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The broadcaster has recently launched a new publishing arm, All 4 Games, and will be hosting one-to-one meetings at Interface in order to meet developers with promising games.
All 4 Games is one of several publishers that will be on the hunt for new signings, alongside Sold out, 505 Games and Kiss.
Colin MacDonald, head of All 4 Games, will also appear during the Interface conference, giving a talk entitled 'Common traits of successful games from a Channel 4 perspective', in which he will reveal more about what the new publisher is looking for.
"I'm looking forward to explaining how All 4 Games can help indies promote their games to the Channel 4 audience," said MacDonald.
Brought to you by MCV and Develop, Interface will take place on Thursday November 12th at St Mary's Church, near Baker Street and Marylebone Tube/Train stations. The interactive content marketplace, which combines funding advice, private pitching, conference sessions, games showcasing and more, returns after a successful May debut which attracted some 300 games professionals.
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– Information On The Care Of Almond Trees
Cultivated as early as 4,000 B.C., almonds are native to central and southwest Asia and were introduced to California in the 1840's. Almonds (Prunus dolcis) are prized for use in candies, baked goods, and confections and for the oil processed from the nut. These stone fruits from growing almond trees are also reputed to aid in a number of physical ills and are used in folk remedies for everything from cancer treatment to corns to ulcers.
How to Grow an Almond Tree
When growing almond trees, it is helpful to know that the trees do not tolerate wet soil and are extremely susceptible to spring frost. They thrive in mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers in full sun. If your region does not fall within these parameters, it is unlikely an almond tree will set fruit for you.
Additionally, very few varieties of almond tree are self fertile and, therefore, need cross pollination for fruit production. So, you will need to plant at least two trees. If space is at a premium, you can even plant two in the same hole, wherein the trees will grow together and intertwine, allowing the flowers to cross pollinate.
Almond trees are deep rooted and should be planted in deep, fertile and well draining sandy loam. Almond trees should be planted 19-26 feet apart and irrigated despite the fact that the trees are drought tolerant. An application of nitrogen and organic fertilizer will aid in growth. These trees have high nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) requirements.
To plant the almond tree, dig a hole wider than deep and make sure the roots fit easily into the depth of the hole, then water in deeply. You may need to stake the little tree if you live in a windy area, but remove the stakes after a year or so to allow the tree proper growth.
Care of Almond Trees
Almond tree care varies according to the season. In the winter or dormant season, the growing almond trees should be pruned (December/January) to promote growth, allow light, and remove any dead or diseased limbs or suckers. Clean the area of debris around the tree to eliminate overwintering navel orange worms and spray with dormant oil to kill peach twig borer, San Jose scale and mite eggs.
During the spring bloom season, care of almond trees should include fertilization of mature trees with urea or manure, watered in or small doses of nitrogen for young trees. Drip irrigation should be initiated daily with the trees needing 2-3 inches of water. If the tree is planted in shallow or sandy soil, it will need more water.
During the summer, continue to irrigate and fertilize at the same rate as the spring application up until harvest.
Harvesting Almond Tree Fruit
The harvesting of almond tree fruit occurs after the hulls split and the shell becomes dry and brown in color. Almonds need 180-240 days for nuts to mature wherein the nut (embryo and shell) has dried to minimum moisture content.
To harvest the almonds, shake the tree, then separate the hulls from the nut. Freeze your almond nuts for 1-2 weeks to kill any residual worms and then store in plastic bags.

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My new novel, The Wedding Proposal, is out as an ebook today!
(The paperback comes out on 8 September.)
When I was little and used to look out over a Malta yacht marina from our balcony, I never dreamed that one day I'd set a novel there. At that time the marina was just part of the scenery. I was an army kid in army accommodation and never troubled my head over how it felt to live on a boat, even when I caught the school bus just opposite Gzira Gardens and gazed at the boats as the bus trundled along the seafront road.
When I decided to make Elle and Lucas meet up again after their break up four years earlier, I wanted to put them in a situation where they couldn't easily escape each other and so had to face their past. Put them on a boat together, I thought. So I created the Shady Lady and moored her within sight of the bridge to Manoel Island. The boat belongs to Lucas's Uncle Simon and it's due to Simon's meddling that Elle and Lucas end up in the same boat for the summer.
I was lucky to be invited to the Southampton Boat Show by Fairline Boats to explore the twin of the Shady Lady. She's 42′ long.
Oliver, the delightful man who took time out of a busy day to show me around, said, 'This is a small boat for two people who aren't 'together' to occupy together. There's going to be friction.'
I just smiled. 'He's going to be annoyed when she turns up with four huge suitcases, isn't he? They're going to fall over one another at every turn.' Yeah …
And, of course, I went to Malta to take hundreds of photos of every area of Malta that I thought Lucas and Elle might need for their story to unfold. The seafront, the gardens, the nearby resort of Sliema and, across the harbour, Valletta, Manoel Island, the streets of Gzira, the rocky foreshore and the Mediterranean Sea. But everyone knows that I love Malta, so that was no hardship!
Here's the blurb:
The Wedding Proposal – available today as an ebook.
Can a runaway bride stop running?
Elle Jamieson is an unusually private person, in relationships as well as at work – and for good reason. But when she's made redundant, with no ties to hold her, Elle heads off to a new life in sunny Malta.
Lucas Rose hates secrets – he prides himself on his ability to lay his cards on the table and he expects nothing less from others. He's furious when his summer working as a divemaster is interrupted by the arrival of Elle, his ex, all thanks to his Uncle Simon's misguided attempts at matchmaking.
Forced to live in close proximity, it's hard to ignore what they had shared before Lucas's wedding proposal ended everything they had. But then an unexpected phone call from England allows Lucas a rare glimpse of the true Elle. Can he deal with Elle's hidden past when it finally comes to light?


