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Damian Conway is dead against prototypes, and says they should all die a horrible death in a pit filled with spikes.
And snakes (I forgot about the snakes).
Prototypes on $@% are rubbish – I agree, but \$\@\% have some advantages.
Take the swap_arrays code in his book (p.196), let's think of some simple user mistookes:
Without prototypes:
swap_arrays(@sheep, @goats); # Missed out the \
Without prototypes, provided you are using strict, you get:
Can't use string ("Blackface") as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use at …
("Blackface" is a sheep, we know about these things where I do live)
("Blackface" is a sheep, we know about these things where I do live)
BUT the error is given as being in the subroutine, not at the call (where the actual error is). perl also stops right there, it does not detect that the next argument is wrong as well – we need to do another run to find that.
Mostly if we supply the wrong type, use strict 'refs' will save our bacon (or mutton). BUT:
swap_arrays([qw(one two)], [qw(three four)]);
does not give us an error, surprisingly. OK, at the end of the day we should not be calling a subroutine we do not understand, but if a user can, she will. If she thinks that the two lists are flattened (Damian's assumption with prototypes), then she clearly does not understand the thing anyhow.
With prototypes:
swap_arrays(\@sheep, \@goats); # Added a \
With a prototype we get an error for each argument at fault:
Type of arg 1 to main::swap_arrays must be array (not reference constructor)
Type of arg 2 to main::swap_arrays must be array (not reference constructor)
Execution of C:\proto.pl aborted due to compilation errors.
This time the error is reported correctly.
Also, with:
swap_arrays([qw(one two)], [qw(three four)]);
and a prototype we get a similar error message, again identified with the correct line number.
And I nearly forgot, empty prototypes are the only way I know (other than hand-coding) of preventing any arguments being passed, as in:
sub void_sub () { ,,, }
Calling this subroutine would give an error at the point of the erroneous call.
The Volcano beats Joe
Let's face it though, Damian is right. If you want a standard there cannot be exceptions. The problem with prototypes is that everyone thinks they are like C/C++ prototypes, but most people don't even understand THEM. Take:
size_t myfunc (char string[4]);
int another ();Neither do what most people think they do, and are misleading. So how do you expect to understand Perl prototypes on the same (false) basis? KISS.


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The Love Of Her Life
Kate Miller re-made herself from a geeky teenager into the image of modern woman, with a career in glossy magazines, a wedding to plan and a flatmate who was her best friend. Then it all fell apart - spectacularly, painfully and forever.
Ever since, she's hidden in New York, working as a dogsbody for a literary agency. But when her father becomes ill, she has to return to London and face everything she left behind. She spends time with her upstairs neighbour, Mr Allan, an elderly widower, taking long walks along London's canals and through leafy streets. And she visits her adored but demanding father.
But eventually she has to face her friends - Zoe, Francesca and Mac - the friends who are bound together with her forever, as a result of one day when life changed for all of them. Mac is the man she thought was the love of her life. Now they don't speak. Can Kate pick up the pieces and allow herself to love her life again?
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Giveawayoftheday.com had previously given away the free license serial number for AptEdit Pro 4.5. With the release of AptEdit Pro 4.6, GOTD again offers visitors who download and install AptEdit Pro today (July 12, 2008) a free license to use AptEdit Pro for unlimited period with no restriction.
AptEdit Pro is a 32-bit, full-featured text, hexadecimal, drive, source code and HTML editor for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista comparable with UltraEdit. AptEdit can be installed on USB/FireWire flash drive or portable hard disk drive to carry around. AptEdit Pro 4.6 has the following new features and several bugs fix, on top of usual functions such as spell checker, auto-completion, visual files comparison, terminal edit, binary edit, checksum hash calculator, full Unicode support, HEX template, edit drives, seamless Web browser, and many more
- Supports to define user data type in binary template.
- Add "Incremental Find" in text edit window ("Search" menu).
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- Show "Indent Guide" in text edit window ("View | Indent Guide" menu).
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Rugby TV & Podcast: Major League Rugby: Ben Foden, Dylan Fawsitt of RUNY, McCarthy & Lewis
NEW YORK, NY – With Rugby United NY having but one loss in 7 outings (to the Seattle Seawolves), contributions have come from the entire roster. But two players are front and center: hooker and team try-leader Dylan "The Butcher" Fawsitt and fullback Ben Foden, the England and Gallagher Premiership star. Steve Lewis and Matt McCarthy had them in the Fantasy Sports Network studio for a lively exchange that included:
-Their most formidable foe(s)
-Playing in the unforgiving NYC winter
-Public Transportation vs Anything Else
-Most Annoying Teammates
–Mike Petri in RWC #4 bid?
–Kees Lensing's Scrum Sessions
–NOLA haircuts
–Hanco Germishuys
–New England Freejacks
–Luke Hume vs Anthony Parry
–Gary Gold as "Daddy"
-#MLR Playoff Predictions
AND DON'T MISS… McCarthy & Lewis with MLR Analysis, Predictions and off-the-pitch news re Old Glory/Scottish Rugby Union & the New England Freejacks vs the Irish Provinces in the #CaraCup.
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It's winter, new ride and I can't relax so......
In no particular order:
1. Engine Guards
2. EVO Shift Star
3. Pivot Bushing For Shifter
4. Ivan's ECU Flash
5. RAM Mount
6. Ultimate Seat (Thanks JUDAH-9) You Daaaa Man!
7. Spike Air Intakes, Minus The Spikes. K&N Filter With Black PreFilter
8. Might Go Keyless (Guard Dawg)
9. Fender Bye Bye Kit, Turn Signals
10. Driving Lights
11. HID Headlight
12. Wider Tires
13. Grip & Levers
14. Jardine Quick Release Sissy For My Sissys
15. Custom Quick Release For Rear Seat/Cover
16. Hard Krome Velocity Pro Exhaust
17. Bar End Turn Signals
I think that's it
Shhh....Don't tell the wife!! She thinks the money spent on the new bike was enough, but we all know the savings in fuel offsets all the extra expenses! LMFAO
I will do my best to take photos along the way and keep ya posted.


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You're a Daylite 5 Self-Serve user who has upgraded to Daylite 6. You would like to revert to Daylite 5, however data has been entered over a period of time and synchronized between your devices. You would like to know how to downgrade to Daylite 5 without losing any changes since the upgrade.
Important Information If you are using Daylite 6 and considering downgrading to Daylite 5, you can do so at any time. However any changes made in your Daylite 6 database (Mac and iOS devices) cannot be transferred to your Daylite 5 environment.
A backup file was created prior to updating your database for use with Daylite 6. This can be restored for use in Daylite 5. The file is location is Hardrive -> Users -> Shared -> Daylite Server 5 Backups. We strongly suggest that you confirm that the backup file exists prior to proceeding.
Follow the steps below to restore a Daylite 5 environment.
Sync the local copy of Daylite on all Macs and iOS devices (if applicable).
In Daylite Server Admin
- Turn Daylite Server switch OFF. Note: To make changes, click the lock icon and enter the credentials of a Mac OS X administrator.
- Make a backup of your database. To do this, select Database, click Backup Now followed by Backup. This process will create a backup of your current Daylite 6 database in the event that you would like to return to Daylite 6.
- When the backup has completed, quit Daylite Server Admin.
- Using the Finder, navigate to the Applications folder. Trash the file titled "Daylite Server Admin".
- Using the Finder, navigate to HD > Library > Application Support > Daylite Server 4. Trash the file titled "Daylite Server.bundle".
In Daylite on the Mac
- Log out of your database by selecting File - > Log Out
- At the log in screen, select Manage Saved Logins...
- Remove the saved login by clicking the "-" button
- Click Done to retract the window
- Repeat this action until there are no active connections
- Quit the application
- Quit Daylite and Apple Mail
In Daylite on your iOS device(s)
- Access the settings menu
- Tap Account
- Tap Logout
- When promoted are you sure you want to log out, tap Log Out
- Quit the application
Download and install Daylite Server 5 by mounting the DMG and running the unified installer.
In Daylite Server Admin
- Unlock the application
- Turn Daylite Server switch OFF
- Select Databases
- Click Advanced
- Click Delete
- A prompt will appear confirming if you would like to delete you primary database? Click Delete to proceed
Click the New Database pulldown bar and select Restore from Backup. Search for the file that ends with "pre-V6.0_upgrade.dlbackup". This is the backup that was created prior to the Daylite 6 upgrade. i.e Daylight_2015-11-01_12-00_pre-V5.0_upgrade.dlbackup. Highlight the database and click Select.
When the backup has been restored, turn Daylite Server ON.
Click on Licenses. Click Add License and enter you Daylite license key.
Download and Install Daylite 5/DMA 5 by mounting the DMG and running the unified installer.
Launch Daylite and log into your database. When you have done this, launch Apple Mail. If the following prompt appears in Daylite, click OK and attempt to log into your database again.
Download and Install Daylite for iOS 5 Launch Daylite on your iOS device and log into your database.


