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The Untitled Retail Lab Has Invested 125 Thousand Dollars into the E-Contenta Recommendations Service
The Untitled Retail Lab venture company has invested 125 thousand dollars into the E-Contenta personal recommendations service. The transaction took place in December 2015. The project evaluation and company take are not being disclosed.
E-Contenta recommendations service, based on an analysis of people's conduct on the internet, predicts what they will want to read, listen to, watch, and buy.
At the foundation of the technology lies its very own personal development of a hybrid recommendations system where it applies a classical approach to collaborative filtering and content-dependent algorithms. The personal recommendations may be presented both on customer platforms and in banners from external resources. In March it plans to launch personalized ad campaigns featuring a dynamic, creative system based on RTB technology.
E-Contenta collaborats with Bookmate, Rutube, Dozhd TV channel, TSUM, and Vidimax among others. Talks are currently underway with several large telecommunications providers. The company offers its clients a breadth of personal services: E-Contenta Attract, E-Contenta Engage, and E-Contenta Return.
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The Untitled Retail Lab is a venture company, specialized in "early cycle" investment,
combines deep industry expertise, communication and teamwork.
The company was founded in 2011 by Constantine Sinyushin, successful investor and entrepreneur in the hi-tec market.
The Untitled Retail Lab supports the fundamental transformation of existing markets and consumption patterns. "The new product in a new market" is the basic business principle of the companies with which The Untitled Retail Lab works.
The focus of The Untitled Retail Lab is the development of local projects with global prospects, built on the unique technology developments and business models. One of the key success factors of the company is the bet on the synergistic development within the asset portfolio.
The Untitled Retail Lab invests in the product / service development, marketing and scaling. At the early stage The Untitled Retail Lab invests $150.000 for 25–30%. To get investment, startup should have a strong management team, a clear product / service positioning, working prototype and synergistic potential. At A-B rounds The Untitled Retail Lab invests $1–2M for 15–25%. Requirements to the startup are to have a rapid growth, ideological leadership in the segment and synergistic potential.
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- Zingaya, a cloud platform for real-time communication app development.
- Boommy, a marketplace where girls can shop and sell fashion items fast and easy.
- Alloka, a web-analytics for traditional offline business, e-commerce and classifieds to know everything about phone callers.
- GBooking allows consumers to search, compare and book services online with a built-in price optimization algorithm.
- Fingo, a service with augmented reality, which allows for only a few minutes to create an interior of your own home, to see how the furniture will look like in real space, and instantly make your favorite products.
- Channelkit, a tool to neatly collect and organize web content for yourself and for others.
- Octopod, a rapid mobile application development tool for independent software developers and enterprise IT departments.
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Jesse joined the Calvert team in 2015 after seven years of of progressive work experience in the private mortgage lending industry. Jesse holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) Degree, Diplomas in International Business and Business Management, along with a Certificate in Real Estate Development from the University of Calgary. Since 2009 Jesse has held a Mortgage Associate Licence with the Real Estate Council of Alberta and in 2010 Jesse completed the Exempt Market Dealer course.
Jesse brings much knowledge and experience to the CHMIC team. Throughout his seven year career in private mortgage lending Jesse has been involved in underwriting, structuring and facilitating the funding of over 200 mortgage loans totalling in excess of $200,000,000. Prior to joining CHMIC, Jesse was the Vice President of Operations, Chief Compliance Officer and Dealing Representative for a private lending firm with $65,000,000 in managed assets.
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Amateur sport clubs who currently have 99-year lease agreements with the Makhado Municipality may soon find themselves out on the street with regard to the municipality's intention to terminate these agreements.
This intention was made very clear in the minutes of the 143rd Special Council Meeting held on 28 March under the item Council Land: Legal opinion on whether 99-year lease contracts can be terminated (Item A.25.28.03.19). The council approved this item and resolved to set the wheels in motion to cancel these contracts. In total, all 11 amateurs sport clubs leasing land from the municipality will be affected, including, among others, the Louis Trichardt Rugby Club, Soutpansberg Squash Club, Soutpansberg Golf Club, Soutpansberg Athletics and Cycling Clubs, Louis Trichardt Tennis Club, Louis Trichardt Bowls Club, Soutpan Jukskei Club, Louis Trichardt Gymnastics Club (including wrestling club) and Louis Trichardt Cricket Club.
Many might wonder about the reason for this move. The Makhado Municipality best answered this question. "The whites-only predecessor of the Makhado Municipality, Louis Trichardt Local Authority, has during the period 1993, 1994 and 1995, just at the dawn of the new constitutional dispensation, concluded 99-year lease agreements with the whites-only sporting clubs. Ever since the establishment of the Makhado Local Municipality, Council has questioned these dubious decisions by the former Louis Trichardt Council as it smells [of] racial discrimination. Council has previously commissioned two legal opinions which both of them confirmed, that if the lease agreements can be concluded on a breach of the material provision of the lease agreement, that it be expropriated by the municipality for public interest," states the municipality in its minutes under the above item.
The municipality gave Munonde Attorneys & Conveyancers instruction to furnish them with a legal opinion on the issue and to look at the "specific process that must be followed in terminating or affecting the termination" of the lease agreements.
In their legal opinion, Munonde Attorneys & Conveyancers pointed out that the municipality had two options on how to terminate the contracts. Firstly, they could terminate the agreements if the lessee failed to comply with any of the conditions of the contract. Secondly, the contract could be cancelled if the municipality could supply sound reasons to do so.
In a nutshell, the Makhado Municipality opted for the latter option, that of "sound reasons" as Munonde Attorneys & Conveyancers had already indicated in their legal opinion that they could find nothing in the agreements that could constitute a breach of contract.
But what constitutes a sound reason? The answer to this question is what the municipality is currently looking for. According to the legal opinion, a sound reason is something "in public interest which outweighs the interest of the sporting clubs".
What is worrying is that all the affected sport clubs the Zoutpansberger spoke to said that, to date, the municipality had made no effort to communicate these intentions to them. "As usual, the municipality communicates nothing. They just do what they want. To date we've not received any notice. They are looking for reasons to kick us out. All we can do is to comply with the legal requirements of our agreement," said Kevin Gilbert, chairman of the Louis Trichardt Rugby Club. This club was recently relocated to the municipality's new sporting facilities next to Thohoyandou road and Gilbert had to sign a new contract. "All our stuff is up to date. We've signed a new contract for the remaining 59 years of our 99-year lease agreement," said Gilbert. He added that they had an open membership and were totally racially integrated.
