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Pedralbes (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈðɾalβəs], Old Catalan for white stones) is a neighborhood in Les Corts district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Before the administrative division of 1984, the neighborhood was part of Sarrià and the former municipality of Sant Vicenç de Sarrià.
Pedralbes was the home of the Infanta Cristina of Spain from 2004 to 2013. [1]
The Lycée Français de Barcelone, a French international school, is in Pedralbes.[2]
- ^ "The Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarin have put their mansion in Pedralbes up for sale". Typically Spanish.
- ^ "Los hijos de Urdangarin vuelven al cole de tapadillo" (Archive). El Periódico. Wednesday 5 September 2012. Retrieved on 22 January 2015. "Se supo porque una nube de fotógrafos les esperaba a las puertas del Liceo Francés, en Pedralbes,[...]"
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text: http://vimeo.com/49545320#at=64 A beautiful visual presentation by Vahram Muratyan, an art director and graphic designer who lives in Paris and adores New York. His bold posters playfully compare the urban grime of New York in contrast with the romantic history of Paris. From cafes on the rue de turenne to Starbucks in the West Village, Vahram knows just how to draw out many of the small but iconic attributes that make these cities famous. Now his comparisons rise the question: where would you rather call home?


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Amazon will integrate its delivery service AmazonFresh into its Amazon Prime service, which means that all interested customers will have to pay a yearly 299 dollar subscription fee. Current customers are not pleased at all with this move.
Number of dissatisfied customers
The 299 dollar charge not only contains the AmazonFresh service, but also all other extra's from the Amazon Prime subscription, which stands at 99 dollars per year. A grocery list above 50 dollars will be delivered at the customer's doorstep for free and if the order is below that amount, delivery fees will be added.
Amazon had been thinking about an AmazonFresh subscription fee for a while and now hopes this subscription fee will turn the service into a profitable one. Over the past few years, the service was expanded into several new cities, but there had not been a subscription fee, until now.


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NYC Septoplasty Surgery
A septoplasty is a surgical procedure to correct defects or deformities of the septum, the partition between the two nostrils. Commonly, the procedure is performed to correct a deviated septum. While a small deviation of the septum is commonplace, if the condition is severe, it may impede airflow through the nostrils. This may cause difficulty breathing and poor nasal drainage from the sinuses, both of which are problematic.
In adults, the nasal septum is composed of both cartilage and bone. The function of the nasal septum is to support the mucous membranes of the nose and to regulate air flow. Septoplasty is commonly performed to help relieve nasal obstruction and in some cases, it may be a part of other surgical procedures including sinus surgery or nasal tumor or polyp removal. Septoplasty straightens the nasal septum by trimming, repositioning and replacing cartilage or bone within the nose.
Dr. David Volpi is a board-certified, nationally-renowned otolaryngologist with over 25 years of experience performing minimally invasive ENT procedures to treat deviated septums, sleep apnea, and other ENT conditions in New York City. For a better night's sleep, request an appointment with our NYC ear, nose, and throat practice today. If a deviated septum is found during your consultation, Dr. Volpi may recommend a septoplasty to improve your nasal breathing and overall health.
The Septoplasty Procedure
The septoplasty is performed as an outpatient procedure and either a general or local anesthetic may be used. During a septoplasty, Dr. David O. Volpi straightens the septum and repositions it to the center of the nose. The procedure may involve removing a small part of the septum itself.
A septoplasty may also be performed in conjunction with a rhinoplasty in order to ensure that the reshaping of the nose does not result in a reduction of the amount of breathing space or in conjunction with sinus surgery to assist in post-surgical drainage. Any incisions are stitched closed with dissolvable stitches. After the procedure, there may be splints or packing (of cotton) placed inside the nose to prevent bleeding during the healing process.
Benefits of Septoplasty
Within three to six weeks following the septoplasty procedure, most patients report a significant improvement in nasal airflow. Immediately after the procedure, patients experience initial swelling and nasal congestion.
Following the septoplasty procedure, you can expect:
- Improved breathing – due to the opening up of the nasal passages, the overall breathing function is greatly improved.
- Improved sleep patterns – reshaping a bent septum not only improves airflow, it can reduce or eliminate snoring and improve sleep quality
- Improved senses – patient whose sense of smell or taste were impaired due to the impact of a deviated septum, will be able to breathe fully and enjoy their sense of taste once again
- Decrease in frequency of sinus infections, nosebleeds, and headaches – without narrowed or partially blocked sinuses, the airways will drain properly
Recovery from Septoplasty
Most patients return home the same day of the procedure. Packing is usually removed from the nose about 24 hours after the procedure, which helps make patients more comfortable. Patients may experience some swelling and nasal drainage.
During the recovery period, there is minimal pain; patients can return to non-strenuous activities the day after the procedure and are advised to refrain from any strenuous or physical activity for one to two weeks after the procedure. Patients are also advised to elevate their heads while sleeping for at least two weeks and nose blowing should also be avoided for two weeks after septoplasty.
Risks of Septoplasty
As with any surgery, there are risks associated with septoplasty which include bleeding, infection and an adverse reaction to the anesthesia. Risks specific to septoplasty may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Change in the shape of the nose
- Septal perforation
- Scarring
- Fluid build-up within the nose
Most patients experience restored breathing after the septoplasty procedure. However, full relief may take up to a year, because the cartilage and bones of the septum tend to heal slowly.


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"Two Traditions, One Faith"
"Wilbur Uniting" is a partnership between Wilbur Lutheran Church and Community Presbyterian Church of Wilbur. We are in the process of becoming one congregation which is also known as "yolking". We worship together, play together, and serve the community together. We share one pastor, pool our finances, and serve on ministry teams together.
While we are in the midst of our "uniting" process, we continue to alternate worship at each of our two church campuses each week. The Presbyterian Campus is located on 11 NE Cole and the Lutheran Campus is located at 306 SE Trinity Ave. Both are about 5 minutes from each other.


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"The Ghost of Harrenhal"
Discuss the latest Game of Thrones episode here
[quote]Confusion rages in the Stormlands in the wake of a devastating reversal. Catelyn must flee with a new ally, whilst Littlefinger sees an opportunity in the chaos. Theon seeks to prove himself to his father in battle. Arya receives a promise from the enigmatic Jaqen H'ghar. The Night's Watch arrives at the Fist of the First Men.
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TAMPEP (European Network for HIV/STI Prevention and Health Promotion among Migrant Sex Workers) is an international organization that supports the health and human rights of migrant sex workers in Europe.[2] Founded in 1993, with headquarters in Amsterdam, the organization initially operated in Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands. Today it coordinates a network of 26 organizations in 25 countries of the European Union, and receives funding from the European Commission as well as from national governmental and non-governmental organizations and has reached over 80 different nationalities throughout the years. Recently, TAMPEP is hosted by Pro-tukipiste, a service provider organisation based in Helsinki, Finland.
n 2017, TAMPEP was restructured into a migrant sex worker-led network that unites sex worker groups and allies in the fields of sex work, migration and health. The purpose of the network is to build stronger partnerships and to advocate for the rights and health of migrant and mobile sex workers at the European level.
The main concern of the project is HIV/AIDS prevention; it approaches the problem from a general health and human rights approach, working for empowerment and self-determination of female and transsexual migrant sex workers, and for improvements in their working conditions and social situation.[2][3] The member organizations employ street work, peer educators and informational materials to contact migrant sex workers.[4] The organization produces regular reports about the situation of sex workers in Europe.
TAMPEP's literature emphasizes the need to cleanly distinguish between the issues of trafficking, sex work and migration. TAMPEP opposes trafficking as a human rights abuse, but supports efforts to improve working conditions of sex workers and to facilitate migration.[1]
TAMPEP has also operated in Nigeria, where it helps to rehabilitate sex workers deported from Italy.[5]
- ^ a b TAMPEP Position Paper on Migration and Sex Work (2002), retrieved 4 October 2009
- ^ a b Margaret Ducket, Migrants' Right to Health, UNAIDS Best Practice Collection, March 2001
- ^ Brussa L, Migrant Sex workers in Europe: the experience of TAMPEP, 15th International Conference on AIDS, Bangkok Thailand 2004
- ^ TAMPEP General Presentation, retrieved 4 October 2009
- ^ Sengupta, Somini (2004-11-05). "Oldest Profession Is Still One of the Oldest Lures for Young Nigerian Women". The New York Times.


