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Cambridge, Mass. - January 29, 2018 - A gritty effort by the Springfield College men's volleyball team allowed the Pride to rally past Harvard University on Monday evening by the set scores of 17-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Springfield, which is currently the top-ranked Division III program in the country according to the AVCA National Coaches Poll, earned its sixth-straight win of the season to improve to 6-1. Harvard, a Division I insitution who plays in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), evens its record to 2-2. Tonight's win marks the second time in three seasons that Springfield has bested the Crimson, as the Pride previously knocked off Harvard in five sets in the 2016 International Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic Championship.
A pair of new faces led Springfield to the victory in their first career starts for the Pride. Right side Kenny Lawrence (Longwood, Fla.) put together a dynamic showing, producing 15 kills, 14 digs, five aces, and three blocks, while Eli Gabriel Irizarry Pares (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) was credited with 38 assists, 11 digs, and a pair of aces directing Springfield's offense. Sergio Figueroa Velez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) totaled career-high marks in both kills (13) and digs (8), Ricardo Padilla Ayala (San Juan, Puerto Rico) added 12 kills and eight digs, and Eli Irizarry Pares (San Juan, Puerto Rico) registered a career-best 15 digs.
Trailing 5-2 in the opening set after their first attack error of the game, Springfield responded with an 8-3 surge that was capped off by a huge block from Figueroa Velez and Lawrence for the 10-8 edge. The visitors lead would grow to 12-9 after consecutive miscues by the Crimson, only to have the hosts reel off eight-straight points, much in part to five errors by Springfield. Another kill from Lawrence would pull Springfield within 18-14, but Harvard's offense began to get into a rhythm and coasted to the 25-17 win.
Springfield dug itself another three-point deficit early in the second set, trailing 6-3, before a 7-4 surge fueled by three-straight aces by Lawrence forced Harvard into a timeout with the Pride leading 10-7. Springfield's advantage grew to 15-11, but the hosts responded with four-straight points as the Pride burned a timeout following their third-consecutive error. Out of the break, Padilla Ayala delivered four kills as part of a set-sealing 10-2 run as Springfield took the frame, 25-17.
After a kill from Gabriel Irizarry Pares put Springfield on top 3-2 in the third, Harvard produced a 7-2 burst following back-to-back attack errors as the Pride whistled for a timeout. Springfield climbed within 15-14, but Harvard capitalized three-straight Pride errors as part of a 4-0 burst to snag a comfortable 19-14 lead. The Pride would close to two points on three occasions, the last at 24-22 on Lawrence's fourth kill of the set, only to have Harvard take a 2-1 lead with a 25-22 victory.
The Pride had its best offensive showing in the fourth set as it racked up 15 kills at a .393 clip, led by Figueroa Velez's five kills. Tied at three-all, Springfield broke things open with a 9-3 run as its lead ballooned to 12-6. The Pride's cushion would grow to 23-15 after Padilla Ayala delivered another kill for the visitors, which would later result in a 25-19 win to force a fifth set.
It was Harvard that seized the momentum in the fifth, racing out to a 4-1 lead as the Pride burned a timeout. A kill and ace from Lawrence keyed a 3-0 run to knot the set at four, the first of four times the frame would be tied. Even at 7-7, a kill from Figueroa Velez gave Springfield the edge at the switch and the visitors didn't let up getting consecutive kills from Lawrence as part of a 6-2 run for the 13-9 lead. Harvard battled within 13-11 before a Crimson error and Padilla Ayala wrapped up the 15-11 triumph.
Springfield will return to action against Division III opponents this week with three more matches, beginning with a trip to New Hampshire on Wednesday for a showdown with Rivier


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The Cabinet yesterday approved proposed amendments to the Political Donations Act (政治獻金法) aimed at increasing the transparency of campaign financing and reducing the risk of illegal activities, the Executive Yuan said.
The drafts were approved at a meeting chaired by Premier William Lai (賴清德), who described them as an embodiment of the resolutions made by the National Congress on Judicial Reform.
If passed by the Legislative Yuan, the amendments would require that contributions to politicians from individual and corporate donors be made public through the Control Yuan's Web site, Deputy Minister of the Interior Hua Ching-chun (花敬群) said.
The Political Donations Act requires the Control Yuan to publish online only a political campaign's final accounts, whereas the proposal would require the publication of all 25 items in campaign finance reports, he said.
The amendments also stipulate that the Control Yuan publish the campaign finance reports of each politician in full, instead of just a portion of them, he said.
They would shift the period during which township mayoral candidates are permitted to receive political contributions to coincide with those of city and county councilor candidates, officials said.
City and county councilor candidates are allowed to receive donations starting from eight months before the current postholder's tenure is expected to expire until the day before election day.
The amendments would also establish a legal framework for political contributions made to the campaigns of Aboriginal district administrators and city councilors in the six special municipalities, the premier said.
Clearer regulations would help protect the political rights of Aboriginal citizens and their elected representatives, he said.
The Ministry of the Interior has been told to help party caucuses facilitate the speedy passage of the bill through the legislature, he said.
The Executive Yuan is also considering drafting additional amendments that would legalize and regulate campaign contributions during recall elections as part of its next round of campaign finance law reforms, a Ministry of the Interior official said on condition of anonymity.


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Wow...I just realized that I have been terribly neglectful of this blog. As usual, school started and life got crazy after my last post! I'm going to try to give this blog a lot more attention from now on. Now...don't expect to see posts every day, but I promise to try to make up for being gone so long. Please forgive me :o(
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Corporate culture is defined as the set of values and norms that is strongly held and widely shared across your organization. In a New York Times op-ed, Greg Smith – former Goldman Sachs vice president – attributed the company's success to its culture, which promoted humility, integrity and teamwork. Moreover, a survey of over 1,400 American CFOs and CEOs revealed that 91 percent of these executives considered company culture to be one of the most important components of their firms, with over 78 percent placing it among the top five factors that affect their firm's value.
In light of these revelations, it is undeniable that your accounting firm needs a strong culture to achieve higher levels of success. But how can you incorporate it into your organization? Since every firm is unique, the kind of culture that enabled one company to be successful might not necessarily work for the next. As such, you should first start by defining your own culture. This article is a guide to how to do just that.
1. Perform an Assessment of the Current Culture
You first need to understand the mindset that is being shared across your organization. Is your team working towards the same objectives? Can each of your employees articulate why the company exists, where it is going and how it is going to get there?
Ask your staff members questions like:
• What makes this firm different from the others you have worked in?
• What are the characteristics you would like the people joining your team to have?
• What are the things we need as a firm?
• What can we improve on as a practice?