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Brian: So, Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo were talking about the most delusional fan bases in college sports. In the end, Nebraska was brought up. Listen here if you wish (starts at 9 minutes in).
Now, the points they bring up aren't too wrong:
You have history to go off of (3 titles in 4 years), first 2 years in B1G isn't what they thought, 70 to Wisconsin 63 to OSU, last meaningful bowl win 99 Fiesta, start off 3-1/4-0 and lose, but don't drop off much cause of name and the coaches love them too much to not vote them up. Final AP poll position hasn't been very good in last decade plus.
Nebraska and OSU fans think SEC fans are only good cause of dumb kids and over signing, a "fast kid in the Panhandle (Nebraska I'm assuming) will go to a SEC school rather than Nebraska", went to the B1G and thought they would run table and they haven't come close. Blackshirts isn't such a thing anymore, this isn't Callahan's fault anymore. You're not "bad", but you're not as good as you think you are when you look yourself in the mirror.
Is the fanbase delusional? Russillo did bring up a point that, for what you claim to be before and during the season, the end result doesn't back you up.
David: Well, we're also in the top five in all time wins in CFB history, that's significant. We've got as loyal a fanbase as there is in the country, as the sellout streak attests to. So, naturally, that's all going to lead to high expectations and the fanbase isn't wrong for doing so. I haven't done the research to know if this is the case, but the Huskers have also played for 3 conference titles in four years, which, as we know the Huskers haven't won any of. I'm guessing there haven't been any other schools that have had that opportunity outside of Bama and LSU.
The recruiting note is particularly silly to me, though. Has there been a situation like the one he described? Has there been an "SEC caliber" player outside of Omaha or Lincoln that has had that opportunity? I don't see a kid from North Platte or Hastings or Chadron that would chose Bama or LSU or Florida over Nebraska, much less a Vanderbilt or Miss. St. or Kentucky. The kid that moved to Lincoln last summer and then decommitted only to commit to LSU is a different case completely, but I don't see a Nebraska native, especially a rural kid, not playing for Nebraska if given the opportunity.
To answer the question, are Husker fans delusional? I still say no. We have high expectations because we have the history that has been discussed before. There aren't many programs that have that. Also, we're using the word fan. Rationality isn't something generally associated with the word "fan". Why are we expecting that? As we've seen with Notre Dame this past season, it's not too much to expect the program to return to a championship level, even if it's been more than a decade since we've been in that landscape.
Brandon: No, I don't think Nebraska football fans are delusional. In fact, I'd say rather than thinking the program itself is elite, standing by its history is far more common among the fan base. The resume's there. Look at everything David listed.
Recruits still consider Nebraska a big name, but that's the problem. Sometimes it's just that, a name, and while it's nice to have an offer from Michigan, Southern California or Nebraska, if those offers are merely for show and they commit elsewhere, what's the point?
What I've seen happen is a lowering of expectations, intentional or not. A decade ago, Husker fans still had their eyes on the biggest prize in college football despite Frank Solich's 7-7 season. Once the 9-3 rebound happened, optimism was high. Then he was dismissed, the Callahan era ushered in a period of poor performance not seen in decades, and Bo Pelini brought back a similar record to Solich's which was a breath of fresh air.
In year six of the Pelini era, fans are defending him by comparing his efforts to Tom Osborne's nine-game winning streak, but the problem with that is a comparison of two entirely different eras. Nebraska played everyone in its conference each year, there was no Big Eight title game, no BCS, none of what fans across the college football landscape complain about today. Osborne did something that may never be duplicated.
Why do some fans seem adamant about defending the status quo? Simply put, they don't want another Bill Callahan, and that's understandable. It's the belief that if Shawn Eichorst fires another nine-win coach, Nebraska's going to be put back in the same situation it was with Steve Pederson, and it gets a choice way down on the list.
I don't think these particular fans understand that coaches aren't going to be afraid of the Nebraska job if Pelini is released. FBS coaches aren't looking at the surface thinking, "Wow, a 9-4 coach was fired!"
They know all the details leading up to a firing, ones that no one outside of North Stadium does. They also know that Nebraska football is the money sport (who doesn't?) and will have every resource they need and/or want to get the job done correctly, plus a large contract to do so.
It comes down to whether or not Eichorst and major boosters believe Pelini has peaked at nine or ten wins. While it's nice to hear Nebraska's name involved with ESPN, considering it was used when referencing a has-been hasn't sit well among fans. How do you think the higher-ups took it?
Nebraska fans aren't delusional, but many are content in believing history will repeat itself. Unfortunately, that's incredibly unlikely and the Powers That Be aren't going to give Pelini that much time to break through the four-loss ceiling.
Regarding the recruiting comments, like David said, I have no idea what they're referencing unless they're referring to Christian LaCouture. If you're going to move from Texas A&M High to Lincoln, Nebraska to Louisiana, something's up, and more likely than not, it's the size of your ego.
I'll also reference David's Notre Dame comment. While Nebraska doesn't want to get into such a rapid hire-and-fire scenario like Notre Dame was for a while, and I honestly doubt it would, Eichorst genuinely wants to have the right coach in place for the Huskers. Kelly looks like the guy for the Irish for now. Is Pelini for Nebraska? We'll likely find out soon enough.
David: To add to the 9-win justification for Pelini, it's worth nothing that Osborne never had the luxury of a 12 game regular season, plus potential conference title game AND bowl game to get there. He had 11 regular season games and a bowl game until the very end of his coaching career. That means he never had a winning percentage below .750. Ever. Not once. Pelini has yet to achieve that. Nine wins is a false standard. I'm not saying that's an easy standard to live up to. It's not. It's extraordinarily difficult, but here, it is the standard, or at least it should be. I agree with Brandon in the observation that the expectations have been lowered. And, if that's what people want, that's fine, but I have a hard time believing it is.
That said, Pelini, in Osborne's era would have tied for the conference championship in 2010 (it would have been a five-way tie, holy crap!) and would have won it outright last year with Ohio St. being ineligible. Had Osborne had to deal with conference title games before 1996, it's highly unlikely they have the 14 conference titles they rightfully claim, though they probably play for a couple they finished in 2nd place for as well. How do you judge Pelini vs. Osborne with that information? Well, frankly, you can't. Not rationally nor reasonably. The most reasonable comparison is the .750 mark, to me, though Bo does need a championship. He's had the opportunity to play for three. He needs to close the deal. Right now, this is his bowl streak that plagued Osborne for so many years. That's a bit of a rabbit trail, sorry, but it does get back to where the Nebraska "rationality" or "delusion" comes from.
Mike: Other than Rusillo's Panhandle comment, I didn't have a problem with what was said. Do Nebraska fans want to return to national prominence? Of course? Any school that has fallen on hard times wants that. Oklahoma wanted that in the 90's. Florida wanted it during the Ron Zook era. Southern Cal wanted it for most of the 1980's and 1990's. Alabama wanted it before they hired Nick Saban. That's the nature of every sports fan. But that's not delusional
If the "delusional" remark originates from 2009 when Bo Pelini proclaimed Nebraska was "back", then he might have a point. And during the 2010-11 season, Nebraska fans underestimated the Big Ten and the difficulty of changing conferences. Was that delusion or naivete? I suppose you could make an argument that it was delusional.
As for the Panhandle comment, Rusillo is being delusional in thinking that if a 5-star player were to emerge in Scottsbluff, I'm pretty sure he'll consider Nebraska. Maybe he'll sign with Nebraska; maybe he won't. But to automatically assume that he'll jump to the SEC is the delusion, frankly. Look at the Rivals 100; a lot of players signed with the SEC, but many didn't. Of course, considering Rusillo's SEC bias, he might have been talking about the panhandle of Florida...
Jon: Congratulations if you've made it this far and didn't just tl;dr.
I have never heard of Ryen Rusillo before this, but I don't listen to a whole lot of sports talk radio. Maybe he's famous, I don't know.
Perhaps his comment about "running the table" in the Big Ten was related to college baseball. If it was, then he'd have hit the mark because Nebraska fans have been pretty delusional about that. With regards to football, I don't know anyone who said anything about us taking over the Big Ten conference, although it's not like we've completely sucked at it with the exception of the 70-31 Big Ten title game loss. That sucked. A lot.
Most sports talk radio hosts are dependent on your short attention span. If you thought about it for a moment, you'd say to yourself, "Hey.... wait a minute. The media poll is pretty much a mirror of the coaches poll with the exception that coaches don't vote for teams on postseason probation." His panhandle comment is of the same variety, an inane comment meant to induce an immediate reaction.
"Blackshirts aren't such of a thing anymore"... again, short attention span. 70-31!!! OMG! Hey, the good news is that 70-31 is the new 62-36.. although that's not really good news is it?
And finally, the panhandle comment is indicative of why I don't listen to a lot of sports talk radio. Do you listen to Colin Cowherd? If so, why? Why would you do that? Listening to people like this is like watching episodes of Family Guy. You're slightly dumber after each episode. You don't notice it, but you are. It isn't a problem until you've watched several seasons and after that you've become a complete moron but it's happened slowly enough that you haven't noticed.
There is a section of our fan base that's certainly delusional; specifically those who believe that we could go back to running Tom Osborne's option offense and be as successful as we were when Osborne was calling the plays. Listen up, fullback lovers! Tom Osborne was incredibly successful because he was one of the greatest coaches in the history of the game, not because he ran some magic offense that was the key to winning all the time. If you really believe that the option is the key to Nebraska returning to the success of the 90s, then you must believe that the success can be easily duplicated. If you believe that, then you believe Osborne was only an average coach, and if you believe that, you're not only delusional but you're a dumbass.
I hope that we've helped someone.
Brian: Well, this is a loaded ass question to answer. Do I think SOME of the fanbase has this issue? Bet your ass I do. And it's not a bad thing... at times.
The problem isn't wanting to win a B1G or National championship during the offseason and such. That's fine, if the fanbase wasn't so damn hellbent on it, why get excited about it? Even Bo acknowledged that it's a tough way to get into the preseason last year at B1G Media Days.
However, the issue then pops up whenever there's a loss like Ohio State, or Wisconsin in the Big 10 Championship or such. It's not that we, as a fanbase, don't see the good wins or the come from behinds like Northwestern or Michigan State or such, it's that when the trainwrecks happen, they just happen to be in front of a national audience and as violent as they are unbelieveable. A fan that thinks games like giving up 70 to Ohio St and 63 to Wisconsin are just things like aberrations.... well, that tends to be the issue, at least in my eyes.
I think you're not delusional if you want to win everything this year, but if you say things like that even while believing there are issues, then that's an issue. In no way am I saying you can't believe your team isn't capable of running the table and winning a conference title, However, I am saying that when you get your ass handed to you, the first thing you shouldn't do is make excuses and keep your lofty goals when you can't get there.
This isn't the mid 1990's. 60-3 runs over 4 years don't grow on lemon trees in the summertime. There should be a realization that Nebraska isn't the brand or such people outside the program think it is (proof runs in the whole Adidas contract thing). Yes, you can get by some stuff by name, but overall that only takes you so far in things like recruiting, scheduling, the AP and Coaches poll, etc. There's a hump in that, like there is to win a conference title, etc. To get over that takes something changing for the better. What that is, I don't know right now. Hopefully the program figures it out, sooner than later.


