text:
The citizens of Yemen who plan a trip to Kyrgyzstan for tourism or pleasure can now forget about going to the Kyrgyz embassy to get their visa. Instead, as a Yemeni citizen, you can apply online for your Kyrgyzstan visa, and iVisa can help with the process. However, please consider that a Kyrgyzstan e-visa allows you to cross the border only through the following points of entry: Manas and Osh airports and land crossing with Uzbekistan (Dostuk), Kazakhstan (Ak-Jol, Ak-Tilek, and Chaldybar), China (Irkeshtam and Torugart), and Tajikistan (Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, and Kyzyl-Bel).
What are the requirements?
The requirements for a Kyrgyzstan visa for the citizens of Yemen are the same as for any other eligible nationality. You must fill in an application but before you do that, make sure that you have the following:
- Valid passport – to apply for a Kyrgyzstan visa, you need to be a passport holder. Moreover, the document needs to remain valid for at least another 6 months from the visa's expiration date.
- E-mail address – since the application process is entirely online, you must provide an e-mail address. iVisa will send you the electronic visa in PDF format, and you need to print it out before you leave for Kyrgyzstan.
- Online method of payment – you will be asked to make the payment before you submit your application. iVisa accepts multiple means of payment. You can use a credit or a debit card, but if it is convenient for you, you can use PayPal, Alipay, or WeChat.
- Invitation letter – this requirement is applicable only to travelers who go to Kyrgyzstan for business purposes. The invitation letter must include the company's name, its contact information, as well as the registration number.
Kyrgyzstan visa for the citizens of Yemen – the application form
Once you are sure that you have everything on the list above, you can fill in the application form. It should take you about 20 minutes, and if you need help, iVisa provides excellent customer support. The service is at your disposal 24/7.
The form has three steps you need to complete. The first one regards your general information, but it also asks you to select a processing time for your application. Your choice determines the cost of your Kyrgyzstan visa. The options are as follows:
- Standard processing – most people go for this option because it is the cheapest. It costs only $76.20, and your application is processed within 3 business days.
- Rush processing – if you want things to move a little bit faster, you can choose this option. Your Kyrgyzstan visa arrives within 2 business days, and you are charged $106.20.
- Super Rush processing – this is the fastest option you can go for. It is the most expensive as well. Your application is processed within 1 business day, and you are charged $141.20.
The fees above are for the Kyrgyzstan Tourist visa. A trip to Kyrgyzstan for business purposes requires a Kyrgyzstan Business visa. The processing time options above still apply, but the fees are different. This visa costs $96.80, $126.80, and $161.80 respectively. When you are done with all that, you can move on to step two. This one requires you to make the payment a do a quick revision of your form. Read it carefully so that mistakes are not overlooked. Errors will invalidate your visa.
The third step requires you to upload the supporting documents for your application. When this step is complete as well, all that is left for you to do is to submit the application and wait.
The bottom line is that obtaining a Kyrgyzstan visa for the citizens of Yemen is easy if you choose iVisa as your online visa service. The electronic visa is valid for 90 days since issue, and you can use it to stay in Kyrgyzstan for no more than 90 days.


text:
My Blog
Posts for: September, 2016
Orthodontic treatment is a big investment. But given the benefits for future good health and a more attractive smile, it's well worth it.
In the here and now, though, braces wearers face a different threat to their dental well-being — dental disease. Wearing braces can actually increase the risk of disease and make it more difficult to fight.
Tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease, the two most common forms of dental disease, usually arise from plaque, a thin film of bacteria and food particles on tooth surfaces. The bacteria produce acid, which erodes enamel and makes the teeth susceptible to decay. Certain bacteria can also infect the gums and eventually weaken their attachment to teeth. Thorough brushing and flossing everyday removes this disease-triggering plaque buildup.
But braces' hardware can make brushing and flossing more difficult. The brackets attached to the teeth and wires laced through them make it more difficult for floss and brush bristles to access all the areas around the teeth. Plaque can build up in certain spots; it's estimated braces wearers have two to three times the plaque of a person not wearing braces. Acid can also remain in contact with some of the enamel surface for too long.
It's important, therefore, if you wear braces to make a concerted effort to brush and floss thoroughly. Besides improving technique and taking more time, you might also consider additional aids. You can obtain toothbrushes specially designed for use with braces, as well as floss holders or threaders that make it easier to access between teeth. Another flossing alternative is an oral irrigator that sprays water under pressure between teeth is an alternative to flossing.
As a precaution against acid damage, we can boost enamel protection with additional fluoride applied to your teeth. We may also prescribe antibacterial rinses to keep the bacteria population low.
Above all, be sure to look out for signs of disease like swollen or bleeding gums or pain. As soon as you sense something out of the ordinary, be sure and contact us.
If you would like more information on keeping your teeth disease-free while wearing braces, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Caring for Teeth During Orthodontic Treatment."
If we could go back in time, we all probably have a few things we wish we could change. Recently, Dr. Travis Stork, emergency room physician and host of the syndicated TV show The Doctors, shared one of his do-over dreams with Dear Doctor magazine: "If I [could have] gone back and told myself as a teenager what to do, I would have worn a mouthguard, not only to protect my teeth but also to help potentially reduce risk of concussion."
What prompted this wish? The fact that as a teenage basketball player, Stork received an elbow to the mouth that caused his two front teeth to be knocked out of place. The teeth were put back in position, but they soon became darker and began to hurt. Eventually, both were successfully restored with dental crowns. Still, it was a painful (and costly) injury — and one that could have been avoided.
You might not realize it, but when it comes to dental injuries, basketball ranks among the riskier sports. Yet it's far from the only one. In fact, according to the American Dental Association (ADA), there are some two dozen others — including baseball, hockey, surfing and bicycling — that carry a heightened risk of dental injury. Whenever you're playing those sports, the ADA recommends you wear a high-quality mouth guard.
Mouthguards have come a long way since they were introduced as protective equipment for boxers in the early 1900's. Today, three different types are widely available: stock "off-the-shelf" types that come in just a few sizes; mouth-formed "boil-and-bite" types that you adapt to the general contours of your mouth; and custom-made high-quality mouthguards that are made just for you at the dental office.
Of all three types, the dentist-made mouthguards are consistently found to be the most comfortable and best-fitting, and the ones that offer your teeth the greatest protection. What's more, recent studies suggest that custom-fabricated mouthguards can provide an additional defense against concussion — in fact, they are twice as effective as the other types. That's why you'll see more and more professional athletes (and plenty of amateurs as well) sporting custom-made mouthguards at games and practices.
"I would have saved myself a lot of dental heartache if I had worn a mouthguard," noted Dr. Stork. So take his advice: Wear a mouthguard whenever you play sports — unless you'd like to meet him (or one of his medical colleagues) in a professional capacity…
If you would like more information about mouthguards, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can read more in the Dear Doctor magazine article "Athletic Mouthguards."
Durable as well as life-like, dental implants are by far the preferred method for replacing missing teeth. But they can be costly and, although not as much, so can traditional bridgework. Is there an effective but more affordable means to replace a few missing teeth?
There is: a removable partial denture (RPD). In fact, RPDs have always been the less expensive alternative to bridgework and implants. Today's RPDs are usually made of vitallium, a strong but lightweight metal alloy. Because of the metal's characteristics, we can create an appliance that precisely matches the contours of your gums, is thin and hardly noticeable. We anchor prosthetic (false) teeth made of porcelain, resins or plastics in acrylic or nylon that resembles gum tissue.
The most important aspect of an RPD is to design it to produce the least amount of movement in your mouth as you eat or speak. A good design will minimize pressure on both the underlying bone (which can accelerate bone loss) and on the remaining teeth that support the RPD. Although a little more costly, it may be advantageous to use a dental implant to stabilize a lower partial denture when no end tooth is available for support.
To get the most out of your RPD — and to prevent dental disease — it's important for you to practice diligent daily hygiene. RPD attachments can make remaining teeth more susceptible to plaque accumulation, a thin film of bacteria and food particles that can cause tooth decay and periodontal (gum) disease. To avoid this you should remove the RPD and thoroughly brush and floss your remaining teeth. You should clean the RPD every day with recommended cleansers. You should also take it out at night while you sleep to discourage further bacterial or fungal growth.
Besides daily care for your RPD and natural teeth, be sure to visit us for cleanings and checkups at least twice a year. Taking care of both your appliance and your mouth will help ensure your RPD serves you for many years to come.
If you would like more information on removable partial dentures or other restoration options, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation. You can also learn more about this topic by reading the Dear Doctor magazine article "Removable Partial Dentures: Still a Viable Tooth-Replacement Alternative."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Font Size
Font Size
Unemployment among Saudi women is the highest in the world, getting the least wages compared to woman in other Gulf countries
The salaries of Saudi women working in the private sector are 56 percent less than their male counterparts, placing the kingdom at number 107 in gender pay gap worldwide.
The issue was raised by Shoura Council members Latifah Al-Shalaan and Moudi Al-Khalaf, who demanded a supervisory committee to ensure equal pay.
While Saudi's Citizen Account Program has 21 percent of Saudi women registered as family breadwinners, only 5 percent of families registered in the program have women as breadwinners.
The kingdom's gender poverty gap is also growing, with 120-160 poor women to every 100 poor men in the country.
Furthermore, unemployment among Saudi women is the highest in the world, getting the least wages compared to woman in other Gulf countries.
Discrimination against women, such as inequality in pay, is against legal regulations, according to labor laws by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development.
However, women's rights have been improving in the Kingdom over the past few months, with the country revealing it would remove its driving ban imposed on women.


