text:
If your organisation would like to sell goods and services to the UK public sector, you should familiarise yourself with this guidance. If you’re a small or medium sized enterprise, you can also get tips on how to do business with government through the SME guide.
CCS agreements cover communications services, construction, eCommerce, energy, fleet, technology, office solutions, print, professional services (including temporary labour), property and facilities management, research and travel.
It’s also a good idea to familiarise yourself with the current procurement regulations which govern public sector procurement.
When new product or service needs are identified, or when an existing arrangement needs renewing, CCS must follow a formal process to ensure the EU Procurement Directives are met. Tender opportunities are advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
It is only by responding to a contract notice in the OJEU that you can tender to become a supplier on one of our agreements.
Expressing an interest in the tender does not mean you have been successful - you will need to be successful in the OJEU tender process to be awarded a position on an agreement.
Any company within the EU member states can express an interest, provided you meet the stated criteria for the procurement. Full details of how to register your interest in a tender will be contained in the contract notice published in the OJEU.
There are no joining fees or management charges to pay. Suppliers simply pay a small commission based purely on the value of the sales you make through the agreement. The supplier commission varies by agreement and currently averages just 0.33%.
Note: Once an agreement has awarded additional suppliers cannot be added. You will need to wait until the next relevant tender opportunity arises. New procurements typically start several months in advance of the current arrangement’s expiry date.
If there are no relevant tender opportunities currently available for your area of business, it may be possible for you to sub-contract your services to suppliers on existing agreements. If you are interested in potential sub-contracting opportunities please contact the relevant supplier directly.
You can find opportunities to tender for government and public sector business by registering with Contracts Finder and Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) for alerts relevant to your business area.
TED is the online version of the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).
Contracts Finder shows the longer term and wider government pipeline. You can view all public sector tenders over £10,000 on Contracts Finder.
Both sites will give you information about both our tender opportunities and wider government and public sector opportunities.
Registering with Contracts Finder or TED does not make you a CCS supplier. To get a place on an agreement you must respond to a tender opportunity and successfully be awarded a place on the agreement.
CCS procurements are conducted using our eSourcing tool. You will need to be registered on the eSourcing tool to participate in CCS tender opportunities.
You will find further details about responding to specific CCS tender opportunities by clicking on the link to the procurement you are interested in on the procurement pipeline.
Registering for access to the eSourcing tool does not make you a CCS supplier. To get a place on an agreement you must respond to a tender opportunity and successfully be awarded a place on the agreement.
If you wish to respond to non-CCS led tender opportunities on Contracts Finder or TED please follow the advice provided in the OJEU contract notice as the process may vary.
You may also like to register on the Government eMarketplace.
This is an online marketplace for low value, less complex products and services where public sector customers can request a quote and buy through electronic catalogues. The marketplace enables you to promote your capability to supply certain goods and services on a national or regional basis without the need to go through a tender process.
Note: whilst registering on the Government eMarketplace provides a potential route to supply the public sector, it does not make you a CCS supplier. You will not be included in our list of current suppliers unless you have a place on one of our agreements.
We are developing our simplified bid pack for bidders. In its beta version, the simplified bid pack uses split terms. Here you can see our general terms and conditions, along with schedule templates.
If you require any further guidance please email supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk or call 0345 010 3503.


text:
Honduras is one of the most economically challenged places on the planet. Proyecto Mirador is installing clean burning cookstoves throughout the rural countryside, driving impact in health, women’s empowerment, deforestation and carbon emissions reductions. Learn more.
Nuru is a Kiswahili word that means “light.” The Nuru Model is designed to be the first self-sustaining, self-scaling, integrated development model to end extreme poverty in remote, rural areas, in our lifetime. Learn more.
The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is dedicated to providing immediate, effective and comprehensive employment services to men and women with recent criminal convictions. Learn more.
Solar Sister is empowering women entrepreneurs in remote, rural Africa and fighting energy poverty at the same time. Learn more.
Impact Carbon’s work improves health, reduces poverty, and improves local environments while slowing climate change. Leveraging carbon and social finance, they build and support projects that help people access new technologies such as clean cookstoves and water treatment systems. Learn more.
People For Bikes is creating a strong community to bring the voice of millions of cyclists and their allies to the policy world. Learn more.
Peery Foundation has been strengthening youth and families by investing in and serving social entrepreneurs for over 3o years. Learn more.
As pioneer of the Relationship Coffee Model, Sustainable Harvest is creating a closer connection between farmers and consumers. Learn more.
Helping ventures scale to impact the lives of over 1 million people each. Learn more.

industry_corpus2: Power & Energy


text:
I have more Christmas crafts to show you, this time – Christmas stockings! My friend asked for his and hers stockings in the same colour scheme.
Then she asked for little character heads.
I admit, making the little heads were my favourite part. She had Olaf, Baby Dory, Pua, and Tinkerbell.
He had the Avengers: Iron Man, Cpt. America, Hulk, and Spiderman (instead of Thor).

industry_corpus2: Others


text: Baby Queens - Cara, Estelle, Monique, Ruth and Vanity - are five girls from Cardiff. Two sisters, two cousins and their adopted sister - each equal parts songwriter, musician and music lover. As distinct in their fashion as they are their music, each band member's individual personality and style can be heard in their music. In 2013, they released their first single "Red Light". It was a viral hit, and soon won the attention of BBC Radio 1, who made them "Artist of the Week", with repeated plays across the station from the likes of Fern Cotton and Greg James. They've also had support from the likes of Huw Stephens, DJ Target, DJ Semtex and Mista Jam. They've also had continuous support from BBC Wales, where they've been "Artist of the Week", three times. Since "Red Light", the girls have been releasing tracks, readying their debut album and cutting their teeth on the live circuit. They've played festivals like The Great Escape, Boomtown, T in the Park, X Fest, and Swn festival and toured with Welsh super band The Earth. And now the album is finally ready to be heard. Produced by Super Furry Animal's Cian Ciaran, the self-titled album crisscrosses the narrow divide between rock, hip hop, soul and reggae - it's a blissed out, musical odyssey written by all five members of the band. The sickly sweet overtures one might expect from an all-girl band are ditched in favor of beats that force the melodic content to the fore, with the principles of classic soul and R'n'B song-writing, catching up with the present day sounds of British street genres. Lavishly layered vocals are wrapped up in slick production that marks out Baby Queens's intentions to push boundaries and reintroduce to the masses what a vocal group with melody and beats in their hearts is all about. "Our love of street poetry, spoken word and rap has influenced many of the songs, but also rock n roll bands, soul/Motown, trippy '60s and '70s bands, the roots reggae and roots hip hop artists, basically anything that is heartfelt and soulful and stands for something positive," says Cara.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


text:
Developing on the BitTorrent Sync API? Our developer evangelist is here to work with you.
Admittedly, I really enjoy reading the Sync Stories that Lou puts together – they’re a great look into how folks from all walks of life use Sync to better handle their data. This week’s story – 5 Ways A Photographer Can Use Sync – got me thinking about how I use Sync to move my data around at work, in the two cities I call home, and while I’m on the road. Today I’m going to walk through my Sync Story and my personal Sync configuration.
My travel laptop is a 2013 Apple MacBook Air 11″ with a Haswell Core i7. It has immense battery life and has enough processing power for most of the computing I do on the road: web browsing, email, virtual machines and Photoshop. I usually back up my photos at the end of the day onto the laptop, then Sync them back home since my MacBook Air only has a 256gb SSD. The receiving Sync server back at home is a BeagleBone Black Rev C with a Sandisk Cruzer Fit 64gb USB key. I’m lucky that Cox has fairly huge internet plans in Newport Beach – I have a 100mb down / 25mb up connection. This means that the bottleneck for Sync is usually the hotel or MiFi internet. From there, a cron job on the BeagleBone will move the photos off of the BeagleBone’s USB key and onto one of my NAS devices – which are scheduled to power on/shutdown at specific times for power savings reasons. Once I get home, Sync keeps my working folder with RAW files and processed JPGs consistent across the computer in my home office where I process them, the iMac in my bedroom and my other devices around my home so that I’m always looking at the latest edit on whatever device I’m working with.
My home storage array probably deserves a paragraph of its own – I’ve got 2 Netgear ReadyNAS boxes – an early ReadyNAS 600 with 4 Seagate Enterprise 750gb drives in RAID 5 and a ReadyNas NV+ with 4 Seagate Enterprise 1.5tb drives in RAID 5. I also have 4 HP MediaSmart EX-series Windows Home Server boxes – each one has 4 Western Digital 2tb drives installed and one has an eSata breakout box with 4 additional 2tb drives in it (that one houses my DVD collection). All said and done, I have something like 30+terabytes of storage at home.
I also use Sync at home for setting up new machines. I have a thing for hardware – specifically older ThinkPads – and have accumulated a few over time. When installing a new SSD and OS, Sync simplifies the process for me by pushing my “App Installers” folder to the new device as soon as I get it up and running. My “App Installers” folder has all of installation bits for applications like FireFox, PuTTY, Adobe Reader, TorBundle, WinRAR, Evernote, etc. It’s convenient and fast to pull down all of the installation bits this way and it’s easier for me to maintain vs a USB stick with the installers.
So, that’s how I Sync at home. Tell me about what interesting things you’re doing with Sync!

