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The FDA is asking pet owners to report any issues with jerky dog treats, as thousands of dogs and at least ten cats have become sick after eating the treats over the past several years. The FDA reports that over 580 animals have died, and some have experienced kidney failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, and urinary difficulties after ingesting the snacks.
While the FDA has run a battery of tests on jerky strips made from chicken, sweet potato, fruit, and duck, they have been unable to determine the cause of the illnesses. They tell pet owners that they should be concerned if their animals show signs of listlessness, diarrhea with or without blood, increased urination, and drinking more water than usual.
As mentioned on NPR, investigations have focused primarily on products from China. Last week, the FDA posted a call for help: they would like to hear from veterinarians and pet owners who have had animals become sick after eating jerky. The public can report troubles via their website.
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text: MassRoots, Inc. operates as a mobile network for the cannabis community. The companys mobile network enables people to share their cannabis-related experiences, discover quality content, and connect with like-minded individuals. Its network is accessible as a free mobile application through the iOS App Store and the Google Play marketplace; and as a website at MassRoots.com. The company also operates massrootsstore.com, an e-commerce platform that allows visitors to order MassRoots T-shirts, jars, and stickers. MassRoots, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.


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I didn't realize that I've made quite some posts this month xD
I wanted to publish this on next month but I just couldn't postpone it *biscuit dancing*
I really love Girls Day since their song Don't Forget Me, Expectation until Female President!
Moreover Sojin and Yura. They're so pretty x3 anw.. today's post gonna be about make up inspired (i'm not sure this is complete enough to called a tutorial) :-\ from the MV Expectation.
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I am a Bulgarian teacher and long term employee of Faculty of Chemistry, Sofia University. I warked as a research assistant as well as a lecturer in English for science for nearly 15 years. After I retired in 2007 and meanwhile I was appointed as a science teacher in US Virging islands public system, St.Croix Central High school.
Back in 2000 I was among the group of teachers who established Factworld group of Intergarted language teaching as well as worked for the implementation of SAW/SAE in Bulgaria.
I have taken part in IUPAK and IETEFL conferecnes.
My main goal now is to get my students become more interetsed in chemistry so they would be able to compete in the "big" world and be aware of the changes that are happening with our planet Earth..


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Aung La N Sang defends his middleweight title against Ken Hasegawa at the upcoming ONE: Spirit of a Warrior event. The card takes place June 29 from the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.
"I can't wait to go back to Myanmar for a star-studded event in Yangon," ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong said. "In anticipation of the extreme passion that Myanmar fans demonstrate, we have prepared the best card that will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark in martial arts history. Their hero, Aung La N Sang, will face a talented and tough challenger from Japan, Ken Hasegawa, in the main event. Aside from the thrilling headliner, we have included the biggest names from the world of martial arts in the lineup. Whether you are in Myanmar or in any part of the world, this will be an event that you can't afford to miss."
Sang is a 33-year-old two-division champion for ONE, as he also claimed the light heavyweight title in his most recent fight with Alexandre Machado. He captured the middleweight title back in 2017 with a decision victory over Vitaly Bigdash. Sang will be returning home for his defense, as he was born in Myitkyina in the mountainous Kachin State.
Hasegawa of Kanagawa, Japan is a martial arts veteran set to make his ONE Championship debut. The middleweight contender has stopped four of his last five opponents, showcasing the undeniable submission skills and thunderous knockout power that he has become known for competing in Japanese martial arts promotions Deep and Rizin. With a professional record of 16-2, which includes four submissions and six scintillating knockouts.
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Aung La N Sang vs Ken Hasegawa
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Sagetdao Petpayathai vs Ma Jia Wen
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Tukkatatong Petpayathai vs Panicos Yusuf
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Jeremy Miado vs Kritsada Kongsrichai
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg
Elliot Compton vs Matthew Semper
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Take Those Seed Bead Patterns and Make Them Your Own!
Have you ever looked at a seed bead pattern in the pages of a magazine and wondered how you could make it your own? Of course, it's always fun shopping for new beads when you want to make a particular beading project, but that's not always possible. Or maybe you're one of those beaders like me who just wants to get started working on a new seed bead pattern right away and you dive into your stash to see what beads you have that can work with a particular beading project.
|Marilyn Aronson's Confetti Spiral peyote bracelet can easily be customized based on your color choices and your favorite beads!
If you don't have exactly the right beads specified in a seed bead pattern, you probably have beads that will work just as well with a few adjustments. Do you need some more ideas for customizing a seed bead pattern? Here are three ideas to get you started!
Change the Colors! The easiest way to customize any seed bead pattern is to just use your favorite colors. Love the texture and components of a new beading pattern, but don't love the pinks and blues of the seed beads used in the project? Substitute your own colors and make that seed bead pattern your own! You might be surprised at how using your favorite colors can completely change the look of a beading project!
Swap out Your Favorite Beads! If you're not a fan of Czech druks, you can probably substitute a round Swarovski crystal bead in most seed bead patterns. You can also try substituting size 6o beads for a 3mm bead in a seed bead pattern to give the project a different texture.
|Tina Koyama's Porcupine Cuff is just begging to be customized with your favorite colors and fringe beads.
If you're going to swap out some of the beads in a seed bead pattern, it's a good idea to work a few rows or rounds of the pattern to see how the stitching works with the new beads. Don't be afraid to rip out what you've done and start over if your beads aren't working. Remember that if you use beads of a different size or slightly different shape, you may have to make some adjustments in the pattern as you go along.
Create a Variation on the Theme! You don't have to stitch up the seed bead pattern exactly the way that it's printed. In fact, playing with the directions of a seed bead pattern can lead to accidental discoveries and new beaded jewelry designs. Even using a different beadweaving stitch than the one called for in the original pattern can lead you down a whole new beading path!
Start your experiments with customizing your seed bead patterns by using easy patterns. Once you're comfortable substituting other beads and materials, you can move on to variations with more complex seed bead patterns and projects. Customizing a seed bead pattern to your own personal tastes can give the finished beading project a whole new look, and giving yourself permission to play with your seed beads, colors and seed bead stitching can open up a whole new world of beaded jewelry design possibilities!
Are you eager to start adding your own personal touch to some easy seed bead patterns? Check out our new eBook, 10 Quick + Easy Peyote Stitch Beading Patterns. You'll find out how to boost your peyote stitch beading skills while giving each project your own personal touch with these beading projects, selected by the editors of Beadwork magazine. Download your copy of 10 Quick + Easy Peyote Stitch Beading Patterns today and start exploring all the ways you can add your own personal touch to your favorite seed bead patterns!
How do you like to make your favorite seed bead patterns your own? Do you use your own color palette? Do you have a "signature" bead or crystal that you use? Leave a comment here on the Beading Daily blog and share your thoughts!
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Top 10 SQL Server Backup and Restore Interview Questions
There are total 57 questions are answered under SQL Server Backup and Restore category in the book "SQL THE ONE". In this chapter we can see questions and answers on Backup and Restore and scenarios. Below are the Top 10 SQL Server Backup and Restore Interview Questions:
1. What are some common reasons why database restores fail?
2. How to rebuild the system databases?
3. What are the new features added for Backup and Restore on SQL Server 2014 / 2016?
4. Is there any performance impact if we enable the backup encryption?
5. Why don't we just backup SQL Server Database Files (MDF, LDF and NDF) using Windows backup tool instead of SQL Server native backup?
6. You are leading a DBA team and one of your team members came to you and reported that he has executed an UPDATE command without WHERE CLAUSE on production database. Now that entire table has got updated with the wrong data. How do you handle the situation?
7. Let's say we have a situation. We are restoring a database from a full backup. The restore operation ran for 2 hours and failed with an error 9002 (Insufficient LOGSPACE). And the database went to suspect mode. How do you troubleshoot this issue?
