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Have you been to a place and it stole your heart? For me Karura Forest was just like what "Love Stories" in Soap Operas that are flooding our Television Sets (I am not saying this to offend you lover of this great Soap Operas) it was all "Love At First Sight" only for me it was "Love At First Visit" back few years ago and i still go back almost every weekend.
The forest is also a place that I go to have my meditation or break away from the busy week where I either go to cycle my bike or at time just enjoy a walk along the beautiful trails that run for kilometers yet so refreshing.
This is a place I believe most of my friends have ended up visiting either because I drag them along or talk a lot about Karura Forest ending up seeing them fall in love with Karura
The beauty of this Lung of the city is that it is all secure by an electric fence all around it with well marked trails that ensure you don't get lost in the beautiful nature that's all well kept and preserved from the efforts of the Late Professor Wangari Mathai who struggled together with other environmental lovers for a future generation which today their efforts are bearing fruits from the number of visitors to Karura Forest
It has got a beautiful waterfall that changes in size as by the rainfalls.
At times its water become so low that it almost becomes bear and on arrival of the rainy seasons
it shows its mighty roaring deep in the valley covered by the mighty forest and acting as a welcoming beauty to its visitors.
The amazing Caves that are historical from being said to be a hide out for our freedom fighters during independence struggles and also as an archeology site.
There has been great additions to this amazing forest as years pass by. Today it has become a place of picnicking, photography, birding, primate observation like the Colombus monkeys to the vervet monkeys among other wild animals located in here.
How I wish we had more and more of such places all around and withing the city where we can have fun, practice environmental conservation to much more like catching up with old friends or even meeting new ones
If you are visiting Nairobi for the first time, after visiting the Nairobi National Park I would recommend it that you took time to visit Karura Forest either for a walk, jogging, cycling or just looking for the birds,animals or even enjoying Botany to its best and I believe you will enjoy
Visit the Lilly lake named after the great number of Lilly plants found there,
Go enjoy great views at the platform overlooking a swamp
Don't forget to carry some picnic with you as there are great picnic sites located in the forest with picnic benches
The forest can be accessed through Kiambu Road or Limuru Road just right after the Belgium Embassy. If you have got a car parking is available at pocket friendly charges and also you can use Public Service Vehicle (matatus as we call them in Kenya).
Dont forget to take along a good camera or make use of your Phone Camera to capture the beauty then share it with friends
Enjoy more pictures below from my walk that I had and as always remember to travel more and encourage more to accompany you.


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MANCHESTER – The Manchester Monarchs continue to struggle in the new year, dropping their fourth straight game and their second overtime game this month, a 2-1 home loss to the Worcester Railers.
After early scores from Manchester's Spencer Watson and Worcester's Barry Almeida, the contest entered a state of lethargy for the rest of regulation.
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Walgreens is joining rival drugstore chain CVS Health in expanding home deliveries for prescriptions nationwide, as stores continue adjusting to a retail world made more consumer-friendly by online competition.
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Unboxing, Look and Feel, Connectivity
From the moment Chris Barnes from AOC dropped this beauty off with me I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. The retail Packaging screams Gaming. Who doesn't like a bit of colourful print on a box to get the heart racing?
The mat finish with red accent lines and ultra-thin bezel is immediately noticeable, the penguin feet stand makes for a very sturdy monitor and the monitor boasts tilt, height adjustment, swivel left to right and it is Vesa 100×100 wall mountable. Another thing to mention is that the curve on the back of the monitor is very flat which gives it a very flush mount when being wall mounted.
The monitor has an OSD function that places a customizable crosshair on the centre of the screen, for those noob gamers that don't know how to aim however, it is a nice function and means that if your aim isn't that good you can take your prestik cursor off a
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The monitor also has some extra features such as "Game Mode" with pre-calibrated settings for RTS, FPS and racing games for those that don't like to fiddle too much.
TN panels are still faster and smoother but again TN panels have bad colour reproduction and viewing angles aren't great so this comes down to preference.
Performance and Image Quality
The C24G1 monitors are based on a VA Panel not as fast as the TN panel, but AOC has cleverly added MPRT Technology with backlight strobes that reduces motion blur, not as much as a TN panel, but very playable and a much better colour output and viewing angle than its TN counterpart. The AOC C24G1 also has one of the lowest input lag compared to its competitors on the market today.
This version of the monitor is a Freesync edition and when paired with the correct AMD Radeon card it will give you the perfect refresh rate, I have however tested it on a Nvidia 1070, and have had the best experience on the Medium setting of the overdrive function, you can put it on full as well but have found the in-between settings to be pointless, the full setting was smoother but found myself overshooting on FPS games. The monitor felt very smooth and colours in game was rich when I played games like Battelfield 1, Ironsight, Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and Insurgency Sandstorm. A special note on Insurgency Sandstorm: paired with a decent headset you get a very lifelike experience as this monitor's 3000:1 contrast ratio makes enemies hiding in dark corners very easy to see, something I struggled with heavily on the IPS screens I have tested before.
Final Thoughts
There is very little I don't like about this screen and must say I would love to have a tripple monitor setup as the 1500R curvature would curve nicely next to each other with its ultra-thin bezel design which will make for one sleek and smooth looking setup.
With a RRP of just R4999 the 24" 144Hz gaming monitor is very well priced for price conscious gamers looking to get their hands on a good gaming monitor, the curved screen and VA panel makes AOC a contender in the South African market and best of all, it offers a 4 Year no nonsense warranty very rarely seen on any monitor.
