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Quote of the week
"The global connectedness arising from technology creates opportunities for Australia's participation in new economies…"
— Information and Communications Technology Strategy
Editor's Corner
Sometimes it seems that governments are mesmerized – like deer in the headlights – by the challenges new technologies present. There are so many dimensions to the issues they raise: the speed of change, social media and its impact, expectations of citizens that arise from its use, open data, the mobile universe and so on.
The challenge is to create a government ICT strategy that understands it's not about the hardware; it's about using it to improve service, operations and communications.
The Australian government published a strategy for 2012-15 that makes the bridge between technological drivers and opportunities and the need to do better in these three areas.
Regarding improved service, it calls for better use of technology across the Australian Public Service to drive better service to Australians by simplifying processes and breaking down information technology silos.
On the operational front, the report calls for the strategic use of technology to ensure "greater value and more effective policy delivery."
Regarding communications, it calls for a culture of engagement and collaboration to drive growth and innovation. It says that networks needed to be created external to and within government to promote collaborative sharing of information, including "partnerships with industry, academia and the community/not-for-profit sector, and with third party agents and brokers of government services to inform policy advice and options for service delivery."
Much of the thinking is not new, but it has brought together many themes and committed the government to a way forward.
You can find the report at http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/ict_strategy_2012_2015/docs/APS_ICT_Strategy.pdf


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Stuart McCall admitted a draw was the fairest outcome after a thrilling Scottish Cup quarter-final at Tannadice.
The Steelmen arrived in Tayside with admirably attacking intents, taking the lead twice through a brace from the in-form John Sutton.
But goals from David Goodwillie and another strike from the bench by super-sub Jon Daly ensured the match finished with a share of the spoils.
The sides will do it all over again in the replay on March 29th at Fir Park – and if it is half as good as this tie then both sets of fans are in for another treat.
"I thought a draw was a fair result and it was a really good cup tie," the 'Well gaffer praised. "I enjoyed the game. It would have been easy for us to sit in but we had a go at them.
"I think people thought we would come and play 4-5-1 or 4-3-3, but I just felt we needed to come and have a go and I thought we did that.
"Obviously I am disappointed with being ahead twice and twice being pegged back, but the first goal for them was fantastic – great ability from the lad who is an excellent player. Sometimes you have to hold your hand up and say well played. I thought our second was a lovely footballing goal and I thought we proved today at patches what we are capable of."
The three-time winner of the Scottish Cup from his playing days admitted slight frustration regarding the nature of United's second equaliser.
Jon Daly slotted home just 64 seconds after John Sutton had given the Steelmen the lead for the second time, but McCall knows that a place at Hampden was far from guaranteed – even if his side hadn't conceded so quickly after scoring.
"Frustrating and disappointing," the 46-year old said of the concession. "I am not going to say if we hadn't lost that goal we would have won it. The players they have in their side – Daly, Swanson and the midfield boys; middle-to-front they are an exciting side.
"On the back of three victories they were full of confidence."
The Motherwell gaffer was also quick to shy away from the 'favourites' tag ahead of the replay back in North Lanarkshire.
'Well will have home advantage and a vociferous home support cheering them to Hampden, but McCall is wary of the Arabs' threat.
He continued: "No way does it make us favourites. It will be two teams desperate to get to a semi-final, but coming to Tannadice was one of the toughest ties we could have got and it will be another exciting game when they come back to us."

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City's Women Unbeaten In Three Following Villa Stalemate
City followed a 4-0 success over Lewes FC with a 3-2 victory against Millwall Lionesses earlier this month, but were unable to make it a trio of successive wins in Birmingham.
On the 15-minute mark, Sophie Domingo, buoyed by a recent England call-up, laid it off for Rosie Axten to drill it low at goal and force a decent stop from Sian Rogers.
Gemma Davies' hosts, who have lost just two of their last nine league outings, also threatened City's goal and were unfortunate not to go in ahead at the interval.
After 30 minutes, summer-signing Sophie Haywood located an unmarked Alice Hassall on the edge of the penalty area, but her side-footed effort was too tame to worry Demi Lambourne.
Following the break, an inventive header from City's Leigh Dugmore landed on the roof of the Villa net before Domingo volleyed over from 15 yards as the visitors turned the screw.
Leicester City Women
City look for a winner in Birmingham.
While Villa were a threat on the counter and occasionally capitalised on defensive errors at the back, it was Jonathan Morgan's side who seemed likelier to win the clash in the latter stages.
In the final 20 minutes, Melissa Johnson, a second half substitute, made an instant impact with a low attempt on goal, while Domingo tested the goalkeeper with a close-range effort.
City even had the ball in the back of the net 10 minutes from time as Domingo headed past Rogers, but the assistant referee's flag had been raised.
As a result of this draw, Leicester are sixth in the league table after 13 matches and they next host London Bees at Farley Way on Sunday 3 February (2pm GMT kick-off).
The details...
City: Lambourne, Jackson (James 70'), Morgan (c), Nymoen, Domingo, Franklin-Fraiture, Dugmore, Ayisi (Thomas 80'), Axten (M Johnson 61'), N Johnson, Smith
Subs not used: Clarke, Greengrass, Moncaster, Worts
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In his final report, Lord Justice Jackson recommended that a new format Bill of Costs should be developed which would be more informative, capable of yielding information at different levels of generality and which would ultimately harmonise the procedures and systems used for costs budgeting and costs management.
It was envisaged by Lord Justice Jackson that software would be developed, which would involve the user time recording and capturing relevant information, which in turn would generate Schedules for Summary Assessment, or Bills for Detailed Assessment, and which would tie in with the relevant costs budgeting phases.
To facilitate the preparation of the new Bill, standardised codes to categorise every activity within the civil litigation process have been developed, which tie in with the costs budget phases. Those standardised codes were submitted to the Judiciary for approval and in turn, have been submitted to the LEDES Oversight Committee, who have formally approved the EW-UTBMS J-Code set for use in England and Wales.
Ultimately it is intended that the J-Codes will be adopted by the legal profession and used at every stage of the Civil Litigation process. Solicitors will record time with reference to the J-Codes directly onto time management systems, which in turn can be fed directly into the new format Bill of Costs for Assessment. The task codes will also help generate phase codes, which will largely replicate the existing phases in Precedent H. Details of the codes can be found at http://utbms.com/jackson-ew-utbms.
It is envisaged that the new format Bill of Costs will be piloted in the not too distant future and whist full implementation of the new Bill format is some way off, work undertaken now could be included in the new style Bill if Solicitors start adopting the J Codes. Firms should therefore be considering whether to update their time recording systems to implement the J Codes and start recording with them.
If you have any queries about the adoption of the J-Codes, or how a Bill of Costs should be prepared in budget cases, please let us know.


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|Blue kettle, 9x6" watercolor
Three days after my return to North Carolina in July, I drove to Blowing Rock, NC, where I taught a class to members of the local country club. I didn't know until the night before that some of the students would be using, not what I had recommended, but watercolors and paper donated by Cheap Joe's Art Stuff. The night before the class, in the kitchen of my host's home, I decided I should do one myself using the materials provided. How I lust for her old fangled-looking stove. I just noticed, this floor has a striking resemblance to the floor in my last post.


