text: “I have definitely found myself right at home here at our center. Having been an IVF patient in the past, as well as one of Dr. Jacob’s robotic surgery patients, it really means a lot to me to be able to work with our patients as they go through testing and treatment. I work closely with insurance companies, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, and medical providers to help obtain the best possible outcomes for our patients. I remember feeling very overwhelmed by the infertility process and always wished someone would have taken an extra minute or two to help me understand what was happening. I really enjoy taking that extra minute now with our patients and am happy to go that extra mile when necessary”.


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As of the Queens release, which L2 agent - LinuxBridge or OVS - is more robust and suitable for a medium to large IaaS service deployment?
I once had a conversation with a networking engineer from Rackspace, whose opinion was that OVS was overly complex and Linuxbridge was the right solution in most cases. That was in 2015 though, when we still used punched cards for programming.
Linuxbridge is simpler. Fewer moving parts, therefore less potential for problems and less hassle when something goes wrong. You need broader and deeper troubleshooting skills with OVS: With Linuxbridge tools like iptables and tcpdump suffice, whereas with OVS you need all of the above plus ovs-vsctl, ovs-ofctl and others. And try tracing packets that flow through an OVS bridge.
On the other hand, OVS seems to be the default, and the global knowledge base, including tutorials, documentation, bug reports etc is probably larger. Also, new networking functionality such as QoS a few years ago is often first implemented on OVS. Developers may find the richer feature set of OVS more comfortable, or perhaps they just go for the more popular solution first.
In terms of maturity, one could say that Linuxbridge has been around forever, whereas OVS is comparatively young. The Openstack Linuxbridge agent was also there first as far as I know. But OVS is used so much that it's probably as robust as Linuxbridge by now.
Thank you, Bernd. I really appreciate it!

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We are a couple of artists, LAURA and Radu Focsa, living and working in Gordes, a village in the south of France, in Provence.
We have our respective workshops in Gordes and Maubec, in the Luberon.
Our Art Gallery in Gordes - Provence, has two showrooms open to the public.
LAURA - Plastic artist, painted abstract paintings and creates painted sculptures.
She began her artistic life as an illustrator for album covers discs at Tamaris - Publisher - in Paris, in 1993.
Passionate about photography and especially portraiture, she decided one day to turn them into painting.
First solo exhibition as a painter in June 2008 in the "White Penitents chapel" in Gordes, where she showed portraits on canvas.
LAURA likes to cover their tracks; she is never there or you would expect. Her desire to create leads from figuration to lyrical abstraction.
Her abstraction art work is based on the search for harmony between graphics and colors.
In 2012 began the series of painted busts, which is a great success both France and the United States.
LAURA has a permanent exhibition at the Workshop Gallery Radu Focsa in Gordes, Rue de la Poste.
Radu FOCSA artist figurative painter, colorist, landscaper, sculptor.
His work navigates between dream and reality.
My painting is devoted either to real or to imaginary themes because I am always sailing between both of them.
I know the starting point but never the final destination.
Painting drives me. I never run out of subjects but seldom is there enough time to express all of what I feel.
Radu FOCSA now lives and paints in Gordes, in the Luberon and the workshop includes a public exhibition hall.
Principal subjects, landscapes and nudes, oil paintings, knife.
His wish is to capture light.
Radu Focsa paintings can be seen in public and private art collections around the world.
Some of Personal and group exhibitions.
2015 August 16th - September 2nd - Galerie des Ursulines - Buis les Baronnies Show Fresco on canvas.
2012 - 2013 French Post Limited Edition "ready to post" envelopes printed with a Radu's painting.
2004 LONDON - Chelsea Art Fair.
2003 LONDON - Chelsea Art Fair.
Buy original art online from the artist, drawings, paintings, and art prints.

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I created Tracer entirely in Zbrush. She's super high poly at the moment but I'm planning to do retopology, UV Mapping and reprojecting the details back down.
I would really love all critiques as well as advice for what you guys would recommend for retopologizing from a high res mesh in Zbrush. I'm not too familiar with the best approaches when starting with a high res Zbrush sculpt. I spent tonight fiddling with Zremesher, the Topology Brush, and ZModeler. I also considered popping open Maya as well. I was curious what you guys would recommend.
@Vaztor : My first instinct is to immediately compare this to the existing game model, and right now I'm seeing medium-size differences between that and yours here. Was the intention to do one-to-one recreation, or was there a specific spin you were doing to this fan piece? If it's the former, I recommend just downloading, exporting, and looking at the actual in-game model. You can find it on SFMLabs.
You can retopologize in either Zbrush or Maya (versions with the modeling toolkit). Zbrush is usually more of a hastle in my experience. Maya has decent retopology tools.
I personally use 3Dcoat. Has a better suite of tools, easier to use. Quickly define edge seams, relax brush, etc.
Brian - I was generally going for a one-to-one recreation. What are the biggest differences that jump out at you? I know some of the proportions are a bit different than the in game character. I struggled a lot with the face and I'm actually thinking about improving the hair some how as well.
Thanks for the feed back and the advice! Yeah the Zbrush tools didn't feel particularly great in my experience. In that case I'll definitely give Maya and 3D Coat a shot this weekend!
Face, Hair, Arm proportions, shoe shape/silhoutte.
Go to SFM Lab, download the Overwatch characters from it, rip it via a SFM model loader, and make the fixes relative to the real game assets.
I'm going to come back to the head but for now I went through and made some proportion changes for the rest of the body compared to the original game model. It's not totally identical but let me know if you guys see anything that looks really off. Same goes for the head post above as that's the part I'm much more uncertain about.
The back of the cranium is much longer than what the game model has.
I would say her proportions are still off...her arms are far too long. The head shape is very long from the profile as well. The top portion of the skull should resemble a tilted egg shape from the profile. I did a quick paintover. If you look the original mesh, you can see where I drew in the egg shape of what the skull shape is on average. Also, the green lines at the front of the head show the approximate skull outlines. I also sketched out what the eye shape from the profile should look like from the upper lid slanting down to the lower lid. I put my sketched lines on your head and you can see the clear discrepancies in your proportioning and locations of your facial landmarks being off. It's not a perfect representation but it should give you an idea of how to fix some of your issues from the profile. One thing to also keep in mind is the zygomatic arch should be the widest points of the face from the front.
I went in and basically redid the whole head shape to get it into a better form. I had a bit of trouble with the forehead area and trying not to make it look too "Cone-Headed". Still looks weird to me from the front. My guess is the side of the head and ears need to be pulled in a bit more?
I think looking at it now I also still have to bring the jawline in a bit (in relation to what you said about the Zygomatic Arch) and the cheeks and chin still need some work as well.
Thanks for the tip! I had a 30 minute break at work today and tried to improve that shape as well as the shape of forehead.
Here's another update. I'm still shaping out the head and hair. I think I got the arms proportions correctly this time and I also went in and did some tweaks to the legs and hips as well.
Here's some new Keyshot renders I did. I think I'm going to move onto the retopo part now.
I went in and made some more adjustments. I also experimented with facial expressions and posing The plan is to have a full body pose for the final version!
I went back in to make some more adjustments to the face. Updated the eyebrows, tweaked the structure of the nose, mouth and jawline. Also made the freckles a bit more prominent. Still have a few more fixes I want to do and then I think she's done The bottom image is the old face for comparison.
I think the nose ended a little too upturned and maybe could have been a little wider.
The shots of her in motion look great btw.
Oh thanks for the feedback! Okay I will double check it with the game model again. Looking at the nose over the past day it definitely needs to be a bit wider. Same with the chin as well.
And I'm glad you liked it! The final version will be fully posed I'm excited for that part!
I like where you are going with this. I am not sure about the hair though. It is very noisy right now and if you are going for the same as the game itself then they should be pretty much plain while letting the flow and spectacular maps do their thing. Other than that I don't have much to add - keep up the good work!
Head looks great, looking forward to your final pose!
Thanks so much Glad you like it!
I want that threading on the leggings' thighs as separate meshes in the HP. It looks muddy admittedly.
Oh and I do know some areas aren't as low poly as they could be (mainly that chest core) but I'm alright with that lol.
Here's a slightly better looking update. Still needs a lot more texturing touch up in some areas and some better material and lighting work in Marmoset. I also still have to add the little glowing blue rings and do some hair texturing with some alpha on the tips.
Does anyone have any advice for the skin? My skin color always seems to come in a bit more saturated than the rest (as shown in the previous image) and this is just the result of me messing a bit with the skin shader.
More tweaks in Marmoset Also finally got around to painting the hair in Substance Painter. I'm probably gonna tweak the tip alphas a bit more cause I'm not totally satisfied with them.
Made a few more final tweaks I think I'm finally going to call Tracer done so I can focus on some other projects.

