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The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened the main road on D-Ring Road and the tunnel of Fereej Al Ali (Al Tadamon) Intersection to traffic.
The main road has been developed and expanded up to 3.5 km, which will shorten about 70 percent of the journey time and achieve smooth traffic flow between the D-Ring Road and Doha Expressway.
This road serves several areas such as Nuaija, Al Hilal, Old Airport and many commercial, educational and health facilities.
The opening includes the main road in addition to 3 intersections, which are Fereej Al Ali (Al Tadamon), Nuaija (the Mall) and the intersection known as the Lulu Intersection.
Developmental works included an expansion of the number of lanes from 3 to 4 lanes in each direction, bringing the road capacity to about 16,000 vehicles per hour instead of 12,000 vehicles per hour.
The one- km long Fereej Al Ali Intersection tunnel was also opened to provide a free traffic flow to road users coming from D-Ring Road and Doha Expressway.
The new tunnel is expected to save about 50 percent of the journey time, as it consists of 3 lanes in each direction to bring its capacity up to about 12,000 vehicles per hour in both directions.
The project also includes developing rainwater drainage networks by constructing a tunnel to drain rainwater with a total length of about 3.5 km. Additionally, it includes developmental works for infrastructure services, such as water, electricity, drainage and communications. Materials used for this project included 17,000 tonnes of steel reinforcement, 100,000 tonnes of asphalt and 105,000 m2 of concrete.
Project works included digging 3.5 km of rainwater drainage tunnels, installing about 30 km of electricity networks, and providing 32 km of infrastructure services such as drainage and communications networks.
Projects Affairs Manager Eng Yousef Al Emadi confirmed that Ashghal is keen to develop and establish an integrated road network as part of its plan that aims to achieve a developed highway network that links all areas in the country together.
He added that the development of the D-Ring Road is an important link that integrates with developed roads such as Rawdat Al Khail Street, E-Ring Road, Mesaimeer Intersection and Najma Street that serve densely populated areas such as Al Hilal, the old airport and Nuaija, all the way to New Slata and Doha Expressway.
Eng Al Emadi explained that Ashghal has now relied on national products available in the market, noting that about 66 percent of locally made materials such as lighting poles, cables, rebar, drainage pipes, and others were used.
Highway Projects Department Manager Eng Bader Darwish confirmed that D Ring works faced great challenges, as the road is located in the heart of Doha, linking traffic between Airport St and Doha Expressway, crossing onto major streets such as the congested Najma & Rawdat Al Khail Streets and many vital businesses.
He added that the remaining works of the project, such as service roads, are being completed. In addition to the 4.5 km pedestrians and cycling lane on both sides of the D-Ring Road and landscaping works throughout the project.
Eng. Abdulla Darwish, from the Highway Projects Department, stated that the project's location being in the middle of commercial centers, schools and densely populated areas posed a great challenge.
He pointed out that the project took about 5 million working-man hours without any injuries so far due to the health and safety measures implemented by Ashghal.
Representative of the General Directorate of Traffic Lieutenant Khalid Al Mulla commented that the development of the D-Ring Road, especially the new tunnel, and the expansion of the number of lanes will enhance the traffic flow in the area, where there is a large traffic density, especially in front of road users coming from Doha Expressway towards D-Ring Road to Airport Street.
He added that the new road facilitates access to residential and commercial areas, as well as Al Thumama Stadium, the most important stadiums for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, as it is an important artery to reach the stadium as an alternative to the Sabah Al-Ahmad Corridor.
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened the main road on D-Ring Road and the tunnel of Fereej Al Ali (Al Tadamon) Intersection to traffic.


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It's one thing to try out an idea, jump on the latest bandwagon or take a risk only to look back and think, "Wow! What a mistake!" Those are often "good mistakes" – the kind you learn from and can use as a springboard for your next endeavor.
But it's another entirely to make one of those "stupid mistakes" that are so pernicious and so avoidable that all you can do at the end of the day is slap yourself on the forehead and wonder why you did it.
These are the kind of mistakes that you can correct almost immediately, if only you realized you were making them. So here's a not-by-a-long-shot definitive list of those mistakes so that you can begin turning them into opportunities instead of headaches.
Mistake 1: No Follow Up
How many times have you met with a prospect, talked shop, and sent off a proposal only to hear the proverbial chirping cricket in the background? This happens a lot. Heck, I know I've done it to more than one poor soul who has offered me their services only to find me very scarce about five minutes after their proposal hit my email inbox.
This can happen for a bunch of reasons. Maybe the budget was too high or the timeframe too long. Maybe your prospect wasn't quite ready to do business yet. Maybe she was just price shopping or idea shopping. Maybe his brother was getting married that month and your proposal was the last thing on his mind.
Whatever the reason, if you fail to follow up you simply fail. You'll never know why your prospect didn't bite, so you'll never know how you can improve your approach with your next prospect. Even if you find out that a prospect has hired someone else, you should still follow up to find out why.
This is not meant to be a challenge or a confrontation. Consider it reconnaissance. Thank your prospect for the opportunity and ask why he chose another company. Information will only help you grow.
Set a schedule for following up with prospects so it becomes second nature and you never have to wonder whether you should/shouldn't, did/forgot.
Decide that X days after a meeting, you'll call. And X days after a proposal, you'll email. And X days after that you'll check in. And after X weeks or months, you'll send another email or make another phone call just to be sure you're not leaving any loose ends.
Make it simple and finite. You can't chase people down forever but if you have a process for following up you know you'll never miss an opportunity simply because you neglected to call back. Most people don't make decisions quickly so you'll need to be patient and persistent.
Finally, always ask a prospect – especially if he doesn't become a customer – if you can keep in touch for the long haul. That might mean checking in every six months or so, or keeping her on your email newsletter list. You just never know when needs and circumstances will change.
Mistake 2: Not Having A Process – Or Having Too Much Process
This is a double-edged mistake. It's all about finding the Goldilocks zone of marketing. If you don't have a process, you'll be doing things randomly, haphazardly and most likely ineffectively.
If you have too much process, you might find yourself perpetrating unnecessary inefficiencies just for the sake of sticking to the process.
This is true whether you're managing a social media campaign, email campaign or direct mail campaign. It's true for everything from SEO to proposal writing. You need a basic process in place but you need to be flexible enough to change it up when it's not working.
Let's use email campaigns as an example. Without a process, you won't have any idea what you're sending emails about, who you're sending them to or what the content should be.
You could make it up as you go along but that won't help you plan, track what you're doing and make adjustments to improve.
No process means you'll be sending out emails whenever, about whatever, to whomever… and what kind of marketing is that!?
A good process might include a weekly schedule for sending emails, an email template with four specific content areas to fill, and a three-month plan of message topics and calls to action.
Too much process means you're so hung up on filling those four content areas that you neglect the actual content and cram in whatever you can just to fill the spaces. Or it may mean continuing down the weekly email path even though you noticed your unsubscribe rate jump as soon as you went above monthly.
Too much or too little process can set you up for unnecessary failure. Start with a basic plan and give yourself the freedom to change as you start to see trends and patterns and as you discover new, more effective ways to do things.
Mistake 3: Ignoring Analytics
Quick: how many unique visitors did you have to your website yesterday? What percentage of your Facebook audience is female? What's the open rate on your last email campaign?
