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"Start with the classics," says Girard. "If you like a flavour profile, then it's just plug and play, but only swap one ingredient. That way, you'll still have a cocktail that's balanced." For garnish, "only add something if it doesn't muddle the appearance or flavour of your cocktail."
To quote Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
Girard balances masculine and feminine with neutral-coloured cocktails on a concrete platter paired with whimsical garnishes like elderflower ice cubes and floral sprigs.
Here are four cocktail recipes to get your creative juices flowing, courtesy of Kris Girard and Torafuku.
- 1.5 oz brown butter Beefeater gin*
- 0.5 oz Giffard white chocolate syrup
- 1 oz cream
- 0.25 oz Giffard crème De Violette
Combine all ingredients in a shaker;
Shake and serve.
*Brown-butter-washed gin
- 1/2 lb unsalted butter
- 750 ml Beefeater gin
Melt ½ pound of unsalted butter in a pot on medium heat until browned;
Let cool and move to a one-litre Mason jar;
Add 750 ml of beefeater gin to the Mason jar butter;
Let sit at room temperature for six hours;
Place in fridge overnight;
Remove from fridge and separate the gin from butter by straining it through cheesecloth twice.
The Chai, with Elderflower Ice
- Elderflower ice cubes
- 1.5 oz Chai Tea Infused Skyy vodka
- 0.75 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz vanilla simple syrup*
- Grated nutmeg for garnish
To make elderflower ice cubes, add edible flowers to water in an ice cube tray and freeze;
Combine Chai tea infused Skyy vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup in a shaker with ice;
Shake and serve over elderflower ice cubes;
Garnish with grated nutmeg.
*Vanilla simple syrup
- 2 vanilla pods
- 1.5 L sugar
- 1.5 L water
Split vanilla pods and extract the vanilla;
Add to a pot with sugar and water;
Reduce on medium heat until the sugar is dissolved (do not boil);
Remove from heat let cool to room temperature before use.
People's Cocktail 2.0
- 2 oz Cucumber infused gin*
- 0.5 oz limoncello
- 0.5 oz elderflower syrup
- 4 dashes of ginger bitters
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice;
Stir to combine;
Strain to serve.
*Cucumber infused gin
- 1 large cucumber
- 750 ml Beefeater gin
Slice cucumber;
Fill a Mason jar with sliced cucumbers;
Top off with gin and let sit in a cool, dark place for seven days OR sou vide at 58 C for 1.5 hours;
Remove cucumber and strain.
- 1.5 oz Diplomatico reserve rum
- 1 oz parsnip juice
- 0.75 oz cumin coriander syrup*
- 0.25 oz melted white chocolate
- Parsnip chip
- Edible flowers
Combine rum, parsnip juice, cumin coriander syrup and melted white chocolate in a shaker with ice;
Stir to combine;
Strain to serve;
Garnish with parsnip chip and edible flowers
*Cumin Coriander Syrup
- 3 tbsp cumin
- 3 tbsp coriander
- 1 L water
- 500 ml sugar
Toast spices in a saucepan over medium heat;
Add water and reduce by half (to 500 ml)
Add sugar and dissolve;
Remove from heat let cool to room temperature before use.
All recipes courtesy of Torafuku

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Peterson's Summertime Blend 2016: A beautiful and pleasant smoke is created by dark, ready-rubbed and bright, loose cut Virginias with a hint of Burley. To taste the summer a little, vanilla, a bit of rum, and just a hint of fruit is added to create perfection.
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Updated Feb 26 19
August and September can be hard months for fall-lovers who are beyond ready for cooler temps. Those long summer days sometimes even stretch into October, making the summer lovers among us happy as larks. Whether your heart is with boots or flip-flops, you can beat the heat with ice cream from these seven local spots. (Please check Facebook pages or websites as hours may change seasonally.)
Golly G's is a throw-back to the ice cream parlors of bygone days. In addition to dozens of flavors of hand-dipped ice cream, you'll find baked treats like dinner-plate size cinnamon rolls, brownies, wedding cake squares and a few healthier items like organic energy bites. They also serve coffees like the Affogato, a double shot of espresso over a large scoop of ice cream. The namesake pièce de résistance Golly G is a giant cinnamon roll topped with a large scoop of sweet buttercream ice cream and drizzled in a rich caramel sauce. If that doesn't take you straight to ice cream heaven, we don't know what will!
Visit Golly G's at 2262 Madison Street.
If you've lived or traveled in California or Mexico, you might leave craving paletas, literally "paddles", or Mexican popsicles. You will find them here in all their fresh-made goodness at La Michoacana Delicias downtown. Using natural ingredients and fresh fruit to create amazing flavors daily like mango chili, avocado (the house favorite), pina colada, strawberry kiwi and more. The Gransito (made with a Twinkie) looks quite amazing! You'll also find homemade hand-dipped ice cream, smoothies, juices, and cakes.
La Michoacala Delicias is at 700 N. Riverside Drive
Homemade rolled ice cream and fresh-fruit smoothies are the tip of the iceberg at Clarksville's newest sweet shop, Princess Delicie. Opening only a couple of weeks ago, the deli's staples are French and Italian crepes. They pride themselves on offering both ends of the sweet and savory spectrum – and doing it all day long. Rather than offering a set ice cream menu, you create your own with choices of ice cream, syrup, "mix-ins" and toppings. If that's not sweet enough for you, you can also order any of the French crepes in a cone!
Visit Princess Delicie at 1610 Ft. Campbell Blvd.
La Michoacana Gourmet uses 100% all-natural ingredients and fresh fruit to produce amazing popsicles daily like Granny's Chocolate, avocado, horchata mango with chili and more. In addition to bars, you'll find homemade hand-scooped ice cream, sorbets, juice bars, smoothies, frozen yogurt, juices, and other authentic Mexican snacks like mangoniadas, and Mexican corn.
La Michoacana Gourmet is located at 1671 Ft. Campbell Blvd.


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A number of exploration targets for gold and tungsten have been identified in the broader ground holding at the Couflens Project based on historical and recent field campaigns, which returned high grade gold (up to 24.5 g/t) and tungsten (up to 8.25% WO3) from rock samples.
The Company commenced an airborne geophysics program to assist with the definition of exploration targets and to improve its understanding of regional geological structures, particularly focused on gold targets. The data collected from flights conducted to date is currently being processed and interpreted.
Following the completion of airborne geophysics programs, the Company will finalise its drill targeting and submit regional drill program applications to the authorities for approval.
The Company's exploration efforts will be focused on the following areas:
Veronique Zone down plunge below existing mine development
Granodiorite contact around the Salau mine
Results from regional exploration programs
In 2016 a surface exploration program resulted in the identification of gold occurrences associated with three main east-west trending fault structures within the Couflens licence area.
In September 2017, a follow-up surface exploration program was completed which was primarily focussed on identifying extensions to the gold occurrences along these fault structures. The majority of samples were collected on the margins of the granodiorite intrusion (Fourque granodiorite) near the historical Salau tungsten mine.
The exploration program included detailed geological and structural mapping, rock chip sampling of outcrop, and input of the data into an ArcGIS software package to facilitate data integration and interpretation.
A total of 222 select rock chip samples were collected during the field campaign and subsequently submitted for gold and multi-element (including tungsten) analysis.
Assay results from the gold samples were received first and were reported to the market on 29 November 2017, demonstrating widespread gold occurrences with grades of up to 24.5 g/t. For full results please click here.
Assay results from all other elements, including tungsten, were subsequently received and were reported to the market on 5 February 2018. The tungsten assay results confirmed the presence of widespread, outcropping, high grade skarn mineralisation around the margins of the Fourque granodiorite.
Where the skarns are observed to be intersected by east-west trending fault structures/shear zones, the mineralisation is typically sulphide-rich (mainly massive pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite and sphalerite) and contains substantially higher values of tungsten (up to 8.25% WO3) and gold (up to 24.5 g/t) from rock samples. For full results please click here.


