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Luxury. That word sums up the experience of staying in a castle. For many visitors to Ireland, sleeping at least one night in a castle is at the top of their list.
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If we could go back to only one place and relive our travels, it would be Ireland. If there's one country that just feels like home to us, it's this one. We both claim ancestors from the Celtic Island. We've been to Ireland several times and fall even more in love with it each trip. Visiting the Celtic ruins is more mystical each time we go. Irish culture and music pull deeply on our heartstrings. There are no more welcoming people on the planet than the Irish. Put simply, we love Ireland.
Visitors should immerse themselves in "trad" or traditional Irish music, which can be found in many pubs. While there, enjoy a pint of the local beer or an Irish whiskey. The Celtic ruins throughout the country are not to be missed. The sea cliffs in the west of the country are the most impressive we've ever seen. Here are some of our favorite things to do in Ireland.
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We've just gotten back from nearly two weeks in Ireland and Northern Ireland. This time we focused primarily on all the amazing things there are to do in the northern areas of Belfast, the Antrim Coast, Derry, Donegal, and Sligo.
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Dublin is a city with an irrepressible spirit. It's historic and modern at the same time, with all the benefits of a rich past and a thriving present.
One of the World's Most Ancient Sites — Newgrange Passage Tomb in Photos
So much about this 5000-year-old mound is a mystery.
Everything is Sunny at Ireland's Cliffs of Moher
The Cliffs of Moher stretch for eight undulating kilometers along Ireland's west coast.
Ireland's Dingle Peninsula or Ring of Kerry
Southwest Ireland is full of beautiful coastline and majestic views, but which is the best drive to do if your time is limited?
The Craggy Coastline of Mizen Head
Mizen Head is not a place where you end up accidentally.
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A drive through Ireland means you have to stop to take pictures of pretty much everything. First stops: the ruins of Glendalough and the Rock of Cashel.