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Before making a purchase many customers, with the exception of some impulse shoppers, will seek out as much product information as they can in advance. The product description should list the primary features in the product, but also outline specific benefits to prospects and how the product or service can result in becoming the solution to actual issues the customer is or will be encountering in the near future. One method of providing this is to include testimonials from past customers and/or encouraging existing users to submit a product review to a third party that is accessible to the public.
Pictures and videos of the item in use are important inclusions when describing a product. Multiple angles should be included under different lighting conditions and of high enough quality to show details, but also compressed to a reasonable size so that the image is visible to the customer sooner rather than later. If the size of the images are large, but the computer and internet connection attempting to display them are at minimum specifications the client might choose to not wait and therefore a potential sale will likely be lost.
In addition, information about the product should mention the specific attributes that makes it stand out against competitive products. Determining this is as simple as reviewing the product descriptions of similar products from other vendors and noting what details they are and aren't including. Including information where others do not can lead to a competitive advantage. The creator should always make themselves available to answer questions from the potential customer. Be sure to include relevant contact information in the profile and indicate how the creator or support representatives may be contact both when they are online and when they are offline.


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1. Re: Disable DFF Validation.Sanjay Desai EBS Apr 15, 2015 6:57 AM (in response to Migs_Isip)
Can you give some more details/screenshot about DFF such as attribute name , value set and SQL used in value set.
2. Re: Disable DFF Validation.Migs_Isip Apr 15, 2015 8:56 AM (in response to Sanjay Desai EBS)
Hi Sanjay,
to give more details further, my DFF allows the End User to select their positions from Per_assignments_x.
here's the query:
select NAME, NAME, POSITION_ID
from HR_ALL_POSITIONS_F
where position_id in (SELECT paf.position_id
FROM per_assignments_x paf
WHERE paf.person_id = FND_GLOBAL.EMPLOYEE_ID) AND ATTRIBUTE3 = 'PURCHASE REQUISITION'
order by name
Example, User 123 uses DFF, he/she can enter data 1, 2 and 3 and saves it into the Table. (Record User123)
However, when User 456 checks Record User123, Oracle would prompt an error, because User 456 does not have 1, 2, 3 as his/her data.
any idea how i can disable the validation when using PR Summary Screen?
3. Re: Disable DFF Validation.Sanjay Desai EBS Apr 15, 2015 9:36 AM (in response to Migs_Isip)
In your sql you have put the dynamic employee id means employee id of login user.
means when user 123 login, it will returns the employee id of 123 and when user 456 login, it will returns the employee id of 456.
I think the error msg coming is ok as per your sql.
You alter your sql with :BLOCK.VARIBLE as per your need.
4. Re: Disable DFF Validation.Migs_Isip Apr 15, 2015 8:49 PM (in response to Sanjay Desai EBS)
Thanks Sanjay Desai EBS, yes that's exactly the cause of the error message.
However, i think the Form 1 (that user 123 accesses) and Form 2 ( that user 456 accesses) doesn't have a common :Block.Variable.
It isn't possible to just disable the validation when Form 2 is used?


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For supplier support, access the Help Center at http://supplier.ariba.com.
How do I contact SAP Ariba Customer Support as a supplier?Question
How do I contact SAP Ariba Customer Support as a supplier?Answer
SAP Ariba Customer Support is proud of being able to provide answers to the most common questions immediately in our Help Center without the need of engaging Customer Support
- On the right-hand pane you will find common issues related to the page you are on.
- Access the Help Center by clicking Support in the bottom right corner, next to the headset icon.
- Enter a brief description of your question or issue in the I need help with field.
You can improve your search results by searching for only the most important words. Search strings of three or fewer words tend to return better results than longer phrases or sentences. As you type, you begin to see suggested searches to run. Click one of the suggested searches or enter your own search term.
- Click Start.
- If prompted, respond to any Yes or No questions under Contact Ariba Customer Support.
Learn more about how you can find solutions in the Help Center here.
If you were unable to find a solution, you'll be presented with the contact methods. SAP Ariba uses Click-to-Call, a streamlined phone support experience. See here to learn about when you should contact Support and when you should contact your customer. Follow these steps to request a call:
- To receive call, click Get help by phone.
- Being as detailed as possible in the problem description, complete all required fields.
- Click Submit.
A confirmation screen will appear once your request has been submitted and will provide you with an estimated wait time.
You can also use the above steps to get live chat (when available) and email support.Additional Information
If you would like to request a follow up to your original submission, please follow the steps below:
- Once in the Support Center, click the title of your service request underneath My Open Service Requests.
- Next to Request a follow up, click your preferred contact method.
If you need assistance with a sourcing event ending in the next 60 minutes, please click Yes under the Do you require assistance bidding in an event that closes within the next 60 minutes? question in the call request web form. If you do not need assistance with an event ending in the next 60 minutes, click No so that your request is sent to the correct team.
How do I contact support as a Standard account user?Question
How do I contact support as a Standard account user?Answer
To report technical issues such as system errors and outages:
- Go to the Help Center at the right-hand side of the screen and click Support in the bottom right corner.
- Click Get Help By Email.
For functionality issues and how-to questions, you can browse FAQs, articles, video tutorials, and product documentation in the Help Center.
Please note that Standard account users are not entitled to end user support. To receive additional support, upgrade to an Enterprise account.
What are the benefits of upgrading to an Enterprise account?Question
What are the benefits of upgrading to an Enterprise account?Answer
Upgrading to an Enterprise account offers the following benefits:
- View all previous purchase orders you received and access all documents you created.
- Gain access to 24/7 online support with customer service representatives and access to SAP Ariba's global Help Center.
- Run reports to gain insight into your order history, document statuses, and customer transactions.
- Manage all your customer accounts and documents on a single dashboard, and view all active and pending tasks.
- Collaborate on advanced business processes with your customers through contract invoicing, services invoicing, and inventory forecasting.
- Integrate your order fulfillment and invoicing systems using EDI or cXML to reduce cost and increase customer retention.
- Load your product catalogs to better market your products and increase sales efficiency and customer loyalty.
- Archive tax invoices (selected countries).Additional Information
Enterprise accounts are subject to charges dependent on the number of transactions processed and the monetary value of those transactions over a period of time.


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Hard Bitten
♦ Portsmouth Comic Con takes place 5-6 May 2018 and Tripwire is proud to be a part of it. Here is the fifteenth spotlight feature on one of its special guests, r.m.Guera…
r.m.Guera, real name Rajko Milosevic, is a Serbian comic artist and illustrator. He has lived in Barcelona in Spain since 1991. He made his debut in the Yugoslavian comic industry back in 1982 with the series Elmer Jones, a western scripted by Dragan Savic. He is best known to US comic readers as the co-creator of Vertigo's acclaimed Scalped with writer Jason Aaron.
Back in 2012, he told an interview with Multiversity how he got into comics: "If you're asking about why doing this at all — than I really don't know. Don't know where it comes from, and what this need to make lines lie so alive and awaken in someone. Musta've been something forged too long ago to catch clearly sight of. I'm talking being maybe three-four years old. Although an interesting subject — I never gave it too deep a thought. I don't know where I'd start. It just is." Multiversity r.m.guera interview
His influences are pretty varied, he told newsarama back in 2010: "Many, many, many of 'em, but basically all old guys, old heroes. Sickles and Robbins. Wally Wood and Jack Davis. On European side, Moebius and Franquin as most important, but along with my very early years strong rooted in Joao Mottini, Alberto Breccia and Giovannini. They're strangers here, I suppose. But don't feel too bad, as they're strangers in Europe as well, sorry to say. Regarding style in Scalped, well that's more influenced by movies, I think. But besides Peckinpah, not flashy ones, eh." Newsarama r.m.guera interview
His CV also includes Djanjo Unchained for Vertigo and Thor: God of Thunder for Marvel. He has worked most recently with Aaron again on The Goddamned for Image Comics. His unique linework has garnered him fans around the world. Portsmouth is his first trip to a UK convention for a number of years.
Tickets are available now for Portsmouth Comic Con. Please visit the website for details on the show
And here's the other guest spotlights so far


