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Submitted to: American Association of Cereal Chemists Meetings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/15/2008
Publication Date: 9/24/2008
Citation: Xu, J., Carson, B., Kim, S. 2008. The pH dependence of the rheology of wheat protein isolate suspensions. American Association of Cereal Chemists Meetings. xx.
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Technical Abstract: Linear and non-linear rheological properties of wheat protein isolate (WPI) suspensions were investigated as a function of concentration and pH. Linear dynamic viscoelastic properties for WPI were strongly dependent on concentration and pH. The higher the concentration, the stronger the viscoelasticity of the WPI would be. In the pH range of 4.0 – 7.0, higher pH resulted in the stronger viscoelasticity. WPI suspensions exhibited viscoelastic fluid behavior at lower concentration and/or lower pH. However, at high concentration and high pH, WPI suspensions showed some transition from viscoelastic fluid into viscoelastic solid, and displayed viscoelastic solid behavior at low frequencies. Concentration and pH ranges for the transition were narrow indicating that the property change for the WPI was in evidence. The non-linear shear viscoelastic properties of WPI were also found to depend on concentration and pH. Viscosities of WPI displayed shear-thinning behavior, and fits by a power law constitutive model. Our results indicate that the WPI structure in suspension changes over a small concentration and pH range, which suggest that WPI could be important for adjusting and controlling dough viscoelastic behavior. The information of this work is useful in the development of more and new applications using wheat protein isolate.


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President Bush has embarked on a five-nation trip to Africa to promote democratic reform and economic advancement, and to review progress made in fighting disease. From the White House, VOA's Michael Bowman reports.
For years, critics of U.S. foreign policy under President Bush have complained that the United States has focused on Iraq and Afghanistan to the virtual exclusion of the rest of the world. Not so say administration officials, and they point to Africa as a key example of positive U.S. engagement in the developing world.
In recent years, President Bush has directed billions of dollars in U.S. assistance to fighting HIV/AIDS and other diseases in Africa and elsewhere. The president says those funds are producing concrete results, which he will highlight in coming days as he visits Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia.
"The American people are compassionate people, decent people, who want to help moms deal with malaria, or families deal with HIV/AIDS, and the need to feed the hungry," he said.
Mr. Bush was speaking at the White House before his departure.
The administration projects overall U.S. aid to Africa will double in 2010 from the levels recorded just four years ago. In addition to fighting disease, the United States is focusing on trade initiatives and economic growth programs, debt relief, food assistance, and efforts to promote primary education.
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Mr Khan's article in the Graun contains no new information – it's the usual nonsense about Mr Corbyn being unelectable, along with the lies we all know by heart (EU, Article 50, you know the script) – but was a huge miscalculation by the man who only became London Mayor because of Mr Corbyn's electability.
This Writer is told he only won the nomination because of Mr Corbyn's support, otherwise Tessa Jowell would have been Labour's candidate (and Zac Goldsmith would probably be mayor now, instead of Mr Khan.
"I believe that the will of our membership should be respected," writes Mr Khan in his article. If that is true, then he will be reeling at members' almost unanimous rejection of him on Twitter, where people were quickest to react.
"Sadiq Khan exploited Corbyn supporters to secure London Mayorship&now he asks people to vote for PR snake Smith? Principles made of tissue," tweeted Jim Macred.
David White agreed: "Sadiq Khan wouldn't have been Labour Mayoral candidate if it hadn't been for votes of Corbyn supporters – Tessa Jowell would have been."
And someone calling themselves '#Murdoch Destruction' addressed Mr Khan directly: "You made sure you used Corbyn first to get elected. I wasted hours canvassing for you, Vote Thief."
"This is the man I voted 4 2 show support 4 JC agenda NOT more Blairite Greed & self interest politics . Disgusted," added Ray Woolford.
Peter Smith suggested: "The sh*tstorm from Corbyn supporters heading Sadiq's way can be seen from space…." Amazing that Mr Khan himself didn't see it coming or have the nous to avoid provoking it. Still, that is the 'Anyone But Corbyn' way.
A user calling himself simply 'Steven' had this to say: "I knew Sadiq Khan would turn on Corbyn sooner or later. He used Corbyn to get votes, to be mayor, then twisted the knife in afterwards."
To some, Sadiq's betrayal was not news. Hilda Palmer, for example, "thought Khan was in anti Corbyn group anyway despite all support Corbyn has given him".
Here's Sabcat Printing: "Sadiq Khan's backing won't help
#OwenSmith only damage Sadiq Khan. #Corbyn still wins and everyone knows it. It's boring now."
And here's Parveen Agnihotri: "Sadiq Khan tells Labour to ditch Jeremy Corbyn. Hey Londoners why don't we ditch Sadiq Khan when his term is up?"
Andy Searson: "Well that's Sadiq Khan becoming a one term mayor! What these people don't understand is trust and integrity are essential to win over public."
The above are just a few tips from a very large iceberg. As I type these words, there have been 15,000 tweets on the subject.
You can bet that – apart from support from fellow MPs like Yvette Cooper, hacks like George Eaton of The New Statesman and celebs like Marcus Brigstocke – the vast majority are coming from some very, very angry and betrayed voters.
I reckon Mr Khan might have to do some very hard work simply to get to the end of the month – let alone the end of his mayoral term.
I have decided to vote for Owen Smith– because Labour party members, and the British people, need Labour to win the next general election.By every available measure, if Jeremy remains as leader, Labour is extremely unlikely to win the next general election. The hopes of the members who have joined our party would be dashed again. Jeremy has already proved that he is unable to organise an effective team, and has failed to win the trust and respect of the British people. We need to be honest and recognise that means it will be more likely that the NHS will come under even greater attack from the Tories. More likely that we will see even deeper Tory cuts. More likely that our industrial heartlands will continue to decline, and that zero-hours contracts and job insecurity will become the norm. Because the Tories will stay in power, and Labour will stay in opposition.