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Choosing the best cloud storage provider to secure your precious data, photos, pictures, and more is an incredibly important decision. You're trusting this service with your precious memories, your work, and more. Maybe you also want some great extra features. This Mozy review will take a look at the popular cloud provider and analyze it on its usability and features provided.
Mozy – General Info
Mozy is a popular cloud backup option now owned by Dell. They offer different solutions for all sorts of customers, individuals, and businesses. Mozy also has very simple pricing plans that are easy to understand and offer the option to add support for multiple devices.
They have apps for Windows PCs and mobile devices. Their software is built around the set it and forget it type of backup, where you choose what to sync and let backups run automatically. Your files are then accessible from any PC or mobile device via app or web interface. There is also a file sync app that adds a Dropbox-style sync folder.
Plans & Pricing
Mozy has 3 types of plans: Home, Pro, and Enterprise, each at a reasonable amount, depending on the storage space you need. But the cloud storage service also offers a free version of their MozyHome package. MozyHome Free starts with 2 GB of storage, which you can increase by referring friends to the service. As for their paid plans, we take a closer look at them in our Mozy review.
|Storage Allotment
|$5.99/mo, $9.99/mo
|50 GB and 1 device, 125 GB and 3 devices
|Sync folder, additional computers, and space can be purchased
|$13.98 – $400+/month
|Unlimited devices and servers, network devices supported
|Training provided, high-level support, managed services option
Mozy In-Depth Review
In this part of the Mozy review, we will discuss all of the features of this software in depth to give the full picture of this software and help you determine if it's right for you or your business. We'll be looking at the backup, restoration, security, and other features provided and comparing them to the competition.
File Backup
Backup is simple with Mozy. They provide a desktop application that you can use to choose the files and folders to back up. Then you simply set it up and let it go. After the initial sync, files and folders will only update as you add or delete files.
The upload speeds are quite fast when compared to the competition, which should be expected from a company backed by Dell. Your backups should upload fairly quickly.
Deleted and changed files are kept for 30, 60, or 90 days depending on your plan type. These previous versions do not count against your max storage allotment.
File Restoration
Restoration is done through the restore wizard. There are three options to recover your files. The first is to download using their software, which allows you to choose a location and restore paused or disconnected downloads. You can also download them as a compressed archive (ZIP) file. The final option is to have them ship you your files on physical media, which will, of course, involve an additional charge.
There is a possibility to restore deleted items in your chosen restore option as well, which is, of course, a good thing for recovering accidental deletion. As mentioned earlier in this Mozy review, files will only be kept for up to 90 days, so keep that in mind.
Security is a great point for Mozy. If you let Mozy manage your encryption keys, it will store your files with 448-bit Blowfish encryption, which is better than what most of the competition offers.
They also provide a zero-knowledge option for those who like to manage their own encryption key. You set your own key and are responsible for keeping track of it. But as a result, even the people at Mozy cannot access your files even if they want to. Files secured in such a manner are encrypted with 256-bit AES encryption. The Mozy Sync app also includes support for your private key.
There is no two-factor authentication, which is a bit of a downer if you want extra security. But if you're managing your own keys this isn't that much of a downer.
Advanced/Other Features
Mozy has Mozy Sync, which creates a sync folder similar to Dropbox or Google Drive that you can sync between all of your enabled devices and access via the mobile app. The app has a lot of options like bandwidth limiting, notifications, and sync status bars.
Mozy also offers features like network filters, email alerts, and backup histories. Business options include additional features like NAS backup, external drives, and server backup. Business plans also include additional support, with enterprise options offering full support and even training programs for employees.
There's also the 2xProtect feature, which keeps both local and cloud backups of your data, ensuring your data is safe and possibly enabling a cloud restoration in the event you lose the data on your primary machine.
Mozy – Pros & Cons
We will now summarize Mozy's main features in a pros and cons list for an easy, facts-only Mozy review. It's best to keep all of these in mind when you decide if Mozy is the service for you.
- They have excellent and professional support.
- Additional storage and computers can be added as needed.
- The business plans are very competitive.
- The personal plans run a little expensive and lack some features.
- The overall interface is out of date.
Mozy Alternative Options
CrashPlan is a great option for individuals, with reasonable pricing and unlimited storage. It's hard to go wrong. Their business plans are also very competitive, with feature sets that might appeal more than Mozy to some.
While not a great choice for businesses, Backblaze is great for individuals. They offer unlimited backups and mobile apps to backup and access your files. It's a little on the slow side, but that reflects well in the low cost.
Those looking for collaboration on top of storage, especially in business, should look no further than Tresorit. Tresorit is hailed as the "secure Dropbox", and very much lives up to that name. Much of the feature set is the same, but they have much more to offer in terms of security.
Our Verdict
Based on what was discussed in this Mozy review, Mozy is a great service that offers good speeds and functionality. Their plans are easy to understand, and they have business plans catering to every level of need.
Overall, individual users are better off with other services as they are cheaper, offer way more storage, and sometimes come with better features. Businesses though will find a lot to love here, and it's a solid choice for your business backups.


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"To defend the Dismemberment Abortion Ban ... the state brought forward a wide array of compelling witnesses including abortionists, former abortionists, physicians, legal experts, bioethicists, public health experts, and others. Former abortionist Anthony Levatino, M.D., gave the court a brutal step-by-step explanation of the abortion procedure and his gut-wrenching personal conversion story that caused him to become a pro-life activist." BPNews
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It's worth noting here that what's being said is that the dominant methods of surgical abortion induce so much pain for the child being murdered that they ought to be banned. Here's some NIH information about the developmental stages at which the unborn child can feel pain.
Really, the reason that Planned Infanticide is suing is because it would move abortion to the category of "things that really only a skilled obstetrician could do", and in doing so, it throws the entire financial model for readily available abortion out of whack. Yes, I am saying that even with massive federal subsidies, abortion cannot survive without being done more or less as an abbatoir. That is how close the whole thing is, financially speaking, to collapse.
Except, of course, that reputable butchers stun the animals before killing them, knowing that the release of adrenaline ruins the meat. So no insult intended to butchers with my comment above.
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The plucky 14-year-old might be running the gauntlet of every bus, truck and car on busy Cameron Road each day, but her daily jaunts up and down sniper alley still put Tania Ellis in a "good place, a happy place".
"I stay pretty alert. You have to. I'm always scared of car doors opening or cars pulling out in front of me."
Tania stands out in many ways, so you may have noticed her.
The chic, powder blue Avanti mountain bike, the long pony tail flowing from beneath the hi-viz pink helmet, a smile on full beam ….. and her golf clubs.
Yes, a full bag of Callaways slung jauntily across her back as she charges down the Cameron Road cycle lane towards the Tauranga Golf Club at the racecourse reserve.
The Year Nine newbie at Tauranga Girls' College is a powerful advertisement for Bike Month – that time of year Sport Bay of Plenty makes a concerted push to get people out of cars and riding, and riding more.
"First of all, after a big day at school, cycling to golf puts me in a good mindset. And it's one less car on the road," says Tania.
And it means she is a very independent 14-year-old. "I can go anywhere, whenever I want. I rely on no-one. I just have to tell Dad where and when I am going. I am my own person, in my own time."
There are many positives over and above the obvious physical benefits that come with riding, according to Jay Carter, New Zealand national gold coach.
He works his way into this story because he's keeping an eye on Tania at the practice range. He recognises talent.
"Two things that are very important for young people, especially up-and-coming athletes like Tania, are learning self-reliance and having a sense of autonomy, both of which come from using a bike."
Tania has already touched on that. "It helps her get to and from training which helps her understand that to achieve her goals, she will have to make sacrifices and take ownership of this."
When Tania closes her eyes and dreams, she can see herself striding down the LPGA fairway with Imbee Park of Korea or Madelene Sagstrom from Sweden.
"And being the best player in the world."
But to achieve that dream she must climb on the "powder blue" and pedal for 10 minutes and 3km down Cameron Road again, to another practice at the golf club where her mountain bike will be the only bike in the carpark, amongst all the Kias, Audis, Mercedes and Toyotas. She laughs about that.
"And people do comment. They say they have seen me on my bike with my golf clubs." All nice, positive things.
And she has to ride tactically. It's a wide load with those clubs so she has to ride strictly down the middle of the cycleway so the bag doesn't stray into the traffic lane. "I have to be very, very careful."
The Tauranga Girls teenager asks one thing of motorists.
"Please be more careful towards cyclists. If you are not looking out for us, you won't see us. If you are pulling out of a drive way and expect only cars, you aren't going to see a cyclist."
And remember, she says, cycling means fewer cars and less pollution. And it means a better environment.
Tania has been playing golf for just eight months and is on a 32 handicap.
"Not bad for that amount of time." And while she is hell bent on a professional golfing career, she just may cycle off in a different direction if that doesn't pan out.
"Perhaps a singer or a police officer." So the options are sports celebrity, rock star or a cop, on a bike of course.
Wednesday, February 26, between 6.45am and 8.45am, is Go By Bike Day. Leave the car at home and bike to work or school or wherever.
There are pit stop locations at Red Square, 633 Cameron Road outside the Bike Garage, the Harbour Bridge on the cycleway side of the marina, opposite the Salt Marsh Reserve in Ngatai Road, Omanu Bowling Club in Golf Road and in Grenada Street.
Join Tania, Leave the car at home and cycle.
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No longer; not as of this point or from this point onward. I've spent my life waiting for opportunities to come to me, but not anymore! From now on, I shape my own destiny! A: "Do you still work for GloboCorp?" B: "No, not anymore. I'm with UniCo now."
Not anymore.
The facts you mentioned are no longer true.; A previous situation no longer exists. Mary: This cup of coffee you asked me to bring you looks cold. Do you still want it? Sally: Not anymore. Tom: Do the Wilsons live on Maple Street? Bob: Not anymore.