Ronel Welman, chairperson of the Soutpansberg Squash Club (which also has an open membership), also said that, to date, they had received no notice of the municipality's intention. "At this stage, we don't even know if we are going to be relocated," said Welman. The squash club is one of the clubs earmarked for relocation to make way for the expansions to the Makhado Crossing shopping mall. "There is no communication from the municipality," said Welman.
Both Gilbert and Welman said that they would take the municipality to court if their lease agreements were terminated. The other sports clubs are sure to follow suit. The municipality is also well aware of this possibility, warning of an "ensuing legal battle if the sporting clubs do not accept the reasons advanced by Council to be in public interest".
As for now, the 11 sporting clubs can do nothing but wait. They can only act after the council has issued them notice to cancel their lease agreements. This must be done six months in advance. The Makhado Municipality was asked to respond to the latest developments but at the time of our going to press had yet to do so.
Andries joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in April 1993 as a darkroom assistant. Within a couple of months he moved over to the production side of the newspaper and eventually doubled as a reporter. In 1995 he left the newspaper group and travelled overseas for a couple of months. In 1996, Andries rejoined the Zoutpansberger as a reporter. In August 2002, he was appointed as News Editor of the Zoutpansberger, a position he holds until today.
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Violet Regan and the Case of the Missing Toilet Roll
My Mum was dying of liver cancer in October, 2001, and I was staying with her at Stone Common, her fabulous open-plan house in the Thornton end of Thornton-Cleveleys, a small seaside town on the Irish Sea, about 50 miles north of Welsh Wales. And my Mum had a damned good sense of humour.
We were heading towards a time when Mum, Vi Regan by name, would move into a hospice for what turned out to be the last three weeks of her life, but she wasn't there yet, and while she was still at home she was determined to make the best out of every last second she was here on God's Green Earth.
"Make me a cup of tea, Gary, please?"
"Okay, Mum, I'll be right there."
"Oh, and bring me two Ritz crackers with a little bit of cheese spread, too, please, Gary."
"Okay, Mum. Will do."
"And Gary . . ."
"What, Mum?"
"HURRY UP! I'm dying you know . . ."
Such was typical of the banter that passed between us during those final weeks, and one of her finest moments came when my cousin, Robert Higgins, drove over 300 miles from London to see her before she returned to spirit.
Robert wasn't my blood cousin. He and his sister, Judith, were the children of Audrey, Mum's childhood friend, and my Godmother, and we were brought up spending summer holidays at one another's houses, or at the house of Ken Armstrong, my blood cousin. Audrey was always there to help during Vi's final days, and I was so happy to see Robert when he went out of his way to go see her.
"Auntie Vi, I have a confession to make," said Robert, as we all sat around the living room drinking tea and nibbling on Custard Creams and Jaffa Cakes.
"What's that, Robert?" she asked.
"Well," he sort of stuttered, "I was at your house when I was about 10 years old, and I knocked a roll of toilet paper into the toilet by accident. I didn't know what to do, so rather than telling you about it, I sneaked it out of the house and threw it away."
Vi looked Robert dead in the eye. A stern look came across her face.
"I always wondered what had happened to that toilet roll," she growled.
Such was the way in which Vi Regan made people at ease when they came to pay their last respects. She put a smile on everyone's face. And the fabulous smile that Vi wore lives on in my heart, and in the heart of the hundreds of other lives she touched in her lifetime.
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I wasn't a Trump supporter during the primaries – I was a Cruz guy all the way. Let me rephrase. I was (and am) a Constitution guy all the way. Although I did finally vote for Trump in the general election, I didn't even really support him then.
I'm still not sold on the guy, but I have to say that he has pleasantly surprised me thus far, particularly in regard to one topic – his position on global warming.
The lie of man-caused global warming, or what the left ethereally calls "climate change," has been a serious bone of contention for those of us the right for decades now. Democrat or Republican – it never seemed to have mattered. The left formed a religion around the hoax and the establishment right just went along, year after year, just, it seemed, to get along.
Cruz was, and is still, one of the few who stood steadfast against the lie, while Trump claimed he did. Like other things, I wasn't sure I believed him. His rhetoric said he believed it was all a hoax, but I wasn't certain he would follow through.
Then, after the election, I read from the Washington Post site of a request from the Trump transition team to the Energy Department, "asking agency officials to identify which employees and contractors have worked on forging an international climate pact as well as domestic efforts to cut the nation's carbon output." read more


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I have an older LK93 54 caliber that I installed the 209 primer kit in. On the end of the breech mechanism is a small thumb screw. I found that it must be adjusted past the little RED circle or the primer will not ignite. At the range I adjusted it out so it would ignite the 209 bit not pierce it. Is this all you do or is there a certain number of threads you must count as you back it out?


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There was a LOT of stupidity and general fuckery today at work, and it got me thinking about the specific phrases I use to maintain politeness while (I think) subtly conveying the message that I am Not Amused.
So, my favorite lentils, what are some of your email euphemisms*? So far I've got:
"Please confirm if I am wrong." = I am 100% right and now you look like a moron.
"Sorry, just to clarify, <>?" = that answer was utterly unhelpful/incomprehensible so I'm just gonna take a wild guess.
"Because [ABC], please [XYZ]. Thanks in advance!" = I am literally spoon-feeding you on how to do your own job, so you will do what I say or I WILL cut you.
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Wine Island is an annual boutique wine festival which is set on Clark Island, in the picturesque Sydney Harbour. The four-day event allows patrons to learn about and experience different wines and foods, in a luxurious island setting. It sounds like a wonderful holiday idea except you may not even need to leave "home" and you can participate and learn a lot thanks to some wonderful tastings and masterclasses. The Australia Times Gourmet sat down for a chat with Kristen Francis, the founder and director of Wine Island to learn more about this exciting event.
- Can you briefly introduce yourself and describe your involvement in Wine Island?
Aloha! I'm Kristen Francis, the founder and director of Wine Island.
- How long have you been involved with Wine Island? How did you come to be involved?
I came up with the idea a few years ago when I noticed that we had some beautiful and relatively untouched islands on our back doorstep. At the time I didn't think of how difficult producing an event on an island would be!
- Italy has around 500 different grape varieties and it looks like Wine Island may have a focus on Italian varieties. What is your favourite variety and why?
My go-to wine is Riesling. It reminds me of my grandfather, however it tastes a lot more refined these days!
Lately though, I've been delving into a lot of prosecco, "researching" our King Valley winemakers who will be showcasing this variety on the island at King Valley Prosecco Road.
- What are you most looking forward to at Wine Island? Why?
I always like to know a bit more about the story behind the wine, so I'm really looking forward to chatting to the island winemakers and also taking part in some of the masterclasses. We're introducing a silent disco to educate people on music and wine matching along with a Dessert Island class where stickies will take centre stage, something I'm sure they're not used to.