Source: We cannot win with Jeremy … so I will vote for Owen Smith | Opinion | The Guardian
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Chef Katie Chin's mother, Leeann Chin, moved from China to Minnesota with her husband during the 1950s. She longed for the tastes of her childhood and planted a garden with bok choy and long beans. As a seamstress who made 50 cents an hour, Leeann proved that perseverance will help get you through anything, and she always had a passion for cooking. After catering a party with authentic Chinese dishes she loved from her childhood, Leann Chin was approached by the owner of the Minnesota Twins along with Sean Connery to launch her own restaurant. Leann Chin's life lessons of perseverance and pursuing your joy still resonate with her daughter, Chef Katie Chin. How special that Chef Katie Chin and her mother both shared the joy of cooking. Double Happiness is a special Chinese character and that is the name of the PBS show which Leann and Katie Chin co-hosted several years ago. Chef Katie Chin continues to share her mother's legacy and joy of cooking Chinese food on her own cooking show Katie Woks on Nom.
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British & Irish Cup Next Tuesday
20th February 2011 By Munster Rugby
Munster return to Bristol next Tuesday for their final British & Irish Cup pool game at the Memorial Ground (7.45pm).
They'd made a fruitless trip over in December only for the game to be postponed at a time when parts of southern England were covered in snow and make the return journey needing a victory to ensure a place in the knock out phase.
That trip to England was followed by aother in January and a commendable if narrow 15-14 win over Nottingham at Meadow Lane where Scott Deasy kicked five penalty and Munster defended like dervishes for a valuable victory.
Then on to Garryowen FC for the game against Esher that Munster won 64-9 and try scorers from that bitterly cold night, Simon Zebo, Troy Smith, Danny Barnes, Conor Murray, Ivan Dineen and Dave Kilcoyne are all in included in Anthony Foley's side as are Billy Holland, Darragh Hurley, Peter Borlase, Dave Foley, Deasy and Tom Gleeson who have all seen Magners League action in recent weeks.
Although Munster head their Pool, they are just two points clear of Llanelli and five in front of their Tuesday hosts who have a game in hand against Melrose away next Saturday.
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Matthew Loveless
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The role of European political parties in closing the communication gap within the European Union. A critical view
Michał Jacuński
(University of Wrocław, Poland)
News coverage of the first Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union (2011): Findings from an international comparative study
Romy Wohlert (Alpen-Andria-University Klagenfurt & Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria),
Stijn Joye (Ghent University, Belgium),
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Dalma Kékesdi-Boldog
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University of Wrocław
Michał Głowacki
University of Warsaw
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Johann Roppen
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Lou Lichtenberg
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Volume 12 No 1 (22) Spring 2019
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Value orientation and national identity in Russia: A media effect study on the Holocaust documentary "Night and Fog"
Jürgen Grimm
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Kertti Merimaa
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Elza Ibroscheva
(Southern Illinois University, USA)
Media pluralism policy in a post-socialist Mediterranean media system: The case of Croatia
Zrinjka Peruško
(University of Zagreb, Croatia)
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Vasyl V. Kucherenko (European University Institute in Florence, Italy),
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Jakub Parnes
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Irmina Matonytė
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Transition from communism to democracy in Romanian advertising
Madalina Moraru
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Olatunji Ogunyemi
(University of Lincoln, United Kingdom)
Models of political consulting in Poland 1989–2009 in a comparative perspective
Bartłomiej Biskup
(University of Warsaw, Poland)
Television: the challenges of pluralism to media regulation
Lilia Raycheva
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Jürgen Wilke and Melanie Leidecker
(Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany)
Volume 13 No 2 (26) Special Issue 2020
BOOK REVIEW: David Buckingham (2019). The Media Education Manifesto. Cambridge UK: Polity Press 128 pp. ISBN: 978-1-509-53587-3.
Katrin Saks
Mission (im)possible. The case of Lithuanian Public Service Broadcasting
Žygintas Pečiulis
(Vilnius University, Lithuania)
The country of origin principle and competition among national regulatory régimes in East Central Europe
Gábor Polyák and Gergely László Szőke
(University of Pécs, Hungary)
Public Service Broadcasting in Latvia: Old images new user needs and market pressure
Inta Brikše
(University of Latvia in Riga, Latvia)
INTERVIEW: Democracy and new media in Central and Eastern Europe
Dr. Karol Jakubowicz was interviewed by Michał Głowacki in November 2011
Volume 12 No 1 (22) Spring 2019
Press coverage of the German reunification issue in a long-term perspective 1990–2014
Melanie Leidecker-Sandmann
KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, GERMANY, Jürgen Maier
UNIVERSITY OF KOBLENZ-LANDAU, GERMANY, Michaela Maier
Costs of political campaigns in Slovakia
Vladimír Pčolinský
(University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovaka)
Of Polish politicians and (their) media. The pursuit of regulatory agency independence in Polish media law and practice
Marcin Ożóg
(The European Centre For Comparative Commercial and Company Law)
Volume 12 No 1 (22) Spring 2019
INTERVIEW: CEE media and communication research on the global map
Interview with Prof. Epp Lauk from University of Jyväskylä , Finland ORCID: 0000-0002-9697-2538 DOI: 10.19195/1899-5101.12.1 (22).7 Full text: CEE media and communication research on the global map (PDF / 125.16 kb)
Volume 12 No 1 (22) Spring 2019
Corporate social responsibility developments in post-communist countries: Towards organisations' social legitimacy
Kaja Tampere
Volume 12 No 1 (22) Spring 2019
Empirical research on the functions of audiovisual advertising from the perspective of recipients - students of the Journalism and Social Communication Faculty at the University of Łódź
Agnieszka Barczyk-Sitkowska
UNIVERSITY OF ŁÓDŹ , POLAND, Mateusz Krzekotowski
Polish and Ukrainian University Students' Perspectives on Academic Writing: A Comparative Overview
Mariya Kozolup
IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV, UKRAINE Mariya Kokor
IVAN FRANKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LVIV, UKRAINE Ruslan Savchynskyi
The Right-Wing Perspective: Populist Frames and Agenda on Facebook in Central and Eastern Europe
Rémi Almodt
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania


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Via its Android Developers Blog on Wednesday, Google announced an important series of changes that apply to every single app in the Google Play Store in an attempt to make the marketplace more kid-friendly.