If you can't answer those questions quickly then you're probably not measuring the results of your marketing efforts. If you're not measuring results, how do you know if what you're doing is working? If you don't know what's working, how do you know what to do next and where to put your efforts and budget?
A lot of people are scared of analytics. As far as I can tell, the only people totally comfortable with numbers are accountants and engineers.
But analytics don't have to be big and scary. They can be as simple as looking at your Facebook Insights to see how many people your posts reached. Better than last week? Worse? The rise or fall of a simple line on a graph can tell you that you're doing great or you need to adjust your efforts.
I'll tell you this much: if you don't have Google Analytics (or some analytics) on your website, you should be slapping yourself in the forehead right now. Bad enough to ignore your analytics, but to not have them at all? That's just crazy.
If you're new to analytics and numbers scare you, start small. Look at how many visitors you had on any given day. See how long they spent on your site. Check out the keywords they used to get to your site. Books have been written about analytics, for good reason.
You can dig deep and analyze yourself cross-eyed. But in between marathon analytics sessions, there's no reason you shouldn't be checking your analytics for five minutes every day to track a couple of high level details and see how your marketing plans are going.
Mistake 4: Waiting For The Phone To Ring
Marketing can be exhausting! All that planning, engaging, creating, analyzing… isn't it awesome when you can finish up your email newsletter, shoot off that Facebook post, then sit back and wait for the prospects to start pouring in?
…what? They're not calling? They're not breaking down your door after that last brilliant comment you made on Twitter that was retweeted forty times? You mean… you're not done?
I want to be that person too – the one who can charge whatever hourly rate I'm in the mood to charge just because it's Tuesday afternoon, the one who's in such high demand that I have to kindly pat the beggars on the head and turn them away. But for me, and I imagine most (all) of you, we have to work just to get work.
It doesn't matter how brilliant you are, how great your last blog post was or how clever you are on Twitter with your tens of thousands of followers… you still have to work if you want work. That means you can't simply "market" and then wait.
You've got to constantly be reaching out to customers, new and old. You've got to be creating opportunities for yourself through networking, conversations and testing the waters with potential prospects.
If you have an existing customer who you haven't spoken to in several months, shame on you. Pick up the phone right now and say hello. It doesn't matter if you need their work or if they need your services. You need to stay connected with people and be present.
Within the past week I won two new jobs with existing clients simply because I called at the right time. If I had sat back and waited for them to absorb my amazing marketing vibes I would never have gotten those jobs.
Do they get my email newsletters? Are they following me on Facebook? Sure. But were they thinking about me for one split second? Heck no, they're busy.
Build your authority, your brand and your credibility through marketing. But don't assume that just because you're marketing that people are going to come to you. Never assume that business will just come to you. Sometimes you've got to go and get it.
Mistake 5: Thinking Your Audience Is "Everyone"
Who is your ideal customer? If you said anyone or everyone then you've got about a 100% chance of failure. It's not humanly possible to appeal to everyone. Just ask anyone with two friends or more than one kid.
You may not have defined it yet, but you have an audience. There is a specific demographic of people that wants/needs/can afford your products or services. The sooner and the better you can define that audience, the better chance of success you'll have.
I cannot stress enough that there's no way to market to "everyone". People have different interests, different wants, vastly different abilities to pay for what they want. You've got to figure out who you're targeting so you can build a plan around hitting that bull's-eye.
So sit down right now and think about who your ideal customer is. I literally want you to get a picture of someone in your head – gender, age, income level, hobbies, pet peeves, family status, profession, sense of humor.
That person needs to become your BIF – your Best Invisible Friend. I want you to know that person inside and out so that you know exactly how to market to him (or her), what tone to take when you write, what colors to use on your site, how creative you can get with your social marketing.
Your BIF will help you craft your marketing strategies around a particular need, fear, desire or interest. Your BIF will help you avoid running amok and trying arbitrary marketing ideas and tactics. Your BIF will slap you across the face if you ever think about adding one stupid pin to Pinterest or clap when you post a video blog.
I'm even going to let you have more than one BIF. But never forget who they are because the minute you do, and you start trying to have a universal appeal, your business is going to fall flat on its face.
Trust me, I know how hard this can be. If you had asked me 13 years ago who my ideal customer was, I would have told you, "Anyone who pays me." That may pay the bills for a while but it will never help you succeed.
I haven't said anything that's especially difficult to correct. Mostly it's just about recognizing the mistakes and then fixing them before they can cost you any more business.
Mistakes happen. How you address them means the difference between growing your business or trudging along just getting by.
I'd love to hear what mistakes you work to avoid, so please share your thoughts with me and let's help each other stay on track!

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Domestic responsibilities tied to physician mothers' satisfaction
(HealthDay)—For physician mothers in procedural specialties, being responsible for five or more domestic tasks is associated with an increased likelihood of career dissatisfaction, according to a study published online April 10 in JAMA Surgery.
Heather G. Lyu, M.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues gathered data from an online survey of 1,712 attending physician mothers to examine the correlation between increased domestic workload and career dissatisfaction among proceduralists and nonproceduralists.
Overall, 99.2 percent of the respondents were partnered or married; 27 percent of them were in procedural specialties. The researchers found that respondents reported having sole responsibility for most domestic tasks, with no significant differences between the procedural and nonprocedural groups. Compared with physician mothers in procedural specialties primarily responsible for fewer than five domestic tasks, those responsible for five or more tasks more often reported a desire to change careers (55 versus 42.1 percent; P < 0.008). Physician mothers in nonprocedural specialties did not exhibit this difference. Primary responsibility for five or more tasks was independently associated with the desire to change careers in multivariate analysis of the proceduralist cohort (odds ratio, 1.5; P = 0.05).
"Overall, physician mothers continue to carry more domestic responsibility than their spouses or partners, even when they are both physicians," the authors write. "More equitable distribution and/or outsourcing of domestic tasks should be considered to sustain physician mothers in procedural and surgical specialties."
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Engaging young people through community partnerships
Nickson, Amanda, and Errington, Ed (2011) Engaging young people through community partnerships. Teaching and Learning Development, James Cook University.
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In Community Work, social workers and community workers often address problems identified by community members by working in partnerships with organisations in planning and developing possible solutions to identified needs. In this scenario, students were assigned a number of roles as concerned citizens and community leaders attending a public meeting in a small rural town regarding the non-engagement of some young people with education and employment in the local community. The roles played in this scenario illustrate the process of developing community partnerships with key stakeholders and students begin to plan how to address the issues of concern.
Research Statement
|Research Background
|Rationale for the Project A recent survey of over 500 employers showed that one of the most valuable commodities a graduate can have is work experience. An obvious way to gain this would be through placement in a work environment. However, work placements may not, in themselves provide sufficient scope or time to develop the attributes needed by graduates to prepare and sustain them for the professions. The cross-curricula project team at JCU, asserted that scenario-based learning (SBL) provided one useful stratagem for embedding graduate attributes within students, as would-be professionals. Research aims were fourfold: (1) To establish the extent of work-based learning practice that encompass SBL within four discipline areas of the FAESS. (2) To enhance current work-based offerings designed to embed graduate attributes via the use of scenario-based learning processes. (3) To generate support materials/identify SBL champions (4) To disseminate the project/engaging and enhancing staff input within/across the four discipline areas
|Research Contribution
|The combination of peer review processes among the team linked to the trialing of four different kinds of scenarios - making this a unique educational research contribution to scenario-based learning and the attainment of graduate attributes.
|Research Significance
|The research significance of the project outcomes lies in the revelations afforded by employing different kinds of scenario approaches - all based on situated learning principles - to achieve particular educational intentions.