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


text:
I spent way longer on this than I want to admit.
is it just me or you can hear ITS TIME TO STOP in the bg?
This game has one screen of some needle then a boss, nothing crazy at all.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


text:
A paper, " The Economics of Network Neutrality", by Economics Professor Benjamin Hermalin of the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and co-authored by Nicholas Economides of New York University’s Stern School of Business, examines the proposition that a tiered Internet (i.e. where service providers pay to have their data transported across the network faster) finds that it would actually slow down the overall delivery speed!
Essentially, the authors conclude that paid-for acceleration of the delivery speed of selected content leads to additional congestion because consumers will purchase more of the content that is preferentially delivered and the increased consumption will increase network congestion.
Here's the paper's abstract: "Pricing of Internet access has been characterized by two properties: Parties are directly billed only by the Internet service provider (isp) through which they connect to the Internet and the isp charges them on the basis of the amount of information transmitted rather than its content. These properties define a regime known as “network neutrality.” In 2005, some large isps proposed that application and content providers directly pay them additional fees for accessing the isps’ residential clients, as well as differential fees for prioritizing certain content. We analyze the private and social incentives to introduce such fees when the network is congested and more traffic implies delays. We find that network neutrality is welfare superior to bandwidth subdivision (granting or selling priority service). We also consider the welfare properties of the various regimes that have been proposed as alternatives to network neutrality. In particular, we show that the benefit of a zero-price “slow lane” is a function of the bandwidth the regulator mandates be allocated it. Extending the analysis to consider isps’ incentives to invest in more bandwidth, we show that, under general conditions, their incentives are greatest when they can price discriminate; this investment incentive offsets to some degree the allocative distortion created by the introduction of price discrimination. A priori , it is ambiguous whether the offset is sufficient to justify departing from network neutrality." -- " The Economics of Network Neutrality", by Nicholas Economides and Benjamin E. Hermalin.


text:
Rainbow has been a popular recreation spot in North Tonawanda and enjoyed by western New Yorkers for over 65 years. Mr. Bale started a competitive club for figure skating and speed skating that endured through many generations and enjoyed many national and world medals. Most of these accomplished skaters started in a beginner skating class which is still part of Rainbow Rink’s schedule. The best part of this family business has been watching generations of the same family grow up and enjoy this recreational activity together.
We are an entertainment center that caters to all age groups and all skating abilities. When you come to Rainbow Roller Rink be ready for a great skate time with games & races, video and redemption games, music videos and the current sports games being shown on huge screens, a bounce zone, aggressive skate park, good food and more.
We specialize in birthday parties and group parties for fun or fund-raising. We have rolling fun for whole schools, classes, clubs, sports teams, PTA groups, scout groups, church groups, corporate gatherings, family reunions and more. It’s never too early to teach a child the benefits of healthy living through exercise. What better way than through roller skating? Roller skating is a way that is fun, challenging, interactive and rewarding all while providing an excellent aerobic workout.

industry_corpus2: Sports


text:
Havaianas has launched two pairs of Mood Sandals featuring emojis. They come in two color styles: gray/citrus yellow and white. The white version features lots of different cute emojis.
The gray style is considerably different. It has different keys from a computer keyboard. The keys say things like, "Ctrl+Alt+Del, Like, LOL, Follow, ESC" and "Ctrl+Z." Some of the keys have emojis on them. There is also a Havaianas key.
The sandals can be found on havaianas.com. They retail for $24 each.


text:
The slate grey can be used for all of the same things as the purple and if mixed seperately and then badly blended with some premixed coralline epoxy can give a mottled effect which is possibly even more realistic on the reef.
Aquascape has been formulated to be stickier for better adhesion underwater.
Positioning corals within the aquarium.
Plus 1001 other general uses in the aquarium and about the home.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


text:
The company supplying batteries for the soon-to-be released Fisker Karma electric car is sponsoring the 2011 TTXGP North American Championship electric motorcycle racing series.
Massachusetts-based A123 Systems, which also has development deals with General Motors and BMW, is the first company to become a title sponsor for the TTXGP, which began on the Isle of Man in 2009 as a single race and expanded last year with a racing circuit in the U.S. and Europe.
A123 is title sponsor for the series kickoff May 15 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., and a sponsor for the remaining three races in New Hampshire, Oregon and Virginia.
In a statement released Thursday, Robert Johnson, A123 vice president of energy solutions, said the company's sponsorship of the series is designed to "help promote its goal of moving vehicle electrification forward by showcasing the potential of high-performance technology like A123's lithium-ion battery systems."
A123 is the developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries. It was the recipient of a $249-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2009. The money was used to build the country's largest lithium-ion manufacturing facility in Livonia, Mich.
Seven teams will compete in the A123 Infineon Round on May 15, including Mission Motors (based in San Francisco), Brammo Racing (from Ashland, Ore.) and the winner of last year's North American Championship, Lightning Motors (in Woodside, Calif.).
This year's TTXGP is the first to be sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Assn., as well as the International Motorcycling Federation, or FIM, North American union.
"We're not renegades anymore," said Azhar Hussein, founder of the TTXGP, which two years ago was the world's first electric superbike race on the Isle of Man. "The renegade is in the fold."


text:
Weft hair extensions can be attached using micro rings or by being sewn in. Our Luxury human hair wefts are made from our famous lustrous virgin cuticle correct remy hair. Each extra thick human hair weft is compacted onto a fine rose lace band, so that we can incorporate more hair per weft, and to ensure there is no shedding. Our unique weft hair extensions design means comfort for your clients and ease of fitting for salon professionals. Sewing is made easier due to the lace band. Double Drawn hair means that our weft hair extensions are as thick at the ends, as the top.
Weft Hair Extensions for Salon Professionals. We construct our Luxury Weft Hair Extensions, as with all of our human hair extensions, from our virgin cuticle correct remy hair. The extra thick human hair weft is made by attaching a thick density of the finest remy human hair onto a fine lace band. This means that we can include more hair per weft, and ensure there is no shedding. Our thickest weft hair extensions to date, it incorporates 150g of remy human hair per weft. Our unique weft hair extensions design means extra comfort for your clients and easier fitting for you. The unique lace weft design ensures performance of the weft hair for any months as shedding is eliminated. Using double drawn hair means that each hair weft is thick at the ends, not only at the top.


text:
Population health management enables you to handle and improve population health by lowering cost. This reduction in cost is done through aggregation of data, insight driven prioritization, risk management, coordination and patient care management. Our core functions of population risk management, population care management, clinical results management, activity based costing and patient management enables you to analyze current and past clinical, social and cultural patient archives to identify critical patients. This identification of critical patients let you to provide care and treatment to ones who deserve. This process also avoids the unnecessary visit and admission of people in clinics or hospitals. Analysis of data allows you to deliver care with alignment of healthcare costs.
Hospital management and administration allows you to gather information from across the clinic or hospital to cut down cost, enhance productivity and raise growth. The beneficial functions of solution such as clinical performance, marketing, financial foretelling, physician practice assessment & alignment, medical staff optimization, hospital resource management, planning, data integration and readmission restrictions let you to get a powerful view of your healthcare performance. It also enables you to identify inefficiencies, highlight priorities and set improvement aims on the basis of quantitative data and information.
Health insurance analytics let you to implement data-driven innovations for better proactive care management, more responsive customer reporting, and transparent provider performance measurement; plan a design and pay-for-performance initiative which eventually leads to increased market share. In order to face the challenge of healthcare reform with confidence, decision support tools are provided along with payer-provider partnership. It fights frauds and error at every state of the process. Clinical and financial information from multiple data sources are combined to help improve quality, set pricing, account management strategies, manage costs; and furnish accurate, timely and reliable information to key customers. It maximizes membership with comprehensive marketing strategies and provides them with personalized healthcare decision support.
Interoperability enables you to handle big data and analytics. Without this your data and analytics is just a waste. Real time healthcare decisions can be influenced through high degrees of interoperability and sharing of big data. Healthcare reforms, enterprise decision support, provider partnerships, activity based costing and healthcare outcomes assessment enables you to perform seamlessly and together. Strong analytics and decision support skills empowers you to face healthcare challenges with beforehand strategies and confidence. Extract clinical and patient data from multiple sources and transform them into useful information. Analyze this information to scrutinize your performance and rank them with healthcare benchmarks. This comparison will let you to improve performance and raise the interaction standards.
Supply chain analytics provide you with an understanding of key areas of logistics and supply chain management where relevant analysis of data may be needed. It focuses on several key supply chain functions and provides hands-on learning for how to best understand and analyze data that may be available for the supply chain. Additionally, this will also let you to understand functional analytics to better understand the extent to which logistics and supply chain objectives are being achieved.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text:
This series is a collection of true mystery stories in which the detective, Ninzaburo Furuhata, must solve ingenious crimes and outwit elusive criminals. Although Ninzaburo Furuhata is a government officer, he does not wear a tie. Although he specializes in murder cases, he does not carry a gun. He does not use violence. More than anything, Ninzaburo Furuhata conducts himself as a gentleman, and uncovers the tricks which outwitting genius criminals play by cool reasoning and smooth talking. In every episode, Ninzaburo Furuhata will introduce a different criminal in his memory, and share his experience tracking and interacting with these criminals.
Overall, with the exception of 2 or 3 cases, I didn't find the deduction/crime solving especially interesting. What stood out more for me was the circumstances/psychological aspects during the murders and subsequent investigations.
Episode 12 was extremely well thought-out, actually most of the episodes were very well-planned. The complexity in this drama is quite an achievement considering it is completely episodic.
LOVED this series when it was playing! I would rate it 10 then and 10 now. Tamura Masakazu before Furuhata was playing airheaded leading men, but was finally able to see his charm in this comic role.EXCELLENT!


