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Michael Kors
Women's Slim Runway Black IP Hybrid Smartwatch
Details https://www.belk.com/p/michael-kors-womens-slim-runway-black-ip-hybrid-smartwatch/5800719MKT4003.html
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Technology meets jet-set style with the ladies' Michael Kors Slim Runway Hybrid Smartwatch. Combining the functionality of a world-class tracker with the beauty of a traditional watch, this black IP Hybrid Smartwatch features a black sunray dial with gold-tone indexes and is finished with a three-link bracelet. Powered by the Michael Kors Access app, the Hybrid Smartwatch is compatible with iPhone and Android devices and is battery powered, so it does not require charging. Allow exclusive access to your wrist with custom-filtered notifications by contact or app. With built-in sleep and fitness tracking, you can monitor sleep, calories burned, steps and distance traveled. Fully manage your world by using Michael Kors LINK functionality with programmable options such as taking selfies, ringing your phone, controlling music, and tracking personal goals. The Michael Kors Gage hybrid smartwatch also automatically updates time zones and/or date when traveling or for Daylight Savings.
• 42-mm. case size
• Foldover closure; Bracelet band
• 2 year limited liability warranty
• Activity tracker
• Battery life: up to 6 months
• Compatibility: Android™ OS 4.4+ or iPhone® 5/iOS 8.2+
• Included Accessories: Quick Start Guide, Warranty, Case Back Tool
• Connectivity: Bluetooth smart enabled/ 4.1 low energy
• Sleep monitor
• Black IP stainless steel
• Requires specialty care
• Imported
• 42-mm. case size
• Foldover closure; Bracelet band
• 2 year limited liability warranty
• Activity tracker
• Battery life: up to 6 months
• Compatibility: Android™ OS 4.4+ or iPhone® 5/iOS 8.2+
• Included Accessories: Quick Start Guide, Warranty, Case Back Tool
• Connectivity: Bluetooth smart enabled/ 4.1 low energy
• Sleep monitor
• Black IP stainless steel
• Requires specialty care
• Imported
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Women's Slim Runway Black IP Hybrid Smartwatch is rated out of 5 by 5.
Rated 4 out of 5 by Aaesha from Very Good Due to the sleek design, I received a lot of compliments while wearing it. In addition, the provided apps work well. I do not wear the watch while asleep, so the app for tracking sleep is useless to me.
Date published: 2018-02-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jacs from Amazing watch I received this as a birthday gift and absolutely love it. It notifies me when someone texts me and who (you have to a sign contacts certain numbers) and I can control music. Also, it counts your steps and let's you know when you have reached your goal. It's beautiful and goes with everything.
Date published: 2017-08-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rocko from Great watch Excellent looking watch. Was very pleased with the black model as it utilised a dual mix of shiny black and matte black stainless steel chinks. Very Aesthetic to say the least.
Date published: 2017-06-27
Rated 3 out of 5 by van18 from Love the look! Got this watch because it looks amazing and had the added benefit of being a smart watch. Still love the watch as it looks. However it rarely connects to my phone or reports any of my steps. Haven't been able to use it as a tracker at all. But it keeps time and looks amazing. Next time I will just get a regular watch.
Date published: 2017-03-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by Tamers from Fun watch I actually bought this watch just because I liked the way it looked. It's really fun to play with. This watch makes me want to hit my goals with the amount of steps I take etc. the bonus it looks like a classy watch. I love it
Date published: 2017-01-25
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Over the past few months the colour pink, to be exact 'baby pink' has managed to worm it's way into my wardrobe and has been become one of my favourite colours of my early 20's. Recently I've accumulated (or bought, I suppose) a number of pinkesque items that I wish to share with you me dear dear readers, followers and trolls alike. From cupcake books to perfume everything here will be all pink pink pink. #pink4lyfe.
Piglet Tsum Tsum
I'm restraining myself pretty hard in starting to collect these little cuties. I have literally no place to put them and there are so many now!! Unfortunately I have a friend who works at the Disney Store who can get them for me for 30% off. MUST. RESIST. BUYING. CUTE. THINGS!!
I couldn't resist the Piglet though as it's too adorable for words!! Look at his face!!! It was a toss up between Piglet and Marie from the Aristocats (I am going to purchase the Marie Tsum Tsum in time).
Link to Disney Tsum Tsum here
Lily Flame Candles: Blush
I love Lily Flame candles!! They sell them in work and they're the nicest candles around. They give a strong but not an over powering aroma. Blush! is a sweet smelling candle that just eases any tension you have. Blush! + Lush bath bomb + Mamas and Papas = Heaven!!
Also if you have an idea for a scent, give them your input and you will receive amazing deals!! Share your input here
Easy Cupcakes
At the age of 24 I thought it was time to finally learn how to cook. As you know I try (I do really try) to control my sugar intake so by learning how to cook desserts from scratch rather than buying them ready made I can control the sugar levels in each baking dosage. A smart and healthy idea (as she types while eating prawn crackers from her local Chinese). Some of these recipes look adorable and do-able for a beginner. Some of the cakes look kawaii too!
Olympea by Paco Rabanne
Okay this may not be exactly pink or baby pink but it's close enough! While venturing out for breakfast with my work team I caught wind of a beautiful smell. Sweet, not to strong, very light but not vanilla. A perfect perfume. Turns out it was Olympea by Paco Rabanne and it's becoming my new favourite perfume!! I love the shape of the perfume box too!! Very stylish and elegant, not over the top in the slightest
Link to Paco Rabanne perfumes here
Dasepo Naughty Girls DVD
I love my Asian cinema!! I absolutely adore it!! I love foreign films!! They're my favourite type of escapism!! I have a big Asian film collection that I'm dying to share with you!! Dasepo Naughty Girls is one of my all time favourites, reason being is that it looks eccentric and maybe slightly uncomfortable to watch but it's actually a really sweet and very touching story….that is based in a school that is renowned for it's sexual aberrations. A romantic comedy musical and that will have you smiling ear to ear.
Link to Dasepo Naughty Girls DVD here


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Jeremiah 4:13Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! for we are spoiled.Torrey's Topical Textbook
Jeremiah 48:40For thus said the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.Torrey's Topical Textbook
Lamentations 4:19Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.Torrey's Topical Textbook
The Seven Trumpets. ... between the Romans and Visigoths." The hostile armies approached. ... The word eagle, instead of angel, is in ... mounted horsemen, famous for the swiftness of their ... /.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the seven trumpets.htm
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The Eagle of Great and Powerful Kings
The Eagle of Wisdom and Zeal of God's Ministers
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The Eagle: (Hasting to the Prey) of the Swiftness of Man's Days
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The Eagle: (Renewed Strength and Beauty of) the Renewal of Saints
The Eagle: (Swiftness of) the Melting Away of Riches
The Eagle: (Swiftness of) the Swiftness of Hostile Armies
The Eagle: (Upward Flight of) the Saint's Rapid Progress Toward
The Eagle: (Wings of) Protection Afforded to the Church
The Eagle: A Bird of Prey
The Eagle: Called the Eagle of the Heavens
The Eagle: Delights in the Lofty Cedars
The Eagle: Different Kinds of
The Eagle: Dwells in the High Rocks
The Eagle: Feeds Her Young With Blood
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Gartner Includes CloudEndure in Market Guide for IT Resilience Cloud Orchestration Automation
New York, NY — December 25, 2016 — CloudEndure has announced that its Live Migration and Disaster Recovery solutions are cited in Gartner's December 2016 Market Guide for IT Resilience Orchestration Automation.
According to Gartner, IT resilience orchestration (ITRO) automation solutions "provide improved IT service availability, recovery, and integrity through the automation of application workload failover and failback."
