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First Tek’s main priority is to continually improve our client’s operational productivity and efficiency in order to deliver the best possible services and solutions. We design, implement, and manage affordable, scalable IT services for organizations across all industries and consistently surpass client project expectations.
With more than 20+ years of combined experience under our belt, our development team can get you where you need to go, regardless of device, industry, or business size. Whether you are looking for a revamped website or a mobile app built from the ground up, our developers are at the top of their game and ready to take on your next project.
Provide Test Scripting, Test Execution, Traceability Matrix, Risk based testing.
Performance Testing Capabilities using Load Runner, WinRunner, etc.
Along with software and app development, our team has experience providing an array of technical support and core testing services. In the ever-changing tech world, we know that our clients can’t afford to wait to get their products to market, which is why we make sure your products are compliant, tested, and ready to go upon project completion. See exactly what we can provide to your development team below.
We offer targeted and highly efficient testing services that result in higher levels of engagement and delivery of quality products to customers for clients across the US and around the world.
We offer a structured compliance monitoring and evaluation process to meet your business specifications, conformance to regulatory standards and ensure software and product performance as expected.
Our support extends beyond development to encompass the entire product lifecycle. This results in a higher quality project output that blends expertise and best practices to give you a competitive edge in the market.
We have a host of testing tools and technology-driven solutions to cater to your software testing needs, including automation, mobile solutions and security.
Our specialized QA maturity and process assessment team will help you lay out a roadmap for a comprehensive, step-by-step approach, resulting in reduced time and maintenance plus a high quality delivered product.
In the ever-changing world of technology, any level of business transformation must consider the shifting environment of tech-based businesses and consumer sophistication. As a world-class IT solutions provider, First Tek provides end-to-end solutions and services crafted specifically to fulfill our client’s IT agenda, regardless of size or industry.
From web technology to mobile app development, from QA testing to data security, our job is to ensure that your organization embraces the future with intelligent IT solutions customized to your unique business and infrastructure needs.
The client, a large, international pharmaceutical company, needed to enhance their current contract management system to overcome UI limitations and better serve their global clients.
Our Enterprise team proposed a document management solution based on MS SharePoint server utilizing a syncing and replication feature that helps in team collaboration availability of real time data for BI, in turn aiding the decision making process.
The client, a leading online collaboration software company, needed to improve their systems to make it easier for users to collaborate across their software and automate processes for a seamless UI experience.
Using a variety of tools and coding languages for scripts, the our team was able to create custom applications to automate background activities, with a built-in trouble shooting software to ensure sustainability and leading to the best possible end-product.
The dedication and hard work of the First Tek team ensures the quality of our products for our customers; I can without doubt say that our products are notably better because of the First Tek team’s diligence and consistent efforts. We would not have a product that is gaining customers, attracting more and generating such buzz if it weren’t for the First Tek team ensuring the quality of what we release.
I was very pleased with the cooperation I personally received from First Tek team. They were able to set up a team in very short period of time and start the development work. I was also impressed by their knowledge and technical expertise. The project completed on time and in budget. The completion of this project is credited to First Tek. I would welcome any future opportunity to work with First Tek.


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Think back to the time of the American War of Independence, and the French Revolution - a time of turmoil throughtought the developed world. And what do we find? - another revolution, in transport and industry.
Huge investment was made without any certainty of return: our ancestors were remarkable men - would we be so bold today?
The declaration of Independence in Philadelphia will lead to the loss of the colony and to the French revolution in 1789. Calder House was built for Thomas Walpole, Clerk to the Navigation. His package included the provision of horses and stabling, as well as a substantial Georgian house with offices underneath. The Calder & Hebble Navigation was joined in 1805 by the Rochdale Canal, connecting the ports of Hull and Liverpool. As the interchange point between two canals of different gauges, Sowerby Bridge Wharf became an important and thriving centre, feeding the growing textile and other industry of Sowerby Bridge and Halifax - despite the long Napoleonic wars.
The coming of the railways had already badly affected trade. The closure of the Humber ports during the First World War dealt the canals in Sowerby Bridge a mortal blow.
The Calder & Hebble Navigation - still the same company which had built the canal nearly two centuries before- was nationalised. By this time traffic to Sowerby Bridge was almost finished: the last coal came to the gasworks in 1955. The Wharf fell into disuse and neglect.
The Local Authority considered pulling the buildings down to make a car park, but Halifax Civic Trust and the Inland Waterways Association campaigned for the recognition of the Wharf as historically and architecturally important. Mark Andrew took a lease on the site and started to repair and let the buildings. Soon boat building, sales and hire were joined by Ian Clay's The Moorings pub. The Salt Warehouse Trust embargs on an ambitious restoration.
The Rochdale Canal, closed since the War, is being reopened by enterprising and far-seeing Calderdale Council. Six miles are ready, round Hebden Bridge, and Shire Cruisers starts to run boats on this section. Calderdale's heroic work culminates in the construction of the new lock and tunnel at Tuel Lane, just up the canal from the Wharf.
Calderdale Council has long recognised the importance of the Wharf in the regeneration of Sowerby Bridge. English Heritage is increasingly concerned at the deteriorating state of the buildings. British Waterways is keen to turn the buildings into well-repaired income generators. The principal tenants want to develop their businesses in well-found buildings. All come together with the invaluable help of one of Prince Charles's charities, to produce a scheme which conserves the historic buildings and makes them available for commercial use, with public access.
The Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage, British Waterways and the tenants put together the funding for an imaginative scheme of repair. All the buildings are brought into full use for the first time since before the War.
More people work at Sowerby Bridge wharf than at the peak of canal carrying. For more on how we did it, see The Prince's Regeneration Trust.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


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We took our new summer collection to Ibiza featuring this seasons #KOIGIRL, Hana - she oozes all kinds of effortless cool girl with a seriously strong brow game to match. We searched for all the dreamiest backdrops and undiscovered locations that Ibiza had to offer from sunrise to sunset, bringing you all the inspiration you need for your ultimate summer style - it was tough work, but somebody had to do it!
Meet Hana, she’s our summer campaign #KOIGIRL and what we like to our new bbf. She skates in her downtime from being a new face at Models1, her sense of humour is next-level keeping the crew entertained throughout shooting, she also ate a whole pizza after wrapping and erm, her boyfriends in a band... need we say more? You can go and stalk her some more over here. You’re welcome.
From the red rocks of Sa Caleta, the crystal clear water at Playa d’en Bossa and the go-to sunset spot at Ashram beach - we wanted you to give you a guide to the islands most instagrammable places, as well as giving you the ultimate summer shoe inspiration. Because what’s one without the other?
Finding the right balance of holiday shoes for all your pre-planned activities and limited suitcase space can be such a challenge. Whether you’re off-roading for the day, recovering by the beach, or out until dawn...we have a shoe for it.
We hope you like the campaign just as much as we do! You can shop all the shoes from the campaign on site. Stay social with us for more from the Ibiza campaign, exclusive offers and all the latest styles. Don't be afraid to jump in the conversation and let us know your thoughts!