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These hand crochet bloomers are made from the finest 100% cotton yarn (no synthetic nasties), making these soft on a baby's skin.

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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A judicial official says Jordan's military prosecutor has charged a maverick ex-parliamentarian with public incitement against the country's king.
The official says Ahmed Oweidi Abbadi faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted.
Abbadi, 66, was arrested late Thursday. The pan-Arab media has said he was hiding from the police. He had repeatedly made statements and given interviews calling for toppling Jordan's royal Hashemite dynasty.
Abbadi, who hails from a prominent Bedouin tribe, has said that he wants the ruler to have absolute powers such as are currently held by King Abdullah II. However, he would have the king be elected, and serve for a four-year term.
The official spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to make press statements.
Abbadi, 66, was arrested late Thursday. The pan-Arab media has said he was hiding from the police after repeatedly making statements and publishing articles calling for toppling Jordan's royal Hashemite dynasty.

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Custom land-based Europe vacations are one of my favorite things to plan for clients. I have created experiences to Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands and the U.K. I have created simple sightseeing itineraries to multi-country trips.
With my firsthand experience I can make what may seem like an overwhelming process and customize an itinerary based on my client's needs.I have experienced Europe independently and on an escorted tour and, can help you decide which pace is best for you.

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Ruggles hosts numerous golf outings throughout the year. Book your next event with us!
Our fee structure offers both military and civilian golfers the opportunity to play a challenging course. Harford County residents may play the courses, or become a member, enabling them to participate in club-sponsored events.
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APG Golf Professionals are available for lessons at Ruggles and Exton Golf Courses 7 days a week. All lessons are by appointment only. Group lessons are also available. To defray some of the cost, form your own group of two or more. Playing lessons are available for up to 3 players. Please continue to check this website for upcoming clinics and events.
Lessons will be available at Ruggles Golf Course April through November. Call the Pro Shop at +1 (410)436-2213 for more information and to schedule a lesson.
Get 5 one-hour golf lessons for only $99! Classes will meet at the same place and time for 5 weeks. To register, call the Pro Shop at +1 (410)278-4794.
Ruggles' resident PGA Professional began playing golf in 1974. After winning the 1989 Maryland Amateur Stroke Play Championship, he turned professional in 1990. He enjoys playing tournament golf and has won tournaments both as amateur and professional. He developed a loyal following of students shortly after he turned professional, and has been helping golfers of all ages and skills to improve their game for nearly 20 years.
The Ruggles PGA Professional also serves as the Head Coach of the Harford Community College men’s varsity golf team. He and his family reside in the Aberdeen area.
Ruggles' Golf Pro says, "My philosophy is quite simple: there is no such thing as one golf swing for everyone. I pride myself on being able to apply the correct swing principles to each person, based on his or her physical and psychological make up. I have one other basic belief: golf lessons should be enjoyable, as well as informative. Bottom line, my students improve! What may be even more important is they enjoy the process of improving, practicing, and working on their game."
Q: Can I play Ruggles and Exton if I do not have a government ID?
A: Yes. Ruggles Golf Course is located on MD route 715 outside the gate. No ID required. Exton Golf Course is behind the security gate off of Maryland Route 152. You will need your drivers license, registration and proof of insurance to gain access. At this time the Garrison is also offering long term visitors passes for frequent visitors. Please go to www.apgmwr.com for current prices.
Q: Can I make tee times at Ruggles and Exton?
A: Yes. You can make teetimes at Ruggles up to two weeks in advance for a single group and up to six months in advane for larger groups. Please call Ruggles at 410-278-4794 or 410-278-9452. Exton Golf Course is always on a first come, first serve basis. Please call 410-436-2213 for current conditions of the Golf Course and availability.
Q: Can I purchase an annual membership to play Ruggles and Exton Golf Course?
A: Yes. Please visit https://aberdeen.armymwr.com for current prices.
Q: Can I host a golf tournament or outing at Ruggles or Exton?
A: Yes. To set up an event at Ruggles please call 410-278-4794. To set up an event at Exton please call 410-436-2213.
Q: Does Ruggles and Exton have practice areas?
A: Yes. Ruggles has a fee-based practice range that includes one acre of grass, bunker and free practice green. Exton has a free short game warm-up area.
Q: Can I have a non-golf event at the club houses at either Ruggles or Exton?
A: Yes. We host parties of all sizes both inside and outside all year long. To set up an event at Ruggles Golf Course please call 410-278-4794. To set up an event at Exton golf course please call 410-436-2213.
Q: Can I get lunch at Ruggles and Exton?
A: Yes. You can get lunch at Ruggles from April through November which includes hot meals sandwiches, daily specials and a full-service bar. Exton has light snacks hotdogs beer and sodas.
Q: Can I get lessons at Ruggles or Exton?
A: Yes. All private and group lessons are currently being conducted by a PGA Professional at Ruggles Golf Course, please call 410-278-4794.

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Wide choice of heads and actuators.
Silver/Gold alloy contacts, double contact design.
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Last night we made a social worker smile–“we” being my grief support group and the social worker being Barb, our group leader. She asked us to share about changes that have taken place in us, in our homes and in our personal worlds since we lost our loved ones.
Not all of the changes were good. Some were neutral, while others, truth be told, were probably not so great. One member has noticed a lot more gray hair since she buried her husband. Several of us said we’re not at home as much as we used to be. Are we keeping productively busy? Yes. Avoiding the loneliness of the empty house? Probably that, too.
The good stuff, though, it was pretty darn good. I shared how I recently made a five-hour trek to my hometown all by myself, and did several things on my mini-vacation that I simply wouldn’t have done if Michael had been with me. Not that I couldn’t have; I just wouldn’t have. And everyone smiled as I told of going with Noel to the doctor just the day before and hearing my grandchild’s heartbeat for the very first time. Meanwhile, Dave has started on a home improvement project. He’s slowly moving from room to room, painting and laying new carpet. This is the first time he’s shown a real interest in anything since his wife died a year ago. Susan surprised us all by saying that she’d been on a road trip since our last meeting. Though she admitted she couldn’t wait to get back home, this was still a big step for her. The biggest news, however, came from Dorothy. She was positively glowing as she told us that she’s getting ready to go on a mission trip in the near future. And she’s already planning to enjoy it so much that she’ll want to go again.
Barb was absolutely elated. “When I was here last month,” she recalled, “you were the most depressed bunch of people I’d seen in a long time. I went to work the next day and said, ‘Hey, gals. We’ve got to pray for my support group!'” And they did. Barb went on to caution us that at the next meeting, “You may all be depressed again. It comes and it goes.” Yes, if we’ve learned anything so far, we’ve learned that. But for one lovely evening we shared more collective healing and joy than we had ever before known as a group.
And so we trudge on with our tiny steps. Sometimes it seems like three backward for every one in the right direction. Tonight I’m smiling, but a week ago I was sobbing over the six-month anniversary of Michael’s passing. Tomorrow I may be a basket case. But right now I’m glad to have a social worker who cares and prays. I’m thankful for God’s moment-by-moment grace. And I’m grateful for last evening’s ninety minutes of happiness and hope.
Noel has been notorious for posting notes on our refrigerator through the years well in advance of December. The note will be her Christmas wish list along with the admonition, “It’s never too early to start!” Shopping for her, that is.
Advent is a time of waiting. Boy, don’t I know it.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Well, except for the fact that Michael was beginning to get sick from a gallbladder episode. My daughter and daughter-in-law both helped with the cooking. Noel made a zesty potato casserole embellished with red peppers. Taylor cooked cranberry pomegranate sauce, butternut squash soup and apple pie cookies. All that was left for me was the turkey, dressing, green bean casserole and rolls.
Ah, Saturday. The day when people set the alarm later or turn it off altogether. The day when they pull the covers over their heads and snuggle in for a few more minutes…or hours, as the case may be.
THE PLAN: Eat an apple and drink a SlimFast in the car for supper.
THE REALITY: Eat deep-fried clams, deep-fried French fries and deep-fried hush puppies from Long John Silver’s. Oh, yeah, there was some cole slaw, too, but that doesn’t give me much comfort as I think back on it now.
1. I really should drop some weight. Not a lot. But 10 pounds would sure be nice.
2. Michael is on a diet — The Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet.

