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Now that you can find 3DS games used (and sometimes cheap), I have been picking up more 3DS titles.
Specifically PilotWings Resort. And I must admit that I missed out on the earlier PilotWings games, so I can't really do a comparison. But I am enjoying the 3DS version.
The 3D looks good, but I usually turn it off. When I am focusing on completing misssions, I don't want to worry about holding the 3DS perfectly still.
Completionists beware! I have 119 out of 120 balloons found. I can't seem to find that last balloon!

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03 Feb Fujinon XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro Review
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Fujifilm has never been backward in coming forward about its plans to release new lenses and expand its lineup. Every so often, we're told that the firm's lens roadmap has been updated, which usually offers a great clue as to what's to come just around the corner.
One lens that's been on the roadmap for quite some time now is the XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro. Unlike Fujifilm's slightly wider XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro lens, it presents true 1:1 magnification and doesn't require extension tubes such as the Fujifilm MCEX-11 or MCEX-16 to photograph the world in minute detail.
It's a lens that many X-series photographers specialising in close-up photography have been dreaming about, and it fulfils a missing link in Fujifilm's X-mount lens lineup. So, is it a must-have purchase for macro specialists with Fujifilm cameras and others who'd like a fine example of a medium telephoto prime? We find out.
Although some lenses are labelled 'macro' lenses, not all are considered to be true to form because they're unable to reproduce an image of a subject at true-life size. One such example is Fujifilm's XF 60mm f/2.4 R Macro lens, which delivers a maximum magnification of half-life size (0.5x).
The big attraction of the lens we're looking at here is its minimum focus distance (25cm) and full-scale 1:1 reproduction ratio. These enable a subject or object to be photographed at the size it would appear if it were to be overlaid on the imaging sensor….
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Stamford reps committee seeks to send message to Hartford: No tolls
STAMFORD — A two-and-a-half hour debate among city lawmakers about whether the state should install highway tolls provides a hint of what is to come in Hartford: conflicting facts; incomplete information; anger over another tax vs. practicality over how to fix aging infrastructure and ease traffic congestion.
Members of the Board of Representatives' Transportation Committee Thursday night voted 6-0, with one abstention, to recommend that the full board pass a resolution urging the state Legislature to abandon a plan to install tolls.
The board often takes the recommendations of committees, but it's not clear that will happen with the no-tolls resolution.
Rep. Steven Kolenberg, R-16, the committee chairman, summed it up.
"Some people think tolls are more necessary than unpleasant. Other people think they are more unpleasant than necessary," Kolenberg said.
And so the argument went.
It began with two public speakers. One was Patrick Sasser, a city firefighter who owns a small excavating company and co-owns with his brothers a small trucking company. Sasser began fighting tolls a year ago and has since founded a grassroots group, No Tolls CT, that is organizing opposition statewide.
The state is seeking to pay for long-neglected road, rail and bridge projects by doing the easiest thing — imposing another tax "on the poor, the working class and the middle class people of this state," Sasser said.
More, little is clear about how tolls will affect local roads, Sasser said.
"They want to use congestive tolling. It means that during peak times the toll price will be jacked up to force people off (Interstate) 95 and the Merritt Parkway and onto city streets," Sasser said. "Stamford is already congested with traffic."
He cited a November news report about Pennsylvania, where tolls have been raised 11 years in a row, a trend expected to continue through 2044. In the story the governor complains that turnpike tolls are driving business away.
Sasser asked representatives why anyone would want to give toll revenue to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. He pointed to the latest annual highway report from the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank. It says Connecticut has the highest administrative costs per mile in the U.S. — $99,400. The national average is $10,900, according to the foundation.
The second speaker, state Sen. Alexandra Bergstein, a newly elected Greenwich Democrat who represents a portion of North Stamford, is on the opposite side of the toll debate. Bergstein submitted a bill at the Capitol to authorize electronic tolls.
Bergstein agreed with Sasser that the state's method of funding and fixing its infrastructure is failing. She supports tolls because the revenue will help repair the 57 percent of Connecticut roads that are in poor condition, and the 338 bridges that are rated structurally deficient, Bergstein said.
"Let's disrupt that system and create a new system" that includes a Connecticut Infrastructure Bank, Bergstein said. It's similar to the Connecticut Green Bank, which works with private investors to create low-cost, long-term financing to maximize the use of public funds for clean-energy projects.
That's a good idea, said Rep. Bradley Michelson, R-1, vice chairman of the committee. But it's why tolling should wait.
"We should create the bank first and then consider tolls," Michelson said. "It shouldn't be, 'Let's toll everyone now and hope it works.' We're doing this out of order."
Representatives said their constituents don't want another tax when they are already living paycheck to paycheck.
Bergstein said a Connecticut resident who commutes 50 miles a day, five days a week would pay about $600 a year in tolls. But the same person now pays $2,300 a year in lost time in traffic and excessive fuel costs.
Some questioned the $2,300 estimate, and other figures. Sasser, for example, said studies indicate that 70 percent of toll revenue would come from Connecticut residents. Bergstein said 40 percent. A state DOT report says 60 percent and Gov. Ned Lamont's budget proposal on Wednesday reduced that figure to as low as 50 percent.
Bergstein said tolls could help get some trucks off the highways during peak travel times.
Rep. J.R. McMullen, R-18, said they won't.
"The trucks have to go someplace," McMullen said. "Tolls aren't going to change anything."
"They will travel at night," Bergstein said.
"They travel at night now," McMullen said.
It's often not possible for trucks to work at night, said Rep. Tony Spadaccini, R-14, who once co-owned a car-transport company in the area.
"We couldn't run the trucks at night because no one was there to accept the cars," Spadaccini said.
"Maybe they will not choose to change their behavior but now trucks are doing all that traveling for free, and your tax dollars are paying for it," Bergstein said. "Connecticut is the only state on the East Coast with no tolls."
Some representatives said the state should try other things first.
Rep. Denis Patterson, D-6, said Connecticut under-uses its harbors and freight rail lines, and relies too much on the trucks that clog the highways.
Bergstein said fixing the infrastructure and easing traffic will attract business to the state. Michelson said lowering taxes will spur business activity far more.
Rep. Rob Roqueta, D-4, said it's all speculation.
"We have no way to know what the outcome will be," Roqueta said. "I lived in New York half my life. New York has tolls, and the traffic is worse than here, the emissions are worse."
Roqueta said he opposes tolls.
But Rep. Bob Lion, D-19, said it's too soon for the board to take a stand.
"I will vote against this resolution (when the full board meets) because it's too early in the process; it's before this has even been flushed out by committees at the state level," Lion said. "First it was 83 toll gantries, then it was 53 toll gantries. I think we have to consider whether we have all the information needed to take a position on this."
To make the board's position clear, Rep. Nina Sherwood, D-8, proposed an amendment that says the cost of infrastructure improvements should "not be funded by those who cannot afford to pay it, but by means and ideas meant to relieve the citizenry of that burden."
The full board will take up the amended tolls resolution when it meets at 8 p.m. March 4 in Legislative Chambers, fourth floor, Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd.
