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Language translation service helps remove language barriers By Amanda Tom
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Translation means to express words in another language, not just the words but to convey the meaning correctly and comprehensively. Translation in today's world is of immense importance as there is greater collaboration of countries, cultures and businesses across borders.
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Translation means to express words in another language, not just
the words but to convey the meaning correctly and comprehensively. Translation
in today's world is of immense importance as there is greater collaboration of
countries, cultures and businesses across borders. These are of critical value
meaning, the data and the text should be conveyed properly without any
distortion. This is where language translation services come into operation.
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In order to conduct business or pursue higher studies in North or South America one will definitely come across a lot of Spanish speaking people. It is thus judicious to employ trained persons to get the translation done. There are various language translation services available and the internet can prove to be very useful in this respect to search for them. Many are specialized to translate from English to Spanish. Whatever is the nature of your document and in whatever format it is submitted, experienced translators will cater to your need. The text will be presented in correct form along with all the nuances of Spanish language being maintained. There will be no loss of data or the fundamentals in translation from English to Spanish.
There are strict privacy policies which are adhered to and the client can be assured of complete confidentiality of his or her document. A reputed language translation service carry rigid quality control practices to ensure that the translated text is of industry standard. So when you have documents to translate from English to Spanish; be sure that a team of language experts, proof readers and project managers, who co-ordinate with the clients, would work cohesively to ensure the task is of superior quality and completed within the set timeframe. An efficient translation service will have an exhaustive client list which is an indicator of the quality of translation service they are capable of providing.
Language definitely is no barrier today. There are expert translators who can translate from English to Spanish and deliver projects custom made according to the need of the client to serve business and commerce for Spanish speaking buyers and sellers. The client is able to directly interact and communicate with the translator and convey his/her need and the translator can also get any query answered. Most of the leading language translation service also offers the client the option to check the quality control report along with the translated document so that the authenticity and quality of translation is easily verified.
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People have to follow their dreams. If people are interested in art, they should pursue art. If they're interested in business, they should pursue business. But they shouldn't be afraid of numbers and they shouldn't be afraid of things they haven't done before, and they shouldn't be afraid to learn new things.
—Jack Lew, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Let's settle the silly "Is college worth it?" debate straightaway. Of course it is. But a college degree costs more than ever, and it doesn't come with the guarantees that it used to.
Face it: You can't afford college. And you can't afford not to go to college. The question "Is college worth it?" has become the debate of the twenty-first century. And the answer is yes…if you are smart about the debt and choose the right major. Once you graduate, you have to manage the debt wisely. Not even bankruptcy will wipe away this debt. It's with you forever until you pay it off.
Let's tackle the debt problem first. There are two schools of thought on education debt in the United States. The first holds that the country is up to its eyeballs in student debt. Student loan balances are now greater than all outstanding credit card debt and second only to mortgage loans. In this camp, there is growing fear that all that debt will keep millennials from marrying, buying homes, and spending money in the economy. The student loan bubble will pop and hurt borrowers and everyone else.
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I have been hard at work hiking, driving, and taking pictures. I will not be able to post much until I get a day off, it takes me a bit of time to get my images looking up to standards. Do not worry though, we are seeing amazing places and I am capturing everything I can. Here is a little prove I am not slacking. In the meantime Lindsey has lots of fun snapshots you can see at


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Apostolic Nunciature to Cologne
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The Apostolic Nunciature to Cologne (also Italian: Nunziatura di Germania inferiore, i.e. Nunciature of Lower Germany) was an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church established in 1584. The nuncios were accredited to the Archbishop-Electorates of Cologne, Mainz and Trier. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative was called the Apostolic Nuncio at Cologne, one of the states of the Holy Roman Empire. The office of the nunciature was located in Cologne until 1795, when France occupied the city. The last nuncio, officiating until 1804, resided in Augsburg, while the Archbishop-Electorate had been dissolved in 1803.
Two nuncios and one apostolic delegate at Cologne later became popes, to wit Pope Urban VII, Pope Alexander VII and Pope Leo XII.
An apostolic nuncio at Cologne was appointed in 1584 on the instigation of Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire.[1] Following the Council of Trient, apostolic delegates had already been appointed at Cologne in order to contain the spreading of Protestantism in the Empire. The Archbishop-Electorate of Cologne was chosen for being a stronghold of Catholicism in the northwest of the Empire in vicinity to areas where Calvinism (Bremen, Dutch Republic, East Frisia, Lippe) and Lutheranism (elsewhere in Northern Germany) were gaining more and more support. The Rhenish Archbishop-Electorates were further important as providing already three of the then-seven votes within the election body for the imperial successors.
The political role of the apostolic nuncio at Cologne was essential for participating in some events of political life of the Empire such as the imperial diets (in 1594 and 1622) and the imperial elections in Frankfurt upon Main (in 1612 and 1658). The nuncio also participated in the negotiations of the Peace of Westphalia (1644-1648) in Münster and Osnabrück, ending the Thirty Years' War, the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668), Cologne's abandon in the Franco–Dutch War (1673-1674), and the Peace of Utrecht (1713).
Besides Cologne, Mainz, and Trier, the nuncios could wield their jurisdiction undisputedly for the prince-bishoprics of Hildesheim, Liège, Osnabrück, Paderborn, and Würzburg. In 1596, the Low Countries (Netherlands) were detached from the nunciature of Cologne, receiving their own nuncio in Brussels.[1]
On the instigation of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, another nunciature was established by Pope Pius VI in Munich.[1] This caused a conflict between the nunciature at Cologne and the Apostolic Nunciature to Bavaria as to their competences. The appointment of Giulio Cesare Zoglio as Bavarian nuncio angered the archbishop-electors of Cologne, Mainz, and Trier, who considered the nuncio to Cologne to be competent for all the Empire.[1] Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, sided with the electors, and declared he would recognise nuncios in their "political character" only.[1] The nunciature at Cologne ceased to exist in 1804. After the Congress of Vienna, the nunciature was not reestablished, while the Bavarian nunciature, also interrupted in 1800 during the Napoleonic Wars, resurged in 1818 and persisted until 1934. Germany as a whole concluded diplomatic ties with the Holy See on 1 May 1920, establishing the Apostolic Nunciature to Germany.
