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Is English really a foreign language for us? I don't think so at least for those who are living in India. We start learning English as a subject from at an age of 5. So what was the reason for not writing and speaking well even after studying English for a decade. After some introspect, I find out that I study English as a subject, not as a language.
Now, I understand that in order to write and speak well, I need to take to do some things different that than the orthodox method, which I was following till some time ago. I though learning some "cool" vocabulary like the meaning of some sophisticated word would help me to enhance my English skills. But, I was wrong. Learning vocabulary is good only if you have a decent command over the language, otherwise, it's not going to help. Why I said this. Let's see
We cannot use the meaning of new vocabulary in the sentence just by learning the meaning from the internet, we need to learn in the context. Otherwise, you are not able to use.
Second thing, which I learned in the journey of learning English is that in order to speak fluently, we should also think in English. Now to tell you the truth, It helps me somewhat; I have not tried talking in English much but still, I feel some changes.
Guys, I need your help. I need somebody who can practice English speaking with me. I don't have any friends right now who can talk to me for practice. Some are good English speaker but you know they are busy with the work. So If anyone has interest. Do message me on my WhatsApp number which is 8860679120. I prefer Whatsapp over Skype because it consumes less data. Sometimes we can talk over Skype also.


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Let's embrace the FuckUps of Rotterdam! Entrepreneurship goes along with trial and error. Most succesful entrepreneurs have seen the downside of changing the world and now they want to share their story with us! Therefore BLueCity has teamed up with its partners to get more fuckups to the spotlight instead of all those success stories (boring!).
The FuckUpNights format is simple:
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- A line-up of four speakers that get 8 minutes to present their mother of all fuckups
- One bar with ice cold beers (and other drinks)
The presentation will be given in English. Speakers are usually entrepreneurs, designers, managers or... every now and then we invite a regular person (ow yes, normal people that make fuckups :-). So basically, the only thing that is missing now, is you and your friends, so get your tickets now!
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Canada has to update the status of its laws to better protect the privacy of Canadians when they use social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart warned MPs Tuesday.
Testifying before committee, Stoddart said she has tried to strike a reasonable balance between the desires of social media companies to experiment with new products and services, and protecting the personal information of Canadians. However, not all companies are willing to co-operate with Canadian law, she pointed out.
"I have become concerned about the apparent disregard that some of these companies have shown for Canadian privacy laws," Stoddart said bluntly.
If nothing is done, Canada risks lagging behind other countries when it comes to protecting its citizens online, she warned.
"In recent years, there has been a trend internationally towards more robust enforcement powers, she explained. "Canada has long been a leader in terms of privacy protection laws, but we now risk falling behind."
Stoddart's testimony came as the access to information, privacy and ethics committee began a study initiated by NDP MP Charmaine Borg into social media sites and the privacy of Canadians. In coming weeks the committee is expected hear from a wide range of witnesses including representatives of Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Avaaz, academic experts, industry groups and consumer groups.
While many Canadians regard social media sites as ways to interact with friends or broadcast their views, Stoddart pointed out to MPs that Canada is in an "Age of Big Data" where social media sites are also big business.
"Social media companies can quickly amass a staggering amount of personal information," she said. "In addition to the preferences, habits and social interactions of their users, these companies also collect vast amounts of background information that are not visible on public profiles, including search histories, purchases, internet sites visited and the content of private messages. This collection of billions of data points allows social media companies — using sophisticated algorithms — to analyze user behaviour in order to refine their services and to identify ways to generate revenue."
However, Stoddart pointed out that Canada's current privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Documents Act (PIPEDA), which is now overdue for its five year review, predated many of the novel technologies and social media sites now being used by Canadians.
"My office has made steady progress with the tools available to it under PIPEDA but I believe much more needs to be done," Stoddart told MPs. "The reach of digital companies using internet and mobile technologies to collect and share personal information will only grow in the coming years."
Stoddart urged MPs to look at four privacy concerns that she believes need more attention from all social media sites — accountability, meaningful consent, limiting the use of personal information and the retention of personal information.
Stoddart said her office, along with her counterparts in Alberta and British Columbia, recently issued accountability guidance to companies on internal privacy processes and procedures they should follow.
"Too often we have seen privacy concerns being addressed after a major problem is uncovered or there is a backlash on the part of users," she explained. "While it appears that many of the major players are making improvements on this front, the social media world is constantly evolving with new entities popping up regularly in a hurry to get their new service on the market. Privacy does not appear to be a top priority for them."
Social media companies also have to be clearer about how they plan to collect, use and disclose personal information and many of their privacy policies tend to be too long, complicated and ignored by users. Companies have to provide adequate information that can be easily understood if it wants to obtain meaningful consent from users, she said.
Stoddart said companies should also keep users informed about changes to the way they use their personal information.
"Social media services are constantly evolving in an effort to be innovative and competitive. This has meant that personal information can be used in new, and sometimes, unexpected – even unwelcome – ways."
Social media companies also have to be clearer about how long they plan to keep information – particularly when user's delete or deactivate their accounts. Stoddart said she had one recent case where a social media company said it had no plans to ever delete the personal information of users and had no provision for it in their software.
Barbara Bucknell, policy analyst for the privacy commissioner's office said users sometimes sign into an account they had deleted only to discover it was still accessible.
Old Port report unwrapped
Meanwhile, the committee decided to make public a report that Old Port of Montreal President Claude Benoit had shared with it concerning a controversial trip to Australia paid for in large part by the crown corporation that combined business and a vacation.
While Benoit has asked the report be kept confidential, members of the committee said it contained no confidential business information.
"I don't see anything here that was confidential and in my view this was a personal vacation that was in part paid for by Canadian taxpayers," said Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro.
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text: The Opportunity is Now: SOCMA Hopeful in Working with New Administration on Regulatory Reform By Dan Moss, Director, Government Relations | February 13, 2017 For SOCMA and the specialty batch industry, the beginning of any new Administration is accompanied by both significant uncertainty as well as opportunity, and the beginning of the Trump Administration is certainly no exception. The new Congress, too, will likely offer a very sympathetic ear on many of these same concerns. Already, we have engaged in the industry-supported effort on Capitol Hill to revoke the recently finalized Risk Management Program (RMP) final rule through the Congressional Review Act (CRA). On February 1, Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), whose district includes a SOCMA member facility, introduced the CRA resolution of disapproval targeting the rule. The opportunity to reduce regulatory burdens and costs through advocacy with the Administration and on Capitol Hill is real, and SOCMA stands poised to take advantage of that. In addition to focusing on regulatory reform, SOCMA's 100 Day initiative also consists of outreach related to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation and trade issues. We will be visiting new members of Congress, as well as chairman and ranking members of key House and Senate committees to introduce the association and advocate for policies to help specialty manufacturers. We also look forward to developing relationships with new agency officials across the government as senior officials are confirmed and other senior slots are filled. The"100 Days" strategy culminates with SOCMA's 10th Annual Washington Fly-In, April 25-26, when SOCMA members will meet face-to-face with members of Congress and their staff. But we want to hear from you. As we enter the Trump era, what issues are most important to you? What are you most concerned about?


