text:
PHOENIX – A touch of Las Vegas – without the gambling – is coming to the Valley.
Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation announced plans Monday to open its first U.S. non-gaming hotel, Caesars Republic, in Scottsdale.
“We have spent the last year and a half developing a brand which is a lifestyle hotel experience with a Las Vegas hint so that we can really express our 80 years of history of entertainment and creating experiences,” Marco Roca, president of global development for Caesars Entertainment, told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Monday.
The 11-story, 266-room glass structure will go up on Goldwater Boulevard, just north of the Scottsdale Fashion Square, and feature a seventh-floor rooftop bar and pool with views of Camelback Mountain as well as a 7,000-square-foot ballroom.
Caesars Entertainment Presents: Caesars Republic Scottsdale! Our 1st non-gaming hotel in the U.S. breaking ground in late 2019.
“We can have a lot of the feel that we create in our integrated resorts, minus the gaming, with the shopping, the entertainment, the fine dining, celebrity chefs, and really a localized experience,” Roca said.
The hotel is scheduled to open in 2021, with construction starting in the second half of this year.
Caesars Entertainment has more than 50 properties on four continents but is best known for its Las Vegas casinos — including Caesars Palace — under the Caesars, Harrah’s and Horseshoe brands.
The company already has a presence in Arizona with Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel and Casino in Maricopa.
KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Ashley Flood contributed to this report.


text:
DMS International is a consulting, information technology and training company headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. At DMS our quality policy is to be among the “best in class” providers of management and information technology consulting services in partnership with our customers. We hire professionals who take pride in doing quality work and who are committed to the customer.
* Responsiveness to our customer’s mission.
DMS International is looking for a Cyber Security Analyst to support our various projects. Selected candidate will be expected to possess a diverse cyber skill set to support varying government contracts in cyber security efforts.
Recognition of approaches necessary to achieve more cost-effective cyber-detect-defend capabilities.
This position is located in Eglin AFB, FL and Lexington, MA and requires up to 10% travel.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


text:
By Any Means Necessary, an affirmative action group, is renewing efforts to overturn the state law that prohibits public universities from considering race in admissions. The group filed a class-action lawsuit on Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, challenging the constitutionality of a ballot measure approved by California voters in 1996. Both a federal appeals court and the California Supreme Court have rebuffed earlier challenges to the law, Proposition 209. The complaint says two United States Supreme Court rulings in affirmative action cases since those earlier decisions warrant another effort to invalidate the part of Proposition 209 that deals with university admissions.
In an interview with NPR on Election Day, Pamela Prah of Stateline.org expressed surprise that there were no immigration ballot measures this election season. Given the tenor of the debate, I too would’ve expected a series of anti-immigrant initiatives on several state ballots. However, there were at least two ballot initiatives that are still very much a manifestation of nativist sentiment. One, a proposal in Arizona banning affirmative action and another ballot initiative in Oklahoma which makes English the “official” language of the state. Though neither has a direct effect on immigration policy itself, the passage of both initiatives presents serious implications for the immigrant and Latino communities. On Tuesday, Arizona approved Proposition 107 “banning the consideration of race, ethnicity or gender by units of state government, including public colleges and universities.” Prop. 107 was spearheaded by the American Civil Rights Committee (ACRC), a Sacramento, California political action committee connected to Ward Connerly that funneled thousands of dollars into Arizona this year. ACRC is described by one Asian political blogger as a group “whose members have spent the last two decades traveling from state to state trying to enact harmful, discriminatory laws under the guise of equality.” Unsurprisingly, state Sen. Russell Pearce (R-AZ), the lawmaker who introduced SB-1070 and was “chief promoter” of a separate bill banning ethnic studies, was one of the main figures pushing the anti-affirmative action ballot initiative. He was even featured in radio ads endorsing the measure.
Proponents of Question 751 claim that it promotes immigrant integration, however, most experts note that if that were really their goal they’d dedicate more resources to ESL programs. Pat Fennell with the Latino Comm. Development Agency argued, “Instead of passing that kind of legislation, we need to create windows of opportunity while people are learning English.” University of Tulsa professor and attorney, James C. Thomas believes it’s unconstitutional. “It violated the free speech clause. The Supreme Court of Oklahoma in 2002 has already ruled that English only is unconstitutional. Why does the legislature now come back in 2010 and resurrect this issue?” said Thomas.
The language of both ballot initiatives was very carefully crafted. Whether they pass legal muster remains to be seen. What is clear that they were pushed by many of the same actors who have been aggressively pursuing harsh immigration measures throughout the years. Ultimately, it seems likely that these ballot measures are part of a multi-pronged strategy to promote a broader pro-white, anti-minority, anti-multiculturalist right-wing agenda.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


text:
Organisations are struggling to find new ways to achieve strategic advantage in an increasingly competitive economic environment. Often, they are finding that the only sustainable source of competitive advantage is to unleash the power of their people to achieve the maximum value of their Human Capital.
Ultimately an organisation’s ability to survive, grow and develop depends on its continually making the best use of its people. With TMI we have been offering world-class training programmes for many years and will continue to offer outstanding programmes in Cyprus.
These are sources of competitive advantage that cannot be matched by the competitors. These add value to the assets balance sheet and share-holdings and are seen as critical intangible assets.
Both PeopleAchieve and TMI Cyprus are members of the Peter Andreou Group which has 15 years experience of helping organisations, teams and people achieve their full potential. With powerful consultancy processes, training and a range of tools, we have a track record of helping clients achieve success in their choice of language whether Greek or English.
The quality of our work, unique approach and outstanding reputation attracts some of the most dynamic and ambitious organisations, to work with us. We are proud to have leading multi-nationals throughout the Gulf region, Europe and Cyprus as our clients.
We have trained a total of over 25,000 people in over 250 in-house client organisations in 15 countries.
We combine our resources of leading edge and innovative consultancy tools with the experience of our hand-picked facilitators, coaches and trainers, to deliver to our clients practical results. Results that promote profit and balance sheet growth and solve today’s real challenges. In doing so, we tap into the hidden potential and commitment of our clients human capital to achieve outstanding measurable results.
In addition to Consultancy and In-house Processes, PeopleAchieve and TMI Cyprus offer prescheduled Public/Open training programmes, in the Gulf region and Cyprus ideally suited for the development of individuals and small teams.
The demands of our own clients, call for a fresh, dynamic and practical approach to training and consultancy.
Often training is either theoretical or academic and does not align itself with business strategy, nor does it deliver the practical results required.
Our carefully selected team of Professional Consultants and Trainers use their know-how and experience to ensure that everything we do is linked to Strategy and Bottom-Line Improvements.
There is a growing need for trainers who can adapt themselves culturally and at the level of the needs of their participants, using local examples.
We make sure that training is Emotionally Intelligent, culturally correct and that all participants understand and buy into the learning.
We therefore invest time, effort and money into recruiting, developing, and rewarding World Class Presenters, Coaches and Facilitators.
Businesses can be described as setting Strategic Goals, Solving Problems and Communicating to all Stake-Holders.
Organizations are looking for new materials and methods to stimulate and energize their people who may be seasoned training participants.
We are constantly updating our training with innovative and creative ideas, materials, concepts and approaches that result in effective learning.

industry_corpus2: Others


text: It is all so confusing. I defer to whatever our bishop says, as I believe him to be quite intelligent. And, not being personally affected by this, what am I to do? I don't know, except to pray for ECUSA and the forthcoming General Convention 2006 which makes me nervous.


text:
PHOENIX -- How smart is Javier Baez? He's baseball smart.
"It's hard to evaluate baseball intellect or acumen," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of Baez, a candidate for the National League Most Valuable Player Award. "He got a 1600 on his baseball SATs -- he definitely did."
As the Cubs enjoy a day off Thursday before playing their final 10 regular-season games, Baez's intelligence on the field may be hard for some NL MVP Award voters to measure. All you have to do is watch him to see how he takes on the role of quarterback in the Cubs' infield, directing everyone -- and it doesn't matter if he's starting at second base, shortstop or third.
When Kristopher Bryant won the NL MVP Award in 2016, one of the qualities that impressed voters was his ability to move from third base to the outfield. Baez's versatility may help him garner more MVP votes, too.
"I know we would not be in this position without him," Maddon said about the Cubs, who boast the best record in the NL at 89-63. "He carried us for a while. [Bryant] got hurt, [Anthony Rizzo] had a slow start, and from the beginning of the year to the middle, Javy really did carry us. What you've seen in the last couple days, it's been picking up again and he's kind of catching his second wind. He's definitely a really strong MVP candidate."
Baez leads the NL in RBIs (107), extra-base hits (79) and total bases (319), and he's tied for the lead with the Brewers' Christian Yelich in slugging percentage (.569). This season, Baez has set career highs in every offensive category, including home runs (33), doubles (37) and average (.294).
When Bryant won his NL MVP Award, he batted .292 and was third in the NL with 39 home runs and sixth with 102 RBIs, not far behind Rizzo, who drove in 109 that season.
Baez's strongest competition may come from Yelich, who leads the NL in batting at .319, boosted after he hit for the cycle for the second time this year on Monday against the Reds.
Maddon hopes that NL MVP Award voters consider Baez as a player and highlight his defensive skills. He has started 75 games at second base, 41 at shortstop and 18 at third base. Baez would probably catch if asked to.
"Javy, this year, is the best second baseman in baseball, and he can play short and third," Maddon said. "I'm certain we can throw him in the outfield. He's Gold Glove caliber at any position he plays, and combine that with the power, the RBIs, the batting average.
"It's hard for anybody to match up with him, his overall skill set, his baserunning, arm strength, ability to throw off balance -- you just keep going down the list of things he can do that on other teams, maybe one guy can do one or two of these things but not anybody can do all of the things he can do," Maddon said. "He's just different."
Baez hears the "M-V-P" chants, which began as soon as he headed to the plate during the Cubs' series at Chase Field against the D-backs. He rewarded the fans by hitting a home run in each of the first two games.
"At first, I used to get nervous," Baez said about the chants. "With this year that I've been having, and the goals that I was looking forward to -- getting the Gold Glove and 30 homers and 100 RBIs -- [the chanting] kind of slowed me down a little bit. Now, when they're yelling 'M-V-P,' it doesn't speed me up like it used to do.
"I help my team a lot, and that's what counts, really."

