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Restaurateur Shivam Sehgal Sees an Untapped Business Opportunity in Delhi's Dwarka In a tête-à-tête with Restaurant India, Shivam Sehgal, founder of The Market Place restaurant, shares how he is planning to go big with his restaurant
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In a tête-à-tête with Restaurant India, Shivam Sehgal, founder of The Market Place restaurant, shares his secret on how he is planning to go big with his restaurant.
How do you come up with the concept of your restaurant?
I started with the basic concept of the restaurant as a whole and then narrowed it down to a buffet restaurant. I never wanted a regular buffet kind of restaurant. To get over and bring something new to the market, I, with my team, thought of coming out with the idea of the live kitchen, mini-restaurants inside one big restaurant, similar to a food court concept, and then it should have global cuisines on the menu.
At The Market Place, we cater to people of all age groups – from a child to the eldest member of the family.
Selecting the Location
The Market Place at Kirti Nagar in Delhi is the pilot project. We opened at Kirti Nagar to see who wins, whether it's the concept or the location. And the concept won! People like the concept more. I wanted to see how much potential this project has. It's all about the food and the concept.
Out of 100 customers visiting the restaurant, I make sure to meet at least 90. It's my motive that my guests leave the restaurant with a smile on their face. If anything is bugging them, I am there to solve it out. It about a personal connection with them, taking reviews and feedback. Fortunately, we are getting 99% positive reviews.
How did you come up with the menu of The Market Place restaurant?
The Consultant Company, Secret Ingredients had helped us in creating the menu and the system of the restaurant. The founder of Secret Ingredient, Sid Mathur is also a cuisine creator at Impressario.
Some of the interesting findings you came across while you were doing the R&D for your business?
All the places we went around for buffet during the R&D, I noticed one thing that was very certain with the diners. If four people are sitting at a table, one of them, at least, ends up saying "I want to have burgers here" or "I want to have Shawarma" or I want to have dim sum". So, that was the question that hit me straight away, that if they aren't getting what they want, it is quite possible that the particular diner won't come back again. One of them would cut it off. At that time, I decided to bring on the maximum things on the table, giving choice to people.
What are the pros and cons of being a partner at any restaurant?
I ventured with Varun Puri for Too Indian and Duty Free. I was always there as a manager who would learn things at the restaurant, to make a passion out of business.
There are almost no cons if you are in the right partnership. I have seen none of them. My partner is a very nice leader; I got to learn many things from him. I would suggest - don't force yourself to be in partnership with the person you do not like or who might not go along with you. Just work with the person and know him inside out. See how they work. It's the passion you should see in someone's eyes. And how willing he is to work and teach their staff around.
What are your growth and expansion plans for The Market Place?
We will be soon expanding with three more outlets in Delhi-NCR – Dwarka, Noida and Gurugram. Dwarka is still untapped; it doesn't have many good restaurants that would cater to the mass audience living in the area.
This article was originally published by Sara Khan.


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William S. Klug, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, died June 1 in a shooting in his office in UCLA's Engineering IV building. He was 39.
The university has established a fund to support his family.
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has established a virtual wall where well-wishers can leave a note or a remembrance for Profesor Klug's family.
Klug, a beloved and committed scholar, conducted life-saving research that also involved colleagues from UCLA's engineering, science and medical faculty. He specialized in computational biomechanics and the mechanics of biological systems, such as cancer cells.
Klug had been a member of the UCLA community since his days as a graduate student, from 1998 through 1999, when he earned a master's degree in civil engineering. He went on to earn a doctorate from Caltech in 2003, and then returned to UCLA that year as a faculty member of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Klug held appointments in mechanical and aerospace engineering and in bioengineering, and he was promoted to full professor in 2015.
"Our entire UCLA family is mourning the loss of Professor Klug, a respected, dedicated and caring faculty member," UCLA Chancellor Gene Block wrote in a statement to the campus community. "At this time, our thoughts and prayers are with Professor Klug's wife, Mary Elise, his two children, and his extended family, friends and colleagues. … Let us remember and be grateful for the wonderful gifts and talents Professor Klug shared with us at UCLA."
Among his recent research projects, Klug was collaborating with colleagues at the David Geffen School of Medicine in running the UCLA Cardiac Modeling Group. Funded by a $4.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the researchers were applying biomechanics to cardiology research with the goal of better understanding the electromechanics of the heart.
His previous research provided a clearer picture of the physics of cells and their organelles, which had applications for understanding the life cycles of viruses like HIV. He was also director of the Klug Research Group, which studied computational biomechanics, including how biological structures' shape and mechanics affects their function.
"This is a terrible moment," said Tsu-Chin Tsao, chair of the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering. "We lost a professor who cared a lot about his students and who was on a very positive trajectory. My heart goes out to his family right now."
Klug received a number of prestigious awards, including a 2008 National Science Foundation Career Award of $475,000 over five years and his department's Samueli Teaching Award in 2007. In his career, he used that and other grants to support research by a number of doctoral and post-doctoral scholars whom he worked with or mentored. In 2012, he was honored by Westmont College, his undergraduate alma mater, as a distinguished alumni.
While on sabbatical in 2012, he served as a visiting scholar at both Caltech and USC. He was engaged in the UCLA community, serving as a member of numerous campus committees, as a reviewer on a dozen academic journals and as an organizer for a half-dozen conferences.
"Bill was one of the most talented, intelligent and caring people I have ever known, and he made enormous contributions in the field of computational biomechanics," said UCLA professor Jeff Eldredge, who met him in 1999 while they were both doctoral students at Caltech. The pair joined the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at UCLA on the same day.
"While sharing a lab with him these past 13 years, I have watched him mentor a series of great research students," Eldredge said. "I had looked forward to us growing into old grouchy professors together, and I'm very sad to lose a dear friend and colleague and the many years of future collaboration and camaraderie that have vanished for no sensible reason. We have lost someone truly special. My thoughts are with his wife and children."
In reviews of his classes, even students who bemoaned the large amount of homework he assigned described him as kind, helpful and patient. Some also mentioned his sense of humor, noting that he made his lectures available online, but to encourage class attendance turned off his microphone when describing what kinds of questions would be on his tests.
Klug was born on June 19, 1976, and lived in El Segundo, California. He is survived by his wife, Mary Elise, a fellow graduate of both Westmont and UCLA, and their children, 9 and 7.
A student vigil for William Klug was held Thursday, June 2nd, 8:30pm at Bruin Plaza on campus. The engineering school held a vigil for William Klug on Friday, June 3rd, 4:00pm, at the UCLA Court of Sciences. Links to both vigils are under "Additional Links" below.
By Alison Hewitt
Originally posted at the UCLA Newsroom.
Letter from Chancellor Block to UCLA Engineering Faculty, Staff and Students
UCLA Engineering family gathers to honor William Klug
More than 1,000 gather at UCLA vigil for professor William Klug
Candlelight vigil honors professor William Klug
Professor William Klug remembered for service to students, innovative work
UC students, officials show support for UCLA after campus tragedy
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The place: Rhodesia. The time: . The source: "The Future of Rhodesia" by H.T. Longden from The Quarterly Review ()
[Farmers] have shown that when roused they can act together. The Labour Tax
resistance movement is an example. In an
Ordinance was passed through the Legislative Council which imposed a tax of
1s. per month per man on all
employers of labour. The proceeds of the tax were not to be paid into the
Treasury as revenue but to be handed over to the Labour Bureau, an
organisation for the collection and distribution of labour. The farmers
objected to the principle of the tax, but the Ordinance was passed in spite
of their protest. They decided to oppose it when put into operation by
passive resistance, and carried out their resolve. Hundreds were convicted
and fined. They refused to pay the fines. A few were sent to gaol, but in
most instances, when the convicted men were sent to prison, their fines were
paid by their opponents. That state of things clearly could not continue; and
serious trouble was only averted by the wisdom of the Administrator, who came
to an understanding with the President of the Agricultural Union, whereby it
was tacitly agreed that, if the farmers undertook to abandon further
resistance, the Secretary of State for the Colonies would be asked by the
Company to exercise his right of veto and disallow the Ordinance. This was
accordingly done.