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Every aspect of modern civilization is dependent on fossil fuels; transportation, manufacturing, plastics, food production, medicine… This consumption is tightly correlated with economic growth. Plastic production, for example, has increased 20 fold in the last 50 years from 15 million tons to 311 million tons per year. This production is predicted to reach 1,124 million tons by 2050.
Transport makes up the lion's share of global oil consumption. Cities and highways are designed with automobiles in mind, with residential, industrial and business centers spread out with no regard for efficiency.
Globalization exacerbates this trend. Items which could be produced at home are transported thousands of miles to cut costs.
Debt based monetary systems require perpetual growth (2% per year minimum) to stay afloat. Economic growth inherently increases the consumption of fossil fuels. Even if all transportation were to be converted to electric (a significant engineering challenge for freight) increases in manufacturing output translates into more plastics, more petrochemicals etc…
Politicians make overtures to sustainability, but the fact that the U.S. dollar is a debt based, oil backed currency gives the most powerful nation in the world clear motive and incentive to defend the status quo.
How to Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence
Local Resilience
To break free from the fossil fuel - infinite growth - feedback loop, we must transition towards localized and sustainable systems of production, organization and exchange.
Cooperative Economics
Debt based monetary systems require infinite growth to stay afloat. Cooperative economic models provide a tested and proven alternative.
Modular, Open Source Engineering
Rather than throwing away an entire phone when the processor became outdated, what if you could simply install a standardized replacement, available from a wide variety of manufacturers? A transition to standardized modular systems can radically reduce the consumption of energy and materials.
Permaculture Design Logic
To reduce dependence external resources we must maximize efficiency; minimizing waste, and distance traveled. This will require an efficiency-oriented design logic which gives human and ecological variables their due weight.


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When playing DVDs or ISOs I've noticed with LibreELEC that the title menu/dvd menu of the disk often doesn't appear. The menu music/sound or sound will play (once the trailers are skipped or played), and pressing Enter/OK will start the movie. Trying to jump to the title menu always yields a frozen image of the whatever was just playing, with the correct sound for the menu. Selecting a submenu typically loads the menu image and everything is good until a track is played, then its back to moving the invisible cursor on the invisible menu.
This was not a problem I often had with OpenELEC and don't recall having with Kodi prior to moving to OE/LE. I'm running 8.0.2, installed using the manual update feature of the LibreELEC menu.
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This is my kitchen minus the heating stove. It quit working and I took it back to Lowe's and got another kind. But that is not what the post is about.
I AM TRYING.. very hard to learn to like to cook. However yesterday I went to the dreaded Wal-Mart while we were out running errands and got enough Healthy Choice dinners to last for two weeks. I figure one or two a week and that will give me time to recoup and figure out what I am going to have for dinner.
I talked with Aunt Jan last night and she asked me about a recipe that someone told her about. Now for someone who hates cooking I have a ton of cookbooks. I found the recipe and thought I would share it here with the ones that can eat sweets. We can not much and this would be too much for two people, but may just work perfectly for you.
4 Layer Chocolate Pie.
First Layer:
1 cup flour 1/2 c chopped nuts and 1 stick of margarine melted.
Mix this together and spread into a large pan or dish . Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 and let cool completely. This is your crust.
Second layer
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup coolwhip (8oz) and tsp. vanilla.
Blend all this together and put in the cooled crust.
Now for the 3rd layer. 1 large package instant chocolate pudding and 3 c. milk.
Mix pudding with milk. Mix well. Spread over the second layer.
Last but not least. Spread 1 cup Cool Whip over other layers. You can garnish if you like with chocolate chips, coconut, chopped nuts. Refrigerate for a couple of hours.
Now I know some of you are going to laugh because you know how I hate cooking. But when I first married I cooked and tried a zillion things for my hubby. This recipe I am about to give you was one. I entered it one year in the 1987 Alabama State Fair and walked away with BEST IN SHOW! Still have my ribbon to prove it.
My No Name Pie. I don't remember where I got the recipe. So just call it NO NAME!
1 stick margarine 1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 6 oz of chocolate chips 7 oz shredded coconut and 1 can Eagle Brand milk.
Melt butter in 9x 13 inch pan. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over the butter. Add a layer of coconut and chocolate chips. Pour one can of condensed milk and spread lightly. DONT MIX just spread. Sprinkle pecans on top. Bake at 325 for 25 to 30 minutes. Cut in squares and you are going to love this.. Overload on sweets but good.
Both recipes are wonderful. If you try it let me know how you like them.


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"Not one more. Not one more Star Voyager dies needlessly, because someone who knows says nothing."
Fatalities In Space and at Burning Man 1986-2017, the basic numbers.
- In-flight fatalities at NASA: 14
- On-Playa fatalities at Burning Man: ~ 11
- In-flight fatalities launched from Russia: 0
1986: The year of the first Burning Man. It was also the first very public fatalities of SST Challenger. From 1986-2017, the numbers stop you in your tracks.
I leave you with a rigorous summation, the only one offered at the time by Prof Dr. Richard Feynman…


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Roy Batty
Daily Stormer
January 23, 2019
If anyone ever asks why we need our current nightmare police state, just tell them it's to arrest people incensed by our nightmare multi-kulti state.
Or just show them this story.
Four men, three of them teenagers, were arrested and charged with plotting to attack the reclusive Muslim community of Islamberg in upstate New York. They had prepared multiple explosive devices and over 20 guns for the plot.
Police in the Rochester suburb of Greece arrested three men, aged 20, 19, and 18, and a 16-year-old boy on Friday, and found improvised explosive devices at the 16-year-old's home. The devices were described as cylinders and mason jars wrapped in duct tape.
NEW: Here are the booking photos of three of the four suspects charged in the plot to attack Islamberg, Delaware County. The fourth suspect is a 16-year-old boy; police are not releasing his name or photo. https://t.co/IGaZ3eltku pic.twitter.com/ff7y3l7SHD
— news10nbc (@news10nbc) January 22, 2019
The fact that none of these guys are the same race indicates a religious motivation. "Deus Vult" types perhaps. Or a Jewish false flag. That 'fro on the first guy looks suspicious.
All four have been charged with three counts of possession of dangerous weapons and one count of conspiracy, all felonies. The youngest suspect has been charged as an adolescent offender. Between them, the four had access to 23 guns, Police Chief Patrick Phelan told reporters.
Phelan said that the investigation originally began after a child in a Greece high school overheard a classmate refer to one of the teenagers involved as "the next school shooter," and told staff.
*clap* *clap*
Listen up.
Because of the whole school shooter fad that's all the rage now, the police are working with kid snitches.
Literally like that movie.
Don't let yourself get snagged by the police for making edgy school shooter jokes.
Their target was allegedly Islamberg, a rural hamlet in the Catskill mountains. Settled by a Pakistani cleric in the 1980s, Islamberg is home to several hundred Muslims and is the headquarters of Muslims of America, an organization that runs similar settlements across the country.
What in the world is a place like "Islamberg" doing in the middle of the Catskill mountains?
The answer is simple and two-fold:
- The US invites Moslem terrorists to resettle in the US and recruit followers to then export these terrorists abroad to hot spot conflict zones in the Islamic world.
- The FBI uses armed camps like "Islamberg" as bait to attract attacks from patriotically-minded Americans so as to arrest them.
A high visibility target like Islamberg is an FBI trap and it's already ensnared the lives of many people.
Rumors of terrorism and fundamentalism have dogged Islamberg since Gilani first bought land there, and the weekend's arrests were the latest in a series of threats and accusations.
A Tennessee man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for attempting to gather a militia to burn down Islamberg's mosque and hit the town with an "armed attack" in 2015. Every year since 2015, a group of anti-Muslim bikers calling themselves 'American Bikers United Against Jihad' rumble through the town in an event they call the 'Ride for National Security.'
There are special divisions dedicated to finding/or creating White terrorists that can then be quickly arrested.
This is done for several reasons:
- It justifies agency budgets
- There's probably quotas for "white" terrorists
We're barreling head-first into a cradle-to-grave surveillance state situation.
Knowing that, you have to meme responsibly among your classmates.
If you start making too many edgy jokes – you might suddenly find yourself a target for a potential sting operation.


