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- Regulating Christmas and similar savings schemes, which the Commission believes pose a particular risk to vulnerable consumers.
- Introducing a general power for Government to require prepayment protection in sectors which pose a particular risk to consumers.
- Giving consumers more information about obtaining a refund through their debit or credit card issuer.
- Making a limited change to the insolvency hierarchy, to give a preference to the most vulnerable category of prepaying consumers (their claims would rank below preferential claims from employees and above those of floating charge holders).
- Making changes to the rules on when consumers acquire ownership of goods.
Thursday, 14 July 2016
UK: Law Commission report - consumer prepayments on retailer insolvency
The Law Commission for England and Wales today published its report and recommendations on the law concerning consumer prepayments on retailer insolvency: see here (pdf). The report contains the following five key recommendations (and sets out a number of options for more fundamental reform, should the Government wish to adopt them):
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Baroness Pitkeathley: My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In doing so, I declare an interest as patron of the Prostate Cancer Charity.
Baroness Pitkeathley: My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. The advisory group set up to bring together the prostate cancer charities is popular and I believe will be successful. Does my noble friend think that the model could be replicated among the many other groups in the cancer field as both campaigners and service providers? If so, perhaps she could extend her Answer a little and say what the Government are doing to promote that.
Baroness Andrews: My Lords, we are delighted that out of the Prostate Cancer Charter for Action came the Prostate Cancer Advisory Group. That is a welcome step. The group exists to help government to determine how to raise public awareness. It will help to inform the policy programmes and to monitor progress. It is a very good model. We should like it to be replicated in terms of sharing information and collaboration. There are other models in the field on which we want to build, for example, the palliative care partnership, which I mentioned, which is considering ways of planning and funding palliative care, and is an important development. The National Centre for Volunteering is about to set up a new group to support volunteering policy and practice in health and social care. We are very keen to develop such models.
Lord Clement-Jones: My Lords, the formation of the Prostate Cancer Advisory Group is extremely
Baroness Andrews: My Lords, we shall have to wait and see what the meeting on 10th June brings forth. The terms of reference are to review the progress and implementation of the prostate cancer elements of the National Cancer Plan and the NHS Plan; to advise on future policy programmes; to emphasise the importance of raising awareness and to find better ways to do that. Presumably, it is to consider, too, the progress of the prostate cancer risk management programme and how best to develop it. The noble Lord can rest assured that, having been put in position, the group will do a jolly good job.
Lord Brookman: My Lords, notwithstanding the forward programme on this serious issue, have the Government any information on how long it takes before someone with prostate cancer is operated on?
Baroness Andrews: My Lords, as regards waiting times, 95.7 per cent of people who are referred urgently get to see a specialist within that time. That is an important statistic. Part of the problem with prostate cancer is the difficulty in telling how fast it develops. We do not yet have a test which allows us to measure the difference between slow-growing cancers and aggressive cancers. That is one reason why we are spending 20 times more on research into prostate cancer than we were four years ago.
Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes: My Lords, does the Minister agree that awareness is an important factor but that equally important is easily accessible testing on the National Health Service which, although it may not be completely definitive, can be carried out quickly?
Baroness Andrews: My Lords, yes. The science is not yet sufficiently well advanced for us to have a test which is entirely reliable. The current testing throws up false negatives and false positives. The purpose of the prostate cancer risk management programme is to be sure that men who are worried about prostate cancer go to their GPs and get as much information as they can possibly absorb in order to make a judgment about whether they should have the test. Such information also helps GPs to make that judgment. We are doing a great deal of research into the test. As of March this year all the PSA tests will have to be calibrated with the WHO tests. We are looking to improve the tests all the time.
Earl Howe: My Lords, can the Minister tell the House what is being done to increase the number of
Baroness Andrews: My Lords, my extensive briefing was not extensive enough. I shall write to the noble Earl on both those questions as I do not have the figures in front of me.
Baroness Gardner of Parkes: My Lords, I, too, declare an interest, as a sponsor of the prostate cancer group. Despite the fact that such tests are still giving false negatives and false positives, can the Minister tell the House whether there is now a greater presentation of men for tests? Women have been very much better at presenting for breast cancer screening than have men for prostate cancer screening. Can the Minister tell the House whether that has changed?
Baroness Andrews: My Lords, the reasons for introducing the prostate cancer risk management programme include not only trying to increase the amount of information in the field which would enable men to make sensible decisions and not be embarrassed, but also to enable us to measure the effect of such a programme on the take-up of testing. We are evaluating the programme and I hope that in a few months we shall be able to give the noble Baroness the information she seeks.
Lord Ezra: My Lords, can the noble Baroness indicate what progress has been made in devising a more reliable test than the PSA test?
Baroness Andrews: My Lords, as I have said, much of our research relates to refining and developing the test itself. The "protect" trial, which involves many thousands of people, will look not only at the test but also at the best forms of treatment. So we are doing a lot of research, but we must keep watching the signs. I shall certainly keep the noble Lord informed of any breakthroughs.
Lord Peyton of Yeovil asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, in February, Cross London Rail Links Limited, a joint Strategic Rail Authority/Transport for London company, submitted to Ministers an interim business case for Crossrail. Given the importance of the project for the future development of London and beyond, and the costs involved, it is essential to ensure that the
I assume that the Question refers to the Mayor's Spatial Development Strategy, his draft London plan. The final plan should be published towards the end of this year or early next year. There will certainly be more about the prospects for Crossrail during that period.
Lord Peyton of Yeovil: My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that Crossrail is somehow symbolic of our national processes and indicative of our plight? The project has been around for some 15 to 16 years now. It is very much needed and yet it seems to have become bogged down in a welter of committees, consultantsabout the only beneficiariesand reports. The time has arrived for decision. The Department for Transport must be well aware of every argument for and against the issue. I hope that the Minister will push the department to solve this problem as soon as possible, instead of letting it drift on indefinitely and get nowhere while the solution becomes more expensive.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Peyton, does a fine line in scorn. I always enjoy being the butt of it. But really this is going a bit too far. The Crossrail project was first proposed in 1989. It was killed off in the Railtrack privatisation by his government. The present project was revived only in December 2000. Yes, of course we take a long time on many of these projects. But when I look back at past projectsthe first Channel Tunnel proposal took 15 years to come to nothing; the second Channel Tunnel proposal took 15 years and escalated in cost from £2.6 billion to £12 billion; and the Jubilee Line was late and 67 per cent above costis it not better to get it right even if it takes a little longer?
