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You're Better Off With Native Video Ads Than Pre-Roll
Those annoying video ads? The ones that play before what you actually want to watch? Turns out that premium placement doesn't always work the way advertisers would want it to.
Native video ads drive higher brand lift than pre-roll. That's the idea behind a recent Nielsen report.
Turns out if you click on a video because you thought it looked interesting, you're more likely to associate it positively with the brand involved than you'll think positively about the brand that made it.
Case in point, the brand video above involving a lucha libre and Jarritos, a popular Mexican soda.
If the ad simply showed up as a 15- or 30-second pre-roll ad, autoplaying before a video you were waiting to watch, the ad drove littler to no brand lift.
In fact, users measured in the study were more likely to respond to the brand survey negatively.
For all those brands plowing millions into YouTube's Trueview pre-roll product and similarly annoying autoplay video ads, our Lucha libre wrestler friend and Nielsen's research provides a cautionary tale.
The research backs up a simple idea: the more annoying and interruptive advertising is, the less effective it is.
And the more user-friendly – aka integrated into a web site or app feed – the more effective.
Where the research leads from a marketing effectiveness perspective is that all those views of YouTube videos that advertisers are buying as pre-roll could actually be delivering a negative value.
With Nielsen indicating that native ads perform nearly twice as well (82%) compared to pre-roll for brand favorability and 42% better when it comes to purchase intent, the research gives a nod to the relative effectiveness of native ads.
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(Zhejiang–May 20, 2014) China Aid recently received a compilation of all known church demolitions, cross removals or modifications and notices received concerning the prior actions in China's coastal Zhejiang from a source. The list, below, gives the name and, in most cases, the date that 64 churches were persecuted.
The actions against churches in Zhejiang are all connected to the province's "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" campaign, which claims to target all illegal structures. However, based on government documents, which can be read below, some speculate that the campaign is really just a crackdown on religion (see http://www.chinaaid.org/2014/05/zhejiang-government-document-reveals.html).
See the original post at China Aid for more info.

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Olsman and MacKenzie nominated to dbusiness Magazine's list of 2017 Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit
Jules Olsman and Donna MacKenzie were nominated to dbusiness Magazine's 2017 Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit. 19,000 attorneys in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Livingston counties were asked to nominate lawyers among 48 legal specialties. Olsman and MacKenzie celebrated with dbusiness Magazine at the 2017 Top Lawyers Party at the Society Room at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit on January 17, 2017.


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Its tough having a bunch of littles when you have a big kid. Lainy Ann has a late soccer practice once a week so the kids and I sit in the car for an hour watching movies. Its less than fun, but we decided a long time ago that we would raise our 5 children as if they were from a smaller family. After all, its not their fault that we decided to have a large family.
I bathed and jammied all the kids and let them choose any movie to sit and watch for one hour. I figured it couldn't get much better than that. I had my laptop in the front seat to watch hulu. I was actually looking forward to the downtime for an hour. Eleanor is still rear-facing since the new recommendation is 2 years old. However, she has managed to crick her neck just right to see the tv while she is rear-facing. It wasn't perfect, but it certainly was safer.
Thirty-minutes into the movie there is fussing and complaining. So I loosened her car seat, just a tad. Well, the stinky little baby wiggled her way out of the car seat, stood in it and popped her head over my headrest. "Hi!", she exclaimed. I let her play a bit until she found the overhead radio controls and turned off the tv. Twice.
I gave up. She needed to be buckled. She needed to be able to sit comfortably the rest of the season watching movies. So, I flipped her seat. In the parking lot in the dark. I managed to let her stay seated as I unhooked the LATCH. Then I turned it forward facing. She exclaimed, "Thank you!" Which just shows that she has been needing to be 'big' for a long time.
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Receives US$20 million Insurance Payment for Earthquake Damage to Courtenay Central Property and US$16.6 million on the Partial Sale of Burwood Property
CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDI) announced today that it has received US$20 million in settlement proceeds for property and business interruption losses arising out of the previously disclosed earthquake damage to its parking garage which is adjacent to its Courtenay Central entertainment themed center located in Wellington, New Zealand. The Company has now effectively reached the insurance policy maximum of US$25 million for the loss event, substantially recovering incurred losses. The proceeds will provide the funding for the construction of a new state-of-the-art parking structure as the old structure had to be demolished as a result of the earthquake damage. It is anticipated that the replacement of this parking structure will provide the Company with flexibility to increase the rentable square footage of and to enhance the traffic flow at the center.
Additionally, Reading has received US$16.6 million (AU$21.8 million) from Frasers Property Australia as a partial payment of the purchase price for the Company's Burwood property in Victoria, Australia. The remainder of the purchase price (approximately US$28.6 million (AU $37.7 million)) is due on or before December 31, 2017.
Matthew Bourke, Reading's Managing Director, Real Estate, Australia and New Zealand, commented, "While the earthquake provided a setback to the timing of our previous redevelopment plans for Courtenay Central, we are taking advantage of this time to reimagine the property and explore additional value enhancing opportunities. Our supermarket tenant, Countdown, remains committed to the site and we are working diligently together on the project. Further, we are pleased to have received the partial payment for the sale of our Burwood property and look forward to receiving the remaining balance by the end of the year."
About Reading International, Inc.
Reading International Inc. (NASDAQ: RDI) is a leading entertainment and real estate company, engaging in the development, ownership and operation of multiplex cinemas and retail and commercial real estate in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
The family of Reading brands includes cinema brands Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Centers, Consolidated Theatres, and City Cinemas; live theaters operated by Liberty Theatres in the United States; and signature property developments, including Newmarket Village, Auburn Red Yard and Cannon Park in Australia, Courtenay Central in New Zealand and 44 Union Square in New York City.
Additional information about Reading can be obtained from the Company's website: http://www.readingrdi.com.
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to Reading International's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and other filings Reading International makes from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC's Web site (http://www.sec.gov).
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. Reading International does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


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While job growth in the printing industry has been rather slow in the early 21st century, the flexographic printing field is an exception. The flexographic press, also known as a flexo press, is capable of printing on a wide range of surfaces and the job prospects for someone seeking to become a flexographic press operator are quite good. Some post-secondary vocational schools teach flexographic printing and apprenticeship programs of two to four years are also available. A high school diploma or its equivalent is usually required as minimum education by most flexographic printers. Basic knowledge of science and math, plus computer and communication skills will help to prepare you to become a flexographic press operator.
High school students and those enrolled in General Education Development (GED) High School Equivalency Diploma programs should focus on the fundamental work skills that are needed to become a flexographic press operator. Written and oral communication skills are important tools that will help you to perform well. Learning computer skills is also important, as flexographic printers expand their use of computers, especially in the areas of workflow, job management, and color control.
Typically, entry-level jobs in flexographic printing plants are offered in cleaning, maintenance, and materials-handling roles. Taking one of these jobs and performing well can create the opportunity to become a flexographic press operator through promotion. Other parts of the printing plant that can offer valuable experience leading up to a press operator position include -, packaging, and press cleanup.
Due to the versatility of the flexographic process, an important phase of on-the-job training is learning how to set up print jobs. Since flexography can be used on a wide range of materials having varied shapes and compositions, understanding the correct setup processes to ensure a smooth-running job is critical. Feed issues involving the cardboard or other materials to be printed on can often present challenges and are thoroughly addressed during training. To become a flexographic press operator requires resourcefulness and a strong attention to detail.
Most flexographic printing trainees are usually first given maintenance and cleaning jobs. As the trainee's knowledge grows, he or she will receive training on all the positions surrounding the flexographic press. These include monitoring ink and paper levels, adjusting ink flows and proportions to produce correct ink densities and colors, ensuring color registration is maintained, and cleaning up or replacing plates and blankets. Over time, the successful flexographic press operator will accumulate substantial knowledge about printing on a great variety of surfaces.
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Advanced Packaging Trends – Part II: Solving Lithography Challenges
Part 1 of this advanced packaging (AP) article series focused on solving photoresist (PR) strip and under bump metallization (UBM) / redistribution layer (RDL) challenges. This article looks at AP trends from a lithography standpoint and proposes solutions to associated lithography challenges. The need for advanced packaging solutions is greater than ever as the world continues to demand increased... »


