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Two Australians detained in Sri Lanka since Wednesday are on their way home, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says its Asia-Pacific director Jacqui Park and her deputy Jane Worthington have been "extensively" interrogated since they were taken into custody.
They were taking part in a press freedom meeting in Colombo, according to the IFJ.
Ms Bishop said she had spoken to her Colombo counterpart.
"The Sri Lankan foreign minister has assured me they are on their way home as we speak," she told reporters in Perth on Friday night.
Sri Lankan Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has told local journalists the two Australians had arrived in the country as tourists but were instead engaging in "anti-government activism".
"We have no personal interest in the two individuals but they have broken the visa conditions," the minister said on Thursday.
"We are treating them according to the law. That means they will be sent back."
The IFJ said in a statement that the women's passports were confiscated on Wednesday and although they agreed to leave Sri Lanka by the following day, ahead of their scheduled departure on Friday, they were later told they could not leave.
The IFJ has denied the women were involved in any anti-government activities or breached their visa conditions, instead describing their detention as an attempt to intimidate and harass journalists in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting later this month.
The organisation says Sri Lankan officials had kept a file on Ms Park, detailing her 17 visits to the country over 15 years.
"She has been subjected to several lengthy interrogations of up to nine hours focusing on her movements in Sri Lanka and associations with local media personnel," the IFJ said.
The pair are due to touch down in Sydney on Saturday morning and are expected to be met by the head of the Australian journalists' union, Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance secretary Chris Warren.(The Australian)


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Paparoa National Park, West Coast, New Zealand is an amazing place. Going there was like paradise even if swimming was extremely dangerous as you can see on this picture.
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Pancake rocks
Pancake rocks, a photo by kewl on Flickr.
The Pancake Rocks are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes during high tides.
Meybille Bay
Meybille Bay, a photo by kewl on Flickr.
Located a few miles north of Punakaiki, Meybille Bay is located in Paparoa National Park, West Coast, New Zealand.
One of my favourite places in NZ.

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The Chicago Bears host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday as Chicago hopes to keep its one-game lead over the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North lead. The game will be at 1:00 pm eastern time and will be shown on FOX.
Why you should watch: This will be a battle of two of the best defenses in the NFL, as the Seahawks are one of the best coverage teams in the league, while the Bears consistently force turnovers. The Seahawks will be WITH their starting cornerbacks Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman, as the two are appealing a suspension by the league for using performance enhancing drugs. Their impact on this game will be substantial, as with them the Seahawks can play the style of defense they want: man to man coverage and lots of pressure. This game could feature a lot of big plays from each defense, and figures to be a good one.
What to watch for: I will be watching to see how rookie Russell Wilson performs against this stellar Chicago defense. Though he has played well this year, he has also struggled at times, and the Bears are certainly capable of forcing him into bad decisions and turnovers. If Wilson can figure this defense out, and get steady help from Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks could keep this game close and ultimately pull it out. If he turns the ball over and makes bad decisions, though, the Bears should have no problem winning the game.
Key Matchups: The key matchups this week are Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman vs Brandon Marshall. Marshall is the ultimate game-changer, and gives the Bears a quality receiving threat for the first time they've ever really had. With Matt Forte hurting, Jay Cutler will lean on Marshall a lot tomorrow. With Browner and Sherman playing while they appeal their suspensions, they offer a huge challenge for Marshall and the rest of the Bears' wide receivers. If the Bears cannot get their passing game on track, the already beat-up running game will have to perform well; a recipe for trouble.
The Pick: I'm taking the Bears this time, 20-14. I think Russell Wilson will make a couple of costly turnovers, and the Bears will take advantage of his mistakes. While the defenses should take control of this game, Jay Cutler can move the ball down the field better than many quarterbacks, and that is exactly what he'll do in this game.


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Happy Friday!!!
"Style Is Always In Fashion" is the title of my Pinterest style and fashion board. Have you checked it out? I will be adding new pins over the long weekend.
Happy Friday!!!
"Style Is Always In Fashion" is the title of my Pinterest style and fashion board. Have you checked it out? I will be adding new pins over the long weekend.
[singing my rendition of You Will Know by Black Men United]
Yeah, yeah
When I was a young girl
I had visions of fame
They were wild and they were free
They were blessed with my name…
I L.O.V.E. that song!
Anyway, one of my visions included attending Spelman College and stomping across campus chanting "Oo-ooop!" with the Delta's or "Skee wee!" with the AKA's. None of that happened. I missed the undergrad pledge opportunity, but at the end of 2011, I kind of joined a sorority called the natural hair movement.
I imagine the sisterhood, empowerment and bonding is pretty similar to a sorority. Don't burst my bubble! (insert side eye)
Last month, my friend Angela hosted about two handfuls of her curlfriends for an au naturale girls day. It included girl talk, bonding, motivation, hair makeovers, sharing tips, a product exchange, yummy healthy food and adult refreshments.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience (minus sitting under the dryer) and gained a few new curlfriends. Good times!
Check out the photos below.
Want to know more about Angela? Follow her on Twitter, Examiner.com and Instagram.
Angela & I gave Valeka a hair makeover using Curlformers
Me unhappily under the dryer with flex-rods
This is the next day. I was over sitting under the dryer, so I left w/ the rods in and allowed my hair to air dry.
Everyone left with a bottle of Kinky-Curly's Knot Today & Curling Custard samples. Both were provided courtesy of Kinky-Curly, thanks to their PR rep Erica.
Yummy food & refreshments
Whether it's a career, job, relationship, friendship, health or fitness, don't be afraid to upgrade.
Confession: I've allowed myself to accept less than I deserve and sat comfortably in a below great position. That's not the person I am, nor want to be. I decided to give up good and go for great. Let's do it together!
How to Upgrade You
1. Evaluate – Take notice of where you are and where you want to be. If you don't know where you are and where you're going, it's easy to get lost.
2. Plan – Map out the steps you must take to reach your goals. Write a list, create a vision board and compose a outline. Having multiple visuals serve as constant reminders to keep you focused on your end game. Lists allow you a sense of accomplishment, each item crossed off brings you closer to your goal.
3. Execute – Fulfill the requirements of your lists, vision board and outline. Keep placing one foot in front of the other. It may seem that you are far away, but you can reach your goals. If you fall down, get back up. Remain consistent, positive, focused and work for what you want.
Last month, in honor of Black History Month photographer Eunique Jones released a new photo each day of African Americans past & present who have opened doors for us.
The influential individuals were portrayed by children and included inspirational quotes. Eunique's campaign is titled "Because of them, We Can." I love love love this! It's a creative way to remember and can be used to teach children with a fresh twist.
Check out some of the photos below. More can be found on the Because of Them, We Can website and are available for purchase. There's a Facebook page too.
Happy New Year! I rang it in at the movie theatre watching Life of Pi.
Did I like it? Yes! The film is literally gorgeous. I am not crazy about 3D, but this was pretty awesome. Aside from it being easy on the eyes, it had an incredible story to match. Fantasy or not, Pi's journey is captivating and inspirational.
The fact that I could (unexpectedly) relate to many themes covered in the film reeled me. Struggle, faith, love, friendship, family, spirituality, travel and independence are all relevant themes in my life.
Starting this year watching Life of Pi was my first good decision of 2013. Stayed tuned as I share my journey.
Check out the Life of Pi theatrical trailer below.
Do you need hair inspiration? Sometimes I do. Check out my Pinterest page. Below is a preview of what you will find. I add new pins at least three times a week. The styles, hair types and lengths vary. Pins are organized by style category. There's something for everyone.
Feel free to ask me any questions.