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Hi! I'm Nancy and I am a military spouse. My husband and I have 5 children aged between 7 and 20 years old. Although my large family keeps me busy, I felt the need to fulfill myself outside motherhood and my home with an occupation which I would enjoy. Selling toys and educational products allows me to meet other parents like us who have the well-being of their families at heart.
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In 2012, a team of reporters set out to chronicle one year at a struggling Newark school striving for a turnaround. Sara Neufeld of The Hechinger Report stayed for three, along with NJ Spotlight photographer Amanda Brown.
Sara and Amanda were granted extraordinary access to Quitman Street Renew School, witnessing principal Erskine Glover and his staff tackle one of the hardest jobs in the nation. And she went deep inside the lives of two students, showing their potential and the obstacles to their achieving it.
Her series -- which won numerous journalism accolades, including a National Award for Education Reporting from the Education Writers Association three years in a row -- is now available as a free download, with an introduction by NJ Spotlight’s John Mooney.
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The most luxury man-made marina in the world is absolutely stunning. Skyscrapers as far as the eye can reach. Restaurants of all kind are settled along the Marina with amazing views. Many cafes and shisha bars, as well as some shopping oportunitys are also based there. You can get a 360° panorama view out of the Marriott Hotel Bar on the 52 floor.
Marina Beach is interesting to see once, because of the skyline directly on the beach. You have the chance to get some beach chairs and parasols here. I don´t liked the beach much though, because the ocean view is hidden behind big construction areas.


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In United States v. Tuka, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 10742 (3d Cir. 2016), unpublished here, the taxpayer was convicted for "multiple counts of tax evasion, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201, and multiple counts of willful failure to file tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7203." The Court of Appeals affirmed the taxpayer's conviction and sentence.
The taxpayer, an airline pilot on disability, sought to avoid including certain airline disability payments in his income and paying tax on those payments. Prior to 2003, he apparently made the claim on the notion that the tax was unconstitutional, leading the Court of Appeals to call him a "tax protestor." In 2003, however, he lost the issue in the Tax Court and in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Tuka v. Commissioner, 120 T.C. 1, aff’d 85 F. App’x 875 (3d Cir. 2003). He persisted, leaving in place instructions to the plan administrator not to withhold and then, in 2005, filing new instructions with the new plan administrator. That persistence after 2003 led to his criminal indictment, conviction and sentencing.
After this Court in 2003 affirmed the Tax Court’s decision that Tuka’s disability benefits were taxable, any subjective belief that Tuka’s disability benefits were not taxable became objectively unreasonable. And while an honestly held belief, regardless of its reasonableness, will still negate the element of willfulness in a tax prosecution such as this, the jury was free to infer from this unreasonableness that Tuka did not actually hold such a belief. Cheek v. United States, 498 U.S. 192, 203-04 (1991) (“[T]he more unreasonable the asserted beliefs or misunderstandings are, the more likely the jury will consider them to be nothing more than simple disagreement with known legal duties imposed by the tax laws and will find that the Government has carried its burden of proving knowledge.”).
Thus, we will uphold Tuka’s convictions under 26 U.S.C. §§ 7201 and 7203.
Perjury is one form of obstruction of justice. See U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 cmt. n.4(B). A defendant qualifies for the perjury enhancement by giving “false testimony concerning a material matter with the willful intent to provide false testimony . . . .” United States v. Dunnigan, 507 U.S. 87, 94 (1993). In assessing whether Tuka’s testimony at trial satisfied the elements of perjury, the District Court was required “to accept the facts necessarily implicit in the verdict.” United States v. Boggi, 74 F.3d 470, 478-79 (3d Cir. 1996) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). And while “it is preferable for a district court to address each element of the alleged perjury in a separate and clear finding, express separate findings are not required.” Id. at 479 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
One fact “necessarily implicit” in the jury’s verdict is that Tuka did not have a good-faith belief that his disability benefits were not taxable, for if he did have such a belief, the jury would not have convicted him. Thus, his testimony asserting such a good-faith belief must have been false and material. Cf. id. (concluding that the defendant’s testimony at trial “was necessarily material” because the jury would not have convicted him if it had believed the testimony). In explaining why it was applying the enhancement, the District Court stated, “I’m disappointed in you, Mr. Tuka, to have testified in the fashion that you did . . . . I agree[ ] with th[e] finding [that you were not truthful].” App. 597. Though the court could have more clearly enunciated its findings as to each individual element, these statements sufficiently indicated that it thought Tuka’s testimony satisfied these elements.
Thus, the court did not commit error, clear or otherwise, in applying the enhancement under § 3C1.1.
1. The first holding on the sufficiency of the evidence is not exceptional. I discuss it principally to remind students and practitioners of the limits of the Cheek defense. In this regard, although Cheek established the key element of the defense that the sincerely held belief need not be reasonable, on remand, Cheek was convicted after a new jury was properly instructed as to that element of the offense. Moreover, remember that the Cheek defense is not really a defense. A defense suggests that a defendant must prove some exculpatory factor. That is not true for the Cheek nuance on willfulness. The Government must prove willfulness which means that the evidence must negate that the defendant had a sincerely held belief. Of course, as discussed in other blog entries, the defendant wanting to remind the jury that the Government must negate the claim will want a specific instruction to that effect which will mean that he or she must put on some evidence as to the sincerely held belief claim. That is usually done by the defendant testifying to that effect. But, as the second holding indicates, there are risks in a defendant testifying. The defendant does not have to testify, but it may be difficult -- but not impossible -- to present the sincerely held belief claim without the defendant's testimony.
2. The second holding is important. One of the dangers that lurks in having a defendant testify in his defense on any issue is that the testimony may subject him or her to the obstruction enhancement for perjury. Perjury is hard to prove, of course, but students and practitioners should remember that, for sentencing, perjury need be proved only by a preponderance of the evidence (OK, perhaps in some cases in some circuits by clear and convincing evidence). But the sentencing judge will have heard the now convicted defendant testify. Hence, the sentencing judge's assessment that the defendant perjured himself will have some critical weight. And, focusing on the element at issue in Tuka -- willfulness, which is to say whether defendant had a reasonable belief -- it is necessarily implicit in the jury's guilty verdicts that the defendant did not and therefore that he perjured himself in claiming that he did.


