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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Momo's Black & White Challenge
This Card was made for entry into Momo's Black & White Challenge.
Birds and Swirls (Cuttlebug Folder)
Corner Rounder
Mega Mixed Messages (Paper Trey Ink)
Pagoda Cricut Cartridge
Paper Trimmer
Recollections Cardstock
Staz On Ink (Black)
The card base (4.25 inches x 5.5 inches). The front of the card is slightly smaller. An inch was cut from the front of the card. The mat for the front of the card measures (4 inches x 4.25 inches). The mat for the inside of the card (4 inches x 5 inches). The fan as well as the shadow was cut at 3 inches. I inked around the edges with the Staz On.
I have made so many birthday cards recently that (for a change of pace) I decided to make a "Just Because" Card that would have my favorite color in it (blue). Here it is. Comments are welcome, enjoy and GOD bless.
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Luv the colors on this card. Great Job.ReplyDelete
So beautiful card! Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
So cute! I really like the fan.ReplyDelete
This is so pretty! Thanks for playing with us at CCC! :) JanisReplyDelete
I love that shade of blue, it's so pretty!!!! TFS!!! :)ReplyDelete
love your fan card and the blue it is so beautiful. TFS!ReplyDelete
very pretty!ReplyDelete
Very nice card. Love the colors together. GREAT job! :)ReplyDelete
Pretty card! Thanks for playing along with week at CCC.ReplyDelete
First of all!!! LOVING THE BLOG!!! Absolutely adorable!!!! And this card is sooo pretty! Loving it! Thanks for joining in! XOXO MomoReplyDelete
Beautiful use of the Pagoda cartridge. I love the swirls folder use on the fan. Great card Gloria.ReplyDelete
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Day four: Polymers
"Polymers are an incredibly important class of materials," Prof. Tenhaeff explained in his lecture. Chemical engineers play a significant role in developing polymers for use as plastics, nylon, rubber, vinyl siding, pipes, paint, carpets, shampoo, toothpaste and myriad other items of everyday life.
Chemical engineers design reaction systems to synthesize polymers and then use techniques such as injection molding, film and blow molding, and extrusion to process them into useful products.
Polymers are easy to process, requiring comparatively little energy to produce, but pose a major recycling challenge. Only 9 percent of the 32 million tons of plastic waste generated in 2012 was recovered for recycling. Chemical engineers are looking for new uses of waste plastic to increase the incentive for recycling.
The lab exercises included synthesis of polyurethane foam and nylon, which proved to be an eye-opening experience for many of the students.
Dean L., for example, is incredulous that a mere 5 ml of hexamethylenediamine solution, mixed with 5 ml of Sebacoyl chloride solution produced a strand of nylon that stretches farther, and farther . . .
So much so that Lukas J. has to stand on a stool as he pulls a strand out of the receptacle on the floor.
Rachel Monfredo mixes a polyol with diisocyanate and oligomers in Adam R.'s glove, using it as a mold, to create a "hand" made of polyurethane foam. Jonathan T. looks on.
Dean L., Ian P. Aaron G. and Chad C. are intrigued by the styrene line produced by the lab's extruder.
Prof. Tenhaeff demonstrates how a small amount of polymer can be used to create artificial snow.
Chad C. (at rear), Ian P. and Austin P. discuss their findings in the group session, which was held at the end of each morning's lab exercises.

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Dad's are so important. Weather it is your father(step father, etc), Father-in-law, grandfather, Son(who is a father), the father of your children, or someone else, there is bound to be at least one father who has made a positive impact on your life.
Father's Day is the one day set aside to show him(them) how much you appreciate everything he does to make your life more special. And although the day about so much more than gifts, it is still important(in my humble opinion) to get dad a token of your gratitude. Something special that makes him happy.
All dads are different, so it can often be hard to find the perfect gift. There are some things though that can be e great choice for almost any dad.
One thing that I think makes a great gift is tools. Some guys are obsessed with tools, so a new one is a rush every time. Other like tools but less passionately, and some guys really do not care too much for fixing things.
Either way, tools are still a great gift. I am sure you are asking yourself why tools would be good for the non handy man type, and it's simple. Just because it's not something they like to do for sun, there will still be a point when they need or want to do something and will need a tool or tools to do it.
As a matter of fact, my hubby is a take them or leave them kind of guy. He does occasionally like to work on projects, but never would consider himself a "tool guy", but when he needs to do something, a lack of tools makes him really frustrated.
My husband has only about 3-4 tools. A hammer, a Phillips Head and a Flat Head. He may still have some old beat-up pliers. Nothing is the same kind and none are name brands. It is very sad. Trying to fix anything is nearly impossible with only those items.
That is why I got him a tool set for Father's Day this year. I even ended up giving it to him early because low and behold, he needed them for something.
I wanted to get him a set. To start a collection, buying only one or 2 items seemed very pointless, and knowing my luck I would buy something and he would end up needing something different a few days later. I did not want just any set however, I wanted a grand set. Something that will consistently perform on an elite level, and that would truly be gift worthy.
I found that in Ryobi of course. The Ryobi ONE+ 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Ultimate Combo had everything I wanted and more.
In addition to the tools this set also comes with an awesome Tool Bag.
Not only is the amazing bag not counted as part of your 6 piece set, but this set also comes with a battery charger and not one but TWO 18-volt Lithium-Ion Batteries!! And they are not counted as your tools either.
I know my hubby very well, and I know that when he gets done using his tools, he would probably just put them away time after time, never worrying abut charging the battery. It would finally occur to him when he actually needs to use them fr something and the battery is dead.
With only one battery, he would then have to wait for hours for the battery to charge before he could go about his work. That would not only be frustrating for him, it would defeat the purpose of having tools for when you need them.
I am not just saying this is something my hubby or guys would do, because I am just as guilty. I only have one batter for my DSLR camera, and I wait until it dies completely while in use, then I even let it charge for a few minutes so it is good enough to take the photos I need, and I usually forget to even put it back.
Having 2 batteries is just such a wonderful and convenient idea. I am so glad that Ryobi can see that.
The other thing that I love about these batteries(and tools) is that all of the tools take the same battery, so it is mix and match without ever having to worry that one tool is not charged. Everything always works.
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He is so excited to have his own tools, especially a real set of high quality power tools. He has been trying to use them n everything, Maybe Ryobi unleashed a dormant Mr. Fix It.
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The Duchess of Sussex has written personal messages of love and empowerment on bananas destined for food parcels for the women.
Meghan Markle has spoken out in support of the arts and written heartfelt words of support for sex workers during a visit to Bristol.
Meghan told young performers that after-school creative activities were just as important as sport as she toured the city's famous Bristol Old Vic theatre with Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
The couple - who are expecting their first child in the spring of 2019 - made an unannounced trip to a charity helping sex workers break free from prostitution.
Meghan penned the words, often followed by a heart, "You are strong", "You are special", "You are brave" and "You are loved" on the fruit at the One25 organisation based in the St Paul's area of Bristol.
The couple had faced harsh weather conditions of snow and freezing temperatures when they arrived in the city.
But wrapped up against the cold in a William Vintage coat, Oscar de la Renta dress and Sarah Flint boots, the heavily pregnant duchess greeted dozens of royal fans with her husband.
Inside the theatre, which is undergoing a multimillion-pound restoration, Meghan and Harry watched young performers during a workshop then joined them onstage, with the duchess saying she had just been speaking about the importance of theatre opportunities for young people.
The former actress added: "There's so much emphasis in after-school clubs on sport.
"Channelling energy that you have into the creative arts and theatre is equally as important. Sport isn't for everyone, just like theatre isn't for everyone."
Meghan, who is the new patron of the National Theatre, spent a decade working as an actress in television, where she was best known for her role in the hit US legal drama series Suits, playing paralegal-turned-lawyer Rachel Zane.
The duchess revealed she was inspired to leave positive messages in the food bags after learning about a similar gesture made for school children.
Some of the 150 women who are still street sex-working in Bristol will receive the parcels from One25 containing the actress-turned-royal's message later in the evening.
The duchess said: "I was thinking about this the other day. I saw this programme this woman had started in the States on a school lunch programme when on each of the bananas she wrote an affirmation or something to make the kids feel really empowered.
"I thought it was the most incredible idea - this small gesture."
When the duke and duchess first arrived, they found they were not the main attraction for a group of young children.
The two and three-year-olds from Abbeywood Tots Nursery were more excited about the digestive biscuits they had been given by a member of staff.
India Leachman, 25, a nursery practitioner, said: "We've been describing them as the prince and princess, which is easier to explain to the kids, and they were like, 'Oh my gosh, they're coming, they're coming', then I gave them biscuits and they had like a giggle party to themselves.
"Harry and Meghan found it so funny that the children beckoned them over like, 'We're excited to see you', and as soon as they came over they were interested in their biscuits."
