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The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) have released draft guidance for ongoing education requirements for advisers, which include a 50-hour minimum CPD requirement.
Licensing for Accountants chief executive Kath Bowler said the number of CPD hours is out of touch with reality.
"It's higher than the amount CPD hours that professional accountants need to complete and the same hours that doctors are required to do," said Ms Bowler.
While there will be some overlap between the CPD requirements under FASEA and the CPD they need to complete as an accountant, she said, it will still mean accountants have to dedicate 50 hours to financial planning when it's often an area they only work part time in.
Although accountants would already undertake some training in the financial planning area as part of the 40 hours of CPD they already complete, this would typically only comprise between 10 to 20 hours, she explained.
"So for them to dedicate 50 hours to financial planning in an area they work part time is completely over the top because they would then have to do additional hours for the other areas they work in, she said.
"Professionals will just be doing training for the sake of training in order to tick off their hours. It's not actually achieving the outcome of continuous learning."
Ms Bowler said the government and regulators seem to think the more they educate, the more it will fix the issues existing in the advice industry.
"Education is not going to fix ethics. The whole culture of the profession needs to change, education is a piece of that, but it is not the only solution. All this is going to do is cause good advisers to leave the industry due to the cost and time required to meet a requirement that actually is not going to make them any better," she explained.
"The only people set to gain are education providers. They have kept the providers that can deliver training quite broad so there's a lot of scope for providers to deliver poor quality training so it will [end up being] 50 hours of poor quality training as opposed to 10 hours of quality training."


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SUNDERLAND GOALKEEPER KEIREN Westwood has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.
The Irish international has not featured for the Wearside club since being substituted in November's defeat at Hull City after suffering a concussion in a challenge with compatriot Paul McShane.
Vito Mannone has usurped him as first choice, and Westwood has since sustained the shoulder issue, which requires surgery to correct.
He has been unable to go under the knife until due to an illness, however, and the wait is likely to put him on the sidelines until May.
Manager Gus Poyet said: "It has been postponed because of a little illness. You cannot have an operation when you are ill, so he is on antibiotics now.
"I would like to say (he will be out for) three to four months. "Now, if you are going to think when is the season going to finish, it's probably to the end, yes."
The former Coventry stopper started in Martin O'Neill's first game in charge of Ireland — a 3-0 win over Latvia at Lansdowne Road.

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There have been confirmed outbreaks of mumps at two UK universities recently, so it's important to be aware of the signs and symptoms and what you can do to prevent infection.
Mumps is a contagious viral infection that causes painful swelling of the glands at the side of the face under the ears. Other symptoms include headaches, joint pain and a high temperature, which may develop a few days before the swelling.
Mumps is spread in the same way as colds and flu – through infected droplets of saliva. These can be inhaled or picked up from surfaces and transferred into the mouth or nose.
Students may be more at risk than other groups due to spending lots of time in close proximity, for example in halls of residence, lecture theatres and bars/nightclubs.
In the UK, most people receive two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine as a child which helps to protect you from contracting mumps. However, you it is still possible to catch mumps if you have had the vaccine, especially if you are in close contact with someone who is infected.
A person is most contagious a few days before the symptoms develop and for a few days afterwards. During this time, it's important to prevent the infection spreading to others by:
- washing your hands regularly with soap
- using and disposing of tissues when you sneeze
- avoiding contact with people for at least 5 days after your symptoms first develop
If you think you might have mumps, contact your GP in advance of going in to the surgery so they can take necessary precautions to prevent the spread of infection.
More information about mumps is available on the NHS webpages.


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A Texas man was busted in Poland for trying to steal part of a train track at the former Auschwitz concentration camp during a group tour to the site.
The 37-year-old man, who was not identified, will likely face two years' probation after confessing to the crime, which occurred Saturday, police spokeswoman Malgorzata Jurecka told ABC News.
He was charged with "attempted theft of an item of cultural important from the Holocaust memorial site" at Auschwitz-Birkenau, said Jurecka. He originally faced 10 years in prison.
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16 May 2018
Subject Selection Campaign for Students Has Begun
From May 15- 30, bachelor's and master's students (from second year onwards) select their electives for the 2018/2019 academic year.
1 December 2017
How to Transfer to HSE
December is one of the two months during the year when students can transfer to HSE from other academic institutions. To facilitate this process, HSE has introduced an online service for those seeking a transfer.
20 December 2016
Electronic Portfolio Offers HSE Students New Service
HSE has been implementing LMS (Learning Management System) — an electronic system of education process support – for several years. A new service, called 'Student Electronic Portfolio' (StEP), which is based on LMS and gathers information about students' achievements in various fields has been developed by the Administrative Staff Development Programme project group.


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Following the success of the London Olympics and with Rio Olympics around a corner, attention has started to focus on the likely medal haul at these games. Potentially, schools provide an ideal opportunity to positively affect the athletic development of our future athletes. It is therefore important to examine whether or not our schools are providing the appropriate opportunities for the optimum development of our future stars. Whilst many schools have very impressive sport skill development programmes, the number that effectively develop strength and conditioning is limited or poor. In my opinion This often means that there is no coordinated progressive strength and conditioning development programme in place. This makes the optimal development of athletes almost impossible, and places our potential elite athletes at a disadvantage to countries where such a programme is in place. In comparison to the systems and facilities in American High Schools for example, Britain compares abysmally, and this will remain the same until strength and conditioning is given an appropriate voice and is driven forward in this sector. The aim of this column is to highlight areas of concern and potential for strength and conditioning coaches working in the schools. This weekend article may have an emphasis on Britain but is also applicable to other countries which I have visited particularly in Latin America.
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Making a Challenge
To make a challenge for a battle or to see what open challenges are available check the Open Challenges thread in the forum. To post a challenge in this thread, it MUST be of this format:
Double Battle (optional)
Hidden Squad (optional)
Realistic / Slapstick Rules
Return = OK / KO
X is the number of Pokémon that will battle on each players side.
If you want the match to be a Double Battle, then put Double Battle in the challenge.
If you want the Pokémon squads hidden from the competitors, place Hidden Squad in the challenge. In a Hidden Squad match, both trainers' will PM their squad team of 6 Pokémon to the Referee before the battle commences.
For equilevel and equiall, a trainer level must be specified. In equilevel, all Pokémon are considered at that level (so in equilevel 3, all Pokémon are considered level 3). In equiall, all Pokémon can battle as the evolutionary stage they would be at that level (so in equiall 5, a level 1 Ralts can battle as a level 5 Gardevoir). Note that you cannot have equilevel/equiall at a trainer level higher than either of the trainers battling. Also, uplevel are stll considered one level above other Pokémon (so level 4 in equi 3).
DQ is the amount of time that a trainer has to post a battle move, usually in hours. This can be up to 96 hours If it is a trainer's turn and they do not post their Pokémon attack in the allotted time, their opponent can DQ them. When DQing, you can post a new set of orders for a free round - if you can KO your opponent that round, you can get credit for that KO too. For a trainer to earn victory in a DQ match, the match has to go at least 5 rounds.