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NOOR, Oxfam Novib and SOMO are pleased to invite you to the Pop-Up Exhibition The Leathermen of Pakistan by NOOR photographer Asim Rafiqui at Humanity House.
For Oxfam and SOMO, Asim Rafiqui travelled to Karachi to document the deplorable working conditions of Pakistan's leather industry workers.
Asim Rafiqui will present his work and share his experience in Pakistan.
When: Tuesday, December 20th, 16: 00- 18:00
Where: Humanity House, Prinsegracht 8, The Hague, The Netherlands
16.00: Welcome by the moderator
16.05: Multimedia presentation
16.15: Intro to Pakistan's leather industry by SOMO researcher Martje Theuws
16.30: Presentation by Asim Rafiqui (NOOR)
17.00: Drinks
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The leather tanning industry in Pakistan employs about 500,000 Pakistanis who do precarious work under deplorable labour conditions. Chemicals and heavy machinery are used without protective equipment whilst labourers work long hours and still do not earn enough to make a decent living. Leather workers are hired through contractors and have no job security. The leather they produce accounts for 5.4% of Pakistan's total exports and often ends up in clothing and accessories sold by brands in Europe and the United States.


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The new year is coming and I've made several goals. I'm losing this muffin top first of all and I'm saving money. We had a tough year this year so we have to find different ways to save money. We are going to be getting rid of our home phone because we never use it and also changing the level of service we have on our television. I'm also learning not only to clip coupons but how to do "couponing" where you end up getting a ton of stuff for next to nothing! We switched our car insurance this past year from Allstate to Geico and saved hundreds of dollars, so that was awesome. Another thing we've started doing is buying our bread in bulk from the Mrs. Baird's Outlet. It's around a dollar a loaf plus they throw in a few free things like my beloved powder donuts that I will not be eating after January 1. haha
I am super excited about learning to coupon. My friend did a presentation at church and actually had a table full of products. She asked us to guess how much it would cost retail and how much we think she paid. The products cost around $65 retail. She paid.... 16 cents. Yes- 16 CENTS. Insane!! I can't wait to learn more. Do any of you coupon or have fun money saving ideas??


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This section provides a brief description of new features introduced with the latest release of Oracle Identity Federation, and points you to more information about each one. It contains these topics:
WebLogic Server Integration: Oracle Identity Federation is now a Java component managed by the Oracle WebLogic Server.
Fusion Middleware Control: You can manage Oracle Identity Federation by using a graphical user interface called Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control
Integration with Common Auditing Infrastructure: Oracle Identity Federation is now integrated with the Oracle Fusion Middleware audit framework. You can configure auditing from the command line or by using Fusion Middleware Control.
Support for Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.2.0) or later: Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) does not include Oracle Single Sign-On or Oracle Access Manager. Oracle Identity Federation 11g Release 1 (11.1.1), however, is compatible with Oracle Single Sign-On and Oracle Access Manager 10g (10.1.4.2.0) or later.


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Hello From The Other Side...
In case you're wondering, no. I did not get to meet Adele, or Beyonce, or anyone whose name quickly brings to mind songs that you are embarrassed to know the words to. I did see comedienne Tig Notaro while waiting in line to get into the Grammys, however. I may have even taken a sneaky pic.
We did, however, continually run into folks like Kalani Pe'a and his crew, who were some of the sweetest most joy filled people. Every time we ran into Kalani we got leid. That joke will never get old. The flowers were fresh, and smelled so beautiful, that I decided to let Winston try and capture the essence of their fragrance for a couple of days.
The nominees reception is a beautiful ceremony, where all the nominees are given medallions made by Tiffanys, and are invited, along with chapter board members, and other people of note within the industry to dress up, be celebrated, and to watch outstanding performances by Grammy U students who left all of us with jaw on the floor. These kids from all over the country were truly magnificent performers. I walked around with my friends and congratulated many of the people who were walking around with their medallions, and in the midst of doing so, I'm pretty sure rapper/actor Common walked right by me. Before leaving, my friend Sassy Black and I may have tried to find him so we could get a picture. It didn't happen, but it was a worthwhile hunt.
Once again it was time to party hop, and we called for Winston. Prior to this night's event, Jessicca and I had packed up the van, and checked into an AirBnB a little closer to downtown. This meant that all the seats were down, so I had minutes to re-arrange everything we had left in the van so that we could put the seats up for the few passengers we had picked up. Jessicca and I were scrambling as fast as we could in our fancy gowns. I'm sure we had spectators. If we hadn't been so focused, I probably would have joined one of our passengers, Sassy, for a quick picture with the incomparable LaLa Hathaway. Nonetheless, we got the seats up, passengers loaded, and were off to a fun and intimate dinner with some of the other PNWers.
Following our wonderful dinner, we made our way across the street to yet another gathering, but by the time we got their, things were winding down, and the exhaustion was setting in. So, Jessicca and I decided to get back to the AirBnB and rest as much as we could before another wonderful, but long day ahead of us.
On the morning of the Grammys, Jessicca and I each took our time getting ready. We watched the pre-telecast online, celebrated a few victories for folks we knew, and new friends alike, and then made our way to the Staples Center. Suddenly, there we were, rushing to get to our seats in another fancy gown, and awaited the celebration of Music's Biggest Night. The feeling was electric and charged in that room. And then, it began. "Hello, it's me. I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet…" the crowd gave a loud cheer, and then fell silent as Adele sang the song that would later be awarded best song. It was beautiful. From where we were sitting, you could see the sets changing over behind the screens that would rise and fall, reveling the next act. It was unreal. So many sets, so many hands, so many people creating some of the most elaborate landscapes I had ever seen in mere minutes. The most impressive being Katy Perry's set. I can't even imagine how many times those performances were rehearsed. The people behind the scenes deserve some remarkable accolades if you ask me. Hiccups and all.
Each performance had its own feel, its own statement, its own tone, but there was one thing that stood out to me above everything else - the music community is just that, a community. Being in that room reminded me of what it is that I love about being a part of this community. These are people who work incredibly hard to be a bridge for us to relate. The songs being sung are there to help us cope, help us let go, help us feel, and they are mighty no matter how well packaged they are - the songs that is. It was a great reminder to continue to write, continue to follow this call that I've answered, and continue making music, even when it seems that sometimes no one wants to listen.
The rest of the night was full of emotion and connection to new friends, and I am still in shock that my friend and I got to go to the Grammys. There is so much more that the Recording Academy does that goes well beyond handing out trophies, but it was a beautiful experience to have. I look forward to taking that same stage some day, and I promise not to go up there in my underwear.
As always, thanks for listening with your heart.


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The Boston Bruins made a number of additions to the roster at the trade deadline this season.
The acquisitions included guys like Greg Zanon, Mike Mottau and former-Bruin Brian Rolston, and each will play a role in Boston's chase for another Stanley Cup title.
Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli was pleased with the B's additions at the deadline and feels that the team has plenty of depth heading towards what he hopes is another long postseason.
Chiarelli stopped by the Bruins Face-Off Live set before Game 1 against the Washington Capitals, and discussed some of the new roles players will be forced to take on during the playoffs.
Check out the video above to hear all of Chiarelli's thoughts about the roster during this year's playoffs.