The duke shared a private moment with a bereaved youngster when the couple ended their day at the Empire Fighting Chance charity - which combines non-contact boxing with education, mentoring and therapy.
Harry spent 10 minutes alone with the young person, who became emotional talking about the loss of a parent.
The duke's mother Diana, Princess of Wales died in a Paris car crash in 1997 when Harry was aged just 12, and he has spoken in the past of the effect it has had on his mental health.
Martin Bisp, co-founder of the charity, said: "There was a moment where him and a young person shared an experience.
"They sat down and asked us to leave the room and talked candidly."


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TORONTO — Coach Mike Babcock warned his Leafs about the danger of the young Devils but the message apparently did not get through.
Miles Wood and Pavel Zacha each scored twice and the unbeaten New Jersey Devils recorded the franchise's first-ever 3-on-5 goal in a 6-3 win over Toronto on Wednesday night, ending the Maple Leafs' perfect start to the NHL season.
Babcock was unimpressed by a 50-shot barrage on Devils goaltender Cory Schneider, complaining instead about a lack of effort from his team.
"We didn't have any snap, we didn't have any juice, we didn't win any battles," he said in a pithy post-game news conference that lasted all of two minutes nine seconds.
"We talked quite a lot about this game coming up and how it was going to be," he added. "And that's exactly what I expected. But I expected us to compete and that didn't happen.
"Hockey's fair. You get what you deserve. That's what we deserved tonight … I can't remember the last time we played with that kind of effort."
New Jersey finished 27th in the league last season, some 25 points behind Toronto. But the Leafs had their hands full with the speedy Devils, who look like a different outfit this season thanks to an influx of young talent.
"A lot different, a lot more speed, a lot more skill," said Toronto centre Nazem Kadri. "They've got tough forwards that can skate. That's their identity, similar to us."
Tied 2-2 after 20 minutes — a score Babcock said flattered the Leafs "big-time" — New Jersey (3-0-0) pulled ahead with a pair in the second period despite being outshot 17-12.
A key moment came late in the period with the Devils taking two minors on the same play. Rather than Toronto taking advantage, New Jersey killed off the penalties and scored shorthanded at 14:54 for a 4-2 lead.
Jake Gardiner was unable to keep the puck in at the New Jersey blue line and two Devils broke in. William Nylander's backcheck swept the puck off Adam Henrique's stick but the puck unfortunately went straight off goalie Frederik Andersen to Brian Gibbons in front and the Devils winger made no mistake.
"That's a huge one," said Leafs winger James van Riemsdyk.
Babcock said he didn't know if he had ever seen a 3-on-5 goal before.
Blake Coleman added an insurance goal early in the third.
Auston Matthews, with his third of the season, cut the deficit to 5-3 with 6:26 remaining and the Leafs on a two-man advantage. But despite a 20-9 edge in shots in the third, the Toronto comeback fell short and Zacha rubbed salt in the wound with a late tipped goal.
Van Riemsdyk and Dominic Moore also scored for Toronto (3-1-0) before 19,103 at the Air Canada Centre.
Outshot 50-31, New Jersey got a sterling performance in goal from Schneider, whose 47 saves were a career high. It's the Devils' first 3-0-0 start since 2014-15.
Both teams had good scoring chances early but Andersen and Schneider held firm. Then the floodgates opened with four goals in five minutes in a back-and-forth first period.
After Van Riemsdyk opened the scoring on the power play at 8:33, New Jersey answered with two Wood goals before Moore tied it up at 2-2.
New Jersey went ahead 3-2 at 9:58 of the second on the power play with rookie Jesper Bratt finding Zacha left alone in front of goal to complete a sweet tic-tac-toe passing sequence. Van Riemsdyk was in the box for slashing.
Toronto came into the contest having scored 19 goals through its first three games to start the season, second highest in franchise history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The 1917-18 team scored 27.
The Devils have 16 goals in their three outings, the second-highest total in franchise history (17, 1991-92).
The game featured the top overall picks in the last two drafts: Toronto's Matthews (2016) and New Jersey's Nico Hischier (2017).
But Bratt has hogged most of the early Devils headlines and came as advertised — quick and shifty.
The 19-year-old Swede, taken in the sixth round (162nd overall) in 2016, is the first player in franchise history (and one of just five NHLers in the past 17 seasons) to notch five points (three goals, two assists) in his first two NHL games.
His NHL account now stands at six points. Rookie defenceman Will Butcher had two assists to push his points total to five.


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I want to tell you what is going on in my country, in Italy and how much, a lot of young African women are suffering up to this very moment as you are reading this article. They are Nigerian, and for many reasons they want to leave their country, their families, friends in order to find a better place to live and a bit of money to help their families in Nigeria. They leave their home because someone has promised them a brilliant future, good money to use as they wish and help their families, but it's just a mere illusion. They approach these young ladies and promise them something, but this is just a game of Nigerian criminal organization with the help of Italian "Mafia" (very powerful Italian criminal organization present all over the world). They can arrange false document, Passport and transport these women from Nigeria to Italy and in many cases also by plane. Before leaving Nigeria these young ladies have to pass through the hands of an old man or woman, a sort of witchdoctor that makes an agreement between the lady and the spirits to give back all her dues to the criminals. They call in "Juju". It is almost impossible that the young lady breaks this contract with the spirits, because the voodoo or black magic practices in Nigeria are very well rooted in their culture.They strongly believe that every kind of disobedience to these spirits are punished with misfortune to them and all their families. If you break the pact you will see very soon suffering and death of one or more of your dear ones. The spirits will punish you because you have promised him something and you couldn't keep it. Once they reach Italy, these ladies realize immediately that all the promises of making easy money, good job and good life are false and their teenage dreams crash against the hard reality: PROSTITUTION. That's the reality, that's their sad lives. Convincing them to sell the body for few euros is not difficult. They are sex slaves in the hand of a bad woman that they call "mamam" who controls them strictly and use every kind of physical and psychological abused, violence and threats in order to get money from them. Just to give a real example: every single young lady must give them back from 60.000 up to 80.000 euros before her freedom. They are forced to prostitute themselves every single day, every single night for almost 5 years non stop even if you are sick, weak, pregnant, if you having menstruation or some other complications, it doesn't matter even if it's Christmas, 31st of December, Easter, your birthday or other feast, you must work all the same, no excuses! That's for four or five years consecutively. An Italian survey reported that at present, there are more than 35,000 Nigerian ladies forced to prostitute themselves and 10,000 maman in charge to control them. This kind of human traffic started in the 80′s and since then, almost 500 nigerian women have been killed, just in Italy. This is no longer an Italian or Nigerian problem but a global problem, even affecting Germany, USA, Zambia and so on. Everywhere we go we can find local criminal organisation ready to sell false dreams to young ladies and in some cases also to very young children. So pay attention if someone approaches you and offers you a good job showing you the bright side of the world; good money, better life and other beautiful and attractive things, it will be a plan to make money with your skin and your life.
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The contrast between Theresa May's response to the misogynistic behaviour of the Tory MP Philip Davies, and Jeremy Corbyn's responses to accusations of bigotry within the Labour Party couldn't be clearer.
Take the case of the Bradford West Labour MP Naz Shah who was immediately suspended and put under investigation after the right-wing blogger Guido Fawkes dug up some old tweets about Israel from before she was even an MP. It turns out that the origin for the supposedly anti-Semitic tweet was the Palestinian rights campaigner Norman Finkelstein, who described the people witch hunting Naz Shah as an anti-Semite for sharing the picture off his website as "dragging the Nazi holocaust through the mud". Corbyn stuck with party procedure and made sure that the allegations of bigotry were investigated.
The case with Philip Davies is a lot more serious and immediate than a couple of old Tweets but it's getting a tiny fraction of the media attention. Davies was filmed making a speech to a misogynistic rival political party called J4MB. These people style themselves as men's rights campaigners, but they're clearly a bunch of anti-feminist bigots who severely damage legitimate men's rights issues by association. Just as the legitimate feminist movement is damaged by association with female-supremacist misandrists using feminism as cover for their bigotry, legitimate men's issues are utterly toxified by association with this bunch of raving bigots.
Davies made all kinds of bizarre claims in his speech. One of the standout bits of nonsense was the call for gender segregation of school children because of a supposed conspiracy by female teachers to award lower grades to boys!
Instead of immediately moving to launch an investigation into Philip Davies, his bizarre comments and his association with a bunch of misogynistic bigots, Theresa May decided to adopt an "ignore it until the fuss dies down" strategy.
The fact that Theresa May is so willing to ignore the misogynistic behaviour of one of her own MPs proves the stupidity of the identity politics lie that Theresa May being Prime Minister is somehow good for women because she doesn't happen to have a penis. It really doesn't matter what she has between her legs if she's willing to overlook the bigotry of her own MP because actions speak louder than words (or genitals).