The changes govern aspects of app development like how developers handle personal data and what demographics the developer chooses to target. Regarding the latter, developers are now being required to disclose whether kids are part of the intended audience for their app.
If they're not the intended audience, the developer still has to take steps to make sure they don't allow their app to appeal to children anyway. Google says it will also be keeping a closer eye on apps with these new requirements in mind.
"Over the last few years, we've helped parents find family-friendly content through the Designed for Families program and empowered them to set digital ground rules for their families with Family Link parental controls," Google's blog post explains. "After taking input from users and developers we are evolving our Google Play policies to provide additional protections for children and families."
If children are regarded as part of the developer's target audience for the app, that developer must now meet policy requirements in the app that govern content and the handling of personally identifiable information.
Ads in the app that are served to children, Google says, also need to be "appropriate" and served from an ads network that has certified compliance "with our families policies."
Google stresses in the blog post that the changes affect every developer on the Play Store. As such, there are two important dates to bear in mind relative to these changes:
- Today: All new apps must comply with these updated policies related to children from today onward.
- September 1: This is the date by which developers have to have made any necessary updates to existing apps. Google is giving developers a little more than three months to fill out a new target audience and content section of the Google Play Console.


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The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is running late, could cost half a billion dollars more and the authority overseeing its implementation is conflicted, a major new report has found.
In its five-year review of the plan, the Productivity Commission has recommended basin states take responsibility for implementing the controversial $13 billion plan, rather than the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).
Key points:
- Productivity Commission says Basin Authority is conflicted, should be split
- Implementation of the Basin Plan could blow out by more than $560 million
- 20 per cent of consumptive water has been returned to environment
"The significant risks to implementation cannot be managed effectively under current institutional and governance arrangements," the Commission said.
"Reform is required.
"Basin Governments (not the MDBA) should take responsibility for leading implementation."
The Productivity Commission found that about 20 per cent of consumptive water available from the basin a decade ago had now been returned to the environment.
It also criticised the way the rollout had been handled, questioning who was in charge.
"The process has lacked transparency and candour with stakeholders," it said.
"It has been unclear who is responsible and accountable for leading implementation."
The Australian Government still has $4.5 billion to spend on the plan, which has mainly been set aside for improving efficiency of water use through infrastructure projects along the river.
However, the Commission said if concerns with implementation were not properly addressed, projects would be "likely to fail or be implemented poorly".
It warned costs could blow out by more than $560 million if "major shortcomings in the current arrangements are not addressed".
Conflict of interest at Murray-Darling Basin Authority
The Productivity Commission said key to a successful implementation of the plan was the splitting up of the authority initially tasked with implementing and enforcing the plan, the MDBA, to remove any conflict of interest.
"The MDBA has conflicting roles. It supports basin governments (as their agent) to implement the plan and is also required to ensure compliance with the plan," the Commission said.
"These conflicts will intensify in the next five years.
"The MDBA should be split into two separate institutions: the Murray-Darling Basin Agency and the Basin Plan Regulator."
Report shows progress says government
A statement from Water Minister David Littleproud said the Productivity Commission reported significant progress had been achieved in the implementation of the plan.
"The assessment finds the arrangements for environmental water are working well, that there is evidence of improved ecological outcomes, and basin governments have made significant progress implementing key elements of the plan," the statement said.
While South Australian Water Minister David Speirs welcomed the report, he said it showed there was more work to be done to implement the plan.
"The report reiterates that the 450-gigalitres of environmental water flow are critical for the health of the Murray-Darling Basin and ensuring the River Murray remains sustainable and productive," he said.
The Productivity Commission's report was handed to the government last month, just days after basin governments reached a major agreement.
Its report therefore does not consider the terms of the deal and it was also received by government before major fish kills were recorded in the lower Darling River.
The deaths of hundreds of thousands of fish have prompted the Fedral Government, Opposition and NSW Government to investigate.
The South Australian Royal Commission into the Murray-Darling Basin is expected to report early next month.
The MDBA has declined to comment.
NSW regional Minister Niall Blair and Victorian Water Minister Lisa Neville were also contacted for comment.


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Upstage Usain Bolt? Hard to imagine doing that. But in Japan, the four young men of Japan's 4×100 team, Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Aska Cambridge, did just that.
Very unexpectedly, against such traditionally strong competition as Jamaica, America, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago, Japan sprinted to second place at an Asian record of 37.60 seconds, a fair distance behind champions Jamaica, but ahead of the United States and Canada.
No sprinters from Japan had ever done so well. Famous for long distance runners, particularly with its share of marathon Olympic champions, Japan had only one sprinting exception: a bronze medal finish in the men's 4×100 relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As Andre De Grasse, who won silver in the 200 meters and bronze in the 100 put it, "Japan probably surprised us a little bit. We didn't expect to see them up there. But congrats to them as well."
After all, at the beginning of the track and field competition in Rio, there was very little to indicate that Japan had the talent to medal in any sprint competition, as seen early on in the men's individual 100 meter heats.
In Heat 8, Yamagata came in second with a time of 10.20, qualifying behind South African Akani Simbine. In the semis, Yamagata finished fifth in his heat with a very solid run of 10.05 seconds, but did not qualify for the finals. Iizuka, who did not compete in the 100 meters, failed to qualify in the 200 meters with a time of 20.49 seconds.
In Heat 7 with Usain Bolt, Kiryu placed fourth, his time of 10.23 not good enough to quality for the individual finals. Cambridge qualified with the second fastest time in Heat 4 at 10.13 seconds, behind Canadian star, De Grasse. In the semis, Cambridge did even worse with a run of 10.17 and crashed out of the running for the finals, finishing last in his heat.
Fortunately for Japan, the individual sprints were one thing – the team sprints were another. In the two preliminary relay heats, Japan was not intimidated. In heat 1 of the 4X100 men's relay, the United States team bested China, which set an Asian record time of 37.82. Japan won the second heat, not only topping the Jamaican team (sans Bolt), but also setting a new Asian record time of 37.68 seconds.
