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For every cigar collector, there is a quality humidor at there home, the Mantello Royale Glasstop may be it. Each brand offers a unique aroma, flavour and all round experience. Therefore, curating a collection of multiple brands has become the norm for the cigar connoisseur. This raises not only the issue of storage, but also the issue of proper preservation.
One answer, and perhaps the most sophisticated one at that, is the use of humidors. Humidors help to keep your cigars at the correct temperature and humidity. Cigars are incredibly sensitive to their surroundings, and spoil way too easy for the protection of the stick to be taken lightly.
Where rudimentary do-it-yourself storage options do exist, none match up to the standards of a true quality humidor. One such quality humidor, the Mantello Royale Glasstop 25–50 Cigar Humidor, is under review today.
The Benefits of the Mantello Royale
The advantages of using a humidor for the storage of your cigars seem clear. However, different humidors offer a range of different features, so perhaps it is time to focus in on the specific advantages of the Mantello Royale.
We'll start with perhaps the most important feature of this unit. The whole purpose of the humidor is to keep your cigars in an environmentally controlled state. The humidor achieves this with aplomb, by using a secure lid seal to maintain humidity. Without this seal, humidity would fluctuate and your cigars would soon spoil. Therefore, you can rest easy knowing that your cigars are safely stored inside.
Interior Lining – Spanish Cedar
Where the seal, combined with a Spanish Cedar interior lining – to gently complement the cigars natural aromas – ensure a quality interior. It's worth mentioning the exterior of this humidor. The Mantello Royale is a table top humidor. Where some are stand alone units, resembling the size of small wine cooler, this unit looks the part when it's sat on your desk.
Storage Space & Dimensions
Capable of storing up to 50 cigars, the space does not leave you wanting, but at the same time is compact enough to sit on your desk unobtrusively.
It's exquisitely smooth finish and tempered glass top makes for a sophisticated appearance. One that will blend seamlessly with other furnishings. With exterior dimensions of 10.5″ x 9″ x 4″, it is a smaller size box that will fit any where. It weighs 3.8 pounds, making it a breeze to move it.
No Hygrometer May Be A Problem
The only real con with the Mantello Royale Glasstop, is that is humidity regulation is passive. Some humidors come fit with an interior hygrometer to more accurately regulate and measure humidity.
This humidor relies solely on the capability of it's seal. Therefore if the humidity is wrongly set on the inside, the seal will only serve to regulate this incorrect humidity level.
Cheap To Buy, Easy To Run – A Definite Buy
Purchasing this unit is a no brainer. Not only is it the perfect desktop companion to a larger, more sophisticated humidor, it also has enough to offer you as your sole cigar storage solution.
This is a great starter humidor for anyone who is looking to dip their toes into the world of cigar smoking. Of course, for well seasoned smokers this can be a nice addition to your humidor collection. Having one of these allows you to place it somewhere a large humidor can't go. Easy access to some of your favorite cigars.


