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To fully show off the versatility of one of the world's most prestigious champagne houses, Veuve Clicquot has launched the new Yellow Hour series, partnering with restaurants to offer different themed snacks to enjoy with the bubbly tipple.
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The first series belonged to dishes incorporating the delectable snack popcorn, next came everyone's favourite bar snack, French fries, and now the third series has been unveiled as Clicquot with a Sticq. Snacks on sticks have long been a Hong Kong favourite, and when paired with a glass of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label, it's a foolproof union.
To enjoy this perfect pairing, head to one of these 14 outlets where the masterful chefs have created a match made for post-work unwinding:
- Apinara: grilled chicken steak, Thai fish cake and spicy pork balls Sticq platter ($180)
- Armani/Aqua: chicken yakitori ($188)
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- Ayuthaiya: chicken, beef or pork satay ($158)
- Bib n Hops: grilled octopus ($250)
- Cassio: fresh Gillardeau N°3 oysters ($268)
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- Fang Fang: Kurobuta pork belly skewer ($215)
- Koh Thai: spicy popcorn shrimp ($130)
- Mak Mak: pork neck skewers ($248)
- Mama Malouf: crunchy oysters in za'atar ($128)
- Picada: Argentinian grass-fed rib-eye skewers ($228)
- Shore: beer-battered chorizo corn dogs ($130)
Pair your glass of Clicquot with Milanese pork skewers from Aqua TST
Fresh Gillardeau N°3 oysters from Cassio will revitalise your taste buds along with your glass of Clicquot
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Brie Larson Is on Fire in Latest 'Captain Marvel' Trailer
"I'm not going to fight your war. I'm going to end it." So says Brie Larson's Carol Danvers in the fierce second trailer for Captain Marvel. Watch above.
This strong second offering delivers a much closer look at what we can expect from Marvel's first female-focused superhero movie, and much of that appears to be spent working out exactly who Captain Marvel is, where she's from, and where she acquired her superhero powers. It also features her punching an old lady in the face, as well as some pretty huge intergalactic battle scenes.
Captain Marvel's standalone movie was first teased at the end of Avengers: Infinity War and her arrival coincides with the end of the MCU's third narrative phase, which will be capped off with Captain Marvel and Avengers 4. But to find out exactly what the end will look like, we'll just have to wait and see.
Captain Marvel arrives in theaters nationwide on March 8. Will you be watching? Let us know in the comments.
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On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players and Gewandhaus Quartet, a new alliance of two great orchestras takes form in chamber works by Haydn, Ligeti, Mendelssohn, and more.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Recorded on February 11, 2018 at Symphony Hall in Boston
On the program:
HAYDN String Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5, "The Lark" (Gewandhaus Quartet)
LIGETI Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (Boston Symphony Chamber Players)
FOSS For Aaron (members of the Gewandhaus Quartet and Boston Symphony Chamber Players; Moritz Gnann, conductor)
MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 (Gewandhaus Quartet and Boston Symphony Chamber Players)
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A New Optical Sensor Configuration Enables First Time Use of the Mid-Infrared Optical Wavelength Region for Chemical Analysis During Formation Tester Logging Operations
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- Ralph Piazza (Petrobras) | Alexandre Vieira (Petrobras) | Luiz Alexandre Sacorague (Petrobras) | Christopher Jones (Halliburton) | Bin Dai (Halliburton) | Jimmy Price (Halliburton) | Megan Pearl (Halliburton) | Helen Aguiar (Halliburton)
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- Carbon Dioxide, Fluid Analysis, Filtrate Contamination, Formation Testing, Sampling
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This paper presents a new optical sensor configuration using a multivariate optical computation (MOC) platform in order to enhance chemical analysis during formation tester logging operations. The platform allows access up to the mid-infrared (λ ~ 3.5 microns) optical region, which has previously not been accessible for in-situ real-time chemical measurements in a petroleum well environment. The new technique has been used in the field for the analysis of carbon dioxide and synthetic drilling fluid components such as olefins.
MOC is a technique that uses an integrated computational sensor to perform an analog dot product regression calculation on spectroscopic data, optically, rather than by electronic digital means. Historically, a dot product regression applied to spectroscopic data requires both a spectrometer and a digital computer in order to perform a chemical analysis. MOC sensors require neither and because the key sensor component, the multivariate optical element (MOE), is a stable temperature robust solid-state element, the technique is well suited for downhole petroleum environments. A new dual-core configuration using two MOEs designed to work in parallel enhances the sensitivity of the measurement enabling a mid-infrared analysis.
Spectroscopic measurements were performed on 32 base oils that were reconstituted to reservoir compositions over a wide temperature and pressure range up to 350°F and 20,000 psi for a total of 12 combinations for each base oil. Live gas compositions (i.e. reservoir conditions) were achieved by adding multiple methane, ethane, propane, and carbon dioxide charges to each base fluid. The reconstituted petroleum fluids were further mixed with olefin-based synthetic drilling fluid (SDF). This rigorous experimental design data therefore allowed for solid state MOEs to be designed to operate under the same reservoir conditions. Laboratory validation showed measurement accuracy of +/-0.43 wt% for a range of 0 to 16 wt% CO2 and +/-0.4% from 0 to 10 wt% SDF. A wireline formation tester optical section was modified with the MOC dual-core configuration to enable the mid infrared detection of both carbon dioxide and olefins. This formation tester was then deployed in five wells collecting seven samples from various locations. The downhole SDF and carbon dioxide measurements were subsequently found to be in good agreement with laboratory analysis with field results for valid pumpouts showing an accuracy of 0.5 wt% CO2 and 1.0 wt% olefins cross a range of 1.2 to 22 wt% CO2 and 1.4 to 9.7 wt% SDF.
Carbon dioxide is an important component of petroleum whose presence and concentration affects completion options, surface facilities, and flow assurance, which thereby affects operational costs of petroleum production. Olefins are a primary component of synthetic drilling fluid (SDF), although other mid-infrared active components such as esters, ketones, alcohols, and amines also can be present. High concentrations of SDF in openhole formation tester samples lower the quality of laboratory phase behavior analysis and thereby force greater monetary risk in development of assets, especially when conducting reservoir production simulations. Therefore, it is important to monitor both components during formation tester sampling operations.
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Mullins, Oliver C., . Evaluation of Coexisting Reservoir Fluid Gradients of GOR, Asphaltene and Biomarkers as Determined by Charge History and Reservoir Fluid Geodynamics. Beach, California, USA : Society of Petrophysicists and Well-Log Analysts, 2015. SPWLA 56th Annual Logging Symposium. SPWLA-2015-OO.
Valderrama, Patrícia, Braga, Jez Willian B. and Poppi, Ronei Jesus. Variable Selection, Outlier Detection, and Figures of Merit Estimation in a Partial Least-Squares Regression Multivariate Calibration Model. A Case Study for the Determination of Quality Parameters in the Alcohol Industry by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. 21, s.l. : American Chemical Society, 2007, Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry, Vol. 55, pp. 8331–8338.


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New York City Annual Estimate of Homeless Is Challenged
The New York Times, May 22, 2007
By SEWELL CHAN
A Columbia University professor hired by the city to help conduct an annual estimate of homeless people has disavowed the project, saying its methods cause the number to be understated.
The professor, Julien O. Teitler, said yesterday that he was withdrawing from the project because he did not think the city's approach would arrive at an accurate figure.
Officials in charge of the annual estimate adamantly disagreed, saying that they had used the same methods every year since the project began in 2005 and that the methods were sound and rigorous.