In Realistic matches, there is a possible chance that a Pokémon in battle may suffer a serious injury (broken bones, sprained knees, torn muscles, etc.) that will cause that Pokémon to have to sit out a certain number of Trainer matches in the Pokémon Center. In Slapstick Matches, a Pokémon although hurt badly, there will be no need for a Pokémon Center, that Pokémon will be able to fight in its next match.
Return = OK means that switching is allowed during a Pokémon match. Return = KO, on the other hand, prevents the Pokémon that was returned from re-entering the same match (unless the Pokémon was recalled by use of U-turn, Baton Pass, or similar switching move). Pokémon who can still return to the field will recover a small amount of energy each round they rest in their pokeball. Full switching rules are as follows;
1) Conventional switching is never a move, but takes a few seconds. No three movers allowed when switching.
2) When switching going second, the opponent gets a complete re-order which may not include his own switch (with the exception of switching moves). So the battling order switches.
3) Volt Switch/U-turn/Baton Pass counts as one move, and the round ends immediately after the new Pokémon is sent out if the user is ordering second (obviously use some common sense here if the opponent is mid way through charging something). No re-orders.
A Trainer may make more than one challenge at a time, and you may participate in more than one active battle. However, the total number of those challenges and current battles that a Trainer is involved with must not exceed four, and if a trainer has more than three active battles taking place, they must have at least two battles on either forum. However, each trainer gets two additional special slots that can only be used under circumstances. One is used only for tournament matches, and the other is used only when challenging a gym (trainers can only battle one gym at a time). In addition, Gym Leaders get two extra slots to be used to defend their gym, and Gym Trainers get one extra slot for the same purpose. All trainers at Trainer Level 2 or above also currently have one slot to be used for testing Exhibition matches until the test period ends.
Responding to a Challenge
To respond to a challenge made, reply to that post saying that you accept the battle and then post the challenge in the Referee Queue. In the post you will make in the Referee's Queue, it has to be of this format:
Challenger vs. Opponent
Battle Options
Where Opponent is you (one who replied to the challenge) and Challenger is the person who initially made the challenge. The Battle Options will be the rules of the match set forth by the Challenger. All you have to do then is wait for a referee to pick up your match. Once a referee picks up your match and the battle thread is posted for your upcoming battle, you can delete your post in the Referee Queue. Note that in a Gym Match, the Gym Leader takes the spot of the Challenger in this case, and the trainer they are defending their Gym from is the Opponent.
Posting a Battle Thread
Referees when you see a battle in the Referee Queue you want to officiate over, reply to that post saying you'll pick that match up. After that you must create a thread with the following title:
(UPN/SPP) PASBL: Challenger vs. Opponent: X-on-X (Double Battle, Realistic)
Where UPN or SPP (Serebii.net) is the forum the battle takes place, and Double Battle and Realistic must be displayed if the battle to take place has those options in it.
Your first post will need to have the battle rules and the arena where the battle will take place in it. There is a gigantic list of Arenas available to choose from in the Arenas section.
Trainers, make sure you have 6 Pokémon in your squad when you go to battle.
The order of attacks is as follows:
- Challenger displays his/her squad of 6 Pokémon and states their Trainer Level
- Opponent displays his/her squad of 6 Pokémon, states their Trainer Level, and sends out a Pokémon
- Challenger sends out a Pokémon and orders an attack
- Opponent orders an attack
- Referee refs the battle, and then battle order switches
- Opponent orders an attack
- Opponent orders an attack
- Referee refs
and so on.
For 1 vs 1's, 2 vs 2 Doubles, and Hidden Squad matches however, the order is a little different. In this case, both trainers PM their Pokémon and first round attacks to the referee. Battle order then continues with the Challenger ordering first after the first round has been reffed
If a Trainer's Pokémon gets KO'ed after a reffing then:
- That Trainer sends out another Pokémon and orders an attack
- The other Trainer orders an attack
- Referee refs
and so on.
- Note that the round ends immediately when any Pokémon is KO'd - even in doubles matches where both trainers still have at least one Pokémon on the field. The only exception to this is in doubles, the round will continue if the trainer whose Pokémon faints has no more Pokémon to replace them with.
If both Trainer's Pokémon are KO'ed in the same reffing round then:
- The last trainer who attacked (Trainer A) sends out another Pokémon
- The other trainer (Trainer B) sends out another Pokémon and orders an attack
- Trainer A orders an attack
- Referee refs
and so on.
Attack Commands
As a Trainer, you are allowed 1- and 2- attack combos during your turn to battle. You are also allowed one or two 3-attack combos during the battle, depending on the size of the match. You are allowed only 1 3-attack combo in a 1-on-1, 2-on-2 or 3-on-3 match and you are allowed 2 3-attack combos in 4-on-4, 5-on-5 and 6-on-6 matches.
Conclusion of Battle
Once a trainer is out of Pokémon to battle with, the match is over. Both trainers should show sportsmanship on the battle that took place and to thank the referee that officiated the match. Referees, what I need for you to do is to post the results of the battle in the Battle Results thread in the Statistics forum. Provide a link to the match in your post as well as the Battle Rules, and the Trainer Level of both trainers. If there was a DQ or a tie, state that in your post along with the number of KO's for the winning/tying trainer(s).


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The best day of Quenton Nelson's life came celebrating a teammate's milestone.
Two years ago, Nick Martin, who played alongside Nelson on Notre Dame's offensive line, held his draft party ahead of the 2016 NFL Draft. When Martin heard his name called with the No. 50 overall selection, Nelson and members of the offensive line reveled and yelled and hugged Martin in celebration. They stayed up all night, reminiscing and reflecting on this crowning achievement that all of them hoped to someday experience firsthand.
"Quenton said it was just magical," said Nelson's mother, Maryellen. "He would like to reenact that."
On Thursday evening, when the 2018 NFL Draft kicks off, Nelson will hold a similar draft party to celebrate his own accomplishment. He and about 60 of his teammates, friends, and relatives will crowd together to watch the event at Nelson's house on Syracuse Lake in Indiana.
They won't have to wait long to celebrate.
Nelson, widely viewed as one of the top guard prospects in recent years, is regarded as a top-10 pick. He could become the first guard selected in the top-10 since Jonathan Cooper, now a 49er, went to the Cardinals at No. 7 overall in 2013.
Among the positions the 49ers are expected to address is guard, potentially drafting Nelson with the No. 9 overall pick.
Nelson has strived to reach this point since he was a 6-year-old, when he told his father, Craig, he wanted to play in the NFL. Many kids hold a similar dream, but few reach it, Craig told his son. To personify this message, he took a piece of fax paper and cut it in half to represent the percentage of Pop Warner football players who make their high school teams. Then he tore off a small corner to typify the players who make it to the college level. Lastly, Craig ripped off a sliver of paper and blew it in the air.
"These are the kids who will play in the NFL," Craig told Nelson and his older brother, Connor.
Both Craig and Maryellen preached the importance of a backup plan, knowing the infinitesimal odds of their son making the NFL. But if anyone had an early advantage, it was Nelson.
He was born as a 10-pound, 10-ounce baby. His doctors showed charts to give parents a feel for their newborn's size, and Nelson was so big that he created his own chart, surpassing the 99th-percentile.
