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As coincidences go, this is a good one. I'm sitting in the bar close to my office where I'm often found with colleagues, clients or friends (frequently all three) after work. I'm rattling a few notes into my iPad while waiting for a friend to arrive and chatting to the barman at the same time. I mention to him that I happen to be president of a trade association and that I'm working on a post for the launch of our new blog.
"Well if you're looking for inspiration you certainly came to the right place" he says. "You do know the first trade association in America was founded in this very bar don't you?"
Pauses for the "knock me down with a feather" moment…
And sure enough it's true. Back in 1768 twenty New York merchants got together in what is now known as Fraunces Tavern, in lower Manhattan. Together they formed the New York Chamber of Commerce to protect and promote the business interests of merchants in New York City. Erie Canal, the Atlantic cable and New York City Transit Authority are just a few of the key initiatives which sprang from the minds of New York luminaries in the group, such as J Pierpont Morgan and John Jacob Astor.
That may be the American forerunner but a huge number of these types of groups have formed since then. Trade associations, or industry trade groups as they can also be called, come to together for various reasons. Usually founded by businesses that operate in a specific industry, activities tend to include PR, advertising, education and lobbying, to name a few. But generally, the main focus is based around collaboration between companies, standardization within industries and professional business recognition of a specific trade.
Back in 2002 when the nascent search marketing sector was still wobbling around trying to find its legs, there really wasn't an organization that it could easily slot into. And so, the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) was founded to fill the gap. The intention, of course, was to do "all the above" increasing recognition of the skills involved and managing the reputation of an online marketing sector seemingly prone to giving itself a black eye!
Now, as we head towards the upcoming tenth anniversary of the association being founded, along with my colleagues on the board of directors, we can reflect on past achievements and ambitions, but my greater focus has to be on the future. Not just the future of SEMPO, or the future of search. Indeed, regardless of the disciplines we have learned individually as practitioners, it is the future of marketing itself we all need to be aware of.
For almost a decade, digital marketing seemed to be centered on search (or maybe that should be Google!). Search is such a powerful way for marketers to connect with both their existing and potential customers. But potent as it is, digital marketers are patently aware that it's not a panacea.
The way we as people consume media is changing. We have literally become transient media consumers as we move from place-to-place and skip from device to device. And the web is no longer just a huge collection of HTML pages linked together being crawled by search engines. It has become so much more. It is a network of networks of people who are constantly connected to each other, communicating, creating and sharing.
They're no longer stuck in front of keyboards and monitors in homes and offices – they're on the move. This truly is the age of connected marketing. In fact, connected marketing may be a much more realistic and descriptive term than social media.
Modern consumers are forming communities and peer-groups to pool their power, resulting in a dramatic revolution of how businesses interact with their customers. Decision makers no longer act independently of each other but are all the more connected to other consumers, to other channel members and often to brands. In turn, brands and companies are now vying for central positions inside consumer networks.
Perhaps the biggest change where search is concerned is this shift toward information-seeking on social networking sites. The knowledge possessed by your friends and people you know acts as a supplement to the web's huge amount of other, often less verifiable information. This knowledge can provide extremely qualified answers to specific queries through a process that could be defined as information-seeking via a chain of trust. Consumers are increasingly engaged with each other through collaborative research, product review and price comparison.
Much of the received wisdom in marketing circles is undergoing reconsideration. The nature of consumer and business markets is going through major change. And SEMPO will need to adjust and align with the natural progression, growth and rapidly advancing technology in the field of digital marketing.
For sure, the core concept of search is what glues the SEMPO community together. But as our membership develops a broader range of marketing skills, SEMPO needs to appeal to a wider audience.
Fortunately, I have a genuine dream-team of industry professionals sitting on the board of directors with me. Each one an expert in their given field. And each one bringing sound business acumen to the table.
I'm very confident that, with the help of this group of brilliant minds, SEMPO as an organization can capitalize on the great work done by our predecessors and move organically and successfully to a whole new level of support and service for its current and future members.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the future of marketing, SEMPO and… heck, whatever's on your mind about the industry!
Mike Grehan: President SEMPO
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I have been thinking about making some changes to my listings at Niteflirt. For one i am considering changing my member name. I have been using "i am ready" for most of the time i have been there (coming up on a year soon), but most everyone knows me as mia or knows me as the inked slut. Being "ready" confuses people and it's difficult to do a member search for my name. I am playing with a few ideas, one being "mmmMia". I would like to work "the inked slut" into it somehow but the word "slut" isn't allowed the way it's spelled, so... Anyhow, if you have any ideas for me, please feel free to drop me a message at Niteflirt or at INKEDSLUT.com.
Things have been pretty dead lately, as it always is during the end of the month, so feel free to say hi, make a special request or CALL ME... As always, i look forward to getting and being dirty for you!
Thank you to those who've commented here and those who've messaged me privately about this blog!
xxoo mia
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
i do stuff...
I know you are a pervert, and i mean that in the best possible sense. Of course you are, why else would you be reading my blog? I know a lot of people go there whole life without confessing, admitting or facing their own kink. It wasn't that many years ago when i was in the same boat. I came into my womanhood with a clear idea of the type of woman i wanted to be, and it had nothing to do with serving a man on my knees. In fact i embraced a very one dimensional view of feminism, straight down the line, thinking that women had to reject any and all forms of submission to men. Silly me forgot the part about freedom to choose your own path, freedom to explore all sides of the feminine self. When i first admitted to myself that being a sexual sub turned me on, i felt like a failure of some sort. But the more i found like minded people, the more i looked into the kinky culture the more i realized that what i like, what personally turns me on is OK. I knew my desires were not hurting anyone and that the only damaging part of it was the negativity i had associated with submission to men. So, here we are years later and i am a confident woman who liked to serve men (and women) on her knees.
So what about you? What is your kink that you keep hidden and locked up deep inside? You have found that accepting person you can confess to. Is it feet? Is it leather? Is it dressing up? Is it your own submission? Do you have a fetish? Just let me know...
xxoo mia
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College recruiting is something that seems obvious enough, but many junior tennis players and their parents don't know where to start. Our friends at NCSA Recruiting have a primer with some basic facts and numbers about the process.
(1) Tournament Play
As a tennis student athlete, you need to attend as many USTA and ITF tournaments that you can. Larger tournaments are a great place for college coaches to see you play, so that you can gain the maximum amount of exposure. However it is important to remember that you cannot just show up to these tournaments with no prior relationships and expect to be discovered. While an athlete being discovered at random does happen occasionally, most coaches attend these tournaments with a list of student athletes with whom they have had prior communication. Send an email to a coach before your tournament and let them know what time and the court number they can find you, and send your highlight video to get them interested in you before the tournament starts!
(2) Watch Your Rankings
A large part of the tennis recruiting process is rankings. College coaches use rankings in tennis to determine who they are going to recruit. As a player, even if you aren't ranked high you can still use the rankings to your advantage. Make sure to research rankings before your tennis matches, and if you beat players who are ranked higher than you, use that as leverage during your recruiting process. Let coaches know that you can play against strong competition and win; it makes you a more appealing recruit and can help earn you more scholarship interest.
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IntroductionThe primary purpose of the Veterinary Council of New Zealand (VCNZ) is to protect the public interest by ensuring that veterinarians are competent and fit to practise. The Veterinarians Act 2005 provides VCNZ with a number of mechanisms to achieve this purpose including setting minimum standards for practising as a veterinarian, setting and monitoring standards for veterinary performance and promoting and encouraging high standards of professional education and conduct.
VCNZ sets standards in consultation with the public and the veterinary profession. This Code sets out the professional conduct standards the public, the profession and VCNZ expect veterinarians to meet and to be measured against.
The work of veterinarians can take many forms. Their roles and responsibilities, whether in clinical or non clinical practice, extend beyond individual patients and clients to include, amongst other things, food safety, public health and biosecurity. The principles of this Code are intended to be broad enough to define the expectations of veterinarians in any area of veterinary practice.
The Veterinarians Act 2005 restricts the right to practise as a veterinarian in New Zealand to those who are appropriately qualified, are registered with VCNZ and hold a current practising certificate. The rights conferred by veterinary registration go hand in hand with legal and professional responsibilities and are placed at risk if these obligations are ignored or flouted.