CloudEndure's Live Migration and Disaster Recovery solutions utilize automated application stack orchestration, enabling one-click cutover, failover, and failback that meet aggressive availability and recovery objectives.
"It's an honor to be included in this report by Gartner," said Ofer Gadish, CEO of CloudEndure. "Automated orchestration has been an integral part of our solutions from the start. I'm thrilled that Gartner has published a Market Guide dedicated to this critical technology."
The Market Guide for IT Resilience Orchestration Automation was researched and written by John P. Morency, Research VP at Gartner, and Neha Kumar, Senior Research Analyst at Garner. It is available for purchase via Gartner.
Gartner Disclaimer
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About CloudEndure
CloudEndure provides Live Migration and Disaster Recovery for any application, allowing companies to mobilize entire applications with their data to and across clouds with near-zero downtime and no data loss. CloudEndure enables truly consistent, block-level, real-time replication using continuous data protection. Founded in 2012, CloudEndure's Cloud Workload Mobility technology creates an exact copy of the entire application at an alternative cloud location — at the touch of a button, within minutes, and with the latest data. CloudEndure supports physical, virtualized, and cloud-based applications as sources and Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and OpenStack as target cloud locations. For more information, visit www.CloudEndure.com.


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Delaware Supreme Court endorses deal price as strong evidence of fair value in appraisal cases, but rejects judicial presumption.
In DFC Global Corp. v. Muirfield Value Partners, L.P. (Aug. 1, 2017), the Delaware Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling on the determination of fair value in statutory appraisal cases. The court held that the deal price represents strong evidence of fair value but rejected a judicial presumption that, even in an arm's-length merger, the deal price is the best indication of fair value.
DFC was a publicly traded company in the payday loan industry. The company had previously experienced rapid growth and was highly leveraged as a result of that expansion. In recent years, the company faced increased scrutiny from regulators in its key markets.
Concerned about an uncertain regulatory future, DFC's board engaged a financial advisor to explore a potential sale of the company. The advisor contacted several private equity sponsors, none of which elected to pursue an acquisition of DFC. Over the next year, the financial advisor reached out to 35 more private equity sponsors and three strategic buyers. A few expressed interest and commenced discussions about a possible acquisition. Over the course of the negotiations and subsequent sale process, the company adjusted its financial projections downward several times. DFC was ultimately acquired for $9.50 per share. Several dissident stockholders pursued appraisal rights.
In determining fair value, the Court of Chancery gave equal weight to three considerations: (1) the deal price; (2) a comparable companies analysis; and (3) a discounted cash flow analysis, which the court developed from competing analyses submitted by the parties' experts. The Chancellor did not provide a rationale for this weighting analysis and determined that fair value was $10.21 per share. Both sides appealed.
On appeal, DFC argued that Delaware's appraisal statute (8 Del. C. § 262) precludes the use of traditional valuation methodologies to determine fair value when a company is acquired through an arm's-length, conflict-free auction process. The plaintiffs cross-appealed, arguing that section 262 precludes application of bright-line rules, and that the Court of Chancery erred in placing any weight on deal price.
Supreme Court Rejects Chancellor's Analysis
In an opinion by Chief Justice Strine, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery. The Supreme Court held that (1) the Court of Chancery did not provide a sufficient basis for deciding to give only one-third weight to the deal price in the determination of fair value and (2) the Court of Chancery erred in adjusting some of the inputs in its cash flow calculation when it subsequently revised its fair-value calculations.
The Supreme Court declined to establish an express judicial presumption in favor of deal price as determinative of fair value in any particular class of mergers, noting that any such presumption would be inconsistent with section 262, which requires the Court of Chancery to determine fair value in its discretion by "taking into account all relevant factors." No presumption would be permissible unless the Delaware General Assembly amended section 262.
Although it did not adopt a formal presumption, the Supreme Court strongly endorsed deal price as often "the best evidence of fair value," particularly in cases involving an arm's-length merger resulting from a vigorous sale process. The Supreme Court explained:
[O]ur refusal to craft a statutory presumption in favor of the deal price when certain conditions pertain does not in any way signal our ignorance to the economic reality that the sale value resulting from a robust market check will often be the most reliable evidence of fair value, and that second-guessing the value arrived upon by the collective views of many sophisticated parties with a real stake in the matter is hazardous.
The Supreme Court emphasized that the Court of Chancery, in determining fair value, must consider the reliability of all appropriate factors (such as the merger price and a discounted cash-flow analysis) and justify, based on the "economic facts" before it and corporate finance principles, the weight it places on the results of those methodologies given their relative reliability as predictors of fair value. Importantly, the Supreme Court stated that the Court of Chancery's "decision to give one-third weight to each [of the three] metric[s] [it considered] was unexplained and in tension with the Court of Chancery's own findings about the robustness of the market check." The Court of Chancery should, in the future, evaluate factors such as deal price and discounted cash-flow analysis on a spectrum, based on the vigor of the sale process and the reliability of available projections for a discounted cash-flow analysis.
The Supreme Court remanded the case and instructed the Court of Chancery to reconsider the weighting of the various valuation methodologies, particularly in light of the strong reliability of deal price in this case in contrast to the unreliability of the available discounted cash-flow projections.
What does this mean for appraisal actions going forward? When a transaction has an adequate market check, and when the transaction is arm's-length and conflict-free, the Court of Chancery should consider the deal price as strong evidence - although not presumptive - that the deal price is the fair value.
The Supreme Court's DFC Global ruling offers some guidance for companies defending future appraisal cases. Despite the "visual appeal" of adding up all the valuations presented and dividing that sum by the number of valuations, it is not the appropriate method for calculating fair value. Rather, the application of various methods depends entirely on the facts present in a given case. And the Court of Chancery can now reasonably be expected to explain and justify its weighting analysis in each case.


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Saturday's NHL CapsulesNHL.com @NHLdotcom
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar scored 55 seconds apart late in the second period to lead the Los Angeles Kings over the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday.
Jeff Carter and Milan Lucic also scored, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves and the Kings beat Florida at home for the seventh straight time.
Nick Bjugstad scored for the Panthers. Florida has lost five straight games and hasn't scored a third-period goal in any of them.
Roberto Luongo stopped 31 shots, including a breakaway by Lucic with 4:50 left in the second period to keep it tied 1-1. But the Kings outshot Florida 20-4 during that period and quickly grabbed a 3-1 lead.
Doughty's first goal of the season came on a power-play one-timer from the left circle that trickled through Luongo's pads with 3:21 left in the period. Kopitar then scored during a goalmouth scramble.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ? Rasmus Ristolainen scored his second goal of the game with 16.8 seconds left to lead Buffalo over Vancouver.
Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller played his first game back in Buffalo since being traded in February 2014, after more than 11 seasons with the Sabres.
Jamie McCabe also scored for the Sabres. Jack Eichel, the 18-year-old centre Buffalo drafted with the No. 2 overall pick, had two assists and rookie goaltender Linus Ullmark made 35 saves.
Henrik Sedin and Chris Higgins scored for the Canucks in the first of a seven-game road trip. Miller made 19 saves.
Tyler Ennis and Marcus Foligno set up Ristolainen for a slap shot from the point that gave Buffalo the win.


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i do not understand what is so spectacular about le lan. nor do i understand how they have only great reviews everywhere i read.
i found the atmosphere lacking, the food medicore and the general design of the space to be less than visually 'exciting'. spring rolls, duck, deserts - fine but not to be compared with a fine dining experience?
would love to hear your thoughts. help?