Apostolic delegates at CologneEdit
- 1520: Hieronymus Aleander
- 1573–1576: Kaspar Gropper, ranked nuncio
- 1576–1578: Bartolomeo Portia
- 1578–1579: Giovanni Battista Castagna, future Pope Urban VII
- 1583: Minutio Minucci
- 1583: Giovanni Francesco Bonomi, Bishop of Vercelli
Apostolic nuncios at CologneEdit
- 1584–1587: Giovanni Francesco Bonomi (= Bonhomini), Bishop of Vercelli
- 1587–1596: Ottavio Mirto Frangipani, bishop of Cajazzo, bishop of Tricarico since 1592
- 1593/98–1606: Coriolano Garzadoro, Bishop of Ossero
- 1606–1610: Attilio Amalteo, archbishop of the titulature of Athens
- 1610–1621: Antonio Albergati, bishop of Bisceglie
- 1621–1624: Pietro Francesco Montoro, bishop of Nicastro
- 1624–1634: Pier Luigi Carafa, bishop of Tricarico
- 1634–1639: Martino Alfieri, archbishop of Isola, Archbishop of Cosenza since 1639
- 1639–1651: Fabio Chigi, bishop of Nardò, future Pope Alexander VII
- 1651–1659: Giuseppe Maria Sanfelice, archbishop of Cosenza
- 1659–1666: Marco Gallio, bishop of Rimini
- 1666–1670: Agostino Franciotti, archbishop of the titulature of Trapezunt
- 1670–1672: Francesco Buonvisi, archbishop of the titulature of Thessalonica, later Nuncio to Poland and Austria, cardinal
- 1672–1680: Opizio Pallavicini, archbishop of the titulature of Ephesus
- 1680–1687 Ercole Visconti, archbishop of the titulature of Damietta
- 1687–1690: Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, archbishop of the titulature of Damascus
- 1690–1696: Gianantonio Davia, archbishop of the titulature of Thebae
- 1696–1698: Fabrizio Paolucci di Calboli, Bishop of Macerata and Tolentino, Archbishop of Ferrara since 1698, future Cardinal Bishop of Ostia
- 1698–1702: Orazio Filippo Spada, archbishop of the titulature of Thebae
- 1703–1706: Giulio Piazza, archbishop of the titulature of Rodi
- 1706–1712: Giambattista Bussi, archbishop of the titulature of Tarsos
- 1712/13-1721: Girolamo Archinto, archbishop of the titulature of Tarsos
- 1721–1722: Vincenzo Santini, archbishop of the titulature of Trapezunt
- 1722–1732: Gaetano de'Cavalieri, archbishop of the titulature of Tarsos
- 1732–1735: Jacopo Oddi, archbishop of the titulature of Laodicea
- 1735–1738: Fabrizio Serbelloni, archbishop of the titulature of Patrasso
- 1740–1744: Ignazio Michele Crivelli, archbishop of the titulature of Caesarea
- 1744–1754: Girolamo Spinola, archbishop of the titulature of Laodicea
- 1754–1760: Niccolò Oddi, archbishop of the titulature of Trajanopolis
- 1760–1767: Cesare Alberico Lucini, archbishop of the titulature of Nicaea
- 1766/67–1775: Giovanni Battista Caprara Montecuccoli, archbishop of the titulature of Iconium, nuncio to Vienna and Paris, later archbishop of Milano and cardinal
- 1775–1785: Carlo Antonio Giuseppe Bellisomi, archbishop of the titulature of Tyana, Nuncio to Portugal
- 1786–1794: Bartolomeo Pacca, archbishop of the titulature of Damiette
- 1794–1804: Annibale della Genga, archbishop of the titulature of Tyrus, last nuncio to Cologne and future Pope Leo XII, due to the French occupation and annexation of Cologne (1795, 1801) last officiating from Augsburg
- Became the Apostolic Nunciature to Austria
- Michael F. Feldkamp, "Die Erforschung der Kölner Nuntiatur: Geschichte und Ausblick. Mit einem Verzeichnis der Amtsdaten der Nuntien und Administratoren (Interimsverwalter) der Kölner Nuntiatur (1584–1794)", in: Archivum Historiae Pontificiae, Pontif. Univ. Gregoriana (ed.), vol. 28 (1990), pp. 201–283.
- Michael F. Feldkamp, Studien und Texte zur Geschichte der Kölner Nuntiatur: 4 vols., vol. 1: 'Die Kölner Nuntiatur und ihr Archiv. Eine archiv- und quellenkundliche Untersuchung' (1993; ISBN 978-88-85042-22-3); vol. 2: 'Dokumente und Materialien über Jurisdiktion, Nuntiatursprengel, Haushalt, Zeremoniell und Verwaltung der Kölner Nuntiatur (1584–1794)' (1995; ISBN 978-88-85042-21-6); vol. 3: 'Inventar des Fonds »Archivio della Nunziatura di Colonia« im Vatikanischen Archiv' (1995; ISBN 978-88-85042-27-8); vol. 4: 'Die Instruktionen und Finalrelationen der Kölner Nuntien von 1651 bis 1786' (2008; ISBN 978-88-85042-51-3), (=Collectanea Archivi Vaticani, vols. 30–33), Città del Vaticano: Archivio Vaticano, 1993–2008.
- Nuntiaturberichte aus Deutschland, nebst ergänzenden Aktenstücken: Die Kölner Nuntiatur: so far 20 vols., edited on behalf of the Preussisches Historisches Institut (Roma; now Deutsches Historisches Institut), Görres-Gesellschaft zur Pflege der Wissenschaft, and Akademie der Wissenschaften (Vienna), Paderborn et al.: Schöningh, 1895 to present.


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If any of your plants look like this, you may have Japanese Beetle damage. There are many plants they enjoy to munch on and they are especially fond of plants such as Basil, Roses, Grapes and Hibiscus. If you've been noticing lots lately, it's due to high temperatures. They tend to come out when the temps reach 85 degrees and above.
Control of Japanese Beetles
The most cost-effective way to eliminate Japanese Beetles is to hand-pick them early in the morning.
Pick off the beetles and drop into a cup of soapy water. We don't recommend using beetle bags traps as they tend to attract more beetles to your yard.
Prevention of Japanese Beetles
Japanese Beetles lay eggs in late summer. The eggs hatch into larvae that overwinter in the soil. The larvae moves towards the surface of the soil/grass in the spring as it warms up, and eventually emerge into adult beetles. The larvae are white grubs that feed on the roots of grasses and soils.
They actually can cause a great deal of damage to your lawn. The best way to get rid of them permanently is to treat your lawn with an organic control. There are several methods to eliminate and/or reduce populations of Japanese Beetles. One method is an application of Milky Spore to your lawn. Milky Spore is a biological that will kill the grubs as the feed on the roots and soil. Other methods to prevent include include applying nematodes to your lawn, attracting native parasitic wasps and flies, and let your lawn go dormant during the hot summer months. Watering your lawn promotes the environment in which they breed.
As always we recommend the most natural and organic measures to eliminate this pest to enable you and your family to enjoy the outdoors.


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An understanding world at peace
November 3, 2015
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Professor in search of a united community
Gerald Grudzen, 75, philosophy professor, has traveled around the world seeking education, community building and now religious acceptance within the different beliefs.
Grudzen said he attended the Parliament of World Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 15 representing the delegation from Santa Clara County with the Silicon Valley Interreligious Council. Ten thousand people attended the meeting that represents all religious groups including indigenous communities.
Grudzen said the SIVIC, "attempts to look at different issues which have spiritual or religious dimensions to them."
Grudzen said he was drawn to Latin America in the beginning of his career trying to train leaders on how to communicate with other leaders with different ideologies.
Also, he was involved doing community development work, building schools or educating communities how to respect other beliefs, for various countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela, raising money for projects and attending conferences.
"(Grudzen is) very interesting, very easy to chat with. A pleasant and very intelligent fellow," said Sean Abel, Dean of Social Sciences.
Grudzen said his focus shifted toward the Middle East two months after he helped his daughter move into an apartment in New York.
"I was at home when my sister called me … and she said 'turn on the TV, the twin towers are coming down,'" Grudzen said. "I can remember turning on the TV and I said, 'I wonder where is my daughter.'"
Grudzen said it took 24 hours to contact his daughter who was working at a hospital treating injured people due to the Sept. 11 attack.
Although the attack in New York shifted the whole nation's attention towards the Middle East, Grudzen continued to work in other parts of the world to bring people together through understanding.
Grudzen said he and his wife travel to Kenya every summer where they have developed a course on interfaith intercultural dialogue and raised the funds to kick start the program five years ago. He and his wife train teachers and religious leaders on how to understand each other and get
along better.