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- Bella Hadid opened up about her anxiety in an episode of her mom's reality show "Making a Model."
- Hadid revealed to contestants that she could be found "crying and shaking" from anxiety before red carpet interviews.
- She's learned to handle her anxiety after doing more interviews.
Bella Hadid might exude the confidence of a supermodel when she's strutting down the catwalk, but behind closed doors, she suffers from serious social anxiety. The 21-year-old model opened up about her struggle on a recent episode of her mom Yolanda Hadid's reality show, "Making a Model."
On the episode, Bella sat down with a few contestants to chat about the competition. When one aspiring model told her about her battle with social anxiety, Bella opened up about her own battle with the mental health disorder. In comparison to her sister, Gigi, who she described as "bubbly and out there," Bella grew up reserved. When she was thrust into the spotlight and had to red carpet interviews, she recalled "crying and shaking" from her anxiety.
"Believe me, I get it and I understand it," she said. "I was totally there. My sister is very bubbly and very out there, and I was always very reserved. I would literally start crying and shaking if I had to do interviews at red carpet events. It was really nerve-racking and it's scary, and it's not only you."
Though she isn't completely over her anxiety, Bella revealed that she's learned to handle it better after doing more and more interviews. She ended her conversation with Makenzie with some words of encouragement on how things get better.
"It gets a lot better once you have to talk to people every day," Bella said. "Then you're like, 'Okay, I guess it's my job, I have to do it!' "
Despite numerous celebrities speaking out about their battle with mental illness, such as anxiety, there are still a lot of skeptics. We appreciate Bella breaking down the fourth wall and sharing her experience to show viewers that they're not alone.
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Xterra Malaysia would play host to the final of the Asia Pacific Xterra Series. In 2015 this was a 5 race series visiting the Philippines, Saipan, Guam, Australia and finishing in Malaysia. Heading into Xterra Malaysia I had completed 3 of the 4 races with one win and two 2nd place positions. Ben Allen had completed all 4 races and with two victories thus far in the series he went into the weekends race with a two point lead and no doubt the favourite for the overall title. I was happy to be the under dog. The week leading into this race was less than ideal but I was prepared to take the risk and fly in late despite having no knowledge of this new course. Just 6days prior I was racing in the Reunion islands, I arrived home midday on Tuesday and flew out to Malaysia the following day only arriving at the race hotel in Langkawi late on Thursday evening. With little more than 24hours to play with before the race I opted for a less is more strategy and went out early on Friday morning to have a look at the opening kilometres of the bike route. Out of T2 we pretty much got sent up a wall, the steepest gradient I have ever attempted. In pre riding I was able to ride the whole climb but even after changing out my front ring for a 32 tooth I lost traction during the race and had to push the remainder of the climb as remounting was not an option.
Thankfully Ben had a similar racing/traveling schedule to myself, he had traveled in from the US and only arrived in Langkawi on Friday morning so the playing field was somewhat even. The race venue had moved location from 2014 where we raced in Putrajaya and we were now racing on the island of Langkawi. Malaysia is well known for its heat and humidity but Langkawi seemed to take it to the next level. Never in my life have I experienced such a testing climate and come race day I knew hydration management would ultimately determine who won on the day. Race morning I began hydrating as soon as I woke up. I finished 4 x 750ml bottles (A combination of Nuun and Osmo Pre-hydration) before the start at 7:15am, this may have been a little excessive but I am sure it played a huge role in my victory.
As expected the swim was incredibly hot and arguably the most unpleasant as keeping cool was nearly impossible. At times it felt like I was soft stroking but still my body temperature continued to rise. Starting the second of 2 x 750m swim laps I could see I had already lost about 30-40" on Ben and I knew I was putting myself in a really difficult position if I hoped to win this race. Exiting the swim I got a split of 1'30 to Ben and although it was a big gap I still felt I was in with a chance. The run from swim to T1 was one of the wildest ones I have done to date. We were given local rubber shoes to put on for the 1km run up a river to transition. They were not the most stylish of foot wear but they were very practical for the occasion.
The bike was a course of two halves. The first took us up a wall face with some sections being so steep that pushing was the only option. The humidity was extremely high and inside the forest it almost looked misty because of the water vapour in the air, even breathing was a struggle. I felt terrible on this section of the course and although I had moved up to second place I was sure I would be losing lots of time to Ben up front. Due to the remote section of the course there were no spectators to give me updates on Ben's progress up front so I just kept pushing. Once we reached to the high point of the climb there was a steep technical descent to deal with before starting the first of two flatish laps to complete the bike course. As we entered loop #1 I got my first split and the gap had remained the same at 1'30. I was surprised as it was far from my best riding but in this heat I suppose we were all struggling and concentration seemed to be the biggest struggle. Because of my late arrival I had opted to skip a full pre ride of the course and this cost me dearly. Having no course knowledge I was having to double check each turn to ensure I was on the correct course which cost me a lot of time. Entering loop #2 I got a split of 2mins and I thought at this point the race was done. Two minutes to an athlete like Ben is huge and without him faltering or suffering a mechanical I knew it was a huge ask to close this gap. With a little more course knowledge I rode the second loop really well and closed another 30'" which gave me a little hope and the drive to keep pushing hard.
Similar to the bike start we headed up the same wall but this time it seemed even steeper! At times we were on all fours scrambling up the mountain. The forest floor was really slick and on a few of the steeper switch backs I had to find a tree or two just to pull myself up. Once we crested the high point I got a 60" split to Ben, I presumed he had taken it easy on the climb to save a little for the final few flatter faster kilometres on the way home. As with the climb the descent was just as steep and I could see Ben was struggling with traction. On most of the corners I could see he was sliding trying to take the turn. I had opted for the Faas 300 Trail which were hooking up perfectly on the slick wet forest floor.
Once exiting the forest we had about 4km of running before we would cross the line bringing an end to the Asia Pacific Xterra Tour. The gap was down to 30" and I got my first visual of Ben since exiting the swim, his body language looked fatigued and the heat had him on the back foot. Surprisingly I was feeling strong and this visual gave me a huge boost. I slowly clawed my way across the gap and settled in behind him for a couple hundred metres and built up my energy for a big surge. Once I went I didn't want him to come with me. looking back I probably didn't have to push as hard as I did but Ben is a phenomenal athlete and I was leaving nothing to chance in this final race of the series.
The final few kilometres passed quickly and soon I could see the finishing banner in the distance, just one last beach stretch and a river crossing saw me crossing the line a few minutes ahead of Ben who had now slowed dramatically due to serious heat exhaustion. I think this final race was indicative of the entire series and the constant battle between Ben and I. We pushed each other to the very end and I couldn't be more proud to have finished on top!
This final race brought an end to the Asia Pacific Series as well as an end to my racing in the East for 2015. It has been another amazing year of traveling and racing and I will certainly be back in 2016 to defend this series title. 2016 will see a few additions to the tour with the inclusion of Xterra New Zealand and Xterra Japan which will certainly make for an even more exciting series.
For me its back home to the South African winter and a few weeks of uninterrupted training before making my first appearance on the European shores. I am sad to be missing the US Tour this year but I am excited at the opportunity of some new races on my calendar and I slightly different build into Maui.
Thank you for following my progress and I look forward to bringing you more positive news in the near future!
5/15/2015 01:49:27 pm
Great race Brad and an equally as good race report. Thanks as always for your support. D
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Quince Tea.
I spent most of yesterday marking final exams and project work. Today, I made a disastrous egg free chocolate cake where I added too much baking powder to create an almost unpalatable fizzy mess. On the plus side, my final recommendation arrived and I have sent it to the university. The final piece of the puzzle has been submitted. I am so excited about this interview. I think it's probably the most excited I've been about something for a while.
In other news, I accidentally bought quince syrup, thinking it was lemon syrup. I just saw a fruit which looked lemonesque on a rather fancy bottle for half the price of the other syrups. There's a reason it was so cheap, I don't believe it's the most popular syrup ever. I thought to myself "what on Earth is this flavour..." as I proceeded to sip the concoction of mysterious yellow liquid mixed with water, I added more water, then a little more syrup. My taste buds were so confused, which had never happened to me as an adult. I picked up the bottle and looked again at the image, what was it if not a lemon, a yellow apple, a pear perhaps? I did a Google search of the words 'pigwowiec' and then 'chaenomeles' and then 'quince'. I'd never come across this fruit in my life! My Polish teacher told me on Thursday that she even has them growing in her garden! I felt like a child, so alienated by this strange new information, it was an incredibly unusual situation. Anyway, so I decided mixing it with cold water didn't quite work. I added some to a mug, poured in boiling water and made a sort of fake syrup tea. It was much tastier this way.
This week has also been heavily dominated by my current (Google) Squared Online project. Writing a white paper on wearable medical technology takes a huge amount of concentration. Especially when attempting to paraphrase and successfully understand and interpret the rather scientifically worded work of others.
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Description: In the depths of Oak City resides a Scientist. This scientist is best known for creating high tech weaponry and armor as well as selling them to dark mages in the Black Market. However, recently he has tried doing something new. He has tried fooling around with genetic material. He tried making a Chimera. Multiple Chimeras actually. He attempted to make eight chimeras. Seven of which succeede and three of which have escaped. The mad Scientists of Oak city can't bear to let his good name be foiled. Therfore, he refuses to request the aid of dark mages and he can't very well go and request the aid of light mages. So, to avoid the tarnishing of his name, the scientist has sent out a secret request to mercenary and wandering mages, asking for their assistance in the recapturing of these beasts. He would prefer you bring back only their bodies, for he wishes to test a hypotheses.
"If I feed Chimeras other Chimeras, then they will double in power."
If you fail to kill and bring back all three of the escaped Chimeras, then he will test another Hypothesis of his,
"If I feed Chimeras worthless mages, then I will save a lot of money."
Therefore, make sure you complete the task as instructed. If you fail, you will nit be paid and may face an all out chimera attack as consequence.
1. Chimeras [C Rank]: These chimeras are not your typical "Part lion, Part Snake, Part goat" chimeras. Instead, they are simply hyper enhanced creatures which have been spliced together. Two of the three chimeras you will need to fight don't have any magical abilities, but they each have the power of a C-rank summon, and do the damage o C-rank damage per hit. The third chimera will use iron based attacks.
2. The Chimera Boss: Unbeknownst to the scientist, another chimera has escaped. Although, contrary to the others, this one was one that the scientist had considered a reject and, thus, left for dead in his lab. Needless to say, it has escaped. Chimera boss deals B rank damage and uses earth make magic attacks. Spells are up to the user. If you do decide to take on this, you will have the chance to roll the 'Monster Loot' Dice. If you are lucky and kill it, this will give you a bonus towards your rewards.
1. Enemies: You will be faced against three Chimeras. Two will deal physical attacks and the other will deal iron based attacks. You will also be given to option of facing the boss. The Boss Chimera is completely optional and will be a B rank monster. If you do fight it and defeat it, you will be able to roll a 'Monster Loot' dice.
2. Guild Affiliation: If a Light or Dark mage, you must hide your guild tattoo and pretend to be unaffiliated or you will be kicked out of the scientist's home without receiving details from the scientist.
3. Word Counts: Must be done in at least 1,120 words.


