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"We are inspired, simply, by a love of real food, and a desire to be part of the solution to global and local crises in farming and health. We believe everyone has the right to good quality, chemical-free, healthy food, and that organic food production is the best way forward, for people and planet"
Whilst we have reported that ethical spending is growing; the same can be said for organics. The Soil Association's 2016 Organic Market Report has revealed that the organic market continued to experience steady growth of nearly 5% in 2015. This is the third year of consecutive growth for the UK organic sector, now worth nearly £2 billion.
Despite independent supermarkets only carving out 2.1% of the overall UK grocery store market, both organic and ethical spending growth begs the question – are ethically focussed independent stores ready to make real traction in this sector?
Better Food Company is a retailer and caterer selling organic, local and ethically-sourced food available in Bristol. With both their flagship store and café, and food hall and deli gaining in popularity, the company is a growing independent name in the Bristol area. Having operated from their larger St Werburghs store for 13 years and Clifton store for 6 years, founder Phil Haughton had been involved in his passion of organic farming and retail for over 35 years.
"We are inspired, simply, by a love of real food, and a desire to be part of the solution to global and local crises in farming and health. We believe everyone has the right to good quality, chemical-free, healthy food, and that organic food production is the best way forward, for people and planet" said Phil.
It's estimated that 75% of the products Better Food Company sells is certified organic and they are looking to expand on that percentage to make organic more accessible – it is the core of their mission. The retailers have cemented their commitment to the organic movement by certification from the Soil Association, which for many Better Food Company customers means that they can have faith in how their food has been sourced.
"Being recognised and trusted as organic food retailers is central to our business objectives, and we sell lines representing every area of grocery retail, from produce to locally sourced meat, to ethically sourced gifts. We're proud to support dozens of local suppliers from within Bristol and will continue to build on this. Without a route to market, producers' heroic endeavours would be in vain. Our sourcing policy has recently been updated to reflect this, championing organic and local goods in an effort to build a happy, healthy food community in Bristol."
So while stores like Better Food Company can appeal to consumers who are already engaged, the opportunity lies in the growing number of people who are beginning to re-examine their relationship with food and products.
"We take our position of being a connection between farmers and consumers seriously, we want to share the great successes and challenges of the organic market and help customers make autonomous decisions."
"We've definitely seen a shift in consumer appetite grow towards shopping sustainably – by shopping at independent stores and making more informed choices about purchases, customers can make their voice heard about the products they want to see more of. Consumers recognise the value of healthy, organic food and are happy to buy items they feel are great quality, especially if this is coupled with a connection to strengthening local food systems."
Beyond products, how Better Food Company conducts their business is equally as important to Phil. Creating a sustainable local economy extends beyond external business activity, and the people who are a part of Better Food Company play a huge role in their success ""We believe that building a food community is also about taking care of our team. We introduced the Better Food Fair Wage, which exceeds the living wage and offers free lunch and paid breaks. We also offer a paid volunteer day annually for all of our staff; and as our operating profits have grown higher, it shows that investing in both purpose and people does work."
As these opportunities for business growth are apparent, Better FoodCompany see themselves as intrinsic to a growing movement anchored by choice. Ultimately the growth of other independent stores will create a sustainable income for growers, contributing to a circular, local economy. Whilst Better Food Company may be their name, better understanding is an equally parallel message Phil is fervently spreading.
"We take our position of being a connection between farmers and consumers seriously, we want to share the great successes and challenges of the organic market and help customers make autonomous decisions. To do this, we often organise and host events, including talks and tours – giving customers a chance to meet the dedicated producers we're proud of, as well as enabling a connection to the land they farm.
We love the work we do and are keen to continue celebrating the positive progress in our local food systems. It is so important to keep this work alive and rolling into the future, so that more and more people can benefit from local food security, access to organic food and being part of a vibrant food community.
"We were really happy to be working with like-minded, ethical parties on this bond offer, and we are delighted it has been fully subscribed. It felt like the right thing to do."
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Hi. If I registered last summer for my area (Pellston North) am I on the list for free installation eligibility? <— and what does that mean? Do we get free installation or are there additional requirements? Also, once we get service in our area, are we able to change what we said we'd sign up for if we realize we need more/less?


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I know plenty of people who have but they never really got anywhere with them. Have you ever written anything?
The easiest way to get a book out there is to put a digital version on Amazon but those rarely do that great. You want a physical copy.
This way, you are able to bring it into publishing houses to get an actual physical book. These still do the best in terms of sales!
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There is a scene in the first Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve that could be a metaphor for what is happening to many in the frum world in terms of the current generation's ability to significantly help their children financially. Lois Lane, a brave but often foolhardy investigative reporter, has fallen off a skyscraper and is plummeting to her death. Clark Kent, a fellow reporter and colleague, sees the great peril she is in and, for the first time ever in public, switches into Superman and flies up and grabs her. "Easy miss," he reassures her. "I've got you." Lois looks at him in shock and shouts hysterically, "You've… you've got me? Who's got you?"
Lois thinks she and this stranger are "in the same boat," so to speak – equally at risk of plummeting to the ground, unaware that he has the capability of keeping them both "afloat."
I think of this statement from time to time when I hear of young people who – unlike their parents who are university graduates, have professions or are in business – are full-time, long-term learners and have four or more children. Over the years, their financially-secure parents helped them buy a house, pay tuitions or buy numerous plane tickets so they could visit their parents on Yom Tov. However, when their kids grow up and start families of their own, they will not be like Superman; they will be more like Clark Kent.
They may promise support as a condition for a shidduch, but will not have the monetary resources to make it happen. They may be struggling themselves, let alone be in a position to prevent their kids' financial fall.
A story told to me second-hand described a multi-millionaire grandmother and great-grandmother who expressed her concern that while she and her husband had been able to support their children and even adult grandchildren, their millions could only go so far. Even 20 million dollars divided by over 40 (at the time) great-grandchildren would barely be a down payment on a house!
If the extremely wealthy are worried about the financial well-being of their offspring, the children of learning families, how much more so should "regular" people be worried.
A successful "black hat" lawyer in his late fifties whose services I have used over the years, supports several married children who are learning and have growing families. There are grandchildren of various ages in various cities around the world. While he is very proud of his learning sons and sons-in-law and his daughters and daughters-in-law whom he sees as neshei chayil, he has some regrets that they did not follow in his footsteps and acquire a profession. He shared that one son got a teaching job at a renowned yeshiva because his son's wife came from a family who were long-time benefactors of the school. He had been chosen from a pool of qualified candidates because he had "protectzia." Another son, who was post-kollel and looking for a similar position in a yeshiva, had to move several times in his quest for stable employment.
