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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women’s ice hockey team is getting a big assist in its efforts to honor the memory of Mandi Schwartz ’10 (1988-2011) at the annual “White Out for Mandi” game at Ingalls Rink on Friday, Jan. 24. When the NHL’s St. Louis Blues found out about the event through Mandi’s brother Jaden Schwartz — a forward who is in his third season with the Blues — they decided to show their support by having the entire team attend the game with Jaden that night (7:00 p.m. vs. Brown). The goal is to pack Ingalls Rink, with everyone wearing white, as a “White Out for Mandi”. The event is a fundraiser for the Mandi Schwartz Foundation.
To accommodate the trip to the Yale women’s ice hockey game on Jan. 24, the Blues have moved their practice that afternoon to Ingalls Rink. The practice starts at 3:00 p.m. and will be open to the general public.
St. Louis selected Jaden in the first round of the 2010 draft, when Mandi was still battling cancer. The Blues have been a key source of support for the Schwartz family ever since, and even had then-president John Davidson attend Mandi’s memorial service at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in her home town of Wilcox, Saskatchewan, in April of 2011.
The Schwartzes have maintained their connection to the Yale women’s ice hockey program, and the Yale team has kept Mandi’s jersey and locker intact in the locker room at Ingalls Rink. Another one of Mandi’s game-worn jerseys was recently given by the Schwartzes to the Upper Deck sports card company, which has created special Mandi Schwartz hockey cards containing a piece of the jersey for its “Heroic Inspirations” series. Those cards will be available for purchase at the “White Out for Mandi”.
The Blues — the team that Keith Allain ’80, Yale’s Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey worked for as goaltending coach from 1998 to 2006 — will be in the New Haven area because they play at the New York Rangers on Thursday Jan. 23 and at the New York Islanders on Saturday Jan. 25.
In addition to Jaden, the Blues’ roster includes U.S. Olympians David Backes, T. J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk; Canadian Olympians Jay Bouwmeesterand Alex Pietrangelo; Czech Republic Olympian Vladimir Sobotka; Russian Olympian Vladimir Tarasenko; Slovakian Olympian Jaroslav Halak; and Swedish Olympians Patrik Berglund and Alexander Steen.
This is the second season in a row that there has been an NHL presence at the “White Out for Mandi”. Last year, Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subbanattended the game just prior to signing a new contract with Montreal.
Aleca Hughes ’12, Yale’s former captain, started the Mandi Schwartz Foundation in memory of Mandi, the Bulldogs center who passed away in April 2011 after battling cancer for more than two years. Donations to the Mandi Schwartz Foundation will be accepted at the door on Jan. 24. Special white sweatshirts are being sold, and youth hockey teams are encouraged to come wearing white jerseys. Additional details about the day, including auction items, will be announced in the near future.
In addition to raising funds for the Mandi Schwartz Foundation, the event will also help raise awareness of the need for marrow donors and umbilical cord blood donors. In an effort to save her life in the fall of 2010, Mandi had a stem cell transplant utilizing blood from two anonymous umbilical cord blood donations. Stem cells for patients with life-threatening illnesses like Mandi’s can also come from marrow donors. Yale hosts an annual Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registration Drive every spring to add potential donors to the Be The Match® Registry. To date, at least 21 donor matches for patients in need of transplants have been identified through those efforts. One of those donor matches was a Yale football player, senior John Oppenheimer.
The attendance record for a women’s hockey game at Ingalls Rink is 1,539, set on Nov. 1, 2005, when Team USA played an exhibition game against the ECAC Hockey All-Stars. The capacity of Ingalls Rink is 3,500.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women’s ice hockey team is dedicating its game at Ingalls Rink on Friday, Jan. 24, to Mandi Schwartz ’10 (1988-2011), utilizing the game vs. Brown at 7:00 p.m. that night as a fundraiser for the Mandi Schwartz Foundation. The goal is to pack Ingalls Rink, with everyone wearing white, as a “White Out for Mandi” show of support.
Donations to the Foundation will be accepted at the door. Special white t-shirts will be sold, and youth hockey teams are encouraged to come wearing white jerseys. Additional details about the day, including auction items and special guests, will be announced in the near future.
Aleca Hughes ’12, Yale’s former captain, started the Mandi Schwartz Foundation in memory of Mandi, the Bulldogs center who passed away in April 2011 after battling cancer for more than two years.
In addition to raising funds for the Mandi Schwartz Foundation, the event will also help raise awareness of the need for marrow donors and umbilical cord blood donors. In an effort to save her life, Mandi had a stem cell transplant utilizing blood from two anonymous umbilical cord blood donations. Stem cells for patients with life-threatening illnesses like Mandi’s can also come from marrow donors. Yale hosts an annual Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registration Drive every spring to add potential donors to the Be The Match® Registry. To date, at least 20 matches for patients in need of transplants have been identified through those efforts. One of those genetic matches was a Yale football player, senior John Oppenheimer.
The attendance record for a women’s hockey game at Ingalls Rink is 1,539, set on Nov. 1, 2005, when Team USA played an exhibition game against the ECAC Hockey All-Stars. The first “White Out for Mandi” drew a crowd of 1,066, the largest crowd in history for a Yale women’s hockey game. The capacity of Ingalls Rink is 3,500.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women’s ice hockey team is dedicating its game at Ingalls Rink on Saturday, Jan. 26, to Mandi Schwartz ’10 (1988-2011), utilizing the game vs. Colgate as a fundraiser for the Mandi Schwartz Foundation. Aleca Hughes ’12, Yale’s former captain, started the charity in memory of Mandi, the Bulldogs center who passed away in April 2011 after battling cancer for more than two years. The goal is to pack Ingalls Rink, with everyone wearing white, as a “White Out for Mandi” show of support.
The team is currently lining up pledges from donors based on the attendance total, so each person that shows up helps raise money for the cause. No admission will be charged, and donations for the Foundation will also be accepted at the door. Special white t-shirts will be sold, and youth hockey teams are encouraged to come wearing white jerseys. The Bulldogs will honor Mandi in a special pre-game ceremony.
The event will also help raise awareness of the need for marrow donors and umbilical cord blood donors. In an effort to save her life, Mandi had a stem cell transplant utilizing blood from two anonymous umbilical cord blood donations. Stem cells for patients with life-threatening illnesses like Mandi’s can also come from marrow donors. Yale hosts an annual Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registration Drive every spring to add potential donors to the Be The Match® Registry. To date, at least 14 matches for patients in need of transplants have been identified through those efforts. One of those matches was a Yale field hockey player, senior Lexy Adams.
The attendance record for a women’s hockey game at Ingalls Rink is 1,539, set on Nov. 1, 2005, when Team USA played an exhibition game against the ECAC Hockey All-Stars. The first “White Out for Mandi” drew a crowd of 1,066, the most ever for a Yale women’s hockey game. The capacity of Ingalls Rink is 3,500.
The weekend of Jan. 25-26 is also Alumnae Weekend at Ingalls Rink.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The “White Out for Mandi” Yale women’s ice hockey game at Ingalls Rink on Saturday, Jan. 26, will include a special presentation. Carol and Rick Schwartz, parents of Mandi Schwartz ’10 (1988-2011), will travel to the game from their home in Wilcox, Sask., to present ECAC Hockey’s Mandi Schwartz Award, given annually to the conference’s student-athlete of the year. The award winner, announced at the conclusion of last season, is Yale’s Aleca Hughes ’12.
The “White Out for Mandi” game vs. Colgate at 4:00 p.m. is a fundraiser for the Mandi Schwartz Foundation. Hughes, Yale’s former captain, started the charity in memory of Mandi, the Bulldogs center who passed away in April 2011 after battling cancer for more than two years. The goal is to pack Ingalls Rink, with everyone wearing white, as a “White Out for Mandi” show of support.