Often, the most successful accounting firms have a team who fully understands and is committed to the shared vision and overall mission of the company. Thus, if you get varied responses to these questions, work needs to be done to define your culture so everyone on board has the same mission.
2. Define Your Purpose
Think about your purpose. This does not imply what you do, but rather, why you do it. In the same breath, think about your company's future. Where do you intend to be in the next five or 10 years? What about beyond that? Do you plan on broadening your scope or specializing? Is there an exit strategy for when you stop working?
When you obtain and write down the answers to these questions, you will have a reason behind why you do what you do. This will help you design a culture that will facilitate these goals.
3. Note the Essential Traits of Great Leaders and Employees
A firm's culture is defined from the top. Employee behavior is often a mirror image of what they see from their leaders. So take a moment and think about the characteristics you and other senior members of the firm portray. Do you serve as good behavioral examples to your juniors? Or are there some improvements to be made? Also, consider the traits displayed by your best employees. What makes them so good?
By noting the ideal characteristics you want from the firm's leaders and employees, you will be in a better position to encourage and reward that kind of behavior so as to make a culture out of it.
4. Document How Things Are Done
The most successful firms are clear on what they stand for. To achieve this, create a document that entails how things are done at your practice. Include your mission and vision statements, in addition to the things you learned when you were defining your purpose.
Some ideas include:
• How the firm interacts with clients
• How the staff interacts with each other
• Your decision-making processes
• The ideal traits needed in the firm
• Training and development opportunities
• Charitable works your firm is involved in
• Social events and traditions
Ensure this document is available to everyone in the firm and is constantly being updated.
5. Reinforce the Culture
Ensure both you and the team are always referring to your documented culture for guidance. It should help you through all aspects of your operations. As such, it will help you know whether prospective clients or employees are a good fit for the firm.
Furthermore, make sure new employees are on board with the firm's culture, so they know what is expected of them.
Nevertheless, when looking to build a strong culture, it shouldn't be just about what the employees can give to the firm. Rather, they should genuinely want to do it. As such, ensure that you reward your staff with incentives. These should include vacations to cool off: Research shows there are numerous benefits to taking breaks from work.
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Very useful article and tips for sme firms. Definitely it will add value
Right; and then making sure that employees ideas / opinions are heard. Some of the best companies to work for encourage and implement innovation ideas from their employees.


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Addie's Story/
Meet Addie Rupert
Year: Senior
Major: Kinesiology
Minor: Nutrition
School: Miami University
"Living in poverty does not mean to be poor in spirit. Although they had more troubles to count, the Dominican people were full of so much life and happiness. I saw the joy in almost everyone and it was so contagious."
The trip to the Dominican Republic opened my eyes and changed my perspective in many aspects. When I applied for the study abroad two-week course, I was primarily doing it for the global credit. What I didn't realize at the time was that I was going to have a very powerful experience. I was encouraged while I was in the D.R. and I am still learning from my involvement there. It is so crazy to me that most of the people living in the D.R. have so little, yet are full of so much joy and love. Through several of the Dominican's stories, it is clear that they had to persevere through their hardships; joy was not just handed to them. Most of the kids have been through more than I ever will and through all of their adversities, they have found God and choose to live a life full of joy.
Until I saw first hand what it means to have absolutely nothing to one's name, I didn't understand the feeling of gratefulness. In a way, my time in this third world country made me feel guilty for the way I grew up and all that I have been given. Don't get me wrong, I am eternally grateful for the life I have. However, while I was standing in a barrio the size of my room, I couldn't help but feel apologetic. I value the culture that the Dominicans live in and wish that more people in the world were as selfless as they are in the D.R. It amazes me that a woman with completely nothing would sacrifice her only can of beans as a welcoming gift. The Dominican people we encountered on our trip are the definition of selfless. They welcome any American into their tiny home and offer them all that they own. The act of selflessness is one of the biggest takeaways I have from this study abroad trip and is a characteristic I hope to acquire.
Through my experiences in the D.R., I came back so thankful for the way I was raised and how I continue to live. My life at home is pretty predictable, which I find comfort in. While we were in the D.R., there were several instances of unpredictability that we had to adapt to. I adjusted well when those occurrences happened, but I repeatedly thought how lucky I am that this instability does not arise often at home. To a Dominican, the water and electricity shutting off in the middle of the week is a normal event, but to an American, that is out of the ordinary. Who knew that when the plumbing is bad, you have to put the toilet paper in the trashcan and pour water into the toilet just to flush it? Down to our plumbing systems here in America, I have learned that I take so much for granted.
In the Dominican Republic, and throughout the world, in order to have joy one must endure hardships. I was particularly moved when I heard the testimonies of three young men where they revealed the difficult circumstances they have gone through. Although each of them had different stories, they all had great loses and horrible upbringings. I was appalled when I heard some of the incidences that occur not just in the Dominican, but also worldwide. I will never understand or accept how a parent can abuse or neglect their child. I cannot believe that parents abandon their children regularly and let them fend for themselves when the children can't even tie their own shoes. Even though the Dominican children have to withstand very hard times, they learn from experience and become stronger from those difficulties they faced at a young age. I find comfort knowing that the children from very bad situations are in schools similar to ANIJA that provide endless care and love to the children. Although it is hard to believe, without those serious hardships, the children in Kids Alive programs would not be given as much affection as they do in the schools and care centers. It is so sad that a lot of kids do not even get the chance to attend school because there is so much neglect at home. Kids Alive International is an amazing organization and I am very delighted that I could provide service to and assist them with projects while I was in the Dominican Republic.
Live simply, slowly, and intentionally. Living in the moment is something I generally strive to do, but since being home from the Dominican, I am trying to integrate this more into my everyday life. I saw this intentional quality in many of the Dominicans; even when they were not sure how to provide their family with food, they still enjoyed the moment they were in and would pray to God with thankfulness. Being a senior in my last semester of college, life is bittersweet. As much as I love being in college, I am ready to graduate and see how my future unfolds. Especially this last semester, I am consciously trying to take everything in and be deliberate with my actions because I will be done with undergrad before I know it. Living in the moment and forgetting about the future are qualities many people in the D.R. had. The fact that most of the people in the Dominican Republic are in poverty, yet are still mindful, challenges me to focus on the present.
Living in poverty does not mean to be poor in spirit. Although they had more troubles to count, the Dominican people were full of so much life and happiness. I saw the joy in almost everyone and it was so contagious. The children had the biggest hearts and inviting smiles on their faces. I believe love is essential for proper well-being and development of any person, so I am overjoyed that the kids receive love daily at school. Schools that provide children with affection and give them the freedom to be kids are a huge gift. The manner in which the authority figures treated the children at ANIJA was very admirable. As I grow old and have children of my own, I want to encompass the compassionate quality the Dominicans had. Welcoming children with open arms, providing two meals, and giving the kids the care they deserve is such a blessing. I am very pleased I was able to provide service to wonderful communities in the D.R., support an amazing organization like Kids Alive, and learn a great amount from the experience. My eyes were opened to the evident and hidden struggles that occur worldwide, and now I believe I am a changed person because of it.