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In May 2016, due to our constant work collaborating with a number of important entrepreneurs and local politicians, we organized an event called Calcio Legend in Jakarta, Indonesia. The objective was to organize an event that could give thousands of Indonesian fans the opportunity to celebrate, meet up and support their Serie A idols.
Our objective was to provide organizational support to the promoters on a sporting level: we contributed in increasing the quality and nature of the event through the participation of former world class players that helped make Italian football loved and followed around the world.
These champions participated in the event in Jakarta: Alessandro Del Piero, Fabio Cannavaro, Angelo Peruzzi, David Trezeguet, Hernan Crespo, Edgar Davids, Ciro Ferrara and many more. Their presence increased the quality of and media interest in the event, making it a true celebration of Italian football in a country in which Serie A is still considered one of the top-flight leagues in the world.


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Brainvire develops Classified Advertisement Portal for buyer-seller collaboration backed with Laravel
April 11, 2019
Brainvire received a chance to develop a classified advertisement portal that will act as a many to many marketplaces for both the buyer and seller. This platform will act as a central point where the buyer and seller can collaborate and connect to fill each other's purposes. This application is developed with the latest features of Laravel, Vue JS, Angular JS, and other powerful technologies. 11th...Read More


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Experts say survey lacks transparency
By Bobby Blanchard and Scarlett Klein
The University of Texas will spend $87,500 to participate in a sexual assault survey that some experts say lacks transparency.
Dozens of other schools are opting out of the survey, which is being conducted by the Association of American Universities. Twenty-seven of the 60 Association of American Universities member institutions in the United States are participating in the survey, which would gather information on the location and frequency of assaults. The association announced in November it would conduct the "campus climate" survey by contracting the research firm Westat.
In a statement, Association of American Universities President Hunter Rawlings said in addition to combating sexual assault, one of the reasons to conduct the survey was to preemptively push back against a mandated government-developed survey from the United States Congress, which Rawlings said would be an unproductive "one-size-fits-all survey."
"Our primary purpose in conducting this survey is to help our institutions gain a better understanding of this complex problem on their own campuses as well as nationally," Rawlings said in his statement.
But critics of the survey said it would not be helpful for studying sexual assaults on college campuses. Their biggest concerns, critics said, was transparency, citing concerns that only aggregated data will be released from the association as a result of the survey. Data for individual campuses will not be released to the general public for policy experts and researchers to compare, but the AAU will give individual universities their campus-specific data.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Education/AAU
In addition to activists for sexual assault condemning the survey, experts in academia have expressed concerns over it as well. Sixteen professors across a variety of institutions wrote a letter addressed to the presidents of the Association of American Universities. In their letter, the policy experts said the survey lacked transparency because its questions and methods are secret, and would not be available to the greater scientific community before the survey is conducted.
"Accuracy of data regarding sexual violence has been known for years to be very sensitive to the way it is measured," the letter said. "Sound collaborative scientific efforts involve advisory boards of highly qualified scientists. In the case of the AAU survey, only two members of the advisory committee appear to have any experience in survey assessment on sexual assault, although the committee does have several lawyers and administrators."
According to data from the U.S. Department go Education, there were just eight sexual assaults reported at UT-Austin in 2013. Some other institutions in the Association of American Universities reported similar numbers, while Harvard University reported as many as 35.
In addition to participating with the Association of American Universities, UT-Austin will conduct its won survey, said UT spokesman Gary Susswein. Meanwhile researchers at the School of Social Work have been working on their own study – set to be published in August.
"We're asking them…why didn't they report? We want to know what is the reason that prevents them to report," researcher Deidi Olaya-Rodriguez said. "We want to get as many answers as we can."
About this project
This project was completed by UT-Austin journalism students Bobby Blanchard and Scarlett Klein. Both students did the reporting and worked on the HTML and CSS presentation. Blanchard wrote the story and created the interactive and static graphics. Klein shot and edited the video. Graphics included a Google Fusion table and a datawrapper bar chart. The HTML and CSS design is helped in part by JQuery. The written story is 600 words long.


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Set sail on an adventure in our Wild Anchor tee! For all those who love being on the water, going boating or days at the beach! Men's cut, but can be worn unisex. These tees are made from a 4.3 oz 60/40 polyester/cotton ring-spun fabric, set-in rib stitched neckline with V cut nape.
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I'm not sure of this has been mentioned before if maybe I'm just blind to seeing if you guys already have plans for something like this, BUT I think due to the games cooking system I'd love to see some sort of cooking contest within one of the Havens or elsewhere!
I already love the idea of gathering ingredients and recipes, so I think it would be a lot of fun to hear there's a cooking contest coming up in the local Haven so you have X amount of days to gather ingredients, recipes and prepare for a cook off!
You could have guest appearances from recurring characters as judges (hell, maybe even Mr. Fairweather himself) and rewards could consist of special ancient recipes only handed down from the greatest chefs to one another.
A great example of how this has been executed in the past is in a game called "Suikoden 2". I'll link up a video riiiight... HERE!
While it seems basic here, I imagine you could do a lot more with this idea in Kynseed, considering the gathering of resources or even farming exotic ingredients for that perfect stew... OR MAYBE... you end up poisoning one of the judges.. idk!
Just a thought at something else to add to this ever growing masterpiece hah!


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Audit & Accounts Senior
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Work on Project RAUX Box has slowed due to being busy with the new pupper, but in the past few days I have managed to make a small amount of progress.
I've soldered header pins on to my Arduino clone and the audio board, figured out which pins I need to connect between the two for the I2C comms and which ones will carry the digital audio output signal, and got them all hooked with a breadboard:
Though I just realized that I forgot to put in power & digital ground wires on the audio board 😑
The audio board is too big to fit on my breadboard, so I had to solder it to a proto board, solder the jumper wires in, and then connect the jumper wires and header pins underneath:
This is janky as all heck, but it'll do for now. Once I'm sure these are correct, I'll probably take the similarly janky step of covering these underside wires in hot glue for insulation (I'm open to better ideas here).
I've also spent some time with the audio chip's datasheet and started to figure out some of the configuration values I'll need to set for it to output in exactly the I2S format the Volvo's head unit expects:
But there's a bunch of power and audio path configuration I'll need to figure out, too. I'm hoping to get all that figured out by the end of this week, then program it all in the Arduino next weekend. At that point, I should be able to use my logic analyzer to verify the digital audio output is working, which will be a big milestone!
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Hi, this is just to say that WordPress notified me that my annual subscription for this blog is due on the 7th October, I can't afford the £85 at this time. Anyone wanting to follow the story of Celeste and I will have to move to my free site which I have put the url below.
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There's simply an excessive amount of cricket going on these days, as well as at times even for a cricket fan like me, it gets hard to maintain pace with things. In face the days it appears that cricket is going on left and right and nearly all of the nations are enjoying some competition or even the other person. Today this's one circumstance that occurs several times, when many competitions are taking place all around the earth in the process. Actually there are already days when 3 test matches start on a single day at times that are different and in different regions of the planet. Right now this could be really hard for even most devoted follower of the game. However one cannot help but understand about the condition of all of the activities which are getting played. This is usually very strong, specifically when one wants to learn al that's occurring in all of the 3 games.