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The movement is a global phenomenon – but here it has stalled before even getting started.
RIDESHARING SERVICES WHICH supporters claim could spare Irish cities from gridlock are being effectively locked out of the country on the grounds of breaking taxi laws.
Transport officials have recently questioned one of the industry’s newest entrants, a carpooling app backed by entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den investor Sean O’Sullivan, on how it fits within rules that have already seen similar operators abandon the market.
But Cork-based startup Carma Carpooling claims it is only promoting the kind of ridesharing setups neighbours and colleagues have been doing for decades.
The startup, which evolved about 18 months ago out of O’Sullivan’s earlier venture Avego, is the latest to catch the eye of the National Transport Authority (NTA).
While Carma has been focussing all of its attention on the US – and primarily San Francisco – in its early stage, it is available for download and use anywhere, and has a small “cluster” of users in Cork.
Co-founder Emmett Murphy told TheJournal.ie the company had requested a meeting with NTA after receiving a letter from the government agency.
We are about driving with their neighbours and their colleagues and sharing the costs as they go to work,” he said.
Carma’s app allows people to book carpooling trips in return for a per-mile charge based on the break-even cost to US drivers. It keeps 15% of the revenue for its own operations.
Last year the NTA issued a warning to German newcomer WunderCar that it would be breaking taxi licensing laws if it went ahead with plans to launch its ridesharing services in Dublin.
The company, which was already running in several European cities, bases its services on non-obligatory tipping of drivers for journeys booked through its app, but dropped its move into Ireland after the warning.
WunderCar founder Gunnar Froh said the company’s aim was to make travelling in a city easy by allowing people to instantly share transport but it didn’t “facilitate commercial rides”.
“In a few years from now, we believe that sharing a ride in the city will be just as common as it is today to take the bus,” he said.
Recent figures from the European Commission showed Irish people favoured cars more than anyone else in the EU except for residents of Cyprus.
Ridesharing advocates argue their services help take cars off the road and clear congestion by making more efficient use of the available resources, as well as saving users money.
Meanwhile, global juggernaut Uber has also been forced to shelve the ridesharing offerings that have helped make it the world’s second most-valuable startup for its Irish operations.
Here it effectively operates as a taxi- and hire-car booking service only, absent its more-controversial features of being able to also book private cars which were not officially licensed as taxis.
Those budget options have helped Uber broker over one million rides worldwide per day, although it has also led to city bans and protests from taxi drivers complaining the startup puts them out of business.
There have also been safety concerns raised about putting passengers into cars with drivers who haven’t gone through the same vetting processes as professionals, although the companies involved have been careful to try and put those fears to bed.
In Ireland, companies found to be running illegal taxi services can be fined €50,000 while individual drivers can also be sanctioned under 2013 laws which ban people taking paying customers in their cars without the proper license.
A spokeswoman for the National Transport Authority (NTA) said it was only legal to offer carpooling or ridesharing services when there was no money changing hands.
However Murphy said he looked at companies like Uber and its competitor Lyft as “operating in a very different space” and Carma didn’t facilitate any trips for gain.
“The big difference is their drivers are making a profit in the same way as taxi companies are. Our drivers pretty much never make a profit.
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text: Unimaginable, unbelievable, ridiculous movie. Let me introduce you, the most stunning movie of the year 2018. Best actors, best director, best roles and best movie :). Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (dub) can be rejected by religious folks without a thought. I remember when I first time saw trailer of this movie and I had to watch it online Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (dub) sets the standard 10/10 for every other movie I will watch from now. What makes this movie interesting? Conversations, music, characters, just everything. No movie made me so excited while watching, no other movie! Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (dub) is that movie, you'll watch many times in your life. Watch Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (dub) and stay for the final credits, they're interesting.

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NYS TESOL is the professional organization for New York State educators in the field of TESOL. Through NYS TESOL, educators have access to ongoing professional development, career advice and mentoring, and a voice on the state and federal committees making policy about ELL education.
NYS TESOL was established in 1970 to bring together and support professionals concerned with the education of English language learners at all levels of public and private education in New York State. For more than four decades, we have vigorously supported our members and other colleagues as the field has evolved.
NYS TESOL’s successful leadership in advocacy, professional development, and education and outreach requires the support of many.
Your financial gift will help us continue our important contributions to the professional well-being of our colleagues around the state.
You can support NYS TESOL in a number of ways.
Allow NYS TESOL to allocate your gift to current priorities through a contribution to the general operating fund.
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James E. Weaver Annual Fund – contribute to teacher education through grants to support training and research activities of undergraduate or graduate students not yet in the profession or who have less than two years of teaching service in ESOL.

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text: To begin your application select the type of organization or entity you are attempting to obtain a Tax ID (EIN) Number in Brookhaven GA for. After completing the application you will receive your Tax ID (EIN) Number via e-mail. If you are starting a business in Brookhaven GA that will have employees, will operate as a Corporation or Partnership, is required to file any of these tax returns: employment, excise, or Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or is a Trust, Estate or Non-profit organization you are required to obtain a Tax ID (EIN).

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text: "Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story" presents a new line of acrylic pinched keychains for you to enjoy. This acrylic strap features full color artwork of the magical girl Madoka Kaname (Sunday Best Clothes ver), in an adorable chibi style, hanging as if she's being pinched by your fingers. Add it to your collection today, order now!


text: The inReach Explorer comes with built-in navigation with waypoints and routing. You can navigate, create waypoints, log your trip and find your way back. In addition to sending and receiving text messages, and triggering an interactive SOS, you can now plan, track and share your journey! You can do all of this from one rugged handheld device with satellite coverage from Iridium.

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We need your help to raise the profile of Penistone Arts Week and get more people into our town and villages enjoying great art and culture!
Fully support the Arts Week in Penistone. Another lovely project bringing the community together.
Great project, keeping Penistone alive!
Good luck with Penistone Arts week. It's a fabulous addition to our community events.
For a £50 pledge we'll include your business name and logo on our Penistone Arts Week promotional material and give full credit on our social media!

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I want to invest 15-17 million in rwp/isb for living purpose minimum 10 marla.
1st Option:A 10 Marla in DHA-2.
2nd Option: A 10 Marla in Bahria phase-8, either with DHA-3 or with BT itself in any good sector, I would rather overseas-5.
3rd Option: Explore DHA-5, there are 100s of houses there but lonely place. In one year, it can prove a livable place.DHA-4 if Pindi oriented.
4th Option: CDA zone-2 societies but in one year time frame only B-17 & F-17 might be explored.
Dear Qayyum sb, is there any house of 10 marla available in DHA 2 between this price range. I heard only the plot cost minimum 12-14 M.
15 to 17 million and a 10 marla house in DHA 2?
or you meant only buying a plot now (within this budget) and constructing the house later when they decide to live there, after 1 year?
In DHA-2, a 10 marla good location running around 1crore 10 lacs to 1 crore 20 lacs. Some plots at lesser price but those locations are in depression.
The construction cost depends on how much of quality you want: Min Rs 2500 per square foot and goes to Rs 3500 per sq. Ft .
If you make centrally aircinditioned and Spanish tiles and groe bath fittings...jacuzzi and diyaar pure wood then minimum Rs 4000 to 4500 per sq ft.
A medium quality common standard nice construction can be achieved around 2500 to 2800 sq ft if you make your own.
I have a 13 marla park facing back open possession plot on my name to sell in Emaar Canyon Views Dha5 Islamabad.

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text: Property owners who want to contest the assessed value of their property may now file an appeal to the St. Louis County Board of Equalization (BOE). By State law all appeals-regardless of filing method-must be filed or postmarked on or before the second Monday in July. That date is July 9 this year. Late filings cannot be accepted.


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A hand-held, easy-to-use instrument for measuring current levels and frequencies in railway track circuits. Signal analysis is performed by a mix of FFT and zero-crossing analysis algorithms. Results are displayed in bar-chart and numerical formats in rms Amps. Non-linear calibrations, out-of-limits warnings, etc are handled by internal look-up tables.
The instrument can be pre-configured for a variety of Line signalling combinations.
This instrument is no longer manufactured, but please contact us for information about repair and calibration facilities.
Display 128x64 pixel LCD, backlit, black on white.
Back-light dims after 3 mins without keypress.
Power supply 2 x AA alkaline cells, giving up to 30 hours operation. Green LED switches to orange when about 4 hours battery life remains.
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PLAYING HOUSE is continuing its streak of stellar guest casting with tonight’s new episode: Rob Riggle stops by!
And as great as the fabulous guest/supporting cast constantly are on PLAYING HOUSE, part of what makes it one of the best gems on television right now is its incredible (and unparralled) look at female friendship.
With PLAYING HOUSE’s second season underway, the show is now being released in a unique way: though the episodes are airing on television in its normal time slot (Tuesdays at 10 PM on USA Network), the next episode is available online and On Demand a week before it shows up on TV.
For PLAYING HOUSE creators/stars Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, the episodes’ early availability could lead to spoiler-related issues — especially since both women are very active on social media, and regularly interact with the show’s biggest fans.
Season 2 picks up a few months after we last saw Emma and Maggie, and the duo are raising baby Charlotte — adorably awkward family portrait, and all.
But as fans of the show know, PLAYING HOUSE season 2 was never a sure thing — and as a result creators/stars/real-life best friends Jessica St. Clair (Emma) and Lennon Parham (Maggie) have been cherishing every moment they get to play in this world.
USA Network has renewed PLAYING HOUSE for a second season.


