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This New, 100% Authentic, Light Ivory, Christos by Amsale T282 Nora couture bridal gown is truly an incredible gown to wear on your wedding day! This is a magnificent eyelet silk organza gown with strapless corset bodice and modified a-line skirt with a chapel train. The eyelet silk organza is stunning in person! It is made in the USA and has Christos interior tags attached.
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Since 2005 SmarAct develops, produces and distributes piezo-based high performance micro- and nanopositioners, advanced control systems and micro-tools. SmarAct also offers complete miniaturized manipulation systems as well as a professional service. The compact positioning systems combine sub-nm resolution with a high straightness and travel ranges up to 1.5 m.
SmarAct has a broad background in several scientific fields with employees specialized in physics, material science, mechanical engineering, optics engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and bio-material science. The team covers the whole chain from research and development over production to distribution and service.
SmarAct is able to react fast to almost any customers' demands, when it comes to customization and complexity.
- Extreme Miniaturization
The SLC-1720-S with a size of 22 x 17 x 8.5 mm3 is the world's smallest closed-loop nano positioner with macroscopic travel.
- All-Inclusive Positioner
Each positioner consists of a high quality guideway, a SmarAct drive and an optional high-resolution sensor.
- Optimized Straight Motion
SmarAct drives are optimized to translate the maximum of the power into motion along the direction of the guideway. Wobbling, lateral motions, yaw, pitch and roll are kept at a minimum required for real nanopositioning.
- Backlash-Free
Since the movable part of the positioner is permanently connected to the drive by a friction contact there is no backlash.
- Self-Clamping
Even with switched off controllers, SmarAct drives hold the position with an accuracy down to a few nm.
- Vacuum Compatibility
All positioning systems can be prepared for vacuum applications down to 10-11 mbar.
- Low Thermal Drift, High Resonance Frequencies
Due to the high level of miniaturization, a sophisticated design, an optimized material combination as well as optimized control modes, low thermal drift and high resonance frequencies are achieved, thus, fulfilling two basic requirements for nanopositioning tasks.
- Large Travel Range with Nanometer Resolution
SmarAct standard positioners provide large travel ranges of up to hundreds of mm – with sub-nanometer resolution of motion.
- Robust Design
Moving to mechanical end-stops, obstacles or moving the slide of the positioner by hand does not damage the positioner.
- Versatility
All positioners can be applied in any orientation.
- High Resolution and Accuracy
SmarAct standard positioners provide sub-nanometer openloop positioning resolution and about 1 nm closed-loop positioning resolution.
- High Dynamic Velocity Range
The velocity of the positioners range from nm/s to several cm/s.
- Cost-Effective
You are able to create very cost-effective solutions based on SmarAct's positioning systems and expertise.
- Future-Proof / Modular
Consequent modularity and various options for the manipulators and controllers allow to build custom-specific solutions and ensure upgradability.
Our product range includes several positioner lines, covering most microand nanopositioning tasks.
- SLC-Series
The SLC-Series covers linear positioners with crossed-roller slides, including the SLC-17 and SLC-24 lines.
- SL-Series
The SL-Series covers linear positioners with ball slides, including the ultra-compact SL-06 positioner.
- SHL-Series
Based on the SLC series, the SHL is designed for heavy loads up to a few kg.
- SR-Series
The SR-Series covers all rotary positioners.
- SGO-Series
The SGO-Series covers high precision goniometers with crossed roller slides.
- SmarPod-Series
Based on our positioners we offer a series of high precision parallel kinematic systems with 6 degrees of freedom and for a wide range of applications (vertical load from 500 g to 2 kg, travel range from a few mm to one meter).
- Opto-Mechanics
Opto-mechanic motion systems such as motorized filter wheels, motorized mirror mounts, optical slits and motorized iris diaphragms are available within SmarAct's product range.
- Customization
Positioners, manipulators and controllers can be customized to non-standard requirements. If you need a positioner with a certain travel range, size or guideway or if you need a special controller, please contact us and we will find a solution.
- Complete Systems
Based on our positioners we offer simple and complex kinematics, such as micro-assembling stations, microscope stages, fiber alignment systems and many more. Every systems can be tailored to your requirements.
- Complete Positioning Solutions
SmarAct delivers assembled micro- and nano positioning solutions with positioners, end-effectors, controllers and vacuum feedthroughs.
- Complete Application Development
On demand SmarAct supports the development of complete applications, based on customer specifications. This includes mechanics, electronics as well as application processes.
Besides this, we are at your disposal for any questions and projects you may have.
- Plug-and-Position
The micro- and nanopositioning systems are ready-to-use. Once you connect the motion system to the controller and power it up, you are ready for high-end micro- and nanopositioning.
- Compact Controllers
SmarAct controllers are compact, even if equipped with many channels. Furthermore, all of SmarAct's controllers are available with table-top housings as well as very compact single board solutions for OEM customers up to 19″ rack mounted multi-channel control systems.
Driving Principle
All positioners from SmarAct are available with a patented Stick-Slip drive, enabling macroscopic travel with high velocities. With this technique our positioners can move with sub-nanometer resolution. The basic principle is explained below
A piezo actuator is attached to the slide of the guideway or bearing by a friction element. The piezo actuator itself is fixed at a stationary component.
The piezo actuator is changing its length proportional to the applied voltage. As long as the friction element is not accelerated too fast, the slide will follow the movement of the friction element and thus experiencing the same acceleration. This phase is called stick-phase.
The friction element is accelerated very fast. The inertial force of the accelerated mass of the slide is higher than the friction force. The friction element slips over the surface of the slide. As a result, the friction element is changing its position, while the slide stays in its position. This phase is called slip-phase.
By repeating that sequence macroscopic travel of the slide can be achieved. This mode is called step mode.
During the stick-phase the slide can be moved by slowly elongating the piezo actuator with sub-nanometer resolution. This mode is called scan mode.
Vacuum Compatibility
SmarAct positioners are not only designed for normal ambient conditions. Most of our positioners can be prepared to work in a high vacuum (HV, down to 10-6 mbar) or ultra-high vacuum (UHV, down to 10-11 mbar) environment.
We deliver complete systems containing the feedthroughs, plugs and complete cabling. Different flange sizes and feedthroughs are available upon request.
Sensor Options
If your application requires closed-loop positioning, optical encoders can be integrated into our positioners for feedback. With integrated sensors you can perform closed-loop operations such as defining the desired travel distance, the target position or the speed. We are offering different types of position measurement sensors. These sensors are available for microscopic resolutions (-I) and nanoscopic resolutions (-L, -S, -SC) down to sub nanoscopic resolutions (PicoScale). Integrating -I, -L, -S and -SC sensors into our positioners has no effect on their outer dimensions.
Our optical linear -S/-SC nanosensor has a resolution of about 1 nm and an absolute accuracy of 1 µm/m. The rotary counterpart has a resolution of about 10 µ° depending on the diameter of the rotary positioner. Positioners with an integrated -S/-SC sensor must be connected to an MCS or SDC/SDC2 control system. The controller can then use the sensor values for closed-loop position control. The optical linear -Lsensor, which can be connected to all SCU, MCS and SDC/SDC2 controllers, offers a resolution of 4 nm (depending on the controller).
Alternatively, most of the SmarAct positioners can be equipped with -I sensor. These sensor types have a resolution of about 0.1 µm for the optical version, 0.3 µm for the inductive version and an absolute accuracy of about 10 µm/m (optical) or 25 µm/m (inductive). The optical rotary sensor has a resolution of about 10 m°. Positioners with an integrated, optical microsensor can be connected to an HCU-3CM, CU-3CM, MCS or SDC/SDC2 controller, for closed-loop position control. Our inductive microsensor can be controlled with one of our EMS controllers.
To order a positioner with integrated sensor please add "-I", "-S", "-SC" or "-L" to the order code of the positioner (e.g. SLC-1730-S, SLC-2445-I).
Terms and Definitions
- Movement Resolution
The resolution of movement is the smallest position increment that can be effectively achieved with the positioner.
- Closed-Loop Resolution
Closed-loop positioning resolution is the smallest executable position increment when positioning with sensor feedback.
- Repeatability
The repeatability (bidirectional) is the accuracy, the position can be approached again within the movement range of the positioner after any position change. Since the positioning goal is given with respect to the sensor system the repeatability is in the same order of magnitude as the closed-loop positioning resolution. Please note that the repeatability also depends on the thermal and mechanical conditions.
- Accuracy
The absolute accuracy of a position sensor is the maximum difference between the target position and achieved position. This difference is caused by nonlinear behaviour of the actuator and sensor scale and by the alignment error of the sensor scale in relation to the axis of movement. The absolute accuracy also depends on the thermal and mechanical conditions.
- Angular Deviations
Due to the imperfectness of the guideway a movement along the travel causes a deviation from the pure linear movement in roll (fR) pitch (fP) and yaw (fY)
- Max. Load and Torque
FN is the maximum force that can be applied perpendicularly to the center of the slide without damaging it. Please note that for an accurate and smooth rolling the maximum load should not exceed 2 kg (higher loads on request).
FB is the blocking force of a linear positioner, wich is the maximum force an actuator can generate if infinitely rigid restrained.
FL is the maximum weight which can be applied to a vertical orientated positioner.
MP, MY and MR are the maximum torques which can be applied to the positioner without damaging it.
- Wobble
Similar to the angular deviations for a linear movement, wobble is the tilt of the axis of rotation relative to the ideal axis. It results in a cyclic tilting of the rotating surface during each revolution.
- Eccentricity
Eccentricity is the radial (perpendicular to the axis of rotation) deviation of the center of rotation from its mean position after rotating through one full revolution. It is also known as radial runout. A perfectly centered stage with perfect bearings would have no eccentricity.
- Max. Load and Torque
MB is the maximum (blocking) torque the rotation stage can generate.
MR/FR is the maximum torque/force one can apply perpendicular to the rotation axis of the positioner without damaging it.
FN is the maximum nominal force the positioner can tolerate.


