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As an IT professional, your geek-speak earns you credibility among your peers. Unfortunately, among the business executives who are your prospective customers, it earns you blank stares, confused head tilts, and exasperated sighs.
Those aren't your desired responses. Ideally, you want to see nods of understanding and, subsequently, follow-up questions about the cost of your IT services.
How can you connect with your prospective customers without sacrificing your content's integrity? First, you have to understand how your audience responds to IT jargon.
How Prospective Customers React to Jargon
Picture this. Your dentist tells you your gums have receded too far, and you need to see a periodontist.
You jump on Google and find a local periodontist. The website is full of medical jargon like gingival graft, keratinized tissue, subepithelial connective tissue, pedicle grafts, and alveolar mucosa.
Instead of feeling informed, you're thwarted by indecision.
Is that the way you want your prospects to react when they find your website? How will they feel if your site is full of unexplained IT terms like VoIP, LAN, OS, virtualization, and endpoints?
If reading your website sounds like this, you have a jargon problem.
Why Laymen's Terms Connect with Your Audience
Now imagine an alternative scenario.
Instead of the original search engine result, you find a periodontist's website that uses plain English. It explains the problems related to gum recession. It describes your treatment options in simple, understandable terms.
After reading the site's content, you believe this periodontist knows how to communicate with patients. As a result, you're more inclined to make an appointment.
Why IT Terms Don't Land With Business Executives
Now, let's think about how this analogy applies to your IT website.
Business owners visit your website because their systems administrator, or an outside consultant, recommended they need a suite of IT services. Just as you weren't well-informed of periodontics, they likely aren't well-informed about information technology.
When they click through your website, its jargon-heavy content doesn't explain your services. It makes them feel overwhelmed, and further from the solution they need.
How You Can Replace Jargon Without Losing Credibility
To mitigate this game-ending response, replace acronyms and other technical terms with plain English and technical explanations with business-minded explanations.
Remember, the businessperson reading your site is constantly asking, "Why do I care?" and "What's in it for me?" The content on your website should answer those questions clearly and succinctly.
For example, it should address the following questions:
- Why does a non-technical businessperson care about virtualization?
- Why is intrusion detection important to their business?
- How will their business benefit from server optimization?
If your website's content doesn't currently answer these questions, then it's time to create a new content strategy for your business.
How and When to Use IT Jargon
A certain amount of IT jargon cannot be, and should not be, avoided. Terms such as virtualization, are the very keywords your prospective customers will enter into their Google searches.
Provide brief definitions for the IT terms on your website. Use resources like Gartner IT Glossary and TechTarget's Tech Definitions to help you better explain what those terms mean.
Why You Should Think Broadly About Your Content Strategy and Its Language
Your IT website isn't the only source of content your business produces. Your company's online marketing strategy includes blog posts, email newsletters, social media posts, and web ads. These pieces of content also should connect with prospective clients and demonstrate your IT expertise. As part of that effort, it should be digestible for your audience.
How a Web Agency Can Offer You a Much-Needed Outside Perspective
IT professionals use industry jargon throughout the day. As a result, it's easy to forget that business people, your prospective client base, don't. Moreover, most IT professionals don't understand how to successfully translate technical language to non-technical explanations.
For these reasons, it's critical to hire an outside web agency to build and execute your content strategy. At OptimWise, we specialize in creating custom content strategies and managing content production for IT businesses. Contact us today to learn how we can translate and optimize your content for prospective clients.


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Triều Hậu Lê (1428-1526)
Thứ Tư 21, Tháng Hai 2007
The Trần dynasty after its prosperity went into recession and was finally overthrown by its last Prime Minister Hồ Quí Ly who established the Hồ dynasty (1400-1407).
Hồ Quí Ly built his new capital city, called Tây Đô, in Thanh Hoá. Thăng Long was renamed Đông Đô and then Đông Quan. In 1406 the Minh dynasty sent an 800,000 strong army to invade Đại Việt. The uprisings against this led by a Hồ dynasty lord were defeated, and Đông Quan was occupied by the Minh invaders. The country faced a new challenge and began the war for national salvation led by Lê Lợi. After 10 years of hard struggle finally drove out the Minh, Lê Lợi came to power and founded the Lê dynasty.
On 29 April 1428 (i.e. 16 April in the Year of the Monkey) Lê Lợi proclaimed himself emperor in Kính Thiên Palace, and restored the name of the country to Đại Việt with Đông Đô (Thăng Long) as its capital. He renamed the capital Đông Kinh in 1430, and then again Trung Đô in 1446. His life was oficially recorded by Nguyen Trai on the Vinh Lang stelae.
- Bia Vĩnh Lăng (bản sao ở Bảo tàng Lịch sử)
The ancient capital city was still in use and extended eastwards. According to the 1490 map, the Forbidden Purple City was a rectangle in shape with Đoan Môn as the main gate. There were a lot of small palaces inside the city and the most secret one was Kính Thiên Palace. Surrounding the city were walls made of brick. The sides of the citadel ran along Hàng Cót Street in the East (Hàng Điếu, Hàng Da Streets today), the Tô river, near Hoàng Hoa Thám Street in the North, Bưởi Street in the West and a part of Cầu Giấy Street through Kim Mã, Tây Sơn and Trần Phú to Hàng Da Streets in the South. This was the Imperial City. The common people's residential area was divided between 2 prefectures: Vĩnh Xương and Quảng Đức, each prefecture comprised of 18 communes.
Under the Lê dynasty, Thăng Long was the country's largest trading centre. At the same time it attracted lots of famous artisans and craftmen. Also the Capital city was renovated, Văn Miếu was extended and Quốc Tử Giám rebuilt. Economic, cultural and educational activities, as well as examinations, were restored and developed, and these were especially encouraged by the Emperor Lê Thánh Tông. The Lê dynasty was considered the golden age of Vietnamese feudal empires. The Emperor Lê Thánh Tông himself liked to write and he gathered together 28 dignitaries, who were great scholars, to form a type of academy known as Tao Đàn Nguyên Suý over which he presided. He was a king, a politician, and a cultured citizen, who contributed a lot to the development of national literature in the 15th century.
The Lê dynasty reigned for 99 years (with 10 emperors) from the Emperor Lê Thái Tổ to the Emperor Lê Cung Hoàng.
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text: AdFreak Oreo Is Sending Experimental Flavors, From Kettle Corn to Avocado, to Individual Fans Deliveries roll out to #MyOreoCreation makersBy Tim Nudd|June 29, 2017 Share By Tim Nudd|June 29, 2017 Share Oreo has been producing strange spin-off cookie flavors for a while from its "Wonder Vault." (Remember Firework Oreos?) But the experimentation is getting truly impressive with #MyOreoCreation, an ongoing campaign (by 360i) that invites Oreo fans to suggest flavors, the most intriguing of which Oreo is now producing in extremely limited quantities—each one going only to the person who suggested it.See below for some of the fan flavors, as well as some other curious (in some cases, gross) "prototypes" that Oreo is also working on.Deliveries of the #MyOreoCreation cookies have begun, as you can see below. Oreo has also been making chocolate bars lately, in partnership with Milka, and is experimenting with unusual flavors for those products, too. (See below.)For fans feeling the FOMO, there's still time to submit #MyOreoCreation ideas. The campaign runs through July 14. Consumers in the U.S. can submit their creations through Instagram and Twitter using the contest hashtag #MyOreoCreation and #Contest. Share http://adweek.it/2u2JPGp copy Tim Nudd @nuddTim Nudd is a former creative editor of Adweek. Adweek Adweek