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Joe Palabay Dawson of Eagles RFC, for his outstanding performance, was awarded SPI man of the match in last weekend's Premiership clash.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Manila Nomads are back on form as they push Eagles RFC all the way during Round 2 of the domestic league.
After a heavy defeat to the Eagles in round 1, Manila Nomads came back with something to prove. Both sides came out blasting out of the blocks but it was Nomads who maintained most of the possession early on. As the Nomads went to release the backs in the opposition’s 22 meter zone, the Eagles’ centres intercepted a poor pass by Nomads and linked up to score the first try after being chased down by the Nomads’ scramble defence for almost 80 meters.
The Nomads continued to maintain the majority of possession in the opponent’s 22 meter. Ill-discipline from the Eagles led to numerous penalties given to the Nomads who opted to continue use their strength, the scrum. After repeated infringements at the scrum by the Eagles, match official, Jovan Masalunga, felt he had no other choice but to award the Nomads with a penalty try. Late in the first half, another penalty was awarded to Nomads, this time in front of the goal posts. Philippine Volcano, Robert Amalay Jones, with a successful shot at goal brought his Manila side into the lead 7-10. But Jones’ opposite number, Jackson Pato, a Philippine Volcano under the residency rule, responded with a try which was then converted. Eagles regained the lead, 14-10 at the stroke of half time.
Early in the second half, Richard Apurel of the Eagles, repeated his actions from the first half and scoring a try and extending the lead to 19-10. Pato was unable to convert the try. Minutes later Eagles were reduced to 14 men as they lost their fly half, Pato, as he was shown a red card for a dangerous tackle. The Nomads capitalised on this, scoring a try five minutes later from catching the ball at the lineout and driving the maul over the goal line. Jones’ conversion attempt was unsuccessful and the Nomads still trailed 19-15. Numerous scoring opportunities were missed by both teams throughout the remainder of the game and the Eagles were able to hold off the Nomads until the end.
In the women’s division, the Makati Chiefs, Santos Knight Frank Mavericks and Eagles RFC joined forces to form two fair teams and play an exhibition game comprised of three periods of 20 minutes. This close fought game featured some of the Lady Volcanoes including Rassiel Sales and Madille Salinas, both who were amongst the try scorers.
Round three of the 2018 SPI 15s Rugby Championship takes place this Saturday 17th March from 12.30pm at Southern Plains, Canlubang. Having both lost to Championship leaders, Subic Shark Jets, Albay Bulkans and Manila Carabaos face off as they look to advance up the table standings. Philippine Volcano, Evan Spargo returns from injury for the Makati Chiefs this week as they look for their first win this season. Spargo and the Chiefs will have to stop Santos Knight Frank Mavericks’ own Philippine Volcano, Lito Ramirez, who has been in great form and helping the Mavericks secure two wins from two.

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Software agents are bits of software that do things.
I know that's a bit ill defined, but the usage is too.
Some examples of agents are network traffic monitoring, and price quoting services on the Internet.
The one you're probably most familiar with, and for that matter the one that is probably most valuable, is the games agent.
When you're racing against Wario in Mario-Kart, you're playing against a software agent.
In general, agents are not as good as humans.
That's why most games allow you to play against another person. They're more interesting.
What we're going to do today is make some agents to play spacewars.
The agents can play you, which makes the game more fun, but they can also play each other.
Toward the end of the day, we'll have a competition to see whose agent is the best.

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text: Altura Medical, Inc. is an emerging medical device company developing a unique stent graft solution for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (“AAA”). The Company is currently initiating commercialization in Europe and clinical trials for US approval. Altura’s product, the Agili-D™ Endograft, is creating a paradigm shift in the endovascular aneurysm repair (“EVAR”) market with its highly differentiated, patent protected design.

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Read what critics are saying about Crazy Mary!
If you’re feeling experimental try Crazy Mary, try Faded. They remind a lot of people in the rawness of the music of a young Jim Morrison, early Rolling Stones.
Crazy Mary is like that Wonderful Brown Sauce you see entrusted to Chinese menus. You’re not sure what the hell’s in it, but it’s a singularly strange, exotic and at times full moon taste that’s hard to take a doggie bag on. You wanna turn to the next track and finish it all in one place.
Sorry, West Coasters. New York City continues to turn out the most interesting, challenging, experimental pop. And so it is with She Comes in Waves.
The word eclectic seems too confining to describe the music of Crazy Mary… Their latest release, “Burning into the Spirit World” is a quirky, sophisticated and totally engaging piece of pop magic.

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Players have a limited number of lives, depending on their level. Attempt to be the last remaining Gladiator by eliminating all opponents.
Additional lives can be gained by Zapping opponents, and by destroying the Towers.
The visible LED on the back of the phaser will begin to flash faster when the player has six lives remaining. The faster the flashing, the fewer the lives remaining.
This mission will automatically end when the time limit has expired or only one player (team) remains.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Here at Office Stationery we have a fantastic range of great quality Curricular Supplies for unbeatable prices. This range is the best available and will give your school a new lease of life. Coming from a range of suppliers that are known for their high quality products, you are guaranteed the best quality products that are guaranteed to last. Furthermore, every product comes in plenty of vibrant colours to brighten up any work space or classroom. Designed to help bring out your pupils full potential.
Be sure to contact us here at Office Stationery if you require any help or assistance.

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Lipids are fats circulating in the blood in various forms i.e. Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL Cholesterol, VLDL Cholestrol, HDL Cholesterol etc. Dyslipidemia (abnormal lipids) is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus. The characteristic features of diabetic dyslipidemia are a high plasma triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol and increased small dense LDL-cholesterol particles. The availability of multiple lipid-lowering drugs provides new opportunities for patients to achieve target lipid levels. Lowering of cholesterol with Statins reduces diabetic patients' relative cardiovascular risk. Although drug therapy for dyslipidemia must be individualized, most people with diabetes mellitus are candidates for statin therapy. Some patients need treatment with multiple agents (Fenofibrate or Nicotinic Acid in addition to statins) to achieve therapeutic goals.
"Controlling Lipids is as important as Controlling Blood Glucose levels"
The cardiovascular complications of diabetes like heart attack, angina and stroke happen due to high levels of lipids in the blood, even with normal blood glucose levels. Many studies have shown that controlling lipids adequately prevent or delay these cardiovascular complications. HDL Cholesterol (also called as "Good" Cholesterol) gives protection against the formation of atherosclerotic plaques which are the root cause of blockage in arteries supplying blood to heart muscles. LDL & VLDL Cholesterol are harmful lipids as they cause the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries and other important blood vessels. Triglycerides are complexes of fat formed by liver when fatty food is absorbed from intestines. Typically, in uncontrolled diabetes levels of triglycerides are raised, they also contribute to atherosclerosis. High levels of triglycerides can even cause pancreatitis.
Diabetes is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. The management of dyslipidemia, a well-recognized and modifiable risk factor among patients with type 2 diabetes, is an important element in the multi-factorial approach to prevent coronary heart disease. Diabetic dyslipidemia typically consists of elevated triglyceride, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and the predominance of small dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles. LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with diabetes are similar to those found in the rest of the population. During the past few years, clinical trials have provided evidence that lipid-lowering therapy has a similar beneficial effect on cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic and nondiabetic individuals. According to current guidelines, the primary lipid target is an LDL-C <100 mg/dL (<70 mg/dL in very high-risk patients) and statins are the agents of choice. The appropriate management of dyslipidemia in patients with diabetes, particularly in individuals with low LDL-C, remains controversial. To achieve lipid targets, attention should be directed first toward non-pharmacologic therapeutic interventions (i.e. Lifestyle Modifications, such as healthy diet, exercise and weight loss) to control dyslipidemia. Statin therapy is recommended for most subjects but, frequently, a combination of lipid-lowering agents is required.
Lipid profile should be done every year (if normal), and every 3-6 months if abnormal.


