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A material must be a solid waste before it can be considered a hazardous waste. A solid waste is a solid, a liquid, or a contained gaseous material that is no longer used or that no longer serves the purpose for which it was produced. Solid waste does not include domestic sewage or agricultural wastes, but does include materials that are abandoned or recycled, materials that are inherently waste-like and waste military munitions. A hazardous waste is a solid waste that could pose significant danger to human health and the environment if it is treated, stored, transported, or disposed of improperly.
There are basically two ways to be a hazardous waste: the waste is specifically listed as hazardous in one of the four lists contained in the Colorado hazardous waste regulations and/or the waste possess one or more hazardous characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity. In addition, most materials that are mixed with or derived from hazardous waste are also hazardous waste.
Household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients are called household hazardous wastes, often referred to as "hhw." These include such things as unwanted solvents, oils, paints, fertilizers and small mercury-containing devices like thermostats. Improper disposal of household hazardous wastes can adversely affect human health and the environment.
- Automotive products (antifreeze, fluids, motor oil)
- Batteries (home and car)
- Cathode ray tubes (TVs, computer monitors)
- Fluorescent light bulbs and ballasts
- Household cleansers
- Medicines
- Mercury (thermometers, thermostats)
- Paints, latex and oil (must be dried)
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Army dismisses report of disquiet among troops over poor equipment, welfare
The Nigerian Army has dismissed an online report on purported disquiet among its personnel over unpaid emoluments, and poor working conditions among others.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday described the report as phantom and failed attempt at institutional blackmail.
Nwachukwu said that the weighty nature of the claims demanded some clarification for the sake of well-meaning Nigerians.
According to him, it is on record that officers and soldiers of the Nigerian army under the leadership of Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, like never before, have witnessed exceptional positive changes in the moral and physical components of the force.
He said the Nigerian army had never had it so good, given the quantum of combat and logistics equipment that had been injected into the theatres of operations.
Nwachukwu said that the calibre of such logistics and equipment as well as new welfare packages introduced by the leadership of the army had evidently turned the tide against the complex array of threats facing the nation.
"More also, aside prompt payment of salaries and operational allowances, welfare flights have been inaugurated, which significantly reduced the burden of troops travelling in and out of the theatres to see their loved ones.
"This is also in addition to huge commitment on the medical needs of wounded-in-action officers and soldiers and the barracks communities.
"Scholarships are also being awarded to children of officers and soldiers killed in action in the on-going operations.
"It is worthy of note that across all army barracks, there are deliberate efforts at providing conducive working and living conditions for troops and their families.
"These interventions in the form of massive barracks construction and renovation works, with visible footprints are bringing succour to army personnel nationwide," he said.
Nwachukwu accused the medium of attempt to woo unsuspecting members of the public with " bigotry bargains, laced heavily with evil intent" by giving ethnic and religious coloration to army activities.
He said the Nigerian army had remained a symbol of national unity, adding that it could not afford to be divided along ethnic or religious lines.
According to him, the army under the current leadership has remained resolute in carrying out its constitutional role and will vigorously continue to implement welfare programmes for the benefit of all personnel.
"Troops deployed in ongoing operational engagements are putting in their best for the nation and should be encouraged, rather than plotting disaffection among them.
"All personnel are urged to remain steadfast and not be swayed by the antics of unpatriotic elements, who for selfish gains want to plunge the nation into chaos," he said.
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Reference: Das, A. K.; Shahar, Y.; Tu, S. W.; & Musen, M. A. A Temporal-Abstraction Mediator for Protocol-Based Decision-Support Systems. Knowledge Systems Laboratory, November, 1994.
Abstract: The inability of many clinical decision-support applications to integrate with existing databases limits the wide-scale deployment of such systems. To overcome this obstacle, we have designed a data-interpretation module that can be embedded in a general architecture for protocol-based reasoning and that can support the fundamental task of detecting temporal abstractions. We have developed this software module by coupling two existing systems--RESUME and Chronus--that provide complementary temporal-abstraction techniques at the application and the database levels, respectively. Their encapsulation into a single module thus can resolve the temporal queries of protocol planners with the domain-specific knowledge needed for the temporal-abstraction task and with primary time-stamped data stored in autonomous clinical databases. We show that other computer methods for the detection of temporal abstracitons do not scale up to the data- and knowledge-intensive environments of protocol-based decision-support systems.
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About the "Imitation" - first published anonymously in A.D. 1418
Catholic belief, prayers and spiritual teaching
About the "Imitation" - first published anonymously in A.D. 1418
By Thomas � Kempis
Book TWO. The Interior Life (cont)
2. Humility
Be not troubled about those who are with you or against you, but take care that God be with you in everything you do. Keep your conscience clear and God will protect you, for the malice of man cannot harm one whom God wishes to help. If you know how to suffer in silence, you will undoubtedly experience God's help. He knows when and how to deliver you; therefore, place yourself in His hands, for it is a divine prerogative to help men and free them from all distress.
It is often good for us to have others know our faults and rebuke them, for it gives us greater humility. When a man humbles himself because of his faults, he easily placates those about him and readily appeases those who are angry with him.
It is the humble man whom God protects and
liberates; it is the humble whom He loves and
consoles. To the humble He turns and upon them
bestows great grace, that after their humiliation He
may raise them up to glory. He reveals His secrets to
the humble, and with kind invitation bids them come
to Him. Thus, the humble man enjoys peace in the
midst of many vexations, because his trust is in God,
not in the world. Hence, you must not think that you
have made any progress until you look upon yourself
as inferior to all others.
|3. Goodness and Peace in Man
First keep peace with yourself; then you will be able to bring peace to others. A peaceful man does more good than a learned man. Whereas a passionate man turns even good to evil and is quick to believe evil, the peaceful man, being good himself, turns all things to good.
The man who is at perfect ease is never suspicious, but the disturbed and discontented spirit is upset by many a suspicion. He neither rests himself nor permits others to do so. He often says what ought not to be said and leaves undone what ought to be done. He is concerned with the duties of others but neglects his own.
Direct your zeal, therefore, first upon yourself; then you may with justice exercise it upon those about you. You are well versed in coloring your own actions with excuses which you will not accept from others, though it would be more just to accuse yourself and excuse your brother. If you wish men to bear with you, you must bear with them. Behold, how far you are from true charity and humility which does not know how to be angry with anyone, or to be indignant save only against self!
It is no great thing to associate with the good and gentle, for
such association is naturally pleasing. Everyone enjoys a peaceful
life and prefers persons of congenial habits. But to be able to
live at peace with harsh and perverse men, or with the
undisciplined and those who irritate us, is a great grace, a
praiseworthy and manly thing.
Now, all our peace in this miserable life is found in humbly
enduring suffering rather than in being free from it. He who knows
best how to suffer will enjoy the greater peace, because he is the
conqueror of himself, the master of the world, a friend of Christ,
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Some casting types that are manufactured at FSE Foundry require additional fabrication to meet specification. Many Copper Alloy welding gun arms and some Aluminium 'vacuum former' work incorporates Nickel, Inconel or Copper water cooling tubes, all of which are made in house with precision bending jigs sometimes to pressure testing limits.
At FSE Foundry we have the equipment and personnel to go beyond the casting process and also be involved in further processes such as sand blasting, fettling, polishing and coating. Further CNC machining can be arranged and carried out by well-established sub-contractors.
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Rapid Prototyping
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Glossaries / Encyclopedias
To practice meditation does not require that one master thousands of terms, though a working knowledge can be quite useful. Below are four suggestions on exploring terms:
1) Glossaries: Below are links to explanations in several online Glossaries and Encyclopedias from authoritative sites. These are thorough enough that I see no need for me to create a new glossary here on the SwamiJ.com website. These are links to other websites and will open new browser windows.
Sivananda (sivananda.org)
Shiva Shakti Mandalam
Himalayan Academy
Vedanta Society of Southern California
Self Discovery Portal (selfdiscoveryportal.com)
Prajapati Vishva Ashram
2) Search SwamiJ.com: You can also use the search box above to find the way in which terms are used in context within articles on the SwamiJ.com site. The Google box is set to default to links only on the this site.
3) Google "define" search: Google also has a very helpful service of linking to definitions from many sources. You'll have to assess for yourself which of the many definitions are more or less accurate. All you have to do is type in "define:" followed by the word. For example, in the Google box above type in the following and watch what happens: define:yoga, define:vedanta, or define:tantra.
4) Wikipedia: Many terms are in the well-known site Wikipedia.com. The unique feature of Wikipedia is that it allows visitors to edit the definitions. The link shown here is directly to the page describing Wikepedia and its strengths and weaknesses. The search box is in the left column. It can provide some very interesting discussions of some terms.
Glossary terms below are being very slowly being added, and in no particular order. These are just being anchored here in this page, and are linked elsewhere.
ahimsa, ashtanga yoga, bindu, conscious sleep, hatha yoga, karma, mahavakyas, neti pot, non-attachment, non-harming, non-violence, pranayama, raja yoga, samadhi, upanishads, vairagya, yoga sutras,
Beyond: ashtanga, astanga, bikram, butt, deepen physical, hatha, hot, iyengar, kripalu, physical, power, tantra, vinyasa flow, vinyasa yoga, yoga postures