- Wine Island takes place at Clark Island. Why was this location chosen?
It's such a beautiful little island and no one really knows it exists. In fact, Sydney has a lot of islands that most of us are unaware of. I just wanted to create a little holiday in our backyard and show off Sydney to both locals and tourists.
- Wine Island looks set to feature a number of masterclasses. Can you tell us more about this? Do you have one in particular that you're looking forward to?
We've expanded our masterclasses this year as they were a big hit in 2015. Part of Wine Island's philosophy is unique wines in a unique location so we will be featuring all the tongue-twisting grape varieties that are up and coming. There'll be a Bubbles Off! which will feature sparkling and prosecco. We also like to match-make so there'll be a cheese and wine masterclass along with our silent disco drops, which is all about music and wine matching, which I'm interested in exploring a lot further as they're two of my favourite things.
- Why do you think people should attend Wine Island?
Wine Island is a must-visit destination for anyone who loves wine, relaxing, great company and something 'oh so Sydney' in equal measure. It's about combining our love affair with this beautiful city with quirky yet laid-back experiences with wine, food and culture. This is the place where you can feel like you're leaving the city while entering the very heart of it.
- In your opinion, what makes a good wine? What things make good pairings with wine?
Wine is very subjective. So for me, I really enjoy an old smoky style of cab sav. Then for a perfect pairing it'd have to be a good tawny port with blue cheese.
- Can you tell us about what kinds of food will be available at Wine Island? Why were these particular foods chosen?
We have a high-end BBQ featuring kingfish, maple-glazed pork and pepperberry corn paired up with vermouth by Banksii Vermouth Bar & Bistro (opening in Oct at Barangaroo). This will also feature 4 -5 of Australia's up-and-coming vermouth brands which is one of those old-school wines we like to re-introduce and educate visitors on.
Pairing up with the King Valley Prosecco Road winemakers, who will also be showcasing Italian varieties, will be Italian food hut Puntino / A.P.E. featuring bowls of mussels, pasta wheels, etc.
Then Chur Burger will be teaming up with GAGE Roads Brewing Co. from Fremantle to introduce a beer infused burger, and to finish off the complementary food offerings, we have Hunter Valley Cheese Factory platters and roaming oyster shuckers so you needn't lift a finger.
- Is there anything else you'd like to tell readers of The Australia Times Gourmet magazine about Wine Island Sydney or wine in general?
Not only are we unique by location, but we also like to show off unique wines for a further point of difference. Winemakers are experimental at heart and wine drinkers like to try different grape varieties and learn more about the process, but in a fun and relaxing environment which is exactly what Wine Island offers. There is nothing else like it in Sydney, or the world for that matter!
The other thing that makes Wine Island special, is it's a small island so only limited capacity which give each guest a first class experience. No crowds here, just you and a few hundred of your closest friends.
Wine Island takes place at Clark Island, Sydney Harbour from: Thursday 10 November to Sunday 13 November 2016 inclusive. For more information and tickets please visit: http://www.wineisland.com.au/
Originally published in October at the following website: http://www.theaustraliatimes.com/magazine/gourmet/issue/410/#20
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Area: Fontodi is in Panzano, a small village in the very centre of Chianti Classico, the beautiful rolling hills between Florence and Siena. Fontodi's vineyards are all in the prime area, the 'Conca d'Oro' (golden shell).
Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese. Vinified and matured in terracotta amphorae for 9 months on the skins, and then 6 more months; with no sulphur additions.
Producer: Giovanni Manetti's family have owned the estate since 1969, investing the money made from their terracotta factory nearby. Everything Giovanni does is meticulously planned to ensure the highest possible quality - rarely have I met such a professional operator (in the best possible sense) in the wine world. All his vineyards are now organic and he is doing trials with biodynamics.
Old Bridge Rating: Giovanni has proved he can make the best Chianti Classico and 'Super Tuscans' in the region. Now he has turned his mind to 'natural wine'. And sure enough this is one of the most convincing examples that we have tried. Retains the wild, raw, aromatic drive, but without picking up any dirtiness or excessive earthiness.
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a 16th Century castle, the Babylon guest house and old coastguard cottages,
six private events spaces, a games room, a dining room with vaulted ceiling,
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An island paradise of seclusion and privacy on Dublin's doorstep.
Lambay lies approximately 14 miles north of Dublin city centre but just 3 miles off the coast of County Dublin, and near the picturesque seaside town of Malahide.
A 15 minute taxi ride gets you from Dublin International Airport to Malahide Marina, from where the island boats depart.
Sea transfers take between 15 and 30 minutes depending on which boat and the weather conditions. Lambay can also be reached by helicopter or light aircraft for those who prefer air travel!.


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Memorial Day Parade in Cambridge
Don't miss the Memorial Day Parade on Monday. Cambridge City Hall notes that the Cambridge Veterans' Organization will be holding their parade on Monday. For the younger ones among us who aren't clear what Memorial Day is all about. The holiday is to commemorate those in the Armed Forces who have given their lives in service to us here in the United States.
My husbands grandfather who was a Navy veteran died later in life on the weekend of Memorial Day so the holiday is tied up with thoughts of him. My children are young enough not to truly understand death or the ultimate sacrafice that these brave men and women and their families make.
So as we enjoy the extra day off let's not forget what it is all about. I am hoping to make the parade and the observance at the Cambridge Cemetary. We are lucky to live in a city steeped with such history as Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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It was a mixed bag for our overseas contingent in weekend action, with goals, cleansheets, a red card and Cup final among the performances from our Aussies abroad.
Ryan McGowan played the full game and picked up a booking as his 10-man Dundee United lost 2-0 to Celtic in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park.
Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer kept a cleansheet for Leicester City as they played out a goalless draw with Hull City in the Premier League. The former Socceroo made a string of fine saves to deny the visitors at King Power Stadium as the Foxes bid to stave off relegation.
Crystal Palace skipper Mile Jedinak was serving the second match of his suspension as Alan Pardew's side claimed a thoroughly deserved 3-1 win over QPR. The three points sees Palace move to 12th and they're now eight points clear of the drop-zone.
Chris Herd was missing from Aston Villa's squad that continued their resurgence under Tim Sherwood due to an ongoing Achilles injury, while Jason Davidson was not selected for the Baggies team that beat Stoke.
Adam Federici was rested from Reading's squad ahead of Tuesday's clutch FA Cup tie at the Madejski Stadium, with his team going down 4-1 away to Watford in the Championship.
