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What is QA? QC? And especially QF? The meaning of the first two acronyms should not be unfamiliar – Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Quality Assurance is the plan to achieve the desired quality. Quality Control is how that will be done – the nuts and bolts, test methods, frequency of test methods, pass/fail criteria, responses to failure to correct what's been made incorrectly and then preventing recurrence of the same mistake, and documenting all of it. QF means Quality Fade, or the drift in quality that may occur during manufacture or installation of a building component or assembly. Quality Fade may occur because of 'loopholes' in building code requirements, referenced standards, familiarity with industry practices (North American practices different than overseas practices), and/or lack of accountability/transparency from remote manufacturers (input from third part review of QA/QC not considered, and not followed/implemented in a regimented fashion). A QA plan and QC procedures must recognize the potential for QF and include ways and means to prevent it, to remediate incorrectly made product, and to rectify the required steps in the QA/QC to prevent recurrence, and mitigate future risks.
There are surprising omissions within and between building codes, referenced standards (ASTM, ANSI, CSA, CGSB, etc.), and industry practices (IGMA, GANA, SGCC, AAMA, etc.) that may result in less than desirable quality outcomes. Have you ever heard a supplier state that a building code does not include, or it is not typical industry practice to meet, a certain requirement of the project specifications so that requirement will not be met? It wasn't included in the price because it is not normal to do so? With remote, off-shore procurement, there may also be conflicts between codes, standards and industry practices of the country of origin and those of the destination country that are not recognized by either party . The design and construction team should be aware of potential omissions in codes, standards and industry practices and address them as early as possible to avoid surprises too late in the construction process to make changes. The project schedule is king and often cannot be swayed to correct unexpected quality issues.
When should QA/QC/QF begin? Ideally, in the construction document preparation phase, definitely before selecting the remote suppliers. What issues are important to the owner, the designers, the constructor? In speculative construction, the end user does not have a seat at the table so those present must not forget those who are missing. Reach out to trusted manufacturers and constructors from past work in which good quality success was achieved, even though for them, early in the design development or construction documentation phases, there are no guarantees they would secure a portion of the work to compensate for time spent. Engage the services of a façade consultant with experience in remote procurement for their perspective on recommended QA/QC/QF traps and solutions.
Consider remote procurement of insulating glass units to be included in, say, a curtain wall for a commercial or residential tower. Performance parameters can be established with the assistance of a building performance analytics consultant to meet locally applicable energy code requirements (OBC SB-10 in Ontario, NECB in other provinces, etc.) including solar heat gain coefficient, winter U-factor and perhaps condensation resistance. Products considered during design must meet the required performance characteristics but be careful, performance must be calculated to North American and sometimes, Canadian norms. European U-value is not the same as a North American U-factor. USA Condensation Resistance Factor (CRF) is not the same as a Canadian Temperature Index value.
Other aspects of glass and façade appearance and performance to be considered include colour, exterior reflectance, visible light transmission/daylighting contribution. It is not uncommon for combinations of thermal performance and aesthetic requirements to give rise to thermal stress and consequently, a need for glass to be heat treated. Heat treatment may also be necessary to address wind loads and safety for building occupants and passers-by at grade. Unintended consequences of heat treatment are distortion of reflected images (roller wave distortion, photo 1) and colour shifting of transmitted light (anisotropy, sometimes also referred to as quench marks or strain pattern, photo 2). Neither is limited by Canadian building codes and referenced standards for heat treated glass (ASTM C1048, referenced through CGSB-12.1). The good news is manufacturers of tempering equipment are constantly striving to reduce roller wave distortion so fabricators with late model equipment should be able to limit distortion of reflected images. The not so good news is anisotropy is generally regarded by the glazing industry as a fact of life and ignored, although a few manufacturers of tempering furnaces have identified anisotropy as a growing concern and are developing furnaces and quench equipment to control the underlying causes.
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How can these issues be addressed by a QA, QC and QF process? QA should identify the quality goals to achieve, the codes, standards and practice documents to be followed, and supplemental guidance/requirements to fill in omissions within and between them. Some quality aspects may be difficult to achieve, such as heat treated glass that is free of roller waves or anisotropy, so it may be necessary to consider alternatives such as using heat strengthened glass instead of tempered glass in the outboard pane of insulating glass units whenever possible (roller wave distortion is typically less in heat strengthened glass). The QC program needs to be designed to empower workers on the assembly line to set aside fabricated components that are demonstrably 'out of spec' without being disciplined.
QC should set out reasonable and achievable goals to achieve or limits to undesirable outcomes, and recording results. For example, specifying maximum allowable wave peak-to-valley dimensions for roller wave distortion of heat treated glass. Other aspects of heat treated glass manufacture could also be defined and limited, such as maximum allowable edge lift and overall bow values and surface compressive stress. Anisotropy would be harder to define and limit since it is not addressed by codes, standards or practice documents. It may be possible to establish a qualitative metric, for example preparation of full sized mock-ups to define an acceptable range of colour variation which then serve as a guide for assessing subsequent production. Recently, on-line scanners have been developed to assess anisotropy during manufacture so once an maximum acceptable limit is defined, heat strengthened glass exiting from the quench can be checked, accepted or rejected. Feedback from such systems into numeric control for the furnace allows adjustments to be made to subsequent production to be within accepted limits.
This brings us to QF, the 'boots on the ground' process to make sure QC is being properly executed and enforced to achieve QA goals. An implicit assumption in codes, standards and practice documents is self-regulation by manufacturers. North American Industry associations such as IGCC, IGMA and SGCC provide, for members, auditing processes to help manufacturers consistent fabricate products well, consistent with compliance tested samples, but those services are not project specific. Like any human endeavor, there are top-of-the-line manufacturers and those less so; price is often a good indicator of quality locally but when procuring globally from countries with different standards and cost of living, more or less access to natural resources, etc., it may be difficult to assess if a submitted price is fair for the effort anticipated. Will the quality of the manufactured product be as good as from a local supplier (Photo 3)? Or better (Photo 4)? A QA/QC document may seem right but if not actually put into practice, the QA plan and QC ways and means are meaningless.
Whether local or remote/global supply, we recommend adding a project-specific QF process. This involves critical review of each manufacturer's QA plan and QC ways and means to ensure it clearly sets out the goals to achieve and appropriate and necessary test methods, outcome limits and sampling frequency, revision of the QA and QC document until it is suitable, preparation of mock-ups when needed to establish acceptable limits, followed by visits to manufacturing facilities to verify QA and QC are being followed, and following through with corrective action if QF is detected. It is better to nip a problem in the bud than to deal with it later, causing delays in construction or unacceptable quality in the finished product.
At the recent FenCon18 conference in Winnipeg, Ian Marshall of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters held workshops on applying Continuous Improvement (CI) and Lean manufacturing concepts in a fenestration fabrication environment. A lot of the discussion was about improving manufacturing efficiency, but the Lean process also integrates quality to a high degree and makes better quality possible by making time and resources available to dedicate to it. And, of course, the whole idea of Continuous Improvement is to get continuously better at everything you do, all the time.
QA is improved through CI processes because the fundamental concept of CI is to make a plan and upgrade it. Rather than leave things to chance or just let processes evolve as they may, CI demands you evaluate everything you do very carefully and ask whether it could be done better. It's inevitable that this approach will improve quality, and you'll probably look askance at any supplier that isn't doing this.
CI and Lean have even more application on the QC side, since fixing processes down to the smallest detail is what these programs are all about. In Marshall's workshop, which involved window manufacturers building airplanes with Lego, it was easy to see how a poorly thought-out process, especially under time pressure, led to quality issues. And conversely how a good process, with QC integrated at every step, could lead to predictable quality.
For brevity, we've discussed only a few aspects of glass fabrication. There are other performance and quality concerns to consider in the manufacture and assembly of fenestration systems and other factory assembly enclosure systems, including a myriad of on-site assembly procedures not covered in this article. Building enclosure systems are increasing in complexity and as performance requirements become more stringent, the tolerance for failure becomes lower. But it has to be on the QF end that CI really shines. Quality fade comes from a lack of process, or a process that is abandoned under time and resource pressure. CI and Lean programs are specifically designed to address and mitigate these issues. Looking for suppliers and partners that embrace these concepts could be one way to escape the QF problems that can plague offshore outsourcing.
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- If you are ready to get started go to the Outlook.com sign-up page in your browser and select "Create free account". You can't miss it, it's at the top of the page.
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White Rock City Council will be hosting Community Forums during their term with a different topic at each forum.
Community forums are open to the public and will include a panel of experts who will speak about specific topics, provide information on current processes and outline how the community can stay engaged with their City.
Residents and the public are encouraged to attend the City Council Community Forums to interact and ask questions to their City Council.
TransLink to attend to discuss the future of Route 351 connecting White Rock, Ocean Park and Crescent Beach with Bridgeport Station.
White Rock City Council hosted a Community Forum regarding Affordable Housing in White Rock which included a presentation from the Director of Planning and Development Services and the Manager of Planning. The public had the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to Mayor and Council.
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MindTree entered the software services market with two businesses: R&D services business focused on communication technologies and providing design services for our customers to address the communication product needs of enterprises as well as telcos. IT services business focused on Internet technologies targeting the booming B2B and B2C dot.com markets. The spaces we chose to focus on, the industry expertise we brought in and the timing of the launch of MindTree were so perfect, it looked nothing can stop us from building a successful and fast growing global enterprise.
But, by the time we met in Nov 01, everything had changed. Most of the customers of R&D Services were high profile networking product startups that were rearing to take over the world away from giants like Cisco, Nortel and Lucent. Future of many of those startups came to a grinding halt with 9/11.
The analysts who predicted unlimited headroom for growth for the communication bandwidth and Internet applications just few months before 9/11 realized that world is running with excess capacity of bandwidth and Internet applications cannot fully replace the legacy systems.
Most of our customers who were startups in the communication space ran out of gas in just two months post 9/11 with investors pulling the plug and the bubble was burst. Our business which was growing at rapid pace till Sep 2001 came down crashing to half of what it was with many of our customers winding down their business and some cutting down their investment in technologies, people and outsourcing. The situation for us was like pulling the rug when the toddler is trying to walk.
Hence my leadership team that was gathered in the strategy meet to celebrate the past success and strategize the future was in a somber mood with questions in their face on how we can turnaround the business when we were excessively focused on communications space that was in deep trouble.
We concluded that we need to reduce our over dependence on communications space and leverage our expertise (in the embedded and networking space) to other potential high growth markets. 9/11 taught one lesson for the enterprises that of vulnerability of information access when catastrophe occurs and the need for the ability to recover information online ensuring business continuity. This will depend on storage networking investments and strategies that include storage redundancy, backup–recovery, continuous data protection, remote access and storage management. Hence we decided to focus on the storage product companies to grow our future business.
Major challenge for us to enter the storage space was our credibility and track record since we were new to the space as well as acquiring necessary expertise in the storage domain. We mind-stormed on how to overcome those hurdles and concluded that we need to make investment in newer technologies in the storage space that will not only enable building expertise, but also provide level playing field to counter well-established competition. We did a quick analysis of the newer technologies and decided to focus on iSCSI, an emerging standard that will provide seamless access to information over enterprise storage networks as well as Intranets and Internet. We decided to build a show case technology called iSCSI Validator to demonstrate our expertise in the storage space.
The iSCSI Validator took six months of effort to develop with the best of the breed people working tirelessly and enabling us to build a technology that can be licensed to our prospects in the storage space. By April 02, when we started penetrating in to the product companies in the storage space, the technology we had built from scratch became key entry strategy and enabled multiple design wins. Today we are a leader in the storage space with more than one third of the R&D services business coming in through the design services and technology offerings to our storage customers.
The problem that cropped up with 9/11 through meltdown of communications market was converted into an opportunity for expanding into newer storage market. Also the approach we took of identifying a high growth market, building proof of concept showcase technologies and building credibility in the newer space has become a replicable process. Today MindTree R&D Services address six different product verticals and we have grown the business at an average of 75 percent plus year over year during the last three years.
The lessons I (and my leadership team) learnt with the above experience can be summarized as:
Peter Drucker in a conversation with Peter Senge said, 'Every organization will have to become a change leader. You can't manage change. You can only be ahead of it. You can only make it.' How true it is. Let us be ahead of 'change.'
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Raised in a tight-knit West Virginia family, Katie began cooking at just four-years-old under the mentorship of her grandmother Dora. That foundation became the basis for her best-selling cookbook, The Comfort Table, as well as its follow-up, The Comfort Table: Recipes for Everyday Occasions. In April 2015, Katie released Endless Summer Cookbook, which showcases more than 100 recipes that have become staples at her summer soirees.
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Site Waste Management PlansFrom April 2008, any construction project in England costing over Ł300k will need a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) - see the relevant Environment Agency page.
CostThe cost of removal of waste can be quite considerable - the days of someone paying to take your top soil away are long gone. If you have a lot of topsoil, or subsoil to remove, unless you can find someone to pay for topsoil, you will probably have to pay to remove any that you cannot accomodate when landscaping. The 2 main options are:
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- rental of a lorry and a charge per ton. Our local rates for 07/08 have been Ł28 per hour and Ł4 per ton
- charge per ton. Our local rates for 07/08 have been Ł6 per ton
If you can hire a large digger (we mean something like 13 ton - the haulage company may have one) then paying per ton may be the option. Discuss it with the haulage company.
The cost per ton to remove rubbish is very expensive. Typically about Ł70 per ton via a haulage company. For a skip, the cost is about Ł50 per ton, plus the skip hire of around Ł50.
RecyclingSo it makes sense to recycle. See if you can bury rubble - deeply. Take plastic, cardboard and wood to recycling points. Well, you are probably aware of the options.
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"Words fail me at describing just how seamlessly Defiant Development managed to blend the tailored experience aspect of deck building games with the hack-and-slash excitement of action-RPGs." - The Escapist
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Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate!
An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it!
Beyond the thirteen gates at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate. Hand of Fate is a hybrid roguelike/action-RPG/deck builder, in which the player builds a set of cards into a deck, which is then used to deal out the dungeon floors through which they adventure. Upon entering a combat, all of the cards the player has collected fly into their hands as fully modeled 3D assets, and combat begins.
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Diesel generator set for fire fighting is a specific type of diesel generator set, but also a common and commonly used type, so it is necessary to be familiar with and understand, so as to achieve the correct and reasonable use of the product, and to have a good use effect, at the same time, can also avoid the waste of products and other problems.
1. Is there comparability between the relevant considerations for the purchase of diesel generator sets for fire fighting?
The purchase of diesel generator set for fire fighting requires all relevant factors to be taken into account, so as to have accurate judgment and correct choice of results, and then to choose the right products.From the professional point of view, as long as related to the purchase of products, are important factors to consider, and they are equally important, can not say which of the factors to be more important.Therefore, it can be concluded that there is no comparability between the relevant factors and that, from another point of view, it is of no significance and value to make such a comparison.
2. Power and product price of diesel generator set for fire fighting, which one should be determined first?
Fire use diesel generator set, this is a specific type, diesel generating set is there are different power, and different power corresponding to different product price, so, this kind of diesel generating set is a direct relation between power and product prices and great influence, and they are for the proportional relationship between, the greater the power price is higher.And in the choice, is to determine the diesel generator set power required, and then to determine the product price of the unit.
3. What are the basic requirements for the use of diesel generators for fire fighting?
Diesel generator set for fire fighting has some basic requirements in use, and needs to be able to meet these basic requirements, to ensure that the unit has good performance and effect.The basic requirements are: must be able to achieve automatic operation and automatic switching.On startup, it shall be able to start, generate electricity and close the switch immediately within 30 seconds without delay.
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The specific content of the on-site acceptance inspection of diesel generator set for fire fighting is as follows: check the main engine, accessories, special tools, spare parts and accompanying technical documents one by one according to the packing list, and check the qualification certificate and the factory trial operation record, the factory test record of the unit and its control cabinet.In addition, the appearance inspection should be carried out to check whether there is nameplate on the unit, whether the label on the nameplate is clear and complete, whether there are missing parts in the fuselage, whether the coating is complete and whether there are any omissions.