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FedEx and UPS are doing a better job of delivering Christmas gifts (so far)
FedEx and UPS took plenty of heat last year for failing to get an estimated 2 million packages delivered in time for Christmas. But so far, it appears the two major carriers are doing a better job this year of helping Santa get gifts under the tree on time.
ShipMatrix, a logistics software firm, analyzed the on-time delivery rates of FedEx and UPS during Thanksgiving week, and each carrier saw significant improvement.
FedEx notched a 91 percent on-time delivery rate, compared with 83 percent in the same week last year. UPS achieved a 95 percent on-time rate, compared with 89 percent last year.
"The carriers are at the top of their performance level," said Satish Jindel, president of ShipMatrix.
The improvement comes as both carriers stepped up their efforts this year to avoid a repeat of last year's debacle. FedEx hired 50,000 seasonal workers this year, an increase over the 40,000 it hired last year. UPS has said it plans to bring on up to 95,000 temporary workers, compared to 85,000 in 2013.
In addition to hiring more workers, FedEx and UPS have been pushing retailers to give them more accurate forecasts for what volume of packages they'll be shipping on what days. Jindel said that inaccurate forecasting was a crucial reason for the delivery failures at the end of the Christmas season last year: Retailers badly underestimated how many packages they'd be putting in the shippers' pipeline.
Major retailers have said they worked hard to get it right this year: A Target spokesman said the big-box retailer had "more detailed conversations" this year with the carriers about their expected package load. Wal-Mart, meanwhile, started providing holiday shipment projections back to the carriers back in August – a full three weeks earlier than it has in the past.
This data set only covers the period of Nov. 23 through Nov. 29, so many of the online purchases made during Black Thursday and Black Friday promotions would likely have been made too late in the week to be included in this data set. Data for the following week, which ShipMatrix plans to release soon, should give us a better idea of how the retailers and carriers held up during the busiest online shopping days of the year.
Based on the carriers' holiday season performance to date, ShipMatrix has a forecast that is sure to cheer shopping procrastinators: FedEx and UPS, it predicts, will achieve an on-time delivery rate of 95 percent or better on Christmas Eve.


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It is important to choose the right fabric for your furnishings.
Window seats in particular are areas that are subjected to a lot of sunlight and
hard wear, needing more consideration regarding performance and suitability.
Cushions Unlimited have a good selection of hard wearing, well priced fabrics to
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Any fabrics available from the major fabric companies listed below can be procured
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The following information is taken from a booklet compiled by these major fabric
companies. It will enable you to make an informed decision when selecting upholstery
fabric for your home.
Different fibres have different properties, some are more sensitive
to light, some are harder wearing, and some have better cleaning properties. Some
fabrics are more densely constructed and therefore more durable, some are more expensive
by virtue of complex techniques used both in the preparation of the yarn and the
weaving process. Price is not always a guide in terms of wear ability.
Therefore the sort of questions you should be asking are:
a) How much use will it get and by whom? Is it in the family room where
the children and pets will give it a beating?
b) Where will the upholstery fabric be located? In a room that is exposed
to a lot of light, or a room on the side of the house that gets less light?
c) How long do we want this fabric to last before we have to replace or
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therefore will date quickly? Or do we want a piece of fabric which is only a stop
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Light Fastness:
All the fabrics we sell have been tested and meet AS2687 (independent industry accepted
performance standards). However no fabric is totally colour fast and some fibres
like cotton do not hold the dyestuffs as well as other fibres.
Prevent UV Damage
Using sensible window treatments, cushion rotation and furniture rearrangement will
help minimise colour loss and or fibre damage caused to most fabrics by UV exposure.
Even short regular exposure can cause damage.
Performance Categories:
All fabrics are rated in performance categories. These
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determine the category the fabric fits into. These ratings are determined by an independent
Australian Standard (AS2687).
1 - Decorative fabric
Recommended for areas where the furniture is used sparingly.
2 - General Domestic fabric
Recommended for areas where the furniture is subjected to regular use, but not constant
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3 - Heavy Domestic fabric
Recommended for areas where the furniture is subjected to heavy use from the whole
family. This quality is also recommended for general commercial use- boardrooms and
reception areas.
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Recommended for hard everyday use in a commercial area.
These above codes are not a guarantee of durability as every piece of fabric is subject
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industry performance standards.
Fibres are either natural or synthetic (manmade). A fibre is an individual strand,
in the form of a filament or staple that is spun into yarn, then turned into fabric
by weaving, knitting or flocking. The yarns can either be dyed before or after the
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Natural Fibre fabric:
Natural fibres are found in plant or animal life. Generally more costly than synthetic
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Linen fabric:
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Wool fabric:
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Synthetic Fibre fabric:
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Polyester fabric:
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it creates wrinkle resistant fabric which helps the fabric keep its shape. Polyester
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cleaned correctly. Polyester fabric adds strength to a fabric however it can pill
in cheaper constructions. Polyester velvets will definitely not pill. Polyester fabric
does not absorb moisture readily and is washable in most fabric types.
Rayon fabric:
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it is extremely absorbent, receptive to dyes and lustrous. It is the closest man
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Written by Nick Jones
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Featuring Steven Boyer, Geneva Carr, Nathaniel Kent, Andy Nogasky, Shawn Randall, Amy Staats and Colleen Werthmann
February 28 - March 17, 2013
Trevor is a new play about fame, success, and the lies we tell ourselves in order to keep people from taking away our erratic, 200-pound chimpanzee.
set design Andrew Boyce - costume design Elizabeth Barrett Groth - lighting design Mike Inwood - sound design Chris Barlow - props Sarah Dowling - stage management Kelly Burns - fight direction Robert Westley - technical direction Sean Gorski - crew master Brendan Spieth - press Emily Owens
produced by Lesser Americans Daniel Abeles, Nate Miller and Laura Ramadei
Steven Boyer as Trevor. Photo Credit: Hunter Canning.