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When Chuck was in town, we hit up Bangkok's (in)famous weekend market, Chatuchak, which is an insane maze of handicrafts, kitsch, clothing of all varieties, furniture, antiques, animals, you name it. We wandered around a bit, bought some stuff (Chuck bought the requisite tourist genie pants, we bought some lanterns for our balcony and some houseplants), ate some southern Thai food:
I didn't take many photos, but did capture Tim with his coconut ice cream, procured for Tim after he said "Coconut ice cream?!" approximately 76 times:
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Jaguar's new futurist style luxury car is definitely creating waves in the market. Inside the XF the passengers are treated with all types of luxurious features. There are touches of walnut. They look a little bit out of ordinary. Therefore you can customize the car with differently colored themes and the interior of the car can become the center point of everyone's attention who embarks on a journey with you.
The 2015 Jaguar XF is equipped with "Hold and Control†feature that is extremely clever system. The steering wheel records your preferred sitting position and automatically adjusts it according to your requirements when you sit in the car next time. The steering moves back when you exit the car so that you can dismount the car most conveniently.
The XF is, most amazingly, Jaguar's entry level model. It is most affordable jag that is offered at the price range of AED 169,000. At this price you can get the 2.0 liter supercharged engine that will accelerate to top speeds smoothly. If you want to get a more powerful model then you can opt for 3.0 liter turbocharged engine as well. That is extremely powerful. It produces 340 horsepower and 450 NM of torque in few seconds. You can also opt for one of the most powerful models that comes with the 5.0 liter, 470 horsepower V8 engine. All the Jaguar XF models have an eight-speed automatic transmission. The car is rear-wheel drive and an all-wheel drive model can be obtained in optional V6.
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You are a siren. A siren is an enchanting seductress that usually inhabits a remote isle in the sea. The siren's voice is beautiful and alluring. The siren's voice is irresitible to all those who hear it. Upon hearing her fatal melody the listener will either plunge to their deaths in the icy ocean waters or they will perhaps finally reach the siren. Once the siren has hold of them they have no chance. The siren represents sensuality and passion.


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If you've been reading any of my homeschool blogs, you know we love books. Especially living books! It's no surprise that the Memoria Press More StoryTime Treasures Literature Curriculum was something I was excited to review.
- Billy and Blaze by C.W. Anderson
- Blaze and the Forest Fire by C.W. Anderson
- The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese
- Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Peter and Connie Roop
- Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
- The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
For our review, we received More StoryTime Treasures and used the curriculum to dig deeper into Billy and Blaze.
This was a book we have read a few times but only casually so I was looking forward to spending more time with the classic book.
We received the study guide and answer key (which included both the StoryTime Treasures and More StoryTime Treasures). The workbooks were well made, sturdy, easy to follow and my 5 year old was not overwhelmed by the amount of work to be done on each page.
Each study contains multiple lessons which are broken into chunks. The pages of the book that the lesson will be referencing are indicated which makes planning simple.
For Billy and Blaze, there were two lessons (Lesson 1 – p.1-22; Lesson 2 – p.24-48). We broke each of the lessons up over a week to keep them at about 20 min each over two weeks.
The first day, we went over the vocab we would see. This was a great way to introduce new words, use the dictionary a bit more and be prepared to understand the reading more clearly. I will say most of the words were easily recognized, but it was a good review and an easy way to be sure he had the right meanings.
After we had gone through the vocab, he read the indicated pages out loud to me. Then we narrated a bit for memory before doing the next section of the workbook.
The next day we recalled what we read and did the comprehension questions. If he could not recall the answer, he used the book to find the correct answer and we talked a bit more about the story.
After completing the comprehension questions over the next few days, we completed, my sons favorite part, the art project. Anything creative helps to make the story stick and this was a great lesson on illustrating.
The following week we completed the second lesson. We really could have worked through both lessons in a week or even a couple of days, but because he was reading the book out loud and we are trying to keep our lessons to 20 min max. I didn't want to push him too long on one lesson. I also felt that having to recall the story the following days helped with comprehension.
I loved that the lessons were specific page ranges. These provided nice breaks and kept the information from being overwhelming. The amount of grammar, vocab and comprehension, not to mention the extra items that were included were great for variety and helped to hit those other subjects areas as well.
The greatest thing about this curriculum is that there are many other editions of the literature guides that can take you from 1st grade all the way up to 9th grade. So if these fit well with your family you have a great curriculum set for many years!
Overall, I was impressed with the study guide and answer key. I personally did not need the answer key, but it would have been handy if I had not been working with my son on the readings and workbook. I feel like the study guide was a great fit for 1st graders and covered a lot of information without being overwhelming. We are looking forward to working on a few more stories using the study guide – I believe Miss Rumphius is next on our list!
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seabirds covered in a toxic glue - petition
Over the last few days in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset, over a thousand stricken seabirds including guillemots, puffins and razorbills have been washed up on our shores, dead or dying. The culprit: a substance called Polyisobutene (PIB) which covers these precious seabirds in a toxic glue. [1]
Currently, it's legal to dump PIB at sea. But a simple change to maritime law could change that and help prevent the scenes of destruction we've seen in areas like Whitsand Bay this week.
That won't happen unless our transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin MP, puts pressure on the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This international agency is responsible for our seas and oceans and has the power to make it illegal for ships to dump PIB. [2] If he's confronted with the full strength of public opinion on this latest threat to our seabirds, he will feel forced to act.
Can you sign the petition to the transport secretary? Help pressure him to act now to save the South West seabirds. Please click here:
The longer we wait the higher the risk of more birds dying. Birds that come into contact with PIB eventually die of hunger or hypothermia as the sticky glue-like substance means they can't eat or move properly.
This latest spill has been described as the worst ever. Nearly twenty species of birds have been washed up on beaches across Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. No one knows how many birds in total have been killed or injured.
There is already a long list of banned substances which ships can't dump at sea. The transport secretary has the power to press for PIB to be added to that list. But he needs to know that the British public want him to act now, and do as much as he can to protect our precious birds.
Please sign the petition now:
Thanks for being involved,
Belinda, Maddy, Becky and the 38 Degrees team
PS: It's not just 38 Degrees members who are stepping up to protect our seabirds. The RSPB and other conservation charities are also putting pressure on the transport secretary to take action without delay. [3] You can add your name to the petition here: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/save-our-seabirds
[1] BBC News England: RSPB says seabird deaths caused by 'worst PIB spill': http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22246072
[2] Read more about the IMO here: http://www.imo.org/Pages/home.aspx
[3] RSPB to raise seabird pollution issue with Government: http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/344390-rspb-to-raise-seabird-pollution-issue...