Each year during Pop Warner football, from ages 6-to-12, Nelson had to lose at least 20 pounds to make playing weight. So, he ran up and down the steep, winding hills at Holmdel Park, considered the toughest cross-country course in New Jersey, with Maryellen.
He never missed weight.
"It was a testament to him and how badly he wanted to play," Maryellen said.
Nelson played offensive lineman and middle linebacker early on, unlike many kids of coaches, who play their son at the skill positions. Nelson always had a major size advantage, but Craig preached the importance of the mental side of the game.
Each Monday night, Craig, holding a remote control in one hand and laser pointer in the other, dissected film with Nelson. He learned the intricacies of football at a young age, which helped him progress entering high school.
Nelson transferred from Holmdel to Red Bank Catholic prior to his sophomore year. The move was largely football-related, but Maryellen also wanted Nelson to have a Catholic education, just as she did.
In August of 2011, Nelson introduced himself to Red Bank Catholic coach Jim Portela.
"He struck you right away when you saw him, in terms of just the way he looked," Portela said. "His size, big hands, the way he was slightly knock-kneed, pigeon-toed— all of the things that look athletic that a lot of big men don't have."
It didn't take long for Portela to realize he had inherited a special player.
He deployed Nelson on the defensive line, where he dominated in practice against returning offensive line starters from a 10-1 team. He couldn't play for the first four games, however, due to New Jersey rules that require transfers to sit the first 30 days of the season.
Standing on the sideline, Nelson still invested himself into games. Early in the season, Red Bank Catholic beat the No. 1 team in the area in double overtime, and Nelson led the flood that stormed the field.
"That showed me it wasn't about him," Portela said. "It was about being part of the team. When he got older, if you saw him with the younger kids, he would teach them, coach them, and help them along. He was just a really positive kid."
When he returned to the field, Nelson quickly turned heads. He played both defensive line and offensive line, attracting some of the top schools in the country for both positions. Oregon wanted him as a defensive tackle, while blue-chip schools such as Ohio State and Alabama recruited him as an offensive lineman.
Nelson became known as an imposing, nasty behemoth who finished blocks with authority. He was so dominant that Portela felt badly whenever Nelson matched up with a Division-I recruit.
"Those kids didn't stand a chance," Portela said. "It was pancake after pancake."
He continued to gain strength in high school, lifting every day with either Red Bank Catholic staff or a personal trainer across town. By the time he was a high school senior, Nelson out-lifted prospects at the 2014 NFL Combine, squatting 500 pounds with ease and pumping out 20-plus repetitions on the 225-pound bench press.
"He's such a hard worker," Portela said. "When you have a kid of that caliber who is being recruited by Alabama and Notre Dame, and he's the hardest worker, what a message that sends to the rest of the kids in your program. He's not resting on his laurels."
Nelson attended his first college camp as a sophomore in high school when he visited Rutgers. He was offered a full-ride scholarship later that day. Word got out about this kid from Northern New Jersey, and the offer letters piled up. He finally chose Notre Dame, the final offer he received, over Ohio State.
Nelson's dominance continued throughout his college career. After spending his freshman year on the scout team, he started 11 of 12 games at left guard as a sophomore. He supplemented a talented offensive line during his junior year before returning for his senior season as one of the top players in the country. He dominated, earning AP second-team All-American honors.
He became the third offensive lineman in the storied history of Notre Dame to earn the team's MVP award in the 2017-18 season.
"I knew it was a no-brainer he was going to be an NFL guy," said Portela, who coached three NFL players throughout his 14-year coaching career. "Quenton, I always felt he would start at Notre Dame early, and if he stayed healthy, he would make it to the NFL. Now based on what everybody is writing and the way he looks on film at Notre Dame, he's going to be a Pro Bowler."
Those close to Nelson describe him as light-hearted, outgoing, and empathetic. The youngest of four, he always wanted a younger sibling, according to Maryellen. Throughout his college and high school tenures, he consistently nurtured younger players by teaching footwork, proper technique, and breaking down film.
"I was blown away by all the parents that came up to me and told me how much Quenton has meant to their sons," Maryellen said.
"I think he will make an enormous impact on whatever locker room he winds up because of his leadership capabilities, his desire to play the game, his desire to get better," Portela said. "All of those things are infectious. If an NFL coach called me years from now I would tell him the same thing. You will be proud that this kid was part of your program."
There is no shortage of NFL teams salivating over Nelson, who is considered a Pro Bowl-caliber talent. Many projections have Nelson going to the Chicago Bears at No. 8 overall. Nelson played for offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, who was hired by the Bears in January, during his Notre Dame career.
If Nelson drops to No. 9, it would make sense for the 49ers to select him to bolster an interior offensive line that struggled in 2017. General manager John Lynch added Cooper and center Weston Richburg this offseason to revamp the unit. It's expected that Cooper will battle Joshua Garnett and Laken Tomlinson for the two starting guard spots, but all three have struggled with consistency.
Nelson is another animal. He repped the bench press 35 times at the 2018 NFL Combine. And despite his size, Nelson is a swift athlete — he was also a basketball standout in high school — who slides his feet well and can easily block into the second level, all traits of a Kyle Shanahan-bred lineman.
On Thursday, Nelson's hard work will culminate once he becomes a newly minted NFL player, the destination he foresaw as a 6-year-old. Nelson won't attend the draft because he wants to celebrate with those who have raised and shaped him, from teammates to family members and childhood friends.
Like two years ago, at Martin's draft party, Nelson will feel the same type of life-changing thrill— only he will be the one whose name is called.
"We never thought it was going to come to fruition," Maryellen said. "We can't get over it now with the position he is in and how exciting it is for him. He is taking it all in stride. He feels that whatever team takes him, he will be blessed."
Brad Almquist is KNBR's 49ers beat writer. Follow Brad on Twitter @Bquist13.


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Posted on May 5th, 2020
New York-based DIY pop pioneer Sir Babygirl is sharing the new music video for "Cheerleader." Co-directed by Sir Babygirl and Olivia Cucinotta and executive produced by Portal, the video stars a bevy of up-and-coming New York comedians and actors as hormone raged high school cheerleaders.
Sir Babygirl explains, "This video is for any queer person who wishes they could reclaim their high school experience and enjoy exploring their sexuality without guilt or shame. Here's to building the world we don't want to just survive in but get to be our whole entire ridiculous fucking selves in, both within the music industry and outside of it."
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Not only young people but also seniors and pensioners may have to finance unexpected expenses. Then the solution is often effective borrowing. How to do it safely and where to look for the right offer? It is sometimes difficult to finance various urgent expenses from current income.
Then a quick loan at a small amount
It is a way to balance your home budget. In this way, seniors finance the purchase of home appliances/electronics that unexpectedly failed or raise funds for private treatment and operations, wanting to avoid very long queues at the public health service. Many pensioners also take out loans for their children or grandchildren who do not have sufficient creditworthiness.