In New York and other cities, counting the homeless has been difficult because the population is transient and elusive. The effort is also politically significant, as the numbers affect how much money is devoted to shelters and mental health and substance abuse programs.
New York City is three years into a five-year "action plan†announced by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to end chronic homelessness and reduce the street population by two-thirds, all by April 2009. The results so far are mixed. The number of homeless adults in city shelters has fallen noticeably since 2004, but the number of homeless families is at a record high.
So it came as welcome news on May 2 when the city announced that the third annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate had shown a slight decrease in unsheltered homeless people.
According to the city, that number fell to 3,755 this year, from 3,843 in 2006 and 4,395 in 2005 — a cumulative decline of 15 percent.
The city's Department of Homeless Services said the estimate "shows the city is on track†to meeting the goal of reducing unsheltered homelessness by two-thirds.
However, Dr. Teitler, an associate professor of social work and sociology, questions the reliability of those estimates, saying that city officials were "arbitrarily adjusting†figures "based on an assumption that turns a scientifically based method into a nonscientific one.â€
Maryanne Schretzman, the deputy commissioner for policy and planning at the department, said she respected Dr. Teitler but rejected his interpretation of the data. "He has the right of his professional disagreement, but we also, as the city, have to keep with what our standards are in applying the same methodology year after year,†she said.
Both Dr. Teitler and Dr. Schretzman are skilled in quantitative methods; he holds a doctorate in sociology and she in social welfare.
The methodology used to arrive at the estimate is complex.
Officials divided each borough into small study areas. The study areas, as well as subway stations, were categorized as either high-density or low-density, based on whether unsheltered homeless individuals had been observed there.
Over four hours — this year on Jan. 30 — teams of volunteers were assigned to canvass all the high-density areas and stations, as well as a random sample of the low-density areas and stations.
In 2005, the city hired Kim Hopper, a Columbia medical anthropologist, to do a "quality assurance†program to bolster the accuracy of the estimate.
Under Dr. Hopper's direction, Columbia recruited dozens of "decoys†to go to the same areas and stations as the volunteers. The decoys posed as homeless people.
The volunteers were instructed to ask people who were lingering on the street, in parks or in the subways or if they had a place to spend the night — unless the people were asleep, in which case they were not to be disturbed.
Decoys, if questioned by the volunteers, were instructed to identify themselves and to give the volunteers stickers to record their locations. Otherwise, the decoys were instructed merely to keep track of whether they saw the volunteers pass by.
At the core of the dispute is how to appropriately use the decoys in calculating how many homeless people are missed in each count.
Dr. Teitler, who took over the quality assurance program this year, says the city should look at what proportion of decoys were not counted. If, in a given area, 20 percent of decoys were not counted, then one should estimate that 20 percent of actual homeless people were missed, he says.
Under Dr. Teitler's method, the estimate of unsheltered homeless people would have been 4,039, rather than 3,755.
Dr. Schretzman said it was more sensible to take the midpoint of two sets of figures — the proportion of decoys passed by altogether, and the proportion of decoys who were not questioned but who did observe volunteers walking by.
Dr. Hopper said the method was more defensible in the past than now because Dr. Teitler had recruited more decoys this year, assigned them to unambiguous locations, and ensured that they stayed at assigned locations.
Dr. Hopper said he preferred Dr. Teitler's methodology, but he added, "This is a relatively new estimation technique — not in the mathematical sense, but in the sense of putting a procedure in the field.â€
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Happy New Year!! Can you believe it is 2017 already!!! Time is just flying! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with friends and family! I know I did, for the first time ever I took the week between Christmas and New Years off! It was the perfect staycation full of home projects. The first project was a DIY coffee bar table to display my Keurig, Rae Dunn and other farmhouse decor! We built the table (with some modifications) from an Ana White plan. The table was meant for a large open wall we have in our Kitchen, a wall that I have struggled with since we moved in. I just couldn't find the perfect piece of furniture, so why not build one 🙂 Once this table was complete we added to our kitchen under my mug rack and shelves, but it was still missing something. Shiplap! I won't go into detailed measurements for this DIY blog since every shiplap project will differ but we did used 6" boards for this wall. What you need
- 1/4" plywood underlayment board
- Miter saw
- Sander
- Measuring tool
- Speed square
- Liquid nails
- Brad nailer
- 2 Nickels
- Jig Saw (if you have an outlet or light switch
- Trim (optional)
- Minwax Wood putty
- Paint
Step 1: First we cut our boards into 6" strips. You can have your local home improvement store do this but if we have learned anything from this project it is if you want something done right, do it yourself. Unfortunately we had Home Depot cut our boards and they were not 6" AND not straight cuts so we had to redo this step anyway. Step 2: Once you have your 6" boards you will want to measure and use your miter saw to make your cuts. I wanted to have a pattern going down the wall so we had 6 different length boards.
- 1/2 the length of the wall
- 1/2 the length of the wall
- 1/3 the length of the wall
- 2/3 the length of the wall
- 1/4 the length of the wall
- 3/4 the length of the wall
we measured and calculated how much we would need to cover the wall. Just for an idea for a 8.5ft x 7ft wall we used 2.5 sheets of plywood. Step 3: Now that all our boards were cut to length we gave the edges a good sanding just till they are smooth to the touch. Step 4: Time to hang the shiplap! First we marked out or studs with a stud finder, so when we nailed the shiplap to the wall and into a stud. This is important if you will be hanging anything on the wall. This wall was already a light grey so I did not bother to paint it before hand. To hang the shiplap we started from the top and worked our way down. Using liquid nails on the back of the boards and nickel spacing between each board. This part is much easier with two people and goes very quick! We only had one outlet on this wall so once we got to the bottom we measured and cut around the outlet with a jigsaw. Step 5: optional Personally I like shiplap with trim so this wall was no different. We used 1/2 inch trim to finish the ends of the wall. I think it gives it a more finished, polished look! Step 6: Now that all our shiplap is hung and trimmed we needed fill the nail holes. This is pretty time consuming since each board has 6-8 nail holes but since we only had one wall it wasn't too bad! We used Minwax white wood putty to fill the nail holes. Step 7: Almost done! Just need paint 🙂 I used Benjamin Moore Simply White as those that know me know that is my favorite white paint! I used it for the shiplap in our powder room and for the walls in our front living room (that will get a shiplap accent wall too). It's just a perfect shade of white. I just rolled two coats of paint on and made sure to get in-between the cracks and we were done! DONE! An accent wall that changed the look of your room in a day! Once the paint was dry we put this wall back together as a coffee bar! I hope you enjoyed this how to tutorial! I am so happy its a new year and I have so many ideas I want to share in the coming weeks so stay tuned! Happy Sunday! Alli & Susie SaveSave


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i'm glad my team didn't have to suffer through that, seattle's D looked soooo good
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i know the pain
i'm glad my team didn't have to suffer through that, seattle's D looked soooo good
sorry for you loss
rivers is a great person, him and manning are actually friends, he's worked at manning's off season camp with kids
rivers is just really really passionate about the sport
the only problem i noticed jammer having over the years, well 2 , was he has dropped some ints before, and sometimes he doesn't look back, in coverage
thats what sometimes gets flags drawn on...
last time i saw jammer play brady in the playoffs he was shutting brady and moss down
jammer was always a great tackler but he did tend to get burned at times
i loved the guy though , he hits so hard and played the run so well
can you believe how much the saints seahawks game and chargers denver games were? haha
i felt like i watched the same game 2 days in a row!
i can't believe all those drops out there today by denver, and how poorly the chargers D played
probably would have been a blowout without all those drops , felt like a blowout most of the game
teams have bad games, i'm sure every fan in the nfl knows that....
i know right, this is exciting
some afc west team is going to rep in the conference championship game!
here's to a good game next week boys
would you really want it any other way?
this feels so right
hi guys, i haven't been around much at all, been doing a lot of pc/console gaming and working
just stopping by to say good luck on the season.