Right now there are 3 tournament happening and if one can't watch all of the matches, the very best they are able to do is check out the PSL Timetable from the various energy sources to understand the actual condition of the match. Today there are various sources through which you are able to come to learn about the cricket score. First is the via the live tv broadcast in which the match is now being showed. Right here the point is extremely simple; all that you have to accomplish is flip the channel, and immediately the score is there that you can discover. Mostly each time a competition is on, news channels run the live cricket rating of the fight inside the ticker which operates always at the bottom part of the channel. Today this's also an additional source that an individual may follow for understanding about cricket scores when a fight is now being played live.
Now it all is determined by the place which a fan finds appealing to look at. The internet sites are another source that a person may use for understanding the cricket score. This's very easy, particularly for fans that are professionals that are busy. And so even in case they're demanding meeting several delaines or are trapped in finalizing some offer in an impressive profile meeting. The may simply learn about the cricket score. One simply needs to have a chance to access a laptop which is online enable to learn about the cricket score. Now each time a fight is on, you'll undoubtedly see scorecards shown on the display of countless pcs in the workplace of yours. This's one thing which cricket fans imply can't avoid; they've to know the condition of a fight that's being played anywhere within the world.


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The view from the top of Burj Khalifa in Dubai shows the fast-growing pace of wherever the city is heading to. Since The Burj is the tallest building in the world, the other skyscrapers you see when you're overland look nothing but skinny matchsticks from above. It is amazing to see the vast expanse of the desert that still surrounds the city—and, piece by piece, buildings are starting to rise in the middle of it.
Best time to visit: Go in the morning. And if possible, be one of the first few people to be there when it opens. I love the serenity when there are only few mortals walking around sans selfie sticks. And the sun isn't blinding yet, good for your camera lenses when taking photos. But, if you love sunset and night views, then, you know what time to go.
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By Ewalt "Waltie" Ainsworth
During the Christmas holidays, a Sunday at that too, saw the launch of the store front E-Z-JET commercial passenger airline from New York to GT but Guyanese are not biting. The double happiness promise of cheap fares and great customer service seems to have gone the way of so many other great promises made and never kept. Reports of technical problems, late departures, limited local offices and in-sufficient food have surfaced already.
A member of the Coffee Street ensemble who was on a recent flight narrated the in-agility of the flight crew and personal friends of the owners, taking charge running between kitchenette and cabin serving, cleaning up and awkwardly trying to keep things cool. This type of behavior may be cool on the Mahaicony bus but for an airline, no way Jose.
There is a lot of background noise too about the lax luggage policy. Each passenger is allowed two 65-pound pieces of luggage plus a carry on piece of approximately 22lbs. Another; piece can be added for an additional US 50.00 from either side. Baggage handlers are resisting this promotion and so bags are being left behind. To separate passengers from their baggage is a crime in the GT flying book. DELTA and CARIBBEAN AIRLINES are only allowing one fifty pound piece of luggage. A second piece costs approximately US60.00. E-Z JET fares hover around US500.00 and they give full service menus and complimentary drinks "on request only." Double happiness.
Patriotic types have seen flagship GUY-AMERICA come and go leaving hundreds of passengers stranded in Guyana and are taking this one easy like Sunday morning with a pinch of salt of course. Easy lessons good fuh dunce.
There have even been published reports of E-Z JET passengers exiting at the Timehri end because of delayed service and demanding a refund of fares. In another case too, only 17 or so passengers were coming back out and when the plane did the run-way thing, the pilot hurriedly called on passengers to sit closest to him so that the plane can lift without a struggle.
A personal friend and Buddy who travelled on the inaugural E-Z JET flight, travelled first class. One hour into the flight, he asked for his meal. He ordered a half baked chicken. "Countryman, it was half baked; you hear what a tell you." Another person on another flight another day, said she ordered a lobster and never got it. The excuse was they had run out of same. Her suspicion was the airline staff normally would help themselves to the dishes and garnishes in the absence of descent wages and accommodations.
Almost every year over the last decade, an airline has gone south. Guyana Airways in its entire history, always made a profit unlike its sister regional carriers like BWIA, JAMAICA AIRLINES and SURINAME AIRLINES. But the PPP always found it expedient to dissolve any project, plank or program that was initiated by their predecessors.
The Demerara Bridge for example, needs urgent repair but they are not reinvesting in this project. Linden highway too, needs repaving but they are looking the other way. Guyana Airways used to bring food from hinterland communities: Lethem beef, Kato potatoes, Kamarang lentils, grapefruit and tomatoes; North West edible oil and provisions. These services and facilities are extinct. National service also ran a boat JAIMITO that took care of the folks in the Berbice River and North West District. Those services have been rendered non-existent.
Guyana Transport Services has gone the way of Guy-America or Guyana Airways -All defunct. Store front airlines and maxi-taxis galore, as part of a much broader money laundering and cover ups for fraud committed on the masses.
Governments are not benevolent organizations but neither should they be pedestrian…just stand and watch as the broken populace scrape with their fingernails, digging their own graves. The PPP government feels better and happy to offer sloppy trans-p rather than put people to work making their own boats, ocean going vessels, airstrips, schools and health centers. The world news this week hinted that the Chinese constructed a 30-story hotel in 15 days. They also built an ocean going vessel in the same time. My deep suspicion is we may have one of them. Two new vessels from China arrived and will be thrown into service in Essequibo. It's about time. The next project will be a floppy airport, Chinese style. The proposed name is DOUBLE HAPPINESS. The people will be happy to see it come and see it go.


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The United States supports Njala University/University of Illinois Partnership to Strengthen Women's Role in Agricultural Extension Services
On Tuesday, August 23, Njala University in collaboration with the University of Illinois launched the "Network for Nutrition and Gender Integration and Strengthening" to augment women's role in farming in order to build capacity for increased family nutrition.
The event, presided over by Vice Chancellor and Principal of Njala University, Prof. Ernest T. Ndomahina, was joined by over 130 participants from local NGOs, civil society, youth, the private sector plus dignitaries from the Ministries of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security, Health and Sanitation, and Social Welfare Gender and Children's Affairs.
The Network is supported by the U.S. Government's Feed the Future Initiative under the "INGENEAS" (Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agriculture Extension Services) Project implemented in several countries including Sierra Leone. In Sierra Leone, the Network will be jointly led by Njala University and the University of Illinois, building on their 50-year partnership.
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The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Robert Gary Anderson, who died in the service of his country on May 21st, 1967 in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. The cause of death was listed as Booby Trap. At the time of his death Robert was 20 years of age. He was from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robert is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 20E, Line 71.The decorations earned by PFC Robert Gary Anderson include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star with V, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
PFC Anderson was born in St Paul, MN and was a 1965 graduate of Bloomington High School. He is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. He was survived by three brothers and a sister.