According to the analysis of the Credit Information Bureau, seniors are extremely active participants of the credit market – they constitute 18% of borrowers in Poland. Credit Checker calculated that 15% of all loans active in our country are liabilities of persons over 65 years of age, among whom women predominate (58%).
Seniors are usually solid borrowers who have a stable income and thus often have no problem borrowing money from a financial institution. However, in the bank, credit procedures often drag on, so when cash is needed quickly, pensioners turn their attention to loan companies.
Loan outside the bank – which option should you choose?
We mentioned that seniors are often seen as solid borrowers. Unfortunately, sometimes age is an obstacle to borrowing money. Virtually all financial institutions introduce age restrictions, which often eliminates the oldest pensioners from the loan market. Fortunately, the upper age limit is set individually by each bank or loan company, which means that the senior can look for an offer that will be available to him.
Thanks to this, many older clients can easily obtain money from us. According to the calculations of the Central Statistical Office, the average pension in Poland is almost USD 2,100 gross.
Sometimes it is worth thinking about a longer repayment period so as to reduce the installment amount to one that does not overload the household budget too much. Below are three different variants of the installment loan at Good Finance Bank:
- A loan of USDN 1,000 for six months – the installment will amount to USD 237.41
- A loan of USDN 2,000 for 12 months – the installment will amount to USD 267.84
- A loan of USDN 3,000 for 15 months – the installment will amount to USD 336.47
We value the time of seniors, so you only need to complete a simple loan application with us, which will be immediately analyzed. In the event of a positive decision, the money will be transferred to the borrower's account in a very short time.
How to borrow money safely?
Research shows that seniors are more solid in paying their debts than, for example, people aged 40. Unfortunately, sometimes also retirees are too optimistic about their financial possibilities, which in turn can lead to problems with paying their debts. Credit Checker calculated that in 2016 retirees and pensioners constituted 7% of all debtors.
15% of these debts were arrears in repayment of loans and borrowings (source: Credit Checker). In many cases, however, the seniors can avoid such dangers and not give up loans at the same time. However, he should be in debt with his head. First of all, it is worth considering whether additional financial resources are really necessary and whether there is no other way to finance the planned expenditure than the loan.
When the senior comes to the conclusion that this is the best solution, however, he should borrow the amount he needs. For this, you need to choose the repayment period so as to obtain an installment adapted to the financial situation of the borrower.
Last but not least: we encourage all seniors to read the contracts before signing. If there is an incomprehensible entry in them, it is worth asking for clarification. Therefore, we encourage all pensioners once again: take loans carefully and only from reliable lenders such as Good Finance Bank.


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The best sushi restaurants in Bangkok
So fresh, you almost expect the unagi to start dancing on your palate!
Freshness plays a pivotal role in the making of great sushi. We've listed down the best Japanese restaurants in the city. Now, we zero in on some of Bangkok's best rolled-rice restaurants, most of which fly in their sea bounty from the best sources around the world at least twice a week.
The best sushi restaurants in Bangkok
Ginza Sushi Ichi
One of the two Michelin-affiliated sushi restaurants in Thailand, Ginza Sushi Ichi offers a dining experience that comes with a hefty price tag. Under the tutelage of much-revered head chef Masakazu Ishibashi, the sushi chefs at this outpost have paid their dues at the one-Michelin-star mother branch in Tokyo. Paying up to B10,000 for an omakase (sushi chef's table) meal may seem ridiculous at first, but take these into consideration: they fly in freshly caught ingredients on a daily basis and are on a chummy basis with chef Ishibashi, who comes to Bangkok once every quarter. If you think about it, you are paying for a Michelin-starred meal without having to fly all the way to Tokyo.
Sushi Masato
Cutting his teeth in his late teens at some of the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo, Masato Shimizu became the youngest chef in New York City to earn a Michelin star back when he was head chef at raw fish temple, Jewel Bako. After relocating to Bangkok with his half-Thai, half-Japanese wife last year, Chef Masato opened his eponymous ten-seater, which serves up to only 20 guests in two seating periods. A 20-course omakase dinner empties the pockets at B4000 (a lot cheaper than Ginza Sushi Ichi), but you may need to reserve a few months ahead due to the long waiting list. This makes Sushi Masato the hottest omakase restaurant in Bangkok.
Located at the heart of Metropolitan Bangkok, Fillets features a contemporary Edo era-inspired interiors that makes you feel at home. Randy Nopprapa (the chef and business partner), a protege of the world-renown Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, spent over a decade heading some of the best sushi restaurants in Washington DC. Opt for the Omakase Course (starting B4,500), where Chef Randy uses various techniques and flavour combinations to create a wholesome chef's table dining experience. Not too keen on raw fish? Fillets offers a great selection of local dry-aged beef along with well-composed signature dishes.
Frederic Mayer's first Japanese-themed restaurant, Kom-Ba-Wa's interiors is a balance of romance, playfulness, and a lot of class. The menu includes traditional Edo-mae style sushi and mouth-watering signatures such as "black cod miso gyoza" and 60-day aged Tajima wagyu steak. Goro Takatsu (executive chef) started off his career in the subtle art of traditional Kaiseki, he then takes his expertise to Spain and the Americas, where he expands his culinary repertoire working in many high-end restaurants. If you seek for a uniquely stimulating Japanese dining experience, Kom-Ba-Wa certainly hits the spot.
Taking its cue from the sushi bars in New York, Zuru features clean contemporary decor befitting wholesome family meals. The menu, likewise, features flavorful combinations such as hamachi unikura (yellow tail and sea urchin roe) and tenmi uni sushi (specially selected lean tuna meat and sea urchin roe). The result: small explosive bites that will leave you wanting for more. For a hearty sashimi experience, order the Platinum Chirashi or, if you're a fan of Japanese eel, the Unagi Hijiki Mushi.
Honmono Sushi
Owned and operated by Boontham Parkpho and Banthoon Chuphla, two of the most venerable figures in Thailand's sushi scene, Honmono features hearty bites and portions of meticulously crafted nigiris and sashimis. Branching out to six different locations, ranging from premier shopping complexes to chic community malls, Honmono makes itself easily accessible. Besides the raw stuff, the menu also features scrumptious signature maki rolls such as "Matsuzaka Foie Gras Roll" (B900) and Be sure to check out its Facebook updates for menu specials and budget-friendly promotions.
Sushi Mori
Sushi Mori (translates directly as "sushi wood") seems like a calm culinary oasis amidst the ever-busy Sathorn-Narathiwas intersection. The menu features plates of oversized sushi such as the Engawa Twist, a scrumptious set featuring torch-grilled engawa (the skirt of a flatfish), sea urchin roe, and diced otoro (premium fatty tuna). There is also an array of traditional Edo-mae sushi, fusion rolls and donburi (rice bowls with toppings. Make sure to leave some space for the Snaffles Cheesecake, a flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth treat from Hokkaido.
In The Mood for Love
Dimly lit to attain the most romantic ambience possible, In The Mood for Love is inspired by the Wong Kar Wai movie of the same name. The menu consists of fusion rolls such as the C4 Signature Roll, an east-meets-west treat that combines unagi (eel) and mozzarella. Those craving a more fulfilling sushi experience can head over to the bar and ask for the special omakase set, which features the fresh imports of the day.