industry_corpus2: Sports


text:
The bridge between the stats and the Xs and Os. I am a Border Patrol Agent who played and coached football. I founded Cover1.net because I love the game and want to bring perspective and understanding to the casual fan. I create articles, video breakdowns and videocast/podcasts for Cover 1.
Gets you access to Patron only content.
Will allow you to request any statistic that is available to Cover 1. Current memberships include Pro Football Focus premium stats, Pro Football Focus Fantasy, ESPN Insider and Football Outsiders.
This will get you a single video or article breakdown of any play or player from the NFL.
Reaching this goal will allow me to continue to run Cover 1. But also will allow me to bring on paid contributors. The costs associated with domain hosting, statistical memberships, video editing applications etc add up. Any contribution is very much appreciated. This will help Cover 1 grow and become your go to source for everything that is Buffalo Bills.


text:
The spleen has several functions: blood storage; blood filtration and processing of particles such as bacteria, parasites, damaged or old red blood cells. It contributes to the immune defenses, plays a role in hematopoesis and iron metabolism. Both dogs and cats can live very normal lives without their spleens. The spleens contribution to immune system and hematopoesis is small in the adult animal.
There are many reasons a dog may require a splenectomy but there are two very common reasons. The first is a benign splenic nodule or mass called a hematoma. This may be found in routine geriatric screening radiographs or more likely an ultrasound. It is possible the mass is so large it has caused an anemia or can be found on abdominal palpation. The other common reason is due to acute blood loss secondary to rupture of a hematoma or hemangiosarcoma. In this case splenectomy is required to stop life threatening bleeding or hemorrhage. The only way to diagnose the kind of mass is with histpathological review of the tissue once it is removed. There are screening tests that should be done to rule out metastatic disease to the best of our ability, they are chest radigraphs and abdominal ultrasound. It is important to know that disease at the cellular level cannot be seen on radiographs and liver nodules do not always appear to be as a result of a malignancy. While screening tests are important and do help they are not perfect and there is always a chance the surgeon can find more advanced disease than anticipated.
It may be the case that dogs with acute blood loss require hospitalization and the care of a 24 hours facility. I perform surgery regularly at Veterinary Care Specialists. This facility offers the advantage of 24 hours supervision, the ability to do transfusions and many other benefits required in a critical case.
If you have a nonemergent case that can be supervised in your office I would love to help you with this case.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text:
Kris Jenner credits Kim Kardashian with helping her “have some fun” with social media.
The 63-year-old is the most famous momager in showbiz, and has helped forge the careers of all her Kardashian-Jenner children. Her daughters – Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie – now have a huge presence on social media, and Kris is grateful her second-born taught her everything she needed to know about the various platforms.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star now boasts 22.5 million followers of her own on Instagram, and almost 10 million on Twitter. However, while she enjoys the process, she admitted that she can’t help but worry about her nine grandchildren experiencing negativity online.
Ultimately, Kris has decided that “the positive outweighs the bad” and, what’s more, she knows her grandkids are all in safe hands thanks to their loving parents.
“What great human beings they are, how kind they are, how patient they are, how understanding they are and how much love they give,” she said of her famous children.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


text:
So many times you want to start a project but you do not have the exact fabric suggested or you want to stitch the pattern on different material. In other cases, you may have eyesight problems that prohibit you from using a smaller weave fabric. You need to convert linen to Aida cloth or vice versa; but how do you do that without skewing the final project? How will you know how much fabric to use? Don't stress out! There is a very easy formula that allows you to go back and forth between the different types of fabric.
Let's say that your pattern calls for 28-count linen but you would rather Aida. What size count of Aida cloth do you use? You could simply wing it, but you run the risk of not having enough fabric or, just the opposite, and wasting fabric.
Since cross stitch on linen is done over two threads instead of over one square as with Aida, to convert fabrics from Linen to Aida, divide by two. Thus, substitute 14-count Aida for 28-count linen. Does that make sense? So, if you have a count of 28 you are going to divide it by two...you get 14. Don't forget that it will affect the size of the project you are doing. Your project will be bigger, not smaller. Linen is very tightly woven and very small squares. Aida does come in smaller sizes but not nearly as small as linen.
If the division is not even, substitute the closest Aida count you can get. Remember, if you are stitching from a kit, be careful with what fabric you substitute so that you will not run out of floss. You might want to buy a few extra skeins of floss for the project, just in case. This is will save you much headache if you run out mid-project. If you don't use the floss, you can save it for another project.
One thing to watch out for when converting fabrics is that some patterns may include specialty stitches that are a bit more difficult to stitch on Aida.
You may need to add other elements to the final project to compensate for the change in stitches.
For help with determining fabric sizes for projects, see the Cross Stitch Calculator. This is such a helpful tool. Enter the specifics of your project and it will give you the correct calculations and the size the finished project will be. The cross stitch calculator will tell you exactly how many stitches your project will be. This is a great way to focus on the joy of stitching and not be weighed down with figuring out conversions. This tool is perfect to get the exact measurements for the project.
Sew Along's website has pictures of each style of fabric so you can see the difference when you are deciding which fabric to go with. It also helps with understanding the equation above. You can see what style of fabric you want for each project and not second guess your work. It also has an excellent graph with the different amount of stitches and what fabric works with what projects. Check out the pictures and the graph on their website.
Whether you are love linen or are strictly an Aida cloth user; it is up to you. There really is no right or wrong way to go about picking your floss. It is 100% personal preference. To get the best feel of what fabric you love the best, try both. If you are scared of the smallness of linen, create a test sampler to try different stitches for the fabric. You can do this for all sorts of fabrics. This will also give you a feel of how much floss you will have to use. Of course, with linen, you are going to use less floss and with certain Aida fabric, a bit more. Also, check out the colors of the fabric. If you are not finding one you like try dyeing your own or try going a size up or down with different fabric texture.
Pump up your cross stitch skills with this simple workout.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


text:
While the 16 best European men and women sides started their Eurohockey Championship this weekend, three UDP groups also arrived in London for a weekend of hockey, umpiring and loads of learning. 16 members of the three active UDP groups were present, complete with special guest Karine Alves Pereira (Group 6) for a busy weekend.
After the initial getting to know each other on Friday, the real work started on Saturday. After breakfast we all got together to prepare for the day ahead and Michiel Bruning highlighted the plan for the day.
After enjoying the first game of the day in the stands, we got our assignments for the next games. We watched the games in small groups and each got an assignment to observe all different aspects of managing a game. We looked at the positioning, the whistle tone, rapport with the players, etc… and prepared everything for our discussion on Sunday.
In between the morning and afternoon session we also got together with Jakub Mezjlik (Group 5) who has risen through the international ranks to the World Development Panel and shared his insights about what to take away from the UDP and how it helped him most. One of the topics we discussed is the role you have when you are appointed as a neutral umpire. Jakub told us that this slightly different role is very important, to make sure the umpire team is in fact a team and can work at its best, by helping everyone in subtle ways, both on and off the pitch.
On Saturday we went to visit our mentors Carol and Andy, who were present at the Eurohockey Championships as video umpires. Carol showed us all the equipment and stuff they use to make the right decision in the truck, next to the stadium. She told us about the different camera positions and the difficult balance between making the right decision within a reasonable time, while a whole stadium is waiting for you. Very interesting to get an insight in the life of a video umpire, in a large truck full with tv screens.
After an interesting day at the grounds, we met up with some of the umpires and all went out to dinner together, a great way to get to know these great umpires in a more informal way but also giving us the chance to pick their brain about how a top umpire prepares for games/tournaments, how they got to where they are now and how life of a top umpire looks like. But also a great moment to have a good laugh, enjoy the food and each other’s company and get to know everyone a little better. The best advise Jakub gave us, was that we should be ourselves at all time and take something from each piece of advice we’re given throughout our career.
The next morning we all met after breakfast to discuss what we had observed and written down during the games that we analyzed the previous day, which sparked some interesting discussions and insights as so many umpires gave their opinion on what had happened on the pitch. Very interesting to hear so many different sides to a game as everyone emphasized different facets of the game. After this morning debriefing we headed out to the stadium again for a round of matches and umpire observations, after which we sadly had to start saying our goodbyes.
And so another UDP weekend came to a close, a wonderful weekend where we got to see some top hockey, had the opportunity to talk to some top umpires and coaches and a group of UDP members that learnt a lot and got to know each other a little better. We already look forward to seeing each other again all over Europe!
Present on this weekend were: Karine Alves Pereira, Kerri Targett, Ymkje van Slooten, Pietro Galligani, Jaroslav Suchocki, Laurine Delforge, Olivier Lucas, Angelika Koeppen, Emma Shelbourne, Lukasz Zweirchowski, Daniel Fernandez, Rachel Williams, Paul van den Assum, Gavin Gruickshanks, Sébastien Michielsen, Nathan Stenier, Robert Papalecca. A big thanks to mentors Andy Mair, Carol Metchette, , Juanma Requena, Stella Bartlema and Michiel Bruning.


