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Banjo Secures $16 Million in Series B Financing Led by Balderton Capital
Company to accelerate global growth plans and media partnerships
Mar 13, 2014, 08:30 ET
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Banjo, a highly visual app and website that allows users to experience breaking news and live events in real time through the eyes of the people who are there, announced today it has completed a $16 million Series B round of financing. Balderton Capital led the round with participation from existing and new investors, including BlueRun Ventures and Vegas Tech Fund, bringing Banjo's total funding to $21 million. The investment will be used to accelerate ambitious growth plans by recruiting top talent, expanding the global user base and enhancing the enterprise platform for media partnerships.
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"Banjo has harnessed the pervasive nature of mobile location technology and social platforms to create a unique real time events engine," said John Malloy, General Partner and Co-Founder, BlueRun Ventures. "For users this means a contextually relevant view of events as they unfold, anywhere, any time. For our media partners this unprecedented real time fusion with relevant social content adds context and extends the value of their offering."
"In addition to being a destination for consumers, the media business is recognizing Banjo as a critical partner that provides access to on-the-ground content for breaking news and live events," said Roberto Bonanzinga, Partner, Balderton Capital. "We are impressed Banjo has been working side by side with media companies that include NBC, FOX and BBC to report real time events and news as they happen. This type of adoption is rare for companies at this stage, and I believe this is just the beginning."
Last week, Banjo launched its first web version and went live on iOS and Android with a groundbreaking new feature called Banjo Rewind. The technology behind Banjo Rewind allows people to search past events and go back to specific moments in time. Now Banjo combines its real time location-based curation with a full historical view into what happened anytime, anywhere around the world.
"Banjo is changing the way people consume breaking news and experience live events online and on mobile," said Damien Patton, CEO, Banjo. "Rewind is doing for the Internet what TiVO did for television. We serve a world of people consuming and posting digitally, and now there is a way to marry the past and present in a seamless user experience. Within seconds on Banjo you can get caught up on the latest world event or take a breath to relive a defining moment in sports, news or entertainment history with Rewind. Banjo has become part guilty pleasure, part critical source, and as I see it my job is to continue to drive features that enhance the user experience and change the game for our media partners."
About Banjo
Founded in 2011 by Damien Patton, Banjo is known as 'The Live Internet,' because it offers users an all access pass to breaking news and live events. By indexing the world's largest collection of social posts by location, time and content, Banjo users can experience what's happening anywhere in the world through the eyes of the people who are there. In 2013, Banjo was named one of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Local by Fast Company, and recognized as a top mobile developer by Google in 2012. Visit http://ban.jo/.
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Right to Food Study, 2011.The Exigibilidade study is an advocacy tool which provides practical examples on how to implement the right to food at country level. The study underlines the very important role of the civil society in creating mechanisms to make the state accountable for violations of the right to adequate food. In Brazil, important institutional advances towards the development of instruments to claim, investigate and monitor the realization of the right to food have been set up. This document aims at presenting those innovative mechanisms, so that the civil society and governments in other countries can benefit from these experiences.
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JAMES OWEN was a remarkable priest in many ways. The open bon viveur with the Anglo-Catholic mannerisms in no way obscured the devout, caring pastor that he was.
His early education at St George's, Windsor, and Clifton did not seem to have the same influence as did his time at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Ely Theological College. At the Hall, his mentors included Owen Chadwick, the historian and theologian, and, a powerfully pastoral influence, Tony Tremlett, the then Chaplain, who later became Bishop of Dover.
He had two curacies, one in Kensington, the other in Bristol, before returning to Cambridge in 1961, as Chaplain of Jesus College. Here he entered fully into the duties of his role - running the chapel in happy tandem with the Dean, Peter Baelz, and being available to all and sundry: often talking and counselling until the small hours. He coxed in bumping races, shared in the life of numerous societies, graced the high table and observed the idiosyncrasies of those around him.
This observation was put to great use in his wholly convincing mimicry of various college worthies - Dr Frederick Brittain, the Rev Percival Gardner-Smith and the Master, Sir Denys Page. Hearing Owen over the telephone one could never be wholly sure whether or not it was the genuine article on the end of the line. In later years, other beloved characters would be added to the cast-list - especially Owen's great friend and inspiration, Archbishop Michael Ramsay.
After a brief spell at Repton - which served to show he was not best suited to school life - Owen became Chaplain to Nottingham University in 1967. In a very different setting from Cambridge, he developed a multi-faceted ministry which is recalled by friends with gratitude and pleasure a quarter of a century later. As always he gave time to those that needed it, and many came to recognise his real talent in listening and advising those in any sort of trouble.
