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The Diary of Dawnie Rae JohnsonBook - 2011
In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.
Published: New York : Scholastic, 2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Branch Call Number: J DEA PIN
Characteristics: 324 p. :,ill., map ;,20 cm.
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Pinkney explores school integration in a small Virginia community just months after the historic Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954. Dawnie Rae Johnson and her parents make the life-changing decision to have her attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn High School in September 1954. Dawnie shares her first year of fear, terror, and, ultimately, triumph as the only Negro child in the school. Along the way she draws inspiration from her hero, Jackie Robinson, the school lunch ladies, and the school janitor. The author includes lots of supplemental material that explores a very turbulent chapter in American history.
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Please join us May 14th at 11:30 A.M. at the Four Horseman Comics & Gaming in Morgantown for #4-22: Glories of the Past, Part 1 – Halls of Dwarven Lore (a level 5—9 scenario) and #7–21: The Sun Orchid Scheme (a level 1—5 scenario); bring your dice, bring your miniatures, and bring your character sheet… we hope to see you there!
Halls of Dwarven Lore: The dwarven sky citadel of Janderhoff in eastern Varisia is one of the least visited settlements in the land, at least by non-dwarves. Nevertheless, the Pathfinder Society has been invited to assist in the excavation of a forgotten ruin within the large underground complex. What the fearless adventurers stand to find within could be the greatest discovery of the Age of Lost Omens, something sure to immortalize all involved in the pages of the Pathfinder Chronicles for ever more. But the ruins under Janderhoff aren't the end of the Pathfinders' journey; rather they illuminate a treacherous path ahead, from the familiar land of Varisia into much more dangerous territory.
The Sun Orchid Scheme: With the power to vastly extend life, the sun orchid elixir is one of the most prized items in the Inner Sea—and as a result one of the most dangerous to transport. After his shipments of sun orchid elixir vanished without a trace two years in a row, the ruler of Pashow is desperate to ensure that his next delivery goes off without a hitch. In order to test its security, Pashow has hired a team of Pathfinders to execute their finest heist and test the convoy's defenses.
* For Pathfinders who have played with us in Morgantown before, please remember to populate the Morgantown PFS Record on Google Docs so we can plan adventures going forward. This document is very out of date, so please add an 'x' for played, 'gm' for Game Mastered, or 'x/gm' if you have done both. Thanks!

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I loved the feminist vibes Girls Made of Snow and Glass had. It wasn't what I expected when people kept referring to it as a "feminist fairytale", but I really enjoyed it. This book isn't for someone looking for a steamy f/f romance, but it is for those that want to read about women loving women and going against what is expected of them. This is a good retelling of Snow White. It stays true enough to the story that you are able to definitely able to relate the two, without feeling like a copy of the original.
I wanted SO MUCH out of the relationship between Lynet and Nadia that I was disappointed when their relationship was more of the slow burn type with little more that handholding. I was placated some when I realized about 2/3 of the way through, that Lynet wasn't even aware that women could be in relationships with each other. Her life within Whitespring had only shown her men and women marrying and then having children. She wasn't aware that there was another option. But still, I wanted more.
On the other hand, I did love the relationship Lynet had with Mina. It was refreshing to see a depiction of a stepdaughter/mother relationship that isn't full of animosity. The evolution of Lynet and Mina's relationship is probably one of my favorite things about this book.
Buy GIRLS MADE OF SNOW AND GLASS Here – (Kindle)
Buy GIRLS MADE OF SNOW AND GLASS Here – (Hardcover)
I received an advance reader copy of this book that I have chosen to review.


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Cedarville Police Chief Mark Gentry was relieved of his duties Wednesday, and six police officers chose to leave employment with the department, according to Cedarville Mayor Glenanna O'Mara.
In a news release, O'Mara did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding Gentry's firing, stating, "There are no allegations of wrongdoing during Chief Gentry's tenure."
O'Mara added in the release, "We are an at-will employer in the state of Arkansas w(h)ere it isn't required to give reasons of dismissal. An employee may leave employment, or an employer may remove an employee with no reasons given."
O'Mara did not state whether the six officers resigned as a result of Gentry being fired.
The remaining officers with the Cedarville Police Department will serve with assistance from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. O'Mara did not state how many officers remained.
"Coverage has not lapsed and will continue for our residents," O'Mara stated.
An interim police chief will be hired immediately, and will be announced, "in a short period of time," O'Mara stated.
Gentry was hired as police chief in August after former chief David Goss stepped down June 10 because of difficulty from neck surgery. Gentry formerly was assistant police chief and served as acting chief in Goss' absence. He had served with the Cedarville Police Department since September 2012.


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REMICS was presenting a paper in the 8th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA) 2012. (http://www2.imm.dtu.dk/conferences/ECMFA-2012/)
Mosser, S. et al..: A Commutative Model Composition Operator to Support Software Adaptation". To appear in the Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA'12), pages 1-16, Springer LNCS.
ISBN: 978-3-642-31490-2 (Print) 978-3-642-31491-9 (Online)
The adaptive software paradigm supports the denition of software systems that are continuously adapted at run-time. An adaptation activates multiple features in the system, according to the current execution context (e.g., CPU consumption, available bandwidth). However, the underlying approaches used to implement adaptation are ordered, i.e., the order in which a set of features are turned on or o matters. Assuming feature denition as etched in stone, the identication of the right sequence is a dicult and time{consuming problem.We propose here a composition operator that intrinsically supports the commutativity of adaptations. Using this operator, one can minimize the number of ordered compositions in a system. It relies on an action{based approach, as this representation can support preexisting composition operators as well as our contribution in an uniform way. This approach is validated on the Service{Oriented Architecture domain, and is implemented using first-order logic.


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Two Awesome Alter Egos [AltE17]
Some of the artists that I've covered in this blog have recorded material under other aliases. This article presents two examples: Chasms' side project, Lonesome Mercury, and The Martial Arts member Paul Kelly's "other band", How To Swim.
Lonesome Mercury - When winter sets in on the Isle of Man, the Chasms must abandon the sacred barn where they usually record their shamanic compositions. Never ones to be idle, however, Simon Pott and Mike Seed simply relocated to a sheltered garage and invented something different. Fusing their mutual love for raw 60s garage rock and suave Northern Soul, they crafted a gritty yet glorious new sound dubbed "Dirty Northern Garage" - which, coincidently, is also the title of their debut. It's not entirely removed from their Chasm output: there's the basement-fidelity production, and Pott's signature shambling beat. But then Seed actually sings, and quite fairly; melodies actually exist, and quite rollicking ones, too, if only for 2 minutes at a time. In a nutshell, Dirty Northern Garage is a blast, and well worth a listen; like all of the Chasms' output, it's free to download.
EDIT: This album has been removed. Shame.
EDIT: This album has been removed. Shame.
How To Swim - Self-proclaimed "orchestral pop" - "orchestral", in the sense that a motley assortment of instruments have been assembled; "pop", in the cheeky, somewhat pretentious, yet always infectious style. The aptly titled opener of Retina, "Diego Whirlwind", best characterizes the overall carnivalesque that dominates that album, respited for a moment by the lovely "False" and the kitschy- eerie "The Ghastly Ones". Elsewhere, wild and unpredictable turns abound, especially in "Genesis P and Me", that defy simple pop structures. Retina's not a free download - it's priced at £4.44, or $7.21 - but you can at least stream it at no charge first.