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Crooked teeth affect your appearance and oral health, but you may be hesitant to wear metal braces.
Laser gum contouring is a safe method of correcting an uneven gum line and revealing more of each tooth for a bigger, brighter smile.
Why should I consider a laser gum contouring procedure?


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While the prices of most cryptocurrencies are off their peaks, very few coins and tokens are working hard enough to regain those price peaks back. One such coin is Dash, which not only has worked on improving its merchant reach but also has worked on its core and improved its hash rate.
Dash firing all guns to break into top 10 coins
According to the latest post by Joël Valenzuela, the editor of Dash Force News – Dash's own mouthpiece- Dash adoption and mining hashrate has reached new highs as the US economy shows long-term signs of trouble.
According to global Dash merchant listing site DiscoverDash, 4,015 businesses globally accept Dash as a form of payment. This is likely a conservative global estimate since many processors such as GoCoin do not publicly list their customers, and CoinGate alone, which enables Dash payments by default, claims 4,000+ merchants worldwide.
According to the post, the growth for Dash comes as other sectors of the economy show signs of worry. To quote from the post
"The growth in Dash's ecosystem comes as other sectors of the economy show signs of worry. The US national debt continues to grow at an incredible rate, fast approaching $22 trillion. According to projections by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, without changes to current spending policy, the US national debt will grow to six times the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2093 when the population born in 2018 will have reached 75 years of age"
One of the other contributors to this growth has been Dash's efforts in Venezuela. The coins successful endeavors in Venezuela have created a global template for adoption in the event of a worldwide economic crisis. At present, nearly 2,200 merchants in Venezuela accept Dash for payment, over 50% of the global known total. This is due to the combination of the several Dash teams on the ground pushing adoption for the last year, as well as Venezuela's considerable economic problems, with hyperinflation leading to issues storing wealth as well as transacting. Dash has a fixed stable supply and can transact instantly anywhere in the world for fractions of a cent, presenting a superior alternative. In the possible event of more failing currencies around the world, we may see a similar opportunity for Dash adoption to rise.
While this has been on the adoption side. Dash's mining hashrate has reached a new all-time high. At the time of writing, the current hashrate has reached an unprecedented 2.884 petahashes, according to data from BitInfoCharts. The previous high was reached in late December at 2.63 petahashes when Dash had reached an all-time high in the price of over $1,500 per coin. The current new high in hashrate comes as the price remains around 10% of what it was when the previous high was reached.
While Dash is definitely doing every bit to get its peak prices back, one will have to wait and see when does it actually gets there.
How sooner, do you think, will Dash reach its peak price of around USD 1500 again? Do let us know your views on the same?


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Whether you are looking for training, networking, briefings on topical issues, or want to entertain clients, we have an event for you and your business. Many events are exclusive to members, many are free to members or are offered at significantly discounted rates, and all include the opportunity for networking.
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POPI Compliance For Small Businesses
24th Apr 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am
POPI Compliance For Small Businesses
The Protection of Private Information Act has been signed into law and businesses of all sizes are required to comply if you collect, monitor or process private information.
In an interconnected world data leaks and privacy breaches can cost you. If you are in healthcare, marketing, advertising, financial services, IT, security or have a mobile app or website you will likely be affected.
This workshop is for you if you can't answer the following questions with "yes":
- Do you have a POPI policy that deals with the storage, monitoring or processing of private information and the rights of the owners of the information to access it?
- Do you have a Promotion of Access to Private Information Act (PAIA) policy?
- Have you appointed an information officer?
- Are you aware of your obligations to store information and for how long?
- Are your client facing documents (standard terms and conditions, credit application etc) POPI compliant?
- Is your IT security up to POPI standards?
- Do you have an incident response policy?
- Do you have a cost effective plan to implement POPI?
If you answered "no" to more than two questions it is imperative that you attend. Failure to comply with POPI can mean fines up to R10million, jail time, damages claims from the public and guaranteed reputational damage.
Who should attend: Business owners, risk, governance and compliance officers, IT service providers, website and mobile app companies.
You will leave with: An overview of the POPI act and required compliance, the impact of non-compliance, a basic gap analysis and one essential contract tailored to your business for POPI risk management.
Essential: Bring your own device, preferably a laptop or tablet so we can conduct an effective gap analysis.
Date: Rescheduled to Tuesday 24th April 2017
Time: 09h00 – 11h30
Registration from 08h30
Venue: RCCI Head office
Presenter: Maushami Chetty of Aarya Legal. She has over 15 years experience and has worked for Webber Wentzel as a litigation attorney and in the start-up capital of the world, Berlin. She has been providing legal services exclusively to entrepreneurs since 2013.


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Clients typically train 2-3 times per week for 30 minutes. As the client's skills develop, trainers add stimuli to increase the stress levels to further challenge the athlete. This type of training enables us to train a client's reaction speed to various amounts and types of stimuli, improving their tracking ability, cognitive processing and peripheral awareness.
3235 Williams Parkway SW, Suite 1, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 - 319-364-2311
We are a unique, cutting-edge training facility with the most advanced technology on the market. At Active Evolution Studio, we use sensory-motor integration techniques, functional movement training and an at-home computer based training protocol to give our athletes the competitive edge. An athlete's ability to see, think and react quickly can make all the difference between winning and losing!
Sports vision training is the new frontier in athletic development. In the competitive world of sports, athletes are constantly striving to develop their skills to become faster, smarter, stronger. Most athletes and coaches spend 90 percent of their time working on technical and physical components of sports performance. But in sports, where split-second timing can make all the difference, exceptional visual skills are a must! How an athlete sees the game affects how they play the game.
Using sensory-motor integration techniques, we enhance the neurological connections between the brain and the body. Where the eyes lead, the body will follow. This training results in improved dynamic balance, quicker decision making and reaction speeds, improved depth perception, heightened contrast sensitivity and improved eye-hand coordination. We give our clients the competitive edge in life and in sports.
Our programming focuses on athletes. However, vision training partnered with functional movement training is for everyone! This type of training is also immensely effective for law enforcement, military personnel, concussion patients or patients recovering from brain injuries. Anyone who wants to improve his or her concentration, eye-hand coordination, peripheral awareness, reaction speed and decision making will benefit from high performance vision training.
Night and weekend appointments available.
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The Galloway Training Program is open to anyone who is interested in fulfilling a lifetime goal: to run a marathon, half marathon, 10K, or just get started. The training group welcomes all levels, from beginners to Boston qualifiers. Pace groups are set up to ensure a comfortable and safe training pace for every ability. If you're not certain about whether to join, come with us for a free test run.
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The Jeff Galloway training approach is suitable for all levels and all ages! Join us for a weekly group run and experience great camaraderie, effective training and lots of support.
Year Round 2020 Program:
Our Year Round training will include the Idaho Famous Potato 10k or Half Marathon (May 30) and the Boise 10k and Half Marathon (Oct. 24) as well as off-season training.
NOTE: You can change the distance you're training for at any time during the season.
Training Fees: (Note: Prices go up after midnight Feb. 1)
New Members - Year Round Training: $225
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The training fee is non-refundable. Requests for refunds are considered for medical reasons only, must be accompanied by a physician's letter and must be submitted prior to the half-way point in the training season. A $25 processing fee will be retained.


