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Popular this Halloween season is Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad, the superhero film based on the DC Comics antihero team of the same name. Harley Quinn is the Joker's frequent accomplice and lover, whom she met while working as a psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum, where the Joker was a patient. Her name is a play on the name "Harlequin", a character which originated in the commedia dell'arte. The costume design features Harley Quinn's signature look from the movie with a studded belt accent!
Cutest R2-D2 Toddler Costume
Make your little Star Wars fan look just like a classic trilogy character this 2016 Halloween when you get the Standard R2-D2 Toddler Costume! With a comfy jumpsuit and R2-styled hat, this outfit is great for trick-or-treating and costume parties!
Cool Costume Idea: Neon Bones
This Funky Punky Bones Adult Womens Costume is super cool. With this neon skeleton you'll add some color to a traditionally scary costume. Features dress with neon skeleton bone print, matching tights, colorful tutu and sleevelettes.
Super Cute Little Dragon Costume
Your daughter will be super cute Little Dragon Costume. Included in this vivid set is a hooded dress and wings. The hot pink and purple dress is highlight by a furry pink hood with a cartoonish dragon face including horns, ears, eyes and soft teeth. The bodice, which is pink with dark stripes, features purple sides and a blue bow accent near the neck. The multilayer skirt features purple tulle over pink satin. The green and purple wings remain in place with Velcro. Put this on your little girl and she will roar with delight. Petticoat, stockings and shoes are not included.
Cool Couples Costume Idea
Are you obnoxious enough to become the awesome Beetle Juice? Revel in the role of a lifetime in this authentic and officially licensed adult Beetlejuice character costume and act out with impunity. The Beetlejuice adult men's costume consists of a black and white 100% polyester striped jacket with white dickie and black tie, matching striped pants and the signature crazy white wig. The Beetlejuice adult women's costume consists of a black and white 100% polyester striped character dress, a matching collar with black tie and a character wig. Be the coolest couple at the party in this costume.


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Josef: I thought um, you and I, maybe we could go away somewhere. Together. One of these days. Today. Right now. Come with me
Hanna: No, I don't think that's going to be possible
Josef: Why not
Hanna: Um, because I think that if we go away to someplace together, I'm afraid that, ah, one day, maybe not today, maybe, maybe not tomorrow either, but one day suddenly, I may begin to cry and cry so very much that nothing or nobody can stop me and the tears will fill the room and I won't be able to breath and I will pull you down with me and we'll both drown
Josef: I'll learn how to swim, Hanna. I swear, I'll learn how to swim
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We all love twilight, mostly, and this is the first in a series called what if... I'm writing what would happen if Edward didn't stay with Bella in the end, instead he finds himself back in forks twenty years later, when Bella turns out not to be his soul mate, but her daughter is.
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Google provided the Android Operating System as an open source OS, especially for smartphones and tablets. Ever wonder how they were planning to make money? They were wondering also and you may not like the answer if you an Android phone or tablet user!
Yesterday's Washington Post had this report - Experts: Google privacy shift will have greater impact on Android users .
It appears that Google has decided to make money out of targeted ads by mining what you do in gmail and when you download stuff from the Android Marketplace! They say that it is still possible to use these Android devices without using Google's applications.
Not sure if authorities may step in in the US and/or in Europe and look hard at privacy issues with this approach.
Already it is scary to see ads from the website that you visited yesterday almost STALK you from web site to web site! It's creepy! At least if they are clever they need to line up more than a few things you were interested in but did not checkout after adding them to some shopping cart somewhere, or checked out a web site about a product or a service and rotate them over many different websites and over a period of time. This may remove this "being stalked" feeling!
Users of Android smartphones and tablets love them! Google may not be able to put time and money into it indefintely, especially since facebook is planning and already rolling out many things on their web site that threatens to take money away from Google advertising revenues.
Hope they don't kill the goose that lays golden eggs by irritating the only stakeholder that they need to worry about - the user! Especially when the user loves them and recommends it to many others! All I can say to them is "please don't pull a Reed Hastings and Netflix on the consumer!"
Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled. - John Wanamaker


text: Infamously out-of-control Snooki, from the cast of reality TV hit "Jersey Shore", reveals the ever-shrinking gap in America between who we are and how we broadcast ourselves to the world, writes Max Fisher. He looks at blogger Matt Sisto's views that as the Internet gives us greater control over our endlessly streaming personalized broadcasts, we curate tightly controlled identities that come to challenge the real thing. "Snooki doesn't just explain that gap--she acts out our struggle to close it." Sisto fears, "that we are becoming locked-in to the assumption that who we are online is who we are in reality."


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Argonne National Laboratory is home to some of the nation's most powerful and sophisticated research facilities. As a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, Argonne offers access to the facilities listed below through a variety of arrangements.
- Advanced Powertrain Research Facility
- Center for Transportation Research
- Materials Engineering Research Facility
- Distributed Energy Research Center
- Engine Research Facility
- Heat Transfer Laboratory
- Tribology Laboratory
- Transportation Beamline at the Advanced Photon Source
- EV-Smart Grid Interoperability Center
- Center for Energy, Environmental, and Economic Systems Analysis
- Urban Center for Computation and Data
Research conducted by the Energy Systems division also makes use of the following facilities at Argonne National Laboratory.
- Advanced Leadership Computing Facility
- Battery Post-Test Facility
- Center for Nanoscale Materials
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
In addition, Argonne provides many ways for researchers from academia, industry and other government laboratories to work with our staff and gain access to our facilities for collaborative or proprietary research. Find out more about working with Argonne.
Available Technologies
Please see Argonne's Technology Commercialization and Partnerships pages for information about technologies available for licensing.


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About Sunovion
Sunovion in Short
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing therapeutic products that advance the science of medicine in the central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory disease areas and improve the lives of patients and their families. Sunovion's drug development program, together with its corporate development and licensing efforts, has yielded a portfolio of pharmaceutical products including Latuda® (lurasidone HCl), LUNESTA® (eszopiclone), BROVANA® (aformoterol tartrate) Inhalation Solution, OMNARIS® (ciclesonide) Nasal Spray, ZETONNA® (ciclesonide) Nasal Aerosol, XOPENEX HFA® (levalbuterol tartrate) Inhalation Aerosol and ALVESCO® (ciclesonide) Inhalation Aerosol.
Sunovion, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Marlborough, Mass. More information about Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is available at www.sunovion.com.
How we became Sunovion
In October 2009, Sepracor Inc., a U.S. pharmaceutical company with a focus in CNS and respiratory therapies, was acquired by Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (DSP), a top ten Japanese pharmaceutical company based in Osaka, Japan. The move strengthened DSP's North American-based drug development pipeline and commercial capabilities, and brought together extensive expertise in two main therapeutic categories—disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory diseases. In April 2010, DSP's original U.S. subsidiary, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. (DSPA) was merged into Sepracor. Sunovion is the new company born of this union.


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On-line applications for the magnet school programs will open on October 1st. The applications are totally electronic and hard copies are not available. Please click on the link below for access to the magnet program page.
Students should see Dr. Deane if they have questions about the application process. It is 100% electronic. There are no hard copies available.
Magnet Applications
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Pebblebrook Magnet Performing at State Fair
CCCEPA's ComPAny 2017 will perform
at the North Georgia State Fair
Jim Miller Park
Equestrian Center Stage
Monday, September 26
Join us!
Be sure to also stop by the PAPA Food Booth.
All profits benefit CCCEPA.
Pebblebrook Magnet Presents 12 Angry Jurors
CCCEPA's production of 12 ANGRY JURORS is this weekend
in the Wilson Studio Theatre at Pebblebrook High School.
Tickets ($10/general admission) are available online.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
7th Grade IOWA Testing
Beginning Friday and continuing into next week 7th grade students will be participating in Iowa testing. The Iowa Tests meet most state's requirements for an annual, nationally normed standardized test and offer educators a diagnostic look at how their students are progressing in key academic areas.