Seven years after his arrival in Nottingham he was offered the living of Little St Mary's, back in Cambridge. This was an ideal situation for a priest of his gifts. The Anglo-Catholicism of the parish was clear but unassertive and Owen practised his beliefs without rigidity. The parish was a splendid mixture of town and gown, and the worship - at High Mass on Sundays, or in the daily offices - was conducted with solemnity and dignity. Owen attracted a number of outstanding preachers, and the Lenten addresses of Michael Ramsay are still remembered. Owen was happy to share the church altars which he oversaw with those without their own parish, which included Meredith Dewey, Dean of Pembroke, and, latterly, Father Richard Masheder.
It was at this period that Owen was invited to become Steward of the Union Society, a post which afforded him great pleasure. As Steward, he was the responsible adult in touch with the undergraduate committee, and this provided another springboard for pastoral and social interaction. Indeed James Owen's Rectory, in Newnham Terrace, was a focal point for friends from town and gown, don and undergraduate. He opened his door to friends from every walk of Cambridge life, where dinner parties were often reduced to fits of giggles by the appearance of Owen in a Canterbury Cap, pulled well down over his ears.
As a counterbalance to his parish and university commitments, Owen had a house at Whisonsett in Norfolk to which he escaped when he could. There, in a simpler fashion than was possible in Cambridge, he spent relaxed periods when he would read and walk and rest. He was also typically generous in lending his house to any who needed a time of repose.
His last illness was faced with courage and cheerfulness, and within 10 days of his death he would speak on the telephone drawing even then on his talents as a mimic to remind colleagues and friends of earlier days. It is a measure of the reciprocal appreciation of his parishioners that his room in the Evelyn Hospital was constantly teeming with visitors. They will miss him at Little St Mary's, as will his many friends. If his timing in life was near-perfect, so it was in his death - as one friend remarked, he would never have died during Henley.
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This week I used a pork roast that had been tied by the butcher, as you see in the pictures. It is just two smaller pieces of boneless pork loin tied together to make one thicker roast.
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DALLAS, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The X-Change Corporation (OTCBB: XCHC) today announced that AirGATE Technologies, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with World Class Software of Allen, Texas, for development support. In anticipation of strong RFID demand, AirGATE Technologies is pleased to have the resources and experience of World Class Software in the development of its "Matrix Analytic Engines," and their deployment into complex database environments. World Class Software is recognized for its Microsoft and .Net experience, and its development of complex systems for the telephony market. Tornado, a key component of the Matrix Analytic Engine, is .Net based. "Bob Williams, President of World Class Software, and I have worked together in the past," stated Michael Sheriff, CEO of AirGATE Technologies. "I can rely on his judgment and experience, and we are very pleased to have him as a resource to support our Matrix product." About AirGATE Technologies AirGATE Technologies is a development stage company specializing in wireless data management technologies. The company designs and develops applications utilized in RFID deployments. AirGATE will deliver RFID solutions in selected vertical markets built around a data management and integration strategy based on its Matrix Analytic Engine. This strategy is designed to ensure rapid market penetration and maximum return on investment. Please visit www.AirGATEtech.com for more information. About the X-Change Corporation The X-Change Corporation is a company that was organized to seek merger or acquisition candidates. The Company intends to acquire interests in emerging technology opportunities, such as RFID, that the Company believes will generate significant revenues and return a profit to shareholders. AirGATE Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of the X-Change Corporation. Please visit www.x-changecorp.com for further information. About Matrix Analytic Engines Developed by AirGATE Technologies, this data visualization and data-mining engine will manage enormous amounts of data, from a variety of sources, including RFID. Its function is to normalize data and insure compatibility with existing database, ERP, and supply chain systems. Forward-Looking Statements Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the X-Change Corporation, AirGATE Technologies and their respective managements regarding strategic directions, prospects and future results. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events and the future financial performance of the X-Change Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by the X-Change Corporation, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and may be accessed at http://www.sec.gov or the X-Change Corporation's investor relations web page at http://www.x-changecorp.com/index.html, and specifically the most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q, each as it may be amended from time to time, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The X-Change Corporation disclaims any obligation to update or correct any forward-looking statements made herein due to the occurrence of events after the issuance of this press release. For further information, please contact Bevo Beaven, Vice President, email@example.com, or Carl Thompson, Principal, email@example.com, both of CTA Public Relations, +1-303-665-4200, for X-Change Corporation.
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KORN ON THE COB: As we mentioned earlier this week, Korn have covered Cameo's Word Up (not even an especially original choice for a rock band to turn their hands to, of course); but apparently it's about more than pretending they can fill Larry Blackmon's codpiece, they told Launch Radio Networks:
"It was just this great song with a good hook, and it kind of opened the door for a lot of people to listen to rap and hip-hop," said guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. "It turned a lot of white kids onto it, so I thought that was cool. And, you know, our version's, I think, gonna kinda do the same."
Righto, then... apart from the lamebrained suggestion that by 1986 people still needed "turning onto" Hip Hop, we're not entirely sure how releasing a mussy rock version of a song is going to introduce kids to urban music. After all, with Usher at Number One in the states forever, it's hardly an underground, unknown phenomenon, is it? Maybe Korn might think about introducing the kids to country next.