-fellow foodie


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Free Appraisal for selling your property
We can offer you an obligation free market appraisal. This comprises a report which includes:
- recent sales figures for the area surrounding your home
- comparison with recent sales
- indicators of current market trends
- an accurate estimate of the price range in which your property sits
- recommendations on improvements that can maximise sale potential
If you are planning to sell we will include:
- marketing recommendations
- an indication of commission and marketing costs
If you wish to receive this professional service, which is available for any area of the Hutt Valley from Manor Park to Eastbourne, please fill in the simple form below. (Alternatively you are very welcome to email me and I will give you a call back, or call us now on 589 1895. We endeavour to reply within 24 hours and complete the report with 3 days of the appraisal.


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The Ministry of Education is delivering on its commitment to make access to child and family programs easier by announcing the launch of Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres [OEYCFC]. The OEYCFCs will offer parents, caregivers and children high-quality early years programs.
We want to ensure OEYCFC best meet the needs of our children and their families in Bruce County and Grey County. We need to hear from you so we can better understand your participation in local programs and services.
Helping us is simple, just complete this very short (5-7 minute) survey by November 18, 2016. As a thank you, once you have completed the survey, you have the option to enter a draw to win one of ten $50 grocery gift cards.
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Kent Driving recruitment agency listing
Including Maidstone, Gillingham, Dartford and Chatham
Those looking for Driving-related employment in Kent will be able to find work in a variety of fields, from Industrial Driving to Public Transport. Kent is home to companies operating in a wide range of industries, from Cider-Making to Shipbuilding.
Employers of Driving Staff in Kent
Many companies need Drivers, be these HGV Delivery Drivers, fork lift drivers or other roles within a firm. Roles for Mail and Parcel Delivery Staff are widely available in Kent, with employment offered both through private courier firms and the Royal Mail.
Alternatively, candidates could look to Kent's Public Transport network for a role involving Driving Trains, Coaches, or Buses. Taxi Drivers are also sought after, particularly in urban areas, and Driving Instructor roles are advertised with a number of companies.
Pay and salaries
Pay for Temporary Driving work starts from £7 to £13 per hour, while Permanent Driving Staff can earn anything from £19,000 per year upwards. Driving Instructors can earn in excess of £25,000 per year. For some roles, a specialist licence such as a HGV licence will be required, while all roles will require a full driving licence. Companies often only recruit candidates with a clean driving licence. Recruitment agencies offer a wide range of Driving roles across Kent - see below to get started.
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IACIPP on Call to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Terror Attacks
The United Nations Security Council urged joint measures to protect 'critical infrastructure' from terrorist attacks in February of this year.
Given the importance of critical infrastructure for a country's security and prosperity against the backdrop of increasingly diverse physical and cyber threats from terrorist groups, the United Nations Security Council underlined the need for international collaboration – both domestically and across borders – to ensure their protection.
In a resolution adopted unanimously the 15-member Security Council reiterated "the need to strengthen efforts to improve security and protection of particularly vulnerable targets, such as infrastructure and public places."
Attacks against objects and sectors such as banking and finance, telecommunications, emergency services, air, maritime and rail transportation, and energy and water supply – perceived as 'attractive targets' for terrorist groups – can result not only in civilian casualties, but also damage property on a large scale, disrupt proper functioning of public services, and create chaos in societies.
To read the full article, click here.


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Quest Erlebniskultur
Kolbermoor, Germany
Within the protected historic industrial buildings of the 'Alte Spinnerei' in Kolbermoor, a mix of restaurants, cafés, retail industry and services is situated in this attractive area alongside the canal of the former power plant. This includes the Café "Giuseppe e amici" in the 'Kesselhaus' and the identically named restaurant in the former 'Baumwollmagazin'.
Applying a few individual measures, the functions and architectural designs have been upgraded. A café was included, with a canopy in front of the street side entrance and a new organization of the whole entrance area. The Catering area was transformed with a new counter, new paneling for the kitchen pod and a large ceiling light. The multifunctional 'Markthalle' (market hall) was also redesigned. In addition a new restaurant was built, with a pergola over the outside terrace alongside the canal and a 'showgrill' (open Barbecue area) on the inside.
The transformation of the 'Rosengarten' with its significant tensile structure roofing is completed with these small measures.
- Location
Kolbermoor, Germany
- Client
Quest Projekt Kolbermoor GmbH & Co. KG
- Architect
Behnisch Architekten, München
- Address
An der Alten Spinnerei
83059 Kolbermoor
- Photography
David Matthiessen
- Design
- Completion
- Gross
1.200 qm / 12,917 sq.ft.
- Volume
4.800 cbm / 169,510 cu.ft.
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It's day #2 of the Blogger Book Fair, and I'm truly excited to be joining the lively and entertaining Jami Gray:
"Thanks for joining us today, Jami. For starters, can you tell us about your writing routine? What needs to be in place/done before you can let the words fly?"
"Somewhere in an alternate reality I have a beautiful book lined office where a thin 32 inch screen perches on a stunning cherry wood desk. A white board filled with an intriguing complex story line graces a pristine white board nestled next to an impeccably kept filing cabinet where character sketches, world building details and future plots are all in their spots waiting to be used. The only sounds in this writerly oasis is whatever music my Muse and I have agreed on that day. No telephones, no cell phones, no other distraction would dare to intrude into this writer's paradise.
And if you believe that fantastic piece of creative writing, I think there is a bridge somewhere with your name on it.
"Want a realistic snapshot of my writing life? Okay then, here you go, now remember, you asked for this:
"A loud, deep woof will signal the beginning of my day as my walking fur rug's stomach demands food. Once we've appeased the hungry canine gods, I trudged back upstairs to drag two pre-teen boys (aka The Prankster Duo), who could double as possums, out of bed and into clothes. After which ensues a battle of "Did you (insert necessary personal hygiene request here)?" versus "Do I have to, mom?". Bloodied and bruised I will always win (because I'm the mom) they will then be relegated to the outside pick up point for their daily educational awareness training. This enables me to dash back upstairs for my job-that-currently-pays-the-bills and the endless rounds of meetings that, I swear, comprises the fourth level of hell. Before I know it, the Duo is back home with questions that could not be asked of the teachers. Oh no, they must be directed to the parental units. Then they want food, the hubby (aka The Knight in Slightly Muddy Armor) wants attention and maybe by 9 pm, I may be able to take a breath.
"I learned years ago that if I want to write, I have to make the time. So I do.
Summer is tough, but during the school year, it's a bit easier. The Knight is out slaying dragons, the Duo is out raising havoc under someone else's watch and the hellhound mimics a fur rug. I can get all my adult responsibilities of my job-that-pays-the-bills done and if I have some spots of time, I use it. Writing a paragraph here or there, sketching out the next chapter, or tweaking the last scene. But even so, I will be the first to admit I'm a horrible mom. I abandon my offspring and my significant other for at least an hour and a half every night to fend for themselves. This time use to be sacred, set aside so I could enjoy other writers' stories, now it's dedicated to creating my own.
I set a daily word count, which means that my Muse, who hates following anyone's rules, much less an outline, complains horribly. For the first few attempts, it's rough going as I combat those complaints with selected tunes and damn good headphones. She'll try and distract me. "Jami, the dishes aren't done, they're just sitting there, waiting to be washed." or "Jami, did you see that weed in the backyard? It's going to multiple like rabbits." Eventually though, she gives in and we start to work together. Then I go forth and chip away at my word count. Word by word I carve that sucker down until, exhausted, I have won the day. Unfortunately I try not to remember I have to do it all over again the next day. And the next.
"It took me years to get over the guilt of bailing on the males of my domain for a whole day, but now I find it's essential. Not just to my writing but to my sanity. I realize that where others may use that time to read a book, workout, shop, or hang out with friends, I use for my alternate personality—the writer."
Nathan blinks in astonishment, "Well... at least you're not kept too busy, huh?" Chuckles lamely and wipes his brow. "So how would you say this hectic process translates to your writing? Do you have any direct means of releasing that energy onto the pages?"
