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Save both money and time while using the Web–site Builder tool, accessible totally free inside the EZblue Software Hosting Web Hosting Control Panel. It enables you to make a different web site completely from scratch, without needing to create 1 line of code. No website development knowledge is needed – all you must complete is choose one of the 100+ free website templates that we have and then personalize it to your taste with the integrated editor. The customized site will be geared up within a few minutes.
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Did you ever thought of how fast is Windows 8 loading on start up!! The Fast start up is actually a new feature of windows 8. Though the fast booting feature causes some problem in your windows 8 computer. This post covers what the fast boot is, how it works, problems of windows 8 fast boot and why n how to disable windows fast boot in your system.
Windows 8 uses a hybrid shutdown method for fast start up. And when it turned on it stores some data like kernel session, device drivers and system information in a file (hiberfil.sys) instead of closing it, while shutting down the computer. When you switched on the system back the system loads the previously saved file to resume your system, therefor it does not need fully restart of the windows 8 pc. This increases the boot speed significantly and loads to windows very quickly.
Some old computers restrict to hibernate properly because of driver problems.
It is necessary to disable if you facing boot problems or having a dual boot with any other operating system. Here is the steps to disable windows 8 fast boot.
Everything done !! Windows 8 fast boot is now disabled.
Hope your problem is solved. Thanks for visiting.

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Here at Mature Tayside Dating we are all about connecting people who are looking for more than just a date. We aim to help singles in Dunning find someone worth inviting into their lives. There's so much to love and be passionate about in life; we look to make magical connections happen, so people can enjoy dating in Dunning and find the partner worth sharing these passions with, and discover new ones together.
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Forum in Pine. Communication, love, politics, music, questions and answers forum NYiGDE?
The forum is a unique opportunity for the exchange of information between Internet users. So, for You we have created a forum in Pine on platform "NYiGDE?". It is a platform where anyone can ask interesting questions, interact with other people, and even among them to meet like-minded people. Here all the most relevant and popular topics. Modern technology, business, cooking, music, cinema, children, travel, cars, animals, health and more. It is on the forum platform "NYiGDE?" You can always find the answers to all your questions!


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First day of LA fashion week was Concept/Style. I tagged along with my good friend Isaiah Garza (Fashion Munster) and we had a blast. I was so stoked to wear an amazing statement necklace from his new collection. To contact him for any information on his pieces check out the link below.
We first went to the event at Quixote Studios where we saw collections from different designers. After that we headed out for some food then went to the after party at Skybar. My first week or so in LA and I'm already falling in love with it. I'll keep you guys updated when I head to the other events for LA Fashion Week in the next few days!


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With the new West Suffolk Council just days away from hitting the ground running, Local Democracy Reporter Jason Noble finds out what the changes mean on a practical level for homes in the west of the county.
From April 1, St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath councils will cease to exist after more than four decades and the new West Suffolk Council will be formed.
While the new council won’t formally sit until May once the elections have been completed, day-to-day business will continue, and therefore raises the question of what, if anything, will change for homes in the west of the county.
Here then is a practical guide for what you need to know, with questions put to the new authority on everything from bin collections and paying council tax to contact numbers and planning applications.
Will the council still have a base each in Mildenhall and Bury St Edmunds?
“Yes. All current offices, meeting rooms and customer access points will remain, including those in our other towns,” a West Suffolk Council spokesman said.
Where will each committee be held? Will they alternate between Mildenhall and Bury? Is there a risk those who live nearer Bury may have to travel to Mildenhall for a planning committee for instance?
“It usually takes at least a few weeks to get a report to a meeting.
“Therefore it is possible to review the anticipated agenda for committee meetings and determine the most appropriate venue.
“So, for example, if the majority of applications on a development control meeting were sites close to Mildenhall, then we would look to hold it in Mildenhall.
“In addition it could open opportunities, that we don’t do at the moment, to also have committee meetings in other venues in the council area which have the appropriate facilities if it is suitable to do so. That potentially makes it easier for the public to attend meetings than it is now.
“Council meetings will take place in West Suffolk House until the end of 2020 because our current facilities in Mildenhall are not of sufficient size to accommodate the whole council.
Will the new council be carrying out any additional responsibilities that Forest Heath or St Edmundsbury may not have done before?
“No, although the new council allows us to do more – for example, around our families and communities work which are a UK leader on as well as better encouraging investment and supporting businesses.
Will charges for things such as garden waste collection, planning application fees, or anything else be the same under the new council? Will any charges be different depending on where in the district you live?
“The charges for garden waste and planning have been the same across West Suffolk already and this will not change because of the creation of the new council.
“There have been some slight differences in policies for some areas and over the last year we have harmonised those where appropriate to do so.
Will people have to travel further to a polling station to vote in elections and referendums?
“Due to the boundary review some wards have changed and so some people will be using different polling stations.
“Irrespective of this, polling stations need to change from time to time anyway.
“We have carried out polling district review which was agreed by the Shadow Council [members of both Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury who have been preparing the transfer from those councils to the new authority] in January 2019.
“During this review, we took the opportunity to look at whether there were opportunities to provide better facilities, such as reducing use of caravans and mobile buildings for polling stations.
Is the first point of contact for people still their local office in either Mildenhall or Bury? Will any contact numbers change?
“Most people contact us online. But people will still be able to go to their local office or call us.
Will staff at either council be redeployed, have to change where they work, or will there be any redundancies?
Will there be any changes in the way people get in contact with council departments or councillors?
Will there be any changes to the way bins are collected, changes to collection days or more infrequent collections?
“No changes are planned as part of the creation of the new council. However, like any authority across the UK we are always looking to improve or meet the growth in housing.
Will there be any changes to the process of paying council tax?
“People will now pay their council tax to West Suffolk Council rather than the previous councils.
Will the process of applying for planning permission change? Will there be changes to how planning approval is decided or issued?
“No, people will still talk to the same planning team and the councillors will still decide on planning applications.
Will the process of applying for an allotment change?
“We don’t have allotments, these are parish and town council functions.
Will there be any changes to the way play parks and open spaces are maintained?
Will fees or facilities change at the council’s leisure centres?
How much in savings will the new council generate compared to running Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury?
“By sharing services the councils together have already been saving £4million annually.
“The new West Suffolk Council helps protect these savings and will bring additional savings and efficiencies totalling around £800,000.
“However, it also puts the area in a better position to face any future financial challenges which on their own each council would have found more harder to meet or faced with taking tough decisions like some authorities across the UK.
Is the new council expected to generate more in the way of travel expenses for councillors and council officers travelling to meetings, and if so how much?
“Officers are already covering West Suffolk and many of the councillors are too.

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Comfortable and stylish one bedroom apartment in a quiet location of Palanga. The apartment has everything you need for rest and daily life: fully equipped kitchen with hob, oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishes, pans and cutlery, TV, washing machine. There is a shower, toilet, bed linen, towels and so on.
To the sea is in a few minutes of walk. There is a parking place in the yard of the house.
Hi, my name is Nojus. I am the owner of this apartment, and I provide hourly short term accommodation rental service in Palanga. To contact me, choose the most convenient way by giving me a call on the phone number listed below or just send me an email request.

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Our facilities serve as a space for education, creation and exhibition. We are open to the public six days a week. View our hours and directions.
The two binderies include nipping presses, standing presses, two board shears, a 3-ton Kensol hot stamping press, several Kwikprint hot stamping presses, lying presses, backing presses, and many hand tools.
On site is a reference library of materials on book arts, printmaking artist books and related topics and our fine art collection of artist books and prints.

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Sea, Sand & Sky: The Treasures of Spectacle!
Today was the oh-so wonderful staff day, a day when all staff, including everyone, ranging from the junior youth staff to the interns to Bruce himself, can relax and enjoy the treasures of Spectacle Island (and of course, all the wonderful food Patty and Bruce provided).
I got to Long Wharf early, at about 9:20, and waited with my fellow co-workers for the rest of the group to arrive. You could tell that we were excited for this staff day from all the laughs and brightly lit grins. We left at 10 o'clock sharp, arriving at the island about 15 minutes later. The day had officially begun. As always, we started off the day with a tiring, but fun, game. Since it was Michelle's birthday, she decided to play Capture the Flag. After choosing teams, we gave it our best, and had many secret gatherings and plans to try to decieve the other team. I ended up with many nicks on my calves due to the sharp grass, but also a big smile on my face.
We then went to Bruce and Patty's boat for a refreshing lunch and bonded even more, talking about various things in our lives. Before we could jump in the water, Bruce had one last assignment for us: to look at the Treasures of Spectacle Island. I walked by the wrack line and found not one, but TWO peices of red beach glass!
I can't to find more treasures on this island for the next two weeks!