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To promote efficiency and equity in the conduct of certain retail businesses in Queensland.
The Act regulates the making of retail shop leases and provides for the resolution of disputes under such leases.
It prescribes mandatory minimum standards for retail shop leases and sets out the rights and obligations of lessors and lessees in retail shop leasing matters.
The Retail Shop Leases Regulation prescribes:
QCAT can assist dispute resolution regarding retail shop leases. Registry staff can only provide advice on QCAT procedural matters.
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Holiday Gift Guide for Girls!
Hi babies!
It's time! It's time! I'm so excited that it's finally Christmas time! My favorite part about the holiday season (beside spending time with my family) is Christmas shopping! I love the look on someones face when you give them a present they really love. Not to get all gushy… but seeing someone else happy from the presents you're giving them is a much better feeling than opening your own presents. Christmas shopping can definitely be a bit overwhelming at times so here are a few perfect gift ideas for some of the ladies in your life!
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Clarisonic Mia1 - $129
Morphe "Set 706" 12 Piece Brush Set - $25
Ello Insulated Travel Mug - $19
Quay Australia High Key Sunglasses - $60
Faux Fur Pom Pom Keychain - $9
Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara - $23
25K Gold Plated Name Necklace - $55
Real Techniques Brow Set - $12
Kylie Lip Kit - $29 each
Girl Code by Cara Alwill Leyba - $10
You are a Badass by Jen Sincero - $10
Leave Your Mark by Aliza Licht - $15
#GirlBoss by Sophia Amoruso - $15
Beauty Blender - $20
Knit Infinity Scarf - $9
PINK Sports Bra - $10
Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 - $50
Selfie Ring Light for iPhone - $10
2017 Planner - $15
Cable Knit Slippers - $11
Nike Free Runs - $100
Pumpkin Enzyme Masque - $35
Activated Charcoal Clay Masque - $29
3-Wick Candles - $23
OUAI Hair Oil - $28
Tarteist PRO Amazonian Clay Palette - $53
Keurig Single Serve Coffee Maker - $75
Portable Phone Charger - $20
Acrylic Makeup Organizer - $37
Classic Tote Bag - $25
Christmas Pajama Set - $13
Portable Wireless Speaker - $70
Colourpop Stocking Stuffers - $12-$15
Chi Hair Straightener - $85
Barbas And Zacari Rose Gold Watch - $100 (use my friends coupon code "ITSALWAYSGABRIELLE" for 15% off and free shipping!)
2 Pack Earbuds - $12
Passport Holder and Luggage Tag - $21
Glass Water Bottle - $25
Room Humidifier - $30
Mario Badescu Brightening Kit - $38
There you have it! 40 gifts your best friend, sister, daughter, or girlfriend will love this Christmas! I know some people don't like getting gift cards as a present but I love them! I would suggest Sephora or Ulta (so she can get glam), Dunkin's or Starbucks (when she needs that caffeine fix), and last but definitely not least a gift certificate to get herself a nice mani/pedi (gotta keep the nails and toes on fleek). If you liked this holiday themed post, stay tuned.. I have so many more fun holiday things coming your way this month! Until next time..
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What will you say when somebody predicts your personality just by knowing your date of birth? Is it conceivable? Well yes! A few certainties are sufficient to uncover about yourself.
Birth Date 1, 10, 19, 28: Leader
Yes you are born to be leader.
2, 11, 20, 29: Sensitive
Also, your are diplomatic, good with family, intuitive.
3, 12, 21, 30: Creative
Art is your second name.


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A collaboration between chef Wendy Hughes and front of house Beejal Gajjar, Cooking for a Crowd is the team behind The Atrium Cafe in Hammersmith's St Paul's Centre and also provides outside catering for all manner of small and large events and special occasions.
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At the same dinner that I mentioned in my previous blog article on Einstein's beliefs, I was quizzed on the nature of carcinogenic substances and how the body handles them. I have found that most lay people are profoundly ignorant of basic chemical and biochemical concepts. I was asked what are "aromatic" compounds and are they carcinogenic because they are volatile and because of their smell?
It is interesting that the first example of cancer discovered in the early 1800's was that of chimney sweeps and especially their young helpers, who actually went into the chimneys to clean the soot and carried sacks of soot on their back. They developed growths that were later diagnosed as cancers, that clearly resulted from contact with soot. But, how and why?
Actually "aromatic" describes a whole class of organic compounds (i.e. compounds made up of carbon) that are based on benzene. Starting in the early 19th century, carbon compounds were characterized in which carbon has four valencies, i.e. makes four bonds with other atoms, such as hydrogen. Thus the simplest such compound (known as hydrocarbons) is methane CH4 (known as natural gas). Derivatives of these are the well-known alcohols, such as methanol CH3-OH and ethanol C2H5-OH. But, then the stable substance benzene was discovered to have the composition C6H6. No one could then figure out what its structure might be.
The problem was solved by a German chemist named Kekule who related that in 1858 he fell asleep on the upper deck of a London bus, and dreamed of a snake swallowing its tail. When he awoke he realized that benzene must have a cyclic structure, in fact a six-membered carbon ring with one hydrogen attached to each carbon. It was subsequently discovered that there are many aromatic compounds with benzene rings fused to each other (called poly-aromatic hydrocarbons). Soot is an excellent source of such compounds, and it was eventually shown that benzo-a-pyrene is the active ingredient in soot that is highly carcinogenic and mutagenic and causes cancer. The next question is why?


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This is part of the Tutorial: Graphic lambda calculus.
Here are described the moves directly related to the gate.
- CO-COMM move. This is the local move depicted in the following figure
It means we may permute the outputs of a gate. The name means "co-commutativity", because the diagram resembles to the one of the commutativity property, with the exception of the arrows orientations, which are in opposite directions (hence "co-").
- CO-ASSOC move. This is a local move, described by the next figure
It has the following effect: by using CO-ASSOC moves, we may move between any two binary trees formed only with gates, with the same number of output leaves. The name means "co-associativity" and the explanation is similar to the previous one, with "commutativity" replaced by "associativity".
- GLOBAL FAN-OUT. This is a global move, because it involves a modification of an arbitrary number of nodes (gates) and arrows.
Precisely, the move acts like in the following picture: if is a graph in then we may replace the graph connected to an gate by two copies of .
