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You probably know that it's never too late to begin orthodontic treatment — but when it comes to your youngster's teeth, did you know that earlier may be better than later? According to the American Association of Orthodontists, kids should have an initial orthodontic screening at age 7. What makes early evaluation — and potentially, early treatment — so important?
There are several ways that kids can benefit from an orthodontic evaluation at an early age. But it's important to recognize that early evaluation isn't necessarily followed by early treatment; in most cases, if orthodontic work is needed, your child's growth patterns are simply monitored until it's time for treatment to begin. This creates an opportunity to get the best results in the most efficient way, and to help prevent future problems.
Although every child's development is different, in most kids the first adult molars have typically started to emerge by around age six. At this point it is possible to evaluate the basic alignment of the teeth, from front to back and side to side. It may also be possible at this point to determine whether there is adequate room in the mouth for all of the permanent teeth — and, if not, to take action.
When Earlier Treatment Is Better
Treatment for common orthodontic problems typically begins around age 9-14, when all of the baby teeth are gone and many of the permanent ones are in place. But there are some conditions that are much easier to treat if they're caught at an early age, when a child's natural growth processes are going full speed ahead.
One is severe crossbite, a condition where the upper teeth close inside the lower teeth. To treat this problem, a device called a palatal expander can be used, which gradually and painlessly widens the upper jaw; it's especially effective when the jaw itself hasn't fully developed. If one waits too long, a more complicated treatment — or even oral surgery — might be required to correct the problem.
Another condition that may benefit from early treatment is severe crowding. This occurs when the jaws are too small to accommodate all of the permanent teeth. Either palatal expansion or tooth extraction may be recommended at this point, to help the adult teeth erupt (emerge from below the gums) properly. Even if braces are required later, the treatment time will likely be shorter and less complicated.
Early intervention may also be helpful in resolving several other problems. Protruding teeth, especially in front, can be prone to chipping and fractures; they may also lead to problems with a child's self-image. A severe underbite, caused by the lower jaw growing much larger than the upper jaw, can result in serious bite problems. Orthodontic appliances, including braces and headgear, can be successfully used to correct these problems at this stage, when the child's development is in full swing, thereby increasing the chances that surgery can be avoided.
Correcting Bad Habits
At one time or another, anyone may pick up a bad habit. But there are some situations where a youngster's parafunctional (detrimental to health) habits can actually influence the development and function of his or her teeth, jaws and mouth. Some examples of these are persistent thumb sucking, tongue thrusting and mouth breathing.
The sucking reflex is natural in early childhood; it usually disappears between ages 2 and 4. But if it persists much later, the pressure of the digit on the front teeth and the upper jaw can actually cause the teeth to move apart and the jaws to change shape. This can lead to the orthodontic problem called "open bite," and may impair speech. An open bite can also be caused by the force of the tongue pushing forward against the teeth (tongue thrusting).
Mouth breathing — an abnormal breathing pattern in which the mouth always remains open, passing air directly to the lungs — is related to alterations in the muscular function of the tongue and face. It may cause the upper and lower jaw to grow abnormally, which can lead to serious orthodontic problems. Although mouth breathing may start from a physical difficulty, it can become a habitual action that's hard to break.
Various orthodontic treatments are available to help correct these parafunctional habits — and the sooner they're taken care of, the less damage they may cause. But these potential problems aren't always easy to recognize. That's one more reason why you should schedule an early orthodontic screening for your child.
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Early Orthodontic Evaluation Early detection of orthodontic problems in young children may make it easier to correct those problems in the long run. Waiting until all of the permanent (adult) teeth have come in, or until facial growth is nearly complete, may make correction of some problems more difficult or even impossible. An early childhood orthodontic evaluation can yield excellent results... Read Article
How Thumb Sucking Affects The Bite Thumb sucking can actually block the front teeth from erupting fully and can also push the teeth forward — sometimes more on the side where the thumb rested. How far out of position the teeth end up will depend on the number of hours per day the thumb was in the child's mouth and how much pressure was applied. When the pressure exerted by the thumb in the mouth is particularly strong and occurs over a long period of time, the forces can potentially influence growth of the jaws... Read Article
The Magic of Orthodontics Proper alignment of the teeth is basic to "Smile Design." Their position dictates how they work together and affects the way you look and smile. Only orthodontic treatment can move teeth into the right position. Simply put, when things look right, they probably are right. Learn the basics of smile analysis and design and whether the magic of orthodontics will work for you... Read Article


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After interviewing a woman who moved from NYC because she couldn't get a religious exemption having been interrogated by the vaccine inquisitors, aka, "The Inquisition" FOUR TIMES, I called Dr. Rebecca Carley and asked her to create a "Scientific Exemption from Vaccines" since all the actual science is on our side. Listen toward the end: tobtr.com/11370755 for exemption statement cause the video has disappeared.
Speeches made from the steps of City Hall in NYC. 20 people attended and 11 chose to speak. I requested that each speaker raise vaccine relevant issues that they believed the public was unaware of. They certainly fulfilled that criteria! The videographer whose voice was prompting them was Cat Watters, also an activist.
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The track, "Hemisphere," is an atmospheric R&B crooner during which Gavin's disco-Lolita vocals atop Toki's dreamy production make for something that Christian Grey would put on his "bedtime" playlist as he's lovingly sanitizing his St. Andrew's cross. To help the track stand out from today's over-saturated neo-R&B clusterfuck , Toki went with an unusual drum sound that easily distinguishes itself from the trap programming that currently reigns supreme in the production world. Gavin's vocals are wounded and delicate, which has a lot to do with the song coming from, as Gavin puts it, a place of "loss and loneliness." But her voice swirls and ascends skyward from whatever dark place she started in, suggesting that whatever a-hole broke her heart will soon be replaced by a worthier a-hole in the near future.
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$100 Million Coulisse Expands Roller Shade Business in Americas with Unique, Fabtex
MD Jop Vos leads charge as hotel trade moves away from draperies alone
MIAMI, Florida – Coulisse B.V., a $100 million plus window coverings converter and hardware supplier, is capitalizing on the trend towards roller shades with a major expansion in the USA and South American markets.
Jop Vos, who joined Coulisse in 2006 covering the Eastern European market, relocated from his native Netherlands to the USA in 2011. He is now the Managing Director of Coulisse North America based in new offices on Brickell Key where he covers the USA and an increasingly important South American market. He reports to Morris Roetgering, one of the two principals based in Enter, The Netherlands, about an hour from Amsterdam.
There, Coulisse has a 170,000 square foot warehouse and design center which supplies 7,000 sku's to the world market, shipping a container of window shades and mechanisms to the USA on a weekly basis. Coulisse says it has a motor solution for each of its 7,000 items, made mostly of 100 percent polyester, including TreviraCS as well as natural roller shades of jute, paper and linen. Coulisse also supplies blackout and light filtering shades. The company in its expanding export, effort, now has sales offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Guangshou, Taipei, Warsaw Poland and Moscow.
Coulisse also supplies jacquard fabric shades to its customers that coordinate with its Berlin collection of 119 solid colors. Prints are also a part of the offering too but more of the business today is done in plains and textures, Vos says. Coulisse deals with several different fabric and hardware suppliers worldwide to build its collections for the fabricator. Coulisse will also use its brand name or make private label for the customer depending on the situation.
Family Distributors Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, FL is distributing the Coulisse lines in the USA. This same company owns Unique Wholesale Distributors, Inc., a fabricator that is currently supplying some retail accounts in the USA. Fabtex, Danville, PA is another key fabricator for Coulisse, specializing in the hospitality industry that expects to cover as much as half of its windows with roller shades in the years ahead according to industry watchers. Coulisse also counts Lutron and Shades Online as two important customers in the US market.
Christiaan Roetgering founded the company in 1992 and his brother Morris who originally was an international trader, joined sometime after that. "We didn't get into the roller shade business until 2000," Vos says. "Initially, the company just followed the trends in window coverings filling the need for existing products with European do-it-yourself chains; then we decided to be a trend leader, getting more creative with hardware and fabrics." With that decision, that's when Couusse's business really took off," he figures.
To give an idea how the shade business has grown for Coulisse in the USA, Vas doubled sales in 2012 and grew the business another 20 percent in 2014. The company as a whole expects to produce $110 million in sales in 2015 with 84 percent of the business in Europe and the balru1ce of sales are going worldwide, Vas says. He points out that the fastest growing market is in the USA today, which is expected to account for 25 percent of company sales within five years time. Germany by the way, is the single biggest market for Coulisse, which has no less than 50 distributors showing its lines at Heimtextil Frankfurt each year.