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|scenario-based learning; community partnerships
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This video was produced as an exemplar of sound scenario-based learning practice within the context of social work and community welfare.
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412 West Baseline Rd
Claremont, CA 91711
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Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
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Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
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We hold ourselves to the highest standards to replace missing teeth and provide you with natural-looking results. Our goal is to restore your confidence and your bright, healthy smile.
1121 N. Euclid Avenue
Upland, CA 91786
Dr. Steven Fraker, practicing in the Upland, CA area, can provide you with the highest quality dental crowns available, and restore your smile. Using state-of-the-art materials and cutting-edge techniques, Dr. Fraker can make your smile look healthy and natural again.
If you are quite anxious about visiting the dentist, Steven D. Fraker, D.D.S offers pre-medication sedation to help you relax before you arrive for your appointment. Once you've arrived at our Upland area office, the full sedation medication will be administered, and you will wake up to the results you desired - relaxed and with little or no memory of the dental treatment itself.
Second opinions are readily given by Steven Fraker, D.D.S., at his practice in the Upland, CA area. Dr. Fraker wants you to be able to make an informed decision about your oral health needs. Dr. Fraker believes that if a treatment plan is sound, particularly one that is major and/or expensive, it should hold up to scrutiny by other dental professionals.
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Moreno Valley, CA 92553
If you need gum disease treatment, Moreno Valley area gum disease dentist, Dr. Shea offers extensive experience. Unhealthy gums can be a risk factor for more serious health problems if not treated promptly.
Our professional team will assess your situation and create a personalized treatment plan. We're committed to your life-long healthy gums and teeth.
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We'll assess your situation and design a treatment plan to replace your missing teeth. You'll be able to smile again with confidence and ease.
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Our friendly and highly-trained team will assess your needs and design an individual treatment plan. We're here to help you maintain healthy gums and teeth for life.
At Shea Family Dentistry, serving the Moreno Valley, CA area, Dr. John Shea offers Electronic Dental Anesthesia (EDA) to help greatly reduce the sensation of an injection. The EDA is a battery-operated device that sends mild electrical impulses through a finger pad that Dr. Shea holds against the tissue surrounding your tooth. This produces a pulsating, tingling sensation which effectively masks the discomfort of an injection.
Miller, Gerald A D.D.S.
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Saliva, which contains essential protein molecules, electrolytes, and minerals, is critical to good oral dentistry health. Saliva lubricates and cleanses the mouth, preserves and bathes tooth structure, neutralizes acids that cause cavities, limits growth of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, dissolves and breaks down food, assists with taste, keeps the mouth moist (no dry mouth which helps with speaking and eating), and facilitates the retention of dentures.
Research has shown that healthy, unmedicated older adults do not have any significant decrease in saliva flow. Loss of saliva and dry mouth are not the result of normal aging, but are instead associated with illness, disease, medication treatments, and medication.
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Older adults take many over-the-counter and prescription medications for chronic medical conditions and disorders. For many of these medications, decrease in saliva flow is a common side effect. In fact, over 500 prescriptions and over-the-counter medications cause dry mouth (xerostomia). The medications most often associated with dry mouth are:
Although medication use is frequently associated with dry mouth, certain medical diseases, conditions, or treatments reduce saliva flow. Examples are
By Denise J. Fedele, DMD, MS
Thinking about your baby and prenatal care is normal during pregnancy; however, thinking about your oral health and dental care may not be forefront on your mind, but dentistry is still very important. Women need to pay special attention to their teeth and gums especially during pregnancy to avoid the increased risk of dental problems.
Pregnancy brings a change in oral health and hormones, especially increased levels of estrogen and progesterone, which are linked to plaque buildup on teeth. Plaque that is not removed can cause gingivitis and swollen gums that are tender and prone to bleed. Most pregnant women experience gingivitis to some degree, but it doesn't usually surface until the second trimester.
If you had gingivitis before becoming pregnant, your condition will likely be aggravated; untreated gingivitis can lead to a more serious problem -- periodontal disease. Swollen gums that become irritated can also lead to pregnancy tumors, benign growths that will usually shrink and disappear without treatment. However, if the tumor causes discomfort or interferes with chewing or brushing, the dentist may suggest removing it.
If you experience dental emergencies causing pain, you can be treated at any time; however, consult your doctor if anesthesia is required or a medication is prescribed to you. Avoid X-rays during pregnancy, unless they are critical to emergency treatment.
It is recommended to schedule elective procedures after your baby's birth. While you're expecting, have great expectations for maintaining good oral health. By doing so, you'll keep your beautiful smile and share it with your baby!
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The Okta/Looker SAML integration currently supports the following features:
Log in to Looker as Administrator.
Navigate to Admin > SAML Authentication
Select Enabled.
In the SAM Auth Settings section:
Copy and paste the following Admin > SAML Authentication into the corresponding field:
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Sign in to Okta Admin app to have this variable generated for you.
Or this URL:
Sign into the Okta Admin dashboard to generate this value.
Click the Load button.
A IdP Metadata loaded message appears. The IdP URL, IdP Issuer, and IdP Certificate files should be filled.
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Email Attr: Enter Email.
FName Attr: Enter FirstName.
LName Attr: Enter LastName.
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You need to enter a group name that will be sent and then select a corresponding role in Looker.
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Press Release
HeartFlow Announces FDA Clearance for HeartFlow Planner
New interactive tool allows interventional cardiologists to model treatment strategies in real time before entering the catheterization lab
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 12, 2019 – HeartFlow, Inc. today announced that it has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the HeartFlow Planner, a non-invasive, real-time virtual modeling tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) intervention. The HeartFlow Planner will enable interventional cardiologists to virtually model clinical scenarios vessel-by-vessel, explore treatment strategies for patients with CAD before each procedure, review cases with colleagues, and ensure everyone has a clear picture of the initial treatment plan.
"With the HeartFlow Planner, I am able to run multiple treatment scenarios in my office prior to the procedure which enables me to plan ahead about the resources I will need in the catheterization lab," said Dr. Mark J. Goodwin, interventional cardiologist, Advocate Health Midwest Heart Specialists and system director, Cardiac Innovations & Structural Heart Center®, Edward-Elmhurst Health. "HeartFlow Planner is an intuitive consulting tool I can use to discuss cases with the entire heart team to ensure the team is prepared and engaged."
"The information provided by the HeartFlow technology is powerful and will not only help us efficiently diagnose coronary artery disease but help us better understand different treatment options," said Dr. Victor Marinescu, cardiologist, Advocate Health Midwest Heart Specialists and member of the medical staff, Edward-Elmhurst Health. "The visual nature of the HeartFlow Planner also makes it a great tool to explain to patients what will happen during their procedure."
The HeartFlow Planner is a pre-procedure planning tool that is based on an idealized model of the HeartFlow Analysis, a color-coded 3D model of a patient's coronary arteries. Physicians can use this model to identify blockages and explore multiple treatment scenarios by virtually modifying the vessel. HeartFlow Planner will enable physicians to understand the impact of each modeled treatment strategy in real time.