text:
Chapter 14, Wedding Bells Peal
Things after Alviso went as
scheduled. On a Saturday bright morning, June 15, 1968, we married on the cheap,
a week after I graduated and turned 18. He was a 23 year old college graduate a
good job. I was a virgin, high school graduate with no experience. Everyone
except us thought me too young with the groom kidded about robbing the cradle.
We married "In the church"
meaning a Catholic wedding and a happy mother. This required the groom to take
Catholic dogma lessons and sign papers to raise our offspring Catholic. The
civil paper work was simple but the parish priest was difficult thinking I was
just a girl being taken advantage of by an older protestant.
I had no qualms of being too young.
I and my fiancé were the most responsible ones in our households. After the
priest knew more about us and our families he became less critical but
admonished us not to use birth control as it interfered with God's plan. He
never mentioned how medicine interfered with God's death plan on the other of
the equation.
I kept my heresy to myself. As with
my other sins, my confessions were untruthful. I excluding "petting"
and of course Vixens pleasures both in the shower and with my fiancé. Instead
I confessed to everyday venial sins, concocted a few whoppers of jealousy and
tossed in kissing longer than three seconds which was the orthodox determined
time max before a mortal sin occurred. I figured if I didnt give him something
mortal the questions would start. Tossing in the kissing was believable and he
could think he was monitoring my sex life and admonish me.
My fiancé put his time in but never
changed his beliefs, agnostic to the end. His parents were upset about him
marrying a Catholic and taking Catholic lessons than but relaxed when told it
was all just to keep Mom happy.
We exchanged vows at the Most Holy Trinity Church which had been recently built in Tropicana Village nearby. Just immediate family attended plus a friend each for bridesmaid and best man. Dads wore ties the only time I ever saw my father in law do so. I made my gown, white including veil reflecting my true virginity.
We worried how our parents would interact
as they didn't socialize, he over his father's drinking and I if Dad would even
show up. When he did I was relieved and proud when he walked me down the aisle.
Mom sobbed through the short ceremony from my walking down the aisle in my
father's arm to when I walked out a married bride holding my husband's hand.
The priest said a Latin prayer, recited the necessary civil code, we said "I do's", exchanged small gold bands sealed with sprinkled holy water sprinkled, my veil was lifted, we kissed, we turned and walked out the aisle, proclaimed man and wife as the bells pealed.
Outside a younger brother tossed rice and after a few hugs and handshakes we clambered into three cars and went to my parent's house for the reception. At the house Mom was no longer crying but smiling and hugging everyone. Dad cooked a combination of Chinese and American fare with prime rib and chow mien, ingredients I purchased.
Our belongings were stashed in a recently rented duplex in Mountain View. Our honeymoon suitcases were packed. We were anxious to depart but did our reception duty. With music from a portable record player on the rear concrete patio I danced with my father for the first time, amazed to discover he was a good dancer, better than my new husband.
My siblings behaved themselves as
did my in-laws. They presented wedding gifts. Dad gave two Waterford crystal
wine glasses which I still have. My in laws gave a $500 check as if to pay back
some of their prior saving raids which my new husband was afraid would bounce
but didn't. My mother gave a little statue of the Virgin Mary which I still
pray to. My siblings gave a set of quality dishes as to say they were sorry for
the bean pole comments.


text:
say if i use 4 cameras in the rear di setup will it reduce the chances of false blobs?
I don't understand something about the DSI, did it need an enclosed box?
Why there is no method in overlay frame using phototransistor and ir laser? without using ir camera.
Video channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/purikurashop
If you comprise stepped into the world of internet marketing orderly degree, you have as likely as not heard the designate search motor optimization before. This is an basic handle that you will need to away with on from one end to the other of your trip as an online marketer. A topic you may question yourself is why this prepare is so important. There as a matter of fact are a two reasons that this take care of is both worthy and advantageous inasmuch as your topic both knee-high to a grasshopper length of time and long term. A single time finally you be aware of these benefits you determination be energized to get started.
1. As soon as you get a website set up to save your job, your next step pleasure be to complete the SEO for it. Previous to you can lead elsewhere this signal vestige of your aim you requisite to fully understand it. SEO is a course of action by which you create the internal structure of your orientation correctly so that it can be develop easier aside search engines and position visitors.
2. Some things to indemnify attention to when you are devious the internal arrangement of your purlieus are keywords and phrases. This is how sites are ranked supply search results so when you formation your keywords and phrases appropriately, you raise your probability of being found near search engine spiders much higher. Also, when you are creating your purlieus you requirement to be sure your essence is both germane and of excited quality. This is urgent because it sets you aside from from the struggle and builds credibility with plot visitors.
3. A say of your script will ever be recess marketing. When focusing on your search mechanism optimization you must be targeting your specified position market. This ordain become suited because the people that lack your goods and services will lay one's hands on you much quicker when you are focused on a specific role of the market.
If you have ever wondered here search motor optimization, it is a good item that you took some prematurely to scan up about it. The more you understand forth SEO the recovered rotten you will be with your commerce goals. In the extended term, your fiscal star will float like it on no occasion has before.
injury claim company
That's great. Does the pressure needed for the multitouch screen? Or just sensitive when the fingure in front of the surface?
i am on for this project.....for doubts i will ping again..... thanx


text:
Garage doors are available in a wide variety of types, designs, and colors, with each type offering its own unique advantages to fit the needs and design style of your home. Choosing the right type of door for your home can be difficult with so many options to choose from, but our expert team at K&B Door Company is here to help. From recommendations to installation, we provide skilled garage door service in Las Vegas.
At K&B Door Company, we strive to stay on top of the latest technology and trends to provide our customers with a garage door that will work well and look good. A growing trend in 2019 has been the use of residential roll up garage doors. Although these doors are typically seen on warehouse or commercial properties, their functionality and other benefits have opened the door for newer designs that can easily fit the style of any residential property.
If you are looking for a new garage door for your Las Vegas home, consider some of the benefits of a roll up door.
Roll up doors are usually made of steel or aluminum and open by rolling up and down. Individual metal sections are interlocked together and then coil into one roll above the door opening, rather than retracing up and over the floor space of the garage as traditional overhead garage doors.
Although these doors are commonly seen on storefronts, storage facilities, and many other commercial businesses, they can be a very practical and beneficial choice for residential garages.
Roll up garage doors are built from durable, high-quality materials providing incredible security. Breaking into these steel or aluminum doors would be extremely difficult providing great protection from home invaders or burglars.
As mentioned, roll up garage doors are made from heavy-duty, high quality aluminum or steel and are able to withstand a wide variety of weather conditions and constant use. These doors will not rust, bend, or warp and can withstand even the most extreme weather and temperatures. They will last for an extremely long time, even despite continuous use each and every day.
Because of their design and materials, roll up garage doors do not require as much maintenance to keep them functioning properly and looking their best. Roll up doors do not have as many moving parts as other types of garage doors, which in turn reduces the amount of maintenance and repairs they need.
All parts and components of a roll up garage door system are enclosed making it a much safer and reliable option that is less vulnerable to damage.
As the door opens, it rolls directly upward rather than moving along a track system. Roll up garage doors take up less space on the ceiling and provide a greater amount of usable space for storage.
Roll up garage doors area also available in insulated options that are extremely effective at keeping heat and cold from making their way in. This can even help improve the temperature and energy efficiency within your home.
K&B Door Company offers residential roll up garage doors in Las Vegas and for surrounding areas. Call us today at (702) 871-0662 to request an estimate.
K & B Door Co
3711 W Sirius Ave Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 871-0662


text:
STOMP it anytime, anywhere.
Download the new STOMP app today.
The Gojek driver in a viral video where a passenger accused him of kidnapping her has been summoned by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for an interview as a part of investigations after a complaint was filed against him.
Kamaruzzaman Abdul Latiff posted a photo of the letter to the Gojek Singapore Community Facebook group page on Monday evening (Jan 4).
He wrote: "At last here it come. Just pray for me."
In the letter titled "Notice to Attend Interview", Kamaruzzaman is asked to attend an interview with an LTA official on Thursday morning.
The letter reads: "A complaint has been filed against you... The complaint concerns an incident dated Jan 29 at 7am. We are now investigating the matter."
He is asked to bring his NRIC, vocational licence, driving licence, as well as "the recording device, its recording and any other evidence".
It also states that his attendance is compulsory under traffic rules.
An LTA spokesman told Stomp on Monday (Feb 4): "LTA is looking into this incident."
In response to further media queries, LTA added: "To get a more comprehensive understanding of the matter, LTA will need to meet up with both the driver and the passenger to hear their respective accounts of the incident."
According to The Straits Times, a Gojek spokesman said that the company is aware of LTA investigations, which it is cooperating with "on an ongoing basis".
"It would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage," the spokesman added.
On Jan 31, the video Kamaruzzaman shared of the dispute he had with a passenger went viral.
In the video, the woman accused him of cheating him because he could not avoid the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries during the journey.
He had picked her up in Bishan to take her to Coleman Street at about 7.10am on Jan 29.
She then made a phone call and told the person on the other line that she had been taken hostage by Kamaruzzaman.
The driver repeatedly told the woman that he would prefer to settle the matter at a police station.
When they approached a Certis Cisco officer in Toa Payoh, the woman screamed and claimed that Kamaruzzaman had locked the door on purpose because he wanted to kidnap her.
He and the officer tried to explain that the car had auto-lock doors.
In a Skype interview with ST on Sunday night, the passenger, who wanted to be known only as Jovina, said she had not had the chance to make a police report as she left for Taiwan shortly after the incident, adding she is "thinking about it".
In an e-mail on Monday, Ms Jovina told ST that Gojek had not contacted her.
She did not say if she had filed a complaint with LTA.