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Share the joy of Christmas with friends and family with classic poinsettia plant. Everyone's favorite for decades, poinsettia plant is a timeless and traditional gift anyone can appreciate. Our poinsettia plants are sourced locally, are available for same day or next day delivery in our local delivery area only: Houston, Katy, Richmond, Fulshear, Sugar Land, Stafford, Missouri City, Pearland, and Bellaire, and are hand delivered by Scent & Violet, flowers and gifts.
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Russia Adopts Three New IP-Related Regulations
The Russian government has recently adopted three IP-related regulations.
On June 22, 2015, the Ministry for Economic Development adopted the federal valuation standards for intangible assets and intellectual property (FSO No. 11), describing methods and procedures for valuing IP rights and intangible assets, such as the rights and obligations under agreements and contracts and commercial goodwill. FSO No. 11 will come into force after several old valuation standards are repealed and after Orders No. 297-299 of the Ministry for Economic Development, on the general principles of valuation, enter into force.
Furthermore, the Rules on preparing, filing and examining applications for trademarks, service marks and collective marks came into force on August 31, 2015. This document repeals the rules adopted in 2003 and introduces some novelties. For instance, item 14 regulates the publication of the application details in the official bulletin, item 35 describes the types of evidence that may be used to establish the acquired distinctive character of non-protectable elements of trademarks, and item 46 is devoted to the letters of consent. This regulation also introduces certain new documents used in the registration procedure.
Finally, the Administrative Regulation of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property on providing state registration of a trademark, service mark, and collective mark and issuing registration certificates and their duplicates came into force on September 12, 2015. This regulation governs trademark application, examination and registration procedures, stating that the entire process should not take more than 18 months and 2 weeks, thus officially setting the time frame for the first time in over 25 years.
Another IP-related novelty is that Mr. Grigory Ivliev, former Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, was appointed as the new head of the Russian IPO (Rospatent) on July 31, 2015.
By: Tatyana Kulikova
For more information, please contact Tatyana Kulikova at our Russia office.
Read more Russia related IP news, get our latest IP news or browse IP News Eastern Europe Archives.
September 2015 News
- New Legislation on Customs Measures in Serbia
- Kosovo Amends Patent and Trademark Legislation
- Russia Adopts Three New IP-Related Regulations
- Google Faces Issues Over Unfair Competition in Russia
- Priority Registration of Domain Names in Armenian Script Ends November 30
- Moldova Ratifies Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
- Czech Firm Develops Smartphone Application That Helps Uncover Fake Goods
- Anti-Counterfeiting Event Organized in Ukraine
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Some brands just seem to get it right. Just look at Amazon and its tremendous rise within the e-commerce and retail arena. Thanks to brands like Amazon, everybody else out there is forced to develop and deliver experiences that aid brand loyalty. But things aren't easy and there are tons of challenges that lie ahead.
For instance, the increasing costs of acquiring customers and retaining them can pour water over any business' plans.
Customer loyalty or brand loyalty has been undergoing plenty of changes in the last few years. A recent survey from YOTPO gives us a rough idea of how things are and how they're going to be in a few years. Before we get to the details, the good news is that the scenario is 'encouraging'. Most consumers state that they are quite loyal to their brands and that their loyalty has only grown with the passage of time.


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Looking at my photos from the last post, I realized that getting outside in the winter is the best way to enjoy this frozen season. I've always wanted to see the US Pond Hockey Championships. So, I headed over to Lake Nokomis on Sunday to see the action. All the teams were dedicated and never let up on their best game.
U.S. Pond Hockey Championships


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Catrice is a brand that I wouldn't use often. When I was about fourteen years old I would have bought a couple of their products but since then, I haven't given the brand much thought. More recently, I've been looking for a new foundation and when I saw one of Catrice's while I was in Primark, I decided to give a few of their products a go and only wear those products for a couple of days. On Catrice's website, they describe the brand as being a 'pure joy of life' and that their products are made of luxurious textures. Their words, not mine. One of the many positive sides to Catrice is that they do not test on animals. I bought a handful of products, and found out for myself, whether or not these products are as good as the brand claims they are.
Prime and Fine anti red base:
This product was one of the main products that I really got excited over when I was buying my items. I have cool toned skin which has patches of red, so this primer could have been my answer to easing that. But it didn't. The product claims to be long lasting, and hydrating but I have yet to notice any differences in my quite dry skin. When applying, this product left a very greasy feel to my skin which I did not like. It was very quite sticky due to its thick formula. It also was very shimmery – it made my face very shiny no matter how much matte powder I put on. The of the few good things about this product is that it managed to not make my makeup look cakey.
If you are the type of person who likes to only wear primer without any foundation, then this primer is not for you. It is bright green and stays that colour unless a foundation is applied over it. The primer also did very little when it came to actually concealing the red parts of my face which is the reason I bought it in the first place. The product was just under five euro so it wasn't a huge surprise that it didn't work out. What I did find I could do with this primer, is that if I add this to foundation that it is too yellow for my skin tone, it can help even out the colour to match better. So for all of the reasons stated above, I give this product a rating of 1 out of 10!
Even Skin Tone Beautifying Foundation
This foundation is one of Catrice's newest foundations so when I picked it, I had never heard of the foundation before. It's a foundation that is supposed to create a more even skin tone over time, cover imperfections, and give wearers beautiful skin. This foundation offers medium to high coverage and has a spf of 25. The brand claims that this foundation will leave a silky, matte finish. I got the foundation in the shade in 005 – even ivory – and the first things I noticed about this foundation is that they only offer four shades and all of them would be for paler girls. I love the packaging of this product. The product is in clear glass with black writing on it. With a clear lid, it looks more expensive than what it is in my opinion.
When I went to put on the foundation, I found it was quite hard to blend in compared to the other foundations I have but in the end, it blended and left a beautiful finish. It was bliss. My skin looked matte but at the same time, not dry. My pores were reduced and my skin looked lovely. I then went out for a couple of hours shopping for back to school books 😦 and came home within three hours. Imagine the horror I felt when I noticed that my skin looked like someone had rubbed oil all over it. Quickly taking it off, I assumed that it had been the primer which had made it go so greasy and oily. I then reapplied only the foundation and some matte powder on my t-zone. Within the hour, it had gone very shiny again. Now, I have quite dry skin so its very odd for a foundation to get oily on me, especially after an hour. I live in Ireland, so the hottest it would have been would be about 18 or 19 degrees Celsius. It wasn't hot out nor was it raining. The foundation itself just did not stay matte. This product cost me nine euro, so once again, it was a cheap buy. I'd give this product 3 out of 10 due to it being a nice colour that suits my skin tone. It also covered up most of my blemishes.
All Matt Plus Shine Control Powder
Out of the products that I bought, this would be one of my favourites. My first impression of the product wouldn't have been the best due to the foundation above but once I paired this product with a Revlon foundation, it was perfect. The finish itself is very smooth and shine free – as promised by Catrice. This product promises to be mattifying, long-lasting, and ultra silky. I find all the mentioned above to be true. The colour I got is transparent so it has no effect on what colour my face is. The product would last for about four hours before needing topping up, which is quite good in my opinion. I expected very little of this product so that might be the main reason that I love it so much. The product did not irritate my skin like some other products like this one have in the past and it did not dry out my skin or make me break out either which is always a good thing.
The product leaves a very like velvet type of feel to the skin. Overall, I would rate this powder a 8 out of ten! It's a must buy and a great steal at only €3.99.
Absolute Nude Eyeshadow Palette
I've owned this product for years now and it was the first palette that I ever attempted to do a smokey eye look with. This palette is like an old friend to me. One of the first things I have to say is that this palette is that like Catrice claim, these colours are longlasting and great for many looks. On the back of the palette, they have a guide on how to do a basic smokey eye look which would be convenient for young girls who have yet to try out a smokey eye look. I know that when I was about fourteen, I had no idea how to do my eyes. I would just swipe some eyeshadow on the lid, and off I'd go. Honestly, it wasn't until last year that I actually started to look at makeup tutorials.
The colours in this are mostly all matte but each have a hint of shimmer in them. Except for the lighest shade which is a shimmer highlighter shade. As you can see in the picture below, the colours are very pigmented and I find that this palette is brilliant for travelling since it is a nice size – its not too large nor too small. I would really recommend this product to everyone. If you don't like brown eyeshadow then there are other colours as well to buy. I would give this a ten out of ten!!!
Multi Colour compact powder
So basically this is another compact powder but the colour was too dark for me so I used it as a subtle bronzer instead which looked great and lasted the day. The one flaw I found with this product was that I found it hard to actually open the powder xD. As seen in the picture below, the powder is actually a mix of many different colours.
Long Lasting Eye=pencil Waterproof
The last product that I bought was this eyepencil which is a metal grey colour. I love to have colourful eyeliner to try and bring out the colour of my eyes which are grey. This hit the spot. The colour lasted for more than five hours and looked amazing against my eye makeup. At three euro, this was a great buy which I'd buy again when it runs out.
Thank you for reading this blog post. To say the least, I have very mixed feelings towards Catrice.


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Step 5- Once ribbon is in place, print picture and cut to size- about 3"x5" to fit and your picture is ready to display!