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Codes of Ethics in Tourism Practice, Theory, Synthesis Author: David A. Fennell, David Malloy
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- Provides theoretical foundation for the study of tourism codes of ethics
- Examines tourism codes of ethics from a variety of perspectives
With ethics fast becoming a mainstay in tourism studies and the tourism industry in general, this volume provides a timely and intensive look at the theory and practice of codes of ethics in tourism. While the book includes a broad overview of what has been done to date in tourism studies in the area of code development and implementation, it ranges much more widely to incorporate theoretical work from outside the tourism field. This interdisciplinary approach serves two essential purposes. First, it furnishes the study of tourism codes of ethics with a theoretical foundation, which up to the present has been lacking. Second, it affords tourism scholars the opportunity to investigate codes in tourism from a multiplicity of perspectives, with direct relevance to the industry at many levels.
This book wrestles with the challenging but growing field of codifying ethical behaviour of tourism companies as a policy mechanism to move from definitions to change practice. The balance between tourism and ethics expertise of the two authors works well to deliver a book that is both theoretically informed and policy relevant.- Dr. Xavier Font, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
David Fennell teaches and researches mainly in the areas of ecotourism and tourism ethics. He has published widely in these areas, including sole authored books on ecotourism programme planning, a general text on ecotourism, and tourism ethics (he has edited two other books). Fennell is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ecotourism, and is an active member on editorial boards of many academic journals.
David Cruise Malloy, PhD, is a professor of applied philosophy in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies at the University of Regina, Canada. His primary research focus is in the realm of ethical decision-making, leadership, and ethical climate in healthcare and organisational contexts. Malloy's research is funded by both the Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. He has authored numerous articles in ethics and ontology. This is his fourth text.


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Some minutes ago I was finish installation of the Microsoft Office 2007 ("Office 2007"). This is great. Of course I am not thinking that this is revolution version, it have too many things from old versions. However Ribbon Toolbars and how they use title space - this is great-great ideas.
Okay, all is great. However as always something wrong. Now this wrong is that Office 2007 has too many interfaces. Word, Excel, PowerPoint have new Ribbon toolbars, Outlook have new colored but still old toolbars, and other application have old toolbars at all. Of course possible that this is only because it is beta. Hope Microsoft will have new interface in all their applications.
P.S. Tomorrow I will try to install proofing tools from Office 2003 and post result here.


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1. Introduction:
LAN Chile was the most successful Latin American airline of the late 1990's. Despite upheaval in the industry and failures of several other airlines in the region, LAN Chile had a record of success and international expansion that were the envy of the industry.
The least aviation news report has shown that the success of Chile's flagship airline LanChile, which tripled third-quarter profits from a year ago, is due to a deregulated air traffic market, efficiency and concentration on international flights.
This report aims to fulfill the following objectives:
1. Evaluate the success of LAN's strategy so far. Strong points / Risks?
2. Give opinion on the last section of the case 'Challenges to Lan':
a. How can they grow further under the constraints given?
b. Is the relationship with American Airlines a good thing for LanChile? Going forward or not? Why & what are possible alternatives?
2. Question1. Considering Evaluate the success of LAN's strategy so far. Strong points / Risks?
The leaders of LAN Chile have set up a serial strategy for company's panoramic future plan. These goals are being pursued actively since the mid-1990s, with significant success in building the cargo leadership with a hub in Miami and in linking with American Airlines and the One World Alliance. However, LanChile's management is a key to its success. With slack demand in the domestic market, the company's strategy has focused on international flights that account for 85 percent of revenue.
Let's carry out an analysis using the Strong points and risks framework helps us to focus on what are the strong points and risks for LanChile' strategy:
2.1. Strong points:
Management of LAN Chile's has set up a very clear mission.
Ownership was simplification. LAN Chile had completed privatization...