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Today, early in the morning, I was walking back with my moth trap, along the valley near my house (Bombarral, West Portugal), when I heard a rare, but familiar call. It came from the top of a huge blooming eucalyptus, without my binocular, I could only see several small birds fluttering on the treetop. And again it called, it was a Yellow-browed Warbler! Caught off guard, I went back home to get my camera, bins and directional microphone.
This was only my 3rd (self-found) Yellow-browed Warbler, the previous one was during this autumn. Soon as I arrived back, I could see a lot of Chiffchaffs feeding among the eucalyptus flowers, also, a Coal and several Long-tailed Tits. I spotted the bird feeding in the treetop and I set the mic on right away waiting to record some calls. A funny thing I noticed, was the more prolongated feeding action on the same area of the tree, unlike Chiffchaffs.
I was able to record some calls and some (bad) photographs. The moth trapping was not so exciting that night, with just a few Cerastis faceta, but this Siberian surprise was very exciting, just outside my house and a winter record.
Moth trapping in the Winter
Since 2009 I´ve been very enthusiastic on moths, beside birding this became my main hobby. In 2014, I´ve stared sampling on the limestone hills near my house in western Portugal. I keep a database with all individuals recorded and photographs of every new species or variation. Below you will find some photos of the last days:
Birding Portugal & Spain - Blog
Helder Cardoso
He began birding at the age of 11 and has never stopped since. His involvement in bird ringing has developed over the years and he has a special interest in moult in passerines. He currently works as a bird guide for Birds & Nature Tours in Portugal and Spain.
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Locksmith Tualatin, Oregon
Mark's Locksmith is proud to be one of the top Tualatin OR Locksmiths. Tualatin has such a rich tradition and is a beautiful place. We have served the area for more than 15 years as a fully licensed, reliable, low cost Tualatin locksmith. We are able to respond quickly to various time-sensitive situations such as emergency lockouts.
Tualatin is a city located primarily in Washington County in the State of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County. It is a southwestern suburb in the Portland Metropolitan Area that is located south of Tigard. The population was 26,054 at the 2010 census.
Zip code: 97062
Mark's Locksmith has provided excellent service locally for over 15 years. Mark's Locksmith is family owned and operated and highly recommended by his long-time customers. Services include Auto, Residential and Commercial - Deadbolts Installed, Locks repaired, replaced, and rekeyed. Able to assist you by unlocking your car or home if you lock yourself out. Emergency Service is available.


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#include <math.h>
int main()
float a;
printf("%f", sqrt(a));
return 0;
You can pass compile and link arguments to the C compiler by customising the question (click the "Customise" checkbox), opening the Advanced Customisation section, and setting an appropriate value in the Sandbox > Parameters field. In this case the value you want is
Note that that's an 'el', not a 'one'.
You shouldn't ever need to modify the source code on Jobe.
Thanks, Richard. It worked.
Is there any way to use M_PI ?
Sure. While editing the question, use Customization and specify Parameters under Advanced Customisation as:
{"linkargs":["-lm"], "compileargs": ["-std=gnu99"] }
Specifying linkargs is essential for math.h, and compileargs is required for M_PI (refer link for details).
Many, many thanks for your last answer it Works perfectly. Now, is there any kind of question in coderunner to process pseudocode ?
There's no built-in question type for this. You can define your own question types but the problem with processing pseudo code is that by its very nature it has no formal specification. It's *pseudo* code. So how would you define whether it was right or not?
You could specify a basic set of pseudo-code control structures that students were obliged to follow and then check for the expected ones but even that's likely to be ill-defined. There are usually multiple ways of solving a problem, and *while* and *for* loops are potentially interchangeable. The principle behind CodeRunner is that correctness is determined by executing the code to see if it does the right thing. That's just not possible with pseudocode.
Although recognize the sqrt function, don't recognizes the pow function, what might be happening?
We need more information to answer this question.
I suggest you first click the Template Debugging checkbox in the question editing form, save the question with validation turned off, then run it from a question preview window. If you study the code that's run, you will likely be able to spot the problem yourself. If not, please paste the code that's being run into your next posting, tell us what question type you're using, and include a screen dump showing what error you're getting, or at least the text of the error message.
Hi, I'm using the c_via_python question type.Here's the code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{ int cont, nc, ng;
printf(\"No. de casillero: \");
scanf(\"%d\", &nc);
for(cont=1; cont <=nc; cont++)
ng = pow(2, cont-1);
printf(\"%d \", ng);
and, here's the error:
***Error*** /tmp/ccmzaEe7.o: In function `main': prog.c:(.text+0x68): undefined reference to `pow' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status ** Compilation failed. Testing aborted **
Template's parameters:
{"linkargs":["-lm"], "compileargs":["-std=c89"] }
The linkargs and compileargs sandbox parameters are relevant to C jobs but you're actually running a Python job. Those parameters aren't relevant to Python.
The c_via_python question type is not intended to be the primary way to run a C program. It's an example of how to implement a different language by writing a Python script to compile and run a program in that new language. The commands to compile and build the C program are embedded within the Python script. If you wish to set compile args and link args for this question type you'll have to insert them into the Python script.
Or you can just go back to using one of the built-in C question types like c_function or c_program, as you apparently were doing at the start of this thread.


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Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Enjoy free Museum admission in honor of Snoopy and the Year of the Dog. See the Museum's two latest exhibitions all about man's best friend: Working Dogs, which celebrates these four-legged heroes as Schulz portrayed them in Peanuts, and Then Came the Dog, which simultaneously traces Schulz's life-long love for dogs and Snoopy's life-long love for himself. Also on view will be doghouses designed by local artists and organizations for the Museum's fire relief silent auction.


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Lauryl Kurian
Communications Director
Lauryl is the New North Communications Director. She is one of the key strategists who dreams about the most effective avenues to relay New North's mission and message to the community. Lauryl's passionate personality leads her into deep worship of God and deep care for others (especially those who are mistreated or vulnerable), and her highly competitive spirit adds a level of good-natured fun to the New North staff team.


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Every year on April 15, Major League Baseball honors the late Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues. April 15 is the anniversary of the first day Jackie played in the major leagues. For today only, every uniform worn in major league baseball will bear the number 42 in Jackie's honor. There will be a video tribute to Jackie before the Cardinals game tonight. The number 42 is now retired permanently – that number will never be used by any team in major league baseball again.
If you have not yet watched the movie 42, I highly recommend you do so. Branch Rickey was the brave owner who decided it was time that an African-American got the opportunity to play ball at the major league level and Jackie was the player he selected. The movie shows the shameful treatment Jackie endured during his first major league season. The ignorance of many of the players in the major leagues and the fans back in those days was incredible. We thankfully live in more enlightened times. The only physical difference between African-Americans and Caucasians is that God used a brown crayon instead of a flesh colored one. And there are so many beautiful shades of brown!
There have been many African-American players in the Cardinals' lineups over the years – Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Willie McGee, Ozzie Smith, and Terry Pendleton, to name just a few. Sadly, Jason Heyward is the only African-American player in the current lineup. In fact, there aren't all that many African-Americans playing baseball at all any more – they have gravitated to basketball, football, and boxing. After all the struggles African-Americans have suffered for the opportunity to play the great game of baseball, it's a shame that there are not that many African-American players any more.
My son and I will be attending tonight's Cardinals game, so come on by and say hi – we'll be in section 355, row 5. I know I said my next post wouldn't be until next week, but the writing muse inspired me sooner. Thanks for reading! See you next time!


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"Mine Alone is the Country in my Soul": A Poem by Marc Chagall
by mitchellgallery
Seul est Mien
by Marc Chagall
Mine alone
Is the country in my soul
I enter there without a passport
As if it is my home.
It sees my sadness
And my solitude
It lulls me to sleep
And covers me with a heavy perfume.
In me gardens bloom.
The flowers are my creations
The streets belong to me
But there are no houses,
They were destroyed in their infancy.
The inhabitants roam the air
In search of a home;
They dwell in my soul.
For this reason I smile
When my sun barely shines
Or cry
Like a light rain
In the night.
There was a time when I had two heads.
There was a time when these two faces
Covered themselves in an amorous dew
And dissolved into the perfume of a rose.
At present it seems to me
That even when I retreat
I press on
Toward a lofty portal
Behind which stretch out walls
Where sleep faint thunder
And shattered bolts of lighting.
Mine alone
Is the country found in my soul.
Translated from the French by Sophy Schulman, A17