8. Have you ever encounter the issue "media family on device is incorrectly formed"? If yes what is the reason and how you resolved it?
9. One of our database full backup size 300 GB, usually my differential backup size varies between 300 MB and 5 GB, one day we were surprised to see the differential backup size was increased to 250 GB? What might be the reason any idea?
10. How much time it takes to perform a full backup and restore of 500 GB database by using a third party tool LITESPEED and native method using SQL Server Backup / Restore option?
These Top 10 SQL Server Backup and Restore Interview Questions are the sample questions randomly collected from the book "SQL THE ONE".
Please share your feedback and comments on below comments section or reach me on email@example.com. We wish you all the best for the next interview.
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Friday, December 4, 2015
Fabric Feature Friday: Little Chief Apparel
Little Smilemakers Studio sells around 2000 designs on fabric all over the world. From Spoonflower to Robert Kaufman and small online fabric shops in Europe our fabric travels fast. Every first Friday of each month we feature one of our fabric customers. From small start up businesses in home decor to stay at home mommies who create cute little fashion for there kids. Some just pop out.
This Friday we would like to share this great Etsy shop: Little Chief Apparel. A children's clothing brand started by a young mother in Minnesota. She asked us to create some new color schemes around fall and here is the result of her creative input. We especially love the cute orange triangle series and the purple geometric cross fabric, leggings, shirts and head bands, our most popular prints on fabric but in our most recent colors. A great refreshing combo! And we love their fun colorful photography to sell these creative results. We are proud to see they create such gorgeous items with our fabric. Hopefully there is a lot more to come!
Want to get your hands on one of these? Check Little Chief Apparel's online shop.


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Four free taster sessions are available at the Ladywell Bowling Club. All you need is a pair of flat shoes; we supply the rest and give tuition. It's a great way to meet new friends, take part in an outdoor activity and participate in matches against local clubs. If you want to come along please contact Marion, details below. Open every day except Sundays.
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Today I would love to introduce the new girls of our team.
Today I would love to introduce the new girls of our team.
Hello! I am Ana Castro from Brazil. I live in a city (Florianopolis) localized in an island in the South of Brazil.
I am clinical engineer, am married to my husband Rafael and am mom to my 6 year old son Daniel, who is the subject of my scrapbook pages! I began scrapping in January 2009, mostly creating 12 by 12 layouts and altered items. My favourite techniques are distressing, stitching and adding dimension to my pages. I am not sure how to define my style because I like to try new things every time. I think my style is clean and whimsical, I love boy's pages. I find inspiration in my life and outdoor.
Hello all, my name is Vika, I live in a small town in the southern part of Ukraine. Already 2 years I can't imagine my life without papers. I love to make cards and just started to getting know the art of creating layouts. I love cheerful colors in works and constant experiments with materials. Always happy to see new faces in my blog:)
Please make sure to stop over the girls blogs and to say hi:)
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Springfield opens her new store in Chalandri
We already tasted the Women's Secret brand and now it is time for Springfield. Both of the brands belong to the Cortefiel group, which also owns Pedro del Hierro and Fifty Factory. Springfield targets young men and women aged between 20 and 30 with a relaxed outlook on life and fashion. Each season the brand observes, combines and adapts the hottest trends, creating styles that are ideal for any time of day. So don't wait, be there tomorrow, at the opening (Platonos 2 & Agiou Georgiou).


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Welcome to my blog interviews with novelists, poets, short story authors, scriptwriters, biographers, agents, publishers and more. Today's is with true crime author Chris Dahl. A list of interviewees (blogged and scheduled) can be found here. If you like what you read, please do go and investigate further.
Morgen: Hello, Chris. Please tell us something about yourself, where you're based, and how you came to be a writer.
Chris: Hello. My name is Chris Dahl and I am now based in sunny Florida, right off of the Gulf of Mexico. It's a sunny a place for me, a guy with morose tastes. But I love the sun, and if you were to ask any of my high school students they would probably not believe the subject matter I deal with in my books. I have always written, even at the age of six when I wrote a book about my father saving New York City from a sea monster. He was an editor back when people read books on paper, so I came to se that smart people read books – and even smarter people wrote books. Well, of course, I just had to write books. The Death Row Stories – my latest – are based on letters exchanged with Death Row inmates in Florida. It is morbid and bloody stuff, but it sure is fascinating.
Morgen: What genre do you generally write and have you considered other genres?
Chris: I started off wanting to be Beat poet and generally robbed Ginsberg and Kerouac of what I could. Then, I wanted to be Hemingway. None of that worked out. I got into non-fiction by chance. I published Except Education after people at the bar told me I should write my teaching stories down; then I just happened to start writing letters to Death Row and… stories appeared. So now it's all about true crime.
Morgen: What have you had published to-date?
Chris: Except Education (2006), Night of the Beast (2010), The Death Row Stories: Meet the Devil, Circumstances of Offense and Blood Calls to Blood and Killer Art (2012).
Morgen: You've self-published, what lead to you going your own way?
Chris: I have published traditionally and self-published. I self-published only because the editors said they were unable to handle the material in a visceral sense. The Death Row Stories are not for the meek. One publisher actually got halfway through formatting and called beggin me to release him from the contract because he couldn't handle the imagery. So, I started Death Row Stories.
Morgen: Are your books available as eBooks? How involved were you in that process? Do you read eBooks or is it paper all the way?
Chris: I publish my books as both e-books and paperback only because I acknowledge the age in which I live. I'm still all about a paper copy of a story –it's comforting. But I have two e-readers; my students read as much off of their cell phones as I used to read in the library. The e-book process is very easy byt the way. It can be as simple as a PDF, in fact. Check out the product on my amazon author page amazon.com/author/chrisdahl
Morgen: Do you have a favourite of your books or characters? If any of your books were made into films, who would you have as the leading actor/s?
Chris: Love this question. Meet the Devil is my favorite book. It's based on the life of Loran Cole, the guy who killed the nephew of Senator John Edwards and raped tht man's niece. His story is the one that made that editor's (previously mentioned) conscience bleed and beg to be released from the contract. Just read it and you will see. Go to www.death-row-stories.com for some free tastes. Now as for a leading man, Cole would be played by a young John Malkovich or Robert Deniro circa 1975.
Morgen: Which author(s) would you compare your writing to?
Chris: The subject matter is very unique to tell you the truth. I don't know of many people who have tapped into this. I do like Nick Pileggi (Wiseguys and Casino) and my favorite journalist was jimmy Breslin. So, as I write, I think of them. And here I thought I would be Jack Kerouac.
Morgen: Did you have any say in the titles / covers of your books? How important do you think they are?
Chris: Titles and covers are huge, just like your first impression on a boss. I have been lucky since I have been able to control them completely … well, almost completely.
Morgen: What are you working on at the moment / next?
Chris: I am working on a book based on my mother's madness. She died a few years ago after years of undiagnosed mental illness. My father found her journals and sent them to me. I am trying to find out what exacy happened in those last few years. It's a wild investigative piece I am tentatively calling Finding Mary.I put up a part of it on www.death-row-stories.com.
Morgen: Do you manage to write every day, or ever suffer from writer's block?
Chris: No. I guess I'm lucky. I don't have writer's block. I have writer's diarehhea. I can't stop. But that's mostly because I am more about acquiring unique content and shaping it into a story than creating out of thin air. Life is wild and there is always content for the observanrt eye.
Morgen: Do you plot your stories or do you just get an idea and run with it?
Chris: I write on legal pads – all kinds of notes. I research and print out tons of stuff. Then, I sort of shape it physically into piles and then the mental notion of a book takes place after I have physically moved stuff around. But that's me: action. Then the form of the book takes place.