text:
Im glad my video made you go through the circle of life!
that was great! you portrayed them a lot like i like to think of them when they are at home. i think of them as really nice with eachother but end up murdering everyone else in society.
thanks for making this! glad you liked them enough to do a spinoff!
thanks much for citing alien hominid as an inspiration, that was a really nice treat to see after defeating hitler with my CROTCH.
Yeah if you don't duck- Then shoot the guys just as your crotch comes out of the elevator, you can shoot their knees off before they get a chance to fire. It's a shame, one of the beta testers asked; why do they duck if they can't see you? I guess I forgot to edit it.
whew. really steep learning curve. too steep for me, made me feel like a dumbass. on my 5th or 6th attempt to get past training 4 i had enough of the abuse!
you must be a smartypants to make puzzles this difficult. give people a more gradual difficulty. ease them gently and slowly into your nerd-like hell and i think even more people will enjoy it.
this is a lot like cubis, visually and in theory.
i like it, and i'm a developer, so there! now it's even!
This is really great. I love how it has energy but it's also super super low key chill.
This is so cooooool. Oh how I wish.
How great. I totally miss TheDraw ANSI program... I wonder if i'd be able to produce anything decent in it - it always escaped me back then how anyone was able to get a decent product.
This is amazing in a way because now you can take advantage of the intense resolutions we've advanced to! Still, one must click on it and scroll up and down to really get the proper viewing experience. How awesome, well done.
Thanks, Dan. Let me know whenever you feel like drawing some ansi. We keep a website at www.blocktronics.net that is worth checking.


text:
We realize you may have a few questions, like what size dumpster do I need or how much is this going to cost. Just give us a call and one of our specialists in Mt Morris, Michigan will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
If your looking to rent a roll off container in Mt Morris, don’t accept slow responding companies or late deliveries. For over 15 year’s we have delivered our dumpsters on-time, when and where our customers need them. Give us a call today to experience why we’re the #1 affordable dumpster rental company nationwide.
Having a general understanding of the different size, weight and waste options you’ll encounter when renting a dumpster can make it easier for you get the most for your investment. If you don’t take into account the amount of time you’ll be renting the dumpster for, in addition to the size, you can quickly find yourself in a tight spot and spending more funds than you have to. You’ll want to consider the length of time you’ll need the rental for, the size and the types of material you’re getting rid of. Most dumpster rental businesses in Mt Morris will have a policy that changes you extra if you go over your weight limit, so it’s important to estimate your needs carefully.
You’ll want to ensure that dumpster rental expenses don’t become an obstacle to your project’s progress, which is why it’s vital to estimate your needs prior to renting. The main choices that impact your expenses is the weight of your waste, materials you’re disposing of and length of time you’ll need the dumpster for. Check to find out if there are any permit charges in Mt Morris that could increase your overall budget for your project.
Roll-off dumpsters in Mt Morris come in a assortment of sizes and you will usually find rentals anywhere between 10 and 40 cubic yards. If you’ve never rented a dumpster before you might be uncertain of what size you need for your specific job. It can be difficult to determine the size of the dumpster for your requirements, for often times they look very large, yet can fill up fast. In general, for an average home improvement task you can use a 20 cubic yard dumpster, unless you have large objects you’re getting rid of. For large home improvement jobs, such as roofing or remodeling, the wise choice would be a 40 yard dumpster. Any quality dumpster rental company can assist you with this choice as well.
Another point you’ll want to think about when choosing your dumpster is weight restrictions and capacities. It’s not just about the size of your dumpster, as you could have a good amount of room left over yet still exceed your weight limit. If you go over your weight restrictions then you may end up paying more than you thought for a rental. Depending on the material you’re disposing of you may have to pay landfill fees as well. In addition to costs, putting too much weight into your dumpster can also damage your property, so it’s a good idea to be mindfulof your capacity. It’s always better to overestimate your weight rather than underestimate it, so be sure to talk about your job with the dumpster rental company beforehand.
To help determine the best size of the dumpster you’ll require, think about the types of objects you’re going to be putting in it. If you simply have a few large items, such as a couch or home appliance, then it might be better to contact a junk removal service rather than renting a dumpster. If you’re just looking to dispose of appliances in addition to some junk, the a 10 cubic yard dumpster could be just what you need. Some wise advice to follow when renting a roll off dumpster is to check with the disposal business in Mt Morris to find out what objects are acceptable to be disposed of. Objects such as mattresses, oil or paint cans, grease or food waste and refrigerators will not be allowed.
There are several different factors to take into account when figuring out the cost of renting a dumpster. Fortunately, most rental companies will give you an estimate at no cost, but you should still know how it is determined. Despite the weight in your dumpster, the bigger it is the more it will cost you. The reason for this is because larger dumpsters require a higher dumping fee at the landfill, higher transportation costs and more effort to manage.
Local dumpster companies in Mt Morris are going to be the most ideal ones to go with if you live in that area. Local companies always have an established dumping arrangement with waste management facilities, which will save you effort and paperwork. They’ll also be aware of local regulations, which can streamline the entire disposal job. It’s a good idea to provide as many details as possible to the company you’re renting from, that way they can make sure you have the best dumpster to fit your needs.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


text:
Today is the first Sunday in the season of Lent.
before he begins his ministry.
The Fountain thirsts, the Bread is hungry here.
He feels the famine of the ones who lose.
He starves for those whom we have forced to starve.
He chooses now for those who can not choose.
He is the staff and sustenance of life.
He lives for all from one Sustaining Word.
His love still breaks and pierces like a knife.
In this season of Lent, let us pray together as a community.
and we are weak, we are fearful.
our God in community, holy in One.
How can we place ourselves in a state of dependency this season of Lent?
How can we use our resources to serve others instead of serving ourselves?
Let us close with a benediction.
is yours, today and always.


text:
At age 13, he won a "brilliancy" that became known as "The Game of the Century".
Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin.
At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship.
At age 20, Fischer won the 1963–64 U.S. Championship with 11/11, the only perfect score in the history of the tournament.
His book My 60 Memorable Games (published 1969) is regarded as a classic work of chess literature.
Fischer won the 1970 Interzonal Tournament by a record 3½-point margin and won 20 consecutive games, including two unprecedented 6–0 sweeps in the Candidates Matches.
In July 1971, he became the first official FIDE number-one-rated player.
It was in summer 1972, in a match played in Reykjavik, that Mr. Fischer wrested the world championship from Mr. Boris Spassky, becoming the first — and as yet only — American to win the title, which Russian-born players had held for more than four decades.
From 2000 to 2002, Fischer lived in Baguio City in the Philippines, residing in the same compound as the Filipino grandmaster Eugenio Torre, a close friend who had acted as his second during his 1992 match with Spassky.
On May 21, 2001, Marilyn Young gave birth to a daughter named Jinky Young. Torre introduced Fischer to a 22-year-old woman named Marilyn Young. On August 17, 2010, it was reported that a DNA test revealed that Jinky Young was not the daughter of Bobby Fischer.
On January 17, 2008, Fischer died from renal failure at the Landspítali Hospital (National University Hospital of Iceland) in Reykjavík.


text:
Honestly, that might be why they didn't sign Machado. If they actually keep Moncada and Robert, should they be as good as we hope, that is fine.
That is what RH was saying.
Was not a Hawk fan but he was far more interesting than Jason dipstick.
The best part of the broadcast is Hawk not being there. 2010s Hawk was an unbearable dolt.
This is a terrible take. Hawk was so much more entertaining to listen to than Stone and Benetti who half the game are making really dorky lame jokes.
He was unlistenable for anyone with a 5th grade education or better.
He’s bad. He tries to work a comedy routine into every game. I don’t understand how that’s professional. If he wants to be a comedian so bad, he should take his schtick to Zanies.
He’s bad. He tries to work a comedy routine into every game. If he wants to be a comedian so bad, he should take his schtick to Zanies.
He’s one of the most sought after commentators in sports.
Haha, where is the evidence of this? The Sox don’t pay for top talent at any level of the organization.
You mean like how he’s a multi sport commentator and recognized as one of the rising stars in the business? Or the fact that you can literally watch him do a national broadcast any time of the year?
We are unbelievably lucky to have him. He’s quickly becoming the Gene Honda of sportscasting.
And for the pay for top talent crap; Gene Honda is literally the best in the business and so is Steve Stone.
Steve Stone is a guy who couldn’t get front office job or a commentating job because he bashed the Cubs players’ effort in his final season with the team. I’m guessing the Sox got him at a reduced rate. Gene Honda, seriously?
They had the best trainer in sports for multiple decades and have the best grounds keeper alive.
People clamoring for Hawk and ripping Benetti are an interesting group. Benetti light years better at this point.
Edit: I forgot about Honda as well.
Yes, Honda. You made a misinformed post that the Sox don't pay for top talent anywhere - citing an announcing job. He pointed out the Sox have the most acclaimed in-park voice in sports. As well as the two people I listed.
Now we are talking about the organist? Omfg.
Those roles obviously don’t pay as much money as top free agent talent, managers, or front office people. Surprise surprise.
Probably the greatest organization in the history of sports. Bossard, Herm Schneider, Nancy Faust, were all leftovers from the Bill Veeck days. Would you say he was willing to pay top dollar for everything? I'm also quite sure NBCSC payroll decreased when Hawk left and Jason went full time.
And the public address? What do you really think Gene Honda gets paid?


text:
Anyone who thinks of travel in Austria immediately thinks of Verkehrsbüro. For 100 years, the Verkehrsbüro Group has been the absolute number 1 in Austria. The corporate and ownership structure ensures the greatest possible dependability with an outstanding credit standing.
Thanks to its subsidiaries in the areas of the hotel industry, recreational tourism, business tourism and congress management, the Verkehrsbüro Group assists its private and corporate customers and public institutions with the combined expertise and the top quality standards of an industry leader.
Professional, sustainable, pleasant and always absolutely state of the art.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


text:
1836 - 1908 (72 years) Submit Photo / Document Has more than 100 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.
Reference Your Name Here. "Lewis Manlius St. John". The St. John Genealogy. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=OSA0985&tree=OSA0001 (accessed April 26, 2019).


text:
Due to the nature of my work, and many one off pieces, it is impractical to put everything on the website. However there is a small selection in the shop page. These link to my Esty shop where I also have a section of bright ceramic jewellery, greetings cards and travelcard holders in my online shop at Etsy An Exaltation of Larks.
This shops is dedicated to handmade British crafts and although small has an amazing array of crafts from jewellery, textiles, clocks, prints and now of course ceramics!