AOC C24G1 Specifications
Screen Size 23.6-inch
Resolution 1920×1080 (Full HD)
Panel Type VA
Aspect Ratio 16:9 (Widescreen)
Refresh Rate 144Hz
Response Time 4ms (GtG)
Motion Blur Reduction 1ms (MPRT)
Adaptive Sync FreeSync (48Hz-144Hz)
Ports DisplayPort 1.2, 2xHDMI 1.4, VGA
Other Ports Headphone Jack
Brightness 250 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 3000:1 (static)
Colors 16.7 million (true 8-bit)
VESA Yes (100x100mm)
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- 发布时间: 2018-06-09
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- DOI: 10.11834/jig.170488
- 2018 | Volume 23 | Number 6
崔丽群,赵越,胡志毅,赵雨康(辽宁工程技术大学软件学院, 葫芦岛 125105)
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目的 针对显著性目标检测方法生成显著图时存在背景杂乱、检测区域不准确的问题,提出基于复合域的显著性目标检测方法。方法 首先,在空间域用多尺度视网膜增强算法对原图像进行初步处理;然后,在初步处理过的图像上建立无向图并提取节点特征,重构超复数傅里叶变换到频域上得到平滑振幅谱、相位谱和欧拉谱,通过多尺度高斯核的平滑,得到背景抑制图;同时,利用小波变换在小波域上的具有多层级特性对图像提取多特征,并计算出多特征的显著性图;最后,利用提出的自适应阈值选择法将背景抑制图与多特征的显著性图进行融合,选择得到最终的显著图。结果 对标准测试数据集MSRA10K和THUR15K中的图像进行显著性目标检测实验,同目前较流行的6种显著性目标检测方法对比,结果表明上述问题通过本文方法得到了很好地解决,即使在背景复杂的情况下,本文算法的准确率、召回率均高于对比算法,在MSRA10K数据集中,平均绝对误差(MAE)值为0.106,在THUR15K数据集中,平均绝对误差(MAE)值降低至0.068,平均结构性指标S-measure值为0.844 9。结论 基于复合域的显著性目标检测方法,融合多个域的优势,在抑制杂乱的背景的同时提高了准确率,适用于自然景物、生物、建筑以及交通工具等显著性目标图像的检测。
Saliency object detection method based on complex domains
Cui Liqun,Zhao Yue,Hu Zhiyi,Zhao Yukang(School of Software, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao 125105, China)
Objective Saliency object detection with development of human visual attention mechanism has been widely studied by computer vision researchers. Visual significance is an important mechanism of human visual system. It simulates the human visual attention mechanism, extracts the most interesting areas of the scene quickly and accurately, and ignores redundant information. Saliency object detection has been widely used in image compression, segmentation, redirection, video coding, target detection, recognition, and many other tasks. Although numerous significant target detection methods are available, problems remain. For example, the detection results look well when the background is simple, but when the background is complex, the results may have some uncertainty as regards the environment, cluttered background in the area around the target, or influence of selection on the significant target detection method. The problem of cluttered background and inaccurate detection area often occurs when the salient object detection method generates significant graphs. To solve these problems, saliency object detection method is proposed based on complex domain. The complex domain combines frequency, spatial, and wavelet domains; takes advantage of the complex domain to combine the advantages on three domains; and suppresses the background to obtain an accurate and clear salient target area. Method Environmental conditions are one of the key factors that influence saliency object detection; for example, weak light or foggy days can cause unclear images and lead to poor results of significant target detection. Multi-scale retinex is an image enhancement algorithm based on color theory. By introducing multi-scale retinex algorithm, the image restoration is realized by linear weighting in the process of dynamically scaling a picture. First, multi-scale retinex enhancement algorithm is used to preliminarily process the original image in spatial domain and exclude environmental impacts. After image processing, the brightness becomes more appropriate to the real scene brightness, and the foreground and background contrast is also significantly improved. In addition to the environmental impact, the background areas of the non-significant target often occupy most of the image space in the saliency object detection images. These background areas increase the error detection problem and reduce the accuracy rate. Experiments found that most background areas are the sky, trees, grasslands, and buildings, which are beyond the scope of this study. The characteristics of the background areas with repeatability can be suppressed by hyper-complex Fourier transform. Then, undirected graph is established and node features on the images are extracted preliminarily. The hyper-complex Fourier transform in the frequency domain is reconstructed to acquire the smoothing amplitude spectrum, phase spectrum, and Euler spectrum. Then, background suppression graphs are obtained through the smoothness of multi-scale Gaussian kernel. At the same time, the multi-level feature of wavelet transform in the wavelet domain is utilized to extract multiple features in terms of images, and the saliency graph of multiple features is calculated. The saliency graph effectively preserves the details of the image because of the unique localization characteristics of the wavelet domain. Finally, the proposed adaptive threshold selection method is used to fuse the background suppression diagram with the saliency graph of multiple features and the final saliency graph is selected and obtained. The final saliency figure suppresses the background while preserving the details of the image. Result To make the experimental effect persuasive, saliency object detection experiments in the standard test dataset images MSRA10K and THUR15k are conducted. MSRA10K datasets consist of 10 000 images of hand-annotated and accurate to pixel-level salient target annotations, including images of natural scenery, biology, architecture, and transportation. THUR15K datasets consist of 15 000 web images with five keywords, namely, butterflies, airplanes, giraffes, cups, and dogs, representing significant targets with pixel precision as the former datasets. The two datasets are public standard image databases and are widely used in salient target detection and image segmentation. A total of 300 background-complex pictures are selected from each dataset, under the same experimental conditions, and compared with six popular significant target detection methods. Results show that the problems presented by our method had a good solution. Even in a complex environment, the accuracy and recall rate of the algorithm are higher than those of state-of-the-art contrast algorithms. In MSRA10k datasets, the mean absolute error (MAE) value is 0.106; in THUR15K datasets, the mean absolute error value was reduced to 0.068, and the average structure (s) measure value was 0.844 9. The result of the MAE evaluation reflects the advantage of a saliency object detection method based on complex domain in terms of overall performance, and the s-measure indicates that the detected target is highly similar to the structure of the target of the ground truth graph. Conclusion Saliency object detection is a promising preprocessing operation in image processing and analysis. In this study, a new saliency object detection method based on complex domain is proposed. Multi-scale retinex algorithm in spatial domain can be used for pretreatment of images; it enhances contrast and prevents images from being affected by environmental factors. Hyper-complex Fourier transform in the frequency domain can suppress complex repetitive background regions, and the significant target detection method in the wavelet domain can completely describe the details of the target. Moreover, the proposed algorithm integrates the advantages of multiple domains and improves the accuracy while suppressing background clutter. Thus, the proposed algorithm is suitable for detecting significant target images, such as natural scenery, biology, architecture, and transportation. To improve the algorithm speed, our next research project aims to reduce the complexity of the algorithm by using the influence of wavelet transform function on time complexity.