Kaze Fresh
Situated close to the heart of the ever-chick Thonglor, Kaze Fresh features a clean Japanese-meets-Scandinavian vibe, courtesy of the warm wood tones, marble walls and high ceiling. The menu features traditional Edo-Mae sushi, signature rolls that marries bold textures and flavours, sumptuous donburis and well-executed staples such as the crisp tempura moriawase or the flavourful saikyo miso salmon. Be sure to check out its Facebook updates for menu specials and budget-friendly promotions.
Speaking of the local's most beloved sushi restaurants, Isao would be one worthy mention. An alumni of Chicago's ever popular Green Tea sushi bar, chef Pu (chef/partner) puts bold twists on traditional maki rolls and sashimi. This result in flavourful signatures such as "sushi sandwich", which features thin alternating layers of sushi rice, salmon, tuna, and nori, topped with lots of crispy tempura crumbles to add texture, finished with Isao's signature sauce to add an umami punch to your palate. Fully-packed on a daily basis, you it is wise to reserve a spot, or you would have to stand in line for about 15-30 minutes.


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|It's been said that you can only write on what you know about, and that you should only write on the things that interest you. If a writer followed these rules consistently, it would be difficult to come up with fiction that wasn't in some way autobiographical. Throughout the writing of these stories, which focus on the three major parties involved in adoption, the issue of autobiography has always lingered at the back of my mind. Whether to incorporate my own experiences and/or feelings about adoption and the way it has shaped my life was always a question, mostly because at times it seemed unavoidable. This isn't the story of my life, although I guess it could be. Adoption has long been of interest to me and has been a primary subject of my writing since my first creative writing class in high school. My first piece, though fiction, was definitely biographical. It was about a mother and father who couldn't find the occasion, or a reason, or the words to tell their twin daughters that they were adopted. It was a story about a family I knew. The pieces I've written for my thesis, conversely, are based on nobody's life- at least, they weren't consciously written with anyone in mind.
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But there are reasons that are many the reason an individual might wish to think about the tooth implants choice when lacking a tooth. Chewing and speaking may be hard when a tooth is lacking from the jaws. A missing tooth can in addition impact tooth around it, letting them shift undesirably. This movement is able to make brushing and cleaning hard and put teeth vulnerable to decay.
Replacements could certainly additionally help complete the experience in areas where teeth are absent. They include a surgical treatment that puts an imitation teeth root within the mouth to allow for an alternative tooth placed on top, therefore, and, mimic the shape and structure of the healthy tooth.
There are benefits to dental implants compared with removable dentures. Unlike dentures, this alternative provides for an enhancement of speech. The security of tooth implants prevents the slurring and slipping of words. Additionally, they help make eating easier by decreasing pain while eating. The look of dental implants appears realistic, also. Not merely will they are like your own teeth, though they'll also feel natural. Finally, with appropriate care, these replacements are able to last a lifetime.
Therapy is different from each individual's situation and also is dependent upon criteria like which teeth are now being supplanted, the patient's health background, and the kind of implant getting utilized. This method usually takes one appointment for a few along with several appointments for others. Essentially, the root is positioned at the missing tooth's bone socket. The root is generally made of metal like titanium. After an abutment has created, a connector post is put on the root. Lastly, the new tooth is usually protected on the abutment.
The recovery process is a crucial component of the process. Throughout this procedure, the jawbone grows all over the implant, rooting it securely in place. This is called osseointegration, and bonding together with the bone. The human body is much less apt to reject materials as titanium during osseointegration, that is the reason these sorts of supplies are utilized to produce this particular support.
In certain situations, before the replacement teeth could be connected, this particular area has to be totally healed. This could take several weeks. In these instances, the method will need to be finished over several visits. The post-treatment care of the replacement teeth is akin to the normally recommended treatment of healthy teeth. Try keeping up with brushing, regular checkups, along with flossing. For implants, there is a comprehensive article that discusses it, as seen here.
There are several qualifications that will make an individual a good prospect for this procedure. First off, their jawbone must have the ability to help support the implants. In case some bone is lost, more bone might have to be put into the jaw before implants could be considered. A candidate should be in good general health therefore the recovery process can go easily. Finally, the candidate mustn't use tobacco since smoking may result in implant failure.
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Hazen Star News
The importance of taking care of yourself
There are people in our community who selflessly give nearly their entire emotional and physical self to care for a family member or friend in need.
Who's out there?
National media reports remind us daily that west-central North Dakota is changing.
$1 million bond set for 2 shooting suspects
Bonds were set at $1 million each for the two men arrested in connection with shootings Jan. 31 in Beulah.
County burn ban in effect
With wisps of smoke still floating from charred prairie the afternoon of Feb. 2, Hazen Fire Chief Dan Wettstein had seen enough.
Hazen's size knocks down 3 foes
Hazen boys basketball coach Randy Johnson said a bigger and stronger Bison team wore out a shorthanded Center-Stanton team Friday.
Mercer County burn ban in effect
The Mercer County Commission, under advisement by the local fire chiefs, has issued a temporary ban on open burning for all of Mercer County.
Regulations governing a change in commission
With all the talks surrounding a potential switch to a five-person County Commission this year, now is a good time to understand the regulations governing that potential change.
County, city and school officials plan for election year
Election year is upon us, and voters will have several decisions to make on the local level come polling time.
Three being questioned after shooting
By Chris Erickson A shooting occurred in Beulah in an apartment building on 3rd Ave NW Tuesday night. According to the Mercer County Sheriff's Department, a call was received at approximately 7:20 p.m Tuesday night from a residence at 1206 3rd Ave NW in Beulah. One person was injured by gunshot, one person is reported as deceased. The gunshot victim was taken to Sakakawea Medical Center. According to the Sheriff's Department, at approximately 10:20 p.m. three persons of interest were being detained and questioned. At the time of publication it is believed that two weapons were involved. The investigation is still underway. No names have been released. No charges have been filed at this time. More details will follow in next week's issue of the Beacon.
Fatal shooting leaves one dead, one injured
One man is dead and another is wounded after being shot Tuesday night in Beulah.


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The hit song,Ghost Riders in the Sky, is reportedly based on a real ghost story.
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Music has always been a good medium for Western storytelling.
Cowboy Poetry WeekApril 20, 2019
If Jesus was a cowboy, would he attend the National Cowboy Poetry Festival.
FashionMarch 8, 2019
Fashion (Star Wars style) Here's a Star Wars Jedi Master pictured with Aayla Secura from the Clone Wars. The Jedi Master is very stylishly dressed, but he has to be careful. His female antagonist might take his head off.
AwakeningApril 11, 2018
Shiprock is a huge rock monolith in Northwestern New Mexico and known to the Navajos as Tse Bit'a'i or "Winged Rock."
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Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park is where this weathered desert scene takes place.
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A gnarled piece of old wood takes on a strange shape in the red rock desert of southern Utah.
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Don't mess with this guy, if you know what's good for you.
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How these two elephant found their way to the middle of the Arizona desert remains a mystery.
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Sometimes, Mother Nature can be quite the sculptor.
