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Motorola has officially announced the Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition today. The Xoom 2 has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and a 10.1-inch display. It runs on Android 3.2 Honeycomb though I am expecting Ice Cream Sandwich firmware later. It also offers 5 megapixel front and 1.3 megapixel rear-facing cameras. Motorola Xoom 2 supports Motorola's new Splash-guard protection.
Now something about its younger brother, Xoom 2 Media Edition. The Xoom 2 Media Edition features similar specs, except 8.2-inch display size. It has the same Gorilla Glass protection. It also promises a 20-percent improvement over the original Xoom in the graphics department, which, along with a 178 degree viewing angle make the tablet optimized for media consumption, as the name implies. Till now Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition has only been announced in the UK and Ireland. We are hoping that Motorola Xoom 2 tablet will hit the retailers like Carphone Warehouse at the middle of November. In UK you can buy Motorola Xoom from Best Buy, Dixons, PC World and Currys too. But we don’t know the price of news Xoom tablet yet.
You can find details about Motorola Xoom 2 tablet and register about newsletter on Motorola UK site. Time for the Press Release.
LONDON – November 3, 2011 – Building on the success of Motorola XOOM™, Motorola Mobility is rocking the tablet world yet again with two additions that bring enhanced experiences to the European market. Wi-Fi variants of the Motorola XOOM 2™ and Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition™ -- boasting powerful productivity, rich entertainment and customizable experiences -- are now available: the answer to consumers looking for a tablet that can keep up with their lifestyle. Both tablets will be available at Carphone Warehouse in the UK and Ireland, as well as Best Buy, Dixons, PC World and Currys in the UK.
"Tablets are quickly becoming a must-have tool for staying connected, getting work done and having fun at home and on the road," said Victoria McManus, marketing director UK & Ireland, Motorola Mobility. "We are very excited about these two new additions to our tablet portfolio that build on the success of the original Motorola XOOM to now deliver more powerful tablet experiences to the European market."
The new Motorola XOOM 2 and Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition both feature Android 3.2, a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, brilliant displays with Corning® Gorilla® Glass and a splashguard coating for a go anywhere, do everything attitude. In addition, both tablets include the new MotoCast™ app that lets you stream all your music, photos, videos and documents between your PC or Mac and tablet without any media tools, apps, or cords.
Motorola XOOM 2 with Wi-Fi sports a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display and Android 3.2 Honeycomb like its predecessor, but the similarities end there. The display is brighter and more vibrant than before with colour enhancement, and the edges have been strategically designed to make the tablet more comfortable to hold -- this tablet is easy on the eyes, and easy on the hands. It is compatible with the optional Motorola Stylus that is great for note-taking, hand-writing emails and sketching. Motorola XOOM 2 is loaded with Business Ready features like VPN support and data encryption.
Motorola XOOM 2 with Wi-Fi features MOTOPRINT integrated into key apps so you can print wirelessly from your tablet. It is approximately 100 grams lighter than the original Motorola XOOM to make it even easier to take on the road, and can withstand poolside use, spilled drinks or dashes out to the car in the rain thanks to its new splash-guard coating. A battery delivering more than 10 hours of video playback means it can go with you wherever you need to be.
Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition with Wi-Fi is easy to hold with one hand thanks to its 8.2-inch display, and easy to take with you wherever you go, weighing less than the best-selling paperback you've been carrying around. Optimised for entertainment, it has a wide, 178 degree viewing angle. Hold it up to someone across the room, or share it with someone sitting next to you, and everyone gets a brilliant view.
Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition has a 20 percent improvement in graphics performance over the original Motorola XOOM for smoother gaming, features adaptive virtual surround sound with booming bass that'll delight your ears, and stands out from the crowd with the fastest multi-tasking in its class. It can even be a universal remote control for home AV equipment with the personalized, custom remote control app pre-loaded on the tablet. Lastly, a splash-guard coating provides extra protection against the spills that are bound to happen when you're having fun.
With the Work and Play kit, plug your tablet into the HD Multimedia Station to connect to your HDTV, speakers and other peripherals for large-screen entertainment. Get more done, faster with the included keyboard and mouse with Bluetooth technology. Now, when your tablet is docked, the Smart Controller lets you MC the show from the comfort of your couch. For Motorola XOOM 2, no accessory discussion is complete without mentioning the Motorola Stylus with Precision tip - your tablet's best friend.


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At Solar Panels Guys, trained and experienced solar panel installers will perform the Solar Panels installation very quickly and efficiently. The solar energy costs less than the traditional source of energy. You can depend upon solar energy financing options as well so that there will not be any financial burden on you. The Solar Panels can be installed at home or office as per your convenience. If you have a good roof, it is possible to install home Solar Panels very easily. Solar Panels Guys in Elrama, PA will let you make the most of your investment.
You will get access to licensed, bonded and insured solar panel installation services in Wyoming. In addition to the efficient installation services, you will also get access to 24/7 monitoring solution. You can go through the ‘Solar Panels for sale’ placed by others in Elrama, PA before utilizing our services.
Structural analysis of your home will be done before giving options for the deployment of Solar Panels. Solar panel systems installed by Solar Panels Guys in Elrama, PA are highly reliable.
You can buy Solar Panels from Solar Panels Guys in Elrama, PA so that installation and maintenance will also be carried out by at best price. The best Solar Panels which can withstand harsh environmental conditions can be installed. There are number of solar panel companies. When you choose the best solar panel installer, you will not want to worry about solar panel manufacturers. Solar power panels that are energy efficient and compatible to your residential and commercial buildings will be recommended by experts.

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We are proud in the significant client satisfaction and wide acceptance due to our persistent pursuit of top quality both on merchandise and repair for Universal Truck Tail Lights , universal truck tail lights , Oval Truck Tail Lighting , mentioned below are some of the major factors that have played significant role in our tremendous growth in this domain.
"We try for excellence, service the customers"", hopes to be the most effective cooperation workforce and dominator company for staff, suppliers and shoppers, realizes price share and ongoing marketing for Universal Truck Tail Lights , universal truck tail lights , Oval Truck Tail Lighting , With high quality reasonable price on-time delivery and customized & customized services to help customers achieve their goals successfully our company has got praise in both domestic and foreign markets. Buyers are welcome to contact us.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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This was a fun build. Should free up a bunch of shelf space.
Nice project, and definitely will help you!
There is a real cutie … and oh, so useful too, but did you build it big enough??
I started with 12 containers, then 24, and now I have outgrown my 48 container cabinet … Oh woe is me!
Very nice project. Love the wood combination.
That’s a nice addition to your shop.

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These are some of the reasons behind jobs related to concrete repair. Rogers and Wolfe County are some of those places in the KY where you would find a number of contractors, who can help you in such cases. It would still be a good thing to take your time and look for the right serviceman. This would also ensure that you get the best possible help at an affordable rate.
Where is Concrete Foundation Repair Located in 41365 KY?
The problem is seen in Rogers KY. The structural crack repair in Wolfe County, need to be done as soon as possible. If the problem is not treated soon, more and more water will be there in the basement or crawl space area and will truly increase the problem for the owner.