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Q.1 The API doesn't list any constructors for InetAddress- How do I create an InetAddress instance?
Answer: In case of InetAddress the three methods getLocalHost, getByName, getByAllName can be used to create instances.
InetAddress add1; InetAddress add2; try{ add1 = InetAddress.getByName("java.sun.com"); add2 = InetAddress.getByName("22.214.171.124"); }catch(UnknownHostException e){}
Answer: Yes. Use InetAddress's getLocalHost method.
Answer: Factory methods are merely a convention whereby static methods in a class return an instance of that class. The InetAddress class has no visible constructors. To create an InetAddress object, you have to use one of the available factory methods. In InetAddress the three methods getLocalHost, getByName, getByAllName can be used to create instances of InetAddress.
Answer: These two protocols differ in the way they carry out the action of communicating. A TCP protocol establishes a two way connection between a pair of computers, while the UDP protocol is a one-way message sender. The common analogy is that TCP is like making a phone call and carrying on a two-way communication, while UDP is like mailing a letter.
Answer: A proxy server speaks the client side of a protocol to another server. This is often required when clients have certain restrictions on which servers they can connect to. And when several users are hitting a popular web site, a proxy server can get the contents of the web server's popular pages once, saving expensive internetwork transfers while providing faster access to those pages to the clients.
Also, we can get multiple connections for a single server.
Answer: Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, DataLink, Physical Layer.
Answer: It ensures that the mail gets to its destination. If a packet fails to get its destination, it handles the process of notifying the sender and requesting that another packet be sent.
Answer: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a piece of the TCP/IP protocol suite that handles the automatic assignment of IP addresses to clients.
Answer: Simple Mail Transmission Protocol, the TCP/IP Standard for Internet mails. SMTP exchanges mail between servers; contrast this with POP, which transmits mail between a server and a client.
Q.10 In OSI N/w architecture, the dialogue control and token management are responsibilities of...
(a). Network
(b). Session
(c). Application
(d). DataLink
Answer: (b). Session
(a). Network
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(c). Application
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With "back to school" in full swing, I propose that before the grind of daily homework, early bedtimes, and the added complication of extracurricular activities, you consider incorporating a station complete with all the materials your little ones need to start the year off on the right foot. A homework station made from a shower caddy and/ or rolling utility cart is a great option to keep all of your children's supplies together to make cleaning up compact and effective. Utilize all the space and nooks of the bin. It also helps to set the mood for homework time—when the bin comes out, they know that it's work time! This is what I filled my homework station with:
· A cute tape dispenser, stapler and extra staples.
· Crayons and markers—let them pick out their favorites.
· Mechanical pencils. Don't forget to include extra lead, this will help derail excuses.
Calculator. Get your kids their own so they aren't distracted by your iPhone.
· Pens (if they are allowed to use them in their classroom).
· Scissors
· Don't forget post-its!!
· Card games—optional. Sometimes homework drags on and on and they need a break. Let them take a 15 minute break when they get frustrated before they come back to their work. I like card games over video games and they seem easier to pull them away from in order to get back on task. They also allow them to culminate creativity with ease—it relaxes them and lets them really rest their brain.
For your storage system, I also really like the tiered units! Find a good use for the top tier, make sure it's filled with something you access often and need handy on a daily basis. The second tier is great for books, coloring books, and activities to make homework breakdowns less frequent. Remember that switching back and forth from right brain to left brain really helps to keep them engaged, especially when homework hours get long. The bottom tier of your unit can be used for blank scratch paper or doodling paper.
School starts this week for most of us so all of these supplies are on great deals! Add them to your list and build a functioning homework station. It will make homework hours so much more organized productive. Leave a comment if you have any other suggestions to add!


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The old time classic solution for this issue is to create two versions of the web site. One that uses the power of flash in order to provide a more fancy user interface and another that uses plain html. But today we have a better version of HTML (ver 5), CSS and JavaScript! The new versions let us make fancy sites without using flash!
For instance if we would like to create a slide show, then we can use the jQuery Circle Plug-in. If you need auto-complete fields for forms then you can use a component that you can find at jQuery Autocomplete Plugin. Or you can add validation to your forms using the jQuery AjaxForm Plugin... and much much more that you can find in jQuery.
If you need any help then leave a comment or send me an email [firstname.lastname@example.com] and I will answer as soon as possible!


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From bestselling author Alexandra Fuller, the utterly original story of her father, Tim Fuller, and a deeply felt tribute to a life well lived
After her father's sudden death, Alexandra Fuller realizes that if she is going to weather his loss, she will need to become the parts of him she misses most. So begins Travel Light, Move Fast, the unforgettable story of Tim Fuller, a self-exiled black sheep who moved to Africa to fight in the Rhodesian Bush War before settling as a banana farmer in Zambia. A man who preferred chaos to predictability, to revel in promise rather than wallow in regret, and who was more afraid of becoming bored than of getting lost, he taught his daughters to live as if everything needed to happen all together, all at once--or not at all. Now, in the wake of his death, Fuller internalizes his lessons with clear eyes and celebrates a man who swallowed life whole.
A master of time and memory, Fuller moves seamlessly between the days and months following her father's death, as she and her mother return to his farm with his ashes and contend with his overwhelming absence, and her childhood spent running after him in southern and central Africa. Writing with reverent irreverence of the rollicking grand misadventures of her mother and father, bursting with pandemonium and tragedy, Fuller takes their insatiable appetite for life to heart. Here, in Fuller's Africa, is a story of joy, resilience, and vitality, from one of our finest writers.


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We have Audiovisual Equipment Rental and Cinematographic Material of all kinds. The most innovative Film and Television Cameras, latest generation lighting equipment, Grip Equipment. Including news such as telescopic cranes or traveling morizados, prepared transport for taxi or generator sets. We offer complete camera packages with the first brands Phantom, Arri, Red, Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Blackmagic and Grass Valley. With objectives to choose and professional accessories tailored for your project.
Our team of highly motivated professionals has provided maximum production value to commercials, music videos, events, corporate films and photoshoots..
Our location scouts know every nook and cranny of the country and will show you places you thought only existed on other planets.
Production Services Spain specialises in delivering unique, high quality production services to companies wishing to embrace the sparse, virgin and amazing landscapes of Spain for the screen. We shoot in extreme conditions in unique landscapes, which include: natural parks, mountains, deserts and beaches. We are specialists in this.
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text: Anybody watch the Celts - Charlotte game last night? I don't usually watch the NBA due to the atrocious refs and the proliferation of chest thumping prima donna players, but somehow I got caught up in the game. Their roster has been overhauled due to trades and injuries so they have some guys I've never seen play before. And they were entertaining. Heinsohn was in rare form comparing Isiah Thomas to Tiny Archibald. They've won 7 out of 10 and 3 in a row but unfortunately they play the Warriors tomorrow which could be a mismatch. The playoffs are actually a possibility which is a total shock to somebody like me who hasn't payed attention to them all year.