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Uinta County including all school districts and other city law enforcement, County Sheriff and state agencies have contracted with Emergency Communications Network, Inc., of Ormond Beach, Florida, for its "CodeRED" high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The CodeRED system gives county, school and city officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded emergency telephone notification/information messages to targeted areas or the entire county at a rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour. Schools also have the ability to send messages for snow days and other emergency school closures. Be sure schools have your current information.
The CodeRed system is only as good as the telephone database supporting it. "If your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called". The CodeRED system not only offers faster calling rates and improved message delivery, it gives individuals and businesses the ability to add their own phone numbers directly to the system's telephone database. This is an extremely important feature.
To ensure no one is omitted, all individuals and businesses need to go to this website: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/DE953DCD3F6A to make sure their information is included. Those without Internet access may call, Uinta County Emergency Management Coordinator (307-783-0327) Monday through Friday, (8AM-5PM) to give their information over the phone. Required information includes first and last name, street address (physical address, no P.O. boxes), city, state, zip code, and primary phone number, email, additional cell phone numbers and carrier.
"CodeRED system is a geographical based notification system, which means street addresses are needed to select which phone numbers will receive emergency notification calls in any given situation. The system works fine for cell phones too, but we have to have a street address". People who have recently moved but kept the same listed or unlisted phone number also need to change their address in the database.
Uinta County Emergency Management Coordinator (307-783-0327).

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Just two new entries this week.
The intro with the group vocal is quite good, and I like the 8-bit videogame inspired backing track, but the rap verses are very dull.
Oh yeah, and it’s another grim, offensive, NSFW video. Not recommended. It’s a yacht ‘n’ almost-naked girls video that basically illustrates everything that has gone wrong with the world in the thirty-six years since Rio first did this theme. Utterly horrendous and depressing.
Even more uninspired than previous collaboration I’m The One. There’s nothing interesting about this track at all.
The video’s pretty daft and has too much of a teenage ‘look how wild and crazy we are with our booze and illicit substances’ theme to it, but I guess it’s got quite a nice colourful quality.


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Bring back our boys. So we have worldclass defenders, CMs, Wingers, Strikers, so we can have another scapegoat Shezni .
Could Arturo Vidal be Barcelona's new #9?
Like for real what can this man NOT do on a football pitch!!!!
Prime Vidal could have done it.
If they had world class manager, Vidal could have done it. This Barcelona team is just dreadful without Messi.
Nice, but not enough pain inflicted unfortunately.
If he manages to break the leg of Casemiro or Sergio Ramos, I buy his jersey .
Lol, more likely it’s Ramos who breaks Vidals leg.
And Vidal gets red carded for complaining.
Why didnt u stay here and become a legend?
By far the worst sale of the the Marotta era.
Completely destroyed Real Madrid's left side as soon as he came on.
He's mainly a super sub for them, is he? I wonder how well he'd be doing if he has play for full 90 minutes week in week out.


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We all know blueberries are good for us right…. but why? Here you will have 10 more reasons to love these beautiful berries of goodness!
Brimming with vitamin C, blueberries help to support our immunity and give us a glowing complexion! Check out BlackmoresWild Blueberry Blend for a quick and easy way to boost your vitamin c intake. This delicious blend is fortified with Nature Boost Vitamin C to support your immune function, energy metabolism and collagen production. Each 5g serve contains the equivalent of over 50 fresh whole wild European blueberries and it is GMO free, dairy free and vegan friendly! It is the blue/purple pigment foods that are most lacking in our diets so using this powder is a sure fire way to amp up your intake!
Blueberries rate as one of the highest antioxidant containing fruits and vegetables. This is owed to their high concentration of anthocyanidins (the water soluble antioxidant compound that also gives them their blue/purple pigment). These antioxidants help protect your cells to reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer. They also contain further cancer-fighting substances called chlorogenic and ellagic acid.
Blackmores Wild Blueberry Blend would be the perfect natural food dye alternative to give that beautiful blue/purple colour but without any of the nasties contained in artificial dyes.

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The novel contains a number of references to "the Coombe," a decayed section of the Liberties of SW central Dublin centered on a prominent street of the same name. Gifford notes that "It was once a fashionable and thriving quarter of the city," but in 1904 it contained many tenements, and nearly all of the book's references evoke grinding poverty.
In Lotus Eaters Bloom thinks of "Those two sluts that night in the Coombe, linked together in the rain"—a recollection which is recycled in Circe. In Hades the cemetery's caretaker, John O'Connell, tells a good one about two drunks searching for the grave of "Mulcahy from the Coombe." In Lestrygonians Bloom thinks of Bob Doran on his annual bender, "Up in the Coombe with chummies and streetwalkers." (The narrator of Cyclops, however, recalls Doran whoring in another part of the Liberties, Bride Street.) In Eumaeus Bloom thinks that the immigrants "over in little Italy there near the Coombe were sober thrifty hardworking fellows except perhaps a bit too given to pothunting the harmless necessary animal of the feline persuasion of others at night."
The only mention of this area that does not reek of alcohol, dirt, and illicit activities comes in Ithaca, when the narrative recalls Bloom's baptism "in the protestant church of Saint Nicholas Without, Coombe." Bloom grew up on Clanbrassil Street, not far south of The Coombe's eastern end.
A tenement room in the Coombe in 1913. Source: www.census.nationalarchives.ie.
The street called The Coombe on John Henry Raleigh's simplified schematic map of Dublin. Source: The Chronicle of Leopold and Molly Bloom.