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Back To School time for many of us. That's our son Jason sitting in a Batman chair at Smith Middle last week starting 7th grade this year. Always excited to see all his special needs teachers and friends. Gotta admit-Mom is pretty excited too 🙂
Hope you all are enjoyed the long Labor Day weekend with family and friends as well. I especially look forward to the cookouts and food :). This time of year also sees the official start of local Fairs and cooler fall evenings. I remember years ago when Ron and I would setup a booth for the Hebron Harvest Festival and the temperatures would be 80-90 during the day and drop down into the chilly 50s as soon as the sun set. This last week we've been able to stay outside longer by hanging out on our patio and starting up the fire pit. My son loves the s'mores and hot chocolate too!
Design a Patio Area around the Fire Pit: Check out some interesting information and photo ideas for creating a comfortable patio space that will also let you get the most enjoyment from your fire pit: http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/structures/designing-a-patio-around-a-fire-pit
Those of you that like history, science and health may also find this article interesting: The Evolutionary Reason Why We Love Sitting By A Crackling Fire
As a reminder we will be starting to wind down our landscape services at the end of September/early October so we can transition into our holiday decorating services. Check out our latest summer newsletter 2019 (click to open pdf)
This will be our 20th season of holiday lighting and decorating and it always surprises me when I start receiving inquiries in early August requesting pricing and availability. Must be all the Christmas in July sales being advertised or seeing the holiday products already being sold on Amazon and Home Depot.
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Regardless it reminds me that it's never too early to start planning for the fall and upcoming winter holidays. Already designing holiday quotes and scheduling for November so now's the time to contact us if you are planning a holiday event and need some professional help.
Speaking of fall planning, once the leaves start falling many of you will start noticing that you can now see your neighbors yards again and also that means they can see you and your activities. By planting a privacy screening of evergreens, you can eliminate some of this.
Ron has been at the Prides Corner Farms Nursery Cromwell/Rocky Hill location and the fall selection of shrubs and perennials is looking great. The fully stocked trees are very healthy and freshly dug and I love the pannicle hydrangeas that last from May to October like this Little Quickfire summer hydrangea. Planting this time of year also makes for easier watering due to cooler evening temperatures and this goes for lawns as well. Less competition from summer weeds and heat.
Fact: Fall is the Best time to plant trees and shrubs as well as repairing lawns. The fall moisture (rains) helps the trees and shrubs establish their root systems. When the air temperatures are cooler than the soil, new root growth is encouraged without new top growth. The result is a stronger, better developed root system for the next spring when the plant begins to grow.


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From Sky & Telescope: "The Milky Way Contains the Mass of 1.5 Trillion Suns"
March 18, 2019
Monica Young
Astronomers are using Gaia and the Hubble Space Telescope to make the most precise measure of the Milky Way's mass to date. The new result puts our galaxy on par with — if not more massive than — Andromeda Galaxy.
The mass of the Milky Way has long been debated, to the point that we don't even know where it stands in the Local Group of galaxies.
Is it the heavyweight champion, or does our sister galaxy, Andromeda, outweigh us?
Laura Watkins (Space Telescope Science Institute) and colleagues have used data recently released by the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite, as well as roughly ten years of Hubble Space Telescope observations, to peg the motions of 46 tightly packed bunches of stars. Known as globular clusters, their orbits help pin down the Milky Way's mass.
This artist's impression shows a computer generated model of the Milky Way and the accurate positions of the globular clusters used in this study surrounding it.
ESA / Hubble, NASA / L. Calçada
Our galaxy's gravitational pull determines the clusters' movements, explains coauthor N. Wyn Evans (University of Cambridge, UK). If our galaxy is more massive, the clusters will move faster under the stronger pull of its gravity. The key is to understand exactly how fast the clusters are moving.
Many previous measurements have measured the speed at which a cluster is approaching or receding from Earth. "However," Evans says, "we were able to also measure the sideways motion of the clusters, from which the total velocity, and consequently the galactic mass, can be calculated."
The team finds a mass equivalent to 1.5 trillion Suns. The results appear in The Astrophysical Journal.
The Milky Way's disk of stars (labeled here as "thin disk") are relatively insignificant to the galaxy's massive dark matter halo.
NASA / ESA / A. Feild
A Tricky Scale
Astronomers have been fussing over the mass of the Milky Way the way parents fuss over their newborns. Understandably so: Just as a baby's weight serves as an indicator of more important things, like their growth and well-being, the heft of our galaxy affects everything from our understanding of its formation to the nature of dark matter.
But while the pediatrician will usually tell you your baby's weight to within a percent (equivalent to a tenth of an ounce if you're in the U.S.), the Milky Way's mass is known only to within a factor of two. Imagine putting your newborn on the scale, only to have the needle waver between 5 and 10 — is baby failing to thrive? Or doing just fine? The uncertainty would render the result meaningless.
On the galactic scale, of course, there are a few more zeroes involved: Over the years, astronomers have found that the Milky Way's mass is somewhere between 0.5 trillion and 3 trillion Suns. There are plenty of reasons for the large range. First, studying our galaxy is difficult because we're inside of it; things like dust or the galactic plane of stars can block our view. Second, even when astronomers trace the orbits of objects — such as globular clusters — measuring their motion across the sky is trickier. It takes many years of observations to nail down their so-called proper motions. That's what Watkins and her colleagues have done, using dedicated Hubble programs that have monitored stellar motions over roughly 10 years, as well as the second data release from the Gaia mission that has been monitoring stars since 2014.
By far the trickiest part of the problem, though, is that much of the mass astronomers are trying to measure can't be seen. The bulk of the Milky Way is in dark matter, not stars. Moreover, the Milky Way's dark matter halo may extend 1 million light-years out from the galaxy's center. Even if astronomers follow the orbit of a globular cluster around the galaxy, it will only reveal the mass inside its orbit. The farthest globular cluster in Watkins's study is out at 130,000 light-years. To measure the mass beyond that distance, the astronomers must make some assumptions about the nature and shape of the dark matter halo.
A More Exact Mass
The globular cluster NGC 4147 is about 60,000 light-years from Earth.
ESA / Hubble / NASA / T. Sohn et al.