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SOLD - FOR SALE: Oracle Parts and Accessories
Blast from the past. A selection of Oracle MK II parts from my personal table that I owned for about 30years.
Here are the left overs as a result of an upgrade to a MK V - that table was sold some time ago and I came across these parts that might benefit a member as they are hard to find and may not be supported by Oracle now.
*Main Bearing
*Power Supply
* "Dynamic Isolater" - this was an upgrade from the factory and not part of the original set up
* Springs -still good
* Dust cover hinges-I have both mating pieces ( not shown) with hardware
* Leveling pods with Delrin modification from factory
* original feet
* Counterbalance rod with weights
* Aluminum tower shrouds
* Acrylic armboard with fasteners
* spare belt -condition unknown
* record shim
* Oracle parts only for sale album not included.
I have the acrylic dust cover as well which I will include for the asking price but I won't ship it- it is cracked at the hinge area but is still stable and usable...the regular swirl marks for a piece like this. Pick up only for this cover with everything else in the local Burlington- Hamilton Area.
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The finding may help explain why such children have a global impairment in development even after surgery to correct the defects, according to Patrick McQuillen, M.D., of the University of California at San Francisco, and colleagues reported in the Nov. 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
"Widespread brain abnormalities [are present] before they undergo cardiac surgery," Dr. McQuillen said.
Indeed, he added, it's likely the abnormalities are present even before birth, probably as a result of "disordered circulation" to the brain.
The researchers used a range of techniques -- MRI, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and diffusion tensor imaging -- to examine the brains of 41 full-term newborns with congenital heart disease. The use of imaging, Dr. McQuillen said, was one of the novel aspects of the study.
Twenty-nine of the infants had transposition of the great arteries and 12 had single-ventricle physiology, the researchers noted. They were compared with 16 infants without heart disease, who were matched for gestational age, on four fronts:
- The ratio of the neuronal marker N-acetylaspartate to choline, which increases as the brain matures.
- The ratio of lactate to choline, which decreases with maturation.
- Average diffusivity, a measure of the brain's microstructure, which goes down as the brain matures.
- Fractional anisotropy of white-matter tracts, which increases with maturation.
The study found that, compared with the normal infants, those with congenital heart disease had a decrease of 10% in the ratio of N-acetylaspartate to choline, which was significant at P=0.003.
They also had a nonsignificant 28% increase in the ratio of lactate to choline (P=0.08), a 4% increase in average diffusivity (P<0.001), and a 12% decrease in white-matter fractional anisotropy (P<0.001).
"On the metabolic and microstructural level, the brains of these kids with congenital heart disease look premature," Dr. McQuillen said.
Indeed, the study was prompted by the observation that about a third of infants with such congenital heart defects have small white-matter injuries reminiscent of those seen in premature babies, he said.
In this study, 13 of the infants with heart disease (32%) had white-matter injuries, compared with none of the control newborns, the researchers found.
One implication of the study is that the impairment seen in these children is not solely the result of the surgery that kept them alive, Dr. McQuillen said, and the findings may lead to new ways to prevent the impairment.
The study adds "to the evidence that newborns with congenital heart disease are at risk for impaired brain development in utero," said Michael Johnston, M.D., of Johns Hopkins, in an accompanying editorial.
The authors pointed out that "our study was limited by a lack of comparison with other critically ill newborns who did not have heart disease. Thus, we are unable to exclude the possibility that some of the measured effects reflect changes that are generic to critically ill newborns."
Dr. Johnston said the damage could be related to disordered fetal circulation, but added that researchers should not rule out other developmental and genetic influences.
|The study was supported by the March of Dimes Foundation, the American Heart Association, the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation, the NIH, the National Center for Research Resources, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Dr. Miller reported no relevant financial conflicts.
Dr. Johnston also reported no relevant conflicts.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Miller SP, et al "Abnormal Brain Development in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease" N Engl J Med 2007; 357: 1928-38.
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New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Johnston M, "Congenital Heart Disease and Brain Injury" N Engl J Med 2007; 357: 1971-73.


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When Apple released the redesigned, "lampshade" iMac in January 2002, it had a flat 15in LCD monitor perched over a CPU shaped like half a beachball. It was an incongruous-sounding creation but the flexible monitor arrangement and economical footprint made it more than just a fashion statement.
The iMac is now available with a 20in widescreen monitor. Although the CPU remains the same size, the new iMac weighs over 18kg — almost twice the weight of the 15in model. We're sure most of that weight is ballast, added to prevent overbalancing.
The screen itself supports a resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels, more than twice the screen area of the 15in model. All that screen real estate makes the new iMac a delight to use. The screen is bright, crisp and supremely legible, even in variable lighting conditions, and the wide screen format is as suited to working with several applications as it is to playing DVDs in their intended aspect.
We didn't expect the iMac to be a speed demon with its 1.25GHz PowerPC G4 processor, but it handled most tasks we attempted without raising a sweat. And you can't argue with the striking appearance, which aids its popularity in the home and in corporate receptions. At $4299 ex GST, this iMac won't be flooding on to business desks, but perhaps it's an indication of what generic PCs will be like in a few years.


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Mitsubishi launches in Japan the new LaserVue 75-LT1 3D Laser HDTV, which is basically the Japanese version of the LaserVue 75-A91 that has been released in the US. This 75-inch Laser 3D TV features Full HD 1920×1080 resolution, side-by-side 3D image display, built-in digital TV tuner, and 10Wx2 speakers. It comes with two pairs of active shutter 3D glasses.
Coming on 21 August, the Mitsubishi LaserVue 75-LT1 is priced at 750,000 Yen.


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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Why Did I Get a Puppy?
About three weeks ago I got a six-week-old chocolate lab puppy who I named Lucy. I knew having a puppy would be a lot of work but I wasn't prepared for how awful it would be.
The first three nights she cried on and off all night so we didn't get any sleep.
Despite the fact that I've been taking her outside about every 20 minutes, she still manages to poop and pee in the house. It's like she doesn't get it. If she happens to be outside when she has to poop or pee, she does it out there. But if she's inside when the urge hits, she does it there - and usually on the one rug in the house. WHY????? I'm considering trying crate training but haven't taken the plunge yet.
The worst of all is the biting. Apparently labs are known for being biters. She bites anything that doesn't bite her first. And even if it bites her first, she'll still bite it. It's like she walks through every room with her mouth touching everything she passes.
Her favorite room to destroy is the bathroom. If she manages to get in there (I try to keep the door shut), she gets the toilet scrub brush, the toilet scrub brush holder, toilet paper rolls, a basket on the bottom shelf, towels stored on the bottom shelf, the trash can and finally the towel hanging on the towel bar. The other day she grabbed the shower curtain as I ushered her out. Those teeth should be registered as a lethal weapon.
My grandkids won't walk around the house anymore if she's loose. They stay on the couch where they're safe from her razor sharp teeth. But she's getting bigger and closer to being able to reach them. Sometimes I put her in the kennel so they can move around freely. When she's trapped, they like to go sit by the kennel and talk (or maybe torment) her.
She's ruined two of my shirts and my husband, David's, pajamas.
My daughter-in-law suggested getting rid of her but I joked that I'd probably have to pay someone to take her and then they'd probably bring her back and pay me to take her back.
But I do love her. She's cute and fun. She entertains me and keeps me company. I know she'll outgrow this and turn into a wonderful dog. But if I had it to do over again . . .
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That face! She is so cute. We crate-trained and kept the puppy confined until she got through most of this phase. She never became a chewer because we never gave her anything to chew. She loved to eat ice cubes!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks. She really is cute - it's the only reason I put up with her.Delete
She went to the vet today for her second set of puppy shots and the vet said she is a very wild and strong willed lab. He gave me a few tips that I think will be helpful.
She kind of likes ice. I've tried it a couple of times and she seemed to like it. I do keep her contained quite a bit and she does really well with it.
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Oh what to do??? I now read and follow so many blogs it would take me forever to read them all daily lol, should I sadly say goodbye to some or should I continue? Sod it, continue I will. I get so much inspiration from you all and I love reading about what everyone is up to.
Cushion - my cutting board and rotary cutter arrived in the post today so guess I'll just HAVE to get some fabric out and practice lol
Weather - its raining AGAIN
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The highlight of this episode was an awesome video with our buddy Jack Breck who just got back from training in Narnia. Just finding out what it's like to be some guys being dudes with guns. Finally…..a podcast interview of a guy, by guys, for guys!
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If you know me, you know that I love vintage. Yes I love vintage things and what vintage means. Don't you wish you were a vintage phonograph and could come to life to tell everyone of the music you played and about the people who danced before you?
Some people would love to go to the future. I choose to go back in time, to a time before mine!
Simply said, I love vintage.
I love vintage furniture.
I love vintage toys.
I love vintage clothes and this is what I did!
I've created these new "one of a kind" pillow case dresses from vintage pillow cases. This is something you won't find anywhere so every little girl can be proud that no other girl will be seen in her dress! We all want to be special that way, don't we?