"What makes this taut play at the Theater for the New City so impressive is not that it makes us understand and even like a dangerous ape, but that it does so while imagining him as an obnoxious jerk."
"In Trevor, the laughs (and there are many) have an edge."
Steven Boyer and Geneva Carr in Trevor. Photo Credit: Hunter Canning
"Four Stars!"
"Steven Boyer offers another sublime tragicomic performance in Nick Jones' sweet, clever and weirdly touching Trevor."
"Funny though it often is, Trevor is good for much more than a laugh."
Steven Boyer and Colleen Werthmann in Trevor. Photo Credit: Hunter Canning.
"The brilliant Boyer gives Trevor a mix of endearing goofiness and pent-up frustration… under Moritz von Stuelpnagel's restrained direction, he moves across the stage with liquid grace, flashing gummy grins both funny and frightening."
"All that plus a chimp playing a toy guitar, then fighting a human for the remote control? Few shows cover as many bases."
- 3 1/2 out of 4 Star Review
Geneva Carr (in cardboard cutout), Steven Boyer, and Colleen Werthmann in Trevor. Photo Credit: Hunter Canning
"Clever, subversive comedy."
"As with all productions from Lesser America, still a very young company, Trevor gets a layered production, buoyed by complex scenarios and a completely committed cast."
Steven Boyer in Trevor. Photo Credit: Hunter Canning
"Working from the clever, insightful script by Nick Jones, Trevor is both profoundly existential and woefully hilarious."
Colleen Werthmann, Steven Boyer, and Amy Staats in Trevor. Photo Credit: Hunter Canning.
"Trevor's tragedy stems from his inability to admit he will never be a real little boy, that he lost the game before he even started to play. Based on the true life and death story of Travis, the chimp in Stamford Connecticut who, in 2009, mauled Charla Nash, Trevor puts the impossibly wide gap between those who can afford to hope and everyone else in sharp relief." - Culturequake
Nathaniel Kent and Steven Boyer in Trevor. Photo Credit: Hunter Canning.


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Owning a home business has many advantages. You will be able to work at your own pace and at a schedule you set for yourself. Finding a business which will be profitable and one in which you will excel, can be the hard part. Of course, most businesses take some capital to get started, too.
In order to make a home business successful, your business must be found in the Google search results. Search engine optimization is key in succeeding in today's business world. Many different companies offer tools for search engine optimization, and it is imperative that you employ a few different strategies in order to obtain success.
If you are just getting started with your home business, make contact with your friends and family to let them know what you are doing. Word of mouth business can be very powerful, so simply letting them know of your plans is helpful. Consider offering them a discount on your product to get them motivated to purchase something.
A website will do amazing things for your home business. It will attract a wider number of prospects, present you as a professional, and serve as the storefront to your business. Unless you are a whiz at site design, hire someone to make your site look as professional as possible. You really don't want to skimp on this – first impressions last.
Make sure you create a mailing list as your home based business grows. Make sure not to spam your customers. Many companies use mailing lists so subscribers can learn about new products and any promotions. Others use it as a way to send useful articles and information to customers on a regular basis, along with a coupon or ad. Make it simple for website visitors to sign up for your mailing list.
Home businesses are a rapidly expanding type of business. One of the most important things to have when starting a home business is a sizable enough safety net, just in case things don't go as planned. A lot of people get started in home business because it's a dream they have always had and then realize they don't have what it takes.
Speak with an attorney to find out what regulations you may have to face when starting your home business. Each state has certain laws pertaining to beginning a home business. Getting an expert legal opinion will ensure that you comply with your local laws and avoid any potential difficulties with your state government.
Although you may be used to working eight hours a day and then being off, you have to realize that in order for a home business to thrive more of a time commitment may be needed. Once everything is in place you will be able to relax a little.
If you are able to sell your home business product wholesale, look for businesses that would benefit from your product's presence. After you've narrowed down your search results, email each company and ask if they'd like a free sample pack of your product. This tip tends to yield excellent results!
If you have a niche of repeat customers, be sure to drop off coupons for your product in their places of business and employment. For example, if your product is popular among mothers of young children, you should drop coupons off in pediatrician's offices, preschools, day cares and other similar places.
Taking out a loan will make investors curious about your business, and they may want you to lay out your plans and reasons thoroughly. Instead, you should try to do everything you can with the cash you have on hand.
A great tip for your home business is to give away your products in the form of contests or prizes advertised on your site or at local gatherings. This is a perfect way to advertise your name and product and have you looking extremely good in the public's eye for doing so.
There are also some disadvantages to owning a home business, with the most obvious one being that there are no guarantees. You will need to have some money to get started and also, money to live on while your business gets off the ground. Once your business is up and running, you may find it takes many more hours than you had anticipated.


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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Amazing Breakthrough #1
1:56 PM | Posted by Gabby Faye | Edit Post
We talk about "Brick Walls" all the time when we have a need for a piece of information that just doesn't seem to exist. My Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather presents one of those Brick Walls for a whole slew of genealogists out there who are among his descendants. He and his children seem to have been very prolific, with families of 12 to 17 children common. I seem to run into these descendants on almost every big genealogy site and all have the same question..."Where did Newman Scarlett come from?" Some of these genealogist-descendants are quite professional and advanced.