Nevertheless, the new measurement is so precise that it has helped narrow things down. "Together with another analysis of similar data by Posti & Helmi, this [Astronomy and Astrophysics] has tipped the scale towards a heavier Milky Way," says Ana Bonaca (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), who was not involved in the study. "Thanks to these studies, we now know that a very low value for the mass of the Milky Way is unlikely."
For astronomers, this new mass estimate will be most relevant for understanding the Milky Way's swarm of satellite galaxies. For the rest of us: Phew — we're not smaller than Andromeda after all!
There's still work to be done, though. The ideal tracer would be in the outer halo, Bonaca notes, out beyond 300,000 light-years. The trick is finding something that far out that we can still see, such as globular clusters, dwarf galaxies, or even streams of stars that the Milky Way's gravity has torn from an infalling cluster or dwarf. Watkins and colleagues for their part think it's likely that Gaia will continue to estimate the motions of many more globular clusters. No doubt, researchers will continue to narrow down the Milky Way's mass using this and other methods for some time to come.
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Sky & Telescope magazine, founded in 1941 by Charles A. Federer Jr. and Helen Spence Federer, has the largest, most experienced staff of any astronomy magazine in the world. Its editors are virtually all amateur or professional astronomers, and every one has built a telescope, written a book, done original research, developed a new product, or otherwise distinguished him or herself.
Sky & Telescope magazine, now in its eighth decade, came about because of some happy accidents. Its earliest known ancestor was a four-page bulletin called The Amateur Astronomer, which was begun in 1929 by the Amateur Astronomers Association in New York City. Then, in 1935, the American Museum of Natural History opened its Hayden Planetarium and began to issue a monthly bulletin that became a full-size magazine called The Sky within a year. Under the editorship of Hans Christian Adamson, The Sky featured large illustrations and articles from astronomers all over the globe. It immediately absorbed The Amateur Astronomer.
Despite initial success, by 1939 the planetarium found itself unable to continue financial support of The Sky. Charles A. Federer, who would become the dominant force behind Sky & Telescope, was then working as a lecturer at the planetarium. He was asked to take over publishing The Sky. Federer agreed and started an independent publishing corporation in New York.
"Our first issue came out in January 1940," he noted. "We dropped from 32 to 24 pages, used cheaper quality paper…but editorially we further defined the departments and tried to squeeze as much information as possible between the covers." Federer was The Sky's editor, and his wife, Helen, served as managing editor. In that January 1940 issue, they stated their goal: "We shall try to make the magazine meet the needs of amateur astronomy, so that amateur astronomers will come to regard it as essential to their pursuit, and professionals to consider it a worthwhile medium in which to bring their work before the public."


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When It Comes to Yogurt, Size and Ingredients Matter
Have you read any good yogurt labels lately? You may be in for a surprise.
Here is the 6-oz. container of Yoplait Original strawberry banana yogurt:
It is made with real strawberries and bananas, just as the front label depicts.
Thrifty shoppers, however, may find it more economical to buy the quart size container of Yoplait Original strawberry banana. But, they will get less than they bargained for.
Checking the ingredients, all the real strawberries and bananas disappeared! While it does say "smooth style" on the front of the label, one might have reasonably assumed that they merely blenderized the fruit into the yogurt to create a uniform, smooth texture.
Nope. And the fine print of the front of the label doesn't help much either. It says, "flavored with other natural flavor," which might to the average shopper merely convey that other flavors are also mixed in.
Not to be outdone by this bit of yogurt trickery, once upon a time, Yoplait made a line of Yoplait Whips for the Girl Scouts evoking the flavors of some of their bestselling cookies.
Here is Yoplait's Girl Scouts "peanut butter chocolate" Whips… but something is missing.
According to the ingredients, there is no peanut butter in Yoplait's peanut butter chocolate yogurt.
We asked General Mills, the maker of Yoplait, about the labeling of these two products. In particular, why different sizes of seemingly the same product did not have the same contents, and why they don't more accurately describe the product on the front of the container. The company did not respond.
FDA regulations unfortunately allow manufacturers to play games with how product flavors are labeled, even to the point of permitting none of the depicted ingredient to actually be present in the product.
(i) If the food is one that is commonly expected to contain a characterizing food ingredient, e.g., strawberries in "strawberry shortcake", and the food contains natural flavor derived from such ingredient and an amount of characterizing ingredient insufficient to independently characterize the food, or the food contains no such ingredient, the name of the characterizing flavor may be immediately preceded by the word "natural" and shall be immediately followed by the word "flavored" in letters not less than one-half the height of the letters in the name of the characterizing flavor, e.g., "natural strawberry flavored shortcake," or "strawberry flavored shortcake".
This is called consumer protection?


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Rising threats in the Valley
Situation is gradually on the downslide in Kashmir
By K.N. Pandit
In a bid to offer sops to the electorate in forthcoming parliamentary elections, the Amarnath land deal, hanging fire for over three years, was hastily concluded. Then there followed the storm of protests in the valley. Notwithstanding its initial bravado, the Congress-led government succumbed, and, in a state of frustration, induced the newly – appointed Governor to sign the withdrawal notice.
Things went haywire. When the PDP pulled the rug, the government crumbled and the bravado became a mock show. The question is when the Chief Minister knew he would not be able to cobble majority in the assembly, what was the urgency to persuade the Governor to withdraw the deal? What followed was even worse.
In Jammu there was reaction: reaction to the decision of the Governor and reaction to the response of the Jammu-returned Congress members in the house and in the Council of Ministers to the happenings in the valley. The Congressites behaved like a stupefied lot.
The Congress and the Left in tandem hastened to label Jammu demonstrations as show of muscle power by the "Hindu communal forces." That is far from truth. BJP and RSS and VHP are surely the components of agitating masses in Jammu but to say that the agitation is a communal one is totally incorrect. It is led by those who had voted for the Congress in Jammu province, which includes a large segment of Muslims of Rajouri and Poonch districts as well.
In addition, the demonstrations are against the hasty and unwise decision of the Governor. In both cases the demonstrating public is justified though vandalism is unacceptable. Appeasement is worse.