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Add a heavy duty and stylish step top to your battery box! Fits 420-913027 battery box.
LED Lighted Indicator System by Mayfair for Use with Dual Mercury #6 Outdrives.
NOTE:These headers are RAW Finish, NOT POLISHED as shown. They are available in limited quantities.
Hardin Marine is proud to introduce our new Hurricane Lite Headers.Featuring the same quality design and sleek looks of their big tube counterparts, the Hurricane Lite Headers are designed to replace standard HP500, 600, and 700 Headers. The 100% 316L stainless steel headers are completely annealed and stress relieved prior to the show quality polishing to ensure maximum durability. The header and tailpipe share a double wall design and water transfer system that even allows the option of pre-heating the incoming sea water. The Hurricane Lite Headers are available with a standard Hardin Marine flange, or a Mercury 525/700 style flange, allowing the use of Hardin Marine or Mercury 525/700 style Tailpipes.
More original features are the V-Tex collector design and aerospace inspired multi-axis leakproof bolted tailpipe flange, no hose type clamps or rope seals are used here. Each header offers a welded water inlet tree as standard equipment, once again you won't find any failed rubber hoses here.These headers share the latest in exhaust technology to achieve maximum horsepower gains on even the highest horsepower engines. By incorporating long staggered length runners that also provide for generous tall valve cover clearance.
Thisstunning newly released header system is just one of the fabulous products to beunveiled during the 2005 boat show season.
This all-new swept style header offers a number of design advantages. The uniquefanned layout of the header tubes provide an incredibly narrow overall width of32-1/2 inches making these headers suitable for even the tightest twin-engineapplications. These headers have 2-1/4" diameter big tube inner runners toaccommodate the highest horsepower engine.
The 100% 316L stainless steel headers are completely annealed and stressrelieved prior to the show quality polishing to ensure maximum durability. Theheader and tailpipe share a double wall design and water transfer system thateven allows the option of pre-heating the incoming sea water. Even the tailpipesare exclusive to Hardin Marine, while other manufacturers continue to use alower grade 304 quality of stainless steel for their tailpipes Hardin Marinecontinues to use only the best quality 316L stainless steel.
More original features are the V-Tex collector design and aerospace inspiredmulti-axis leak proof bolted tailpipe flange, no hose type clamps or rope sealsare used here. Each header offers a welded water inlet tree as standardequipment, once again you won't find any failed rubber hoses here. These headers share the latest in exhaust technology to achievemaximum horsepower gains on even the highest horsepower engines. Byincorporating long staggered length runners that also provide for generous tallvalve cover clearance.
This stunning newly released header system is just one of the fabulous products to be unveiled during the 2005 boat show season.
This all-new swept style header offers a number of design advantages. The unique fanned layout of the header tubes provide an incredibly narrow overall width of 32-1/2 inches making these headers suitable for even the tightest twin-engine applications. These headers have 2-1/4" diameter big tube inner runners to accommodate the highest horsepower engine.
The 100% 316L stainless steel headers are completely annealed and stress relieved prior to the show quality polishing to ensure maximum durability. The header and tailpipe share a double wall design and water transfer system that even allows the option of pre-heating the incoming sea water. Even the tailpipes are exclusive to Hardin Marine, while other manufacturers continue to use a lower grade 304 quality of stainless steel for their tailpipes Hardin Marine continues to use only the best quality 316L stainless steel.
More original features are the V-Tex collector design and aerospace inspired multi-axis leak proof bolted tailpipe flange, no hose type clamps or rope seals are used here. Each header offers a welded water inlet tree as standard equipment, once again you won't find any failed rubber hoses here. These headers share the latest in exhaust technology to achieve maximum horsepower gains on even the highest horsepower engines. By incorporating long staggered length runners that also provide for generous tall valve cover clearance.
Custom tailpipes built to your dimensions are available at an additional charge.
Hardin Marine is proud to introduce our new Hurricane Lite Headers.Featuring the same quality design and sleek looks of their big tube counterparts, the Hurricane Lite Headers are designed to replace standard HP500, 600, and 700 Headers. The 100% 316L stainless steel headers are completely annealed and stress relieved prior to the show quality polishing to ensure maximum durability. The header and tailpipe share a double wall design and water transfer system that even allows the option of pre-heating the incoming sea water. The Hurricane Lite Headers are available with a standard Hardin Marine flange, or a CMI style flange, allowing the use of Hardin Marine or CMI style Tailpipes.
Each tachometer can be calibrated to work with 4, 6, and 8 cylinder engines as well as outboards.
Can Not be used with Diesel Engines.
2 1/16" hole size, Outer diameter 2 5/16"
Not Designed to be used with Diesel Engines.
NOTE: This older style gauge matches 2018 and earlier model Hardin Gauges.
Can Not Be Used with Diesel Engines!
Speedometer pick-up tubes (pitot) sold separately.
Pump churns out up to 20% more water than a stock factory pump.
The Extreme single stage pump is the perfect choice for a stock or slightly modified engine. It is designed with large 1” NPT inlet and outlet flanges that deliver the flow of water more efficiently than a stock single impeller OEM pump. By allowing direct inlet water flow these pumps churn out up to 20% more water than a stock factory pump. These pumps are fully rebuildable and will be the last pump you ever buy!
Available in: Aluminum for fresh water use or Stainless Steel for use in salt water with 1” NPT inlet/outlet and optional 1-1/4” custom billet hose barbs.
The latest in multi-stage pump design has again advanced. All current series Hardin multi stage sea pumps now feature this roller bearing tail shaft design. If you have an earlier bushing styled tail shaft pump it can now easily be upgrades to the later version with one of our kits. This kit includes a new pump shaft, bearing, seal, and new stainless steel rear cover plate.
Accepts a standard 1" Male NPT and 1-1/4" inlet hose.
316L Stainless Steel Bracket Style.
Allows for easy install and plumbing.
Tube style design allows them to be tailor-fitted to your application.
Cut tube to the length you need.

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text: Major Joshi City Shop Update! A lot of rare items have been added in the last few weeks to the Joshi City Shop, including REINA DVDs of events that never made TV, Hiromi Mimura Memorial Cards, rare Kana and Mio Shirai Autographs, and more. You can see the newest items on the Latest Additions page.


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A particularly rich and dynamic site. A useful tool for identifying photo types.
A photographer working in nineteenth-century photo processes in Minneapolis, MN.
"The majority of the scans in the library are taken from photographs in the collection of Paul Frecker, a London-based dealer in nineteenth-century photography. The primary focus of his collection is British and European cartes-de-visite and cabinet cards, particularly portraiture and anything reflecting his taste for the odd, the quirky and the unusual."


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Join nutritional therapist Meredith Brown and chef Laci Sandoval for an evening dedicated to cooking nourishing meals for the whole family.
This hands on class will focus on techniques, tricks and tips to incorporate healthy, nutrient dense foods into every meal. From baby’s first foods to school lunches, picky eaters to immune boosting super foods, Meredith will cover it all! Gain a sense of empowerment as you learn to use food as nature’s preventive medicine and watch your family thrive.
Each student will go home with at least three delicious items we have prepared in class, ready to use for the next week’s meals. In addition, enough printed recipes and resource cards will be provided to fill an entire week’s meal plan.
Cost for the class will increase to $130 after that date. Register early to save!


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We’re pleased to provide you with a link to our Annual Report 2016/2017.
Read all about the generous Wellingtonians who are leaving a lasting legacy to our region and the extraordinary work done by the charities who have received their funding.
Please feel free to contact us if you want to hear more about getting involved as a donor, supporter or applying for funding.


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Through my exchange experience I wish to bring new knowledge from the field of nutrition into my own country. I like to take advantage of new opportunities for development, and professional internships. This is a very relevant experience because it allows you to meet new possibilities. It is interesting to familiarize with different learning techniques with which one can grow personally and professionally. Besides, you get to know people with whom you share interests, and at the same time share different points of view.
Chileans are shy at first, but end up being very warm people. In Chile you will find an extensive nightlife and variated types of food. They eat many vegetables, among other foodstuffs. I also enjoyed southern Chile, specially Torres del Paine. There you may see the most amazing landscapes. To take the best out of an exchange experience, the key is to have the will to stand out and to be eager of looking for new frontiers.


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Ramey Insurance Agency provides insurance for school bus contractors in Venice, Sarasota, Nokomis, Englewood, Osprey, North Port, and surrounding areas.
Safety is the top priority when it comes to the operation of school buses. At Ramey Insurance Agency, we understand that safety within the industry spans from the operations of the business itself to the day-to-day transportation of students. A quality protection plan will help give you the peace of mind of knowing that all operations are safe.


text: Barry revisits the songs of the decade that launched his career - the 70s. This DVD is a fan's dream wish-list of favorites covering both sides of the Atlantic, from the Beatles to Elton John, as well as duets with Melissa Manchester on a Carole King song, and with Rosie O'Donnell. Other selections includes songs made famous by Simon & Garfunkle, the hollies, Albert Hammond, Barbra Streisand, Frankie Valli, Bee Gees, and Christopher Cross, and The Carpenters. The set includes a Dual Disc (CD & DVD) with new versions of 14 classic non-Manilow songs from the 70s on the audio layer and making of footage on the video layer. The bonus CD has stripped-down acoustic versions of 9 songs.