Not only was Philip Davies endorsing a bigoted political party by appearing at their event to spit his anti-feminist bile, he's also clearly guilty of promoting a rival political party which brags about how they're going to stand candidates against the Tories in their 20 most marginal constituencies on their website.
Imagine if the boot was on the other foot and it was a Labour MP making a 45 minute speech to a bigoted political party that had openly expressed the intention of damaging Labour's election chances by standing candidates in their 20 most marginal constituencies. Just imagine the media shit-storm that such an appearance would have created. Just imagine the Blairite MPs frothing with outrage that Jeremy Corbyn had let such a thing happen. Just imagine the bile that would have been spat all over Corbyn if he'd adopted Theresa May's "ignore it until the fuss dies down" strategy.
Philip Davies isn't new to controversy over his bigoted remarks. Back in 2011 he suggested that employers should be allowed to pay less than the minimum wage to disabled employees, and that by calling for labour rights discrimination against disabled people he was actually doing them a favour!
In 2015 he blocked a Private Member's Bill to provide free hospital parking to carers by waffling on for 93 minutes so that the bill ran out of time. He's also used the same fillibustering technique to try to trash a bill to prevent revenge evictions by landlords who's tenants ask for repairs to the property and in 2010 he used the strategy of tabling loads of amendments to try to wreck a bill to stop vulture funds from buying up third world debt.
It's extraordinarily brazen for the Tories (and their Blairite ideological blood-brothers) to try to paint the Labour Party and the left in general as being riddled with bigots, when Philip Davies is unarguably one of the most bigoted Westminster MPs of the modern era and he is continually allowed to get away with misogyny, Islamophobic ranting, homophobia, disabilism, parliamentary wrecking tactics and even promoting bigoted rival political parties.
Just remember how Tories like David Cameron and the lying, death-threat inventing MP Lucy Allan went into synthetic outrage mode over the 38 Degrees fake misogyny row, and contrast it to the deafening silence about Philip Davies' misogynistic behaviour from the new Prime Minister and female Tory MPs like Lucy Allan.
Accusations of misogyny are clearly only useful to the Tories if they can be weaponised and used to smear their political opponents (even if the accusations were brazenly fabricated), but when it's one of their own MPs slagging off feminism at a misogyny conference, spreading weird conspiracy theories and calling for the reintroduction of gender segregation in schools, the Tories button their lips about it and follow Theresa May's "ignore it until the fuss dies down" tactics.
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PlayStation Now, Sony's game streaming service, is getting a rare 40 percent discount at Amazon. A 12-month subscription, sold by Amazon Digital Services, is currently on sale for $59.99, down from $99.99. That's $20 cheaper that the Black Friday discount we saw on the service, and the lowest it's been since 2017.
A PlayStation Now subscription grants access to over 650 PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 games. PlayStation exclusives including Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, and Polygon's 2018 Game of the Year, God of War, are available to stream, as well as other favorites from AAA blockbusters to indie hits.
New games are added to the PlayStation Now library each month; March's new titles included NBA 2K18, WWE 2K18, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, and more.


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Great coffees and much more...
I had last Friday off and spent it with four wonderful friends. We started out with the intention of grabbing a coffee downtown and then walk around. Well Jennie and Grace was so welcoming we sat with our coffee and had some great quiche to boot. Carla Poepsel and her FABulous baristas make you feel very much at home. Plus we loved browsing the books and gifts. We could have stayed all day, since the coffee cups are bottomless. ;-) Seriously, we almost stayed long enough to order off the lunch menu. But that's what good friends do when they get together... and Jennie and Grace is just the place to do it! Go by at 219 W. Main and tell Carla I sent you!
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The Medical Imaging service at Shellharbour Hospital provides:
- X-rays (also known as plain radiography)
- Ultrasound (sometimes called sonograms/sonographs)
- CT (computed tomography) scans – these were previously known as CAT (computerised axial tomography) scans
All other Medical Imaging services are available at Wollongong Hospital.
How can I access this service?
This service requires a referral from a Medical Practitioner, ISLHD Clinic or an accredited Allied Health professional.
What should I bring?
Your referral letter and Medicare Card.
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Services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, however service accessibility for outpatient referrals are only available between the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday.
Please contact us to discuss fees, Medicare rebates, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, etc... Illawarra and Shoalhaven Local Health District https://www.islhd.health.nsw.gov.au/hospitals/shellharbour-hospital/services-clinics/medical-imaging-shellharbour-hospital -34.559250 150.841400


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Every day, there are events around the world dedicated to the cryptoindustry, from small meetups to large conferences. We have already written about how to choose events when preparing for an ICO: a roadshow before raising money is focused on searching for investors, so it can be difficult to identify the right events, but it's possible with well-defined criteria. But what do you do after you have successfully completed your campaign?
Playkey decided to continue attending cryptocurrency events, since our work is closely related to cryptocurrencies and blockchains, and our company is a trailblazer in the cryptoindustry. We conducted an experiment at the Blockchain Summit London 2018, one of the largest blockchain events for businesses. We recorded everyone who came up to the Playkey booth and spoke with our representatives. This helped us categorize the people who attend these events and figure out with whom we should be speaking. Who approached our booth?
Companies in the ICO process
There are many of these companies, of course. Apart from investors, they were interested in talking with people representing projects that have already been through the ICO process, to get advice from them. For us, though, being a company that has been through the ICO process, there was little benefit in us doing that; it was something we did for fun, as a way of structuring our experience and sharing it with others.
You can also identify interesting companies and follow their development, with the potential of future collaboration. But the benefits you get from this type of communication don't go beyond that. It's much more useful to speak with people from projects that have already finished their ICO. In those situations, everyone can share their relevant experience.
Companies involved in blockchains and cryptocurrencies
There are many companies and freelancers looking for clients at cryptocurrency events. Among the professionals who offered their services to Playkey were blockchain software developers, marketing specialists, PR experts, financial analysts, bankers, consultants, and more. But these offers were not always relevant.
We develop blockchain technology within our company, and Playkey developers are blockchain specialists. Consultants from other spheres can be interesting, but it's difficult to trust them; we don't know what their experiences are or what results they've had. We usually work with people who have been recommended to us by peers with the nuances of our business in mind: during an ICO, we need specific consultants and outsourcing companies for PR, but after an ICO we need different people.
We can, however, always ask the more impressive visitors to our booth to share their portfolios so we can look over them carefully later. This is often a good idea even if you don't need their services at the moment; the need could arise in the future.
People interested in the cryptocurrency ecosystem
This is the most prevalent type of attendee at nonspecialized events. At first, this may seem like a promising category of attendee, since people from companies like PWC, Accenture, IBM, and Ford are out browsing booths.
But mostly these companies are very far removed from blockchains and cryptocurrencies. Attending these events, they're just taking their baby steps in the ecosystem. Their representatives are not really looking for investment opportunities or partnerships. Their main objective? "To look around, go back to the office, and read up." This is how several people who visited our booth described their motivations:
- "To see what's new" (an energy specialist)
- "To think about how to apply my work to blockchains" (a software developer)
- "To decide whether to get into cryptocurrency" (a classic trader)
- "To learn what blockchains are" (a finance expert)
- "Just to hang out" (another financial expert)
As you can see, the people in this category have extremely vague goals, so talking with people who are simply interested in cryptocurrency, no matter the high-profile company they represent, is usually not the most productive use of time.
Here's a fun fact: Beko, a large manufacturer of household appliances, showed particular interest in Playkey's booth. They were drawn in by our offer to play difficult games with a toaster (we actually had a toaster at our booth). It's uncertain if anything will come from this acquaintance, but it emphasizes the fact that almost any means of standing out at a large event is good, especially if the event was designed for 2,500 people.
These people didn't come to sell their services or just pass time. Speaking with them offers a realistic chance of getting an investment. Investors approached the Playkey booth who are involved in investments at different stages and in different capacities. They were business angels, hedge-fund representatives, and consultants at corporations that invest in startups. It's really worth getting through the remaining 80 to 90 percent of attendees (who aren't likely to have any influence on the development of your company) in order to speak with investors.
But it makes sense to make your visit to the event as effective as possible and not just bank on these people for success. Playkey representatives have made it a rule to set up several meetings near the event that are guaranteed to be beneficial. For example, it's always good for us to meet with game publishers. As a general rule, don't count on cryptocurrency events themselves to be fruitful. Think critically about how to make upcoming events useful


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Sale / Turnover
- Variable Costs / Used Goods
= Gross Profit
- Fixed Costs
- Depreciation
- Interest
= Profit
Sale / turnover is the "the money you receive from the customers" when they have purchased a product or service from you.
Any sales tax will not be a part of the profit and loss statement. Sales tax will be accounted
for separately.
Variable Costs / Used Goods
In the second line of the Profit & Loss Statement all expenses directly connected with the sale are deducted. The more you sell the higher variable costs.
The buying of shoes is directly connected with the selling of shoes (used goods).