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Recipients of Donated Oocytes
Women who are unable to use their own eggs can choose to use another woman's eggs to help build their family. This option allows a woman to experience pregnancy and joy of delivering their child.
A donor can be a woman of childbearing age with or without previous pregnancies of their own.
Known Donors
You may have a sister, cousin or close friend who is willing to donate her eggs for you. Some women prefer this because of the genetic link and probable physical similarities they will share with their child. A close friendship can also provide a comforting solution to a couple who has had a long standing relationship with someone and feel that they really know the background of who their child will grow to be. Known donors can fall outside the guidelines of what a recruited donor would be. A known donor who is in her mid to late thirties, has lived in Europe for an extended period or who has tested positive for a communicable disease would all be acceptable to use as a donor after you have been appropriately counseled on the risk factors involved.
Identified Donors
Some donor agencies offer the option of disclosing personal identifying information about a donor. This information can include the birthday or address of the donor. Some agencies also will arrange a meeting with between the donor and her recipient. Contact after the donation is left up to the two women.
Anonymous Donors
In anonymous donation, personal information is not shared between the egg donor and the recipient of those eggs. A woman chooses her donor based on a profile created by the agency of clinic who has recruited her. Sometimes photographs from her childhood are available so you can have an idea of what your child may look like. A profile generally includes a description of her physical characteristics, likes and dislikes, education and family medical history. The donor agrees to contact the clinic in the event any significant medical information comes to light after a donation.
Damien Fertility Partners offers a select group of women who have agreed to become anonymous donors for our practice.
Please contact Claudia, our donor egg coordinator for further information.
Oocyte Donors
All donors are required under FDA guidelines to submit to a testing and screening process that identifies any risk factors that may have exposed them to a communicable (transferable) disease such as but not limited to; HIV, Hepatitis B or C, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia.
Donors are asked to complete a medical screening questionnaire, medical history questionnaire, and a physical and psychological examination.
Damien Fertility Partners Anonymous Egg Donor Program
We actively recruit women to become part of our donor program. If you feel that you have that special calling to help a couple become a family we would love to hear from you.
We adhere to the following guidelines when considering an applicant:
- You have at least celebrated your 19th birthday, and not yet your 32nd birthday.
- At no point have you lived in Europe for longer than 5 years.
- You have not been diagnosed with a communicable disease (see above).
Please click here to read about our Egg Donation program.
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Members of the Essex Base Ball Organization gathered at Library Field in Woburn, MA to participate in Woburn's 375th anniversary of its founding. To celebrate the history of Woburn players from the league played as the Mishawum and Webster Base Ball Clubs. The Mishawum and Webster Clubs were two clubs that played in Woburn in the 1860's. On June 17th 1867 the two met in a rain shortened 5 inning game in which the Mishawum Club was victorious 31-16. 9 innings were played and there was no rain the modern day rematch but the result was the same with the Mishawum's winning 13-6.
In game two of the day members of the Essex Base Ball Organization played Woburn High baseball and softball players and coaches, local celebrities, and Woburn mayor Scott Galvin. It was a fun filled game that exposed new people to 1860's rules.
Also on hand for the day were the Red Sox World Series trophies, Wally, and much more. We would like to thank all of the people of Woburn for coming out and allowing us to participate in the 375th celebration. We would also like to send a special thanks to Liberty Bay Credit Union for supporting us and sponsoring a really great event.
Here is a story from Wicked Local Woburn http://woburn.wickedlocal.com/news/20170722/vintage-baseball-tournament-played-in-woburn


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This is her take on the cake of Christmas past. A 1940s recipe for a festive cake in the shape of an Anderson shelter.
I think it is super cute, especially the cabbages growing atop the roof. No space being wasted during the war. Should you wish to create your own Anderson shelter cake, or maybe make something called Mock Turkey, this is the book for you.


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Tonight's game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Atlanta Thrashers may not be a match-up of two of the league's best teams but there's a lot of sentimental value in it. Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd, Ben Eager, and Brent Sopel all received rings and their names were engraved on the Stanley Cup for their part in the Blackhawks run that saw them capture their first championship in 50 years. The Blackhawks were forced to rework their roster this past offseason and subsequently traded those four to Atlanta to relieve their financial situation.
The Blackhawks (7-7-1) haven't really had the start they had hoped for to defend their Stanley Cup title as they currently sit in 7th place in the Western Conference and fourth in the Central Division, although a win can get them in a tie for first with the Detroit Red Wings if all goes well. The resurgence of Patrick Sharp, 10 g – 6 a – 16 pts, has helped the Blackhawks offensively and has carried the brunt of the offense. The usual suspects round out the Blackhawks top 5 in scoring as Patrick Kane is second in points with 4 g – 8 a – 12 pts, Duncan Keith has 1 g – 11 – a – 12 pts, Marian Hossa has 7 g – 4 a – 11 pts, and Jonathan Toews has 3 g – 7 a – 10 pts, although the Blackhawks are still without star Marian Hossa,Jeremy Morin is expected to play in his absence. With all of the departures from last season from the Blackhawks roster, no position is feeling the loss as much as their goaltending. Marty Turco has been mediocre at best in his hideous red pads through his first 11 games this season, posting a 6-4-1 record, a .913 sv % and a 2.70 gaa. The Hawks look to turn things around after losing their last two games to the middle-of-the-road Rangers 3-2 and the underperforming Devils 5-3. Perhaps the most frightening stat for the Blackhawks is that out of their top 5 scorers, three of them are a minus (including a team worst -10 for Patrick Sharp) and Hossa, leading the team in +/- with a +4, is not in the lineup. Defense will be a key tonight for a Blackhawks victory, it's been shaky at best in their past two losses.
Dustin Byfuglien is picking up where he left off in the playoffs last year, leading the Thrashers in points with 5 g 7 a and 12 pts. Another former Hawk, Andrew Ladd is tied with Byfuglien with 4 – 8 – 12. The other story on offense of the Thrashers is the emergence of another Kane, Evander. Through 13 games this season Kane has 6 goals and 8 points. The Thrashers sit
at 7th place in the Eastern Conference with a 6-5-2 record mainly behind backup goalie Chris Mason, who replaced Ondrej Pavelec for a while as number 1 as Pavelec recovered from a scary fainting spell in the teams season opener against the Capitals. The Thrashers are getting contributions from everyone so far this year, getting at least one point from all but three players (Noah Welch with 2 GP, Freddy Meyer with 5 GP, and Nigel Dawes with 6 GP) and that depth has been the key factor in them winning games this year. With the Panthers and Hurricanes back in action tonight, a Thrashers win can give them a little more separation in the Southeast Division standings from those two, as well as get them within sight of the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
All in all, this should be a pretty emotional game for the four Thrashers that played in Chicago last season as they get to face their former teammates for the first and only time this season. Expect a high scoring affair as both team's offense rank in the top 12 for goals for per game and bottom nine in goals against per game. I would say home ice catapults the Thrashers to a difficult 5-4 win tonight, with Evander Kane being the game's top star.


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Welcome To Goodfellows! The Atlantic City Mainlands Most Popular Dining and Drinking Destination Since 1984.
We believe a great meal begins with great ingredients and we only use the best to create our extensive menu. Our unique signature pastas and incredible fresh made Italian dishes are generations in the making. Some of our specialties include layered lasagna, lobster mac n' cheese, hand-tossed pizzas, fire-broiled choice steaks and sirloin burgers along with our slow-cooked baby back ribs. Entree' salads like our signature Chophouse, Caribbean Fiesta and Mango-Citrus salad and house-made dressings are a big favorite. Savor our comforting Rustic Chicken Pot Pie, full of roasted white chicken with lots of fresh vegetables and a flaky pastry crust.
For dessert, we're known for our fresh baked cheesecakes. Choose from our classic NY style Madagascar Vanilla Cheesecake, our New Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Fudge Cheesecake, Fresh-glazed Strawberry and Rustic Blueberry! Once you experience Goodfellows, you'll know why it's the perfect place for friends, family and lovers of great food.


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I recently spoke with several managed services vendors, and I asked them this question: "What's the #1 recurring revenue opportunity that solutions providers miss?" I learned a lot of good information from their answers, but the one answer they all had in common surprised me: BYOD (bring your own device).
Indeed, there is a trend that's been happening among your customers where they're trying to figure out the best way to deal with their employees' smart phones, tablets, and other consumer devices that are making their way onto their networks. According to the latest research from Gartner, 90% of companies will support corporate applications on personal mobile devices by 2014. Additionally, research firm MarketsandMarkets estimates the BYOD and enterprise mobility market to grow at a 15% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), reaching $181 billion by 2017. If you've only been focused on managing your customers' PCs, servers, and MFPs (multifunction printers), you're missing a big revenue opportunity.
Where can VARs make their money selling BYOD services?
1. BYOD policies are a good place to start. According to Windstream, nearly 40% of SMBs don't have a formal BYOD policy. Without a formal policy in place, your customers are opening themselves up to all kinds of problems ranging from bad (e.g. inappropriate/offensive material being viewed on personal devices at work) to worse (employees storing sensitive company information on their personal devices and retaining that data upon leaving the company). A formal policy can and should address which devices are acceptable, acceptable uses for personal devices during work hours, and how the employer will retain its proprietary information upon an employee's termination.
2. Don't forget about security. Business owners, sales reps, and other employees can potentially generate and save sensitive corporate information on their BlackBerry, iPhone, Android and Windows 8 devices. You can help protect this information by providing RMM (remote monitoring and management) services whereby your mobile customers' devices are backed up to the cloud when they connect to their corporate networks. Also, if a mobile device is lost or stolen, it can be remotely locked out or wiped clean. This service can be added to your managed services offering, and can be the one thing that separates you from your competitors.
BYOD has been happening long enough that it's clearly not just a passing fad. If you're not already offering services that address your customers' BYOD business challenges and goals, make this your #1 business New Year's Resolution.