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On Halloween, the Moon in Pisces is conjunct Neptune and sextile Pluto in Capricorn. This Moon in Pisces makes you very sensitive, but it makes it difficult to distinguish whether something is real or not, or someone is playing tricks on you or not.
The stars and the planets also show a pattern of financial instability, so be careful with spending money today. The Moon in Pisces, however, is also square on Saturn in Sagittarius. Old friendships are broken and new friendships are closed. Sometimes it's good to make changes to allow growth. We do not have to throw away everything that we have built up and worked so hard for, but it's good to see what's not working for us anymore. The longer you stay in a situation that is not desirable, the more difficult it will become to escape from that situation.


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- Her first ever role was on daytime TV series, Doctors, in 2009
- It was not a real horse's heart she had to eat on Game of Thrones. She described it as 'a congealed jam kind of thing'.
- Emilia can sing, as well as play the flute, piano and the guitar.
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From day one you'll be building robots and programming them, first in a visual language and then in ROBOTC, to follow your commands. The concepts that you use in this course will be the foundations of the megatrends around automation in all walks of life.
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We get a lot of calls from girls and their parents who want to be sure that they aren't going to be the only girl in the class. The point of this is not to segregate the girls from the boys and of course girls can join any class that they want. We don't want to offer "pink" classes that focus on subjects that reinforce stereotypes about girls in STEAM. What we want to do with this is offer some classes where girls know before they sign up that they'll be in a group with plenty of like-minded girls.
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Changing the future. Making things possible. Unlocking new opportunities. These things are at the heart of technology – and our All Girls Robotics course.
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|~ Jang Kyung-chul
Jang Kyung-chul (in Korean 장경철) is a bus driver and a serial killer who terrorized a city in South Korea primarily targeting women, raping and often dismembering them. He is the main antagonist of the 2010 South Korean psychological thriller movie I Saw the Devil.
He was portrayed by Choi Min-shik.
In the beginning of the film, he kills Joo-yoon Jang, the pregnant daughter of a former police officer. Her fiancé, Kim Soo-hyun, then tracks him down in order to exact slow and painful revenge.
Kyung-chul often uses his job as a bus driver to lure female passengers to his remote residence before raping and killing them. At one point, he kidnaps a school-girl and attempts to rape her on his property before Soo-hyun intervenes. He later forces a nurse to perform oral sex on him before he is once more interrupted and punished by Soo-hyun.
He had a teenage son named Sang-won, whom he abandoned and sent to live with his grandparents.
One of his only allies was another serial killer named Tae-joo, a cannibal whose girlfriend Se-Jung had affair with Kyung-chul.
He spends the majority of the film on the run from Soo-hyun in a situation that reverses the roles of the killer and the victim.
Later, Kyung-chul discovered that a device which Soo-hyun put in his mouth was inside his body, and attacked Joo-yun's father and raped and killed her sister Soo-yun.
When he reveals to Soo-hyun after that Kyung-chul was ready to surrender himself to the police, he was suddenly dragged by Soo-hyun's car and tied up awaiting his execution at Kyung-chul's warehouse when Joo-yun was killed.
At the moment of this final confrontation when Soo-hyun asked to Kyung-chul why he killed women and girls which caused their loved ones to be trapped in in a state of sorrowful agony, he said that he enjoy it as Soo-hyun leaves and covered his ears at same time his parents and Sang-woon came to visit him, opening the door Kyung-chul begged not to open, but he decapitated him and this shocked his family at what he did to Joo-yun's family.
- His raincoat is similar to that of Rakesh Mahadkar who murders women in a fit of rage.
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What Is Your Race?
The Census and Our Flawed Efforts to Classify Americans
Princeton University Press 2013
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The US Census has been an important American institution for over 220 years. Since 1790, the US population has been counted and compiled, important figures when tabulating representation and electoral votes. The Census has also captured the racial make-up of the US and has become a powerful public policy tool with both data and clout, affecting a range of policies from segregation to affirmative action. In What Is Your Race?: The Census and Our Flawed Efforts to Classify Americans (Princeton University Press 2013), Dr. Kenneth Prewitt provides a broad historical and political overview of the racial counting component of the Census, from its inception to its future. Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs at Columbia University, was formerly the Director the US Census Bureau, and his first-hand experience strengthens the narrative throughout the book.
Prewitt's book follows the historical ebbs and flows of the Census and race politics in the US, which are unequivocally linked. From the early era of counting the slave population, to later integrating the new immigrant whites–such as Southern European Catholics and East European Jews–with the larger White Anglo-Saxon Protestant majority, and calumniating with race identity politics reflected in the Census discourse today, What Is Your Race? is a fascinating and thorough account of an American institution that has had a powerful influence on policy and society. Specifically, the racial categories, called statistical races in the book, used in the Census have been etched into the American psyche, and the results have sometimes been quite devises. Why should the Census count Hispanics in their own category and not Middle Eastern Americans? Prewitt faced these kinds of tough questions while running the Census and now grapples with them in this book. His final recommendation to ease tensions created from the simplistic statistical race measurement currently used by the Census is to incrementally move away form these categories and to move towards counting national origin, providing much more statistical granularity. You will have to read the book for the full policy prescription, which is fully mapped out for the next century.
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Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines has never been afraid to speak her mind via Twitter, but everyone needs a break every now and then. But with news of her recent divorce filing from longtime husband, Adrian Pasdar, it's no surprise Natalie is stepping away from the social media platform for a little bit.
She writes, "Gonna check out of Twitter for a while. If you care to know what's up you can follow me on Instagram at 1NatalieMaines."
Natalie had regularly used Twitter to voice her opposition to President Trump's administration, but her account has gotten quieter on that front over the summer. She's posted more photos like this one paying tribute to her musician-producer father, Lloyd Maines.
She also posted another photo on June 22 that includes one of her sons.
Natalie also recommends taking a little break from keeping up with the ever-frantic news cycle. On June 22, she wrote, "I just went 36 hours without watching or reading the news and I feel like a new woman. Do yourself a favor."
Over on Instagram, Natalie is clearly focused on digging into spending quality time with her family. They're making music, too. Natalie's son, Jack Slade, has started a band called The Campbells, and she is posting a lot of music from their shows.