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An Argentine restaurant owner who worked for years as an undercover informant for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a deal to gain citizenship, only to face deportation, is fighting for a reprieve once again.
Emilio Maya won a one-year stay a year ago, after U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., introduced a rare private bill requesting that the 35-year-old immigrant, who runs a restaurant in Saugerties, be granted legal status immediately.
At the time, Hinchey said he was hopeful that the year would give ICE enough time to properly review Maya's case and reach a fair decision.
Instead, despite renewed efforts by Hinchey, Maya says he has been ordered to report on Feb. 7, apparently for deportation.
"When someone puts their life on the line to protect the lives of those in this community from the scourge of drugs and gang violence they should be rewarded, not punished," Hinchey said in a prepared statement after reintroducing the bill earlier this month.
In a letter to ICE director John Morton, Hinchey also detailed Maya's years of undercover work, and described a constant stream of letters, e-mails and petitions by hundreds of area residents on Maya's behalf.
Morton has not responded to the letter. ICE refused to comment on the case.
Maya, who entered the U.S. with his sister, Analia, as visitors in the 1990s and stayed illegally, quickly became mainstays of the Hudson River town, which is in Hinchey's district. They ran a small cafe, Tango. Emilio was a volunteer firefighter, and Analia, 31, served as a Spanish-language interpreter for the local police — a contact that, in 2005, led them to ICE.
For four years, the Mayas said, they wore wires, infiltrating a prostitution ring, working in a factory that hired undocumented workers and providing information on human smuggling operations and gangs. However, instead of receiving the promised "S'' visa which could lead to permanent legal status, ICE informed them in 2009 that their information was no longer useful and they could be deported, they said.
"Emilio put his life in great danger in support of our nation and he was rewarded for this service by being arrested at gun point by one of the same ICE officers that wiretapped him as a confidential informant," Hinchey wrote in his letter to Morton.
Maya was jailed for 15 days, though he was charged with no crime and was given no explanation other than he was "being deactivated." He was released only after Hinchey phoned ICE directly. Since then, he has had to report every few months to ICE in New York City.
Analia's status has changed since she married an American and she has applied for a green card.
The Mayas story drew international attention after an Associated Press article last year.
Although they had promised ICE never to talk publicly about their work, the siblings said they turned to Hinchey, who occasionally has lunch at their cafe, out of desperation and fear.
That desperation was evident again this week, as Maya struggled with an uncertain future and mounting legal bills.
"We kept our part of the deal," Maya said. "So why should we be made to suffer like this?"
"Clearly this in one of those cases in which ICE has to take a long look and do the right thing," said the Maya's latest lawyer, Steven Goldstein, a former ICE attorney who planned to filed an appeal with the agency. "ICE has the authority and power to grant some form of relief."
ICE has given no explanation for its handling of the Maya case. ICE spokesman Brian Hale said in an e-mail "at this time ICE has nothing additional to offer on the Maya matter."
He previously said the agency couldn't discuss any case involving informants, though he explained that in general, "there has to be a significant benefit to the government" in order for informants to receive legal papers.


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Resolving a conundrum faced by every business that has entered the world of consumer texting, the FCC has ruled that businesses are not violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") by sending a confirmation text to consumers who have just opted out of receiving further texts. However, the FCC did impose limitations on the content of such confirmation texts to ensure compliance with the TCPA. The threshold requirement is that the purpose of the reply text be solely to confirm to the consumer that the opt-out request has been received and will be acted on. The FCC then enumerated several additional requirements that businesses must observe when sending confirmation texts to avoid violating the TCPA. For those affected, which is pretty much every business that uses texts to communicate with the public, we have released a Client Alert on the subject.
To many, sending a confirmation text to a consumer who has previously opted in to receiving a company's text messages would appear to be nothing more than good customer service and an extension of the common practice of sending a confirmatory email message when a consumer has chosen to unsubscribe from an email list. Indeed, many wireless carriers and mobile marketing and retail trade associations have adopted codes of conduct for mobile marketers that include sending confirmation texts to consumers opting out of future text messages.
However, the TCPA, among other things, makes it illegal to make a non-emergency "call" to a mobile telephone using an automatic telephone dialing system or recorded voice without the prior express consent of the recipient. The FCC's rules and a decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit define a "call" as including text messages. As a result, many businesses have had class action lawsuits filed against them by consumers arguing that, once they send a text message opting out of receiving future texts, their prior consent has been revoked, and the business violates the TCPA by sending ANY further texts, even in reply to the consumer's opt-out text.