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Your neighbor is every person, for on the basis of distinctions he is not your neighbor, nor on the basis of likeness to you [in color of skin or gender or social status or citizenship of a nation] as being different from other men. He is your neighbor on the basis of equality with you before God; but this equality absolutely every man has, and he has it absolutely.
Go, then, and do this--take away distinctions and similarities of distinctions--so that you can love your neighbor. Take away the distinctions of preference so that you can love your neighbor."
It seems to me that the only way we can love our neighbor in the way God has called us to love, "as yourself," is for that love to affect our politics, for through allegiance to country or acceptance of social status we deny to others the equality that is absolutely theirs. If our minds are taken captive by the imagination of some economic or governmental system we will ever be consumed by all sorts of distinctions through which to the image of God in our neighbor we will be made blind. Only when we go back to the garden of God where only God was king will we see neighbor in everyone with whom we come in contact. Only when our allegiance is to a Kingdom which is not of this world but consumes all of this world will we see our neighbor as our neighbor, as a citizen of the same humanity. Only through being transformed through the renewing of our minds (Rom. 12) and the forsaking of all but Christ and his cross, where distinctions are destroyed, will we be able to imagine that our neighbor is every person and that we are therefore free to love them with a relentless love. The Kingdom of God is a kingdom, not of this world, but of the whole world.


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Su Shiung Lam has been awarded an A.T. Kearney Scholarship by A.T. Kearney and the Falling Walls Foundation as one of the outstanding young academics to attend the 2011 Falling Walls International Conference on Future Breakthroughs in Science and Society. In addition to the attending the conference on 9 November 2011, the scholars are required to participate in the ‘Falling Walls Lab’ Programme on 8 November, where each of them is to present and share their research breakthrough to a very distinguished jury of 25 members led by Professor Ernst Th. Rietschel (President of the Leibniz Association) and formed by decision makers and experts from different disciplines. The scholarship covers the registration and accommodation for both the Falling Walls Lab programme and conference from 8 to 9 November 2011.
Su Shiung Lam took the opportunity to present some of the findings from his PhD research during the ‘Falling Walls Lab’ Programme, where he talked about the use of microwave pyrolysis to recycle and convert used motor oil into fuel. He said, "It is an honour to have a chance to represent our department to participate in this programme and the prestigious conference, and once again I would like to express my gratitude to Professor Howard Chase for having the chance to work and produce a fine research under his supervision, as I always believe that the research is a key element that has given quite a bit of weight in selecting me as one of the recipient of the scholarship."
The Falling Walls conference is an annual global gathering of forward thinking individuals from 75 countries. Each year, 20 of the world’s leading scientists are invited to Berlin to present their current breakthrough research. In 2011, over 20 top international scientists presented their "ideas that could dramatically transform life worldwide" (Scientific American) on 9 November to an exclusive audience from science, business, politics, culture and society. The initial conference was held in 2009 on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate this historic day by looking into the future and getting an understanding of the world of tomorrow. The conference is hosted by the Falling Walls Foundation, which is a non-profit charity dedicated to the support of science and humanities, and is supported by the German Ministry for Education and Research and the Berlin Senate for Education, Science and Research.
The ‘Falling Walls Lab’ programme, organised by the Falling Walls Foundation and supported by A.T. Kearney, offers the opportunity to 100 excellent young academics and professionals to present their breakthroughs to an audience formed by decision makers of enterprises leading in innovation and distinguished representatives of scientific institutions. The programme took place on 8 November 2011 in Berlin and was concluded by a dinner for all Falling Walls Lab participants. The scholars attended the Falling Walls Conference in the following day.
Su Shiung Lam is a PhD student supervised by Prof Howard Chase in his Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Group.

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text: Janelle has been singing since grade school and graduated from Century High School in Hillsboro in 1999. She has appeared in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, Trial by Jury, Iolanthe, and Ruddigore, as well as Bernstein’s Candide. Janelle is also a student at Marylhurst University entering her third year in the Music Therapy program. When not in classes she spends time with her family.


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Cataract surgery is a very common operation as cataract occurs to all of us as we get older. The success of the operation itself is largely dependant on the artificial lens that is implanted in one's eye. At Hunter Cataract & Eye Centre, we go to great lengths to try and determine the exact strength of lens that is required for your eye by using only the latest equipment and the most recently validated methods.
The choice of lens is very dependent on each person's individual circumstances as well as their desire for spectacle independence.
Broadly, monofocal lenses have a single focus point which can be set for either distance, near or a combination of both. It is very likely that the spectacles will still be needed for either reading or distance tasks after surgery.
Depth of focus lenses enable a greater range of vision giving clear diastance vision as well as intermediate, computer distance vision, although reading glasses are not unusual for low light conditions.
Multifocal lenses have multiple focal points including distance, intermediate and near and have the highest chance of spectacle independance at around 95%. However, it must be noted that people with multifocal lenses will be aware of rings and haloes around lights at night. The vast majority of people will adapt to this over time and the light phenomenon should not be intrusive or prevent one from doing any night time tasks.
All in all, one's refractive outcome does need to be discussed with your surgeon and a decision about lenses needs to be made. We are more than willing to help you in this regard during your consultation. We aim to achieve a high quality of vision with your outcomes meeting your expectations.
For further information please talk to our knowledgable clinical staff.