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Book # 55. A.D. 30, by Ted Dekker. Unabridged audio.
I've read a half-dozen or so of Dekker's prior novels, and liked a handful of them. He made his name in the Christian book business as a writer of fantasy and horror, but has spent the second portion of his career moving more into mainstream Christian fiction. This, for example, is a historical novel taking place in the book's eponymous year.
Maviah is the outcast daughter of a powerful Bedouin sheikh. In the aftermath of an attack, she escapes with the help of her father's two top warriors. In order to save her people, she must seek out an alliance with Herod, king of the Jews. And that journey brings her into contact with the enigmatic teacher Yeshua, who may be a different kind of King, preaching a different kind of Kingdom. We follow her as she struggles with physical danger, family drama, and a spiritual awakening.
This is my preferred way to read a novel about Jesus. He is impactful on the main character, but appears only infrequently. I believe that all of Jesus' dialog is taken from his New Testament statements. The rest of the book also seemed well-researched. My only qualm with the historicity of the story was whether a single woman, even the daughter of a powerful sheikh, would have as much education and power as Maviah has in this tale. But that is a minor quibble, as her strength and ability make for a good reading experience.
Dekker has a second novel planned for this series, to be titled A.D. 33. I look forward to seeing how Maviah's time with Yeshus has changed her, and how she reacts to the dramatic events of the end of his ministry.
Narrator Ellen Archer does a fine job bringing Maviah's world to life in the audio version of this novel.
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Workhorse W-15 Electric PIckup Truck Goes Public At ACT Expo On May 2
Workhorse, an American company with headquarters in Ohio, has taken the wraps off its W-15 electric pickup truck. The reveal took place at the 2017 Alternative Clean Transportation EXPO in Long Beach, California on May 2. Afterwards, fleet managers were able to test drive the innovative W-15 — the first designed as an electric pickup truck from the ground up.
The first thing anyone thinks about when looking at a new pickup truck is styling and the W-15 has the sort of rugged good looks any truck owner wants. But the beauty of this truck is in how it is built. Composite and carbon fiber body panels are designed to shrug off dents, dings, and corrosion. You won't see any of these vehicles driving around with gaping holes in the bodywork when they are a few years old. Sadly, many of the trucks from the Big Three automakers are little more than rusted out hulks before the last loan payment is made.
Underneath is a stainless steel ladder type chassis for strength and durability. The front end of the W-15 has 30″ of impact absorbing crush space built in to protect occupants in the event of a frontal collision. The truck also features automatic braking and a lane departure warning system.
The W-15 has a range extender gasoline engine sourced from BMW. It has a range on battery power alone of 80 miles. It can travel more than 300 miles more once the range extender engine kicks in. The battery pack is mounted low in the chassis for excellent stability but the truck still has a generous 12″ of ground clearance.
Here's where the Workhorse W-15 really shines. It has two electric motors — on in front and one in back — for true all wheel drive capability. Total horsepower is listed as 460 and the company says it can gallop to 60 in 5.5 seconds. It is rated 75 MPGe by the EPA and gets 32 mpg city/28 highway when the range extender engine is operating. Can you think of any other full size all wheel drive pickup that hauls the mail as fast as the Workhorse W-15 and gets anywhere near 30 miles per gallon? Most of them don't get even half that driving around town.
The W-15 is an electric vehicle first and foremost. It's range on battery power is greater than most fleet vehicles drive in a typical work day, which means it could burn little to no gasoline in ordinary use. All it needs is to be plugged in at the end of the work day for it to be ready to got to work the following morning. But having the range extender engine means companies never have to worry about one of their trucks being stuck out in the boonies with a flat battery.
The W-15 has a load capacity of 2,200 lbs and can tow up to 5,000 lbs. It also features a 7.2 kilowatt outlet that can power tools and lights in the field directly from the battery without using the engine.Priced from $52,500, its durability, low operating costs, and reduced maintenance expenses should make it an attractive choice for fleet managers who place a premium on keep the total costs of ownership low.
Workhorse says it can build up to 60,000 W-15 pickup trucks a year at its factory in Indiana. So far, it has confirmed letters of interests for 1,500 units from a variety of companies including UPS, FedEX, and utility companies. It has no plans to sell the vehicles to private customers at this moment, but that could change once word about the W-15 starts to spread.
In advance of the official unveiling, Workhorse and Ryder Systems have announced a new partnership. According to a joint press release, "Ryder will be the primary provider of service and support for Workhorse vehicles in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ryder will also serve as the primary distributor of the E-1oo, E-GEN and W-15 electric pickup in North America.
"Ryder is a leading maintenance provider of advanced vehicle technologies that maximize both cost-efficiency and environmental sustainability for our customers. Workhorse brings not only a strong track record in range vextended electric medium duty vehicles with the E-100 and E-GEN, but also a strong future in the light duty market with the range extended W-15 electric pickup," said Scott Perry, Chief Technology and Procurement officer at Ryder.
"We're excited to include Workhorse's innovative range extended electric vehicles into our distribution and service network. This new strategic partnership will help us expand our advanced vehicle technology portfolio of innovative solutions within the commercial transportation industry."
Source: Workhorse via e-mail


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The lodge is located only a short distance from the world renowned battlefields of Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift – about four hours' drive from Durban and five hours' drive from Johannesburg.
Isibindi Lodge at a Glance
- Number of Rooms – 6
- Twin Rooms – 4
- Double Rooms – 2
- Separate Bath & Shower – Yes
- Maximum Guests – 12
- Children – Yes
- Overhead fans – Yes
- Swimming Pool – Yes
- Battlefield Tours – Yes
The lodge rooms are architecturally designed to resemble traditional Zulu beehive huts while still providing guests with comfort and luxury. All rooms are en-suite with a separate bath and shower and each room has its own viewing deck, offering panoramic views of the game reserve.
The main lodge is beautifully set amongst Buffalo Thorn trees and dolorite boulders and boasts a homely lounge with a large fireplace, a bar, library, spacious verandah and swimming pool.
The lodge takes pride in its cuisine and has developed a reputation for its uniqure presentation of South African fare.
Arrange a guided tour to the battle sites of Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift where the Zulu and British nations clashed in two devastating battles which had enormous consequences for both the Zulu and British nations.
A day on the battlefields provides visitors with a deeper insight into the rich history of the area.
Isibindi Zulu Lodge also offers visitors the opportunity to learn about Zulu culture and traditions as they are in Zululand today.
Visit a Zulu umuzi (homestead) and learn about the everyday life of the people living here or enjoy a boma dinner comprising of traditional cuisine. This while listening to the beat of African drums and watching traditional and energetic Zulu dance performances and also learning about their role in Zulu culture and history.
Isibindi Zulu Lodge is situated within the 4000 acre Isibindi Eco Reserve which offers a variety of habitats ranging from montane grassland to thornveld and riverine forests.
Guests are likely to see a wide variety of indigenous game on morning or afternoon game drives and bird watching is excellent. Guests are safe walking in the reserve or meandering along the river beds.
Isibindi offers guests more than luxurious accommodation – it offers a peaceful bushveld retreat, game viewing, historical battlefields and authentic Zulu cultural experiences.


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Our powerful programmable jammer for demanding environments is Mercury and we have just completed yet another successful installment of our Mercury range, to assist with jamming capability.
Given the levels of customer satisfaction I felt compelled to reassure you of our stringent testing to ensure your safety. In choosing Kirintec products for ECM (Electronic countermeasures) we provide through Mercury as a much admired jamming system:
· A suite of permanent inhibition systems available – mounted or dismounted options
· Continuous jamming solutions which are fully programmable
· Jamming coverage from 20 MHz to 6 GHz
Importantly all of our systems are designed to meet military standards for rough handling and are environmentally protected for use in the harshest potential conflict arenas.
Be reassured that we provide thorough training (at all levels) and support on whichever variant(s) of Mercury you purchase (from BLADE, to VENTURA carry forward or Docking system) wherever you are in the world.
Our Mercury range of ECM (Electronic Countermeasures) is designed to provide a wide range of practical enhancements. Is system is available with the option of integrated X-Change technology. This brovides a true CTI (Communications Through Inhibition) capability. This allows you to jam while communicating on the exact same frequency.
I'm happy to discuss any ECM, EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) tool or IEDD (Improvised Explosive Device Disposal) requirements you may please get in touch.


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The Wins & Fails Of The 2012 BET Awards
BET claimed that its 2012 Awards Show would be "too big to miss." And indeed it was no epic fail. It was worth tuning in just for the reactions from the front row—where Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Ye and his boo Kim Kardashian were seated—which produced more gifs than Santa. Here, we recap the most cry-able and laughable moments.