"Hmm…let me think on that one…" Jami crosses her legs and taps her fingers rhythmically on her knee, "Non-stop action. Fair to say, if I don't get a break, there damn sure no way I'm letting my characters take it easy. I mean," she grimaces, "whoever heard of picking up a book to read where the characters keep stopping for their favorite TV show, dinner, sleep or the fluorescent peacock crossing the road? Granted, I might stop for that last one, but still… I've found because I enjoy reading fast paced, nerve wracking, heart pounding books, my writing reflects the same. Generally when life starts smacking you around, it rarely stops for a breather. I imagine it more like that kid from the Twilight Zone who controlled our world 'stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself..' Plus true mettle tends to reveal itself when the pressure is the greatest, therefore my characters hate me…but I keep telling them it will all be worth it in the end."
Chuckling, Nathan scratches his chin and leans forward, "Ain't that the truth, though you had me at the fluorescent peacock; that's not exactly something you see every day, huh? So with all of this venting through your characters, would you say there's one character in particular who mirrors a lot of that pent-up energy?"
Jami smirks, batting her eyelashes "Are you asking if there are parts of moi in my characters? Nathan, Nathan, Nathan…we're writers, there's always bits and pieces of us, or how we see ourselves, in our characters. For me, yep, definitely hints of me in all my main characters. Yet, they tend to generate their own distinctive personalities. If I had to pick one, I'd have to say Xander, from my upcoming SHADOW'S MOON, is probably the closest to me—or at least how I see myself," an evil grin consumes Jami's face, "However, if you ask surrounding spectators (such as fellow critique members from the 7 Evil Dwarves), they may disagree and say it's Raine, but we'll allow that."
"'Xander', huh?" Nathan raises an eyebrow and smirks for a prolonged moment before leaning forward, "So, as long as we're on the subject of putting yourself into your characters, can you tell us more about a few of your bigger characters and what traits of yours you've infused into them?"
"No, no, no…" Jami wags her index finger at Nathan, "No more sneaking deets on Xander, you'll just have to wait until SHADOW'S MOON hits the shelves." She pauses for a moment and offers a slight shrug, "Oh, okay! Maybe one more—I thought when I sat down to write the third book, that bringing Xander and Warrick to life would be easy," she wipes her brow for effect, "No such luck. Seriously, who knew writing somewhat well-adjusted characters would be so damn difficult? I mean, if you're a fairly happy, balanced person shouldn't that be easy to translate? Yeah, no.
"However when it came to Raine, I had to tap into some hard earned lessons."
Her eyebrow rises, "Just a little warning, I'm not so sure Raine would appreciate being labeled a "bigger" character. Dangerous? Frightening? Oh yeah, she'd go along with those, but bigger…not so much.
"Raine started out pretty straightforward—lots of baggage, little trust, generally stayed on the anti-social end of the spectrum—y'know, the things that make a great hunter feared. Yet even she didn't realize how much more there was to who she is and what she'll become, until she finally begins to let others in. It's a painful lesson for her, not only does it exact a price, but the eventual payoff is huge. To get into the mindset of a character who's been damaged on a deep internal level and to tempt them to drop their emotional barriers and step out into the chaotic world around them, it takes another strong personality. For Raine, that's Gavin."
There's a prolonged silence as Jami shifts uncomfortably in her seat "Every writer tends to pull on personal experience when developing characters and their worlds. For me, there was a time in my life when I felt out of step and perching on observer status, so yeah, there are parts of Raine I can relate to. The strength she draws on to pull her out of difficult situations. That I totally get. I'm part Irish, we don't give up, no matter how many hits you throw our way, we just thrust out our jaw and hit back, hopefully harder. However, if I were to meet her in the flesh? She'd scare the every living crap out of me, and I'm pretty damn sure I'd just confuse her.
"As for Gavin?" she offers a small, private smile, "All I'll say is, yes, there are parts of him that are drawn from someone very close to me. He's a good counter balance for Raine, logic when she needs it, calm when she can't find it, and cold, ruthless practicality that make him a very strong partner."
Nathan smirks at that, "So this will come as something of a moot point after your last answer, but you're not above illustrating a central character as being... er, 'damaged'. I know there are some artists (both literary and otherwise) who outright refuse to have their mains' origins be anything but wholesome, and I've always thought that was starting off on a weak leg. What are your thoughts in that regard?"
Leaning back in her seat, Jami taps a finger on her armrest, "Let's not beat around the mist shrouded Foxglove, shall we. Life is messy. Even in fiction, it's messy. For me as a reader, I enjoy delving into characters with flaws because it gives me a break from my own," she narrows her eyes as her lips twist into a sneer, "Do you really want to read about Susie Homemaker, who lives in her spotless, Architectural Digest home, with her 2.1 kids who are mini-geniuses, and the adoring, high paid hubby who dutifully shuffles off to his desk promptly at 9 every morning and returns without a wrinkle or stress line at 6? Maybe it makes me damaged, but I can't connect to characters who seem so"—waves hand around to search for the right word—"flat. Now, if the next door neighbor's yapping little dust-mop of a dog suddenly flips Susie's internal switch and we discover she's actually a sleeper agent who's very, very good with knives and poisons? Now you've got me."
Laughs at Jami's choice of words and nods, "I'm in total agreement with you there, though I would be interested to read more about that 1/10th of a child that Miss Susie Homemaker is raising!" Offers a twisted smirk and laughs, "Do you think it's just a head in a jar or something? Anyway, so we agree that a character with their own degree of… well, let's call it 'baggage', is more entertaining, my readers and I would be curious to know: who in your work is carrying the MOST baggage? Do you ever have a moment of 'Oh,
, that's so you!'?"
"Wouldn't you like to know what that minuscule 1/10th is really used for?" Jami says with a smirk before pausing to consider Nathan's question, "The most baggage?" she pauses again; biting her lower lip in contemplation, "That could be a hard one to call. Obviously the main characters tend to reveal their past luggage a bit more often than secondary ones, mainly because the story spotlight is all over them. In the first two books, Raine is the heavy lifter, with Gavin coming in a close second. Xander and Warrick, from SHADOW'S MOON, also have their own not so matching traveling set, so I guess your answer should be—whoever my main characters are. However, yes, I have had many an 'ah-ha' moments when I recognize various traits that just scream a specific character. It's how I know if a secondary character will have their own story. Xander and Warrick were getting impatient and wouldn't leave me the hell alone, so they ended up as the third book."
Seeing The Literary Dark Emperor about to ask a follow-up question, Jami interjects, waggling a finger at him, "No, close your mouth, Nathan, I know what you're going to ask next—so who's up next? I'm not telling, but if you want baggage, Book 4 will have trunks full of it…"
"Aww!" Nathan pouts, "Not even an eencie-weencie sample? Just a tasty li'l morsel to tempt and tease our readers?" He bats his eyelashes and smirks, "You know you can't resist The Literary Dark Emperor's wily charms."
Jami groans and sighs, rolling her eyes, "If you insist, Nathan, but don't say I didn't warn you, some things are better left in the dark, y'know. I'll give one hint, just one…Book 4 will center around the one individual Raine would have no problems offing if given a chance." Jami takes a fugitive glance to the deep shadows behind The Literary Dark Emperor, "Problem is, this isn't just a lowly little someone in the Kyn." Suddenly looking nervous, Jami lowers her voice, "Plus, you don't want to draw their attention, it could be hellishly bad luck…"
"Aww! C'mon! You know you want to!"
As the nervous look intensifies, Jami slowly rises to her feet, her eyes still focused on something behind Nathan, "I do believe it's time for me to bid you adieu."
Nathan frowns, "Huh? Why?" concerned, he begins to stand, "Was it something I—" there's a chill in the air and a flutter just over his shoulder a split-second before a kiss of silver meets his throat; a wicked blade now pressed against his jugular.