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Tax transparency has grabbed headlines recently. After too much emphasis had been placed on a measure that will require some basic & potentially misleading tax data to be disclosed, some sense had finally started to emerge with articles like this that focused on broader financial reporting (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/2015/dec/01/one-in-six-companies-exempt-from-reporting-tax-are-political-donors).
Now, as noted in the linked article below, Parliament has now passed a Bill that will require private companies with turnover above $200m to reveal revenue and tax information.
Commentators should have no cause for celebrating this measure:
- the data to be reported is sourced from ATO disclosures by companies already "doing the right thing". There doesn't seem to be a means of reporting prior year adjustments, from say a large tax audit so the "suspicious tax schemes" reported in the linked article would not be affected
- the data provides a blurry picture at best. The picture can only brought into focus with a knowledge of the broader financial position - that is why the focus on corporate reporting is more meaningful
- mid-size business is a key growth sector in our economy. There is no excuse for MSBs to be used as pawns in a political game
This whole issue is being examined through too wide a lens. There are already laws and other initiatives that are focused on "...the giants of big pharma, the tax dodgers of the digital new guard, the world's biggest oil and gas companies and the Big Four audit firms..." We've already seen recent ATO success in their tax challenge to Chevron, success that did not have the benefit of being played out in public.
How the public airing of the tax affairs of successful Australian private mid-size businesses will help advance this cause is beyond me.
The government nearly pushed its Tax Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2015 through Parliament last month. But it was blocked in the Upper House. The day before, independent senator Nick Xenophon carried the crossbench, and Labor and the Greens, too, on an amendment to force foreign multinationals to the same standards of disclosure as companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The government lashed out at both amendments and threatened to kill its entire tax avoidance bill just to jettison them.Though Labor, the Greens and independents did not back down. During the next two weeks, the government realised the impasse would leave it with nothing to show on the tax reform front for 2015, unless it struck a deal.