text:
Okay. So like I said, I went to my first MSF workshop Saturday. It was cool, I guess. I find myself doing things that I never thought I would do and then I just start laughing my freakin head off at myself. Like tanning. Yes, I went tanning yesterday. Weird--I know.
So I got home and checked my Myspace account/inbox and this kid that I haven't seen since like sophomore year found me on the site and wrote to me. I was like, "Whoa! Cute boy that I had a crush on in Junior High and junk wrote to me!" So I wrote him back and he suggested that we get together and go do something, right? So I was like "Oh heck yeah. Sweet." and I gave him my phone number. Wonder of wonders--he actually CALLED ME. Holy crap--miracle boy. So we talked for a bit and decided that we would get together this weekend. I'm excited. He's way cute and such a nice boy. He's like 5'11"ish blond hair, blue eyes, cute smile and he's funny! He plays the guitar and writes lyrics and all kinds of fun stuff.
Well, I guess this is it for now. Peace out!


text:
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom luxury new build modern apartments for sale, 600m from the beach, located in Guardamar del Segura.
Made from quality materials, these 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartments come complete with parking space, large balcony, rooftop communal pool and solarium with breathtaking views.
The cheapest property is listed here. Also available are 2 bedroom apartments with 2 bathrooms as well as 2-3 bedroom penthouses. From the penthouse apartments and the apartments on the third floor,have you a view of the Mediterranean Sea.
Entering the apartments you have a hallway leading to the bedrooms and bathroom on one side and the spacious lounge/diner with independent kitchen on the other. From the lounge you have access to the balcony through big sliding glass doors.
Included in the price are: Parking space, white goods, air conditioning, underfloor heating in the bathroom(s) and fitted wardrobes.
We can provide excellent after sales service, including sourcing furniture packs and supplemental services. We have years of experience selling property in Spain, working with the best builders in the areas, offering plenty of choice for the discerning buyer covering the Costa Blanca & Costa Calida areas.
These apartments are conveniently situated close to shops, bars, restaurants, supermarkets, etc. the golden sandy beaches of the Costa Blanca are only 600 meters away, and they are close to all main transport links, with just a 35 minute drive to Alicante or 45 minute drive to Murcia (San Javier) airports and only minutes from any of a dozen world class golf courses.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


text:
Say the word “cabernet” to most American wine drinkers, and they’ll immediately associate it with the thick-skinned grape behind their favorite big and jammy offering from Napa or Chile or a dry and grippy blend from Bordeaux that requires years of cellaring.
It’s time to have another member of the family over for dinner.
However, it’s not an easy invite. “The general consumer still doesn’t know much about cab franc,” says Tyler Elwell, the owner and winemaker for Halcyon Wines in California, who makes his wines at Punchdown Cellars, a custom crush facility in Santa Rosa, CA. Especially since much of it comes from France where it’s labeled not by the grape but the region (Saumur-Champigny, Chinon and Bourgueil in the Loire Valley, for example). These wines tend to be vinified in a delicate and aromatic style with signature notes of violets, sour cherries and a touch of green pepper.
In Napa, Elwell says, cabernet franc is stylistically like cabernet sauvignon--big and bold. In California as a whole though, styles are a bit more varied. Halcyon has tended to mirror bottles coming out of the Loire, which he says “has it all: the aromatics, the weight and the structure without being overly ripe or heavily oaked,” (and is a great match for Margherita pizza, he adds). But the pendulum is swinging and he’s considering picking later to create wines with amped up structure.
When to harvest cabernet franc is the real challenge, he says. As the grape ripens you can literally taste bell pepper; once it goes away a window opens. In small doses though, pyrazines can lead to intriguing flavors of roasted peppers and olive tapenade; but when it’s too overt it takes on a canned pea or asparagus flavor that’s too vegetal to be palatable. There is evidence that not only hang time but pruning techniques (especially controlling leaf growth) can keep those pepper notes in check. But if you pick too early or too late, Elwell bemoans, you have to wait an entire year to try again.
Janssens admits that the grape takes longer to ripen than other red varietals, but it gets a boost from the warm days, ample sunshine and cool evenings found in Napa’s Mediterranean climate. All translate to a cab franc that’s fruit-driven with great acidity—perfect at the table with everything from rich cheeses, pâté and charcuterie to grilled duck, beef, lamb, pork and salmon to roasted vegetables.
It’s not just California that has seen success with cab franc, however; it also thrives in Virginia, where some microclimates are decidedly a bit trickier with higher rainfall, humidity levels and the pest and mildew challenges that come with both. Still, it’s emerged as the state’s most widely planted red grape, notes Ben Jordan, winemaker for Early Mountain Vineyards in Orange, Virginia.
Another East Coast winery, Karamoor Estate Wines in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, has had success with cab franc. Their 2015 cabernet franc won a Gold Medal at this year’s New York International Wine Competition, and winemaker Kevin Robinson sees a distinct style emerging in his neck of the woods: “approachable at a young age, soft, round with velvety tannins and ripe berry fruit notes that I would describe as elegant and delicious.” The trick is maintaining the viticultural practices to accomplish all that in such a short growing season, which is similar to the Loire in terms of wetness and humidity but warmer--necessitating spraying the vineyards to combat diseases.
Education is still needed, as most guests asking for cab mean sauvignon. “We’ll always take the opportunity to educate our customers on the differences when this occurs, and they do appreciate the softer tannins and weighty mid-palate with cab franc along with the touch of earth, forest floor, and/or mossy notes to go with the ample dried berry fruit,” Robinson explains.
2017 Halcyon Wine Camino Alto Cabernet Franc ($30), a soft and easy-drinking wine that’s perfect for barbecue and grilled foods.
2015 Robert Mondavi Oakville Cabernet Franc ($40), a blend of 80% cab franc and 20% cab sauvignon with mouthwatering acidity and dark fruits highlighted by violet and savory notes.
2016 Early Mountain Vineyards Shenandoah Valley Cabernet Franc ($34), a bottle that the winery describes as “more Burgundy than Bordeaux,” with silky rather than tannic structure and ripe fruit along with classic herbal notes.
2015 Karamoor Estate Cabernet Franc ($32), with inviting aromas of baked cherry pie, cedar, fennel and cocoa, soft tannins and a palate of raspberry sorbet, fig and olive.
2015 Cana Vineyards Cabernet Franc ($30), another hailing from Virginia, this wine skews toward the more fruity and spicy side. This 2018 NY International Wine Competition gold medal winner would be perfect with a poultry or pork roast dinner.
2016 Hosmer Vineyards Cabernet Franc ($20) NY state is also a big chapter in the North American cab franc story. At this Fingerlakes winery, the 2018 NYIWC silver medal-winning wine is made in a plush and berried style, with purple wildflower aromatics and sturdy, but approachable tannins.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


text:
les trois suisses | eBay - Super!
Find great deals on eBay for les trois suisses. Shop with confidence.


text:
As a commenter to a past post noted, a dynamic physician with business savvy would be crucified at the FDA. Alas, that commenter is likely correct. There are always people who will try to bring down someone who could bring necessary changes and enliven an institution.
But it might be that the current administration will not be able to rely on having its current non-dynamic physician appointed as the FDA Commissioner. Some Senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which will be considering the issue on Thursday, have made it very clear that they will be putting a "hold" on the nomination of Dr. Lester Crawford as the permanent FDA Commissioner (he has been the Acting Commissioner for 18 months or so now).
More than one political pundit has deemed our current time as the Information Age. We're constantly inundated with data - some mundane, some crucial, much of it not-quite-so-accurate.
In the medical arena, omitting information or disseminating partial or inaccurate info can be annoying at best, fatal at worst. In an effort to try to keep the public better informed about drug safety issues, the FDA is preparing to launch a new Drug Watch webpage. Likewise, to combat the myriad of websites that contain false or misleading information about vaccine safety, the World Health Organization (WHO) has created a list of 23 websites that it considers "reliable."
The FDA has been without a permanent commissioner for about a year. It was exciting when, just a couple months ago, it looked like Dr. Lester Crawford would move up from being the Acting Commissioner to being the permanent Commissioner. Alas, his confirmation was blocked by two Senators and the FDA is still in limbo.
The reason for the blockage is rather substantial - Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) are concerned about the FDA's dragging its feet in making a decision about approval of OTC Plan B contraceptive. The contraceptive is strongly opposed by conservatives, but all scientific evidence states that it is safe and effective, so its prohibition from being on retail shelves appears to be entirely political. As the FDA is supposed to be making decisions based on science rather than political winds, this is rather alarming.
I have to imagine that there are some days where the director of NIH, Dr. Elias Zerhouni, just wants to run down the hallway with his fingers in his ears yelling "LA LA LA LA LA!" In the last year, one of the stickiest issues the NIH has faced and that has gained huge public attention is the dilemma regarding outside compensation to NIH scientists by corporations.
To sum up the issue - until last year, NIH scientists were able to receive a certain amount of compensation from outside corporations, so long as they disclosed that work. Then it came out that maybe two dozen of the thousands of NIH employees (researchers and non-researchers) had received rather hefty sums of money and it wasn't clear in each case whether those amounts were disclosed. Following Congressional hearings on the issue, Dr. Zerhouni placed a moratorium on any scientists receiving outside compensation for their work. In February, a new interim final rule was put in place that allows non-researchers to have up to $15,000 in stock holdings of pharmaceutical companies, and no NIH employee may perform any compensated speaking, editing or writing for a regulated entity or any uncompensated outside employment. In addition, no senior employee may receive any gift or award because of their NIH position that is more than $200 in value.
You may recall that the NIH had come under fire when it was revealed, after inquiry by former Rep. Greenwood, that some NIH researchers had received rather substantial consulting fees from biomedical companies that they had not disclosed. The NIH had reacted then by issuing a moratorium on all employees from receiving any funds at all from external sources for research until it issued it's final rule on financial arrangements between NIH researchers and biotechnology companies.
The NIH has finally issued its rule in an internal memo, and it's not quite as harsh as first proposed, but still has tighter restrictions than had been in place a year ago. The new rule is that temporary researchers can retain their stock holdings in such companies, and permanent researchers must divest such holdings by October, 2005. There was no prohibition placed on receiving money or other compensation from biotechnology companies.
As expected, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is making rumblings about his soon-to-come bill to create an independent drug safety review office that will have increased capabilities for issuing warnings to drug manufacturers. Several critics, including Sen. Grassley, have been going after the FDA for its internal structure that supposedly intimidates certain FDA scientists from waving red flags about approved drugs to their superiors, because those superiors have already approved the drug and the scientists fear retaliation.
The NIH has issued its new rule regarding its employees and potential financial conflicts, and it's a lot stricter than most had thought it would be. Although prior rules were somewhat difficult to sort out, the new one leaves little room for fudging.