Grudzen is also involved with Global Ministries University. This group is internet based and works in graduate school training with faculty throughout the world. The group also sponsors projects in Bangladesh and other parts of the world to bring people together and do interfaith training in areas of conflict.
Grudzen, a Detroit native, moved to the San Jose area after teaching in the East Coast because he was interested in a community economic development position in San Jose. In 1979, he was hired as the director of community development of Santa Clara County and continued to serve the county in different positions until 1998 when he began to teach at the University of Phoenix and then took a teaching position at SJCC ten years ago.
Erick Willis, 27, SJCC student, said he is taking his third class with Grudzen and believes the professor is very knowledgeable of the subjects and encourages students to take his class. "He really educates people on the core meaning of the subject," Willis said.
Abel said Grudzen is interested in the SJCC students and wants to give them a broader perspective on global issues and, like Willis, encourages students to take his classes.
"The Community College has a vital role of educating our young people to prepare for all the challenges in our society, whether it's environmental (or) peace studies," Grudzen said. "Community College trains more people than any other institution, particularly here in California."


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A few members took the opportunity to thank Palacios for all the work he has accomplished throughout his tenure.
"You have done so much for us these past eight years," said LUPE's Community Organizing Coordinator Martha Sanchez. "We appreciate all you've done to help our community, from infrastructure to paving roads, and more."
LUPE member Alberta Ramirez read a Corrido, written in his honor, which narrated Palacios' accomplishments and echoed profound sentiment and gratitude.
"It started with a Corrido when I first ran, and it looks like it's also ending with a Corrido," said Palacios.
Some of the work Precinct 4 has accomplished over the past eight years includes road and drainage improvements and quality of life projects, such as building Community Resource Centers.
"It's a complete honor to receive such an acknowledgement. I want to thank LUPE, ARISE, and Equal Voice Network," said Palacios. "It's been a privilege representing you all for the past eight year; helping the cause."
PHOTO: Pct. 4 Commissioner Joseph Palacios, center, holds a signed flag awarded to him by La Union Del Pueblo .He was surprised at Tuesday's meeting with the group's tribute for his years of service and support to LUPE.


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Commentary: Haiti's endless nightmare
One picture, printed in Tuesday's N&O, spoke to everything, to the starvation, to the despair, to the utter vulnerability of the 2 million Haitians who on every day, do not get enough to eat. Venecia Louis, 3 years old when the picture was taken by the Associated Press in November, was one of them. And she still is, despite the greater interest in helping to stockpile food for the hungry and at the same time, to encourage Haiti's farmers to grow more for their own people.
Haiti seems for many of its people a place of hopelessness. Often hit by storms that knock out homes and cut off roads to more remote areas, thus making it difficult to deliver aid when it is needed most, the country is locked in a never-ending struggle against poverty and the elements.
Now is the season of storms. Winds and rains are coming. The United Nations is trying to improve the food situation, and there are physicians in the country from Doctors Without Borders (the ones who helped save Venecia).
But there remain problems with getting to where the people in the most danger are. Four tropical storms last year left some communities isolated. Some 800 people were killed. And 26 children died of starvation or malnutrition because they were cut off from civilization.
The U.N. is focused on the country, and so should be private citizens around the world who cannot stand the thought of so many children suffering so deeply. Helping them is an obligation to humankind.
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De Moines: Vice President Joe Biden apologised on Wednesday for referring to people who squeeze US military personnel serving overseas on loans and other financial issues as "Shylocks," a reference to a stereotypical Jewish character in Shakespeare.
Biden apologised for having used the term during a speech on Tuesday in Washington, calling it a "poor choice of words." His remark had drawn a rebuke from the Anti-Defamation League. The group thanked Biden for the apology on Wednesday.
Shylock is the Jewish moneylender in the William Shakespeare play 'The Merchant of Venice' who demands a pound of flesh from a merchant after he defaults on a debt.
"Clearly there was no ill-intent here, but Joe and I agreed that perhaps he needs to bone up on his Shakespeare," ADL National Director Abraham Foxman said after talking to Biden by telephone.
The controversy came as Biden made a trip to Iowa in what political analysts said showed his interest in a potential run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
Biden is at the top of a group of powerful politicians who could make a credible 2016 run if Hillary Clinton decides not to seek the presidency. That group also includes Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.
A few people in the crowd of about 250 wore turquoise T-shirts with the word "Ready" in white, showing their support for Hillary Clinton.
Biden spoke at a kickoff event in Des Moines for a tour by "Nuns on the Bus," a liberal organisation that highlights what it calls the distorting impact of large, unlimited donations to political campaigns.
Biden emphasised populist economic themes in his remarks.
"It's time for a fair tax structure, one that values paychecks as much as earned income and clipping dividends," Biden said, to applause. "One that values hard work as much as inherited wealth."
Biden said America was better positioned to lead than any time in the last 35 years, but "we've got to deal the middle class back in."
Iowa holds the first contest in the 2016 Democratic nominating campaign. Biden's trip comes days after Clinton made a splash at a Democratic fund-raising event sponsored by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin.
"She was sending a signal and I think Joe Biden is too," said David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University.
Biden has deep roots in Iowa after unsuccessful runs for the Democratic nomination in 1988 and 2008, and his consideration of a 2016 run is well known. But it is not lost on anyone at the White House that his path to the Democratic nomination is decidedly uphill should Clinton run.
As White House officials see it, Biden is a viable potential candidate with broad foreign policy knowledge who is held in deep respect by President Barack Obama, but most do not envision him challenging Clinton for the nomination.
The polls bear this out. A Reuters-Ipsos poll from May found 52 percent of Americans would vote for Clinton in 2016, compared with 9 percent for Biden.
"Looking toward 2016, Biden's position is only tenable in Clinton's absence," said Ipsos pollster Julia Clark.
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Para-athlete Simran Kaur wins silver and bronze at Junior World Championships
Runner Simran Kaur enjoyed great success in her first experience of global competition at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Runner Simran Kaur enjoyed great success in her first experience of global competition at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Simran, a 14-year-old pupil at Redland Green School, competed in the 100m and 200m sprints in the T46* category (arm amputee or impairment). She was the youngest person chosen to join the GB para-athletics team at the championships which took place on August 3-6.
Finishing just over a tenth of second behind the winner, Beatriz Hatz of the USA, Simran took silver in the 100 metres in the T42 to T47 category clocking 13.58 seconds. In the 200 metres she took bronze in 28.83 seconds for a personal best at 200 metres.
Simran said: "It did feel amazing and emotional standing on the podium. I felt 'wow'! And to have family there supporting me made it even better."
Proud father Raj Singh added: "We were all in Switzerland, including her brother and all the extended family. We had a special mention from the commentator about all the noise we were making.
"He said: 'Simran Kaur, her family are here, I've seen them, and I can certainly hear them!' "
Now Simran's back she's had some time off to recover from a knee injury before taking part in the final race of the season at the School Games in Loughborough on September 1. She'll then begin winter training with the aim of qualifying for the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.
"When I came back from the Worlds the first thing I said to my coach was that I'd like to do that again," said Simran.
"It was just such a great experience to go out by yourself there with a bunch of people that I'd never met but who all had a disability.
"I've made some really good friends with athletes from Germany, Australia and the USA too."
Simran has always been a sporty child. She's played for the super-successful Westbury Park Foxes Girls Football team which won all their games last season to become Bristol Girls League under 14 Champions 2016-17. But, to avoid any risk of future ankle or knee injury she is going to concentrate her sporting efforts on athletics now.