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Guide to hair stylists for brides in Central London: an important detail as the dress is the hairstyle you will wear on your big day. Find here a very complete selection of specialised hairdressers in Central London which will offer a complete service to look after the wedding hairstyle you've always dreamed of. Take advantage of prices and special bridal packs, and let them guide you by the latest trends in updo, half up, vintage hairstyle, hipster look etc. to turn heads on your big day.
Gabrielle is an experienced artist based in Pinner, Middlesex, who specialises in wedding and occasion hair and makeup. She works with brides all across the UK and also is available for destination weddings. Gabrielle offers makeover sessions for photo shoots and provides lessons to create a bespoke... (Wedding hairstyles Central London)
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National Weather Summary Tuesday, February 13, 2018
by David Moran, on Feb 13, 2018 10:24:17 AM
Snow will continue for portions of western Colorado as an upper level system moves across the region. Light snow will continue for portions of the Northern Plains and Great Lakes in association with a weak area of low pressure,
- Snow Continuing for Western Colorado on Tuesday
- Snow Tuesday for the Northern Plains and Great Lakes
- Excessive Rainfall for the Southern Ohio Valley on Thursday
US Hazards
Snow Continuing for Western Colorado on Tuesday
Snow will continue across portions of western Colorado through the morning on Tuesday. Additional snowfall accumulations of 1-2 inches are expected. Winds in excess of 45 mph may allow for blowing snow and low visibilities at times.
Major Cities in Region: Grand Junction, CO
Radar 7:20am MST
Snow Tuesday for the Northern Plains and Great Lakes
Light snow will continue for portions of the Northern Plains and Great Lakes on Tuesday. Accumulations should generally be less than an inch.
Major Cities in Region: Minneapolis, MN, Rhinelander, MI, Marquette, MI
Radar 9:05am CST
Excessive Rainfall for the Southern Ohio Valley on Thursday
A cold front stretching from the Great Lakes southwestward into the Central Plains will slowly track southeastward into the Central Plains will slowly track southeastward Thursday into Friday. With southerly flow ahead of the front, ample low level moisture will be pumped northward into the Ohio River Valley and Mid Atlantic. With this front providing ample lift and moisture in place across the region, rain and thunderstorm activity will increase in coverage across much of the Tennessee and Ohio River Valleys eastward to the Mid Atlantic. Given the slow moving nature of this frontal boundary any rain and thunderstorm activity that does develop will be slow moving as well, leading to a threat for heavy to excessive rainfall across the region. Widespread rainfall amounts will range 1.0-1.5 with locally higher amounts in excess of 2 inches will be possible, leading to an enhanced threat for flooding and runoff.
Major Cities in Region: Evansville, IN, Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH
Excessive Rainfall Risk Outline for Thursday
A Look Ahead
Shower and thunderstorm activity will continue from the Tennessee River Valley into the Northeast ahead of a slow moving cold front Friday into Saturday. Just behind the front, light snow may develop across the Northeast on Friday. With the lack of instability, most, if not all thunderstorm activity should be weak. Further west, an area of low pressure will bring low elevation rain and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest Friday into Saturday. Showers and thunderstorms may develop across portions of Texas along a stalled front.
That is a brief look at current weather hazards. We can provide you site-specific weather forecast information to protect your staff and assets and to assess your weather risk. Try a 7-day demo right away and learn how timely precision weather information can enhance your bottom line.


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TravelogueFeel the joy of traveling with your family
Duration: 7N 8D
Accommodation: Hotel
Experiences: A peaceful visit to Nathula Pass, mesmerized by the waterfall seven seas
Come back for: Tea gardens and natural sceneries
Sikkim is a very beautiful place and it was my best decision to visit Sikkim with my family. I went to the Gurudongmar Lake and the place actually feels like heaven. This was my first trip which i had booked with an online travel agency and it was without any doubt a wonderful experience. I got one of the best deals for Sikkim tour packages for family from TravelTriangle.Read Full Story Here


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Watertown School Will Be Open Wednesday After Exploding Tiles
Students Won't Have To Make Up Missed Day
A Watertown school will reopen Wednesday after some exploding tiles forced classes to be canceled Tuesday.
Tiles in the cafeteria started to buckle and explode Monday at St. Henry's Catholic School.
"And I looked at the tiles on the floor. (They) were raising up and flying across the kitchen floor. So, we got out of the cafeteria and told the kids to go up to their classrooms. Eventually, they were evacuated," St. Henry's Cooking Manager Diane Dannenberg said. "It looked like the movie 'Tremors' where something was tunneling underneath the floor."
Some described exploding, but the floor definitely buckled.
The city's building inspector said the part of the building affected was built in 1952. Investigators are looking at all sorts of possibilities to explain why these tiles lifted off the ground.
After 20 years as the city's building inspector, Joe Heimsch said he was baffled after first looking at this basement.
"My hope is it's some kind of sanitary line that was improperly abandoned, and it could have came up, and that would have caused the same type of effect," Heimsch said. "The worst-case scenario is actual foundation movement. I'm hoping that's not the case."
Heimsch told 12 News Tuesday afternoon that there was nothing life-threatening or dangerous at the school, but lunches will definitely be affected, regardless of the buckling's cause.
"If they return back, they're going to be bringing bagged lunches. I'm afraid this kitchen will probably be down the rest of the year," Heimsch said.
Hot lunches for St. Bernard Catholic School in Watertown are also affected.
Students will not have to make up the missed time because they didn't have any snow days this year.


