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A view near Tivoli at Dawn
Oil painting on canvas 28 x 36 inches, and contained in a fine carved and giltwood frame
Exhibited (presumably), Royal Academy, 1777, number 94, "A view near Tivoli", sent for exhibition from Rome.
Solomon Delane (Delany; Delaney) was born in County Tipperary, the son of a Clergyman, Richard and his wife Sarah. He was brought up at Upper Coombe, Dublin, and received his training in the Dublin Schools under West, where he also attended the Dublin Society's School of Landscape and Ornament under James Mannin. He won a prize at the Dublin Society in 1750, when he was placed second in the order of merit.
About this time his father (1750) and brother Richard (1752) both died, leaving Delane with a comfortable income from a family portfolio of property in Dublin and elsewhere.
Soon after he travelled on his first Grand Tour to Italy where he arrived in Rome in 1755. Much of the next 15 years were spent by the artist in and around Rome, where he developed a distinctive and highly sophisticated landscape style which initially owes more to the refinements of the 17th century, and its debt to Claude Lorraine, than it does to the Romantic Topography of his own age. In 1763 he was elected a member of the Society of Artists in London, and in 1766 was sending landscapes for exhibition at the Dublin Society of Artists. In July 1777 he was elected member of the Accademia di Disegno in Florence, and 1779 he went on a painting tour to Germany with the hon. Aubrey and Lady Catherine Beauclerk.
Delane is noted by many correspondents on the Grand Tour during the years to 1780, and he sold pictures to some of the most distinguished of them, including Nathaniel Dance's client Lord Charles Hope, the Earl of Upper Ossory and Hugh Percy Lord Warkworth.
In 1780 he was back in London where he exhibited pictures at the Royal Academy 1782-4; his work was held in high esteem as his pictures " bore a strong similarity to his favourite model Claude Lorraine". Delane died in 1812 in Dublin, where he had lived for the last two decades of his life.
The present painting shows the cool silvery tonality which is the hallmark of the painter's style. The painting of night scenes was popular amongst the immigre artistic community at Rome: Jacob More painted several (including the vast Flood recently acquired by the Tate gallery), Joseph Wright, who painted numerous night scenes, and the Frenchman Volaire, who painted volcanoes by night. In these pictures, much approved by Goethe, and dating from the 1770's and 1780's, we may trace the onset and development of the Romantic movement.
Delane had already visited the subject matter of Tivoli earlier in his stay in Rome, and had executed a set of four large canvases for Lord Charles Hope in 1763 (now in the collection of a collateral descendant in Scotland), just before Delane's brief return to London in that year. We know that he was painting the subject again in the late 1770's, when, in September of 1779, he was visited in his studio by George, Lord Herbert (1758-1827), who was on the look-out for paintings for Wilton House. Here he saw a "Moonlight Scene" (perhaps the present painting) amongst other pictures, though he seems not to have been enamoured of them. Perhaps, like another visitor to the studio, James Irvine, a year or so later in February 1781, he found the colouring "was a little too cold". Curiously, it is this idiosyncratic restrained and cool tonality which is so attractive to modern viewers.
Delane was painting Night Scenes at least as early as about 1772, when he executed the small "Rest on the Flight into Egypt", one of two known painters by the artist which are on copper, and which may be dated to about that period when Delane was sharing accommodation in the Via Babuino in Rome with his fellow artist Hugh Primrose Dean. Curiously, Dean also painted a Flight into Egypt on a copper support at about this date (repr. Cruickshank and Knight of Glin Ireland's Painters page 142)

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Metsä Board's paperboard product portfolio consists of folding boxboard and white kraftliner. Folding boxboard is used to pack consumer goods such as high quality food, beauty care and healthcare products. Thanks to the newly installed extrusion coating line, Metsä Board can also supply PE-coated paperboard for the food service segment. White kraftliner is used to pack heavier goods, e.g. in the food and electronics industry. It is also commonly used as retail-ready packaging and point-of-sale-displays in sales promotion activities. White kraftliners benefit from the increasing e-commerce, especially of luxury products.
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The European market for folding boxboard and white kraftliner remains concentrated. The five largest producers represent close to 85 per cent of the European capacity in these grades.
Metsä Board's excess pulp volumes (BCTMP and chemical softwood and hardwood pulp) are sold on the market. Global market pulp demand is mainly driven by the increase in tissue paper production, while demand for wood-free uncoated and coated papers is declining. Demand in Europe and North America is stagnating, while strong growth continues in Latin America and Asia, especially in China.
Pulp prices typically fluctuate more than prices for paperboard according to the global demand and supply situation.
Metsä Board's associated company Metsä Fibre's next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski started up in August 2017 and was the biggest investment in the Finnish forest industry history. The new bioproduct mill will increase Metsä Board's annual pulp capacity by approximately 200,000 tonnes as of 2018.
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Considerable uncertainties still exist in the global economy. If realised, they may result in weakened demand and reduced prices for paperboard and pulp products. An imbalance in supply and demand may impact the prices of end products and Metsä Board's profitability.
Metsä Board is focusing on the active development and growth of its paperboard business. Growing the paperboard business and introducing new production to the market are dependent on the successful growth of sales in Europe, and particularly in the Americas. Increasing sales on a global scale also involves cost and exchange rate risks.
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During 2018, various countries have imposed new import duties on each other's products, in addition to other trade restrictions, but these have not had a direct effect on Metsä Board's business operations so far. Negative developments in world trade could, if continued, weaken Metsä Board's result.
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The US dollar strengthening by 10% against the euro would have a positive impact of approximately EUR 74 million on Metsä Board's annual operating result. Correspondingly, the Swedish krona strengthening by 10% would have a negative impact of approximately EUR 50 million. The British pound strengthening by 10% would have a positive impact of approximately EUR 8 million. The impact of weakened exchange rates would be the opposite. The sensitivities do not include the impact of hedging.
The forward-looking estimates and statements in this financial statements bulletin are based on current plans and estimates. For this reason, they contain risks and other uncertainties that may cause the results to differ from the statements concerning them. In the short term, Metsä Board's result will be particularly affected by the price of and demand for finished products, raw material costs, the price of energy, and the exchange rate development of the euro compared to the company's other main currencies.
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The story of the paper umbrella in Meinong is one of those little-great Taiwanese stories.
The art of this handmade Chinese umbrella came to Meinong, a small Hakka town in Southern Taiwan about 100 hundred years ago. A local businessman bought a whole oil-paper umbrella workshop in Guangdong and moved the activity, including the artisans, to Meinong.
Oil-paper umbrellas were used for daily life (they are really waterproof) and also as wedding gifts amongst the thrifty Hakka.
Decorated Meinong paper umbrella began to be exported in Japan. Persimmon oil was (and is) used to give the golden-bronze color.
At the top, Meinung had several workshops producing 20,000 parasols each year. But in the 60's Taiwan industry began to mass-produce much more durable nylon umbrellas and Meinong workshops declined.
Two concurrent events in 1970's saved Meinong paper umbrella from extinction:
So Meinong oil-paper parasols became collectors and decorative items and in this way survived until now.
Umbrellas are a symbol of good luck for Hakka people. The Hakka word for paper has the same sound as the word for child. So umbrellas are traditionally part of the dowry as auspicious for having many children.
More, the Chinese character for umbrella represents a groups of people under a shelter so, again, it may symbolize many children or unity under one roof. Also, "round" (the shape of the open parasol) sounds similar to "satisfaction, completeness" in Hakka.
It is quite amusing that giving an umbrella as a gift is, instead, a big no-no in Chinese mainstream culture. In Mandarin the word for umbrella sounds similar to "separate", so giving an umbrella to a person means you want to break the relationship.
I will write more about the Taiwanese Hakka as this website grows. A brief explanation is anyway needed here.
The Hakka are a linguistic and cultural minority among the Han Chinese. They speak a kind of musical language quite similar to Mandarin (Hakka people actually claim their language is the real original Chinese language).
Hakka are named "kejiaren" - the guests - by the other Han. They have a reputation for being conservative, thrifty and hard workers. But an impressive number of VIPs in the Chinese society are Hakka.
Most of Chinese Hakka live in Guangdong province, from where the Taiwanese Hakka migrated in the XVIII-XIX century. Taiwanese Hakka now count as 15% of Taiwan population.
