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Migrate / ReplaceEdit
For a discussion on the future of these reports, see Analytics/Wikistats/TrafficReports/Future
Monthly wikistats page view trend reports, indirectly based on squid logsEdit
- Platform
- wikistats server stat1002
- Update frequency
- daily
- Input
- hourly per-wiki page view totals (files named projectcounts-yyyymmdd-hhnnss) ... produced by webstatscollector downloadable from dump server
- Output
- csv file for monthly Report Card
- daily updated monthly page view stats. These reports are available in 4 variations: for desktop and mobile traffic, normalized (all months recalculated to 30 days) or original. There are reports for every project and a report for all project combined. See sitemap.
Monthly wikistats traffic reports (geo & traffic type), based on un|sampled squid logsEdit
- Update frequency
Monthly (manual run)
- Scripts location
github, dev/beta on squid1002:/home/ezachte/wikistats/squids
- Input
Collects a large variety of data from a/squids/archive/sampled in two passes,
- updates a few monthly files (in folder /a/wikistats_git/squids/csv/yyyy-mm), and
- creates a large set of daily csv files in folder (../yyyy-mm/yyyy-mm-dd), subfolders ../private and ../public.
- EzLib.pm (now at EZ ~/lib)
- ../SquidCountArchiveProcessLogRecord.pm
- ../SquidCountArchiveReadInput.pm
- ../SquidCountArchiveWriteOutput.pm
- Pass/Phase 1: collect frequencies for all ip addresses, needed in phase 2 to filter addresses which are most likely from bots (freq > 1 in sampled squid log stands for 1000 real views/edits, esp. for edits this most likely means a bot (few false positive are accepted)
- Pass/Phase 2: collect all other counts
- -t for test mode (run counts for short timespan)
- -d date range, can be absolute or relative, specify one value for a single day, two values for a range of days
- -d yyyy/mm/dd[-yyyy/mm/dd] (slashes are optional). This is best for generating counts for a specific day or period.
- -d -m[-n] where m and n are number of days before today. This is best for daily cron scheduling (e.g. -d 1-7 => run for last 7 days before today, skip days for which output already exists).
- -f [1|2|12|21], for force rerun phase 1 and/or 2, even when that phase completed successfully earlier
- phase 1: check for existence SquidDataIpFrequencies.csv.bz2 in ../yyyy-mm/yyyy-mm-dd
- phase 2: check for existence #Ready in ../yyyy-mm/yyyy-mm-dd
- 1:1000 sampled squid log files from stat1002:/srv/squid/archive/sampled
- Format
- see also wikitech
- 1. Hostname
- 2. Sequence number
- 3. Current time in ISO 8601 format (oplus milliseconds), according ot the squid server's clock
- 4. Request time in ms
- 5. Client IP
- 6. Squid request status, HTTP status code
- 7. Reply size including HTTP headers
- 8. Request method (GET/POST etc)
- 10. Squid hierarchy status, peer IP
- 11. MIME content type
- 12. Referer header
- 13. X-Forwarded-For header
- 14 User-Agent header
On file read country codes are added from local copy of MaxMinds free GeoLite Country service as follows:
open IN, "-|", "gzip -dc $file_in | /usr/local/bin/geoiplogtag 5" ; (author geoiplogtag Mark Bergsma), 5 means: 5th field contains ip address
- Most files are written to sub folder ../yyyy-mm/yyyy-mm-dd
- SquidDataLogfileHeadTail.csv and SquidDataSequenceNumbersAllSquids.csv are reused between runs and updated in sub folder ../yyyy-mm
- Notes
- Files marked as private file can contain data which are covered by the Wikimedia Privacy Policy, such as ip addresses and/or referers. These files should never be published! Also these should be deleted after the maximum retention period, set by our privacy policy.
- Count is number of occurences in one day sampled log, for actual traffic counts scale by factor 1000
- Country codes are as used by MaxMinds free GeoLite Country service
- There are several reasons why a requester is classified as bot
- agent string contains url, which by convention should only occur for crawlers (exception: Embedded Web Browser from: http://bsalsa.com/)
- name contains bot/crawler/parser/spider
- for edits only: ip address occurs more than once in sampled log on one day (few false positives accepted)
- #Ready
- This file signals successful completion of script's phase 2: collecting all counts except ip addresses.
- On rerun phase 2 will not be redone when this file exists, except when argument -f 2 (force) is specified.
- SquidDataAgents.csv
- Free format agent strings sent by browser
- Agent string
- Count
- SquidDataBinaries.csv
- Image file name
- Count
- SquidDataClients.csv
- Category
- - Desktop client
- M Mobile client
- E Engine (if Gecko or AppleWebKit)
- G,- Group (higher aggregation level of desktop clients)
- G,M Group (higher aggregation level of mobile clients)
- Browser (client) brand and version
- Share of total within category
- Category
- SquidDataClientsByWiki.csv
- Category
- - Desktop client
- M Mobile client
- Client (~ browser) brand and version
- Project (wikipedia, etc)
- Language code
- Share of total within category
- Category
- SquidDataCountriesViews.csv
- Bot (Y/N) (see notes)
- Project/Language (e.g. Wikipedia English = 'wp:en')
- Country code (as used by MaxMind)
- Count
- SquidDataCountriesSaves.csv
- Bot (Y/N) (see notes)
- Project/Language (e.g. Wikipedia English = 'wp:en')
- Country code (as used by MaxMind)
- Count
- SquidDataCountriesViewsTimed.csv
- Bot (Y/N) (see notes)
- Project/Language (e.g. Wikipedia English = 'wp:en')
- Country code
- Count
- SquidDataCrawlers.csv
- SquidDataEditsSaves[..etc..].txt.bz2 (private file)
- Capture all records describing edit/submit events for later analysis (will be obsolete when 1:1 non-sampled capture will be reactivated)
- SquidDataExtensions.csv
- File extension
- Count
- SquidDataGoogleBots.csv
- Visits by googlebot from known Google ip addresses (note: list need manual update every now and then!)
- Date
- Ip range (3 triplets)
- Count
- SquidDataImages.csv
- File size range (per 20 bytes)
- Count
- SquidDataIndexPhp.csv
- Counts for edits and submits
- Bot (Y/N) (see notes)
- Project/Language (e.g. Wikipedia English = 'wp:en') target wiki
- Project/Language (e.g. Wikipedia English = 'wp:en') referring wiki
- Squid status code e.g. 'TCP_MISS/302'
- Mime type e.g. 'text/html'
- Arguments (with values for some parameters blocked out) e.g. 'action=edit&title=..'
- Count
- SquidDataIpFrequencies[..etc..].csv (private file)
- Generated in pass/phase 1, used a.o. to flag multiple edits from same IP address on one day as bot edits (input is 1:1000 sampled file, few false positives accepted).
Also some distribution stats: x addresses occur y times, x addresses occur y+ times
- Count
- Ip address
- SquidDataLanguages.csv
- For Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari
- Browser name
- Language code
- Count
- SquidDataLogFilesHeadTail.csv
- Caches timestamps found in first and last record from sampled log files /a/asquids/archive/sampled-1000.log-yyyymmdd.gz
- Collecting these from a compressed log file is slow
- SquidDataMethods.csv
- Action e.g. GET
- Status e.g. TCP_MISS/200
- Count
- SquidDataOpSys.csv
- Category
- - Desktop client
- M Mobile client
- G Group (higher aggregation level)
- OS name + version
- Count
- Share of total (- and M together 100%, G separately)
- Category
- SquidDataOrigins.csv
- source (internal or external)
- domain top level (external e.g. 'yahoo', internal e.g. 'wp:en')
- domain e.g. '.com'
- file type: image, (html) page, other (e.g. css)
- SquidDataReferers[..etc..].txt (private file)
- mainly for debugging (see comments in file)
- SquidDataRequests.csv
- (see also comments in file)
- Project e.g. '@wp:en' for Mobile English Wikipedia
- Referer e.g. 'www.google.ca'
- Extension e.g. 'gif'
- Mime type e.g. 'text/html'
- Arguments (values for most argument omitted, arguments sorted alphabetically for better grouping), e.g. 'query=..&search=..&x=..&y=..'
- Count
- SquidDataScripts.csv
- Type: css, js or php
- Script name e.g. 'print.css'
- Arguments (values for most argument omitted, arguments sorted alphabetically for better grouping), e.g. 'query=..&search=..&x=..&y=..'
- Count
- SquidDataSequenceNumbersAllSquids.csv
- Ideally, if no UDP messages are lost, average distance between squid sequence numbers should be 1000 (1:1000 sampled log)
- This file can detect mass message log and help to aurocorrect counts
- Date
- Hour
- Events
- Avg distance between sequence numbers
- SquidDataSequenceNumbersPerSquidHour.csv
- Ideally, if no UDP messages are lost, average distance between squid sequence numbers should be 1000 (1:1000 sampled log)
- Squid id e.g. 'amssq31.esams.wikimedia.org'
- Hour
- Events
- Tot distance between sequence numbers
- Avg distance between sequence numbers
- SquidDataSkins.csv
- Skin file path e.g. 'skins-1.5/common/ajax.js'
- Count
Collect per country page view stats for all months
- Views:
- starting in July 2009 for page views
- input in stat1002:/wikistats_git/squids/csv
- Edits:
- starting in November 2011 for page edits
- input in stat1002:/wikistats_git/squids/csv_edits
- Output
- input for SquidReportArchive.pl to produce breakdown of Wikipedia views/edits by geo info
- SquidDataVisitsPerCountryMonthly.csv
- SquidDataVisitsDaily.csv
- SquidDataVisitsPerCountryPerWikiDaily.csv
- SquidDataVisitsPerCountryPerProjectDaily.csv
- SquidDataVisitsPerCountryDailyDetailed.csv
- SquidDataCountriesViews.csv
- SquidDataCountries2.csv
Csv files generated by WikiCountArchive.pl.
Once a month generates a lot of reports from the csv files generated by SquidCountArchive.pl.
Page view reports are based on a 1:1000 sampled server log (squids) ⇒ all counts x 1000.
Page edit reports are identical to page view reports, but based on 1:1 unsampled squid log!
Reports come in two sets
- Breakdown of traffic by one aspect, see this portal section.
- How many files are requested each day? Breakdown by file type and target (sub)project
- Where do those requests originate? Breakdown by file category and origin
- Where do those request land? Breakdown by file category and destination wiki
- Which HTTP requests are issued? Breakdown by type and results
- Which scripts are invoked? Breakdown by type (css, javascript, php), name and parameters
- Which skin files are downloaded and how often?
- Which crawlers access our servers? Breakdown by host, file types requested, agent string
- Which operating systems do our clients use? Breakdown by platform, mobile or not, release
- Which browsers are how popular? Breakdown by brand, revision level, mobile or not
- Breakdown of all traffic that Google send us. Directly (crawlers) and indirectly (search results)
- Breakdown of Wikipedia views by geo info, see this sitemap.
- Breakdown of Wikipedia edits by geo info, see this sitemap.
Quick script to collect browser stats for Excel chart, see example Excel chart
Read all files on squid log aggregator with hourly counts for
- number of events received per squid
- average gap in sequence numbers (this should be 1000 ideally on a 1:1000 sampled log)
Write several aggregations of these data:
- Hourly average delta sequence numbers per squid (should be 1000 in 1:1000 sampled data set, if no UDP loss occurred)
- Monthly averages of events per squid per hour
- Monthly metric per squid set (set defined by location and server role)
This leads to the folowing report: udp2log message loss, and traffic volume, based on 1:1000 sampled squid logs