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An estimated three million people gathered in the holy city of Mecca in April 1997 to visit the first house of worship on earth, the Kaaba, which was built by Abraham in ancient history, and which has continued to be the center of worship for the monotheistic religion of Islam. I was one of those three million pilgrims performing the rites of hajj, or pilgrimage. Awe and humility filled my heart and soul as I witnessed pilgrims from every nation of the world gather to worship God, seek His forgiveness, and renew their commitment to Him. People of all races and cultures stood silent in perfect concentric rows during congregational prayer. Both the rich and the poor stood before God, supplicating with outstretched hands, and people of all ages and abilities strove their utmost to perfect their worship. I cannot express the humility and gratitude I felt to be among the Muslims in Mecca.
The essence of Hajj is spending the day on the plain of Arafat near Mecca. It is said that on this day God descends to the lowest heaven and says, “Behold my servants who come tired and dusty in search of my mercy,” and that He answers the prayers of His supplicants this day. Naturally, the whole day was spent in worship, prayers, and meditation. The hope of His presence, the longing for nearness to Him, and the promise of His Mercy were fuel for the heart and soul. Furtive glances at my watch reminded me how short a day can be and how precious time really is. As the sun set, I left Arafat, regretting that the day had ended so soon and longing for an eternal home in His presence.
After sunset we preceded to Muzdallifa to rest before completing the Hajj the next day. There we collected pebbles, which we would later cast at the three pillars erected to symbolize Satan. This rite originates with Abraham who, on at least three separate occasions, confronted Satan, who sought to tempt him and lead him away from obedience to God. On one such occasion, Abraham understood God’s wish for him to take his wife Hagar and infant son Ishmael to the barren, unpopulated valley of Mecca and leave them there. He did so and, as he walked away, Satan tempted him to return for them. Unflinching in faith, Abraham cast stones at Satan to drive him away. On another occasion, Abraham saw in a dream that he was to sacrifice his young son and understood that it was a command from God, a test of faith. Both Abraham and Ishmael were willing to obey, but Satan tried to tempt them. They cast stones at him to drive him away. As Ibrahim placed the knife at his son’s throat, a sheep appeared out of nowhere, and Abraham knew that it was sent as a substitute; he had proven his faith and his obedience. Thus, after casting pebbles at the pillars, the pilgrim sacrifices a sheep or other animal and distributes its meat to the poor, which is symbolic of faith, obedience and charity.
To complete our Hajj, we visited the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to perform seven circumambulations of the Kaaba, which resemble – on an atomic level – the motions of electrons around the nucleus, and – on an astronomic level – the planets revolving around the sun. Our revolutions around the House of God, like the prayer of Abraham and Ishmael as they built it, impressed upon me the purpose of life: “Our Lord, accept this service from us and make us Muslims, bowing to Thy will, and of our progeny a people bowing to Thy will.” We then walked seven times between the ancient hillocks of Safa and Marwa as Hagar did after being abandoned in the valley. She ran in frantic search for water for her infant son from one hill to the other until, after the seventh time, water sprang up at her son’s feet. The underground spring, called Zamzam, has quenched the thirst of innumerable worshippers ever since. We often drank from that spring with prayers for health and strength, for the prophet Muhammad said that in Zamzam water is both nutrition and healing power. With our Hajj complete, we thanked God for the opportunity and the means to fulfill our obligations to Him and prayed for His acceptance of our effort.
The rites of Hajj replaced mere intellectual comprehension of religious history with the experience of sharing faith and practice with our ancient fathers. I developed profound respect and affection for Abraham and his family, and I felt immense pride in being one of his faith – true monotheism. As millions of Muslims gathered on those days in worship, I felt a brotherhood that renewed my faith in the worldwide Muslim community and inspired hope for our future. Thus, the pilgrimage linked the past to the present and, through me and my fellow pilgrims, both ancient and future generations of Muslims were bound in faith and brotherhood.
A few images of Hajj are carved in my memory. An old man, smaller and thinner than I, brushed against me as we pressed through the crowded corridor on the way to the Sacred Mosque. He turned and implored, “Forgive me, pilgrim.” Tears welled in my eyes as I forced a smile. He had done nothing to offend me. Being young and strong, I could only feel shame as he asked me for forgiveness. I remember him often and as God to bless him.
And then there was Shaima, a beautiful woman from Turkey, who stopped me in the market one morning and asked in broken English where I was from. She gave me a book and said, “hadiya,” the Arabic word for gift. I was astounded by the feeling that this woman was my sister and my friend because of our faith and by the fact that the language of the Quran was our means of communication. My husband and I later met her husband, a member of the Turkish parliament, and learned that they have three children. They asked us to pray for them. That’s all I know of Shaima from Turkey, yet I feel an affinity with her that is symbolic of my affinity with all true Muslims around the world – one people who worship one God and mold their lives around faith and obedience, resulting in similar lifestyles and a common language.
The pilgrims who slept on the cool marble floors of the mosque were at the mercy of the thousands of Muslims who passed around and over them as they rested. I marveled at the confidence with which they slept and the care that was taken by the passersby not to disturb them. The kindness and mutual respect that I witnessed was overwhelming. I wished the Muslim nation would always be so tolerant and unified.
The birds that flew around the Kaaba were a source of wonder. There were those that flew low and fast over the heads of worshippers as they circumambulated the Kaaba; twice I felt a puff of wind from their wings as they sped past me. And there were those that soared high above the mosque in effortless flight. I wondered at their purpose and their mode of worship, for the Quran says that every kind of creation has its own form of worship.
An account of my pilgrimage would not be complete without a mention of the pain I endured for most of those ten days and many days before the Hajj. A misaligned spinal column and a resulting pinched nerve cause considerable pain in my right shoulder and arm. Sitting and standing for long periods exacerbated the problem, something that cannot be avoided during Hajj. A veteran of back pain, I prayed for relief and bore it patiently with the belief that whatever happens to a believer is good for him. As the pain worsened, I grew desperate and, feeling totally defeated by pain, I surrendered to what God had chosen for me. I repeated again and again, “Over everything He has decreed. We belong to Him, to Him we are returning, and He can do whatever He likes with us.” It was then that I realized that if I could accept pain with faith, then I could accept everything else He has chosen for me: the color of my eyes, the color of my skin, my birthplace, my parents, my siblings, my ailments, my children, my provision, my life span, and my place of death. How many aspects of our lives have we no choice over, yet of which we still disapprove? How can we find faults with what God has chosen for us in His infinite knowledge, wisdom and love? How do we dare to be ungrateful? Through the pain I realized a valuable lesson in acceptance and trust. It was only then that the pain finally subsided.
This brought me to tears as I remembered my own pilgrimage to Mecca. It was truly one of the greatest blessings in my life. There is so much to learn from this trip. I hope I can visit again soon with my children.


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There is true love in the air and it is happening to singer Cinderella Sanyu aka Cindy. The dancehall lass who has been enjoying a lot of radio and Television airplay thanks to her hit song Still Standing is also living life happily thanks to a one Byaxy (crooked name if you ask me). The two have been dating for a while now and the guy has decided to pen her a sweet love song called Casanova.
The lyrics says; “she no letting go, baali bamubuza otulo. Yakowa Ba casanova,” which losely translates to a girl being tired of casanovas. Yet Cindy’s known ex-boyfriends all have histories similar to the casanova notion.
Pictures from a number of shows were the couple performed are what sparked off the rumors that the two were dating. With many of their fans citing that their performances leap from casual to overtly sexual in a twitch.
This has been the case with the times the couple has been cited at local bars.
We are therefore not surprise she has hypnotized him into writing a song about her exes. Considering the notion comes up many a time in their conversation. We only hope this lasts long enough for Byaxy!