Veterinarians must comply with all of the requirements in this Code irrespective of whether they are charging fees for the services provided, i.e. if veterinary services are provided pro bono, this does not waive the veterinarian's obligations.
Structure of the CodeThe Code has been structured around seven fundamental principles that form the basis of the professional behaviour expected of veterinarians. These principles are:
More detail on the expectations, and how veterinarians can comply with them, is provided in comprehensive explanatory notes which are embedded in the online version of the Code. These notes, and other identified resources also provide specific examples of the Code's application.
Those seeking further clarification of the requirements are strongly advised to consult the online version of the Code and explanatory notes at www.vetcouncil.org.nz.
Legal Status of this CodeThe principles and responsibilities specified in this Code have been prescribed, by notice in the New Zealand Gazette, as minimum standards for practising as a veterinarian under Section 88 of the Veterinarians Act 2005.
All veterinarians must comply with the Code.
How this Code will be usedFor those entering the profession, the Code identifies the fundamental principles of professional veterinary practice and serves as an educational tool.
For those within the profession the Code provides the basis for monitoring their own practice. The related online explanatory notes serve as an educational tool to guide veterinarians on meeting their professional obligations.
For those outside the profession the Code provides guidance for assessing the professional conduct standards expected of veterinarians.
The Code will be used by VCNZ and its Committees as a standard by which to measure veterinarians professional conduct in the event of complaints and concerns being raised.
The minimum standards are identified in the Code and related explanatory notes by the use of the word must. The explanatory notes include additional advice and recommendations to encourage veterinarians to maintain, or aspire to, high standards of professional conduct. In this case the word should is generally used.
The overarching expectation of the Code is that veterinarians will exercise sound professional judgment in all their professional endeavours. The Code is not exhaustive. It is accepted that there is not necessarily one right decision in every set of circumstances and that the Code cannot define how every situation must be managed. VCNZ expects veterinarians to evaluate situations (whether in relation to a clinical matter or not), apply the principles of this Code and make competent and reasonable decisions about the most appropriate course of action taking into account the individual circumstances and the best potential outcomes.
Veterinarians are professionally accountable for their practice, which means being personally responsible for what they do or do not do. Veterinarians are encouraged to take advice from senior colleagues and managers, but when faced with conflicting responsibilities they must exercise their own professional judgment in deciding on the appropriate course of action and use this Code as a basis for making that decision.
Revision of the CodeThis Code is based on VCNZs interpretation of the professional conduct standards that the public and the profession expect all veterinarians to meet. It may need to be reviewed in the light of any changes to these expectations or any significant issues arising from its implementation. Unless required earlier, a review will take place every three years.


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A senior I-T officer confirmed that house no. D-1088 in New Friends Colony was attached under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act. Earlier in June this year, the department had issued a provisional attachment order against the property which was registered in the name of AB Exports. The I-T department has claimed that the beneficial owners of the property are three children of Lalu Yadav, including Tejashwi, Ragini and Chanda Yadav.
The estimated market value of the New Friends Colony property is more than Rs 40 crore while the declared book value is just Rs 5 crore. The department is in the process of confirming attachment of other properties allegedly owned by Lalu's family members in Delhi and in Patna.
In June this year, the I-T department had identified several benami properties of the family and had issued provisional attachment orders against them under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act. The provisional attachment order had named Lalu's wife and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and her three daughters--Misha Bharti, Chanda Yadav and Ragini Yadav—besides son Tejashwi Yadav and son-in-law Shailesh as beneficial owners of these properties. The combined market value of all these properties were estimated at over Rs 170 crore.
The I-T is in the process of issuing more attachment orders, confirming its provisional orders issued earlier. Among the properties identified and provisional attachment orders issued against them in June are land parcels at Danapur and Patna in Bihar and farmlands and buildings in Delhi.
The land in Danapur, registered in the name of Delight Marketing Pvt Ltd, has been estimated at Rs 60 crore. The beneficial owners of the property, according to the I-T, are Tejashwi and Rabri Devi. Again, the book value of the property was declared at Rs 1.9 crore.
Another land at Phulwari Sharif in Patna, registered in the name of AK Infosystem Pvt Ltd, has Tejashwi Yadav and Rabri Devi as its beneficial owners.


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Last year, Metro PCS rolled out its own LTE network before the number one carrier, Verizon Wireless, could launch its own. Now Metro PCS has done it again by unveiling the first Android smart phone to surf those 4G waves, the Samsung Indulge. This 3.5-inch QWERTY slider runs Android 2.2 and is on sale now for a contract-free $399. Paired with Metro PCS' affordable 4G data plans, the fifth largest carrier is once again ahead of the curve. Then again, both the device and the network have some flaws that might keep buyers from indulging.
The face of the Indulge has two chrome-colored flourishes, a perforated earpiece grate and a thin bar accentuating the Android hardware buttons. Overall, though, the plastic shell of this 5.4-ounce, 4.8 x 2.4 x 0.6-inch handset feels a little cheap. On the plus side, the Indulge's keyboard slides up and down with a firm, clean snap. Across the bottom of the Indulge are chunky physical Android buttons--Menu, Home, Back, and Search. Home and Back are on a single rocker.
A chrome accent rings around the Indulge, which has a volume rocker on the left, a headphone jack and power button up top, and a covered microUSB port and dedicated camera button on the right. The back cover houses the lens for the 3-megapixel camera and a speaker; underneath the cover resides a 1500mAh battery, SIM card slot (under the battery), and a microSD Card slot. A 4GB card is included, and the Indulge supports cards up to 32GB.
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As it's not a Galaxy S phone, the Indulge doesn't have a vibrant Super AMOLED display. Though it's bright, the 3.5-inch screen has a low resolution of 480 x 320 pixels; it appears somewhat muddy next to an Epic 4G. We also found the viewing angles to be limited. A high-quality YouTube trailer for the movie Thor looked great during close-ups, but background details got lost in the murky resolution. A digital copy of Iron Man 2 comes pre-installed on the Indulge and, though the low-resolution made fast-moving scenes hard to follow, the film looked much clearer than any other video we sampled on the device.
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First, the good news: The Indulge's keys are large, and they offer decent tactile feedback and a dedicated number row. In addition, the auto-activated backlight is bright and evenly lit. Now, the bad: The function key is unusually placed at the top left, the space bar is awkwardly flanked by the letters B and N on the bottom row, and the period button, normally on the right, is on the far left. The commonly used @ and .com require function combos; they don't get dedicated keys. The layout is just awkward, so it will take some getting used to.
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Want to touch type? You'll find three options: one from Samsung, the Android stock keyboard, and Swype, which works by dragging your finger from letter to letter. The Samsung option had the most attractive user interface, kept a consistent layout across portrait and landscape modes, and offered easy-to-use auto-complete.
User Interface
The Indulge runs Android 2.2 and has the same set of skin customizations as on other Samsung smart phones. The notification area features one-touch on/off controls for silencing the ringer and toggling on/off Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, GPS, and Airplane mode. The home screen comes with seven customizable windows and a set of icons along the bottom for accessing Applications, Contacts, Messaging, and Phone.
Metro PCS Apps
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Metro PCS pre-loads the Samsung Galaxy Indulge with a ton of branded apps. MetroWEB is the standard Android browser branded by Metro PCS. Metro411 is a local business search app, Metro BACKUP stores contacts for $1 a month, and MetroPCS Easy WiFi displays nearby public wireless hotspots. The @Metro App Store contains a list of Metro PCS-specific apps, such as Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi for accessing Boingo public networks, Cellufun Social for social gaming, and Flirtomatic and MocoSpace for mobile dating.
Other pre-installed apps include IM & Social, a universal IM client that integrates AIM, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger, and Windows Live Messenger accounts. But wait, there's more: The Indulge also includes AllShare for sharing music, photos, and video over Wi-Fi to DLNA-emabled devices, Write & Go for note-taking, a virtual debit card service called VCpay, Nuance Voice Commands for making calls or sending texts with your voice, and ThinkFree Office for viewing and editing Excel, PowerPoint, and Word files.