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Recently, I have been getting more and more interested in Virtual Reality gaming. Up until now, it hasn't really crossed my mind as something worth looking at, since it still felt like a gimmick, rather than the new way to play video games. However, last week I was invited to try out the various VR experiences at ImmotionVR in the inTu Derby shopping centre. After having a quick look at the ImmotionVR website, I thought it looked intriguing and decided to give it a go.
So, today we're going to cover my thoughts on ImmotionVR and whether you should try it out as well! Let's get to it!
Location, Location, Location
Rather than jumping straight in with the actual VR gaming, the first thing I wanted to talk about was the location of ImmotionVR Derby. As I already mentioned, they are situated within the inTu Derby shopping centre, which is great. But even better than that, I was pleasantly surprised to find them only about 2 minutes walk from the lifts to the car park. You see, the main car park that we use when going to inTu Derby is the one on the top of the shopping centre. This means that we have to take the lifts down and most of the ones connected to the car park only go down to the second floor.
Thankfully, ImmotionVR is on the second floor, in clear view as you walk down the North Eastern side of the shopping centre. You really can't miss them! As you can see from the image above, their VR pods really stand out. Anyway, now that we've discussed the location, let's get into the actual VR experience, shall we?
ImmotionVR Derby's Setup
As you've already seen, ImmotionVR have a number of VR pods that you can sit in when trying out the various "rollercoaster" type experiences. These pods give a 4D style addition to the VR by tilting and leaning along with the rollercoaster that you're on. It's rather similar to having your own private simulator ride. The "in-game" music fills the pods so that you really can't hear anything else, and with the HTC Vive headset on, you become fully immersed in the ride.
Rollercoaster Experiences
The rollercoaster experiences are also of very high quality. Yes, you can get free apps for your Google Cardboard setup that simulate rollercoasters, but they don't match up. Trust me, I've tried them. The quality of the ImmotionVR experiences are infinitely higher, and with the addition of the pods, it's an amazing ride! Whilst there, I was being given the tour by Meg (shout out to some great customer service from her as well) who suggested I try their Halloween ride. I can safely say that, whilst it didn't scare me, it was one of my favourite rollercoaster experiences there. The only one that I preferred was a space simulator one that was very reminiscent of Star Wars (after all, I'm a huge Star Wars fan).
Driving Simulation
Anyway, I'm getting sidetracked. We're supposed to be talking about the setup, after all. Aside from the rollercoaster pods, ImmotionVR Derby also have racing simulators with a full cockpit setup; bucket seat, steering wheel with flappy panel gears and pedals. This setup also shakes and moves with the game as well, which is awesome. I tried out Project Cars on it, and the setup really makes you feel like you're right in the car.
The BFG
Another of the VR gaming setups that they had at ImmotionVR Derby was a big, circular platform that you stand on, with a giant gun on it (hence the "BFG" reference). This gun is directly linked to the game for this setup, acting as the controller. That was awesome, I have to say. The game itself is simplistic in design, but also incredibly frantic. It took me a couple of minutes to get used to switching between weapons, but actually holding the cannon with my hands, aiming it and looking around with the VR headset was amazing.
Free Standing Fun
The last game that they had at ImmotionVR Derby was a free-standing one. Basically, you have the HTC Vive headset and two controllers; one for each hand. You obviously use the headset to look around, but the controllers act as guns and shields. Plus, as you are standing up, you're technically free to move around as well. I didn't, because I was too scared of breaking something, but you could. I found this setup the most enjoyable, personally. Even though the fully immersive experiences of the pods and racing were wonderful, there was something far more immersive about being in full control with the two controllers. Apparently, according to Meg, I even reached a level she'd not seen before since I got into the game that I just kept going.
A Wonderful VR Experience
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the VR experience at ImmotionVR. It actually changed my mind about VR gaming entirely. As I stated earlier, I had just chalked it up as a gimmicked. However, after playing and trying out the various different experiences that they had, I realised that it truly is incredible for immersion. In fact, it changed my mind so much that my and I had now bought the PSVR for out PlayStation 4!
So yeah, if you're not quite sure about VR gaming yet, can't afford the PSVR or one of the other VR setups, or just want a fun time, I would highly recommend going to ImmotionVR. The one in Derby was great. The customer service from Meg was brilliant (and I hope her bosses read this and give her some recognition). You'll love it, I'm sure!


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On December 20th, Disney released a full length film dedicated Togo to their Disney Plus platform. Yes, you read this right. A film about the beloved Togo and his journey in the 1925 serum run has finally surfaced! As a fan of Balto and the true history, this is a big deal to me. I never would have imagined that a day would come where a movie on the event would come to fruition. That being said, my only gripe about this movie is that it's only available to watch on Disney's streaming platform, which makes it more difficult for some people to watch. I can only hope that it will eventually be released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the near future.
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|January 11, 2020
Yes Togo was a real hero but that doesn't mean that Balto wasn't. It is true that Togo ran the most miles and was put in danger several times but Balto did run the second longest miles and had to face danger as well. Just read "The cruelest Miles" if you would like to know more. Also most don't know that Balto and Togo were owned by the same guy so I see his hatred of Balto as unjust, It wasn't his fault that he was put in the spotlight. He was just doing what he was supposed to do and went above and beyond the call of duty and became a hero in his own right. So in the end Balto was a big reason that the medicine was able to get to Nome in time to save the children. Instead of hating or disliking one or the other why not just recognize that they were both instrumental in the 1925 diphtheria race against time.
|December 31, 2019
I would like to watch it, but, for me, Balto is still a ture hero
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Too bad Disney+ is so limited in Europe right now :/
I'm so longing for Disney+ and would willingly buy it for tons of Disney, Lucasfilm and Marvel content but I can't :/
|December 30, 2019
well.... my childhood just deid. balto was/is my hero from my childhood... but now i know it wasnt the true story. i think everyone of us have this feeling. i loved balto still do but now i cant unseen this fact togo was the hero most of the time balto was just a replacement
i cryed wen i found that out
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During the month of October I:
- Went to a family owned pumpkin patch where I went through a corn maze, went on a hayride and fed cows & donkeys.
- Surprised my significant other to a Swing Dance class.
- Celebrated my third year of running my blog.
- Welcomed a guest from California who has now become a part of my family.
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Twin Peaks, Scenic Rim
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A full day experience with 2 peak summits!
Twin Peaks, Mt Mitchell and Mt Cordeau sit in the Main Range National Park ( World Heritage listed), close to Brisbane city, and provide the perfect day out for the girl who wants to grab one day to get away from the everyday. Come and enjoy the peace and beautiful views from both of these peaks, delicious food and a celebratory champagne at the end of the day.
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All about the Twin Peaks, Scenic Rim.
Day 1:
21km trek on Mt Mitchell and Mt Cordeaux, morning tea, lunch and celebratory champagne
Total Distance = 21km
Level 3 – MODERATE Two summits, elevation
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- Price: $279 pp
- Transfer ex Brisbane
- Full day trek
- Delicious morning tea and lunch
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- French champagne finish!
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(CBSDFW.COM) – Current and former major league baseball players and other athletes took to Twitter to honor Adrian Beltre upon his announcing his retirement after a 21-year sure-to-be Hall of Fame career.
Former Ranger Michael Young tweeted, "Congrats, AB. Yes… a HOFer, 3000 knocks, best defender at 3rd I ever saw. But, above all, a perfect teammate."
Another Dallas sports legend, Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki commented, "Say it ain't so! Thanks for everything, AB! And congrats on your hall of fame career!"
Current Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus said on Twitter and Instagram, "I'm so bless to play for the last 8 years next to not only the best 3rd basemen this game has seen but my brother. Thank u for everything you've done in my career in and off the field and for always teach me to BELIEVE in my self, RESPECT the game and the most important one ENJOY the game with a couple of hits for sure lol. Baseball will miss you LOVE YOU BIG BRO."
Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones said, "Congrats on an unbelievable career Adrian Beltre! The total package at the hot corner. I will save a seat for u at the third baseman's table of the members dinner in Cooperstown my man! Enjoy retirement buddy."
The Seattle Mariners, the team where Beltre started his career, tweeted, "Congratulations Adrian Beltre! The game won't be the same without you."
Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzman said on Twitter and Instagram, "Capitan! thank you so much for being so profesional and care so much abOut us as a team and as a family i learned so much from you in the little amount of time we spent together. Definitely a role model God Bless you always!!! #thankyouAB #capitan "i did touch his head Once"
Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said, "Honor to play against him! Legend!"
Former Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos said, "Thank you for everything Capitán. 🐐 #HOF Gracias por todo lo que hiciste por nosotros tus compañeros de equipo los consejos, regaños y sobretodo por ser incondicional amigo Dios te bendiga. #dominicana #mlb #adrianbeltre #game162 #ultimojuego #rangers
And the Fort Worth Zoo tweeted a photo of a note from the giraffe named "Beltre" that said, "Adrian does this meen we can c each other more?"


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Eugenia Tymoshenko to attend European People's Party Summit
Batkivshchyna leader Yulia Tymoshenko has appointed her deputy, Hryhoriy Nemyria, to represent the party at the European People's Party Summit on December 13 in Brussels, Belgium, according to Official web site of Yulia Tymoshenko.
Yulia Tymoshenko's daughter, Eugenia Tymoshenko, has also been invited to participate in the summit. She and Hryhoriy Nemyria will hold a number of meetings with European leaders.
Hryhoriy Nemyria will address the summit and talk about the situation in Ukraine after the parliamentary elections and developments in the cases of political prisoners in Ukraine - Yulia Tymoshenko, former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko and others.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Majoy, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, and many other leaders of EU member states will be in attendance.
The EPP is the largest and most influential European-level political party of the centre-right, which currently includes 74 member-parties from 40 countries, the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, 15 EU and 6 non-EU heads of state and government, 13 members of the European Commission and the largest Group in the European Parliament.