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|Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]
Mr. Chope: Will the Minister answer the question about why the Government are not legislating for homosexual marriage? If they did that, the problems that I have described would not exist.
Jacqui Smith: As we said on Second Reading, our approach to the legal situation is to say, ''Let us devise a 21st century way, a new legal relationship, which recognises the legal difficulties and sensitivities that perhaps not everybody in this Committee may share but certainly many people with religious views would share, about the particular historical traditions of marriage that might make it inappropriate for there to be same-sex marriages.'' We have identified where the mischief stands, as the lawyers describe it, and that is the legal invisibility of people in same-sex couples. We
Column Number: 051are attempting to remedy that through the Bill, and our approach received widespread support throughout the consultation period. Stonewall, for example, recognises it as the 21st century, modern way to deal with that particular problem.
The second reason for the Government's approach is our view that for opposite-sex couples marriage is the best framework for stable family relationships. I think the hon. Gentleman would agree with that. The irony of his position is that he would want the state to sanction another form of legal relationship for opposite-sex couples that could be seen only as being in direct competition with marriage. It is a deep irony that those people who hold marriage so dear and consider it to be so important at the same time argue for a legally recognised, state sanctioned relationship in direct competition with it. The Government do not want to do that.
Mr. Chope: Does the Minister agree that heterosexual couples sometimes choose not to marry for very personal reasons of conscience and belief, such as, for example, the historical implication of the term ''marriage'' and the historical nature of the institution in which the woman was treated as property?
Jacqui Smith: I do not think that modern marriage treats women as property, but of course there are a whole range of reasons why people might choose not to marry just as there will be for people who choose not to enter into a civil partnership. The point is that in an opposite-sex relationship, one has that choice; in a same-sex relationship, one does not. This Bill is about putting right that inequality.
Mr. Bercow: Does the Minister not think it both bizarre and unsatisfactory that my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch has still failed to explain how and why civil partnership for gay couples undermines marriage but civil partnership for heterosexual, cohabiting couples does not?
Jacqui Smith: Yes, it is bizarre. I have nothing to add; the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right.
I move on to some of the legal arguments that the hon. Member for Christchurch made. On Second Reading and again today, he suggested that it was discriminatory for legislation to favour married couples or those in a legally recognised relationship. He quoted from the interim report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, and he referred in particular—as he has today—to the decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in the case of Miron v. Trudel.
However, the hon. Gentleman did not outline the context and content of that case, and we should be clear about that. It was about financial support under an insurance policy where a spouse was injured in a motor accident. The court found, by a majority of five to four, that there was no justification for the legislature to have restricted the benefits of the legislation in question to married couples to the exclusion of unmarried opposite-sex couples.
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That case was not about eligibility to form a particular kind of legal relationship; it was about the appropriate allocation of a particular benefit as between couples in a formal relationship and those who were not in such a relationship. Therefore, it is not clear that even that case supports the hon. Gentleman's contention. Furthermore, he did not go on to add that, in any event, in a more recent decision in the case of Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Walsh—which I put in my letter—the same court reached a different conclusion, and with only one dissenting judgment, so that was a very clear majority. This time, considering legislation on the division of matrimonial property, the court emphasised that a distinction may very properly be made between those who decide to marry and those who do not.
It is likely that the European Court of Human Rights would follow the latter approach. As the Joint Committee's interim report recognised, the Court has confirmed that it is compatible with convention rights to treat married couples differently from couples that do not marry.
Angela Eagle: Does my right hon. Friend agree that the appropriate comparison is between civil partners and spouses and those who could form civil partnerships but have not done so and those who could form married partnerships and have not done so? To do that would be better than mixing the two in this mischievous way.
Jacqui Smith: I do agree. I was going to make precisely that point; my hon. Friend has spelled it out admirably.
Leaving that aside, this Bill is about a new, formal legal relationship that also requires the agreement of both parties. For those couples that do not marry because one partner does not wish to—that example has been used—the availability of civil partnership would be unlikely to help. In other words, the idea that people who do not want to enter into a significant legal relationship with rights and responsibilities as represented by marriage—there could be all sorts of reasons why that would be the case—would then want to enter into civil partnership, which is a very similar legal relationship with very similar rights and responsibilities, is not tenable. If people are not willing, for whatever reason, to take on those legal responsibilities in marriage, they will be unlikely to want to do so in civil partnership. For example, where one person in an opposite-sex couple does not wish to shoulder the financial responsibilities that flow from marriage, it would be highly unlikely that they would want to form a civil partnership with similar rights and responsibilities.
If couples choose not to marry for reasons of personal belief or conscience—we have touched on that—that is a matter entirely for them, not for Government. However, although I do not think that the hon. Member for Christchurch has expressed himself well today, others have explained their concerns about the particular practical problems that people who choose to cohabit can find themselves in, and I am not unsympathetic to their point of view.
Column Number: 053Therefore, it might be worth while to draw hon. Members' attention to the range of work that the Government are undertaking on cohabitation issues.
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD): Does the Minister share my view that the hon. Member for Christchurch is missing the point? The debate we are having might make people in opposite-sex relationships who currently choose not to marry consider whether the legal protection outside marriage is adequate, and, by comparison, more of them may actually choose to marry. Therefore this debate is helping his cause rather than undermining it.
Jacqui Smith: The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. The first strand of work with respect to cohabitation should be about raising awareness of the implications of making the choice to cohabit, as opposed to entering into a legal relationship. It was unfortunate that during the last sitting the hon. Member for Christchurch used the phrase ''common-law marriage'' because there is no such thing. The first strand of work that the Government are undertaking is to dispel the myth of common-law marriage through a public awareness campaign that aims to point out the differences in legal rights between married and unmarried couples. It suggests ways that unmarried couples can protect themselves in the event that their relationship breaks down. That is a practical way to identify those issues and to raise awareness of how they might be overcome.
The second strand of the work on cohabitation is to ensure that full use is made of those rights and responsibilities that already exist between cohabiting couples. Officials at the Department for Constitutional Affairs and my ministerial colleagues are considering ways of making better use of those provisions. For example, schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 gives courts the power to make property adjustments and to order lump sum or periodical payments for the benefit of children of cohabitant families. However, in 2001, only 428 orders were made under those provisions, compared with 26,627 lump sum and property orders in divorce proceedings. In relation to the protection of the children of cohabiting couples, it may be that more could be done under existing law. I am sure that everyone would consider that a good thing to do.
The third strand of the work is to look in more detail at the current law. The Law Commission is considering including opposite-sex and same-sex cohabitation in its next programme of law reform. The project would examine the approach taken in other jurisdictions and options such as the extension of the ancillary relief regime to unmarried couples.
That body of work ensures that cohabiting couples who do not marry for whatever reason are made fully aware of the consequences of their choice. It provides them with practical advice and information and enables them to make an informed decision about how to protect themselves and their families from some of the consequences of their unmarried status or, should the Bill be accepted, from some of the consequences of their decision not to enter into a civil partnership.
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Through the Bill and the accompanying work on cohabitation we are ensuring that the choices made by couples are respected and supported in the most appropriate manner. The difficulty with the amendments, although I recognise that they are caused by concern about the position of cohabiting couples, is that the Bill is not the appropriate place to deal with the issues they cover. I hope that I have given hon. Members some reassurance that the Government take those issues seriously and are engaged in a programme of work to deal with them, but the Bill is about putting right a specific legal difficulty, which is the lack of any opportunity to gain legal visibility for a same-sex relationship. That is what the Bill is aimed at putting right and the basis on which it has been designed. I believe that to be the fundamental basis on which we should proceed and I therefore ask hon. Members to reject the amendment.
Briefly, the third amendment would change the short title to the ''Same-Sex Partnership Bill''. In fact the term ''civil partnership'' was one of the points on which we consulted. It has gained wide currency in the community and the wider public arena. The term properly reflects the secular status of civil partnerships and I cannot see any reason to think again about the point. In fact is that the hon. Member for Christchurch precisely identified that he wanted to change the title only to pursue a particular point, which I do not believe is valid and nor do other hon. Members. I hope that hon. Members will reject that amendment, but perhaps the Government's commitment to righting the difficulties that the Bill is aimed at righting, and dealing with the issues around cohabiting couples, will leave the hon. Gentleman feeling sufficiently reassured to withdraw his amendments.
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I am honored and proud to take the reigns as president and CEO of Selectica. A lot has happened. One thing for sure: Selectica is coming together.
Over the past year, we executed on a strategy to acquire IASTA (spend analysis, eSourcing & supplier management provider) and soon b-pack (procurement software & procure to pay technology) will close. This will enable our customers access to a complete suite of best-in-class, source-to-pay solutions. Now, we can deliver the highest quality and most innovative enterprise-wide Supply Management (SM), Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (ECLM) solutions, and Procure-to-Pay applications.
To achieve the next level of our goal, we will drive process, performance and success. Today, Selectica has offices worldwide (three in the U.S.), and all departments are aligned to work together. We are poised to build quality products and deliver best-in-class solutions. We will keep Selectica financially strong, so we are in a better position to serve our customers.
I've been in the industry for well over two decades, and look forward to leveraging that experience for our company's future in enterprise technology solutions. On a personal level, for me there are three simple tenets. They will also be the guiding principles for all of Selectica.
The first tenet is quality. It's important that Selectica have a culture where each team member leaves work at the end of the day knowing they gave it their all. Our mission is to support current and future customer needs – from sourcing to contracting to payment – and that means delivering solutions that are not only useful and effective out of the box for each customer, but also configurable and scalable for unique enterprises. Our customers are the first priority; we will always listen and ask questions to truly understand their needs. Our goal is to help businesses work better – to reduce risk, increase compliance, and maximize efficiency across the enterprise. To do that, we are fully committed to extremely high quality standards set by you, our customer.
The second tenet is innovation. We exist to develop and deliver leading technology to support the marketplace. Our technology team is the best in the industry, and they're determined to create and deliver new and innovative solutions. Our customer pain points drive our innovative thinking. We will seize every opportunity to exceed market expectations in order to deliver new solutions to customer problems.
I am proud that Selectica was named a visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites this year, and b-pack was also named a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites for Indirect Procurement. You can bet we're working to keep that title and move up by continually looking ahead to where the industry is moving.
My third tenet is integrity. That means we tell the truth, only make promises on what we can deliver. We will not make promises we cannot keep, because we believe honesty demonstrates respect for our customers. If there's something our customers need that we can't deliver now, we'll work on it every day until we can get it to them. It's about you, the customer, and how we're going to better serve you in the coming years.
At the end of the day, our business thrives when our customers do. It's simple, that's what we do. Please feel free to contact us to learn how Selectica can improve your business with enterprise technology solutions. You can also contact me directly with your comments; I welcome your feedback. Thank you.
Now let's get to work!


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- Annoying Pop-up's
- Shows commercial adverts
- Connects to the internet without permission
If you are seeing various in-text, interstitial, transitional, search-related, banner, and pop-up advertisements every time you browse the web, there is a huge possibility that SmarterPower, which is the newest product of SuperWeb LLC has managed to infiltrate your system. As other programs published by the same company, SmarterPower will not do anything really beneficial even though it claims that it will enhance your browsing experience by providing various tools for searching the web and finding the best deals on various commercial websites (e.g. ebay.com, amazon.com, kmart.com, etc). There is no point in keeping useless applications; thus, we recommend that you remove SmarterPower as quickly as possible. If you do so, you will reduce the possibility to infect the system with malware as well.
Even though SmarterPower is not a very serious infection, the specialists of pcthreat.com have found out that this program might expose you to potential infections via ads that it generates. We do not recommend clicking on them if you do not want to experience security-related problems; it is because you will never know whether you are going to be taken to trustworthy websites. SmarterPower itself just uses the service of third-party advertisers; thus, it is not responsible for your safety in any way. We believe that it is rather risky to keep SmarterPower installed on the system, which is why we suggest that you get rid of it as soon as possible. We advise that you ignore all those ads in the meantime because you might download and install different kinds of unreliable software as well.
SmarterPower and other applications published by Super Web LLC usually travel bundled with unreliable software, especially freeware. Thus, if you tend to download various applications from the internet, we recommend that you choose trustworthy sources and then install applications attentively. By saying "attentively", we mean that you should read all the information provided in the setup wizard in order to be able to decline the installation of undesirable software. In order to be completely safe, you should install an antimalware tool as well.
We have prepared the manual removal instructions in order to help you to delete SmarterPower from the system (scroll down and you will find them below the article). However, if you want to save some time, you should definitely acquire a reliable antimalware tool, for instance, SpyHunter and then perform a full system scan. Another reason why it is worth investing in automatic tools is the fact that they will protect the system 24/7.
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If I hear another superstarred chef mention "fois-gras chewing gum", "olive oil gelcaps" or some other weird parmaceutical, chemical and experimental concuction they pass for food, I am going to… Oh, I think this is a "G" rated blog… might have to change that someday.
Seriously, I LOVE food. You must know that. I am however a cave woman who believes in FIRE.
Nothing beats the caramelized reddish color that food acquires under fire. Or the crispy juicy taste that comes with slow roasting or pan searing.
The real title for this blog is
Our weekly trips to the markets were fun and producers are getting used to our weekly visit and François' insanity, we are slowly meeting really interesting people. Farmers are setting aside good produce for me and I am falling in love with Brussels one stand at a time (and 1 kilo at a time).
Though spring is still slow to show its fruits and ramps have not yet sprouted, this week I found the first asparagus. Wohoooo!
At the Marché du Chatelain I bought:
Parsley Root
The farmer told me she had made a zucchini soup… (ehem that's my speciality thank you) BUT she said just before she puts in in the blender, she adds a bunch of watercress to add freshness and bitterness. I am definitely going to try this. Sounds like a nice variation to my classic. (my version was photographed best by Ann).
Next I went to the meat stand and bought a nice organic Prosciutto di Parma d.o.p. and a gorgeous free-range Rabbit (if you think of rabbit as a pet not food… please stop reading this blog).
After food shopping, we stopped for oysters and white wine.
Our architect was visiting from Catalunya to go over our project. He is an Italian man living in Spain. I knew he would love my back to basics simple meal, actually, he more than loved it, he inhaled it 😉
So here is what I made:
Asparagus wrapped in Prosciutto with caper anchovies and mollica sauce
Slow roasted Rabbit with bergamot, olives, garlic and rosemary
Prepare the rabbit first as it cooks for about 3 hours.
Heat the oven to 257 °F
In your roasting pan add 1 whole head of garlic keeping the skin on the garlic cloves (in camicia)
1 onion coarsly chopped
The peel and juice of 1 Bergamot
1 cup of black olives (preferably niçoise)
2-3 sprigs of rosemary
10 sage leaves
1/3 cup olive oil
Cut the legs and shoulders of the rabbit and place all pieces including the center chest on top of your base ingredients. Add a drizzle of olive oil on top of the rabbit and sprinkle some coarse sea salt or fleur de sel.
Place the dish in your oven and cook until it is very nicely browned (actually more the caramel reddish color I mentioned above), all in all about 3 hours. Baste the meat at regular intervals with the roasting juices.
When your rabbit is in the oven, trim the asparagus and tie them in little bunches and cook them in salted boiling water just below the tops.
Prepare the sauce:
A bunch of parsley, some capers, a coupe of anchovy filet, stale bread softened with red wine vinegar and a 5 minute egg. I also added pink peppercorn for a kick. Squeese out the vinegar from the bread and add all ingredients to your food processor with some olive oil.
When the asparagus are cool, wrap each bunch in a slice of prosciutto and serve with the sauce.
In my rental apartment, my oven is too small to put the rabbit with any other dish so I could not make roasted potatoes. As a side dish, I boiled some kholrabi and mashed them with a saffron vegetable broth and a small shaving of nutmeg.
Sorry I have no pictures to show you of the finished rabbit. We devoured it ALL between the 3 of us as soon as it came out of the oven… ooops.
Well I hope you try this and tell me how it turned out. Maybe if you take a nice picture of the finished rabit, I can add it to the blog. 😀
Bon Appetit,


