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A brand is a promise that is made to the company’s customers. Over time, customers trust the brand based on the trustworthiness of the company. Security plays an important role in protecting that trust by managing risks to confidentiality, availability, and integrity. Customers expect that the information systems that they access to be available, accurate, and that those systems will properly protect the private information that they share with the company in order to conduct the transaction.
Security policy plays an important role in a mature security management process, because it is the expression of management’s decisions about how the business will be managed. Often the policies will be formulated to comply with specific governmental regulations or industry requirements but are tailored to the specific needs of the business.
Various administrative and technical controls are implemented to enforce the security policies. A security incident is defined as a violation of a security policy and should (by policy) require planned response per the organization’s security incident handling procedures.
Role-appropriate security training is important because employees need to be provided with the knowledge and skills needed to do their part in maintaining and enhancing the organization’s security. Security awareness activities augment training by reminding employees of why the various security policies exist and of the possible adverse consequences of a breach of security. Certain types of attacks that exploit trust, such as social engineering, can only be mitigated via organizational security awareness.
Security management is good management. Implementing security controls does impose some costs on a business, but security needs to be tailored to the risk profile of the organization and should empower positive change, albeit in a safe and secure way. Just like a good QA program helps the company avoid the costs of poor quality, a good security management program helps the company avoid the costs of poor security. Bad things happen to good companies and all companies will have security incidents. What separates the “great” from the “good” is how quickly a security incident is detected and responded to. Generally speaking, the more rapid the response–the lower the cost.
All companies have constrained resources and investments in security controls have an opportunity cost that must be balanced with the other needs of the company. For this reason, risks must be ranked and prioritized and if possible quantified. Management can decide to mitigate certain risks while accepting other risks. A good risk assessment program creates visibility and facilitates this decision making process.
Threats continue to evolve and modern malware have many permutations. The most current school of thought, as promulgated by organizations such as SANS, is that it is futile to try to enumerate all variations of “evil” and that the best way to detect a security incident is to identify a deviation from an approved baseline. If a firewall or a web server has a configuration that has not been approved via the organization’s change management process, it is a security violation. This is whether the change was made by a hacker or a well-meaning developer because unapproved change introduces unanalyzed risks and potentially new vulnerabilities that no one may be aware of. Planning, automated tools, and separation of duties can be implemented to achieve this level of security program maturity without losing business agility.


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Brand USA offers powerful marketing platforms and programs that add value and create visibility for our partners.
Browse the opportunities available in France, Luxembourg & Belgium.
Attract more global travelers to your destination with ADARA and Brand USA. ADARA connects destination marketers to the world’s largest audience of travelers - 500 million unique travelers monthly across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Powered by partnerships with over 90 global travel brands, ADARA transforms loyalty, search and booking data into actionable knowledge, allowing DMOs to better understand, reach and engage travelers.
As the largest online travel site in the world with 20 travel brands, TripAdvisor delivers a signifi cant opportunity for destinations or organizations to generate a global presence in 49 countries and 29 languages. TripAdvisor reaches 455 million travelers monthly who are actively researching and planning travel. No other publisher o ers TripAdvisor’s broad yet contextual reach.
Extend your exposure internationally by partnering with Expedia Group and Brand USA. The Expedia Group Media Solutions network of sites attracts an audience of tens of millions of unique visitors monthly. As a leader in Canada, Asia Pacifi c, Europe and Latin America, the Expedia Group global portfolio includes brands such as Expedia, Orbitz, Hotels.com, Travelocity, AirAsiaGo.com, Wotif, Lastminute.com, Ebookers and MrJet.se.
Reach millions of potential travellers through exposure in your own bespoke destination-specific, contentrich digital lightbox hub. The hub is served via standard ad units on premium news and travel sites in the Brazil, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. It contains bespoke editorial and beautiful image/video content specific to your destination, as well as hand selected itineraries to your destination from a participating tour operator.
Marketed with Miles Authentic, experience-focused, longer-form video in one of the following recommended themes: Outdoors, Lifestyle, Culture & History, Cities & Towns, Entertainment or Food & Drink.
Marketed with Miles Placing the viewer in the driver’s seat, this itinerary based series highlights multiple stops and captures fun and memorable road trip ideas.
Marketed with Miles Highlighting destinations in the USA through culinary-related experiences that are unique to your destination is a great way to promote travel and welcome visitors. Brand USA is introducing innovative ways to showcase your destination through a new culinary series, as well as provide opportunities to extend reach for your culinary-related content available on Visit the USA platforms through OTT, digital and social channels. Get ready to savor the opportunities Brand USA has to offer.
Thomas Cook and Brand USA present to you USA Everywhere, a multi-channel marketing platform dedicated to driving exposure and increasing customer visitation to the USA. This program combines Thomas Cook’s fi rst party data with data from the Brand USA partnership, which ensures your message is targeted to the right customer at the right time, wherever they are.
STA Travel is the world’s largest travel company for millennial and independent travelers ranging from students to young professionals. STA Travel offers a unique range of flights, accommodations, tours and expeditions in over 65 countries, with an exclusive airline network that offers discounts for more than 65 airlines.
Marketed with Miles Reach high-value audiences around the world through the award-winning Visit The USA Global Inspiration Program. Exciting, inspiring content is translated into 9 languages and distributed in 50-plus countries using a multifaceted digital, mobile and print strategy. Showcase your destination or travel-related business in the most valuable international markets through this one robust program.
Marketed with Miles A series of vignettes, each focusing on a single experience in your destination, and one teaser that provides an overview. Feature experiences such as craft brewing, local art galleries or other unique activities in your destination to inspire engagement and sharing.
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I've not always been Leviathan's biggest cheerleader in the past, describing it as 'grim, unyielding, reprehensible stuff' and finding the whole situation around True Traitor, True Whore too disturbing for comfort. Of course, this doesn't mean that it's actually bad black metal, on the contrary, the nihilism and self-hatred found at the core of the genre is written into the very DNA of Leviathan, and Scar Sighted is no exception. Now that Wrest is (apparently) a happy family man, appearing on the cover of Decibel magazine holding his infant daughter and getting friendly write-ups from the likes of Pitchfork and Vice, you would be forgiven for thinking that Leviathan's base sound must have changed. Well, Jef Whitehead may have salvaged his life, but there's still clearly much darkness within Wrest, and Scar Sighted proves it. Sure, it may have a much cleaner (and better) production than the likes of The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide, provided by Billy Anderson who is better known for his work with the likes of Neurosis and Brutal Truth than black metal. And the music itself is experimental enough to be very different from earlier Leviathan works. But above all else, the darkness inherent in the soul of this band and its creator simply writhes, making it a gripping listen.
Equal parts black metal and ambience, with riffs that aren't recognisably made by any guitar from this plane of existence, yet far more interesting than your average minimalist depressive black metal record, Scar Sighted is a thoroughly modern look at misery. Opening with an untitled ambient intro, first track proper The Smoke of Their Torment is a blasting fury, initially almost like bleak death metal with Wrest's choked growls and slow, throbbing guitar. The shifting waves of riffs are closer to Deathspell Omega in style than other USBM stalwarts, although nowhere near as dissonant and still very clearly the work of Leviathan, particularly once the sampled voiceover and jazzy drumbeats begin. The following Dawn Vibration is closer to what I and probably you think of as Leviathan, black metal choking on filth and rottenness, breaking only for a despairing wail of misery, as though from a drowning man, before the dark waters close back over him.
Even on their own, these tracks would be enough to make Scar Sighted a terrific album, but that they're not even the best on the album speaks volumes as to the quality on show here. The initial percussion-driven weirdness of Gardens of Coprolite is unsettlingly different, for example, and the throaty wordless yowling later in the track go stunningly well with the technically proficient drumming behind, all atop an ambient swamp. Wrest's vocals throughout the album are disturbingly heartfelt, the shrieks of Wicked Fields of Calm especially effective atop a demented mixture of post-rock melody and black metal buzz, but even the clean singing that opens Within Thrall would be shudderingly creepy alone if the track didn't explode into blackened aggression after. Wherever you look, quality lies. The ten-minute title track towards the end of the tracklisting is especially gripping, a slow, almost grandiose descent into doomy bleakness topped by echoing piano, but the reflective All Tongues Toward and closing Aphonos are equally impressive, the latter the most demented and heart-rendingly miserable vocal performance I've heard in a while.
Comparing and contrasting Scar Sighted with True Traitor, it's easy to hear the improvement. This is bursting with ideas, the switching between growls and shrieks in A Veil is Lifted atop a near-industrial racket just one example. And it's surprisingly listenable, despite being so dark and wretched, and interesting – probably the most interesting that depressive black metal can be with its murky set of tools. Yes, this is still depressive black metal, that genre tag at the top of the page was chosen carefully. And yes, the real-life situation of Jef Whitehead came too close to drowning out the impact of his music. Scars are reminders of old wounds, after all, and a man as troubled as Whitehead will never be able to escape their gaze. But in the here and now, Scar Sighted suggests a fresh start for both man and band without a reduction in the quality of the music produced, as well as a damn good album that's among the best I've heard this year.