text:
How to Organise Competitions for Kids
Whether you're throwing a children's party or hosting a large scale event for kids, you're going to need some entertainment. Children love running around and showing off in front of their friends and family, but they can also become quite competitive too. If you don't channel that energy into kids games and activities, you're going to find yourself overrun by hyperactive little tykes.
Thankfully it's not too difficult to organise free kids competitions. All the games for kids should be simple and fun for everyone involved, and our tips should help you organise a contest to remember.
Stock up on small prizes
There are lots of popular party games for kids that are cheap and easy to copy at home. If there's a prize at the end, then there's more incentive for the children to join in instead of running off to do their own thing. Kid's competitions for parties are a great way to get everyone involved in the fun, even if the prize is just a small bag of sweets or a cheap toy. It's up to you whether you give out runner's up prizes, or simply hand out a big prize to the overall winner.
Work around the theme of your party
Sticking to the theme of the party doesn't have to mean straying too far from traditional kid's party games. One example is throwing Disney competitions for kids, at a Disney themed party. You can play musical chairs to the soundtrack of your child's favourite Disney film. You could even incorporate some fancy dress competitions for kids into your party or event, asking the nippers to dress up like their favourite character before arriving.
Choose your party games wisely
Think about your audience. You might have heaps of great kid's sports competition ideas, but if your child has no interest in sport they could end up having a bad time. Chilled out children may prefer art competitions, or colouring competitions, for a chance to show off their creative streak. The benefit of creative contests is that every child will have a souvenir to take home and show their parents, too.
A few competition ideas for kids
To get you started, here are a few of our favourite competition ideas.
- Build a backyard obstacle course and hold your own Olympic Games
- Split the kids into two teams and get each team to take turns to make the other team laugh. The team that manages to keep the straightest faces win
- Have a treasure hunt, with lots of clues hidden around the garden. The first kid to reach the prize wins it
- Put some silly clothes in a sack and pass it round the circle to some music. When the music stops, the kid holding the bag has to reach into the bag and put on whatever they pull out
- This is a fun take on musical chairs. Write actions like "hop on your left foot" or "rub tummy and scratch head" on the bottom of some paper plates, and scatter them around the room. When the music stops the kids have to stand on a plate and perform the action underneath.
- Sleeping lions is a great way to wind things down towards the end of the party. Get the kids to lie down in a big room and pretend to be asleep. The adult walks around the room trying to make the kids laugh: whenever a kid laughs, he or she is out (and gets to help the adult make the others giggle). The last lion left sleeping wins!
What are your favourite contests for kids to win prizes?


text:
Gareth Butterfield welcomes Alfa Romeo's first foray into the SUV market
THE very thought of Alfa Romeo building an SUV is enough to have some of the brand's biggest fans breaking into a cold sweat.
But, let's be honest, they're all at it. Jaguar, Bentley, even Rolls Royce have leapt onto the off-road bandwagon in response to a surge in demand in recent years.
Having said that, the SUV market has changed completely since the days when Jaguar only made posh saloons and sports cars and the only nod to a sporty SUV was a Land Rover with alloy wheels.
Alfa Romeo has launched its new Stelvio into a crowded market in which a brand can't simply peddle a half-baked clone or a jacked-up version of its latest hatchback – for this newcomer to cut the English mustard it needs to, first and foremost, be an Alfa Romeo.
This is what Jaguar has done so well with the F-Pace and E-Pace and it's what BMW did before it with the X5. They silenced the critics who said it should never have been done by simply making something that was so good, they found it impossible to argue with it.
But has Alfa Romeo, a brand synonymous with no-compromise, passion-fuelled design and classic flair, pulled it off? Does the Stelvio feel like an Alfa Romeo? Or is is just a re-badged Fiat 500X?
Well, firstly, it's not a tepid reworking of an FCA Group stablemate. Alfa Romeo may be in bed with Fiat and Chrysler these days but the Stelvio is based on a platform which has been developed to underpin the Guilia, some other forthcoming alfas, and the odd Maserati. So they really do mean business with the Stelvio.
And, on looks alone, it also smacks of a successful first foray into the small SUV market. You could remove the badges and ask anyone you like to name its manufacturer and it couldn't be mistaken as anything but an Alfa. It's gorgeous.
It's the same story inside. It feels like a sporty coupe, rather than an SUV. It has Alfa's trademark twin instrument binnacles and the textbook Italian touches and quirks you only get from Alfa Romeo.
I love, for example, the start button mounted within the steering wheel. I also love the heavy feel of the buttons and the indicator stalks and the general feel that you're in something sporty, rather than in something you'd use to pull a horse out of a ditch.
Of course, this has to be a "sporty" car. So it might surprise you to find it with a diesel engine in its options list. But it's a good one.
It's a 2.2-litre lump, pumping out 207bhp and 347lb ft of torque, and covering 0-62mph in 6.6 seconds at the same time as returning 58.9mpg and 127g/km of CO2.
For those Alfa purists, the option of a 276bhp 2.0 turbocharged petrol engine might be more comforting, as will news of a 503bhp twin-turbo Quadrifoglio version.
But, in all honesty, the diesel engine suits the Stelvo well. The automatic gearbox also shifts cleanly. That said, although the giant metal paddles behind the steering wheel are beautifully tactile and practically beg you to get your hoof down – and sadly the gearbox doesn't respond as well as you'd hope. It's best left to its own devices, in the non-sporty drive mode, and you'll still have plenty of fun.
And that's the nice thing about the Stelvio. It does feel fun. It feels like an Alfa. It's tight and supple, with good handling in the corners but decent suspension over the bumps.
Don't get me wrong, a Guilia would run rings around it and there are more sporty SUVs to be had, but it's a decent first stab at a market Alfa Romeo would have scoffed at less than a decade ago.
Alfa Romeo needs this car to work. The excellent Giulia is getting them off on the right foot, but the Stelvio is entering into a key market that could propel the brand back to the big time.
If it proves a success, it will enable Alfa to work on other exciting cars in the future and that makes me, an Alfa Romeo purist, quite excited.
I wasn't actually all that sceptical about the Stelvio I'm happy to embrace change and I realise the SUV market allows manufacturers to tap into a lucrative trend for the greater good.
The Stelvio didn't surprise me in any way. I knew it would be capable on the road, I knew it would be attractive and I knew it would feel like an Alfa.
I also knew that, if it had any ounce of DNA from the Guilia, it would be good. And I wasn't wrong.


text:
2018 Sotron Summer Programs regional trainings have started!
- Jun
- 27
The preschool teachers who want to volunteer this summer to run daily sessions in their kindergartens – a two-week educational module designed and supported by OvidiuRo – are invited to attend one of the regional trainings we are organizing, as follows: Bistrita county (June 20 – 22), Covasna county (June 25 – 29), Valcea county (June […]read more
Fiecare copil merită o poveste! Caravan begins Over 20,000 picture books will be distributed in disadvantaged communities.
- Feb
- 23
The caravan has began in February, in Satu Mare county, and aims to increase children's exposure to new vocabulary and the world of books in kindergartens and, also, to train preschool teaches for Sotron Doi and Ateliere de Vara educational modules. The project will be implemented with the support of 'host kindergartens' in poor areas […]read more
OvidiuRo's Focșani training session in the regional media
- Nov
- 03
Monitorul de Vrancea was present at OvidiuRo's training session in Focșani and covered some important aspects that followed OvR's 2017 Summer Program in the Vrancea county. "Volunteering is beginning to speed up in Vrancea county, especially after successful projects like OvidiuRo's 2017 Șotron Summer Schools. Vrancea is in the top counties where preschool teachers voluntarily organized […]read more
OvidiuRo training sessions for 130 more beneficiary teachers from Maramureș region
- Oct
- 16
OvidiuRo training sessions for literacy and quality early education continue for 130 more beneficiary teachers from Maramureș region. During these training sessions we promote an educational philosophy that focuses on children's needs and natural curiosity and teaching methods that rely on interactivity, critical thinking and continuous exploration. This year we support teachers who work with children from […]read more
Modeling infrastructure for literacy and quality early education in poor kindergartens of Romania
- Oct
- 10
– A stop in Bistrița for the World Education Day – Over 70 preschool teachers and education specialists played their part in finding the answers during the first regional training session – of a series of 10 – organized by OvidiuRo in Bistrița last week. The Network of Teachers for Quality Early Education from Bistrița […]read more
Romanian Ministry of Education supports OvidiuRo's best practices for quality early education
- Sep
- 20
OvidiuRo – Ministry of Education agreement for the national implementation of quality early education best practices Minister of National Education, Liviu Marian Pop, and Executive Director of OvidiuRo, Maria Gheorghiu, signed, on September 19th, a collaboration protocol regarding the implementation of quality education best practices central to the Fiecare Copil în Grădiniță (FCG) pilot program. The protocol's main objective is ensuring logistic […]read more
Application for the Dalcroze workshops OPEN
- Apr
- 12
In support of the community of teachers implementing Șotron schools, OvidiuRo is organizing and hosting two Dalcroze Rythmics Workshops on April 28 and 29. The Workshops will be delivered by rythmic professor and technique developer Anne-Claire Rey-Belletat from Jaques-Dalcroze Institute in Geneva. More information on the content, schedule and the enrollment procedure for these workshops, on […]read more
- Feb
- 10
OvidiuRo's mission: to make quality early education available to every poor child in Romania – so they have a chance to become active members of society. helpful resources free antivirus mobile apps freeread more