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Stress isn't always bad. In small doses it can help you preform under pressure and motivate you to do our best. It can sharpen your concentration. But when your constantly running in emergency mode, your mind and body pay the price. If your frequently finding yourself frazzled and overwhelmed it can really effect your nervous system and this can have harmful effects to the body. After a certain point stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damage to your health, your mind, your relationships, your productivity and the quality of your life.
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The Open Core Interface for Controls technology gives operators maximum control over developing plant functions and machinery. It delivers direct access to all control functions and now has support for MathWorks, Modelica-based tools and programming in Lua and Java.
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TV star to bring science to life at festival
A TV star who brings science to life for children is encouraging inquisitive youngsters to attend this weekend's SciFest at the University of Wolverhampton.
Dr Bunhead is well known for his explosive and educational stunts on programmes such as Sky One's Brainiac and guest appearances on BBC's Blue Peter, and will be bringing his entertaining Pyromania Show to the University on Saturday, 30 June 2012.
The SciFest Public Day, which coincides with the Olympic torch and Blue Peter being in Wolverhampton, will take place at the City Campus from 10am – 4pm.
Dr Bunhead, aka Tom Pringle, says: "If you enjoy seeing a man with his head on fire, stunt hamsters fired from bazookas or having your head inside the world's biggest indoor cloud then come see me at SciFest 2012.
"Events like SciFest wake kids up to the excitement of science (if they're not convinced already). SciFest provides a fresh buzz of excitement and curiosity in kids and parents alike. It's not just about the 'WOW! Factor' of science, but also the joy of the AHA! Moment – that feeling when the penny drops and something finally makes sense.
"Such a positive emotional association with science is, sadly, often lacking for many kids. SciFest plays a strong role in fostering the science enthusiasm needed to steer kids towards enjoying and benefiting from science studies throughout their school career and, hopefully for many of them, onto university."
Dr Bunhead's show will be one of the highlights at the Public Day, which is the culmination of a week-long festival to encourage schoolchildren of all ages to discover science and technology.
Other shows include Medieval medicine, looking at how lice and frogs were used as treatments, an opportunity to take a tour through the solar system with Thinktank's Mobile Planetarium and a chance to meet a range of furry and scaly animals with Tropical Inc.
Also on offer are a range of activities such as a chance to build your own rocket with the team from RAF Museum Cosford, a challenge to assemble a robot and lots to see and do in the Experiments Marquee.
School of Applied Sciences Associate Dean, Dr Derek Walton, said: "SciFest is a great opportunity for families to get hands-on experience of the magic of science. We're delighted to be hosting this event on a day when the spotlight is firmly on Wolverhampton, and I'd encourage people to come along and join in the fun."
Interactive activities developed especially for different year groups are being held this week from Tuesday to Friday (June 26 - 29) for primary, GCSE and A-level students. These include subjects such as lie detection, car design, midwifery, mathematics and pharmacy.
The Public Day is free but booking is required for some shows and workshops, including Dr Bunhead.
For more information, visit www.wlv.ac.uk/scifest
For media inquiries please contact contact Vickie Warren in the Media Relations Office on 01902 322736.
Picture: TV stunt scientist Dr Bunhead experiments with liquid nitrogen and boiling water ahead of this weekend's SciFest Public Day.
For more information please contact the Media Relations Office on 01902 32 2736 or 01902 518647.