The IOWA Evaluates
Language Skills
· Vocabulary
· Reading
· Language
· Word Analysis (Grades K-3 only)
· Listening (Grades K-3 only)
· Spelling
· Math Concepts
· Math Computation
· Math Problem Solving
Science, Social Studies, and Study Skills
· Social Studies
· Science Materials
· Sources of Information
Monday, September 12, 2016
Kennesaw Magnet Open House is Rescheduled
The Kennesaw Mountain High School
Magnet Showcase
for prospective students is
rescheduled for
October 10th
6:30 pm.
The original date
was October 11th.
Pebblebrook Vocal Concert
The Cobb County Center for
Excellence in the Performing Arts
A Fall Vocal Concert
featuring a wide variety of music by
female composers and arrangers
Thursday, September 15
Reece Performing Arts Theatre
Pebblebrook High School
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The Herald
Sports Reporter
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee have shut the door right in the faces of many sports writers from local media houses who were looking at going to Rio de Janeiro to cover Team Zimbabwe at the 2016 Olympic Games in August.
This follows the news that only one slot has been allotted for Zimbabwean journalists.
This was revealed on Wednesday by the ZOC chief executive, Anna Mguni, who said: "The IOC notified ZOC in May 2015 of its allotted single slot for Press accreditation. After undertaking the due process, ZOC offered a local radio station the slot, and they have assigned their media member to cover the Games. Regrettably there is no additional slot for Zimbabwe."
ZOC are solely responsible for registering every member of the Zimbabwean delegation (athletes, officials, journalists and dignitaries) for the Summer Olympic Games. And this should come as a bombshell to a number of sports writers from both the local print and electronic media houses who wanted to be part of Team Zimbabwe for the Rio Games.
Their hopes were dashed yesterday with the announcement by ZOC that only one place has been allotted for Zimbabwean journalists for the Rio Games.
In the past Olympic Games, the IOC, through ZOC, traditionally allotted two slots for Zimbabwean journalists — one for electronic media and the other for the print media — but the system has changed for this year's edition of the Summer Games that are set to run from August 5 to 21 in Brazil. Access to the Olympic Games is restricted by number and function, (it) involves a high level of security, is highly co-ordinated and involves a tightly controlled process. It is unlike access to other sport events such as regional, continental or world cups — it is vastly different.
The Herald Senior Sports Editor, Robson Sharuko, sharply criticised the ZOC for giving themselves the mandate to choose which journalist should be accredited to cover the Rio Games.
"It's either this is the height of mischief or downright stupidity for the ZOC to suddenly turn themselves into the bosses of the media organisations in this country and decide who should, or should not, be accredited for the Olympic Games in Rio," Sharuko said.
"There was supposed to be consultation on the issue between the ZOC and the media houses to see how they could handle the issue and a common position being reached without straining the relations between the various parties.
"As The Herald, we have always covered the Olympics, long before some of the people in the ZOC found themselves occupying their influential positions and it's a shame that they can tell us, through this act, that we don't deserve to be in Rio."


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Kids, Work and Motivation
Motivation can be a big dilemma from keeping people's work out programs that prevents they. A good deal of people do not have much problem signing up for health club or a fitness class, however they do have problem being consistent with their workout routines. There can be several reasons as soon as you have been exercising for quite a while, why motivation decreases, and in addition, there are various options. Listed here are some useful ways to keep your motivation to follow your fitness goals and aims strong.
There is to keep inspired for fitness a great approach to help it become a much more social experience. In the event that you can't find a work out partner where you live, satisfy people on the web who discuss your aims and objectives. Locate a discussion board that is dedicated to the kind of targets you have, whether it is decreasing your weight, muscle building, etc. running, You understand about new things might ask and reply to questions and satisfy with people that share your goals. In addition, you will locate individuals and groups who are keen on exercise and fitness on social networking web sites. Apart from this, hunt for means to interact with folks in your city. Believe about taking a workout class or learning a brand new action in your town. Reaching others is certainly one of the ideal ways to improve your motivation to keep in shape. Either acquire some of friends and your family onboard with your fitness programme, or go away as well as meet with new people!