By "labour" Longden means native African workers. The white colonialists had difficulty getting native Africans to work for them, particularly in dangerous work like mining. The incentives they were willing to offer were not encouraging enough, and so taxes (like hut taxes) were imposed to force Africans to obtain colonial currency by laboring for colonial employers. As Earl Grey put it in :
Means have to be found to induce the natives to seek, spontaneously,
employment at the mines, and to work willingly for long terms of more or less
continuous employment. An incentive to labour must be provided, and it can
only be provided by the imposition of taxation. I look forward to the
imposition of a hut tax of £1. per hut… and I also hope that we may, with the
permission of the Imperial authorities, be able to establish a labour tax
which these able-bodied native should be required to pay who are unable to
show a certificate of four months' work.
Such a tax was indeed established in some parts of South Africa in order to compel Africans to work "spontaneously" and "willingly" for the colonists. Native Africans who were deemed "fit for and capable of labour" but who refused to work for whatever wages were being offered by colonial employers were taxed 10 shillings per year, or, if they did not or could not pay, sentenced to up to a year of hard labor.
This was only one of several methods the government used to save its colonists from having to pay an attractive wage to local labor. Sometimes the proponents of this policy straightforwardly discussed it as a way of compelling subdued Africans to work on disadvantageous terms for the benefit of their white overlords, other times they couched the policy in philanthropic terms, and said they were encouraging Africans to give up their savage lives of wasteful sloth and to take up the ennobling and enterprising ways of civilization.
But as interesting as all that is, the "labour tax" that farmers were rebelling against in was something else — it sounds like it was a tax on white farmers who were benefiting from this exploitation of labor enabled by the government. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find out much more about the apparently strong and successful tax resistance movement that ended this tax.


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By Chris Sajnog, Author Navy SEAL Shooting
I recently posted a list of my Top Five Must Have Weapons Systems for Navy SEALs. I came up with that list when my good friend and bestselling author of Target America, Scott McEwen asked me for my top five weapons. Since I'm a believer that we are the weapons and we choose which tools we will use in battle, my response contained things such as mindset, your teammates and support staff. So I'm following up on that post with my list of the top five Navy SEAL firearms. Specifically my favorite firearms I used in the US Navy SEAL Teams.
My Top 5 Navy SEAL Firearms
1. .300 Win Mag (M91A2)
As a Navy SEAL Sniper Instructor, I've used and taught every kind of long-range weapon out there. There are some that can shoot farther, but this is the most versatile of the bunch and can reach out and touch someone out past one thousand yards with a flat trajectory.
2. M4A1 with SOPMOD Kit and M203
Yes, these are likely to be phased out by the newer FN SCAR Series, but I've spent so much time with this system that I can fire and fix it in my sleep. As a corpsman in the platoon, I was also a grenadier and there's no better feeling than accurately projecting 40mm rounds when your enemy is hiding behind cover.
I used the M14 quite a bit in my first platoon at SEAL Team Two. It was a winter warfare platoon and this weapon did everything we needed it to do in the cold mountains where we operated. It has a great effective range of 800 yards and always seemed to work. They've tried making "upgrades" to it with the MK14 EBR, but I'll take the original.
This 9mm submachine gun was what I learned Close Quarters Combat and Maritime Boarding Operations called VBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure). The "N" Stands for Navy as it was developed for our use and is an extremely effective weapon for short, quick engagements. It has virtually zero recoil due to its unique delayed blowback bolt system, firing from the closed bolt position.
5. Sig Sauer P226
This weapon set the "Gold Standard" by which all other combat handguns are measured. I've fired so many rounds from this gun it would be impossible to count; yet, I can hardly remember a single malfunction. In and out of the water, sand and mud — pull it out of its holster and it's going to fire. You can find plenty of higher-end pistols on the market today, but you'll never find one with the proven track record of the P226.
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- mulling spices
- light dusting of cayenne pepper
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The last time there was an NCAA Tournament without the Duke Blue Devils, well, none of the current Blue Devils had been born.
The season was 1994-95, and Duke was coming off its seventh Final Four appearance in nine years. There still was some talent — center Cherokee Parks, guard Jeff Capel, freshman Trajan Langdon — but after a 9-3 start, coach Mike Krzyzewski became too ill to continue the season and the team dissolved without him on the bench. The Blue Devils went 2-14 in the ACC and ended the year 13-18.
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Krzyzewski returned fully healthy the following season, and there hasn't been a March Madness without him since. He's added three NCAA titles and five more Final Four appearances.
This year's young Blue Devils, though, have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic that eliminated exhibition games, that limited the opportunity to play confidence-building non-conference games and that led, at one point, for Krzyzewski to suggest that the season be postponed into the springtime.
They have struggled to an 11-10 overall record, but they also have been good enough on just enough occasions to remain alive in the pursuit of an NCAA berth.
Can Duke make the NCAA Tournament?
One could take the optimistic perspective and cite the fact that the Blue Devils had to rally even to be considered for an at-large berth. They owned a 7-8 record after losing at home Feb. 9 to Notre Dame. March Madness was much farther than a month away for Duke then.
The Devils then rallied with four consecutive victories, including wins over ACC title contender Virginia and Syracuse, another team fighting to climb off the bubble and onto the NCAA bracket.
The schedule has bitten them since. They played effectively against both Louisville and Georgia Tech, but those teams also have March ambitions, as well. Consecutive losses in those games have placed Duke in the position where the traditional season-ending game against North Carolina, on the road at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, is nothing short of a must-win.
If Duke fails to win that game, its only real avenue to an NCAA bid will be to win the ACC Tournament next week in Greensboro.
Duke and the ACC Tournament
The Blue Devils' advantage in pursuing an automatic bid to the NCAAs is the relative absence of elite teams in this year's ACC. There are only two league members in the NET top 25: Florida State at 13, Virginia at 21. In the KenPom.com ratings, there are three in the top 30: FSU at No. 9, Virginia at No. 15 and Georgia Tech at 30.
The Devils' record against those teams is 2-1, although they have not yet faced the league-leading Seminoles.
That may happen soon enough. Even with a victory against North Carolina, it does not appear possible for Duke to get out of the 8-9 matchup in the ACC Tournament that would feed into a quarterfinal game against the regular-season champion. If FSU wins on the road at Notre Dame, the Seminoles clinch the No. 1 ACC Tournament seed. If they lose and Virginia beats Louisville, then it would be the Cavaliers in the top spot.
Duke's remaining schedule
The greatest rivalry in American sports — North Carolina vs. Duke — is not enjoying one of its typically glamorous seasons. In some ways, though, the stakes are higher than ever.
In the four decades that Krzyzewski has been coach, Duke never has been an NCAA bubble team. Its lowest March Madness seed ever was in 1996, a No. 8 seed. Now, in the game that traditionally ends the regular season for both teams, the Tar Heels and Blue Devils will play at 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN.
No doubt the network will make it feel like an occasion.
Duke's strength of victory
Duke is 2-4 against Quad 1 opponents, with the victories coming against No. 21 Virginia at home and No. 64 N.C. State on the road. The Blue Devils also earned home victories against likely NCAA Tournament entrants Clemson and Georgia Tech.
Duke's weak spots
Duke lost two games against opponents that are under .500 for the season, No. 88 Notre Dame and No. 165 Miami. There are few teams in the at-large discussion with a defeat against a team rated as low as the Hurricanes.
Duke also lost on the road to a .500 Pitt team that is rated 89th in the NET.