Bronco, add me jcdavey#1143 i can give you some free legendaries if you want, have to be lvl 60 to use them though
we have a release date!
june 4th!!!!
i'm still playing but damn, it gets hard to grind at it over and over in between new patches lol
i can't wait for marvel heroes!, and i bought sim city , i'll be buying a gaming desktop pc soon,...
joe and eli have improved dramatically and they deserve their money
that's the bottom line
i love rivers, don't get me wrong, because as we all know the qb does get the w/l stat along with head coaches
but the goal is to win a championship
aside from a lee evans dropped vs new...
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Marvel Heroes is a FREE-TO-PLAY action-packed massively multiplayer online game created by David Brevik, the visionary behind Diablo and Diablo 2. Set in the iconic...
by the way...the game's creator is (drumroll) mister David Brevik!
imagine diablo 2 meets marvel ultimate alliance
it's an mmoarpg
5 man parties, massively huge lobbys like phantasy star online on the dreamcast
so you are in your party or alone, but also a...
come on in bro's get this crap
there's like 1500 keys left today!
i play cm wiz para lvl 44, wd para lvl 71, barb para lvl 58, monk para lvl 16, demon hunter para lvl 12
i applaud flacco, he's played great the last 2 playoffs
good for him!
great great game
i had sf by 6 but what an awesome game to watch
i think everyone crying about the refs are just butt hurt
butler weddle and phillips ....maybe liuget
chargers held ravens to less points than both denver and NE lol
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- For the 2020 school year, there is 1 top community college in Orange County, Texas, serving 2,259 students.
- The average community college acceptance rate in Texas is 74% (view national acceptance rates).
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We are encouraging everyone to enter teams of 4 (although 5 is also possible) and get involved! Hosted by Snow-Camp, each team will receive a top of the range GPS tracker and be tasked with completing as many kms as possible over 3 hour period. You can take any route you like starting from Nyon Restuarant and finishing at the Hotel L'Aubergade, and use any strategy to maximize distance – as long as you are on foot, skis or lifts and always together as a team!
To register your team to take part, please click on the button below.
There will be an informal party at the Hotel L'Aubergade at the end of the Challenge. Anyone can come along (even if they aren't taking part). Drink prices may even be reduced for a while…
Trophies, medals and glory will await the top 3 teams, and, as this event is hosted by Snow-Camp, there will be prizes for top fundraisers too, with all donations supporting Snow-Camp's work with young people. All awards will be presented by Snow-Camp at the ILSC 2019 Awards Evening.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you at the ILSC 2019!
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A 23-year-old man with good past health, presented with sudden onset left sided chest pain and shortness of breath.
The pain was sharp in nature and more severe on inspiration. Physical examination showed decreased air entry in the left upper chest which was hyperresonant on percussion.
Laboratory investigations were essentially normal. A CXR was performed for further evaluation.What is the likely diagnosis?
A. Pneumothorax
B. Pleural Effusion
C. Pneumomediastinum
D. Lung Collapse
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Ans:A. Pneumothorax
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Large left pneumothorax with mediastinal shift to the right. Note the collapsed left lung (arrows) and the hyperlucent left hemithorax.
- The absence of vascular markings in the periphery of the left hemithorax is due to air in the pleural cavity and not in the lung.
- Pneumothorax represents abnormal air accumulation within pleural cavity. This may be due to trauma (accidental or iatrogenic) , underlying pulmonary disease (e.g. asthma) or idiopathic in origin
- Erect chest radiograph in full expiration is diagnostic in majority of cases
- If the patient is unable to stand erect, lateral decubitus view may be helpful for diagnosis
- Note the radiological features of tension pneumothorax seen in this patient include:
- Contralateral mediastinal shift
- Depression of ipsilateral hemidiaphragm
- Compressive atelectasis of adjacent normal lung


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Find out more about events in York Business School by clicking on the options below.
Grad2Director & Grad2Freelancer Drop in Sessions
Wednesday 1st May- 2pm-4pm. The Launchpad.
Grad2Director & Grad2Freelancer Drop in Sessions
This is your last chance to sign up for the Grad2Director programme and have one to one meeting with Dr John Park.
John brings nearly 30 years of experience developing new products and services in two of the world's largest corporations, Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo International. He has also run university wide business start-up programmes at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and the EU Funded Enterprising Worcestershire Summer Startup Bootcamps at the University of Worcester.
John's passion is to help people develop new products and services either within existing companies or to create their own successful ventures so come along and meet John, discuss your ideas, no matter what stage in development they are, and John will help you to transform them into flourishing businesses.
Hear all about our latest funding competitions and how you can apply to have your business corporation and start up fees covered by York St John University to support your success and start your new business!
This opportunity is only available for YSJ students and alumni.
Business Studies A Level Revision Day - by Chief Examiner Ian Marcouse
Thursday 2nd May- 10am-3pm. York St John University.
Business Studies A Level Revision Day - by Chief Examiner Ian Marcouse
Intensive A Level Business Revision for AQA and Edexcel
Registration from 9.30am
Ian Marcousé is a business author, editor of Business Review magazine and experienced classroom teacher. He was A Level Business chief examiner for OCR (2 years) then AQA (11 years) and is now a consultant to Edexcel on syllabus development. He founded A-Z Business Training Ltd 20 years ago, to put business theory into practice. It's still going strong. Ian also works at London University on its Teach First and PGCE programmes.
First session to start at 10.00am
1. Mastering elasticity of demand
Ian Marcouse explains the maths, the logic and the importance of price elasticity and income elasticity of demand. Both are at the heart of high quality answers to exam questions.
2. Analysing Business Case Material
This is the skill that transforms grades. Ian will take you through a past exam paper to explain how to tease out the key aspects of the storyline. This is with a view to capturing the precious but elusive marks for application.
3. Profit, Contribution and Break-even
Not only do 10% of the marks go to numerical questions, but there will almost always be written questions crying out for analysis of profit or break-even. So this session will be very important.
4. Quick Quiz
10 questions on year 12 subject matter; some will require calculators; all questions will carry generous chocolate rewards. Short, sharp and noisy.
5. Exam technique
The papers in 2018 were widely regarded as pretty tough. The key is to accept that some questions demand an integrated understanding of the subject and many require the ability to draw in outside, real-world examples. Ian will explain how to do both.
Lunch break- lunch will be provided
7. The Economic Context for exams
Your examiners wrote their exam papers In December 2017. What was happening in the economy then? And what has happened since that you'd be expected to be aware of?
8. Grill an Examiner
What questions would you care to put to a very experienced examiner?
9. Writing conclusions
What exactly does an examiner mean by a concluding paragraph? What makes a conclusion? Evaluative and judgement rather than a dull, repetitive summary? We're going to find out.
10. On the day
We finish off with advice on how to revise and successful exam technique on the day.
Close of day- 3pm
This day is free of charge for any applicants to YSJ, students interested in studying with us or schools and partners that we work with by invitation.
How to find us
- By Train
- It will take approximately 20 minutes to walk from the train station to the University. If you get a taxi, the journey will take five-ten minutes (depending on traffic)
- By Bus & Coach
- The National Express coach service operates to service to and from York, railway station.