subset: commoncrawl


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I am now just 4 miles or so from Greece. Bitola is amazingly beautiful, and I am thrilled to be here. I am listening to Macedonia's greatest rock star, Tose, who was killed in a car crash at the age of 26 this past spring. Much of Macedonia's youth is mourning for him, and we are playing his music when they do their 'life clock' exercise, which is my invention, though so many of the other writing initiatives that they are doing come from Amy Lin, Leslie Gauna, and other WITS Writers. Thank you.
Today is the first day of the program with the children of Bitola, and we are ready. The staff here has made amazing preparations, and the American Corner looks beautiful. Juices are out. Tortes are in their little pink and green cups, cookies abound and there is cold water for the afternoon. The art images of their city are ready to be printed for the Ekphrasis exercise. The words for "found words" are up on the walls. Their portfolios are fluttering in the breeze of the air conditioning.
I have not seen Herculea yet, though I believe that Herculea was founded in honor of Hera, not Hercules. I will research more when I go there, and you blog readers will be the second to know. It is a beautiful sunny day in Bitola. The buildings are classical architecture and so grand. The children will be here in fifteen minutes so I must go.
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UWF's first Latina-based initiated sorority holds official induction ceremony
Pensacola, Fla. – April 7, 2017 – The University of West Florida recently welcomed a new Latina-based sorority colony, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., during an official induction ceremony at the University Commons.
Nine Kappa Delta Chi sisters traveled to the UWF campus on March 25 to initiate seven founding members: Miranda Anaya; Deni Avelar; Skylar Braswell; Josie Chonoles; Leonie Dupuis; Jenifer Prine; and Brittney Sosa.
Veronica Lucena, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority Inc. vice president of expansion, said the UWF colony will report directly to the Kappa Delta Chi National Colony Development Officer, and under her supervision, "they will be guided in fulfilling all colony to chapter requirements and setting a strong foundation in becoming a future chapter of KDChi."
The UWF colony is seeking to become the 19th active Fraternity and Sorority Life chapter on campus and is the third multicultural fraternal organization, putting the total number of active members on campus at almost 800. Aubrey Frazier, assistant director for leadership, service and fraternity/sorority life, said a third multicultural fraternal organization will allow UWF to form a Multicultural Greek Council.
"While the three multicultural fraternal organizations are smaller in nature, we are hopeful they will allow students an opportunity for a more cultural fraternal experience," she said.
Frazier credited the students for actively participating in events while forming a colony.
"I am really excited for them to join our community," Frazier said. "Their women have been go-getters. For having seven women, their presence has been pretty incredible."
Lucena credited Avelar for initiating contact with Kappa Delta Chi. She said Avelar first spoke to Claudia Salinas, Kappa Delta Chi external recruitment officer, in April of 2016 about her interest in bringing the sorority to UWF. Avelar and Anaya then recruited their fellow founding members.
"Deni and the other women recruited other students who they felt were a good fit for KDChi and exemplified our values," Lucena said.
Avelar researched other Latina sororities before deciding on Kappa Delta Chi. She said she appreciated that the sorority values unity, honesty, integrity and leadership. Avelar shed tears of joy at the official ceremony.
"It was a long process," she said. "We started recruiting a year ago exactly. We had the persistence to overcome all of the obstacles. It taught us a lot about ourselves and about sisterhood. We are super excited to start something new at UWF and leave our legacy."
Nationally, Kappa Delta Chi celebrated its 30th year as a sorority Thursday. Four Latina students founded the sorority on April 6, 1987 at Texas Tech University.