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The We Are Here Cooperative is working on a new theater play called 'Normal Life'. Together with Katy Streek, We Are Here will develop and produce a theatrical piece about the pursuit of 'a normal life'. It will take the audience on a journey through Amsterdam searching for a normal life while at the same time it investigates what it means to have a 'normal life'. Why do some have it while others do not? What is normal about a normal life?
'Normal Life' relates closely to the We Are Here protest and their fight for a normal life. For years they've protested their position in the Netherlands by asking for recognition of their rights.
Although the script is still in progress, last Thursday (October 8) visitors of the Afrovibes Festival in Amsterdam could already get a literal taste of the new production during a theatrical dinner at the Compagnie Theater. During this 'normal dinner' three actors performed a couple of scenes from the play while the audience enjoyed a delicious Eritrean dinner.
This fall, the We Are Here Cooperative will launch a crowd funding campaign for the production of the full theater play. 'Normal Life' will premiere in January/February 2016.


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A report has found several issues with Maryland's handling of civil unrest after the death of Freddie Gray last spring in Baltimore.
The Maryland Emergency Management Agency report was released Monday to The Baltimore Sun (http://bsun.md/1Sqa2I2 ). The newspaper says the report indicates that the state's response was hampered by the inexperience of some emergency management staff and resulted in slow payment to vendors for services provided.
In addition, the report found that the State Emergency Operations Center was relying on inaccurate information from media coverage during the riots because it received few details from official channels.
The MEMA report is the first to focus on the role of the state rather than the city or its police force. It also notes several strengths of the state's response.


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my pimple.trying to wake up at 5 am without him. im hardly studying. stop shitting with me. i wished i could express all these fcking little thingy that shitting with my life, but it seems i cant, due to some policy.
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Joss Whedon says Thanos will be in The Avengers 2, but other villains will be shaking up the hero team
As it has been said countless times since the end credits rolled on the first film, Thanos is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We have heard over and over again that he would make an appearance in THE AVENGERS 2 and possibly GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, but this seems to be the first we are hearing that he may not be the primary antagonist in either film.
Going back to a quote from Marvel honcho Kevin Feige last year, he indicated the presence of Thanos was going to be felt for a long time to come:
"Clearly, there's a purpose to us putting him in the end of that movie. We do have plans for him. I wouldn't say we ever feel the need to rush anything one way or the other. We succeeded in Phase One because we stuck to our guns and stuck to the plan. That plan took place over many, many years and it ultimately paid off. I see Phase Two unfolding in the same way of us taking our time, us doing what's right for each individual movie, while folding in elements that will not only build up to the culmination of Phase Two, but even Phase Three."
Marvel and Disney have seemed to have formulated a master plan for their film universe, all of which culminates with THE AVENGERS movies. Thanos is such a vast villain that he needs to be more than someone who shows up and is either killed or destroyed at the end of a single film. What makes Loki work so well is that he appeared in THOR, then in THE AVENGERS, and will be back in THOR: THE DARK WORLD. His presence reverberates through the Marvel films which gives him that much more presence. So, what will happen with Thanos? Joss Whedon recently told Desde Hollywood this about Thanos:
He is so powerful he is not someone you can just try out and punch him. Like he did in the comics, you want him threading through the universe and to save the big finale for the big finale. He is definitely a part of what I have got going on.
The thing about The Avengers is that they are very powerful but not very stable. So, there will definitely be some people that will shake them up in the next installment."
We have not heard any rumors as to who these other villains might be, but I like that Thanos is being "threaded in" and not just thrown at the audience. For every person who knew who the Mad Titan was last summer, there were three who had no clue. Bringing Thanos into the movies as a phantom menace (sorry, but it actually works here!) is the best approach to making him that much more perilous.
The foregone conclusion for THE AVENGERS 2 is that the team will fail. This is going to the THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK of the Marvel movies and our team cannot always win. In the movies, seeing the good guys lose and then have to rebuild is more dramatic then having them just succeed over and over again. I hope that what we end up getting in the sequel lives up to what we are all hoping for.
THE AVENGERS 2 opens on May 1, 2015.
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The Department of Medicine is looking for talented students for the President's PhD Scholarship. For further information, please see the College website.
Funding is often secured through Wellcome Trust or MRC DTP Fellowships. Further information about this funding (and specific projects studying under the supervision of Department of Medicine supervisors who have obtained funding) are advertised below.
2018/19 full-time Home/EU fees are £5,900.00 per annum, and Overseas fees are £37,200.00per annum. It should be noted that supervisors may charge an additional 'bench fee' from sponsors to cover the costs of laboratory expenses (consumables and equipment) for postgraduate research projects.
Three- or four-year MRC-funded PhD Studentships
MRC Research Studentships enable graduates with excellent honours degrees to undertake a three- to four-year training programme, that includes a research project plus training in research methods and transferable key skills, leading to the submission of a doctoral thesis and the award of a PhD.
The Wellcome Trust four-year PhD Training Programme in the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Infection
A particular strength of Imperial College lies in the field of Infection research, in which there is a rich and diverse portfolio of expertise with internationally competitive groups working within many Divisions and Departments. It is for this reason that the College developed the Molecular & Cellular Basis of Infection as the scientific theme for this Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD Programme.
Translational Medicine Training Fellowship Programme
The Translational Medicine Training (TMT) Fellowship Programme at Imperial College, funded by the Wellcome Trust and GlaxoSmithKline, is designed to train the next generation of clinical scientists in Experimental Medicine.
A central theme is the development and application of new tools of clinical investigation to test hypotheses about human pathophysiology and evaluate new treatments in vivo. Because of the high density of state-of-the-art PET and MRI equipment at the Hammersmith Campus, there is a strong emphasis on the use of clinical imaging. For further information please see Translational Medicine Training Fellowship Programme.