It is quite a long process and a small family workshop, as the one shown in the video, can make only 2, maximum 3, parasols per day.
First of all the bamboo must be soaked in water for at least one month in order to remove the sugar content - in order to avoid the bamboo to become rotten. Then the craftsman:
After some further finishing the oil paper umbrella is dried under the sun.
Oil Paper Umbrellas in a Workshop in Meinong
Outside Meinong you can find two spots "all-in-one", with shops, souvenirs, food and also of course paper parasols. They are favored by bus tours and they are much less authentic than the workshops listed above:
In all these places the price for a paper umbrella, depending on the size, ranges from 400 to 2000 NTD.
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In 1736 Hakka settlers, leaded by two brothers named Lin, drove the aborigines out to the mountains and founded the walled town of Meinong.
Nowadays 95% of Meinong inhabitants are still Hakka. The main industry in Meinong was tobacco but this business has declined a few years ago. Meinong is an unusually quiet town today, compared to other Taiwanese cities.
Take a stroll in the old city enter
Actually Meinong township is made of several different settlements, with stretches of countryside between them. The old city center itself is tiny, quiet and definitively rustic. If you have a car you can easily park it at the east side (Dongmen) where the old street begins and walk around.
Dongmen means "East Gate". The old gate, originally built in the XVIII century, is still a landmark of the town.
From Dongmen you can walk along Yong-An Road (Old Street). The place is not touristic at all. There are several traditional houses and courtyards along Yong-An Road, some in very good conditions, some quite shabby, some even abandoned.
On the right, at the number 177, you will find the Lin family old mansion. From the street you can catch a glimpse of the antechambers, different rooms where the outsiders, depending on their rank or closeness with the family, were received.
Just a few meters further, on the left side, Jin Xing Hang Clothing shop has been making and selling traditional Hakka garments from 1932. We had the pleasure to meet the 100 years old owner and local celebrity, Mr. Xie Jing Lai, still working in his shop!
The choice is quite wide, from the traditional blue Hakka blouses and clothes for 1000-2000 NTD to doormats for 350 NTD .... The shop can prepare tailored Hakka dresses.
Visit the Hakka Museum
This new and very good museum is located 1.5 km northeast of the city center. Several good bilingual displays explain the main points about Hakka people and their culture.
Some video illustrate Hakka folk music and stories. Artifacts are showed, including a tobacco curing shed (as i said tobacco was the most important source of wealth in Meinong until recent years). Definitively a place not to be missed in Meinong.
Explore the countryside
This probably is the most interesting to do in Meinong. The countryside is lush and quiet, with small wooded mountains and rows of coconut palms.
There are still some tobacco fields but especially rice paddies, banana, radish ... (wonderful bananas, eat them if you have the chance!). And many three sided traditional houses, quite a few kept in good conditions.
The area is noticeably tidier than the average Taiwanese countryside. The countryside deserves to be explored on the secondary roads, the roads are sometimes quite narrow, so a bicycle is the best choice.
Actually there are seven different biking itineraries, each with a different color code. Maps and bicycles can be obtained at the home-stays.
Watch butterflies in the Yellow Butterfly Valley
There are some nice home-stays in Meinung, the tourist guidebooks especially recommend:
Both are in the area of the Hakka Museum and provide bicycles. Pick up at the bus station can be arranged.
The Meinong Traditional Hakka Restaurant is recommended by the travel gudebooks and i recommend it too. We ate 4 hearty dishes of Hakka cuisine for 580 NTD (Jhongshan Rd., 362 - Sec 1, almost opposite to the Meinong Prosperity Paper Umbrella Store).
By car is quite easy:
From the Yanchao Interchange on the Freeway n.3 just follow the National Highway 10 (Kaohsiung Branch) to its end at Cishan, then follow the road signs to Meinong.
Here you can find beautiful pictures about Meinong paper parasols
Garrett Clarke has also other beautiful pictures about Taiwan on his website www.garretmclarke.com


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Harrow County: Dark Times a'Coming
Harrow County: Dark Times a'Coming by Cullen Bunn & Tyler Crook
Things are moving quickly in Harrow County. Emmy is struggling to maintain the haints while Beatrice is testing her own powers, all while the Family is moving to usurp Emmy, and Hester Beck's return is imminent. Does it feel like things are coming to a conclusion? If so, that's no surprise; Harrow County is ending with its next arc.
This news was a surprise to me, since I don't follow the titles I read outside of when the next collection is due to be released. It also saddens me, because this series (aside from one collection that seemed superfluous) was strong, with realized characters and smart, thematic horror. Harrow County has been Good Horror since the start, and that's a hard thing to find in recent years.
So, if you like horror, if you like Good Horror, and you haven't read Harrow County yet, get on it. You're missing out, and since the series will be ending before the end of the summer, you have a chance to binge through all of it in one sitting. You won't be disappointed.
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How to Transfer a Folder from a PC to an iPad 2
By default, Apple iOS on iPads, iPods and iPhones does not allow access directly to the file system on the hard drive or memory card used in the device. Consequently, you cannot create data folders in the same way you would on a computer – with the exception of photo folders in Camera Roll. Because of the lack of file system access, you cannot use iTunes to transfer complete folders to the device. To copy data to a second-generation iPad and maintain folder and sub-folder structure, you must download and install a third-party app.
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Open a new browser tab or window. Download and install a file browser application that enables you to access the iOS file system on a second-generation iPad and transfer files and folders to the device. Applications such as DiskAid for iOS, iPhoneBrowser and iExplorer are all very similar programs that let you transfer folders from your computer to app folders on an iPad, iPhone or iPod (see links in Resources).
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Launch iTunes on the computer. Connect the iPad 2 to the computer using the USB data sync cable, and then wait a few seconds for the tablet to appear in the Devices list. Minimize iTunes but do not close it.
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Launch the file browser application on the PC, and then wait a few seconds for the program to detect the connected iPad. Click "Apps" or "App folders" in the navigation pane, and then select the app folder into which you want to copy the folder from the PC.
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Press "Window-E" to open File Explorer. Navigate to the folder you want to copy to the iPad. Highlight the folder, and then drag it into the right pane of the file browser window and drop it. Wait a few seconds for the file browser utility to copy the selected folder to the app folder on the iPad.
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Disconnect the iPad from the computer. Close iTunes and the file browser program.
- To use the above programs to move files and folders from a computer to your iPhone, you must have iTunes installed. You can download the latest version of iTunes from the Apple website (see link in Resources).
- If you want to be able to write to the root directory of the iPad, you must jailbreak the device. As of the date of this article, there is no working jailbreak method available for iOS 7, which is the latest version of the iOS operating system. However, if you have not update the software on your iPad to the latest version, you may be able to jailbreak the device so you can access the root directory and copy folders from your PC to it (see link in Resources).
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KSA and its subconsultant, Newman, Jackson, Bieberstein, Inc. provided the design for a Hike and Bike Trail from US 80 to Fairmont Street in the City of Longview. The project was funded by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) program of the Texas Department of Transportation.
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From a small portfolio of houses in Hyams Beach in 2013, owners Craig and Bernadette McIntosh have quadrupled The Holidays Collection in four years. Today, The Holidays Collection manages more than 270 stylish holiday homes on New South Wales' spectacular south coast and the Southern Highlands, further inland. Whether you are looking for a country retreat or a beach house anywhere from northern Wollongong all the way down to Bermagui, you can be assured a memorable escape when you choose from the homes in the Collection!
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You may be surprised to learn what impact elections may have on education in Zimbabwe in the coming year.
According to UNESCO "Parts of the world are becoming a deadly place to be a student, teacher or education official.... Accurate global figures do not exist for the number of teachers, students or officials killed each year, or for the other types of attack such as abductions, torture and threats of violence..." To read more about the proposed actions being taken to prevent violence in schools in the upcoming year in Zimbabwe click here.
During 2012 ASAP has suspended our Bridge the Gap- Improving Math Education in Primary School project. Choosing instead to use these uncertain and potentially dangerous times to strengthen our ongoing work in 141 rural schools in rural Zimbabwe. Our hearts, prayers and compassion are with these teachers and students and are the motivation for our 1st annual Circle Our World With Love campaign. To learn more click here.