GLOBAL FAN-OUT implies CO-COMM (namely two GLOBAL FAN-OUT moves have the effect of one CO-COMM move). The move CO-COMM is not useless though: we may choose to work in a sector of the graphic lambda calculus which uses CO-COMM but not GLOBAL FAN-OUT.
There is a variant of this move which is local.
- LOCAL FAN-OUT. Fix a number and consider only graphs which have at most (nodes + arrows). The LOCAL FAN-OUT move is the same as the GLOBAL FAN-OUT move, only it applies only to such graphs .
LOCAL FAN-OUT does not imply CO-COMM.
Important remark: The gate is really a fan-out gate only in the sense described by the FAN-OUT moves. In the absence of one of this moves, the gate cannot be described as a "fan-out". The "fan-out" is in the moves, not in the gate.
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Working with Exchange Transport Agents
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-18
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provides a library of classes that support the extension of Exchange transport behavior. These classes require Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0. You can implement transport agents based on these classes by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
Referencing the Assembly
The Exchange 2007 installer installs and registers in the global assembly cache (GAC) the assemblies that are required for the development of transport agents. To begin implementing a transport agent, create a reference to the Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Transport assembly in a class library project.


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Feb 6, 2019
Pruning grapevines is a difficult as well as confusing task for most garden lovers. Get some information about this practice and some tips which might prove beneficial for doing the same.
Planting grapevines in the backyard is one of the oldest traditions. This would give the gardeners a delicious, fresh taste of homegrown grapes. For that, pruning grapevines is a must. Maintaining the shape and size of the vines and productivity of the grapes is also important. It avoids messy tangled shape of the vines and helps fruits to ripen fully.
Need for this Practice
There are many reasons for grapevine pruning and so are the precautions that need to be taken. This practice in the winter season is the best thing that one can do to ensure the health of one's grapevines.
Winter is the dormant season for many of the trees hence, it is the best time to prune them. This practice is always advisable after leaf fall of the grapevines, which is after late fall and throughout the winter.
During the period before fall, important minerals and carbohydrates are transferred to the woody part of the vine for the winter storage. Whereas in fall season, it can cause irreversible damage to the health of the vine. After the leaf fall, the vascular system of the plant plugs up and hence it is the best period for the process.
✦ Grapevines are called woody tree climbers that climb by attaching themselves with the help of their tendrils. In any case, the maintenance of the shape of the vine is an important thing to be observed.
✦ Bud selection and placements are two things done during the process which actually improve the bud fruitfulness. Hence, pruning during the growing season can be called an investment for the buds of next season.
✦ Furthermore, it maintains the shoot number of the grapevines. Removing unwanted new shoots and regulating total number of shoots is one of them.
✦ Improving the quality and quantity of the fruits is one of the main aim of this process. Fruit-bearing capacity of grapevines depend on the photosynthetic activity and number of leaves.
A gardener must learn grapevine pruning. Pruning the vines in the first year of plantation is not good. Not doing this would ensure development and strength of root system.
Some Tips
✦ One would have to select the strongest looking stem of the vine to start the procedure. Then, using a pair of bypass scissors remove all the nearby stems at the base of the plant and as close to the trunk of the selected stem as possible. Stake the remaining stem (that will serve as the trunk of the plant) and secure it with a wire or the grape stake.
✦ Allow stems of the vine to grow only from the main trunk and in the spring of the second year, remove all the stems excluding two of the best looking side shoots that are growing from the trunk. Further, one can also encourage side branching by pinching the top of the main trunk.
✦ Again, start the procedure in summer or mid summer of the second year. This time, cut back the top of the main trunk just at the time when the vine has reached the desired height. This process is called tip pruning and allows the growth of new and healthy leaves along the main trunk.
✦ Cut all the unwanted side branches during the second winter season, so that one can have the basic frame of the plant which is an upright trunk with two outward side stems.
This process is easy with selective garden tools and the knowledge of gardening. Now that one is aware of the procedure, one can add charm to the grapesvines in one's garden.
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I work a lot with Caprice and Enchanted Florist in the Nashville wedding industry so when she contacted me to photograph Debbie's retirement party at Riverwood Mansion, I was more than happy to do it. Debbie was retiring from her job as a District Chief of the Nashville Fire Department. She served for 32 years. It was also her birthday and the anniversary of her father retiring as chief. Debbie is LOVED. The line to hug and congratulate her never stopped. Members of the Nashville Fire Department that worked with Debbie sang her praises and showed up straight from work. The main reason that I was invited was to capture the moment that Debbie was given her surprise gift, a custom Gibson Les Paul. A few years ago she and her crew had extinguished a fire at the Gibson building that could have been devastating and Gibson wanted to thank her for that.
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MQM chief asks media owners to pay salaries to employees
* Altaf Hussain says if salaries are not paid in one month MQM will demonstrate in front of media organisations along with representative associations of journalists
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has asked the owners of newspapers and television channels to give salaries to their employees within one month.
"If the salaries are not paid, the MQM will demonstrate in front of the offices of newspapers and TV channels along with the representative associations of the journalists," he warned.
He was addressing at a reception held in honour of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation (APNEC). Office-bearers of various other associations of press and electronic media from different parts of the country were also present on the occasion.
Hussain said the 98 percent of the journalists should get united for struggle of their rights. "If they unite, the MQM will support them and will stand by them in every possible way," he added.
He said only the poor cares for the poor while the rich cares for the rich. The MQM being a party of the poor and middle class people would support the 98 percent journalists who were oppressed and had struggled even for their salaries, he added.
Hussain said, "It was the hardworking journalists that were the driving force behind the success of TV channels and newspapers." "They (journalists) risked their lives in order to bring news but he added that they were deprived of their rights because of lack of unity," he remarked.
"MQM had been the biggest supporter of the journalist fraternity and it was the MQM that got the resolutions for their rights passed in the parliament and it was the MQM that raised the issue of implementation of wage award at every level," he added.
Earlier member Coordination Committee and In-charge MQM's Central Information Committee Wasey Jalil welcomed the guests and thanked them for their arrival.
President PFUJ Pervez Shaukat said the MQM had always supported the journalists in difficult times. He said that he was confident that the problems faced by the journalists would be solved with the efforts of the MQM.
President National Press Club Islamabad Afzal Butt said the MQM always extended help despite being a part of the government. He said that other political parties had lost touch with ideology. He said that the MQM and the journalists shared their struggle for the rights of the oppressed.
KUJ General Secretary Hassan Abbass said the journalists were not given any pay raise for the past 11 years. The MQM always helped whenever they contacted them. The MQM chief always raised a forceful voice for the rights of the journalist, he added.
APNEC Chairman Nasir Naqvi said that the MQM supported the journalists on the floor of the parliament.