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From the dawn of humankind we have been creating technologies to extend our given bodies: a coat to survive in colder climates, a gun to kill at a distance, a car to travel faster. Typically, however, our technological extensions not only amplify but also numb certain aspects of our bodies. Examples? Just think of when you find yourself in a fitness center as you grew too fat from driving a car and not walking.
Arguably, the most desirable technologies are the ones that that take the human condition as a cornerstone. They resonate with our human senses (rather than numb them), feel natural (rather than estranging), empower people (rather than outsource them), and that realize the dreams people have of themselves. For lack of a better word we call them 'humane technologies'.
Now here is an example what might be the most humane technology since the invention of the bicycle. Dutch mechanical-engineer Jarno Smeets dreams of flying like bird. Nothing new really, many people have had this dream for ages. Yet being an engineer and all, the guy is seriously propelling his dream towards a reality.
Using the accelerometers of the WiiMote and a smartphone, Jarnos is building a pair of human birdwings. Although there are still some serious technological hurdles to be taken – the birdwings will have to be semi-human powered as human muscle power isn't sufficient to carry a person up into the air – the results so far are already impressive. Lift us Jarno!
Website: humanbirdwings.net.
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Make a business! I will buy some ASAP all I've ever wanted to do is fly! seriously sometimes I cry just watching birds have fun in the air!
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Levi Strauss, better known as Levi's, will be opening another 100 stores, mostly in Europe and China. The brand is doing extremely well and sold 7% more products in the past quarter.
Double-digit growth
American jeans label Levi Strauss generated 7% more profit in the first quarter of this year (until February 24th), reaching a total of 1.44 billion dollars (about 1.28 billion euros). Deducting currency effects, turnover in brick-and-mortar stores even increased by 11%. Online sales also improved by 20%.
The company's net profits ended at 147 million dollars (about 130 million euros), compared to a loss of 19 million dollars (16.84 million euros) a year ago, when Levi's was hit by a serious blow from the IRS. The gross margin ended at 54.6%.
Levi's intends to take an omnichannel route and made an initial public offering last month to finance it. The brand didn't sell any shares for 34 years. Now, its value on Wall Street is 6.6 billion dollars (5.85 billion euros) but the favourable quarterly figures immediately boosted the share by about 6.5%.
Own stores in China and Europe
Top executive Chip Bergh has revealed the plan to open another 100 physical stores this year. Sixteen of those are already open. The majority will be in Europe and Asia. China in particular is a top priority for the CEO: today, that market only represents 3% of company turnover, whereas competitors such as Nike generate 20% of their turnover there.
In Europe, Levi's did grow by more than 20% over the last two years. The label's own stores have also been groing by double-digit numbers for three years. Near the end of February, Levi's owned 832 own stores. 115 of those were new since last year, although 41 stores were closed in 2018 as well. Another 60% of the turnover comes from wholesale.
"Important for the future"
The switch to selling more directly to the consumer was a wise one according to analysts. On the other hand, they do warn about the costs. Levi's has been carrying a debt load of 1.02 billion dollars (900 million euros) for a while. That alone cost the brand 200 million dollars in interest.
"In our view, taking control over distribution in this way is a critical component of future success – especially given the issues with third-parties such as department stores," stated Neil Saunders, managing director at GlobalData Retail. "These more traditional routes to market simply cannot be relied upon to sustain wholesale revenue growth over the medium-to-longer term."


text: Spoilers Thread! (During release window) Jun 2, 2019 17:25:16 GMT -6 Nezuto, RichterB, and 7 more like this Tag Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostBack to Top Post by purifyweirdshard on Jun 2, 2019 17:25:16 GMT -6 Hey all, I'm getting ahead of this and have decided this will be our spoilers policy for launch time -ALL posts of in-game content of the launch game will be kept to this thread, all the way to July 1, 2019. This is so that people have somewhere to discuss things they would like, but out of respect to those who have not received it yet, something easy to avoid (such examples being Switch players, people in different shipping situations, or those sensitive to spoilers in general).After July 1, you will be able to create new/other threads about in-game discoveries, but still tagging them with (Spoilers). As necessary, you can use the forum spoiler tag or link to this thread as necessary when you are mentioning something spoiler-related in another part of the forum.Alternatively, the Discord has a specific spoilers set-up as well, which may be preferable if you just want to live chat about what you're finding and discuss things in real time at release. See the pinned messages in the Bloodstained channels #bloodstained-talk and #spoilers-bloodstained for more information on this - Discord invite below:discord.gg/eagBaPmThanks!


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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
i miss Larry Norman
he's been gone over a year now but i want to throw this down because i continue to miss the man. there have been a handful of folks that have affected me significantly over my formative years and beyond but Larry is definitely a "significant" guy from my history. i think that maybe i got a bit of indignance with how the poor are treated in this world from guys like Larry Norman. i'm probably more political in protecting the poor because of guys like Larry Norman. i probably vote on the left because i see that a society is judged by how it treats its poor.
i had a period where i was a long-hair and i probably did so out of a desire to rebel from the staid approach of the church. i know i wanted to shake it up a bit and i still do. i'm a social worker (a welfare worker) because i saw how much the poor needed so much help and there were so many barriers in their way that unless men and women of good intention stepped up then little would be done. i don't see the church doing nearly enough about this and i still think that much of the church (almost any church i've taken even a cursory look at) has way too much of an exclusivity and an inner myopia that only gets them concerned with issues that don't go any broader than the steps of their own buildings.
Larry Norman fought that. "Why should the Devil have all the good music?" smacked up against all sorts of Christian perceptions about what it meant to be a Christian in a world that needed and continues to need relevant Christians.
"Shot Down" is a song that has always spoken to me simply because its mostly about how other Christians had treated him. essentially there are well intentioned folks who think they're being adamant about protecting God's holiness when it turns out their busy protecting the cultural trappings that we've built up around the church. i've never understood the desire to tear a man down because they believe that he's singing to a beat that they don't prefer.
be more inclusive my friends.
i want to leave you today with the lyrics of one tune that could very well speak to the heart of Larry Norman's message.
If God is my Father and you are my brother. Then why can't we bother to reach out and love one another?
Why do we keep on acting the way we do? The way we treat each other it just breaks my heart in two.
Once we were happy, oh, yes, once in the garden.
But then a lie broke the stillness, and our hearts began to harden.
And hoping to be wiser, man has reached too far.
Sometimes I think that we've advanced, but then I look at where we are.
i miss you Larry and i still have my mp3 player loaded with like 60% of your tunes. i love you my brother.
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Cześć! Hello! My name is Tomasz and let me welcome you to our royal capital city of Kraków!
I was born and raised in a charming mountanous town in Malopolska (Lesser Poland) region. As my parents are mountain guides it was no suprise at all that I also wanted to become a guide. And when I moved to Krakow for my studies I fell in love with that city of really impressive history and heritage. I decided to learn as much as it was (and still is) possible about the city and that's why I took part in a demanding one-year course for city guides in 2016/2017. Once I passed all the exams now both my job and passion is to show my beloved city of Krakow to the tourists from all over the world.
Another part of the world which I love and enjoy visiting is former Soviet Union area, mainly Russia, Ukraine and Caucasus countries. I work as a tour leader for Polish groups and show them the most amazing sports and attractions there.
Apart from tourism I have some other hobbies and interests. To me, history was always be my greatest passion. As I graduated from International Relations faculty (MA) I follow the recent events in politics.
Sport plays a vital role in my life as well - I am a wholehearted supporter of Wisla Krakow football club and Formula1 fan.
And what makes me a decent city guide in Kraków? Why you should pick me as your guide? Well, the feedback and reviews I was obtaining from hundreds of tourists say that I am not only knowledgeble but also able share my knowledge with people from different countries and backgrounds. My tourists admit that my comments are really clear for everyone. People feel that during the tours they learn a lot and understand both Polish history and current situation. What's more I always encourage people to ask any questions that they might have and don't leave anyone without an answer to his question.
Some other comments about me came from the genuine reviews of my tourists: extremely enthusiastic, brilliant story teller, my best guide ever, lovely person, passionate guide.
Let me prove that all these descriptions are true 🙂 And even better, I am ready to create a personalized tour according to your wishes and expectations. Feel like having more or less history or architecture on our way? Or visiting off the beaten path districts that only locals know? Just let me know and I will prepare a customized tour just for you!
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text: Equine Gifts & Home Decor > Books & DVDs Weaver Leather Stacy Westfall Bridleless Riding DVD Price $30.05 Stock status: Out of Stock Stock status: In Stock Product Code: WL65-9508 Qty: Description Sizing Information Reviews Weaver Leather Stacy Westfall Bridleless DVD This best-selling DVD includes looks at two of Stacy's championship-earning runs. Please note: her bareback and bridleless ride to Live Like You Were Dyin' is not on this DVD. Stacy explains in detail how each maneuver was performed and shares her secrets and safety tips to help you work with your horse using effective, yet almost invisible, cues. Runtime of 1 hour.