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An article published on May 29, 2017 in the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied Toxicology investigated the influence of a phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP, CAS 117-81-7), on the accumulation of bisphenol A (BPA, CAS 80-05-7) in the tissues of mice. Evan Borman and colleagues from the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, injected male and female mice with different concentrations of DEHP. 30 minutes later, radioactively labeled BPA (14C-BPA) was delivered orally with peanut butter. Accumulated concentrations of 14C-BPA in different tissues were measured one hour later.
In cycling females and peri-implantation females, DEHP significantly increased 14C-BPA deposition in the uterus, ovaries, and blood serum compared to controls not exposed to DEHP. In the former group, significantly higher accumulation in the muscle tissue was also observed. In DEHP-exposed males, higher accumulation of 14C-BPA was observed in the epididymis and blood serum.
These data are consistent with the hypothesis that DEHP and BPA may compete for detoxification capacity, for example through the phase II enzyme EDP-glucuronosyltransferase. The findings reported here also help explain the previous observation reported by the same group in December 2016. In that study, combined administration of DEHP and BPA caused a reduction in blastocyst implantation in inseminated female mice at doses below those necessary for DEHP or BPA individually to induce the same effect.
Previous studies have shown similar effects of other commonly used chemicals, triclosan (CAS 3380-34-5), butyl paraben (CAS 94-26-8), and propyl paraben (CAS 94-13-3), all of which were shown to enhance BPA accumulation upon co-administration (FPF reported). The authors suggest that the effects of concurrent exposure to multiple chemicals should be taken into account when regulatory exposure limits are being determined.
Borman, E., et al. (2017). "Diethylhexyl phthalate magnifies deposition of 14C-bisphenol A in reproductive tissues of mice." Journal of Applied Toxicology (published May 29, 2017).
Borman, E., et al. (2017). "Concurrent administration of dethylhexyl phthalate reduces the threshold dose at which bisphenol A disrupts blastocyst implantation and cadherins in mice." Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 49:105-111.


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Great Maine Outdoor WEEK Hike – CANCELLED
February 11, 2018 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pmFree
The latest land trust community hike for the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend will be up Old Speck in Grafton Notch! The cold weather foiled us a few weeks ago so we're doing in again. This challenging yet awesome hike will run via the Appalachian Trail for a total roundtrip hike of 7.6 miles. The summit elevation is 4,170 feet – the fifth highest summit in Maine and the highest in the Mahoosucs/Grafton Notch area. It might be warm weather right now but snowshoes and traction aids for the ice are a necessity for this trip! The date of the hike will be Sunday, February 11th at 8:30am. We will meet in the Grafton Notch parking lot on the west side of Route 26 where the A.T. crosses the road. There will be carpooling and FREE food of some kind at the start. You must RSVP for this hike by emailing us at email@example.com, calling 207-808-2073, or by RSVPing to the Facebook event listing. Here are some additional resources: Come on out on the A.T. for the GMOW!


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By STEVEN HERBERT, City News Service
The 62nd annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration returned on Christmas Eve to the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion — but without an audience.
The Music Center announced Monday the cancellation of the live audience out of an abundance of caution given the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases.
The holiday celebration billed by organizers as Los Angeles County's largest multicultural holiday celebration televised live by KOCE-TV Channel 50 and streamed at pbssocal.org/holidaycelebration and kcet.org.
There were 22 music ensembles, choirs and dance companies scheduled during the celebration.
Cellist Adam Mandela Walden was among the newcomers. Walden was diagnosed with moderate/severe autism when he was 3 years old and as a prodigious music savant by the famed neurologist and author Oliver Sachs when he was 6 years old.
Walden was the subject of two Emmy-winning HBO documentaries, "Autism: The Musical," made when he was 8 years old, and "Autism: The Sequel," filmed last year, chronicling his experiences at the Berklee College of Music/Boston Conservatory, where he is currently a senior.
Walden will perform "Fantasia on Greensleeves" for violincello (also known as "What Child is This") and "Ave Maria," both accompanied by classical pianist Jordan Daniels.
Another newcomer was Dembrebrah West African Drum and Dance, performing "Koredjuga," a rhythm shared by the Bamana and Malinke ethnic groups on the border of Mali and Guinea, traditionally performed by intermediaries between the people and the traditional chief whose only purpose is to educate others through laughter and irony.
The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles performed at the celebration for the 31st consecutive year, singing classic and inspiring holiday songs.
Other performers scheduled included:
— The two-time Grammy-winning all-female ensemble Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea;
— Gospel singers Lorenzo Johnson & Praizum;
— The Celtic Irish Dance Academy;
— Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy;
— The Palmdale High School Choral Union and Sunday Night Singers, a select ensemble of current high school and alumni singers; and
— The women's choir VOX Femina.
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7 easy ways to use essential oils around the home
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I'm quite a newbie to essential oils and essential oil brands. I wrote a blog post long ago about a spot clearing concoction I had created, but aside from this I've not used essential oils very much. I really should jump on the bandwagon as they are super-duper natural and can be used in so many different ways. Most products you use probably contain essential oils, especially if you mainly use natural products like me, but you can also use them in their pure unadulterated form all around the home. Feeling inspired by New Directions Aromatics huge collection of essential oils I decided to research some of the best uses of essential oils I'd not considered before. Here's what I found:
How to easily use essential oils every day
DIY Reed Diffusers
Create your own reed diffusers with essential oils, pure vodka and water. Use ¼ cup vodka and ¼ cup water. Add 20-25 drops of essential oils. Create your own smells by missing two or three oils! Save old reed diffuser jars, or create your own by making a small hole in top of a jar lid. Buy special diffuser reeds online. No chemicals and a sweet smelling home!
Irritated skin
If you have some irritated skin mix a few drops of lavender oil with coconut oil and rub it onto the affected area for a natural soothing solution.
Sleep aid
Dilute a few drops of lavender into a small water spritz bottle and spray onto pillows and bedding to aid a good night's sleep.
Smelly bathrooms
Add a few drops into the water in the toilet to freshen up the toilet and bathroom smell. You can also add a couple of drops to the inside of a new toilet roll to keep the bathroom smelling really fresh.
Keep insects outside
Add drops of lemon or citronella around windows and doors to help prevent flying insects from entering your home.
Pleasant laundry
Add a few drops of a light floral scented oil to a cloth and pop it in the tumble dryer to make the clothes smell wonderful when dry.
Fruit rinse
Use lemon or grapefruit seed oil to wash fruit in for a good clean and to preserve their freshness.
Are you a fan of essential oils? Let me know how you use them in the comments.


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Mumbai, July 7, 2019-
Actor Ranveer Singh is not just actress Deepika Padukone's husband, but also her friend, lover and also "my child, my infant, my toddler, my dot, my pineapple".
On Ranveer's 34th birthday on Saturday, Deepika posted a throwback image of the actor in which he is seen sucking on a shaved ice.
She captioned it: "Sensitive and emotional, caring and compassionate, generous and gentle, funny and intelligent, delightful and faithful… all this and so much more.
"To my husband, my friend, my lover, my confidante…but more often than not, my child, my infant, my toddler, my dot, my pineapple, my sunshine, my rainbow…May you forever and always be this way. I love you."
The post made many go "aww". Filmmaker Farah Khan, who had helmed Deepika's first Bollywood film, commented by saying: "That's beautiful. Happy birthday to all of them."
Meanwhile, on his birthday, Ranveer had unveiled his look from the upcoming film "'83" in which he will be seen playing the iconic cricketer Kapil Dev. (Agency)