text:
Sara Boyd has been a leader in executive search and staffing for 25+ years. She puts to work her own experience hiring and developing senior leadership to assess and understand Gerard Stewart’s clients, their talent needs and business goals.
Recognized for her strategic business savvy and operational leadership, Sara has been key to identifying winning talent for senior-level executive positions in top human capital and staffing firms.
She’s proven masterful at aligning clients’ hard skill and core competencies requirements with candidates’ cultural compatibility.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text:
Well – they asked me to.
Ok, well, what actually happened was this. One of my friends, who writes poetry here and is also an artist, facts that I do not hold against her, posted an article on the benefits of bhindi, aka okra. For my benefit.


text: Open daily March to late Dececember; open Mon-Fri, January-mid March. Known for exceptional quality since 1925. Extensive product offerings from shade trees to annuals within a 10-acre Garden Center, 160 acres of growing fields, 7200 sq. ft. retail greenhouse.


text:
Painted in the summer and autumn of 1887, Oiran, also known as The Courtesan, is an image of a Japanese woman copied by Van Gogh from a print by Keisai Eisen which was on the cover of the May 1886 Paris Illustré, a magazine that featured an article about Japan. Van Gogh’s copy differs from the original in several significant ways.
Van Gogh used transparent paper and traced the woman from the cover of the magazine and then created a grid over her so that he could later enlarge and transfer the image to a canvas. The motifs around the woman, the water landscape, bamboo canes, water lilies, frogs, cranes, and a boat, are copies of images from other Japanese prints in Van Gogh’s own collection. The original image had a blooming cherry branch, a symbol of Japan, surrounding the woman but Van Gogh left that out. Instead he added a new element, he transformed the woman from merely a magnificently dressed woman, to a courtesan, or prostitute. He expresses this by painting the images of cranes and frogs. The French words for cranes (grues), and for frogs (grenouilles), were also used to refer to a woman in the profession.
In The Courtesan, we see an example of the Japanese cropping style Van Gogh began to experiment with. Eisen’s print shows the figure cropped on the right of the painting, Van Gogh had transposed the figure and cropped on the left of the painting. We see Van Gogh’s attraction to bright, bold colors and their relationship to form as he moved away from his typical dashes and dots with the brush to larger areas of bright color. He intensified the colors from the light pastels and corals in the original version to rich, bold, yellows, blues, greens and reds.
In Van Gogh’s later works, we continue to see the Japanese influence. The strong lines, typical of Japanese woodblocks, as well as color contrasts and his compositional structure all suggest the influence of Japanese art and culture on his life.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


text:
Jaipur Runners promoted the THOR – The Hero of Running event with a special run on World Health Day.
Growing up in the summer, the sharp punch today was less noticeable in the face of the runners, in the Monthly Run of World Runner’s Run, on the World Health Day, Runners rushed to Thor’s promo run and started the registration of Thor. Along with My Vote My Duty Message.
On the occasion, Kiranjeet, Director of Jaipur Runners Club, said that on June 2, the runners will beat Jaipur heat in the Thor.
Mukesh Mishra, the founding trustee of Jaipur Runners, said that a 21-km Half Marathon, 10 km and four-km timed run will be held in Thor, which will be held on June 2, along with 21 km Multi City Virtual Run. The runners will be running from across cities together at the same time as run in Jaipur.
Jaipur runners Club Director Deepak Sharma, Nitin Gupta, and Rajesh Chaudhary said that there would be fitness camps to prepare runners before the Thor event. Runners will be given tips for running properly in the summer season.
Following the running of the Iron Man Amit Chaturvedi in promo run of Thor, Fastest Veteran Pradip Sharma of Rajasthan, Khardungla Run, and the fitness trainer Shivangi, who finished the run of runs, ran a run after the Run Runner’s member Kamal Katta’s Birthday Runners had been celebrated.


text:
The workplace doesn’t have to be this drab, boring place. In fact, it really shouldn’t be. We spend almost a quarter of our lives (and many spend more) in our place of employment. This is 8 hour per day, 5 days a week, for decades. But, this doesn’t need to be a completely negative notion. There is nothing wrong with finding joy and pride in your work. And you should do all you can to make it even more positive.
A positive and healthy atmosphere at the office will make people more productive, and more efficient. One of the ways you can add to this kind of atmosphere is by getting some nice and interesting gadgets and tools at the place. Bellow, you will find some of the more interesting gadgets on the market today.
The future is now, and it looks pretty cool. Just 10 years ago, charging your phone with a ceiling tile would have sounded like something straight out of star trek. But today, you can get something like this installed in your workplace. It uses a smart antenna technology to charge your phone or your tablet within a ten-meter range.
Here we have another futuristic little thing, we have voice commanded desk lamps. While voice commands aren’t anything new, this one really improved upon the old designs. Namely, you can get voice commanded desk lamps that have more functions than just being turned on and off. You can command it to change its brightness levels, and its positioning. Some have integrated cameras and webcams. They can use these webcams to actually adjust their own light inside a room, choosing the most flattering and useful light level. Finally, some can memorize your preferences. These all vary in complexity but we’re certain you can find the type that suits your needs and, more importantly, your budget.
A very interesting gadget that showed up recently on the market is Doppel’s workplace stress reducing wristband. While this isn’t the first gadget that focuses on reducing stress, it’s probably one of the more advanced models. This is because other devices of this nature mostly just focus on gathering data throughout the day, and then give you the statistics. While this can be useful, Doppel’s bands are a bit more complex. They actually respond in real time when they detect that a person is stressed.
They do this by sensing when they see elevations in heart rate, by checking your pulse. What makes them special is that they let out a kind of rhythmic vibration or pulse that is supposed to calm you down and soothe you. You can also place an set some preferences, and are pretty user-friendly. Still, if you don’t want to splurge on something like this, you can always get a cheaper model that just gives you pure data.
This may or may not actually fall under the category of “gadgets”. This is because, at their simplest version, we’re just talking about a cushion. However, at their most advanced, we’re talking about sensors and scanners.
Here’s the thing. People spend hours and hours and hours sitting at their desks all day. And over time, this can add up and really mess a person’s back and posture up. It will ruin their mood, sap all motivation, and just make them quite unproductive overall. But, it can be mitigated by maintaining proper posture at your desk. A good cushion placed between your lower back and the chair can really help you out.
However, there are chairs and scanners out there that can sense this for you. In fact, there are gadgets that you can wear, and that keeps track of your posture through the day. They do this by either checking your balance with built-in gyroscopes, or by being placed somewhere on your lower or upper back.
Finally, there are actual cushions that, when you’re sitting on them, check your balance and your posture. This high tech thing will solve a lot of pain people have, and will make everybody more relaxed in general.
So there you have it folks, a couple of fine gadgets that will make the workplace just that bit more relaxed. It will give your people that extra bit of productivity, and make the workplace seem just a bit more like home.


text:
~ "Saving money, rather than earning money, became the means to my goal".
~ "Certainly the recycling of aluminum foil did not greatly contribute to our dream. Rather it was the attention to all the thousands of ways we spent our money that made a tremendous difference."
~ "Over the years our average income had been less than $30,000..In less than seven years we saved $49,000, made significant purchases(vehicles, appliances, furniture) of $38,000 and were completely debt free"!
Amy states that frugality is a means to her goal. That's a good question to ask.. why am I practicing frugality? What is MY goal for frugality? For me personally... it's the means I use to (hopefully) secure my position to remain a homemaker. I have a daily choice on how I spend the money that comes into our home. If I can save more money than I spend then my chances of not having to work full-time may be accomplished (Lord willing).
A family member once said it would drive her crazy to pinch every penny.I actually enjoy the challenge of cutting expenses and living below our means. I like finding new ways (and sometimes untraditional) to meet needs in my family on little to no money.
How about you? What is your goal? How does saving money or stretching your husband's income help meet that goal?
Sometimes you have to spend money to save money. For example, we are putting money into our gas guzzler to have greater fuel efficiency.
My husband thought that he didn't get me enough for Christmas, but you, know I was happy with what his personal shopper had gotten me. (I am his personal shopper.) So yesterday we went out and got a couple of white baskets which I collect and use--at 60% discount.
Godliness with contentment is always great gain.
Things got a little better for me for a while, but I have to pull in again. My goal is to learn to make better choices so that I can stretch my money farther. It's a process for me. I'm starting by trying not to spend any extra money in January. I'm always trying to get my food budget under control. I guess my goal in to continue to be self-sufficent.
I've just finished reading what you've written to me on my blog, ....and I thank you very much!
When our children were home, I would frequently tell them that nothing stays the same....now I'm tell myself ...but like you said, .... I'm so thankful that our God is always there for us and always the same.
You are a winner of my book, "Getting Off the Niceness Treadmill". How do I mail a copy to you? I realize you are in the process of moving--so exciting for you. I can mail it to one of your children's home or wherever you wish. E-mail me your preference. Thanks.
I get the King Authur brand of flour at my local Publix Food Store. I believe you can buy whole wheat flour at any Walmart Supercenter (not sure about the smaller Walmart stores).
You should be able to find 100% hydroxide crystals (LYE) at Ace Hardware Store in the isle for cleaning drain lines supplies, perhaps other stores, Lowes, Home Depot (not sure).
My goal is to buy my freedom. I would love to just work when I want to, not because I have to. I hate the rat race and I'm looking forward to getting pregnant soon and providing "mommy care" only for my child. I also hope to visit far flung places in the world that I've always dreamt about like Thailand!
For us, frugality is about security, and being able to separate wants from needs. After our last child we went from being a dual law enforcement family to having me stay home with the kids (after expenses we figured out I was working for less than $400/month).
Our goal is to pay off all our debts, including the mortgage, in six years. Then we intend to work part-time when we feel like it, and spend more time with the kids and each other.


