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DALLAS, March 08, Mar 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- DALLAS, March 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A. H. Belo Corporation AHC, +1.27% today reported fourth quarter 2018 net income of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per fully diluted share. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company reported net income of $12.8 million, or $0.58 per fully diluted share, primarily driven by the sale of real estate.
For the fourth quarter of 2018, on a non-GAAP basis, A. H. Belo reported operating income adjusted for certain items ("adjusted operating income") of $2.6 million, a decrease of $2.9 million, or 52.6 percent, when compared to adjusted operating income of $5.5 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2017.
Robert W. Decherd, chairman, president and Chief Executive Officer, said, "2018 was a challenging year for newspapers across the country as print advertising declined steeply across all categories. The Dallas Morning News felt this impact beginning early in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the loss of three key accounts at the end of 2017 interrupted revenue growth at Belo + Company until the fourth quarter, when new business filled the gaps and momentum was reestablished.
"The Board and Management Committee devoted the last half of 2018 to addressing the secular changes in the newspaper business and ensuring that Belo + Company has the resources needed to grow consistently over time. This work continues in 2019. Several specific actions have been taken, including a significant product repositioning at The Dallas Morning News; a shift of internal resources at The News to support a range of subscriber initiatives; enhancements to The News' commercial printing business; refinements to Belo + Company's sales organization and expansion of creative services capabilities; and, streamlining of the corporate and operating unit financial organization.
"2019 is off to a good start across the Company and we are encouraged that the efforts undertaken over the past year will yield important benefits. The implementation of the Arc platform at The Dallas Morning News in the third quarter of 2019 will be the culmination of work throughout the newspaper to launch a new digital product design that complements changes made to the print product in January 2019, further emphasizing the importance of subscriber revenue.
"The Company's balance sheet continues to be an advantage in many ways and we are fully re-engaged in the process of monetizing the former headquarters campus in downtown Dallas."
Revenue from advertising and marketing services, including print and digital revenues, was $105.4 million in 2018, a decrease of $37.8 million, or 26.4 percent, when compared to the $143.2 million reported for the full year of 2017. The Company adopted the new revenue standard (Topic 606) as of January 1, 2018, which requires revenue to be recorded net for certain transactions where the Company acted as an agent. Prior to adoption, such revenue was generally recorded gross. As a result of adopting this new guidance, advertising and marketing services revenue was reduced by $11.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, with the offsetting change recorded as a reduction to operating expense.
For the full year 2018, on a non-GAAP basis, total consolidated operating expense adjusted for certain items ("adjusted operating expense") was $209.6 million, a decrease of $27.3 million, or 11.5 percent, compared to $237.0 million of adjusted operating expense reported for full year 2017. The decrease in adjusted operating expense is a result of the Company's continued focus on operating efficiency, which was reflected by the expense reductions in employee compensation and benefits, distribution, advertising and promotion, newsprint and temporary services.
Printing, distribution and other revenue decreased $0.9 million, or 12.8 percent, to $6.2 million, primarily due to decreases of $0.3 million in commercial printing revenue and $0.6 million in event-related and other revenue.
A. H. Belo Corporation will conduct a conference call on Friday, March 8, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. CST to discuss financial results. The conference call will be available via webcast by accessing the Company's website at www.ahbelo.com/invest. An archive of the webcast will be available at www.ahbelo.com in the Investor Relations section.
The Company adopted the new revenue guidance (Topic 606) using the modified retrospective approach as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018, are presented in accordance with the new guidance, while prior period amounts are not restated. While the Company adjusts operating revenue and expense for comparative purposes, these adjustments have no effect on adjusted operating income (loss). In addition, the Company adopted the new retirement benefits guidance (Topic 715) as of January 1, 2018, which requires net periodic pension and other post-employment expense (benefit) to be included in non-operating income (expense). As a result of adopting this guidance, total operating costs and expense increased $1,027 and $3,818 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2017, total operating costs and expense increased $862 and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, expense decreased $2,471. In the third quarter of 2017, the Company completed a de-risking transaction to reduce the Company's pension liability, which resulted in a charge to pension expense of $5,911.
The Company calculates adjusted operating income (loss) by adjusting operating income (loss) to include pension and post-employment expense (benefit) and exclude depreciation, amortization, severance expense, pension plan settlement loss, and asset impairments ("adjusted operating income (loss)"). The Company believes that inclusion of certain noncash expenses and other items in the results makes for more difficult comparisons between years and with peer group companies. Adjusted operating income (loss) is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Management uses adjusted operating income (loss) and similar measures in internal analyses as supplemental measures of the Company's financial performance, and for performance comparisons versus its peer group of companies. Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure for the purposes of evaluating consolidated Company performance. The Company therefore believes that the non-GAAP measure presented provides useful information to investors by allowing them to view the Company's business through the eyes of management and the Board of Directors, facilitating comparison of results across historical periods and providing a focus on the underlying ongoing operating performance of its business. Adjusted operating income (loss) should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities or other comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, this non-GAAP measure may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies.

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11 Bayberry Drive - This Island Park house features three bedrooms and three baths on two levels. Downstairs there's one very large bedroom with a king bed and a private bath. There's also another bathroom next to the living room with the washer & dryer. This bathroom also has a garden tub and a separate standing shower. Upstairs, one bedroom has a king bed and one has two singles.
Amenities include access to two community pools in the Island Park community, hot and cold water enclosed outside shower, central heat and air, microwave oven, dishwasher, washer and dryer, ceiling fans, TV's in all bedrooms, plus one in the living room, DVD player, phone, and secured Wi-Fi, as well as a queen sleeper sofa in the living room. The dining room table seats six, and there are two additional chairs at the bar. The new granite countertops in the kitchen will make cooking a pleasure. The open deck has a gate, patio furniture and a hammock. This house is located almost across from the beach access and a short walk from the Seabrook and Schooner Street pool.
This house rents on a weekly basis only. All our properties have pillows and bedspreads. Sheets, towels, paper and soap products are not provided. ALL OUR PROPERTIES ARE NON SMOKING, AND NO PETS ARE ALLOWED.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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Let A and B be 4-vectors. Show that the dot product of A and B is Lorentz invariant.
Should I be trying to show that [itex]A.B=\gamma(A.B)[/itex]?

industry_corpus2: Math & Statistics


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A guide through poland – It is not important what you have or do, nor where you are…..What is important is what you think about it.
Thanks again Agnieszka now for arranging contact with Julia, a long distance rider herself! She will help me find stables along my way to Mazury!
Give Agnieszka and Julia a hug from me! Nice supporters!

industry_corpus2: Sports


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The best oral and poster communications will be both warded with a 500€ prize. The prizes will be given on Saturday October 7st, 2017, during the conclusion of the conference.
The Young Investigator Travel Grant is awarded to the three top Young Investigators who are selected to present an oral or plenary poster presentation at the Brain Mets Annual Meeting. Young Investigator Travel Grant recipients will receive 600€ (USA), 600€ (ASIA) & 300€ (Europe) to support travel to the Meeting. These grants will be officially announced and given during the conclusion on Saturday October 7st, 2017.

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text: “Gaining through loss” features the story of Joe Cotinola. Growing up, Joe got caught up in a life of gang violence & drug abuse which led him to spending years behind bars. Soon after his release, he gave his life to Jesus. Yet, during his Christian walk, he encountered heavy loss within his family. On this episode you will see how, in the midst of tragedy, he was able to triumph through Jesus Christ.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Dropbox has announced two new versions of Mailbox: one for Android, available now, and one for desktop that's currently in beta.
It's been over a year since Dropbox purchased Mailbox, a previously iOS-exclusive app that is meant to make sorting through emails intuitive and simple.
At the time Dropbox said it would leave Mailbox alone, opting to let it stand on its own and help it grow rather than folding it into Dropbox.
With Mailbox's launch on Android and its impending release on desktop, Dropbox is looking to keep that promise.
In addition to throwing away, saving and organizing your email into lists, the app includes a new feature called auto-swipe that lets it automatically archive certain types of emails, like spam or marketing messages.
The app's official site says it "learns from your swipes and snoozes to automate common actions," essentially figuring out what kind of mail you read and what you save and trash over time.
The need to expand to Android and desktop seems a logical step for an app that Dropbox claimed has 275 million users.
For its time-saving prowess, the app isn't fully featured yet. According to its Google Play description, Mailbox for Android currently only works for Gmail and iCloud accounts.
Dropbox made the announcements at a presser in San Francisco, where it also revealed a new cloud collaboration service called Project Harmony that will make Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint more like Google Docs as well as the Carousel photo and video app.
Mailbox uses intuitive gestures on iOS and now Android to help users deal with emails quickly. On desktop it employs similar gestures for users with a trackpad.
You can sign up for the Mailbox desktop beta on the app's official site or download the Android app now.