If you produce leather shoes you have to buy leather (raw material). The purchase of leather will show as variable costs / used goods in the profit and loss statement.
Consultants rarely have expenses concerning the "variable costs / used goods". For instance an accountant has few direct expenses in producing the yearly accounts for a client. Maybe 20 sheets of paper.
The difference between Sales and Variable Cost is called Gross profit. It
shows how much money you have got left to pay for instance your rent, telephone,
internet access, marketing and your own pay.
Fixed Costs
Fixed costs will usually not be higher if you sell more. And not lower when you sell less. The rent of the shoe shop will be the same whether you sell 10 pairs of shoes or 150 pairs of shoes.
The staff might be able to sell 150 pairs of shoes. But they only sell 10 pairs. It takes time to lay off staff so Staff expenses is considered a Fixed cost.
Fixed costs can be variable - like a telephone bill. It is because the telephone bill does not necessary vary with sales volume. The variation is due to other circumstances than the sales volume.
You invest in a new building for your business. Or you purchase a 10 thousand dollar machine. You can not deduct such big investments in the accounts the first year. The investment must be spread out over several years.
One way to do it is to depreciate / deduct / write of 30 % of the value every year. An example:
For specific rules in your country contact an accountant or the relevant
If you borrow money in a bank you will see the interest deducted as an expense in the profit and loss Statement. Also the different charges to the bank can be deducted.
Interest for money borrowed from family or other sources can usually not be deducted.
For specific rules in your country contact an accountant or the relevant authorities.
Also referred to as profit/loss or proprietor´s salary. Net income is the
proceeds a proprietor makes from running his/her business. Net income does not
always exist in terms of cash. It can be partly or fully tied-up in stocks or
balance due from customers.
- Read more about how to Influence your Profit
- Go to next business issue: The Balance Statement
What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.
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You can move in at any time after 10am on the tenancy start date. Please notice that all dates are mentioned in the tenancy agreement.
The tenancy agreement is a legal document between the Student Residence Hall (landlord) and the student (tenant). The tenancy agreement sets out clearly defined rules of the Student Residence Hall and the obligations of the Landlord and Tenant. This is a useful and important document. If there are any disputes both parties will refer to the tenancy agreement.
Typical tenancy agreements is for 12 months period.You can rent a room at Student Residence Hall for a non less than 5 months period.
YES. If you would like to extend your tenancy you must notify Student Residence Hall as early as possible to ensure your room has not been let to someone else.
In order to secure the room reservation you are required to pay a booking fee of two months room rent amount. Your booking fee converts to deposit once your tenancy commences. The deposit is refundable at the end of your tenancy, unless any deductions for damage or charges have been made.
We offer 3 installment types:
The rent covers your room, use of the communal space and all utility expenses such as electricity, heating, water, internet connection.
If you wish to change rooms after the start of the tenancy agreement a 50 euro administration fee will be payable.
We accept payments by transfering money to our bank account on a termly basis or you can pay everything upfront.
You can pay your rent by transfering the money to our bank account. We are accepting credit cards.
We provide a 200 Mbps connection. We expect that our tenants will follow the fair and acceptable usage policy. Wi-Fi zone is all over the facilities and rooms.
The washing machine costs 4 euro and the dryer is 1,5 euro.
NO. Our rooms are intended for one person. A permanent guest over a longer period is not wanted.
YES. If you want to invite guests, you are allowed to do that as long as they are guests and do not live permanently on the premises. Please be noticed that anyone wanting to visit you have to alert you of their presence. You will need to go down to the front door of the building to let your guest into the building.
NO. Pets are not permitted.
Your safety and security is of utmost importance to us. You will be given a personal entry card which will give you access to the building. We do have live CCTV cameras in common areas, entry zone and backyard.
NO. Smoking is strictly prohibited at Student Residence Hall properties. If you will not follow the non-smoking policy the penalty of a 200 euro be applied.
All the rooms at Student Residence Hall are fully furnished but you will need to bring your personal belongings (bedding, towels, cooking appliance).
NO. But we can sell or rent starter packages of bedding and dishes/utensils under request. Please contact us in advance.
NO. You will only need to move out your belongings on the tenancy end date. During the term of the tenancy the room is for your use only.
Yes, there is a quiet study room in the building where tenants can study.


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By Richard Clarke
A hat-trick from Peter Crouch prevented Arsenal completing their own Anfield treble on Saturday.
Having triumphed at Liverpool in the FA Cup and Carling Cup in January, Arsène Wenger's side were looking to complete an unprecedented winning season on this ground. However they fell behind after only four minutes when Crouch slid home at the near post. The former Southampton forward would add to his tally in the 35th minute and completed his treble nine minutes from time.
Those goals were dissected by Daniel Agger's header on the hour and a scrambled effort from William Gallas after 73 minutes.
The Frenchman's strike brought forth the feint flicker of an Arsenal comeback. However, while the scoreline flattered Liverpool a little in terms of possession and territory, the home side always seemed the have complete control of this game.
Arsenal are now down to fourth in the Premiership table.
Wenger made five changes from the side beaten a mile across Stanley Park two weeks ago. Tomas Rosicky, Freddie Ljungberg and Justin Hoyte dropped to bench. Gilberto (hip) and Aliadiere (foot) had picked up injuries. Their replacements were: Gael Clichy, Emmanuel Eboue, Emanuel Adebayor, Alex Hleb and Denilson.
It was a bright, sunny Saturday afternoon at Anfield. Unfortunately this game had little importance in terms of trophies. Its only significance was over the local dispute these two sides were pursuing about third place.
Before either side had settled, Liverpool had the lead. Jermaine Pennant's clever back-flick sent Alvaro Arbeloa through on the right and his low cross was turned in at the near post by Crouch.
The home side had stolen the impetus but created only half-chances to add to their lead in the minutes that followed. As the half wore on, Arsenal would find their feet but, significantly, they would barely test Pepe Reina throughout the first 45 minutes.
One of their best chances came on the quarter-hour when Fabregas floated a corner to the edge of the six-yard box and Adebayor powered a header just over the bar.
Liverpool might have extended their lead when the increasingly influential Pennant fired his free-kick into the Arsenal area. Steven Gerrard nodded the ball down and Crouch's overhead kick looked destined for the top corner before Jens Lehmann plucked the ball out of the air.
Despite that, Arsenal continued to enjoy considerable possession however their attacks seemed to flounder on the edge of the Liverpool area. Real chances were rare so, when an unmarked Baptista sidefooted horribly wide from Adebayor's cut back in the 32nd minute you sensed it would be important.
It was.
Three minutes later, Pennant took a quick free-kick in midfield and fed Fabio Aurelio on the left. His pin-point cross found the head of the leaping Crouch, who diverted a header into top of Lehmann's net.
There was more urgency about Arsenal after the break. However Liverpool still seemed to be all too comfortable with their two-goal lead. In the 53rd minute the home side should have added to their lead when Mark Gonzalez broke down the left and crossed to Gerrard at the far post. The England midfielder slashed a shot at Lehmann and the keeper saved at the second attempt.
The play moved up the other end and Adebayor fired a long-range effort against the base of the post. Unfortunately the rebound eluded the onrushing Baptista.
The game was becoming more and more open. Gallas denied Crouch as the beanpole striker closed in on a hat-trick chance.
In fact Liverpool's third would not be far away. On the hour, Clichy fouled Pennant on the right. Aurelio curled over the free-kick and Agger nudged a header beyond Lehmann and into the far corner of the net.
Adebayor did everything he could to get Arsenal back into the game almost immediately. Baptista crossed to the near post the Togolese front man met the ball with a firm downward header. Somehow Reina managed to claw the ball onto the post. A wonderful save.
It would be Baptista's last meaningful touch. Shortly afterwards, Wenger withdrew him and Abou Diaby in favour of Freddie Ljungberg and Tomas Rosicky. To their credit, Arsenal kept going. Hleb fired over while the two substitutes added life to the visiting attack.
In the 73rd minute they got a goal. Fabregas' corner was nodded goalward by Toure at the near post. Reina got half a hand on the ball and Gallas snaffled the ball home from close range.
For a while Arsenal played like they believed a comeback was possible and the hushed nature of the Anfield crowd smacked of a certain nervousness. However Crouch completed his hat-trick by crashing home an effort from close-range nine minutes from time.
Aurelio nearly added the fifth a minute from time but the ball trickled wide. Arsenal had suffered enough for one day.
Referee: Steve Bennett
Attendance: 43958
Copyright 2023 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source.


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Cavendish Mall Shopping Centre offers the perfect excuse to go shopping! This award-winning shopping mall is considered the premier fashion destination in the Southern Suburbs. Encompassing more than two hundred and fifty of the most elite stores in the country. Shoppers can find a wide selection of restaurants, 16 cinemas, including foreign feature films and 5 Forex Banks all conveniently situated in a safe and secure indoor shopping environment.