text:
While March is officially Women’s History month, ALOHA believes in celebrating and building confidence in girls and women all year round. Over 100 years ago, the seeds of U.S. Women’s History Month, were sown when International Women’s Day was launched on March 8, 1911. At that time women in most countries including the United States were not allowed to vote in elections, often they could not own property in their own name. In 1981, Women’s History Week was created, and in 1987, the week became an entire month to celebrate the contribution of women and has remained so since then. You can find details at http://womenshistorymonth.gov/. The best resource for kids on this topic is: http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/womens-history-month.
On March 23, 2015 the search engine Google featured a woman mathematician on their homepage Google logo doodle. The mathematician was Emmy Noethers, in celebration of her 133rd birthday. Albert Einstein apparently considered her “The most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced.” Click this link to learn more about her and her mathematical work.
Sandra Day O’Connor, the U.S. first woman Supreme Court Justice, was appointed in 1981. In 1952, when she graduated from law school, she was initially unable to find a job, in part because she was a woman lawyer. After 24 years on the Supreme Court, her influence has been widely felt.
Marie Curie, a French woman scientist (1867 – 1934), discovered that some elements give off radiation. A 1903 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in physics, she also won the prize in 1911 in chemistry. As an early woman scientist, her notable work made it easier for the next generation of female scientists.
More recent history, Time For Kids readers selected Malala Yousafzai as their Person of the Year. She was just 17 years old in 2014 when she won the Nobel Peace prize for her work to promote the right to attend school for girls in her home country of Pakistan, which was being threatened by the Taliban’s takeover of her region. Malala is the youngest person to win the peace prize. She shared the prize with an adult children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education,” according to the Nobel Prize Committee.
One site, http://www.historynet.com/famous-women-in-history, also pointed out that women’s history is not just about those women who became famous for something that they did. But it is the countless lives of women choosing to do what they see needs to be done in their own lives, families, communities, and world. It is about outstanding people who happen to be women. Yes, these famous women have shown that women and girls can have a large impact and effect change on a large scale. They have shown others by their examples. But it is up to each individual to step forward and do the best at what she can do.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text:
18 Apt-P2P is a helper for downloading Debian packages files with APT.
20 peer-to-peer manner, and so reduce the strain on the Debian mirrors.
31 DHT so that other peers can download it without the mirror.
35 to other apt-proxy-like software).


text:
Ecuador has long been known for its ecological riches: It is considered one of 17 countries in the world with “megadiversity” and is recognized as having the most biodiversity per square kilometer of any nation. And this wealth of endemic plants, birds, reptiles, butterflies as well as the renowned fauna of the Galapagos Islands routinely garner headlines. Until recently, though, Ecuador’s bats have received relatively little fanfare - despite the fact that with 173 species, the tiny country is home to more than 12 percent of the world’s known bat species.
This lack of attention on the country’s bats began to change in February 2015 when the Program for Bat Conservation in Ecuador (PCME), led by Santiago Burneo of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, and Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment held the first Bat Specialists Workshop with the goal of producing a national action plan for bat conservation.
Chris Woodruff, BCI’s Global Conservation Program Manager, traveled to the workshop in Quito to reinforce the importance of the Ecuadorean government adopting the plan’s recommendations. Woodruff also emphasized the need for a collaborative approach, whereby all of the country’s conservation stakeholders, from researchers to local and international NGOs, recognize the value of bats and join together to implement conservation actions for the most critical habitats and species of concern.
BCI congratulates the PCME and the Ministry of the Environment for taking the initiative to launch a national bat conservation action plan, which will be only the second such plan in all of South America. Furthermore, BCI is already taking proactive steps with our local partners to raise funds and begin on-the-ground conservation at priority sites and for priority species in the country.


text:
If you’ve cruised on the biggies, you’ll feel right at home on these sporty miniature versions.
Many feel at ease knowing that the well-established Celebrity Cruises, a line that otherwise keeps busy with its fleet of giant 2,000 to 3,000-passenger mega ships, is behind the operation. Celebrity launched the 100-passenger, 296-foot CELEBRITY XPEDITION back in 2004, a groundbreaking move at the time for a mainstream cruise line, to sail year-round in the Galapagos Islands. The mini cruise ship, or mega-yacht as the company refers to it, carries 5 zodiac landing craft on board for rides to remote beaches, bays and snorkeling sites, for up-close encounters with sea lions, turtles, schools of fish, and marine birds, namely the well-known frigates and blue-footed boobies. In early 2016, Celebrity announced the addition of two smaller vessels to their Galapagos offerings — the 48-passenger M/V ECLIPSE and the 16-passenger catamaran M/C ATHALA II — both of which started year-round cruises in March 2017; coverage coming soon. (Interestingly, ECLIPSE was built for Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich as the world’s second largest private yacht.) A naturalist certified by the Galapagos National park sails on board all cruises and leads excursions and give daily talks. The captain and most of the crew are Ecuadorian. In late 2017, Celebrity also announced it’s building a brand new 100-passenger ship, the CELEBRITY FLORA, for the Galapagos. Read more here.
Ship, Year Delivered & Passengers: CELEBRITY XPEDITION (built 2001, 100 passengers); CELEBRITY XPERIENCE (former M/V ECLIPSE, built 2010, refurbished in 2017, 48 passengers); CELEBRITY XPLORATION (former M/C ATHALA II, built 2007, refurbished in 2017, 16 passengers); CELEBRITY FLORA (b. 2019, 100 p.).
Passenger Profile: Wildlife-loving, eco-minded couples and families from North America mostly (click here for a kid’s review), with a sprinkling of passengers from the UK and Europe, who have always dreamed of going to the Galapagos Islands. Some have cruised on parent company Celebrity’s mega ships.
Passenger Decks: XPEDITION, 4 decks and an elevator connects 4 of them; XPERIENCE, 4 decks and no elevator XPLORATION, 3 decks and no elevator.
Included Features: On packages of 10 nights or more, guided shore excursions, tips, wine, spirits and all drinks throughout cruise, plus round-trip airfare between Quito and Baltra, 2 hotels nights before and 1 after in Quito (on mainland) with transfer and meals. Snorkeling gear and wetsuits are always included.
Itineraries: 7-, 10-, 11-, 13- and 15-night cruise packages round-trip from the island of Baltra, where the islands’ main airport is. You also add on over-land tours to Peru’s Machu Picchu.
Highlights include Kicker Rock, stunning stacks of towering volcanic rock formations that are home to many species of nesting birds including blue-footed boobies; the beaches of Cerro Brujo for close encounters with sea lions; and deep sea snorkeling off the coast of Isla Isabela to gaze on sea turtles, penguins, and marine iguanas feeding on underwater algae.
The addition of the two new ships greatly expanded Celebrity’s itinerary options in the Galapagos, with routes now stopping at the white sand beaches of Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island, the submerged caldera at Darwin Bay on Genovesa Island, and the mango estuary of Black Turtle Cove on Santa Cruz Island. Some visit the volcanic Chinese Hat Islet and Wall of Tears, a wall built by prisoners at a penal colony on Isabela Island in the 1940s and 50s.
When to Go? The ships cruise in the Galapagos Islands year-round; because of school holidays, the summer months and December/January are considered the peak season price-wise. December though June is the rainy season with the warmest water and air temps or the year; there is sun and daily rain showers (late April and May are pretty ideal, as there’s less rain, flowers are blooming and sea lion pups are being born). You’ll rarely get rain July through December, though it tends to be cloudy and seas can be rougher, however these months tend to be better for bird watching.
Cabins: On all three, all cabins are outside with balconies, windows and/or portholes. XPEDITION has 13 suites and all cabins have a sitting area, desk, TV, hairdryers, safe and bathrobes. XPERIENCE has three categories of cabins with windows or portholes. XPLORATION has four cabins with windows and four with small balconies. FLORA will be an all-suite ship, and the standard suite, the Sky Suite, will measure 330 square feet and have an Infinite Veranda. The doors to the Infinite Veranda can slide to the side to make the veranda a seamless part of the room. When the doors are closed, creating a separate veranda area, the top of a floor-to-ceiling outside window can be lowered to the open air. FLORA will also have several kinds of bigger, posher suites. The top-of-the-line pair of corner Penthouse Suites, 1,288 square feet/120 square meters each, feature big verandas (321 square feet/30 square meters) and bathrooms (196 square feet/18 square meters) with floor-to-ceiling windows.
Public Rooms: All three boats have two dining areas and a windowed lounge for daily lectures by the onboard naturalists. Each has a bar, with XPEDITION also boasting a small dance floor and a piano too. EXPEDITION’s outdoor Blue Finch bar on the Promenade is the place for drinks with great views of islands. As the largest of the trio, XPEDITION offers the most amenities, with a small gym, co-ed sauna, massage room and a small boutique. All three have a sun deck with padded chaise lounges for sunbathing and relaxing, and each has a hot tub. The CELEBRITY FLORA will have Darwin’s Cove, a place where passengers can chat with the naturalists who lead tours and give informative talks. There will be one naturalist guide for every dozen passengers. Briefings will be delivered in FLORA’s Discovery Lounge, where there’s a full bar, stage for entertainment and comfy seating. The lounge’s walls are nearly all glass, making another great place to take in the views. FLORA will have plenty of open-air spaces on the top deck for lounging and observing wildlife and a stargazing platform. Four rental cabanas are available for privacy by day or sleeping under the stars.
Dining: Each boat has two relatively informal dining venues, one indoor and one al fresco, with open-seating tables of six and eight. Continental cuisine incorporates locally caught fish and fresh vegetables and fruits from the region, plus basics like roast chicken, ribs and pastas. No jackets or formal dressing are required. On XPEDITION, the al fresco Beagle Grill at the stern of Deck 6 is a casual place serving burgers, hot dogs, pizza, salads and the like, and sometimes there’s a grilled seafood fest at lunchtime. Usually once per cruise there’s a lovely barbecue on deck under the stars. On FLORA, besides the Seaside Restaurant, open for all meals, the ship will have a casual alternative, the Ocean Grill, with panoramic views and the opportunity to dine under the stars.
Activities & Entertainment: The islands themselves and the wildlife you’ll encounter are the big stars with typically two excursions per day. When on board, then, most passengers are eager to relax and watch the scenery from the decks, look through the reference books in the small libraries or listen to the daily talks by the naturalists. You can also fit in a gym workout on XPEDITION. A marina in CELEBRITY FLORA’s stern will make it easy to step into Zodiacs for the frequent nature tours — hiking, swimming and snorkeling — that characterize a Galápagos cruise. A staircase leads from the marina to the Sunset Lounge, an outdoor space with a plunge pool.
Evenings, it’s drinks with friends at the bar and on most cruises, local entertainers come on board for a few hours to do a traditional Ecuadorian music, singing and dance performance. Another highlight is a slideshow of passengers’ encounters with wildlife during the course of the cruise.