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Peter And The Vampires (Volume One)
Darren Pillsbury
Children's Books / Horror / Science Fiction & Fantasy
For fans of J.K. Rowling, Darren Shan, and R.L. Stine...When ten-year-old Peter moves into his grandfather's creepy old mansion in a small town, bad, baaaaad things start to happen.A family of charred boogeymen in the garden...an undead classmate with a crush...a monster in the town lake...and the worst horror of all:Fourth grade.Peter And The Vampires is the first in a series!For fans of J.K. Rowling (the Harry Potter series), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), R.L. Stine (the Goosebumps series), and Darren Shan (Cirque Du Freak) comes a new series of supernatural thrillers!When ten-year-old Peter moves into his grandfather's creepy old mansion in a small town, bad, baaaaad things start to happen.A family of charred boogeymen who haunt the garden decide they don't like trespassers...A classmate with a crush comes back from the grave, and decides to make Peter her Undead Prince Charming...A creature from Fairieland changes place with Peter's two-year-old sister, leading to a VERY strange babysitting job...A prehistoric predator snatches children from the town lake, forcing Peter to literally dive into the belly of the beast...With his troublemaking neighbor Dill, his grumpy grandfather, and only his courage and wit to guide him, Peter has to survive all these things, plus the Greatest Horror Of All:Fourth grade.Peter And The Vampires is for teens and adults who, when they were kids, were looking for stories that kicked butt. The protagonist might be young, but the stories are dark, funny, and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful.Peter And The Vampires is the first in an ongoing series that includes Peter And The Werewolves and Peter And The Frankenstein. This book is 120,000 words (370+ pages) and contains some mild language, violence, and scary situations.Visit www.DarrenPillsbury.com for more about the author.Read online


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Batsford Gloucestershire & Worcestershire Family History Guide
Batsford is an Ancient Parish partly in Gloucestershire and partly in Worcestershire.
Alternative names: Battisford
Parish church: St. Mary
Parish registers begin: 1562
Parishes adjacent to Batsford
- Bourton on the Hill Gloucestershire
- Blockley
- Aston Magna
- Wolford Warwickshire
- Lower Lemington Gloucestershire
- Moreton in Marsh Gloucestershire
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BATSFORD, or Battisford, a parish in the district of Shipston-on-Stour, and county of Gloucester; near the Stratford railway and the Fosse way, 2 miles NW of Moreton. Post Town, Moreton-in-the-Marsh. Acres, 932. Real property, £2,075. Pop., 130. Houses, 22. The property is not much divided. Batsford Park is the seat of Lord Redesdale. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £370. Patron, Lord Redesdale. The church was rebuilt in 1862.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851
Batsford, or Battesford, a parish in the upper division of the hund, of Kiftsgate, county of Gloucester; 2 miles north-west of Moreton, in the neighbourhood of the Moreton and Stratford railway. Living, a rectory, formerly in the dio. of Gloucester, now in the archd. of Gloucester and dio. of Gloucester and Bristol; valued at £13 3s. 9d.; gross income £395; in the patronage of the dean and canons of Christ-church, Oxford. There is a Sunday school here, and the children belonging to the parish have the privilege of attending an endowed school at Moreton-in-the-Marsh. The great Roman road to Cirencester pusses through this parish, and there are traces of a Roman intrenchment. Pop., in 1801, 89; in 1831, 107. Houses 19. Acres 980. A. P. £2,004. Poor rates, in 1837, £128
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.
A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Batsford, co. Gloucester.
P. T. Moreton (80) 2 m. NW. Pop. 108.
A parish in the upper division of the hundred of Kiftsgate; living, a rectory in the archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester; charged in K. B. 13l. 3s. 9d.; church ded. to St. Mary; patron, Christ Church College, Oxford.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. I; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1831
BATSFORD, a parish in the upper division of the hundred of KIFTSGATE, county of GLOUCESTER, 2 miles (N. W.) from Moreton in the Marsh, containing 108 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester, rated in the king's books at £13. 3. 9., and in the patronage of the Dean and Canons of Christ-church, Oxford. This parish enjoys the benefit of an endowed school at Moreton in the Marsh.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1831
Batsford Marriages 1565 to 1812
Gloucestershire Parish Registers. Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Vol VI. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 124, Chancery Lane, London. 1900.
Author: Phillimore, W. P. W. (William Phillimore Watts), 1853-1913, ed; Blagg, Thomas Matthews
Batsford Marriages 1565 to 1812 - Archive.org
Marriages at Batsford 1565-1812 - UK Genealogy Archives
Batsford Marriages 1754 to 1812
Batsford Marriages 1700 to 1753
Poll Books
Poll Book 1834, Batsford Gloucestershire - Google Books
Poll Book 1834, Batsford Gloucestershire
Below are the names of those that voted in the election of August 1834 between Christopher William Codrington, Esquire, and Charles Hanbury Tracy Leigh, Esquire. For more information see Poll Book 1834.
Poll Book of the Election, August 1834 for the Eastern Division of the County of Gloucester.
Campden Polling District
Batsford Parish
|Where Situate
|Clark Stephen
|renter of house &c
|Ellis John
|Batsford Heath farm
|renter of land
|Heath Farm
|Ellis Thomas
|Blenheim farm
|renter of house &c
|Hall John Robert
|Rectory House ditto
|rectory house
|Marshall John
|"Blockley Worcestershire"
|renter of land
Parish Records
Online Records (Free)
FamilySearch – Birth Marriage & Death records, Census, Migration & Naturalization and
Military records – Free
Census returns for Batsford, 1841-1891
Bishop's transcripts for Batsford, 1599-1812
Parish register printouts of Batsford, Gloucester, England, christenings, 1599-1751
Batsford Morris Gloucestershire Directory 1876
Batsford Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1863
Batsford Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1856
- County: Gloucestershire
- Civil Registration District: Shipston on Stour
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Worcester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Pre 1836 - Gloucester, Post 1835 - Gloucester and Bristol
- Rural Deanery: Campden
- Poor Law Union: Shipston on Stour
- Hundred: Kiftsgate
- Province: Canterbury


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The first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal prize for mathematics, Maryam Mirzakhani, has died at the age of 40.
A professor at Stanford University in California, she had been fighting a four-year battle against breast cancer which had spread to her bone marrow, according to reports.
Born in Iran, she died in a US hospital, and was awarded the Fields Medal – considered the mathematics equivalent of the Nobel Prize – in 2014.
The award recognised her highly original work in the fields of geometry and dynamical systems, citing "her outstanding contributions to the dynamics and geometry of Riemann surfaces and their moduli spaces".
Wisconsin professor Jordan Ellenberg described her research in a blog post at the time: "[Her] work expertly blends dynamics with geometry. Among other things, she studies billiards.
"But now, in a move very characteristic of modern mathematics, it gets kind of meta: She considers not just one billiard table, but the universe of all possible billiard tables.
"This isn't the kind of thing you do to win at pool, but it's the kind of thing you do to win a Fields Medal."
Professor Mirzakhani graduated from the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran in 1999.
She went on to complete a PhD on hyperbolic surfaces – theoretical doughnut-like shapes – at Harvard in 2004.
Curtis McMullen, her doctoral adviser, had won the Field Medal himself in 1998.
She later collaborated with American mathematician Alex Eskin on research about the dynamics of abstract surfaces connected to billiard tables.