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California Communities Demand "Rent Control Now!"
Efforts to stabilize communities in California with with much needed rent control measures and just cause eviction protections are presently occurring in ten cities throughout California, including Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Ana, Sacramento, Pomona, Pasadena, National City, Long Beach, Inglewood, and Glendale. Big money is gearing up in opposition to the statewide effort to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
Justice Teams Network launched on May 2 to build power against systemic State Violence in all its forms. The Network is a statewide coalition of rapid response organizations across the state of California that will mobilize communities to respond radically to state violence. The Network will focus heavily on legislation as well as a public information campaign around the Police Officer’s Bill of Rights, the single largest obstacle to police accountability.
California lawmakers have introduced a measure that would alter the standard for when law enforcement officers can use deadly force. The Police Accountability and Community Protection Act (AB 931) would change the standard of firearm use from "reasonable use" to "necessary force." SB 1421 will give the public access to police records related to use-of-force investigations and complaints against officers for sexual assault or other serious job-related dishonesty.
At the March 27 Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, five-plus hours of discussion ended with a decision that Urban Shield as currently constituted would end after the 2018 war games and exposition. The vote left open-ended what Alameda County’s regional disaster preparedness activities would be in future years, but the Supervisors were decisive that it would not be the Urban Shield event, which began in 2007.
Davis and Berkeley have adopted the new law that mandates public transparency, vetted use policies, and annual reporting to protect human rights and reins in secret, unfettered surveillance by local law enforcement. Oakland is in the final stages of the adoption process. A California surveillance transparency law (SB 1186) passed through its first policy committee on April 5 at the State Senate Public Safety committee.
When Facebook security tried to shut them down, protesters at the social media giant used their best delaying tactics and continued shouting and singing in front of the "Like" sign at the entrance of the corporate campus on April 5. Under pressure from lawmakers, the media, and the public, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress about Cambridge Analytica’s breach of Facebook data. Meawnwhile, buried in a company announcement, Facebook admitted that most of its 2 billion users have had their personal data scraped by "malicious actors."

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When it comes to laptops, especially the sleek and portable ones, the biggest gripe that users have with them is their weak gaming performance due to the integrated graphics card’s underwhelming output. But for all the users who have long been wishing for a PC add-on that could provide them with the same raw graphics brawn as desktops, or at least gaming laptops, Lenovo has finally unveiled a solution in the form of its Thunderbolt 3 Graphics Dock.
Unveiled at CES 2018, Lenovo’s Thunderbolt 3 Graphics Dock packs the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB MXM GPU to push the graphics performance way past the integrated Intel HD or the MX150 graphics present inside ultrabooks. But the graphics performance is just one among the many advantages of the dock, as Lenovo claims that its new creation also supports Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) at a refresh rate of 90Hz.
The Thunderbolt 3 Graphics Dock connects with PCs via a USB-C cable and is capable of providing up to 65W of power for the attached system, acting as a portable charging point to juice up supported devices. As far as connectivity is concerned, the device features two USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0 port, alongside a Gigabit Ethernet port and a 3.5mm jack too.
However, Lenovo’s Thunderbolt 3 Graphics dock has some serious shortcomings too. First of all, the device only has support for Lenovo Ideapad 720S laptop as of now, and despite Lenovo promising that more devices would be added to the compatibility list, support for PCs from other brands might be quite far away.
Secondly, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (not its ‘Ti’ version) packed inside the dock is an entry-level GPU, and it is only good for lightweight to casual gaming, so any hope of playing games at high graphics setting is just a distant dream. Moreover, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 does not support VR, so users who want to pair the dock with HMDs (Head Mounted Display) for an immersive experience are out of luck. This dock is however ideal for those who need a little extra power to run intensive productivity or video-editing applications.
As for market availability and pricing, Lenovo’s Thunderbolt 3 Graphics Dock carries a price tag of $399 and is expected to hit the market later this month, however, the company has not detailed the region-wise availability.

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Who was nominated for eviction on Big Brother 17 in week 7? Is the new Head of Household planning for another in a long string of backdoor evictions? Or did they follow James’s footsteps last week and put their main target on the block right from the start?
We’re hopeful that we’ll be seeing another Sixth Sense alliance member going home this week, because we have this dream of it being the season of ‘outsiders’ winning it all. Mostly because we just can’t help but like Johnny Mac, Steve, Jackie, and even basic rat fink Becky better than we like Shelli, Vanessa, Austin or the twins.
After surprising quite a few folks out there with her absolutely BeastMode win of the Head of Household Competition on Thursday night, Becky immediately started considering her eviction nominee options. We were left wondering where the hell this Becky came from after weeks of watching her do very little of interest beyond starting at cereal boxes.
Thursday night on the Big Brother Live Feeds, Becky swiftly let it be known to James, Jackie, and Meg that she wanted to target Vanessa for eviction. However, she wants to do it as a backdoor. They were all on board with this with very little arguement. The plan is to let Vanessa think that the target this week will be Shelli, as they had all ‘agreed’ on last week when everyone got together to vote out one half of the Clelli showmance.
However, Becky doesn’t want to put up Johnny Mac against Shelli as was the original plan. Instead (because she really likes Johnny Mac and is kind of sort of working with him), she wants to put Steve up as a pawn with Shelli.
The part of the plan that makes us question whether Becky really has suddenly emerged as a real player or not is the Replacement Nominee portion of the plan. Becky thinks maybe they should take Shelli down instead of Steve, putting Vanessa up against Steve.
This is a bad idea all around, but Becky thinks they can maybe get in good with Shelli. (Or at least, she thinks she can.) Problem is, Shelli could potentially work with Austin and the twins to keep Vanessa. That could mean Steve going home, when Vanessa is the one supposed to be getting chopped.
So if for some reason things don’t work out with Vanessa going up as a Replacement Nominee, then we will have Shelli versus Steve. In that case, we think Vanessa, Austin, and the twins would all still vote to keep Shelli to keep their alliance intact for now.
Steve and Shelli have both been told that they are not the main target and that Vanessa is in the bullseye. Unless, of course, someone gets picked for the Veto Ceremony, wins it, and doesn’t use the Power of Veto (like one of the twins, for example, who want to keep Vanessa). Then it’s curtains for one of them.
We’ll have the official results from the Nominations Ceremony later today, but as it stands right now, we are expecting Steve and Shelli up on the block unless something big changes between now and then.
Official results are now in, and Steve and Shelli are the nominees. Becky told Shelli after the Nomination Ceremony that if she wins the Power of Veto, she will save her rather than Steve, and put up Vanessa. Although Becky has tried to keep it in the bag, Vanessa suspects very strongly she is a backdoor target.

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Reticle 35mm Protractor, 1Degree Increments: II-VI Optical Systems, Inc.
This 360 Degree Protractor Reticle is suited to making high precision angular measurements. The protractor has divisions every degree with numerical labels every 10 degrees. The angle markings are accurate to within ±1 arc second.


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1. Rinse quinoa for about 2 minutes, using your hands to make sure all the saponins are removed.
2. Fill a medium pot with water, add quinoa and salt to taste and bring to a boil. When the water boils, reduce heat to low and cover; simmer covered 15 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and keep covered an additional 5 minutes without lifting the lid; then fluff with a fork and set aside in a large mixing bowl to cool.
4. While the quinoa cools, dice all the vegetables. Add the red onion, olives, cucumber, tomatoes to the cooled quinoa, and squeeze 1/2 lemon over it.
5. Drizzle the olive oil over the quinoa, then add feta, salt and pepper to taste and toss well. Taste for salt and adjust as needed, add more lemon juice if needed.
Love this recipe. Very easy and quick to make. Even the kids like it.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


text: The perfect portable kit for stressed-out adults who want to reconnect, simply and easily, with their inner creativity while on the go. Featuring: A Book that contains 70 calming coloring templates 5 Twistable Crayons 4 double Sided Colored Pencils The Portable Color Me Happy Kit includes a guided coloring book, twistable crayons, double sided colored pencils, giving you everything you need to get started! This kit is designed for busy adults and formatted to fit easily in your bag and includes the pencils and crayons for people on the go! Organized into therapeutically-themed chapters including Mandalas, Water Scenes, Wooded Scenes, Geometric Patterns, Flora & Fauna, Natural Patterns, and Spirituality, this kit examines the benefits of putting pencil to paper and offers adults an opportunity to channel their anxiety into joyful creative accomplishment. Part of the international bestselling Color Me series, Portable Color Me Happy Kit is the perfect way step back from the stress of everyday life, color, and relax even when you're on the go! Don't forget to try Portable Color Me Calm Kit and the full-sized coloring books, Color Me Stress-Free, Color Me Calm, Color Me Happy, and more!

