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Viking Serviceswww.vikingservices.com
A fully integrated global oilfield service company providing high quality conventional and unconventional services with a focus on underserved markets in Turkey, Northern Iraq and Central and Eastern Europe. Shareholders of BXR Group together with Abraaj Group own 100% of Viking Services.
Central European Petroleumwww.cepetro.com
A petroleum exploration company with operations in the German state of Brandenburg, and in North Western Poland. BXR Group holds an 8.2% stake.
A North American value-added reseller of technology solutions and services to SME, enterprise and public sector institutions offering solutions design, implementation and asset management services, as well as access to technology distribution networks. BXR Group invested as part of a consortium led by Birch Hill Equity Partners, holding a 92% stake in total.
Atlantis Healthcarewww.atlantishealthcare.com
An international leader in providing patient adherence and behavioural change solutions to pharmaceutical companies, public health and health insurers. Atlantis Healthcare has delivered over 140 programmes across 53 disease states with offices in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, UK and USA. BXR Group is the majority shareholder.
Pet Space
A veterinary business with clinics throughout Hong Kong and in Singapore and providing diagnostics services for veterinary clinics across South-East Asia. BXR Group is the majority shareholder.
Koen Mediahttp://www.koengroup.co.kr
The leading independent producer of entertainment for the TV market and digital platforms in South Korea. The group has a diverse range of media operations, including entertainment production, talent management and providing home shopping content. BXR Group and Korea Development Bank together hold a majority stake.
Grupo Iowa
A 16,000 Ha farming operation producing corn and soybean in Western Bahia and Mato Grosso, Brazil. BXR Group is the sole shareholder.
GF Agrowww.gfagrollc.com
An investment firm specialised in the development of marginal land in Argentina, owning 28,000 Hectares for the development of livestock farming and agricultural operations and currently leasing its entire portfolio for agricultural and livestock farming operations. BXR Group invested as part of a consortium comprising US and Argentina based high net worth investors.
Hoyo Hoyo Agribusiness
Among the largest oilseed producers in the country, Hoyo Hoyo operates a large scale agricultural concession in Mozambique.
Marex Spectronwww.marexspectron.com
The world's largest privately owned broker of financial products in the commodities sector and a leader in brokering physical energy products with significant market share in the energy, metals, freight, environmental and agricultural markets – both on-exchange and over-the-counter. It is also a premier specialist broker of financial futures, foreign exchange and securities. Marex is a member of the London Metal Exchange, Eurex, Euronext, ICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures Canada and EDX. BXR Group invested as part of a consortium led by JRJ Group, holding a 72% stake in total.
ETX Capitalwww.etxcapital.co.uk
ETX Capital provides institutional, high net worth and retail customers with multi asset and multi market derivative dealing capability through CFDs and spread betting products. ETX Capital is the trading name of Monecor (London) Limited, a member of the London Stock Exchange, established in 1965. Shareholders of BXR Group invested as part of a consortium led by JRJ Group, holding 78.2% in total.
An engineering business specialising in wastewater treatment and organic waste-to-energy plants, using proprietary technology to develop projects in Italy, USA and other countries.
Treos Bio, Inc.treosbio.com
Treos Bio, Inc. is a computational immunology and immunotherapy company which has developed a proprietary technology to predict in silico likely responders to cancer immunotherapies and to design in silico next generation targeted immunotherapies for a large population of cancer patients.
Check-Cap is a young and dynamic medical device company with a breakthrough solution for colon cancer screening, working in partnership with co-investors GE Capital and GE Healthcare.
Bluenose AC Investments
BXR Group has entered into a joint investment programme with Canadian real estate investment manager Bluenose AC Investments. BXR Group and Bluenose have together invested in condominium developments in Toronto with Freed Developments and a number of self-storage sites operated by Apple SelfStorage under the Apple and Alphabet brands.
Fund Investments
Crossroads European Real Estatewww.crossroadsre.eu
A Pan European real estate fund led by David Gillerman, former head of Och-Ziff Real Estate Europe. Crossroads aims to pursue real estate opportunities across various asset classes and geographies and establish joint ventures with best in class operating partners. BXR Group is the cornerstone investor in the first Crossroads fund with representation on the investment committee and BXR Group holds a significant stake in the general partner (GP).
A private equity investment fund based in Budapest, focusing on turn-around situations in the Hungarian SME segment with HUF 5.75 billion under management. BXR Group is the cornerstone investor with representation on the investment committee and also holding a significant minority stake in the fund manager entity (GP).
Birch Hill Private Equity Fundwww.birchhillequity.com
The leading private equity firm focusing on the Canadian mid-market segment. Birch Hill Equity Partners' fifth private equity fund was closed in 2015 and raised CAD 1.25 billion. BXR Group is a cornerstone investor in the fifth and fourth funds.
First Reserve Fund XII LPwww.firstreserve.com
First Reserve is an energy industry investor, making both private equity and infrastructure investments throughout the energy value chain. First Reserve Fund XII LP was closed in 2008 and raised USD 8.9 billion.
Vietnam Investments Groupwww.vigroup.com
VI (Vietnam Investments) Group is one of Vietnam's most experienced and successful private equity investors with an exclusive focus on the country's economy. VI Group provides early-stage and expansion capital to industry-leading companies in various sectors. Since 2016, BXR Group holds an investment in VI Fund III.
Isola Capital Partners Fundwww.isola-capital.com
A private equity fund managed by Isola Capital, a multi-family office platform based in Hong Kong. The fund's investment themes are based on consumer growth and awareness in the Asia Pacific Region, such as education and food safety. Isola Capital is positioned in the mid-cap, controlled-oriented private equity space in Asia focusing on value creation for its portfolio companies through the family office background.
Selected Investments by Funds
EHPC Hotels – Crossroads Real Estatewww.ehpc.com
A lifestyle hotel business based in The Netherlands which is operating and developing hotels in The Netherlands, Germany and Spain under the proprietary "Sir" and "Max Brown" brands as well as third party brands. In addition to providing mezzanine funding, Crossroads holds a 50% stake in the hotels and a 33% stake in the associated food & beverage business.
Mindspace – Crossroads Real Estatewww.mindspace.me
A rapidly expanding operator of co-working spaces in major cities in Israel, Germany, UK, USA and Central Europe. Crossroads holds a significant minority stake.
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Function InsertMoldCoreCavitySolids( _
ByVal Dist1 As System.Double, _
ByVal Dist2 As System.Double, _
ByVal Setback As System.Boolean, _
ByVal Angle As System.Double _
) As Feature
Dim instance As IFeatureManager
Dim Dist1 As System.Double
Dim Dist2 As System.Double
Dim Setback As System.Boolean
Dim Angle As System.Double
Dim value As Feature
value = instance.InsertMoldCoreCavitySolids(Dist1, Dist2, Setback, Angle)
Feature InsertMoldCoreCavitySolids(
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System.double Dist2,
System.bool Setback,
System.double Angle
Feature^ InsertMoldCoreCavitySolids(
& System.double Dist1,
& System.double Dist2,
& System.bool Setback,
& System.double Angle
Length of the extrusion in Direction 2
True to enable setback surface, false to not
Draft angle for the setback surface
To use this method:
The Parting Line feature must exist.
The parting surface must be generated.
The part must be separated into core and cavity (sheet bodies).
A sketch describing the outline of the mold block must exist. The sketch must be perpendicular to the pull direction. Usually, the sketch is a rectangle that includes the part (core and cavity).
The location of the sketch plane specifies the parting plane in the setback surface option.
Without the setback surface option, the parting surface must extend beyond the block sketch so that the parting surface is cut off by the block.
With the setback surface option, the parting surface should be included within the block sketch. The parting plane (sketch plane) cannot intersect with the parting surface. Therefore, the parting plane must be either higher or lower than the parting surface. From the parting surface, a set of ruled surfaces is generated to be trimmed by the parting plane.
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The story of this World Cup has been the matches – high scoring, surprise exits, unexpected advances and exciting play. Yet, several weeks before the Cup began, most coverage of the tournament fell into two camps. The first emphasized popular outrage at Brazil's extensive spending on soccer stadiums and other improvements meant to streamline the flow of spectators around the country- all while inequality, corruption and poverty are still part of daily Brazilian life
See these articles in the Wall Street Journal WSJ and in one of Brazil's leading newspapers: Folha (English)
The second camp focused on the seeming lack of preparation for the flood of international fans due to arrive for the Cup- journalists expected shoddy stadium construction and unfinished transportation infrastructure to undermine the tournament and endanger visitors
See this BBC article.
The dire predictions of the second camp have generally not materialized as the Brazilian government brought pressure to bear on construction firms to finish stadiums (nearly) on time and airlines to make special accommodations for travelers attending matches. See this article in The Guardian
Expectations of mass protest during the games have also gone unfulfilled- protests have continued, but most have been relatively small, short-lived and have not received much international attention. The story behind the diminished protests during the World Cup is interesting and important for Brazil's future. Massive protests paralyzed Brazil a year ago during the Confederations Cup. These protests united members of Brazil's lower class, who are no strangers to political protest, with Brazil's burgeoning middle class, who do not have a long history of taking to Brazil's streets. Protesters' complaints were numerous and ranged from urban bus fare increases and rapidly rising prices to pervasive corruption in government…all problems that $11 Billion in new stadium money for the World Cup could potentially combat. Beyond pointing out the disparity between politicians' Cup spending and attention to systemic problems, the movements were also potential catalysts for broad social change because rarely have the middle and lower classes united to pursue a common goal. The government used carrots and sticks to discourage such protests and the movements ended up fracturing along class lines. How these dynamics occurred is instructive for future Brazilian politics.
The government initiated its campaign against the protests by discouraging attendance. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds in many cities, which made protesting much less attractive. The death of a Rio de Janeiro cameraman in February reiterated the movements' increasingly violent image and further alienated many participants. Simultaneously, the protesters began to address new themes, such as police violence in the favelas, that are less attractive to the middle class. This Washington Post article lays out some of the case here:
The Brazilian government also began to target specific groups and make concessions on individual policies as protest attendance waned and the movements began to fracture. For instance, the movement to secure government housing for many of São Paulo's homeless threatened to disrupt matches. The movement's leaders then extracted government promises to build permanent public housing in the squatter's camp near the São Paulo stadium. These concessions were much easier to make than broad, largely-incredible promises to clean up corruption or to redirect stadium funding after construction was well underway.
The concessions also represent one successful tactic for neutralizing threatening coalitions that could undermine traditional patron-client relations. Making concessions to particular groups is often less expensive politically and economically than pursuing major, national reforms. Smaller groups then face selective incentives to leave broader protest coalitions provided the government gives them what they want. The result is a weaker social movement with less power to extract meaningful change from the government. Furthermore, coopting particular clients by meeting their needs also reinforces the position of the patron and renews the power of traditional politics in Brazil. In this way, the government can parry a new challenge to traditional politics with an old divide-and-conquer tactic: comprehensive reform does not occur, but some groups are better off and social stability returns.
Finally, the popularity of the tournament is arguably the largest reason the protest movements have slowed during the Cup. It is difficult to overstate soccer's popularity in Brazil. The prospect of a strong national team winning a record sixth World Cup has transfixed Brazil and likely limited the desire to protest against the government during the team's run. See this article in Reuters:
Yet, it would be a mistake to count Brazil's protest movement out. The problems driving Brazilians into the streets are still present and will likely re-emerge following the World cup's completion. Brazil will celebrate a World Cup victory, should they go on to win. As this woman notes, the protests are against corruption, not the national team.
However, the next item on Brazil's agenda is early October's presidential elections. Presidential politics have taken a back seat to the World Cup during the tournament, but August and September will be different. President Dilma Rouseff currently holds a tenuous lead in the polls and her re-election campaign will likely draw Brazilians with a wide variety of grievances against the government into the streets. A return to the massive protests of 2013 may not be in the cards, but the forces driving those movements are still present in Brazil. Moreover, Brazil's problems are just as pervasive as last year. The upcoming election season is precisely the time when social movements could expect to gain concessions from many candidates- particularly those from President Rouseff's traditionally pro-poor Workers' Party (PT). Brazil's World Cup has gone more smoothly than many expected, but don't expect this to translate into a docile Brazilian public or a quiet election season. Fed-up Brazilians are only breaking for half-time and the protests that shook the country a year ago will likely return in the next few months. However, meaningful reform likely depends on Brazil's lower class and the middle class uniting again to break clientelism's hold.


