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Azure Metadata Service: Scheduled Events for Windows VMs
Scheduled Events is an Azure Metadata Service that gives your application time to prepare for virtual machine maintenance. It provides information about upcoming maintenance events (e.g. reboot) so your application can prepare for them and limit disruption. It is available for all Azure Virtual Machine types including PaaS and IaaS on both Windows and Linux.
For information about Scheduled Events on Linux, see Scheduled Events for Linux VMs.
Scheduled Events is generally available in all Azure Regions. See Version and Region Availability for latest release information.
Why Scheduled Events?
Many applications can benefit from time to prepare for virtual machine maintenance. The time can be used to perform application specific tasks that improve availability, reliability, and serviceability including:
- Checkpoint and restore
- Connection draining
- Primary replica failover
- Removal from load balancer pool
- Event logging
- Graceful shutdown
Using Scheduled Events your application can discover when maintenance will occur and trigger tasks to limit its impact. Enabling scheduled events gives your virtual machine a minimum amount of time before the maintenance activity is performed. See the Event Scheduling section below for details.
Scheduled Events provides events in the following use cases:
- Platform initiated maintenance (for example, VM reboot, live migration or memory preserving updates for host)
- Degraded hardware
- User initiated maintenance (e.g. user restarts or redeploys a VM)
- Spot VM and Spot scale set instance evictions
The Basics
Azure Metadata service exposes information about running Virtual Machines using a REST Endpoint accessible from within the VM. The information is available via a non-routable IP so that it is not exposed outside the VM.
Endpoint Discovery
For VNET enabled VMs, the metadata service is available from a static non-routable IP,
169.254.169.254. The full endpoint for the latest version of Scheduled Events is:
If the Virtual Machine is not created within a Virtual Network, the default cases for cloud services and classic VMs, additional logic is required to discover the IP address to use. Refer to this sample to learn how to discover the host endpoint.
Version and Region Availability
The Scheduled Events Service is versioned. Versions are mandatory and the current version is
|Release Type
|Release Notes
|General Availability
|General Availability
Previous preview releases of scheduled events supported {latest} as the api-version. This format is no longer supported and will be deprecated in the future.
Enabling and Disabling Scheduled Events
Scheduled Events is enabled for your service the first time you make a request for events. You should expect a delayed response in your first call of up to two minutes. You should query the endpoint periodically to detect upcoming maintenance events as well as the status of maintenance activities that are being performed.
Scheduled Events is disabled for your service if it does not make a request for 24 hours.
User Initiated Maintenance
User initiated virtual machine maintenance via the Azure portal, API, CLI, or PowerShell results in a scheduled event. This allows you to test the maintenance preparation logic in your application and allows your application to prepare for user initiated maintenance.
Restarting a virtual machine schedules an event with type
Reboot. Redeploying a virtual machine schedules an event with type
Using the API
When you query the Metadata Service, you must provide the header
Metadata:true to ensure the request was not unintentionally redirected. The
Metadata:true header is required for all scheduled events requests. Failure to include the header in the request will result in a Bad Request response from the Metadata Service.
Query for events
You can query for Scheduled Events simply by making the following call:
curl http://169.254.169.254/metadata/scheduledevents?api-version=2017-11-01 -H @{"Metadata"="true"}
A response contains an array of scheduled events. An empty array means that there are currently no events scheduled. In the case where there are scheduled events, the response contains an array of events:
"DocumentIncarnation": {IncarnationID},
"Events": [
"EventId": {eventID},
"EventType": "Reboot" | "Redeploy" | "Freeze" | "Preempt",
"ResourceType": "VirtualMachine",
"Resources": [{resourceName}],
"EventStatus": "Scheduled" | "Started",
"NotBefore": {timeInUTC},
The DocumentIncarnation is an ETag and provides an easy way to inspect if the Events payload has changed since the last query.
Event Properties
|Globally unique identifier for this event.
|Impact this event causes.
|Type of resource this event impacts.
|List of resources this event impacts. This is guaranteed to contain machines from at most one Update Domain, but may not contain all machines in the UD.
|Event Status
|Status of this event.
Completed or similar status is ever provided; the event will no longer be returned when the event is completed.
|Time after which this event may start.
Event Scheduling
Each event is scheduled a minimum amount of time in the future based on event type. This time is reflected in an event's
NotBefore property.
|Minimum Notice
|15 minutes
|15 minutes
|10 minutes
|30 seconds
Event Scope
Scheduled events are delivered to:
- Standalone Virtual Machines
- All Virtual Machines in a Cloud Service
- All Virtual Machines in an Availability Set
- All Virtual Machines in a Scale Set Placement Group.
As a result, you should check the
Resources field in the event to identify which VMs are going to be impacted.
Starting an event
Once you have learned of an upcoming event and completed your logic for graceful shutdown, you can approve the outstanding event by making a
POST call to the metadata service with the
EventId. This indicates to Azure that it can shorten the minimum notification time (when possible).
The following is the json expected in the
POST request body. The request should contain a list of
StartRequests. Each
StartRequest contains the
EventId for the event you want to expedite:
"StartRequests" : [
"EventId": {EventId}
curl -H @{"Metadata"="true"} -Method POST -Body '{"StartRequests": [{"EventId": "f020ba2e-3bc0-4c40-a10b-86575a9eabd5"}]}' -Uri http://169.254.169.254/metadata/scheduledevents?api-version=2017-11-01
Acknowledging an event allows the event to proceed for all
Resources in the event, not just the virtual machine that acknowledges the event. You may therefore choose to elect a leader to coordinate the acknowledgement, which may be as simple as the first machine in the
Resources field.
PowerShell sample
The following sample queries the metadata service for scheduled events and approves each outstanding event.
# How to get scheduled events
function Get-ScheduledEvents($uri)
$scheduledEvents = Invoke-RestMethod -Headers @{"Metadata"="true"} -URI $uri -Method get
$json = ConvertTo-Json $scheduledEvents
Write-Host "Received following events: `n" $json
return $scheduledEvents
# How to approve a scheduled event
function Approve-ScheduledEvent($eventId, $uri)
# Create the Scheduled Events Approval Document
$startRequests = [array]@{"EventId" = $eventId}
$scheduledEventsApproval = @{"StartRequests" = $startRequests}
# Convert to JSON string
$approvalString = ConvertTo-Json $scheduledEventsApproval
Write-Host "Approving with the following: `n" $approvalString
# Post approval string to scheduled events endpoint
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Headers @{"Metadata"="true"} -Method POST -Body $approvalString
function Handle-ScheduledEvents($scheduledEvents)
# Add logic for handling events here
######### Sample Scheduled Events Interaction #########
# Set up the scheduled events URI for a VNET-enabled VM
$localHostIP = "169.254.169.254"
$scheduledEventURI = 'http://{0}/metadata/scheduledevents?api-version=2017-11-01' -f $localHostIP
# Get events
$scheduledEvents = Get-ScheduledEvents $scheduledEventURI
# Handle events however is best for your service
Handle-ScheduledEvents $scheduledEvents
# Approve events when ready (optional)
foreach($event in $scheduledEvents.Events)
Write-Host "Current Event: `n" $event
$entry = Read-Host "`nApprove event? Y/N"
if($entry -eq "Y" -or $entry -eq "y")
Approve-ScheduledEvent $event.EventId $scheduledEventURI
Next steps
- Watch a Scheduled Events Demo on Azure Friday.
- Review the Scheduled Events code samples in the Azure Instance Metadata Scheduled Events GitHub Repository
- Read more about the APIs available in the Instance Metadata service.
- Learn about planned maintenance for Windows virtual machines in Azure.
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Revisiting one of my favorite records from last year I found myself encapsulated in the mystic abyss that is "Celestite" again. Wolves In The Throne Room are an acclaimed American Black Metal band from Washington who never did much to catch my ear with their traditional sound, however this record, the bands fifth, marks a musical shift in style that may just be a "one off" or ambient record. A deep, dense, brooding guitar distortion lurking under the paranoid soundscape of "Initiation At Neudeg Alm" may be the only echo of their former sound as the group embark on mesmerizing plunge into the world of Dark Ambient and Drone music. In my experience these sorts of records are a niche in taste, they can easily turn you on or off with the nuances that make up the experience. In this case, everything here was primed for my taste, in the right mood one can get truly lost in these eternal soundscapes.
Drifting through the vast, colossal distances of space and time the twinkling of stars can be heard between the vicarious synths that breath in bursts of color and fade into the distance. These eerie and mystic flows of sound coarse past one another in a minimal environment that feels enriched by the quiet yet conjuring layers of intrepid synths that represent the infinite void. Its an experience of two half's, one facing the mysterious universe at its mercy and the other entrenching the spirit of evil with mean, brooding french horns and trumpets, orchestrating the feeling of a presence with a careful balance that lets no melody linger or feel prevalent. Each note works with the next to excite the imagination and paint the canvas with existential introspection in the face of vast nothingness.
The records second track dives deep into the evil, sinister side with thunderous and distant, deep droning distortions roaring alongside the sounds off descending planes and mischievous synths. Through it all the twinkling of the stars can be heard and slowly this heinous droning gives way to the abyss. After this the record continues on its haunting journey through the cosmos, droning and drifting seemingly forever, with only an inkling of evil returning on the title track.
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A wise man once said "All things must pass".
From June 27 thru the 29th in 1969, the Denver Pop Festival was held in Denver's Mile High Stadium. On Sunday the 29th, the headlining act was The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
From the stage, Jimi Hendrix made the infamous announcement: "This is the last gig we'll be playing together". It was.
The concert promoter, Barry Fey tells the story that he and Jimi had become good friends, but they hadn't seen each other for a while prior to this show. When Barry saw Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell when they arrive for the concert, they told him they were ending the band because Jimi had become to hard to work with due to his increased drug usage. Fey says that when he finally saw Jimi, Jimi didn't even recognize him.
The end of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 49 years ago today in Denver.
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The Spaniard joined Real Madrid in 2009 for £30m after making 209 appearances for the Reds, during which he scored 18 goals and became a hero for his crucial role in the 2004-2005 Champions League victory.
Alonso has since been a crucial cog in the Real machine and after winning the Champions League last season he has decided to take up a new challenge at Bayern, who have paid around £7m to secure his services.
Manchester United were said to be interested but Alonso claims Bayern were the best choice, as he doesn't want to spoil his memories of Anfield.
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Wow! It's been quite a while since my last post. This is probably because it has been such a challenging year in the garden and I've not been inspired to blog about it. Why isn't the opposite of inspired just "spired" or even "outspired"?
Back to the blog...
First, we had no rain for most of last winter. And the total for the year is less than half the lowest ever recorded - 3.8 inches. That has greatly impacted my native garden in my frontyard. The plants had a tough summer and in the end I had to water them. They are struggling now and nothing looks that attractive.
In the backyard, the ground squirrels became the bane of my gardening existence. In the end, I had to trap and kill them using #110 body gripper traps, supposedly the most humane trap that kills the blighters instantly. ...I'm up to 6 now.
Since the winter came in, their activity has diminished, but there are still crop losses. So I set a trap right over my lettuce which they'd eaten down to about an inch in length. I was hoping for some regrowth. Next week I'm dog sitting for a friend so I needed to put away the traps. As I dismantled the trap I'd set over the lettuce, the claws sprung round and grabbed the lettuce, tearing all the plants in a eight-inch radius right out of the ground. Squirrels-0, Byddi-0!
Then the really cold spell we had just at the end of November killed quite a lot of my ornamentals.
Yet the weeds keep on coming. In the area I solarized last summer, I've notice a rash of Geranium dissectum. Not a big deal. I can pull it quite easily, but why can't it die from drought, get eaten by squirrels or succumb to the frost?
What actually did inspire me to write this post was an little indoor gardening experiment.
We had a New Years Eye Party, and as part of the "Black and White" theme, I made up a number of white flower arrangements to place around the room. Most of the flowers were carnations (all bought in, not homegrown sadly!) but I had a few chrysanthemum in there too with some Gypsophila Babys Breath.
The day after the party, I remembered an experiment I'd done when I worked as a teacher back in Ireland. I added food dye to the water in the plants and the white petals changed color - over night!
When I added black food dye, the white carnations developed a black stripe and the chrysanthemums even started to show some color.
Hope it rains soon and that it drowns all my ground squirrels.
Happy New Year! (unless you are a squirrel .....)
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Last weekend, we went to Zanzibar, and where we snorkeled, played beach volleyball, learned some Kiswahili, among other things. It was relaxing and a nice break from our work. We also visited the historic Stone Town and drove around the city soaking in all the beauty.
Sunset in Zanzibar
For this week in Kenya, we are focusing on the project report and other final deliverables due for GAP and the client. We went to the client location to gather some final data that would be helpful for our project. Most of the other days, we are either working from the guest house or the 'Java House' (café shop near our accommodation).
We met Doctor Dennis, who works with the Client, and received his assistance filtering through some of the data resources to arrive at relevant and useful information. He was busy last week conducting vaccination drives with the government. Similarly, we also interviewed David and Sammy, who have worked closely on the product to understand their perspective on how things should move forward. I feel it is always important to take suggestions and inputs from the actual stakeholders as they are the ones who will work on the project long term. If they don't feel committed to the ideas and recommendations, and if they don't feel a part of the solution process, there is a higher probability of these recommendations not being implemented.
We designed the PackH2O manufacturing process based on the cycle times that we calculated. We produced a concept layout for the complete manufacturing process of the product that utilizes all resources the most efficiently. Simultaneously, we have carried forward inputs from last year's GAP team and built a cost model structure for the manufacturing process. We have also developed a model to analyze the cost savings to the government through the distribution and use of our product.
Through our conversations, we learned that many similar programs use music concerts and skits to create awareness about diseases and their prevention. This was interesting as I have seen similar drives in India, too. We also learned more about the client's social media presence and how they were effectively using the different channels for different goals. Unlike some of the other GAP projects, we do not have to give a final, deck-style presentation to our client. Our reports will be our final deliverable.
I am flying to Dubai after this project for a couple of days before heading back to the US. My internship starts a week after. I am sure I will be using some of the things I learned in Kenya in my career. There is so much more to see in Kenya and Africa; I am sure I will be returning back soon. So until next time… Kwaheri!