The entire episode has made it clear that the Congress has been opportunistic, and in the process, is the worst sufferer. Its vote bank constituency has immensely shrunk in Jammu. Masses of people take all damage controlling efforts of State Congress leadership nothing more than a gimmick. It will cut no ice whatsoever in the assembly or in parliamentary elections.
The worst is that the unwise and lackadaisical attitude of the Congress, when in power, has given grist to the separatist machine in the state. Separatist forces have come closer and forged fresh unity among themselves. This is discernible not only in outright and overt support they received from PDP but also from National Conference and even from ambivalent sections of the state Congress. It speaks a lot for the shape of things to happen in Kashmir in near future.
Now both PDP and NC appear to be voting in favour of UPA –- read Congress -– in the trust vote next week. They do not do so for any love they have for the Congress and its principles. They do it on the basis of their inherent hatred for the BJP, which they speculate, could be a winner in the sequel to nuclear imbroglio. That further strengthens our view that in crucial issues with direct bearing on the majority in the valley, political groups of all hues stand either in unison or in broad agreement.
In the forthcoming assembly elections, National Conference will have a clear edge over all other parties. But even this once mainstream party, has been tilting towards the dissidents in order to win their goodwill. That is what the PDP has forced on it.
If the NC is returned to power, it will ask for greater autonomy and New Delhi finds little space to wriggle out of the trap. The idea of reverting to three-point accession has takers in Washington as well. In view of escalating Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, the escapade of more than a hundred hardcore Taliban from Kandahar prison, aligning of Kashmiri terrorists with Al Qaeda and Taliban-Al Qaeda nexus pulling Kashmir issue from backburner to frontline importance, all contribute to escalation of armed activities in the valley and intensifying of ISI's subversion.
Amusingly, national press has been reporting in some detail central government's unwillingness to choke the sources of hawala funding of the separatists and militant organizations in the valley. Mr. Azad, the former chief minister of J&K has, in a press conference, openly said that demonstrations against his government in the context of Amarnath land deal were funded by the Saudi and Islamabad regimes. Was not this information with the Home Ministry before his government fell and what steps were taken either by his government of by the Union Government to choke the sources of illegal funding? Why did not Mr. Narayanan, the National Security Adviser, who pokes in his nose right or wrong in all security related matters, issue a warning to the government and suggest precautionary measures? Is the Union government soft –peddling with the separatists in Kashmir?
(The writer is the former Director of the Centre of Central Asian Studies, Kashmir University).


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8 Reasons Why I Refuse To Joke About My Kid "Marrying" Another Kid
It seems like people start joking about who their kids might marry even before they are born. They buy cute onesies that say "future princess" and "lady killer," call their kids "heartbreakers," and joke about their kid marrying their BFF's kid like it's no big deal. I think it is a big deal, though. In fact, I flat out refuse to joke about my kid "marrying" another kid. It's gross, objectifying, and not OK with me.
That's not to say I'm not somewhat understanding. I think most of us hope that we will at least like the person our child eventually marries (if they decide to get married at all). In fact, I have to admit that it's lovely to dream about my child growing up and marrying my BFF's child. But, here's the thing: I don't get a say in my child's future romantic relationships. My child can marry whomever they want, or not get married at all, and I don't get to say anything about it. Not a damn thing.
It's also kind of weird and objectifying to think we can arrange our child's marriage to their future spouse when they are, in fact, still a child. It's so presumptive, and generally heteronormative. I don't own my kids, and I don't get to decide who they eventually date, have sex with, or marry. My daughters are not future princesses, and my sons are not future princes (no matter how fun and cool that would be), and neither me nor my husband owns them and gets to threaten their prom dates or decide who they spend their lives with. Besides, they're children. We have got to stop sexualizing kids, my friends. It's gross.
And in the end, I trust my children to choose their own partners. I don't want to be the kind of mom or mother-in-law who gets involved in my kids' relationships. Instead, I hope that my kids learn to form healthy, happy relationships with whomever they choose, and come to me if and when they actually want advice about their relationships. Until then, though, and especially after they are grown-ass adults, I am not butting in, and I am definitely not going to joke about my kids marrying other kids.
Because It's Gross
I actually get more than a little bit grossed out when people talk about kids like they are little adults. I mean, they are children. They don't have boyfriends or girlfriends, they don't go on dates, and they certainly don't get married. It's a weird thing to joke about, to be honest. Weird, and gross.
Because It's Heteronormative
Why is it that when people talk about who their kids will eventually marry, it's always a member of the opposite sex? The answer is pretty simple —heteronormativity. Unfortunately, our kids learn from a very early age that they are "supposed" to be straight and that they will, of course, marry someone of the opposite sex. I actually don't assume that my kids are straight. Hell, I'm not straight, so why would I expect my kids to be?
Because It's Objectifying
Whenever I hear people joke innocently about their kid marrying their friend's kid (or Princes George or Prince Louis or Princess Charlotte for that matter), it feels so objectifying. Like, I don't get to decide who my children marry, or if they even decide to get married at all. The same goes for fathers setting "rules for dating their daughters," or implying that they will be on the front porch cleaning their gun when their suitor picks them up for prom. It's so objectifying.
Because My Kids Might Not Get Married
It's actually kind of presumptive to assume that my kids will get married eventually. They may or may not, and I'm OK either way. I am actually not presuming that they should get married eventually, either. Who knows. They are kids.
Because I Don't Own My Kids
I don't own my kids. I don't get to control who they are, who they become, or who they want to marry. Hell, I don't want to. After all, my children are people, not my possessions. They will hopefully, eventually, develop the skills they need to form strong, healthy relationships with future partners of their choosing. I will teach them what I know, but after that it's up to them.
Because It Sexualizes Children
My kids are kids. They aren't old enough to be in relationships, especially adult relationships, like marriage, that include sex. So yeah, I actually think it's pretty inappropriate to joke about them marrying their preschool friends, and more than a little bit sexualizing.
Because Marriage Is Archaic
I've been married twice, and I am still not sure I entirely support the institution of marriage. To me, it seems like an archaic institution, half-based on religious values and half-based on tax benefits. I am not entirely sure it's really necessary for a couple to establish a relationship or a family, to be honest.