"As part of the company's commitment to improve the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease, the FDA clearance of HeartFlow Planner represents a major milestone in ensuring more physicians have access to our innovative healthcare solution," said Dana G. Mead, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, HeartFlow. "We look forward to introducing the HeartFlow Planner to the interventional cardiology community and continuing to change the way coronary artery disease is diagnosed and treated."
HeartFlow will be showcasing the HeartFlow Planner at the 2019 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting taking place in San Francisco, September 25-29, Booth # 2343.
About the HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis and HeartFlow Planner
Data from a patient's non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiogram (CTA) are securely uploaded from the hospital's system to HeartFlow's software application running in the AWS cloud. HeartFlow leverages deep learning and highly trained analysts to create a personalized, digital 3D model of the patient's coronary arteries. The HeartFlow Analysis then uses powerful computer algorithms to solve millions of complex equations to simulate blood flow and assess the impact of blockages on coronary blood flow. The HeartFlow Analysis is provided via a secure online interface to offer actionable information to enable clinicians to determine the optimal course of treatment. To date, clinicians around the world have used the HeartFlow Analysis for more than 40,000 patients to aid in the diagnosis of heart disease.
The HeartFlow Planner utilizes an idealized coronary anatomy model and physiology simulation created from the HeartFlow Analysis. Physicians are able to identify stenoses and virtually modify the vessel. For each treatment scenario, HeartFlow Planner will display the modified FFRCT values in real time to enable physicians to understand the impact of the modeled treatment strategy. Common scenarios for using HeartFlow Planner include focal stenoses, serial stenoses, and borderline cases. HeartFlow Planner is only available on iOS platforms in the United States.
About HeartFlow, Inc.
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Some students might want to learn more, or you might have an
entire group that wants to examine the subject matter further.
You can add to this week, or ask an interested student to explore
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How far does the root system go beyond the plant?
What is the function of the petiole, other than holding the
leaf to the stem?
What do different cultures value in food parts? What parts
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Find out the differences between herbaceous and woody stems.
How does the shape of the leaf affect the plant?
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Are you stuck out there with the dire need for the best way to create Windows 7 password reset disk with or without Software? If this is an incessant nightmare then cease the cold feet. Forgetting your user account password for Windows 7 can prove quite thorny especially if faced with an urgency or generally if you cannot do without accessing your user account. However, with the Windows 7 password reset disk feature, this problem should no longer give you sleepless nights. Without further ado let us get started by understanding the meaning of Window 7 password reset disk.
Windows 7 password reset disk is a media disk used to reset forgotten password on your Windows 7 user account. The reset disk feature allows Windows 7 users to retrieve their forgotten password to the disk which is normally inserted in an accessible computer. The password is created on the drive selected. This disk is then inserted into the locked computer from where you can be able to login. Windows 7 reset disk can be created with or without a software. However, with an appropriate software, you have more options to access and retrieve your user account password.
Step 1. Insert a USB drive or CD-ROM into your PC.
Step 2. Navigate to the Windows 7 search box and key in "reset". From the results displayed, just choose the "Create a password reset disk" option.
Step 3. A new window "Forgotten Password Wizard" shall be displayed. Simply click the "Next" button and proceed.
Step 4. At the bottom of the wizard, click the drop-down icon just below the "I want to create a password key disk in the following drive". Select the respective USB flash drive and again hit "Next". The wizard would start creating your reset disk and you can monitor the progress on the background. Just wait while the wizard creates the disk.
Step 5. When the progress is complete, hit the "Next" button then "Finish".
Step 1. Take the password reset disk and insert it in your Windows 7 computer.
Step 2. Boot your Windows 7 PC and hit on the "Reset password" link at the welcome screen. This option is displayed just below the password field upon failure to log-in.
Step 3. A Password Reset Wizard shall be displayed. Just click "Next" to proceed.
Step 4. Choose the respective drive in your computer where the password reset disk is located.
Step 5. Key-in your new password and the password hint in the boxes provided. Make sure the password chosen is easy to recall and is safe. Again click "Next" to proceed. The password hint is a good feature that makes you easily recall your password upon the loss. Ensure that the hint makes it easy to derive the forgotten password.
Step 6. If the password is successfully created, the computer will send a notification window saying "You've successfully reset the password for this user account". You can now reboot your Windows 7 computer and use the new password to log in to your user account.
Now the process of creating a Windows 7 password reset disk and password recovery is all but done. Keep in your mind that the Windows 7 password reset disk only functions with local accounts only. That means if you got a domain account then you have to divert your attention in a different solution. Also remember you can use the very same password reset disk in future without having to update it.
Windows Password Recovery Tool facilitates retrieval of Windows 7 administrator/ user password as well as domain administrator/ user password. Unlike other programs, this great application lets you easily remove or rest Windows password in a safe manner. You can recover Windows 7 admin password using CD/DVD or even using a USB flash drive hence saving you the cost of having to purchase a CD/DVD. Recover your Windows 7 password on all computers ranging from laptop to desktop. Remember virtually all versions are supported including Dell, HP, Acer, Toshiba, Samsung, Sony, IBM, and Asus just to mention but a few.
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Step 1. Download the program and install it in another computer which is accessible. Now launch the program in this accessible computer.
Step 2. Using a USB device or CD/DVD, create a Windows 7 password reset disk. To do so, just insert the respective media to the accessible computer and choose it on the recovery tool. After selecting the respective media, simply hit the "Begin burning" button. The program shall immediately commence the burning process. Monitor the progress on the background and when done, a confirmation window saying "Burning Successfully!" is displayed.
Step 3. Now boot your locked computer form the USB device or CD/DVD depending with the media you used to create a password reset disk for your Windows 7 computer.
Step 4. Run Windows Password Recovery Tool on the locked computer. Here you can decide to remove the forgotten Windows 7 password or simply create a new account for your Windows 7. To get rid of the forgotten password, just choose a user account then hit the "Reset Password" button. The other alternative is to create a new user account by simply clicking the "Add User" button.
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"Sir,After Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, I thought it would be impossible for anyone to persuade me to vote for the Labour party again. Congratulations to George Osborne on achieving the impossible.Leonard MacauleyStaining, Lancashire"When one considers the type of democracy that exists in this country it stretches logic that a member of the electorate considers the only choice is between a set of spivs who wear the colour blue and an alternative set of spivs who wear the colour red - which is not to forget a set of 'trainee' spivs who wear the colour yellow. Do not misunderstand me, I am not advocating we all vote for another set of 'trainee' spivs who have adopted the colours purple and yellow and who wish to retain the status quo of central control, albeit with a small democratic twist.
One only has to read Jeff Randall's op-ed piece in today's Daily Telegraph to realise that there is no difference twixt the blue spivs and the red spivs. That he who is presumably a 'thinking' member of the electorate is prepared to switch his allegiance back to a party who were part of the root cause of our country's present difficulties can only underline the nadir to which our democratic system has sunk. That that same member of the electorate also seems unable to think 'outside the box' and appears to accept that representative democracy is the only form of democracy available also underlines how democratically unaware the electorate have become.