Last but not least is MetroStudio, a video and audio hub that lets Metro PCS customers with the $60 plan (more on that later) stream video and download music and ringtones. For $5 a month, users can download five audio tracks from a number of genres including classical, new age, oldies, and rap (an additional $5 a month gets you five ring tones). Video On Demand includes stream-ready show clips and episodes from BET, NBC, SyFy Channel, Telemundo, USA Network, and more. The service offered surprisingly timely content, such as last week's episode of The Office. Video quality wasn't great on the 480 x 320 display, though: The Sabre staff's facial expressions were blurry and the lack of visual detail in clothing was noticeable.
Specs and Performance
The Samsung Galaxy Indulge packs a fairly standard hardware configuration--a 1-GHz Hummingbird Cortex A8 processor and 512MB RAM. It scored a middle-of-the-field 12.6 on Linpack, a benchmark for CPU processing power. That score was better than the Epic 4G, which notched 7.9. However, the $99 HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T scored 37.58, triple the score of the Indulge.
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Owing to its lower resolution, the Indulge scored fairly high in graphics benchmarks. It sped through Fps2D, a 2D graphics benchmark, at 89 frames per second. That's much better than the Epic 4G's score of 55 fps, and it beats the HTC Inspire's score of 58 fps. The Motorola Atrix 4G, which has a higher resolution 940 x 640-pixel display, but uses Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor, comes close with a score of 74fps.
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The Indulge performed equally as well on the An3DBench benchmark (which measures 3D graphics rendering), notching 9,908. That's leaps and bounds above the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G (6,209), the T-Mobile G2 (5,933), and the dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 inside the Motorola Atrix 4G (6,305). Again, though, the Indulge benefits from a low-res display in these tests.
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4G Performance, Web, and 4G Availability
Click to enlargeMetro PCS has been rolling out LTE to its 14 markets since last September, and is now available in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Detroit, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, and San Francisco. The carrier is still working on Tampa's LTE network and has no set finish date.
When it worked well, the Indulge was able to reel in impressive maximum download and upload speeds of 4.7 Mbps and 3.8 Mbps, respectively, using the Speedtest.net app. Generally, though, speeds were slower: The Indulge averaged 2.16 down and 0.35 Mbps up.
By comparison, the Epic 4G, which uses Sprint's WiMax network, averaged download and upload speeds of 2.9 and 1.13 Mbps, respectively. The HTC Evo Shift 4G, another Sprint WiMax phone, also averaged much higher rates: 5.6 Mbps down and 0.93 MBps up. Still, the Indulge was much better than the HTC Inspire 4G, an AT&T phone on the carrier's HSPA+ network. That device limped through tests with 0.9 Mbps downloads and 135 Kbps uploads.
The Indulge loaded full web pages much faster than phones with 3G connections. For example, the New York Times, CNN.com, and Laptopmag.com loaded in 8, 8, and 13 seconds, respectively, compared to 15, 19, and 26 seconds on the Motorola Droid X. Compared to the Epic 4G, the gaps were smaller, but the Indulge still won out: The Epic took 12, 16, and 25 seconds to load those pages. The Indulge was also slightly faster than the Epic 4G when it came to loading the web-enabled Slacker application (10 vs. 12 seconds).
Metro PCS isn't offering the Indulge with a mobile hotspot feature. That's in part due to the price of its data plan (more on that below) and the company's demographic, which Metro PCS says isn't interested in this feature.
No 3G Data
Metro PCS never built a 3G network, so the Indulge drops to the carrier's CDMA 1XRTT network when out of 4G range. When this happened, it took more than 1.5 minutes to load NYTimes.com. It took anywhere from a minute to more than four minutes for the 4G signal to come back when we popped back into 4G range. We saw more reliable performance in Brooklyn, though. Even in the middle of a building, we still managed two bars of 4G coverage, which was enough to nab an average of 3.1 Mbps downloads and 2.2 uploads.
The Samsung Galaxy Indulge's 3.2-MP camera takes 2,048 x 1,536-pixel still shots and 720 x 480 video at 30 fps. Shots of the Battery Park ice skating rink offered crystal clarity and spot-on lighting. The same goes for video; lighting was even and bright and playback was free of artifacts or glitches. On the downside, the microphone picked up a lot of wind noise.
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The built-in speaker provided plenty of kick: Dialogue in Iron Man 2 was audible, if a little tinny, and background noise and special effects were sharp and loud.
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Calls and Battery Life
The Indulge's 1,500-mAh battery is rated for 3 hours of talk time and 300 hours of standby time. With four bars of service, the Indulge lasted just 3 hours and 25 minutes on the Laptop Battery Test (web surfing via 4G). That's less than any other 4G-enabled phone we've tested; the HTC Inspire 4G for AT&T lasted 4:48 and the HTC Evo Shift 4G lasted almost 7 hours.
Voice calls over the Indulge were clear, with just a touch of noise in the background. Calls were free of artifacts when we whispered or spoke through the noise on a crowded street. Skype is also pre-loaded; over Wi-Fi, calls were clear and lag was minimal.
As Metro PCs is a prepaid carrier, you don't have to sign up for a two-year contract. This means two things: The phone itself isn't subsidized, which is why the Indulge costs $399, but Metro PCS' monthly plans are much less expensive than those offered by the major carriers.
Metro PCS offers two LTE monthly smart phone plans, one for $50 and another for $60. Both include unlimited local and nationwide calls, text messages, e-mail, YouTube video, and web browsing through MetroWEB, but the $50 plan does not include MetroStudio's Video on Demand feature, and it caps data usage at 1GB for streaming services like Pandora, Slackr and Skype. The $60 plan adds unlimited use of MetroStudio Video-on-Demand and unlimited data for other tasks.
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By comparison, AT&T charges $69.99 a month for unlimited calls, $20 for unlimited text messages, and at least $15 a month for 200MB of data ($25 for 2GB and $45 for 4GB of HSPA+ data); that's a total of at least $105 a month. The equivalent plan on Sprint (unlimited calls, text, 4G data) cost $109.98 a month. T-Mobile charges $99 a month, and, Verizon, which has no 4G-enabled handset as of now, charges $69.99 for unlimited voice minutes, $20 for 5000 texts, and $30 for unlimited 3G data, for a total of $120 a month.
When you add everything up, the Indulge will end up costing you $1,840 over two years; that's about $900 less than the Evo Shift 4G ($2,789) and $800 less than the AT&T HTC Inspire 4G ($2,619).
For those who want 4G service but hate being locked into an expensive two-year contract, the $399 Samsung Indulge on MetroPCS' network is worth a look: Not only do you get next-gen data speeds, you're paying a lot less than you would with the major carriers over two years. Unfortunately, you'll have to put up with a low-resolution display and short battery life. And, when you're not in range of MetroPCS' 4G network, you'll get 2G data speeds. So is the Indulge worth it? Yes, but only if you're willing to live with some trade-offs.


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Each day for the month for the AtoZ blogging challenge in April 2016 I blogged about a folktale or faerytale, or one of my stories. Here is a list of the posts for your information and enjoyment.
The written stories can be found on my wattpad.com site. I'm working to have these stories published as in a series, Bold Stories Told: Able Women, Monsters, Gardens, Trees, Vishua, Dragons, Music, the Zodiac, etc. All the stories I know plus a few personal ones.
My EMOTIONAL THEME
A story is a look at our self. We connect to a story because of pity, identification, sentimentalism, suffering, struggle, or recovery. A story is believable because of the enhancements, fabrication, embellishments and re-imaging used by the storyteller.