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Seven Months Old
by Pearl
Mobile, that is the word for month 7. Now that CJ knows crawling can get him wherever he wants to go, he is moving nonstop. Once he gets there he pulls himself up and starts chattering away.
EJ is starting to realized the fun potential her little brother has. She incorporates him into her imaginary school or house scenarios, and he is happy for the attention. She's my right hand helper always eager to share her food with him and is a pro at helping with dirty diapers one wet one at a time.
CJ loves music, he smiles and coos whenever a song is sung to him. He prefers chewing books a bit more than having them read to him right now. With mouth full of eight teeth he can do a bit of damage. The drooling is nonstop. He goes through numerous outfits each day.
Our sleeping schedule is pretty routine. He usually falls asleep around 8:30 p.m. with me. He then sleeps by himself till around 2 a.m. when he's back in bed with us. He's up at 7 a.m., much earlier then EJ, so we get a good bit of bonding time together in the morning.
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Five Things to do in Vermont Besides Skiing
Destination & Tourism David Cogswell June 02, 2014
PHOTO: Vermont's deliciously pristine natural environment is mostly unnamed and unspoiled, and nourishing to the soul. (Photo by David Cogswell)
Vermont is a strange place any way you look at it. Strange and beautiful. The name of the state is a slight bastardization of the French phrase "vert mont," meaning "green mountain," named after the state's most spectacular feature, the Green Mountains, a northern extension of the Appalachian range.
The earliest documented use of the name "Vermont" was April 11, 1777, when Thomas Young issued a proclamation addressed to "The Inhabitants of Vermont, a Free and Independent State." But the name surely pre-dates that usage and probably reflects the French colonial presence in the state before the English.
Thomas Young may have chosen the name to honor Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, a militia group that resisted New York's attempts to control the territory. New York had won a legal territorial dispute with New Hampshire for the control of Vermont, but Vermont refused to be controlled by either New York or New Hampshire.
Vermont's independent spirit was established from the beginning. Vermont borders Canada on the north side, and New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire stateside. So close to Canada it still seems to retain some of its dual ancestry, as well as much of its original independent spirit.
Vermont was recently the first state to enact a single-payer health system. The state also recently became the first state to pass a no-strings-attached GMO labeling bill. The list of ways Vermont distinguishes itself from other states could go on and on. Not much time ever goes by without some news story reminding the world that in politics and public affairs, Vermont stubbornly goes its own way.
Rudyard Kipling's Naulakha House. Usually associated with India, where he grew up, or England, where he became a literary sensation, Rudyard Kipling actually has significant roots in Vermont, where he lived from 1892 to 1896.
A house in Dummerston, Vermont, is where Kipling wrote Captains Courageous, The Jungle Books, A Day's Work and The Seven Seas. He also worked on Kim and The Just So Stories at that house. Kipling had the house built to his specifications by a Canadian builder and named it Naulakha, after the Naulakha Pavillion at Lahore Fort in Punjab in what is now part of Pakistan, but was India in Kipling's day.
The name also reflects the title of Kipling's first published book: Naulahka, A Novel of East and West (though the spelling is slightly different). Naulakha was named a National Historic Landmark in 1992. The house can be rented for $275-425 a week or so. It is a little-known treasure of Vermont.
Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour. Ben & Jerry's ice cream has been around so long it's easy to forget how completely unique and refreshing their approach to the ice cream business was when they started. There was nothing like them, and still isn't, with their strange conglomerate flavors with their catchy, punny names.
They reflect well the creative, rebellious and free character of Vermont. If eating their ice cream and fro-yo is not enough craziness for you, you can go to the source and see where and how the stuff is made and learn something about the genesis of this unique product.
Outdoor Sports. In winter, Vermont is one of the top skiing destination in the U.S. There are popular ski resort areas in Stowe, Killington, Mount Snow, Warren and Stratton Mountain. For a listing of ski resorts see trails.com. But less well known is the fact that Vermont is a haven for a variety of other outdoor sports.
In summer there are many outdoor sports to choose from in Vermont. Canoeing and rafting are great summer activities in Vermont. Because the state is relatively far north, the summer days are very long. In summer the water temperature on the rivers is moderate and nice for swimming. Canoeing and rafting are popular along the Rock and West rivers in southern Vermont where there's a current, though the rocky river beds can produce rapids that must be handled with all due respect.
Kayaking is another alternative and it is popular in the still waters of the lakes and reservoirs, of which there are many in Vermont. There are a dozen state parks in the small state that have lakes that are good for kayaking or canoeing.
Hiking is likewise great in the Green Mountain State. For a listing of hiking trails, see trails.com.
Other popular outdoor sports in Vermont include fishing and fly fishing, biking, tubing and camping. Vermont is also great for scenic driving, especially in the fall when the foliage breaks into bright yellows, oranges and reds in the Green Mountains. In summer the mountain landscapes are deep green and in the winter they turn to dramatic compositions of snow, evergreens and frozen waterfalls.
Arts and Culture. This is another multi-category. Burlington has its Discover Jazz Festival going on this week (May 30-June 8), with a lineup of performers including Tony Bennett, Ron Carter and Benny Golson, Linda Oh and the Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band.
The Dorset Theater Festival has a full calendar of performances through the summer, including "Travels With Mark Twain" by Ron Crawford, "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie and "Red" by John Logan.
The Weston Playhouse will run performances of Checkov's "Uncle Vanya," "A Chorus Line" and "The Marvelous Wonderettes."
The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center has exhibits and activities throughout the summer, including "Opposing Forces, New Paintings" by John Gibson; "Cloaked and Revealed, Sculptural Paintings" by Marela Zacarias; and "Flora, A Celebration of Flowers in Contemporary Art."
Guided Tours. Some specialty tour operators will guide you through some of Vermont's lesser-known attractions. You can tour Vermont's most wild and remote corner, its northeast section between the Connecticut River and the Green Mountains, with Northeast Kingdom, which will guide you through selections of camps, lodges, bed-and-breakfasts and cabins and help you achieve your own perfect Vermont experience.
Backroad Discovery Tours is based in Manchester and will tailor an itinerary to suit clients in search of Vermont's "best-kept secrets," including fall foliage tours, Revolutionary War and Civil War tours and tours designed to reveal the hidden Vermont, its people, its stunning natural features and its history. There are tours for the exploration of working farms, the oldest marble quarry in the U.S, artisans' studios, a woodworking factory and explorations of country backroads and mountain vistas.
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The state of California wants you to be aware of how agency works before you begin working with an agent. According to a the San Diego Transaction Coordinators at Transaction 911, "There is a two-page disclosure form by the California Association of Realtors® that helps agents fulfill this disclosure requirement before going to work for a client. Sellers should receive this disclosure form from the listing agent before signing a listing agreement (AD-1), and buyer's agents should be giving this form to prospective clients before representing them as a buyer's agent (AD-2)."
The purpose of the agency disclosure form (entitled Disclosure Regarding Real Estate Relationships) is to make sure that every person who hires a Realtor® in the state of California is given an opportunity to learn how agency works. The form reviews the three types of agency.
- Seller's Agent. The seller's agent has the legal duty to act in the best interest of his or her client, the seller. It discusses "fiduciary duty" (that the seller must always work in the best interest of the seller). The seller's agent, although he or she has the obligation to treat the seller with honesty and integrity, must always act in the best interest of the seller. Additionally, the seller's agent is required to disclose to the buyer any material fact that may affect the value of the property. Although, the seller's agent is required to disclose these things to a buyer, the seller's agent is not required to act as a fiduciary in helping the buyer make sense of disclosures.
- Buyer's Agent In many cases, it is the seller that pays the buyer's agent commission; however, the buyer's agent is not an agent of the seller. The buyer agent's fiduciary duties are to the buyer only. The job of a buyer's agent is to act in the best interest of the buyer, to help the buyer get the lowest price possible and the best terms, and help the buyer review all disclosures, reports, inspections, and other documents to determine whether buying the property at the agreed-price is in the buyer's best interest.
- Dual Agency. "Dual agency" is created when the same agent represents both the buyer and the seller on the same transaction. While some states do not permit dual agency, California does. However, many agents, buyers, and sellers believe that it is difficult for a single agent to work in both the best interest of the buyer and the best interest of the seller at the same time.
Agents often use the AD-1 and AD-2 forms and place a circle on the document to identify the type of agency in the specific transaction. This is not required as the disclosure purely provides definitions and information about the different forms of agency in the state of California. According to this Transaction Coordinator, the following should advice should be heeded: "Keep in mind that the Disclosure Regarding Real Estate Relationships must be signed before listing agreements and purchase agreements, and should not be competed weeks down the road when you are already half way through the escrow period."
The Dangers of Dual Agency
In order to be a dual agent (and agent for both the buyer and the seller), you'll need to have a Possible Representation of More than One Buyer or Seller (PRBS) in your file. This form is signed by both parties and states that each understands that either the agent or the broker may be a dual agent. Thankfully, this form is now included with the Residential Purchase Contract in the same electronic file, so people will not forget to use it.
Here's where dual agency becomes dicey: as a buyer's agent, your job is to get the best deal possible for your buyer. But, as a listing agent, your job is to get the highest price possible on the property for sale. Is it possible to actually get the best deal for your buyer while also getting your seller the highest price possible?
It may be possible to be an effective dual agent, but many people argue that the two goals are mutually exclusive. As such, many states do not permit dual agency. In California, of course, dual agency is permitted. Just be prepared to be fair and equitable to all parties.