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Proper design of a relational database requires that the database first be "normalized". This involves a series of steps that will result in our obtaining a list of entities and relationships between those entities that most effectively represents our data. While in some cases efficiency concerns may cause us to undo some normalizations (or not apply them in the first place), in most instances the normalized form of our entity relationship diagram will be directly implemented in the physical relational database. Where a non-relational database is to be used (eg. a hierarchical database) then further changes will be required in converting our logical design into the physical database but producing a normalized logical design first is still useful.
There are a number of different notations that can be used to create the entity - relationship diagram for our logical database design. Most involve using boxes for the entities (tables) with a line between them indicating a relationship. Notations on or next to the line identify the relationship. One such notation uses the following to indicate that one occurrence of entity B may have zero or one occurrence of entity A (ie. entity A contains optional data associated with entity B):
Most entities would be related via a one to many relationship. In the following entity C may have zero or more occurrences of entity D associated with it (ie. entity D is optional) and entity E may have one or more occurrences of entity F associated with it (ie. entity F is mandatory).
Other relationships between entities can be identified by combining the notations shown in these examples but these are the ones most commonly required particularly once your database is normalized. So now we have agreed on the notation I will use for this discussion let's move on to normalization.
There are two alternate lists of what constitutes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd normalizations but both give the same result for a database in third normal form.
Define a primary key field that uniquely identifies each row of the table and identify foreign keys that define the dependencies that exist to other tables.
Remove all repeating groups into a separate table (this removes many to many relationships).
Remove non-dependent information (ie. information not dependent on the primary key) into a separate table.
Remove repeating groups into a separate table.
Remove non-key columns only dependent on part of the key into a separate table
Remove non-key columns representing facts about other non-key columns into a separate table
You have a database in third normal form when every column in the table represents an unique fact relating to the key, the whole key, and nothing but the key. The above diagram is an example of a database in third normal form (assuming that we have placed each data field in the appropriate entity). Let us consider what this diagram tells us. A supplier produces zero or more products. A warehouse can store zero or more products. Customers can make multiple purchases of products and each purchase is invoiced. Each invoice itemizes the products purchased on a separate line. Products may be purchased multiple times. We can add Suppliers and Warehouses before we add the products that they produce/store and we can add customers before we invoice them. We can also add products before anyone purchases them. We do not produce an invoice unless there is at least one line item identifying a product being purchased. All of the information is stored in the appropriate table so that common data is not repeated between different rows in the same table but is instead referenced from another table using the foreign key.
Third normal form is often as far as you need go with normalizing a database design but three further normalizations exist that apply in some circumstances.
Where your database design contains a circular relationship you should redefine the keys so as to remove the circular reference. This situation is detectable when your database design diagram shows two different relationship paths that can be followed to get from one entity to another.
Where two or more independent multi-value facts occur for an entity then these facts should be split into separate tables. This relates to when you are extracting repeating groups into a separate table. When the fields in the repeating group are not dependent upon one another they should be split into separate tables eg. if your repeating group contains a list of hobbies and a list of jobs then the hobby field is not related to the job field and so you don't create one hobby/job table you create separate hobby and job tables.
Interdependent columns (columns dependent on an entire composite key) should not be split into separate tables. This needs to be looked at when you have an entity that is on the multiple side of three or more relationships. Unless all of the data that is dependent on each of the related tables is also dependent on every other table then this single entity should be replaced by two or more separate entities handling the relationship between pairs of related tables.
This article written by Stephen Chapman, Felgall Pty Ltd.


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Sally Meadows Elementary School recently celebrated the building of a new pavilion in the newly renovated courtyard. The pavilion was made possible by funding provided by the Lowe's Heroes Project and Meadows Regional Medical Center. Blount Construction headed up the building of the pavilion along with volunteers from the Vidalia Lowe's Store, teachers from Sally Meadows, and the PTO. Principal Ginger Morris spoke at the event, "I am so proud to be a part of a community that is so giving. It never ceases to amaze me how wonderful the people are that are a part of this area."
The pavilion will be utilized for outside classroom activity and enjoyment for teachers, students, and visitors. Sally Meadows Elementary School Staff and PTO wish to thank Lowe's, Meadows Regional Medical Center, and Blount Construction.
Pictured are Tracy Long-PTO, Jenny Manning-PTO, Arda Jackson-Lowe's, Michael Blount-Sally Meadows Student, Chris Blount-Blount Construction, Carla Goff-Lowe's, Tammie Solano-Lowe's, Richie Carter-Lowe's, Annabeth Willett-Lowe's, Patti Feimster-Sally Meadows Teacher, Sheila Urquhart-Sally Meadows Teacher, Jeff Palmer-Teacher's Spouse, Gary Edwards-Blount Construction, Jennifer Clark-PTO President, Lisa Truxel PTO, Doug Roper-Vidalia School Board, Andy Blount-Blount Construction, Peggy George-Lowe's, Byron Feimster-Teacher's Spouse, Edwin Urquhart-Teacher's Spouse, Kristen Palmer-Sally Meadows Teacher, Lee Clark-PTO Spouse, Tim Truxel-Vidalia School Board
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The philosophy of Yelverton Construction is to provide "The Complete Building Service" from planning to completion.
It is our aim to respond promptly to enquiries and to follow up in an efficient and friendly manner, enabling us to forge relationships with our Customers, Architects, Structural Engineers and Quantity Surveyors.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Florida Legislature created a 3-day sales tax holiday that will begin at 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 2, 2013, and end at midnight Sunday, August 4, 2013.
During the 2013 Florida Back to School Tax Holiday, no Florida sales tax or local option tax will be collected on sales of clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling for $75 or less per item, on certain school supplies selling for $15 or less per item, and on computers and certain related accessories selling for $750 or less per item when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use. The exemption will apply no matter how many items are sold on the same invoice to a customer
What's Not Exempt:
The exemption does not apply to any item of clothing selling for more than $75, to any school supply item selling for more than $15, or to any personal computer or related accessory selling for more than $750
Books are NOT exempt from tax during the 2013 Sales Tax Holiday
Sales of clothing, school supplies, or computers and certain related accessories within a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment, or airport.
When exempt items are normally sold together with taxable merchandise as a set or single unit, the full price is subject to sales tax.
When the total price of items advertised as "buy one, get one free," or "buy one, get one for a reduced price," cannot be averaged for both items to qualify for the exemption.
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Our twin large scale, world renowned re-recording theatres are equipped with Avid/Euphonix 5 consoles and Dolby Atmos. Onsite foley, ADR, pro tools sound editorial suites and world class re-recording mixers, such as multiple Academy Award® winner Michael Hedges, complete the package.
Park Road can also accommodate filmmakers' re-recording mix team preferences and we frequently host Academy Award® winning mixers Chris Boyes and Michael Semanick.
We have also hosted Lora Hirschberg (Emperor), Andy Nelson (Tintin) and Gary Summers (The Hobbit films). Our workflows align closely with international standards allowing seamless integration with other world leading studios, whether it be music recording, ADR or foley.
Park Road benefits from working relationships with some of the world's best sound designers, supervisors, and editors who can be contracted locally to the production. For more information view our Sound Services PDF.
- Theatres 1 & 2
- Mike Hopkins Theatre 3
- Foley Stage
- TV Mix Suite
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Theatres 1 & 2
- Two identical 230m2 cinema mix suites
- THX and Dolby Premiere Certification
- 640 channels of Protools HDX playback
- Dual Avid/Euphonix System 5 consoles totaling 662 input channels
- Full Dolby Atmos monitoring
- Private Client Lounges and Producers Offices
Mike Hopkins Theatre 3
- 97m2 mid size cinema mix suite
- 320 channels of Protools HDX playback
- Avid/Euphonix console with 282 input channels
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Foley Stage
- 63m2 purpose built foley stage with 33m2 control room
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- Source Connect, ISDN Dolby Fax, Skype and Phone Patch connectivity
- 64 channels of Protools playback
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- Protools editing systems available upon request
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The OSI Group grew out of the booming German-immigrant community in Chicago, Illinois. During the onset of the 20th Century when people from German made up a quarter of the city population, the city which was the center of great industries that had got set up welcomed an immigrant group who went and established their farms on the western plains.
In 1909 the founder of OSI Group Otto Kolschowosky who was part of the immigrants opened a small meat retail and butcher shop to serve the community that had settled in the area, this was two years after moving to the United States. Due to the excellent business environment at the time the business grew exponentially, and by the end of the First World War he had to expand his operations into a wholesale model, and the business moved to the Chicago suburb of Maywood.
After operation for a decade the company had established its root and gained quite a substantive market share, this had the business to rebrand into Otto & Sons in 1928 to perpetuate the storyline of a family-based business. By the time the Second World War was over the company had become a thriving local business that became a vital part of the American society.
The significant breakthrough to the market came when McDonald's founder Ray Kroc went into an agreement with the Sons of Otto Kolschowosky – Arthur and Harry to be the first suppliers of fresh ground beef. Over the years the Mc Donald's franchise grew into some local restaurants, and the supply of meat primarily was the Otto and Sons Company's primary mandate.
As the Mc Donald business grew his business model was built around supplying their clients with a consistent and quality product and the core in this operation is the hamburger, and thus the OSI group was tasked with the producing of steady affordable and consumer-driven merchandise that is transported across all of the Mc Donald's restaurants. In 1960 with the invention of cryogenic food processing and other technological advancements it made it easier to freeze food using liquid nitrogen creating new opportunities for product expansion and reduction of costs in the industry.
Over the years the trade relations between the two companies has grown in leaps and bounds with the OSI Group opening state of the art facilities whose primary purpose is to produce the Mc Donald product line and as the latter company expanded into the global market OSI group also followed suit.
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Here is another poem that I wrote. I wrote it about 1 1/2 years ago. I was feeling really down and wanted to be reminded of a few things so I wrote them down.
Remind Me
I want to be reminded of…
Feeling feminine
Feeling protected
Feeling cared for
Feeling loved
I want to be reminded that…
I am beautiful
I am a woman
I am appreciated
I am loved
I want to be reminded of when…
I was a child
I was young
I was admired
I was loved
I need to be reminded that …
I am happy
I am content
My life is as it should be
I am loved.