In the meantime, this lawyer was being bombarded by donation requests from the yeshiva he had graduated from in the U.S., the yeshiva he had attended in Israel, the yeshiva the son of his rosh yeshiva had opened; the yeshiva ketana and the kollelim his sons had attended, the Bais Yaakovs and seminaries his daughters graduated from – the outstretched hands were endless. He was in the financial position to help, but would his kids be able to aid their future adult children, let alone be on the giving end of donations?
Not likely, because with housing and tuition skyrocketing, even those who are well-educated and have graduate degrees are just managing to pay their bills. I know frum professionals in their thirties and forties with several children who make decent livings, but at the end of the day, after paying the mortgage, for home repairs and upkeep, utilities and car expenses, health and life insurance, shul membership, renewed their professional licenses and related fees for continuing education, buying kosher food, stylish clothing, fashionable sheitels, and making simchas – and giving tzeddakah to a myriad of yeshivas, kollelim and chesed institutions – don't have too much leftover to put into savings. At the end of the day, they don't have a great deal of disposable income.
Every day it seems there are poignant and urgent appeals from gedolim on behalf of families that have lost a parent and are now deep in debt and poverty-stricken. We are asked to open our hearts and wallets as we are shown pictures of crying orphans. Of course, we feel awful for these hapless children, but, to be honest, there is also an element of frustration, even anger, that their parents chose a lifestyle that put these children at risk of being deprived of basic necessities such as food and shelter – a difficult lifestyle that in a recent letter to Life Chronicles, Isaac Kohn blames on roshei yeshiva.
He writes, "Roshei yeshiva are a great part of the mushrooming problem. They are the ones nurturing the concept that every yeshiva boy needs to sit in kollel and every wife ought to embrace such a bachur and sacrifice health, life and happiness for him. The girls buy into the concept because, supposedly, a working boy is not as desirable as the exalted 'learner' and that this is the true Torahdik home every young couple needs to strive to attain."
Young people are influenced to go into learning (despite their parents' wishes they go on to university) and, as shomer mitzvot, to be fruitful and have large families. Do the rebbeim and seminary teachers who exert such influence on these kids explain the consequences of that lifestyle?
Perhaps as a wedding gift, the yeshiva administration could buy long-term life insurance policies for their graduates from the thousands of dollars they receive in tuition? In this way, if there is a premature death, the widows (and even widowers – since the wives are the family's earners) won't experience the humiliation of being a nebach case on top of their grief.
Is there a precedent in the thousands of years since Jews accepted the Torah where there was such a widespread disdain of working? Many of the rishonim and achronim had trades and were gainfully employed.
In Devarim 33:18, Moshe blessed the tribes of Yissachar and Zevulun saying, "Be happy Zevulun in your going forth, and Yissachar in your tent." According to Rashi (who earned a living as a wine merchant), Zevulun would deal in business and financially sustain Yissachar who would deal in Torah. Bamidbar Raba 13:17 states that "Zevulun and Yissachar make their livelihoods together, and they receive their reward for Torah together."
There was no disrespect or denigration of the tribe of Zevulun because its men worked! I am sure that the bachrim of Zevulun weren't pariahs in the shidduch world because they were "working boys."
Zevulun and Yissacher had a partnership – implying their particular roles were equal in importance and value. It's time that this concept was resurrected in our times for the sake of the well-being of future generations.


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The West Bengal Fire Brigade has decided to acquire electronic gadgets like robots and drones for firefighting. The fire brigade has reported that time and again circumstances have occurred when fire fighters were unable to reach to the origin of fire to put it out due to extreme heat, excessive smoke or possibility of explosions. But heat resistive robots or drones will easily be able to deal with these situations and fire fighters won't have to risk their lives in order to control situations like this. The fire proof robots and drones will also be able to withstand explosions giving it another plus point in tackling intense fire situations. Deploying these robots and drones in critical situations will reduce the risks of fire fighters in case of explosions. Jag Mohan, Bengal Fire Brigade Director General said, "We have floated a tender and will be acquiring four robots and two drones to fight fires. These can be pressed into action at the most hazardous fires where the possibility of explosion is very high".
The drones will be able to fly over the fire and will be able to assess the intensity of the blaze and assist the firefighters since they are equipped with thermal imaging, while the remote controlled robots will carry out critical tasks remotely. These electronic gadgets can also be used to raise awareness related to fire prevention among the youths.


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Challenges of Studying a Shy Species
High in the dense mountain forests of South America, the continent's only bear species eludes researchers with ease. On the steep, remote slopes of the Andes Mountains, sometimes living at altitudes up to 11,000 feet, Andean bears are so elusive that even local residents rarely see them. But one piece of technology is changing that. Our teams are using trail cameras—motion-triggered digital cameras that are mounted to tree trunks—to study the bears. And they're making surprising discoveries.
The photographs taken by trail cameras allow us to identify individual bears, estimate their age, and learn about their behaviors: what they eat, where they den, and other aspects of their lives. The more we know about this little-studied bear, the better we can protect their habitat and the resources they need to survive and thrive.
Even Small Discoveries Are Important
While reviewing photos and videos taken by trail cameras, the research team learned that Andean bears eat bromeliad plants and sapote fruits. While this may not seem like an exciting discovery, everything we learn about the bears helps us develop plans for their conservation.
Now teams are studying the bears' elevation preferences. Using trail cameras and GPS, we've learned that the bears tend to den at higher elevations and forage at lower ones, and that they have no trouble navigating perilous boulder fields or sheer cliffs. They appear to be very adaptable, but more research is still needed.
Threats to Andean Bears
As global temperatures warm and weather patterns change, the forests of the Andes are changing, too. There is less rainfall now, meaning there's less water available for the wildlife, people, crops, and livestock who share the region. At the same time, there are more human settlements than ever before, and the demand for water has never been higher. Our teams are researching how Andean bears are being affected by climate change, and whether they're able to adapt to alterations in resources, environments, and weather patterns.
In addition to climate change, Andean bears are threatened by human-wildlife conflict and habitat loss to roadways, mining, farming, and lumber operations. To foster peaceful coexistence, San Diego Zoo Global partners with communities who share resources with bear populations to develop a balanced approach that accounts for the needs of the bears and the people who live alongside them.
Partnering with Local Communities to Protect Andean Bears
Native to the Andes Mountains of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina, Andean bears are also sometimes known as spectacled bears, because of pale fur markings around their eyes which resemble a pair of glasses. Considered vulnerable to extinction, the Andean bear is also an umbrella species, meaning that conservation programs which protect the bears will indirectly benefit other wildlife in the Andes.
Outreach and education are crucial components of successful conservation efforts. We engage local residents in our research, partner with them in plans for conservation, and provide land management training for local scientists, technicians, and students. We also collaborate with local schools to inspire teachers and students with conversations and projects highlighting conservation. When communities are proud of their natural resources and feel empowered to protect them, they are more likely to do so.