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More than 40 percent of Florida’s nursing homes have been cited for problems related to medication errors in the past three years, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. The news agency found that for nearly a year, a patient at Daytona Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center received double the medication he was supposed to, as cited by a report written by state inspectors. And that wasn’t an isolated mistake. The nursing home has been cited two other times for medication mishaps, including giving one patient’s pills to someone else.
Errors like this happen too often in the Sunshine State’s nursing homes, and it’s putting residents at risk, said Brian Lee, director of Families for Better Care, a consumer watchdog group. In the past three years, 43 percent of Florida nursing homes have been cited for deficiencies directly or indirectly related to medication errors, according to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services data.
Daytona Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center was one of eight nursing homes in the state cited for serious medication errors that put residents in harm’s way over the past three years, according to Families for Better Care. One in three patients in skilled nursing homes suffer a medication error, infection or other type of harm, according to a February report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.
At Daytona Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center, a patient with high blood pressure, dementia, kidney disease and heart disease was given a beta blocker twice a day from January 2013 to November 2013 instead of once a day as prescribed by his doctor, according to a report from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Although the doctor had ordered the medication to be administered once a day, it was mistakenly entered by a nurse into the electronic medication administration record as twice a day, state inspectors found. A pharmacist consultant notified the nursing home of the discrepancy in September, but it wasn’t corrected until two months later, according to the report.
After being cited for that mistake in November, the nursing home received another deficiency for administering double the prescribed anti-seizure medication to a patient from Jan. 9 to Jan. 22, according to state records. In 2006, the nursing home had another incident in which it administered a regimen of medication to the wrong patient, records show.


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Think your chronic snoring is just an annoying habit? Think again! Aside from disrupting the sleep of everyone around you, it could also be an indicator of a much more serious sleep breathing disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The condition affects about 20 million American adults -- are you one of them? If so, Meriden Dental Group can help you get the treatment you need.
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs as a result of the partial or complete blockage of the airway during sleep. The lower jaw and tongue can relax so much that it becomes difficult for air to flow through the throat to the lungs, and snoring often results from this blockage. Desperate for oxygen, your body sends an emergency signal to wake up. Sufferers of OSA can have their sleep interrupted hundreds of times per night.
Because some symptoms of OSA are similar to other conditions -- like depression or anxiety -- the disorder may be misdiagnosed or remain undiagnosed for years. Finding a proper diagnosis for OSA could not be more important. Left untreated, the condition has been linked to serious heart conditions, depression, and even premature death.
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The European Network of Observatories in the Field of Arts and Cultural Education (ENO) was founded in November 2015 in Berlin, and established as a registered association in January 2016. It connects knowledge centres in European countries. ENO aims to facilitate the exchange of research findings and innovative practice, to stimulate new research in arts and cultural education and to support the development of arts education within the framework of global UNESCO-policies and guidelines for education, culture and sustainable development.
ENO offers an international forum to exchange, discuss and renew research-based knowledge on arts and cultural education. For this ENO organizes meetings and conferences, makes information easily available through an online research database and a yearbook, initiates cross-national research projects, and maintains a strong and official relationship with UNESCO.
Members of ENO are national observatories. A national Observatory can be a single knowledge centre in a country or a partnership of two or more knowledge centres that have agreed to act as a national Observatory on the basis of a joint national working programme. At the moment 26 knowledge centres form together 12 national observatories. Besides national observatories, holders of a UNESCO Chair relevant to the field of arts and cultural education can become member of ENO.
ENO collaborates with both national (e.g. universities, university colleges, knowledge centres) and international organisations, networks and platforms (e.g. INRAE, ACEnet). The network is also in close contact with national and international authorities.
To get in touch with one of the member observatories look at their contact information in the list of members.


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This unique Excel workbook provides extensive reporting capabilities for the Automotive Financial Analyst, Business Consultant, Finance Officer and Dealer Principle that realize the importance of supplementing both the Income Statement and Balance Sheet with in-depth Operating Cash Flow and Auto Dealership Performance Ratio Reports.
It's designed to be user-friendly and educational, for those wanting to improve cash flow by acquiring a superior understanding of the methods used to manage and analyze cash flow within a car dealership.
Fact ! Auto Dealership Balance Sheets and Income Statements provide only a partial overview of its total financial condition and cash flow could be the factor that determines long-term success, liquidity and safety even with positive Sales, Gross Profits and Net Profits. Negative Cash Flow over an extended period time can close many apparently successful businesses.
These Cash Flow Management and Business Planning worksheets are designed solely to provide a general guidance and is not intended to provide finalized financial data, tax or legal advice. You should always consult with your professional business advisor and accountants regarding specific dealership financial requirements or concerns.
Only "Yellow" or "Red" cells allow an entry.
It will appear at first after entering the Comparison Base Financial Analysis Data that nothing is stored. It is; individuals just tend to forget that when analyzing Cash flow it is the change between two periods of time that is being reviewed. Once, the first month of data is entered (e.g. January 2014, not the Comparison Base) the workbook will begin displaying report data.
Do not skip months (Time Periods); enter data in sequential order, Comparison Base, Jan, Feb, March, Etc. Otherwise if you skip a month when the comparisons are calculated, it will use a zero value for the prior month's balances for each balance sheet account.
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CENTURY PETROLEUM INC. is a business entity registered in the state of California under the legal form of DOMESTIC STOCK. It can be found in the register by the DOS ID C1833854. The company was established and set into the register at 12th May 1994 and its current status is FTB SUSPENDED. Location address of this company is at 403 E 12TH ST, OAKLAND, 94066, CA.
Entity Name CENTURY PETROLEUM INC.
The company and its activities are actually managed by 1 person with the responsibility of its market actions. Person written in the register is HEM SINGH, who’s seat is at 1540 CRESTWOOD DR, BRUNO SAN, 94066, CA.
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EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT, INC.
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RESTORATION & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
NEWTON-WELLESLEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, INC.
CATC OPTICAL FRAMES AND TRADING CO.,INC.
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June 20, 2015 / Josh Dragon, P.E.
For those of you who don’t know what a Tough Mudder is, I will quickly explain. A few years back there were a couple of guys who came up with this idea for an endurance running event. The concept was to lay out a 10-12 mile course. Scattered throughout that course would be 20 military style obstacles that would challenge runners both from a mental and physical stand point. So participants scale walls, military crawl under barbed wire in mud, and run through a field with dangling electrical wires charged with 10,000 volts.
Sounds like a great race right? Except, it’s not a race. Nobody receives an official course time. The goal is to simply finish the event and to help your fellow participants along the way.
What Does Tough Mudder Have to do with Business?
I have participated in quite a few team building exercises over the years. Nothing even comes close to this event in creating comradery between team mates. Having the opportunity to overcome a challenge like this with people you work with is such a tremendous opportunity to strengthen the ties between team members.
For example, our company recently merged with a former competitor in one of our markets. A few of the key players from that branch came up and participated in the event last weekend. Tough Mudder provided a venue for two groups of people who were once competitors to come together as a team. Now the company is stronger as a whole.
One of the coolest things I witnessed while on the course was that titles and positions went right out the window. It did not matter if someone was a middle manager, front line employee, or heavy lifter on the back end. We were all in the same position and had the same goal. Plus, we got to see a whole new side of each other that is often hidden at work.
One of the things I enjoy most about the team I work directly with is that we are a pretty light hearted group. We really do have a great time at work. But it is still work. No matter how great of a culture we have, there is always the looming shadow of having to get work done.
The best part about Tough Mudder was that our team got to go have fun without any distractions from work. The course is really just one giant playground for adults. Getting to go out and have fun with the people you work with is an amazing opportunity.
So my challenge to you is to go get your team together and sign up for a Tough Mudder! I promise, you won’t regret it.