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Cobb County Fleet Management Joins EPA's National Partnership for Environmental Priorities - Company commits to using lead-free wheel weights and recycling 2,500 pounds of lead
Release Date: 08/19/2009
Contact Information: Laura Niles, (404) 562-8353, email@example.com
(Marietta, Ga. – August 19, 2009) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized Cobb County Fleet Management (CCFM) in Marietta, Ga. as the newest environmental steward to join the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP). The commitment includes the use of environmentally safe, lead-free wheel weights, as well as the implementation of recycling lead wheel weights used on the existing fleet of automobiles and trucks used in daily CCFM operations. CCFM anticipates that 2,500 pounds of lead will be safely recycled, eliminating a potential toxic pollutant from posing a risk to human health and the environment.
"We commend Cobb County Government and its Fleet Management team for its commitment to reducing lead pollution from the county government's large fleet," said EPA Acting Regional Administrator Stan Meiberg. "Voluntary partnerships like this are an essential way of advancing environmental protection."
Commenting on the recognition, County Commissioner Helen Goreham said, "the Cobb County Government continues to be a leader in the region and the state in its stewardship of the environment … be it through land use, proper stormwater management, wastewater treatment facilities, in-house recycling and other initiatives such as the Fleet Division's elimination of lead tire weights."
EPA formed the NPEP to pursue the goal of reducing the use or release of 31 highly toxic, priority chemicals found in America's manufacturing processes. It has established a National Waste Minimization Goal to act as a measurement of program success. The goal is to work with industry and the public to reduce the use or release of 4 million pounds of priority chemicals by 2011.
Cobb County Fleet Management is located on County Services Parkway in Marietta, Ga., with 35 employees servicing over 1,725 vehicles from police cars to motorgraders.
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Once you have created these records the icons next to the records should have a green checkmark instead of the yellow and red icons below. It may take up to 24 hours for the green checkmarks to appear because your DNS records need to propagate around the internet.
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You are now ready to start sending messages!


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Check out these tracks and talks at Techstars Seattle Startup Week – GeekWire
It's something Seattle techies look forward to every year: Techstars Seattle Startup Week.
Next week, hundreds of talks, meetups, panels, discussions and parties will fill the Seattle region across a variety of venues. There's way more to see and do than one person could take in, so we're going to break down some of the highlights and recommend a few events to put on your calendar below.
But first, the tracks. Every year, Startup Week features tracks of events organized around particular topics important to the startup world. Some are organized around technologies themselves: this year features a track about artificial intelligence, one on virtual and augmented reality and a robust hardware track. There are also tracks formed around industries, like health and real estate technology. There's even a solid day of events on the games industry.
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Some events require that attendees register, but most are free and open to anyone. Startup Week is very popular, and events will tend to fill up quickly, so be sure to show up with plenty of time to spare!
Check out the full lineup, a list of speakers and exhibitors and other ways to get involved at the Techstars Seattle Startup Week website, and keep reading for some of our recommended events. And be sure to follow the GeekWire Calendar for many more tech, science and geek events.
David vs. Goliath (Competing for Top Engineers Against Seattle Giants)
What: So, you're growing exponentially and need top talent to push your startup to the next level. Now what? This round table discussion will explore the main drivers for engineering candidates and align them with what your startup needs to offer. This is your chance to hear from the people who spend day in and day out deciphering candidates desires and matching them with companies who are navigating what it means to compete in this hot Seattle market.
Featuring: Shauna Swerland, CEO, Fuel Talent; Kevin Goldsmith, Chief Technology Officer, Avvo; Nicole Maddox, lead of HR and recruiting, Convoy.
Where: Galvanize, 111 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104
When: Monday, October 2, 11 – 12 p.m.
Women in Hardware
What: Come ready to hear about the innovative perspectives these women have brought to the hardware scene.
Featuring: Christina Cyr, Founder, CEO and CTO, dTOOR; Clarissa San Diego, Founder, Makerologist; Jennifer Fox, Owner, Foxbot Industries; Oleha Riden, COO, MistyWest; Martine Stillman, Mechanical Program Lead, Synapse Product Development; Stephanie Xenos, Senior Systems Engineer, SpaceX
Where: Ebay, Chinook Conference Room, 411-108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
When: Tuesday, October 3, 12 – 1 p.m.
Beyond the AI Hype: Examining its limitations and potential
What: AI is a powerful technology, but the biggest challenge is making sure its capabilities are not misconstrued and that companies learn accurate information on how to leverage AI for their business. Join our speaker Casey Marks, founder of CarveAcre, who will present cases where AI and machine learning applications demonstrated limitations in solving particular problems and where the applications demonstrate potential.
Where: Galvanize, 111 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104
When: Thursday, October 5, 2 – 3 p.m.
Science NOT Science Fiction: Medical Technologies of the Near Future
What: Tumor zapping, genomics, predictive and proactive medicine: Seattle is home base for some mind-boggling developing technologies and you have a front row seat! Come to be inspired by the leaders who are pioneering the personalized and targeted approaches to medicine that will change the way we manage our health.
Featuring: Terri Butler, Assistant Director, University of Washington Burek Center for Entrepreneurship; Sean Bell, Chief Business Officer, Arivale; Alex Jiao, President and CEO, Silene Biotech; Kaveri Parker, President and CEO, ID Genomics; Rhonda Rhyne, CEO and President, Prevencio; Chris Rivera, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Nativis.
Where: Cambia Grove, 1800 9th Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98101
When: Tuesday, October 3, 3 – 5 p.m.
Making something from nothing: what a startup's early days are REALLY like
What: In this panel, a diverse group of founders covering everything from enterprise software, consumer marketplaces, and even VR, will share their early experiences with you. Every startup changes during the early years, but how do you set yourself up for success from the get-go? Learn what you should (and should not) be doing in the early days from founders that have seen and done it all.
Featuring: Melissa Lehman, Co-founder & CEO, Pogo Rides; Lacey Leavitt, Founder, Electric Dream Factory; Ambika Singh, Co-founder & CEO, Armoire; Arean van Veelen, Co-founder, OfferUp; Casey Willis, Co-founder, Wrench.
Where: Atlas Workbase, 500 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
When: Tuesday, October 3, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Bridging the Gap Between Games and Education and Creating a Viable Market
What: As a startup, it's often the case that targeting multiple markets will split your focus, causing you to succeed in neither. This talk describes our approach of using one to leverage the other: creating video games that succeed in the entertainment market, then using that as a route into the education market. John Krajewski (executive producer and creative director at Strange Loop Games) will describe Strange Loop's approach with a product that stretches the standards of what an educational game should be, a route has been especially helpful in helping to disrupt a very static and slow-moving market (education) through a much faster one (entertainment).
Where: First&Bell, 2218 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121
When: Wednesday, October 4, 11:35 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Corporate Innovation: Microsoft Ventures and Verizon Wireless
What: Learn how Microsoft Ventures and Verizon build and execute on internal corporate innovation initiatives, engage with the external tech community and startups, and create social impact through their innovation initiatives.
Featuring: Lisa Nelson, Partner, Microsoft Ventures; Terry Dell, Verizon Wireless
Where: Pioneer Collective, 100 South King Street Suite 100. Seattle, WA 98104
When: Wednesday, October 4, 6 – 7 p.m.
FOUNDERS WANTED! Working with Intellectual Ventures and Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
What: Are you curious what goes on at Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Ventures? Meet with the Entrepreneur Representatives for both organizations with this fireside chat.
Featuring: Dave Parker, Venture Partner, Seven Peaks Ventures; Jacob Colker, Entrepreneur In Residence, Allen Institute Artificial Intelligence; Azam Khan, Director of New Ventures, Intellectual Ventures;
Where: CoMotion HQ, 4545 Roosevelt Way NE #300 Seattle, WA 98105
When: Thursday, October 5, 2 – 3 p.m.