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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog > Advancement Courses > EDUA - Advancement Course > 5000 > EDUA 5544
The prevalence of obesity in children has more than tripled in the last three decades. Obesity is a major concern for students' physical health, but it can also have negative impacts on mental health (higher rates of bullying and depression). Children spend a great deal of time in schools, so teachers can aid in the development of healthy habits. Although healthy students likely lead to healthy adults, making smarter decisions regarding physical, nutritional and mental health helps promote sharper minds and stronger learning opportunities.
This course provides activities for the elementary, middle, and high school classroom that span multiple dimensions of health and wellness. The teacher will learn techniques to foster students' emotional wellbeing, nutritional health, and physical fitness, as well as methods to address his or her own health and wellness.
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Child Branding Cases Go Unabated In Odisha, Lives Of Innocent At Stake
**Angul: ** It seems as if the child branding cases are never going to stop in Odisha as an eight-month-old child was branded with hot iron in Timuria village of Badakera panchayat here on Saturday. This is second such case reported in the same day.
Notably, the 8-month-old girl of Papu Gochhayat was suffering from fever. The baby was branded with hot iron on his stomach by a local quack after which her condition deteriorated and she was admitted to the Angul DHH.
According to the sources, the infant is undergoing treatment and her condition is stable now.
A few days ago, an 18-day-old boy from Keonjhar was also branded with hot iron following which he died on Friday in the hospital.


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Mabel A. Ljungdahl
Mabel A. Ljungdahl, 96, of St. Edward, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 at the Boone County Health Center in Albion. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 28 at the Salem Lutheran Church in rural St. Edward. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
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Mildred Louise Carver, 100, of Albion, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 at the Wolf Memorial Good Samaritan Center in Albion. Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 29 at Zion Lutheran Church in Albion. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.levanderfuneralhome.com.
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LaVern J. "Cricket" Reicks, 84, of Red Cloud, formerly of Petersburg, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, Jan. 3 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Cloud. Additional services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Raeville with Rev. Ross Burkhalter officiating. Interment with military graveside honors will be at the St. Bonaventure Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.huffmanlevander.com.


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Part 18
Inside one of the Omni Hotel's suites, Nick watched Portia pop two aspirin tablets into her mouth. "I don't believe this!" he declared heatedly. "It's been nearly two hours since you snatched Bruce. When are you going to get on with it?"
Portia shot him a contemptuous look. "Get on with what? Sex? How very vulgar that sounds! And how American. Can you not see that I have a headache, thanks to that telepath?"
Nick rolled his eyes. "Harry? Harry McNeill gave you a headache?"
"He damned well nearly killed me!" Portia protested. "He is a very powerful telepath and it is a miracle that I had managed to escape. And take Bruce with me!"
The Streghore responded with a contemptuous snort. "Yeah, and that's all you've managed to do since I've summoned you! I mean, I'm the one who killed DeWolfe Mann, so you could get close to Bruce! Hell, I might as well kill him myself!"
"Fine," the succubus shot back. "Kill him. But do not think I am simply going to leave without any compensation."
Nick could not believe what he had just heard. "Compen . . . Compensation for what? You haven't done a damn thing!"
Sherry-brown eyes blazed with frightening intensity. "May I remind you that Signor McNeill is right now in the bedroom, in an unconscious state? You would have never been able to get this close in order to kill him, without my help! Or without his family standing in your way!" She stood up and walked slowly toward Nick. "In other words, I want compensation of some kind." Portia paused before him.
Aware of the sinister expression on the succubus' face, Nick warily asked, "What exactly do you want?"
A gust of breath left Portia's mouth. "The Soma plant you had earlier mentioned."
"Are you crazy? It's probably somewhere in the McNeill home. I couldn't possibly get it without your help?"
Portia shot back, "Then we'll get it with my help!"
Nick struggled to remain calm. "What if . . . what if they find out about the protection spell? They must know that it's gone, since you were seen in . . ."
The succbus' eyes became ferocious. "I don't care! I want my compensation! The Soma plant! As soon as Bruce is dead!"
Fear suddenly gripped the Streghone. Not even the elixir smeared on his forehead failed to give him a sense of protection under Portia's unrelenting stare. He finally caved in. "Yeah, yeah, I'll get it for you. Somehow. I just don't know how . . ."
"Find a way!" Then Portia closed her eyes. Took a deep breath. "Ah! I do believe that my headache is going away. It is time to awaken Signor McNeill with a little kiss." She paused to stare at Nick. "Unless you still want to kill him, yourself?"
Intimidated, Nick shook his head. "No, uh, you . . . you go ahead and do what you have to do. I'll . . ."
Portia snatched an empty bucket from a nearby table and tossed it to Nick. "You can fill this up with some ice. Please."
"Yeah. Sure." Nick watched the succubus strode toward the bedroom door. "Anything else, your highness?" he mumbled under his breath. Fortunately, Portia did not hear him.
* * * *
Olivia, Cole, Darryl, and Barbara materialized in an alley, next to the Omni Hotel. Barbara strode ahead, drawing stares from the other three.
"And where in the hell are you going?" Cole demanded.
As she continued out of the alley, Barbara shot back, "To find Bruce. And to save him from that bitch."
Cole grabbed Barbara's arm and stopped her. "Hey, look I understand that you're concerned about him, but let us handle this. Olivia and I can deal with this Portia woman and Darryl will handle Marcano. And if Bruce looks like he might need first aid, you can . . . rush in like gangbusters. Okay?"
"Gangbusters? What is that? Your new outlook on life?" Olivia grumbled.
Rolling her eyes, Olivia continued, "Meaning, what's with the grab-and-snatch act? Not only did you grab us before we could do or say anything, you grabbed me, instead of Harry! And he's a lot better equipped to deal with Portia." Cole responded with a blank stare. Olivia sighed. "Hello? We're facing a succubus here! You know, ability to put others to sleep? Better a telepath to face her and not me. Namely, my little brother."
Cole dismissed her argument. "She's not exactly the first succubus I've ever faced. Don't worry. She won't be able to affect me."
"Yeah," Olivia sardonically shot back, "I'm sure you said the same thing about that siren you faced, last fall. And Barbas."
"Those two were high-level . . ."
Barbara cried out, "Hey! We have a witch to save! Argue later!" She again started out of the alley.
Darryl heaved a sigh and followed. "Oh God, this is turning out to be a hell of a day." Both Olivia and Cole stiffened momentarily, before following the other two.
* * * *
The four people eventually strode inside the Omni's elegant lobby. While Cole and Barbara hung back, the two police officers approached the front desk. A desk clerk warily eyed the pair and greeted with forced cheerfulness, "Good afternoon, may I help you?"