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Written Answers
Thursday 17 May 2012
Atos Healthcare
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any complaints regarding the handling of letters from general medical practitioners regarding home visit applications by Atos Healthcare; and how such letters are recorded, held on claimants' files and actioned.[HL73]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud): DWP has received complaints from general practitioners (GPs) regarding the process whereby Atos healthcare request that claimants obtain further medical evidence from their GP when they ask for a domiciliary visit. However, there is no central recording of these complaints and no means of ascertaining the number of complaints. Normal procedures would be for a departmental official to respond direct to the GP addressing the issues raised but the information would not be held on the claimant's file.
British Virgin Islands
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the statement on 14 February by the British Virgin Islands Minister for Health and Social Development, Ronnie Skelton, regarding the reasons for their discussions with the Government of the British Virgin Islands about its budget.[HL41]
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford): We recognise that there was substantial scrutiny by the Standing Finance Committee in the British Virgin Islands' House of Assembly during the budgetary process. We welcome the steps that the British Virgin Islands' Government have taken to return their public finances to a sustainable footing, demonstrated by the signing in April 2012 of Protocols for Effective Financial Management, which set out a range of measures to strengthen public financial management in the territory. The protocols are a reaffirmation by both Governments of their desire to work in partnership, in line with the British Government's strategy towards the Overseas Territories.
Crime: Rural Crime
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Derby
To ask Her Majesty's Government what resources have been allocated to combat rural crime (1) nationally and (2) specifically in Derbyshire.[HL77]
The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Henley): There are no specific grants which relate to rural crime. The majority of government funding for the police is allocated using the police allocation formula (PAF). The PAF distributes funding based on the needs or workloads for each police force area. A portion of the funding is also distributed according to population sparsity. This sparsity indicator is used to address the specific needs of rural forces.
Electrocution and Electric Shock
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) injuries through electric shock and (2) deaths through electrocution there were in England in each year since 2007.[HL3]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): The information is not held in the format requested. The available data are provided in the following tables.
Count of Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances1 with a primary diagnosis of electric shock2 for the years 2007-08 to 2010-113
Activity in English National Health Service Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector
|A&E Attendances
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre.
1. A&E attendances
A&E Attendances in HES relates to the number of recorded attendances. A&E attendances do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. HES A&E figures include planned follow-up attendances.
2. A&E diagnosis
A code that indicates the primary diagnosis for the A&E episode. Multiple diagnosis, investigation and treatment codes can be submitted within the dataset. The analysis contained within this report only looks at the first (or primary) diagnosis submitted. It also only uses the first two characters of this code rather than the six characters recorded. This is due to the fact that different recording schemes are in place at different A&E departments.
Note that A&E departments are able to use different recording schemes to capture diagnosis information; the information here is limited to those using the NHS defined A&E diagnosis scheme. Change over time may be due to departments changing the scheme under which they submit diagnosis information.
Note also that there are serious concerns about the data quality of diagnosis data, as many records submitted under the NHS A&E scheme do not match allowed values for this scheme.
NHS A&E Diagnosis code used:
11 - Electric shock
3. Assessing change through time
HES A&E figures are available from 2007-08 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity and changes in NHS practice.
A&E data quality
Accident and Emergency Hospital Episode Statistics (A&E HES) are compiled from data submitted by more than 160 NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England. The NHS information centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain.
2007-08 was the first year of A&E HES collection; therefore, data quality could be poor. Diagnosis data can also be submitted under different recording schemes; the information presented was limited to those using the NHS defined A&E diagnosis scheme; change over time may be due to departments changing the scheme under which they submit diagnosis information.
Count of finished admission episodes (FAEs)1 with a primary diagnosis2 or external cause of electric shock3 for the years 2007-08 to 2010-114
Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector
|Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs)
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre
1. Finished admission episodes
A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
2. Primary diagnosis
The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 7 prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.
ICD-10 codes used:
T75.4 - Effects of Electric Current
3. Cause code
A supplementary code that indicates the nature of any external cause of injury, poisoning or other adverse effects. Only the first external cause code which is coded within the episode is counted in HES.
ICD-10 codes used:
W85 - Exposure to electric transmission lines
W86 - Exposure to other specified electric current
W87 - Exposure to unspecified electric current
4. Assessing growth through time
HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures, which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer included in admitted patient HES data.
Data quality
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCTs) in England and from some independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. The NHS information centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain.
2007-08 was the first year of A&E HES collection; therefore, data quality could be poor. Diagnosis data can also be submitted under different recording schemes; the information presented was limited to those using the NHS defined A&E diagnosis scheme; change over time may be due to departments changing the scheme under which they submit diagnosis information.
Number of deaths where "electrocution" was the secondary cause of death, England, 2007- 20101, 2, 3
Office for National Statistics
1. Underlying cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) where code T75.4 "Effects of electric current" was recorded as the secondary cause of death.
2. Figures exclude deaths of non-residents. Based on boundaries as at February 2012.
3. Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): medical staff in the psychiatry group of specialties by Strategic Health Authority
|As at 30 September each year
1. Headcount totals are unlikely to equal the sum of components.
2. The new headcount methodology from 2010 onwards is not fully comparable with previous years' data due to improvements that make it a more stringent count of absolute staff numbers. Further information on the headcount methodology is available in the Census publication here: www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/010_Workforce/nhsstaff0010/Census_Bulletin_March_2011_Final.pdf
3. Data Quality:
The Health and Social Care Information Centre seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses.
Health and Social Care Information Centre Medical and Dental Workforce Census.
Fire Authorities: Charity Emblems
To ask Her Majesty's Government which, if any, fire authorities in the United Kingdom are instructing staff not to wear poppies or charity wristbands, including those for Help for Heroes.[HL50]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham): Fire and Rescue service is a devolved matter so I can only respond in respect of the fire and rescue authorities in England and my department does not hold such information centrally. This is a matter for the authorities themselves.
Notwithstanding this, unless there is a safety risk (eg wristbands causing a snag hazard whilst on firefighting duty), there is no reason why such instructions should be issued against discreet symbols.
The wearing of a poppy in particular is a long-standing practice by the uniformed services in the run up to Remembrance Sunday.
Health: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that children with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) get effective access to diagnosis and treatment and are supported in their right to education in the light of the findings of Dr Esther Crawley that unidentified Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME is a major cause of school absence.[HL70]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published a clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyeltis (CFS/ME), which provides evidence-based recommendations offering a choice of care options
tailored around an individual's needs. Where appropriate, primary care trusts and clinicians are expected to follow this guideline.
The guideline addresses the diagnosis, treatment and management of CFS/ME in adults and in children aged five years and older, in primary and secondary care and in specialist centres and teams. The guideline is also relevant to the work of occupational health services, social services, educational services and the voluntary sector, although it does not make recommendations for them directly.
The introduction of health and well-being boards will bring together the National Health Service, social care, public health and children's services to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities receive the support they need. Additionally, the Children and Families Bill will include measures to improve provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an equality impact assessment has been made of the cap on housing benefit and what the implications are for race relations and social cohesion when families are moved from established residential neighbourhoods to other parts of the country. [HL12]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud): An equality impact assessment for the changes to local housing allowance arrangements, including the caps to rates, was published in July 2010. Taking all the measures together, this did not show a disproportionate impact on any one group. The department has commissioned an independent consortium of leading research organisations to evaluate the effects of the local housing allowance changes. The report of early findings is expected to be published in June.
NHS: Complaints
Asked by Lord Harris of Haringey
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the anticipated cost of commissioning National Health Service independent complaints advisory services through local authorities, compared to the current cost of procuring the service centrally and to the total cost of the service.[HL16]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): The department anticipates spending a total of £11,714,846.40 in the financial year 2012-13 on the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service. The central contracts expire on 31 March 2013.
The proposals for funding independent National Health Service complaints advisory services through local authorities were set out in the paper Consultation on Allocation Options for Distribution of Additional Funding to Local Authorities for Local Health Watch, NHS Complaints Advocacy, PCT Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, published by the department in August 2011. The final figure will be confirmed later this year.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment to publish the results of their recent review of organophosphates.[HL74]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe): The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) has not yet considered the peer-reviewed literature on organophosphates. It is envisaged that a draft discussion paper will be ready for the COT by August-October 2012. Following submission of this paper, the COT will then decide how it wants to conduct the review. A publication date for a COT statement has not yet been agreed.
Asked by Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that local planning authorities continue to provide archaeological advice to planners and planning applicants; and how they expect such advice to be made available in local authorities such as Merseyside, Sandwell, Walsall, Portsmouth, Redcar and Cleveland, and Middlesbrough, whose planning authorities lack (or soon will lack) capacity to provide archaeological planning advice.[HL108]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham): The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that local planning authorities should have up-to-date evidence about the historic environment in their area and use it to assess the significance of heritage assets and the contribution they make to their environment. They should also use it to predict the likelihood that currently unidentified heritage assets, particularly sites of historic and archaeological interest, will be discovered in the future. Local planning authorities should either maintain or have access to a historic environment record. The National Planning Policy Framework must be taken into account in the preparation of local and neighbourhood plans and is a material consideration in planning decisions. But it is for individual local planning authorities to decide how best to ensure they do so.
Councils' statutory planning functions are financed through formula grant, and services to planning applicants are also funded by income from planning application fees and optional pre-application advice on potential archaeological interest.
Shipping: General Lighthouse Authorities
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) whether steps are being put in place to ensure the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) maintain the timetable to end the Irish lighthouse subsidy; (2) who will replace Sir Andrew Cubie as adviser on GLAs' pensions; and (3) who will replace Chris Bourne when he ceases to be the chairman of the GLAs' Joint Strategic Board in summer 2012.[HL53]
Earl Attlee: The British Government and the Government of Ireland remain committed to the stated 2015-16 timetable for the self-funding of the Commissioners of Irish Lights. How the work of the Commissioners of Irish Lights in the Republic of Ireland is funded is a matter for the Irish Government.
There is no specific post of adviser on General Lighthouse Authorities' pensions to fill. The General Lighthouse Authorities will recommend a candidate for the post of the chair of the Joint Strategic Board for ministerial consideration shortly.
Shipping: Light Dues
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there will be reductions in the level of light dues in the medium to long term after the Irish lighthouse subsidy ends in 2015.[HL54]
Earl Attlee: The British Government remain committed to minimising the level of light dues. Ministers will decide the level at which to set light dues annually, after consultation with the Lights Advisory Committee and the General Lighthouse Authorities at the Lights Finance Committee.
Sudan and South Sudan
Asked by The Lord Bishop of Derby
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan following from tensions over ownership of bordering oil fields.[HL78]
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Howell of Guildford): Alongside our international partners, we have continued to make clear to the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan
that any disputes over the location of the border and the management of oil revenues should be resolved through negotiation, not through military activity. We urge both countries to comply fully with the roadmap set out by the African Union Peace and Security Council in its communiqué on 24 April and subsequently endorsed by the United Nations Security Council.
Asked by Lord Steel of Aikwood
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will discuss with the UK Border Agency the timely delivery of visas to members of the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom, including
their Director-General in Edinburgh, in order to enable them to carry out their duties in a satisfactory manner, and to ensure that their treatment meets the reciprocal standard enjoyed by United Kingdom officers in Taiwan.[HL85]
The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Henley): The UK Border Agency is committed to delivering the highest standards in customer service. It aims to provide an efficient, timely, appropriate and courteous service for applicants seeking to come to and to remain in the UK, in line with best practice and published customer service standards, which differ according to application type.
Her Majesty's Government value the important UK-Taiwan relationship and the role played by the Taiwan Representative Office in promoting trade, investment and cultural links.