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PureDWTS Season 22 Cast Rumors: Trisha Paytas…Possible Hint, or Just a Wannabe?
It's still pretty damn early for the season 22 rumor mill to be churning out anything really significant, but this post from YouTube personality Trisha Paytas on Instagram yesterday gave me pause:
My gut tells me she's probably either just joking or is subtly trying to express interest in being on the show, but given that DWTS kinda branched out last season by tapping a Vine star like Hayes – is it really too far-fetched to assume that they might try to cast a YouTube personality within the next few seasons? Or that they might have reached out to a few already? Trisha's been around for awhile, and has a large following – plus she's put out some music on iTunes (and some accompanying music videos, which is most likely what she was rehearsing for here), has published several books, and has appeared on shows like America's Got Talent, Dr. Phil, and My Strange Addiction…so she's got a lot of irons in the fire.
That being said – the one potential caveat I can see with her in particular is that she's refreshingly (at least in my opinion) open about her sex life, and the fact that she used to work in the sex industry. Might not really jive well with the more conservative-leaning audience of DWTS. Thoughts?


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The Fleetwood Auto Body shop was built in 1909 in my old Home town of Fleetwood, PA. Known for being the producer of the Cadillac Fleetwood body years ago this is the place where it all started. It was the top producer of Fleetwood car bodies and wood that were then shipped off by rail to Detroit for further assembly. The railroad off to the left is where all the car bodies were loaded and shipped out. The tracks are still used to this day, but nothing from this old building. When I was in HS, we used to play around this building just for the fun of it. I'm also told that the place is Haunted! Lights come on, strange noises, and voices are heard at night. The Fleetwood Police have even been called here for strange things that have happened. They find nothing.
Purchased then by Fisher Auto Body in 1925, it remained in business until later years when the Garden State Tannery took over some of the building that is no longer here. Where you see the blue buildings in the background off to the right is where the Tannery used to stand. The Tannery was in business tanning leather until it caught fire and burned to the ground on Dec. 23, 2003.
I remember the Tannery quite well. The area used to have a bad smell from all the chemicals that were used to Tan Leather and other products they made. It employed many people of Fleetwood and from the surrounding area until it went up in flames. It was a bad fire. Engine Company's from all of the outside area's responded to try and put this huge fire out. There must have been 10 or more Engine Co's here all fighting the fire, but nothing seem'd to put it out for a day or so. The chemicals fueled the fire that could be seen for miles away. Finally, the fire was contained and put out but not without destroying the whole place. There was nothing left but the brick walls. In time the fire gutted building was torn down. Surprising that no one was hurt during the fire.
This is a Image of the 1929 Cadillac Fleetwood V-8 that was built by Fisher Auto Body, originally Fleetwood Auto Body. This is a outstanding looking car from day's gone by. They just don't make them like this anymore! Oh Yes. This is not my Image. It's almost UN-believable that a famous car body came from my old home town! How bout' that.


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Several years back, I was visiting a friend in Los Angeles and dragged her, kicking and screaming a bit, onto I-5 South to sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a very hot Saturday in June. We were headed to Kit Carson Park in Escondido, about a half hour north of San Diego. When we got there, LA freeway aggravation gave way to joy. We had arrived at the amazing Queen Califia's Magic Circle, a gorgeous mosaic sculpture garden created by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle that is rich with magic and myth. The garden takes its name from a fictional warrior queen.
The entrance to the garden is a maze with walls covered in black, white and mirrored mosaic tiles. The mirrors reflect the colors of the sculptures and the greenery and the blue southern California sky. A 400-foot snake wall surrounds the courtyard, which contains a powerful, magnificent Queen Califia and eight totem-like figures covered with symbols, creatures, and animals that played important roles in the mythologies of the indigenous peoples that are part of California's history.
The sculptures are covered with hand-cut glass, ceramic, and stone mosaic tiles. Queen Califia herself is embellished with hand-cut mirrored glass. The movement of light, wind, color and reflection continually transforms the garden.
This is a place for people of all ages. The works are playful, and children are welcome to explore and climb on the sculptures. Underneath the Queen, a deep blue, starry mosaic sky covers an area lined with benches, a place to meditate and dwell in the beauty and myths that have been brought to life here.
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Happy New Year!!!
It is hard to believe we are almost into 2006. The more Nic grows up the faster time seems to fly for me. I can't believe he is in the 6th grade and just about as tall as me. He will be turning 12 in a few weeks and before you know it he will be driving. I don't think I am ready for that. All I have to say is to enjoy each and every day!!
Steve is home fighting off some bug my mom and/or dad left during their Christmas visit. It was good to see them even with a trip to the convience care and mom being sick. At least this year they were here and not in the hospital like last year. By next year everyone should be 100%.
I am back to school on January 4th. Just one class a quarter for me what with everything else, but I am hoping to get my AA. I need to see what credits transfer so I don't have to retake everything. That will save time & money. The class is one night a week but I have to drive over to the Lakewood area. Once we have more daylight that should not be too bad.
I hope everyone has a super, great & safe New Years. Happy 2006!!!!!!!!!!
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24 January (Part 2) - Miserable? They may be now
my response to the Borough Commander's
invitation to a meeting
took blooming ages. Not that it took too long to write the basics, I know every event
and its date off by heart but when one goes to write them down every one has to be
checked for unintentional exaggerations or careless assumptions.
Then it has to be bounced across to Elwyn Bryant who is equally involved in the case. Elwyn, would you believe goes out shopping and takes his wife to the cinema - the cheek of it! Why can't he wait for the Les Mis Blu-ray like me and benefit from a dry seat, the correct projected aspect ratio and better sound? Does he have no idea where his priorities lie?
Then there was the fundamental question to be decided between us. Do we go to the meeting or not? It was a difficult one. I can't honestly see what the Chief Superintendent can do at this late stage of the game and the cynic in me, some are saying realist, thinks it can only be a last ditch attempt to cover the backsides of his predecessors, not that I believe he is entirely blameless himself.
So eventually the final i was dotted and t crossed and the Send button pressed. The deed is done and we agreed to attend the meeting if the Commander still desires it.
Another protracted debate was whether I should let Bonkers' readers see it. My initial thoughts were definitely not but following a number of revisions I began to change my mind. It's a long email but there is nothing much in it which cannot be found buried here, there, and everywhere on this website. It's just that pulling it all together makes for some rather unpleasant reading if at some time in your life you were misguided enough to believe that police officers were here to help us.
So if you have the time and still have the interest, you can read it here.
I cannot conceive of anything that may come out of a meeting which will put a stop to the next stage, the evidence, much of it documentary is too good. The names of Teresa O'Neill, Will Tuckley, Melvin Seymour and up to nine police officers will be bundled up in a file and sent to Scotland Yard alleging corruption and perverting the course of justice. It would have been a damn sight simpler to have hung out a certain councillor to dry and, as the expression has it, to move on.
Most likely the establishment will conspire against us and find some reason to absolve everyone of blame but it is always interesting to see their twists and turns along the way. My family is used to it, we are still chasing the police over the Sydenham murder 26 years ago in which they were intimately involved - and I don't mean in the investigation. Follow the campaign on Twitter.