On Saturday last I attended a small seminar, the subject of which was how to ensure that any referendum for cessation of our country's membership of the European Union was successful. This was attended by an MP (Mark Reckless), two MEPs (Daniel Hannan and David Campbell Bannerman) and representatives of various pressure groups. Two matters never entered the speeches given or the questions raised - namely that there are too many pressure groups in existence and that perhaps those groups need to combine in order to present one voice to the people; and neither was any mention made of what, exactly should occur once any referendum was won. After all, is it not essential that if asking the people to vote for something all aspects of the alternative being offered should be spelt out? It is all very well campaigning for the laudable aim that those who govern us should be able to be 'hired and fired' by the electorate - but what is the point of exchanging one set of 'central controlists' for another; in other words what is the difference between a collection of dictators who cannot be hired and fired and the alternative who can? We still end up with dictators.
The fact all present appeared to accept that continuation of representative democracy was the only form of democracy available and was therefore a 'given' was depressing in the extreme, likewise the failure of those calling for a referendum who appeared to have committed the political sin of not thinking through that which they propose.


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Hey everyone, it's Amy here today. I wanted to share with you a series of pages I created to document the day I did the Race For Life in aid of Cancer Research UK. So many people are touched by cancer (Did you know that 1 in 2 people will develop cancer in their lifetime?) and the Race For Life is a great way to raise money and awareness. This year was the first time I'd taken part and I walked 10k with my mum, aunts and cousins. It was a lovely day to remember those who we've lost and enjoy spending time with the family we still have with us.
I used a combination of cards from the May Project Life kit and paper from the Main or Paper kits cut down to 3×4 size. I cut one of the 4×6 Project Life cards in half to make two cards which I then used on opposite sides of two facing pages.
I kept the embellishments simple, sticking mostly with the exclusive May ephemera and puffy stickers. I absolutely love that balloon! Enamel hearts from Bella Blvd – Illustrated Faith and Bella Blvd alpha stickers finished off my pages.
I slipped the number I pinned to my shirt for the race into a 6×8 pocket and – voila! A story told in four pages.
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Tess & Carloswas a high end boutique in the Village of Pittsford. Owner Tess Enright, a native of Rochester, and her partner Carlos Pava have other stores in the Boston area. The store opened in November 2011 in the former Pittsford Pendleton Shop. Store closed in 2015.
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"[Abu Ghraib] is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones initiation...I'm talking about people having a good time, these people, you ever heard of emotional release? You ever heard of the need to blow some steam off?" "Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society." "We're not sexists, we're chauvinists -- we're male chauvinist pigs, and we're happy to be because we think that's what men were destined to be. We think that's what women want." "She comes to me when she wants to be fed. And after I feed her -- guess what -- she's off to wherever she wants to be in the house, until the next time she gets hungry. She's smart enough to know she can't feed herself. She's actually a very smart cat. She gets loved. She gets adoration. She gets petted. She gets fed. And she doesn't have to do anything for it, which is why I say this cat's taught me more about women, than anything my whole life." "[Hillary Clinton] sounds like a screeching ex-wife." "The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies." "Look, let me put it to you this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it."And:
"Too many whites are getting away with drug use... Too many whites are getting away with drug sales... The answer is to go out and find the ones who are getting away with it, convict them, and send them up the river, too."But then:
"I am addicted to prescription pain medication."And just last week:
"So [Obama]'s moved on to health care. This is highly visible, it's news leading, gets a great focus, plus it has the great liberal lion Teddy Kennedy pushing it. Before it's all over it will be called the Ted Kennedy Memorial Health Care Bill."And all that, dear reader, is the tip of the iceberg. God bless America.


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Scott Stapp June 6-7, 2020
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Scott Stapp June 6-7, 2020
Scott Stapp's personal life has been on display in the news and social media probably more than he would like. But when you hit rock bottom, there's only one way to go and that's back to the top. So with the help from "his rock" and wife Jaclyn, the road to recovery has been very successful. Now sober, Scott is enjoying time with his family while in lockdown from COVID-19. He has used this time to reflect and will share it when he co-hosts the LA Lloyd Rock 30.
They will talk about the current song called Survivor from his solo album The Space Between The Shadows. Scott even surprises LA Lloyd with news about having some chickens for the kids to raise. Life is good at the Stapp farm. Call us an be a part of the show (855) 5-ROCK-30 (855) 576-2530. Click on the Stations tab above to get the times the Rock 30 airs…and all stations stream online so there's several times you can listen. Stapp also debuted an inspiring PSA video from his recent trip to Ecuador with ChildFund International. Check it out below.


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Archive for April 2017
Galley copies
I now have a few "galley copies" of the Stanton book. It is a bound paperback version of the book, not quite final, created by the publisher to excite people about what the REAL book will look like in a few weeks. But from an author's perspective it is pretty exciting in and of itself; it…Read More
Stanton Update
I have on my desk here a large stack of paper, the first set of printed page proofs for Stanton. I am reading and marking them, in some cases finding small typos, in other cases making small improvements. I am nearly done, which is good, because I owe these pages back to the publisher on…Read More


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According to this news release, the new JetsGo discount airline will soon starting offering service to both Charlottetown and Timmins. Given that my family roots, on both sides, are in Northern Ontario, this means, at least in theory, that I should now cheaply be able to go and visit the old home places if I should ever be moved.
Congratulations to the people in government and at the Charlottetown Airport Authority on this development: it's great news.


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Beautifully made, these black knee high long boots are crafted from 100% genuine leather showcasing with silver toned buckled wrap strap at ankle, fleece and leather lined for a luxurious feel, padded leather footbed provides lasting comfort. has a rounded toe, an inside zip closure to ensure comfortably slip them on and off. These great-looking strappy boots feature a classic western style that can take you from a day in the office to a casual date or night out with friends. These premium quality leather boots are constructed using an anti skid handmade tunit sole which ensures that you do not accidentally fall on any surface. Fitted on a low block heel.
The Height of the Boot is-45.72 cm (18 Inches) approx.
A High quality, smooth leather upper
Soft fleece and leather lining for comfort
Showcasing with wrap straps with gold toned buckle,
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Heel Height : 5.08 cm (2 Inches)
Leather Socks with tunit sole, Finished with a rounded toe, chunky mid heel
Approx. measurements - Heel Height: 5 cm; Shaft: 40 cm ; Circumference: 36.5 cm.
Pair our SaintG Boot with midi-skirts, flared pants or long dresses. Made in black crust leather, these knee high long boots are a winter sweetheart. An easy-to-close zip and silver buckles adds comfort and look to its style quotient. These knee high boots will keep you warm and on-trend. These will be love at first sight when you put these boots on.
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The Constitution has a Seventh Schedule, with separate Lists for Union and State Governments, and there is a Concurrent List. Compared to public attention devoted to executive arm, relatively limited attention is paid to legislature and judiciary. As citizens, we should be concerned with productivity of legislatures too.
Today, if we have metrics and information to gauge efficiency of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, a large part of the credit goes to PRS Legislative Research. In discussions on reforms, or debates about public expenditure, there is excessive focus on Union government, reflecting perhaps our mindset that there is a "Centre", though constitutionally, there is no "Centre". There is the Union government. Witness interest in Union Finance Commission recommendations and amnesia about State Finance Commissions and their recommendations. Alternatively, there is limited scrutiny of state-level expenditure, or fiscal devolution and decentralisation of decision-making within states, or tracking functioning of state legislatures. (There are, of course, reports on the state of state finances.) Most factor markets we seek to reform are in the Concurrent List or the State List. Now that PRS has ventured into monitoring state legislatures, we will probably start to have better information, with a caveat.