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A clinical trial investigating how to best prevent Peanut Allergy. Should young children eat peanuts or avoid them?
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The EAT (Enquiring About Tolerance) Study aims to find out how to best prevent food allergy in young children.
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Increased food diversity in the first year of life is inversely associated with allergic diseases.
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Timing of food introduction and development of food sensitization in a prospective birth cohort.
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- "Well, well, if it isn't the Rebel Alliance! Seeing as how you're all about helping people, how about lending me a hand? I've got some unwanted Imperial attention..."
- ―Han Solo
The Raid above Corellia was a minor skirmish during the Galactic Civil War. Han Solo was rescued by the Alliance to Restore the Republic over Corellia.
- "The captured pirate has divulged information he's gathered on this superweapon project. We know where Tarkin was conducting research, but we risk a frontal assault on a fortified Imperial station."
- ―Mon Mothma
After having captured a pirate informer over Atzerri, the Rebel Alliance had learnt that Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin was personally overseeing the Imperial superweapon project from a space station orbiting Corulag. But before attacking the station, the Rebels needed to find a way to disable the defenses of the station.
After hearing of Han Solo's success at rescuing Chewbacca and a number of Wookiees earlier on Kashyyyk, Mon Mothma strived to contact him to help the Rebellion's investigations. They eventually found him caught in a Star Destroyer's tractor beam over Corellia.
The raidEdit
- Mon Mothma: "We will consider it payment for future services rendered."
- Han Solo: "Payment? Well, I... okay, okay! Fine! Deal! Just get us out of here!"
- ―Mon Mothma and Han Solo[src]
The rebels sent a small fleet in the system to rescue him. While the Rebel fleet attacked the Imperial-class Star Destroyers, the Y-wings moved in to disable the tractor beam of the command Star Destroyer. They eventually managed to destroy it before it could reach the Cardan-class space station. The Millennium Falcon escaped and hyperspaced out of the system.
- "We have a mission for you, Captain Solo. Something that I feel is perfectly suited for someone with your particular... skills. We have an errand for you to run to Vergesso."
- ―Mon Mothma to Han Solo
Mon Mothma later personally recruited Han Solo and Chewbacca, despite Solo's reluctance, to assist the Rebels in the raid on the Imperial research facility over Corulag. Solo was hired to plant a tracking device and EMP in one of the cargo containers bound for the research station.
Behind the scenesEdit
This battle was the seventh mission of the Rebel campaign in the 2006 video game Star Wars: Empire at War.
- Star Wars: Empire at War (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide (First identified as Raid above Corellia)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 Star Wars: Empire at War
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Han Solo is personally recruited by Raymus Antilles after the Rebels free him from a Star Destroyer's tractor beam during the Raid at Corellia, as she wants his help investigating the rumors and info that the Rebels have gathered during the Ambush in the Cron Drift and Leia's conversation with Lord Tion.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Captain Raymus Antilles is assigned by Mon Mothma to the Tantive IV after the Raid over Corulag, and she orders Leia to continue her investigation. Since Antilles is not commanding the Tantive at Ralltiir, but he is at Kattada, the Corellia, Vergesso, and Corulag operations must precede Kattada.
- ↑ A Star Destroyer is destroyed at the Raid above Corellia, and since the Intrepid was the first Star Destroyer eliminated by Rebels (discounting game mechanics), the Raid must follow the Circarpous system conflict.
- ↑ Star Wars: Empire: Princess... Warrior