text: This book represents an atlas of surgical techniques in the treatment of diseases of the gallbladder and the pancreas. Modern techniques of diagnostic and interventional endoscopy are included and described in detail. Besides standard procedures in the surgery of the gallbladder and the biliary tree, special aspects such as surgery in central bile duct carcinomas are demonstrated. In a comparable manner modern procedures in surgery of benign and malign diseases of the pancreas are described. Each chapter begins with a brief survey of indications, special diagnostic aspects and patient preparation. This survey is followed by a description of the position of the patient and a scheme of possible approaches for surgery. The standard surgical procedures are described followed by demonstrations of special techniques for special and difficult situations. At the end of each chapter principal complications and possible techniques to handle them are described briefly.


text:
On the 17th March, a big crowd assembled at the Uganda Martyrs Parish in Bongweni for the diaconate ordination of Brother Phumlani Mbatha. It was a joyful event to the people from Bongweni and Kokstad Diocese at large. The Holy Mass began at 9h.00 in the morning.
In his homily, the Bishop explained to the faithful the meaning of the ministry for which the candidate had to be laid hands; “Diaconia” which is all about service. He also reminded the candidate to befriend Jesus, who came to the world to serve and not to be served. He also mentioned that to make God one’s friend is something very important that a person can do because it draws one closer to the path of holiness. He therefore invited the candidate to befriend God if he wants to be a holy man.
In the same regard, he urged the candidate to be a good leader. As a leader, he should firstly accept to be led by Jesus Christ, a humble and faithful servant of God. He has to follow His footsteps and lead in His manner. “If we fail to lead in manner of Jesus, we run a greater risk of misleading the people of God.” The Bishop said. He added that as leaders, our primarily role is to direct people to God.
Add to this he reminded everybody that a leader should be a faithful, humble, patient, peaceful and prayerful person. He should do everything for the greater glory of God.
By freely accepting the ministry of diaconate, the Bishop encouraged the new candidate to be a man of God by reminding him that the vow of celibacy he will be taking should help him to live a life of chastity and dedicate himself totally to God and serve Him through His people with all his heart. “Once you do things in this manner, the Lord will say to you at the end of your pilgrimage on earth: good servant come to me and enter into your father’s Kingdom” he said.
His Excellency Peter Wells, the Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa visited the Diocese of Kokstad from 22-26 November 2017. Among other things he visited different deaneries of the Diocese celebrating Holy Mass with the Christian faithful.
” Bishop Zolile P. Mpambani celebrated Chrism Mass in Matatiele Deanery. It was a day of joy. The Holy Mass started at 10h.00 in the morning with a big crowd around their shepherd”.
On the 19th February a big crowd of faithful and invitees gathered in Kokstad for celebrating Bishop Zolile P. Mpambani’s 60th Year Birthday as well as his 30th Anniversary of his Priestly ordination.
The Holy Mass was said for the two-fold celebration held at the St Patrick’s Cathedral in Kokstad at 11h.00am. The readings were taken from the 7th Sunday of the Year A. In his homily during the Eucharistic Celebration, Bishop Jwarha of the Vicariate of Ingwavuma called all the faithful and those who were present to understand that Jesus has given us a new law. This is the law of love. Therefore hatred belongs to the past.
“ …I hope you understand that hatred belongs to the past. Jesus said I give you a new law. This is the Law of love.” He said. He also reminded the faithful that, we should not hate those who make us suffer, but pray for them and do well to those who persecute us. There is nobody who may say that he/she does not have an enemy. And if somebody does not have an enemy that means there is something wrong with that person. But we should go and love our neighbour and greet them. We should not retaliate with hatred or wrong doing. If we only greet those who love us that means we are not yet true followers of Jesus. We should not live in the past with hatred. We are the temple of God and the Holy Spirit dwells in us. Therefore hatred can make a mess of this temple. To hate another person is to put shame on ourselves.
He also brought to Bishop’s Zolile’s attention that as the Gospel of the day speaks about enemies, he (Bishop of Kokstad) also in all these 60th years of priestly ministry may have experienced it in his life. He also added that to have enemies is not a synonym of being a bad person. Some enemies come to our lives without our invitations. There are some who come to our lives because of what we have; there are others we have in our lives simply because they do not want to hear the truth. A person may also be hated because of his/her righteousness.
It is painful for a faithful to be an enemy of another faithful. We cannot say at the time of our baptism that we reject Satan yet after baptism we still carrying on developing hatred and become enemies of our fellow Christians. In the same regard it is painful to be hated by a faithful who know God who may happen to be a prayerful person.
We cannot receive the body of Christ, calling ourselves Christians and yet still living the past and still want to revenge or hate our fellow brothers and sisters. He also reminded the Bishop that the work God gave him is not as easy task but he should only persevere in prayer and ask God to help him not to be any person’s enemy.
He also put it clearly in front of everybody that it is a shame when people have to hate one another in the Catholic Church. How can I hate my brother or sister and yet I approach the table of the Lord to receive the Holy Communion? Before doing so we should firstly encounter the Lord in sacrament of reconciliation. This will therefore help us to love our neighbour, our brothers and sisters and pray for those who hate us. And the Scriptures remind us that it is better to forgive before the sunset. One of the reasons we should regularly visit the sacrament of reconciliation is because we cannot eat the body of Christ with anger and hatred in us.
Addressing the parents, teachers and the crowd at the graduation ceremony of the children in the Holy Trinity Hall in Matatiele, Bishop Zolile P. Mpambani reminded them of their duty to their children. “As parents our primary responsibility should be to help our children to know, serve, respect and fear God all the time.” He said. He also reminded all the parents that the future of their children depend on the present. ‘Since there is no parent who would wish to have a failure child in the future, it is therefore our duty as parents together with the teachers to help the children in shaping their future because their ‘tomorrow’ will necessarily depends on how they will be treated and brought up’ he mentioned. In addition, ‘as parents we are invited to help the children to have a bright future’ he said. The Bishop also urged the parents to love their children as Jesus does. Jesus loves the children so very much and that is the reason why he said “…let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the Kingdom of God belongs” ‘ but if we also look like children ours will be the Kingdom of God too’ he said.


text:
The Citizens' Economic Council is a programme giving citizens a say on national economic policy.
Follow three citizens on their journey debating about and questioning economists, Bank of England officials and business on some of the most important social and economic issues in their lives – from how money is created right through to how the food and health economies work. For many, the journey was transformative, challenging and uplifting; forcing them to rethink what it means to be a citizen in our modern society and economy.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text:
Whether you are traveling for work or for tourists, the Rossini Ristorante al Quirinale is the best start to the day!
A rich buffet with products of the highest quality is served, from 7.00 to 10.00, in a large and elegant light room.
Every day you can choose to delight yourself with freshly baked croissants, artisan pastries, cereals, yogurt, espresso and American coffee, cappuccino, tea, fruit juice, fresh fruit and syrup and much more.
For those who want to eat a continental breakfast eggs, bacon, cold cuts and cheeses for a tasty energetic breakfast.
During the summer, if you prefer and if time permits, you can have breakfast on the terrace above the garden.

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


text:
World Sailing is inviting class associations and equipment manufacturers to tender for the mixed two-person dinghy and mixed kiteboarding events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Tenders will be evaluated against World Sailing policies and the approved equipment criteria around the areas of technical considerations, event considerations, cost, durability and sustainability considerations, and market considerations.
The evaluation of the equipment will be driven by equipment criteria approved at World Sailing’s 2018 Annual Conference.
The invitation to tender follows the selection of the sailing events for Paris 2024 at the Annual Conference.
Among them are men's and women's windsurfing RS:X, both of which are subject to ongoing equipment re-evaluation.
The list also includes men's and women's one-person dinghy, subject to ongoing equipment evaluation, as well as mixed kite, mixed two-person dinghy, women's skiff 49erFX, men's skiff 49er, mixed two-person multihull Nacra 17 and mixed two-person keelboat offshore.
The mixed two-person dinghy invitation to tender can be accessed by clicking here, while that for mixed kiteboarding is available here.
Paris 2024 chose the Mediterranean port-city of Marseille as its sailing venue in September 2015, just before the deadline for candidates to make their interest known in hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Marseille got the vote over the other five candidates: Brest, Hyères, La Rochelle, Le Havre and Quiberon.
A long list of reasons were given for why Marseille had been chosen, including: an "iconic, beautiful" setting, providing "ideal" conditions for competitive sailing.


text:
One of the first moves made by Dale Tallon after he was hired to be the Florida Panthers general manager in May 2010 was to convince Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell to waive his no-trade clause and leave the Stanley Cup champions to help bring a similar banner to the BB&T Center.
Campbell agreed and Tallon sent oft-injured forward Rostislev Olesz to Chicago. Olesz played 16 more NHL games while Campbell didn’t miss a game in the next five years with the Panthers, while earning $7.14 million a season as part of an eight-year deal that Tallon signed him to while he was the Blackhawks general manager.