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Recently, WPP, the world's largest advertising communication service group, officially announced that its 26 branch offices, totaling over 3000 workers, was going to move to a newly elected building and they would work together. The well-known architectural design companies, PDM INTERNATIONAL and MMOSER ASSOCIATES will be in charge of the interior design.
MATSUtake the responsibility of providing entire office planning solution(office furniture and space layout).
WPP Shanghai office park covers an area of 41000 sqr meters including 20 floors. The companies that will enter WPP Shanghai office park mainly include GroupM, J. Walter Thompson and Ogilvy & Mather and so on.
Su Ming Tian, CEO of WPP, said, "One of our primary goals is to realize horizontal integration. That is to say, by enhancing intercorporational collaboration of the group, we can provide better service for our clients. It's a great movement to gather our staff together in one office place, which makes contribution to the realization mentioned above".


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Heidi Harris Show Podcast #165: Clearly false statement not being questioned by reporter
We all know that journalism today is in a race to the bottom. The bias is obvious. Most reporters hate Trump, and that's their right as human beings, but they should at least feign objectivity.
When a local women made a statement at a Kamala Harris rally, about how her son died six years ago because he didn't have insurance, the reporter NEVER asked for any details. "How is that possible, lady, when Obamacare was in place then?" He didn't have insurance, or he didn't choose to buy it? Of course the "journalist" never asked, because her quote fit his narrative, and that was good enough for him. That would get an F in any first year Journalism class. This from the largest newspaper in Nevada. This is how bad it's gotten. Embarrassing.


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On Friday, March 2 at 4 p.m. in GDH 303, Indira S. Somani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at Washington and Lee University and '92 Knox alum, will speak about her recent research in India that explores a "dual frame of reference" or "dual identity" among specific cohorts of the Asian Indian diaspora. Somani's research indicates that both American and Indian television programs play a role in shaping this cohort's identity. Asian Indians identify with Indian traditional values, language and characters in the programs, but they also reject some of the common threads developed in the Indian entertainment and news programs. Somani's research in India, funded by a Fulbright-Nehru fellowship, allowed her to conduct interviews with various writers, producers and news executives in the entertainment and news industry to understand the changing face of India's media.
Month: February 2012
Hellenga to Present Paper in Chicago
Robert Hellenga (George Appleton Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of English) will present a paper on the South Midland Dialect at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair in Chicago Feb. 29-March 3. A book signing will be held.
Writer's Block & Red Room Schedule
As you prepare for finals please remember that both Writer's Block & Red Room end this week.
Take advantage of this academic support by visiting
WRITER'S BLOCK – M-F 10AM-4PM – in the CTL (last day = March 2)
*also TWTH 7-9PM at Red Room
RED ROOM – TWTH – 7-9PM (last night = March 1)
Good luck with finals!
175th Celebration Continues with Stellyes Lecture, Feb. 28
Journalist, author, and foreign policy analyst Robin Wright will present a lecture, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts.
A book-signing will take place after the lecture.
Wright, a longtime international correspondent, has reported from more than 140 countries and written for various publications, including The Washington Post, the Sunday Times of London, The New Yorker, TIME, and Foreign Affairs. She has worked in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The lecture also will be available via Livestream.
Knox Choir to Perform, Feb. 26
Preparing for its upcoming performance tour to Barcelona, Spain, the Knox Choir will perform at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, February 26, in First Lutheran Church, Galesburg. The concert is free and open to the public.
The 53-member choir, conducted by Laura Lane, (music) will perform works by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Tomas Luis de Victoria, and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as a composition by one of the choir members, Edward Davis, a music and English literature major from Chicago. Several selections were chosen specifically for the performances in Barcelona during Knox's spring break, March 11-20. The Choir will present its home tour concert on the Knox campus on March 23.
Mink Featured on Public Television
Nicolaas Mink (environmental studies) appeared on Wisconsin Public Television multiple times during the first week of February talking about the birth of quick-service dining in the United States.
Muelder to Give Talk at Galesburg Public Library, Feb. 28
On Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m., Owen Muelder, director of the Galesburg Colony Underground Railroad Freedom Station at Knox College, will host a talk on his book, Theodore Dwight Weld and the American Anti-Slavery Society, in conjunction with Black History Month. The talk will be held at the Galesburg Public Library and will be followed by a book signing.
First Presbyterian Church 175th Anniversary Service, Feb. 26
Join First Presbyterian Church for a worship service celebrating their 175th anniversary of ministry in Galesburg on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. at 101 N. Prairie Street. The celebration service will include an alumni Chancel Choir, bagpiper, and historical highlights. All are welcome.
CD Release Party Celebrates 175th, Feb. 25
CD Release Party! On Saturday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. come to First Presbyterian Church, 101 N. Prairie St., (corner of Prairie and Ferris streets) for the release of the church band's first CD with vocals by Knox's own Sandra Mehl featured. No admission is required. CD's will debut and be on sale for $10. Proceeds from the CD will go to the Missions of FPC. There will be live bands, refreshments, door prizes (including concert tickets), and more! Don't miss this awesome night as part of the 175th Anniversary celebrations of Knox College, First Presbyterian Church, and the Galesburg community.
10th Annual Sumo Robot Competition, Feb. 23
The Knox College Sumo Robot Wrestling Competition will be taken to a new level on Thursday, Feb. 23. This year it's Sumo++ with two competitions! Don't miss this exciting event at 4 p.m. in the Francois Classroom, E-117 in SMC.