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Commissioner, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, new Reserve members of An Garda Síochána,
It is truly a pleasure and an honour for me to be present here today as you, the newest Reserve members of An Garda Síochána, graduate.
This is a great day not just for all of you, but for your families, whose support has undoubtedly assisted you in undertaking the demands of training and service for the Garda Síochána Reserve.
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In Ukrainian folkloric tradition, young unmarried women picked fresh flowers and made the traditional hair crown, the vinok, for themselves. "Traditionally, the crowns symbolized that the girl was of marriageable age," Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, a lecturer on Ukrainian language and culture at Columbia University, tells Yahoo Beauty. "The crowns were not allowed to have more than 12 flowers, and each flower had its own meaning." Periwinkles, for example, helped the young maiden find her beloved, while poppies symbolized fertility, youth, and dreams. The multi-functional crowns also protected the wearer against evil diseases and bad spirits (not the alcoholic kind—if only floral crowns prevented hangovers!). Ribbons with symbolically chosen colors would hang down the crowns to protect the young women's hair, which was considered one of their most prized possessions. "Of course, this tradition has died away because people no longer go to fields and they can't tell the difference between periwinkle and poppies," says Dr. Shevchuk. "And now people use silk flowers." Recently, there's been a resurgence of wearing the flower crown in Ukraine in everyday life as a marker of nationalist identity and pride. "Wearing wreaths by young Ukrainian women is not just an attempt to be fashionable," Olha Ivanova, the 1st secretary of the U.S. Embassy of Ukraine, tells Yahoo Beauty.
Kokoshnik-inspired flower headbands and crowns from Moscow-based Masterpeace. (Photo: Moda Operandi)
In neighboring Russia, floral crowns were worn by girls for fortune telling. Moscow-based headpiece designer, Evgenia Linovich of Masterpeace, tells Yahoo Beauty that during the Eastern European summer solstice celebration of Ivan Kupala, girls would float floral wreaths down rivers and try to gain foresight into their relationships by interpreting the flows of the water. Linovich's line of designer headpieces, sold at luxury e-tailers like Net-a-Porter and Moda Operandi, is based on the Russian tiara, called the kokoshnik, which dates back to as early as the 17th century. "Since the beginning of the 18th century, kokoshniks were already divided into various categories, symbolizing the marital status, caste, and even region that a girl was from," says Linovich. "It is believed that initially such a conspicuous head accessory was designed for brides—or rather for women looking for grooms." Married Russian women were not allowed to reveal their hair in public, so they wore kokoshniks—which ironically were elaborate and ornate—for modesty. In the 19th century, kokoshniks for nobility were made with silver and pearls.
Frida Kahlo photographed by Nickolas Murray in her flower crown. (Photo: Instagram)
Early 20th century Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was well known for her self-portraits, some of which featured her wearing crowns made of flowers. Kahlo, who was already revolutionary and subversive to traditional norms of beauty and femininity with her unibrow and severe looks, braided her hair with bright thick yarns and ribbons before topping them with freshly picked flowers. "I paint flowers so they will not die," she once said. For Kahlo, like for many artists, flowers symbolized sexuality—but she didn't just paint them. By wearing them in her self-portraits, she was refusing to separate her sexuality from her identity and from her femininity—an uncompromising and provocative message that still remains relevant to women today.
Tavi Gevinson, founder of Rookie, photographed with a favorite flower crown. (Photo: Instagram)
One group of young women who have re-appropriated the young maiden's floral wreath is Tavi Gevinson's army of Rookie readers, who would wear these "crowns of love" (as they'd call them) to meet ups around the country. These crowns were originally based off of British-based label Meadham Kirchhoff's iconoclastic flower crowns and tiaras from several seasons, including Fall 2010 and Spring 2011, which Gevinson had gushed about on her personal blog, The Style Rookie. After Rookie posted a video tutorial in 2011, readers around the world shared their homemade flower crowns—Rookie dubbed it a "Crown Party," and it was open to anyone who wanted to belong to the feminist teen publication's community. You can sit with us, especially if you don a "crown of love." "It's very clear from this post that only the best and most creative people read Rookie. Amen to us and that and everything," a Rookie reader named Nishat commented.
Actress Elle Fanning wearing a Cult Gaia flower crown. (Photo: Instagram)
26-year-old Jasmin Larian, the founder of Cult Gaia, which makes silk flower crowns worn by celebrities like Vanessa Hudgens, Kendall Jenner, Paris Hilton, and Miley Cyrus, started her line because she was wearing flower crowns to go out as a college student in New York City. Her school, the Fashion Institute of Technology, was adjacent to the flower district. "Doormen would recognize me as the flower crown girl!" Larian tells Yahoo Beauty. "Guys would approach me because it was an easy way to charm the girl they were with: 'Can I buy this off of you and give it to my date?' they'd ask me." Entrepreneur Sean Parker (remember him from Napster and Facebook?) ordered Cult Gaia flower crowns as gifts for the guests at his medieval-inspired wedding, which took place in fairytale forest-like Big Sur.
An unconventional headpiece (with cacti) for a bride by Stone Fox Bride. (Photo: Instagram)
Stone Fox Bride offers $185 crowns made of fresh and silk flowers, worn by celebrities like Lily Aldridge and Jemima Kirke. The brand's creative director, Molly Guy, tells Yahoo Beauty that they have become popular due to a yearning of women to look supernatural and goddess-like at their weddings. In the '60s, the stereotypical flower child hippie was well known for this "earth mother" aesthetic (which was borrowed from the ancient Greeks and Romans who wore special wreathes for celebrations)—and even high fashion couldn't avoid its irreverent allure: model Jean Shrimpton was photographed in a flower crown for Vogue in 1965.
Model Jean Shrimpton photographed in a flower crown for Vogue in 1965. (Photo: Instagram)
Nowadays, fake flower crowns are sold at mass retailers like ASOS and Topshop, and you can find indie designers on Etsy willing to make you custom crowns, headbands, and wreathes. Floral design company Celadon & Celery, which makes surrealistic fresh floral crowns, worked with Jeff Koons on a version worn by the pop artist himself on the cover of New York in 2013. (For the most part, men are not wearing flower crowns yet, but flower beards did have their moment.)
Jeff Koons on the cover of New York wearing a floral crown by Bess Wyrick of Celadon and Celery. (Photo: New York)
Like any trend that emerged in 2011 and peaked in 2013, you can now choose from budget-friendly chain store options and custom-made or off-the-runway designer options—but for young women who want to make more than just a fashion statement about their hair accessories, the most empowering and sentimental option seems to be making one's own. Just ask the young women of Ukraine, Kahlo, or the readers of Rookie.
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A collective of designers, currently studying at the Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam came up with an idea for their individual graduation projects that deals with the issue of food waste. The answer is fruit leather. The team is testing the material's strength, waterproof ability and how to make it as durable as possible.
They have made a bag (above) as a visual to show that products can be made out of surplus fruit, but it is the material itself that they produce.
Thanks Bruce!
Thanks Bruce!