Jami slowly raises her hands up placating, "It's just an interview, Raine! You remember, we discussed this. No one believes you're real and I can't continue writing if you starting leaving a trail of bodies behind," she shakes head sadly, "It's not good for my reputation and orange is so not my color."
Nathan stammers, trying to speak without pressing his throat further against the razor-sharp blade at his throat, "R-Raine? I… I didn't mean any harm. I was just—y'know—interviewing Jami. I wasn't… Raine? Raine?"
"Would you reconsider this once?" Nathan watches as Jami tries to repress a shiver as the frigid sensation of Raine's unseen glare intensifies, "Yeah, I thought so." taking a deep breath, Jami regards Nathan with sincere remorse in her voice. "Look, I did warn you, Nathan. I really enjoyed our conversation and I only wish it could end differently, but I am at the mercy of my Muse—blades, blood and all…"
*Nathan's decapitated head and eviscerated body were found several days later. Police have no leads*
Author Bio:
Growing up on the Arizona-Mexico border, Jami Gray was adopted at the age of 14 and suddenly became the fifth eldest of 37 children. She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor's in Journalism and three minors-History, English, and Theater. Shortly after marrying her techie-geek hubby (who moonlighted as her best friend in high school) she completed a Masters in Organizational Management from University of Phoenix Oregon.
Now, years later, she's back in the Southwest where she's outnumbered in her own home by two Star Wars obsessed boys, one Star Wars obsessed husband, and an overly-friendly, 105-pound male lab. Writing is what saves her sanity.
SHADOW'S EDGE: Book 1 of the Kyn Kronicles
Blurb for Shadow's Edge:
Everyone fears what hunts in the shadows—especially the monsters…
It takes a monster to hunt one, and for Raine McCord, forged in the maelstrom of magic and science, she's the one for the job. In a world where the supernatural live in a shadowy existence with the mundane, a series of disappearances and deaths threatens the secrecy of her kind and indicates someone knows the monsters are alive and kicking. Partnering up with the sexy and tantalizing Gavin Durand proves to be a challenge as dangerous as the prey she hunts.
When the trail points back to the foundation which warped Raine's magic as a child, her torturous past raises its ugly head. Gavin and Raine sift through a maze of lies, murder and betrayal to discover not only each other, but the emerging threat to them and the entire magical community.
SHADOW'S SOUL: Book 2 of the Kyn Kronicles
Blurb for Shadow's Soul:
Some nightmares are born of love…
Raine McCord has no problem taking down the monsters of the world, it's one of the reasons she's so good at her job. So playing bodyguard to Cheveyo, head Magi of the Northwest, as he consults with the Southwest Kyn should be an easy assignment. Unfortunately, simple task turns into a nightmare when Cheveyo is kidnapped and Raine is left for dead by one of the Kyn's most feared beings, a Soul Stealer.
The Stealer's attack leaves lasting wounds, undermining Raine's confidence as a warrior and damaging her unruly magic. Her ability to heal her mind and spirit hinges on the one man who can touch her soul, Gavin Durand. Compelled to face the emotions raging between them, they must embrace not only their stormy relationship but their evolving magic to escape the twisted threads of murder and betrayal to find Cheveyo.
As Raine and Gavin come together and begin to unravel the complex web of secrets and hidden vendettas haunting the Southwest Kyn, they discover unsettling new truths that threaten their very existence.


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Basis of preparation
1. General
EVN AG, as the parent company of the EVN Group (EVN), is a leading listed Austrian energy and environmental services provider. Its headquarters are located in A-2344 Maria Enzersdorf, Austria. In addition to serving its domestic market in the province of Lower Austria, EVN is operating in the Bulgarian, Macedonian and Croatian energy industry. EVN is also active in the area of environmental services through subsidiaries that provide customers in nine countries with water supply, wastewater treatment and thermal waste utilisation services.
The consolidated financial statements are prepared as of the balance sheet date of EVN AG. The financial year of EVN AG covers the period from 1 October to 30 September.
The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the basis of uniform accounting policies. In cases where the balance sheet date of a consolidated company differs from the balance sheet date of EVN AG, interim financial statements are prepared as of 30 September.
The consolidated financial statements were prepared on the basis of historical acquisition and production costs, unless indicated otherwise.
Certain items on the consolidated statement of financial position and the consolidated statement of operations are summarised to achieve a more understandable and clearly structured presentation. These positions are presented individually in the consolidated notes and explained according to the principle of materiality. In order to improve clarity and comparability, the amounts in the consolidated financial statements are generally shown in millions of euros (EURm), unless otherwise noted. Immaterial mathematical differences may arise from the rounding of individual items or percentage rates.
The consolidated statement of operations is prepared in accordance with the nature of expense method.
2. Reporting in accordance with IFRS
Pursuant to § 245a of the Austrian Commercial Code, the consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the current guidelines set forth in the IFRSs issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) as well as the interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) that were applicable as of the balance sheet date and had been adopted by the European Union (EU).
Standards and interpretations applied for the first time and changes in accounting policies
The following standards and interpretations were applied for the first time in the 2015/16 financial year:
|2. Standards and interpretations applied for the first time
|New Standards and Interpretations
|Revised Standards and Interpretations
|Employee Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions
|Annual Improvements 2010–2012
|Annual Improvements 2011–2013
|1) In accordance with the Official Journal of the EU, these standards are applicable to financial years beginning on or after the effective date.
2) Early application in 2014/15
The core objective of the annual improvements of the IFRS is the improvement of the quality of the standards. This will be achieved by the change or correction of existing IFRS for the purpose of clarifying guidelines and formulations. Seven standards were changed by the Annual Improvements 2010–2012. This concerns standards IFRS 2, IFRS 3, IFRS 8, IFRS 13, IAS 16, IAS 24 and IAS 38. In addition, the changes to the Annual Improvements 2010–2012 also have effects on the explanatory notes. By the Annual Improvements 2011–2013, changes were effected to four standards. This concerns standards IFRS 1, IFRS 3, IFRS 13 and IAS 40.
The initial application of the other revised standards and interpretations had no effect on the consolidated financial statements.
EVN regularly monitors and analyses the effects of the revised standards and interpretations on the future presentation of and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and the notes.
|2. Standards and interpretations already adopted by the EU but not yet compulsory
|New Standards and Interpretations
|Revised Standards and Interpretations
|Consolidated Financial Statements and Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures –
Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception
|Joint Arrangements – Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations
|Presentation of Financial Statements – Disclosure Initiative
|Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets –
Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation
|Property, Plant and Equipment and Agriculture – Bearer Plants
|Separate Financial Statements – Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements
|Annual Improvements 2012–2014
|1) In accordance with IASB, these standards are applicable to financial years beginning on or after the effective date.
The so-called "Disclosure Initiative" implemented initial recommendations for changes to IAS 1 which can be realised in the near term and are related to the revision of the conceptual framework. These changes involve materiality as it relates to disclosures in the notes, information on the aggregation and disaggregation of positions on the balance sheet and statement of comprehensive income as well as explanations on the order of specific points in the notes which could, for example, be systemised in the future depending on the relevance of this data for an understanding of the company's asset, financial and earnings position. EVN does not expect these changes to have any material influence on the consolidated financial statements. Possible adjustments could result from a revised reporting structure for the consolidated financial statements.
The Annual Improvements 2012–2014 inter alia clarified in respect of IAS 19 that the high value corporate bonds used for determining the discount rate for postemployment benefits should be denominated in the same currency as the benefits to be made. The effects on personnel provisions in Bulgaria and Macedonia will be reviewed in detail in the coming business year.
EVN does not expect the initial application in the next financial year of the other revised standards and interpretations as shown in the table above to have a material effect on the asset, financial or earnings position.