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For heroism in connection with military operations against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 21 May 1967 Private First Class Anderson distinguished himself while serving with B, 2/35th Infantry as it was conducting a search and destroy operation near Duc Pho. Private First Class Anderson's platoon was making a sweep and he was acting as Pointman. It was his responsibility to check the forward area to insure safe passage by the main body. As the platoon moved through the potentially dangerous area he conscientiously checked every suspicious site, alert for any sign of the enemy. Unhesitatingly he moved forward clearing the way for his comrades, when he tripped a concealed mine planted in the platoon's path. Private First Class Anderson was fatally wounded in an effort to protect the lives of his fellow soldiers. His painstaking devotion to duty and abiding concern for the welfare of his fellow man are in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.


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Engineering Mathematics Department The Department of Engineering Mathematics is one of the supporting departments in Technological University (Mandalay).
Engineering Mathematics is taught as a compulsory subject from first year to fourth year undergraduate students and Master students.
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Engineering Mathematics Department has 12 (full time) total number of teacher for teaching and lab.
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2000 number of students (First Year to Fourth Year) are attending in Engineering Mathematics Programme at (2017-2018) Academic Year.
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LCTF was selected this week by Big Sky Enterprises, LLC of Gibbsboro, NJ to do the timber framing and built-up roof system for the Ambrosia Treatment Center in Medford, NJ. The timber frame areas include the main lobby and the dining hall. The Douglas fir frame will consist of 257 timber and total 20,000 board feet. The frame will be raised this Autumn. The architectural firm is PZS Architects of Philadelphia.
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As one of the leading German manufacturers of drilling rigs, we will be exhibiting at the Warwickshire Event Centre at the UK's largest geotechnical conference and exhibition, Geotechnica 2019, which brings together geotechnical suppliers, manufacturers, contractors and customers.
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Sci-fi mystery The Crossing and Marvel's highly-anticipated Cloak & Dagger will air on Amazon Prime Video in the UK is has been announced.
The streaming platform has acquired both shows as part of a new deal with Disney EMEA. The Crossing will air first beginning 3rd April 2018, one day after it premieres in the US. Marvel's Cloak & Dagger will follow in June.
The Crossing sees refugees from a war-torn country seek asylum in a small American fishing town, only the country these people are from is America – and the war they are fleeing hasn't happened yet. As the government tries to uncover the truth behind this mysterious migration only one thing is certain: the lives of the people here — both the townspeople and these newcomers — will never be the same.
The series stars Steve Zahn (War for the Planet of the Apes, Captain Fantastic) as Jude Miller, Natalie Martinez (Death Race, End of Watch) as Reece, Sandrine Holt (House of Cards, The Returned) as Emma Ren, Rick Gomez (Band of Brothers, Sin City) as Nestor, Jay Karnes (The Shield) as Craig Lindauer, Marcuis Harris (Grey's Anatomy) as Caleb, Simone Kessel (Of Kings and Prophets) as Rebecca, Kelley Missal (Sleepy Hollow) as Hannah, Rob Campbell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) as Paul, Grant Harvey (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) as Roy, Bailey Skodje (If there be Thorns) as Leah, John D'Leo (The Family) as Will, Luc Roderique (Godzilla) as Bryce and Tommy Bastow (Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging) as Marshall. It is produced by ABC Studios.
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger is the story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt, Ultimate Spider-Man) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph, The Night Of), two teenagers who are awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Tandy can emit light daggers and Tyrone has the ability to engulf others in darkness. They quickly learn they are better together than apart.
Alongside Holt and Joseph, the show also stars Emma Lahana (Hellcats), Jaime Zavallos (House M.D.), Andrea Roth (Rescue Me), Gloria Reuben (ER), Miles Mussenden (Bloodline), Carl Lundstedt (Grey's Anatomy), and J.D. Evermore (True Detective). It is co-produced by Marvel Television and ABC Signature Studios.
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Chambers & Partners has just published the next edition of Chambers Europe Legal Directory 2013. Wierzbowski Eversheds as well as individual practitioners have once again been recommended in numerous fields of law.
We have been recognized in the following areas of law:
- Banking & Finance
"This one-partner team has undertaken a variety of matters, and is particularly noted for its expertise in project finance. Transactions of note include acting for MPWiK on the modernisation of Warsaw's water system. In addition, it advised Tramwaje Warszawskie on EUR300 million financing for the extension of the tramway system."
- Tax
"This firm joins the rankings this year following positive feedback from both clients and peers. It is noted for its work in structuring acquisitions and disposals, with a particular emphasis on private equity. Key highlights include advising Emperia Holding on a sale of shares in Tradis, and providing tax advice to Epuro Polska on the sale of the business to management."
- Life Sciences
"This well-regarded team offers broad life sciences expertise to its clients. The firm is especially known amongst market commentators for its strength in regulatory assignments and competition-related matters. On its client roster are pharmaceutical companies, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca."
- Competition/Antitrust
"This well-rounded firm is highly active on the competition front. The team has been particularly busy in the telecoms, energy and pharmaceutical sectors, and has notable experience of acting before the European Commission. The practice wins praise for its comprehensive support and the successful combination of competition advice with a strong dispute resolution practice. Notable mandates include representing PGNiG in an appeal to the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection against a EUR15 million fine. Sources say: "It's a firm made by creative people."
- Construction
"Construction work is a cornerstone of this practice. It is recognised in the market for its ongoing advice to the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways. Other recent highlights include acting for EC1 Łódź – Miasto Kultury on a variety of matters relating to the redevelopment of a downtown area in Łódź. In the energy sector, the team advised Rafako on a tender organised by PGE Elektrownia Opole."
- Employment Law
"Despite its compact size, this one-partner employment team remains highly active and maintains a broad practice. It has recently handled a significant number of redundancy instructions and contract terminations, as well as due diligence and data protection matters. Sources say: The team is very quick at solving a problem."
- Private Equity
"This team is a new addition to the rankings following positive comments from clients and peers. Over the past twelve months it has strengthened its practice, and recently represented Argus Capital in acquiring a minority stake in a clinical research company. Sources say: The lawyers are resourceful. I also like that I had the full attention of the senior partners."
- Restructuring Insolvency
"Strong endorsements from clients and peers have seen this noteworthy firm rise in the rankings. The team handles all types of restructurings including consensual, contentious and purely transactional work. It applies this expertise to representing both creditors and debtors. Recent mandates include advising Celsa Huta Ostrowiec on its EUR600 million debt restructuring. Sources say: The team was thorough and responsive. Its client service was brilliant."
- Dispute Resolution
"This prominent practice remains a serious player in the market. Of particular note is the firm's expertise in telecoms and banking-related litigation. Recently, it represented Orange in a EUR12.5 million dispute with MNI. Interviewees applaud the team's dedication and innovative approach. Sources say: I was very happy and satisfied with the service. I would recommend them to others."