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Cataracts develop as part of the aging process. By age 75, about 70 percent of people will have cataracts. With age, our eye’s lens slowly becomes less flexible, less transparent and blocks vision. Then areas of the lens become cloudy as protein in the lens begins to clump together.
During typical cataract surgery, the natural lens of the eye is removed using a phacoemulsification process. This is a process where the lens is liquefied and then removed with an ultrasound instrument. The lens is then replaced with an intraocular lens implant (IOL). The surgery itself takes only about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. This is an outpatient procedure that does not require the patient be put to sleep, and is quick, painless, and easy for the patient to go through.
Although vision can be better the day after surgery, best vision takes about 1 month. At this time the eye is healed, and that is when the eye is stable enough for a new glasses prescription, frequently needed to achieve maximum vision.
Patients have an important decision to make when facing cataract surgery. Although the primary purpose of cataract surgery is vision restoration, patients can frequently upgrade the lens implant type to improve their spectacle independence. This decision involves thought about how you will see after your surgery.
With the intraocular lens implants that are available today, your surgeon can help you accomplish clear vision with reduced dependence on prescription glasses or contacts. When planning the Intra Ocular Lens or IOL type, the doctor needs to know if you prefer to wear glasses full time, or if you hope to decrease your use of glasses, at least for some tasks.
If you desire to increase your spectacle independence after surgery your eye surgeons, Dr. Robert C. Mathews and Dr. Brian P. Desmond, in our Ophthalmology Department, offer the latest technology to accomplish this.
Some options are described below.
Basic IOL: This IOL restores clear vision at a single fixed focus. Usually, this is for distance vision. Glasses will be required for near vision. Alternatively, the basic monofocal IOL can be set for near vision. Glasses then will be required for distance vision. The basic monofocal IOL does not correct astigmatism. If astigmatism is present, glasses will be required for clear vision at all ranges of vision.
Toric IOL: This IOL corrects astigmatism at the same time as the cataract surgery. This reduces the need for glasses at a fixed focus. Usually, this is for distance vision. Glasses will be required for near vision. Alternatively, the Toric IOL can be set for near vision. Glasses then will be required for distance. Toric IOLs and basic IOL’s can also be used for monovision, with one eye set for distance, and one eye set for near.
Restor Multifocal IOL: This IOL corrects both distance and near vision simultaneously. It reduces the need for glasses at distance and near. Glasses may still be needed for some tasks. This lens produces halos around lights at night. It does not function well if astigmatism is present.
Crystalens Multifocal IOL: This IOL can flex within the eye, allowing it to focus at different distances. It reduces the need for glasses at distance and near. Because of the flexible nature of this lens, the focal range is slightly unpredictable. Glasses may be required for some tasks. It does not function well if astigmatism is present or with prolonged very near work.

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Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP Double Cased Set - These guns are serial numbered 334651 & 334653 and were part of a 50 gun shipment to Wolf & Klar, Ft. Worth, TX on December 4, 1923. Serial number 334652 was not in the shipment. Both pistols are factory nickel plated with Type III mother-of-pearl grips (square-top with recessed medallions).
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP factory letter for serial number 334651.
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 ACP factory letter for serial number 334653.

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9-24-2017 Anything cooked by somebody else.
Right now an "Osso Buco con Riso" would hit the spot!
Baked mushroom chicken is my favorite dish.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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text: We understand that sprains, strains, fractures, and sports injuries can happen at any time. At our Orthopedics NOW! clinic, patients can receive immediate care – even after hours – from the area’s foremost orthopedic specialists and highly skilled mid-level providers. You'll have no expensive ER bills, just a copay upon arrival. We see patients weekdays from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.


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Cape Town - The Sharks have controversially opted not to adhere to a request from the South African Rugby Union (SARU) to rest top Springboks in this year's Super Rugby competition.
SARU met with the South African Super Rugby franchises in pre-season where it was agreed that top Springboks would not be utilised for more than five games on the trot in this year's competition.
SARU on Wednesday confirmed that it was not a legally binding agreement, but that the franchises would do their best to adhere to it where possible, considering it's a Rugby World Cup year and the management of top Springboks is of essence.
However, when the Sharks on Thursday named their team for this weekend's match against the Chiefs they included three key Springboks for a sixth week in a row.
Flank Marcell Coetzee, scrumhalf Cobus Reinach and flyhalf Pat Lambie were all named in the starting team for Saturday's clash against the Chiefs. The trio started in all five of the Sharks' Super Rugby games to date.
"The Springbok trio of Marcell Coetzee, Patrick Lambie and Cobus Reinach will all feature in this vital match. There was doubt over their inclusion after playing five matches, but SA Rugby has confirmed that the Springbok player management agreement with the South African Super Rugby franchises is not a legally binding understanding. Instead SA Rugby expects them to stick as close to it as possible in the interests of the Springboks," the statement from the Sharks read.
Questions have understandably been raised about the Sharks' decision, considering the Stormers have already confirmed that they won't play captain Duane Vermeulen in their first overseas match against the Highlanders next weekend, while the Cheetahs have opted to rest wing Cornal Hendricks for this weekend's match against the Crusaders in Christchurch.
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske also said this week that he intends to rest fullback Willie le Roux, prop Coenie Oosthuizen and flank Oupa Mohoje for their next game against the Chiefs.

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Are your antennas up to the test?
Like with most products, an antenna’s outstanding performance in the field must be preceded by outstanding performance in the lab.
It is JEM Engineering’s job to not only design and manufacture antenna products, but also to qualify them to meet RF specifications, as well as environmental standards such as military standard MIL-STD-810 and RTCA/DO-160. Because of this, not only do our products survive strenuous environmental conditions; they perform well. We extend the same guarantee to our customers by offering them the same qualification services.
Our rigorous qualification procedures combine our own internal testing capabilities with those of our external testing partners. In this post, we list some of our in-house qualification capabilities.
The radiation efficiency, or simply “efficiency” of an antenna is commonly defined as the ratio of the power radiated from the antenna, in relation to the power delivered to the antenna. JEM’s Spherical Near-field Chamber (SNF) and Tapered Antenna Test Facility (TATF) chambers generate efficiency plots, in addition to as addition to radiation patterns, and ASCII Data Files.
Directivity is one on of an antenna’s key performance factors. One can define it as the ability of an antenna to focus energy in a particular direction when transmitting. Directivity also measures the antenna’s ability to receive energy better from a particular direction.
Another useful performance measurement is the antenna’s gain. It combines the antenna’s efficiency with its directivity. The gain measurements we provide as part of our data package include peak, average, maximum linear, minimum linear, horizontal, and vertical, as applicable. Additionally, SNF and TATF chambers generate gain measurements for antennas within two different frequency ranges. The SNF measures from 400 MHz to 6 GHz , while the TATF measures 80 MHz to 40 GHz.
Voltage standing wave ratio, or “VSWR,” is a measure that describes how well the antenna impedance -or voltage to the current at the antenna’s input- “matches” to the radio or transmission line it is connected to. A good match allows a transmitter or receiver to deliver power to an antenna without excessive reflection back on the line (return loss). At JEM, a single VSWR measurment, including system calibration, takes less than 10 minutes. In fact, minus calibration, it only takes 1 minute or less to complete a test!
An antenna’s radiation pattern measures the strength of its radio waves in relation to the direction at which the waves travel. We can generate both 3-Dimensional, as well as 2-Dimensional renderings of radiation patterns.
Besides producing full-spherical radiation patterns, our SNF chamber can accommodate a human test subject. This allows us to take accurate measurements of body interaction effects on body worn and handheld devices.
Temperature testing allows us to determine how a complete product, its parts, and its sub-assemblies are affected by extreme temperatures, as well as changes in temperatures. Consequently, this also allows us to assist customers in analyzing the cost effectiveness of manufacturing a product and using its components.
Our team of experts has access to advanced simulation software, therefore, allowing us to measure in-situ performance, and eliminating need to run a physical test.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


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FiOS® delivers the speed of fiber optics with the dependability you expect from Frontier. Fiber optics bring the internet to your home via ultra-fast pulses of light. It’s a totally different technology than other types of home internet service in Proctor, West Virginia. FiOS® can deliver unbelievable speeds that open up a whole new way of experiencing the web. Whether you like to game, stream videos, upload photos or work from home, everything is more amazing on the 100% fiber-optic network.
If FiOS® isn’t in Proctor, West Virginia, you may be able to get broadband internet with Frontier High Speed Internet (HSI). HSI has a dedicated connection that comes directly to your home from the Frontier central office. HSI is delivered over existing phone lines, which means it’s available in some cities where FiOS® isn’t. It’s faster and more reliable than dial-up, and it’s ideal for checking email, browsing the web, social media, and online shopping.
Call 1-800-961-0470 to check FiOS® availability in Proctor, West Virginia.
Upload photos, download music and never worry about your internet connection. Frontier High Speed Internet service in Proctor, West Virginia allows you to connect at lightning speeds. Simply choose one of our service plans, High Speed Internet or satellite (eligibility for the product depending on the address of the service). Enabling Wi-Fi service, which we include with your plan, from a central location in your home allows you to browse, send, upload or download virtually anything you or your family need.
Our High Speed Internet service plans in Proctor, West Virginia offer internet connectivity at an affordable price. Our service packages offer different download speeds at different prices, allowing our customers to choose the plan that best suits their needs, as well as their economy. Call us and we will help you choose; Just let us know how many videos on the Internet at the same time, and / or how many video games are connected to the network at the same time.
For customers in remote areas of Proctor, Frontier's satellite Internet means staying connected to the digital world, even when access to other high-speed technologies is not always possible. Frontier Satellite Internet is designed specifically for customers residing in locations with fewer services.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Located in Raleigh, NC, this 2009 Boston Whaler 280 Outrage has Twin 250 Verados with only 280 hours and comes w - a brand new, 2018 dual axle trailer w - 5 year warranty.
Boat is immaculate w - fresh bottom paint. The motors were just serviced 10 hours ago.
Don't miss out on this turn-key fishing machine.
First introduced in 1970, Boston Whalers Outrage family is known for some of the most capable center console offshore fishing boats on the water. The rugged 250 sports the sleek and purposeful lines of an Outrage, punctuated by innovation. As the inventor of center console design, Whaler has invented it all over again with its exclusive integrated hardtop - windshield system, standard on the 280. This sturdy structure, reminiscent of a pilot house, encloses the console on three sides to provide weather protection, with integrated frame legs for more space and snag-free boating. It features a beautiful, custom powder-coated frame, bonded glass and no exposed fasteners for a clean appearance. Of course, these are full-bore fishing machines, teeming with features like a deluxe bait prep center, tackle storage and optional fold-down trolling seats. As you'd imagine, the list of notable options and accessories goes on and on.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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This sample itinerary gives you an idea of what to expect during your YES Program. Please note that there may be changes week to week during your course, and the optional activities are always subject to change. Each Sunday YES will share the specific weekly schedule for that week.
Saturday Arrival Day Arrange boarding gear and pick up pass - prepare for first day on snow.
Saturday Rest Day - Group house clean-up Optional Group Activity - 3:00pm - Anyone for Bungee Jumping?