text:
Content delivery networks sound like a scary and super complicated subject, but honestly, it's actually pretty straightforward!
Let me clear some of that confusion up for you.
Read on to find out what a content delivery network is and why you need one.
First, there are a few terms that you should familiarize yourself with:
User: Someone who requests data (i.e. a page on a website)
Latency: The time between when you request a page to load and when the page appears on the screen.
Bandwidth: The amount of data that can be carried from one point to another within a given time frame.
Static Content: Web content that doesn't change.
Origin server: The server where all of this data is kept permanently.
Cache server
Random Access Memory (RAM), Solid State Drive (SSD) or Hard Disk Drive (HDD):
Points of presence (PoP):
A content delivery network (CDN) delivers data quickly by using cache servers and PoPs that are geographically located closest to the user. They are used to transfer static content such as images, videos, webpages, etc.
Think of it this way...
MonetizePros.com is hosted in the United States, but you're browsing it from say Australia. A content delivery network has basically saved our page and also put it on a server in Singapore.
Since Singapore is significantly closer to Australia than the states, your request to view a page on our site is received quicker and the data will come back to you quicker - resulting in you seeing the content quicker!
There are many cache servers placed strategically around the world or in different PoP's.
PoPs contain multiple cache servers with copies of data stored in them.
A website also maintains an origin server where all their data is stored permanently
When someone wants to receive data from a website that has an origin server that is geographically far, data is instead drawn from a PoP that is closer.
The closer a cache server, the less time it takes for a user to receive the data.
So if someone from New York wants data from Madrid, instead of the data being pulled from the origin server, it is taken from a PoP that is closest to Madrid.
Generally sites that:
Examples: CNN.com, Amazon.com, YouTube.com and MonetizePros.com! 🙂
Sites that often don't need a CDN:
According to LoadStorm:
A one second delay in load time will result in:
For example, Amazon reported receiving a boost of 2% in conversion rates per second of loading speed improved upon.
WhoIsHostingThis shows the differences in load times between images that were hosted on a CDN and ones that were not:
A truly global CDN has an established presence in places that would normally be difficult to access (i.e. China has extensive firewall protection).
Note: CDN providers typically don't cover every single country in the world. Make sure to choose a CDN that reaches the locations that are relevant to your business.
Site speed is a huge ranking factor in Google Organic search!
Depending on the hosting site that you use, setting up a CDN may vary. Here are a few videos to help you through the process of setting up MaxCDN:
Here's a breakdown of the best content delivery networks out there right now.
The expert in CDNs with direct reach in over 90 countries. They're by far the biggest provider out there and it integrates super easily with virtually any platform, especially WordPress.
Blazing fast speeds, lots of servers, undeniably the best support and an affordable price to go with it!
With over 100,000 servers placed in over 80 countries, Akamai is one of the largest CDN providers and hosts a significant amount of the world's web traffic.
Pricing: Akami does not display their pricing because they want to work individually with each
A global CDN that serves static and streaming content. Servers available in US, Europe, Asia (but not China), Australia, and South America
Pay as you go and free on contracts.
As a free service with 80+ PoPs and zero charge for transfer/bandwidth, cloud fare is an increasingly popular provider. Cloud fare has serves set up in the US/EU and China.
Free plans available for smaller traffic generated by personal websites and blogs. If you're running a professional website to an enterprise then you may want to consider using a Cloud Fare plan.
To read more on CDN providers click here.
Remember that when choosing a CDN it is important to think about what your needs are.
Who are the customers you are trying to reach?
How much traffic does your site generate?
Once you have these questions answered, choose your CDN provider, install it and get those clicks and conversions up!
Last Updated on
CDN refers to a Content Delivery Network. CDNs are servers that have been scattered in many geographic locations and provide fast service to the internet users.
i agree with this post. it is an interesting post.from this post i know about content delivery networks , cloudflare. if you want more info then you can go through iTunes support.
Session expired
Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.


text:
Crystalgem offers a range of industrial services and produsts.
Tool Marking
We can permanently mark tools and industrial equipment such as: Steel, stainless steel, chrome, wood, plastic, acrylic, brass and glass
Crystalgem uses a state of the art Fibre laser to mark the surface with smooth finish. The result is very permanent!
Weatherproof U/V Stable Signage
Stainless Steel Signage and Marking
We can custom cut stainless steel plates to the customer's requirements. Marking is in black and can be done in any font, and includes graphics and symbols
Aluminium Signage and Marking
Aluminium plates and panels are typically annodised to give them a hard wearing surface in a wide variety or colours
Control Panels
Control panels can be cut in stainless steel, aluminium, or a range of colour laminates
Corperate Giftware
Crystalgem can supply a variety of corperate giftware which can be engraved with a company logo or name.


text:
Product code: SD8232VF
This soft touch paddle brush is specially designed with a flexible cushion base and smooth, massaging bristles to ensure stress-free brushing. Perfect for wet or dry hair!
Save Your Hair:
Always brush starting with the ends and work your way up to the roots to remove tangles without breakage. To avoid tension on your strand, secure hair in small sections with one hand while brushing. For soft, healthy and shiny looking hair, brush at least twice a day.
Customer Services:
|Pay with:
General Information:
Danielle Creations Ltd, Studio 08.1.1, The Leathermarket, Weston Street, London, SE1 3ER, England. © Danielle Creations Ltd. 2020 All rights reserved.


text:
or make 4 interest-free payments of
fortnightly with
More info
A detail from an illustration of an American white pelican found in John James Audubon's iconic bird book Birds of America first published in London in 1838.
Prints are professionally printed on 230gsm acid-free, wood-free, pH-neutral, archival matte paper using premium archival pigment inks.
This design is available in the following formats:• Unframed Print• Framed Print (white, black, natural oak or dark oak timber)• Stretched Canvas• Un-stretched Canvas
Let's keep you up to date & offer you 10% off your next order!
Sold Out


text:
Lord Have Mercy By Lani Lynn Vale – Review
The Southern Gentleman Series
'Lord Have Mercy' on my ovaries, for I swear they explode every time I read about one of Lani's Alphas.
Camryn is a teacher at the high school, and every time she sees Flint she does something stupid. Flint Stone is a resource officer at the school and every time he sees Camryn he wants to act like a teenager and do something stupid!
Once again, Lani Lynn Vale has not disappointed me, I can't wait to read her next offering in this series.
Poor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway.
Flint Stone is a professional in every way.
He's a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he's working his heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up.
He's loved by every single person he ever encounters—student, faculty, and employees—Everyone but Camryn Elvis Presley.
The only thing they have in common is their mothers' poor excuses for names.
Period. The end.
So why is it every time she crosses his path that he has the urge to mess up her perfectly curled hair? Or unbutton a few of her prim and proper buttons?
He knows he should stay away, yet like the high schoolers he's around every day, he has no choice but to react first and think about the consequences later.
Side note—bad decisions are made, leading to lapses in judgment that threaten both of their jobs. Yet when the time comes, neither one can seem to find the wherewithal to care. Why? Because being bad feels so good.
Amazon | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Amazon UK | Kobo | Nook |Apple Books
Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens. When she's not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading. Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.
ebsite | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | BookBub


text:
The nuclear industry continues to experience significant challenges and is currently oversupplied with UF6 worldwide. In particular, the decrease in demand in Japan and Germany following the Fukushima disaster has had a significant impact on the industry and continues to create an over-supplied market for the uranium fuel cycle, and a downward trend in the uranium markets. According to analysis from Energy Resource International, since Fukushima, global demand for nuclear fuel has dropped 15 percent, with demand not anticipated to rise before 2020.
As a result of this business outlook, Honeywell plans to temporarily idle production of UF6 at its Metropolis site, while maintaining minimal operations to support a future restart should business conditions improve. Because of this, the company intends to reduce the full-time workforce at the plant by 170 positions, as well as a number of contractor positions. Honeywell intends to restart once business conditions improve and will keep the plant in a state of readiness and continue to support minimal on-site operations to ensure a successful restart.