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The Magic Numbers : Forever Lost
Middle Earth-ish strummers soundtrack the summer
Ironic bank clerk threads; burbling Flock Of Seagulls synths; cutting edge grimecore remix by MC Fuckface? The Magic Numbers have none of these. The odds on them bonding with Pete D during a night on the 'Whitechapel fondue' remain as likely as Brandon Flowers opening The Killers' Glasto set with a Skabba The Hutt medley. But with The Magic Numbers, that's the point: after years spent honing their craft, conviction seeps from every pore. Far too self-assured for a second single, 'Forever Lost' is that rarest of things, a jangly feelgood hit of the summer which manages to be sweet without being marshmallow, brimming with sensitivity but never likely to corner you at three o'clock in the morning and start dribbling on about old girlfriends. "Darling what you gonna do now/Now that you've noticed/It all went wrong", sighs Romeo, clearly with one eye on Moz's title as lovelorn bard of bedsitland. Meanwhile the girls provide heartbreak harmonies, the bass throbs defiantly, and there's even a Shangri-Las-style breakdown where the band all croon, "I want to learn/How to lie!". If that doesn't make you smile nothing will. The Magic Numbers, then: soon to be as popular as food.


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Universalist beliefs not uncommon among born-again Christians
An even higher proportion of born-again Christians, 40 per cent, said they believe Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
Barna defined universalism as the belief that all human beings will eventually be saved after death.
The California-based research and polling firm defines born-again Christians as people who have made "a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in their life today, and who believe they will go to heaven after death because they confessed their sins and accepted Jesus Christ as their saviour.
According to the Barna analysis, 43 per cent of Americans in general agreed with the statement "It doesn't matter what religious faith you follow because they all teach the same lessons", while 54 per cent disagreed.
The study follows the publication of Rob Bell's new book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived.
Last week, Time magazine released its Easter Week feature with a cover story on Bell's controversial views contained in his new book.
For many evangelicals, the idea of Christians holding universalist ideas is particularly disturbing because it nullifies the need for Christ to die on the cross and the message of Jesus that he is the only way, truth and life.
Various research firms have reported different data on the prevalence of universalist beliefs among born-again believers and, more specifically, evangelicals.
A 2008 Pew Forum survey revealed that 57 per cent of evangelicals agreed with the idea that other religions than their own can lead to eternal life. After tweaking the definition of "evangelical", however, LifeWay Research, found that only two out of 10 evangelicals agreed with the statement that eternal life can be obtained through religions other than Christianity.
While universalism is nothing new, some believe cultural trends are placing pressure on Christians and their beliefs.
Don Carson, research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, said at The Gospel Coalition's national conference last week that many are feeling pressure from the culture "to find universalism attractive".
"There are pressures in our culture to reduce the truth content of Scripture and then simply dismiss people by saying that they're intolerant or narrow-minded ... or bigoted without actually engaging the truth question at all. And that is really sad and in the long haul, horribly dangerous."
Barna's analysis on beliefs regarding universalism and pluralism is based on data from telephone interviews conducted in the OmniPollSM and from Barna Group's theolographic TM database from 2005 through 2011.


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FTIR analyser improves anaesthetic gas detection at Torbay Hospital
A unique gas measurement technology has enabled South Devon Healthcare's Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (PMU) at Torbay Hospital to conduct highly effective and detailed analysis of anaesthetic gases in a variety of hospital locations.
The primary function of the PMU's quality control department is to check active ingredient levels and sterility in manufactured pharmaceutical products. However, a Gasmet DX4030 FTIR analyser was purchased to provide an anaesthetic gas monitoring service.
Torbay PMU manufactures around 200 products, including terminally sterilised injectable and topical solutions. The unit has been in operation for over 30 years and a new custom-built facility is currently under construction near Paignton. This will expand the PMU's production capability significantly, increasing staff levels to over 100, and bringing manufacture, quality control and warehousing together under one roof. The NHS is a major customer for the PMU but products are also provided to commercial companies and to an expanding group of customers overseas.
The quality control department operates a fully equipped chemical and microbiological laboratory, so its staff possess a high level of analytical expertise. It was logical therefore to involve QC staff in a review of the procedures for assessing levels of anaesthetic gases at Torbay Hospital, and these discussions led to the acquisition of a portable Gasmet FTIR analyser.
Jamie Hoyle, a PMU Quality Control Specialist, is responsible for operating the analyser. He says: "In the past, the hospital employed contractors to check levels of anaesthetic gases, but this only provided a limited amount of information; staff were fitted with sorbent tubes, so the results merely provided an average concentration for one day, for each of the target compounds.
"The use of sorbent tubes is unable to provide a complete picture of gas levels because the method relies on the collection of air samples over a complete day and provides no detail on staff exposure in specific locations.
"In contrast, the portable FTIR analyser can be configured to provide continuous readings for up to 25 compounds, so that we can either view live readings or leave the analyser to take measurements in a specific location. This means that we are able to fully evaluate every room, identifying hotspots and locating any processes that result in higher concentrations, even if these levels are transitory."
Ambient levels of anaesthetic gases such as nitrous oxide, sevoflurane, halothane, desflurane, and isoflurane are now routinely monitored in Torbay Hospital's theatres, maternity areas and day surgeries. However, the analyser will also be employed at the Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) in Barnstaple.
Torbay Hospital's portable FTIR is a Gasmet DX4030, manufactured in Finland and supplied in the UK by Gasmet's distributor Quantitech. Initial training was provided by Quantitech's Dr Andrew Hobson, who also provided a set of calibrations so that the analyser could provide live readings for the specific anaesthetics that are employed in the hospital.
The Gasmet DX4030 is unique because it provides the high levels of analytical performance (that are traditionally available from laboratory instruments) in a portable unit that can be deployed almost anywhere. Employing FTIR (Fourier Transform InfraRed Spectroscopy) analysis the instrument produces almost instantaneous readings for multiple compounds across a wide measurement range that extends to sub-ppm levels. No sample preparation is needed; the sample gas is simply drawn into the analyser module via a sample probe. Uniquely, the whole system is battery operated, mounted in a back-pack and has an operating time of several hours.
Data collection and display is facilitated by an easy-to-use PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) user interface. The analyser module and the PDA communicate via wireless Bluetooth protocol and measurements for each compound are displayed at the touch of a button on the PDA.
One of the advantages of FTIR is that the instrument stores a full spectrum of analysis – not just for the compounds of interest. This means that users are able to exploit the Gasmet FTIR reference library that contains calibrations for thousands of different compounds. Explaining the advantages of this, Jamie Hoyle says: "It is possible to retrospectively analyse sample spectra using the instrument's Calcmet™ software - this means that we have the ability to look at stored spectra to identify and measure almost any compound."
In addition to the measurement of anaesthetic gases, the flexibility of the DX4030 has meant that it has also been employed in other applications for the measurement of different gases. For example, when a new coating was applied to the floor of a delivery bay, staff complained of solvent smells, so the PMU's Quality Control department was called in to conduct a survey in order to check the safety of working conditions. No gases were found to be above workplace exposure limits so it was quickly possible to reassure staff that they were not at risk.
In common with the sorbent tube method, the use of a portable FTIR analyser provides confirmation that air quality is safe and that levels are within occupational exposure limits. However, the main advantage of the Gasmet FTIR is that it provides a great deal more information, which enables the identification of peak concentrations and the proactive management of anaesthetic gases. In addition, it also provides an in-house resource that can be deployed for the analysis of almost any gas.