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Introduction: DIY Thrors' Map
Some of us like books, especially the maps in them. I really like "The Hobbit" and I thought I should make Thror's map. And here I am! This can work on any printed map/drawing/writing.
Step 1: Printing
I couldn't find a suitable map to print, all of them were black or white or weren't the same map as the one in the book. I made a printable map, that was like the one in the book. Here it is: http://i.imgur.com/3TGWD82.png Print it with a laserjet printer and off we go. Note: go in image and save as Note II: Make sure in the preview that there is a border around the frame
Step 2: Cutting Borders
Now that you have it, before you age it like fine mead, You'll want to cut odd that border, not all the way though. Mark the borders on the right and left sides of the printed frame, making sure it has about 1/4 an inch of space after the printed frame. The lightly press on the marking with a hobby knife, although don't cut, since the light pressing you just did will let you rip a straight line, which will be straight, but still have the texture as if you ripped it, and that texture makes it look older. Now you have a bane. The top border that had the right amount of space from the frame, but it isn't cut. To make this look like the others, sandpaper it, but be sure not to sand the frame or any ink. If you want to round the edges, sandpaper them until desired.
Step 3: Initial Dipping
Prenote: you CAN stop after this step, if you wish To the point, you need to lay the paper on a shallow cookie pan, and make some tea, no sugar. Using the teabag as a brush, paint the paper. Wait about 5-8 minutes then pour the tea on. Be sure that the tea isn't over all the paper so It dries fast. Wait 15 minutes then pour the water out, then wait ten minutes just to dry it
Step 4: For Transport
Ok, when I made mine I had to leave and go to another place, but from previous tries, if you carry it regularly it will rip. to carry gently place a paper towel on a table, put the map on it, put another paper towel, put a pencil on the edge, and roll using he pencil as an aid. To open take the pencil out, the take the paper towels. If it curls, just place something on it
Step 5: Coloring
So you don't want it to look as pale as Gollum, smart. In this step you just need to put it back in a cookie pan, get two bowls, fill one with instant coffee And one with some strong tea, with two tea bags. Take the tea bag when it's soaking and dip in the instant coffee, and make sure the beads stick to it, if it dries out, splash some tea on it. Paint it brown like a dwarve's beard, and let that soak for a minute or two . Pour the tea in the coffee beads and you should have a thick blend, pour it on. Wait 10 minutes. Pour the liquid out, wait 3-4 minutes and get on to the next step. You can keep the brown liquid it you want
Step 6: Color Spreading
Note: if the paper isn't moist from last step, or it dried, use the liquid and slowly brush it on but make sure it isn't soaking. Ok, this step is easy, get some vinegar and pour it on from a higher place, and put it somewhere and leave It overnight.Doy mind the bubbles. Then in the morning, take it out and place some paper towels on it to get the vinegar out, wait a couple of minutes and done
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have you checked the pH of your finished paper? it might be kind of high. if you want it to last longer (think of old newspapers falling apart from their own acid content) I wonder if you could neutralize it with a solution of baking soda or washing soda or even very dilute lye, though that might be too strong. I know that if you have the right test paper there is a way to calculate what will neutralize it but that wouldn't answer for how it affects your finish. maybe anyone doing this project could make some extra pieces, treating them the same as the map, then testing out different bases.
I believe airtight framing could solve this problem, but I only made this as a prop for a friend. If I knew how to test the ph I'd have no problem checking this.
excluding air would prevent oxidation, but I don't think it would stop acid from doing it's thing. also that serious level of archival protection would rather undermine what I was imagining to be an economical decorative wall hanging.
if you want to check the pH pool supply, garden, and many drug stores sell pH tests, or just google "pH test" and you will see all kinds of test kits, paper and liquid, lots under $10. some come on a roll like scotch tape and will be good for hundreds of uses, depending how much you cut. to use the paper ones the map will have to be wet, but given your process I don't imagine that would be a problem. just touch a test paper to your wet map paper, the test paper will change colour, you compare this to a key that comes with the pH tests and read the pH. well, technically it will be the pH of the water, but if the water has been in and on the paper for a while that should be close to the same. there is a chance that the colour from the test paper could get on your map paper so check on the back. assuming it is acidic I would then soak it in a base solution, rinse in fresh water, then retest to see how much the pH has changed and repeat as necessary. probably too much trouble for a disposable prop, but prudent for a framed antiqued map
Had to come up with how to do this same exact thing, and now i read this ible. That's how it always works isn't it? Great job. Ive done this to a whole ton of middle earth maps now. one good thing to do is to use that fancy paper that has all the textures in it. it gives it added design and makes it easier.
Ok, thankyou sooo much! Now i can start! :D good job btw
What size paper did you use?
Standard A4 printer paper
awesome! looks great. i never thought about using sandpaper good idea :)
Thanks for sharing!
beautifully done! Looks very real!
That turned out great, nicely done!
Thank you.


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In 1999 the companies merged, and renamed itself after its most well known product, Electronics...
In 1999 the companies merged, and renamed itself after its most well known product, Electronics Workbench. The then current product line consisted of schematic capture and a simulation product named MultiSIM and the printed circuit board software called Ultiboard. Soon thereafter the combined product suite became worldwide leader in PC based Computer Aided Design & Engineering.In 2005 the company was acquired by National Instruments, and was rebranded as National Instruments Electronics Workbench Group. The company's original websites, Interactiv.com and ElectronicsWorkbench.com now redirect to their respective sections within the main National Instruments website.... More Info »
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text: Blog / Articles d-Wise to Present at PhUSE Berlin 0 Comments by Keith Ward | October 31, 2012 d-Wise Presenting at the PhUSE Annual Conference in Berlin d-Wise will be attending and presenting at the Annual PhUSE Conference in Berlin taking place on October 17-20. Over the years d-Wise has participated at various PhUSE events as both an attendee and presenter, and we believe these venues provide an excellent opportunity to experience great presentations and network with colleagues within the industry. At this year's event d-Wise will present the following: Defining "Compliance" for Analysis Data Review An Overview of what compliance means in terms of analysis data and the process the ADaM team went through in defining the first set of ADaM Validation checks. The Challenges of Implementing New Technology on the Business Process A discussion of why implementation projects often fail and what steps your company can take to have the best chance of success in adopting new technology, standards, or process. Look forward to seeing colleagues in Berlin and hope to chat with everyone. About the Author Keith Ward Director, Global Marketing View All Posts


text: The first Fil-Ministry of NOVA Women's Breakfast got off to a good start. Our sharer was Joy Maloles who inspired us with her personal journey of faith that took her from Manila where she was Executive Vice President of the No.1 Advertising Agency there at that time, then to Singapore where she took a job as regional director for a marketing outfit, and finally to San Francisco, CA, where she is now in the mortgage and finance business. The attendance at the breakfast was small: Luz Tatlonghari, Virgie Picardo, Nellie Payos, Maricris Javier, Joy Maloles, and Nory Ces. The small number of course facilitated a truly informal, intimate and at times intense sharing of personal experiences. Joy summarized the theme for the morning with the question, "Are you a woman that God can use?" The six of us look forward to having a regular once monthly women's breakfast. Two attendees, Maricris Javier and Nellie Payos, have volunteered to assist in coordinating, scheduling and publicizing the subsequent breakfasts. Tentatively, we hope to have another one in January 2003 and work from there on a more regular schedule.


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The Student Life Creative Writing competition came to an end a few weeks back, and the team have been taking some time to read through the many applications.
It has been a great pleasure to read the poems and short stories submitted, and it's incredible to see the amount of talent that our students have!
We would like to thank everyone for taking the time to send us in their submissions, we enjoyed each and everyone of them!
The following students' creative writing pieces showed wonderful talent, and we would like you to join us in congratulating them:
Poetry Category
Runner-up- Shashi Wijayananda
Winner- Josephine Gambaro
Short Story Category
Runner-up- Sue Burney
Winner- Gemma Tiernan
Congratulations to everyone who entered and we hope that you continue with your incredible talents for writing!


text: Vic Mensa has been riding a wave of success after releasing his first full-length studio album, The Autobiography, earlier this year. The Chicago native has worked with some huge talents, including Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, and Pharrell Williams. We asked Vic to list five of his dream collaborators, but he only had one.