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Samsung's mobile phone sales decline
Samsung Electronics has reported a 4% fall in sales at its mobile phone unit.
Revenues in the sector fell to 33.4 trillion won ($32.3bn; £23.3bn) in the January-to-March period.
But the South Korean company said operating profit for its mobile phone unit rose 18% from the previous three months, in part due to "positive impact from adjustments of one-off expenses".
Samsung is the world's biggest mobile phone maker and handsets account for the bulk of the firm's profits.
The figures came as the electronics giant reported a net profit of 7.57 trillion won (£4.4bn; $7.5bn) for the first quarter, up from 7.3 trillion won (£4.2bn; $7bn) in the previous three months.
Maturing market?
The success of its Galaxy range of smartphones has been one of the biggest drivers of Samsung's growth in recent years.
It helped the company dislodge Nokia as the world's biggest phone maker in 2012.
However, competition in the sector has been increasing, forcing manufacturers to lower their prices and hurting their profitability.
At the same time, demand for smartphones in developed markets - which have been key drivers of growth of the sector so far - has also begun to slow.
"This is further evidence that the global market for smartphones is maturing and as the pace of growth which firms such as Samsung have enjoyed in recent years is slowing," said Andrew Milroy, an analyst with consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.
He added that "the company will have to look at introducing lower cost models in emerging markets to sustain the business."
For its part, Samsung has been looking to tap into the emerging markets by launching low cost handsets there.
However, it has been facing increased competition on that front as well, especially from Chinese firms such as Xiaomi, Huawei and ZTE.


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"With the shift towards political democratic changes in many countries now, this is also creating serious entrepreneurial societies in Africa. The positive thing in countries like Zimbabwe and others, entrepreneurial studies are now a must in the education systems so the new generation of entrepreneurs is developed."
- Divine Ndhlukula founded SECURICO Security Services from humble beginnings in Zimbabwe in 1998. Divine identified a need in the market for a quality oriented security company and she has driven SECURICO to become the market leader in Zimbabwe. She has tackled a previously male-dominated industry head on and her business success story is nothing short of remarkable - marking her as one of Africa's most tenacious and inspiring women entrepreneurs.


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Maribyrnong Campus, Secure Welfare | Parkville College
The Maribyrnong Campus provides education and supports vulnerable at-risk young girls aged between 0 to 17 years old.
Secure Welfare Services (SWS) form part of a continuum of strengthened care and protection services for child protection clients, who are at a substantial and immediate risk of harm. The aim of Secure Welfare is to keep children safe whilst a suitable case plan is established to reduce the risk of harm and return them to the community as soon as possible, in a safe and planned way.
Placement at either Secure Welfare site is a response within the statutory protection and care system for children who require a highly structured setting during a significant crisis. This service is considered an option of last resort where containment is deemed necessary, and when the broader protection and care network cannot manage or reduce the risks to the child. As Secure Welfare is a secure facility, placement at a Secure Welfare site is the most extreme form of protective intervention and all other options must be explored first, and relevant human rights considered.
A child subject to a custody or guardianship order may be placed at a Secure Welfare site for a period not exceeding 21 days if the Secretary or the court is satisfied that there is a substantial and immediate risk of harm.
In response to the diverse array of abilities, demographics, learning difficulties, length of stay and backgrounds, Parkville College teachers at the Maribyrnong Campus have developed a flexible curriculum to meet students' varying needs and interests.
At the Secure Welfare campuses, the Parkville College teachers focus on making the children and young people feel safe and secure within their environment. Parkville College follows a trauma informed practice approach, in which teachers are sensitive to a student's emotional state; they give space, offer choice and allow time for decision-making, with awareness and sensitivity to previous and ongoing trauma.