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The early business evolved into a funeral home and furniture store, not an uncommon combination in small towns where a woodworker needed more than one way to keep busy.
Vail Furniture is still in its original location, in a 12,000-square-foot, two-floor store.
When Vail started . . .
James K. Polk was running for president
West Virginia was still Virginia.
Samuel B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph, sent the first telegraph message over the first telegraph line from Washington to Baltimore. His words were, "What God hath wrought."
On our last visit to the store, they let us go for a ride on their elevator.
Customers usually walk up the steps to the second floor.
|This is looking into the elevator
|Here I am with my cousins ready to go up.


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Quality and Idea
Today I want to talk about ideas and quality.
I saw many games where ideas were awesome. Unfortunately often the games are pretty ugly. I don't know what make that, but games are not only code. Programmers think: "I'm coder. I don't need awesome graphic. It's just prototype."
When game is ugly with awesome idea, the game is still ugly.
When game is nice with awesome idea, the game is AWESOME!
When game is nice with poor idea, the game is just boring.
Boring is still better then ugly. The first view is important. When you see nice start screen, you feel the game can be pretty nice. You don't need mega graphics with profesional elements. You can do it minimalistic. One simple shape with contrast color always looks good.
If you take a moment for creating some good looking stuff, it's better then code new level or something. Player will see graphics all time, it's important to create quite nice.
When you can't draw, just find somebody who create graphic for you. Show him your ugly game. If you don't have money for that, many peoples can do it to portfolio, for free. They look on your game, not like ugly game, but like the game can look when they create new awesome graphic.
So If you think have awesome idea, just create prototype. Share it and ask for feedback, tell them you create new graphic or need somebody to do that.
Ok, now we have awesome graphic and idea. But what if idea is not good?
What when we don't know how to make it cool? I don't want to waste your time, just watch this and you understand:
And don't forget about sounds and music. Music add many live to game. Add new layer of feelings. It add quality to games. When I started I always miss that simple thing: sounds. When I add later some sounds I was amazed. The game was better, much better. Sounds make that you can feel what you do: ohh, I touch this, ohh, it bounce; and you see and hear that. More senses are used and it make game better. You don't need to create awesome sounds, just basic, even from the internet. Simple sounds are easier to remember. Look this:
Remember: Quality is important like idea. Sometimes bad idea may become good. Just add some quality.
Programista? Tak. Specjalista od blockchain? Tak. Przynajmniej sam tak uważa. Programuje i tworzy własną kryptowalutę na blogu. Realizuje pomysły i projekty. Nie narzeka i walczy o swoje. Chce być najlepszym programistą. Tworzył aplikację do konsultacji wideo. Wszystko płatne w krypto: Experty Teraz jest programistą w Netguru. Najszybciej rozwijająca się firmą w Europie. Programuje z najlepszymi i stara im się dorównać. Podróżuje z marzeniami o byciu ekspertem i blogerem. Od czegoś jednak trzeba zacząć. Od zapału, zajawki, pomysłu. Od dzisiaj.