text:
Wood is thought about to be a very appealing product made use of for the construction of storage systems, but it also has its drawbacks. Some types of wood are vulnerable to rotting while there are some like cedar wood which have natural resins that make it rot resistant. To make cedar last longer, it should be kept by using a preservative every other year or so to maintain its natural charm and secure it from the unsafe impacts from exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. Cedar's natural oils also avoids bugs from entering into your clothing. But in time, the pores in the wood ended up being clogged which avoids the oils from going out. To solve this, get cedar oil extracts from the nearby furnishings shop or sand the wood's grain.
A foundation storage bed is usually used a more modern sparkle for those who such as streamlined, clean lines to match their existing interior decorating. While not all system beds offer drawers directly below, some platform beds are produced with different setups with regard to storage that consist of storage on all sides in addition to the footboard. Some also consist of a brand-new headboard with 2 extra drawers. You possibly can conceivably get as many as 16 drawers in order for you the maximum in storage possibilities. In some cases in life decide. Good in contrast to wicked, apple versus orange, storage vs comfort. Ok, perhaps those contrasts absolutely are a little odd, however nevertheless, the choice needs to be constructed when it pertains to your room furniture. When you're scaling down, either to cut costs or assist a member of the family you certainly have storage needs.
5 Awesome Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your Sofas
Person Touch has done an outstanding job with the HT 125. This sleek, contemporary executive massage lounger is a compliment to any room in our home. The oblong base, thin chair back and turning ottoman hide the truth that this is a well equiped massage chair. The HT 125 includes an average warranty, so for added protection, think about getting the extended warranty. The massage techniques make use of the HT massage innovation which provides a good, enjoyable and calming massage. The Human Touch HT 125 shiatsu massage chair recliner is a solid value and delivers comprehensive massage therapy.
This saves a large amount of space and keeps your everyday things easily accessible. Latest futons and sofa cum beds even have developed in lights on them. When you purchase home furnishings, you get into account a lot of parts. Initial off, you require to obtain furnishings that you personally like. Second of all, it ought to be problem-free. And third, it need to match your room in terms of interior structure and room. The finest option is to buy furnishings on the internet. The phase is that online establishments normally have improved charges in comparison with offline stores that need to hand over wage to income personnel, preserve stockrooms and retail store structures and so on. Future, you need to think about exactly what element is preferable to you. Leather is a person of the most preferred possibilities. Naturally, leather couches are a lot even more normally observed in offices, reception rooms in health centers etc. 1 of the best merits of leather couches is their resilience. They are also stain resistant, therefore you may perhaps not fret if another person spill beer or milk even more than your couch. The only downside of leather settees is the cost. They are relatively expensive.
Sofas are readily available as a round, square and numerous other styles. They are readily available for little rooms, big rooms or any other space. They can have a low or high seating which is accommodating for people of different heights, along with being soft or firm in construction.Com fort is the aim of the designers and makers, along with the aim of producing a well built product which will result in customer fulfillment. It is even possible, with some makers, to have a workplace sofas built to order but typically, with a search of the internet and other sources, one can be discovered to match the circumstance. An individual embellishing their home has the selection of picking a Office Sofa and then embellishing the room or embellishing the room and then picking the office sofas. The drapes, floor coloring and other solid oak sofa table that is going to be used have to be viewed as with the selection. Relying on the shape of the room, potentially the sofa design picked would be an L shaped or corner unit. Assessment with an Interior Designer is helpful if there is any doubt as to what will be appropriate. Furniture business will be most pleased to confer with a client regarding the design of office sofas which will accommodate the customer's requirements and make every effort to achieve full fulfillment of the sofa picked.
Generally, people believe that their bed is the focal point of their bedroom and they are not wrong as their room is called after it. These items of furniture are used for grounding of a space and are rather important for storage. If they are picked well then the user would make sure that a various design and decor is contributed to the bedroom. A Wooden Dresser is a best fit in these situations, as they make sure that the previously mentioned criteria are easily followed. Selection of dressers is done rather similarly to all other furniture items. The first and the most important thing to do is to determine up the location that needs to be filled and then go looking for a piece that can easily fit in those constraints. It is necessary to plan sufficient space so that the drawers can be opened easily. This can be easily done by determining the dresser depth and then including extra space for about a foot approximately. After placement, the next most important thing for the Wooden Dresser to have is capability.
Why Do You Really Need Solid Oak Sofa Table?
Prior to the fitted sheets were presented in the market, it was the flat textiles which were made use of and covered around the foam in the exact same way that medical interns in medical facilities used to deal with these things onto the bed mattress. People find it hard to sleep with the flat sheet because it does not sit tight. Fortunately, Bertha Berman had the ability to develop a much better bed cover with the use of a pliable garter. All the ends of the sheet were stitched and made to fit the size of the bed.
Some Air beds are offered with built in Pumps, while air beds with built in pumps are trustworthy, these beds are more suited for grownups in personal use. Air beds more suitable for children are double beds and twin size light consider air beds; an ideal light weight bed is the Intex Double air bed. Air Beds are not brand-new there are lots of terrific models designs and choices on the market. The flexibility they provide children is now being found by families, and quickly every personal will accepts their ease.
The conventional four-poster bed as seen in Regency England has actually become modernized with canopy bed frames. This design as soon as seen just in galleries has actually been provided a brand-new lease of life by modern furniture makers who have actually seen their prospective as a classy yet tough bed frame. The modern canopy bed frames still have the four posts in each corner. These can encompass four feet from the ground and have supports from which curtains will certainly hang. The posts are not ornate but have a simpler more utilitarian design that is easy to dismantle and clean. A canopy bed frame is a dream come true for any newlywed couple. The canopy bed frame has for a long time illustrated the wonderful theme of romance. It still remains to do the very same. The hanging of curtains separates it from the rest of the modern bed frames. Now a days, panels are being used. They can be comprised of a range of materials such as silk, velour, calico etc. Variations in their lengths and colors can present them in a range of gorgeous forms.
Think Your Sofas Are Embarrassing? 4 Things To Adjust Today
Futons are not fireproof. Today's version of the futon normally has a frame, cover, and mattress that could contain cotton batting, artificial batting or polyurethane foam padding materials that could catch fire if touched by a cigarette, match, lighter, or other open flame. The mechanisms of the frames are divided into 2 types, the bi-fold and the tri-fold. The mattress requires just to be folded once with the bi-fold whereas it has to be folded three times with the tri-foldFuton quality mattress is resilient, lovely and really versatile when decorating any room. There are no better mattresses offered for convenience and durability then modern futon mattresses. When selecting a Futon: consider the quality of the frames, ensuring it appears durable and is made of great materials. Select the mattress carefully according to whether it is typically to be used as a sleeper or a sofa.
Transforming a run of the mill bedroom into a sanctuary can be a satisfying experience. A detailed makeover involves finalizing the colors, choosing solid oak sofa table and other ornamental elements in the room. Aspects like design, convenience, design and quality ought to top the list while you set out to buy these things. Let's take a look at how sheer drapes and bedroom dressers assist revamp your bedroom.
Strategy the space that the bed will take up and also make allowances for the rest of the home furnishings within the space. Now acquire appropriate proportions of the space in which you decide to put your bed.
Bunk futon bedsThe futon bunk bed, on the other hand, has a twin bed ahead and has a complete futon sofa below. You can unwind while sitting on the sofa on daytime and make use of the bed for sleeping after dark. You don't was required to draw the bunk bed far from the wall as the sofas are faced in front. The sofa is also made use of to accomodate visitors, and moms and dads can utilize them to have their children share one bed. You can also transform the couch into bed in the night and repair it back in the morning to use the restricted floor space. When getting any of those 3 beds, not only saving space and enjoyment is our concern, also safety. As accountable moms and dads, it is important to regularly remind the kids to observe the safety guidelines to avoid injury while utilizing these specialized beds.
But this isn't to declare that men's bedrooms could not have dressers too. First is by offering the room a sense of orderliness and cleanliness. This isn't simply a faade however, as having a dresser really does arrange your stuff for grooming. The shelves and cabinets hold your varied items in order so that you would not see bottles of lotion, hair gel and other items lying around. Bedroom dressers are generally made with complicated designs and cool colors, and so they can include spice to your room. Who asserts that bedroom dressers only help the individual see to it they look excellent before leaving the room? These furniture charms can also serve as bedroom dcor and make the room itself look even more refined and beautiful when you pick the right make and design.
What Deadly Zombies Can Teach You About Sofas
Some people have certain choices for conventional bed mattress or futons for their own personal reasons. People who prefer to get and move can commonly fit a double or even queen-sized futon in a station wagon or SUV because of the floppiness of the item. People who really want extra-firm support could go futon looking for one filled with cotton batting. Futons are also the conventional bed mattress of some areas of the world, and people who have matured with them or want to get back to their cultural roots could seek them out.
There are several various types of microfiber sofa beds offered for you to consider. You could have certain requirements in mind so it is important to understand the variety available. Your microfiber sofa bed is going to be a practical accessory for your home as well as one that looks amazing. The A-Frame design is very fundamental. This is a wonderful choice for a bed room or a little living room. It will typically provide you a twin sized mattress. They are also the most economical that you can get. Some individuals purchase microfiber sofa beds in the A-Frame design for their homes. That means they can share expenditures with a space mate and still have a comfortable place to rest.
Key Techniques The Pros Utilize To Change Sofas
Timeless sofa sets are the right choice if you want the blend of traditional design and taste. They fill the house with traditional beauty and special standard feel. They imbibe the time recognized trends and show their classiness in a popular sense, and can speak volumes about the quality and value you admire. So, normally, the feeling that occurs to purchase such a sofa set comes from deep affection and love for timelessness. The nostalgic appeal that these sofa sets bring in addition to them is surely inexpressible. Timeless sofa sets demand and deserve their own special place in the house. When they fill up the special corner or area in the living room, you need to keep even more than the typical look after them. This is specifically the case when you have animals and kids in your home and you put on"t want them to soil the upholstery. There are also some precautions you need to take before you firm up your purchasing decision. You need to inspect if your existing furnishings will certainly choose the sofa set you plan to purchase. In case you purchase a sofa set that does not match your existing furnishings, everything will certainly become a timeless mismatch and your living room will certainly not be the most ideal place in your house.
With memory foam being introduced to the futon mattress the video game for the futon has actually totally altered. Since of the flexibility of memory foam it can easily be folded up exactly like a futon mattress does. So now days you do not was required to use the plain and rock tough 2 inch thick fabric mattress. Memory foam is a fundamental polyurethane foam that has actually had particular chemicals contributed to it to make it Visco elastic. Visco-elastic foam is on other name for memory foam. Visco-elastic foam responds to temperature and pressure from your body. If you've ever laid on memory foam then you know that when you initially lay on it it feels a little cold and a little firm however after a moment or more the foam starts to warm and soften enabling you to gradually sink a little down into it.
If one wants to offer a timeless touch to the area, then a wooden Ottoman bed or a synthetic leather ottoman bed may be a fantastic option. Wood portrays strength, style and sophistication and leather is acknowledged for its masculinity. Whether a single or a wases required to end up being purchased, it actually is vital to examine it just before producing the last deal. Occasionally it is vital to look out for the most suited bed mattress making a tedious procedure. One can find fantastic varieties of ottoman beds online too. There are online furniture stores which helps their clients to obtain the finest deal for the luxury they desire. Likewise you can find items from different other nations to match your fashionable interiors. They're simple to be delivered and worth the cost.
The Unforgivable Sins Of Solid Oak Sofa Table
Take a look at your space. A sofa/loveseat combination permits you to place pieces all over the place such as across from each other, next to each other, side by side, etc. A sectional is like a sofa and loveseat connected and typically can only go one way. When you are shopping for a sectional, ensure you ask the dealership which side the chaise goes on and make sure your space is situated to handle it.
Do you find yourself in requirement of a new night table that will harmonize your brand-new bed room solid oak sofa table? Are you not sure of ways to choose the very best night table for your bed room? A nightstand is an essential element to practically any bed room. After all where do the majority of us drop our secrets and anything else in our pockets at the end of the day? A nightstand supplies storage along with style to a room but how do you choose the right one? Here are a couple of suggestions you can utilize to assist you choose the best night table for your bed room.
The Most Well Guarded Secrets About Sofas
Kids bedroom sets are valuable piece of furniture to acquire that needs to have much of consideration put into it. You will need to think about numerous different aspects before going off buying for the children's bedroom sets. Even with the reality that you are the one who is going to avail children bedroom sets, still it is critical that your children will similarly share their ideas of what kind of bed they such as.
There may have never ever been a much better time to purchase new furnishings and in particular new leather sofas. Leather sofas are always a very popular product however many times shoppers do not think that they are within their rate variety therefore this has the tendency to frighten shoppers away from making this sort of purchase. With the recent reduction in costs of luxury leather sofas now might be the best time to decide to move forward and get that beautiful leather corner sofa. Despite whether your interior is much better matched for the black leather sofa or perhaps the old trusty brown leather sofa now might be the very best time in years to acquire it.
The scale of the mattress ought to also be thought-about in buying bed room furniture. Usual mattress sizes are single, double, queen, king, and California king. A single mattress dimension measures 39″ x seventy five" while a double measures 54″ x 75″. A queen dimension measures 60″ x eighty" whereas a king dimension measures seventy six" x 80″. A California measures seventy two" x eighty four". The selection in mattress dimension is determined by the usage of the mattress. A single dimension can match one grownup comfortably and is an effective selection as a visitor bed in a room that has a few use. A double mattress was the levels mattress for 2 grownups till the 1960's. The amount of room desired to sleep is a vital consider choosing between a double, queen, king or California king mattress. As an example, a regular king dimension permits the same sleeping area per certain person as a twin size mattress while a California king should not be as huge as an ordinary king dimension however is longer.
To help pick the right bedspread, simply take a gauging tape and determine your bed. By doing this you will get a concept of what is the length of your bed. Once you have written the correct measurements, you can go ahead and buy your favored color bedspreads and comforters. Isn't that simple and headache complimentary? Once you know the correct measurements, there are various other functions you can look prior to finalizing your purchase.
The most exclusive and expensive piece of dressers in the line of furniture is a white dresser. This work of art is indicated for individuals who hardly look after the expense of posts. This work of art is perfect for a person who likes to have artistic and unusual things. This white piece with colored drawers can do absolutely nothing but include beauty, area and use in a style. Be it any space in your home, one dresser has to have a location. Dressers are reliable enough to include beauty and style to the space. You can conserve a lot of time by keeping things really convenient and safe.
Futon bunk beds for kids are an excellent financial investment if you have even more than one child but discover yourself starved for area. They're a practical product for the single family home or actually a home. And let's admit, whatever children doesn't love bunk beds? So whatever if you've to listen to them contest who gets the top bunk? However which is the ideal one for your family? Understand that practically each of these kinds of bed is suitabled for use with a twin bed mattress. That is going to mean that here is not a lot of space, but that's why your getting bunk beds in the very first location. Because these are conventional sizes buying things like sheets and blankets should be a snap.
You Don't Need To Be A Celeb To Obtain Great Sofas
Comfy bedroom set is, by far, the most essential piece of solid oak sofa table in your entire residence. Among some of the primary factors that influence people's choice are design and price, but there are also other factors that should be taken into consideration like health, environmental advantages and, of course, functionality of the bedroom furniture set.
If you have actually had your bed for more than 10 years it is time to buy a brand-new one. Other indications that your bed is on the way out are: waking up with a neck or backache, feeling the springtimes below the surface, or a torn mattress cover. Think about the things you like and object to about your present bed.