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Aviation Security Executives saw their role change dramatically after 9/11. No airport was more affected than Boston Logan International from where two of the 9/11 hi-jacked airliners originated. Over a decade later, Michele Freadman, CPP, is the Security Executive charged with coordinating aviation security at Boston Logan—a part of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). In […]
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Security Professionals and Communications
Security Professionals must practice solid communication skills. While that might seem like a "statement of the obvious," daily work within the security industry reveals there is much room for improvement on the communication front. In today's world of seemingly non-stop information flow, communication challenges certainly are not the struggles of Security Professionals alone. Were we […]
Caution Ahead: Loyalty
Workplace loyalty is a two way street and largely absent on both sides of the yellow line today. It wasn't always like this in the workplace. Security Professionals are as caught up in the flow of traffic as anyone. There was a time when employers invested in their staff and employees sought to grow (in […]
The Weakening of the Security Industry
The Security Industry I love is deteriorating. As a Security Professional it hurts to even write that sentence, but it is true. As a group of professionals our industry has lost its way. The public image of security improved after 9/11, as did the technological innovation in the industry. Yet, if we pull back the […]
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Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson, descendants of the famed Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, take on another case during their winter break. When Charlotte's uncle goes missing, they head to Berlin to attempt to solve the case he had been working on involving an art forgery ring. While they're also dealing with their relationship issues as Charlotte attempts to overcome her dark past.
I love Charlotte and Jamie as characters and I really like them together (not necessarily romantically, I just like the way they interact). Charlotte is so smart and a total badass, everything you would expect from a Holmes, and she has a darkness about her (that you would also expect from a Holmes). Jamie is totally just along for the ride and he's so caring and just wants to make sure Charlotte's okay and take care of her (not that she needs taken care of).
I really liked the plot of this novel and the writing style until the end. I felt like the end was rushed and left me a little confused (on both the mystery and relationship fronts). There wasn't the kind of catharsis you normally get at the end of the mystery novel when everything is explain in full and all the little details fall into place and everything final make sense. I'm trying really hard to explain the end without actually spoiling anything. A lot of things involving many characters happen right at the end, and a few characters do out-of-character things and there's no wrap up epilogue where everything is explained. But the lead up to the end was really good but now I'm just confused on what just happened.
I'm excited to read the next book to see if the ending here gets explained in more detail and we get a better look into the characters that stopped acting like themselves at the end.
What did you think of the ending? Did you understand what went down (and if so can you explain it to me?) Did I accidentally skip a page that had all the answers or something?


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A visit to Melbourne Museum is a rich, surprising insight into life in Victoria. You'll see Australia's natural environment, cultures and history through different perspectives. Melbourne Museum is surrounded by the Carlton Gardens and opposite the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building – a true landmark of Melbourne. Open every day and only a 10-minute tram ride from central Melbourne.
9am weekdays, tickets $79 (bookings essential)
Beat the crowds and start the day with an early morning, small group tour of Melbourne Museum before it opens to the public. See highlights of our collection, wander through the Forest Gallery and learn about Australian culture, history, flora and fauna with an expert museum guide, followed by morning tea at the Museum Café.
2pm weekdays, tickets $59 (bookings essential)
Experience the vibrant cultures of Indigenous Australia and see one of the most significant Aboriginal cultural collections in the world. Your expert guide will take you through the award-wining First Peoples exhibition, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Milarri Gardens and share insight into the rich traditions of performance and storytelling.