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Wine & Dine
A Monday Musing
Being vegan and athletic, I very rarely get sick. But the latter lifestyle choice does occasionally make for exhaustion – and never more so than if I'm training for a... Read More March 9, 2015
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Sonoma Winter WINEland 7: Mazzocco
(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6) After our trip to Ridge, we still had time to squeeze in one more winery on the Winter WINEland... Read More April 12, 2013
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Over the coming few weeks, I will be making the following public/media appearances. WEDNESDAY MARCH 27 ALL HOPPED UP (AND READY TO GO): Monthly music and talk show on WGXC Radio, 90.7... Read More March 25, 2013
Sonoma Winter WINEland 6: RIdge
(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5) It wasn't our first destination, but RIDGE LYTTON SPRINGS was always the number one stop on my Northern Sonoma Winter... Read More March 5, 2013
Sonoma Winter WINEland 5: Martin Ray
(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4) At MARTIN RAY WINERY, located in the heart of the Russian River Valley, we were greeted with an enticing Martin Ray 2011... Read More March 2, 2013
Sonoma Winter WINEland 4: Mueller
(Part 1 Part 2 Part 3) Our only stop on the Northern Sonoma Winter WINEland to pour exclusively from the Russian River Valley was MUELLER, established twenty years... Read More March 1, 2013
Sonoma Winter WINEland 3: Taft Street
(Part 1 Part 2) The crew behind TAFT STREET Winery, our second stop on northern Sonoma's Winter WINEland 2013, call themselves "garagistes," a French term that came into vogue in Bordeaux... Read More February 28, 2013


text: Politics / Rick Santorum 2012 Santorum May Be Ineligible for 29% of Ohio Delegates Campaign missed deadlines months ago By Mark Russell, Newser Staff Posted Mar 3, 2012 7:37 AM CST Copied Rick Santorum speaks with supporters at an election night rally on February 28 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Getty Images) (Newser) – Rick Santorum may be at the top of the polls in Ohio, but even if he wins there, he may not win. Because his campaign missed several eligibility deadlines, he could lose up to 18 of the state's 63 available delegates, report the Cleveland Plain Dealer and ABC News. In nine districts, Santorum's campaign filed either incomplete delegate slates or none at all. Even worse, several of those problematic districts are areas where Santorum was expected to perform well. Santorum is not even on the ballot in Virginia, and failed to file full slates in Tennessee, New Hampshire, and Illinois, but the eligibility requirements in Ohio were considered easier. Santorum's campaign said that because he is one of the leading candidates in the GOP primaries, he should—and will—receive the full delegate count he wins on Tuesday, but the Romney campaign disagreed. "The fact that he cannot execute the simple tasks that are required to win the Republican nomination proves that Rick Santorum is incapable of taking on President Obama's formidable political machine," said the campaign. The state party would have the final say. (Read more Rick Santorum 2012 stories.)


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Bude Accounting are an accounting firm in the beautiful seaside town of Bude. With a wide range of accounting and bookkeeping services, whatever you need from your accountant we will provide. We happily work with client maintained records, bags of receipts and anything in between!
We understand that every business is unique and tailor our services for you. Get in touch and see how we can help you.


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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) attended the Regional Year End Performance Assessment (YEPA) at Candaba, Pampanga on January 9-11, 2019.
The meeting also incorporated team building and lectures to help the employees function effectively in their tasks. Issues and concerns from 2018 were also raised and addressed. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) also had a consultation on Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) and livelihood targets for 2019.
During the awarding ceremony on employment programs, PESO Sallapadan was awarded for its Full Institutionalization of PESO in their municipality while the Provincial Government of Abra (PGA) and PESO Bangued awarded for their Partial Institutionalization of PESO.
In the implementation of the institution's core functions, PESO-Abra, Langangilang, Sallapadan, and San Juan got awards for their notable implementation of the institution's core functions.
Best in submission of reports awardees for fifth-class municipaliti were San Juan and Sallapadan. The Municipality of San Juan was also recognized with the most number of DOLE programs being implemented. Bangued was awarded the best in referral and placement for a first-class municipality, while Tineg was awarded for a third-class municipality and San Juan for a fifth-class.
Lagangilang was awarded the best in career and employment coaching for the fifth-class municipalities, Tineg for third-class municipalities, and the Provincial Government of Abra for the tree to fourth class province.
Alejo Badeng of Daguioman represented PESO-Abra and was able to bring home the title. PESO Abra also won as best in presentation performing Kulilipan- a Tingguian chant.
According to Senior Labor and Employment Officer Christopher Tugadi, overall Abra bagged the most number of awards.
As to 2018 accomplishments, Tugadi said that they have met and exceeded their targets through the initiative of the PESO officers.


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The investigation of a D.C. police detective accused of pulling his gun during a December snowball fight is complete, and it looks like the detective will go back to work.
The detective, identified by the Washington City Paper as Mike Baylor, was driving in his personal vehicle when it was pelted by snowballs at 14th and U streets during the snowstorm on Dec. 19.
A video posted on YouTube showed an officer waving and pointing a gun as he walked toward the snowballers. Another video showed what appeared to be the same man telling people he is a detective and that he pulled his gun because he was hit by snowballs.
"I am aware that there was some policy violations that were sustained, but that's pretty much the extent of what I can comment on," Lanier said Thursday.
Baylor's gun and badge were withdrawn and he was put behind a desk while internal affairs. What punishment -- if any -- he will face was not disclosed, but he won't lose his job.
"I don't think this is a termination offense," Lanier said.
She was more critical in December, calling the detective's actions "totally inappropriate" and saying the incident tarnished the department's otherwise excellent handling of the storm. That prompted the D.C. police union to question whether Baylor would get a fair investigation.
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Fair enough, it seems.
"As soon as this whole process wraps up, he'll be put back to duty," Lanier said.
Something to consider when you're packing snow next winter.


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Moved to Krakòw district Podgòrze Zamoyskiego Street October 2021.
Great, fun experience. I have seen few plays by KKP and always enjoyed them. Great work from all the actors!
Have seen several of their plays and I've always been impressed at the quality of their work. It's great to know such amazing theatre exists in this beautiful city. Highly recommend!
I saw Blind play in Tehran, It was so amazing.
This theatre is absolutely beautiful and it's spectacles are even better! Really recommend it, however the spectacles are in polish.
Hello, is there any performance 24, 25, 26 or 27th of April. Please let me know. Best regards Kari
I spent wonderful time in KTO Theatre. The performance "I'll sell the House in Which I can Live No More" is great! Thank you!
One of the best places in Cracow :)
Place to enjoy contemporary art.
The best independent theatre in Cracow


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Tell Basta gets its name from the ancient Egyptian Per-Bastet "the house of goddess Bastet", which was the cult center for the feline goddess Bastet, who in turn was associated with female fertility, as well as playing a main protective role.
Per-Bastet was the capital of the 18th Lower Egyptian nome (province) during the New Kingdom period (c.1550–1069 BC). It was also the capital of the country during the 22nd Dynasty (c.945–715 BC).
Its strategic position at the eastern Delta, made it an important trade hub through which travelers could trade caravans to and from the Sinai and beyond. Most importantly, Bubastis was visited by the Holy Family during their journey to Egypt.
Per Bastet is also features the temple of Bastet and the statue of Queen Meritamun, the once daughter and then wife of Ramesses II (c.1279–1213 BC). In addition, one can also find the remaining pillars of the 6th Dynasty temple of Pepi I (c.2289–2255 BC), a large palace of Amenemhat III (c.1855–1808 BC), and remains from a well dating to the Roman Period.
Tell Basta has a long history of excavations undertaken by both Egyptian and foreign missions. Édouard Naville excavated the temple of Bastet between 1887 and 1889. Labib Habachi discovered the temple of Pepi I in 1939. A colossal palace of Amenemhat III was excavated by the teams of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Zagazig University directed by Shafiq Farid in the 1960s, by Ahmed el-Sawi around a decade later, and then by Mohammed Ibrahim Bakr in the late 1970s and 1980s.