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Voting through Missed Call (Zee Cine Awards 2013)
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. is the second-largest Indian media and entertainment company. It is a subsidiary of the Essel Group. Through its strong presence worldwide, Zee entertains over 670+ million viewers across 168 countries. It has completed 100 glorious years of entertaining audiences worldwide and is known for its world's biggest viewers' choice awards – Zee Cine Awards 2013.
Objective of Zee Cine Awards (ZCA):
- To have maximum audience engagement
- To ease the vote-giving procedure in an effort to reach wider audiences
- Propagate the rights of the viewers to choose their favourite actor/film by positioning "Haq hai Aapka"
Proposed Solution:
- Through Missed Call voting platform, VivaConnect enabled ZCA to launch their voting mechanism.
- A Missed Call Number was publicized across the country, encouraging the audience to give a missed (free) call for voting purpose.
- As a response to the missed call, the voter received an IVR (voice call) informing them about the categories and the available nominations.
- To vote, one had to dial the corresponding touch key.
- In less than two days of voting, ZCA received a tremendous response with the number of calls/votes reaching millions.
- Real-time reporting and analytics were other features that enhanced the overall effectiveness of the Missed Call voting platform.
- Enabled ZCA to have audience as the true adjudicator in deciding the providence of the awards.
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VivaConnect re-invents itself!
We recently turned 13 in the mobile industry! This year we chose to re-invent ourselves keeping in mind the dynamics of the ever-changing market place and technology. We are only getting younger and playful!
In this new avatar, we re-position ourselves as a 'products' company rather than a 'services' company. This year we will unveil new products pertaining to the mobile industry and live upto this position.
We have always believed in creating impressions that lasted for inconceivably long time. Hence, we decided to put this into practice by re-launching our brand identity – logo. Embrace yourselves for the new "VivaConnect"
Playful is the new attitude at VivaConnect!
The logo graphically depicts our business objective of bridging in the communication gaps. It reflects our 'ideal' working culture. In totality, it portrays our business nature being seamless, unified, multi-faceted, vivacious and playful.
Red is a very emotionally intense color. It is the color of fire and blood, thus, associated with energy, strength, power, determination, passion, desire and love while Orange combines the energy of red and happiness of yellow. It reflects enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success and encouragement it also depicts a thirst for action. Hence, an ideal color to represent VivaConnect. All in all, we have a logo that describes us the best!
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Laboratory radial in- and out-diffusion experiments were performed to investigate the reversibility of the iodide (I-) uptake by argillaceous rocks from the Tournemire site (France). At first, the suitability of the method was demonstrated by means of deuterium depleted water (DDW) diffusion experiments. The values for the DDW effective diffusion coefficient (1.7 to 2.7×10-11 m2 s-1) are indeed very close to those obtained from previous through-diffusion experiments carried out on Tournemire samples with tritiated water. The diffusion of chloride and bromide led to the determination of halide-accessible porosities, which are necessary to calculate the retardation factor (R) and the distribution ratio (RD). The calculated values for the halide-accessible porosity (2 to 5%) clearly indicated the effect of anionic exclusion and are consistent with previous data. On the contrary, the in-diffusion experiments performed with iodide clearly showed its uptake by argillite, with rock capacity factor values ranging from 14% to 25%. The corresponding values of RD (0.035 to 0.08 L kg-1) are one order of magnitude lower than those previously derived from batch methods. At last, the experiments of iodide out-diffusion revealed that only iodide located in the halide-accessible porosity diffused out of the rock samples, suggesting that the uptake of iodide by argillite would not be reversible or that the kinetics of desorption would be low (>70 days).
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Triangle congruence and similarity get a grounding in the physical world in a unique hands-on activity. Young geometers work to apply abstract concepts about angle measure and ratios to prove relationships between triangles they have created by folding paper. Questions asking the learners to make connections and predictions about the triangle relationships given other parameters, round out the activity. A great capstone activity to pull together a triangle unit.
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The association Musiques du Monde's mission is to support and to facilitate the activities of all persons involved in the field of traditional music : musicians, researchers in ethnomusicology, collectors of music from around the world, recording companies, organizers of concerts and festivals and the music-loving public alike. "Allowing" is the keyword for the association : allowing peoples and communities to inventory a part of their musical tradition and to make a cultural statement ; allowing professional collectors of this music to do their work under normal conditions and to be legally recognized ; allowing recording companies throughout the world to have a reserve of unreleased recordings ; allowing cultural engineers to have access to necessary information for the organization of performances of traditional musicians ; and lastly, allowing the public, whenever it wishes, to request the release of a large number of recordings of original music which is endangered, is little known or is merely at a given level in its development.
The Need for Collections
of the music in the world today is at risk of being forgotten,
due to the disappearance of traditional performers, since
new generations do not always wish to perpetuate previous
forms. Yet other music that benefits from local recording
methods in its own country has difficulty making it past
its borders, because it does not coincide with Western forms
or because it is considered insignificant or hard to commercialize.
In either case, these traditions remain inaccessible to the world's music-loving audience. In the first case, without a systematic program of collection, only the recordings made by the most commercially popular performers in the country will remain, while all former versions will disappear. In the second case, without field work to record the music in its original context, the music will never make it to us, or will only appear in arranged forms considered more enticing by the record industry.
It is well known that all traditional music evolves along with its environment ; within this essential and unpredictable process, older forms pass into oblivion or are adapted to correspond to modern repertories. Although we must accept the fact that certain music from past centuries has indeed disappeared, we no longer have an excuse today, with the diverse means at our disposal to put the planet's musical heritage on a lasting support at an affordable price.
For certain musical traditions, older recordings exist, but their sound quality renders them fairly inaccessible to today's audience. In almost every case, it is vital to return on site to renew this sound quality, update and re-evaluate it, discover new performers, and take an imprint of the latest developments, in the spirit of pioneers such as Moses Asch, Alan Lomax and Harry Smith in the United States, and Vicente T. Mendoza and Raùl Hellmer in Mexico. Without the considerable work of these precursors, what would exist of the musical memory of North America ? Making collections of contemporary musical heritage must be considered a duty towards our future generations.
Musiques du Monde's objective is thus to intervene quickly on site ; it aims towards the preservation of cultural diversity while encouraging the publication, distribution and promotion of musical recordings, most of which are as yet unreleased.
Serving World Cultures
For the communities involved, the arrival of a foreigner who wishes to record their musical heritage may be perceived in various ways. The primary work of a collector is to explain his or her methods, then come to an agreement on achieving his or her goals. In many cases, the musicians or the community as a whole see the benefits of distribution beyond regional or national borders as a form of recognition, to which is traditionally added a payment of fees and a working agreement in case the music is to be published. Moreover, the work of collecting, in and of itself, may lead certain populations to reconsider their cultural heritage with more appreciation. Lastly, works such as the "Articles of the Project Concerning a Declaration of Cultural Rights" , published by UNESCO, points out that the recognition of a cultural community by the rest of the world depends on its making "declaratory acts" ; in this context, the affirmation of a musical heritage (via the publication of a phonogram), which is a determining factor in the cultural identity of a community or a people, must be incorporated into one of these acts.
Clearly, in numerous regions the money received is an unhoped-for
resource (entire families sometimes depend on a recording
artist), but the needs at the community level may be quite
different. Thus, Musiques du Monde wishes to promote a concept
adapted to local realities, a concept we call "fair
collections", since it includes certain aspects of
fair trade. In putting together collections, the collector
pays musicians at the time and the place of the recording
sessions, and then arranges for them to receive an appropriate
amount once the recording has been sold to a record label ;
this exchange happens within the narrow economical context
in which few funds are in circulation. Fair collections
can take into account the exact needs of groups or communities
and can finance certain projects for local development (especially
those related with the collection and the transmission of
cultural heritage), with the participation of partners from
the world of culture or trade. These contributions do not
exclude payments made to musicians. We will strive at each
time to maximize the proportion paid to performers, once
all collection costs have been deducted.
The names or logos of contributing partners who have helped finance the collections will be printed on the CD or CDs (depending on the recording company's own policies). Communities could, if they wish, be remunerated via a special release, in agreement with the recording company.
Serving Collectors
Setting off to record the elements of musical heritage without the support of an institution is an unforgettable but risky adventure. They may go into debt to complete their project, for which the final product may never find a distributor or may only find one much later. It is thus a question of freeing the collector from the obligation of immediate sales and of releasing him or her from the constraints of profitability.
In the system implemented by Musiques du Monde, a collection project submitted by an active member and selected by MM may be financed in various ways, depending whether the member is already a salaried employee or is freelance and makes a living from this activity.
The expenses for a salaried member at the time a project is submitted, will be paid until he or she returns from the collection process.
A freelance member will have his or expenses reimbursed and will receive a salary until her or she has returned from collecting.
No matter what his or her status may be, if a collector must be accompanied by an assistant to complete the project, this assistant will, like the collector, have his or her expenses paid and/or receive a salary until returning from the collection project.
Serving Recording Labels of Traditional Music
For recording companies, everyone agrees that selling this type of music is not an easy endeavor. In Europe, the remarkable work of certain recording labels, which benefit from State subsidies, has permitted some of the most impressive collections to be put together. However, smaller, private labels continue to release, with more or less commercial success, recordings that are equally accomplished, along with international variety and World Music products for which the demand is greater and which allow traditional music to figure in the catalogs. Over all, the demand for traditional music is too weak to motivate so many collection initiatives, in as much as the collector is not assured that he or she will be able to sell the recorded product. In fact, even if this product finds a buyer, the sales may not cover the total cost of the collection and the payment to musicians.
Clearly, the preservation of endangered, little-known or marginal music should not depend on the good will of recording labels for whom the need for economic survival comes first and foremost. Freeing collectors from the obligation of immediate sales is a means of putting together a reserve of quality recordings from which the recording labels may draw as they like. We will contact these companies before each collection to test their possible interest and to obtain, if possible, a commitment to purchase. Even if they do not have the financial means for this type of undertaking, most of these recording companies are a priori interested in acquiring the product.
Under the right conditions, the release of one or two compact disks will follow the field work and cover a part of the costs incurred. We will thus do everything possible to increase the number of commercial releases by contacting record companies of any nationality that may be interested.
Serving the Public
As we have already pointed out, making a collection of contemporary musical heritage should be considered a duty towards future generations ; each of our projects will thus be implemented keeping in mind that the project also constitutes a small step towards achieving this goal. Globally, we will do our utmost to facilitate the meeting between the public and these endangered or little-known musical traditions. Since music maintains links with all aspects of culture as well as with the other arts, it will be essential to take into account all media that render the context in which it is produced more sensitive. Thus, each mission could lead to the establishment of a veritable gateway between, on the one side, a people, a group, or individual musicians, and on the other, an audience that is increasingly attentive and open to surprise.
Who today knows what tomorrow's music lover will ask for ? Who knows if the market for traditional music is not going to expand suddenly, forcing recording labels to meet increasingly exacting and informed demand ? No one does.
A Structure in Agreement with All Its Contributors
These numerous observations and various field-work experiences have permitted to identify this void that we propose to fill. In response to these considerations, the association Musiques de Monde is an essential element : an entity entirely devoted to traditional music and performers, which encourages the activities of all contributors in this domain, and for which the main focus is the collection, the promotion and the distribution of this music. Through its activities, it will help to :
- contribute to the preservation of cultural diversity,
- bring cultural recognition and support to certain isolated communities,
- inspire renewed interest in musical heritage throughout the world,
- encourage development in a sector currently dependent on good will,
- develop professions and inspire vocations,
- allow the constitution of a bank of original music, accessible to researchers and to specialized recording companies who wish to publish it, and
- offer a database to organizers of festivals and to cultural engineers.
Musiques du Monde thus proposes to back experienced fieldworkers, able to accomplish the collection of traditional music in the context in which it is produced.
All will be experienced sound engineers, capable of working within their accorded budgets.
These undertakings are less expensive when they are managed by professionals. The overall costs vary according to the constraints of geographical location, the equipment necessary, the presence of one or two people on site, the length of stay and the estimated quantity of musical heritage to be recorded. As a mere example, certain missions may be completed with as little as € 5000.
What do we need to do ? We need to buy airplane tickets, to pay for additional equipment when necessary, to finance missions of one or two people or to reimburse their expenses, to insure equipment, to pay musicians appropriately and to ensure that they receive their fair share if the recordings are published, and lastly, to support local development projects, should they exist, when working with communities.
Postproduction of the sound recordings will initially be done in France by professional sound volunteers who are members of the association.
As a non-profit organization with the status of association loi 1901 under French law, Musiques du Monde is eligible to receive subsidies from territorial collectivities, from the European Union and from other institutions, as well as funds from private organizations, companies and sponsors, as long as these contributions do not conflict with the general goals, ethics and statutes of the association. The association will also receive contributions from its members and benefactors, as well as profits stemming from commercial releases, and may have recourse to subscriptions.
As part of the process of making and publishing recordings, we also propose to combine our efforts with those of renowned cultural institutions such as La Maison des Cultures du Monde, La Cité de la Musique or Radio-France, with whom we wish to implement various forms of partnerships in order to allow musicians to come to the country, and to set up performances, radio broadcasts, exhibitions, the projection of documentaries, publications, ....
The founding members have put together eight compact disks, based on collections made in Mexico, in Honduras and in Cuba :
- Mexico, The Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan. Ocora Radio France - 1996.
- Honduras, Garifuna Music, The Tradition of the Black Caribs. Inédit/Maison des Cultures du Monde - 2001.
- Honduras, Wabaruagun Ensemble, Songs of the Black Caribs. Ocora Radio France - 2002. This CD led to a production of Les Chemins de la Musique entitled "The Garifunas of Honduras", broadcast from June 10 to 14, 2002, on the radio station France-Culture.
- Mexico, The Huasteca, Dances and Huapangos. Ocora Radio France - 2003. This CD led to a production of Les Chemins de la Musique entitled "The Huasteca, Heart of the Mexican son" (La Huasteca, au coeur du son mexicain) broadcast from September 15 to 19, 2003, on the radio station France-Culture.
- Mexico, sones huastecos, Los Caimanes de Tampico. AIMP/Ethnographic museum of Geneva - 2004.
- Mexico, The Son in the Huastec Region. Arion Music - 2005.
- Cuba, Punto and Trova of Sancti Spiritus, Ocora Radio France - 2008.


