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We'll start this week's roundup by making sure you're all aware of the latest Xperia Lounge 3.0.5 app update.
The latest rollout brings a range of new features including a new category menu, allowing users to find experiences trailered to their own interests. In addition to categories, now all offers and competitions are available to be viewed in one place making a seamless experience for users and it's now available for download on the Google Play Store.
It's been a busy week over at Sony Pictures Entertainment and an exciting one for fans of renowned author Stephen King – as this week it was announced that his collection of novels 'The Dark Tower' is heading for a big screen adaptation in the form of a television and feature film series.
The eight instalments centre on a man who belongs to a knightly order of 'gunslingers' and takes place in an alternative world, one that is largely magical. So it's fair to say it's more fantasy than factual.
If that's not exciting enough for all you movies buffs then you're be pleased to also hear that in honour of the upcoming Earth Day later this month, Sony Pictures Entertainment is celebrating a decade of environmental innovation at their Screen Gems label.
Screen Gems sustainability efforts stretches from building semi-permanent set superstructures, to using only energy-efficient light bulbs and LEDs on set. Thanks to the use of LED lighting and Sony F65 digital motion picture camera that captures high-quality picture in low light, they could also avoid using set generators when shooting About Last Night (2014). To read more about Screen Gems sustainability efforts, watch their sizzle reel and check out the full article on Sustainable Brands.
From saving light to saving limbs now as this week Sony Computer Science Laboratories announced inspirational plans to produce a gold medal-winning prosthetic limbed athlete within the upcoming tournament.
A team of Sony's robotic engineers led by Ken Endo, are aspiring to help a Japanese athlete using a blade-type prosthetic made of carbon fibre, as they compete in the marquee event of the games – the 100-meter sprint.
Endo is working alongside three top Japanese athletes and a strong resource of advanced robotics to make his dream become a reality. But the encouraging plans don't end there, with Endo's sights set on another mission: a plan to make affordable robotic limbs for non-athletes set to be on sale from 2018, so watch this space!
By now you are more than familiar with the 'Never Before Seen' series of short films captured by our friends over at Action Cam in collaboration with a range of influential filmmakers, animators and artists.
Well, this week they're back with 'The Cook,' a musical adaptation that brings Chef Deuki Hong's kitchen to life. Have a look for yourself and see how extraordinary stories are concealed within our everyday lives.
Before we leave you for the weekend, we'd like to introduce you to Sony's newest photography ambassador, Rambo the octopus*. Rambo, or the 'Octographer' (obviously) as his keepers call him, resides in Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium in Auckland and has been proving that anyone can try their hand, or tentacle, at photography.
Rambo's been taught how to photograph visitors who visit her tank using a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 camera placed in a special tentacle friendly rig. See the footage below.
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The Vikings invaded the territory around Dublin (Irish: Dubh Linn; "Black Pool") in the ninth century, establishing the Norse Kingdom of Dublin. The first reference to the Vikings comes from the Annals of Ulster. The first entry for 841AD reads: "Pagans still on lough Neagh." It is from this date onwards that we get references to ship fortresses or Longphorts being established in Ireland. It may be safe to assume that the Vikings first over-wintered in AD840/841. The actual location of the longphort of Dubh linn is still a hotly-debated issue.This corresponded to most of present-day County Dublin. Norse Rulers of Dublin were often co-kings, and occasionally also Kings of Jorvik in what is now England. The region was known to the Vikings as Dyflin, pronounced "dyoov-lin" (in either Old Norse or Modern Norwegian). The English later took Old Irish "Dubh Linn" and collapsed it to the modern "Dublin." Manx still uses "Divlyn".
In 988, High King Mael Seachlainn II led the initial Irish conquest of the Norse Kingdom of Dublin. As a result the founding of Dublin is counted by some from the year 988, notwithstanding that a village has existed on the site of Dublin since before the Roman occupation of Great Britain nearly a thousand years earlier.
Mael Seachlainn II was dethroned by Brian Boru, 1002-1014, and the Norse kept fighting back—so the Irish conquest of Dublin was never complete. Irish dominance of Dublin did take hold in the middle of the eleventh century, under the kings of Leinster; but the city still had a Norse king until the Norman invasion of 1171, and native Ireland itself was in the throes of the regnal wars over the high kingship since the death of Mael Seachlainn II in 1022. Though the last Norse king of Dublin was killed by the Normans in 1171, the population of the city retained their distinctiveness based on their origins for some further generations.
Norse Kings
Ruler Reign Notes
Thorgest 839 - 845 drowned in Lough
Owel Amlaíb Conung 853–873 brother of Ímar and Auisle
Ímar 856–873
Auisle 853–867
Eystein Olafsson 873–875
Halfdan 873/875–877
Bard 875/877–881
Mac Auisle 881–883
Eoloir Jarnknesson ?–?
Sichfrith Ivarsson 883?–888
Sigtrygg (Sitric) Ivarsson 888–893
Sichfrith Jarl 893–894
Sigtrygg (Sitric) Ivarsson 894–896
Ivar 893–902 Dublin abandoned by the Norse from 902 to 917.
Sihtric ua Ímair(akaSihtric Cáech) 917–921 defeated Niall Glundub; also king of Jórvík
Gofraid ua Ímair 921–934 grandson of Ímar
Olaf III Guthfrithson 934–940 son of Gofraid ua Ímair
Blácaire mac Gofrith 940 - 945
Sigtrygg (Sitric) 941–943
Amlaíb Cuarán 945 - 947
Blácaire mac Gofrith 947 - 948 restored
Gofraid mac Sitriuc 948 - 951
Amlaíb Cuarán 952–980 restored
Glúniairn 980–989
Sigtrygg (Sitric) Silkbeard Olafsson 989–1036
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill 1036–1038
Ivar Haraldsson 1038–1046
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill 1046–1052
Murchad mac Diarmata mac Mael na mBo 1052–1070
Diarmait mac Mail na mBo 1070–1072
Domnall mac Murchada mac Diarmata 1070–1072
Gofraid mac Amlaib mac Ragnaill 1070–1072
Toirdelbach Ua Briain 1072–1074?
Muirchertach Ua Briain 1074–1086
Enna mac Diarmata mac Mael na mBo 1086–1089
Donnchad mac Domnail Remair mac Mael na mBo 1086–1089
Godred Crovan after1091–1094
Domnall mac Muirchertaig ua Briain c.1094–1102
Magnus III of Norway 1102–1103
Domnall mac Muirchertaig ua Briain 1103–???? restored
Donnchad mac Murchada mac Diarmata ????–1115
Diarmat mac Enna 1115–1117
Enna mac Donnchada mac Murchada 1118–1126
Conchobair mac Tiorrdelbach Ua Conchobair 1126–1127
Thorkell fl.1133
Conchobair Ua Briain 1141–1142
Ottar 1142–1148
Ragnall Thorgillsson 11??–1146
Brotar Thorgillsson 1146–1160
Hasculf Thorgillsson 1160–1171
(N.B. "Sitric" is the Irish variant of Norwegian "Sigtrygg")
Downham, Clare, Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014. Edinburgh. 2007.
Forte, Angelo, Oram, Richard, & Pedersen, Frederik, Viking Empires. Cambridge. 2005.
Hudson, Benjamin T., Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in the North Atlantic. Oxford. 2005.
Larsen, Anne-Christine (ed.), The Vikings in Ireland. Roskilde: The Viking Ship Museum. 2001. Todd, James Henthorn (ed. and tr.), Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh: The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill. Longmans. 1867.
Woolf, Alex, "Age of Sea-Kings: 900-1300", in Donald Omand (ed.), The Argyll Book. Edinburgh. 2004. pp. 94-109.