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This is how Thomas Eakins would show his mark of excellence when marking papers or works done his students. Thomas Eakins taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and later became the Director of the School. During his tenure there he had a unique method of grading. We can be sure that he gave B, C or a D to his students and even an A but if the work was exceptional the student received an large "E". It was almost like receiving a badge of honor.
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However, his methods of teaching, that is displaying some nudity in his male and some mixed classes provoked dissension within the school administration. There were some that sought his position, envied his popularity or envied his rise in authority. His enemies acted as individuals yet moved as a group. It all culminated with the board of directors on Feb. 8, 1886 formally requesting his resignation. The following day on Feb. 9, 1886 in a very brief statement, Thomas Eakins resigned his position. The students protesting the boards request for Eakins resignation banded together and marched down Broad Street to Thomas Eakins' studio at 1330 Chestnut St., Phila. Eakins did not make an appearance at their arrival. Disappointed the students disbanded. During the student march down Broad St. they each wore large "E" placard in their hat bands to show support for Thomas Eakins. Thomas Eakins often used the large "E" as his moniker. I believe that he used it again, in 1898, when he an Susan Eakins walked intoEarls Galleries at 816 Chestnut Street, and he gave his personal approval to the framing of his painting , The Last Supper. I can equate this signing event ,to driving into Pep Boys, requesting service, the clerk writing down my instructions and then I sign. The personnel at Earls Galleries knew Thomas Eakins very well. The picture you see above is of a stand alone large "E" that was inscribed on the matting used in the framing of the painting, The Last Supper. ( The upper portion of the "E" has some of the brown paper dust cover still glued to it. Moreover, this style is just how Thomas Eakins would make his upper case "E'"s)
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It's One of the Biggest Failures Yet in K-12 Philanthropy. What Are the Lessons?/
Public education is a legendary graveyard for ambitious philanthropic plans.
The pantheon of failures includes the $500 million Annenberg Challenge for School Reform, which was launched in 1993 and yielded disappointing results; the $200 million push to overhaul Newark's public school system, which was kickstarted in 2010 with a huge gift from Mark Zuckerberg and turned into a fiasco (although it produced more gains than some critics think); and a $100 million student data collection effort, InBloom, which was bankrolled by the Gates Foundation before it was shut down in 2014.
Now, we can add to this list the Gates-backed Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative, which aimed to improve student achievement through greater access to effective teachers. This effort cost participating schools $575 million between 2009 and 2016, with Gates contributing $212 million of that. Yet according to a 500-plus page study released in late June by the RAND Corporation, the initiative failed to improve student graduation rates, the effectiveness of teachers, or retention of the most effective teachers. The results cannot be a surprise to Bill Gates, who told the Council of the Great City Schools last fall that the funder would no longer invest directly in teacher evaluation, but would continue to gather data on such systems and encourage the use of these tools to help teachers improve.
Before getting into the details of the study, which some critics have seized on to amplify longstanding critiques of ed reform funders generally and the Gates Foundation specifically, it's worth saying a few words about risk and philanthropy. A great strength of private grantmaking is that funders can try things that might not work. Philanthropic dollars have been called "society's risk capital," and when things work out, such investments can act—in another memorable phrase—as "society's passing gear."
We want philanthropists to take risks and often criticize them when they're overly cautious. Risk-taking is especially important for tackling stubborn problems that have repeatedly defied successful intervention. Funders need to keep trying new things. To make progress in a tough area like K-12 education requires research and development, including large-scale experiments, to see what works. Bill Gates has often described the mission of the Gates Foundation's education work in precisely these terms.
If you agree that philanthropy should be taking big risks, you shouldn't be too surprised by big failures. Nor should you be reflexively critical of the funders behind them, since they're doing what we want them to do. At Inside Philanthropy, we make a point of not piling on when funders fail. If donors and foundations are kicked around too harshly for their mistakes, they'll take fewer risks and we'll all be worse off.
All that said, risk taking in philanthropy needs to be approached with great care, especially in an area like public education. When risky initiatives go wrong, they can impose major costs on all involved. In the case of K-12, that means students, parents, teachers, administrators and the taxpayers who pick up the bill for failure.
The Gates Foundation has attracted so much criticism over the years not just because of its perceived top-down approach, but because of the real costs its mistakes have imposed on intended beneficiaries—costs that some critics predicted in advance while urging caution.
The big Gates push on teacher effectiveness is a case in point.
The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative grew out of Gates' Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project, which sought to determine and quantify what quality teaching actually looks like. The logical next step from this work was to transform the funder's learning into a set of policy levers that would increase student access to effective teachers, leading to improved academic outcomes.
The initiative sought to create teacher evaluation systems that relied on a combination of standardized test scores and observations by peer evaluators to identify which teachers were most effective in improving student performance. This would help schools place these top teachers where they were needed most, as well as offer professional development to make lower performers more effective. Measuring teacher effectiveness was also seen as the key to merit pay, an idea championed by many reformers.
Gates believed the controversial teacher evaluation system at the heart of the initiative would boost student achievement. The foundation had a powerful ally in then-Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who also supported the use of value-added systems such as the one championed by Gates.
Gates' vision made some sense conceptually. Decades of research have shown that effective teachers are the single most important in-school factor impacting student academic achievement. But as with most major policy initiatives, the way in which concepts are operationalized and implemented is critical. Gates and Duncan thought student test scores should be a data point in measuring teacher effectiveness. Assessment experts, meanwhile, were waving a large caution flag, warning that assessments designed to gauge student learning should not be used to evaluate teaching. They stated that value-added models lacked statistical validity. It is also important to note that student scores are affected by multiple factors, both in and out of school, adding to misgivings about their use in such high-stakes decisions affecting personnel and compensation.
We've written in the past about how this high-profile Gates project played out on the ground, paying particular attention to the initiative's largest participant: the Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Tampa. While HCPS was the largest district involved, it was not the only participant. Gates also funded this work in the Pittsburgh and Memphis public schools, as well as four charter school networks: Alliance, Aspire, Green Dot, and Partnerships to Uplift Communities Schools.
Related: That Didn't Quite Go As Planned: Looking Back at a Huge Gates Ed Grant in Tampa
The experience in HCPS is instructive. A Gates-funded 2014 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis found little or no correlation between quality of instruction and value-added measures of effectiveness. No doubt this study was a factor in the funder's decision to back away from the evaluation models it had previously championed. A "rushed" system could have the effect of punishing teachers rather than providing guides for improvement, the foundation concluded. The American Statistical Association also discouraged the use of value-added models in staffing and compensation decisions.
Unfortunately, lawmakers in Florida and other states had codified such systems as part of school accountability laws, binding many schools and districts to unproven policies that carry a high price tag. In Florida, the costs of the evaluation system ballooned to $70 million more than the $200 million initially budgeted. HCPS often had to dip into its reserves to meet the project's expenses. What's more, the rising costs neither resulted in improved graduation rates nor channeled more effective teachers into schools with the neediest students.
RAND conceded that it could not say for certain why this initiative failed to deliver. Helping teachers improve appears to have been a major weak link in the initiative. The RAND study notes that while the project succeeded in helping the participating schools and districts measure effectiveness, it was not successful in connecting the dots to use those measures for improving effectiveness. Observers who do not buy into the definition of effectiveness underlying this project may dispute the report's positive conclusion about measuring it.
The study's authors also suggested it was possible that there had not been enough time for positive effects to appear, but they warned that the focus on teacher effectiveness, to the exclusion of factors ranging from early education to family and community factors, is insufficient to improve student achievement alone.
We've previously written about how the Gates Foundation has issued mea culpas for some of its past missteps, including its high-handedness in pushing the Common Core, and how it has pivoted in its K-12 work to a less top-down approach that includes support for local networks. Presumably, the disappointing results from its teacher effectiveness work—which, as we say, have been clear for a while, now—have helped to inform changes in how the foundation approaches its education work.
The moral of the story here isn't that the Gates Foundation shouldn't take big risks—let's hope that it keeps doing exactly that—but that it needs to operate in a more conscientious and collaborative way. The good news: As a "learning organization," it appears that Gates is already well along in internalizing some of the hard lessons of its past K-12 work.
Related: Full Circle? The Gates Pivot on Education and Where K-12 Philanthropy Is Heading


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The rite of baking the perfect cake
My hand mixer has been working overtime lately.
In preparation for holiday guests, I have sampled new recipes for muffins and cakes, experimented with butter cream and fudge frosting, and whipped up a new confection for my family at least once a day.
By the time the holidays were over, no one was in the mood for anything baked.
I have no reason other than cheapness for using a hand mixer instead of the stand type, which can cost a couple hundred dollars. But I am old-fashioned when it comes to the recipes themselves.
When searching for the perfect recipe for yellow butter cake with chocolate frosting, my husband puzzled over why I was bothering to mix the ingredients from scratch.
"You know who makes a really good yellow cake?" he said cheekily. "Betty Crocker." He was referring to boxed cake mix.
And while I agree that the boxed mixes generally turn out a moister, tastier cake than any that I have made thus far, I see the use of the mix as some sort of defeat. Surely I can do it better from scratch.
Besides, I envision a future in which there is no boxed cake mix (and, thank God, no canned frosting); yet there are -somehow, miraculously - available milk, butter, eggs, flour and sugar.
In anticipation of such a limited existence, it seems necessary that I should know how to prepare delicious baked goods without shortcuts.
Furthermore, I've found that, with most mixes, by the time you've added the eggs and oil and other ingredients not included in the box, you've really not saved yourself that many steps.
And that cake mix can only turn into a finite number of end products (usually just cake), while a few pantry staples - flour, sugar, shortening, and spices - can become an almost limitless list of tasty treats.
How satisfying it is to find a new recipe and realize that you already have everything you need to make it.
There's also the joy of sharing the process with my children. I am learning something alongside them, modeling the frustration of failure (although, even baking failures are seldom inedible) and the satisfaction of success.
At 2 and 4, they've both learned that the hand mixer represents the possibility of lickable snacks - a taste of chocolate butter cream frosting, perhaps.
The whirring of the beaters produces a Pavlovian reaction in which they come running, scrambling for a barstool so that they can see over the counter, and shouting, "Can I lick the beaters?" It's good there are two of them.
The kids also enjoy the other aspects of baking something from scratch: the measuring, the pouring, the sifting, the mixing. They fuss over whose turn it is to hold the mixer or add the sugar.
They scurry away in awed caution when I announce that I'm ready to open the oven, imagining a day when they will be trusted with such a grown-up task.
I think that's why I insist on finding the perfect recipe.
Sure, it would be easier to rely on boxed cake mix and be done with it, especially during the busy holiday season.
But there's something to be said for having real knowledge of something, for trying and failing, for achieving the rites of passage of your chosen skill.
I wouldn't dream of letting my kids use a calculator to take shortcuts on their math homework, which, thank God, is still a few years away. But how can I insist on math fundamentals if I'm taking shortcuts in the kitchen?
For now, it's January, and my hand mixer is enjoying some much-deserved time off. We're all sick of cake.
But at least we know how to make it.
And maybe Betty Crocker still does it better, but she had to learn somehow.