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Upon the high and windy ramparts of Helm's Deep, at the dark gathering of Saruman's orc armies, men spoke of how they bid their loved ones farewell. Few had hope of seeing the dawn. To pass the bleak time before the first advance of the enemy, Gimli asked Legolas what his father the King of Mirkwood thought about his son joining the Fellowship.
Legolas replied in a soft voice. "My father and I said our parting words at Imladris. In the closing days of the Council, Thranduil made the journey and he was not pleased with what he discovered. We were ready to depart and I spoke with my father at the last bridge."
"Farewell, My Father," I said.
"It goes against my will, Legolas, to see you in the company of men and dwarves."
"I know, Father. Yet, some things must be done."
"I was chosen by Mithrandir to attend the Council of Elrond in your stead, and your hand rested upon my head on our day of parting. Do you regret sending me?"
My father paused then. I watched him closely. Old as the oldest forest of Middle Earth, he is. And hard as iron wood. Yet, there is a yielding suppleness beneath the bark. Like the bow he taught me to bend and shoot.
"I thank you," I said. "For your protection and for your love, Father."
"May starlight brighten your path that you may never lose your way."
"They await, Father. A last embrace?"
"Not the last, Child. Do not presage a bleak future to one of my years."
"Then I promise to return, and Mirkwood will be Greenwood again."
Then my father and I embraced. His iron spine yielded and his lips were warm on my forehead. I kissed his cheek and spring flowers bloomed under the pale skin. His heart thawed like winter's thick ice. His eyes ran like steams of snowmelt mixing with my own tears.
Then I broke away, and he returned to his kingly stature that men and dwarves might not see the bending of Thranduil.
So, my friend Gimli, how was it with your father, the dour dwarf, Master Gloin?
"Hah! Are you seeking to feel my axe at your throat, Friend? You speak carelessly about my kin."
"He's a serious listener and has little need to speak. That does not make him morose."
"Your defense of him is commendable. Did you and he bid farewell or not? I sense you may not have parted on good terms."
"Hardly the case, Master Elf. He bid me kill many orcs. He gifted me with a whetstone weighing nearly a pound. He said, 'Use it all up, Gimli. More where that one came from.' Then he slapped my back and sent me on my way, waving with one hand, a tankard of ale in the other."
"His parting gift to you was a rock?"
"A whetstone is no mere rock. More precious than gems it is, before a battle."
The Elf smiled. He ran a small piece of stone along the edge of his long white knife. The sound whispered of slicing and swift death. The eyes of the Elf glittered in the dim starlight. The distant approach of numberless hordes met the subtle curve of Legolas's ear. He heard the tramp of feet and the bellow of orcs stirring up their fierce hatred of men, Dwarves and Elves. A long sigh escaped his mouth. Then he looked at Gimli.
"Hone your axe well, my friend. We'll have work soon."
"No farewells between us then?"
"No," Legolas said. "You and I will travel together, wherever this dark road may lead."

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Three times a year our residency hosts global health trips to Guatemala with residents and attendings working with our partner organization, Wuqu' Kawoq. By visiting more frequently we hope to increase on-the-ground capacity while also retaining continuity of care. The most recent group traveled this past November and consisted of 4 attendings and 7 residents (spanning from PGY1-5) from the FM, FM-Psych, and EM programs in Cincinnati.
This two week trip started in Chocola where our team worked at Clinica Miller. The clinic's full-time nurse, Glenda, and community health worker, Irma-both Chocola natives- utilized the extra hands and supplies to expand care to more community members. The second week found the team near the headquarters of Wuqu' Kawoq in the Guatemalan Highlands. Each day they worked in a different community where, due to high need, not all patients can be seen in a monthly physician visit (the goal which Wuqu' Kawoq usually provides.) The amazing local nurses care for these patients year round and act as out leads to help maintain local continuity. Joining the team were extra interpreters who ensured these patients would receive healthcare in their native language, a right often unavailable in Guatemala.
The resident team saw between 25 and 40 patients each day and improved their POC ultrasound and tropical medicine skills while also maintaining the balancing act of delivering care in a resource-limited environment. Two of the team (Suzanne and Shanna) used elective time to stay 2 additional weeks and study medical Spanish classes at a Spanish school in Antigua, Guatemala.


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Wages in Manufacturing in South Africa increased to 18510 ZAR/Month in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 18344 ZAR/Month in the third quarter of 2018. Wages in Manufacturing in South Africa averaged 11827.91 ZAR/Month from 2004 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 18510 ZAR/Month in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a record low of 6250 ZAR/Month in the second quarter of 2005.
Wages in Manufacturing in South Africa is expected to be 17100.00 ZAR/Month by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Wages in Manufacturing in South Africa to stand at 18500.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the South Africa Average Monthly Wages in Manufacturing is projected to trend around 19000.00 ZAR/Month in 2020, according to our econometric models.
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I was asked by some of my customer help him with private project in middle of nowhere - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
He need security system, camera system (he want watch it remotely), some remote controlling of house, WiFi deployment and some special request - watch Czech TV there.
First trouble there is internet - there is nothing, only Bell with 256 kb DSL (yes, KB, not MB), site manager try to find other way, but no success. (he is constructor, not IT:-). At the end there is small local wirelless provider (Seaside Communications located at Sydney, NS), i was in long contact with they over one year. Great experience with this guys and girls, at the end we got there 20mb via UBNT airfiber technology.
42u rack, UnIfi switch, Synology server with NVR, 6 cams, 5 UniFi AP, Mikrotik router and Sony android TVs.
At the end all works well.
Funny situation was with Bell technician. We install post cca 150m from house, because owner do not allow any sat or wifi antenna on house, spend 3 days there only with coax for sat tv - he never hear about signal booster, at the end i must pull coax and show it to him.
Setup UniFi and Mikrotik and create VPN tunnels for Czech tv is a piece of cake.
At the end - i love this part of world, nothing there, only peace.


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With "More for Girls Only! Devotions" tween & teen girls will be encouraged to grow spiritually as they read these devotions each day.
The Things to Remember portion of this book are things to keep in mind, like Scripture.
I would recommend this book for parents/grandparents of tween/teen girls. It would make a great gift.


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Petition to try and stop Caranua Fund - or at least make changes to it and include the children and partners of survivors in it.
Already messaged ALL Members asking them to sign and support in the promotion of this Petition.
Will add it to the petitions on the Home Page when I have time.
PS did sign it too!
Oh sooo sorry.....I just looked at the date and this was last year x oops!!
a pickit on your office and your house I'm fed up waiting for what I was promesed in my settlement . james fox .
Well James it wont be to long before we hear from the ihrec, if we can set a precedent in law on the proper treatment of survivors and a means to enforce it we can take them before a judge, my advice to you, make sure you have a written or email record of all contact because they will fill you full of crap over the phone, make complaints so it is there in writing on your file, ive been complaining to them for over 2 years none were ever resolved so i basically have a record of just how useless they are. It is also a fact when one reads my file that endless delays, discrimination, human rights issues and being made to suffer serious levels of stress and anguish are part and parcel of what caranua are about, she might want to bury her head in the sand or maybe her ego is so out of control that she is blind to the issues, but sooner or later the truth will out, we will reach a critical mass at some stage and she will be forced to face us.
did ireland will always be currupt i will never get justic in this country . but i will still keep on trying . james fox.