The 100m is her preferred event but she set a personal best in the 200m at the Juniors. To improve she needs to work on her balance as she sometimes leans to one side when she runs.
Simran explained: "I have to work harder on my core to stay up straight and to make me balance.
"I get less of a pump when I push my arm than someone with two. Eighteen per cent of speed comes from your arms so I have to overcompensate on the other side."
The Limb Power games at Stoke Mandeville first sparked Simran's interest in athletics. The event is for anyone who's lost a limb to try out a number of sports, including seated volleyball, wheelchair basketball, and archery. She was spotted by the British Athletics coaches on the athletics track and told that with the right training she could go far.
Mum Gita Sawhney said: "It's all happened very quickly. We always knew that she was a fast runner and she's definitely got the ability to keep going.
"The world record holder in Simran's category has a very similar arm disability, so it can be overcome with training.
"We now need to start saving for all the competitions that she might qualify for. The World Games is on the Gold Coast and the Paralympics is in Tokyo."
The family are also keen to find some help with sponsorship, to help with the cost of training, attending local competitions and overnight stays. SportsAid have a scheme where individuals can be sponsored by partners to build a lasting relationship with a promising athlete.
Nick Harris, UK Athletics trainer for Bristol & West Athletics Club and Simran's trainer said: "Well done to Simran – a great start to her career as an International Para Athlete.
"I am so proud of all our international athletes and look forward to helping them become the next generation of Bristol's sporting stars."
Before the para team set out they met up for a training event with Bristol Mayor, Marvin Rees who said: "As part of our work as European City of Sport we want to start recognising Bristol's own local sporting talent. We want to take a stand on this issue to improve our offer as a global sporting city.
"These amazing young people are the future of Bristol's sporting ambition. "
"It's been a pleasure to meet these inspiring youngsters and watch them get in shape for the world class competition.
"I hope they and their stories will prove to be inspiration to Bristolians of all ages to get out and try something new."


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I was fascinated by travelling since I was a child. All these new pictures, new smells, new feelings when I first got somewhere, is an amazing experience! So I never lose the opportunity to visit as many places as I can!
A few days ago, I visited a new five-star hotel near Metsovo, Epirus! The hotel is called Grand Forest Metsovo and built in the woods, in a magnificent natural landscape, between towering mountains! The building stands harmoniously tall in relation to the natural landscape!
At this time of the year the weather is sunny but in winter the hotel is recommended for lovers of snow and sports as well.
The reception and the lobby are impressive decorated with a mix of traditional and modern elements!
After check in we went to our room, where everything was wonderful! Large space, sparkling clean and a balcony view overlooking the forest …
We decided to have lunch at the hotel restaurant! We must admit that it was a pleasant surprise! Apart from the beautiful space and views of the lush high mountains, the dishes we tried were delicious! All were crafted with pure traditional local materials forming unique recipes!
Our day came to an end with a traditional Greek coffee at the café of the hotel overlooking the surrounding mountains, the forest and the colorful sunset .
We went to our room and slept in a comfortable, "five stars" bedroom! The next day we woke up feeling quite refreshed! After an excellent breakfast we decided to visit the spa area and the indoor pool. From the first moment you realize that this area was made for guests to relax!
The Grand Forest Metsovo is one of the best hotels I have ever stayed in ! And definitely this will not be my first and only stay!


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The Programme Evaluation Organisation was established in October, 1952, as an independent organisation, under the general guidance and direction of the Planning Commission with a specific task of evaluating the community development programmes and other Intensive Area Development Schemes The evaluation set up was further strengthened by the development of methods and techniques of evaluation in the First Five Year Plan and setting up of evaluation machineries in the States during Third Plan (1961-66) and Fourth Plan (1969-74). Gradually with the extension of the Plan Programmes/Schemes in a variety of sectors, viz., agriculture cooperation, rural industries, fisheries, health, family welfare, rural development, rural electrification, public distribution, tribal development, social forestry, etc., the evaluation work undertaken by the PEO was extended to other important Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
The PEO is primarily a field level organisation under the overall charge of the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission. It has a three-tier structure with its Headquarters at Planning Commission, New Delhi. The middle rung is represented by the Regional Evaluation Offices while the next link are the Field Units known as the Project Evaluation Offices.
At the apex is the Headquarters at New Delhi, which is responsible for evolving suitable methodologies including statistical designs for various types of evaluation studies, organizing execution and monitoring of sample surveys, data processing, statistical analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data generated by the field units and also for bringing out the Evaluation Reports. The Organisation is headed by the Adviser (Evaluation). At the headquarters, Adviser is supported by a Joint Adviser, /Director (TC)/Senior Research Officer (TC) and 4 Directors / Deputy Advisers. The Directors / Deputy Advisers are responsible for designing and execution of evaluation studies and act as `Project Directors'. The Project Directors are assisted by Senior Research Officers, Research Officers and technical staff. Technical Coordination (TC) Division keeps liaison with all the field units, Administration, General Administration, Accounts Sections, Plan Coordination, other divisions of Planning Commission, Ministries/ Departments, Research Institutes, etc. It also priorities the schemes for study, attends to parliament questions/matters, Rajbhasha work, organizes seminars/ meetings and training programmes and maintains library.
The middle link of the PEO represents 7 Regional Evaluation Offices, that are located at Kolkata, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Mumbai. Each Regional Evaluation Office is headed by a Regional Evaluation Officer of the rank of Director/ Deputy Adviser and is assisted by two Research Officers, two Economic Officers and one Economic Investigator. The Regional Evaluation Offices are responsible for the supervision of the fieldwork; scrutiny and compilation of field data collected for Evaluation Studies and provide guidance to Project Evaluation Offices under their jurisdiction. They are also responsible for maintaining a close liaison with the State Governments and also providing technical guidance to State Evaluation Units in organising State level studies.
The Field Units, known as Project Evaluation Offices constitute the third tier of PEO. These are located in the capital cities of 8 major states of the country, viz.; at Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Shimla, Bangalore, Bhopal, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram and Ahmedabad. Each Project Evaluation Office is headed by a Project Evaluation Officer of the rank of Senior Research Officer, who is assisted by one Research Officer, two Economic Officers and two Economic Investigators. Each PEO is under the administrative control of a Regional Evaluation Office. The Project Evaluation Offices in the Programme Evaluation Organisations are responsible for reporting the working and progress of the development programmes in their areas and for conducting evaluation studies under the guidance of their concerned REOs. They are also responsible for maintaining a close liaison with the State Governments under the overall supervision of Regional Evaluation Officer.
Organisational Structure of PEO is given at Annexure I. The State/UT-wise coverage of the PEO and its field units known as Regional Evaluation Offices and Project Evaluation Offices is given at Annexure II.
List of Officers at PEO headquarters, Regional Evaluation Offices and Project Evaluation Offices is given at Annexure III.