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For most of us, our 401(k) is the primary way that we build a nest egg for our retirement. However, most 401(k) plans allow you to borrow up to $50,000, provided that your vested balance is this large. Is there ever a time that you should do this, or should you regard your 401(k) as completely sacrosanct?
The short answer is that there are very few conditions under which you should take a 401(k) loan. Sometimes, when you have run out of all other financial resources, then you are left with no alternative – but in general you should always look for other sources of money before you tap into your retirement savings. There are some exceptions to this, but they are few and far between. For example, if you are a small business owner, occasionally it can make sense to tap into your 401(k) for expansion, but only if you can't find any other funding sources. However, even in this case, you need to make sure that you really will see a return – don't use your 401(k) to try to bail out a failing business.
One of the main reasons you shouldn't take a 401(k) loan is the opportunity cost. If your 401(k) is well managed, you will be generating significant tax-free returns every year – much more than you would get on another investment such as a CD. For instance, comparing term & jumbo CDs at CIT, you are likely to generate 5 to 6 times the return with a 401(k), even though the CD rates at CIT are some of the best available.
It is even a mistake to use your 401(k) to pay down expensive debt such as credit cards. Although you are likely to get a much better rate of interest on a 401(k) loan than on a consolidation loan, the problem is that many people who do this just go and run up their credit card debts again. This can lead to a cycle of repeat 401(k) borrowing. For instance, a recent survey by Fidelity Investments showed that 50% of people who borrow from their 401(k) do so more than once, and those who do borrow tend to save less. In other words, borrowing from a 401(k) is often a symptom of a deeper problem – including the type of undisciplined financial behaviour that leads to high credit card debt levels.
Another serious consideration with a 401(k) loan is what happens if you lose your job. If this happens, you will be required to pay back the full amount of the loan within 60 days. Otherwise, you will have to pay some taxes on the balance of the loan – as well as a 10% penalty if you are less than 59 1/2 years of age. Since you presumably took out the loan in the first place because you were under severe financial stress, it is unlikely that you will be able to do this – which can lead to bankruptcy.


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Samurai and Knights
No soldier or warrior has ever been around as long as the knight. They fought on the battlefields in Europe for over six to eight hundred years. Slowly, the knight rose his social status from that of the peasant to nobility. They were supposed to follow a code of honor and rules for a knight known as chivalry, which was actually not very well followed.
In England and in America, the popular image of the knight is mostly English, thanks mostly to the story of king Arthur. Real knights, though, first originated in France and weren't even known in England for a long time. The king Arthur tale was about the political countryside of post-Roman Britain.
Basically, there were three main stages of the knight: first, the emergence of the armored, mounted soldier in the ninth and tenth centuries; second, the development of knighthood in the eleventh through the thirteenth centuries as an institution, and the age of the makers of the King Arthur legend; and third, the fall of knighthood as a result of the rise of new social forces in the late Middle Ages and early modern times-like colonization in the new world, and the discovery of guns, cannons, and bombs.
The early knights lived in castles like the early fortress that was built in Rudesheim in Germany during the 11 th-century. In the fifth century, the Western half of the Roman Empire was destroyed by the invading Germanic tribes. Powerful local lords and war chiefs offered protection to the peasants in return for service, which gave rise to a feudal society.
In the late eight century, the Holy Roman Empire was created by Charlemagne, king of the Franks. To build and defend his new empire, he needed thousands of well trained and prepared soldiers. At the top of his army were armored cavalry men which were pretty much the first knights of Medieval Europe. The armies led by Charlemagne and his allies were the only ones who were able to stop the invading Vikings who raided northwest Europe in the ninth and tenth centuries. The heavily armored cavalry of Charlemagne's Empire led his armies to victory against the Carolingian and Ottoman emperors; they were also able to move quickly and easily. The early knights fought with spears, swords, and sometimes a bow and arrows. Their armor was usually an iron helmet, body armor, and a large wooden shield. These equipments were so effective that they hardly changed for 300 years! However, all the things that a knight had were very expensive to make and to acquire. The knights had to live all over Western Europe if they wanted to defend every area from invaders. Only they alone could defend the people of Europe from people like the Vikings, Magyar Hungarians, Saracans and Muslims from the south , and others who almost destroyed the huge and wealthy empire that Charlemagne made.
The development of feudalism helped sustain the knight class. A local lord, noble, or other leader would grant land to a knight in return for his military service and loyalty. Peasants, then, would get protection from the knights and local lords, but they had to work hard to serve them by feeding them with their crops and by paying them a lot of taxes. This kind of feudal system raised the role of the knight from mere soldiers to members of a new and powerful ruling class.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's eagerly anticipated experimental drug ipilimumab extended survival of previously untreated patients with advanced melanoma in a late stage study, the company said.
Details of how much longer patients who were suffering from the deadly skin cancer lived after taking the highly promising Bristol drug will be unveiled at a major medical meeting in June.
Bristol-Myers shares were up 4.3 percent at $27.10 in extended trading from their New York Stock Exchange close at $26. They initially jumped 5.7 percent after news of the clinical trial's success was reported.
Extending overall survival — the primary goal of the study — is considered the gold standard for cancer drug trials.
U.S. health regulators are expected to approve ipilimumab this week based on results of a different study of patients who had received prior treatment for advanced melanoma.
In that study the Bristol-Myers drug extended survival by an average of four months, which was seen as a major advance for a disease littered with drug failures and for which there are really no effective treatment options.
The Food and Drug Administration in November delayed its approval decision to give it more time to review data on the medicine, setting a new action date of March 26.
"Ipilimumab is an exciting drug, especially given the dearth of effective therapies for this bad form of cancer," Sanford Bernstein analyst Tim Anderson said in a research note.
Advanced melanoma is one of the deadliest cancers and can quickly spread from the skin to internal organs, such as the brain. Once melanoma spreads to other organs the average survival is typically only six to nine months.
The Phase III study of previously untreated patients compared ipilimumab in combination with chemotherapy against chemotherapy alone.
Patients in the study had stage III or stage IV melanoma. Stage IV is the most advanced form of the disease.
"If prior results are any gauge, then the drug likely gives a meaningful two-year survival benefit compared with monotherapy treatment and will likely show again that a smaller proportion of patients (15 percent of so) have a near-cure like response, said Anderson, who forecast worldwide ipilimumab sales reaching $1.7 billion in 2015.
The promise of ipilimumab has created new hope for desperately ill patients, many of whom in the earlier study survived well beyond the four-month average. At the time those results were unveiled last June, more than 20 percent of those who took the drug were still alive after two years.
A consensus forecast of four analysts compiled by Thomson Reuters calls for ipilimumab sales to reach about $820 million by 2015.
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This European country has the most romantic language
Oui, oui mon amour. Or Ciao Bella! What do you think is the most romantic language?
If you said Italian, you agree with a lot of people!
The dating app Happn conducted a survey in which they asked 1,000 people what accent they found the most romantic.
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23% said French was the language that made them swoon and it came in second place.
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projectors, TV monitors, and eighteen 'Vpods' – individual video recording rooms. We also supervised the installation of ten million miles of cables, four satellite dishes, and building-wide WIFI.
Meeting the demands of modern news consumption
GNM's old offices reflected its heritage in print journalism but to keep up in a modernising industry, it needed a new office that reflects the demands of modern news consumption. The fitting out of King's Place, near King's Cross Station and overlooking Regent's Canal, included both open-plan and
cellular offices, a large staff restaurant and a suite of seminar and meeting rooms. The 142,000 square-foot office also required the installation of sound and video recording and editing suites.
Combining offices and encouraging collaboration
GVA combined their West End and City offices into a new, 50,000 square-foot headquarters to create an environment which is collaborative, forward thinking, and impressive. A feature staircase was created that linked two floors and provided an amazing entrance to a client hub area. A sunken rotunda area
encourages people from the open plan office to come together to communicate and collaborate. The space is going to be home to GVA the next ten years, and something where they will be able to share ideas and grow together as a business.
Rupy Virdee, Creative Marketing Specialist
I'd never worked for construction when I started at Morgan Lovell nine years ago but I wanted to do something different because I love a challenge. Since then I've had a lot of different roles within fit out: moving from secretary to PA and then from desktop publishing and marketing to my current role as creative marketing specialist at Overbury.
I'm now the go-to person for both the Morgan Lovell and Overbury brands, which means I manage everything that has a logo on it. I take care of everything from photography and
brochures to the intranet and make sure that we stick to the brand budgets. I try to be someone that people can rely on.
I love supporting my team through all the highs and lows that our work brings. We all help each other constantly and we trust each other to get the job done. We work hard to bring new ideas to the table and make them into reality but our team is also really fun and we laugh a lot.
Morgan Sindall Group is one of the UK's largest construction services businesses, operating in the public and private sectors through five divisions of construction and infrastructure, fit out, affordable housing, urban regeneration and investments.