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Submitted to: Hoard's Dairyman
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/20/2003
Publication Date: 12/20/2003
Citation: Sanderson, M.A., Goslee, S.C., Tracy, B.F. 2003. What's that growing in your pasture? Hoard's Dairyman. 148:11.
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Technical Abstract: We visited farms in nine northeastern states during the growing seasons of 1998 to 2002 and identified and inventoried each and every plant species on at least two pastures per farm. Depending on the site, the inventory took from 2 to 4 hours per pasture. On a smaller subset of farms (36 pastures on 9 farms) we took soil samples from the pastures and determined what was in the seed bank by placing the soil in a greenhouse and letting the seeds in the soil germinate naturally. We identified 268 different kinds of plants in the pastures over the five years. The average number of plant species in each pasture was 30 and the maximum number we found in one pasture was 56. On most pastures, bluegrass, white clover, dandelion, and broadleaf plantain accounted for the majority of plant cover. Bluegrass and white clover also predominated in the seed bank with the equivalent of 2 lb/acre each of bluegrass and white clover seed in the soil. Despite the high frequency of white clover in pastures, it often contributed only about 10 to 15% of the forage yield in pastures. Many pastures had a variety of weed species present, but weeds typically were a small part of the pasture cover. On a few farms with the highest number of plant species, weeds were a problem and indicated poor pasture management. Few noxious weeds were found. These results indicate that pastures are more complex in species than many producers realize.


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Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) is a further education college based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. BCoT offers advanced technical and vocational qualifications that enables students to progress to universities, employment or an apprenticeship. Established as Basingstoke Technical Institute in 1947, BCoT was rated 'Good' by Ofsted in May 2016.
Aspiral Learning is the employer-focused and national provider arm of BCoT. Specialists in providing training services for businesses, Aspiral Learning offers apprenticeships to bespoke training solutions and short courses to professional qualifications. Having been delivering apprenticeships for over 20 years, the majority of staff come from industry themselves.
In April 2018 it was announced that West Berkshire Training Consortium (WBTC) joined the BCoT group for the delivery of their apprenticeship service. WBTC is a high quality apprenticeship training provider established in 1983 to provide outstanding training and employment opportunities. BCoT has worked alongside WBTC for a number of years as a preferred supplier and places more of their apprentices with BCoT than any other provider or college. The partnership will allow for continued growth in the apprenticeship market for both organisations and the opportunity to create a bigger regional presence.
Opened in September 2017, the Future Skills Centre (FSC) in Bordon offers a wide range of specialist construction courses, designed to meet the needs of employers in the construction industry. The £3.8million facility, commissioned by Hampshire County Council, is part of the regeneration of Whitehill and Bordon and gives young people the opportunity to learn a trade, gain professional qualifications through links with Solent University or get the skills needed for a career in the construction industry.
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Have you ever had a dream or a goal in life that you wanted so desperately but your own fears have stopped you from fulfilling it? Yeah, me too!
For years I battled anxiety. I was crippled by the fears of being inadequate, a failure, not good enough, not smart enough, incapable, not tall enough, not pretty enough, the wrong size, the wrong colour, the wrong weight – just not enough.
My own mental health took a severe battering at the hands of my low self-esteem. I looked in the mirror and barely recognised the girl looking back at me; I had fallen out of love with that girl. I spent a lot of my younger years comparing myself to others, measuring my own worth by how others perceived me. I didn't have any belief in myself or in what I was capable of. I didn't ever go to uni, I got pregnant at the age of 16, had to drop out of the Brit School for Performing Arts and I felt that my life was spiralling out of control. In amongst working full time and being a young mum I seemed to have forgotten who I was as a person.
A lot of my own insecurities were fuelled by the media's portrayal of how women should be. I was comparing myself to images of women that I could never compare to; tall, slim, perfectly toned and flawless bodies.
After years of beating myself up about the fact that I didn't compare to these "perfect" ideals, I started to notice that there were women on social media who seemed to look more like me, I happened across bloggers like Georgina Grogan, Georgina Horne, Stephanie Yeboah, Sam Rowswell, Debz Aiken, Lucia Morris, Leah Davidson and even our very own Laura Ferry – beautiful and confident women who were unashamed of their bodies and proud to show the world that women come in all different shapes and sizes.
These women gave me life; they inspired me to try new things and to be more adventurous in my outfit choices. They weren't afraid to break the fashion rules and rock crop tops, stripes, bold prints, bikinis, bright colours, tight fitting clothing and a whole world of other things that we as fat people are told NOT to wear. They opened my eyes to the plus-size community and it was there that I began to truly fall in love with my body and began to realise that maybe I wasn't such a failure after all.
I am a great believer in the fact that everything happens for a reason, through the plus size twitter grapevine I happened across an advert for a beauty pageant which was seeking women who were a size 14+ to compete for a national title. Those good old "yeah right Kat, like they would EVER except you" thoughts crept into my head, but I had dubbed 2015 as my "yes" year. A year for trying new things and stepping outside of my comfort zone. When self-doubt reared its ugly head, I flushed the negativity out like a bad smell. Instead of saying "no, I can't" or "nah, it's not my thing" I tried to sub those phrases with things like, "yeah, alright then" and "why the hell not."
I slowly started to realise that my own worst enemy wasn't anyone other than myself. I was preventing myself from experiencing more in my life, from being happy and from making new friends. I entered the pageant in the end; I actually did one better… I won!
My first ever beauty pageant and I won not only the title of Ms British Beauty Curve 2015/16 but I also won awards for Ms Publicity, Best in Swimwear (I wore a bikini for the first time ever on stage – yes a full on, belly out and jiggly bits too, bright coloured bikini) Best in Fashion Wear (I wore my very first jumpsuit, but not just any jumpsuit, a tropical print jumpsuit complete with a bright pink blazer – complete colour clash I know, but it rocked!) and Best in Evening Gown too.
Every outfit choice I made was a risk, I tried to really push my boundaries and it paid off big time! Not only did I win but Miss British Beauty Curve has become more than just a win for me. I have gained so much more than that, I was welcomed into a family of positivity, love and support from all of the girls who compete year on year. I have used my title to promote positivity and to help instil confidence in women all over the country, I have raised money for several charities and it has opened my eyes to a whole new world of life-changing experiences. Funny to think that it all started with me after all, no tricks, no gimmicks and no potions…just me and my own self-belief and a big dash of "just try it….you might like it" attitude. I plan to conquer the world next, what are you gonna do?