text:
Website Design refers to designing the entire structure of the website and optimizing the content for the most efficient conversion.
When the requirements of our clients go beyond a CMS based website, we offer our services to create a custom website design which is often custom-coded or based on frameworks like Laravel. Custom Website Design becomes important for clients who want to create a unique looking and functioning website that cannot be based on any existing CMS.
Often due to the need for some custom feature or functionality, a website may have to be built up from scratch with the use of custom code or a framework such as Laravel.
Let us design your custom website and open up unlimited possibilities for your brand or business.
We create custom website design solutions for websites of all sizes, focusing on a simple but efficient and powerful design language.
Our design solutions are crafted to ensure there is a great mix of style and functionality and our focus is to ensure there is a great UI / UX in the site. The designs we come up with are completely unique and tailor-made to our client’s needs.


text: This is a wine for lovers of oak; however, it is still fairly approachable. The nose is melon, peach, breadcrumbs and toasted marshmallow. It has a bright minerality on the palate and well integrated oak.


text:
This is a simple project that can be completed in just a few hours. The only skills that you need to know is, how to cut a straight line, use an iron and sew a straight line.
I love the idea of going out and purchasing new cloth napkins and placemats for the different season but the reality is, they are costly and that is not budget friendly for our family. So, this year I found these gorgeous large black striped flour sack towels and knew that I could create my own and so can you!
1. I purchased my flour sack towels new so there was already a crease right down the middle of the towel. If yours doesn’t have a crease, fold it down the middle and iron the towel to make the crease. Then cut on the crease to get two pieces of the towel.
2. You know have two separate pieces that you need to fold in half again. For these, I ironed the crease and then cut down the middle of them. You should now have four sections all the same size.
3. Two sides of your fabric pieces will now have raw edges that you will have to sew down. To make this, fold and iron down the edge. Then fold it again so that the raw edge is hidden. This doesn’t need to be very wide and you can reference the already sewn side of the towel to know how yours should look.
4. It is time to sew the edge down. Place the fabric on the machine with the turned edge facing down. Then, sew a straight line down the fabric edge. Do this for all the pieces of the fabric that you need.
5. When finished you will have created a beautiful set of napkins and placemats.
This was a simple homemade project that took very little time and cost very little amount of money to make. I love the simplicity of it and the neutral colors of the fabric can be used for many table settings. I used three flour sack towels to create six napkins and six placemats.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


text:
Josh Berk, the author of several teen and children’s books will sign his latest “Say It Ain’t So” Saturday at Moravian Book Shop.
The Hanover Township, Northampton County, author will launch his novel, the second in a series of baseball-themed mysteries about seventh graders Lenny and his two friends both named Mike, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The book is a follow-up to 2013’s “Strike Three, You're Dead,” which has been nominated for an Edgar Award for best juvenile fiction. The awards, named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented by Mystery Writers of America and honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television.
Both books are aimed at children ages 9 to 12.
Berks, who also is the newly appointed executive director of Bethlehem Area Public Library, also wrote “Guy Langman: Crime Scene Procrastinator,” and “The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin,” which was named a best book for teens in 2010 by Kirkus Reviews.
In “Say It Ain’t So” Mike wants to be the catcher on the middle-school team, while Lenny takes on the task of becoming the team's unofficial announcer. But things take a strange turn and the boys have to solve a mystery.
Recent Freedom High graduate John Lahutsky, who has earned fame since releasing his book “The Boy From Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America” two years ago, will be on NBC’s “The Today Show” today (July 29). The show, with co-host Matt Lauer and Ann Curry, airs from 7-11 a.m.
John’s heart-wrenching book chronicled the first eight years of his life in a Russian orphange, where he lived through hell and, at one point, was all but left to die in an asylum reserved for the mentally ill. His experience was worse than other Russian orphans because he has cerebral palsy.
Despite all the adversity he faced, he had a dynamic personality and a powerful will to live that won the hearts of visitors to the orphanage, one of whom was Alan Philps, a British journalist who co-wrote the book with John and was instrumental in helping John find the life he deserved. That life came when he was adopted by Paula Lahutsky, a single woman from Bethlehem Township.
John’s story is so moving that he was invited by NBC’s “Dateline” to be the subject of an hour-long show that aired in April. Correspondent Keith Morrison and the “Dateline” crew traveled with John back to Russia, where John confronted his demons -- the orphanage and asylum in which he once lived. He is pictured above at Red Square in Moscow during that "Dateline" trip.
John’s mother Paula has been told his 8-minute segment on “The Today Show” is scheduled to air from 8:35-8:43 a.m. However, the scheduling of segments often changes at the last minute. So if you want to catch John, tune in to the entire show. Or, DVR it and watch it later.
John thinks he was invited to appear on “The Today Show” as a follow-up to his “Dateline” appearance last spring. But there will be some big surprises for the young man, who starts classes at Northampton Community College at the end of August. Starting with his segment on “The Today Show,” it’s going to be a very special day and weekend for John. Tune in to see why.
As a reporter, I have the pleasure of meeting a lot of interesting people in the pursuit of stories. Few, however, have made as great an impression on me as John Lahutsky, a 21-year-old Bethlehem Township man who has overcome some incedible obstacles in his life – most of them when he was only a child.
I was reminded of just how amazing he is on Sunday, when I watched an hour-long episode about John on NBC’s “Dateline” that aired at 7 p.m. There were moments of that program that brought me to tears.
John was born in Russia to an alcoholic mother. She abandoned him at 18 months of age and placed him in an orphanage system that nearly killed him -- one that deemed physically handicapped children hopeless. John has cerebral palsy. Little effort was made to educate him. He taught himself to speak. When he was too old to stay in a baby house, John was deemed ineducable and taken to an asylum for the mentally ill. For nine months, he was confined to a crib without even a urinal to relieve himself – without a means to escape rats that crawled next to him.
Fortunately, John was not without friends. A strength within him – a will to not just live but thrive – charmed a handful of people who visited the baby house, compelling them to come back to see him again and again. Three of these people were instrumental in helping John find the miracle he longed for – a family and a loving home. When he was 9 1/2, John was adopted by Paula Lahutsky, a school psychologist and single woman who resides in Bethlehem Township.
I first met John and heard his story a year and a half ago, after he, with the help of a British journalist, documented his story in his book, “The Boy from Baby House 10.” Shortly after the book’s release, he was contacted by the producers of “Dateline,” who wanted to tell John’s story and take him back to Russia to face the monsters in his past.
It took “Dateline” nearly a year to get John back into his native country. Early last November, he hopped a plane to Russia with the “Dateline” crew. They arranged for John to meet his older sister, Olga, whom he had only known briefly, before they both were put up for adoption, as well as his younger half-sister, Tanya, whom he only recently learned about.
They also went back to the orphanage and asylum in which John once lived. “Dateline” obtained video of John as a child in the asylum from a photographer who sneaked in to shoot footage. You saw his charm, as well as his misery.
John is now living his miracle – his happy ending. A senior at Freedom High School, he has the love of a mother and the support of a community. He’s active in Boy Scouts. He’s an altar boy at church. He roots for the New York Yankees. John doesn’t blame his past. He grabs onto the opportunities he finds in this country and moves forward.
He makes it clear that he’s proud to be an American. But, having endured what he did in his childhood, he doesn’t take it for granted. We all can learn a lesson on what a privilege it is from this amazing young man.
Emmaus author Alisa Bowman was on NBC's "Today" show this morning, telling how she and her husband, Mark, saved their marriage when it was on the brink of divorce.
Mark joined Alisa in both taped and live interviews in a segment of the show exploring couples who opted to stay together rather than allow their marriages to dissolve.
Alisa, who also shared her story in her recently published book, "Project Happily Ever After," admitted she was so miserable in her marriage, she was planning her husband's funeral, "in the event he might suddenly drop dead."
How did Mark feel when he learned that? "I was a little surprise that the depth of her anger could lead to something like that," he said.
When Alisa kicked off her marriage-improvement plan, fueled by information she found in self-help books, she didn't have high hopes. And she learned that she was as much the problem in her deteriorating marriage as Mark.
"We did a lot of little things that led to a big improvement," said Alisa. "But if there was one thing, it was changing myself, which I never thought was going to be the case when I started this. I really thought that he was 100 percent the problem."
Realizing she also was to blame and learning how to better communicate were key to saving their marriage, Alisa said.
Alisa admits she was nervous before the show aired. She also was afraid they'd change her mind. She initially was supposed to be on air last week, but was bumped for more stories based on the tsunami in Japan.
"I could have kissed her," Alisa said. Helping others, afterall, is why Alisa decided to share her story so candidly in her book.
Emmaus author Alisa Bowman will be on NBC's Today show later this month promoting her new book, "Project: Happily Ever After -- Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters" (Running Press, $22.95, 167 pp.).
Bowman originally was scheduled to appear Thursday but her segment was bumped for continuing coverage of the Japanese tsunami.
A regular contributor to The Morning Call’s Lehigh Valley Health blog and a former self-professed “divorce daydreamer,” Bowman will talk about how she saved her marriage by following a four-month plan, which, she admits, was no easy task. She was so miserable in her relationship, she dreamed not only of divorce, but also her husband’s funeral. Her book, an addicting read, is a candid account her marriage’s demise, as well as its resurrection. With hopes of helping others who dream of divorce, she shares stories that are fearlessly honest and often humorous, as she recounts arguments, power struggles, dry spells, bikini waxes and a second honeymoon. Some stories are almost embarrassingly candid, but Bowman tells them with hopes others will relate to and learn from her experiences.
Bowman and her husband, Mark, will appear live, as well as in an interview with correspondent Janet Shamlian that recently was taped in their Emmaus home.
Shamlian also interviews two couples, also former divorce daydreamers, that follow and have benefited from Bowman’s blog “Project Happily Ever After,” which is based on her book.
“Like all authors, I've been trying to get myself on national TV for months,” says Bowman, who was growing increasingly frustrated with failed attempts. Just when she had stopped pushing, a psychologist she works with called the show’s producer, Colleen Dudgeon, and pitched Bowman, her book and a story about the trend of people staying married.
Bowman does not paint a very pretty picture of Mark in the first part of the book, but begins to better understand his behavior as she opens up lines of communication between them in the second part. Mark will discuss the book’s impact on him, as well.
The Bowman's tentatively are scheduled to appear March 21. We'll give you an update on this blog as soon as a definite date and time are set.
Saturday Night Live begins its 35th year on Saturday, and although the show sure isn't what it used to be, its alumni remain very relevant in Hollywood and beyond. That includes politics, considering that former SNL writer and castmate Al Franken is now a U.S. senator representing Minnesota.
1 -- Eddie Murphy -- No. 1 at the box office for years. As an actor, Murphy (at left) is second all-time in terms of gross movie receipts. A major force on SNL and in stand-up, too.
2 -- Bill Murray -- Became a top-flight movie star mastering drama as well as comedy.
3 -- Mike Myers -- Two all-time movie franchises: "Wayne's World" and "Austin Powers."
4 -- John Belushi -- Meteoric rise in movies, he was funny without saying a word.
5 -- Chevy Chase -- The show's first breakout star became one of Hollywood's top stars in the 1980s.
6 -- Dan Aykroyd -- Versatile and talented, he and John Belushi made SNL in its early years. Had very good success in movies, too.
7 -- Adam Sandler -- Still another take-it-the-bank movie star.
8 -- Will Ferrell -- Great success in movies earlier this decade and still bankable.
9 -- Billy Crystal -- Excellent talent who became big-name movie star and even had a hit show on Broadway.
10 -- Chris Farley -- Physical comedy genius with a soft side, too. Became a big-time movie star.
11 - Tina Fey -- Is a top prime-time TV force with "30 Rock."
12 -- Chris Rock -- A star in standup and had nice success in movies, too.
Ben Stiller -- Grade-A movie star.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus -- Elaine in "Seinfeld." Enough said.
Robert Downey Jr. -- Acclaimed talent has had great success in movies.
Joan Cusack -- Decent success in movies.
Damon Wayans -- Force behind breakthrough TV series "In Living Color."
Laurie Metcalf -- Gained fame as a co-star in TV's "Roseanne."
Dana Carvey -- Incredible talent. Don’t understand why he never became a major movie star (outside of Wayne's World movie series).
Phil Hartman -- Superb talent who might have made it in movies before being gunned down by wife.
Joe Piscopo -- Could dominate a scene on SNL but never clicked in movies.
Darrell Hammond -- Versatile impressionist starts his record 14th season on SNL this year.
Jim Belushi -- Couple of good movies, then good prime-time TV career.
Martin Short -- Multi-talent who had some success in movies.
Gilda Radner -- Original cast member had modest movie career.
Jane Curtin -- Solid prime-time TV career. However, never was THE person on SNL.
David Spade -- Some success on prime-time TV and in movies.
Randy Quaid -- Decent movie career but rarely as the lead.
Dennis Miller -- Solid post-SNL career on TV and in stand-up.
Jimmy Fallon -- Couple of good movies and now late-night guy for NBC.
Jon Lovitz -- Strong on SNL and some success in movies and TV.
Steve Martin -- Used all of his talents (comedy, singing, dancing, playing the banjo) in becoming the ideal SNL guest host.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