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Batchelor added that it's suspicious that Russian 'fingerprints' were left on the hack(s) given that real Russian hackers wouldn't leave fingerprints.
Steve also mentioned MIT professor. Theodore Postol's authoritative statements regarding the identity of the hackers, which Postol maintains is impossible to trace.
He also makes the point that the US government is is using 'weasel language' when it 'reasons' that the hacking must be Russian because it's 'consistent with Russian motives.'
The discussion about hacking starts at the 13:00 minute mark on the JBS show podcast.
In short there is no evidence linking Russian actors with the DNC hacks. However, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the Obama administration is using the claim of Russian hacking against the DNC as an excuse to as much threaten war with Russia. Much of Batchelor's discussion with Steve on October 18 was about just this issue.
In a further exercise of weasel language the Obama Regime's claim that Russians were the hackers gave them an excuse to pressure Ecuador's government. NBC News broke the story last night just after 7:00 PM EDT:
Quiet pressure from the U.S. government played a role in Ecuador's decision to block WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from using the internet at Ecuador's London embassy, U.S. officials told NBC News.
"It was a bit of an eviction notice," said a senior intelligence official.
Ecuador's government said Tuesday it had partly restricted internet access for Assange, the founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, who has lived in the South American country's London embassy for more than four years.
A source familiar with the situation says the Ecuadoran government has been frustrated with Assange and his presence at the embassy in London for months and has been considering how best to proceed.
The action came after U.S. officials conveyed their conclusion that Assange is a willing participant in a Russian intelligence operation to undermine the U.S. presidential election, NBC News has learned.
U.S. intelligence officials believe Assange knows he is getting the information from Russian intelligence, though they do not believe he is involved in helping plan the hacking, officials told NBC.
"The general view is he is a willing participant in the Russian scheme but not an active plotter in it. They just realized they could use him," said a senior intelligence official.From that point on the report is quite strange, with other Obama administration officials denying that they pressured the Ecuador government.
However, the NBC report is a model of sense next to the one Sputnik reported yesterday, Newsweek Journalist Claims US Intelligence Fed Him False Putin-Trump Conspiracy. This story is so convoluted that after reading it twice I still don't understand and refuse to keep trying. But for those who like London Sunday Times crossword puzzles here's the lede:
An error made by a Sputnik News editor has revealed shocking information that US intelligence agencies may actively be trying to manipulate the presidential election while also spying on Sputnik's staff of US citizens.Will at least some of this nuttiness subside once the U.S. presidential election is over? I hope so because it's giving weasels a bad name. Remember: weasels, as well as cats, fought armies of rodents that staged raids on granaries in ancient times.
Just think, all that hard work to save civilization ended up with today's American democratic campaign process and the media establishment.