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'Odd Nut' goes up for auction on ebay!
Some of you may remember “Odd Nut” from a couple of years back.
I have decided to find a home for him by way of ebay auction.
If you’re interested, you may get him for quite the bargain should bidding go your way.
Here’s a link to the auction page.
Also–There is just over a day left on my first ebay auction of Man’drake’-Thing, my superhero/dragon mash-up!
Man'drake'-Thing up for auction with 3 days left!
3 days left on my first ebay auction!
MY superhero/dragon mash-up executed in acrylics as part of my local sketch group!
My site gets a new look! And an auction is afoot!
My new and updated studio website is ready for take off!
There is a new “Original Art For Sale” page featuring items for most every taste and budget ( provided you have a taste for the fantastical).
There is a “Private Commissions” page where you can hire me to create something for your collection or for someone special.
There is a “Sketch Cards” page where you can find my growing list of collectible cards that are starting to spread across the world.
My “Print For Sale” page continues to be serviced by Pixels.com where you can find prints and merchandise printed to order featuring my personal work.
Perhaps even more important than all of this is my new email newsletter aptly named “The Art of Jeremy McHugh”. There is a sign-up form at “Join My Email List“.
When you sign up, you will receive my latest studio news and updates straight to your email’s in-box! Announcements of sales, auctions, and special offers.
I am celebrating the update with an ebay auction of my recent Man”drake”-Thing superhero mash-up! Starting bid is $.99 and will run for 7 days!
It could be yours for a steal!
I hope you will follow along with my regular sketch efforts interspersed with my professional work.
Back in the saddle with five days of warm-ups for your viewing pleasure!
Then scroll down the blog page to see all the latest silliness.
Dragon Dice artwork is here!
I've been posting my latest work for Dragon Dice on my blog and now am sharing them here on Deviant.
They are larger pieces. I have started to work on bigger in order to allow more detail and brush control.
They premiered at GenCon and were very well-received.
It was terrific to see the gang once again.
Sales were on par with last year which was nice.
It meant that last year was not a fluke and that I am on the right track creatively.
The return of the Daily Warm-up at my studio blog.
I've gotten back into the habit of doing warm-up sketches for my blog.
I hope you will give them a look and enjoy!
Both are watercolor on cold pressed paper.
I posted a new sketch to my studio's blog page.
It features "Darkness" from the film, Legend.
I'll be at Granite State Comicon this coming Sunday, if you happen to be in the neighborhood.
The Ninja Mountain Podcast and a new sketch!
I added a new sketch to my studio blog. One of my regular exercises as I start my painting day.
Also--episode 98 of the Ninja Mountain Podcast came out today and features an interview with artist, Tristan Elwell.
I arrived at Double Midnight Comics and Collectibles at 9:45 this morning and immediately set up to meet the public.
I sat down to my first drawing at 10 am and drew every moment from then on until the last customer came through at 7pm.
A long, but awesome, day!
I think I managed a two minute break at around 3pm ( had to stop to pee!) then I was back in my seat until closing. Woof!
The fun thing about the sketch marathon ( as I like to call it) is that you never know what you are going to draw next. One moment it's a medium shot of Green Arrow, the next it is a full body shot of Muno from Yo Gabba Gabba! There's just no telling!
As an experiment, I set out a tip jar--something I've never done before while at this event.
These are free quick sketches executed on the spot within minutes.
I was surprised to find that people were quite happy to leave a little tip in the jar! Paid for coffee and the card stock I bought for the occasion.
I'll be doing free sketches for folks who attend Free Comic Book Day at Double Midnight Comics and Collectibles this Saturday, May 7th.
Then Sunday, May 15th, I will be exhibiting at Granite State Comicon and selling my wares.
Busy times over the next couple of weekends!
My latest blog post talks about the release of Zombie Bomb Anthology 5 with three new images to enjoy ( I hope).
My latest blog post shows a few new pages from my sketchbook.
My Ultimate Fighter is here!
Digital Color Rough available for the viewing!
Today, I posted the digital color rough for my "Ultimate Fighter Challenge" entry for Art Order.
If you would like to see a brief example of how I use digital tools to generate a color rough for finished paintings, just head on over to the blog entry.
New Daily W.I.P. article on my site.
Some folks here may be familiar with my website blog ( www.mchughstudios.com) where I post works in progress that are part of my daily practice.
I will soon post the finished spot illustration here on DA, but if you would like to follow along with its progress and find out what is going on in my studio, just head on over to the above-posted article link.
It took me a very long time to finally convince myself that I would suffer no problems by posting here on DeviantArt .
I was concerned that I might run into copyright issues by posting work on the site, but seeing so many other pros happily sharing their work here has proven to me that my fears were unfounded.
I maintain a busy blog site for my studio at www.mchughstudios.com which has been the primary internet showcase for my work, but I will now share my work here as well and join in what looks like a fantastic community.
Apr 23, 2014 'Odd Nut' goes up for auction on ebay!
Apr 21, 2014 Man'drake'-Thing up for auction with 3 days left!
Apr 18, 2014 My site gets a new look! And an auction is afoot!
Aug 22, 2011 Dragon Dice artwork is here!
Jun 15, 2011 The return of the Daily Warm-up at my studio blog.
May 11, 2011 The Ninja Mountain Podcast and a new sketch!
Apr 11, 2011 My Ultimate Fighter is here!
Apr 6, 2011 Digital Color Rough available for the viewing!
Apr 5, 2011 New Daily W.I.P. article on my site.


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Here we have this gorgeous 4 String Bass with Walnut body. As you can see, this neck-through bass has maple and walnut laminated neck. Rosewood fingerboard adds little more warmth and roundness to the tone. The body is made of AA quality walnut. Walnut has dark tone and full range of mids. Satin finished for that ultimized "woody" sophisticated look. Pick-ups and electronics are beyond average! We've compared Wolf pick-ups to some of other brands, and we can confidently say that Wolf doesn't fall very far behind. These pickups have strong output and high fidelity. These pickups and active system in the bass goes very well together with the wood tone and overall balance of the bass. Wolf pick-up tend to be little hotter than some of more common basses, but this bass, especially with these wood combination; sound solid as a rock, fully filled tone all around.
Nut width : 1 7/16"

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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RDR recommendation: 250% RDR ticket + Daily 50% + Timed Ability RDR + 40% PT boosts (you dont have to be social, just join and run). Thats it, save your Tri Boosters for more important stuff. Obviously I don't recommend BUYING 400% RDR boosters with actual cash but if you've got the cash to burn do it then i guess? anyways good luck, we all need it.
REMEMBER THAT NEM/SLAVE NT IS AN AREA DROP, SO ANY MOB/BOSS CAN DROP THEM.
Anyways happy (or angry) rare hunting!
1 OT Nem/Slave weapon of your choice (so if you want Sword, use OT sword) + 3 Nem/Slave NT drops (any NT wep) = 1 Nem/Slave Sword (or wep of choice).
Whatever element % you convert from the OT wep is what you'll get when it turns into a NT wep.
start quest -> get max PB -> blast helix (or other PB) with ares out -> ares now has 4% additional damage when used (as long as you don't return to campship). you still need to use ares for the bonuses. you can weapon switch all you want, but only ares gets the bonuses.
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The PB buffs also apparently stacks with each other, stay during area switch, stay even when switching weapons and seems to be permanently active until the end of the quest.
campshipping causes the buffs to die, so be careful if soloing or if drink runs out.
i got very lucky for once and got ares bow this morning and decided to make/affix/test katana. the power with helix/ketos/nifta buffs makes endless quite a joke lol.
I was thinking about maybe going after this to make a Gunslash and swap it in for the 4% damage boost on Helix PB and then swap it out. I play Gunner mostly and was thinking this was worth it for the 4% damage increase because I'm not giving up the utility from my Atra TMGs as main weapon. I feel like it's worth it to try and go after it a bit but just wanted a second opinion.
So you get these extra when you use your Photon Blast? That's a bit underwhelming.
How does the new ares pot work?
You get slightly higher Weapon Damage multiplier with Photon Blast gague. Activating Photon Blast gives a Bonus effect depending on the eidolon of your Photon blast (the creature your Mag turns into). Apparently That photon Blast Bonus stays for the quest duration and when switching weapons.
I remember the old Coat Doublis DS (multi class) have a pot who increase Photon Blast damage by 50%, that sound a lot better for an utility weapon.
Think you missed the point. I'm not worried about PB damage; Ares NT gives permanent bonuses based on the type of PB you do. I want to make a weapon to pair with at least the Helix PB for 4% damage boost.
I'm reading that as "if the weapon you're switching to has the same latent, the boost will persist, but if you swap to a weapon with a different latent, the effect will fade". Is that correct? So you'd have to swap from an Ares NT to another Ares NT to have the boost stay? But if I swapped from Ares NT to Atra, it would fade?
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JP PSO2 What are you going to grind with your Grind Success + 100%?