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There are many uniqueness to the temple at Sabarimala. It's one of the most revered and highly visited pilgrimage place in south India.
The main deity, Lord Ayyappan is an embodiment of both Siva and Vishnu. Women between the age of 10 and 50 are not permitted beyond Pampa. It has some religious reasons ( Ayyappan being a brahmachari ). However people of all religion, not just Hindus , are welcomed to the temple. There is a small Darga dedicated to Vavar , a Muslim saint , according to the mythology was the lieutenant of Ayyappan.
Pilgrims take a 41 days Vrutham (Austerities) before heading for Sabarimala. All carry the Irumudi Kettu (twin sacked sacred pouch ) on their head to the temple. It contains coconuts to be broken near the 18 steps to the temple.
Unlike many temples , the Sabarimala Temple doesn't open all round the year. The pilgrimage season is mid November- mid January . Other wise the temple opens for a few days around the 1 of each Malayalam month ( that's around the middle of each English calender months). The climax of the pilgrimage season is marked by Makara Jyothi , the light that appears in the in the mountain range called Ponnambalamedu facing the temple. Millions assemble to witness this , as it is believed that seen this light brings good fortunes.
While Sabarimala itself is not a huge mountain, it is surrounded all around by imposing and heavily forested mountain ranges. It is located in the in the midst of one of the thickly wooded forests of the Western Ghats. Many millions of people visit Sabarimala temple each season. Once the season is over, the temple vicinity is practically devoid of any human activity except the odd staffs manning the outposts. The whole area again turn into sanctuary of wild animals contiguous to the forest around.
Sabarimala ( the Mountain of Sabari ) is located in the south Kerala district called Pathanamthitta. This is a hilly district, especially its eastern portion that fringes the Western Ghats. Sabarimala ( also called Sabarimalai or Shabarimala) is at the northeast of Pathanamthitta, in the midst of the forest that stretches all the way to the neighboring Tamilnadu.
Pampa is the nearest point to Sabarimala where one can reach by motor vehicle. The only way to reach Sabarimala is by walk ( rather trek ) from Pampa. The route about 6 kilometers through the semi paved and often uphill forest terrain. It can take anything from 2 to 3 hours for this trek. The great majority of the pilgrims to Sabarimala follows this path. Pampa has a bus station with connectivity to major towns in Kerala.
There are a few more trek paths pilgrims use. For Example the Uppupara - Sabarimala path ( 4 kilometers / 3 hours ) route and the Erumeli - Pampa - Sabarimala trek path ( about 50 kilometers ).
The Uppupara route is mostly used by pilgrims coming from the Vandiperiyar side.
The Erumeli trek path is more tedious and is believed to be the same path Lord Ayyappa followed to reach Sabiramala. So that path has some special significance for the more devout followers.
For Sabarimala all the road routes in general head towards Pampa. That's practically the final and closes point for Sabarimala the vehicle can carry you.
There are frequent bus services ( state owned KSRTC buses) from the nearby towns to Pampa during the pilgrimage season. Direct bus services to towns located far relatively less frequent , nevertheless there are long distance bus services to Pampa. So the best strategy is to look for ditect bus to Pampa from the town of your choice; if that is not feasible break your journey into logistical segments. There are many around the area which offers good connectivity to both Pampa and to other big towns. Include one of such towns in your itinerary. Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alapuzha, Kollam , Pathanamthitta, Thiruvalla , Chengannur , Punalur, Kottarakara, Erumeli etc are some of such towns that are located at different distances and with varying options of connectivity.
Airports for Sabarimala: Trivandrum and Cochin are the two airports - both are about 250 kilometers from Pampa - nearest to Sabarimala. Cochin is located in the north and Trivandrum in the south of Sabarimala. From Cochin and Trivandrum cities one can travel towards Pampa by bus or a combination of Train and then bus. Of course one can chose for a private vehicle as well.
Kerala has a busy rail route runs along the length of the state. Chengannur, about 90 kilometers west of Pampa is the nearest railway station. About two dozen express trains pass through this route. Many of them are long distance trains. Look for a train that pass via Chengannur. The other nearby stations in the stretch are ( from south to north ) : Trivandrum , Quilon, Kayamkulam , Mavelikkara , Chengannur , Tiruvalla , Changanacherry ,Kottayam , Vaikom Road , Ernakulam Junction . Some trains pass via Alappuzha , bypassing Kottyam between Ernakulam and Kollam.
Your chances of rail connectivity is further enhanced , if you look for a train to Ernakulam, which is a large city some 200 kilometers north of Pampa.
A few national highways and state highways crisscross this region of Kerala. Your route map to Sabarimala probably include some long stretches of these National Highways and then the network of local roads leading to Pampa.
There are not many accommodation ( rooms) available at Sabarimala or Pampa. And what is available as guesthouses is minuscule compared to the number of pilgrims that visit Sabarimala. But there are giant open halls made for pilgrims to take rest. As a norm people carry bed sheets that can be used as a spread to sleep on. There are the toilet facilities setup both at Pampa and Sabarimala.
The Kollam - Shenkottai railway line is undergoing the gauge conversion work. So there are no trains
See the map showing the road network in the region, though all the roads are not shown in the map.
The quality of the roads varies, but generally they get maintained before the start of pilgrimage season, especially the roads heading to Pampa in the Ghat Section. People chose their route to Sabarimala considering various factors. For example , some go for the shortest distance road while other prefer a more comfortable or less traffic to drive road, even though it means a bit longer driving time.
It is typical that pilgrims plan the visit to Sabarimala with visiting of many temples on the way. This is especially true for pilgrims coming from far places. So plan your route accordingly.
Some typical routes are listed with approximate distance for the stretch in kilometers. You may even make a different route by merging parts of different routes. Note that practicably all the routes has to negotiate the Ghat ( forest) section , especially as it reaches close to Pampa. Some of them are with series of steep uphills, hairpin bends and are narrow roads.
Routes from north parts to Sabarimala ( That is Mangalore, Kasargod, Kannur, Calicut, Malappuram, Mysore , Palghat, Coimbatore , Thrissur , Ernakulam , Kottayam etc )
Route 1: Thrissur-Angamali-Moovattupuzha-Koothattukulam-Kottayam-Thiruvalla- Pathanamthitta-Mannarakkulathi-Vadasserikkara-Pampa
Route 2: Thrissur-Angamali-Moovattupuzha-Pala-Erattupetta-Kanjirapally-Erumeli-Ranni-Vadasserikkara-Pampa
Route 2: Angamaly - Ettumanur - Pala - Ponkunnam - Erumely - Chethonkara - Athikkayam - Perunadu - Pampa. ( Distance: 145 km )
Route 3: Eranakulam - Pala - Ponkunnam - Kanjirappalli-Erumeli-Mukkada-Edamun-Athikkayam-Perunad- Poovathummoodu-Pampa.
Route 4: Eranakulam-Kottayam-Thiruvalla-Pathanamthitta-Mannarakkulathi-Vadasserikkara-Pampa
Route 5: Eranakulam-Alappuzha-Thiruvalla-Pathanamthitta-Mannarakkulathi-Vadasserikkara-Pampa ( Distance: 170 km)
Route 6: Kottayam-Ponkunnam-Erumely-Mukkuttuthara-Pambavalley-Plappally-Pampa. ( Distance: 90 km )
Route 7: Kottayam-Karukachal-Manimala-Mukkada-Edamon-Athikkayam-Perunadu-Pampa. ( Distance: 100 km. )
Route 8: Kottayam-Kodungoor-Chamampathal-Manimala-Plachery-Chethonkara-Athikkayam- Perunadu-Pampa. ( Distance: 105 km. )
Route 9: Kottayam-Kangazha-Pathanadu-Manimala-Plachery-Chethonkara-Athikkayam-Perunadu-Pampa. ( Distance: 105 km.)
Route 10: Kottayam-Changanassery-Thiruvalla-Kozhenchery-Ranny-Vadasserikkara-Pampa. ( Distance: 120 km )
Route 11: Pathanmathitta - Mannarakulanji-Vadasserikkara - Perunadu - Plappally -Nilakkal -Chalakkayam - Pampa ( Distance: 70 km )
Routes From south parts to Sabarimala ( Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram )
Route 12: Thiruvananthapuram - Ayoor - Kottarakkara - Adoor-Thatta-Kaippattor-Pathanamthitta - Vadasserikkara-Pampa ( Distance : 170 km)
Route 13: Thiruvananthapuram - Ayoor - Punalur - Pathanmathitta -Vadasserikkara - Pampa.( Distance: 185 km )
Route 14: Kollam - Kottarakkara - Adoor - Thatta - Kaippattor - Pathanamthitta - Vadasserikkara - Pampa ( Distance : 140 km)
Routes from east parts to (Theni, Shenkottai, Kumily etc )
Route 15: Kumily-Vandiperiyar-Erumely-Plappally-Pampa. ( Distance: 180 km )
Route 16: Shengottai-Punalur-Pathanthitta-Pampa. ( Distance: 140 km ).
Route 17: Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Bhavani - Perundurai - Kangayam - Dharapuram - Oddanchatram - Kannivadi - Sembatti - Batlagundu - Periyakulam - Theni - Kambam - Kumily - Mundakayam - Erumely - Pampa
Routes from west part to Sabarimala ( Chenganoor )
Route 18: Chenganoor - Aranmula - Thekkemala - Pathanamthitta - Pampa. ( Distance: 95 km )
Route 19: Chenganoor - Aranmula - Ranni Blockupadi - Vadasserikkara - Pampa. ( Distance: 90km )
Erumeli to Pampa Routes.
Route 20: Erumely - Karinkallum - Moozhiyar- Thulappally - Plappally - Pampa. ( Distance: 60 km )
Route 21: Erumely - Mukkada - Athikkayam - Perunadu - Pamba. ( Distance: 65 km )
Route 22: Erumely - Vechuchira - Athikkayam - Perunadu - Pamba. ( Distance: 60 km )
Route 23: Erumely - Plachery - Chethonkara - Athikkayam - Perunadu - Pamba. ( Distance: 70 km)
Madurai to Sabarimala:
Madurai - Rajapalayam - Srivilliputtur - Tenkasi - Shenkottai - Aryankavu - Kulathupuzha - Tenmala-Punalur-Pampa
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Sporting Experts in Kngston - May 3 - 4
The Business of Sport is an international forum for leaders in business and commerce in the sport industry; and an opportunity for movers and shakers to exchange ideas regarding a sector which has now been recognized to be an industry. It also provides managers and athletes an insight into their own business and how they can best leverage talent, expertise and value to achieve personal and corporate success. There will be special presentations by Ministers of Sport, Youth & Culture and Tourism - Hon Natalie Neita Headley, Hon Lisa Hanna and Dr. Wykeham McNeill. Conference starts at 8:30 on both days Underpinning of Contracts ■Milton Samuda ■Mike Townley ■Christopher Samuda Maintaining the Competitive Edge ■Dr. Jason Scott Hamilton ■E. Patrick Miller ■Dr. Wendel Abel Image and Dollars ■Ato Boldon ■Bernard Stewart ■Oliver McIntosh ■Kim Bernard Day 2 - Friday, May 4 Money Management in Sport ■Horace Madison ■Steve Wyche ■Scott Kamisnky ■Ryan Strachan Sport and Culture ■Kam-Au Amen ■Dr. Christopher Charles ■Benjamin Bailey Athletes - Up close and personal ■Sandie Richards ■Corey Hicks ■Robbie Earle You can register at www.thebusinessofsport.org and it is US$150 or J$13,000 There is also an impressive list of moderators - Patrick Anderson, Kai Morgan, Michael McMorris, Stephen Bell, Lisa Simone Bell, Robert Richards, Sonjah Stanley with lunch time presentations by Stocks and Securities Limited and Team Jamaica Bickle. The event is brought to you to by Carole Beckford & Associaties and Strategic Corporate Interventions - sponsored by Jamaica Tourist Board, FLOW Jamaica, Supreme Outdoor, Stocks and Securities Limited, Supreme Ventures, BMW, Jamaica Pegasus, KLAS Sports Radio, Wisynco, Sportsmax, Samuda and Johnson, Island Car Rental, Usain Bolt Tracks and Records and Alhambra Inn
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Interested in visiting the Andes of South America? Join Diane Goodman for her presentation of her Fulbright Experience, Teaching The Andes. Diane will share her educational and traditional experiences of Andean life in Ecuador and Peru. You may know Diane through her teaching endeavors at Marlborough School. She has been active with her students in the Heifer Project program Read to Feed.