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First is the pricing issue, triggered by their annual price increase (mostly in line with UK inflation) which are never popular. Price rise rage is always there (Warseer, B&C anyone?) but GW's business model has evolved to reduce the model count per box whilst, at the same time, increasing the amount of boxes required to play the game efficiently. For instance, the Fantasy Orc Boyz kit has over the last couple of years been resculpted and repackaged; the net result being that it's now the same price for ten figures that it used to be for sixteen. At the same time, Warhammer Fantasy 8th edition made it practically mandatory for players to field them in units of 40 or 50. Also noteworthy was the cries of "bargain" when the Dark Eldar Warriors box was released, ten figures for only £15
The second criticism has been their recent distribution policy and release schedule. Distribution outside the EU does not obviously affect me, but I can certainly understand our antipodean cousin's anger at the result of this. Btw, with my economics hat on, your currency is being held artificially high - talk to your government. There are also rumours that GW will not be releasing rumours of new products. I can't say I see the sense of this either.
Thirdly, has been the release of Finecast. I've no experience of this yet, and probably won't for a while at least. However, in PR terms, it's been a real stinker of a release. Firstly GW, don't place the Finecast release in relation to rising commodity prices and then stick a price increase on top of the current price. Have a bit of common sense - have the release, rave about the quality then introduce any increase in a few months.
Also, prepare and reassure people about what to expect. On the GW site, I found 61 words regarding working safely with resin (and now mention of sanding or resin dust.) On the other hand, I've bought my first resin kit about 12 years ago and have had twelve years of warnings and liability notices of the hazards of resin dust. I'm inclined to believe GW when they say their own "secret recipe" is absolutely safe - but 61 words do not easily counteract years of caution.
So not a lot of good press recently. However, they still have a lot going for them. . .
They have a great range of products - still the best plastic kits in the industry. Excellent quality and lots of customizable options. They also know how to innovate their range when they need to - "annoyed you're going to have to buy more infantry? Here's a huge fuck off spider or walking robot to keep you sweet!"
They have the best IP in the industry, essentially because they've been running for 20+ years. They've created two existences that are detailed enough to follow individual strands, but large enough to create your own story-arch without treading on any of the "canon." Add in the Black Library and Fantasy Flight ranges, I can't think of a larger, deeper commercial fictional IP (maybe WoW?)
Lastly, GW have generated an immense personal following. The only store you can play a game at in my city is the GW store. I can turn up there and have a pick up game, basically, whenever I want. I know the guys there by name. When I was getting bored with 40K, the Black Library released the Horus Heresy series. GW released Battlefleet Gothic - there best EVER game. So many reasons why, contrary to all financial sense, they still keep me interested.
This post was prompted by my decision to rationalise my relationship with GW. I'll still read some Black Library, still keep up with the Fantasy Flight range, still keep my main armies for 40K and Fantasy (even though I don't play either very often.) I may even still buy the odd mini to paint "just for the hell of it."
What I won't be doing is collecting anything other than my two main armies (and even then, purchases will be mostly through the 'bay or Maelstrom Games.) I'll offload some stuff I know I won't use. I'm not sure if I'll still read White Dwarf, but I definitely won't subscribe again.
I think this is known as a "holding pattern." Not a reduction or escalation, but just a period of calm to see how GW behaves over the next year or so. of course. . . this frees up a lot of resources for the recent wave of board games, ancients rules and skirmish games that have sprung up recently. . .


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I just discovered Buchstaben Museum in Berlin, a museum dedicated vintage shop signs, sounds like my kind of place. From looking at their website they have quite a collection of old shop signs. Think we might be booking a trip their next weekend to check it out, can't wait!
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"Take me back to Sunnyland."
Mayday Parade and The Wonder Years teamed up for an unforgettable tour, bringing along Movements and Pronoun for an emotional ride.
With early doors beginning at 6, indie-pop artist Pronoun had plenty of time to warm up the crowd. As audience members drifted in, Pronoun powered through their performance – creating the perfect set up for the evening.
Next up were emo band Movements, taking no time at all to kick in to their emotion-filled set. Notoriously known for their raw lyrics and intense performances, and this set was no exception. The 7 songs flew by in a frenzy, proving that Movements are definitely a band to watch out for.
Pop-punk giants The Wonder Years were up next, ready to put on a dynamic performance. With a 14-song set-list consisting of a large variety of old and new tracks, there was something for everyone to sing along to. Bands like The Wonder Years are far and few, where a band has tracks that are so real you can't help but truly feel the emotion that goes in to the lyrics.
While the stage looked rather cosy (fitting six people as well as multiple instruments on the o2 Academy2 stage), The Wonder Years didn't let this hinder their performance at all, as each member put their all in to this set. The more recent songs have had a while to fit in to the setlist, and they weaved in with older tracks flawlessly. To tie in with the heavily emotional setlist, frontman Dan 'Soupy' Campbell took a moment to dedicate 'Cigarettes and Saints' to the late Tim Landers of Transit, putting that little touch of intimacy on an already sentimental song. As their set wrapped up, The Wonder Years left the stage with cheers of people wanting more.
And last but not least, Mayday Parade entered the stage – and the room was thrown back to what felt like a 2007 Warped Tour performance. As the band jumped around the stage, with frontman Derek Sanders sporting bare feet for the set, it was clear that Mayday Parade weren't planning on holding back.
Powering through tracks such as 'Never Sure', 'Jersey' and 'Black Cat', the one moment that really stood out was the acoustic medley of covers, that consisted of New Found Glory's 'My Friends Over You', My Chemical Romance's 'I'm Not Okay' and Taking Back Sunday's 'Cute without the E'. Putting their own spin on these iconic tracks sent the audience in to an array of cheers and shouting along the words, before the band faultlessly took this moment to go straight in to their own song 'Jamie All Over'.
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Trending Thursday is a roundup of the stories shaping the week and what's yet to come through the weekend — also taking into account social media reaction. Think of it as a midweek Monday Morning Cup of Coffee, but with extra caffeine.
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs just passed "The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015."
This is a big deal for housing and mortgage finance. Among the most significant proposals in the 216-page draft bill is a requirement raising the SIFI bank threshold from $50 billion to $500 billion, altering the $10 billion threshold, and targeting specific GSE changes. This would, in effect, free smaller lenders from the heavy capital requirements and strict oversight currently enforced against the big banks. It also includes a provision increasing the $50 billion SIFI threshold to $500 billion while maintaining some degree of FSOC review.
Other proposals in the bill take aim at mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, "systemically important" designations to non-banks and insurance industry supervision.
Additionally, the bill would require the Federal Housing Finance Agency to withdraw its proposed rule revising Federal Home Loan Bank membership requirements while GAO studies the issue, and grant credit unions parity with community banks in the definition of community financial institutions under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act.
The trades are happy with where things are going.
"We applaud committee members for moving the bill forward, and we welcome more progress being made on behalf of credit union regulatory relief," said National Association of Federal Credit Unions President and CEO Dan Berger. "This is a positive development and a solid step forward in overcoming the regulatory overburden the credit union industry now faces. However, more needs to be done – and we are working on the development of a bipartisan approach to get the job done."
"We are pleased that the discussion draft has a number of provisions to provide regulatory relief to credit unions," Berger said. "We are continuing to review it and look forward to working with the chairman and committee members prior to next week's mark-up to help advance NAFCU's priorities for credit union regulatory relief."
Draft legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, would revise mortgage rules authorized under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act to improve borrowers' access to credit. The bill would allow for most loans that lenders hold in portfolio to be classified as qualified mortgages for the purpose of determining their compliance with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability-to-Repay rule. This automatic classification would not apply to negative amortization or interest-only loans, or loans that do not comply with Dodd-Frank's limits on prepayment penalties.
The draft would also increase the amount of loans that are eligible to be considered QM by excluding from the points and fees calculation any escrow payments the lender charges the borrower for future insurance payments. Under the Ability-to-Repay rule, no mortgage can be considered a QM if the points and fees charged on the loan exceeds 3% of the loan's principal amount. Many lenders have argued that it is unfair for escrow payments to count toward the cap on a loan's points and fees, since such payments are collected for the borrower's benefit.
Of peak interest to many lenders as the Aug. 1 deadline approaches, the draft legislation modifies Dodd's Frank's integrated mortgage disclosure requirements by waiving the requirement that lenders must provide borrowers three days to review amended loan disclosures if the only change made were a reduction in the borrowers' interest rate.
Shelby's draft also includes a number of provisions intended to set up the housing finance system for eventual reform.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would be prohibited from using any revenue they may generate from increasing their guarantee fees for any purpose besides supporting their business functions or carrying out any housing finance reform legislation that Congress may pass in the future. This would appear to prevent both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from contributing any revenue they generate from increased guarantee fees to the Housing Trust Fund.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would also be expected to increase the amount of risk sharing they enter into with private investors by 50% each year.
The bill would also prevent the U.S. Treasury from selling the preferred stock it currently owns in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac until ordered to do by Congress, asserting that it is Congress' role to reform the housing finance system.
Pressure is building on the question of why the government is being so secretive about all matters related to the government's takeover and profit sweep of the GSEs, and it's in no small part due to the yeoman's work being done by Gretchen Morgenson at the New York Times.
She spoke in Minnesota at the Society of Professional Journalists' Page One awards and raised the interest of several journalists.
And it shouldn't take her harangue; regardless of what one thinks of #FannieGate, the government's actions and assertions of privilege are an affront to the ideals of open government and a free press.
Some people get it. From the Minneapolis Post:
Morgenson's comments were part of a talk she made last night in Minneapolis. She was the featured speaker at the annual awards banquet of the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Fannie Mae is the huge, government-controlled entity which, together with its much smaller and younger brother, Freddie Mac, still dominates the market for purchasing and guaranteeing home mortgages. Shareholders of both entities have been hammered since 2008. That September, the federal government rushed to bail them out in the financial meltdown, with $187.5 billion in taxpayers' funds. Now, finally back in the black, they have paid back $40 billion more than they received in the bailout, yet the government is still sweeping their profits into the U.S. Treasury.
Last month Morgenson reported on government secrecy that has followed the filing of a lawsuit by Fairholme Fund, a mutual fund company holding stock in both Fannie and Freddie. It charged in the suit that the government's sweeps are improperly taking private property. Morgenson reported that the sweeps are also preventing both companies from building up a larger capital cushion to absorb future losses, should they arise.
The government responded to the lawsuit by listing 231 documents as off limits in the case. It cited "presidential privilege" in 45 of the documents — emails, draft memos and news releases. Grassley has been pressing the U.S. Justice Department for more disclosures about the sweep and for documents being withheld in the Fairholme litigation.
But last night, Morgenson noted that since her column, the Justice Department has asked the judge presiding in the litigation to seal yet more documents.
"Most transparent administration in history."
The Mortgage Bankers Association is continuing its dogged efforts to get the FHA to change its Project Capital Needs Assessment requirements, because they are putting multifamily lenders in a squeeze at a time when wages are stagnant, job growth is tepid and affordable housing is a growing concern.
The changes to the PCNA standards, multifamily lenders say, requires apartment owners to put away too much money on reserve to keep the properties up. This reserve, which is for repair and replacement costs, originally had a requirement of 10-12 years, but the new reserve requirement is 20 years.
"MBA appreciates the progress made in the CNA provisions. We also firmly believe improvements should be made to the guidance to ensure that HUD and its lender partners can provide financing to rental housing for families of modest incomes. We underscore the following concerns, along with our recommended policy revisions," MBA wrote in a recent letter to HUD.
Those concerns include:
The current minimum replacement reserve balance requirement is increasing the overall reserve contributions on every transaction. In most cases, there is a peak year or two of reserve needs that causes the Initial Deposit to Replacement Reserves (IDRR), as well as the Annual Deposit to Replacement Reserves (ADRR) to over-compensate for those peak years. In almost every proposed R4R schedule, this causes the proposed R4R for the 20 year schedule to be severely overfunded by the end of the term. Most projects financed prior to the current guidance are retaining sufficient funds in the R4R accounts, when comparing the current balance to the R4R schedule set under guidance prior to HN 2012-27.
The previous guidance focused in practice on the first ten years, or "Near Term" requirements for the property, as compared to a 20 year R4R schedule in place today. And when 10 year PCNAs are being ordered, the results show that most of the projects have sufficient reserves in places, even with the more stringent requirements, proving further that the previous guidance was sufficient. One analysis below shows the impact of funds required under current guidance.
The property backed by this specific loan was built in 1978, was workforce housing, and was in good condition overall. For purposes of comparison, we have shown the Fannie Mae numbers, because this loan ended up being financed via Fannie Mae after the HUD PCNA (with 20 year schedule) was presented to the borrower. Under a 12 year schedule, the borrower's required repairs and initial deposit decrease by over $824,000, while, in our view, still providing sufficient funds to the R4R account.
The new normal for new home sales? Dr. HousingBubble (not a medical doctor) writes that new home prices are at record high, but builders still aren't jumping in because they are reluctant to build on low sales volume.
Housing inventory continues to remain tight across the United States. It would seem logical that home builders would be taking the plunge to build homes for future buyers. But that is a bet that is looking into the future. Builders continue to bet with their budgets that the United States is deep in a rental trend. Keep in mind that new home prices are going up steadily. Yet the push up is coming on lower volume and higher priced homes going to a smaller portion of the population. Investors are largely not interested in new homes with higher premium prices. They are largely focused on discounted prices from existing home sales.
Read the rest here.
Over at ZeroHedge, they note that it must be some kind of recovery when you have no less than six Republican governors who want to raise taxes.