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West Coast Weekender has a very special experience in store. A vinyl pop up like no other! We are excited to present a curation of records from our diverse lineup of DJ’s. Pop-up vinyl shops that are becoming more and more commonplace. The return to prominence of vinyl has been a recurring story throughout the past few years, as evidenced by the string of recent record store openings around the country.
Expect to see rare finds and exclusive releases (or say pressings) across many genres. This will be a unique opportunity to browse the private collections of some serious collectors! We’ll also be bringing back the Artist Instore where you will be able to meet and greet the DJs playing West Coast Weekender this year. Stop by and Visit Us at The Lafayette Hotel’s Louisiana Room.
We also now have a special day to celebrate! A few days ago people came together in countries across the globe to celebrate Record Store Day. Record Store Day falls on the 21st of April. It’s a day for record store staff, customers, and musicians to get together and celebrate the culture of the independent record store. The first record store day was back in 2007, an idea that was sparked by an email from a record store employee in Portland, Oregon. The comic book industry has “Free Comic Book Day” every May, so, it was argued, there should be something similar for the record collecting crowd.
Great things have been happening for the industry since record store day started. There’s been an uptick in vinyl album sales every year since, sales went up 9% from 2016 to 2017, according to Billboard Magazine. Vinyl sales made up 14% of all physical album sales last year.
DJs!!!! Meet us at The Lafayette Hotel to continue this tradition.


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Step foot onto Canada’s oldest National Historic Site and one of the most hotly contested pieces of land on the entire continent at Fort Anne. For centuries, a succession of Scottish, French, First Nations and English settlers clashed over this prize on the banks of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis River. Today, you can walk the earthen walls, explore the 1797 Officers’ Quarters Museum and soak up centuries of Canadian history.
Fifteen acres of cultivated grounds offer a retreat from the hectic pace of everyday life. In a beautiful setting overlooking a tidal river valley, the prize winning Historic Gardens is a premiere Nova Scotia attraction showcasing gardening methods, designs and materials representing more than four hundred years of local history.
Port-Royal National Historic Site features a reconstruction of the Habitation, where, in 1605, Samuel de Champlain established one of the earliest European settlements in North America. Costumed interpreters help you understand the challenges faced by the French as they carved out a new life, and your imagination will soar as you walk the shore of the Annapolis Basin, gazing at the same horizon Champlain viewed.
In the heart of the Annapolis Valley, Upper Clements Amusement park features over 30 rides and attractions for a full day of family fun. This is the only park in Atlantic Canada that features a Flume ride (the Sissiboo Sizzler), and is the proud home of the only wooden roller coaster in Atlantic Canada, the Tree Topper roller coaster.
Created in memory of all servicemen and women who paid the supreme sacrifice to enable Canadians to live in a free country, the HMCS/CFB Cornwallis Military Historical Society was formed by volunteers to keep the spirit and history of the former training base alive.
Delaps Cove Wilderness Trail System is located along the shores of the Bay of Fundy about 8 kms away from the Cove Oceanfront Campground. The trail complex offers two loops for hiking, one of which runs along the shore and features a forty foot waterfall. Trail head area provides parking, trail map and pit toilets.
18 Hole Par 70 Course with beautiful views of the Annapolis Basin. Also Available for play and laid Out within the normal Course - 18 Hole Par 3 Course 2167 yards.
Located on the Annapolis Royal waterfront in a circa 1869 stagecoach inn and tavern, the O’Dell House Museum is the former home of Nova Scotia Pony Express rider Corey O’Dell and his family. The ground floor of this period Victorian structure allows you to step back in time and explore the inn’s parlour, dining room, kitchen and small office. The second floor houses several rooms of interpretive displays which document the sea-faring and ship-building past of the Annapolis Royal area and the everyday lives of its citizens. The O’Dell House Museum also houses the Annapolis Heritage Society’s Genealogy Centre and its Archives and Collections Centre.
Located in a circa 1764 farmhouse on one of the most historic roads in Canada, North Hills Museum features Georgian décor assembled by the late antiques collector Robert Patterson. His collection of 18th century paintings, ceramics, glassware and furniture is one of the finest in Canada. This charming house, which Mr. Patterson left to the Nova Scotia Museum in his will, overlooks the waters of the Annapolis Basin.
The Bay of Fundy attracts a multitude of whales, dolphins, birds and other marine life. Take an interactive tour on a whale watching boat or even a zodiac, and get up close to nature. There are plenty of great whale watching companies just a short drive and a day trip away.
There are a variety of interesting and informative tours available in Annapolis Royal, including grave yeard tours, and historic site guided tours.
The Annapolis Royal Generating Station is a 20 MW tidal power station located on the Annapolis River immediately upstream from the town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only tidal generating station in North America. The generating station harnesses the tidal difference created by the large tides in the Annapolis Basin, a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy. Opened in 1984, the Annapolis Royal Generating Station was constructed by Nova Scotia Power Corporation, which was, at the time, a provincial government Crown corporation that was frequently used to socially benefit various areas in the province.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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N-Joi formed in 1990 when Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin were only 20 years of age. In the late 80's early 90's dance music was unheard of in the National Charts and the underground warehouse parties were still illegal, which is where you would find N-Joi. At this stage not a single instrumental dance tracks had entered the charts until N-Joi came along. Their first release on De-construction Records (BMG) was 'Adrenalin' which was a hard hitting, full on techno sound.
N-Joi had only ever played live to no less than 30,000 people at most of the legal and illegal parties, so this was the beginning of their journey into bringing underground dance music to the forefront of the public consciousness. 'Adrenalin' their first release entered the national charts at No.19, which they also performed (without lyrics) on Top of the Pops. They soon were in big demand and hooked up with singer / performer Sam Sprackling aka Saffron. She brought a sexier edge to the band on stage and it also enabled them to bring vocals to their underground sound, making themselves more appealing to a wider audience. They released 'Anthem' performed by Saffron, which stormed the national charts at No.8. They were probably the most successful dance act at this time. 'Anthem' was also doing extremely well in the USA and entered the Billboard charts at No.1. N-Joi then released 'Live in Manchester' which was very different to the more commercial hit 'Anthem', but still entered the charts at No.36. By now N-Joi were busy touring the USA, UK, Europe and Australia and it wasn't too long before international artists such as Madonna and Annie Lennox were requesting remixes. They remixed 'Little Bird' for Annie Lennox but they unfortunately were too busy gigging to remix for Madonna and they had to decline her offer! N-Joi's manager at the time had taken on an unknown rave act called 'The Prodigy', who loved what N-Joi did so much that they decided to form a band themselves. Eventually over the years 'The Prodigy' became more successful than N-Joi but still wanted to perform with them, so when they were offered a tour they requested N-Joi to support.
2010 See’s N-Joi back, new gigs and a re-release by Sony of the record that made them huge in the first place.


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Great news! The EFFA Foundation received a generous donation from a close group of friends called BOFF (Belangeloze Organisatie Forever Friends). Although the members of BOFF are living spread throughout the Netherlands, they gather multiple times a year. One of the gatherings is the no-kids weekend each september where they, among other things, spend one day working for a non-profit organization (for instance helping disabled people). Besides that, the members of BOFF each propose a charitable organization, which is eligible for their collective donation. A part of the annual budget of BOFF is donated to a small charitable organization that is chosen democratically out of all the proposed charities. Some important conditions are, that the charity has clear objectives and have shown a concrete implementation of these objectives. We are happy to announce that the EFFA foundation was chosen this year and received a very generous donation!
We are very grateful for this donation. We can’t emphasize enough that the projects that the entrepreneurs of EFFA are setting up, are only possible with the help of donations. Amongst others, this donation makes it possible that EFFA can start another project in the near future. We are currently meeting up and interviewing potential entrepreneurs that are willing to set up these projects. We will keep you updated about that, but is seems likely that the second project of EFFA will be launched soon!