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Recently, Pigeon and Planes put up this new track "Warrior," from Dem Jointz's new project The League of Extraordinaire Gentlemen. Honestly, besides the star packed guest list, the track doesn't really hit. Dem Jointz's artist Gif Majorz sings the hook, which sounds like any auto-tune, over synthesized song these days. Really though, it's easier to blame Gif Majorz than any of the other three, though Jay-Z's verse begins like a regurgitated reassembly of his past lyrics. Decide for yourself:
Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Drake and Gif Majorz: "Warrior"
Download the track here
If you liked this post, check out these:
Dizzie Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden "Bonkers"
Kid 606 "Mr. Wobble's Nightmare"


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Harvey Family | Blacksburg – Roanoke Family Photographer
The Harvey family!
It has been a while since I photographed this sweet family. The kids have grown up so much!
We met on an early morning at Nellie's Cave Park in Blacksburg, Virginia. It was a game weekend so we were avoiding the crowds so we chose this spot with gorgeous open space and beautiful trees. It was a foggy morning which added to the mystical beauty of the location!
Laura and Mark have two awesome kiddos, Ethan and Caitlyn. They describe their family as "loving, energetic, and happy." They are also very fun! I had a great time walking around with them!
As a family the Harveys enjoy camping, playing Minecraft, reading, simply kicking/throwing various sports balls around. They also like going to Disney, going to the arcade, having dinner out, and watching movies together.
Ethan and Caitlyn are two adorable kids. I loved how sweet they were with each other!
According to Mark and Laura, "Ethan is curious about the world around him; he loves to read and explore!"
They went on to describe sweet Caitlyn as "blossoming her imagination, she loves to show her family that she can be independent, and has a fondness for playing dressup."
What a great bunch the Harveys are! Now for more photographs!!
More Photos!!!
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A Conversation with Alumna Karen Falcocchio, Executive Coach
Karen Falcocchio spent more than 20 years at JPMorgan Chase in New York, Sydney and London, working in a variety of roles and departments. Now, she owns her own business, coaching financial services executives at some of the world's top banks.
Tell us about your time at the firm.
I started out in the '80s in New York in the Morgan Finance Program (MFP 2) and then as part of the analyst pool in Corporate Finance. From there, I did a stint on the Loan Sales trading floor, and then moved into Debt Capital Markets as an associate. I loved advising clients.
After doing that for a few years, I wanted to try my hand at advising Private Banking clients, so moved into the Private Bank. A few years into that role, my husband, who is Australian, and I moved to Sydney. The firm—and my manager at the time - was really forward thinking in allowing me to work remotely supporting the asset management business that was based in Melbourne.
I was then asked to run the graduate recruitment program for a year. I really enjoyed Human Resources. After the year was up, I became an HR Business Partner in Private Banking back in New York, and after that, Head of Human Resources in EMEA, which coincided with our move to London. I had our third child in December 2000 and came back from that maternity leave to be the Head of Learning and Development for Asset Management in EMEA. I absolutely loved that work but by 2007, it felt like my three kids were growing up very quickly and I wanted to be more involved so left the firm to focus on my family.
What are you doing now?
Several years after leaving the firm, I started to consult, offering executive coaching services for financial services firms. I wanted to fine-tune and update my skill set, so enrolled in a year-long coaching program for coaches.
I help high-performing leaders and teams with their development. I love working with clients at a pivotal point in their career, when it's time for them to make a bigger impact on their organization. I also enjoy maternity coaching, working with senior management and supporting my clients as they manage this life-changing event. My current work has reinvigorated the best aspects of my professional life, and one of the best best parts is that I can do it flexibly.
What keeps you inspired?
As a coach, you're in a position to be amazingly transformative. You're brought into a safe space and you're able to help explore discomfort or work through a challenge. You're there to help, yet provide very honest feedback or be tough when necessary.
I like seeing the light bulb go on for a client, when together, we arrive at their next step. I'm fascinated by human interactions and what motivates people. I also really enjoy working with women, often helping them challenge what they see as their 'authentic self' as they move up in an organization.
How did your experience at JPMorgan Chase shape who you are today?
I was exposed to amazing leaders, and my time at the firm gave me firsthand insight into the opportunities and challenges people in financial services face. My time at JPMorgan Chase gives me credibility. I also developed a strong network while I was at the firm, one that continues to support me today.
Any words of wisdom for fellow alumni?
Invest time in your colleagues. Carve out time beyond just the time needed for a project—those relationships and experiences are valuable and enriching. It's through the relationships that things get done, but also for me, they have lasted long after I left the firm.
Where are you most likely to be found when not working?
Walking our dog in one of London's fantastic parks, visiting a child at university, or going to the theatre or an art exhibition.
The JPMorgan Chase Alumni Network is the firm's official alumni program aimed at connecting alumni with each other and with the firm through a website, networking events and other efforts.
The Alumni Network website serves as an online resource and a way for alumni to get information, make connections, and find opportunities. This site includes an alumni directory, news and stories, event information, career opportunities, and other resources.
Are you an alum? Join the Alumni Network.
We invite former employees with two or more years of service at J.P. Morgan, Chase, JPMorgan Chase, or one of its heritage firms or subsidiaries who have retired or left in good standing.


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In this video, disability insurance attorneys Rachel Alters and Gregory Dell discuss a California Federal Court decision in which a SunLife disability insurance denial was reversed. The SunLife policy holder suffering from Fibromyalgia was on claim for 5 years when SunLife abruptly decided the claimant could return to work.
Articles Posted in Sunlife Disability Claim
California Appeal Court Disagrees with Sunlife's Disability Policy Interpretation
California federal appeals court concludes ambiguous terms in Sun Life's disability policy must be construed in favor of the claimant, but employer is not a proper defendant.
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Sued By Two Plaintiffs For Wrongful Denial of Disability Benefits
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life) was recently served with two lawsuits by two different Plaintiffs for the wrongful denial of disability benefits.
U.S. Postal Service Worker Sues Sun Life For Wrongful Termination of Short Term Disability Benefits and Failure to Pay Long Term Disability Benefits
In Jacqueline J. Vs Sun Life Insurance Company, the Plaintiff seeks reinstatement of short term disability benefit payments and payment of long term disability benefit payments that she is entitled to. This lawsuit, filed with the help of her Texas Disability Attorney, was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of […]
Sun Life Denies Long-Term Disability Benefits, Graphic Artist Files Suit
A Nevada disability attorney recently filed a federal lawsuit in Nevada against Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life) to recover long-term disability benefits. The Plaintiff, Nancy H., worked as a graphic artist and was covered by a group long-term disability insurance policy issued by Sun Life to Plaintiff's employer, Clark County School District […]
In a Case Where Sun Life Insurance Paid Benefits for Three Years to a Claimant Who Wasn't Actually Covered Under a Sun Life Policy, Claimant is Denied Further Disability Benefits
In the case of Pamela D. Porter v. Sun Life and Health Insurance Company, the court record shows that Pamela Porter applied for long-term disability benefits under an employee benefits plan that was maintained by Los Padres Bank for its employees and was awarded disability benefits for over three years. Said plan was underwritten by […]
Sun Life Denies Disability Benefits To Woman Suffering From Rheumatoid Arthritis
After receiving benefits for 24 months, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada decided to terminate the long term disability benefits being paid to a woman formerly employed by Westminister Services, Inc. With the help of her Florida disability attorney, the Plaintiff filed an ERISA lawsuit to recover these wrongfully denied benefits.
Sun Life Insurance Sued by West Virginia Man for Denying Long-Term Disability Claim
The declining state of Charles Smoot's health came to the point at which it became necessary for him to file a Sun Life disability insurance claim through his employer provided disability plan. Mr. Smoot's claim was denied and his West Virginia disability lawyer filed an ERISA lawsuit against Sun Life in the United States District […]


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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
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I must be getting old. One of my brighter students asked me today to demonstrate a piece of physics with the irrefutable logic of mathematics. No, this wasn't a complex problem, but I found myself looking for an elegant, shatterproof piece of algebra that satisfied me, which I found a little bit demanding. Which led me, as spirals will, back to Fibonacci and I asked myself whether I could use a spreadsheet to reproduce a two-dimensional Fibonacci series as an equation.
Spiral logic
This is how far I got in twenty minutes. I was quite pleased, since at the very least, it doesn't break any rules and at most, it's quite pretty. I might try again with a similar problem next year.