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(Nanowerk News) One of the most common complaints about solar power is solar panels are still too expensive to be worth the investment. Many researchers have responded by making solar cells, the tile-like components of solar panels that absorb and transfer energy, more efficient and longer lasting. But even the longest living solar cells that most effectively convert sunlight to energy will not become common if they are prohibitively expensive. Therefore, Professor Yabing Qi, the head of the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, has a different idea: make solar cells using a type of semiconductor called perovskite materials, which are, in Qi’s words, “dirt cheap.” If solar cells are cheap enough, Qi reasons that people will want to use them for the immediate payback in energy savings.
Now Professor Qi and members of his research unit have developed a new method for making perovskite solar cells worthy of attention, and The Royal Society of Chemistry published their findings September 5, 2014 in their journal, Energy & Environmental Science ("Fabrication of semi-transparent perovskite films with centimeter-scale superior uniformity by the hybrid deposition method").
Professor Qi suggests that his new, semi-transparent design for solar cells could allow windows to generate energy from the sun.
Qi’s new method uses what he calls hybrid deposition to create perovskite solar cells, made from a mixture of inexpensive organic and inorganic raw materials. In addition, his solar cell is about a thousand times thinner than a silicon solar cell, and therefore uses far less material. Qi estimates that for the same price, he could either buy raw materials to build 1000 square meters of his solar cell, or he could buy about 20 wafers of crystallized silicon, to build 0.16 square meters of traditional solar panels.
In contrast, the hybrid deposition process uses less energy to produce a solar cell at a far lower temperature. In fact, Qi envisions manufacturing the new solar cells using a low-cost printing process. The process would deposit the materials onto thin sheets of PET plastic very quickly to make large quantities of cheap solar cells. Qi does not yet know the limits of his hybrid cells, but optimists in his field hope that they could reach 20% efficiency. This means that that the solar cells will convert 20% of the energy they absorb from the sun into usable energy, which is comparable to the best silicon solar panels on the market.
Professor Qi and members of his research unit developed a hybrid deposition method to produce perovskite solar cells. From left: Yabing Qi, Sonia R. Raga, Shenghao Wang, Luis K. Ono, and Yuichi Kato.


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The law preventing openly gay soldiers from serving in the military is officially at an end. The Don’t Ask Don’t Tell law, which was first enacted in 1993, was repealed this week, and that repeal will affect such things as current pending investigations and veterans disability.
In the last 18 years more than 14,000 soldiers have been discharged from the military for admitting they were gay. According to Fox News, it is estimated that there are approximately 65,000 soldiers actively serving in today’s military who are also gay, and will no longer have to worry about losing their veterans benefits.
The Pentagon has issued reassurances of the military’s ability to drive on and continue to function in no different manner than it currently functions. The emphasis this week has been on “business as usual” in military operations.

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W4G offer highly experienced security guards in London for events, private property and construction sites. Our company work around the clock to provide effective and highly-recommended security solutions in the South East and have earned a respected reputation across the board. As well as our Security Services London, we also extend our bespoke Devon security in Exeter and the surrounding areas.
From large corporations to small, independent companies and private property security, our company seek to provide high-level security in London, regardless of the size of your property. Our clients trust us to report and deliver the best security solutions in the South East region, and we go above and beyond to maintain that trust with them.
We believe in maintaining close-knit relationships with our clients. From the moment you contact us to making the finishing touches to your security plans and beyond, we will be with you every step of the way. For more information about our London security company, please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss your bespoke security requirements, today!
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Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards 'Viking' is the 2nd solo record produced by Tim Armstrong. After a year of traveling, Rancid ended their "Indestructible Tour" in Japan on February 16th 2004. From February 16-20th, 2004 Lars and Tim stayed in Tokyo to work on demo songs for a brand new Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards album. In addition, all the photography on the record was shot by Tim Armstrong .
Tim and Lars began their side project collaboration, 3 years ago, which has produced two outstanding PUNK ROCK albums, both produced and co-written by Tim and the latest "Viking", mixed by Brett Gurewitz.
To date the band has played punk shows over the globe, including stints with label mates Dropkick Murphy's and as the main act for both Punks Vs. Psychos Tours, a tour idea drummed up by Lars to spotlight Hellcat Records punk and psycho bands.
The band recently played the 2004 Punks Vs Psychos II tour and a U.S. headline tour. They will be on the Main stage of the 2004 Warped Tour, then Europe, Japan and the U.S. through 2005.


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Memories of you come our way!
Always remembered with love and affection.
In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather, and brother who passed away on April 7, 1984.
Sadly missed by his beloved family.
Watching our favourite sports teams is not the same. Missing you everyday.
Unseen, unheard but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.
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With the development of the MODULITH® SLX-F2 »connect«, STORZ MEDICAL has introduced a device that perfectly combines the demands of a urological workstation with those of a lithotripter. For purely endourological workstations without a shock wave therapy unit, STORZ MEDICAL has an impressive solution in the form of the PRIMERA 360. With both devices, the large dynamic flat-panel detector allows overview imaging of the entire genitourinary tract in diagnostic quality.
Moreover, shock waves can also be effectively used for the treatment of indications in urological pain therapy, such as CPPS and Peyronie's disease. Shock wave therapy also opens up a new area of application, namely vascular erectile dysfunction.


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Turning your basement right into a guest room is a cellar idea that few people consider. One of the primary advantages of this is that it frees up another area in your residence for various other things.
Most of us very own houses that don’t have adequate spaces. Each child wants their very own area, many people want offices in their houses now, and also perk spaces are popular. Where do the guests stay if you have all the spaces set aside for various other things?
Another advantage of turning the basement right into a guest room is that it gives your guests an unique feeling of privacy. Utilizing this basement idea will provide your guests an area to call their very own. It might also obtain them out of your hair if they make a decision to stay too long!
These things all add to having the area seem like an actual guest bedroom. If they are done with focus to information, basement ideas like this are wonderful. If done improperly, however, the area could become a nightmare.
The crucial point is that you make the area really feel comfortable and also welcoming and as long as an actual area that you can. You want your guests to really feel comfortable and also welcome in your residence. The last point you want is for the basement guest room to really feel or look like a cool dungeon.
Are you searching for basement ideas so you can increase your usable area? In our hard financial times, many people have postponed their hopes and also desires for building or getting a brand-new house. That does not have to mean you are stuck with the method things have been in your house – you see, if you have any kind of kind of basement location, you could produce a brand brand-new living area under your very own roof covering!
Many people with unfinished basements might use that area for a washing location and/or storage location (or scrap area, as it looks in a few of our houses!). However that’s just a begin.
Enable on your own to desire for what you would certainly like your basement area to become. Are you cramped somehow in your house? Do you need a workplace on your own or your partner? Just what regarding a teen hangout for your children? The basement might also be a prime location to put a teen bedroom, so you could put some area in between siblings and also cut down on the conflicts that happen in a too-small space upstairs. That’s what I performed in my very own house – and also it was a big help!
For more basement idea starters, consider the following suggestions: You might want to visualize a man-cave, scrapbooking nook, sewing area, recreation area, family area, second kitchen (for those large holiday get-togethers), teaching workshop, or even a cellar home! Some of these basement ideas could even start in a reasonably unfinished location … and also after that progress to your last dream state as the funds come to be readily available. Enjoy your dreaming and also brainstorming and also take the following step to refurbishing that basement area you already possess.
Another advantage of turning the basement right into a visitor area is that it gives your guests an unique feeling of privacy. Utilizing this basement idea will provide your guests an area to call their very own. The last point you want is for the basement guest area to really feel or look like a cool dungeon.
Are you looking for basement ideas so you can increase your usable area? For more basement idea starters, consider the following suggestions: You might want to visualize a man-cave, scrapbooking nook, sewing area, recreation area, family area, second kitchen (for those large holiday get-togethers), teaching workshop, or even a cellar home!