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Guess Where I Am/
I may actually be in Nicaragua (thats a picture of inside my hotel). I still can't believe it myself. I went from London to Spain (Adam took me as a present, I'm a lucky girl) to London to Houston to Managua in two days and while I don't think I've ever been so tired with only five hours sleep, I've also never been so excited. This is my first time in this part of the world and I am beyond excited to have a look around.
For now I'm jet lagged to the point of breaking into spontaneous giggles, and waking up in the middle of the night not knowing where I am. Oh, and today is my birthday, how lucky am I to be celebrating (ok not really, I'll be working all day) it in Nicaragua?!
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Liverpool kept themselves on the fringes of the title race with a consummate away performance at Selhurst Park.
Goals from Steve McManaman, Michael Owen and Oyvind Leonhardsen restored some battered pride after last week's depressing home defeat at the hands of Manchester United.
It left Steve Coppell's Palace side still the only side in the country not to register an official home league win.
To add to the Eagles' woes, both of their Italian stars Michele Padovano and Attilio Lombardo limped off before an hour had gone.
Padovano lasted just 34 minutes and, after he had created Palace's two best chances, his substitution precipitated a home collapse.
Four minutes after he hobbled into the dressing room Liverpool were in front, McAteer's corner deflected off Lombardo and McManaman found an embarrassing amount of room in the area to blast a volley past Kevin Miller.
The second goal followed a depressingly familiar pattern, Lombardo had been struggling since the fifth minute and eventually admitted defeat 49 minutes into his comeback from a hamstring injury.
Six minutes later Liverpool doubled their lead with a sublime goal in the best Anfield tradition.
Redknapp's quick feet and quicker brain dissected the Palace defence with a superb ball inside Andy Linighan.
Owen beat Linighan easily for pace and as Miller advanced calmly chipped the ball nonchalantly over the stranded keeper.
That killed the game as a contest and as Palace piled forward desperately they were caught again on the break.
Owen had plenty of space to measure his cross and as Fowler and McManaman politely declined the opportunity, Leonhardsen fired home from 10 yards.
Palace had welcomed back skipper Andy Roberts after a two-week absence and Coppell also recalled Lombardo after an even longer absence, the former Juventus player having recovered from a hamstring injury.
Liverpool made one change from the side beaten 3-1 by Manchester United last Saturday, Steve Harkness replacing Stig Bjornebye who dropped down to the bench for the first time this season.
They had hoped to bring back Paul Ince after his suspension but the England midfielder has picked up a groin injury and he had to settle for a place on the bench.
The visitors started as brightly as their garish away strip, with Fowler and Owen looking particularly dangerous up front.
Fowler sold Linighan an outrageous dummy only for Paul Warhurst to sweep up well.
Owen then got to the by-line and pulled back a dangerous low cross but with McManaman just about to bury the simple chance Dean Gordon made a superbly timed challenge to scramble it away for a corner.
Despite their bright opening it was Palace who went closest to taking the lead, Shipperley's cross met perfectly first time by Padovano and David James had to pull off a superb one-handed save.
The £1.7million signing from Juventus forced another good save from James with a low left-foot drive which the keeper was happy just to palm wide for a corner as Shipperley closed in.
That was Padovano's last significant contribution however as he limped off and after Lombardo had gone Palace were fighting an uphill battle.
Their best chance came from a terrible mistake by James, who had been highly impressive up until the 70th minute.
He flapped wildly at a right-wing corner and succeeded only in palming the ball behind him and was grateful to see McManaman on the line to scoop the ball clear.
Liverpool continued to be dangerous on the break and Fowler could have had two himself in the second half.
First, he produced a fine full-length save from Miller with a delicate effort destined for the far corner.
And he forced Miller into another reflex stop a few minutes later with a stinging right foot shot following another lightning-quick break.
Palace had one ferocious appeal for a penalty turned down near the finish but in truth it would have made little difference.
Crystal Palace: Miller, Edworthy, Gordon, Roberts, Linighan, Lombardo (Ginty 49), Warhurst, Shipperley, Padovano (Emblen 34), Hreidarsson, Fullarton.
Subs Not Used: Nash, Zohar, Quinn.
Booked: Fullarton, Emblen.
Liverpool: James, Kvarme, McAteer, McManaman, Leonhardsen (Bjornebye 89), Fowler, Redknapp, Harkness (Berger 89), Owen, Matteo, Carragher.
Subs Not Used: Ince, Nielson, Rizzo.
Goals: McManaman 39, Owen 56, Leonhardsen 61.
Att: 25,790
Ref: N S Barry (Scunthorpe).
League position: 6th (28 points after 17 matches).
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Say Good-Bye to the Reindeer and Santa
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. I must have heard that chorus a dozen times each year as I was growing up. Still hear it.
But we may be approaching the last year when Santa's sleigh will be pulled by reindeer.
The largest wild reindeer herd, on the Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia and the herd in Svalbard, Norway have both suffered from—you guessed it—global climate change.
Melting sea ice, less ice cover, especially in the Barents and Kara Seas, has resulted in more evaporation, which has raised the humidity in the atmosphere, which has resulted in more rainfall.
And that's not good news, because when rain falls on snow, and then freezes, the reindeer cannot break through the crust to reach the lichens that are their main food supply.
Without food, reindeer starve. But first, pregnant females spontaneously abort their fetuses. Fewer reindeer are born; more die.
This doesn't happen all the time or every year. On the other hand, 61,000 reindeer (22% of the herd) starved on the Yamal during the winter of 2013-2014. The Taimyr herd, which has been tracked for nearly 50 years, peaked at one million in 2000, but now numbers only 600,000—a 40% loss.
While average global temperatures have risen less than 2 C in recent decades, temperatures at places in the Arctic have risen as much as 2.8 C.
According to a study in Biology Letters, the situation is expected to get worse.
Of course, even more catastrophic has been the almost complete absence of sea ice at the North Pole during the summer. Do you suppose Santa's Workshop has slid to the bottom of the sea?
Let us not forget that Trump has labeled climate change a "con job," a "hoax" and "bull ---t." In 2012, Trump tweeted that global warming "was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." His denial of climate change and his nomination of Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and of Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator suggest that neither we nor Santa will get much help from Trump.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38297464 [2016-12-13]
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-reindeer-threatens-christmas-icon.html [2016-12-12]
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CES 2017: Microsoft Connected Car 2.0 rolls along – ZDNet
News flash: In 2017, Microsoft Connected Car is now known as Microsoft Connected Vehicle. Otherwise, Microsoft's automotive strategy remains the same as it was in 2016.
Last year, Microsoft execs made it clear that embedding some variant of Windows inside a car is not what Microsoft officials believe to be important — or, more importantly, something they could attain.
Last year at CES, Microsoft execs talked up Microsoft's new Connected Car strategy. The goal was to connect vehicles to Microsoft cloud services, like Office 365 and Azure, rather than continuing to try to get Windows itself inside cars via "Windows Automotive" or some other embedded Windows variant.
At CES 2017, the song remains the same, as do many of the players.
In September 2016, Renault-Nissan announced it would make use of a number of Microsoft cloud services in its next-gen vehicles. Today at CES, Renault-Nissan reiterated that strategy, noting it would use Microsoft cloud services for navigation, predictive maintenance and remote car monitoring.
BWM announced at CES it would partner with Microsoft on Azure services for its BMS Connected cars. Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant, may be part of this in the future. The exact BMW worddng: "Voice-controlled capabilities already offered by Microsoft Cortana on a home PC or smartphone could in the future also be available on board a BMW vehicle." So… maybe.
Also: There's a Linux-powered car in your future | Now Amazon's Alexa is hitching a ride in your Ford | Volvo puts Skype in new 90 Series range of cars | AT&T works on connecting cars to everything | Faraday Future's FF 91: Here's the IT stack
And last week, Volvo Cars said it would make Skype for Business a feature of its new 90 Series cars. Volvo is exploring the use of Cortana in cars in the future. Again, no full-fledged Cortana commitment (yet).
Microsoft is not getting into the self-driving car business itself. Period. Full stop.
Instead, the Microsoft Connected Vehicle platform, in Microsoft's words, is"a set of services built on the Microsoft Azure cloud and designed to empower auto manufacturers to create custom connected driving experiences."
As Microsoft execs said in a Janaury 5 blog post, Microsoft Connected Vehicle "is not an in-car operating system or a 'finished product;"
Microsoft Connected Vehicle is a "living, agile platform that starts with the cloud as the foundation and aims to address five core scenarios that our partners have told us are key priorities: predictive maintenance, improved in-car productivity, advanced navigation, customer insights and help building autonomous driving capabilities," officials said. Cortana is one of these services for cars, as is Dynamics 365, Office 365, Power BI and Skype for Business.
In other words, RIP, again, Windows Automotive. Hello, Azure and Office 365 services for cars.