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hello, I recently set up my account with Evernote by signing up through google. However, I haven't been receiving the confirmation email. There are some tasks I need to do that require me to verify my email, but despite sending it multiple times, it hasn't shown up. My inbox isn't full and the email is correct. I checked the spam folder and all the other folders too but still couldn't find anything. Does anyone have any ideas?
Whenever I create a new note, I get the opportunity to tag it and as I type a few letters, Evernote suggests the tag that I am planning to use - however, when I press the enter key on my keyboard, instead of applying the suggested tag, it sometimes creates an 'Orphan Tag'. For example: I have a tag '1-Now', so when I try to tag a new note and type 1, I rightfully get the suggestion 1-Now, but when I press enter a new tag '1' is created, which is not what I intended to do. If Evernote had the option of asking me if I needed to create a new '1' tag and will it be a child tag, as it happens in Gmail - it would make life so much easier. Presently, I have to delete this 'orphan tag', which is very annoying.
I pressed backspace on a note and deleted the note. Is there a keyboard shortcut to undo deletion? I know I can retrieve it from the trash.


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Beth Lo is an award-winning ceramicist and professor of art. We are honored to have her co-curate the 2014 Simple Cup Show at KOBO.
She studied art at the University of Montana under the distinguished ceramic artist Rudy Autio. Beth assumed his job as Professor of Ceramics when he retired in 1985, a position she holds to this day. She has exhibited her work internationally, and has received numerous honors, including a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship and an American Craft Museum Design Award.
Cups are intimate, useful, expressive and inexpensive ceramics. You hold a cup in one or both hands, and put it to your lips. Many ceramic artists find them relaxing to make, and find making cups a good format to try out ideas in their work. Potters often exchange them or have cup collections. I think that the high value that Japanese place on their traditional teabowls has influenced many potters as well.
I look for a unique touch or vision, good craftsmanship and warmth. As for my personal taste, I chose a lot of artists who use drawing skills and color in their work.
I can imagine being a bit intimidated to use one of the beautiful cups on display. Do you have any thoughts about using handmade ceramics at home?
I think my favorite kind of ceramics to use in the home are cups. They are objects to contemplate as you drink your coffee, or water. Handmade cups slow you down!
This is the 8th year of a wonderful tradition at KOBO: the Simple Cup Show, also known as the Simple Cup Invitational. Each year ceramic artists are invited to contribute 2-4 cups to this celebration of the humble cup. This year’s exhibition is curated by Peter Olsen, Executive Director of Seward Park Clay Studio, and Beth Lo, professor of ceramics at the University of Montana.
What do you and your co-curators look for when selecting artists?
[KOBO co-owner] Binko and I choose co-curators each year to bring another voice to the choosing of artist’s work. We look for people who make cups that compel us on a variety of levels: functionality, artistic expression, process, etc. Some years we choose more local potters to exhibit, some years a more nation-wide group. There is no hard and fast rule.
This will be your 8th year co-curating this exhibition. What makes this show exciting for you?


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That's right, that is Tom Cruise rocking a Bruce Springsteen Born In The USA t-shirt. Ethan Hunt changes into this outfit after escaping from the Kremlin. He ditches his military disguise and dons this in order to appear as a common American tourist. That, my friends, is a brilliant disguise. While it is unclear whose choice it was to use this t-shirt (the internet has been sadly lacking on articles about Cruise using this shirt), I'd like to imagine that it is a silent tribute to Brian DePalma, director of the first Mission: Impossible movie and the "Dancing in the Dark" music video.
However, there is some intrigue surrounding the shirt's role in the movie. As Ethan Hunt escapes, he is caught in an explosion and ends up in a hospital....sans the t-shirt! Now, one may claim that the shirt could have been destroyed in the explosions, but it is revealed that the Russians found Ethan's military disguise. So what is the deal here? A minor continuity error? Or a secret Russian plot to find out the secrets of Bruce's rockingness? We'll have to see in the next installment, Mission: Impossible - Code of Silence.

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Using my Repeat, Simplify and Wait process helps give children the time, tools and confidence to practice speaking.
If your child has Childhood Apraxia of Speech, these tips are really helpful. Combine oral language with sign, prompts and Pictos to reinforce and encourage. Always do it in a spirit of learning and fun.
Don't forget to give lots of praise for any speech attempt!
Let me know how it works out for you and feel free to ask me any questions!


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The Coastal Bend Food Bank distributes food in bulk to incorporated 501C3 nonprofit organizations or churches that have a purpose or mission statement related to the care and feeding of the ill, needy or minor children. The CBFB has food pantries in or serving every zip code in Corpus Christi and has representation in most of the 11 rural counties that we serve.
The clients may call the food bank with their zip code, and we will refer them to the agency that is most convenient to their home. Clients must fall under the maximum income guidelines as designated by the USDA. The guidelines for income are based on family size, and it is the responsibility of the pantries to determine if a client meets that criteria. The client must provide proof of residence in the area in which they live. Generally, these pantries are emergency pantries that serve the clients at least 4 times per year.
Coastal Bend Food Bank does not distribute food directly to individuals.

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Give her something unique that she is sure to remember. Here at Zinger Hardware, we believe being practical should still be fun. In our selection of gifts for teenage girls we have adorable retro coin purses and pencil cases she can use in school. All of these items are brimming with personality so if you are looking for gag gifts for women for an upcoming white elephant party, birthday, or simply want to let someone know you were thinking of them you‘ve come to the right place.
If you are looking for stocking stuffers or funny gifts for women, we have everything from gum to breath spray and hand sanitizer with hilarious sayings paired with retro images. Have a laugh with sassy socks adorned with tongue in cheek phrases by Blue Q. Enjoy quirky and nostalgic gifts for women and gifls and give her something as original as she is.

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Mothers with severe gum disease are far more likely to give birth prematurely, new research has found.
The link between the two is well-established, but experts from the US found that the worse the state of the pregnant woman’s gums, the more likely a premature birth is. The study of more than 2,000 pregnant women was presented at a periodontology conference in Washington DC. Women with any sort of periodontal disease may be up to seven times more likely to deliver a premature baby.
But those with “generalised periodontal disease” – meaning it affects more than 30% of the mouth, were at even worse risk. Marjorie Jeffcoat, who led the survey, said: “We were amazed by these findings.” But she said that even those with relatively little gum disease were running the risk.
Babies born prematurely are at greater risk of a range of health problems. These can even include developmental problems in later life and caring for premature babies in hospital in the first weeks of their lives costs the health service many thousands of pounds.
Dr Jeffcoat said: “Initial data tells us the best advice continues to be that women considering pregnancy have a periodontol screening and get any problems with their oral health under control before becoming pregnant.” She said that even women who are already pregnant could have scaling and other cleaning treatments. Other major risk factors for periodontal disease include genitourinary infections, smoking and excessive alcohol drinking. In the US, 25% of premature births happen without any known risk factor.

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One hundred fifteen diatom taxa in thirty surface sediment samples collected from Osaka Bay were identified and listed. They belong to the following fifty-six genera: Achnanthes (3 taxa), Achnanthidium (3), Actinocyclus (1), Actinoptychus (1), Amphora (3), Aulacoseira (3), Azpeitia (1), Chaetoceros (1), Cocconeis (4), Coscinodiscus (3), Ctenophora (1), Cyclostephanos (1), Cyclotella (5), Cymatotheca (1), Cymbella (3), Delphineis (1), Diadesmis (1), Diploneis (6), Epithemia (1), Fallacia (4), Fragilaria (2), Fragilarioforma (1), Gomphonema (7), Gomphoneis ( 1), Grammatophora (2), Hantzschia (1), Karayevia (1), Luticola (1), Melosira (1), Navicula (5), Neodelphineis (1), Neofragilaria (1), Nitzschia (7), Paralia (1), Placoneis (1), Planotidium (2), Pleurosigma (1), Podosira (1), Rhaphoneis (1), Reimeria(1), Rhoicosphenia (1), Rhopalodia (2), Sellaphora (2), Seminavis (3), Skeletonema (1), Staurosira (1), Staurosirella (2), Stephanodiscus (1), Surirella (3), Synedra (1), Tabularia (1), Thalassionema (1), Thalassiosira (6), Trachyneis (1), Trachysphenia (1), Tryblionella (2).
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text: Described by Mahler as "one great hymn to the glory of every aspect of creation" his majestic Third Symphony entrances and humbles us as we are taken on an epic journey through nature; through the meadows, through the animal and human kingdoms, and then beyond that to the realm of the angels and finally to "the love of God". However, he doesn't neglect the "everyday"; we hear a military march, a children's song and fragments of a folk dance too. Mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill joins the orchestra for the awestruck fourth movement, which Mahler titled "What night tells me (mankind)", setting a poem by Nietzsche who searches desperately to make sense of the grief and joy of the world, and the Boy and Girl Choristers of Gloucester Cathedral and the ladies' voices of the BBC National Chorus of Wales bring us the shining bells and the song of the angels.


