes were even labeled. Only room for improvement that I could find was exploring use of a perforated plastic or adding a pull tab assist in opening the foam wraps. Either way, would certainly order again and already recommend to friends. Thanks.
good mattress - Francisca P.
3 mattresses and love them all - Shivanii C.
My husband and I have had a sleep ez for 8 years and love it. We bought one for each of our children. The only problem is we are so spoiled it is hard to spend the night anywhere else but home.
Worth every penny - Clare M.
We purchased an organic all-Talalay mattress based on our extensive online research. Our mattress arrived timely. It's easy to set up, comfortable beyond words, and has helped alleviate my partner's chronic back pain. Buy with confidence from this company; you won't regret it!
13" Latex Medium comfort stability sleep zone - Franz L.
Very pleased with my mattresses. - Timothy V.
Very pleased with my mattresses. And very, very pleased with the company. Easy to get a hold of real people there. Very helpful with all my questions. And went beyond the status quo to make sure I was satisfied. Thanks!
Nice mattress - Thomas W.
Good Night - Jarrett V.
With our old mattress both my wife and I would both wake up a little stiff most mornings. With our new mattress that is no longer the case! We've been sleeping on it for about a month now. We customized each side, with one having a soft top layer and one medium. We experimented with switching sides and found out that the customization was definitely worth it because we both slept better on the side we thought would be the best firmness for our sleep position. We're well pleased with our purchase!
Latex King Size Bed - Shane C.
This is our second latex bed. We bought the king size to replace a queen bed. We will never go back to a traditional mattress. It is a little more work to put a king size mattress together due to the size, but worth it. Great communication from Sleep EZ regarding shipping. Thank you!
Organic Latex Mattress - Norma S.
Bought this for the holidays. Had many very sensitive family members coming who can not tolerate non-organic mattresses. It was so well received that I may eventually move the mattress to the master bedroom!! Was very quick to receive. Arrived in pristine condition. Needs two to put it together, but its easy with four hands. So satisfied!!
Great Mattress! - Janell R.
We absolutely love our new mattress. We love the split side option! My husband and I needed different firmness levels and this was the perfect way to do it. The layer exchange process was smooth.
Great experience from ordering, delivery, - Tom G.
get one - Carol D.
I have rheumatoid arthritis . Husband has lumbar DJD. it is the best bed ever! I have no pain. Husband's 90% better. It's on a adjustable base. GET IT!
Third Mattress bought! The only kind we will buy! - Justin J.
So we were very skeptical to buy the first one. We lived in texas the showroom was in Phoenix we couldn't see it and we were hesitant to buy something we couldnt see or feel. Our son had allergies badly and all my research showed these didn't have that kinda problem and didn't off gas and other things. So we bought hte first one for his benefit. Its like a mattress from a 5 star hotel. We bought this config in case your wondering - Xfirm, Firm, and Medium. We liked it so much we changed our king bed as well to the same thing - those two are now 3 years old, we just bought another bed to replace our last remaining regular mattress. The only complaint if I had one is that there is a little bit of compression over three years where we mostly lay. Not super noticiable or anything but something, for that reason we rotate it (not flip) every 8-12 months. But other then that its PERFECT! we have a hard time sleeping on any other beds now!
Love our mattress! - Tim M.
My wife and I are sleeping longer and more sound than we have in a long time! Great innovation to be able to set up the firmness level of each side of the bed. We're both happy with what we chose!
Wonderful bed - Leann S.
I am chemically sensitive (but not allergic to latex). This was the perfect fit for me. Staff also very helpful.
Awesome mattress - Michael C.
Excellent Mattress and Sheet Set - Beverly H.
We purchased 2 mattresses for a folding platform frame to use for guests. They are as comfortable as the 3 layer mattresses we purchased from SleepEZ 8 years ago. They are so comfortable that we wouldn't consider any other brand. The best thing is that you can move the mattress easily, because it comes in layers. I stacked the 2 new mattresses on top of an existing SleepEZ bed, and now our guests can sleep in a regular bed.
I love it 😍 - Elizabeth Y.
Love my new mattress!!! - Patricia G.
Really, happy with my new mattress. Custermer service before the sale was excellent.
King and queen natural talalay - Kevin Y.
Setup was a little daunting at first because I’ve never built a bed, but it actually was quite easy! Very comfortable beds and very quiet when moving around on them. Great support from the team at EZ... I recommend the EZ bases and they also went together easy without tools!
Finally, a bed with no chemical smell. - Shelley D.
I am chemically sensitive and have finally found a bed that has no toxic smell. I am quite happy and comfortable in my natural latex bed. The phone associates were friendly and so helpful. One slip up with an item not received was quickly remedied. So very satisfied with my bed and this company!

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Kākā nestling "O-LK", showing normal feathering, being held by me for banding by Matu Booth. Photo by Linton Miller.
For over three years I've been searching for Zealandia's kākā kura - a very rare red colour morph (variation), seen and photographed by a lucky few, but not by me. And finally I saw a wee orange head emerge repeatedly from within a clump of muehlenbeckia to feed. She was unmistakable! With salmon-orange feathering on and around her head, rather than grey and yellow, and an overall colour of burnished mahogany, she was drop-dead gorgeous. And nothing like any other kākā I'd ever seen.
And this shy girl is of special significance to me - she came from one of the nests I monitor and I'd even held and cuddled her when she was banded and micro-chipped back in 2010 (and this is why I left the leg-bands in the image rather than photo-shopping them out). Back then, her colouring was normal so it presumably only changed after her first moult - she wasn't seen again until 2013. So as she's a banded bird, we know for sure it's the same bird each time she shows up, and we do know a little bit about her history.
Her mum "Pinky-B" was one of the first generation of kākā to hatch at Zealandia after the initial translocation. Her dad "Heath" hatched the year after. Both mum and dad are the progeny of the infamous Alfie Kākā and his first partner, making them brother and sister, albeit from different nests. Pinky-B and Heath were prodigious breeders too, so who knows what other interesting recessive genes and mutations are out there. Heath disappeared some years ago, but Pinky-B keeps going, though now she's partnered with her son/nephew and her fertility has dropped.
Nothing gives me more joy than heading out with my camera and friends to Zealandia EcoSanctuary for a day of wildlife photography, bad puns, and good coffee, so I thought I'd share with you some of my favourite photos from our recent outings. Just hover over the images for the story behind each.
I've just had a search through Lightroom and I have over 7000 photos tagged Zealandia with 295 different dates over 13 years - and those are just the ones I've kept! And I can't wait for the next outing - there is always something new to see or a different angle on a familiar scene. I firmly believe that Zealandia is just as much a sanctuary for us humans as it is for the wildlife.
Yesterday, Hayley was keen to photograph potato orchids (Gastrodia longcolumn), which had just come in to bloom. Passersby were wondering why we were all keenly photographing what looks like dead sticks. It's not until you look close-up that you see their exquisite flowers.
I finally got a pōpokotea (whitehead/Mohoua albicilla) photo worth showing. Maybe it was just good luck, or maybe it was the Leica 100-400mm lens I'd snaffled from Janice and Hayley, but this little dude sat in a brighter spot within the dappled light for just long enough.
A trip to Zealandia isn't complete without the obligatory kākā photo - and it's a wonderful time of year to photograph them as the parents are starting to bring their fledglings down to the feeders.
For us, it's an extra special moment as we see the kākā nestlings that we've monitored all season out and about in the big wide world. This little girl is insistently begging to her mum for more lunch.
Janice kindly let me use her Canon 1DX Mark II and within 30 seconds I'd snapped this photo of a tūī. A great camera, but oh so heavy! It was a good reminder why I continue to shoot with a micro four-thirds kit.
Zealandia inspires so much of my photo-art. This piece is called "Visions of Yesterday - Visions of Tomorrow"