"This report focuses on the legislative work performed by states in the calendar year 2020. It is based on data compiled from state legislature websites and state gazettes. It covers 19 state legislatures, including the union territory of Delhi, which together account for 90% of the population of the country. Information and data on state legislatures is not easily available. While some state legislatures publish data on a regular basis, many do not have a systematic way of reporting legislative proceedings and business." The report in question, just published (June 2021), is an annual review of state laws, for 2020. Notice that bit about information and data not being available. Typically, information becomes available when countervailing pressure is generated. Reports like this help to do that. If we cast our minds back, it was no different with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, once upon a time. In passing, what is a state legislature? Most states are unicameral, with legislative assemblies. Some (Andhra, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, UP) have a legislative council. There were historical and colonial reasons behind legislative councils. Since then, most states scrapped legislative councils, with valid reason. They delayed passing of legislation and required additional expenditure, funded indirectly by citizens. Unless one wants to accommodate individuals who lost in Assembly elections, or did not wish to stand, there is no need for a legislative council. That debate assumes an added significance because West Bengal abolished legislative council in 1969, but the newly-elected government wants to bring it back. In principle, a similar argument exists about Rajya Sabha, especially with the domicile requirement removed. But there is a Supreme Court judgement (Kuldip Nayar versus Union of India and others, 2006) on that.
To return to PRS, the annual review has not been done in the best of times. After all, 2020 was in the midst of the first wave of the pandemic, though, in principle, meetings can also be virtual. As a benchmark, Parliament met for 33 days in 2020. Pre-2020, these 19 states met for an average of 29 days a year. In 2020, they met for an average of 18 days. Before the pandemic, 29 days in a year? Had it not been for this report, I would have expected the number to be much more. There is of course a difference between a Bill being passed by a state Legislature and it becoming an Act, with assent of the Governor, and time-lags in that process. When they met in 2020, what did State Legislatures do? "States passed an average of 22 Bills (excluding Appropriation Bills). Karnataka passed 61 Bills, the highest in the country. The lowest was Delhi, which passed one Bill, followed by West Bengal and Kerala, which passed two and three Bills, respectively."
Pandemic certainly affected productivity. But the following problem is probably systemic and has nothing to do with Covid. "State legislatures pass most Bills without detailed scrutiny. In 2020, 59% of the Bills were passed on the same day that they were introduced in the legislature. A further 14% were passed within a day of being introduced…In Parliament, Bills are often referred to Parliamentary Standing Committees for detailed examination. …In most states, such committees are non-existent. In the absence of a robust committee system and fewer working days, state legislatures barely spend any time scrutinising legislative proposals brought before them." What subjects featured in state legislation? As expected, agriculture, land, labour, law and order, trade, commerce and industry. I will skip those details. But since this was in the middle of the epidemic, there was also legislation linked to Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 and Disaster Management Act of 2005. Given the pandemic, I found a nugget interesting. "In 2020, several states decided to reduce the salaries and allowances of their respective MLAs, MLCs, Ministers, Speakers, and Whips. …While the states of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh decided to reduce the emoluments by 30%, the Bihar government amended the Rules (that provide for salaries and allowances) to reduce salaries by 15%. Several other states such as Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Telangana issued orders deferring the salaries of their MLAs, MLCs, and Ministers." The nugget is interesting because several states did no such thing.
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Whitley, 31st October 2013. Land Rover is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 2014 Defender Challenge by Bowler, a one-make rally series operated by Bowler Motorsport designed to act as a feeder series to the annual Dakar rally and other global rally-raid competitions.
Continuing the strategic partnership announced in 2012 between Land Rover and Bowler Motorsport, the Defender Challenge will see competition-prepared Land Rover Defenders being used in a one-make, seven round, rally series taking place across the UK. The series will be regulated by the MSA (Motor Sports Association) and each Defender Challenge car will be FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) compliant enabling competitors to compete internationally.
The Defender Challenge will provide both experienced competitors, and those with no prior competition experience, a platform to gain the experience required to compete in world-class rally-raid events. For those with no or little experience, the series will offer a complete solution for gaining a licence, training and development and ultimately, competition experience.
The Defender Challenge car is a modified Defender 90 Hard Top utilising the factory-standard 2.2 litre diesel engine which has been uprated to 170 bhp by Bowler Motorsport. All Defender Challenge cars will run the standard 6-speed manual gearbox, controlled Kuhmo tyres and full MSA-approved roll cage and fire extinguisher system. Further aiding the accessibility of the series, all cars will remain road-legal and can be driven to events if required.
The provisional rounds outlined for the series will provide a mix of geographical accessibility together with exciting and demanding racing. To be confirmed in January 2014, the provisional list of rounds are:
|2nd March
|Mid Wales Stages
|Newtown, Wales
|20th April
|Somerset Stages
|Minehead, Somerset
|7th June
|Dukeries Rally
|Southwell, Nottinghamshire
|19th / 20th July
|Welsh Hill Rally
|Walters Arena, Swansea
|30th August
|Woodpecker Stages
|Ludlow, Shropshire
|24th/ 25th October
|Sunseeker Rallye
|Poole, Dorset
|Mid November
|Scottish Hill Rally
|Dumfries, Scotland
Additionally, the Defender Challenge will provide a training and test day in February, as well as the option to compete in desert events in North Africa and the Middle East.
Mark Cameron, Land Rover Global Brand Experience Director said: «Land Rover is delighted to be supporting Bowler with the Defender Challenge in what is the next step in our long-term strategic partnership.
«The Defender Challenge by Bowler rally series will push the iconic Defender's breadth of capability beyond established boundaries – it is the ideal accessible platform to provide customers with an entry-level rally series and for those who are considering entering world-stage rally-raids such as the Dakar.»
Drew Bowler, Managing Director, Bowler Motorsport said: «Rally customers coming to Bowler have changed – they're not all experienced racers, but people looking for excitement and adventure, and an achievable path towards world-class events.
«We're delighted to be offering this path in partnership with Land Rover and the MSA, and believe the format offers a new way to experience different rally disciplines in the UK and overseas, and prepare entrants for the rigours and realities of Rally Raid. We've really enjoyed developing the Defender Challenge car – it'll be a really fun championship.
Xavier Gavory, Head of Competitors department – Sporting Coordinator for the ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation), the governing body for the annual Dakar rally said: «One of the major obstacles for people from the UK wishing to enter the Dakar has always been obtaining the necessary competition experience and a race licence. With the Defender Challenge by Bowler, there is at last a turnkey solution to that problem.
«Thanks to Bowler's huge experience of competing on the Dakar and their widely recognised professionalism, we are confident we will be welcoming the first graduates of the Defender Challenge on our rally in the very near future.»
The Defender Challenge car will retail at £50,000 plus VAT and be supplied exclusively through Bowler Motorsport. Entry into the Defender Challenge will range between £10,000 and £14,000 depending on package selected.