Morgen: Do you have a method for creating your characters, their names and what do you think makes them believable?
Chris: Either I write directly from reality or I derive my characters in some sense from reality. Someone I have known from a bar, a former student, a former team-mate – whatever. I hear their voices. I see how they hold a scotch and water; I see how the cigarette dangles from their fingers. Then, I rob reality and try to sell it to the next available buyer quite honestly.
Morgen: Do you do a lot of editing or do you find that as time goes on your writing is more fully-formed?
Chris: Oh no! My old man has been editing books since the 1960's when they did it with a pencil and a typewriter and a pack of cigarettes. He would never let anything go out that wasn't "clean". My third-grade essays had semi-colons for crying out loud. So, yeah, editing is key.
Morgen: Do you have to do much research?
Chris: Research is crucial to my type of writing. I have to know the person, the family, the city, the year, the car, the clothes, the gang, the gun, the drugs – and so on. That's what lends authenticity to me as a writer. Otherwise, I'm just some guy with some letters from killers, which is a weird thing to be able to say, granted. And the credibility of sources is crucial given what I'm asking people to read. So yeah – a lot.
Morgen: What point of view do you find most to your liking: first person or third person? Have you ever tried second person?
Chris: First person is best for me and my subject matter because you get drawn into a killer's world. Imagine that. Third person would be my next choice – but why if you can go through the killer's eyes?
Morgen: Do you write any poetry, non-fiction or short stories?
Chris: I wanted to be a poet first and actually studied with Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and some other Beat poets / writers. I wrote one really good long poem and the sucked. So I had to tame my ADD and figure out prose. My short stories were horrible. My early fiction won some prizes but didn't make me any money. Then I fell into this true crime thing.
Morgen: Do you have pieces of work that you think will never see light of day?
Chris: Probably my favorite piece is the originally draft of the book I am working on now about my mother and her insanity. It was part fiction, which was made up from my hypothesis about what happened to my family and the reality of her journals. I was poetic and powerful and got great reviews in the rejection letters it received.
Morgen: Have you had any rejections? If so, how do you deal with them?
Chris: Look, you get more rejections than you get acceptance. So, face it. Most publishers are honest and say, "Hey, good stuff but I can't sell it." or, "I read the whole thing but we're looking for fiction." So move on. Girls breakup with you, beers are emptied and publishers say no thanks.
Morgen: Do you enter competitions? Are there any you could recommend?
Chris: Just one. Won it.
Morgen: Do you have an agent? Do you think they're vital to an author's success?
Chris: Don't have an agent, but I have the advantage of my old man having been a New Yowk City editor for a few decades. They work, but people have success without them. If you don't have an agent, then you have to be savvy and charismatic. If you have that, skip the agent.
Morgen: How much of the marketing do you do for your published works or indeed for yourself as a 'brand'?
Chris: Every day. As much as possible. Every way possible. The internet is a gold mine – that's all I can say. Oh and radio stations are always looking for someone to fill a slot.
Morgen: What's your favourite / least favourite aspect of your writing life? Has anything surprised you?
Chris: I love everything about the writing life. I'm going to go out like Lou Gehrig who played first base for the Yankees and said he was the luckiest man alive. I even like the rejections and the martyrdom.
Morgen: What advice would you give aspiring writers?
Chris: I only started getting published when I started writing as I would speak. The corny phrase is rthat I found my "voice". Just say what you have to offer and put it in a cogent format. If it's interesting in some way, people will read it.
Morgen: If you could invite three people from any era to dinner, who would you choose and what would you cook (or hide the takeaway containers)?
Chris: Well, Kerouac but hide the whisky. Hemingway but hide the shotguns. Faulkner but sit him away from Hemingway. Marilyn Monroe – no explanation needed. Marlon Brando just to get people irritated and Mike Wallace to mediate everything. Alice B. Toklas could cook the brownies for dessert. We won't need food with this crew, just an open bar.
Morgen: If you had to choose a single day from your past to re-live over and over, what day would it be and why?
Chris: None. Regret is nonsense. Nostalgia is foolish. Mistakes are necessary. Good times are yet to be had. I like to move forward.
Morgen: Is there a word, phrase or quote you like?
Chris: Fate lead those who are willing and drags those who are not. Think about it. You're going to end end where you belong, doing what you need to do with the people you deserve no matter what you do.
Morgen: Are you involved in anything else writing-related other than actual writing or marketing of your writing?
Chris: I teach high school English, which reminds of Frank McCourt book all too much. There I am loving every syllable and they ask why we have to read these dumb stories from 500 years ago. I say it's Macbeth for crying out loud! He says "I lived a charmed life" and then gets his head cut off – don't you see the tragedy. No, they want to go surfing and drink beer, which I can identify with on some level.
Morgen: What do you do when you're not writing? Any hobbies or party tricks? :)
Chris: I work out. I read. I collect baseball cards. I work with wood. I garden.
Morgen: Are you on any forums or networking sites? If so, how valuable do you find them?
Chris: I'm on as many as I have been able to find; they are invaluable. Here are a few:
- http://storiad.com/community/members/cd111/projects/?share=B47DCF87
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Death-Row-Stories/350015691718174
- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-dahl/52/898/a54
- http://internetradiopros.com/bookclub/?p=episode&name=2012-07-19_zbookclub_for_072412_1st_segment_chris_dahl.mp3
- amazon.com/author/chrisdahl
Morgen: What do you think the future holds for a writer?
Chris: A little more non-fiction and then some killer fiction. I have vowed to be the next Hemingway up to an including the shotgun if necessary.
Morgen: Where can we find out about you and your writing?
Chris: http://www.death-row-stories.com is the quickest way.
Morgen: Is there anything else you'd like to mention?
Chris: Reading separates us from apes – that's about it.
Morgen: Oh, I don't know. There are some clever apes out there. :) Thank you, Chris. It's been great having you join me today.
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Prague is weird and wonderful! It is difficult to overestimate its charms. Spires rise up from buildings, stabbing at the sky with artistic inspiration. Shopping is downright unique. Our most memorable stops were Absinthe dispensaries, to hand-made puppets, to Czech street food, and classic artisan glass ornaments.
Don't forget the delicious Czech beer (pivo)! The city bustles with hordes of tourists searching for that quintessential European capital experience. Around each corner is a musical performance, snake-charmer, or dance group. Deep in the heart of Europe, this place has many nicknames: "the mother of cities," "city of a hundred spires," "Golden Prague," and simply "Magic Prague." There is real magic in the air here.
Arrival from Budapest by train was a scenic 4 hours. The Airbnb we found was on the beautiful Pařížská Street in Old Town. Pařížská Street represents a parade of architectural styles used by Prague artisans at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, when several dozens of apartment buildings were constructed including Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Art Noveau styles.
Both sides of the street are lined with alleys full of life. Walking down Pařížská Street, the elegance of the French capital from where it got its name ("Paris") is evident. Prague has managed to escape all major wars and disasters, so its architectural style forms an unbroken tapestry from one age to the next, unique in the world. I suspect Paris may be secretly jealous of this place; "the mother of cities."
This part of town is very luxurious. It hosts fancy café lounges and fashion boutiques, watchmaker and jewelry brands. A large Nespresso retail store was across from us. The rents of apartments and shops in this locale are one of the top 20 most expensive worldwide. Yikes! From our apartment it was an easy 5 minute stroll to the Old Town Square.
Destiny in the Stars
Setting foot in the Old Town Square you realize that now you are truly in the heart of Prague. The towers of Tyn Church, the Astronomical Clock, and the Baroque arcades winding into mysterious boulevards give the entire square an otherworldly feel. We sat in the middle of the bustling scene and took it all in. Why hurry? This is what we came for!