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Russian money, as well as finances exported by the previous government from Ukraine, is returning to this country like an unpleasant and sometimes tragic echo.
Sometimes they take form of contract killings with the modus operandi for special services, then they come back under the guise of the "investors" who have barely come of age, ready to pour vivid coins into the Ukrainian media space or even like quasi-moguls concerned about the change of the political system of Ukraine to a more loyal to the nearest "good neighbours". By no means, unfortunately, this echo is kind, reports "Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine."
It is widely known that the image of “Georgian-Ukrainian hero” Mikhail Saakashvili was hurt badly by one minute of audio recording, according to which he ostensibly was funded from Russia by the runaway oligarch Sergei Kurchenko, former treasurer of Yanukovych. And naturally, nobody believes in Kurchenko’s disinterestedness, assuming that Saakashvili would have to compensate those investments with political dividends. Well, these are the realities of the geopolitical situation in Ukraine, which being caught at the intersection will be constantly exposed to the RF overt and covert influence.
This is the reason why businessmen from Russia, secretly or explicitly, directly or indirectly, are doing business in Ukraine, who once settled there and now continue to influence the internal processes in the country. Quite often they manage to remain unnoticed until their activities intersect with the national security of the country. Ukraine has been actively discussing the activities of two businessmen from Russia, of whom nobody knew or heard until they got into the spotlight of Ukrainian special service, over the last several months. For a long while, Sergei Tokarev and Rustam Gilfanov – these are the names of the businessmen – have been actively pouring Russian capital into the segment of gambling online business of Ukraine, which is forbidden by the way. But as it often happens in corrupt communities, illegal business did not attract attention of local law enforcement officers for a long time.
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Their offspring – a well-known IT-company Lucky Labs became famous mainly not for the games development (which is their core activity according to their statements), but for the explanations with SBU on allegations of illegal gambling and, what is worse, for the financing of DNR-LNR.
Their scheme on illegal online casino promotion is simple: a new product offering the same services as some well-known monopolist is brought to the market. The difference is slight but important this new offering is much cheaper and more affordable. Everyone likes it, everyone changes the Internet giant for a small service. And then the company starts to work really bad. Service starts to fail, call centers are silent, and the Internet connection creeps slower than a beginner at the driving test.
As a result the consumers have nothing left than to return back to the arms of the monopolist, implicitly realizing: there is nothing better in the market and hardly there was. The brand is confirmed and fixed, thank you all! And the zest is that both the companies belong to the same investor!
The company called Lucky Labs operated in exactly the same way. It opened Internet sites, called them "online casino", got them connected to gaming machines of its own design (according to tech buzzword it is called "integrate"), passing them off as the slots of world famous manufacturers Microgaming, NetEnt and other giants. This was the way the company skimmed the cream from those users worldwide who were squandering real money in ’’virtual Las Vegas’’, which as we mentioned above is forbidden on the territory of Ukraine. Then it threw a handful of new sites into the network, "Even better than before" - just play and win!
Perhaps, nobody would have noticed their activity in Ukraine unless the Lucky Lab owners started financial activity in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. This fact immediately drawn the SBU attention, whichled to a series of searches and seizures in the company offices.
Of course, the allegations of the security officials were hardly groundless. Several criminal proceedings were undertaken for illegal gambling business and terrorism funding. The so-called IT company spent thousands of dollars on lawyers and journalists to dress this up as “an attack on the Ukrainian IT business”.
To the end of escaping the line of fire, businessmen literally started to ‘give away’ their own brands Vulcan, CasinoX and Joycasino, attributing them to anyone - Ukrainian businessmen, deputies, and other IT companies.
Perhaps this produced an effect on somebody but not the investigative authorities. The SBU, equipped with conclusive evidence, added Sergei Tokarev and Rustam Gilfanov to the list of Russian citizens who were under severe sanctions. They will face a blocking of assets, and restriction of trade operations, and impeding the withdrawal of capital from the territory of the country, and even a ban on entry to Ukraine!
And that’s all apart the several serious restrictions from the Ukrainian National Bank. For example, a ban on investing, prohibiting the placement of currency values on accounts and deposits, prohibiting the issuance of cash from a card and much more.
Some competitors of Lucky Labs in online casino business, trying to chop off a bigger piece of cake, decided to do their part for their exposure. As a result they tried to ascribed even the development of the sensational virus Petya.A to Tokarev and Gilfanov.
Naturally, such theories have not received any confirmation. While the sanctions and bans from the state became pretty real. Even though they are not likely to be prosecuted, but both credence of international financial institutions and business reputation is lost for good.
In fact, there are plenty of Russian agents of influence who build their own business in Ukraine. Even thought their activity is often of undisguised destructive nature, unfortunately, not many of them got into the focus of Ukrainian authorities. For example, Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev who financed Aleksei Chaly, the “people’s mayor” of Sevastopol, and Aleksandr Borodai, one of the current DNR leaders, despite being on the sanctions list along with Tokarev and Gilfanov, being defendant in the criminal case and being put on the international wanted list, is successfully doing business in Ukraine. Malofeev’s Fund “Marshal Capital” controls corporation “Nutritek”, the largest manufacturer of baby food, the production facilities of which are located in Poltava region.
Therefore it would be good to get the simple question answered: why Russian citizens, in whose actions have been seen (and proven) gross criminal violations, unbounded separatism and even a threat to the security of Ukraine more than once, continue to run the business in this country? But rather this question is addressed to Ukrainian authorities.

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text: Formerly known as Mexico’s Federal District, Mexico City was officially given that title in early 2016. It is the capital of Mexico and is packed full of things to do either by yourself or with the family. When you arrive at MEX airport it pays to have your airport ride waiting for you either at the gate or a curbside pick up. You can book a shared shuttle or taxi to take you around town or a black car service or limousine to get you to your final destination. You can arrange your driver to take you to your hotel or directly to popular attractions such as Chapultepec or the Pyramid of the Sun.

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This beautifully crafted and important table top was executed by Giacomo Raffaelli in Rome, in 1831. The circular Marmo Bianco top has a Verde Antico inlaid edge that is decorated with twenty four overlapping curved pietra dura marble bands. These surround a central disc of Siberian Malachite within a ring of Serpentina Rosata, all edged with Marmo Nero. This is raised on a baluster stem with acanthus leaves enriched with flowering acanthus tendrils, the flared and fluted circular collar on three crouching lions legs united by acanthus leaves. This base is after a design by Percier and Fontaine. Of the 148 specimens used for this table top, 40 are pietra dura, 31 are oriental, 12 are antique, 7 are Egyptian, 5 are Chinese, 4 are German, 2 are Siberian, and there are singular specimens from Damascus (Breccia Traccagnina), France (Marmo Rosso Conchite), Labrador (feld- Spato Poaline bleu), Persia (Lapis Lazuli), and Scotland (Pudinga); the remaining specimens are from Italy and Greece. Interestingly, Raffaelli’s choice of materials is carefully explained and illustrated in the hand-written catalogue that accompanied the table upon its purchase, citing its commission by the Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine, reproduced at the end of the present essay.
Considered by scholars as the first great master of micromosaic, Giacomo Raffaelli held the earliest known exhibition of such works in his Roman studio in 1775, quickly rising to prominence amongst the most important patrons of his age. He was appointed Principal of the Scuola del Mosaico in Milan in 1804 and began working for the Napoleonic Court in the same year. Napoleon Bonaparte is known to have presented two clocks by Raffaelli as gifts, one to Maréchal Bernadotte (1763-1844), which was signed and dated 1804, and another to Pope Pius VII, which is now in the Chateau de Fontainebleau. We also know that Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) offered to Princess Eugenie (1826-1920) a pietre dure table by Raffaelli, now preserved in the Hotel Matignon, further testimony that the master’s craftsmanship was highly revered amongst the highest social circles of his age.
A fascinating pair of tables on display at Temple Newsam House, in Leeds, offer further insight into Raffaelli’s mastery of this technique. They were acquired by Clifford Constable of Burton Constable, Yorkshire, almost certainly on his honeymoon in 1827. Each table is inset with 151 marble specimens. Other examples of Raffaelli’s work are currently at Syon House, Middlesex and in the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House, London.