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Batgirl says goodbye to Gotham as she hits the road for her new series... except her other series where she is in Gotham with the Birds of Prey, but you know... comics and all that.
The Spoilers:
To be perfectly honest, this was a really cut and dry book. Gladius steals the negahedron core and then the plans, getting away from Batgirl and her allies each time... until she doesn't. Get's caught, sent to jail, Babs' office has a going away party for her, and then she leaves for the airport promising to return.
This book kind of ended at #50, these past two issues just felt like a way to get the book to #52 due to DC's hard-on for the number. As a final issue, it just feels like a tagged on sort of thing when the creative team that did so much work to revitalize this book said everything they needed to say with #50. On top of that, Gladius is pretty much the least interesting rogue to come out of this run, in both design and gimmick, just kind of generic and not memorable at all. So I don't know... I loved this run, just didn't need these last two issues.


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October 28, 2009 - New release of knowledge base program
We are proud to announce the new release of GeneralKB v2.7 program. It is containing some bug fixes and enhancements.
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Sound Devices is known for their high-quality and robust sound recorders and mixers, so we were all surprised to see them announce a video recorder. However, after receiving our first demo units, we were not surprised to see how well made they are.
Like all Sound Devices products the PIX 240 is very durable and solid. If you haven't read about it yet, the PIX 240 records in ProRes or DNxHD formats onto SSDs or Compact Flash cards. It has both HD-SDI and HDMI inputs, as well as timecode and sync connections. And, it also works as a nice small monitor; the built-in LCD has a 800x480 resolution and wide viewing angle. Watch my video above to learn more about the PIX240 and all of its different options.


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PRAGUE (Reuters) - Prague is staging its annual Signal festival, offering 23 light shows over the next three days to help entertain tourists and locals in the Czech capital.
The festival started in 2013 and has since attracted around 1 million visitors. This year, the shows include video mapping on the facade of St. Ludmila church by German artist Daniel Rossa, and "Light Sowers" by Montreal-based Mathieu Le Sourd.
"We prepared 23 installations in the wider center of Prague this year," festival director Martin Posta said.
"Most of the festival shows are free and that's why I expect the interest will be similar to last year, when more than 400,000 people were attending."
Similar light festivals are held in other major European cities.
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Rookie Day is a one-day program for prospective campers to get a taste of life at Greenwood Trails while camp is in session. This summer, Rookie Day will take place on Saturday, July 28 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Parents and campers start the day together, meeting the camp director and some of the counselors. Then parents go on a tour of the camp and children become campers for the day, participating in all the fun activities. After the tour, parents are welcome to visit the local attractions in and around the Berkshires (we're happy to give recommendations!), and they return later in the afternoon to pick up who we hope will be future Greenwood Trails campers!
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How to Purge Crawfish
We Clean Crawfish
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The old wives tale of rinsing crawfish in salt water is a waste of your time and salt. Crawfish excrete waste through their gills, and this takes time. A short rinse is great for cleaning existing waste, but the salt will not cause them to purge themselves. So rinse your crawfish well, but save your salt. We recommend submerging the sack in fresh water multiple times until used water is clear. The box they come in is a great tool for this purpose.
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washed & purged.
Very few do it like we do.
A true cleaned crawfish is one that has been washed with fresh super oxygenated water for at least 14 hours. This process was developed originally as a way to hold inventory. It was soon discovered that the crawfish purged itself from fasting in fresh clear water. This process is expensive and labor intensive and is only practiced by a few of the very best producers.
We ship them when they are just right!
Our crawfish remain in this hyper-environment until they are shipped… literally up until to the last minute. The crawfish coming out of the tanks are super healthy with all the weak and or dead crawfish removed by hand. This means we only ship the very best, super clean, super lively product available. This process improves the shelf life dramatically, therefore our crawfish live longer.