A good story brings out an emotion that empowers the character who have and quality, A = able, B = bold, C = clever, to overcome a struggle, suffering, fear, or obstacle. Qualities that enable a character to achieve goals, or not meet a goal. Some emotions will be helpful while others will not. Negative emotions can drive characters through their adventurous drama.
a –> The Prairie Hen
b –> Troubadour
c –> Why rat won
d –> Durga – The goddess who saved gods.
e –> Ursula – Salt is the staff of life.
f –> The Gruffs – or The Troll Bridge
g –> Hooded Red – or Little Red Riding Hood
h –> Li Chi – or the Worm Slayer
i –> Tiger and Fish
j –> Faery fun! – from book Rhyonna's Fright
k –> Never Call Wolf
l –> Poet and the Peony
m -> Eating Monsters – 'Mighty Alphabet' plot organizing
n –> Hare in the Moon
o –> Tatsuko, the Dragon Princess
p –> The Magic Paintbrush
q –> Wren, the Ruler of Birds
r –> Enid and Geraint
s –> Story plot, Julnar of the Sea
t –> How Fire Came to Humans
u –> Farmer's Feast
v –> Dragon's Pearl
w –> Bear and the Heavenly God
x –> Cock and the Hen
y –> Sparrows Gifts
z –> ZOOM, the Amazing Adventure
**** Successful Reflection, Finished
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Tracy Morgan 'more responsive' after accident, Walmart trucker hadn't slept for 24 hours
Nearly two days after he was critically injured in a six-car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, Tracy Morgan is still in intensive care but is "more responsive," according to Morgan's rep Lewis Kay, who says Morgan is dealing with a broken femur, several broken ribs and a broken nose. The 45-year-old comedian is expected to remain hospitalized for weeks. "We're tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of love and support from his fans," Kay said.
Morgan's longtime friend and writer, comedian James McNair – aka Jimmy Mack – died in the crash. He was 62. Comedian Ardie Fuqua, 43 and Morgan's assistant Jeff Millea, 36 are also in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. Comedian Harris Stanton, who suffered a broken wrist, was treated and released.
Yesterday, police confirmed that it was Walmart truck driver Kevin Roper, 35, who was behind the wheel of the 18-wheeler that slammed into Morgan's limo bus, causing the multi-vehicle accident. No one in the other vehicles was injured. Roper was scheduled to appear in Middlesex County Superior Court today but it was postponed until Wednesday. However, a criminal complaint was released. The complaint, in part, claims Roper hadn't slept "for a period in excess of 24 hours" when the crash occurred. Roper was charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto. The Georgia-based truck driver posted $50,000 bail on Saturday night, the same day the accident occurred.
The driver of the limo bus Tyrone Gale, who was treated and released, took to Facebook to express his grief. "I can only say feeling helpless on the highway was very hard to take," he wrote. "There was nothing I could do but scream at times. I am truly sad for the loss of James McNair."
Although drugs and alcohol have been so far ruled out as playing a part in the accident, an investigation is ongoing. Morgan was returning from a show at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino early Saturday morning when the accident occurred.
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Picture: Amy Winehouse with her dad Mitch Winehouse The Q Awards 2006 held at The Grosvenor House hotel - press room London, England - 30.10.06
A tribute to Amy Winehouse has been revealed in a London Underground tube station as the anniversary of the late singer's death approaches. The Sun have reported that a poster of a painting done of the 'Back To Black' singer has been unveiled in Camden Town tube station, the area at which she lives and more than anywhere else in the world became a huge icon.
The painting was created by Swedish artist Johan Andersson and has become an iconic image of the singer after it was made public just two weeks after she'd died aged 27 last summer following alcohol poisoning. Winehouse lived a short walk from the station and was well-known in the area. Her three-bedroom house in Camden was turned into a shrine by fans of the artist, with bottles of booze and cigarette packets left outside the gates in honour of the star's boozy lifestyle. It was put up for sale by her dad Mitch Winehouse in May of this year after he decided against using it as HQ for his recently set up 'Amy Winehouse Foundation'.
The billboard will be shown for two weeks on platform one of Camden Tube Station. Her parents will be commemorating the death with a traditional Jewish ceremony that'll include prayers and lighting of candles.
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Firstly I'd like to apologise for the lack of posts as of late – I have essentially been offline for the past couple of months getting ready for my first semester exams and whatnot, but I'm pleased to say that they are all over! Well… Until the end of the second semester anyways! I've got …
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Studying the work environment – a totaljobs survey
Understanding the ambitions, needs and conflicts of the workplace is the keystone of building a credible and proactive HR policy. It means that your company can offer jobs that people want to apply for while also keeping current employees happy.
The totaljobs team have undertaken a survey to identify the pressures and preferences of the workplace, from the benefits most wanted by jobseekers to concerns over the day-to-day challenges of a professional environment. Here are the results…
Workplace issues
The survey found that the pressure of a large workload, and battling to achieve that heralded work/life balance, is by far the most universal concern for 50% of the workforce.
But the results also revealed many interesting demographic differences amongst men and women in the workplace. For example, micromanagement is more of an issue for men, with 29% identifying it as a problem in their workplace, compared to just 17% of women.
Salary issues
For those earning less than £10,000, the challenges they face in the workplace can be more personal. In fact nearly half of the people surveyed have grievances about favouritism and others being promoted ahead of them, whilst 28% have encountered bullying.
However, those on higher incomes have their own set of problems. Water cooler rivalries and secret crushes amongst colleagues are a significant challenge to those earning over £40,000 – with 32% citing inter-office relationships as a concern. Furthermore, the perils of poor performance seemingly increase in roles that are higher paid – 45% of people in this wage bracket have seen colleagues fired due to an inability to achieve results.
Significantly, our questioning of annual pay increases has revealed there's still a distinct gap between the number of women seeing their wages increase compared to those of men. A remarkable 62% of women didn't receive any improvement in their pay in the past year, compared to 45% of men – a difference of 17% that speaks volumes about the continuing gender imbalance in highly paid roles across many sectors.
Workplace benefits
Considering the additional benefits of a role when applying for jobs is a difficult exercise in balancing priorities, and your decision to take the job can be impacted by many factors. The survey found that the more people earned and the more secure they became, the less concerned they were about training and career management.
Additionally, according to the survey results, the distance between home and work has become less important as costly commuting becomes more affordable.
However, the location of the job does seem to have an impact on a jobseeker's expectations of additional workplace benefits. Specifically, the professionals of London seem to have far broader expectations of workplace benefits than the rest of the country, with lifestyle elements such as gym membership, season ticket loans and free food and drink being more commonly sought by the capital's jobseekers.
What can we learn from this?
Being able to identify and understand these motivations and concerns is an incredibly valuable skill when communicating within and on the behalf of any organisation. Increasingly, companies are recognising the importance of investing in an engaged and proactive approach to HR.
Bringing the future happiness of employees to the core of your aims and values, and fostering an environment to build the so-called 'happiness advantage', can be a truly positive step for businesses towards becoming both more personable and more productive.


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Dutch double-Olympians, 29-year-old Maikel van der Vleuten and his trusty 15-year-old gelding VDL Groep Verdi, won today's nail-biting third leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2017/2018 Western European League in Verona, Italy. With pin-point accuracy they raced into the lead when third-last to go in the 11-horse jump-off, and their time of 35.91 seconds couldn't be bettered despite a brave attempt by Italian runner-up Alberto Zorzi (28) with Fair Light van T Heike while Belgium's Pieter Devos (31) and Apart finished third.
Zorzi however had a big smile on his face when he learned that today's result has raised him to the top of the League table ahead of the fourth leg of the series in Lyon, France next week.
Course designer, Italy's Uliano Vezzani, left them with only one option in today's final round, a fast and furious run that would test courage, balance and commitment. And when it came down to it the dynamic Dutch duo had it all. Verdi is a big, tall stallion but van der Vleuten knew he could trust him every inch of the way.
"He doesn't change, he is the same every day, in rain or sunshine and no matter where he is. He is very special, and most of all he is very honest!"
Maikel van der Vleuten (NED)
There were four Italian contenders in the jump-off so the home crowd were on the edges of their seats. But 23-year-old rising star Luigi Polesello with Panama Tame and Emilio Bicocchi and Sassicaia Ares both had two fences down, and although Lorenzo de Luca was clear with Halifax van het Kluizebos his time of 38.00 seconds was only fast enough for fourth place.
Van der Vleuten has had Verdi since he was a four-year-old, and the bond between them is key to their success. "He is a horse that likes to win and that's very important. If you are a good rider and you have a horse that is not able or doesn't want to win, then it's just not possible. Every week I try to feel how he is, I don't need to teach him jumping anymore, he knows his job and what's most important for me is that he has to be happy!"