The Norse-Gaels were a people who dominated much of the Irish Sea region and western Scotland for a large part of the Middle Ages; they were of Gaelic and Scandinavian origin and as a whole exhibited a great deal of Gaelic and Norse cultural syncretism. Other modern terms used include Scoto-Norse, Hiberno-Norse and Foreign Gaels.
They are generally known by the Gaelic name which they themselves used, of which "Norse-Gaels" is a translation. This term is subject to a large range of variations depending on chronological and geographical differences in the Gaelic language, i.e. Gall Gaidel, Gall Gaidhel, Gall Gaidheal, Gall Gaedil, Gall Gaedhil, Gall Gaedhel, Gall Goidel, etc, etc.
The Norse-Gaels originated in Viking colonies of Ireland and Scotland, whose inhabitants became subject to the process of Gaelicisation, whereby starting as early as the ninth century, most intermarried with native Gaels (except for the Norse who settled in Cumbria) and adopted the Gaelic language as well as many other Gaelic customs.[citation needed] Many left their original worship of Norse gods and converted to Christianity, and this contributed to the Gaelicisation. Gaelicised Scandinavians dominated the Irish Sea region until the Norman era of the twelfth century, founding long-lasting kingdoms, such as the Kingdoms of Man, Argyll, Dublin, Galloway as well as taking control of the Norse colony at York. The Lords of the Isles, a Lordship which lasted until the sixteenth century, as well as many other Gaelic rulers of Scotland and Ireland, traced their descent from Norse-Gaels. The Norse-Gaels settlement in England was concentrated in the North West.
The Norse are first recorded in Ireland in 795 when they sacked Lambay Island. Sporadic raids then continued until 832, after which they began to build fortified settlements throughout the country. Norse raids continued throughout the tenth century, but resistance to them increased. They suffered several defeats at the hands of Máel Sechnaill II, and in 1014 Brian Boru broke the power of the Norse permanently at Clontarf.
The Norse established independent kingdoms in Dublin, Waterford, Wexford, Cork and Limerick. These kingdoms did not survive the subsequent Norman invasions, but the towns continued to grow and prosper. The Norse became fully absorbed into the religious and political life of Ireland.
Iceland and the Faroes
It is recorded in the Landnamabok that there were papar or culdees in Iceland before the Norse, and this appears to tie in with comments of Dicuil. However, whether or not this is true, the settlement of Iceland and the Faroe islands by the Norse would have included many Norse-Gaels, as well as slaves, servants and wives. They were called "Vestmen", and the name is retained in Vestmanna in the Faroes, and the Vestmannaeyjar off the Icelandic mainland, where it is said that Irish slaves escaped to. ("Vestman" may have referred to the lands and islands "west" of mainland Scandinavia.)
A number of Icelandic personal names are of Gaelic origin, e.g. Njáll Þorgeirsson of Njáls saga had a forename of Gaelic origin - Niall. Patreksfjörður, an Icelandic village also contains the name Padraig. A number of placenames named after the papar, Irish monks, exist on Iceland and the Faroes.
According to some circumstantial evidence, Grímur Kamban, seen as the founder of the Norse Faroes, may have been a Norse Gael.
"According to the Faereyinga Saga... the first settler in the Faroe Islands was a man named Grímur Kamban - Hann bygdi fyrstr Færeyar, it may have been the land taking of Grímur and his followers that cauysed the anchorites to leave... the nickname Kamban is probably Gaelic and one interpretation is that the word refers to some physical handicap (the first part of the name originating in the Old Gaelic camb crooked, as in Campbell Caimbeul Crooked-Mouth and Cameron Camshròn Crooked Nose), another that it may point to his prowess as a sportsman (presumably of camóige / camaige hurley - where the initial syllable also comes from camb). Probably he came as a young man to the Faroe Islands by way of Viking Ireland, and local tradition has it that he settled at Funningur in Ey
Haywood, John (1995). The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-051328-0.
McDonald, R. Andrew (1997). The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seaboard, c.1100-c.1336. East Linton: Tuckwell Press. ISBN 1-898410-85-2.
Ó Cróinín, Dáibhí (1995). Early Medieval Ireland, 400-1200. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-01566-9.
Oram, Richard (2000). The Lordship of Galloway. Edinburgh: John Donald. ISBN 0-85976-541-5.
Scholes, Ron (2000). Yorkshire Dales. Derbyshire: Landmark. ISBN 1-901522-41-5.
Ebrauc is the suggested name for a Brythonic kingdom of sub-Roman Britain, based on the city of York. This city was called by the Brythonic name of Caer Ebrauc in Nennius's Historia Britonum. It is derived from the Roman name, Eboracum. In modern Welsh it is still called Efrog.
At the end of Roman rule, some historians think the city may have briefly flourished as the capital of an independent realm, split off from a great 'Kingdom of the North', perhaps in ca 470. The area known to the British as Deifr, meaning 'waters' (perhaps referring to its coastal location, or to its many rivers), may have been part of this kingdom. It is better known as the later Anglian kingdom of Deira.
Welsh poetry of this period indicates that the native Britons of what the bards were to call "the old north" or Yr Hen Ogledd were disastrously fractious and were far happier to fight amongst themselves than to confront their common foes. If the historical Northern king, Peredur ab Eliffer, ruled in York (see Peredur), then independence for this kingdom was not to last long.
In 573, this Peredur, and his brother, Gwrgi, went to war with the armies of a Northern king called Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio and were victorious at the Battle of Arfderydd (modern Arthuret in Cumberland, now Cumbria). The original of the Arthurian wizard, Merlin, is supposed to have been one of the few survivors. This was a pyrrhic victory for these Northern princes for, according to the Annales Cambriae, they were killed only seven years later when their weakened forces moved against the Angles of Bernicia. However, it was the Angles of Deira who subsequently took over the region.
Control of Ebrauc was briefly restored to native Britons under King Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd who seized the area and the city after the Battle of Hatfield Chase in October 632 during which his rival, Edwin of Northumbria was killed. Three years later, Cadwallon was ejected by Oswald of Bernicia at the Battle of Heavenfield and Anglian control was restored.
Bromwich, Rachel (1978) Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Welsh Triads Guest, Lady Charlotte (1849)
The Mabinogion Ingram, James (ed.) (1912),
The Annales Cambriae Morris, John (1973) The Age of Arthur
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How do Progressives get power and influence? By lying… or Grubering, if you will.
Whenever a Progressive talks about so-called "Climate Change"—or any other alleged "crisis" that needs "emergency action"—please use this line:
"Remember Jonathan Gruber."
Gruber should become the proverbial poster-child–a perpetual meme–for opposing every Leftist cause. Let us no longer be duped into believing anything these pathologically and criminally lying elitists throw at us "for our own good," and for the good of their pocketbooks.
Progressivism would die a quick death if we could remove all taxpayer funding of its supporters, institutions, pundits, and bureaucratic shills. It only survives as a parasite on productive society, unless it achieves a majority, and then it kills the free-market host that made such bad thinking financially sustainable.