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Two former Twitter workers charged with spying on users for Saudi Arabia
They are accused of gathering data on government criticsBy Rob Thubron
What just happened? Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Wednesday. The pair allegedly used their positions at the company to access the private information of users who were critical of the country's government and royal family.
Ahmad Abouammo, a US citizen who left Twitter in May 2015, was arrested on Tuesday. Ali Alzabarah, a Saudi citizen, fled the US a day later after being confronted. A third individual, Saudi citizen Ahmed Almutairi, acted as an intermediary between Saudi officials and the Twitter employees, writes the Washington Post. He is also charged with spying.
According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, the three men allegedly accessed the information at the request of Saudi official Bader Al Asaker, who operated a charity belonging to Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
Alzabarah is accused of accessing the personal information of more than 6,000 Twitter accounts in 2015 on behalf of Saudi Arabia. These included journalist Omar Abdulaziz, who was close to murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Some of the accessed user data included IP addresses, devices, and browsers associated with accounts, which could have been used to track movements. While some of these accounts might have been considered security threats as they contained images such as explosive devices, and were removed after takedown requests from the Saudi government, most were merely critical of Bin Salman, the government, or the royal family.
"The criminal complaint unsealed today alleges that Saudi agents mined Twitter's internal systems for personal information about known Saudi critics and thousands of other Twitter users," said U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson. "We will not allow U.S. companies or U.S. technology to become tools of foreign repression in violation of U.S. law."
In a statement to Gizmodo, a Twitter spokesperson said: "Our company limits access to sensitive account information to a limited group of trained and vetted employees."
"We understand the incredible risks faced by many who use Twitter to share their perspectives with the world and to hold those in power accountable. We have tools in place to protect their privacy and their ability to do their vital work. We're committed to protecting those who use our service to advocate for equality, individual freedoms, and human rights," they added.


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It's day 5 and I have some simple nail art. I have had this purple for a long time and never used it. It dries matte if you don't use a top coat to shine it back up. The color is great for Halloween. I used a black striper and a silver striper to do the details.......
Friday, October 5, 2012
Spiders On Purple
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Such cute spiders! If only the ones that took over my house were this cute! :)ReplyDelete
SIMPLE nail art she says... These are fabulous!!! So so cute!!!ReplyDelete
Super super cute!! Have to try this :] Would look cool over green as well :]ReplyDelete
That's a fantastic purple, I love it! And the spiders are super cute! :)ReplyDelete
That's cute! Love this mani!ReplyDelete
I love your webs!!!ReplyDelete
i love him !!!ReplyDelete
Awww this is so adorable!ReplyDelete
i guess spiders this cute aren't scary to anyone ;)ReplyDelete
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Stuff Gadget Awards 2013: The Olympus OM-D EM-1 is our Camera of the Year
The humble light-capture device has never taken such diverse forms, nor captured light so magnificently – but one model this year stood out
Despite all the photos being taken on phones, made to look like they were taken in 1976 and then uploaded to Instatwitbook, there seems to be no stopping the evolution of the dedicated camera.
Retro, modern, rugged, phone-ish, compact, chunky – our list of nominees covered all the camera bases – but it was the wonderful OM-D EM-1 from Olympus that rose above the pack to claim our coveted Gadget Award. Read on to find out just why…
Winner: Olympus OM-D EM-1 (from £1300)
No one's pimping the compact system camera like Olympus. This latest Micro Four Thirds model has its sights set more firmly on the true photo enthusiast than any before it, with pro-level control, blisteringly fast autofocus, a weatherproof body, a chunkier grip and improved performance with Olympus' high-end SLR lenses (via an adaptor). Yet it's still only ickle.
Runner-up: Fujifilm Finepix X100S (£1000)
The original retro-Leica-esque X100 was a revelation with its hybrid viewfinder, big APS-C sensor and fixed lens. This evolution adds enough speed and precision to the autofocus that it's now more than gadget jewellery – this is a street photographer's dream tool. And you may have noticed that it looks rather nice.
Runner-up: Canon EOS 70D (£950)
An SLR for the keenest of photo-videographers, the 70D packs a revolutionary Dual Pixel AF 20MP sensor that makes it great at focusing while capturing video. But video aside, this is still an excellent mid-level all-rounder.
Runner-up: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50 (£250)
The perfect travel compact? Probably. It has a versatile 30x zoom lens – with optical stabilisation, naturally – plus a compact body and a 20MP sensor that's excellent in low light. All it's lacking is an optical viewfinder for those super-sunny destinations – but then, that might make it too fat for your backpack.
Runner-up: Canon PowerShot G16 (£530)
The G series has always been the best compromise between proper compacts and SLRs. It sits on the fence in all ways: image quality, size, ergonomics and control are all somewhere in the middle ground. Which means that the G16 isn't really bad at anything. Which is jolly good.
Runner-up: GoPro Hero3 (from £190)
There doesn't seem to be any let-up in the demand for GoPro's go-anywhere action cams – and no let-up in GoPro's ongoing improvement of them. The Hero3 manages full HD video recording and 5MP stills, has built-in Wi-Fi and is waterproof down to 40m. Between GoPro's own selection, third-party manufacturers and the 3D-printing community, you should be able to find an adapter to mount it pretty much anywhere, too.
Runner-up: Nokia Lumia 1020 (from £400)
A phone? A phone! Actually, it's rather telling that Nokia makes more of a fuss about the 1020's picture-taking capabilities than its Windows-driven phoneness. And why not, when you've got a 41MP under your polycarbonate bonnet? The 1020 is the best cameraphone ever.


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Marysville, California
Marysville is a historic city only 40-miles north of Sacramento. Having been founded during the famed Californian Gold Rush, this inviting town offers visitors a combination of quality discount hotels, interesting attractions, and numerous outdoor recreational opportunities. When in the area, visit the West Coast Falconry for an educational raptor exhibit and the history of falconry as a sport. The nearby Feather River Wildlife Area is a wonderful 2,800-acre valley that provides a home and protection to a number of animals, birds and plant life and is a great location for birdwatchers, hikers and photographers.


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Frances Seymour and Jonah Busch have produced a book titled Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics, and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change (2016). As background for Why Forests? Why Now?, more than 20 papers have been written, and multiple related papers were subsequently produced. These papers and their accompanying blog posts are listed below.
Read the brochure on Why Forests? Why Now? for an overview of how tropical forests are essential to prevent climate change and advance global development.