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Enough..we waited this year for the monsoons to arrive. Even now we don't feel if it has arrived, so instead of waiting a bit more we are here with a new set of things to follow to make this monsoon rains even more enjoyable even if you will take your Maruti Suzuki 800/Alto or TATA nano to the hills or anywhere at a place similar to the pic below:
So, here is a list of what to do and what to take care of while driving in monsoons. Mentioned below are pointers which we will talk about:
- Lights
- Tyres
- Paint
- Rusting
- Rubber and Plastic Parts
- Electricals
- Fuel
- Engine Oil and Lubes
- Brakes
- Suspension
Rain means lesser visibility almost every time. No matter how lesser it is raining, with the real bad habit of most two-wheeler riders of not wearing a helmet, lightest drizzles makes them half blind. So make sure to have enough lights up front and down rear to warn them early. Make this a habit to check all the lights round the car and inside it whether they are in working condition or not, failure to perform these checks may result in huge repairing costs.
Now this is getting serious. Importance of tyres are known to everyone though only a few know what type of tyres to use when. Commonly there are three types of tyres used in the country:
- Asymmetric Tread Pattern
- Symmetric Tread Pattern, and
- Directional and Non-Directional Tread Patterns.
Consult the photos below to see what type of tyre looks like what:
So, now You can understand what's with tyres' treads. But what they do? Or say, what the difference in design does, especially in rain? Well, here the tread pattern has not much to do with grip on dry surface but when it comes to cross water, these treads push the water out and prevent Aqua-planing.
Aqua-planing is, when the car hits a water logged area, the tyres lose contact with the tarmac thus a loss of steering control and braking is suffered. Choose a tyre with the best possible tread pattern as per your driving conditions. If you live near a mud pond and if you will mount tyres meant for road use only, You will only end up spinning whole day in the mud. Same way an over tread-ed tyre not only reduces top speed but also demands more fuel on a paved road.
Paint has a lot to do with rain and monsoon. Usually people think of covering the car with cover during the monsoon while they don't know that ignorantly they are ruining the paint. And getting a car re-painted isn't as easy as it looks like in NFS Series of games, in fact a company performed paint job can't be matched by local painters.
Car paint gets damaged when water stays on it, while running water is quite fine. So the cover actually helps the water to stay on the paint for quite a long time then required to ruin it. Also a re-painted car part can be easily identified by looking at it from a certain angle, 'grains' can be seen. Re-paint also drops the value of the car. Try your best to avoid it.
Rusting is a huge issue. We ourselves have survived quite deadly results of not paying attention to one of our car which met an accident, or simply, tumbled twice after hitting a divider, the windshield came of! All that just because the windshield's mounting, where it was stuck to the body was rusted.
Anyway, we got saved but not everyone is lucky enough. Check every hidden spot especially for any signs of rusting, if found either get it done else take a Sandpaper and rub it until you see shining metal and get the part re-painted. Also check rusting around the places like suspension mountings, engine mountings, wheel hubs, etc.
Rubber and Plastic Parts:
Rubber and Plastic parts, unless employed for sealing work such as inside engine and transmission or in suspensions, usually don't require a check. Still, always keep an eye on door gaskets and window trims else driving in rains can make you 'wet' at the wrong time. 😉
Now this is important. You might get 'shocked' if even slightest bit of electricity will reach you which reaches the spark plug. We don't feel like telling that it operates on 33,000 Volts, anyway, We do feel like telling that's enough to kill a human if exposed for even a bit of time, thank engineers who invented multi-cylinder engine with a bit of gap in sparks.
To avoid sudden or surprising shocks get your car's wiring checked at a reliable workshop or a good authorised service center.
Fuel, Engine Oil, Lubes and Brakes:
Get all the liquids checked and changed if required, also get your fuel tank checked for rusts or water inside it. Even small amount of waters at the wrong places can leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere, same applies for other other fluids, especially for Brake Fluid.
Brake Fluid is hygroscopic, it actually absorbs water-vapor from atmosphere under normal conditions and when the brakes are used, the water in the fluid gets heated from the heat of brake-pads and turns into steam making air-pockets in the channel taking slight or full effectiveness of brakes away! That's scary! Else use DOT 5 fluid which might not be available right now in the country, but is silicon based and is non-hygroscopic.
Somehow, if found, MAKE SURE TO FLUSH THE BRAKING SYSTEM THOROUGHLY AND CONSULT THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE USING. And yeah, that is a WARNING ESPECIALLY FOR CARS FITTED WITH ABS, ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL. Other thing is, as per experts, DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5.1 fluids must be changed at a regular interval of 1-2 years depending up on how humid conditions are in your vicinity.
For Brakes, put the car up a jack, remove the tyre. Now check the Brake-pads, disc-rotor and hose-pipes which carry oil from your foot to the braking system for cuts, rusts, wear and tear etc. Wet brakes squeal a lot, that's because they get swollen, dry them by driving with the brakes applied for a bit of distance so they can regain their effectiveness and the sound goes away.
While driving in wet conditions, always make sure not to skid the wheels, not even once, We have always written that rolling wheels are the stopping wheels i.e. If the wheels are rotating then they will provide braking force and that's what ABS does. So if you don't have an ABS system on your car, try pumping the brakes so that the wheels don't get locked though mastering this to perfection can be a headache but is life-saving for sure.
So, now let's talk Suspensions. This thing demands comfort as well for its own. Check the suspension for oil leaks, if found, get it changed and NOT repaired. Only the damper is changed most of the times, the coil spring remains the same. Similar is with leaf springs, only the damper is changed if no leaf is broken.
Dampers are of 2 types, Gas filled and Oil filled. Gas filled dampers have two things inside, gas and oil. oil filled have just oil. Then how come the Gas filled ones are better? Because we all know (We assume of all of Us) that Gases are compressible substance, so with light load, the suspension performs well and when the load is heavy, all the gas is now stored in the reservoir and oil takes place of the gas making the suspension stiffer and thus providing the desired stability.
Keeping these short-listed points up-to-date can keep you enjoying one of the best weathers in which Mother Nature gives us everything we ask for. The best of greenery, insects and everything else that keeps us alive and our mind healthy, keeping us optimistic for the future of ours and the generations to come. With a wish to give You guys out there as much knowledge about automobiles as We can and change a bit of automotive scenario is our motive. We ask for healthy and safe driving and riding culture on Indian roads.
Do not hesitate to ask queries or questions based on these. Also, point out any mistakes if you feel. Images are taken from the internet and a copyright of respective owners.
We wish you a happy, enjoying and no-trouble Monsoon Drives always 🙂
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'Here you go,' I smiled, feeding him a tasty pup-cake before he ran off with his furry friends. For such a happy moment, the day was tinged with sadness, too. It was the last birthday my husband, Colin, 40, and I would ever celebrate with our special boy.
When we first adopted Blaze 12 years ago, he was so small he could fit in Colin's palm. We fell in love with his gentle nature and he became a great companion for our older border collie, Skye.
When our kids Kadence, now 10, Dominic, eight, and Nate, six, came along, Blaze was the protective big brother. He'd lay next to their rockers as they slept and would alert me whenever they started to stir.
Later, we welcomed more four-legged friends, kelpies Temperance and Booth. Blaze happily shared his favourite tennis ball and played with them at the beach. When we lost Skye three years ago, Blaze's infectious zest for life helped us heal.
But last January, life took another devastating turn. We'd discovered a lump on Blaze's tongue and took him to the vet to get it checked. A sample was sent for a biopsy, with heartbreaking results.
'Blaze has cancer,' the vet told us, explaining it had spread to other parts of his body. 'I'm afraid he has roughly 12 months to live.'
I was completely devastated. I couldn't begin to imagine life without him. Telling the kids was one of the hardest things Colin and I had to do. 'We just have to treasure the time we have,' I said, wiping away their tears.
Incredibly, 12 months later, Blaze was bravely battling on. He'd tire easily but his spirit was more alive than ever. He still greeted me with a sloppy kiss each morning and bounded round the backyard with the kids. Living on borrowed time, I wanted it to be extra special. Blaze had to leave us as the happiest hound on earth!
'I'm going to make a bucket list for Blaze,' I decided. It sounded ridiculous but Colin agreed our boy deserved an unforgettable send-off. It would help the kids cope better with losing him, took.
So I took to Facebook, asking friends for suggestions. Then the kids helped Colin and I pick 20 ideas that were perfect for our playful pup, like taking him to a cafe for a puppycino and going to a new swimming spot.
At the top of our list was getting a family portrait, so we hired a photographer to capture our time with Blaze. Next we took him to our favourite bakery to devour a meat pie. He lapped it up with pure delight.
Then, Blaze reached a magical milestone. Everyone needs a bit of romance in their life so we wanted to organise for our deserving dog to go on his very first date. Calling for potential suitors on Facebook, Blaze proved to be very popular with the ladies. Pups from all over the state were keen to meet him. In the end, a border collie named Millie was the lucky lass and we set up their blind date on the beach. That day, Blaze was dressed to impress, sporting a special tie. Millie matched his effort, turning up in a tutu with a bow in her fur.
My heart melted as they munched on lamb shanks, followed by a swim in the ocean. Prancing around energetically in front of his new friend, Blaze was really showing off! 'He likes her,' I giggled.
Next on the bucket list was the privilege of sitting in the front seat of the car. Perching his chin on the open window, he closed his eyes. My heart ached when he placed his paw next to mine on the gearstick, as though saying thank you for showing him the simple pleasures in life.
But there was more to come. We then took the family on a special four-wheel drive adventure and cuddled as we gazed up at the stars. 'I'll never forget this,' I smiled.
Incredibly, on June 5 last year, Blaze made it to his twelfth birthday. We organised a huge celebration with all his furry friends.
I was touched when their owners showered him with presents of tennis balls and treats. Although his joints were getting stiff, Blaze was like a puppy again as he bounded around with his mates.
Then a few days later, I noticed Blaze was unusually slow and quiet. 'We're running out of time,' I said sadly. So the kids and I decided to tick off the second-last item on his list - creating a paw-print picture. Brushing his feet with pup-friendly paint, we stamped them on paper in a colourful design. 'Now you'll be with us forever,' I told him, lovingly patting his coat.
The next morning, Colin and I let the kids say their final goodbyes before taking Blaze to the vet. As he lay on the table, I slowly stroked his ears.
The vet told us Blaze could probably battle on for another month but we didn't want him to be in pain. 'I love you buddy,' I whispered. 'Take care of Skye for us.'
Laying peacefully in our arms, Blaze closed his eyes forever. We were devastated but took comfort that he'd lived his life to the full.
But there was one more item left on Blaze's bucket list - a holiday. We'd already booked a getaway to a dog-friendly destination for that weekend. Could we go without our special boy?
'Blaze was meant to be with us,' Kadence said sweetly.
If we went ahead, we had to take a piece of him with us. So we chose a special toy dog that looked exactly like Blaze and placed it in the car with Temperance and Booth. The kids were thrilled and posed for pictures with the toy wherever we went.
Since we lost our special boy not a day goes by that we don't think about him. We just hope that sharing his story will encourage others to treasure their time with their pets. Blaze was a beautiful member of our family and he'll never be forgotten.