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Every evening sometime between 7:45 and 8:30 my site takes forever to load or refuse to load at all. It is the MOST frustrating thing!! (https//www.impacttrainingservices.com)
Believing that I was at fault, I had an IT person go through my site and fix everything I might have been doing wrong.
However, I am advised that this is a Godaddy problem due to how they deploy servers. And yes I got the message telling me I need to upgrade my plan, which is far from necessary.
It seems like I have no option but to move to another host...I simply can't take another Godaddy rip off!
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Madame Curie – X-Ray Machine Inventor
Marie Curie wasn't always a famous scientist. First, she was a little girl born in Poland. Her family had five children and her parents were both teachers. They loved poetry, books and learning and taught their children many things. Marie had a very loving family, but they weren't always happy.
Their country was ruled by Russia. Marie's family did not like the rules the Russian government made. It was against the law to speak Polish. It was against the law for girls to go to school. But Marie's parents did not care. They sent Marie to a secret school. Marie and her sister made a pact to help each other go to college. Marie worked as a governess to pay for her sister's school. She secretly taught poor children how to read, which was against the law. She thought all people should be educated. Later, Marie went to college. She became a brilliant scientist.
Fun Facts about Madame Curie for Kids
- Marie discovered radium and polonium. These two substances are radioactive.
- Marie and her husband won a Nobel Prize for their work. She later won another Nobel Prize.
- Marie's family ran a secret school.
- Marie's sister, Bronia, became a doctor – something unheard of for women then.
- Marie's husband, Pierre, was a scientist too. He and Marie often worked together.
Madame Curie Vocabulary
- Famous: well-known
- Scientist: person dedicated to the study of science
- Pact: agreement or promise, often done in secret
- Governess: private teacher, nanny
- Brilliant: bright, fantastic
Learn More All About Madame Curie, X-ray Machine Inventor
Watch this interesting video all about Madame Curie's life:
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Madame Curie Q&A
Question: What were the benefits of Madame Curie's discoveries?
Answer: Madame Curie invented the x-ray. During World War 1, she made x-ray machines that could go on trucks. She sometimes drove the trucks herself to wounded soldiers.
Question: When did Madame Curie die?
Answer: Madame Curie was born in 1867. She died in 1934. She died of leukemia, caused by exposure to radiation.
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Maria Doulton: I've come to Basel to visit Louis Vuitton in this beautiful villa where they're showing their watch collection for 2015 and I've had a look at the women's watches. What stands out for me is the fact that these watches really capture the magic of the Louis Vuitton style. We all know the handbags have a magnetic appeal and of course the colour and creativity of the catwalk, but also Vuitton's famous history of making trunks. Nowhere more so I think than in the Chevron watches that pick up on a pattern designed by Nicolas Ghesquière, who is Vuitton's Creative Director, that he used in his summer 2015 ready to wear collection.
As the trend for smaller watches gains ground Vuitton presents this year two really petite little watches called the Tambour Monogram Bijou. The dials of these watches have a really rich, deeply etched pattern that is in the shape of a sunray and if you move the watch it catches the light both in the grooves and the ridges as well as that very dainty Monogram pattern. You'll recognise that the straps are made of the famous Epi leather that you see in Vuitton's handbags. The Bijou Riviere is of course the star and there are over 600 diamonds decorating this watch.
History, fashion and watchmaking come together in the new Emprise watches, the shape of the case is directly inspired by the trunks and all its details like the brass corners, but then we've got that bright denim blue which is so in fashion and that Nicolas Ghesquière used in his latest catwalk shows. The Malletage version picks up on the quilted pattern that was found on the inside of the early Vuitton steamer trunks.
Saving the most spectacular for the last, the Tambour Monogram Sun Tourbillon is a fine coming together of the best in watchmaking and Vuitton style. At its heart is a Tourbillon and it's the LV80 calibre and this was all created and developed at the Geneva workshops called La Fabrique du Temps that belong to Louis Vuitton. It just shows that fine watchmaking doesn't have to be serious, it can be glamorous and it can be very chic.
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One of the most common buzzwords in technology circles right now is "Internet of Things" (IoT). People are talking about it all over the place, from the newspaper to tech blogs—but what, exactly, is the IoT? It can be tough to wrap your head around without seeing examples of the technology in action. So here are 15 examples of IoT technology that are in use today.
Top Examples of Internet of Things Technology in Use Today
Nest Smart Thermostat
One of the most highly visible and popular pieces of Internet of Things technology is the Nest, a smart thermostat that's connected to the internet. The Nest learns your family's routines and will automatically adjust the temperature based on when you're home or away, awake or asleep, hot or cold, to make your house more efficient and help you save on heating and cooling bills. The mobile app allows you to edit schedules, change the temperature when you're away from home, and even receive alerts when it looks like something has gone wrong with your heating or cooling system.
WeMo Switch Smart Plug
One of the most useful devices in the Belkin's range of WeMo connected home devices in the Switch, a smart plug. It plugs into a regular outlet, accepts the power cord from any device, and can be used to turn it on and off on a set schedule or when you hit a button on your smartphone. Another model of smart plug, the Insight switch, also monitors how much energy your devices are using, helping you make your home more energy-efficient. You can see when the plugs are on, how much power they're using, and set schedules for operation right from the mobile app.
Philips Hue Smart Bulbs
The Philips Hue lighting system is the most popular of the smart bulbs currently available. What can a smart bulb do that a regular one can't? For one, it can change colors—the Philips Hue lights can change to any color you choose; they'll even match the tones in a photo that you upload via the app. They can also be turned on and off on a schedule or from your smartphone, and the Hue bulbs can even be synced with your music for an awesome sound-and-light party. Other companies are starting to release smart bulbs as well, making this a more competitive niche; LIFX, Lumen, ilumi, and Belkin all have their own version of this technology. Like most other IoT smart home devices, these can help you save money on energy—as well as have a lot of fun playing around with your lights.
August Smart Lock
With this smart lock, you'll never need keys again—it unlocks automatically when you get home, and locks behind you when you close the door. You can grant guest keys to friends or the dog sitter, and have them expire when you no longer want to give that person access to your house. An optional keypad means you can set a code to open your door in case you don't have your phone with you (like if you're out for a run). You can even view the activity log and grant access from your smartphone remotely. Smart security systems are becoming more popular with the increase in options, and a smart lock like this one is a great place to start.
Canary Smart Security System
In the past, a motion detector was about the most advanced device that you could use to secure your home against intruders—but today's home monitors are much more advanced. For example, the Canary combines video, audio, motion detection, night vision, a siren, and air quality, temperature, and humidity sensors into a single device that you can control from your phone. Piper is a similar system that serves as a security system and a home monitoring device, and it can also serve as a speaker, letting you speak to anyone in your home even if you're away. These systems are pushing the boundaries of how in control you can be, regardless of where you are in relation to your home.
Samsung SmartThings Hub
Not all smart home devices are single pieces of equipment—there are entire systems that you can use to automate your home. For example, the SmartThings system lets you control lights, locks, plugs, thermostats, cameras, and speakers from a central hub that you can access from your smartphone, as well as a wide range of sensors that you can use with the Smartthings system to create a security solution that's integrated with all of the other electronics in your home. There are very few home electronic devices that you can't control with Smartthings or another hub-based smart home system, like Logitech's Harmony or the Lutron Smart Bridge.
Kolibree Smart Tooothbrush
Of course, the IoT extends to things that are much smaller than an entire smart home setup. A great example of this is Kolibree, the smart toothbrush. Kolibree connects to your smartphone and encourages good brushing habits for both kids and adults by turning brushing into a game and saving data on your phone about your brushing habits. The Kolibree doesn't yet transmit this data to your dentist, but don't be surprised if that becomes an option!
Petnet Smart Pet Feeder
Why should humans be the only ones to benefit from the Internet of Things? Petnet's smart feeder helps you calculate the best type of food for your dog or cat, how much they should be eating, and even sets up delivery of pet food for when you run out. You control the smart feeder via your smartphone, and can monitor your pet's food consumption even if you're away from home.