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The theory of Purchasing power parity (PPP) asserts that in equilibrium the exchange rate that will prevail between two countries will be that which equalizes the prices of traded goods in each country. Typically, the prices of many goods would be looked at, weighted according to their importance in the economy.
Purchasing power parity exchange rates are useful for comparing living standards between countries. Actual exchange rates can give a very misleading picture of living standards. For example, if the value of the Mexican Peso falls by half compared to the dollar, the Gross Domestic Product measured in dollars will also halve. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that Mexicans are any poorer - if incomes and prices measured in pesos stay the same, they will be no worse off assuming that imported goods are not essential to the quality of life of individuals. Measuring income in different countries using purchasing power parity exchange rates helps to avoid this problem.
One issue with PPP is, however, that most sources do not state the actual content of the PPP, which is statistically deceiving e.g. Countries at Economist.
A simple and humorous example of a measure purchasing power parity is the "Big Mac index" popularised by The Economist magazine, which looks at the prices of burgers in McDonald's restaurants in different countries. If for example a Big Mac cost 4 US dollars in the US and 3 pounds in Britain, the purchasing power parity exchange rate would be 3 pounds for 4 dollars. However, if in the scenario 1 dollar could be traded for 1 pound, then the theory of PPP sudgests that over time the real exchange rate will change to match the PPP exchange rate.
It is wrong to assume that the prices of goods should be equal in all countries. People in different countries usually put different values on the same goods. What is a luxury goods in one country can be an ordinary daily goods in another country. PPP disregards this.
The exchange rate says how much you can buy in another country with one unit of your own currency. But purchasing power parity exchange rates has nothing to do with how much you can buy.
Even if a correct PPP is used, GDP per capita is still a measure of the economic output of the whole economy, not a direct measure of the mean or median person's quality of life. Other factors such as the quality of homes and schools, access to public services, the extent of pollution, and strength of consumer protection laws are hard to quantify and generally not fully reflected in the GDP. Thus, even a PPP-adjusted measure of GDP per capita must be used with caution, as it is only one component of quality of life.
For example, in 2002, the GDP per capita for Japan is about $40,000, while the PPP is estimated as $27,000, while in the US, GDP per capita is about $27,500 and the PPP is $36,000. The U.S. has poverty, high crime rates and slums to a greater extent than Japan, while Japan has much less physical space per person and arguably less individual freedom. Ultimately, the quality of life may depend on subjective judgement and individual preferences.
Per capita income also does not take into account inequalities in wealth distribution.

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A.C.E., Inc. of DeSoto County announces its newest business venture as it expands its way even further into the depths of the legal support services business. During its twenty plus years, A.C.E. has been acclaimed for providing Attorney’s, Law Offices and Paralegal professionals with a wide range of outsourced support services in DeSoto County. Thousands of law offices throughout the world have relied upon A.C.E. DeSoto County for its expertise and skilled local process serving; skip tracing; courthouse courier services; mitigation and debtor communications; and, mobile notary services throughout Florida.
A.C.E. Inc recognizes the significant importance of the proper and timely delivery of your courtesy copy in DeSoto County and has established management systems and local agents throughout Florida to handle your delivery request as needed.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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Your ever-loving friend deserves something pretty special on this memorable holiday season… Worry not; we have got a fantastic holiday gift idea for you and your iPhone!
A nice-looking marble case for iPhone 7 (jump over to this post for iPhone 7 Plus marble cases) can be an endearing holiday gift for your friend. With natural flair and captivating design, the marble cases will make the iPhone look enviably elegant. Ditto, you will like them a lot. Let’s have a glance!
“Mikol Nero Marquina case” is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Made of 100% natural marble, the case has a top-grade quality.
The eye-catching contrast of black and white enriches its design quotient. Slim look with picture perfect cutouts for camera, ports, speakers, and buttons allow it settle on peacefully.
You can personalize this marble case with special engraving by offering an extra $25.
“Society6” marble case has been designed to be a special suit for your iPhone 7. Prepared with quality marble, the case can retain its shine for long.
The thin profile makes for an instant impression on the smartphone. Black and white contrast enhance its appearance. It’s capable of providing basic protection from drops and scratch. The case feels comfortable in hand.
Price: $35 on Amazon while we are writing this.
If you don’t mind spending some extra bucks for a good case, “Native Union CLIC” marble case can be worth giving a look at. Engineered with the real marble, it’s both durable and stylish.
The sleek profile adorably complemented precise cutouts help it go along nicely on the iPhone. It can be a star for everyone’s eyes at an office or a party. The marble case comes in two color variants such as black and white.
Price: $189.99 on Amazon at the time of writing this.
Sporting a fascinating black and white color contrast, Society6 marble case doesn’t have much difficulty in arresting attention. Excellent design shows off defining craftsmanship.
The form-fitting look allows it makes a nice pair with the iPhone. It is equipped to protect your smartphone from scratch or minor drops. I bet the case would turn out to be the real winner both at the office and at a lavish party.
Price: $38 on Amazon while we are writing this.
Which one of these marble cases has been able to grab your attention? We would be glad to know your favorite pick.
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text: This piece makes the vital argument that a commitment to place enriches community and democracy. It’s a civic necessity. And it’s good for the environment, since the use-it-and-leave crowd is not of the same mindset as the NIMBY, this-is-our-home-and-we-aim-to-protect-it crowd.


text: This beautiful, single storey villa with lovely classic interior stands on large, flat, and fully enclosed grounds. The villa is only 4 km from the famous wine-growing village of Châteuneuf-du-Pape and 1.5 km from the charming village of Sorgues. The Popes chose this place in the 14th century as their summer residence. Children can play freely in the grassy garden with its shadowing trees and private swimming pool. The villa is situated on a departmental road (some traffic noise during the day) between Sorgues and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but this is certainly not a nuisance. The location is ideal for exploring the Provence. You must visit the Papal Palace in Avignon (14 km), a beautiful town to potter about for a day. And do not forget the picturesque villages in the vicinity, such as L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (22 km), Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (37 km) and Gordes (43 km). The winding road to Mont Ventoux (55 km) takes you through gorgeous landscapes, and once you reach the top you can always still decide to make the climbby bike next year! This villa is located at a distance of 100 meters from the holiday home FR-84700-04.


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This week at the Daily Fast Fuel, we are taking the last leg of our “Journey” journey. This time it’s all about how God shows up in our journey as we pursue our dreams.
When you look to the future, what do you dream of? Do you dream big? Do you limit your dreams? Do you feel you are too busy to dream? Do you dream all of the time? Perhaps you have a person in your life who is always encouraging you to “dream without ceasing.” I do. That would be my sister and fellow DFF writer, Sara Rust. I bet she is as interested to read my post this coming week as I am to read hers.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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The Shell FuelSave Challenge 2014 successfully concluded with the crowning of Muhammad Kamal Asyraf as champion after he/she clocked in 20.64 kilometres per litre on Shell FuelSave 95 at the National Finals.
The annual challenge and campaign has been one of the most important initiatives by Shell Malaysia reaching out to thousands of Malaysians drivers on the good message of smarter mobility and showed them how they can easily improve their fuel efficiency by making smarter choices on the road.
The event, held for the sixth consecutive year, showcases how easy it is for everyday individuals to become advocates of fuel-saving and be rewarded when they practice the Shell FuelSave Tips coupled with the use of Shell FuelSave fuels, which are designed to last longer per tank.
Held at The Saujana, the National Finals today saw Muhammad Kamal Asyraf who was the East Coast regional winner compete against three other regional winners on a stipulated route of 92 kilometres. All four finalists put to practice the smart driving tips they learned during the regional challenges at the National Finals in the Hyundai-Inokom Elantra 1.6 Sport, the official car for the Shell FuelSave Challenge 2014, sponsored by Hyundai-Sime Darby Motors Sdn. Bhd.
“I am thrilled to be crowned the Shell FuelSave Challenge 2014 winner. The challenge has been an insightful and rewarding experience that has shown me how easy it is to be a smarter and more fuel efficient driver. In fact my family and I have already made practising the Shell FuelSave Tips and Shell FuelSave fuels as part of our daily driving habits,” said a triumphant Muhammad Kamal.
The challenge to find the most fuel efficient driver kicked off in July this year with the first regional challenge in Johor, followed by Penang, then in Kuala Lumpur and finally in Kuantan.
Speaking at the event, Tuan Haji Azman, Managing Director of Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd and Shell Timur Sdn Bhd. said, “The Shell FuelSave Challenge is part of Shell’s larger agenda on smarter mobility. It enables us to reach out and educate Malaysian drivers on making simple changes to their driving habits and using the right fuel can lead them to enjoy improved fuel efficiency and become smart fuel users. Smart motorist also means we are working towards reducing the potential impact on the environment”.
Throughout the years, Shell is doing what it can to contribute to a sustainable energy future. This includes continuously demonstrating its commitment to help motorists be more fuel efficient by providing high quality fuels. These types of fuels have undergone years of research and development to ensure excellent fuel economy like the Shell FuelSave fuels which contain Active Efficiency Ingredients designed to improve fuel, engine and energy efficiency.
Commenting on this year’s participation, Tuan Haji Azman said that they received an outstanding response from the four regions with close to 10,000 registrations.
“We are thrilled that so many Malaysian motorists expressed their interest in learning how to be more fuel and energy efficient and we saw their enthusiasm during our roadshows and regional challenges where they mastered the Shell FuelSave Tips and took the initiative to become smarter fuel users,” he said.
Shell also introduced the Shell FuelSave Journey, an exciting new online experience to engage further with participants who registered for the Shell FuelSave Challenge with the opportunity to win exclusive rewards. Participants were able to enhance their knowledge on being fuel efficient by taking part in a series of fun and interactive online missions which required them to make smarter choices around their fuel consumption and practice the Shell FuelSave Tips.
According to Tuan Haji Azman, “The Shell FuelSave Journey platform is an excellent way for us to encourage ongoing user participation and also gives us the opportunity to reach out to the next generation of drivers.
The response to the platform was very encouraging as participants really took up the challenge by completing over 25,000 missions and submitted a host of interesting pictures and videos sharing their views and tips on being fuel efficient.
“Through this platform, participants who were not selected for the regional driving challenges were still able to learn about fuel efficiency so everyone had a chance to learn how to make smarter choices on the road, and be rewarded in the process,” he added further added.
Also present at the event were Shell FuelSave Ambassador, Fahrin Ahmad and popular Malaysian actress, Lisa Surihani, who were there to lend their support to the four finalists and cheer them on as they embarked on their drive challenge.
“The level of enthusiasm from all the participants this year was very high which reflected in the success of this year’s challenge. I am honoured to be part of this event and was happy to share the Shell FuelSave Tips and my fuel efficiency experience with all the participants. As an advocate of fuel efficiency, I truly believe that everyone will benefit by applying the Shell FuelSave Tips in their daily driving and am committed to spreading Shell’s message on making smart choices on the road to improve fuel efficiency,” said Fahrin.
Share your thoughts with us on what your smart driving choices are at #ShellFSC.