Duke's KenPom, RPI, SOS and quadrants
— KenPom: Duke is No. 38 in the latest KenPom rankings.
— RPI: Duke ranks No. 124 in the latest RPI standings.
— Strength of schedule: Duke is No. 48 in the latest SOS rankings and No. 74 in strength of record.
— Quadrants: Duke is 2-4 in Quadrant 1 games, 6-8 against Quads 1 and 2 combined. The Devils have two losses in Quad 3.
How Duke makes March Madness
It starts with a road win against North Carolina, which would represent the Devils' third Quad 1 win of the season. The first ACC Tournament game would likely then be against the Tar Heels again or Syracuse, and either offers the opportunity for another quality win.
However, it's hard to imagine the Blue Devils then making it off the bubble without at least winning a quarterfinal matchup against either Florida State or Virginia. If they were able to win that, there would be no reason to believe they were incapable of then winning twice more and taking the subjective discussion away from the selection committee.
But three consecutive wins — Carolina, Carolina or Syracuse and likely Florida State — followed by an ACC semifinal loss would leave Duke at 14-11 with probably a 4-5 mark against Quad 1.
You think they're leaving out Coach K if he hits those numbers?
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How many issues does it take to turn a man into a cyborg? If you are guessing two, you would be wrong.
Writers; Kevin Smith and Phil Hester
Artist: Jonathan Lau
Colorist: Ivan Nunes
Letterer: Simon Bowland
Sover Artist: Alex Ross and Jonathan Lau
Editor: Joseph Rybandt
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Previously in Bionic Man: After being introduced to test pilot Steve Austin, his girlfriend, his friend Oscar, and a mysterious cyborg who is wrecking havoc on OSI bionic research, Austin took to the sky in a new aircraft, only to have it come crashing back to Earth.
Surprisingly, not much Steve Austin action happens this issue. He's pulled from the wreckage… barely alive, and during the exchange in the operating room, readers get a very good idea of what parts of his body are going to be replaced with bionics.
The story in this installment is really divided into two parts; the first focuses on Oscar and the Office of Scientific Intelligence having an in-depth discussion on what appears to be a past cyborg experiment gone bad – the very same experiment that is breaking into OSI labs, stealing tech and killing anyone and everything. The head of the OSI believes the only way to bring down the rogue agent is to create a new cyborg that is better, stronger, and faster. There doesn't appear to be a qualified candidate until Oscar learns of Austin's crash.
The other story being told revolves around the rogue cyborg and his involvement with a Russian company who is also developing cyborg technology. Readers once again get to see the cyborg in action as a ruthless killing machine, but instead of a mindless drone, it looks like this character has a method and a motive for doing everything he does, including building his own cyborg henchmen. It's a little creepy as Smith and Hester depict the henchmen almost like zombies – strong, cyborg, zombies.
At first I was disappointed we didn't get to see Steve Austin full of bionics by the end of the issue, but reflecting on what occurred, taking the central character out of the story allows the author and the reader get a better look at the methods and reasoning for moving Austin up the candidate list. This method of storytelling also gives us a look at what is going on in the other camp, and sets up the big conflict that is sure to occur in the third act.
Once again, the art in this issue is solid, it follows the Dynamite Entertainment style we've seen in many other books, but ultimately is nothing spectacular. I do like how Jonathan Lau depicted Steve Austin inside the plane as the rescue workers dig him out, but considering the book is rated 16+ I'm surprised things didn't get bloodier during the cyborg vs. ninja fight in the second half of the issue.
I can understand the need to stretch a story out – you need to have enough material to fill a trade, and in the case of this property, making NBC happy in terms of sales. Smith can be verbose, but allowing more of the universe to be built works in this installment. The art is okay, and if you picked up the first issue, Bionic Man #2 is worth picking up. I still optimistic that this series will satisfy, and for now I'm giving Bionic Man #2 3 out of 5 Stars.


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Lisa Engelken may not have a household name when it comes to jazz singers, but this CD proves that she is most deserving of that stature. The Kansas-born, California-based singer's sophomore CD is a gem. Key ingredients: an intriguing voice, a great mix of material avoiding the "tired tune" syndrome that dogs so many aspiring singers, and the ability to find material that she can imbue with her own strong jazz touch and feel. My favorites: her takes on "Caravan," "Afro Blue," and "Detour Ahead," as well as a bluesy remake of Billy Idol's "White Wedding." Then there's "From The Earth," a rendition of Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" that features her own intriguing lyrics. This is a winner, pure and simple. Savor it all.
Gerry Gibbs and The Electric Thrasher Orchestra Play the Music of Miles Davis 1967-1975 (Whaling City Sound)
Yes, the title is a mouthful, but drummer Gerry Gibbs, son of vibes great Terry Gibbs, didn't bite off more than he could chew. He created what may be one of the year's most ambitious recording projects to revisit and celebrate Miles Davis's prolific first electric and rock-influenced phase (with 22 selections from more than a dozen Davis albums, principally from "Sorcerer" through "Bitches Brew" to "On the Corner." Gibbs assembled a strong and talented group of top West Coast players including trumpeter Brian Swartz and saxophonist Doug Webb (plus acoustic bassist Essiet Okon Essiet). They tip their hats to Davis and carry his music forward in their own way. It is spirited and very well done.
Adriano Santos Quintet, In Session (Kingjazzad Music)
Drummer-percussionist Adriano Santos's recording is a strong and energetic blend of works by top Brazilian composers that intertwine his homeland's exotic rhythms with a modern jazz twist. Saxophonist David Binney adds a lot of the edgy flair, while the rhythm section teams Santos with pianist Helio Alves, bassist David Ambrosio and percussionist Dende. My favorites: their takes on "From the Lonely Afternoons" by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant, Toninho Horta's "De Ton Pra Tom," Airto Moreira's "Xibaba" and Moacir Santos's "Amphibious."
Other worthy listens:
- The Britton Brothers, Uncertain Living (Record Craft)
- Nnenna Freelon, Homefree (Concord Jazz)
- Fabian Zone Trio, Keys in Ascension (Consolidated Artists Productions)


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A Distributed, Architecture-Centric Approach to Computing Accurate Recommendations from Very Large and Sparse Datasets
Issue Date2011-08-31
Morozov, Serhiy
University of Kansas
210 pages
Degree Level
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
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The use of recommender systems is an emerging trend today, when user behavior information is abundant. There are many large datasets available for analysis because many businesses are interested in future user opinions. Sophisticated algorithms that predict such opinions can simplify decision-making, improve customer satisfaction, and increase sales. However, modern datasets contain millions of records, which represent only a small fraction of all possible data. Furthermore, much of the information in such sparse datasets may be considered irrelevant for making individual recommendations. As a result, there is a demand for a way to make personalized suggestions from large amounts of noisy data. Current recommender systems are usually all-in-one applications that provide one type of recommendation. Their inflexible architectures prevent detailed examination of recommendation accuracy and its causes. We introduce a novel architecture model that supports scalable, distributed suggestions from multiple independent nodes. Our model consists of two components, the input matrix generation algorithm and multiple platform-independent combination algorithms. A dedicated input generation component provides the necessary data for combination algorithms, reduces their size, and eliminates redundant data processing. Likewise, simple combination algorithms can produce recommendations from the same input, so we can more easily distinguish between the benefits of a particular combination algorithm and the quality of the data it receives. Such flexible architecture is more conducive for a comprehensive examination of our system. We believe that a user's future opinion may be inferred from a small amount of data, provided that this data is most relevant. We propose a novel algorithm that generates a more optimal recommender input. Unlike existing approaches, our method sorts the relevant data twice. Doing this is slower, but the quality of the resulting input is considerably better. Furthermore, the modular nature of our approach may improve its performance, especially in the cloud computing context. We implement and validate our proposed model via mathematical modeling, by appealing to statistical theories, and through extensive experiments, data analysis, and empirical studies. Our empirical study examines the effectiveness of accuracy improvement techniques for collaborative filtering recommender systems. We evaluate our proposed architecture model on the Netflix dataset, a popular (over 130,000 solutions), large (over 100,000,000 records), and extremely sparse (1.1\%) collection of movie ratings. The results show that combination algorithm tuning has little effect on recommendation accuracy. However, all algorithms produce better results when supplied with a more relevant input. Our input generation algorithm is the reason for a considerable accuracy improvement.