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Discussion in 'Mixing and Mastering' started by Giggity, Apr 16, 2019 at 6:51 AM.
This is the first of series that I'll be posting in order to make it relatively easy for anyone to achieve their desired sound without having to get lost in the world of search engines.
When mixing a song, there're few common goals: Width, Depth, Punch, Clarity, and Balance. In the upcoming series, I'll be addressing each individually without diving into unnecessary information of why you need clarity or width or punch, because you already understand the need for it; hence why you're searching about it.
I will appreciate everyone who'll also share their tip, but please follow the following format as clutter-free post is far more inviting than its opposite.
If you are simply participating to show gratitude, although it's unnecessary, you can follow my Patreon and help there. kidding. Instead, just rate the posts using (Agree, Disagree, or Creative). This is to avoid giving unnecessary negative ratings to someone, and use "Disagree" which is a neutral rating.
If you are correcting someone, reply to their post and write, "Correction:", and then proceed. After an evaluation by the Committee is completed (which consists of @Baxter ,@No Avenger ,@The Pirate, @SineWave , and myself), we will then implement the correction in the post.
Remember, the goal is to learn; please contribute to a positive learning environment.
- When will the series start?
It will start the week of April 22nd. This is mainly to give time for the post to get some publicity from the members, thus, increasing contribution.
- Any tips? I'm eager to learn.
Sure laddie/lassie. Start by clicking on "watch thread" to stay up to date with this post. What we will do is post every series' link down here. That way you won't miss any.
If you are correcting someone, reply to their post and write, "Correction:", and then proceed. After evaluation by Committee is completed (which consists of @Baxter ,@No Avenger ,@The Pirate, @SineWave , and myself), we will then implement the correction in the post.
I bet we will have a lot of long and funny discussions going on again at the 22nd of April.
We are fine with that, as long as we are learning something and exchanging tips that could be perfected with the help of others.
Will we be delighted by your contribution? yeah, I'm that sales guy.
you are the kind of people who like to harass the wasp's nest ... It is not possible to treat any subject here without triggering thermonuclear wars.
It is not possible to treat any subject here without triggering thermonuclear wars.
I kinda see your point; hence why I asked everyone to contribute to a positive learning environment, but one can only hope.
A man can dream, indeed. I really like the idea. But this is already getting cluttered and when the tips start even more.
Unless you do something like editing your OP post (perhaps only with permalinks?) it'll be a difficult task to make this thread easy to follow.


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Price of petrol,kerosene diesel and LP gas gone up at 12 midnight on the eve of world cup final. People have been requested to display lion flags .This is marketing "patriotism"Good timing strategy indeed ,but a negative one.Female pickpockets lean against men in crowded buses .The man thinks he has a good time .When he goes home he finds his wallet missing! Minds of rulers and pickpockets have the same trend! They offer the victim something of low value or no value and grab the valuable thing.Timing strategy is very important both for the ruler and the pickpocket.
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text: WARD - James William. Born in Denniston, formerly of Aberdeen and later Johnstone, Renfrewshire passed away peacefully on Sunday 8 July. Loving dad to Craig and the late Laura, ex - husband of Elaine and adored partner of Alison. Papa to Sophie, Josh, Connor, Brooke & Sasha. A much loved brother of Lesley and uncle. Jim’s life will be celebrated & remembered in his own words at Woodside Crematorium, Paisley on Friday 20th July at 4:00pm with music by his idol, the late John Martyn. All friends relatives welcome. No callers & no flowers please. A retiral collection will be taken for St. Vincent’s Hospice, Howwood.


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In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Knife Capital investment partner Keet van Zyl about the company’s big exit of investment orderTalk to Uber Eats, announced on Wednesday.
Van Zyl talks about the investment in orderTalk, its growth in South Africa and internationally, and what led to the Uber Eats deal. It’s the latest exit for a venture capital firm that has flipped several South African investments to big international companies, including Visa, General Electric and Garmin.
In the podcast, Van Zyl provides more details about those deals and gives his views on the state of the venture capital industry in South Africa. Is there more government, for example, could be doing to encourage investment in the sector? And what impact has the South African Revenue Services’ Section 12J tax incentive had on investment in the industry?
Van Zyl also talks about the day-to-day role of a venture capitalist.
It’s a fascinating interview coming on the back of a big deal. Don’t miss it!

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Eating Disorders impact over 1 million people a year and as many as approximately 4 million family members in Australia. Eating Disorders demand families and carers play key roles in both the successful treatment and recovery of their family member with an eating disorder and the long-term support of those with an extended illness. Research evidence shows that families and carers can be the difference between a short and long term illness, between a partial and full recovery and are often literally saving the life of their loved one.
This long and very challenging process requires skills and resources of families and carers which are not always readily accessible and this process often comes at a cost, emotionally and financially.
Today sees the exciting launch of a new Australian organisation dedicated to supporting families and carers, Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA). Building on strong foundations built by many others in Australia and internationally, EDFA has been set up by a group of carers of a loved one with an eating disorder. . EDFA’s vision is “An Australia where eating disorders struggle to emerge, thrive or persist”, and its purpose is to facilitate and advocate for families and carers to ensure they are supported, and equipped and acknowledged as a central part of optimising the recovery process for the person with the eating disorder.
Today we are marking the beginning of EDFA with the launch of our website at the At Home With Eating Disorders Conference, where 150 carers are gathering in Sydney to gain knowledge, skills and support from each other and from international and local expert. EDFA would like to thank both the hosts of this conference, the Butterfly Foundation and Families Empowered and Supporting the Treatment of Eating Disorders (F.E.A.S.T), for the opportunity to launch EDFA at the conference and for their willingness to work in partnership with our organisation in this much needed support of families and carers of Australians living with eating disorders.
EDFA Chair Gordon Brockway and Board Member Don Irvine had the opportunity to chat with Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt MP today and were able to video him providing a message for attendees at the Connecting the Dots Conference in WA and the broader EDFA/family/carer community.


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At Parkhurst Chiropractic we love when patients share with us their feedback and comments after chiropractic care. Please read our patient testimonials below to see what other people have achieved through their tailored treatment plans with us.
Share your stories too! Click here to send us your feedback so that we can help to spread the word about the benefits of natural Parkhurst Chiropractic care.
Freddy Krueger, Guinness Book of World Record Breaker at Waterski Fly Distant Jumping. Freddy broke the record on Saturday, August 8th, 2015 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Olivia’s mom knew something was going on with Olivia because her neck was tipped to the right side when she was in her car seat and bouncy seat. When she came to our office, Dr. Brian diagnosed her with torticollis. This can be a relatively common symptom in newborns and older infants that can be treated with chiropractic care.
“I sustained injuries from the 2010 football season and was suffering with this condition for about 3 months. I had sought other treatment but never received full relief. Dr. Brian has been a lot of help. He listens to me and does a good job at treating my symptoms. I felt relief almost immediately with some of the issues.
“I sought treatment at Parkhurst Chiropractic for a torn groin and pain in my lower back after suffering with it for 3 month.
They used chiropractic adjustments, laser, rapid release, taping & power vibe to help expedite my healing and decrease my bruising. In a matter of weeks I was training and back on horses. In only a couple of months I was back to riding bulls.