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Successful completion of a one-year MA Global Media Business Preparatory Programme at CUC
The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language
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The MA Global Media Business, awarded by the University of Westminster is the final award, of a two-year programme managed jointly by Westminster and the Communication University of China (CUC). Conferred by the University of Westminster, the Masters degree is also licensed and recognised by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
Media professionals and media firms are united in their need to acquire the commercial, strategic and managerial skills to prosper in an industry undergoing constant fundamental change. This course is designed to address these needs, developing entrepreneurial leaders equipped to deal with the complex and novel challenges presented by new technologies, consumer behaviour, and evolving business models.
The course will enable you to identify and analyse strategic and operational problems and opportunities, understand, quantify and access national and international media markets, and use foresight and planning techniques to understand and respond to change. As well as being able to manage complex media projects, you will also have the skills to engage in strategic direction setting, deploy business-planning skills, and excel in leadership and implementation.
The course is delivered by academic staff with lengthy experience of advising and managing media organisations. Teaching methods are based around practical problems and include in-class exercises and individuals and group projects and assessment. Assignments will enable you to develop and apply your skills in creative project development and business planning.
The MA Global Media Business is a full-time course, delivered using a combination of full-time and intensive block mode teaching. Although a collaborative programme, the final degree is assessed and awarded by the University of Westminster, and is governed by its regulations and quality assurance procedures.
The course provides a rounded suite of managerial and commercial skills, rooted in a critical understanding of today's media and content industries, building on our role as a leader in UK media research. Practice-based assignments, such as the integrating business-planning project, play an essential role in enabling you to apply ideas and learning in a creative fashion.
The course consists of eight credit-bearing modules and an additional key skills module which includes the use of quantitative methods and software tools.
Programme structure
Core modules
The course culminates with a major research-based project. You will take a research and methods course designed to introduce you to the key tools for collecting and analysing evidence. Group work in Semester One orients you towards identifying and refining your individual research topic, which must be specific to the Media Management MA. Topics must be related to the strategic and commercial challenges faced by media businesses. You will be encouraged to focus your research upon the challenges and opportunities confronting a specific media firm or group of media organisations.
This module provides an overview of the course and the strategic and operational disciplines required for modern media executives. It also introduces you to a number of conceptual tools that you will use throughout the course. The module analyses key drivers for change within media industries and the context for managerial decision-making. You will also acquire important skills in report-writing and professional presentation techniques.
This module will introduce you to the economics of the media and content industries, including broadcasting, print, film, recorded music and interactive forms. You will examine the revenue and cost structures of these industries, and the economics of the key processes of production, distribution and consumption. The module provides tools enabling decision-making based on market data.
The module addresses the fundamental challenges involved in organising and managing the operation of media companies. It examines the degree to which it is possible to apply conventional management techniques for achieving efficiency and quality in the creative and editorial processes of media organisations. In particular the module focuses on how digitisation and convergence are changing the methods of managing those processes.
You will acquire the skills and knowledge to transform the information and insight gained through analysis into strategic recommendations and proposals for commercial initiatives. The module introduces a range of theoretical and practical tools and techniques enabling your to formulate solutions to problems and apply them in a practical and realistic fashion. The module explores structured innovation techniques, the marketing and branding of media products and services, as well as business planning.
The module addresses the key challenges facing media organisations as they attempt to manage a period of unprecedented, radical change. The course builds on the work done in Media Management and Strategy and Media Operations and Organisation to address the practical questions of how to implement changes to the way media organisations and media professionals actually work.
How have media firms around the world dealt with the task of synthesising commercial and strategic solutions to the challenges they face? This module examines the ways in which private and public media organisations are changing. It will highlight key topical issues such as the challenge of piracy and file sharing, the switch to on-demand, and the impact of globalisation. The module combines methods derived from foresight studies with the your own directed research to engage with concrete problems facing international media organisations.
Career opportunities
At Westminster, we have always believed that your University experience should be designed to enhance your professional life. Today's organisations need graduates with both good degrees and employability skills, and we are committed to enhancing your graduate employability by ensuring that career development skills are embedded in all courses.
Opportunities for part-time work, placements and work-related learning activities are widely available, and can provide you with extra cash and help you to demonstrate that you have the skills employers are looking for. In London there is a plentiful supply of part-time work – most students at the University of Westminster work part time (or full time during vacations) to help support their studies.
We continue to widen and strengthen our links with employers, involving them in curriculum design and encouraging their participation in other aspects of career education and guidance. Staff take into account the latest data on labour market trends and employers' requirements to continually improve the service delivered to students.
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How To Deal With Future In-Laws This Holiday Season
Dear Mi Comadre,
I need your advice. With the holidays coming up my fiancé and I always struggle with how we should divide our time up amongst his family and my family. It wouldn't be such a big deal for us but his mom gets EXTRA emotional about it, and puts this guilt trip on my fiancé. What we normally do is spend some time at one house and then go to the other, but it's exhausting AND it's NEVER enough for her! Then for Christmas she wants us to be around for Christmas Eve AND Christmas Day. I get that the holidays are for family, but I feel suffocated! I want to spend time with both our families but she has to be understanding that it's not just about her. How can I go about finding a middle ground without dealing with all the drama!? This is my man's mom so I know I gotta be careful with how I approach the situation. She is going to be my mother-in-law one day, and I don't want him to think I'm being insensitive. Please help! - Already Exhausted
Dear Already Exhausted,
Oooohhh the joy of sharing time between families! It makes everything else you have to do for the holidays a piece of cake. But don't fret, hopefully I can get you back into the holiday spirit!
It sounds like your fiancé may be dealing with some of the stress as well. You both need to plan out your holidays right away. Maybe it's Christmas Eve with your family, and Christmas Day with his family. Whatever the case is, you need to plan now! Make sure to just talk logistics during your planning. Don't discuss feelings and what ifs. Once you've got your plan, deliver it! You tell your family how you'll be spending the holidays, and let him tell his family. You both must stand your ground. No matter how dramatic his mom may get, do not worry about it! She'll be fine. Trust me.
I'm all about being with familia during Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's a discussion my husband and I have every year. We usually start planning in August. Most of my family is in Texas, and my husband's family is here. If we could, we'd bring our families together for every holiday, but that's just not possible. So we compromise. This year we spent Thanksgiving in Texas with my family, we'll be spending Christmas with his family, and New Year's Eve will be just the two of us.
Make planning your time for the holidays, and other special events a habit. It will make your lives easier. You will be married one day, and maybe you'll decide to have children, and the holidays will be about them, or maybe you'll want to spend the holidays on some exotic island, or maybe you'll just want to spend the holidays at home with each other. How ever you choose to spend them is completely up to you and your future hubby. Your mother-in-law will have to understand. Families grow, people move, life happens, and we can't always be with the ones we love. And remember, when you can't be with the ones you love, the next best thing is FaceTime! And if you don't have an iPhone, you can download apps like WhatsApp or Hangouts!
Now go make 2 cups of Abuelita hot chocolate, grab your fiancé, and decide what your plans are going to be. Happy Holidays!
Dear Mi Comadre,
I am getting married soon and could use some advice.
A little bit of background info: I am from Argentina but lived in Chicago for the past 2 years. I am getting married in Argentina with all my family and friends. Since we are getting closer to the big day, I am planning the table settlements for all my guests. My eldest brother has a new girlfriend (the relationship is around 5 months old) and I don't know where to sit her. Our head table will include both our families (mother, father and siblings). No other siblings have +1s.
On the one hand, I don't know her. At all. Never spoke to her in my life, and it feels kinda weird to get to know her on my wedding day and have her in the head table + all the pictures forever. On the other hand, I am so happy for my brother and everyone in my family seems to like her very much. I also think I would feel very guilty if the relationship continues and I put her somewhere else. What should I do? Please help! - Bridezilla
Hola Muneca!
First of all, congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Secondly, I would hardly call you a Bridezilla just for that question.
There can be stressful moments in wedding planning, ESPECIALLY when it's in regards to familia. Before I give you my suggestions, there is one very important thing you should do once you get to Argentina.
The very first thing you should do after arriving at home, is to meet with your brother and his girlfriend. You should have a conversation with your brother, and let him know that you want to capture photos of just the family during the highlights of the wedding. Then make it a point to meet his girlfriend, and just be honest. Let her know that you had already planned the head table settings, and as much as you are thrilled she and your brother are together, you hope she understands. I promise you, she will appreciate your transparency.
My first suggestion is to sit her with a group of friends near the head table. Your photographer will be capturing beautiful moments that you will be looking at throughout the years. Once all of the highlights of the wedding are captured by the photographer, you can invite her to spend the rest of the wedding at the head table.
The second option is to sit her at the head table, but have a conversation with the photographer to capture moments with just the immediate family.
This will be a little tricky for the photographer, but at least you'll have pictures with just the family. This may also be a bit uncomfortable for the girlfriend, since she will have to remove herself from the table for some of the pictures. Whatever you choose to do, you want to include your decision in the conversation you have with your brother and his girlfriend.
I can sit here and tell you that I know several couples who were in the same situation, and they opted to include boyfriends and girlfriends at the head table. I can also go on and tell you how those boyfriends and girlfriends are no longer around physically, but they are in the wedding photos forever. I can tell you, that you may be upset if your brother and this girl decide to break up, and now you are stuck with her images in your wedding album. But this is your brother, and I can tell that his feelings really matter to you. The most important thing for you to do is to be transparent, and have that conversation with him.
Remember that this is you and your fiancé's wedding. This is a once in a lifetime event, and yours is the most important happiness that day! May your wedding be everything you dreamed and your marriage be filled with a lifetime of blessings!
Dear Mi Comadre,
I'm hosting my family for Christmas this year and I have a problem. My sister recently divorced her wonderful and devoted husband of 10 years, and now she's dating someone who I absolutely despise. It's not because he's the "new man" but it's because he's crass, a heavy drinker, borderline racist and misogynistic, and a complete douchebag. My sister has two small children and I can't stand that she exposes them to his behavior. I want to see my niece and nephew for Christmas, but I cannot stand my sister's new boyfriend and the influence he has over her. She drinks more, seems to have lost all ambition and is just a completely different person. How should I approach things? Thanks! - Worried Sister
Hola Worried Sister,
I have been a worried sister many a time. I'm sure i'll be a worried sister a dozen times more. You know what is so annoying? When my siblings ask me for advice and they don't use it, "sigh." But I'm learning to not let it bother me, because as a sister I'm supposed to be there for my sissies and my brother bears through thick and thin.
It sucks that your sister is dating someone like that, but who she dates is on her. I would not have a conversation with her about whether or not you want to invite him over for Christmas, or your expectations if he attends. Don't compromise your relationship with her over something you don't have control of. Extend the invite, be a loving host, an amazing auntie, and enjoy your family. I can't promise you that he won't do anything crass, but if he does be the bigger person. Don't break. Just breathe in, breathe out, and smile.
You mentioned that your sister's ex was a wonderful and devoted husband. I know you're not hating on her new beau because he's the new guy, but think of how your sister would feel if she read the second sentence of your letter. That's how you saw your sister's ex. However, she was married to him, and sometimes things aren't as they appear to be behind closed doors. That's not to say he wasn't wonderful and devoted, I'm just saying SHE lived the relationship. Some people don't speak on the negativity of their relationships, so that family and friends don't pass judgment on their significant other. Your sister may be going through something right now, and that's why she finds herself with this person. She was with her ex for over 10 years, and sometimes people lose themselves in relationships. I don't know anything about your sister's past, but I do know that you should be there for her, ask her how she's doing, and support her. Your relationship will be amazing if you do this.
I hope your sister finds herself, gets her ambition back, and her and her kids find themselves surrounded by love and positive energy. Remember just be there for her, and if she asks for your advice tell her how your heart feels without passing judgement, and she'll appreciate you for that.
Please let me know how things go. Feliz Navidad to you and yours!