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Linguine pasta tossed in a creamy mushroom sauce, topped with smoked ham and fresh rocket.
Mexican chilli con carne served with spicy salsa rice, topped with cheddar cheese, fresh coriander and sour cream.
Bacon, roasted tomato and cream cheese penne topped with fresh basil and spring onion.
Roasted tomato, butternut and feta risotto, topped with crispy bacon and fresh rocket.


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new lights this winter- whats the best bet?
Post subject: new lights this winter- whats the best bet?
starting to get dark now at the end of a ride,i decided on some new front lights ( got an old lead acid set up)-after much thought i was thinking b&m ixon and a hemet light to see my hrm and computer.Mostly dark unlit country lanes,am aware of dazzle problem with some lights,hence the ixon,not sure which helmet light,or indeed any feed back on the ixon.I guess upto about 90 squids? Any thoughts much appreciated.
MTE SSC P7 900-Lumen 2-Mode LED Flash light (18650) from Dealextreme in Hong Kong. It's way brighter than anything else at the price and although its a torch, you can buy the torch, a bar mount, batteries and a charger for approx. £60 (depending on exchange rates).
Thanks Richard.The MTE certainly has top marks in the reviews.I was a bit concerned about the dazzle factor as the reviews are mostly off road-do you think I'm worrying too much?
I ran last winter with two Cateye EL135's which are amazingly effective even in dark lanes.
Thanks for the comments-so -it looks like the cheapest route to inexpensive,very bright lights is to adapt one of the new type,high output led torches.As I mentioned (sound like a whittering old git here) I imagine these super-bright torches are going to dazzle as there will be no cut-off to the beam,but is it simply a case of directing the light down-but then do you loose the range-it's certainly very appealing to at last be able compete with car lights for brightness,but as some cyclists are already getting stick for agressive riding,I bet it wouldn't be long before some journo/stand-up latched on to lights that "blind" -or maybe thats overstating it! and does anybody care anyway.
The MTE has just landed awesomeness. I'll use this on the unlit roads and the other 2 around town.


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Pastor Will continues teaching from the Book of Acts with a message entitled "Unstoppable Courage", Acts 5:18-27.
Pastor Will continues teaching from the Book of Genesis with a message entitled "Image Matters", Genesis 1:24 -2:3.
Pastor Will continues teaching from the Book of Acts with a message entitled "Unashamed Faith", Acts 4.
Pastor Will begins teaching a new series in the Book of Genesis with a message entitled "An Introduction", Genesis 1:1.
Pastor Will continues teaching from the Book Of Acts with a message entitled "Everyday Christianity", Acts 3.


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Our office reports to the Director of Capital Planning and Management, who reports to the Vice President of University Relations and Administration. We are three full-time staff, 20 Eco-Reps and occasional project-specific interns. Our budget is from the general fund.
After working in the recycling arena, Gioia Thompson came to UVM in 1996 to begin working with a team, the Environmental Council, to bring more sustainable practices into campus life. In 2008 Gioia was appointed director of the Office of Sustainability, with another full-time staff member and three graduate student assistants. She is responsible for tracking the institution’s environmental performance; recommending environmentally responsible practices; working with students, faculty members, and staff members on projects; and connecting with the Vermont and higher education communities. Gioia received a B.A. in Environmental Studies in 1987 with an honors thesis on municipal leaf composting, and an M.S. in Natural Resources in 2000 on sustainability in higher education, both from the University of Vermont.
Michelle facilitates the USGBC's LEED process for all new construction and major renovation projects at UVM, and she participates in strategic capital planning and works collaboratively across campus and in the community on a wide variety of sustainability initiatives. Michelle has co-taught several undergraduate courses and presented at numerous green building and sustainability conferences. She frequently guest lectures, and she provides customized tours of the LEED-certified buildings on the UVM campus. She is a founding board member of the Vermont Green Building Network, and chair of the Institutions Subcommittee of the BTV 2030 Challenge District. Michelle holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from UVM, and a M.S. in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies program from Woodbury Institute, Champlain College.
Caylin began her career in higher education campus sustainability while serving as an undergraduate Eco-Rep and a teaching assistant at the University of Vermont. After her graduation in 2012, Caylin worked as the sustainability manager with UVM Dining for four years. Caylin joined our office in January 2017. Caylin assists with the tracking and reporting indicators of campus sustainability success and coordinates the Eco-Reps Program that started her on her own career path. She advises 20 student Eco-Reps who educate peers about changing their daily habits to support a more sustainable campus and local community.
Read more about Caylin's journey, "From Student to Staff" on the Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources blog.


text: The Mardin Biennial is a unique opportunity to work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds in the heart of a historically rich region. Deriving from the richness of the city in terms of its architectural, historical, and cultural layering, the Mardin Biennial creates a new path by interweaving art and urban texture, and by presenting uncommon dialogues and coincidences. The show explores the familiar and the unfamiliar with the aim of inspiring a double take in the viewer: a recurring afterthought as to what is art and what is an everyday object, and how a thin line divides or connects them. Confronting the past, present, and future, and blending today’s visual culture into the texture of this multicultural city in Turkey, the aim is to graft contemporary art into the narratives and spirit of this region.


text: Gail has been a practicing massage therapist since 1992. Since that time she has expanded and grown with modalities like Cranial Sacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation, but her main focus has always been to give a very good and holistic massage, one that is both deep and therapeutic but leaves you feeling good emotionally as well. Looking for other ways to help facilitate healing, in 2013 she accomplished a long time dream and completed a Course in Contemporary Medical Acupuncture for Health Professionals at McMaster University. This then drove her into the Acupuncture program at the SSC Institute of Acupuncture that same year (a 2000 hour program that included 500 hours of clinical experience), which she graduated from in 2016. After completing the college exams for the CTCMPAO in early 2017 she is now a registered acupuncturist (R.Ac.) as well as a R.M.T. Gail still feels that touch plays a very important role in healing but that acupuncture can be a great asset to help move people along when their energy is “stuck”. She is currently trying to work out how to incorporate the concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) into Western Medical terms so that the Western oriented client can relate to it more.