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Boxwoods are useful plants for creating borders and hedges.
1 Can Boxwood Grow in the Shade?
4 What Are Some Varieties of Boxwood Hedges?
Although boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) is not the showiest of plants, lacking interesting flowers or fall foliage, it performs a variety of uses in the garden. Perhaps best known for its extreme tolerance of severe pruning, boxwood is amenable to hedges and topiary. Although it grows quite slowly, it keeps its shape well.
Native to southern Europe, western Asia and northern Africa, the boxwood is a broadleaf evergreen. It is winter-hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8 and has small, glossy green leaves that are usually between 1 and 1 1/2 inches long. Small flowers of a greenish-white color appear in April or May but are not showy and usually go unnoticed. Boxwood (Buxus spp.) is an incredibly versatile group, in which there are more than 200 named species.
The boxwood’s growth rate is slow, gaining no more than 12 inches of new growth per year, but in some ways this makes it easier to train as a landscape plant. If left untended it will grow to a broad shrub or small tree formation and can reach heights of 5 to 15 feet and an equal spread. Sometimes it can even reach 20 feet tall, but it generally grows in a round-mounding formation. Growth is dense, and plants appreciate removal of dead branches to increase air circulation within.
Although boxwood does tolerate relatively severe pruning, it is not necessarily a low-maintenance plant. For one thing, pruning too early in springtime can lead to frost damage later, as shearing can promote new growth before it is warm enough. Accordingly, you should wait until after the last frost date to prune. It prefers protection from cold or drying winds, and although it will grow in both full sun and full shade, it appreciates neither extreme. Instead, site boxwood where it can receive several hours of full or dappled sunlight in the morning or afternoon, and plant it in well-drained, slightly acidic or slightly alkaline soil. Keep soil evenly moist.
Although boxwood lends itself quite well to all plant formations that require shearing -- foundation plantings, formal garden accents, topiary, hedges -- it also works as a less formal massed shrub or specimen plant. If you have a low-water garden, boxwoods are a good choice, as they are drought-tolerant. They also transplant well, which recommends them to gardens in progress.
Moore, Sarah. "Growth Rate of Buxus Sempervirens." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/growth-rate-buxus-sempervirens-77512.html. Accessed 21 April 2019.
Does Trimming Boxwood Bushes Make Them Grow Faster?
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Sailors who braved the threat of missile attack to protect merchant ships in the Middle East will be awarded a new medal clasp, it has today been announced.
Her Majesty The Queen has agreed a new clasp, the Gulf of Aden Clasp, will be introduced for those who served on board Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring during a period of significant threat in the Bab al-Mandeb strait in 2016.
The intense mission began after an attack on a merchant vessel, the MV Swift, off the coast of Yemen in October 2016. Portsmouth-based HMS Daring was already headed to the area at the start of a nine-month deployment on maritime security operations.
The destroyer and her 260-strong crew then conducted 20 patrols of the area threatened by land-based missiles and explosive boats in the hands of Houthi rebels. With the ship’s advanced surveillance radar and Sea Viper missile system, they ensured the critical choke point for world trade remained free flowing.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said: “Maritime trade is the lifeblood of Britain’s economy and the Royal Navy plays a key role in protecting important trade routes. The extraordinary achievements of HMS Daring’s ship’s company, under constant missile threat, is a testament to the skill and bravery of the men and women of the Navy.
HMS Daring’s crew operated for 50 days under threat of attack, safeguarding 800,000 tonnes of merchant shipping. Each transit of the chokepoint was conducted at the highest degree of readiness.
Sailors and Royal Marines who were on board at the time will be awarded the clasp, which is worn with the General Service Medal, later this year. Those who do not already possess the medal will be awarded it.
Commander Phil Dennis, who was the Commanding Officer of HMS Daring at the time of the operation, said: “This is wonderful recognition of the immense efforts of my team in HMS Daring during such a vital mission which ultimately helped protect Britain’s economy and safeguard world trade.
“There was a significant and viable threat from both surface and air attack at the time, but throughout that threat my team performed brilliantly, calling upon their world-class training to rise to the challenge.
Around 95 per cent of Britain’s economic activity depends upon the sea and a vast amount of global trade passes through the choke point of the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
After passing east of the Suez Canal, Daring first escorted the Royal Navy’s Joint Expeditionary Force task group. As well as providing air defence, Daring helped protect the task group’s ships from the threat of waterborne attack, carrying Royal Navy and Royal Marines boarding parties to counter piracy, terrorists and smugglers.
She later accompanied the significant amount of merchant shipping through the narrow lanes of the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb strait.
Several other Royal Navy ships have since maintained patrols and maritime security duties in the region since the threat has de-escalated.
Leading Chef Chloe Toussaint, who served on board HMS Daring as a chef and first aider, said: “I am chuffed to be awarded a medal for my work on this deployment, and it is good that the ship’s company are being recognised for our hard work.
“We spent some very long days at action stations, and the job of us as chefs is to ensure the ship’s company is fed but we also act as medics when at action stations. I enjoyed the deployment. It was a long nine months but was very rewarding. There were some tears on the jetty when we arrived home in Portsmouth as seeing our friends and families again was such a relief.
Type 45 destroyers are part of the backbone of the Royal Navy, defending the fleet from air attack with their state-of-the-art equipment. They will form a vital component of the UK’s carrier strike task force when HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales begin their operational deployments.
Earlier this month, Daring’s sister ship HMS Diamond was called up on to monitor the movements of two Russian warships as they passed through the English Channel.
A Commando who inspired England to reach the World Cup semi finals and the crew of HMS Daring who braved ‘missile alley’ were singled out at this year’s Millies.


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Craig was born in Sawyerville, Quebec and attended school in Ottawa. Predeceased by his parents, Carmen & Myrtle Wilson and brother Barry, he is survived by his loving wife Marilyn, beloved children, Valerie (Chris) Barnabe of Kanata, ON and Stephen (Renee) Wilson of Tsawwassen, BC. Craig is also survived by his cherished grandchildren, Dylan & Maris Barnabe and Blair & Rebecca Wilson, sister Gayle (Charles) Argue of Metcalf, ON and Valerie & Stephen’s mother, Margaret Wilson of Kanata, ON.
Craig worked for the Scotiabank for nearly 40 years before retiring in 1993. Some of his fondest memories were the annual visits with his daughter, fishing trips with his son, holidays in Maui and time spent with his grandchildren.
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Insurance attorneys need to know the law in Texas as it relates to the responsibility an insurance company owes to its insureds and liability coverage. The Insurance Journal published an article in July 2015, that discusses a Louisiana case but has applicability to Texas law.
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently ruled that an insurer can be liable for bad faith failure to settle even if it never receives a firm settlement offer and also that an insurer can be found liable for misrepresenting or failing to disclose “pertinent” facts to the insured.
The Court ruled in response to two certified questions from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, so its ruling wasn’t applied to the underlying facts in the case.
On Nov. 21, 2005, Danny Kelly, who was covered by a $25,000 automobile liability policy issued by State Farm, was involved in an accident. The attorney for the accident victim mailed a letter to State Farm on Jan. 6, 2006, stating he would recommend releasing State Farm and its insured for payment of the policy limits. State Farm did not respond to the letter, nor did State Farm inform Kelly that it had received the letter.
Slightly more than two months later, on March 22, 2006, State Farm offered to settle the case for its $25,000 policy limits, but the offer was rejected and a lawsuit was filed. That same day, State Farm sent Kelly a letter informing him that he might face personal liability above the policy limits and recommending that he retain his own attorney.
Once again, State Farm failed to inform Kelly of the Jan. 6 letter it had received from the accident victim’s attorney.
The case proceeded to trial and Kelly was hit with a judgment of over $175,000. As a result, Kelly filed suit against State Farm in federal court for bad faith in (1) failing to notify him of the Jan. 6 letter and (2) failing to accept the offer in the Jan. 6 letter. The federal court, in turn, asked the Louisiana Supreme Court (LSC) whether Kelly had a cause of action against his insurer under Louisiana law for these omissions.
The LSC was not asked to decide whether these specific failures constituted bad faith; rather, it was asked whether an insurer could be liable under subsection A of Louisiana’s bad faith statute, L.R.S. 22:1973, for failure to settle without having received a firm settlement offer and also whether an insurer could be liable under subsection B of L.R.S. 22:1973 for misrepresenting or failing to disclose facts not related to coverage under the policy.
As an initial matter, the Court had to determine if the duties in subsection A granted an insured a cause of action against his or her insurer for bad faith failure to settle. Subsection B of L.R.S. 22:1973 lists acts and omissions which, if committed, constitute a breach of the insurer’s duty of good faith and fair dealing imposed in subsection A, but the list does not specifically include the failure to settle a case.
In prior decisions, the Court held that third parties had no cause of action against an insurer under subsection A, but could assert a claim against an insurer under Subsection B exclusively for violations of the listed acts and omissions. Accordingly, State Farm argued that subsection B provided an exclusive list of acts and omissions that were violations of subsection A; thus, in order for failure to settle a claim to constitute a breach of an insurer’s duty of good faith, Kelly had to show that failure to settle a claim fell within the acts and omissions listed in subsection B.
The Court rejected State Farm’s argument. It held that the basis for an insured’s cause of action against his or her insurer for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing under L.R.S. 22:1973(A) was broader than a cause of action that could be brought by a third party against an insurer and was not limited to the prohibited acts listed in L.R.S. 22:1973(B).
In short, the Court concluded that the addition of rights in favor of third parties against an insurer under subsection B was not intended by the legislature to take away or reduce any of the insured’s rights available under subsection A. Therefore, Kelly did not have to show that failure to settle was somehow included in the acts and omissions listed in subsection B.
The Court then held that the insurer could be liable to its insured under L.R.S. 22:1973(A) for bad faith failure to settle, even if the insurer never received a firm settlement offer. The Court reasoned that the insurer’s “affirmative duty” under subsection A of L.R.S. 22:1973 to make a reasonable effort to settle claims was not triggered only by receipt of a firm settlement offer. Instead, the insurer’s obligation was triggered by its knowledge of each particular situation, which the insurer had an affirmative duty to gather during the claims process.
The Court concluded that, therefore, an insurer could be liable for failure to settle even without receiving a firm settlement offer. It did not elaborate how far an insurer had to go to avoid liability if no firm settlement offer was received. But in a footnote it noted that the existence of a firm settlement offer would be a factor in the analysis of whether the insurer was in bad faith, as it would put the insurer on notice that the matter could be resolved and could potentially be resolved without exposing the insured to an excess judgment.
In the underlying facts from which the certified questions arose, State Farm did not, strictly speaking, misrepresent any facts to Kelly; rather, it simply did not disclose to him that it had received the Jan. 6 letter suggesting a willingness, but not making an offer, to settle within policy limits.
Nonetheless, the Court interpreted the word “misrepresenting” to encompass any communication from the insurer that either stated something that was not true or failed to state something that was true. The ruling raises the possibility that a seemingly innocuous fact that is not disclosed to an insured by his or her insurer may, in hindsight, be deemed “pertinent” and subject an insurer to bad faith liability under L.R.S. 22:1973(B).
Time will tell if such warnings will be heeded, but insurers would be well advised to vigorously pursue all possibilities of settlement and to err on the side of caution in deciding what information should be passed on to their insureds.