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1. Account. This Agreement applies to all Accounts (sub-accounts, pointers, etc.) associated with the Account Holder.
2. Renewal Period. This Agreement will automatically renew for successive periods as chosen in the order form for the life of the contract until cancelled in writing or via our cancellation procedures found in the client area.
3. Cancellation. Cancellation requests must be received by our cancellation procedure located in our client area, in writing via fax or postal mail at OSHS Ltd's main office. Phone cancellations will not be accepted. In related to dedicated servers and similar services such requests must be received 7 days prior to expiry of term. In circumstances where the Account holder does not cancel prior to the renewal date the Account holder is liable for payment of the entire term, whether it is 1 month or 12 months.
4. Refunds in the amount of a month use will be granted upon the occurance of difficulties of services that are a result of OSHS Ltd's Staff. Refunds will only be granted for the month that the problem was brought to OSHS Ltd's attention. If, after providing notice to the Account Holder, the Account Holder does not correct the Account Web site with respect to any of the following circumstances, OSHS Ltd may terminate this Agreement, discontinue this service and delete the Account Web site on the 3rd day: a) The Account Holder violates any term of this Agreement, any municipal, provincial or federal laws or regulations, or any policy or guideline set out, from time to time, by OSHS Ltd anywhere on the Web site www.flyhigh.net b) The Account Holder engages in conduct or posts material on the Account Web site that OSHS Ltd in its sole discretion believes is harmful to other Account Holders, the business or reputation of OSHS Ltd or any third-party; c) The Account Holder engages in any activity that could or does overwhelm the server with heavy central processing unit (CPU) usage or that requires a disproportionate amount of the resources of the OSHS Ltd server; d) The Account Holder disputes the terms of this Agreement or any amendment set out, from time to time, by OSHS Ltd anywhere in an amended Agreement, attached schedule to this Agreement, or on the Web site www.flyhigh.net.
5. Representations "&" Warranties. No oral or written advice or information given by OSHS Ltd or its employees will create a warranty. This information or advice may not be relied upon. This Agreement supersedes any such information or advice given by OSHS Ltd or its employees. OSHS Ltd does not warrant that any services provided by OSHS Ltd will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure. The Service is offered on an "as is" basis without any representations or warranties of any kind either express or implied. OSHS Ltd may also link to or include on its Web sources,information provided by third party partners and providers.OSHS Ltd does not guarantee or warrant the reliability of this information nor does OSHS Ltd recommend any of these services. For greater certainty and without limitation to the generality of the foregoing: a) OSHS Ltd makes no representations, warranties or guarantees of any kind whether written or verbal regarding the reliability of the Account Holder Web site provided or any other services offered b) OSHS Ltd is not responsible for any deletions, alterations, or loss of data due to network or system outages, file corruption, accidental deletion or any other reasons c) OSHS Ltd makes no representations, warranties or guarantees with regards to server reliability, speed or consistency d) OSHS Ltd makes no representations, warranties or guarantees as to the accuracy or correctness of any content on any of the Sites and is not responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the use of such information.
6.(a) Guarantee. OSHS Ltd will provide a 14 day refund guarantee from date of activation (minus set up fees). There are no refunds on any prepaid amounts after the 14 day money back period is over.This is Not applicable to Dedicated Servers, Monitoring Or any Admin work,Server Hardening Or Web Design and can only be claimed once per customer.There is also a no refund policy applicable to domain names,dedicated or managed servers or administration work.
6.(b) Uptime Guarantee. OSHS Ltd provides an uptime guarantee of 99.9% which is measured on a monthly basis. If your account is not accessible via http then you are entitled to a credit based on the credit scheme below:
99.8% = 10% Credit
99.7% = 20% Credit
99.6% = 30% Credit
99.5% = 40% Credit
99.4% = 50% Credit
99.3% = 60% Credit
99.3% = 70% Credit
99.2% = 80% Credit
99.1% = 90% Credit
99.0% = 100% Credit
(For non-monthly paying customers, any credit is calculated as a monthly percentage).
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8. Delinquency. Delinquent Accounts are those that remain unpaid 48 hours after activation or renewal date. Accounts that are delinquent are put on accounting hold and may not be used and will be subject to suspension and late fee's which are 10% of the original amount. After 30 days, OSHS Ltd may, in its sole discretion, cancel the Account without any further compensation to the Account Holder.
9. Cancellation. In cases where delinquent Accounts are put on accounting hold for a maximum of 60 days, the Account shall be deactivated permanently.In cases where OSHS Ltd makes an exception for cancellations, which are mid-term, a non-refundable fee of $50 USD, will be charged to the Account Holder.
10. Notice and Agreement. The Account Holder agrees to abide by the following provisions of this service contract and may have to agree to additional provisions from OSHS Ltd covering this Agreement and/or any future services added to this Agreement. OSHS Ltd reserves the right to modify any provisions of this Agreement at any time with 72 hours notice to the Account Holder. Notice may be given in the form of an announcement on the Web site www.flyhigh.net . If Account Holder refuses to accept any future provisions or amendments, The Account Holder will have the option to cancel service as of the renewal date. Failure to cancel service by the Account Holder will be deemed to be acceptance of any amended provisions or conditions to this Agreement. If Account Holder refuses to accept any future provisions or amendments, OSHS Ltd may, in its sole discretion, cancel the Account forthwith.
11. Content. The Virtual Hosting Internet Account and related electronic services can only be used for legal purposes under all international, federal, provincial and municipal laws. Violations of this or any other provision of this Agreement can result in a 48 hour notice to terminate service or in OSHS Ltd's sole discretion, an immediate termination of service. OSHS Ltd has the right to refuse service if content of information provided is deemed illegal, misleading, or obscene in the opinion of OSHS Ltd.OSHS Ltd will make the final determination in any dispute over unacceptable content, and Account Holder agrees to accept OSHS Ltd's decision. In any cases where the Account holder has violated the terms of this Agreement, OSHS Ltd reserves the right to deactivate or lock the Account without notice to the Account holder. OSHS Ltd will not be held responsible nor will issue any credits or refunds in such cases of deactivations due to violations of this Agreement. Account Holder agrees that OSHS Ltd is not responsible for any content on Account Web site and acknowledges that OSHS Ltd does not endorse or verify any such material. Account Holder agrees to assume full responsibility for all files associated with the Account Web site and acknowledges that Account Holder may be held legally liable for the contents of the Account Web site. OSHS Ltd reserves the right to hold the account holder accountable for any fee's,costs or service degradation incurred by OSHS Ltd by any breach of this agreement by the account holder.Account Holder will not include any content or Internet link on the site that contains, promotes or is involved in any of the following:
a) any infringement of copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other intellectual property right
b) adult content
c) content that exploits children under 18 years of age
d) hate propaganda
e) racist, threatening, slanderous, libelous or otherwise abusive content
f) the promotion or incitement of, or instructions for, the commission of illegal activities
g) mail fraud, multi-level marketing schemes or any fraudulent activities
h) content promoted through the sending of unsolicited email (spamming)
i) sending of unsolicited email (spam) from the OSHS Ltd server, or any other server that refers to content on the OSHS Ltd server, or sending such email with a OSHS Ltd hosted Web site listed as the contact address
j) warez, cracks, hacks, spam software & their associated utilities
k) illegal mpeg layer two or three files (MP2 or MP3) which may be considered copyright infringement
l) information or other material that contains a virus, corrupted data or any other harmful or damaging component.
m) proxys public or private.
n) IRC public or private.
12. Prices. OSHS Ltd reserves the right to increase prices at any time.
13. Passwords & Netiquette. The Account Holder agrees to follow generally accepted "Netiquette" when sending email messages or posting newsgroup messages. Account Holder is solely responsible for the security of their password. In the event that the Account holder releases the password to an unknown party or person(s) the Account holder will be held responsible for any unauthorized use of OSHS Ltd's services. This includes any damages resulting there from, until OSHS Ltd is notified by the Account holder. OSHS Ltd will not change passwords to any Account without verification of identity of the Account Holder which is satisfactory to OSHS Ltd. Verification may include written requests with signature. Account Holder agrees not to participate, either directly or indirectly, in the distribution of "SPAM", "JUNK MAIL" or unsolicited commercial messages or communications in any form either through OSHS Ltd's servers or any other server. OSHS Ltd reserves the right to terminate, without notice, all services provided to Account Holder if Account Holder participates in the distribution of any such communications.
14. Privacy Policy. OSHS Ltd will in the normal course of its business collect personal information from the Account Holder and prospective clients, for the purposes of billing, customer service, provision of information, as well as other legitimate business reasons. This information may be stored in a number of ways including electronic and paper formats. OSHS Ltd will not disclose any personal information or account data to third parties without prior consent of the Account Holder unless instructed to do so by a court of law or other legal warrant/document. OSHS Ltd stores financial details for customers opting to pay via credit/debit cards, but does not store the CVV2 data.
15. Account Ownership & Dispute. In the event of any partnership breakup,divorce or other legal problems that includes the Account Holder, Account Holder understands that OSHS Ltd will remain neutral and may even lock the Account until the situation has been resolved. During this period if the Account is more than 48 hours overdue for payment, OSHS Ltd may place the Account on Accounting Hold until payment is received. Under no circumstances will OSHS Ltd be liable for any losses incurred by Account Holder during this time of determination of rightful ownership.
16. Indemnity. The Account Holder agrees not to harm OSHS Ltd, its reputation,computer systems, programming and/or other Account Holders using OSHS Ltd's services. OSHS Ltd reserves the right to select the server for the Account Holder's Web site for best perrformance. If Account Holder breaches this Agreement, then OSHS Ltd has the right to terminate service without any refunds of the unused portion prepaid by Account Holder. The Account Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless both OSHS Ltd and other Account Holders from any and all claims an/or costs (including legal costs) resulting from the Account Holder's use or abuse of their service in any manner. If at any time, Account Holder breaches any part of this contract and OSHS Ltd has to engage the services of a Solicitor, then Account Holder will pay any and all of the OSHS Ltd reasonable Solicitor fees and court costs. The Account Holder agrees to indemnify and hold OSHS Ltd harmless from and against, and to reimburse OSHS Ltd with respect to, any and all losses, damages, liabilities, claims, judgments, settlements, fines, costs and expenses (including reasonable related expenses, legal fees and costs of investigation) of every nature whatsoever incurred by OSHS Ltd by reason of or arising out of or in connection with (i) any breach of this Agreement by the Account Holder, (ii) any infringement of any copyright, trade-mark, patent, trade secret or any other intellectual propriety right of any party by content on the Site, or (iii) illegal, libelous, slanderous, dangerous or defamatory content on the Site.
17. Usage. Account Holder understands this service is provided on a shared server. This means that Account Holder's Web site cannot overwhelm the server with heavy (CPU) usage from highly active common gateway interface (CGI) scripts or chat scripts or excessive bandwidth usage which interferes with OSHS Ltd's ability to provide service to its users. If Account Holder's Web site overwhelms the server and/or causes complaints from other Account Holders, OSHS Ltd may cancel the Account with 48 hours notice to the Account Holder.
18. Security. OSHS Ltd will deactivate Account Holder's Web site or any services for Account Holder's Web site without notice to the Account holder, if deemed by OSHS Ltd, to be hazardous or insecure to other OSHS Ltd Account Holders on the shared server (security violations). In such cases, OSHS Ltd will not be held responsible or liable for any damages to the Account Holder as a result. OSHS Ltd objective is to keep all Account Holders secure from such occurrences, which may or may not occur.
19. Assignment, License and Transfer. The Account Holder's right and privileges cannot be sold or transferred without the written consent and approval from OSHS Ltd. OSHS Ltd may assign, license or transfer its responsibilities and duties under this Agreement.
20. Address Changes. Any and all changes (address, email address, phone number, billing contacts, etc) associated with the Account Holder must be updated within OSHS Ltd's Client Area via User update,postal mail or fax within 7 (seven) days of such change. Phone or email notifications will not be accepted. OSHS Ltd will not be held responsible in the event that the Account Holder's Account is deactivated, or locked because the Account Holder failed to notify OSHS Ltd of any of these changes in their billing contact information.
21. Notice to Officials. If OSHS Ltd determines that law enforcement officials should be notified regarding potentially illegal content on the Account Web site, the Account Holder agrees that OSHS Ltd may provide copies of the Account Holder's Web site to the appropriate officials without notice to the Account Holder. Account Holder agrees that OSHS Ltd does not have a duty of confidence or non-disclosure to the Account Holder in respect of the content of Account Holder's Web site. OSHS Ltd may cooperate with all law enforcement efforts to locate persons who have posted content that is illegal or promotes illegal conduct.
22. Limitations of Liability. OSHS Ltd is not responsible for any failures, delays or interruptions in the delivery of any content or services contained on the OSHS Ltd server; or losses or damages arising from the use of the content or services provided by OSHS Ltd, and for greater certainty and without limitation to the generality of the foregoing: a) OSHS Ltd liability to the Account Holder for actual damages for any cause whatsoever, regardless of the form of action will be limited to a maximum of the fees paid by the Account Holder to OSHS Ltd, for the prior 3 or 12 months (whichever is appropriate); b) in no event will OSHS Ltd be liable to the Account Holder for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the service or in connection with the Account Web site or any other services or products provided to or by the Account Holder; c) OSHS Ltd, its officers, directors, owners, agents and employees, shall in no way be liable to the Account Holder or anyone else for any loss or injury resulting from use of the service or the Account Holder's Web site; d) In no event shall OSHS Ltd be liable for any damages, whatsoever, as a result of the notifying any official of potentially illegal content on the Site, providing copies of the Account Holder's Web site to the appropriate officials or cooperating with law enforcement efforts to locate persons who have posted content that is illegal or promotes illegal conduct; e) In no event shall OSHS Ltd be liable for any damages, whatsoever, as a result of the termination of this Agreement.
23. Consent to Breach Not Waiver. No term or provision of this Agreement is deemed waived and no breach excused, unless the waiver or consent is in writing and signed by the party claiming to have waived or consented. Any consent by any party to, or waiver of , a breach by the other, whether expressed or implied, does not constitute a consent to , waiver of , or excuse for, any other different or subsequent breach.
24. Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of England and is treated in all respects as English contract.
25. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be valid, illegal or unenforceable, all other provisions will nevertheless continue in full force and effect.
26. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with all policies, guidelines and amendments set out, from time to time, by OSHS Ltd anywhere on the Web site www.flyhigh.net constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of the Agreement and supersedes all previous negotiations, proposals, commitments, writings and understandings of any nature whatsoever, whether oral or written.
27. Survival. Any terms and conditions of this Agreement, which by their nature extend beyond the term or expiry of this Agreement, shall survive the termination or expiry of this Agreement. This includes, without limitation, the representations and warranties, limitations of liability, indemnity, and this survival provision.
28. Headings. The headings and captions used in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way are to be construed as defining, limiting, or describing the scope or intent of this Agreement.
29. Remedies Cumulative. Unless otherwise set out in this Agreement the rights and remedies granted to each party under this Agreement are cumulative and are in addition to each party's rights provided by law or otherwise. Each party may exercise its rights concurrently or separately. The exercise of one remedy is not deemed an exclusive election of that remedy nor does it preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
30. Counterparts or Electronic Acceptance. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an original and all of which together are deemed to be one and the same instrument, or may be executed by indicating consent through electronic means.
31. Right to Refuse Service. OSHS Ltd reserves the right to refuse services to any Account Holder. In the event that an Account Holder does not abide by the provisions set out in this Agreement or if the OSHS Ltd deems the Account holder to be a hindrance to OSHS Ltd, the Account holder will be blacklisted and OSHS Ltd will not provide any services to the Account Holder in the future. In such an event, OSHS Ltd will give the Account holder until the end of their current billing period to find another provider for their web hosting needs.
32. When purchasing .uk domains you also agree to the terms and conditions layed out here here.