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LAWRENCE — Teams from across the Midwest will gather in Lawrence this weekend for the Jayhawk Invitational Mock Trial Tournament. Students from 17 schools will compete Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, in simulated courtroom trials, pitting their analytic skills against the region’s top undergraduate advocates.
"We are thrilled there is so much interest in this year's competition," said Chelsi Hayden, KU Mock Trial Team adviser and clinical associate professor of law. "We hope the tournament proves to be an engaging experience that helps competitors on all 30 teams develop their trial skills."
Mock Trial competitors build cases based on a packet of evidence given to all teams, crafting strategies to present information and counter arguments from competitors. Each team portrays both sides, with members acting as both attorneys and witnesses. Judges select winners based on performance.
This year’s Jayhawk Invitational marks a return to tradition as the competition resumes in Lawrence for the first time since 2004. Teams will compete in preliminary and elimination rounds, with the top five teams receiving awards. Top individual competitors will also be recognized as well as the team that demonstrates exemplary sportsmanship.
Universities host mock trial tournaments throughout the academic year, with the top teams qualifying for regional and national competitions in the spring. KU’s Mock Trial Team has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, quadrupling its team roster and expanding its tournament schedule. The squad qualified for the preliminary rounds of the 2015 American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Mock Trial Team relies on the support of volunteer judges to ensure a successful tournament, which will take place on campus. If you would like to serve as a judge, contact the team at KansasUMockTrial@gmail.com.
The Jayhawk Invitational is sponsored by the KU School of Law.


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The two most important laws pertaining to cosmetics marketed in the United States are the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA).
In addition, under the authority of the FPLA, FDA requires an ingredient declaration to enable consumers to make informed purchasing decisions. Cosmetics that fail to comply with the FPLA are considered misbranded under the FD&C Act.
It is important to understand that Congress passes the laws that govern the United States. To put those laws into effect, Congress authorizes certain government agencies, including FDA, to create and enforce regulations, but only as authorized under the law. A change in FDA`s statutory authority over cosmetics would require Congress to change the law.
FDA`s legal authority over cosmetics is different from other products regulated by the agency, such as drugs, biologics, and medical devices. Cosmetic products and ingredients are not subject to FDA premarket approval authority, with the exception of color additives. However, FDA may pursue enforcement action against violative products, or against firms or individuals who violate the law.
In addition, regulations prohibit or restrict the use of several ingredients in cosmetic products and require warning statements on the labels of certain types of cosmetics.
In general, except for color additives and those ingredients which are prohibited or restricted from use in cosmetics by regulation, a manufacturer may use any ingredient in the formulation of a cosmetic provided that the ingredient and the finished cosmetic are safe, the product is properly labeled, and the use of the ingredient does not otherwise cause the cosmetic to be adulterated or misbranded under the laws that FDA enforces.
FDA can and does inspect cosmetic manufacturing facilities to assure cosmetic product safety and determine whether cosmetics are adulterated or misbranded under the FD&C Act or FPLA.
The FD&C Act does not subject cosmetics to FDA premarket approval in order to be marketed legally. However, FDA collects samples for examination and analysis as part of its plant inspections, import inspections, and follow-up to complaints of adverse reactions. FDA may also conduct research on cosmetic products and ingredients to address safety concerns.
The agency does not function as a private testing laboratory, and in order to avoid even the perception of conflict of interest does not recommend private laboratories to consumers or manufacturers for sample analysis. Testing laboratories are listed in your telephone directory.

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This mapping allows you to use Nanokey2 keyboard to change the key of a track using a single cue point 8 at Pioneer DDJ-SX using Serato DJ.
-KORG KONTROL editor software (free software).
2.Open the KORG KONTROL, select Nanokey2.
4. Click on Communication>WRITE SCENE DATA.
3.Click on DDJ-SX-CUE8_PITCHPLAY Nanokey2 > Load.
1.Set a cue point 8 only in DECK 1 of DDJ-SX (Unfortunately i could only make it work on DECK 1 exclusively).
2.Use the keyboard on Nanokey2 to have fun.
Hope it works for you so you dont need to spend hours like me editing xml files.
A huge improvement would be a possibility to work with multiple decks. Would be great if someone from community could help.
I did this mapping by modifying the xml file provided by RADIKARL (http://www.radikarl.de/freecontent). Huge thanks for providing it for free.


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Cutter Owners are always faced with some form of a dilemma when it comes to cutting. Naturally, there are various reasons behind it. Cutting, like any other practical work, is something that cutter owners need to take seriously. Otherwise, there will be wasted material, destabilized cut, and can even ruin the whole project!
What’s the good part? And yes, there is a good part regarding these mistakes. That is – they are often same or similar. Simply by avoiding them, you can avoid all that comes later.
Materials are costly, not to mention often scarcely available, at least the good quality ones are. Often to save time, cutter owners refrain from making one or more small cuts as a test. However, this practice will come in handy as by doing so, you can get a complete idea regarding various aspects of the material. The design, sharpness of the blade, intricacy of the material, the dye used, etc will become evident to you.
Trust me, by making a test cut you would be doing yourself a big favor. You will then understand how much pressure to put on your tools and how to handle the material. As a result, wasting material will not even be in the picture!
While cutting, you may end up with a plethora of issues. But recognizing the right factor responsible for the problem is the first step in solving it. If nothing gets cut, then the force might be too low, or the material is not exposed to the blade correctly. If there is tearing, then there might be an over-exposure to the blade. In identifying the correct factor, cutter owner often makes a fatal mistake. To get prefect cut you can use die cutting machine. in the online you can get many buying guide about this machine. i was read this die cut machine buying guide and i think it will helpful for you.
You need to stabilize the material by giving some backing to it. This “stabilizer” should be sturdy as it needs to be immune to the blade. The stabilizer is very important. Because: it prevents cut pieces from falling away from the material. Products like paper need to be stabilized, and sticky mar it often used for that purpose.
Here is the deal – If the cutting material is not properly stabilized, then there will spots that do not cut cleanly. Not checking the thickness or adhesiveness of the mat regularly, and especially before using them is a mistake that cutter owners make very often.
More blade does not and has never ensured better cutting. It also does not solve cutting issues. The thickness of the material dictates the amount of blade showing. With exposing the excessive amount of blade, you are unnecessarily cutting the mat, and also causing your edge to become dull. You are most likely to end up with tearing, incomplete cuts and crumpled corners.
Because when the tip of your blade extends into the mat, it causes instability by pulling the material away from it, thus creating a tear.
The Sixth, final, most common mistake – Not using the blade offset properly.
In case of cutting a rounded corner, hanging chad or bubbled corners, using the blade offset correctly is of paramount importance. So getting to know the settings is the first thing that you should do. In case of Cutters with a handful of blades, the setting is in-built. But if it is present in your software, then you must understand it. Not understanding it correctly can ruin your cutting.
Here you have it – six of the most common mistakes that a cutter owner makes is right in front of you. Hopefully, this guide will help you in refraining from making them.
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Seconds Kale Medium Oval Platter is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 3.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Pandipops from Gorgeous platter I received a great quality 2nd - just a spec of kiln dust. Love the purples, although I was a bit surprised that one of the leaves is more brown in colour I quite like it. I bought the artichoke platter last year so i think i’ll alternate them on my dresser. Perfect size for use too.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cawley 155 from Eye-catching! I bought the kale platter in the sale and it doesn't disappoint. It looks stunning on display with my artichoke platter and is a great size for serving up dishes. So many people have commented on how different it is. Well done again!