According to Czech legend, Princess Libuše determined exactly where along the forested banks of the Vltava River a new Castle and town should be built. "I see a great city, whose glory will touch the stars." Rudolph of the Habsburgs was born in Vienna. At the ripe old age of 20, he became King of Hungary and Croatia, followed soon after by Bohemia. King Rudolph is best known as Czech history's greatest eccentric.
He was obsessed with art, alchemy, and the occult. World-famous men of the stars frequently appeared in his Prague Court, including: Tycho Brahe and his assistant Johannes Kepler. Brahe is in fact buried in the crypt of Tyn Church, right in the Old Town Square. We walked to the end of the square, and pondered just how many strange characters passed by the old astronomical clock before us.
The clock is an astrolabe – a kind of analog computer, which shows the apparent position of celestial bodies in the sky. It's possible to read what zodiac sign the Sun is in, the Sun's distance above the horizon, the time of its rise and set, the days of solstices and equinoxes, and lots more. The hand with a small golden star shows astral time. Moving figures of the twelve Apostles complement the clock, who parade by at the top of each hour.
The Charles Bridge
The best time of day to visit the Charles Bridge is very early in the morning. We arrived to find it almost empty, except for a small group of schoolchildren. Other times of day there are so many tourists that you can barely make it across to the other side. The bridge was built in the 14th century and is adorned with 75 statues.
The oldest is the St. John of Nepomuk statue. St. John was the court priest of King Wenceslas IV. Legend has it that he was killed by request of the king, because he refused to tell the king about the queen's confession. More likely the reason is that he invited a bishop to Prague who was the king's enemy, something there is good historical evidence for. Touching the statue is a Prague ritual. It is supposed to bring good luck and to ensure that you return to Prague soon.
Absinthe and Rooftops
Prague has multiple Absinthe bars with varying recipes. Be warned, however. Not all are equal. We really enjoyed a place called "Absintherie." Jazz piano notes danced out into the streets as we approached. Live music with moody atmospheric green lighting made for a great experience!
The staff was very knowledgeable about the different types of Absinthe. Denise opted for the green ice cream, and I tried a traditional French variety. The drink is made in a wide variety of blends; distilled French and Swiss are the best. It is meant to be sipped and enjoyed, not downed like a shot (This means YOU Americans!) We then headed for the river and proceeded to find our way up to the rooftops. The view of the city at night was wonderful!
Prague Castle / St. Vitus Cathedral
Word must be out on the beauty of Prague Castle and St. Vitus because last time we saw so many tourists was in the middle of St. Marks Square in Venice. Nevertheless, a trip through the Castle is definitely worth it. Founded in 880 A.D., this is the largest medieval castle in all of Europe! Imagine the generations of Kings of Bohemia ascending the throne to rule throughout the centuries.
You may think that St. Vitus and the Castle are the same thing, but that is not the case. The 18-acre castle grounds contain a mix of palaces, churches, great halls, apartments, a monastery, viewing towers, fortifications, museums, art galleries, and a unique set of 11 ancient homes known collectively as "Golden Lane."
Alchemists and goldsmiths used to live here, and even today you can browse a series of shops and museums. Denise didn't have to ask if I was going to climb the tower, and I didn't have to ask if she was going to climb too! We must be getting to know each other!
Legends and Mysteries
Prague is a city overflowing with ghost stories and legends. You may have heard of the Golem? That Jewish legend was born in Prague. It is said this artificial man was created from clay by the mystical scholar Rabbi Löw in order to serve him and protect the ghetto. According to the tale, the Rabbi hid the Golem in the attic of the Old-New Synagogue.
Imagine wandering the ancient streets of Prague at dusk after a scrumptious meal. One wrong turn finds you staring into a dark empty street. Where did all the tourists go? Suddenly aware that you're being watched, you spin around and see an impossible sight. A towering man of clay glaring at you through his unnatural red eyes – RUN!
Another great Prague legend surrounds the painting known as "The Death of St. Francis Xavier" found in the Church of St. Nicholas in Lesser town. The mystery of this painting is the key to impossible riches. It is said that whoever is able to decipher its secret while contemplating the painting will receive enormous wealth. So throw away those lottery tickets and come view the painting!
On one of the pillars of the Charles Bridge is a column with the likeness of Knight Bruncvík. Long ago, Bruncvík rescued a lion from a fierce dragon, and the lion proceeded to accompany him throughout the Czech lands.
This is how the lion became part of the emblem of Czech Royalty. Bruncvík's incredible sword was embedded in one of the pillars of the bridge after the death of the Knight, and the sword will appear again when the Czech nation experiences its worst tragedies.
A Restaurant to Remember
For our last night, we decided to splurge on a nice dinner. Some locals we met recommended "Field" for its excellent quality Czech / European cuisine. In addition, it was a very close walk from our Airbnb. Everything was perfect. Presentation, service, decor, menu, wine pairings, etc. You name it, they nailed it! As we left, we realized there is so much in Prague left to discover. Theaters, museums, operas, nightlife, and more. There are a thousand reasons to return.
Next time we look up at the stars, we'll be thinking of Prague.


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This statement was originally published on hkja.org.hk on 24 March 2017.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association welcomes the High Court's decision to grant it leave to challenge the government's blanket ban on digital-only news outlets from its press events and facilities.
The ruling was made by Justice Godfrey Lam who was critical of the "inaction of the government for a long time to an entire change in the landscape of the media".
Despite a December report by the Ombudsman that the government should change its policy and be more flexible in regarding the access of online journalists, the government remained adamant with its ban.
The government has rejected appeals by six journalists' unions and three Chief Executive candidates' to allow online journalists access to to government press events and facilities at the Chief Executive election on Sunday.
Justice Lam said given the Ombudsman's recommendation, the government should have made adhoc arrangements for the Election, knowing its significance and the public interest in it.
Representing the Association, Johannes Chan Man-mun SC (Hon) said the blanket ban was a blatant denial of the public's right to know and press freedom promised by the Basic Law and the Bill of Rights Ordinance.
However, the court has rejected the association's application for an interim order to allow online journalists holding its membership cards access to the press facilities for the Sunday election.
Justice Lam said the court could not assume the function of policy making and give certain class of journalists access.
The government asked the association to pay its legal bill on the interim order but the judge disagreed. He said the union has exhausted every mean and channel including a complaint to the Ombudsman before coming to court. "The union has not been able to get anywhere," he said.
The association chairman Sham Yee-lan would seek further legal advice on the judicial review. She called on the government to make adhoc arrangements before its reviews of online media access policy is completed.
The court will fix a date for the judicial review hearing later. The Association was also represented by Alison Choy.
Judge criticises government inaction on online media access
This statement was originally published on hkja.org.hk on 24 March 2017.


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The Morning Benders were pretty much the pinnacle of modern day indie rock, weren't they? They had two hugely successful records under their belt – the iTunes Indie/Alternative Album of the Year Talking Through Tin Cans in 2008 and 2010's Big Echo, which received the prestigious Best New Music award from Pitchfork, too. But let's not forget their ridiculous touring campaign either: the Berkeley, California band have played with a flurry of other quintessentially indie bands, ranging from Death Cab for Cutie and Grizzly Bear to Yo La Tengo and MGMT.
All signs pointed to The Morning Benders sailing smoothly to stardom. But after the release of charity EP Japan Echo in mid-2011, things went a bit quiet back at base camp. Then, all of a sudden in March of this year, a tweet happened. "This will be the last tweet from The Morning Benders. Thank you all very much." Blimey. Talk about dramatic! I mean, what were we meant to think? Was there a melodramatic internal squabble, a record deal gone bad or just a lack of creative steam? In the end, it turned out to be the complete opposite, as the group was to rebrand themselves as POP ETC. from that day forward. A statement on the band's website basically cited the derogatory connotations of the word 'bender' as what led to the decision to change the name in just under a thousand words. Really? It's a sign of the times when a band's identity can be so easily skewed and misinterpreted like kids in the corner of the school playground, giggling and shouting "gayboy" at every other passer-by.