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Webinar: Network Adequacy: Advancing the Consumer Perspective
This webinar took place on Friday, November 4th, 2016 from Noon - 1:00 PM. Panelists discussed the role of quantitative standards in ensuring that consumers have access to the providers they want. We also delved in specific recommendations we prepared, which were presented to the Maryland Insurance Administration.
You can download, or stream a copy of the webinar here.


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William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (1879–1935) was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor. He was one of the world's best-known celebrities of the interwar period and by the mid-30s was internationally known as a leading political wit and top-paid Hollywood movie star. At the peak of his success, in 1935, he died when a small airplane he was travelling in crashed in Alaska. He joked about his own early death:
When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved.
In this recording Rogers turns his satirical wit to the world of bankers.
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Last night the Golden State Warriors came out on top in a nail-biting Game 3 of the NBA Finals as they took a commanding 3-0 lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Stephen Curry decided to bring out a new black colorway of his upcoming Under Armour Curry 4.
During games 1 and 2 Curry laced up an all-white colorway of the Curry 4, but as he visited The Land he brought out a new black/white colorway. Here we take a look at official images of the shoe he wore last night which features a synthetic nubuck upper with a sock-like collar. The black upper is then contrasted by a white midsole sole unit with Steph's "SC" logo in gold. Additional details include a gold branding tag on the ankle as well as an icy blue outsole.
Take a look at the detailed official photos above and look for the UA Curry 4 to release some time in October. Stay tuned to Kicks On Fire for updates.
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What's In Store
Old Navy is coming to SouthPark Mall
Old Navy will open a new store in SouthPark Mall in the former Victoria's Secret location near Dillard's.
"We do not have a set date at this time," said Gap spokeswoman Dava Huber.
Old Navy sells lower-cost apparel and accessories for men, women and children. It's one of Gap Inc.'s five brands – others include Gap, Banana Republic, Intermix and Athleta.
Victoria's Secret, meanwhile, is opening up a PINK store in the Macy's wing.
Just before the holidays, SouthPark Mall underwent a major renovation project that included interior and exterior upgrades, like new furniture and landscaping improvements.
At the same time as the renovation came store relocations and additions. The Abercrombie & Fitch and Abercrombie Kids stores, for example, closed in their old spots and opened in a combined one formerly occupied by American Eagle. Luxury brand Brahmin opened next to Louis Vuitton, and the Disney Store opened its first SouthPark location next to Clark's.
Simon Malls, which owns SouthPark, said it could not comment on the new Old Navy store.
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Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou [File Photo: Harper's Bazaar/ent.sina.com.cn]
Leading Chinese film director Zhang Yimou's first autobiography will be published later this month.
The book will accompany the release of his latest movie "The Flowers of War".
In the book, Zhang talks about his family, his overseas studying experience, and some untold stories of directing the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The book also features Zhang's photography work.
Zhang Yimou's international honors include his work on films such as "Red Sorghum", "The Story of Qiu Ju" and "Not One Less".
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Our mission is to help you get the most out of technology to achieve your goals, by consistently providing you great customer experiences.
In a Nutshell
- Deliver Excellent Service to our Customers
- Solve Customers' Network and Document Problems
- Make This a Great Place to Work
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- EXCELLENCE. We embrace a straightforward objective: Provide great service and a great overall experience for our customers. We practice this concept with uncompromising consistency.
- CONSISTENCY. We are known for our capacity to solve our customers' network and document problems. We each define our reputation collectively, day in, day out. We are disciplined and consistent in our delivery of services.
- DIVERSITY. Our success stems from the strength of interlocking components that complement one another and prevent conflicting actions. Our whole is greater than the sum of our parts.
We take pride in making Meridian a great place to work through these principles:
Our most fundamental principle is the concept of freedom and flexibility within our positions. As long as our objectives and commitments are met, we each have carte blanche to contribute, improve, and evolve.
We comprehend the difference between having a "job" and having responsibilities. Each individual is fully accountable for the results of their efforts.
We attract self-directed people, providing an environment that fosters creativity and promotes motivation.
We are just as focused and methodical when times are good as we are when times are not. We are grateful for our prosperity and will not tolerate complacency...we know success comes from continuing to always aim higher!


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Babilonia Puerto Banus is the ideal spot for a few cocktails, drinks & food as you watch the day turn into the night across the marina.
You'll find the bar a little more chilled out than the likes of Linekers or Pangea but still a great spot to make quite a night of it as DJs play the latest party tunes.
Babilonia is open during the day making a great spot for some lunch and it is also the meeting point for our weekly Boat Parties
Drink and table packages are available all summer.


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Wood Puzzles
WOOD PUZZLES is a small family business located in Queensland. They have been making timber toys for 18 years. They make timber toys, puzzles and games for young children.
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Activities & Events
Chancel & Bell Choir
Singers practice every Wednesday (except during the summer). Anyone middle school aged and older are welcome to participate.
Small Groups
Small groups provide opportunities for fellowship and growth outside of the typical Sunday morning coffee corner.
Summer Camp
Summer camping opportunities for elementary through adults are offered at beautiful Camp Calvin Crest, a Presbyterian camp located on the banks of the Platte River near Fremont, Nebraska.


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From producing and writing for Oprah Presents: Master Class (in which cultural icons share intimate lessons from their lives) to traveling to Antarctica to document the real-world impacts of climate change, my passion and my inspiration have always guided me toward stories that make the world a better place to live in - by asking the right questions and putting us face-to-face with our humanity in its many expressions - from the challenging to the transcendent.
In addition to copywriting, writing and developing stories, scripts, and treatments for commercial work and non-profits, I also write and develop screenplays, narrative tv scripts, short and feature length stage plays, non-fiction essays, short stories, and poetry. Several of the above have been produced, published, or won awards - others are still unfolding. Writing samples are available on request in any of these writing categories. I am also currently developing narrative and documentary material for virtual reality.