Because Child Marriage Is No Joke
Child marriage may seem cute, but it's actually not a joke. As reported by Watchdog.org, there's only one state in the U.S. — Delaware — where child marriage is flat-out illegal. In all other states, parents can consent for their kids to be married. Let that sink in. It's 2018, and parents can force their kids to marry someone in the United States of America. According to the same site, in 25 states there's no legal minimum age to marry. So if you think joking about kids getting married is somehow funny, well, I'm not laughing.


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Julian Brandt has mastered the art of subtlety.
This is like the perfect FM save.
He cannot stop scoring.
"Jadon was fearless on the pitch."
He makes us remember why we love football.
The England teenager is outrageous.
Erling Haaland just can't stop scoring goals.
"I felt I could compete with him."
Why does nobody like Michy Batshuayi?
The hot prospect suffered a horrific knee injury.
Sancho isn't the only one turning on the style.
What a season Jadon Sancho is having.
Jadon Sancho is tearing up defences.
Jadon Sancho would probably settle for this IRL.
Plenty of excellent players miss out.
"The only smart move is to run away."
It's about time Marco Reus had some good fortune.
We can't help getting excited about Jadon Sancho.
Expect to hear a lot more about Sancho.
Happy birthday, Jurgen.
When Jurgen Klopp destroyed Real Madrid.
You can't repeat the past.
Can we do it again now please?
Pulisic produced a moment of magic this weekend.
Zinedine Zidane was no match for Paul Lambert.
Mahmoud Dahoud is heading to Borussia Dortmund...


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Donald Trump is hiring swamp monsters to "drain the swamp"
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Constant movement towards Kindness
Teaching Karma Flow Yoga mixes everything I'm passionate about: sweating, moving, taking risks and being kind to ourselves and each other.
I love to sweat. Moving, twisting, jumping and making my heart pump makes my day complete. I could easily lose myself at the gym but I also know first-hand how yoga can pull you up from the most desperate of situations and save you when you really thought everything was lost. I know how it feels to take a risk and have it not pay off so well. I've also learned not to be so hard on myself when things don't go as planned and appreciate what we've been handed instead. And all of this I've learned through my yoga practice. For me, this kind of internal work is the deep benefits of movement that many people never get to experience.
I dedicate my Yoga practice and teaching to this: moving to make you sweat AND appreciate, inspiring you to be kind and give back. Gratitude that you can move; understanding for what you can't move and embracing everything (even the $#&t) that lives brings you.
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Overheard in the break room: "These young nurses. They think they know it all, but their heads are somewhere else."
A current reflection on millennial nurses? Actually, no. These and similar observations were commonly made circa 1975 when veteran nurses at the time complained about the up-and-coming generation of nurses — the baby boomers.
A variety of factors shape a generation. Cultural norms, parental influence, global events, media, and technology combine to form a frame of reference for young people as they learn to navigate the world in which they live and, eventually, the places at which they work. The outlook and attitudes of nurses and other healthcare professionals who, according to the Pew Research Center, were born between 1928 and 1945 and assumed the label of the traditionalist (sometimes called "silent") generation were molded in large part by their formative experiences during the Great Depression and two world wars. Members of the traditionalist generation internalized the significance of loyalty and hard work, values they passed on to their baby boomer offspring.
For its part, the baby boom generation (born between 1946-1964) was reared on television, which brought them in equal measure feel-good programming like "Leave It to Beaver" alongside Cold War fear, Vietnam War frustration, and civil rights hope. Eyes widened by a media-instilled view of the world beyond their immediate experience, boomers became independent, critical thinkers with an appetite for societal change.
Yet for all their we-can-change-the-world bravado and the hippy, head-in-the-clouds persona that traditionalists roundly criticized, baby boomers stayed true to the work-hard and stay-loyal values they learned from their parents. They earned a reputation as driven overachievers in the workplace.
That's the funny thing about generation gaps — contrary to popular belief, the divide tends to be more a manageable gully than an insurmountable chasm. For as much as one generation tends to assume the worst of the next, in the workplace at least, studies suggest there's little difference in overall attitudes toward work between generations of employees.
"A growing body of evidence suggests that employees of all ages are much more alike than different in their attitudes and values at work," Bruce Pau, a partner in the leading professional services firm KPMG, explained in a Chicago Tribune article. "To the extent that any gaps do exist, they amount to small differences that have always existed between younger and older workers throughout history."
Millennials on the March
Workwise, if nurses across generations really value the same things, why does it seem so challenging for them to understand one another? Complicating gaps in perception and communication from one age group to the next, the nursing profession currently hosts a mixed bag of four generations of workers. By and large, traditionalists, now in their 70s and 80s, have retired from the workforce, although a small cadre of nurses in this age group continue to practice, mostly in part-time positions away from the bedside. By sheer number, baby boom nurses have dominated the profession for decades. Although at or nearing retirement, boomers still wield considerable influence in nursing. Smaller in number, Generation X — those born between 1965-1980 and labeled "latchkey" children for their experience growing up in two-earner households (and who, incidentally, were labeled "slackers" by their predecessors) — have accumulated enough practical experience to begin assuming leadership roles.
Then there they are, at the bottom of the age stratum: Millennials, the newest cohort to enter the workforce and the one about which so much criticism has been levied. Also known as Generation Y, millennials were born between 1981 and 1997 (again, according to Pew Research). At 83 million strong, they currently represent more than a quarter of the current U.S. workforce and are predicted to outnumber any other adult-age generation beginning in 2019. Luckily for a profession like nursing, which is facing shortages of workers, recent research shows that millennials are nearly twice as likely to enter the nursing profession as their baby boom grandparents.
Different Ages, Same Goals
Their numbers make millennials a force to reckon with, but many an experienced nurse has trouble accounting for the behaviors and attitudes of nursing newbies. General public perception of millennials — let's face it, basically that they're entitled — has wound its way into nursing circles. Yet getting a handle on generational differences in nursing is vital, not only because established nurses must effectively train and mentor their young counterparts to preserve the integrity and capability of their profession, but also to minimize counterproductive behaviors in nursing, including workplace bullying, that contribute to high turnover among millennial nurses.