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Hieronymus Bosch, (born Jeroen Anthonissen van Aken, c. 1450 – 9 August 1516) was an early Dutch painter. He lived, worked and died in 's-Hertogenbosch, a Dutch town. This was then the capital of the Duchy of Brabant, a region which included much of modern Belgium and Holland.
Many of his works depict temptation, sin and punishment in hell. The paintings have a dreamlike surreal quality.
The paintings often look like, and certainly did influence, the modern art movement known as surrealism. Bosch used images of demons, half-human animals and machines, to evoke fear and confusion, and to portray the evil of man. His works contain complex, highly original, imaginative, and dense use of symbolic figures and iconography, some of which was obscure even in his own time.
Today only 25 paintings are known to be by him; Philip II of Spain collected some of the best, which are now in the Prado Museum, Madrid.
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What is Unique in Radha-Krishna's Love?
What is true love? There are centuries old as also modern stories, supposedly true and fiction, setting the norms, morals, narratives and essence of true love. However, when we talk of love we cannot forget the iconic love of Krishna, reincarnation of God Vishnu and Radha or Radharani, considered as avatar of Lakshmi, His legendary consort. In Hindu mythology, the love between Krishna and Radha is considered as the most sublime, eternal and pure love. There are several legends from the religious texts Puranas "The Shrimad Bhagavatam" and "Sri Krishna's Lila" citing instances glorifying their divine love.
Krishna, a son of royal parents Devaki and king Vasudeva, was nourished, nurtured and grew up with his foster parents Yashoda and Nanda during his childhood in Gokul-Vrindavan near the modern day Mathura because of the threat to his life from his maternal uncle and tyrant Kansa. During the childhood, Krishna and Radha (a milkmaid) developed immutable mutual affection and love. As a grown up teenager, he had to return to Mathura to overthrow and kill Kansa to rescue His own parents and commom people harassed by the said tyrant. He had to move on with greater missions in life to establish a separate safe and secure kingdom at Dwarka for his clan and subsequently play central character in the epic Mahabharata war. According to the then prevailing practices in society, he married more than one women but could never deny or forget his first love, so much so that after millennia his followers and devotees identify Him more with Radha than his legally wedded consorts.
According to one legend, Krishna’s Chief Consort Rukmini was very envious due to frequent on and off references of Radha from Krishna’s own mouth. Many years after leaving Gokul-Vrindavan, Krishna happened to host the Vrajavasis who came to meet him at Kurukshetra. Radha was also among them. At night, when everyone withdrew to respective tents, Krishna asked Rukmini to arrange some milk for Radha who, he knew, used to take milk at night before retiring to bed. Rukmini did not like the idea but she decided to serve milk by herself because she wanted to test her too.
So she personally brought very hot milk to Radha and asked her to quickly finish it so that she could do back feeling relieved. Quite obviously, Rukmini was a queen and her wish was Radha’s command, so she immediately obeyed and drank it. As the milk was very hot, Radha got her throat burnt but she didn’t complain. When Rukmini came back, to her utter surprise she noticed that Krishna’s throat and body was sore and aching. On inquiry, Krishna explained that this nemesis was caused to his body by her act of forcing Radha to drink hot milk. With utter guilt, Rukmini realized and acknowledged then the purity and perfection of Radha’s love for Krishna.
According to another legend, once after dinner Rukmini gave a glass of milk to Krishna without a prior check. The milk was hot and on taking it Krishna instantly exclaimed with grief, “Radhe Radhe!” On this, Rukmini complained to Him what was there in Radha that he so much cared and loved Radha. While she too loved and cared for Him but He never called her name. At this, Krishna just smiled and asked Rukmini if she had ever met Radha. Next day Rukmini went to see Radha at her place. To her utter surprise, she found that beautiful Radha had painful blisters and sores on her entire body. It was revealed from further inquiry that it was the nemesis of Rukmini’s act of giving hot milk to Krishna in the previous night. The hot milk burnt Krishna’s heart, because Radha always lived in His heart, the same effect also passed on to her.
In yet another legend, once Muni Narada, famous for carrying mischiefs along, visited Krishna and Rukmini and she offered the best of fruits, nuts and milk to him. He, however, refused saying he was coming from Vrindavan and Radha’s hospitality has made him so belly-full that he can’t eat even a piece of grape. Rukmini was obviously not pleased with the reference of Radha. However, the conversation continued and Narada mentioned that everyone there was inquisitive about Krishna with the exception of Radha who was simply standing in a corner. With a glimpse on baffled Rukmini, Narada added when he asked Radha about her silence, she replied what to inquire about someone who was always with her.
Narada intently watched the changing colours on Rukmini’s face who now reacted angrily whether his visit was to taunt her by telling that Radha didn’t feel the absence of Krishna. Then she added that Radha was Krishna’s past and that is where the matter should rest; and she knew there can’t be a greater lover of Krishna now than her and the topic must end here. After a few days, Krishna fell ill and a celestial vaidya (disguised Narada) came to attend him. He declared that Krishna was suffering from a debilitating disease and the only cure was that He must drink the water remains of washed feet of someone who deeply loved and adored Him.
Rukmini was shocked, she indeed loved Krishna but couldn’t make Him to drink such water. She did love the lord, but she can’t make him to consume water which had washed her feet because it would be a sin. Other queens of Krishna too expressed the same dilemma. Then vaidya went to Radha and explained the problem to her; she without a second thought drew water in a pot pouring it on her feet and gave it to him saying no sin could be greater than the life of Krishna. Later vaidya revealed his identity as Narada and an embarassed Rukmini accepted that there was no greater lover of Krishna than Radha.
These stories while illustrating conflict of Rukmini and Radha end with a moral that two kinds of love exist in this world. The first one is that which occurs in the established relationships while the other is one beyond any defined relationship. Rukmini’s love is that of the worldly relationship of mortals who seek love in return for love. Such a love is also constrained and bound by the contemporary ethos and laws of the society made do’s and don’ts. On the other hand, Radha’s love is selfless, unconditional and immortal without expecting reciprocity. It is not within the boundaries of any social ethos, bonding or contract, therefore boundless, eternal and pure. This is where Radha’s love becomes great and excels over all others. True love does not bind but liberates and is beyond any age, space or time.


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The weather can be unpredictable at times, but you can always count on me to be socially awkward.
All the world’s a stage, but I’ve never been fond of stages. Getting an early growth spurt gives you a few years where you’re considered tall for your age. For me, it meant that I always got chosen (against my will, mind you) to play the mother. Whether it was Goldilocks or Hamlet, I was always the mother. The one time when I wasn’t the mother (there was no mother in it, pffft), I was the flamingo. The last play of my short-lived acting career was a musical about war where I was, you guessed it, the mother. All I had to do was walk up the stage, cry over a little boy pretending to be dead, pick him up and make an exit. But I didn’t know how to cry on cue. So every day during rehearsals, I would sit on the stage, put my head down and laugh at the absurdity of my situation. The longer I sat there, the harder I laughed. And every day, I walked off the stage to get a thumbs up, “Good job!” I had started writing this because I wanted to make a point, but I went off on a tangent and now I don’t remember why I wrote all of this. So let’s just pretend that this was a reminder to embrace the absurdity of life while enjoying the view.
Good things take time. A lot of time.
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text: AnimalSake is owned, developed, and operated by Buzzle.com, Inc. It puts together the passion of an animal lover and the knowledge of an animal expert. The subjects it covers range from the small worms to the largest dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth. Find facts, trivia and much more about animals across the globe. So surf through, take notes, and (maybe) find your spirit animal.