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Friday, November 20, 2009
DNA Test Results
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That is very interesting! And so serendipidous! I sent away for 2 test kits too! I'm going to get my Daisy done - and don't tell my friend Janet this - but I'm giving her one for Christmas for her dog Maximo (I'm quite sure she doesn't read comments on blogs, so I feel safe that this won't ruin her surprise haha!) - so I'll let you know what Daisy turns out to be - I'm interested to know if she actually has any rottweiller in her!ReplyDelete
Yes, I am very interested as well. My friend Yvonne had her three dogs done, and they came in funny, too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 4:37 AM
What a disappointment! I just cannot believe these results. The only way I could even imagine them making sense would be if the company came with a detailed, in-depth explanation of how DNA tests show up genes from breeds that pre-dated and went into other breeds from way back. They'd have to give me a damned good explanation of these particular results until I was genuinely convinced! Until then, they don't make sense to me.ReplyDelete
I wonder if they even had coyote in their database or whatever it is they've got to compare to? I mean, I wonder if they're even set up to recognize coyote DNA?
I'm so sorry for you, Silvia. What a let-down this confusing and incredible outcome must be.
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 4:54 AM
I see a lot of other people on line who have had similarly mind-boggling results. Many are upset and feel they wasted their money. Many are saying that the tests (both by this company and possibly also by another company that vets use) were not ready for marketing.ReplyDelete
I don't know anything about this company and have not done any serious research on how this all works and what's behind it, but I am concerned about the number of people getting results that appear to be so far off-base.
Maybe you should try a psychic instead! ;D
Ha, there is an idea, Susan - a psychic.ReplyDelete
I doubt they have coyote in their data base - or even Terv, so that is why GSD for Will makes sense.
The other thing that bothered me was that there are broad percentages - anywhere between 37-74%?
And if they check ancestry way back then, pretty much no dog should come out purebred, but some do.
I lean toward agreeing that it might not be ready for marketing.
On a positive note: I'm over it - convinced that I'm right with Terv cross and Australian shepherd - and they're wrong.
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Good. Stay with your own gut. I'd put my bets on your take.
Maybe when we die we'll be able to look down and see it all. Till then, gut feelings and one's own knowledge are good!
I saw a documentary on DNA testing a couple of years ago, and it was in regards to African-Americans getting tested to discover their ancestry. I remember the results being very questionable and the film makers were showing that you really can't use DNA testing in this way with any real accuracy. Perhaps somethings just have to be a mystery and we just need to celebrate the special individuality of each of our fury friends. I can appreciate the need to know, but I think the DNA testing industry is just that...an industry.ReplyDelete
Wise words, Marjorie.ReplyDelete
If you found a reputable DNA company that you thought would provide reasonably accurate results, I would love to get Kallie and Chloe done.ReplyDelete
I'm finding this post very late, but I sent in two DNA kits for my dogs and both came back as "we have no idea what your dog is". Very interesting because one is most certainly a large % border collie and the other one should have had many types of dogs in him. It was very disappointing to say the least (and a big waste of money). The letter said something to the effect "be happy, your dogs are unique!"ReplyDelete


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Many were hoping that the current trade talks between China and the US would result in a comprehensive resolution of some of the trade tariffs and general disagreements that the two sides had. These hopes have now completely crumbled as a direct result of some of the most protectionist policy decisions that any US administration has ever made. Donald Trump, the President of the United States, decided to announce through a series of tweets that his government would be imposing some additional tariffs on $300 billion worth of goods that the US has been importing from China. This has had some negative outcry coming from the economic policy specialists, the US markets and most of all, from the US consumers who have been paying attention to the issues of trade wars.
The numerous issues with the new tariffs
The tariffs will be coming at a cost to the US, some of them long term while the others can already be seen. The very first issue that the US will be facing is that of the markets. The week has been quite tough on the market. The US Federal Reserve lowering the interest rates recently caused a decline in the markets on Wednesday, but recovery was seen within a short amount of time. With Thursday seeing the announcement of new tariffs, any kind of rebounding that the market did have been quickly undone. The indices managed to slide relatively quickly after the announcement:
- Dow Jones fell 1.1%
- S&P 500 fell 0.9%
- Nasdaq Composite fell 0.8%
- Oil prices fell another 8%, the biggest fall that has occurred in about 4 years. This comes after short term stabilization.
The markets are terrified of what the new tariffs are going to do to the US consumers. With $300 billion worth of goods meaning the rest of whatever is being imported from China, a 10% tax will be hitting the consumers directly in the pocket. This will undo the Federal Reserve's decision to cut tax rates in order to increase spending, as goods become more expensive and the sale becomes harder. Combined with the June report that the US consumer spending has been slowing, the moment that the new tariffs are introduced is the moment that thee US economy takes a big hit.
The trade tariffs have already been exerting a great deal of pressure on the US economy, as evidenced by the slowdown of consumer spending and the decision of the Federal Reserve to cut rates. but it seems the Trump administration is attempting to further increase tensions. It could be that the pressure that the Trump administration was putting on the Fed to cut rates would have been an attempt to alleviate the pressures of additional tariffs, as the announcement was made the day after rates were cut. Whatever the decision, the pressures on the US economy are dangerous and might be causing issues over the year 2020.
The backlash
There has already been a lot of criticism of the new tariffs. The decision was made with criticism from across all political spectra, including the former US adviser, Gary Cohn. According to him, the tariffs are only going to be backfiring on the US. Many across all industries, including those who supported trump tariffs earlier in the game. But some of the biggest criticism of Donald Trump's decision for new tariffs will be coming from Apple, the only company that has yet to be hit with significant tariffs from China. Apple has managed to see a big chunk of growth within the Chinese markets over the past few years, with China becoming a huge market for the Apple wearable technologies such as smartwatches and the like.
The results of the tariffs are going to be some of the harshest that the US economy has faced in years. The latest evidence of potential economic slowdown is going to be exacerbated by the trade wars further, as consumer spending on more expensive goods slows down and the US starts struggling with economic growth. If the US had been facing slow inflation and slowing consumer growth, now it might be facing problems that are bigger than both of those things combined.


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Archive for January 29th, 2009
Bum Rush
Sure, choosing a running mate so obviously inadequately prepared for any presence whatsoever on the national or international stage was a bone-headed decision demonstrating questionable leadership. And failure to reach toward a meaningful victory in the nation's ill-conceived war in Iraq that might bring our soldiers home sometime in their own generation spoke of a dangerous failure to recognize the duty to govern for the people. And the failure to distance himself sufficiently from the serious failures of the Bush Administration – ranging from rampant morale problems in virtually every federal agency all the way through to an arrogant disregard for national and international law – contributed to electoral failures that extended far into the GOP's various levels and far out into the party's future.
But almost any citizen or commentator half awake through this past election would at least grant, if not vigorously agree, that what most killed McCain's chances in the 2008 presidential election was his utter failure to suggest any cohesive strategy for dealing with the economic crisis. Just keep your faith in the basic underlying strength of the U.S. economy, blame any problems on "whiners," and keep repeating meaningless old insults against the other side, without ever once enunciating a clear, cohesive policy of your own.
The American voter made it quite clear what we think of such a stay-the-course do-nothing stance.
Yet just like the charge of the light brigade, there go the House Republicans galloping pell mell right down the cliff trail blazed by McCain & Co. So in the end, McCain lost the battle but wins the war: the got-no-solution camp takes over the reins, doing their worst to block anything from being done to reverse the freefall. Tens of thousands more lose their jobs day after day after day, while with no solution of their own, all the congressional Republicans can come up with is leftover McCain campaign rhetoric.
So just like how Rove's antics lost Congress for the GOP in 2006, then Mcain-Palin ticket lost even more in Congress while losing the White House in 2008, the remaining GOP congressional survivors seem bent on making Custer's Last Stand look like a charity ball.


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Stansted easyJet check-in strike today suspended as staff vote on revised pay offer
- Friday 26 July 2019
A 72 hour strike by check-in staff due to have started early today (Friday 26 July) at Stansted Airport that would have affected thousands of easyJet passengers has been suspended, while staff vote on a revised pay offer, Unite, Britain and Ireland's largest union, said.
Unite represents 43 passenger service agents employed by Stobart Aviation Services Limited, which has the easyJet contract at the Essex airport.
Unite suspended the strike action after day-long talks yesterday (Thursday 25 July) with the Stobart management under the auspices of the conciliation service Acas.
Unite regional officer Mark Barter said: "We had positive talks with the company yesterday, under the auspices of Acas, and the outcome was that a revised pay offer has been put on the table.
"To give our members the opportunity to consider and to ballot on this offer we have suspended the 72 hour strike that was due to have started at 03.30 today (Friday) and to end at 03.29 on Monday (29 July). Our members will be working normally this weekend.
"The revised offer comes after our members had rejected a previous pay offer earlier this week. We won't be revealing the details of the new offer until our members have voted on it."
Unite said that there are also strikes planned for 2 to 5 August; 9 to 12 August; 16 to 19 August; and 23 to 27 August.
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Unite is Britain and Ireland's largest union with members working across all sectors of the economy. The general secretary is Len McCluskey.