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Our young horses are kept at our farm in mid Wales. They are housed and turned out in groups, in a regime geared towards their growth and wellbeing. We believe this is a crucial stage in the development of competition horses and we encourage clients to see the horses at this stage of their lives. We have excellent loose jumping facilities in Wales where we can demonstrate their scope and style.
Here at Haresfield we have superb training and trial facilities including a large Martin Collins arena, plus an indoor school.
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With PixieDust you can use the power of Python and Jupyter Notebooks when you have never coded before, are an experienced data analyst or data scientist, or are a developer with little Python experience wanting to quickly explore some data.
The latest FfDL release enables support for Uber's Horovod mechanism for distributed deep learning training.
Use an open source image caption generator deep learning model to filter images based on their content in a web application.
H2O.ai is the newest member of the FfDL stack, providing an in-memory, distributed, and scalable machine learning and predictive analytics platform.
Discover Deep Learning models that you can deploy in an instant in the IBM Code Model Asset Exchange, an exchange of free and open source deep learning models.
Learn about Aardpfark, an open source library for exporting Spark ML models and pipelines to PFA.
Learn the basic, intermediate, and advanced skills needed to build a conversation chatbot with Watson Assistant.
Check out some basic features of the Apache Spark Data Sources API V2 to create your own data source and explore push-down optimization techniques.
Better utilize all available cluster resources when running a large Spark ML job by enabling model parallelism. Beginning with Apache Spark 2.3.0, it will be possible to enable model parallelism when performing model selection over a parameter grid.
These kernels are making me thirsty!
Leverage the power of Jupyter Enterprise Gateway to re-hydrate your compute cluster.
Continue reading These kernels are making me thirsty!
Model Asset eXchange -- MAX -- is a an app store for models that aims to ignite a community of data scientists and AI developers, enabling them to easily discover, rate, and deploy machine learning models.
The Center for Open-Source Data & AI Technologies -- CODAIT -- will aim to make AI models dramatically easier to create, deploy, and manage in the enterprise.
Discover use cases for three string-trimming functions in Spark SQL -- TRIM, LTRIM and RTRIM -- that can be used to trim the spaces from a string.
A tutorial for developers who want to customize their Spark application with their own optimizer, parser, analyzer, or physical planning strategy rules.
The new developer pattern "Explore Spark SQL and its performance using TPC-DS workload" demonstrates the steps required to quickly set up and run TPC-DS workloads when targeted to run against either their local spark environment, or using the Spark as a service through the IBM Data Science Experience (DSX).
A step-by-step tutorial to implement a specific database dialect so that your database will work properly with Spark JDBC Data Source.
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A standard RGB system is fine but the range of colours is limited and if you want to have a simple white then you will probably be disappointed by the result. By adding a true white chip to RGB means better colour control, more pastel colours, a much wider colour palette, as well as true white capability - the results are obvious, much greater subtlety and more effective light.
This version has a true white chip built into the LED and is PU coated for protection.
ColourStrip is available with a choice of white chip colours - warm white or cool white and you will need to add a control system to make it operate. Take a look at our HaloLED system - an easy to use system which links your RGBW strip to a choice of controls - hand held remote, wall plate or an app for your Smartphone. The combination of ColourStrip and HaloLED means you have full creative control over your system - find the exact colours you need and recall them instantly from a wall mounted touch switch, or set timers and functions from your Smartphone.


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A lost dog is providing opportunity for Grace Brethren missionaries Kevin and Holly High to meet some of their new neighbors in northern Argentina. The Highs have recently moved to a new area, and the following is excerpted from one of their updates.
“We’ve been in the midst of a type of family crisis since last Friday night when our two boxer puppies, seven months old, escaped after dark from our home. They have been part of the family since March and are brother and sister, Spike and Samantha.
“In Argentina, this is something that both the police nor the SPCA helps with and the rule of finders-keepers is legal.
“On Monday, around lunchtime we recovered Samantha about five miles away in a dark mechanic’s shop inside the cab of a wrecked pickup truck. She was dehydrated and weak but is making a good recovery at home. It is a miracle of the direct intervention of God’s mighty hand that led us to find her.


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The year 2014 has been a momentous one for conservation and indigenous peoples alike.
John Scott, Senior Programming Officer for Traditional Knowledge and focal point for Indigenous Peoples and Communities for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) noted that many significant decisions have been made in the past several weeks: “We can now use the term ‘indigenous peoples and local communities’ in major policies. It has taken 22 years to get to this point.” Scott noted that the acknowledgement of the term is a real sign of respect, but “we must remind governments about their commitments, especially to maintain the already agreed upon standards."
Leonardo Rosario pointed out that policies crafted at the international level are oftentimes not brought to the communities, so they are not aware of these policies and their rights. Dias agreed and said that accessibility for local communities needs improvement. He cited Brazil is commendable example.
Lucy Mulenkei from the Indigenous Information Network (IIN) in Kenya said that “COP 12 was quite a success for indigenous peoples involvement, especially as they play a large role as stakeholders.” She felt that more inclusive involvement has been promoted, but biodiversity issues must also be at the forefront.
Tui Shortland of the Nga Tirairaka o Ngati Hine from New Zealand criticized poor reporting on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, especially on Target 18 on respecting traditional and customary knowledge. She underscored the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural diversity as these are significant carrier of customary knowledge.
Samson Viulu, co-chair of the Pacific caucus of the WIN reported that the Pacific Caucus was established at UNSIDS. Reflecting on the experience from his own country, the Solomon Islands, he said that “we lack proper capacity to set up NBSAPs, so it’s important for indigenous peoples to attend conferences and workshops.” He expressed his hope that indigenous representatives from the Pacific would get involved in the WIN Pacific Caucus to continue to develop protocols suited to the Pacific area.
The responsible governance of tenure can increase food and nutrition security and help protect the environment. Food and nutrition security depend on how people access land, fisheries, and forests. Access is often not consistently and responsibly regulated; whereby it is possible to have legal framework or unwritten customs and practices. The session explored how the responsible governance of tenure can provide protection against arbitrary loss of tenure rights experienced by local and indigenous communities, and therefore contribute to food security.
Francesca Romano from the Land Tenure Team at FAO introduced the voluntary guidelines as a way to provide responsible governance. They were developed using a cross-sectoral approach: “Land, forestries, fisheries are touched, and they are water-related in a broad sense”. The guidelines are a legal document urging governments to recognize tenure rights and the people who hold them, safeguard them and prevent disputes and violent conflicts arising from unclear tenure arrangements. She pointed out that the guidelines are an instrument for all, not just for governments, but also available to civil society organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and the private sector. She called on civil society to check on governments regarding their implementation.
Lena Westlund from FAO explained that the guidelines were developed following a rights-based approach. She explained the relevance of the voluntary status of the guidelines: “The voluntary guidelines do carry certain weight, even though they are voluntary, because they have been agreed on by member states.” She highlighted that the challenge is to implement the guidelines. The key to this will be awareness raising among stakeholders and governments, for the guidelines to make a difference in the lives of people.
Joe Martin from the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations in Canada explained how teachings lived on in their people. Eli Enns, North America Coordinator for the ICCA Consortium, complemented by pointing out how the social contract is embodied in the traditions of the Tla-o-qui-aht. After a recent court victory, his indigenous group realized that “we have an important governance responsibility here”. The guidelines could be a way to help reclaim this governance responsibility.
Naseegh Jaffer from the World Forum Fisher People (WFFP) in South Africa presented on impacts of the small scale voluntary guidelines. He explained that they “give formal recognition to the small scale sector as a sector. You are not just a stinky man stepping off a boat anymore.” He warned that implementation of the guidelines won’t be an automatism: “The guidelines are not going to be handed out on a platter. They will come to us through campaigns on the local and national levels.” Continued engagement from civil society is crucial.
Mikaela Jade of Paramodic introduced the significance of data in today’s world: “Data will be the new oil, start getting yours now.” A particularly new innovation is wearable technologies like Google Glass, a device containing more than 50 different sensors and data tracking devices.
Jade encouraged the audience to try to understand what types of data are being collected, by whom, and how indigenous peoples and local communities can retain ownership over the data collected.
From her own experience, she shared that in the process of creating a new app, she collected data without having an understanding of where the data was stored. As an example, were Google Glass used in indigenous lands, secret sacred sites could be revealed through the technology, since GPS positions are constantly tracked through Glass. This is a threat to cultural integrity.
An implication of this is that when data is produced, communities have to ensure that they will own this information, so they are not left out when benefits are created: “We must ensure digital sovereignty of communities.” Jade suggested data management plans as tools to ensure ownership. Community elders should be able to decide whether they are comfortable using the device, and if they are not, it should not be used.
Where does the data go to, including where is it stored physically?
How does the community get it resolved back in a valuable and valid way?
In the case of Google, the information created is owned by Google, without ownership of the community. However, sights and cultural rituals are oftentimes sacred and secret in aboriginal communities. This is under threat if the information gets distributed worldwide by a third party. Additionally, cultural knowledge may be devaluated if it has been digitized.
WIN Dialogue: Extractive Industries and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities - Can We Negotiate?
Masego Madzwamuse from the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa moderated the session, a reflection on how traditional land owners worldwide can confront the encroachment on their territories by extractive industries. She highlighted that this this is an issue faced by countless indigenous peoples on all continents, and welcomed the speakers.
Florence Daguitan from the Tebtebba Foundation in the Philippines presented on how her people have responded to extractive industries. Her insights showed that fighting extractive industries will produce a mix of failures and successes for indigenous peoples. Back in the 1970s, a logging concession of 200 ha in indigenous territories was protested with respect and dignity despite martial law. A degree of self-determination was won in the 1980s, but in 1995 the Philippine Mining Act gave de facto ownership over natural resources to foreign corporations. Ms. Daguitan pointed out that unity is needed among indigenous peoples: “We need to fight united against corporate mining.” Additionally, indigenous peoples themselves need look after their territories better: “If we destroy our own lands slowly, we are not going to make progress.” Despite these challenges, Ms. Daguitan noted that awareness about corporate mining is now higher than before among indigenous peoples and local communities in the Philippines.
From the Cook Islands, Teina Mackenzie of Te Ipukarea Society gave an overview over her community’s efforts to counter deep seabed mining. Even though the government has committed to create a marine park that would extend over roughly half the size of the Cook Islands’ EEZ (an area of 1.8 million sq km), there are negotiations about granting concessions to corporations to exploit the rich natural resources in the Cook Islands offshore Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This conflicts with the communities needs, since the sea is the main source of livelihoods for community members. Seabed mining could lead to a collapse of the ecosystem, given that the waters the communities rely on are already subject to many stressors beyond their control, such as the effects of climate change. Ms. Mackenzie pointed out that “when discussing conservation measures, there will always be the concern that economic development would lag if plans for resource exploitation were aborted”. Her community is fighting for strong regulative measures to ensure that when mining is carried out one day, it follows the highest environmental standards: “When we move into that industry, we will be prepared!”. She reported that she feels fortunate that many Cook Islanders are already aware of the risks of mining the ocean.
Clemente Caimany from the Consejo Regional Tsimané Mosetene in Bolivia presented the experience of his organization, which represents 22 indigenous communities in the Pilón Lajas Biosphere reserve. The council was awarded the Equator Prize 2010. While the organization was able to lobby for a protected area in 1992, a variety of threats on the reserve persist, such as plans for mining, logging, oil exploitation, or the construction of a dam. With roads come colonists, too. The government had even planned to re-settle the communities to other places. To counter these pressures, Mr. Caimany’s organization developed a toolbox, consisting of guides and activities to monitor impacts of outside economic activities such as mining or hydropower. Creating this data gives communities a much better starting point in negotiations. Mr. Caimany stressed that such negotiations are necessary: “You can’t work against the government, or it will get much worse.” Instead, a collaborative approach, bringing in stakeholders, communities and NGOs is needed.
Willis Ombai from the Open Society Foundation of Southern Africa (OSISA) introduced the prospects for fracking in the Kalahari desert in Namibia. This technology, using large amounts of water to pressure natural gas out of porous rocks, is a major threat to local communities and indigenous peoples inhabiting the lands with the resources. Mr. Ombai showed a video depicting the case. He explained that OSISA’s film created a national debate about fracking in the Kalahari.