And so, when I caught up with Chris as POP ETC. were preparing to rehearse at their practice space in the band's new home of Brooklyn, New York, an elaboration on the name change was certainly a burning question in my mind. Perhaps, through exploring the new directions in sound that band have taken on their third; self-titled record, I'd find an answer.
"We're a band that are really interested in changing things all the time," Chris tells me. "We had these songs and we knew that they felt completely different from anything we'd done before, so we knew we had to treat them differently, too." Indeed, the change in dynamic is clear right from the get-go, as opener 'New Life' literally breathes new life via crystal clear synths and off-kilter samples. "In terms of me as a writer - writing on piano or guitar – I have a certain tendency with my chords and my direction. But when I was working with samples and loops - with different sounds and textures - it brought me into a different place with my melody that I just never thought I could go with my guitar."
One of the strongest traits of the record is Chris' ability to construct an intriguing narrative within his songs. But with all pop music, it's often hard to believe some of the stories that they churn out, and the lines between the truth and the constructed are often blurred; constructed on purpose out of the artist's imagination. "It's definitely a weird hybrid of all of those things," says Chris. "A lot of it is autobiographical; a lot of it is commentary on certain things that I was seeing in a lot of pop music I was listening to. I'd say every song [on the record] has a lot of examples of all of those things."
'Halfway To Heaven', he tells me, is a great example of this fiction-non-fiction hybrid. "I wrote that after listening to a lot of R&B and hip-hop," he says. "On the one hand in these worlds you have these people talking about partying and leading provocative lifestyles with all these huge rooms and gold chains, but on the other hand you have people saying they're blessed by God for allowing them to make this music. To me, that's really odd, and so this song was inspired by this other perspective that kept coming up in hip-hop and R&B I was listening to."
"But it's also something I struggle with all the time, I have a complex relationship with religion. I should be trying to give back to people in more ways. In a way it feels like I'm honouring the gift I've been given. But all this started from someone else's perspective, so it's a mix of it all, you know?"
Musically, as the name would suggest, pop is on the forefront of the agenda here. The front cover even highlights it, standing out amongst an array of other genres in a shining, golden spotlight. "I like to tell people that POP ETC. is the name of our band, but it's also the kind of music we play." This is undeniable – hooks fly at you left right and centre, and some of the melodies are so sugar-sweet that you might end up confusing them for Carley Rae Jepsen if you heard them on the radio. "If you look at the other genres on the cover," Chris continues, "I wanted to show that all of those feed into pop, and that's there's a lot of freedom in pop. If you look at pop over the last fifty, sixty years – it's changed immensely. The name really suits us because we are interested in changing and growing with the times when we're done with exploring all these different sounds, and that's what I love about it."
An elaboration on the name change. Hurrah! Chris' fascination with pop intrigued me, and I decided to delve deeper into the mind of somewhere with such close personal ties to the bubblegum-chewing machine; asking him what pop records were the biggest influences during the recording process. "Well, there's a lot," to which I have no doubt there is. "Obviously, The Beatles," he tells me. "I grew up on them, I consider them the greatest pop band of all time. They kept changing their sound and trying new things out, that's what I love about them."
"We listened to a lot of 80s pop. Cyndie Lauper, Prince, Madonna, we really love all that stuff." I love this too. "A lot of 90s R&B, D'Angelo is one of our favourites." Obviously being with their name, you'd expect a strong knowledge of pop to be in the family. But seriously: you'd lose to Chris at a pop music pub quiz any day of the week – the guy really knows his stuff. "Max Martin, Terius Nash; all of these songwriters and producers were huge influences on us."
But with a desire to change a grow; I'm suddenly left wondering if POP ETC. is just a phase. "We thought a lot about the name and what we wanted to do - not only for this album but in terms of moving forward into the future as well. We want to try every different iteration of pop music available and follow pop as it changes as time goes by. We are confident enough to be unapologetic about being pop."
It's this line that crosses the The Morning Benders over the line and into POP ETC. territory. No longer are they a band concerned with touring alongside the latest buzzband, or being at the forefront of internet hype. It's what makes the new record so great, too: these guys aren't afraid to embrace pop music and be inspired by all of its otherwise derogatory and stereotypical connotations. This is a band trying to be something they want to be, rather than what people – fans and record labels alike – expect of them.


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1. She is a piece of work!= She is too much! She's unbelievable!她是一个很麻烦的人。
2. That's impressive!(真了不起!)
3. You're very ungrateful.(你忘恩负义!)
4. Let's get this done.(让我们完成这个工作。)
5. She's driving me crazy!(她快把我搞疯了。)
6. How is your day?(今天过得如何?)
7. You make me sick.(你让我恶心。)
8. Don't be too hard on him!(不要对他那么苛刻。)
9. You're not qualified for this position.(你不适合这个职位。)
10. Are you having an affair with him?
11. You have no authority to make me leave!
12. You can say that again.(你说得太对了。)
13. Don't interrupt me when I speak.(我说话的时候,请不要打岔。)
14. Don't do anything to embarrass me.(不要做让我感到丢人的事情。)
15. The memory is full on this camera.
16. I was thinking about starting my own company.
17. Get your head out of the clouds.(清醒一点!别做梦了!)
18. You're so weak.(你太弱小了。)
19. I know the company like the back of my hand.
20. What are you up to?(你在搞什么鬼?)
21. You stay away from my family.
22. I had a long day.(今天好幸苦。)
23. We met through a friend.
24. Something is not right.(有些不对劲。)
25. I don't need you to protect me.(我不需要你保护我。)
26. They all say the same thing.
27. You hold all the cards.(你占据主动地位。)
28. You're so disrespectful.
29. I see no reason to change now.
30. Get your hands off me.(把手拿开。)


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The Tudor buildings occupy the site where Manchester's mediaeval lords of the manor built their house on high ground, overlooking three waterways. In 1421 the manor house was rebuilt and extended as a college of priests which after a hundred years of peace became subject to the regular and violent religious upheavals of the period.
When the building lay in ruins after the English Civil War, a rich local merchant, Humphrey Chetham, bought the site to fulfill his dream of opening a school for poor boys and a library. Chetham's Hospital (never a place for treating sick people, but an institution devoted to hospitality) opened in the 1650s. Pupils had to wear a huge smock, and new boys a smock that had just been vacated by a departing pupil, which they were expected to grow into, even if it swamped them for many years. The school is no longer so antiquated and since 1969 has been a music school.
The library retains its vintage fittings – such as a bed slept in by Bonnie Prince Charlie himself – and the table where Marx and Engels read so many heavy duty works on economics and politics.
Manchester Cathedral
An ancient church that dates back to the 8th century (according to flimsy records), it was only upgraded into a cathedral as recently as 1847. Four hundred years earlier it had been promoted by Henry V from a parish church to a collegiate church (a church with a college attached). The college is now Chetham's (see above).
Over the centuries the Cathedral has been heavily rebuilt (the main architect left his signature inside, as we'll you show you), has had its riches confiscated by Henry VIII's men, been attacked during the English Civil War, seen its services disrupted (by Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers cult), been bombed by the Nazis, had its windows blown out by the IRA, and its sanctity ridiculed by the makers of a video game. But it's still here, intact, its mysteries about to be explained by our tour guide.
Come with us as we open up the secrets of mediaeval Manchester.