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Welcome to Wilderness Haven Resort
We would like to Welcome you to our Beautiful Resort on Spring Lake in Hayward Wisconsin.
We are Open 3 Seasons. Opening May 1, Closed Oct. 31
Contact us for Reservations.
A Wilderness Haven Resort 9293N County Road E, Hayward, WI. 54843 (715) 634-1060 E-Mail


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Every Valentines, Christmas and Anniversary I have to make Gingerbread men for Pete. It is a recipe that he grew up with and is now P.J.'s favorite too. This recipe for Gingersnaps however is my favorite spice cookie. They are chewy and buttery and just the perfect blend of spices, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. I acquired this recipe years ago from a friend named Delores, so thank you Delores, it is my favorite Gingersnap! Speaking of Valentines Day, Pete and I use to go out for dinner and it was always a zoo! There was a preset menu, that usually wasn't worth the money, and way to many people, so not very romantic. We have now started our own tradition of having a Romantic dinner at home for two. For the past two years we have ordered Stone Crabs from The Keys Fishery in Marathon Florida. My Father use to live there and we would always go to this restaurant and get Stone Crabs, Fried Lobster and Lobster Reubens. If you have never had Stone Crabs before, you have to try them. They serve them cold and accompany them with a fabulous mustard sauce. Stone Crabs are available from November to May. The famous restaurant Joe's Stone Crab in Miami beach gets their crabs from Keys Fishery. I love that when they catch the crabs, they only take one claw off, and throw the crabs back into the ocean. They don't kill the crabs, and the Stone Crabs will regrow another claw, amazing! These little succulent crustaceans aren't available very often in Mesa Arizona, except at AJ's Fine Foods and will cost a fortune. So we order them overnight, and they are delivered right to our door on Valentines day with the mustard sauce. We also will dip them in butter too! My mouth is watering and I can't wait for that day of Love, chocolate, seafood, and hearts! Happy Valentines Day! Stacey
3 sticks butter softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp baking soda
4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
Mix altogether and roll into balls (about a Tbs full) Dip into about 1 cup of sugar to cover and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.


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♀ Liesja
What does Liesja mean?
Liesja as a name for girls is of Hebrew origin, and Liesja means "God is my oath". Liesja is a variant form of Elizabeth (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Li-
ASSOCIATED WITH oath
OTHER FORMS VIA ELIZABETH Leasa, Leesa, Leeza, Leisa, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Lis, Lisa▼, Lise, Lisel, Lisl, Lissa, Lissi, Lissie, Lissy, Liza▼, Lusa, Lysa, LyssaCREATIVE FORMS
Liesja Elana (L.E.), ..
How popular is Liesja?
Liesja is an unusual first name for women. Liesja is an equivalently unusual surname too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Elizabeth (#13 VIA LATEST LIST), Lisa (#833), Liza (#1786), Leasa, Leesa, Leeza, Leisa, Lise, Lissa, Lissie and Lyssa are the prominent varying forms of Liesja (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Adoption of these relations of Liesja was common among parents in the 1960s (USAGE OF 5.6%) and has become significantly less since (USAGE 0.7%, 88% LESS), with forms such as Liza falling out of fashion. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2016)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aiesha, Fiesta, Kiesha, Lecia, Leecea (see Licia), Leecia, Leese, Leesha, Leisha, Lesha, Lesia, Lesy, Lesya, Lexa, Lexia, Lexya, Licha, Licia, Lidija, Liesl, Ligia, Lisha, Lisia, Liszka, Litsea, Livija, Luisa, Lusca, Miesha, Niesha, Riesa, Tiesha and Yiesha. These names tend to be more frequently used than Liesja.See names in meaning and etymology.


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While on any one night 80% of accommodation services surveyed say they have no empty beds for new homeless people.
As well as running at full capacity, six out of every ten projects also had their budgets cut in 2011. With services facing an average cut of 15% to their funding, the research highlights the impact this is having on both homeless people and local communities.
Fewer people moving on to homes and jobs
• Of the 288 services who had seen their funding cut, 44% said fewer clients were moving into jobs and 38% said fewer were moving out of services and into housing
• The reported availability of services to help clients settle into long-term housing has decreased
• The single biggest issue services said they faced was the a lack of local housing for clients to move into.
Impact on the wider community
• Of the 288 services who had seen their funding cut, 52% said they had seen an increase in rough sleeping as a result, while over 40% reported an increase in anti-social behaviour and street drinking.
Less help for new homeless people
• 79 accommodation services closed in 2011
• In the last two years the sector has lost 2,206 bed spaces
• The number of paid professionals working in services fell by an estimated 11% in 2011.
Commenting on the findings Matt Harrison, Interim Chief Executive of Homeless Link, said:
"These findings make unsettling reading. In hard times, we might not be able to stop people from losing their homes but we should be able to help them get back on their feet.
"Cuts are causing fewer homeless people to get jobs and homes. This in turn is blocking-up services, reducing the help available for new homeless people and impacting on local communities.
"Our message is simple – don't cut further. The more people who become trapped in a cycle of homelessness, the worse it will be for everyone.
"We call upon local communities to join our campaign and take a step to end rough sleeping by protecting funding for critical services."
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Ripped Jeans and Bifocals has been online for about 18 months. I'm happy, proud and a little bit in awe of the things I've been able to accomplish. I network quite a bit with other bloggers in groups where we share hacks, tips, and tricks and ask questions "behind the scenes" but I don't often blog about blogging.
I have quite a few readers who are bloggers or who express interest in starting a blog and while I love answering questions when I can, I thought I'd put together a list of my best advice for new bloggers. Some of these are things I wish I'd have known way back when and some are things I've learned by screwing them up royally.
I don't consider myself a blogging expert – for expert advice, I read sites like Blog Clarity, Fabulous Blogging or Living with Batman – but here's some friend-to-friend advice for new bloggers from me to you.
1. Buy your domain.
If you think you might just be dabbling in blogging, there are free platforms through Google (Blogspot) and WordPress. These cost you nothing to set up…but this also means that you're not master of your own domain (tee hee!)
It's very simple to buy a domain and set it up. If you set up a free version now you can always transfer to self-hosted later but it's expensive and a little bit of a PITA. Buying a domain and setting up a hosting plan usually isn't that expensive, so if you try it and don't stick with it, you probably haven't lost that much.
What am I talking about?
Rippedjeansandbifocals.blogspot.com: Not my domain. Google's domain.
Rippedjeansandbifocals.com: My domain.
You can buy a domain pretty inexpensively through Go Daddy or Bluehost and it's not that hard to set up a self-hosted WordPress site…and if you feel it's beyond your scope, there are plenty of people out there who will help you set it up without charging you an arm and a leg. YouTube is a great source of "how-to's" for blogging.
2. Think long and hard on the name of your blog
I'll tell you a secret…I named my blog on a whim and I've wished a thousand times that I'd have chosen something else. Ripped Jeans and Bifocals is working for me and I'm branded to the point where changing it (or starting another blog) doesn't make sense for me right now but really think about what you want your site to be called for the long-term before you buy your domain.
3. Check availability of social media accounts before you buy your domain
If you want to start a blog called "Chin Hair Sucks" take a minute to scope out the availability of social media accounts before you buy it. Is "Chin Hair Sucks" available on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest? Something similar? The last thing you want is to have all sorts of different handles…it makes you hard to find on social media once your blog takes off.
4. Have some sort of clue on how to take and edit photos
I'm not suggesting you need to be a pro photographer or graphic designer (I'm certainly not) but you need pictures to go with your blog posts. Try to get familiar with how to take and edit decent photos before your first post goes live. Don't think you have to be a photography whiz from the get go but bad pictures are a huge detractor, so start off on the right foot.
Some of my earliest blog posts don't have images associated with them and that's a no-no. If you're going to share a blog post, social media needs a photo to pull. You can take good photos with your smart phone, but if you want to be in it for the long haul, invest in a good camera.
Learn what a royalty-free image is and what photos you can legally use. Just because a photo is on the internet doesn't mean you have permission to use it. There are plenty of free photo sites out there and plenty of places to buy stock photos if you can afford to buy them. Don't assume something on Google images is okay to use and read the fine print on what's required as far as crediting the photographer.
I use PicMonkey to edit photos and make graphics. You can also use Canva. There are a ton of apps available for editing pictures you take with your phone.
5. Read other blogs in your niche
If you're going to start a parenting blog, read successful parenting blogs. Same deal for cooking and fitness blogs. Get a good idea of what's out there before jumping in. Check out the way successful bloggers set up their website: where they have their share buttons positioned, how their comment systems are set up and so on.
Networking with other bloggers in your niche is a great thing to do before you start your blog. Subscribe to their blogs, follow (and engage) on their social media. Connecting with a blog similar in nature to what you want yours to be is never a bad thing.
6. Have some goals or expectations for your blog
Do you want to make money? Work with brands? Have your work published on larger websites, such as Scary Mommy or Huffington Post? Just get your words out there?
Think about this before you start your blog. As someone who thought very little about this before buying a domain and publishing content on the internet, I wish I could have a do-over here. I had no expectations and no plan and my first year blogging was all over the place. It was fun, moderately successful and I learned a lot but I felt like I was flying by the seat of my pants. Maybe that's normal?
7. Find a tribe
You're going to need blogging friends. Other bloggers are not your competitors. You can learn a ton from your fellow bloggers and you're going to want support…because your non-blogging friends are probably not going to "get it." Top Mommy Blogs, the SITS Girls and Bloggy Moms are great places to connect with other bloggers.
8. Consider your family's privacy before you start writing
This is especially important for parenting bloggers but I think everyone needs to consider this. Will putting your words, your life and maybe even your personal photos on the internet be a problem for your family? Does your partner have a sensitive job or just plain object to being plastered all over the internet? Will you show your kids' pictures or reveal their true names? These are all things to think about before you share your story online. Privacy may not be important now but it may become important at some point and once it's out there, you can't take it back.
There's always the option to blog anonymously or with a pen name. Many parenting bloggers use nicknames for their kids for their own safety or for privacy's sake. I've been all over the place with my stance on privacy…I can't say what the right answer is for you but it's something to consider before you start.
You might also like:
My thoughts on Internet Trolls
I hope this advice for new bloggers is helpful! If you have specific questions, hit me up in the comments and I'll try to answer or direct you as best I can. My blog was set up and designed by Jen at Beyond Blog Design. Her link always hangs out at the bottom of my homepage and she is worth her weight in gold if you're looking for a designer, a developer or technical awesomeness.
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The IBM Single-Page Application Theme Module for WebSphere Portal provides a client-side API that can be used by portlet JavaScript code to update private and public parameters and execute portlet actions without causing a page refresh. The JavaScript code provided by the portlet is known as the portlet client. The portlet clients for all portlets on the page are notified when parameters change even when the change is not initiated by the portlet itself. This allows the portal page as a whole to deliver a single-page customer experience.
This is a technology preview for the client-side support known as the portlet hub that will be provided by the upcoming JSR362 Portlet Specification 3.0. It can be used by standard JSR 286 portlets or by IBM Script Portlet for WebSphere Portal applications.
Benefits provided by the Portlet hub theme module include:
Portlet Hub on Greenhouse