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Business Email On Life Support ? Enter Salesforce.com Chatter/
Let's face it, email has become an extremely undisciplined form of collaborative communication for organizations. From my own experience I see it every day. It starts with a question or comment, copied among a group, and then spreads, unknowingly, to become a waste of resources and time. What to do ? Well we've all been participating increasingly with social networks and there are a lot of potential there. Its just that organizations using social networks haven't been able to leverage their potential as efficiently as they could be until the advent of tools like salesforce.com's chatter.
Salesforce.com announced at its Dreamforce event in San Francisco this past week something called Chatter, a "collaboration cloud" platform that integrates social network features. Chatter proposed to bring the flexibility and ease of use found in applications such as Facebook to businesses, enabling feeds from business applications, content and users that can be followed, profiled and shared. Salesforce.com plans to begin offering Chatter in 2010. The end of email as the mainstream method of communicative collaboration is approaching.


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Below is the version provided by Sikh Awareness Society. They edited this 2008 video commission by the UK Human Trafficking Centre and added subtitles, making up for how coy and misleading this video was.
The details of the commissioning of this video in 2008 and the continuing failure to protect the schoolgirl victims by distributing the video to schools, are discussed in my book Easy Meat. The title of the book shows that police agencies and child-care professionals in Britain knew about the international angles of the grooming gang scandal. A later version of the video was released in 2012, but bearing so little relationship to the grooming gang phenomenon that it would be laughable if the problem was not so serious.


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ESPN to exclusively premiere season 1 of World's Fastest Gamer powered by Millennial Esports
- Gripping story of 'gamer to McLaren simulator driver' captured in four part TV series
- Series offers a behind the scenes look at how McLaren launched a search for a new simulator driver from within the previously untapped world of Esports
TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Millennial Esports Corp. ((", Millennial", or the ", Company", , TSX:GAME, OTCQB:MLLLF) is pleased to announce that an innovative collaboration between ESPN and Millennial Esports will see Esports racing content featured on the leading sports channel supporting coverage during the second half of the Formula 1 season. World's Fastest Gamer powered by Millennial Esports will document how McLaren, a global luxury automotive, sports, and technology brand, found its 2018 simulator driver from tens of thousands of gamers across the globe.
Over four half-hour shows specifically produced for ESPN, viewers will be told the story of why Millennial Esports and McLaren reached into the rapidly growing world of Esports and Gaming to find the best racing talent on the planet. From thousands of gamers racing online, 12 were taken to McLaren's famous Formula 1 facility in the UK to compete head-to-head for a contract to become a McLaren simulator driver.
CMO of Millennial Esports and creator of World's Fastest Gamer, Darren Cox, has been involved in virtual racing for over a decade and sees the TV series as a breakthrough for Esports and racing "The World's Fastest Gamer story on ESPN will show that gaming provides us with a pool of talented drivers but its airing will also help to fire up the new fans of our sport. I hope that young American racing fans are inspired by seeing how accessible Esports makes racing and motivates them to get closer to our amazing sport in both the virtual and real worlds."
Millennial Esports President and CEO Steve Shoemaker sees this as just another step in the growth of the sport and commercial opportunities for Millennial and major brands. "That ESPN is dedicating significant airtime to World's Fastest Gamer shows the interest in the Esports space in racing, the quality of the content our team has produced and the big future for this type of platform. Millennial are already a long way into confirming our plans for WFG season 2, which will feature an even bigger prize and be more challenging for the World's Fastest Gamers!"
Ben Payne, Director of Esports at McLaren, agrees that virtual racing is the next break out genre in Esports. "We're pleased to have partnered with Millennial Esports on World's Fastest Gamer. Being the first Formula 1 team to venture into Esports has allowed us to lead the way in this rapidly growing market."
The first of several TV airings of World's Fastest Gamer starts with all four episodes shown back to back on ESPN2 and streaming on the ESPN App beginning at 7 a.m. ET between live Practice 3 and live Qualifying for the Belgium Grand Prix on Saturday, August 25. Each episode will also re-air a number of times throughout the remainder of 2018 and leading into the 2019 season.
About Millennial Esports Corp.
Millennial Esports Corp. (MEC) is a vertically integrated mobile gaming publisher leading a revolution to fuse Esports racing and professional motorsport through a global competition model. MEC is utilizing its gaming franchises and intellectual property (IP) to engage millions of new players. Combined with its virtual and live tournament platforms, gaming analytics capability, and motorsport IP - including World's Fastest Gamer - MEC is uniquely positioned to become the market leader in Esports Racing.
About ESPN
ESPN, Inc., is the world's leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of eight U.S. 24-hour television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, Longhorn Network and the SEC Network; five with HD simulcast services – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN Deportes). Other businesses include direct-to-consumer video service ESPN+, ESPN Audio (broadcast, satellite, digital, podcasts), an array of digital services (ESPN.com and many other sites, ESPN App, fantasy games and more), multi-screen ESPN3, ESPN International (26 networks, syndication, radio, digital), ESPN The Magazine, consumer products, ESPN Events and espnW. Based in Bristol, Conn., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Hearst holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.
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Any forward-looking information speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Millennial does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Millennial to predict all such factors. When considering this forward-looking information, readers should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in disclosure documents of Millennial filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The risk factors and other factors noted in the disclosure documents could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking information.
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First of the Christmas money has been spent. Santas Elves have returned with a Yamaha Marimba model 2400.
This is the final piece in the jigsaw for the tuned percussion. Delivery is tomorrow!
These retail around £3419 - see the link http://www.thedrumplace.co.uk/marimbas.html#yamaha
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Matthew Syed is a world-leading author, thinker and expert on high performance, talent and mindsets. His work has influenced sport, business, education and public institutions with explorations into everything from creativity to marginal gains to learning from mistakes.Based on his own experience in international sport, Matthew has developed innovative, accessible ideas around how create a culture of high performance in high pressure environments. For ten years Matthew was England's number one table tennis player, a competitor at two Olympic Games and a three-time Commonwealth Champion. Now he is better known as a writer, sports journalist, and author of the best-sellers, Bounce - The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice and Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes-But Some Do.
Matthew applies his theory of peak performance to business and any aspect of life and achievement. He believes success is less to do with natural talent than with perseverance; and if you see success as a product of effort and purpose, then failure becomes an opportunity to adapt and grow.
These ideas, along with analyses of coaching, goals and risk-taking, form the basis of the hugely successful Bounce. In the follow-up Black Box Thinking Matthew expands on some of these themes whilst further examining the psychological barriers to achievement. He considers the role of failure and error in development and improvement and how focusing on blame rather than learning from mistakes severely limits success. This learning needs to form the basis of a culture of openness, adaptability, innovation and marginal gains.Both titles have become international best-sellers and award winners, resonating as they do with businesses, teachers, public bodies, individuals and sportspeople. Matthew's follow-up titles The Greatest and You Are Awesome look at further lessons from sporting success and growth mindsets, the latter being his first book written for children.
Matthew's work has had a direct impact in many organisations, not least in the creation of the NHS's Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch. He is a columnist for The Times and appears regularly on Sky, CNN and the BBC (in sporting and non-sporting capacities), including on Radio 5Live's weekly analysis of sport, Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy. He is a member of the FA's High Performance Committee and also co-founder of a charity supporting more than 10,000 young people on 31 full-time school sport programmes.
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Dr. McMurtrie is a Board Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician with over 10 years of clinical experience treating and managing non-surgical conditions of the spine and skeleton. He has been an adjunct professor at Logan College of Chiropractic for the past 8 years. Dr. McMurtrie played collegiate Baseball for Queens University in Canada. In addition, Dr. McMurtrie has coached ice hockey in St. Louis at the AA and AAA levels, as well as provided medical support for those teams. He is married and has three boys.
Doctorate: Logan College of Chiropractic, 2000.
Undergraduate: Queens University Bachelors of Science with Honors, 1997.
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Nov 09, 2004 | ISBN 9780375727214
Praise for Dolores Hayden's Building Suburbia
"An engaging and richly illustrated account [that] makes a landmark contribution to this literature." —The Nation
"Important. . . . Inviting and lucid. . . . [Hayden] shows us that it was not inevitable that our space turned out quite this way." —Newsweek
"Provocative. . . . Well worth reading." —Detroit Free Press
"A rich and rewarding book with new and original material and surprising insights. . . . Beautiful and accessible writing . . . fascinating historical narratives. . . . Unlike most commentators, Hayden goes beyond analysis to propose solutions. . . . A welcome and significant addition." —Constructs
"A lively and informative overview of the American mania for suburban living. . . . Fascinating." —Audubon Naturalist News
"A fascinating book, as well as an important one." —Tulsa World
Preface and Acknowledgments
Part One THE AMERICAN METROPOLITAN LANDSCAPE
One: The Shapes of Suburbia
Two: The Suburban City
Part Two HISTORIC PATTERNS IN THE LANDSCAPE
Three: Borderlands
Four: Picturesque Enclaves
Five: Streetcar Buildouts
Six: Mail-Order and Self-Built Suburbs
Seven: Sitcom Suburbs
Eight: Edge Nodes
Nine: Rural Fringes
Part Three THE NEXT SUBURBS
Ten: Nostalgia and Futurism
Eleven: The Importance of Older Suburbs
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All in All he is saying some of these coaches, coach these kids just good enough to make themselves look good, and don't really care for the best interest of the child.
LeBron called out all of the high school basketball coaches out there for not pushing their players hard enough and said that he can't just stand by and watch it happen anymore because of how much he loves the game. He started things off by giving a shout-out to his own St. Vincent–St. Mary High School coaches before telling coaches who "have their own agenda" when it comes to kids that it's their job to give their players the tools they'll need to be successful leaders later on in life.
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No, that's not a typo – these are the principles that guide our practice. When we need to weigh up choices about our work, these are what give us direction.
We work with clients and in ways that allow us to be at our best, because when we do we know the result is your leaders are able to be at their best. We do work that feeds our spirit rather than merely lining our pockets. We are as prepared to say "no" to bad work as we are delighted to say "yes" to great work. And when we say "yes", these are our Weighs of Working:
Relationships not Transactions:
We'll take the long view in all our interactions with clients, with colleagues, with associates and with our service providers.
Hitting the Sweet Spot:
We'll always focus our work at the intersection of our experience, capabilities and passion. When we believe the work is best done by someone else we'll say so.
Never the Same Old Same Old:
We'll invest in our practice and ensure the work we do is constantly evolving to reflect new knowledge and contemporary approaches to leadership development.
Fast Time, Slow Time:
We'll actively manage the tension between responsiveness and agility in servicing client needs, and making time for deep thinking and reflection in our work.
Humanity at Work:
We'll recognise the whole person in our people. Just as we value purposeful, skilful, dedicated work, we value health, happiness and personal fulfilment in those doing the work.
We know that when we work in these ways we bring energy and commitment along with rigour and relevance to the work we do. Sure we're commercial, but what we do is primarily a calling. You see, we reckon more and more people are spending more time at work than anywhere else. If we can change the world of work, we can change the world.
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The sense of self, or the sense of personal identity, begins to develop from birth and continues throughout life, a theory that began in the early 20th century with psychologist Erik Erikson. Parents and teachers can encourage infants and toddlers to develop a sense of self through simple, everyday activities that lay the foundation for future development.
A Sense of Self in Infancy
Infants learn quickly via interactions with people and their environment. Even at this early stage, they are developing a sense of self. Within the first few months of life, newborns will begin to show their unique personalities. Their likes and dislikes begin to develop and the infant begins to respond to people, sounds and materials. Parents and caregivers can encourage the development of sense of self simply by responding to the infant and providing him with a loving, secure environment. At this stage, activities are as simple as smiling when the infant smiles. As the infant grows older and can communicate more clearly through gestures, the parent or caregiver can continue these response activities by responding to requests the infant has communicated.
Exploring Develops a Sense of Self
As the infant enters the toddler stage, exploration becomes an important activity for developing sense of self. Parents and teachers should encourage the toddler to explore and investigate independently. Although toddlers still need the security of having the parent or teacher near, the new-found independence also requires the adult to set reasonable boundaries. Activities to encourage exploration could include simple outings or play dates where the toddler is given the opportunity to explore a new place, or playing games where the toddler looks for a specific object in the room.
Toddlerhood Brings New Ways of Expression
Toddlers are also beginning to express themselves verbally and through imaginary play. The unique personality of the child will guide the activities best suited to the individual child, but adults can encourage the toddler to express herself and further develop her unique sense of self. Providing toys that encourage imaginary play is recommended by organizations such as the Alliance for Childhood. The toddler may enjoy playing house, imitating her parents, or she may prefer to pretend to be a doctor or a teacher. Whatever the preference, the parent or caregiver is sure to be involved in the play and encourages this play and imagination through playing along. Verbal expression can be encouraged through talking, reading books and talking with the toddler about the book, or singing songs.