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Eighty-eight-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama didn't have Instagram in mind in the early 1960s when she started putting together her trippy "Infinity Mirror Rooms" series—but that hasn't stopped her from taking over all of our feeds. The completely immersive rooms are covered in mirrors on all sides; some are so small you can only look at them through a peephole, while others fit two to three visitors inside. Kusama's other large-scale work, including a polka-dotted room filled with stickers placed by patrons, a slew of acrylic, oversized pumpkin sculptures, and an army of basketball-sized mirrored orbs have made their way into Instagram infamy as well. While people go nuts for the visuals alone, Kusama wants you to check yourself: She originally sold the orbs for $2 next to a sign that said "Your Narcissism For Sale" at the 1966 Venice Biennale. Her exhibitions are notoriously hard to get into—lines for her touring show in New York City were up to four hours long, and people still waited—but there are plenty of places to see permanent and traveling works around the U.S. Here's where to go to get your Kusama fix (and make all of your followers jealous).
The two-year, six-city touring exhibit is on to its fifth stop in Ohio, showing at the Cleveland Museum of Art, July 7–September 30. This iteration has seven infinity mirror rooms, including Where the Lights in My Heart Go, an exclusive-to-the-CMA pitch-black mirrored room with holes poked into the sides to let sunlight in, so it feels like you're in a "subtle planetarium," says Kusama. You can pop into each of the six rooms for half a minute. The seventh room is miniature and you're only allowed a quick peek. Know that getting a ticket to this (and any of the previous exhibits) takes some pre-planning. Unlike other museums, Cleveland doesn't offer a stand-by line, so you'll have to get your ticket in advance. Every Monday at 9 a.m., timed tickets for the week go on sale online or by phone, until they sell out. The exhibit is $30 for adults and $15 for children 6 to 17 years old. The rest of the museum is free to the public.
The exhibition's next and last stop in the U.S., from November 18 to February 17, is at Atlanta's High Museum.
Less than an hour outside of Boston, in Lincoln, Massachusetts, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum also has a Where the Lights in My Heart Go infinity mirror room on show until October 28 (with a break Oct. 1-18). While Cleveland's museum showcases the work indoors, the deCordova places Kusama's stainless-steel box on an outdoor patio—letting natural light filter through and reflecting the sculpture garden on its mirrored exterior. (It also means the exhibit is closed sometimes due to inclement weather.) Be sure to check the website (and the weather) before you go. You'll still have to plan for lines, but you'll get a full minute when the sculpture is busy—and all the time in the world when it isn't. Your regular admission fee ($14 for adults, $10 for students, and free for kids under 12 years old) includes access to the room.
Heading out to New York City's Rockaways for an urban beach day? Make sure to leave time for the MoMA's satellite exhibit of Kusama's Narcissus Garden at the Gateway National Recreation Area at Fort Tilden. The free summer installation, open through September 3, showcases 1,500 mirrored stainless-steel spheres in a former train garage. To get there, take the A train to 116th street or the ferry from Wall Street's Pier 11.
L.A. has not one but two places to see Kusama's work permanently on display. The Broad has two infinity mirror rooms at no additional charge to visitors: a multi-colored, LED-lit miniature room you can view through a porthole and The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, a fully immersive galaxy room. Even though the Broad is free, book your tickets for the full museum ahead of time (online tickets are released a month in advance on the first) or plan for an hour or two in the stand-by line. Then plan to wait again to see the rooms for yourself.
The Marciano Art Foundation, a 10-minute drive from LACMA, just acquired With All My Love for the Tulips, I Pray Forever, a red polka-dotted room filled with three floor-to-ceiling tulip sculptures. Fifteen to 20 people will be allowed to explore the 1,700-square-foot space at a time, the L.A. Times reports, but visiting is free (the foundation suggests you reserve your time online and in advance, though).
Steel City's Mattress Factory contemporary art museum has two Kusama rooms in its permanent collection. One is enclosed by mirrors and has red polka dots covering the floor and two gray-haired mannequins. The other, Infinity Dots Mirrored Room, is mirrored as well, with a floor covered in multi-colored polka dots. Admission to the museum is $20 for adults; Tuesday's are half-off. (Be sure to leave time for James Turrell's Pleiades light exhibit as well.)
Seen it all? Lucky you. Then head to Tokyo, where the artist just opened a museum dedicated to her work. Exhibitions are on semi-annual rotation: The current show has 40 paper works of Kusama's hallucinations and runs through August 31; the next will focus on plants. As with most Kusama exhibits, you'll need to buy the 1,000 yen ($9) tickets online a month in advance for one of the four 90-minute slots per day.
Pictured at top: Infinity Mirrored Room: Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity in Washington, D.C.