Scanomat Topbrewer
Have you ever wished that you could have a café-grade coffeemaker built into your kitchen? With the Topbrewer, you can—and not only do you get access to top-quality coffee whenever you want, but you can also make it from anywhere with the companion app. Choose the type of drink you want—latte, Americano, mocha, cappuccino, juice, hot chocolate, even carbonated water—and all you need to do is hit "Start Now" to kick off the brewing. And it's fast: the Topbrewer only takes 15 seconds to make a filter coffee. If you're a coffee fanatic, you may want to start saving; the Topbrewer will run you over $10,000.
Healthpatch Health Monitor
Most of the Internet of Things devices we've discussed so far have been for your convenience—you could use normal bulb, you could set up a security system, and you could have your neighbors feed your pet. But the Healthpatch serves a greater purpose than your convenience. It can be used for out-patient care by healthcare providers, letting them get ECG, heart rate, respiratory rate, skin temperature, body posture, fall detection, and activity readings remotely. This can alert doctors to potential health problems before they arise, or give them additional insights into which treatments will be most effective for their patients, even when their patients aren't in the office.
Lively Personal Emergency Response System
Similar to the Healthpatch, the Lively system aims to help people who may have medical problems. The central hub connects to a smartwatch that will indicate to family members that the wearer might need help. It also enables the wearer to alert their family or an ambulance that they require assistance in case of a fall or other mishap. Passive sensors placed around the home can also track activity, enable medication reminders, and send out alerts for things like missed meals or decreased physical activity. The Android app even lets monitoring continue when the wearer is away from the hub. IoT products like the Lively system are helping more seniors live independent lives instead of requiring in-patient or assistive care.
Automatic Car Tracking Adapter
Until now, the examples of Internet of Things devices have focused on the home—but the IoT reaches far beyond the walls of your house. The Automatic app, for example, tracks information about your car by using an in-car adapter. It keeps track of things like mileage, hours driven, fuel cost, fuel efficiency, location, and ignition status. It can be connected with other apps, too, making it even more useful. Dash is an alternative to Automatic that gives you similar information, and calculates an overall "Dash score" to help you improve your driving. Many fleet vehicles are now getting IoT capabilities so they can be monitored and made more efficient, as well.
DHL's IoT Tracking and Monitoring
On a very large scale, the Internet of Things can help a great deal with logistics. For example, DHL provides shipping, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain management all over the world, and this requires a huge amount of communication. DHL released a report detailing some potential uses of IoT technology that includes vehicle monitoring and maintenance, real-time tracking of packages, environmental sensors in shipping containers, information-gathering on employees and tools, and a number of safety-enhancing features for vehicles and people. While it may take a while for all of these kinds of technologies to emerge, the efficiency of logistics and shipping could be significantly increased if they work as expected.
Cisco's Connected Factory
Cisco, a leader in the IT field, is encouraging companies to make their manufacturing and production processes more efficient by integrating IoT technologies in their plants. Remote monitoring and access to the equipment used in manufacturing could greatly improve efficiency, allow issues to be resolved more quickly, and, in the end, result in production being increased. While most people will never see these benefits, stakeholders and businesspeople will likely to become more interested in these types of technologies over time, as the return on investment becomes more clear.
Oceanit Laboratories' Smart Cement
When you think about it, cement seems like one of the least "smart" things out there—you pour it, it becomes rock-hard, and that's that. But Oceanit Laboratories (along with other research companies) is trying to change that by embedding nanosensors in the material, allowing it to "[behave] more like a sensor, capable of transmitting and responding to mechanical, acoustic and magnetic signals." They give the example of oil drilling; the cement surrounding a well could pass information back to workers, helping them understand the integrity of the well and better assess risk. There are many conceivable uses for this technology, from sidewalks to hydroelectric dams.
SEE ALSO: 30 Cool Inventions You Should Know About
Changing the World, One Thing at a Time
The Internet of Things is a fascinating field, and connecting everyday devices to the internet can be hard to wrap your head around at times. But with the technologies above, and the others being researched and released every day, we're moving toward a future where devices are smarter, we're more in control, and we'll be able to leverage technology to create more efficient, intelligent machines. And what's there not to like about that?


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Shoulder Arthritis
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Arthritis involves the breakdown of cartilage. Normal cartilage protects a joint and allows it to move smoothly. Cartilage also absorbs shock when pressure is placed across the joint. Without the normal amount of cartilage, the bones rub together. This causes, swelling (inflammation) and stiffness.
Joint inflammation may result from:
- An autoimmune disease (the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue)
- Broken bone
- General "wear and tear" on joints
- Infection, usually by bacteria or virus
In most cases, the joint inflammation goes away after the cause goes away or is treated. Sometimes it does not. When this happens, you have chronic arthritis. Arthritis may occur in men or women. Osteoarthritis is the most common type.
Symptoms of Shoulder Arthritis include:
- Joint pain
- Joint swelling
- Reduced ability to move the joint
- Redness and warmth of the skin around a joint
- Joint stiffness, especially in the morning
The goal of treatment is to reduce pain, improve function, and prevent further joint damage. The underlying cause often cannot be cured.
One of our health care providers may suggest physical therapy. This might include:
- Heat or ice
- Water therapy
- Massage
Other things you can do include:
- Get plenty of sleep. Sleeping 8 to 10 hours a night and taking naps during the day can help you recover from a flare-up more quickly, and may even help prevent flare-ups.
- Avoid staying in one position for too long.
- Avoid positions or movements that place extra stress on your sore joints.
- Change your home to make activities easier. For example, install grab bars in the shower, the tub, and near the toilet.
- Try stress-reducing activities, such as meditation, yoga, or tai chi.
- Eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables, which contain important vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin E.
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Skiing on the San Pellegrino Pass
Trevalli: Moena Lusia, San Pellegrino Pass, Falcade
What better place to spend the traditional winter skiing week than the Hotel San Marco!
The ski slopes depart from the hotel, always have snow and are suitable for every kind of skier. They form part of the Trevalli Ski Area, with around100 kilometres of slopes.
The hotel is situated at the start of the Costabella Chairlift, on the most suitable slope for children and beginners. The Col Margherita, well-known for its slopes of various difficulty levels up to the most extreme "black" slopes, is a world that is easily reached from our hotel on foot with skis, even for novice skiers.
Are you a snowboarder? The San Pellegrino Pass offers you plenty to get stuck into! The Easy Snowpark is ready to meet your every need: jumps of all kinds and difficulties, boardercross andhalf-pipe.
The park is famous for the many domestic and international level events which are staged there during the winter.
All of this can be enjoyed with a single ski pass: the Trevalli, giving you unrestricted access to the entire San Pellegrino Pass-Falcade-Valles Pass ski area or, alternatively, 6 kilometres from the hotel, the Lusia-Bellamonte ski area.
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Warning from roof plumber on building price increases.
Flying home from the Australian Insurance Law Association Queensland Division' conference where I had been a guest speaker on Friday, I was sitting next to a plumber. We chatted for a while and we discussed the issues facing his business. It was clear that the two speed economy was biting into his business and due to increases in materials (roof sheeting) of 30% over the past 2 years his profit margin was under great pressure.
Alarmingly he advised me that steel roofing sheeting will increase in price again by 4% from June 1. I naturally asked if this was due to the Carbon Tax but he was not sure. His suppliers had not provided any reason.
Two of LMI Group's senior team: Engineer, Fergal O'Connor; Business Analyst/Forensic Accountant Angus Stewart and I, are modelling what we expect the price increase to homes and commercial buildings to be come July 1 when the tax comes in. I will publish our estimates in early June 2012.
Whether it is the manufacturers getting in early on the Carbon Tax for political or greed issues or it is for other reasons the fact is that this means that one important component of most buildings, homes and commercial has increased in price over the past 2 years and continues to do so.
It is yet another reminder to us all that Insureds need to do a proper valuation on their assets based on the current reinstatement and replacement values each and every renewal. Leaving the sum insured or declared value as it was last year just will not cut it should they be hit with a significant insured event.