In order to guide the Programme Evaluation Organisation for prioritization of areas of research, methodologies to be adopted and establishment of linkages between PEO and various evaluation research organizations and academic institutions and follow up action on evaluation results, the Planning Commission had set up an Evaluation Advisory Committee (EAC) in Programme Evaluation Organisation. The EAC has been reconstituted as Development Evaluation Advisory Committee (DEAC) w.e.f. 29th November, 2004 under the Chairmanship of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission. This Committee comprises of all the Members of the Planning Commission as Members and also four Members representing renowned Research Institutes/Universities. Adviser (Evaluation) is the Member Secretary of DEAC. The Terms of Reference of DEAC are as under:
The various evaluation proposals received by PEO are considered by Development Evaluation Advisory Committee, which recommends and prioritises the studies to be taken up by PEO. The methodology followed in the conduct of evaluation studies is as under:-
As soon as an evaluation study is entrusted to PEO, a Project Director is designated for the evaluation study. He interacts with the concerned Ministry/Department, subject division of the Planning Commission, implementing agencies and knowledgeable people for collecting the background material on the scheme. He also scans the internet for the literature survey in the subject area. In order to obtain first hand knowledge regarding the implementation mechanism of the project, the Project Director visits selected project sites for discussion with the grass root level officers. Parallely, the field officers of PEO also collect information relating to the implementation of the scheme and send it to the Project Director.
After collecting the basic information regarding the project, the Project Director articulates the study objectives in consultation with the concerned Ministry/Department and the senior officers in PEO and Planning Commission. Keeping in view the study objectives and hypothesis formed, the Project Director prepares draft design and schedules. Since the PEO takes the help of NIC for data entry and processing, consultations with NIC are also initiated at this stage itself. These draft schedules are sent to various field offices for pre-testing.
After receiving the pre-tested filled in schedules, the draft design is revised and the schedules are ready for launching the field survey.
In order to orient various field officers of PEO on the schedules prepared by the Headquarters, an Orientation Seminar is normally held at PEO Headquarters, which is attended by the field officers involved in data collection, experts from the implementing Ministry and implementing agencies. This seminar helps the field staff in getting detailed information regarding the project and also the techniques to be used for collection of specific information in order to meet the requirement of the objectives of the evaluation study. If necessary, the schedules are revised in the seminar keeping in view the observations of the experts and field teams. After the seminar is over, the field officers are given the revised schedules for launching the survey. They are also provided with a facility letter from Secretary, Planning Commission addressed to the Chief Secretaries of the sample states, requesting for helping the field staff for collection of data and providing other facilities required in the field.
Statistical inputs regarding the parameters of the scheme to be evaluated are used in order to select the sample for the evaluation study. Normally, the selection of states and districts is decided at the Headquarters level and the selection of blocks, villages, beneficiaries, etc. is left to the PEO field units.
The field officers of PEO canvass all the schedules and send to their Regional Evaluation Officers for scrutiny. The Regional Evaluation Officers also visit various sample units in order to help the field staff for collection of data as well as to ensure that the data being colleted is in accordance with the evaluation design. In order to ensure the quality of the survey data, senior officers from the Headquarter also visit some of the sample units. The Regional Evaluation Officers, as well as the officers from the Headquarter, prepare qualitative notes based on the observations of the field staff and give to the Project Director. These notes are very important since they reflect all such aspects of the scheme, data, which cannot be collected with the help of quantitative or structured schedules.
Field survey data received at the PEO Headquarters, is scrutinized and coded by the Project Director's team and sent to NIC for computerization. The Project Director also prepares the analysis plan in terms of tables and other computations and finalises the chapterisation plan. The analysis and chapterisation plan are discussed with senior officers of PEO so as to ensure that the objectives laid down for the evaluation study are fully covered by the proposed analysis plan. Based on the analysis plan, draft chapters are written and discussed internally in PEO. The Project Director also interacts with the subject divisions in the Planning Commission and other experts, if required for drafting the report.
The draft report prepared by the Project Director is circulated to the Subject divisions and other senior officers/knowledgeable persons concerned with the subject. The comments received from these officers are used for preparing the second draft which is sent to the concerned Ministry/Department for comments. After receiving the feed back from the concerned Ministry, the report is finalized and formally released to the media and journals.
The Cabinet Secretary advised (December, 2002) all the Ministries/ departments to carry out evaluation of all the ongoing schemes/ programmes/ projects which have not been evaluated so far. It has been further advised that it would be decidedly more useful if the impact assessment of the on going schemes is carried out by the Planning Commission or by an outside professional agency. In fact, the concept of periodic assessment should, henceforth, be adopted and in-built as a standard feature of new schemes.
The Tenth Five Year Plan Document points out that one of the most common reasons for the failure of programmes and schemes is the faulty and incomplete design of the programme/projects/scheme. Care and attention must be taken to formulate programmes, projects and schemes in a more systematic and professional manner. It is essential to strengthen the existing mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation, in order to make sure that plans are being implemented as envisaged and the impact is also as planned. The strategy proposed above would definitely contribute to efficiency in resource use and improved performances of plan programmes. But evaluation capacity within and outside the Government is limited. To make evaluation, an effective tool for this, capabilities of evaluation organisations will have to be enhanced. This, however, requires greater flow of physical and financial resources to the Evaluation Organisations established in various States/UTs and at Central level. The Working Group for Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation System set up by the Planning Commission has recommended to enhance the evaluation capacity and incorporate evaluation in the Plan Scheme.
In the meeting recently taken by the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission on 27.8.2004 and attended by the Members of the Planning Commission, the issue relating to limited evaluation capacity and problems being faced by PEO for enhancing the capacity was deliberated upon in detail. PEO is not only facing the problem of large number of vacant posts but also acute shortage of funds. To address this issue, it was suggested and decided to propose evaluation under plan scheme so as to ensure flow of adequate funds required for data processing & data storage, traveling, training and hiring of quality Research Institute for conducting evaluation studies at a faster pace. The PEO has accordingly prepared a proposal for Evaluation as a Plan Scheme which is under consideration of the Planning Commission.
In pursuance of the decisions taken in the internal meeting held on 21.8.2001 under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Planning Commission, a Working Group on Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Social Sector Development Schemes for the Tenth Five Year Plan was constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary, Planning Commission. Issues raised in the Mid-Term Appraisal of the Ninth Five Year Plan were considered to be starting points for formulating the focus and the thrust areas for the Working Group. The Working Group has submitted its report and has recommended various measures for improving monitoring and evaluation system of the Social Sector Development Schemes in the country. Implementation of E-governance and Information Technology
To provide ready access to the findings of the evaluation study a compendium (in 3 volumes) of Evaluation Studies conducted by PEO since it's inception in 1952 has been compiled, released and put on the Planning Commission's website. The fourth volume of the Compendium is under preparation. Besides, latest 5 evaluation study reports of PEO have been put on the website. The material of PEO put on the website is updated on regular basis and efforts are being made to further improve the display of PEO material.
All the 7 Regional Evaluation Offices of PEO have been provided with computers and Internet & E-Mail facility. FAX facility and additional computer have been provided to all Project Evaluation Offices during the current year. Besides, scanners are also being provided to all REOs/PEOs. The 8 Project Evaluation Offices have also been provided computers and E-Mail facility. To facilitate improvement in the quality of data and minimize biasness of the informants, a voice recording device has been provided to all REOs. Four SPSS packages are being installed in PEO for application of latest software in data processing, data entry and drawing of sample and application of various statistical methods. A comprehensive proposal for strengthening e-governance and information technology has been prepared and submitted to General Administration for implementation. The proposals are being implemented in phases by the Planning Commission.
The PEO is also encouraging State Evaluation Organisations to send the evaluation reports to Planning Commission, so that these reports can also be put on the Internet. In a recent meeting, taken by Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, it has been decided to reiterate all the States /UTs to send information on the evaluation studies conducted by State Governments. Members of the Planning Commission have addressed the Chief Ministers to make available requisite information in the prescribed proforma.