James Meredith continued his recent good form as Bradford City played out a 1-1 draw with Notts County. The Bantams will also have just a two day break ahead of the FA Cup replay against the Royals, with a glamour semi-final clash against Arsenal at Wembley awaiting the victors.
Midfield dynamo Massimo Luongo played until the 79th minute in Swindon Town's 1-0 away win over Port Vale in League One. The three points sees the Robins consolidate third place on the table as they chase promotion to the Championship.
Bailey Wright played the full game while Neil Kilkenny came on and supplied an assist in Preston North End's thumping 5-1 win at home to Crewe.
It was a mixed day for Scott McDonald as he made another appearance in his second spell at Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League, the striker again finding the back of the net but his team went down to Aberdeen.
In the Belgian Pro League, James Troisi was taken off at half-time in Zulte Waregem's 4-1 loss at home to KV Oostende, while Mat Ryan's Club Brugge won 3-1 away to Westerlo.
Mathew Leckie played the full game but couldn't prevent Ingolstadt from going down 3-1 at home to Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.
Dario Vidosic was an unused substitute for FC Sion, who beat Zurich 1-0 away from home.
Ivan Franjic stayed on the bench for Torpedo Moscow in a 1-1 Russian Premier League draw at home to Zenit St Petersburg, a match marred by alleged racist abuse directed at the visitors' Brazilian goal-scorer Hulk by sections of the home fans.
Mitch Langerak was relegated to understudy duties for Borussia Dortmund as they claimed a point at home against FC Köln in the Bundesliga. The goalkeeper's side are now tenth in the league with Langerak likely to get his next chance in Dormund's upcoming Cup tie against Hoffenheim.
Fellow custodian Mat Ryan was in goals for Club Brugge in mid-week Europa League action. The Belgian outfit conceded first but clinched a 2-1 home win over Besiktas in the first-leg of their round of 16 match-up.
Tommy Oar was forced to sit out FC Utrecht's 3-1 loss on the road in the Eredivisie, while compatriot Michael Zullo continues to be sidelined by a torn ACL.
Defender Trent Sainsbury played the duration of PEC Zwolle's 2-0 loss in the Dutch top-flight, with teammate Eli Babalj forced to warm the bench from the sideline.
Midfielder Oliver Bozanic played a full game in FC Luzern's 2-0 victory in the Swiss Super League, while Aziz Behich also played the 90-minutes in Bursaspor's win in Turkey.
It was an unhappy night for recently selected Socceroo teenager Chris Ikonomidis, who was shown a red card after just 12 minutes for Lazio's youth side – however his team still managed to claim a 1-0 win on the road.
Tim Cahill played all but the final minutes as his new club Shanghai Shenhua maintained top spot in the Chinese Super League. The striker continued to develop his new partnership with Brazilian Paulo Henrique, who was on the scoresheet in their 1-0 away win over Guangzhou R&F.
Also in China's top flight, Josh Mitchell played the full game and helped Liaoning to beat Shandong Luneng 3-2 at home. Meanwhile Adrian Leijer's Chongqing Lifan outfit are without a point from two matches after being beaten 2-1 in front of their home fans.
In the J-League, Mitch Duke came on for the last 18 minutes of Shimizu S-Pulse's 0-0 draw at Albirex Niigata.
Matt Smith was in Bangkok Glass' line-up as they won 3-2 in their re-scheduled opening round clash against Sisaket FC in Thailand.
Aleksandar Jovanovic completed 90 minutes and helped Jeju United to keep a clean sheet and earn a point in a 0-0 draw at home to Busan.
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Rojas-Drummond, Sylvia; Mason, Nancy; Littleton, Karen and Velez, Maricela
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The present study explores the development and promotion of reading comprehension in primary students, in the context of the implementation of an educational programme called 'Learning Together' (LT). The programme, which centred on collaborative learning activities, was designed to promote oral and written communication in primary school Mexican children. Analyses revealed that children who participated in the LT programme, in comparison with students in a control condition, produced higher quality written summaries of texts they had read, both when working in teams as well as individually. This suggests that the LT participants appropriated and transferred the text comprehension strategies promoted, so that they could apply these strategies effectively not only in collaborative contexts but also independently, that is, in a self-regulated and autonomous fashion. The theoretical and practical implications of the work are discussed in relation to understanding and promoting oracy and literacy processes in primary students.
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Who is your client? What are its media goals?
Chris McMurry: The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is an association of 16 different stakeholder groups, ranging from professional excavator groups to utilities companies. It's looking to educate homeowners about the cost and dangers of hitting underground power and other lines when doing home or garden renovations. CGA wanted to drive national awareness of 811, a one-year-old, toll-free number [that] people can call to learn the approximate location of underground utility lines before digging around their homes.
What made Better Homes & Gardens such a good hit? How did you pitch the editors there?
McMurry: Better Homes & Gardens has a huge circulation that reaches do-it-yourself gardeners, making it our number one target. We sent an e-mail pitch to the gardening editor early this year, who in a response mentioned that she had hit a utility line while digging in her yard. That experience encouraged her to do a story.
Did you have to media train sources? What background or statistics did you provide to clinch this placement?
McMurry: We didn't do any media training, although we illustrated the severity of the problem with statistics, showing that once every minute there's utility damage in the US caused by excavation work, and that even digging down only a few inches has its risks.
What was the impact of the hit?
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The Medical Director, Gbagada General Hospital, Dr. Adeleke Adesola Kaka has commended Mouka Limited (makers of Mouka Foam) for donating various items to the hospital as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), stressing that the gesture was timely because many patients required the donated items.
Dr. Kaka also expressed gladness that the organisation made good its promise to donate baby beds to all new babies born in the hospital on the first day of the 2019 calendar year, noting that the management will support promotion of the Mouka brand within the hospital.
In her remarks, the Brand Manager of Mouka Foam, Miss Yetunde Obadina, said that the donations were part of a strategic approach to support indigent residents of the State while also introducing the "Dream Time Mouka Baby Mattress" to the public.
She explained that the new product has a unique cover, is forever odourless, water resistant and provides extreme comfort to babies.
Responding on behalf of beneficiary patients, Mrs. Gladys Hope expressed joy and appreciation to Mouka Limited for their thoughtful gesture which benefits their babies and thanked the medical personnel for the care and attention accorded them during their stay at the hospital.
The highlight of the occasion was the presentation of the beds and other donated items to the parents by representatives of Mouka Limited and the management of the hospital.


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Where is Blue Springs, MO?
Blue Springs is a city found in Missouri, The United States Of America. It is located 39.02 latitude and -94.28 longitude and it is situated at elevation 300 meters above sea level.