text:
Each and every one of us has been touched by cancer—we’ve lost friends and family, known courageous survivors, and may even personally be one of those brave and strong survivors. So, it gives me great pleasure to share with you that Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company has once again partnered with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation to raise funds and help find a cure for cancer through our "Quotes for a Cure" program. And you can help, too!
Lending a hand in the fight to cure cancer.
From October 1 through December 1, 2010, Allstate New Jersey will donate $10 for every auto or life insurance quote we complete (up to $20 per person) to the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation up to $25,000. All you have to do is stop by or call my Allstate office at (908) 301-0711 to receive your complementary, no-obligation quote. With a small investment in time, you can get a quote and support the cause! And if you know friends and family who are considering auto or life insurance, please tell them there’s no better time than now to receive a quote from us.
I’m proud of Allstate New Jersey’s commitment to its communities and to its customers. It’s partnerships like these, and ours, that truly make a difference in people’s lives.


text:
Laos is a landlocked country, there’s no denying that. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t get some quality relaxation time on the water.
For nearly the entire length of the country, the Mekong River runs its course from Tibet to the South China Sea. While millions of people live along this river and rely on it for their very lives, there are also several opportunities for traveler’s to rest their weary feet.
Just across the Lao border from Cambodia lies the area known as Si Phan Don to locals, but better known to travelers as 4,000 Islands. While most of the islands are no more than small sandbars during the dry season, there are several inhabited islands among the Mekong’s 14-kilometer breadth. Of these, the most popular with traveler’s are Don Dhet and Don Khon.
The sun sets over the Mekong River on Don Dhet in Laos.
Seperated by a small channel, but connected by an old French railway bridge, the two islands are fairly easy to reach from any point in southern Laos or northern Cambodia.
Once you reach the islands, there is as much or as little as you want to occupy your time. Should you chose to be busy, you can rent a kayak or inner tube to float down the river, or you can rent a bike to explore the islands a bit further.
When I was there recently, I chose to rent a bike and headed over to Don Khon from my hotel on Don Dhet.
I had a wonderful day riding through the old villages on the islands, following old railway trails, looking for dolphins in the river, and watching water roar over a waterfall. It was a great way to see a bit of life in rural Laos fishing villages.
On the other hand, no trip to 4000 Islands would be complete without a day spent lounging in a hammock, cold Beer Laos in hand, waiting until you get just toasty enough to cool off with a swim in the mighty Mekong.
Whether you want to stay for 1 night or for 10 nights, make sure to get to Si Phan Don soon, as it is quickly changing. While I was visiting, there was a constant hum of hammers and saws as new, larger hotels and guesthouses were being built.
In my opinion, most of the charm of 4000 Island is that you can relax on the riverside for mere dollars a night, while still being able to enjoy some traveler friendly food, and biking through villages that have changed little in the last 100 years. However, once the large and nicer guesthouses open, I suspect that these islands will start to lose a lot of their charm. Crowds will take over the quiet riverside, restaurants will serve you food after 9pm, and the wifi might become even faster.
While progress is always good, there is something nice about the tranquility you can experience at Si Phan Don. Make sure to get there before that goes away forever.
As I only got to explore Northern Laos I never made it down to the 4000 Islands. It sounds right up my alley though so I will definitely make it there on my next trip.
I’m excited to get to northern Laos, but am really enjoying my time in the southern part of the country. Thanks for the comment.
I have been wanting to go to the 4000 Islands for a while, but I have also heard that is is not a sleepy as it used to be. Now I have read your post though I might try and get there before it gets worse. Do you happen to know if there is public transport from the 4000 Islands to Cambodia?
4000 Islands is a must see before it gets too crazy. I really enjoyed it a lot.
You can get a bus from 4000 Islands to Cambodia every morning. While you can go all the way to to Phnom Penh or Siem Reap, I would recommend a stop in Kratie to see the dolphins.
Great, thanks for the tip. I’ll give it a go.
You made me that I had to visit there before too late, it sounds really cool and i am so happy I can feel about Lao from you. Thanks!


text:
A couple of weeks ago I picked up Tell The Wolves I'm Home** by Carol Rifka Brunt, from Costco. I read on a blog (I don't remember which one) that someone was reading and enjoying it. I've been having a hard time getting into a book lately (hence the reason I'm reading four at once), so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Turns out it was a good chance to take. I blew through the first half pretty quickly (I had six days off work to do nothing but sit around and eat bon bons and read), then I slowed down. It did get a little slow in the middle, but the ending was totally worth the wait.
This book set in 1987 and is about a girl, June, her uncle who dies of AIDS, and the unlikely friendship she creates after his death.
The one thing that really bothered me about this book was the way everyone felt about AIDS. June's family insisted that her uncle's partner should go to jail because he murdered Finn (the uncle) by giving him AIDS. I realize that in 1987 that's how it was. Very different from the way people understand the disease today. But it still bothered me.
I'm not sure what's next on my list to read. I can't decide if I should keep plugging away at one of the books I'm not really in to, or start something new.
And I'm always open to recommendations!


text:
The St. Paul Saints made sure history didn’t repeat itself on Sunday evening at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. The last time the Saints were swept was at the end of the 2014 season in Kansas City in a five game series. They avoided the three game sweep by coming from behind to defeat the Kansas City T-Bones 7-5 in a seven inning game.
With the Saints up 4-1 in the fifth starter Alec Crawford walked the first two hitters he faced. Caleb Thielbar came on in relief and gave up an infield single to short to Tyler Moore that loaded the bases. A fielder’s choice by Starlin Rodriguez scored a run to make it 4-2 and put runners at the corners. Tyler Massey walked to load the bases. Jake Blackwood made it 4-3 with a single to left. After a strikeout of Anthony Gallas, Vladimir Frias walked with the bases loaded to force in the tying run. Brett Wiley then slapped an RBI single to left to give the T-Bones a 5-4 lead.
In the sixth the Saints regained the lead. Chad Christensen led off by reaching on a throwing error from the shortstop Frias. Maxx Garrett walked. Sam Maus sacrificed the runners over. Brady Burzynski, who was inserted into the leadoff spot as Alonzo Harris hit sixth, made it look like a brilliant move as he singled home Christensen to tie the game. Breland Almadova then hit a grounder to short that looked like a double play, but Wiley’s relay throw to first was in the dirt and Blackwood couldn’t scoop it as Garrett scored to give the Saints a 6-5 lead.
Tony Thomas would give the Saints a two run cushion when he hit a solo homer to left, his 10th of the season.
Ryan Rodebaugh picked up his 11th save in 12 opportunities by pitching a scoreless seventh.
With the game tied at one in the fourth Tony Thomas led off with a double. He went to third on a single by Alonzo Harris. A sacrifice fly by Christensen gave the Saints a 2-1 lead. Garrett then clubbed a two-run homer to left, his second of the season.
The Saints now head home and take on the Joplin Blasters in a three game series on Monday night beginning at 6:05 p.m. The Saints send RHP Mark Hamburger (7-0, 3.00) to the mound while the Blasters are TBA. The Post Game Fireworks Super Show will take place at 9:30 p.m. or following the Saints game should it end after 9:30 p.m. The game can be seen on the Saints Cable Network, cable access channels in the Twin Cities, or heard on BOB FM.