- First York bus services is the main local bus company for the city.
- Taxi numbers
- Streamline: 01904 65 65 65
- York Station Taxis: 01904 623 332
- Six Five Nine: 01904 659 659
- Fleetways: 01904 645 333
- Getaway Cars: 01904 622 228
- By car
- From A19 (Thirsk, Shipton, Skelton, Rawcliffe)
- From A19 (Selby, Fulford)
- From A64 (Leeds)
- From A64 (Scarborough)
- From A59 (Harrogate, Upper Poppleton)
- From A1079 (Hull)
- Park & Ride
- Askham Bar - White line, City Centre
- Designer Outlet - Red line, City Centre
- Grimston Bar - Yellow line, City Centre
- Monks Cross - Silver line, City Centre
- Poppleton Bar - Turquoise line, City Centre
- Rawcliffe Bar - Green line, City Centre
- The nearest drop-off point to York St John University is Museum Street which is on the Rawcliffe Bar service
Further information on how to find us.
For more information about the revision day, please contact Dr Rebecca Biggins.
'The Business of… Horse Racing' with William Derby
Thursday 9th May 2019 - 5:45pm - 8:15pm. De Grey Lecture Theatre, De Grey Court, York St John University.
'The Business of… Horse Racing' with William Derby
We are thrilled to announce 'The Business of… Horse Racing' with William Derby Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course at York Racecourse and Jon Hammond Booth former BBC presenter and Governor of YSJ for an insightful and entertaining Q&A session.
William Derby, 48, has been Chief Executive and Clerk of the Course at York Racecourse since 2003, having joined York Racecourse from Ascot Racecourse. A qualified chartered accountant with PwC, he joined Ascot Racecourse in 1997 as Head of Finance before being promoted to Commercial Director.
York Racecourse is Yorkshire's largest sporting venue and is the current 'UK Racecourse of the Year' which it won in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The quality of racing at York continues to rise and is on a global stage with York's flagship race ranked within the top ten in the world and prize money is second only to Ascot in the UK. Record attendances have been set with over 350,000 racegoers visiting the 18 day season in addition to some 700 non race day events. A series of capital projects over the last 25 years have seen over £50m invested in the venue. A recently commissioned economic impact study undertaken by Sheffield Hallam University found York Racecourse brought £58m to the City's economy each year and supported 1,350 full-time jobs.
5.45pm - 6.30pm
Arrival drinks and networking (De Grey Foyer)
Event begins (De Grey Lecture Theatre)
Drinks and networking (De Grey Foyer)
Event closes
This will be a fantastic evening and York Business School students are strongly encouraged to attend, you will be able to put your own questions to William Derby and network with the many businesses who will be attending on the night. please book your place via the Eventbrite link.


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What a month! January has been the worst month for us so far with all the things going on let's just add to it by saying I twisted my foot. If you've been keeping up with things since our son and his wife came to stay with us a while you'd know that our life schedule is a bit out of whack and we're still trying to get things to some sort of normalcy. With that happening things are leveling out and starting to get better, in fact, it's starting to work out nice however schedule is still a bit awkward. On top of that going on, we have tourist visiting and staying above our condo which doesn't know what common courtesy is. With these annoying and very loud tourists, we can't get any sleep.
We're woken up every few minutes with loud banging on our ceiling to the point we're about to snap. We cannot wait until the tourist above us leave and we hope they never return. Now let's add some icing to the cake to top off all of the additives that have been interfering with our cycling and hiking life. Two days ago I started feeling a weird pain in my foot after taking my dog outside. I thought it was just dry skin as the cool temperature had started drying us out, so I added lotion and went on about my day with a little limp. It turns out it isn't dry skin and that a muscle of some sort is jammed up on the hill of my left foot which today is in even more pain. Ya gotta love it when one thing happens 10 more come right with it.
Tomorrow Annika and I will attempt to go out for a bike ride, it may be a short one but either way we're going. Today I will be doing a ton of stretches in hopes to get the pain out of my foot. I may even attempt to ride indoors on Zwift today for a short ride however doing so carefully so that I don't mess it up worse. Monday we aim to get in a bike ride with a little hike depending on schedule and then it's back to work again, I totally cannot wait till things level out. Each day some things get a little better and other things some seem to pile up, we're smiling through them and taking each day one day at a time. I've been doing a little bit of PC Gaming to alleviate some of the stress which has been quite relaxing while at the same time enjoying some of the TV Series "Bones" which is one of my favorites.
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Gluster blog stories provide high-level spotlights on our users all over the world
Back in February of this year Martin Kletzander gave a talk at devconf.cz on GCC plug-ins. It would seem that gcc plug-ins are a feature that has gone largely overlooked for many years.
I came back from DevConf inspired to try it out. A quick search showed me I was not alone – a colleague here at Red Hat had also seen Martin's talk, and he wrote about his experiment here source
I had had something similar in mind to what Richard had done. I wanted to check all the struct definitions, i.e. all instances of all the variables of any particular type, and make sure the defined sizes were consistent throughout the GlusterFS sources.
Using Richard's plug-in I found that while things were generally good, there were a couple structs that appeared to have mismatched sizes. The only thing was, Richard's plug-in didn't tell me where those structs were defined. And unfortunately GlusterFS has a lot of cut-and-pasted code, so it wasn't a matter of a simple grep to find them.
As both Martin and Richard note, the GCC plug-in framework is not well documented. It was not obvious how to do something that seems – on the surface – like it should be trivial. But, with a bit of detective work, I was able to solve it. (And after the fact the change was, in fact, quite simple; finding it however took some time.)
/* structsizes.cc plugin: public domain example code written by * Richard W.M. Jones, with modifications by Kaleb S. KEITHLEY */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <gcc-plugin.h> #include <tree.h> #include <print-tree.h> int plugin_is_GPL_compatible; static FILE *log_fp; static void plugin_finish_type (void *event_data, void *user_data) { tree type = (tree) event_data; if (user_data) { char *c = (char *) user_data; fprintf (log_fp, "user_data %x %x %x %x\n", c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3]); } /* We only care about structs, not any other type definition. */ if (TREE_CODE (type) == RECORD_TYPE) { /* This is useful for working out how to navigate the tree below. */ /* debug_tree (type); */ /* If the type is not complete, we can't do anything. */ if (!COMPLETE_TYPE_P (type)) { /* fprintf (log_fp, "struct '%s' has incomplete type\n", name); */ return; } /* Struct name? */ tree name_tree = TYPE_NAME (type); /* Ignore unnamed structs. */ if (!name_tree) { /* fprintf (log_fp, "ignoring unnamed struct\n"); */ return; } const char *name; if (TREE_CODE (name_tree) == IDENTIFIER_NODE) name = IDENTIFIER_POINTER (name_tree); else if (TREE_CODE (name_tree) == TYPE_DECL && DECL_NAME (name_tree)) name = IDENTIFIER_POINTER (DECL_NAME (name_tree)); else name = "unknown struct name"; /* should never happen? */ tree decl = type; for (; decl; decl = TREE_CHAIN (decl)) { if (DECL_P (decl)) break; } const char *filename = DECL_SOURCE_FILE (decl); int lineno = DECL_SOURCE_LINE (decl); /* Get the size of the struct that has been defined. */ tree size_tree = TYPE_SIZE (type); if (TREE_CODE (size_tree) == INTEGER_CST && !TYPE_P (size_tree) && TREE_CONSTANT (size_tree)) { size_t size = TREE_INT_CST_LOW (size_tree); fprintf (log_fp, "struct '%s' has size %zu [bits] in %s, line %d\n", name, size, filename, lineno); } else fprintf (log_fp, "struct '%s' has non-constant size\n", name); } fflush (log_fp); } int plugin_init (struct plugin_name_args *plugin_info, struct plugin_gcc_version *version) { const char *logfile = NULL; size_t i; /* Open the log file. */ for (i = 0; i argc; ++i) { if (strcmp (plugin_info->argv[i].key, "log") == 0) { logfile = plugin_info->argv[i].value; } } if (!logfile) { fprintf (stderr, "structsizes plugin: missing parameter: -fplugin-arg-structsizes-log=\n"); exit (EXIT_FAILURE); } log_fp = fopen (logfile, "a"); if (log_fp == NULL) { perror (logfile); exit (EXIT_FAILURE); } fprintf (log_fp, "Loaded structsizes plugin (GCC %s.%s.%s)\n", version->basever, version->devphase, version->revision); register_callback (plugin_info->base_name, PLUGIN_FINISH_TYPE, plugin_finish_type, NULL); return 0; }
Compile the plug-in using
gcc -g -I`gcc -print-file-name=plugin`/include \ -fpic -shared -o structsizes.so structsizes.cc
and when you compile your source, to use the plug-in you must add
... -fplugin=./structsizes.so \ -fplugin-arg-structsizes-log=<logfile> ...