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The composite chart is created by taking the midpoint between pairs of each of two person's natal planets (in this case Venus and Uranus) and using them to create a third, new chart. The composite chart is not the same as synastry, which examines how one person impacts the other. Instead the composite chart represents the relationship as a whole giving insight into the dynamics upon which it, as a relationship, functions.
Composite Sun
The Composite Sun represents the thrust of the relationship – its primary purpose and vitality. The composite Sun functions like a lighthouse beacon, keeping the relationship clear of the proverbial rocks. A relationship embodying the essence of its composite Sun will likely be experienced as spontaneous and free. However, when expression of the relationship's purpose and/or vitality is hindered in some way, it can be a struggle to keep things going.
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Another HDR shot of Dunnottar Castle, which I visited a year and a half ago.
I remember scrambling over these ruins as a boy and always loved going there every time we visited my grandmother who used to live in Aberdeen.
Other than the "normal" HDR treatment here, I decided to blend in some textures, giving that that "mottled" look. I find it adds some extra drama to the picture.
This castle lies near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.


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Week 20 Project
The Mahomet-Seymour High School STEM Club provides opportunities for students to participate and lead STEM projects each meeting.
Project lead - Mr. Koker
This project students worked into groups of their choosing. Each group was given various supplies to learn about the relationship of voltage and temperature.


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The Illinois State Board of Elections has imposed a $5,000 fine on a defunct campaign fundraising account linked to Auditor General Frank Mautino. The board voted to fine the committee for refusing to turn over records involving the longtime House Democrat appointed auditor in October 2015.
The board sought documents explaining more than $400,000 in expenses to a Spring Valley gas station and a local bank over 17 years. Mautino attorney Anthony Jacob says the Mautino campaign account has been closed for a year and there's no one to turn over records.
David Cooke of Streator brought the complaint. His attorney says the board should do more and no one will ever pay the fine because the committee's closed. Board members suggested Cooke urge action by criminal prosecutors.


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San Francisco 3 May 2019 The Report Solar Tracker Market Trend Analysis By Technology (Solar Photovoltaic (PV), Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV)), By Product (Single Axis, Dual Axis), By Application (Utility, Non-utility), And Segment Forecasts, 2018 – 2025
The global solar tracker market is expected to reach 26.77 GW installed capacity by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Rising demand for renewable energy in developing countries is expected to drive demand for the solar tracker. The product exhibits the ability to generate electricity in the same amount of space needed for fixed-tilt systems which make them an ideal product for optimum land usage. Solar trackers have the ability to increase the direct exposure by around 20% – 30% as they improve the precision in sunlight tracking. The major restraining factor is the high costs involved in the installation of solar trackers.
Prevalence of supporting regulations in North America is expected to be a key factor responsible for the high growth. Reduction in feed-in tariff rate has hampered market growth, however, the incentive schemes under the Italian legislative regime, highest global subsidies for RES (Renewable Energy Sources) is expected to drive market demand.
Access Research Report of Solar Tracker Market@ http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/solar-tracker-industry
Further key findings from the report suggest
- Solar PV is the largest segment in the market growing at CAGR of over 18% in terms of capacity from 2016 to 2024 on account of simplicity in design and cost-effectiveness of the technology
- The demand for dual axis trackers is expected to grow rapidly at a CAGR of 18.7% from 2016 to 2024. The demand is driven by their ability follow the sun both horizontally and vertically.
- The demand from utility application is expected to grow at a significant CAGR reaching over 23.84 GW in 2025. These trackers are majorly used in wide areas, and therefore, it is more favorable to install them for large scale projects.
- The European capacity was 1.85 GW in 2015 and is anticipated to witness significant rise on account of numerous installations in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Germany.
- In April 2015, SunPower Corporation announced its plans to partner with Apple to construct two solar power projects totaling 40 MW in Qiang Autonomous Prefectures and ABA Tibetan, Sichuan Province in China.
Browse more reports of this category by Grand View Research at: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry/renewable-energy
Grand View Research has segmented the global solar tracker market on the basis of technology, product, application and region:
Technology Outlook (Capacity, Megawatts,2014 – 2025)
- Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
- Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
- Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV)
Product Outlook (Capacity, Megawatts; Revenue, USD Million, 2014 – 2025)
- Single axis
- Dual axis
Application Outlook (Capacity, Megawatts, 2014 – 2025)
- Utility
- Non-utility
Regional Outlook (Capacity, Megawatts, 2014 – 2025)
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Central & South America
Access Press Release of Solar Tracker Market@ https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/global-solar-tracker-market
About Grand View Research
Grand View Research, Inc. is a U.S. based market research and consulting company, registered in the State of California and headquartered in San Francisco. The company provides syndicated research reports, customized research reports, and consulting services. To help clients make informed business decisions, we offer market intelligence studies ensuring relevant and fact-based research across a range of industries, from technology to chemicals, materials and healthcare.
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2002 Brazilian World Cup Winner Edmilson visited the Embassy of Brazil in Singapore and Football Association of Singapore on the 2nd of October 2017, in this third day of visit to Singapore.
Edmilson had an engaging discussion with The Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil: His Excellency Flávio Soares Damico and Albirex Niigata Singapore Chairman: Mr. Daisuke Korenaga, where they discussed about the experience of Edmilson's first visit to Singapore and the various Albirex outreach program he had attended in Singapore as well as his successful career with FC Barcelona and the Brazil national team.
After the visit at the Embassy of Brazil in Singapore, Edmilson went down to the Football Association of Singapore, where he met with President of the Football Association of Singapore – Mr. Lim Kia Tong. The two had a fruitful conversation on the development of Singapore football, in particular the Youth football in Singapore. Mr. Lim Kia Tong presented Edmilson with a Singapore National Jersey at the end of his visit.
We would like to thank the Embassy of Brazil and Football Association of Singapore for their support in Edmilson's first football outreach visit to Singapore.


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Adding Accessories to the Monogrammed Dog Beds
Monogrammed dog beds – In case the variety of models is not enough or if you want to increase even more the comfort of your monogrammed bed pet, you can add to your purchase some accessory from online store. An example is the thin blankets; designed to provide a plus of warmth, softness or comfort. Another option is that of stuffed animals. Which are also made of microfiber or soft materials to become pleasant companions for your pet?
The goal of these and other accessories that you can add to the lovely monogrammed dog beds is to create an environment conducive to your dog. So, he will stay quietly in their resting place. We already know that there are dogs that are not very given to stay in their space. Even prefer the sofa of the house or even the bed of its owner. Therefore, this may be an interesting first step.
12 Photos Gallery of: Adding Accessories to the Monogrammed Dog Beds
Are you have already tried adding several accessories to the lovely monogrammed dog beds? And your dog and you have tried to seduce with supplements of the type? And the dog not wants to stay at the bed? So, it may be time to discuss it with your veterinarian or with a trainer in your area. Especially if accompanied by other signs such as nervousness, apathy or fear.