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One of the great things about shooting lifestyle images is that my sessions take place, for the most part, in my clients' homes. It means that each session has a unique feeling, something born of having photographs taken in your own familiar surroundings. And while not every image will directly incorporate the décor of the space, the mood and memories of the rooms still influence their occupants.
So when I walked into the Collier family home, and saw rooms filled with beautiful warm light, and flashes of dramatic colour and pattern I knew I was in for a fun filled session. There was laughter and tickles, and jumping on the bed and even Toby, just a day shy of being "full term" preferred the idea of party over sleep! Luckily a few warm snuggles on big sister's bed managed to lull him and I was able to get a few sleepy newborn shots too.
I hope the love and laughter that I saw in this home shows through in this series of images


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- Enter the renewal fee as quoted by the Chamber of Commerce, then proceed to payment
- Enter your Business/Organization name in the Note field
Note: A free PayPal account is required.
Prefer to pay by mail? Make checks to "Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce".
Want to pay in person? Come see us at 102 S Independence Street, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.


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How To Channel Your Sadness & Anger Into Freedom
Do you ever feel so stressed and busy and tired that you feel like you want to scream and curl up into a tiny ball and cry? I know that feeling well because I've always been the 'strong' one … the woman who keeps 'pushing on' and doesn't often allow herself to curl into a ball and tell everyone and everything to go away. Feeling this way leaves me feeling vulnerable and fragile … but surprisingly when I allow myself to actually feel my emotion, something magical happens. I feel lighter and, once the heavy feelings have lifted, I feel clearer.
Unfortunately in our western culture are taught to 'suck it up!' and be independent from day dot. As children we are taught to 'stop crying' and get on with it … boys especially are encouraged not to express emotion and 'harden up son'. So, from a very, very young age we learn that the best way to live and love is to hold in emotion, push it down and pretend we are ok.
News flash: pushing emotion down is unhealthy and dangerous. When we don't allow our emotions to bubble up and out they get trapped in our nervous system and we wind up feeling tired, irritated, grumpy, fed up and depressed. I can definitely relate to these feelings and know that most of you reading this will too.
So, what's the alternative to pushing down emotion? Well the alternative sounds simple, but is actually quite challenging because most of us have never truly allowed our emotion to flow. Next time you feel an emotion bubbling up, instead of ignoring it, allow it to unfold. When you feel the tears and sadness welling up, let them flow. When you feel angry, put your hands over your mouth and scream it out. There's lots of different ways to express and release our emotions … some people choose to scream them out, or run them off, or dance them out, or breathe them out, or get into bed and cry them out (that's my personal favourite), or f*ck them out with sex. It doesn't matter how you express the emotion, it just matters that you let it all out.
When we let out our emotions (ALL of them) and feel truly them, we feel lighter, happier and more alive. We let go of the heaviness of the past and the heaviness of our sadness and anger and instead we experience more freedom, clarity and peace.
Join my Song Of Tantra 5 day retreat and learn how to release emotion and connect to your true essence.


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Jonah 4:11 King James Version (KJV)
11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
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Rogue River Library Jackson County¹s Rogue River branch library was the first venture in a series of community libraries funded with a $30 million voter-approved bond measure. Originally a doctor¹s office, the existing structure was gutted and replaced with a clean lined, modern library facility adorned with extensive glazing along its creek view side. Special truss shapes, vaulted ceilings, beams and columns, creating a strong visual statement, grace the buildings flattering entryway and the area¹s much-valued Rogue River is depicted in an elaborate entry floor pattern.
Square footage for the community¹s library was increased three-fold, from 3,890 to 10,300. Private decks and an enclosed courtyard as well as a community meeting space are provided. This library is the west regional library for county library services. The $1,200,000 project was designed by Skelton Straus and Seibert with interiors by Grape Street Design. Photos by SOL Visual Development.