text:
Software solutions provider Zybo Tracking Solutions has received foreign equity investment from Grasshoppers, a Netherlands-based company. The amount of investment is undisclosed.
The funding will be used to develop and market Trackbizz, their app. The app claims to be a cost-effective field force automation system, enabling managers to track their field force and manage their field activities on real time.
Headquartered in Kochi, the company was founded in April 2014 by Sunil Johny. Incubated in KSIDC’s (Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation) business incubation centre, Zybo Tracking Solutions Pvt. Ltd is an enterprise software development company that provides software solutions for field force management system across multiple industries.
M Beena, Managing Director, KSIDC, said the corporation has sanctioned $938K(INR 6.23 Cr) as seed fund assistance to 31 innovative startups in the state and another 11 proposals are in the pipeline. Currently, 15 startup companies with 106 seats are incubated in the Business Incubation Centre at Infopark.
The app focusses on Indian SMEs and allows for the users to access advantages of mobility and cloud technologies at the cost of INR 399 per user per month. The app will also help users with remote attendance, location tracking, expense tracking, task management, order notes, lead lists, work reports and other business related information.
KSIDC has launched its second incubation centre named Startup Zone at Inkel Tower II, Angamaly. There are plans to open a third incubator at UL Cyberpark at Kozhikode, M Beena said. The company is also assisting various colleges to set up incubation centres in their campuses to promote the entrepreneurial culture among the students, she added.
Trackbizz is currently available on Android.
In August 2016, VST Travels, a startup incubated in KSIDC received funding from Dubai-based Promatus Group. Earlier in July 2016, Bangalore-based ecommerce startup 10i Commerce Services had raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani. 10i Commerce Services provides technology, logistics, sophistication and supply to traditional small retailers in India.
This development was first reported in The Hindu.
An ace feminist and humanitarian, Ambika identifies herself as a reader, writer and a dreamer. Also a literature buff and development enthusiast. At Inc42 she aims to explore the startup ecosystem with ideas that juxtapose digital culture with social responsibility.


text:
In modern day society, there just never seems to be enough time in the day. Between work, caring for the kids and organising your home, there is little time to spare. To deal with busy lifestyles, many people sacrifice hours of their sleep. While this may seem like a great idea, sacrificing sleep can be extremely detrimental to your mental health. Sleep is an essential part of your health and overall wellbeing and without it you can experience a range of side effects.
Sleep is extremely important for brain function. Without enough of it you will experience lapses in cognition, concentration, productivity and performance. If you’re a student, you may have difficulty concentrating in lectures and if you’re professional you may notice you are far less productive than usual.
Poor sleeping routines have a strong link to depression and other mental health issues. In fact, it is estimated that 90% of patients with depression complain about poor sleep quality. Those suffering with sleeping disorders, such as insomnia or obstructive sleep apnoea, also report far higher rates of depression than those without.
Around 50% of adults with generalised anxiety disorder also suffer from troubled sleep. Likewise, difficulties sleeping act to increase the effects of anxiety. It’s a vicious cycle that can result in nightmares or insomnia.
Sleep deprivation has such an impact on the mind that it can cause chronic driver fatigue. The effects are so overwhelming that many people with sleep issues drive as badly or worse than someone driving under the influence.
Is your lack of sleep affecting your mental health? If you are worried about your sleeping habits, then book an appointment with one of our general practitioners. Located on the Gold Coast, the practitioners at Southport Metro Medical are dedicated to helping you live a healthier, happier life.


text:
Sports history was made here in Miami on Feb. 25, 1964, when Cassius Clay — who would soon be known as Muhammad Ali — became heavyweight champion of the boxing world. A new play examines what went on that night after the final bell rang.
“One Night in Miami”, a play at the Colony Theater in South Beach, is based on a real meeting between Cassius Clay and some famous friends, after he wins the heavyweight championship in Miami Beach. Those friends include legendary singer Sam Cooke.
The play is an imagining of what these four influential men might have talked about out of the public eye.
Getting lost in these historic characters is easy to do.
Playing Sam Cooke gives musician Leon Thomas III a chance to show off his vocal and guitar chops on Cooke’s most famous song.
Thomas is a songwriter and Grammy-winning producer. He’s worked on lots of stuff with his pal Ariana Grande.
Leon gave Deco an update on how Ariana’s doing these days.
You can catch Leon Thomas III and Kieron J. Anthony in “One Night in Miami” at the Colony Theater through Nov. 18. For more information, click here.


text:
Merck Pharmaceuticals, the makers of the MMR II vaccine which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, is under fire with claims that the mumps portion of their MMR vaccine does not work as well as claimed, and that Merck falsified test procedures to make the vaccine appear more effective than it really was.
Stephen Krahling and Joan Wlochowski, two virologists who worked for Merck Pharmaceuticals between 1999 and 2002, claim that they “witnessed firsthand the improper testing and data falsification in which Merck engaged to conceal what Merck know about the vaccine’s diminished efficacy” and that “Merck management pressured them to participate in the fraud and subsequent cover-up when [the researchers] objected and tried to stop it,” according to the lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim that Merck attempted to defraud the U.S. government by using the false data to sell the vaccine to the government and help retain their patent on the product.
What does this mean for parents who are deciding about the MMR vaccine, and for those children who have already had the shot and are relying on it for disease protection? First, I have to say that at this point these are simply allegations. We don’t yet know the truth or accuracy of these claims against Merck. BUT if it turns out to be true, this will further shake an already-waning consumer confidence in Merck’s vaccines and pharmaceuticals.
We do know that immunity from the MMR vaccine wanes over time; we expect that young adults become susceptible to the disease in their late teens or early twenties (the age groups most largely affected by the outbreaks). So, this finding, if true, doesn’t really impact the mumps susceptibility of adults, because that wanes regardless of the vaccine’s initial efficacy. But what about kids? The truth is mumps is a largely harmless disease for children. It typically causes fever, sore throat, and swollen glands in the cheeks that can leave kids feeling sick for several days. But it is virtually never fatal in children, and complications (such as meningitis and sterility) are extremely rare in kids. So, even if the vaccine is less effective than Merck claims, I don’t think that this greater disease susceptibility will put kids at risk.
But it certainly does annoy . . . no . . . anger me that a company would stoop so low in the name of profit (if, that is, these accusations are accurate). I don’t want to hang the accused before they are proven guilty and will wait for the findings after a full investigation. If the charges are proven to be true, I don’t think parents may be so forgiving to know their child received the faulty vaccine, incurred the risk but not the reward of immunity. That issue will have to be addressed in many ways following the conclusion of this case.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


text:
(Macao, May 9, 2016) – Booking hotel rooms just become easier, as Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao and Sands Macao are now accepting payments through WeChat Pay, being the first integrated resorts in Macao to accept this leading smartphone payment service for room bookings. Visitors can take advantage of China’s leading mobile communication apps to pay for their stays at The Venetian® Macao, Conrad Macao Cotai Central, Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central and Sands® Macao.
To enjoy the convenient payment service, simply follow WeChat ID: SandsResortsMacao, select the hotel and stay dates, and then complete the booking by paying via WeChat Pay.
Guests can also use WeChat Pay to book a room during the last few days of the Macao May Sale which will finish on May 13 and also enjoy savings of up to 40% for stays until Dec. 31, 2016 at the four participating hotels. WeChat followers can get up to additional HKD 400 in hotel voucher to use towards the Macao May Sale booking. For more details, please visit sale.venetianmacao.com/en/fans-offer.
To book for hotel accommodation and complete payment via WeChat Pay, please follow the official account of Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao on WeChat ID: SandsResortsMacao.
Photo caption: WeChat Pay is now an accepted payment method for room bookings at The Venetian Macao, Conrad Macao, Cotai Central, Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central and Sands Macao.


text:
A former factory building converted into high end residential lofts in Dumbo Brooklyn. In addition to the grids of small individual window panels there was post construction debris such as silicone and concrete smeared and speckled throughout the window panels, all of which necessitated a detailed and meticulous effort. The end results were spectacular with the building owner thrilled.
DIY Cleaning Tips That Really Work!


text:
10 Class Pass Offer - £63 SAVING £12 on classes Only available between until 24th April 2019 t&c's - Only 1 can be purchased per person. First visit activates the 10 class pass. All visits must be used within 60 days. This is non refundable & can't be used in conjunction with any other offer.
When you take out a years membership with Groove Academy, we discount it by 25%!
Working out or dancing with Groove Academy can be a very affordable hobby and big part of your social life.
When you join up to our Privilege Membership, you can attend any weekly classes (45/60mins) taught by Groove Academy.
This is a very cost effective way of increasing your fitness, learning different dance skills and meet lots of others in the classes.
If your conduct is considered to be inappropriate, Groove Academy reserves the right to terminate the contract. No refund given.
When you take out a years joint membership with Groove Academy, we discount it by 25%!
When you join up to our Privilege Joint Membership, you and your partner can attend any weekly classes (45/60mins) taught by Groove Academy.