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"Genera Angiopteris, Botrychium, Christensenia, Danaea, Helminthostachys, Marattia, Ophioglossum, Osmunda and Todea are a loosely related group of ferns which have primitive features. Some have dimorphic fronds or specialized fertile blades attached to sterile blades of vastly different appearance. In size, they range from tiny plants with fronds a few inches long to giants with fronds several yards in length. With the possible exception of species of Osmunda, few ferns in this group are commonly grown and lack commercial appeal.
These ferns mostly occur in moist conditions, particularly in situations where the soils are moist to wet. Species of Angiopteris, Marattia and Danaea generally seek sheltered, shady situations while most of the others grow in more open conditions. Species of Botrychium, Helminthostachys and the terrestrial Ophioglossum are deciduous and die back to a perennial root system each year. Some species of Osmunda may also be deciduous though the others are evergreen.
Ferns of this group are mainly grown by collectors for their interest value. Large plants of Angiopteris are impressive and can be the focal point of a planting. Species of Osmunda are very decorative and lend themselves well to landscping where water is a feature. Todea barbara is an impressive fern which makes a very durable container plant. Ophioglossum pendulum is unsurpassed as a basket plant. Species of Botrychium can be difficult to maintain and may succed best in a garden situation.
Most ferns of this group will tolerate quite moist to wet soils, preferably with the water moving and not stagnant. Species of Botrychium and Ophioglossum like moist but not overwet soils.
An open mix based on a well-structured loam is usually suitable. Despite their tolerance of moist soils a well-drained potting mix is necessary. Most species seem to need soils of an acid pH.
Ferns of this group like plenty of water and may suffer sever setbacks if allowed to dry out. Plants of Helminthotachys and the terrestrial species of Ophioglossum appreciate having the base of the pot submerged in a container of water while they are in active growth.
Species of Botrychium, Helminthostachys and Ophioglossum require little in the way of nutrients and occasional applications of old manure or weak liquid fertilizers are adequate for their requirements. The other ferns will respond to applications of manures or fertilizers but are generally not heavy feeders.
Species of Angiopteris, Christensenia, Danaea and Marattia prefer shady conditions and have their best appearance when provided with such protection. The rest of this group needs bright light and will happily grow in the sun if the soils are moist to wet. Many of the tropical species are sensitive to cold, especially frosts.
Slugs and snails may be very damaging to the fleshy fronds and rhizomes of many of the ferns included in this group. For plants of Botrychium and Ophioglossum continual protection may be necessary " (See Pest Control by companion planting).
Culture: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould, sand and charcoal. Pot, February, March. Position, pots or tubs, standing in 3 inches (7.5 cms) of water in shade. Water freely in spring and summer, moderately other times.
Temperature, March to September 55-60F (C), September to March 45-50F (C).
Propagation: By division of roots in April.
Culture: Compost, equal parts sandy loam and peat. Position, moist, shady rockery, or in grass. Half-hardy species in cool greenhouse. Plant, April. Water freely in dry weather during summer.
Propagation: By spores sown on surface of sandy peat in shallow, well-drained pans placed under bell-glass in temperature 65-75F (18-24C) any time.
Greenhouse, evergreen fern with long, feather-shaped fronds; leaflets twice or 3 times divided. First introduced late eighteenth century.
Culture: Compost, 2 parts peat, 1 each of loam, leaf-mould and sand. Position, large well-drained pots or moist beds. Pot or plant, February or March. Shade from sun essential. Water freely, March to October, moderately afterwards. Syringing not required. Temperature, February to October 60-70F (16-21C), October to February 50-60F (10-16C).
Propagation: By spores gathered when ripe in July and sown on surface of pans of soil alongside, covered with a sheet of glass, and placed in a cool, moist frame or greenhouse; division of plants in April.
Hardy deciduous fern. Barren fronds, egg-shaped, pale green; fertile ones contracted, spike-like.
Outdoor Culture: Soil, moist, loamy. Position, in tufts of grass on partially shaded rockery. Plant, April to August. Lift plants growing wild with large sod attached and plant fern and sod together. Water freely in dry weather.
Pot Culture: Compost, sandy loam and leaf-mould in equal parts. Position, shallow pans, well-drained, in cold, shady frame. Plant, April to August. Water freely MArch to September, keep just moist afterwards.
Hardy evergreen and deciduous fern. Fronds, feather-shaped, plain or crested; fertile portions contracted.
Culture of Hardy Species: Soil, 1 part each loam, leaf-mould and sand, 2 parts peat. Position, bases of sheltered, moist rock gardens or margins of ponds in shade or part shade. Plant, April. Top-dress annually in April with compost of peat, leaf-mould and loam. Remove dead fronds in March. Water plants growing elsewhere than on the margins of ponds copiously in dry weather.
Greenhouse evergreen and deciduous fern. Fronds, feather-shaped, plain or crested; fertile portions contracted.
Culture of Greenhouse Species: Compost, equal parts turfy loam and peat, little sand. Position, pots or beds in moist, shady part of greenhouse or fernery. Pot or plant, March or April. Water copiously April to October, moderately aferwards. Temperature 55-65F (13-18C) April to September, 45-55F (7-13C) September to April.
The King Fern, Regal Fern and Flowering Fern is distributed throughout the British Isles and is a plant of bogs, river-sides and swampy woods.
The spores are ripe from June to August, and the plant shrivels at the first touch of frost.
Trunks form relatively quickly if planted in very wet, damp conditions.
Same culture and propagation as Leptopteris.
It being from the Osmundaceae family does best in or near water in damp ground. Still a rare fern in cultivation.
Species in the genus Todea, as Leptopteris, are distinct from other in Osmundaceae in that sporangia are born on laminar pinnules.