In the event you'd like to give your self a strong inspiration to work out, function work at a particular goal that puts some strain for you. An athletic event like a triathlon, 5 run or long distance runner will give you something to shoot for for. You need to, naturally, pick something which is sensible based on your present degree of fitness. You will discover your fitness a lot more easy stay motivated when you realize you need to enhance it at this date. Register


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The Institute for Community Health
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Disparities Projects
ICH collaborates with a variety of partners on disparities projects. Some of our projects include the following:
Technical Assistance Provider for Health Disparities Reduction Initiative
The MA Department of Public Health's Office of Health Equity has provided grant funding to health care and community-based organizations for its Health Disparities Reduction Initiative since 2007. Since the fall of 2010, ICH has supported grantees in developing sustainable and comprehensive programs to reduce health disparities in the communities they serve. ICH has provided technical assistance on elements critical for promoting lasting change in communities, including the following:
- Engaging in systems thinking to identify and address barriers to change
- Developing strong partnerships within and outside organizations
- Collecting/using data on identified outcomes to improve programs and better serve clients
Cambridge Men's Health League
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This unique program was first conceived in 2007 with federal funding from the Office of Minority Health, and is run by the Cambridge Public Health Department. The MHL was developed through a partnership with the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House and the Cambridge Family YMCA, with goals of reducing men's risk of heart disease, stroke and type II diabetes.
ICH has helped partners develop a mixed-methods evaluation, including collecting pre- and post-program data from participants, assessing their clinical outcomes, and conducting qualitative interviews with men involved in the program to further assess the program's impact.


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The Wiyos have been rolling for over a decade. They were one of the first "old-timey" bands to emerge on the national scene in the first wave of acoustic bands riding the renewed popularity of early swing jazz, rural folk, old-time blues and Appalachian music. Their relentless touring in the US and Europe, and numerous critically acclaimed albums and EPs landed them a full 28-day summer tour as openers of the 2009 Bob Dylan Show. The Wiyos were also featured in the BBC television documentary, "Folk America – Hollerers, Stompers and Old-Time Ramblers". In 2010 they were featured in the BBC television special "No Sleep 'Til Yell".
In 2012, The Wiyos released their fan-funded concept album, Twist, a 14-track eclectic musical collage loosely based on The Wizard Of Oz. Twist is undoubtedly The Wiyos' strongest and boldest work to date. Of course, The Wiyos are mostly known for their amalgamation of "old timey" sounds, but on Twist the band lets their late 20th Century upbringings creep in with their vintage sensibility. Scotland's The Herald reviewed one of the 2012 release shows of Twist in Glasgow and called it [everything from] "junkyard blues to Cuban neighborhood via surf song harmonies and backwoods Appalachia... a fascinating travelogue" Other reviewers write of Twist:
"Revelatory original songs" -Chicago Tribune
"A surreal Americana opus—Big Pink meets Pink Floyd." -Chronogram Magazine
"Sounds a bit Lennon/McCartney, circa the Summer of Love" -AmericanaUK
"Wonderful, weird and at times scary - it's well worth checking out!" BBC Radio Scotland
In 2013 The Wiyos (Michael Farkas, Teddy Weber and Sauerkraut Seth Travins) return to their roots, leaving some of the electricity of the Twist tours in the studio and reintroducing Michaels legendary washboard. The Woodstock Times writes "the fact that it is getting harder to pigeonhole their style(s) is perhaps the best indicator of their growth." They have been continually unveiling new material and re-interpreting their own 6-album catalogue. In 2013 The Wiyos are booked for select shows in the US (including a family concert at Carnegie Hall), a UK tour and there's even rumors of another album in the making.