Well, I still don't have that answer but I WAS able to add to his story. Years ago I set up several "Google Alerts". I receive an email whenever a particular term shows up in a news story or website. My two home towns, in Michigan and in Florida, and my "brick wall" ancestor's name. What alerts I get usually are entertainment news with the names of actor Paul Newman next to fellow actor, Scarlett Johansson. A couple of weeks ago, however, my ancestor's name was in an article from his town of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. The newly formed historical society was setting about to photograph historic sites in their midst. The first to be photographed was my ancestor's farm. I immediately contacted a distant cousin who seems to be the most involved with the genealogy of our family. Even she was not aware of the existence of the farm. Several of us have now joined the new Historic Society and hope to visit and preserve the farmhouse, presently being considered for demolition. My brother and I hope to visit Tewksbury this spring and look for a few other gems and take our own photos. Of particular interest will be the possible existence of the old city hall and his clerk's office where he died behind his desk. I also would like to locate the old map of the town he helped draw and design, and any old papers in his handwriting.
1 comments:
- SNOWBIRD said...
I just saw your geneology link on your sidebar. I will take some time to read since my sister and I have been digging through sources and putting together family history. Just wonderful!
- June 30, 2010 at 4:11 AM
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A journal article I worked on during the first year of my PhD entitled "Narrating Networks: Exploring the Affordances of Networks as Storytelling Devices in Journalism", has recently been published in Digital Journalism.
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Andrew's senior portraits were quite a project and a very rewarding one. Andrew and his family actually live in Ephrata, only a few minutes from my studio. Andrew is a top notch golfer (world class in his age group) and … Continue reading
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Thrall, Texas 1990
I had ask my daughter if there were any particular images she'd like for me to put up in our "new" living room. (The room is not new, but the paint job on the walls and the refinished floor are.) She's getting married next weekend. Basically they will only hang during the dinner/reception which is here at the house, but since the walls are currently bare, I thought I'd ask her what she'd like to see in that space. I'm always a bit amazed at which image people remember. As I print each image, I'll post them.
This gaudy building was a modern "honky-tonk" is the very small town of Thrall. It's maybe 30 miles or so northeast of Austin. Evidently it wasn't too popular because it had already close when I photographed in February of 1990. I drove through Thrall two years ago, and the building is no longer standing.


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Every year since I was a wee one, I set up the lead skaters next to the nativity scene. I have these too and about 15 other in an old shoe box from my grandmother. I set them skating on a low class gild frame mirror with snow made of cotton balls for the slay riding family (father pulls mum and babe) a prized family treasure. So nice to see you have them too. Sorry to miss the party! Darn Miami and art.
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Here's Why John Cena vs. The Undertaker Isn't Happening at Wrestlemania
For the better part of the last several months, it was presumed that the main event of Wrestlemania this year would be John Cena vs. The Undertaker for the WWE title. However, Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer revealed that plans had changed significantly from that original outline. So why isn't Cena vs. Taker, perhaps the biggest money match WWE has at the moment, not happening?
Well, Meltzer took to Twitter to note that the match was changed in favor of a match that would benefit the long-term picture, rather than simply being a main event that would draw a huge, short-term house. This pretty much lines up with what Meltzer revealed on Wrestling Observer Radio. Namely that The Undertaker is now scheduled to face a superstar from the RAW brand in an interpromotional match.
The only thing we know right now is that the superstar in question will apparently not be Braun Strowman. But it stands to reason that the person likely to face The Undertaker is someone in a position to benefit from it, in the long term. Since John Cena is gradually scaling back to a part-time schedule, it doesn't make sense to put him in a match with The Undertaker when there are other superstars who could be elevated into full-time draws simply through being in a program with Taker.
With that said, if I had to guess, I would imagine Roman Reigns is the one getting the shot at Taker this year. While Meltzer reported that Taker is no longer scheduled to be in a title match at this year's show, it wouldn't surprise me if that changed, and Taker squared off with Reigns for the Universal title. A title vs. career match could be a big draw, in much the same way Taker vs. Shane McMahon was a surprising ticket-seller last year.
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Turning to a site like Mate1.com makes us honestly cringe. It all comes down to the fact that no matter what you do here, it's going to make you run into a brick wall of failure.
It's a dead site.
The moment that you start seeing a site post up a ton of repeat pictures all on the front page is the moment that you know that they're desperate. That's just not a good thing.
A site should have more than enough numbers to really help you find your match, but this one certainly doesn't. If anything, it's almost in the negatives, and that's scary.
We really could tell just from the front page that they're also operating on a very bare bones layout and a very bare bones interface…which is just not going to cut it.
It's awful.
When a site just doesn't have anything to do on it, there's no way anyone's going to stick around. You can't even interact with most of the people on this particular site.
This means that your chances for matchmaking on a site like this one are pretty slim. It's just an unfortunate kind of site, and one that we aren't happy about overall.
Skipping this one is a good choice. Our results really did reflect that it's not worth it, and that's why we really can't imagine ever coming back to it again. It's just not good.
The Numbers Just Failed
We ended up spending a grand total of five months on our Mate1 review, and during that time, we sent out a total of 200 chat messages to women we met online.
It really sucked.
From those 200 chat messages, we could only get a grand total of 19 responses total. This was just shockingly bad, and we really had to step away for a little while.
From those 19 responses, not a single woman actually wanted to end up meeting us in real life, which really solidified exactly how horrible the whole site was in general.
This site was a complete and utter waste of our time. It's so empty that there's literally no point, and trying to find your match in a place like this is just not going to happen.
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Spending time on a site like this one is going to end up dampening your spirits. No number of Mate1 tips will end up turning anything around; this site just doesn't work.
It's not good enough.
A matchmaking site really does have to have a gimmick to reel people in. It's sad but true, and honestly, this site just doesn't have anything appealing to anyone at all.
It's really a disappointment in our books, and we aren't happy about trying to keep this site around on the Internet. Honestly, it should be shut down more than anything else.
Sites like this one are better left in the ashes, and we can't wait until it crashes and burns entirely. There's just no point to it, and that's something that our results prove.
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Forget about this one.
A site like this one just has no where near enough traffic in order to make someone want to stick around. It's a really crappy site, and it's going to end up staying that way.
We couldn't wait to get out of here and move onto a site that actually would deliver us the results that we wanted. This is not the kind of site that's going to do that.