He said the reporters, cameramen, technicians who had to face bullets during their duties were not being given their rights. He appreciated Hussain for his support.
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Black Jungle
I took this photo while on a walk in Uvita, Costa Rica. The natural shapes and formations of nature have always amazed me. The layers in this photo really bring the scene to life. It's interesting to see how the clouds in the background compliment the leaves in the foreground. I love the contrast between each element.
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Times To Remember
I took this photo while on a weekend getaway at Hocking Hills (Old Man's Cave) for my girlfriend's birthday. I love seeing families having fun together. I feel like the time and love shared between each other is one of life's most valuable offerings. This is a moment that each sibling can look back on, and reminisce. This photo is symbolic of good times.
California Winter
This photo was taken during my first trip to the west coast. I was in Anaheim at the time, enjoying some food truck snacks, and I was inspired by the sky, but also the palm trees. The sky created a perfect backdrop for the palm trees, a simple moment I had to capture. I'm used to winter in Ohio, so this was pretty different for me to say the least.
Short North Summer
I've lived in Ohio all of my life, and I had never seen the sky so colorful before. I stared at the sky for a few minutes, so memorized that I didn't even think to take a picture of it. I had gone inside the Kingsrowe Gallery and after I sat down for a minute, I said to myself "wait, I need to document this moment!". Lol. So, I rushed back outside to take the photo before the sunset was gone. I'm glad I was able to come to my senses.
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5:39pm - Uvita, Costa Rica
I took this photo at 5:39pm in Uvita, Costa Rica following what seemed like the longest day ever. I woke up around 4:00am in Ohio, flew from Columbus to Houston, then from Houston to San Jose, then sat through a three hour drive from San Jose to Uvita. Experienced several "are we there yet" moments. When I finally arrived in Uvita, this view made everything worth it.
This photo was taken at the Wesleyan Metro Park in Dayton, OH. I grew up a few blocks away from the park, I've been to the park a hundred times, and I never knew this particular area existed. On Father's Day my dad & I took a walk to the park, and I decided to explore a little more than usual, we discovered what you see above. This photo represents a time when nothing else mattered, but this moment we shared together in history. The time my dad has spent with me over the years is what I value the most. It was nice just being out, wandering in time & space with my dad.
Coldest Winter - Detroit, MI
Man, my first Kanye show, my first time in Detroit, and my first time paying over $100 to see a show, ...it was worth every penny! The energy in the arena (Auburn Hills) was amazing. The show was sold out. The show production was immaculate. In the photo Kanye was performing "Coldest Winter" (Yeezus Tour). Before he performed, he spoke about how the song was written about his mother after she passed. "Goodbye, my friend. Will I ever love again"
Looking Down At The Sky
I was out walking at Goodale Park and I looked down into the pond, not expecting to see much. I saw something beautiful. I was drawn to the colors & shapes of the leaves, the lonely flower, and the reflection of the sky seen in the water. There's a lot to look at, I see something new every time I view the photo.
Fly High, Fly Together
I snapped this photo while on a private beach in Costa Rica. Probably the largest "Flying V" I've ever seen before. It was even more amazing to see in person. And the weather was lovely. The clouds were positioned perfectly. Everything was aligned. This is one of the prettiest photos I've ever taken, in my opinion. Grace + unity.
After a two year collaboration hiatus, Sole Classics was back! We went all out for the release of the A-8SC Sk8 Hi. We shot a ton of photos, a crazy video, Vans sent us window vinyls & did a custom buildout in our Vans Vault. We knew we had something special, but you never know if everyone else will share the same appreciation. Thankfully, the shoes went viral! They were posted on nearly every major shoe website, people from all over the world were hitting us up for a pair, and most importantly, Columbus showed up in numbers. We had a line for Vans (that's very rare), and not just a line, but a line that wrapped around the block. Nearly 200 people were outside Sole Classics that morning, some had waited all night. Mind you, these released in the heart of winter, it was less than 20 degrees outside. Now, that's dedication. Thank you!


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Willing to Go
More than a century ago, a missionary meeting was held in the First Baptist church, Richmond, Virginia. When the offering for missions was taken, the people gave generously and sacrificially.
When the ushers were counting the offering, they found in one basket a card on which was written the word Myself. It was signed, "John Lewis Shuck."
The card was immediately carried to the pastor. With deep feeling he read it to the congregation.
John Lewis Shuck had heard God's call: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" and he had responded, "Here am I; send me" (Isa. 6:8). He was the first Southern Baptist missionary to go to China.
The gift which God wants most of all from us is the gift of self: "I seek not yours, but you." (2 Cor. 12:14)
(Taken from the newsletter of the Spurgeon Baptist Association of Churches, www.sbaoc.org).
Since not every Christian is able to go, those of us who are, indeed, able should ask the question, "Should I go?"


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Tonight we celebrated Matt's birthday at Kicho, a traditional Japanese restaurant just off of Olgastraße in the central district (Mitte). We discovered the restaurant about a year ago in search of good sushi, and were pleased to find a menu full of other traditional Japanese dishes. Tonight was our third visit, but our first one since our trip to Japan back in January. We both had a fantastic meal, and agree that it was our best one at Kicho yet. In fact, we agree that Kicho is probably the best Japanese food that we've had outside of Japan.
Here's what we ate:
Since we were celebrating Matt's birthday, we kind of went all out. Matt started with a hefeweizen and I began with a lychee sekt while we perused the menu. To start, Matt ordered the Tori-Karaage (deep-fried chicken), Yu-Tofu (boiled tofu with soy sauce), and Aburi-Hotate (scallops with a butter-ponzu sauce). The scallops were definitely my favorite of the three. The butter-ponzu sauce was so light and slightly creamy; it was the perfect pairing for the scallops. I also really liked the Karaage, which came with an unusual dipping spice of salt and macha (green tea) powder.
We shared the appetizers, and then Matt got Syoyo-Rahmen (thin ramen noodles in a hot broth with pork) for his main. The broth was tasty, though the ramen noodles were, understandably, not as good as the ones we had on Tokyo's Ramen Street. Sadly, it has been rather hard for us to find decent ramen noodles in Germany. That's not to say that Kicho's ramen wasn't the next best thing; it's just that it's hard to train our taste buds after we've been so spoiled.
For my meal, I predictably over-ordered and got the Tempura Course Menu. This was a seven course menu (for just 38€, which seems like a steal for the amount of food) made up of small dishes, including Dobin-Mushi (mushroom pot soup), Zensai-Mariawase (assorted appetizer of Japanese pickles, fish, and seaweed salad), Otsukuri (assorted sashimi), Yaki-Nasu (grilled eggplant), Sunomono (seaweed and cucumber in a vinegar sauce), Tempura (shrimp and vegetables), and Calpico-Mousse (a mousse made from a Japanese milk drink). Each course was beautifully presented and delightfully delicious. I don't remember the presentation being this good on my last two visits, though I think I only ordered sushi and a bento box the last two times.