to the compiler command line options.
For the purposes of compiling GlusterFS with this plug-in, I changed GlusterFS's configure.ac file like this:
... CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -g -O2 -fplugin=/path/to/structsizes.so \ -fplugin-arg-structsizes-log=/tmp/ss2.out" ...
and then ran
autogen.sh && ./configure && make
to build GlusterFS.
Afterwards you can
sort -u < /tmp/ss2.out > outfile
to reduce the output to something digestible.
And in the end, the seemingly mismatched struct sizes weren't really a problem. They were two different types – that happened to have the same type name – in two different translators.
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A Big Welcome for Brian and Annie Dyett to the Concrete Doctor family.
Brian grew up on the Gold Coast and then moved to New South Wales for the next chapter of his life raising a family and working as a stone mason for 20 years or so. Brian and Annie eventually sold up in New South Wales and returned to the Gold Coast living in the beautiful Tallebudgera Valley. Family time is very important to Brian and we are glad to welcome him as part of the Concrete Doctor family.
Brian has a good eye for detail and takes great pride in his work after working as a stone mason. Brian prides himself on great service and a do it right attitude the first time. Brian was looking for a new business that gave him flexibility to spend time with his family and create an income to continue the lifestyle he is used too, this is when he found Concrete Doctor. Living back on the Gold Coast where Brian grew up as a child, he can share quality time with the kids in a beautiful part of the Gold Coast. Their Franchise Territory covers Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta and surrounding suburbs to the Queensland border, so Brian doesn't need to travel far for work.
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The beautiful Gold Coast South Region, from Burleigh Heads, Tallebudgera Valley, Palm Beach, Currumbin Valley to Coolangatta Queensland Border.
Brian Dyett is a family man, "spending as much quality time with the family is what life it is all about."
Brian says "I am excited to slowly build a great business close to home. Using eco friendly products goes along way when you are using them day in and day out. Leaving a quality job knowing that the customer is not going to ring you up later complaining about the toxic smell coming from the sealing product you just put down for them. Using all water based products that really out perform the toxic products, is a massive game changer "
Brian thanks again for joining the team, we are proud to have you on board and we look forward to supporting you and ultimately celebrating your success with the Concrete Doctor.


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New Broward County Buses in Service
- More on the streets before the holidays -
December 1, 2015
: Ana Bravo, Broward County Transit
- More than 30 new Broward County Transit buses are currently or will soon be on the road serving customers. Those customers will benefit from Broward County's nearly $26 million investment by having a more comfortable ride and more reliable vehicles.
All buses are equipped with updated technology as part of the
Broward real time bus tracking system, coming soon to BCT!
Seventeen of the new vehicles are articulated buses, vehicles that are extended with two connecting customer compartments for a total of 60-feet in length. The articulated buses will seat up to 57 customers and will offer voice announcements for upcoming bus stops and connecting routes.
Five new NABI 40-foot, diesel hybrid-electric powered buses are scheduled to hit the road this year. The new NABI buses seat 38 customers and are fully accessible with a low-floor design and easy to use ramp for wheelchair boarding through the entrance door.
The additional nine vehicles are 45-foot Motor Coach Industries (MCI) buses to be used for long-distance service, and will serve the Express routes to Miami. MCI buses have 55 high-back seats with extra hip-to-knee space, LED reading lights, air conditioning vents, electrical outlets, and USB ports at each seat.
"This year we have been working hard on enhancing services and fleets of buses," said Chris Walton, Director of Transportation for Broward County. "At the same time, we're investing in new technology that modernize our services to keep up with the needs of our growing audience."
The 31 new buses will serve various routes and serve thousands of customers each day.
About Broward County Transit
Broward County Transit (BCT) provides safe and economical bus transportation via fixed route, express, community bus and paratransit services to its customers. Annually BCT provides nearly 40 million rides to customers and operates 44 major routes within 410 square miles of Broward County, as well as carrying commuters to Miami and connecting with neighboring transit agencies. For more information about BCT or for help planning your trip, visit our
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Mini Tummy Tuck Before & Afters
A mini tummy tuck (or "mini-abdominoplasty) is the less invasive cousin of the traditional tummy tuck.
This modified version of a full abdominoplasty removes loose skin from the lower abdomen to restore a flatter, firmer body body contour. The mini tummy tuck differs from the traditional tummy tuck in that the treatment area is limited to the area from the incision to the navel. Unlike a full tummy tuck, with a mini tuck the navel is cut around and sutured back in at another spot.
In general, the procedure is intended for women who have a small degree of abdominal laxity and excess skin below the navel. For cases where abdominal laxity and sagging skin exists above the belly button, a full tummy tuck is recommended.
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Good candidates for a mini tummy tuck are of stable weight and have not experienced any recent weight gain or loss. Candidates should not have a large amount of sagging excess abdominal skin, nor be considering having more children in the future. They are instead advised to wait until their families are complete before seeking the procedure.
Mini Tummy Tuck
Below are examples of a mini tummy tuck procedure before and after. The recovery time for a mini tummy tuck varies on the individual's age, weight, physical condition and on how much excess skin was removed from the abdominal area. Generally, plastic surgeon's advice returning to work within 1-2 weeks of the surgery. Strenuous physical activity should be avoided for 4-6 weeks.
Mini Tummy Tuck with Liposuction
For additional body contouring plastic surgeons frequently include liposuction to remove excess fat as part of the procedure. The inclusion of liposuction allows plastic surgeons to contour areas of the abdomen that they cannot easily reach via the mini tuck alone.
Mini Tummy Tuck with Abdominal Muscle Tightening
During a mini tummy tuck: Plastic surgeons typically tighten lax abdominal muscles to improve abdominal contouring. Tightening the abdominal muscles results in a more toned look, but prolongs the recovery time.
Mini Tummy Tuck Incision Before & After Healing
The incision for a mini tummy tuck surgery is typically placed just above the pubic hairline and well south of the bikini line. Mini tummy tuck incisions are generally smaller incisions than those made during a traditional tummy tuck.