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The Soulja Boy dance is a popular choreographed dance routine set to an infectious hip hop beat. Learn how to do this dance yourself with the help of instructions and videos.
Soulja Boy and "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
Soulja Boy, sometimes called Soulja Boy Tell'em, is a popular rapper, thanks in large part to his internet presence. While trying to find a home for his music, he made heavy use of YouTube and MySpace to share his songs with fans. The song associated with the Soulja Boy Dance is "Crank That (Soulja Boy)." In 2007, it became a number one hit after first being released online by the artist.
Popular Reception
The video begins with two young children performing the dance in a record executive's office, which is a fairly accurate portrayal of the song's ability to appeal to a wide-ranging audience. Despite its popular appeal, the song and Soulja Boy's first major label album were universally panned by critics. However, platinum-level sales show that listeners didn't care, and the song hit #1 on the Billboard chart.
Importance of Dance in the Video
The music video for the song helped to popularize the dance. Because it is a central part of the video and works so well with the music, it's a fun dance to learn. Soulja Boy initially released an instructional video to go with the music, but it's no longer available. Fortunately, there are other ways to learn.
Learning the Soulja Boy Dance
You can learn the dance using instructional videos and step-by-step instructions. Use whichever method works best for your own learning style.
Instructional Video
In this easy-to-follow and helpful video, a professional choreographer helps you learn each step of the Soulja Boy dance. He breaks the dance down into each of its steps, demonstrating each piece separately and then performing it in sequence with previously learned movements. In this way, dancers work their way up to performing the complete choreography. First, he teaches you without music so you can get the moves down, and then he integrates music to help you keep it on beat. This is a great option if you want to take it slow as you learn.
Soulja Boy Dance Steps
- Start the dance by standing with your feet shoulder width apart. Your body should be relaxed. Jump, cross you feet, and immediately jump back to your starting position.
- Kick your left foot back, bending your knee, and touch your hand to the bottom of your foot.
- Twist your hips from side to side and then sit back into your right hip with your left knee slightly bent and your toe still on the ground. Hold your arms slightly lower than shoulder height, keeping them loose, and move them back and forth as you twist. Lower your arms and snap your fingers as you lean back.
- Move your right foot and touch your toe diagonally to the left. The knee should be slightly bent so that you do not look like you are trying to perform a ballet movement. Move your foot and touch your toe again in line with your right shoulder. Lift your right leg with bent knee and touch your hand to your knee.
- Turn your body slightly to the left. Place your hands together, palm to palm, and hold them at chest level, pointing out. Push off with your hands, swinging your arms to opposite sides while you lean forward slightly and lift your right leg with bended knee. This part is easy to match to the song because he actually says "Superman" in the lyrics, and the step is meant to mirror a flying movement.
- Keeping your feet shoulder width apart, jump to the left three times and to the right three times. Repeat. Arms should be held loosely at shoulder height; as you move to the left, they should swing to the right and vice versa.
- Repeat these steps on the other side.
Get Ready to "Crank That"
Take some time to practice and have fun. Whether you want to impress your friends at the club, add your dance video to the legions on YouTube, or create a funny meme with these moves, you should be ready to "Crank That" in no time.


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Millions of tons of ash stored at a former coal-fired power plant in , Va.,will become increasingly vulnerable to flooding and other coastal risks, according to a report compiled for an environmental group that is seeking to have the ash moved.
The ash, buried as much as 6 feet below mean sea level, is "highly vulnerable to coastal hazards, including flooding, storm surge, erosion and sea level rise," says the report from researchers at Western Carolina University's Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines. "Further, with the changing climate in the coming decades, these hazards are only expected to worsen" at the Chesapeake Energy Center site.
The report was commissioned by the Southern Environmental Law Center, which released it Monday. The Charlottesville-based center is representing the Sierra Club in a federal lawsuit against Dominion Virginia Power. The groups want the utility to be ordered to remove the ash to an inland site. A Richmond judge presided over a trial in June and has yet to rule.
The ash is the residue of more than 60 years of coal-burning at the site, a peninsula along the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River. The last of the coal boilers there shut down in 2014.
The Sierra Club's legal case is centered on its contention that arsenic and other toxic substances are leaching from the ash into groundwater and then into the river – a violation, it contends, of the federal Clean Water Act. Dominion has said the claim is without merit.
During the trial, an official of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality testified that state officials hadn't evaluated the effect of sea level rise in assessing Dominion's proposal to cap and permanently keep most of the ash on site.
"This report clearly spells out those climate change risks," said Seth Heald, chairman of the Sierra Club's Virginia chapter, in a prepared statement. "It's more imperative than ever that Dominion excavate the site."
Dominion has estimated that there are about 3.3 million tons of ash stored at the site, about two-thirds of it in unlined pits. Most of the remainder is in a lined landfill built above a portion of the old pits.
The Western Carolina researchers focused on the 2.1 million tons in the unlined pits and said that as sea levels continue to rise, saltwater will intrude and push fresh groundwater higher. As that occurs, they said, "increasingly more coal ash near the surface will interact with groundwater" and more contaminants will be released into it.
They predicted that after roughly 1.5 meters of sea level rise, the site will become an island. Some climate researchers have said that rate of sea level rise is possible within the next century.
Without steps to mitigate risks, the researchers said, "the steep edges of the ash landfill could experience slope instability issues (i.e., undercutting, collapse) as erosion on the coastline progresses." The report didn't address whether that would pose any danger to public safety. But Robert Young, the director of the Western Carolina program, said in a phone interview, "It's hard for me to imagine that a direct structural failure of that site would place someone's life at risk."
Young said the likely greater risk would be a "rapid, immediate degradation" of water quality around the site if more ash is suddenly exposed to the elements.
This is the first time the Western Carolina researchers have studied a coal-ash site, Young said, noting that the program has focused on assessing the vulnerability of infrastructure at coastal national parks, including Assateague Island National Seashore and the Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia.
At the Chesapeake site, he said, the researchers treated the ash as infrastructure and concluded that the hazards to it from water on three sides "are only going to get worse, not better."
"The question is: How fast is it going to get worse?" Young said. "Is it going to get worse at an accelerating rate or at a linear rate?"
Robert Richardson, a Dominion spokesman, said in an email that engineers have been working to improve the shoreline around the site "to protect against rising waters and a 500-year flood." He said the project is scheduled to be completed in 2018.
Richardson said that once the landfill is closed, its protective cover would be inspected regularly, including after storms, to ensure its integrity.
During the June trial, the cost of removing the ash was estimated at $221 million by a Sierra Club witness and $477 million by an excavation contractor who has worked for Dominion.
"Moving the ash offsite would result in notably greater impacts associated with transportation and related safety concerns, air emissions, and significant additional costs for our customers," Richardson said. "Issues with removing all ash on-site would mean hundreds of thousands of trucks in the area for more than a decade."
Young said that in the long run, however, it could cost Dominion less to remove the ash than to try to shield it: "That's definitely worth thinking about."
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Who may have a library card?
If you live or own property in the Library's service area (see below) you are eligible for a card from the Petoskey District Library.
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In our Library, all materials are available to people regardless of age. We believe that the family makes decisions about what is appropriate for children, not an outside authority. For more information about library service to minors, see our Access to Library Material Policy.
What kind of ID must I present to get a card?
To get a card, you must bring one of the following items showing your current residence (street address) to the circulation desk when you apply for your card. We would ask that you show proof of address and pick up your physical card within one month. You may print and/or fill out a library card application in advance by clicking here. Or, you can fill out our online library card form and if you're eligible we would ask that you show proof of address and pick up your physical card within one month.
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The National Priorities Research Program – Exceptional Proposals (NPRP-EP) provides an extra funding opportunity for proposals of singular scientific merit that require investment in excess of the normal level of NPRP funding. QNRF solicits scientists with exceptional ideas, approaches, procedures and models that may solve key issues of national, regional or global interest to apply for the NPRP-EP, as an additional funding opportunity within the NPRP program. These research projects will require funds of more than US$900k. The maximum budget for such proposals is US$5m with a project duration of up to five years. All proposals submitted will be peer-reviewed by qualified experts. Awards will be granted based on the final decision of QNRF's Steering Committee. For more information on the policies and guidelines please review the NPRP-EP RFP.
Major milestones of the National Priorities Research Program - Exceptional Proposal are:
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You know what it's like. You find something new and can't stop playing it.
What's your current "can't stop playing" track? All genres and minority tastes welcome, as is old music you might have just discovered.
Currently, I have this on a loop.
NOTE: It's instrumental, so no explicit lyrics despite the title
Tuber are a band from Greece which is a refreshing change in itself, with currently just over 1,000 monthly listeners. I am now a fan.
As for genre, it's not easy to pinpoint. Something of a cross-over with elements of rock, post-rock, stoner rock and psychedic rock. You may have other ideas. 🙂
We've made a collaborative playlist for this thread. It will update once a week. Follow here:
Cant get this out of my head
Last Train by John Mayer, the Toto's Africa reference is blatantly obvious but, that guitar!
Yola 'Stand for myself' - Amazing live instrumentation, powerful lyrics, awesome vocals...and the way the song builds! Had me marching like a king in the sun today! 🙂
there you got mine.. couldnt stop listening for days now.
I challenge you to listen to this only once 😜
lately it's been Pain by War On Drugs, and Sinner's Prayer by Lada Gaga
A song i tend to play almost every day is this:
Stone Giants is Amon's new alias (5th out of 6 aliases in total), and for a variety of reasons this resonates with me - the droning synth sounds, the chopped up vocals in this sort of watery atmosphere. I just think if a person has this and Fairweather as a top track on their last.fm weekly/monthly stats, it would probably be best to reach out to them. 🤔 Because this alias is seriously a very emotional one.
Love the album, pledged for the vinyl, too.
(i have no idea how play buttons are handled at mo)
Listening to this one these days. Pretty jammy innit?
Micheal Garmany, I just can't stop listening.
An old song (for me) that I found again recently!
'Grace Kelly' by MIKA. 😄
If you are facing any problem then you can try Musconv Tool, it is very helpful and easy to use.
Hi there,
Really hope you're well, if you get a free min please would you consider my new single 'I Can't Sleep'. I really hope you enjoy.
Thanks so much for your time!
I've been enjoying listening to all the tracks on the new Maha Sohona album quite a bit the past few days, and my favorite track from the album is "Leaves"; I love how well the band bridges relaxing psychedelic/space rock and desert/stoner rock riffs on their Endless Searcher album–especially on this track:
Hey there you, Yeah, you! 😁 Welcome - we're glad you joined the Spotify Community! While you here, let's have a fun game…