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After taking a social media drubbing in the West for accepting self-censorship in China, jobs networking site LinkedIn Corp faces bigger obstacles to growth in a market it is counting on – local rivals and a unique workforce mindset.
LinkedIn is intent on making the kind of breakthrough in China that eluded Internet giants like Google Inc, Yahoo Inc and Amazon.com Inc. To do that, beyond coping with censorship, it must match big domestic players, already tuned into a generation of self-styled Internet "losers" with their own, irreverent take on corporate culture.
Earlier this month, the West's most popular online career network censored posts from users in China marking 25 years since Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square. If that earned LinkedIn scorn on Western social media, it passed largely unnoticed within mainland China, and Wall Street investors were unmoved.
"The LinkedIn mission is to connect all the world's professionals, and the country with the most professionals in the world is China," Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of the firm based in Mountain View, California, said at a Shanghai presentation last month. Established local peers like Dajie, Wealink and Tianji – with over 60 million members between them – stand in the way.
The stakes are high for LinkedIn, which launched in China in February saying it would co-operate with the censorship climate that global social media sites like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have shunned. The company said then a localised site would help it reach 140 million professionals in the world's second-biggest economy – a boon for a company seeking to expand its current audience of 277 million members as it saturates developed markets.
Some 10 years after it was founded as a site to connect jobseekers with recruiters, LinkedIn's net income rose by a quarter last year to $26.8 million. A year earlier, it nearly doubled.
The newcomer's strategy for China appears deceptively simple – to offer Chinese-speakers professional networking on a global scale in their own language. It's a strategy viewed with scepticism by rivals – and by some of LinkedIn's own existing members among China's skilled workforce, fluent in English and already accessing the site for contacts with the rest of the world.
"I don't see any necessity for the switch from English to a Chinese version because 99 percent of Chinese users of LinkedIn are very high level and English language is not a problem to them," said Xia, who works in public relations and has used LinkedIn for four years. Xia declined to give his full name, citing censorship sensitivities.
Asked to comment on prospects and local competition in China for this story, LinkedIn said it was focused on localising its site for Chinese professionals and connecting them with other professionals around the globe.
Networking losers
Localising effectively is a gambit that attempts to do what Google and others could not.
"We're currently trying hard to break the spell of international Internet firms struggling in China," Derek Shen, LinkedIn China's president, said at last month's Shanghai event.
LinkedIn has added 1 million users since its high-profile launch of Chinese-language operations and now has more than five million members on its China site. That leaves it a long way behind still-growing local professional networking sites such as Dajie (27 million members), Wealink (20 million members) and Tianji (14 million), as well as jobs boards like 51job Inc and Zhaopin. In the same period as LinkedIn grew by 1 million users, Dajie said it had added 2 million.
Domestic competitors like Dajie agree localisation is crucial. But they are unsure if the company's Western image will appeal to China's Internet-friendly workforce, many of whom proudly refer to themselves "diaosi", or "losers" – an expression of a more detached attitude to work and careers than is usually made public by ambitious professionals in the West.
"Really, Dajie's and LinkedIn's models are similar, but there are very big differences in the actual products and operations," said Susan Wang, Dajie's chief executive, in an e-mail to Reuters.
"Dajie works to satisfy the needs of the post-80s and post-90s 'loser' generation of users, and pays more attention to the freshness of the product, and the need to feel lively," Wang said.
"LinkedIn tends more towards satisfying users who are in the more cautious traditional European and American business systems, a logical social networking attitude, focusing on coldly benefiting users' careers to drive the site."
On top of professional networking, Dajie differentiates itself by letting users publish commentaries on companies, make fun of their workplace, evaluate their employers and "fool around", said Wang.
LinkedIn may not yet be doing enough to connect with the professional Chinese audience it is targeting, according to Wang Xiaofeng, a Beijing-based analyst with Forrester Research.
"When they entered China officially they used a Chinese name, 'Lingying', and used a Chinese version of the website, but there's still not much Chinese content available," she said.
Wang said LinkedIn still has a lot of potential in China, but the key will be offering more Chinese content and industry-specific networking for professionals, something it has so far failed to do.
Google lesson
Censorship remains an area to be negotiated with care. China's demands on Internet firms wanting to do business there have seen off, or damaged the reputations of two of Silicon Valley's big hitters,Google and Yahoo.
Like LinkedIn, Google agreed to censorship when it launched its China search site in 2006. But its fortunes quickly waned after a 2010 dispute with the government on self-censoring search results. It decamped to Hong Kong and by May this year Google had less than 1 percent of China's search engine market, according to Beijing-based data firm CNZZ.
Yahoo suffered damage to its reputation and share price at home after it was revealed the company had handed over a Chinese dissident's e-mail details to Beijing in 2004.
"While technologically and financially you are giants, morally you are pygmies," the then-chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Lantos, told Yahoo executives in a Washington hearing in 2007. Yahoo's share price fell 10 percent in the week following the hearing, after having already lost 13 percent of its value the preceding week.
Back in China, views on how censorship might affect LinkedIn's prospects reflect the way members of jobs networks use the sites.
"I don't know if there are people posting some sensitive content on LinkedIn and I don't see why," said LinkedIn member Xia. "For me, it is only a platform to find a better job. I never read other things on it."
Source: NDTV