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Care Robot
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The care robot Lea (Lean Empowering Assistant) enables the elderly to remain active and independent in their own homes. She helps users to train their physical fitness and maintain a daily routine, for instance by reminding them to take their medication. Despite her artificial intelligence, Lea does not look intimidating. She interacts via a technical interface that works like a tablet PC. The design is based on that of a rollator, which conveys a sense of familiarity.
Statement by the Jury
Lea translates intelligent technology into a plausible, sympathetic design, which significantly contributes to acceptance by an older target group.
- Manufacturer:Robot Care Systems, The Hague, Netherlands
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Apple fans, this is not a drill. We repeat, this is not a drill. Amazon has selling brand new 32GB Apple iPad tablets for just $289 during Black Friday this year, and the deal sold out so fast. That shouldn't come as much of a surprise though, considering it was by far the best Apple deal of Black Friday 2018. Well guess what: it's somehow back in stock right now! Don't ask why or how, just hurry up and get in on the action before it's too late.
Also of note, you can snag 128GB iPads right now on Amazon for $399.
Here are the bullet points from the product page:
- 9.7-inch Retina display
- A10 Fusion chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture
- Touch ID fingerprint sensor
- 8MP camera with 1080p video and 1.2MP FaceTime HD camera
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO
- Up to 10 hours of battery life
- Two speaker audio
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mike lee posted a question in Embedded LinuxHi Digilent, zedboard, vivado 2015.4, petalinux 2015.4, /dev/zed_oled, pmodoled-gpio.ko I am working on zedboard to enable onboard-OLED display. First vivado outputs bitstream hardware, then petalinux generates " BOOT.BIN + Image.ub ", finally zedboard bootup by the SD card. " insmod pmodoled-gpio.ko " does bring /dev/zed_oled . However, " cat logo.bin > /dev/zed_oled " has nothing to display. Then I decided to add oled block design in vivado project. I tried two different versions, including tamu https://github.com/ama142/ZedboardOLED-v1.0-IP and Digilent https://github.com/Digilent/vivado-library/tree/master/ip/Pmods/PmodOLED_v1_0 . After making external pin assignment, Vivado / petalinux all functions. However, there is still no outputs on OLED. Please advise how to turn on OLED in petalinux/vivado. Thanks in advance Mike (P.S. OLED by itself works well on OOB package with digilent logo output)


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Saga #49
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Saga is the multiple Eisner Award-winning space-opera crossed with fantasy themes and it's oh so juicy. This issue centers around fake news and terror.
The Terrifics #1
I'm pretty hyped for this. D.C. describes this as, "Bound together by fate, united by the spirit of exploration and hope for tomorrow, the Terrifics bound from the Dark Multiverse of Meta! When Mr. Terrific, Metamorpho, Plastic Man and Phantom Girl find themselves literally bound together by a tragic accident, our team of unlikely allies must rely on one another to make their way back home. But a startling revelation on their return trip brings them face to face with a new mystery: where in the universe is Tom Strong?"
Moon Knight #192
Hopefully Max Bemis and Jacen Burrows run of Moon Knight keep this level of action piling on! In this issue Bushman and Sun King lure Marc to a tropical island but it's definitely not a vacation by anyone's standard.
Mera Queen of Atlantis #1
Mera leaps from the pages of Aquaman and into her own adventure! We're anxious to see what awaits the Queen of Atlantis in her first issue. Definitely pick this up.
That's it for our few recommendations of the week, although there's tons of good books out right now. Look us up next week for our picks and feel free to let us know what goodies you found in the comments below.


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For cryin' out loud!
January 31, 2017 Uncategorized
Do you agree – while there's a world of tech tips for recording 'normal' voice, it's a different picture on handling the extremes of cartoon work? For example (as I learned from an old hand) whispering comes out better if recorded quite well back from the mic. That's counter-intuitive, for sure!
At the other end of the scale, shouting does invite a step back – and it may better match the scene perspective. But what if the image is of a frame-filling mouth and the client needs an in-yer-face bawl? Maybe you will get in close having turned down the channel gain.
I did that this morning, but still got caught out with input overload. Yes, quite so, that's why mics have a 'pad' switch to take away the heat before it cooks the kitchen. Actually, mine is padless – so I got distortion from the preamp, and had to back off.
Decisions, decisions: new mic, in-line attenuator, boutique pre-amp?


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Brian Biggs
COO, Hospitals
Brian joined Orion Health in March 2012, and started out as Services Director for NZ before moving into his APAC role. Brian is responsible for the leadership of professional services people, and the successful delivery of multiple, concurrent projects to meet or exceed customer expectations. In addition, the role encompasses the building and leadership of client support services and application managed services capabilities in the APAC region.
Brian Biggs
COO, Hospitals
Kevin Ross
Research Director Orion Health and CEO Precision Driven Health
Kevin Ross started working for Orion Health as the head of the Precision Driven Health team in February 2016. His aim is to help organisations to deliver value and make better decisions using analytics and data science.
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Rugby World Cup 2019 can Be Anything But predictable. This time everything has been full of surprises as far as rugby is concerned. The team which we were expecting to perform very well did not do so, and the teams which are actually not expected to perform at all have been performing wonders.
Well, that's the spirit of games, and that's how the life of rugby moves on. Coming to the rugby World Cup 2019, we are now reaching the quarter-final stages, and the heat is even more than ever before. Nothing could be said now as we are going down towards the finals of the Rugby World Cup 2019, and the schedules of rugby World Cup quarter-finals are here. We know the fans in Japan, the United States, and all over the world have been eagerly following other games till now using all kinds of possible broadcasting systems as they can. One thing is a strikingly peculiar for this rugby World Cup, and that is the super performance of the Japan team.
They are actually not letting their home country down. Japanese anyways are passionate people, and they are there to win in no matter what they put their hearts into. Coming back to the point, let's focus on the rugby World Cup quarter-final schedule. For the convenience of readers, we are putting up the schedule for rugby World Cup 2019.
Rugby World Cup quarterfinal schedule
Quarterfinals for Rugby World Cup 2019 will be played over a period of 2 days. The schedule dates are 19th October 2019 and the 28th of October 2019. Each day two teams will be playing against each other, so that makes a total of 4 teams being pitted each other for the semi-finals. We are sure that the entire game will be pretty exciting and something which no Pan of rugby would like to miss at any cost. So here is the schedule for every one of us to enjoy and savor.
|Time (Japan Time)
|19th October 2019
|Winner Pool C vs Runner-up Pool D
|19th October 2019
|Winner Pool B vs Runner-up Pool A
|20th October 2019
|Winner Pool D vs Runner-up Pool C
|20th October 2019
|Winner Pool A vs Runner-up Pool B
Check out the qualified teams for RWC Quarterfinals 2019 here.
Now, as you can see from the table above. The above-cited are the teams that are going to be pitted against each other for the quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2019. Let's see how things fair up for each, and every one of them as this is going to be one exciting set of matches. Things a priest at such a level that the heat of the game is at its maximum and nothing can be said about who would win or would lose. However, being the Die Hard fans of rugby, we would be keeping our fingers crossed. May the best man and the best team win. Well, there are hardly 9 days left for the suspense to get over. So lets all just hope for the best and cheer up our respective favorite teams. We can feel the excitement in our veins for sure.
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Concurrently with the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) week-long World of Bluegrass, WUNC produced a special live broadcast with WAMU's Bluegrass Country in Washington, D.C. The program was hosted by Katy Daley of WAMU's Bluegrass Country and featured exclusive performances from three IBMA Award nominees:
Raleigh's own Chatham County Line also performed. Here are some highlights from the broadcast:
Also, many of the musicians featured in the broadcast are up for IBMA awards. Eric Hodge talks with Back Porch Music host Freddy Jenkins about the nominees.
Michael Cleveland was also in the house during the broadcast. He performed for a live in-person audience with his band, Flamekeeper. Cleveland is "one of the premier bluegrass fiddlers of his generation."
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The final Brass Monkey Rally will be held this year.
Rally committee member John Willems, of Dunedin, said The Otago Motorcycle Club's 40th rally on Saturday, May 30 in Central Otago would be the last.
The rally had "run its course".
"It's time for a change."
The club was investigating launching an alternative annual event, possibly to be held on the same site, in March from next year.
"A lot of people can't believe it will be the last one but who knows, maybe the replacement might be as good or better."
The 6ha rally site is on a farm in Oturehua.
"There has been no planning of [the alternative event] at this stage – it's an idea, we'll think about after this year's Brass Monkey is out of the way."
Feedback from rally participants included it being hard to stay overnight in the coldest place in New Zealand over Queen's Birthday weekend.
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When asked if any incidents at past events, such as three unwarranted and unregistered riders being involved in separate accidents on the Dunstan Trail in 2017, was a reason, he replied: "It hasn't helped but it's not the main issue."
Any incidents were isolated and the most of the participants were "great and behaved themselves".
The rally this year would feature fireworks, a bonfire and three bands.
The Jordan Luck Band would headline the event on Saturday.
About 300 people attended the inaugural rally. Each year, the attendance grew, peaking at 5000 people at the 10th event.
About 1000 patrons attended the rally last year. He declined to speculate on how many people would attend the final rally.
"Who knows – it's hard to tell these days .. we think we'll get more than we had for the last year or two."
Every rider who attended the rally would be given a "special lapel badge".