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Beautiful Dining Room Ceiling FixturesThursday 29th May 2014 11:02am
Many people nowadays live in an open-plan home; the living, eating, entertainment and cooking areas all flow together, with no walls to separate them. But there is always a dining area, and it's a space where you gather with your family and guests to eat and socialise. Eating together is one of the small rituals that many families enjoy every day. Whether you've invited guests for dinner or it's just you and your family, it's great to have a calm, defined place dedicated to food and conversation. A chandelier over the table can help define the space and will provide good lighting for meals.
The perfect setting
There are lots of different ways to style a dining area, depending on your needs and your taste. People who want to make a bit of a statement really can't go wrong with a rich red wall feature wall and a matching chandelier. We have a great range of beautiful chandeliers, and I think the Charlotte Painted Black with Black Glass Beads Chandelier would look incredible in your dining room, with snowy white linen on the table.
The Essence Multi-Coloured Pendant would give a quirkier look to the same type of style; you could add different coloured drinking glasses to your table to complement it. You might have noticed that a lot of restaurants use red in their design, and that's because we subconsciously associate that colour with food, so it stimulates our appetite and draws us in.
Another good way to use red might be to have the walls and the furniture in cool, neutral tones, but then match the stunning Corsica Chrome Pendant with Red Shade and Drops with red tableware and flowers. For a room that feels cool and calm, even in the middle of summer, I think the Perla Chrome Crystal Beads Pendant Light would look really good with walls painted in a pale green.
Just a corner
Even if your dining area is really just a corner of your kitchen or living room, you can still make it a distinct and welcoming space, and a ceiling light over the table is the perfect way to do that. The Marantz Layered Cardboard Pendant, which comes in a variety of shapes, would work especially well against warm earth tones; you could paint the walls of your dining corner a russet colour and add natural linens and rustic dishes to your table. If you have modular seating and a round table, you could get a fashionably retro look with the Misha Pendant in Lycra Fabric.
Time Out
Whether you have a dining room or a dining area, taking time and effort to make that space a special and beautiful area sends out an important message to your family and your guests. Once you enter the dining room, it is time to put away your smartphone, turn the television off – time to appreciate good food and enjoy each other's company.


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A wonderful Wizard of Oz at HWA
STUDENTS at Hanham Woods Academy staged a spectacular production of The Wizard of Oz.
STUDENTS at Hanham Woods Academy staged a spectacular production of The Wizard of Oz.
Staff were impressed with the efforts that the young people put into the show - and the audience of parents and friends, as well as children from neighbouring primary schools, appreciated the results.
More than 50 students were involved with the production last month, from actors and musicians to the technical and make-up teams, set and costume designers. Dorothy was played by Lauren Rickards and the Wizard by Marinos Stavro.
Many staff were involved, including Mr Joinson, Mrs Bellamy and Mrs Tushingham, set and props; Mrs Rhodes and Miss Simmonds costumes, Miss Barton, direction and Miss Harvey, choreography.
Mrs Hurrell, director, and Mr Nicholas, musical director, said: "We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff who have been involved in the show, all parents and guardians who have provided their support to our pupils but most of all we would like to thank all the pupils who have worked extremely hard over the last three terms for their amazing efforts, well done!"


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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia Malaysia will contribute US$100,000 to Laos following the collapse of a dam that caused more than 1,400 people to be homeless and over 100 missing.
Wisma Putra (Malaysia's Foreign Ministry) in a statement yesterday said Foreign Affairs Minister Saifuddin Abdullah conveyed this to the Laotian Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Singapore Friday.
In the spirit of ASEAN solidarity, the ministry said Malaysia hoped that the contribution would assist Lao PDR facilitate its relief efforts.
It is of utmost importance for Malaysia to offer assistance within its means and capabilities to neighbouring countries affected by natural calamities, Wisma Putra said.
The collapse of the Xe-Pien-Xe Namnoy dam in Attapeu Province following flash floods has caused vast destruction on properties and livelihood of the people in the vicinity.
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In the Autumn many of us spent a Sunday morning clearing rubbish, lifting weeds and tidying our town.
BID Manager Jess Golding is rallying us all once again to hit the streets on Sunday 13th March at 10.30am as part of a national Clean for the Queen initiative. Meet at Penlee Coach House in Penlee Park with your gloves and any gardening equipment you think is necessary.