Blue Springs has a population of 52,575 making it the 11th biggest city in Missouri. It operates on the CDT time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Kansas City.
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Blue-springs has a population of around 53364, of which 25963 (48%) are male and 27401 (51%) are female. The average age of the inhabitants of Blue-springs is 35.49, meaning that the average person is below the national median age of 37. For every male, there are approximately 1.06 females, meaning that the population is relatively evenly distributed between males and female(s).
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Amortals by Matt Forbeck
Publisher: Angry Robot
Source: Purchased
4/5 Hats
Synopsis (from BN.com)
THE VERY BEST PERSON TO CATCH YOUR KILLER…IS YOU.Matt Forbeck arrives as the new king of high-concept – with a blockbuster action movie in a book. In the near future, scientists solve the problem of mortality by learning how to backup and restore a persons memories into a vat-bred clone. When Secret Service agent Ronan "Methusaleh" Dooley is brutally murdered, he's brought back from the dead one more time to hunt his killer, but this time those who wanted him dead are much closer to home.
The thought of being "reborn" so many times makes me want to blink. A lot. The sheer amount of descendants Dooley has amassed in a little under 200 years is daunting (he's on great grandson #6), and I can't imagine what it would be like to know that if you're killed, you'll have another chance at life the next day. Dooly has a good guy streak a mile long, and none of the swagger that you would think would come from someone that is considered so important to the government that he's the longest living man, with automatic rebirth following his death. People can purchase insurance that assures them they will be reborn, but the cost is exorbitant, and with this option available, medical advances have virtually stopped, leaving the poor with no recourse if they get sick, but the rich never have to worry, knowing they'll be reborn as many times as they'd like. Amortals reads like a really good action flick (I mean that in a good way). I had no problem picturing how the action unfolded because the author's descriptives are that good. The twists and turns are nearly constant and the author really gets across the terrifying implications that cloning can have for humanity. I never quite knew who to trust, except for our hero, who narrates the story, and I enjoyed seeing how things unfolded and the surprising direction some characters took. If you enjoy sci-fi action and plenty of cool gadgets, along with a hero to root for, you'll love Amortals!
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The dates for next years powerboat training courses here at Foremark reservoir have now been released and are available to book now. Click here for further course information
These courses are a great introduction to the world of powerboating and are suitable for complete beginners from 12 years upwards. Watch this short RYA 'Introduction to powerboating' video
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Chef Automate Incident Creation achieves application certification from ServiceNow to improve end-user visibility and productivity
Chef announced on Tuesday that it has received certification of its Chef Automate Incident Creation application with ServiceNow, available now in the ServiceNow Store.
Certification by ServiceNow is only granted to apps available in the Store and signifies that the Chef Automate Incident Creation app has successfully completed a set of defined tests focused on Now Platform security, compatibility, performance and integration interoperability. The certification also ensures that best practices are utilized in the design and implementation of the Chef Automate app with ServiceNow.
The Chef Automate Incident Creation application allows users to generate incidents in their ServiceNow Incident Management environment whenever they have failures in their Chef-managed platform due to either infrastructure automation updates failing or automated compliance check failures.
This integration with ServiceNow gives Chef customers the ability to capture all failures across their estate for resolution and tracking purposes as a way to ensure any infrastructure automation problems are resolved rapidly and compliance failures are tracked and corrected based on internal best practices.
The components of this integration include incident management for infrastructure and compliance automation that gives users the ability to create ServiceNow incident tickets, alert/page operations or information security (for Chef failures or InSpec failures, respectively), so that automation and compliance failures are actioned as quickly as possible and in concordance with customer- or regulatory-mandated SLAs or OLAs.
It also provides data management and event deduplication that uses Chef Automate as a central data aggregator and de-duplicates events, so that repeated failures do not open repeated incident tickets. Instead, they update relevant fields in ServiceNow, such as the time of last failure. This helps reduce overall alert noise, in contrast to non-Chef Automate approaches that send data directly from managed nodes to ServiceNow.
The application also delivers compliance-related integration opportunities with other capabilities on the ServiceNow platform. The data stream of compliance events generated by this integration can now be leveraged by other applications on the ServiceNow platform.
For example, governance and risk compliance (GRC) or security/incident management (SIEM) systems that have integrations with ServiceNow can now have access to this data. For those companies who have standardized on such systems, the data stream from InSpec through Chef Automate allows users to enhance their overall risk dashboard with real time, continuous compliance events that are already properly prioritized, rather than inundating these systems with meaningless, context-free data as was previously the case.
"This integration has been one of the most desired features, with many of our customers requesting this integration with ServiceNow's premier IT service management solution," said James Casey, VP of Partner Integration at Chef. "We look forward to working with ServiceNow to give our customers a single place to track all issues seen across their automated infrastructure that will improve the overall expediency of both ServiceNow and Chef Automate within the enterprise and help reduce the overall repercussions of any failure scenarios."


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Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 14, p. 71. Works numbers were 9065, 9073 in February 1888.These two saddle tanks were bought by the San Francisco company that managed the cable car networks as well as steam-powered railways. Soon after the P&CH bought these engines, the company was reorganized as the Ferries & Cliff House. See Locobase 11659 for some details. The 1 was later sold to the San Jose & Alum Rock in 1896 as their #3 and soon went to work for the San Jose & Santa Clara. It found later work on the Shasta Land & Lumber. 2 was sold directly to the SL&L as their #4. A couple of years later the 2 went to Glynn & Peterson Mill & Lumber company. Finally, the Port Arena Tie & Fluming Co put the engine to work.
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|Locobase ID
|Park & Cliff House
|Number in Class
|Road Numbers
|9 / 1-2
|Number Built
|Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co
|Valve Gear
|Locomotive Length and Weight
|Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
|5.67 / 1.73
|Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
|20.33 / 6.20
|Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase
|Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)
|20.33 / 6.20
|Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
|Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)
|36,000 / 16,329
|Engine Weight (lbs / kg)
|56,000 / 25,401
|Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
|Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
|Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)
|800 / 3.03
|Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / ML/MT)
|Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
|30 / 15
|Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
|Driver Diameter (in / mm)
|45 / 1143
|Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)
|130 / 9
|High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)
|13" x 18" / 330x457
|Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)
|7470 / 3388.34
|Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
|Heating Ability
|Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)
|Grate Area (sq ft / m2)
|8.30 / 0.77
|Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)
|Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
|Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)
|Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume
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|Robert LeMassena's Power Computation
|Same as above plus superheater percentage
|Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area
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"We are conscious we are different and we did not want to be too different, too quickly," says Philip Latham, pension fund manager at the Welsh pension fund, and multiple IPE Award winner, Clwyd about the stages in which the pension fund introduced its unusual asset allocation strategy.