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An online repository for Solvency II, ERM and Corporate Governance material and comment from the Principal of Governance Matters, an independent Risk Consultancy firm based on the Isle of Man.
Again our friends at Insurance ERM are justifying their move to subscription-only with an exclusive interview with the most successful Portuguese overseas since Vasco da Gama, EIOPA Chair Gabriel Bernadino.
On transitionals "10 years is too long. That is out of the question. No one wants that" - CEA, ABI, Central Bank of Ireland, GCAE, please form an orderly queue!
On QIS5 calibration, "I don't think that the standard formula will be detrimental to the market" and "the framework is conceptually sound". He does concede that calibration tweaks will come in the heaviest lobbying areas but adds about the controversial cat risk sub module "I cannot say that the outcome will be to change the parameters"
On ORSA "the ORSA won't have level 2 implementing measures, but there needs to be consistency in the way it is implemented"
On implementation "we will have a single rule book - level 1 and level 2 implementing measures and EIOPA's guidelines and recommendations [which] will not be binding on local regulators, but they will need to comply with them, or explain whay they are not doing so"
I have to say I like the guy's style - I suspect his views on transitionals may not be at all welcomed, but I'm sure we'll hear more on it - EIOPA guidelines and recommendations is a new one on me though - any ideas?
We don't do bank holidays!
FSA Conference - Make with the surveys!
Central Bank of Ireland - Solvency Matters?
Deloitte Survey - cause for alarm?
EC Green Paper - and the news is?
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any1 know of a 64bit driver for audigy 2 NX??
xp64 compatible BIOS flash utility?
AMD 64 or Intel 64 ? How about both.
What is up with Intel's late to market 64-bit effort..


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Cookbooks are an obsession for me, so much so that Casa Levitt has been overtaken with shelves and stacks beyond the domain of my working kitchen. Reassessing their significance results in a reorganizing and prioritizing placement, giving serious thought to overflow and possibly earmarking for garage storage. Over the years I have become more discerning when selecting a new cookbook, giving each purchase some careful thought. When Tasting Rome was released earlier this year, I knew that I must have a copy.
Katie Parla is the ultimate go to when it comes to Roman food, linking the historical origins to the modern day. The book is a treasure on so many levels, but the chapter Cucina Ebraica or Jewish Cuisine is especially well done.
Polpette di Pollo in Bianco or Chicken Meatballs in White Wine Sauce, inspired by the food of the Libyan Jews of which about 4500 currently reside in Rome, brings together the flavors of Northern Africa and traditions of the Roman Ghetto perfectly.
Traditional “meatballs” generally combine meat, bread, flavoring elements, egg and cheese. Day old bread is often soaked in milk to soften it before adding to the mixture. Kosher dietary laws prohibit the mixing of meat and milk, so a clever adaptation to soaking the bread in milk is substituting broth. The absence of cheese is not at all missed, as the spices and pistachios are the star of these polpette.
The recipe is essentially directly from Tasting Rome, with a few additional specifics and modifications. You don’t need to be either Italian or Jewish to prepare Chicken Meatballs in White Wine sauce. Treat yourself and a friend to Katie’s book Tasting Rome to learn more about the culinary culture and traditions of one of the world’s most beloved cities.
Soak the bread for a few minutes in the 1 cup of warmed chicken broth until softened, Once it has softened, squeeze out the excess liquid and place the bread in a large bowl, breaking the bread into small pieces.
Add the ground chicken, eggs, garlic, salt, freshly ground pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, pistachios, and half of the parsley. Mix thoroughly with your hands until well combined, Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to sit in the refrigerator for several hours.
Remove the mixture from the refrigerator, line a large sheet pan with parchment and form the mixture into walnut sized shapes, placing them on the parchment lined tray. The polpette benefits from placing in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Heat the oil in a large heavy duty frying pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the shallots and a pinch of salt and cook until the shallots are softened.
In the meantime, remove the tray of polpette from the refrigerator and dust with the flour using a fine mesh strainer, turning them to be sure that they are evenly coated with the flour - shaking off any excess flour.
Carefully add the polpette to the skillet, being sure to evenly brown them. Resist the urge to turn them too frequently and this lengthens the browning process. Once they are brown on all sides, add the wine, scraping up any brown bits from the pan with a spatula. When the aroma of the alcohol dissipates, add enough broth or water to cover the polpette halfway. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the sauce becomes a bit creamy - about 15 minutes.
When ready to serve season the polpette with the lemon juice and garnish with the remaining parsley. This may be served warm or at room temperature, but I prefer them warm.
My mother would always soak her stale bread in milk when making meatballs in “sugo” ! What a wonderful alternative substituting chicken broth for those who are lactose intolerant. I have tried almond milk but never would have thought to use the broth…love it! I too am a collector of cookbooks and am running out of space….my older sister always rolls her eyes at me every time I purchase a new one. What can I say…some women collect lipsticks while others cookbooks! It’s all good. Love this recipe, thanks for sharing Paula, have a wonderful week!
These look wonderful. I love Katie’s book and just finished going through it for the second time. I’ll have to try these-I love any kind of meatball. I’m always tempted to try meatballs when I see them on a menu and in the end I’m usually disappointed!
You will love these! I eagerly experiment with any new meatball recipe at home as well as try when dining out – agree, generally underwhelmed. When you grow up eating the traditional meatball, you tend to use them as a standard.

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In small things is the same magic as in big ones.
Published on e-Stories.org on 01/17/2014.
if you can jump from circle to circle probably you can hop out into the world.
Lieber Bernhard, es erinnert mich an die Lebensringe eines Baumes...??

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The Perkin Alternative Birthing Center features a staff of Certified Nurse Midwives who provide mothers with a natural, holistic birth experience in a homelike environment. Located in the Ochsner Baptist Women’s Pavilion, making it the only hospital-based alternative birthing center in the region.
The Perkin ABC is accredited by The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers. Learn more.
Midwives offer comprehensive, prenatal care in the Perkin ABC clinic, where they help mothers design individual birthing plans, including water birth, labor support and alternative birth positions. Two birthing rooms, each set up like home with a comfortable double bed, a family room and shared kitchen for guests to relax and visit during labor and delivery. Patients of the ABC choose from birthing options like birthing tubs and birth stools.
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text: Yokose was born in Nagasaki, Japan at a time when the city was rebuilding in the aftermath of the atomic bomb strike, a fact that has had considerable influence on his work. He received his early training in Tokyo before emigrating to the U.S. in the late 1980s. It was then that he began to explore the technique of combining oil painting and the application of beeswax to create his ethereal landscapes. Yokose’s work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan, including the Bergen Museum of Art, New Jersey. Group exhibitions include venues such as the Knoxville Art Museum, the Renaissance Society, Chicago, the Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, and the Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX. Yokose is represented in numerous collections including the Kennedy Museum of American Art, Athens, OH, Miami Dade University, and the San Jose Museum of Art, CA. He lives and works in New York City.


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It's easy to find, in any location, free wifi available. But, it could be a fake Wifi, to get your credential, use man in the middle or redirect you to fake website.
This intersting Italian article better explain this argument and give you a step by step guide to install it.
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launch Karmetasploit to capture credentials, collect data and conduct attacks on the client-side browser.