Seeking to avoid facing such lawsuits and the potential for conflicting decisions from different courts, businesses sought the FCC's intervention. After reviewing the issue, the FCC rejected the fundamental argument raised by the class action suits, noting that the FCC has never received a single complaint from a consumer about receiving a confirmatory text message. The FCC did note, however, that it had received complaints from consumers about not receiving a confirmation of their opt-out request. The Commission therefore held that when consumers consent to receiving text messages from a business, that consent includes their consent to receiving a text message confirming any later decision to opt out of receiving further text messages.
To avoid creating a loophole in the TCPA that might be exploited by a business, the FCC proceeded to set limits on confirmation texts designed to ensure that they are not really marketing messages disguised as confirmation texts. First and foremost, the implied permission to send a confirmation text message only applies where the consumer has consented to receiving the company's text messages in the first place. Next, the confirmation text message must be sent within five minutes of receiving the consumer's opt-out request, or the company will have to prove that a longer period of time to respond was reasonable in the circumstances. Finally, the text of the message must be truly confirmatory of the opt-out and not contain additional marketing or an effort to dissuade the consumer from opting out of future texts. You can read more about the FCC's decision and these specific requirements in the firm's Client Alert.
By providing clarity on the relationship between confirmation texts and the TCPA, the FCC's ruling provides marketers and other businesses with some welcome protection from class action TCPA suits. In an accompanying statement, Commissioner Ajit Pai stated that "Hopefully, by making clear that the Act does not prohibit confirmation texts, we will end the litigation that has punished some companies for doing the right thing, as well as the threat of litigation that has deterred others from adopting a sound marketing practice." Businesses just need to make sure they comply with the FCC's stated requirements for confirmation texts to avail themselves of these protections.
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Title: | DataONE: Open Persistent Access to Earth Observational Data |
Author(s): | Sandusky, Robert J. |
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Abstract: | DataONE (Data Observation Network for Earth) and the Data Conservancy (DC) are the first two projects funded through the NSF DataNet program. DataONE is a new virtual organization that will enable innovative environmental science through a distributed and sustainable cyberinfrastructure (CI) that meets the needs of science and society for open, persistent, robust, and secure access to well-described and easily discovered Earth observational data. This briefing will provide an overview of the CI being developed to support DataONE and related design, consultative, coordination, and governance processes now underway. |
Issue Date: | 2010-01-04 |
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Description: | The Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) is poised to be the foundation of new innovative environmental science through a distributed framework and sustainable cyberinfrastructure that meets the needs of science and society for open, persistent, robust, and secure access to well-described and easily discovered Earth observational data. Supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, DataONE will ensure preservation and access to multi-scale, multi-discipline, and multi-national science data. DataONE will transcend domain boundaries and make biological data available from the genome to the ecosystem; make environmental data available from atmospheric, ecological, hydrological, and oceanographic sources; provide secure and long-term preservation and access; and engage scientists, land-managers, policy makers, students, educators, and the public through logical access and intuitive visualizations. Most importantly, DataONE is not an end but a means to serve a broader range of science domains both directly and through interoperability with the DataONE distributed network. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10027/6908 |
Sponsor: | DataOne is a collaboration among many partner organizations, and is funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) under a Cooperative Agreement, award number 0830944. |
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The holidays are so busy, it's easy to go crazy trying to do it all. However, these are the very special times that we often let slip by without appreciating them. Slowing down and looking around can help you and your family to stay calm amidst chaos. Here are a few ways to keep it simple.
1. Forget the Jones'. The day after Thanksgiving I began feeling the pressure of keeping up with the Jones' when I saw everyone in my neighborhood putting up their lights. It's sometimes helpful to remind yourself that being realistic with what you can handle and spending money that is within your means is the true way to enjoying the holidays.
2. Limit Your Commitments. December is a month when we get a million invites to friend's holiday party, work parties, cookie exchanges, and lots more. While it's fun to see our friends, it's also necessary to consider what commitments you can do without going crazy (before we go crazy!) I know a couple that got tired of trying to go to both sets of parents every Christmas and ended up not enjoying the holiday. They decided to rotate which family they see on Christmas yearly and are much happier with that arrangement. I know another family that had the best Thankgiving this year because they ordered Boston Market and didn't worry about cooking or cleaning up.
3. Enjoy the moments. Yesterday I was sitting with Sienna while she was pretending to read a book. When she got to the end she exclaimed, "Amen" instead of "The End". It was such a sweet memory that I put in my pocket and carry around with me to make me smile!
4. Budget. Talk to your spouse or take a look at your budget (if your single) and budget for gifts and then stick to it. Nothing is more stressful than living outside your means and knowing you can't afford what your spending. Keep it simple and focus on the joy of the holidays rather than the gifts. Your kids will be happy no matter what they get and you will have the satisfaction knowing that you will not have to pick up a second job just to pay for their gifts.
5. Prepare Ahead. Communicate now about where you would like to spend the day or evening and if you're going somewhere communicate ahead of time what you will be bringing. Start gift lists and begin wrapping soon so it doesn't get to be too much on Christmas eve!