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Mini Tummy Tucks Gone Wrong
While adverse outcomes during mini tummy tucks are relatively rare, there are a number of negative issues that can arise. As with any plastic surgery, there is always the possibility of an aesthetically unappealing scars or asymmetry. There is the possibility of fluid accumulation in the treatment area postoperatively, and blood or fat clots can sometimes occur. There is also the possibility of nerve damage and changes in skin sensation.
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Mini Tummy Tucks and Mommy Makeovers
A mini tummy tuck is often performed as part of a mommy makeover. A mommy makeover is a combined cosmetic plastic surgery consisting of a tummy tuck, liposuction and a breast enhancement (either a breast lift or breast implants or both).
Looking for more than just a tummy tuck? The tummy tuck is often just a smaller part of a complete mommy makeover. For more information, see Zwivel's Complete Guide to Mommy Makeovers.


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In the space of a few minutes, investors in the Turkish lira and Russian ruble got a reminder about how quickly bullish sentiment can sour, Bloomberg reported.
As Turkey's military said it shot down an unidentified aircraft on the Syrian border on Friday, the lira slid to a session low of 2.9106 per dollar, down 1.1%. Traders worried it may have been a Russian jet helped send the ruble down as much as 1.2%. The currencies have been among the 10 best performers in emerging markets this month, recovering from losses of more than 10% in the third quarter.
While the selloff eased once Turkey said the army shot down an unmanned drone with no immediately apparent affiliation to Russia, the initial response highlighted how fragile the October rally may be. Russian markets have largely ignored President Vladimir Putin's decision to join the war last month to support the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Investors in Turkey, which wants to see the Syrian leader overthrown, are grappling with a deteriorating security situation and Nov. 1 elections.
"The tense situation in the region leaves the Turkish lira and the Russian ruble, due to Russia's military action in Syria, the most sensitive emerging-market currencies to any fresh developments on the geopolitical front," said Piotr Matys, a strategist at Rabobank in London, who expects the ruble to face selling pressure in coming weeks.
Declining Volatility
Investors have piled back into Turkish and Russian assets this month amid speculation the Federal Reserve will hold off raising interest rates until next year. That helped push one-week implied volatility on the ruble to a more than two-month low this week, while price swings in the lira slid 2.1 percentage points in October through Thursday.
Lira volatility climbed as much as 56 basis points on Friday as the nation's interim Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu warned that Russian air operations in Syria may lead to accidents. The nationality of the drone, which flew three kilometers (1.9 miles) inside Turkey's border, can't be determined yet, Sinirlioglu told reporters in Ankara.
Investors in Russia have downplayed the nation's involvement in Syria since air strikes started on Sept. 30, looking instead to this month's recovery in oil, the nation's chief export earner, and the Fed rate outlook.
'Fragile' Rally
The ruble touched a session low of 62.128 per dollar on Friday after the Turkish army's first statement, which didn't initially specify the type of aircraft that was shot down. It traded 0.2% weaker at 61.498 per dollar by 6:40 p.m. in Moscow.
"The fact that investors sold the ruble so quickly on the news of Turkey shooting down a plane shows how fragile and speculative the rally is," said Oleg Popov, a money manager at Moscow-based money manager April Capital, which bought a unit of Allianz SE last year. "The situation could change in a matter of seconds."
The lira also faces risks as Turks prepare to go to the polls next month after June elections yielded inconclusive results and subsequent efforts to form a coalition government failed. While it's up 4.2% this month, the currency has depreciated almost 20% in 2015, second only to Brazil's real in 24 emerging markets.
"The constant flow of negative news from Turkey reaffirms that the country is trapped in a phase of deep uncertainty," Wolfango Piccoli, managing director of Teneo Intelligence in London, said by e-mail. "Russia's involvement in Syria injects an additional element of volatility to what is already a very fragile regional backdrop."


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1 tsp butter.
Spray non-stick coating on small skillet.
Place on medium-high heat.
Beat egg with whisk or magic bullet.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Scramble egg in skillet at medium high heat.
Place one-half of bagel thin in toaster.
Spread 1 tsp Butter on toasted Bagel
Calories: 168
Carbs: 12.4 grams
Protein: 10.1 grams
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The Tutoring for Tuition Program provides high school students an opportunity to tutor other students in their school environment while earning a tuition voucher towards post-secondary education. This program runs throughout the school year and is funded by the Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment. Students for Level I, II and III are available to tutor in the areas of Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and French for all grades.
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Ok guys, above are JUST nine (9) of the many pieces of luggage that Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray will be bringing to Bangkok, Thailand for Miss Universe 2018.
Talk about a Queen's baggage allowance. I definitely would want to be booked with her on a flight! 😊 Keep in mind that each piece is not necessarily maxed out in terms of space because she has some gowns, cocktail dresses and daily outfits that need to be packed in a less crowded way so as not to spoil the texture and material of each.
Anyways, let me introduce you to some of the unsung individuals who helped train Queen Cat in parts of the preparation – the impact of which you would easily spot the minute she is set into motion in Bangkok. Heading the team is Arch. Carlos Buendia Jr. who some may remember as the individual who trained and polished Miss World 2013 Megan Young during her "Dances of the World" routine in Bali. He is in-charge of pasarela, dance and personality development.
With him is a trio of colleagues from Teatro Tomasino – Iris Agcaoilli, Natalie Estrada and Lyn Carol Garcia – who facilitated the Basic Theatre Workshops, Movement Workshops and Dance Workshops for Queen Cat.
Let the discussion begin now, dear readers. 😉


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Movie Reviews
When a movie starts with a band playing Tom Petty's "American Girl", it can't be all bad, right? The band in question is called Ricki And The Flash and is fronted by Ricki aka Linda Brummel (Meryl Streep), who gave up her old life in order to pursue her rock 'n roll dreams. That didn't turn out quite the way she pictured it, unless her dreams included hooking up with her lead guitarist Greg (Rick Springfield) while working as a cashier by day and playing in the same old watering hole since 2008 at night
Her old life catches up with her when she receives a phone from her estranged husband Pete (Kevin Kline) who informs her that their daughter Julie (Streep's daughter Mamie Gummer) had a breakdown after her husband left her. So she goes home to Indianapolis where she stays with Pete and his new wife Maureen. Needless to say she isn't exactly welcomed back with open arms by either Pete, Maureen, Julie or her two sons, Josh and Adam and has her work cut out for her. Will it all work out in the end? Will she be back in her family's good graces? Gosh, the tension!
Anybody seen Danny Collins? Well, this is basically the same movie except that Meryl Streep takes the lead instead of Al Pacino. Director Jonathan Demme runs with a script provided by Diablo Cody and Streep definitely seems to have a good time sharing some screen time with her daughter, but Ricki And The Flash is not a great movie. It's enjoyable at best, predictable as hell and pretty much the only thing you will remember about it is the über-cheesy and toe-curling ending.