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How to Effectively Build a Corporate and Marketing Plan
Too often the new fiscal year comes upon us but there was never really any down time to build the new Corporate and Marketing Plan. As a "shortcut", many organizations extrapolate historical performance into the future. From a top down financial planning perspective the mandate night be to shrink 10%, stay flat or increase 10% based on Q4 or the prior FY number. In some cases, 3 scenarios will be requested (best case, worst case, what you can live with). The issue with planning is that it requires time, thought and a group effort. However, if you don't have a coherent plan to get from point A to Point B, more often than not, you will spend lots of time and money undoing, redoing and struggling with tactical decisions that would have been avoided by having a plan. And, you can't build a realistic Marketing plan without a Corporate Plan.
What's a Marketer to Do?
My suggestion is that you dovetail into the Corporate planning process or you become the champion of the planning process. Here are some steps you can follow to facilitate the creation of a Corporate and Marketing Plan.
Corporate and Marketing Plan – Step 1: Market Overview
The goal is to provide a brief overview of the market(s) that your organization competes in. Typical information that would be included is: market size, market share, market growth rates, market segments, competitive landscape, technology, products, distribution strategy, pricing, etc.
There should also be some internal reflection that summarizes the assumptions that were considered when originally entering this market and highlight any changes that have taken place since. The basic use cases that summarize the business problem and the solution to solve the problem, the value proposition, the customers and their satisfaction levels, the product road map and the profile of the prospects that you are targeting for continued growth should all be reviewed in a succinct manner. At the end of the day, does the market opportunity available today still support the business model or do there have to be changes?
Corporate and Marketing Plan – Step 2: SWOT Analysis
One useful way to organize information is in the form of a SWOT analysis. The purpose of the SWOT Analysis is not to create a binder of information that will take forever to complete and that no one will ever read. The intent of the SWOT is to document what trends and developments will actually affect (competitors, products/services, geography, distribution channel, etc.) the organization. A SWOT should be completed for each segment that is being invested in or is a target for investment.
The SWOT analysis should only contain a couple of paragraphs of commentary of key weaknesses of competitors, market opportunities (new products for existing markets and new markets) and threats (competitors, economy, regulation etc.).
Corporate and Marketing Plan – Step 3: Setting Corporate Objectives
Setting objectives for the organization for the next year is the most important and difficult task for any organization. The objectives should be based on a detailed plan for a one-year timeframe and should include the responsibilities, timing, revenue, expenses, profitability, productivity and customer satisfaction levels to be successful. If clear objectives are not set, there will be no "True North" and the organization will struggle with tactical execution. Setting objectives for the organization involves balancing what is required by the organization and what is requested from each functional area. There will have to be some give and take but an objective, quantitative approach to the planning process will act as a guiding light to ensure that the entire organization is aligned and that scarce resources are intelligently allocated.
Corporate and Marketing Plan – Step 4: Marketing Strategies and Objectives
An organization typically can set and attain 3-5 key objectives for a year. Once the objectives are set by the management team and approved by the board, each functional head then focuses their attention on aligning their functions priorities to support the Corporate objectives that they can impact.
Marketing strategies in the Corporate plan then become operating objectives within the Marketing function. If there are departments within Marketing then the cascading continues with Marketing strategies becoming operating objectives for a Marketing department–this ensures that the objectives and strategies within an organization are interrelated.
Corporate and Marketing Plan – Step 5: Marketing Audit
The objective of the audit is to provide direction around what the organization's marketing objectives should be for the coming year. An audit is a structured approach to the collection and analysis of information that is a prerequisite to problem solving. The need for an audit is to establish a benchmark that Marketing can then objectively measure itself.
When conducting an audit, first, identify the capabilities the function will need to provide to support the organization's achievement of its goals. Next, provide a score for each capability based on current performance. Third, identify what the desired score should be for this capability. Then, provide a relative weight for this capability–relative to all other capabilities. Fifth, highlight what it would take to move from the current to desired state. Finally, rank and prioritize the list of capabilities. The goal is to guide investments in people, projects, systems and processes that will facilitate the organization reaching it's stated objectives.
Corporate and Marketing Plan – Step 6: Structure, Staff, Systems, Process
Once the vision for an organization is established, the goals and objectives clearly communicated, then it is time to actually do the work and that means bringing the strategy down to structure, staff, systems and process.
Organization structure is critical and it should change as company's objectives change. Structure describes how an organization is formally organized, makes decisions and shares information–this includes roles, responsibilities and accountability relationships. When the structure changes it is not necessarily a best in-class approach to find a chair for everyone on the team. Staff is the headcount (FTE, PT, contractor's), workforce plan and talent management.
Systems are the technical infrastructure that employees use on a day-to-day basis to accomplish their tasks that are derived from their goals. Systems will increase productivity, decrease costs and facilitate communication, assuming the right systems are selected, implemented properly and behavior changes to embrace the systems. Systems will bring some order to the business and will drive new processes. Process will bring structure to tasks and that will provide a high level of certainty that the desired outcome will be achieved again and again, with minimal supervision.
Step 7: Marketing Tactics
Once there is alignment between Corporate and Marketing objectives then attention should turn to building out the strategies that will drive the tactics. In general, Marketing will be asked to build or maintain the brand, help build better products or drive pipeline to generate sales and these initiatives will tie back to increasing revenues, decreasing costs, increasing profitability, increasing productivity and increasing customer satisfaction.
The Marketing strategies documented in the Corporate objectives become objectives for the Marketing function and Marketing then develops strategies to achieve these objectives. After marketing documents how they will achieve the objectives then the detail of the specific tactics (who, what, when, where, how much) are developed and become the operational plan.
Corporate and Marketing Plan – Step 8: Marketing Metrics
Like a pilot flying a plane in inclimate weather, a Marketing organization needs to rely on instruments to efficiently and effectively manage resources and outcomes. Many successful organizations use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to manage people budgets, ROI, awareness, customer satisfaction, conversion ratios, etc. The most useful Marketing metrics and KPIs should be numbers that have meaning, are provided in context, are actionable and can be interpreted from an industry perspective. Many organizations establish KPIs and utilize dashboards to monitor performance.
Determining the right KPI is dependent upon having a good understanding of what is important to the organization and how to measure it. When it comes to KPIs, more is not necessarily better. It is critical that the KPIs align to the functions and organizations objectives. Dashboards gather, synthesize and present useful data for the organization that supports key metrics and KPIs. Dashboards enable organizations to measure, monitor and manage business activity by using both financial and non-financial measures. The dashboard provides analysis into the progress of the organization toward achieving defined objectives.
As you can see, the progression from a Corporate Plan to a Marketing Plan can be rather quick. At one moment the focus is on market trends and then the next moment, metrics and KPIs are at the forefront of the conversation. Starting with a process will facilitate planning and the alignment of resources so the organization can go execute effectively.
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Love this. Rhianna uses her pedestal to say what she thinks and feels– in all her vulnerability and imperfection. That's progress, in my book.
There are 7 billion people in the world, half of them men. I'd like to think there's more than one of them that we are compatible with. Even if it really is only one person we're "meant" to be with, we're more connected that ever via the internet, airplanes, etc. I think an important question for ourselves is…are we ready for that love? Or, do we already have that which we are seeking?