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- Israel freezes plans for ground operation as Clinton heads to the region
- 2 rockets fired at Jerusalem; man hurt in Eshkol
- US media: Israel may win battle but Hamas wins war
- Early mid-day count: Since midnight: 78 rockets fired at Israel, 28 intercepted
- Erdogan accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing (it's too bad cancer didn't take this guy yet)
- Not to Worry, Hamas, Maddow's Got Your Back
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Madness: Israel delays ground op further (link dump)
It seems like Israel is continuously pressured to make the wrong decisions at its citizen's lives and livelihood expense. Gaza disengagement was a mistake, a deadly one - and it is time to correct that mistake once and for good.
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Really enjoyed this tour. Had a great day.
Hermoso paseo, paisajes divinos. El guia muy ameno. El paseo en barco el pico de la excursion con la vista de los delfines.
This tour was fantastic! We had a delightful day in Akaroa to include a delicious lunch, time to walk around the town, and a delightful boat ride along the coast and back into the harbor.
Loved this tour! Cally was wonderful, upbeat and full of good information. We saw fur seals, albatross and blue penguins on the boat trip. Lunch at Bully Hayes was delicious and we had plenty of time to eat as well as explore Akoroa. A perfect day!
Although the weather was rainy, the Driver/Commentator was great. She kept us well informed of the areas we drove through. She accomodated us by making an additional short stop in the french section of Akaroa. With the cancellation of the boat due to the poor weather conditions, she was able to make alternative schedule by going to the Antarctic Museum.
Unfortunately it was raining, windy, and cold. And this was a summer day. Activity is weather dependent. Inspite of the weather, I still enjoyed the sites: the greenery, the towering cliffs, the cathedral domed cave, and the ocean. The marine life was awesome: Hector dolphins, fur seals, and penguins. A sunny and calm day would have made this a perfect excursion.
It was a lovely day. Our driver Sue took as to many beautiful places of the region and the boat ride was amazing, not just because of the dolphins and other animals but also because the sea and the mountains of Akaroa are very special.
The tour started with a beautiful drive through the plains and hills from Christchurch to Akaroa. Our driver-guide Scotty was amazing -- so informative about the area and what we were seeing along the way! Even though it was a holiday, we were still able to stop at Barry's Bay Cheese Factory, see a video of the cheese making process, sample some of the cheeses, and make our purchases. The free time in small sea-side town of Akaroa provided enough time to visit the shops and enjoy a walk along the harbor shore. Lunch at Bully Hayes was good but nothing special -- there were other dining options nearby that would have been just as good if not better. The harbor cruise was the highlight of the tour. Andrew, the driver-guide on the boat, provided informative as well as humorous commentary through the cruise. We saw lots of Hector's dolphins, and they swam right up to the boat -- some even swam right along the side of the boat! We also saw some fur seals and several sea birds. On the return drive, Scotty took us on a different route back to Christchurch, along the top of the hills/mountains surrounding the Akaroa bays -- the views were absolute beautiful! I would highly recommend this tour it's a great way to see the beauty of the area southeast of Christchurch and experience seeing the rare Hector's dolphins!
This was ok, but was a replacement for a 4-wheeling tour that did not take place. I've been on these types of cruises before and was looking forward to something different. We did see many dophins and a couple of penguins. Although there were so many people on the side of the boat where the penguins were, that I never saw them.
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For the second time in less than a week it is with a very heavy heart that we announce that another legendary individual has passed away. On June 22, 2015 film composer James Horner died in a plane crash. The 61 year old had garnered 158 credits in his career, working on everything from Humanoids from the Deep to The Amazing Spider-Man.
So many of his soundtracks are in my collection. So as we dim the lights down here in the Retroist Vault to honor the legacy James Horner has left behind I hope you will join me in listening to some of my personal favorite soundtracks the composer had worked on.
This was actually the first score I heard of Horner's, 1980's Battle Beyond The Stars, which I saw at the 62 Drive-In when I was eight years old.
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In 1982, my Father and I had to sit about 8 rows apart to see Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on opening night. It's soundtrack even at that point became one of my absolute favorite.
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A year later I would fall in love with not just Lysette Anthony as Princess/Queen Lyssa in Krull but Horner's rousing soundtrack as well.
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Then in 1986 at the 62 Drive-In I would be amazed by James Cameron's Aliens and terrified and enthralled by the creepy and at times still moving score.
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In 1991, Horner would create a soundtrack that to this day is still in my top five of all time, his score and Joe Johnson's direction merged perfectly to capture the thrilling heroism and beauty of the Dave Stevens comic character, The Rocketeer.
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Four years later, Horner would have Jade, Jumanji, Balto, Casper, Braveheart, and Apollo 13 all within a couple of months apart from each other…and while I adore the Braveheart soundtrack I think Apollo 13 was better.
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By 1998 we had wonderful soundtracks such as Titanic, Deep Impact, Mighty Joe Young, and one of my favorite films of that year, The Mask of Zorro. At this point I was already working where I am now, I played this soundtrack over the lobby speakers so many times that my manager gave me Fifty dollars to never play it again. True story.
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Though I am heartbroken over the loss of such a talented individual I find some comfort in the many films he worked on that will endure as a testament to his talent. These were just a few of my personal favorites, please share your own in the comments.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Stuttgart city, Baden Württemberg yesterday, beginning his official visit to Germany at the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
He was welcomed by Minister-President of Baden Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann, who advocated boosting ties between Baden Württemberg and Vietnamese localities, particularly in education-training and manufacturing.
Mr. Kretschmann also appreciated the organisation of the Viet Nam-Baden Württemberg Economic Dialogue, which aims to accelerate economic, trade and investment links.
Mr. Dung said that the strategic partnership between Viet Nam and Germany had progressed in many areas, as reflected by Germany's status as the leading European partner of Viet Nam.
He declared that the Vietnamese Government would provide every possible condition for businesspeople from Baden Württemberg to undertake long-term and productive operations in Viet Nam, especially those manufacturing equipment or engaged in pharmaceutical chemistry, green energy and vocational training. He also proposed both sides step up collaboration in vocational training, labour affairs, education and training and science and technology.