To be sure, millennials have a distinct worldview, one their predecessors often find uncomfortable or even consider downright outrageous. But at least one longitudinal study of their professional socialization found that millennial nurses center their choice of profession on the same goal as that of their older colleagues — to make a difference in the lives of others. Research finds that millennial nurses, at their core, are as committed to excellent, patient-centered care as any traditionalist, baby boomer, or Gen X nurse.
It might be said, then, that when it comes to generation gaps in nursing, the more things change, the more they remain the same. Even so, an understanding that nurses of all ages share a common objective offers little practical comfort to experienced professionals struggling to effectively engage with their millennial counterparts — and vice versa. In our next post, we'll dig deeper into the characteristics of millennial nurses and offer tips for lessening, if not leaping, the divide.
Whether you're an experienced nurse or you're new to the profession, you'll find a respectful workplace culture at Eisenhower Health that values your engagement and rewards your contributions. Learn about open positions for nurses on our Careers page.
Originally posted on 6/8/2018


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Here it is: A GooglePlus Community for Google Helpouts that I've just created upon launching Google Helpouts that gives individual experts, teachers and mentors to sell their expertise and advice via a video chat service provided by Google.
One more thing; There is also "Helpouts Plus" a dedicated Google Helpouts Blog covering news, updates and discussions about Google Helpouts.
If you are interested to share your ideas via the "Helpouts Plus" blog or participate in managing the Helpouts community by becoming an admin, Please visit this page and drop me a line.
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Our submission to the Government's Mandate to NHS England 2017-18
In December 2015, the Department of Health published its mandate to NHS England setting out the Government's strategic ambitions for the health service for the next five years.
As part of this, the Mandate outlines a number of key objectives for the NHS that are reviewed annually.
Part of our role is to recommend changes to health and care services that will benefit people. We are a statutory consultee on the NHS Mandate, which means the Department of Health has to ask us each year about what should be included.
Based on issues people have raised with the Healthwatch network, the following document outlines the areas we asked to be considered in the refreshed objectives for the NHS. These areas included improving:
People's experience of leaving hospital
Public involvement in changes to local services
How the NHS learns from patient feedback


text: This is a lovely pair of vintage dangler earrings, which are made of 9 carat gold and set with garnets. The garnets are faceted and are 6mm long and 5mm wide. They are surrounded by a gold ring, which is made to look as if it was composed of sticks of bamboo, which makes these errings a bit unusual. With the surround, the errings measure 1.1cm x 9mm, and with the hanger they are 2cm long. The stems are fully hallmarked, but the marks are impossibly small to photograph (see attempted enlarged photo). I can only just make out a London hallmark and the number 375. The butterflies are stamped 375.


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I'm tired. Are you tired? Yeah, I thought so.
There's a lot going on right now, you know what I mean? Life just feels more complicated these days, from the personal to the global, and an election is just about the last thing I want to pay attention to, because my mind is packed with about a million other concerns.
But here's the thing: If we don't shake it off and pay some damn attention to what's going on and gear ourselves up for the next few months, we will end up with a vapid, selfish bully of a dilettante for president, backed by a flood of knee-jerk, know-nothing, do-nothings in Congress. And so I must rant. We all must rant. Constant vigilance, folks. Constant vigilance.
It is sad, but seems clear to me that with somewhere in the neighborhood of $4 billion being poured into this election, Barack Obama is going to be outspent. The Koch brothers and Karl Rove have opened up the maw of their bank accounts and unleashed an obscene amount of money to convince the American people (and by that I mean the people in swing states like Ohio, Florida, Colorado and Iowa where Rove's spending 65 million tax-exempt dollars) of things that never happened.
People in hot spots are already being strafed daily with ads created by shadowy "independent" organizations, and we're all being pummeled with a constant low level barrage of TV, radio and internet noise that I suspect most people are trying desperately to tune out.
I see two missions this election. Get the truth out there the way we did in 2008, with a social media ground game that harnesses the free airwaves (or relatively free) on Facebook, on Twitter, on blogs, by email, on Tumblr– on freaking Pinterest if we have to. And we need to get everyone out to vote. Because when everyone votes, sanity does prevail, I truly believe that. But if we're all too tired, if we turn our attention away, then one fine November day we will turn around to discover that our world is changed by people who don't even know what they are voting for.
Okay, you really want to know what got me started on a rant today? This little comment from Mitt Romney last weekend:
Speaking in Commerce, Mich., about his Michigan roots, Mr. Romney said: "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."
Know why it pisses me off? I'll tell you why, because this is racism, pure and simple. The whole stupid birther flapdoodle is a thinly disguised way of saying, " Hey, look at the brown guy– he's not American. Look at me and the other white guy on my ticket. We're American." Yes, it's been going on for all four years of Obama's presidency. Yes, it's veiled in "joking" remarks. And yes, it is pissing me off.
Democrats are going to be accused of "playing the race card," but you know what? This is called "playing the truth card." Deal with it.
Did Mitt Romney say "Hey, Vote for me, I'm white?" No, but what's worse is that he probably didn't even for a second think that what he was saying highlighted an unconscious racism that is just part of his everyday vernacular. Romney does a heckuva lot of this "open mouth, insert foot stuff." And a heckuva a lot of it reveals that he is not at all conscious of how overprivileged, how selfish, how mean- spirited and rude he is.
Salon has a running master list of his gaffes, and it's really quite striking how many of his verbal missteps betray a graceless lack of empathy for the person in front of him, how many of them reveal a rich guy, who doesn't have the faintest idea of what life without obscene amounts of money might look like.
Convention Blues
But if all of this depresses you, at least take comfort in the knowledge that God is on our side. I mean, the Good Lord must be, because S/He has sent a hurricane to interrupt the Republican convention for TWO presidential elections in a row. If Tropical-Storm-Soon-to-be-Hurricane Isaac is not a clear sign, I don't know what is. God does not want to deal with everyone live-blogging Jeb Bush, and I heartily concur.
The convention resumes on Tuesday with lots of stuff that will probably make me apoplectic with fury. Mercifully, the networks are not indulging in the spectacle for more than a few hours tops, so you'll have to watch for highlights via livestream. Check back with me this time tomorrow to see if my head has exploded yet by the time Ann Romney takes the stage… Here's the official schedule for the condensed convention.