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This is me and some of the stories I like to share. I wish I always had my friend to follow me around and narrate my life. Special thanks to my sister who feeds me choco chewies.
I travelled to Hidalgo, Mexico with the owners of El Hidalguense Restaurant to tell the story of their culture and roots. I ate tacos the whole time.
This is my dad. His memories with Mercedes-Benz started when he was 12 years old.
I began capturing stories for Rice University, Exxonmobile, University of St. Thomas, and The Center for Houston’s Future among others.
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Operation process in manufacturing industry generally includes cleaning process. Detergent is one of the substances used in the cleaning process. Detergent always contains surfactant and surfactant helps the cleaning process a lot.
Materials can be classified into three types which are solids, liquids and gases. Boundary where these phases contact is called interface. There are five patterns of interface as the following. Solid and solid, solid and liquid, solid and gas, liquid and liquid, then liquid and gas.
Chemical agents or products which exert one’s function and enhance its performance is called activator.
Surfactant is generic name of chemical agents which exert specific function of interface and enhance its performance. For example, water and oils can hardly be mixed together normally. Water and oil are not mixed originally since interface exists between them, however, surfactant acts on the interface to change its characteristics and water and oils becomes to be able to mix together.
Even water and oil cannot be mixed together originally, they can be mixed easily by being stirred after a little amount of surfactant is added, and stable emulsion can be made. This function of surfactant is used for making ice cream, margarine, paints, inks, etc.
Water normally forms spherical and roll on lotus leaves, however, water is spread on surface of the leaves when surfactant is dissolved in it. By using this function of surfactant, agricultural chemicals can be sprayed thinly and evenly onto leaves, so that large effect can be produced with small amount. Also, it is used for infiltrating dyestuffs and finishing agent evenly into fiber, leather, etc. since it makes water to infiltrate more easily.
Water that surfactant is dissolved makes foams easily. This is because surfactant makes water to take in air bubbles and make the bubbles stable to be kept their form. Also, some kinds of surfactant reduce foams, so that they are used when foaming need to be prevented.
Stains of oils and sweat are hardly removed. By using surfactant, it moistens both clothe and stain, takes off the stain by soaking into space between the clothe and stain, and also remove the stain by emulsifying and breaking down. In other words, multiple function of surfactant cooperate and stains are removed. Cleaning is an important process in many fields. For example, woolen textile starts with removing process of dirt of wool, then the wool is washed many times until it becomes fabric. Paper manufacturing starts with cleaning and bleaching the pulps reduced from wood, and also in metal industry, degreasers and detergents are necessary.
Detergents used in cleaning process contain surfactants, therefor oils are removed completely by this component. However, the surfactant affects on effluent treatment process in various ways.
For example, it causes negative effects such as foaming during effluent treatment process or increasing COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand). Cleaning process is an essential process in manufacturing, however, some kinds of measures to reduce its effect is necessary during treatment process of the water used for cleaning.
One of the counter measures is to use appropriate flocculants during effluent treatment and dehydration treatment processes. By using the appropriate flocculants, function of surfactant is weakened and condensation is done stably.
The flocculants are chemical agents to gather particles dispersed in muddy water and make assemblies, then let them settle to the bottom. Lumps of gathered particles are called aggregates or flocs. By settling the particles to the bottom, it becomes easy to separate water and flocs. This is used for settling tank and dehydration stage during water treatment process.
Drying process of the wastes discharged after effluent treatment and dehydration process such as sludge is affected by the flocculants.
Sludge containing flocculants are almost always agglomerated as the drying process goes on. The condition of them is sludge-like when they are fed to dryer, however, they form grains and lumps as they are heated and dried. It becomes difficult to dry inside as the lump get bigger since heat hardly reach to inside. Inner part is not dried even surface is dried.
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Because of our original technology with international patent, blade inside the dryer cuts off the material to be dried when the blades passed by each other and when edges of blade touches trough.
Agglomeration can be prevented by repeating the cutting off process in the above.
Please refer to the following page for further details of our agglomeration preventive function of material to be dried.
Please refer to the following page for about effects of flocculants during drying process.
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Bob the Birder: Is it Christmas yet ?
Pre Christmas birding has been typically quiet. A bit of birding here and there in between visits to various butchers to buy the traditional festive pork and game pies etc. I'm in charge of cold meats and pickles you see, which I suppose is reasonable as 50% of my family is vegetarian. I'm also in charge of alchohol, enough said. Although I should perhaps mention the brewery challenge. The challenge is to sample a pint of ale from each of the 12 independant breweries in Warwickshire during the month of January when the birding is a bit slow. I've already started my research and come up with a complication straight away. The Tunnel brewery, formally based at the Lord Nelson is moving to a farmhouse a couple of miles away and the Lord Nelson is setting up its own brewery at the pub and hopes to be up and running in January.
Highlights of various local walks in the last couple of days has produced Raven at Bentley woods and Kingfisher on the Coventry canal near Mancetter, like I said, its a bit quiet.
Had a walk round Middleton Lakes yesterday but same story, a single Redshank, Water Rail and 25 or so Golden plover, while at Middleton Hall lake there was another Redshank and 2 Green Sandpipers. The gull roost at Coton was also also disappointing with only one Yellow legged Gull and another Water rail.


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A French company that packs olives and garlic and a sardine packer in Portugal are both on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for food safety violations at their facilities.
In warning letters dated May 5 and recently made public by FDA, the agency outlined violations and gave the companies 15 working days to respond. If the problems are not resolved to the satisfaction of FDA, future shipments of the olives, garlic and fish could be detained at the border.
In a May 5 warning letter to general manager Hubertine Van Kessel, the FDA warned Barnier Production about “serious deviations” from U.S. regulations about low-acid canned food (LACF) and acidified food production at the company’s Frontignan, France, production facility.
FDA inspectors discovered the problems Jan. 16 and 17, issuing a Form 483 at the conclusion of their inspection. The company had not responded to FDA regarding the problems as of May 5.
“As a manufacturer of LACF and acidified food products intended for export to the United States, you are required to comply with the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the Act) and the regulations promulgated under the Act, including those relating to the processing of low-acid foods packaged in hermetically sealed containers and acidified food products,” according to the warning letter.
Problems with temperatures of black and green olives and garlic cloves during production are among the violations cited in the warning letter.
Fabrica De Conservas A Poveira S.A.
In a May 5 warning letter to administrator Sergio Real, serious violations of U.S. low-acid canned food regulations (LACF) and the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation are detailed.
During a Feb. 6-7 inspection of the production facility in Portugal, the FDA found problems with temperatures of sardines during production and inadequate temperature monitoring, both violations of the LACF regulations. The company responded to FDA’s findings in February, but not to the satisfaction of the agency.
“Your response dated Feb. 24, 2017, is not adequate in that the updated production record that you provided still does not have headings pertaining to come up time (CUT), the temperature-indicating device and temperature recording device readings, and number of containers per coding interval where these critical factors can be recorded during retort operations. Furthermore, you only provided a blank production record so we cannot verify that you are recording initial temperature and the actual process time,” according to the warning letter.
Violations of the U.S. seafood HACCP regulations in the company’s sardine, mackerel and cod packing operations are also cited in the warning letter. The violations could allow scombrotoxins and Staphylococcus aureus to form and grow in the fish.