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A unique and festive shopping “village” focused on the fresh voices of its Marin-based vendors and raising money for this year’s Marin-based beneficiaries: Beyond Differences, ExtraFood, and MarinCASA.
Vendors are local businesses without retail stores. SMHM provides an opportunity to pull them out of the shadows (offline) and into the open where the community can enjoy them on a personal level. AND, vendors will be donating 25% of their sales to Spirited Marin's fundraising efforts!
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Not that I’m very active but just the same, don’t expect any new posts for me for a few days. Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on my location and I don’t know how long power could be out (hoping for at least less than a week). Hope everyone in the storm corridor area is safe.
Also I know this wasn’t game-related but oh well.
Well at least it’s still October. Sorry I’ve been so quiet, between starting a new job and working on the Ludum Dare October stuff I’ve been a bit pressed for time. I figured I’d at least people know what I’ve been up to on that front though.
I admit my idea is pretty derivative, it’s basically similar to Missile Command only your launcher and the objects you’re protecting are in the middle of the screen, thus causing attacks to come at you from all sides.
I’m still tweaking a lot of stuff. For example the score UI is way too big (at least for this resolution) and the missile’s attack angles aren’t too good at the moment. In addition, I don’t even know if I’m going to keep this in space or not, or just make the object you’re protecting a seastead floating in the middle of the Atlantic or something. Still, at the very least I’m learning a lot more about NGUI and programming in general, so at the very least embarking on this project has helped me greatly.

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Energy supplier E.On has become the first major company to announce price rises in response to a new cap set by the regulator for the start of April.
On Thursday, Ofgem said it would allow suppliers to charge more to those on default tariffs owing to a rise in wholesale costs.
Now E.On has confirmed it will put up its prices by 10% for 1.8 million customers.
Other members of the so-called big six suppliers are expected to follow suit.
More than half of British households are likely to see the cost of energy rise by a similar amount in April. This would mean a rise of £117 for those with typical energy usage on a default – or variable – tariff.
Ofgem sets maximum prices that can be charged for gas and electricity to those who have not switched suppliers. It sets the cap for households in England, Wales and Scotland. Northern Ireland has a separate energy regulator and its own price cap.
Ofgem said that, from April, suppliers could cover the higher costs they face on the wholesale market by raising prices.
About 11 million households are on default, or standard variable tariffs, and are set to be affected. Another four million on prepayment meters will also see prices rise, typically by more than £100.
E.On has become the first to announce an increase for its customers in April, saying that it is moving in line with Ofgem’s extra allowance for suppliers.
“Over the coming weeks we’ll be writing to affected customers explaining what the changes will mean for them and encouraging them to choose the best tariff for their needs,” an E.On spokeswoman said.
All the major suppliers set their standard variable tariffs at, or very close to, the current price cap, so they are expected to follow suit in time for the new cap taking effect in April.
Ofgem points out that, without the existence of the cap, households would have been paying more, according to its research.

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We believe in integrity and hard work undertaken with honesty, determination and a sense of commitment. We aim to ensure that our learners develop a positive attitude, and make informed choices with regard to their personal and social responsibilities.
We show compassion and kindness to one another. We express gratitude for what we have and do whatever is within our capacities to support those who are less fortunate or those who find themselves in difficult circumstances.
We respect the community, the environment and ourselves. We respect individual differences and accept all without prejudice. We take pride in our school and community. Our learners understand, appreciate and respect diversity and the importance of various cultures, values, traditions and perspectives.
We conduct ourselves in an exemplary manner and make positive choices with regard to our duties and work. We take responsibility for our own intellectual, social, personal and emotional development as well as physical wellbeing.
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Internal departments at the BBC will share cost cutting best practice with each other to help hit the £1.9 million savings that must be delivered through the licence fee settlement.
In a report, published yesterday, the National Audit Office (NAO) praised the broadcaster for being on target to exceed its savings goal of three per cent by March 2013. The need to secure more savings follows a decision to freeze the licence fee settlement until 2017. The level of the TV licence fee is set by government and funds the BBC’s domestic broadcasting services.
The NAO said the BBC approach of assigning specific savings targets to departments had been successful in promoting ownership of targets and stimulating competition. However, it raised concerns that as a result, potential collaborative savings were not being identified. It said it will need to do so because it will have to make further savings of 16 per cent between 2013 and 2017.
A spokesperson for the BBC, told SM: "Procurement already adopts a central and co-ordinated approach to the purchase of goods and services across the organisation. The team negotiates and manages central contracts and frameworks for goods and services that support the BBC as a whole. Therefore, the divisions across the BBC benefit from Procurement’s ability to leverage the BBC’s purchasing power."
In response to the NAO report, the BBC Trust has said it will take action to ensure best practice is used to drive efficiency throughout the broadcaster’s departments.
As part of the Delivering Quality First Strategy, the BBC procurement team needs to deliver annual savings of £80 million. Speaking to SM last month, Gareth Nugent, head of strategic relationships at BBC Procurement, explained that his team is working to reduce the supplier base, volumes and specifications linked to internal stakeholder demands. The proposals aim to make efficiency savings in order to limit the impact on programmes and content.
The report highlighted the approach taken by BBC News Group, which reduced headcount but preserved quality by increasing collaboration across teams as an example of challenging how services are delivered.

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SALAAM-SHALOM is harmony with others.
This is social-political transformation. We are called to love others as neighbors and not to treat others as competitors.
In shalom perspective, people are called to live a communal lifestyle. In the communal lifestyle, the Other is treated as a neighbor to be loved as one’s self. The poor is embraced justly as an integral part of the community.
In contrast, globalism treats the Other as a competitor. In this perspective, one’s relationship is usually determined by the question, “How can I get ahead?” It is a competitive lifestyle. One’s relational environment becomes a rat race. Progress and growth is pictured as being in the fast lane. The successful ones are described as those who have arrived. The ones who are left behind—economically, politically, socially—were considered losers. The competitive lifestyle is considered amoral because it is seen as a necessary, rationalistic approach to relationships in the context of market capitalism.
Rationalistic approaches to relationships even crept in many religious circles. People would have to find out what kinds of people go to a certain church with a conscious or subconscious evaluative factor: “What’s in it for me?” Rationalistic decision-making that is aimed to satisfy one’s religious wants is a fact in many Christian congregations in the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila’s affluent subdivisions. When relationships are viewed based on exchange value (extrinsic value), the Other’s God-given value as one created as “very good,” fallen, and yet loved (intrinsic value), is reduced to a competitor, if not merely as a commodity. When this happens, the church may be contributing, wittingly or unwittingly, to the devaluation of human beings— from that of a person created in God’s image to that of a thing born to be used.
For the Jewish listeners of Jesus Christ, the Samaritan was the person who loved his neighbor. Neighborly love can come from Others whom we do not usually consider to be neighbors (Lk. 10: 25-37). For the followers of Jesus Christ in a globalized Philippine society, the neighbor is the Political Other (Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Communist Party of the Philippines, etc.), the Religious Other (Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Indigenous Spirituality, etc.). We can give love to them. We can receive love from them.


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The University of Florida College of Medicine is committed to a mission of excellence in medical education, research and patient care.
Founded in 1956, the UF College of Medicine encompasses 28 clinical and basic science departments staffed by 1,240 full-time faculty members on the Gainesville campus.
The University of Florida College of Medicine broke ground Nov. 22, 2013 for the George T. Harrell, M.D., Medical Education Building. Today it is the university’s home for medical students and physician assistant students.
Watch the debut of the Medical Education Building, including a time lapse of the real-time building construction.
University of Florida Health is ramping up its new thoracic and vascular intensive care unit, which surgeons say will benefit lung transplant and other pulmonary patients.
Learn how UF Health researchers will benefit from renovated high-tech lab spaces at the McKnight Brain Institute.