text:
Click & read:
by Karl Greenberg
The program, within the Infiniti's Total Ownership Experience, is meant as (in the company's words) "'anything, anytime, anywhere' concierge service with the personal touch of talking to real people." It's free for the first four years from the date of purchase of a new Infiniti vehicle. ...Read the whole story >>
by Aaron Baar
It's not as though executives within the carriers don't know there's a disconnect between their companies and the customer experience. More than two-thirds (68%) said their corporate mindset is out of sync with new forms of service delivery, and nearly three-quarters (72%) said there's poor alignment among marketing, sales and IT within their organizations. ...Read the whole story >>
Packaged Goods
by Tanya Irwin
Cat owners can share two favorite photos with captions that describe each moment by submitting them to www.DoubleTakeContest.com through Aug. 22. Selected photos will be featured in a national print ad for Princeton, N.J.-based Arm & Hammer. ...Read the whole story >>
by Karl Greenberg
The firm's 2011 Total Quality Index says "quality" has to reflect the sum of the emotionally relevant experience for the new car buyer. In the study, Land Rover and Jaguar were the leading brands, with Jaguar XJ having the highest Total Quality score in the industry and with Land Rover LR4 in the near-luxury SUVs. ...Read the whole story >>
by Karlene Lukovitz
Menchie's is not in the business of selling frozen yogurt, but the business of "making people smile," it says, and the company views its relationship to communities and its stores' environment, service and atmosphere as even more important than the product. Adding the toys is a way to enhance the "multidimensional experience, ...Read the whole story >>Sphere: Related Content


text:
Private Equity, Agency Ownership
Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales
Sell Side
Our experience has shown us that entrepreneurs who have spent a lifetime building a successful agency whether direct-to-consumer, direct marketing, classic, sales promotion, media, licensing, or digital, often do not know how they will monetize it to reap the fruits of their labor. In many cases they do not even know the current worth of their businesses in today's market.
TAMG assists agency principals in the following ways:
We work with agencies advising the key shareholders on market value of the business.
We develop ways to make the agency most appealing to potential acquirers both on a financial and organizational basis.
We advise on the most probable acquirer - financial, strategic or employee buyout.
We structure equitable deals that best accommodate the long term health and success of the agency after the transaction.
Buy Side
There are essentially three categories of potential ad agency acquirers; financial, strategic and employee groups. TAMG assists all of these groups in the following areas:
Identifying the best potential acquisition targets.
Meeting with the identified targets to determine their receptivity to a potential transaction.
Evaluating the capabilities and quality of potential: classic advertising agencies | direct response| direct marketing | digital | media | promotion | licensing | public relations | shopper marketing agency acquisitions.
Representative Transactions & Valuations


text:
Marketplace Sellers set up "shops" on AnytownUSA.com and list their products for sale. A "shop" is made up of web pages dedicated to the Seller's profile (information and policies) and products.
If you have a question about a Seller or an item, you should reach out to the Seller directly as they are responsible for all of the information and fulfillment of the items they list. Inside each "shop" you will find AnytownUSA Chat which enables you to communicate directly and privately to the Seller. Look for the little envelope and it will lead you to AnytownUSA Chat.
AnytownUSA collects payment from the Customer through our hosted checkout, and then make a payment to the seller for the item sale price plus shipping, less commission and fees.


text:
Treat Your Employees Like Rock Stars
Shep Hyken
Contributing Writer
Shepard Presentations
When you treat employees like rock stars, they will treat your customers like rock stars. That is what employee engagement is all about. Great leaders have preached that when you treat your employees well, they treat their customers – and fellow employees well. My friend and fellow customer experience expert, James Dodkins, has a great way of saying it:
If you want to put your customers first, you need to put your employees first, first.
Dodkins is the author of 136 Ideas for Rockstar Employee Engagement, and he knows a thing or two (or 136) about how employee morale and fulfillment impact the customer experience. He also knows about being a rock star, as in his "past life" he toured the world as a guitarist in a heavy metal band. Like rock stars connect with their audiences, leadership must connect with their employees. The goal is engaged employees who never want to leave.
I had a chance to interview Dodkins for Amazing Business Radio, and he shared several ideas on how to just that.
1. Meet and Greets: If you want your employees to feel like rock stars, have them meet their "fans," also known as customers. It will help them understand the impact they have on their customers. Seeing the customers they affect can be transformative. Let your employees know that what they do on a day-to-day basis is positively affecting other people's lives.
2. Fan Mail: Send a letter to the employee's family, explaining how they contribute to the team and how important and valuable that person is to the organization. This is a great way to show your appreciation.
3. Give Them Their Solo: At some point in a rock concert, all the musicians are given recognition and their chance to solo. Dodkins' twist on this is to have internal TED Talks. You may have seen a TED Talk on YouTube – or even in person. Dodkins suggests an internal companywide Ted Talk type of event for employees to share what they do in the company. These don't have to be 15 or 20 minutes, like typical Ted Talks. They can be short three or four-minute presentations. And, this isn't just for the leadership. This is an opportunity for everyone. And, beyond sharing what they do for the company, let them share something they think will benefit everyone else.
One of my favorite lines Dodkins shared in our interview really sums up his feelings about creating the rockstar culture, where people love working for their company:
If you engage with your employees rationally, they'll take the job. But if you engage with them emotionally, they'll stay for life.


text: I am so ready to leave for Dublin, approximately a week and a half away from September 3rd. This is my first time traveling out of the country and I am looking forward to two things especially: meeting new people, and immersing myself in the Irish Culture. I am also looking forward to seeing the sights of the beautiful Irish Hills and the scenic view of the Atlantic Ocean nearby. 10 days is all that separates me from my journey into a new Culture and a new World.