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Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is the ideal spot to celebrate memorable occasions such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and graduations. Rainstorms, thunder and lightning enhance your dining experience and will turn moments into memories for you and your guests. To contact us about your event, click the button below.Group Dining Menu


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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Get your eyes checked regularly to ensure the health of your eyes.
"Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States. Glaucoma has no noticeable symptoms in its early stages, and vision loss progresses at such a gradual rate that people affected by the condition are often unaware of it until their sight has already been compromised. During Glaucoma Awareness Month in January, the American Academy of Ophthalmology advises the public that the best defense against developing glaucoma-related blindness is by having routine, comprehensive eye exams." - American Academy of Opthalmology.
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May 2018


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The DOW, Gold and the HUI
The gang of four
The latest pronouncements on the financial bailout package went down like a lead balloon as the DOW fell 381 points, the US Dollar rose 1.05%, Gold rose to $915/oz but the Gold Bugs Index, the HUI, dropped 5 points, Rats!
We cant deduce much from one days data but we tend to expect that the gold producers would improve when gold has a good day, however, the broader market, the DOW was sold off dragging the precious metals sector down with it, effectively ignoring golds progress.
Now, if the Obama academy of scholars take a look at todays response to their proposals they will not be too pleased. The next plan to boost the feel good factor will be on the drawing board right now and launched as soon as possible in an attempt to the reverse the stock markets weakness. And they could well succeed driving the market up and hopefully taking our portfolio along with it. However, investors will only be fooled for a short time and then the problems of a disintegrating economy will send them to the exit. At this point the precious metals sector could take another battering just as it did last year. If we cast our minds back to when gold was trading at $1000/oz, stocks such as Agnico-Eagle were trading at $80.00 per share. A 9% increase in the price of gold will see it back up there but Agnico-Eagle would need to improve by 80% to re-gain parity.
It appears to us that the next month or so could see us experience a small rally followed by a serious sell off across all the market sectors, leaving us with a feeling of trepidation at this point. However, many of our peers in this sector are GO, GO, GO, Gold Bugs with a strategy of BUY, BUY, BUY. We agree with a lot of what they say and remain long term gold bugs, however if we detect a bloody nose heading in our direction we will post our concerns immediately.
We are living through an unbelievable phase in economic history so stay awake and on your toes as volatility will be the order of the day.
Buying gold? You might want to watch this:
Video clip of the week:
Investing in physical gold on BNN, Demand for gold bullion is at an all time high. BNN interviews Zaman Monirez, president of the Bullion Mart, on the ins and outs of investing in physical gold.
Book of the week:
Den of Thieves by James B Stewart
The shenanigans that are going on today are not new, they just involve numbers so large that it is difficult to comprehend what is going on. In the 1980s financial irregularities were alive and well with insider trading, junk bonds et al. Some of the names will be familiar to you; Kidder Peabody, Ivan Boesky, Drexel Burnham, Goldman Sachs, Lazard Freres, Shearson Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch and of course, Micheal Milken, the list goes on.
Stay tuned folks..
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The following Booking Terms & Conditions, form the basis of your contract with Triaena Tours & Congress S.A., also trading as Triaena Tours & Congress S.A.. Please read them carefully as they set out our respective rights and obligations. In these Booking Conditions, 'you' and 'your' means all persons named on the booking (including anyone who is added or substituted at a later date). 'We', 'us' and 'our' means Triaena Tours & Congress S.A.. Changes to these Booking Conditions described here will only be valid if agreed by our side in writing.
To confirm a booking, the party leader must complete and sign our booking form. He/she must be authorized to make the booking on the basis of these Booking Conditions by all persons named on the booking and their parent or guardian for all party members who are under 18 when the booking is made. By signing the booking form, the party leader confirms that he/she is so authorized. The party leader is responsible for making all payments due to us. The party leader must be at least 18 when the booking is made.
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However we will do our best to correct any mistake notified to us outside these time limits but you must meet any potential costs involved in doing so. The only exception to this requirement to meet costs is where the mistake in question was made by us and there is good reason why you did not tell us about it within these time limits. If you wish to, you may contact us by e-mail for any of the reasons mentioned in these booking conditions (for example, to request an amendment) providing you do so to email@example.com.
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The AQ stands for Arkansas Quality. This restaurant sits right outside Fayetteville; actually, it's one of those urban creep moments; Springdale, Fayetteville and Rogers, Arkansas have essentially all merged into one big urban center. Anyway, I absolutely love this restaurant. The décor is beautiful, all old, burnished wood furniture and gorgeous red wallpaper. Just inside the door is a giant statue of a rooster that stands around six feet tall; you're supposed to rub his wattles for good luck. But if you're standing in front of the statue, your luck is already good because you're about to have some of the most amazing fried chicken of all time. If you take a right down one hall, you'll come to an ancient registry book where people have signed in with name, location and comments for decades. You can flip to the front and find signatures from the forties; go find the current registry and you're apt to see people signing in with locations as wide spread as Vietnam and Russia. And AQ has received bipartisan support; both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have dined on AQ's fried chicken.
Well, enough background, let's get to the real stuff, which is the amazing, amazing chicken. Today, I want to talk about Chicken over the Coals, which is probably their signature dish. More later on some other dishes. Anyway, this is three pieces of pan fried chicken and I'll let their menu tell you the rest: "with that 'grilled in the backyard' charcoal flavor; seasoned with our famous lemon-pepper seasoning." Allow me to translate that: WOW! This is definitely a totally unique dish that I've honestly never seen anywhere else; the AQ is definitely a must visit for this dish alone. The fried chicken is good on its own, tender and juicy, but those other flavors just massacre your tastebuds. It's got that dark smoky taste of charcoal, a sharp twang of lemon and the bitter pop of black pepper. I took my first bite and literally said, "Whoa." And I was genuinely not sure whether I liked it or thought it was dreadful. What I knew was that it was an incredibly strange, completely new taste for me and that's pretty rare really; most good meals are refinements or perfections of previously experienced flavor, not entirely new taste experiences. I pressed on with a couple of more bites and by the time I was taking the third one, I was hooked. This is a breathtakingly original, incredibly delicious meal. I will warn you that it's likely to be divisive; I can certainly see some people just reacting incredibly negatively to the flavor. It's a mix that really doesn't sound like it would work, but in my opinion it really, really does. But whether you love it or hate it, it's a dish that I think everyone really has to try, simply because it's so unique. Highly recommended. 4 stars.
tl;dr – mix of smoky charcoal, twangy lemon and black pepper tastes shouldn't work, but it does; a masterful, totally unique, must-try dish. 4 stars.
Next time . . . we'll get a bit more traditional but hang around AQ for a while. Next time, more from AQ, in more ways than one.


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So the big C-word is approaching quicker than I'd like. Obviously I'm talking about Christmas. I've put in the blurb of the Etsy shop and on social media what the last order dates are to get your goodies in time for the big day, but I thought I'd pop it on here too.
For nursing bras and all other lingerie, the last day to order is Sunday 27th November
For all gift vouchers, patches and badges, the last order date is Sunday 11th December.
So, if you want to get your baby mama a nursing bra for Christmas, you have until this Sunday to order! Or, if your mama hasn't finished baking the baby yet, a gift voucher is a good option - they're valid for 6 months and can be redeemed against anything in the shop.
We currently have 20% off across the whole shop, including gift vouchers! So you can bag a £50 voucher for only £40. BARGAIN my friends. We also have knickers from £10.
Right ok, now you e been updated, it's time for my to crawl back into my sewing cave and carry on chipping away at the order list. I'm hoping to be caught up by the end of next week - we shall see!