text:
Apple (AAPL), the most valuable company in America, is already valued at about $850 billion. Amazon (AMZN) and the parent company of Google are each above $700 billion.
So is Microsoft (MSFT). And analysts at Morgan Stanley say the company could hit $1 trillion in market value within a year.
Amazon and Google are also big players in the cloud market. IBM (IBM), Salesforce (CRM), Cisco (CSCO), Adobe (ADBE) and Oracle (ORCL) made big bets on it, too.


text:
Big island never fails to show us all the wondrous things Hawai'i is made of. Kona, Waimea, Hilo… all different areas in their own ways. Ambassador Anuhea Chang and her friends, who live in Hilo showed what us what they do on the weekends.... Waterfalls, on waterfalls on waterfalls. She ventures on the weekends in search of every waterfall there is on Big Island.
We met up with her and her friends Jacob, Josh and Dolfo. Each of them ready to venture and show us a good time. Nothing but good vibes an Aloha all around.
Can't believe to get this spot is only a 10 minute trip. Took a little longer than usual to keep all our gear safe. Soon as we got to the falls, Jacob, Josh & Dolfo was quick to jump right in. After a bit of courage, I jumped too.
Directly next to the main falls theres another waterfall you can actually sit behind.
Can you see Kyla & I? Thanks for the photo Anuhea!
Took advantage of snapping a few photos.
We cruised, talked story then headed to the second spot they wanted to show us!
The second spot they took us was amazing! So many waterfalls all around.
& another. I think there was a total of 8 waterfalls in that area.
But this falls was the main attraction.
Check out this cave behind the falls! Super sick!
We wanna give a huge mahalos to Anuhea, Jacob, Josh & Dolfo for the awesome experience. Good times, with good conversation, and great people. We can't wait for our next trip to venture with you guys all over again. Aloha a hui hou (until we meet again).

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


text:
Thank you for replying. Will check with the lads and come back to you soon!
Hey folks! We are a team of 3 friend which played l2 back in c4 version as kids mostly at illegal servers. We joinned Gludio late last year and we are looking to play with other folks in a closer situation. We have an artisan lvl 23, a scavenger lvl 22 and a raider lvl 23. Also, each one have a different sup in box approximately at same level. We do not expect to recruit the sups. Thank you!

industry_corpus2: Gaming


text: EnClout is interested in bringing data together from multiple sources and solve the data silo for businesses. EnClout provides a suite of domain related APIs. The DNS API takes a URL or domain as input and returns parsed DNS records in JSON, XML or HTML format.


text:
The setxkbmap command maps the keyboard to use the layout determined by the options specified on the command line. An XKB keymap is constructed from a number of components which are compiled only as needed. The source for all of the components can be found in /usr/share/X11/xkb.
With this option the setxkbmap just prints component names in a format acceptable by xkbcomp (an XKB keymap compiler) and exits. The option can be used for tests instead of a verbose option and in cases when one needs to run both the setxkbmap and the xkbcomp in chain (see below).


text:
Find answers to your recycling questions.
Ontario County residents have been separating recyclables from waste for 25-plus years. Every county resident should have a clear, simple way to recycle, whether you set out a bin at the curb or drop off recyclables at your local transfer station.
To make it easier for county residents to dispose of different types of materials, we schedule events throughout the year focused on collecting specific waste, such as household chemicals.
Learn about the waste hierarchy and how to reduce your waste.


text:
Get your deal to puffynetwork.com.
. The site is chock full of them, and they’re all very well showcased around those three themes. To call the Puffy Network tour page promising would be an understatement.


text:
Exercise 1) Step up into a Squat instead of Jumping.
Exercise 2) Roll sideways onto Stomach from Glute Bridge into a Full Push up or Knee Push up.
Exercise 4) If cannot touch toe focus on leg lifts only.


text:
Please see our Newsletters below for all the latest news and forthcoming dates.
Welcome to the school website for Southwood Primary School. Our school is a 'Good' school where 'pupils are happy and confident' (Ofsted, Nov 2015). We have created our website to keep parents up to date with school news and showcase some of the great things our pupils are achieving. Do keep looking at the various pages to see what is going on in our school.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text:
Every airfare to Warsaw Poland listed below is based on historical data and is subject to change. Cheapfarmart, its employees or affiliates make no guarantee regarding their stability at the time of booking. The cost of plane tickets to Warsaw Poland includes fuel surcharges, our service fee and taxes imposed by the respective airline and the terminal airports.
Enjoy the privilege to book cheap air tickets to Warsaw via a flight service provider of your choice. With our liaison with multiple airlines, we can facilitate you the opportunity to pick the best Warsaw flight deals matching your convenience and budget. We work with all leading global carriers, including United Airlines, Lot Polish Airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa, British Airways, and Iberia, to name a few.
Missed to book your flight tickets to Warsaw in advance? No issues! At Cheapfaremart, we help you book last-minutes low-cost flights to Warsaw. If you are booking from any US locations, then it might be a bit difficult to find direct flights to Warsaw Poland.
Whether you are looking for direct flights to Warsaw Poland or indirect ones (with one or two stops in between the terminal airports), Cheapfaremrt can help you plan your vacation better and at an unbeatable price with round-trip flight tickets. You can access our flight booking engine from any desktop or smartphone and conclude booking flights in a quick and easy manner.
Also, you can book one-way flights to Warsaw. Don’t miss any discount coupon, if available on our website. Though they entitle you to avail instant benefit, you should contact our call center to avoid any doubt.
What is the Best time to Visit Warsaw?
From May through September is the best time to visit Warsaw. The temperature during the period hovers around 60-degree Fahrenheit in day timings. The mild and low temperature coupled with events and festivals like Chopin summer concerts, Yoga in the park, Warsaw fashion street, midsummer’s eve, and Warsaw international street art festival, are a few to name. The winter remains genuinely chilled, but if you are planning to make the trip, we recommend you to book your round-trip flights at night to Warsaw, which will help you avoid the last minute rush. We make sure your journey starts on a positive note.
Book a cheap flight to Warsaw Poland and make the most of your vacation. Here are the top attractions in the city that you must not skip while planning your days. We urge you to take help of the government’s tourism bodies to have better information on the sightseeing.
This old town attracts tourists from all over the world. The city is home to 14th-century architecture, low to medium height apartments and manicured gardens. However, most of the travelers who booked flight tickets to Warsaw with us last year say that the most enjoyable about this eco-friendly environment is its diversity and attention and care towards safeguarding species that are on the verge of extinction.
This castle is the center of governance in Poland. In the past, it used to serve as the official residence of the Polish monarchs. The city is home to several public and private administrative offices. The design, architecture, and ambiance of the castle are to leave you being mesmerized. Whether you are an architect, or not, but you can have a beautiful lesson from the place as what does perfection mean.
This museum is dedicated to the soldiers who bravely fought in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. If you have grown up kids with a thorough understanding of digital consumption means and behavior, don’t miss it. Perhaps, this would be the best vacation for your kids, provided you have booked his cheap air flights to Warsaw.
Standing at 22 meters and adorned by four eagles, this column came into existence in 1644. It features a magnificent statue of King Sigismund III Vasa. So you can have a perfect yet envying selfie here.
Communism tour, Warsaw Off the Beaten Path tour, Warsaw by Night Bike Tour, and Warsaw Pub Crawl along with a host of other adrenaline rushing activities await you. We recommend you to follow the guidelines of the vendor to make the most of the moments without taking any undue risk. After all, security is the primary concern, and it shouldn’t be compromised.
Take a trip back in time to communist Warsaw! See architectural relics, feel the propaganda and get to know the city’s utopian plans from the seat of an old Soviet van on our thrilling 3-hour Communism Tour.
Located in Stockholm, this group of islands welcomes you with a herd of water activities at just 49.96 USD per person. However, for kids, you just need to pay half of this. You can seek more information and book your ticket at its official website.
This is an independent company that has been set up with a vision to let travelers discover more about the place and make their trip unforgettable. The architecture or the engineering will make you save money. More information can be procured from its official website. Click here to see how things can be improved.
The city is served by two international airports: Warsaw Chopin Airport, located just 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from the city’s center, and Warsaw-Modlin Airport, located 35 kilometers (22 mi) to the north. Together they support over 100 international and domestic flights per day that make over 11 million people travel from one place to another.
Why Book Airline Tickets to Warsaw with Cheapfaremart?
Book flight ticket to Warsaw on your own, or dial 1-844-869-5222 to seek support from our dedicated customer service representatives. We are here to serve you with a smile.


text: BigAssignments.com works only with the best writers who are experienced enough to write any assignment no matter how difficult and urgent it is. We always offer papers of a high quality and here is the proof! Read these free samples to know exactly what to expect from Big Assignments' writers.