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Closet Staple :: Isabel Marant Jacket
Never not a fan of Isabel Marant anything, there is never really a time when I don't want to add yet another piece to my Marant collection. Why? Well, aside from the fact that somehow they manage to look good with just about anything, feel good on, and make you feel darn good when you wear them, I think the biggest appeal for me is their longevity.
Unlike any other staple I have in my closet, Isabel Marant pieces are truly timeless, never go our of style, and always manage to look polished and casually cool. Take
the coat
I am wearing in today's post for example. Love the fact that it looks great with just about any denim style imaginable, can be dressed down or up, and has that effortlessly chic appeal Isabel Marant is so known for.
Incredibly easy to wear, this is probably
the one coat/jacket
I reach for the most when I need to get ready quickly because it completes any outfit like no other. I've worn it with skinny blue jeans, cropped patent leather pants, and lacy slip dresses, and so far, it never failed to deliver, which is definitely the reason why it is one of my favorite staples at the moment.
What about you guys, what makes something a closet staple for you?
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I really like the exhaust exit. I bet it sounds like one mean bitch. Jeep looks great. I bet it's functional as a terd in a punch bowl.
1958 FC170 (Jeep Forward Control)
The rig has a gigantic intercooler and two turbos hanging outside the hood but four exhaust exits? It LOOKS twin turbo but maybe those are twin centrifugal blowers? But then you see the exhaust wrap on the turbine side. So whats with the exhaust exists there? That makes absolutely no sense on a turbo rig... should have a 3-5" single exhaust dump with maybe a supplemental waste gate dump....unless all that exhaust work is all FAKE??!??!??!?!
I like the aviation theme, but thats a bit over the top. Would be outright painful to ride in on the trails and too damned pretty everywhere to get a single scratch. Gorgeous workmanship all the same. THAT is a show rig and a worthy one at that.
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Damn. I dislike fake rivets on a Jeep, but that's cool. Reminds me of the P-51 Mustang. Should have done a companion version - flat OD green Memphis Belle Flying Fortress tribute.
I really like the look of the outside of this rig. Then I got to the interior pics and it ruined it for me. Way to overboard to ever be practical. I realize its a show Jeep, but with just a few tasteful touches to a mostly stock interior this could have been just right. And what's with the childish 'Hey Eddie, ban this' stuff? Great way to run a business.
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I don't care for the interior at all, and the windshield angle bugs me for some reason.
I can appreciate that rig. Pretty cool but the ban this stickers are great! Nothing like free publicity!
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Heysham Obs
Almost relieved when I saw the rubbishy clear but cloudy weather at dawn today as had so much work to do! A few early morning thrushes and a miniscule scattering of Goldcrest = the grounded stuff. Overhead was more productive, especially Pink-feet
Vis mig until 0930, then very on and off (S-SE unless stated)
Lesser Redpoll - 5 (4 ringed)
Meadow Pipit - 17
Redwing - 124
Grey Wagtail - 2
Fieldfare - 3
Chaffinch - 16
Goldfinch - 6
Mistle Thrush - 1
Greenfinch - 8 (NONE on feeder!)
alba Wagtail - 5
Pink-footed Goose - 250N, 20S, 140N, 10S, 70N
Carrion Crow - 1
Bullfinch - 4+2+1
Woodpigeon - 3
Coal Tit - one irruptive flock of 5
Highlight of the walk round was meeting another moth trapper, Justine, who had set an overnight actinic. Absolutely dead bird-wise apart from 12 Blackbird, flock of 5 Song Thrush, one Chiffchaff and four Goldcrest
The actinic produced Dark Chestnut, Epirrita, 2 Large Wainscotand a Mottled Umber. The hut produced a Silver Y, Light-brown Apple Moth, Red-line Quaker and Pink-barred Sallow
Speckled Wood in the eastern woodland
The observatory was set up in 1980. It involves ringing,'vis mig' counts (including seabirds) and general monitoring in the Heysham Nature reserve/power stations/harbour area. The statutory moth trap is in place and also a daily log for butterflies, dragonflies etc. We share an office, kindly provided by EDF Energy, with the County Wildlife Trust. This is located next to the Nature Reserve car park. Do call in. Please leave sightings in the letterbox, ESPECIALLY 'fly-by' seabirds.
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I love gardening and have learned over the last few years that there are some things I grow really well and some things I should just give up trying to grow. I have great luck with cherry tomatoes and hot peppers. Larger tomatoes never seem to grow as well for me…they end up with black spot or something eats them (other than ME!) before they get ripe. However, cherry tomatoes aren't quite as versatile as full sized tomatoes so I sometimes struggle to find things to do with them. I asked on my Facebook page recently about making homemade salsa with cherry tomatoes and a very helpful reader suggested making a roasted garden salsa. Just toss cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic and jalapenos on a cookie sheet with some olive oil and seasoning and roast in the oven. Then chop with fresh cilantro and lime. It sounded like an incredibly easy way to use up my garden full of cherry tomatoes.
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For this recipe I used a combination of yellow and red cherry tomatoes along with deseeded jalapenos. If you like a super spicy salsa, you can keep the seeds and veins in the jalapenos when you roast them. I also used onion that I grew in my garden as well, even though they were only the size of golf balls. Onions are another one of those things that I never seem to have good luck growing…they never seem to get to be the size of the ones at the grocery store and I don't know what I am doing wrong!
This roasted garden salsa recipe made about 2 cups of salsa and I am happy to have found a way to use all of these cherry tomatoes!
Easy Roasted Garden Salsa Recipe
Easy Roasted Garden Salsa Recipe
Easy roasted garden salsa loaded with fresh ingredients
- 3 to 4 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 large onion (in large chunks)
- 5 cloves garlic
- 4 jalapenos (deseeded and cut in half)
- 3 to 4 TBSP olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro
- juice from 1/2 lime
- Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil
- Place the tomatoes, garlic, onion, and jalapeno on the cookie sheet.
- Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and mix gently
- Roast in a 425 degree oven for 20 minutes, mixing occasionally
- Remove from oven and let cool 10 or 15 minutes
- Into a food processor, put the mixture from the cookie sheet along with the cilantro and lime juice.
- Process just until coarsely chopped or process longer for a smoother consistency.
- Chill for an hour or two for better flavor.
Want to know how to grow your own cherry tomatoes? Check out OrganicGardening.com for tips on how to do it!
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A page from an old hymn book with the song, Rock of Ages, is buried beneath the layers of Japanese rice papers. Panels of Hebrew text from the Ten Commandments fill the center section of the collage and a small rock is added to the surface.
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Indian Navy Chargeman Recruitment 2019
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ఎగ్జామ్ రిజిస్ట్రేషన్ కొరకు క్లిక్ చేయండి: www.vyoma.net/exams/appsc
The government of India released the notification for Naval chargeman Posts. This is an entrance exam for the chargeman posts. These chargeman posts are two types. First one is Chargeman for Mechanic and second one is Chargeman Ammunition & Explosive. These will provide services on Navy platforms. That means checking the activities on sailboard of the navy platform.
The interested Candidates, check the notification to apply for the posts.
Important Dates and Links of Indian Navy Recruitment 2019
|Application Starting Date
|Application Ending Date
|No of Posts
|Apply Online
|Official Website
Post Name: Chargeman(mechanic)
- The eligibility for the chargeman post is a candidate must have the diploma in the equivalent discipline.
- The number of posts for chargeman mechanic is 103 posts.
- Age limit for the post is maximum of 30 years.
Post Name: Chargeman(Ammunition&explosive)
- The eligibility for the chargeman post is a candidate must have the diploma in the equivalent discipline.
- The number of posts for chargeman ammunition&explosive is 69 posts.
- Age limit for the post is maximum of 30 years.
Application Fee:
- The fee for the applicable candidates is Rs.205/-.
- There is no fee for women and SC/ST/PwBDs/Ex-Servicemen.
Pay Scale:
- As per Indian Navy Recruitment.
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Selection Process:
- First, Screening of Applications
- Second, shortlisted persons have to appear for the computer-based exam.
The exam is conducted in four sections.
- General Knowledge and Awareness
- Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning
- General English
- Applied Science & Specialization.
Application Process:
- The application process is an online mode
- First, the candidate should have to open the site www.joinindiannavy.gov.in/
- Click the career option to apply for the exam
- Open the application form
- In that form, candidates have to fill the form with relevant details
- And attach the scanned documents
- Next Candidates have to pay the fee
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New Jersey will see an unusually crowded ballot this June with 51 candidates running in the primaries for the state's 12 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. While some of those races will be closely contested and a few even expected to flip from red to blue in November, many are coalescing around their incumbents with only faint sparks of opposition.
Here's a roundup of some the primary races which are less contentious or do not have strong challenges.
District 1
Powerful Democratic incumbent Donald Norcross has two challengers: Robert Lee Carlson, an information technology director from Collingswood and Scot John Tomaszewski, an electrical contractor from Cherry Hill. Paul E. Dilks, a radio personality from Gloucester City, is running unopposed on the Republican side.
Norcross was first elected in 2014, when former U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews (D) resigned. Norcross is the brother of the powerful South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross, and according to an NJ Spotlight analysis, he ranked 153rd wealthiest in the House with a net worth of ranging from $751,000 to $3.1 million. He currently serves on the House Armed Services and the Education and the Workforce committees and has been an outspoken opponent of President Trump and the Republicans in Congress.
Tomaszewski ran against Norcross in two previous elections and lost both times. His platform, according to his campaign website, includes a focus on more school security and a "homeland security makeover" that would include better training for first responders.
In contrast to Norcross and Tomaszewski, who emphasize their experience as labor leaders and electricians, IT director Carlson's platform is based on an understanding of the important role computers and the internet will play in future lawmaking. He strongly supports protecting net neutrality and a robust tech agenda.
The 1st Congressional District includes the city of Camden and its suburbs, as well as portions of Burlington and Gloucester counties. Traditionally a reliably blue area, the First District intersected a "pivot county" (Gloucester) in the 2016 Presidential election – meaning it "pivoted" from supporting Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, to voting for Trump in 2016. According to voter registration information for 2018, however, the district now looks concretely blue with 224,933 registered Democrats versus 81,800 registered Republicans.
District 6
Frank Pallone Jr. is another strong Democratic incumbent. He's facing opposition by Javahn Walker, a young Rutgers economics graduate currently working as an auditor in Somerset county. Pallone has served 30 years in Congress and has been a vocal supporter of expanding Medicare and was one of the original sponsors of the Affordable Care Act, with which he has become identified.
Walker notes on his website that Pallone has "done a decent service to this area since becoming Congressman" but he suggests he would be a "newer, fresher voice representing the people." Pallone has a significant financial advantage over his opponent. His net worth ranges from $1.5 million to $5 million and he ranks 177th wealthiest in the House.
Walker is positioning himself as a socially progressive candidate fighting for LGBTQ rights and criminal justice reform, but he also lists an extensive plan for tax reform — he favors a millionaires tax and a flat tax of 35 percent for big businesses — and banking reform.
Conservative Republican Richard J. Pezzullo of Freehold is running unopposed in the primary.
The 6th Congressional District spans parts of Middlesex and Monmouth counties and includes the cities of New Brunswick, Asbury Park, and Perth Amboy. It's also home to Rutgers and Monmouth universities and has been a historically blue district — 175,781 voters are registered Democrats and 70,918 are registered Republicans.
District 8
Albio Sires is the Democratic incumbent; he was first elected in 2006 and is running unopposed. He is a Cuban native living in West New York. He serves on two congressional committees: Foreign Affairs and Transportation and Infrastructure. Republican John R. Muniz of Jersey City is also running unopposed.
The 8th Congressional District includes portions of Newark and Jersey City — two of the state's largest urban areas — as well as sections of Hudson and Essex counties, and a few municipalities in Bergen and Union counties. The district is firmly blue, with 204,215 registered Democrats, and 33,451 registered Republicans.
District 9
Democratic incumbent Bill Pascrell Jr. is facing opposition from William O. Henry. A Paterson native, Henry, who has degrees in social work and substance abuse counseling, is running on a platform of affordable healthcare. He's facing a steep climb to Pascrell's seat, however. Pascrell was ranked 74th wealthiest in the House, with a net worth ranging from $2.5 million to $8.5 million.
On the Republican side, candidate Eric P. Fisher of Fort Lee is running unopposed.
The 9th Congressional District contains portions of Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties, and is generally seen as safely blue, with more than one-third of voters (184,742) registered as Democrats.
District 10
The incumbent, Donald M. Payne Jr. (D), is opposed by Aaron Walter Fraser, a native of Harlem, New York who lives in Jersey City; he does not appear to have a campaign website.
Payne succeeded his father, Donald M. Payne, Sr., who died in 2012. Currently he serves on the Committee on Homeland Security and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. According to his campaign website, "job creation and security are at the forefront of his agenda."
Agha Khan is running unopposed on the Republican ticket. Khan previously ran against U.S. Rep. Albio Sires in the 8th district and lost.
New Jersey's 10th is the poorest congressional district in the state and covers most of Newark, parts of Jersey City and Bayonne, and several other Essex and Union county communities. It has the greatest Democratic majority in New Jersey. This is the only district in the state in which a party has a majority of registered voters, with just over half of voters (259,093 out of 448,469) registered as Democrats.