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February is here – and it is the month of love! With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you are probably putting the finishing touches on your Valentine’s Day plans. Are you hosting a party for couples? Throwing a Galentine’s Day event? Staying in with just your husband or boyfriend? Whatever your plans are, they can certainly benefit from some awesome Valentine’s Day decorations!
Who says Valentine’s Day decor has to be limited to Pinterest accounts and celebrity parties? Bring the party to you and put up your own decorations! Best of all, you don’t have to spend a lot of money in order to get some nice decor. In fact, you can make all of your own decor if you want!
Feeling crafty? Check out these awesome decoration tutorials and start putting together your own! This will be your best Valentine’s Day yet, we can just feel it. Best of all, with your decor you’ll get some awesome Instagram-worthy pictures, and we can all admit that has become an important part of party planning!
We’ve rounded up some excellent tutorials that are easy to follow and result in some gorgeous Valentine’s Day decorations. Let’s get right to it!
This first tutorial is an easy one – but the result is so beautiful! These floral wreaths make for excellent decor – you can place one at your front door to welcome people in, or you can use them as decoration inside! Place on your mantel, hang on your wall, or even use them as part of a table centerpiece.
These wreaths are incredibly versatile, and we absolutely love them. Best of all, it is easy to customize them towards what you like- pick the type of flower and color scheme you want to really make them your own! Best of all, these wreaths are easy to put together, don’t require a lot of supplies, and are very affordable. Make one, or make a bunch – the choice is yours! Secure them with hot glue, or just stick them in your wreath base for a super easy craft you can knock out in an afternoon. We love it!
Of course, what party decor would be complete without candles? Especially for Valentine’s Day – it is pretty much a requirement! The hottest trend the past several years is mason jars- so why not combine both trends into one? We love these mason jar candles, and the glitter hearts make them absolutely perfect for Valentine’s Day! We do recommend doing this somewhere that you can easily clean up- unless you are okay with glitter going everywhere! Either way, we think the glitter ‘risk’ is totally worth it for the final product.
Use different shades of glitter for variation – or even mix your glitter for a fun multicolor finished product! The heart cutout ensures that the mason jar actually acts as a candle, and is the perfect romantic touch. This might be a bit of a messy craft, but it is still incredibly easy to pull off, and the end result is something you’ll be able to enjoy for years to come.
Looking at the picture you would not believe this heart is made out of coffee filters (or at least we couldn’t believe it) but it is! We think this is such a genius idea, and the result is a gorgeous full heart that you can either use as a wreath or as a piece of art to decorate the inside of your house! We love how with some simple paint you can create a gorgeous watercolor effect on the coffee filters, and they instantly transform into the look of flower petals! These coffee filters are easy to attach to your heart base, making this a fairly easy craft to pull off.
The thing that takes the longest? Simply being patient while the paint dries. Not bad at all! Make your base out of cardboard and easily change the sizing to be what you need- make several smaller hearts, or one big heart, and you’ve got yourself some gorgeous decorations!
If you are hosting a party, you need to have a backdrop. That is the new rule when it comes to parties! Where else are you going to take pictures? We love a good backdrop, and this balloon heart has instantly become one of our favorites. By utilizing balloons in several sizes and several shades of pinks and reds and adding in some simple greenery and flowers you end up with this elegant, eye catching backdrop that everyone will want to take a picture with. While this does require a few more supplies than some other tutorials here, we think it is totally worth it when you see the finished product.
We also highly recommend using a balloon pump – don’t try blowing up all these balloons on your own- that is just an accident waiting to happen! If you really want to impress your guests consider using real flowers as part of the backdrop. Fake flowers also work fine as well, and that then gives you greater flexibility to choose whatever you want. Whatever you decide, you are sure to end up with an awesome finished product that you’ll want to keep up long after Valentine’s Day is over!
Finally, we saw this gorgeous heart and arrow and we knew we had to make it. The ombre effect is so beautiful, and the gold glitter arrow makes this totally unique. All you need is three shades of fake flowers and you are well on your way! Use either cardboard or styrofoam to form your heart base, and simply glue your flowers on to it!
Use either wood or more cardboard for your arrow and either cover in glitter paper, or use metallic paint for a more subtle, but equally glamorous effect. The end result is a totally eye-catching decoration that you can use at your front door or inside your house. One of our favorites decorations ever, and so easy to put together! That is a winning combination.
So there you have it! Do you think you can handle making these decorations? We know you can! Even if you aren’t incredibly crafty, you can follow these tutorials and you’ll end up with awesome decorations for your Valentine’s Day party.
What’s your favorite part of Valentine’s Day? The party? The presents? The candy? Let us know! We think your party may become your favorite part once you’ve added in these decorations. We hope you’ll enjoy making them as much as we did! Happy Valentine’s Day!


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If you remember, earlier in May I went on a road trip with my college roommate. For our first two days we explored sights in the Austin area (read the post here), and after that we headed to the quaint town of Fredericksburg Texas. I have been wanting to visit Fredericksburg for years, so I was very excited that I would finally get to visit with my friend who had been there before.
Enchanted Rock: If you like the outdoors, hiking, climbing GIANT rocks, and seeing the world from high up above than you have to visit and climb Enchanted Rock. I have visited this state part many times throughout the years, and it really is such a great adventure. No joke....it really is a GIANT rock and the view from the top is stunning!
Wild Seed Farms: This place was definitely high up on our list of stops and I am so glad we got to visit. Wild Seed Farms is a basically a wildflower farm, so just think of a large expanse of wildflower beds budding up from every direction! It was so lovely walking around and looking at all the flowers and seeing ALL the MANY Zinnias.
Rustlin' Rob's Texas Gourmet Foods: This place was quite the adventure! If you like tasting different jams, jellies, crackers, salsas, and hot sauce this place has rooms, upon rooms of every flavor of everything you could imagine. There is even a cupboard of super spicy hot sauces that is locked up because they are soooooo extreme!
Fredericksburn Winery: If you are in Fredericksburg and over 21 you have to go wine tasting! Fredericksburg is known for their wine and vineyards, and we knew we wanted to go wine tasting while there. We ended up visiting Fredericksburg Winery to do a tasting and it was such a fun experience.
West End Pizza Company: Pizza is good wherever you go, and this place was no joke! We stopped off for dinner here on Wednesday night and it was so good. Their pizza is brick oven made to order and they have so many delicious gourmet flavors!
Java Ranch: No road trip is complete without coffee! In fact, we both made matching shirts for our trip that said "Road trips & Coffee", so there was not discussion on whether or not we should stop at Java Ranch, which is the coffee shop in town. We stopped by to grab latte's on our way out Thursday morning and I ended up getting a vanilla coconut latte which was to die for!
Have you ever visited Fredericksburg Texas?
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Dr Joanna Newman is Chief Executive and Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), where she is responsible for fostering and promoting the Association’s aims, as defined by its membership, in developing inter-Commonwealth relations in higher education. Established in 1913, the ACU is the world’s first and oldest international university network, with more than 500 member institutions in over 50 countries. With three distinct but interconnected areas of work – member services, programmes, and scholarship administration – supported by robust infrastructure and governance arrangements, the ACU delivers value to its members while achieving impact on the world of higher education and wider society.
Prior to joining the ACU in April 2017, Joanna was Vice-Principal (International) at King’s College London. Her previous positions include Director of the UK Higher Education International Unit (now known as Universities UK International) and Head of Higher Education at the British Library. Joanna is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of History at King’s College London and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. She has also taught history at University College London and the University of Warwick.
Joanna is on the board of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study, the board of trustees for CARA and The Conversation. She is a judge on the Times Higher Education Awards, and regularly speaks on issues relating to higher education and internationalisation at conferences, roundtables, and on international platforms. In 2014, Joanna was awarded an MBE in recognition of her work promoting British higher education internationally.
Joanna’s research focuses on Jewish/non-Jewish relations and refugee history, with particular reference to the role of agencies in providing relief and official British responses to refugee crises. She has taught courses on transnational refugee movements, the history of immigration to Britain, and Jewish history and the Holocaust. Her special fields of interest include Caribbean history from the 17th century to the 20th, the role of relief agencies in refugee movements in the 19th and 20th centuries, the development of British refugee and immigration policies, and British and American attitudes to refugees and rescue during the 1930s and 1940s. From her time at the British Library, she is also interested in aspects of librarianship and digital humanities.


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On arrival, you will find private parking available in the courtyard.
Entering the property through fabulous timber doors, you meet a traditional pathway, at the far end of which lies the main living/dining area, with a casual sofa area around an elegant marble coffee table, in front of the satellite TV, complete with a Netflix subscription! At one end of the room, the large dining table can seat up to ten, and custom artwork creates a traditional ambience.
A fully-equipped, air-conditioned kitchen provides the perfect space in which to rustle up a meal or two – unless you'd instead our in-house chef did the work while you put your feet up. Indeed, with a private villa manager and an on-site maid too, you'll likely find you needn't lift a finger at all!
All four sublime and air-conditioned bedrooms are located at the rear of the villa, around a tropical Thai garden centrepiece. There are two double rooms with king-size beds and two twin rooms with two super single beds each. All include a fitted wardrobe, walk-in closet, ceiling fans, elegant teak flooring and incredible ensuite facilities.
Three also have a writing desk, while two have a satellite TV. All four ensuite bathrooms have marble flooring and include both indoor and open-air showers, while the master bedroom also features a large bathtub for two, and each is equipped with 100% cotton bathrobes and slippers and an array of luxury toiletries.
The large garden of exotic, tropical trees and plants weaves throughout the whole property, creating a stimulating ambience. Overlooking the pristine beach below is a private lawn area, from which a small gate leads you to the beach itself.
A traditional open-air Thai Sala, equipped with Bluetooth speakers, massage bed, dining table and chairs and a gas-fired BBQ, overlooks the lawn and beach, offering the perfect place to relax in the warm afternoons, in between dips in the refreshing pool.
The 16x3 meter private pool has sun loungers at both ends, as well as vibrant underwater lighting to make it indeed come alive at night. Dividing the garden and the house you will find an outdoor bar area complete with a sink, fridge and stereo and a casual seating area of sofas and sun loungers.
All just a short stroll from the beautiful Mae Nam village where you can find restaurants, bars and a whole range of spas and leisure activities.
Villa Wattana is located on the tranquil Mae Nam beach, a five-kilometre stretch of palm-lined, pristine white sand famous for its glorious sunsets.