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I love to try different bodycare products and especially oil products they are absolutely the best for the skin. I cant live without these products anymore, since I have been using them five to six times a week. If you haven’t heard about “Australian bodycare“, then the time is here. Australian bodycare is a brand which sale tea tree oil products, which works really well against problematic skin. They have several series including Face, Body, Hair and they also have “series package” to every skin or hair problem you struggle with. In this box there are products from skin, hair and body care. The products prevent and solve problems such as unclean skin, feces, dry scalp, ingrown hair and much more. I had been so happy to use the products especially because they deep cleans the skin and kills the bacteria.
Thanks for sharing this kind of information. The products looks so good. Im gonna try some of them.

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ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The police are reporting that 70-year-old Neville Roy McLarty of New Grange district, St Andrew has been missing since Saturday, July 28.
He is of dark complexion, slim build and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 9 inches) tall.
Reports from the Half Way Tree police are that McLarty was last seen at Papine Square, dressed in a black jacket, black pants and a black felt hat. All efforts to contact him have proven futile.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of McLarty is being asked to contact the Half Way Tree police at 876-926-8184, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.


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For larger groups or families, our Two Bedroom apartments at the Ginosi Downtown Apartel located just minutes away from Los Angeles's premiere shopping and entertainment destinations is the ideal accommodation for those traveling and wanting to feel at home.This is a pet-friendly apartment, so if your pet insists on joining you on your trip, for a small fee you’re welcome to bring them along! Like all our apartments, the two bedroom apartment at the Ginosi Downtown Apartel is fully-furnished, including a read-to-use kitchen with basic appliances and silverware, a TV set, and free high-speed WiFi.
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The ASA Awarding Body has today launched their new Level 2 Swimming Teaching qualification which has received endorsement from CIMSPA. This is the first and currently the only qualification to be endorsed by CIMSPA’s Swimming Teacher professional standard.
The new qualification will ensure swimming teachers are able to develop water confidence, water safety and technical skills in swimmers of all ages and abilities, from non-swimmers to advanced swimmers. It will provide swimmers with the core aquatic skills needed to be safe and competent in the water, and offer a range of pathways across other aquatic disciplines.

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A sharp work ethic and a proactive attitude are the foundations of excellent customer service. I take great pride in providing high-quality client satisfaction. I've discovered how important it is to develop relationships with clients, to ensure a positive real estate experience. Most of my past clients still keep in touch, and I consider them to be good friends.
Through my eleven years of Moore County real estate experience, I have worked hard to provide a smooth moving transition for homebuyers as a buyer’s agent and representing the sale of property owners' homes as a listing agent, especially military families.
Thinking of relocating to Southern Pines, Fort Bragg or the Moore County area of North Carolina? As a prior military spouse, I understand the challenges of a PCS (Permanent Change of Station) move. Because of my background I will not only help you find that perfect home but also help you become familiar with the surroundings. If you're looking for a reliable listing agent, I will eagerly facilitate the sale of your home in a direct and timely fashion.
Technology is becoming more and more crucial in our ever-changing world. I will make sure to stay on top of developing technological trends to enable you to have an efficient experience in a technologically advanced market.
As you search for a new Moore County home, I will be there to assist you in all ways possible. Your home buying needs will be met with the utmost respect and consideration. As we work together, whether you are a buyer or a seller, I will utilize all my resources to make sure you have the best home buying experience. I make it a point to stay educated on the latest developments in the real estate market so that I can use this knowledge to better assist my clients towards the best real estate experiences possible.
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I was searching for a Property and found this listing (MLS® #A10565894). Please send me more information regarding 7956 Cloverfield Cir, Boca Raton, FL, 33433-3051. Thank you!
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. shares fell as much as 10% in early trading Wednesday after the online-media giant posted second-quarter advertising revenue and provided a third-quarter outlook that fell short of expectations.
Yahoo shares YHOO slumped $3.79 to $33.93 after the company said late Tuesday that it earned of $755 million, or 51 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with $113 million, or 8 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding $563 million related to an asset sale, Yahoo earned 13 cents per share, in line with expectations.
Revenue reached $1.25 billion, up 51% from a year ago. Excluding the cost Yahoo pays to its distribution partners, revenue grew to $875 million, up 44% but below Wall Street's average expectation of $881 million.
Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post said, in a research note, "Overall, we believe Yahoo's results are neutral for the e-commerce sector as Internet usage and spending continue to show positive year-over year trends."
Among the concerns now is whether Yahoo is losing market share in its search business.
On a conference call after the earnings release, Decker suggested that branded advertising grew 10% sequentially. That's better than the 9% quarter-over-quarter growth estimated by Goldman Sachs. The investment bank's Net analyst, Anthony Noto, also has estimated that search revenue grew by 3.7%, in line with or slightly below his earlier forecast of 4%.
Asked why Yahoo's search business was weaker than some estimates, Decker responded that results were "right in the zone" Yahoo expected. She also said that search is seasonally softer in the second quarter.
Yahoo's chief executive, Terry Semel, meanwhile, told analysts on the conference call that Yahoo expects to grow faster than the global advertising industry's growth rate of 34% annually.
Decker said that estimate assumes a 23% growth rate in branded advertising and a 50% growth rate in search.
Yahoo did raise its estimates for the number of paying subscribers it expects by the end of the year. Yahoo now expects to have more than 12 million.
Yahoo said it expects to generate sales between $880 million and $930 million in the third quarter. Analysts currently expect Yahoo to generate sales of $922.4 million. Yahoo expects third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to be between $350 million and $380 million, it said, and that's below analysts' consensus forecast of $390 million.
Yahoo said it expects 2005 sales of between $3.6 billion and $3.7 billion, in line with analysts' consensus expectation of $3.686 billion.


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Waves crash over the sand spreading its lacy chalky white foam all over the beach. The beach is calm and serene against the gentle water of the sea. The beach leads to the national park surrounded by trees in surprisingly different shades. The sunlight in the park shines on the beauty of the worldly environment. Welcome to paradise, the Cahuita National Park.
Cahuita National Park was created in 1970 as a site and reformed as National Park in 1978. It is also the only park which does not charge an entrance fee and instead accepts donations. The name Cahuita is from the native language which means CAWI, mahogany, a tree of the region and TA is the tip or point. Cahuita is a swamp land located in the depression that lies between the coral platform and the mainland.
Cahuita National Park’s aim is to preserve the beaches and lowlands and the marine life which contains Coralline reefs, a nesting ground for sea turtles. It is home to a variety of birds, the Green Ibis, Green rufous Kingfisher and Keel billed Toucan. The Mantled Howlers, White headed Capuchins, White nosed Coatis, Raccoons, Sloths, and all live in harmony in this 600 acre reef.
The quivering water is teeming with abundant life of 35 species of coral, 140 species of molluscs, 44 species of crustaceans, and 123 species of fish.
Tourists can snorkel and scuba dive in the pristine water. The water unfolds a world of mystery. Sea fans, angelfish, blue parrot fish, urchins, barracudas and stingrays swim by. If this does not stun your attention then check the sunken ships, a ship which transported slaves and sank in the 18th century.
The park is close to the town of Cahuita so the roads and facilities are well developed. Roads from the north and the south lead to the park. It can also be reached on foot through Kelly Creek, which is south of Cahuita.
Hiking tour in the park is available with a bilingual guide and this includes an entrance fee.
Food and drinks are not available on the tour.
Wear light clothing, carry sun block, towel, water, swimsuit, and sport sandals.
Make a reservation with all personal details and payment is required for this service. An e-voucher will be sent which you should carry to start the tour.
During the rainy season the paths get muddy so hiking can be tricky.
Snorkelling equipment is available on rent and you can rent a boat and guide as well.
Check with rangers for the safest and clearest areas for snorkelling.
750 Cahuita Express daily from San Jose to Cahuita.
Auto Transporters is another mode of transport.
How popular is Cahuita National Park?
People normally club together Pizzeria Cahuita and Playa Blanca while planning their visit to Cahuita National Park.
People also prefer to start their day with Cahuita National Park.
Best sightings of just so many animals, better than our Amazon walk in Brazil to be honest in that respect. Sloths, tree climbing iguanas, large monkeys, raccoons, even a viper. Great guide pointing everything out to us.
This place is lovely, the beach is great a the little town too. You are not supposed to bring drinks into this national Park. But you can manage to disguise them.