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Houston, Houston, Do You Read?
|"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?"
Cover of the 1989 Tor Double mass market paperback
|James Tiptree Jr.
|United States
|Science Fiction
|Published in
|Aurora: Beyond Equality
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|May 1976
Houston, Houston, Do You Read? is a novella by James Tiptree Jr. (pseudonym of Alice Sheldon). It won a Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1976 and a Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1977.[1]
The novella first appeared in the anthology Aurora: Beyond Equality, edited by Vonda N. McIntyre and Susan J. Anderson, published by Fawcett in May 1976.[2] It was subsequently reprinted several times (amongst others in the James Tiptree collections Star Songs of an Old Primate in 1978 and Her Smoke Rose Up Forever in 1990) and in 1989 was published in a Tor Doubles mass market paperback (number eleven in that series) with the flipside novella "Souls" by Joanna Russ (ISBN 0-8125-5962-2). It remains Tiptree's most famous and most reprinted story.
Plot summary[edit]
The story portrays a crew of three male astronauts launched in the near future on a circumsolar mission in the spaceship Sunbird. A large solar flare damages their craft and leaves them drifting and lost in space. They make repeated attempts to contact NASA in Houston, to no avail. Soon, however, they begin to pick up strange radio communications.
They are puzzled that almost all of the voices are female, usually with a strong Australian accent. They overhear conversations about personal matters (including the birth of a cow) as well as unknown slang terms. Various theories are discussed by the perplexed astronauts: hallucinations? A hoax? A hostile power trying to trick them? They record and play back the conversations over and over, trying to figure out what is going on. Soon, they realize that these unknown people are aware of them and are offering to help.
At first, the Sunbird's commander refuses to communicate with them, suspicious of their motives. As they continue to plead with the astronauts to accept their rescue offer, the men are chilled to hear their mission referred to in historical terms. They come to realize that they were not only thrown off-course in space, but in time as well, and that their flight was lost centuries ago. They are given bare details of the current Earth: an undefined cataclysm has reduced the human population to a few million. Eventually, the Sunbird agrees to rendezvous with the spaceship Gloria to allow the astronauts to spacewalk to safety.
The Gloria is an enigma to them. Besides having an almost all-female crew, the ship is haphazard and cluttered with plants and animals on board. The technology used on the ship does not appear to them to be as advanced as they would have thought the world to be after such a long passage of time, and they think it odd that some of the ship's functions are powered by stationary bikes. Their culture shock is compounded by the cryptic and incomplete answers they are given concerning the Earth.
Little by little, the three gather clues from both observations and slips of the tongue. While crew members often refer to their "sisters," there is no mention of husbands, boyfriends, or families. There are twins on board (both named Judy), yet one seems older than the other. The one male, a teen named Andy, seems strangely feminine. Technology, and science and culture in general, seems to be relatively unadvanced considering the centuries that passed.
Eventually, they learn the truth. A plague wiped out most human life, including all males. Only about 11,000 women survived, mostly concentrated in Australasia and a few other areas. Until recently, they reproduced only by cloning, so most women are clones of the original 11,000 genotypes. Babies are raised communally in crèches, and all members of each genotype are encouraged to add their story to a book that is passed on for the inspiration and education of future "sisters." Certain genotypes are given early androgen treatments (hence, Andy, who the astronauts thought was male) to increase bulk and strength for physical tasks. The resulting communal male-free society has settled into a peaceful pattern — without major conflict and seemingly happy.
The Sunbird's crew react to these revelations in different ways. The commander considers this to be a great tragedy, and believes he was chosen by God to subjugate the women to their intended roles and lead them back to the true path with men as leaders of society and family. Another eagerly anticipates the prospect of millions of women who have not known a man's touch, believing that the women are all sexually unfulfilled without a man, and he engages in violent sexual fantasies of domination.
The third crew member — the narrator — differs from the other two in that he is an intellectual man without much physical development — the other two men look down upon him for his nerdy qualities, and he thinks back to all of the abuse and bullying he has been the victim of over the years by men like them. He realizes that their feelings of superiority and importance are blinding them to what is really going on: he and his crewmates have been given a mind-altering drug — it disinhibits them and causes them to show their "true selves" and voice their thoughts. He realizes that the traits they have exhibited of violence and domination are unacceptable in the new world of women, and they are all going to be killed, even himself. He tries to explain to them that though he expressed sexual thoughts in aggressive, violent words, he would never act on such thoughts. The women explain that they do not even have such thoughts. They are content to live in a world of women, and they don't want for leadership or sexual fulfillment without men. Their study of these three astronauts has shown that allowing men on Earth will pose unacceptable risks, so they are now merely studying the men and obtaining useful information and (in the case of the over-amorous astronaut) sperm samples, presumably to introduce fresh genetic material and create new genotypes.
"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" was adapted as a radio drama for the National Public Radio series Sci-Fi Radio. It originally aired as two half-hour shows, February 4 & 11, 1990.
"Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" is referenced in the dialogue of the first issue of the post-apocalyptic comic Y: The Last Man, which also depicts a plague that kills off all men, three astronauts who survived the plague in orbit, and a new female society that survives by cloning.
- Notes
- ^ Clute and Nicholls 1995, p. 1230.
- ^ Von Ruf, Al. "Publication Listing "Aurora: Beyond Equality"". Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- Bibliography
- Clute, John and Peter Nicholls. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York City: St. Martin's Griffin, 1993 (2nd edition 1995). ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Phillips, Julie. James Tiptree, Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006. ISBN 0-312-20385-3. A thorough biography, with insight into Sheldon's life and work. Extensive quotation from her correspondence, journals, and other papers. Times Literary Supplement review [1]
External links[edit]
- Houston, Houston, Do You Read? title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Online radio
- "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" (Selection 17) from the NPR series Sci-Fi Radio (20 & 21), February 4 & 11, 1990 (55:32)


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Divorce is a financial strain on your family because it divides you and your spouse's cumulative assets. In this economy, where assets are quickly turning into debts, it is critical to understand the financial consequences of a divorce and how to make the most out of its aftermath. A divorce divides one family unit into two separate units. When one spouse moves out, there will be one more mortgage or rental payment to make. Having 2 separate families also means twice the living expenses, including, but not limited to: health insurance, car payments, and all the children's needs in the separate households.
Debt loads start to grow when:
- you have been living beyond your means even before considering divorce
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If you have accumulated substantial debt and are facing divorce, you will be dealing with how to divide the debt, rather than the equity. In the unstable economy, where your stocks, RRSPs, savings, and assets are quickly eroding, use the combined services of a certified divorce financial analyst and mediator to focus on a solution that works for both spouses.


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