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The snow blew out as the sun went down on Monday's March Snow Storm.
What a day! South Jersey got socked with the most snow, more than a foot in Vineland, New Jersey. It was the most snowfall in four years for that part of the region.
In Pa., 9.5 inches fell in Perkasie, Bucks County. That's the highest amount so far for the five Pa. counties in our area.
And in Delaware, Bear had 9.7 inches, the highest "official" total but our "unoffical" count from observers with the Eastern U.S. Weather Forum measured a foot of snow in Dover.
The storm moved through in three waves, creating traffic problems for drivers and air passengers.
At Philly International Airport, hundreds of flights were canceled. Around 5pm, conditions were starting to get better. But you're better off checking for delays before you head in that direction, whether you're picking up or flying out.
On the roads, we've had backups on the Schuylkill, the PA. Turnpike and even a 17-Mile backup on I-78 in Berks County.
Send in your snow pictures and videos to NBCPhiladelphia.com!
Now we have to deal with the wind and the cold. Gusts up to 60 mph have been reported.
Temperatures will not get out of the 20s for the next two days, so only small amounts of snow will melt.
At night, temperatures will drop into the teens, and wind chills may drop to near zero.


text: By Douglas Harbrecht, New Media Director June 16, 2008 A most peculiar paradox has to be gnawing at the top political minds in the Barack Obama camp: Their hands-down best choice for vice-presidential running mate is also their absolute worst choice for vice president, to wit, Hillary Clinton. I'm not saying Obama will shock the political world and select his rival, who has cajoled, bullied, and begged him for the veep slot. He'd likely be inviting turmoil, second-guessing, and anonymous leaks into the White House should he win in November (as well as Bill Clinton, a former president who remains vitally interested in protecting his own legacy.) But consider the enormous strength Hillary would bring to the Democratic ticket.Let's look at the electoral map: If the election were held today. Obama would likely hold a narrow lead over Republican John McCain, but with 13 swing states worth 179 electoral votes still very much in play. Among the names bantered about as possible Obama running mates: Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio, who could give him an edge in winning the Buckeye State's 20 electoral votes (but who says he won't accept the job), New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (5 votes in another swing state), or Delaware Senator Joe Biden (3 votes? And it's leaning Democratic anyway!). Retired generals James Jones or Wesley Clark? No electoral help there. The Washington, D.C. area is agog with speculation that Obama might tap Virginia Senator Jim Webb or Governor Tim Kaine, but come on. You read it here first: Obama will win Virginia in November, a state that has been trending Democratic for several years now, with or without either of these guys on the ticket. Now consider Hillary. She would instantly give Obama the edge in both Ohio and Pennsylvania, where she was quite popular in the primaries among blue-collar voters, and in New Mexico, where Clinton is popular with Hispanic voters. There's also Nevada, with its strong pro-labor bloc highly supportive of Clinton. And her presence on the Democratic ticket would make Florida and Michigan true tossups in November, more so than now. That's four states worth 51 electoral votes moving into the "lean Democratic" category, and two states worth 44 electoral votes becoming highly competitive. Pundits would be talking "landslide" in the fall. Again, I'm not saying this would be the wisest course of action for Obama. It's what would happen should he win with Hillary as vice president that would be most consequential. But for those on Obama's vice-presidential selection committee, it has to be a conundrum.


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tl;dr: they are functionally the same, and even use the same protocol.
I see this debate all too often, so I am going to clear it up. I am obviously biased, being an avid BungeeCord user, but I also do not advocate fearmongering, so I have decided to break things down. This post is based primarily on reading the source code of both proxies. Arguments thrown around by both camps are half-truths or down-right lies.
Misconception: BungeeCord does not scale.
This has little basis in reality. Often it is plugins that end up causing these scalability issues, which are not BungeeCord's fault.
Half-truth: BungeeCord is not efficient.
It depends on your definition of efficient. While BungeeCord can exhibit high CPU usage, it does so in a parallel fashion, which spreads the load across cores. In fact, you will notice that LilyPad also exhibits these characteristics. The common cause of "inefficiency" is bad plugin code running in the network I/O threads.
Misconception: LilyPad is used by some of the largest networks.
If you are willing to stretch the definition of "large networks", you would be correct. But this is a fabrication with even the most liberal definition (which would be over 3,000 players or so). All the five major minigame networks use BungeeCord, including Mineplex.
Half-truth: LilyPad uses its own network protocol to connect to backend server.
This is a a half-truth. LilyPad uses the Minecraft protocol to connect to backend servers, just like BungeeCord, and therefore incurs all the overhead of it. The only thing that is custom to LilyPad would be the LilyPad connect protocol, which maintains state.
Misconception: LilyPad allows you to keep online-mode enabled.
LilyPad only offers pseudo-online mode. Previous to this commit, LilyPad turned off online mode using reflection.
So what's the difference?
Both are functionally the same, but they follow different design patterns to achieve their goals.
BungeeCord is written in Java and has a plugin system not unlike Bukkit's. It is considered to be very highly flexible, owing to its use by large networks. However, long-running plugin code on the main Netty I/O threads can lead to issues. As an external application, BungeeCord does not easily integrate with Bukkit plugins: the primary interface to BungeeCord from Bukkit is the plugin messaging channel, which many beginning developers do not grasp well.
LilyPad is split in three parts: a central server, a proxy (all using Go), and a Bukkit plugin. It does not have a plugin system, but instead relies on the Bukkit servers to communicate with LilyPad, which considerably limits its flexibility. It has an Java API (called from Bukkit) that is simple to use. However it does not see much adoption (limiting support), requires a backend server plugin, has all the same potential security issues as BungeeCord, and potentially more.
What should I use?
My personal opinion is to use BungeeCord. It has a wider community, better support, and is actively updated.