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Switzerland is to acquire 14 full national coverages for the expansion of digital broadcasting – seven for digital television (DVB-T) and seven for digital radio (T-DAB). This is the result of the international ITU Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva which came to a close on 16 June 2006.
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The Federal Council has issued the new Directives for the digital dissemination of radio and TV programmes in the VHF and UHF bands. As a result, DETEC is now able to release frequencies for digital broadcasting.


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"Who's the Boss?": Then and now
"Who's the Boss?" --- Was it Angela or Tony? The show always had us guessing.
Now it's celebrating 30 years since launching on ABC on Sept. 20, 1984.
The Emmy-winning sitcom, which went off the air in 1992, centered on Anthony "Tony" Micelli (Tony Danza), former second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. Forced to retire early because of a shoulder injury, Tony is left to raise his his daughter Samantha "Sam" (Alyssa Milano) alone after his wife dies. Committed to creating a good environment his daughter, he leaves Brooklyn, New York, and takes a job as a housekeeper for divorced ad exec Angela Bower (Judith Light) in Connecticut.
The series featured many guest stars over the years, including Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Mike Tyson, Betty White and Leslie Nielsen. A pre-"Friends" Matthew Perry also had a part on the series.
Judith Light - Then
Judith Light portrayed Angela Bower, a divorced advertising executive, who employs Tony as her housekeeper.
Light launched her career in theater, making her Broadway debut in 1975 in "A Doll's House." She joined "One Life to Live" in 1978 and went on to win a Daytime Emmy for the role as Karen Wolek on the soap. After her daytime TV success, Light signed on for "Who's the Boss?"
Judith Light - Now
The New Jersey native took on various TV roles through the '90s and was a favorite as Judge Elizabeth Donnelly in "Law & Order: Special Victims Untit." She later joined the cast of "Ugly Betty" and made a return to Broadway, where she picked up two Tony Awards.
She's currently starring in the reboot of the TV series "Dallas."
Tony Danza - Then
Tony Danza portrayed Tony Micelli, a widower and retired baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for Angela Bower.
Danza attended college on a wrestling scholarship. Following graduation he was discovered by a producer at a boxing gymnasium in New York. Shortly after, he landed a role in "Taxi," playing a driver and part-time boxer. The show aired from 1978-1983, ending right before the start of "Who's the Boss?" In 1980, he made his movie debut in "The Hollywood Knights."
The Tony Micelli character ranked No. 23 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" issue in 2004.
Tony Danza - Now
During his time on "Who's the Boss?" Danza also took on TV movies and hit the big screen in "She's Out of Control."
Over the years, Danza has had a steady stream of TV work, appearing on the series "The Practice" (for which he received an Emmy nod) and "Family Law." In 1998, he won the People's Choice Award for favorite male performer in a new television series for the sitcom, "The Tony Danza Show."
He stepped into the classroom as a 10th grade teacher for the 2010 reality show "Teach: Tony Danza." Throughout the '90s and 2000s Danza also spent time on Broadway, starring in the critically-acclaimed revival of "The Iceman Cometh."
Alyssa Milano - Then
Alyssa Milano played Samantha Micelli (Tony Micelli's daughter) on "Who's the Boss?"
A reported 1,500 girls auditioned for the part.
We watched as Sam went from a tomboy, often seen carrying around a baseball, to a young adult who had a quite a few boys knocking down her door.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Milano landed a role in the national tour of "Annie" at the age of 8. She went on to appear in TV commercials and off-Broadway shows before landing the role on "Who's the Boss?" at age 11. She stayed close with Tony Danza, who played her TV dad.
Alyssa Milano
The role on "Who's the Boss?" catapulted a young Milano to teen idol status and opened the door for film roles. In 1985, she starred in "Commando" as Jenny Matrix, the daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, John. She also appeared in the films "Crash Course" and "Dance 'til Dawn."
She had a part on "Melrose Place" in the '90s and later starred on the hit TV series "Charmed," which aired from 1998-2006.
More recently, she's served as a judge on "Project Runway: All Stars."
She has two children with her husband, agent David Bugliari.
Danny Pintauro - Then
Danny Pintauro, left, had a few acting gigs before joining the cast of "Who's the Boss?" -- appearing in "As the World Turns" and "Highway to Heaven."
Danny Pintauro - Now
Danny Pintauro has largely stayed out of the spotlight since his time on the sitcom.
In 1997, he came out as gay and in 2013, he married boyfriend Wil Tabares.
His Twitter description brings us up to date: "Former child celebrity, with baggage, now living in Los Angeles and travelling around selling Tupperware!"
Katherine Helmond - Then
Katherine Helmond, second left, starred as Mona Robinson, Angela's man-crazy mother with a lot of personality. She received two Emmy nominations for the part.
Helmond graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in drama.
Before "Who's the Boss?" Helmond appeared in "Car 54, Where Are You?" along with "Gunsmoke," "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Meeting of Minds." From 1977-1981 she starred in the seires "Soap."
Katherine Helmond - Now
Helmond continued to have a busy acting career following her time on the hit sitcom.
She had roles in the TV series "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "Coach." In 2011, she provided the voice of Lizzie in "Cars 2."
"Who's the Boss?"
Tony and Angela's relationship had viewers glued for years -- Were they friends? Or were they more? By season 8, their relationship turned romantic, but although their romance grew -- it was implied that the pair had split -- they went different ways. In the series finale, though, Tony shows up on Angela's doorstep (just as the series began), leaving their relationship fate up for interpretation.
Judith Light told CBS News, "It was time to go. And the way the wrote the ending was so beautiful, they way the book-ended it from the beginning. It was really lovely."
By: Lauren Moraski
Read more: Judith Light reflects on 30th anniversary of "Who's the Boss?"


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Trinomial Cube
AGE4 –5 years approx.
MATERIALSThe trinomial cube is a wooden box with a cover and two adjacent hinged sides, containing 27 wooden blocks that fit together to form a cube with the same pattern on each side and in the middle. The cube has a visual representation of the algebraic formula (a+b+ c) (a+b+c) (a+b+c) or (a+b+c) 3
3 control charts
DIRECT AIMTo help develop the child's visual perception of three-dimensional patterns.
INDIRECT AIMTo prepare the child for later work in Maths, especially algebra
To aid the child's fine motor
Eye- hand co-ordination
To prepare the child for writing.
PRESENTATIONIndividual exercise done at a table on a work mat.
- Show the child how to carry the box and how to open and remove the box's lid. Show the child how to lower the two adjacent hinged sides gently towards yourself.
- Show the child how to place the lid into the angle made by the opened sides, with the red square in the corner next to the box.
- Place the control charts beside and slightly in front of the box.
- Remove the top layer of cubes and place them on the furthest (a) control charts that you have placed in front of the cube. Place your flat hand on the cubes to ensure that they are all the same height.
- Repeat this removal for the next layer placing them on the control chart closer to you (b) again feeling that they are all the same height.
- Repeat this removal for the last layer, placing them on the control chart closest to you (c) again feeling that they are all the same height.
- Beginning with the red cube, that is, the cubes on control chart (c) place the SHORTER dimension cubes back onto the lid of the box. Feel that they are all the same height.