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Fungus, Weather Conditions Affect Arizona Fall Foliage
Some aspen trees in northern Arizona and willows in the east are infected with a fungus called aspen and willow tree rust that makes leaves brown and splotchy, and causes them to drop off earlier than usual.
Arizona Forest Health Specialist Bob Celaya said the fungus grew and spread because of wet weather conditions and could spread more this season.
"If it stays above normal and the leaves don't turn than it's possible some additional trees will start to show signs of the rust," Celaya said. "And again it's largely dependent on what the weather does in the next couple of three weeks."
But some trees are infected while others aren't, and that may be due to genetic resistance.
He recommends leaf-lovers call ahead before making the trip to find the perfect fall foliage.
"I would suggest they check with a local forest before they go so that when they get up there they do get a chance to see fall color and not be disappointed if it happens to be infected with this rust," Celaya said.
Celaya said the disease will only affect the foliage and should not harm the rest of the tree.
- Aspen leaf rust near Flagstaff.
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- Willow leaf rust in Apache County.
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- Willow rust near the Little Colorado River.
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Development of a better molecular test for colorectal cancer screening
Development of a molecular test for colorectal cancer screening based on already validated proteins
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Many patients do not survive the disease. The majority of these cancers are diagnosed at a late stage, in which only a minority of the patients can be cured. Early diagnosis is therefore live saving. The current test, which is used in the Dutch screening programme, detects small traces of non-visible blood that can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer. While this test can significantly reduce disease-specific mortality, it has limited sensitivity. Therefore improvement of the sensitivity of the screening tests is highly needed.
Together with Exact Sciences and the Dutch Digestive Foundation, the NKI develops a straightforward solution to improve the current test by using tumor-specific protein biomarkers. By application of an advanced technique we discovered several tumor and tumor stroma related proteins in stool that can discriminate colorectal cancer patients from healthy controls.
In recent studies a panel of most promising biomarkers was selected and further validation and development of a new test based on this panel could add sensitivity and specificity to the current test, to make colorectal cancer screening even more effective. We expect that our new biomarker test will be 20% more sensitive than the current one and in the long term that translates into 573 lives extra that will be saved yearly.


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On September 23, 2015, Yancie M. Davis, an admissions counselor at Stanford University, visited the Orange County Bar Foundation to present an overview of Stanford to the high school student participants of the Higher Education Mentoring Program. This informational workshop was very beneficial to the attendees, as they not only received information about the university, but also learned Mr. Davis' personal story of how he was able to overcome an oppressive background to become a successful college student. Mr. Davis showed a video about student life at Stanford, allowing the audience to view the campus through the eyes of Stanford students and to learn of the diverse clubs at the university. The staff and participants of the Higher Education Mentoring Program appreciate the valuable information and time Mr. Davis spent with us. His visit encouraged many students to consider applying to Stanford University this upcoming year.
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As you may already know RPG Alchemy is hosting this month's RPG Blog Carnival and this month our theme is The Combat Experience. In my personal experience one of the most often overlooked elements to a combat encounter is the environment in which the encounter takes place. Whether it's the terrain, the illumination, or even the weather, the environment can be used to impact the nature of a combat in several important ways.
Environment as Ally
When thinking about the location in which a combat encounter may occur consider what aspects of the environment the heroes might use to their advantage. For example, areas a shadow or mist might be a huge benefit to stealthy characters. Superior elevation can be an asset to heroes that favor ranged weapons. The entire party can probably take advantage of anything providing cover. You should even consider man-made objects in the environment; a tall brazier of burning coals might prove to be a great improvised attack. Don't forget the many ways in which the heroes' abilities might also interact with the environment. Consider the sorcerer's fireball in the library full of old scrolls, musty tomes, and ancient parchments. The archer's attack from shadow against a well-lit enemy. Or even the possible impact on the enemy's morale when the heroic warrior charges through intense driving rain, mud splashing with every pounding step, his berserker battle cry getting lost in the raging wind, and the look of fury on his face highlighted by the flashing lightning. Whether or not any of that is going to impact the game mechanically I guarantee the players will remember the scene!
Environment as Challenge
One of the most common ways a GM will use the environment is outside of combat as a challenge or obstacle the heroes must negotiate and overcome. Don't hesitate however to place environmental obstacles in the thick of a battle. Difficult terrain, such as loose rocks and scree or knee-deep water can not only be a hinderance to the heroes it can also hide additional obstacles such as pits, mechanical traps and any number of trip hazards. Mist, fog and shadow might require various perception style checks. Long-term exposure to weather might also impact the heroes through exhaustion, disease, or simple fatigue. Depending on the encounter and how difficult you want the combat, any number of environmental factors may, or may not affect the enemy.
Using the environment in this manner is also a great way to adjust the combat difficulty on the fly. You can require the heroes to make more or less checks, adjust the result of a failed check from minor setback to heavy damage, and determine how much an enemy takes advantage of the environment. All of these things can be done easily and usually without the players even being aware of the moment by moment adjustments that you are making. It's much harder to that with monsters and NPC's without it seeming obvious to the players.
Environment as Enemy
More often than not the heroes' enemies will have the home-field advantage. Even creatures with only animal intelligence use their environment to enhance their combat effectiveness. Intelligent foes often find ways to use the environment as an asset while simultaneously using it to hinder or damage their foes. Even the threat of a hazardous environment, say a river of magma, may be used to potentially channel heroes onto the trapped stone bridge or funneled into an ideal ambush location. An enemy at the top of a hill covered in loose rock and gravel may have multiple opportunities to perform ranged attacks while the heroes attempt to close the gap.
You should also pay close attention to how the environment impact the heroes' senses. Obviously smoke, shadow, and fog can limit visibility, but so can rain, snow, and even intense heat. Being in a storm seriously affects a hero's ability to see and hear. Even a little bit of wind blowing through a forest causes a lot of noise (rustling leaves, creaking branches) and impairs vision (trees in motion, brush moving). Heroes not native to an environment may be severely impacted especially once a fight breaks out with the locals. Ranged combatants in particular should be hindered by environment concerns, not only does target acquisition become difficult but the environment may also affect the projectile itself.
Final Thoughts
It's important to remember that the environment the heroes find themselves in can be so much more than scenery. Using the environment can completely alter the flow and rhythm of a fight as heroes deal with challenges beyond simply hitting the enemy and players are forced to make different tactical considerations outside their comfort zone. Environment forces players to adopt new strategies instead of always relying on their standard operating procedures. It can make an encounter with low-threat enemies much more challenging and unique. And finally one of the most important reasons to consider the environment, it adds several layers of intensity and verisimilitude to even the most standard of combats.
So next time the party encounters a bunch of "minor creatures" make it during a raging thunderstorm… on a moonless night… in a leech-infested swamp… with flammable oils on the water's surface… and bamboo stakes beneath the water… against crafty goblins on wooden walkways to flimsy to support heroes… armed with poison arrows…
Your players will never forget it (or forgive you).


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Category Archives: Heathcare
CGPL delivers health to the doorsteps of rural communities
Affordable and free healthcare is one of the major challenges faced by India. While things have improved significantly in metros and other cities, infrastructure to deliver healthcare services is hard to come by in the rural areas. Estimates by World … Continue reading
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CGPL's healthcare push in rural Gujarat
As part of its strategy before initiating any program, CGPL -CSR has always inbuilt mechanism for a thorough research study which has given a path and formulation of plan for program implementation and community engagement, hence in the line of … Continue reading
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The Ring of Life
Tata Power's wholly owned subsidiary, Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), began a holistic approach for improving the health of people living in the villages nearby under project Arogya. Health camps, services, rainwater harvesting, sanitation facilities, drainage systems etc was undertaken.
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Bringing healthcare to the doorstep
A decade ago, Mandvi and Mundra region of Kutch were like any other rural areas of this very vast country. With limited access to healthcare, people had to travel to bhuj, Ahmadabad, Rajkot and other distant places. There was a … Continue reading
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Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Mace was founded in 1990 by five enterprising construction professionals who believed that there was a better way to deliver for their clients and the communities in which they work.
Mace is an international consultancy and construction company, offering highly integrated services across the full property and infrastructure lifecycle.
The company's experts in programme and project management, cost consultancy, construction delivery, and facilities management thrive within a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, constantly striving to find better solutions to complex infrastructure and property challenges.
For Mace every day is an adventure. Every challenge is an opportunity to think and do differently. For 25 years the company's adventurous spirit has driven them to do things better, to push for more, to improve the world, to move the industry forward.
This year Mace is determined to celebrate their achievements and look forward to the next 25 years. To mark this milestone in the company's history, Mace are running a series of events and celebrations with staff, clients, partners and friends of the Mace family as they continue to look for better ways to respond to client needs.
Mace Chief Executive, Mark Reynolds, said:
"This is an important moment in time for us at Mace as we celebrate how far the company has come. We're well on the way to meeting our 2020 business objectives and hitting our e £2bn turnover target, we've got a great team in place and are continuing to win significant commissions. I can't wait to see what the next 25 years hold as we continue to expand our reach into new sectors and territories."
As part of the company's anniversary celebrations, Mace have officially launched the Mace baton, named The Adventurer, to visit their projects across the globe and raise vital funds for Mace Foundation which works to enhance and increase the support Mace offers to disadvantaged people and communities.
As one of three companies to have delivered the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Mace is echoing the famous torch relay where 8,000 people carried the torch 8,000 miles to symbolise the passing on of the Olympic spirit across the UK.
In emulating this time-honoured tradition, over the next 12 months The Adventurer will visit 25 countries and 250 Mace projects and will be handled by at least 2,500 people. It aims to complete its round-the-world trip having raised a target of £200,000 for Mace Foundation.
Throughout its history, the company had adhered to the same core values, which define all their operations, govern their relationships with colleagues and clients, and influence their decisions.
These include:
Safety first. Second nature – Mace make the wellbeing of their people the top priority everywhere they work, by nurturing a behavioural culture that lives and breathes health and safety.
Client focus – Mace has built an agile, responsive business culture that focuses on their clients' needs and provides customised solutions with certainty of delivery.
Pursuit of a better way – The company strives to challenge the status quo; their passion is to bring new, innovative and sustainable ideas to the table and they have the insight and commitment to see them through.
Integrity – Mace is committed to upholding high ethical standards in all their operations, everywhere in the world. The company lead by example, act responsibly to make a positive contribution to their communities.
Opportunity – The company create exciting opportunities for their employees, clients and communities by growing intelligently and providing collaborative and creative environments.
World class – Mace delivers a consistent, quality international service, sharing knowledge across borders and capturing valuable global perspective.