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And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. – 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:13
Matthew West writes songs out of our stories. I wonder what he would write about a week like this one. We will not, for some time to come, put the deadly Nepal earthquake behind us. It will cast a long shadow before us all as the losses grow and recovery seems but a dream for now. Our own country is reeling from a mounting moral and social upheaval (with demonstrations and rioting in Baltimore, Maryland and a monumental U.S. Supreme Court hearing). I am so grateful for those who run into the danger and devastation for the sake of those most affected. I am also thankful for those willing to fight for what they believe is right. My fight these days is spent more on my knees.
In the midst of all this global and national chaos, we also recover from our own jolts and aftershocks. All of us face situations for which we haven't the strength. Yet, Scripture tells us that "those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not get tired. They will walk and not become weary." (Isaiah 40:31) I have witnessed this in the lives of dear ones just today as they demonstrated great strength in the face of life-shaking weakness. It is a wonder to see God raise up His children when they fall in a heap. It is a wonder to be that child myself sometimes.
Matthew West's songs of stories allow us to look into the lives of people who didn't think they could go on…but they did. With the help of a personal, loving, all-powerful God. This was one of those weeks that we were not strong enough and, thankfully, we did not have to be, Somehow God applies His strength to our weakness, and we are able to endure. He is strong enough for us…and this week, in our weakness, we needed to lean hard on Him. We did, and by His mercy, we did not fall.
Worship with me:
You must, You must think I'm strong
To give me what I'm going through
Well forgive me
Forgive me if I'm wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us
Well, maybe, maybe that's the point
To reach the point of giving up
Cause when I'm finally
Finally at rock bottom
Well, that's when I start looking up
And reaching out
Cause I'm broken
Down to nothing
But I'm still holding on to the one thing
You are God
and You are strong
When I am weak
I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
*Lyrics to Strong Enough by Matthew West
YouTube Video – Strong Enough – Matthew West
1) Story Behind the Song Strong Enough and 2) Story Behind the Song Strong Enough
Strong Enough on Matthew West album – The Story of Your Life
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I am an astrophysicist from Colombia, currently living in Australia. I've always loved science, research, and teaching; tutoring is a great opportunity to do all of them. I have conducted some workshops about rockets in my hometown and given some talks in the institute of physics of my university. I was one of the student fellowships on the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) working with the radioactive spectrograph HERMES, on the Anglo-Australian telescope AAT in Sydney in 2016, and currently I'm doing my PhD and working with planets around extrasolar systems.
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LEVELLAND - The Mallet Event Center has had a busy first year.
Built with a $15 million bond approved by the voters of Hockley County last year, the center can host banquets serving up to 800 people, trade shows with 108 booths size 10- feet by 10-feet and events in an arena with almost 2,000 seats.
Shawn Kirkpatrick, Levelland's director of economic development, said the event center has increased tourism and overnight stays in the community. This resulted in more revenue to the city from bed taxes. He explained this money is invested back into attracting events to Levelland.
"It is not only providing a resource for the community to use," Kirkpatrick said, "it is providing a source of diversity in our economy."
Kirkpatrick said the economy of the community was based on oil and gas, agriculture, education, manufacturing and increasinged tourism with the center.
The core of the center and the original reason for its construction is the arena. The floor of the arena is a dirt foundation, which can be manipulated to match the various depths needed for different events such as barrel racing, rodeo or team roping. Tom Clevenger, a Hockley County commissioner, said the idea for the event center was easy to generate support for in the community. He said one value it had was the ability to attract events people wouldn't be able to see in the community otherwise.
"For the first year it has been a huge success," Clevenger said. "I think it will get bigger."
And by bigger Clevenger means more and bigger events. There is also the potential in the future for expansion of the complex with the addition of a hotel.
But even if it isn't on site, Clevenger expects growth in the hospitality sector.
"We feel this will create a need for more motels," Clevenger said.
Fellow Commissioner Larry Carter has been deeply involved with the new event center.
Carter explained the idea had been discussed for 12 years. Five years ago a group of citizens approached the county and asked action be taken.
"I think it is important to invest in the community," Carter said. "This brings a lot of people to the community."
Weddings and other local events now don't have to find a location in Lubbock, Carter explained.
"This is just another component to keep people in Levelland," Carter said. "The community really wanted a multi-purpose facility and that is what we got them."
Carter said the center also could provide a space for concerts, trade shows and rodeos. He was impressed by the first year.
"It has been awesome," Carter said. "It has been above anything I could have expected."
And Carter points out the center is booked almost every weekend of 2013.
But the focus for Carter is the value it gives to citizens, more than the growth it provides.
"It makes life better for the people who live here," Carter said. "It is nice to go to a wedding or graduation party in your own town."
The event center for Carter also provides the community with some economic stability.
"Times will be hard again," Carter said. "We hope this place will shore up those times."
The office manager of the center is Allyson Sherrill and the Facilities Manager is LaRae Berry.
Sherrill explained for the year 2012 there were 90 events, which drew in about 35,000 people.
"The first year has been good," Sherrill said. "We were very blessed."
A couple of the large events were the High Plains Wine Growers Gala with 600 people, a dinner by the Hockley County School Credit Union with 800 people and the South Plains Bull Ride Challenge in the arena with 1,300 people.
"Those events would probably have gone to Lubbock," Sherrill said. "This area has really needed something like this."
The events booked for the first year were done with little marketing from the center itself, Sherrill explained. It was all word of mouth, she added.
"I would love to start having concerts," Sherrill said.
Other events Sherrill said could be hosted at the center are business meetings and trainings.
The biggest event planned for 2013 is a multi-day festival by the South Plains Wine Growers Association, which is renting the whole facility with an estimated draw of between 4,000 and 5,000. The cost for the event could be around $6,000, which is an estimated profit of $3,000 for the county as owner of the Mallet.
Like other event centers, the Mallet hasn't broken even. It was in the red $200,000 for 2012 - the county had expected a $300,000 loss.
"My goal is to break even or make money," Sherrill said. "It isn't commonly done."
The CapRock Ranchers were so happy with their experience at the event center, they said it was a location they would like to use for the next 20 years.
"Every event from 2012 with a recurring event rebooked for 2013," Sherrill said. "We can handle almost any event here."
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The March Edition of #ListenUp kicked off with Emeka Nobis and I must tell you, it was enlightening and indeed 'food for thought'. As parents and guardians, this is a must read!
#ReadRestRelaxAndReflect on the compiled tweets or click the link below for the Storify version(with images and tweets)
Today's session on #ListenUp is a must! #ListenUp
Let's learn how to protect our kids, wards, sisters and oh yes, brothers too. Boys do get raped too! #ListenUp
It's a great feeling to be a blessing to lives. Today on #ListenUp I shall bare my thoughts on SEXUAL ABUSE & RAPE – HOW VIGILANT ARE YOU?
Thanks to Kemi Odutayo @kemi_odutayo for the opportunity to be a blessing today on #ListenUp.
1. On matters of sexual abuse and rape, how vigilant are you over your kids? #ListenUp
2. Uju's brother's friend was close to the family than seeds in a cocoa pod. #ListenUp
3. He slept in the family house, ate at the table with them and joined them on exotic trips abroad for holidays. #ListenUp
4. That fateful day, Uju was alone at home on his visit. The beast in him roared. He raped her. Her virginity went up in flames. #ListenUp
5. John was 7 years when his mum brought 18 year old Ekaette home, on the insistence of her friend that she needed a maid. #ListenUp
6. Ekaette had come through a hiring agent in their local church. Quiet and unassuming, she fit into the family culture. #ListenUp
7. However, under the cover of darkness, Ekaette preyed on young John's loins. At age 7 he was an initiate of the world of sex. #ListenUp
8. For 10 years John had grown so attached to Ekaette's bosom that he had known nothing else but abuse. #ListenUp
9. On the night of Tricia's traditional knocking-on-the-door, little did she know her jilted lover had other plans. #ListenUp
10. At midnight, he invaded the family home with other armed thugs and raped her in the presence of her family members. #ListenUp
11. How truly vigilant can we really be over events? How truly vigilant can we truly be over our brothers, sisters, or kids? #ListenUp
12. Life presents determinate and indeterminate phenomena. Traffic buildup in Lagos falls into the first. Rape falls into the latter #ListenUp
13. In the scenarios above, trust played a major role. Uju trusted her brother's friend. Ekaette was trusted. #ListenUp
14. How can one ever know that that sweet uncle could descend to the levels of a beast as to rape his niece? #ListenUp
15. How could Ekaette's sexual urge find satisfaction in little John's 7 year old penis? Nerve racking question it is. #ListenUp
16. These questions are thorny. The answers, whatever they may be, scald our psyche, our conscience, and our memories. #ListenUp
17. A parent will feel pangs of fear or apprehension on a child's first day at school, especially if the child is the only one. #ListenUp
18. Away from school, we feel powerless that we can't control certain forces over their lives when they're away from home. #ListenUp
19. In our world where sexual depravity inches up the scale on a daily basis, the feel of powerlessness can be overwhelming. #ListenUp
20. How vigilant can we ever be over the lives of our children? Absolute? Momentary? #ListenUp
21. Truth be told, we cannot be absolutely vigilant over our children. The video of the maid that went viral last year is a proof. #ListenUp
22. As the Igbos will say, "Anaghi aso mgbagbu agha ije ogu," meaning, "The fear of bullets can't make us not go to war." #ListenUp
23. In a sexually perverse world such as ours, the right knowledge is necessary to arm us with the right weapons of engagement. #ListenUp
24. The knoweldge we need is not a list of the "dos" and "don'ts" that we are wont to lap up like thirsty dogs in the desert. #ListenUp
25. The culturally embedded reactionary mode we always exhibit is one thing we must look into. #ListenUp
26. How many of us young men were actually tutored by our fathers on the concept of our sexuality? Very few, I may say. #ListenUp
27. This is a cultural misnomer. You can't blame these men, blame the culture. You can't give what you don't have! #ListenUp
28. When our nucleus family culture changes from reactionary mode to preventive mode, then some of these issues will be solved. #ListenUp
29. Many of the victims of abuse I have met had one resounding statement : "If only my parents had paid more attention." #ListenUp
30. Paying attention can help to arrest the situation when the symptoms haven't gone from benign to malignant. #ListenUp
31. I exhibited some as a youngster when I frolicked with my maid. I always jumped at her defence. I preferred her care to mum's. #ListenUp
32. Sadly, our world has piled more tasks on the shoulders of parents, but the issue of attention can't be overlooked. #ListenUp
33. Two things to do to stay vigilant over your kids – pay close attention and open up lines of honest communication. #ListenUp
34. Year old kids have already started exhibiting traits. Pay close attention. It will help you make sensible deductions. #ListenUp
35. My 2 year old kid is the hyperactive type. If he comes back from school and stays too quiet, it is a pointer to me. #ListenUp
36. Most times when he stays too quiet, it's a signal that he's getting sick. My attentiveness rises a notch higher than usual. #ListenUp
37. Please quit the faddish words we teach our kids about their body parts. "Penis" is "penis" and not "pee-pee". It's obfuscating #ListenUp
38. Fathers must brace the topic of sex. In this digital age, kids will connect beyond their boundaries and learn trash. #ListenUp
39. Have frank talks with your children. The honesty in your communication will flip the fear of the disclosure of misdemeanour. #ListenUp
40. The cultural change we seek is making fathers see that fatherhood is beyond hurling home the dough for upkeep. #ListenUp
41. Involvement will make you notice the tell-tale signs of withdrawal, dispiritedness, edginess and palpitations. #ListenUp
42. Sexual abuse and rape leave lots of psychological defects in the mind of the victims. It's absolutely horrendous! #ListenUp
43. The cultural change we seek is to make society accept that victims of rape aren't damaged goods. They have a life to live! #ListenUp
44. The church also has a role to play. The embalming arm of God is the best therapy in the catalogue of medications. #ListenUp
45. In closing, I encourage parents to seek knowledge. Read books on raising kids, not just career books. #ListenUp
46. Fathers, just like you adorn your shelf with shirts of your favourite Premiership players, adorn your shelf with books. #ListenUp
47. Get involved, get active, participate actively, and change your cultural beliefs on child rearing. Vigilance is key! #ListenUp
48. Thanks to Kemi Odutayo @kemi_odutayo for finding me a worthy vessel to be a blessing today. God bless you dearly!
49. God bless everyone who is bearing the hands of Kemi @kemi_odutayo up. You're doing a worthy job for posterity. #ListenUp
50. God bless everyone who joined in today's session. Thanks for the RTs. Keep tabs on Kemi @kemi_odutayo's timeline always! #ListenUp
Wow! Food for thought! Next week we will be reading the true life account of a survivor of rape and child sexual abuse. Someone once tweeted that there is a a sort of pleasure in rape! I find this hard to believe!
Our Guest on the next session @Bunmi_Sobowale is one lady of #Faith, #Experience and such #Depth. She had shared her story on several platforms and she will telling her story on #ListenUp to encourage Rape Survivors. We also get to ask her questions. Watch Out for this session! Ciao!
#ListenUpNG Wk10: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND RAPE – HOW VIGILANT ARE YOU?
The March Edition of #ListenUp kicked off with Emeka Nobis and I must tell you, it was enlightening and indeed 'food for thought'. As parents and guardians, this is a must read!