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ecole pre-du-camp, geneva, switzerland
When I first got the call about a project for the Pré-du-Camp school in Geneva, I was overjoyed! Not only because Geneva is my hometown, but also because my niece and nephews went to this school! I got even more excited about the project when I spoke with the educational team there and listened to their ideas, and what they wanted to accomplish. Their passion for their students and their teaching mission was very inspiring, and I wanted to make sure the less exciting side of school (rules!) was still a bit playful. I also wanted to emphasize in subtle ways how school is here to help, and that respect, politeness and general empathy are the foundation of any functioning society.
They needed 8 illustrated panels to go along their rules of conduct, as well as a summary poster to post around the school, and make a brochure. Loved working on this one!
1. Speak politely and with respect
The group is emphasizing that throwing a tantrum is not cool. It doesn't make you look tough to demand things and to be a loud, obnoxious bully.
3. act peacefully. (To encourage or to stay passive is to participate)
Learning how to resolve conflict in a peaceful way is a skill that is very useful generally in life. As well as knowing how and having the confidence to speak up against violence or injustice.
Obviously, it's more stressful to be late than to be on time! Save yourself some anxiety and just get there on time :)


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Seasonality is a factor that we all must take into account when analyzing results. This can be especially true when calculating social media ROI (return on investment).
While most of us would like to believe that everyone is always connected, the summer is a tough time to reach our audiences because, more often than not, we are pushing them to experience more things while the weather is nice.
The key to keeping up the engagement throughout the year is to cater to the season. So this summer, we found a few examples of Instagram accounts that demonstrate how to be cool when the weather is hot!
Check out three ways to keep customers engaged this summer, and follow the accounts in the examples for continuous inspiration:
1. Share User-Generated Content
It's a known fact that people love to take photos when they travel. Therefore, tourism Instagram accounts for San Francisco and Australia used that knowledge to their advantage. @onlyinSF and @australia are profiles entirely made up of photos reposted from others who share their images including a specific hashtag.
Marvelling at the power of the beautiful Jim Jim Falls in @ausoutbacknt with @soph2206. This 200 metre high #waterfall in @kakadutourism National Park is a majestic sight to see at any time of the year – whether it's reduced to a mere trickle and you can get up close or when the water is raging like this during the tropical season. A photo posted by Australia (@australia) on
The accounts are so popular because they follow the basic rules of user-generated content: share high quality photos, and tag the person for photo credit so they will in-turn share your post and create a viral sharing effect. It's so simple – you could do it too!
Attach a specific hashtag to your brand name and ask followers to use the hashtag whenever they use your product or service. Repost their images to your social account and magically you have a rich and engaging social media presence.
2. Dare to Be Different
Do you remember when IKEA created their iconic catalog on Instagram? Or when Michael Kors gave customers a way to shop on Instagram before clickable ads with #InstaKors? These accounts were able to be so successful because they were 'the first.'
Trying something new piques users' interest, and can drive profile popularity. Our new favorite account example doing this is @lookatmebook. This profile is the first book to ever be published on Instagram. Since there is no character limits to captions on Instagram, author Jason Sperling can share excerpts of the book in each post accompanied by a photo or video to illustrate the written caption.
– Technology Changes Everything (continued) With consumers today living across so many devices and so many media channels, it also means fragmenting our media budgets and spending more money to be in more places so that we can hopefully get a fix on our target markets and get our messages in front of their faces . . . in ways that will hopefully get them to engage and not totally hate us for interrupting their lives. ———- Technology has turned the digital content world into a cruise ship buffet, and consumers are gorging themselves on its endless bounty. It's also freed consumers from their couches and eliminated that nightly mad dash to get home at that precise hour to watch their favorite shows (with a healthy dose of commercial interruptions). Digital and mobile media have made content available to people when they want, where they want, across screens of all shapes and sizes. And there are whole generations of young people who don't know any different.
Have you had a new and different social media idea that you haven't tried? Dare to be different and go for it (it could really pay off)!
3. Provide Awesome Visuals
We have said it once, and we will say it again: social media is all about quality over quantity.
Therefore, it is important to invest in sharing quality images with your fans and followers. Just take a look at @muradosmann's Instagram account!
Granted Murad Osmann is a highly talented photographer, but if you pay attention you can learn more than how to take a great photo from him. He has a themed hashtag (#FollowMeTo) and all of his images stay on brand by following the theme of his hashtag. Because of this consistency, #FollowMeTo has been virally picked up and imitated across Instagram and across the world.
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A diamond has to go through a lot before it reaches its final form.
It forms deep in the earth under extreme heat and pressure.
It's ejected violently upward until it arrives at or near the earth's surface.
It's forced from its hiding place by nature or by man.
Then it's cleaved and cut and polished until its natural beauty shines through.


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The Golden Compass
I'm a huge fan of the Philip Pullman trilogy, His Dark Materials. I can't wait for the movie based on the first book to be released this winter. I just came across the fabulous trailer. Enjoy!
Awesome! I've read the whole series, but I didn't know they were making a movie!
A Fan Of Kiki's
I say the preview but did not now it was a book I am so going to read it!
me and my friend were in the movie theater when we saw that preview. she freaked out and said she loved the book(s) so I promised her we would see it together.


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Slow Burn
Like some of the best things in life, Rome was a slow burn*.
When I arrived I was apprehensive. Unlike the quaint, charming, and otherworldly hold that Lisbon had, Rome felt a lot more like a real world city. With trains and traffic, corner stores and cops. Oh and did I mention the hoards of tourists? I'm talking tour group after tour group, lines everywhere, all of us sweating it out together in 90 degree heat and relentless sun.
That was my introduction to Rome, and in all honestly she didn't make the greatest first impression. But neither did I. Grumpy, sweaty, and tired after a rough night in the hostel, fighting through crowds of people to look at Roman ruins that I really didn't care that much I about-- it wasn't a good look.
And then. Then I ate the sandwich that changed my life. It came from a little grocery store down a cobbled back street, where an old Italian lady was buying her laundry detergent and a bag of oranges. I ate it sitting on a staircase in a tiny park across the street. It was heavenly. Prosciutto, creamy ricotta, sweet tiny tomatoes, fresh arugula, just a drizzle of salty, smooth olive oil, all on the perfectly chewy bread. It was that sandwich alone that changed my mind about this city.
In my post-sandwich glow, I breezed through the rest of my time here. A delightful dinner, a late night walk through the city, a random 40 minute chat with a middle aged Italian dude in a cafe, watching the sun go down in the Piazza Navona, even fighting the crowds to be dazzled by the artwork at the Vatican felt worth it. I continued to eat well, I survived the heat, even the hostel grew on me.
So I know I will leave Rome tomorrow happy with my time here. And I know I will be back someday.
*If I haven't yet explained this life theory to you, ask me when I'm back. Oh, and if you are wondering-- no I do not have a picture of the sandwich. I ate it very quickly.