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Guatemala: Inflation slows in November
December 7, 2012
In November, consumer prices declined a mild 0.01% over the previous month, which contrasted the 0.03% rise seen in October. According to the National Statistics Institute, the monthly print mainly reflected how a sharp drop in prices for transport and alcoholic beverages was offset by higher prices in most of the remaining categories.
As a result of the subdued monthly reading, annual headline inflation slowed from 3.4% in October to 3.1% in November, which represents the lowest rate in three months. Meanwhile, the core inflation index added 0.23% over the previous month (October: +0.25% month-on-month), driving the annual core inflation to 3.4% (October: +3.5%).
At its 31 October monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank decided to maintain the policy interest rate unchanged at 5.00%. The Bank justified its decision citing solid economic growth at home as well as its willingness to contain inflation in the mid-term.
The Central Bank set an inflation target range of 4.5% plus/minus 1.0% for this year. For 2013, monetary officials have set an inflation target range of 4.0% plus/minus 1.0%.
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There are a lot of reasons to go to The Vortex this Saturday night. If you like rock or hip-hop or acoustic trios or just getting a lot of bang for your buck. But the best may be to support a name on the bill you don't recognize, even if you think you know everything about local music.
On December 27, 2013, Michael Black was recovering from brain surgery. After experiencing seizures, his doctors discovered a tumor the size of a ping pong ball in his right temporal lobe. Believe it or not, the year that followed actually got worst. But, there's a silver lining—if not a full-blown happy ending—and it begins taking shape on the stage at The Vortex this Saturday night as Mike makes his debut as a musician. He'll join several local musicians wrapping up a busy 2014 and looking forward to a big 2015. Shortly into the New Year, we'll share more of Michael's story. In the meantime, put the Vortex on your schedule this weekend. There are many worse ways to spend five bucks.
Details and links below.
Welcome to the Family's pre-NYE bash
Feat. Cousin Vinny, Kid Boom, Mike Folden, King Cotton, Sultans of Mulligan and Among All Things
Saturday, December 27
The Vortex, doors open at 6:30 pm ($5-$7)


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Finding the best-used car can be an important decision for a college student or anyone on a budget. When you don't have Rockefeller money but you need to get around and do so reliably as well as keeping in mind maintenance cost of a vehicle then you have some choices in a used car. Here are some of the best used cars that suit this purpose. They are known to be perfect for the budget minded.
The fact that most of these are imports is likely no surprise to anyone so let's get right in and look at 11 of the best used cars for a College student or anyone that needs to consider the amount of money to spend on the car as well as fuel economy and maintenance cost.
Best Used Cars For College Students & The Budget Conscious:
So it probably comes as no surprise to most of us that some of the best used cars on the list are made by Toyota and Honda. Out of 14 vehicles, half are made by Toyota and Honda. Then we have Ford, Acura, Mazda, Subaru, Hyundai, and Kia on the list. Toyota and Honda are well known for making some of the best vehicles out there when it comes to longevity. You can also find them on the most reliable car brands list. Now just because the car is not listed here does not mean it is not reliable were merely listing some of the most reliable used cars we are aware of and make for some of the best used cars for college students and anyone that is on a fixed tight budget.
Ok let's dive into what these cars are:
Toyota Prius
Toyota RAV4
Toyota FJ Cruiser
Scion tC
Ford Mustang
Ford Fusion
Acura TSX
Honda CR-V
Honda Civic
Honda Fit
Mazda 3
Subaru Impreza
Hyundai Tucson
Kia Soul