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WRC: The Focus Era Book
- Regular price £27.49
WRC: The Focus Era - The history of the 97 cars built by M-Sport from Rally Monte Carlo 1999 to Rally GB 2010
This book has been produced by McKlein for M-Sport and Ford. It reviews the career of one of the most successful rally cars of all-time, the Ford Focus RS WRC. For 12 years, the Focus was Ford's main weapon in the battle for the World Rally Championship and brought two manufacturer titles and more than 40 victories in the WRC to Malcolm Wilson's team.
This high-quality book tells the story of this high-tech all-wheel-drive bolide and comes back on its biggest moments, the drivers and the story of all the 97 chassis that were built thanks to texts, pictures and comprehensive entry lists of each car.
This book is limited to 2,000 numbered copies and is not available at your usual bookshop.


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Hello Mamma Bears!
As many of your may know we welcomed our twin boys this past July. It was a complete surprise to know we were having twins and you can follow back a few posts to read more on our journey. I can honestly say although our home and belongings were prepared for twins, mentally-we had no idea what was coming. The newborn stage was tough, two babies= double the needs that need to be met. So how did we survive? All with a bit of trial and error. We want to share with you what worked for us and hope it can give you a bit of aide during those days you just feel burnt.
Get your twins on the same schedule
This has been the most crucial part of twin parenting. Having them on the same schedule has been one of the only ways we get any "breaks". We began by getting them on the same feeding schedule as well as trying to nap them at the same time. During the few days that I nursed this meant tandem nursing, it was exhausting but the only way I would get a few minutes to breath.
Accept & Ask for Help
I can honestly say that without the help from friends and family I have no idea what would have happened. With 2 other kids, having people there to help made a huge difference. Some times they helped with the babies and others they helped with our older kids or helped make us food or tend to our home. Asking for help was something new to me, but I quickly realized I was torturing myself by trying to do it all alone.
Sleep as much as you can
This one can seem impossible at times. However, if there was someone with me to help or I happened to get the 3 little ones to nap together, I napped. Some times I would pop on a movie and cuddle with my now 3 year old and close my eyes a bit while the twins slept. I cannot guarantee you will always take a nap or feel rested, but this is why when you can sleep- DO IT!
Be Realistic
I speak from personal experience when I say I was unrealistic about my expectations as a mother of 4. I thought my home would still be immaculate, home made meals would be ready at all times of the day, kids would be tended to, I would look put together, and that everything on my to do list would be crossed off. The first few weeks I ran myself to the ground trying to "do it all". I started to realize in order to be mentally healthy I would have to learn to let go and be realistic about what I could do. First and foremost, my kids need to be taken care of. Everything else can wait. I make a list with 3 things I MUST get done, even the small things, and worry about only those. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ELSE CAN WAIT AND IT IS OKAY!!!
Get out of your house
I know going out to the world with two new babies is terrifying. My husband tried to avoid it as much as he could because the thought of even walking out the door seemed impossible with two babies. Slowly but surely we made it out. Whether it's a walk with the kids or a quick trip to Target- do it! Practice makes perfect and only with experience will the fear begin to subside. Now I haul all 4 kids on grocery runs alone and even though we look like a circus, we are a happy circus lol!
Plan time to yourselves
Maybe this is planning a monthly date night, or weekly outings just you and your partner or just for yourself. Give each other some time for a break and get out together as well. Maybe you have family come watch the kids in between feedings so you can go run some errands, grab coffee, or grab dinner in peace, heck maybe you guys run into your room and watch a movie! JUST DO IT! My husband and I plan monthly dates and every week I get to leave the house to focus on myself and my work. I try to do the same for him because it is so important to still feel like yourselves.
Talk to someone
Human interaction is so important. Heck if you feel alone, find me on Instagram or send me an email. I am here to talk. You are NOT alone in this! It truly takes a tribe to make it & I am always here to be a part of yours!
Soak all the twins goodness in
When faced with cuddling or showering, choose the cuddles. Remember these moments fly by and before we know it we are sitting here wondering where the time went. So sit down mamma and pappa. Enjoy those baby cuddles and let the rest be.