As a statutory local government pension scheme (LGPS), Clwyd provides death and retirement benefits for local government employees in north east Wales.
Its overall investment objective is two-fold – it aims for a funding level of 100% and long-term stability in its employers' contribution rates.
This defines its asset allocation strategy, which contrasts wildly to those of other LGPS in the UK, which tend to be more geared towards equities.
But the challenge is not easy, Clwyd's estimated funding level was at 63% in March 2013, down 9% from 2010.
"To get back to a funding level of 100%, we need an investment strategy that is forecast to generate relatively high returns," says Latham. "At the same time, we try to manage our equity risk and volatility in order to preserve the stability in contribution rates. Our investments in alternatives – all of which are different in nature and come with different risk profiles – are expected to help us reach our objectives and produce a long-term return similar to that of equities without the volatility. The 2011-12 review from the WM Company, shows that over 20 years, alternatives have one of the lowest risks and highest returns compared with other asset classes."
At present, Clwyd's asset allocation strategy consists of 43% equity, 15% fixed interest and 42% alternatives.
Over time, there has been a shift from equities into alternatives. With the exception of the active, alpha-seeking currency fund, which was stopped after 2007, exposure to all alternative asset classes has increased. Investments in timber and agriculture as well as commodities were added in 2007. Tactical asset allocation (TAA) was added in 2004.
Clwyd's alpha-seeking alternatives portfolio contains a 2% free allocation, which is used for new investment ideas. To date these have included investments in power generation, American solar energy projects and a shipping fund.
In the equities portfolio, UK, US, European and Japanese active portfolios were phased out in 2011. Instead a 19% developed passive, a 5% global unconstrained and a 5% global high alpha/absolute return portfolio were added.
Active mandates to the Far East and emerging markets, meanwhile, increased from 2.5% each in 2001 to 7% in 2011.
Individual allocations in traditional bonds such as UK Gilts and corporate bonds as well as high yield, emerging markets and cash were phased out in 2007 and replaced with one unconstrained mandate, which manages these assets on a tactical basis.
TAA gained in importance following the financial crisis. It is at present managed by three managers: a broad-based GTAA provider; a traditional dynamic asset allocation fund with a focus on capital preservation and; a multi-strategy hedge fund with a macro bias.
"We have two real objectives for TAA," says Latham. "First, we want to add value to the bottom line over the long term. Secondly, we want downside protection. It has already given us some downside protection in difficult, volatile environments even if it failed to provide additional alpha at total fund level."
A new development of the revised strategic asset allocation in 2011 was the inclusion of conditional asset allocation (CAA). This gives Latham the flexibility to make changes in asset allocation between equities and fixed income of up to 15% if conditions require, and up to 5% for other assets and TAA. Quarterly meetings with the fund's TAA managers and consultant are held to discuss the positioning, as well as telephone conversations when market events appear to be moving quickly. But in order to instruct any changes there has to be a clear consensus from all the managers concerned that any events represent a fundamental market change and not just a short-term correction.
"CAA allows us to de-risk very quickly, or alternatively take advantage of the market on the upside," says Latham. "But, we are not trying to time the market." Clwyd has not yet used its CAA.
The fund's overall strategic risk and return profile is determined through its strategic asset allocation. For years, the fund pursued a policy of lowering risk by diversifying both investments and fund managers. Therefore, it maintains positions in a variety of financial instruments including bank deposits, quoted equity instruments, fixed interest securities, property holdings and unlisted equity products. This exposes the fund to a variety of financial risks including credit and counterparty risk, liquidity risk, market risk and exchange rate risk.
"We are cash-flow positive and likely to remain so for the next 10 years, depending on what happens to our 30 public sector employers, who may need to downsize," says Latham. "We do not need to generate any liquidity from our investments, so we plan to re-invest any income that we have for capital gain. This cash flow position allows us to invest in less liquid assets such as private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure, timber and agriculture."
Alternative assets are subject to their own diversification requirements. Private equity, for example, is diversified by stage, geography and vintage where funds of funds are not used. Property on the other hand is diversified by type, risk profile, geography and vintage on closed-ended funds, infrastructure by type (primary/secondary), geography and vintage and hedge funds via multi-strategy or funds of funds.
In the wake of the financial market turmoil of 2008, Clwyd put its alternatives into different risk brackets such as alpha seeking, real assets and TAA.
As part of its recovery plan, Clwyd's return target is UK Gilts plus 3%, assumed 7.5%. For past service, it is Gilts plus 1.4% – assumed 5.9% – and for future service, an investment return of 6.75% per annum is required, in other words, inflation plus 3.75%. But Clwyd assumes 8-10% in the long term with a risk of around 11% to get an information ratio as close to one as possible.
These assumptions are built into a benchmark, using an optimisation model to consider various asset allocations and their impact on risk and return. "Once we have created our asset strategy based on those targets, we try to create our own benchmark to have a benchmark return in line with those targets," says Latham.
The fund's investment strategy and implementation are reviewed every three to four years.
Clwyd's asset management is outsourced and all of its allocation takes place through pooled vehicles. "Initially, pooled investments came from EU procurements but over time managers have come in with pooled vehicles because they deem them more efficient," says Latham. "We recognised the increased complexity in back office requirements, particularly from an accounting perspective, and having a pooled vehicle simplifies the back office. The downside is that we do not directly vote some of our shares but instead rely on our fund managers to do that."
As part of its return to a 100% funding level, the pension fund is in the process of implementing a flight path methodology into its overall strategy, which maps the route back to fully funded status over a fixed time period and takes account of both asset and liability value projections based on existing structures including liability-drivers such as inflation and interest rates.
The fund does not expect to appoint a manager until mid-September, with a view to implementing the flight path at a later stage, although possibly not until 1 April 2014.


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The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) raised tough questions about military courts, "continued enforced disappearances" and "torture of prisoners in detention", in its first review of implementation in Pakistan of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, held in Geneva on Tuesday and streamed live.
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Shrimp Boil on a Stick
Last updated 6/22/2011 at Noon
12 eight to ten inch wooden or metal skewers
12 fresh or frozen jumbo shrimp in shells
3 ears fresh sweet corn
1 lb. tiny new potatoes
1 lb. andouille sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
6 green onions cut in 2-inch lengths
¼ cup olive oil
1 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning
2 Lemons cut into wedges
1 recipe Thyme Lemon Butter (recipe below)
1. If using wooden skewers, soak in water for 30 minutes. Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact, if desired. Remove husks from the ears of corn. Scrub with a stiff brush to remove silks; rinse. Cut corn cobs into one inch pieces.