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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GSoC’18: Come and code a STE||AR Summer with us!
The STE||AR Group is honored to have been selected as one of the 2018 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) mentor organizations! This program, which pays students over the summer to work on open source projects, has been a wonderful experience for the past four years that we have been accepted by the program.
Interested students can find out more about the details of the program on GSoC’s official website. As a mentor organization we have come up with a list of suggested topics for students to work on, however, any student can write a proposal about any topic they are interested. We find that students who engage with us on IRC (#ste||ar on freenode) or via our mailing list hpx-users@stellar.cct.lsu.edu have a better chance of having their proposals accepted and a better understanding of their project scope.
If you are interested in working with an international team of developers on the cutting edge of C++ parallel, task-based runtime systems please check us out!
Joining the Team: Searching for Postdocs!
Hi, please am interested in the project topic A C++ Runtime Replacement and i wish to join the team but don’t know how to go about. Please need help.
please have a look to our wiki (https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/hpx/wiki/Hints-for-Successful-Proposals) for more details about Google Summer of Code. Another good opportunity is to join our irc channel #ste||ar at freenode and get in touch with the community.

industry_corpus2: Programming


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1) A meander through the bustle of Chinatown and onto Dean Street, under 10-minutes from Leicester Square Tube station, leads you toward the basement bar – the only Indian themed cocktail bar in London, allegedly. Expect Arabian Nights meets Soho chic - worlds away from the other bars and restaurants to be found outside.
2) You’d be forgiven for missing the small sign above the door to the well-known Red Fort restaurant, but now you know where to look on Dean Street, keep an eye out for it.
3) Get comfortable amongst the bejeweled pillows, velvet seating and colourful décor while, perhaps oddly given the theme, chart-topping hits can be heard vaguely masking the chatter of the other guests – mainly couples and those enjoying a post-dinner tipple.
4) Allow an extra 15 minutes to choose your drink from the extensive list - full of fresh flavours infused with traditional Indian savours, such as cloves and cardamom.
5) It’s worth trying the refreshing Garden Martini and the Alcoholic Raspberry Ripple – the cocktail equivalent of a strawberry milkshake and a total, sugary, dream. Many cocktails come in at around £9, so you can afford to be adventurous with your choices.
6) If you’re looking for somewhere quiet on a weeknight for a first date, the intimate alcoves and sumptuous décor are the perfect aphrodisiac. If you’re looking for raucous after-work drinks, you’re probably better off at one of the nearby pubs. The weekend however, is an altogether different story, a club feel takes over and a mix of ages and people can be found enjoying the underground buzz.
7) Forget what you knew about bar snacks – the nibbles here are brought from the award-winning Indian restaurant upstairs (any platter that includes the chicken is a sure fire winner).
8) Don’t fill up on poppadoms and banana puree while waiting for your drinks order – tempting as it may be – because service is fast and beverages are bought to your table with haste.
9) Don’t be afraid of the spice – there is certainly a kick to some of the canapés but order the salmon teriyaki if you prefer a softer flavour.
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The fitness franchise team at The Zoo Health Club is the same team that built one of the most successful fitness franchise companies in the world….Now we are doing it again!
A name change and “Grand Opening” will make a strong impact in your market place.
The new club curiosity created by our targeted marketing will influence and create new awareness increasing new membership sales.
Our remodel kit is simple and effective without breaking the bank!
A special low franchise fee and monthly royalty.
You receive full support just like a brand new franchise.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO CONVERT YOUR CLUB TO A ZOO FITNESS FRANCHISE AND START MAKING MONEY!

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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How Do You Use an Equation with Consecutive Numbers to Solve a Word Problem?
Mrs. Jenkins has five children. How old is each one of them? A big word problem with lots of numbers to figure out. Show this video to your class! The more exposure your learners have to word problems, the more comfortable they will be with them. Have them practice, practice, practice all the word problems.
Concepts from the last few videos, particularly exponential growth and decay functions, are covered in this video about word problems. Viewers can apply their new (or growing) algebraic knowledge to solve the word problems along with Sal.
How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using the Elimination by Subtraction Method?
Yes, it's a word problem but you have all the information you need to solve it. You have a formula, and they have given you a value to plug in. So get to it and write out the formula, plug in the value and solve this word problem.
How Do You Write an Equation of a Line in Point-Slope Form and Standard Form If You Have Two Points?


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Ck. Long Obit of Mrs. John Metcalf, d May 13, 1933. Born: July 13, 1847. Married William Metcalf July 13, 1868, 6 children. Dau, Mrs. M.J.Shelton preceded her to grave. G.f (John) d. May 25, 1923. Liv.ch. J.A. Metcalf, John Metcalf, W.A. Metcalf, Mrs. Martha Jennings, Mrs. Alice Stinnett. 26 gc, 13 g gc. Bur. Headrick’s Chapel. She joined Bapt. Ch. in Hawkins Co. J. Headricks Chapel in Sev. Co. g.d. Mrs. Rose Lee Phillips.
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text: A late 18th/early 19th Century child's spelling alphabet, consisting of a mahogany box, with the words 'Spelling Alphabet' engraved on a bone plaque. The box contains 132 bone tablets, each letter of the alphabet engraved with an upper and lower case on either side. There are varying numbers of each letter, ranging from nine 'Os' to just one 'Z'. There are also seven punctuation tablets (comma, semi-colon etc) and nine numerals (with the exception of the number four, which is missing). The fact that the tablets are made of bone would suggest that perhaps the set was constructed by Napoleonic prisons of war, who frequently made use of this material to construct model ships and the like. This is the only example I have ever seen.


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Incompatible goals: Generally, goals of different groups are different. This leads to group conflict. The achievement of one goal often interferes another group’s group goal. For example: Sales department want to raise sales by selling on credit or cash. On the other hand the Credit control department may disapprove credit sale application to control the credit sales.
Different values and beliefs: Individuals/groups have different set of values and belief. Different values and beliefs may lead to conflict. People from one culture will have unique values and beliefs different from another culture. Aged people may advocate that there should be dress-code in organization while young people may opinion against it.
Scarce resources: This is the most common cause of conflict. No organization has unlimited resources available. Resources are always scarce. Limited and scarce resources generate conflict because scarcity motivates people to compete with others who also need those resources to accomplish their objectives.
Task interdependence: Task interdependence refers to the degree of collective action required to work for the completion of given tasks. When task of one group is interdependent with the task of others to share inputs and when inputs are delayed or delivered in an incomplete or unsatisfactory form, serious conflict may arise.
Ambiguous rules: When work rules are incomplete and difficult to understand, a situation of conflict arises. The factors that make the rules ambiguous are lack of complete set of rules, too much complex rules and lack of proper communication of rules.
Communication problems: Conflict in organizations may arise due to incomplete and faulty communication between group members and groups. Too much or too less communication between parties, complex languages or use of jargons etc. distorts message and promote conflict.