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DEHRADUN: In a move aimed at streamlining the state revenue system so as to make purchase and sale of land more transparent and accountable in Dehradun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts, chief minister Harish Rawat on Friday directed officials to digitize land records in all districts, and to put them up online.
Referring to the instance of hundreds of acres of industrial land in Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar being allegedly auctioned to some private builders at throw away prices sometime back purportedly at the behest of a few political functionaries, Rawat said that digitization of land on an online platform will help prevent such illegal deals. The CM also added that officials have been asked to segregate land details as per industrial, residential and other uses to facilitate ease of search. “We want to make land dealings as transparent as possible,” he said.
Rawat also instructed Garhwal and Kumaon divisional commissioners to conduct surprise checks at the land records offices in each districts to ensure that cases of frauds are immediately caught.


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This past weekend was my brother and sister-in-law's coed lumberjack-themed baby shower which I co-hosted with a friend of theirs, and since I was busy prepping for that, my typical weekend post got moved to today. I spent the past two weeks making all sorts of things for the shower and thought it would be fun to share in another craft series post. Two weeks ago, I made super easy cupcake toppers with toothpicks and plaid scrapbook paper. And last week I went a little craft crazy (kind of like the week before my wedding) and made wooden cupcake tier stands, dessert and favor labels and wood signage. Let's start off with the simplest of these projects - the cupcake toppers!
I made these cute little cupcake toppers while sitting on the couch watching Friends. They are that simple. Also, it kind of looks like we're having a Scottish themed party with all the plaid! Anyway, I just cut the scrapbook paper into strips, following the lines in the pattern, about the same width apart and then wrapped them around the toothpick and adhered with the glue stick. Once I made about 40 mini flags, I decided they would be cute with an angled cut at the end so I just added that with the scissors.
After making these little flags two weeks ago, I decided to try my hand at building some wooden tier platters for the cupcakes too, because now that they have adorable toppers, I figured they also needed a great base. There weren't any tutorials on Pinterest, and all the Etsy ones were over my budget, so I walked around Hobby Lobby for about an hour earlier last week trying to figure out what I could use between each layer of wood.
I had no idea if these would turn out or if they would be strong enough to hold a bunch of cupcakes but once I finished putting them together, and waited a full 24 hours for them to dry, I picked them up, swung them around and shook them a bunch to insure they felt sturdy. To create these, I just stacked the wood candle holders and attached them to one another with wood glue. Be sure to use a good amount of force for a tight seal and just wipe away any excess glue that seeps out the sides. Once the candle holders were sealed, then I glued them to each wood base and continued to stack for the tiers.
Below are some detail shots of the dessert table with the fun labels and toppers I made. I also made the label holders with wine corks and cut a slit in them with a serrated kitchen knife. There are tons of different ways to make them and you can find ideas on Pinterest, like this and this. All party photos were taken by my lovely and talented younger sister. To go with the lumberjack theme, a local baker made us maple-bacon cupcakes and s'mores brownies. And because they are my sister-in-law's favorite, I also ordered red velvet cupcakes.
I have a design board in Pinterest for party ideas and had pinned a few different ones for the shower, so when I was looking through it last week, I saw these wooden signs again and decided to build them for the shower too. I made mine a little differently, so I decided to share the tutorial here.
I emailed Keith the Mint Love Social Club tutorial first to make sure he was up for adding the door hinges once he got home last Thursday. He said yes and so after work, I went to Hobby Lobby first for the vinyl letters, and then to Home Depot for the plywood and door hinges. I just asked the store to cut the plywood for me and then came home, taped three different pieces of wood and adhered the vinyl letters to each. I used the 6" letters for the sign at the bottom of the driveway and then 4" letters for the other two signs. Then, when Keith got home he attached two hinges to each for the folding action. Unfortunately I didn't get in-action shots of him because I was already upstairs engrossed in Recapturing Amelia (so good!) but he added the hinges a little differently than Mint Love Social Club.
Once they were all finished, I decided they needed a little extra oomph so I swung by Michael's Craft Store after work on Friday and bought a few different washi tapes to add to the signs.
I also decorated a piece of scrap-wood as signage for the onesie decorating station and just leaned it on the table. If you have a little extra time, you might want to lightly sand the tops and sides of the signs to avoid any splinters for guests, but I wanted this to be a quick, easy project so I skipped that step. Below is a shot of one of the signs at the party that led guests to the outdoor game area for beanbag toss, washers and horseshoes.
It was a great party and I think the happy couple really enjoyed themselves! I'm very much looking forward to meeting their little lumberjack, my newest nephew, whenever he decides to join us sometime in April. I'd love some feedback on the craft series and if you have any specific requests of future projects you'd like to see. Happy crafting!


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Veoneer had reported record 2018 high order intake as carmakers build newer models with more advanced features.
STOCKHOLM: Swedish autoparts maker Veoneer forecast organic sales would not grow this year as it expects a downturn in Chinese and European car production to persist, adding any further deterioration could force it to seek additional funding.
Veoneer forecast its 2019 organic sales would be flat to down slightly from last year after reporting a fourth-quarter organic sales decline of 9 percent, worse than the 7.7 percent fall analysts had expected.
"We are seeing a weak first half for (car) production, with the low point there the first quarter," CEO Jan Carlson told Reuters on Wednesday.
Stockholm-listed shares in the company, which makes high-tech safety equipment such as radars, vision systems and advanced driver assistance systems that will be key components in autonomous cars, were down 3.8 percent to 257 Swedish crowns by 1415 GMT.
The company said it was "actively reviewing" its investment priorities and its product portfolio focus since it expected large-scale production of fully driverless cars to be delayed.
"I think everybody is in agreement that it is pushed out several years from where we thought just 6-8 months ago," Carlson said, adding that Veoneer would focus on products that capture larger volume sales in the current premium car market.
Several carmakers have cut forecasts as new emissions rules have hit European vehicle sales, and a trade war and slowing economic growth have dented Chinese car sales. In October Veoneer pushed back its 2020 sales and margin targets, partly blaming production delays at customers.
"This is a company profiled as a growth company. What people may be reacting to is that... it will be tough to grow the business this year," Handelsbanken Capital Markets analyst Hampus Engellau said.
Veoneer had reported record 2018 high order intake as carmakers build newer models with more advanced features such as highway merge and lane change.
It expects the start of order deliveries, new efficiency initiatives and launches and stronger car production in the second half to boost cash flow and cover its funding needs untll it reaches positive cash flow.
"However, additional funding may be required if order intake increases beyond our expectations, if the underlying near-term business conditions deteriorate further, or if we make acquisitions," Carlson said.


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Solar De São João is situated in a popular, yet quiet, area of the Algarve. It is a few minutes’ walk from Praia da Oura and has 2 outdoor pools.
The self-catering accommodation offers a microwave and refrigerator in the kitchenette. Each unit has a balcony and satellite TV.
Guests can unwind on sun loungers by the outdoor pools and the lush, tropical garden. Solar De São João also offers a 24-hour front desk and an airport shuttle.
The complex offers a wide choice of snacks and meals. Drinks are served in the bar and on the terrace.
Solar hotel features a car and bicycle rental service. Free public parking is available on site. Albufeira Marina is 4 minutes’ drive away.
Location: in a residential area with exclusive access, only 100 m from Sá Carneiro Ave., in Areias de São João, 800 m from Oura beach.
You can choose from studio, one-bedroom and two bedroom apartments. All these wonderful accommodation units come with microwave, electric kettle or coffee machine, toaster and other modern facilities to keep you completely comfortable.
There are 2 outdoor swimming pools, one for adults and a separate children’s pool, there is also a pool table.

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text: The brand began in 2005 with the arrival of a little girl called Alice-Bee, the bonnie first-born of our founder, Tracey Samuel. Although Tracey didn’t know much about parenthood back then, she did have an impressive career in knitwear design and an imagination built for creating new fabrics and textures. Tracey set about designing modern, colourful & distinctive baby-knits with the expectation that you should ‘Buy once, buy well, pass it on’. Bonnie baby was born: Practical, tough-wearing, spirited baby clothes to be loved in, played in and passed around.