Both Olivia and Darryl flashed their badges. The clerk became more attentive. "I'm Lieutenant Morris of the San Francisco Police Department. And this is Inspector McNeill," he said, nodding at Olivia. "We're searching for a suspect in a homicide. Actually, two suspects. And we have reason to believe that they may have checked into this hotel."
"Oh, that's impossible," the clerk said, shaking her head.
One of Olivia's brows formed an arch. "And why is that?"
Flustered, the clerk continued, "Well . . . because . . . I mean, well, this is an exclusive hotel. One of the city's finest. I doubt that you would find a sus . . ." Her voice drifted into a whisper, underneath the partners' stares. Then she sighed. "What are their names?"
Darryl said, "Nicholas Marcano."
After making a few entries into the computer, the desk clerk responded, "I'm sorry, but no one by that name has checked into this hotel." Relief shone in her eyes.
"What about an Italian woman named Portia Della . . ." Olivia began.
The desk clerk interrupted. "Oh. Her. Miss Portia Della Scalla. Tall, dark-haired woman with brown eyes and an Italian accent?" The two cops nodded. "Oh yes, everyone knows about her. She had checked in with some loser, last Saturday. She had no reservation, yet she managed to get a suite. Weird."
Exercising great patience, Olivia asked, "And the suite number?"
Again, the clerk turned to her computer. "Here we go. Suite 1274. On the 12th floor."
The two partners thanked the clerk and returned to where Cole and Barbara stood. "They're inside Suite 1274, on the 12th floor," Darryl announced. "Let's go." The quartet climbed a wide marble staircase that led to a balstrade above.
After making sure they were alone, Olivia said, "Okay, now that we're here, Cole can take us to the suite. That way, we can surprise them." She faced her future sister-in-law. "Except for you, Barbara. You stay in the lobby." The blond woman opened her mouth to protest, but Olivia added, "It's for your own safety." Then without another word, Cole beamed her and Darryl out of the corridor.
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The trio materialized inside the living room of a luxurious suite. "Not bad," Darryl murmured. He glanced around. "No one seems to be here. Are you sure that Phoebe is right?"
"Well, according to the clerk, they had checked into this suite." Olivia added, "Unless they're back at Nick's apartment. Or else . . ." She broke off and began to circle about the room.
Cole finished her sentence, "Or else Portia took Bruce to some demonic dimension." He paused and cocked his head to one side.
Olivia stared at him. "What is it?"
"You hear that?"
Darryl frowned. "Hear what?"
Instead of answering, Cole strode toward a closed door. Olivia figured that it led toward one of the suite's bedrooms. "Where are you going?" she asked. "Cole?"
The half-daemon pressed his ear against the door. "Someone is inside." He flung the door open, using his telekinesis. The trio stepped forward and gasped at the sight before them. Namely, Bruce dressed only in boxer shorts, stretched out on the bed, flat on his back. Astride him sat Portia, wearing only white panties and stockings held up by garter belts.
"Jesus!" Darryl cried out.
The succubus glanced up, wearing a surprised expression. "Wha . . .?" she began.
Olivia flung the succubus off her older brother and against one of the walls with her telekinesis. Looking somewhat dazed, Portia transformed into a demonic creature with a tail. "Darryl!" Olivia cried. "Get out of here! Now!"
For once, Darryl did not argue and immediately left the room. Olivia and Cole returned their attention to the daemon, who seemed to have recovered from Olivia's attack. And regained her human form. Electricity crackled at her fingertips and within a blink of an eye, sent a bolt toward Olivia's direction.
"Olivia!" Cole cried out her name. Then he quickly shoved Olivia aside. The electrical bolt struck him squarely in the chest, forcing him back against the wall.
* * * *
Barbara paced back and forth, across the hotel's lobby. Another minute passed before she realized that she had enough. Unable to simply stand by and wait for the others to rescue Bruce, Barbara decided to help. With clear determination, she marched across the lobby one last time and toward the nearest elevator.
* * * *
The electrical bolt failed to inflict harm upon Cole's chest. It had merely stunned him. He recovered quickly enough to send a fireball at the succubus. His aim proved to be perfect. Only, the target failed to remain in place. Portia disappeared in a cloud of smoke and the fireball struck a wall.
The succubus reappeared on the bed, next to Bruce. She reached out for his arm. But before she could disappear with her intended victim, Olivia once more flung her away from the male witch. Portia hit the wall, again. She disappeared. Again. And reappeared behind Olivia. Cole tried to alert the redhead to the succubus' presence. But Portia waved a hand before Olivia's eyes before he could sleep. He watched with horror, as the witch slumped to the floor. Unconscious.
Anger rose within Cole. He shot another fireball at Portia. And once again, she disappeared just in time. Cole glanced around the room in confusion. Where in the hell did she . . .?
"Looking for me?" a voice whispered in the half-daemon's ear. Cole turned to face the voice's owner and instead, a pair of supple lips pressed against his own.
Cole tried to fight off the succubus' seductive assault. Tried and failed spectacularly. "Get . . . off me," he murmured. "Get off . . ." He tried to push her away, but the touch of her lips against his, and the scent of cinnamon sapped his will. Cinnamon? Only one woman he knew smelled of cinnamon. Cole opened his eyes.
He saw the red hair, slightly tanned skin dotted with freckles, the high cheekbones and luminous green eyes. Olivia. Wha . . .? "Love me," she whispered in Olivia's California accent. "Kiss me. Now." And Cole did. Willingly.
* * * *
Still muttering curses under his breath, Nick walked away from the ice machine, carrying the bucket in his hand. He should have called room service for a bucket of ice. Hell, he should have done a lot of things. Like get rid of Portia with a banishing spell. Or kill Bruce himself. Instead, he had allowed the egotistical succubus to intimidate him into becoming her personal servant.
Nick reached a juncture for two corridors and paused. He had sensed a presence before he saw the figure around the corner. Namely one Inspector Darryl Morris of the San Francisco Police Department. And if Morris was here . . . Nick felt a surge of panic. He had to get out of here. Fast. Leave San Francisco. Only, the good inspector stood between and freedom. He would never be able to reach the elevator without being spotted.
If only he possessed a power to use against Morris. If only . . . Nick then remembered the switchblade that he kept inside his trouser pocket. The same blade that he had used to kill DeWolfe Mann. All he had to do was wait for Morris to face the other way.
Nick peeked around the corner. Relief washed over him. Sure enough, Morris' back now faced him. He reached inside his pocket for the knife. The blade clicked out. Nick stepped into the main corridor and surreptiously approached the police officer from behind.
* * * *
The elevator stopped on the 12th floor. The doors slid open and Barbara stepped into the corridor. Ahead, she spotted Darryl Morris pacing back and forth in front of a pair of double doors. Doors that probably led to Bruce.