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27 In Moscow, was shot three collectors.
Assassins fired at least 10 shots.
26 In Stavropol arrested on 3-year-old motorist.
Grandad because of advanced age could not keep up with electric cars.
26 Energy deposited substation Rose Farm.
Rosa farm will provide electricity to the Olympic facilities in the mining cluster.
reeds, the man shot on sound ".
24 Players in the Azov-City "will bring on the free buses.
To call long shuttle guests casinos Oracle may completely free.
24 Director of the growth from Minvaud traded property Tank School.
Floating vehicles were sold for only 750 thousand rubles.
24 Gas proitvostoyanie Gazprom and Beltransgaz enters a new phase? .
21 In Pyatigorsk arrested a gang of traffickers.
During the raid were released on 11 slaves.
18 The holiday season will open on Yeisk Spit Festival "Yeisk summer-2010".
Kuban capital will support the opening of the holiday season in Yeisk exhibition retro.
17 Members of St. Petersburg Economic Forum was invited to the Investment Forum in Sochi.
Five thousand invitations to Sochi forum has been invested in portfolios of representatives of business elite.
17 Rosneft and Chevron will jointly develop the Black Sea shelf.
Vladimir Putin: Chevron should pay particular attention to the environment - in the light of the recent accident BP in the Gulf of Mexico.
16 Minvody Airport will become the property of the Stavropol Territory.
The resources for the reconstruction of the runway and the airport complex would find the RF Ministry of Transport.
16 In Pyatigorsk plan to build industrial park for recycling.
Technopark built on sites that meet the conditions of environmental safety, which is important for the resort region.
16 Russia will limit Belarus in the gas.
Belarusian colleagues continue to pay for gas last year's price set Beltransgaz unilaterally.
15 Stavropol Mayor Nicholas Fingers inspected the city.
The programs "My Yard" and "margin" of the city budget has been allocated more than 61 million rubles.
15 Russian new bill will be the most secure, not only in Russia but also in the world.
A total of five of the modified bill will be visible.
Investment Company Eastfield Logistics plans to create a logistics park in the Kuban.
11 In the Stavropol region has opened social service centers.
Foothill complex is a mini-city for people who find themselves in difficult situations.
11 The Bulgarian authorities have decided to freeze Russia's energy projects.
Denial of construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis and the building of nuclear plant is related to their possible unprofitable.
05 In the Stavropol region of 300 residents of damaged houses to be resettled in houses.
05 In the capital reserve Vladimir Putin met with the elk and elk.
05 In the Krasnodar Territory was opened Gelendzhik airport.
Updated facility will spare airfield during the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
04 Ice Palace in Sochi after the Olympics converted into a cycle track.
The main objects of the Olympic Games 2014 will be redeveloped.
04 Airplane Emergency brought to Moscow teen, injured during a terrorist attack in the Stavropol.
Ctavropolskie 9 days doctors struggled for the health of 16-year old boy.
04 In Nevinnomyssk implement projects to 15 billion rubles.
Residents of the industrial park will be given preference.
04 At the damaged wells in the Gulf of Mexico the cover.
Company British Petroleum began pumping oil from wells in the emergency tanker.
03 In the Stavropol delegation arrived Rosnano.
Governor of Stavropol Territory Valery Gajewski and director Rosnano with experts discussed the Corporation projects in the field of high technologies.


text: We’ve seen that monopolistically competitive firms will try to differentiate their products in order to eliminate substitutes. Are there comparable measures that can be taken in labor markets to decrease the number of “substitutes” for some types of labor? If so, what are the measures? Can you provide an example?


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Struggling with the choice of quiver every time you plan the surf trip? So many “ what ifs ”, such as big, small, hollow or mushy…with TRAVELER , you won’t struggle anymore! It may not work very well if you want to draw flashy lines, but this board will glide through the small or large wave. When the swell hit the reef, its tight swallow tail with controlled rocker will let you make mean turns.
Simplify the preparation to enjoy your precious surf trip. This board will guarantee to score memorable rides anywhere you go.

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Cala Romazzino, Romazzino, Arzachena, Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia.
Location: near Romazzino, Province of Olbia-Tempio, North-East Sardinia, Italy.
Things to do: snorkelling, hiking.
Cala Romazzino is a small cove that is located just a few hundred meters north of Hotel Romazzino. It is one of those little Sardinian treasures that requires some effort to find, but the price is always worth it! Surrounded by green hills, Cala Romazzino faces east and is not more than 30 meters long. There are no facilities, so you will have to bring everything you need yourself. From Hotel Romazzino, the cove can be reached on foot, it is a 250 meter walk. Make sure you go early in mid-August to reserve your spot.
To find Cala Romazzino, coming from Olbia, take the SS 125 towards Arzachena. Next, take the SP 73 to Portisco. Once you have arrived at Portisco, take the SP 94 to Cala di Volpe. Turn right onto the SP 160, in the direction of Capriccioli. Once you see the sign for Romazzino, make a left turn. Lastly, take the fourth exit to the right to enter the car parking area of Romazzino beach.
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Do you have an estimated date as to when you will be providing the export feature?
And also, regarding your desktop interface to BeSafe, if I synchronize my palm on both my home pc and my work pc, do I need to purchase 2 copies of the desktop software? Or can I use the same copy in both places?
Many thanks for the quick responses!


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June was a busy month for me. Two new papers are now available online to read. The first, in American Speech, is a critical take on current ideas in the World Englishes paradigm. Alex D’Arcy (UVic) and I deal with our own settler status in this country and interrogate how settler colonialism has shaped views on English varieties around the world.
The second paper, written with Martina Wiltschko (UBC) and Alex D’Arcy, appears in Language in Society. We take a transdisiplinary perspective and attempt to deconstruct the Canadian pragmatic marker eh.
While it’s always great to see the final results of a project, especially a collaboration, it’s maybe even more exciting to be at the very beginning. The rest of the month has been filled with the initial stages of my new research project which aims to document what I am calling Multicultural Toronto English. Me and several student RAs have been collecting data in different neighbourhoods and hope to start talking about what we’re finding soon!
This month I’ll be presenting at two conferences.
The first weekend of May I was in Winnipeg, Treaty 1 territory, for the Change and Variation in Canada 10 conference. I presented a paper on was/were variation in earlier, rural Ontario English with my research assistant Isra Saghir.
At the end of the month I’ll be in Helsinki for the fourth Discourse-Pragmatic Variation and Change conference. My Master’s student, Tim Gadanidis, and I will be presenting a paper titled Before the rise of ‘um’ which investigates variation in filled pauses/hesitation markers in earlier Canadian English.
Also be on the look out for a new paper, co-authored with Alex D’Arcy, that should be coming out in American Speech any time now called “Settler Colonial Englishes are distinct from Postcolonial Englishes”.


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You may not suspect that your stuffy nose, upset stomach, fatigue, or irritability might be caused by last night's dinner or that snack after your morning vinyasa class. But according to some authorities, for about 20 percent of the population, certain foods can cause those symptoms—and more.
"Food allergy involves an abnormal immune response to food following ingestion, while food sensitivities involve an abnormal but nonimmunological response," explains Randy Horwitz, medical director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson. In other words, if you have a sensitivity, your body may not like a certain food, but it won't make you sick.
There are differing opinions about what causes food sensitivities, but some health and nutrition experts blame a genetic predisposition, such as an enzyme deficiency, which makes it difficult for the body to digest certain food components (such as lactose, a sugar in cow's milk). Intolerance of eggs or wheat is also common. Some people experience sensitivity to chemical constituents—either natural or synthetic—in certain foods.
Symptoms of food intolerance can include gastrointestinal upset, sinus problems, headaches, fatigue, joint pain or muscle ache, edema (swelling), anxiety, mood swings, and even anemia, says Stephen Wangen, director of the IBS Treatment Center and the Center for Food Allergies, in Seattle.
How do you know if you are sensitive to a certain food? Unlike an allergy, which can be tested for as a reaction to specific antibodies, food intolerances require you to do your own sleuthing. If you suspect that certain foods are making you ill, Horwitz recommends keeping a food diary. This method alone may not pinpoint any one culprit, but it will probably narrow the field. Once you identify a few suspects, remove each from your diet, one at a time, for about a month; then reintroduce it and watch for reactions.
Sometimes the only cure for food sensitivities is to avoid the offending product, at least for a while. Over time you may be able to reintroduce small amounts into your diet.
"Health is a balancing act. The more things you have in your favor, such as mind-body awareness, exercise, healthy diet, and adequate sleep, the better your health will be and the more easily you'll be able to absorb the occasional negative [food reaction]," Wangen says.


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Can you touch the planets? Why can you jump so high on the moon? Ben Moore, together with his wife Katharina Blansjaar, answers a total of 55 galactic questions from children in the new children’s book “Gibt es Aliens auf der dunklen Seite des Mondes?”. The book has recently been published by Kein & Aber.
Hardly any other topic fascinates children more than the universe. But when children ask their parents questions about the universe, then they are usually overwhelmed to answer them. Books for children of the age 8 to 12 years that explain the universe in an easy understandable, scientifically correct way are rare. “That is why we decided to write one,” says astrophysicist and author Ben Moore.
For Ben Moore it is already clear that this is not the last children’s book that he published together with his wife. “I think there is a need for accurate science explained in a good way,” says Moore. But for now, he needs a break from writing. “I’m starting a new album,” he explains. In addition to his work as an astrophysicist and author, he is also known for his neoteric electronic dance music.