1. Assessing Performance-Based Payments for Forest Conservation: Six Successes, Four Worries, and Six Possibilities to Explore of the Guyana-Norway Agreement - CGD Note by Jonah Busch and Nancy Birdsall
2. What Drives Deforestation and What Stops It? A Meta-Analysis of Spatially Explicit Econometric Studies - Working Paper 361 by Kalifi Ferretti-Gallon and Jonah Busch
See also associated Wonkcast, Deforestation by the Numbers, featuring Jonah Busch and Kalifi Ferretti-Gallon, and associated data set
3. Stopping Deforestation: What Works and What Doesn't - CGD Brief by Jonah Busch and Kalifi Ferretti-Gallon
4. The Brazil-Norway Agreement with Performance-Based Payments for Forest Conservation: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons by Nancy Birdsall, William Savedoff, and Frances Seymour
5. The State of REDD+ Finance - Working Paper 378 by Marigold Norman and Smita Nakhooda
See also associated blog, Show Them the Money, by Frances Seymour
6. The Value of Forest Ecosystem Services to Developing Economies - Working Paper 379 by Katrina Mullan
See also associated blog, Why Quantifying the Value of Tropical Forests Matters for Development, by Jonah Busch
7. Ecosystem Services from Tropical Forests: Review of Current Science - Working Paper 380 by Katrina Brandon
See also associated blog, A Tale of Two Rainstorms: The Science of Tropical Forests, by Jonah Busch
8. Trading Forests: Quantifying the Contribution of Global Commodity Markets to Emissions from Tropical Deforestation - Working Paper 384 by Martin Persson, Sabine Henders, and Thomas Kastner
See also associated blog, The Global Trade in Deforestation and Associated Emissions, by Frances Seymour
9. The Impact of Payment-for-Performance Finance on the Political Economy of Deforestation in Indonesia by Metta Dharmasaputra and Ade Wahyudi
See also associated blog, A Burning Issue for Indonesia's New Jokowi Administration, by Frances Seymour
10. The Political Economy of Deforestation in Brazil and Payment-for-Performance Finance by Sérgio Abranches
See also associated blog, Can Brazil Stay the Course on Reducing Deforestation?, by Frances Seymour
11. Why Maintaining Tropical Forests Is Essential and Urgent for a Stable Climate - Working Paper 385 by Rosa C. Goodman and Martin Herold
See also associated blogs:
What If We Had a Safe and Natural Way to Capture and Store Carbon?, by Frances Seymour,
Tropical Forests Offer up to 24–30 Percent of Potential Climate Mitigation, by Jonah Busch,
This Earth Day, Don't Plant a Tree (Save a Forest), by Jonah Busch, and
Halting and Reversing Deforestation Critical to +2 °C Climate Target, by Jonah Busch
12. US Support for REDD+: Reflections on the Past and Future Outlook - CGD Policy Paper 048 by Michael Wolosin and Donna Lee
See also associated blog, Will More Red States Constrain More REDD+ Finance?, by Frances Seymour
13. The California REDD+ Experience: The Ongoing Political History of California's Initiative to Include Jurisdictional REDD+ Offsets within Its Cap-and-Trade System - Working Paper 386 by Jesse Lueders, Cara Horowitz, Ann Carlson, Sean Hecht, and Edward Parson
See also associated blogs, Jurisdictional Forest Offsets: California Dreamin'?, by Frances Seymour and
Can California's Carbon Polluters Save Brazil's Rainforests? by Michele de Nevers
14. Two Global Challenges, One Solution: International Cooperation to Combat Climate Change and Tropical Deforestation - Working Paper 388 by Antonio G.M. La Viña and Alaya de Leon
See also associated blog, Why Aren't Forests More Prominent on the Agenda for COP20 Climate Talks in Lima?, by Frances Seymour
15. NGOs as Climate Policy Entrepreneurs: The Surprising Story of NICFI and Norwegian Leadership in REDD+ Financing - Working Paper 389 by Erlende Hermansen and Sjur Kasa
See also associated blog, Norway's "Rainforest Billions": How Did the Stars Align?, by Frances Seymour
16. The Politics of German Finance for REDD+ - Working Paper 390 by Til Pistorius and Laura Kiff
See also associated blog, How Germany Copes with REDD+ Dilemmas, by Frances Seymour
17. Measurement and Monitoring for REDD+: the Needs, Current Technological Capabilities and Future Potential -Working Paper 392 by Scott J. Goetz, Matthew Hansen, Richard A. Houghton, Wayne Walker, Nadine Laporte, Jonah Busch
See also associated blog, Unsung Climate Hero: Forest Monitoring Technology, by Jonah Busch
18. Biofuel Policies: Fuel versus Food, Forests, and Climate Change - CGD Policy Paper 51 by Kimberly Elliot
See also associated blog, Biofuel Subsidies: Bad Policies, Bad Examples for Development by Frances Seymour
19. Evolution of Finance for REDD+ in the UK: A History and Overview of the UK Government's Engagement with REDD+ Finance, with a Focus on Performance-Based Payments for REDD+ - CGD Policy Paper 55 by Kate Dooley and Charlie Parker
20. The Indonesia-Norway REDD+ Agreement: A Glass Half-Full - CGD Policy Paper 56 by Frances Seymour, Nancy Birdsall, and William Savedoff
See also associated blog, Reducing Indonesia's Deforestation Rate: A Glass Half-full by Frances Seymour
21. The Indonesia-Australia Forest Carbon Partnership: A Murder Mystery - CGD Policy Paper 60 by Robin Davies
22. The Future of Forests: Emissions from Tropical Deforestation with and without a Carbon Price, 2016–2050 - Working Paper 411 by Jonah Busch and Jens Engelmann
See also associated blog, Tropical Forests Equal to the Size of India will be lost by 2050, Unless we Act by Jonah Busch
23. How the Green Climate Fund Could Promote REDD+ through a Cash on Delivery Instrument: Issues and Options by William Savedoff
24. Chapter 5 of Why Forests? Why Now - Technical Background Note by Jonah Busch, Jens Engelmann, and Alice Lépissier
25. Guyana's REDD+ Agreement with Norway: Perceptions of and Impacts on Indigenous Communities by Tim Laing
See also associated blog, Guyana's Forest Preservation Agreement: Hopes, Fears, and Consequences by William Savedoff
26. Competing or Complementary Strategies? Protecting Indigenous Rights and Paying to Conserve Forests by William Savedoff
27. Peru's Participation in REDD+: Perceptions of and Impacts on Indigenous Communities by Liliana Lozano Flores
See also associated blog, What Will It Take to Stop Tropical Deforestation? Lessons from a Case Study of Indigenous Peoples and REDD+ in Peru by William Savedoff
28. An Uneven Path Toward Rights and REDD+ in Indonesia by Chip Fay and Ho-Ming So Denduangrudee


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Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 13:04 by Denis Chabrol
A 15-year-old Sophia youth was Tuesday charged before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for the murder of the brother of Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud.
As a juvenile offender, the male murder-accused was charged outside the view of the public. He is being held at the Sophia Juvenile Detention Center until his return date on March 15.
The youth sobbed copiously as he was escorted out of the Chief Magistrate's court today. The top cop's deceased brother, Hemant Persaud, was found dead at the back of the Stabroek Market after he was reported missing on February 18.
The 15-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday last. He reportedly admitted to murdering Hemant Persaud after he fought him for his gold chain. Reports further indicated that the teen was arrested at his Sophia home and provided the confession in the presence of his parents.
It is also believed that the teenager was charged previously in the court, but the nature of that charge is unclear.
One report of the incident involving Persaud was that on February 19, the accused was in the company of his colleague at the Stabroek Market when he noticed Persuad. There are unconfirmed reports that Persaud was drunk at the time.
The accused, according to reports, said he saw the deceased buy from a market vendor, after which he trailed him.
He reportedly followed Persaud to the back of the market and attempted to wrestle him for his belongings. Persaud dealt him a blow, after which the 15-year-old pulled out a knife and stabbed Persaud.
Persaud, also known as "Bim," was 51-years-old and he was from Affiance Village on the Essequibo Coast. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was found, where he was pronounced dead.
Persaud remained unidentified until police released information calling for public assistance to identify the man.


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