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Friday, February 24, 2012
Mail Art Swap From The Secret Hermit
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Wow! Your nurture painting is just breathtaking! You are both such talented artists. I am off to explore Micki's flickr photos! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
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What a fantastic swap! I just love Micki....she is soooo cool! The work you sent her is wonderful....perfect that you personalized it for her :DReplyDelete
The Cuppa tea art you saw on my blog is what I made for her....I'm sorry! I'd still like to make others with you in mind :)
Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
Wondeful pieces!!!ReplyDelete
I have given you an award. Please visit my blog to find out about it. :)
Wasn't that just a load of fun? I did it too. I like both of your paintings.ReplyDelete
The art is gorgeous on both ends! You are both so very talented! xoxoReplyDelete
Yay, so glad you like what you got sweetie!!ReplyDelete
I just did my huge blogpost showing all I got in the swap ;o)
both of these pieces are wonderful!ReplyDelete
I also was part of the swap. it was fun to see the post Micki did where she shares everything that got sent to her!
Your blog is so cool. I just love the art work and the items created with it. Come visit crafty-home-cottage.blogspot.com Your newest follower, ConnieReplyDelete
wow..beautiful paintings! I'd be feeling lucky to receive either of those beauties :)ReplyDelete
Ps...I've tagged you! If you don't mind and feel like playing too!:)x


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IOGEAR's Got Wireless 3D Streaming, Do You Have $380?
The Wireless 3D Digital Kit (GW3DHDKIT), which reduces cable clutter and provides flexible and reliable 1080p HD and 3D wireless streaming for up to two rooms. Relying on the 5GHz wireless spectrum, the Wireless 3D Digital Kit does not require a line-of-sight placement, and delivers uncompressed full 1080p, 3D content and 5.1 digital audio up to 100 feet (figure assumes ideal wireless conditions).
The IOGEAR Wireless 3D Digital Kit consists of a transmitter and receiver with connections that allow it to stream standard, HD or 3D resolution content from up to two HDMI enabled devices. Included with the kit are an IR blast cable, a remote control, and two power adapters. To add a second room, one HDTV can connect directly to the transmitter's loop-through (local) port, while a second HDTV simultaneously receives content via the wireless receiver. A "Floating HDTV" can be set up by connecting two HD or 3D media sources to the wireless transmitter while a wall-mounted TV receives content from the connected wireless receiver.
By supporting devices such as 3D Blu-ray and DVD players, DVR/set-top boxes and game consoles, the Wireless 3D Digital Kit allows users to keep their components neatly out-of-sight and keep the focus on their celebrated HD or 3D TVs. Perfect as a DIY retrofit solution, the built-in Infrared (IR) pass-though allows user control over source devices that are hidden away in a different location. Additionally, the GW3DHDKIT is HDCP 2.0 Compliant and requires no software or driver installation.
For its initial launch, the Wireless 3D Digital Kit will be available online at Costco.com. A nationwide roll-out that includes shopIOGEAR.com, brick and mortar retailers and online resellers will happen in later in Q4 2011. MSRP of the Wireless 3D Digital Kit is $379.95.


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Funky Buddha French Toast
Funky Buddha French Toast is an American Brown Ale, 8% ABV. I was excited to finally make the pilgrimage to Funky Buddha this summer, and this beer was so interesting I just had to bring home a growler to share with the guys.
The name pretty much says it all for what this is. This pours with an extremely dark brown appearance with some caramel cola type hues around the edges. The aroma is spot on. It is perfect. It is one of the most amazing beer aroma accomplishments I have ever experienced. The beer smells exactly like french toast and syrup! The maple syrup comes first, followed by the smell of actual egg soaked bread. This french toast has a lot of cinnamon and butter as well. Mind blowing aroma. The taste is cinnamon heavy with a lot of the maple syrup as well, but it loses some of it's perfectness is the taste. (The aftertaste is a bit more french toast than the actual taste) That isn't to say this ins't a great beer, it is still very tasty!
I was a bit disappointed they were not serving No Crusts while I was there, but this made up for that!