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Craig Newmark, the founder of Craiglist.org, is by his own admission the Customer-Service-Agent-in-Chief of Craigslist. I’ve admired this guy for a long time and for all the reasons we all admire him, but I simply swooned with admiration when he posted his service manifesto on Change This back 2005 and eloquently laid out his philosophy of service and community.
He has begun to lay out a plan for creating a Craigslist for Service, and you can read the full article over at Huffington Post--it’s a good read. There’s actually a good deal of discussion of this idea, but coming from the original Craig, maybe we’ll get some good traction here.
1. If you have the time and inclination to get out, you might volunteer for an existing service organization, probably a recognized for-profit. There are sites which make this relatively easy, the most effective of which is VolunteerMatch.org.
2. You might have some cash you’d like to pool with others to get something done. Sites which make that happen include DonorsChoose.org, funding classroom projects, or Kiva.org, which provides micro-finance loans to small businesspeople.
3. You might have the time for traditional civic engagement, where you participate in local governance. For example, you might join the PTA, or just attend local city council or board of education meetings, or join the board of a small non-profit. That’s traditional grass-roots democracy, an important American tradition.
4. Online, you might get involved in the new grass-roots democracy, where you get increasingly smart about some aspect of national governance.
I’d recommend taking a look at change.gov, specifically the discussion of healthcare. It’s a great first step towards real networked, grassroots democracy.
Check out SunlightFoundation.com, which fosters sites which provides checks and balances on government. The Sunlight sites are about government transparency, like how money is used, and abused in government. I’d like people to get smart about some specific area, keep an eye on that, and report… problems.
Also, if you’re a technology fan, check out peertopatent.org, an existing program where you can help patent examiners check out new inventions.
5. To make this really happen, people need to declare themselves publicly, to commitment to some form of service, and follow through. This is like the pledge system of the Clinton Global Initiative, or pledgebank.com, or thepoint.com. We’ll need something which scales to the tens of millions, which also plugs into the social networking tools people actually use.
Is there a cabinet post for Service? There should be.
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A customer encountered the error below when deploying a new version of an application.
It was determined that the SQL Server account used as the DB Administrative Account needed the "Control Server" securable/permission. Once this permission was added, the promotion was successful.
Error event created by Apprenda.SaaSGrid.Data.Services.StorageManager from machine MACHINENAME.
The Storage Manager encountered an unexpected error during the creation of an application partition for the application 58a276a4-43c2-e211-864f-90b11c1862ab belonging to provider c5040e79-d1aa-4e5b-ac56-7f0656ffe4c8.


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This page is used to described editing workflows in the archivematica system.
The MCP operates on a set of 'MicroService Chains' defined in the MCP database. Thes chains have a starting link, and default next link. The MCP will continue to process along these chains until it reaches a next chain link of Null. Note these chains can have branches, which will process a different set of commands.
The archivematica workflow is now broken into two parts. The first is the transfer area. This section of the workflow is to prepare objects for SIP processing in archivematica. Transfer processing handles the format the objects were received in, where SIP processing is a very narrow workflow, designed to create archivematica DIPs and AIPs.
The task that operates at this stage in the chain.
If the exit code of this Job is not defined in the MicroServiceChainLinksExitCodes, goto this next chain.
The following are really only used for advanced/not implemented features.
The task type is highly important.
Used in combination with the taskType. The type allows the MCP code to map to a table, and the pkReference knows which entry in that table to look at.
filterFileEnd - useful for looking for extensions.
boolean. used when logging to files. If a number of tasks are writing to the same file it's used.
this has more historical significance for archivematica than future.
the client maps it to it's executable, and will run it as though on the command line with the given arguments below.
The client can map these to anything callable at the command line.
Whatever is called will need to return without human intervention, or the system will hang!
This section defines the tools available to select the chain or next chain link to process.
Watched directories are watching for directories/files placed in them. When one is placed in them, it starts the corresponding Microservice Chain.
The path to the directory. Starts with variable '%watchDirectoryPath%', which is replaced by the MCP with the location of the watched directories.
The pk of the MicroServiceChains to start processing down.
The MCP will try to match the directory to an existing unit, or create a unit to represent the directory.
A watched directory can not contain a watched directory.
This mechanism is used to provide an alternative to the default next chain link defined in the MicroServiceChainLink. The default is usually the default error condition, and then you define exit code 0 to go to the next chain in the link.
There are special circumstances, where you may desire the code to change the direction of the processing links. This can be done through the exit code. See Archivematica 0.8 release use of exitCode 179 and 0, in the checkForAccessDirectory microservice for an example.
Pre 0.8 release of Archivematica, the MCP could only approve a microservice. In 0.8, that has changed to choices being their own steps/microservices.
Choices link to a microservice chain, and are defined in MicroServiceChainChoice. The concept being that the user is selecting a path to follow, and the paths are defined in the microservice chains.
Magic chain links involve getting the next chain link from the unit the job is operating on. I think they have the potential to be very useful when generating unit tests. In archivematica there are two key job types: ( 3, 'assign magic link'), ( 4, 'goto magic link').
A key advantage the magic links provide, is that they allow two or more workflows to share the same watched directory. The items within that watched directory have a flag set to say which link they should go to next.
Make sure you read the section "Read First" (above) first.
Collection of jpgs normalized to bmp for preservation poorly. Want to remove the bmps, from a transfer, then process it as a standard transfer. (will later be normalized to Uncompressed TIFF by archivematica).
Move to regular processing watched directory.
Magic links are used so two workflows can share the same watched directory. [see above] They use units that can store a magic chain link (SIPs and Transfers).
Let's look at where archivematica get's the user decision to send the transfer to quarantine or not.
Both workflows start with tasktype 3, where they set the chain link to resume processing on. This is stored in the unit itself.
This is because it only has to occur once. There is only one watched directory, and it is liked to a chain that will start by loading magic link from the unit.
Each has then finished loading their magic link, and is back on their perspective processing chain. Where they present the user with the appropriate choices for the chain.
These will make heavy use of the replacement dics listed above in the standard tasks configs arguments. Remember SIP processing workflow, as opposed to Transfer processing, will need to work for all SIPs. If you require metadata to end up in the METS.xml file, or another metadata container in the AIP, we recomend creating a set of tables in the database(That represent a metadata standard), populate the tables during transfer processing, and modifying the create METS script to include your data. There is a handy tool here for mets validation.
Most microservices are writen in python. You will probably be able to save some time by writing yours in python, and using functions already available to you. These are generally in the archivematicaCommon directory. Some key reusable code I can think of off the top of my head, is the database interface, and the createEvent function in the databaseFunctions.py file.
Used to create premis events related to an object in the METS.xml file produced by archivematica.
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The purpose of The Community Foundation for Crawford County is to serve as a catalyst supporting the good work of nonprofit organizations and to collaborate in response to the needs and interests of the residents of Crawford County. A portion of our work is carried out through our competitive grants program.
As a community foundation described in our Articles of Incorporation, The Community Foundation for Crawford County may only consider requests from organizations designated as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code including governmental units. This means that most organizations must have applied to the IRS and received a letter from them granting tax-exempt status. In addition, governmental units are considered tax-exempt, such as a county, city, or public school board. A number assigned by the IRS for bank accounts does not necessarily mean an organization has tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3).
New projects to support defined community needs.
School grants that are building- or system-wide use or will be used by a broad spectrum of the school population.
Preschools, that at the time of application have in hand their 501(c)(3) determination letter; are able to document that they are non-denominational, and have an active open enrollment policy.
Grants that will generate additionally needed funds for worthwhile community projects.
Grants that provide needed programs for human services.
Scholarships are awarded through the named scholarship funds held by the Foundation.
Requests for new equipment should include financial details, including a line-by-line narrative that addresses each major item.
Programs currently in existence must explain how they are currently funded, how much funding is anticipated for the upcoming program year, and why the funds from this foundation are needed.
Effective, January 1, 1999, individual classroom grant requests are redirected to the appropriate school endowment committee.
The Foundation does not plan to support “Start-up” programs for more than one or two years, and it must be demonstrated that the program will be financed or be self-supporting beyond the start-up year. Financial figures should be shown to support this.
Those organizations that have not completed prior grant requirements.
When applying for a grant, please complete The Community Foundation For Crawford County's Grant Application and include any attachments as required. Links to the grant application can be found in the green box at the top left hand side of this page or in the gray box at the bottom of this page.
After the grant request has been received, a member of our Board of Trustees or staff will be assigned to review and investigate the grant. The Trustee assigned will meet with representative(s) of the organization. The Trustee will then place the request before the entire Board for discussion and a final decision. If approved, grants are usually awarded in April and December.
If you desire, we would be happy to review a draft of your grant request before final submission.
As of 2019, the Foundation will only have two grant cycles.
December 31 - Grants submitted by this date will be awarded in April of the following year.
August 31 - Grants submitted by this date will be awarded in December.
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Feeling a bit groggy these mornings? The spring time change certainly affects us whether we like it or not. It will probably take a week or more to get adjusted - sort of like jet-lag. I know it throws me all off schedule.
Don't give up hope people! When this column is published, there's only about 10 days until the first day of spring.
World Day of Prayer was held in St. Joseph's Catholic Church last Friday morning. The service was written by the Prayer Committee of Chile. Guest speaker was Wally Bender and he told of what life was like when he moved with his parents from Germany to Chile. Lunch was served after the service.
Everybody talks about the weather!" This winter has certainly lots to talk about and lots of decisions to make. Is it too slippery to walk or is the snow too deep? Do I need to wear extra layers or just my jacket? As I write this column, the weather is beautiful!
Our deepest sympathy to Dianne Van Doren and her families on the loss of her husband, George. He will be greatly missed in the community.
On Thursday evening, four tables of Military Whist were played at the Three Hills CommUnity Drop In Centre. Winners were Lorraine Robertson, Darrel Pride, Bonnie Richardson and Bernice Huxley. Low went to Doreen Varga, Frank Richardson, Neil O'Shea and Pearl Hansen.
Bill and Pat Dau returned on Sunday from a wonderful winter holiday in Yuma, Arizona.