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Of the 570,660 migrants who were detained in 2009 in the 27 EU Member States, 252,785 were deported to their country of origin. The United Kingdom (64,945) and Greece (62,850) carried out the most deportations. Although, in certain countries such as Romania, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom, a period in detention generally results in deportation, this is not the case in countries like France, Italy, Portugal, Greece or Germany, which detain many more persons than they deport. Finally, in countries like Poland, the Netherlands, Romania and Slovenia, the number of deportations exceeds the number of detainees; house arrest and refusal of entry at the border  may partly explain these differences.
 Figures on refusals of entry at the border are generally separated from those relating to deportations, although in both cases migrants are subjected to removal measures.

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Purpose: Allows players of all skill levels the chance to participate in real game situations without being overly competitive.
Description: Adult drop-in hockey sessions are times when anyone age 16 and over can come and play pick-up hockey. During these sessions, players divide into two teams and play a scrimmage game if there are enough players.
There are no referees present, and players supervise themselves.
The skill levels of players vary widely for these sessions, anywhere from quite novice to quite advanced. The maximum number of players allowed per session is 30 skaters and 3 goalies. A session is considered closed when those numbers are reached. Full hockey equipment is required, including helmets (players under 18 must wear helmet with a face mask). These sessions have age requirements (16 & over) and there are no exceptions made for players under age to play.
USA Hockey rules--players younger than age 18 are required to wear a full hockey equipment, including helmet with a face mask.

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Google celebrates its 15th anniversary of search with the rollout of its "Hummingbird" search algorithm.
For years, search engines have trained us to speak in certain cadences, using certain words, and to pick out our own results from a list of relevant queries. Google's new Hummingbird algorithm strides further away from that, to a more natural interaction with a search engine.
Hummingbird, which has crept into Google's search engine for about a month now, provides better answers to more complex queries, the search company's executives say. Over time, Google has continued poaching pageviews away from content partners by answering more and more questions itself; that trend appears to be continuing with Google's latest improvements.
To celebrate 15 years in the search business, Google highlighted the next step in its roadmap: intelligence features, going beyond some of the anticipatory work Google enabled with its Google Now offering. The current design actually plays more into the mobile space than on the desktop, with two new innovations specifically designed to return answers, not results: a new comparison engine, and better filters that leads more naturally into a "conversation" with Google on your mobile device. Google hosted a press event at its "Google garage,"--the Mountain View, Calif. home originally rented to Larry Page and Sergey Brin by Anne Wojcicki, before she married Brin.
As an example of the new comparison engine, Google suggested users ask Google to "compare butter with olive oil" or "compare Earth vs. Neptune". Comparisons have traditionally one of the strong points of rival search engine Wolfram Alpha, so it's interesting to see Google take a stab at ousting Wolfram from one of its traditional strengths.
With the new filters, users can command their phone to "tell me more about Impressionist artists," where Google will provide more context about the artists, as well as some alternative genres. While Google hasn't quite copied Bing, it is interesting to note the similarities in context and design between Google's example in the mobile space and what Microsoft's Bing search on the desktop returns.
Google also promised a "single, more unified design" in its mobile search app--again, with an emphasis on providing its own answers, not results.
"We'll keep improving Google Search so it does a little bit more of the hard work for you," Amit Singhal, senior vice president for search at Google, wrote in a blog post. "This means giving you the best possible answers, making it easy to have a conversation and helping out before you even have to ask. Hopefully, we'll save you a few minutes of hassle each day. So keep asking Google tougher questions--it keeps us on our toes! After all, we're just getting started."


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How many homes do we build in a year? Our goal is to max out at 2-4 homes a year. This allows us to give the best quality product by being on site as much as possible everyday & allows for a close working relationship with our vendors, contractors & clients!
Keeping the number of homes low also allows us to stay up with the latest & greatest in design and market needs. If there is one thing we hear a lot of it’s that there are only so many things you can do with a rectangle shaped home. While this may be true to some extent it shouldn’t mean everyone should be supplying the same exact product to the public. How BORING!! Honestly, it is lazy & uninspiring to both the builder and the public! We hope to set ourselves apart from the rest of the pack and believe we can with lower numbers, fresh ideas & listening to our past, potential and current buyers!
Steph is a New Construction Specialist with 9 years of experience in selling spec & custom homes and for 7 years she provided direct support to the builder, color choices, plan designs, buyer representation, custom homes & specs from designs on paper to the final product in the ground. Through her time there she gained extensive knowledge about new construction by being on site and following the build process from start to finish. This experience allows her to give our clients the best service possible during the home building process.
Steph Reed was voted Builder of the year by the Des Moines Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines for 2018! It is such a great honor!
Steph Reed is the chairperson for Professional Women in Des Moines and is on the National Board of Trustees for Professional Women in Building. Her goal is to promote and educate young women to get involved the skilled trades industry. For more on Professional Women in Building please contact Steph @ pbdhomes@gmail.com or call 515-988-9954.


text: Jade Bird is a twenty-year-old British singer-songwriter with a penchant for crafting folk songs that rock (or maybe it’s the other way around). This week on My KUTX, she takes the guest DJ keys and won’t let go. Traveling across America for the first time, she’s partial to road-trip favorites on this mix, whether that’s Stealers Wheel’s sunniness, Dylan’s rambling, or the wandering poetry of Patti Smith, the Smiths, and Elliott Smith. Hear Jade Bird’s My KUTX on Saturday, May 19, 6 to 7 p.m., or listen anytime at the bottom of the page.


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Spartan Total Warrior best settings?
Just want to know the best recommended settings for the game. Thanks for any help!
System Type- 64-bit operating system, x64 based process.
Non-default settings are, all speed hacks are on and have been using shade booster to try to get rid of the intense brightness with little success, tried using F9 but that slows the game down considerably.
Have played The Thing, Final Fantasy VII, X and XII with little problem. Just wanted to know what settings other people use to play this game without intense brightness or lag.
are you aware it'll be impossible to play it without lag on this machine ?
The game sound works great, as does the video for the most part, only problem is the brightness to fix it I push F9 after realizing that lags me I disable it and I then mess with the shade booster which doesn't effect the speed but I just can't set it correctly. I realize i'm not really explaining this correctly and I apologize.

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text: Whether you call him the Flash or the Scarlet Speedster, you'll be ready to run in this bold jumpsuit. Lightning bolts outline the waist and wrists of the jumpsuit while the Flash symbol is located over the chest. Yellow attached boot tops and red headpiece with fastened lightning bolts polish this superhero costume for anyone who wants to put a stop to crime really, really fast. Join the Justice League and team up with a Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern for a great group costume!