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The dime has finally dropped on Soma, the upcoming new horror game from the team that made the hallucinogenic, let's-leave-the-lights-on-forever-mother, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Frictional Games announced today that Soma will be out on September 22, and also released a 12 minute gameplay trailer that starts slowly, gets weird, and then veers into some classic Amnesia-style creepiness.
The footage is taken from about an hour into the game, and while the protagonist is obviously confused, he's not suffering from amnesia: He has an established past, and knows who he is. Frictional also said that there's a lot more to see and do in this level than is shown in the video, and outcomes may vary depending on how you play.
Soma has taken so long—development began in 2010—because of the difficulty in handling its themes and gameplay without sinking into "ham-fisted exposition," Frictional wrote on the PlayStation Blog. "Getting this right has been extremely hard as it's not something you can easily iterate on. Creating that disturbing sense of existential horror just right takes hours of setup. It also requires a lot of assets to be in place before it can be tested properly. So while other games can make several iterations a week on their foundational elements, it's taken us roughly a year for each iteration."
Part of me thinks that if I had any sense at all, I'd stay as far away from this game as possible; but another part—the part that makes the purchasing decisions, for better or worse—can't wait. Find out more about the horror that lurks in the black depths of the sea at Somagame.com.


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I write this leaving New Orleans, where the hibiscus is in bloom, and flying into a blizzard in Colorado. I write this as a different kind of blizzard descends on the state of Iowa. It is caucus day for the 2016 presidential race and the commentators and journalists and photographers threaten to overwhelm, if not outnumber, the people of that state.
It is the season of storms: political ads and something we persist in calling debates, though there is less a clash of ideas than an exchange of insults. A feature of the storm is headlines reporting and predicting doom, lightning flashes in font. A glance at Internet news sites suggests a nation only and always splintered into various armed camps.
I'm thinking of this because that's certainly the book on New Orleans. Murder City on the Mississippi, if one believes the chatter, with Mardi Gras as its Bada-Bing Club spreading across the entire French Quarter. Which seemed curious as I sat on a sidewalk in the French Quarter on the last Sunday afternoon in January, with three of my children and two of my grandchildren in tow, the five of us watching the Mystic Krewe of Barkus, a dog parade, make its way accompanied by jazz bands and guided by costumed human handlers.
Since dogs are the stars, doggie treats, as well as brightly colored beads, are tossed into the crowd for the people and dogs who line the route.
The informal theme seemed to be politics. Though the two Chihuahuas dressed in marine uniforms and caps, pushed in a stroller by a man and a woman dressed as George and Martha Washington and carrying a sign reading, "Defenders of Our Freedom," seemed confusing enough to suggest a few rum punches may have been involved, we saw no public drunkenness and the only bare chests and bottoms were on the dogs.
It was, in a word, wholesome. And fun. We cheered the orange-haired mixed breed with the overbite and the forehead tuft and the sign on his wagon, "Make America Bark Again."
We hooted and clapped for the service dogs and the rescue dogs and the fire dogs and the police dogs. We marveled at dogs the size of Shetland ponies (one wearing a lion's ruff and lying placidly on his side, tongue lolling, in what was supposed to be his circus cage.)
People "excused me'd" and shared thrown and caught treats with our kids. They patted the dogs that came sniffing our way and poured water from bottles into bowls for the thirsty dogs. They got between the occasional snarling dogs and kept the peace.
This French Quarter parade had its twin in the Garden District the day before, when we perched on the swollen roots of a live oak tree in front of someone's house and watched the Krewe of Choctaw and the Krewe of Freret come rumbling and marching and dancing down the street.
The little ones ran out into the street, waving their arms and calling, "Throw me something!" And throw something the krewes did: beads, of course, and MoonPies and stuffed snakes and Frisbees and beer cozies and jeweled masks and plastic sunglasses and teddy bears and lamb purses and mini-footballs and cups and rubber-tipped spears and plastic swords and stuffed hearts with "Kiss me, I'm Irish," on one side and "Kiss me, I'm Italian," on the other.
There were local children perched in the seats anchored atop their parade ladders, the best seat on the street. And there were children from middle and high schools all over New Orleans parish.
Drum majors swallowed up in solemn suits and plumed hats, majorettes stepping in tasseled white boots that sounded rhythmic clicks along the asphalt. Girls in sequins did Super Bowl halftime dance routines while everywhere boys pounded and banged on drums.
Some of the bands were good, and on their way to something better. We caught snatches of trumpeters blowing with a jazz-born freedom and trombones answering.
We clapped and hooted and busted some mild sideline moves. Neighbors greeted one another and natives welcomed us, glad to show us New Orleans and its Mardi Gras as a city-wide celebration that takes place as much in neighborhoods and side streets, as much with water bottles in backpacks and babies in strollers, as it does on Bourbon Street with drunken revelers vomiting in doorways.
There are plenty of dangers in confining one's interactions to a screen. We seem to have the world at the command of a keystroke, but with each stroke, we hand over our sense and our perceptions and, finally, our judgments to all the voices in the ether.
The voices we're most likely to hear are the loudest and those with the most arresting (for which, read, violent and disturbing) message. So we come to believe we know all sorts of people and all sorts of places we've never met or seen.
Our hosts on this trip were my son and his wife. They are in New Orleans for graduate school and will be leaving after the commencement ceremonies in May. They've been telling us for the past two years that Mardi Gras is not what we see on the news.
They talk of neighborhood and parish parties, of school kids who will march for miles and miles over the course of the Carnival season, proud of their bands and schools.
They talk of an entire town getting ready for Lent, and of the way the city hushes and slows on Ash Wednesday. It is, they say, a place where a visitor from Mars might not know of ashes or holy days, but would surely sense the change in the very air of the city.
They say the way they have experienced Carnival in New Orleans is a practice they plan to take with them and to keep wherever they settle down.
Mothers tell their children to "Go outside," as a cure for all kinds of fretfulness and complaints. It remains good advice. I went outside — outside of my assumptions and my fears — and called out "Happy Mardi Gras" to strangers up and down the streets of New Orleans.
I had, as my mother would also say, "a big time," and I have the feathered tomahawk to prove it.
[Melissa Musick Nussbaum's column for NCR is at NCRonline.org/blogs/my-table-spread. Her latest book, with co-author Anna Keating, is The Catholic Catalogue: A Field Guide to the Daily Acts That Make Up a Catholic Life.]
I write this leaving New Orleans, where the hibiscus is in bloom, and flying into a blizzard in Colorado. I write this as a different kind of blizzard descends on the state of Iowa. It is caucus day for the 2016 presidential race and the commentators and journalists and photographers threaten to overwhelm, if not outnumber, the people of that state.