The most recent development to the centre is Cavendish Connect. This exciting redevelopment has stores spilling out across Dreyer Street, transforming The Link into Cavendish Connect and adding many more stores. The new development now brings you international concept stores, fashion boutiques, trend-setting lifestyle emporiums and a range of mouth-watering restaurants and cafes.
When its time to take a break, shoppers can now also sit beneath the maples in Dreyer Street, the green hub of Cavendish cafe culture or walk across to Connect by sky bridges linking the first floors of Cavendish Square and Cavendish Connect. Cavendish also recently launched a fully re-loadable gift card that takes the hassle out of choosing what gift to buy; shopping has just been made so much easier!
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The Thousand Per Hour 512 Cone Filling Machine is the best piece of equipment for the job when your pre-roll output starts to exceed 3,000 per week. Just as the name suggests, you can pump out 1,000 pre-rolled cones per hour with this machine, with a consistent end result every time.
Constructed from durable, stainless steel and heavy-duty plastic, the TPH 512 will be a reliable part of your arsenal for years to come without slowing down a bit.
The TPH 512 cone filling machine consists of four main parts - It will ship in two separate boxes:
Unlike many competitors, you can select a plate size for your Thousand Per Hour 512 Pre Roll machine based on the exact cones you plan on using. For example, if you like to use 98mm Raw Cones, or 84mm Original Cones, or any other brand specific cone, you can select that cut. This will ensure maximum accuracy and efficiency of your machine. Available pre-roll plate sizes include:
If you don't see the specific plate size you are looking for, reach out to us at 888-815-9763 and we can help you tailor your machine to the exact specifications you need. Thousand Per Hour can manufacture plate sizes to meet whatever cones you would like to use.
The feedstock, or what you actually plan to put into your pre-rolls, is the most important part of your pre-roll process. Making sure you are using quality inputs will ensure quality output. For example, using low quality, a harsh, bad-tasting flower will result in a poor joint, no matter how fancy of a machine you use. Take extra steps to use the finest feedstock, screening out stems and leaves, so that only fine material is put into the blunt plates.
Your plate should fit inside the cradle snugly, but not so tight that you cannot easily lift the plate out of the cradle after each process.
Start placing your pre-rolled cones into the slots in your plate. This process should take one person approximately 15 minutes, and if you have an extension package, you can have another worker fill your extra plate simultaneously to increase productivity. Lightly tap each cone on the head to get it flush inside the plate.
The funnel will help keep any material from spilling out during the loading process, as well as the actual filling process.
For the Thousand Per Hour 512 Pre Roll Machine, you should use 564 grams for a full gram roll, or 307 grams for a half gram roll. Weighing it in advance helps with even distribution, and more accurate weights across the plate.
Turn the machine on. As the machine vibrates, work the feedstock around the plate, evenly distributing it over each hole. You should till be operating at a low vibration speed. If you took steps to prepare your feedstock properly, it should be fine enough to easily drop into the holes as you work it around. As material builds up in the corners, use the funnel to help work the material back over the plate.
Once you have appeared to fill each cone, allow the vibration to continue for a bit longer. This will help pack the cone down, resulting in a higher quality end product.
Using the handles on the side, lift the pop up tray out of the machine carefully, as you don't want to disturb the cones.
Ensure your final product is consistent and meets your standards. Tap each cone lightly to set the crutch, weigh, and close off.
Cleaning the machine is a breeze, as it can withstand any ethanol based solvent (200 proof or IPA). Simply wipe down the stainless steel surfaces with an appropriate solvent, and use boiling hot water for the cone plate itself to preserve it's integrity.
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With May's weather continuing to be up and down, humidity control is a problem in the greenhouse, meaning Powdery Mildew (PM) is too. This pest is rearing it's ugly head in crops like Kalanchoe and Dahlia.
We won't cover the basics of PM here: biology, spread and prevention were covered in a previous post. Instead, we'll focus on monitoring, and which control products to use once you've found an infection.
This post was written with help from Plant Pathologist Ann Zemke of the Chase Research Group.
Assuming you are doing all the preventative measures possible to avoid powdery mildew (see the cultural controls in our previous post), it's still necessary to monitor crops on a regular basis for infection. Scouting should occur on at least a weekly basis, or MORE if favorable conditions for this disease have occurred.
Make sure the person doing the scouting knows that to look for, as initial signs can be subtle. Epidemics that seem to develop overnight are often the result of undetected low level infections that have spread spores throughout the greenhouse.
Note that PM can look different on different plants. Not every species will develop the characteristic talcum-powder-like spots. Some plants simply develop a purplish discoloration, which can mimic nutrient issues. Know what PM infection looks like in YOUR crop.
Once you find an initial infection, immediately rogue infected plants or, if necessary, prune out diseased tissue. Always perform this operation when plants are wet or immediately place diseased material into a plastic bag to prevent spores from spreading.
Control Options:
Unlike most fungi, powdery mildews only colonize the surface of plants, making chemical eradication possible. To be specific, eradication means that these chemicals actually kill the internal infection and prevent further spread.
According to Plant Pathology consultant Ann Zemke, and supported by information from the IR4 program (an efficacy-testing program run by Rutgers University), the BEST products for PM eradication available in Canada are:
- Nova (myclobutanil)
- Compass (trifloxystrobin)
- Heritage (azoxystrobin)
- Palladium (fludioxonil + cyprodinil). Currently, however, this combination fungicide is only registered for outdoor ornamentals, as well as greenhouse vegetables.
ALWAYS read the label for phytotoxicity warnings, and do a test batch on new varieties if necessary. For example, Compass can cause injury to petunia, violets and impatiens, among others.
If you're looking for products that are less toxic to workers and the environment (i.e. "biorational" pesticides), Milstop (potassium bicarbonate) is an excellent choice, both in terms of efficacy and for resistance management . Note that it may leave residues on foliage if applied at high label rates, so it may not be appropriate for potted plants near sale. Additionally, the microbial product Rhapsody containing Bacillus subtilis (var. QST 713) can provide good control of PM. Though it's unlikely to provide complete eradication by itself, it can also be a useful component of a resistance management program for PM.
How Do You Know Your Products Are Working?
The mycelium (the white cottony matting) of the powdery mildew fungus should turn brown after it's killed by a chemical or biorational product. These dead colonies will remain on the leaf surface for a short time. Plants in the treatment area should be monitored for incomplete kill or new growth to see if re-application of control products is necessary.
Multiple pesticide applications are likely to obtain control of a powdery mildew outbreak. Products should be rotated to avoid development of resistance.
What To Do When all Else Fails:
- Still not getting control? Your very next step should be to get your PM outbreak identified to species through the Guelph Pest Diagnostic Clinic. Many chemicals for PM only work on a few specific species of the species complex we call PM. For example, Compass is a great product for Erysiphe azaleae and Spaerotheca pannosa species only. But a product like Pristine can be effective against a third species, Erysiphe polygoni, which may actually be what you're dealing with.
- Consider your source of plants. If you've received cuttings from the U.S. which may have already been heavily sprayed with fungicides (Dahlia's, for example), you could be dealing with resistance issues. If possible, attempt to get a spray history to see what chemistries should be avoided.
- Prevention is worth a pound of cure, especially when it comes to PM. Consider revising your plan for next year. PM prevention does NOT require the use chemicals. Consider changing your ventilation strategy, increasing your plant spacing, or investing in resistant cultivars available for some plant species (e.g. African violet, begonia, rose, pansy, zinnia, monarda, and phlox).
Unfortunately, it will take patience and persistence to eradicate an existing, well-established PM infestation. This is why scouting, early detection, and a prevention plan for next year are the key to a better spring crop next year.


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** We donate 20% of the sale price of this item to Saving A Hero's Place. **
This plaque measures 10 1/2"H x 6 3/4"W and is approximately 1.0 lbs.
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Bamboo Solutions® will actively involve customers and prospects in discussions and demonstrations during the SharePoint Conference 2012 in Las Vegas.
Bamboo Solutions, the leading provider of solutions for Microsoft® SharePoint®, today announced their sponsorship of Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012. Bamboo will exhibit at the Las Vegas event and company representatives will meet with customers to discuss their business needs and provide demonstrations of new product releases. Representatives will also go into how Bamboo can help customers at each stage of their SharePoint deployment, a core company value known as "the Bamboo Way."
"As SharePoint has matured, and our customers have demanded more from the platform to meet their business needs, we have recognized the need for an ongoing dialogue and a wider offering of services for customers as they tackle more complex problems," said Anders Johnsson, Chairman of the Board for Bamboo Solutions. "Earlier this year, we introduced a more effective model of solving business problems on SharePoint —the Bamboo Way— which involves a highly integrated offering combining individually tailored engineering, support, and training to meet the growing needs of our customers. With our sponsorship of Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012, and our activities throughout the event, this collaborative approach to delivering solutions will be fully evident."