- TMT (including Data Protection)
"This strong team is primarily known amongst market sources for its vast experience of data protection cases and expertise in telecoms law, with particular knowledge of regulatory matters. The firm's substantial reputation is demonstrated by its high-profile client list, including prominent international companies such as IKEA, which the team recently advised on numerous personal data and privacy issues. The group is also well versed in contentious matters, and recently represented eBay in a dispute over the Gumtree domain name. Sources say: This firm's strength lies in always finding a solution for our specific situation."
- Intellectual Property
"This talented team moves up a band this year, following impressive client feedback and high-profile mandates. Notably the firm continues to advise Burda in proceedings before the Chamber of Press Publishers against Phoenix Media, and remains the only firm to have a dedicated IP blog. It continues to act for eBay on domain name disputes, and counts Gtech, Samsung and Domino's Pizza as key clients. Sources say: The end product was excellent. I would definitely instruct the firm again. The team went beyond giving us purely legal advice and gave us a commercial perspective."
- Public Procurement
"Eversheds has been a force in Poland since 2005, but the team's experience goes back much farther. The public procurement practice is able to combine the advantages that an international network of colleagues provides, whilst maintaining a strong domestic profile. This is exemplified by the group's client portfolio, which comprises prominent public clients from Poland, as well as large, foreign contractors. The General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) is a long-term client, and recently mandated the firm in the public procurement for the operation of the Viatoll Electronic Toll Collection System. The team also advised Rafako on a public procurement for the supply and construction of new power units in Opole. Other clients include Shanghai Electric, Philips Healthcare and Westinghouse General Electric. Sources say: The firm has given us great advice and been responsive to anything we've asked."
Recommendations for individual lawyers:
- Iwo Gabrysiak head of the Litigation Team, "enters the rankings this year following substantial praise from peers and clients alike. An impressed client effuses: "He's genuinely engaged in every project because he loves litigation! He achieves outstanding results, knows what the client needs and thinks outside the box."
- Gerard Karp, attorney at law in the Electronic Communications and Personal Data Protection Team, "draws praise from clients as a creative and business-oriented lawyer, who knows what is necessary to find the right solution in a continuously changing legal environment. He is the firm's rising star in data protection, lately advising the Insurance Guarantee Fund on the drafting of an agreement with numerous insurance companies concerning the transmission of data."
- Paweł Lipski an attorney at law in the Intellectual Property Team, "enters the rankings this year for the first time following extensive praise from clients, with one saying: He did a great job; he understood our business."
- Ewa Łachowska-Brol, head of the Labour Law Team, "has an excellent reputation amongst peers, while clients appreciate that she is able to provide a comprehensive investigation of the topic, presenting all circumstances and how the matter looks in court and in the market."
- Arwid Mednis, head of the Electronic Communications and Data Protection Team, "is recognised by interviewees as one of the foremost TMT lawyers in the market, and the number one in Poland for data protection matters. He receives universal praise from market sources thanks to assisting clients such as Novo Nordisk with their personal data and privacy matters".
- Małgorzata Modzelewska de Raad, head of the Competition Team, "attracts warm praise from clients, who applaud her practical and pragmatic approach to problems, as well as her understanding of the pharmaceutical market."
- Henryk Romańczuk, head of the Litigation Team, "has a wealth of experience and market commentators applaud his litigation style."
- Artur Salbert an attorney at law in our Competition Law Team, "is noted by sources for his knowledge of this area, alongside his strong presence in competition law."
- Karolina Stawowska, head of the Tax Law practice, "moves up the rankings following extensive praise from clients, with one stating: She is helpful and creative, and gives good business advice. She had a very positive attitude." Stawowska recently advised Emperia Holding on the tax implications of the sale of its stake in Tradis for cash and shares in Eurocash."
- Tomasz Zalewski, head of Corporate and Commercial Team, Intellectual Property, E-business and Public Procurement practices. "He leads the team and has spearheaded every major client mandate secured by the firm over the past year. He regularly represents clients before the civil courts, as well as the Patent Office. Sources value his helpfulness and in-depth knowledge." "He is the team's leading partner in IT-related matters. He is appreciated by sources for his significant experience in this area, and recently advised SAMSUNG on issues related to private copying levies on IT hardware." "He appeals to clients for many reasons, including his deep knowledge of EU case law, which proves invaluable in many public procurement procedures. In addition, his expertise extends to IT, IP and corporate law."
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Is Technician Pay an Issue attracting people?
Joe Marconi posted a topic in Employee PayAccording to Zip Recruiter, tech pay on average is about $41,000 per year. Is this an issue? I know many of you pay more than average, but do you think that we need to increase tech pay in order to attract more people to the auto repair industry. One other thing to consider, the shop and shop owner needs to be profitable and make the money first in order to pay anyone a decent wage. Your thoughts?
Not every shop pays flat rate; for many reasons. So, many techs are on hourly pay. There is nothing wrong with hourly pay, as long as you have an incentive program in place that promotes high production levels to avoid complacency. For hourly paid employees I strongly urge you to have a pay plan that rewards production levels on a sliding scale. As a business coach, I have seen too many times shops with low production levels and high tech payroll due to overtime pay. Overtime pay must not be used to get the jobs done with no regard to labor production. Limit overtime and create a strategy that increases production and rewards techs with production bonuses. By the way, there are many ways to incentivize techs, it's not all about money. Overtime without high levels of production will eat into profits and if not controlled, with kill your business. If your shop is an hourly paid shop, what incentives do you have in place to maintain production levels?
There is been a lot of discussion lately across this nation about raising the minimum wage. I am not going to debate that issue today, but I will go on the record that I believe it may affect our industry and how we pay out technicians. With companies such as Wall Mart, McDonalds, Starbucks, Chipotles, and many more increasing wages, this will send a message to the workforce that wages need to be more in line with the needs of the worker. Pay scales for techs are all over the map depending on where you are in the country. But, the age old issue is that we need to attract quality entry-level people to our industry. With chatter that entry-level positions in the fast food chains and other big box stores may exceed $10.00 per hour and even reach $15.00, we need to take a look at what we pay our people. The bottom line here is truly the "bottom line". Shop owners cannot simply raise wages unless the shop's profits are enough to support the raise. Shop owners need to take a long hard look at their pay plans and ensure that you offer competitive wages, but importantly, offer a work environment and career paths that will attract quality people. Your thoughts?


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So my sweet little girl's condition only deteriorated over the weekend. The meds did little to help, and Ninja and I spent the weekend preparing our hearts to say goodbye 😦 When I took Flea to the vet yesterday for her op (tumour removals; another story for another post), Coffee went along for a checkup.
The vet said we could try a dose of cortisone for Coff, but that would only prolong the inevitable. It was time to say goodbye and let that sweet spirit return to the Lord who made her with such care. She was put to sleep peacefully and I was able to bury her in my parents' garden, in a sunny spot near the graves of our previous ratties, Scribble and Muesli.
To celebrate the short but lively life of my Coffeebums, here are a few of my favourite pics of her.
From the day we brought the sisters home, Coffee showed herself to be top rat and leader of the mischief – as you can see, she was quite happy walking all over poor quiet Flea!