Barbara continued briskly along the corridor. Just as she opened her mouth to call out Darryl's name, a figure emerged from around the corner. Nick. Shock and surprise overwhelmed her. Along with anger. But when she spotted an object in Nick's right hand, anger became fear. "Oh my God," she murmured. "What? Oh my . . . Darryl! Darryl, look out!"
Her warning came out just in time. Darryl whirled around. His eyes widened at the sight of Nick. Then with lightning reflexes, he blocked Nick's thrust, forcing the latter to drop the switchblade. He followed up with an uppercut to the other man's jaw, knocking the latter to the floor. When Nick made a quick grab for the knife, Darryl whipped out his service pistol. "I wouldn't, if I were you," he growled. "Drop the knife. Now! Unless your wrist is faster than my trigger finger."
Nick dropped the switchblade to the floor. His shoulders sagged with defeat. Darryl sharply ordered him to stand up. As he struggled to his feet, Barbara marched toward him. She saw his eyes light up with hope. "Barbara," he begged. "Barbara, I'm sorry! I know this looks . . ."
His words cut short, as Barbara's open palm slapped his face. Hard. "You son-of-a-bitch!" she growled. "You better hope and pray that Bruce is still alive!"
"Barbara, please!"
Another slap from her silenced Nick. "Shut up!" Barbara fixed him with a contemptuous glare. "Whatever in your sick mind made you believe I would ever love you, Nick?" She turned to Darryl. "What about Cole and Olivia? Have they vanquished Portia?"
Darryl whipped out a pair of handcuffs. "I heard some noise coming from inside the suite. Almost like a battle royal. But then it just stopped. Maybe they finally got her." He snapped the handcuffs around Nick's wrists.
"I'll check on them." Barbara started toward the suite.
"Be careful." Then Barbara overheard Darryl read Nick his Miranda rights. "Nicholas Marcano, you have the right to remain silent . . ."
Upon reaching the suite's double doors, Barbara carefully cracked open one. Seeing that main room was empty, she stepped inside. Silence greeted her ears. Well, except for the sounds of low moaning coming from another room. Barbara frowned. That did not seem right. What was going on? And what happened to Olivia, Cole and Bruce? She strode inside what turned out to be a bedroom.
The first sight that greeted her eyes was Bruce clad only in his boxers, struggling to climb out of bed. Relief flooded Barbara. She started toward her fiancé, when she spotted Olivia sprawled on the floor, unconscious. "Livy!"
"He . . . help her," Bruce stammered. "Hel . . ."
One glance at Olivia's rising chest told Barbara that her friend was still alive. But where was Cole? What happened to him?
A loud moan greeted her ears. Barbara whirled around and let out a gasp. Cole stood against the opposite wall, locked in a passionate embrace with a nearly naked Portia Della Scalla. Barbara noticed that the succubus had managed to remove his jacket and tie and unfasten the buttons to his shirt, leaving his chest exposed. "What in the hell?" she cried.
Neither Cole nor Portia seemed aware of her cry. The succubus had apparently found another victim to seduce. Powerful half-daemon or not, it seemed obvious that Cole was also susceptible to Portia's charms. Barbara spotted an object – a white ivory statue of a horse. "Get off him!" Barbara barked. "Now!" Using a chant, she forced the ivory horse to smash against the side of the succubus' head. The she wrenched Portia away from Cole's embrace and flung the other stunned female against the nearest wall. Meanwhile, a dazed Cole slid to the floor.
"You bitch!" Portia snarled angrily at Barbara. "You have interfered for the last time!" Springing to her feet, she raised one hand threateningly, her fingertips crackling with electricity. Barbara's anger immediately vanished leaving a strong residue of fear. Oh Goddess! If only she could remember a banishing spell.
A voice from the bed cried out, "No! Don't!" Barbara glanced at the bed and saw a horrified Bruce stretch his hand out. A gust of wind filled the room. It eventually caught hold of Portia, lifting her from the floor. Barbara stared in fascination, as the wind tore the succubus' body apart, until it exploded in a burst of light.
Darryl burst into the bedroom, hauling a morose Nick in tow. He stared at the destruction caused by Bruce's aero kinesis, the unconscious Olivia and a rather stunned Cole. "Damn!" he declared out loud. "What the hell happened here?"
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Text at your own risk
We all know that texting while driving is an absolute no-no. I propose that texting while walking should be banned as well.
If you live in a place where you have huge expanses of walkspace or European piazzas, then have at it.
But this is Manhattan people. There's hardly enough room for the population as it exists now to find room on the sidewalks and move at a decent clip. If you're behind texters (as I always seem to be) they are usually walking at a snail's pace, and weebling left to right.
I personally witnessed the hazards of texting while walking last week. One guy on West 21 had his foot run over by a cab. Luckily he didn't seem to be badly hurt. A young woman was nailed by the big, heavy door of a retail store by an exiting shopper. I'm not sure that she even noticed – never missed a beat on the keypad.
I say, get out of the way! Move to the left or right of the sidewalk. Stand against the buildings with the smokers to send your messages. And pick up your head – the crosstown blocks come up really fast, as do the cars.
How do you feel about texting while walking?
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The 1960s were a hayday for political change. From the civil rights movement, to the anti-Vietnam protests, the 60s are lovingly remembered as a time when the American people had had enough of corruption.
According to the Earth Day website, the holiday came about after U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson witnessed the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. Inspired by the protests of the nation during this time, he decided to hold a mass teach-in across the United States.
The date, April 22, 1970, was chosen in particular because it was between exams and spring break, allowing for students to be a massive voice in this push for change.
The teach-in worked wonderfully, with thousands of universities and organizations holding demonstrations to protest against the declining state of the environment. Most interestingly, the protests were very bipartisan, with people of all political ideologies and backgrounds coming together to take a stand against issues which they had silently endured for decades.
This activism had been building up for quite some time, but the founding of Earth Day was just one piece of building a movement. The 1960s as a whole is what gave way to the first real environmental movement in the United States. While there had been regulations for preservation and against pollution in previous years, this was the first time the American people were publicly questioning the sustainability of our way of life.
In its early waves, the environmental movement focused mostly on air and water pollution in the United States specifically. This was largely influenced by the bestselling book "Silent Spring" by esteemed biologist and conservationist, Rachel Carson. The book revealed the harms of the United States' reliance on the pesticide DDT, which was killing off native organisms, specifically species of native birds.
The book, published in 1962, was written in a more poetic form than a scientific one. This allowed it to appeal to a much larger audience than many previous environmental texts which were too weighed down with scientific jargon, or just didn't have Carson's allure.
Even John F. Kennedy strongly defended the book, appointing a Science Advisory Committee to look into the issue. This is often cited as the beginning of the modern Environmentalist movement.