After the heats were completed, the eight teams competing in the men's 4×100 relay were set. In order of lanes 1 to 8 were Great Britain, Brazil, The US, Jamaica, Japan, China, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago. But in the finals, most of the teams were able to conserve the energy of their super stars in the heats, while Japan stuck to their four thoroughbreds. The Japanese were in lane 5, next to the Jamaicans, as the lead runners settled into their starting blocks.
Yamagata exploded out of the blocks, which is what you want from your lead runner. He seemed to gain ground vis-a-vis the lead runner for China in lane 6, but exchanges between runners for the Canada and Jamaica seemed to have happened a split second before Japan's.
Yamagata passed off to Iizuka, who was Japan's 200-meter runner. The runner of the second leg has to run in the baton exchange lanes twice, which means he runs about 125 meters. You want someone who's speedy at longer distances, so Yamagata fit the bill. When Iizuka took off at the 100-meter mark, it appeared nearly all teams were tied.
Iizuka passed the baton to Kiryu for the third leg. The third leg is often a make or break leg. Not only does the runner in the third leg have to run 125 meters, he also has to ensure a smooth baton exchange while rounding a curve. Kiryu handled that responsibility to perfection. At the 300-meter point, Jamaica, Japan, China, Canada, as well as Trinidad and Tobago were looking equal, with a slight edge to Jamaica, Japan and Canada. Great Britain and Brazil had fallen significantly off the pace in the inside lanes, while the USA seemed to be slow on the exchange.
The fourth leg, or anchor, is often run by the swiftest on the team. Cambridge was the anchor, and his personal best was 10.1 seconds. Not only did he have the fastest time for Japan in 2016, he was seen as capable of going faster. As we all know, or could expect, Bolt was a runaway freight train and Jamaica was heading for its inevitable golden finish. But Japan's Cambridge burst out of the exchange, and for a while appeared even to keep pace with Bolt.
While gold was out of the question, Cambridge's job was to hold onto silver. Trayvon Bromwell of the American team exploded through the anchor leg and was pushing hard for second, so desperate that he went flying to the track while crossing the finish line.
The citizens of Japan, fortunate to be able to watch this race on a lazy Sunday morning, worked themselves into a frenzy as the race came to a finish, holding their collective breath as their hearts caught up with their eyes.
And then Japan erupted. Cambridge crossed the line in front of Bromwell. Japan had taken silver.
"Nippon! Nippon!" the announcer from NHK shrieked as Cambridge flew past the finish line. The Japanese quartet instantly became the new giants of Japan. We expected the Japanese men's gymnastics team to do well. We expected the Japanese women's wrestlers to do well. We did not expect the Japanese men's sprinters to beat the Americans, the Canadians and push the legendary Jamaicans and Usain Bolt.
But the Silver Samurai did. And heading into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, pre-teens and teenagers all across the islands of Japan will be saying, "maybe, just maybe, that could be me."


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Vulcans, P1s, and LaFerraris, oh my!
It's not often that you see an Aston Martin Vulcan. Or a McLaren P1. Or a LaFerrari. Even the Pagani Zonda is a rare treat these days. But seeing them all at once on the same track? Now that's a once-in-a-lifetime event for some people.
At the Brands Hatch Circuit, all those automotive all-stars and more lined up to put down the power around the track and show off what they have.
The sound of roaring V-12s and force-fed V-8s is beautiful.
Source: TheTFJJ YouTube


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Sugar Syrup is poured over baked desserts like bakalawa and basbousa and all fried Arabic sweets are dipped in it for a sweet coating.
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tbspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey (optional)
1 tablespoon rose or orange blossom water (optional)
Place the sugar, water and lemon in a saucepan and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add the rose or orange blossom water at the end.


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Would you ski in North Korea?
SEOUL, South Korea -- We're guessing this is going to end up on a lot of "world's most dangerous ski runs" lists. But probably for a different reason than any of the other entries.
North Korea is building a "world class" ski resort on Masik hill in Wonsan with a range of ski runs and a hotel, according to the North Korean state news agency.
Located in Kangwon Province, Masik hill is 2,520 feet (768 meters) high and typically receives heavy snowfall from early November through early March.
A series of photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking with his staff in front of the ski resort site was released this week.
The accompanying news report from the state-run Korean Central News Agency said the young leader dropped by to get a firsthand report on the progress of construction.
"He was greatly satisfied to learn that soldier-builders have constructed a skiing area on mountain ranges covering hundreds of thousands of square meters, including primary, intermediate and advanced courses with almost 110,000 meters (68.3 miles) in total length and 40-120 meters (131-394 feet) in width," said the KCNA report.
For more on this CNN story, click here.


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Sometimes, when team members leave the team, the ones that stay behind have a lot to deal with. The uncertainty caused by team members that leave can lead to negative anti-patterns. In this episode, we discuss some of the actions Scrum Masters can take to take care of the team, even when some of the team members are leaving.
Featured Book of the Week: Crucial Conversations by Patterson et al.
In Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Patterson et al., Anu found a book about a critical skill set for Scrum Masters. Anu also shares a concrete example of how she applied the learnings from that book in a tough situation.
About Anubhuti Agarwal
Anu is a software tester turned Scrum master. She worked as Software QA in India for 6 years and then moved to Berlin to complete her Masters in Business Administration. She has been working as a Scrum Master for 3 years in an agency and has learned, first hand, the challenges of working with Agile in an agency.
You can link with Anubhuti Agarwal on LinkedIn.


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'Rembrandt in America' opens June 24, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — 'Rembrandt in America' brings together the largest number of authentic paintings by the famous Dutch master ever assembled in the United States. Presented by U.S. Bank, the exhibition opens June 24 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA).