Bamboo Solutions will be located at booth #941 and company representatives will participate in several official conference sessions:
- Julie Auletta, Director of Bamboo's Solutions Center will conduct a session on "Build vs. Buy – Accelerating SharePoint Development." The session will take place in the Partner Theater in the Exhibit Hall at 4:35 pm on Wednesday, November 14. The 15-minute presentation will provide information of interest to companies weighing their development options, e.g., developing proprietary applications or purchasing third-party applications. A frank discussion of pros and cons will help companies decide on the option that is best suited to their environment. A white paper on the subject will be available for attendees.
- John Anderson, Bamboo's Managing Editor and a member of the Sharing the Point (STP) team, will participate in two panels devoted to discussing STP's global community initiative. On Tuesday, November 13, the "Sharing the Point Executive Luncheon" will be presented by Colligo, sponsor of the recent STP Africa Tour. From 11:45 am – 1:45 pm in Mariners AB, Colligo CEO Barry Jinks will host a luncheon presentation which will include a panel discussion featuring the entire STP Africa team (John Anderson, Eric Harlan, Mark Miller, Michael Noel, Joel Oleson, and Paul Swider). And on Wednesday, November 14 at 12:15 pm, the STP Team will convene again, for a 30-minute discussion hosted by team member Eric Harlan in the Community Lounge in the Exhibit Hall.
In addition to participating in official Conference sessions, Bamboo will provide one-on-one demonstrations at booth #941 of its latest products. Demos will include:
- The new release of Bamboo Project Management Central™
- The new release of Bamboo Workflow Conductor™
- Sneak previews of Bamboo products running on the SharePoint 2013 platform.
Bamboo will also host an invitation-only party at the House of Blues on November 13, from 9 pm to midnight. (Invitations to this event may be requested by emailing chris.dooley(at)bamboosolutions(dot)com).
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012 runs from November 12 – 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. A preview night with training sessions and welcome reception is planned for November 11. Complete agenda, session, and registration information is available online at the official Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2012 website.
For more information on events, please visit the Bamboo Solutions website: bamboosolutions.com
About Bamboo Solutions
Bamboo Solutions is the global leader in SharePoint solutions. Since 2001, more than 8,000 organizations worldwide have chosen to enhance and extend their SharePoint deployments with software from Bamboo. Featuring more than 70 individual products for SharePoint, Bamboo offers a broad array of solutions, including Project Management, Knowledge Management, Community Management, and Process Management. Bamboo Solutions is a Microsoft Partner holding Gold Certifications in three competencies. Please visit http://bamboosolutions.com to learn how Bamboo can help your organization Take SharePoint to New Heights™.
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Training Your Dog That Is Made Easy For Everyone
A well-trained dog is one which you can enjoy more. Obedient dogs can make you completely satisfied with owning a dog. Keep reading to build a better pet-owner relationship.
It is of utmost importance that you reward your dog consistently and correctly while training. You must always provide treats in a wise and timely fashion. Dogs will not understand why you are rewarding them if you wait too long to do it.
To strengthen your training efforts, you can use a designated verbal command to help your animal know what your expectations are and when they have been fulfilled. The word "yes" may serve as a good gap-filler in between the dog's good behavior and the giving of the reward.
It is not difficult to teach a dog how to roll over, and having some treats on hand makes it easier. First, have your pet to lay down. Hold a treat between your forefingers near the left side of your dog's head, and then slowly pass the treat in front of his face and to the opposite side. He should roll his body over while following the treat. While he rolls, say "roll over" and repeat this action until he is able to roll over with only the command. Never become frustrated if it does not happen right away. Once he does learn how, he will be a celebrity among other dogs.
Regular Schedule
Putting your dog on a regular schedule of feeding and walks will help to regulate his system, so he will be easier to house train. This allows you to know when your dog has to go and take him outside to do his business before your carpet gets ruined. Having a regular schedule will help your dog know that a potty break will be coming, and he will hold learn to hold his bathroom urges until that time.
Remember to exercise patience whenever training your dog. This keeps everyone happy and frustration at bay. Remember that your pet desires to please you but he gets confused due to him not understanding what you want him to do.
During your training sessions, you should keep a close eye on the time. You will bore your dog if your spend a lot of time on just one thing. Try to limit initial training sessions to 10 minutes or less.
To make sure your dog pays attention to you, you should use its name as often as possible. By using it as much as possible during the first weeks you own him, your puppy will learn that this sound is in reference to him. The name should be short and unique, so that he does not confuse it with every day language.
When house training your new puppy, accidents are likely to happen from time to time. Make sure to clean up accidents as soon as they happen. If the accident is left behind, the smell will make your pet think it's okay to eliminate in that spot. It will be difficult to discourage his eliminating in that spot once a habit is formed. You can buy a spray or carpet shampoo that will remove the odor.
When training your puppy to use a leash, wrap a collar around him while the two of you are playing. Leashes are important for control and identification if you lose your pet.
If your dog is accompanying you on a trip, be sure to bring along whatever your dog needs for sleeping, eating and eliminating. Items like food and water bowls, bathroom bags and paper towels are important in having a very relaxing ride. Items like food can be left at home. Simply purchase some when you reach your destination.
Make sure your dog understands the difference between right and wrong. You have to have consistent boundaries from everyone in contact with the animal. These inconsistencies can cause significant setbacks.
Lots of folks are amazed to learn how easy it can be to train a dog. Modifying your own behavior can improve your dog's behavior as well.
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Resolving pain and trauma at the Pain Recovery clinic
Joolz Flynn BSc, SEP, BTAA, CThA, has extensive training and experience in working with people who suffer from physical, emotional and mental pain. She uses two broad approaches side by side, as necessary.
The first approach is to relieve physical pain or discomfort, resulting from accident or injury, or which may be causing, or caused by, overwhelming stress. This involves hands-on bodywork, including myofascial release, trigger point therapy, and massage, in all of which she is both extensively trained and herself a trainer. She is also trained to an advanced level in Bowen technique, a further fascial release technique. Please see the links in the side bar for more details.
Alongside bodywork, Joolz uses Somatic Experiencing, a method for resolving the nervous system's response to overwhelming stress, or traumatic events. The focus is here on re-regulating the nervous system's unconscious response to overwhelm. This manifests in conditions such as unresolved chronic pain, shock and anxiety, mood disturbances and difficulty relating to others. There are many other ways in which nervous system overwhelm can affect us. Please see the 'Trauma' page for more details.
Joolz is trained in Brainspotting, a method using the tracking of eye movements and positions to access and resolve brain states resulting from trauma.
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On November 5th, 2019, renowned spy novelist Joseph Kanon's will release his highly-anticipated 9th espionage thriller, The Accomplice.
Kanon, who the Washington Post previously called the "master of the genre," last published The Defectors (2017) just two years ago. Now, he's gearing up to release another spy thriller set within a few decades of World War II, which follows CIA agent Aaron Wiley as he attempts to fulfill his uncle's dying wish to hunt down and bring an Auschwitz prison camp doctor to justice. See the official plot details below.
From "master of the genre" (The Washington Post) Joseph Kanon, a heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead, the rogue CIA agent on his trail, and the beautiful woman connected to them both.
Seventeen years after the fall of the Third Reich, Max Weill has never forgotten the atrocities he saw as a prisoner at Auschwitz—nor the face of Dr. Otto Schramm, a camp doctor who worked with Mengele on appalling experiments and who sent Max's family to the gas chambers. As the war came to a close, Schramm was one of the many high-ranking former-Nazi officers who managed to escape Germany for new lives in South America, where leaders like Argentina's Juan Perón gave them safe harbor and new identities. With his life is nearing its end, Max asks his nephew Aaron Wiley—an American CIA desk agent—to complete the task Max never could: to track down Otto in Argentina, capture him, and bring him back to Germany to stand trial.
Unable to deny Max, Aaron travels to Buenos Aires and discovers a city where Nazis thrive in plain sight, mingling with Argentine high society. He ingratiates himself with Otto's alluring but wounded daughter, uncertain if she is hiding her father or not. Enlisting the help of a German newspaper reporter, a mysterious Israeli agent, and the obliging CIA station chief in Buenos Aires, he hunts for Otto—a complicated monster, unexpectedly human but still capable of murder if cornered. Unable to distinguish allies from enemies, Aaron will ultimately have to discover not only Otto but also himself, the boundaries of his personal morality, how far he is prepared to go to render justice.
"With his remarkable emotional precision and mastery of tone" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Joseph Kanon crafts another compelling and unputdownable thriller that will keep you breathlessly turning the pages.
Joseph Kanon is the Edgar Award-winning author of Defectors, Leaving Berlin, Istanbul Passage, Los Alamos, The Prodigal Spy, Alibi, Stardust, and The Good German, which was made into a major motion picture starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. He lives in New York City.