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KOTA KINABALU: Come next month, trilateral security cooperation to implement patrolling and joint monitoring of air and maritime in the Sulu Sea involving Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will be launched in Bongao, the Philippines.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the trilateral cooperation was aimed at addressing the current security challenges in the region, including cross-border crimes and the threat of terrorist groups, including the Daish militants.
“The 3 countries agreed to establish a trilateral cooperation in the Sulu Sea. This cooperation shows the 3 countries can sit together to find solutions in dealing with security issues.
“We will also launch a maritime initiative in Sabah and air initiative in Indonesia. However, the date for the launch (will be announced) in the Philippines…the three launches will be held in the presence of defence ministers of the three countries,” he said.
He was speaking after the launch of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)’s Western Fleet Command and Eastern Fleet Command in conjunction with the Navy’s 83rd anniversary celebration at the naval base in Sepanggar near here yesterday. Also present was RMN Chief, Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin.
Hishammuddin said the trilateral cooperation among the 3 countries was also crucial to ensure the safety of the country’s waters, especially in the east coast of Sabah, to be free and secure from any threat from terror group Abu Sayyaf.
“We all know that the Abu Sayyaf militants have pledged allegiance to the militant Daesh. Therefore, close cooperation between the three neighbouring countries is very important to combat these threats,” he said.
In a related development, Hishammuddin, who is also Minister of Special Duties, said the national security issues, especially in Sabah should not be politicised by any party as various efforts were implemented to protect people in the state from harm.
“The Ministry of Defence has implemented various initiatives, including to place various defence assets in Sabah to ensure that no party denies Sabah”s position in Malaysia. All (the initiatives and assets) have nothing to do with politics because we (the government) want to continue to defend every inch of Sabah,” he added.
Commenting on the Western Fleet Command and Eastern Fleet Command, Hishammuddin said the establishment of the two fleets was crucial to ensure the Navy”s ability in carrying out operations in providing security in the country’s waters.


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Hello and welcome to Travel with Smudge!
I started this site to share with the world a few of my favourite things; travel, food, photography and unsurprisingly, more travel. I want to inspire others to travel, document my own adventures in a way that will be beneficial to others and use this as a way to challenge myself. Travelling is one of the things that makes me happiest, and when I’m not travelling I love to think and write about it. Previously, I had been avidly blogging solely on WordPress, but decided it was time to buy my own domain and maybe even start getting a few articles published.
Growing up, I was lucky that my family travelled lots. I’m fortunate that I saw a decent part of New Zealand throughout my childhood as well as various trips overseas. I was especially lucky to grow up in the beauty that is Hawke’s Bay (read my first published article here – naturally it’s on the Bay), and after finishing high school I ventured down to Otago University to pursue a double degree in Law and Science (Pharmacology). Unfortunately I was a poor student at the time and didn’t get to experience the South Island the way I feel like I should have, although I tried to never say no to any opportunity that did arise. My bucket list for seeing the South Island continues to grow, as it is such a beautiful part of the world.
In 2014 I headed over to Milan, Italy, for a semester abroad. This provided a terrific base for, and excuse to, travel around Europe, which was an opportunity I certainly made the most of. I stayed there for the better part of the year but it still didn’t feel like long enough. I’m not sure I would ever feel like it was long enough. I wasn’t due to start at my job until the start of 2015 so when I returned home to New Zealand and I realised that my desire to travel had been fuelled rather than quenched, I was shortly on my way to South East Asia.
I was forced to return from South East Asia after a few months to start what would be my first full-time job only two days later, and although I loved my job, I was suddenly jolted into a return of routine; something which I wasn’t sure I was ready for. I did appreciate an income though, and after a few months I was excited about planning my next adventure; the itch had been itched, and now I had a reliable income to fund it.
I got admitted to the Bar in December 2015, and the day after I flew out to Hawaii, USA. I spent six weeks travelling around Canada, America and Mexico – it was definitely a whirl wind trip, but it satisfied my desire for a short time. It’s a hard thing that, balancing full-time work and the desire to travel the world! That old saying rings true – when you have time, you don’t have money; and once you have the money, you no longer have the time.
Wellington has been my home for the past four years and while I will always maintain it is one of the coolest cities in the world, I am definitely ready for the next thing.
Wellington has almost everything: big city but still entirely walkable, nature at its door step, ocean, hikes, music, food, shops, culture, events – just not the weather. Windy windy Wellington. I believe it keeps the population at bay – I suspect everyone in New Zealand would want to live in Wellington if the weather was perfect as well!
The next thing? 2019 is a year of travel. My partner and I have resigned from our jobs, packed our bags and are heading off on the journey of a life time. We plan to travel the world (no kidding) before eventually finding ourselves in Canada – working visas pending: watch this space!
Enjoy my blog, hopefully you find it interesting and/or inspiring; if you have any comments or feedback please get in touch.
To me, travel blogging means I get to live, and relive the dream.


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Description: Help pregnant Elsa prepare some delicious pancakes. Follow the right steps and use your baker skills to prepare the tasty dough for the pancakes and bake them. When you finish, decorate the delicious desert and enjoy it!
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The biggest update log in Fury history are you ready?
The work that has been put into this update is insane, and sadly it did take 10 days since the last update to release it, so bear with us and enjoy it!
Fully New tutorial is finally finished, the best part of it you can now get a fire cape and 5m if you kill the pk bot. You will get to experience the best gear Fury has to offer and will get taught things you never knew before about Fury as a new or old player. Hope you enjoy!
While we are finishing up our drop interface and teleport we have added a ::whatdrops command so people can now find out what drops your dragon claws?
Players can now recolor already colored items by using the item such as a blue SoL on the loyalty npc again to maybe make it pink?
Sorry guys this update took so long, we promised it would come out earlier, but we kept adding in more and more amazing things.
We will keep making Fury better thanks to your support and help guys with the bugs we have and content suggestions you guys offer us!
I will be back now and the updates will be more action packed and insane, plus you will see me in-game more again because ill be back!
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When you contact a Bloxom plumber for assistance with your home's needs, you understandably want to find a professional who can handle all of your home's plumbing issues with one call. More than that, you want the professional to repair all of the problems that you are dealing with quickly and with one visit to your home. The last thing that you want is to have to call the plumber back out to your home because the problem was not fixed right the first time. The best plumber to call is one who has experience and skills with everything from leaky pipes to water heater issues. The right plumbing company in Bloxom will also provide you with a free consultation so that you can learn more about the cost of the repairs and the time involved to complete the work before any work begins on your home.
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A man from the Swiss city of Lausanne has launched numerous legal proceedings after receiving unwanted mail from several organizations, despite the 'no junk mail' sticker on his mailbox.
The unidentified man is so sick of receiving unwanted mail he now sends annual complaints to the Swiss Committee for Fair Commercial Communication, according to Swiss news site 20min.ch.
The Committee has indicated that it cannot enforce any laws, but rather makes recommendations to companies. However, if recommendations are ignored a lawsuit can then be filed.
The man told 20min.ch that he did not wish to "ruin the reputation of a company, but is annoyed that his decision to not receive advertising material is not respected".
It was not clear what companies he was suing apart from a fitness firm that popped a brochure in his letter box, the paper reported.
Marc Schwenninger, legal secretary of the Swiss Committee for Fair Commercial Communication, stated that "there is no specific law prohibiting the distribution of flyers in mailboxes, except for spam or commercial offers".
Nevertheless, Schwenninger confirmed he had received eight complaints in 2018.