Featuring rarely seen works from two dozen museums and a few extraordinary private collections, the exhibition traces the arc of Rembrandt's career and influence as revealed in 50 paintings. Approximately thirty are bona fide works by the master. All were purchased as authentic Rembrandts for American collections, but modern scholarship has re-attributed some. Others are still debated and the exhibition presents them as open questions for public consideration. 'Rembrandt in America' was organized and presented by the MIA, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
One of the most important painters in the history of European art, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–69) is renowned for his uncanny ability to depict light and shadow, capture the emotions of his sitters, and intimately share historical and religious stories. Born in Leiden, in the Dutch Republic (now The Netherlands), Rembrandt spent most of his career in Amsterdam.
The paintings in the exhibition range in time from the artist's earliest days as a brash student, to the peak of his popularity as the most fashionable painter in Amsterdam, to his social and financial downfall, during which he created some of his masterpieces. In these paintings one can trace Rembrandt's astonishing artistic development and deepening understanding of humanity.
Rembrandt sometimes blurred the boundaries between fact and fiction by casting his family members in roles of historical and legendary figures. One of the exhibition highlights is the MIA's own Lucretia, in which the artist depicted his lover, Hendrickje Stoffels, as a woman who had been severely wronged. Rembrandt painted the picture quickly, slathering on colors with palette knives and brushes, pouring his heart out, just as his subject's lifeblood drained away.
'Rembrandt in America' contains several rarely seen paintings from private collections, including an exquisite portrait of a young woman with wispy red hair, a crisp blouse, and a coat embroidered in gold and silver. Reproduced on the cover of the exhibition catalogue, this masterful painting looks as fresh as it must have looked the day it was completed.
While he was a student, Rembrandt painted The Singers and The Operation, allegories for the senses of hearing and touch. Though these pictures are not considered masterpieces, they offer viewers the opportunity to search for the glimmering traits of emerging genius. They reveal the artist's interest in depicting emotion and thought, as well as the dramatic play of light and shadow that would become his hallmark. Here Rembrandt was attempting to manipulate paint in unconventional ways to produce convincing illusions of weathered skin or shiny metal.
The great masterpieces in the exhibition span Rembrandt's mature career. Old Man with a Gold Chain—appearing only in Minneapolis during the exhibition's tour—probably served as a demonstration of his remarkable talent when he made the move from his hometown to Amsterdam. The portrait of Amsterdam merchant, Marten Looten, shows the breathtaking realism that Rembrandt could offer his thriving middle-class patrons. In two paintings of Saint Bartholomew, Rembrandt employed different styles—one in which his subject embodies the bold willingness of the martyr; the other revealing the pensive mood of a man aware of his fate. A portrait of a young man with flowing hair, made late in Rembrandt's life, demonstrates the master's appreciation of beauty and promise of youth. It also exemplifies Rembrandt's undiminished ability to create illusions with the lightest touch of his brush.
Even well known pictures that have long been on public view will be seen as never before. For instance, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, recently cleaned the portraits of the Reverand Johannes Elison and his wife, Maria Bockenolle. This is the only pair of full-length Rembrandt portraits in America. For the first time in decades, viewers can see Rembrandt's mastery of black-in-black painting. The Mennonite couple wore clothing of modest color, but not of modest quality—note the intricately knotted buttons, close smocking, and voluminous cascades of fabric.
One of the most startling pictures in the exhibition is a calm and composed self-portrait from Rembrandt's later years. His care-worn face betrays his personal and financial losses; yet his dignity is intact. He unflinchingly recorded his features with a severely limited palette. Yet the picture has a powerful effect, and it is difficult to escape its gaze.
The exhibition's 20 paintings no longer thought to be by Rembrandt employ dazzling bravura brushwork and color, such as Jan Lievens's Feast of Esther. Long thought to be the work of Rembrandt, it is now understood to be the work of a precocious artist whose brilliance spurred Rembrandt to improve his own skills. Others are by Rembrandt's own pupils, such as Govaert Flinck and Carl Fabritius, fully trained painters who wanted to mature under the master's guidance.
The work of Rembrandt's students was often so good that connoisseurs—curators, collectors, dealers, academics, conservators, and auctioneers—are still in the process of solving the exceptionally complex puzzle of just who painted certain pictures. 'Rembrandt in America' presents recent findings as well as current disagreements in the field. The exhibition provides an unprecedented opportunity to bring these paintings together for direct comparisons.
'Rembrandt in America' is accompanied by a 240-page catalogue authored by the MIA's own Tom Rassieur, Dennis P. Weller, and George Keyes. Published by Skira Rizzoli, the catalogue contains 150 color illustrations and is available in hardback and paperback.
The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Additional support was provided by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan Foundation.
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Federal prosecutors are lauding a ruling today by a panel on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding Larry Langford's conviction on public corruption charges stemming from his time as Jefferson County Commission president, while the defense mulls its next move.
Langford, who also has been mayor of Birmingham and Fairfield, was convicted in 2009 of 61 counts of bribery, money laundering and other charges. The jury found he accepted more than $240,000 in bribes to steer some $7 million worth of business to Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount.
Langford is serving a 15-year term in a federal prison. Blount and an associate, Al LaPierre, were indicted with Langford but pleaded guilty and testified against him. Blount is serving 52 months, and LaPierre is serving 48 months in prison.
"Public officials are not above the law, and corruption among them will not be tolerated," First U.S. Attorney John England said in a statement. "The court's ruling also affirmed the government's position that a public official who secretly accepts bribes is defrauding the public by robbing it of its expectation of honest services."
Langford has the option to ask the three-judge appeals-court panel to reconsider its decision, or he can ask for a hearing before the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said Langford's lawyer, Michael V. Rasmussen. He also can ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal, said Rasmussen, who declined further comment because he had not had a chance to review today's ruling.
The county business Langford steered to Blount included refinancing more than $3 billion in bonds to fund a court-ordered county sewer rehabilitation program, engaging in interest-rate swaps in an effort to lower financing costs and selling $1 billion in bonds for school reconstruction.
Those transactions imploded for the county, sending interest rates soaring and causing the county to default on its debt payments. The transactions are a major factor in why the county has threatened to file bankruptcy if it does not reach an agreement soon with investment banks to reduce and refinance the debt in a way that keeps payments affordable.
"Langford's willingness to seek and accept bribes in order to dole out county business helped bring Jefferson County to the brink of financial ruin," England said in the statement.