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For almost anything that you buy, the rule "You get what you pay for" applies. Although there are some items which are okay to buy cheap, there are other things which are worth every cent, especially if the quality matches the price.
What about when it comes to buying homes? If you're not having a house built from the ground up, your option would be to purchase an already existing house. If you have a limited budget, then a cheap house is what you're looking for.
The good news is that your dream house does not have to turn into your worst nightmare just because of limited funds. By knowing exactly what to look for when buying a house, you can make sure that you won't have to spend a lot of money on repairs. Here, we will take a look at the top ten factors that you should consider when buying a cheap house.
Top 10 Factors to Consider when Buying a Cheap House
If you must buy a cheap house, here are the things to take into consideration to ensure that you will not be spending more on repairs or renovations in the long run:
1. The structural integrity of the house as a whole
When buying a cheap house, the number one thing that you need to consider is the overall structural integrity of the house. Keep in mind that there's no such thing as "just" a bathroom or a kitchen remodel.
If the seller claims that all the house needs is some work on the bathroom, there's definitely more to it than that. Again, your goal is to not spend any more than you have to on repairs and remodelling. If you do that, there's no sense in having bought a cheap house – you should have simply invested in a brand new house.
To give you an idea about how to check on structural integrity of the house, here's a quick checklist:
- Are the ridges of the roof not bowing and are the eaves not sagging?
- Can the windows be easily opened?
- Do the doors open and close easily?
- Do the floors have significant bowing?
- Is there bowing between the siding and the basement walls?
- Is the chimney separating from the walls?
- Are there large cracks in the foundation walls and plaster?
If you answered yes to most of these questions, there could be significant issues about the structural integrity of the house that may lead you to spend more on repairs later on. It pays to seek the help of a professional or someone who is knowledgeable about building or construction, so that you can have a second opinion of how sound the structure still is.
2. The electrical system
Next, when buying a cheap house, see to it that the electrical system is still good. An electrical contractor who has experience in residential construction can help assess if there are any electrical hazards in the cheap house you are planning to buy.
Let's say that new wiring was added on the house during a remodelling project. There should have been permits issued and a final inspection should have been conducted. Check out public records to this effect. If you see new-looking electrical panels, there should be a label indicating when it was installed.
A knowledgeable electrician can also check if the grounding system is intact, or if ground rods were installed to replace the grounding electrode water pipe.
As a potential buyer, there are things that are simple enough which you can check on for yourself. For instance, make sure that all the junction boxes have covers or that the existing lighting fixtures have the correct wattage.
Higher wattage lamps than what a fixture is rated can be a fire hazard. Is the existing electrical wiring around the house neat, or does it look disorganized? If you have any concerns, it is best to consult a licensed electrician.
3. The water filtration system
You should also check on the water filtration system. The newly-installed ones should have no problems in giving your family healthy, clean water to drink. If the water filtration system is old or non-existent, think about having it replaced.
4. The air conditioning units
During the hottest months of the year, you need air conditioning units to cool the interior of your house. Before buying a cheap house, make sure that the AC is still in good operating condition. Otherwise, you might have to replace the existing units to save on electricity and make the cooling system more efficient.
5. The heating system
Most old homes are heated using oil and if the house you're buying falls under this category, you do not necessary have to convert from oil to gas. Doing so will be very costly, and is a very big project to undertake.
Consult a professional what the best solution would be if it turns out that the heating system in the cheap house you're buying turns out to be inadequate, or defective.
6. The condition of the walls and floors
What kind of material was used to finish the walls? If it's hardwood, for example, all that it might need is a good sanding and refinishing.
For the walls, make sure that under the paint, there are no layers of wallpaper. If paint is layered over wallpaper and paint again, it might take you months before you see the condition of the actual walls. If all the wall needs is a fresh coat of paint, then you're good to go.
7. The storm windows and screens
You should also check on the condition of the windows. You're lucky if the windows installed are relatively new. For this, all you have to do is add weather-stripping to make them winter-proof.
8. The overall insulation
Insulation is what keeps homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer. If the cheap house you are buying has old plaster walls, it is highly likely that there is very little or no insulation at all. If this is the case, hiring a contractor to insulate the house for you may cost you money – but the savings that you will enjoy from heating and cooling bills will be well worth the investment in the end.
9. The plumbing system
If you plan to add bathrooms or kitchens to the house in the future, check on the existing plumbing system. If you w ant, you can hire a professional to check the sewer line into the street. This is a preventative measure that you can take to prevent any messy sewage-related projects in the future. If the sewer is problem-free, check on the plumbing system inside the home.
Check on the water supply which comes into the house. If the pipe is galvanized steel, that's a very old plumbing material which needs to be replaced immediately. Copper or plastic is a better bet, because it is relatively new.
You should also check if the pipes are of the right size, inspect the inside drain lines, check on the size of the pip on the main water supply, and test the water pressure by turning on all faucets at the same time.
10. The condition of the roof
More importantly, check on the condition of the roof. This is one of the most expensive parts of a house to replace. You don't want to spend the next winter season dealing with holes on the roof and having to spend than you actually have to on heating bills.
If you are trying to buy a cheap house which has mold or moisture on the roof, it's better to let it go and look for a new one. These are very dire, expensive house problems to deal with. If the condition of the roof is still good, then you are in luck because you don't have to spend anything on having it repaired.
Other Things to Look for
When buying a cheap house, there are other things that you need to take into consideration. How many years do you anticipate living in the cheap house that you are planning to buy? If it's longer than five years, you would not want to purchase a residential unit with extreme problems because it would end up being costlier in the long run.
If you're considering remodeling the cheap house, are you doing it for resale purposes or to suit your own living habits? If you stumble upon a cheap house with ornate, intricate details, these might need to be restored to retain the character of the house – something which might be costly in the end.
When buying a cheap house, knowing which factors to consider before finalizing the sale will help you out a lot. You don't want the house to be a burden in terms of repair and remodeling costs, so make sure that it still has that structural integrity to be able to handle being lived in for the next few years.
If not, then you might be better off waiting until you have the necessary funds to buy a slightly more expensive house, but will not give you the headaches associated with a cheap house which has a lot of structural problems.


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Project title: Poverty
Dates Practical is undertaking: from this term to the start of next term Religious Education Teacher: Mrs G
The chosen topic/issue for this Religion assignment is Poverty. This practical will be done in a group of four students. I am passionate about this topic because I believe that everyone should be equal, there is no rich or poor. I also know that people in poverty are constantly struggling just to live every day. The knowledge and skills I have for this topic are basic information. I may not have struggled in my life and didn't experience poverty but I feel for others, and I think it's very hard to live under poverty. Therefore I want to make a difference and help out poor people and make others aware about this issue. Because we all are humans' food and water are our basic psychological needs.
To deliver our knowledge, concepts, skills and understanding of our topic we decided to create a video. This will show our passion for our chosen topic and attempt to create awareness in our community for the greater good. The video will be shown to our students and the staff of the school and aware them. I think it's very important to teach the students about other people in our society and how they are living, because poverty can stop or can at least be improved if more people are aware of it. By the end of this term we will collect our resources and some life captures, and by the start of term 2 we will put our final pieces together. Each member in this group has to participate in this practical and everyone will be required to get life captures as many as possible. Each student in this group must have cameras.We could borrow the school cameras or we can use our personal cameras or our phone cameras to record. Research on the internet will also be included for basic information and statistics. We will also be organising time to see other organisations who help people under poverty. In...
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Posted by Sarah on July 29, 1998 at 08:27:57:
In Reply to: Re: THX version posted by jenny on July 28, 1998 at 20:32:23:
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: : : : : : : I've heard some of you mention a THX version (I hope I have that right!)- What is it and does it have extra features not included in the VHS video version? If somebody wouldn't mind giving me the scoop please.
: : : : : : Hi, JC...as Caitlin mentioned, the THX version IS the wide-screen version, but there's MORE! It also has better sound, and a couple of nice goodies in the package...1) a featurette on The Making of the Last of the Mohicans and 2) the theatrical trailer. My advice?? Get it! It's great!
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: : : : : I just bought a LOTM stereo VHS version called the Premiere Series...but the thing that confused me was that it was widescreen..which wasn't even mentioned on the box..And i asked myself if they switched the THX version video into the premiere version box, but the video has no interview or trailer....Are all the LOTM videos widescreen? hmmmm.....
: : : : : ~Jenny
: : : : :I have both versions too. I didn't realize that the premiere series version (which I bought a couple of weeks ago) was also widescreen. Is there a regular scren version of LOTM on video?
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: : : I don't think they do have a regular screen version of the movie...Cuz usually, they have to edit it from the orginal version when they release it on video...What I'd like 2 see though is the one roe saw..the three hour long one.....
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: : Not surprising, but I'm confused. It sounds as though there is no definitive way to tell which version one has, or does the box say what we need to know?
: : Also, what is the 3 hour version and how can we all get one? That sounds the THE version to have!!
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: : Sarah
: Oh my bad...the three hour long was one that roe saw in the movie theaters..the premovie..i don't think they have one out in video...I think the max they got in one hour and fifty four minutes..that's how long the one i have lasts....the premiere series...
Jenny -- see my posting about the THX version at the top of the page. I was somewhat disappointed in THX only because the "pan & scan" of the "regular" version means close-upshots, which I prefer -- the widescreen view means everything (esp. people) are not close up and not as well-defined. I hope that makes sense. It's kind of hard to describe.
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Yanina was born and raised in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. In 1998 she moved to the United States.
In Ukraine, she studied in Fine Art School and graduate a class of silversmithing.
Yanina resides and works in her studio in New Jersey since 2003. It is here where she creates custom and one of the kind pieces of wearable art jewelry. Yanina's designs are hand-fabricated around colorful gemstones with sterling silver, gold, and copper. Using traditional metal smithing techniques her handcrafted pieces begin as raw wire and/or sheets of sterling silver. Yanina utilizes hand-patterned, formed, soldered and polished techniques and completes her designs with a patina finish. Her collection displays a colorful palette of stones including turquoise, lapis, amethyst, coral and many more custom cut stones.