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How can parents convince their children not to vape?
The question has taken on new urgency. Health officials are investigating 530 confirmed and probable cases of lung illnesses in the U.S. related to e-cigarettes. Eight people have died. Many teenagers use e-cigarettes: 27.5 per cent of high school students used them in the last 30 days, according to preliminary data from the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey released earlier this month. That is up from 20.8 per cent in 2018.
Vaping's new dangers and ubiquity at high schools—and even middle schools—is causing understandable parental concern. But parents need to be strategic when talking to their children about e-cigarettes, psychologists and pediatricians say. Here are some tips: Don't Be Direct A parent's first instinct may be to blurt out: "Are you vaping?" or "You'd better not be vaping." Starting the conversation that way, however, is not likely to be successful or yield the information you're after.
"There's a good chance that they are going to deny it" if they are using e-cigarettes, says Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, a professor of pediatrics at Stanford University and founder and executive director of its Tobacco Prevention Toolkit. "Young people don't want to disappoint their parents and they are afraid of getting into trouble."
Instead, Dr. Halpern-Felsher suggests that parents begin with what's in the news and use it to launch a back and forth with their child. "Now is a really good time for parents to say, 'I've been hearing about all the deaths and illnesses related to e-cigarettes. I'm really concerned. Have you heard about this? What do you know?,' " she says. And make sure you're not doing all the talking.
Teens may be more likely to open up if parents ask what's going on in school and among their friends. "They are more likely to talk about them versus themselves," says Sarper Taskiran, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Child Mind Institute in New York. When parents take a more curious, non-judgmental stance, kids will be more willing to talk—and even reveal if they have tried e-cigarettes, he says. Avoid Scare Tactics Once you've got teens talking about vaping, one of the biggest mistakes parents make is exaggerating the very real dangers. "If you lead with, 'You're going to die,' they tend to not believe you," says Jonathan Avery, director of addiction psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who leads monthly parent information sessions on e-cigarettes in Weill Cornell's pediatrics department.
It is important for parents to educate themselves about the actual risks of e-cigarettes for teens—like nicotine's harmful effects on brain development and how it can increase the risk for other addictive behaviour—and learn some of the terminology. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a good resource. That way they can calmly give children accurate information—and clear up any misinformation teens have picked up.
One message that particularly resonates with kids is how they are being targeted by e-cigarette companies, with candylike flavours and promotion by cool-looking influencers, says Dr. Taskiran from the Child Mind Institute. "Teens are at an age that they want control and they want to be autonomous. Pointing out that [those who vape] are being controlled by a multibillion-dollar company is something that is very upsetting to them," he says. Be Persistent This isn't a one-time conversation. Keep the lines of communication open, says Dr. Halpern-Felsher. She also recommends that parents encourage children to talk to another adult—a favourite aunt, a teacher, an older sibling—if they feel like they can't share concerns with parents. "You are giving them permission to reach out," she says. And with more middle schoolers trying e-cigarettes, Dr. Avery says to start the conversation with your kids early, by age 9.
It isn't just the risk-takers who are using e-cigarettes. "There's no parent in America who can say with certainty that their kid is not using these devices," says Meredith Berkman, a founder of the advocacy and education group Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes. Stay Calm What do you do if you find out your child is vaping? If this is a first offence, stay calm and resist the urge to punish, says Mary Alvord, a psychologist in Rockville, Md., and the author of "Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens."
"Say, 'I'm so glad that you trust me enough to tell me this' instead of being judgmental and critical. Because we know if that's how you respond, are they going to come back to you and share anything? Not likely," she says. Punishment pushes kids to "get sneakier."
Then ask questions to try to find out why teens might be vaping. Is it because their friends are doing it and they want to fit in? Are they anxious or depressed and using e-cigarettes to try to ease those feelings? Knowing their motivation can help parents and teens think of other, healthier ways to address those needs, Dr. Alvord says.
It is best for parents and teens to work together to come up with an appropriate consequence—losing car privileges, for example—if the teen vapes again, says Karen Wilson, division chief of pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Tobacco Consortium. "Make them help decide," the consequences for using. "They will have some more self-efficacy." Know When to Get Help If your child can't stop using e-cigarettes or if there might be underlying anxiety or depression, talk to your pediatrician. Teens may be addicted to nicotine. While the FDA has not approved nicotine patches or gums for children under age 18, some doctors are using them with kids who have developed a physical dependence.
Talk therapy, like motivational interviewing or cognitive behavioural therapy, can address addiction, anxiety and depression.
Dr. Avery at Weill Cornell says more clinicians and families are using regular urine screens (which you do at a lab or buy over the counter) to test for nicotine. He says that parents can sell the idea as a replacement for more intrusive monitoring, like searching a teen's room.
"It takes the conflict out of the home," he says. "You don't have to go through their backpack, you have the data." The testing also gives kids an easy out when their friends are vaping. "When parents are on your case, everyone understands that," he says. Talking to Your Kids Don't be confrontational. Asking your kid directly whether they are vaping can trigger denial and make them clam up.
Ask about their friends. Teens may be more willing to talk about friends' habits, which might open the door to talk about their own.
Don't exaggerate. The dangers are real, but exaggerating them can make kids tune out.
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Samara Weaving hits the mark in hilarious scarefest Ready or Not
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A friend's young son tapped on my trouser leg and held up the drawing he had been working on for quite some time.
"Oh my, what a charming potato you have drawn," I said to the young artist.
He frowned. "That's not a potato, that's you!" he said.
Now, aside from biting down on decades of ingrained body dysmorphia, I also had to restrain my natural Critic instincts to point out where the picture failed in its accuracy and its aesthetics. I'm not a great liar, and so navigating the social politics of the artistic merits of your friends' children is a complex thing for me to participate in.
So, imagine when this newspaper tasked me to review Ready or Not, the latest feature film to headline Canberran Samara Weaving, former Home and Away alumni turned Hollywood headliner.
Because Samara is also the daughter of our colleague on these pages, film critic Simon Weaving.
What if Samara's performance was another potato drawing? The potential for social awkwardness was rife!
Actually, I wasn't too concerned this would be the case, and nor would anyone who had seen her headlining gig in Charlie's Angels director McG's 2017 lite-horror comedy The Babysitter, where she demonstrated a real gift for physical comedy. Or the way she stole scenes right out from under Oscar-winner Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
In Ready or Not, Weaving plays Grace, about to marry into an obscenely wealthy board game family.
Her partner Alex (Mark O'Brien) warns her that his family are difficult people and Grace assumes this is just the usual family embarrassment.
Certainly upon meeting the parents (Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell) things seem normal, then slightly less so at the appearance of alcoholic brother Adam (Adam Brody) and his gold-digging wife Charity (Elyse Levesqu), and uptight sister Emilie (Melanie Scrofano) and her fop of a husband Fitch (Kristian Bruun).
After the nuptials, the family gather for an unusual tradition - every new member to the family must undergo a ritual induction - must participate in a randomly selected game, which makes sense considering the origin of the family fortune.
However, Grace picks a card with "Hide and Seek" printed on it, and the story pivots on its axis - this is a life-or-death game in which Grace will be hunted by the family, whose true nature is uncovered.
The writing team of Guy Busick and R Christopher Murphy pepper their production liberally, referencing both eh game and the movie Clue (Cluedo in Australia), also no end of horror, and Agatha Christie.
The directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olphin and Tyler Gillett made the whip-smart low-budget horror V/H/S in 2012 and here they give you an equal measure of genuine pick-your-feet-up-off-the-floor scares with slap-your-armrest laughs. They reference dark drawing room drama at first, and then they move to hand-held cameras when Grace and the game of hide and seek begins to move about the house and grounds.
They build pace and maintain suspense throughout, with Grace finding her inner-strength and bad-ass some of the film's greater moments.
Samara Weaving has, in this international second act of her career, built a showcase of smart and goofy scream queen roles and Grace from Ready or Not deserves to join the ranks of Winona Ryder's Veronica from Heathers or Kristy Swanson's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, both of whom she references visually at times in this smashingly funny scarefest.
Weaving doesn't get all of the laughs - a few great moments belong to Melanie Scrofano's Emilie, hysterical with nerves at another ritual family slaying who accidentally offs a number of the hired help with her butterfingers. Scrofano is Wynonna Earp in the series of the same name, is a ton of fun in this even though her character loses definition halfway though the film.
Also shining are Andie MacDowell, lending a touch of class to the grimiest scene, and Elyse Levesque, who to me seemed to channel Leanne from the current season of The Real Housewives of Dallas.
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Women with anorexia nervosa or bulimia are up to four times more likely to be convicted of theft – often petty thefts like shoplifting – compared to peers without eating disorders, according to results from a large Swedish study.
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Okay. So I've been a major Morrfail lately and I've not been posting in my blog. I'm pretty stressed out but I hope to get back into my groves this week. I don't think it helps that I've been going to sleep at like 9PM, I must be getting old really. The last week or so has been relatively regular except for a few things, like my stepdad serving my mum with divorce papers. Bad day in the house.
So why am I Melodramatic Morrigan? Well last night, while watching Bones *Weird I know but keep reading* I realized something that made me very depressed. I am twenty five with two kids and no opportunities for romance anymore. I'm going to die by my worst fear, alone. I was just thinking about how impossible it is to hold a romantic relationship with two kids, it's hard enough without them. I can't even think of a reason why someone would be interested in me.
So I was thinking about it and I'm 25, not very old, and my life is (proverbial) already over. I can't image a person that would want to be with me romantically while I have kids, especially kids that are as young as they are. I am a romantic at heart and sometimes watching romantic movies, shows, reading books and all that jazz really hurts. I want would adore having someone romantically interested in me, but I know that isn't possible for me anymore. I am not sure that I would be able to accept romantic interest without a lot of pushing from someone that is interested in me.
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Well, Today was the day of the School of Computing Dinner, which was fun, we had a grand total of 15 out of a (local) school of 100 students, we had 3 staff and 12 students (provided you include postgrads as "students"), we had some trivia and ate some awesome Mexican@ the Prickly Cactus. A good time was had by all, and C and I left about 9:45. We even had fun with Mike Cameron-Jones, which we weren't expecting (see C's rants about Computer Graphics and Animation). OMG, check out the cocktails they had, I should have taken photos, but oh well… Thier namesake cocktail, Prickly Cactus, was Kahlua, Baileys, Galliano, Banana Liquer,Milk and Cream… it was delicious. As was the Mexican Fruit Tingle, which turned out purple courtesy of the Raspberry Syrup.
and the anticlimax: a friend and I lived together once, and when another friend of ours stayed (once a week) for uni, we would have a "Woine Toime" (if you don't know what that is, you need to watch yourself some Kath and Kim) which involved drinking cheap wine (quite nice tasting (stanley's White Lambrusco/Dolce Bianco)) eating corn chips, and talking about random crap. They were great fun. And so, I thought, since I was staying at friend's place tonight, that we might have a woine toime again, as I attempted this last time I was here, but he was already asleep before I had the opportunity to pitch it to him.
This morning, he seemed into the idea, but as I headed off to the dinner, I got a message saying his other half was feeling a bit low, and he was going to spend the night with him instead. (I have keys, so logistically, no worries) I was a bit disheartened, but understand. I then invited the bf to come Woine Toiming too, but he's tired, so no go. The rub is that I haven't actually spent any quality time with this friend for well over a fortnight, despite arriving here every morning for a shower, and sweeping the place for anything I may have left behind in the morning before I head home. mainly because he's been spending a -heap- of time at the boyfriend's house. And again, I understand.
But that understanding doesn't necessarily lessen the feeling of being left behind and/or out of his life. If I'm really honest with myself, I don't know how I feel about this, I think I feel a bit hurt, and a bit disappointed, that I'm not important enough to warrant… keeping plans with? And there's a bit of realisation that things are changing, too. That, unless we make an effort, once Uni finishes, we'll just drift apart, and when all is said and done, this is one of the best, most rewarding friendships that I've had. The thought of losing that makes me quite sad…
Maybe I'm waxing crap because I'm feeling a bit down, I dunno… tell me?
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Measures to Increase Agricultural Productivity in India!
(1) Institutional Reforms:
Institutional arrangements cover such measures as better agrarian relations introduced through land reforms, proper arrangements for adequate financing, and regulating the distribution of agricultural products, etc. While policies for strengthening the institutional structure for development of agriculture have been adopted and are in place, the key to their success lies in effective implementation-an aspect of which more concerted attention, than hitherto, needs to be given.
Another aspect of institutional reform is the need to improve the efficiency of delivery systems in rural development by empowering the institutions elected by the people. This would require devolution of functions, transfer of necessary resources and empowering the functionaries in discharging their administrative responsibilities.
(2) Technological Improvements:
Technological improvements in agriculture can be classified into two broad kinds: biological and mechanical.
(a) Biological innovations usually refer to factors that raise land productivity and are, therefore, generally land-saving. Better seeds and the use of fertilisers in the right doses at the right time are useful instances.
(b) Mechanical innovations usually mean the use of more machinery like tractors that is labour- saving. In order to expedite these improvements, policies need to be so framed as to encourage and promote their adoption by designing suitable policies.
(3) Improving the, Returns to Fanners:
For this purpose, both
(a) price measures and
(b) non-price measures need to be adopted.
(a) Price Measures Would Include:
(i) Raising procurement and support prices so as to improve the terms of trade of agriculture.
(ii) In regard to the dry land arid hilly areas, where only one crop can be grown-usually millets- the prices should be so fixed that the market forces would increase their demand generating more income for the growers.
(b) The Non-price Methods Include:
(i) Stabilising the returns from agriculture, especially in rain fed areas, by an effective crop insurance scheme;
(ii) Reducing the number of farmers per unit of output by promoting non-farm economic activities;
(iii) Providing the farmers direct access to the market so that they can claim a share of the traders' profit;
(iv) Reducing costs by the implementation of less expensive technologies especially in rain fed agriculture;
(v) Promoting industry-agriculture linkages through contract farming;
(vi) Pooling land creating larger farms rendering benefit by economies of scale; likewise, pooling of capital making it possible to invest in items of advanced technology;
(vii) Lifting controls on free movement, stock limits, futures trading etc.; and
(viii) Improving farm productivity by an approach where agri-business is operated like an industry. In this, the industry itself has to take initiative and arrange for the delivery of necessary inputs.
(4) Producer Incentives for Stimulating Growth:
The case for producer incentives for stimulating agricultural growth and adoption of new technology has been well argued in the literature on agricultural development. Such incentives as price supports, input subsidies, subsidised institutional credit, food subsidies, etc. are suggested for both stimulating growth and achieving certain welfare objective like regional and social equity.
In short, agricultural productivity is a function of a large number of determinants. An effective policy requires a holistic approach in which the various factors outlined above are integrated with a view to achieve the desired objective.