Standards and interpretations not yet effective
The following standards and interpretations had been issued as at the balance sheet date of the consolidated financial statements by the IASB, but have not yet been adopted by the EU.
|2. Standards and interpretations not yet effective
|New Standards and Interpretations
|Financial Instruments
|Regulatory Deferral Accounts
|Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|Revised Standards and Interpretations
|Consolidated Financial Statements and Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures –
Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture
|Disclosure Initiative
|Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses
|Classification and Measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions
|Applying IFRS 9, Financial Instruments with IFRS 4, Insurance Contracts
|Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|1) In accordance with IASB, these standards are applicable to financial years beginning on or after the effective date.
2) The European Commission has decided not to launch the endorsement process of this interim standard.
3) The adoption was effected by notice published in the Official Journal of the EU on 22 October 2016.
4) The IASB has proposed to postpone this initial application for an indefinite period.
On 24 July 2014 the IASB issued the final version of IFRS 9, which replaces the rules defined in IAS 39 for the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. This represents the conclusion of a project started in 2008 as a reaction to the financial crisis. The new rules require mandatory application for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2018; early application is permitted, but the adoption by the EU is still outstanding. IFRS 9 includes revised guidelines for the classification and measurement of financial assets, expanded rules for the recognition of impairment losses to financial assets and new rules for hedge accounting. The application of the new standard is expected to have an effect on the classification and measurement of financial assets in EVN's consolidated financial statements, whereby no statements can be made at this time concerning the effects on the asset, financial or earnings position. Minor effects on the asset, financial and earnings position are also expected in the area of hedge accounting because the new rules are based more on risk management and are therefore likely to result in differences from present accounting practices. The impact of the application of IFRS 9 will be evaluated in detail when this standard is adopted into European law.
The IASB issued IFRS 14 on 30 January 2014 as a so-called interim standard. IFRS 14 permits first-time adopters (i.e. companies applying International Financial Reporting Standards for the first time) to present rate-regulated transactions in agreement with their previously applied accounting rules. As an interim standard IFRS 14 represents an interim solution that will apply until the IASB agrees on the accounting treatment of these issues within the context of its project on "rate-regulated activities". The previously issued IFRSs do not provide any guidelines for the accounting treatment of rate-regulated transactions, but a number of countries – including Austria – have issued national rules which require the recognition of regulatory deferral accounts. According to the prevailing opinion, the recognition of a regulatory asset or a regulatory liability is currently not permitted in financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. EVN is not directly affected by IFRS 14 because it only applies to first-time IFRS adopters. On 30 October 2015 it was announced that the European Commission does not propose the interim standard IFRS 14 for adoption in EU law, but will wait for the final standard.
IFRS 15 was issued by the IASB on 28 May 2014 and regulates the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers. The goal of this multi-year joint standardisation process between the IASB and the FASB was to unify the widely diverse requirements under IFRS and US-GAAP and to define principle-based rules for all industries. For IFRS users, IFRS 15 replaces IAS 11 "Construction Contracts" and IAS 18 "Revenue" as well as a number of interpretations, including IFRIC 18 "Transfers of Assets from Customers". IFRIC 18 covers, among others, the accounting treatment of construction subsidies received by EVN. The new standard is based on a five-step model that applies to all contracts with customers unless more specific rules are provided in other standards, e.g. for leases. With regard to the timing of revenue recognition, IFRS 15 defines whether revenue is to be recognised at a specific point in time or over time. This determination is based, above all, on the point of time the performance obligation is fulfilled, which is based on a general control model in IFRS 15. The transfer of control determines the timing of revenue recognition. IFRS 15 also provides new, more comprehensive requirements for the disclosures in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. In September 2015 the IASB postponed the date for the mandatory application of IFRS 15 by one year to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2018. The effects of the application of IFRS 15 will be reviewed in detail in the course of a recently started project in the coming financial year.
IFRS 16 was published by the IASB in January 2016, and will replace the previous standard on leasing arrangements IAS 17 as well as the previous interpretations. IFRS 16 contains both a changed definition of the term lease as well as changed rules on the accounting by the lessee. Under the new regulations, the previous distinction between finance leases and operating leases does not apply any more. In that sense, operating leases will be recognisable in the balance sheet like finance leases in the future. Exceptions are leases with a term of twelve months or less, or if low-value assets are concerned. The simplifications are optional. EVN currently acts as lessee in operational leases, for which reason implications are to be expected by the application of IFRS 16. A quantification of the implications on the asset, financial and earnings position of EVN is not possible at this point in time, and will be reviewed in detail in the course of a recently started project in the coming financial year.
IAS 7 Disclosure Initiative on Cash Flow Statements requires additional disclosures on the changes of financial liabilities. The additional disclosures concern both cash changes as well as non-cash changes. The changes will lead to more comprehensive notes to the consolidated financial statements of EVN.


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The report expressed an urgent call to motion and suggested that a strategic plan be developed that focuses on the behaviors and steps required to properly put into practice these four crucial suggestions.
Assembly these objectives would require the efficient usage of science—each the science now close by and that still to be formulated.
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Generally, food processing is applied for one or more of the following causes: preservation, extending the harvest in a safe and steady sort; basic safety; excellent; availability; benefit; innovation; health and fitness and wellness; and sustainability.
• Decrease the incidence and prevalence of overweight and being overweight on the U.S. populace by decreasing overall calorie ingestion and rising physical activity;
Stories on efficiency change broadly, but some credible resources place organic food production as low as 50% of that of conventional agriculture (Bichel Committee 1999). Yield variations could be attributable to several factors like agro-ecological zone (as an example, temperate and irrigated in contrast with humid and perhumid), crop sort, significant-enter when compared with very low-enter standard of similar typical crop, and administration practical experience (Zundel and Kilcher 2007).
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The key objective of this evaluate should be to function a foundational source for public outreach and education and to deal with misperceptions and misinformation about processed foods. The supposed viewers involves people who desire to know more about the applying of science and know-how to satisfy society's food wants and those involved in general public education and learning and outreach.
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Entire-genome ways will even be accustomed to acquire novel molecular methods for tracking and managing unique strains of probiotics throughout the food program. This will permit food providers to differentiate the distinctive probiotic goods they've created from Other people within the marketplace.
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I am back! Sorry for the MIA; life had been testing me. Anyway...on the bright side, I am trying to improve this blog to my best. I am trying to improve my overall self to be honest with you.
Here was my outfit to NEU Fashion Show. Monotone is a classic that had been trending. Zendaya killed it at ACLU Dinner. She honestly is #goal. I really enjoyed putting this outfit together. It was actually a last minute ensemble. Pressure can really produce great result, it's all up to how you handle it.


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Science Behind Beauty Sleep
In pursuit of boundless beauty, every Jessica, Jennifer and Gwen in Hollywood dutifully touts her matchless habits, products and tips for looking so effortlessly ageless on the red carpet. Impeccable genes and infinite resources aside, turns out it might be as easy as it looks, thanks to one simple factor: the undeniable science behind your nighttime habits. Yes, it's called beauty sleep for a reason.
Step away from the light
For years, we've all been told that our bedtime rituals have everything to do with sleep quality and truly, taking the time to mindfully wind down each night does make a difference. While chamomile tea and bubble baths are lovely, there's one nighttime ritual that can make or break your sleep: exposure to light. Our circadian rhythms, or internal clocks, are fine-tuned to coincide with the rise and fall of the sun. Scrolling through Facebook on your iPad in bed throws this totally out of sync, thanks to the devices' blue light that has been found to suppress melatonin a hormone that induces sleepiness.