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It astounds me how each new season of life reveals new facets and depths of God’s character and heart. It’s not always easy to put into words, but if you’ve experienced that beginning of a new chapter, you know what I mean.
You spend years in church and in worship and in the word, and you think you’re starting to understand … and then you get married. And you knew that Jesus is a bridegroom and the Church is his bride, but then you start living a reflection of one of those roles and lightbulbs start turning on.
This is what it means to love someone—not just to feel warm feelings, but really love/serve. This is what it means to be committed to someone even on the days he/she drives you crazy. This is a new level of dying to self.
And then some more time goes by and you think you’re starting to understand … and then you become a parent. And you knew that God is a father and that spiritual re-birth is difficult, but then you starting living a reflection of that reality and more lightbulbs start turning on.
This is what it means to love someone—not just to feel warm feelings and commit to someone, but to really know—without hesitation—that you would die for someone (and, at first, for someone you don’t even really know yet). This is why trust is important, and this is how justice and love really do coexist. This is what it feels like to love someone more than you ever thought possible and know you can only really hope and pray that he/she comes to love you back. This is a new level of dying to self.
It amazes me even more than those experiences are never identical, and yet each one is an accurate reflection of the heart of God. A husband’s experience of marriage is very different, in some ways, from his wife’s. A father’s experience of birth is very different from a mother’s, and each has a different experience as a parent.
Each one comes to understand nuances that he/she could probably never put into words.
And so many people have experiences that others never will: the death of a child, the premature death of a spouse, a remarriage, step-children or step-parents … but in all of it we can draw closer to our God who has voluntarily experienced all of these things for us.
So of course I knew that adoption would be another chapter that God would use to teach me new things about him. If you had asked me, six months ago, if I expected to learn something about the heart of God through this process I would have said that yes, of course I do.
But—just like I thought I knew a thing or two about being the bride of Christ before I become a bride, or the love of a Father before I had a child—I had no idea what I was in for.
At first it was simply one more encouraging thought. “If God did this to adopt me, how much more can I fill out paperwork?” Now, when I come back to it, it is still very encouraging, but (at the risk of sounding blasphemous, because, of course, I know that nothing I do for my Chinese son could ever come close to measuring up to a fraction of what Christ did for me), it’s also starting to feel empathetic.
In the same way that a parent gets a small, exclusive glimpse into the heart of the Father, the adoption process is definitely opening a small, exclusive glimpse into the heart of the Redeemer.
And I’m not yet sure how to put it into words, so if you’re still reading this, I’m sorry if it ends on an anti-climatic note for now.
I can tell you that I find it more outrageous than ever that a God who exists outside of time would willingly constrain his heart to a life and a redemptive process that takes time.
I can tell you that I sing along with lyrics like, “There’s no shadow You won’t light up, Mountain You won’t climb up, Coming after me …” with a new sense of awe, and occasionally a bit of embarrassment that he would do anything like this for my pathetic heart.
I can tell you that I am beginning to understand, maybe, what was so scandalous and weird about the idea of God grafting the Gentiles into his family.
But the rest of it still leaves me speechless. And I know we still have so, so far to go.
Paperwork — Currently waiting on approval from Immigration Services. Probably a week or two. Then we take that paperwork for one more round of certification and authentication, and then everything goes to China.
Grants — Lots of applications turned in and lots more to go. So far one decision was made, but not in our favor. The others are still in their review processes.
Fundraisers — Our MudLOVE campaign (which has been AWESOME) wraps up this week! We met our campaign goal, but it would be cool if we hit 150% before it’s over! 50% of the money goes to our adoption (or 100% of donations through the campaign page), and it will all go straight to our agency to help pay for the next round of fees when we send paperwork to China in the next few weeks.
Our PayPal page is still open as well. 100% of donations there will help us pay off fees and costs that we’ve had to put on our credit card.
Prayer requests — Favor with grant organizations and government offices, miraculous provision, peace and safety over our son, honesty and compassion in his caretakers, comfort and peace for his biological parents.
Beautiful revelations of our Father’s heart, Lex. Thank you for sharing.


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Pediatric Pulse Oximeter - 5-1/2 in. x 2-7/8 in. x 1-5/8 in.
Accurately measures pulse rate and oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin in children. Dual-color OLED display with adjustable screen brightness has two display orientation modes. Also features a low battery indicator and an automatic shut-off. Fits fingers measuring 1 in.-2 in. dia. Includes neck strap with quick-release lanyard and illustrated English/Spanish instructions. Requires two AAA batteries (included). 5-1/2 in. x 2-7/8 in. x 1-5/8 in.


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Be open to change! You needn’t be content with the limited exposure of small INDY comic cons. Too many INDY creators appear to have accepted the premise that Diamond Comics Distributors represents mainstream comics, and are more concerned with wanting to be known as INDY comics—a part of a small community of people that barely sell enough merchandise to cover their table cost—than maximizing sales.
Wizard has released their estimated attendance numbers at 50,000 for their Columbus, OH Con. CUD will be located directly across the street in the gymnasium of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, on July 31st. Don’t miss out on our experimental piggyback ride.
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IS SHORT SALE OR FORECLOSURE MY BEST OPTION?
You can get further information here. However, in a rapidly changing environment, make sure you get the latest information available from the actual lending institutions mentioned.
There has been much dialogue on this issue. The question is whether or not a foreclosure will have a more severe impact on your credit score than a short sale. A recent FICO study sheds needed light on this question. Here is a chart from that report.
The first chart shows the impact on the score for each stage of delinquency, and the second shows how long it takes the score to fully “recover” after the fact.
We can see that there is very little difference in impact on your credit score whether you choose a short sale or a foreclosure.
Usually a family asking this question is already experiencing major financial difficulties. This may be putting immense pressure on both parents and the children. If you allow your home to go to foreclosure, you move and leave it vacant or you stay waiting for an official to knock on your door demanding you move. That added burden can cause even more stress for a family.
In the short sale process, you work with the bank and pre-determine the day you will move. The new purchasers usually move in the same day. Your family moves with a plan and you don’t leave the neighborhood with a vacant house to deal with. There is a level of dignity in this type of move that does not always take place in a foreclosure situation.
For several reasons, a short sale may be the better option for your family. It is best to get professional advice if faced with this decision.
Home sales and prices are still dropping around the country as huge inventories of foreclosures and short sales continue to weigh on many markets. So how can traditional sellers stand out in a crowded real estate marketplace? CNNMoney.com recently highlighted several keys to getting a home sold in a tough real estate market.
1. Cut your price by a lot. Buyers nowadays want to feel they are getting a “steal,” real estate experts say. But some sellers may be tempted to list a property above fair market value just to test out the market and see if they can get a taker. In the past year, about 25 percent of sellers who initially listed their homes too high ended up having to reduce the price, according to Trulia.com.
“The first 30 days on the market are the most important,” says Elizabeth Kamar, a real estate professional in Norwalk, Conn. That crucial time is when the home gets the most attention and showings. For sellers who aren’t realistic about the price from the get-go, they often end up with less than they would have if they priced it right initially, Kamar says.
Experts also note that if after 30 days on the market there are still no buyers, sellers may need to make a big move.
“When a property sits, people start thinking it must be listed too high,” says Ellen Klein, a real estate professional in Rockaway, N.J. She suggests making a giant price cut–as much as 10 percent of the asking price–which may be extra motivation for buyers to take a second look or attract a new pool of potential buyers seeking a lower price range.
2. Play hardball in negotiations. Sellers shouldn’t feel they have to accept any lowball offer that comes their way. However, if a buyer is willing to negotiate, that’s when sellers need to try to set aside feelings of anger or insult and start to counteroffer, says Mabel Guzman, president of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. Guzman says the ideal is that you’ll be able to negotiate within $10,000 to $20,000 of an acceptable offer. Using incentives–such as agreeing to leave the appliances–may get buyers to budge in agreeing to a higher price.
3. Stage it. Staging is becoming popular in trying to sell mid-range homes. Professional stagers will help home owners highlight key areas of a home and often rearranges furniture or bring new furniture in, repaint, and get the home looking like it’s ripped from a catalog. Real estate brokers say that proper staging can actually speed up a sale and increase the final sales price too.
4. Get the home in front of as many buyers as possible. The real estate professional needs to get creative in the marketing to make sure the home gets a lot of attention from buyers. “The more eyeballs that get on the listing, the better,” says Katie Curnutte of the real estate information web site Zillow.com.
Thanks to falling home prices and rising rents, would-be home buyers have the upper hand this house-hunting season. In nearly 4 out of 5 major U.S. cities, it’s now cheaper to buy a home than to rent. That’s up from 72 percent of cities last quarter, based on the Rent vs. Buy Index released by online real estate resource Trulia.
Areas with the most affordable housing market conditions tend to be cities hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis, including Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Miami. Meanwhile, those with more affordable rental markets included New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Omaha, San Jose, and Detroit had some of the largest quarter-over-quarter jumps in favor of homeownership.
One in four Realtors spent less than 10 percent of their advertising budget online last year, suggesting there’s still plenty of room for growth in 2011, according to a survey by ThinkEquity LLC.
The online survey of 162 Realtors found 47 percent spent more than half of their advertising budget online last year, and that 58 percent of agents were planning to increase their online ad spending in 2011. One in three said they spent 61 percent or more of their advertising budget online.
“Compared to print advertising, our survey results show respondents overwhelmingly believe Internet advertising is much more valuable,” ThinkEquity analysts said in a report on the survey.
Among those surveyed, 68 percent said print advertising is of little or no value for classified listings, and 60 percent said print was of little or no value for lead generation. A majority of agents said print ads are still useful for brand building, including 17 percent who said print ads were “high value” when used for that purpose.
In contrast, the percentage of agents who believed Internet advertising was of little or no value for classified listings, lead generation and brand building was below 20 percent.
Most of those surveyed — 58 percent — said they plan to increase their online ad spending in 2011, while 39 percent said they plan to decrease print ad spending.
The vast majority of agents said their listings appear on their multiple listing service’s public-facing website (92 percent), Realtor.com (86 percent), their broker’s site (74 percent), their own website (72 percent) and Trulia (70 percent).
Just over half of Realtors say they or their broker pay for enhanced listings on Realtor.com, and the survey found that Realtor.com’s enhanced listings are considered to be of greater value than featured home and featured agent advertising.
While 70 percent said they saw at least some value in enhanced listings — including 18 percent who rated them as “high value” — 48 percent of agents found Realtor.com’s “Find a Realtor” search tool to be of little or no value. Featured homes and featured agent ads were rated of little or no value by 43 percent of those surveyed.
With 11 percent of agents saying they had previously paid for enhanced listings but no longer do — and only 2.6 percent saying they are considering paying for enhanced listings in the future — Realtor.com “may need to look to additional products to significantly expand revenues,” the report’s authors concluded.
According to Williamsburg, Va.-based research and consulting firm Borrell Associates, companies in the real estate industry spent an estimated $20.2 billion on advertising in 2010.
Borrell estimates that real estate agents and brokers accounted for 42 percent of that spending ($8.43 billion), followed by mortgage providers ($8.26 billion), rental property managers ($1.89 billion), and real estate developers ($1.6 billion).
Within the real estate category, agents and brokers spent the highest percentage of their ad budgets online (64 percent), followed by newspapers and other print (24.7 percent), direct mail (5.3 percent) and broadcast and cable TV (3.3 percent).
Borrell said successful marketers employ “a more equitable mix of media” that includes print, broadcast, online and mail.
The biggest chunk of the $5.39 billion that Borrell estimates agents and brokers spent on online ads in 2010 was for email advertising ($2.16 billion), followed by paid search ($1.29 billion), targeted display ads ($1 billion) and so-called “run of site” display ads that rotate in less prominent spots ($783 million). Borrell estimates that agents and brokers spent an estimated $136 million on streaming video ads and $17 million on streaming audio.
More buyers are shunning “as-is” properties in favor of homes that are in move-in condition, according to real estate professionals and recent surveys.
For example, a Coldwell Banker survey recently found that 87 percent of first-time buyers say they desire a “move-in” ready home.
“This is absolutely the story of this market. It seems buyers will pay a premium, engage in a bidding war, and even overpay just to avoid buying a “project” house,” says Beth Freed of Terrie O’Connor REALTORS® in Ridgewood, N.J.
As such, real estate pros are advising their sellers to fix up their homes for quicker sales. “There is no question homes that have been spruced up for the market sell quicker,” says Kate Conover with RE/MAX in Saddle River, N.J.
That doesn’t mean major, costly renovations that sellers won’t likely get back on the sale price either, she says. Instead of a major kitchen or bath renovation, just repainting the home or removing the clutter can go a long way in freshening up a home. Also, don’t forget about curb appeal: Freshen up the flowerpots, trim the bushes, and paint the front door, if it’s starting to show wear and tear.
Also with buyers wanting “move-in” ready homes, real estate pros say it’s crucial that sellers address any major maintenance and safety issues – such as leaky roofs – before the home even goes on the market.