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About Graffiti Girls
What you need to know about Graffiti Girls 2017: This year's theme is ROOTED. We will be focusing on self-worth, social media, and standing firm in your identity in Christ. ◊ Host Location: This year we will be holding the conference at Spring Creek Venue located in Republic at 7368 W Farm Road 186. ◊ The students will spend Friday night at Host Homes. Closer to event time we will be furnishing a list with contact information for the home where your child will be staying. ◊ Conference Times: Doors will open on Friday Night, November 3rd, at 5:30 and all students need to be checked in by 6:00. The Conference will end Saturday afternoon, November 4th, at 2:30. ◊ Drop off and pick up will be at Spring Creek Venue. ◊ Friday night dinner, Saturday breakfast, and lunch will be provided. Please let us know of any food allergies in advance. ◊ Cost: $25 per student, $35 for non-Calvary students. ◊ Please contact us if scholarships are needed. ◊ Conference fee may be paid online through Calvary's e-giving (see below). For paying, after signing on, simply pull down to where it says "Graffiti Girls". Be sure to reference the student's name. ◊ A long-sleeved t-shirt for each student is included in the registration cost. Size order is on the registration form. Register by October 22nd to guarantee shirt size. ◊ What to pack: ◊ Bedding – sleeping bag, pillow, air mattress (twin suggested), etc… ◊ Change of clothes including sweatshirt/coat for outdoor activities (make sure to dress in layers!) ◊ Toiletries (one night – no showers) ◊ Bible, pens, notebook ◊ An open heart and great attitude!
For any additional questions, please contact Calvary Student Ministries 417-732-1405 or calvarymo.com
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Portraits of people that you might not recognise
Esaaf in Bradford
Esaaf escaped the civil war in Syria with her family and now is living in Bradford, Yorkshire
Autumn Fashion
Autumn Fashion,
Model Alexandra Goldenberg
Hair and Makeup by Sara Bowden
Photographer David Plummer
Photographer David Plummer, was diagnosed with Parkinson's 9 years ago. He is still a busy active wildlife photographer.
Jidori, Japanese Yakitori restaurant in Dalston, run by Chef Brett Redman and Natalie Lee-Joe
Ruby Tandoh and Leah Pritchard
Ruby Tandoh, a semi finalist in Bakeoff in 2013, with her girlfriend, musician Leah Pritchard, have set up a zine and blog about mental health.
The Black Farmer
Wilfred Emmanuel Jones, also know as The Black Farmer.
Kimono Fashion
Kimono Fashion,
Vintage Japanese Kimonos by Eva at WooWoo Boutique
Makeup by Sara Bowden
Em Ford
Em Ford is a beauty blogger. She has quite serius acne, but has learned to apply here makeup to conceal it. Photographed without any makeup at all
Meghan is a modern day mormon
Feminist bunny
Sara is a femenist bunny at the Playboy club in London.
NHS at 70, A day in A&E
Nurse in charge Holly at the Accident and Emergency department at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
More from this set in my Blog
Bruce - MS
Bruce who lives in Oxfordshire, has type two Multiple Sclerosis. He finds it difficult to get around his house but is a keen gym user and goes every day for about 1 hour.
More from this set for MS society in Commercial section
Rea Deacon
Rea Deacon, founder of Perlesque, a business selling Vibrators and Sex toys
Headdress Fashion
Headdress Fashion story
Model Maisie
Makeup by Sara Bowden
Styling by Eva at WooWoo Boutique
Shamen Durek
Shamen Durek, "is a spiritual gude and healer. He acts a s a 'Bridge' between the spiritual and Physical planes to help bring success, happiness and healing to peoples lives." He is a third generation Shamen
Georgina Hilton, auctioneer at Christie's
Georgina Hilton is an auctioneer at Christie's in London.
Alexandra Goldenberg
Alexandra Goldenberg autumn shoot
Jennifer Malengele
Makeup by Sara Bowden
Tim Andrews - "Over the hill"
Tim Andrews - "Over the hill"
Tim has been photographed by nearly 400 photographers after he was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease.
Mica - Teenager
Mica - Teenagers Story
Alice - Teenager
Alice - Teenagers story
St Matthews Project
Jedaiah at St Matthews Project a sport and education program sponsored by Deutsche Bank
More from this set in Corporate gallery
Khadijah has converted to islam
Khadijah has converted to islam and has changed her name. She views herself as a modern muslim, who wears fashionable clothes and teached kickboxing and martial arts.
Counter culture
Counter culture story - Underground explorer, Andrew Smith and Urban gardener Dimitri Laudner
Superhero convention
Jimmy Mann as Superman at the superhero convention in London
Millennials office story - Charleen does many different jobs. She runs a hair and beauty website is a social media consultant makes jewlery, and works in a cashmeer shop.
Ampika Pikston, Real Housewives of Cheshire
Ampika Pikston, Real Housewives of Cheshire (ITV) in her home near Wilmslow.
Unusual Homes story - Hazel Eriksson
Unusual Homes story - Hazel Eriksson lives on a house boat / converted dutch bardge on the thames near Tower Bridge.
Francesca Haig
Francesca Haig, Poet and Science Fiction writer
Unusual Homes story - Karina Banks
Unusual Homes story - Karina Banks lives in a semi converted warehouse in Stoke Newington
Brixton Top Cats
Brixton top Cats basketball team photographed for Nike on the streets of Brixton London
For more on this story see corporate gallery
Marie Elsa Bragg
Marie Elsa Bragg, novelist and former priest.
Two sisters
Julie and Laura Anderson the two sisters of Lesley Molseed, who was murdered in 1975 at the age of 11.
Mende Nazer - Sudaneese Slave
Mende Nazer spent most of her life as a slave in Sudan and for a sudaneese family in London. Now free - she has written a book about her ordeal.
Neal Ascherson
Author and former Observer Journalist Neal Ascherson, is an expert on the cold war.
Diet Story
Diet story. Model eating lettuce
Friends Alex and Anna
Alex Rees and Anna Williamson have known each other since year 5 at school.
Caroline Walker - Peabody Yard
150 years of Peabody. Artist Caroline Walker rents a studio space in Peabody Yard.
For more from this set see Stories gallery
Dannie Abse - Poet
Poet Dannie Abse, in his home in North London
Carrie Symonds
Carrie Symonds was 19 when she was picked up by Taxi cab rapist John Worboys on the Kings road after a night out. He attempted to drug her and rape her but she refused his offer of a drink and feels she had a narrow escape.
Parkinson's UK
Ian, was diagnosed with Parkinsons 12 years ago.
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Puberty is a series of biological and physical transformations that normally occur between the ages of 10-14 for females and 12-16 for males. The important thing to remember is a child will go through puberty when their body is ready, you cannot compare a child of the same age to another. There are some things that will affect the timing of puberty which include obesity, poor diet, amount of exercise and genetics. Kids that tend to be heavier go through puberty earlier than skinny kids. This happens because the hormone Leptin is released from adipose tissues. Leptin influences the brain by working on the hypothalamus which will then release the gonadotropin releasing hormone, this affects the pituitary gland causing the release of the luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. These two hormones will then either work on the ovaries or the testes to produce estrogen, progesterone or testosterone.
The physical changes for females that take place during puberty include; breast development, pubic and armpit hair growth, followed by menstruation. As soon as a young girl starts developing breasts, this is the time to get her bralette (the new term for training bras). The bralette is not for support or shape, but is instead just to protect the developing breasts. Menstruation usually will start 2.5 years after the onset of puberty.
For men the physical changes that occur during puberty are enlargement of the testes, enlargement of the penis, pubic and armpit hair growth followed by the deepening of the voice and concludes with facial hair. Masturbation is common for both males and females during puberty; the important thing is making sure they are masturbating in appropriate locations (not at school, out in public, etc).
Growth spurts usually take place during puberty with 17-18% of adult height being attained. Weight changes are another common change, with girls putting on more fat than males. Puberty is a time when the cardiovascular system and the lung also mature. Puberty can be a scary time for both kids and parents, but it does not have to be. It can be a time of great knowledge and understanding of how the body works. If you or your child have any questions about puberty please feel free to give me a call (415) 912.9934.


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As promised, here's my schedule for another watercolor workshop. I will be having 2 workshop schedule for the month of December 2017. You can choose either December 02, 2017 or December 16, 2017. Both schedules are on Saturdays, it will be from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Venue will be at The Habbit, 5th Floor One Joroma Place, Congressional Avenue cor San Beda Street, Quezon City. Workshop fee is Php 1,500 only. Fee includes materials such as Prang watercolor, Sakura waterbrush, Detailer brush, Canson watercolor paper, printed worksheet for watercolor rendering, 1 set of basic brush calligraphy practice sheet, and your choice of snacks.
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