Pick the right position
Recently, scientists determined that our brains actually use sleep to sweep out metabolic waste. This news is huge, not only because scientists may now understand why we sleep, but also because it means that certain sleeping positions can have serious effects on your long-term health. Sleeping on your side can actually help the brain in this housekeeping process of clearing out detritus and, in the long run, can possibly prevent the buildup of plaque that's commonly seen in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
Let your skin repair overnight
Sleep is clearly an important time for our brains to discard some waste, but it's also a critical time for our skin to repair itself from the day's environmental stressors, says Weiser. "Lack of sleep leads to puffiness and dark under-eye circles, dryness and an exaggerated appearance of wrinkles with accelerated signs of aging." To pile on top of that, the dermatologist says poor sleep can increase cortisol production, which leads to inflammation a key trigger of skin conditions like acne, eczema and psoriasis. It's important to make the most of this repairing time, so opt for high-quality, multitasking products that are made up of active ingredients with small molecules that can penetrate deeper into the skin's layers.
Learn the art of timing
There's a reason the shrill beep of that 6 a.m. alarm clock is so jarring: being yanked out of a deep slumber when you're in the midst of an REM cycle can leave you groggy, startled and disoriented all at once an effect that can last for hours. But don't worry, because there's an app for that. Smartphone apps like Sleep Cycle and Sleep Time use your phone's accelerometer to track your movements in bed, waking you at your lightest sleep stage. These apps also provide handy charts that analyze your sleep patterns over the course of the night, telling you how deeply you've slept and if you've woken up for any periods of time.
Maybe consider skipping the late-afternoon latte
You get a poor night's sleep, so you require more coffee the next day logical, right? While that afternoon espresso may seem like a godsend at 4 p.m. its effects can linger for hours later. One study showed that caffeine consumed six hours before bedtime reduced subjects' total nightly sleep by more than one hour though most weren't aware of the loss. Since the exact amount of time that caffeine stays in your system varies from person to person, plan your afternoon coffee break accordingly and give yourself a reasonable cutoff time each day. Then stick to it.
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Case Study
- A recent interpretation project focussed on Cretaceous and Jurassic prospectivity in a newly awarded North Sea Block to confirm a previous operator's work.
- Lyme Bay Consulting identified 10 additional prospects in a previously missed play that significantly increased the value of the Block and changed the new Operator's exploration focus.
- Deliverables included a prospect inventory, time and depth horizons, amplitude maps and SEGY attribute volumes. The 3D dataset covered 3000 km2 and the study was delivered by Lyme Bay consultants within 3 weeks to meet the client's deadline.
Data Courtesy of Polarcus and Seitel Inc.


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Claude E. Hooton (1905-1993) was an architect who taught at Rice University and designed homes and buildings in Houston and New Orleans. His mentor at Rice University was William Ward Watkin and he was a recipient of the Rice Architectural Traveling Fellowship (now the William Ward Watkin Traveling Fellowship). He worked on low cost housing projects including on Allen Parkway village (with MacKie and Kamrath, C.A. Johnson, and Eugene Werlin) and also designed Sharpstown Mall with Sidney H. Morris and Associates. His architectural work has been described as "regional modernism."
The following is a partial list of Hooton designed structures in Houston:
Thank you to Carol Price for contributing invaluable images and information for this page.


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IGN is AFK Podcast: Under Review
April 4, 2007 - This week on IGN is AFK, we gather just about every IGN editor to talk about the biggest games of March. Not only do the original reviewers discuss why they loved or hated a game, but others who played the title weigh in with their own opinion. We even found someone at IGN who didn't care for God of War II! Among the games discussed: Command & Conquer 3, Godfather: Blackhand Edition, Guitar Hero II, MotorStorm and many, many more.
Game of the Month: March 2007
April 1, 2007 - With all the videogames that are released each and every month, it can be quite a difficult task to decide which title to spend your hard-earned money on. Granted you could go by our review scores alone and weed through the long list of names to find something that scored high or low, but what if you had somewhere else to turn?
The Godfather Manhandles Stores
March 21, 2007 - Electronic Arts announced today that The Godfather The Don's Edition for the PlayStation 3 and The Godfather Blackhand Edition for the Wii have shipped to stores across North America. Both games will be available worldwide on March 23.
The Shipping News - Week of March 19
March 19, 2007 - The days when only a couple of games released each week are long gone. Even during the slow periods in the games industry, dozens of titles ship every week. That's why your pals at IGN have decided to gather a weekly list of the latest games shipping to stores. Check IGN on Monday's for a new list. Admittedly, the list for PC games isn't quite complete due to the immense number of PC titles that regularly flood the market. We decided games such as Alien Disco Safari and Super Granny 3 didn't need to be included.
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Review
March 16, 2007 - Ever since the Wii's launch got off to a thunderous start we've been seeing publishers scrambling to pull together new content for the system. While many of these games are Wii-makes - titles that are basically the same, adding in a couple motion controls or a new mission or two - every once in a while we'll get a title that's truly worth its new subtitle. So when EA announced that a specialized version of The Godfather would be heading to Wii, we were instantly curious to see what the new version entitled, and whether or not it was worth the cash for the Nintendo crowd.
EA to Ramp up Nintendo Support
February 1, 2007 - After reporting sales numbers for the third quarter at $1.28 (nearly identical to last year's numbers for the same quarter), EA chairman and CEO Larry Probst has released an official statement on EA's future, speaking specifically on the company's next-generation efforts:
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Hands-on
January 18, 2007 - Last March, EA released what it had hoped would be its answer to the open world genre dominated by Grand Theft Auto. It featured some interesting new ideas like the ability to take over fronts and build up your empire, along with of course a very strong storyline taken straight from the films. It wasn't perfect, but EA wasn't finished. With the Xbox 360 release half a year later, the next-gen version of The Godfather saw the addition of new content, online rankings, new abilities and more, making it something of an expanded edition of the original release.
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Breaks Thumbs This March
January 11, 2007 - Today, Electronic Arts finally announced two new versions of its Godfather game: The Godfather The Don's Edition for PS3 and The Godfather Blackhand Edition for Nintendo's Wii. While both games are based off of the previously released The Godfather game for PS2/Xbox/360, each game offers up an entirely new experience. The Godfather The Don's Edition includes The Corleone Expansion Pack complete with new gameplay and missions, while The Godfather Blackhand Edition makes use of the Wiimote's unique capabilities to provide an enhanced combat experience.
Godfather Mobs UK PS3s and Wiis
January 11, 2007 - EA gives you an offer you might refuse this March.
The Godfather Blackhand Edition Interview
January 11, 2007 - Coinciding with the official announcement of The Godfather Blackhand…
Top 25 Movie Franchises of All Time: #10
December 13, 2006 - An offer we can't refuse... #10: The Godfather trilogy.
EA Wiilly Excited
July 13, 2006 - Nintendo fans who prefer their games licensed can pop open the champagne, as EA has confirmed major support for the upcoming Wii system. According to an official release, EA has at least six Wii games currently in development, representing the Madden, Godfather, Tiger Woods, Harry Potter, Need for Speed, and SSX franchises.


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Ann Widdecombe not Strictly undignified
- Bang Showbiz
- 22 November 2010
Former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe admitted appearing on 'Strictly Come Dancing' when she was still an MP would have been ''undignified''
Ann Widdecombe would find appearing on 'Strictly Come Dancing' "undignified" if she was still an MP.
The former Conservative minister - who is paired with professional dancer Anton Du Beke on this year's show - feels "entitled to have fun" at this stage in her life.
She said: "Some people ask me whether I think it's all a bit undignified and, yes it would be if was still a serving MP but I'm not, I have retired and I'm entitled to have fun at this point."
Despite being on the receiving end of Craig Revel Horwood's harsh comments about her dancing abilities, Ann admitted the acid-tongued judge is actually "very encouraging" towards her behind the scenes of the BBC One show.