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Crackberry and Bla1ze have already listed some things they are missing, and I agree. However, I'm noticing some smaller, more trivial things that just save time in my opinion.
Volume key long press switches music track. I loved this from way back to BBOS. Seems so simple yet so useful if you listen to music on your phone.
Speaking of volume keys. When I attempt to adjust the volume of the ear peice while on a call, it also adjusts my notification volume? WTF?! That is quite possibly the dumbest thing ever. I use a holster and have on numerous occasions turned my notification volume down by accident while inserting the phone into the holster. On #BlackBerry10 you could lock the volume keys to media only to avoid this.
Phone call in one click. On any previous BlackBerry device a phone call was one click. If there's a phone number in an email or website or BBM, it was that simple. On the #PrivByBlackBerry it requires two clicks. The first one opens the phone app and pastes the number, but you have to click again to place the call.
Address clicking. On #BlackBerry10 if there's a proper address in an email I could click it and it would open BlackBerry maps automatically. On the #PrivByBlackBerry this isn't possible, you have to copy and paste.
Speaking of copy and paste... Ugh! It's aweful on the #PrivByBlackBerry. The selection process is not easy and once you have selected, copy and paste are a long finger stretch away. On #BlackBerry10 it was right there.
General navigation is cumbersome, unless you just wanna leave every app open? Settings are all over the place, left side maybe. Right side maybe? :s
BBM: on #BlackBerry10 you could define different ringtones for each BBM group, thereby knowing which group is active without looking at your device. Android Is one tone for everything. Either that or mute.
Continuing with BBM. There is no share card for BBM Channels? In order to share a photo to BBM Channels you have to go to your channel and then select the picture while posting.
Ads! First thing I noticed with BBM for android was the crazy amount of ads. In my opinion as a BlackBerry user I shouldn't have to subscribe to the no-ads subscription. That should be a no brainer.
Contacts. Let's keep it real. Contacts on #BlackBerry10 was a bit of a mess. In theory it was brilliant. In reality it was buggy. Contacts on the #PrivByBlackBerry seems like a "patch". It takes your contacts and creates a Google version of each one. But it's not connected to any other social media or BBM. So no pictures are assigned. No links at all. I understand that Twitter and FaceBook might be more difficult but BBM should be simple, given that both apps are BlackBerry designed.
The Hub: yes it's on the #PrivByBlackBerry, but it's sloooow. Slow to open, slow to react. Just slow. Not always in the background like on #BlackBerry10.
Double tap inside an email. This simple feature is sorely missed. I'm a little older than the average android user and some messages just need larger fonts to read properly. On #BlackBerry10 a quick double tap would zoom and reformat the text. On the #PrivByBlackBerry it tries to do something, like zoom, but doesn't reformat the text to fit the screen.
File manager is something Crackberry had mentioned already. I found Solid Explorer works well, but noticed an issue with writing to the SD card. BlackBerry has informed me that they are aware of the issue and it only affects cards formatted in ExFat. They've said an update for the driver is coming.
Pictures: the pictures app on #BlackBerry10 was simple, yet effective. Easy to find or search pictures. The photos app by Google is simple also, but the app seems to want to spend it's time creating movies and stories rather than indexing my pics properly. Thumbnails take forever to load. This may be related to the driver for the SD card?
Keep in mind, while some of the issues I have are related to BlackBerry, most are related to Android itself.
Keep in mind, while some of the issues I have are related to BlackBerry, most are related to Android itself.
I do plan on creating another blog post of things that I actually enjoy about Android and the #PrivByBlackBerry.
These are just a hardcore #BlackBerry10 users opinion on Android. Not sure how much more of #BlackBerry10 BlackBerry will attempt to incorporate into the #PrivByBlackBerry or how quickly. I'm also curious as to how much better it will become once Marshmallow becomes available.
These are just a hardcore #BlackBerry10 users opinion on Android. Not sure how much more of #BlackBerry10 BlackBerry will attempt to incorporate into the #PrivByBlackBerry or how quickly. I'm also curious as to how much better it will become once Marshmallow becomes available.