Coffee was incurably inquisitive. Here she was taking a nibble at my USB flash disk.
One of the best things about Coffee was that she was very affectionate (fairly unusual for a girl ratty) and liked climbing on, grooming and being close to us humans.
But… she always wanted things to go her way. In the pic above she was getting frustrated when she couldn't gnaw her way through a pistachio nut shell. I love that intense expression!
As a Siamese hooded rat, Coffee's coat faded into lovely markings. When she was but a pinkie, I chose her for her white-tipped tail (she was the only one like that in the litter), and as you can see in the pic above, that little white tip grew with her 🙂
This ratty brought so much laughter to our home with her forceful nature and boundless energy. She was always getting up to something amusing; I wish I'd had a camera at the ready all the time.
The pic above is my all-time favourite shot of Coffee, frozen for a brief moment amidst her characteristic rushing about investigating the world. This pic just sums up her personality so well.
What a contrast between her normal pace and verve and the sad and listless behaviour of the last few days! I spent much of this past weekend with her cuddled close to me like this. I couldn't bear to see her in such pain and confusion.
Goodbye my sweet Coffee, we love and miss you. Thank you for bringing so much joy and warmth to our hearts and home!
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. ~ Eccl. 12:7


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Sunday, 24 June 2018
It has been a week or two since we last celebrate Hari Raya. This is just a quick update. I've been in a quite unfavourable state these these few weeks. I wonder why? Tried my best to look okay but I'm not in a good health. This worries me. For the first time ever I'm worried sick about myself. It worries me when my family got sick but this time I am more concern about my own body. It left me in wonder why am I in this state. Felt like I might collapse anytime but hopefully not.
My mum keeps on insisting me to go to the hospital/clinic and I as usual keep on refusing. Like always. It's not that it scares me but I just don't really like it tbh. All the procedures and awkwardness, makes me uncomfortable. I just don't know how to describe the pain which I'm having and if it were fevers or terrible headache that would be much easier. Sadly nope. It's not. Trying my best to stay as healthy as I could but you know, sometimes it's just out of your control.
There'll be less update for now and I am so sorry for that. But worry not, my blog walking routine is always on. Take care loves. I hope everyone will always be in the pink of health. Stay safe wherever you are.
Get well soon dear self.
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Jangan degil dengar cakap your mom. Go for check up! Get well soon Ray :)ReplyDelete
Have a good rest Ray, speedy recovery..ReplyDelete
Take care of yourself okay.
By the way Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
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saya sarankan banyakkkan baca al fatinah dan sedekah..ReplyDelete
itulah cara mujarab untuk sembuh ..
in shaa Allah dengan izinNya..
yakin dan percaya tau!
Take care Ray, kalau berlarutan tak sembuh lagi better go check dengan doctor. Get well soon ya :)ReplyDelete
get well soon. healing fast okay.ReplyDelete
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Semoga cepat sembuh Ray!!ReplyDelete
Syafakillah Ray. Kalau tak larat atau makin teruk better ke klinik. Klinik berbayar better utk hilang rasa tak selesa tu.ReplyDelete
its due to the weather or we ate too much rendang during syawal hihi. whatever it is get well soon dear =)ReplyDelete
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VerticalNet shares moved up 6 13/16, or 13 percent, to 57 15/16 Monday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock from a "market outperform" rating to its "recommended list."
Analyst Jamie Friedman also set a 12-month price target of $75 a share saying the company "is emerging as a principal market maker in electronic components."
VerticalNet (Nasdaq: VERT) is scheduled to report its second-quarter results next week.
Last quarter, it easily hurdled analysts' estimates, losing $12.2 million, or 16 cents a share, on sales of $27.5 million.
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text: Lead: On a dark February night in 1871, the chief engineer of the New York Central's crack Pacific Express, Doc Simmons, peered beyond a rounded bend south of Poughkeepsie, New York and saw disaster coming and could do absolutely nothing about it. Intro.: A Moment in Time with Dan Roberts. Content: Everything was executed precisely. Simmons blew the emergency whistle. Trainmen between each of the passenger cars went to their stations. The icy handles began to turn. The brakes began to bite. Too little. Too late. A wrecked freight train lay tumbled across the small drawbridge just ahead. The Pacific Express, its useless brakes complaining loudly, drove through the oil-filled tank cars and pitched into Wappinger Creek. The tanks ignited. Thirty people died including Doc Simmons. Pity. Had the New York Central not been so cheap, Simmons would surely have been able to save lives that night. Already available was a device so effective that it was to revolutionize the railroad industry. In the public outcry following the Wappinger Creek disaster, New York Central and most other major lines began to equip their passenger stock with an invention by a little-known engineer. It was the air brake. His name was George Westinghouse. Download [69.39 KB] Share


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This docuseries follows a group of young adults confronting issues of love, heartbreak, betrayal, class and looming adulthood as they spend the summer together in their beautiful hometown, Siesta Key.
PREMIERES: Tuesday, January 7 at 8:00pm EST
Episode Count: 10
Finale: Tuesday, March 10 at 8:00pm EST
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Bahrain's Investcorp reports 4% rise in net income for financial year 2018
Investcorp's net income for the 12-month period ending June 30 climbed to $125m
Investcorp, an alternative investment manager that counts Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, reported a 4 per cent year-on-year rise in its full-year 2018 profit boosted by realisation of investments in the United States and Europe, and a rise in fee income from assets under management.
Aggregate net income for the 12-month period ending June 30, climbed to $125 million, with fully diluted earnings per share also rising 4 per cent to $1.30, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Net income for the second half of financial year 2018 came in at $70m, slightly lower than $72m reported for the same period a year earlier, it said.
Investcorp's board proposed a full-year dividend of $0.24 per ordinary share, the Bahrain-headquartered company noted.
As the company maintains the growth momentum, it continues to report "strong performance across a range of our key indicators", said Mohammed Alardhi, Investcorp executive chairman. "Our robust balance sheet, experience and expertise will enable us to take advantage of interesting investment opportunities globally and allow us to continue the growth trajectory that we have set."
The firm's assets under management, increased 6 per cent to $22.6 billion in the period. Since its inception in 1982, Investcorp has made over 170 corporate investments in the US, Europe and the broader Middle East and North Africa region, including Turkey. The firm has invested across a range of sectors including more than 450 commercial and residential real estate investments in the US, with transaction values exceeding $55bn. Mubadala, a strategic investment arm of Abu Dhabi, owns a 20 per cent stake in Investcorp.
The company is now exploring investment opportunities in China, India and Saudi Arabia as it expects assets under management to reach $50bn within the next five to seven years, its co-chief executive, Rishi Kapoor said, according to Reuters.
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Investcorp first half fiscal year net income increases 16 per cent
Investcorp's Credit Management business, during the last financial year, helped push a 27 per cent rise in recurring income derived from AuM to $173m. Asset based income also grew by 30 per cent to $133m, primarily driven by successful corporate investment realisations.