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Spring always means pastels in my book. I love the look of this coral top and these blue shoes together. It was finally warm enough to go sans-jacket this weekend, and you bet I took advantage of that! I wore this outfit to enjoy margaritas and the race with a girlfriend over the weekend, and it was the perfect "early spring" uniform!
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A LitFest For Everyone!
Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF) is an annual event that celebrates creativity in all its forms. HLF is a multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual event that draws over a hundred writers, artistes, academics, scholars, publishers from India and abroad each year.Read More
HLF 2020 is organized by "Hyderabad Literary Trust" in association with the Government of Telangana and with the support of several academic, literary, cultural organizations and publishing houses.
Guest Nation: Australia
Inviting a foreign country to showcase its literature, art and culture is a unique feature of HLF. Australia will be in focus at HLF 2020.
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Literature is vital to sustaining a vibrant culture and HLF aspires to create an aesthetic and sustainable society through the celebration of an eclectic combination of literature, arts, culture and heritage. It further seeks to be an inclusive and environmentally conscious festival with a place under the sun for every living being.Learn More


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Ensuring that defensive security is prioritised over governments' ambitions for offence.
PI is taking a multi-disciplinary approach to its strategic interventions on cybersecurity by
In addition, we are improving our understanding and practices around network security by developing our own source security framework and software, called Thornsec, which is an automated way to deploy, test, and audit internal and external services for an organisation, saving a lot of time and creating a sustainable security model.
We are using this software to run all of Privacy International's services – website, collaborative text-editor, project management tools, Tor hidden services, VPNs. Thornsec is not solely a technological initiative, it is also changing the culture of the organisation by increasing our understanding of network security and making us all pay more attention to the technology we take for granted every day.
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Monday, 31 October 2016
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Sunday, 30 October 2016
Remembering Prince Mikasa
|Prince Mikasa was married to Princess Yuriko for over 70 years
|The prince was posted in Nanking under a pseudonym
"Even today I constantly feel the sting of conscience over my failure to fully grasp the criminality of war," he wrote.
In a 1994 interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, the prince recalled, "I was strongly shocked when an officer told me that the best way to train new soldiers is to use a living prisoner of war as the target of bayonet practice."
After the war he devoted himself to the study of ancient Asian history and taught at such universities as Tokyo Woman's Christian University and the Tokyo University of the Arts where he was paid US$6.40 a month.
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Together with Princess Yuriko, 93, whom Prince Mikasa married in 1941, he had three sons and two daughters, but the three princes died in 2002, 2012 and 2014.
When he turned 100 last December, The Japan Times reported the prince issued a statement thanking Yuriko for her support during their over 70 years of marriage, saying, "Nothing will change just because I turn 100 years old."
Saturday, 29 October 2016
Fact of the Day: Park Your Car for HK$4.8M
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Friday, 28 October 2016
The Mesmerizing Courtney Act
Originally from Brisbane and grew up in Sydney, Shane Gilberto Jenek was an actor and performer, and around 2000 started dressing up in drag for fun and then realized he loved it so much.
|Courtney singing her heart out
|She clearly enjoyed playing with the men!
I asked if she felt like a role model, she said it helped many people feel it was OK to do what they wanted to do, or that it was OK to be attracted to men or women regardless of your sexual orientation.
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Two Throw their Hats into Chief Executive Race
|Woo Kwok-hing talked to the media today about running for chief executive
|Woo criticized CY Leung for dividing Hong Kong society
|Regina Ip confirmed she would run for CE too
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Wednesday, 26 October 2016
The Paralysis in Legco Continues
|Shielded by pan-democrats, Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung enter Legco
There was more drama at the Legislative Council this morning. It's so strange how things can change so much within two years.To start, surrounding Legco were thousands of protestors, pro-Beijing ones who denounced Youngspiration localist lawmakers Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching for saying their oaths wrong two weeks ago.
|Pro-Beijing protesters demand Leung and Yau resign
|Andrew Leung abruptly adjourned the meeting again this week
|How long do we have to wait for this pair to be sworn in?
But they all called for Andrew Leung to step down, claiming he was incompetent as Legco President, and besides, his paperwork seems dodgy too.
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Truly Minimalist Living
|Can you imagine living in a space slightly larger than this parking spot?
|Swire has units at Wing Fung Street that are 142 sq ft
|At least there are lots of restaurants downstairs to choose from
Monday, 24 October 2016
Two More MTR Stops
|Passengers crowded into the new stations to check them out
|A map on the train showing the new MTR stops
|Some people were really, really excited to be on the first train
Sunday, 23 October 2016
Too Much Cash to Stash
|Imagine hiding US$31 million worth of cash in your home... where to put it?
|Wei Pengyuan received bribes while working at the NDRC
|He put the cash in suitcases, bags and boxes under his bed
If Wei's stash had all been in 100 yuan notes, it would have been over 2 million bills! That is so much cash taken out of circulation... wonder if the hoarding of so much cash by corrupt officials has contributed to China's economic slowdown...
Saturday, 22 October 2016
Fact of the Day: 61 Million Left-Behind Children
|There are 61 million left-behind children like these ones in China
|Many are raised by grandparents or relatives in hometowns
|They only have access to basic education which isn't enough
Friday, 21 October 2016
Typhoon Haima Shuts Down HK
|No traffic on the roads in Kennedy Town this morning
|Many had the day off work today with the T8 signal
|This tree in the foreground had fallen after lunch!
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Fact of the Day: Microflats Getting Even Smaller
|Can you live in a tiny space like this day after day, year after year?
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Legco's Outrageous Circus
|Paul Tse (centre) instigated the pro-establishment walkout of Legco
So everyone expected to watch how the young politicians would recite the oath this time.
|Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching must wait another week
|It's lonely at the top for Legco President Andrew Leung
Meanwhile the judicial review filed last night with the High Court to look at Andrew Leung's decision to allow the Youngspiration lawmakers to retake their oaths was revealed to be lodged by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and Secretary for Security Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung.
Seems like CY doesn't mind his popularity sinking even lower...
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Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Gov't Seeks to Stop Democratically Elected Lawmakers
|Sixtus Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching are in court this evening
Right now a High Court judge is deciding whether to stop two lawmakers from taking their oaths again tomorrow after the Hong Kong government filed a last-minute court order.
|Andrew Leung is also named as a co-defendant in the case
|The court decides if the lawmakers should retake the oath
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Monday, 17 October 2016
Picture of the Day: Typhoon 3 Evening
|The Star Ferry approaching Tsim Sha Tsui against a curtain of showers
|Hardly anyone on the boat this evening!
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Hardly Helping the Poor
|A "coffin-sized" home is the situation for many living below the poverty line
|Leung's pledge to fight poverty has had no effective results
|One in three elderly live in poverty in Hong Kong
"A coffin-sized home already costs them some HK$1,000. How could they live with the rest of the money?"
Saturday, 15 October 2016
Beijing Reveals Liaison Office's Flaws
|Beijing found some issues with how the liaison office here is run
|Zhang Xiaoming is the current director of the liaison office
|Wang Guangya acknowledged mistakes and vowed to reform
Friday, 14 October 2016
Clearing the Issue on Windows
|The Philippine consulate wants to ban domestic helpers from cleaning windows
Either the bosses are not giving advice on how to clean the windows safely, or they are expecting every inch of the windows to be clean, which in some cases is absolutely impossible without falling out.
I periodically clean the windows of my flat, but there are some areas I cannot reach at all and just have to leave them as is. Nothing's perfect.
|Cleaning windows outside is dangerous at any height
Despite complaints from the Philippine government through the consulate here, the Hong Kong government up to now has done nothing about it.
It was only when the consulate announced earlier this week that a new contractual clause with Filippino domestic helpers state that cleaning the outside of windows was no longer part of their duties did the Hong Kong government freak out and ask for time to figure out how to solve the matter.
So the fact that several domestic helpers have died because they fell out of windows while working in Hong Kong was not enough of an impetus for the government to look into the matter and perhaps discuss the issue with the Philippine consulate?
It seems civil servants also expect super clean windows even though the view outside is basically smog anyway.