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Remedy Education are looking for a Team Teach LSA for an SEN school in the East London area. This position will be working with secondry aged pupils with a wide range of complex learning difficulties including pupils with EBD and ASD.
Experience of working in a Special School setting teaching pupils with EBD and ASD would be highly desirable, along with the Team Teach qualification.


text: Our gendered experience of the world has shifted considerably over the last few decades. How do religious establishments and their authorities respond and navigate this complex matter, and what impact do these debates have on the women in their communities? Our expert panelists Siriol (Christian), Julie (Muslim) and Lindsay (Jew) will share their experiences as ‘women of faith’ through the challenges and joys they encounter every day. Each will present a view from their own respective religions, which will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Rabbi David Mason.


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"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., distributor of the James Bond and Rocky movies, filed for bankruptcy in Manhattan federal court after rejecting a takeover bid by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and billionaire Carl Icahn. "
"MGM said its plan may be confirmed by the court within 30 days. After the bankruptcy, it aims to raise $500 million for operations, including for new movies and television series, it said. "
So not really bankrupt then...just not keep on paying off debts ?
It seems to me there should be severe punishment for failing to pay debts.
Usually there is severe punishment. You need to put up a lot of equity to be able to borrow against assets you already have. If you fail to repay, the bank takes a bite out of your equity, and you can lose it all.
Mind you, some bankers dont bother about demanding much equity. In which case, they take the bath if the company fails to repay, which is how it should be.
The whole system goes wrong when you get bailouts of banks who have been foolish and lent too much against too little equity. Which is what happens when you get friends of bankers making political decisions.


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Because of the nature of LPS Empowers, load testing before going live is critically important. When you set up and integrate the LPS Empowers mortgage origination system, you need to coordinate elements from your own infrastructure with those elements based on the LPS virtual infrastructure. Ensuring that everything will go smoothly performance wise when it is actually under stress is important to establish before going live.
The way to do this is with load testing. When you set up and execute multiple load tests on your system, you can determine whether or not it is capable of handling the stresses that it will be under when multiple users access it at the same time.
This has obvious benefits on both user experience and ultimately on your bottom line, since the proper performance of your mortgage origination software is a critical part of your business. You needed to be able to assess the worthiness of new loans and be able to track the status of existing borrowers.
Yet load testing brings with it certain challenges. These challenges are oftentimes frustrate companies because they can make load testing seem like an uneconomical use of their time and resources.
For one, many load testing applications require an extensive amount of coding and other complicated programming to set up each load test. This has the effect of dramatically increasing the amount of time required for each load test while requiring you to spend more money on labor costs and consulting fees.
Another problem is that many load testing applications do not test from the end-user’s point of view. This limits the usefulness of the data and makes it much harder to actually apply the results of your load tests. In many load testing applications, data is not presented to you in an easy to interpret way, which also frustrates efforts of implement the results.
These challenges: keeping costs under control, minimizing delays, getting out usable data and then being capable of applying the data that you get are the biggest challenges most companies face when they load test.
The key to overcoming these challenges is to select the right load testing application. If you select the right load testing application, then these challenges will be minimal or just never come up. If you select the wrong load testing application, then your efforts will be frustrating.
So what is a good load testing application to invest in? AppLoader is a great LPS Empower load testing application that allows you to load test affordably, efficiently and effectively. It features protocol independence for maximum flexibility. It tests from the end-user’s point of view, is easy to use and presents data in easy to interpret graphs and charts.
With the help of a good load testing application like AppLoader, you will be able to launch LPS Empowers with total confidence that it will deliver for your company, your employees and your customers.


text: Tens of thousands of Iranians will descend on Paris, France on Saturday, June 30th, 2018 for the annual Free Iran Gathering, highlighting the exiles push for regime change in Tehran. The live stream of the event tomorrow is below. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi is the keynote speaker; she is the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Many senior diplomats and important political figures from around the world are in attendance, including Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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There’s an old adage in sports that it’s better to be lucky than good, but how much of a role does chance play in determining a team’s success?
In his book, The Success Equation, Michael Mauboussin places sports on the skill-luck continuum by using a statistical technique earlier demonstrated by sports data analysts. Factors increasing the randomness of results include fewer games in a season, more players in action, and fewer scoring opportunities.
Mauboussin found that season standings for the NBA reflect skill levels more so than the seasons of other major team sports, with NHL hockey falling closest to the luck side of the continuum. Baseball falls almost smack dab in the middle, with football (less skill) and soccer (more skill) clustered nearby in the results.
While pro basketball standings may best reflect the skill-level of its players, that doesn’t mean luck doesn’t play a factor. Check out some of the unintentional baskets in NBA history in the the above video.


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Skin conditions or skin disorders in the dog is a problem dog health the most important for the veterinarian. There are many methods Dog Itching Remedies and there are many causes that can be so difficult to figure out the specifics related to what is suffered by your dog, not only will the dog look bad, skin diseases that experienced dogs are also actually very torturing them some skin diseases will lead to itching which is very severe.
The skin is the largest organ and is very quick to react thoroughly on the body healthy. A healthy body can be infected from inside or outside the body, so it is very difficult to determine the cause of the disease. And sometimes some things can happen without your knowledge.
The safest way to go is a consultation about the condition of your dog thoroughly to vet you trust.
The main cause of the disorder on the skin of the dog food is low quality. Unfortunately, many dog owners believe that they have feed their dogs with high quality food when the food they give the dog actually even harm it. This is because the standard health dog food different from the food of man.
When trying to cure the disease on the skin of your dog, make sure that the food you provide is the food is wet (moist). Dry food alone will not help keep the moisture your dog's body and cure the diseases of the skin.
Parasites on the skin tend to be more interested in a dog that has health less primed. These parasites can attack dogs who are elderly, less enough to eat/nutrients, or a dog living in unhealthy environment. Some of the parasites on the dog's skin can cause a different impact on your dog either mild or severe.
Dog Lice (head Lice, Tuma, Ticks) – Lice are most rarely found in the skin of the dog than the Flea or Tick, but there are still many who reported several cases of Lice. They are sometimes hard to find because the size is very small. You need to look for the eggs that stick in the follicle of the hair on the dog. It is also easily handled.
Symptoms: the Same with flea, symptoms are biting or scratching constantly at the same area. Lice are very rarely encountered compared to the Flea and Tick, so you should pay attention good from the near to make sure.
Dog Fleas (Fleas) – There are a lot of dog owners have to deal with a flea on one or another occasion, but with proper handling, the flea can vanish in an instant.
Symptoms: the Dog will bite continuously or scratching certain parts covered in fur or on skin areas open.
Dog Ticks (the Tick) – Tick is not the type who occupied the particular skin on the dog permanently. They attach themselves on one area, sucking the blood on the side of the and lay eggs in there. Although they do not pose a big problem, but they can carry a variety of terrible diseases and should be prevented as early as possible.
Symptoms: the Dog will not show symptoms, however you can realize point-to-point the area where the Tick is lodged. Periodically checking can be done to prevent this from happening.
Dog Mange (Scabies) – Scabies in dogs is serious things that can cause your dog distressed and uncomfortable physically. Usually caused by a Tiny Mite (tiny Mites) that lived in the follicle of the hair on the dog that is sick.
Skin allergies in dogs usually appear because of food, insects, or living environment. Another factor why the dog has can course allergy is due to saliva and urine that stick on the wall skin of dogs, many people think that dogs of the breeds of long-haired dogs will retan to allergies in comparison with hairless dogs short, but it is wrong because a dog with fur that is short can experience skin allergies.
Pyoderma is a skin disease which is generally caused by bacteria that can be found on the follicle or appear as the bite of the flea. In the part of the skin anywhere the bacteria entered, will arise acne-acne that causes the itching so the dog will scratch it, which will lead to the spread of bacteria.
Pyoderma in puppies is a skin problem caused by bacteria and is similar to rashes caused baby diapers. Acne on dogs is also an impact of bacteria on the skin. Bacteria-bacteria which appear on the skin will not cause health problems in dogs that have stamina. But dogs that have immune system is low will be prone to skin diseases such as Pyoderma or acne.
Stress can be a factor that lowers the immune system on the body of the dog, which can lead to pyoderma, but too often giving vaccinations to your dog, your dog dry food, and the use of chemicals in your home also plays a very large role in triggering the emergence of problems on the skin of your dog.
Dogs that do not have antibodies against demodex mites, for the rest of his life will be susceptible to demodex mites, and these abnormalities can be decreased to his son. Because it should not be bred, Kealinan this can not be cured. But a normal dog before 1 year of age can develop demodex because their immune is not yet perfect.
And the pattern of itching that caused by the demodex mite is the same exactly with scabies. So before the mem-the verdict your dog included that has the abnormality, make sure that it is not scabies with a test sample of the skin in the lab ( different flea). And make sure the dog is attacked by demodex berkali2 after the age more than 1 year.
Maybe there is also a laboratory test that directly shows the results of a dog has antibodies against demodex mites or not. Jd don't be too quick to conclusions. With the naked eye demodex can not be distinguished from scabies.
If that is the traditional medicine of the tu yg herbs I nda tau. If sulfur is considered traditional, sulfur can be used for the treatment of diseases of the skin due to mites. For topical medications, buy sulfur in the chemical store, really cheap price, mix with oil wasp until shaped like a cream, apply in the affected. If you've too much, use a soap that contains sulfur, or special shampoos that contain sulfur. Use warm water, it tends to heat that can be retained by the dog.
Why warm water? Because of the mites burrowing the skin tissue enough in, to lay eggs, Sulfur was applied usually can not achieve it. Warm water will lure them out to the surface of the skin, after that new shampoo or soap, leave 10 minutes, then rinse with plain water. Repeat on day 13th.
Why on 13th? Dead mites on the surface , The eggs in the skin remains alive, after hatching, it took them 2 weeks to spawn again, before it had time to lay eggs they should be exterminated. The best treatment for demodex or scabies is injectable ivermectin (examples of brands ivomec) or drops selamectin (examples of brand revolution), give the dose that is appropriate, to syringe is better applied to the veterinarian, to the drops easy to apply themselves to the instructions which are listed on the packaging. Birthday in 13 days after the last application, After 2 or max 3 times the application right, the dog will recover.