If you're a betting fool, or just feeling depressed and paranoid, know that whatever the polls may say, the magical machinations of Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com now calculate that Obama has a 69.3% chance of winning this election.
People, expect the numbers to fluctuate, expect the GOP to get a bounce, expect there to be handwringing and paranoia ahead, but know that the only thing that counts in the end is getting out there to vote.
Plan to vote early, and plan to get everyone you know to vote. I'm looking at you folks in the swing states especially. If you're not already registered, register to vote now!
The deadlines to register for each state are here, and I'm going to warn you now, many states have a deadline to register of 30 days before the election. That means your registration must be postmarked October 8, but the alert among you will note that that is also Columbus Day. So some states have moved the deadline BACK to October 6. Check your local registration deadline carefully!
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Advantages Of Web Design.
Web design involves coming up with a website for a certain site for example it might be for a business where they will be posting their products for people to see and the like. Designing and maintenance of a website platform is a job that can only be done by a qualified individual and that individual is known as a web designer,these are persons trained in handling a website. A web designer will maintain the website by using the various blending color combinations and this will make it attractive to the eyes of the potential clients,a website that looks dull will not attract any customers to make a purchase.
The web designer is responsible for maintenance of the website and to ensure that it is always ready for access and can be used. The uptime should be of a high percentage than the downtime so that it can be considered efficient. The downtime for a website refers to the period in which the website will not be available because it is being serviced or maintained.
Some of the things that the web designer does to the website is updating the systems and creating extra storage too for the website so that it can accommodate more data as it is needed. All the above procedures that are done on the website by the web designer are aimed at making the website ready for use and also accessible.
Different web design formats have different prices or costs, it is thus vital that you consider the type that you want and prepare for the costs that come as a result. A Web designer who has been in the game for a long time is less likely to commit errors and mistakes that might cost you a lot as a business as compared to fresh man.
Websites are being adopted by small businesses as their advertising platforms because it is able to reach alot of people within a short time and it also has 24hours access. A website is a sensitive platform and hence the web designer will be in charge of putting the necessary security mechanisms to ensure it is safe so that it cannot be sabotaged for example being hacked and stuff like that.
A major benefit of hiring a web designer is that he will ensure the necessary hardware and software required to run the website is functioning as required and that there are no hitches whatsoever. The cost savings that come about by using websites are tremendous, to advertise through the website all you need are just photos and descriptions of the products.


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Artist Walk-Through
Mark Salvatus
16 August, 2011
GF West Wing Gallery, Vargas Museum
University of the Philippines, Diliman
In line with the exhibit
The Vargas Museum will host the walk-through of Mark Salvatus on August 16, Tuesday, 2:30PM at the West Wing Gallery where his solo exhibit is currently on view.
c_rafts examines personal stories, collective memories and survival in times of calamity. Salvatus departs from his personal encounters in España in Sampaloc area where flooding is a regular occurrence. He further explores other people's experiences during the typhoon Ondoy in 2009 devastating many parts of Metro Manila. For the walk-through, Salvatus will discuss how these rafts made out of everyday objects make the viewer re-think perceptions on fear and doubt in relation to the instinct of surviving a disaster. He will also delve into how these objects produce multiple layers of meanings in terms of consumerism, security, urbanism and everyday politics.
Admission to the walk-through is free. Reservation is encouraged.


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Macedonia is highly attractive as a manufacturing base or for outsourced services. Specialisations include automotive components manufacture, textiles, and information and communications technology
- Educated and willing workforce with wages among the lowest in Europe
- Lowest taxes in Europe rated 1st in total tax rate in the World by PWC and World Bank Group Study 2015 at 7.4%: see pages 25 and 26 of this report.
- EU & NATO candidate country.
- Fast company registration which we can arrange for you.
- Available, well educated and skilled workforce with good language skills.
- Free Trade Agreements with EU, EFTA, CEFTA countries; Turkey and the Ukraine, providing access to over 650m customers.
- Low wages costs – among the lowest in Europe and competitive with China (source: FT.com)
- Grant funding and support for investors.
Andrew Stuart
Andrew Stuart is a Chartered Accountant and a director of GSI Associates.
Contact upon request via our contact link
Invest in Macedonia
Macedonia is highly attractive as a manufacturing base or for outsourced services. Specialisations include automotive components manufacture, textiles, and information and communications technology
GSI Financial is a consulting and accounting company based in London with offices in Skopje, Macedonia and operating across Europe extending into the Far East. We have extensive connections in the Balkan region, which is well placed in the centre of Europe and have fully staffed office facilities in Skopje, Macedonia. There are generous incentives to setting up business in Macedonia and we can provide a good insight into the opportunities which are available, to reduce costs of services and production, as well as carry out research and development.
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- Planning the best route to investment and establishing a manufacturing operation
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- HR matters including staff recruitment and managing employment processes
- Managing and processing accounts data and local compliance with the authorities
- Designing and implementing local and cross border accounts reporting and assurance processes
We can help you with opening the door to lower costs in Macedonia and higher profits for your company.


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The Metro Corner Sofa is exceptionally comfortable which is characterised by its deep slouchy feel.
This certainly makes for an inviting centrepiece to one's home in any of its many different configurations.
Well, firstly and most importantly, it's been made in Great Britain.
So you know it's the real deal.
This particular model is made up of the following…
Frame: A traditional hardwood construction pinned and glued with boarded sides.
Arms: The Combi-Unit backs are made up of Superloop springs, the Cuddler and Midi Swivel have elastic webbing, covered with foam.
Seat: The Combi-Unit seat consists of a Spring Unit, the Cuddler & Midi Swivel have zig-zag springs, covered with foam.
Seat Cushions: The seat interiors are filled with Feather /Fibre inside zipped covers. Foam seats are also available as an alternative option.
Back Cushions: The Back Cushions are filled with Fibre, inside zipped covers as standard.
Scatters/Bolster: Optional Large, Medium and Small Scatters and one size of Bolster are available to purchase at additional cost, either individually or as a scatter package (comprising 2x large, 2x medium, 2x small scatters and 1x bolster).
Feet: This model sits on solid wooden feet in a choice of 5 coloured finishes. A chrome foot is also available as an alternative option. The Swivel Cuddler and Midi Swivel have round swivel bases.