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September 29, 2013 by Linda Kerr
We will be hosting a Sample & Warehouse Sale in Chicago Oct. 11 and 12 at the Swedish American Museum. Sample Sales are a great opportunity to score some amazing deals on all collections and all seasons with prices up to 75% off retail. As an additional treat, Cecilia Tudlund of Clogmaster will be fitting you and your children for her famous clogs.
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About SMSS
Brief History of the School In 1857 (exact date unknown), an English community of religious sisters of the Faithful Virgins of Norwood in England opened a primary school in Turkey Lane in a one-room building where the stage of the St. Gerald's Hall now stands. The school was name the Convent Day School. The school population grew rapidly and by 1937 had already changed two locations. In August 1937, the Sisters of the Faithful Virgins returned to England and the Missionary Sisters of St. Augustine, now known as the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) took over the management of the chool, which was renamed. Convent Primary School. By October 1947, the school roll was 706 and a new building was needed. The Catholic Church had acquired Park Grounds, on the corner of Virgin Lane and Queen Mary Street/Independence Street. An L-shaped building was erected to provide nine classrooms and on 10 January 1949, the school moved to the Park Grounds, the present location of the St. Martin School. Skills of hat-making and weaving were taught to senior students after school, giving rise to an industrial class. The Convent Industrial School was separated in 1950, from which Tropicrafts Ltd was later formed. In September 1956, a start was made with six students in a post-primary section. By December 20th students in Vocational were pursuing a combination of academic, commercial and home economics subjects. In May 1962, the Convent Primary School adopted St. Martin de Porres as its patron saint and the school was officially named St Martin School. By January 1983, there were three distinct sections: Primary, Junior Secondary (JSP) and Vocational. In 1988, a five-year Technical-Vocational Programme was introduced. In 1991, the Ministry of Education gave secondary school status to the Vocational Section, which was then named St. Martin Secondary School. As the secondary school expanded to a roll beyond 300, the JSP was phased out in 1998.


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The Ruffwear Gnawt-a-Rock is a fantastic dog throw toy, perfect to use for a range of activities with your doggy pal and great for use both at home and out on your adventures together!
Here at K9 we love this Ruffwear rubber dog toy, it's made from a natural latex rubber so not only is this throw toy highly durable and chew resistant, it's also environmentally friendly - What could be better!?
The unique toy rock design features an uneven surface, so your dog won't know where the next bounce will go! Great for keeping your dog interested and active during playtime. The textured surface also massages the gums, so is great for use as a chew toy or for teething puppies.
The Ruffwear dog throw toy has a handy treat pocket, so you can pack it full of your dog's favorite treats, which will help keep them entertained for hours. It also works as a great retrieving training aid, helping to keep your dog focused - Which can often be tricky with all the excitement and smells the outdoors brings!
We all know dogs love to play, explore and interact with us whenever possible, so this rubber throw toy is a natural and safe dog toy, built to last and available in a range of bright colours.
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Apple and discounts: Techies may be hard-pressed to find two less compatible words. But even the brand synonymous with premium prices is jumping into the Black Friday fray. It's just staying characteristically mum about the details.
In an announcement posted on its online store, Apple teases a one-day shopping event slated for this Friday, November 25th. The announcement hints at "amazing iPad, iPod, and Mac gifts for everyone on your list."
Last year, the company's one-day Black Friday sale included $101 off MacBooks, $49 off the iPad, and $41 off the iPod touch. It looks like this year's offers could be quite similar, but you'll just have to circle back to the Apple Online Store on Friday, won't you?