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Saturday, 8 August 2015
Nick Gordon Accused Of Giving Bobbi Kristina A 'Toxic Cocktail ' Before Placing Her Face Down In Bathtub
According to an amended lawsuit filed by Bobbi Kristina's court-appointed conservator.Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend Nick Gordon allegedly gave her a "toxic cocktail" and placed her face down in a bathtub.
The Conservator, Bedelia Hargrove claims Gordon returned home after "a cocaine and
drinking binge," and engage Bobbi Brown in a fight accusing her of cheating on him and called the 22-year-old a "bitch" and "whore."
Hargroves lawsuit reads:"Gordon gave Bobbi Kristina a toxic cocktail rendering her unconscious and then put her face down in a tub of cold water causing her to suffer brain damage."
The suit claims, Gordon left Kristina Brown in the tub and jumped in bed with an unknown female house guest–and Brown was later found face-down in the tub with one of her teeth knocked loose.
Brown's conservator Bedelia Hargrove had initially filed a suit against him last month claiming Gordon beat up Brown and stole money from her.
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"Rather than mourn the absence of the flame,
let us celebrate how brightly it burned."
Carol Strimbu
Donna MacIntosh
Carol Strimbu & Donna Ulack MacIntosh
Class of 1967
Remembering Carol Strimbu Wing and Donna Ulack MacIntosh will always leave me with fond
memories. They were best of friends, soul mates, I am sure like sisters to each other. They were
both waitresses at the Dutch Pantry Restaurant in the Fifth Avenue Shopping Center in Boca.
There was a group of us BRHS students who worked there throughout the years. I can still
remember the uniforms the girls had to wear; white with blue trimmed collars and sleeves! I worked
as a cook there during that time and we became good friends.
One Saturday night after working a full shift, Carol mentioned to me that she really wanted to go to
Gainesville to see her boyfriend Steve Wing (who later became her husband). She didn't have the
means to get there and was going to take a bus. Out of a clear blue sky I said "I'll take you!". She
asked "Are you sure?" and I said "What the heck!" - as long as she could help me with gas. We
filled up the 59 Chrysler (Red Fox I) and started North on the turnpike arriving some five or six
hours later. Dropping Carol off, I started my return trip back to Boca. Not having quite enough
money for gas on the trip home, I had to wire my mother from Kissimmee to send me gas money
to get home. By the time I returned to Boca I had a $20 speeding ticket, and I was falling asleep at
the wheel. Carol was the kind of friend you'd do anything for. I felt she was a very special kind of
spirit, Donna Ulack also. Both maybe ahead of their time- I don't know. Both two wonderful,
soft-spoken girls I'm glad I had the chance to spend time with.
After returning to Boca in the summer of 69 I was hanging out and living at my sister's house. In
1970 sometime she pointed out an obituary in the Boca News and thought I'd known this girl. Sure
enough I did, and it was Carol Strimbu. She is a person I will never forget and haven't in all these
years. She was a dear friend.
Chuck (Ray) Parker
- Class of 68
Carlos Delgado
Class of 1968
Carlos Delgado was my buddy who played basketball with Rusty, Terry, Jerry Gary, and the
rest of Coach Bennett's JV team. We were awesome as a team. Carlos and George Delgado came
with their parents from Cuba in the late 50's- early 60's. They were pals who we hung out with,
partying at the UD off A1A, etc. Carlos and Linda Shipp were boyfriend & girlfriend for some
time in those days. Carlos bought my 59 Chrysler (Red Fox I) when I joined the Service. Paid me
$75.00 for it- a fair price! Carlos was a dear friend whom we all shared good times with.
Chuck (Ray) Parker
Class of 68
Dave Scanlon
Class of 1968
Dave Scanlon, a best buddy I was fortunate to know for many years. We skipped school
together at JC Mitchell 7th grade, just to hang out in some vacant lot all day so that we wouldn't
get seen by anyone who'd realize we should have been in school!
Dave and his wife Lori came to California in 1973 and brought their son with them to be
christened. They visited, we rode horses, we had fun. They left to go back to Florida and we lost
contact. Some years later I heard Dave had passed away- it broke my hear, it still does!
Chuck (Ray) Parker
Class of 68
Bruce Jenkins
Class of 1968
Bruce Jenkins- one of the Jenkins Brothers-- the youngest I think. We were in Art Class
together. I remember him singing "My Girl" one time....and it sounded great!
Chuck (Ray) Parker
Class of 68
Michael W. McDermott
Class of 1971
I remember when Mike was involved in a motorcycle accident during the latter part of my senior
year (1968). I didn't see much of his brother, Pat, just after the accident, but we all sensed the
worse was over and Mike would be OK. To this day, I remember the P.A. announcement a few
weeks later when it was announced the he had died as a result of complications ... pneumonia.
Life can be so cruel at times.
Rest in peace, Michael.
Gary Garvin
Class of 68
Bill Williams
Class of 1968
Unfortunately, Bill passed away during May, 2007.
Bill was one of the first people to take me under his wing when I first moved to Boca. I remember
going over to his house to play guitars. His uncle had given him a Fender Concert Amp (wish I
had an uncle like that), so Bill and I used to make a lot of noise through it.
Bill was also a
Vietnam veteran
and was awarded the
Purple Heart
. He will be missed.
Gary Garvin
Class of '68
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The daughter of brothel madam and whistleblower Shirley Brifman lobbied Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath back in 2015 to refer her mum's death to the coroner.
On Thursday, her persistence finally paid off.
Ms Brifman's body was found by her daughter Mary Anne on March 4, 1972, just one month before she was due to appear as the primary witness in a perjury case against a Queensland detective.
The 35-year-old was staying at a police safe house in Clayfield, in Brisbane's north, when she died.
Police declared her death the result of drug overdose and no inquest was ever held.
Ms D'Ath said on Thursday she had referred the matter to the Queensland coroner after Mary Anne contacted officers in 2015 and asked an investigation.
"She stated that she was never interviewed at the time despite (the fact) she was one of the siblings who first found Shirley Brifman that morning," she said.
"I have had another individual contact my office who had been in contact with Shirley Brifman just before her death."
Ms D'Ath would not elaborate on the details of that discussion, but said the person believed they had relevant information to share with an inquiry.
The Attorney-General confirmed she had not spoken to the Brifman family about her decision to refer the matter to the coroner.
"We've had difficulties in contacting the family recently, but I hope the family are supportive of the action going forward," she said.
"We hope that referring this off to the coroner will give them some closure."
Ms D'Ath said had Ms Brifman's death occurred in the present day, an inquest would most certainly be held.
The coroner will now make his own enquiries about the death of the brothel owner before deciding whether to launch a formal investigation.
Ms D'Ath said the difficulty would be trying to find new information about a case that occurred 45 years ago.
However she urged anyone with information about the events leading up to March 4, 1972, to contact the coroner's office.
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said QPS would "cooperate fully" with any investigation.