After the outrage over Silent Spring and the Earth Day protests, the EPA was established in 1970. From there, a series of environmental policy changes began, including the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Preservation Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and many, many more. For a while, the environment became a priority for lawmakers, and real change began in the United States.
Though the movement has slowed down significantly since its 1960s inception, it is still important to the ways in which we interact with our world today. Had it not been for the environmental movement, we likely would not have the infrastructure in place to create change, nor the political interest in creating a better environment for all people.
Earth Day is still celebrated as a holiday of grassroots activism. Though we have come quite some way from the nearly completely unregulated business practices and the strong use of DDT, we still have a long ways to go. We are still attempting to regulate and understand global warming, mass levels of extinction, mass pollution and more issues to count.
Yet the fact that we do still continue to celebrate Earth Day means that we are still feeling that spirit of activism, that innate need to fix the injustices which we face. Hopefully, with the next many Earth Days we can channel the spirit of Rachel Carson and speak out against corruption when it's present to create a better planet for everyone.
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A jeweller was hit across the head with a sledgehammer by thieves who broke into his shop in the West Midlands.
The four raiders, wearing black, smashed their way through the front door of Davand Jewellers in Bearwood Road, Smethwick, on Saturday afternoon.
They used the hammer to break into a glass cabinet and took tens of thousands of pounds worth of goods.
The 52-year-old shop owner was hit twice across the head but escaped with minor injuries, police said.
West Midlands Police said the jeweller hit the shop's panic alarm, which prompted the robbers to attack him.
His wife, who was also in the store at the time, was not hurt.
Police said the men made off in a getaway car. Officers said they were pursuing several lines of inquiry and examining CCTV.
They urged anyone with information to contact them.
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Lupane triterpenoid and alkaloid isolates from Cyrtanthus breviflorus (Amaryllidaceae)
Crouch, NR, Mulholland, DA and Chetty, J (2005) Lupane triterpenoid and alkaloid isolates from Cyrtanthus breviflorus (Amaryllidaceae) South African Journal of Botany, 71 (1). pp. 104-106.Full text not available from this repository.
Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv. is a highly variable bulbous taxon from both moist and dry grasslands of the eastern seaboard region of southern Africa. Amongst at least 42 ethnomedicinal regional amaryllids it is the only species reported to treat intestinal worms. The current investigation, the first to phytochemically profile C. breviflorus, has determined the presence in ethanolic bulb extracts of the four known isoquinoline alkaloids: haemanthamine, crinamine hydrochloride, lycorine and tazettine. From the hexane bulb extract five known lupane triterpenoids were isolated: lupeol, lupenone, glochidone, 3β, 27-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene and betulinaldehyde. Copyright © NISC Pty Ltd.
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Do you wish to know the name of that semi-precious gemstone that is the symbol of fidelity and friendship? It is topaz and as the legends put forth, this gemstone is gifted has the ability to increase intelligence and creativity. Wearing topaz ensures sound health and spiritual development.
Topaz is actually a mineral containing aluminium fluorosilicate. Topaz consists of a hardness quotient of 8 when measured on the hardness scale. You can notice a greenish radiance when topaz is placed under long-wavelength ultraviolet ray.
Topaz is available in various colours like fiery gold, lavender and pink, red, reddish-orange, brown and blue. Among all these, natural light pink topaz is the most expensive and rarest one. But blue topaz is most popular among women. Blue topaz is greatly used in jewellery. In comparison to sapphire and aquamarine, blue topaz is in expensive due to its uncomplicated production process. Colourless or pale blue topaz is passed through heat and irradiation to produce blue topaz. Heat and irradiation do not affect the value of this precious stone. Natural blue topaz is found in pegmatites rich in minerals. Natural blue topaz is pale in colour.
Blue topaz is mined in various parts of Brazil, Siberia, Zimbabwe, Burma and United States. Brazilian Imperial Topaz is bright yellow to deep golden brown in colour and is considered to be one of the most valuable varieties of topaz. Pale brown topazes are treated to produce Brazilian Imperial Topaz. Colourless or pale topaz is called mystic topaz and it reflects a rainbow effect.
Topaz is, indeed a wonder gemstone with so many interesting facts and trivia associated with it.
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4 Tips to Sell Office Design Ideas to Law Firms
When it comes office design, nothing needs it more perfect than that of law firms. This business is all about the office – it's where the main business of law is made and done. Lawyers need a great space to be able to their work well to win cases and if your design can communicate and provide this accordingly then you will win their business as well.
Here are some tips to make it happen:
- Have a compelling presentation.
Why does the law firm need a new design in the first place? Is it because they are rebranding? Are they gearing up for new business, which requires new partners and new design and space considerations? Are they moving buildings? All these things play a role in their decision-making and it is your responsibility to know and understand what these changes entail and demand from your presentation. Understanding also the needs of the different partners plays a big difference in ensuring that you will win their account.
These are lawyers and they basically live and breathe presenting compelling evidences to win their cases. Preparing the way they do will surely place you on the forefront of success when it comes to your design pitch.
- Have a walk through
Given their busy schedules, lawyers do not have time to set second or even third meetings with you much less their associates. Once you have that opportunity, make the most out of it by already providing all the information that they can refer to make the decision. Having a visual representation of your vision using 3D rendering services is a great direction to have.
Remember, they may not be as visually-driven as designers. They may not immediately see in their mind what you are trying to describe, so be ready with visual references from the get go.
- Create the perfect storage room
Doing law is synonymous to mountains of documents. These files are integral to making sure their clients are well taken care of. Having a design that highlights how they can have a storage room that can make their lives better and more organized is the key. Placing key accents such as a shared desktop computer or a laptop connected to several copiers can minimize the number of trips to take back and forth from the room to their cubicles. Aside from that, putting in the best filing cabinets with a system can help your case literally in selling your design.
- Talk about the costs.
How much will the client shell out for your design? Be upfront about this. Law firms are sticklers when it comes to agreements and you would never want your billings to be the show stoppers when it comes to winning their business.
Selling designs to law firms is not very different from selling to residential and commercial clients. The most important thing to do is to know your customer, what their needs are, and speak to directly to their needs with your design. Using 3D renders will help you communicate your design with clarity.


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Full Moon's eighth year was a beautiful celebration of New York's young, creative spirit, acted out over fourteen hours across three stages. An international group of musicians, artists, performers, and culinary masters assembled to celebrate under the full moon's gentle glow.
The raw canvas of The Knockdown Center's cavernous indoor space and sprawling grounds were transformed into a fantastical, moonlit forest. A geodesic dome was erected over thousands of pounds of specially laid sand, creating a beach in the depths of Brooklyn. Scents, sounds, and floral design combined in the Jungle Stage room to evoke its namesake. The space was unrecognizable, transporting guests far beyond the everyday.