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Virginia’s Bridal is your inclusive destination in Westchester County for the latest designer wedding dress styles, bridal party dresses, and wedding dress accessories. For many years, our experienced wedding specialists have worked with brides to make sure their look matches the emotion and excitement of their wedding day. Our bridal consultants are attentive and patient and will carefully listen to what you’re looking for. We also work closely with our design houses to offer current and in-style collections from mid to high-end designers, from Maggie Sottero, Pronovias, Calla Blanche, Paloma Blanca, to Ysa Makino and Stephen Yearick.
Whether you’re looking for a contemporary bridal silhouette or a timeless vintage lace gown, our collections encompass a wide range of designer wedding dress styles. Virginia’s Bridal provides an intimate, welcoming dress shopping experience that only a bridal salon can offer. We give you access to the latest designers and trends without the pressure of a larger boutique!
When you’re finding the special dress, you’ll also want to find the right jewelry and accouterments. We offer fashion-forward wedding dress accessories to brides and their bridal party. Virginia’s Bridal is proud to offer several jewelry lines from up-and-coming and established designers. Top off your ensemble with a designer veil or accent your dress with a sophisticated hairpiece. From the veil to your jewelry, our specialists work with you to choose the perfect wedding dress accessories.
At Virginia’s Bridal, you’re family! We know that everyone participating in the wedding wants to look their best and to match the bride’s chosen ensemble. As a result, we carry several of the latest bridal party dresses at our White Plains bridal salon for both mothers of the bride and groom, bridesmaids, and flowergirls. if you’re worried about the groom’s attire, don’t be. Virginia’s Bridal partnered with Tuxedos by Smart Formalwear to offer several collections of rental designer tuxedoes.
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I had the pleasure of visiting my cousin in Los Angeles this summer (making this a super delayed post). During my trip, I had to find tea, obviously, and we ended up at The Grove Farmer’s Market. I was prompted in remembering this lovely outing after watching this week’s episode of The Next Iron Chef: Redemption on the Food Network. They took photos at the Market during the beginning of the episode. Yep, that happened. Aren’t all tea addicts TV addicts too? Or is that just me.
At the market, I found a delightful booth selling all sorts of loose leaf tea, and the prices were pretty fair too! You can check out some reviews on Steepster (the tea shop itself doesn’t have the best website).
I picked up a few teas, including some matcha at a reasonable price, compared to other tea shops, and some deliciously sweet pomegranate white tea. Of particular note was the Key West green rooibos. Unfortunately, I don’t have a list of ingredients (they don’t have fancy packaging, which is probably one of the reasons I found their tea to be ‘cheap’ in comparison to others). It’s a sweet green rooibos herbal blend, but not overly sweet like many others I have tried – it’s a perfect blend making the rooibos a perfect amount of sweet.
So if you’re in LA (I’m already jealous cause you still have warm weather), check out the tea booth and see what you can find!


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Vivo X20 Plus UD is the first smartphone across the world to get an under-display fingerprint reader. It is really an amazing device which packs some new technology features. There is a vivo Image Cube to beautify pictures. It has separate ES9318 DAC chipset for music lovers. The X20 Plus UD is featured with Game Engine support to offer boosted gaming experience. There is Face Wake security which has not much difference from Face Unlock. The handset comes with big 6.43 inches Super AMOLED display, FHD+ resolution, Snapdragon 660, Adreno 512, 4GB RAM, 128GB Memory, 3900mAh battery, 12MP + 5MP dual primary shooters, and a 12MP Selfie Cam.
The X20 Plus UD is not IP certified which is annoying because it does not offer dust and water resistance, and your premium smartphone can be damaged with submersions.
Vivo X20 Plus UD is fabricated with metal frame. It is a 6-inch smartphone which has a total weight of 182 grams. The sides are 7.5 mm thick. It is an elegant smartphone which is designed in such a way that a synaptic fingerprint sensor is beautifully equipped under the display panel near the bottom. The fingerprint sensor uses photoelectric reflection where light emits and goes through the outer glass to reach your finger in order to verify you. The whole process takes less than a second to unlock the device. Besides this, the UD fingerprint sensor works also for online payment. It is a pleasant change which is attractive for a lot of users.
A bigger and bezel-less screen lay under the 2.5D curved glass. An earpiece and a lens are mounted above the screen. The bottom side is armed with speaker grilles and a USB port. At the back, two camera lenses are raised up and equipped horizontally beside a LED flash. Design wise, it is overall beautiful.
You will be pleased with Vivo X20 Plus UD when you have come to know that it is one of the biggest display smartphones. Not only that, but it has also an 18:9 aspect ratio which touches the hearts of the fans. The display type is Super AMOLED which is better than others in case of providing brighter and more colorful pictures. You have also getting rid of OLED display issues. As we know that the fingerprint sensor was planned to put under the OLED display but Super AMOLED display has used in practice.
All is fine except the 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution. Higher the resolution is, clearer the pictures are. The resolution plays a key role in offering brightness and Vivo used only FHD+ resolution for a bigger, sharper and infinity screen. The indoors brightness performance is cool but the outdoors performance is not much impressive. The contrast ratio; however, is good.
Vivo X20 Plus UD is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660, a mid-range chipset which is currently used for the latest technology based devices in order to attain flagship-level performance. The SD660 SoC is designed especially for performance and battery. It is 20% faster than its predecessor. It supports advanced LTE modem, Bluetooth v5.0, dual band wifi, fast charging, dual camera technology, and higher graphics.
There is a 2.2GHz faster Octa-core processor which ensures that you can play two or more apps simultaneously. To improve multi-tasking speed, a 4GB RAM is set inside there. Its Gaming Engine helps the user to enjoy a smooth gaming experience. Adreno 512 GPU offers you to get beautiful 3D graphics but not as those of other flagship level devices. Aside from this, the X20 Plus UD gets a separate ES9318 DAC chipset which is dedicated to boosting sound quality and loudness. So, music lovers can enjoy more songs.
Camera wise, the Vivo X20 Plus UD is so good. All vivo efforts are not in vain. There are 12MP (f/1.8) + 5MP dual camera lenses, one is wider and the other lens is for perfect blurred background pictures of portrait mode. You can shoot full HD videos at 30fps. The photography performance is clear and better as compared to video recording. The camera interface has slightly changed over the years. The Vivo Image Cube has made available to add beauty effects while shooting.
Vivo X20 Plus UD comes with the 12MP front camera and we’ve no doubt in its splendid selfie performance. The highlight feature of the device is Face Wake which is a new name of Face Unlock security. The Selfie camera performs a scan of your face to unlock a smartphone. It is supported with some unique facial recognition features.
Vivo X20 Plus UD is running on Android OS v7.1.1 (Nougat) which is an upgraded version of previous Android software but it does not support all latest features as the newest Android 8.0 (Oreo). One good thing is that it is more polished with Funtouch OS 3.2 which supports some pre-installed apps, Easy Share, App Clone, Vivo Cloud Storage, and customizable gestures etc.
Let’s talk about handset life; the Vivo X20 Plus UD has a 3900mAh non-removable battery which gives the unsatisfied performance. We mean to say that Vivo placed only 3900mAh battery for a 6.43" display smartphone. As we know a bigger display consumes more battery power and your X20 Plus UD battery can drain quickly which is aggressive for a user. However, there is a fast charging option which recharges your battery power instantly.
Vivo X20 Plus UD is a complete good package except for its lower display resolution and battery. It is the first under-display fingerprint smartphone, and having a bigger bezel-less screen, efficient chipset, enhanced music and Face Wake unlock so buy it absolutely if you want to experience a newer type fingerprint sensor which is faster as well.

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