- Now place the TALLER cubes, on control chart (b) back onto the layer of cubes that are already on the lid of the box. Feel that they are all the same height with the flat of your hand.
- Now place the TALLEST cubes, on control chart (c) back onto the layer of cubes that are already on the lid of the box. Feel that they are all the same height with the flat of your hand.
- Beginning with the red cube from the top layer of cubes, replace them into the box wrapping the other cubes around the red cube. Place the blue cube in last. Feel with your flat hand that they are all the same height. Do the same for the second layer of cubes and for the third layer of cubes.
- Once the cubes are all back, fold up the sides of the box and draw attention to the fact that the pattern of the cubes inside the box resembles the pattern on the lid.
- Invite the child to have a turn.
EXTENSION 1The child can build the Trinomial cube in exactly the same way but outside the box without the control charts.
EXTENSION 2One day, after the cube is built outside the box, show the child that all the cube's faces have the same pattern on them. Turn the cube around to show the child that the back faces are the same too. Place both hands around the cube and lift it, to show the child that the bottom also has the same pattern on it.
Show the child that the 12 inside faces have the same pattern. You will be able to do this by splitting the cube three ways, horizontally, vertically, and back to front. This will expose each face with each split.
EXTENSION 3Show the child how you can match all the faces of the cubes together. Build a horizontal line on the mat from left to right, matching all the same sized blue faces.
Do the same with the red, black and yellow faces
Invite the child to have a turn.
EXTENSION 4The child can independently build the three separate layers of the Trinomial Cube and put them together to make the complete cube, although the child should put them together piece by piece, rather than trying to lift each layer in its entirety.
CONTROL OF ERRORThe control charts
The child feels that all the blocks have the same dimension.
The colours of the cubes.


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Kelly Wickens is passionate about declaring what God has done in her life in hopes that others will be brought closer to Him without having to go through tragedy as she has. She says, I pray that your defining moment will be as painless as reading someone else's testimony, but as memorable as God intends.
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After the onslaught of media that is CES, who wouldn't want more CES? We definitely do, which is why we're running the TC Gadgets Webcast live at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern straight out of our posh studio on the CES show floor. Our goal? To recap the day's news, interview cool people, and give away amazing prizes.
Today we're giving away a real, live Sony Vita to one lucky winner – details during the broadcast – but watch this space for some great content and be sure to watch our daily live streams from the show floor. We'll be running these webcasts every day at 4pm Pacific, giving away great prizes in the process.
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To enhance efficiency, Miles says, "The kitchen has optimal flow with minimal crossover for servers, so they spend less time in the kitchen." Also, the design allows staff to have access through a central hallway from the side dock and basement storage to prevent crossover or high traffic paths in production areas.
Deliveries and Initial Production
Food and supplies arrive several times weekly at the warehouse loading dock, and upon delivery the staff check the products in and take them to walk-in coolers, walk-in freezers and dry storage. Kitchen "storekeepers" requisition food daily for delivery from the warehouse. When they receive the products, storekeepers store, rotate and thaw them in specified areas designated for general kitchen staff production. General staff — pantry, line, prep and employee dining crews — take the products they need for daily production. Need is determined by menus written by the food and beverage director and executive chefs for the season and approved by the National Park Service.
In the cold prep and pantry area, staff use prep tables, sinks, a vertical cutter/mixer, handheld mixers and a food slicer to wash and prepare ingredients such as vegetables and fruit for further food production. A 60-quart floor mixer prepares mashed potatoes, salad dressings, and dough for bread and cookies. Staff use a 20-quart tabletop mixer to prepare sauces and condiments.
A pantry hotline sits adjacent to the cold prep area. Staff here use a small combi oven, five-gallon steam-jacketed kettle, panini-style griddle and single-vat deep fryer. "This allows great menu versatility," says Dean. "This is the only pantry production line in the park with its own dedicated hot production area, so we're still experimenting with systems and menu items."
In the hot prep area, staff prepare bulk food for à la carte dinner service in the Old Faithful Inn's dining room. In the production area, shelving, cutting boards, scales and utensils support staff as they ready food for hot preparation. "The proximity from delivery to storage to prep is very efficient," Dean says. "So is having prep stations so close to the hot production line."
The flow and layout contrast favorably to the old kitchen's arrangement. "In the old kitchen, which was comprised of two floors, with the warehouse downstairs, we were scrambling from one room to another, so this is much better," Dean says.
On the steamline, staff use two 40-gallon steam-jacketed kettles for boiling and simmering pastas, soups and stocks. "Steam feeds into the kettles from the boiler system that feeds the entire building," Dean says.
Adjacent to the kettles, a 40-gallon tilt skillet grills French toast, sears proteins and braises pot roast. "This is a very versatile piece of equipment that we don't use fully because we have many other pieces of equipment to cook similarly," Dean says. "But we know we can increase our usage of the skillet whenever necessary."
Next to the skillet, large combi ovens braise, bake, roast and steam high volumes of proteins, vegetables and baked goods. The ovens also heat high volumes of breakfast pastries and rethermalize sauces and roasted potatoes. "We used to prepare prime rib here, but we were happier with it when it was prepared in a smaller oven," Dean says.
Another feature Dean appreciates is the large hood system. The system's hoods (all of which are variable) are tied together; depending on smoke and heat, exhaust fans ramp up, which helps save energy.
On the hotline, each piece of equipment is a station. Staff use a combi oven to steam vegetables and reheat prepared items if necessary; a griddle to sear trout and chicken; an overhead broiler to bake flatbread pizza, melt cheese on hamburgers and finish omelets at breakfast; a six-burner open range to reheat sauces and sauté pasta dishes and appetizers; a deep-fat fryer for french fries and chicken wings; another griddle with an overhead broiler to increase capacity during busy periods; and a charbroiler for hamburgers, bison burgers and New York strip steak.
Staff pass hot food through a window to servers who also pick up food from the cold line and take it through a doorway into the dining room. Servers also have access to full-line beverage stations.
On the other side of the kitchen, staff prepare food for the employee dining room. Here they use a combi oven, range, griddle and deep-fat fryer to make a large selection of menu items for the employees who work at Old Faithful Inn.


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Every time we talk about the super soft and cuddly toys we just start thinking about the crochet amigurumi which are now in trends too! Whether you are to make your baby busy in playing or you only intend to add some outstanding toys to kids nurseries and play areas, the crochet amigurumi will just work great!
You can make almost every kind of amigurumi toys with crochet like they may be animal inspired or can have a shape of the fruit or a cartoon hero, Pokemon amigurumies are also one of the amazing ones! This time we are here with 32 free crochet giraffe amigurumi patterns that will please everyone who is a fan of a giraffe or just the safari animals! Not only the giraffe amigurumies, but this given list of free crochet giraffe patterns will also give you some more genius ways to incorporate giraffe into your home and life!
Giraffes are the animals with tallest necks and legs in the animal kingdom; they are favorite to millions and even the kids like them a lot! So, selecting a giraffe theme for crochet patterns you are to crochet will be a great idea! This list will provide you all the possibilities that how you can crochet a giraffe pattern with your hook that can be used as a toy or as an ornament, also as a functional object or as a precious winter warmer!
First, crochet the beautiful giraffe amigurumi using your favorite yarn strands and colors! You can give some variations to your giraffe amigurumi to make it look out of ordinary and unique! Like you can crochet a baby rattle style giraffe amigurumi, or you can crochet it in a big teddy bear size! You can prefer it come with colorful stripes or you can just go with fewer shades that will work great! You are all free to use any yarn color while crocheting giraffe amigurumis, some amazingly cool samples are given in the list!