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Press Releases Date: 01 March, 2018
Investment Migration Insider, the leading source of intelligence for the Citizenship and Residence by Investment Industry, recently previewed the launch of Latitude Consulting Ltd:
"There's a new residence and citizenship gang in town, and they've got big plans to disrupt the investment migration industry.
Latitude will be offering consulting services for investor immigrants worldwide, and also plans to jockey for a position in the lucrative government advisory market, a field currently occupied by only a handful of established firms.
The new company promises to "combine innovative solutions with global reach and a transparent approach to provide a truly exceptional service" to its private clients and assist sovereign governments in designing and implementing citizenship and residence by investment programs by relying on its senior management's "over 20 years' experience in the industry, bringing a wealth of knowledge, experience and insight to every stage of the programme design process"."
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Efficacy and safety of Vidangadi Yoga (ayurvedic polyherbal medicine) in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled clinical study
Shailesh Vinayak Deshpande MD 1, Krutika Subhash Jadhav2
1 Parul Institute of Ayurved, Parul University, AP Limda, Tal Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India2 PDEA's College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Sector 27, Akurdi, Pradhikaran, Pune, India
Correspondence Address:Shailesh Vinayak DeshpandeParul Institute of Ayurved, Parul University, AP Limda, Tal Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheckDOI: 10.4103/2542-3975.248011
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
Background and objectives: Incidence of diabetes mellitus is increasing due to genetic predisposition, high body fat, and insulin resistance. Though multiple oral hypoglycaemic agents and insulin are available, these are associated with side effects, primary and secondary failure. Hence, evaluation of antidiabetic potential of medicines described in traditional health sciences such as Ayurveda (Indian system of medicine) is also important. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of Vidangadi Yoga (ayurvedic polyherbal medicine) and metformin in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) based on biochemical parameters and adverse events. Methods: In this prospective, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, two-arm study, 61 patients with T2DM were included and randomly divided two groups. Patients in the Vidangadi Yoga group received Vidangadi Yoga tablet 500 mg thrice daily before food with water, while patients in the metformin group received metformin 500 mg after food twice daily for 90 days. Subjects were asked to undergo follow-up at the interval of 15 days until the completion of 90 days. Assessment was done on changes observed in fasting and postprandial blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, lipid profile, haemogram, hepatic, renal profile, and clinical symptoms. Results: After 90 days of medication, fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels in both groups were significantly decreased when compared with baseline (P < 0.001). There were no significant differences in fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels between both groups. After 90 days of medication, haemogram, and hepatic and renal profiles (safety parameters) in the two groups were not significantly different from baseline. No adverse events were related with the use of the studied medicine. Conclusion: Vidangadi Yoga exhibits equivalent efficacy to metformin and is safe in lowering fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels. Ethics and trial registration: This study was approved by the institutional ethics committee of PDEA's College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India (approval number 6833) on March 22, 2014 and was registered with Clinical Trials Registry- India (CTRI) (No. CTRI/2015/04/005719) on April 25, 2015.
Keywords: type 2 diabetes mellitus; ayurvedic polyherbal medicine; Vidangadi Yoga; herbal treatment; metformin; blood glucose; randomized controlled trial


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In Utah's alpine wonderland, cross-country skiing is often ignored. But if you want great exercise for very little money—and an easier, more peaceful experience than lift-served skiing—Nordic is the way to go.
Aram Hajiyan, the director of Solitude Nordic Center in Big Cottonwood Canyon, says, "You'll need cross-country skis, poles and boots. For beginners, I would recommend they have fish-scale skis for classic technique. The 'scales' are on the bottom of the skis. If you have fish scales, your skis won't slide back when you go up hills. When you have fish scales, you kick and glide, kick and glide. If you don't have fish scales, you can't make it glide."
Hajiyan, who represented his home country of Armenia in the 2002 Olympics, adds, "There are two kinds of cross-country: One is skating, one is classic. In classic skiing, which is best for beginners, you have two grooves groomed into the snow, and you glide your skis along those grooves."
"Skating" technique is for the more advanced Nordic skier. Those trails have no grooves. In fact, cross-country skating technique can be used anywhere there is snow. But Hajiyan explains, "If you have groomed trails ... it makes your skiing easy, whether you're a beginner or advanced."
Hajivan adds, "The best reason to cross-country ski is to get into shape, because it's one of the safest winter sports." He also says that cross-country skiing burns more calories than any other sport except swimming.
Because it's as natural as walking, Nordic is easy for the nonskier/snowboarder to learn on flat beginner trails. Still, it will use a lot of energy; you'll work up a sweat quickly. That's why it's best to dress in layers, rather than one heavy parka, Hajiyan says. Wear a T-neck, a fleece, a shell and a thicker jacket, and carry a backpack. As you become warmer, you can take off each layer and stuff it in the backpack. Bring along a lot of water, because you'll need it—as well as sunblock, lip balm and good UV protection sunglasses.
Beginning technique is simple, Hajiyan says. "When you're skiing, you lean forward so you have kind of an athletic stance. You need to plant your poles, each one on the opposite side of your legs, so it's a diagonal movement. You plant with your right pole when your left leg goes forward, then with your left pole when your right leg goes forward," he says.
The Wasatch has a lot of hidden splendors where groomed trails can be found, including Soldier Hollow in Heber City, White Pine in Park City, and Mountain Dell, just off Interstate 80, which is a golf course in the summer. Solitude's Nordic Center is popular because the Big Cottonwood location is close to Salt Lake City and offers a wide selection of rental gear. A full-day trail pass, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., is $17. A half-day pass, 12:30-4:30 p.m., is enough to satisfy any beginner and costs $12. Renting classic skis (with fish scales) costs $15 for full day and $11 for half day; skate skis are $18 for a full day and $14 for a half day.
You can also get lessons at most sites. At Solitude, you can even request Hajiyan for your instructor by calling to "reserve" him. The one-hour session is $45 for a group lesson and $55 for a private.