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Social media presents new challenges for all organizations and for government nowhere more so than in modernizing public engagement where traditional techniques often fall short. Successfully linking heightened participation and better outcomes requires deep-seeded innovation in devising and nurturing deliberation.
Deliberation is different than information and expression. The internet generates massive amounts of information and governments are making strides in both contributing public data and harnessing value from its wider usage. Yet much of this world is automated and shielded from consumers and citizens alike, often even politicians as well. Google's immensely powerful search engine algorithms similarly provide more immediacy than interaction.
The internet is also replete with expression, some we could do without. Canadian philosopher Mark Kingwell has coined the phrase, the Shout Doctrine, to capture the essence of today's digital universe where opinions widely outnumber conversations. The ties between traditional and new media matter as many of us gravitate, intentionally or unwittingly, to online sources that tend to reinforce our world view rather than expose us to contrarian perspectives and fresh insights.
New research sponsored by the highly credible Pew Center in the United States goes further in revealing that social media users may also shy away from opinions on controversial matters. The study, released online in August, suggests a "spiral of silence" phenomenon where many of those on social media hesitate to share their viewpoints unless they are certain beforehand that their audience is largely in agreement.
At least part of this hesitation may be rooted in fear. In the days following the passing of iconic comedian and actor Robin Williams, his daughter publicly declared her exit from Twitter and Instagram due to hurtful and offensive content. Twitter responded swiftly with measures aimed at enabling users to create their own safe zones, a set of virtual walls if you will. Yet many have correctly observed that such steps are fundamentally counter to the ethos of openness and sharing that drive online communities, to say nothing of Twitter's shareholder returns.
This latter point speaks to a fundamental tension in pursuing public engagement via social media platforms, namely their commercial underpinnings. On the one hand, governments have no choice: a 2012 report by the British government on social media usage acknowledges the necessity of public servants going to where the action is rather than pretending that the public sector's virtual terrain can possibly suffice. On the other hand, such forums fueled by advertising and consumerism may hardly be conducive to meaningfully discussing public policy and evaluating government performance.
The advent of mobility can further complicate matters. While instantaneous feedback is a new benefit in some quarters, the quality of participation may be suspect. Universities are a case in point: shifting course evaluations from paper and pencil in the classroom to smart phone-friendly systems has often resulted in plummeting participation and skewed data. Those most satisfied, or possibly those with some of the most thoughtful reflection to offer, may simply go unheard.
Government's challenges are even more complex due to wider demographic and content cleavages. For instance, in his new book, The End of Absence, Michael Harris examines those born before 1985 as the last generation knowing life before and after the internet. For those younger, and for many who have simply forgotten life before email (a distant dream), social media is less an option than an engrained tenet of professional and personal spheres evermore intertwined.
The nexus between social and mobile also impacts content in an environment where video is rapidly displacing paper and text. Except perhaps in government, where online engagement can often mean posting a mainly written document and inviting comment in a similar manner. With more than one hour of content posted to YouTube every second, creativity in both provisioning dynamic content and inviting novel forms of reaction and input is essential.
Open government, therefore, is not nearly enough. An innovative and participative public sphere is one that seeks and nurtures deliberation more outwardly and creatively, at times swimming upstream to ensure that civic learning and conversing rival shopping as an online pursuit valued by an otherwise hurried and fragmented digitized citizenry.


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40 years! That's how long locally-owned J. Michael's Philly Deli has been in the cheesesteak business in the Port City.
Named after co-owner J. Michael Hutson, he and his business partner Lou Nieper will celebrate the monumental anniversary Sunday, Aug. 18 with a 79-foot-long cheesesteak and 79-foot-long chicken cheesesteak!
Believe it or not, Hutson planned to be a hairstylist before he tasted a true Philly cheesesteak – which he then started living off of during barber school and working at a steel mill in Pennsylvania.
Hutson did do hair for some time while also training at a deli in Pennsylvania on the side. Eventually, he moved to Wilmington and convinced his best friend, Nieper, to join him in the cheesecake business.
The first store opened at Hanover Center off Oleander Drive in August 1979 and the rest is history.
The Porters Neck location opened in 2000 and the Monkey Junction location was added in 2003.
"I'm sure glad I picked Wilmington," Hutson said. "Wilmingtonians have been very good to us!"
The 40th-anniversary celebration will kick off at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Hanover Center location. A "Children's Everyday Supply Drive" will take place to benefit the Domestic Violence Shelter.
Donations will be accepted for formula, clothes, non-perishable food, unopened over-the-counter medicine, and other baby supplies. Donors will receive a coupon for a free half-size Philly Cheesesteak. A 50/50 Raffle will be held, with half of the proceeds going to the Domestic Violence Shelter.
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Relaxed sophistication and attention to detail define the 2,716 suites in the 45-floor Wynn; the 2,034 in the slightly taller Encore exude casual elegance. All are equipped with the latest technology to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Floor to ceiling windows provide stunning views of either Las Vegas Strip, Wynn's own golf course or the mesmerising waterfall. Light and space feature throughout and it's worth getting as high as you can to appreciate the views and enjoy the peace away from the buzzing nightlife. Larger suites feature extras such as VIP check-in, daily in-room breakfast and private massage areas.
Award-winning chefs provide a fantastic choice of dining venues - 17 to choose from at Wynn. Restaurants such as Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare and Wing Lei serve delicious Mediterranean and Chinese creations by Chefs Paul Bartolotta and Ming Yu. At SW Steakhouse and Lakeside Seafood, Chef David Walzog crafts tempting steaks, poultry and seafood, whilst Chef Devin Hashimoto presents his fresh approach to Japanese cuisine at Mizumi. The Country Club exudes an air of 'members only', overlooking the golf course, but everyone is welcome here for a superb steakhouse lunch and dinner. More casual options are available at The Buffet, where there are 15 live-action cooking stations (the deserts are amazing!), Allegro where Chef Enzo Febbraro prepares beloved Italian dishes, and Red 8, a bistro offering diverse Asian dishes. A choice of cafes and a deli serve lighter options or try La Cave for a more intimate setting. Encore boasts a similarly accomplished team of chefs, albeit on a smaller scale with just five signature restaurants. Ol' Blue Eyes would be proud of the Italian fare produced by Chef Theo Schoenegger at Sinatra. Art lovers should head to Botero, where works of the Columbian artist are featured along with Chef Mark LoRusso's fine dining menu. Wazuzu showcases Pan-Asian cuisine and Chef Jeremy Pachero creates a classic American menu at Society Cafe Encore. It should be noted that vegans are well catered throughout the resort.
By day, there are so many ways to simply relax. The two main pools, Jacuzzis and private cabanas allow guests to enjoy an indulgent day in the sunshine. The award-winning Spas are a sanctuary for guests with a wide range of sensual treatments to suit both men and women. Enjoy the many treatment rooms, sauna and plunge pools or bask in the natural light flooding in from the ceiling in the atrium. If you like a spot of shopping there's plenty of designer boutiques to tempt you, including a Ferrari and Maserati dealership. The 18-hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio and Steve Wynn is great for a change of scene. By night, the resort springs into life with a wide choice of entertainment. When the sun sets, the water at the Lake of Dreams comes alive in a spectacular light and imagery show. Wynn Theatre entertains audiences with a nightly performance of "Le Reve-The Dream" with dazzling aerial acrobatics and staggering feats of human strength. Along with multiple bars and lounges, Wynn's glitzy nightlife includes the fabulous Tryst nightclub, home to leading DJs and where you can sample the most decadent cocktails! Encore's shimmering gold XS is one of the hottest venues in Vegas and together with Surrender Nightclub create a poolside club-like vibe. The casino itself features more than 1,900 slot machines, a 26-table poker room, table games including blackjack, craps and roulette, and a lounge setting where you can enjoy the excitement of a US sports book.
Children are welcome at the hotel, although no specific activities are laid on for little ones. Having said that, the pool is family-friendly, as are a number of the casual-dining restaurants. The light show at the Lake of Dreams runs every half an hour from 6.30pm onwards, so children can enjoy early performances of this. Babysitting services with qualified nannies can be arranged on request.
McCarran International Airport (LAS) is just 10-minutes' drive from the hotel. Airlines operate flights from all major American cities. British Airways and American Airlines fly direct from London Heathrow. Flights from Los Angeles take about an hour or many visitors choose to drive this 270-mile stretch, a route that takes around four hours. On arrival in Las Vegas, it is simple to walk, find public transport or hail taxis between most destinations.
- £980pp in low season
- £1070pp in high season
- 3 nights room-only in a Resort Suite, including flights


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Ronald Domelid, is a co-founder of Scandinavian Quinoa. He a Swedish serial entrepreneur with long experience of business leadership in companies involved e-commerce and consumer goods. He is the husband of Alicja and father of their common little son Colin. Ronald, has been involved in several companies in the health industry and been responsible for launching a coconut water brand into a wide retail scale in Sweden. He has also completed a Certificate Program in Plant-Based Nutrition at T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.
I am very much involved in the sports of boxing and have been working with young talents. It's a very demanding sport that requires a lot of training with functional training involving strenght, speed, balance and endurance. The secret is to find a balance in training between boxing training, swimming, jump rope skipping and stretching. People don't understand how versatile boxing training is. Apart from the training itself your food habits are extremely important for your performance. Again we see the secret of balance in training, recovery and food habits.
"What is most important for me is to combine the power of dedicated entrepreneurship with building a sustainable business that is eco-friendly"
My keen interest in food is in cooking food and as a foodie. I love to use organic plant-based wholefood in different combinations with spices from all over the world. It gives me great pleasure and is fantastic way to relax. I also call myself a flexitarian and focus on a well-balanced diet. Since, I am the husband of Alicja it's easy to figure out that we eat a lot of plant-based wholefoods and fruits.
What is most important for me is to combine the power of dedicated entrepreneurship with building a sustainable business that is eco-friendly. It gives a pride, meaning and energy to handle all the challenges.