2019 is shaping up to be a special year for spy thriller enthusiasts, as Kanon and John le Carre are both scheduled to release new novels in the fall, on top of the final completed book from Philip Kerr (who passed away in 2018) and the latest offering from Daniel Silva this summer. The Accomplice is available for pre-order here or anywhere else books are sold.
Praised as "one of today's finest book reviewers" by New York Times bestselling author Gayle Lynds, Ryan Steck ("The Godfather of the thriller genre" — Ben Coes) has "quickly established himself as the authority on mysteries and thrillers" (Author A.J. Tata). Steck also works full-time as a freelance editor and pens a monthly thriller column for CrimeReads. For more information, be sure to follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He currently lives in Southwest Michigan with his wife and their six children.


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Miss World 2015 Hotpicks [Final & Exclusive]
Miss World 2015 Hotpicks: The 65th edition of Miss World pageant will reach it's climax tomorrow at the Beauty Crown, Grand Theater in the tropical islands of Sanya, China. 114 contestants from across the globe have competed in various challenger activities to secure their places in the semi-finals of Miss World 2015. The format of the pageant is kept a top secret by the organization; only the results of Talent which was won my Miss Guyana Lisa Punch & Sports challenger event which was won by Miss Namibia Steffi Van Wyk are known yet. Other results might be released by MWO just before the finale or during the finale.
Miss World 2015 will be remembered for it's slow and lackluster coverage and probably one of the most average batches in the history of the pageant. There is clearly no front runner at this moment, unlike previous years; this made it quite hard to predict/come up with Miss World 2015 Hotpicks. We have seen some extraordinary ladies who have proven their detractors wrong, as we prepare to bid farewell to the stunning Miss World 2014, Rolene Strauss of South Africa and welcome a new Miss World winner. We are quite eager to see how the new winner reigns as she has some big shoes to fill in.
Presenting TGPC's Miss World 2015 Hotpicks
Miss World 2015: France – Hinarere Taputu: There is something about Hinarere's smile that captures one's imagination; this humble lady from Tahiti has everything going right for her to make it to the top of the list.
First Princess: Australia – Tess Alexander: She has literally came out of no where to become a front runner at this year's pageant; many pageant experts are predicting her to win but we believe she will miss the crown by a whisker.
Second Princess:Spain – Mireia Lalaguna: This Hot Chica from Barcelona is a stunner from head to toe. She hasn't been noticed much by other experts but she has done remarkably well by placing in fast tracks like Top Model & sports. A Spanish victory might be on card in China.
Third Runner-up: Brazil – Catharina Choi: Bit disappointed by how she faded away initially, but she has gained momentum slowly. If she makes it to top 5, it will be hard to beat her.
Fourth Runner-up :Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie: One of the most consistent performers of the batch, Sanneta has everything going on for her; honestly she might just bag the crown if lady luck favors her tomorrow night.
6: Guyana – Lisa Punch: We always believed she would win the talent competition and she didn't let us down. Packed with a great BWAP project, Lisa is her to deliver the final punch to all her contestants and walk away with the title.
7: Samoa – Latafale Auva'a: She might not be the prettiest girl in the world or even Samoa, but she has an amazing attitude and personality which has helped her do so well in the pageant. She has definiteley proved her Prime Mister wrong by putting Samoa on the map of pageantry.
8: India – Aditi Arya: Carrying hopes of 1.20 billion people on her shoulders, Aditi's performance at Miss World has been well received by her fans as well as her critics. Can she give India it's sixth Miss World crown?
9: Poland – Marta Pałucka: Face of the pageant! If beauty pageants were just based on facial beauty, this girl would have won the crown on the first day itself. Marta is the prettiest face in the group; her victory won't come as a surprise, considering she has done well enough to place in the pageant.
10: South Africa – Liesl Laurie: Can she defend the crown of South Africa? HELL YESS! she is one of those few girls who have made their presence felt in the pageant from the very beginning her communication skills are top notch which will help her during the Speech section/Q&A round.
11: United States – Victoria Mendoza: Probably the winner of the all important Beauty with the Purpose award, Victoria is determined to bring home the crown.
12:South Sudan – Ajaa Monchol: The tallest girl of the batch hails from the youngest nation in the world. She can easily be mistaken for a runway model in Paris or Milan. Ajaa has kept South Sudan's placement streak going on at the Top Model Challenger event & she will also place high at the finale for sure.
13:Philippines – Hillarie Parungao: They say good things come in tiny packages and Hillarie is a perfect example of it. We just adore her flawless face and her humble persona; she is one of the top 10 girls in people's choice award and if she wins it, she will advance to the top 6. Considering Philippines is a pageant crazy country, Hillarie might just enter the top 6.
14:Indonesia – Maria Harfanti: Her strongest point is that she is an absolutely charming speaker; you will just adore her (just check her introduction video). This girl can win first big international pageant crown for Indonesia.
15: New Zealand – Deborah Lambie: One of the best girls from her country, she is leading in the app poll and has a good chance of pulling a major surprise.
Honorable Mention
Miss China Pr- Yuan Lu: for being a gracious host.
Miss Namibia – Steffi Van Wyk: for winning the Sports event and getting selected for talent challenger event.
Miss England-Natasha Hemmings,Miss Netherlands-Margot Hanekamp,Miss Vietnam-Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê: for doing well overall.
Photo Credit: Miss World Organization


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The video gaming industry now generates more than $150 million per year and it continues to grow with at an impressive pace. Monolithic publishing houses armed with huge marketing budgets dominate this competitive sector, and they invest heavily in promoting their latest games.
Ad campaigns, marketing stunts and high-profile events often work gamers up into a frenzy in the build-up to a big launch. Social media will be abuzz with excitement, reviews will start to appear and people will even take time off work to get their hands on a new release. These are the top video game releases that got everyone talking:
Grand Theft Auto V
The fifth release in Rockstar Games' wildly popular GTA series broke new ground for the video gaming industry. It enjoyed the strongest opening weekend in entertainment history. That includes films, books, music and any other entertainment medium imaginable.
It sold 12 million units on the day of its release and that brought in a cool $800 million. Sales topped $1 billion in its opening three days after it shifted 16.5 million units. By contrast, Disney's Avengers: Infinity War had the best opening weekend in movie history, but it made just $625 million.
The GTA series had built up a strong, loyal and passionate community by 2013, thanks to the strength of previous releases in the series. GTA V was always going to be a big deal, but Rockstar deserves enormous credit for a savvy marketing campaign in the run up to its release.
Its magnificent performance was largely down to a spine-tingling trailer it released, featuring moody synth music, atmospheric cinematography, a compelling narrative and a strong sense of the gameplay.
Two years previously, Rockstar sent a nonchalant Tweet linking to an official GTA V website. A series of trailers then appeared, along with murals in Manhattan, strategically placed billboards and posters and multi-channel ads, sparking an absolute frenzy by the time the game was actually released.
Red Dead Redemption 2
The sequel to Rockstar Games' popular open world Wild West game, Red Dead Redemption, grossed $725 million worldwide in its opening three days. That makes it the second biggest entertainment launch of all time, behind only GTA V.
The team followed a similar marketing strategy to the one that proved so effective on GTA V. Estimates suggested that Rockstar spent as much as $200 million on hyping the game via dazzling TV, online and outdoor ads.
People were building giant billboards in Hollywood, sticking posters to buses in Australia and even putting them on mudflaps in Thailand. It proved extremely effective once again – shares in Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, increased 11% on the back of the news – and Rockstar is still responsible for the two biggest launches ever.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
This enthusiastically reviewed first-person shooter from Activision and Treyarch enjoyed the highest opening weekend for a video game before GTA V came along. It grossed $500 million in its first 24 hours, which is an exceptional performance, and it remains the best performing game in the entire Call of Duty series.
It hit shelves in November 2012, when hype surrounding Call of Duty was at its zenith, and fans were excited by the prospect of alternate endings and storylines driven by player choice. Social media channels and forum pages went into overdrive with the release of each new trailer, and the game managed to rack up record pre-orders.
Fortunately, Call of Duty: Black Ops II lived up to the hype, which is not something you can say about every game in the series.
Blizzard's team-based FPS enjoyed the sort of pre-launch attention rarely seen for a video game. An open beta attracted an impressive 9.7 million players and generated huge media coverage, while talk of its exciting gameplay spread like wildfire across cyberspace.
Overwatch received universally positive acclaim upon its release. Critics queued up to heap praise upon it and gamers were even more evangelical. They lauded its polished gameplay, brilliant artwork, its blend of strategy and reflex and the sheer fun it provided.
It became an enormous success. Within a week it had seven million players, with a combined 119 million hours of game time between them. The game was released in May 2016 and by mid-June it had 10 million players, a figure that increased to 50 million by November.
By 2017 revenue had gone past the $1 billion mark and in July 2019 in-game spending alone topped $1 billion. It is now one of the top five esports in the world, replete with a thriving professional league, an elite class of top players and a prominent place in esports betting markets. Activision Blizzard invested a reasonable amount of money promoting Overwatch, but its early success was largely down to word of mouth.