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It shouldn't hurt to smile.
Oral health has a direct impact on ones overall health.
A healthy mouth is essential to maintain general health and quality of life. Infection that occurs in the mouth can have devastating effects on one's ability to perform simple everyday tasks.
Children with pain from untreated dental decay not only have difficulty succeeding in school but can also suffer from malnutrition leading to inability to thrive.
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***This will be nedded when you oven has given you the message "Heating" and does not ever heat up.
the set temperature should be 1000 degrees, but when there is a power loss with out shutting off the oven, it is possible for the set temp to change on its own.
There will be a video added to this shortly that will give you step by step directions on how to reset your IR set temperature.
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Tony Abbott says the public..
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Australian public can’t trust Bill Shorten.
Mr Abbott has slammed the Opposition Leader’s flipping position on Queensland’s Adani coal mine.
“I thought the new Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack had a pretty good line in question time today when he said that the faceless man has become the two-faced man,” he tells Ben Fordham.
“He says one thing in North Queensland, he says another thing in inner-city Melbourne.
“If a politician says different things to different audiences, you just can’t trust him and that’s the problem with the leader of the Opposition.
“I don’t think the Australian people can trust him. I think the Australian people are realising that Bill Shorten has a credibility deficit.
Mr Abbott also says the left’s position on a cashless welfare card defies “common sense”.
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Forest Lake Area Learning Center is a public high school of the Forest Lake Public School District located in Forest Lake, MN. It has 93 students in grades 6th through 12th. Forest Lake Area Learning Center is the 482nd largest public high school in Minnesota and the 20,772nd largest nationally. It has a student teacher ratio of 9.0 to 1.
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DUKE FIELD -- Dozens of people gathered Friday morning to say farewell to a piece of Air Force history.
The 919th Special Operations Wing sent one of its MC-130 Combat Talon I's to Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, where it will be formally retired and put on display.
"Even though there is historical significance, we use them (aircraft) until their end of life," said Col. Anthony J. Comtois, commander of the 919th SOW. "This particular aircraft has almost 24,000 flight hours and has been through a number of pretty significant missions."
The aircraft was flown for 47 years and arrived at Duke Field in 1995, he said.
"The hair on my neck is standing up just being next to this airplane," said George Ferkes, a retired Air Force pilot who flew the plane for more than 20 years. "We flew this plane from Norway down to Africa. When I saw it again, it was like, 'Whoa, I'm back home.' "
The aircraft is best known for leading the air commando assault on the Son Tay prison camp in 1970 during the Vietnam War to try to rescue American POWs.
Although the prisoners had been moved before the raid, the mission has been considered a success based on its execution and use of military assets.
"It's bittersweet as we celebrate the end of the legacy," said Col. Buck Elton with the 8th Special Operations Wing at Cannon. "It's also exciting because there are new aircraft coming behind it."
Duke Field will retire all five of its remaining MC-130s by late 2013. The planes will be replaced by twin-engine, high-wing, light mobility aircraft, Comtois said.
The actual planes Duke will receive have not been announced, he said.
After the MC-130 arrives at Canon, Lt. Col. Leon Franklin, the pilot during the Son Tay raid, will help turn it off for the last time.
Moments before the MC-130 lifted off, Ferkes stood beside it and let the past roll over him.
"There are lots of memories with this old baby," said Ferkes, who plans to travel to Canon to see it. "This is not just a piece of metal. Each plane has its own personality and has had different experiences and different missions. There is an amazing history with this airplane."
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Richard Gillow (1734-1811) was one of two sons of Robert (Snr) and Agnes Gillow. Both sons were involved in the family business.
Richard Gillow married into the Haresnape family when he married Sarah Haresnape, Joseph Haresnape's daughter (George Haresnape's niece). They later bought the slave trading vessel Africa, complete with its captain, in 1756. Although the vessel was sold within 18 months, evidence suggests that it made at least one voyage in the intervening period.


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· Over-the-counter (OTC) is a security traded in some context other than on a formal exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Toronto Stock. · Finance & Development. There are two basic ways to organize financial markets—exchange and over the counter (OTC) All were traded on OTC markets.
I would imagine the main difference is one is more transparent than the next. I like to trade them, as long as I make money I am happy. Haven't you thought that in case of the starting of the account and the selection of exchange you need to observe to the principles? I mean improving the abilities of dealing, as well as the advancing of trading procedures! A very advanced person can create his personal indicators or even trade automates!
The biggest difference between exchange options and OTC options is liquidity. Exchange options is more liquid, many investors and other market makers trade on them, thus there is "market quotes". Of course a bit more complicated as more risk factors to options except for delta, like vega, gamma and theta. The OTC market is different, usually the market maker need to provide exotic options products, which are customized by client and not liquid.
There is no "market quote" price, you need to synthesize it using other liquid product , pricing for it yourself, and sell to client with some premium. The risk is if price valued by yourself accurate or not. Also the requirement for such a product it not frequent. So it makes it very difficult of automatic market making on such product. BTW, the OTC exotic products are similar to the art investment market, which is also not liquid and you need to judge the value pricing yourself.
What are the differences similarities? Exactly how do option market-making desks manage their hedges of delta and other Greeks? Is it different for vanilla options vs. What are the exit options for a quantitative trader doing automated options market making? Is it possible to make profit without predicting the direction of the market? Well, I can't speak from personal experience, but there's not not necessarily anything about the options that makes automatic market making impossible , but it's probably not economical.
I would guess that most OTC options have been customized to meet a particular client's needs. Also, the counterparty risks are smaller in exchange-traded markets with all trades on exchanges being settled daily with the clearinghouse.
On the other hand, the flexibility of OTC market means that they suit better for trades that do not have high order flow or special requirements. In this context, OTC market performs the role of an incubator for new financial products. Swaps are widely regarded as the first modern example of OTC financial derivatives. All OTC derivatives are negotiated between a dealer and the end user or between two dealers. Inter-dealer brokers IDBs also play an important role in OTC derivatives by helping dealers and sometimes end users identify willing counterparties and compare different bids and offers.
OTC Contracts can be broadly classified on the basis of the underlying asset through which the value is derived:. The underlying asset is a standard interest rate. The underlying are physical commodities like wheat or gold.
It transfers the credit risk from one party to another without transferring the underlying. These can be funded or unfunded credit derivatives. OTC markets have two dimensions to it, namely customer market and interdealer market. In customer market, bilateral trading happens between the dealers and customers.
This is done through electronic messages which are called dealer-runs providing the prices for buying and selling the derivatives. On the other hand, in the interdealer market, dealers quote prices to one other to offset some of the risk in the trade.
This is passed on to other dealers within fractions. This clearly provides a view point on the customer market. Companies prefer to take loans from banks at a fixed rate of interest in order to avoid the exposure to rising rates. This can be achieved through interest rate swap which locks the fixed rate for a term of loan. Currency derivatives allow companies to manage risk by locking the exchange rate, beneficial for importer or exporter companies that face the risk of currency fluctuations.
Financing in terms of expansion can only be available if the future selling price is locked. This price risk protection is provided through customized OTC derivative. Crude Oil producer would like to increase production in tandem to increase in the demand.
The financing will be done only if the future selling price of the crude is locked. Although OTC Derivatives is a good tool for corporate, it does need more education to attract investors and be used on frequent basis. Investing in the right company.
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Precise nature of risk and scope is unknown to regulators which leads to increased systemic risk.
OTC promotes heavy competition between counter parties and hence lower transaction execution costs.
Bei Derivaten mit symmetrischem Risikoprofil unbedingte Termingeschäfte vereinbaren die beiden Parteien Käufer und Verkäufer die Lieferung einer bestimmten Menge des Basiswertes zu einem vorher festgelegten Preis und einem Termin in der Zukunft.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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Our Punter of the Week is WW, from Perth, who turned a $10 bet into a nice return after landing a very predictable First4 at the Shepparton harness races on Tuesday night.
Standing out her first runners in virtual market order, our punter was always in business after an assured drive from Gavin Lang had $2.35 favourite Courageous Saint looking the winner a long way from home in the Guardline Security Pace (Race 5).
With Royal Capone finishing off nicely from the rear to nab the fading Kissing Game for second place, and Bye Bye Barbie able to edge out Thisboyzonfire in a desperately close finish for fourth, our punter was in the money!
A final STAB dividend of $154.70 left our punter more than $1500 better off for her investment and plenty of ammunition for Wednesday’s races.

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Don't be the person on her phone, gawking at everyone else, or trying too hard. You'll run it for everyone else.
Seeing Miley Cyrus on the cover of Rolling Stone brought back an embarrassing personal memory: At my Zumba class last Thursday, there was twerking. While the instructor encouraged the roomful of non-dancers to make like Miley at the VMA's—which we all gamely tried—one woman gave a paltry booty shake before giving up and standing with her hands on her hips, staring at the rest of us with a bemused smirk on her face. Surely this violates the unwritten rules of gym class etiquette, I thought, suddenly feeling extremely self-conscious about my twerkability. Now, with the Miley-induced memory fresh in my mind, the time has come to put virtual pen to paper and get a list of group workout offenses on the record.
1. To the woman in my Zumba class: If you'd rather spectate than participate, I suggest skipping our class and watching Step Up 3D.
2. Your perfect class attendance doesn't mean you get to stand uncomfortably close to the person in your usual spot, plotting ways to usurp it. It's a patch of floor in a gym studio, not the Iron Throne.
3. On lateness: Don't make a huge production out of your tardy arrival by rummaging through the weight bin for the perfect two-pounders. Grab the necessary equipment, find an available spot, and catch up.
4. It's definitely important to stay hydrated, but don't plant yourself in front of the water fountain and alternate between long sips and pauses to gulp for air. The rest of us are dying here!
5. Sweat happens—and trust us, we're usually ringing out our T-shirts by the end of class too, but when you leave droplets behind for us to slip on, swipe up, or slide into, it's just gross. Please wipe after yourself.
6. Don't use your phone during class, and please set it to silent. Nothing kills a Savasana faster than the Mexican Hat Dance.
7. Speaking of yoga, when the instructor says to curl up in fetal position facing the right, it's so everyone faces the same way and avoids having to make awkward eye contact with a stranger who's also curled into one of the most vulnerable body positions.
8. There's no shame in modifying your moves if you're a beginner. The girl next to you may be kicking at Rockette height, but your hamstrings won't be questioning your sanity tomorrow, thank you very much.
9. No one's going to sing the "Clean Up" song, but please put away your equipment anyway. The people in the next class shouldn't have to re-rack your kettleball.
10. Gym studios are a communal space. Don't leave your water bottle, towel, and other accoutrement where someone could trip over them. Why? That someone could end up being you. Karma!