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Connect to Strangers Around the World with iPhone App 0
Just because you graduated elementary school doesn't mean you have to forget about pen pals. A new iPhone app called Wander allows us to communicate with people living all over the world through the use of Instagram and daily missions.
Wander allows users to choose a "guide" after creating a profile. Once the user accepts a guide, they are connected for one week. During that week the two "pen pals" participate in photo-based missions.
Want to start learning about someone living in Lima, Peru? You can download the iPhone app for free and begin missions as soon as you accept a guide. Some of the missions may include taking photos of what you eat for dinner, how you get to work, or where you buy your groceries.
Don't worry if you don't speak Thai (or aren't bilingual), there is a built in translation feature that will allow you to begin learning about someone else's life without having to buy Rosetta Stone–or a plane ticket.


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We love following healthy salad recipes a great deal! They are mainly known to be very easy, quick and simple. There are diverse ways of preparing delicious salads. We've come up with several ideas to help you out.
Listed below are tasty recipes you can follow.
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Delicious healthy salad
Tips to preparing nutritious Salads
If you truly desire to eat healthy dishes, you've got to learn how to prepare delicious salads. Here are some tips to engage:
· You've got to choose a simple and quick recipe. You can easily follow any of the ones outlined above.
· You need to gather the required ingredients for the cooking guideline you're following. In most cases, the ingredients are very easy to come by. You can always make do with what you have.
· There are specific cooking directions for all recipes. You need to follow them. However, you still need to use your brain where necessary.
· Try as much as you can to dress lightly when preparing a delicious salad. This makes the dish very tasty and simple. You need to go for fat-free dressings at all times.
· You can mix fruits and vegetables when preparing sumptuous salads.
· You can make the dish color unique by adding several colorful condiments.
· Learn to add tasty flavors. You have avoid the fatty types
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What is Cornerstone Content?
The most common question we answer in our Yoast Care program is "How do I make my site rank for keyword X?". What most people don't realize is that they're asking the wrong question. You see, sites don't rank: pages rank. If you want to rank for a keyword, you'll need to determine which page is going to be the page ranking for that keyword.
Adding that keyword to the title of every page is not going to help. Nor is writing 200 articles about it without one central article to link all those articles to. You need one single page that is the center of the content about that topic. One "hub" page, if you will.
That page will need to be 100% awesome in all ways. Brian Clark of Copyblogger calls this type of content "cornerstone content".
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UK citizen jailed over plot to bomb Israel passengers at Heathrow
Would-be al-Qaeda murderer who plotted to carry out a suicide attack at airport jailed for 40 years.
A British would-be al-Qaeda terrorist who plotted to carry out a suicide attack at Heathrow airport, targeting passengers returning from Israel and America, has been jailed for 40 years.
Minh Quang Pham, 33, was sentenced in New York for supporting the terrorist organisation al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in 2011.
In January, Pham admitted three counts of terrorist-related activity based on his support for the group, Scotland Yard said, though he denied that he ever intended to carry out his plot or harm anyone. No attack ever occurred.
The former Vietnamese national was first arrested in the UK in June 2012 and was extradited to the US in early 2015.
Scotland Yard said its Counter Terrorism Command provided key evidence that helped shape the case against Pham, also known as Amin, and led to this successful prosecution.
He pleaded guilty to one count of providing material support to AQAP, one count of conspiring to receive military training from AQAP and one count of possessing and using a machine gun in furtherance of crimes of violence.
Prosecutors say Pham was directed by al Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki to detonate explosives in Heathrow's arrivals area, to coincide with arrivals from Ben Gurion airport.


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The Dictionary of Occupational Titles, widely known as D-O-T or DOT is United States Department of Labour publication. The D-O-T helped employees, government officials, and workforce development professions define more than 13,000 different types of work in between 1938 and the late 1990s.
Job analysts visited thousands of US worksites and observed and recorded various types of work and the skills and tasks involved in a particular type of work. Based on these observations and documentations, over 13,000 different types of work were defined in over six decades. It was a very innovative concept in its early years and the information is still used today in settling EEO and Workers Compensation claims. Some examples of the types of work defined in the DOT are – lifting 20 pounds or more, walking more than 5 miles a day, seeing at a distance, working in a noisy environment, etc.
With the advent of the internet, the DOT was rendered obsolete and an online database was developed. This database takes input from people who have direct experience of working in each occupation. The database is called O*NET – Occupational Information Network. The last version of DOT was published by the US Government in March 1999. Since then, commercial publishers are publishing reprints with updated information.
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We believe that if a community's focus is strictly on care, they don't care enough. At Thrive at Brow Wood, great care is just a by-product of bigger and better things.
Right on Lookout Mountain is a community designed by locals who had a vision to bring a world class living environment to our mountain. The result has topped even their own high expectations. Here, Elders learn, mentor, dance, laugh, and make friends. Is it something in the mountain water? No, it's Thrive's fresh perspective on senior living.
We believe your Elder's life has value, which is why we surround them with team members who will fast become friends. They'll live in a mountain resort, built with timbers and stone. We're at Brock Drive, on Lookout Mountain. And just next door, Covenant College brings all of the benefits and energy that come with being a nationally ranked institution.
But it gets better. We believe that every Elder deserves the chance to excel, so we offer a full spectrum of care. If needs arise in the years to come, all of our team members are NIDE (National Institute for Dementia Education) certified, which is a mouthful to say, but simply means that our team members are prepared and qualified to interact with your loved one as a unique human being, not a case study. Come visit us. You'll see that life is just better up here.
Thrive team members (employees) come to work each day to build long lasting friendships with our Elders. Many of our key leaders bring valuable experience to our industry from other fields. Simply put, our leaders believe that if we treat our team well, they will, in turn, love our residents well.
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Memory-Care motivator. Connection connoisseur. Gift giver. Family free-timer. "Home is where the heart is"-er. Prankster extraordinaire.
We have three living options under one roof.
Independent Living is for our residents who are loving the later years of life and looking to downsize or find a close knit community of friends. It's a wonderful mix of daily social events and peaceful retreat to your own suite. Envision a cruise ship on land.
Assisted Living is ideal for residents who value their independence, but may need assistance with daily activities. Our community team members are raving fans of encouraging independence with assistance readily accessible at all times of day.
Memory Care is for our Elders who are living with some form of memory loss. Every member of the Thrive at Brow Wood team is NIDE (National Institute for Dementia Education) certified. That includes everyone from the chefs and housekeepers to the concierge and nurses. The education allows us to interact with our memory care residents as unique individuals rather than objects in need of care. Residents are engaged with the goal of helping them recapture moments of memories and the recognition of loved ones.