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Last week I completed another set of Kiva borrower verifications (BVs) for KADET and Juhudi Kilimo. (Don't worry, we'll talk more about KADET, Juhudi, and borrower verifications later.) Luckily for me, BVs mean a trip into the beautiful Kenyan countryside where I have the chance to breathe the fresh clean air, see some nice farms and meet some great people. At the end of my last set of travels I visited Kericho, in the heart of Kenyan tea country. Major tea companies like Lipton source tea from the cool, verdant Kenyan Highlands.
Living in Nairobi, I don't have the chance to get out on long rambles, and I miss that. After filling up on chef John's delicious breakfast at Teavale, I set out for some wandering each day. I walked the five miles to the quaint Chagaik Arboretum one morning, passing through the grounds of the historic Tea Hotel, past the Ketepa tea factory, shaking hands and exchanging "Habari yakos?" ("How are you?") with the locals; I even wandered into a field day between local teachers' colleges. As I was checking out the trees in the arboretum, a gregarious group of youngsters started shouting in unison at me. How did I realize I was the target, you might wonder? They started out by yelling, "Hey mzungu!", which basically means, "Hey foreigner!". I couldn't resist them, especially because they were from Sally Ann School; Sally Ann is my mother's name. After shaking hands with approximately half a gazillion tiny hands and being latched onto by another fifty strong little hands, I was relieved when they all shouted, "MONKEEEEEEE!" and they released me to torment the monkeys wandering through the arboretum. I took them up on their offer of a ride on the school bus into town, and I just missed the afternoon downpour.
Another morning I ventured through the local market, much to the delight of the local women and my stomach. If I have any sort of pride, it gets shoved to the bottom of my backpack when I walk through the stalls and people laugh when they see me. I can't blame them–I look pretty ridiculous by their standards, and I've come to look at what amounts to their grocery store. What sort of nut walks through the supermarket for fun? I do, and I love it. I met an entomologist who earned his PhD in Australia, and a woman who took my hand and told me how happy she was to see me in Kenya–"We are one, my sister!"
My other ramble was through the hills facing my balcony. I wandered down the cow path, between homes with the laundry drying on the fences and bushes that had no electricity and no running water, but plenty of politely curious children. They'd shout to each other, run to the fence, pause, giggle at me, and then slowly come shake my hand, then turn around and giggle to all their brothers and sisters.
"Most travel, and certainly the rewarding kind, involves depending on the kindness of strangers, putting yourself into the hands of people you don't know and trusting them with your life."
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Last year Brain Damage released the album « Walk the walk », unanimously acclaimed by critics, and considered as one of the cornerstones of his discography. The album was recorded at the legendary "Harry J Studio" (Bob Marley, Steel Pulse). It was for Martin an opportunity to meet many Reggae's legends. Finally in featuring: Horace Andy, Willi Williams, Winston Mc Anuff, Ras Michael and Kiddus I. A year after Brain Damage is back with "Talk the Talk", an album compiling the dub versions of each of the pieces of the previous opus. To enhance each of this songs, Martin Nathan had chosen to call another legend :Father Wee Pow, founder of the Jamaican sound system Stone Love, famous since 1972!
« Talk the talk » is composed by sound manipulations, sometimes noisy, mixed to the ravishing Elders' chorus. Each dub version is shaped with a lot of echoes, reverbs, fake accidents, all demonstrating mastery. One of the particularities of "Talk the Talk" is that each song systematically ended with some extracts of interviews with the different singers, as if it was a way to honour them. Paradoxically, if Brain Damage is considered for many years as one of the main actors of the French and International dub scene, "Talk the talk" seems to be is his first real dub album.
If it's similar to a stylistic exercise, "Talk the Talk" is an essential piece inside a larger project where a documentary ("Walk the Walk") allows to understood the whole project. In fact, the director Wasaru had joined Brain Damage during his journey in Jamaica. It was a great opportunity for him not only to create an artistic work but also to hear these legends telling their childhood memories. This serie has a heritage value. In this 8 episodes coming from the web series"Walk the Walk" we can find a photo of the 60s and 70s Jamaican life, anecdotes about the different characters, mythical events of the Island (Bob Marley, Tosh Pete) and intimate confessions.
The English expression «talk the talk, walk the walk » means to turn our words into actions is perfectly illustrated by this project due to every intellectual aspect well thought out earlier than the realisation.
Episode 1 : HORACE ANDY
The singer with the unique voice.
In this episode Horace Andy presents the way he was "discovered" singing on the street. He also sings about the moment he recorded his first song in 1967 at the age of 16 (including the first time he smoked pot!), about his idols Jimi Hendrix or Dillinger and about his different careers: mechanic, plumber, bricklayer…
Episode 2 : Ras Michael
He is a striking illustration of a certain social status. Ras Michael lived in really poor ghettos. He had no place to sleep and he barely could buy enough food to survive. However, he became the first rasta to host a radio show in 1967. In this episode, he also mentions some of Bob Marley's memories of the legendary One Love Peace Concert 78 and explains how this legend «borrowed» from him some of his songs.
Episode 3 : Kiddus I
Kiddus talks about his special relationship with his grandmother and presents his point of view about politics with great finesse. He has grown in the city and in «wild life»of the countryside, so he gives us a simple and smart ecologist speech about the way the system prevents autonomy.
Episode 4 : Willi Williams
Willi Williams lived in different places across the island and spent a lot of his time surrounded by famous musicians (Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Sly Dunbar). He developed a passion for history in school. Thus, in his songs he tells stories about slavery and he narrates important historical events such as the 1966 Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica, a milestone event in his life
Episode 5 : Winston McAnuff
Winston McAnuff. This episode presents the friendship between Winston and Stephen Stewart, the special atmosphere of the recording session of Lion and goat (Brain Damage) and the dark matter of the song Malcolm X. This classic reggae song, covered for the first time by Earl 16 in 1975, had a huge success when Dennis Brown performed it in 1977. However, Winston, the author of this hit has never received any credit for that.
Episode 6 : Sam Clayton Jr.
Sam Clayton Jr. a key figure of the album, producer and renowned sound engineer, was used to travel between France and Jamaica. In this episode, he explains us the way the project was created: his friendship with Brain Damage, working with Stephen Stewart, and the unusual meetings he attended…
Episode 7 : Stephen Stewart & Harry J Studio
One who took over the reins for 17 years tells the story of Harry J Studio. The studio which was founded in 1972 with the intention of having nothing to envy to the great New York and international references, it has marked the history of reggae and welcomed Bob Marley, Toots, Burning Spear, Pete Tosh and Jimmy Cliff. Stephen speaks with humility one of his secrets: a special room ..
Episode 8 : Martin Nathan AKA Brain Damage
Martin speaks about the project genesis, his desire of playing in duo and his willingness of changing enhanced by discussions with Sam Clayton.
The final idea arises with the death of John Holt, and the desire to evoke childhood memories of these artists - the context of how they grew up, by whom they were raised, and their background takes a testimonial appearance.
|A1 Youts dub feat. Horace Andy
|03' 19"
|A2 Mama dub feat. Horace Andy
|03' 58"
|A3 Fyah dub feat Willi Williams
|03' 41"
|A4 Pray dub feat. Willi Williams
|04' 03"
|A5 Lion dub feat. Winston Mc Anuff
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|B1 Birthday dub feat. Winston Mc Anuff
|03' 43"
|B2 Vamp dub feat. Kiddus I
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|B3 Grandma dub feat. Kiddus I
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|B4 Walk the dub feat. Ras Michael
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|B5 Love dub feat. Ras Michael
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|01 Youts dub feat. Horace Andy
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|02 Mama dub feat. Horace Andy
|03' 58"
|03 Fyah dub feat Willi Williams
|03' 41"
|04 Pray dub feat. Willi Williams
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|05 Lion dub feat. Winston Mc Anuff
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|06 Birthday dub feat. Winston Mc Anuff
|03' 43"
|07 Vamp dub feat. Kiddus I
|04' 00"
|08 Grandma dub feat. Kiddus I
|04' 22"
|09 Walk the dub feat. Ras Michael
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|10 Love dub feat. Ras Michael
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|11 Music first dub feat. Stephen Stewart
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|12 Humpty Dumpty dub feat. Sam Clayton Jr
|02' 30"
|13 Garden of dub
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As the crisis in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), deepens, members of the party loyal to Chief Martin Agbaso, on Monday chose Chief Ifeanyi Igwebuike as their candidate for the Nov. 18 gubernatorial election in Anambra. Igwebike emerged from a unanimous decision at a congress of 1,090 delegates held in Ezira, Orumba South Local Government Area.
Addressing newsmen on the election, Chief Azubuike Iloh, factional Chairman of the party in Anambra, said the real candidate of APGA for the election had emerged.
Iloh said they chose a venue outside the state capital because they were prevented from using the original venue in Awka by security agents under the instruction the state government.
Dr Victor Oye-led faction of APGA had last week at its primary in Awka, chosen Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra as its candidate for the election.