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The Hiroshima University Library is composed of five buildings with a combined floor area of 28,000 (m2), making it one of the largest libraries in the country. It has a collection of around 3.28 million books, 60% of which are housed in the library.


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Christmas & New Year Tours
Nothing quite compares to the European approach to the festive season! The best winter breaks are enjoyed when yule logs and mulled wine appear on the scene - whether it's a traditional carol concert in a beautiful English cathedral, exploring sumptuous Christmas markets in Europe or celebrating New Year with the Scots over Hogmanay, there's something for everyone on our Christmas and New Year tours!
European Christmas markets are possibly the biggest highlight of any Christmas and New Year break in Europe, where you'll find the most incredible range of hand crafted gifts. The tradition started in Eastern Europe, in the old towns of Germany and France, where the timber buildings and cobbled streets add to the magical atmosphere. The festive season truly is the best time to get an authentic taste of European culture and enjoy affordable UK winter weekend breaks.
Travelling by coach is the best way to get the most out of Christmas and New Year's holidays in Europe as you can city-hop without the stress of organising transport in places you don't speak the local language. The expert tour leaders at Expat Explore will make sure you get to see the best markets as well as soaking up the local culture and organising a memorable night to see in the New Year. Join us for a Christmas and New Year tour on one of our Europe winter breaks and you'll wonder why you ever stayed home over the festive season before!
Celebrate Christmas in Israel & Jordan, in the places where the Christmas story first took place. This festive tour has it all - religious significance, culture, tradition and beauty. And when you add the Christmas festivities you've got the perfect Middle-Eastern Christmas tour!