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United States District Court, D. Maine
August 31, 2017
MARICAL, INC., et al., Plaintiffsv.COOKE AQUACULTURE INC., et al., Defendants
In this
action, Plaintiffs and Counter-claim Defendants Marical Inc.,
Europharma AS, and Europharma Inc. Canada
("Plaintiffs"), allege that Defendants and
Counter-claim Plaintiffs Cooke Aquaculture Inc., Cooke
Aquaculture USA Inc., True North Salmon Co. Ltd., True North
Salmon U.S. Inc., True North Sales U.S. Inc., and Salmones
Cupquelan SA ("Defendants"), produce and import
salmon raised by methods that infringe Plaintiffs' United
States patents, which patents teach methods for raising
pre-adult anadromous fish. (Complaint, ECF No. 1.) In their
counterclaim for declaratory judgment, Defendants seek a
judgment of invalidity and non-infringement. (Answer and
Counterclaims, ECF No. 16.)
matter is before the Court on the following discovery
motions, [1] all of which seek to limit or preclude
expert testimony based on the substance of the expert witness
disclosures and/or timeliness considerations:
Defendants' Motion to Strike New Contentions in [Steven
H. Jury, Ph.D.'s] Reports (ECF No. 259);
Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Portions of the Reports of
Terrence M. Bradley, Ph.D. (ECF No. 263);
Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike the Expert Report of the
Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff (ECF No. 264).
a review of the record, and after consideration of the
parties' arguments, the Court denies the motions.
Rule of Civil Procedure 26 governs the duty to disclose
information in discovery. As to expert witnesses, Rule 26
requires that a party disclose expert witnesses who may be
used at trial to present evidence under Federal Rule of
Evidence 702, 703, or 705. Expert disclosures ordinarily
include the production of a written report prepared and
signed by the expert witness. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(2). In this
District, the deadline for expert designations in most cases,
including patent cases, is established by a scheduling order.
D. Me. Loc. R. 16.2(c).[2]
the governing procedural rules, parties have a duty to
supplement information given by expert witnesses in their
reports and at their depositions. Specifically, a party must
supplement the expert witness disclosures at least 30 days
prior to trial. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(e)(2), (a)(3). Compliance
with the deadline, however, is not the sole consideration
when determining whether to permit a party's supplemental
designation. Ordinarily, a party cannot fundamentally change
the substance of an expert witness's anticipated
testimony through a supplemental designation. SD3,
LLC v. Rea, 71 F.Supp.3d 189, 194- 95 (D.D.C. 2014);
Tripkovich v. Ramirez, No. 2:13-CV-6389, 2015 WL
3849392, at *5 (E.D. La. June 22, 2015); State Farm Mut.
Auto. Ins. Co. v. Physicians Injury Care Ctr.,
Inc., No. 6:06-CV-1757, 2008 WL 11342764, at *2
(M.D. Fla. Aug. 26, 2008).
parties contend that certain expert opinions should be
stricken because the opinions were not adequately disclosed
in, or are inconsistent with, prior responses to contention
interrogatories posed to the party. The parties further argue
that because fact discovery has closed, they are prejudiced
by the newly disclosed opinions because the underlying facts
upon which the opinions depend can no longer be
that seek the bases of a party's claims or defenses are
within the scope of permissible discovery. Pursuant to Rule
[a]n interrogatory is not objectionable merely because it
asks for an opinion or contention that relates to fact or the
application of law to fact, but the court may order that the
interrogatory need not be answered until designated discovery
is complete, or until a pretrial conference or some other
Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(a)(2). Rule 26 provides that answers to
interrogatories may be supplemented or corrected "in a
timely manner if the party learns that in some material
respect the disclosure or response is incomplete or
incorrect, and if the additional or corrective information
has not otherwise been made known to the other parties during
the discovery process or in writing …."
Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(e)(1).
on these provisions, the Court is not persuaded by the
parties' basic assertion that because an expert opinion
is "new" when compared to a party's prior
responses to contention interrogatories, the opinion is
inherently subject to exclusion. While Rule 37(c) authorizes
the Court to sanction the failure to disclose or the failure
to supplement an earlier disclosure or response, the Rules
also permit a party to supplement and correct its
contentions. See, e.g., Genband U.S.
LLC v. Metaswitch Networks Corp., No. 2:14-CV-33, 2016
WL 122969, at *1 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 9, 2016).
Defendants' Motion to Strike New Contentions in [Steven
H. Jury, Ph.D.'s] Reports (ECF No. 259)
object to the following "new contentions"
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The primary goal for the position of Service Desk Strategic Account Support is;
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
From the moment I saw the gorgeous inspiration photo for the November challenge on the Verve Blog, I wanted to use the Mini Sunburst Die dies from Your Next Stamp as an element. It was fun to choose colorful scraps based on the photo, but I struggled to make the Let Every Heart stamp fit. By removing a few elements from the Verve Sketch and by using a 5 x7 seven card base, a balanced look was achieved.
God spoke to me through the process, reminding me that it is a deliberate, intentional choice to make room for Him in our hearts. As Christmas approaches, I want to slow down in order to honor and to enjoy my Lord.
Thanks for stopping by to look,
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2 comments:
- Sherrie K. said...
Super fun papers and beautiful design! Love the sentiment!
Sherrie K
- November 20, 2016 at 2:42 PM
- Julee (Vervegirl) said...
Oh, what a fun card. Love that fabulous pinwheel heart. Thanks for joining us for our Diva Inspirations challenge!
- November 20, 2016 at 9:39 PM
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As an introvert, I have always been accused of being boring. My friends say that I am not a party animal. In fact, I am not an animal at all. After thousands of years of evolution isn't it shameful to call yourself an animal? (SARCASM, lest you feel offended!!) If you don't like to party, drink and dance in the noisy pubs and clubs does that make you boring? What my friends fail to understand is that I don't like places that are filled with people howling and screaming at the top of their voice. I am not saying it out loud that my friends are stupid (but in my mind I am) because they enjoy partying and clubbing. I am saying that if not partying makes me boring so be it. But now I have cracked the code. Whenever my friends plan for an outing to a club or pub I stay away from it. So now just to include me in their outings they have started asking me where to go before planning an outing. Since Bangalore has a lot more fun places to hang out, so clubbing is not the only option. Here is a list of options apart from clubbing that you can suggest your extrovert friends.
These are the next level libraries where you can sit with your friends for a story reading session. It involves interacting with people; know them and their ideas more closely. Definitely, a great place to hang-out with your friends or even alone. I being from Bangalore had the most wonderful feeling at Atta Galata where I attended a book reading session. So next time your gang asks you to accompany them take them to this place.
Again this is something that is equally enjoyed by introverts and extroverts. I am okay with it as long as I am not pushed and pulled by drunken people around me. Just kidding! In fact, some of my friends who perform in the open mics invite me to their gigs. And I must say, stand-up comedy gigs refreshes the mind every once in a while. venues like Humming Tree and Sanctum Club are some of the venues that host open mics in Bangalore.
This form of clubbing is less intrusive than the original form of clubbing. If you think clubbing is a horrendous blot on the history of recreation, then I urge you to go for silent discos. Here you will be given a headphone. If you want to talk with someone just remove the headphones. So next time if your friends force you to come for a party, take them to the silent disco.
Fashion Shows are little less invasive than pubs and you get a chance to sit (for the ones who are lazy and introvert). And while sitting you can laugh at all sorts of jokes that come to your mind after seeing the costumes that the models wear in the name of fashion! ;)
"I abhor dogs!" Said no human ever! And just to prove you wrong if your friend said that with a smirk on his/her face you have the full right to shove up a stick through his/her a**. And no I am not making this up; there is a section in the law that decriminalises your act. Take your gang to a café that has a lot of furry creatures. Trust me from next time you will be the pack leader when it comes to deciding where to go to chill.
If your buddies are still not convinced with all the above-said ideas I think you know better what to do. Take a book and go to the bed. Treat yourself with world's cheapest form of entertainment, Sleep!!


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Posted: Oct 07, 2017
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Kalamazoo College volleyball team lost in four sets to Saint Mary's College on Saturday, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 28-26.
Maria Katrantzi led the Hornets with 16 kills, 14 digs and three service aces.