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Service user feedback
Missing Link has always seen service user's consultation and involvement as pivotal in the setting of standards for our service provision and development.
We firmly believe that our mental health services should be informed and guided by the women who use out services. It is only by learning from their experience and knowledge can we be sure that our services are effective and relevant.


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Okay so if you follow the natural hair community you know there are 2 gels that are all the rave right now, Eco Style Cannabis Sativa Oil and Wetline Xtreme. I have purchased both of these and plan on doing a review for you all. I'm starting off with the Eco Style Gel. I watched a couple … Continue reading Eco Style Cannabis Sativa Oil Review
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Twist Out Fail!!! Why I only do Wash and Go's
I tried to do a twist out for ya'll I promise I did. It was a FAIL. I really wish I took pictures of it before I threw this hair in a bun so you could see this mess. So this post is going to talk about my whole experience. So to be honest I … Continue reading Twist Out Fail!!! Why I only do Wash and Go's


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After church I came home and finished these Valentine treats for my grand baby's day care class. I've got to get them delivered. Since they don't live here sometimes that can take some planning.
Anyway they are finished....all 25 of them. Since there are 3 Graysons in his class I had to be sure they knew which Grayson they are from.
Of course it was a Pinterest idea but I did design my own circles and print them out. I also, cut a larger red circle on my Cricut.
There have been lots of potato recipes on Pinterest lately and I LOVE potatoes fixed any way. I have several pinned on my food board. I've noticed when something is really good people put "crack" in front of the recipe name. I take it that means something is so good it can be addictive :)
So instead of trying a new potato recipe I pulled out my mom's recipe and I'm going to call it Gram's( that is what she is lovingly called by her 8 grand kids and 9 great-grands) Crack Potatoes. Yes, they are delicious and I want to share the recipe with you.
Gram's Crack Potatoes
2 lbs frozen hash browns
8 oz cheddar cheese
1 stick butter
1 can cream of chicken soup ( I use Cream of mushroom)
1 c. diced onions
16 oz sour cream
2 c. crushed corn flakes ( I use Ritz Crackers)
Mix all ingredients together. Place in a 9x13 cooking dish. Top with crackers, drizzle with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.


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Your choices when choosing a type of business include operating as a private dealer or joining a franchise. While both opportunities can provide you with benefits, it is important to consider which business model best fits your needs as an entrepreneur.
Franchise Dealer
A franchised dealer is one who operates under an agreement with a parent company or manufacturer. You pay to get access to a proven business model that has been shown to work in other areas. With a franchise, you typically get access to a specific geographic region. You must abide by rules set forth by the franchisor and sells only what is approved by the company. Franchise dealers also have to pay regular franchise fees to the franchisor.
Private Dealer
A private dealer operates a business that does not have any affiliation with a larger company or parent organization. Instead, you start from the ground up and build everything to your liking. Private dealers can choose the products and services they sell and market. They also can operate within any geographic region without having to worry about stepping over boundaries. You set up your own business plan and implement it by yourself.
One of the advantages of buying into a franchise dealer arrangement is that you get a proven brand. In many cases, you are paying for access to a brand name. When consumers prefer your brand name, they are willing to give you business based on that alone. They know what to expect from the brand and do not question what you have to offer. When you start a private dealership, you do not have this brand strength to work from.
While buying into a franchise dealership provides you with a proven brand name and access to support, these features come at a potentially high cost. You have to pay for these services, and the cost may be more than you want to pay. When you start a private dealer arrangement, you do not have to worry about paying franchise fees. You can also determine who you buy your supplies and products from, which could potentially save you money overall and increase your profitability as a company.
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On Exhibit: Splash Zone & Penguins
Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Amphiprion sp
Animal Type
tiny drifting animals like copepods; algae
to nearly 4 inches (10 cm)
damselfish; Family: Pomacentridae
throughout most of the tropical Indo-Pacific
Natural History
Anemonefish, also called clownfish, live nestled among the tentacles of stinging anemones. Scientists have found that these fish have a special layer of mucus that keeps the anemones from stinging them.
Anemonefishes need the protection they find in their anemones: the anemones' stings keep fish predators at bay, and an anemonefish never lives without its host anemone. The partnership may benefit the anemones, as well—they get scraps of food dropped by the anemonefishes as they eat. And the aggressive and territorial anemonefishes may defend their anemones by driving away butterflyfishes and other anemone-eating fishes.
In places, unscrupulous collectors use cyanide, bleach and other chemicals to catch coral reef fishes for the pet trade. Applying the chemicals stuns the fishes and makes them easy to collect. But these poisons can also kill fishes, corals and other reef life. If you have a home aquarium, buy fishes raised in captivity, not ones collected from the wild.
Cool Facts
All anemonefishes start life as males. As they grow, a male may change to become a female.
Before a clownfish can call an anemone home, it has to get comfortable. The fish gently touches the anemone's tentacles over a period of several hours or days, until the fish forms a layer of mucus that's resistant to the stings.
Living with a fish in your tentacles has its good points. Clownfish are very protective of their anemone homes and chase away other fish, and even divers. Anemones also get food out of the deal—scraps that are dropped by the clownfish—as well as fish poop.


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I look forward ALL winter to summer in Ontario.
Summer in Ontario is Cottage Season, with a Capital Awesome.
It's kind of a badge of honour to see how early in the season you can jump in the lake. April is for crazy people. May is for daredevils. June is for lake lovers. July is for my Mom.
So this weekend when I went up to Bone Island in Georgian Bay, I was feeling all madcap and audacious as I prepared for my Big First Jump. Mid-flight between dock and water I let out a big yelp, bracing myself for the polar-bear shock.
To my complete and utter delight though, the water was INCREDIBLE.
Instead of shivering and cursing while racing across the dock for a big Hudson's Bay towel to wrap up in, I stayed in. I swam. I STARFISHED. I daydreamed about how great this summer is going to be.
It was the best first jump in, ever. I can't wait for more.