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What is latex foam rubber?
If you're seeking an eco-friendly, bio-degradable, and sustainable product ... then latex is it!
Pure latex is harvested by tapping the milk (sap) of the small tropical tree Heavea Braziliensis, and these trees are in plantation form in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Malaysia was historically the world's largest producer of natural latex, but the last 20 years has seen much of its plantations removed and replaced by palm trees for palm oil. That has provided the opportunity for other Asian countries, including a looming China, to plant Heavea Braziliensis.
The latex is retrieved from the trees in liquid form, and undergoes numerous emulsifying processes from that point to the final stage when it is poured into a mould and forms the end product.
Latex is known for its wonderful pressure-diffusion properties, and this is brought about though the thousands of interconnecting cells within its structure that allow for even dispersion of load.
Latex also has wonderful longevity integrity, and you can expect it to support you, ongoing, in comfort, for many, many years. Of course just like any product that undergoes continual load bearing it will soften in time, but it is generally a more gradual softening than that of synthetic foam.
Detailed information on latex production.
Pure latex is non-toxic and contaminant free, and it contains a natural bacterial repellent that inhibits bacterial and fungal growth. It thus provides an inhospitable environment for dust mites.
Don’t immerse latex in water! If you do it may never completely dry as water will enter the internal network of 'corridors' and be virtually trapped.
If you so desire you can dab clean the exterior of your latex product with a damp cloth, using warm water and mild detergent, but be careful not to let it soak in. Just the surface and dab dry.
Leave in area of good airflow, away from direct sunlight, and it should dry soon enough.
Do not spin or tumble dry, as this may cause latex to tear and this will be compounded with use.
Air pillow, away from direct sunlight, every month or so.
Latex will discolor with age, but this will not affect its longevity properties. Never leave in direct sunlight as this will impact on the product’s life in that direct rays will impact on the elastic integrity.
Leon Parnham is the CEO of Therapeutic Pillow International.


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Born in Leonora in Western Australia, Richard Evans, 62, is a tribal elder of the Kuwarra people. The Kuwarra people are an Australian Indigenous tribe from the Western Desert region of Western Australia.
Richard was raised and attended school at Kurrawang Mission, near Kalgoorlie, which was established in 1952 by the Gospel Brethren (later known as Christian Brethren). After 26 years in Kalgoorlie, Richard returned to Leonora, where he now lives with his wife Sandra. They have 3 children and 3 grandchildren.
When his father passed away Richard inherited tribal authority of the land of the Kuwarra people in Leonora. “My father is gone now and he has left his authority on the land for me. He was the tribal elder for the clan that I inherited. This is a special place for us,” said Richard.
“My parents used to tell us about Jesus when we were small, growing up. We had Jesus all the time. I thank God for the Mission…the teachings of the church mob that looked after us in there. The Brethren was very deep in the Word of God.
“I’ve been in the Word most of my life now. I just can’t get away from it. Jesus has opened up my life so much that I just live for Him and He looks after me daily in big ways. I can’t see myself ever falling away from Jesus because He’s my life. He’s the truth and He’s the way.
“I don’t have any ministries coming here. All I’m doing is reading from the Word. I went bush and I asked the Lord, ‘now you start speaking to me about this land here.’ He led me through Deuteronomy verses seven and eight. Now according to that word, it says, ‘cursed is the man that removes the ancient boundary stones.’ What do we mean by boundary stones? That’s the boundaries that God has set before us… Australia is falling away a little bit.


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The unique identifier (UID) is an identifier that refers to only one instance—only one particular object in the universe. A part number is an identifier, but it is not a unique identifier—for that, a serial number is needed, to identify each instance of the part design. Thus the identifier "Model T" identifies the class (model) of automobiles that Ford's Model T comprises; whereas the unique identifier "Model T Serial Number 159,862" identifies one specific member of that class—that is, one particular Model T car, owned by one specific person.
The concepts of name and identifier are denotatively equal, and the terms are thus denotatively synonymous; but they are not always connotatively synonymous, because code names and ID numbers are often connotatively distinguished from names in the sense of traditional natural language naming. For example, both "Jamie Zawinski" and "Netscape employee number 20" are identifiers for the same specific human being; but normal English-language connotation may consider "Jamie Zawinski" a "name" and not an "identifier", whereas it considers "Netscape employee number 20" an "identifier" but not a "name". This is an emic indistinction rather than an etic one.
In metadata, an identifier is a language-independent label, sign or token that uniquely identifies an object within an identification scheme. The suffix identifier is also used as a representation term when naming a data element.
ID codes may inherently carry metadata along with them. For example, when you know that the food package in front of you has the identifier "2011-09-25T15:42Z-MFR5-P02-243-45", you not only have that data, you also have the metadata that tells you that it was packaged on September 25, 2011, at 3:42pm UTC, manufactured by Licensed Vendor Number 5, at the Peoria, IL, USA plant, in Building 2, and was the 243rd package off the line in that shift, and was inspected by Inspector Number 45.
Arbitrary identifiers might lack metadata. For example, if a food package just says 100054678214, its ID may not tell anything except identity—no date, manufacturer name, production sequence rank, or inspector number. In some cases, arbitrary identifiers such as sequential serial numbers leak information (i.e. the German tank problem). Opaque identifiers—identifiers designed to avoid leaking even that small amount of information—include "really opaque pointers" and Version 4 UUIDs.
In computer science, identifiers (IDs) are lexical tokens that name entities. Identifiers are used extensively in virtually all information processing systems. Identifying entities makes it possible to refer to them, which is essential for any kind of symbolic processing.
In computer languages, identifiers are tokens (also called symbols) which name language entities. Some of the kinds of entities an identifier might denote include variables, types, labels, subroutines, and packages.
Which character sequences constitute identifiers depends on the lexical grammar of the language. A common rule is alphanumeric sequences, with underscore also allowed, and with the condition that it not begin with a digit (to simplify lexing by avoiding confusing with integer literals) – so foo, foo1, foo_bar, _foo are allowed, but 1foo is not – this is the definition used in earlier versions of C and C++, Python, and many other languages. Later versions of these languages, along with many other modern languages, support almost all Unicode characters in an identifier. However, a common restriction is not to permit whitespace characters and language operators; this simplifies tokenization by making it free-form and context-free. For example, forbidding + in identifiers due to its use as a binary operation means that a+b and a + b can be tokenized the same, while if it were allowed, a+b would be an identifier, not an addition. Whitespace in identifier is particularly problematic, as if spaces are allowed in identifiers, then a clause such as if rainy day then 1 is legal, with rainy day as an identifier, but tokenizing this requires the phrasal context of being in the condition of an if clause. Some languages do allow spaces in identifiers, however, such as ALGOL 68 and some ALGOL variants – for example, the following is a valid statement: real half pi; which could be entered as .real. half pi; (keywords are represented in boldface, concretely via stropping). In ALGOL this was possible because keywords are syntactically differentiated, so there is no risk of collision or ambiguity, spaces are eliminated during the line reconstruction phase, and the source was processed via scannerless parsing, so lexing could be context-sensitive.
In most languages, some character sequences have the lexical form of an identifier but are known as keywords – for example, if is frequently a keyword for an if clause, but lexically is of the same form as ig or foo namely a sequence of letters. This overlap can be handled in various ways: these may be forbidden from being identifiers – which simplifies tokenization and parsing – in which case they are reserved words; they may both be allowed but distinguished in other ways, such as via stropping; or keyword sequences may be allowed as identifiers and which sense is determined from context, which requires a context-sensitive lexer. Non-keywords may also be reserved words (forbidden as identifiers), particularly for forward compatibility, in case a word may become a keyword in future. In a few languages, e.g., PL/1, the distinction is not clear.
The scope, or accessibility within a program of an identifier can be either local or global. A global identifier is declared outside of functions and is available throughout the program. A local identifier is declared within a specific function and only available within that function.
For implementations of programming languages that are using a compiler, identifiers are often only compile time entities. That is, at runtime the compiled program contains references to memory addresses and offsets rather than the textual identifier tokens (these memory addresses, or offsets, having been assigned by the compiler to each identifier).
In languages that support reflection, such as interactive evaluation of source code (using an interpreter or an incremental compiler), identifiers are also runtime entities, sometimes even as first-class objects that can be freely manipulated and evaluated. In Lisp, these are called symbols.
Compilers and interpreters do not usually assign any semantic meaning to an identifier based on the actual character sequence used. However, there are exceptions.
In Perl a variable is indicated using a prefix called a sigil, which specifies aspects of how the variable is interpreted in expressions.
In Ruby a variable is automatically considered immutable if its identifier starts with a capital letter.
In Fortran, the first letter in a variable's name indicates whether by default it is created as an integer or floating point variable.
In Go, the capitalization of the first letter of a variable's name determines its visibility (uppercase for public, lowercase for private).
In some languages such as Go, identifiers uniqueness is based on their spelling and their visibility.
In HTML an identifier is one of the possible attributes of an HTML element. It is unique within the document.
For example: One specific person may be identified by all of the following identifiers: Jane Smith; Jane Elizabeth Meredith Smith; Jane E. M. Smith; Jane E. Smith; Janie Smith; Janie; Little Janie (as opposed to her mother or sister or cousin, Big Janie); Aunt Jane; Auntie Janie; Mom; Grandmom; Nana; Kelly's mother; Billy's grandmother; Ms. Smith; Dr. Smith; Jane E. Smith, PhD; and Fuzzy (her jocular nickname at work).
The inverse is also possible, where multiple resources are represented with the same identifier (discussed below).
Many codes and nomenclatural systems originate within a small namespace. Over the years, some of them bleed into larger namespaces (as people interact in ways they formerly hadn't, e.g., cross-border trade, scientific collaboration, military alliance, and general cultural interconnection or assimilation). When such dissemination happens, the limitations of the original naming convention, which had formerly been latent and moot, become painfully apparent, often necessitating retronymy, synonymity, translation/transcoding, and so on. Such limitations generally accompany the shift away from the original context to the broader one. Typically the system shows implicit context (context was formerly assumed, and narrow), lack of capacity (e.g., low number of possible IDs, reflecting the outmoded narrow context), lack of extensibility (no features defined and reserved against future needs), and lack of specificity and disambiguating capability (related to the context shift, where longstanding uniqueness encounters novel nonuniqueness). Within computer science, this problem is called naming collision. The story of the origination and expansion of the CODEN system provides a good case example in a recent-decades, technical-nomenclature context. The capitalization variations seen with specific designators reveals an instance of this problem occurring in natural languages, where the proper noun/common noun distinction (and its complications) must be dealt with. A universe in which every object had a UID would not need any namespaces, which is to say that it would constitute one gigantic namespace; but human minds could never keep track of, or semantically interrelate, so many UIDs.
Employer Identification Number (EIN) U.S.
Look up identifier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Identifiers.
^ Malik, D. (2014). C++ programming : from problem analysis to program design (7th edition. ed.). Cenage Learning. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-285-85274-4.
^ "The Go Programming Language Specification - The Go Programming Language". Golang.org. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
^ University of Glasgow. "Procedure for Applying Identifiers to Documents". Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^ University of Pennsylvania. "Information on Chemical Nomenclature". Retrieved 28 April 2009.