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The class of 2001: Where are they now? Professor Tony Allan finds out
This week, Professor Tony Allan looks back on the work of the Water Studies Group as three of his former students talk about their studies, careers and contributions to international development. Professor Allan retired in 2002 and remains active internationally. He still specialises in the analysis of water resources in semi-arid regions and on the role of global systems in ameliorating regional water deficits. In 2008 he was awarded the


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I just saw a Traveller's insurance commercial about re-attaching rabbit's feet. The premise is that with their insurance you no longer need your lucky limb. It got me thinking… well, that and the fact that I am a bit loopy and its 3 AM… that might have had something to do with it.
It just struck me as totally barbaric that we find it normal to walk around with our keys attached to the severed foot of a dead rabbit. How is that any different than the witch doctor with the shrunken head or shaking a chicken claw? It seems that this veneer we call civilization is not all that thick.
And then there's always the old saying, "It couldn't have been too lucky for the rabbit."


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Compare, distinguish and explain what is the difference between Excel and Access. Comparison and Differences.
Difference between Excel and Access
1. Excel is used for data analysis. Access is used for data management.
2. Excel displays mathematical and logical data. Access is used to display and store data subsets, data structuring and complex queries.
3. In excel user can perform calculations and statistical comparisons. Access is the automation of common events.
4. Excel can generate easily shareable outputs. Access performs data management with multiple users.
5. In Excel, user can perform conditional formatting and chart management. Access is used to generate reports for data summarisation.
Difference between Access vs Excel
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The Amazing Wellness Rewards Of Bone Broth And The Quick Peasy Bone Broth Tutorial
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A shortened day.
We were a little chastened after yesterday and neither of us feeling ready for a long day with 1400m of ascent, I know I'm getting soft. Walking to the bus station at 7am we suddenly decided to shorten the day by going directly to Ifonche by taxi, saving 7k. This leaves me with another little section to finish some other time but there looks to be a pleasant circular walk from Arona. We were dropped off at a bar, unfortunately closed, and wandered off for a view down the dramatically named Barranco Infierno and distant La Gomera. Once back on the Gr131 waymarks were plentiful as we climbed a ridge between two deep barrancas. Tagaste [white broom], prickly pear cacti and Cistus [rock rose] give way to pine forest. There have been forest fires here but the Canarian Pine is able to regenerate low down from the charred bark. We drop into the Barranco del Rey and then through old terraced plots and the occasional 'era' threshing circle. In the next barranco there is a fine old bridge, a good spot for lunch. Going up Montana de la Vica, high point of the day 1600m, there are many paths in the red ash and lots of people heading in the opposite direction. Water pipes are everywhere and down the otherside fields full of potato plants, papas arrugadas is the commonest dish in Canary cafes. Vilafor is a small town with an attractive church square where outside cafes serve beer and coffee. We chat to a young English couple who had passed us earlier in the day. Our hotel, Rural Vilaflor, is an old house in a quiet side street strangely run by a friendly Russian couple. Tourists disappear in the evening and most cafés close, but we find one open for an average dinner.


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Ayman Sayed was named president and chief executive officer of BMC Software, Inc., in October 2019.
Prior to joining BMC, Ayman was president and chief product officer of CA Technologies, a $4.25 billion Fortune 500 company, where he was responsible for the vision, strategy, and development of their portfolio of products and solutions. During his tenure, he led a significant transformation of CA into higher-growth businesses including infrastructure software management, security, automation, and DevOps.
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Ayman holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cairo University.
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Eduarda Camacho
Senior Vice President, Customer Success and Chief Customer Officer
Eduarda Camacho is senior vice president and chief customer officer (CCO) of BMC Software, Inc. She is responsible for a cohesive and impactful Customer Success function that helps BMC customers on their journey to an Autonomous Digital Enterprise. She also serves as the chief customer advocate, or the voice of the customer, focused on developing and implementing a value-driven customer success program that champions our customers and keeps them at the center of all we do.
An accomplished customer success executive, Eduarda has over 24 years of leadership experience within Presales, Partner, Professional Services, and Customer Success organizations as an executive vice president with global responsibility.
Before joining BMC, she was executive vice president and CCO at PTC and led worldwide Customer Success, Professional Services, and the Cloud Services business. Prior to PTC, Eduarda worked at several industrial companies and as a freelance journalist.
As a true global citizen Eduarda brings diverse cultural experiences to the leadership team from living and working in EMEA, APAC, and North America. She is engaged with a number of organizations and industry associations that support the development and excellence of customer success teams and is an avid supporter of initiatives that elevate talent in the organization.
Eduarda graduated from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and has completed an Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School for leading Professional Services firms.
Chief Revenue Officer
Paul Cant
Chief Revenue Officer
Paul Cant was named chief revenue officer for BMC Software, Inc., in April 2023, and has global responsibility for the BMC sales organization.
Paul is a 17-year BMC veteran, who most recently held the leadership role of geo vice president of international sales. His leadership over the past three years has resulted in unprecedented growth for the Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Russia, and Asia-Pacific regions.
His tenure at BMC includes various sales leadership roles that supported the company's expansion into new markets, the introduction of new products and solutions, and managing the evolution of sales operations across teams and regions. Paul joined the company through an acquisition 2008.
Senior Vice President, Operations
Michelle Carbone
Senior Vice President, Operations
Michelle Carbone is the senior vice president of operations for BMC Software, Inc.
Michelle joined BMC as a financial analyst for R&D, progressed through several roles as a finance director supporting Professional Services, Marketing, and Sales, and was then promoted to vice president of sales operations for BMC's largest business unit. As head of this group, she transformed it into Strategic Revenue Operations, a modern function covering global sales operations, sales enablement, automation and analytics, and the revenue office, which encompasses renewals, best practices and the deal desk. While in these roles, she was a key contributor to the company's transition from public to private in 2013, and in the ownership transition to KKR in 2018.
Michelle is executive sponsor for BMC's Women in Technology and Business group, a grassroots initiative which promotes networking, growth, education, and community outreach. She is also an executive sponsor and personal supporter for BMC's participation in Susan G. Komen.
Michelle has a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from Houston Baptist University.
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Ram Chakravarti
Chief Technology Officer
Ram Chakravarti is chief technology officer for BMC Software, Inc. In this role, he oversees the BMC Innovation Labs as well as the company's overall technology strategy, common architecture, corporate development, and shared services including user experience design, quality assurance, and cybersecurity.
Prior to joining BMC, Ram was a director at KKR Capstone focused on value creation in KKR's technology investments in private equity and growth equity.
Prior to working at KKR, Ram was an associate partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advised clients on large-scale, multi-year digital transformations, and established McKinsey's Digital Architecture Service Line in North America. Earlier in his career, Ram worked at Oracle, Ariba, tech startups and Merck in a variety of software engineering and architecture roles.
Ram holds master's degrees in decision sciences and organizational dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science. He has co-authored a book on R&D and IT portfolio management which is being used in graduate programs at the University of Pennsylvania and other schools in the US.
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Martyn Etherington
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Martyn Etherington was named senior vice president and chief marketing officer of BMC Software, Inc., in August 2022.
Before joining BMC, Martyn was the executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Teradata, Inc. He was responsible for strategic marketing, brand and reputation management, digital and social media, customer demand generation, influencer marketing, public relations, communications, and customer experiences. During his time at Teradata, he led the company through a brand, marketing, and cloud transformation.
In prior roles, Martyn was also the chief marketing officer for Cisco/Jasper where he was responsible for driving global marketing. He has also served in marketing leadership roles at Danaher and IBM.
Martyn is an industry-recognized marketing executive with an outstanding record of driving revenue, market share, and brand growth. He is a marketing transformer who builds world-class, global brands and teams. With a focus on sales alignment, he has consistently delivered tangible and measurable results that contribute to overall company growth. The Economist has recognized him as one of the Top 25 Social Business Leaders, Forbes has named him one of the Top 50 marketers, and The Internationalist has called him one of the top international marketers.
Martyn is an advisory board member of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Wharton Customer Analytics, and the Chief Marketing Officer Council.
Senior Vice President, People & Spaces
Eric Olmo
Senior Vice President, People & Spaces
Eric Olmo is senior vice president for People and Spaces for BMC Software, Inc.
Eric joined BMC in 2004 and currently oversees the company's global human resources, real estate and facilities, community relations, security, and business continuity functions.
Prior to BMC, Eric served as a senior human resources leader for Gateway. Earlier in his career, Eric held analyst roles with the Federal Reserve Bank.
Eric holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and political science from Kansas University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate from Kansas University. He is a member of the Kansas Bar.
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Marc Rothman
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Marc Rothman is senior vice president and chief financial officer of BMC Software, Inc.
Marc is a seasoned finance executive with more than 25 years of experience leading large, global companies. Before joining BMC, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer at VeriFone Systems, a leader in global payment services and solutions.
Prior to VeriFone, Marc served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Motorola Mobility and led Motorola Mobility's spinoff from Motorola Solutions and its sale to Google in 2012. Marc also served in finance leadership roles at Motorola Solutions, General Instrument, and Audit Advisory Services at Deloitte.
Marc is member of the board directors of Quantum Corporation and is chairman of Quantum's Audit Committee.
Chief Product Officer
Ali Siddiqui
Chief Product Officer
Ali Siddiqui is chief product officer for BMC Software, Inc. In this role, he has end-to-end responsibility for the company's entire product portfolio, including the BMC Helix suite, Control-M, and its Automated Mainframe Intelligence (AMI) solutions.
Ali brings to BMC more than 30 years of industry experience managing, building, and growing successful software businesses. His roles have included serving as product general manager with full P&L responsibilities and managing business units with more than $2 billion in revenue.
Before joining BMC, he was the head of AI Ops and IT Ops for Broadcom's Enterprise Software division, and previously led the IT Ops division at CA Technologies. He has also held leadership roles at Cisco, Oracle and VMWare. Earlier in his career, he founded a business that provided real-time personalization for wireless carrier portals, and worked at several Silicon Valley startups, including being part of one which successfully went IPO.
Ali earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree from Stanford University.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Patrick Tagtow
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Patrick Tagtow serves as BMC's general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer.
Prior to being named general counsel, Patrick served as BMC's vice president of litigation and compliance with responsibility over global litigation management, legal and regulatory enterprise risk management and BMC's compliance and ethics program.
He joined BMC in 1999 from the law firm of Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. where he practiced commercial and employment litigation.
Patrick received a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a master's of business administration and doctorate of jurisprudence from the University of Houston. He has been practicing law since 1993.