She explained: "In private he's very encouraging. That is his act, he's the one who has to be unsmiling and rude about everybody. I take it with a pinch of salt."


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For one was a sellsword, and one was a witch, and one was a swindler with fingers a'twitch, and all with a curse old as Time, as Time
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On Tuesday, the military censor allowed media outlets to report that at least one battery was located in the Gush Dan region, which includes Tel Aviv and its environs. The destruction from three Israeli offensives since 2008, including damage to the enclave's water, sanitation, energy, and medical facilities, coupled with slow reconstruction due to the blockade, led the United Nations to warn that Gaza could be "uninhabitable" by 2020.
The IDF has increased security around the construction work now being done on the security barrier along the Gaza Strip, including reinforcements of special forces. The freedom tunnel is not the only tunnel owned by the Islamic Jihad.
Also on Tuesday, the army closed off a number of tourist attractions near the Gaza border, out of concerns that the terrorist group may carry out a sniper attack on visitors.
The Israel Defense Forces blew up the tunnel, which originated in the Gazan city of Khan Younis and crossed into Israeli territory, near Kibbutz Kissufim, on October 30. Ten PIJ operatives, including two senior commanders, were killed during Israel's operation to destroy the tunnel.
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A full two years after his 2015 visit, Canada Wide Media's CEO, Peter Legge, spoke to Cranbrook chamber members
Want the key to the corner office? Be a great listener, work hard and work smart.
That was part of the message delivered to members of the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce by Peter Legge on October 18, 2017. Legge is the chairman and CEO of Canada Wide Media, and he spoke at the chamber's October member luncheon. He said that in spite of the efficiencies created by today's technology and the speed at which information can be shared, success is still earned through intelligent hard work.
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This will be the first class to be certified using the new NCAA eligibility requirements. Therefore, prospective student-athletes must check their high school transcripts for accuracy BEFORE the end of this summer to avoid any unpleasant surprises.
List of Approved Core Courses
Remember the NCAA Eligibility Center does not interpret transcripts it just reads them. Make sure that the names of the courses on the transcript match the names of the courses on the high school's list of approved core courses. Only courses on the list will count as NCAA core courses.
If you have completed an academic course that is not on the high school's list of approved core courses, contact the NCAA Eligibility Center contact at the high school. Only high schools may submit core courses to the NCAA for review, the university compliance and admissions offices may not.
Ten out of 16 core courses
Ten of the required 16 core courses MUST be completed PRIOR to the beginning of the senior year of high school. Seven of those 10 core courses MUST be in English, math and natural/physical science.
2.3 Grade-Point Average
Prospective student-athletes must have a 2.3 grade-point average in core courses BEFORE the beginning of the senior year in high school in order to be eligible to compete as a college freshman. Additionally, core courses may not be repeated after the seventh semester of high school begins in order to increase the core course grade-point average.
Honors/Advanced Placement Courses
Many high schools provide increased academic credit for the completion of honors courses and advanced placement courses. However, some students have mistakenly believed that they could be certified by the NCAA because while the high school did award this extra credit, an adjusted grade-point average scale was not submitted to the NCAA Eligibility Center. Again, only the high school Eligibility Center contact may submit these additional grading scales to the NCAA.
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Caleb is a high school soccer student-athlete and a junior. Caleb has completed three [3] courses in English, three [3] courses in math, and a Biology course with a grade-point average of 2.27. Caleb attends summer school and completes Driver's Education and repeats Biology and receives a higher grade. At the end of the summer Caleb's core course grade-point average is 2.31. Can Caleb be certified to compete in college in fall 2016?
Yes. Caleb has completed seven of 10 core courses with a grade-point average of 2.31. He may practice and compete in soccer as a freshman and he may receive an athletic scholarship.
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Brittney is a high school swimmer in the Class of 2016 and has completed three [3] courses of English, two [2] courses in math, Earth Science, Spanish I and Spanish II. Brittney has a 3.0 grade-point average. May Brittany be certified to compete in college in fall 2016?
No. While Brittney has s 3.0 grade-point average, she has only completed eight [8] core courses. Brittney will be eligible to practice with a collegiate swim team and receive an athletic scholarship in her freshman year of college, but she will not be able to compete.
NOTE: Most Olympic sport coaches do not have the budget to provide scholarships to students who are not eligible to compete.
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Ashley competes in women's basketball at a public high school. She is transferring to a private high school next year and will repeat her junior year. Will she be certified based on the core courses she completes this year in 2015, or next year in 2016?
Ashley will be certified based on the grade-point average and the core courses completed at the end of this year –2015. The 10 core courses must be completed with a grade-point average of 2.3 before beginning the SEVEVNTH semester of high school. Even though Ashley has decided to attend high school for 10 semesters instead of eight [8], that does not change the NCAA time line. Ashley will only be able to compete as a freshman in college if she has a 2.3 grade-point average in 10 core courses, with seven [7] of those core courses in English, math and natural/physical science. In addition, the courses completed in semesters nine and ten will not count toward NCAA eligibility certification.
NOTE: Only core courses completed in the first eight [8] semesters of high school may be used to certify the eligibility of a prospective NCAA student-athlete. The only exceptions are:
- All students are allowed to complete one [1] core course after high school graduation, and prior to the enrolling in college; AND
- Students with documented learning-impacting disabilities are allowed to complete three [3] core courses after high school graduation, and prior to enrolling in college.
If you have any questions regarding the new NCAA eligibility certification requirements please visit the new NCAA web site www.2point3.org.
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So How Come Westbrook Doesn't Get A Trophy For This?
Russell Westbrook is your NBA Regular Season MVP, and that's swell, I suppose. Really I don't know what to think about it -- for personal context I direct you to my favorite film, Casablanca:
Because can you call me a "hater" if I really just don't care? Now beat it, I've got a business to run.
Because the NBA also has a fashion division, Westbrook also won a trophy for Best Style (seriously). But he took home nothing for this play below, which is far and away the most impressive Westbrook moment of the season. It will go down in basketball history as the time the refs finally called traveling on him, and it took him picking up the ball and walking seven steps with it for them to do it.
When the refs finally called traveling on Russell Westbrook https://t.co/b8rst2qd2W
— SDD (@udstephen) June 20, 2017
What makes it so great is that it came directly after Kevin Durant's 3-pointer, and the camera was on Durant when the call was made.
I'm told that there are so many reasons that Westbrook should not be the MVP that there literally is not enough space here to list them all. And this is the internet. But let's start a list anyway.
* Ball hog.
* Mediocre shooter.
* Puts stats above team results.
* OKC can't run an organized offense when he's improvising all the time.
* Offense comes to a halt when he's on the bench.
* Too emotional.
* Defense? Please.
But I guess it depends how the league defines MVP. And there really is no definition --- it's strictly stats-based, I suppose. Because if the criteria is "most valuable to their team's success," Kawhi Leonard should have won. I'd also be fine with LeBron winning it, because he's obviously great, and the Cavaliers utterly stunk when he wasn't on the floor. I'd even vote for Steph Curry before Westbrook, because the Warriors didn't miss a step while Durant was injured, thanks to him.
But to many, NBA basketball is not a team game. Players like Westbrook and James Harden are adored for their offensive skill and nothing else. OK, fine. Like I said, this award barely interests me.
You'd have to be pretty cold, however, not to admire Westbrook's acceptance speech on Monday:
Russell Westbrook gets emotional during his MVP speech.
— NBA SKITS (@NBA_Skits) June 27, 2017
That was cool.
But that's going to have to hold him, because no team with Westbrook as a centerpiece is ever going to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Iguodala and KD took less money to play with Steph, but I'm sure stars want to come to OKC to box out for Russ so he can get triple doubles
— Killjoy (@KilljoyGSW) June 21, 2017
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