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Donald Trump offered an olive branch to Republican party leaders who are deeply opposed to his presidential candidacy, making the case he can unify and grow the party.
Emerging from a bitter Super Tuesday marathon as the clear winner, Trump tried to defuse an intra-party feud that may be the only serious obstacle on his path to wining the Republican White House nomination.
Republican luminaries are fighting a rear guard action against his candidacy, which has been marked by racist outbursts and bitter insults.
A long party feud that takes the contest all the way to the convention in July has not been ruled out.


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Bones found on M5 slip road (Falfield)Posted on Tuesday 6th October 2009 at 11:41 pm by SH (Editor)
Police have confirmed that bones found in bushes beside the slip road at junction 14 of the M5 are human.
They cannot say what is the sex or age of the remains, or how long the bones had been there. Crime scene investigators are continuing their work at the scene, while uniformed officers conduct a search of the surrounding area.
Later today the bones are expected to be removed for further examination by the pathologist.
Source: Avon and Somerset Police
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Holberton School is a project-based college alternative for the next generation of software engineers.
Offering a two-year program to become a full stack software engineer, students learn to build scalable systems through project-based tasks and peer collaboration. With an open selection process and no upfront tuition payments, Holberton is pioneering an innovative approach to education.


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Cambridge, Mass. – UMBC freshman attackman Max Maxwell (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) was named America East Conference Men's Lacrosse Rookie of the Week for games ending Feb. 23, 2014.
Maxwell scored his first three career goals, all in the second half, in UMBC's 10-8 victory over Monmouth on Feb. 22. He scored game-tying and go-ahead scores in the third quarter and recorded UMBC's ninth goal, credited as the game-winner, with 10:45 remaining in the contest.
Maxwell, who scored the three goals on just four shots versus the Hawks, has started both games to date on the Retriever attack. The two-time high school All-American from western New York amassed over 100 goals and 80 assists in his junior and senior seasons at Hamburg.
The Retrievers (1-1) return home to welcome Richmond on Saturday, March 1 with a 1:00 p.m. opening face-off.


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About MPT Mumbai
List of Educational Institutions in Mumbai Port Trust
Mumbai Port Trust is located in Mumbai and is a Government of India Undertaking. The area is one of the key places in Mumbai because of the location of the Port. MPT has some significant Educational Institutions and a list of them is mentioned below:
- St. Xavier's College
- Elphinstone College
- Mumbai University
- Champion School
- The Cathedral & John Connon Senior School
List of Hospitals in Mumbai Port Trust
Mumbai Port Trust is considered to be one of the focal points of India as the area has the main Port which helps in loading and unloading of vessels. The MPT region has some noted Hospitals and some of them are mentioned below:
- The Mumbai Port Trust Hospital
- St. George Hospital
- Cama Hospital
- Jaslok Hospital
- GT Hospital
Real Estate in Mumbai Port Trust
Mumbai is one of the Key areas of India and the Mumbai Port Trust which is located in Mumbai is deemed to be one of significant areas of Mumbai. The MPT area has many Apartments in and around its locality and list of a few of them are given below:
- Nagree Apartment
- Cusrow Apartment
- Vrundavan Apartment
List of IT/ Software Companies in Mumbai Port Trust
Mumbai Port Trust is located in Mumbai. There are many IT/Software Companies located in and around Mumbai Port Trust and a list of them is given below:
- Tarang Infotech Pvt Ltd
- Tax print Salary Software Pvt Ltd
- Alogorithms Software Pvt Ltd
- V Soft Services Pvt Ltd
- Esser Vision Software Pvt Ltd
For more details on the Property Trend and also for further information about Mumbai Port Trust, one may log on to the website of www.propertykhazana.com.


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By T.L. Viens
Mitt Romney's campaign fundraising success in the Hamptons of New Hampshire over the weekend is the icing on his fundraising cake, coming after his campaign reported raising more than $106 million in June — with $4.6 million coming within 24 hours of the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold most of President Obama's health care law.
President Obama's campaign reported about $71 million in contributions for the month.
In response to Romney's success, the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee is set to file a complaint against conservative groups, alleging that the nonprofit status of many of them should not be allowed considering their high levels of political involvement in the campaigns.
The backbone of the Democrats' complaint: Nonprofits such as Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies, Americans for Prosperity and the 60 Plus Association are exceeding their allowed degree of political involvement — such as Crossroads' $25 million ad campaign attacking the economy under Obama.
"Respondents are raising and spending millions of dollars to accomplish their major purpose of influencing federal elections, while hiding their funding sources," according to the Dems' complaint. "By operating in secret, they have violated and continue to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act."
The Romney campaign's goal is to raise $800 million, so it must put up numbers like June's haul every month until the election. While Obama's 2008 "Hope" campaign holds the record for monthly fundraising — $150.7 million in September of that year — the 2012 campaigns are expected to shatter previous fundraising efforts.