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Bad news for Britons as according to our back-of-the-envelope calculations, it appears that the iPhone X is going to cost significantly more in Britain than it will in the US. Read More >>
Manufacturers and consumers alike better brace themselves: memory chip prices have hit a two-year high because of a major fire in a massive Chinese production plant. Read More >>
While Microsoft hasn't officially announced a price for the Xbox One -- we're expecting that sting at E3 next month -- that hasn't stopped Amazon Germany from throwing up a price. 599 euros apparently buys you a One, which works out at a hefty £510. Ouch. Read More >>
Adobe may be trying its best to skirt the issue of crazy high prices in Australia, but it's going to be hard as long as news outlets like News.com.au keep pointing out that it is actually cheaper to fly to the US and pick up a copy of Adobe CS6 than it is to stay in Australia and buy it there. Read More >>
Adobe is currently receiving flack for selling software at inflated prices in Australia, where Creative Suite costs around £1,000 more than in the UK. In this interview, Adobe's CEO Shantanu Narayen completely refuses to explain why. Politicians could learn something from this guy; he's more slippery than a fish coated in Crisco. [YouTube via Verge] Read More >>
Apple pricing is unlike almost every other brand in consumer tech: consistent across each and every retailer, and rarely discounted. How do Cook and Co manage to pull that off? Read More >>
According to a teardown by IHS, renowned estimator of how much companies actually pay for components, Apple's iPad Mini carries a USD$188 (£118) cost of materials. You know how Google and Amazon are just barely breaking even on their tiny tablets? This is the opposite of that. Read More >>
Leaked pricing details from numerous retailers have all but confirmed that the 32GB version of Google's Nexus 7 will cost £200-odd. Now another leak suggests the old 16GB model will drop to just £160-ish. Read More >>
We've had a date, October 30th, for a while, but now we have prices to go with it. The bad news is there's no unlimited data, and if you want the sweet, blazing waves of 4G before the end of the month you'll have to pay at least £36-a-month for two years to get it. Read More >>
OK, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is much, much bigger than an iPhone 5, but could it really command a premium over the £530 asking price of Apple's sales-monster? Pre-orders have gone live for the Note 2 in the UK, and, unfortunately, it's not going to come cheap. Read More >>
We've finally got the UK's Wii U pricing details, and it's not going to come cheap. £250 will bag you just the Basic 8GB version, with the Premium, 32GB version weighing in at a wallet-crunching £300. You can pre-order it now, either at Game or Amazon. Time to start saving for that Christmas hit? Ouch. Read More >>
The Nexus 7 is cheap, make no mistake about that, and what's on offer for that small amount of cash is a whole lot of tablet. But is Google making any sort of profit on it or maybe even a loss? Read More >>
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CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN'S NIGHTA Gathering of Faith and FraternityYoung men who are
High School or College age are invited to an evening gathering centered on
prayer, food, and discussion about how to grow closer to our Lord, deepening the
faith so that it may be lived actively in daily life. The topics for the
evenings will cover: faithful living as a Catholic Man, how to actually discern
God's Will for each man in his own life, ways to maintain the faith in
difficult times or when doubting, and even methods of prayer. Evenings will also
feature time to discuss the topics openly and freely, asking seminarians about
their own experience/insight, knowing that what is said within the group will be
kept in the strictest confidentiality. If you are interested in attending once a
week for a gathering of faithful fraternity with other men your age (high
school/college), please fill out the interest cutoff at the bottom or simply
show up (if you don't fill out the cutoff don't worry, you are still
welcome). If you cannot make the first session, you are welcome to attend any
future session. When: Sundays at 6:30 PM, starting June 24thand continuing until
August. Where: Church of the Resurrection (115 Pond Hill Rd., Wallingford, CT
06492 – please send interest sheet here) Plan for Evenings: Prayer, Dinner (no
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What's new on Netflix? April 2016 releases
The best of Netflix: top films and TV this month
Netflix new TV shows April 2016
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2
The first series of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt boasted a distinctly leftfield premise. Having spent fifteen years underground, held captive by a cult leader, Kimmy (played by a preternaturally exuberant Ellie Kemper) comes to New York, hoping to make a new life for herself.
Penned by Tina Fey, this is a sit-com with a big heart and a sharp sense of humour. It's impossible not to be charmed by the indefatigable Kimmy as she faces up to the trials of the Big Apple. The show aired its first season on NBC, but has come to Netflix for its second. We can't wait.
The Ranch: Ashton Kutcher's new show
We're not quite so sure about The Ranch. On paper, it sounds a little dated: a laugh-tracked sitcom in which Ashton Kutcher plays the prodigal son, a 35 year old semi-pro footballer, who finds himself back home on the family ranch. That said, some positive reviews have come in from US publications so maybe this one's worth a watch after all.
Netflix new films April 2016
Special Correspondents: Ricky Gervais, writer, director, actor
Ricky Gervais is comic royalty; both The Office and Extras are rightly hailed as masterworks, reaching tragi-comic heights rarely ascended. Since then, Gervais' output has been a little shakier; Derek, his 2014 sit-com, received something of a critical drubbing.
His newest venture, Special Correspondents is a Netflix Original feature. As well as haven written and directed the film, Gervais takes a leading role alongside Eric Bana. They play a journalist and sound engineer duo who report themselves missing in Ecuador, all the while remaining in the safety of their New York apartment. But when this ploy sparks an international search operation, the pair realise they have to go for real.
Children's movies on Netflix
The big Netflix headline this April is the veritable influx of children's movies. April 1 not only sees the arrival of Frozen, but also of titles from the Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda franchises. So, whether you're looking to keep the kids entertained, or simply want to indulge your inner child, you're in luck.
Hitchcock: Netflix goes back to the classics
If you're looking for something a little weightier, then look no further than Rear Window and Vertigo. These aren't films that need much of an introduction; whole monographs have been penned on these Hitchcock classics. All we'll say is if you haven't watched them, watch them. And if you have, watch them again.


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November 23, 2012
Finally, A Book About True Success
Tony Abboud
I have just finished reading Success Takes Character. It is the 198th book I have read this year. And it is the best book on success I have read, not only this year, but since I started reading books with a passion in 1992. I read the book slowly, simply because I did not want it to finish! This is an inspiring, true to life book about real success: success in every aspect of life not just money. It takes you on a journey of what it takes to be a success and shows that it is achievable if you are prepared to pay the price. Next I want my teenage kids to read it.


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I scrapped most of the plastic pieces that weren't critical to functionality. Unfortunately, the bottom of the group head was made of plastic and part of the frame that I tossed. The group head is the cylindrical part that your portafilter fits into and is kind of an important part. Call upon... 3D printer!
|Group head (aka Brühkopf)
Group Head Design
I used a free software called OpenSCAD for building the design. With OpenSCAD you define the model using their coding language; mouse is only for navigating through your design. It may seem kind of intimidating at first but after some quick tutorials (and I mean quick) it was quite easy to get the hang of. Using the language (rather than mouse) forces you to be extremely precise in your measurements, something that is usually important when designing something to fit into the real world. The basics of the OpenSCAD language allows you to define shapes (cube, cylinder, sphere) and apply operations upon them (translate, rotate, scale).
You can see how this could get messy quick. Just like with normal code, occasionally you need to refactor and simplify the design to make it elegant and manageable.
|The final design
The biggest problem that I found when building something that will fit into a real-world thing, was testing it. How do I make sure that the screw hole I placed using my imprecise measuring tape was in the correct location? A 2 millimeter wide hole just a millimeter off would prevent the entire thing from fitting. The solution (without a bunch of trial and error) was to calculate the measurements in multiple ways and check that the results matched.
For example, the screw hole x,y coordinates were first approximated (orange lines) by measuring the distance of the screw hole from the center (h) and measuring the distance from one screw head to another (2y). Then you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the x distance (apologies for surfacing any repressed high school memories). To double check your measurements, you can measure the distance from the far tip of one screw head to the other and draw a circle in OpenSCAD using this as the diameter. If your original measurements and high school math are correct, the line should fall directly on the tip of the screws. Huzzah! It's not infallible but it does give you a bit more confidence before printing the thing.
|Some of the makerbot 3D printers
|Raspberry Pi monitored plant
|Rocky Roboa
Engineering Porn
The satisfying part finally came when the screws lined up with the threading and the portafilter rotated snugly into place.
|Dat snap though
Testing the machine was not as straightforward as I had anticipated. The first couple attempts were a failure due to the portafilter not forming a perfect seal with the rubber gasket. Keep in mind that an espresso machine works by shooting pressurized steam through tamped coffee. A typical espresso machine will build up 9 atmospheres of pressure when pulling a shot. That's 10 times the pressure of a consumer pressure cooker! I mistakenly designed the group head to fit the portafilter, but the gap actually had to be a bit undersized to apply enough pressure on the gasket to form a good seal. Imagine the fun of trying to unplug a pressurized bomb while it shoots jets of steam and boiling water out the sides; at you and the exposed electrical wires. After tightening the group head down further to form a good seal, the machine becomes slightly more terrifying as it's now allowed to build up even more pressure. I don't think that the PLA plastic that the group head was printed out of is intended to withstand high temperatures and pressure simultaneously. It was a fun project, but after my close encounter with face melting trajectories, I decided that buying a new espresso machine would be cheaper than skin grafts. If I ever "gift" you an industrial looking homemade espresso machine, it's most likely a passive-aggressive way to unfriend you.
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What's the worst that could happen with a pressure cooker?
I added the part I designed to thingiverse if you're interested in making your own 3rd degree burn machine.