The ban was supposed to take effect on Sunday, but after the Hong Kong government pleaded for time, did the consulate postpone the ban until November 14.
|Matthew Cheung needs more time to sort out the issue?
What's there to sort out? This is a matter of safety; everyone will have to just deal with either cleaning the exterior of windows themselves, figure out a procedure and tools to clean them safely, or leave them as is.
By the same token the Philippine government should have discussed the issue with the Hong Kong authorities before instituting the ban.
By the same token the Philippine government should have discussed the issue with the Hong Kong authorities before instituting the ban.
In Singapore, domestic helpers there haven't had to clean the exterior of windows since 2012, unless the employer is present to supervise the work and a grille is installed and locked at all times during the process.
If and when this contractual clause comes into effect, it could also lead to other countries to have similar clauses in their domestic helpers' contracts, like Indonesia.
As many of these domestic helpers are the main bread winners back home, making their work more safe would be a win-win for everyone. And anyways, haven't we already developed self-cleaning window technology?
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Tennis Star Serves Hong Kong Elderly
|Johanna Konta (right) serving a meal to a senior at Food Angel's canteen
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Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., (left) and Jack Reed, D-R.I., hear testimony on operations against ISIS from Gen. Lloyd Austin.i Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., (left) and Jack Reed, D-R.I., hear testimony on operations against ISIS from Gen. Lloyd Austin. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP NPR has new details on what investigators are discovering about Pentagon analysis of the battle against ISIS in Iraq. The Pentagon is looking at whether senior military officials at U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, pressured intelligence analysts into painting [lees verder]
A Former CIA Official Apologizes to 'Every American' For Iraq Intelligence Failures
An intelligence assessment drafted by the CIA months prior to the March 2003 US invasion of Iraq asserting that Saddam Hussein harbored an active weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) cache has been thoroughly debunked time and again. But even after the deaths of more than 4,000 US soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, CIA officials have never publicly taken responsibility for getting the pre-war intelligence so wrong. Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell, however, now owns up to [lees verder]
Military Analyst Again Raises Red Flags on Progress in Iraq
WASHINGTON — As the war in Iraq deteriorated, a senior American intelligence analyst went public in 2005 and criticized President George W. Bush's administration for pushing "amateurish and unrealistic" plans for the invasion two years before. Now that same man, Gregory Hooker, is at the center of an insurrection of United States Central Command intelligence analysts over America's latest war in Iraq, and whether Congress, policy makers and the public are being given too rosy a picture of the situation. [lees verder]
Inquiry Weighs Whether ISIS Analysis Was Distorted
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating allegations that military officials have skewed intelligence assessments about the United States-led campaign in Iraq against the Islamic State to provide a more optimistic account of progress, according to several officials familiar with the inquiry. The investigation began after at least one civilian Defense Intelligence Agency analyst told the authorities that he had evidence that officials at United States Central Command — the military headquarters overseeing the American bombing campaign and other [lees verder]
Pentagon report predicted West's support for Islamist rebels would create ISIS
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Point by Point Analysis of Declassified DIA Docs re Western-Backed Syrian Insurgency
Here, I wrote that these documents "may" say the US/West wanted/want a Salafist Principality in Eastern Syria, because the declassified docs 1) say "Salafist, Muslim Brotherhood, and AQI are the major forces driving the insurgency in Syria"; 2) in the next sentence, the doc defines the "The West, Gulf Countries, and Turkey" as the countries that "support the opposition"; 3) they later say the "opposition forces are trying to control the Eastern areas", where Syria borders Iraq, and, specifically of [lees verder]
DIA Docs: West Wants a "Salafist Principality in Eastern Syria"?
Newly-declassified US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) documents from 2012: In Syria: THE SALAFIST [sic], THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, AND AQI ARE THE MAJOR FORCES DRIVING THE INSURGENCY IN SYRIA. AQI [Al Qaeda in Iraq, which became ISIS: "ISIS, once called AQI"] SUPPORTED THE SYRIAN OPPOSITION FROM THE BEGINNING, BOTH IDEOLOGICALLY AND THROUGH THE MEDIA… …OPPOSITION FORCES ARE TRYING TO CONTROL THE EASTERN AREAS (HASAKA AND DER ZOR), ADJACENT TO THE WESTERN IRAQI PROVINCES (MOSUL AND ANBAR), IN ADDITION TO NEIGHBORING TURKISH [lees verder]
DIA sending hundreds more spies overseas
The Pentagon will send hundreds of additional spies overseas as part of an ambitious plan to assemble an espionage network that rivals the CIA in size, U.S. officials said. The project is aimed at transforming the Defense Intelligence Agency, which has been dominated for the past decade by the demands of two wars, into a spy service focused on emerging threats and more closely aligned with the CIA and elite military commando units. When the expansion is complete, the DIA [lees verder]
Pentagon reportedly planning to double size of its worldwide spy network
More than 1,600 new Defense Department agents will collect intelligence and report findings to CIA, said to be overstretched The news is likely to heighten concerns about the accountability of the US military amid concerns about the CIA's drone programme. Photograph: US navy/Reuters The US military plans to send hundreds more spies overseas as part of an ambitious plan that will more than double the size of its espionage network, it was reported Sunday. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the [lees verder]
Pentagon increasing spy presence overseas
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is beefing up its spy service to send several hundred undercover intelligence officers to overseas hot spots to steal secrets on national security threats after a decade of focusing chiefly on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The move comes amid concerns that the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon's spy service, needs to expand operations beyond the war zones and to work more closely with the CIA, according to a senior Defense official who spoke on [lees verder]


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And So It Begins
Alternate titles:
a. It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
b. Kill me now.
c. If it was 75 and sunny at your house today, do NOT tell me.
d. There is no spoon.
Feel free to suggest your own.
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We turned the AC back on today. Wanna trade places?ReplyDelete
Well at Least We Made it to NovemberReplyDelete
Good Thing it's Pretty
Why I Drink During the Day
It's the Least Wonderful Time of the Year
No one Sits Here AnymoreReplyDelete
Zero Occupancy - See You Next Spring
Okay, I'm kind of bad at this. We left the outdoor toys out back-haven't put them in the garage yet because we're lazy. They look so sad out there all cold and snowy. EW.
Sub-titles are SO funny! It is looking like Christmas thats for sure!ReplyDelete
I vote for "Kill me now."ReplyDelete
How about....ReplyDelete
I always wanted to be an Eskimo when I grew up...
That's all I got. Sending warm thoughts your way, bbff,
(blog best friend forever). Sue :)
You should hang a sign on your door that say "will return in the spring"ReplyDelete
I loved C but my vote is for B, Kill me know. So funny!
I laughed out loud at "there is no spoon." Does that mean you should be able to stop snowflakes like Neo stops bullets? Cuz that'd be cool.ReplyDelete
Aren't you a former San Diegan? I'm so, so sorry. When we moved to GA from there, everyone asked why anyone would ever move FROM San Diego. There's no good answer.
OK so I'm dense - the part about the spoon lost me.ReplyDelete
So sorry you don't have Chick-fil-A; they have THE BEST chicken noodle soup. But since you don't have a spoon. . . . .
Maybe you can run by Starbucks instead. Oh yeah, that's right. That's gone too.
Tell me again WHY you live way up there?
And I think you're first title should have been "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Easter."
I'd go with b - Kill Me Now. :)ReplyDelete
My youngest was so excited to see the snow that she ate it right off her shoe along with a little dirt.


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Foreign affairs
Paris, July 8, 2009
Q. - (…) You have asked for Clotilde Reiss's release, the Head of State has demanded it too. "The accusations of spying are fanciful" Nicolas Sarkozy even said yesterday. What's Tehran's response today?
THE MINISTER - I had a long discussion with the Foreign Minister yesterday. It's always the same question: what was she doing in that demonstration? But she wasn't in that demonstration. Everyone could see the demonstration. She took photos, yes, on her mobile, just as hundreds of thousands of people were taking photos, and moreover, putting them on the Internet. (…)
Q. - Do you consider her today a political hostage, as the IFRI [Institut français de Recherche en Iran] Director is saying this morning?