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Lynas Corporation Ltd. (ASX: LYC), a company focused on creating a fully-integrated source of rare earth from mine through to market, has struck back at the increasing political, public, and media pressure that has been directed toward its project in Kuantan, Malaysia.
The rare earth element (REE) project gained global attention in February when over 2,000 local residents held a demonstration in an attempt to halt construction. Protesters in the city of Kuantan claimed there is a risk of dangerous radiation from the plant - something that few believe the Malaysian government would be able to cope with if any form of leakage were to occur.
Enough is enough
However, it seems that the media backlash has finally reached boiling point. Lynas and its subsidiary, Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd, confirmed that next month the Malaysian High Court will hear an injunction application that the company has filed against media outlet Free Malaysia Today (FMT) and protest group Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL).
Lynas filed the injunction in an attempt to prohibit the two parties from further publishing what it deems defamatory articles relating to the company and its Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) facility. It is also seeking general and aggravated damages, as well as costs.
In addition, the company has lodged separate defamation proceedings in the Malaysian legal system against both parties on account of defamatory articles published on their online news portal and blog site, respectively.
The LAMP has been subject to controversy ever since the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) approved a two-year temporary operating licence (TOL) earlier this year. The TOL was challenged by a group of individuals who applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the decision. This application was denied on the basis that an appeal to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation was already in progress.
Many within the industry felt that confirmation of the proposed facility's safety from the AELB, Department of Environment, and the Department of Occupational Safety and Health might quash any public criticism; however, the media backlash has been significant.
Objections without basis
In a further attempt to ease fears, a radiology safety adviser for Lynas Malaysia maintained that objections to the plant, particularly from the opposition, are without basis as they do not come from experts and are without substantiated evidence. Professor Ismail Bahari, who is a lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, noted that while a low level of radiation will be emitted from the facility, it will not have an adverse impact on local residents.
"Admittedly there is radiation, but the amount is minimal and not harmful. Every worker will adhere to safe operation procedures like in any other industries. We have taken into account public and environmental concerns. The person who led the allegations never came to Lynas, never suggested or showed to Lynas what the real issue is," said Bahari, adding, "[e]ach time Lynas comes out (with an explanation), we show the proof, we give handouts to the public and also the opposition."
"They can read and challenge us. But they have never challenged us on all the information provided," he said.
Accusations mount
Protests gathered momentum in 2011 after local media reported that the company was taking shortcuts on safety procedures, which led to fears that radioactive run-off from waste material at the plant could potentially seep into local water systems. These allegations were immediately denied by Lynas.
According to a recent company presentation, the LAMP facility - already eight months behind schedule - is forecast to be one of the main challengers of China's dominance in the REE sector, with its first phase already 98 percent complete. It should supply approximately 11,000 tonnes of REEs in its first year, with this figure eventually rising to 22,000 tonnes. The first kiln feed is expected during the second quarter of 2012.
"Safest rare earths plant in the world"
Last week the company expressed optimism for the project when it announced that it is on track to commence production next month after an official in the country called it "the safest rare earths plant in the world." Pol Le Roux, Vice President of sales and marketing for Lynas, said he believes a public hearing set for May 21 in Kuala Lumpur will be the final step in the process.
"We have no knowledge of any other procedure, hence we feel comfortable - reasonably comfortable, because we have learned in the last six months that you have to be careful - that we should get it by June this year," he said.
The hearing on the injunction application against FMT will be heard on June 12, while the case against SMSL is set to be heard on June 19.
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Kanye West just announced he's running for President in 2020.
On almost every level, it would seem like a gag to end his endless speech at the VMA's, but the Filibuster was so self-aggrandizing he just may mean it.
Here's the thing ... CNN's Brian Stelter just tweeted "Kanye for President" was registered earlier this year.
The whole speech was bizarre ... he relived the Taylor Swift hijack in endless detail, choking up, then acting contrite and the next moment outraged.


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From Mom's Diary… 1950 - Mar 30
Allergic to Penicillin
Florey (pictured), Fleming and Chain shared a Nobel Prize in 1945 for their work on penicillin.
Source: Wikipedia
Thursday, March 30:
…Billy's hip was sore - is where he got penicillin shot. … Bill to Dr.
Temp is 99 1/2 degrees. Gave him allergy pill & sulfa. Allergic to penicillin, I guess.
Friday, March 31:
Billy's hip all swelled hard & red. Didn't send Jimmy to school either because he had a spot on his leg & 2 on his forehead. …
Saturday, April 1:
… Billy's hip so sore he can hardly walk. …
Monday, April 3:
… Billy's hip was better so he went to school. …
My comments:
I had just gone through a week or so of chicken pox… then, they (Dr. Johnson???) gave me a penicillin shot! Not the thing to do. I am allergic to penicillin! First experience recorded here! ;-)
Jim was getting chicken pox, but was real slow coming on… took several days…
P.S. In Louisville, in 1964, I'd apparently forgotten I was allergic to penicillin, and let them give me a shot... very same reaction!!! I've had big red letters 'Allergic to Penicillin' on all medical charts since! ;-)
Ah, Ha! April 21: Had penicillin from Doc Johnson for Tom. TOLD YOU SO!! 'Penicillin Pete' struck again... but, Tom was not allergic... ;-)
Oh, and on March 17 - Mom and Dad celebrated 12 years of marriage; on April 20, Jim was 6. ;-)
Families are Forever! ;-)


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Here you can find the slides and posters from the workshop that are available. More files may be posted as we receive them from the authors. Some presentations may be subject to confidentiality considerations and will not be posted here.