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KnightChessmon is a minor villain in Digimon Xros Wars.
KnightChessmon are Champion Level Digimon that resembles the chess piece known as; the Knight. They also resembles a mythical creature known as the centaur (half man, half horse). They are two different versions of KnightChessmon, a Black version and a White Version.
Digimon Xros Wars
An Army of Black KnightCressmon are members of the Bagra Army. They, along with an army of black RookChessmon, and black BishopChessmon, serve as guardians of Bagramon's Castle. They all ended up getting killed by Shoutmon X7.
The Young Hunters Who Lept Through Time
When the DigiQuartz Started to appear in the Real World, several Digimon started to appear as well. One of them was a black KnightChessmon. KnightChessmon "befriended" a young boy who loved to collect rare cards. What KnightChessmon was really doing was feeding off the boy's negative energy to become stronger. When he absorbed enough energy, he digivolved into RookChessmon. Shortly after that however, he ended up getting both defeated and captured by Yuu.
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- Gallop Whole
- Knight Lance
- Black KnightChessmon can digivolve into RookChessmon
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Investigative journalist Mike G has uncovered an astounding story this week.
Rumours of the impending retirement of Hatchets' star striker, Nick R, have flooded the sporting world today. The rumour was sparked after he allegedly missed three training sessions in a row, and then was not picked for last Friday's game against Colleges United.
This news may come as a shock to many fans, especially given that Rigby's FIFA rating is 95. However, coach Simon B was left with little choice but to drop Nick for the Colleges United game after a series of less than impressive performances by his attacking midfielder. Indeed, Nick has only managed one hat trick in the past four games.
"He's a great guy, but sometimes as coach of the year you have to make tough decisions. I mean, it's not like he's scored any back heel goals or anything," coach Simon said.
Nick has not made himself available for a response, a fact which serves to substantiate the rumours of his retirement. Sources claim that he used this week to spend more time with his mother, Eleanor Rigby. Others claim that Nick has set himself to new ambitions, possibly pursuing a mysterious career as an 'actor' under the guise of 'Mr. Bigby'.
When questioned on his future in front of the camera, Nick was evasive. "Yeah, I've been spending a bit of time in the San Fernando Valley and LA lately, I have a few contacts there. I've been told that I'm a real up-and-comer in the industry." He then mumbled something about an appointment and hurried from the room.
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Getting the title
You may ask "What? Don't I already have the title the day that I get my license plates?" That's what I thought too.
Unlike the process in the U. S., where you get all vehicle related documents from one office – the DMV, in Italy there is yet another layer of bureaucracy that you need to prepare psychologically and financially because getting the title or certificate of ownership can cost even more than the registration process.
From the time they issue you a permanent registration document. You have about sixty days to go to another office called the Pubblico Registro Automobilistico (Public Automobile Registry), or simply PRA as many Italians refer to it. The PRA's function is to issue titles and collect taxes for the most part. In order to obtain your title, you need to bring various documents and pay once for the title fee (or ownership transfer – yes, you have to pay such fee even if you are transferring to yourself), and another time for the annual road tax or registration tax, however you prefer to see it.
Documents needed:
- Carta di circolazione (registration card) and a photocopy
- A copy of your permesso di soggiorno (resident's permit)
- A form TT2119
- Declaration of ownership with authentication of your signature, for a car that was previously owned outside the country.
The various fees paid to the PRA depend on the province you are. The total could vary from 100 to several hundred euros.
Although required, the last document of declaration of ownership is redundant in theory, because when you completed the registration process at the DMV, they already have verified your identification document, your original title from the U. S. (which they kept), and issued you the registration card. To authenticate you once again is a duplicate process and expense is typical of Italian bureaucracy. You can get the declaration of ownership with authentication of your signature at either the comune (the city hall) or from a private notary. The city hall is much cheaper, whereas a private notary cost at least €100. It's very simple. They just check that the name on the title and your identification match and write a statement saying you are indeed the owner.
At the PRA, they have their own notary, but they are limited to dealing with vehicles with existing title in the European Community.
When you submit all the necessary documents and payment, you can take the Certificato di Proprietario (Certificate of Ownership or title) immediately.
Now you will have all the legal documents you need to circulate your car in Italy! You are finally done with this long and arduous process.
Reminder: There is one more fee to pay, and that is the bollo (stamp duty) which is equivalent to the annual registration tax in the U. S. It is explained in more details in the next section.


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Over the Moon about Mars.
Many South Africans debate, daily, the reality of a ticket to live elsewhere. The difficulty is usually in choosing the destination with NZ and Oz being the usual contenders. There is also always the option of returning, should things not turn out as one hoped.
Explicable then the complete mind blow as the enraptured audience at a recent WiB Breakfast pondered the question "would you take a one-way ticket to live on Mars?" The question was posed by quantum Physicist Dr Adriana Marais, and was neither rhetorical, nor said in jest …She is one of the shortlisted prospects in the Mars 1 project destined to depart on a one-way voyage to Mars in 2026. Next year the 24 candidates will be selected, and then 10 years of intense preparation for these "extraordinary" people will commence.
My instant internal response to the question was an emphatic NO, but after an hour of listening to this beautiful young quantum Physicist update the audience on events leading up to this stage of the Mars 1 project, and then going on to share the next decades lead-up to a successful Mars 1 Mission, I was prepared to consider it, "as long as I get to go with Dr Adriana Marais". Her knowledge is beyond ordinary, and a "burning curiosity" is one of the primary qualities of her make-up.
The challenges of the project are beyond enormous, but Marais seems matter of fact about the 10 year preparation period leading up to the send-off. She is passionate, and at ease with the enormity of what drives her and and millions of scientists like herself to probe beyond what is known, and extends into the realm of "imagination". During the course of the talk she says simply "If somebody said I had an opportunity tomorrow to go and live on Mars, I would give up everything I have on earth".
This UKZN graduate submitted her PhD in quantum physics, and wants to go to Mars on a one-way ticket. As she smilingly commented, "it's a subject that arouses much cynicism and humour too, but as was so simply put at a recent local school talk I did, the headmaster closed a recent session with the comment about the fact that at the time people called Christopher Columbus "crazy"".
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The Mars One Project was started by Bas Lansdorp and Arno Wielders in 2011. The objective is to establish life on Mars.
The estimated cost is USD6 billion, which will be privately funded, mostly via reality TV.
It will take seven months to get there. The first batch of 4 astronauts will leave in 2026.
There are 5 South Africans in the current shortlisted 100. Two are from UKZN. SA was in the top 10 countries of successful Round 2 applicants – of the 1058 initially selected.
According to Dr Marais, "18 out of 43 missions to Mars have been successful, but humans have never been there, and nothing has ever come back."
Selling points for Mars: Highest volcano in the solar system; its has one of the biggest canyons in the solar system (4000km long). putting the Grand Canyon in the little league; days are only 39 minutes longer than on earth; Winter and Summer temperatures range from-143º to 35ºC; the atmosphere is 96% CO², with very little oxygen, so the astronauts will have to make their own; surface pressure 0.6% of that on earth; there is no longer a global magnetic field.
And from the incredible Dr Marais: "Imagine the future of Space Tourism!"
"The one-way doesn't frighten me. Our forefathers were all on a one way. In a sense, we're all the result of a one-way journey." (Dr Adriana Marais)