text:
Christopher is one of our most requested Facilitator especially in GCC and Africa Region for the past three years. He has been actively facilitated courses in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Pakistan, India, Seychelles, South Africa, Maldives to name but a few. Internationally renowned strategic business risk management expert. He was an experienced managing director having managed a diverse group of companies and has experience in a number of fields covering public sector services, office automation, banking, finance and . He is an accomplished and highly experienced ‘strategy developer’, with a proven track record of assisting organizations, managers, teams and individuals to attain business goals. With excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, he offers exciting, powerful and effective learning events to inspire people’s choices to bring about change. He is a transformer of individuals, teams and companies.
Armed with his diverse academic and industry business knowledge to cultivate entertaining, engaging, practical and powerful workshops/seminars which are both pragmatic and current. With unique mind-bending strategies, he coaches you to influence, inspire and move those you come in contact with, into decisions and commitments. All organizations need to change with the times, the consultant will help you implement change, and how to make it palatable and be embraced by all staff.
Wants to join upcoming Events?
© 2019 QuickBizgroup All Rights Reserved.


text: As your representative, I will work tirelessly to help purchase or sell a property in Irvine, Newport Beach, or other nearby areas. I'll ensure we make the process enjoyable and successful. Looking to sell? I'll endeavor to sell your property in a timely fashion, at the best possible price, all in a highly professional manner. Check out my Sellers page and fill out a no-obligation consultation form to get started.


text:
Vitamins are organic compounds that are necessary in small amounts in animal and human diets to sustain life and health. The absence of certain vitamins can cause disease, poor growth, and a variety of syndromes.
Shotgun. A (typically) smooth bore long gun that shoots a group of pellets called shot instead of bullets.Depending on the bore size and the size of the pellets there may be from less than 10 to two hundred or more pellets in a single shotgun cartridge.
CGI outsources our powder coating requirements. We have built strong relationships with reputable finishers who are at our facility daily delivering finished sheet metal components and assemblies.
Welcome to JST. Kunshan JST Industry Co., Ltd is a professional manufacturer of CNC machining parts, plastic mold & plastic injection molded products, castings & forgings, stamping & welding parts, which were applied to the field of medical device, aerospace & aviation, food equipment, auto parts, electronics, etc.
Process Components Ltd is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Iris Valves, Slide Valves, Butterfly Valves, Disc Valves, Discharge Aids as well as components and spare parts for the powder and liquid processing and bulk handling industries, such as centrifugal sifter screens, wedge wire baskets and bearing assemblies.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


text:
The resurgence of interest in cider continues with a six course cider-pairing dinner, being held at the Mason & Company bar in Hackney Wick on Wednesday 15th August. Organised as a collaboration between Capish?, which is now based at Mason & Co, and The Fine Cider Company and Oliver’s Cider & Perry, it is a series of six 'small plate' courses, with six cider or perry pairings. Tickets are just £35 + fees - should be an amazing night!
"We’re delighted to announce that our Capish? Kitchen has paired up with The Fine Cider Company and Oliver’s Cider & Perry to bring you a very special cider and food pairing experience on Wednesday, August 15th from 7pm.
Oliver’s is a ciderhouse based on a farm in Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire, that produces small batch ciders and perries. All ciders are fermented by wild yeasts and made from hand-picked and unsprayed fruit. The result is something that will delight cider drinkers, wine drinkers and beer drinkers alike!
Our Capish? kitchen is working closely with Tom Oliver to deliver a tantalising menu of 6 small plates expertly paired with 6 ciders.
Tom Oliver himself will be joining us on the night, guiding us through the world of cider and each pairing.
Join us for a perfect summer evening with delicious food and cider against the peaceful backdrop of the canal.
Places are limited and tickets are available now for £35, which includes 6 pairings.


text:
We deliver value to Rivers People by building integrity into government contracting and procurement process.
To set standards, regulate, monitor and oversee public procurement in Rivers State to ensure transparency, accountability, competition, economy, fitness for purpose and achieve value for money.
To deliver value to Rivers People by building integrity into government contracting and procurement process.
A State with public procurement culture rooted in integrity and delivering value for money at all times.
1. Manage, market, lease, schedule, operate, set up, clean up and administer the Rex Jim Lawson Cultural Centre Port Harcourt.
Tenders are hereby invited from interested reputable organizations who wish to participate in the management of the Rex Jim Lawson Cultural Centre, Port Harcourt. Tender documents for the bid can be obtained.from the office of the Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Block B, 6th floor, State Secretariat Complex, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Completed Tender documents are to be signed and submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked; "Bid of (organization) for management of Rex Jim Lawson Cultural Centre, and addressed to the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Block B 6th Floor, State Secretariat, Port Harcourt, Through the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Block B, 6th Floor, State Secretariat, Port' Harcourt and submitted at Room 30 of the Ministry. Tender documents should be submitted at the Ministry not later than four ·weeks (3rd October, 2018.) from-the- date of this publication.
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 12noon prompt on l0th October, 2018 at the Ministry and all bids received shall be opened.
Specifications may be obtained at the Ministry under Bid solicitation at no extra cost. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, reserves the right to reject any or all bids; to make any awards or any rejection in what it alone considers to be in the best interest of the Ministry and waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids.
The contract will be awarded, if at all, to the responsible bidder that submits the best-value bid as determined by the Ministry. Also, Tenders submitted after four weeks from the date of this publication will not be accepted.
Each bidder shall submit with this bid a .statement attesting for his/her/its experience and qualifications. By submitting a bid in response to this advertisement for bids, the bidder shall be conclusively deemed to have read, understood and agreed with all of the information and materials contained in the bid documents, including but not limited to the contract and specifications, the required nature and amount of insurance and the documentation evidencing an insurance.
Requests for information may be emailed to riversmct@gmail .com Responses shall be posted on the ministry's website (www.mct.rv.gov.ng) by the close of business at least one week prior to bid opening.
The Rivers State Ministry of Transport invites reputable contractors to bid for the construction of Two (2) Landing Jetties: at Isaka Town and Witt & Busch (Maccoba) Port Harcourt.
Evidence of previous work experience in related construction.
Evidence of Registration as a contractor with the Rivers State Ministry of Works.
Evidence of payment of Non-Refundable Tender Processing Fee of Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) only to Rivers State Ministry of Transport.
All applicants shall be invited to Bid Opening on a date that shall be communicated in due course.
As part of its 2014 and 2016 merged Physical Programme Upgrade and Physical Infrastructure Project, the Rivers State University Port Harcourt, is desirous of constructing and furnishing a Centre for Continuing Education and an Entrepreneurship Development Centre Phase 2.
© Copyright 2019 RSBoPP. All Rights Reserved. Powered by Cnapse Global Services Ltd.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


text:
A stunning Console Table. Handmade from oak and steel.
Our console tables are handmade from solid oak and steel.
They are solid and built to last.
Our industrial style console tables would work well in any home or office.


text: Last year when I completed my second year in the Community Art Corps, an Americorps program that places artists in partnerships with community organizations and non-profits that is organized and run through Maryland Institute College of Art, I was interviewed as part of an evaluation of the program. Part of that interview has stuck with me, I cannot exactly remember what the question was that led up to the discussion, but Paolo, the interviewer and I got to talking about whether money is better spent given directly to people in a community or funneled through a larger organization or institution. I said then and I still believe now that it doesn't really matter which way money is allotted, what matters is who ends up in charge of that money. The question is, is the community member who gets the money honest, hard-working, with everyone's benefit in mind or only their own. The same can be applied to any number of people that work in an organization, are they sincere, transparent, and willing to put people before the organization. As a community artist I have worked in both kinds of circumstances, ones in which the people in charge of money are selfish, focused on politics or just disorganized and in each of these cases, whether it was an individual or an institution, the money ends up being spent poorly and the project having little if any lasting effect. I have also worked with individuals and organizations who put the good of all involved before themselves or their own gain, and before institutional politics. In these cases I have seen the most successful and lasting projects completed. It really does depend on who is in charge of the money and what their priorities are.


text:
The cleaner is not working 1.Cleaner not plugged in properly.
if 4 and 5 ,you should call the service center.
2.Heater malfunctions or membranemalfunctioning. 1. Turn on the heater.
2.you should call the service center.
Cleaner operates butdisplay does not function.
Decreased ultrasonic activity. 1.Solution is not degassed.
5.Using deionized water in the tank 1.Make sure that tank was filled with warm tap water plus cleaning solution and has run 5-10 minutes.
3.Adjust solution to within 3/8 inch of the tank’s operating level line with load.
4.clean tank with warm water. Wipe with a cloth.
5.Deionized water does not cavitate as actively as soapy tap water.


text:
Coppers, Friday nights with Tubridy, not knowing whether they accept Debit at mass - there are special things that only ever happen in Ireland at the weekend.
#LateLateShow You gotta love Ireland. This week 200 drunks in the audience looking to get laid.
Next week we will probably have a serious discussion about Ireland's love affair with drink.
Got on the Dublin - Cork train. Packed.
"Can?" Hands over a Heineken.
Honey he's about to try tell u about his tattoos in workman's smokin area.


text:
Monday night August 16th, at the Jackson County Board meeting in Black River Falls, gun rights supporters assembled in support of DA Fox's decision to not prosecute gun control ordinances he believes are a violation of the U.S. Constitution. His Decision was based on the recent Supreme Court ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago. Fox stated the decision means several state laws violate the right to keep and bear arms, including those that prohibit carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm in a public building or bar and having an uncased or loaded firearm in a vehicle. He said he will no longer prosecute those violations. About thirty Citizens gathered at the Jackson County Court House to demonstrate their support for DA Fox, and to express their position that the County Board would be overstepping its authority in giving that power to the Corporation Counsel. These Second Amendment supporters were also concerned that the County Board is going to hold, or has held, meetings to find a way to circumvent the DA's decision by authorizing the non-elected Corporation Counsel, Mark Skolos to prosecute those county gun control ordinances which Fox said he will not prosecute. The rally was organized in response to Mark Skolos, who stated he did not agree with DA Fox's decision and that he believes the county's gun ordinances that prohibit carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a firearm in a public building are still enforceable. The rally was hastily organized by local Citizens who got word that this subject was discussed at the August 9th meeting of the Executive and Finance Committee. Organizers contacted Wisconsin Carry, a gun rights advocacy group, which also had representatives there. One of those in attendance was Art Donnelly who said he supports the Constitution and DA Fox's stance to uphold the Constitutional right of the Citizens to keep and bear arms. He said, "The right to keep and bear arms is for our safety." Others expressed their outrage that the County Board may be considering usurping the "dully elected District Attorney and appoint some sort of specially appointed prosecutor."
Jerry Hanson is an owner and contributor to the Eau Claire Journal. He is a small business owner and farms near Augusta.