This crochet pattern does not end here; you can also recall the giraffes by making beautiful crochet giraffe hats that will never go out of fashion and will be just mind-blowing for a six-month baby to a teen and a mature person! The giraffe hats will also make adorable winter head-warmers so you can even crochet them to gift to a mother-to-be or to women who became a mother recently! All these crochet giraffe patterns would also make epic presents a baby shower! Crochet the giraffe bookmarks and other items of use, check out some examples given in the list of free crochet patterns!
For free crochet patterns and instructional guides for each crochet giraffe amigurumi, directly hit once the source links, given under each showcased crochet plushie!
Crochet Hearty Giraffe Amigurumi – Free Pattern:
Maybe you are looking forward to a super soft gift your kids can cuddle with; then this crochet hearty giraffe amigurumi is what you can crochet to please your kids! If your kids also take the giraffe also as their favorite animal, then this would like to kill two birds with one stone! Willing to crochet this beautiful giraffe amigurumi? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here amigurumi
Crochet Little Bigfoot Giraffe Amigurumi – Free Pattern:
One or more crochet amigurumi that will make a perfect baby shower gift too! Here the cuteness has been doubled up by giving the big foot to giraffe amigurumi ! Give this beautiful bigfoot giraffe in the hands of your baby girl and boy and let her sleep with it! It would make a perfect gift too for a mother-to-be! Want to clean this crochet giraffe? Complete free pattern with step-by-step instructions here amigurumitogo
Crochet Baby Giraffe Amigurumi – Free Pattern:
This crochet pattern comes with a whole yellow body with red feet and top. Here another great combination of yarn colors that kids like the most, if you are all on a mission to generate an epic present or toy for kids nursery, then here is what you are looking for, an adorable baby giraffe amigurumi! Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here ravelry
Crochet Cute Stripy Giraffe – Free Pattern:
Colorful things always enchants the kids eyes, so choosing the presents for kids with amazing color combinations or rainbow stripes would be a great idea! So if you are looking forward to making a gift with your hands, then this cute stripy giraffe is the best one to choose! Perfect crochet amigurumi and a toy for the kids who love the colors a lot! Willing to crochet it now? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here ilovebuttonsbyemma
Easy Crochet Giraffe Amigurumi – Free Pattern:
One more precious looking baby giraffe amigurumi here, this one comes with a whole yellow appeal, but the cuteness is just overloaded! Another epic present to choose a birthday or baby shower! Want to duplicate this baby giraffe in baby's nursery or dollhouse? Complete free pattern with step-by-step instructions here flourishandtots
Crochet Naughty Giraffe Amigurumi – Free Pattern:
While crocheting your favorite amigurumi s or amigurumi with your hook, it is also up to you to give some funky, sad or happy expression to your finally finished amigurumi! Here is a brilliant crochet giraffe amigurumi that have shown to be naught just by a smart use of crochet hook! Another mind-blowing crochet baby giraffe with crochet or copy! Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here amigurumi
Crochet Love My Giraffe Toy – Free Pattern:
Check out here the perfect crochet copy of real giraffe baby; the super cute my love baby giraffe, kids will love to sleep with and to cuddle also! The perfect soft toy you can crochet with your hook just by sitting near the fireplace on your cozy couch! Yellow and brown yarn shades just make it look near-to-real, and this is here the perfect baby giraffe amigurumi here! Want to duplicate this giraffe toy? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here redheart
Crochet Giraffe Plushie – Free Pattern:
Another cute and easy-to-crochet giraffe amigurumi, crocheted to inspire! The White yarn has only been crocheted for the whole body of the giraffe while the rest of body parts different in colors the back neck hairs and feet! Want to crochet this super adorable crochet amigurumi for one of your cute children? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here theblueelephants
Free Crochet Gigi Giraf Pattern:
If you were willing to crochet an amigurumi that can stand alone on a flat surface like a charm, then nothing would be great but this Gigi giraffe, it comes a little choppy and stands on thicker short feet that will help it stand freely! This beautiful baby giraffe has been crocheted in respective giraffe colors that make it look double cute and adorable. However, you can experiment with different yarn colors and shades also! Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here ravelry
Cute Crocheted Giraffe – Free Pattern:
The cute kids look cuter when we see them hugging with their favorite stuffed toys like a teddy bear! If you are missing those cute hugs then why not crochet this cute crochet giraffe that will do the same as a teddy bear! It also comes with lose arms and legs and is super soft to touch, would be fun to crochet in your spare time! Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here yanaknits
Free Crochet Giraffe With Red Flower Pattern:
While crocheting your favorite amigurumi s like a baby giraffe you can be unique in various ways like by changing yarn colors, by varying yarn weights, by changing the style of stitching and also by changing the embellishments! Here this baby giraffe amigurumi has been made look unique and adorable with red flowers that go enticing on the skin of giraffe amigurumi! Willing to clone this very precious giraffe amigurumi? Complete free pattern with step-by-step instructions here theyarningdarling
Crochet April's Baby Giraffe Bookmark Amigurumi Pattern:
Not as the amigurumi s or amigurumi, you can also incorporate crochet giraffes in various another way in your home! A great example is to make a cute giraffe bookmark amigurumi, will bring great cuteness to baby's books! It comes in a bright yellow appeal and well crochet face and body parts! Willing to duplicate this very special baby giraffe bookmark? Complete free crochet pattern and step-by-step instructions here hearthookhome
Unique Crochet Giraffe – Free Pattern:
Maybe you are looking for a super unique crochet baby giraffe amigurumi, here is a sample that is sure to satisfy your demands to be amazingly unique! The torso differs in colors than the rest of the giraffe boy, it comes with red and white stripes while the entire rest of the giraffe is having an enchanting yellow appeal, willing to clone this cute looking giraffe amigurumi ? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here crochettherapy
Crochet Giraffe Hat And Diaper Cover Set:
Diaper and hat sets are what that make a Thanksgiving gift for a mother-to-be! If crocheted with yarn then they are all you need to make a baby winter-protected! So why not bring both the cuteness and winter protection to your baby with this giraffe hat and diaper cover set? It is all easy to crochet and is another way to include giraffe to your daily life! Want to copy this giraffe inspired hat and diaper cover set? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here bustingstitches
Crochet The Friendly Giraffe – Free Pattern:
Another best looking crochet giraffe, this one comes with a friendly expression is damn cute! White, brown, yellow and brown yarn strands have been crocheted for this beautiful looking baby giraffe amigurumi ! Another beautiful stuffed toy gift for the kids, you can crochet at home! Want to crochet it now? Complete free crochet pattern and step-by-step instructions here thefriendlyredfox
Crochet Gendry The Giraffe – A Little Zoo Animal:
Please your kids with this innocent crochet amigurumi, the legendary crochet giraffe, would make a pretty cute birthday gift! This would be the most cute and eye-catching toy in the kids playroom and can make the baby boys and baby girls busy in playing for hours! Another great crochet giraffe plushies, crocheted to inspire and to please the kids as well! Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions lookatwhatimade
Crochet Giraffe In Safran – Free Pattern:
Here is something that will be a fun-making toy for every naughty kid, a fantastic crochet giraffe in Safran! This crochet giraffe amigurumi is one-of-a-kind due to its amazing textures, feet, tail and mouth! Add it in your to-do list of crochet project and crochet it for a beloved kid or for a kids playroom! Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here garnstudio
Crochet Pattern Of A Giraffe Like Baby Rattle:
Most of the babies can be seen feeling happy and laughing with a rattle holding in their hands that makes the sweet noise on every cute baby shake! So if your baby is addicted to rattle then why not make a crochet rattle for him or her that will be super soft to touch! Check out here the sweet looking crochet giraffe that looks like a baby rattle; it will serve for both purposes, would make a perfect amigurumi toy for the kids and a sweet rattle too! Want to clone it now? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here feltmagnet
Crochet Unique Giraffe Baby Hat Pattern:
Adorn your babies also by making them wearing the giraffe over the head, the idea is to crochet a beautiful giraffe hat for your baby, time to make your baby look like a giraffe! Another best way to show your love for giraffe using your crochet hook only! A mind-blowing crochet giraffe project! This crochet giraffe that will work great for a 6 month baby! Clone this hat also for a pregnant friend or lady or just crochet it as a cute baby shower gift! Complete free pattern and step-by-step guide for this hat is here ravelry
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Match your babies also with their favorite giraffe amigurumi s and amigurumi by making them wear a giraffe hat! One great looking giraffe hat sample is shown here that is easy to crochet also along with being so adorable! This gorgeous giraffe hat also comes with beautiful braids that can be tied together to make hat stable over the head of the baby! Want to crochet this hat for your or for a friend's baby? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here repeatcrafterme
Free Crochet Giraffe Pattern:
Willing to get your baby busy to play with toys? Just provide him/her this cute looking giraffe amigurumi that is a delight to view, soft to touch and perfect-to-gift, crocheted in red and yellow yarn and has been given an attitude that will goes eye-popping to all babies and onlookers! Another great looking crochet giraffe toy or amigurumi , crocheted only to inspire the kids loving parents! Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here lucykatecrochet
Crochet Giraffe Baby Hat – Free Pattern:
Intending to provide winter protection to your baby without losing her/his cuteness? This can be done easily by making your baby wear this giraffe hat that has been crocheted thicker and will cover the forehead warm of your baby that is always delicate to coldness! Your crawling giraffe baby will just be lovable to all! Another great crochet giraffe and crochet hat project that every mom can do for her baby who is in the crib is about-to-born! Want to duplicate this giraffe baby hat? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here mamainastitch
Giraffe Crochet Hat – Free Pattern:
Looking for a super cute crochet hat for your 6 month baby? Just put a glance at this giraffe that will turn your baby into mini cute giraffe and comes also with lovely brains to last longer in position on the head of your baby! A perfect crochet giraffe project and a super cute crochet head-warmer, winter protection and cuteness at the same time! Willing to duplicate this crochet hat? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here jennyandteddy
G Is For Giraffe – Crochet Giraffe Applique:
Willing to adorn baby clothing or dresses with custom handmade decors or appliqués? This given giraffe appliqué would really work great, it is all easy to crochet even for a dedicated beginner! A perfect crochet project that you can do for a giraffe's fan also! Want to duplicate this very beautiful looking giraffe appliqué? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here repeatcrafterme
Crochet Preemie Newborn Baby Giraffe Hat Pattern:
How about to cover the head of your newborn baby in a style? What about choosing a cute newborn baby hat that will be perfect winter warmer too? Just crochet this great looking giraffe hat that will serve for both purposes, it will make your baby look double cute along with providing perfect winter-protection to his forehead! Want to crochet this baby giraffe hat in your spare time? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here creamofthecropcrochet
Free Crochet Amigurumi Giraffe Pattern
Clone this one more cuddly and heart melting crochet stuffed toy, a great looking crochet giraffe amigurumi! It would be something your kids will like to play with for hours and they will also keep this amigurumi with them when they are going to bed! Time to please your kids with your crochet hook, the smart way is just to crochet this giraffe amigurumi! Intending to duplicate this crochet giraffe toy? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here supergurumi
Crochet Adult Giraffe Hat – Free Pattern:
These are not the kids that love the giraffes, adults can be a great fan too of giraffes! So not only for the kids, you can crochet beautiful giraffe hats for adults also just like this given one that is just perfect and adorable at the same time! This crochet giraffe hat pattern comes with big eyes, with some hairs on the head and also with cute ears and nose holes! You are also to see the fantastic use of yarn color in this crochet hat pattern! Full free crochet pattern and step-by-step instructions for this crochet that are here stitch11
Free Crochet Giraffe Applique Pattern:
There is another way to incorporate giraffe to your daily life accessories, the idea is making cool giraffe appliqués that can be sewn on your kids dresses, t-shirts and also on other crochet accessories! Willing to crochet a cool giraffe appliqué? Check out this beautiful sample here that is as cute as it is simple to crochet, would work great with a giraffe logo or monogram! Want to clone this giraffe appliqué? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here picotpals
Unique Crochet The One With A Very Little Giraffe:
Crochet also the miniature giraffe amigurumies that you can use in number of different ways for both decorative and gift-giving purposes! Check out here this tiny giraffe amigurumi that can be added with a key ring to make a beautiful keychain that will make a lovely gift too! Moreover you can give them to your kids to play with it to have great fun, this toy will also make a great décor for you accent table and accent shelves! Want to clone this little giraffe? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here annabooshouse
Easy Crochet Giraffe Applique – Free Pattern:
Here is another super easy crochet giraffe appliqué that can be crocheted by just spending a few minutes with your crochet hook! It would make a perfect embellishment for kids shirts and clothing and can be used for a number of ornamental purposes! This one has been crocheted with bulky yarn weights but you can go with any bulky or light yarn strand you like! Want to duplicate this cute giraffe appliqué? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here ouicrochet
Free Crochet Giraffe Tissue Box Cover:
Here is another way to see attractive looking giraffes on your tables every day while enjoying the fun gathering of friends and family members! The central coffee tables are often to come up with tissue boxes, so how about making them look cute and cozy? All you need to crochet a sleeve for your tissue box, if you need to take a significant start, you can only make a look first at this crochet giraffe cozy which is damn cute and an intelligent piece of crochet work! Want to clone it now? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here mariasbluecrayon
Crochet Amigurumi Giraffe – Free Pattern:
The crochet amigurumi that is cute ultimately and has been crocheted to inspire, it can be in hands of a kids as a beautiful gift toy, a beautiful giraffe amigurumi, little cute but well crocheted and well stuffed! Want to see you kids next playing with this crochet amigurumi ? So why not clone it with your favorite crochet hook and yarn weights? Complete free pattern and step-by-step instructions here amigurum


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Jaipur India
Jaipur India, one of the most popular tourists stops, Jaipur is the biggest city in the state of Rajasthan (land of the kings), famous for its love of pink, proud elephants and pretty palaces.
Jaipur also happens to be home to one of the most expensive hotel suits in the world, and many palace style hotels, not that I got to sample any of these 😕 but the Lalit Jaipur Hotel was very nice indeed ✨
Popular Jaipur activities include a visit to The City Palace, visits to carpet and textile outlets, a wander around an observatory and practicing your haggling skills in the countless shopping bazaars.
Out and About Jaipur
Jewellery and Crafts
We did couple of craft visits.
These places were quite an Aladdin's cave of curious ornaments and accessories for the home.
There were some beautifully framed mirrors, and artistic wall displays not to mention some of the most stunning decorative marble tables and table tops I've ever seen.
Some of these tables were huge, stunning – they were quite pricey too, but probably a lot cheaper than you'd pay back home for the same quality (we were not allowed to take pictures in the marble factory).
Some of these tables glowed in the dark when a light was placed beneath them, showing off their beautiful patterns and gemstones – I'd never seen anything like this before – very dreamy, and sure to score you some 'Come Dine With Me' points!! 😉
If you're kitting out a new home and you want unique charismatic items – India might be a good place to add to your shopping destinations list.
I used to work with someone who said they went to India and had lots of furniture shipped back to the UK because it was such good value/quality – you'd probably pay the earth for the same things back home because of it's novelty factor.
More from The Pink City
Carpets and Textiles, Jewellery and Crafts
During this visit we got to see how block prints are made on textiles, and the different stages of rug/carpet making, before a few personal shopping opportunities, with shipping thrown in…..I had a feeling that was coming!
The arts and crafts aspect of India appeals to me a lot – the artistry and vibrancy embedded throughout and within Indian culture is ever enticing….its feels to me like an expression of joy, Indian joy!!