text:
Items where Author is "Wargent, Dr Matthew"
Group by: Item Type | No Grouping
Jump to: Article | Book or Report Section | Report | Book
Number of items: 12.
Wargent, M. and Talen, E. (2020) Rethinking neighbourhoods. Town Planning Review. ISSN 1478-341X (In Press)
Wargent, M. (2020) Localism, governmentality and failing technologies: the case of neighbourhood planning in England. Territory, Politics, Governance. ISSN 2162-268X doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2020.1737209
Wargent, M., Parker, G. and Street, E. (2019) Public-private entanglements: consultant use by local planning authorities in England. European Planning Studies, 28 (1). pp. 192-210. ISSN 1469-5944 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1677565
Wargent, M. and Parker, G. (2018) Re-imagining neighbourhood governance: the future of neighbourhood planning in England. Town Planning Review, 89 (4). pp. 379-402. ISSN 1478-341X doi: https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2018.23
Parker, G., Street, E. and Wargent, M. (2018) The rise of the private sector in fragmentary planning in England. Planning Theory and Practice, 19 (5). pp. 734-750. ISSN 1464-9357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2018.1532529
Parker, G., Lynn, T. and Wargent, M. (2017) Contestation and conservatism in neighbourhood planning in England. Reconciling agonism and collaboration? Planning Theory and Practice, 18 (3). pp. 446-465. ISSN 1464-9357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2017.1316514
Parker, G., Lynn, T. and Wargent, M. (2015) Sticking to the script? The co-production of Neighbourhood Planning in England. Town Planning Review, 86 (5). pp. 519-536. ISSN 1478-341X doi: https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2015.31
Book or Report Section
Wargent, M., Parker, G. and Street, E. (2020) Private expertise and the spatial reorganisation of planning in England. In: Jonas, A., Koch, N., Lizotte, C., Luukkonen, J. and Moisio, S. (eds.) Handbook of the Changing Geographies of the State. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. (In Press)
Parker, G., Street, E. and Wargent, M. (2019) Advocates, advisors and scrutineers: the technocracies of private sector planning in England. In: Raco, M. and Savini, F. (eds.) Planning and Knowledge: How New Forms of Technocracy are Shaping Contemporary Cities. Policy Press, Bristol. ISBN 9781447345244
Parker, G. and Wargent, M., (2017) Participant experience of neighbourhood planning in England. Working Papers in Real Estate & Planning. 01/17. Working Paper. University of Reading, Reading. pp20.
Parker, G., Lynn, T. and Wargent, M., (2014) User experience of neighbourhood planning in England. Report. Locality, London.
Parker, G., Salter, K. and Wargent, M. (2019) Neighbourhood planning in practice. Lund Humphries, London. ISBN 9781848222830


text:
Oct 21, 2017 - National Geographic Sea Bird
Well one thing's for certain–it's all down hill from here. We began our expedition in Clarkston, and then traveled in expedition landing crafts upstream another 35 miles through shallow water and raging rapids. After meeting the confluence of the wild Salmon River flowing into the Snake River, we traveled down 1,000-feet to sea level, 400-miles away. To get the full experience of these photos, view them from the passenger seat of a convertible car driving fast down a winding road.
Join us for updates, insider reports & special offers.


text: Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus Cite Synonyms of hostelry Find synonyms for: Noun1. hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge, hotelusage: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelersWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.See also: hostelry (Dictionary) Related Content Daily Word Quiz: anodyne Analogy of the Day: Today's Analogy Spelling Bee: Today's Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index


text:
Steven Baker
Steven Baker is originally born in Melbourne, Australia. His parents were British migrants who later returned to England when Steven was a child. After returning to England, he was bought up in Ealing. Whilst in his teens, he had a keen desire to travel and visited many places. He actually returned to Australia and lived there for twenty years. Steven now writes full-time and currently lives in Storrington, West Sussex.
Latest Book
In 1892, a Russian family emigrate to America with the hope of beginning a wonderful new life together. But when both parents die prematurely, the children are taken into an orphanage. Despite this terrible ordeal, Anatole and Mariska move forward through life with hope and vivacity. As they grow up, they form a vaudeville act which tours North and South America, and eventually throughout Europe…
Previous Books
Come Sing With Me My People
Colour Sergeant Chesney V.C.
Battling Spirits and Kindly Hearts
Love Across the Decades
You can find or buy the books from our online shop.


text:
Three weeks into Ramadan, prices of vegetables and chicken have increased, making it difficult for ordinary people to buy these items. Buyers said vegetable and broiler chicken prices have increased in the capital's kitchen markets compared to last week. Broiler chicken was sold at Tk 10-15 more per kg. Prices of vegetables have risen by Tk 5-6. Traders said heavy rain has damaged vegetables. Shortage of supply has led to a spurt in the price of chicken (broiler) and it may decrease after Eid.
Visiting markets, including Karwan Bazar, it has been known that domestic chicken is being sold at Tk 450 each and broiler chicken at Tk 160-170. The Pakistani variety red cock was sold at Tk 280-320 on Thursday, marking a rise of Tk 30-40 in a week. Chicken traders said there is no possibility of the prices falling before Eid. It will continue to rise every day.
Prices of vegetables have also increased. Traders said last week they sold chillies at Tk 25 per kg. This week it has risen to Tk 50. Besides, the price of each vegetable rose by Tk5. Broiler chicken traders said the demand has risen and so prices are high.
Cucumber and carrot are being sold at Tk 40. Almost all vegetables, including eggplants, bitter gourd, pointed gourd, ladies finger, string beans and snake gourd are on the increased price list. The price of teasel gourd is Tk 50-60.
Papaya is being sold at Tk 40-45 per kg. Prices of chillies have increased by Tk 5-10 and are being sold at Tk 50-55
a kg.
Red spinach, green spinach, jute leafy vegetables are being sold at Tk 15-20 more than last week.
The price of snake gourd, which was sold at Tk 40 a kg last week, has increased to Tk 60-70.
Although Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) fixed prices of meat, including beef and mutton, for Ramadan, meat traders are violating the order and charging customers more.
Visiting different kitchen markets, this correspondent found that beef was selling at Tk 500 a kg and mutton Tk 750.
Asked about the reason for the price rise, one of the vendors told The Independent that vegetables have been damaged in excessive rain and so prices are rising.
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is selling five necessary items—soyabean oil, sugar, red lentils, grams and dates—at relatively low prices.
Consumers said most traders are not following rules and prices fixed by the authorities. There are allegations against the authorities that they are not monitoring the market to keep prices of Ramadan goods at a reasonable level.
Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.
Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, 149-150 Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. 934, Dhaka-1000.


text:
Between Minds Collaboration
I am honoured to share with you my humble painted creation, dedicated to Mental Awareness and hosted by Between Minds – UNSA 2017. Please do visit the page to have a look at the amazing creations.
It was tough for me to just choose a single word to describe my piece. And so I leave it up to viewers to choose the emotion it may bring about. I know, that on some level, this creation may bring about incredible emotion for some, and a mental state for others…
We need to break the mold and make it acceptable to discuss Mental health awareness. With so many individuals suffering from varying degrees of mental health issues, it is time to break the Stigma.
Thank you my dear Zawadi for your incredible hard work for making this collaboration a success ♡♡
mental health awareness unsa painted cake the cake duchess sa
Stunning work xxx
Wow, awesome
Amazing !!!
Wow!!! Amazing!!!
Truly amazing design and emotion, Sumaiya! So beautifully painted♥
Amazing love it!!!
Amazing! !
Fabulous and so perfect :)
Incredible and sensitive. Beautiful piece Sumaiya.