The stand-outs for this visit were definitely the mushroom soup and eggplant, which was served warm in a light sauce. I also love Japanese pickles, and certainly got my fill between the appetizers and entrée. The tempura was light and exactly how I remembered it from both the States and from Japan. The dessert was also delicious, and reminded me of a kind of tofu (but sweeter) that I had during a meal in Kyoto. It was so delectably creamy and gelatinous, that it melted in your mouth. The sashimi was probably the most disappointing. It wasn't bad, but certainly not as fresh as other sashimi that I've had. I would definitely like to go back again to try more of the sushi rolls, though I think I prefer Hiro's for that (review to come).
Really, I love Kicho because they excel at traditional Japanese food. The ironic thing is that most restaurants we encountered in Japan specialized in only one or two dishes. You would go to one restaurant for ramen, one for gyoza, another for sushi, and so on. It was uncommon to find all-in-one places (unless you were at an izakaya), though we supposed that this could in part be because given the difficulty of finding Japanese food in Stuttgart, it makes more sense to have it all in one location.
For drinks, Matt switched to Asahi beer, and I had a sweet potato shōchū over ice. Shōchū is a kind of distilled liquor popular in Japan and for which I acquired a taste on our trip. Kicho had a nice selection of both shōchū and sake, and had three different bottled Japanese beers in addition to their large selection of western beer and wine.
Kicho is located about five minutes down Olgastraße from the Olgaeck U-bahn stop. The restaurant itself has a lovely interior with tables wrapped around the sushi bar, and even traditional Japanese tables and pillows on tatami mats in the back room. I like that the décor was traditional without being kitschy. As a warning, know that once you enter the front door, you'll be in a tiny entryway with another, smaller door to your front. This door slides open in the traditional Japanese way, so don't try to push or pull it (as I did our first visit and nearly broke it).
The service was great, as it has been every time we've gone, and I'm also pleased to hear the chefs and staff speaking Japanese. It's probably a logical fallacy, but it makes me feel more assured that the chefs know what they're doing. The wait staff spoke German to us the whole time per our preference, but offered to get us English menus and speak to us in English when we arrived. Kicho's website is available in both German and English, and you can book your table online through OpenTable, making your visit that much easier.
All-in-all, we had another fantastic experience at Kicho that felt like it was a nice "Hello!" and "Miss you!" from Japan. To top off the evening, our waitress gave us a printed 10% off coupon for our next visit. Coupon or no, I'm sure we'll be back soon to taste more items on the menu.


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Dr. Achuth M. Baliga is a Consultant Oral Surgeon & Implantologist at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. He is an expert in the field of Surgical Dentistry, Implantology, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Baliga is a Fellow of Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgeons in England, Fellow of Faculty & Dentistry Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Indian Association of Oral Implantologist. He has completed BDS, FDSRCS (England), and FFDRCS (Ireland) from reputed institutions. Dr. Baliga has achieved various awards and accreditations such as, Best outgoing student Madras Medical College, Awarded Governors Gold Medal, Dr. Mathraj Gold Medal in Medicine, Surgery & Pathology, and Presented paper in Scottish Oral Maxillo Facial Surgical Audit Group.
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Very methodical, ************ *** highly experienced. Did the treatment with utmost perfection. I am very impressed and would recommend Dr. Baliga to all.
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My first experience with doctor was very satisfactory. Every time from then I like to see him only. ** ** **** ******* **
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I visited Dr. Baliga at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road on 10/10/19. I am disappointed after consulting Dr. Baliga as he gave me most expensive option for my dental implant. Though I requested him 3-4 times to give me alternate options also, which is lesser priced, he didn't give me second option & insisted that I should go for the world class implant brand only. *** **** ******* ***** *** ******* ******* ** *** ***** *** **** ** **** ******* **** ** ***** * ******* *********** ******* ** ********* ************ *** ****** ****** *** ***** ** ***** *** ****** ** ****** *** **** ****** ***** ****** ***** ****** ***** ****** ********* ******* ** *** ** *** ** ******* *********
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My wife had done a Root Canal treatment (RCT) from an other doctor, and was facing food lodgment problem between the RCT tooth and its adjacent tooth.
So, visited Dr Baliga for treating the same. We were told that,it was a very minor problem and could be resolved by a simple filling between the teeth.
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He unnecessary drilled the adjucent tooth so deep that it was very close to the nerve, he completely ruined a healthy tooth.
My wife suffered from excessive sentivity for 20 days and when we visited him, we were told that a filling material change might help, else RCT would be needed on this tooth.
When asked as to why a perfectlty healthy tooth (as admitted by him) would need a RCT procedure, he started getting irritated and side stepped the question.
During the entire time he was doing the procedure, he had another Doctor by his side, with whom he was discussing another case, looking at the reports, calling up the other patient informing him about the test results .....etc etc
Was also very unhappy with the handling, he was very rough and not diligent at all.
All in all, one of the worst dental experiences, and did not expect this from such an experienced Doctor.
I suspected a root canal treatment and booked an appointment for Dr. Baliga. After making me wait for 30 mins, he came by to check my tooth and said that although it looks fine now, a root canal treatment is recommended as a permanent solution. But he said he couldn't do it then. I explained that I have a baby at home and so it is difficult for me to come back too many times. He asked me to come at 4 pm the following day and assured me that he would start promptly and finish the procedure. I showed up the following day at 4 pm and he had left for the day!! This is just inexplicably unprofessional and something highly unexpected from a senior doctor. You can ignore his abrasive nature and sour personality, but this unprofessionalism can't be ignored.
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He is simply superb. Extrodinary. Expert in dental issues.he is consultant for our entire family. From past 15years
Visited For Toothache
Doctor saab, agree you are busy, but your patient comes to you in pain, and want to understand the problem from you, for which you need to talk and need not to be in hurry.
You dont explain patient about the problem and very fast in giving solution.
Kindly be kind with your visitors, and this is your duty to educate your patient about the problem and just nit to merey apply your knowledge.
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We had taken appointment at 12.00pm to show my daughter (3.4yr) old, but we had to wait 1.20 mins to meet the Doc. He wasn't keen to listen and just checked the teeth with bare hands. He said he is too big a dr to do child RCT. He said he will just do general anaesthesia and someone will operate. It will cost 50,000/- think and let me know. We found it very rude and we left. after paying Rs.630 for good experience.
I would not recommend going there.
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Doctor - Very good.