THE MINISTER - You will understand my remaining discreet. What I want is for her to get out. It's what I am trying very hard to achieve, really, every day, stubbornly. I want Clotilde to get out and rejoin her family, since you remember that she was at Tehran airport when she was arrested. She was being made to go through a lot of bureaucratic hassle; otherwise she would have left the country a fortnight ago.
Q. - There have already been precedents with Britain. Is this the sign of a particular tension with the Western countries?
THE MINISTER - Without any doubt - that's the least one can say. But in fact, the tension is coming above all from the clashes and conflicts between Iranians and the protests, as you've seen, even inside the regime and at the highest level.
Q. - Yesterday the Head of State asked for the top military classification to be removed from documents in the case of the Tiberine monks in Algeria [murdered in 1996]. He had, we remember, gone over there during the election campaign. This morning some people are saying that the affair was deliberately buried. Can that precisely have implications, consequences for our relations with Algeria today?
THE MINISTER - I don't believe so, I hope not. Nicolas Sarkozy has asked for full light to be shed on the event, i.e. that the investigation follow its course. If a request to lift the secret classification comes through the normal official channels, as the Head of State said, the classification will be lifted.
In fact people have for a long time been talking about this grim event, the murder of those seven admirable monks. This time, we're going to talk about it until we get to the bottom of it.
Q. - Since Sunday a humanitarian mission [a team of French surgeons] (…) has been stuck at the gates of the Gaza Strip. (…) Are you going to summon, perhaps, the Israeli Ambassador in France to try and get a clearer picture of what this is about?
THE MINISTER - That's pointless, as you very well know. The problem has to be settled politically. It isn't the first to get stuck, and then they let someone else through: it's like that the whole time.
What's necessary is for the Gaza problem to be settled through the establishment of a Palestinian State, through the (…) dogged effort to build a Palestinian State: this is France's policy.
As you know, there have been a lot of efforts to get [medical help] into Gaza, even during the war. There was a French field hospital which couldn't get onto Gaza territory, and many others such as the Qatar hospital team… that's how it is. For the time being, things are moving slowly - during Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's recent visit to Paris, we got the feeling from his conversation with President Sarkozy that things were moving slowly - the US position is very important. There has to be a return to politics, a halt to the settlements and the establishment of a Palestinian State, and then all the surgeons in the world will be able to get through.
Q. - The Middle East, precisely, a topical issue. There was what was nevertheless a very important Franco-Egyptian initiative early in the year, which moreover led to a ceasefire in Gaza. What's the situation vis-à-vis this peace initiative? There's talk of a peace conference in Moscow at the end of the year and I know you are going to Lebanon and Syria at the end of the week; are things moving?
THE MINISTER - Yes, things are moving. People who haven't been talking to each other, and hadn't been for years, are meeting and talking! There's talk of a visit to Syria by the King of Saudi Arabia. Also some while ago, there were contacts between Iraq and Syria in particular. Our ongoing discussions with the Egyptians sometimes bear fruit. For the moment, things are hamstrung, there hasn't been much progress following the discussions between the Palestinians themselves. Last week it was hinted to us that things could progress, there was talk of participation not apparently by a government, but at least between Hamas and the PLO. We are heading in this direction and one can talk of the spark of hope Lebanon offers. The government is being formed, I am going to talk to our Lebanese friends, everyone, I'll also be meeting Hezbollah. In Syria, I believe that France's policy is significant, I think the fact that Syria is starting to open up is a welcome development and I congratulate the protagonists.
Q. - Last question, it concerns China and the current disturbances in Xijiang province. Hu Jintao was scheduled to take part in the G8 summit in Aquila, he has had to turn round and take the plane back to Beijing. What do you think about these disturbances? Is the international community entitled to have its say on these inter-ethnic clashes? Are we in a way experiencing a second Tibet?
THE MINISTER - The international community can express its shock; it is condemning the violence; it has a contribution to make certainly, but not a wish to interfere - and yet used by me the word is extremely positive. It's a Chinese province, but one which the Uighurs have always considered theirs. I hope the clashes will cease. They are intra-community clashes. The police are trying to stop things, I hope, but these are almost traditional clashes. You know the Uighurs are Muslims, actually rather liberal Muslims and in no way sectarian. Yet the Chinese consider that a number of terrorists or terrorist activities are fomented in that region populated by Uighurs. The situation has to calm down. China is a big country and when there are clashes of this kind, there are a lot of injured people and deaths./.


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Denver Democrat Ken Gordon, the underdog's champion
Three or four weeks ago, I called former Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon to ask if he really planned to run for secretary of state, an exercise that led to a lengthy conversation about money in politics — he abhorred it — and how much journalism has changed since he served in the state legislature.
No, he said, he likely wasn't going to run for secretary of state and probably would make that clear by the next campaign-finance filing in January. I told him I still remembered his awarding-winning shark ad the first time he ran for secretary of state.
The Denver Democrat died Sunday of an apparent heart attack. He was only 63 and his death stunned his family and friends. Republicans were effusive in their praise, as were his fellow Democrats. They called him a statesman and recalled his passion for the underdog.
I've got a zillion memories of Ken, whom I first met in 2000 when I was assigned to cover the Colorado General Assembly. Here are just a few of them:


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If you want to attract and keep developers, don't emphasize ping-pong tables, lounges, fire pits and chocolate fountains. Give them private offices or let them work from home, because uninterrupted time to concentrate is the most important and scarcest commodity.
That's the view of Joel Spolsky, CEO of Stack Overflow, a popular Q&A site for programmers, who spoke this morning at the GeekWire Summit in Seattle.
"Facebook's campus in Silicon Valley is an 8-acre open room, and Facebook was very pleased with itself for building what it thought was this amazing place for developers," Spolsky said in an interview with GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. "But developers don't want to overhear conversations. That's ideal for a trading floor, but developers need to concentrate, to go to a chatroom and ask questions and get the answers later. Facebook is paying 40-50 percent more than other places, which is usually a sign developers don't want to work there."
Spolsky, who in 2011 created project-management software Trello, said the "Joel Test" that he created 16 years ago is still a valid way for developers to evaluate prospective employers. It's a list of 12 yes-no questions, with one point given for every "yes" answer.
"The truth is that most software organizations are running with a score of 2 or 3, and they need serious help, because companies like Microsoft run at 12 full-time," Spolsky said when he created the test. He said that remains true today.
"Microsoft figured out a way to create software with a high degree of sanity," he said. "It's surprising that hasn't spread." Among other tips, he suggested that a company wanting to empower devs appoint a leader who's a developer herself.
Speaking of diversity, Spolsky said he'd like to replace the default StackOverflow avatar with a random image — a woman or a person of color, for example. Meanwhile, "I'd like to encourage people there to self-identify so they can be role models for others," he said.
The move to the cloud has made life "insanely different" for developers, Spolsky noted. Languages tend to be much higher-level than in the past, restricting access to low-level functions or even keeping devs ignorant of what's happening under the covers.
According to StackOverflow surveys, favorite programming tools currently include Rust, Swift and F#, while those "most dreaded" include Visual Basic, WordPress and Matlab. But Spolsky played down those surveys, saying programmers have "a desire to use the latest, cool new thing" and tend to move on from programming quickly, so that their ranks are filled by "new kids showing up with newfangled things they just invented, usually reinventing the wheel."


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Ciabatta literally means Slipper bread, I will admit to using a bread mix for this recipe, but will make it all from scratch soon.
500gm of Ciabatta bread mix into the bread maker with 300ml of water and a table spoon of olive oil.
You will need to check for the setting on your machine, but you want the machine to make the dough and prove it. Remove it from the machine and knock the dough back, stretch the dough out and place either on a tray or in a dish, like this;
Then push olives and sun dried tomato into the dough.
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Listen to His Voice as He speaks to us in our hearts!
Many people, particularly those old enough to remember Church times before 1950, talk of a lack nowadays in Spirituality and that level of awesomeness one experiences, for example, when entering a large Cathedral. If I were to visit St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, I'd probably feel the same way, and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City (where I've attended Mass many times before I moved to Florida in 1984) also evoked this sense of awe. But it is not size or beautiful glass windows that evoke this joyful feeling, because I felt it just the other day, when I sat in my Parish Church, for 20 minutes waiting for Mass to begin.