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I just replaced the lamp in this thing. The problem now is i don't get any signal once the cable line is hooked up to the cable but i do get signal when it's connected to the VHF/UHF input.
Check your setting, you could have skipped the cable side. or edited cable out.
I would not feed it another lamp, if going to do anything replace both.
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Please make sure lamp cover (its first thing that was removed to replace lamp) is installed securely.
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If you already replaced the lamp and still have the same issue, that means you will need to replace your ballast, of course there is no need in returning the lamp, since eventually you're going to need one.
I too have a Sony KDS-R60XBR1 tv and the issue that you are experiencing is due to one of your fans in the rear of the tv is not working. The tv automatically shuts off in protective mode. Make sure the POWER/STANDBY light is blinking and not the lamp light below it. Is the power/standby blinking 4 times in red? If, yes then its a fan that needs to be replaced. If its the lamp light blinking then you need to replace the lamp. The lamp is easy to replace by ordering the lamp either from Sony for $250 or find it cheaper for approx. $150 from other DLP sources and replace youself by following your manual. I hope this helps you.
Always buy Sony original lamp for good picture in TV and avoid aftermarket / cheap lamps that can cause damage of TV circuits.
Click Sony Support to download Instruction Manual copy, if you want it.
I bought a True replacement from the PartsStore through Amazon.com and it cost me about $185, but it was a Phillips bulb and the full cartridge replacement. I went with the aftermarket bulb only replacement the first time, lasted less than a week and haven't resolved that issue yet.
Bad lamp>replace lamp and reset timer in customer menu .Common problem with SOny.
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Neomi Jehangir Rao, a prominent Indian-American lawyer, has been sworn in as US Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, becoming the second from the community to be a part of the powerful court considered next only to the US Supreme Court.
Rao, 45, was sworn in by US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday. She will replace US Supreme Court Judge Justice Brett Kavanaugh who was nominated by President Donald Trump for the top post.
Before being sworn in as the US Supreme Court Judge, Kavanaugh, whose confirmation process was marred by sexual misconduct allegations, was a judge at the United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Joined by her husband Alan Lefkowitz, Rao took the oath on the Bible.
According to a White House schedule, Trump participated in the swearing-in ceremony.
Born in Detroit to Parsi physicians from India Zerin Rao and Jehangir Narioshang Rao is the second Indian-American after Sri Srinivasan to be part of the powerful court said to be next only to the US Supreme Court.
Srinivasan was appointed during the previous Obama regime.
Nominated by President Trump during Diwali celebrations last November, Rao was confirmed by the Senate last week by 53-46 votes.
“She is going to be fantastic. Great person,” Trump had said about his nominee.
In her previous role as the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget, she played a key role in regulatory reform.
Rao’s confirmation and her swearing-in for the prestigious court has been a low key affair for the Indian-American community. This is in stark contrast to the nationwide celebration by Indian-Americans when Srinivasan was confirmed and sworn in as US Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
She founded the Law School’s Center for the Study of the Administrative State and focused her scholarship on the political and constitutional accountability of administrative agencies and the role of Congress.
She has served in all three branches of government, including Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to President George W Bush.
Rao also served as counsel to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where she was responsible for judicial nominations and constitutional law issues.
In between government service, Rao practised in the London office of Clifford Chance LLP, specialising in international law and commercial arbitration.
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Flow Cytometry for the Immunotoxicologist.
Assessing the immunotoxicity of xenobiotics by current regulatory testing has revealed compounds that can cause immunosuppression and stimulation. Flow cytometry is a cutting edge technique that can provide data on how toxicants can alter the quality and quantity of the immune response after exposure. Here we describe protocols for how to use flow cytometry to measure the immune response in multiple rodent organs (blood and lymphoid and nonlymphoid) as well as in novel models recently being utilized in the field of toxicology. These methods can be used for current testing and to determine mechanisms by which a xenobiotic can cause immunotoxicity.


text: “…Despite the striking achievements [against malaria] so far, this is not the time for wavering political commitment — a risk given recent events. The outcome of the U.S. presidential election has created some nervousness about the future position of the USA on malaria. However, as noted in this month’s Newsdesk, president-elect Trump did single-out malaria as a global health issue that deserved support during his campaign. Statements made in the white heat of a presidential campaign cannot … be considered government policy; however, support for malaria through the President’s Malaria Initiative continues to be viewed favorably across the U.S. political spectrum and, given the program has its origins in the earlier Republican administration of George W. Bush, there is a chance any reneging on this commitment would be unpopular within the president-elect’s own party. … The burden of malaria means there is still an enormous task ahead, but, equally, progress made so far shows that there are grounds for optimism. We can add to that the hope that recent geopolitical changes will not undermine progress in controlling malaria, particularly if it is made clear that turning the clock back on malaria will be a danger for the world — the USA included — not just, as portrayed by some, far flung foreign lands” (January 2017).


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Laithwaites is a household name and delivers wine to over 700,000 customers.
Originally called “Bordeaux Direct” the original business had just five wines and only 150 customers. Today, over 40 years on, Laithwaites is a household name and delivers wine to over 700,000 customers, with a huge network supplier contacts, purchasing top-quality, small production wines.
As a student Tony Laithwaite spent his summers working in the Bordeaux vineyards – lugging the local wine home on the train for a few family friends. Then in 1969 he bought a Ford van in order to bring real wines – wines of authenticity and character – directly to customers in the UK.
Called ‘Bordeaux Direct’, the original business had just five wines on the list (at 13/6d a bottle!) and only 150 customers. In the 1970s they were the first merchants – of any nationality – to prospect and buy wine from the wine regions of southern France … Bergerac, Duras, Cahors, Madiran, Gaillac, Minervois, Saint-Chinian and so on eastwards. Then came other countries; Rioja, Bulgarian Cabernet, even wines from Australia that were first shipped in 1974.
Today … over 40 years on, Laithwaites is a household name and delivers wine to over 700,000 customers, with a huge network of supplier contacts, purchasing top-quality, small production wines from producers in every corner of the known wine world.
Keith Jones, the Company’s Health & Safety Manager had seen TagEvac at a local Fire Safety event and identified the potential benefits. They have now adopted the system for their busy Head office in Theale and new state-of-the-art warehousing facility in Gloucester (pictured).


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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 8) — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it will demand the full refund for the Dengvaxia vaccine it bought from pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur.
DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said they will ask manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur to give back the P3.5 billion the Philippine government fully paid for anti-dengue vaccines in 2016, following the health risks from Dengvaxia. In addition, DOH will demand Sanofi to cover the hospitalization of those who will contract severe dengue from the vaccine.
"We will demand the refund of the PhP 3.5 billion paid for the Dengvaxia, and that Sanofi set up an indemnification fund to cover the hospitalization and medical treatment for all children who might have severe dengue," Duque said in a media briefing.
Duque also said PhilHealth is ready to cover the expenses of any child who was vaccinated and may be hospitalized for severe dengue. PhilHealth can cover up to P16,000 for severe dengue which includes hospital and physician fees.
On Thursday, Duque told CNN Philippines they will return to Sanofi the almost 800,000 unusued vaccines worth over P1 billion.
DOH said it has also created a task force to closely monitor and attend to the health issues of over 800,000 children immunized with the vaccine.
"This shall guide the Department of Health in responding to the safety concerns relevant to the use of this vaccine and how to proceed with the dengue program to ensure safeguards and prevent similar incidents in the future," Duque said.
Members of the task force come from the DOH, Food and Drug Administration, PhilHealth, and the National Children's Hospital.
The task force will also have a legal team to look into the accountability of Sanofi Pasteur which claimed "that the vaccine was safe and effective for all individuals aged 9 to 45 years old," Duque said.
"The French pharmaceutical giant later on acknowledged that the vaccine is not recommended for people who have had no prior dengue infection lest the vaccination increases the risk of severe dengue. As this disclosure was made only after the health department had already vaccinated thousands of schoolchildren, the news created a scare among parents and the Filipino public," the health secretary added.
A draft of the House Committee on Health report in 2016 said that there were 997 reported cases of individuals who experienced adverse events following immunization. Thirty of them required hospitalization.
Adverse events, according to Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo, refer to any physical or medical event which may happen to a child. He also said that there were nine deaths but these were not vaccine-related.
More than 800,000 children were vaccinated under a government program launched in 2016. Health officials earlier said the number of children vaccinated with Dengvaxia could be more, as the Health Department waits for its other regional offices to report.