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NextGen Gaming, also known as NextGen, is one of the world's leaders in the gambling software development sector. It was founded in 1999 and it is now part of SG Digital, a division of Scientific Games. For many years, NextGen Gaming have been contributing to the online casino scene with high-quality games.
With the help of NextGen Gaming games, players can get access to games that are promising a more personal experience. It's worth mentioning that this provider is focused on a B2B concept and that's why they are licensing their games to other popular brands. With dozens of games in their offer, many bonuses, and a user-friendly approach, NextGen Gaming Casinos are a must try.
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There are literally dozens of NextGen Gaming casinos out there. That's why it's quite natural that not all of them have the same promo and bonuses structure. Yet, if you conduct some research you will notice that the vast majority of these online casinos are providing access to Welcome Bonus offers to all their new players. In most cases, we are talking about match deposit bonuses on the player's first deposit. In addition to this offer, there are many casino sites on our top list of NextGen Gaming casinos where you can find interesting bonus and promo offers like special tournaments, seasonal bonuses, free spins, and some of them have no deposit bonuses too. The good thing is that most of these casino sites have reasonable wagering requirements.
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It is obvious that the developers at NextGen Gaming are doing their best to make their games more accessible to their players. At the same time, they are also trying to make their games more popular. This is the main reason why they have decided to offer in-browser (web-based) casino experience. In other words, as a player, you don't have to download specially designed platforms at NextGen Gaming casinos in order to start playing casino games. They represent instant play platforms which are based on Adobe Flash. The best part is that the visual display and the gameplay found in these products are impressive. Additionally, players have a chance to play (try) most of these games for free. This is a nice way to feel the gameplay of each game before you invest real money.
Exclusive vs non-exclusive NextGen Gaming casinos
As we said before, NextGen Gaming is a software developer that is avoiding direct rivalry with their competition. As a matter of fact, they are open to cooperation with other software providers. So, there is just a small number of exclusive NextGen Gaming casinos where you can play games provided by this software supplier only. Most of the NextGen Gaming online casinos on our site offer a wide range of games designed and created by other software providers too. Regardless of the solution, you will choose, you can rest assured that you will have fun while playing some of the world's best slot games.
NextGen games are available in many forms
It's been over two decades since NextGen Gaming was found which means that this casino software developer is familiar with all the changes that this sector has witnessed in this period of time. What's interesting is that NextGen games are found even in land-based casinos and gambling establishments. But, what's even more interesting is that when it comes to online casino games, NextGen Gaming has found a few ways to make their products available to users. In addition to the desktop version of casinos, you can find many of their games in mobile casinos. Finally, there is a social slot network available on Facebook where players can enjoy dozens of slots for free.
Dozens of NextGen games to choose from
You can consider a few different things before joining an online casino, but the number of games that you can find on these sites and their quality are the two most important factors for many players. This is where NextGen Gaming casinos won't leave you disappointed. Namely, NextGen has more than 150 games in their offer and their collection is growing all the time. What's different when it comes to their offer is that their offer consists of online slots only. This means that you should not expect to find table games, card games, and other types of casino game there.
NextGen Gaming is the brand behind many popular online slot games that are played worldwide. These slot games can be classified into different categories based on different things. For example, they have games that come with Return to Player percentage that is as low as 94% and as high as 98%. The good thing is that most of their games have RTP percentage that is above average.
They also have online slots that have a different number of paylines (from 10 paylines up to non-standard 1024 ways to win) and slots with a different number of reels (from 3 to 50 reels). But, what's even better is that they have dozens of games with a modern design (some of them include 3D visual elements) and inventive special features like boosted free spins round, Select-a-Play feature, Slide-a-Wild feature, mini-games and more.
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Gorilla go Wilder – With an RTP percentage of 97%, Gorilla go Wilder is one of those NextGen Gaming slots with above average RTP that we've mentioned before. This fun online slot game which was introduced in 2019 has a story that takes place on an exotic island which by the way is portrayed in a beautiful way thanks to high-quality visuals. With a scatter symbol which is key to free spins and a wild symbol which helps you build winning combinations, this game promises a lot of fun.
Medusa – This is one of the most played online slot games made by NextGen Gaming. Introduced in 2012, Medusa is a slot game based on Ancient Greek mythology. The cartoonish graphics might be a little bit outdated, but this 5-reel, 25-paylines has a lot to offer. For instance, in addition to the regular free spins, players can win special wild re-spins and super free spins.
The Mask – NextGen Gaming is offering access to slots based on popular movies too like The Mask for example. This slot which was released in 2018 includes many familiar scenes from this movie and interesting gameplay which takes place on a matrix which includes 5 reels and 20 paylines. In addition to the base game wins, players can expect to find a wild symbol which replaces missing regular symbols and a scatter which triggers a free spins mode with a few extras.


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Peeroton Energy Bar 50g Carton
15 + 5 gratis Energy bars
Just like sugar, isomaltulose is fully metabolized and therefore has the same caloric value of 4 kcal / g. However, unlike sugar this process takes place much more slowly, so the glycemic impact is very low and the glucose is supplied to the body over a longer period of time. For humans, this means that if the glucose slowly passes into the blood, the blood sugar levels remain stable and the body is the energy from the carbohydrates over a longer period of time.
Vitamin B1 is important in the metabolism of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are broken down into small, actionable units - into glucose. Our nerve and brain are dependent on a regular supply of glucose. Vitamin B1 is missing, so there can be a lack of carbohydrate degradation. This may subsequently lead to fatigue, fatigue and irritability. Memory, learning, concentration are closely linked to the vitamin B1, because vitamin B1 also provides for the formation of nerve transmitter substance acetylcholine. Only with enough vitamin B1 does the transmission of nerve signals optimally.
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|Vitamin B1 stimulates carbohydrate metabolism. The isomaltulose provides long-lasting energy. A bar already covers 50% of the daily requirement of vitamin B1. The Energy Bar is not only in sports use, but also provides everyday quick energy boost and increases the concentration and responsiveness.
|1 bar before and during the training and competition, depends on intensity
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1596 kJ/377 kcal
798 kJ/187 kcal
of which saturates
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Pest Control Fort Lauderdale
Accurate Pest Control, Inc. is a family owned and operated company that has been providing pest control services to Fort Lauderdale and the rest of South Florida since 1984. No one wants to have their home or business overrun with unwanted pests, and our highly skilled technicians make sure that you receive the services you need to keep your home free of ants, termites, and any other pests.
We are a proud member of the Florida Green Building Coalition, and are dedicated to safely removing pests from residential and commercial buildings in Fort Lauderdale, FL while being environmentally conscious. We provide low impact services, and always recommend chemical-free solutions before more radical chemical techniques to control and eliminate pests.
When people think pest control, they often think of termites. While termites are a big problem in the pest control world, ants are considered to be one of the most numerous pests, especially in Florida. Accurate Pest Control, Inc. provides pest control services in Fort Lauderdale that treat for ants and termites at the same time.
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Discovering Your Personal Redemptive or Grace Gift from Romans 12.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139:14
God created us unique and special, with gifts and resources designed to bring us into fulfillment and intimacy with Him. As we study the 7 redemptive, or grace gifts listed in Romans 12, we get insight into our own personalities and the way we perceive the world around us. Understanding our own unique design helps to set us free to be who God created us to be. As we embrace God's design for us, we will be blessed, we will bless others and the Kingdom of God will be advanced in the Earth.
One of my passions is to help others discover their personal redemptive Gift and who the Father made them to be! How God, the Father, has put his fingerprint into each of our lives and his character is reflected thru this grace gift found Romans 12
Reasons for studying the Redemptive gifts from Romans 12:
- It benefits the body of Christ because this will help you to understand yourself, others around you and the character of God more fully.
- It helps you to understand how the gifts work together to create synergy to increase the productivity of Kingdom work.
- It improves relationships on all levels.
HOW DO I DISCOVER MY Redemptive GIFT?
If it walks like a duck, acts like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck! Looking at the characteristics of each gift is part of putting together this puzzle. BUT there is more. God causes your heart to be motivated in a way in order to fulfill your destiny and purpose. Understanding and identifying this motivation is key to moving forward toward that destiny.
These 7 Redemptive/Grace Gifts are:
- Prophet/perceiver
- Servant
- Teacher
- Exhorter
- Giver
- Ruler
- Mercy
I am personally a Mercy Gift
As we discuss these gifts, you might yourself, "Where do I come alive?" or "What drains me?" "How do others see me?" And, above all, ASK THE FATHER HOW HE DESIGNED YOU AND HOW HE SEES YOU! You might be surprised at what you discover.
In this blog, some of the things I'll be talking about will be characteristics, or new discoveries I've made concerning individual gifts, and those who function in their gift.
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100 Tokolo Musubi | PPP Karakusa Navy
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PPP Karakusa Navy.
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- Dimensions : 100 x 100 cm (39.4″ x 39.4″).
- Weight : 94 g.
- Material : 100% Cotton.
- Made in Japan.
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TOKOLO MUSUBI is a collaboration furoshiki between MUSUBI and Artist Asao Tokolo.
The representative design of Tokolo is PPP (Piecing Pieces Pattern).
This PPP makes it possible to make design with any combination piece by piece.
By changing the combination, we made symmetrical design (White) and rotational symmetry design (Navy).
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Turn Raw Data Into Infographics
Data visualization software Tableau announced the acquisition of Infoactive this week, a Montreal-based startup that turns raw data into infographics.
Infoactive helps users turn their data into mobile-friendly and interactive infographics with a very easy to use drag-and-drop interface that requires little in the way of expertise to operate or master.
The solution won the award for Best Bootstrap Company at SXSW in 2013 and had a rather successful Kickstarter campaign the same year. While infographics have (somewhat) fallen out of vogue with marketers, the acquisition makes a great deal of sense for Tableau and the data analysts, bloggers, journalists and researchers that use its platform; those charged with presenting data in creative and compelling ways to others.
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"Our goal at Infoactive was to blend our passion for data and design to help people make sense of information," said Trina Chiasson, CEO of Infoactive. "We've always admired Tableau's mission to help people see and understand data and we're thrilled to work together to pursue our shared vision."
Launched in 2010, Tableau's Public solution has been used to "create, publish and discover" over 500,000 data stories that have been viewed more than a half a billion times. Companies including the Wall Street Journal, La Nacion and CNBC currently use Tableau Public for many of their data visualizations.