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Teacher of Computer Science
- Recruiter
- Eden Girls' School, Coventry
- Location
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Salary
- Posted
- 07 Mar 2018
- Closing date
- 21 Mar 2018
- Industry
- Schools, Secondary teaching, ICT & Computing
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
Teacher of Computer Science
Job Start: September 2018
Location: Eden Girls School, Coventry
Salary: MPS/UPS (Suitable for NQTs)
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent
We are seeking to appoint a driven and knowledgeable Teacher of Computer Science and/or ICT to join our modern and progressive school. You will be fully versed in the computer science curriculum and be comfortable teaching KS3 and KS4 initially, with the option of teaching KS5 in the coming years. You will be able to open up the minds of our students to the wonder of technology in the 21st Century, and help them explore the potential of modern computing. This opportunity would suit an experienced teacher looking to progress their career, or an NQT looking for their first teaching role – we offer excellent support and CPD.
Eden Girls' School, Coventry is a new 11-18 Academy, which opened in September 2014 and will grow, over the coming years, to school roll of 800 pupils and is based in a state of the art new build which boasts outstanding facilities for all faculties. Following our recent Ofsted inspection in July, we have been awarded "Outstanding" in all areas, which shows the levels of commitment and dedication from our students and staff. We are part of a successful family of schools, run by the Tauheedul Education Trust, and as such are an inclusive and progressive school that encourages personal development and a professional ethos. Our mission is to maintain an outstanding organisation that inspires learners with excellence in academic achievement, character development and community service.
We can offer you;
- Excellent opportunities for professional development, with high ambitions for all
- A culture of educational excellence
- Focused students with high standards of commitment and supportive parents
We are keen to welcome colleagues who share our passion for engaging students in learning and inspiring them to achieve.
- Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of our students?
- Do you have what it takes to work with a determined leadership team and staff, which promote excellence, and consistently challenge you to improve?
If so, then we welcome you to join our team at Eden Girls School
Visits to the school are encouraged
All applications will be considered upon receipt.
Closing date: Wednesday 21st March at 9am
Interviews: Tuesday 27th March
For further information, the application form and job description, please contact Mark Williams on the below details
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The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment
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Archives and ARC
We are seeking help to preserve the rich history of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The University Archives collects and saves materials about UWGB. We have campus publications and official records of campus offices. However, we are missing an important part of the UWGB story….the people!
We hope you can help us by sharing your photos and memorabilia. We are sorely missing photos and documents about things like intramural sports and athletics; dances; classroom and fieldwork; activities of student orgs; and student life events. These are just some examples of subjects that would help to tell the story of UWGB throughout its history.
No matter when you went to school, we would love to see your UWGB photos and memorabilia and to add them to our collections. Whether you want to send us a digital image or are ready to part with the original photo or memorabilia, you may contact the Archives at: firstname.lastname@example.com or (920) 465-2539.


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The Robber Knight
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Medieval Romance
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|When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Or is it? Ayla has to defend her castle and her people all on her own, with nobody to help her but a dark warrior she hates with all her heart.


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Ralink Technology is likely to merge with TrendChip Technologies, say market sources.
However, both Ralink Technology and TrendChip Technologies refused to comment on the speculation of a possible merger.
The shares of the two companies had gone up on March 2, 2010.
In the fourth quarter of 2009, revenues of Ralink Technology and rendChip had reached a record high.
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In your bag No: 721 – Luis Castañeda
In your bag /
by Bellamy /3 min read
In your bag 721, Luis Castañeda
Today we have a bag from Mexico city, which we don't get all that often. That is a place that I have always wanted to go and shoot. Maybe one day…
My name is Luis Castañeda, I Live in Mexico City and I think I'll die here.
I started taking photos with an Kodak Instamatic camera at the age of 12, and it all started form there. Now I'm 42 years old and I used to work as a freelance photographer in the late 90's with Mamiya RB67 as my main system, with a lot of lenses, Pola backs, etc. I still have that equipment in perfect conditions, I did a lot of editorial work and corporate photography. Suddenly, destiny took me away from professional photography, but never stopped doing photo, is my passion and hopefully one day I'll return to the professional path.
When I went to university and started taking "real" photo lessons, my camera was a Fujica ST705, it was my everyday tool for almost 5 years, and then when money started to come in I upgraded to Minolta, and after that the Mamiya equipment. Years after that I used Sony Alpha cameras, I already had the minolta system optics so it was a decision of staying with all my lenses instead of getting some other brands and new equipment.
That equipment was fine, but one day, two years ago, I was reading about a new camera in the internet, and suddenly there it was… the Fuji x100, I immediately fell in love with it, it had an amazing resemblance with my old Fujica ST705, marketing gurus and japans are colluded; it's such a pleasure to shoot with these amazing camera.
The story behind the Rolleiflex 2.8e is a little different, it was a gift from my grandpa about 25 years ago, back then, I thought it was an old, useless camera, so I dumped it somewhere, luckily well packed, to finally make it's debut last year when I started looking for it, almost 24 years later, and working like the first day; now I think it's one of the best TLR cameras ever, this model in particular has the 2.8 advantage that creates a great bokeh that I love. I'm sure grandpa is smiling at me right now.
Now photography is a passionate hobby, I like to travel a lot with my wife, and I try to carry the less equipment I can, I like to think of photography as less is more.
So here it is, my camera bag contents are:
-Eddie Bauer Mini-BackPack
-Crumpler Haven small insert (inside backpack)
-Compact Manfrotto monopod with medium head ball.
-Rolleiflex 2.8e
-Minolta Flash Meter IV with 5 degrees accessory for reflected light
-Fuji x100
-Ilford HP5 plus film, Ilford Delta 100, and Ektar 100.
– Mechanical Cable release
-Some other stuff inside the bag like extra battery, charger, lens cloth, pens, protein bar and a plastic bag just in case of unexpected rain.
I hope you like it.
Thanks for sharing your bag and your story Luis. Very interesting to hear your progression.
Check out the links and make sure you come and comment.
Keep them coming folks, we need more submissions, so get your bag on Japancamerahunter.com. Send me a hi resolution image of the bag (please make sure it is horizontal) and its contents, with some details about yourself and what you shoot. Oh and don't forget your contact details (twitter, flickr, tumbler et al). Send the bag shots here. Please understand that there is a long wait now as there is a backlog of submissions. Not all make the cut, so make sure yours is funny/interesting/quirky. And please make sure the shot is of good quality, as the ones that are not do not go up.
6 comments on "In your bag No: 721 – Luis Castañeda"
Viva Mexico!
Jajaja! Thanks Silverchrome7!
Great to see a bag that makes perfect sense – some nice images on flickr too, thanks.
Thanks for your comment Billybones!
Some really good pictures on Flikr, a great story about the Rollei being passed down in the family – do you think you'll pass the X100 to your grand kids???
Keep up the good work,
Hey Paul, thanks for your comment, about the X100 it will be a great idea, hopefully it will last till then, and maybe the FujicaST705, (I forgot to mention, that camera was from my Dad) will make it too.


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2017 marked the first year SXSW Film Festival included virtual reality (VR) in their official festival programming, and VR Playhouse attracted attendees from across all industries with their offering. SXSW announced their much-anticipated Audience Awards and honors on Monday, March 20, where VR Playhouse co-founder Ian Forester and University of Southern California's Dr. Sook-Lei Liew took home the "Special Jury Recognition for Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology in the Field of Health" for REINVENT.
VR Playhouse collaborated with Sook-lei Liew to craft special animations and VR environments compatible with the REINVENT technology, collectively entitled Project Hummingbird.