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Last week, Baseball Prospectus looked at how having an ace doesn't necessarily guarantee postseason success (nor does lacking one mean a team is doomed come October). But when a team already employs an ace, it's surely helpful when he actually pitches like one. Consider the mixed bag that's been CC Sabathia's season. Entering his start today in Minnesota, Sabathia was on pace to post the best K/9 and K/BB ratios of his career. But his ERA of 3.47 would be his highest since 2005, and he's twice landed on the disabled list.
Meanwhile, his numbers since returning from his most recent stint on the DL have been all over the place:
August 24, at Cleveland: 7 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 9 K, 1 BB (W)
(So far, so good … )
August 29, versus Toronto: 7 IP, 2 ER, 9 H, 8 K, 0 BB (L)
September 3, at Tampa Bay: 7 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 4 K, 2 BB (ND)
(Getting worse … )
September 8, at Baltimore: 6 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 5 K, 0 BB (L)
September 14, versus Tampa Bay: 6 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 K, 2 BB (L)
(Uh oh … )
September 21, versus Oakland: 8 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 11 K, 2 BB (ND)
(That's more like it.)
And so, in today's rubber match against the Twins, Sabathia turned in another strong outing, allowing two runs in eight innings. He struck out ten and walked just one. He also got a lot of run support: After Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the second, the Yankees batted around in the third to take a 6-3 lead. (That six run rally — single, single, walk, double, single, triple, wild pitch — came off Brian Duensing, because the Twins Samuel Deduno left the game in the second with irritation in his left eye.) The Yankees would score two more times in the sixth on a Chris Dickerson homer, and they'd go on to win 8-2.
With the Orioles hosting the Blue Jays tonight, the Yankees' lead in the East, temporarily, is up to two full games. It's probably time to start looking at magic numbers, too: To clinch a playoff spot (meaning at least a Wild Card berth), the number is four. But the more important number — the combined total of wins and losses needed to eliminate the Orioles from the AL East race — is now down to six. The Yankees have seven games left. After tonight, Baltimore will have just six.