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What natural disaster would be good to do a report on?
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I already thought of Haiti and the tsunami of japan, any others?
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I have now been using Somersets for around 10 years, I first bought it in the U.K., My son now uses it and a lot of friends have had it as presents.
now I am in New Zealand and it seems fit that in "the clean green" that it also the one that causes the least polution! I have over the years been tempted to change by gifts Etc. but Somersets is still the best, and it leaves "King of Shaves" in its Dust!


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Putting a price on auto injuries:
How software called Colossus evaluates your pain
By Joe Frey, Insure.com
(Last updated June 26, 2000)
Insurance company claims adjusters use computer software to appraise just about every auto and home insurance claim you make. There are software programs that evaluate damage to your vehicle after an accident, damage to your home after a storm, and even your injuries after you've been involved in an auto accident.
One of the most widely used software programs is Colossus, from Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC), a company based in El Segundo, Calif., that provides cost-containment and profit-management software for insurers and other businesses. Colossus, according to CSC spokesperson Marian Kelley, is used by more than 50 percent of the nation's claims adjusters and by 38 agencies that represent more than 300 insurance companies. Kelley says Colossus (which is the market leader in bodily injury claims-handling software) gleaned its name from the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue that stood over the harbor of Rhodes in ancient Greece.
To use Colossus, an adjuster inputs data about a claim and Colossus calculates a range of values for the claim's worth. The Colossus program can evaluate more than 600 injuries, according to Kelley. A broken arm, pinched nerve, strained back, bruised ribs, and torn muscles from an auto accident are examples of injuries for which Colossus will produce a suggested settlement price.
Adjusters then offer to settle a policyholder's claim based on the Colossus calculation. Insurance companies say that while adjusters are required to use Colossus, they're not required to settle within the suggested Colossus calculations. Colossus is just a guideline for their adjusters, insurers say.
The main value of Colossus is that it provides consistent estimates of injury costs. Insurance company claims adjusters have varying degrees of knowledge and experience, which can lead to varying judgments in the value of claims. "When adjusters evaluate claims, the one they last handled is the freshest in their minds," says Dennis Smith, director of claims of the eastern division at American National Property and Casualty Co. That freshness can influence the evaluation of a new claim, causing an adjuster to pay too much or too little, Smith says. What's more, inexperienced adjusters can be ill-prepared to properly evaluate bodily-injury claims because they may conduct inadequate investigations or collect insufficient data, which also can lead to overpayment or underpayment of claims.
Consistent injury estimates are crucial because, as a 36-page CSC marketing brochure about Colossus asserts: "The insurance industry loses billions of dollars each year because insurers pay claimants inconsistently."
Insurance companies that spoke to insure.com about their use of Colossus note that Colossus could help contain costs, but it is first and foremost used to settle injury claims consistently within a given region, so that customers don't receive wildly different claim checks for similar injuries. Colossus has helped contain costs to a certain degree at The Hartford, says Julie Kraft, the insurer's assistant vice president of cost containment for property/casualty claims. But she was adamant that Colossus is primarily a claims-adjusting tool. "It forces the claims adjusters to have all the medical information before they settle a claim," Kraft says. "It helps our employees do their job better."
Smith of American National also acknowledges that Colossus can save money for his company in certain cases, but he emphasizes that the software program has eased the hardest job for an adjuster: evaluating a bodily injury claim. "No two claims adjusters will come up with the same value for the same injury. Colossus puts consistent values on bodily injuries," he says.
By requiring adjusters to rely on a computer program to help settle claims, insurance companies can eliminate adjuster guesswork. Competing software is made by ADP Claims Solutions and Mynd, but the 21 companies insure.com polled say that they use only Colossus and no other software program to evaluate bodily-injury claims. In addition, CSC has agreed to purchase Mynd for approximately $568 million in cash, which would eliminate one competitor if the deal is approved by Mynd's shareholders.
Colossus is able to calculate a range of bodily-injury claim values because auto insurers using the software select a number of closed, already-settled claims from each region in which they do business to provide the "baseline" settlement value for each type of injury. For example, an insurer might pick 300 soft-tissue injury cases — such as neck or back strains — from a particular region that previously settled for between $2,000 and $5,000 and enter them into the Colossus program. Based on this past settlement data, Colossus calculates a settlement range for similar claims. Insurers update Colossus annually with their new closed-claims data. The number of closed cases used to calculate the baseline differs by insurer, and because insurers update Colossus annually with their new closed-claims data, the baseline differs by insurer.
The software itself makes a lot of demands on adjusters, requiring them to enter scores of information. "You have to have a good medical record of what the injury is," says Smith of American National Property and Casualty Co. "Any injury can have many peripherals attached to it. A neck injury might cause a pinched nerve, which may or may not cause injury down to the finger tip, for example. Colossus is very good at finding out what kind of injuries are actually present," he says. And the more information an adjuster inputs, the more accurate Colossus' calculation becomes.
Colossus "tells you what the case is worth in pain-and-suffering damages based on thousands of closed bodily-injury cases within a geographical area," explains Kevin McDonald, president of Arrowhead Claims Management, a San Diego-based company that handles the claims-adjusting services for Clarendon National Insurance Co.
But Colossus' usefulness ends when serious injuries, such as quadriplegia, are in question. Further, Smith specifically notes that Colossus is not designed to handle claims involving dental injuries, scarring, head injuries, or psychological problems.
Why? Kraft of The Hartford says that Colossus' purpose is to aid the adjuster in calculating the legitimate medical and pain-and-suffering expenses that arise from a claim, but with severe injuries, there are many other factors that outweigh medical costs. For instance, in the event of a car crash that results in a fatality at impact, the amount of the pain-and-suffering reimbursement due often can't be measured by using a computer formula.
Insurance companies insist that Colossus is just one of many tools that adjusters use to review the facts of a claim. It is no substitute for an adjuster's experience, knowledge, and training, they says, and that adjusters are not required to settle claims within the range that Colossus provides. However, because insurers have invested big-time bucks in Colossus, every adjuster is expected to use the computer program for all applicable claims, whether or not they go with the suggested claim value. Colossus' price is a well-kept secret, but it's "very expensive," according to Smith of American National.
You won't be able to see how the program works yourself. Colossus' calculation of your claim is based on insurance data to which you don't have access, and neither insurers nor CSC will divulge exactly how they determine the Colossus baseline value. This unwillingness to share inevitably sets off alarm bells among lawyers.
Allstate Insurance Co. has become the lightning rod for trial lawyers who are suspicious of the industry's use of Colossus.
Plaintiff lawyers assert, and Allstate has acknowledged, that the insurer takes a hard line when it comes to paying bodily injury claims — especially ones it judges to be inflated. Colossus is at the heart of Allstate's Claims Core Process Review (CCPR), a program instituted in 1996 at Allstate to cut claims-department expenses. Allstate's own CCPR users' manual states that the inflation of minor soft-tissue injury cases is a "national problem" that "can and should [be managed] to provide greater financial support to the company." The CCPR manual cites Colossus as an integral part of reducing costs at Allstate.
Kevin Mahoney, a trial attorney based in Waldorf, Md., says that Allstate's stringent use of Colossus makes the settlement of bodily-injury claims tough. "We've never had as difficult a situation in settling claims with any company as we've had with Allstate," Mahoney says.
In one of Mahoney's recent cases, an Allstate claims adjuster told him that Colossus would not calculate an injured person's future medical expenses for an injury, even though it is standard practice in the industry to anticipate those claims. "I was so stunned by the comment. Allstate's making it so no one can settle a claim fairly," Mahoney says. Payment for future medical expenses directly caused by the auto accident is an integral part of getting a fair settlement for a bodily-injury claim.
"Allstate uses Colossus differently than everyone else," accuses Chip Merlin, a trial attorney based in Tampa, Fla. "Come Hell or high water, Allstate won't offer anything over the Colossus value of ranges," he says. Merlin alleges there is a great deal of pressure on Allstate adjusters to settle only within the limits recommended by Colossus because adjuster bonuses at Allstate are tied to it.
A lawsuit filed in Bernalillo County, N.M. (Truong vs. Allstate Insurance Co.), is seeking class action status and further outlines Allstate's alleged misuse of the Colossus program. The suit claims that Allstate's primary objective is to reduce fair claims payments by requiring its adjusters to use Colossus to settle claims, and by rewarding and promoting adjusters who lowball claims payments.
Whitney Buchanan, the Albuquerque, N.M., trial attorney who filed the case, says that Allstate's rigorous use of Colossus is specifically what drives fair claims payments downward. Allstate calculates the median Colossus settlement amount at the 10th percentile, charges Buchanan, which means that the amounts of only the lowest 10 percent of settled claims are the basis for Colossus' bodily injury calculations. For example, if 200 settled cases are initially entered into Colossus, the settlement values of only the lowest 20 claims allegedly will be the baseline for Allstate's future payouts on all similar injuries.
Allstate shrugs off the trial lawyers' allegations. "We're not concerned about what the trial lawyers are saying about our processes," says Christine Sullivan, a director in Allstate's property/casualty claims service organization. She says that Allstate adjusters are required to use Colossus for the majority of bodily-injury claims, but they aren't required to settle within Colossus' suggested values. Allstate has used Colossus since 1995, and Sullivan notes that the software has helped Allstate's claim offers become more consistent, but that it hasn't necessarily saved the company money.
Despite the lack of litigation against any other insurer over the use of Colossus, Merlin charges that such software could harm unwitting consumers because adjusters might not be adequately trained to use Colossus, resulting in a "garbage in, garbage out" scenario — misinformation input into Colossus could lead to poorly evaluated claims. Merlin also contends that policyholders should be able to verify the settlement amounts on which Colossus bases its calculations. However, such claim-settlement data isn't publicly available. "A lot of people get awfully suspicious when one party has the claim estimate and can manipulate it anyway they want," he says.
Sullivan of Allstate says her company does not tell its claimants about Colossus, even if they ask if it's in use. She asserts that Allstate's use of Colossus is no different than that of other insurers: "It's just a tool, a guideline the adjusters use."
However, attorneys say that those guidelines — since they're not available to the public — put consumers at a disadvantage. "There's something sinister and surreal about a computer becoming the arbiter of the value of human life," says Karen Greig, an attorney based in Bellevue, Wash., who's litigated dozens of bodily injury suits against Allstate. "You can't negotiate with a computer."