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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Devotion to divine mercy spurred an Austrian cardinal to correspond with a death row inmate in Texas; Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna said he was shocked at the idea that Richard Masterson could be put to death Jan. 20.
"It's frightening," Cardinal Schonborn said at a Vatican news conference Jan. 18. He added that Pope Francis has been informed of the scheduled execution.
Cardinal Schonborn, president of the executive council of the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, said that true devotion to divine mercy forms one's spiritual life, but also impacts one's family life, commitments in society and personal activity.
"The apostolate of mercy is not just devotion, but charity — mercy in action," he said.
Visiting prisoners is a traditional work of mercy and the cardinal's personal contact with Masterson is a symbolic expression of that.
Masterson, 43, was sentenced to death in 2002 for the murder a year earlier of a female impersonator.
Cardinal Schonborn said the Christians in Texas who have visited Masterson "carry out the apostolate of mercy. It is a witness of the Christ's closeness to this man because they help him experience the merciful heart of Jesus."
The cardinal was at the Vatican to unveil plans for the European Apostolic Congress on Mercy at the Vatican March 31-April 4 and for the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 16-20, 2017.
The reception of migrants and refugees and the ways they are integrated into European society, the cardinal said, will be a primary concern at the European congress, which will culminate with Pope Francis' Mass for the feast of Divine Mercy.
"We must not forget that Europe lived with blood and tears for centuries because of wars between Christians," he said. "Now, facing the challenge — and it's a big challenge — of migrants and refugees there is a risk" that an increasing number of European countries will close their borders and not just temporarily as several have done over the past six months.
"The Iron Curtain exists again; in a different way, but it exists," he said.
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I will pray for both the Cardinal and Richard. Love & prayers Paul


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You Thought Ripening Avocados Quickly is Impossible? Well, It's NOT
Most of the time, store-bought avocados are raw and take time to ripen. However, when one wants to use them in a day or two, what does one do? There are various ways by which the ripening process of avocados can be quickened. Let's have a look at them...
Ningthoujam Sandhyarani
Last Updated: Feb 7, 2018
Avocados are egg-shaped fruits, with a greenish to purplish-colored skin. It's popular for its rich, smooth, creamy flesh that is high in nutrition, especially monounsaturated fats. Unlike other fruits, avocados do not ripen on the tree, but ripen only after they have been harvested. There are several varieties of avocados, and the Hass variety is one type. Avocados are commonly stored in grocery stores, however, because the shelf life of perfectly ripe avocados is limited, most stores sell unripe avocados. But, what does one do if one wants to prepare a guacamole soon? The only option is to speed up the ripening process.
How to Ripen Avocados Quickly?
Here are some simple ways to speed up the ripening process of avocados. While some have worked for most people, others may have found difficulties with some of the methods. Nevertheless, here are some common methods used to ripen avocados quickly.
Window Sill Method
Placing the avocados on a window sill, under direct sunlight helps speed up the ripening process of avocados. Sunlight helps them to ripen quickly. However, what about rainy or cloudy days? Well, then we will have to look out for other alternatives.
Microwave Method
This is the quickest avocado ripening method, however, a lot of flavor is lost in this process. Better-suited for guacamole, soups, etc. which have other flavorful ingredients added to them. To microwave the avocados, first wash them thoroughly and then prick them with a fork. Microwaving an unpricked avocado, can cause the avocado to explode in the microwave. So don't forget to prick the avocado. Place the pricked avocados in a paper towel-lined microwave tray and microwave them for 10 to 30 seconds (medium power). If the avocados are still hard, microwave at an interval of 10 seconds, till they become soft.
Paper Bag Method
Place the unripe avocados in a paper bag and seal the bag by folding the edges. Store the bag at room temperature and wait for a few days before the avocados ripen. However, some folks have faced problems with this method. They say the avocados went from unripe to rotten, without actually ripening. One can also try wrapping the avocados in newspaper and place them on the kitchen counter to ripen.
Adding Ripe Fruits
One can speed up the ripening process by placing the unripe avocado in a paper bag, along with ripe bananas or apples. Some ripe fruits, such as ripe bananas and apples emit ethylene gas, which speeds up the ripening process of the avocado in the bag. Moreover, the warmth in the paper bag increases the amount of ethylene gas, released by the banana or apple. Your avocado should ripen within the next day or two.
The Flour Method
Another avocado ripening method is by dunking washed and dried, unripe avocados in a paper bag or container, filled with all-purpose flour. The avocados should be completely immersed in the flour. The amount of time required will differ depending on the 'rawness' or 'ripeness' of the avocados.
How to know if the Avocado is ripe?
Well, we've taken the necessary measures to enhance the ripening process, however, how do we know for sure if the avocados have ripened? Signs of ripening differs from one variety to another. However, depending on the color of skin, to tell you about the ripeness can be quite a downer. Softening of the avocado takes place independent of the skin color. Sometimes, cutting open a green avocado can yield browned avocado, which can be very disappointing.
Gentle Squeezes
The squeezing method is the most common method of checking the ripeness of avocados. However, it is not highly recommended, because pressing and squeezing of unripe avocados can cause bruises. These bruises later show up in the form of blackened areas. If you do want to squeeze them to get an idea, hold the avocado in your palm and give a gentle squeeze, without using your fingertips. If the avocado is not yielding to the gentle squeeze, it's unripe and requires few more days to ripen. If it yields, it is ripe and ready to eat. However, if it's soft, it is overripe.
Stalk : Green or brown?
Flick the stalk of the avocado. If it comes out easily and reveals a green base, it is ripe and ready. However, if the base is brown, it is overripe. You can also assess the ripeness by gently pressing the stalk area with your thumb. Since the part near the stalk begins to ripen first, it's a good indicator. If it yields easily, the avocado is ripe. Meanwhile, if the sides of the avocado yield, while you are pressing the stalk region, the avocado is most certainly overripe.
Having said all this, you may even experience times when no matter what you do, the avocados happen to elude you. You may still end up with hard or browned avocados. Practice and lots of luck is what is required to get perfect, buttery-soft avocados. Don't get discouraged by the hard, stony ones or the ones that have become overly ripe. Be patient with your avocados and you are sure to master the art of ripening them quickly and also identifying them when they are ripe! All the best!


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2019 Please Check your electric – proper campground power diagram
- Vehicle Type: na
- Manufacturer: Other
- Please read Overview
The picture with the 2 cans (capacitors) shows what the converter looks like when power/voltage went too high for some reason.
Lightening, or improperly wired up power cord.
In the first picture, it shows the difference between a Dryer 220 volt plug, and a 120 volt RV Plug.
Also, we have had SEVERAL RV complaints where Generators have been running and putting out 50 cycle electric instead of 60 cycle electric.
This makes the converter shut down, and AC unit run too slow cooking it. The wrong cycles makes the motors run too fast, or too slow.
Also, Low Voltage makes them heat up and causes a "Brown Out" referring to the color of the burned motor. Low voltage increases amperage causing more heat.
120 volts at 14 amps = 1,680 watts normal. But 1680 watts at 90 volts = 18.67 amps which is increasing the motor heat by just over 10%. Say if it runs at 200 degrees, but change it to over 220 degrees will it take the extra heat??????? for how long????? Not a scientist.
This is strictly Tom's opinion (experience) of things, and may find a better explanation on Google.


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Gassaway Mansion SC Wedding
Gassaway Mansion SC Wedding.
Rebekah and Richard tied the knot on May 20, 2017 in Greenville, South Carolina. Their ceremony and reception was held at The Gassaway Mansion.
Photography:JB Marie PhotographyVenue: The Gassaway Mansion Florals + Caterer: The Gassaway Group Groom/Groomsmen Suits: Belk Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids (Columbia) Bride's Dress: The Dress Cake: Kathy + Company Photo Booth: ProsOnly Entertainment DJ's-Photo/Video Booths DJ: Audiografs Hair + Makeup: Hannah Evans + Anna Gilliland