With the penalties for under-insurance being so high, to the point that some business owners fail, it is encumbent on every broker to remind their clients of the risk they take if they do not insure fully.
I have developed tools such as the Under-Insurance Calculator and Building Cost Calculator available on http://www.lmigroup.com/riskcoach/ or free from the Apple Apps store for iPhones and iPad (search on LMI Group) to assist brokers get the message across and I offer them to you.
Angus, Fergal and I will get the expected increases up as soon as we can.
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• First, assume that 1/10 of the 17.16 quadrillion cubic meters of the Death Star is something other than empty space and 6/10 of the total volume is pressurized space.
• That will require 1.71 quadrillion cubic meters of steel, about 134 quadrillion tonnes. That's $12.95 quintillion in current 2008 prices, and that's without counting strange alloys and elements.
• Shipping that to space will cost $95 million per tonne: So add $12.79 Septillion in transport.
• Now you need to add air, which will require 8.23 quintillion cubic meters of Nitrogen, and 1.65 quintillion cubic meters of oxygen, for a total delivery cost of $2.81 Septillions and $212.46 quintillion.
The total: $15,602,022,489,829,821,422,840,226.94.
So the current GDP of the entire world is somewhere $61 Trillion Dollars. That's $15 Octillion Dollars. Or about 200 Trillion times the current Earth Economic Output. You'd really need a Galactic Empire to afford one of these things...
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That I'll do, M56.
Have a great day !
You can trust me.Originally Posted by DBP
That I'll do, M56.
Have a great day !
U2!Originally Posted by DBP
Hello all!
I have posted some replies to the same thread in a different forum so sorry M56 for posting the same things here. I just want to share the same thoughts with a different group of people.
Regarding the different views on SEG I would have totally agreed with view number 2, had I given my opinion some time ago. However, I do see it's limitations and how it actually neglects the reality of the spoken language. I guess we all agree that when we speak we use grammatical entities but I am glad to learn that some people feel that the particularities of the spoken language should be studied seriously andd should be given the attention they deserve!!
I loved the explanation of the small look-ahead window to actually account for some of those particularities in view number 3.
However, this whole SEG makes me wonder about the future of the language. We've agreed that there are rules and patterns in SE, which sort of define its grammar. On the other hand, it's a fact that things that were once only part of the spoken form of the language, permeate into the written language as time goes by. Does this mean that SEG is a driving force that leads to the evolution of the written grammar? In the end, what matters is what people say, isn't it?
Personally, I disagree but it's a common point of view.
I guess this is one of the reasons why I believe that studying SEG is important so the patterns and rules are described.
Given that written communication is growing exponentially with the rise of the internet, and the creation of new forms of expression there, it could be argued that written forms may equally be the driving forms of evolution in the futurew, and certainly the gap between the two is becoming less distinct in such writing, IMO.
Good point tdol. however do you think this "new" written communication style originated in the internet follow the standard pattern of written grammar? I'd say that manytimes it doesn't follow cannonical grammar, does it?
No, it is departing rapidly from the standard written grammar. It shows features of spoken language and uses visual features, which have never been an accepted party of written English, as well as phonetic features. And it's gr8.
Well, that's exactly my point. This "internet grammar" (IEG) resembles SEG. Moreover, it'll find its way into written grammar eventually, maybe even faster that SEG has in the past. However, since I guess SE is the bases for this internet english, it is in the end, SEG the driving force for grammar evolution. On the other, hand this IEG has particular features not shared with SEG....
That's the problem- it's spoken English, but has many written and visual features. There's always two way traffic between written and spoken, but with IEG, it's hard to say exactly what it is.
Thanks for the comments.
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'My Girls'is the new project I'm making here in Berlin. It is constantly evolving and I feel that within these images there is a lot of the city that is welcoming me at this time. This is also a project for women, portraying the feminine beauty that falls in love, moves and grows with the surrounding environment. It tries to make explicit that the beauty of the female body can be both disarming and elegant (even with a few pounds more). With 'My Girls' I try to talk about all the female eyes that I meet every day, which help me to look at reality with a perspective I had not imagined."
Chiara Zarmati is an Italian illustrator and writer. She studied illustration at IED in Turin. Her thesis project was also her first published book "Sempre, sogna", written and illustrated entirely by her. Following school, she studied at MiMaster in Milan where she collaborated with various newspapers, magazines and editors. Last year, she traveled to New York for an exhibition and there started working for a wine importer, designing wine labels, banners and stand construction. Currently she is based out of Berlin and also collaborating with IlluSalon on the realization of children's books. She also freelances for several Italian companies, creating logos, labels and animated illustrations. Visit her website or find her on Instagram!


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Special Rules and Regulations
- All scrabble clubs and scrabble sections of registered social clubs in Nigeria shall be deemed to be members immediately after payment and acceptance of prescribed affiliation fees, renewable annually.
- Such scrabble clubs/sections shall have a membership of at least seven (7) members to be eligible for registration as affiliate members of NSF.
- Each individual scrabble player must be a registered member of a scrabble club affiliated to NSF through the states scrabble associations and must obtain registration / players license through payment of annual player's registration fees to be determined by NSF board from time to time.
- All clubs affiliation fees and players licensing/registration fees must be paid on or before 30th January of each year.
- Where a member club or player fails to pay the annual fees by the 31st March of each year, such club or player shall be deemed to have automatically relinquished their membership and shall be re-admitted into the NSF after payment of the total fees owed along with a fine to be determined by the NSF board from time to time.
The NSF board shall generate funds through:-
- Annual registration fees to be paid by affiliate clubs or states scrabble associations.
- Annual players licensing /registration fee
- Tournaments registration fees.
- 10% deductions on all prizes won by players as tournament dues.
- 20% deductions on all largesse received by players, NSF board members and coaches as administrative dues to be paid directly into NSF account.
- 15% deductions on all prizes where players are partially sponsored to continental or international events.
- 50% deductions on all prizes where players are fully sponsored to continental or international events.
- Special levies as may be deemed necessary by the NSF board from time to time.
- Voluntary donation or fund raising activities.
- Loans when necessary as determined by the NSF board
- Failure by players to pay the prescribed tournament dues or percentage deductions on prizes and largesse shall in the first instance attract immediate suspension from all NSF organized tournaments or similar competitions organized by its local, continental and international affiliates. The players can only be re-admitted after payment of the total amount due plus a fine to be determined by the NSF Board.
- A second offence shall attract suspension for a period ranging from 3 to 5 years.
- A third offence shall attract suspension for a period ranging from 5 to 10 years.
- The same punishment shall apply to players in case of default concerning largesse.
- In case of Board Members or coaches, the punishment shall be outright expulsion both as officials and member of NSF. They shall never be eligible to hold any official position again but can be re-admitted as players after three (3) years and payment of the total amount due plus a fine to be determined by the NSF Board.
- Each zone is expected to host one zonal closed and one national open tournament every year.
- Each of the tournaments shall be organized under the auspices of the NSF and in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations of tournaments.
- All the tournaments shall be rated subject to compliance of all conditions leading to the accreditation of the tournament by the NSF.
- All tournaments must be directed by a NSF Certified Tournament Director
- Organizers of tournaments must be NSF registered members or its corporate partners.
- Organizers must seek and obtain prior approval of NSF before the event.
- Organizers must pay N50, 000 as rating fee for national competitions and N25, 000 for zonal closed tournaments.
- Organizers must provide accommodation for NSF Board members and Tournament Directors billed to attend the tournaments.
All players and affiliates must exhibit the highest degree of comportment, decorum, speech, dressing and conduct at all times.
- Players must be suitably dressed at tournaments, especially during closing and prize giving ceremonies. Boxer shorts and sleeveless singlet or shirts are strictly prohibited during closing and prize giving ceremonies.
- Smoking and consumption of alcohol in tournament halls are strictly prohibited throughout the duration of tournaments.
- Shouting, singing, drumming and noise making generally are strictly prohibited throughout the duration of tournaments.
- Cheating in whatever form is absolutely prohibited. Use of vernacular, sign language or any overt or covert moves aimed at assisting a player during games are also considered cheating.