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Ukraine Takes Down Demonoid As A Gift To The US Government
from the another-one-down deptIt's becoming all too common that when the US has some sort of diplomatic event going on with another country, that country pulls some sort of stunt as a "peace offering" of sorts to US diplomats. We saw it with Colombia rushing through its own version of SOPA right before a visit from Obama. And now, the Ukraine appears to have seized Demonoid with the timing designed to coincide with Deputy Prime Minister Valery Khoroshkovsky's first trip to the US. Demonoid may well be breaking the law (we'll wait for the details on that, though the report claims that the site was careful to stay on the right side of Ukrainian law), but the timing is once again suspicious, as is the willingness of other countries to kowtow to US diplomatic pressure in cases like this.
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Welcome to your Students' Union building! After years of dreaming and planning, we opened the doors in October 2016 to a brand new, purpose-built, state-of-the-art venue right in the heart of the University Campus. With access to all the
information you will ever need, as much caffeine as you can consume and an ice cold alcoholic beverage to unwind, it's the perfect place to experience student life at YSJSU. Without further ado, jump in and explore everything we have on
Our Information Point boasts all the support you will ever need to get you through your time at York St John, which will come directly from one of our friendly Information Point Advisors.
This really is the central hub of our SU, and it is the place to come if you have lost something at an SU event, to grab hold of an essential TOTUM (NUS) card, to book in a meeting with a member of SU Staff or one of the Sabbatical
Officers, for advice on your sports or society accounts, or just about anything else in-between. Behind the Information Point is also the SU Shop, which has a huge variety of York St John branded goods to make sure you stay looking
fresh and rep Team YSJ to the fullest!
One word… STARBUCKS! Need we say more?!
We are incredibly proud that in your SU we now serve the finest coffee on Campus all day and in turn provide the best place to hang out, group study or just recharge your batteries before an afternoon lecture. In addition to this, we
have the mega screen on all day, and plenty of comfy furniture to ensure it is a place which is truly difficult to leave.
In the evening, the Coffee Lounge becomes our second bar and entertainment space, hosting the pub quiz, YSJSU Unplugged, Karaoke and film nights, as well as sports and society private events and charity fundraisers.
This space is also bookable online for parties, socials, events, film or gaming nights. If you would like more information or want to place a booking head here.
Starbucks Opening Times
Term Time only: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30*
*Subject to event bookings.
Located on the ground floor of the Students' Union, your brand new Bar features the finest of beverages, as well as six 55" screens playing anything from live sports and films, to one off big events. It is the ultimate place to
unwind and have fun!
We have a bar stocked full of everything you could want, both alcoholic and soft drinks, with daily drinks offers to make sure you can have a great time without breaking the bank.
Click here to see our extensive drinks menu* allergen information.
* Please note drinks and prices may change according to seasonal alterations.
Supporting York St John students to grow, succeed, and have a great time whilst at University
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Victor arrived at Bethel in October 2016 and we are very pleased at his progress. He can now walk unassisted, eat solid food, and is in our preschool. He loves toys that make noise and light up, and he likes to dance. When he's outside he likes to find leaves or sticks that he can inspect. Victor is starting to communicate but usually it's very quiet. He is attached to his caregivers and teachers and shows a preference for adults that he trusts. We are very proud of his progress in such a short time, and we can't wait to see and celebrate each and every accomplishment.
Victor has had a hard beginning in life and we hope to find a very special forever family who can cheer him on as he overcomes a rough start. He is paper ready for adoption. Email tabitha(a)bethelchina.org for more information


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Watch Repair
We offer complete watch repair and restoration services for all kinds of pieces, from specialized watches to your everyday time piece.
Repair and restoration services include:
- Battery replacement
- Watch strap and bracelet replacements and alterations
- Crystal face replacements
- Restoration of fine antique clocks and timepieces
- General watch repairs
- Complete overhauls
- Clean, oil and adjust pocket watches
Your fine watch should be cleaned and serviced every three years to maintain it over time.
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Dean emphasizes his desire to go see "300" based largely on the notion that the film supports war. Mind you, not the war of the Spartans against the Persians in specific--but rather, the idea of war in general. Dean's motivations are based on the indeed bellicose idea that war is apparently an unqualified good--as long as we're the ones waging it and kicking the ass of someone we apparently don't like.
It's a principle that's astonishingly un-conservative. What ever happened to the idea of pragmatism?? You know--asking yourself the question, "what would work best given the circumstances in question?". It seems like the "pro-war" crowd supports military action simply because of an ideological commitment to the concept of war, rather than believing in the rationale for an individual war in a specific context.
By contrast, my longstanding opposition to the occupation in Iraq has caused me at times to be labeled "anti-war"--whatever that means. The implication, of course, is that I'm a reckless pacifist who would gladly surrender my freedom rather than fight for it. My standard refrain is: "I'm not anti-war; I'm anti-this-war." I honestly don't see what's so hard about a position of pragmatism in which one weighs all options and determines, on both a moral and a utlitarian basis, which course of action is likely to produce the most desirable results, without a pre-existing ideological commitment interfering in the process.
The pre-existing ideological commitment, of course, is not exclusive to the right wing and their unabashed support of war, no matter what the situation. The Slate review referenced by Dean Barnett is equally as guilty, in my estimation. For instance:
When a messenger from Xerxes arrives bearing news Leonidas doesn't like, he hurls the man, against all protocol, down a convenient bottomless well in the center of town. "This is blasphemy! This is madness!" says the messenger, pleading for his life. "This is Sparta," Leonidas replies. So, if Spartan law is defined by "whatever Leonidas wants," what are the 300 fighting for, anyway? And why does that sound depressingly familiar?
This statement is actually depressingly naive, for a variety of reasons. First of all, the 300 were fighting for their independence from slavery at the hands of the Persian Empire. That's a pretty good answer to the question. But on top of that, it was standard practice in ancient times that during a period of crisis or insurrection, a dictator would be appointed for a set period of time to handle the crisis. So actually, yes, Leonidas' word would likely have been law--just as the Cincinnatus' was against the Volsci.
Such traditions have continued to the modern day. Our own United States constitution has measures for suspension of expected rights, such as the writ of Habeas Corpus, during times of rebellion or insurrection. Suffice it to say that in a historical and moral context, challenging the notion of what the 300 were fighting for given any tyrannical propensities of Leonidas is absurd. (Does this mean I'm giving credence to President Bush's totalitarianism? Hardly. I shouldn't have to explain the differences between Bush and Leonidas. If you can't understand them, you must have come from Free Republic.)
The idea of not supporting a necessary war because of an overriding "anti-war" ideology is less distasteful to me than supporting an unnecessary one because of an overriding "pro-war" ideology--because if given the chance, I'd obviously prefer to err on the side of not killing people. But I don't understand why it's so difficult to assess everything on a case-by-case basis.
The bottom line is this: the idea of "war" should not be something that one can say one supports or opposes in general. It must be pragmatic and case-by-case. If it were up to me, the labels "pro-war" and "anti-war" would just be retired.