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text: Physical Description Quilt with a painted portrait of Oscar De Priest, set within the lower corner of a blue and gold fan which opens out against a solid gold background. The Oscar De Priest/Charity Club/1920-1933 is appliqued in blue letters beneath the portrait. Quilt has a solid blue, scalloped border. The painted areas of the quilt appear to be sized and unvarnished. The quilt is appliqued and embroidered. Red ink layout markings are visible for quilted and painted designs. There are embroidery floss loops at four corners for mounting.


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For the past 25 years, the sleepy town of Lander, Wyoming has hosted the International Climbers' Festival, a four-day event that brings climbers together to celebrate our community. The festivities include everything from clinics to pull up competitions, with parties carrying on long into the night.
This year's event began on July 11, when climbers descended on Wild Iris looking to get their fill of limestone pockets. The long summer days stretched on, as festival goers participated in clinics on redpointing, onsighting, and efficiency, among other things. Back in town, an art walk on Main Street featured handmade jewelry and skulls made from climbing rope. At the end of the street stands the Lander Bar, where everyone convened at the end of the night. Cowboys and climbers alike piled in to grab a pint and watch the fun. There was a pull-up competition, a lip-sync battle between the locals and visiting pros, and then a bluegrass band played until the early morning hours.
With some nursing hangovers, the climbing began again each morning at Wild Iris. Afterwards, the city park featured vendors and games, and some brave souls competed in the dyno competition. The final full day of the fest included talks from people like Nina Williams, Peter Croft, and Angie Payne. Each gave a unique perspective on their relationship with climbing and how it had impacted their lives.
Supported by a small rural community in Wyoming, climbers have had the opportunity to gather together and share their love for our sport. After 25 years the International Climbers' Festival is going stronger than ever.


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ARVIN, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — With people set to vote on Proposition 64 at the ballot box next month, the city of Arvin is taking steps to implement an ordinance, just in case the measure passes.
Prop 64 legalizes the use of recreational marijuana for people 21 and older. It allows for the cultivation of six marijuana plants on private property and can be grown outdoors or indoors, depending on regulations by local governments.
At a special Arvin City Council meeting Tuesday evening, the council members voted 4-0 to adopt an ordinance that prohibits outdoor marijuana cultivation but regulates indoor growing. The ordinance is valid only if voters statewide pass Prop 64.
Among other controls, growing marijuana would require a permit from the city to be renewed annually. A fee for such a permit still needs to be established. Tenants can cultivate only with the prior express written consent of the property owner provided to the city on a city form. A residence must be occupied full time by the person cultivating the recreational marijuana, and must have a fully functioning kitchen, bedroom, bathroom not being used for cultivation.
No one from the public spoke before the city council to express concerns regarding the ordinance. But some worry if voters approve the recreational marijuana measure.
Violation of the ordinance is considered a misdemeanor. Fines range from $250, $500 then $1,000 for each citation per incident/marijuana plant in a one year period.
Arvin is the only city in Kern County to adopt such an ordinance. Bakersfield deputy city attorney Richard Iger said that if Prop 64 passes, the city does not propose adopting any such ordinance in the near future, because the city does not have the resources to enforce regulations on indoor marijuana cultivation.
Bakersfield already has a ban on outdoor marijuana cultivation, and Iger said that ban would stand.


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Each month, employee family members are selected as e3 Champions. E3 stands for: Every client. Every day. Every time. The e3 Champion Award rewards those who go above and beyond the call of duty for both internal and external clients.
Nomination by Micaela Griffin: Bonface’s leadership team received the following letter of appreciation from an association’s treasurer that he would regularly assist. “In January of this year, Bonface assumed the responsibility of preparing our financials. Since the very first financial report, he has actively communicated with me to be sure that each report was both accurate and complete. After I reviewed the first draft we would talk/exchange emails to confirm that all costs were included and accurately reflected in the proper GL code. He also made sure all accrued costs were included. Bonface’s thoroughness and additional attention ensured that my questions were answered and any issues promptly addressed. You have an OUTSTANDING employee working for you. He is diligent and always accurate and I will miss working with someone with his capabilities.” Bonface, thank you for your dedication to provided outstanding customer service to our board members.

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From the Municipal Group of IU-Green we want to ask for explanations to the Councilor for Social Policy before their lack of reaction for the elimination of 11 places of attention to the dependence carried out by the IMAS in the Day Center of La Rambla.
Said Councilor has justified the decision of that entity arguing the lack of facilities in the center and trying to even reverse the fault towards the families of the users.
And yet, it is the family members who have clearly expressed themselves in the sense of claiming the permanence of their elders in that center.
In our opinion, it is completely without logic that existing a certain number of public places, endowed and budgeted, and that respond adequately to the needs of users, as they themselves say, be eliminated to arrange these same places in a private center, that will receive public money.
However, the complacency of the popular party for the privatization of these places can not surprise us because it responds, neither more nor less, than the policies that the party has been developing for many years in terms of dependency, characterized by lack of interest and sensitivity towards that group and that seem to have as final goal the disintegration of the public system of attention to the now existing dependency to deliver it to the mercantilist interests of the private residences.
If there are deficits in the provision of the service in the center of La Rambla, as stated by the council itself, it will be the task of the government team to fight and work to solve them, claiming before the autonomous community a higher quality of existing places and not, as has been done, to limit itself to abide by and support a decision that what it does is to harm Yecla and benefit a private company.
The Elderly Center of the Rambla is a reference in Yecla and it is necessary to ensure its permanence, both in the provision of assistance to the unit and in the rest of the services offered to the elderly.
Services that in recent years have been significantly reduced and reduced by PP cuts, to the point that many times they subsist thanks to the selfless will of professors and collaborators who offer their services for free.

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