Hospital (Manipal) - Bad
Nice doctor, gave good info about the actual problem and the solution being provided. However, the wait time is too much. The hospital could not maintain the timings. I had appointment at 11:30 am and I got to see the doctor at 12:30. Wait time of 10-20 mins is acceptable but an hour of waiting is too much especially when the appointment is pre-booked.
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A great Doctor with a humane face. Morning 9 to 6 in the evening he is standing and working. He comforts the patient both by his skill In dentistry and his heart. People who are honest are always outspoken. Never seen a better dentist than him. Sam is close to him in performance. Long live these Doctors. My wife's oral health is goid only because of these dentists. Salute their professionalism and dedication to the cause if oral health. Work above the call of duty. Jai Ho
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I wonder what lightning bolts would look like after their first cup of coffee....
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"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society" by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows - REVIEW/
A historical novel about life after war. It's about friendship, human nature, life, love, family and a unique society.
The story is set in London 1946, when Juliet, an author, receives a letter from Dawsey Adams a member of the "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society", he somehow is in possession of a book she used to own and wants to know more about the author of the book. They start corresponding and soon enough Juliet is captivated by his experience with the war. Before long she is writing letters to all the members of the Society and learning of their experiences, and how the society was established as a cover up during the occupation. And even after the war they keep their meeting. Juliet is writing a book about the German occupation and wants to gather more research, feeling that these strangers have a lot to offer she visits them. While there she is beside herself, their lives were shattered during the war and now they are recovering better then she thought. She befriends each one, and even falls in love.
We find out how many nasty and good things the German officers did on the island, anyone who is a pet lover should beware of reading a letter from "The Animal Lover". But by the end Juliet's love trouble will have you falling off you chair laughing.
The characters are well developed, they have a lot to offer to the reader. Learning what each character went through and their life stories was enchanting. With all the humor this book offers one can forget that it's about war. The characters, although affected by the war have a witty and humorous personality, I had to put the book down because I was laughing so much. And constantly had a smile on my face.
I loved it! It's well written and laugh-out-loud funny.
I would recommend it to readers who like an amusing as well as informative and captivating read. The book is a series of letter between the society members, Juliet and her friends.
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Named Entry Points
Named entry points define additional debug/execute entry points into Python code, by pairing a Python file with the desired execution environment. Named entry points can be debugged or executed from the Debug Named Entry Point and Execute Named Entry Point sub-menus.
Named Entry Points in the Debug menu displays the named entry point manager, which is used to create, edit, duplicate, and delete named entry points. Use the toolbar in the dialog or right-click on the list to create, edit, duplicate, or delete a named entry point. To rename an entry point, click on its name and type the new name.
Right-click on a named entry point in the list and select Set Debug Key Binding or Set Execute Key Binding to assign a key binding that will debug or execute that named entry point.
Each named entry point defines the following fields:
Python File is the file to launch.
Environment specifies the environment to use when launching the file. This can either be the project-defined environment from Project Properties with a specified command line, or it can be a selected launch configuration.
Show this dialog before each run displays the named entry point properties dialog before debugging or executing it.


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When he heard the news about the Houston Rockets, Dewayne Hankins felt bad. Really bad.
"It was a tough break," Hankins said.
Hankins, the vice president of marketing and digital for the Trail Blazers, like many of his colleagues in the NBA, could not help but notice that the Rockets last week fired an employee for a post he put up on the team's official Twitter account.
The since-deleted tweet, crafted by Chad Shanks, was posted during the Rockets' series-clinching win over Dallas on Tuesday. It showed a cartoon gun pointed at a cartoon horse with the words, "Shhhhh. Just close your eyes. It will all be over soon."
Surely this made some people laugh (I did), but others apparently weren't so amused. The next day, the team fired Shanks.
So they sent some pimply-faced intern packing - no biggie, right?
Except Shanks wasn't an intern at all, but a man in his 30s with a master's degree who held the title digital communications manager.
Twitter (and other social media) remains newer territory for sports teams, but many are beginning to recognize its power and taking it seriously. When teams were first beginning to use Twitter, official team tweets tended to be dry
"It's definitely grown how important it is and how much it matters," Hankins said. "You go back five years and look at what teams did, and it was pretty bland. It was pretty much PR speak and things that weren't very interesting."
The Blazers and Rockets have been among the teams that have started taking Twitter seriously enough to try to make it more fun. It might sound like a contradiction, but teams see great value in interacting with their fans, and to do so, have begun to use a snappier, wittier tone, using not just 140 letters, but emojis, photos, short videos and other media.
"For us, engaging with the fans is the most important piece of it," Hankins said. "We know we're never going to have 12 million followers like the Lakers have, but we know if we engage the fans that are following us, and if we're having a two-way conversation with the fans, that's the key."
The Blazers have 445,000 followers on their official Twitter account, and what those followers see is primarily the work of Kris Koivisto, the team's digital managing editor. Koivisto handles the majority of tweets, especially during games, with director of digital media TJ Ansley and Hankins occasionally chipping in.
Koivisto takes short videos (GIFs) from movies and TV shows to make a point, retweets tidbits from others, and once, during a game against New Orleans, used an all-emojis format.
Koivisto's former Houston counterpart, Shanks, gave a contrite interview to the Sporting News' Adi Joseph in which he spoke about the Rockets' attempt to establish a distinct Twitter voice.
"I was given a pretty long leash by the organization who trusted my decision-making," Shanks said. "I let them down with this one post, but up until then I tried to tow the line of edginess but still remain overall playful and respectful."
Trust is a major factor for the Blazers, too, and Hankins says they have it for Koivisto, who spent his first seven years with the team on the media relations staff.
"You have to make sure you have the right person doing it," Hankins said. "When Kris, who is from the PR side, came in and was interested in this role, it was really, really helpful for us, because Kris has that PR lens and knows what's appropriate and what's not appropriate."
At times, Koivisto has worked with other teams that also are Twitter-friendly to arrange some playful Twitter trash talk. When Atlanta was building a 19-game winning streak in January, the Hawks started adding a 'w' to their Twitter name (Hawwwwwks) with each win, and the streak got too long for Twitter to be able to accommodate the added w's.
Koivisto, before a Jan. 29 game between Portland and Atlanta, latched onto this, tweeting:
The Blazers did not end the streak, but it was all in good fun. However, Twitter also is serious business for the NBA. Although the league doesn't have guidelines for teams in terms of tone, it does issue analytics reports that show how well engaged teams are to their audience. The Blazers finished in the top three last season, earning recognition at the league meetings.
The Blazers' Twitter efforts also earned outside recognition. Complex Magazine ranked the Blazers No. 1 in Twitter quality among the 30 NBA teams.