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Big Supermarket Near Me
You may wonder which supermarket is closest to you. is if you are looking for one. If you're unsure which one the closest big store is, look up the local area for shopping districts with nearby supermarkets and supermarkets. There's no doubt that you'll have a fantastic shopping experience regardless. These are a few suggestions to make shopping at a local grocery store easy. Below are some of the locations of big supermarkets near me. You can also check out other nearby supermarkets, including Target and Asda.
Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer has revealed that the cost of food and clothes will rise in line with the wider market. Steve Rowe, M&S's chief executive, stated that the company's customers were hurt by a portion of the price hike. M&S prices will rise further this summer, with clothing likely to go up by about 6 per cent. The shopper will not be able to feel the impact immediately, since it might take time for the prices to return to the normal.
The firm has made announcements of modifications to its structure across Europe. There are some shops, such as those the one in France which will close. The website of the company will be accessible and there will continue to be a few stores. Currently, the company has eleven UK locations, and nine will close by the year 2021's end. Nine stores remain in an uncertain future. Marks & Spencer is in talks about a partnership with Lagardere Travel Retail.
Despite this setback, Marks & Spencer is confident that the change will not impact the quality of its offerings. The company is committed to UK markets, in spite of recent cutbacks. The company is planning to open 15 new stores and 40 new food outlets over the next few years. However, it is unclear if the business is able to sustain its current level of retail. The company has said that they made their decision after considering a number of variables, such as costs of living and the effect of the epidemic.
Marks & Spencer is well-known because of their relationship with British famous stars like Alexa Chung Rosie Huntington Whiteley, and Rosie Huntington Whiteley. The company's social responsibility initiatives are also widely known. Its employees were rewarded with large medical insurance benefits, a breakfast buffet for shift workers who are early, and a host of other perks. In addition to their great company benefits, M&S also has a range of causes that are social – the company's CEO was also a Holocaust survivor and the first order came from its factory in the German Alps.
As the world continues diminishing, so too does M&S. Last year, it reported a decline of 62 percent in pretax profit, dragged lower by the costs of restructuring. It has also struggled to maintain profitability and profits amid a decline in clothing or food purchases. Restructuring expenses caused a drop in its stock price. The company's sales are expected to continue declining.
The New Year will bring many M&S stores will shut down. Some stores will remain open through Boxing Day. Most stores remain open until 5 pm. M&S stores will open for normal hours on January 3rd. For information on the opening hours of a M&S supermarket near you, check the online store locator tool. They may also be closed during Christmas Day. Some stores may be closed during Christmas Day if the Christmas day falls on a weekend.
Asda is the biggest grocery chain that is located that is located in the United Kingdom. Its offerings range from phones to insurance. The Asda store in West Bridgford, Nottingham, is adorned with a huge Asda logo on the facade of the store. Hatfield in Hertfordshire is another big Asda store, which has replaced an earlier store. The shop has modified its logo in recent time, however the name has remained unchanged.
Each Asda store's opening hours can vary. There are some stores that are open on Sundays and others close by 5 pm. Christmas Day and Boxing Day are both on Sundays. This means that Asda stores will remain open for a slightly longer opening hours. Similar to that, Iceland stores are likely to be open until 8pm on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day. For information on timings of operations during Christmas, visit the website.
One of the biggest supermarket stores in the city is Asda. The store has free parking as well as an ATM and numerous fresh food items. It has an excellent butchers' counter outsourced to McGee's, meaning it's possible to get top-quality fresh meats for decent prices. Also, it's a great place to host a dinner party for your family. There are many options to cut costs in Asda and enjoy shopping.
Concerns in the U.K. are being raised by Asda's merger of Sainsbury's and Asda, which may cause a decrease in grocery stores and less shoppers. Asda's and Sainsbury's have been fighting for market share since several years. The odds are high that the battle for price will not end. Also, the German discount grocers also have expanded competition and have a strategy for value.
To entice customers, discounters have been of lower costs due to rising costs of living. Asda as well as Morrisons have responded to the rising cost of living by cutting prices on their entire range. The average price cut on 500 items was 13%. Asda already has their Just Essentials line, which is a replacement for Smart Price products and provides 300 essentials at a fraction of the costs. The customers are affected even with price reductions.
There are also similarities between both stores. In particular, Walmart has a meat and fish section, separated by the ground-beef, chicken as well as seafood. Asda offers a distinct meat and fish counter. The UK grocery stores are divided into butchers and bakers in addition to fishmongers as well as fishmongers. Asda provides meals prepared by the store and also has food aisles similar to Walmart.
Growing up close to Target was an experience that was not to be. The location was comparable to an ordinary supermarket, with the same number and self-checkouts , as well as a smaller dining area. I was surprised to find that it didn't have as many products as the bigger one. I checked prices and range in two different stores. I discovered that the store in suburban had more choices and offered more products including women's clothing and sportswear.
The company recently announced it would be implementing the micro-fulfillment program in Minneapolis, using technologies from Deliv and Grand Junction to automate its backroom processes. Backroom workers will focus on picking and packing orders. Then, they would collate the orders and forward them to the carriers. Target is planning to establish sortation centers in four other urban markets and is already cooperating with Shipt to launch the last mile delivery service. In addition to the automation of backroom operations Target has also started integrating their own drivers for delivery.
The company was recently selected as Supermarket News' 2021 Retailer of the Year. Target was named the Best Retailer Of The Year for its multi-category supermarket strategy as well as its strong food department. Target says that 70% of its customers buy consumables. The grocery section of Target has a wide selection of own and national brands, fresh produce and other grocery items. They are also among the largest supermarkets in the country, with sales reaching over $42 billion a year.
A global donor, Target has been involved in disaster relief efforts. Target contributed products and cash to rebuild affected areas after Hurricane Katrina. It also donated products and donated money for the tsunami relief effort across South Asia in 2004. They even established command centers in Target stores to help the Red Cross. In August 2016, the Baton Rouge area was devastated by flooding. There are six Target stores are within the Baton Rouge region and more than 1000 team members.
This loyalty program from Target is an excellent alternative for people who live within a short distance of an Target. It is cost-free and gives members exclusive deals on grocery items. Target frequently has ads on a weekly basis which feature electronics, clothing, groceries, and products for personal care. The Target app lets members join and save money on the items they buy the most frequently. They can also save money on their groceries as well as get special deals like daily sales.
The company's recent efforts to protect the environment were largely inspired by its environment policies. The company's report of 13 pages from 2007 detailing green initiatives described the company's plans for becoming more eco-friendly. Target will put in waste filtration equipment, recycle construction wasteand cut down on energy use with fluorescent and LED lights. Additionally, there will be energy from wind within Oklahoma, and it is planning to build low-flow bathrooms.


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With the new year around the corner, it's a good time to take a look at your author website. Hopefully you've been updating your website all year, adding books and places where you've guest blogged or perhaps places where you've been interviewed. If you've been keeping up with your website maintenance then this shouldn't be too big of a chore. If you haven't…well, let's look at the three ways you can tune up your website for the new year.
- Have you listed all your books and their buy links? In the rush of a new release, it's possible to overlook a vendor. Not all vendors go live immediately, so u may think about going back later to add a link and forget. It happens. What vendors do you want to list on your website? Ideally, all of them! You never know where someone will want to buy your book and by having all links available, you'll be able to capture more readers. Sure, you want them to buy directly from you (You do have a webstore, right? If not, let's talk!) or your publisher. However, you also don't want to lose readers who only buy from Amazon, All Romance Ebooks, or other vendors.
- Are all your media appearances noted? You might be thinking that you don't have any media appearances, but you do. If you have guest blogged on someone else's site or done an interview, that's a media appearance. Make sure they're listed.
- Put your best reviews forward. One of the best way to make sure you don't miss a review is to set a Google Alert. ("Your Pen Name" + "Your Book Title" Keep the quotes around your name and your title.) Put the best reviews, or at least a pull quote or two, on each book's page, so your website visitors will know what your readers do—that your books are great!
If you're ambitious some of the next steps would be to review the look and feel of your website. Is it easy to navigate? Does it look dated? If you don't already have your own domain and webhosting, then that's something to take care of. (I can help!) Look at adding additional features, like a webstore, social media integration, or even a wiki for your series.
We set personal resolutions around the new year. This time, why don't you set the resolution to tune up your website? I'm sure your readers will appreciate it, and you'll be happy with the increased sales.