text:
Photo Curator Itō Takahiro on the Photography of the Heisei EraCulture
- English
- 日本語
- 简体字
- 繁體字
- Français
- Español
- العربية
- Русский
Mesmerized by Wolfgang Tillmans
Itō Takahiro did not start out to be a curator at TOP, the prestigious Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (formerly the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography). In fact, he did not even choose the art department when he first entered college. Yet a series of coincidences turned his passing interest in Japanese photographers from the 1990s into a career. Now, with the groundbreaking exhibition at TOP of his In the Here and Now, the first of a three-part series of shows celebrating the museum's reopening after a complete redesign and its twentieth year of activity, the spotlight is on Itō as a photography curator just as it is on the artists he showcases.
"The artists who first stirred my interest were Japanese photographers like Sanai Masafumi, who were born in the 1960s and 1970s and were active during the 1990s," Itō says. "When I was still a junior in college I started working part-time in a bookstore that carried lots of art books. This gave me the chance to see many different kinds of photo collections when we were ordering stock or planning store events. I encountered the works of lots of other photographers, and got to the point where I knew their names by heart. I had a growing feeling that doing something with photography might prove interesting." He decided it was time to finally commit himself seriously to photography, and enrolled in graduate school to study under Kuraishi Shino, the author of numerous critical works on photography and art.
It was a fortuitous decision. In 2003 Kuraishi organized an exhibition of the works of Nakahira Takuma, a major photographer from the 1960s and 1970s, for the Yokohama Museum of Art. "I buried myself in Nakahira's writings," Itō recalls today. "I was heavily influenced not only by his photographs themselves, but by his theory of photography. In fact, I began to feel that I was so influenced by him that I started deliberately trying to put some distance between his work and my own. That was when I decided to focus on my own original area of interest, Japanese photography from the 1990s on."
It was also during this period that Itō found himself drawn to the works of the German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans. "I was entranced by the strength and suppleness of his work," he says today. "Tillmans's pictures are studies of everyday life, yet at the same time they are closely tied to his identity as a gay man and to the political tides of his time. They make unambiguous statements, but they do it without shouting at you. They give voice to them in a stylish, 'no frills' way. I felt that his style didn't have many equivalents in Japan, and I think many Japanese have fallen under his influence."
For a time Itō pondered how he could learn to take photos like Tillmans. He even tried shooting with the same models of cameras that Tillmans and Sanai used. But along the way he came to an unexpected realization. He found that what he really enjoyed, even more than taking his own photographs, was the process of selecting and arranging them afterwards. "The more opportunities I had to interact with photographs, the more I found myself fascinated by the conceptual side of planning and assembling photo collections and exhibitions," Itō says. "That's what led me to my present work."
Photo Collections as Media
If you look back over the history of early postwar photography in Japan, Itō explains, you find that distinct sets of photographers and photography critics—groups like the famous VIVO cooperative founded in 1957 and the photographers who self-published the challenging Purovōku (Provoke) magazine in the late 1960s—were instrumental in creating new currents in the field. In the 1990s, though, that all began to change.
"The Japanese photographers of the 1990s didn't come together or work with colleagues to try to create a specific kind of photography, at least not in the overt way their predecessors did," Itō says. "Yet once you research them, you find that they were keenly aware of the other photographers of their generation, saw them as rivals, and were always tracking what they were doing."
The people who played a crucial role in connecting this diffuse 1990s photographic community, Itō explains, were the designers who produced the photo collections. For many years Japanese photographers had considered the photo collection their preferred medium for presenting their work and their ultimate tool for self-expression; the young new photographers were no exception. "The interaction between photographers and designers is very close in Japan, very intense," Itō observes. "During the 1990s, information about what the different photographers were doing would get passed around via the book designers themselves, with the result that individual photographers were constantly provoking each other to greater heights."
Since the 1980s, galleries specializing in photography had been popping up across Japan even as art museums started founding their own specialized photo departments. All these new developments offered photographers new avenues for presenting their work. Yet even today, Itō says, the photo collection remains a crucial medium, and the designers of those collections still serve as a hub connecting Japanese photographers with one another.
In addition to this focus on producing collections, Itō notes, Japanese photographers have historically been very conscious of the power of words. Many have published critical statements and declarations about the connection between words and photography. In the 1990s, however, this, too, began to change.
"Compared to their predecessors, the photographers of the 1990s didn't try to verbalize their photographic concepts or the other aspects of their work," Itō explains. "I don't know if this was a conscious decision or not, but it strikes me as a pushback against the previous generations that had relied so heavily on words."
The 1990s photographers, he argues, had an intense desire to show what they were trying to achieve through their pictures alone. "I don't mean that they were saying directly, 'We're not interested in words,' or 'Just look at my pictures,'" he explains. "Rather, I'm suggesting that they were deeply conscious of the inherent danger of trying to use words to describe a photograph. I suspect that they sincerely did not want to make pictures that could be easily described with words, and they also didn't want the viewer's interpretation of their photography to be 'distorted' by words."
In fact, Itō says, he even feels a certain poignancy in the works of the photographers of this generation.
"Even if they were simply out taking snapshots around Tokyo, there were already famous Japanese masters of photography who had shot those very same places before them," he says. "Even Japan's cityscapes themselves were becoming more homogenous, with the chaotically photogenic landscapes of the past disappearing fast. There were many photographers of their generation who pondered deeply about what themes they should be addressing in their work—who thought keenly about their modes of expression. I personally believe that those kinds of thoughts and feelings can only come to full fruition on the printing paper itself."
Telling the World About Modern Japanese Photography
Itō was instrumental in the planning and execution of In the Here and Now, a recent TOP exhibition that focused on these Japanese photographers from the 1990s and beyond. In the past, the curator explains, "there had never been an opportunity to view these photographers' body of work pulled together in one place in an exhibition format, even if they've already been introduced individually through their own photo collections." Indeed, many of those collections themselves are long out of print, and are virtually impossible to find today, making the exhibition an even more significant event.
"I think it's going to take more time before we can properly understand the full significance of the work of these photographers," says Itō. "But it's my hope that this exhibition will stoke interest in Japan's photographers of the 1990s and spur a lively debate."
Recently, Itō says, he has detected a heightened awareness internationally of those once neglected 1990s Japanese photographers who put him on his present path. "When I talk with people from the photography world outside Japan, I sense a growing interest abroad in the Japanese photography of the 1990s and more recent years," he says. "Through this show I hoped to reach many visitors from overseas—to give them their first encounter with the allure of 1990s photography in Japan."
(Originally published in Japanese on May 22, 2017. Text by Matsumoto Tomoki. Photos by Takahashi Munemasa.)TOP hosted In the Here and Now, the first part of its Scrolling Through Heisei exhibition series, from May 13 to July 9, 2017. See the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum website for information on current exhibitions.


text:
"I want to help stop anyone else going through what I did"
Becky O'Brien is a proud ambassador for Women's Aid and has shared her heart-breaking story of abuse below to help others and support our vital work at this time of year.
It's a time of year when women and children need your help.
It was just three days after I had given birth to our twins when he first attacked me.
He had become increasingly controlling and intimidating while I was pregnant, but nothing prepared me for what was to come. He said it was my fault that the twins had been born so early. As I lay exhausted in the hospital bed, he attacked me, breaking my jaw, splitting my lip and puncturing my cheek.
I remember thinking, if I don't get out of this he's going to kill me.
My name is Becky O'Brien. I'm a proud Survivor Ambassador for Women's Aid. I'm sharing my story with you because I want to help stop anyone else going through what I did.
I want people to know that domestic abuse is not only physical; controlling and manipulative behaviour is at the heart of this abuse.
I saw the dangers but didn't recognise them as abuse. At the time, I hadn't even heard of coercive control.
When we first met he swept me off my feet. We got engaged in the summer and married in the September. He booked the wedding date and venue without consulting me. I thought it was romantic at the time but now I can see it was controlling. Things only got worse after we married.
I felt like a prisoner in my own home, he was like an army sergeant. He didn't like me going out on my own, didn't want me to have a life.
Not knowing how I would cope alone, looking after four children, I told myself the physical attack was a one-off. But he became even more controlling and I was living in constant fear.
When my daughter fell ill, he suggested to the nurses that it was my fault. That was it for me. The fear of losing my baby made me realise I needed to get out.
Now I've rebuilt my life. I made it to the semi-final of Britain's Got Talent and I'm in a happy, healthy relationship. Together with Women's Aid, I campaign for more specialist support so that survivors can get the help they need, at the earliest possible point.
No woman or child should face domestic abuse alone.
With your support, Women's Aid can make sure that they are not alone at a time of year that I know from experience can be particularly hard.
Any gift you can give will make a huge difference to women and children escaping abuse.
Thank you for reading my story and thank you for supporting Women's Aid.
With kindest wishes to you and your loved ones,


text:
Last week I was in Dayton, Ohio for work and was able to take in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. It was great, it was free and it was huge. Anyone with any thought of going. should. With it being free you can't beat the price and make sure you have plenty of time. Three hours or so. There are four large hangers filled with airplanes, many of which I've never seen before. They don't skimp. No matter how large or how small it seems like you'll find it here either in a ground display or hanging from the rafters. There are also other displays as well as a nice gift shop. This isn't something they just threw together. The facilities are very nice and I found it nothing short of fun. The pictures below are just a small sample of what I took and much smaller sample of the total displays.
|Me in front of the P-38 - my favorite plane - rocking "The Warriors" shirt.
|Space Shuttle Mock Up You Could Walk Through
|Part of the Bob Hope Display


text:
Beware of poor quality
…they can, and sometimes do… fail. Poorly designed low quality products could fail under actual live H-20 conditions, and sometimes do as you can see. Photo shown is of a "fiber reinforced composite" manhole cover probably made in an "Asian-Pacific" country (possibly China) although markings required by federal law are not visible anywhere on the top of this cover, nor is the manufacturer. Federal law requires that the country of origin be clearly visible on TOP of products imported to the U.S.
For your H-20 rated composite manhole cover needs, insist on buying only American made products. Bass & Hays® sells only GMI composite manhole cover products made entirely in from U.S. "domestic source" materials of the highest quality. Ours are properly engineered, designed, manufactured, and thoroughly tested- in the USA. If it's not clearly marked on the top "Made In USA" – it's not domestic. When you buy American made, you are buying the best.
Use the contact form or call us to request info, discuss options or request submittal sheets.
1-800-258-2278 Toll Free (972) 263-1360 DFW Local.


text:
One might think that given the proliferation of recorded material available to the historian today that the task of history is made easier. Everything is recorded, everything is saved, we can compile terabytes of data on a disk smaller than a human hand. So, to know the causes and effects of the Vietnam War, one only need access the data. Not so, says historian John Lukacs,
The fantastic and overwhelming proliferation of typed and printed material may suggest that the successor of the aristocrat is not the democrat but the bureaucrat . . . The very number of libraries multiplies alarmingly: it has become recently an American national custom for former Presidents or for their descendants to sponsor entire libraries the contents of which would consist primarily, if not exclusively, of the "materials" relating to the few years of their national administration. In addition to the standard kind of "documents," the contemporary historian must consider an entire array of new "sources": magazines, films, photographs, phonographic recordings, oral-history tapes, teletypes, etc. These developments are self-consciously applauded by historical associations. I, for one, cannot share in these pompous and circumstantial expressions of joy: at times I am tempted to wish that there were a long-term moratorium, forbidding the erection of presidential, indeed, perhaps of all new libraries. My reason for this impious desire is simple: the quantity of historical "material" has already become unmanageable. (Historical Consciousness, 54).
Put simply, there is too much useless information for the historian. We are a society of information hoarders. We cannot distinguish between valuable information and trash. Does the Library of Congress really need to archive the entire contents of Twitter? And this is but one example.
This is a moral problem. We can no longer judge what is important and so we throw everything into a pile and call it "precious." We have a mental disorder that cannot judge diamonds from diapers. We cannot distinguish information from knowledge.