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Linens are sold in packs of 3. If you request items individually, please email sales@holylandartcompany.com with your request and allow an additional week for delivery.


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Reading Jennifer Johnston is a little like remembering -- about how things used to be and how much (hopefully) they have changed. Born in Dublin in 1930, Johnston lived enough of her life in Catholic Ireland to experience the damage religion did to a whole generation of people.
In her 17th novel, Shadowstory, she takes on the topic of 'ne temere', the old command that for a Protestant to marry a Catholic they had to sign a solemn vow to raise any children resulting from that marriage in the Catholic faith.
"A whole two generations of Protestants lost their identity because of this. My mother's next sister up had to go to Holyhead to get married because not a priest in Dublin would marry them because he was Catholic.
"What's strange about that family is they had four children, three of whom threw the church over their shoulders anyway, and the fourth one became a sort of mad wannabe popeman," she chuckles.
Johnston is a formidable woman, tall and rangy, with a no-nonsense air. She can be softly warm and sharply witty, depending on what or who she is talking about. She looks nothing like her 81 years, her only concession to age a flower-patterned cane propped against her chair.
Her father was the playwright Denis Johnston and her mother was an actress (Shelah Richards), which informed her own choice of career -- "my father was a writer, so it wasn't a strange thing to do".
"Having had two of my four children and having been living a very agreeable life in london I suddenly started to get itchy inside my own head. My husband gave me a little Italian typewriter with a soft leather cover, I remember it so well, and when the children went to school in the morning I would sit down and I would bang away on this typewriter and I wrote a play."
She gave the play to her mother -- "I don't know whether it was a sensible thing to do or not because she could be quite acerbic; she was a great lady but you were never sure with her what way she was going to jump" -- who sent it to her agent in London, who then called Johnston in to see him.
"So I went round, I saw him and he said, 'it's a terrible play but you're a writer, now go away and write me a novel'."
She went on to win the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979.
Religion has always been a strong theme in Johnston's books, especially the divide between Irish Catholics and Protestants. It's not surprising, considering she experienced life as a sort of 'second-class citizen' herself as a Protestant growing up in 1930s Catholic Ireland.
She still remembers the effects religious horror stories, perpetuated by children and adults alike, had on her young self. "My parents didn't have my brother and myself baptised because they wanted us to make our own choice when we reached an age. Unfortunately, they didn't tell us this.
"When I was about 13 our local curate came up to see my mother one evening and said, 'it's about Jennifer being confirmed'. My mother started to laugh and I thought 'uh-oh'.
"She said, 'but she hasn't been baptised' and the curate nearly died. I was a very overimaginative child and I stopped going to school on my bicycle because I was convinced I would be run over by a bus and dead in limbo!"
She says she 'fiddled around' with Catholicism a bit in her teens.
"There was this thing that was thrown at you, 'you're not Irish because you're Protestant'. Don't be daft," she says now, although you can still sense a sort of aftertaste of how much that accusation must have stung all those years ago.
"Personally I think that religion should be abolished and I think when you look around we're doing not too bad a job of it in this country at the moment. It's all just moving and about time, too."

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Well-being in your own separate bathroom with a window and a bathtub.
The WLan and the waterboiler for tea and coffee are free.
A welcome drink, fresh flowers and chocolates as well as bathrobes and bathslippers for your well-being are included in the price.
Please note that the minimum stay is 2 nights and it is only possible to book 2 days in advance. We cannot handle short term reservations for the current or next day.

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In any brokerage or investment firm, the employees work for the clients to further their financial needs and goals based on established suitability protocols. When unauthorized trading occurs, the balance of the relationship has shifted to the employee manipulating, lying, or simply deceiving the client about the status of his or her portfolio. The Frankowski Firm’s legal team has the experience to assess a client’s portfolios, examine the transaction history for discrepancies, and then take the complaint successfully through arbitration and legal action.
What are the regulations surrounding how brokers make trades for their clients?
The investment community has its own specific sets of rules governing when and how a client must be notified of transactions on their account, how the broker should note approvals given, and the like. Except in special cases, such as when a client has signed an agreement stating that the broker may act without prior approval, explicit authorization must be given either in writing or verbally for every trade.
What does the timeline of a trade look like?
Immediately. The broker must make a simultaneous notation for all the specifications of the trade as it is being discussed on an order ticket. The order ticket needs to be read back or sent back for approval before the order is placed.
After execution. As soon as the order is placed, the broker should reestablish contact with the client, to confirm the details of the order, including the actual price and any other relevant information.
The next day. On the day after the trade takes place, the broker must make certain the firm’s internal records are identical to the order ticket that the client approved.
After three days. Finally, the firm must transmit a confirmation to the client within three days of the transaction.
Failure to perform even one of these steps constitutes grounds for legal action as unauthorized trading penalties.
Why might a broker engage in unauthorized trading?
Brokers and investment firms have an income stream that may be driven by per-transaction commissions. Bonuses, quotas, and other perks are all contingent on the broker’s ability to meet a commission goal or quota during a given period of time. Thus, in order to increase their income or earn special perks, the broker must increase the number of their clients’ transactions or trades. This can be done through legitimate means, such as by explanation or unpressured persuasion. But other, more underhanded options do exist, particularly the practice of simply making unauthorized trades for a client, without any intention of notifying the client, either before or after the transaction.
No investor wants to discover that their broker has taken their trust for granted and made trades without orders. If you have seen the warning signs of unauthorized trading or suspect your portfolio is being managed in any way contrary to your explicit directions, call 888-741-7503 or complete our contact form to discuss your legal options with The Frankowski Firm.