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I was so excited when I saw a Southern Tradition feature on our calendar, as tradition in any form is one of my favorite things! I especially love how strong and deep tradition lies here in the South — it’s woven right into the fabric of our days.
When it comes to Southern wedding traditions, I find the groom’s cake to be an especially fun one! Groom’s cakes can be traced back to England’s Victorian era, when there were three cakes at a wedding — the wedding cake, which was served to the guests, the groom’s cake, which was served to the groomsmen, and the bride’s cake, which was served to the bridesmaids.
The earliest groom’s cakes were actually fruitcakes – ick! Thankfully, fruitcake no longer rules as the flavor of choice, but groom’s cakes are still usually made of dark chocolate with fruit and/or liqueur, maybe to contrast with the wedding cake, which as y’all know is usually white or light colored.
We’re happy to say that even after the popularlity of groom’s cakes lessened elsewhere in the U.S. after making the hop over from England, this sweet tradition is still going strong in the South. We like that it’s a special way to give recognition to the handsome beau on a day that can be a bit bride-centric.
Clearly, you can’t go wrong with a chocolate cake! These days, though, we’re seeing an influx of groom’s cakes customized to the gent of honor’s favorite hobbies and flavors. Think the red velvet armadillo (or armadilla, as we say around these parts) cake in Steel Magnolias. Alma maters and favorite teams are ripe for the picking, too!
Have a groom that doesn’t love cake? (My handsome hubby is in that camp!) We love these clever groom’s “cakes” that earn their quotation marks — a crepe “cake” on the left, and an Oreo “cake” on the right!
Like most traditions, the groom’s cake has evolved over the years, and sometimes, it’s not a cake at all! Try serving his favorite dessert, or ask his mom to whip up some of his childhood sweets, like MarLa and Sager did, below. I could definitely get on board with those Krispy Kremes!
Wondering when the perfect time to serve the groom’s cake is? Many couples prefer to offer the groom’s cake at the rehearsal dinner, a fitting time, since the groom’s family often hosts that evening. That way, you also won’t have to worry about the aesthetic of the wedding and groom’s cake clashing, since they’re often very different!
Our final favorite, hilarious piece of lore surrounding the groom’s cake is this: Legend has it that if an unmarried woman sleeps with a slice of groom’s cake under her pillow, she’ll dream of her future husband. Not sure how your single friends would feel if they were singled out (haha) for a boxed slice of cake, but it could be cute to tie on a little tag explaining the tradition!
What’s the craziest groom’s cake (or groom’s sweet) you’ve seen? The last wedding I went to, the groom had a life-size guitar made of cinnamon roll cake – it was divine!
Landon Jacob, Scott Hopkins, Spindle Photography, Ali Harper, and Ashton Events are delightful members of our Blue Ribbon Vendor Directory!


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This unique and beautiful museum is housed on the first floor of the stately house Can Planes in Sa Pobla. As indicated by its name, the Toy Museum (El Museu de la Jugueta) is concerned with children's toys and related objects. On display are handcrafted toys from different countries, specially made unique toys, and a look at the development of toys related to industrial progress, such as cars and trains.
Of particular local interest are the dolls houses which reflect Mallorcan life from days gone by.
The ground floor of Can Planes houses the Modern Art Museum (Museu d'Art Contemporari).
Open Tues - Sat from 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to20:00, Sundays 10:00 to 14:00, closed Mondays. The entire cultural centre has been designed to provide access for people with mobility difficulties.


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My dears, I posted about our family tragedy over on Liz², and used up all my words there. Even though knitblogs are all about yarn AND cats, I’m just going to link you there, because I can’t bear to read it all again. Probable Kleenex alert.
I spent the majority of last weekend doing a whole lot of…not much. Which was exactly what I needed after at least a month of being overbooked. I’ve had a run of really cool stuff to do, but it was all back-to-back activity, and my Myers-Briggs Introverted self was only too pleased to spend the weekend without agenda.
The producers of this fiber call it “Pewter”, but to me, it looked like moonlight dappling in shadow, so that’s what it’s become in my head — and it was clear to me that Asharah would like the colors. For myself, I loved that it has 30% silk and 70% merino.
I am completely in love with the sheen of silk. While this fiber shed EVERYWHERE as I was pre-drafting and spinning, while spinning it slid through my hands like…well, silk. 🙂 And when I was done plying, I had approximately 180 yards of wool/silk blend yarn, roughly sportweight.
Over the years (which makes me sound like I mean more than the 10-odd I’m actually referring to), I have surfed about through eBay, thrift stores, antique shops and yard sales, snapping up anything vaguely quilt-related that was scrappy, included feedsack fabrics, and/or was under $50. While I love quilting, quilts, applique and the other assorted needlearts, I find that piecing the sorts of quilts I love most (see above re: scrappy, feedsacks, etc.) is not my favorite part of the process. The actual quilting, however, IS, being the same sort of soothing repetitive hand motion that knitting brings to the table.
Generally, because I have my hands into so many different crafty pursuits and only so many minutes in a day in which I might indulge them, I have machine quilted most of my own projects. All the while, though, I have been stashing away quilt tops found here and about, and got it into my head that while machine quilting would be faster, what I really wanted was to hand quilt them.
Certainly my blog presence in 2007 — or rather, the lack thereof — is an excellent demonstration of roads paved with intentions galore, so what with one thing and another, I never seemed to get around to these beauties.
Cleaning up my creative space most recently, however, seems to have triggered the impetus needed to get my hands into the quilts at long last. The quilt in these photos was an eBay purchase, a 1930’s apple core charm quilt that I got for under $25, WITH shipping. How can you walk away from that?
I found, however, that the floor stand made me lean forward in a way that hurt my back, and I tired very quickly. So I removed the hoop from the stand, and found it was much easier to quilt when I held the whole thing in my lap. The hoop that came with the floor stand, however, was too large for me to reach all the fabric in a given hooping.
Here is what I’ve learned about hand quilting in your lap that I didn’t know before — when choosing a hoop for hand quilting, the entire hoop needs to fit between your elbow and your fingertips, if you lay it on your arm, so that you know you can easily reach all the fabric in the hoop at any given time. Sure, it means you reposition the hoop fairly frequently, but this is much less of an annoyance than I expected it might be. (Note to self: take picture of the hoop thing.) Ultimately I ended up purchasing a simple wooden hoop, 16″ size, and it is working perfectly with much greater comfort than anything else I’ve tried so far.


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Mil Spec Parts - What to use them for?
I have a brand new never fired Springfield Armory 1911 Mil Spec 45 ACP barrel, barrel bushing, barrel link, and barrel link pin. I don't know if I want to sell these parts just yet, but I also don't know what I could use them for either. Are they worth anything for resale? Could they be used in another pistol?
Re: Mil Spec Parts - What to use them for?
Your parts have no value whatsoever. Mail them to me for safe eco-friendly disposal.
All joking aside; if you wanted to build a clone of one of the MEU(SOC) variants you could use that slide. Or find a inexpensive frame and build a truck gun. Everything has a value to someone.
If you decide to sell your barrel let me know. I've been looking for an inexpensive barrel for a non match pistol project I have going.
Floyd Aikman used Mil Spec barrels to make good shooting BE guns usually GI barrels. Problem is that these barrels have to have metal added (welded) to fit them where as gunsmith fit barrels have extra material that needs to be removed. The bushing might be the least valuable. Though there might be a new slide that it will fit tight in and a barrel the same.


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The 2006 Annual Meeting approved two resolutions, the text of which appears below.
In the last few years, increased restrictions that the federal government has placed on scholarly activities have presented serious challenges to academic freedom. First, in the name of national security, foreign scholars who have been appointed to faculty positions at American universities or invited to academic conferences have been denied visas on the basis of their perceived political beliefs or associations. Second, even though the administration concedes that too many government documents have been classified, it has nonetheless raised the number of classified documents to record levels and has removed previously unclassified documents from the public domain. Third, in a specific case government agents investigated a faculty member who is critical of U.S. policy toward Venezuela. Investigators questioned the content of his courses, and raised the possibility that his views had been improperly influenced by the interference of a foreign government. Agents interviewed not only the faculty member, but his students as well.
Actions such as these threaten and curtail academic freedom. They restrain scholars and teachers from pursuing truth and expressing it as they deem appropriate. This annual meeting reaffirms the views on academic freedom expressed by previous annual meetings and in reports of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure that in these critical times the need is for more, not less, freedom of inquiry and expression. It considers the encouragement of these freedoms to be essential to our national well-being.
Jane Buck is the first president of the American Association of University Professors to have served for three two-year terms. In this service, she has advocated the Association’s principles at home and abroad. Her efforts in behalf of historically black colleges and universities, before and during her presidency, have been especially noteworthy. So also has been her defense of the rights of graduate students and contingent faculty members. In all, she has led us with patience, good humor, and a constant insistence that we wait our parliamentary turn before speaking during Association meetings. This annual meeting expresses its gratitude for her contributions, and confidently anticipates that her energy and dedication will continue to be at the service of the AAUP.


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Dr Pamela and the Wonderfully Weird World of Children’s Books!
A Zoe’s Rescue Zoo bundle!
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright has been shortlisted for the East Sussex Children’s Book Award!
Win a copy of our new app, Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Pets!