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Since learning of his merman shifter heritage, Taren has begun building a life with Ian Dunaidh among the mainland Ea. But memories of his past life still haunt him, and as the threat of war with the hostile island merfolk looms ever closer, Taren fears he will lose Ian the same way he lost his beloved centuries before. Together they sail to the Gateway Islands in search of the fabled rune stone—a weapon of great power the Ea believe will protect them—and Odhrán, the pirate rumored to possess it.Todd's rating:
After humans attack the Phantom, Taren finds himself washed up on an island, faced with a mysterious boy named Brynn who promises to lead him to Odhrán. But Taren isn't sure if he can trust Brynn, and Odhrán is rumored to enslave Ea to protect his stronghold. Taren will have to put his life on the line to find his way back to Ian and attempt to recover the stone. Even if he does find it, his troubles are far from over: he and Ian are being stalked by an enemy who wants them dead at all costs.
Oh, hell yeah! This book was exactly what I was hoping it would be when following up where Stealing the Wind left off.
This book really gets down to the meat and potatoes of Taren's past life as Treande, with significantly less focus on Ian / Owyn, as Taren becomes separated from the group during an attack.
After waking on a beach, Taren enlists the aid of a boy named Brynn to help him find the cruel pirate Odhrán, who is rumored to possess the rune stone that the mainland Ea need to help defend themselves from the island Ea.
One thing that this book does touch on is that the bad guy isn't always bad (sometimes they turn out to be really old friends) and the good guys aren't always good, which has deadly repercussions for two of the lead characters from both books.
This read was never a dull moment for me with romance, intrigue, some shape shifting, a cool as all get out hybrid (loved him) and... Holy shit, A BABY DRAGON !!! Color me freaking *twitterpated*.
But damn you, damn you, damn you, Shira!!! Both of these books turned me into an addict, ripe for my next hit, then *end scene* and I have to wait for the next ridiculously excellent installment. Argh.
Deja vu. *Tingles 2.0* as I wait for book 3 this time...
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Iran's IRGC prefers low-intensity conflict with Israel to all-out war
Iran remained remarkably silent in the days after the April 29 attacks — suspected to have been carried out by Israel — on two northern Syria military bases that host Iranian and allied Shia militia forces.
State-controlled Iranian media played down the incident, providing an important insight into the strategy towards Israel of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). While it does not mind engaging Israel in a low-intensity conflict, it tries hard to avoid all-out war.
Iranian media coverage of the attack on the Syrian bases quoted Syrian government sources, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Every piece emphasised that Iranian officials had not confirmed the loss of Iranian nationals.
As time passed, Iranian reporting dismissed any Iranian or allied losses altogether. For instance, the centrist Iranian Students News Agency quoted "an informed source" on this point. The unidentified source, supposedly from within the Joint Force Staff, dismissed the idea that Iranian military advisers in Syria had suffered "martyrdom." An unnamed base commander of the Afghan Fatemiyoun Division was quoted claiming that none of his forces was "martyred."
There have been inconsistencies in the official line, however. The only Iranian politician publicly speaking about the April 29 incidents did not say Iran had suffered no losses. Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, condemned the April 29 attacks in an interview with the centrist Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA).
Naqavi Hosseini was less categorical than other unidentified sources about Iranian losses. He said: "We do not have exact statistics and the government must officially announce it… The Syrians must provide the numbers since they are in charge. We are in Syria at the behest of the government of Syria." He added that the "crime" of Israel "will not remain unanswered."
In general, there appears to be an attempt to keep Iranian emotions over the alleged attack by Israel in check. Veteran foreign policy analyst Davoud Hermidas-Bavand warned against rash reactions from Tehran. In an interview with ILNA, Hermidas-Bavand said: "Israel is trying to provoke Iran to react in the hope of taking greater action in Syria."
Immediately after the attack on the northern Syrian bases, Iran seemed to agree more with Hermidas-Bavand than with Naqavi Hosseini. It has a track record on this.
The IRGC did not retaliate against Israel for its April 9 air raid on the T-4 air base in Homs. The T-4 base hosts a unit from the IRGC Air and Space unmanned aerial drone force. It is part of the substantial military infrastructure established by Iran in Syria. Colonel Mehdi Dehqan Yazdeli, the highest-ranking Iranian fatality identified in the April 9 attack, served in the IRGC's Air and Space Force. Other Iranian nationals killed in the incident were probably involved in Iran's drone programme.
The T-4 airbase strike was not the first time the IRGC and its allied Shia forces were subject to Israeli attacks. Israel admits it has engaged in more than 100 air raids against Lebanese Hezbollah's arms transfers from Syria to Lebanon. High-ranking IRGC officers were killed in some of those attacks.
On February 13, 2013, Commander Hassan Shateri, also known as Hessam Khoshnevis, was killed in an Israeli attack while transporting Iran-made weaponry from Syria to Lebanon. Shateri was officially the head of the "Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon." In reality, he was the highest-ranking IRGC al-Quds Force officer in Lebanon.
On January 18, 2015, IRGC al-Quds Force officer Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi was targeted by Israeli helicopters in the Quneitra area in south-western Syria. He was killed along with several Lebanese Hezbollah fighters.
Even though there is no acknowledgment of Iranian casualties from the April 29 attack, one thing is very similar to the aftermath of the April 9 strike: Tehran's muted response. This is understandable. Fearing Israeli attacks, Iran is methodically expanding its military infrastructure in Syria so it can engage Israel in a permanent low-intensity conflict. This manoeuvre is aimed at keeping Israel busy. Perhaps it is also meant to deter Israel from attacking Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
Of course, the IRGC's planners realise this strategy entails a cost, not least losses at Israeli hands, but that is a price the IRGC finds affordable. It would be much less acceptable for the IRGC to lose face. So, the IRGC does not respond to losses inflicted by the Israeli Air Force. It knows it is neither in a position to inflict serious losses on the Israelis nor does it want to escalate a low-intensity conflict into an all-out war.


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This is the introductory note of a sequence of notes dedicated to Euler-Poincaré characteristic. Here, we deal with Euler's formula from a graph theoritical viewpoint and exhibit several applications including a proof of Pick's theorem and the classification of Plato's solids.
We say that a grah is planar if it can be drawn on (or equivalently on ) without edge-crossings. Determining whether a given graph is planar or not is a difficult question in general, and Euler's formula gives a useful necessary condition:
Theorem: (Euler's formula) Let be a connected planar graph. Let denote respectively the number of vertices, edges and faces (including the unbounded one) of . Then
Proof. Let be a spanning tree. Let be the dual graph of and be the subgraph of corresponding to the edges of .
Because is connected, is acyclic, and because is acyclic, is connected. Therefore, is a spanning tree. We deduce that
But , and , hence .
Twenty proofs of Euler's formula (including this one) can be found on Eppstein's webpage.
Theorem: The complete graph is planar if and only if .
Proof. We may see easily that is planar when , just draw it! Then, because is a subgraph of when , it is sufficient to prove that is not planar. Suppose by contradiction that can be drawn on the plane without edge-crossings.
Let be the corresponding faces, whose boundaries have edges. Notice that is simple, so , and that each edge belongs to two faces, hence
We deduce from Euler's formula that . But has five vertices and ten edges, so the relation becomes , a contradiction.
Theorem: The complete bipartite graph is planar if and only if or .
Proof. If or , then is planar as shown by the following figure:
Then, since is a subgraph of if and , it is sufficient to prove that is not planar. Suppose by contradiction that can be drawn on the plane without edge-crossings.
Let be the corresponding faces, whose boundaries have edges. Notice that any cycle in has even length, so , and that each edge belongs to two faces, hence
We deduce from Euler's formula that . But has six vertices and nine edges, so the relation becomes , a contradiction.
Theorem: Petersen's graph is not planar.
Proof. Suppose by contradiction that Petersen's graph can be drawn on the plane without edge-crossings and let be the correponding faces. Noticing that the smallest cycle in Petersen's graph has length five, we deduce that , hence
From Euler's formula, we deduce that . But Petersen's graph has ten vertices and fifteen edges, so the relation becomes , a contradiction.
Our proofs are in fact based on the corollary of Euler's formula stating that a connected planar graph satisfies
where is the length of the smallest cycle in .
In fact, topological graph theory asks more generally whether, given a graph and a space , there exists an embedding . The answer depends widely on the topology of , so it is not surprinsing to notice topological applications of Euler's formula.
Theorem: and are not homeomorphic.
Proof. We just saw that there is no embedding whereas there is clearly an embedding .
Theorem: and are not homeomorphic.
Proof. We just saw that there is no embedding . However, it is possible to draw on (or on the Möbius band) without edge-crossings, as illustrated by the following figure:
During our proof of Euler's formula, we implicitely used Jordan curve theorem to state that connectedness and acyclicness are dual; moreover, applying Euler's formula for a loop gives Jordan curve theorem, so these two theorems are in fact equivalent. Therefore, while the two previous theorems follow easily from Jordan curve theorem, we did not simplify the proofs, but we formulated them as motivating examples of purely topological applications of topological graph theory.
We already gave a proof of Pick's theorem in a previous note, here is another one based on Euler's formula. We also use the following lemma, proved in the mentionned note:
Lemma: Let be a polygon. Then contains a diagonal, that is an edge between two vertices lying in the interior of .
Theorem: (Pick) Let be a simple polygon whose vertices are in . Let (resp. ) denote the cardinality of (resp. of ). Then the area of is given by the formula
Proof. According to the previous lemma, we may triangulate . Moreover, if a triangle contains a point of , we may join this point to the three vertices of . Therefore, we may triangulate using triangles intersecting only at their vertices. For example:
Now, it is not difficult to check Pick's formula for the previous kind of triangles, hence
Let (resp. ) be the number of boundary edges (resp. interior edges) of the triangulation. Noticing that a boundary edge (resp. an interior edge) lies in exactly one (resp. exactly two) triangle(s), we deduce that . Moreover, we clearly have , and . According to Euler's formula:
hence .
Theorem: There exist only five Plato's solids, namely the tetrahedron, the hexahedron (cube), the octahedron, the dodecahedron and the icosahedron.
Proof. If each vertex has degree and each face is a -gon, then summing the number of edges adjacent to each vertex we get ; summing the number of boundary edges of each face we get . Using Euler's formula, we deduce the relation
Of course, we necessarily have . But if then , which is in contradiction with the previous relation; therefore, either and necessarily so that , or and for the same reason.
Consequently, is:
- either and the polyhedron is a tetrahedron,
- or and the polyhedron is a hexahedron (cube),
- or and the polyhedron is a dodecahedron,
- or and the polyhedron is an octahedron,
- or and the polyhedron is an icosahedron.
Theorem: Any map can be coloured so that two adjacent regions have different colors using only six colors.
Proof. First, we prove that a simple planar graph has a vertex of degree at most five. Suppose by contradiction that any vertex has degree at least six. Let denote the number of faces whose boundaries contain exactly edges and let denote the number of vertices of degree . Because our graph is simple,
and because each vertex has degree at least six,
Using Euler's formula, we deduce , a contradiction.
Now, a map defines a planar graph; let be its dual graph. In particular, is a simple planar graph, and our theorem is equivalent to the fact that the vertices of can be coloured using only six colors so that two adjacent vertices have different colors. We show this by induction on the number of vertices of . For , there is nothing to prove. Otherwise, let be a vertex of degree at most five. Thanks to our induction hypothesis, can be coloured in a good way. Now, we can label by any color that is different from its neighbors; it is possible because has degree at most five and that we use six colors. Finally, is coloured in a good way.
Actually, the theorem is true for four colors only, but the proof is far from being as elementary as the previous one; see four color theorem. An elementary proof for five colors can be found in M. Aigner and G. Ziegler's book, Proofs from the Book.