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The Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce is continually working to create a better environment for businesses to operate in Wilkes County. One way is by providing this online JOB BANK as a one-stop source for finding available employment in Wilkes County. Jobs are searchable by both Category and Alphabetically. Jobs are submitted regularly so be sure to check back for updates. Once you find a job of interest you can either call or email the business owner. *** If you email them be sure to INCLUDE THE JOB TITLE IN THE "SUBJECT" LINE AT THE TOP OF YOUR EMAIL.
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Tell the Italian cuisine specializing restaurants what makes you go totally Italian for their food by filling in the Bertucci's Survey on survey.bertuccis.com.
About Bertucci's
Bertucci's is a US based restaurant chain that is known for its menu inspired from Italian cuisine. Their menu comprises of soups, salads, all kinds of pastas and pizzas of course! Apart from offering dine in services they also have a free home delivery that runs throughout 24 hours of the day and even have a drive in service in work
Step by Step Procedure for filling the Bertucci's Survey
Visit Bertucci's, enjoy one amazing Italian cuisine and then share your feedback at their online Bertucci's Survey which can be finished if you read and follow the step wise guide stated below for your convenience:
- In order to visit the Bertucci's Survey main page, make use of this web address survey.bertuccis.com
- Then the browser that you have set as home on your device will unlock your open access to the Bertucci's Survey main page
- On the very first page tell your full name, residential address, city, ZIP Postal Code and state of your area that you reside at.
- Once all your personal details have been given, type and confirm your email address that is under function.
- State your survey ID as given on your billing receipt from your last meal at Bertucci's
- Tell the date when you last time ate at Bertucci's,
- State your year of birth and the exact time when the transaction occurred.
- Read all the regulations and terms you must abide by while filling in the official Bertucci's Survey.
- You may now begin responding to the questions asked in the Bertucci's Survey inquiring about their food, taste and ambience.
- When the Bertucci's Survey questionnaire is done, submit the filled form of the survey to the company before logging off the internet.
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Last month far away in a village not unlike Whangarei,– something extraordinary happened. The Argentine town of Esquel celebrated 10 years of community solidarity, sustainability and true democracy. Thousands of people came out onto the streets to remember an unlikely victory for a town of only 30,000 people, against toxic mining that had threatened their town water supply.
To understand what is so remarkable about this is to know that Argentina was in economic meltdown and unemployment was three times as high as what Northland's is today.
In 2003 the massive open pit mine in Catamarca - the Alumbrera-in the North was still being hailed as the gold bullet which would save the economy (it took until this February for a massive uprising of illiterate small holding farmers there to rebel against contamination in the air and waterways). Esquel is also at the other end of the country from where decisions get made.
But Esquel proved problematic for the mining PR men mainly because unlike their countrymen to the north, the residents are the educated middle class escaping the capital to establish environmentally sustainable businesses around the natural resources there.
Instead of taking the Environmental Impact Report from the mining company at face value the residents hired scientists from the University of Patagonia and found that the original EIR was deeply flawed. They formed an apolitical 'Neighbourhood Association' to better inform the community of the true costs of the mine as well as looking at a hard business case for it.
Consultation with the company broke down over a lack of integrity in the discussions. Namely; the mine sued residents over a leaked tape of PR and mining execs discussing 'hiring community leaders to sway opinion and persuade hard liners' to accept the mine and it's proximity to the waterways despite the environmental risks.
This upset more than a few and over 8000 people turned out to protest. The Mayor – sensing a tide change– called for a referendum to decide whether or not the mine would go ahead. 81% of the people of Esquel voted against the mine and eventually passed a local bill banning all toxic mining in the province.
Esquel's solidarity inspired other small communities throughout Latin America but it also became a case study for mining companies to ensure that it didn't happen again. There was too much lead time for the community to get informed – they were educated and organised. Esquel and her fishing, skiing and National parks are today a thriving centre of sustainable business based on the vision of the genuine community leaders from 10 years ago.
De Grey has exploration rights now in two areas – the sparsely populated, arid and impoverished province of Santa Cruz in Argentina, and rights to 6000 hectares 30kms north of Whangarei, in Puhipuhi.
There has been no clear public information on whether this area is in the catchment for the town water supply.
The Ngati Hau report on behalf of Fonterra states that the Waiariki Stream in Puhipuhi is already high in mercury 'to a level that indicates that adverse effects of mercury on the biota living within the sediments could potentially occur frequently'.
Ironic that De Grey's info pack on Puhipuhi has dairy cows on the cover.
There is no mention in Stephen Joyce's Economic Activity Report on how toxic mining could affect the production of Northland's real white gold; milk powder. Or that it regularly floods there.
Instead – local politicians and PR men tell those who ask to 'trust us – we know what we're doing'.
They told the residents of Catamarca and Esquel the same.
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Super funny, full bar, award winning kitchen, craft beer & more! Come have some fun 🙂
The World Famous Mad House Comedy Club Showcase Special starring Michael Blaustein as seen on Comedy Central, MTV, Person of Interest and more!
Michael Blaustein - Comedy Central - Person of Interest!, Kyle Erby as seen on The Tonight Show, Modern Family, Man Up Stand Up, Criminal Minds and more!, TK Kelly ~ Tosh.0, Michael Malone - Laughs on Fox, HULU, The Bob and Tom Show!, Sean White as seen on Comedy Central!, Chris Espinoza- From CBS Criminal Minds, Cine-latino and Underdogs of Comedy on Punch TV!
Mad House Comedy Club
801 4th Avenue
San Diego, CA, 92101
Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:30 PM
This event is 18 and over
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Up to 8 super talented comedians go onstage, back, to back, to back. You get everyone's best 10 or 15 min and if you happen to not like one comedian... you don't have to stare at them for an hour! It's like the All Star Game of Comedy and more fun than one person should be allowed to have 🙂
Whether on stage or the screen, you'll be seeing a lot more of Michael Blaustein whose accomplishments range from Comedy Central's On Campus Tour to MTV. Originally from DC, Michael decided to head to NYC to pursue acting. During his studies in the city, Michael gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "class clown". One night his antics led him to an amateur night where he fell in love with stand-up. In just a few short years, Michael booked commercials for AXE and Sprint and transitioned to lead roles in comedic films like Death of the Dead and the cult classic Alien Jelly Monsters. Michael has also hosted a number of TV shows including MTV Battlesclips. Most recently Michael can be seen as a cast member on the new and revamped version of PUNK'D for MTV.
Kyle Erby as seen on The Tonight Show, Modern Family, Man Up Stand Up, Criminal Minds and more!
Kyle Erby is an actor, TV host, radio personality, and a MUST SEE for stand-up comedy fans. A Southern California native, Kyle is originally from the IE (The Inland Empire, 60 miles east of LA), and was called "The IE's Funny Man" by the SAN BERNARDINO SUN and the INLAND VALLEY DAILY NEWS. The papers praised him for his ability to mix written material with improvisation to deliver a "custom show" to his stand-up comedy audiences. Kyle's specialty is breaking down relationships from the male point of view, and he can be seen doing so on stage or on his talk show, "Male Rights Activist."
Kyle started in show business as an intern at "The Tonight Show." After being told by Jay Leno that he should try stand-up, Kyle left the Tonight Show to pursue his own career.
Kyle's appeared in various movies including "House Party 4," and the HBO film "Tempted" starring Burt Reynolds. He's done 18 national commercials for companies like Honda, Pennzoil, Coke, Pepsi, Bob, Wal Mart, Radio Shack with Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw, Miller Lite, and a Bud Light ad with Carlos Mencia that aired during the "Super Bowl." Kyle guest starred on the hit IFC show, "Maron", co-starred in Criminal Minds, and shot a relationship talk show pilot executive produced by comedy legend Chris Rock.
This year, Kyle finished in the top 25 at the Boston Comedy Festival, did Skull Fest in Atlanta, The Highlarious Comedy Festival in Seattle, The World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas, and was a semifinalist for NBC's Stand-Up for Diversity in New York city. He also finished in the top 6 out of 9,100 in the Austin Film Festival for a spec he wrote.
TK Kelly is an LA-based comic and writer originally from New York. He has performed at clubs across the country like Gotham, the Improv, Caroline's, the Comedy Store, Laughing Skull and The Stand, and is currently writing for Tosh.0.
Michael Malone is an award-winning stand-up comedian, film director and writer based in Los Angeles. His blistering humor focuses on breaking down the idiotic ways we deal with life, death, love and sex.
In 2012, Michael won the Seattle International Comedy Competition. From there he was named "HOT Comic to Watch" in 2013. 2014 he was voted one of the "Top Five Comedy Performers" in the U.S. college market and then Michael released his second comedy album via Uproar Records in 2015 titled, "Thirty One." This album was featured for several weeks on the New and Noteworthy section of iTunes and became a top ten best selling album on iTunes as well.
"Malone is as engaging as perfectly-choreographed ballet." - Angela Frissore from AXS Magazine said about Michael's album, "Thirty One."
Michael has been featured on the Bob and Tom Show, XM Radio, 24/7 Comedy Radio, FOX, Fusion, WGN, Comcast on Demand, HULU's "Comedy Time", The CW, and the first two seasons of "Laughs" on FOX. He was also cast as the lead in the comedy/horror cult classic film, "Chopping Block." In 2016 Michael went over seas with the Armed Forces Entertainment Tour and performed for the US military in eleven different countries.
He currently resides in Los Angeles California and writes a monthly column for "Face the Current" Magazine and is the creator behind the very unique podcast, "Punched Up" the animated series "The Good Doctor" on the Funny or Die network and the NSFW nature show on the Laugh Factory's youtube channel, "Mother F*cking Nature." Michael is also the co-writer and director of the award-winning five-part web series, "Bethlehem."
In the summer of 2017 Michael appeared on several episodes of FOX Television's brand new comedy game show, "Punchline" and released his third album, "Live From Tucson."
As seen on Comedy Central, called "amazing" by The Laugh Button, "bleakly hilarious" by The AV Club. "highly original" by Penthouse Magazine, a "Gem" by RE:Com Chicago Comedy magazine, "Nothing short of impressive" by Ground Control Magazine, "Killing it" by the Chicago Tribune, "hilarious" by Westword, "Fearless" by ComedyofChicago.com, "starkly original" and "impressive and refreshing" by Creative Loafing, Sean White was just listed as one of the top 16 comics in Chicago by Chicago Magazine "with jokes that look misery straight in the eye" and has been performing over 11 years in clubs across 3 countries.
His brutally honest style has landed him in the Hong Kong International Comedy competition, Bridgetown Comedy Fest, RIOT LA Comedy Fest, 10,000 Laughs Fest, LaughFest, Boston Comedy Fest, Laughing Skull Fest, Chicago Comedy Expo, and the Crom Comedy Fest. His debut album, Dead and Gone was called, "an essential rumination about loss" by the Chicago Tribune with "a point of view unique among comics" and listed as the "best comedy album" by UNScene Comedy, "Best Comedy Track of 2015" by AXS, and was listed in The AV Club's "Best of 2015 so far".
Originally from Alabama, Sean is now located in LA by way of Chicago and can be seen in showcases, clubs, and family reunions throughout the U.S..
Chris Espinoza- From CBS Criminal Minds, Cine-latino and Underdogs of Comedy on Punch TV!
Chris Espinoza most unrivaled comedic trait is his charisma. He easily hooks an audience with self-deprecating stories that are relatable. This California born comic gets his material from raw life experiences that provide a foundation for his weird stories and one liners. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Chris has been on the stage since he 14, staring in several plays growing up . So it was natural for him to grace the stage as comedian. Chris has vigorously worked on his acting and comedic career, performing in venues like The Comedy Store, Flappers and The Mad House Comedy Club. As well as landing roles on shows like Cine-Latino's "Until the day I die " and CBS's "Criminal Minds". He always the comic leaving the audience with a lasting impression.
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Elderly Recipients at Ba-Phiring Centre
The Gift of the Givers team was welcomed with great excitement and enthusiasm by a gathering crowd of elderly, physically challenged, youth and school children at the Ba-Phiring Centre in Rustenberg, North West Province. We arrived with a superlink, truck and van carrying Shoprite / Checkers food parcels.
We presented two elderly paraplegics with new wheelchairs as well as a soft, warm TFG blanket. Both were overwhelmed and overjoyed at their surprise gifts.
We also visited the High School Molefe on a special matric programme distributing, 60 TFG blankets, mats, bulk grocery items, sanitary pads, hygiene packs for boys and girls and stationery.
2000 hot meal was served to the community.
Also in attendance was Graham Andrews senior representative of Discovery, Chief Molefe Mabalane from Ba-Phiring Tribe and Simon Molefe from Department of Education in Gauteng