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The Morning Skate: Edmonton Oilers high on draft prospect Curtis Lazar, Oil Kings open road trip in Spokane
After a brief three-game home stand, which saw the defending Western Hockey League champions go 2-1-0-0, Edmonton opens a five-game road swing through the U.S. Northwest Friday night against the Spokane Chiefs.
Here's a few notes to get you set for the contest, which you can hear live on the TEAM 1260 at 8 p.m. with the one and only Corey Graham.
Starting five
1. Word on the street – or press box in this case – is the Edmonton Oilers are extremely high on draft prospect Curtis Lazar. The whispers of "wouldn't he look good on the Oilers' third line?" have gotten louder in recent weeks.
The NHL squad that shares both its owner and home with Edmonton's WHL team has gone goo-goo-ga-ga for four current Oil Kings in previous drafts:
– Forward Mitch Moroz, 2nd round, 32nd overall, 2012
– Forward Travis Ewanyk, 3rd round, 74th overall, 2011
– Defencemen Martin Gernat, 5th round, 122nd overall, 2011
– Defencemen David Musil, 2nd round, 31st overall, 2011 (selected while a member of the Vancouver Giants)
While there will likely be players available that are ranked higher than Lazar when the Oilers make their first round pick – which could come rather early in the draft given the team's less than consistent start to the season – Edmonton is building an ever-growing case to take the gifted two-way centre if they get a chance at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey come June.
First off, Lazar won't be ranked No. 26 among North American skaters when NHL Central Scouting releases its final rankings in the spring, so justifying Lazar as a high-end pick won't be all that tough internally. Second, it's the things that aren't easily measured that make Lazar so enticing, as he's one of a select few WHLers who can score, but is just as good at the other end of the rink.
But if you're going to take a forward as a potential top-10 pick, he's got to score and that's exactly what Lazar has been doing over the last 34 games, notching 25 goals over the stretch to give him 33 on the season. Yet another thing going for Lazar is his resiliency, which was on display back in November when he went scoreless in a dozen games.
So while the Oilers may be increasingly keen on taking the Vernon, B.C. product, they aren't alone.
2. The Oil Kings didn't exactly lay an egg against the Regina Pats on Wednesday night, outshooting their opponents 55-16, but nonetheless a power outage on the man advantage and a porous penalty kill led to a 3-2 loss. The setback was only the second time this season Edmonton lost to one of the WHL's eight sub-.500 teams. The only other loss was a 6-2 spanking at the hands of the Lethbridge Hurricanes December 5th.
3. Speaking of sub-.500 teams , the Oil Kings will get the pleasure of facing two of the WHL's bottom feeders on their road trip. Edmonton gets to take on the Seattle Thunderbirds (21-32-6-1) February 26th and the Everett Silvertips (21-34-1-4) March 1st to wrap up the trip. Both of those teams are holding down playoff spots (7th and 8th respectively).
4. Vancouver, Washington product Trevor Cheek is happy to be south of the border. The 20-year-old American will get a chance to see his family during the trip and tweeted out his excitement Thursday afternoon, following Edmonton's arrival in Spokane.
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Religion in the USA
Freedom of religion is guaranteed in the First Amendment to the US Constitution. This gives it a high priority in the USA and also enables different religions and denominations to exist side by side. Protestant Christians form the biggest religious subgroup in the USA, but there are a lot of other religions which all enjoy equal rights and recognition before the law.
While the US is a secular nation, religion and faith, and the moral standings that come with it, play a very large role in everyday political discourse. The more conservative Christian groups in particular often get involved in US politics and voice their opinion on political issues.
Religious Groups in the USA
Due to the nation's history as a refuge for those who were persecuted in other countries for their beliefs, a variety of religions, faiths, and denominations co-exist in the USA. Protestantism alone consists of various sub-groups that have emerged in the course of the past 400 years:
- Baptists
- Methodists
- Lutherans
- Presbyterians
- Episcopalians
- Congregationalists
- The Disciples of Christ
- Seventh Day Adventists
- Quakers
- Mennonites
With more than 50% of the population, Christian Protestants – both mainline Protestants and faith-based, "born again", evangelical Christians – make up the biggest religious group in the United States, and hence also the most influential. However, there are many other religions and denominations which are just as present in the public life of the US. Among them, there are such important faiths as:
- Roman Catholics (25% or more of all US citizens)
- Judaism (1.2-2.2% of the population, depending on whether or not you count those Jewish Americans that are not necessarily practicing Jews, but still feel connected to Jewish culture and tradition)
- Orthodox Christians (3.6%)
- Islam (There is an ongoing controversy about their exact percentage of US demographics, and hence there are no exact figures available. Estimates range from 0.6% to over 2% of the population.)
- Buddhism (0.5-0.9% of the US population)
- Hinduism (0.4%)
- Humanism, agnosticism and atheism (Although these people are explicitly non-religious, their worldview is often treated like a religion under the law.)
Aside from these, however, small religious groups and cults also have a place in the USA. They enjoy the freedom to practice their religion, and you can find numerous places of worship for all sorts of believers in many towns and regions of the US. Such groups may include:
- Church of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
- Christian Science
- Unitarian Universalism
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Scientology
Aside from the religions and denominations mentioned above, quite a few other churches and religious splinter groups exist, and we could not possibly list them all here. Protestantism in particular is an umbrella term for countless congregations with sometimes widely differing beliefs and varying degrees of social conservatism.
On the non-judgmental web portal Patheos, you can find more in-depth information on various religions present in the US and have the opportunity to compare them directly. You can also use the site to find a worship community near your place of residence. However, their directory is by no means comprehensive and you might want to check your new hometown's phone directory or Yellow Pages as well.
We do our best to keep this article up to date. However, we cannot guarantee that the information provided is always current or complete.