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Project information
Quest School Villa Maria
Providing a good education at the Quest Primary School for 180 children in Villa Maria del Triunfo, the largest shanty town in Peru, where overcrowding and a lack of formal infrastructure have resulted in extreme poverty which acutely affects the development of children in the district.
Charity information: Quest4Change
The Peruvian shanty town of Villa Maria is one of the largest in the world, home to over 700,000 people. Here, overcrowding and a lack of formal infrastructure have resulted in extreme poverty which acutely affects the development of children in the district.
Education is compulsory in Peru but in Villa Maria there are too few public schools to meet demand. This often leads to children seeing no other way forward than getting involved in with gangs and drugs.
Working closely with the local community we established a small pre-primary school in 2003, offering either subsidised or free education to the poorest children. Over the years we have expanded to take in 180 children between 3 and 11 years.
The Quest School supports our other work supporting families in Villa Maria, helping to interrupt the cycle of poverty in the area - on average, each extra year of schooling increases a person's adult wages by nearly 10%.
Aim 1
To improve access to education for the poorest children in the community around the Quest School.
Activities» Providing full or partial sponsorship for as many children as possible to attend the school.
What success will look like
More children attending the school receiving full sponsorship, covering school fees, books and uniform.
Aim 2
To continue to increase the quality of educational opportunities provided at the Quest School.
Activities» Continue to provide support for the school to improve its facilities such as supplying the library with books and computer, and renovation work.
What success will look like
A school that is bright, well-equipped, and full of activities for the children both in the course of lessons and beyond.
Aim 3
Ensure the school is sustainable, its good effects onto new generations of children in Villa Maria.
Activities» Ensure the sponsorship and fee structure enables the school to retain a a base local income.
» To continue to maintain good links with existing parents and reach out to more families, ensuring a strong local support base.
What success will look like
The school continues to thrive and prosper in the community, with parents' continued support for the institution and their children's attendance there.
The impact of child poverty spans generations, to the long-term detriment of the child, family, community & country. The Quest School complements Q4C's other work in Villa Maria: our school holiday recreation programme and our house-building work. All our work advocates bond-building within communities helping prevent children getting involved in the prevalent drug and gang culture.
In 16 years, our success has been demonstrated through improved education, health and community cohesion.
There are many potential beneficiaries, so we must ensure we target those most in need. Our Project Manager works closely with community groups to discuss needs in their area. The Q4C team then visits each proposed child to assess their need. By visiting many families we ensure that we know who is most in need.
The subsidised places at the school also help to minimise risks of perceived injustice by non-beneficiaries, backed up by the whole Q4C programme benefiting the community as a whole.
Key reports every 6 months will focus on: financial information; the number of children benefiting and details of their lives; successes or any failings.
Updates are also available via our newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/br93P, our blog: www.quest4change.org/blog, or on request by contacting us.
Budget - Project Cost: £22,300Loading graph....
Amount Heading Description £16,000 Child sponsorship Full sponsorship of 80 children - covering school fees, books & uniform. £1,800 Educational & sports materials Covering the cost of books, pens, blackboards etc. for a year £4,500 Additional running costs Covering staffing and bills for a year
Current Funding / Pledges
Source Amount La Vida £8,640 Guaranteed
The Peruvian shanty town of Villa Maria is one of the largest in the world. Here, overcrowding and a lack of formal infrastructure have resulted in extreme poverty which acutely affects the development of children in the district. The children of Villa Maria live below the poverty line in shacks often with no running water, sanitation or electricity. Their parents work long hours and they are often left alone to wander the streets, frequently ending up in trouble with crime and drugs.
Children from poor households, particularly the poorest households in Villa Maria; many are from single-parent families. The communities in Villa Maria more widely will benefit, as the school helps provide a source of community cohesion for all.
Why Us?
Why Us?
Quest has been working in Villa Maria since 1997, providing funding and volunteers for the summer activity programme for children in the district; and since 2007 building homes for vulnerable families. Our long established relationship with the numerous communities in Villa Maria, and the continuous dialogue with full-time project manager Alejandro means that we have the knowledge and experience to run the project successfully.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
Alejandro Menendez
Employed full time as Project Manager, Alejandro has worked for us since 1999. His passion and skills have been vital in our success in Villa Maria.
Jonathan Cassidy
Jonathan is our Operations Manager, and has a long-standing personal connection to Villa Maria, having worked there for many years on the project.
Emily Jesshope
Emily is our Fundraising Officer; she has spent a lot of time working at the project site and has in-depth knowledge of the project and its aims.
Will sponsor a child to attend school for one year
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It's time for the weekend, and that means putting on your best party t-shirts to wow the world with your sophisticated tastes. And we've got two tees for you right here: one for you ninja bunnies and one for the tourists who are ready to visit Neptune's moon Triton.
Nobody will ever question your fashion sense again.
Ninja bunny tee is $25 from Fat Rabbit Farm
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Acushnet HealthWise Vision
Wellness For Life, is an Acushnet Company Associate Initiative positioned to create a climate and culture that encourages Associate Wellness needs. Through partnerships with the medical community and Acushnet HealthWise Coaches, Associates gain access to high quality Health and Wellness services.
A company culture which embraces and prioritizes the health of Associates and their family members. An Acushnet HealthWise Program that is valued by associates and provides opportunities for enhanced quality of life.
- To recruit and retain wellness minded Associates who will support and encourage each other to live a healthy lifestyle.
- To provide convenient access to programs and services that promote disease prevention, encourage healthy living, and emphasize quality healthcare and consumer education.
- To empower Associates to take action in their Personal Health Management and guide their loved ones to take health actions.
- To reward and recognize those Associates who take care of the company's most valuable asset… its people.
- To control healthcare costs at a rate that is better than the industry norm.
"It is not just about controlling runaway medical costs. It is about the kind of company that we want to keep and how we are going to reward and encourage people to take care of this company's most valuable asset…its people."
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The Washington Area Bicyclist Association seeks a seasoned community organizer with a healthy love of policy and data analysis to lead our efforts to end all road fatalities in the Washington Region within the decade. (Learn more about our Vision Zero campaign here.)
Position Overview
Traffic fatalities are preventable. For too long, we have accepted crashes on our roads as the inevitable price we pay for convenient and efficient transportation. But it doesn't have to be this way. We know how to design roads to be so safe that even when human error occurs, no one has to die. We know what kinds of traffic laws and enforcement make the streets safer for all users. What we need is the public support to implement these solutions. That's where you come in.
The Vision Zero Campaign Coordinator will act as a community organizer, mobilizing support to keep the District moving forward with commitments to Vision Zero, while leveraging our successes in the District to neighboring jurisdictions to make their own Vision Zero commitments. The Coordinator will also be an advocate for better access to crash data, and better enforcement and relationships between the bicycling community and law enforcement.
Vision Zero Coordinator Job Activities:
Vision Zero Advocacy
- Build community support for Vision Zero commitments through Safe Street workshops, days of action, and neighborhood safety audits;
- Organize a regional Vision Zero summit;
- Organize campaigns to get regional commitments to Vision Zero.
Crash Advocacy
- Improve access to quality crash data by advocating for better reporting practices and open sourcing to the public;
- Institute data collection into the full life cycle of a crash, including police interaction, insurance, whether tickets are upheld in court, settlements, qualitative experience of the victim;
- Work to expand crash data collection beyond DC to help inform expansion of the Vision Zero initiative to neighboring jurisdictions;
- Analyze publicly available crash data to produce think pieces and reports that support our advocacy for safer streets;
- Act as a resource to victims of crashes through the WABA Crash Tracker;
- Administer the Crash Victims attorney advertising program;
- Organize "What to do after a crash" and other relevant community workshops.
Enforcement Advocacy
- Build relationships with enforcement officials via education tools and programs;
- Hold law enforcement agencies accountable to enforcement priorities as informed by Vision Zero principles and crash data;
- Conduct enforcement analysis in high priority/high crash areas.
Other duties as assigned.
We are looking for a strategic people-person who can toggle rapidly between nuanced policy arguments rooted in data and statistics, and big-picture talking points for a public audience. The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience or background in the following:
- Grassroots or community organizing
- Event planning
- Data analysis
- Commitment to equity and social justice
- Policy or legal work (preferred)
- Experience working with a regional transportation department or planning agency (preferred)
Additional skills:
- Strong communications skills, both written and verbal
- Technological fluency. The coordinator will create and maintain spreadsheets, run reports, and communicate with our members and the public via a myriad of online organizing tools, including WordPress and Salsa.
About Us
Washington Area Bicyclist Association works to create a healthy, more livable region by promoting bicycling for fun, fitness, and affordable transportation; advocating for better bicycling conditions and transportation choices for a healthier environment; and educating children, adults, and motorists about safe bicycling.
Employment Details
The salary range for qualified candidates is mid-40s. The position is full-time. Benefits include employer covered health/dental insurance, generous flex and comp time policy, vacation, sick and personal leave, committed colleagues, fun working environment, and WABA's 403(b) retirement program.
The position is based in the WABA office in Adams Morgan, Washington D.C. Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
WABA is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation or gender identity, disability, sex, or age.
How to Apply:
Submit a cover letter and resume in one PDF to Tamara Evans at firstname.lastname@example.com with "Vision Zero Campaign Coordinator" in the subject line. In your application materials, please help us understand how you would contribute to the diversity of WABA's staff.
Application deadline: March 28, 2016. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply in advance of the deadline. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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I know that sampling in one domian [time or frequency] gives raise to replicas in another domain[frequency / time]. How replicas are formed. What is this Time domain periodicity and frequency domain periodicity here in sampling.
Some people treat sampling in the time domain as the multiplication of a signal $x(t)$ by a periodic impulse train $\sum_n \delta(t-nT)$. Since the Fourier transform of a periodic impulse train is a periodic impulse train $\sum_k \delta\left(f-\frac{k}{T}\right)$ (I might be off by a factor of $T$ here, but the basic idea is correct), and multiplication in the time domain corresponds to convolution in the frequency domain, we get that the Fourier transform of the sampled signal is $$X(f)\star\sum_k \delta\left(f-\frac{k}{T}\right) = \sum_k X(f)\star\delta\left(f-\frac{k}{T}\right) = \sum_k X\left(f-\frac{k}{T}\right)$$ which is a periodic function of $f$ since $X(f)$ is replicated at intervals of $\frac{1}{T}$ Hz along the frequency axis. If $X(f)$ is bandlimited to $\left(-\frac{1}{2T},\frac{1}{2T}\right)$, the replicas do not overlap.
Other people resolutely refuse to consider impulse trains and come up with other, equally valid, means of arriving at the same result.
Sampling in one domain implies periodicity in the other. For example the Discrete Fourier Series (which the FFT is a special case off), requires both time and frequency domain signals to be discrete and periodic.
This really isn't a topic that can be exhaustively discussed on board like this. I would recommend spending some quality time with good text book such as this http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Signal-Processing-Alan-Oppenheim/dp/0132146355 or http://www.dspguide.com/