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medical tourism
Yet another medical saga: Saved by my angels in Merida
Hello. Miss me?
So sorry. I have checked out — in a number of ways — and the Bound for Belize blog has fallen by the wayside.
Then I popped back up the other day with that number on violence and murder in Belize and I know it felt more like a hard slap than a cheery wave "hello" to many.
Sorry about that.
The trouble with this blog is that I write about what moves me, what's on my mind. Since I am beholden to no advertiser or revenue stream or reader, it comes and goes as I am moved most — or least.
I hope you enjoyed my friend Jeff Drew's guest post on spending the day with Jose/Salva, a solitary fishermen at sea in his kayak. I see Jose paddle out nearly every day in fair weather and foul. I find him incredibly brave and determined. Thank you Jeff, for sharing your story. Read the rest of this entry »


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Lafora Disease Is an Inherited Metabolic Cardiomyopathy
Author + information
- Published online June 12, 2017.
Author Information
- María Villalba-Orero, DVM, PhD,
- Gentzane Sánchez-Elexpuru, MSc,
- Marina López-Olañeta, MLT,
- Oscar Campuzano, PhD,
- Elisabet Bello-Arroyo, MS,
- Pablo García-Pavía, MD, PhD,
- José M. Serratosa, MD, PhD,
- Ramón Brugada, MD, PhD,
- Marina P. Sánchez, PhD and
- Enrique Lara-Pezzi, PhD∗ (elara{at}cnic.es)
- ↵∗Myocardial Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernández Almagro, 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Inherited metabolic storage cardiomyopathies, often clinically misdiagnosed, compose a small, but important, fraction of patients genotyped with clinical suspicion of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM, ≤1%). Overall, glycogen metabolism disorders affect energy homeostasis, primarily in skeletal muscle, heart, liver, and, less frequently, the central nervous system. These rare diseases are quite variable regarding age of onset, symptoms, morbidity, and mortality. Typical pathologic vacuoles containing glycogen or intermediary metabolites altering cardiac structure and function are usually described in Pompe, Danon, and Fabry diseases as well as in patients with mutations in PRKAG2, the regulatory γ subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase. In affected patients, these multisystem disorders may cause left ventricular hypertrophy that could accompany neuromuscular deficits, liver and/or kidney dysfunction, and abnormalities of the peripheral central nervous system (1,2).
Lafora disease (LD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease (<5/1,000,000) mainly present in Mediterranean countries and consanguineous regions, although its exact prevalence is unknown. It manifests during adolescence with neurological symptoms that eventually lead patients to a vegetative state and premature death. There is no treatment available, apart from antiepileptic drugs and palliative support. LD is caused by mutations in laforin (EPM2A) or malin (EPM2B), which are key regulators of glycogen metabolism. Patients with LD show abnormal glycogen deposits called Lafora bodies, in brain, skeletal muscle, skin, liver, and the heart. The accumulation of Lafora bodies as a result of laforin or malin deficiency has recently led some authors to consider LD as a new member of the family of glycogen storage diseases (3). Although rhythm disturbances and heart failure have been reported in some patients with LD (4), the consequences of laforin or malin loss for cardiac function over time have not been explored.
To address this question, we blindly assessed cardiac function and remodeling in 2 previously described mouse models of LD, lacking either laforin (Epm2a-/-) or malin (Epm2b-/-), which show evident neurological abnormalities beginning at 8 to 10 months of age (5). Experiments were conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Institutional Animal Welfare Committee. Echocardiography analysis, performed in 2 separate groups of mice at 8 to 10 months of age and at 14 to 16 months of age under light anesthesia, revealed that laforin and malin knockout mice develop cardiac hypertrophy and marked systolic dysfunction by 14 to 16 months of age, as indicated by an increased end-diastolic left ventricular wall thickness and normalized cardiac mass, and a decreased left ventricular ejection fraction (Table 1). Histological assessment showed abundant glycogen aggregates inside the cardiomyocytes, including typical Lafora bodies, and increased cardiomyocytes area in both LD mouse lines. In addition, LD mice showed increased normalized cardiac weight (heart weight to tibial length ratio) and B-type natriuretic peptide expression, confirming the presence of cardiac hypertrophy and dysfunction (Table 1).
These pathological features resemble the inherited metabolic cardiomyopathies of human multisystem glycogen-storage disorders caused by mutations in genes regulating glycogen metabolism. Overall, our results strongly suggest that cardiac studies should be systematically performed in patients with LD, that laforin and malin deficiency should be considered part of the genetic spectrum of metabolic HCM, and that HCM patients with an unknown underlying genetic cause might benefit from genetic screening of laforin and malin genes, especially if neurological symptoms are also present.
Please note: This work was supported by grants from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (SAF2015-65722-R to Dr. Lara-Pezzi and SAF2014-59594-R to Dr. Serratosa), Autonomous Community of Madrid (2010-BMD2321, FIBROTEAM Consortium), European Union's FP7 (CardioNeT-ITN-289600, CardioNext-ITN-608027), the Spanish Carlos III Institute of Health (CPII14/00027 to Dr. Lara-Pezzi, PI13/00865 to Dr. Sanchez and RD12/0042/066 to Drs. García-Pavía and Lara-Pezzi), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders And Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (P01NS097197 to Dr. Sánchez). This work was also supported by the Plan Estatal de I+D+I 2013-2016-European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) "A way of making Europe," Spain. The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and the Pro-CNIC Foundation, and is a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence (MINECO award SEV-2015-0505). Ms. Sánchez-Elexpuru is supported by a fellowship from the Fundacion Conchita Rabago. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Michell M. Kittleson, MD, PhD, served as Guest Editor for this paper. Drs. Villalba-Orero and Sánchez-Elexpuru contributed equally to this work.
- 2017 American College of Cardiology Foundation
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- Maron B.J.,
- Maron M.S.,
- Semsarian C.
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- Romá-Mateo C.,
- Aguado C.,
- García-Giménez J.L.,
- Knecht E.,
- Sanz P.,
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New Survey Shows Halloween Is Great For US Economy
With one week to go before Halloween, the National Retail Federation comes clean on what Americans will spend to celebrate.The NRF's new survey shows that more than 171 million of us will spend on average $82.93 each. That's up more than $10.00 from last year's $74.34. That figures out to about $8.4 billion.
The NRF survey was conducted by Prosper Insights, September 6-13. They polled 6,791 consumers about their shopping plans for Halloween.
According to the results, Americans plan to spend:
$3.1 billion on costumes
$2.5 billion on candy
$2.4 billion on decorations
$390 million on greeting cards
By the way, this survey shows that when it comes to costumes, as a nation, we will spend more on adult duds than those for our children.
$1.4 billion for the big folks
$1.1 billion for the kids


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Jet Demolition won its second consecutive award at the annual World Demolition Awards 2018 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 8 November. The premium event of its kind, the awards are hosted by Demolition and Recycling International, published by the KHL Group, in conjunction with the European Demolition Association. The awards are accompanied by an industry-leading World Demolition Summit. There were ten entrants in this category, with a shortlist of four selected by a three-person international judging panel. Apart from Jet Demolition, the finalists were Brandenburg Industrial of the US for the Bannister Federal Complex, Despe of Italy for the former Stefana steelworks, and Liberty Industrial of Australia for the Port Kembla coal terminal stacker and reclaimer demolition. Jet Demolition's submission focused on the contract awarded to it by Eskom in 2017 for the demolition of a coal-fired boiler and ancillary equipment at Duvha power station in Mpumalanga, following an over-pressurisation event that resulted in irreparable damage to the structure.
Contact Kate Bester, Jet Demolition, Tel 011 49-3800, email@example.com


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The Yasser Barakat Gallery has enjoyed nice reviews and press coverage over the years. Here is a sampling.
This Week in Palestine, 27 Feb 2014, "The Yasser Barakat Collection of Palestinian Embroidery Preserving Palestine's Heritage and Art." Read article >
Pillars, Summer 2004, "Antiques and Collectibles in the Old City." Download and read article (PDF) >
Event Participation
Fashion Embroidery & Stitch (United Kingdom): 20 March 2014, "Embroidering a Life: Palestinian Embroidery - An Exhibition showcasing rare embroidery pieces from the private collection of Yasser Barakat, revealing the beauty and depth of Palestine's heritage." Read about the event >


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Last year I grew Broomcorn, saved the seeds and planted more this year. I find growing unique plants amazing and certainly a learning experience. Broomcorn's sole reason for growing is to make brooms and whiskbrooms. It does take a whole LOT of these stalks to make just one broom and there is quite a bit of hand labor involved.
This is the little patch I have growing and I thought it took rather long to finally send up those broom parts. The seeds that grow on that part need to be removed (this is the labor intensive part). I did a bit of researching and found the following fact very interesting, especially since I am located in Illinois.
For years, east-central Illinois was the largest producer with 60,000 acres under cultivation in 1935. At present, only a small acreage is grown but it yields most of the seed planted in other states. Illinois is still a center for broom factories and broomcorn dealers with large plants in several downstate cities and Chicago.
Very cool
On another note I want to share with you what I decided to make with the Fabric that I distressed and scented a while back...the Grunge Look. I embroidered the words Dream - Believe - Create - Inspire and then cut out the heart pattern.
Attached two together and stuffed with a bit of cotton batting, added a ribbon hanger and have them all ready (I made 2 sets) to mail out to Mom and Sis who both celebrate a birthday this Thursday!
The neatest part of these decorations is the smell - it is Awesome! Cinnamon - Coffee .... fills the whole room and I really hope they enjoy them!
p.s. Mom if you read this before they arrive ...well, HAPPY Birthday! Love you!