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Racing Background:
Well i have been riding since i was 4 and i started racing when i was 5. I won my first race on the day that my little bro started racing.I haven\'t gone to ponca or none of those races but its yet to come and i hope to make ponca by the time i get off my 85.
Next Seasons Goals:
I just hope to be safe, have a succesful season, and most importantly have fun.
Biggest Win:
The win that put me in the lead for the 2004 Midwest Points Series Championship
Biggest Accomplishment:
Well My biggest Accomplishment was my first Championsship in 2004.
Plans for the Future:
Qualify for Ponca before i get on my 85 and all them other races.And like any other kid,i want to turn pro.But if i don\'t it don\'t matter i just wanna have fun and at least maybe race a couple pro race.
Career Highlights:
Like i have said about three times winning the 2004 midwest point series championship.
Current Sponsors:
B&B Cycle
Other Sports:
Football ,Basketball, Track
Born: 1995
Live: Norfolk, Ne.
My Ride/s:
2006 Honda CR 85
Height: 4' 11"
Weight: 95
Education: Middle School
Region: Midwest
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Mini Mini 7-11
Type of Raing: Motocross
Biggest Race:
The race that put me in the lead for the 2004 Midwest Point series Championship


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'Gabardine' probably comes from the old Spanish word tavardina which was used in the Middle Ages for a coarse coat fabric. Coats are still being made of it, just think of the Burberry trench coats, but coarse the fabric isn't anymore, and the lighter types, of which you'll find a few here, are suitable for all kinds of other garments.


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My cat, Emerald, runs his paw down my face when I am sleeping. It is his way of showing me his love. In fact, the first time we saw him at the humane society, he reached through the bars of the cage, and chose us that way as his new family. We have now had him for 7 years, and consider ourselves so lucky to have found him. Unfortunately, his previous family had to give him up when he was 6, so he now has separation anxiety also.
Very charming and cute.
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text: Share: Comments Print February 24, 2009 at 1:55 PM Former NBA players find trouble in China Posted by Jayda Evans I always find stories about male players overseas interesting. The New York Times once wrote about how stressful it is for the men to play year-round, a piece I've never seen the paper consider with the women, who have to do so to supplement their incomes. And not just in Olympic years. Other papers across the country have written about them having a hard time adjusting. Didn't anyone see "Love & Basketball?" The women go through this yearly. The latest offering posted by FIBA is good insight, though. WNBA players like Yolanda Griffith, Betty Lennox, and Janell Burse have spoken about the challenges of playing in China and apparently their NBA brethren are experiencing the same welcome. It's a tricky place to break into. International players were banned prior to the Beijing Olympics so that Chinese players could focus on preparing for the Games without giving up secrets. But I didn't know China had an issue with American-styled basketball across the board. Their fans are so rabid for the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, you'd think they'd understand the selfishness needed in being a star scorer. Regardless, as the global game gets smaller, it's interesting to see how the various countries work to cultivate it. Another good read, is this story about the NBA's finances. The WNBA has already trimmed some fat this season, including folding a charter franchise. Seven of the 13 teams are independent, but if the NBA goes under due to a labor dispute, it's doubtful the WNBA could scramble to save itself. The WNBA just sold its broadcasting rights to ESPN for a reported $30 million, yet there's still a lot of cross-marketing the league needs from the NBA. Comments


text: Air Force Academy - Nearly two weeks after an Air Force task force found that the academy failed to facilitate worship for diverse religions, Muslim freshmen had to choose between worship and a required training activity. The training schedule listed "optional chapel service" for Muslims from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday. However, that slot is also listed as "basic cadet time" to "prepare room for inspection, work on uniforms, boots, etc." There was no conflict for Sundays, the day the Christians, who are the vast majority of cadets, worship. And on coming Fridays, there also will be an hour set aside for personal time with no training conflicts. A task force created after allegations mounted that the academy favored Christianity issued a report June 22 that blamed perceptions of bias, in part, on a lack of accommodation for diverse religions when scheduling events. (MORE)


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Home, located on Noriega St., is a recently opened cafe in the heart of the Sunset. The cafe stays true to it's name: the shape of the interior has slanted roofs like a house, and is quiet and homey. Home was a relaxing change to the usual bustle of an SF Sunday Brunch, and was inhabited by students studying on their laptops and friends enjoying their Sunday morning lattes. The benches had small throw pillows, the lighting was bright enough to concentrate on books, and the drink choices were endless, ranging from the "hangover" for your weekend morning cure, or a chocolate mint-latte for that natural sugar rush.
I decided to try the two things that I had heard about most from Home – their lavender latte and condensed milk toast.
I had never had a lavender latte before, but being obsessed with teas and herbal fragrances, ordered it with soy milk. The lavender taste was subtle, but the whole latte was very sweet, even with the soy milk to balance out the sugar. I enjoyed it and would definitely order it again, but I would not recommend it for die-hard coffee drinkers who take their coffee black.
The condensed milk toast, which was torched on top like a creme brûlée, was also very sweet. I would recommend it more as a dessert than a breakfast/brunch, because the sweetness of the lavender latte and condensed milk toast was a bit too much for my salt-craving tastebuds. For people that have a sweet tooth, Home will definitely satisfy the cravings!
My friend opted for a more savory toast, which occupied 3 out of 5 toast options on their menu. Among the sweet toasts (cinnamon sugar and condensed milk), they had a tomato pesto with fried egg toast, meatball with fried egg toast, and toast with the egg inside of it.
All toasts were full of flavor, and they offered a variety of choices to satisfy any point on the sweet to savory spectrum!
Home offers a cozy and calm study spot or relaxing coffee break, and was perfect for a peaceful Sunday morning brunch.
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First names must be in accordance with the Act on First Names and Surnames. A person may have no more than four first names. A child's first names must be reported to the Population Information System within three months of the child's birth. The child's parents inform either the baptising member of the clergy or the local register office of the names given to the child, so that the names can be registered in the Population Information System.
A person's first name can be changed with an application to the local register office.
A child will receive the parents' surname if the parents have a common surname. If the parents have different surnames, they must notify the local register office whose parent's surname the child will take, so the name can be registered the Population Information System. According to the Act on First Names and Surnames, in this instance the child may also receive a compound surname combining the surnames of both parents. If the parents already have a common child, the new child will receive the same surname as the older sibling.
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In 1982 responsibility for HUD's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program was transferred to state governments as part of President Reagan's New Federalism initiatives. Devolution was designed to (1) implement a new vision of American federalism, (2) shift control over a significant source of financial resources for nonmetropolitan areas, and (3) end the bypassing of state government officials in community development decisionmaking. This article uses the eleven year (1975–1985) history of Small Cities CDBG awards in Mississippi to assess the consequences of the program's devolution. Changes in the pattern of state CDBG awards indicate that the program's devolution produced a policy redirection that channeled CDBG funds to a larger number of the smallest municipalities and permitted more local discretion in project design. As a result, HUD no longer dictated community development policy to small cities. Instead, community development priorities in Mississippi emerged out of an award process that involved interaction among state and local officials.
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Publius: The Journal of Federalism following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated versionKrane, D. (1987). Devolution of the Small Cities CDBG Program in Mississippi. Publius, 17, 4, 81-96 is available online at: http://publius.oxfordjournals.org/content/17/4/81.abstract.
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Krane, Dale, "Devolution of the Small Cities CDBG Program in Mississippi" (1987). Public Administration Faculty Publications. 59.