- Cambareri, Valerio:
A Non-Convex Approach to Blind Calibration for Linear Random Sensing Models
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Debiasing incorporated into reconstruction of low-rank modelled dynamic MRI data
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Differentiable piecewise-Bézier interpolation on Riemannian manifolds
- Guérit, Stéphanie:
Blind Deconvolution of PET Images using Anatomical Priors
- Huang, Shaoguang:
Paint Loss Detection in Old Paintings by Sparse Representation Classification - part 1 & part 2
- Irofti, Paul:
The Effect of Atom Replacement Strategies on Dictionary Learning
- Kitić, Srđan:
The best of both worlds: synthesis-based acceleration for physics-driven cosparse regularization
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Compressive Hyperspectral Imaging with Fourier Transform Interferometry
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Simultaneous Reconstruction and Separation in a Spectral CT Framework
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Compressed Sensing Using Generalized Restricted Boltzmann Machines
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Semidefinite programming methods for continuous sparse optimization
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Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a forty-day period of fasting, prayer and penance.
The week before Easter is called Holy Week, and it contains the days of the Easter Triduum, including Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. In western Christianity, Eastertide, the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and lasts seven weeks, ending with the coming of the fiftieth day, Pentecost Sunday. In Orthodoxy, the season of Pascha begins on Pascha and ends with the coming of the fortieth day, the Feast of the Ascension.
Easter and the holidays that are related to it are moveable feasts which do not fall on a fixed date in the Gregorian or Julian calendars which follow only the cycle of the sun; rather, its date is determined on a lunisolar calendar similar to the Hebrew calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established two rules, independence of the Jewish calendar and worldwide uniformity, which were the only rules for Easter explicitly laid down by the council. No details for the computation were specified; these were worked out in practice, a process that took centuries and generated a number of controversies. It has come to be the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March, but calculations vary in East and West.
Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In many languages, the words for "Easter" and "Passover" are identical or very similar. Easter customs vary across the Christian world, and include sunrise services, exclaiming the Paschal greeting, clipping the church, and decorating Easter eggs (symbols of the empty tomb). The Easter lily, a symbol of the resurrection, traditionally decorates the chancel area of churches on this day and for the rest of Eastertide. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades. There are also various traditional Easter foods that vary regionally.
The holiday of Easter is associated with various food traditions that vary regionally. The preparation of these foods is among the Easter customs practiced. Preparing, colouring, and decorating Easter eggs is one popular tradition.
In Neapolitan cuisine, the main Easter dishes are the casatiello or tortano, a salty pie made with bread dough stuffed with various types of salami and cheese, also used the day after Easter for outdoor lunches. Typical of Easter lunches and dinners is the fellata, a banquet of salami and capocollo and salty ricotta. Typical dishes are also lamb or goat baked with potatoes and peas. Easter cake is the pastiera.
In Russia, red eggs, kulich and paskha are Easter traditions.
In Greece the traditional meal is mageiritsa, a hearty stew of chopped lamb liver and wild greens seasoned with egg lemon sauce. Traditionally, Easter eggs, hard boiled eggs dyed bright red to symbolize the spilt Blood of Christ and the promise of eternal life, are cracked together to celebrate the opening of the Tomb of Christ.
In Ukraine there are several traditional foods including paska (bread) and cheesecake desserts.
Easter day in the UK, like Christmas day, is also associated with special food. After the lean months of winter and the fast weeks of Lent, food at Easter was always a special treat. Boiled eggs are traditionally served at breakfast, and then Easter cards and gifts may be exchanged.
Roast lamb, which is the main dish at Jewish Passover, is the traditional meat for the main meal on Easter Day. It is served with mint sauce and vegetables. The traditional Easter pudding is custard tarts sprinkled with currants and flat Easter biscuits. Simnel cake is baked for tea.
The Simnel cake is a rich fruitcake covered with a thick layer of almond paste (marzipan). A layer of marzipan is also traditionally baked into the middle of the cake. Eleven balls of marzipan are placed around the top to represent the eleven true disciples (excluding Judas). Originally the simnel cake was a gift to mothers on Mothering Sunday in Mid Lent.
Easter Biscuits are sometimes called "Cakes" and are eaten on Easter Sunday. They contain spices, currants and sometimes grated lemon rind.


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Character Connection is a weekly meme hosted by Jen at The Introverted Reader every Thursday. It's where we get to discuss our favorite book characters and what we love about them!
One of the first things you learn is that Lily sacrificed her life to save Harry. Doing this also brought down Moldy Voldy temporarily. I love the fact that she was a Muggleborn. Take that, Death Eaters! I have always imagined that she and Hermoine would have had a pretty strong bond; Hermoine could have used her as a major role model since they're both Muggleborns.
You really start to understand more about James after Sirius comes into the story. It is so easy to picture him and Sirius causing all sorts of problems during their days at Hogwarts. He might have been an enormous troublemaker, but he was first and foremost a loyal friend.
In fact, I think the first thing that comes to mind when you think of James and Lily is loyalty. To their family…friends…and to Dumbledore and the Order. Even though they are never actually live characters in the story (with a couple of notable exceptions), I still consider them two of the main characters of the series, as well as the most influential. If they hadn't been the people they were and hadn't sacrificed their lives, Harry wouldn't have been Harry, and the Wizarding World would have been pretty screwed.


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Pumpkin Pie Recipe
This is the traditional pumpkin pie recipe served at holiday dinners. Filled with aromatic spices like nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger; it is a decadently delicious pumpkin pie everyone will love!
Serving it with whipped cream is traditional, and making homemade whipped cream is definitely worth the extra time. The recipe follows the pumpkin pie recipe, it's the very easy basic whipped cream recipe.
To make your crust from scratch, our pie crust recipe will create a perfect flaky crust for your pumpkin pie.
Pumpkin Pie
2 cups pumpkin (canned or puree)
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups half and half
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Pastry for 1 pie crust (recipe here)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place pie crust dough round into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim edges to extend about a 1/2-inch over the rim of the pan. Fold edges under, and press to seal. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
3. Cut a large circle of parchment; fit into the pie shell, extending above edges. Fill the shell with pie weights or dried beans.
4. Bake pie shell 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Remove weights and parchment; bake 10 to 15 minutes more until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.
5. Place pumpkin in a large bowl.
6. In a separate bowl, beat eggs well. Beat in half and half, vanilla extract, brown sugar, salt, and spices until thoroughly blended. Add in the pumpkin mixture, mix well.