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The fifth European Congress in World and Global History opens today in Budapest. Organised by the European Network in Universal and Global History, the Central European University and Corvinus University and hosted together with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Historical Association, the event brings together some 650 scholars, students, and professionals working on global history.
In line with the centennial of the Russian Revolution, the main theme of the conference is "Ruptures, Empires and Revolutions." According to the organisers, the aim is "to explore the global context and repercussions of the revolution in particular while debating the role of revolutions in global history in general." The conference opens with a keynote lecture from Tamás Krausz (Budapest) titled "Lenin on global history and the global historiography on Lenin." Participants will then take part in more than 150 panels, clustered around fourteen themes in global history:
- Actors: Biographies and mobilities
- After empire: Complicating colonialism and decolonization
- Concepts and approaches
- Economy and development
- Endings of empires: Collapse and legacies
- Global governance and international affairs
- Knowledge: Production and circulation
- People, labour, and demography
- Respatializations
- Revolutions and revolutionaries: Comparisons and connections
- The making of regions: Transregional encounters and dynamics
- The Russian Revolution: Global connections and legacies
- Transformations of empires: State formation and society
- Wars, ruptures, and violent transformations
Click here for a copy of the programme. Stay tuned to our website and twitter page for more updates from the Congress.


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This is a great presentation by Jensen Harris, talking through the history of the MS Office UI and the design approach that brought about the ribbon. Contains nice shots of the early prototypes from slide 60 onwards.
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I followed Jensen's blog for a while and found a lot of the articles about redesigning word fascinating; the "Why the new UI" series in particular is a highlight. Great to see he's sharing those early drafts ….
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I have been using the for two years and I still cannot quickly find things do to this ribbon BS. Today I am making the change to open office good riddance MS Office
The ribbon sucks. And just when we get use to it, MS will change it again ):
It is shocking how poorly the ribbon is designed. It sucked when it was launched, it sucks now that I'm used to it, and it will still suck when it's gone.


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Welcome to the writing site of M.J. Ortmeier. We're juggling lots of projects.
First, please enjoy a sampling of our story-telling by following the adventures of Mabel de Bellême (pronounced duh BEE-lehm), the original French Mean Girl. As we're terrible at website creation, the chapters, thus far, in order are:
1. Mabel, 2. Alençon, this chapter has multiple pages, you have to scroll down 3. Travel and Shelter, 4. Chaos of 1047, 5. Knight Takes Bishop, 6. Ragnor's Tale, 7. The Hunted, 8. Faith, 9. The Orchard of Eden, 10. Honored Guests.
Of our full-length novels, Higher Minds is in the querying stage, and Better Natures is a nearly completed first draft, The Shops on Cottonwood Street is a series that is just beginning development. These stories are all set in the universe of Mark and Jen Oberg.
Talvas the Ogre and Mabel de Bellême are stories about people extracted from the larger story of the Normans. They were written as a way of understanding who they are and their place in the larger picture, but also to get them out of the main narrative. Their stories are just too interesting to edit out entirely.
Higher Minds
Falling in love wasn't a choice, but staying in love is. Mark and Jen lived a romantic comedy in college, and have spent twenty years tip-toeing around their problems while pretending they're openly honest. But their communication isn't a street that goes only two ways, it's a cloverleaf on a multi-level highway. While their Higher Minds are navigating the interchanges, their Lizard Brains are trying to steer from the back seat. Now the couple has to take extreme measures to save their marriage, when the simplest—and hardest—solution has always been full disclosure.
Better Natures
It's almost Christmas in Chicago, and Ian is looking forward to ending his book tour and visiting his family in London. Then he receives a message from someone who's been dead for years, miring him in intrigues from his secret past. Can he extract himself, or–once he understands all that's at stake and who needs his help–will he want to?
The Shops on Cottonwood Street
A series of stories about–you guessed it–the love lives of the proprietors of the shops on Cottonwood Street. Some have appeared in Higher Minds and Better Natures, and there are cameos by characters from those novels.
The Normans
This is a working title of a huge project about William the Conqueror. It's the story we originally started writing, and we have 128,000 words. But, my goodness…
Talvas the Ogre
Chevalier Gaspard de Millet lives in a turbulent and changing world, but he never lost his ability to imagine. Before his sons leave home, he will instruct them in chivalry with a cautionary tale about a man, William de Bellême, who becomes a monster. When it seems an ogre has appeared in their midst, Gaspard must teach them a different lesson about villains and heroes.
A published short story on Amazon.


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Positions Location: Lansing, MI
General Purpose of Job:
Plan, organize, supervise and evaluate the day-to-day operations of the Behavioral Health Access team and UR team as assigned by the Behavioral Health Director. Maintain a two-way flow of information to all key relationships. Provide direct patient assessment services in order to maximize the value, potential and satisfaction of our customers.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
Sparrow Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.


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Sept. 23, 2005
SCU Bronco Baseball Golf Tournament Registration Form in PDF Format
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Santa Clara University Bronco Baseball Golf Tournament will be taking place Friday, October 21, 2005 at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club in San Jose. The tournament, employing a Best Ball Scramble format, will begin with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. and will be limited to the first 144 golfers. The cost per individual is $250 if registered before October 6, and $275 if registered after that date.
The entry fee includes greens and cart fees, a photo with your foursome, range balls, tee prizes, and in-round lunch and post-tournament dinner. If an individual chooses to attend the dinner and not play in the tournament, the cost is $65 per individual.
"This is a great event for us to have every year and a chance to get out there with Santa Clara alumni and have a great time," said Santa Clara baseball head coach Mark O'Brien. "This year should be a great day and event, especially with the tournament being combined with Alumni Weekend."
Following the tournament there will be a no-host cocktail hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. followed by a dinner, which includes an auction and raffle, at 6:30 p.m.


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"Remembering that God does not measure time by man's calendar, that he is not in a hurry, we'll abide his time with assurance that eventually right will prevail. We'll plant acorns of love and watch the slow-growing oaks until time shall prove again that the law of the harvest is inexorable."
—Hugh B. Brown, Eternal Quest
I love this quote because it provides so much reassurance that nothing positive, or God-given, is wasted, everything is gathered, and everything is harvested, we just need to keep planting, especially those 'acorns of love'.