text:
He disclosed American dance group “Kid & the great “ as a major influence on the trend of his hit single “Akube” ; He emphasized on what it was like transitioning into a professional status.
The U&I Music signed act revealed and guaranteed that his fans and music lovers around the globe should expect An album from him in 2017.
Dotman is the first quest to make appearance on #DatjoblessboiUnusuals an exclusive online TV recording content showcasing Celebrities, Superstars, Major Key , top personalities & Fast rising artistry with emphasis and reference to the Nigerian/African Entertainment mainstream sector brought to you by Datjoblessboi TV.
This first edition of #DatjoblessboiUnusuals also featured Fast Rising and self acclaimed Fatest Nigerian Rapper “Ceeboi” as “Datjoblessboi New Discovery” for the Month of January, 2017.
Watch this exciting, interesting, educative, inspiring & entertaining show.
Visit: www.datjoblessboi.com for African Music Export, Entertainment News & Motivational.


text:
Space shuttle Atlantis will be returning to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the very last time on Thursday morning, so there are just two days left to spot the winged spaceship soaring across the twilight morning sky.
Unfortunately, the viewing circumstances do not favor any views for most of North America, with the exception of some of the southernmost states, as both Atlantis and the International Space Station will not be making favorable passes over the contiguous U.S. and Canada until after sunrise (during the daylight hours) through much of this week.
If you live in favored locations in parts of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Hawaii, you will get a chance to see both Atlantis and the International Space Station streak across the sky early on Tuesday morning.
Moving on a northeast trajectory, Atlantis will appear very close to the much-brighter space station, having undocked from it just a few hours earlier. At about 6:05 a.m. EDT (1005 GMT) on Tuesday, the two space vehicles will be moving over western Panama.
Continuing northeast over the Caribbean Sea, the station and shuttle will pass just east of Jamaica. For those lucky to be vacationing in Kingston, Atlantis will appear first, followed shortly after by the space station. They will appear over the south-southwest horizon at 5:05 a.m. local time and take about four minutes to move to the northeast.
About minute after passing over Kingston, Atlantis and the station will sail over Windward Passage — a 50-mile (80-kilometer) strait between the easternmost region of Cuba and the northwest of Haiti. The spacecraft will move out over the Atlantic Ocean at around 6:09 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time and pass almost directly over Great Inagua, the third largest island in the Bahamas, as well as the much smaller island of Providenciales (or more commonly known as "Provo").
Attention Florida skywatchers: Look up!
Those living in Florida will be relatively far-removed from the ground tracks of both space vehicles, and will need to concentrate their attention low toward the southeast part of the sky beginning around 6:07 a.m. EDT.
Parts of South Florida will have an advantage over locations farther to the north and west because they will be closer to the tracks of Atlantis and the space station. From Key West and Miami, they will reach a maximum altitude of about 18 degrees and will take about minutes to skim across the sky from south-southeast to east-southeast.
But from Orlando, they will get only 12 degrees up and be in the sky for only two minutes. And from Jacksonville, they’re only 10 degrees ("one fist") up from the southeast horizon and will be in view for less than a minute!
In fact, those situated north and west of a line running from Jacksonville to Cross City — which includes the Florida Panhandle — are out of luck, since both Atlantis and the space station will likely be too low to be seen.
If you are vacationing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the weather is good, you may have an opportunity to catch Atlantis and the station for two minutes beginning at 4:33 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time. You'll have to look very low in the southeast, as the two spacecraft will not get much higher than about 11 degrees above the horizon.
A similar situation awaits those in Honolulu, Hawaii, except the time to start looking is 4:43 a.m., Hawaii Time.
The shuttle will appear to lead the space across the sky by about 30 or 40 seconds. At around 5:45 a.m. Central Daylight Time, both spacecraft will be moving northeast over the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and then out over the Gulf of Mexico. Florida will already be in daylight, but farther west, those situated near and along the Gulf Coast should have visibility beginning at around 5:43 to 5:44 a.m. CDT with the two space craft emerging above the south-southeast horizon.
New Orleans will see the two spacecraft for 3 minutes, reaching a maximum altitude of 22 degrees (more than "two fists") above the southeast horizon.
From Brownsville and Houston, Texas, the maximum altitudes will only be about half as high (14 and 12 degrees respectively), but the duration each pass should last about three minutes. Farther east, Jackson, Mississippi will see both spacecraft reach a maximum altitude of 15 degrees, but they’ll only be visible for about a minute.
Also, at 5:18 a.m. PDT, the two spacecraft will be passing directly over the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula. Well to the northwest, San Diego might get a two minute glimpse around this time, as Atlantis and the station skim about 11 degrees above the southeast horizon.
And Hawaiians will have the best view of all, as both vehicles make a nearly direct southwest-to-northeast pass, lasting for four minutes beginning at 5:19 a.m. Hawaii Time. From Honolulu, Atlantis will climb to an altitude of 86 degrees, just four degrees shy of passing directly overhead!
If you snap photo of the shuttle Atlantis flying free on its historic final mission and would like to share the image with SPACE.com for a possible story or image gallery, please contact Managing Editor Tariq Malik at: tmalik@space.com.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


text:
In this series, we’ll be taking a glimpse into the world of graphic design, ensuring each and every one of your marketing campaigns looks as good as possible. Professional design can make the difference between a successful campaign and a failure, no matter your offer, copy, or execution.
These crash courses in designing for marketers are written by Jerry Ho - Wishpond’s chief graphic designer and expert in design marketing and theory.
Running a successful campaign means having more than just solid copy and good call-to-actions. Having a professional looking landing page, contest or popup can make a world of difference for conversions, brand trust, loyalty, and professionalism.
There have been entire courses dedicated to typographic ideas, all of them with many complex principles and an overwhelming amount of information. However, even learning the basics of typography will set you miles ahead of your competition in the marketing world.
Contrast in font choice will allow your visitors to easily parse a page’s information.
A good sense of contrast is also a good way to make your page look more dynamic and exciting to the eye.
Try using one of the typefaces for headers and the other for body copy.
Though choosing nice contrasting fonts is a learned skill, there are many tools online to help you choose something nice, just like Google Web Fonts Typographic Project and Fontpair.
These fonts work fantastically for more traditional mediums like newspapers or for newer businesses looking to capture an old-school look.
Brands that are looking for a more clean, modern look will often choose san-serif typefaces like Open Sans or Lato.
These fonts promote a minimal and elegant feeling.
Typography is an essential component of component of good design. Working towards good typography can do wonders to set your business apart from your competition. If you’re interested in more basic design tutorials, visit our blog again in the upcoming weeks to find an article on color and how to use it best in design.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


text:
Healthy fish consumption and reduced mercury exposure: counseling women in their reproductive years.
OBJECTIVE: To provide family physicians with a practical, evidence-based approach to counseling women about healthy fish eating. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: MEDLINE was searched for articles published between 1999 and 2008. Most studies described in this article provide level II or III evidence. MAIN MESSAGE: Fish is an important component of a healthy diet for women in their reproductive years owing to the beneficial effects of omega-3 fatty acids on the neurologic development of the fetus. However, some fish species contain considerable methylmercury, which crosses the placenta and has harmful effects on neurobehavioural development. As many jurisdictions have issued fish consumption advisories, which can be confusing, women would benefit from individualized assistance from a trusted source, their family physicians, to clarify the risks and benefits of eating fish. CONCLUSION: We recommend that family physicians counsel women in their reproductive years about healthy choices regarding fish in their diet, and provide appropriate resources.


text:
Facing off against ranked opponents is nothing new for No. 2 Maryland (10-0, 1-0 B1G) defeating its sixth ranked opponent of the season No. 7 James Madison (7-3) 18-5. Holding a five-goal lead at halftime, the Terps poured it on in the second half outscoring the Dukes 10-1.
Maryland once again scored at least 10 goals, something they have done in each game so far this season. Offensive balance once again came to the forefront for Maryland. Nine different players scored a goal led by midfielder Jen Giles who had four.
In addition to Giles, both Kali Hartshorn and Grace Griffin registered hat-tricks. Another positive trend that continued for Maryland was shooting efficiency, the Terps converted four of their six free position opportunities. Overall, the Terps scored on 69 percent of their shots on net.
Knowing what a challenge the defending champs would bring, Maryland started out strong jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first seven minutes. Off-ball cuts near the crease worked early with Evans and Griffin both finishing from in-tight. Soon after, Giles followed up scoring from a near impossible angle rifling a shot past Dukes goalie Molly Dougherty.
Winning at the draw circle was key for Maryland in the first half, creating possessions and not allowing the high-octane James Madison offense to get going. However, when the Dukes did get offensive opportunities early they converted.
Both Maddie McDaniel and Halle Duenkel scored getting the Dukes on the board, but Maryland’s overpowering offense proved to be too much. After Daria Lucchesi cut the Terps lead to 6-3, the Terps locked in and closed the final nine minutes of the first half on a 3-0 run. Both Griffins helped the Terps at the end of the first half, Brindi Griffin absolutely rifled a free-position-shot top shelf past Dougherty and soon after Grace Griffin scored her third goal of the first half.
Making some halftime adjustments, the Dukes defense came out strong in the second half holding the Terps scoreless for the first 11 minutes. While the Terps offense struggled to get things going, Megan Taylor and the Terps defense allowed only goal during that stretch maintaining a five-goal lead.
However, after the drought Maryland opened the floodgates scoring nine goals in the final 18 minutes of the game. Quick passing and great-off ball movement allowed the Terps to regain their success from early in the first half.
Hartshorn and Giles were the catalysts of the Maryland run down the stretch scoring five of the final nine goals of the game. Both Hartshorn and Giles demonstrated their balance of finesse and strength dodging around the Dukes defense and rifling perfectly placed shots into the back of the net.
Leading by more than 10 goals, head coach Cathy Reese allowed the reserves to get some meaningful game action. Freshman Julia Hoffman continued to demonstrate her immense potential scoring her fifth goal of the season, while sophomore Kylie Davis scored her first goal of the season.
Maryland will host another ranked opponent on Wednesday No. 10 Princeton who is coming off a loss against Brown, first draw is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.