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Despite all the rumors saying that the Arizona Cardinals had all but signed Andy Reid to a contract, it was defensive coordinator Ray Horton who had the first interview with the front office for the head coaching vacancy.
How did it go? He told reporters this, as noted on AZCentral. (read the whole thing -- you will be won over)
"I think it went well. We covered everything from personnel to physical structure of the building to expansion of the building, expansion of the roster, how to change things going forward, how to self-evaluate the coaching, the process and him. He asked me my impressions of how he could be a better owner. We discussed about every topic you could - draft structure, how it works, who picks, who does what.
"It was a way to share different ideas of how we'd do things different from our point looking at them; their point looking at me and moving forward looking at what we could do.
"In a nutshell, just the passion that I have for this job. I love this place, the community is fantastic. When I go out in the community the fans are fantastic - and just building a winner. Everybody that talked, talked about taking ideas from different places because people have different backgrounds."
Horton is certain he is going to get a job. Darren Urban quoted him saying this on the team's official site (again, read the whole thing -- Horton gives you the feeling that he is going to be a championship coach),
"The other owners, they have to make the decision that is best for their team," Horton said. "But I feel very confident. I think I interview well, I'm knowledgeable, I can put together a great team. I am very optimistic. If you're not, you're probably not an NFL coach."
He interviewed on Tuesday with the Browns and again Wednesday night with the Bills.
Horton said that he would not run the defense, that he would delegate. His DC would run a 3-4, run same schemes and same terminology, but as head coach he would be hands-on, but let the DC run things.
He spoke of preparation and changes -- he seems to have everything...everything already thought out.
Now, I remember seeing a tweet that said he had a second interview or another meeting with Arizona set for Thursday, but I couldn't find it.
Horton, just from what I have seen and heard from him, seems like he will make a fantastic coach, but I will also say that I think everyone also said that about Mike Singletary. So I definitely could be wrong.
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Deloitte Tax - SAP Global Trade Services - Manager in Grand Rapids, Michigan
As a practitioner within Deloitte's Global Trade Advisory Practice, you'll have the opportunity to help clients get the most from their SAP investments-and help position businesses for the evolving digital economy. Ready to reimagine your career possibilities? Deloitte can show you what it takes to explore an entire universe of ideas, possibilities, and opportunities-and help make an impact that matters with SAP solutions.
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Our Global Trade Advisory practice is a national practice within Deloitte Tax LLP's International Tax business and advises U.S. and foreign multinational companies on global import and export strategies, compliance, and trade automation. Our team focuses on advising, implementing and operating SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) solutions with an innovative mindset which delivers tangible business outcome for our clients. Professionals will have hands-on access and exposure to the latest technologies and thought leaders.
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During the war my father, Daniel Garcia (born Dec. 7, 1925 in Pasadena, CA), assembled shells onboard his ship to slam away at the Japanese installations. In Japan my mother, Yoshiko Fuchigami (born Feb. 2, 1930 in Atsugi), was assembling munitions to throw at the American invaders. Indirectly they were doing their damndest to kill each other. Having failed, the war over, they met, fell in love, and were married.
Their meeting came about via my grandfather. As a member of the Military Police, my father transported my grandfather, who was acting as a liaison between the local police and the military, back to his residence. During the ride my father turned on the radio to ease the discomfort of not having a shared language and located a station that played Japanese music. They must have had a good time because when they arrived at the house, my father was invited in and saw my mom for the first time.
I was born in Japan the first of four children of that union. I was named Dorothy despite the fact that the "th" sound is unpronounceable to most native Japanese speakers.
Continuing in the same vein, two of my siblings were named Louise (after my grandfather Luis) and Rupert, both unpronounceable to Japanese mouths, but my mother did manage to give my sister and I Japanese middle names. Bob (not Robert!) was the one easy mouthful for mom.
I grew up "different," and that's what I was meant to be, as my mother later informed me that the sole characteristic that attracted her to my father was that the two of them would have children who did not "look the same as everyone else."
In my Japanese kindergarten photo, I stand out with my round, brown face and "funny" hair. My classmates (as well as my siblings) were convinced I was an orphan.
I was raised by my Japanese grandparents and adoring aunt while my mother finished her studies. We had commissary privileges on the nearby naval base, enabling us to have products not readily available to most of our neighbors.
I have heard stories that one of the ways my obachan quelled rumors of my illegitimacy was to make certain everyone saw my cloth diapers hung out to dry on wash day. Apparently I was the only baby in the neighborhood indulged with this luxury and symbol of surrender which my oba turned into proof that I was being cared for by my absent sailor father. Upon returning, it is said that my dad provided treats for all the youngsters and threw what must have been an American spin on yakitori with a barbecue!
When I was five my family came to the United States from Japan. We flew on October 31, 1960—my mother and father, and my siblings and I wearing new clothes made by mom. Unbeknownst to all, Rupert was carried over in utero, the only one of us who can become a US president.
On board, our first experience of America was to don huge pointy hats and distribute to the passengers a bounty of candy, the likes of which I had never seen! We wound up with all of the leftovers and greedily ate as much as we could stomach. After crossing the international dateline and landing in Hawaii, the 31st began once again and the second leg of the flight began just as the first had, as if I was in Willy Wonka's factory. Candy every day in the USA? I knew I was going to like this place.
Walking around during our layover in Honolulu, my sister disappeared, sending the entire terminal into a panic. The departure was held as my parents tried to decide what to do. Just like in the movies, Louise appeared from nowhere, completely enveloped in leis. Not only did we catch the plane, we were able to give armfuls of candy and leis to our new family in America.
We arrived in L.A. into the loving arms of Luis and Trinidad Garcia, my paternal grandparents. Since the school year had started my parents felt an urgency to have me immediately enroll in South Pasadena. This was despite my mothers concerns about California schools that she had read about the internment of the Japanese here. (Many years later, when we attended the exhibition of Executive Order 9066 at First Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, we saw for the first time the plight of Japanese Americans which she had read about years prior.) My parents then promptly departed with my siblings to Alameda where my father was stationed.
On Monday morning before the first day of school I sat down for breakfast with my Spanish speaking grandparents and had what I considered the most exotic meal I had ever seen—papas con chorizo and eggs!


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WildEarth is always looking for new ways to bring you the sights and sounds of the bush, and add to the numerous live feeds and cameras bringing you animal encounters every day.
WE have now partnered up with Nest Labs, manufacturer of the nest camera, to give you a different view of the action at Djuma pan. The camera is at ground level, giving us a chance to see the animals who visit the water source, eye to eye.
"I especially love watching the elephants drink and seeing the individual hairs on their trunk as it comes within inches of the camera," says WE Technical Director Peter Braat. The camera was placed there in late July, and has since survived even elephant interference. "On one occasion I could see the power box held by the elephant's trunk a split second before it was pulled out and the cam went down," says Peter.
The cam's precarious position made fitting it in its current position quite a feat. "Mounting the camera under the log trying to not end up in the pan myself was quite a challenge, but in the end I managed to get it done with no more damage than wet feet and and smelly, muddy shoes," says Peter
So far, this new addition to WE has captured some incredible footage, from this look at elephants coming in to drink, to this view of the Nkuhuma lionesses and their cubs visiting at night.
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Elite Forces: Warfare Instructions
Point and click with your mouse to train new troops, purchase upgrades, build towers, and attack the enemy. To select a group of your soldiers, drag and click your left mouse button mouse - and if you want them to attack on sight, press CTRL while clicking. Use an effective mixture of towers and ground troops to conquer each map.
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Elite Forces: Warfare Walkthrough
Like most other war games, you'll train, direct, and organize ground troops in Elite Forces: Warfare. But there's an added aspect to this game that sets it apart from a lot of other war games - you'll be able to build and upgrade towers in addition to your standing army. With that added aspect, the game takes a whole new dimension, and some maps are much more interesting because of it - while others can be much harder.
If you've never played a war game like Elite Forces Warfare before, the only thing you'll have to worry about is dividing your money evenly between towers and troops. Depending on the map you're playing, there may be runners - and it may primarily be a tower defense map - or it may primarily be a run-and-gun map where you only need troops. But it's pretty easy to figure out; the objective of the map will either be to destroy the enemies' base or to clear out all the enemy runners.
Destroying wave after wave of enemy runners is easy - try to only use ground troops when necessary, and upgrade your towers as much as you possibly can - it's much more effective than buying a load of towers and placing them everywhere. However, if you're supposed to destroy an enemies' base, you'll have to start building and upgrading (click on your base to do either) troops. Towers aren't really effective in taking out an enemy base since you can only build them near your existing troops, so don't bother using them.
Be sure to claim lots of coal mines, too - they'll increase how much money you make over time, so be sure to secure as many as you can, while you can. Overall, Elite Forces: Warfare has great gameplay, a wide selection of troops and towers to choose from, and hordes of enemies to defeat - it's great for any gamer.
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A really long time ago, I tried the Beyu Lash Energizer and when I ran out, I wanted to get it once again but it wasn't available so the sales representative suggested I try the Mavala Eye-Lite Double Lash.
Size wise, I think the Mavala Eye-Lite Double Lash is much better than similar products which come in a mascara tube, but personally, I did not like that it is a glass bottle. When getting ready in the mornings, I am sometimes in a rush and tend to have things falling from my hands. I have broken quite a few products in plastic packaging that way so imagine what is possible with a glass bottle. But anyway, I have been lucky enough not to break this one {touch wood}.
One thing you definitely cannot escape is the product becoming an icky grey colour as you use it. Because even when you take all your makeup off, sometimes there is still a tiny coat of mascara on your lashes which gets on the wand of the product and then into the bottle. This happens with this type of product irrespective of the brand. Just in this case it is a bit more visible due to the glass bottle.
Technically, this product is supposed to make your lashes longer, denser and stronger. Unfortunately, I cannot say that it really did that for me. One thing I do know it did is tame my eyelashes but I am guessing there is a cheaper alternative for that {If you know any, please let me know}.
I apply this every morning before applying my mascara and to me this has become a vital step in my mascara routine. It seems to give the lashes direction {if that makes sense} as mine sometimes seem to go a bit crazy. And I think it gives them a bit of volume or something because they look so much nicer and my mascara applies so much better.
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Plasma Edge II
Model Number: 58630
4WD (Shaft)
Fully independent double wishbone
Chassis Description
Body Type
540 Torque Tuned
Original Price
This is an updated version of the classic Plasma Edge buggy body.
It features new stickers and a tweaked body design.
It is mounted on the easy-to-build and maintenance TT-02B chassis.
The TT-02B uses the TT-02 as its base, adding longer suspension arms, CVA shock units, and buggy bumpers to give it great off-road performance.
Of course, it retains the TT-02's excellent drivability and ease of assembly and maintenance, while motor cooling ducts and receiver case add to the model's durability.
Construction type: Assembly kit
Terrain use: Off-Road
Drive-train: 4WD
Drive type: Gearbox
Drive line: Dog bone
Differential type: Gear
Suspension: Fully independent double wishbone
Steering mechanism: Bell-crank
Shock damper: Oil-filled damper
Shock damper material: Plastic
Tire type: Rubber
Tire tread: Pin spike
Body material: Polycarbonate
Chassis material: Plastic
Electronic Speed Control (ESC) : Included
ESC model: TBLE-02S
LED Light buckets: No
LED lights: No
Motor: 540-brushed type
Bearings: Plastic bushing
Adjustable camber: Fixed
Adjustable toe angles: Front only
Adjustable ground clearance: Yes
Adjustable gear ratio: Yes
Adjustable wheelbase: Fixed
Adjustable track width: Fixed
Adjustable shock angle: Fixed
Torque-tuned motor is included!
The TT-02B Chassis is the buggy evolution of Tamiya's popular 4WD entry level unit, the TT-02 Chassis.
Bathtub-type frame has longitudinal battery and R/C mechanism placed flat for low center of gravity.
4-wheel double wishbone suspension features long arms and white color CVA shock units, and is combined with high-grip square spike tires to give excellent traction.
Features fluorescent yellow star-dish wheels.
Includes stickers to decorate the body, plus masking stickers for use when painting.
Front and rear gearboxes have differentials to ensure smooth cornering.
Requires: 2-channel radio gear, 7.2v battery & charger, Polycarbonate paint