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During his 79 years on the planet, Wayne Shorters saxophone sound has lived several lives of its own. From the Coltrane-enamored tenor of his first sides as a leader in the late-1950s for Vee-Jay through his early-60s ascendancy on Blue Note and epochal tenure as Miles Daviss frontline confrere, then onward to the serpentine soprano-favoring fusion of Weather Report, Shorters style has always been idiosyncratic and porous. His compositional language has followed suit, changing with the times but retaining a singularity rooted in a vast and multidisciplinary pantheon of influences from Hollywood musicals and science fiction of all stripes, to theoretical astrophysics and vintage Marvel comic books.
Without a Net aligns with the same basic design behind Sonny Rollinss Road Shows discs, presenting cherry-picked concert performances with his working band of pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Pattitucci and drummer Brian Blade. Like that point of comparison and the bands previous two records, its a bit of a mixed bag; transcendent moments intersperse with relatively quotidian ones. Perez, Pattitucci and Blade are about as blue chip as they come, and they easily outclass their somewhat calcified counterparts on the Rollins outings, but there are still sections in the collection that dont feel on par with Shorters storied brilliance.
The disparity is particularly present during the first half of the disc and the primary culprit to these ears is Perez who repeatedly veers into dramatic, heavy-handed block chords and lurching incrementalism at the expense of more varied accompaniment and interplay. His lugubriousness reaches an apogee on the bruising but brief Myrrh. S.S. Golden Mean, a titular riff on an earlier Shorter composition, is another puzzler as the band wriggles unexpectedly through the theme to Manteca, burrowing into the same patch of harmonic ground for much of its terse duration. Its all really a matter of personal taste, though; everything the ensemble does carries diamond sharp purpose and agency behind it.
Shorter favors soprano across much of the program and surprisingly even sounds Steve Lacy-like on the opening rendering of Orbits, affecting an intentionally dry shrillness to his lines that is surprising in its harshness. Elsewhere, hes his usual elliptical self, often eliding rather than exclaiming melodic material outright. The sprawling Pegasus is the centerpiece at over 20 minutes and adds a wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon) to the mix, as well as some welcome doses of wry humor that find both audience and band adding audible interjections of approval. Shorters tenor is as slippery as ever on the forays through Starry Night, Zero Gravity and UFO. Perez channels his more baroque impulses on the former for a ballad performance, which becomes outright explosive in its penultimate passage thanks in large part to Blades powerful drumming.
Reception to the disc so far has been predominately positive, though a small, but vocal minority still seems inexplicably stuck in ancient argument of swing as an obligatory element of legitimate jazz expression. That crowds collective disappointment is understandable if immaterial since swing in any explicit sense isnt even remotely the point of this music. The discs title and the quartets preference for live albums succinctly announce the intent. Their brand of collective improvisation breeds best under such spontaneous circumstances where risks are many, but rewards are plenty.
The liners contain a welcome affirmation to the Keep Wayne Weird contingent (of which this writer is a card-carrying member) with Shorters dedication of the album to life forms everywhere and aliens throughout the Universe. More importantly, his long-stated philosophy-in-practice I aint got nothin to lose still holds reassuringly manifest throughout the music, whether one agrees with all of his choices or not.
By Derek Taylor


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The McPhee Librarian of the Year Award is an annual award given on a competitive basis to a library faculty member within the UNLV University Libraries. Consideration is based on overall outstanding performance including major contributions to the library, the university, the community, or the profession. The McPhee recipient for calendar year 2013 is Cory Tucker, head of collection management.
Cory Tucker has served as a library faculty member at UNLV since 2001. He earned tenure and promotion to associate professor in 2007 and achieved full professorship in 2013. As head of collection management, Cory has made a significant impact at UNLV with regards to building and managing the Libraries' collection. While his job has been particularly challenging recently due to difficult economic times, Cory has led the implementation of innovative services, such as a new patron-driven acquisition service for print and electronic books. This service provides increased access to materials for library users in a cost-effective manner. Cory has published numerous articles and presented at major conferences. In 2013 alone, he published three articles (two in refereed journals), one book review, and gave presentations at two conferences and one webinar.
Cory has made national service contributions to the collection management section of the association for library collections and technical services (ALCTS), part of the national American Library Association. In addition to the McPhee award, he was also the recipient of the Library Outstanding Library Faculty Service Award for 2013. As discussed in his letter of nomination, "Cory simply goes the extra mile for our users." Congratulations, Cory!


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Despite market challenges, Baird teams continue to earn international acclaim from the media and esteemed industry sources.
- In its 2013 Private Equity Awards, Real Deals magazine recognized the Baird-advised sale of M&C Energy Group, Ltd., a portfolio company of Lyceum Capital, to Schneider Electric SA as a "Top UK Exit."
- Baird's Investment Banking business has received "Deal of the Year" recognitions from The M&A Advisor for eight years running, including 2012 "Cross-Border Deal of the Year."
- Baird was recognized as the 2011 "Investment Banking Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor.
- Baird Capital's U.K. Private Equity group received the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association's 2012 "Mid-Market Buyout of the Year" for its sale of Aston Carter.
- Baird Capital's U.S. Private Equity group ranked as a Top 20 "Consistent Performer" for the fifth consecutive year in the 2012 Preqin survey.4
- Since 2004, Baird has been recognized annually as one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®. We ranked No. 14 in 2013 – our fifth straight year among the top 25.
Robert W. Baird Limited (RWBL) and Baird Capital Partners Europe Limited (BCPE) are authorized and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (registered numbers are 124308 and 150154, respectively). RWBL and BCPE have approved this information for distribution in the UK and Europe.
1 $104 billion (USD) in total client assets as of 31 March 2013.
2 Financial results do not reflect the consolidation of certain private equity partnerships.
3 Greenwich Associates U.S. Equity Investors – Small/Mid-Cap Funds, April 2013. Surveys conducted with 88 U.S. small-cap and mid-cap fund managers. Rankings based on top 5 research firms in survey.
4 Based on an international universe of 160 firms and 734 funds fulfilling selection criteria. To learn more, call +44 (0)20 7488 1212 in Europe or 800-RW-BAIRD in the United States, or visit us online at bairdeurope.com.
©2013 Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated. Member SIPC. First Use: 7/2013. MC-39026.


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The Countess's Room is the best room in the hotel with wide bay windows framing magnificent sea views
As befits an historic house, each one of our bedrooms is completely individual. They are very different in size, shape and aspect.
Decorated with traditional English style, most rooms have breathtaking coastal and sea views.
Standard features of each room include:
Egyptian cotton bed linen
TV / radio
Tea / coffee tray
Algotherm marine extract toiletries
Free guest WIFI
The Countess's Room is the best room in the house, it has a wide bay window with wonderful sea views and all the items listed in all other rooms, together with a luxurious bathroom with walk in shower and a bath with television.