The Programme Evaluation Organisation has so far brought out 188 evaluation/ activity reports. Of these, 17 Study/Activity reports were brought out during the Ninth Five Year Plan period (1997-2002) and three studies and an Activity Report have been completed during the Tenth Five Year Plan. The report on evaluation study of 'Workforce Management Options and Infrastructure Rationalization in Primary Health Care Services' conducted by NCAER has been treated as released. Recently evaluated programmes by PEO are(i)National Project on Bio-gas Development;(ii) Functioning of Statutory Development Boards (SDBs) in Maharashtra. and(iii) Impact studies on Integrated Dairy Development Projects (IDDPs) in the states of Maharashtra, Nagaland & Orissa and 'Development Evaluation in PEO and Its Impact'.
Evaluation studies of 14 schemes viz. (i) Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), (ii) Growth Centres Schemes(iii) Mid-Day Meals Schemes, (iv) Decentralized Training Programme, (v) Impact of CS Schemes in Anantnag, Kupwara, Rajouri and Doda districts of J&K, (vi) Decentralized Planning Process in Kerala, (vii) Sarda Sahayak Project in Uttar Pradesh, (viii). Schemes of National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), (ix) Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub-Plan and (x) Construction of Hostels for SC Boys and Girls , (xi) District Poverty Initiatives Project (DPIP), (xii) Grants under Article 275 (1), (xiii) Agro-Economic Research Centres (AERC) and (xiv) Modernization of Office System (MOOS) are under way.
During the year 2004, study designs for conducting evaluation studies of 5 schemes viz. Sarda Sahayak Project, Decentralized Planning Process in Kerala, District Poverty Initiatives Project, Construction of Hostels for SC Boys & Girls and Schemes of National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation were prepared and field survey launched. Of these 5 studies, field survey has been completed in respect of three studies and for the remaining two studies, it is in progress. Collection of data of the study on Impact of CS Schemes in J&K and Decentralized Training Programme for Weavers was also completed. Data collected through field survey has been scrutinized, entered, cleaned and validated in respect of 3 studies viz. Sarda Sahayak Project, Decentralized Planning Process and DPIP. Final tables of the data pertaining to Sarda Sahayak Project and Impact of CS Schemes in J&K have been generated and for the remaining two studies viz. Decentralized Planning Process and DPIP, it is in progress. For data entry and generation of tables of the study on DPT, specialized agency has been associated and the same is in progress. The evaluation studies of the following schemes are in advanced stages of completion:
Preliminary data for preparation of the study design of the evaluation studies on Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan, Grants under Article 275(i) and Modernization of Office System is being collected. The process of structuring questionnaires of these studies is in progress. A Committee has been set up to guide in the conduct of evaluation study on Agro-Economic Research Centres.
The following meetings/seminars were held during the year 2004 :-
(a) The third meeting of Reconstituted Evaluation Advisory Committee was held on 16th January, 2004 under the Chairmanship of Dr.S.P.Gupta, Member, Planning Commission. It was attended by the Members of the committee and Officers of PEO Hqrs. and Regional Evaluation Offices. The committee is constituted to guide PEO for prioritization of the schemes, methodology to be adopted, establishment of linkages between PEO & Research Organizations and follow up action on the evaluation results.
(b) The following Orientation Meetings were organized by PEO for discussion on study designs and questionnaires for launching field survey:
(c) A meeting on the report on 'Development Evaluation in PEO and Its Impact' was taken by Shri K.C.Pant, the then Dy.Chairman, Planning Commission on 31.3.2004. The meeting was attended by Dr.S.P.Gupta (Member), Secretary, Joint Secretary, Adviser (Evaluation/RD), Planning Commission and Officers of PEO & its field units. Adviser (Evaluation) made a Power Point Presentation on the contents of the report on 'Development Evaluation in PEO and Its Impact' consisting of two parts viz.
(d) Four review meetings were organized to monitor the progress and drafting of report on Evaluation Study on Impact of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Jammu & Kashmir during the year 2004. These meetings were held at Jammu, Chandigarh and New Delhi. The meetings at Delhi were chaired by Adviser (Evaluation) and at remaining places by Director (TC). The meetings were attended by the Director (MHA), Director ( PRC), University of Kashmir, Srinagar and Director, REO, Chandigarh.
(e) First meeting of the Group set up by the Deputy Chairman to Review Working of PEO was held on 13.5.2004 in the Planning Commission under the chairmanship of Adviser (RD) and attended by Adviser (Evaluation), Directors, TC/Finance/GA/Admn. and the supporting staff. Issues relating to vacancy position, evaluation capacity, evaluation resources, capacity building, usage of evaluation studies and evaluation policy were discussed in the meeting and it was decided to prepare a brief note on these issues and action plan. The note was prepared by PEO and circulated amongst Members of Committee.
(f) Several meetings were held with the District Magistrates of Hamirpur, Jalaun, Mahoba, Raibareli and Unnao during the year 2004 for preparation and finalization of the District Plans under Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana.
(g) A meeting was held on 27.8.2004 in Yojana Bhavan regarding PEO activities and Action Plan. It was chaired by Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission and attended by Members (KSP/AS/VLC/BM/SH/BNY/AH), Adviser (Evaluation) and Officers of PEO headquarters. Adviser (Evaluation) made a Power Point Presentation on various activities, issues and Action Plan of PEO. Members and participants discussed various aspects concerning role functions and problems of PEO.
(h) Three meetings were held at PEO Headquarters, New Delhi during the year 2004 to decide modalities for collection of preliminary data and to prepare study design and questionnaires for carrying out evaluation study on Modernization of Office System (MOOS). The meetings were chaired by Adviser (Evaluation) and attended by Director (TC), Sr. Research Officer (TC) and the representatives of M/S IPAI engaged for conducting this study.
Besides, regular evaluation studies, PEO has participated and contributed significantly in other activities also. PEO's contribution in these activities is given below:-
PEO has been undertaking studies only at the requests of various Ministries/Departments and Divisions of Planning Commission. The implementation of the findings and suggestion made in the evaluation reports brought out by PEO rests with the concerned Ministries/Departments. It has been gathered that the findings and suggestions of PEO evaluation reports have been incorporated in varying degrees by the implementing Ministries/Departments. Based on the evaluation report of PEO on Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, the scheme was abolished. The Employment Assurance Scheme was thoroughly re-structured during 2001-2002 and the detailed guidelines for the re-structured scheme (Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana - SGRY) were issued in April, 2002 which incorporated many of the recommendations of the report by PEO released in April, 2000. The evaluation study of Non Formal Education Programme was taken up by PEO in the year 1997 and based on the recommendations of the PEO report the scheme was completely revamped and amalgamated in the new scheme entitled Education Guarantee Scheme and Alternative & Innovative Education (EGS&AIE). The evaluation of National Project on Biogas Development (NPBD) was taken up by PEO in 2001 and based on the observations and recommendations of the evaluation report, the Ministry of Non Conventional Resources formulated detailed guidelines for implementation of the programme during the year 2002-2003 onwards. The performance evaluation of statutory development Boards in Maharashtra was taken up by PEO and the report was released in April, 2003. The findings and observations of PEO report were acknowledged by office of the Governor, Maharasthra and the three development boards of Marathawara, rest of Maharashtra and Vidharbha. The evaluation reports on Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), Functioning of Community Health Centres (CHCs), Functioning of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) assisted under Social Safety Net Programme (SSNP) and Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme have been found extremely useful and acted upon by the implementing agencies. The findings and recommendations of the recently evaluated scheme on Integrated Dairy Development Project are being acted upon by the Ministry and the Subject Division of the Planning Commission.