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mix1 Announces a Business Update on Sales and Distribution
Jul 21, 2014, 07:00 ET
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, July 21, 2014 /CNW/ - mix1 Life, Inc., (OTCBB: MIXX) announces its operational business update on operations and sales.
Over the past several months mix1 has faced many challenges in its mission to deliver a great tasting natural protein drink to its customers. The company has achieved several of its milestones and is now ramping up manufacturing to meet the demand of its consumers and to gain market share in its category.
Cameron Robb, President and CEO of mix1 said. "Our new and improved mix1 drink continues to receive positive feedback from our customers and is selling well through mix1's online store. We will now begin expanding our online presence with Amazon Grocery, and will continue to do so as distributors begin making the product available through retailer outlets both regionally and nationally.
Cameron continues to say, "We are overwhelmed with the response from our customers about the taste of the new and improved mix1 formula. Our product with natural ingredients is better for you and consumers can still enjoy it for its great taste. I am proud to say mix1 is back on track generating revenue, and our efforts over the past several months are now showing substantial returns. This is a major achievement for our company. We are now focused on increasing distribution through retail presence and can proudly say that we are on track to do so."
As the company moves forward, the company is confident that it will meet its consumer demand. Purchase orders continue to come in from distributors, retailers, and online consumers.
About Mix1 Life, Inc.
Mix1 Life, Inc., ("MIXX" or "mix1"), is the innovator and distributor of mix1 natural nutritional products. Here at Mix1 the philosophy is pretty simple: we only create products with natural, high-quality ingredients that are truly functional. We believe natural products are better than artificial ones and are the key to leading a healthy balanced life. As a company we want to improve people's lives by promoting active lifestyles and overall health. Mix1 has the perfect mix to fit your life and schedule. Never again will you miss getting the necessary nutrients because you were too busy to eat. We strive to help you make healthy choices during your busy day in order to help you feel your best not only today, but every day.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the Company's beliefs about its business prospects and future results of operations. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include economic and operational risks, changes in anticipated earnings, continuation of current contracts, and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Forms 10-KSB and 10-QSB. The Company forecasts provided above are dynamic and therefore refer only to this release date. The Company does not undertake to update any forecasts that it may make available to the investing public.
SOURCE Mix1 Life, Inc.
Company Contact:
mix1 Life, Inc.
Cameron Robb, CEO
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Investor Relations Contact:
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SOURCE: Mix1 Life, Inc.
For further information: Company Contact: mix1 Life, Inc., Cameron Robb, CEO, [email protected]; Investor Relations Contact: ICR, LLC, John Mills, (310) 954-1105, [email protected]


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Kemp's single sends Dodgers over Reds in 10
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Down to his final strike, Matt Kemp gave the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers a little hope.
Kemp's two-out single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning sent the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory Friday night that improved their wild-card chances and blocked the Cincinnati Reds' first attempt to clinch the NL Central.
The Dodgers won for only the fifth time in 15 games and moved two games behind St. Louis for the final NL wild card. They also trail Milwaukee by a half-game in the wild-card race.
"We're all really happy right now," said Kemp, who had three of the Dodgers' seven hits. "But there's definitely a long way to go."
Manager Don Mattingly treated it like an elimination game, knowing the next one will be just like it. With only 11 left, Los Angeles needs a hot streak now.
"The window closes," Mattingly said before the game. "You've got less games. That's where everybody knows we're at. We're going to have to rattle off some games."
Cincinnati was trying to lock up its second division title in three years without manager Dusty Baker, still in a Chicago hospital. The 63-year-old Baker was hospitalized on Wednesday with an irregular heartbeat.
The Reds will get two more chances to clinch on Saturday. The Cardinals play in Chicago at 1:05 p.m. EDT, where a loss would give the title to the Reds at about the time their 4 p.m. game against the Dodgers is starting. It's unclear whether Baker will be able to attend.
"Of course, everyone in here and in the organization wants him to partake in this, but the reality is he's got to stay focused on getting healthy," bench coach Chris Speier said. "This is going to happen. It would be nice if he was here, but for me, the sooner the better."
Just like in 2010, when they clinched on Jay Bruce's leadoff homer in the ninth inning off Houston's Tim Byrdak for a 3-2 victory, the Reds had a chance at another last-swing celebration. This time, Bruce struck out swinging to open the ninth.
"I thought about it before the at-bat, too," Bruce said. "It was a pretty big moment in my career. I didn't forget about it. I felt like it was a playoff atmosphere, a must-win for them. They played us tough."
Finally, the Dodgers' slumping offense came through.
Los Angeles loaded the bases in the 10th off Sam LeCure (3-3), who hit Elian Herrera to open the inning. First baseman Joey Votto tried for a forceout on A.J. Ellis' sacrifice, but skipped his throw and both runners were safe. After Nick Punto's bunt, Mark Ellis walked to load the bases.
Sean Marshall fanned Andre Ethier and got ahead 0-2 in the count to Kemp, who singled to right to drive in a pair of runs.
The Dodgers have scored two or fewer runs in seven of their last 10 games, the main culprit in a losing streak that has left them trailing in the wild-card standings.
"We got that key hit that we needed," Kemp said. "We haven't been doing too well getting hits with men on base. We finally got the job done."
Ronald Belisario (8-1) pitched two perfect innings, fanning five. Brandon League worked the 10th for his fourth save in four opportunities.
Cincinnati got its first opportunity to win the NL Central after the Cubs rallied to beat the Cardinals 5-4 in 11 innings earlier Friday at Wrigley Field. That game was shown on the videoboard during batting practice and drew cheers from early arriving fans.
For Cincinnati, it was time to start preparing for a party that's on hold for at least one more day.
Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo gave up six hits in eight innings, including a run that scored on Juan Rivera's groundout in the second. Arroyo tied it with an RBI single in the fifth off Joe Blanton, who allowed only four hits in 5 2-3 innings.
Blanton didn't sense any extra importance to the night, even though the Reds were ready to celebrate and the Dodgers were desperate for a win.
"It just felt like another game," Blanton said. "Maybe because I've been in so many, it feels like just another one."
The crowd of 35,397 kept waiting for that one finishing hit that never came.
NOTES: The Dodgers are 8-7 in extra innings, the Reds 7-7. ... A.J. Ellis is hitless in his last 26 at-bats. ... Dodgers LHP Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder. He's expected to start throwing again in six to eight weeks. ... Reds LF Ryan Ludwick was out of the lineup for a second straight game with a sore groin. ... Reds SS Zack Cozart was back after missing 14 games with strained muscles in his left side.


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LVMH announces fourth edition of Les Journées Particulières in 2018. Save the dates October 12, 13 and 14, 2018 for a one-of-a-kind visit behind the scenes at LVMH Group Luxury Maisons including Louis Vuitton , TAG Heuer, Guerlain, Moët & Chandon, Le Bon Marché.
Rendezvous on October 12-14, 2018 for a new edition of LVMH's Doors Open Days – an event unique in the world. All LVMH's artisans leather goods craftsmen, boot makers, oenologists, winemakers, tailors, couturiers will open their doors to the world and will share their savoir-faire. A world leader in high-quality products and ambassador of French and European know-how throughout the world, LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton possesses a unique portfolio of over 70 prestigious Houses in five different sectors. The group will again open special locations in Europe free to the public, to show the tradition of some of Europe's oldest luxury houses.
Les Journées Particulières were created in 2011, guided by Antoine Arnault, Chief Executive Officer of Berluti and a member of the LVMH Board of Directors, to showcase the remarkable diversity of métiers and savoir-faire that LVMH Maisons preserve in their activities. Les Journées Particulières have met with an enthusiastic response from the public, welcoming some 145,000 visitors in 2016.
Approximately 40 LVMH maisons, including Louis Vuitton , TAG Heuer, Guerlain, Moët & Chandon, Le Bon Marché and more took part in the 2016 edition of the Journées Particulières, wrote forbes. Some are famous, must-see locations, like the showrooms of Christian Dior on Avenue Montaigne in Paris, or the Ateliers of Louis Vuitton in Asnières. Others, like Fort Chabrol, the viticulture and enology research institute for Moët & Chandon in Épernay; the Fendi headquarters in the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana in Rome; the atelier of Moynat in Paris and the woolen mill of Loro Piana in Roccapietra (Piedmont) opened their doors to the public for the first time.
"Les Journées Particulières is a special opportunity for the LVMH Group to share the passion that inspires all our employees. In 2018 the event will more than ever underline our commitment to artisanal excellence, along with our strong contemporary engagement," says Antoine Arnault.
The biggest luxury group and its LVMH Institut des Métiers d'Excellence also announced the inauguration of the Italian headquarters at Palazzo Pucci in Florence. The inauguration celebrated the launch of the LVMH IME in Italy, as well as the first Italian vocational training classes already under way at LVMH Istituto dei Mestieri d'Eccellenza with Polimoda for leather goods, and For.Al, for jewelry.