"Watching a Blazers' game on Twitter is almost as fun as watching it on TV," Complex wrote.
Hankins, who worked for the Los Angeles Kings and AEG before joining the Blazers in 2013, says the Portland's unique culture makes what the Blazers are attempting on Twitter a good fit.
"It's Portland, so we have a lot of fun," Hankins said. "People tend to like the weird, and tend to like to have fun with it. I think it's a lot harder to do in some markets, but we're able to do so in the Portland market."
Other notes:
* If there's one thing we've learned from the NFL, it's that you can muster all the indignity about domestic violence you want, but people are still going to watch a sport if interest is high. So even boxer Floyd Mayweather's history with domestic violence didn't make a dent in the money he and Manny Pacquiao will rake in for their Saturday fight. That even after there was a stark reminder when Mayweather's camp reportedly pulled the credentials of CNN's Rachel Nichols and ESPN Michelle Beadle, who have both been outspoken about Mayweather's history with domestic violence. Awfulannouncing.com has a good timeline of the credential drama.
The fight will bring in $400 million in pay-per-view revenue, according to Deadline.com.
* A single Civil War baseball matchup will be played Tuesday, with Oregon State hosting Oregon at 6 p.m. Pac-12 Networks will televise the game, with JB Long and Kevin Stocker on the call.
* The second-ranked Oregon softball team travels to Tucson to play No. 16 Arizona in a three-game series. The 7 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Friday games will be on Pac-12 Networks, with Matt McConnell and Kenzie Fowler on the call. The 8:30 p.m. Saturday game, which ends the regular season, will be on ESPNU.
* Track and field gets some Pac-12 Networks airtime as the Oregon Twilight is contested at 6 p.m. Friday. Paul Sunderland, Tom Feuer, Braylon Edwards and Jill Savage will have the call. Edwards, the former NFL receiver, was a standout college sprinter and long-jumper at Michigan.
* The Portland Timbers, looking to snap a two-game winless and goal-less streak, hit the road for a Saturday afternoon game. The 1 p.m. matchup against Montreal will be shown on Root Sports, with Keith Bleyer and Ross Smith on the call.
* The most-read sports story on this website last week was Jason Quick's report from Blazers exit interviews on LaMarcus Aldridge.
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Just a week after there were reports that the HTC One M9+ will go on sale in EU in mid-July, the device is now available for purchase in the Netherlands, although not officially.
Dutch online retailer Belsimpel has the silver colour variant of the device in stock, and is selling it for 699, which is around 50 less than the One M9 launch price in Europe.
This comes just a couple of weeks after the handset went on sale in the United States, where Amazon is selling it for $799.
I still don't understand why HTC didn't use that black bar below the screen for soft keys on this phone...a back and app switcher key would have been perfect there.
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U.S. Paralympics Cycling re-introduced the resident program in January 2014, to enable Para-cyclists who have demonstrated the potential to medal at the Paralympic Games, the opportunity to increase the chances of realizing that potential through participation in a comprehensive, full-time training program.
The program will include on-campus residents at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center (CSOTC). The application period for athletes is currently open and closes on November 20, 2018.
Athletes interested in applying should read the Resident Program Memo (link below) before submitting an application.
Questions should be directed to Ian Lawless, Director, Paralympic Cycling: firstname.lastname@example.com 719-272-1761.


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I'd like to know the easiest way to make sure that only unique strings are entered in a particular column in MS Excel 2007? I know I have to put a formula in the Data > Data Validation, but I don't know how.
Say, I'm entering data anyplace within column B, and I want to know if the inputting value is already elsewhere in the column (above or below the current cell) and don't allow if there is a duplicate.
I've seen answers like this one on this site, but they all have an range say from B1 to B20, how do I have this validation on the entire column, is this possible?
Seem like when I drag on the cell, duplicated values can appear, it is only when I try to input the value that this validation works. So, how do I restrict on the dragging as well as manual input on this?


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The Aurora Chaser Kjetil Skogli and Lyngen Experience Lodge present an amazing opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of the Northern Lights.
Best known as "The Aurora Chaser" and for finding the lights for Joanna Lumley in her famous BBC documentary "In the Land of the Northern Lights", Kjetil is one of the true pioneers in Northern Lights guiding. His tours are known to be relentless, relaxing and comfortable, not to mention educational.
Exclusive guided chasing tours and photography workshops dictated by Kjetil Skogli combined with a stay in one of the most beautiful lodges in northern Norway will make an experience of a lifetime.
In addition, unique activities such as Dog Sledding and Snowmobiling through the Lyngen Alps will complete your stay and make it a true Arctic adventure.
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One glass of wine or beer at dinner + one drink at the bar
Two day activities: Dog Sledding and Snowmobile in the Lyngen Alps
Snacks and drinks in every activity
Winter clothes. Guests must bring their own trekking shoes
Price: NOK 28.000 per person
Duration: 4 days / 3 nights - Capacity: 4-8 persons
Season: 1st September to 31st March
Day 1 - Thursday
- 14:15. Start Pick-up from Tromsø
- 16:50. Check-inn at Lyngen Experience Lodge
- Welcoming event and Kjetil Skogli presentation
- Dinner
- Northern Lights movie
- Night pictures outside the Lodge
- Bonfire on the terrace
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- 8:00. Breakfast
- 8:45. Day activity: DOG SLEDDING
- Lunch
- Northern Lights Workshop: scientific presentation + photography workshop
- Dinner
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- 8:00. Breakfast
- 9:00. Day Activity: SNOWMOBILE IN THE LYNGEN ALPS
- Lunch
- Relax time
- Dinner
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We also love to organize and host events of our own, and look to partner with non-profit organizations who wish to organize beer gardens during our events, or co-market and revenue-share events to support local causes. Contact us if you are looking for unique ways to celebrate and fundraise through special events.


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This short kimono has a beautiful flowy shape with an elegant front and a belt in the waist. It is super easy to wear, as you can use it both open and closed styled with a t-shirt or a turtleneck. When you wear it closed you can use is as a wrap top too! The balloon sleeves embrace the wrists with an elastic band for a casual vibe adds a flattering silhouette to this kimono.
For this kimono we have up-cycled several saris that has been used by an Indian woman as a saree wrapped around her body. Her spirit is still in this piece of fabric.
Garment Measurements (One size):
Chest width: 145 cm
Full Length: 71 cm
All our garments have been used before they were re-designed. This means that there will be small tracks, such as tiny loose threads or tiny stains on the fabric. We in SISSEL EDELBO love the story as well as the authentic flaws - we hope you will as well - let the story continue.
Since the fabric is re-used, we cannot inform what the total composition of the fabric is, it's a vintage sari that's all we know.
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