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Wed 15 Dec 2010
Happy Holidays
Posted by David Dudley Field '25 under Holiday Cards at 12:07 pm
Happy Holidays to the many members of the EphBlog community!
Perhaps my goofiest EphBlog idea is the notion of Holiday Cards to the Williams community.
There are a handful of people that I should send cards to but that, for all sorts of reasons, I never get around to doing so. So, to all of them, especially former roommates, I say Merry Christmas.
But I like to think that there are other Ephs in similar situations. I am here to help. Send me your holiday cards and I will post them here for the larger Eph community. The more holiday cheer, the better.
Alas, I lack the energy to tackle such a project. But the Alumni Office ought to! Just invite alumni to send holiday cards to Williams. The College would then scan them and make them available on the alumni page, just like the Every Person Had a Story project. The photos could even be tagged by class year, making it easy for class secretaries to find material for their columns.
At the very least, try the experiment for a year or two. If no one sends in card, Williams can drop it. But, if the project worked (defined as 100+ alumni sending in a card each year), it would be an extremely cheap way of increasing alumni engagement.
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Forgiveness can complicate your understanding.
What do you think forgiveness is?
Do you think you can exercise it in your own life?
Most people struggle with this topic, I used to. But I want to introduce it to you in a different way.
In this video, I discuss what forgiveness is and what it is not.


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Sorry, we don't know about any events at this location over the next few days. There may be events in other locations ...
Swanley New Barn Railway
Swanley BR8 7PW
Miniature Railway
Swanley New Barn Railway - This miniature railway runs on a steeply graded line from the 60 acre Swanley Park.
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We all had our summer break - now it's time to get back into a healthy routine. On Tuesday, September 6 we'll begin another 8-week session of women's fitness (running and conditioning).
Tuesday and Thursday are running days, Friday is conditioning and flexibility.
We'll have a structured running schedule and use a periodized training program for conditioning to maximize fitness and performance.
I'm very excited to see everyone again and hopefully meet some new faces as well!


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That was how I feel when I attended the Startup Weekend 2012 in Singapore just yesterday.
Startup Weekend 2012 was held over 54hrs at NUS Business School. Yesterday at 6pm, about 20 startups had a 5min opportunity to present their wonderful ideas to some of our top local investors and entrepreneurs. The startup scene here is certainly growing and I like to congratulate the organizers Jacky and his team for the seamless event executions.
So when I first step into the atrium, the first thing I did was to draw out my iphone and began taking pictures with instagr.am. I uploaded the pictures to tumblr and started to tweet. I was like a reporter, reporting what presentation was coming up next, how is the idea different from its competitor and even what the judges were saying. And this is not just me alone! 😀 (some of the judges tweet out their thoughts too)
I think I was doing this for an hour or so when my friend tweeted a complained that I was spamming 😀
It's not just reporting, with twitter I even had the opportunity to ask the judges questions. And they replied!!! It just makes the world closer.
I have 2 questions and would love to hear from you guys!
Q: What would you have done to avoid spamming on your friends' twitter timeline?
Q: Have you ever use twitter as a reporting tool? And how would you make twitter a better reporting tool?
Let's take the Q&A into comments!
Related articles
- Startup Weekend Singapore a success but ideas need to be bolder (e27.sg)
- Lessons learnt from Organizing Startup Weekend (jackyyapp.com)
- Startup Weekend Singapore – 9-11 Mar (sgentrepreneurs.com)


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- Amro seeks joint venture partner for €300 million capital investment targeting student housing opportunities in Spain and Portugal
- Opens office in Madrid to manage rollout plans
- Announces first investment in Granada, Spain – a 360-bed property that will open in 2020
Amro Real Estate Partners, the specialist student housing and build-to-rent investment and asset management business, is expanding its reach across southern Europe to capitalise on the potential of the purpose-built student housing market in Spain and Portugal.
CBRE Spain have been appointed to seek a joint venture partner for a capital investment of €300m to access the full potential of the market in Iberia. Amro has ambitious plans to create a 5,000-bed investment platform spanning the Iberia region through development, refurbishment, forward purchase and acquisition.
To help drive forward its expansion, the investment firm, which has significant experience of developing and operating student accommodation and build-to-rent assets in the UK, has opened its first European office in Madrid, Spain.
Amro has also acquired its first property in continental Europe, a development site in Granada, Spain on which it will develop a 360-bed student housing scheme to open in 2020. A strong pipeline of further transactions has been established with around 3,000 beds currently under negotiation, of which 1,300 are under exclusivity across both Spain and Portugal.
The Iberia region has more than 1.8 million students yet only 97,000 beds. Competition in the sector is limited with much of the available product run by religious orders or public universities that is of substandard quality and often poorly managed.
Raj Kotecha, Managing Director at Amro Real Estate Partners, commented:
"The student housing market in Southern Europe shares characteristics with the UK student housing market of 10-12 years ago with demand for purposed built accommodation significantly outstripping supply and competition from professionally managed schemes being limited. This is a market still very much in its infancy and we believe our entry timing is ideal. We have an ambitious and well formulated investment strategy with a strong pipeline of schemes underway. Working with a joint venture partner who shares our perspective on the market opportunity will allow us to execute this strategy with speed."
Amro's Iberia pipeline spans ten cities that are home to some of the best universities in southern Europe including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Lisbon. Amro will undertake new build development as well as the modernisation of existing student housing properties in order to deliver the same, high-quality product as it develops in the UK. It will be working with experienced local partners to help ensure successful delivery and management of its properties in the region.
The Amro management team has been involved in the development of over 20,000 beds in the UK student housing sector.


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Himanshi Khurana is out of Bigg Boss 13.
Himanshi Khurana got evicted from Bigg Boss 13 on Sunday. Host Salman Khan announced that Khurana and Jariwala had received the least votes and asked the housemates to save one among them. With fewer votes in her favour, Khurana bid a teary goodbye to the controversial reality show.
Post her exit, Khurana, in an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com, spoke about her BB13 stint. She said, "It was a short journey of five weeks but it was a sweet time. I am slightly disappointed by the way I got evicted. If it was on the audience, I would have been still in the game. This shouldn't have happened but we cannot help somethings."
The actor's journey's highlight definitely was her closeness with Asim Riaz. While many felt that Riaz faked his feelings to be on the show, Himanshi Khurana maintained that the two are thick friends. However, Khurana did accept that she felt special by all the attention that Riaz showered on her and even tagged him her majnu. "There was a point when there were too many fights happening in the house. And he sat beside me, whispering that he can hear violins looking at me. And then he took so much effort to make my birthday special. When his entire day revolved around me, that's when I told him that people will feel he is love-struck," shared the "I Like It" singer with a laugh.
Khurana, who had announced that she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Chau, told us that she is yet to discuss her stand. She shared, "I have just received my phone and am busy doing interviews at the moment. But my point is why did people even question my bond with Asim? If this had happened outside, I might have maintained a distance but when you are living in the same house, how I could I stay away from him. Also, even after being refused by me, Asim took so many efforts. He earned my friendship. I believe the audience is not so narrow-minded that they will object to a boy-girl friendship. He just wanted to express his feelings, not knowing how and when we will meet again."
The Punjabi-actor has also been accused of being the reason for the rift between Asim Riaz and Sidharth Shukla. Justifying herself, Himanshi Khurana said, "I had no hand in creating differences between them. It was a misconception created by housemates. The first time they fought, I wanted to sort it out but Arti (Singh) told me that I don't have much idea of what has happened between them in the initial weeks. But since Asim is a friend, I only advised him to put across his points like everyone else."
While Himanshi Khurana would be remembered for Asim Riaz, she entered the show because of her past feud with Shehnaaz Gill. The two actors had indulged in an ugly fight. When asked about her current equation with Gill, Khurana said, "The housemates felt that we should sort our issues. And while we did not speak much, we did become cordial. Salman sir had even spoken about our controversy and post that I had decided to end it all on this platform. But the way she behaved in the last few days, I don't think we would ever become friends."
Sharing that this season has become all about aggression and mocking, Khurana discussed how Paras Chhabra has been targeting her. "It feels so baseless that he mocks my good manners. He has made fun of me using words like listen, dear and honey. I don't think anyone can speak in a more polite way. Paras could not find anything negative about me and so he decided to use this to put me down. It was quite shameful of him," she concluded.
Himanshi Khurana's quick takes
The highlight of your Bigg Boss 13 journey? The trio (Himanshi Khurana, Shefali Jariwala and Asim Riaz).
The first thing you did after coming out? Called my manager as soon as I exited the gate.
Who should have been evicted instead of you? Mahira Sharma.
What will you miss most about Bigg Boss 13? Shefali Jariwala and Asim Riaz.
The winner for you? Shefali Jariwala, Asim Riaz or Sidharth Shukla.