TransientJune 21, 2017
So many movies have been made in this small Utah town that it is often dubbed "Little Hollywood."
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Emily received a birthday gift from her Aunt Donna today! She got very pretty CTR (choose the right) earrings.
I finished reading Harry Potter to the kids this evening! Kate is glad that we finished the book because she says the story is boring. Little does she know that we have 6 more books to read!
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Rich, buttery anti-aliasing, smoother than a 120fps animation, projected onto a 16K screen with minimal input lag. Go on; you can melt at the thought, no one will judge you. No one's watching. Let it wash over you, the ecstasy of crisp textures mapped over high-polygon-count models with physical material mapping, accentuated with exquisite ambient occlusion for a touch of class. These are the things that make life more pleasing, what keeps us happy in our darkest periods, and what we most desire on a carnal, banal level. Graphics, my dear reader. That is what we crave.
For the most part, people don't think of graphics as the BIG part of any game. It might be a stand-out looker, but plenty of people will pick "the game over graphics". Now, I'm just putting it out there, but the graphics are part of what makes the game, inseparable from the game as a whole. In fact, graphics are so integral to game design that poor graphics don't just look bad; they can hinder the game's flow. This is mainly because video games are built off of graphics, and we've come a long way since the days of CRTs and pixellated aliens.
Let us all shed a collective tear in the name of progress.
Graphics have been an integral part of games before video games were even a thing. In fact, graphics have played such a foundational role in video games that the earliest games were designed around them. I mean… They're called video games, after all. It's not like there's a great deal of ambiguity regarding how visual they'd be. Of course, how accurate those visuals are to real life is another story, and history paints/renders a delightful picture of how graphical design has evolved.
In the early days, when the number of pixels on a screen was comparable to how many marriages you'd been through in the last six months, games couldn't splurge. Pong effectively consisted of 6 objects on the screen, and Asteroids was far from a realistic spacefaring romp, but both conveyed information well. In Pong, you knew what your score was, where the ball was and where your paddles were. Asteroids made it easy to identify where the edges of asteroids were thanks to its line-ey nature. Both of these utilised the limited space they could use in the name of intuitive design, a common theme to most early games. As games began growing feet to stand on, new pieces of graphical design started creeping into the foray.
Utterly revolutionary
Through the '80s, video games learned that colour was both rad and/or tubular. Donkey Kong and Pac-Man were still barebones representations of events, but games like Double Dragon and Street Fighter started utilising the power of their beefy GPU's. Their UI was still clear, but their fidelity was well beyond the days of the Atari. Fine graphics allowed games to play around with subtle visual cues, such as lighting, to convey information. Then the '90s hit, and 3D graphics shook the gaming world over the proverbial 2D toilet and took its lunch money for some extra polygons. Graphics had to compensate for player-controlled cameras, which either went well or catastrophically. Then came the '00s, and things got a tad crazy.
Technology hit a point where almost anything could be put on-screen if you tried hard enough. Shadow of the Colossus tore our concepts of scale into atomised fluff, and pretty much anything involving Square Enix was getting so cinematic, Hollywood was jealous. However, graphical design had started to entrench itself into well-tested and well-proven styles. Now that we're in the '10s, very little is changing from a graphical standpoint. Genres typically reuse the same UI's that have been tried and tested from 20 years ago, and you'd be hard pressed to find a MOBA that hasn't stolen one part of its graphical design from another. One thing is clear, though: Everyone has an opinion on the HUD, and developers are becoming more confident using entirely in-game cues to inform the player instead of an overlay. Graphics are integral to video games as we know them because they pretty much define them, so it's hardly shocking that the role they play is crucial to the experience a video game provides.
Admit it. The remake's stare ain't got nothing on ol' Pixel-eyes McGee.
Graphics are used to achieve one goal: Conveying information. That information could be rules, circumstances, events, anything that would be relevant to the system that game is trying to cultivate. Sure, it helps if the game looks shiny or retro, but without a GUI, games would be as much fun as my 7 am colonoscopy. Much like the freezing cold tube that will be thoroughly shoved through my intestines, a lot of effort needs to go into the implementation of these interfaces. It's not enough to put a number on a screen and expect the player to notice it, let alone react to it in a meaningful way. Thankfully, we humans have adapted to be excellent at everything visual (except the blind, but they won't read this).
We – not the royal we, the humanity we, the one that includes you, you are not a dog, stop saying that – are visual creatures. Almost every facet of our society is based on the assumption that we see things, like stop signs, flashing lights or dank memes. Our bodies react strongly to visual cues, like fainting at the sight of blood, and games hinge on this sensory dominance for conveying information. Sound is also used to create cues in games, but nothing beats seeing explosions on the screen to tell you that you're dangerously close to becoming the wrong end of a human centipede. Our reliance on graphics is only half the story, though, since we still need to interpret what we see.
Intuitive. Clean. Readable. Sleek. Brisk. Harrowing.
A game could have the sickest, phattest bump mapping this side of a real-time rendered location of your choice (and who says I waste my readers' time?), but it's for nought if the player can't decode it. For example, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay employed hard lighting which made the stealth aspects easy to digest. There was no fuzzy boundary between shadow and light, so you could easily tell where you could hide. On the flip-side, trying to decode what's going on in a game of Master of Orion 3 is like understanding why AM radio still exists. The most egregious cases, like Castlevania 64 and… Look, let's not make both our days awful by naming them, but these games can offer absolutely no graphical indication of what a player action had. Flip switch, nothing. Was that the right thing to do? Should I backtrack? Graphics provide an opportunity for intuitive design, that's what they're there for, but they're even more fundamental than that.
By their video-ey nature, games require developers to be familiar with the limitations graphics present. If a player needs to react to something, it's necessary to factor input lag into the development process. If the player needs to aim with a crosshair, someone has to say how many pixels that crosshair should take up, and that's not even mentioning how well hitboxes match up to their visual models (SCREW YOU, FLAPPY BIRD). Fighting games are implementing locked framerates to aid in designing how long moves go for, where fighters will be in a given frame, etc. None of these issues would be relevant without graphics, and it just goes to show how utterly, tremendously and irrevocably fundamental graphics are in video games.
Yup. Graphics are inseperable from gameplay. Absolutely. 100%. We're done here folks.
Well, I'm off to drink Ardbeg and sell my kidneys!
Without graphics, video games are borderline unplayable. Straddling this border, however, can yield a bountiful harvest of potential game ideas. To demonstrate this potential, all we need to do – this time it is the royal we, but I'm referencing you, ya lazy chapstick – is play Zork. Here is a game that came out well into the graphical age, but it was built upon a nuanced system that could quite reliably read text responses made by a player. Type in 'west', you go west. Type in 'smash orc's head with blunt sword', you could potentially obliterate his cranium, but the system was obviously limited. The thing is, there was no GUI, and that's what made it so good.
A GUI is suitable to convey information quickly and intuitively, but that's not always the best approach to making a game. In Zork (seriously, play it), there's a labyrinth that you must navigate without visual aid. There are maps of the maze that people have catalogued on the internet, but it's difficult to convey how unintuitive the labyrinth is when you're playing the game. You can head forward three times then backwards once and suddenly be at a dead end. It seems illogical, but that's because you don't have graphics to help you, so you legitimately feel like you're in non-Euclidian space. It's ingenious design and acts as the quintessential example of a fantastic video game that rejects graphics.