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5"W x 7"T; holds a 4" x 6" photo.
Handcrafted Arabian horse figurine. Beautifully designed for the Highland collection. Hand-painted enamel and set with Swarovski crystals set on a marble base. 17"W x 6"D x 14.5"T. Made in the USA.
Handcrafted floral woven egg objet encasing a blue hummingbird figurine from our "Easter" collection. 14-karat gold light brown antiqued. Hand-painted details. Overall: 4.75"Dia. x 9.75"T. Made in the USA.
Handcrafted frame from the Flora Fauna Collection. 14-karat gold pewter base. Glass and enamel trim. Swarovski crystal detail. Overall, 5.5"W x 7.3"T. Holds 3" x 4" photo. Hand wash. Imported.
Handcrafted, hand-polished 18-karat gold plated frame. From the Composition Collection. Finished with a mahogany backplate and kickstand. Overall, 6"W x 8"T. Holds 4" x 6" photo. Pewter base; glass. Hand wash. Made in the USA.


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AbbVie (ABBV) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed a partial clinical hold on all clinical trials evaluating venetoclax or VENCLEXTA/VENCLYXTO for the investigational treatment of multiple myeloma.
The partial clinical hold follows a review of data from the ongoing Phase 3 BELLINI trial (M14-031), a study in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, in which a higher proportion of deaths was observed in the venetoclax arm compared to the control arm of the trial.
As a result of this action, no new patients should be enrolled in any studies of venetoclax for multiple myeloma until a further analysis of the data is completed. Patients who are currently enrolled in studies and receiving benefit from the therapy may continue with treatment, after consultation with their physician, the company said.
This action does not impact any of the approved indications for venetoclax, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and is limited to investigational clinical trials in multiple myeloma. AbbVie remains confident in the benefit/risk profile of venetoclax in those approved indications.
Venetoclax is being developed by AbbVie and Roche. It is jointly commercialized by AbbVie and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, in the U.S. and by AbbVie outside of the U.S.

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Introduction to West Point - What Is Happening.
I didn't bask for long in the glow of high-school graduation. Within a few weeks, I reported (voluntarily!) to the US Military Academy at West Point, where I would spend the next four years getting a degree and earning a commission in the Army. And this while several of my friends enjoyed a summer before heading off to a life that I could only assume was like the fraternity existence in 'Animal House'.
The first year (called 'Plebe Year') at West Point is always quite a tough one, and 1984/85 was no exception. We couldn't talk, except in the classroom or our own room, unless we were instructed to do so by an upperclassman. We had to ask permission to ask a question - inefficient, I know. We had to walk at a ridiculously rapid rate, with our eyes straight ahead and our elbows locked. When in the barracks (military equivalent to 'dorms'), we had to walk right up against the inner wall of the hallway to be out of the way of the upperclassmen.
The academic load was quite heavy, with 50% greater credits per term than at normal universities. In addition, we had to memorise volumes of data that had nothing to do with our studies. Examples included: the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus for the day, the number of days until Army played Navy in football, the number of days until graduation for that year's senior class, the number of lights in one of the halls, the number of gallons in the reservoir, a special definition of leather, the proper response to the question, "How's the cow?" There were endless others, with the intent probably to make the task impossible and then see how we handled it. We also had to be conversant in every article from the front page and main sports page of the NY Times - our only contact with the outside world.
We picked up and delivered the upperclassmen's mail, newpapers and laundry. We counted down the final 10 minutes for them before every formation. We presented ourselves early for every formation to have our appearance and knowledge subjected to rigorous scrutiny. We took mandatory lessons, with graded bouts, in boxing.
But I'm jumping ahead of myself. Before moving into that relaxed existence in the academic year, we had to endure 'Beast Barracks' - basic training - for 2-1/2 months in our first summer. This was, I imagine, much like the basic training of new privates in the Army, but always with a special twist owing to the particular traditions of the Academy.
My parents drove me to West Point on that first day and attended a briefing with me in the football stadium. At the end of the briefing, parents were packed off to worry and fret about how their little babies were doing, and their little babies were thrown into the crucible. Amid constant shouting and confusion, I was shown to my room, where I had about six nanoseconds to change from my scumbag civilian clothes into my uniform. In a daze, I saw a small black bottle on my desk, sat down, turned it over to examine it, and unscrewed the cap.
Out poured the ink intended for my stamp pad, with which I was meant to mark all my clothes. In this case, I marked them rather differently than I was meant to, as the ink splattered over my white shirt and grey trousers. No time to change - screaming in hallway suggested I needed to move rapidly back out into the big world of training and hazing.
You won't be surprised to hear that I became something of a focus for the upperclassmen for the next few hours, especially for those most keen to hone their abuse and humiliation techniques for the upcoming weeks. The bookies that day wouldn't have given me good odds for making it through the evening's parade for the parents, let alone through Plebe year or the four-year course. I'll tell you now that I did, and I'll look forward to sharing a few more stories in posts to come.


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