Artist Website: thewiyos.com.
Mike + Ruthy: Thousands of concerts across tens-of-thousands of miles and Ruth Ungar & Mike Merenda have emerged as one of acoustic America's most revered musical duos.
Mike: "We do this Pete Seeger song, 'Oh Had I a Golden Thread," and by way of introduction we often acknowledge Pete for all his work in helping people to believe in humanity. After a concert recently a fan approached us and said, 'You know, you guys do that too.' I was elated."
As story-tellers, as singers, as poets, as parents (they tour with their two small children), Mike + Ruthy are heralds of an American cultural awakening, one that values honesty and togetherness, one that prefers grit to glitz and one that - in the face of an information super-highway - revels in the old-fashioned telling of a story.
Two guitars, a fiddle, a banjo, a ukulele, a stool with a glass of water and a few harmonicas elegantly surround a single microphone. Nothing is plugged in as Mike + Ruthy curl around that one mic like you would a fire pit on a chilly night, their voices swirl and rise like the fire smoke itself.
The intimacy of their performance is more akin to a night you once had listening to music around a friend's kitchen table. Their songs are divine, their delivery breath-taking, but it's the charm which they bring to the stage that cannot be overstated.
Ruthy: "After a recent show a fan approached me and said, 'Wow! I feel like I know your life story!'"
Summed up nicely by New York arts & culture monthly, Chronogram, "Mike + Ruthy, who've been on the music-making road together for over a decade, shine both individually and as a two- voiced entity; he's a folkie with a pop heart full of catchy choruses; she's a vocal hotshot bringing the house down armed with only a resophonic ukulele. Together, they go a long way toward restoring love's good name."
Described as "rich, vintage Americana" by Time Out NY, Mike + Ruthy's 2012 Woody Guthrie collaboration "My New York City" is being hailed as one of the most gorgeous pieces ever to have come out of the archive.
"Some of the best songwriting of their generation." - LA Weekly
"Easily a new favorite." - Daytrotter
"Mike + Ruthy are a national treasure." - Anais Mitchell
Artist Website: mikeandruthy.com.


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Prof. Prachi Bhatt
PhD, MHRM, (Gold Medalist), DNIIT -NIIT
Experience: Over 5 YearsE-mail: email@example.com
Background & Experience
She is Certified in Negotiation Research and Teaching from Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, USA. Has done projects with Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Ahmedabad , GCMMF Ltd. Anand, Gujarat and Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi . She has to her credit research papers published in National and International refereed journals.
Areas of Interest & Teaching
Her interest areas both research & teaching are Negotiation, Competency Management, OD & Change Management, , HRM & Changing HRD Paradigm.
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Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) August 02, 2013
According to Water and Health Researcher Sharon Kleyne, dehydration may be one of the most misunderstood physical complaints. This is concerning to her because it is also one of the most widespread physical complaints. In hot summer sun, says Kleyne, correct information about the causes, recognition, prevention and treatment of dehydration can save lives.
Sharon Kleyne is Founder of Bio Logic Aqua Research, a water and health research and product development center that developed and markets the all-water personal humidifying product Nature's Tears® EyeMist®. Kleyne hosts the globally syndicated Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water® radio show on VoiceAmerica and Apple iTunes.
Dehydration is defined simply as the "loss of body water". This includes the water in the skin and eyes. Some scientists include the loss of dissolved minerals normally contained in body water – particularly sodium or salt – but that is not widely accepted.
According to Kleyne, the body is 70 percent water and some body parts, such as blood plasma and the basal tear film covering the eyes, are 98% water. Kleyne believes that dehydration begins at birth and that dehydration prevention is a lifelong process. That's why Kleyne and other health researchers recommend drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water a day in addition to other fluids. One of the greatest dehydration risk factors is exposure to hot summer sun, particularly when there is high humidity, which causes increased perspiration.
Dehydration is so pervasive, and can affect so many functions of the body – including viral resistance – that Sharon Kleyne believes dehydration will eventually prove to be the ultimate cause of every disease. Water may be lost via the skin, eyes, breathing passages, lungs, bladder, bowels and stomach.