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J Health Econ. 1994 Oct;13(3):347-68.
A re-examination of the meaning and importance of supplier-induced demand.
Labelle R1, Stoddart G, Rice T.
Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
Despite twenty years of work on supplier-induced demand (SID) there has been little discussion or investigation of how inducement affects the health of patients. We develop a conceptual framework for SID which includes the clinical effectiveness of the health services utilized as well as the effectiveness of the agency relationship between the physician and the patient. The framework is used to identify several conceptually distinct types of utilization--each with its own policy implications--which have been intermingled in the SID literature. After examining each type of utilization, we conclude that a continued focus by health economists on the phenomenon of inducement (even within an extended conceptual framework) may be too limited for the development of policies regarding health service utilization.

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Martijn van den Berk becomes vp of the newly-created group within the company’s transportation national business line.
This highly sustainable building incorporates an array of energy and water-saving measures to be cost-effective in operation.
Gregory Northcott and Ian MacLeod take on expanded roles at WSP Canada.

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Honey Pomegranate , Green Tea and Red Vine Olive oil and Inca Inch..
RICH , powerful but NOT FAT , THAT IS FINE EMULSION Transfer all funds instantly SKIN SILKY MOISTURIZING AND THE POWER OF THE POOL with active ingredients that make it unique.
The special vegetable complex of Pomegranate , Green Tea and Red Vine , and antioxidant protection against free radicals , the activity of honey moisturizing and silky , the feeding of olive oils , and wax Inca Inchi Shea , the action against free radicals , vitamin A and E together with the fragrance , make this an excellent complement Cream Perfumed bath slowing dehydration and improving microcirculation .
Use: Apply all over the body and massage a generous amount of cream with upward motions until completely absorbed.
Pomegranate , Green Tea and Red Vine Endowed with antioxidant activity and capillaroprotettiva , thanks to anthocyanosides ( bioflavonoids) , as well as combat the production of free radicals, exert a significant activity on the walls of capillaries ( vitamin P action ), which is to decrease the permeability and increasing the resistance of the endothelium of the capillaries .
Olive oil and Inca Inchi as well as triglycerides and other lipids simple , a characteristic feature is the high amount of antioxidant polyphenols, flavones , the synergistic action of these components determines the softening , protective and sebum-restoring of these oils .
Wax Shea significant protective role against the aggression of any nature : weather , mechanical and even chemical , prevent dryness of the skin by increasing elasticity and softness .
INGREDIENTS / INGREDIENTS : AQUA / WATER , GLYCERIN , Olea Europaea ( OLIVE ) FRUIT OIL, SHEA BUTTER Cetyl ESTER, Caprylic triglyceride -Caprice **, ** DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE , PERFUME / FRAGRANCE *, MEL ( HONEY ) EXTRACT, PHOSPHATE DISTARCH , HEXYLDECYL LAURA **, ** HEXYLDECANOL , Cetearyl Alcohol, PLUKENETIA VOLUBILIS SEED OIL, ALCOHOL ARACHIDYL **, VITIS VINIFERA ( GRAPE ) SEED EXTRACT, CAMELLIA sinensis ( CHINESE TEA) LEAF EXTRACT, Punica granatum ( POMEGRANATE ) FRUIT EXTRACT , Xanthan Gum , BEHENYL ** ALCOHOL , GLUCOSE , Trisodium Citra, Cetearyl Glucoside **, ** ARACHIDYL GLUCOSIDES , Retinyl Palmitate , Lecithin , CITRIC ACID, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate , Tocopherol , Ascorbyl Palmitate , Maltodextrin , Dextrin , GLUCOSE OXIDASE , lactoperoxidase .
extract obtained from the fruit Pomegranate The fruit is used for its significant antioxidant properties due to the abundant polyphenolic fraction able to inhibit metalloproteinase -1 and induce the production of collagen type I in fibroblasts of the dermal layer .


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You can’t not bop your head to Quincy's new track "DAT BIT"
In Toronto, it's a commonality for rappers (or people who use that moniker but are really just vomiting over a beat) to drop a few tracks, sometimes an EP, and disappear. This is largely due to the fact that most artists just can't make a big enough splash to be heard by anyone remotely important, or by an audience big enough to care.
NOISEY: Tell us about yourself in a sentence or two.
Quincy Got Rich: I was born in July 1996. I began rapping at a young age, listening to a lot of Soulja Boy, Pharrell and Camron. My upbringing in London was unstable, which is why I moved to Toronto. That move heavily influenced my music.
The first time I heard " Cutty ," I honestly had trouble believing that it was your first release because it was so catchy. Tell me about this new track.
For "DAT BIT," I was actually just at the house and Trackstar sent me a Snapchat of this beat where he sampled 'Give It To Me' by Timbaland and Nelly Furtado. Most of our songs start with a Snapchat. It was super lit so I got up and we made the song right away.
You dropped two singles before this - both of which did incredibly well. What was your reaction to that?
You never know what to expect. Derek [Wise] coming through on Cutty off the jump definitely helped a lot, and I've just been grateful for all the love I been getting.
Off that point — you're an incredibly new face to the Toronto scene, but you're already off to a running start. What are your plans for this year?
A lot of heat. You can expect lot more music produced by Trackstar and GOOK, visuals, and a lot of work with some new producers is all on the way.
Please explain the name Quincy Got Rich to me.


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Our new year's holiday is from December 29, 2018 (sat) to January 6, 2019 (sun). We wish you the best during the winter vacation.
We have confirmed some spoofing emails, sent by someone disguised as Komatsu Industries Corp.'s directors and employees with an address which looks like ours. We have nothing to do with such emails. Please be careful.
The Web site of the English version was released.


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“Human Milk Oligosaccharides HMOs”, is an important breakthrough in the area of baby nutrition study and nutrition researches in the recent century. HMO is the 3rd largest solid component secreted by mothers during lactation. Experts believe HMOs help to support immunity and may help to decrease the risk of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections including diarrhea in children.
A baby will get antibodies from the mother’s body as a temporary immune system right after birth, but after a few months, the baby will need to start developing his/her own immunity. HMOs may positively influence babies’ immune biomarkers, and may help to reduce the risk of allergy.
Scientific research has shown that the unique structures of HMOs allow them to bind to pathogens such as Rotaviruses, Noroviruses and Influenza viruses and are excreted together from the body, thereby reducing the risk of intestinal infections. The first two viruses are common causes of gastroenteritis in infants and young children.
HMOs provide nutrients for specific beneficial bifidobacteria to enhance their growth, thereby establishing healthy gut environment helps support immunity.
Palmitic acid located in sn-1 and sn-3 position.
Palmitic acid located in the middle (sn-2 position of triglyceride molecule), this lipid structure is closer to the natural nutritional needs of children.
α-Protein (α-Lactalbumin) is the predominant whey protein in lactating secretion. Whey protein is easy to digest. Studies have shown α-Lactalbumin-enriched formula leads to less gastrointestinal discomfort compared to infants fed standard formula without enrichment.
It is a high quality whey protein, containing high amounts of essential amino acids. Studies have shown α-Lactalbumin-enriched formula supported normal infant growth.


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Facebook says no to self-defense ad, says it promotes violence?
Front Page » Events » Facebook says no to self-defense ad, says it promotes violence?
“My page promotes self-defense products for people to use in dangerous situations. Not violence,” said Melissa Howell, whose attempt to build her Damsel in Defense Facebook page using Facebook advertising was recently denied.
Damsel In Defense is about equipping, empowering, and educating women and men with safety products to help protect them and the ones they love.
The frustrating point to this, to Howell, is that there is no appeals process through Facebook to get anyone with the publicly-traded company to reverse their decision.
“No, Damsel In Defense in no way promotes violence and anything to that extent. If anything, we are providing the knowledge, training, awareness, and confidence to those we share our product with and those who purchase our product,” Howell said.