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Part of my 2019 Mystic series.
Limited Edition Print - Signed and numbered by Tanya Solonyka
Certificate Of Authenticity: Hand signed live ink signature and edition number. Two matching hologram seals one to be placed on the back artwork and one on the certificate.
Printed on the highest quality archival, high gloss, Fine Art Baryta 325 gsm paper.
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With his team in freefall and at the center of a national controversy over bullying accusations, Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland is once again the target of harsh criticism from Dolphins fans.
A pair of Dolphins fans who paid to fly a banner above Sun Life Stadium imploring owner Stephen Ross to fire Ireland during the 2011 season are set to do the same when the Dolphins host the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.
"The banner itself is a vessel for some of the passionate, frustrated fans to voice their anger about a decision that's long overdue," Roger Paul told NBC 6.
"I understand some fans might feel that we're embarrassing the franchise but it seems to me that the franchise itself has done a well and good enough job of that. It's time for a clean slate and for Mr. Ross to put someone in the GM position that can effectively and intelligently use his position to put the right people in place."
On New Year's Day 2012, when the Dolphins hosted the New York Jets, Paul and his blogging partner Chris Joseph arranged to fly a banner that read "Mr Ross: Save Our Dolphins, Fire Ireland." They raised money for the banner from their Twitter followers.
"We just don't have faith in the guy," Joseph said at the time. The gambit did not sway Ross, but it did identify just how disgruntled a portion of the fan base had become with the team's architect.
But only weeks ago it looked like Ireland's and the Dolphins' fortunes had taken a turn for the better. Miami won its first three games of the season (the franchise's first 3-0 start since 2002), and news leaked that Ross had quietly extended Ireland's contract over the summer.
Then Miami lost five of its next six games. Making matters worse for Ireland, he was reported to have told AWOL offensive lineman Jonathan Martin's agent that Martin should "punch" Richie Incognito, his alleged tormentor on the team.
Between the disappointing play from the Dolphins and the allegations that the front office and coaches unknowingly allowed hazing rituals to spiral out of control, Ireland's job security is looking bleaker each week.


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Greening graduation: Recycled diplomas and plastic-bottle-based gowns
It's graduation season, which for many schools means that it's also prime time to show off their dedication to sustainability.
In New York, The New School decorated with local and seasonal flowers, while Pace University printed its programs on recycled paper with soy ink.
Johns Hopkins University in Maryland gave out water in biodegradable bottles. Boston University used compostable or recyclable tableware.
Unity College in Maine sent out online invitations, printed its diplomas on recycled paper and handed out just one recycled paper or alternative-fiber program to each family and graduate. The school also used fluorescent lighting in its gym powered by electricity from renewable sources and served guests local organic foods.
But what all the institutions -- and a growing number of schools around the country -- have in common is their fashion sense.
Graduation gowns at the New School were made from a fabric combining recycled polyester and plastic. Pace allowed students to rent their garb to reduce waste. Boston, Johns Hopkins and Unity all used regalia made entirely from recycled plastic bottles.
Caltech did the same thing at its commencement ceremony Friday, using caps and gowns from a Virginia company called Oak Hall.
So is this campus greenwashing or an educational green revolution? Read more in the Times' Business section.
Stepping out on the recycled red carpet
Yes, even clothes can be recycled
-- Tiffany Hsu
Photo: Graduates at Caltech wait in line for commencement to begin in their caps and gowns made from recycled bottles. Credit: Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times