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Electronic System Level Synthesis Conference
ESLsyn 2013 Proceedings
The 2013 Electronic System Level Synthesis Conference
May 31-June 1, 2013
Austin, Texas, USA
50th ACM/EDAC/IEEE Design Automation Conference, June 2-6, 2013
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Keynote: Rapid Prototyping: Why and How
Arvind, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Invited Presentation 1: Automatic Prototyping of declarative properties on FPGA
Dominique Borrione, TIMA
Invited Presentation 2: Precision Timed Infrastructure: Design Challenges
David Broman, UC Berkeley
Paper (restricted access) IEEE Xplore
Invited Presentation 3: From alchemy to chemistry? A few observations on high-level synthesis
Jorn W. Janneck, Lund University
Invited Presentation 4: System Synthesis from UML/MARTE Models: The PHARAON approach
Eugenio Villar, University of Cantabria
Paper (restricted access) Slides (restricted access) IEEE Xplore
Panel Discussion: Is there a future for System Level Design? (restricted access)
Session 1: High-Level Synthesis
Partial Controller Retiming in High-Level Synthesis
Ryoya Sobue, Yuko Hara-Azumi, and Hiroyuki Tomiyama
Various optimization techniques of high-level synthesis (HLS) have been studied for improving clock frequency. However, they focus only on the datapath and cannot handle the controller delay even though most critical paths lie across the controller and datapath (i.e., from state registers in the controller to storage units in the datapath) and the controller delay occupies the non-negligible portion of the paths. This paper proposes a novel HLS technique to remove such controller delays. Our method, "Register-Transfer (RT) level register retiming", is applied to only parts of the control logic, which generate control signals of multiplexers (MUXs) on critical paths, in such a way that generates and stores the signals into registers in the previous cycle. It then lets the MUXs obtain their control signals directly from the registers, leading to reduction in critical path delay. Experiments on several benchmark programs demonstrate that our RT-level retiming can achieve comparable clock improvement while mitigating area overhead, compared with conventional gate-level retiming.
Paper (restricted access) IEEE Xplore
System Level Synthesis Of Dataflow Programs: HEVC Decoder Case Study
Mariem Abid, Khaled Jerbi, Mickael Raulet, Olivier Deforges, and Mohamed Abid
While dealing with increasing complexity of signal processing algorithms, the primary motivation for the development of High Level Synthesis (HLS) tools for the automatic generation of Register Transfer Level (RTL) description from high level description language is the reduction of time-to-market. However most existing HLS tools operate at the component level, thus the entire system is not taken into consideration. We provide an original technique that raises the level of abstraction to the system level in order to obtain RTL description from a dataflow description. First, we design image processing algorithms using an actor oriented language under the Reconfigurable Video Coding (RVC) standard. Once the design is achieved, we use a dataflow compilation infrastructure called Open RVC-CAL Compiler (Orcc) to generate a C-based code. Afterward, a Xilinx HLS tool called Vivado is used for an automatic generation of synthesizable hardware implementation. In this paper, we show that a hardware implementation of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) under the RVC specifications is rapidly obtained with promising preliminary results.
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Synthesis and Optimization of High-Level Stream Programs
Endri Bezati, Simone Casale Brunet, Marco Mattavelli, and Jorn Janneck
In this paper we address the problem of translating high-level stream programs, such as those written in MPEG's RVC-CAL dataflow language, into implementations in programmable hardware. Our focus is on two aspects: sufficient language coverage to make synthesis available for a large class of programs, and methodology and tool support providing analysis and guidance to improve and optimize an initial implementation. Our main results are (1) a synthesis tool that for the first time translates a complete and unmodified MPEG reference implementation into a working hardware description, and (2) a suite of profiling and analysis tools that analyze the structure of computation weighted by data obtained from the synthesis process, and accurately pinpoint parts of the program that are targets for optimization.
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Session 2: Work-in-Progress
Automatic Partitioning of Behavioral Description for High-Level Synthesis with Multiple Internal Throughputs
Benjamin Carrion Schafer
This works presents a method for automatically partitioning single process behavioral descriptions (ANSI-C or SystemC) into separate processes under a given global throughput constraint. The proposed method identifies parts in the process with different internal Data Initiation Intervals (DIIs) and partitions it into sub-processes that can in turn be optimized independently. Experimental results show that our proposed method can reduce the overall design area by up to ~38% and on average by ~22% compared to the original single process synthesis. Our method can further reduce the overall design area by on average another ~12% if a design space exploration (DSE) for each newly generated process is performed.
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From Multicore Simulation to Hardware Synthesis Using Transactions
Amine Anane and El Mostapha Aboulhamid
With the increasing complexity of digital systems that are becoming more and more parallel, a better abstraction to describe such systems has become necessary. This paper shows how, by using the powerful mechanism of transactions as a concurrency model, and by taking advantage of .NET introspection and attribute programming capabilities, we were able to achieve an automatic high-level synthesis flow. Indeed, we kept the same object oriented programming concepts to describe the architecture of high-level models, such as encapsulation and interfacing. However, unlike SystemC, the behaviour is no longer described as processes and events but as transactions. Transactions can be seen as atomic actions interacting through shared variables. Then, we transform such high level translational model to a SystemC behavioral model ready to be synthesized by a behavioral synthesizer.
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Efficient Preemption of Loops for dynamic HW/SW partitioning on Configurable Systems on Chip
Marko Roessler, Ulrich Heinkel, and Jan Langer
With the advance of high-level synthesis methodologies it has become possible to transform software tasks, typically running on a processor, to hardware tasks running on FPGA device. Furthermore, dynamic reconfiguration techniques allow dynamic scheduling of hardware tasks on an FPGA area at runtime. Combining these techniques allows dynamic scheduling across the hardware-software boundary. However, to interrupt and resume a task, its context has to be identified and stored. Given a set of breakpoints in the general control flow of a task that guarantees a maximum latency between interrupts, loop bodies have to be interruptible. This work presents an efficient way to synchronize loop implementations between the software and the hardware world, even if control and data flows are of fundamental different nature.
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Session 3: System-Level Modelling and Synthesis
Scalable High Quality Hierarchical Scheduling
Wei Tang and Forrest Brewer
List scheduling is well known for its implementation simplicity and O(N^{2}) scalability, but not for result quality. The Ant-Colony scheduling algorithm, imitating the cooperative behaviors of ants, does generate high quality results, but like any stochastic search, has potentially long run times to assure high result quality. This paper presents a hierarchical scheduling algorithm using the ideas of ant colony, whose run time complexity is at the same scale as ordinary list scheduling, while generating results as good as the classic ant-colony scheduling algorithm. In practice, this implies a very substantial run-time improvement, enabling scheduling exploration of much larger problems while avoiding the pitfalls of over-constraint and lower quality results that hierarchical solutions are generally known for.
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Multi-Core Cache Hierarchy Modeling for Host-Compiled Performance Simulation
Parisa Razaghi and Andreas Gerstlauer
The need for early software evaluation has increased interest in host-compiled or source-level simulation techniques. For accurate real-time performance evaluation, dynamic cache effects have to be considered in this process. However, in the context of coarse-grained simulation, fast yet accurate modeling of complex multi-core cache hierarchies poses several challenges. In this paper, we present a novel generic multi-core cache modeling approach that incorporates accurate reordering in the presence of coarse-grained temporal decoupling. Our results show that our reordering approach is as accurate as a fine-grained simulation while maintaining almost the full performance benefits of a temporally decoupled simulation.
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Pre- and Post-Scheduling Memory Allocation Strategies on MPSoCs
Karol Desnos, Maxime Pelcat, Jean-François Nezan, and Slaheddine Aridhi
This paper introduces and assesses a new method to allocate memory for applications implemented on a shared memory Multiprocessor System-on-Chip (MPSoC). This method first consists of firstly deriving, from a Synchronous Dataflow (SDF) algorithm description, a Memory Exclusion Graph (MEG) that models all the memory objects of the application and their allocation constraints. Based on the MEG, memory allocation can be performed at three different stages of the implementation process: prior to the scheduling process, after an untimed multicore schedule is decided, or after a timed multicore schedule is decided. Each of these three alternatives offers a distinct trade-off between the amount of allocated memory and the flexibility of the application multicore execution. Tested use cases are based on descriptions of real applications and a set of random SDF graphs generated with the SDF For Free (SDF3) tool. Experimental results compare several allocation heuristics at the three implementation stages. They show that allocating memory after an untimed schedule of the application has been decided offers a reduced memory footprint as well as a flexible multicore execution.
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List of ESLsyn 2013 Participants (restricted access)