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Despite all the fears and worries.
It was not easy but I didn't expect it to be so that is fine.
The Organisation:
Great! The venue was easy to get to. The start line was easy to find.
The start from the spectators view.
There were plenty of stations to get water from with sports drinks and gels at three points around the circuit. At each of these stations there were plenty of volunteers so there was no congestion. At the end there were again plenty of people to hand out the medals and goody bags. There was even someone to give you a print out of you finish and chip time.
The Course
I chose the Milton Keynes marathon because I assumed that it would be quite flat, lots of roundabouts but flat. I was correct in that it wasn't mountainous but there were quite a lot of short ups and downs as we went under lots of under passes and over hump back bridges over the canal.
These obviously took a lot out of our legs.
I enjoyed the course – there was some road running at the beginning around offices but it was mostly on cycle paths and paths. We went through housing estates and parks, through wooded areas and around lakes.
The busiest part was in a park (I am not wearing the pink Tu-tu!)
The course was well marshaled and there were plenty of supporters. There were also parts with very few supporters but that was OK as these were quickly followed by supported parts. Most importantly the course was a single loop and not laps. There was one part where we were running alongside those ahead of us but this was towards the beginning and not at the end when we were tired!
My performance
It was a hot day! There was a fair bit of shade along the way which helped but it was hard. At times I felt quite sick but wasn't sure if this was to do with not taking on enough or taking on too much!!
At half way I felt strong (half marathons will seem easy now!) and we were running at a consistent pace of between 10.20 – 10.30 min miles. This was probably a bit fast but I was just relieved that it wasn't any faster! My running partner had a knee injury that (unknown to me) started playing her up at 7 miles into the race. She was able to keep going until just before 13 when she began to struggle. I slowed down to stay with her but I suspect that this was the beginning of the end for me. My muscles began to cease up a bit and once I had walked once the barrier had been broken! It was easier to walk bits from then. I did mainly keep the walking bits to the uphill bits, they were so steep!
My mental strategy
I started at 26 and worked backwards. Therefore the first point ti aim for was 6 miles in – 20. Then 13 (half way). the next obvious point was 9 – down to single figures and from there 3 miles intervals. It did work – sort of!
The last stretch
Very, very hard!! No other way to say it. At one point I thought that I would have to be carried to the finish but I would not then get the medal so I pushed on! The finish for this marathon is the MK Dons stadium. This came into view during the last mile but seemed to be so near but so far….
I knew that once in the stadium we had to run around the edge of the pitch which I knew would be very hard. However, on entering the stadium you didn't have to go right around. This was really good news to me and meant that I was able to run around to the finish. Within in reach of the finish line my calf began to cramp but, thankfully only for a second and I made it across the line in 4hrs and 49. I was so pleased with myself 🙂 Under 5 hours. VERY pleased with that. No regrets at all – just pride. (Oh I did feel REALLY ill at the end but I was able to move incredibly well the next day!
Will I do another one? Really not sure yet….. One is definitely enough for now and more than I thought I would ever do 🙂


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As you are all probably aware, given the number of times I've freaked out about it so far, I am running the Reach the Beach Relay in May with a team of pretty awesome bloggers. We have been fortunate enough to be sponsored by New Balance, and while I would have been more than happy just not having to pay a registration fee, they upped the ante. Yesterday I came home to a pretty sweet surprise!
Well, I guess it wasn't SO much of a surprise, since I had been hearing the digital shrieks from my teammates who had already received theirs all day, haha.
I was NOT fully prepared for the epicness that awaited me within the walls of that duffel bag, however. Consider my workout wardrobe effectively doubled (or more!) — I think all my UnderArmour gear is going to start jelly hatin':
Holy schlamoly. There is pretty much everything that you would possibly need to train for a relay like this in here!
The list of swag from my bag is as follows:
I didn't even know that New Balance made a GPS watch, but I am really excited to try it all out! I'm actually most excited about the running hat. The relay is over the course of 24+ hours, which obviously means that some legs are going to be at night (all the relay recaps I've read say that the night legs are the best experience though, so hopefully I get (an easy) one, hehe!). It'll be so nice having a little headlamp on as we're running through rural Massachusetts at 3 AM, don't you think?
All of this new jank is DEFINITELY getting me hyped up for the race. It's even — gasp! — making me want to go run to try it all out! Who'd have ever thunk it? 😉 This is gonna be legendary.
Do you have a "brand" when it comes to running/workout apparel? My sister works for UA, so all of my stuff has been almost exclusively them up until now (my shoes are Brooks though).
Edit: I forgot to add that New Balance is offering a discount code for our team to distribute! It's good for 15% off and free shipping at shopnewbalance.com (valid until March 10th). Code: NBRTB1255CB4T


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Human rights lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, has given insights into how the Kaduna State Government could legally sack its 21,780 primary and secondary school teachers who recently failed the competency test conducted by the government.
Mr. Ogunye, in a Facebook post on Saturday, argued that the teachers cannot be mass-sacked, but the government can employ imaginative ways of sacking them within the ambit of the law.
The case of the teachers has spurred controversies in recent days after evidences emerged that the teachers performed woefully in the competency test conducted by the government.
Some of the scripts released by the government showed that many of the teachers supplied ridiculous answers to basic questions while about two-thirds of the teachers failed to score up to 75 per cent in the grading.
The release of the scripts sparked outrage on the internet, with many Nigerians lamenting the sorry state of basic education in the state and across the country.
The Kaduna State government has since vowed to sack the affected workers, despite threats by the local chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, to embark on indefinite strike.
The government also said it will recruit 25,000 qualified teachers in their stead.
In his intervention, Mr. Ogunye maintained that the poor performance of the teachers in basic and elementary competency tests is less the failure of the teachers than it is of governance and the Nigerian education system, adding that it is a rot the nation will have to confront.
The lawyer said that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the teachers and other political opponents of the state governor, Nasir El Rufai, may be at war with him for "self-preservation and opportunistic reasons" but what the governor truly deserves is commendation and not condemnation for bringing this matter to the front burner of public discourse.
He said, "The issue of quota system, educationally disadvantaged states and nepotism in our public tertiary education, and mediocrity in the workforce begin with a faulty, caricature primary and secondary education.
For years, many of the northern states have shunned Teachers Development and Needs Assessment (TDNA) projects and processes. El Rufai is now seizing the bull by the horn.
"In the circumstances, the teachers who can't perform the task of teaching must be trained to determine whether some of them can be salvaged. If they remain ineducable, then they must be disengaged lawfully, with labour and human dignity, and with their workers and employment rights being respected.
"In spite of the fact that the teachers have failed these tests, they are public servants, employed by the Teaching Service Commission or Civil Service Commission, Kaduna State, as the case may be.
"They have security of tenure, meaning their appointments cannot be terminated as if they are private sector employees, who are on a contract of personal service, and whose appointments can be terminated, based on the hiring and firing prerogative or discretion of the employer of labour, subject to agreed to notice being given."
According to Nigerian law, Mr. Ogunye said, the teachers cannot be mass sacked except there is redundancy in terms of conflation of jobs or lack of teaching positions which is not the case. He said the government must approach the sack with the instrumentality of the law.
"The approach to be adopted could be, making the Teaching Service Commission or Civil Service Commission, as the case may be, to issue queries to all the teachers, to which the results of their performances in the tests and the questions administered to them will be attached. This may be laborious, but it has to be meticulously done. The idea is to characterise the mass failure as "an act of (gross) misconduct", warranting dismissal or termination of employment with severance benefits.
"Under the Public Service Rules, acts constituting misconduct are defined. But generally the categories of acts that may constitute misconduct are never closed. Incapacity to teach could be argued and adjudged as an act of misconduct. There are provisions in the Rules which specifically or liberally can be interpreted to make incapacity to teach an act of (gross) misconduct, warranting dismissal from service.
"Upon being served the queries, the teachers will then be invited in batches to disciplinary panels (many of such panels may be established for reason of administrative convenience) to satisfy the requirement of 'fair hearing' and eventually all of the teachers could be dismissed."
Explaining further, he noted that if the teachers upon their dismissal resort to litigation at the National Industrial Court, their case may not succeed because "the wind would have been taken out of their sail".
The 'wind' in the sail of unlawful dismissal cases is usually the contention that the law and due process of law were not followed in dismissing a civil servant, he explained.
"But if the (above) discussed steps are taken, the arguments of unlawful dismissal is likely to be defeated because it will be obvious that the teachers were afforded fair hearing, before being sacked etc.
"They can't then argue that 'o yes, we failed the tests but incapacity to teach is not an act of misconduct'.
No matter how labour-centric or workers-friendly the court is, being a National Industrial Court, the court will be too embarrassed to grant the workers the remedy of reinstatement.
"The point is that while the proposed sack may be avoided by resorting to a long term training and retraining of the teachers; or by a mass redeployment of the teachers to an appropriate ministry in the state ( for example agriculture ministry to engage in large scale, state owned mechanized farming ) considering the unemployment, poverty aggravation, and humanitarian implications of the sack, if, after all things are considered, the government is resolved to offload the teachers as the best option in the circumstances, the mass sack should be done within the confines of the rule of law, and it will be legal and legitimate."
Mr. Ogunye, however, lamented the state of affairs across every strata of the Nigerian society, adding that if he was the Kaduna State governor, he would first opt for retraining of the teachers.
"If I were the governor, my first preference would be training and retraining. And after salvaging some of the teachers, if there are such a number, the rest who are irredeemable could be sent to other ministries, as appropriate; or dismissed under the rule of law."
"This issue does not call for the mocking of the teachers," he said. "It calls for the examination of our systems that are in a state of all round failure: education, healthcare, law enforcement, politics, government, religions etc."
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Netflix and Internet "Tax" Could Be on the Horizon: Geist
Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa law faculty, has today published an article in the Globe and Mail shedding some light on how digital taxes may play a key role in Canadian cultural policy as the government conducts a national consultation on Canadian content in the digital world.
According to documents obtained by Geist, "officials believe foreign sources of funding from international sales and joint productions could play a key role in bringing new money to the system."
Apparently, the government hopes to introduce a series of new digital taxes, which obviously has good, bad and ugly consequences. The good thing, according to Geist, is the proposal to divert revenues from spectrum licences to cultural funding (effectively a spectrum tax invisible to consumers) and to extend sales taxes such as GST and HST to foreign digital services, Geist writes. That's a good thing, because it would balance the power play in the market: just consider that CraveTV currently incurs sales tax, while Netflix doesn't.
The bad, Geist continues, would involve the introduction of the controversial "Netflix tax": This would require (for example) Netflix to contribute to the creation of Canadian content via a given percentage of revenues.
The ugly part comes if the Netflix tax proves to be a "non-starter": The government may tax ISPs. As it turns out, Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly's legislative overhaul could involve changing the law to make room for new taxes on internet services. This obviously means that internet access would become less affordable and could place connectivity above the financial power of low-income Canadians.