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Some photos of the information graphic I produced recently. It is printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth 100% Cotton Rag, pH neutral, Acid Free art paper, and a Clear Self cling from Folex: Folex Digiprint - IG/CLSC Clear Self adhereing 0.275mm.
This was produced while working with will mower. It is a publication designed around housing and specifically looks at the correlation between the broken window effect and how people see themselves as members of smaller communities.


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Pada setiap hari, kita menggunakan simpul buka sila untuk mengikat tali kasut, mematikan ikatan bungkusan, mematikan ikat kain anduh dalam pertolongan cemas dan sebagainya.
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Smile, handshake or comforting touch on the shoulder, they keep my heart going. Try offering someone a warm greeting each day. A smile, a friendly handshake, or a comforting touch on the shoulder. It can be as uplifting for you as for the recipient. Just look around. Most folks look as though they need a comforting touch these days, and they will be pleasantly surprised by your gesture.


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Welcome to the Westminster section of Love's Guide. This site is maintained by Dickon Love as a place to record his research into belfry archaeology and history in the City of Westminster and Dickon is grateful to all those who have contributed to this research, particularly those listed below. This information is taken from a more complete database, all of which is hoped to become available on this site. Any corrections, comments or additions would be gratefully received by . |
The City of Westminster Westminster achieved the status of a city in 1540 when it became a bishopric. Its first recorded civic administration dates from 1586 in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, when an Act authorised the establishment of a Court of Burgesses. The London Government Act of 1899 established 28 Metropolitan Borough Councils, each having an elected Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors. A Royal Charter was granted on 29th October, 1900, reconfirming the status of Westminster as a City. The new City of Westminster incorporating the Boroughs of Paddington and St Marylebone was constituted by Royal Charter on 1st April 1965. This guide examines the bells in this newly constituted city. Particular thanks go
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Twestival Dubai was lucky enough to get a Goldend, ticket for Dubai Metro launch on 9/9/9 and they are now auctioning it off. All proceeds will be donated to Dubai Autism Center.
Participate in the Golden Ticket bid, and be one of the first to experience this urban development.
On a side note, I have been finding a lot of difficulty finding quality information about 9/9/9 since RTA is as yet to release an official website and their own site is neither user friendly, nor helpful.
So if anyone finds any onfo about the golden ticket winners or when and where these will be announced, do let me know.
See Also: RTA Golden Ticket Competition
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Once again DBS Interactive has come up with a gorgeous, Louisville-oriented infographic. This one is all about the Derby. Ostensibly, it is an ad for Derby Supply Chain Solutions, but wow... so much fun! I did not know, for example, that the Kentucky Derby could have easily ended up being the Kentucky Bunbury! 12,000 Mint Juleps on Derby Day? Awesome.
Their last infographic push "Why Louisville Is Awesome" was very popular and went viral quickly. Check out this one and learn all kinds of minutiae that will impress your peers and colleagues at Kentucky Derby Events!
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Our aim is the development of the child and to stimulate his intelligence as well as his social abilities. In Escola Global we want to form the basis for each child to continue a responsible existence. This is an important objective for us as is that each student reaches his or her correct academic level.
The children learn in small groups and teaching is based on integrated projects in which practice and process are more important than theory. The subjects are always related to a theme in the school year. For us, nature is important and so when possible classes are held outdoors.
Everything we do is related to this. The basis of our integrated education is that the academic areas are supported by the three pillars of the school: nutrition, movement and creativity.


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dads* Kids are embarrassed of their folks regardless of how cool and stylish they are.
Originally Posted by DorianGrape I'm sure I'll end up embarrassing my kids when they get older. I think it's a dad's duty to do that. Yes, it's unavoidable. I'm actually looking forward to embarrassing my children in creative ways.
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Welcome to TCC DragonsTalon. If your age is correct I don't see how what you do could affect your Dad's job. It doesn't really matter. You can be out of the broom closet and unless you are dancing naked around the fire pit on Full Moon night, who is really gonna know except for people into the same thing?Eta: Don't wear a plate sized pentagram
The day people stop learning is the day they die. Life is one big classroom , from cradle to grave , a place learning is forever , some learn quickly some remain in the same class their entire life.
Thanks for sticking up for us Newbies!Merry Meet: My name is Sharon and I am a new member to this forum. I look forward to connecting with like minds. SharonJ
Hi DT, your Father isn't Fred Phelps is he? Or Jimmy Swaggart?
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The American marine arrived four months ago in Iraq's second largest city. Collins admits that nobody in his battalion knew of the existence of an Afro-Arab community in Iraq, not even the Afro-Americans like him.
"If I dressed the local Arab garb, I would be able to walk across these streets and nobody would take me as a foreigner," says Collins. He adds that he'd probably feel safer that way than with the bulletproof jacket and the helmet he's wearing.