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Classic Transfer Pricing Case: European Marine Contractors Ltd. v. Canada 2004Par Robert Robillard - 4 août 2014
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In European Marine Contractors Ltd. v. Canada (Customs and Revenue Agency), 2004 FC 114 (CanLII), « the applicant alleges that the Requirement [pursuant to section 231.6(4)] is far-reaching and includes information and documents which may have no link to the determination of the applicant's liability for Canadian taxation and that in the circumstances it could be said that the Requirement, at the very least, is far too wide and unreasonable. »
The application is dismissed.
« [1] This is an application for review of a Requirement by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (the « CCRA ») that European Marine Contractors Limited provide foreign based information and documents. The Notice dated December 6, 2001 required the applicant to produce, pursuant to section 231.6(4) of the Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.) as amended (the « Act »), the following:[2] The applicant alleges that the Requirement is far-reaching and includes information and documents which may have no link to the determination of the applicant's liability for Canadian taxation and that in the circumstances it could be said that the Requirement, at the very least, is far too wide and unreasonable. [3] The applicant was incorporated in the United Kingdom in 1988. Its activities consist in acting as a sub-sea pipeline construction company. For tax purposes, the applicant is a resident of the United Kingdom and its head office is located in South London. [4] In late 1998, the applicant was approached by Sable offshore Energy Inc. (« SOEI »), and informed that a key component of the undersea pipeline installation was in jeopardy due to the inability of an unrelated contractor to guarantee the provision of a highly specialized vessel necessary to perform the contracted work; would it be prepared to perform the work in the event the originally elected contractor failed to deliver its vessel on time? [5] The Sable Offshore Energy Project is located within Nova Scotia, Canada and the Nova Scotia Offshore region and includes the offshore and onshore facilities. [6] As a result, the applicant carried out, at its head office in London, a review of the work requirements; it identified a project team and vessel that could be mobilized to perform the work. [7] During the period January – April 1999, preliminary contract work was performed by the applicant's project team, most of which was based in the United Kingdom. Also it performed certain preliminary contract work in Canada. Such activities were always pre-agreed with SOEI and consisted mainly in arranging for accommodation, reviewing documentation, arranging for necessary permits as well as some work related to engineering, procuring and logistic aspects of the contract. [8] The applicant did not rent office space in Canada but had entered into temporary living arrangements for the employees involved in the project; this consisted primarily of six month leases on apartments. [9] The applicant entered into a contract with SOEI on April 15, 1999 retroactively to December 15, 1998. [10] In September 2000, the applicant was informed that the CCRA wished to conduct an audit in relation to the applicant's taxation year ending December 31, 1999. […] [12] By letter dated October 16, 2001 the applicant refused to allow permission for the respondent to carry on the audit. [13] On December 6, 2001, a Notice of Requirement to provide foreign-based information or documents (the « Requirement ») was issued by the respondent. [14] The applicant submits that the Requirement is far reaching and argues that the Requirement includes information and documentation which has no link to the determination of the applicant's liability to Canadian taxation, if any. »
« …information, and production of all invoices, correspondence, agreements, contracts with amendments, financial statements, books and records of account, reports, memoranda, schedules, working papers, minutes of meetings, telexes, faxes or other documents regarding Europena Marine Contractors Limited for the December 31, 1999 fiscal year. »
« [28] The application is hereby dismissed. »
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European Marine Contractors Ltd. v. Canada (Customs and Revenue Agency), 2004 FC 114 (CanLII)
European Marine Contractors Ltd. c. Canada (L'Agence des douanes et du revenu), 2004 CF 114 (CanLII)
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text: Birthdays Event Planning Mom's Star Wars Waffle Birthday Portfolio Out of this World: Table Design Fit for a Galaxy Far, Far Away By Star LaBranche Posted on March 16, 2019 2 min read 0 0 39 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr My mom's birthday is coming up and she told me she didn't want anything elaborate for her 71st. So I tried to keep myself calm as I planned things out. It didn't work, but here's what I did. I started with a table setting. After all, the table has to match the majesty of the series it's based on. My mom is the original Star Wars fan in our family. She introduced me to Empire Strikes Back when I was in second grade. So when I went looking for the waffle maker that she had been searching for and found a Death Star waffle maker on Amazon, it was as if there was a stirring in The Force. So I ordered away and didn't think once about table settings until the big day drew near and I realized I needed somewhere to serve my creations. My new gem place card holders were a glittery touch with the place cards. Thinking quickly, I got some of my table linen out and went with a navy tablecloth, a galaxy star runner, and dark blue Waterford napkins I got when I was working at the outlet. I decided one way to dress up a table was by adding some fancy napkin folds! I quickly got on YouTube and taught myself how to do this simple silverware fold (clip starts at 2:55). The place setting for the birthday girl. Can't wait to see how all of the other details come together! Stay tuned for the menu and the final results!