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Preheat your oven to 140 fan assisted / 160 conventional / gas mark 3.
Add the two flours and mix well.
Fold in the zest and oil / flavouring and combine well.
Scrape the mix into a lined loaf tin and bake for an hour – test the middle of the cake with a skewer and if it comes out clean, the cake is ready. Dependent on your oven, it may take longer to cook so just keep testing at 5 minute increments.
Heat the juice of the two lemons and orange in a saucepan and dissolve the 100g caster sugar and the icing sugar into it. When your loaf has finished cooking, pour your drizzle all over the top of the cake. As it cools, the drizzle will get a nice glaze to it and it will crack beautifully when you cut into it.


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Pakistan is facing yet another emergency situation due to severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall which, according to UN reports, has directly affected 12 million people so far. More than 12 million people have suffered due to these floods. More than 650,000 houses have collapsed, mainly in villages.
Thousands of acres of crops have been destroyed due to flood water. Houses, live-stock such as cattle’s and goats, household goods, clothes, shoes and other items have been destroyed. Residents of villages are currently without drinkable water, food, shelter and in need of clothes.
In particular, the situation is dire for children and women and they are in desperate need of food and clothing. Disease is spreading fast in the areas affected due to lack of drinkable water. In particular, flu, fever, diarrhea, cholera have been noted and are spreading.
Pakistan Labour Federation, is actively engaged in providing and coordinating relief to those affected across Pakistan through its partner community based organizations in all over Pakistan.
We would like to appeal to all to help us in raising funds. Your contribution will be highly appreciated and will be used to set up medical camps and purchase goods necessary for immediate relief such as food items, medicines and clothing. The funds will later be used for the particular needs of communities based on a reassessment of the situation.
We have the honour to inform you that we are holding International Labour Conference from 19th to 21st October, 2009 at Hotel Ambassador Lahore Pakistan.
The Delegate from U.K, Egypt, Italy, Malaysia will be attending this Conference.
ILO Conventions 87 & 98 and Ban on Trade Unions in Pakistan.
Decent Work Agenda of ILO, Globalization/Privatization and Rights of the Workers Chalk out a programme for International Solidarity to protect the Workers Basic Rights.
We shall be greatful if you may kindly send a message of solidarity before 30th July, 2009.


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Like so many businesses, much of the work done preparing for an auction is behind the scenes. We have learned the importance of research and study of business trends; that kind of work enables us to have a broad knowledge of the intrinsic worth of machinery, equipment, raw materials, and inventories, as well as real estate. Our clients derive great benefits from that constant research. That same emphasis on research enables us to reach an audience of potential buyers.
One of the secrets of success in the auction business is attracting interested buyers who will become serious bidders when the sale gets underway. We concentrate on maintaining a comprehensive data base of potential buyers. From that file, as well as other sources, we develop a mailing list for each auction, obtain color photos of significant pieces of machinery and design and publish a brochure. That brochure is then mailed in a timely fashion to a credible, reliable group of potential buyers, many of whom already know us and associate the Rosen name with well-organized, honest business deals.
How else do we prepare for an auction? We meet with the seller, examine the assets, and give a realistic prediction of what the sale should bring. In one setting or another, the auction is as old as time itself. A Rosen auction is a turnkey operation, from preparing the advertising, brochure and catalog, through the sale, checkout and final report of the sale. We tag all items, arranging them in a certain sequence in order to develop a rhythm designed to build interest and speed the proceedings. The Rosen people have years of experience in cataloging and preparing the auction site for the sale and the arrival of the bidders. At sale time, it is an exciting, mercurial environment, and there are certain companies - like Rosen Systems - which inspire confidence in both sellers and bidders.
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Accounts of Hajj - PROVISIONS FOR HAJJ!
The Damascus Caravan was to set out on the 27th Zu’l Ka’adah. I had intended to stay at Al-Madinah till the last moment, and to accompany the Kafilat al-Tayyarah, or the “Flying Caravan”, which usually leaves on the 2nd Zu’l Hijjah.
Suddenly arose the rumour that there would be no Tayyarah, and that all pilgrims must proceed with the Damascus Caravan or await the Rakb. This is a Dromedary Caravan, in which each person carries only his saddlebags. It usually descends by the road called Al-Khabt, and makes Meccah on the fifth day.
Early on the morning of the next day, Shaykh Hamid returned hurriedly from the bazaar, exclaiming, “You must make ready at once, Effendi! – there will be no Tayyarah – all Hajis start to-morrow – Allah will make it easy to you! – Have you your water-skins in order? – You are to travel down the Darb al-Sharki, where you will not see water for three days!
Poor Hamid looked horror-struck as he concluded this fearful announcement, which filled me with joy. Burckhardt had visited and had described the Darb al-Sultani, the road along the coast. But no European had as yet travelled down by Harun al-Rashid’s and the Lady Zubaydah’s celebrated route through the Nijd Desert.
Not a moment, however, was to be lost: we expected to start early the next morning. The boy Mohammed went forth, and bought for eighty piastres a Shugduf, which lasted us throughout the pilgrimage, and for fifteen piastres a Shibriyah or cot to be occupied by Shaykh Nur, who did not relish sleeping on boxes.
Meanwhile, Shaykh Nur and I, having inspected the water-skins, found that the rats had made considerable rents in two of them. There being no workman procurable at this time for gold, I sat down to patch the damaged articles; whilst Nur was sent to lay in supplies for fourteen days. The journey is calculated at eleven days; but provisions are apt to spoil, and the Badawi camel-men expect to be fed. Besides which, pilferers abound. By my companion’s advice I took wheat-flour, rice, turmeric, onions, dates, unleavened bread of two kinds, cheese, limes, tobacco, sugar, tea and coffee.
In the afternoon, Omar Effendi and others dropped in to take leave. They found me in the midst of preparations, sewing sacks, fitting up a pipe, patching water bags and packing medicines.
Towards evening-time the Barr al-Manakhah became a scene of exceeding confusion. The town of tents lay upon the ground. Camels were being laden, and were roaring under the weight of litters and cots, boxes and baggage. Horses and mules galloped about. Every now and then a random shot excited all into the belief that the departure gun had sounded. At times we heard a volley from the robbers’ hills, which elicited a general groan, for the pilgrims were still, to use their own phrase, “between fear and hope”. Then would sound the loud “Jhin-Jhin” of the camels’ bells, as the stately animals paced away with some grandee’s gilt and emblazoned litter, the sharp plaint of the dromedary, and the loud neighing of excited steeds.