There are many black people in Basra and especially in Zubeir district – an area of crumbling mud-brick buildings that is home to 300,000. Most black people in Zubeir claim to be descendants of slaves brought to the Gulf from Africa at least since the ninth century. And some old habits seem to have survived for a whole millennium.
"The Arabs still call us "abd" ("slave" in Arabic), says 46-year-old Zubeir resident Amin Tarik. "Luckily enough, there are not aggressions against us, but we face discrimination in almost every aspect of life," adds Tarik, speaking in the courtyard of his humble mud house.
Iraqi blacks hardly speak any language but Arabic, and they are overwhelmingly Muslim, like the majority in the country. Slavery was abolished here in the 19th century but the colour of their skin literally closes many doors.
It's almost impossible to spot mixed couples on the streets of Basra. Women who marry a black man – it's never the other way round – have to walk under the eyes of Iraqi tribal society.
"I know a mixed couple," says Doha Abdulreda, a 20-year-old black hostess at Basra's trade fair. "She'll always hide under her Niqab (the Muslim covering over the face) when she walks next to her husband. Her family rejected her, that's not uncommon here."
While many call the Afro-Arabs "abd", they still call the local Arabs "free men".
Among the latter, there are all sorts of views on discrimination. "The black people have always been fully integrated in our community," says resident Said Al Mehdi. "Even my grandfather's fourth wife was a black woman. I'd always kiss her hand with great devotion," recalls this 72-year-old man, hair covered with a green scarf to suggest he's a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad.
Not everybody would agree. "These people have been facing discrimination since the very day their ancestors were brought from Africa to build canals and to turn marshlands into fields for cotton and other crops," says Saad Salloum, editor of Masarat, a magazine focused on the minorities issue in Iraq.
"Unlike the Christians, the Bahai or other religious minorities, the Iraqi blacks haven't suffered prosecution because of their faith. On the other hand, they don't enjoy recognition as an Iraqi minority as that is still based on religious grounds."
But they have found a political voice to speak for them. "We celebrated Obama's victory in the streets as ours in 2009, and it really encouraged us to fight for our rights," says Salah Ruhais Salman, vice-president of the Iraqi Freedom Movement, a political party established to defend the rights of Iraqis of African descent.
Salman says Iraqi blacks have been forced to keep a low profile since the invasion of the country in 2003. But now they are asking for recognition as a national minority, something that would grant them a seat quota in Parliament.
But the unpaved road ahead seems to be endless, going by the eloquent figures provided by the 50-year- old activist.
"There are around 1.5 million of us in Iraq but none of us occupies any position in the Iraqi administration. I ran for the local elections back in 2009 with seven other colleagues. Despite Basra hosting Iraq's most significant black community, none of us was elected. Can you believe that?" Salman has no doubts that the vote was "blatantly rigged".
In a cable leaked by Wikileaks last September, Ramon Negron – director of the U.S. regional embassy in Basra – reported that "the black community suffers disproportionately under the government's patronage- based political system", adding that "they would easily have enough votes to win at least one seat in Basra's Provincial Council."
Many Iraqi blacks make a living as musicians. A wedding in Basra is never complete without drummers called in from Zubeir district.
Wafa Majid volunteers there as director of the women affairs section at the community meeting centre. The place was established at the beginning of this year and today it hosts computing and sewing workshops, as well as a reading and writing centre in order to tackle the high illiteracy rate – well over 90 percent among the local black women, according to local NGOs.
"It's not easy to be black and a female in Iraq but we cannot just sit down and watch our husbands play bongos," says Majid. Behind her, a group of 20 women sitting in front of a set of computers prepare for the massive challenges ahead.


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Akron Approves LGBT Protections
Amanda Lepore Calls Caitlyn Jenner's Support For Trump 'A Slap In The Face'
Columbus Bans 'Ex-Gay' Therapy To Minors
Iowa Republican Rep. Ralph Watts: 'Anything You Say About A Gay Is A Gay Slur'
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Rick Santorum on Monday accused GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney of being more liberal on gay marriage than President Barack Obama.
Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, made his remarks during an interview on Laura Ingraham's radio show.
When Ingraham asked Romney's stance on a proposed bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Santorum answered: "I would argue that Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, was to the left of Barack Obama on the issue of gay marriage."
DOMA is the 1996 law that bars federal agencies and the military from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples.
"If you want to see the contrast, the contrast is there. [I'm a] solid conservative who fought for the federal marriage amendment as opposed to Mitt Romney, who issued gay marriage licenses and actually violated the constitution of Massachusetts to institute gay marriage in his state," he said.
"One of the reasons I do talk about the past is because I have the best record in the field," he added. (The audio is embedded in right panel of this page.)
As governor of the first state to legalize gay marriage in 2004, Romney granted special waivers that allowed a non-clergy individual to solemnize a marriage. The One Day Marriage Designation is not a marriage license. However, applicants must include the name, address and date of birth of the couple he/she wishes to marry.