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Teamwork at a Stotfold school has seen it leap up the Ofsted league.
The latest report on St Mary's C of E Academy has revealed significant improvement say inspectors.
The school on Rook Tree Lane in Stotfold, had been judged as 'requires improvement' at its last inspector.
But Ofsted at an inspection in May this year found that "this school has improved quickly because leaders and teachers have worked together successfully and improved the quality of teaching and pupils' progress."
Inspectors found teaching and learning was good across the school.
"Where improvement was required at the last inspection, effective teaching has helped groups of pupils to catch up, particularly boys, disadvantaged pupils and the most able."
Headteacher Sam Bishop was praised for her: "highly effective leadership and has firmly raised expectations about the school's performacner.
"Teachers' morale is high. They are extremely hard working and accept the challenge of raising the quality of teaching and improving pupils'progress, reported the inspectors.
Pupils' personal development was also an asset with children being aware how their country is changed owing to immigration and they show respect for different people.
"They are sympathetic to the experiences of war refugees and less fortunate people in developing countries, said inspectors.
Pupils were also praised for their conduct at all times and that their attitudes to learning are positive and they are eager to learn.
The school has now been told it needs to focus on improving maths teaching at key stage 1 with closer attention to those pupils who need the most help to make a confident start to their work, and develop written skills in religious education and geography.
The school, which has around 229 pupils aged between 4-9, converted to an academy in 2012.