Jesus is present in the Tabernacle... and so often we forget that. We come into church, talking with our friends. We march up the aisle to find a seat... without remembering He's there, and He was anticipating our arrival. We know that Jesus loves us deeply, but because we cannot see Him in His humanity, we neglect to remember that He is present, particularly in Church, our Church and in all the Catholic Churches around the world. In the Tabernacle He is present in His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, but not in His humanity. So we cannot see Him, but we see Him with the eyes of our soul! In faith!
Spirituality and Awe... that feeling, that sensation, if you will, was often evoked by old quiet churches, made with lots of carved wood, and it had that certain smell... old wood paste wax and that smell of holiness (probably with a vague odor of sweat and tears) - somehow I do not get this sensation when I enter a modern church with lots of benches, bare walls and an altar that looks more like a butcher-block table than anything else. There's a certain ambiance missing... but Jesus is present there, too. Take, for example, the chapel of the Trappist monks at Gethsemane Abbey in Kentucky. I once spent a couple of days on retreat there. It happened to be in the middle of the winter. All I remember is a very stark building, high-roofed, largely stone with steel pillars (looked like I-beams)... and except for the monk's benches along the side, there was nothing "warm" about that space... and yet I strongly felt the Presence of God.
Churches in Europe, at least the ones I recall from past visits, also meant a lot. I spent about a half year in Mannheim, where I remember a noteworthy church, the Jesuit church (abt. 1760), the interior of which is lavishly decorated with marble and painting in a Baroque setting. I heard it has been renovated. I dread to see what it looks like now. Many of the old-time churches have been renovated into modern churches, and you may ask why? All these ornate decorations distract our attention from the Holy Eucharist. It's true, it is a distraction, but I feel that these old beautiful interiors served many thousands of people in the 18th, 19th Centuries, and in the first half of the 20th Century as well. No, it is not the fault of the church buildings and interiors that people don't go to church as they should... these interiors are quiet monuments to the grandeur of Our Lord and were lovingly created by those wishing to adore Him!
So here I sat, 20 minutes, maybe more, looking at the Tabernacle. I was totally alone with Jesus, and the visit was good. Then someone got up and said something to someone else, and my concentration was broken. The end of my morning's private prayer; soon Holy Mass began.
"Deep within his conscience man discovers a law which he has not laid upon himself but which he must obey. Its voice, ever calling him to love and to do what is good and to avoid evil, sounds in his heart at the right moment. . . . For man has in his heart a law inscribed by God. . . . His conscience is man's most secret core and his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths." (Art. 1776, CCC)
Let us often be alone with God and listen to His voice as He speaks to us in our hearts!
Peace and Good,
Fred S. Schaeffer, OFS
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Cisco's Unified Computing Systems (UCS) is barely a month old and already it has caused major shockwaves in the IT tech industry -- without even so much as an actual deployment.
Whether the platform truly is revolutionary remains to be seen, but judging by reaction among other top-tier vendors, it certainly has the potential to ruffle quite a few feathers.
Take IBM, for example. Fresh off the UCS announcement last month, Big Blue strengthened its partnership with Brocade to begin distributing that company's switching and routing technology with IBM server and storage products. Now, the company is said to be close to lining up an OEM deal with Juniper, a move that could bring Juniper's massive new EX8216 "cloud switch" into the IBM fold where it could better compete with the Nexus 7000 switch that is a core component of the UCS platform.
Then there is HP, which recently signed a four-year partnership with Microsoft aimed at Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) services to be built around the Office Communications Server (OCS), Exchange and SharePoint platforms, with HP's ProCurve portfolio as the underlying fabric. How does this relate to unified computing? Well, like in Dune, you have to see the "plans within plans." As Gartner points out, linking ProCurve with OCS gives it a way into the VoIP space and will force Cisco to put more resources toward its service channel in order to foster greater VoIP/cloud collaboration.
Cisco is almost certainly up to that task, but there is no question that it will have to scramble a bit to keep its overall integration house in order. For the past decade or more, Cisco's top integration partners were HP and IBM, but the introduction of the 5100 blade server as part of the UCS platform seems to have cooled those relationships a bit. Here's hoping that EMC, VMware, Oracle and the various other Cisco partners can pick up the slack.
In the meantime, there is the strong possibility that Cisco might not have the unified computing model all to itself for much longer. Enabling technologies like Netronome's new NFP-32xx network flow processor promise to combine high-performance networking and security processing on general-purpose chips like the Intel IA. The device provides up to 40 multi-threaded programmable cores running at 1.4 GHz to deliver 20 Gbps of L2 to L7 deep packet processing. That gives it the ability to handle more than 56 billion instructions per second, all within a power window of 35 watts. And because the device uses software-defined virtual I/O, it can be used to replace dedicated FCoE, iSCSI, TOE and other devices with a more flexible architecture than can be quickly adapted to changing environments.
It seems that every decade or so, the firmament of the IT industry shifts along its fault lines. At the moment, we seem to be witnessing the minor tremors that sometimes, but not always, presage a major quake. What would it take for this to turn into "the big one?" Simple. The UCS platform has to be a big hit, and then we'll all have to hang on tight while the rest of the industry scrambles to reposition itself.


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If you plan on knitting up the free infinity scarf pattern coming soon this is a step you'll need to take before you can start knitting. I know I said I would post the pattern this week, but my life is full of boxes and packing as I'm getting ready for a big move and thus everything else is on hold. I really can't wait to share it with you, so hang in there. Has your yarn arrived yet? Let's get you started!
First you'll want to unwind the hank and remove the label (if you are turning several hanks into balls keep at least one label for each kind of yarn, that way if you have yarn left over you'll always know what it is).
Using the loop or hole where the label was, pull the hank apart so that it looks like one giant circle.
Now were ready to turn the hank into a ball. There are multiple ways of doing this and even fancy ball winders that you can buy to make the work easier. However, for the purpose of first time knitters and those who don't want to splurge on all the bells and whistles there are more affordable options. I like to lay the yarn beside me on the couch or on a bed and wind the ball that way. This method does require a bit a patience but it is the most cost effective, allows you to sit, and doesn't require an extra set of hands.
With your hank laid out in a circle on a flat surface, select one loose end (either will do) and begin by wrapping the yarn around your fingers. Be careful not to wrap it too tightly, we don't want anyone cutting off the blood flow to their precious finger tips or stretching out the yarn. Once you have a a bit of yarn built up on your fingers, you can remove it and start to wind the yarn around its middle.
Work slowly, pausing every now and then to reshape your circle. Keeping your hank circle tidy will help avoid any unwanted tangles. If you do experience a tangle in your yarn, stop immediately and untangle it. If you don't it will only get worse.
- A SPARE SET OF HANDS - have someone wrap the hank around their hands, holding it in place with their thumbs, while you wind the ball
- USE TWO CHAIRS - face the chairs back to back a small distance apart and wrap the hank around them, the chairs hold the hank while you wind the ball (this may require you to stand)
- BUY A YARN SWIFT & A BALL WINDER - swifts expand to the size of your hank, clip to a desk or table and a ball winder lets you wind with ease with the turn of a crank (these two will set you back about $70 or more)


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What is included?
Quantity: 1 x Nutty Muesli of 200gm
Shelf Life: one month from date of manufacture *Avoid in case of nut allergy*
BeatO Nutty Muesli
₹ 250
MRP (Incl. of all taxes) ₹ 250
Product Description:
BeatO Nutty Muesli is a perfect mix of roasted almonds, toasted oats, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds and a dash of honey. A high fibre and low sugar cereal mix, BeatO Nutty Muesli is the ideal snack for every diabetic. So enjoy an energy packed day when you start it with BeatO's Nutty cracked Muesli and stay in control of your diabetes throughout the day. The BeatO Nutty Muesli is very filling and rich in high levels of unsaturated fats which contribute to your good cholesterol.
- Nutritionist approved
- Helps regulate sugar levels
- Have low glycemic index
- High fibre content helps you feel fuller
- Gluten free for healthy snacking
What is included?
Add a twist to your regular oats with BeatO Nutty Muesli.
You could also explore the following chef tips:
• Add dried banana chips and allspice or cinnamon; stir to combine.
•Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
•Serve with milk.