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Our golf betting guide explains all the golf betting markets, including how they work and how to bet on them. However, if there is anything that we've missed please get in touch and let us know by clicking here.
Win outright
The most common golf bet – you chose the player you think will win the whole tournament. The odds on this kind of bet are usually quite high because in major tournaments there are a lot of players and it is hard to pick an outright winner. You can also back them each way, which will pay out if the player you picked finishes in the top five. This usually pays out at 1/4 of the odds and can be a sensible bet if the player is long odds but you think they have a chance.
Top 10 finish
Very straightforward for the AccaDoo golf betting guide to explain. This bet gives you more chance of winning – you pick a player you think will finish in the top ten of a tournament. This is good for those who think they have an outside chance of doing well.
Top player from a region
Again, if you want to improve your chances of winning, you can split them into their different regions of the world they are from e.g. you pick the top ranked player from either Europe, America, Australia or any other part of the world. So they don't necessarily have to win the tournament but they have to be the top placed player from that region.
Round leader
Here you will bet on who will win a specific round. For example, if the players are setting out for their first round of 18 holes, you are betting on just those, rather than the whole tournament.
To make/miss the cut
Another easy one for the AccaDoo golf betting guide to explain. You simply bet on the players you think will make or miss out in the final stage to play a certain tournament.
Two/three chances to win
In order to double (or treble) your chances of winning, you could try picking two (or three) players who you think stand a big chance of winning the tournament come the end of it. Hedge your bets and go for this option.
Match handicap
Pick a player who you think will get the lowest score, against a handicap which is shown by the bookmaker.
Next hole score
A good, quick and simple in-play option is to bet on who you think will win on the next hole of the course.
Tee shot hits fairway
Bet on whether the ball will hit the fairway when taking a shot of the tee – a great fun way of betting in play and keeping the live action interesting.
Player to score a birdie
Often only available in-play, you can bet on a player to score a birdie on a certain hole. Have a look at their momentum and if they're playing well then why not?
Three-ball/two-ball winner
In golf, players go out to play in groups of three and you can bet on the player to get the best score of the three players they are playing in.
After the cut, players go out in pairs, for this bet you pick the player out of the two you think will win the round so the odds might be less but higher chance of returning some money.
Hole in one
A good fun bet with large odds, you can bet on players to hit a hole in one on a certain hole. Maybe pick the shorter holes for this one!
To get some huge odds, you can bet on who you think will come first and second in a tournament.
Like this AccaDoo golf betting guide and want to know more about making money from sports betting? Check out the AccaDoo guide to profitable punting.
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Uganda: Bayimba Festival announces line-up
The organisers of Bayimba International Festival of the Arts have confirmed the first batch of artists to perform on Lunkulu Island, Uganda, from 2 to 5 August.
The festival will feature more than 1 000 performing artists on six stages representing disciplines such as music, dance, fashion, film, photography, installation art, theatre, poetry and comedy.
Ugandan musicians confirmed so far include Jose Chameleone, Fred Sebatta & Matendo Band, Chance Nalubega, Kabuye Semboga, Ziggy D & the Groovetones and Afrigo Band, among others.
The line-up will also feature international acts Holly Rey (South Africa), The Soil (South Africa), Swahili Ally (Tanzania), Shamsi Music (Kenya), Shane Palko (US), Pseudopolis & Lewis Lowe (UK), Bolivar Mvulu (DRC/Netherlands), the Ancient Astronauts (Germany/Uganda/Kenya/DRC) and others.
New dates and venue
A couple of changes have been made to the 2018 edition of the festival. Whereas the festival was previously held on the third weekend of September, this year's celebration of the arts will start in the first week of August.
The organisers have also moved the event from its traditional location at the National Theatre in the capital Kampala to Lunkulu Island on the shores of Lake Victoria.
Festival director Faisal Kiwewa said the new location would guarantee the sustainability of the festival.
"Since the beginning Bayimba has always wanted to have a venue of its own to plan and sustain the festival," he said.
"We have been on the lookout for spaces and we happened to find this amazing island to purchase for that purpose."
Kiwewa said the new venue, which is accessible either by road or boat, was conducive to accommodate the various disciplines planned for the festival.
"The programming is already changing to fit into the new surroundings. This year there is a focus on acts that are expected to attract the local communities," he said.
Kiwewa said the 100-acre island would also be used for other activities planned by the Bayimba Foundation throughout the year.
Visit the official Bayimba Festival website for tickets and line-up updates.


text: Jeff McIlwain has been producing his visceral, melodic strain of abstract electronic music as Lusine for over 10 years now. Originally a Texas native, McIlwain met Shad Scott while living in LA and put out his self titled debut on Scott's imprint, Isophlux. He relocated to Seattle in late 2002 and began steadily releasing his music on Ghostly International. McIlwain has also contributed tracks to various compilations and remix releases on Mute, !K7, Kompakt, Asthmatic Kitty, and Shitkatapult. In 2009, he released the album, "A Certain Distance", which featured the single, "Two Dots." He followed that with another full length, titled "The Waiting Room" in late 2013. His latest release, the "Arterial EP" came out in 2014.