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Cage Lu – "On The Scene" (Produced by Kensaye)
Cage Lu hits us with the first track off the 'SlowBurn' EP. Produced by the homie Kensaye. The smooth soulful feel is perfect for the weekend, fulljoy the release, and be on the lookout for a video in the near future! Bless up!Read more →


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Separately, the company also announced receiving approval of its board to raise Rs 7,500 crore through Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) in one or more tranches from time to time on private placement basis.
During the quarter, the company reported new residential sales of Rs 881 crore. The company reported annuity revenue of Rs 170 crore from its rental properties. Development properties' profit after tax stood at Rs 206 crore for the quarter.
The developer has acquired the entire minority stake of 10.08% in Indiabulls Infraestate Ltd (IIL), from ILFS Fund entities for a total consideration of Rs 358.44 crore. With this acquisition, IIL has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.
The company has sold four apartments worth 15.48 million pounds at its London project Hannover Bond so far. The project will have total 79 apartments spread over 75,000 sq ft saleable area apart from a 50-key luxury five-star hotel with retail space.


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- Family Tree
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The government of the United States has established a land base for the American Indian Tribes of New York. Historically, most of that land has been designated as reservations.
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.


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Pay your T-Mobile bill
We don't want paying your T-Mobile bill to be a pain. Learn about all the easy options we offer for bill payment.
See all your bill pay options
Set yourself up with My T-Mobile permissions
My T-Mobile lets you manage your account online. See how to get started with My T-Mobile by setting up permissions.
Set up My T-Mobile permissions
Check your usage
Keeps tabs on data, text message, and minute usage with My T-Mobile or the T-Mobile app.
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What you can get
- Monthly interest of 3% AER/2.96% gross (variable) on balances from £300-£2000
- The choice of a Santander contactless debit card or cash card (not available for accounts held in trust)
- 1|2|3 World offers
- For children under age 13, the account must be opened in trust and managed by an adult (trustee). The trustee must be aged 18 or over, have parental responsibility for the child and have a Santander personal current account. Trustees must apply in branch.
- If you're aged between 13 and 18 years old and live permanently in the UK you can apply online.
There's no monthly fee to maintain the account.
The Fee Information Document details the main fees and charges on this account. For further explanation of our main terms and services take a look at our Glossary
There's no overdraft facility available with this account.
This means we won't normally let you make a payment out of the account if there isn't enough money in it. However, there may be times where you make a payment that we can't stop, which will take the account balance below zero. We won't charge you for this.
Interest is paid monthly on the day the account was opened.
For children under 13 years of age the account must be opened in trust by an adult (trustee). Trustees must be aged 18 or over, have parental responsibility for the child and have a Santander personal current account. After opening the account, the trustee must manage the account on behalf of the child.
Remember, as a trustee you'll need to bring some proof of your name and address and your child's name. See a list of acceptable identification
When the child reaches age 11, the trustee can choose:
- To hand over the account to the child
- To transfer money out of the account before handing over control and ownership, so the trustee can decide how much money the child has access to
- To continue to manage the account until the child is 18 years old
To remove the trust status from an existing account, the trustee must visit us in a branch with the child. For new account openings, the trust status can be removed for all children aged 11 and over the day after account opening.
Accounts cannot be opened in trust for children aged 13 or over.
From the age of 13 onwards, young people must open and manage a 1|2|3 Mini Current Account themselves.
- The account automatically transfers to an adult current account after the holder's 19th birthday if it hasn't been transferred to a different Santander current account before this time.
- Before transferring the account to an adult account we'll give 2 months' notice.
- The General Terms & Conditions for Current Accounts and Savings Accounts will continue to apply together with any specific conditions in the Key Facts Document for the new account (which we'll provide to you at the time).
- For accounts not held in trust, at age 16 the account holder can start to earn cashback of up to 15% at a range of major retailers using their Santander debit card through Retailer Offers
If the trust status isn't removed by the time the young person is 18, the interest rate on the account will change to 0.10% AER/gross (variable), unless we notify you otherwise. At this point, the account can't be transferred to another account in our range but the young person can apply for an adult current account in their own name. We'll get in touch with more information near the young person's 18th birthday.
You can access the 123 Mini Current Account anytime, anywhere.
- Online Banking
- Mobile Banking
Face-to-face support in branch and UK-based telephone support:
- In branch
- Telephone Banking
- ATM (for accounts not held in trust)
- Post Office (for accounts not held in trust) to make withdrawals, balance enquiries, cash deposits and cheque deposits
- For accounts held in your name, the account is for you to manage. If you're one of our younger customers you can ask an adult for any help you might need. However, as it's your account, they won't be able to manage it for you.
- For accounts held in trust, the trustee will be in charge of the account and can manage it through their Online and Mobile Banking
We'll automatically send you alerts about your balance and payments. For example, when your balance falls below zero, a payment has gone unpaid or you need to pay money in to cover a payment. We'll send alerts as texts to the mobile number you've registered with us. If you have Mobile Banking we may send you alerts as notifications there.
From 18 December 2019, we'll no longer automatically register accounts to receive these alerts by email, but we will send them by text if you've provided a mobile number. If you already receive these alerts by email, this will continue.
You can manage your alert settings through Online Banking, calling us on 0800 9 123 123 or visiting a branch.
Keep your banking details private and secure.
For more information about our approach to security as well as more useful information to help you stop the threat of fraud visit our Security Centre
This account also comes with
Information correct as at 11 January 2019.