• Chef Tip :
- Add cold milk along with a slice of apple or pear.
- Sprinkle on yogurt for a healthy dessert."
Specification Enjoy your BeatO Nutty Muesli with the goodness of roasted almonds and chia seeds.
Ingredients – per 100 gm
- toasted oats – 50%
- roasted almonds – 10%
- flax seeds – 15%
- sunflower seeds – 10%
- chia seeds – 10%
- organic honey – 5%
- Calorie: 170gm
- Carbs: 30gm
- Protein: 8gm
How are nuts beneficial for diabetics?
Combining the qualities of seeds and fruits, nuts are high in fibre and protein. As part of a healthy diet, they have been linked to reduced risk various health problems, and more specifically type 2 diabetes in both men and women. BeatO Nutty Muesli is a combination of all essential nuts and ingredients in just the right quantity for diabetics.
What is the best way to eat?
Either mix with cold milk and add 2 slices of apple or sprinkle on top of yogurt to make a healthy dessert
Is it gluten-free?
Nutty Muesli is naturally gluten-free. However, BeatO processes the oats especially to remove any gluten containing grains if introduced during storage.
What is the expiry date?
BeatO Nutty Muesli remains fresh for 30 days from the date of manufacture. However, once opened it is better to consume within 7 days.
How should I store BeatO Nutty Muesli?
Keep the Muesli in a cool, dry place away from moisture.
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Country: Scotland
Ownership: Highland Council
Type: Municipal
Usage: Leisure
Contact name: Duncan Brown, Marine Superintendent
Address: Harbours HQ, Lochinver, IV27 4LE
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The Hazelnut is covered with catkins. Scores of ground bees and the fragrance of Lemon Thyme surround me as I trim off dead stalks.
While pulling ivy I observe my nemesis, Lesser Celandine, which has a special gift for proliferating using not one way of propagating but three: bulb, root and seed, helped, too, by the unfortunate ignorance of neighbors who think it's a pretty yellow flower or a buttercup. It's not. It's an invasive species. I try to get ahead of it by digging it out before it flowers.
The 'shoulds' are set aside: I'm having a happy childhood to the accompaniment of spring birdsong and my neighbors talking and laughing on their porch.
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Handcycles, commonly known as handbikes, are cycles powered by arms rather than legs, which makes them a perfect choice for people with spinal cord injuries or lower limb amputations. Most commonly handbikes are tricycles with two rear wheels used for stability and one wheel in the front that has dual function: steering and drive wheel. One exception to this rule is an off-road handcycle, which has two front wheels and one in the rear. The handcycles we offer meet the above-mentioned characteristics but they are hardly off-the shelf product. Sport-On Handcycles are designed, created, and tested by Jaroslaw Rola, a Polish paraolympian, who pours his heart and soul into them. The three cycles we offer are: racing handcycle Skorpion, cross-country handcycle XCR, and off-road handcycle Explorer III. They all come in a standard version, but also can be customized to accommodate different levels of functionality. The design is innovative and flexible, which allows for tailoring the handbike to individual needs.
The FAT Explorer looks very much like Explorer III, but there is more to this bike than meets the eye. This fat-tire handcycle was designed for riding on soft terrain such as sand or snow. A few modifications had to be made to accommodate the bigger tires. This handcycle is truly one of a kind.View Product
Explorer III Off-Road Handcycle is truly one of a kind. It is constructed to ride in the toughest of places and it provides opportunities to conquer paths that were inaccessible until now. It was designed, manufactured, and tested in extreme conditions by a Para Olympian, who had a dream of seeing the world from mountaintops.View Product
The XCR Cross Country Handcycle is the most universal cycle we offer. It performs well in different terrains ranging from dirt roads, through mud, to forest trails. By changing tires the off-road handbike becomes perfect for riding on pavement and participating in marathons and competitions.View Product
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Ecommerce has been one of the most competitive industries on the online space ever since its inception. Indian Ecommerce giant Flipkart just acquired Jabong for $70 million which is on the low side considering it was worth around $508 million in December 2013. Flipkart's recent acquisition of Jabong further hints at the increasing competition in the Indian Ecommerce market.
Flipkart owned Myntra had been doing pretty well until Amazon tightened their hold on the online fashion segment this year. This can be touted as the main reason behind this sudden move by Flipkart despite having their own fashion specific portal. With the new member in their family, Flipkart gains a huge loyal customer base from Jabong along with user data that can go a long way. The deal was done through their fashion portal Myntra, but Jabong will continue to operate as a separate brand after the deal.
The tightening competition
This recent merger is a sure sign of the increasing competition in the Ecommerce industry. With Amazon planning to invest 5 billion dollars in their operations in India soon, Flipkart was expecting serious competition. Unlike Amazon, Flipkart cannot pour billions of dollars into the market to capture more customers. They still have to depend on investors for the money which is a big disadvantage in a market like Ecommerce. Flipkart has been having a hard time raising funds since last year, as investors slashed their values with profitability in focus. Flipkart saw its value go down by 30% during the last 6 months which again calls for a bold move to recover the lost dominance. With a mighty competitor like Amazon to take on, it was wise of Flipkart to gulp a smaller fish like Jabong to increase their market share. This will also help them stand united against Amazon rather than compete with all of them together and burn out.
Flipkart and Myntra together hold 60 % of market share in the Indian fashion segment. With the addition of Jabong, they get a huge boost to their market share, access to a large customer base, bigger team, and better territorial reach. We might hear about more acquisitions very soon as this seems just like the beginning of a big industry war to come.
How data fuels the competition in Ecommerce
Targeting the customers with the right deal at right time has always been the secret recipe of Ecommerce successes. With their years of operation, the Ecommerce giants like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal, Myntra and Jabong have access to massive amounts of shoppers' data. This data is effectively being used for the right targeting that creates higher profits. Most of this data is internal and derived from the customers' order history which could reveal a lot about them like gender, age, location, preferred brands and much more. Customers actually benefit from right targeting as they get deals relevant to them right into their inbox from time to time without having to take any extra efforts of finding them.
Apart from this, the major players in the Ecommerce industry are using web scraping to aggregate data for market intelligence and competitor analysis. Big data, is in a way shaping the Ecommerce industry and helping it stay competitive.
What the merger means for the Ecommerce market
We believe the Flipkart-Jabong merger will only help in increasing the competition between the big players. Fashion being the most profitable of all segments in Ecommerce, we can also expect more companies entering this niche soon with the hopes of grabbing a share of this market.
This deal can also be considered as a beginning of growth in online fashion space which is expecting more companies competing for the customer's wallet. Some of the new vertical players in the industry are Voonik, Limeroad, Abof by Aditya Birla group and Cliq by Tata group. With the tightening competition among these Ecommerce portals, customers can definitely expect great discounts and a wider variety of products to choose from online, since price war seems to be the only competitive strategy so far.
Stay tuned for our next article on how PokemonGo turned out to be a viral hit.
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Beauty Couture started from a business in Rowland Heights, California in 2014. We launched our website iBeautyCouture.com in the U.S. in 2016.
18414 Colima Rd. Ste. S
Rowland Heights, C.A. 91748
Call: (626) 810-0089
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Weekends: 12:00pm-8:30pm (PST)
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PaintFest Budgets
We provide customized budget quotes for each PaintFest. Factors such as the number of painters, the number of paintings/Paint Stations and the location of the event impact the budget level. Click here to contact us about your upcoming event.
PaintFest Kits and Patient Packs are also available as a way for people around the world to facilitate their own PaintFests. Click here for more information about PaintFest Kits.
PaintFests are special events designed to create and donate art to hospitals. The budget amount is tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
The Foundation for Hospital Art is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.


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ZBA Guide - An overview of the hearing process.
Hearing Application - This a general application that is submitted with one of the applications below.
Application for a Variance - This is a request to make an exception to the Zoning Bylaw
Application for a Special Permit - This a request to grant a special permit for one of the special permit uses in the Zoning Bylaw.
Application for the expansion of a pre-existing non-conforming use or structure - This is a request for the expansion of a use or structure that is "grandfathered".
Application for the Appeal of the Decision of an Administrative Officer - This for the appeal of an administrative decision. Often it concerns an appeal of the decision of the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
The application fee for the above is $200.00 payable to Town of Ashby.