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Friday, January 18, 2013
Sky Burial by Xinran
Sky Burial is the amazing story that was told to Xinran by the widow, known as Shu Wen.
It is the story of her love for her husband and the search for the truth surrounding his death. It is also the amazing story of realisation, friendship, bewilderment and the journey of China and Tibet during the 1950s.
For me, this was a breath taking read. It was selected by my local reading group and I devoured the book in one sitting. A fabulous book and definitely a favourite.
At the end of the book is an open letter from the author to Shu Wen, who left the area before Xinran had chance to talk to her again. Did Xinran ever make contact with Shu Wen? We have no way of knowing and I am itching to know!
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This week is "The Style Issue" and I actually found it somewhat informative / helpful. There is an excellent "Splurge vs. Save" section featuring many trends discussed on CC. My favorite article is one featuring Kaley Cuoco (who I think is adorable) titled "Week of Chic." The article takes 11 pieces and mixes and matches them to create 7 looks for a week's worth of fabulous.
It is $5 well spent and an enjoyable way to waste an hour. Who knows? You might actually take something away from an Us Weekly for once...but move quick!


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p. 129 of the Ordo Lectionum Missae editio typica altera [1981]#223 in the new lectionary(located after Saturday after Ash Wednesday) ACCLAMATIONESpro tempore Quadragesimae[Acclamations for the Lenten Season] 1. Gloria et laus tibi, Christe. [Paul Ford's translation: "Glory and praise to you, O Christ."] USLectionary #223.1: "Glory and praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ!" 2. Gloria tibi, Christe, Sapientia Dei Patris. [Paul Ford's translation: "Glory to you, O Christ,Wisdom of God the Father."] US Lectionary #223.2: "Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ, Wisdomof God the Father!" 3. Gloria tibi, Christe, Verbum Dei. [Paul Ford's translation: "Glory to you, O Christ, Word of God."] US Lectionary #223.3: "Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ!" 4. Gloria tibi, Domine, Fili Dei vivi. [Paul Ford's translation: "Glory to you, O Christ, Son of the Living God"Cf. Matthew 16:16] US Lectionary #223.4: "Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ,Son of the living God!" 5. Laus et honor tibi, Domine Iesu. [Paul Ford's translation: "Praise and honor to you, LordJesus."] US Lectionary #223.5: "Praise and honor to you, Lord Jesus Christ!" 6. Laus tibi, Christe, Rex aeternae gloriae. [Paul Ford's translation: "Praise to you, O Christ,King of eternal glory."] US Lectionary #223.6: "Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory!" 7. Magna et mirabilia opera tua, Domine. [Paul Ford's translation: "Great and wonderful areyour works, O Lord"Cf. Revelation 15:3] US Lectionary #223.7: "Marvelous and great areyour works, O Lord!" 8. Salus et gloria et virtus Domino Iesu Christo. [Paul Ford's translation: "Salvation and gloryand power to the Lord Jesus Christ"Cf. Revelation 19:1] US Lectionary #223.8: "Salvation,glory, and power to the Lord Jesus Christ! Catholic Truth Society MR3 has this admonition and four antiphons: During Lent the following forms may be used or another similar phrase: R. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory! Or: R. Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus! Or: R. Glory and praise to you, O Christ! Or: R. Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!