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GLOW – LED dance, fire and projections
The Five Ring Circus
Steve Cousins – Ringmaster
Our most decorated compere, Steve Cousins has been engaged all around the world as a host of variety stages, circus shows and street theatre festivals.
Miss Gracie the Hoopist
From a remote Australian outpost comes Miss Gracie 'Mistress of the Rings'.
The Nat Lunatrick Show
Nat conducts a show incorporating many of his finely honed circus skills, presented with humour.
The Flame Oz Fire Show
The Flame Oz Fire Show is the UK's premier fire act, having thrilled more than 1000 audiences in over 40 countries.
Danny 5's Danger Show
Charming and cheeky, Danny5's danger show is an ever evolving mix of comedy, stupidity and death defying stunts.
Good Times for Happy People – SHOW
The ever popular Let's Circus production featuring the best acts in the North of England coming together on one bill.


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Clinic Management Software will help the clinics and small hospital to manage and record their day to day activities. Which contains facilities those can be combined used by doctor and front office to work together. This manage all activates from the patient registration to payment. Clinic Management Software also generate various receipts those can be used to find daily collection, treatments and other patient information. This Clinic Management Software can be used for as Patient Appointment Management System, Doctor Prescription Management etc. Objective of Clinic Appointment Management System is to develop the software that covers all the aspects of management and operations of clinics. It enables healthcare providers to improve operational effectiveness, reduce costs, reduce medical errors, reduce time consumption and enhance delivery of quality of care. Clinic Management manages all the back-office team activities for their patient's appointment, & follow-ups, prescriptions, payment details etc.
Clinic Management Software Front Desk features:
Clinic Management Software Doctor Login features:


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The Ardsley Historical Society, founded in 1982, is chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York. Its primary function is to collect and preserve all types of materials relevant to the history of Ardsley and the Ardsley School District. In addition, as an educational institution, the Society strives to expand its collection and to make it accessible to the public for research.
A generous way to show your support of the Ardsley Historical Society is to become a member. We have several individuals who have shown their support by making a yearly pledge to the Society, allowing us to continue our mission of collecting, preserving and presenting Ardsley history. If you would like to receive more information about becoming an Ardsley Society Member, please contact us at 914.393.3222, or download the membership and pledge form. Our members receive our newsletter three times a year filled with Ardsley reminiscences, as well as our calendar. So join or renew your membership for the coming year. We welcome you and appreciate your sponsorship.
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Thanks to the generosity of the people of Ardsley as well as people outside the state, the Ardsley Historical Society has been able to build an important collection of papers, books, photographs, maps, audio recordings, films, and other historical materials.
We are grateful to you for donating these valuable materials to us, and we look forward to working with you in our continuing efforts to document the history of Ardsley. If you would like to discuss a donation with us, or would like to be interviewed as part of our Ardsley Oral Histories, please contact the Ardsley Historical Society at 914.393.3222, or email us at email@example.com.
Please contact us before bringing materials to the Historical Society office since we would like to get some idea about what you have and whether it will be possible for us to acquire the materials. Thank you!


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GPS finds its niche in grand format
When Malcolm Cairns was faced with the prospect of redundancy from his managerial position at a sign and print company, he decided to take the initiative and set up his own sign business in his garage, equipped with only a printer, laminator and guillotine.
However, six years on, during which time his company, Graphic Print & Sign (GPS) has progressively invested in roll-to-roll inkjet and flatbed printers and now offers both wide and grand format printing and finishing services. It's most recent and perhaps most important investment was the acquisition of a Mimaki 3.2m roll-to-roll UV printer and a complementary 3.2m wide DYSS X7-3220C digital cutter from AG/CAD.
Commenting upon the strategy to invest in grand format, Malcom explained: "The majority of our clients are design and advertising agencies, signmakers, litho printers and large format print companies that don't have 3.2m wide capacity. The Mimaki UJV55-320 was delivered in November 2016 and the DYSS X7-3220C Super Head followed in January and, as a result, our grand format work has rapidly grown and now accounts for 20 percent of our overall turnover, while our subcontracting costs have decreased commensurately. Better still we are continually winning new customers!"
Malcolm continues: "Once we had installed the Mimaki printer, we knew that we needed a 3.2m wide digital cutting table too, which effectively ruled out most cutting machines. AG/CAD was one of only a couple of suppliers that could offer this width, plus the features we wanted, but we also required a machine with a length of two metres, due to a limited floor area. Only AG/CAD was able to offer an exact fit and this flexibility ensured they won our business."
"Initially, we visited AG/CAD's Cheshire headquarters and carried out extensive trials, using fabrics that we had pre-printed on the Mimaki machine, together with Dibond, acrylic, vinyl, Foamex, banners, meshes and even corrugated board. This certainly convinced us that the DYSS X7 was the right machine, as the cut quality was outstanding and AG/CAD was also able to offer a high level of expertise when it came to tooling options for use on different types of material."
Now producing vinyl, fabric and canvas graphics, plus Foamex and Dibond panels for shopping and retail outlets as well as educational establishments, GPS has certainly found its niche in the North East region. Prior to acquiring the arrival of the DYSS X7-3220C, it employed a full-time member of staff to hand cut all of its work, which was a very labour intensive process.
Malcolm observed: "As a relatively small company, we felt that the business was running us and not vice versa, but now the DYSS has turned this on its head and given us the freedom to focus on other aspects of the business, which will help to propel our growth in the longer term."
Production Director, Jonathan Cairns added: "From an efficiency perspective, our trio of Mimaki's would run vinyl and banner rolls overnight, but in the morning we could have a full day of hand cutting. Keeping pace with demand and the printers was proving increasingly difficult. For example, a 50 metre roll of vinyl would take around four hours to hand cut, but it's now done on the DYSS in 20 minutes, meaning that the work is completed in a fraction of the time."
The variety of work at Graphic Print & Sign can change on a daily basis and ranges from three metre x 20 metre banners, 50 metre long rolls of vinyl or wallpaper, through to runs of two hundred eight foot x four foot Correx sheets, and much more. A considerable percentage of the work is straight-line cutting, but the profiled shapes that were once subcontracted are now also processed in-house too.
Jonathan Cairns continued: "A lot of our work is fast turnaround and before we had the DYSS X7, all profile cutting was sent for external processing with an average lead-time of three to four days. This disrupted our workflow, while the extended and sometimes unreliable lead-times could also be a concern for customers. The DYSS X7 has brought all this work in-house, enabling us to keep strict control of turnaround times that are often within 24 hours. Equally important for a small business like ours is the fact that we are now saving over £1,000 every month on subcontracting costs."
As one of only few companies in the north east able to offer both grand format print and matching digital cutting capabilities, GPS can also now run several 'ganged up' jobs at the same time, or process two narrower width rolls simultaneously, providing it with the ability to manufacture smaller sheet jobs or narrower roll jobs far more efficiently than its competitors. Accordingly, signmakers and litho companies are commissioning Graphic Print to cut fast-turnaround projects.
To ensure the DYSS X7-3220C handles longer-than-bed jobs accurately from a roll, the machine utilises the intelligent K-CUT Vision System to locate registration marks printed at various points along the roll media and then re-calibrates the cutting paths in accordance with the marks. Fully automatic, this procedure compensates for any drift or stretch on long print jobs to ensure optimal precision and repeatability.
Malcolm reported that AG/CAD also supplied the KASEMAKE CAD software. He said: "From an early stage we appreciated its functionality, ease of use and its ability to integrate with common platforms, such as Illustrator, which helps to streamline our pre-press processes. The KASEMAKE 3D modelling feature even enables us to create 3D PDF files so that customers can review a virtual 3D prototype prior to production. This feature has already proven to be a competitive advantage when we are bidding for new business. We are winning the majority of enquiries and this can regularly be attributed to our skills with the KASEMAKE software."
For further information on Graphic Print & Sign (GPS), visit: www.graphicprintandsign.co.uk
For further information on AG CAD, visit: www.agcad.co.uk


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