The Nordic Center is 14 miles up from the mouth of Big Cottonwood at Silverlake, just before the Brighton resort parking lot. For more information, call 801-536-5774.


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Originally published in 1960, this popular novel about frustrated youth laid the groundwork for contemporary writers such as Tony Parsons and Nick Hornby. All about love, lust, and loneliness, the book introduces Vic Brown, a young working-class Yorkshireman. Vic is attracted to the beautiful but demanding Ingrid, and as their relationship grows and changes, he comes to terms—the hard way—with adult life and what it really means to love. The influence of Barstow's novel has been lasting: the literary label "lad-lit" was first applied to this book, and over the years it has been adapted for radio, television, and the big screen.
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VOLANTE Elyse Glickman visits Palmaz Vineyards, a family-owned and run property that blends tradition with technology, aided by geology and a gift for winemaking
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Elyse Glickman is US west coast editor of Lucire.
Napa is one of America's most celebrated romantic destinations. And what's there not to love? California's premier wine growing region has going for it year-round spring-like weather, first-class dining, and a refined and sophisticated mix of familiar and emerging wineries. In fact, the Napa Valley in some years has had more tourists populate its fields than Disneyland. So much for it totally embodying the "wine lovers' paradise" trope.
One easy and obvious fix to the crowd issue is to take the road—or wine trail—less travelled in pursuit of wineries that are a bit more hidden. That philosophy worked for Julio and Amalia Palmaz, who hail from Argentina and resided in San Antonio, Texas for many years. As regular visitors to Napa, they loved the idea of winemaking so much they decided to relocate in the 1990s. Ultimately, they unearthed and purchased a late 19th century winery estate in Coombsville (located in Napa's southern reaches) with an auspicious history as the original Cedar Knoll Vineyards. Owner Henry Hagen made American wine history, winning a silver medal for his Napa-made brandy in 1889 nearly a century before the 'Judgement of Paris' debunked the notion French wine industry dominance and put California wines on the map.
While the property that is now Palmaz Vineyards (palmazvineyards.com) expands out to 600 picturesque acres of land draped over Mt George a mere ten minutes from downtown Napa, only 60 acres were suited for the cultivation of grapes (particularly cabernet sauvignon, with some plots of malbec—the signature grape of their native Argentina—chardonnay, riesling, and muscat). However, Julio and Amalia embraced the challenge of building a new winery from the ground up—and then some—with many of the winemaking facilities getting built in to the mountain.
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'The facility was literally designed from the inside out by my husband and I, assisted by a team of brilliant engineers, [led by] Gram Wozencroft who directed the geo-engineering,' says Amalia. 'As for the interior designer, we did not hire one. The winery's furniture and art is admittedly a smattering of family heirlooms and homes from previous chapters in our life. I personally love both antiques and modern furniture so I chose to use both styles in different areas of the winery. It really feels like home walking throughout the winery as I will remember a piece that was my mother's in Argentina or a painting my sister, who is an artist, made for me. It's all very close to home and makes for fun stories.'
The flow between the old and the new sections of the winery is seamless, as Amalia carefully planned how she would arrange historic pieces and personal keepsakes to avoid a stark difference between the original Hagen Estate and Palmaz. There is also environmental repurposing on a grand scale for the exteriors, inspired by the hand-formed stonework used in the old buildings. Thanks to an abundance of stone from the material blasted from the caves construction, there is continuity from the old buildings architecturally to the newer structures.
There was also an understanding among all members of the Palmaz family—which includes daughter Florencia, son Christian, daughter-in-law Jessica and, by extension, head winemaker Tina Mitchell, son and assistant winemaker Doug Mitchell, and consulting winemaker Mia Klein—that even if the scale of production was small and carefully planned (given the area's geological idiosyncrasies), the processes would be collaborative and the resulting wines would be greater than the sum of its parts.
'We work lockstep with each other on every detail,' explains Christian, the winery CEO who introduced the highly sophisticated Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the vineyard to provide the winemaking team a better understanding of each unique terroir on the property.
'While not all of us have the skill to do blending, we all contribute to the process. I focus on the physical and scientific side of winemaking, while my wife has the whole marketing thing down. Florencia and my mother are the gifted ones in the family with the blending of the wines, sitting with Mia and Tina on most blending sessions assisting in the direction of the final products.'
Jessica (who as winery president runs the daily affairs of the winery and closely manages the hospitality and tasting room experience), points out that although her in-laws did not initially go into the wine business with the intention of drilling a cave into the mountainside of the property, the geology of the property turned out to be a fortunate feature that provides the winery the advantage of gravity flow. While the cultivation end of the process is done by mostly hand, gravity adds an extra dimension of thoroughness to the overall production, from harvest to bottling.
'Our 60 acres are parcelled into 24 growing areas assigned to different varietals,' Jessica says as we tour the facilities 18 storeys below the earth. 'Each parcel is harvested individually, and those batches are sorted, de-stemmed and processed by hand. The grapes fall into a hole in the floor, and sent to the fermenting barrels to ferment. The fruits are on a carousel track that rotates as each fermenting tank is filled.'
After Jessica runs thorugh various points of interest within the winery, we enter a chamber that looks a lot like a hybrid of a planetarium and a set from Star Trek. This is my formal introduction of FILCS ('Felix'), the mothership of the whole operation, developed by Christian and recognized as a major technical breakthrough in winemaking which pushes the craft forward while helping the winemakers retain important older traditions.
'Fermentation is a critical time for a wine's development, and all characteristics developed during fermentation are the result of the creative direction of the winemaker,' says Christian. 'The facility's 18-storey design allows us to move wine gently during fermentation by gravity minimizing agitation and preserving the delicate molecular structure developed in the wine. Its height also allows us to filter and bottle the wine without compromise of pumps, giving us a unique "gravity finished" capability.'
Tours of Palmaz are by appointment only. Visitors can enjoy a customized tour of the entire winemaking process followed by a seated tasting with Palmaz's flagship wines paired with small hors d'œuvres with seasonal recipes from cookbooks available for sale at the vineyard. While a two-hour experience runs US$100 per adult, the tour is open to children for US$50 each, which includes their own special tasting of alcohol-free varietal grape juices with the handcrafted nibbles. Several beautifully decorated tasting rooms can accommodate parties of up to 10 or 12 for events like milestone anniversaries and birthday gatherings.