A 2% loss of body water can result in dehydration complaints. These can result from fever, environmental conditions such as hot summer sun, and heavy exercise. The earliest dehydration complaints are thirst, dry mouth, eye discomfort, blurred vision, headache, fatigue and elevated blood pressure. More advanced complaints include swelling of the tongue, nausea, dizziness, fainting, heat stroke and death.
Treatment of dehydration depends on the cause, but always includes supplementing the lost body water. This is usually achieved through drinking but may also be accomplished with an IV drip. If the cause is hot summer sun, get out of the sun, drink extra water, relax and cool yourself off.
For immediate relief of dehydrated skin and eyes due to hot summer sun, Sharon Kleyne recommends a 100% water, all-natural, pH balanced mist applied to the dry eyes, facial skin and forearms with a personal, hand-held device. The only product meeting this description is Nature's Tears® EyeMist®, developed and bottled by Bio Logic Aqua Research.


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The New Southerly 675 offers superb performance, supreme luxury and sophistication. Ed Dubois, Designer.
The Southerly 675 is supplied with CE certification and is built to EU specification and conforms to Lloyds and RCD, design category A. The hull is guaranteed against osmosis for 5 years from the date of manufacture.
Heavy duty GRP moulding, hand laid up to Northshore's Nordseal laminating system incorporating multi-axial and unidirectional reinforcements. The hull has a single skin bottom with a stiffening grillage of transverse frames and longitudinal stringers. Topsides are sandwich construction. All main bulkheads are bonded into the hull at main lay-up stage. The engine bearers are also an integral part of the hull structure.
Ivory White gel coat
Red & Oxford Blue boot top & style line
Northshore's patented Nordseal anti-osmosis system
Clear gel coat below the waterline
Two coats of antifoul
Hand laid up GRP. Sandwich construction. Heavily stressed areas are additionally reinforced with uni-directional glass reinforcement. The deck is bonded and mechanically fixed to the hull through the entire length and to all main bulkheads, resulting in a strong and integrated unit.
Ivory White gel coat
Raised bulwark
Teak laid ring deck
Teak laid forward coachroof
Teak laid cockpit sole and cockpit seats
Moulded non-slip finish to coachroof
Access to sail locker from foredeck
Access to lazzarette lockers on aft deck
The fixed ballast is an iron casting with transverse stiffening for the keel unit. The keel is fitted into a recess in the hull in the area of the keel box with stainless steel bolts. The aerofoil variable draft keel is cast iron and incorporates a stainless steel pivot at the leading edge. The variable draft keel is raised and lowered by a hydraulic ram powered by an electrically driven pump with a manual override. All hydraulics are easily accessible for maintenance.
Keel control and gauge showing keel position fitted at wheel pedestal
Removable stainless steel pin, positioned to enable the keel to be locked in the 'up' position.