7. Pour pumpkin mixture into pie shell and place in center oven rack . Bake for 30-40 minutes until the filling is firm.
8. Cool completely on wire racks and serve with whipped cream.
Homemade Whipped Cream Ingredients:
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Homemade Whipped Cream Directions:
1. Using an electic mixer, whip cream until almost stiff. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until cream holds peaks. Spread over top of cooled pie or serve in a chilled bowl for individual serving.


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I'm sure you have had enough of my talks about my craziness over Jumpsuits, dungarees, rompers or playsuits, but I am not yet ready to give up these fashion pieces. Apologies if you find it too repetitive, I promise to share about other outfit pieces for the next couple of weeks 🙂 Last week while I was hanging around with my blondie sister to one of my favorite places (Portobello Market, Nottinghill) in London, We came across a beautiful vintage shop and found this cute playsuit which obviously I can't say No, and added this fab piece to my wardrobe again! Speaking of this playsuit, it is just perfect for this spring & summer for many reasons, however the main two reasons are for it's eye-candy color and blouson sleeves, which adds a playful vibe and a bit of drama. Today, I'm sharing you how I wear my playsuit in three different ways.
While I love this playsuit for its playfulness & color, the one main reason that rooted me to buy it whenever I shop is its versatility, which my style is all about. Here is my HONEST CONFESSION of making me or others to feel like I have many clothes, while I have just a few wardrobe staples. So, the truth is that I make the most use of any of my wardrobe pieces by mix-matching and create many different styles. So, here I've shown three different ways to wear a playsuit for different occasions. Why to use just for one outfit style, when you can wear it in many different styles?? Most of the playsuits come in short bottoms and light-weight, so you can easily tucked-in to any trousers or skirts to create different outfit looks. While these are a few ideas of recreating your styles with just one playsuit, there are many more looks you can style it by adding midi-skirt, culottes, sleeveless coats over your rompers and jeans and other accessories. Feel free to use your creativity and learn how to make the most use of your available clothes to create your own style and live life looking fabulous everyday. You may like to check THIS, If you haven't read my previous post about BEING YOURSELF.
Thank you once again for visiting my blog.
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Shooting Sports events
4-H Shooting Sports is a youth development educational program. It uses the skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people and their leaders in obtaining knowledge and developing skills. Development of skills within the discipline of shooting and "life skills" is implicit in the program curriculum and explicitly stated for volunteers. It appeals to young people and volunteers from a wide range of urban and rural backgrounds. 4-H Shooting Sports promotes positive youth-adult interaction and peer leadership.
The focus of the Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports program is the total development of the young person. The shooting sports and related natural resource activities are utilized as a vehicle for human growth and development. The Shooting Sports program attracts new audiences as well as enhances the traditional 4-H club program.
As with all Missouri 4-H projects, Shooting Sports is open to any youth from ages of 8 through 18, and the member must be signed up in the Shooting Sports project to participate at any of the events.
Events will be updated on their sections as information is released.
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One of the major industries growing at a rapid pace includes the sugar and sweetener industry, the sub-industry of food additives industry. An artificial sweetener is something derived chemically and possesses the sweetness profile similar to sugar. On the other hand, sweeteners of natural origin are extracted from berries, fruits and certain plant species.
Sweeteners are of three type viz. Caloric, Low Calorie and Zero Calorie (high intensity) sweeteners. Each type of sweetener has varying potency and associated chemical properties. Moreover, each type of sweetener has its own merits and demerits. Now a days, 'Stevia', a high intensity sweetener of natural origin is penetrating the sweetener market swiftly on account of its comparably better chemical properties and effect on one's health.
The sugar and sweetener industry has been growing on the back of factors like, growing number of diabetic patients worldwide, expanding obese population, mounting cardiovascular diseases incidences, and increasing consumption by the food and beverages industry. Furthermore, factor like growing ageing population is also contributing in the growth of the sugar and sweetener industry. With increasing age, deteriorating health condition and diseases like diabetes surface due to which the diet and sugar consumption has to be restricted. Moreover, trends like evolution of sweetener market, growing awareness of stevia, sugar price movement and production of ethanol are also examined.
The leading players operating in the respective industry on the global scale include DuPont, PureCircle and Tate & Lyle. Along with the profiles of key industry players, the competition prevailing in the global sugar and sweetener market, and the competitive landscape of the US is also included


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In this scorching heat of summers in India everybody craves for a refreshing cold drink that can refresh the body and mind within no time. Tea is undoubtedly a main staple in Indian diet; however, during summers people prefer something cold rather than sipping down hot cup of tea one after another. Although, iced-tea as an option is available for tea lovers in India but unfortunately it has failed to impress the consumers by far.
Another inviting beverage that has wholly captured the western and European market since its inception is "Coffee", which is gradually making its place after tea as a popular beverage in India. What's more appealing about Coffee than tea is that it's both, hot as well as cold versions are equally impressive and acceptable by the consumers. And the new baby on the block in the coffee industry is the "Cold Brew Coffee", which is specially created to beat the boiling heat of summers in India where sun reaches its highest point almost every day.
Not only cold brew coffee is a better choice than its hot brewed version in summers, but recent researches revealed that hot coffee isn't our best bet as consumers. Coffee carries numerous antioxidants, physiochemical and other vital nutrients which are beneficial to our bodies, but alas, its can sometimes cause acid reflux and similar issues if you brew it hot to drink. Thus, cold brew coffee is what you must crave this summer as it's less acidic and sweeter than its hot brewed version.
The concept of cold brew coffee is surely new to the Indian market but American daily diet is addicted to it. The United States is becoming a cold-brew nation as its demand is increasing every year. Even in India, coffee is quite popular but its newest cold brew product has just penetrated the Indian beverage segment.
Companies that are launching cold brew coffees in India such as Devan's will certainly notice surging sales of this trending summertime drink because it's instant, ready-to-drink and can be relished by anyone of any age group.