text: Session 1 - January 27, 2016 Veronica Warmington, Deputy Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service; Denise Arana, General Manager, Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation (P4), DBJ; and Ivan Anderson, Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Construction Company, share a light moment at the first session of the Review of the Concession Agreement workshop, January 27, 2016, at the Planning Institute of Jamaica. Ricardo Munroe, P4 Manager at the DBJ, is in the background. PPP Boot Camp 1 S. Brian Samuels, PPP Coordinator from Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), speaks on CDB's involvement in the PPP Boot Camp at the opening ceremony on February 2, 2016, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. Seated from left are Dennis Allen Blumenfeld from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Adriana La Valley, also from the IDB; and Rui Monteiro from the World Bank. PPP Boot Camp 2 Denise Arana, General Manager of the DBJ's PPP & Privatisation Division, speaks on "The Jamaican PPP Experience – Unsolicited Proposals" at the PPP Boot Camp on February 2, 2016, in Kingston. PPP Boot Camp 3 During the site visit at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT), Beverley Williamson, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Port Authority of Jamaica, gave a presentation on the KCT Privatisation process. PPP Boot Camp 4 Adrian Brown (left), Corporate Communication Manager of Kingston Container Terminal (KCT); Dennis Blumenfeld of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Adriana La Valley of Inter-American Development Bank; Denise Arana, General Manager of PPP & Privatisation, DBJ; and S. Brian Samuels of the Caribbean Development Bank posed for the camera during the site visit to KCT. PPP Boot Camp 5 At left, Galina Sotirova, Country Representative of the World Bank, gives an address at the closing ceremony at the PPP Boot Camp. Listening are Milverton Reynolds, Managing Director, DBJ; and Therese Turner Jones, Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank. PPP Boot Camp 6 Milverton Reynolds, Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica, gives the closing address at the PPP Boot Camp closing ceremony on February 5, 2016, in Kingston.


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- Assisting with the day to day running of the sale process, with an emphasis on researching and cataloguing (including provenance, literature and exhibition information) Watches to the highest standard.
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Draw official attention to the timeline of some of the immigration cases in Canada
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Immigration is the cornerstone of Canada as a developed country and advanced society. Many around the world put their faith in this road and take grave risks to secure a better future for themselves and their families. Immigration system of Canada is one of the most reliable and efficient of similar existing systems in other countries. However, as per recent trend, many applicants have faced irregular delays in their applications which is the subject of this petition.
IRCC as the sole responsible agency for immigration in Canada has recently selected a large number of applications for permanent residency for more enhanced security checks known as Security Screening. As crucial and important as this procedure is for the safety of Canada and its good people, it has abnormally prolonged processing of above-said cases and put the applicants under tremendous pressure.
Immigrants to Canada, especially those who apply under economic categories, are usually young, have outstanding life accomplishments, possess highest educational credentials, their professional experience is plentiful and most of them have a very good command of English. Therefore, they can easily merge into the Canadian society and start contributing to the society right after their arrival.
We, as Iranian citizens who happen to have welcomed foreigners into our country, believe that it is crystal clear that immigration is a very complicated process and for people to successfully walk down this road, they need so much preparation and have to get a head start beforehand. The fact that the Iranian applicants who are going through Security Screening are in a seemingly indefinite limbo frustrates many of them and wouldn't let them focus on the task at hand. Many of us have refused job offers in our home country or have put our careers on hold. Planning for the schooling of children and buying new houses are paused and some relationships are suffering from this delay. We already face huge uncertainties and not hearing good news about our immigration cases deepens our frustration and fear.
At the end of the day, the government of Canada has every right to vet any foreign national who seeks entry to Canada in any way it deems fit. The only request that we have is that the responsible agencies for Security Screening shed some light on this very dark part of the process and reassure us that our cases are not untouched and are being processed in a timely fashion. If it is possible for CBSA to conclude Security Screening for a certain category of refugees in 96 hours (as per indicated in Link 1), why some applicants under FSW, CEC and PNP categories are given much lower priority and their process takes much more time? Even the Auditor General in its 2011 report had raised some concerns about the timeliness of CBSA's practice for permanent residency cases (Link 2).
It is important to note that there are hundreds if not thousands of people who are eagerly looking forward to hearing back from IRCC about their cases and also to starting a new life in the great country of Canada.
Link 1 : https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/reports-rapports/ae-ve/2017/osr-ors-eng.html
Link 2 : http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_201111_02_e_35934.html
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Romance, Rain and All the Patterns under My Umbrella
My weekend style is all about mixing black and white patterns under the umbrella this time. And once for the change, I finally got that romantic feeling of the rainy morning.
Walking in the rain always seems so romantic. In the sugary sweet movies and trashy love novels, of course. We all know, how it goes in reality. When we step out in the rain and fight with the rain drops, which will undoubtedly ruin our outfit. Or hair at least.
However, when taking photos of this weekend style, I finally felt something romantic in the rain. The raindrops falling on my umbrella felt somehow so soft and light, like soap bubbles. I guess it was all because the romantic outfit I was wearing.
As you might have noticed in my previous post about the Winter Tights, I'm more or less throwing back to the Gossip Girl Style this week. And capturing the romantic Blair Waldorf's vibes. After all, it's February, the month of love, which calls for sweet romantic outfits. And weekends seems just perfect to swap our chic city style for something more romantic.
Honestly, I can't say, I'm stepping out of my comfort zone with my weekend outfit this time since my outfit turned out to be extremely elegant in a way. Nevertheless mixing more than three patterns is not something I usually do. Well, yes I take into consideration the pattern on my umbrella, too.
Even so, my umbrella doesn't matter that much this time. After all, it didn't keep me from getting wet. If you could only see what happened to the white leather pumps that I'm wearing. Still crying. Although I do have a legit reason to get the new white pumps now. Again, what I want to point out are the patterns I'm wearing under my umbrella.
As you can see, I'm wearing three different patterns under my umbrella. To begin with, I put on this lovely mini tweed skirt. I simply love this chic tweed skirt. Most of all because it's super fashionable now and will be slightly fashionable few months later too. Is it just me, or does this faux wrap of the skirt look like a side cut to you too?
Back to the patterns. I completed the Prince of Wales check of my tweed skirt with fishnet stockings. You know, the "it" stockings of the season I have been wearing in all the different ways lately. I'm sharing the #3 Ways to Wear the Fishnets in this post here.
Indeed I had to put on another fashionable pattern. The flowers of course. And what better way of wearing the darkly romantic florals than on a fashion's favourite street-style jacket. This elevated floral bomber works perfectly with the mini tweed skirt, don't you think?
You can see me wearing the prints and patterns with black and white clothes and accessories. The black and white perfectly wraps all the patterns and give an elegant touch to my weekend outfit. Once again I wore the ivory double-breasted coat, a black silk blouse with the embellished collar and white pumps. And the black gloves of course. How not to, when the gloves are the must for me.
Finally, to brighten this rainy day and bring more weekend vibes to it, I finished my outfit with a pink mini tote bag. Almost forgot to bring the word back to the umbrella which happens to be a linking piece between the black and white prints and the pink bag.
I'm wearing Weekend Max Mara ivory double-breasted coat, Shauna Tweed Skirt from Storets, black silk Juicy Couture blouse, Juicy Couture floral bomber jacket, La Perla fishnet stockings, See by Chloè mini pink tote bag, and white Fornarina pumps.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find all the things I'm wearing this weekend online. However, I did find similar ones from the designers and high street brands. As usual, have a look at the designer gallery first. And to the high street gallery afterward. You can find the things I'm wearing somewhere among both galleries.
We all know mixing more than two different patterns and prints is quite challenging. As our outfit can turn out far away from what we had in mind before we put on that patterned clothes. Coupled with the compromised confidence, even the style savvy girls can be afraid of mixing prints and patterns sometimes.
Surprisingly the key is not in a number of different patterns we put on. Neither how similar they are. You know what I mean, mixing animal pattern with florals. Or something like that.
It's all about the colour of the prints and patterns. Go for the one color scheme and stick to it. As I did to the black and white in my romantic outfit this weekend.
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Before I invite you to continue exploring my blog, I must warn you to put on platform pumps or even better ankle boots for a walk on a rainy morning in the winter. Emphasis is in the winter. My beautiful white leather pumps got ruined. I'm not sure if that happened because of the rain itself, though. I think the mix of water, and moreover, the salt on the streets was fateful. Long-lived my white pumps.
Almost forgot to mention my hair. You guessed right. Putting away my umbrella in the drizzle was not the smartest idea. My hair got wet and well, I don't even need to say more. Ps. Don't forget to check Spring Summer 2018 Fashion trends here. Are prints on prints still in fashion? Find out.