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"His palms are sweat, knees weak, arms are heavy; There's vomit on his sweater already: mom's spaghetti."
Is this the way that the Socratic cold-calling method of law school makes you feel? Sure, you did the reading: twice. You read every footnote and even checked Wikipedia for an explanation for the case. But something just isn't clicking in your understanding of the case...
That's where Law Genius comes in. The creation of Law Genius is a goal that has been discussed almost since the creation of Rap Genius. Mahbod Mogham, one the creators and someone who worked at Dewey & Leboeuf, has always kept his eye on the legal market. Law Genius aims to be the intersection of legal texts, Wikipedia, and Urban Dictionary. This intersection is something that may help bridge the gap in understanding for many law students, but also for the general public.
But first, you might be asking yourself: What is Law Genius?
Aimed at being more UX focused than LexisNexis and Westlaw, Law Genius is in the process of creating "Genius Casebooks" for common first year classes: Torts and Contracts.
Is Law Genius the Web 2.0 of LexisNexis and Westlaw that it aspires to be? Possibly. For current and future law students, the platform is something that millennials should be much more comfortable using. Instead of having to learn the new language of Westlaw and LexisNexis, law students could potentially be able to view class case lists organized by their school or professor. Having a platform that allows "free interactive casebooks" sounds like something that law schools should already be invested in. Students could link to other multimedia that helps with the understand of a case. These are just some of the examples that are completely possible with the current platform.
Interested in reading and understanding the terms and service of itunes? Law Genius has that. Want to have a single, annotated location for all state statutes instead of viewing them on state websites? Law Genius is in the process of putting that together.
While this may sound like a great study tool, what about its applications for practitioners? The Genius team already has several plans, including the possibility of importing all documents and multimedia from a given case and connecting it all through annotations between the legal documents and to outside texts.
With a crowd-sourced platform that is creating its own annotated list of all written works (the Genius platform now covers music, literature, news, history, sports, and technology), the possibilities are endless. Concerned about the quality of posts? "Verified accounts allow people with particular areas of expertise to create authoritative annotations." Soon to be implemented is a system that allows multiple users to annotate a single line of text to engage in a conversation about that line of text.
But perhaps the most exciting aspect of Law Genius is its ability to get the general public interested in cases. Instead of waiting for a news report interpreting a new Supreme Court case, someone without a legal background could feel better equipped to jump on Law Genius and dissect the meaning of a case.
At the writing of this post, the platform is still relatively new and could benefit from the input and feedback of users such as yourself, no matter what your background is. Interested in learning more about a new case? Want to study over old material or see how well you remember older cases? Head over to Law Genius and give it a try.
If you have any questions or want to talk to someone who is really excited about building this platform, email@example.com is more than willing to answer your questions.


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White, Blanc, Bianco, Blanco
With the weather finally turning the corner towards summer it seemed appropriate to focus on wines that pair with warm weather food, so puts your hands up for White Wine! To reveal the exciting diversity of white grapes I've selected four mono-varietal bottlings. Mono-varietal sounds boring, I know, but I promise it's not! In fact, if you're looking for a worthy summer study project, single variety wines can teach you how the soil, climate and a winemaker influence what's in your glass. It will also enhance your understanding of blended wines.
Let's get to work!
Is white wine white? Not really. White wine ranges in color from the palest of yellows to slightly greenish to delicately pink to rich gold to deep amber. Elements that impact the color of your wine are the color of the grape skin, whether the winemaker chooses to allow for a period of skin contact*, the vessel in which fermentation and élévage** take place, oxidation and age. A quick glance at the color of your wine will provide some clues about the grape variety, the age of the wine and the style of wine making. Observing and noting the relationship between the color, flavor and texture will help you identify the character of a wine and determine with what meal it could work.
Generally speaking;
- The lighter the color, the lighter the wine. Fermentation and élévage likely done in stainless steel, concrete or clay.
- Richly colored wines have bolder, richer flavors. Fermentation and élévage likely done in barrel.
- Amber to brownish hues indicate oxidation and can be a sign of an older white, sherry or a wine that's dead.
- Orange wine has had extended skin contact. Fermentation and élévage likely done in clay, concrete or large format wood
*Skin Contact= A period of time that the crushed grape juice and the skins of the grapes are left in contact with each other.
**Elévage = The time a wine spends in a tank/barrel/foudre etc. after fermentation and before bottling.
Club Selections
Everyday Club
2016 Alta Alella Tallarol, Alella, SP $20
Grape – Pansa Blanca. Pansa Blanca is the local Catalan name for Xarel-lo. This grape is typically blended with Parellada and Macabeo to make Cava. A still version is a rarity so enjoy being someone who gets to experience this wine.
Fun Fact – The wine is fermented in Amphora made from clay from the Alta Alella Vineyards
2014 La Viarte Friulano, Fruili, IT $20
Grape – Friulano. The folks of Friuli didn't warm to the name Sauvignonasse because they renamed their local version Friulano. I guess that would be like us calling Merlot, WallaWallano. As you continue to taste and explore you'll find that lots of grapes have regionally specific names.
Fun Fact - Sauvignonasse sounds like Sauvignon Blanc but they are unique varieties the first being both less acidic and aromatic.
Drink with Focus Club
2014 Domaine Henny Les Blancais, Pellé Menetou-Salon, FR $35
Grape – Sauvignon Blanc. Sauvignon Blanc is the most well-known grape in our lineup this month. It is the offspring of Savignan (found in the Jura) and the parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. It's grown all over the world. You'll find bottles from France, Italy, Slovenia, Autstria, Australia, New Zealand the U.S. and beyond. If you choose a grape to study you will find no shortage of SB but the true homeland of this variety is the Loire Valley where soil and grape are perfect companions.
BTW – Menetou-Salon is a tiny region west of Sancerre in the Loire Valley.
2014 Domaine Yves Leccia Patrimonio Blanc, Corsica, FR $35
Grape – Vermentinu or Vermentino is an aromatic variety that is represented in lovely bottles like this from Corsica. It's a.k.a. Pigato in Liguria and Favorita in Piedmont and Rolle in Southern France. Though not as widely planted as Sauvignon Blanc you'll find much to taste if you pursue a course in Vermentino. You might find bottles from Malta, Lebanon, California, Virginia, Texas, North Carolina and Australia.
Fun Fact – Sandrine Leccia was at Vif earlier this month!