According to Jessica, another advantage to Palmaz is its proximity to downtown Napa. Her favourite must-try restaurants (some which have their family member-named wines on their wine lists) include Miminashi, Oenotri, Torc, and Ad Hoc. If your kids are along for the ride, she suggests Napa's Oxbow Public Market, Gott's Roadside or the Charter. •
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Volume 7 No 4 July 2002
Special issue on the Semantic Web
Issue Editor's Introduction
The Semantic Web: opportunities and challenges for next-generation Web applications, by Shiyong Lu, Ming Dong and Farshad Fotouhi, Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Forms of labour in information systems, by Julian Warner, School of Management and Economics, The Queen's University of Belfast, UK
The Semantic Web, universalist ambition and some lessons from librarianship, by Terrence A. Brooks, Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
The necessity for information space mapping for information retrieval on the semantic web, by Gregory B. Newby, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Critical Success Factors and information needs in Estonian industry, by Aiki Tibar, Tallinn Technical University Library, Tallinn, Estonia
An improved method of studying user-system interaction by combining transaction log analysis and protocol analysis, by Jillian R. Griffiths, R.J. Hartley and Jonathan P. Willson, Department of Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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Beck, A., Bennet, P., & Wall, P. Communication studies: the essential introduction. London/New York: Routledge, 2002.
Compaine, B. M. & Greenstein S. eds. Communication policy in transition: the Internet and beyond. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2001.
diSessa, Andrea A. Changing minds: computer, learning, and literacy. Cambridge (Mass.): The MIT Press, 2001.
Lee, Stuart D. Building an electronic resource collection: a practical guide. London: LA Publishing, 2002.
Meadows, Jack. Understanding information. München: KG Saur, 2001.
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Happy Mother's Day!
I am so happy to report that today was a Mother's Day for the history books. It could not have been better! Besides the fact that C and The Mayor spoiled me, I got to chat with my mom on the phone uninterrupted (well, almost uninterrupted) for an hour, but I also carved out almost an hour of time by myself to do what I wanted to do. Yeah, first day mission accomplished!!
It has been said that the purchase of lipstick is an inexpensive way to boost your mood and change your attitude. I'm going to have to agree with that and recommend that if you need a little me time, head to the lipstick aisle, to Sephora, to your favorite makeup counter and hook yourself up.
I have to be honest though, I was going for the budget friendly lip-happiness...and goes to show what I know. A Cover Lipstick was over $7. Oh well. I'm in love with Outlast All Day Lipcolor #619 Lingering Spice. I can't wait to wear it to work tomorrow.
Well, it's now that time for bedtime routines, lunch ready for tomorrow and hopes of climbing into bed before 10. I hope your Mother's Day was filled with lots of love and lots of hugs.
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for new UK immigration rules to be put in place to keep Britain within the European Union (EU), while defending his own government's open-door UK visa policy.
Commenting on an alternative strategy, Blair suggested that the introduction of tougher UK immigration controls would make it possible for Britain to take control of its borders back without having to leave the EU.
Blair's recommendations were delivered as part of a report released by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, which also called for EU migrants to register on arrival in the UK so numbers can be recorded and monitored.
Furthermore, the report suggested that access to free healthcare should be restricted for unemployed EU migrants, and argued that universities should be allowed to discriminate in favour of native Britons when they select candidates.
According to The Independent, the report seems aimed at provoking a change in the Brexit debate, perhaps in order to solve the current stalemate over supporting economy and immigration for both parties.
Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times mirrored this sentiment, stating that it could make "uncomfortable reading" for Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr Shipman added: "It makes clear she has not enforced existing rules that already permit the removal of EU migrants if they do not find work after three months in the UK."
Many experts suggest the influx of migrants who entered the UK during Blair's time in government could be to blame for the Brexit vote last year due to a national fear of unchecked UK immigration.


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Saturday 5 November 2016
Week 44 - One Daily Positive and Project 366
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Sorry to hear work hasn't worked out for you, those long days must be a killer. We only has one trick or treater this year, last year, like you I ran out! #366ReplyDeleteReplies
i really dont need those levels of stress in my lifeDelete
Sorry to hear you've handed your notice in but completely understand - the targets and hours and stress sometimes just aren't worth it. I get in for 7.30 and that's bad enough. Halloween was mad here too - dog looks cute though! XReplyDeleteReplies
poor dog was slightly baffled by his hatDelete
ah thats a shame about your job, but as long as you know you have done the right thing then that is what counts. It must be very hard uprooting your life and moving across the other side of the world, away from family and friends, and in all that heat! I am sure as much as a bacon butty, lovely new nails and a drink help, they are not the same. It must be especially tough when you have not long visited the Uk. Sending you (hugs). xxReplyDeleteReplies
thank you, i sometimes wonder what normal is these daysDelete
what a shame about feeling unfulfilled and overworked, but maybe handing in your notice was the best thing for your mental well being, Hope you manage to find something else that you enjoy more.ReplyDelete
great fire works.
love your wow picture and chuckled at hubby blowing out your candlesReplies
i certainly feel much better since i made my decisionDelete
It sounds like you made the right decision to hand in your notice. You gave it your best shot, but it just wasn't right for you. Fireworks every Thursday and Friday? People moan about having a few either side of bonfire night, I'm not sure what they would think of having them twice a week every week!ReplyDelete
Great idea to look for a positive in every day. I will ponder on that!Replies
global village is in the desert so no one around to bother with the noise, i just can't help but think about the expenseDelete
It does sound like the right decision, although it's a shame it has to be that way. Hope you find other things to fill your time. Halloween sounds fun.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm sure i'll find plenty to do and will be doing a lot more travelDelete
Good on you...if it wasn't right you then it was the right decision to make. Love the dogs hat!ReplyDeleteReplies
the dog wasn't too impressedDelete
it was quite an emotional decision to make, but i'm pleased i'm leavingReplyDelete