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Hardly any other topic is creating as much excitement as Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the moment. High expectations and extravagant promises abound, particularly in the field of video security technology: Here, the ideas about what it can do range from detecting unusual behaviours such as attacks on individuals to recognising individual faces even in large crowds of people to automatic detection of the proverbial "bomb in a suitcase". The Regensburg-based company Dallmeier has been working on and with AI technologies for years, and has now published four practical statements intended to help customers and providers to make a realistic assessment of AI.
At the beginning of a hype cycle, when innovations are being introduced, people often ignore the fact that new technologies always require public debate and changes to very real framework conditions before they can be implemented wholesale. The still unresolved problem in autonomous driving – when it comes to accidents where the car has to make potentially fatal decisions – has become an almost classic example. There are similar unresolved questions when AI is used in video security technology: How much freedom to decide should a system be given? What quality criteria will be established for detecting objects, for example? Who is to be held accountable when an attack is not detected, for example, even though the expectation may possibly exist already among the people? What reaction times will be defined, by when must response teams reach the site in the event of an "AI alarm"? Are there even enough personnel available for the potential new intervention and search options? How are the many "false positives" to be handled when facial recognition is used to find a suspect, for example?
2.) AI and video technology only function in a "technologically holistic approach"
Technical systems are becoming more and more complex. This is why it is essential to evaluate all of the parameters that affect the performance of a whole solution. The IT axiom "garbage in, garbage out" is most apposite in this context: Neural networks for classifying objects or processes or good facial recognition software can only deliver results that are consistent with the quality of the video image they receive: AI-based video analysis systems can only be as good as the camera systems that capture the images for them. In this context, it will be particularly important to be able to define and plan minimum picture qualities properly in all parts of the video image, plan camera angles correctly, and consider many other details. And the person behind the system must be also be included in the overall consideration with regard to qualification and organisational questions. In short: Unless all factors are tuned to work together, it will not be possible to ensure compliance with standards – which by the way have not even been defined yet!
With all due caution: It goes without saying that Artificial Intelligence will play a decisive role in video technology – or may even become a core component of the discipline. Initial deployment scenarios and functioning solutions already exist, whether it be in the optimisation and analysis of analogue processes, e.g., at a casino gaming table, in the improved classification of objects for perimeter protection, or in the assisted tracking of individuals in the context of urban surveillance. The key point in all of these systems: Today and probably for a long time to come a human is still at the centre – the operator, the policeman, the forensic specialist. And it is for these functions that AI in video technology now already delivers useful assistance systems. They are being improved rapidly and take over tedious, error-prone tasks. But contrary to all the advertising features on YouTube, automatic location of a planted "suitcase bomb" in complex circumstances is still well beyond current technological capabilities.
Every technical innovation is predestined to contend with ambiguous definitions, exaggerated expectations and variable interpretations of its capabilities: No one "really knows", but everyone involved has an opinion. This is why it is important to examine and question closely: Which functions are market-ready and implementable – even if a little tweaking is needed –, and what is still purely in the realm of research? Particularly with a view to strategic decisions and investments, prospective users should always begin by asking themselves whether a given result can be expected in twelve months, five years, or ever. Otherwise, they run the risk of losing sight of obvious solutions to pressing problems.

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My friend Carolyn Collins Petersen, a.k.a. The Spacewriter, has just started a new gig with Astrocast.tv. She now has a regular monthly show called “The Astronomer’s Universe.” Her first episode aired today, and it features “The Big Picture,” an image from the Palomar-Quest digital sky survey. It shows the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, and is something akin to the Hubble Deep Field image. Carolyn’s webcast is a stunning and beautiful look at this amazing part of our night sky, and with wonderful background music and Carolyn’s great voice, (can’t find enough superlatives!) this is must-see TV! Thanks to Carolyn and Astrocast.tv for sharing the video.
For additional information: The Big Picture website, and Carolyn’s 365 Days of Astronomy podcast about The Big Picture.
Nancy, thanks for the heads up on Carolyn Peterson’s “The Big Picture” site. The video presented was a great primer on the Virgo Cluster and galaxy distribution in general. I especially liked the image if the CCD detector now used on the 1.2 meter Oschin Schmidt. I toured this telescope in the mid 70s when the telescope was still using 14 inch square glass photographic plates! The Palomar-Quest imaging survey of the heart of the Virgo cluster is indeed as detailed and stunning as the Hubble Deep Field. I’ve now added Ms Peterson’s site to my bookmarks and look forward to future installments.

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O’Keeffe Building Services Ltd has been named the most Heavenly Builder in the Yorkshire and Trent region as part of the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) Master Builder Awards 2019.
Since 1999, the Master Builder Awards has been a flagship for high-quality building work, showcasing examples of fantastic craftsmanship, exceptional customer service and building excellence. Organised by the FMB, the awards programme is unique in that any project entered by the builder must be backed up by the customer – giving clients the opportunity to support those building companies that have delivered exceptional results. The awards programme recognises the hard work and contribution that small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms make to the UK construction industry.
The Heavenly Builder category is one in which the winner really epitomises what the awards are all about as it looks for strong evidence of professionalism, courtesy and exceptional customer service.
This Award provides recognition to each and every member of O’Keeffe Building Sevices Ltd who all played a part in delivering such an amazing project.
We pride ourselves on providing all of our customers with the very best customer service. We aim to take our clients on a journey, resulting in a finished project that goes beyond their expectations.
Colin Bee (Club Manager) and the team at Coxmoor Golf Club were simply brilliant to work with and the project would not have been achieved without their support and involvement throughout.
O’Keeffe Building Services was selected by judges to be named Heavenly Builder for its work on a brand new golf clubhouse. Clients sang the company’s praises, saying that from the very first meeting until the job was finished O’Keeffe Building Services provided a service which went beyond expectations. The new club house, which at one point was looking like it was to be shelved due to poor quotes from previous building firms, was saved by the team, which was brought in at a very late stage. Judges commended O’Keeffe Building Services for determination, skill and a hard work ethic, bringing the project to completion within budget against tight time constraints, ‘real hero builders’.
O’Keeffe Building Service is now in with a chance of winning the national category title at the Master Builder Awards. The national ceremony will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane, London on 20th September.
Caroline Meehan, Director of FMB North, said: “The Heavenly Builder award gives clients the opportunity to thank their builder for going above and beyond the call of duty to complete the job and turn a potentially stressful experience into an enjoyable one.
If O’Keeffe Building Services wins the overall national Master Builder Awards title, selected from all national category winners, the firm will drive away in a new Isuzu D-Max Utah Pick Up truck worth more than £30,000. Their client will also receive a cheque for £1,000 for their efforts.


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CAW is up and running again. EIG seems to be working and I should be back working on Fenbury. However I have a new world nagging away at me and have started to play around. I thought you might like to see.
That looks mysterious! In a Celtic way?
Hmm, very mysterious. A burial ground?
Partly. Think Wiltshire and stone age Anyway I keep fiddling around with it when I should be back working on Fenbury. I haven't even drawn up a proper plan, just drawn out bits and pieces on scraps of paper as I get an idea in my head.
Well that makes me feel slightly better knowing other people have more than one project on the go at one time. Right now I am worrying about two feral kittens we adopted who got out at lunchtime and haven't been seen since.
I'm sure whatever part of Wiltshire you are planning to adapt for CAW will be fabulous!!!
Anyway back to the thread topic. I have been busy with the rabbit hole rugs in Fenbury. Am currently debating whether or not to export and test the rugs are working correctly or to wait until I have finished this current round of building, signage, routing etc.
The new world pic you showed us looks very interesting. I can hardly wait to see what you are up to next.
It is confession time. I managed to set up a mods folder and downloaded what I thought were the right rabbit hole rugs for Fenbury. I had started to put the rugs into my community lots using EIG but I was advised that not only was I using the wrong rugs but I should not use the recommended rugs until I was ready to export to game. I was also advised not to put the world up on the Exchange with the rugs. All this has put me off undoing the rugs and getting on with getting Fenbury to the level where it can be tested properly. I confess I have been spending time on my new project, Throxton Deverill. I have even set up a thread for it.
Rabbithole Rugs: Which ones were you using? I've always used Jynx's Pets Compatible rugs along with Misty's University and Supernatural rugs. Are these the ones you're using?
For sharing, I would have thought it's best to put them on the lots anyway because they won't share with the world as they're packages, right? Couldn't you just add a note there that the world uses rabbithole rugs? I'll be honest, I never share worlds so I wouldn't know whether that's right/wrong. Also, if you can't upload to the Exchange, could you just share on Mediafire/SimFileShare?
@MissyHissy I am basing the standing stones on Avebury I have never visited The Hurlers but they look about the same age as the ones at Avebury.
I was advised to use Jynx's rabbithole rugs Pets fix. I had planned on using some for residential lots by Winterheart which I found on MTS. These are the ones I have to remove from my CAW files and then uninstall.
I was observing this thread for a while, and despite I'm not fan of worlds with big lots and a lot of space, the passion you put in this project is truly inspiring. Also, gonna looking forward how you'll develop your new world.
What a very kind thing to say I just love seeing all the threads of people presenting their worlds. It shows what a huge pool of talent the sims 3 community has.
@Bettyboop55 - You should have seen my first CAW attempt. It was terrible! Practice always makes perfect!
Hi Betty, I think the pictures you have shared with us so far of Fenbury look beautiful.
As far as rabbit hole rugs, if you use them and upload be sure to add it in the world description. I do not personally use the rugs or 3rd party custom content. Instead I tend to bury the rabitholes in basements if I want to keep a certain look to the lot. Then those who prefer the rugs can simply replace the rabithole buildings with the rugs if they want, and the world is still cc free upon upload.
Thank you for the thought I have always played vanilla so the first thing I tried was burying buildings to get community lots to work properly. You can imagine the mess I made of it For now though I am concentrating on the other things on my list of things to do so that I can test Fenbury properly.
This will not be the first time I had to restore the ivy on the Bridge Inn.
I have so many instances of doors being swapped out that I have christened it the red door syndrome.
In some instances there is no door at all.
This one really got me. I spent ages putting curtains into my builds to make them look inhabited.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I found this. Spot the missing object. Probably the most critical object in the build and the most difficult to place because of the size of the build. Grinds teeth.
I am going to grab another coffee and think things over. The little time I have spent on Fenbury in the last week has been levelling the terrain by Betty's coffee shop and the Hotel Splendide. I am loath to lose this work but I fear I shall have to go back and get another copy of Fenbury from my EHD. I think I must have opened my reinstalled version before I had reinstalled all my store content. This must be one of dumbest things I have done to date. Thank heavens for backups.
It goes from bad to worse. I loaded an earlier version from the EHD and discovered store content either swapped out or missing. So I saved Throxton to the EHD, uninstalled and reinstalled the CAW tool. The Throxton file is fine. However the Fenbury file is about the same so my beautiful castle ruins of which I was so proud now look like this.
I could weep. However I haven't worked on this for nearly two years to be put off now. So I will establish exactly how much reworking I have to do and then get on with it. Many of my lots were built in situ so I do not have copies saved elsewhere, rather a pity. First however I need to calm down, remember my heart and stop grinding my teeth Weeps into hankie.
It's amazing what strong coffee and a hug from the other half can do to improve your grump.
Sorry to hear that. That's why I don't use store content in my worlds. It's very capricious and there is too much work with installing everything to show up in world.
Did you make only world back up? Cause beside back up of worlds, I always export every lot to simspack when it's done, and make back up of every lot. Did you consider that? If you didn't delete content from DCBackup and DCCache folders, lots should export properly to simspack and after install it should show actual store content, no replacements.
I didn't know you could export to simpack! And you are so right about store content. After today there will be no store content in Project Throxton. I have the whole Electronic Arts folder saved to EHD which I did before the uninstall so if I can learn how to simpack would be wonderful.
I am not that great with computers myself but I'm just wondering if you have tried to swap out the recent DCCache in your EA folder you have on your computer now with the one you have in your copy of your EA folder you have saved on your EHD just before the reinstall?
I always work with 2 DCCache folders ... one for CAW and one for my normal builds and play ... I have reduced store content for the use with CAW because of EIG crashing if I have to many store items ... it's definitely no problem swapping them around.
It could be that the DCCache of the saved version has still all the store content in it that you've used for creating Fenbury and then everything will show up again when you use CAW .... you would also need to use the Fenbury world files saved on your EHD before the new install.