Madi Goodman and Rachel Girard each had 15 kills. Shelby Suseland added 10 kills.
Zoey Ammon recorded 52 assists with 10 digs. Kaiya Herman-Hilker had 13 digs.
Kalamazoo returns to action on Wednesday, October 11 at Alma.


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Bullet Catcher begins this week! In Silverwood: The Door, the malevolence beneath the forest floor grows in power. All it needs is blood. In Tremontaine, Rafe and Reza come to some realizations. This week in 1776: The World Turned Upside Down, fresh off the failed conquest of Canada, Benedict Arnold must face his next challenge. Today Exquisite Corpse airs. Plus, a new micro story is published for Microfiction Monday!
Silverwood Season 1
How does a nice week in the woods sound? Like screaming. It sounds like screaming.Ever since the old Silverwood Electrical & Engineering labs shut down, the site, surrounded by trees on a quiet mountain, has been a peaceful refuge for campers of all kinds. But soon after a ragtag troop of scouts and a bus full of corporate drones arrive for a week of roughing it, the forest turns against them.There's a strange pollen in the air that is making everyone agitated. Violent, even. There's a creepy girl with a teddy bear. A giant, monstrous teddy bear. And there's a malevolent force beneath the dirt, desperate to open a door between dimensions and return home. All it needs is blood.Welcome to Silverwood, campers.
Episode 3: A Boy's Best Friend by Richard Chizmar
The universe feels tilted around Silverwood, a former research facility turned woodland retreat. Strange messages arrive on cell phones. Strange creatures bubble up from the ground. And strange men wander the trees, bent on serving the deadly whispers in their ears. Whispers that are beginning now to reach a group of scouts and a group of weekend warriors. They can't ignore them, can't keep from picking at them, like a scab that is holding back a wound desperate to be ripped open.What did you think of the episode? Let us know in the comments or review it on Goodreads.
1776: The World Turned Upside Down
Who were the farmers and accountants, high-school dropouts and part-time soldiers, successful merchants and failed corset makers, who fought against the British empire for American Independence? Find out in 1776: The World Turned Upside Down, which explores their lives and tells the story of the American Revolution in an informal, playful way.In October 1776, Benedict Arnold takes to shipbuilding and through his wiles, takes on a British fleet. And you thought he was a soldier, not a sailor.Subscribe to 1776: The World Turned Upside Down for a month-by-month account of the story behind the American Revolution. Read or listen to Episode 1: January for free!
Tremontaine Season 4
Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.
Episode 6: What Light in the Houses Beneath the Earth?by Tessa Gratton
Rafe realizes Reza's friendship is essential to him. David Rook undertakes a grave mission. Diane and Octavian cement their alliance. Thanks to the Salamander, Tess makes an unsettling discovery. Kaab honors one of her own.What did you think of the episode? Let us know in the comments or review it on Goodreads.
Bullet Catcher
In the desert, you can bend. You can splinter. But you can't break. Not if you want to be free.Immaculada Amaya Moreno has no kind of life in no kind of town. Her parents are dead, her brother probably is too. When a stranger arrives, a stranger who can bend bullets to his will, she figures she has nothing to lose. So like a cobalt shadow cast in the sand, she follows him into the wastes. She's hoping to find answers, purpose, maybe even some kind of life. What she finds will change not only her life, but her whole world.
Episode 1: Immaculate by Joaquin Lowe
Immaculada Amaya Moreno's parents are dead. Her brother is long lost. And she's trapped, "adopted" out to a man whose idea of childhood is washing dishes in his saloon, day in and day out. But then a Bullet Catcher, like her brother longed to be, blows through town like a sudden, violent sandstorm. And for the first time that she can remember, Imma feels something like hope.If you haven't read episode one, you can read it for free now!What did you think of the episode? Let us know in the comments or review it on Goodreads.
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Our curriculum is purposely designed to accurately meet the needs of the learning objectives in each academic area, level-by-level. It is broad-based and a good blend of the Nigerian and American/British curricular. Supplementaries such as creative, standard-based ideas and activities are also included to re-enforce and enhance the curriculum.
Greater emphasis is placed on some core areas/programmes such as:
- ♦ Reading Program
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- ♦ Mathematics
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- ♦ Art & Music
This programme commences after mainstream lessons end (Mondays through Thursdays),
continuing in the direction toward uniformity of instruction. It begins at 2:00pm after lunch and
nap time and ends by 4:00pm. During this period, pupils do daily assignments and those who perform below the
minimum acceptable level of proficiency, especially in the area of Cursive Writing, Reading, Continuous Writing,
Grammar, Phonology and Mathematics receive supplementary remedial assistance.
This programme closes daily with library activities and appropriate in-door as well as out-door game activities.
This is an activity-based programme which comes up twice every month in the school year. Previously, it had a limited focus on gardening, knitting, cooking, art and craft work, music and exercises. Gradually it has been enlarged to be more comprehensive and to include ballet, swimming and modified sports and other appropriate activities with particular emphasis on the specialized skills involved in each of the activities. This programme is open to all pupils of the school as well as non-school pupils who reside in the immediate vicinity of the school.


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Woodbine - 123Racing Pick 6 Analysis
Roy Steele, keys in on the excellent WOODBINE card the feature race The Pattison Canadian International - a Mile Half on the lush turf course.
The title of MYTHICAL 123Racing PICK 6 KING is up for grabs starting in Race 6.
Adhering to the normal pick 6 rules, the wager is similar to all handicapping competitions. Huge prizes to be presented by The Queen (If she is not to busy winning).
My top selection in each race is for the COMP, the other two selections in each race compliment for the exotics Ex and Tri.
All exotics have a min 20 cent wager at Woodbine. Plus Two HUGE POOLS in the Pick 4 $150k and $250k.
PLUS PLUS PLUS Super Hi 5 Carryover in the last race which must be won Half a million in the pool upto press.
Let the games begin!
Ryan Moore rides at Woodbine today and could become KING OF THE TURF. He cantered home for Coolmore in the QUEEN ELIZABETH II stakes at Ascot yesterday then jumped on a plane over the Atlantic to ride for Coolmore in a stakes laden card at Woodbine. He is joined by several other jocks and trainers from Europe the States Ireland to enjoy the festivities.
The QUEEN has her first ever runner in Canada DARTMOUTH in the days big race The Pattison Canadian International... Mile Half going off around 5.40 .pm eastern.


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hey thebrew,
I have a question. I want to build my own photobooth with my ipad 3 + shuttersnitch. The complete setup:
Canon 7D with CF Adapter + Transcend Wifi (32GB)
iPad 3 16GB and
the time it takes for shuttersnitch to receive and show a photo appears to be too long for my liking. sometimes it's 13 seconds, the best time I had was 6seconds. In average it takes 8 seconds. as you can imagine, for a photobooth this is a little too long (the guys don't want to wait 8-13 seconds to see whether or not their picture is ok).
We've run this with the complete default settings and the lowest possible setting for jpeg. RAW even takes longer (30-40 seconds per image)..
what we've observed is kind of strange. it takes about 5 seconds until the app says "receiving file". the moment it starts receiving it, it seems to be super fast. I mean I know that it takes time until the camera has stored the file on the card, but 5 seconds until the app starts responding can not be considered as a good timing, can it? :-)
do you have an idea on how to improve this? I'd love to see a time at around 2 seconds (that's what the article told me that lead me to your app).. otherwise this app was a waste of money for me :(
thanks buddy!
PS: tried it with the iPhone 5S too. it's not faster for me