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I got an awesome gift on the mail today, four awesome SX70s to experiment that have been donated to the project by Pedro Viterbo od Maquinas de outros Tempos in Portugal. It is nice to brick and mortar store that sell film and cameras. They also develop film and scan on their own.
I also must admit that I had sin and bought from Pedro a couple of Belair Instax backs. It is a while that I have been looking to modify a Land camera, making it manual and adapting an Instax wide back. But that is another story altogether.
I am amazed with his work, modifying cameras with all lenses, and new backs.
Oh, and one more thing, I am pretty sure that Aladdin triggers the flash at 2.5V, so I will probably go ahead with the production of Len’s & Bellows, and then a short manufacture run.


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As part of Tokyo Metropolitan Office of Education's "Global Friendship Project," the Ambassador visited Oizumi Nishi Elementary School.
The students welcomed the Ambassador with the National Anthem of Morocco, and made presentations on their studies on Morocco.
The Ambassador introduced about Morocco and answered to many questions from the students.


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In Oracle 12.1 a pluggable database could be unplugged to a ".xml" file, which describes the contents of the pluggable database. To move the PDB, you needed to manually move the ".xml" file and all the relevant database files. In addition to this functionality, Oracle 12.2 allows a PDB to be unplugged to a ".pdb" archive file. The resulting archive file contains the ".xml" file describing the PDB as well as all the datafiles associated with the PDB. This can simplify the transfer of the files between servers and reduce the chances of human error.
This article includes the unplug/plugin functionality available from Oracle 12.1. This was first described in the 12.1 article here.
Before attempting to unplug a PDB, you must make sure it is closed. To unplug the database use the ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE command with the UNPLUG INTO clause to specify the location of the ".pdb" archive file.
You see the archive file not now present.
You can delete the PDB and drop the datafile, as they are all present in the archive file.
Plugging in a PDB into the CDB is similar to creating a new PDB. First check the PBD is compatible with the CDB by calling the DBMS_PDB.CHECK_PLUG_COMPATIBILITY function, passing in the archive file and the name of the PDB you want to create using it.
If the PDB is not compatible, violations are listed in the PDB_PLUG_IN_VIOLATIONS view. If the PDB is compatible, create a new PDB using it as the source. If we were creating it with a new name we might do something like this.
Before attempting to unplug a PDB, you must make sure it is closed. To unplug the database use the ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE command with the UNPLUG INTO clause to specify the location of the XML metadata file.
The pluggable database is still present, but you shouldn't open it until the metadata file and all the datafiles are copied somewhere safe.
You can delete the PDB, choosing to keep the files on the file system.
First check the PBD is compatible with the CDB by calling the DBMS_PDB.CHECK_PLUG_COMPATIBILITY function, passing in the XML metadata file and the name of the PDB you want to create using it.
Instead, we want to plug the database back into the same container, so we don't need to copy the files or recreate the temp file, so we can do the following.
Having a single file to transport between servers is a lot simpler as you can't accidentally forget to transfer one or more files.
Using a zipped version of the database can reduce the total amount of network traffic involved in moving the database.
Zipping the datafiles of a large database can take a lot of time and CPU. If this is a problem, you may want to avoid this PDB archive method.
Even in Oracle 12.1 it was possible to unplug a PDB to an archive using the DBCA. Having this functionality available directly from the database just simplifies things.
If you are using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) you will need to manage the encryption keys, which is described here.


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Posted November 1st, 2018 by Jordan Szymandera & filed under Richmond Hill Landscape Design.
Here at Pro-Loc Interlocking & Landscape Design, we have been providing “Richmond Hill Landscape Design” services for over 10 years. If you are a homeowner or business owner in Richmond Hill and are looking into landscape design, you will want to work with an experienced and reputable company. Repurposing lifeless, uninspiring spaces and walkways into elegant interlocked and landscaped areas will add that finishing touch to your exterior is what we do. Our years of experience in interlocking and landscape design products and services provides us extensive knowledge in quality selection.
At Pro-Loc we only use premium quality wood, stone, and other landscaping materials for all of our services, including our landscape design services. Our expertise allows us to know that using higher quality materials adds to the longevity and quality of our work. Many interlocking and design companies try to cut costs by using shoddy materials bought from the cheapest available vendor. However this results in finished work that is both ugly and unable to stand the test of time.
Have a question or inquiry regarding our Richmond Hill landscape design services? Simply give our team a call today and learn more regarding what we can do for you. We are always happy to answer question relating to interlocking and landscape design.


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My Requirement is for Goat Meat. Kindly send me price and other details.
I am interested in buying Chicken Shezwan Spiced Lollypops. Kindly send me price and other details.
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I want to purchase Chilled Whole Bird Chicken with Skin, Packaging Type: Thermocol Box, Shrink Bag. Kindly send me price and other details.
I want to buy Pork Sorpotel. Further details will be discussed with suppliers. Kindly send me price and other details.
My Requirement is for Cobb 430 Y Newborn Baby Chicken. Kindly send me price and other details.
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text: Bi-Wize is your hometown low-cost, low-overhead furniture, appliances and electronics store. Bi-Wize offers competitive prices and special payment plans are available. We offer fast and friendly delivery on name brand furniture you can trust.

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Another No-shave November has arrived. No-shave November is always one of the best times to grow a new beard, especially for first-time beard growers. No-shave November gives new beard growers a ready-made justification for growing. Just say that it’s No-shave November!
Even if you miss out on starting to grow your new beard at the beginning of the month, don’t let that discourage you. Start anyway at any time during the month.
And don’t think that the end of November should automatically mean the end of your new beard. Let your November beard growth serve as motivation to keep growing through December and beyond.
Growing a beard for the first time can be daunting. Never fear, however! Growing that first beard should be a fun adventure and a true growth experience in more ways than one. You can learn a lot about yourself and others by growing your beard. One of the most important keys to successful beard growing is to stay committed. Do not let others convince you to give up and shave with their criticism and teasing. Stay strong and grow your beard!
I always welcome new beard growers to the bearded brotherhood at any time. I especially like to welcome them during No-shave November. It is always a great opportunity to add more beards to the world. And that is a good thing!
So, welcome, new beard growers! May your beards grow and flourish and bring you great satisfaction.
Please help spread the joy of growing new beards and share this post with anyone who should grow his beard!
No-Shave November 2017: Welcome, new beard growers!
If you’ve never grown your beard before, today is a great time to start. Today is the first day of No-Shave November. Did you shave today? If you did, it’s not too late to stop shaving and start growing your beard. You can easily justify your new beard-growing adventure by saying that it’s No-Shave November. And all about beards | beards.org can teach you everything you need to know to achieve beard-growing success. To get started, head on over to our guide on how to grow a beard.
We hope that growing your beard will be a satisfying and enjoyable experience. We are always pleased to welcome new beard growers to the ranks of bearded men worldwide. We’ve been doing it since 1996!
Be sure to keep in mind that once No-Shave November ends, you are encouraged to stay with your new beard and keep it growing. You have only just begun! Your beard deserves more than a month. We hope that you will keep on growing and will convert to a dedicated, permanent beard grower. And even if you end up shaving for whatever reason, you can always grow the beard again. And you probably should!
Happy No-Shave November and happy beard-growing to all!
Now head on over to our guide on how to grow a beard and start growing!
Wade is an accomplished beard grower. Now it’s time to show the world what you can grow!
Today is the beginning of No-Shave November 2016. It is a perfect opportunity for you to try out your beard-growing ability. We are happy to welcome new beard growers into the bearded brotherhood. Beards.org is here to encourage, inspire, and guide you through the beard-growing process. You will never know how your beard will turn out unless you give it a chance to grow out.
Go ahead and grow your beard! No-Shave November, however, is just the beginning. To do your new beard justice, you should keep it growing into December and beyond. Each beard is unique as is its rate of growth. For most men, just one month of beard-growing will not be enough to produce optimum results. Give your new beard more time before making a decision on whether or not to keep it. We hope you will stay with it and become yet another successful beard grower!
Now to get started on your beard the right way, go check out our tried-and-true instructions on how to grow your beard! Good luck and enjoy your new beard-growing adventure!
No-shave November 2015: Welcome, new beard growers!
No-shave November is a perfect opportunity to make the transition from a shaved face to a bearded one. And at the end of November, why throw away all your new growth? Why not stay with the beard and let it continue to flourish and grow into a permanent beard you can wear with pride?
So don’t wait! Don’t shave! The best place to get your new beard started is with our beards.org guide to growing a beard. Follow the guidance there to achieve your best beard success. You’ll be glad you did!
No-shave November is over. But it’s just the beginning.
Another No-Shave November has come to an end. But it’s really just the beginning. Any time is a great time to start growing your beard. If you didn’t start growing it in November, why not start growing it now?