Going against 40 years of graphical development seems a monumental dick move, but that's what Interactive Fiction is all about. Because Visual Novels have too much to look at, Interactive Fiction focuses on telling stories entirely through text, like a choose your own adventure book with more options. What's so smart about leaving graphics to the pros is that logic can, seemingly, be thrown out the window in favour of strange puzzles and logical fallacies. You can't make a colour in a game that appears to be every colour all at once, but you can in Interactive Fiction! This is not to say that graphics are unwanted, but sometimes being unconventional pays off.
Rejecting graphics is one thing, but using graphics as a mechanic is quite another. Any Super Smash Bros. fans probably know where I'm going with this, but taking away the visual elements of a game will significantly alter how players act. In Smash Bros (here it comes), getting a certain Pokémon can cause the screen to go black, effectively forcing players to git gud by playing through memory. For most novices, this can be a horrific experience, but to the top-tier Fox players, it's a chance to eff shit up. The same idea drives flash grenades in games like Counter-Strike and Call of Duty. By utilising graphics as a modifiable variable to a match, it adds more variety and flavour to the game, but why stop there?
Good throw, dickweed.
As someone who is in the privileged position to test out all sorts of games with little to no negative repercussions apart from slipping grades, graphics-based mechanics are becoming more common. At PAX last year, I played a game named Kieru that forced players to move around in 3D space and contrast the background to their opponent to see them. Earlier this year, Projection was on show at a Playup Perth, and it involved the player using shadows as solid objects to surmount obstacles. It's unique and exciting takes on the medium like these that make thinking about how graphics feed into gameplay so relevant. Graphics are, after all, part of the core of what makes video games what they are, and playing around with how that information is conveyed can make for great experiences. That, and purty pictures.
Perhaps the most defining feature of video games, graphics are foundational to the experiences we have come to love. It can be easy to get caught up in the purely aesthetic joy of modern games, but challenging the basic tropes of GUI's and graphics as a whole can lead to excellent games. Even after 40 years, there's still room for games to mess around with how we see the game world, how information is conveyed to us and how it's hidden from us. If you don't care, that's fine, just lie back and let the rubbery satisfaction of particle effects swim up into you, stroking the part of your mind that knows what it wants to see.


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Release Date: Apr 11, 2006
Record label: Downtown
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Taking things a little more seriously -- but never too seriously -- the second time around, the Eagles of Death Metal's Death by Sexy keeps the freewheeling, just-for-the-hell-of-it vibe that made Peace Love Death Metal so much fun and improves on it with more focused songwriting. This songwriting, as the title Death by Sexy implies, is obviously focused on a raunchy good time, which the album delivers in spades. Not so obvious, though, is how fine the line between lusty and skanky can be.
Josh Homme's day job is as leader of Queens of the Stone Age. In his spare time, however, he brings his stoner rock mentality to an array of side projects, including the Desert Sessions collaborations, and the Eagles of Death Metal, in which he supplies drums for a blues-tinged garage rock band with one of his buddies singing. The result is somewhat akin to how Electric Six would sound if they were drinking tepid water instead of vodka.


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The 2019 Cricket World Cup is nearly upon us as ten national teams descend on England and Wales in the biggest event in ODI cricket. The event will be the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup.
With the Cricket World Cup starting in late May, we have created a list of some of the most memorable moments from previous tournaments. If you are a cricket fan and you are as excited as we are for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, then you can visit Los Apostadores to wager on the national team and predict who will win this year's cup.
With 11 Cricket World Cup tournaments in the books, it is difficult to pick the most memorable. Of course, cricket fans will be partial to some of their own favourite moments from the last 44 years; but here is a look at three unforgettable moments.
1. 1975 Cricket World Cup – West Indies rock Australia by 17 runs
The West Indies won the first ever Cricket World Cup against Australia. Held in England, the tournament featured eight teams with one notable side being East Africa, which was made up of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia. Today, there are of course a lot more countries participating in the World Cup. If you want to predict this year's winner, you can visit Ivbet and also wager on the games during the tournament.
The final pitted the West Indies and Australia against one another. The two nations had met previously in the group stage with the West Indies coming out on top.
The final featured "Big" Clive Lloyd smashing his way to 102 off just 85 balls as the West Indies beat Australia for a second time at the tournament.
2. 1992 Cricket World Cup – Pakistan defeats England
England have never won the Cricket World Cup, but they have reached two finals. Their most recent final appearance came all the way back in 1992 against Pakistan. Pakistan rode their luck to reach the final as rain saved them from an impending defeat against England in the group stage.
Fortunes continued to go their way when Australia defeated the West Indies allowing Pakistan to make the final four.
New Zealand awaited Pakistan in the semi-final as the favourite to go through. However, Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq had other ideas as he led Pakistan past the co-hosts. Pakistan weren't done there, as they faced off with England in the final.
Wasim Akram dominated England with the bat and ball and hit 33 in his side's innings of 249-6. Akram did even better bowling as he dismissed Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis in consecutive deliveries to help his side to the tournament trophy.
3. 1999 Cricket World Cup – Australia wins their second tournament
No national team has won more Cricket World Cups than Australia. Their 1999 triumph over Pakistan ushered in a three-peat of World Cup wins making the Aussies the team to beat on the international stage.
Australia nearly didn't face off with Pakistan in the final. The Aussies took on South Africa in what has been labelled as the "greatest one-dayer ever played". From genius plays to farcical moments that made fans cringe, the semi-final between Australia and South Africa had everything.
The match finished 213-213 with Australian advancing to the final thanks to a higher standing in the qualifying stage.


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In the present-day scenario, models have a lot to talk about. Models don't just achieve everything with their good looks and good physiques. There's a lot beyond that, which pushes them one step ahead, towards popularity. Instagram, the platform where thousands of photos make history for big personalities, also plays a vital role in this journey of models, from nobody to somebody.
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Dark Vendetta(1964)
(A book in the Simon Larren series)
A novel by Robert Charles
Sending the nuclear submarine VIGILANT on a spying mission in Chinese territorial waters had been a grave mistake, for the submarine was detected and sunk. But the disaster was only the beginning for Captain Paul Mason, entrusted with a vital mission, and for Commander Charles Maclean of Naval Intelligence. Involved, too, were Alan Kendall and Simon Larren, a cold-blooded killer. For Larren it was not only a struggle to guard Britain's naval secrets but also the opportunity to settle his own dark vendetta.
Genre: Mystery
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If it wasn't amazing enough that 8-year old Noah was able to complete a mini-triathlon that included a 1 mile run, a 3 mile bike ride and a swim, Noah did it all while pushing and pulling his 6 year-old brother Lucas.
Lucas was born with a neurological condition called lissencephaly that prevents him from walking, talking and even eating on his own.
Lucky for him he has an amazing big brother like Noah to help him do everything…including a mini-triathlon.