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They take me to 1825 points, so I'm still just ahead of schedule for my 2600 point target.
Russians WIP
After doing the white markings, bases and tack of the horses I decided that instead of making a start on the infantry I'd work on the cuirassiers. That way I'll at least have something to submit on Monday if things don't go to plan with the infantry. I managed to get a decent way through them this evening and they should be finished fairly quickly tomorrow. Well, the flag may require a bit of extra time.
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Colombia will create a truth commission. The Colombian government and the left-wing guerrilla FARC decided on 4 June 2015 to set up a body that should clarify major human rights violations committed by all sides. It should reveal past atrocities, recognize the victims and make sure that these kinds of crimes will not be repeated in the future. While a big step forward, many challenges remain ahead. Continue reading "Clarifying the past: Colombia's big step forward at peace negotiations"
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Dividing lines between human rights advocats and conflict resolvers
Third parties dealing with violent conflict through non-violent means has produced two types of people out there: human rights activists and conflict resolvers. From the outside it appears to be obvious that human rights advocates and conflict resolution practitioners would closely cooperate, or in fact are the same type of people because they work in very similar environments. However, they are not the same people and they can speak very different languages. Continue reading "Dividing lines between human rights advocats and conflict resolvers"
Why peace is ideological in Colombia
Peace is not aspired by everyone in Colombia, despite the fact that the country is living in historic times to bring its civil war to an end, which has caused more than 220,000 deaths and 6,864,934 victims (mostly displaced people). In fact, the debate about peace is an ideological battle between the left and the right. Many armed actors are involved in violence, intimidation and in drug trafficking. However, the ideological view usually allows just a limited perspective one has on the conflict.
Continue reading "Why peace is ideological in Colombia"
Ten reasons why armed drones should be banned
In his 2014 state of the union address, Barack Obama said he has put "prudent limits" on the use of drones. However, not much will change, because people who are classified as "terrorists" by the U.S. government will continuously be attacked by drones. Moreover, the big cloud of secrecy over drones will not be made more transparent. To me, the use of armed drones are against international law and morally wrong. I want to prove with 10 points in this blog post that armed drones should not be used. Continue reading "Ten reasons why armed drones should be banned"
Constructing a Security Architecture in East Africa
The chaos in South Sudan after an alleged coup attempt on 14 December 2013 led to a diplomatic as well as military intervention by its neighbors. It was Uganda that went ahead and openly backed up South Sudanese president Salva Kiir a week later in his struggle to regain control in the youngest country in the world. A few days later, Uganda's forces were included in an Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) mission that was set up. This raises the larger questions of how the East African security architecture looks like and where it is heading to in a fragile region as the famous commentator Charles Onyango-Obbo has done in the The East African Times. While a regional security architecture has been started to be in place since the 1990s, the region's security institutions are still guided by the national self-interest of its members and not for the good of the broader region. Continue reading "Constructing a Security Architecture in East Africa"
A phantom state in chaos cries for stability
The Central African Republic (CAR) is, finally, in the center of attention – although for the wrong reasons. "The forgotten country" is in upheaval, many go as far to speak about "genocide" and a "Rwandan-like" situation. France, the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) dispatched some 4,000 troops to CAR in early December 2013. As François Bozizé, the country's president and cruel military leader for ten years was ousted in March 2013, after his sponsors in Chad and Sudan left him alone. One month after the arrival of the troops more than 1,000 people have been killed and The New York Times reports that almost one million are displaced up from 400,000 in the beginning of December. The humanitarian situation is disastrous and it is hard for humanitarians to deliver aid in this "phantom state." Continue reading "A phantom state in chaos cries for stability"
Somalia deserves positive headlines
Somalia was in the news last week. Yet another time it was negative news. A suicide bombing at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) building in the Somali capital Mogadishu killed 18 people on 19 June 2013. Of course, the radical Islamist group called al-Shabab (Arabic for "the boys") carried out the blast as they announced responsibility on their Twitter account. Despite this setback, Somalia has, on relative terms, a surprisingly positive development over the past months. Although attacks continue to happen, the amount of such incidents is decreasing and the overall development of the country is a positive one. Somalia is taking "baby steps" forward and there is a tendency towards more stability. Thus, Somalia deserves to be also positively mentioned in the international media!
The rising divide between Christians and Muslims in Tanzania
In early May, "an act of terrorism" disrupted the consecration of a church in Arusha. A bomb blast outside this Roman-Catholic church killed two and injured 30 people. Until today, it is not yet clear who carried out the attacks, although six people have been taken into custody, among them two Christians from Tanzania and four individuals from Saudi Arabia. During the past years, Tanzania has been passing through increased religious bigotry, although the country experienced for decades a high degree of toleration between the two main faith communities in this East African country.
Continue reading "The rising divide between Christians and Muslims in Tanzania"
M23 clashes in Eastern Congo
Today, fighting has resumed in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of the most troubled regions in the world. The BBC reported that the M23 rebel movement attacked government troops outside of Goma. These are the first clashes ever since M23 withdrew its forces from Goma in November last year. The incident happens just days before United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon planned to visit the city.


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This fantastic resource for Black History Month includes 13 biographies of famous African-Americans and 3 different project ideas for implementation in your classroom!
Each 1-page biography is easy to read for students and includes the major details of each person's life along with pictures and quotes. The biographies include figures from the Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Movement and include:
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Stokely Carmichael
• Malcolm X
• Thurgood Marshall
• Jackie Robinson
• Rosa Parks
• Billie Holiday
• James Weldon Johnson
• Claude McKay
• Duke Ellington
• Paul Robeson
• Zora Neale Hurston
• Louis Armstrong
These can be read individually by students or in groups and then turned into one of 3 different projects of varying complexity.
The first, simplest project is to create a mask of their person using a template and be prepared to talk with other students and answer questions as if they were the people they read about.
The 2nd project has students creating a "biography box" using an included cut out box template and directions for decorating the box with details from the biography.
The 3rd project has students creating a poster which they will present based on their person's life and accomplishments featuring visuals and details of what they learned from the reading. A rubric for this project is included.
Finally, there is a 1 page reading comprehension worksheet that asks students higher-level reflection questions about what they read in the biography!
No matter what type of class you have surely one of the 3 projects will suit them well! You can also use the biographies throughout the year for units on the Harlem Renaissance or Civil Rights Movement.
You can download this amazing resource for your classes by clicking here now!
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Published on Dec 17, 2013
– The Cool Kiz won by 1 point last week. They finally go to JYP's place. The captain prepared a nice barbecue.
– Cool Kiz meet the god of basketball! Coach Heo Jae! The members receive a mission to score 10 points against the KCC EGIS team. Will they succeed?


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Senior Software Developer, Gothenburg
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- Tieto
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- Göteborg (Kommun), Västra Götaland
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- den 23 januari 2018
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- den 28 februari 2018
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Join Tieto as a Software Developer and help us produce world class, state of the art software solutions and services for our customers! Within Product Development Services (PDS) we take pride in software design, architecture and to be in the absolute frontier of software development way of working. We are waiting for you to join our winning team!
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You are an engaged and open-minded team player. You are innovative and a quick learner. We have an open organizational culture, encouraging people for curiosity and finding new ways of doing things. You are driven to learn new things and technologies, self-motivated and value accountability in yourself and in others. Furthermore, you have good communication and presentation skills and are fluent in both English and Swedish.
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We look forward to hearing from you! Send us your application through www.tieto.com/careers, we will evaluate candidates continuously. For additional information please contact Patrik Forslund at +46703400758 or email@example.com.
About Tieto
At Tieto we are a team of professionals spread across many countries who are working on the frontline of a wide range of industries. We inspire, we engage and we deliver. We have global capabilities and a strong presence where our clients need it – in the Nordics or via local delivery centres across the globe.
Are you looking for a career with a company that both challenges and cares? Welcome to Tieto. We are committed to developing enterprises and society through information technology. We believe in openness, independent thinking, and in giving our people the freedom to be their exceptional selves. We are the largest Nordic IT services company providing full lifecycle services for both private and public sectors. Our work puts us at the frontline of a wide range of industries.
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This week ended on such a high note and gave us much reason to celebrate! Our little 29 weeker had her final NICU followup appointment!
She weighed 9lbs and does not need her heart monitor anymore!
This was such a big day for all of us!
She has been monitored for 4 months now, both in the NICU and at home and it's such a relief to know she is doing fine and can be treated like a normal newborn!
After a fun ice-cream celebration with the kids, hubby and I opened a bottle of wine and toast the special occasion.
So cheers to our little peanut, Sugar Plum. You've come quite a way in the last 4 months!


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