Dr. Sook-Lei Liew–the Assistant Professor and Director of the Neural Plasticity and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory at the University of Southern California–created the stroke neurorehabilitation research hardware called REINVENT (Rehabilitation Environment using the Integration of Neuromuscular-based Virtual Enhancements for Neural Training). REINVENT measures movement "attempts" by stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation.
For the project, EEG sensors are attached to the patient and wired to a VR headset while the patient watches an environment or experience. When the patient moves or attempts movement, the sensors measure the brain signals and relay the "neurofeedback."
VR Playhouse partnered with Dr. Liew to create VR environments, custom animations and original spatial audio designs compatible with REINVENT, dubbed Project Hummingbird.
Audiences were able to take in the presentation of Reinvent at SXSW's premiere Virtual Cinema from March 14 – March 16, where the groundbreaking medical feat floored enough audiences to earn the prestigious Special Jury Recognition accolade. Forester and Dr. Liew also spoke on the panel "Virtual Psychedelics: How VR Affects Your Brain," which broke down the out-of-body nature VR experiences share with "psychedelic" substances–without the risk of jail time.
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It's a good thing Kim Kardashian is already comfortable with being in the spotlight 24/7, because now that she's an official Celeb Mom-to-Be, the sanctimonious preggers police are gonna seriously scrutinize her every move. In fact, they've already started. Kim's first "offense" (maybe)? Having dinner at a sushi restaurant.
Oh no! Everybody knows eating raw fish when you're expecting is like the worst most dangerous thing EVER!! For shame, Kim!!
Except maybe it's not really such a big deal. First of all, we don't even know if she ate raw fish -- sheesh, maybe she ordered a California roll and edamame! And even if she did go for the sashimi, so what? I can assure you that giving up sushi is not something women in Japan have to expect when they're expecting. (Lower mercury level fish like salmon are recommended, however.) Look, I'm not saying pregnancy isn't a time to be cautious, but there's no need to be paranoid.
Every time Kim goes out to eat for the next nine (or however many are left) months, she's going to eat or drink something that stirs up a controversy: Kim Kardashian ate brie with her baguette at brunch! Soft cheese, aaaack! Kim Kardashian took a sip of wine at dinner, lord have mercy! Kim Kardashian went to Starbucks and what if she didn't get decaf?!
But the truth is, pretty much everything in moderation is probably okay when you're pregnant. Yes, soft cheese (especially unpasteurized soft cheese) and deli meat can carry listeria, but they rarely do. Unfortunately, ANY food can carry ANYTHING (speaking of listeria, remember the deadly cantaloupe outbreak? Nobody saw THAT one coming!). Nothing is 100 percent safe.
As for caffeine and alcohol, should you cut back? Yeah, probably. Do you need to run screaming if somebody offers you a sip of their latte? No. No you don't. And neither does Kim Kardashian.
Did you eat sushi when you were pregnant?
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The popular Valentione's Day seasonal event returns to FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online this February, bringing players a new and unique gameplay experience for this annual celebration. The event, which is now live and comes to an end on February 15, offers enamored Eorzeans the chance to help out Lisette de Valentione and her entourage in exchange for a series of in-game items including themed housing furnishings and mounts.
Additionally, during the recent Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XLII broadcast, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida revealed further details about the highly anticipated Forbidden Land of Eureka, a new locale that will offer Warriors of Light a new gameplay experience with a unique combat ruleset. Set to arrive to the world of Hydaelyn with the release of Patch 4.25, The Forbidden Land of Eureka will also serve as the primary area where players may work to create and enhance the latest Anemos Relic Weapons.
Finally, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online sound director and composer Masayoshi Soken joined the live broadcast to announce the premier of the critically acclaimed Eorzean Symphony performance that first debuted in Tokyo in September 2017. Two concerts will be held in the United State and Europe later this year, which are produced by SQUARE ENIX and managed by La Fée Sauvage. Details on the upcoming performances and how to get tickets are below:
Los Angeles, USA: Friday June 15 – Saturday June 16, 2018
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Manmohan Singh visits South African embassy, pays homage to Mandela
New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the Embassy of South Africa on Monday to pay a condolence tribute and message to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
Mandela, South Africa's first black president, who steered his nation out of apartheid and into multi-racial democracy, died last Thursday at the age of 95 after months of illness.
Since then, the country has been gripped by an outpouring of emotion unrivalled since Mandela's release from 27 years of prison in 1990 and his subsequent election victory. Crowds have piled flowers, candles, balloons and messages outside his Johannesburg home.
In New Delhi, Singh paid tribute to Mandela by writing his thoughts about one of the most charismatic and influential leaders of the 20th century in a condolence book placed at the South African High Commission.
In India, Mandela is highly revered for adopting methods of non-violence and peace to achieve his political objects against the apartheid system, which were espoused by Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to its independence by peaceful and non-violent means.
Mandela rose from rural obscurity to challenge the might of white minority rule – a struggle that gave the 20th century one of its most respected and loved figures.
He was elected President in landmark all-race elections in 1994 after helping to steer the racially divided country towards reconciliation and away from civil war.
Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, an honour he shared with F.W. de Klerk, the white Afrikaner President who released him in 1990. Reacting to his death, the Nobel Committee said Mandela would remain one of the greatest ever prize winners.
The former South African President was one of the three persons of non-Indian origin and the second non-citizen to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour in 1990.
Fifty-nine foreign heads of state or government have said so far they will attend either the memorial ceremony or the state funeral of Nelson Mandela in South Africa in the coming week, a South African foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters.


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The Benefits Of Leasing A Car
Purchasing an automobile is 1 of those life events that can be painstakingly hard. There are numerous conclusions involved including those related to financing and the ultimate decision, whether to rent or buy. For some, rental a vehicle is the right solution to getting a quality auto and for others, it could be the only way of driving home a brand-new one. Here are some of the advantages of leasing a car and an interesting site on best information on car leasing
Lower Monthly Payments
The monthly payment will be higher than if you lease the vehicle, if you purchase an automobile. In case you have a two - year lease, you are paying for the use of the vehicle for two years. As a result, you'll have a lease payment that is 50 percent less than a car loan payment.
Lower Up front Costs
Many leasing plans offer the option of no down payment, which cuts down on costs. In signing a lease deal, you will still have to pay for the price of tags and the registration fees but not having to lay out down payment takes a significant chunk from your advance fees. In comparison to buying a vehicle, there's no doubt leasing offers lower first prices.
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When you buy a car, you're in it for the long term. Ownership comes with some suitcases, including maintenance. Renting a vehicle eliminates lots of the headaches associated with ownership. With a 2 - year lease, you turn it in the owner when the term is ended and make your payments on a brand-new car for 24 months. New cars have fewer maintenance issues, which means fewer problems for you.
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When you decide to lease a car, there are certain related tax benefits that are lost when buying the same car. In a lease arrangement, you get taxed on the portion of the vehicle you will use. In Addition, the sales tax is split up over the term of the lease and included in the monthly payment.
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Sherlock Holmes in A study in scarlet.
Following on from an earlier post, I have been thinking more about how academic librarians can make informed decisions about collection development, especially the balance between the print and electronic books. I am becoming increasingly impatient with statements along the lines of "the book is dead" or "students want everything electronically", when they are produced as unquestionable common knowledge. From what I can detect, undergraduate and postgraduate use of texts is far more diverse and subtle than statements like these would have us believe.
Puzzling this over, I thought it might be a good idea to call for assistance.
I began by showing him the ebooks@cambridge statistics on the use of its collections in 2011. He compared them with the 2010 data and immediately ejaculated, "Watson! Here is a massive increase of 1,275% in the number of individual hits! It's across all the platforms! Look, 14.4% ebooks scored 100 or more hits, and 3% of which scored at least 1,000 hits".
"So ebooks are really taking off then," I said. "We should stop buying print?" His brow furrowed.