2. Meanwhile in a Dutch oven cook potatoes, covered, in boiling salted water for five minutes. Add corn; return mixture to a boiling. Cook five minutes more or until vegetables are just tender. Drain. Set aside and cool slightly. On 10-inch presoaked skewers, thread shrimp, sausage, potatoes, corn and green onions.
3. In a small bowl stir together olive oil and seasoning mix; brush mixture over assembled skewers.
4. For a charcoal grill, grill skewers on the greased rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium-high coals for eight to ten minutes, or until shrimp are opaque, turning once halfway through grilling and adding lemon wedges for the last two to three minutes of grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium-high. Place skewers on greased grill rack over heat. Cover; grill as above.) Serve with Thyme Lemon Butter and garlic bread.
Thyme Lemon Butter In a small saucepan, combine juice of half a lemon, 2 tablespoons white wine or chicken broth, 1 clove of minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme. Bring to a boil. Gradually whisk in ¼ cup of butter, cut into small cubes, until all the butter is melted. Remove from heat. Makes six servings.
Happy eating!
If you want to learn more about cooking with different herbs, then I hope you'll join us for one of our, "Cooking with Herbs" classes coming up soon.
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The following utilities are owned and operate by Town of Frederick. Some services are provided through agreements with other utility provider to serve residents, commercial and industrial customers of Frederick. Contact the Engineering & Utilities Department with design, contract management, and construction inspection questions. Contact Utility Billing for customer connection and disconnection services.
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Water Tap FeesThe Town of Frederick has recently changed the way we track and set water meters. This will allow for more complete records of our meter inventory, as well as ensuring the quality of the installation of the meter pits themselves. The following is a step by step process to use in requesting your water meter to be set:
- Contact the town's Engineering and Utilities Department/Building Division, to request that your meter be set.
- Once it is determined that all related fees and water rights have been satisfied a town inspector will inspect the installation of the meter pit. This will accomplished by the end of the next business day following the request.
- If any corrections to the installation of the meter pit are needed, a notice of the items to be corrected will be issued. Once any corrections have been made a re-inspection will need to be requested to verify the corrections.
- If there are no further corrections needed, the Building Division will notify the town's Public Works Department that it is approved, and they can set the meter. Billing will begin at this time.
- Any questions regarding this new process, please contact the Building Division at 720.382.5605.
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All hunting licenses are valid from date of purchase until August 31 unless otherwise noted. In addition to a hunting license, additional endorsements may be required. For specific information on Lifetime, Disabled Veteran, Texas resident active duty military, and Combination licenses, view combination hunting and fishing licenses packages.
A hunting license is required of any person (resident or nonresident), of any age, to hunt any animal, bird, frog or turtle in this state, except the following:
- coyotes, if the coyotes are attacking, about to attack, or have recently attacked livestock, domestic animals, or fowl.
- feral hogs on private property with landowner authorization.
- fur-bearing animals, if the hunter possesses a commercial trapper's license.
- depredating fur-bearing animals, if a landowner (resident or non-resident) or landowner's agent is taking fur-bearing animals causing depredation on the landowner's land. No portion of the nuisance fur-bearer may be possessed, sold or retained for any purpose.
All laws and regulations governing hunter education requirements still apply.
Resident Licenses
- Resident Hunting
- $25 (Item 101)
- Valid to hunt any legal bird or animal (terrestrial vertebrates). Endorsement requirements apply. Required of any resident unless the resident possesses a valid:
- Senior Resident Hunting License;
- Youth Hunting License;
- Super Combo or Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing License Package;
- Lifetime Resident Hunting License;
- Disabled Veteran Super Combo Hunting and Fishing License Package;
- Lifetime Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing License; or
- Texas Resident Active Duty Military Hunting Package
- Texas Resident Active Duty Military Super Combo Hunting and Fishing License Package.
- Senior Resident Hunting
- $7 (Item 102)
- Valid only for residents 65 years of age and older. Valid to hunt any legal bird or animal. Endorsement requirements apply.
- Resident Trapper's License
- $19 (Item 106)
- Required for all persons to hunt, shoot or take for sale those species classified as fur-bearing animals or their pelts. (See Nongame and Other Species and Fur-Bearing Animal Regulations for more information.)
- Purchase a license »
Youth Licenses
- Youth Hunting Licenses
- $7 (Item 169)
- Valid for any person, resident or non-resident, under 17 years of age at the date of license purchase. Exempt from state hunting endorsement requirements, except for Reptile and Amphibian Endorsement. State endorsement exemptions remain valid for the entire license year. The Harvest Information Program (HIP) certification must be added when applicable.
- Purchase a license »
Non-Resident Licenses
- Non-resident General Hunting
- $315 (Item 105)
- Valid to hunt any legal bird or animal (including deer). Endorsement requirements apply. If hunting white-tailed deer or mule deer, this is the only valid license available to participate in those activities for non-residents.
- Non-resident Spring Turkey
- $126 (Item 118)
- Available after Feb 1. Valid to hunt turkey only during the open spring turkey season. Holders of this license are exempt from the upland game bird endorsement requirements. It is unlawful to possess both this license and a valid Non-resident General Hunting License.
- Non-resident Special Hunting
- $132 (Item 107)
- Valid to hunt exotic animals, all legal game birds (except turkey), all non-game animals, fur-bearing animals, squirrel, javelina and alligator (not valid for white-tailed or mule deer including MLDP tags, pronghorn or bighorn sheep). Endorsement requirements apply.
- Non-resident 5-Day Special Hunting
- $48 (Item 157)
- Legal for any period of five consecutive days (valid hunting dates will be printed on the license when issued). Valid to hunt exotic animals, all legal game birds (except turkey), all non-game animals, fur-bearing animals, squirrel, javelina and alligator (not valid for white-tailed or mule deer including MLDP tags, pronghorn or bighorn sheep). Endorsement requirements apply.
- Non-resident Banded Bird Hunting
- $27 (Item 120)
- Valid only to hunt banded bobwhite quail, partridge, pheasant, and mallard ducks on private bird hunting areas. Upland and Migratory Game Bird endorsement requirements apply.
- Non-resident Trapper's
- $315 (Item 115)
- Required for persons of any age to hunt, shoot, or take for sale fur-bearing animals including pelts and carcasses. (See Nongame and Other Species and Fur-Bearing Animal Regulations for more information.)
- Purchase a license »
Hunting Lease Licenses
Required of a landowner or landowner's agent who leases hunting rights to another person on property they own or control for pay or other consideration. The license must be displayed on the property.