- Collusion to inflate cumulative point spread is also cheating and both players are culpable. Any player caught cheating shall immediately be disqualified from that tournament and may face further sanctions as follows:
- Deduction of rating points
- Suspension from a couple of tournaments
- Suspension for a couple of years
- Expulsion for habitual cheaters
Any complaints grievances, or disputes by bodies or individuals should in the first instance be made to the Captain of the Local Club or Chairman of the State Scrabble Association. If unresolved, then it should be escalated as follows.
- NSF zonal representative
- NSF Board
- National sports commission
It should be noted that the National Sports Commission is the final arbiter on all complaints, grievances and disputes. Under no circumstances should any club or player bye-pass the channels of dispute absolution enumerated above.
Failure to adhere to this shall lead to arraignment before the NSF disciplinary committee and if found guilty could lead to the following sanctions.
- Suspension for a minimum of 5 years.
- Suspension for a minimum of 5 years and loss of a minimum of 50% of player's existing rating points.
- De-registration and expulsion for habitual offenders.
The NSF board shall use part of the monies it generates through percentage deductions and registration fees towards conducting some or the entire tournaments listed below, depending on the resources available to it.
- Youth scrabble development programmes
- Inter-club competitions
- National championship
- Grandmaster tournament
Players to represent Nigeria in international events shall be selected on the basis of Current National Ratings and/or any qualifiers that may be conducted by the NSF Board.
Players who eventually qualify to represent Nigeria in international events will be expected to sponsor themselves to the events. Where any, some or all of the players fail to raise necessary funds, they will be replaced with the next players in line.
The NSF board shall however continue to look for sponsorship for these international events and whenever it succeeds in getting the sponsorship the funds will be used for the international event accordingly.
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"As increasing number of Indians cutting across demographics get exposed to content-rich storytelling, we will see the licensing business grow," said Abhishek Maheshwari, vice president (consumer products) at Disney India, one of the biggest licensors in the subcontinent.
After getting over 50 brands on board for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Disney India promises yet another record breaking numbers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Arjun, one of its first Indian properties due to be licensed shortly.
Over 50 million Disney toys, T-shirts, deodorants and home appliances sell ever year across Indian cities, a growth achieved over the past decade. "Disney popularised the concept of brand licensing in India in the mid-1990s. Now, the brand licensing industry has been growing about 15-20% year-on-year as Indians are keen to express their loyalty towards these characters beyond the multiplexes," said Ankur Bisen, Technopak's senior vice president (retail and consumer products division).
At any given point of time in a year, there are 10,000 Stock keeping units from Disney alone.
Sensing the pulse of the consumer, lingerie brand Soie recently entered into an exclusive licence agreement with Warner Bros. which will let the brand have Superman and Wonder Woman printed lingerie on shelves.
One of the most popular characters to have been licensed from the subcontinent is Chhota Bheem, a seven-year-old property of Green Gold Animation. Bheem ranks second as most favourite kids' character, second only to Doraemon, according to Oramax-Small wonder report, November 2014 for rank, show and channel and has 15% share in the merchandising space.
Likewise, MRF-promoted toy brand Funskool has national distribution tie-ups with Hasbro and Lego that have licences for Marvel.
Lack of availability of Rovio's Angry Bird flip-flops in the Indian market for his six-year-old drove Rajvi Makol, founder and CEO of Swadesh Essfil to get into brand licensing business.
Gingercrush.com, which is set to be launched in August, will offer consumers the option of customised prints and greater flexibility in customising tees, mugs and stationeries. "Our brand licensing agreements will enable Indian customers to use the large collection of digital images to create customised products for themselves," said Makol.
The company recently raised near $1 million (about Rs 6.4 crore) from Gokul Jaykrishna (joint managing director, Asahi Songwon) and Brand Capital to procure raw material, improve the user interface of the web portal, create more space both at office, printing studio and warehouse, purchase advanced machinery and drive its marketing initiatives.
"We were a small team of 13 which is now over 30 and growing further. Our recruitment is on and we need more space as we move ahead," said Makol.
Gingercrush.com promises not to disappoint adults, offering adult-centric brands such as B-Creative, Cuipo and Fido Dido.


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Dogs are susceptible to various diseases, ailments, and poisons, some of which can affect humans. To defend against many common diseases, dogs are often vaccinated. There are many household plants that are poisonous to dogs, such as poinsettias, begonia and aloe vera.[130] A mixed-breed terrier Some breeds of dogs are prone to certain genetic ailments such as elbow or hip dysplasia, blindness, deafness, pulmonic stenosis, cleft palate, and trick knees. Two serious medical conditions particularly affecting dogs are pyometra, affecting unspayed females of all types and ages, and bloat, which affects the larger breeds or deep-chested dogs. Both of these are acute conditions, and can kill rapidly. Dogs are also susceptible to parasites such as fleas, ticks, and mites, as well as hookworm, tapeworm, roundworm, and heartworm. Dogs are highly susceptible to theobromine poisoning, typically from ingestion of chocolate. Theobromine is toxic to dogs because, although the dog's metabolism is capable of breaking down the chemical, the process is so slow that even small amounts of chocolate can be fatal, especially dark chocolate. Dogs are also vulnerable to some of the same health conditions as humans, including diabetes, dental and heart disease, epilepsy, cancer, hypothyroidism, and arthritis. A zoonosis (pron.: /?zo?.no?s?s/) (also spelled zoonosis) is an infectious disease that is transmitted between species (sometimes by a vector) from animals other than humans to humans or from humans to other animals (the latter is sometimes called reverse zoonosis or anthroponosis). In direct zoonosis the agent needs only one host for completion of its life cycle, without a significant change during transmission.[1] In a systematic review of 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans, 61% were zoonotic.[2] The emergence of a pathogen into a new host species is called disease invasion or "disease emergence". The emerging interdisciplinary field of conservation medicine, which integrates human and veterinary medicine, and environmental sciences, is largely concerned with zoonoses. Programs supporting regular vaccination of dogs have contributed both to the health of dogs and to the public health. In countries where routine rabies vaccination of dogs is practiced, for example, rabies in humans is reduced to a very rare event. Currently, there are geographically defined core v ccines and individually chosen non-core vaccine recommendations for dogs. A number of controversies surrounding adverse reactions to vaccines have resulted in authoritative bodies revising their guidelines as to the type, frequency, and methods/locations for dog vaccination. Theobromine poisoning or chocolate poisoning is an overdose reaction to the alkaloid theobromine, found in chocolate, tea, cola beverages,[1] acai berries,[citation needed] and some other foods. Cacao beans contain about 1.2% theobromine by weight, while processed chocolate, in general, has smaller amounts. The amount found in highly refined chocolate candies (typically 1.4–2.1 g/kg or 40–60 mg/oz) is much lower than that of dark chocolate or unsweetened baker's chocolate (> 14 g/kg or > 400 mg/oz). In general, the amount of theobromine found in chocolate is small enough such that chocolate can be safely consumed by humans. However, occasional serious side effects may result from the consumption of large quantities, especially in the elderly.[2] In extreme cases, emergency room treatment may be required.[3] Serious poisoning happens more frequently in domestic animals, which metabolize theobromine much more slowly than humans, and can easily consume enough chocolate to cause chocolate poisoning. If large numbers of filled chocolate candies are consumed another serious danger is posed by the fat and sugar in the fillings which can sometimes trigger life threatening pancreatitis several days later. The most common victims of theobromine poisoning are dogs,[4][5][6] for which it can be fatal. The toxic dose for cats is even lower than for dogs. However, cats are less prone to eating chocolate since they are unable to taste sweetness.[7] Theobromine is much less toxic to rats and mice, due to their relative genetic similarity to primates; they and humans all have an LD50 of about 1,000 mg/kg. Toxic (LD50) doses of theobromine have only been published for humans, cats, dogs, rats, and mice; these differ by a factor of 6 across species (see the table in this article). The toxicity for (pet) birds is not known, but it is typically assumed that chocolate is dangerous for birds.[8] The first signs of theobromine poisoning are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and increased urination. These can progress to cardiac arrhythmias, epileptic seizures, internal bleeding, heart attacks, and eventually death.


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