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Painting is a mode of creative expression; an art of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface. The medium is applied to the surface with a brush but other implements, such as knives, spatulas, sponges and airbrushes can be used. The surface used for painting may be paper, canvas, wood, glass, clay, metal, or concrete. The product created is also called a painting.
Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in a still life or landscape painting), photographic, abstract, be loaded with narrative content, symbolism, emotion or they may be political in nature.
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If you like to keep things organized and run reports, you'll love the ability to sync new feedback to a Google sheet.
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But in doing so, they've built up complex, expensive organisational structures, and costs have risen almost as fast as revenues. Consumer products companies face new challenges created by complex consumer and shopper behaviour, retail consolidation and emerging markets. But these same challenges also open new routes to profitable growth.
Consumer products companies have recently sought to attain profitable growth by extending business scale and scope while simultaneously rationalising operations. Although each sector - durables, consumables, cloths, specialty goods, etc. - has faced its own unique issues, there are some common challenges. Across consumer markets, growth has become a greater challenge; increases in wealth, growth in population and opening of new markets has already played out for many. Competition among companies, brands, products and marketing messages has become even more intense: limiting pricing power, raising promotion budgets and decreasing the time before "me too" products appear. Consumers' attitudes, needs and shopping behaviours are increasingly diverse, forcing a fundamental reconsideration of product management, communications and marketing investments.
Retail consolidation, along with the rise of such new channels as mass merchants, discounters and warehouse clubs, has complicated supplier partnerships and the role of the sales force. As a consequence, several capabilities are increasing in importance. Channel management, from the perspectives of both product supply and sales, has become a more critical part of the strategic agenda. Innovation continues to be the top management priority as companies strive to create new products and brands. Deal making and integration skills remain important as companies push consolidation and globalisation to the next level. Most companies have contended with a consolidating customer base by rationalising brand portfolios and leveraging marketing investments better.
Sophisticated technology and systems investments are being deployed to deliver step-change improvements in effectiveness. In addition, the internet is firmly established as part of the shopping cycle, if not for purchase, then for information gathering and price research. Finally, new questions are being raised about the right operating model and supply footprint as companies explore ways to raise profitability.
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Collectors of New Holland stationary gas engines will be
interested to learn that a book has been published about the
company that made these sturdy, hard-working staples in farm
How many of these engines might be around today, we don't
know. But they are most certainly collectors' items and are
shown with pride by many of the buffs who own them.
The book is titled The Innovators. It is written by Homer K.
Luttringer, who was Vice President for Worldwide Marketing and
Communications when he retired in 1980. Luttringer lives in
Lancaster, Pa., from which he commuted to the office in nearby New
George C. Delp, of Lancaster, is one of the group of men who
bought the struggling New Holland Machine Company and built it to
reach the top of the worldwide farm equipment industry. Delp, who
became president of the giant corporation, continues his interest
through the book.
The company was founded in 1895 as the New Holland Machine Works
by Abram Zimmerman. The men who bought it in 1940 had formerly been
employees of the former Dellinger Manufacturing Company. Delp, the
late Raymond D. Buckwalter and the late Iral A. Daffin were in on
the start, with advice from the Rev. J. Henry Fisher.
The world's first automatic pick-up hay baler, invented by
Edwin B. Nolt, a Lancaster Countian, held the key to the first
major surge in business. The company started making this baler just
as the gray clouds of World War II covered the nation.
Sperry Corporation bought New Holland in 1947 but management was
kept in the hands of Delp and his associates. Daffin resigned to
develop his own businesses. Later J. Paul Lyet became president and
eventually was elected to head the Sperry Corporation, a post he
held until his retirement in 1982.
Sperry sold New Holland to Ford in 1986 and it became part of
Ford New Holland, then the third largest farm equipment company in
the world. Since then, Ford New Holland was acquired by Italy's
Fiat Group.
New Holland equipment owners may not know all the inner workings
of the corporation, but they certainly know and rely on the
Among the oldest surviving products of the firm's early days
are the gas engines, which Luttringer comments were 'available
in several horsepower sizes and always in demand from Mennonite and
Amish farmers who depended on horses and mules for power.'
The author further comments:
'Fifty years later some of these engines were still working
on Lancaster County farms, but most of those which could be found
in earlier years were purchased quickly and sold as collector items
for as much as several thousand dollars each-a far cry from the
original price of$25 to $50.'
Not shown in the book, but a genuinely nostalgic illustration
nevertheless, is a drawing made to advertise products of the old
Hertzler & Zook Company, of Belleville, Pa., which became part
of New Holland in 1942.
It is reproduced here from a New Holland publication, and gives
some idea or the tar seeing view of manufacturers of that distant
How to Reduce Labor and Make Farm Life a Pleasure
New Holland's leading products and their prices, as of March
1990, are listed in the book, along with color illustrations. Here
they are:
Small square balers, $9,200 to $37,600; large square balers,
$45,800 to $57,600; round balers, $11,200 to $18,900; mowers,
$1,860 to $5,800; mower-conditioners, $9,170 to $31,500; rakes,
$2,900 to $14,400; windrowers, $36,400; headers for windrowers,
$7,900 to $11,800; automatic bale wagons, $14,300 to $84,500;
forage harvesters, $9,400 to $146,000; forage boxes, $6,300 to
$7,000; combines, $80,500 to $117,000; combine heads, $3,100 to
$23,500; grinder-mixers, $7,600 to $17,600; manure spreaders,
$3,300 to $11,500; skid-steer loaders, $8,350 to $25,670.
Last we heard, orders were coming in strongly for the book. If
you wish to order a copy, send $40.28 to Philip Buzard, Agent, 1565
Mission Road, Lancaster, Pa. 17601.
(If you want to swap stories or learn more about New Holland
engines, contact A. D. Mast, who was long with the firm, and can be
seen frequently at the Rough & Tumble Museum, Kinzers, Pa., or
by appointment; address 46 Dan-bury Road, Lancaster, Pa.


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Bloomberg News released a report this morning from an 'unidentified' White House source that implied the trade deal was moving to completion despite President Trump's comments yesterday that seemed to say otherwise.
Markets moved higher in response.
Many traders mocked the report, as did China.
Economic data came in mixed.
ADP Employment Change (Nov) printed at 67k vs consensus estimate of 140k.
Market Services PMI (Nov) printed at the estimate of 51.6.
Market PMI Composite (Nov) printed at 52 vs estimate of 51.9.
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Nov) printed at 53.9 vs estimate of 54.5.
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Could use some information and ideas on good places to hit some snow this winter in the Southeast. I'm figuring on no more than a short day's ride from the Atlanta area (5-6hrs tops). I'm not too familiar with good places to hit for the white stuff. Looking for some easy runs to get the wife and kids out for some snow-play. Criteria would also include a decent selection of hotels as the missus won't go for any winter camping. Any suggestions?