Jantar Mantar
I'll be honest, I've never really paid much attention to astronomy or horoscopes, so when I heard we were stopping off at an Indian observatory I didn't know quite what to expect, it was pretty eye opening, and a a very busy Jaipur India tourist attraction.
Jantar Mantar was built in the seventeenth century – the instruments and giant sundials were/are used to help with the timing of certain rituals – in line with planetary and 'earth axis' related alignments (way over my head type-stuff).
There were even a set of fixtures dedicated to each of the zodiac signs, which were very popular.
Back on the road again
Jaipur was a great last stop – before heading back to Delhi for the flight home the next day.
My mind bursting and buzzing with all the colours, designs, sights and sounds I'd absorbed, as we made our last leg of the tour.


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John Adams on how absolute power intoxicates those who excercise that power (1814)
Found in The Works of John Adams, vol. 6
John Adams (1735-1826) was prompted by John Taylor's book An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States (1814) to defend his idea of democracy:
You say, sir, that I have gravely counted up several victims "of popular rage, as proofs that democracy is more pernicious than monarchy or aristocracy." This is not my doctrine, Mr. Taylor. My opinion is, and always has been, that absolute power intoxicates alike despots, monarchs, aristocrats, and democrats, and jacobins, and sans culottes. I cannot say that democracy has been more pernicious, on the whole, than any of the others. Its atrocities have been more transient; those of the others have been more permanent. The history of all ages shows that the caprice, cruelties, and horrors of democracy have soon disgusted, alarmed, and terrified themselves. They soon cry, "this will not do; we have gone too far! We are all in the wrong! We are none of us safe! We must unite in some clever fellow, who can protect us all,—Cæsar, Bonaparte, who you will! Though we distrust, hate, and abhor them all; yet we must submit to one or another of them, stand by him, cry him up to the skies, and swear that he is the greatest, best, and finest man that ever lived!"
John Adams was stung by criticism from John Taylor that he had argued that democracy was more "pernicious" than other forms of government such as monarchy. He takes pains to defend democracy which he does in very strong terms concluding that "Democracy must be respected; democracy must be honored; democracy must be cherished; democracy must be an essential, an integral part of the sovereignty." Yet he is also aware that democracies, like all forms of government, can result in abuses of political power. In making this point Adams comes up with a formulation which equals the famous one by Lord Acton that "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." In Adams phrasing of the problem of power he states "My opinion is, and always has been, that absolute power intoxicates alike despots, monarchs, aristocrats, and democrats".


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A Girl Named October
Can empathy be taught? The importance of empathy and its impact are explored in A Girl Named October. The title character, October, is ever present as the narrator navigates a life without realizing how even the smallest memories, interactions, and expressions can impact a very large, and often imposing, world. Touching the world is no longer an abstract idea, but a concrete action that reveals how everything we do affects everyone around us. Lighthearted in its approach, but powerful in its message, this book tells a story that will spur conversations with children and adults alike.
Release date April 2nd, 2019
"Mohammed and Tripke's engaging debut book invites a conscious and compassionate interaction with people and the environment around us while celebrating the poetry of everyday life." —Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2019
"Lighthearted in its approach, but powerful in its message, "A Girl Named October" deftly tells an engaging and entertaining story that will spur conversations with children ages 5-7 and is very highly recommended, especially for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for young readers." – Midwest Book Review, March 12, 2019
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There's been a long-running game recommendations thread on the Appendix. Without any commentary, I thought I'd list every game that was mentioned.
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- Might & Magic VI
- Lords of Thunder
- Waking Mars
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New Books: Published February 2012 - UK Post One of Two
John & Carole Barrowman - Hollow Earth - Published by Buster Books - 2 February 2012
Lots of twins have a special connection - being able to finish each other's sentences; sensing what the other is thinking; perhaps even knowing when the other is in trouble or in pain - but for 12-year-old twins, Matt and Emily Calder, the connection is beyond special. Together, the twins have extraordinary powers. They are able to bring art to life, or enter paintings at will. Their abilities are sought by villains trying to access the terrors of Hollow Earth - a place where all the demons, devils and creatures ever imagined lie trapped for eternity. The twins flee with their mother to the security of an island, off the west coast of Scotland, where their grandfather has certain protective powers of his own. But too much is at stake, and the twins aren't safe there either. The villains will stop at nothing to find Hollow Earth and harness the powers within...
Matt Dickinson - Mortal Chaos - Published by OUP Oxford - 2 February 2012
The Butterfly Effect ': the scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever. When a butterfly startles a young rabbit, and the rabbit makes a horse rear, it starts a chain of events, over the course of one day, that will change people's lives . . . and end people's lives. From a climber on Everest to a boy in Malawi . . . from a commercial pilot to an American psycho . . . the chaos knows no bounds. This heart-stopping adventure by writer, film maker and climber Matt Dickinson will leave readers breathless. It's the book Jack Bauer would have read as a teenager!
Michael Grant - BZRK - Published by Electric Monkey - 28 February 2012
The most breathtaking and exhilarating ride you will take this year, this is the first in an incredible new action thriller series from Michael Grant, author of "Gone". These are no ordinary soldiers. This is no ordinary war. Welcome to the nano, where the only battle is for sanity. Losing is not an option when a world of madness is at stake. Time is running out for the good guys. But what happens when you don't know who the good guys really are? Noah and Sadie: newly initiated to an underground cell so covert that they don't even know each other's names. Here they will learn what it means to fight on a nano level. Soon they will become the deadliest warriors the world has ever seen. Vincent: feels nothing, cares for no one; fighting his own personal battle with Bug Man, the greatest nano warrior alive. The Armstrong Twins: wealthy, privileged, and fanatical. Are they the saviours of mankind or authors of the darkest conspiracy the world has ever seen? The nano is uncharted territory. A terrifying world of discovery. And everything is to play for...
Marcus Alexander - Keeper of the Realms:Crow's Revenge - Published by Puffin - 2 February 2012 ( Was Privately Published Under the name Who Is Charlie Keeper?) Not sure how much of the story has changed.
Book one in this new fantasy adventure series, Keeper of the Realms.
CHARLIE KEEPER has been forced from her home by a bloodthirsty and terrifying stranger.But in escaping she discovers her house holds the gateway to the REALM OF BELLANIA - a place of myth, magic . . . and an evil Lord with a very bad attitude.
'I've just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house and now I'm in this strange land I don't know anything about!'
'I've just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house and now I'm in this strange land I don't know anything about!'
NOW its fate rests squarely upon Charlie's shoulders. But before she can untangle the mystery that will save Bellania, she needs the answer to a life-changing secret her guardian, the dastardly Mr Crow, has been keeping from her . . . Just who is Charlie Keeper?


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"Battle of the Beards" pits Iowa, Illinois law enforcement in hairy competition
Local law enforcement agencies have organized a fun event for
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On October 25, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., the public is invited to join law enforcement for the No Shave November kick off at the Tax Slayer Center in Moline. Chief Reynolds from the East Moline Police Department will explain the event and what it means to the law enforcement community.
Twelve area law enforcement agencies have banded together to create "The Battle of the Beards," a competition that pits Iowa Law Enforcement against Illinois Law Enforcement to determine which side of the river can grow the best beards. At the end of November, they will have a commencement of beards with individual and department awards, as well as check presentations to Tudi's Tribe and Gilda's Club.
Participating in "The Battle of the Beards" are Davenport Police, Bettendorf Police, Scott County Sherriff's Department,
LeClaire Police, Rock Island Police, Rock Island County Sheriff's Department, Milan Police, Moline Police, East Moline Police, Silvis Police, Coal Valley Police, and Augustana Campus Police.
The public can support law enforcement by purchasing a No Shave November t-shirt for $30 between October 25th and November 1st. All proceeds will go to Tudi's Tribe and Gilda's Club of the Quad Cities.