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American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) released version 1.1 of the ASPRS Lidar Data Exchange Format Standard (LAS) at its 71st Annual ASPRS Conference and Exhibition held in Baltimore, Maryland in March. This binary data exchange format is an industry standard for the exchange of lidar data between various hardware manufacturers, software developers, data providers and end users.
The LAS format is primarily intended to make the exchange, manipulation, analysis, and storage of lidar data faster and easier. In addition, a standardized lidar data format helps to facilitate the processing, editing and visualization of lidar data in a wide variety of commercial and proprietary software packages.
The format is a public binary file format that is a replacement for the proprietary systems or a generic ASCII file interchange system used by many companies in the past.
The ASPRS Lidar Committee maintains the LAS format through its LAS Working Group. The original version of the LAS format was released in May, 2003. As part of its on-going review, the LAS Working Group proposed an interim update of the standard to address several minor issues and provide clarification to the original documentation. After input was solicited from various industry stakeholders, a change document was submitted to the full committee for review and the revisions approved at its March 7th meeting.
Many ASPRS member organizations, including the major industry manufacturers and software developers, have adopted the LAS format since its release in 2003. Maintenance of the LAS standard by ASPRS provides an invaluable service to ASPRS individual members, sustaining members and to the geospatial data industry at-large and it is anticipated that ASPRS' continued development of this standard, along with the on-going release of ASPRS guidelines and best practices for lidar mapping, will further promote the adoption of lidar mapping by professional practitioners.


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The Online Book & Gift Store
Aside from GreeneStones internal resources, there are external family resources in your respective communities.
There are many written reading materials available regarding addiction and other mental health issues. It is encouraged for family members and loved ones to ask GreeneStone staff for the names of articles, and books that maybe recommended specifically for your needs.
Online Resources – Visit the online book and gift store for recommended family resources.
NIDA InfoFacts: Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction – http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/understand.html


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A Faithless Bride of God
For those of us who know Christ, meditating on what the Lord has done for us is a good way to strengthen our love for the Father and His Son. We, too, were like an exposed infant left to die in our blood, but the Lord had pity on us and took us for His own. Thus, the entire Christian life should be motivated by gratitude. Even when we experience the greatest periods of want, we have more than enough to be thankful for. God in His grace has saved us, a wholly undeserving people. View Resource
Grace for God's Adulterous Bride
Many people think that God's answer to sin is to keep people from committing it. On the contrary, His answer is often to give people over to it. When Israel wanted to commit spiritual adultery with other gods, God gave them over to those gods, as today's passage indicates. His purpose, however, was restorative. He handed them over to their sin that they might learn the error of their ways. The Lord may do the same for us, but would it not be better to avoid such pain by obeying Him? View Resource


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My client are a small but reputable renovation and restoration contractor based in the heart of London; they're looking to recruit the next generation of managers within the business, which is a fantastic opportunity to any trades-based foreman or recent construction management graduates whom are looking for their first management appointment.
They are a leader within the restoration area and are a leader within the Central London, high end Listed buildings sector.
This business in question are a company that I have personally worked with for over 8 years. They have a fantastic sense of community within the business and have a very low turnover of staff.


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flow² – Sinfonia UK Collective with Pianist David Braid
June 8, 2016 in by mwhiteside
The programme – flow² – will give audiences at the Fringe a chance to unlock the secrets of one of music's greatest enigmas: how to make contemporary classical music that really connects with audiences. The music, developed in 2015 on a tour of the North of England, Quebec and Ontario, commanded multiple standing ovations and a recording by multi-Grammy Award winner Dixon van Winkle, considered by many as the world's most sought after recording engineer. That performance has been variously described as "thrilling" by Steinway & Sons, as "incredible" by CBC, and as "spectacular, tremendous, vibrational, cosmic" by Jennifer Jonas of New Real Films, the producers of Born to Be Blue. So what is the appeal and what makes this music so special? The music connects ancient, folk, classical and improvised techniques in dramatic ways that are exciting to audiences of all ages. A strong sense of narrative underpins the musical ideas, engaging the imagination like a compelling film, but without the need for visuals or dialogue. It's a genre-busting approach that has even attracted the coining of a new term: "post-jazz". In addition to the delights of Braid's own music, audiences at the concert will be treated to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with Braid in the solo spot.
Tickets £12 (£10) (£5C) (£20F)
All tickets available from the Fringe box office: tickets.edfringe.com
Pianist David Braid – a Canadian two-time Juno Award winner and Steinway artist – visits the Edinburgh Fringe this year, showcasing his latest musical project with the Sinfonia UK Collective. Braid recently hit the big screen as the composer for Born to be Blue, a critically acclaimed film starring Ethan Hawke, which reaches UK shores this summer. Braid's collaborators, one of the freshest, most innovative ensembles in the UK, are a 13-piece chamber orchestra whose members are drawn from across the kingdom. Led by Scotland's own Steven Wilkie and conducted by Lee Tsang, the Collective has its base in Hull, which in 2017 plays host to UK City of Culture. The performance at the Edinburgh Fringe will provide audiences with a special taste of what the Collective has to offer for next year when further collaborations with Braid will see premieres of new works in Hull and a tour that will bring them back to Scotland and into the Arctic Circle.
Supported with public funding from National Lottery through Arts Council England, Scottish Arts Council, University of Hull, Canada Council for the Arts and Steinway & Sons.


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Fourth warmest Manx December since 1948
2018 had a warmer end to the year than normal according to Ronaldsway Met Office.
Last month was the fourth mildest December since 1948, with an average temperature of 8.7°C, 2°C higher than usual.
The lowest temperature recorded was 2.6°C, while no thunderstorms, sleet or snow were observed.
However, there were just 31.4 hours of sunshine, around a third lower than normal for the month of December, with half of the days having no sunshine at all.
Wind speeds were slightly below average, with a 73mph gust the strongest recorded last month.


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Video apprentice
Hasan Khan talks about his experience of working in a Video Production company:
'I first came to Take One in February, and when I first entered the building I was amazed. The people were friendly, and the environment seemed like the perfect one to work in. During my time here I have learnt a lot. I've learnt how to work in a professional environment, and how the industry works. My time here has been fantastic and full of knowledge. I've learnt how to deal with clients, how to set up a shoot, and various other thing.
My job was to promote the online platform, and doing so was fun. We put together a video which was aimed at getting a lot of views on video sharing websites to publicize the company. Making the video was a lot of fun and getting a chance to edit and produce is was even better.
The experience that I have got from Take One is very valuable to me and I feel it will help a lot in the future.'
We are pleased to have helped Hasan get some valuable experience in our industry and wish him every success when he starts at the University of Bradford in September to study animation and computer based graphics for gaming.