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What are the Monster Raving Loony Party’s election plans?
Has the Official Monster Raving Loony Party maintained its identity following the loss of its iconic leader, Screaming Lord Sutch, and how will it approach the general election?
The first time I came into contact with the Official Monster Raving Loony Party was during the early hours of a Friday morning last month in a chilly sportshall. Norman “Hairy Norm” Davidson came storming into the Rochester and Strood by-election count in a purple top hat speckled with novelty badges, surrounded by an entourage, which included Mad Mike Young (wielding a giant pencil to draw “the political bigger picture”), and a dazed-looking man in a fez.
A running joke at otherwise wearisome by-election battles since the Eighties, the Loonies have long been fielding candidates like Hairy Norm to lampoon the sweaty and suited automatons from warring Westminster parties who battle for first place.
But since the suicide of their iconic founder and leader, Screaming Lord Sutch, in 1999, what is their place in modern politics other than providing grateful journalists with a dash of colour – and, in last month’s case, some bananas for energy? “‘Ave a banaaaana” is hardly the anarchic satire for which they received so much love and attention in previous decades.
Their tagline – “Vote for insanity: you know it makes sense” – used to be a harbinger of doom for some candidates from rival parties during the party’s heyday. Sutch, who contested 41 parliamentary seats in his lifetime, essentially destroyed the SDP when, in a 1990 by-election, he beat the party’s candidate by 263 votes in the Merseyside constituency of Bootle.
As eccentrics from fringe parties seem to be gaining ground in British politics today, could this spell a renaissance for the Loonies? The Lib Dem candidate only won 198 more votes than Hairy Norm in Rochester, and the party still has a handful of councillors nationwide.
Comparisons to Ukip are tempting. Top Loony party figures are generally elderly, white and male with a penchant for flamboyant blazers and lurid ties, and some of the policies in their “manicfesto” echo the bizarre twists and turns of Ukip’s early attempts at election promises.
Cult Loony policies include introducing a 99p coin and banning greyhound racing to “stop the country going to the dogs”. Ukip has previously posited making the London Underground’s Circle Line run in a circle again, and a return to “proper dress” at the theatre and restaurants.
“They’re pinching our votes!” the Loony leader Alan “Howling Laud” Hope tells me when I go to meet him in his home town of Fleet, Hampshire. We settle, rather appropriately, in a pub. Loonies always base themselves in the local pub during elections – another trait that Ukip has pinched. Hope tells me that he’s been to over 400 branches of Wetherspoons up and down the country.
Everyone in the Prince Arthur greets him warmly as he shuffles in, wearing his distinctive leather hat coated in colourful pins and brooches, and blue and grey houndstooth waistcoat. There is a beer on tap called “The Winning Co-ALE-ition”, which bears a picture of David Cameron holding Hope’s hand aloft.
“He’s mad, he is,” a man at the table next to us says affectionately to his companion as we sit down. Hope has been a councillor here for six years, and used to be the mayor – a first for a Loony – when he lived in Devon, where he was based until 2000.
Hope has nicknamed Farage the “Political Cuckoo”, because he’s “hatched a Conservative egg” in Clacton and Rochester, but has never hatched one of his own. This joshing is part of Hope and Farage’s pint-toting friendship; they’ve known each other for years.
Hope even reveals that Arron Banks, the former Tory donor who caused a stir by pledging £1m to Ukip in October, is sponsoring him the £500 necessary to run in Uxbridge against Boris Johnson in the general election. I’ve contacted Banks’ office about this, and they have confirmed it.
“Ukip are the unofficial Monster Raving Loony Party – although you could argue that about all of them,” the merchandising secretary known as Chinners tells me. It’s an echo of David Cameron’s ill-advised dismissal of Ukip as “loonies” (as well as “fruitcakes” and “closet racists”).
The Loonies have been sponsored by the bookmaker William Hill for 25 years, but now that this agreement is over, they are looking for other organisations to back them in fielding candidates for the upcoming election. “Anybody who’s got any money, and a good sense of humour and wants some publicity,” grins Hope.
They have never once kept their deposit, although Sutch came very close to the required 5 per cent share in the 1994 Rotherham by-election, winning 1,114 votes.
Although forever on the political periphery – “If any of us actually get elected, we’re instantly expelled from the party; that’s in the party constitution,” Von Thunderclap says approvingly – lots of Loony policies have actually made it onto the statute books.
All-day pub opening hours, “passports for pets” to avoid them having to go through quarantine after returning from holidays abroad, lowering the voting age to 18, and the abolition of the 11+ exam because it’s “the wrong age to take an exam that affects you for the rest of your life” are all measures we have in place today.
As with so many elements of the party, this is down to Sutch. In 1963, when he was a rock ‘n’ roll musician in a band called the Savages, he ran as a candidate for his National Teenage Party in the Stratford-upon-Avon by-election triggered by the Profumo Affair. He proposed most of the policies listed above.
It was a satirical stunt essentially suggesting young people should have the vote if their politicians act like teenagers. During the campaign, when the Tory candidate was asked his opinion on Sutch’s policies on a television debate, he replied: “They’re nothing more than the rantings of a raving lunatic.” This comment gave birth to the Monster Raving Loony Party two decades later, when Sutch and Hope founded the party in 1982.
“We founded the party on 16 June, 1982,” murmurs Hope. “Do you know why I remember that? Because it was my birthday. And do you know what he [Sutch] did on 16 June, 1999? He hung himself. I’m sure that date never crossed his mind. Just sheer coincidence.
Sutch’s death is the sad story behind a party that remains all smiles on the outside. Away from their election night merriment, Monster Raving Loony members do give off the impression of sad clowns.
And how many people are willing to stump up to sponsor them.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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It’s hard to imagine that there was a time in my life where I didn’t play card games at all. It wasn’t until about five years ago, with the “Return to Ravnica” block of Magic: The Gathering, that I began to devote large shares of my time to trading card games and, soon after, online collectible card games. Now, they’re one of my major pastimes–of late, Hearthstone, Duelyst, and the Gwent beta.
Blizzard’s Hearthstone becomes more its own beast every moment, both in developing beyond its roots as a mobile facsimile of Magic, and by shedding the constraints of its Warcraft origin. In the patch leading up to “Journey to Un’Goro,” the game’s ninth content update (this one’s got dinosaurs), the Heroes of Warcraft subtitle was dropped from Hearthstone’s promotional material and foyer screen. Not only does this change speak to the growing strength of Hearthstone’s independent brand, but also to developer Team 5’s changing focus.
This is a trend within Hearthstone that began with last year’s One Night in Karazhan expansion. One Night recast the gloomy, haunted tower of Karazhan from World of Warcraft as party central, before its patriarch’s fall. While Hearthstone was prone to highlighting Warcraft’s silliest elements before One Night, it was arguably never the central theme. Hearthstone is no longer directly about the Heroes of Warcraft, but instead its own mutable themes and characters.
A core complaint surrounding the release of Journey to Un’Goro is the new price of entry to build the game’s fresh decks. Mirroring its contemporary Magic’s annual standard formats, cards from a number of Hearthstone’s expansions prior to “Journey” have rotated out and been placed in the extended Wild format, including a selection of Hearthstone’s oldest, most powerful cards, once stated by Blizzard and Team 5 to be perennial. In exchange for these cards’ rotation, players were rewarded with an equal amount of card-crafting currency–intended to smooth the transition of creating new decks. However, this is balanced by the expensive introduction of Quest cards, a new card type designed for decks to be built around. Quests provide unique in-game rewards upon the completion of their individual requirements, and are costed at Legendary rarity. This means that several once-common deck types are now woefully underpowered or altogether unplayable without investing in these more expensive cards, spread across every class.
Where in previous expansions the Legendary rarity was restricted to minion cards–a majority of which were interchangeable, value-based upgrades to regular decklists–Quest cards provide a unique and powerful reward, tailored for exactingly constructed decks. This has lead to many deck archetypes being comparatively underpowered, or altogether unplayable, without a keystone Quest. This style of design could be fine, in theory; Team 5 has demonstrated a consistent desire to push Hearthstone’s boundaries, and the implementation of Quest cards is no exception. However, in choosing to signpost intended deck archetypes with the expansion’s most expensive cards, Hearthstone effectively pushes players to invest in playing those archetypes or else lose. This is particularly evident in the Rogue class Quest, “The Caverns Below,” a combo enabler which, once its relatively uncomplicated and uninteractive goal is completed, buffs the player’s complement of minion cards. The Rogue class has posed a significant problem for Hearthstone’s developers, given its innate nature as a combo-oriented, fragile archetype–a position which stands on the knife’s edge of broken efficacy and abject badness. But because of this Quest’s power, there is currently only a single ladder-viable Rogue decklist, forcing other decks (which can’t compete with or complement the Quest) out of play.
What this means for the current shape of Hearthstone is exactly the aforementioned–the barrier for entry to Standard competitive play is expensive and frustrating. It’s highly unlikely for the average player to enter into the Year of the Mammoth with a full complement of updated decks, despite Blizzard’s efforts. This makes one thing readily apparent: Hearthstone, once free-to-play, is now more pay-to-win than it ever has been. While the Standard format opens Hearthstone up to a maintenance of power level and increased design space for fresh cards, it presents a similar problem as the format rotation in Magic–that is, one of value. It’s perfectly possible to play Hearthstone without spending money, but to play it competitively, particularly at the beginning of a fresh season, Hearthstone almost necessitates a $50 buy-in pre-order of 50 “Journey” packs. The rate at which Blizzard has chosen to drip-feed free content to the player is simply too protracted. Where it’s easy to grandfather a new player into Magic with extra cardboard, the lack of intra-player trading in the exclusively digital Hearthstone presents another obstacle, encouraging spending.
When considering the economics of Hearthstone or any other collectible card game (CCG), it’s important to consider the balance between free-to-play offerings and premium content. Hearthstone is free-to-play, in a rhetorical sense, given you can earn packs of cards purely through the currency gained by completing daily challenges and winning matches. However, this is a trickle compared to the rate at which Hearthstone’s contemporaries dole out in-game currency. Both successors Duelyst and Gwent present systems where the daily challenges pay in more currency, more easily; both games also require fewer resources to craft the same rarities of card as Hearthstone. While Hearthstone learns its important lessons from Magic, it’s evident that Gwent and Duelyst subsequently do the same with Hearthstone–both mechanically and fiscally. There exists a holy logic of design, across all comers, which is infrequently challenged. Where, via the genetic language of Richard Garfield, an X-cost creature card is allowed to have Y power and Z toughness, so too are CCGs slave to Magic’s conceptions of pay-in-versus-reward. There’s a direct lineage between each entry in the CCG genre, with Magic’s 23 years of design DNA being inextricably woven into the fabric of Hearthstone, and consequently its offspring. While it would be easy to conclude that card games are expensive by nature, the slackening of payout restrictions with Gwent and Duelyst is promising.
Duelyst is a fascinating iteration on the Magic-to-Hearthstone bloodline. At first blush, Duelyst bears a striking resemblance to both–from the templating of cards, the language of rules and interactions, to the structure of packs and rarities. The thing that makes Duelyst unique, however, is that it presents the gameboard as a tactics game, akin to a simplified Fire Emblem or Heroes of Might and Magic. Where conflict between players in Magic occurs across the table, and Hearthstone visualizes that as a pitched arena, Duelyst further expresses this conflict with the player as a mobile, personified card, themselves. Much like Gwent’s focus on the resource economy of hand management, Duelyst doubles down on strategy by privileging both tactical positioning and card sequencing. The end-game of this iteration seems clear; despite Duelyst’s clear heritage in Magic and Hearthstone, it is conceptually hedging into its own, separate genre. This suggests a future of games which leverage CCG concepts and language to produce increasingly unique styles of gameplay.
Gwent presents the same interesting questions of interconnectedness as Hearthstone, in terms of adapting lore. Where Duelyst is set in developer Counterplay Games’ unique universe, functionally undefined in scope or character, Gwent adapts the Witcher universe, both CD Projekt RED’s games, as well as Andrzej Sapkowski’s original novels. The Witcher, despite all of its admittedly great depth, possesses a finite stable of characters from which Gwent can continue to draw cards–a limit that the game is already seeming to approach, as it nears the end of its closed beta. Where Magic, Hearthstone, and even Duelyst have subsisted on the maintenance of player engagement through regular content expansions, Gwent begs the question: How willing is CD Projekt RED to push the envelope on ‘relevant’ Witcher characters and settings? This question is particularly pertinent when the CCG model so specifically relies on the consistent release of further cards. With the relatively recent release of the Nilfgaard faction, rounding out the majority of The Witcher’s nations, the only release-worthy faction remaining unexplored is the pastoral, Arthurian duchy of Toussaint–hardly grounds for a wealth of fresh content. This, in a card game that debuted as a minigame featured in another stand-alone project, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The ur-logic of the Magic lineage suggests a necessity of new content, but Gwent currently flies in the face of that concept. Perhaps its restraint should be applauded, when the standard formats of both Magic and Hearthstone require multiple expansion releases a year. But the point remains that while Gwent is a fantastic new iteration, and I love it dearly, it begs the question: Does Gwent, in its modesty, have the sheer sticking power of other CCGs?
We may get that answer if and when Gwent enters Open Beta later this year. It’s just a beta, folks.
“Journey to Un’Goro” has had an uneven launch, for sure. On one hand, the overall quality of cards is very high, and on the other, the format is prohibitive, both in expense and power. With a long enough timeline, these problems are self-adjusting, but the fact remains that Hearthstone still hasn’t hit its golden stride. At the very least, while this is the case, there are some excellent alternatives.