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Loom Motions || Classification Of Loom Motions
Loom Motions Loom motions are essential for fabric production. When different loom motions of a loom machine provide different facilities for weaving. Therefore, the weaving process stands for interlacing warp and weft yarn. In order to make a normal or fancy-designed fabric, indeed it is essential to weave. In fact, different types of looms facilities … Read more


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VETRO City
- Shipping costs included in Germany, EU and Switzerland on any order of 100 Euro or above
- Low price shipping outside the EU by registered letter
- 2 weeks statutory right of return (customised products excluded)
- Hotline: +49-611-185 11 06
Most sundials, although perfectly constructed, do not allow a direct and accurate reading of the standard time (i.e. Central European Time CET) because they indicate the true solar time (LAT) and not the Central European Time (CET) that is familiar to us.
The principle of the VETRO City makes it possible to display the CET or any other standard time with minute accuracy and even the date.
New: At your request, we draw in the date line of a special day (e.g. birthday or wedding anniversary). The shadow tip moves exactly on this date line on this day of honour. Please specify in the comments field during the order process.
The sundial is placed on a sunny spot on the desk or the windowsill, leveled and aligned with the help of the wristwatch. A use in the garden or on the balcony is also possible, in addition the sundial can also firmly with each underground (stone, railing, etc.) are screwed.
It is designed as a classic vertical sundial, but has a horizontal, designed as a cone gnomon. The sunlight is projected from behind onto the translucent dial, time and date are read at the shadow tip. Since the time is read from the side away from the sun, especially places near the windows are suitable locations.
The dial is divided into two time and date scales, one for the ascending sun (winter and spring) and the other for the descending sun (summer and fall). The dial is fixed in an anodised aluminum rail and is turned to the solstices.
The once necessary adjustment of the sundial is very simple: you turn the dial until the time is the same as the wristwatch.
The VETRO City is manufactured as unique for the desired location. We determine the geographic coordinates from your address and calculate the scales for Central European Summer Time (CEST) or any other standard time or summer time (daylight saving time). If the sundial is intended for a different location, please indicate this in the remark field when ordering.
The VETRO City is the successor to the original town sundial of Dieter Vogt, who has handed over the production to us. With his approval, we have improved the sundial in some ways:
- The VETRO City is now also suitable for outdoor use. All parts are stainless and the printing of the dial is UV resistant.
- The dial can be leveled exactly with the help of the provided spirit level.
- It can now be mounted firmly in the ground, on a stone or railing. Screw and dowel are included.


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Whew! What a busy weekend! But before I get to that, I wanted to introduce you to our "Thankful Tree," just in case you'd like to make one of your own. The kids and I just cut up some brown paper grocery bags, crumpled the pieces (don't you think the crumples sorta kinda look like bark?), and taped them to the wall in a tree-shape.
It was a great time to talk with the kids about how trees look: bigger branches closer to the tree trunk lead to smaller branches at the edges, and branches tend to form acute angles outward, rather than being perpendicular to each other.
Then I traced each kid's hand (plus mom and dad's, too) and cut out several "leaves" in each size. The idea is to write something we're thankful for on our paper leaf-hands, and put them on the tree (yes, I realize we're going the wrong way with this...leaves are supposed to be falling off the trees at this time of year). I'm hoping to have everyone add a leaf to the tree each day until Thanksgiving, but I'm realistic enough to realize that may not happen, and flexible enough to be OK with that. So far, Bubby is thankful for duckies, and Pal is thankful for snow.
Maybe we'll be able to think of some way to incorporate our Thankful Tree into our Thanksgiving Celebration later this month, but in any case, I think it's a good practice to encourage a culture of thankfulness in our daily lives.
So, our busy weekend. The Bluefields came into town on Thursday to hang with us for the weekend. Pretty much as soon as they arrived, we bid them and our three children adieu and escaped for a much-needed date...we went to the kids' school conferences. Isn't that romantic?
The older kids didn't have school on Friday, so they and I had a relaxing morning at home, while the Bluefields and Hubby took Bubby (oh, right, Roger) to school. That afternoon we took a short hike at a state park--what a gorgeous day for a walk in the woods.
Saturday brought the last games of the fall soccer season. Just as we were pulling up, we noticed a hot air balloon flying low, coming toward us. We thought they were going to land on the soccer field. Actually, they thought they were going to land on the soccer field, too, but the wind was too fast for them to get down in time. They landed on the next street over and Bubby (Roger!) and I took off to watch them deflate.
After soccer, it was off to a park for a picnic lunch, followed by a "Pumpkin Party," complete with a hay ride and s'mores.
Saturday was also Roger's (see, I remembered this time) birthday. My baby is 4!
That's supposed to be a pumpkin cake. I think it would look more like a pumpkin if 1. I hadn't messed up and added a drop of green food coloring to the orange frosting in a misguided attempt to make it a deeper orange, and 2. I hadn't been stingy with the frosting and opened another can to turn the stem green. Oh well...once again, not my best effort, but it did the job.
One of the fun things about living here is we decorate for birthdays. Usually just streamers and balloons, but it's enough to distinguish a birthday from just any other ordinary day. This time, just for fun, Hubby hung Bubby's spider from the light fixture :)
ghost clings in the background)
Roger wanted to have a bonfire for his birthday, so after supper, out we went to burn some wood.
The Bluefields left on Sunday, and we spent the day trying to recover from the excitement of the previous couple of days. Oh yeah, and we made 6 apple pies. But that's another post.
On Monday I was sitting in my bedroom talking on the phone when all of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a ninja walk by. Later on, a skeleton and a tiger started wandering around in our house, too. It was pretty frightening. I haven't seen them since then, so I'm thinking it was a one-time thing...