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IOR is a modern institution directly subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Poland, covering general plant protection problems in the whole country by doing research, implementation and extension. The main research area is: biology, ecology and harmfulness of disease casual agents, pests and weeds in field crops (cereals, maize, sugar beet, oil seed, potato) and agricultural products; elaboration of biological methods in plant protection with respect to organic farming (entomopathogenic nematodes, fungi and viruses, predators and parasitoids); elaboration and development of decision-making systems for protection treatments; examination of pesticide quality; monitoring pesticide residues in agricultural products, soil and water; development of integrated pest management.
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Instytut Ochrony Roślin - PIB, ul. Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań POLAND


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The one-year-old girl is a Portugese Water Dog like Bo, the incumbent First pooch, and arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday.
Michelle Obama wrote out a rare personal tweet, signed with her initials MO, to announce the new addition to the family.
"So excited to introduce the newest member of the Obama family—our puppy, Sunny!" the First Lady said.
In an elaborate media rollout, the White House also released footage of Sunny and Bo frolicking on the executive mansion's South Lawn.
Unlike her older brother, who has white paws, Sunny is all black. The White House said she was born in June 2012 and that her breed would not agitate the allergies suffered by Malia, the Obamas' elder daughter.
"Sunny is the perfect little sister for Bo – full of energy and very affectionate – and the First Family picked her name because it fit her cheerful personality," the White House said.
The announcement triggered a familiar eruption on social media. The President's supporters gushed at the sight of the little dog while his detractors sniped that it was one more distraction from the issues from facing the Untied States.
Representative Justin Amash, a leading critic of recently-revealed US surveillance programmes tweeted: "Congrats. Sunny will probably hear more information about surveillance programs than most Members of Congress."
On the night of his election victory in 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama addressed his two young daughters as he spoke before a cheering crowd in Chicago.
"Sasha and Malia: I love you both more than you can imagine," Mr Obama said. "You have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."
Mr Obama followed through on his campaign promise and in April 2009 they took in Bo, a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy.
After defeating Mitt Romney in 2012, Mr Obama again drifted from his election night speech to the subject of puppies.
"Sasha and Malia before our very eyes, you're growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mum," Mr Obama said, speaking before a smaller crowd of cheering Chicagoans. "And I am so proud of you guys. But I will say that for now, one dog's probably enough."
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I love Mondays. You climb back into work, realize you have to pay your bills and deal with a slew of what I call the "Monday stuff" for the company... reports on our music, reports on the station, reports about the reports... okay, maybe it's not that bad, but Mondays always seem to bring a unique set of challenges, but it's most fun to overcome them... something I couldn't do without the exceptional team of people I have been blessed to work with here.
I am just really pleased with how things are going here. We're not perfect. But in virtually every area, this team of people at this station are committed to getting better day by day. It's like they've adopted the principles of C.A.N.I - Constant and Never Ending Improvement - that I spoke to them about and have applied them. I was just telling one of my guys that even on the weekends you can hear a BETTER WNOK. It's amazing what really can happen when you coach a little, bump here, nudge there, and set people off on their own to improve.
Wanna know something funny? It's funny... but I've been feeling some strong emotions lately about so many things. It's amazing. I am truely blessed in this life. I've got a great daughter. Sure, things aren't exactly perfect, but isn't it amazing? She's perfect. I've got a great job with great people. I live a pretty blessed life... and the best thing is that - and I really believe this - the best is just ahead for me professionally and personally.
Life. It throws you curve balls. You learn to hit them.
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