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The School of Education, in partnership with the Public Schools of Robeson County, is sponsoring a Family STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Day on Saturday, September 29.
Activities will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the School of Education building at UNCP. The event is free and open to the public. Activities will be tailored to students in grades K-8 and their families. There will be hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. All activities will be led by students in teacher education programs at UNCP.
For more information, contact Dr. Kayonna Pitchford, director of University-School Partnerships and Clinical Practice, at 910.521.6779 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Clock Is Ticking. What's Your Call?
It's been a stressful, pressure-filled day. There have been a lot of ups and downs, momentum swings, decisions and indecisions. There is so much riding on what you do next. The implications for the long haul are significant.
At that moment, with the pressure on, and everything depending on your decision, what do you do?
I am, of course, talking about your big day at work. Did you do all the right things to get the sale? Did you make the right decisions and hire the right person? Did you use the right procedure during the operation that saved your patient's life? Did you choose the right stock at the right moment?
A little perspective is required.
Picture having to make your "call" on national TV, in front of a live audience of 110,899 passionate and excited observers, with only a few minutes to decide your next move.
OK, I am being a bit of a smart ass, since if you are a Nittany Lion football fan, you know that I am referring to the decision that was made on fourth and 5 in the fourth quarter of Saturday's crucial match-up with Ohio State. The amount of confusion, disbelief, angst and second-guessing that the final Penn State play call has generated just shows you why some perspective is required.
If you are a fan, especially if you were there in person, you know what great drama was unfolding in front of us. The anticipation of a victory over the hated Buckeyes was swirling in everyone's imagination. The game had everything the broadcast execs hope for to keep a national audience glued to their viewing devices. Many of us wondered if some missed opportunities in the first half, when Ohio State's best player was their punter, might possibly come back to haunt us. But with eight minutes left in the game, it all looked like a formality for possibly the biggest win ever in front of the largest crowd in Beaver Stadium history. The riot police were getting a little anxious for the wild celebration that might ensue following an epic victory.
Then, to their credit, the Buckeyes scored on two improbable long drives of 75 yards and 96 yards to take the lead and set the stage for an incredible finish.
Despite surrendering 13 points, in what seemed like a blink of an eye, to erase what appeared to be a comfortable lead late in the game, the Lion faithful were confident we would find a way to win. We all believed in our hearts that Heisman trophy candidate and part-time superhero, Trace McSorley, would find a way to pull out a win as he has done so many times in his career.
But Superman never got the chance. The coaches went with a calculated decision to fool Ohio State, because they knew that the Buckeyes also knew that McSorley was going to get the ball to decide the game with a run-pass option play. So the staff decided to mix them up with an unconventional call of a conventional off-tackle play. If the decision to hand it off to Miles Sanders had led to a first down, the call would have been hailed as pure genius. Alas, Sanders was stuffed for a two-yard loss leaving the Lions fans in disbelief, seemingly in a state of suspended animation.
Let the armchair coaches commence with their second-guessing. Katy bar the door!
First, the game was not only decided on that one play call. There were many other moments when the outcome could have turned out differently. It was noticed more because of the circumstances. I am not making any excuses for the coaching staff. Coach James Franklin took the responsibility for making the call. As a former coach, I have found myself in tough situations enough times to know that until you are the person in the moment, you really have no idea how things will work out. I certainly know that having to make such calls in a short time frame, in the heat of the battle, you simply make the wrong call sometimes. Perhaps it was the right call with poor execution. One of my mentors reminded me of this life lesson: "There is a difference between a good decision and a good outcome."
In hockey it was things like what line to put out, which player takes the crucial faceoff, what fore-checking system should we use, or when should we pull the goalie for an extra attacker. Sometimes my staff and I made all the right calls, sometimes we didn't. Sometimes we just got lucky and it all worked out or maybe we suffered a bad break and it didn't. Stuff happens when you are dealing with a live competition and with young people in stressful situations with many variables.
As a coach, I fully appreciate that our staff saw something that they believed they could exploit. We thought we could fool them by running a play that had not worked most of the day, because this was exactly the time to do something unconventional, something they wouldn't expect. I have been there and done that and when you make the right call, everyone loves you. When you make the wrong call, it's amazing how many fewer friends and advocates you have. At least until you get to redeem yourself the next time such a situation presents itself.
So in full disclosure, as a fan, after the play unfolded in real time, you can count me as one of those people who was in a state of confusion, disbelief, angst and second-guessing. After all, no fan in the stands or at home was ever wrong. This is especially true of fans with the luxury of time to dissect the intricacies of the play call that are still trying to come to grips with a moment of exhilaration snatched from our deserving hands.
Well how do you think the staff and players who actually battled for 60 minutes on the field felt?
A little more perspective is required.
Let's get back to that time in your career when you chose the wrong strategy that cost your firm millions of dollars in lost sales. How about when you chose the wrong person to hire, they failed miserably and the blame was laid squarely at your feet. Or, most regrettably, when a surgeon has to make a pressure filled decision in an attempt to save a patient's life and it turns out to be wrong. How would you handle the press conference in front of the media immediately after such an emotional success or failure?
That, ladies and gentlemen, hopefully puts things in a little different context. Imagine trying to do your job in similar circumstances in front of millions of people, subject to critique from the masses. Hopefully this allows you to remember that it is a game, played by young adults, in a stress filled environment in front of millions of people.
The coaching staff feels awful and they owned their decisions. Not just about the last play call but throughout the game, as they always do. They also realize that public criticism comes with the job. Those of you calling for coaches to be dismissed are acting irrationally and with rather short memories.
This football program has overcome the best that the NCAA could unjustly throw at it and is now back among the best programs in the land, coming off back-to-back 11-win seasons for only the second time since Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1993. Let that sink in for a moment before you pass judgment.
I am sure the players, like the staff, are still emotionally drained and disappointed. But if there is one thing we should all have learned by now, it's that the season ain't over 'til it's over, and a lot of football is still left to be played. The path to a Big Ten Title will be more difficult, but stranger things have happened. There is still much to play for and if, and that's a big if, Penn State runs the table, there is still a chance to make the College Football Playoff. We now need to put OSU behind us and get by with a little help from our friends.
My only advice to our staff, if this situation occurs again, would be this: Go rent the movie "Hoosiers," based loosely on the true story of the smallest high school to ever win the Indiana state basketball tournament. In the now famous final timeout scene, Hickory coach Norman Dale, played by Gene Hackman, pulls the team together and says: "Listen up. Here's what we're going to do. Jimmy, (the team's top scorer) they are going to be expecting you to take the last shot. We are going to use you as a decoy. Buddy, you get the ball and get it to Merle on a picket fence (play). He's going to take the last shot. Okay, let's go."
The players all have puzzled looks on their faces, and are less than confident with the coach's plan. The coach says, "What's the matter with you guys? What's the matter with you?!" Jimmy looks at his teammates, then looks at the coach and says, "I'll make it." The coach sees the confidence in Jimmy's eyes and responds, "Alright, Buddy get the ball to Jimmy top of the key. The rest of you spread the floor." Jimmy drains the final shot and Hickory wins.
Far be it from me to know all the factors that went into the final decision on the fourth-and-5 call. However, if there is one thing I learned in my years as a coach it's that "great coaches know when to lead and when to get out of the way." Give the ball to Trace. I, along with all the other armchair coaches, have all the confidence in the world that he would find a way to "make it."
Joe Battista has been an integral part of the Penn State and State College communities since 1978. He is best known for his effort to bring varsity ice hockey to Happy Valley and in the building of Pegula Ice Arena. "JoeBa" is the owner of PRAGMATIC Passion, LLC consulting, a professional speaker, success coach, and the vice president of the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy (NAPSA). He is the author of a new book, "The Power of Pragmatic Passion." Joe lives in State College with his wife Heidi (PSU '81 & '83), daughter Brianna (PSU '15), and son's Jon (PSU '16), and Ryan (State High Class of 2019).
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Where the Wild Things Are… Nature Inspires The Maker
Each day students will be focused on their projects, challenges and swimming. Additionally, they will get special classes in Chess, Tennis, 3-DPrinting, Gymnastics, Robotics, Art, Cooking, Scratch Coding, Photography, Woodworking, Science & Engineering.
Click to see camp fees and download copy of the brochure
SESSION 1 (June 24 – July 12): SUPERHEROES!
Batman Spiderman, Aquaman, and many other superheroes were inspired by nature's mystifying creatures. Who will you be? We will take lessons from nature as you create your own superhero with powers that mimic those from amazing creatures. Did you know that suction cups were originally inspired from octopus tentacles, and Velcro was designed by replicating burs? These useful traits from nature might be your superhero's power!
SESSION 2 (July 15 – August 2): INNOVATIVE DESIGN FROM NATURE
Some of the most interesting buildings (like the Bird's Nest in China) were inspired by nature's architecture. Honeycombs have inspired the Geodesic Domes, and other designs came from our natural world. Let's see what we can design as we take a close look at this kind of architecture. What about wearables and robotics. Did you know the Olympic swimsuits were inspired by shark skin?
SESSION 3 (August 5-16): SURVIVAL OF THE NATURALIST
Nature has provided a lot of wild things for us to use as we explore outdoors. Join us as we try our hand at outdoor cooking, designing survival gear to protect us from the elements, and learn about camouflage as the real wild things do.
SPECIAL CLASSES: Mad Science, Photography, & Scratch/Coding
Every Friday there is a Field Trip scheduled: Liberty Science Center, Newark Museum, *Turtle Back Zoo, *LEGOLAND, Liberty State Park Interpretive Center, Hudson Play.
*(Subject to change)
This camp will be broken up into two ages groups Ages 6-7 and Ages 8-10 (Incoming first grade – 6th grade)
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM (Full Day)
8:30 AM – 6:00 PM (Extended Day)
Dates: June 24 – August 16
Early drop-Off available from 8:00 – 8:30 for $25/week
After Care available from 3:00 – 6:00 for $55/weekA DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT YOUR CHILD'S SUMMER CAMP APPLICATION. THE REMAINING CAMP FEE BALANCE WILL BE DUE ON JUNE 7, 2019.
Click To Download Hudson Montessori Parental Consent and Waiver of Liability Form
Click To Download The Immunization & Universal Child Health Record


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Amanda Smart Podiatry
Amanda offers a fully professional foot care service, in a relaxed and friendly environment. She is registered with the Health Professions Council which ensures that the required standards are met. Treatment and advice can be given on a wide range of foot conditions for all ages.
Cowan House
21 Ellenborough Park North
Weston super Mare
07860 606475


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Getting Your Share of Benefits with Human Resource Programs
It has been a wide known fact that the department on human resource has become one of the more essential and functional sectors there is within a company. How is this so in the first place? Well, a number of tasks needs to be accomplished by individuals handling the human resourcing within a certain brand or company at that. Yes, the department itself is involved in hiring new recruits to the company, but there are bound to a lot of functions that not many people are probably aware of at this very instant. For some brands out there, the department is also tasked to do some orientation on the new employees to make sure that they know what they are dealing with in the long run. In line with this, they are now given the platform that they need in order to be more assertive and confident with the things that they are able to contribute to the company in its very own run within the industry. If you are a current working employee, then your payroll would be monitored, as well as making sure that you do all your daily tasks as efficient and precise as you can manage it to be. To put it simply for you, the human resource department acts as a support function that allows companies to reach the very potential of their performance within the market. This leads you to take into consideration that managing such an endeavour could be quite difficult to do in it very course. If productivity is a goal you wish to achieve in today's times, then you better think about having that human resource software help you out in your journey.
If organization is not exactly your forte, then these programs are just the right kind of a helping hand that you need in your very own right and interest. All documents and other files pertaining to employees would all be stored by the software, which is pretty convenient for you if you are planning to save up some space around your establishment. Not much hassle would be given to you and you do not have to deal with a lot of paperwork to categorize and put some input on. Additionally, much time and money would be save which is just another layer of perk that you could definitely confide in with such a program in mind. Just make it an initiative to have a reliable software with you. Perhaps do some research on it to make sure that you only get the best of the best that is made available out there.
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