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Bought these bouts while visiting Melbourne. They are the ultimate in comfort. The heel placement, cupped heel and proper arch support are a perfect combination. I wish I could buy these in Canada.
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Understanding panic disorder
Panic Disorder
For anyone who has heard talk of panic attacks but never actually experienced one, it would be easy to imagine them to involve nothing more than a slight and momentary feeling of fearfulness. When a panic attack strikes, however, the experience is, quite frankly terrifying and can often make people feel as though they are literally about to die.
At the onset, most don't understand what is happening to them and so what happens is that the attack itself fuels the initial anxiety and the sufferer becomes trapped in a downward spiral of ever-worsening symptoms. Although the underlying anxiety still needs to be treated by a professional psychotherapist, understanding what panic attacks are all about can help sufferers to regain some sense of control.
What causes panic disorder?
The causes of panic disorder, which is characterised by what we know as panic attacks or anxiety attacks, are many and various, although often they arise in response to intense emotions. In some cases they might begin after a single and highly distressing life event, while in others it could be ongoing periods of stress which are the trigger.
Major changes in our lives such as divorce, the loss of a loved one and even a change in career could be the cause, as might family upbringing and environment or certain psychological factors or personality type. Some medications are also known to produce panic attacks in certain individuals.
What are the symptoms of panic disorder?
Panic attacks normally bring with them a series of physical symptoms which sufferers can often interpret as the signs of serious illness, and especially as the sign of a heart attack. A racing heartbeat or heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, shaking, sweating, tingling in the hands and feet and pain or discomfort in the chest area are all very common.
Alongside these physical symptoms, however, are usually feelings of disorientation, unreality and abject terror. The individual suffering the attack can be in a perfectly ordinary situation or environment which has never before caused them problems, but suddenly find themselves feeling petrified for no apparent reason. As the physical symptoms take hold, so the fear intensifies, and so sufferers often come to live their lives in dread of the next attack.
Because some of the symptoms of panic disorder can also be attributed to physical illness, it is important to seek professional medical advice to rule this out as a possibility.
What is the treatment for panic disorder?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which essentially seeks to address and modify our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes, as well as our behaviour, has been found to be one of the most effective forms of treatment for panic disorder and can bring about lasting results.
Not only does CBT help to get to the underlying causes of the disorder so that these can be dealt with, but it also teaches a range of coping techniques which allow sufferers to go on and live a life free from panic attacks.
About The Author
Joseph Poullis is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and the Clinical Director of The Psychotherapy Clinic (www.thepsychotherapy.co.uk) in Harley Street and Snowsfields in London. Joseph and his team offer extensive expertise in counselling, psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy and hypnotherapy to help individuals, couples and families deal with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties. Find out more about Joseph's work by visiting his GoToSee profile page here |


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Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; and Michael B. Steinbach, Acting
Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field
Office, announced today the unsealing of a 22-count indictment charging James
C. Howard, III, 53, of Parkland, Florida; Patricia S. Saa, 57, of Naples,
Florida; Louis N. Gallo, III, 43, of Parkland, Florida; Michael R. Casey, 65,
of Oakland Park, Florida; and Rita E. Balbirer 69, of Pompano Beach, Florida.
The charges include conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in violation of
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349; mail and wire fraud in violation of
Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1341 and 1343; conspiracy to commit
money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
1956(h); and money laundering, in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1957.
Howard, Saa, and Gallo are charged with
both fraud and money laundering offenses. Casey is charged with fraud offenses.
Balbirer is charged with money laundering offenses. Each fraud count carries a
maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment. Each money laundering count carries
a maximum sentence of ten years' imprisonment.
Howard, Casey, and Balbirer were
arrested today. They will make their initial appearances today before U.S.
Magistrate Judge Goodman in federal court in Miami, Florida. Gallo is currently
serving time in federal prison for violating an unrelated term of supervised
release. Saa has not yet been arrested.
According to the Indictment, Howard,
Saa, Gallo, Casey, and others conspired to defraud individuals who invested in
Commodities Online LLC ("COL"). From approximately January 2010 through April
2011, these defendants used material false and fraudulent representations and
material omissions to obtain over $20 million from over 700 investors.
According to the indictment, Howard,
Saa, Gallo, Casey, and other co-conspirators used COL to offer potential
investors the supposed opportunity to share in the profits of pre-arranged
contracts to buy and sell commodities such as fish, iron ore, and sugar. Among
other things, COL had a website and marketing materials, which boasted of a
track record of paying investors returns on investment ranging from
approximately three percent within 15 days to 33 percent within 105 days.
The indictment alleges that these
representations were false. COL did not have profitable contracts. Also,
Howard, Saa, Gallo, and others misappropriated the investors' funds for other
The indictment also alleges that Howard,
Saa, Gallo, and others solicited funds for ownership units in COL, falsely
representing that the funds would be used for COL's working capital. Instead,
Howard, Saa, and others misappropriated over $1.3 million of the funds invested
in ownership units.