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Lisburn and Castlereagh Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) is conducting a survey with the farming community at this year’s Balmoral Show.
The PCSP will attend with other stakeholders such as the PSNI, Ulster Farmers Union, Northern Ireland Policing Board and private sector organisations.
Rural Crime and the fear of crime have been identified as a policing and community safety priority for the PCSP to deliver in 2015.
The rural crime survey will seek the views of the farming community and other rural dwellers on their concerns regarding rural crime, police performance and the development of solutions to make communities safer.
PSNI District Commander for Lisburn and Castlereagh City District Command Unit, Superintendent Sean Wright said: “The PSNI takes rural crime extremely seriously and are keen to continue our work with key partners and stakeholders to address this area of concern.
“The Police Service of Northern Ireland is very aware of the significant contribution of the rural community to a successful Northern Ireland.
Barclay Bell, UFU Deputy President added: “Rural crime has always been an issue for the UFU due to its impact on rural businesses, the sustainability of these businesses and on local communities.

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The vast majority of you didn't perceive this week's strips to be "product placement", nor to be a conflict of interest, period. You enjoyed this week's strips, and found them relevant and realistic. My favorite emails were the ones that said if we were trying to use our strips to promote this week's sponsor we were doing a damned poor job at it.
However a small minority was uncomfortable. That's mostly the word people used - they weren't angry or upset, they weren't accusing us of malfeasance. They were just... uncomfortable. Even though they accepted our explanation, they were still bothered in ways they found difficult to explain.
In our business, which relies entirely on our relationship with our readers, we can't afford to have people wonder why we're writing about something. You need to be able to trust us. So the lesson I've learned is simply to be more conservative. If we find ourselves having to explain why something we did is okay, we should probably rethink things. Because most people won't sit around for the explanation.
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I can't believe it's that time of the year already, November 5th - Guy Fawkes night.
We will be having a BBQ on Saturday with some friends and pooling a $20 box of fireworks each. It's always great fun watching the kids' eyes light up as they watch the rockets explode in the sky, (hearing all the "ooooohs!" and "aaaaahs!" as the Catherine Wheel finally manages to spin properly).
Dash had a hesitant start with fireworks - the first couple of years he insisted on watching from behind the window. These days he and Miss Fab are right into it, and twirl their sparklers with the best of them. In the picture below, we were sharing fireworks with friend and blogger Sophie and her family; Dash, a sensitive little animal lover, was particularly concerned about the birds! He was worried they would be frightened of all the noise.
I remember as a kid, climbing onto our verandah roof in Grey Lynn to watch our neighbours' fireworks display. I must have been 6 or 7 years old, and I can still picture the sight of hundreds of sky-rockets going up all over central Auckland.
Mr G has memories of "Bonfire Night" in Newcastle when he was growing up. Neighbourhood kids would collect fuel for a huge bonfire in the middle of the street which would sometimes burn all night. They also did "Penny for the Guy", making an efigy of Guy Fawkes and collecting money off people, then burning it on the bonfire. Fun as a kid - but quite gruesome when you think what it was all about.
In 1570 Guy Fawkes and some others tried to blow up the British Parliament. Guy got caught with the gunpowder and was hung, drawn and quartered as a result. Back then, people didn't get a chance to vote and have their say about how their country was run.
Thank goodness we do now.
There's an election coming up very soon, and I have been reluctant to put anything here on my blog about it, as politics is not what I am all about.
Food for thought? I myself find it hard to understand how somebody who seems so personally "anti-kids" can lead our country and make decisions and laws which affect the way we raise our children. She also appears to have a rather dim view of motherhood!
In my view, far from stopping maturing when we have children, it seems to me that's when we actually start to grow up, learn to put others' first instead of following our own whims, and discover what life is really all about.
And the job we do as mothers is so important! No child-care worker in the world can do what we do, the way we do it, no matter how clever or qualified they may be.
So don't forget to vote this Election, and I hope you will use your vote to choose representatives who will value and appreciate the job we do as mothers. That's all I want to say about that!
Our family Christmas project is coming along slowly but surely. I have had a very enthusiastic email from Andrew at Tear Fund offering ideas and support - they are so great to deal with there! They really have that personal touch; you don't get the feeling you are dealing with a machine.
The kids are slowly filling up their chart of earnings from their special chores. There have been some changes on the employment front - Princess is now on her third career; folding the washing lasted a week; I re-thought it and offered her a switch, because it's a huge job! She did very well at it though, and insisted on doing it all herself. I was so impressed.
Her next job was setting the table. Dash has kept up with taking out the recycling but this morning asked for a change; so now Princess has taken over recycling and Dash is going to have a go at unloading the dishwasher.
They get $2 a week each for completing their special chores, which will add up to $22 each by the week of our Christmas Party.
Natalie from Tear Fund also sent me a bunch of Gift for Life catalogues for our party invitees.
My idea was that if taking on a time-consuming family project was too much, our friends could pick something from the catalogue and work on something smaller with their kids. The point was to get our kids thinking about helping others at Christmas so the amount isn't what's important. As they say "it's the thought tha t counts"!
You can get a batch of chicks for $12, a pig for $45 or a goat for $50. Bargain!
We have made 6 complete packs of collage cards which my mum and her friend are buying; I have designed a special batch of cards for Grandma in England, with the kids dressed as Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. She wants 40 plus maybe more. That gives us $70 profit so far, plus what the kids are earning, we stand at about $114.
I have also listed some of my party invitation designs on TradeMe and will put any proceeds towards Watoto.
I still want to do a lemonade stand, maybe hook up with a couple of our neighbour families - I think it would be lots of fun to do that together. My friend Nic gave me the recipe we used at the Kindy gala for delicious Old Fashioned Lemonade. I will post it below.
Now I have to start thinking about the party itself, which all of a sudden doesn't seem so far off!
I sent a pre-invite to a bunch of friends and neighbours, and we have 8 families confirmed.
Andrew from Tear Fund has offered a DVD to play and show people what it's all about, which I will set up to run somewhere. The party will be outside, a relaxed BBQ; I'll string up lots of lights, put up a big outdoor tree and get everyone to bring/make a decoration for it showing what their project has been. Mr G will do his Santa thing (he's great at it) with some crazy games for the kids, we'll chill out, eat drink and be merry to my extensive collection of Christmas music. Maybe I can bribe people to come dressed up this year? I'm thinking "Christmas Story" theme - hey there's great scope there and very easy costumes! Wise Men, shepherds, angels, donkeys...!
I am thinking it's going to be great fun!
This makes 1.5 litres of concentrate which, once cooled, can be bottled and kept.
Dilute with soda water for a fizzy lemonade: 1 part concentrate to 3 parts water.
Serve with ice cubes and lemon slices.