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Last week the Office for National Statistics reported that it has over several years underestimated the fall in prices in the telecommunications sector, the implications of which, including for GDP, are significant. Credit to the ONS for admitting its errors and making amends. Contrast this, though, with China’s systematic exaggeration and manicuring of its own GDP figures, which matters because of the country’s significance in the world economy and for key markets.
In the last few weeks, a handful of China’s northern provinces and cities have admitted to falsifying GDP numbers by a margin of 20 per cent or more. These include the provinces of Liaoning, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia, and the port city of Tianjin. The admissions have come mainly from areas where mining, metals and heavy industry figure prominently, and reflect the government’s new determination to prioritise the quality of economic growth rather than the volume, and to try and hold local governments to account. However, it is very likely that the practice is more widespread than admitted, even if not always so marked, and the government’s claim that the national data are not influenced by inflated provincial figures isn’t really plausible.
The problems with the Chinese GDP figures do not stop there. The problem is not just that the data are carefully manicured, but something deeper. GDP does not even seem to be tracking activity in the economy properly in the way that one might expect. Not only have some provinces made their figures up—the figures as a whole are behaving unusually, which suggests something even more problematic.
China’s latest GDP report, produced last week, said that the economy grew by 6.8 per cent in the year to the last quarter of 2017, and 6.9 per cent for the whole year. However you slice it, and even taking some falsification into account, this seems like a remarkable accomplishment.
But it is less remarkable when you consider the following. Annualised GDP growth has been reported at between 6.6-7 per cent in every quarter for the last three years. Indeed, if you look at a chart of GDP growth following the V-shaped pattern that all nations experienced between 2009-11, you’ll see a very gentle, downward-sloping straight line to the present day. Yet this doesn’t describe adequately what happened at all.
We know, for example, that between 2011-15, the price of industrial commodities, which are highly sensitive to Chinese demand, fell by about 36 per cent. This had a profound impact on many emerging and less developed countries who are exporters of commodities, and contributed to the stagnation of world trade and exports. However, China’s GDP data did not suggest anything was remiss. By the same token, these prices have risen by over 20 per cent since the 2015 nadir, but again there’s nothing in China’s GDP data pointing to the economic rebound that would have contributed to this.
Similarly, it is curious that while the GDP series is smooth and unremarkable since 2011, the cycles for interest rates and monetary and financial conditions are far more volatile. The authorities were clearly driven by a sharp weakening in economic activity towards a significant easing of policies in 2012, and again in 2015-16, especially after stock market and currency turmoil. On the other side they embarked on significant tightening in response to strong cyclical upturns in 2011, 2013-14, and again last year. The financial crackdown on shadow banking and on more egregious forms of financial behaviour and risk-taking shows no signs of ending yet. The point though, is that there’s nothing in the GDP series, in 2017 for example, that gives a clue to the scale of the economic rebound, or the weakness that preceded it, for that matter.
These things matter not only for the conduct of sound and timely economic policies in China, but also to the rest of the world. China’s growth variability—and its imports of goods and services—matter. These things matter to developments in China’s financial markets, to global markets, and to global investors, who China is attempting to lure more and more into the mainland. So far, foreigners own little more than 2 per cent of China’s equities and bonds, but the inclusion this year of 222 Chinese A-share stocks into the MSCI benchmark index of global equities means that foreign investors who track the benchmark will have to own more Chinese equities. China is pushing for similar development in global bond benchmarks.
China’s GDP and the nuances surrounding it are important for other reasons. They are central to the debate about climate change, for example. We need to know if the variability in CO2 emissions is primarily down to fluctuations in economic growth, or due to carbon emission policies that have much longer-term consequences. Notwithstanding China’s green rhetoric and its development of alternative energy supply, it remains the world’s largest CO2 emitter.
With the global economy emerging from a trade funk in 2017, it is important to know to what extent world trade developments are attributable primarily to short-term changes in demand coming from China or to the success or failure of trade policies themselves. The upbeat consensus for global economic growth this year should mean a good year for world trade, but equally it is clear that the US-China relationship is becoming more adversarial. Trade policies between them and perhaps more generally may become more harmful to growth.
China’s financial crackdown, as mentioned earlier, still looks to be in full swing. However, along with restrictions on residential real estate purchases and mortgage financing, it is already starting to dampen down economic activity. At the end of 2017, for example, and according to a myriad of other statistics that the Chinese authorities publish, GDP may have already slowed to an annualised rate of 5-5.5 per cent.
It will be important to monitor what goes on away from official GDP to gauge not only the implications for the world economy but for what Chinese policymakers do next.


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Do you often wonder what is the life of residents in the Kwun Lung Lau? Now, you have the chance to have a glimpse by joining the Lap-Chee Neighbourhood Outreach Project.
The service learning project provides an opportunity for students to learn about the life of homebound elderly and the limitations of the healthcare system in Hong Kong. Student helpers will be working with some housewives to bring out home visits to the homebound elders in Kwun Lung Lau. This project is organized by Lap-Chee College and The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui St. Luke’s Settlement Neighbourhood Elderly Centre. We aim to enrich our student helpers through activities including exercise teaching, health education and craft projects; and ultimately bring love and care to the homebound elders. We look forward to seeing you in our upcoming visits!