PEO (Headquarters) maintains its own library (Technical) where reference books on evaluation techniques to be adopted for designing/instrumenting of the studies and other publications related to evaluation are kept for allusion purposes. Copies of the evaluation reports are also kept in the library for reference purposes.
Annexure I: Organisation Chart of Programme Evaluation Organisation
Annexure II: State/UT-wise coverage of the Programme Evaluation Organisation
Annexure III: List of Addresses, Telephone numbers, Fax numbers
and E-mail of REOs (Regional Evaluation Office)
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Let's talk about Street Fighter V better dubbed as Street Fighter V: UNFINISHED EDITION. You get excited for it, right? But again, just because the game is newer doesn't mean it's better. Gone are days when Capcom actually took heart to make almost every game better each time a new one came out. The Street Fighter II series and the Street Fighter Alpha series had each game getting better than the last. But Street Fighter V is best called unfinished edition because of reviewers who point out bad online gameplay AND the severe lack of an arcade mode. It's a fighting game so why does it lack an arcade mode? Sure it could work with the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series (which was more focused on reliving the Anime series in the form of a video game) but no, not with the Street Fighter series. The controls may be smooth but come on where's the challenge? Story Mode is bland, a lot fewer characters cut down to 18 and it's just not worth the money. Where's Arcade Mode? Plus, where's taking advantage of the power of eighth generation consoles?
Going to go back to the seventh generation, I really got disappointed with how Marvel VS. Capcom 3 turned out to be. Sure, I hear of smooth controls but the game is lacking. It's all about the bare minimum when it's already a seventh generation console game. You just get the lousiest endings done through the picture comic endings. Those that came during the old school days of the Marvel vs. Capcom series looked better. It was excusable to have the old school games have those kinds of endings but no, not Marvel VS. Capcom 3. Those stupid endings there look pale in contrast to the reboot edition of Mortal Kombat's not so impressive upgraded old school Killer Instinct style endings. Marvel VS. Capcom 2 had more of an excuse not to have endings because of the character overload and limits of the sixth generation console. But no, what in the world was Crapcom thinking with their mediocre game?
If anything, other game companies understand how important it is to make sure their innovative ideas keep content fresh. Netherrealm Studios' Mortal Kombat game surprisingly managed to create such a great game by combining elements from Tekken (use of one button per limb), Street Fighter and Killer Instinct into the game. Namco's Tekken is a beautiful mix of several games like Virtua Fighter while taking references from popular video game characters like Kazuya looks like Vegeta and Heihachi looks like Dr. Wily. Mortal Kombat X's Story Mode may not be as good as its predecessor but it introduced more fluid mechanics and a deeper gameplay through the Variation System (similar to Street Fighter Alpha 3). Hopefully, Tekken 7's release for the eighth generation consoles will further put Crapcom's idiotic practices to shame.
So when the old school games turn out better than their new school games then something's not quite right. As said, innovation is important but what kind of new products and ideas are they introducing? Is giving a game better controls while beefing up the difficulty a good idea? Yes. Is removing Arcade Mode from Street Fighter V a good idea? No. Is Marvel VS. Capcom 3's hopping cards a good idea? No. It's all about whether these changes are going to do good or not. Sigh Crapcom... how could you kill the childhood of millions?


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Gull Point State Park
|Gull Point State Park
Sheryl Christiansen-Martyr swing
|Dickinson, Iowa, United States
|43°22′15″N 95°9′55″W / 43.37083°N 95.16528°WCoordinates: 43°22′15″N 95°9′55″W / 43.37083°N 95.16528°W
|380 acres (150 ha)
|1,411 ft (430 m)[1]
|Governing body
|Iowa Department of Natural Resources
|Gull Point State Park
Gull Point State Park, Area A
|Built by
|Civilian Conservation Corps
|Central Design Office, Ames
|Architectural style
|CCC Properties in Iowa State Parks MPS
|NRHP reference #
Gull Point State Park, Area B
|Built by
|Civilian Conservation Corps
|Central Design Office, Ames
|Architectural style
|CCC Properties in Iowa State Parks MPS
|NRHP reference #
|Added to NRHP
|November 15, 1990
Gull Point State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located on West Okoboji Lake in the city of Wahpeton. It is the primary state park unit in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Two areas of the park were listed as nationally recognized historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[2]
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 778 worked at Gull Point from 1934 to 1935. The significance of the architecture used by the CCC is that it was designed to blend into its natural surroundings by means of its material, design, and workmanship.[3]
There are two buildings that makeup "Area A" on the National Register: the lodge and the boathouse. The CCC started construction on the lodge by July 1934 and it was finished in April 1935. It is an irregularly shaped building composed of rubble sandstone built on a concrete foundation. The lodge is capped with an intersecting gable roof. Overlooking the lake is a three-sided bay covered by a pyramid roof. The boathouse was begun on September 24, 1934, and completed by February 1935. It is a rectangular building with hexagonal tower on its northeast corner. Like the lodge, it is composed of rubble sandstone and built on a concrete foundation. The boathouse has space for 30 boats and the custodian's office.[3] The two-story tower is open on the top floor and enclosed on the lower floor.
"Area B" on the National Register includes the custodian's residence, service building, and west entrance gates. Construction on the residence was begun by September 1934, and it was completed by May 1935. Built over a basement, it is an L-shaped building composed of random rubble and capped with an intersecting gable roof. The house includes two bedrooms, bath, living and dining room, and a kitchen. The service building was begun by October 1934 and completed in March 1935. It is a single-story rectangular structure. Like the residence, it is composed of random rubble and capped with a gable roof. It features a two-stall garage on the north end and an office on the south. Construction on the west entrance gates had to be delayed because there was a lack of building stone. While they were 25% complete by February 1935, their completion date is unclear.[4] There are four entrance pillars composed of split sandstone boulders that mark the entrance. One set of pillars measure 11 by 4 feet (3.4 by 1.2 m), while the other set measures 11 by 8 feet (3.4 by 2.4 m). The wooden gates are not original.
The park features the largest lodge in Iowa to have been built by the CCC in the 1930s. Seating up to 140 people, it can be rented for private events. Several open picnic shelters are also available. The shaded campground, one of the most popular in the area, has 112 sites, over half with electrical hookups. Other campground facilities include modern restrooms and showers, a holding tank dump station, and a playground.[5]
Gull Point State Park provides numerous opportunities for water recreation, from a beach and boat ramp to fishing. The western half of the park features nature trails and, in winter, cross-country skiing.