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5 Ways To Dress Up Like Pikachu This Halloween
Chances are, you are going to see Pokemon of all shapes and sizes this October — the question is, which one will you dress as? While you could always go as a member of Team Mystic or Team Instinct, there are plenty of simple Pikachu Halloween costume ideas so that you can be everyone's favorite Pokemon for Halloween.
For any kid who grew up in the '90s, Pokemon has always been a part of your life. You obsessively traded the cards until they were banned from your school, you spent hours battling on your Game Boy until your fingers got blisters, and since the launch of "Pokemon Go" this past summer, you have become even more attached to your iPhone than ever, now that it allows you to catch 'em all wherever you go. Face it: Pokemon has taken over your life. Why not go all in and let it take over your Halloween costume, too? You know it's what all the cool kids will be doing.
Whether you're going out solo or as part of a "Pokemon Go" group costume, feeling lazy or interested in making your own outfit from scratch, here are five easy ways to dress up like Pikachu this Halloween.
1. Make your own costume.
Yellow Shirt, $6, Amazon | Pants, $12, Amazon | Leggings, $12, Amazon | Skirt, $16, Amazon | Dress, $15, Amazon | Gloves, $9, Amazon | Tights, $9, Amazon | Tutu, $7, Amazon | Hat, $11, Amazon
When making your own Pikachu costume, the key is in the color. You're going to need yellow from head to toe, and your vast options include a yellow shirt paired with pants, leggings, or a skirt, or a yellow dress. Add fun elements including yellow gloves, yellow tights, or even a yellow tutu. Top the look off with a Pikachu hat, and you have the perfect Pokemon Halloween costume just like that.
2. Or buy a costume that's already made.
Pikachu Costume, $22, Amazon
Not into DIY costumes? Leave the sewing to someone else and buy a Pikachu costume, complete with the iconic ears and a fun skirt, instead. Who needs a glue gun when there's online shopping, am I right?
3. Go in pajamas.
Pikachu Pajamas, $18, Amazon
Want a costume that's comfortable and reusable? Go with Pikachu pajamas, a warm and cozy alternative to a traditional Halloween outfit. You can call it a costume on Oct. 31, and then work it into your pajama rotation every week after that.
4. Wear a simple sweatshirt.
Pokemon Hoodie, $25, Amazon
If you're looking for a costume that only requires one item, look no further than an easy Pokemon one which only requires a hooded Pikachu sweatshirt. Warm, comfortable, and simple, it's the perfect costume for people who want to dress up without actually dressing up.
5. Say it with makeup.
Forget the zombie tutorials and traditional special effects for Halloween, because this year, it's all about yellow eye shadow and lipstick. Try your hand at Pikachu costume makeup for a memorable costume that's fun, cheap, and easy to pull off.
Images: Polyvore; Amazon (3)


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As my first entry, I'd like to review an anime I watched recently. It was so good, that I watched all 12 episodes in a row, which was my first time to do such a thing. My head was spinning afterwards, but I felt good!
Boku dake ga Inai Machi starts out being about a young man named Satoru Fujinuma, who really wants to become a good manga artist, but he fails every time he hands in an idea to his boss, who tells him to dig deeper into himself when creating a story. Because he cannot live on being a struggling manga artist, his main job is delivering pizzas, which he seems quite content with. One day, as he is out delivering a pizza, he notices a sparkling blue butterfly and time jumps a few minutes back, which allows him to avoid an accident, and rescue a little boy from being run over by a truck, driven by a dead driver.
He is the only one who gets injured, and ends up in the hospital, where we get to know, that these time jumps are nothing new to him, and he has named them 'Revival'. They occur every time something is about to happen, and he gets the chance to change the outcome of the situation he is reliving, as long as he can spot what is wrong with the picture.
He continues living his everyday life, until he finds his murdered mom in his apartment, and since he has blood on his hands from trying to wake her up, a neighbor who happened to stop by calls the police, and the hunt for him begins. Of course he wants to change this situation, and for the first time, he forces a 'Revival' upon himself, wanting to change the future, and bring his mom back to life by avoiding her murder.
He succeeds in doing so, but ends up as his elementary school self in the past, where the murder on his mom seems to have its roots. It's around the same time, as his classmate Kayo disappears, only to be found murdered later the same year. Kayo was the first of 3 victims, and Satoru sets out to rescue all of them, as he believes this will change the future, and also spare his mom from death, if he can find the culprit behind this string of murders.
That about wraps up the first episode of the series, as well as what the rest is all about. Every episode has a highlight, where we get to know a little bit more of what happened in the past, and no second of the entire series seems like a waste of time or filler. I was hooked to my chair the entire time, and even skipped the openings and endings.
The characters are all wonderful and divergent, and all have their own place in the story. You want to like them all, but you also know that one of them is the murderer, and get an uneasy feeling when someone says or does anything suspicious, even if it's just a kid. The reveal of the culprit doesn't really come as a big surprise, but it doesn't matter, as the big twist in the story is being shown afterwards, using the last 2 episodes to turn the story once again, and leaving the viewer think about what actually happened in the past, and why.
Boku dake ga Inai Machi is quite similar to The Butterfly Effect and The Girl Who Leaped Through Time, as it is a story of jumping back in time to rewrite the future. It also doesn't hide that it's about the butterfly effect, as Satoru sees a blue butterfly every time 'Revival' happens to him, and it shows both his success and failure in doing so.
Overall, it's a very dark series, but it has some fun moments, and surely leaves you thinking about your past actions in your life. If you like drama, thriller and mystery genres, this might be a series you're going to enjoy just as much as I did!
Have you already watched it? What's your opinion on it? If not, do you want to watch it now? 🙂


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Modern end of terrace house situated at the end of a CUL-SAC LOCATION and located within WALKING DISTANCE of the BROOKFIELD FARM SHOPPING CENTRE. The property really has everything you could want in a house of this size and comprises of entrance hall, lounge, kitchen with built in hob and oven, double glazed CONSERVATORY/dining room, first floor landing, two double bedrooms both with built in cupboards/wardrobes and a refitted bathroom with a shower over the bath. Other notable features include gas central heating to RADIATORS including the conservatory via a combi boiler and a chain free transaction. Exterior features include allocated parking space to front, front garden and a Westerly aspect rear garden.
Descriptions of the property are subjective and are used in good faith as an opinion and NOT as a statement of fact. Please make further specific enquires to ensure that our descriptions are likely to match any expectations you may have of the property. We have not tested any services, systems or appliances at this property. We strongly recommend that all the information we provide be verified by you on inspection, and by your Surveyor and Conveyancer.
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Research Postgraduate Admission
General Qualifications for Admissions
The basic qualification necessary for admission to postgraduate studies, whether by research or coursework, is a good honours degree from HKU or an equivalent qualification from comparable institutions. In addition, certain degree courses have more specific requirements. Qualifying examinations to test the applicants' abilities to follow the prescribed courses and/or interviews may be conducted.
Applicants with qualifications other than an honours degree will be considered on their individual merits. Applicants with qualifications from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong where the language of teaching or examination is not English are required (unless exceptionally exempted) to obtain
- 1. a score of 550 or above (paper-based test) or 80 or above (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or
- 2. a minimum overall band of 6 with no subtest lower than 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or
- 3. grade C or above in either the Overseas General Certificate of Education, the International General Certificate of Secondary Education, or the Cambridge Test of Proficiency in English Language.
TOEFL applicants should request the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send an official score report to the University (TOEFL code 9671) direct.
Since places for postgraduate studies are limited, it may not be possible to offer admission to all qualified applicants.
Application form for all research postgraduate programmes are available from the Academic Services Enquiry Office and the Graduate School office, and can be downloaded from the Graduate School's website at http://www.gradsch.hku.hk. Applicants should state clearly the curriculum they wish to follow and the completed application forms should be returned to the Graduate School by the appropriate closing dates.
Coursework Requirements
All candidates for the research degrees will be required to follow an approved course of study and research including coursework, from both the Graduate School and the Department.
Departmental Coursework Requirement (2015-2016)
- MPhil students – ELEC7001; and 3 RPG elective courses (or 2 RPG elective courses and 1 MSc course subject to approval)
- PhD students – ELEC7001; and 4 RPG elective courses (or 3 RPG elective courses and 2 MSc courses subject to approval)
- 3-year PhD students can apply for exemption of certain number of courses for the coursework requirement.
Course Outlines & Course Offered
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