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About a year ago my PC started acting crazy. After taking it to IT, they said that I needed a new motherboard and hard drive. Oh and by the way computers belonging to people who travel wear out faster than those who don't, due in large part to the damage to the moving parts of the hard drive.
At this point, even though I have worked in the computer industry before, I kind of felt like my eyes were going to roll back into my head. Whaaaaa? Moving parts what? And I care why? Oh right. Because my computer is broken.
A little background: a traditional computer hard drive contains spinning disks and read/write heads. A solid state hard drive does not. The moving parts are more susceptible to physical shock, so when your computer is jostled around a lot, i.e. in and out of your briefcase, carried around at the airport, etc, the chances of it breaking or having issues are higher. (Thank you Wikipedia!)
When it was time for me to get a new system earlier this year, IT highly recommended I get a solid state hard drive since I travel so much. They have been on Macs for years, and are now available on certain PCs. So hopefully my new system will last longer than the old one!
Readers, have you had any experience with computer issues due to travel?
(I just want to reiterate that I am NOT a technical person, so if I've gotten terminology or anything else wrong, please be gentle!)
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Current Affairs programmes step outside the realm of daily, breaking news to reveal a more analytical, long-form and long-range view of the world around us.
The BBC officially defines Current Affairs as: "A programme which contains explanation and analysis of current events and issues, including material dealing with political or industrial controversy or with public policy. Also included are investigative programmes with contemporary significance."
To some extent, the term exemplifies many of the BBC's classic Current Affairs programmes such as Panorama, Question Time, File on Four and From Our Own Correspondent.
However, it does not entirely reflect the breadth and level of innovation that has happened over the past few years.
Hand in hand with a drive for original, distinctive and high quality journalism, the BBC has pioneered a variety of new formats to bring the genre alive to a wide section of the audience.
In addition, Current Affairs are not just broadcast on television and radio but can be found online and on interactive TV.
A sizeable share of the BBC's Current Affairs output is made in-house although many programmes are sourced from independent producers.
On television, a broad range of programmes is produced for BBC One, Two, Three and Four.
The department is run by George Entwistle.
BBC One is best known for the BBC's flagship investigative journalism strand Panorama and the weekly debate programme Question Time. The early evening investigation strand Real Story with Fiona Bruce is also popular with audiences.
BBC One hosts themed days which cover important topical issues. Previous event days have looked at the NHS, crime, asylum, the Iraq conflict and personal debt.
Output for BBC Two comprises a variety of domestic and internationally-focused documentaries and investigations, including the global affairs strand, This World, Peter Taylor's series Third World War - Al Qaeda, Michael Cockerell's political documentaries and Adam Curtis' series The Power of Nightmares.
Drama-documentary is proving to be an effective new form of Current Affairs.
On BBC Two, the analytical series If uses drama to explore public policy issues facing us in the future and builds on earlier drama-documentaries Smallpox 2002 and The Day Britain Stopped. Drama-documentary is also being shown on BBC One, with films including Dirty War.
Many of these programmes are co-productions with the BBC's drama department.
BBC Two has pioneered global debate with programmes such as What the World Thinks of America and What the World Thinks of God.
Current Affairs also covers a handful of contemporary history programmes such as BBC One's Brighton Bomb and BBC Two's The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy.
BBC Two is home to the daily business and personal finance programme Working Lunch.
BBC Three broadcasts lively, hard-hitting investigations such as The Third Degree as well as broader current affairs issues such as Blair for a Day and Fantasy Retirement.
BBC Four deals with insightful profiles, debates and thought-provoking seasons.
Radio Current Affairs produces flagship, award-winning programmes on different networks including Radio 4, Radio 3, Five Live, The World Service, Radio 1 and I Xtra. 5.6 million people a week hear our programmes.
It broadcasts over 450 hours of programmes a year from a staff base of some 80 people spread across Manchester and London. Its key purpose is to analyse, reveal and examine the world in depth so that people can make considered choices about their lives.
Radio Current Affairs breaks stories through investigations and other forms of original journalism and adds depth and context to the Daily News in a complementary way.
Many programmes are downloadable to i-pods from the web and many stories are broadcast online.
Familiar and long-running titles include File on 4, Analysis, Crossing Continents, Money Box, In Business, From Our Own Correspondent, The Five Live Report and The Reith Lectures.
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
Publication Date: June 2006
Publisher(s): Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Topic: Government (Internal security)
Transportation (Transportation policy and planning)
The nation's air, land, and marine transportation systems are designed for accessibility and efficiency, two characteristics that make them highly vulnerable to terrorist attack. While hardening the transportation sector from terrorist attack is difficult, reasonable measures can be taken to deter terrorists.
The focus of this issue brief is how best to construct and finance a system of deterrence, protection, and response that effectively reduces the possibility and consequences of another terrorist attack without unduly interfering with travel, commerce, and civil liberties. Aviation security has been a major focus of transportation security policy following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In the aftermath of these attacks, the 107th Congress moved quickly to pass the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA; P.L. 107-71) creating the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and mandating a federalized workforce of security screeners to inspect airline passengers and their baggage. The act gave the TSA broad authority to assess vulnerabilities in aviation security and take steps to mitigate these risks. The TSA's progress on aviation security has been the subject of considerable congressional oversight over the past four years. Aviation security policy and programs continue to be of considerable interest in the 109th Congress.
The July 2005 bombing of trains in London and the bombings of commuter trains and subway trains in Madrid and Moscow in 2004 highlighted the vulnerability of passenger rail systems to terrorist attacks. The volume of ridership and number of access points make it impractical to subject all rail passengers to the type of screening airline passengers undergo. Nevertheless, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the risks and consequences of an attack. These include vulnerability assessments; emergency planning; and emergency response training and drilling of transit personnel, ideally in coordination with police, fire, and emergency medical personnel, as well as purchase of communication and safety equipment. Additional options include increasing the number of transit security personnel, installing video surveillance equipment in vehicles and stations, and conducting random inspections of platforms and trains using bomb-sniffing dogs.
A leading issue with regard to securing truck, rail, and waterborne cargo is the desire of government authorities to track a given freight shipment at a particular time. Most of the attention with regard to cargo vulnerability concerns the tracking of marine containers as they are trucked to and from seaports. Security experts believe this is a particularly vulnerable point in the container supply chain. Debate over who should pay for cargo security, government or industry, and whether mandates or guidelines are the best approach to ensure industry's due diligence in protecting their supply chains are other leading issues.
Hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation raises numerous security issues. Many Members of Congress want to know whether current federal policies, regulations, and grants could more effectively promote hazmat transportation security at reasonable costs. There are issues regarding routing of hazmat through urban centers, and debate persists over the pros and cons of rerouting high-hazard shipments.


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Brasserie All-White Porcelain Dinnerware Collection
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- Summary
Classic dinnerware like this is popular in Parisian bistros and brasseries. Made of fully glazed porcelain, the pieces are larger and heavier than standard tableware and are sturdy yet stylish.
- Made of high-fired porcelain.
- Microwavable and dishwasher safe.
- 5-piece place setting includes a dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl and cup with saucer.
- 20-piece set incudes four 5-piece place settings.
- 16-piece set includes four 4-piece place settings: a dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl and mug.
- Additional pieces available in sets of four.
- Made in Bangladesh.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Dinner Plate: 11 1/4" diam.
- Salad Plate: 9" diam.
- Soup Bowl: 9" diam.
- Cup: 11-oz. cap.
- Saucer: 6 1/2" diam.
- Mug: 4" high, 13-oz. cap.
- Cereal Bowl: 5 3/4" diam., 21-oz. cap.
- Breakfast Bowl: 5 3/4" diam., 20 oz. cap.
- Made in Bangladesh.
- Use & Care
- Microwavable.
- Dishwasher safe.
- Shipping
Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 3–5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
Shipping Rates
The shipping rate varies depending on your order total and shipping destination. View Shipping Options and Charges.
Next Day Delivery
For an additional charge of $26 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
Return Policy
At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners and knife storage), please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, custom upholstery, food, items shipped direct from the vendor or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. Final sale items ending in .97 or .99 cannot be returned.
Made to Order and Final Sale Furniture items are non-returnable and cannot be cancelled once the order is placed.
For returns of items purchased from your Williams Sonoma Gift Registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later. View Full Returns Policy.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by merry1 from Great Dinnerware! My husband and I bought a complete set (for 12) of Brasserie when we got married. That was going on 27 years ago. We have used it almost every day since then and it is still beautiful and shiny and white after all that time. We wash it in the dishwasher and give it no special care. I don't know of anything else in our household that is as durable and yet good looking and sophisticated. I have replaced ONE plate in all that time and it was because we were moving and the plate fell out of the box on the concrete floor of our garage. I can highly recommend this to anyone!Date published: 2017-01-20Rated 5 out of 5 by MIckeleh from Simple, clean design. Sturdy I love the simplicity and durability of these dishes. The clean white design means the food is the star. I wish the bread & butter plates were still in the line.Date published: 2016-10-02Rated 5 out of 5 by jpp30 from Very Satisified I love these dishes, the color is a pure white and the quality is outstanding. You never get any marks from using a knife. They are durable, and they make a wonderful presentation. I have all of the pieces and will continue buying more.Date published: 2016-01-17Rated 5 out of 5 by LorrieMD5 from Brasserie All-White Porcelain bowls These plates are beautiful and sturdy. They are just the right size for soup.Date published: 2015-08-29Rated 5 out of 5 by HehuntsIshop from Durable and timeless We've had this dinnerware for 18 years and use it every day. I have finally had one piece break (not sure how) and have to replace a bowl. These have been dropped, banged on enamel sink and granite countertops and no chips or cracks. I still love it and it looks great.Date published: 2012-06-18


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