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Senior Solar Energy Consultant - Denver, CO
Leidos Engineering has an opportunity for a Solar Technology and Energy Consultant with primary responsibility for working in a team setting to support an existing renewable energy consulting practice and with secondary responsibility for managing work products within the practice.
Primary responsibilities and duties include assisting the team in: providing technical reviews on various PV technologies (PV modules, inverters, trackers), solar resource modeling, PVsyst modeling, reviewing performance test provisions and results, reviewing power purchase agreement guarantees, writing independent/owner engineering reviews and reports, reviewing and analyzing SCADA data to assess the performance of operating solar power generating facilities, site visits, work with project managers in developing scopes and budgets for new opportunities, and working with the team managers in training and mentoring other technical team members and maintaining/growing Leidos' viewpoints/opinions, solar information database, standards of practice, and internal improvement projects.
Other opportunities within the role include supporting reviews of other technologies and performance modeling, such as energy storage, participating in reviewing operations and maintenance of power generation facilities, developing and presenting white papers, attending conferences, and performing business development activities.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering required, with MBA and/or advanced degree in engineering, finance, business, or related management area preferred.
• Typically requires a Bachelor's of Science in engineering and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or MBA and/or advanced degree in engineering, finance, business, or related management with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience
• Deep understanding of PV modules, inverters, and trackers technologies, including first principles understanding of how the design, manufacture, quality control, and installation of these technologies impact PV plant performance and reliability in the short and long-term. This includes cell design and manufacturing techniques, standards, and quality control programs.
• Expertise how performance is modeled inside and outside of PVsyst, HelioScope, PV Watts, and SAM.
• Deep understanding and experience in bifacial module technologies and modeling.
• Experience in and understanding of statistics.
• Understanding of market trends in technology and technology, installation, and O&M costs.
• Understanding the similarities and differences in the design and modeling of residential, C&I, and utility-scale projects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to successfully meet deadlines under pressure. Clients will include private equity, infrastructure, and hedge funds, investment and commercial banks, private developers, legal and financial advisors, original equipment providers, and energy service companies.
• Successful track record maintaining client relations and working with clients (both internal and external).
• Ability to be a successful manager of a team using proven project management skills preferred.
• The job may require as much as 35 percent travel, including international travel, and can include weeks with extended work hours to support client(s) needs (can be typically 50 hour weeks).
• Foreign language skills are a plus, especially Spanish.