Gull Point State Park occupies a peninsula on the west shore of West Okoboji Lake, Iowa's deepest natural lake, jutting out between Miller's Bay and Emerson's Bay. The area's lakes, wetlands, and sloughs interspersed with knobby hills are a kettle-and-kame landscape created during the last glacial period. The region was impacted by continental glaciers advancing and retreating between 13,500 and 12,000 years ago. Interconnected sloughs were created by runoff channels and hills by piles of rock debris. Many of the lakes and wetlands formed around blocks of ice left embedded in the ground as glaciers melted back. The shores of Gull Point are strewn with glacial erratics, igneous and metamorphic boulders from far to the north that were carried and dropped by the ice.[6]
A tradition has developed of young adults gathering for a massive party on the Gull Point State Park beach during the 4th of July holiday. With crowds of several thousand packed onto the small beach, many individuals wind up standing in the water up to waist-deep. This has raised safety concerns, compounded by binge drinking and risky activities.[7] Underage drinking, public indecency, nudity, and sexual assault have become issues.[8] While hard liquor is banned in Iowa state parks, beer and wine are not. In 2010 the state government considered a ban on all alcohol on the 4th of July and adjacent weekends for Gull Point and nearby parks, soliciting public comment.[9] Ultimately a governor-appointed commission within the Iowa Department of Natural Resources narrowly voted down the ban 4-3.[10] Instead the multi-agency law enforcement presence has been increased, coupled with a parking ban on the entrance road to ensure access for emergency vehicles.[7] According to the State Parks Division, the heavy visitation and drinking issues have not extended to state parks outside the Iowa Great Lakes region.[9]
- ^ "Gull Point State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-04-30. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ a b Joyce McKay. "Gull Point State Park: Area A". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-31. with three photos from c. 1990
- ^ Joyce McKay. "Gull Point State Park: Area B". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-31. with three photos from c. 1990
- ^ Iowa Department of Natural Resources. "Gull Point State Park". Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ Seigley, Lynette S.; Quade, Deborah J. (1996). "Gull Point State Park: A Glacial Legacy". Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Kemp, Andrea (30 June 2010). "Enforcement stepped up at Gull Point, area parks this Fourth". Dickinson County News. Spirit Lake and Okoboji, Iowa.
- ^ Beeman, Perry (9 September 2010). "Panel defeats proposed July 4 alcohol ban at Iowa Great Lakes state-park beaches". Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa.
- ^ a b Kemp, Andrea (21 July 2010). "The plan to ban: Public weighs in at public hearing on Gull Point debate". Dickinson County News. Spirit Lake and Okoboji, Iowa.
- ^ Kemp, Andrea (15 September 2010). "Narrow margin splits DNR commission: Alcohol ban not in place for 2011". Dickinson County News. Spirit Lake and Okoboji, Iowa.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Gull Point State Park at Wikimedia Commons
- Gull Point State Park
- Protected areas established in 1933
- Civilian Conservation Corps in Iowa
- Rustic architecture in Iowa
- State parks of Iowa
- Protected areas of Dickinson County, Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Dickinson County, Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Iowa
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Historic districts in Dickinson County, Iowa


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Dublin: The Cake Café
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, let me take you back to one of my favorite spots in Dublin: The Cake Café.
This cozy little cafe is nestled between an empty alley and a beautiful stationery shop, hidden from view of the street. Just finding the place is part of the adventure and it is completely worth the hunt.
Everything from the branding design and tile floor to the printed tablecloths and mismatched china patterns had me smitten. It's so full of charm, personality and the general sweetness of people doing what they love and doing it well. And the patio is something magical - if you're lucky enough to be there when it's not raining.
We weren't so lucky with the weather, but I'd love to return for a brunch or dinner outside. If we lived in Dublin, I would be a regular customer. I did pick up a few of their tea towels as gifts and couldn't resist keeping one for myself as a souvenir.
Certainly go for prosecco and cake, but don't overlook the savory dishes on the menu - our lunch was incredibly delicious. And do not miss the bread! Everything is freshly made and sourced from local-as-possible Irish producers... in case you need another reason to visit.


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Wintertime sparkles at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows as the Annual Way of Lights Christmas display illuminates the grounds. Since 1970, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate have invited one and all to make the Way of Lights a part of their family tradition. This breathtaking display focuses on the birth of Christ a light for the world.
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Explaining what porcelain veneers are and how they work, Dr. Dino says that porcelain veneers are the ideal choice for improving the smile because of their versatility and their preservation of healthy tooth structure. He further informs that porcelain veneers are thin shells of ceramic that bond directly to the front surfaces of the teeth.
"When bonded to the teeth, the ultra-thin porcelain veneers are virtually undetectable and highly resistant to coffee, tea, wine, or even cigarette stains. He says, "For strength and appearance, their resemblance to healthy, white tooth enamel is unsurpassed by other restorative options."
Dr Dino further explains that porcelain veneers work by sitting on front surface of the teeth, allowing them to change the shape, size, color, and esthetics of an individual's teeth and smile. What makes them so ideal is that they are minimally invasive, meaning they remove very little tooth structure.
Shedding some light on how important porcelain veneers are to his clients, Dr. Dino said that they are the treatment of choice when it comes to esthetic dentistry and the perfect smile. They are important to patients because they can help correct irregularities, defects, gaps, cracks, and stains in an individual's smile. This allows for added confidence.
He adds that most people think that veneers are the same for everyone, when in fact they are not. Each veneer is custom designed for an individual's smile and to their liking. "Think of it is the outside presentation of your house. You can have walls that have cracks and stains and worn down fillings, or you can have beautiful walls with no imperfections. He says, "This is the beauty of veneers. They allow for individual customization."
Dr. Dino informs that at DNA Dental Studio they have a certain process where they work through with clients in preparing and installing veneers. They always start with a meet and greet where they get to know the patient a little better and help answer any questions they may have about this procedure. They want to know as much details about a person's smile and what their perfect smile would look like this. This allows them to help provide the most ideal treatment plan for that patient.
After the meet and greet, they take cosmetic photographs of a patient's smile and complete a smile analysis. This is where our doctors review the patient's xrays and smile photographs and are then able to diagnose the ideal case for that patient. The doctor explains that this process is different for every patient because porcelain veneers are a very personalized and customized procedure.
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Bosch Performance CX
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King of the hill - Bosch Performance Line CX drive engine is the strongest of all of the current big three motors - whereas almost every other drive has a nominal (aka continuous) wattage rating of 250, the CX is rated at 350 watts and 75 Nm of torque. Although nominal motor wattage is primarily to comply with EU regulations (and off road there are less restrictions).
Bosch's most powerful motor is tuned for climbing off road fast, and it is the fastest climber in real world testing, and is also popular for sporty street riding in hilly areas. The Performance Line CX drive unit is Bosch's flagship motor, has what Bosch calls Uphill Flow - support already starts at very low pedal frequencies – this makes it easier to set off uphill or to drive out of tight curves. Turbo Mode, the engine support goes up to 300% - even at high speeds. It is also a great motor choice for heavy cargo bikes facing steep hills, or really for anyone who wants no compromise climbing and a bike limited to 20mph assistance. A street setup popular on Riese & Muller is to run the CX motor with either Rolhoff or Nuvinci internal gears using a clean & quiet Carbon Belt drive.
Shifting under load on an eBike can be a challenge, especially going up steep climbs where even a second off the power and it is back down to the bottom to start again. On human power alone, a rider intuitively backs off the pedal torque ever so slightly for micro-seconds, and that allows for a smooth shift. On eBikes the motor doesn't know you want to shift and what can happen is that even if you have switched gears, the derailleur in back is not able to move the chain up to the next sprocket because it is under tension from the motor. Being the wrong gear can mean losing precious human and motor power on a steep ascent, so timing your shifts just right is critical for a good off road experience.
All of the motor systems address this in their own way, but Bosch's shift sensing technology gives them an important edge on climbs because they measure whether the shift cable actually moves. Brose and Shimano "infer" that a shift change is coming by sensing the amount of torque a rider is putting out to lessen assistance for that micro-second to allow a shift, just like it works on an unassisted bike. Both work - but riders seem to be split on preferences for each style. You should test ride both and decide which you like better.
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