"They definitely have a special bond, the two of them," said dad Brian. "You see Lucas light up so much when Noah enters the room. It just brings a smile to your face when you see the love between the boys."
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Leaders of the TDP and BJP have been trading accusations over central assistance since the Union Budget was presented, with the former alleging that Andhra Pradesh had been ignored. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu this week threatened to bring a no-confidence motion against the Centre in Parliament to demand "justice", albeit as a "last resort". Naidu repeated his grievance that the "provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, and the promises made by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh… have not been implemented". He referred to Special Category Status as Andhra's "right", and said that the BJP was "not budging" only because it has a "total majority" in Parliament.
What has put the TDP's ties with the BJP under strain?
State's revenue deficit
According to officials, AP faced a revenue deficit of Rs 16,000 crore in 2014-15, Rs 4,598 crore in 2016-17, and almost a similar amount in 2017-18. In 2018-19, the deficit is estimated to be Rs 416 crore. The deficit arose after the state's bifurcation in 2014, and AP wants the Centre to compensate for its losses.
The TDP recalls that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assured Rajya Sabha on February 20, 2014, that any resource gap that the successor state of AP might face would be made good in the Union Budget for 2014-15. However, the Finance Ministry said AP had included Rs 10,000 crore it gave as farm loan waivers in its revenue deficit calculation. The Centre finally agreed to give Rs 7,500 crore as compensation, but has so far paid only about Rs 4,000 crore. Also, even as negotiations on the rest of the amount are under way, the Centre has now said it owes only Rs 138.39 crore, officials in the state said.
The Polavaram project
The TDP argues that since Polavaram has been declared a national project, the Centre should bear its entire cost, including the cost of land acquisition and rehabilitation, which comes to around Rs 33,000 crore. According to TDP MP K Rammohan Naidu, about Rs 7,500 crore have been spent on the project, of which the Centre gave Rs 4,500 crore. He said the state had borrowed Rs 3,000 crore, and was paying an interest of Rs 300 crore every year. The Centre had lost interest in the project, alleged Rammohan Naidu, who was part of a delegation that met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. BJP MP K Hari Babu said the Centre has so far released Rs 4,662.28 crore for Polavaram.
Construction of Amaravati
Andhra says it needs "hand-holding" for a few years as it builds a capital from scratch. The Centre has so far given Rs 2,500 crore, including Rs 500 crore to the Guntur and Vijayawada Municipal Corporations to lay out drainage systems. The remaining amount is meant for building the secretariat, Assembly, Raj Bhavan and High Court. AP has built a temporary secretariat at Velagapudi, and has approved designs for permanent buildings in Amaravati. Naidu wants the Centre to allocate funds for the entire capital region, which is estimated to cost Rs 33,000 crore.
Visakhapatnam railway zone
TDP leaders say establishing a new railway zone would bring a lot of investment and jobs to the region. They say this had been promised in the AP Reorganisation Act, but the Centre is dragging its feet because of Odisha's opposition. "Bhubaneswar fears its importance as the East Coast Railway headquarters may be diminished if a new zone is created," Rammohan Naidu said.
Building central institutions
The AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 assured that 19 institutions and projects like IIT, IIM, etc., would be established in AP. While work on more than a dozen institutions is ongoing, AP says progress is slow and funds are coming in a trickle. For instance, the estimated cost of setting up an IIT in Tirupati is Rs 3,150 crore, but the Centre has so far released only Rs 56.49 crore.
Special Category/Package
The Centre says the assurance of special status clashes with the recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which came subsequently. Following the acceptance of the recommendations, the class of Special Category States has ceased to exist.
However, the Centre has agreed to give "special assistance" to AP for five years, which would make up for the additional central share the state might have received during these years — 2015-16 to 2019-20, as envisaged by Singh's 2014 statement. This will be in the form of Union funding for externally aided projects that have been signed and disbursed during these years. AP is demanding that special assistance funding should be in the 90:10 ratio (Centre:state) for both EAPs and centrally-sponsored schemes — which adds up to about Rs 20,010 crore of central assistance. Because the state government may not be able to spend this amount on EAPs in the stipulated five years, AP is demanding that the Centre allow it to use the money to clear outstanding loans. It is seeking permission to borrow from internal lenders like NABARD, HUDCO and other commercial banks, and to use the gap to pay interest commitments to the Government of India, NABARD and EAPs.
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1/4 cup (about half 2.1-ounce bar) finely chopped Butterfinger candy bar, divided
2 cups heavy whipping cream
10 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
Pinch of salt
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
Place 1 tablespoon chopped Butterfinger into each of four 6-ounce custard cups.
Place cream, 7 tablespoons sugar and salt in medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 6 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.
Beat egg yolks in medium bowl; gradually whisk cream mixture into egg yolks. Stir in vanilla extract.
Pour cream mixture through a fine sieve into prepared cups. Place cups in 9-inch-square baking pan; fill pan with hot water to 1-inch depth. Loosely cover with foil. Bake for about 1 hour and 30 minutes or until knife inserted in centers comes out clean. Remove to wire rack to cool slightly. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
Sprinkle each cr me br l e evenly with remaining sugar. Broil until sugar is melted and caramelized. Refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes or until caramel has hardened.
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Celebrating Clare Driscoll ~ Helping Sandwich Students be their Best Selves for 25 Years!
On Tuesday December 9th, the Town of Sandwich and the Sandwich Public Schools came together to honor their employees for their years of service. Dr. Ellin Booras, Principal at Sandwich High School, prepared these remarks about Ms. Driscoll.
A short three years ago, Clare Driscoll was presented with teacher of the year award at Sandwich High School. At that time, I remember saying that her classroom is the happiest place in building. Always bustling with energy and joyful laughter among her students and ESPs and colleagues, Ms. Driscoll does her magic with students with special needs each day. She is truly gifted as she never gives up on a young person and expresses her uncompromised faith in his or her ability to learn and to grow.
She is funny and fun. She is the hostess with the most-ess!
She is tireless in her advocacy and always open to finding new ways to help her deserving students.
Clare Driscoll's special talents are rare and greatly appreciated. She is truly beloved by the SHS community.


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Dr. Monte Hasz
Assistant Professor of Counseling, Denver (Conservative Baptist) Seminary
Psy.D., Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University, M.A., Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University, B.A., Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University, M.Div., Denver Seminary,
Dr. Monte Hasz began as an adjunct faculty member at Denver Seminary in 1994. In April of 2006, he was appointed interim chair of the counseling division and in July of 2007, he was asked to continue as a part-time, assistant professor of counseling. He is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and the Colorado Psychological Association (CPA).
Dr. Hasz received the PsyD from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University, an MA in clinical psychology, also from Rosemead, an MDiv from Denver Seminary, and a BA from Biola University.
In addition to serving on the faculty at Denver Seminary, Dr. Hasz maintains a half-time private practice at Southwest Counseling Associates in Littleton. As a licensed psychologist, his professional areas of interest include brief therapy, development, marriage and family, and men's issues. He has co-authored a book, Promoting Change through Brief Therapy in Christian Counseling, as well as several articles on brief therapy and marital treatment.
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