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Nor-Tech just announced they have developed and published a new website and designed a new logo to reflect their status as a top technology provider.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. , U.S., December 6, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — Nor-Tech just announced they have developed and published a new website and designed a new logo. This is the first time the website and logo have undergone a complete redesign in 20 years.
The user-friendly website is secure, has a clean design and reflects the company's position as one of the world's leading value added resellers specializing in high performance computing and complete technology solutions.
The logo, designed by Nor-Tech Executive Vice President Jeff Olson, represents the company's meteoric rise from an award-winning start-up supplying computer parts 20 years ago to a value-added reseller specializing in high performance computing and complete technology solutions.
"The website and logo are a reflection of how far we've come," Olson said. "It's amazing when I really think about it—in 20 years we have gone from a small computer parts company to a company that supplies HPC technology to two Nobel Physics Prize-winning projects and has landed on CRN's list of the top 40 Data Center Infrastructure Providers the last two years. This puts us in the company of some of the biggest names in the industry like IBM and Oracle."
Olson added, "The new website and logo are milestones for us. We would never have achieved this without the long-term loyalty of many valued clients and the continual expansion of our client portfolio. We are also grateful for our strong partner relationships with companies such as Intel, Microsoft, Lenovo, NVIDIA and AMD. And, of course, we owe our continued success to one of the best teams of technology employees in the industry."
The company's recent achievements include earning Lenovo Authorized Service Provider and Gold Tier Partner status, Intel Platinum Partner and HPC Data Center Specialist status, NVIDIA Preferred Solution Provider status, and AMD Elite Partner status. In addition to some of the finest newspapers in the U.S., the company has been featured multiple times in premier industry magazines CRN and HPCwire.
Nor-Tech engineers average 20+ years of experience. This strong industry reputation and deep partner relationships also enable the company to be a leading supplier of cost-effective Lenovo desktops, laptops, tablets and Chromebooks to schools and enterprises. All of Nor-Tech's high performance technology is developed by Nor-Tech in Minnesota and supported by Nor-Tech around the world. The company is headquartered in Burnsville, Minn. just outside of Minneapolis. Nor-Tech holds the following contracts: GSA, University of Wisconsin System, NASA SEWP V. To contact Nor-Tech call 952-808-1000/toll free: 877-808-1010 or visit https://www.nor-tech.com. Full release at: https://www.nor-tech.com/category/news/. Media Contact: Jeanna Van Rensselar, Smart PR Communications; firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Eleanor Hand
Polarity Therapy and Tai Chi for Arthritis Teacher
Eleanor Hand is certified by Dr. Lam and the Arthritis Foundation to teach Part I and Part II of Tai Chi for Arthritis. Eleanor is a Board Certified Polarity Therapist and a Reiki II practitioner, who has studied the movement and balancing of energy within the body for many years.
Eleanor has been challenged by having different forms of arthritis since she was a child. She has found many ways to heal and lead a vibrant and active life and is passionate about sharing what she has learned. She dances, walks, and practices yoga twice a week. Eleanor has found, to her surprise, that Tai Chi for Arthritis offers additional flexibility and fluidity to rigid joints and has decreased the falls that often damage her joints.
Some years ago, after working with a Polarity Therapist for six months she recovered completely from a sudden onset of debilitating arthritis. Thus inspired, Eleanor received the Associate Polarity Practitioner Certification from the Atlanta School of Polarity and the Registered Polarity Practitioner Certification from the Ohio Institute of Energetic Studies. She has also studied esoteric practices of breathing, visualization, and the focusing of attention. She incorporates these practices in her Polarity Therapy sessions.
A graduate of Emory University in with MEd. in Allied Health, Eleanor brings years of energy work in a variety of contexts to her Polarity Therapy practice. The goal is to restore the natural flows, which energize and support the major systems of the human body. Her intention is to lead her clients towards health and well-being.


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Kottayam district is a beautiful district in Kerala with the natural beauty of hills, backwaters and lakes. Most of the places in Kottayam are hilly regions like Vagamon, Elaveezhapoonchira etc. Kumarakom, known all over the world for its exotic backwaters, is situated about 12 km from Kottayam town. Kottayam has the title "The land of letters, legends, latex and lakes." Most of India's natural rubber originates from here.
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Most teens and young adults are ditching alcohol for purple drank. If you are still in the dark, lean is a drink that contains prescription cough syrup, Jolly Rancher candies, and Sprite. This drink gives a euphoric effect like other recreational drugs and can cause you to feel great. (However, we must remind you that sizzurp is not a drink that you should make a habit of. Abusing lean drug has many consequences, and thus we advise to take this drink once in a while and never cross the recommended dosage.) This sparkling drink has been popularized by celebrities like Rick Rose, Justin Bieber, and Lil Wayne, among others. So, what's the reason behind this?
Sizzurp is Cheap
Alcohol does not come cheap. Many alcohol users suffer financially especially if they are true alcoholics. Purple sizzurp is made from cheap and readily available ingredients. Sprite, prescription syrup, and Jolly Ranchers are found in pharmacies and stores everywhere.
These ingredients will not break the bank if you are having friends over or hosting a huge party. A few bottles of cough syrup will get the party going. If you are working on a budget, alcohol will drain your bank account and still not be enough for all your friends. Get the Purple out and kick it off!
Sizzurp is more popular than Alcohol
Every celebrity worth his or her salt is talking about purple lean. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, and many famous people are drinking purple drank. This drink will put you in the league of famous people.
Your social ratings will shoot to the top if you make lean intake a habit. All you need to do is have your friends over and surprise them with lean. Take them out of their comfort zone and be unique. Your friends will talk about your party for a long time.
Purple lean has a great taste
Alcohol can be too bitter especially if you are a beginner. Dirty sprite has a sweet taste from the cough syrup, sprite, and candies. If you are not a fan of bitter drinks, alcohol might be too much for your taste buds.
This drink is sweet, and you do not have to get embarrassed in front of your friends for making faces due to bitterness. Cough syrup has a natural sweetness, and when sprite and candy are added, the taste is amazing. You will drink as much as possible with ease.
It has no Smell
If your parents are strict, you might consider ditching alcohol for Texas Tea. Alcohol has a strong smell that lingers in the mouth for hours. With this drink, you can hold a conversation with your folks without being detected. You will also go undetected by the cops if you need to get somewhere in your car. Sizzurp will keep you out of so much trouble. Your breath will remain fresh for as long as you're having the time of your life.
There you have it, people. It is time to ditch alcohol for the tasty Sizzurp. If you want to be famous among your peers, follow the Easter purple way. Alcohol has a horrible hangover compared to this dirty sprite. You can drink this and wake up the following day feeling fresh and energetic. If you want to be popular and cool, actavis syrup will get you there. You will be hanging out with the cool kids all the time. Again, take this in a limited amount and be safe and enjoy this sparkling drink!


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The presentation below was my winning submission to the Best Young Researcher Presentation award at the 49th Annual Regional Science Conference in Limerick, Ireland.
In recent years the geography of surnames has become increasingly researched in genetics, epidemiology, linguistics and geography. Surnames provide a useful data source for the analysis of population structure, migrations, genetic relationships and levels of cultural diffusion and interaction between communities. The Worldnames database (www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames) of 300 million people from 26 countries georeferenced in many cases to the equivalent of UK Postcode level provides a rich source of surname data. This work has focused on the UK component of this dataset, that is the 2001 Enhanced Electoral Role, georeferenced to Output Area level.
Exploratory analysis of the distribution of surnames across the UK shows that clear regions exist, such as Cornwall, Central Wales and Scotland, in agreement with anecdotal evidence. This study is concerned with applying a wide range of methods to the UK dataset to test generic ciprodex otic their sensitivity and consistency to surname regions. Methods used thus far are hierarchical and non-hierarchical clustering, barrier algorithms, such as the Monmonier Algorithm, and Multidimensional Scaling. These, to varying degrees, have highlighted the regionality of UK surnames and provide strong foundations to future work and refinement in the UK context. Establishing a firm methodology has enabled comparisons to be made with data from the Great British 1881 census, developing insights into population movements from within and outside Great Britain.
Continuation of this work will see the methods applied more generally to other countries in the Worldnames database in addition to finer resolution work on surname regionalization within selected urban areas. The latter can be applied to mapping ethnic segregation as surname ethnicity can be derived from the Onomap (www.onomap.org/) software created alongside the Worldnames database.
Thanks to Alex Singleton for organizing and co-authoring my submission.


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Vintage in the News
* From May 3, 2014 to March 15, 2015, London's Victoria & Albert Museum is opening its doors for a new exhibition, Wedding Dresses 1775-2014, retelling the stories behind the most beautiful dresses of the last two centuries. If you are a soon to be bride you are going to want to see this! It will be like bridal gown porn!
* OK so maybe we should have posted this about a month ago but there are still lots of gift wrapping opps before next Christmas right? Va-Voom vintage has a free download you can get of the 1958 "Gifts too Pretty to Open"
* France presented Gaby Aghion with a stylish salute: The Chloé founder was honored as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for her bountiful contributions to fashion back in December. Aghion joins the ranks of Azzedine Alaïa, Valentino Garavani, Cecil Beaton, and Josephine Baker as a recipient of the prestigious medal. Not bad company at all Ms Aghion.
* The JAR exhibit is still going strong at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and feature more than 400 works by renowned jewelry designer Joel A. Rosenthal, who works in Paris under the name JAR. If you have not heard of him don't feel sad. He decided who can be his clients and its all very shee shee and for the rich and famous only - though that also is deemed by him. He sure can design jewels though! Worth a trip to see! Now until March 9, 2014