- Hunting Lease for 1 through 499 acres
- $79 (Item 132)
- Hunting Lease for 500 through 999 acres
- $147 (Item 133)
- Hunting Lease for 1,000 acres or more
- $252 (Item 134)
- Purchase a license »
Hunting Permits and Certifications
- Federal Sandhill Crane Hunting Permit
- Free (Item 590)
- Required to hunt sandhill cranes. Permit can be obtained at TPWD Law Enforcement offices and TPWD headquarters in Austin. Also available by phone at (800) 792-1112, #4820# or (512) 389-4820, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday or online any time. A $5 administrative fee will be charged for online orders. Please keep a record of hunting activities because 26% of crane hunters are chosen for a federal harvest survey.
- Harvest Information Program (HIP) Certification
- Free (Item 137)
- Required to hunt migratory game birds. Inform the clerk you intend to hunt migratory game birds and need to be HIP-certified. The clerk will ask a few simple questions. The letters "HIP" will appear on your license.
- Experimental Pronghorn Permit
- Free
- Required to hunt buck pronghorn on certain properties.
Hunting Endorsements
The Archery Endorsement (Item 135), Migratory Game Bird Endorsement (Item 168), and Upland Game Bird Endorsement (Item 167) are included with a Lifetime Resident Combination or Lifetime Resident Hunting license, they are NOT required for any hunter (resident or nonresident) under 17 years of age. The Reptile and Amphibian Endorsement (Item 178) and the Federal Duck Stamp (Item 138) are required if applicable for your specific activity.
- Archery Endorsement
- $7 (Item 135)
- Required to hunt game animals during an Archery-Only open season. Required to hunt deer at any time in Collin, Dallas, Grayson, or Rockwall counties.
- Texas Migratory Game Bird Endorsement
- $7 (Item 168)
- Required to hunt any migratory game bird (waterfowl, coot, rail, gallinule, snipe, dove, sandhill crane, and woodcock). A valid Federal Duck Stamp and HIP Certification are also required of waterfowl hunters 16 years of age or older. A free Federal Sandhill Crane Hunting Permit is required to hunt sandhill cranes. The Sandhill Crane permit is available at TPWD Law Enforcement offices, online, or by calling (800) 792-1112 #4820#.
- Upland Game Bird Endorsement
- $7 (Item 167)
- Required to hunt turkey, pheasant, quail, or chachalaca. Non-residents who purchase the Non-resident Spring Turkey License are exempt. MAY NOT be used to hunt turkey with a Non-resident Special Hunting License (Item 107) or a Non-resident 5-Day Special Hunting License (Item 157).
- Federal Duck Stamp (Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp)
- $25 plus fulfillment (Item 138)
- Required for all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age or older; available at most U.S. Post offices, TPWD Law Enforcement offices, Austin headquarters, and all license retailers. Must be signed on its face by the hunter. A valid hunting license, HIP Certification, and Texas Migratory Game Bird endorsement are also required. If the federal duck stamp is not received within 30 days of purchase, call (800) 792-1112, #4820#.
- Reptile and Amphibian Endorsement
- $10 (Item 178)
- Required for any person to capture indigenous reptiles or amphibians on the shoulder of a public road or any unpaved area of a public right of way.
- Annual Public Hunting Permit
- $48 (Item 173)
- Required for an adult (age 17 years of age or older) to access designated public hunting lands owned or administered by TPWD for hunting and other recreational purposes.
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Lifetime Licenses
Residents may buy hunting and fishing licenses valid for the lifetime of the license holder. A lifetime license includes all state endorsements other than the Reptile and Amphibian endorsement. Lifetime license holders are not exempt from the Federal Duck Stamp requirement. Lifetime licenses are not valid for commercial fur trapping. Lifetime tags may be obtained at retailers each year at no additional fee. The Harvest Information Program (HIP) certification and the bonus red drum tag must be added, whenever applicable.
- Lifetime Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing
- $1,800 (Item 980)
- Lifetime Resident Hunting
- $1,000 (Item 981)
- Lifetime Resident Fishing
- $1,000 (Item 982)
A lifetime resident hunting or fishing license can be upgraded to a lifetime resident combination hunting and fishing license for $800. Item 983 for upgrade from hunting and Item 984 from fishing.
Non-resident Military, their dependents and individuals under 17 years of age are not eligible for lifetime licenses.
Applications for Lifetime Licenses
Applications for lifetime licenses are available online or by calling (800) 792-1112, #4820#, or in person at TPWD Austin headquarters and all TPWD Law Enforcement sales offices.
Requesting Tags for Existing Lifetime License Holders
Beginning August 15th of each license year, existing lifetime license holders may obtain current year tags immediately, at no fee, at any one of our license agents located across the state. A Request for Lifetime License Tags may also be printed.
Lifetime License Drawing
Enter to win a Lifetime Super Combo license in TPWD's Lifetime License Drawing.


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Even the most intelligent beings have their goofy moments, and cats are no exception. You may see them as cute little hunters or creatures of grace and royalty, but trust us, they are more than silly at times. A life with cats is guaranteed of laughters and joy. Maybe this is what makes us love cats, after all.
Scroll down to check out some of their most dumbass moments, and let us know what you think in the comments!
#1 Left Suit On Floor. Woke Up To This
#2 The Question Is Not What He Is Doing There But What This Piece Of Ham Is Doing On Him
#3 I Know Cats Like To Sleep In Weird Positions, But This Is Probably The Most Ridiculous
#4 Some Cats Bring Their Humans Birds And Mice. Oliver Brings Me Teabags
#5 We Actually Had To Help Him Down… Idiot
#6 This Is How My Friend Found The Cat In The Bathroom
#7 This Is My Friend's Cat Eating Dinner
#8 He Is Crying Because He Thinks He Is Locked Out. Dumb As A Brick But He Is Mine And I Love Him
#9 My Friend's Cat Got Its Head Stuck In A Vase, Freaked Out, Broke The Vase, And Was Left With This
#10 "I Can't Leave You Alone For One Second, Can I?"
#11 My Cat Keeps Trying To Steal The Feather Duster, Luckily He Never Gets Too Far
#12 You're Doing It Wrong
#13 That's It. I'm Done. I Am Done Buying Things For My Cat
#14 My Cat Is An Idiot But Adorable
#15 Putting In Screen Doors For Warmer Weather, My Cat Thinks I Moved The Door
#16 First Time My Cat Has Seen A Watermelon
#17 I Hear My Cat Crying In The Bathroom, Walking In, I See This
#18 "What Are You Doing Home So Early?"
#19 My Cat Is Grounded Indefinitely
#20 Why Can't He Just Drink Out Of The Bowl Like A Normal Cat?
Source purrworld.com


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