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Aiming to refresh my creativity in my own little world. To be sweet but not too sweet. To organize my inspiration. And maybe, just maybe, pass a little of it onwards.
Who doesn't love comments? I appreciate every single one and try to reply to each. Unless you're a no-reply commenter. Then I can't. And I have a little sad moment. Like a dropped ice cream cone. So if you're a no-reply commenter and have a question, check the comment thread and I'll try to reply there. :-)


text: Sue Weir is a former Westminster Hospital nurse and a registered Blue Badge Guide. She developed a special interest in medical history and runs her own company, Medical History Tours, which takes groups and individuals to places of medical historical interest both at home and abroad. She has written Weir's Guide to Medical Museums in Britain, has a Diploma in the History of Medicine from the Society of Apothecaries, is past President of the History of Medicine section at the Royal Society of Medicine and is also past President of the British Society for the History of Medicine. Sue has led many cruises and specialist tours and is a highly experienced and popular tour leader.


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Jason Garrett says Cowboys 'did some good things' in Chicago
Despite the Dallas Cowboys turning in their second embarrassing defensive showing in the last five weeks, Jason Garrett is not blaming the scheme.
The Cowboys fired Rob Ryan in January, replacing his 3-4 alignment with Monte Kiffin and his 4-3 base defense.
The result has been a 7-6 record with three games to play and statistically, the worst defense in the NFL, allowing 426.8 yards per game.
Fresh off a 45-28 Monday night loss in Chicago, Garrett discussed what went wrong Tuesday morning on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM].
"We simply have to do a better job of getting stops and preventing them from scoring points," Garrett said. "From an offensive standpoint, we have to do a better job of keeping up in a game like that. I thought we did some good things. But when you're in a game like that each of those drives really, really matter and a couple of those third downs we didn't convert to keep the drive alive and it prevented us from getting points and they kept going. Certainly not good enough and we got to make the corrections and make them fast because Green Bay is going to be here on Sunday."
The Cowboys have given up 40 or more points in three games this season, all losses. Denver scored 51 points to go along with 517 yards and 34 first downs. New Orleans posted 49 points, 625 yards and an NFL record 40 first downs. Last night, Chicago finished with 497 yards and 33 first downs.
So, can this defense be fixed?
"I just think we have to go back again in a short period of time and address what happened in the game and make the necessary adjustments," Garrett said. "We've had a couple games throughout this season so far where we didn't do a good enough job. We went back and we felt like we made some adjustments that helped us, and we played better in the ensuing weeks. So, we have to do that again and we have to do it fast."
Dallas responded to the Denver and New Orleans losses by winning the next two games that followed.
Garrett, who wouldn't say whether switching to a 4-3 scheme was a mistake, said the Cowboys have "done a lot of good things on defense during the year."
Like what?
"We've given up yards and points and all that but we have taken the ball away," he said. "That's really helped our football team. That's been a positive thing for us."
The Cowboys are fifth in the NFL with 25 takeaways.
"Having said that, we have to address the issues on our team right now and we got to get them fixed," Garrett said. "We're going to work very hard as a coaching staff to get that done and make sure that our players get that done."
One of the most popular words used by Garrett during a press conference or a weekly radio interview is the "process." Garrett was asked Tuesday morning if the "process" has advanced to his satisfaction.
"We just have to keep going," Garrett responded. "We've done some good things this year to allow us to win ball games, won a couple of games in a row leading up to this ball game, so that was certainly positive for us. Last night, we didn't get the job done. … We didn't do what was necessary to win the game and we all know that, so we got to evaluate it and make sure we get it right prior to this week's game against Green Bay.
"When we talk about the process, that's what it is. Independent of what happened in the game, make sure that everything we're doing as a coaching staff and as a team is corrected and we move on, and hopefully make the necessary adjustments to get better."


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This ice cream pie will appeal to the child in all of us. Guaranteed to be a hit with young and old alike.
Measure five cups of ice cream into a large bowl. Place two tablespoons ice cream in a small bowl and melt in microwave. Add one and a quarter cups crushed wafers and mix well. Press firmly into the bottom of a nine-inch (20-centimeter) round pan. Add the mini marshmallows and three-quarters of the crushed peppermint candy into the ice cream and mix until well combined.
Spoon half the ice cream over the crust. Top with remaining crumbs, followed by the remaining ice cream. Arrange the eight chocolate wafers around the outer edge of the pie. Sprinkle with remaining crushed peppermint candies.
Freeze overnight or until set.
Food and Prep: Rachel Mintz
Food and Prop styling: Janine Kalesis
Photography: Hudi Greenberger


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Green Dial
Lacquer combines almost limitless freedom of colour with intensity and a smooth finish. The lacquering technique consists of successively depositing six thin layers of lacquer on a brass base plate. A colourless varnish is then applied to give the colour or shade all of its depth and shine. Once the varnish is dry, the surface of the dial is polished to magnify the colour; the dial is then ready to be pad printed and receive its appliques.
Fluted bezel
The Rolex fluted bezel is a mark of distinction. Originally, the fluting of the Oyster bezel had a functional purpose: it served to screw the bezel onto the case helping to ensure the waterproofness of the watch. It was therefore identical to the fluting on the case back, which was also screwed onto the case for waterproofness, using specific Rolex tools. Over time, the fluting became an aesthetic element, a genuine Rolex signature feature. Today the fluted bezel is a mark of distinction, in gold on this Day-Date 40.
18 ct yellow gold
By operating its own exclusive foundry, Rolex has the unrivalled ability to cast the highest quality 18 ct gold alloys. According to the proportion of silver, copper, platinum or palladium added, different types of 18 ct gold are obtained: yellow, pink or white. They are made with only the purest metals and meticulously inspected in an in-house laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, before the gold is formed and shaped with the same painstaking attention to quality. Rolex's commitment to excellence begins at the source.
Model availabilityAll Rolex watches are assembled by hand with the utmost care to ensure exceptional quality. Such high standards naturally restrict Rolex production capacity and, at times, the demand for Rolex watches outpaces this capacity.
Therefore, the availability of certain models may be limited. New Rolex watches are exclusively sold by Official Rolex Retailers, who receive regular deliveries and independently manage the allocation and sales of watches to customers.
Torres Joalheiros is proud to be part of the worldwide network of Official Rolex Retailers and can provide information on the availability of Rolex watches.
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"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
Muhammad Ali, aged 74, sadly passed away at the weekend.
Remembered by loved ones, friends and fans, the three-time heavyweight champion lost his life at the Phoenix-area hospital after being treated for respiratory complications.
A spokesperson for the family told PEOPLE that Ali's funeral would take place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
"After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening," spokesman Bob Gunnell said in a statement. "The Ali family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and support and asks for privacy at this time."
The legend had been battling Parkinson's disease since 1984 – three years after his retirement from professional boxing.
One of Ali's defining moments, aside from his sporting achievements, was his refusal to be drafted into the Vietnam War.
The decision cost him his title and years of potential fights but, ever the activist, Ali stayed true to himself and remained steadfast in his refusal to participate in the widely unsupported war.
"My conscious won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what?"
Ali was named a Messenger of Peace by the United Nations in 1998, "Over the years Mr. Ali has been a relentless advocate for people in need and a significant humanitarian actor in the developing world, supporting relief and development initiatives and hand-delivering food and medical supplies to hospitals, street children and orphanages in Africa and Asia," the organisation said.
Ali retired in 1981 with a record of 56 wins, 5 losses and 37 knockouts.
He will always be known as the greatest boxer that ever lived.