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Kareem Hunt had to go.
When I sat down to write about the controversy surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs decision to release running back Kareem Hunt following the release of a video in which Hunt committed violence against a woman, I wondered, "Is this really necessary?" My question was answered when I saw overwhelming support to petition the Chiefs to change their mind.
As a child, I was taught not to be violent, especially not toward women. I grew up thinking that was common knowledge and something that society had adopted as gospel. We've seen professional athletes commit these violent crimes in the past and it would make sense to think that those examples would deter anyone else from making those choices. Instead, in a week where San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested in his team's hotel on reports of domestic violence, a video of Hunt's altercation with a woman outside his Cleveland residence that occurred in February found its way into the public eye. The aforementioned video had not been seen by the NFL, the Chiefs or even Hunt himself until it was posted by TMZ Sports Friday.
The Chiefs responded almost immediately and released Hunt the same day, ending the second year running back's career in Kansas City.
The decision was controversial. But the Chiefs did what they absolutely had to do. As a fan, it's hard to tell yourself that releasing a top-5 player on your team is the right call. We want to think it wasn't as bad as it looked or that there were worse instances that garnered less punishment. Even though some might say Hunt's actions were similar to those of his former Chiefs teammate Tyreek Hill, there is no justifying that Hunt should keep his job. Nevermind what he did that night, the Chiefs said their decision to release Hunt came after they discovered he didn't fully disclose the details of the altercation revealed in the video in their initial investigation.
I tend to think our fanbase can look past the potential Hunt had to challenge the likes of Jamaal Charles and Priest Holmes for the best running back in Chiefs history and understand we can't tolerate this behavior, especially from men who are role models in our city.
That just isn't the case for a sect of the fanbase that created a Change.org petition to urge the Chiefs to reverse their decision. It doesn't matter how many people sign the petition — it has surpassed 7,000 signatures — because the Chiefs said Hunt will never play for them again upon terminating his contract.
It's just strange to think we aren't all on the same page on this one. The decision the Chiefs made to draft Hill with full knowledge of his conviction for domestic abuse cannot be the pillar on which you stand to defend Hunt. Even though we've known since the beginning of time that committing violence against women is unacceptable, these decisions can't be strictly based on precedent. It's different for a multitude of reasons, beginning with the fact that Hill plead guilty and served a sentence for his crimes.
It doesn't matter how "bad" Hunt's actions were — any, and I mean any, violence against women cannot be justified. This isn't the time – nor is it ever the time – to start spouting off hypothetical "what-ifs" to justify hitting a woman.
The Chiefs had to take a stand and show the league and their fans that this is something they don't tolerate. An organization that has been praised in the past for working with men who struggled to make good decisions (see Larry Johnson) couldn't fall on the sword again for Hunt, especially when he didn't give them the opportunity to help.
Hunt will play again in the NFL, and rightfully so. But he must serve his punishment and take the steps to ensure he doesn't act violently again — especially considering that the NFL announced it would investigate a separate incident that took place in June and a video released Tuesday by TMZ Sports showing another physical altercation from January. We are a society of second chances, and Hunt will have to prove whether or not he is deserving of one.
We need to be together on this issue. And in 2018, it should be a no-brainer that we don't want a man who has shown such violent tendencies representing our team.


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The following write-up is not to be accepted as legal advice it is intended only to offer some general information about the legality of Internet poker.
That is nobody good solution to the query is that Internet poker lawful. Everywhere there will vary neighborhood legislation that concern gambling and gambling generally. Recently there's been laws passed in the U.S. that'll impact American established people.
It's likely that you will not get in any difficulty playing Online poker very few if any individuals ever consume. It's your local or state/provincial legislation which you need to be careful of, however these legislation are mostly guided towards casinos or bookies maybe not only the people. Sometimes some unfortunate sites all gaming is prohibited agen poker terpercaya.
U.S. national laws are all concerned with the casinos and also the money being bet the gamers. Therefore, in case you are not skipping any local or state laws you are totally free to play legally. Back in September 2006 legislation was passed that makes it a crime for a financial institution or financial institution to transfer money into a gaming internet site. The effect of this really is many internet poker websites have ceased taking deposits from us residents.
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Our Pro-Series is ideal for those looking for the best aesthetics, weight savings and reliability. Completely replace your old harness and forget about electrical gremlins. Dress up your bay and take all the pain out of wiring work with this harness. This Wiring Specialties PRO Series harness was designed from the ground-up, specifically for a Universal installation with a 1JZGTE VVTI engine swap. It was developed in house on an actual JDM JZ engine to ensure a perfect fit to all engine sensors. This harness will work exceptionally well in any installation chassis. Anything from a Dune buggy to a Classic car or a race car. The engine fires up with only 2 wires needing connection, along with a fuel line and a good battery. The harness is designed'Tucked' for a clean installation. The harnesses are built to exceed OEM spec for wire quality and power/ground routing. Wiring Specialties offers a number of options for common performance upgrades for this product. Build your perfect harness by selecting from the available options to the right. Engine: JZZ30 and JZX100 1JZGTE VVTi. Any VVTI 1JZGTE from Chaser/Mark II. Any VVTI 1JZGTE from Soarer/Crown. Sports cars with no OEM body wiring or Non EFI cars. Cars that benefit from EFI wiring run without body wiring connections. 1JZ VVTi Specific Details. Oval alternator connector supplied, unless requested otherwise. New Style Starter, Plastic coolant and Oil pressure connector supplied be default. Standard – batched ignition (chip and coils) is supplied, but sequential NON VVTi is available as an option. External and removable Fuse and Relay block. Relay system installed for proper ECCS ON and OFF operation with ECU Memory retention. Relay block includes the Ignition, Fuel Pump and Fan relays. The Fan relay can be reclaimed as the AC relay. Fuel Pump output wire that connects directly to the pump. Starter trigger wire available in the interior for easy and clean install. Battery power pick-up at the starter for easy and clean install. Ignition input signal from ignition key. Harness is designed to keep the ECU in the cabin and will reach both left and right bulkhead openings. For GM/LQ9 coils upgrade should be used with an aftermarket ECU and run sequentially. Wideband option for ECUs that do not process a raw wideband signal, a controller must be used. Controller like a EUGO or the Haltech CAN wideband. AEM Infinity and ECU Masters ECUs (and other standalone ECUs) are wired for wideband control direct out of the ECU. The LSU 4.2 Version of the Wideband SHOULD be used, as per AEM. AEM Infinity and ECU Masters are pre-wired for Oil Pressure, Fuel pressure, Oil Temp, IAT and MAP sensor wiring directly to the ECU. ApexI PFC conversions ONLY include the IAT sensor on the main harness. The MAP sensor is wired separately, from the PFC box directly to the sensor. 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Tourism sector in Peru is one of the main engines which foster development across the nation's inner regions by creating thousands of jobs each year, the National Chamber of Tourism's (Canatur) President, Jorge Jochamowitz, has announced. Speaking at a conference dedicated to World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations held on Saturday, he stressed that continuing works such as the enhancement of infrastructure services for tourism are required in order to consolidate the country's potential in this key economic activity.