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LED Light Bars
Mounting Brackets For LED Light Bars (2 pack)
Mounting Brackets For LED Light Bars (2 pack)
Flexi Connector For LED Light Bars (2 pack)
Flexi Connector For LED Light Bars (2 pack)
StyLED 8.5W 0.5m LED Light Bar, 450 Lumens
StyLED 8.5W 0.5m LED Light Bar, 450 Lumens
StyLED 7W 0.5m LED Light Bar, 375 Lumens
StyLED 7W 0.5m LED Light Bar, 375 Lumens
If you're looking for an easy way to give your room some stunning mood lighting, you'd be hard pressed to do better than our range of LED Light Bars from Mirrorstone Lighting.
They're perfect to use for under cabinet lighting, or other areas where the actual physical light won't be in view.
There are two options for you depending on how much light you want – our 7W 0.5m LED Light Bar 375 LM, or our 8.5W 0.5m LED Light Bar 450 Lumens.
Physically, they're both the same size at 500mm in length, but they both differ when it comes to power consumption and light output.
The 7W variant outputs 375 lumens of either warm white (3000K) or cool white (6000K) light, whilst the 8.5W bar is marginally brighter at 450 lumens. It too is available in both warm white and cool white.
Both of them emit their light at a 120o beam angle, and will last you up to 50,000 hours. Don't worry about having them near the sink or the bathroom either – IP44 rating ensures it can withstand splashes of water from any direction.
Finish Off Your Installation
You'll also find a small collection of accessories in this category that help you get even more out of your light bars.
Our Power Connector For LED Light Bars provides you with an easy to hook up your light bar to any one of our AC/DC Power Adaptors.
We also have our Flexi Connector For LED Light Bars (2 Pack) for when you want to join to separate light bars around a corner. The flexible nature of the connecting cable means it can bend at any angle, giving you incredible amounts of freedom.
If you're looking to mount your light bars onto a wall or any other flat surface, you'll need our Mounting Brackets For LED Light Bars. They come in a pack of 2, so you'll have more than enough to mount a single light bar.
Your Customer Guarantees
If for any reason you change your mind about anything you've purchased from this category, then you're welcome to return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 14 days of purchase.
All you need to do is send the item back to us in condition fit for sale with all original parts and packaging.
All items in this category are covered by a 2 year warranty courtesy of Mirrorstone Lighting.
If you'd like to speak to us for any reason, please feel free to pick up the phone and call 0116 321 4120, or to email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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A Message from Mr. Jehad Khair – Mayor of Beit Sahour
'Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth peace, good will toward men'.
Two thousand years ago, a voice filled the horizon proclaiming to the world the birth of the King of Peace, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A group of humble shepherds, gathering around the fire, received the message and carried it to the world with glorious happiness. From this very city, where the 'Good News' was first heard, the descendants of the shepherds carry on the legacy of peace.
We share today the message of peace with our forefathers – the Shepherds – and hope that the future will witness the end of suffering and injustice for our people, whereby the Palestinians will achieve their national, legitimate rights and establish their own independent state.
Our community is distinguished today by the close unity and mutual respect among its inhabitants. It has managed to emerge as a distinctive community of open-minded, educated and cultured people, for Beit Sahour is known to have the highest percentage of educated people in the Middle East.
We are a city that is proud to be divers, as we serve out community and visitors through the city's Strategic Development Plan that was established through community participation and in cooperation with Beit Sahour's local institutions.
Beit Sahour is a young city where youth are the heist percentage and they are the wind of change, the strong social pillar, and the future of the city of the Shepherds. Beit Sahour sends a message of peace through its youth, institutions, occasions and struggle for freedom.
We are more than proud to be able to serve our community and bring our city forwards into a brighter future. We are more than privileged to extend our sincere invitations to everybody to come and visit Beit Sahour, to come and be part of its cultural diversity, and live the spirit of the past, and the joy of Christmas in a city chosen by God for the birth story of Jesus Christ to take place in.
Visiting the city of the Shepherds' Field is a wonderful experience for tourists, visitors and Palestinians alike. To be in the place where the angels announced the birth of Jesus Christ to the shepherds, is an important part of any pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Beit Sahour is one of the main tourist attractions during the Easter and Christmas seasons. There are many historical and biblical sites in and around the city, which are frequently visited by pilgrims and tourists alike.
Beit Sahour is the place to be, it is the community to live in, the society to contribute it. Beit Sahour is a city that welcomes diversity; it is the city that is proud of its international relations and cooperation.
The local community of Beit Sahour is a community that works closely with international organizations in various fields and sectors. Community participation is one of the most well-known features of the city as Beit Sahour Municipality values the contribution of its locals in the city's activities, projects, events and occasions.
Beit Sahour Municipality is the leading body of the sustainable development wheel. It is the body that executes most of the big projects that target the city's different sectors through the strategic development plan that was put in cooperation between the Municipality and the local community as citizens and local organizations.
With respect
Jehad Khair
Mayor of Beit Sahour


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Community & Environment
The Children's Trust
We have supported The Children's Trust in Tadworth since 2010.
The Trust, which specialises in treating children with the most serious brain injuries and multiple disabilities, has been based in the heart of the company's supply area for more than 25 years. Before becoming an independent charity it was the country branch of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The support we provide includes sending out a lottery leaflet to our customers in their annual bills; holding staff events to raise funds; supporting fund raising events and providing the Trust with advice on water efficiency.
"We have always admired the vital work of the Trust and welcome the opportunity to provide practical and fund raising support," said Anthony Ferrar, Sutton and East Surrey Water's Managing Director.
Find out more information about The Children's Trust and ways you can support the charity at www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk
You can help too
You can also donate to The Children's Trust online via their website. A donation of just £5 a month could help cover the costs of mini trips to take the children on outings.


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Article published in the magazine Air & Cosmos on 25th November 2011 (French).More
Article published in the magazine Air & Cosmos on 25th November 2011 (French).More
ACTUATION2015 (Modular Electro Mechanical Actuators for ACARE 2020 Aircraft and Helicopters) is a collaborative research and development project coordinated by Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS, a UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY gathering 54 partners including the European key players in the aircraft industry. ACTUATION2015 aims to develop and validate a common set of standardised, modular and scalable Electro Mechanical Actuators (EMA) resources for all actuators (flight control, high lift, landing gear, door, thrust reverser) and all types of aircraft (business/regional/commercial airplanes and helicopters).
ACTUATION2015 is supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme, grant number 284915.
ACTUATION2015 is a 4,5 year integrated project comprising 54 partners representing the European stakeholders of the actuation and airframe sectors from 12 countries
To maintain Europe's role as a global leader in the field of aeronautics and to better serve society needs, the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) defined in its roadmap "VISION2020" the strategic directions for the aviation sector. Ensuring safety and security of passengers, protecting the environment, providing for efficient energy supply and maintaining and extending industrial leadership are amongst the main goals to be targeted.`
As one of the key technologies towards the realisation of these goals, Europe's aeronautic sector is focusing on the development of a new generation of planes and helicopters: the "All-Electric Aircraft". Various large initiatives such as CLEANSKY SGO have been launched under the 7th Framework Programme in recent years to get closer to this goal. ACTUATION2015 will complete this overall approach by focusing on Electro Mechanical Actuators (EMA) technologies. EMAs are mandatory in order to eliminate hydraulic circuits, pumps and reservoirs.
The objective of ACTUATION 2015 is to develop and validate a common set of standardised, modular and scalable EMA modules that address cost, reliability and weight requirements from the airframers. Compared to current single-aisle aircraft, ACTUATION 2015 will reduce the overall Life Cycle Costs of actuators by 30%, improve reliability by 30% and reduce aircraft weight by 500kg. ACTUATION 2015 will provide the European industry the technology innovation necessary to increase the competiveness in the global market.
To achieve the ambitious ACTUATION2015 objectives, a critical mass of expertise has been gathered in a wide range of skills (Component suppliers, Actuator suppliers, Actuation system suppliers, A/C manufacturers, and Certification Authorities) and, especially for standardisation, the main stakeholders in the field.
The ACTUATION2015 Consortium has been drawn up in this spirit and gathers 54 partners.