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industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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This is the third post in my series of posts examining home sales totals in 2013 by zip code.
Just like there have been some surprises in the previous two posts, I think there are some surprises here too. Keep in mind that the zip code areas are not drawn up with real estate values in mind, and some of the zip codes in this report contain a wide variety of neighborhoods, some affordable and some not.
That being said, here are 2013’s top 5 most affordable zip codes for homes in Albuquerque ranked by average sales price.
87121 comes in first place with an average sales price of $111,884. Known as the SW Heights, the 87121 zip code has many of the newest homes in Albuquerque, many of which were built after the year 2000. The abundance of overbuilding and the subsequent housing crash has led to a high number of short sales and foreclosures which have held home prices down.
87105 comes in second place with an average sales price of $122,647. Albuquerque’s south valley area lies in the 87105 zip code. The homes are older and the area has a rural feel to it. There are horse properties with acreage and smaller homes along the Rio Grande.
Home sales in the 87102 zip code averaged $139,774 in 2013. This zip code covers the downtown area south to Rio Bravo. There are some great older homes in the area immediately south of downtown, many of which have gone under renovation. There are also some cool lofts available in the zip.
The 87110 zip code comes in fourth place at $172,546. One of Albuquerque’s top selling zip codes, 87110 has the distinction of being one of the most affordable too. 87110 covers parts of the northeast heights including Albuquerque Uptown, a terrific neighborhood near shopping and dining at Uptown Mall and more.
87108 zip code covers the area from Lomas south to Gibson between Carlisle and Wyoming. 87108 includes some great older neighborhoods including the UNM, Nob Hill and Ridgecrest areas. In spite of containing some very desirable areas with higher sales prices, this zip code averages only $173,934, good for 5th place.
Inexpensive doesn’t have to mean cheap. Some inexpensive homes are diamonds in the rough just waiting to be restored to their former glory. Some great examples in Albuquerque are the homes near downtown in the EDO and Barelas neighborhoods, as well as some of the old Mossman homes in the northeast heights.
Townhomes and condos can be some great choices for inexpensive real estate too, unless of course they come with high homeowners association fees.
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Bovet 1822 proudly presents its latest achievement – the new exclusive & innovative technique – bringing a new dimension to the decorative arts, in short the birth groundbreaking combination of traditional miniature painting techniques and layered application of luminescent material.
In an exclusive world premiere, Bovet 1822 is presenting an innovative technique that brings a new dimension to the decorative arts. For almost two centuries, the miniature paintings adorning the cases and dials of Bovet’s timepieces have fascinated and charmed the most demanding enthusiasts of art and fine watchmaking. To complement its 195th anniversary, Bovet is demonstrating just how much potential for innovation still remains, in complete respect of the tradition and rules of their art. This choice attests to the unremitting desire of Pascal Raffy, owner of Bovet 1822 and Dimier 1738, to perpetuate and reinforce the watchmaking arts. The innovation in question is illuminating. It involves combining the traditional technique of miniature painting with the layered application of luminescent material.
The work painted by the artist on the dial’s surface therefore becomes visible both by day and by night. The technique presents the artisan with a multitude of expressive possibilities, such as designing a motif that appears different after dark from that which is visible by day. The skill lies in applying the luminescent material to achieve the same level of detail by night as by day, almost as if the artist is creating two paintings simultaneously. The artisan is also faced with a new constraint, in that he must repeatedly move from a lit room to a dark one in order to gauge each step of his meticulous work. By presenting an entire collection based on this major innovation, Bovet 1822 is once again confirming its reputation as the ultimate pioneer and reference in the applied arts.