Investment activity during the financial year 2018 climbed 36 per cent to $2.8bn, while total placement and fundraising activities rose by 77 per cent $7.3bn as distributions to clients more than doubled to $7bn.
"2018 has presented a number of geopolitical and economic challenges, particularly in the Gulf region, yet fundraising activity remains high," Mr Alardhi noted, adding "there is an impressive pace of capital being deployed, and we have significantly expanded our global investor base."
The company raised $580m from investors during the full-year with $789m returned in distributions. Its corporate investments business remained solid with three new deals totaling $406m, two follow on funding deals, $75m invested through and alongside Investcorp's Technology Funds III and IV and a further $48m invested in two special opportunities, it said without specifying the opportunities or the follow on funding deals.
The real estate division in the last financial year raised $569m for real estate investments, 10 per cent more than last year, including from Asian based investors for the first time. In the US, the company made investments totaling $419m in a diverse set of properties across the residential, office and industrial sectors. In Europe, the team completed the acquisition of its first two UK real estate portfolios as well as a substantial office property acquisition in Germany, making investments of $147m in aggregate, the company said.
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And so finally we made it to what apparently is the highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent – Antarctica. And it isn't difficult to add another superlative here – the most magical continent. One thing that truly was breath-taking (apart from the cold) was the huge scale which was almost impossible to capture in photographs. Just being there made you realise how largely insignificant we (humans) are: snow-capped mountains rose directly out of the icy water and there was so much space and peace. Obviously there aren't that many visitors who have made it here – apparently in total there have only been about 140,000 visitors (including explorers, scientists and now tourists of course): that's not that much when you consider the current world's population currently stands at around 7.5 billion people.
But it's not an uninhabited place of course. Here we met chinstrap penguins for the first time and reacquainted ourselves with gentoo penguins again. It was funny to watch these fellows nicking stones from each other: apparently this is part of their mating rituals – the males try to impress the females with their choice of stones (if you remind yourself that a diamond is a stone, perhaps we humans have something in common with gentoo penguins!).
Chinstrap penguins and chicks. R: Chinstraps throw their head up to the sky as part of their noisy mating signal.
Unfortunately due to ice blocking our route (a common hazard in these parts of the world!), we were unable to make it to Petermann Island where we had hoped to meet adelie penguins (who live only in the Antarctic region) and so (much like the macaroni penguins of South Georgia), these were a penguin species that got away from us. Never mind: maybe it provides us with a reason to return in the future? We knew that it was very unlikely that we would see any emperor penguins as they breed inland very far south in crazy weather conditions but still, all in all, we did get to see an awful lot of penguins on this trip.
Gentoo penguins and chicks. L: Warding off a potential attack by a skua; M: a careful selection of stones
As well as leopard seals, we saw crabeater seals and were treated to a fantastic display by a school of orca whales (also known as killer whales) who curiously approached our ship and played around it for about 20 minutes. The water was so clear that you could see them under the water as well as when they came up to the surface properly. A wonderful few minutes.
L: Crabeater seal; M: Leopard seal; R: Crabeater seal near the Antarctic Circle
Unlike the famous explorers before us, we were nowhere near the South Pole and stayed mainly on the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula although we did get as far south as the Antarctic circle (unsurprisingly there wasn't a big red line in the ocean marking the spot, not least as this is a point that is always moving: apparently we had to travel 1.2 metres further south to reach the Antarctic Circle than we would have had to have done a month earlier). However, it was a cause for celebration on the boat and marked our most southerly point of the voyage.
L: The water became a lot icier once we were down by the Antarctic Circle; M & R: stunning iceberg formations off the Antarctic Peninsula


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Introduction: Christmas Tree Emergency
Christmas Tree Emergency
Solving a Tree-Mounting Crisis
Just got the Christmas Tree inside and started to put it into the tree stand and I quickly found that I had a problem on my hands. My tree was too short. The lowest branches hit the side of my tree stand before the bottom of the tree trunk was low enough in the stand to mount properly.
There was not enough length on the trunk to fit it onto the spike in the bottom of my tree stand. This made the tree wobbly even with the set screws tightened.
You can see in the diagram that I was in a predicament.
The straightforward approach would be to cut off the lowest branches and that would take care of the problem - the trunk would slip far enough down into the stand. But with this tree cutting off the lower branches would disfigure the tree. It would substantially reduce the size of the tree and make it look ugly.
I was stuck.
Step 1: If Only It Was Longer!
I came to the conclusion that if only I had a longer trunk, things would work out OK.
I could not go back in time and prevent my problem from happening. So I decided to lengthen my Christmas Tree's trunk!
Step 2: Lengthen the Trunk!
I decided to lengthen the trunk by adding a block of wood onto it.
I cut out a "Trunk Extension" disk from exterior rated plywood thick enough to give my tree the height (length) I needed to get it to the spike in the bottom of the tree stand. The disk needed to be smaller in diameter than the tree trunk so that it would not cover the perimeter of the trunk where a good portion of water uptake happens. If I had it to do over I would put large holes around the disk to give the tree trunk greater exposure to water.
Step 3: Fasten the Trunk Extension in Place
I drilled pilot holes in the Trunk Extension and then used screws to mount it to the bottom of the trunk.
Step 4: Drill Center Hole for Spike
Next I drilled the center hole for the spike so that the tree will be properly seated.
The trunk extension added the right amount of length to make the tree fit in the stand and be securely mounted.
Step 5: Mount the Tree
Place the tree in the stand and tighten the set screws. As shown, the lowest branches cleared the tree stand and the tree was seated properly in the stand!
I hope you don't face the same problem I did, but if you do I hope this is helpful!
Merry Christmas!
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Your Christmas tree is beautiful!
Thank you. We have a nice Christmas Tree farm we frequent every year. They have lovely trees! It does take awhile to get family consensus on the particular tree-- this one is particularly nice this year. There is nothing quite like cutting your own! (except when you cut the trunk too short ;-) This tree was affectionately name 'Phil' by my girls!
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Ok so long title but Paris has so many on it, and not just written but photograph that by now it's everybody's capital city, beloved city, love city, and nostalgia sets in with me as met my wife there on the Champs-Elysées and at the Bistro Romain resto near the Arc de Triomphe lol! That was 26 years ago !!!!
Since then, visited umpteen times, and eventually came to worked in the city for 10 years, leave again and visit again now several times a year. Paris, we will always have Paris.
This time came to see my beloved Versailles where I lived while working in Paris, and why not take advantage of the Christmas market (Marché de Noêl); next post stay tune . Let me tell you, it started out as a tiny thing , never in my wildest dream believe it would turn out like it has, but then again, this is Paris. The festivities, the chalets and rides, the food on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées is awesome.
You can see still some until January 8th 2017 here: http://en.parisinfo.com/discovering-paris/major-events/christmas-in-paris/christmas-markets-in-paris/christmas-markets-in-paris
We rode our car into Paris, yes nothing to it even with the so call alternate driving dates and the ecolos trying to diminished Paris, and the terrorists doing their usual crap, well Paris is Paris ; it was saved from WWII destruction and nothing will stop it.