The indictment further alleges that
Howard, Gallo, Casey, and other co-conspirators falsely represented that after
May 2010, Howard was no longer involved in the management of COL and that
Casey, who is an attorney, was the top person in charge of COL. Also, the
indictment alleges that these defendants made material omissions in that they
failed to disclose the criminal background of Howard, which included federal
cocaine and firearm convictions, as well as the criminal background of Gallo,
which included federal convictions for bank fraud, cocaine, and transmitting a
threat to injure. The indictment further alleges that these defendants omitted
that Gallo was serving a term of supervised release during the same time that
he shared authority with Howard over COL.
In addition to the fraud charges, the
indictment alleges that Howard, Saa, Gallo, Balbirer, and others conspired to
engage in monetary transactions over $10,000 involving criminally derived
funds. The indictment alleges that multiple other companies were used to move
investor funds for the benefit of these defendants. The companies included
American Financial Solutions LLC, controlled by Gallo and Balbirer; Sutton
Capital LLC, controlled by Howard; and Minjo Corp., controlled by Balbirer.
The indictment also includes a
forfeiture allegation. The property listed in the indictment includes
approximately $21,631,466 in proceeds from the charged offenses and a
Mercedes-Benz S63.
Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative
efforts of the FBI and the cooperative efforts of the Miami Regional Office of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. This case is being prosecuted by
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ana Maria Martinez.
Also today, the Securities and Exchange
Commission announced it filed a separate civil case against Howard, Gallo, and
Casey for securities fraud, seeking injunctive relief, disgorgement, and
monetary penalties.
An indictment is only an accusation, the
defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


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It provides users with all the functionality needed to obtain optimum return from a firm's most important investment -- information.
Consequently, this type of software plays a key part in ensuring that a business remains successful.
Data warehouse software provides much more than just data storage. After all, if you just want to store information relational databases would fit the bill.
Where data warehouse software adds a new dimension is that it offers the means to retrieve and analyze data, to extract, transform and load data, and to manage the data dictionary.
Software included in this article also help users to administer and monitor data quality, to ensure that it is relevant to the business situation.
This article highlights the best data warehouse software that runs under Linux. Although there is not a wide range available, all of the applications featured below are strongly recommended for any business which wants to tap the full potential of its information resources.
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Talend Open Studio | Project for data integration based on Eclipse RCP |
LucidDB | Power Data Warehouses, OLAP servers and Business Intelligence systems |
KETL | Production ready ETL platform |
DataCleaner | Data quality application suite for data profiling, validation and comparison |
MailArchiva | Email archiving and compliance |
Apatar | ETL and mashup data integration |


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Killing Zeds and slurping energy drinks
Loving it so far after the patches.
There is some jankiness with movement but that will likely be fixed with upcoming patches, as long as the developer continues supporting it. The gameplay has been solid and reminds me of all the good aspects of Borderlands combined with a bit of Fallout 3 and Left4Dead.
Combat is tight, visceral and when playing single-player there's this feeling of dread that not too many games get right. Multiplayer is awesome when playing with one or two players.
The underlying RPG elements are well integrated (love building odd weapons) along with a simple loot system. For the most part zombies level up with you.
To increase your health you consume things like energy drinks and apply medical bandages.
It's imperfect but extremely fun and immersive.
Tip: Turn off the arcade indicators like Names\Health\etc. (in Game Options) and you'll amplify the experience.


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I know i have posted a few weeks ago, about getting co2 laser resurfacing for my face and most of you suggested i get co2 for my problem (e.g. acne scars, bulbous looking nose on one side of nose, hyperpigmentation, dark uneven skin tan). i would also like to know if this co2 laser can be used for your neck, lower arms, and lower legs for dark uneven skin tan i have gotten or hyperpigmentation. Also in all how much would be the price range for all these areas together e.g. face, neck, lower arms and legs
What Laser Resurfacing Would Best Work for Me?
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Microablative Fractionated CO2 laser is the treatment of choice for your skin condition. The laser will need to be adjusted if your skin is thin or atrophic. Some patients need to be pre-treated to prevent PIH.
You can laser resurface other areas but you have to be more conservative. I would go to someone with some experience doing the rest of the body.
I use the fractional co2 laser quite frequently and have found it useful for the face and body. Make sure to prep your skin prior to treatment with topical skin lighteners. I advocate the Melarase creams prior to and after fractional co2. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles
Web reference: http://www.surgery90210.com/cosmetic-dermatology/10/co2-laser-skin-resurfacing.aspx
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CO2 is only useful on skin areas that have a lot of oil glands that are critical to the healing process. Using a CO2 laser on areas such as the neck with a paucity of these glands is a recipe for disaster.
Be sure you are being treated by a physician with a lot of experience in laser resurfacing to avoid complications.
I hope this helps
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