Optional lead casting fixed keel, secured with stainless steel studs. Keel stub forms bilge sump at extra cost
Yanmar 200hp (149.2kW) 5 cylinder, fresh water cooled diesel engine
Reduction/reverse gear
120 amp alternator
Stern tube with water lubricated stern gland
Stainless steel propeller shaft coupling by Aqua drive
Max Prop Bronze four bladed feathering propeller
Two fuel tanks - capacity 1,491 litres/327 gallons, with sediment trap and line filter
Racor fuel filter and water separator system for engine
Bronze water inlet with removable filter gauze strainer and inspection hatch
24 volt electric ventilator
Sound deadening to engine box
Sound deadening insulation to walk in engine room
Fuel filter system
12v dedicated engine battery
24 volt system
Can Bus type distribution system
800Ah battery bank (AGM batteries)
Remote isolating switches for all battery banks, with manual override
Circuit breakers on main switch control panel
24v -12v converter / charger
Additional 24v 80 amp heavy duty alternator with external regulator
Mastervolt Alpha Pro regulator
Mastervolt Battery monitor
Dedicated 12v AGM engine/generator start battery
Dedicated 12v battery charger 12v engine/generator & service battery
Dedicated 12v battery 225ah
Independent 12v system
LED cabin lighting throughout
Reading lights over bunks
Chart light over navigation table
Full navigation light system incorporating bow lights, stern light, masthead tri-colour light with all round white anchor light, deck flood light and steaming light
Shore power inlet 240v - 32A
Mastervolt MASS combi inverter charger unit 24/2000 120A
240v ring main with double outlet sockets to each cabin
Mastervolt Whisper 3.5kw 3000rpm generator
Automatic Shore / Generator changeover switch
240v hot air heating system
240v water calorifier system
Upgrade to Mastervolt Whisper 10 generator 240V 9.4kw 3000rpm or 1500rpm at additional cost
Second MASS combi inverter charger 4kw at additional cost
Reverse cycle air conditioning at additional cost
Two fresh water tanks - total capacity TBC
Pressurised hot and cold water system
Hot water provided by engine calorifier unit and immersion heater
Electric pressure pumps to showers
Electric sump pumps to shower trays
Manual bilge pump
Four electric submersible bilge pumps
Holding tank system with electric and manual pump out - capacity TBC
Grey water sumps throughout
Engine driven high capacity bilge pump at additional cost
Semi-balanced twin rudders
Twin 40'' stainless steel cockpit wheels
Lewmar Mamba gearbox steering system
Single lever engine control
Emergency steering system
2 compass guards and 6 inch main steering compasses
Double headed aluminium mast with discontinuous stainless steel rigging - keel stepped
In-mast furling
Triple swept back spreaders
Anodised aluminium spars
Powered in-mast or in-boom furling at additional cost
Custom carbon fibre mast, boom & hydraulic mast jack system at additional cost
Antal track slides fitted on mast for headsail halyard adjustment
Furling self tacking foresail
Furling overlapping genoa
Powered headsail reefing systems
3 folding climbing steps fitted to mast
Conduit for radar cable fitted into mast
Windex fitted at masthead
Burgee and signal halyards
Radar reflector mounted on mast
Hydraulic boom vang and backstay tensioners
Hydraulic control panel fitted in cockpit
Main halyard led aft
Spinnaker halyards and reef lines led aft
Topping lift led aft
Kicker, jib sheet, mainsheet, led aft
Burgee and signal halyards
Burgee and signal halyards
Self tacking foresail halyard at mast
North Sails 'Norlam XP' laminate sails, partially battened mainsail
UV protection strip to foresails
Optional asymmetric gennaker and hydraulic retractable carbon bowsprit at additional cost
Centre cockpit with bridge deck
Self draining
Solid teak cockpit table with folding leaves
Recessed foldaway sprayhood in trough on coachroof
Access aft to hydraulic lowering teak laid bathing platform with access to large lazarette space
Telescopic stern boarding ladder
Two flush hatches to lazarette locker and engineering space
Flush perspex hatch within bridge deck providing emergency escape access from aft cabin
Flush perspex hatch within bridge deck providing emergency escape access from aft cabin
Gas bottle storage in side deck lockers
Perspex main hatch and lowering washboard
Instrument panels at helm
Two winch handle pockets
Twin steering position
Four safety harness eyes
Access to steering gear
Bimini/arch at additional cost
Glass windscreen at additional cost
Cleats forward, aft and midships
Foredeck sail locker with flush hatch
Electric windlass capstan & drum, with control head and chain counter
Teak laid decking to ring decks and foredeck
Teak double seats to pushpit
Stainless steel pulpit incorporating navigation light brackets
Stainless steel stanchions and guardwires with gates port and starboard
Stainless steel pushpit incorporating stern gate, navigation light bracket and ensign socket
Fuel and water deck fillers
Self tacking foresail track with sheet to cockpit
Turning blocks for running rigging
Rope clutches at companionway, for running rigging
Lewmar 54AST mainsheet winch
Lewmar 54AST jib sheet winch
Two Lewmar 48AST halyard winches
Two Lewmar 68AST genoa sheet winches
Grab handles on either side of coachroof
Recessed trough for sprayhood
40kg Delta anchor
60 metres of 10mm chain
Optional passerelle at additional cost
Four fire extinguishers
One fire blanket
Garage stowage for tender with Williams 325 Jet RIB or Turbo Rib at additional cost.