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Tom Wilson and Michael Latta Chirp Everyone During Caps Twitter Takeover
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The Washington Capitals let Tom Wilson and Michael Latta loose on their Twitter account Tuesday night. The roommates unleashed an endless barrage of tweets, answering questions and commenting on the final episode of EPIX's Road To The Winter Classic (EP:RttWC?).
The friends, known for their chirping, made fun of everyone and everything they came across, including themselves. Below are some of our favorites.
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How To: Play Pool
If you foul after having broken legally, the balls stay as they are and your opponent gets ball-in-hand ; the opportunity to place the ball wherever he wants behind the head string. He can only hit balls that are not in the kitchen, within the head string. For ball-in-hand situations not involving a break, the ball can be placed anywhere on the table.
A person plays up until he fails to sink his own kind of ball or fouls. Then it's the other player's turn. If you sink the 8-ball before you've pocketed all those in your category, you lose. If you sink the 8-ball when you're allowed to, but scratch, again, you lose.
A foul shot occurs when a player scratches or doesn't hit a ball in his category, when the cue ball is moved before the shot (even if it's an accident), and when no balls hit a rail after a ball fails to be sunk. These result in a ball-in-hand situation for the opposition.
Finally, when you've cleared the table of your category of balls, you must "call" the 8-ball, indicating the pocket in which you intend to send it. If it lands in any other pocket, the other player wins.
9-ball rules9-ball is also quite popular and some of the most important professional tournaments involve 9-ball. Being a rotation game, the nine balls must be pocketed in numerical order. It never really matters which ball is sunk but the lowest numbered ball on the table must be struck first. The purpose of the game is to be the first to make the 9-ball. That's why combination shots are a great asset in this type of pool.
Upon breaking, you must absolutely hit the 1-ball. If you don't, the balls are reracked and your opponent will break. In addition, like in 8-ball, at least four balls must make contact with a rail. Should you sink the 9-ball on the break, you win. If you scratch at the same time, the 9-ball is spotted and the other player gets a go at it.
Ways to foul include scratching, failure to hit the object ball or rail after contact, and moving the cue ball. When this happens, the other player has ball-in-hand anywhere on the table. If a ball gets knocked off the table, it is spotted. Otherwise, any ball made illegally remains off the table.
tipsIt's one thing to know the rules but quite another to be comfortable enough around a pool table to shoot a good game. Follow the tips below to sharpen your skills.
8-ball strategy
If you're an inexperienced player and you know you can't run the table out, go for easy shots. Sink as many balls of yours as you can without touching the 8-ball. When your skills improve, only run out the table if you utterly believe you can do it. Shuffle the balls around so that your rival will have a hard time planning his course of action.
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Amnesia and an unspeakable crime have stolen everything from Jane Doe except the haunting image of a girl in a yellow dress, which replays itself over and over in her mind.
Small town cop Elias McAvoy is haunted as well, by the crushing guilt he feels over the deaths of two women, one by his own hand. He can't-he won't-let Jane down too.
Together they delve deeper into Jane's case, battling against her memory loss, and an increasingly tangled web of lies and murder that span forty years-and ties Elias and Jane together in ways they never imagined. As the mystery of the girl in the yellow dress unfold, so does Elias and Jane's love for each other. However, when the killer reappears, intent on finishing what he started, Elias must face his demons in order to save the woman he loves or lose her forever.
"Chief McAvoy, I want a word with you," Mayor Daniels called out. He pointed at Elias with a rigid thin finger and signaled him to come.
"Mayor. What's the honor?" Elias folded his arms across his chest.
"I heard a naked, beaten woman was found. How are you going to handle this?" Daniels tapped the end of the cane to the floor with each word.
"I'll handle it by the book." Elias stared straight at the man's face. This was bullshit. Who was in charge?
"Is she local? Does she know who did this to her? I need answers, quick. People of this town have the right to know, especially if we need to protect ourselves." Mayor
Daniels kept on with his inquisition but Eli turned his back to him.
"There is nothing yet to report. But, if anyone is in immediate danger, I will let you know right away. Now excuse me, Mayor. I have to do my job." Elias glanced back at the old man.
The mayor's nostrils curled, and he grunted. "Wait—"
Elias stepped into Jane Doe's room and closed the door. That man had been a pain in his ass since he took on the chief's position.
With another deep cleansing breath, he pushed the mayor out of his thoughts. Eli took off his Giants cap and slowly walked up to the bed.
IVs and an EKG monitor were hooked to Jane. New gauze wrapped up tight around her head, she looked like a partially covered mummy. Her tangled bloody hair had been cleaned and cut short. It poked through the bandages like tiny spikes.
The rawness around her wrists and ankles weren't as bad as her face. Jane's black and blue skin had an appearance of dark purple charcoal smudges. Elias knew better. Flashes of Elise and of his mother penetrated—no, more like barreled their way through his mind. His stomach tightened and twisted up tight into his ribcage. Will the memories ever cease? No. It was his penance for not saving their lives.
With the oxygen tube that aided Jane's breathing, she reminded him of Elise's first day in the hospital. Elias stepped closer. His lungs constricted. He forced himself to calm down.
Judging from the barbarity of the assault, the bastard meant to kill, but not before Jane's attacker wanted her to suffer. Elias couldn't imagine how much she endured, and survived. Her jagged fingernails were proof of her will to stay alive. He admired Jane for her strength.
Leaning in, he whispered in her ear. He hoped that through her comatose state, she could hear him. He had failed in his attempt to save Elise's life four years ago. He wasn't about to fail again.
"I promise to keep you safe. I'll find the bastard who did this." Eli's voice shook as he whispered his quiet oath.
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