We came in by our usual entry on the Porte Dauphiné and into Avenue Foch to the Arc de Triomphe and get on Avenue de Wagram parking Etoile-Wagram; where we got in right from Wagram or you can come in on the side street rue de l'étoile. More on it here: http://www.interparking-france.com/fr-FR/find-parking/WagramArcdeTriomphe/?utm_source=My%20Business&utm_medium=Lien&utm_campaign=Wagram
We ,then, set out to walk Paris. Coming right at the Arc de Triomphe, the emblematic arch on the grand Avenue des Champs-Elysées. This was again a walk thru as we have been to the sights ,and now walking like a local is the thing to do; always gratifying to come here. The official Paris tourist office is here in English: http://en.parisinfo.com/
We do like to report (as we are big eaters on anything lol!) there is a new burger joint at the Avenue, this is the American chain Five Guys at 49-51 Avenue des Champs-Elysées. serving burgers from 9€ and smaller ones from 7€, fries medium for 5€, beef hot dogs from 5,50€, grilled cheese sandwich for 5€, sodas from 3,50€ milkshakes for 6,50€ with already good reviews and a huge line to get in outside and across the sidewalk! No wonder it arrived in France and this is their second one ,more here: https://www.fiveguys.fr/location
We had good views on a sort of cloudy day to the Assamblée Nationale, Invalides, Ecole Militaire, Eiffel tower, and passing the glorious Grand and Petit Palais was awesome. I went to see my old job for several years there now the Westin I was in the transition from the Intercontinental hotel (the L'Inter as we called it) and had my lunch breaks out at the Café l'Imperiale on rue Rouget de Lisle where the employees entrance to the hotel is still today.
The famous Lido cabaret is right here with a new show Paris Merveilles. However a whole lineup of dinner spectacle and champagne are in order for the New Year from 100€ to 630€ dinner show combination. More here just because it was one of the two favorites of mine, (other is lapin agile in Montmartre) ; http://www.lido.fr/en.html
The wonderful stores on the CE of historical significance after all the tourists walked by, are the Arcades des Champs-Elysées there since 1927; deco is Paris turn of the century inside, worth a detour from walking the avenue. You continue onwards to the Concorde and pass the Galeries des Champs, more here: http://en.parisinfo.com/shopping-paris/73807/Galerie-des-Champs-Elysees
Moving right alone you reach on the same side of the street towards Concorde, the Galerie du Claridge; well for us was a fixture as there is the FNAC store and our boys went crazy for games, dvd,cd accessories when in town lol! still now !!!http://www.fnac.com/Paris-Champs-Elysees/Fnac-Champs-Elysees/cl76/w-4
There is even a committee of merchants and citizens that looks after the avenue and has a ton of information even if in French; http://www.comite-champs-elysees.com/
The activities official site of the avenue is here: http://www.champselysees-paris.com/
But we continue, into the great Jardin des Tuileries, this my boys played when young and me work just across it so it was my time off relaxation place and what a place with our great gardener André le Nôtre! The short story goes that Catherine de Médicis who was the queen regent at the time passed by and saw a dirty terrain with a tile factory (most now still covered the Louvre fortress museum); and she saw a very small plot of land well lawn and trim tree. Curious she ask who did it and they went to get the young men, admitting that it was him who did it she ask if he can do the whole terrain like that, and he said yes. Well ,the young boy was born there in a shackle, his name André Le Nôtre who later became the grand gardener of France from here to Versailles and onwards. In French, the city of Paris page on the garden here: http://equipement.paris.fr/jardin-des-tuileries-1795
From the garden and my job there was an easy 5 minutes walk to the place Vendôme another jewel of Paris and a pleasure to walk it again. However, right in the garden are two of the best museums of Paris. The Museum of Jeu de Paume, great contemporary modern museum and more on the tourist page in English here: http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71258/Jeu-de-Paume-Paris
The other closer to me is the Museum of the Orangerie, right alone the Seine river; here you see the great work of Claude Monet ,Nymphéas. Right there is a great show on the American painters of the 1930's; more here in English: http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/en/article/history-water-lilies-cycle
Do take a look at the obelisk of Luxor in the place de la Concorde a gift from Egypt, and the wonderful fountains of the rivers and the seas or fontaines des fleuves et des mers as in the photos. I could not help it but passed by Pizza Pino resto on the avenue, a regular meeting place for business lunch in town, and the best look from the Pont de la Concorde to the Pont Alexander III and the gorgeous Seine river. Paris is eternal!
And something for the curious we have the Palais de l'Elysée for our home President home right off the Avenue and here you will see a picture of the front entrance. More on it's history in French here: http://www.elysee.fr/la-presidence/le-palais-de-l-elysee-et-son-histoire-2/
Of course, we could not leave Paris without eating and sampling the Parisian way of life in a cozy place just by our parking and perfect for our way out of the city. I have passed by it and been on business lunch before but this time told the family on our way home we will eat here before leaving the city and so we did. A pleasant dining experience as any in Paris!
We step into the La Flamme 6 avenue de Wagram, tel +33 (0) 1 42 27 85 25. It has a colorful ambiance in purple and red, with terrace and French traditional dishes. The baroque period frames are bordering the TV screen showing for this afternoon the NBA basketball game. The service was very good and the place very cozy indeed even for a family to be quiet having an excellent French dish of Fricassée des poisons or fishes 3 kinds tuna, snapper, and turbot. all wash down with a pelforth brune beer and to finish expresso coffee. The rest of the gang had different dishes all good and the price is just right ! no webpage of course, this you need to come and see it, taste it right down from the Arc de Triomphe on Avenue de Wagram right hand side. Bon appetite !
I will close out the year with the post on the Christmas market of the Ave des Champs-Elysées next, stay tune. Cheers and Happy New Year 2017 to all my followers and readers ,Bonne Année! Meilleurs voeux! !!!


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Chala Hawa Yeu Dya Promo: Sanjay Jadhav, Adinath Kothare Cannot Stop Laughing, Watch Video
The Marathi stars will make an appearance at this popular Marathi entertainment show, hosted by Nilesh Sable.
If you've had a hard day and are looking for a breather, trust Chala Hawa Yeu Dya to make you feel better! This entertaining reality show hosted by Nilesh Sable, gives a platform to commoners as well as celebrities to showcase their talent and share their journeys. But Nilesh doesn't let his guests have it that easy. The host makes it a point to put his guests in a spot and make them participate in quirky acts that are bound to evoke laughter.
Watch the latest episode here.
Nilesh often makes celebrity guests a butt of his jokes and he will continue to do so, with this week's attendees Sanjay Jadhav and Addinath Kothare! Watch this hilarious promo of the upcoming episode here.
Don't miss how Nilesh names ingredients and certain food items over Sanjay and Addinath. Lol! Looks like these celebrity guests can't get enough of the madness that is unfolding and we can't wait to see what else Nilesh has in store for the audience.
Catch the rest of the episodes of Chala Hawa Yeu Dya, exclusively on ZEE5 and post your thoughts in the comments section below!


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