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Among the residents of Belarus Hi-Tech Park there are companies engaged in software development, IT-consulting, embedded software development and providing other IT-services both for domestic and foreign market.
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"Retail Automation powered by Salesforce" based on Salesforce1 and Force.com
Developer: Jet BI | all projects
The solution allows to automate typical processes at the point of retail sale at all levels to all employees of a large company, which has its own retail network. The software realized the functions of work shift scheduling, reminders, marketing activities planning, stores information about customers, products, stores. The functions of operation and managerial reporting were implemented, according to the results of retail network from the level of a seller to the national level of the entire company. Due to cloud technologies and security systems Salesforce and Salesforce1 platform there was BYOD strategy implemented (Bring Your Own Device), which allows employees to use different mobile devices regardless of their location.
Use of Force.com and deep integration with Salesforce CRM allowed scalability of the application for use by the range of employees from 10 to 20 000, implementation of the introduction stepwise, without changing the architecture and the need to reconfigure and purchase additional equipment. Moreover, it became possible to integrate marketing processes with direct operating activity of structural divisions of a retail network, which allows the software users to improve the efficiency of the marketing department, to carry out large-scale marketing activities simultaneously at national and global levels at a large number of shops and track the outcomes of the events in real time.
Customer(-s): Leading US consulting company specialized in Salesforce CRM solutions implementations
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Technologies: Salesforce, Lightning


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Wed 21 Aug 2013
Watch Black Dave's 'KIDS'-Inspired "Take It Back" VideoPosted by Andy B. under Videos
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If Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies and co. have been keeping your ear, then Black Dave is another "New New York" MC you'll want to keep tabs on. The Bronx spitter, who also counts pro skater on his resume, has teamed up with Billboard to premiere his new "Take It Back" video. Directed by Jason Ano, the short film plays like a day in the life of Dave, while paying homage to the 1995 movie, KIDS. In fact, Leo Fitzpatrick (aka Telly) and Pete Bici (who played one of the skater kids) even make cameos, but not like you remember them.
Produced by Shy Beats, "Take It Back" will feature on Black Dave's upcoming Black Bart mixtape, dropping September 17.
Watch Black Dave's "Take It Back" after the jump…
With this video, I just wanted to share the day in the life of myself, and New York City skateboarding. Bringing the viewer into my world, but making sure to pay homage to the New York City skateboard culture. Teaming up with director Jason Ano, and having Peter Bici and Leo Fitzpatrick who were actors in the original film 'KIDS' that had a profound effect on my life and many other kids, and I just wanted to recapture that story and share it.
New Video: Black Dave "Muthaf**k My Enemies"


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Shares in security technology company TZ Limited (ASX:TZL) have recovered from last month's 12-month low of $0.275 per share, but are well below the lofty heights seen in April.
The intelligent fastening technology developer, which in May had acknowledged nearly collapsing under its debt obligations in June 2009, is today trading at $0.500.
This compares to a 12-month high of $0.970 per share in April. After a decline in late April and May, the company's share price has yet to see those heights again.
Announcements in June that the company is expecting a sales boom over the rest of the year, and that it has did little to stave off the decline.
The problem was exacerbated in July - just one month after the sales boom announcement - when TZ Limited issued a profit warning for its major subsidiary Telezygology
But with TZ in the middle of forming a joint venture – Intanova - with Interco and Yatabi Australia, investor confidence has improved.
The company's share price ended August over $0.10 higher than at the start of the month, and was trading at $0.545 on Friday.
TZ Limited has recorded a profit only twice in the past 10 years – in 2005 and 2006
But the company has wiped out the $24 million worth of long term debt it held in FY08, and has in general been improving its revenue and profit margins over the decade.
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Yves Montand (French pronunciation: [iv mɔ̃ˈtɑ̃]; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991) was an Italian-born French actor and singer.
Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, the son of poor peasants Giuseppina (née Simoni) and Giovanni Livi, a broommaker.[1][2] Montand's mother was a devout Catholic, while his Jewish father held strong Communist beliefs.[1] Because of the Fascist regime in Italy, Montand's family left for France in 1923.[3] He grew up in Marseilles, where, as a young man, he worked in his sister's barber shop, and later on the docks. He began a career in show business as a music-hall singer. In 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act, becoming his mentor and lover.
Montand went on to international recognition as a singer and actor, starring in numerous films. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about Paris, became instant classics.
He was one of the most famous performers at Bruno Coquatrix' famous Paris Olympia music hall.
In 1951, he married the actress Simone Signoret, and they co-starred in several films throughout their careers. The marriage was, by all accounts, fairly harmonious, lasting until her death in 1985, although Montand had a number of well-publicised affairs, notably with Marilyn Monroe, with whom he starred in one of her last films, Let's Make Love. During his career, Montand acted in a number of American motion pictures as well as on Broadway. He was nominated for a César Award for "Best Actor" in 1980 for "I comme Icare" and again in 1984 for "Garçon!"
In the French dubbings of Looney Tunes, the character Pepé Le Pew is an Italian skunk named "Pépé le putois". The voice characterization was often based on Montand's performances.
In 1986, after his international box-office draw power had fallen off considerably, the 65-year-old Montand gave one of his most memorable performances, as the scheming uncle in the two-part film: Jean de Florette, co-starring Gérard Depardieu, and Manon des Sources, co-starring Emmanuelle Béart. The film was a worldwide critical hit and raised Montand's profile in the U.S., where he made an appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman".
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Huntsman Corporation and Clariant announced that their Boards of Directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction.
The merged company will be named HuntsmanClariant. On a pro forma 2016 basis , the combination of both companies will create a leading global specialty chemical company with sales of approximately $13.2 billion, an adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion and a combined enterprise value of approximately $20 billion at announcement.
The representatives of both companies stress, that the combined entity will benefit from each other's strengths. It will have a significantly improved growth profile in highly attractive end markets and geographies. HuntsmanClariant will leverage shared knowledge in sustainability and boast a much stronger joint innovation platform. This will enable the development of new products in order to deliver superior returns and drive shareholder value.
CEO Comments
"This is the perfect deal at the right time. Clariant and Huntsman are joining forces to gain much broader global reach, create more sustained innovation power and achieve new growth opportunities," said Hariolf Kottmann, CEO of Clariant. "This is in the best interest of all of our stakeholders. Peter Huntsman and I share the same strategic vision and I look forward to working with him."
Peter R. Huntsman, President and CEO of Huntsman, commented: "I could not be more enthusiastic about this merger and look forward to working closely with Hariolf Kottmann, a man I have admired and trusted for the past decade. We also look forward to a close association with his immensely talented colleagues around the world. Together, we will create a global leader in specialty chemicals with a combined balance sheet providing substantial financial strength and flexibility."
Value Creation
The new company will accelerate value creation for shareholders through a more robust combination of technology, products and talent. The combined company expects to realize more than $3.5 billion of value creation from approximately $400 million in annual cost synergies. The full synergy run-rate will be achieved within two years of closing. These synergies will be realized by reducing operational costs and improving procurement. The targeted synergies represent roughly 3 percent of total combined 2016 revenue with one-time costs up to $500 million. There will also be additional cash-tax savings.
The transaction is targeted to close by year end 2017, subject to Clariant and Huntsman shareholder approvals, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
About Huntsman
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2016 revenues of approximately $10 billion. Its chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. The company has more than 100 manufacturing and R&D facilities in approximately 30 countries and employs approximately 15,000 associates within 5 distinct business divisions including the Pigments and Additives division.
About Clariant
Clariant is a globally leading specialty chemical company, based in Muttenz near Basel/Switzerland. On 31 December 2016 the company employed a total workforce of 17 442. In the financial year 2016, Clariant recorded sales of approximately CHF 6 billion. The company reports in four business areas: Care Chemicals, Catalysis, Natural Resources, and Plastics & Coatings.


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How do you get four young sisters to smile naturally in front of the camera? First you run up and down and the beach, then you put them as close together as possible and give them full permission to tickle one another as much as they would like. Their bright dresses, infectious smiles and beautiful blue skies make this one of my favorite family portraits captured at Figure Eight Island this summer.
Location: Figure Eight Island.