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Posted by Dr Halfdan Knudsen on his blog 'Gazan Medicine – working & living in Gaza' – 25 October 2014
Bad Days
This post turned out different from what I intended. I was going to tell you a light-hearted intro about where I live now and what I am working on. Instead what you are about to read forced itself to the forefront. It's grim, but it's real. Today is a better day, but no day is really good.
Yesterday was a bad day. Woke up with this strange feeling of being locked in and isolated from everyone and everything. This place does that to you sometimes. Going for a drive down south [from Gaza City] to Khan Younis just reinforced that sense – I have never before travelled anywhere, where the sense of foreboding and imminent catastrophe were this strong. The coastal stretch is empty, abandoned buildings and bombed out shells everywhere, the stench of sewage so thick you could cut it with a knife. In places the sea is dark brown instead of the clear green-blue of the Mediterranean other places. I wish I could convey that feeling of Ragnarök having come and gone, the few people you do see look completely dejected, dressed in rags, dirty, eyes empty and hungry.
And Khan Younis itself is a world apart from Gaza City. Rough, poor, hard-edged, threatening. We stopped for lunch at a place – they served us, but no one really spoke to us, and our driver was outside the café the whole time, keeping watch. No one has the energy to smile at us and say hello like they do in GC, the looks you get tell a story of hatred, abandonment, hopelessness and rage, borne out of desperation.
There is nothing here for anyone – by 2016 there will be no water in Gaza fit for irrigation, let alone drinking. The UN has effectively legalised and tightened the blockade through its deal with Israel over transfer of rebuilding materials. People are being evicted from the UNRWA schools to live in the streets, while rebuilding is happening at a snail's pace and the rains and cold of winter is coming. No one is being paid, half the aid money for Gaza is going to the West Bank and the other half is being controlled by Israel. And still the Palestinians are being blamed.
Last week, an Israeli settler ploughed his car into a crowd of people on the West Bank seriously injuring some and killing a small child. The settler was quoted as saying he didn't stop the car because he was afraid for his life.
The next day, a Palestinian man ploughed his car into a crowd of people in East Jerusalem seriously injuring some and killing a small child. The Palestinian was never quoted as saying anything – he was shot dead at the scene.
I have struggled to find any real news on the first story, but the second have been paraded across CNN, BBC, NY Times, and any number of other major news outlets, decrying it as a terrorist attack and gushing about the grief of the parents and so on.
To my mind, this is a case either of two tragedies of equal proportions due to unbearable circumstances of life, OR it's two equally heinous terrorist attacks. But that is hard to make anyone understand.
Also, this weekend, a Palestinian was injured by an unexploded ordnance (UXO), digging through the rubble. The war is far from over.
Maybe there is nothing to be done. I know a lot of my colleagues privately think that all the NGOs doing aid work here are just prolonging the inevitable. We cope with darkly humorous sarcasm, but there is always an undercurrent of self-doubt, sometimes you think that everyone in the room feels that the work we do, while well-intentioned, is both worthless and even cruel, but few put that sentiment into words, maybe for fear of what it might do to us all.
And we keep going, get out amongst the people clinging to hope, insisting on making life livable still, and feeling grateful just for having the company of people who have chosen to live here in the largest prison in the world. And that, I suppose, is the thing keeping us all together.
Mahmoud's response (slightly edited):
Actually I agree with you about Khan Younis - maybe you feel its different than Gaza city – it sure will feel that most of the Israeli attacks in the war were on Khan Younis and most of people killed in the war from Khan Younis – more than 600 were killed there. It is difficult to see smiles on their faces. The wound is still not healed - you see what Israel left behind them after their attacks: people without houses, damage everywhere, sons without parents and parents without sons – it was really a holocaust for Gazans.


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Wait! Before you get the itch to hire a professional for appliance repair in Avondale Arizona for assistance, you might be able to keep your household appliances running correctly with the troubleshooting tips below.
1. Smelly Washing Machine
A bad odor in your washer defeats the purpose of owning the appliance! If you're attempting to wash your laundry items so that they are clean and fresh, but the unit will not cooperate, run an empty cycle in warm water and pour in two cups of white vinegar and half of a cup of baking soda to remove the odor. This problem frequently occurs in front-loading washing machines. To ensure no more odors in the future, crack the door open after cycles so it will dry out.
2. Inefficient Refrigerant
A lukewarm refrigerator is not a welcome sign. A warm refrigerator definitely will not keep drinks cold or refreshing, and the food inside of it could also be in danger of going rotten! In several cases, your refrigerator won't be in need of repair; instead it might just need to be cleaned out. Or the coils on the back panel of the refrigerator need cleaning.
Unplug it and move it out from the wall prior to vacuuming the refrigerator coils. If you do not see immediate cooling improvement, it is time to call a professional appliance repair technician in Avondale.
3. Clicking Igniter on Stove
If the igniter on your gas oven continues to click and the burner won't light, check to make certain your burner cap is in place and correctly aligned. You might also notice this if you've recently had a boil over or spill on the top of the stove.
If that's not the case, the reason is probably a dirty igniter. To clean the igniter on a gas-powered stove, first remove the burner lid and clear off any loose debris. You can also use a metal pin to scrape debris from the grooves of the igniter. If that does not repair the problem, it is safest not to take a lighter apart for someone without training; hire a professional appliance repair company to investigate the problem.
4. Broken Garbage Disposal
Your garbage disposal comes with self-protection with its own overload trip switch. If it gets clogged, overheats, is left on for too much time, or has some other issue, the garbage disposal could just need to be reset instead of replaced. You should be sure the switch is turned OFF. Next, find the reset switch on the disposal unit beneath the kitchen sink and then press the switch. If the switch doesn't stay in, wait 10 minutes and attempt it again. Next, turn on the water and then turn the button on.
If the disposal is filled with food and you the only thing you hear is a humming sound rather than waste grinding, you may need to manually unwind the blades with a hex key to eliminate the jam. Then, press the reset button to get the disposal running again. If the tips above don't get the appliance working like it is supposed to, please do not succumb to the urge to put one of your hands down into the blades to investigate. Be safe and arrange an appointment with a professional appliance service.
5. No Power from Outlet
In the kitchen or bathroom, the outlets must be installed with GFCI switches to protect people against harm in wet environments. If a GFCI outlet isn't generating power, push the red reset switch to see if it restores juice.
If it does not, or if you're trying on a standard outlet, be certain that a breaker hasn't tripped in the circuit breaker panel. If you're uncertain if a breaker is tripped, switch it to the OFF position and then flip it back into the ON position. But remember, safety by wiring is critical. If you have any concerns, call a professional.
6. Wobbling Washing Machine
A wobbling washer will create quite a obnoxious banging and isn't a good method to get wash clothing. If your washing machine starts shaking, the machine may be broken down. To repair this issue, rotate the legs on the washing machine to lower or lift all corners until it is level. One other likely scenario is that the washing machine is not balanced. Crack open the lid and arrange the clothing items so they are evenly dispersed within the drum of the washer.
Doing this could help your washer to not have to work as hard. If you do try to rearrange the clothes a few times without success, don't ignore the issue. You might have a loosened drum or motor mount, which can be easy enough for a professional repairman to repair. But if you continue to use your washer with this issue might ruin other components and lead to a more costly repair later.
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How to Make the Best Texas-Style Chuckwagon Beans (aka Meat Beans) by Donna John
Would I like it if these beans had less sugar? Yes. And I'm not a big ranch-style bean fan. But, for whatever reason, these beans had me at "hello."
You'll need:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound bacon, chopped
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) pork and beans, drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) ranch-style beans, drained
- 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard
Here's how you make them:
Cook bacon until almost crisp in a large pot.
Add the ground beef and onion and continue to cook until meat is browned.
Add the remaining ingredients.
Pour the beans into a 13x9-inch baking pan and bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour, uncovered.
Note: If you want juicier beans, you could add the pork and beans undrained. I use maple bacon.
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I've been making great progress with inventory-related work over the last 2 weeks (including overcoming the crashing issues when improving Leon's inventory models), but I still want to polish it up a bit more before sharing the final results. 🙂
So, as a "replacement" post, I'm showing you samples from the entire first chapter of the Separate Ways mini-game. (Chapters 1, 2 and 3 are already finished, but it would be too much for just one post XD)
It may appear to be a simple effort because these locations are rehashed from Leon's campaign, but it's not that straightforward. The order of textures, the number and order of stage "bin" files (i.e. the 3D models), lighting and effects, and a large set of technical details that I have no idea how to explain in a comprehensive way made the job not as simple as I thought.
In brief: All textures, 3D improvements, lighting and effect adjustments, and dynamic / breakable objects from Leon's main game have been ported flawlessly into Ada's mini-game!
And although the process wasn't super simple, it was still 1000% faster than a regular Leon stage, that's for sure…
The area I like the most is the church. I'm quite happy with the results because now it really seems like it's daytime. The original looks the same as Leon's nighttime church, but with some blue-ish windows and a cheap bloom effect.
I edited the entire entrance lighting system (the area where all the windows are, and where the candles are out), added new effects, and redid the floor / wall shadows around the windows. Now I'd say it really looks like the indoor and outdoor church areas match pretty well in terms of lighting.
You can also see all the exterior details if you look through the windows to the right!
And finally, I'm leaving you a few comparison shots (as usual), and a video covering the entire first chapter.
I hope you like them and don't hesitate in posting your thoughts about it!