"Certainly not. Without further evidence we cannot explain a sudden rise in one year's figures. It's only of interest if it reflects a continued trend".
"Well it does" I said. "They went up last year, and the year before".
"Ah but note this, Watson" he said, tapping a bony finger on my computer screen, "that over half the ebooks, 63.82%, scored 10 hits or less. I thought you were buying books most in demand?"
"A lot of them were from packages" I replied, feeling a little uncomfortable. And wishing he would stop sticking his fingers all over my screen.
"Have you any further evidence?" he asked, quizzically.
"The Judge" I answered.
"The Judge?! Capital, Watson. The Judge. Who else would be more likely to produce an unbiased and reliable piece of work. May I see it?"
I showed him Andy Priestner's slides. He poured over them thoughtfully. "But this Judge," he muttered, "shows that the use of ebooks went up, but fewer students were actually using them. How very curious."
He whipped out a small violin and thoughtfully plucked at a few strings. The sound was hideous. As soon as I decently could, I interrupted.
"Two other colleagues have been comparing the use of print and ebooks in their libraries, Sherlock" He sighed, laid down the violin and waved a limp hand.
I passed him a small white envelope. As he did something with it which I cannot reveal, I showed him this post.
"Education and English, eh? The bedrock of civilisation. Well, it appears from their work that the unpopularity of (or demand for) a print book cannot be ascribed to the availability of the same text as an ebook. So we should not assume that a decline in print borrowing is necessarily a consequence of the availability of e, without first considering other possible causes. Elementary, my dear Watson. Any other evidence?"
I pointed to a group of students, sunning themselves outside in the College.
"We've just run a survey" I explained, "of postgraduates and undergraduates."
"And what did you discover, Watson?"
"They like Google Books".
Sherlock clutched his forehead.
"And there is a clear majority who say they use print and ebooks. In fact, they say they mostly use ebooks when a print copy is not available."
"Why don't they like ebooks?"
"They don't like reading from screens. A lot of them print stuff off".
I placed the figures in front of him, and he pounced upon the paper, rapidly scanning down the responses.
"Hmm. It says here I love my Kindle, but I don't want to put work ebooks on it - I want to enjoy it. I would find reading work ebooks much easier on that kind of screen, but prefer to have the computer there for easy transfer of diagrams to notes, checking with other sources, etc. This is the work of a young woman with a lisp from Nottinghamshire whose aunt ..."
"And there's a killer question, Sherlock".
"Killer?" For the first time, a real flash of interest gleamed in his eye. "Tell me more about this ... killer".
"I asked students: Imagine there is a key book on a reading list.The Library can buy an ebook version which will be shared online by all students. What would you advise the Library to do? (Assume all options are affordable). 53% answered that they Library should buy both, 17% said buy print and only buy an ebook if it is requested, and 15% said buy the ebook and only buy print if it is requested."
"So", I said carefully, realising that it was nearly 5.30 by now and I was due to be in a pub with some mates, "what is your overall opinion, having looked at the evidence?"
"My opinion, Watson? What I see is an endorsement of ebooks which is measured and which is far from exclusive of print. Your students are more traditional than it may seem. Your ebooks, both purchased and "free" are being used more."
He paused, and looked at the spring light filtering through the trees outside the College.
"But they don't all necessarily like them, or want you to stop buying books at all. I would advise you to stop thinking in terms of either one or the other, look at the evidence and give your readers what they want".
"But, can we afford to buy both?"
"That", he replied with an enigmatic smile, "is another question. Excuse me. I am wanted in London on urgent business. I can say no more, but you may hear something in the news shortly about the Iranian embassy."


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Just monitoring your glucose levels might not be enough. Here is all that you need to do to avert complications.
Debjani Arora
For a diabetic, the new year hardly changes anything; your sugar levels are going to be as notorious as it was the previous year. Well, that's not true, experts and doctors have been stressing the importance of diabetes management for too long, claiming that doing the right things at the right time can help control blood sugar level and also save one from the complications of diabetes. Dr Sanjay Verma, MD (Internal Medicine) and Consultant Diabetologists, Apollo Sugar, Delhi explains what you need to do this year to keep your blood sugar level under control.
1. Keep a tab on your sugar levels: This seems cliché, but what better way to keep your sugar level under control. The first step towards managing diabetes is to invest in a good glucometer. Measure your blood glucose level four times a day – fasting (before breakfast), two hours after breakfast, before dinner and two hours after dinner. Don't miss doing this on weekends. Not everyone would need to monitor blood sugar so meticulously, but if your sugar level keeps fluctuating and touches 200 mg/dL and is hard to tame, it is better to keep a tab so you can take necessary action. Also, go for a HbA1C once in three months to get a better review of your blood sugar status over the months. Read to know what should be your normal blood sugar reading.
2. Make urine tests a habit: Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to chronic kidney failure as excess glucose in the blood makes the kidneys overwork. They need more effort to filter the toxins out of the blood and over time, the tiny blood vessels get damaged. This leads to excess water and salt retention along with leakage of protein through urine. Protein traces in urine marks the onset of kidney damage. So make sure you go for a urine test every six to eight months. Get your microalbuminuria (protein remnant) in urine with the second morning sample to understand how healthy your kidneys are. Here are five reasons for kidney damage that you should know.
3. Go to a cardiologist: Keeping your sugar level in control and meeting your diabetologist regularly might not be enough. Diabetes overtime hardens the arteries of the heart, brain, kidneys, legs, eyes, etc. However, your heart takes the maximum blow. Even if you don't suffer from heart ailments, just being a diabetic puts you at a risk. So don't ignore your heart and go for a cardiac wellness check up annually, starting this year if you haven't done it till now. Here is how diabetes affects your heart.
4. Get your eyes checked: You can suffer from a gamut of related eye disorders – cataract, glaucoma and the worst being, diabetes retinopathy. Eye disorders due to diabetes can also render one blind, so be careful and don't miss on an eye-check up, even if your sight is perfect. Here is how diabetes affects your eyes.
5. Learn more about glycemic index: When people use the word glycemic index (GI) in context to food, remember it is not a fad-diet term. Diabetics should be wary about GI. Remember, saying no to carbohydrates is not a smart way to deal with diabetes, instead knowing how to include it is a better solution. GI of foods indicates the rise of blood sugar after a carbohydrate-rich meal. Some carbohydrate rich foods have low; some have medium, and some have high GI values. Hence, the knowledge of the GI of each type of carbohydrate is very helpful in controlling the rise in blood sugar.
6. Don't neglect your feet: If your diabetes is long standing, go to a podiatrist for a complete feet check up. They can tell you your 'at risk' areas where you can develop non-healing ulcers or sores. This helps you to take better care of your feet. Apart from doing the usual, like wearing tight shoes, walking bare feet, cutting the nails in a squarish front (to avoid ingrowing toenail) address corn and calluses to avoid foot infection. If your feet is at risk, getting a customised foot sole can also help in preventing complications.
7. Maintain speed and consistency while exercising: Exercising, even a simple brisk walk, can help in managing diabetes. But if you simply walk, it is of no help. The walking speed should be 6 km/hour i.e. neither a lazy stroll nor running. An early morning walk is desirable for best effects on obesity and diabetes control. However, you can choose other aerobic activities and games too. Here are five types of exercises every diabetic should do.
8. Talk to a counsellor: Don't hesitate to do this. Fluctuations in blood glucose level lead to a change in levels of neurotransmitters like serotonin and 5HT. When this happens, it makes one prone to mood swings and then to anxiety and depression in the long run. Mood can be affected every minute of the day. Uncontrolled mood swings can make one stop self-care entirely. This will make glucose levels go haywire, and affect brain function. Before you reach this stage, make sure to take help from a therapist.