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Do not miss the chocolate hazelnut squares that are just the right combination of sweet and chocolate and salt. Other stand outs are the lavender truffles and seasonal delights; In summer, Gelato (the more is the best I have had. anywhere.) and in winter an exemplary cup of hot chocolate. Make sure to say yes to the "con panna" (whipped cream) on top. Yes, I mean that for both the gelato and the hot chocolate.
From the grand Piazza Duomo head down the via Del Duomo in the direction of via del Corso. All along this stretch there is a bounty of delis with almost impossible to choose from selections of pecorino cheese and salami. Stop at Dai Fratelli Batalocco. A luxurious gift to pack in the suitcase is a small bottle of locally produced truffle scented oil or honey.
The nearby L'Orvietan another perfect gift stop. Pick from handwoven dishtowels and tablecloths, local liquers and olive wood products.
Pappardelle or polenta di cinghiale is the local speciality. The beef is also excellent. If you are not that hungry a plate of salami and cheese with a glass of Orvieto classico is perfect.
There are two locations to chose from for this fantastic gelato. My pick is the one just to side of of the Duomo. Sit on the stairs in the winter sunshine or hide from the summer sun and gaze at the golden mosaics and renaissance stripes. Some don't miss summer flavors are the mint chocolate chip (a difficult flavor to find in italy) and peach.
Oh, that gorgeous pasta! I almost licked my screen. Thanks for the tips!

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Blues Magoos are a rock group formed in New York during the 60s music era, with the founding members consisting of Emil “Peppy” Thielhelm (also known “Peppy” Castro), Dennis LePore, Ralph Scala, Ron Gilbert and Jon Finnegan. Rising from their days in Greenwich Village, the band wasted no time from moving on with their original blues-infused rock to fit in with the prevalent psychedelic scene, which explained the “tripped-out” sound of their name. Their first hit was “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” in early 1967; it went to the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 late that year. However, because of the falling sales of their subsequent releases, they split in late 1960s. However, they band quickly reformed and returned to their blues roots, but still struggled to make it big again, and they eventually split. But in 2008 they reformed, and since then they have continued to perform in live shows up to the present.
The members that would make the Blues Magoos started out as the Trenchcoats in The Bronx, New York in 1964. The original lineup consisted of guitarist and singer Emil “Peppy” Thielhelm (aka “Peppy” Castro), lead guitarist Dennis LaPore, keyboardist and vocalist Ralph Scala, bassist Ron Gilbert and drummer Jon Finnegan. Blues was actually their forte (with garage rock leanings), but when the psyechedelic era loomed and became prevalent, they wasted no time in fitting in with the scene and tweaked their sound into a more psychedelic style. They also brought in Mike Esposito to replace LaPore as lead guitarist, and Geoff Daking to replace Finnegan behind the drum kit.
Written by Esposito, Scala and Gilbert, “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” climbed to its peak position to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1966. Its album Psychedelic Lollipop went to #21 on the Billboard pop album chart.
However, “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” became the group’s only major hit. Following singles such as “Pipe Dream,” “There’s a Chance We Can Make It,” “One by One” and “I Wanna Be There” only became minor hits. The albums that came after Psychedelic Lollipop such as Electric Comic Book and Basic Blues Magoos did not meet their expectations. Disappointed by the state of their career, they disbanded in 1968.
However, their manager attempted to bring them back again, but this time with a more revamped lineup, to which the other members contested. Only Castro agreed to the reformation and lineup “face-lift,” so to speak. However, the album by the revamped Blues Magoos — Never Goin’ Back to Georgia and Gulf Coast Bound — failed to attract public attention and sales. Seeing that the group’s career was going nowhere, the Blues Magoos disintegrated in 1970.
In 2008 however, Castro, Scala and Daking reunited for the first time in several years and reformed the Blues Magoos once more, performing their hits in several concerts (including the one in New York City where The Zombies also performed). In 2014 Blues Magoos released Psychedelic Resurrection, their first album in over four decades.
Oldies music and classic rock fans will surely go back to listening to the Blue Magoos’ music over again.

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Never before can I say I’ve been able to feel the brimming excitement of 1 million 10 and 11-year-olds across the UK – until today – as the BBC microbit finally landed on my doorstep, along with hundreds of schools.
This really is a landmark for the BBC, literally giving away this many computers to so many kids, and it’s one that could transform the future of digital skills in the country, so it’s hard not to get a bit swept up in it all.
The microbit is exactly what it promises, truly micro, making the Raspberry Pi 1 Model B look positively ancient in pocket-sized personal computing terms.
It certainly looks pretty cool and is really stripped back compared to its older cousin, luring me into feeling it’ll be even easier than Pi to use.
Below, you can see the brains of the operation, including a micro-USB that you connect straight up to your computer to get going, and which many kids will be familiar with as it comes as standard for many smart devices.
It also has a compass, accelerometer and bluetooth antenna – making it great for IoT projects – as well as a battery pack with a connector so you can take it out and about once you’ve flashed your code to the computer.
On the front, it has an LED screen, which is pretty novel as it gives immediate written feedback to the user that microbit is alive and ready to play.
There’s even a secret Snake game you can activate once you know how.
It also has two buttons on either side of the LED grid, three external sensors that can be input or output, digital or analogue, plus a 3V and a GND output, all of which you can program using the editor programs on the ‘create code’ section of the BBC’s Microbit website.
Today, that’s a choice of four simplified programming languages, most of which use blocks to introduce you to the systematic nature of coding.
No doubt teachers will spend some time introducing kids to the different components that make up a microbit, including how the device communicates with your code. If the Quick Start Guide for Teachers hadn’t come in my box, I might be a bit lost.
To test out whether the simplicity is carried throughout, I went straight in for the Code Kingdom tutorial and I honestly needed an adult after about three seconds.
After eventually working out what was going on and finishing up the first task, I concluded that it was best not to run before I could walk.
Instead, I picked up a ‘beginner’s project’ from the Coding Tutorials handbook – creating a burglar alarm for my microbit using Microsoft Block Editor, the internal accelerometer, some crocodile clips for my circuit, and of course, the vital buzzer.
These last two were handily provided by the Beeb, but kids will have to get teachers involved here.
Experienced coders will be totally familiar with all of the concepts pulled together under the Microsoft Block Editor menu options on the far left. Each contains a limited set of possible commands, which you can customize for your project.
Once the code it complete, you ‘compile’ the file to download it, then drag and drop it onto your microbit, which should show up like a USB stick would in your computer system menu.
I definitely had a couple of minor ‘WTF is it telling me to do?’ hiccups, no doubt because the writers of the guide and the platform can’t make it exactly intuitive for every single user – ie. idiots like me.
But in just half an hour – and without any tears – I’d set a trap for any potential microbit thieves.
As with any project that aims to get kids coding, some will immediately ‘get’ it and need little guidance or even encouragement.
I do not envy the people that have to get up to 30 kids of mixed abilities excited about this all at the same time, but it is certainly a worth task.
And even if you aren’t a 10-year-old kid in the UK, you will soon be able to get your hands on a microbit, so keep an eye out for availability and pricing.