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Update (12/6/2016) - After 2 years of working in software engineering, I decided to start a podcast called Breaking Into Startups where we interview top bootcamp founder and alumni who broke into software engineering. Check it out http://breakingintostartups.com!
Today is a very SPECIAL day. After months of anticipation, my twin brother Timur, left Atlanta to move to California to attend App Academy, one of the top coding bootcamps in San Francisco. Over last year, we have spent most of our free time learning how to code in two different programming languages, Ruby and JavaScript. I plan to cover the topic of various languages in a future post, but for now I want to keep the focus limited to how we came to a decision to attend App Academy and Hack Reactor.
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Before I dive into the similarities and differences between various bootcamps, I want to explain what a coding bootcamp is. In recent years, there has been a growing demand for web and mobile developers due to the growing number of smart phone users who are consuming an astonishing amount of content right from their devices. Because every year or so,... Read more »


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Below you'll find a list of all of the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs available in Arizona.
List of Arizona DNP Programs
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree offered by the College of Nursing & Health Innovation at Arizona State University gives students the option of concentrating their studies in eight major areas. These areas are: Advanced Nursing Practice (ANP), Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - ANP, Innovation Leadership - ANP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner. Arizona State University offers a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) to DNP program which can be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis. The university's DNP program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Arizona Board of Nursing.
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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona
Offered 100 percent online, the post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at Grand Canyon University can be completed in approximately two years. The program's curriculum is aligned with the AACN essentials for DNP nursing and consists of 12 eight-week courses. Students accepted to the program can transfer up to 500 practice immersion hours from their MSN degree or post-graduate certificate program. An additional 500 practice hours need to be completed within the DNP program. The culminating experience is the Direct Practice Improvement (DTI) project, which is an evidence-based research project that focuses on an organizational leadership topic or health practice.
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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Northern Arizona University is a clinical doctorate with an emphasis on enhancing leadership expertise in underserved, rural populations. To be considered for the program, applicants must have a master's degree in nursing, an RN license in good standing, and current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, Nurse Anesthetist, or Clinical Nurse Specialist. The program requires 1,000 hours of clinical practice with a minimum of 240 hours completed at the university. The culminating experience is a scholarly project that enhances clinical practice through the integration and application of research evidence. Northern Arizona University's DNP program is accredited by the CCNE until 2019.
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Accreditation: CCNE
It is possible to enter the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Arizona as a post-bachelor's (BSN) or post-master's (MS) student. The BSN to DNP program is for nurses who wish to obtain nurse practitioner preparation. The following areas of specialty are offered: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, Family NP, Pediatric NP, and Psychiatric Mental Health NP. A BSN to DNP Nurse Anesthesia specialty is also available. The MS to DNP option is for master's-trained RNs who hold national certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse anesthetist. The university also offers a DNP/PhD dual degree program for nurses who wish to obtain broader research skills for application to clinical practice.


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Fix for default sleep timer duration as a shortcut
Re: Fix for default sleep timer duration as a shortcut
From: Richard Quirk <richard.quirk_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:12:59 +0200
On 10/06/2012 03:22 PM, Dominik Riebeling wrote:
Yeah saw that too late. Thanks, and sorry.
This is mainly so the 2nd part follows the common convention. The other
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True. Though there's still only 1 visible function externally.
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Let's begin with bridal bouquet the bride gives the groom after redemption ritual, but even before the young will head to the registrar.
Bridal bouquet of fresh flowers make up. Select can be for every taste and color, regardless of the season. As a rule, the bride's wedding bouquet must match the time of year. Flowers in a bouquet can be variegated colors, and can be self-colored, but we must bear in mind that motley bunch will distract attention from the newlyweds. Most often, in the preparation of wedding bouquet choose light or white flowers that are picked up in the color of the dress or matching color, decorating dress, veil and the bride's hair. Optionally, you can pick up a bouquet so that it harmoniously combined with flowers and witnesses (the witnesses about the responsibilities you can read here).
Today, you can easily order wedding bouquet for the bride at a shop where the experienced specialist is alwaysIt will offer you several options for its completion. The most traditional of our time are miniature compositions made of small roses with closed buds. To protect colors from fading at the beginning of the wedding ceremony, their stems are treated in a special way, and then connect the green ribbon. Bouquet should consist of large flowers. Finish it possible addition of artificial or living small florets and any decorations of greenery. In some cases, flowers are placed separately in a funnel or a lacy lace tie up at the base of the stem. You can also decorate a bunch of guipure stripes or tulle, which had previously been necessary to gather into a power outlet. You can also use strong thread strung on beads, which later can be a lot of different lines or curls.
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