"Tourism industry stands out as a major employment generator of labor force in Peru and guarantee annual revenue to both the town and the government," Jochamowitz said, adding, "This benefits an enormous amount of families".
In that sense, he is confidence in the Ollanta Humala's administration ongoing efforts through the Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry (Mincetur) to setting out policies aimed at increasing international arrivals to the Andean nation as well as bolstering inbound tourism.
Likewise, the top Canatur official pointed out that thanks to the current marketing campaigns are driving visitor numbers, in particular on the hot spots of the country's northern regions, where domestic and foreign travelers enjoy beach resorts and delicious cuisine. "Tourism hubs along the northern Amazonian regions are also being benefited from the campaigns being carried out by Mincetur," Jochamowitz noted.


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Recovering Night Crème is a primary component of the Aloe Fleur de Jouvence collection. It contains polysaccharides and other skin humecants which form a protective film against moisture loss. Natural lipids for important oil / water balance are provided by wheat germ glycerides and apricot kernel oil. Soluble collagen is needed for maintaining good skin structure, and reducing line and wrinkle appearance to help combat the signs of ageing. Special skin enhancers, derived from natural plant and bee products extracts are also included.
The moisturisers in Recovering Night Crème give life to the look and feel of your skin. It is designed for night use to condition the skin while the body rests, helping to restore the "Flower of Youth" – skin that is youthful in appearance, pliable, smooth and taut. It is a superior, velvety crème that restores fullness to even the finest wrinkle lines, keeping the skin supple while helping maintain elasticity and moisture.


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Apple is planning to release a 6.1-inches iPhone this year which is almost similar to iPhone X. So, what will be the next iPhone be called? Few rumors predict it to be iPhone 11 and we are following the same throughout the article. After the success of iPhone X in 2017, Apple is looking for another revolutionary success through the new iPhone which is iPhone 11 in Dubai. Here let us have a round up all the iPhone 11 news, rumors, specs, features, release date and price in Dubai.
iPhone 11 Release Date and Price
According to the information from KGI Securities, Apple is working on the improved version of iPhone 11 at an affordable price. The official release date of iPhone 11 is not yet revealed, but it is reported to launch in September 2018. With the appearance to be almost similar to the iPhone X, the new iPhone 11 Dubai price ought to a bit lesser. The notorious 6.1-inch smartphone will launch alongside other two variants. Kuo believes that Apple focus for 2018 will be to achieve stable shipment date for all those new models.
iPhone 11 News, Rumors, Specs and Features
The KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the new iPhone 11 with 6.1-inches screen is likely to use a "use slightly less premium components" than the iPhone X. It is likely to have an aluminum frame instead of stainless steel. Apart from this, the next Apple flagship looks identical to the iPhone X notch design.
Along with 6.1-inches iPhone 11, Apple is looking to launch an improved version of iPhone X and a larger iPhone X Plus. This 6.1-inch model with an LCD display will definitely be popular and will rule the mobile industry in 2018. It is expected to have a total sale of 100 million units after the release of this version.
KGI notes says "Two new OLED models target high-end market; new TFT-LCD model aims at low-end & midrange markets".
As for the chipset, it is reported that Intel will be the sole supplier for the cellular modems for 2018 iPhone models.
Commenting on this Kuo says "Intel will be the exclusive supplier of baseband chip for 2H18 new iPhone models, while Qualcomm may not have a share of the orders at all."
While Intel performance was not satisfactory when compared to the Qualcomm. But, Kuo predicts that Intel will definitely meet the technical requirements of the tech giant Apple. Another interesting thing is Intel is offering these chipsets at a more competitive price. The Intel XMM 7560 modem supports 4 X 4 MIMO technology. This new chip would be the most advanced version which can show an impact even on the iPhone battery life.
Another aspect that Apple is trying to focus on in the next flagship is its photographic capabilities. In iPhone 11, the tech giant is reported to be tinkering with low-light shooting capabilities. We can even expect the alleged devices to have a larger battery with increased storage capacity.
As for the technical specifications, the device may probably have a 5.8-inches super AMOLED display with 1125 X 2436 screen resolution, dual 12MP rear camera, and a 7MP front snapper. With the new chip series which is likely be called as A12, the new iPhone 11 will have improved features. It is likely to run on iOS 11 and may have a built-in fingerprint sensor.
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Repairing Stucco
4 Key Advantages Of Hiring A Professional To Repair Stucco In Homes In Calgary, AB
Stucco is a very popular style in homes because of its relative low-cost compared to other siding materials. It also offers great versatility and comes in a wide range of colours. However, continuous exposure to weather elements and normal wear & tear can cause it to degrade and even crack. Ignoring cracked surfaces can be dangerous, as water will seep toward the walls, in turn causing damage. So, it's important to have the necessary done as early as possible. Here are top advantages of hiring a professional to repair stucco over DIY.
Skilled & Experienced
A contractor is trained in mixing & applying stucco and, as such, is better placed at doing the job right. They don't need to use trial and error to determine what works. They are able to mix the material with ease to match the existing one on the home so that there's an even look. The repaired areas won't look awkward. Professionals also bring vast experience to the project. Since this is their field of concentration, they will have overseen other repair projects in the past and can use the experience gained to ensure the highest levels of accuracy and efficiency.
Quality Products
One major advantage of hiring a professional to repair stucco is that homeowner can enjoy the benefits of high quality materials. Well, one can access most of the materials from a local store but chances are that they won't be sufficient for long term, quality work. Professionals not only know the best products but they also know where to get them at fair rates.
Leaving the job to a contractor can help a homeowner save money, as the stucco is likely to last longer. This is thanks to the skills & experience they have as well as the use of high quality products. The new stucco will be mixed to the correct consistency and then applied with precision to ensure it stays put and dries correctly. That way, it will be more weather-resistant and a homeowner will not have to worry about having to spend money on repair any time soon.
Ensure Color Match
In general, matching stucco colours can be quite challenging especially if the material on the house has continuously received sun & wind exposure over a prolonged time period, something that contributes to fading. This, however, is an easy task for the professionals. They are able to select the appropriate colour from the wide selection available and therefore ensure the patched areas match with the old material.
Hiring a professional to repair stucco may seem unnecessary, but the advantages of doing so are many. Homeowners will have a quality job done and can get professional advice on among others how to maintain their stucco.


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