Cyberpunk 2077
It has not yet been released, but Cyberpunk 2077 could break records when it finally hits shelves in April 2020. Developer CD Projekt Red first teased details of the game all the way back in 2012 and hype has been steadily mounting ever since.
The Polish studio had to complete The Witcher 3, which was released in 2015, and it has been all hands on deck with Cyberpunk 2077 for the past four years. It looks absolutely stunning and its potential is vast, so it was always going to cause a great deal of excitement among the gaming community.
Yet it received the greatest boost imaginable when Hollywood superstar Keanu Reeves took to the stage at E3 2019 to promote the game. The Matrix star plays Rockerboy Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077, and he delighted visitors to E3 by telling them" You're all breathtaking!"
It became a meme, it generated phenomenal media coverage across the world, it was trending on every social media channel imaginable, and it showed how a publicity stunt can unexpectedly become even bigger than initially planned thanks to the charisma of a star.
It may now be difficult for CD Projekt to fully justify the hype, but if it comes close then it will have a sensational game on its hands.


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I have just returned from a business trip in the US, where we conducted an Advisory Boards for the most popular employers in America. The Advisory Board was hosted by McKinsey & Company in New York.
We touched upon different topics, and I had the opportunity to make a lot of reflections. Here are some of them:
First of all it looks like US employers face more employer branding challenges than ever due to the "New dot-com" companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple. They are moving in with strong employer brands. These companies offer the stability that the old dot-com companies could not, and are therefore looked as good alternatives to traditional careers in corporate America that struggled during the financial crises.
External Employer Branding activities are moving toward more event-based branding such as competitions, and case studies, making students feel more important to the employer by involving them.
With the economy heating up after the financial crises, companies are coming back putting their employer brand out there to increase the awareness. Hence, it's increasingly important to be aware of competitors' images – not just one's own. And employers have to keep in mind that the image they project externally has to be true internally as well. Failing to do so ultimately creates an even bigger problem – the retention of the top talents. The key to successful retention is to make sure the company can live up to the brand and the employer value proposition.
One of the hottest trends at present is internships. The market for talent is changing, as in the rest of the world. The Millennials are bringing new values and attitudes to work – they really need to understand how it is to work there. Companies have therefore increased their focus on internal branding and cross-departmental cooperation in order to connect their internal and external branding strategies. One way of showing the internal identity is by offering internships. It is seen as a very efficient tool, not just for recruitment but also for improved retention. Internships are now being developed into an on-boarding experience, designed to bring students into the company long-term.
I look forward to learn more at our next global Advisory Board in London!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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This is beautiful, Patti....but I have to tell you I'm laughing so hard at myself I can't stand it. When I first read it, I read it asReplyDelete
A Bun Dance, and wondered to myself "what kind of dance is that"!
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How come us guys don't get to dance around like that? Great collage!ReplyDelete
Really joyful, vibrant dance.ReplyDelete
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Lovely piece of artwork and a great reminder to phone a friendReplyDelete
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I would like to dance and smile like that with all my friends.
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LifeSize Passport Now Supports Video Calling Skype Users
In a most interesting press release LifeSize has announced support for video calling to/from Skype user from the LifeSize Passport end-point. The new capability is projected for release in the coming v4.8 software. It will be interesting it give this a try.
It happens that I have a Passport in my home office at the moment. It was acquired earlier this year in the process of my failed attempt to entice LifeSize to join a VUC call using their video conference bridge. In my office the Passport is connected to a Sony 26" Bravia HDTV via HDMI. The camera connects to the Passport device via a Firewire cable.
The Passport is a small device. It's small enough to be portable. I'm told that some people carry it around as they travel, using it over hotel broadband. The camera includes a built-in microphone array. The video quality presented is quite good, especially in light of the rather modest cost of the device.
The Passport supports video up to 720p video at bit rates from 128 kbps to 2 mbps. It supports both H.323 and SIP connectivity to standards compliant video conference systems. It has also supported audio calling to Skype users for quite some time.
One of the attractions of the Passport is that it's essentially an appliance. It's definitely not a PC. It boots up an embedded OS, its operation and administration performed through either the IR remote control or a web-based management portal.
As an appliance its not subject to the variable behavior of most laptops that I see in use. It allows you to use your laptop while on a call without impacting the performance of the video.
In many respects the Passport reminds me of a netbook. The raw performance of its menus seems sluggish, reflecting the limited host hardware platform. Even so, with core processing of video & audio done in dedicated silicon it's a simple, reliable end-point for SMB/SOHO applications.
When I am next in my home office it will be interesting to fire up the Passport and see if the new firmware is actually available. The press release says it "will be Globally available in April 2011" but not specifically that it's available now.
When it does become available you can bet I'll be trying some Skype test calls with video. Maybe, just maybe, using such an appliance will allow me to consistently enjoy 720p Skype calls. That has not been the case in the past, even on Skype clients both on my local LAN.
Phil Wolff over at Skype Journal has some related commentary, as does the ever-insightful Dave Michaels.
Update: (April 22, 2011) I just powered up my Passport device and found that it is running software version LS_PP1_4.3.1 (7). The support section of the LifeSize web site offers newer releases, including v4.7.11, v4.7.10, v4.7.0 & v4.3.4….but NOT the v4.8 release mentioned in the press release.
Further, when I tried to download the newest software offered the server reported that it supports only 10 connections and was not currently available. After trying the URL for about 30 minutes I was eventually able to download the v4.7.11 release.
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But this research also needs adequate financial resources. It is also essential to improve the quality and availability of palliative care at the level of training and further education. "Developing specialized education for all professions involved and a specialty within the professions, in particular for physicians, in the various European countries is an important goal. There are different levels of development in the individual countries in this respect." "The goal should be, Europe-wide, through the provision of appropriate outpatient and clinical facilities, that all people who need palliative care have adequate and prompt access to it," says Prof. De Conno at the Vienna Congress. "For the future, too, palliative care represents not only a medical but also a logistical and social challenge."
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: Requests often altered if comprehensive palliative care is provided"The stated goal of both, euthanasia and palliative care is to achieve death without suffering", says Prof. De Conno, in relation to the ongoing discussion which flares up time and again in various European countries. "Most professionals in palliative care, however, do not want to be in any way associated with euthanasia, and it remains a criminal offence in the large majority of countries."
It is recognised that within Europe several approaches to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are emerging and active debate surrounding this is to be encouraged, Prof. De Conno states. Research is also being conducted in the meanwhile in relation to this debate, says the expert:"Research on attitudes to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide among professionals, patients and the wider public as well as studies of their experiences of these issues may support the wider debate. Most of these studies, however, suffer from significant methodological weaknesses raising doubts about the evidence base. A more co-ordinated approach to these studies is recommended."
Individual requests for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are complex in origin and include personal, psychological, social, cultural, economic and demographic factors, Prof. De Conno notes: "Such requests require respect, careful attention, together with open and sensitive communication in the clinical setting. But we have to keep in mind that requests for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are often altered by the provision of sufficient and comprehensive palliative care. Individuals requesting euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide should therefore have access to palliative care expertise." In addition, the provision of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, if considered at all and legally possible, should never be part of the responsibility of the palliative care team.
Terminal sedation is not euthanasiaThere is a widespread misconception, Prof. De Conno emphasises, which confuses terminal or palliative sedation in those close to death and euthanasia - two diverse concepts that must be distinguished from each other. "Palliative sedation has the intention to relieve intolerable suffering by sedating drugs, but it is never done with the intention to kill a patient", says Prof. De Conno to clarify the difference.
Danger of pressure on individuals and devaluation of palliative careThe Italian pioneer in palliative medicine has issued an urgent warning of the dangers associated with legal moves to facilitate euthanasia: "If euthanasia is legalized in any society, then the potential exists for pressure on vulnerable persons, the underdevelopment or devaluation of palliative care structures and conflicts between legal requirements and the personal and professional values of physicians and other healthcare professionals", Prof. De Conno states. "But there is also a risk of widening of the clinical criteria of euthanasia to include other groups in society and an increase in the incidence of non voluntary and involuntary medicalized killing. Once you open the door, killing might become accepted within society."
Call for open dialogueWithin the modern medical system patients may fear that life will be prolonged unnecessary or end in unbearable distress. As a result euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide may appear as an option, Prof. De Conno acknowledges. "The Ethics Task Force encourages the EAPC and its members to engage in direct and open dialogue with those within medicine and healthcare who promote euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide", he says. "Understanding and respect for alternative viewpoints is not the same as the ethical acceptance of either euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide." EAPC should respect individual choices for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, but it is important to refocus attention onto the responsibility of all societies to provide care for their elderly, dying and vulnerable citizens, the expert concludes.
European Association for Palliative Care
Dr. Birgit Kofler
B&K Medien- und Kommunikationsberatung GmbH