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In the ancient church, before calendars were common, it was the custom for parish clergy to issue an annual proclamation on the Feast of the Epiphany, by which the dates for the major feasts of the church year would be fixed, and inviting the faithful to recall the mysteries of salvation through the church year.
Dear friends in Christ, the glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return. Through the rhythms of times and seasons let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation. Let us recall the year's culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord: his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial, and his rising celebrated between the evening of the twenty-fourth day of March and the evening of the twenty-sixth day of March.
Each Easter – as on each Sunday – the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed by which Christ has for ever conquered sin and death. From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will occur on the tenth day of February. The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on the fifth day of May. Pentecost, the joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on the fifteenth day of May. And, this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the twenty-seventh day of November.
Likewise the pilgrim Church proclaims the passover of Christ in the feasts of the holy Mother of God, in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints, and in the commemoration of the faithful departed.
To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come, Lord of time and history, be endless praise, for ever and ever. Amen.


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According to a recent survey, initial fears about the long-term health of the UK's property market following the vote to leave the European Union have subsided.
The survey, carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, has predicted both short and long term growth for the first time since the vote in June.
Instead of Brexit, most people currently consider the biggest problem in the UK housing market simply to be the lack of properties for sale – something that has been a growing concern to many for a number of years. On top of this, the recent changes to stamp duty make an already sluggish market even slower- especially for properties worth over £1 million.
Some people say the very low costs of borrowing due to the recent cut in bank rate are responsible for the calmer picture, however confidence is likely to change as negotiations for Britain's exit from the European Union develop, and the potential impacts on the economy that will come as a result.
But for now the news remains encouraging. While things may change, for now we are avoiding the weakness that many would have initially expected.
This means that unlike what many feared, now isn't the uncertain time that many predicted. Contact your local financial advisor to find out more about what this means for you. Our IFAs can offer whole of market advice tailored to your situation to ensure you make the correct financial decision for your future.


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Last summer's 2012 London Olympics was a golden opportunity to inspire a generation of future British basketball players. With the 2012 Dream Team — one of the greatest basketball teams ever assembled — a Luol Deng-led British basketball team, and an array of European teams with some familiar NBA faces, the stage was set to showcase a much lesser publicised sport to the British masses.
After a positive start and gigantic leap in the right direction, London basketball's funding was withdrawn, before getting a 7 million pound reprieve.
"There is enough money, but it's not being spent where it should be, where it would have more impact in terms of participation." Said a spokesman of the London School of Basketball (LSB).
The decision to dismantle the London Olympic park's basketball arena since 2012 has also been met with confusion, as it was the only first class basketball-only facility in London.
Basketball funding for London will be reviewed again in 2014, but with so many U-turns after what appeared to be the perfect foundation to build on, British basketball fans shouldn't hold their breath any time soon.
Perhaps the sports tycoons of Britain would prefer to invest in sports they are familiar with, rather than improve inner-city communities by reshaping the future of British sport.
Will London receive funding in 2014? Leave your thoughts below.


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The problem with the White House's Holocaust statement
February 10, 2017
Donald Trump released a brief statement to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day a couple of weeks ago. However, his statement was missing one key word: Jews. Many people realized this upon the statement's release, and a lot of complaints started to flood in as a result. However, despite the complaints, Trump and his administration doubled down on their statement. They later explained that Jews had been purposely left out of the statement because there were other victims who suffered during the Holocaust. This is extremely problematic for several reasons.
First of all, leaving the Jews out of the statement because other groups suffered during the Holocaust is completely ridiculous. Yes, it is true that Roma, homosexuals, and people with disabilities were also targeted. However, there were not 6 million of those people who were killed. The ultimate goal of the Nazis was to exterminate the Jews. Getting rid of them was the "Final Solution". It was the driving force behind all the atrocities that took place during the Holocaust. The fact that the Trump administration did not acknowledge this in their statement is outrageous. Senator Tim Kaine called it, "Holocaust denial."
The statement also highlights some glaring issues about the men Trump has surrounding him in the White House. His right-hand man, Steve Bannon is a known anti-Semite. He is the former head of the alt-right publication Breitbart News. During his reign over the publication, they ran several stories with directly anti-semitic messages. He has also openly said that he doesn't want his children going to school with Jews. Bannon is now in a position of great power as Trump's go-to guy. This makes me really nervous.
By now, the majority of people realize that the Trump administration is oblivious to the feelings and struggles of minorities in our country. Over the next four years, it is a definite possibility that African-Americans, Muslims, Latino immigrants, women, and members of the LBGTQ community across our country will have their feelings and struggles ignored. I am fearful that because Steve Bannon now has such a large role in our government, the rights and feelings of my people, the Jews, could easily be ignored as well.
Bannon is not the only one who is guilty of anti-Semitism in the Trump administration. Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. both showed flashes of anti-Semitism during their presidential campaign. For example, Trump tweeted an image with the star of David and Hillary Clinton cropped over a pile of money that was created by white supremacists. It was quickly deleted. Additionally, his son publicly used the term, "warming up the gas chambers," when responding to criticism. Both of these are clearly acts of anti-Semitism.
Yet another issue I have with the White House's Holocaust statement is what it could lead to. A lot of people in our country will feel empowered by the anti-semitic message of the statement. With a message like this from the White House, there could be a major spike in hate crimes against Jewish people and other minorities in the United States. On December 6, 2016, it was reported that there had been an 115% increase in hate crimes in New York since Trump was elected. Jews were the targets of the majority of these hate crimes. As a Jew, this chills me to the bone. I don't want to live in a country where my people have to fear being harmed or harassed every time they leave the house, solely because of their religious beliefs. As a country, we have made a decent amount of progress towards equality for minorities over the past couple of years. I don't want all of that to just wash away with the snap of a white guy's fingers. I don't want to travel 50 years backwards.
Ultimately, the Trump administration's Holocaust statement scares me. It is more blatant evidence of anti-Semitism from the new president and the people he has surrounding. It emphasizes how little Trump thinks about the struggles of minorities in the US. It could result in an even bigger increase in hate crimes across our country. All of these are clear reasons as to why the statement troubles me so deeply.


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"Farming Academy" is a campus romance drama of 4 episodes! The drama has the theme of eco-friendly techniques and agriculture which is an interesting subject.
BoMi and Lee TaeHwan are the main actors of this drama. The acting-dol and rising actor's chemistry got already many excited.
Apink's BoMi has been acting in some dramas before such as in "Because This Is My First Life" (2017). She is taking on the lead role in this drama. Lee TaeHwan is part of the actor group 5urprise along with Seo KangJoon and others. He is a model and actor of 188 cm. His most recent drama was the popular "What's Wrong with Secretary Kim" (2018). Many started to have an eye on this rising actor.
Here is more information.
Farming Academy 2019
Title: Farming Academy/Nongbusagwanhakgyo/농부사관학교
Director: Kim DaYoung
Writer: Lee YoonBo
Network: SBS
Runtime: Mar. 30 & Apr. 6
# of Episodes: 4
Language: Korean
It tells the story of diverse students of the only National Farming and Fishing Academy in Korea.
Apink's BoMi as Kang HanByeol
A girl who wants to be an actress but comes from a poor family. She decides to enter the Farming Academy as it is free. She is a freshman in the Department of Food Crops.
Lee TaeHwan as Ha JooSeok
A rising tennis man that finds refuge in the Farming Academy. He is a freshman in the Department of Food Crops that knows nothing about farming.
Lee MinJi as Shin YooJin
She left Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) to start farming. She is a freshman in the Department of Food Crops.
Interesting Facts
Here is one of the teaser.
Here is the official poster.