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Liberal Bohemian: Joan’s Last Day.
We've been following the Joan of Arc saga on the days it happened in 1431. Well, on Wednesday, May 30th, it ends.
It was I was the angel and there was no other. And the crown was no more than the promise of my King's coronation, which I made to him.
Alas! Am I so horribly and cruelly used, that my clean body, never yet defiled, must this day be burnt and turn to ashes! Ha! Ha! I would rather be beheaded seven times than suffer burning.
Alas! If I had been kept in the Church's prison, to which I had submitted--if I had been kept by churchmen, instead of by my enemies and adversaries, I should not have come to such a miserable end. Oh, I appeal to God, the great judge, from this great wrong and oppression!
Bishop, I die through you!
Master Peter, where shall I be this night? By God's grace I shall be in Paradise.
Rouen, Rouen, shalt thou be my dwelling?
I bet each priest here to say a mass for me.
I pray you, go to the nearest church, and bring me the cross, and hold it up level with my eyes until I am dead, for my eyes while life lasts in me.
On this day in 1593, English playwright Christopher Marlowe, 29, was stabbed to death in a brawl over a bar tab. Or was he?
Much like the character of Faust, Marlowe seemed to be wrestling with some demons himself that led to his death. Known to have a temper, it was said that he had had a fight with three men over a bar tab and pulled out a knife on one, who wrestled it out of his hand and stabbed poor Marlowe in the eye.
In the book History's Greatest Mysteries, we are prevented with the known theory that Marlowe was a secret agent for the queen of England and the three men with him were known agents of the Queen. The story of Marlowe is similar to our current ex-president George Bush who had gone to Yale and was recruited in the C.I.A (OIS at the time); a fact George Bush will take to his grave because of the JFK killing connection. But I digress.
Marlowe had attended Cambridge University, where it is thought he began to work in some capacity for the government, possibly for Sir Francis Walsingham, who ran an extensive secret intelligence network for the Queen. The tactic of placing spies and agent provocateurs at the heart of plots agasinst the queen had been used by Walsingham on a number of occasions in the past nd in one of them, known as the Babbington Plot, Robert Polly had played a leading role by posing as a Catholic sympathizer in order to get inside and inform on a plan to kill the queen. Robert Polly, along with tow other known lower level spies, were the three men Marlowe was with the night he died.
May 30th is sacred to the Norse goddess Frigg, queen of heaven and consort of Odin. This day in the USA, Memorial Day is celebrated (actually the first Monday of May, but originally the 30th.) Memorial Day was originally called Cleaning Day and was a day of cleaning and decorating graves as a way of paying homage to the dead.


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I would need more than two hands to count the psych meds I’ve been given.
There are enough that I don’t remember all of them; it started in the first grade. Some were just regular ADHD meds—which I needed—not psychotropic. As years passed, others were anti-anxiety SSRIs, and then antipsychotics; many well before I’d hit the end of middle school (these include Risperdal, Paxil, and Wellbutrin).
But the medications were like a merry-go-round. Some effectively sedated me, others made me uncontrollably irritable. Abilify is proving difficult to get off of, even though I'm experiencing the side effect moderate akathisia, which is “a movement disorder characterized by subjective feelings of internal restlessness or jitteriness with a compelling urge to move. Patients describe ‘nervousness, inner tension, discomfort, restlessness, itching, and/or an inability to relax.’” The result is repetitive, unwanted movements that primarily affect the legs. Untreated, akathisia can lead to worsening suicidal ideation, agitation, and aggression.
I found out I wasn’t alone in the overmedication department in the 2010s, when I found autistic community, and read some anecdotal experiences. For this article, I collected information about autistic people's experiences with medications in an informal Google Forms survey.
One survey respondent, Alex, has been on 11-15 different psychiatric medications between the ages of 4-18. Cat says they’ve been on 16 or more so far. Survey taker “12-year-old boy” states he was around four years old when he was first given meds. And S.L. and Cass report they were around eight years old when they started meds. Multiple survey respondents noted they had been on four or more medications at one time.
I discovered scientific research on the heavy medication of autistic people in 2016, while I was looking into how autistics interact with the mental health care system.
In 2008, The Interactive Autism Network (IAN) published a breakdown of psychiatric medication types used as autism "treatments": Of the more than 5,000 parents surveyed, 31% reported that their autistic children were taking at least one psychotropic drug, and 6% were taking three or more.
And in a 2014 study on prescribing in primary health care, researchers note “Drug surveys and studies of health insurance claims databases conducted in the USA have shown that over time more psychotropic drugs (and in particular antipsychotics, antidepressants and stimulants) are being prescribed to children, young people and adults with ASD…” and there is “limited evidence to guide psychotropic medication use in the ASD population.” A 2013 article concurs about the lack of evidence.
The research cited above shows that medical professionals should be judicious in prescribing medications. Yet the authors of the 2014 primary health care study condone the use of aripiprazole (Abilify) and risperidone (Risperdal), which are both antipsychotics. The article states that these drugs have demonstrated efficacy in treating irritability, aggression, and self-injurious behaviors in autistic people.
My personal experience is that I was prescribed Abilify at age 16, presumably as an adjunct for my SSRI (an antidepressant drug type), and when I then developed akathisia, I was simply prescribed added muscle relaxants. As Risperdal caused me uncontrollable anger and irritability, I was taken off of it. These two drugs are FDA-approved for treating irritability in autism, the only two approved for such use, including in children. Other uses of psychotropic drugs “for autism” are off-label.
Most, if not all, antipsychotics are less than ideal medications: they can be sedating, and can also cause serious movement disorders such as tardive dyskinesia.
In discussing antipsychotics in my survey, Alex wrote: “I was really disconnected from my emotions while I was on [Risperdal] for most of my childhood. It also caused tardive dyskinesia.” They were misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder at age four. S.L. noted drastic weight loss, fainting, and appetite disturbances that were not taken seriously as a side effect of antipsychotics.
A study led by Dr. Sinead Brophy and published in 2018, found that, “Antipsychotics are prescribed predominantly to those with intellectual difficulty/autism and there is evidence that they can increase rates of respiratory disease, epilepsy, diabetes for all, and of hospital-admitted depression and injury.” Even for those whom the drugs are supposedly designed, they have risks of inefficacy and provoking serious relapses. Some studies have also found there is an increased mortality risk from antipsychotics. While some people feel antipsychotics help them and choose to be on them, these drugs are prescribed to autistic people at high rates despite the risks.
The anti-depressant SSRIs should also be used with caution, as they too come with a host of side effects, some of which autistic people may experience intensely. We can also experience confusing signals from our bodies—like alexithymia—and communication barriers. This is potentially dangerous if negative side effects occur. SSRIs can also be very difficult to quit.
What reasoning goes into prescribing autistic people these medications?
According to IAN’s report, 62% of parents thought the use of a psychotropic medication on their child came with low risk, and 80% felt their children improved on the medications.
Survey respondent Cass believes the purpose of the medication given to them was control: They were considered not just autistic, but a “bad kid.” Respondents “12 year old boy” and Kem reported being prescribed drugs to shut them up and keep them still. Kem also received a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, as did Cat—who misdiagnosed with multiple forms of bipolar, along with borderline personality disorder. S.L. says that factors included their methods of communicating, which included “lack of verbal communication,” and age.
In 2017, the FDA hosted a “Patient-focused Drug Development for Autism” public meeting. I was one of only three self-advocates on the panels. We spoke of clarifying co-occurring conditions from autism, and assessing what resources were needed there. We asserted that we didn’t want “treatments” that simply shut down our autistic traits. We wanted better communication tools, help with movement and task initiation as well as executive functioning, and supports for community living.
There is a need for quality of life supports as opposed to automatically choosing medications “for autism.” It’s not just the direct effects of the drugs—there’s a diversion of funds that could be better spent on researching supports. But the direct effects of psychotropic drug cocktails on autistic people can be indelible and devastating.
Survey respondent Cass’s academic career was ended by the effects of the antipsychotic Geodon. They just want to be able to write again. Kem doesn’t trust medical professionals anymore. Neither does Alex.
Cat reflects, “If I had known that my differences were autism, I could have built a life and career around something more compatible with my actual needs.” They have instead experienced 15+ years of chronic and debilitating stress-related pain.


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