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Without doubt the most baffling and brilliant record we've heard this week is Synthesizing: 10 Ragas To A Disco Beat, freshly issued on double-vinyl by Bombay Connection.
"Until recently it wasn't much more than some rumours on the web," explain the folks at the label, which is dedicated to unearthing rare Bollywood grooves from '55-'85. "A 1982 released LP called Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat, containing Kraftwerk-like acid house music, years before the genre was invented."
We now know that the rumour was founded in reality. Only a couple of hundred copies of the original LP were pressed, and only a handful have survived over the years. Bombay Connection managed to track one down, and have re-pressed the album on gatefold-packaged double-vinyl with lavish new artwork and extensive sleevenotes. The work of Bollywood session musician Charanjut Singh, the intention of the project was to translate ancient Indian classical ragas onto modern synthesizers; Singh appears to have accidentally invented house music in the process.
Made using the synths that would later become synonymous with acid, the Roland TB-303 and TR-808, it's a genuinely remarkable record, with stripped-back, ultra-repetitive beats and hypnotic italo-esque melodies; as Bollywood Connection rightly point out, its "restrained minimalism and lack of cheesiness" mean it has aged extraordinarily well. The only vaguely contemporaneous record to which you might compare it is 'Sharevari'. Out now, it's a history-dismantling album that you all need to hear; find more info and check samples here.
Side 1
Raga Bhairav
Raga Lalit
Raga Bhupali
Side 2
Raga Megh Malhar
Raga Yaman
Raga Kalavati
Side 3
Raga Madhuvanti
Raga Todi
Side 4
Raga Malkauns
Raga Bairagi


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The redesign of marketing materials and company signage for David Salisbury
The award winning David Salisbury are based in Highbridge, Somerset, and produce world-class orangeries, conservatories, garden rooms, kitchen extensions, pool houses and windows. Their outstanding reputation is built on client referrals and recommendations.
The Design Hive were finalists, along with David Salisbury in different categories at the Sedgemoor Business Awards. After being there to see David Salisbury win their category, it was a delight to receive a phone call from them to look at designing and manufacturing new signage to advertise the opening of the new orangery at Brent House. As The Design Hive is located inside a company called Quicksign, completing any signage project, from design to manufacture and even installation, means we can oversea the whole process.
After the successful completion of the Brent House signage, we were thrilled to continue working with David Salisbury on the rebranding of all their company marketing materials. Here are a few projects we have been working on:
• Site Boards
• Window Flyers
• Vehicle Livery for New Fleet
• Factory Signage
• Calling Cards
• Presentation Folder Inserts
• Internal Documents


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Today there are many interpretations on what the mark of the beast is but that is the key problem, they are interpretations and or assumptions. For those who actually do understand Bible prophecy such as all the early Protestants, the translators of the King James Bible and even one of the greatest scientist who ever lived like Sir Isaac Newton to name just a few, the identity of the beast was as well-known and understood to them as is this beast kingdom stating what they say their mark is which is also fully supported by scripture. So why are the majority oblivious to or ignoring these two very crucial facts? And why has the truth on why we have so many Protestant Churches today being lost? This is a huge and very significant piece of Church history that cannot and should not be ignored.
Most people assume that the mark will be some form of technology like a biochip or verichip but these same people do not realize that you cannot buy or sell unless you have the mark or the name or the number of the beast. So what good would it be if it was technology as there are two other options to choose from?
Satan has a counterfeit for most things of God and the mark of the beast is no exception which is the counterfeit for the seal of God which goes in our forehead only. Is God going to implant us with some high tech microchip in our forehead? Obviously not and looking at what the seal of God is also gives another very strong clue to Satan's counterfeit.
God is not into science fiction and yet that is what many Christians seem to think this issue is all about. So many have portrayed this end time event like some fascinating science fiction movie, but this issue is actually the "final climactic event" to something very important to God that has affected Him for all of Church history and long before. So right before the second coming, God is going to say enough and clarify this issue and then one has to choose who they are going to worship and we either get the mark of the beast or the seal of God.
The Bible in Revelation 14 informs us that those who accept this apocalyptic mark will incur the full wrath of God and so we know it is something extremely important to Him. The most important theme found in scripture is the issue of sin and God sending His Son to die for our sins, and without forgiveness of our sins we would also incur the full wrath of God being fire and brimstone.
Scripture also informs us that sin is breaking God's law and that those who do not get the mark of the beast are those who worship God only and go through tribulation but very significantly still keep the Commandments of God through Christ like faith. So here we have one of the best clues of all. To back this up further, the Bible also states twice that keeping the Commandments of God is to be a sign upon our hands and forehead, which is the exact same location of the mark of the beast. Is this a coincidence? Not a chance!
And why do so few people know about this solar seal below that has 36 numbers where every row including the diagonals adds up to 111, but more significantly, all 36 numbers add up to the number of the beast which you will notice is found under the 6 * 6 matrix of numbers.
This solar seal is from Babylon and they are becoming extremely scarce and very hard to find as this solar seal sheds a lot of truth on the real origin of the number 666. As we drawer nearer to the closing days of this planets history, Satan does everything in his power to add confusion and hide anything that would reveal the real truth on this topic.
If you ask Christians what the mark is, most will erroneously tell you that it is 666 which is the number of the beast and Revelation 13 reveals it is separate to the mark. And if you ask Christians who the beast is, most will tell you that it is Satan, and yet Revelation 20 reveals that Satan and the beast as two separate entities.
There can be no mistake that the majority have no idea what the real truth is on this topic and that most are just speculating at all levels and cannot back up their theories with solid scripture at all.
So the purpose of this site is to reveal the real truth on the mark of the beast from scripture and history with no assumptions or speculation whatsoever. Please continue with the mark of the beast for an index to all pages of the individual topics of this end time event.


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A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a...
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The story is well put together, beautiful; the novel crafts a story that is unlike most I have read and unlike most will get a glimpse of living in the west. Though not written by an actual Geisha, I trust the author's credentials enough to accept the gorgeous story as a peek into what the lives of the geisha could have been like.
Feb 11th, 2017
Gorgeous story, hard to put down. Highly recommended!
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My favourite book ever. It provides a realist, juicy account of life for geisha in Japan and how the war took its toll on those who lived there. This book is a true masterpiece and I hope for the sake of future generations that people never stop reading it.
Mar 22nd, 2013
This was a wonderful book that I could not put down. I felt the movie did not do it justice
Mar 11th, 2013
Very decent book with a leading to wrong thoughts title.
Mar 4th, 2013
beautifull book, well writen :)
Feb 12th, 2013
Memoirs of a Geisha appears on these lists...
39th on Books You Can't Live Without by The Guardian
62nd on The Big Read by BBC