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Bee Future Aviators holds their first flying experience event
Bee Future Aviators (BFA) just held their first flying experience event to get young people passionate about potential flying careers. BFA is still in the process of formally setting up as a charity but VANEL is working closely to help support these early startup stages including finding trustees for the newly forming board.
This week the first group of 3 young people (12 years old) from schools in Brigg went to Humberside airport for a backstage visit around the airport and into the control tower, followed by a flight in a light aircraft.
Karim Atta who is founding Bee Future Aviators, is a commercial Pilot with Qatar Airlines and has a vision to help find a passion in flying in young people. The charity aims to provide opportunities for school children to take a flight in a light aircraft, look around airports behind the scenes, meet pilots and flying schools and generally learn about careers in aviation. With a bit of luck some of these young people will be inspired enough to take up flying lessons themselves, and who knows, maybe some of them will be flying commercial routes years in the future?
So this week was a first experiment of the process. Three young chaps from a Brigg school headed to Humberside Airport who, along with POM Flying School, were supporting Bee Aviator Futures with this first flight day. The young people had an in-depth, behind the scenes visit to the Air Traffic Control Tower, whilst some of the 'older' visitors had a first trip up in a Piper Warrior light aircraft for a flight around the area and to the Humber Bridge and back. Upon landing, it was all swap, with the young people now taking their flight experience on the light aircraft.
A great experience had by all on the day.
Bee Future Aviators is still getting started and its first requirement is to get a complement of Trustees on board who can oversee the setup as a CIO (charitable incorporated organisation) and get it running. The first new Trustee is now on board (literally – as he was one of the first people up in the air!). But more Trustees are still being sought.
And there will be a requirement for volunteers to support the venture as it gets going.
If you're interested in getting involved, please contact Karl at VANEL who is assisting with these early stages and he can tell you more (email@example.com).


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Through Jan. 8. National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, Manhattan; 212-514-3700, nmai.si.edu.
The three artists in this touching exhibition of drawings and lithographs (subtitled "A Kinngait Family Portrait") were grandmother, mother and daughter, and each established quite distinct artistic vocabularies in Cape Dorset (or Kinngait, as it is called in Inuktitut, the local language) in northern Canada. Yet beneath their divergent styles were common concerns about the wages of modernization, as well as the role of art among families and communities — as captured in this show's Inuktitut title, "Akunnittinni," which can be translated as "Between Us."
The eldest artist, Pitseolak Ashoona, was born in 1904 and came to art late in life, partly to earn a living after her husband's death. (Art sales are a significant component of the Inuit economy.) Her stone-cut prints depict seals, dogs, ballplayers and a camping family as hard-edge figures afloat in fields of white. Several of Ms. Ashoona's 17 children became artists — including Napachie Pootoogook, this show's second figure, whose ink drawings engaged with social concerns in their community, including alcoholism and the abuse of women. Ms. Pootoogook's daughter Annie Pootoogook took that present-tense orientation even further, completing raw but often humorous drawings of contemporary life in Cape Dorset; one interior scene is "Watching the Simpsons on TV." Also here is a sweet drawing of Ms. Ashoona, her grandmother, standing slightly askew in a polka-dot kerchief and Nana Mouskouri-style eyeglasses.
I first saw Annie Pootoogook's work in the 2007 edition of Documenta, where its matter-of-fact depictions of 21st-century indigenous life came as a revelation. She was also awarded the Sobey Art Award, Canada's highest honor for visual artists. But in 2016, after years of struggling with alcohol and homelessness, she was found dead in the Rideau River that runs through Ottawa. She was 47 years old.
Through Sept. 1. Recess | Assembly, 370 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn; recessart.org/assembly.
In her exhibition of new works at Recess | Assembly, Sable Elyse Smith addresses — sometimes obliquely, sometimes directly — what it was like for her to grow up with an incarcerated parent.
Most of the objects in her latest show, "and then the streetlights — like a warning bell," employ familiar formats. "Landscape II" is a neon sign that reads "Planking or the lying down game," which refers to the internet phenomenon of posting photos of yourself lying prone in an unusual spot (potentially as a form of civil disobedience) and is reminiscent of Glenn Ligon's and Bruce Nauman's neon word sculptures. Another work, "scapeG.O.A.T.," is a light box with a banal photograph of an empty basketball court reminiscent of Jeff Wall's light boxes.
Most effective are Ms. Smith's zine-like artist's book "Landscapes & Playgrounds" and painted wall text. The book includes reproductions of handwritten letters from her father, who is in prison in California, and a facsimile of a little yellow activity book for children, complete with text and pictures. The booklet has exercises like a maze that offers a primer for going through a metal detector ("to make sure everyone inside the court is safe") and a connect-the-dots drawing for Judge Friendly's black robes. "It takes a lot of people to make sure that everyone is treated fairly," Judge Friendly explains.
Ms. Smith contributes writings that are more abstract and poetic. "We are a weird triangle of silence and smiles and pauses of stepping backward one foot after another after another until we've found the cold corner of a wall," reads an untitled text painted in black on the white gallery wall. Ms. Smith's work, which doesn't feel fully developed here, resides somewhere between the potent platitudes of appropriated material and an attempt to distill her personal experience. Perhaps this exhibition can be viewed, then, more as a teaser for her show at the Queens Museum, which opens next month.


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