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Contact EEB Admissions: firstname.lastname@example.com
Program Description How to Apply Financial Support
The Ecology & Evolutionary Biology graduate program faculty members are committed to training and mentoring graduate students to reach their full potential as scientists. We seek to facilitate students' progression towards fulfilling, exciting careers in academia, industry, private sector, or government, and to develop their skills as future leaders in science and society. Our program is designed to foster close working relationships between students and faculty. Graduate study is tailored to the individual student. The program has a unique emphasis on research, where students have the possibility to start research during their first year. In addition, it includes formal class work such as classroom lectures, discussions, seminars, laboratory tutorials, and field studies. Students also have access to a number of courses in other departments to provide them with additional skill sets that complement their research interests.
Students have access to well-equipped research areas housed in attractive facilities, which include laboratories, a 3500 sq. ft. greenhouse, and an experimental field site. In addition, within a two-hour drive of the campus are many federal, state, and private refuges, parks, experimental stations, and preserves available for field research. Habitats include southeastern coastal plain forests; coastal prairies; fresh, brackish, and saline marshes; estuaries; temporary to permanent ponds and lakes, and near-shore marine environments. Slightly further away is the Hill Country (Austin, San Antonio) where a number of faculty members also do research. In addition, faculty members conduct research in other areas of the United States including Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Indiana, New Mexico, Michigan, and Guam as well as abroad in Madagascar, Germany, and China. Houston is also host to numerous institutions within the Texas Medical Center, located across the street from Rice University, that provide additional opportunities for research in evolutionary genomics and bioinformatics.
The Rice Ecology & Evolutionary Biology graduate program is is designed for students who wish to pursue the Ph.D. degree. In particular cases, the program may offer an MA (with thesis) degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The most current version of the EEB Graduate Program Handbook provides a detailed description of the graduate program, including all degree requirements and program expectations. For general university requirements, view the Rice University General Announcements.
All EEB graduate students are admitted to work with an individual faculty advisor or (more rarely) co-advisors. Thus, prior to applying to the EEB graduate program, prospective students should identify and contact potential advisors (see EEB Research Faculty) to determine if they are accepting new students and to discuss research interest compatibility.
Application Deadline
Application for Fall 2020 Admission Opens in September 2019 at https://gradapply.rice.edu
Applications submitted by December 31 will receive full consideration
Late applications may be considered when possible
Admission Requirements: Applicants for graduate study in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology must have: a BA or BS degree or equivalent that provides a strong background in biology, as well as strong ability and motivation, as indicated by academic record, recommendation letters, and Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores. Scores from the GRE Biology subject exam are optional but can be helpful, particularly for students with nontraditional backgrounds in biology. These requirements do not preclude admission of qualified applicants who have majored in areas other than biology. Students should have completed coursework in ecology, evolution (or equivalent), mathematics (including calculus), and statistics prior to admission. Deficiencies in these subject areas or in specific areas of biology should be made up during the first year of residence; some may be waived at the discretion of the student's advisory committee, the graduate program director, and the department chair.
Application Materials: (All below items are required for a complete application)
› Online Application Form: Rice Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program Application
Please note that applicants applying to more than one graduate program must submit separate applications for each program.
› Official Transcripts: All offers of admission are contingent upon receipt of the official transcript or transcripts of all previous college or university work (including previous graduate study). Official transcripts should be sent directly to the BioSciences Department (address below) by the institution(s) attended. An unofficial transcript may be uploaded to the online application for preliminary evaluation, but once a student is selected for an interview, the official transcript must be submitted. A final transcript, covering work in progress at the time of application or any later work, must be furnished to the department as soon as possible (if not submitted as part of the original application).
› Recommendation Letters: Recommendations should be requested from four persons (preferably professors in the applicant's major field) who know the applicant's personal and scholastic qualities. Letters should be submitted online through the application software. Applicants can send requests to recommendation writers directly through the application. If the online option is not possible, hard-copy forms for recommendation letters can be requested at eebgradapps.rice.edu. Hard-copy letters should be mailed directly to the BioSciences Department. Applications will not be reviewed until at least three recommendations are received.
› Personal Statement: A personal statement is required for all applications. Personal statements can be uploaded directly to the online application in PDF format. The personal statement should include a brief description of the applicant's intended plan of study or the particular sub-division of the major field in which the applicant would like to specialize. Applicants should include in the statement any other information that may be helpful in evaluating the application. If applicable, applicants should briefly describe any additional factors that they would like the admissions committee to consider (e.g. personal background, work experience, leadership roles).
› GRE: Applicants should have their scores on the aptitude portion of the Graduate Record Examination sent directly to the BioSciences Department by Educational Testing Service using the below codes. Subject-matter test scores are preferred, but not required. Tests should be scheduled at least six weeks before the application deadline. The ETS institutional code is 6609; the department code is 0207.
› TOEFL: Applicants whose native language is not English should also have TEOFL scores reported using the below codes. The minimum score for the internet-based TOEFL is 90. For those students who choose to take the IELTS in lieu of TOEFL, the minimum score is 7. The TOEFL institutional code is 6609; the department code is 35.
Application Fee: An application fee waiver is available for United States citizens and permanent residents. If you are in this category, please request a fee waiver before submitting your application by sending an email to email@example.com. In addition, fee waivers are granted to students participating in certain programs (e.g., McNair Scholars, Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS), Mellon Mays Fellows, Project 1000, Nankai University Hundred Young Teachers Program, Vietnam Education Foundation). Please indicate participation in such programs in the University Programs and Fellowships field in the application to receive one of those waivers. Fee waivers usually cannot be granted to international students. The application fee is $85.
Please have your transcripts and test scores sent directly to the BioSciences Department at the address below:
Graduate Program Administrator
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program
Rice University, MS-140P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
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Doctoral students who do not hold external fellowships will receive an Ecology & Evolutionary Biology graduate program stipend to cover living expenses. In addition, students receive a tuition waiver from the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The annual stipend (including summer support) for the 2019-20 academic year is $26,500, which is sufficient to live well as a student given Houston's low cost of living. Support beyond the first year is extended to all students who remain in good standing in the program. Although the program offers MA degrees, the program cannot guarantee stipend funding for MA students; this funding must be provided by the prospective research advisor. Stipend levels are reviewed annually and periodically increased to maintain competitiveness with comparable institutions. If externally obtained stipends should fall below the program's stated level, a supplement is provided. Students who are able to obtain their own independent funding are potentially eligible for additional bonus pay by the department to supplement their stipend. Further detail on financial support is provided in the EEB graduate student handbook.
Rice University also offers graduate student campus housing, which includes furnished apartments in a variety of floor plans and their shuttle service provides easy transportation to and from campus, nearby grocery stores, and shopping centers. Free high-speed internet access through the Rice network gives you access to Fondren Library's online journals and databases. Many graduate students live within two miles of campus.


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Visit Seattle Continues to Push Boundaries with nSight Business Intelligence
nSight Helps One of World's Most Inventive Cities Target Travelers with Search-Driven Data
NASHVILLE, TN – August 1, 2013 – Visit Seattle, the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for Seattle, has signed with nSight to provide a complete view of its global online opportunity and drive incremental visitors to Seattle using its new business intelligence solution. nSight, the largest aggregator of global travel search and booking data, enables Visit Seattle to understand its active travel consumers, create more relevant marketing and make better business decisions – all based on searches that are happening now.
Most recently ranked among the top 15 most inventive cities in the world by Forbes, Seattle can add another first to its list of achievements. Seattle is the first DMO to go live with nSight travel intelligence when it launches in September.
An early adopter of everything from content marketing to social engagement, Visit Seattle knew there had to be a better way to understand its target traveler. "We know Visit Seattle as a forward-thinking innovator – trying new things is just part of their culture," said Jami Timmons, president and chief product officer for nSight. "It's no surprise that they're the first to see value in live data that identifies personas with current travel intent based on actual search behavior."
With nSight, Visit Seattle can instantly see what share it has of global travel searches compared to competitive markets. It can also see the different types of personas or profiles that are searching and what country or city they're from.
"nSight travel intelligence provides a more personal view of travel data than we've ever had before," said Tom Norwalk, president and chief executive officer at Visit Seattle. "For the first time, we can target our marketing dollars directly to active travelers based on their demographics, booking windows, search behavior, and destination or experience intent."
Aggregating the largest collection of travel search and booking data sources from around the world, nSight delivers a simplified view of the complex behaviors, intentions and personas that influence travel. It provides a daily view of who is searching for and booking travel online.
"Before nSight, it was difficult to get a clear picture of where we should focus our resources when our data was all in the past tense," Norwalk said. "By seeing who is currently searching for travel, we can quickly pinpoint opportunities to promote Seattle and influence purchase decisions in progress. If you think about it, the potential impact is significant."
As an nSight early adopter, Visit Seattle is recognized as a member of nSight's nOvation Circle. The nOvation Circle provides a forum for BI leaders in travel to collaborate, inspire and comment on data trends as well as nSight product evolution.
"Our advertising strategy is focused around a very specific type of visitor, one that appreciates the offerings that Seattle can deliver," said Ali Daniels, vice president of marketing for Visit Seattle. "Through this new insight and data we will be able to pinpoint this audience even better and look forward to learning more about them through these analytics."
Over the past year, nSight has worked with a broad network of partners and data sources to define and refine a business intelligence solution that brings the power of predictive travel intelligence to the industry. Intent-based data offers marketers a real and time-sensitive opportunity to capture more global travel business.
"We're excited to work with leading global travel companies to provide daily views of who is searching for and booking travel around the world," said Rich Maradik, chairman at nSight. "With this new level of understanding, destinations can elevate marketing from forecasting behavior based on historical data to driving future revenue by influencing active consumers."
About Visit Seattle
Visit Seattle, a private, nonprofit marketing organization, has served as Seattle/King County's official DMO for more than 50 years. The goal of its marketing efforts is to enhance the employment opportunities and economic prosperity of the region. For more information, visit www.visitseattle.org.
About nSight
nSight is the largest aggregator of live, global travel search data that redefines travel intelligence and transforms how it's used. nSight was founded to simplify and monetize big data by making business intelligence about the traveler again. We're a new kind of travel intelligence company, providing the human connection between data and intelligence. With 25 billion global travel searches and hundreds of millions of unique consumer insights on active travelers, nSight makes travel marketing more relevant and decisions more precise. To see how humanized travel intelligence can help influence travel before it's booked, visit nsight2.wpengine.com. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.


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Les Cotton
Senior Art Director
He designs. He illustrates. He creates. The end results are award-winning work, inspired teammates and impressed clients. In short, Les Cotton is rad. With a style all his own, Les takes strategies and transforms them into compelling works of art on the page and on screen across different media. Les is especially skilled in illustration and typography, and over the years he's curated his own design brand and magazine publications to showcase his talents. Armed with a degree in Graphic Design and Printmaking from South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, Les has been creating out-of-the-box designs for L&S since 2010. In his free time he likes to draw, listen to records and make things.