text:
This seemingly innocent footpath used to scare me quite a bit. You see, on August 3rd 2017 I was walking our dog Max and he got into an altercation with another dog which he was very lucky to survive. After that my nervous system was shot. It took me ages to get back into walking him again. Passing other dogs scared me so much. I didn’t feel safe. I also didn’t feel like I could keep him safe. I kept re-living it over and over, unable to sleep and unable to talk about anything else. I was traumatised and addicted to the fear.
On August 26th, I worked up the courage to finally take Max out for our first walk alone together. He had been out a couple of times before that but we had the protection and safety of my fiance Mat. It was a big day and I was so proud of myself. On that day I had a choice. I could choose to stay at home and live in fear, or I could get back to doing what we both love – being outdoors in the afternoons, lapping up the sun. I chose love over fear.
I also had a choice to make about this footpath. Although this footpath isn’t where it happened, once we got back out there and walking, this place actually made me more fearful than the actual location of the event. With trees/shrubs lining both sides of the footpath, there’s nowhere to go if you encounter someone. It scared me, being in close proximity to other dogs was too much for my nervous system initially.
I’d lost trust. Not only in myself, but also in other dogs and their owners.
I had to make another choice. But this one wasn’t a single choice, it was a choice I had to make regularly. I had to choose to walk through here the first time, and then each time after that. Some days I couldn’t, some days the fear felt too strong. But I kept going, I kept choosing love. I could have chosen to avoid this area forevermore. But I didn’t.
It wasn’t easy, there wasn’t a quick fix. I had to choose between fear and love each time. Each time I chose love the fear had less of a grip on me. I could have easily just stayed home and never walked him again. But that would be playing small and I’m not here in this life to play small. I’m here to rise, inspire and shine.
Now we walk through there every day.
Walking him is my happy place and I choose love. Every. Single. Day.
He spends his days waiting patiently for his afternoon walks, often snoozing on this (not cheap) couch in my home office. It’s his throne and he loves it.
If you’re experiencing fear, or any other manifestation of fear, I feel you! Fear shows up in alllll sorts of different ways – frustration, stress, anxiety, worry, doubt and pain (to name just a few). If that’s happening for you right now, give yourself 10mins and do this. You might even wanna save this link for when it happens in the future, cause it will. We’re human.
« What do I do when Facebook starts glitching out? Be grateful.


text:
Simon Mignolet likes to be understated. It is not always easy for a man of 6ft 4in with an athlete's physique to melt into the background but Sunderland's goalkeeper does his very best. Eschewing the typical "look at me" performance cars complete with personalised number plates and blacked-out windows commonly favoured by Premier League footballers, the Belgium international prefers the more subtle lines of an Audi A4.
Ask him about the intense swotting involved in the degree in political sciences he is poised to achieve this summer and Mignolet moves into full-on modesty mode. "It's just something I do in my spare time," says the 23-year-old whose outstanding form continues to leave the £9m Scotland keeper Craig Gordon warming Martin O'Neill's bench.
When the final whistle blows on this season and his Sunderland team-mates head for either the sun or Euro 2012, Mignolet will be found behind a desk at the University of Leuven sitting his finals.
"I've got two exams and one paper to complete," reports an expert on the machinations of Belgium's Senate and Chambre des Représentants who has studied remotely since arriving on Wearside from Sint-Truidense for £2m in June 2010.
"These are my last three courses so hopefully I'll graduate this summer. It's not always easy to finish training and then start working when everyone else is off enjoying themselves but now I have to keep going."
Mignolet is typical of a growing breed of highly educated, multilingual European footballers. Fluent in French, German, Dutch and English, he lives with his long-standing law graduate girlfriend Jasmine whose search for articles (a traineeship) with a firm of north-east solicitors is being assisted by Margaret Byrne, Sunderland's chief executive and a qualified lawyer. "I've spoken to Margaret and she's going to look around," Mignolet says.
Appointed as the club's CEO at the age of only 31 last summer, the impressive and understated Byrne swiftly proved she could swim after being hurled in at the deep end of a still sexist industry. A year earlier, Mignolet had survived a similarly tough initiation following an unexpected promotion to the first team.
"I was a kid and I'd come here to learn from Craig Gordon but then Craig got injured and I was given a chance," he recalls. "If you're given a chance you have to show yourself in the best light and I did well in my first couple of games. The old gaffer [Steve Bruce] was quite pleased and he stuck with me."
With Gordon troubled by serious, only recently resolved, knee problems, and Ellis Short, Sunderland's owner, unwilling to sanction a move for David James, Bruce had cause to thank Nico Vaesen, his former Birmingham goalkeeper, for tipping him off about the little-known youngster's immense potential.
Mignolet describes his Premier League induction as "hard" but he is not talking so much about adjusting to life on one of football's biggest stages but coping with driving on the left – something he initially struggled with – and living alone.
"In Belgium I'd lived with my parents, and my girlfriend was still over there then so being on my own here was the thing that was a bit hard in the beginning," he says. "When you're by yourself you have to sort out everything like the shopping and looking after the house. I really had some adapting to do."
The temptation to fill his new life with boy toys was swiftly resisted. It is not that Mignolet has any problem with peers driving flash motors or adorning themselves with designer baubles but simply that such accoutrements do not really interest him.
"I understand why players have those cars and are like that but, for me, those things are not really important," he says. "It's partly to do with how you've been brought up and partly that some people just like to show off away from the pitch. That's understandable and fine, it's just that I'm not into it."
Midfield was once an area Mignolet became obsessed with dominating but, at the age of 14, he was released by Sint-Truidense. Ever logical, he responded to this crushing blow by devising a credible plan B. "I turned goalkeeper," he said. "My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go.
"I didn't really know whether it was going to be a good choice or a bad one but I joined a small local team as a keeper and it turned out to be a really good decision. One year later it turned out that my old club wanted me again."
An accidental goalkeeper he may be but, until a wince-inducing collision with Emile Heskey during a 2-2 draw at home with Aston Villa last October, Mignolet had never suffered a significant injury. That all changed when a shattered eye socket and nose left him sidelined until New Year's Day and, until very recently, playing in a protective face guard.
When Manchester City lost 1-0 on Wearside on 1 January he was supposed to be still a month away from first-team action and, after having the mask custom-made the previous week, had only completed four gentle training sessions.
On the morning of the match, Keiren Westwood, his replacement, fell ill so, with Gordon's knee still too fragile to gamble on, O'Neill was left with one, high-risk option. "Luckily I didn't have too much time to think about things," Mignolet says. "Keiren was ill and I had no choice, I had to play. Fortunately I did well and stayed in the team."
A man who spent several weeks struggling to sleep on his back after the facial damage made lying on his side impossible attributes some real heroics against City to O'Neill's talent as a psychologist.
"Before the game I wasn't really sure what was going to happen," Mignolet acknowledges. "I'd only trained four times and my performance could have gone either way but the new gaffer gave me so much confidence that I felt really comfortable going out on to the pitch in the mask."
At the time, O'Neill, who had taken over at the Stadium of Light four weeks earlier, remained a relatively unknown quantity. "When he arrived I was injured," says Mignolet. "But when I came back into my first training session I could immediately see that he gave a lot of confidence to all the players."
For a Bruce protege, it was a nervous time but he swiftly received reassurance. "The new gaffer spoke to me privately off the field – it's something he still does – and, personally, he gave me great self-belief," says Mignolet. "When you've got that you can always give something more on the pitch, you find you can do something extra in games. It's really, really important."
Under O'Neill's tutelage, Sunderland, who host Tottenham Hotspur at Saturday lunchtime, have exchanged a looming relegation fight for mid-table security and are chasing seventh place.
"To finish seventh or eighth would be huge," Mignolet says. "The changes the gaffer's made here have all been small things but he's got the players' heads right.
"Sometimes changing little things can make a huge difference and the gaffer talking personally to people has been a big part of our improvement. His understanding of the mental side of things has been very important. We find it a lot easier to play football now."


text: This DVD is packed with 8 hot full length scenes, all featuring Dylan McLovin. See all the best scenes that this sculpted bi sexual stud has ever shot! Dylan McLovin's has tight abs golden-boy good looks. See him show stopping performances with stars Cody Cummings, Taylor Aims, Ricky M. and Reena Sky. His scorching performances include solo action, three way, and bi sexual scenes.


text:
This AVA PILLOW DOLL CRAFT KIT has everything you need to make your own pillow doll. Makes a great craft project for children 6 years and over.
This AVA PILLOW DOLL CRAFT KIT has everything you need to make your own pillow doll!