Alternative layout, with double aft cabins to accommodate garage
Fold down transom door and winch system for RIB deployment and powered recovery
Raymarine ST60+ instruments (speed, wind and depth) with graphic display, fitted at chart table
Raymarine ST60+ analogue wind display fitted at both helms
RAY 55E DSC VHF radio with handset and speaker
Raystar 130 satellite differential mounted to coachroof
Raymarine e120W high performance display at chart table
Raymarine Autopilot ST600+ Lewmar Mamba steering system 24v drive
Opening deck hatches, one size 70, one size 54 over forecabin, size 54 over forward heads, one size 20 over midships cabin, one size 20 over galley two size 70 and four size 30 over saloon, one size 54 over each aft cabin
Fixed ventilators
Perspex main companionway hatch
Pilot house windows and hull ports are tinted toughened glass, bonded into recesses in GRP mouldings
Interior joinery is finished in solid cherry, mahogany, teak or maple and marine faced quality plywood as standard. Cabin soles are teak striped non-slip laminate or teak v groove veneer. The choice of upholstery is selected from Northshore's fabric range.
The layout is in accordance with the general arrangement drawing. There are a choice of layout options providing up to eight berths.
Raised seating for eight to ten people
Excellent vision
Large table
Further seating to starboard
Six opening hatches with roller screens
Ventilation (fixed and closeable)
Concertina blinds to pilot house windows, front windows are electrically operated
Twin stainless steel sinks
Corian type worktop, available in a choice of colours
Pressurised hot and cold water
Stainless steel grab rail
Front loading 200 litre refrigerator
Top loading 105 litre freezer
Fully gimballed gas cooker with four burners, grill and oven (fail-safe devices on all burners)
Solenoid control & manual Gas cut off tap
Ample storage for crockery and cutlery
Opening hatch with roller screen
Hull portlight
Crockery and glasses
Raised navigator's seat & table
Instrument console forward of chart table
Chart stowage
Locker spaces
Chart light
Main switch panel
Hull portlight
Large double centreline berth
Large hanging locker
Fixed portlights
Central opening hatch with roller screen
Opening ports to cockpit
Seating to starboard
Desk & seat to port
Concertina blinds
Door to ensuite facilities
Tri-view portlights port and starboard at additional cost
Marine w.c.
Washbasin with Corian type surround
Hot and cold pressurised water
Separate shower with hinged door
Electric shower pump
Grating to shower tray
Glass holder
Hull portlight
Opening portlight
Large double centreline berth
Two drawers under berth
Shelved locker
Hanging locker
Two opening hatches with roller screens
Two fixed portlights
Concertina blinds
Ensuite facilities
Marine w.c.
Washbasin with Corian type surround
Hot and cold pressurised water
Separate shower with hinged door
Grating to shower tray
Electric shower pump
Opening hatch
Glass holder
Two single bunk berths
Hanging locker
Fixed portlight
Opening hatch
Concertina blinds
Two single bunk berths
Hanging locker
Opening hatch
Ensuite facilities
Marine w.c.
Washbasin with Corian type surround
Hot and cold pressurised water
Grating to shower tray
Electric shower pump
Glass holder
Carbon bowsprit (hydraulic)
Asymmetric gennaker
Glass windscreen
Bimini/ arch
Garage/tender - Williams 325 Jet RIB or TurboJet RIB
Mast stepped, rigged, sails fitted
Fully commissioned
Launched at Itchenor
Tested and sea trialed
Two full days familiarisation sailing handover
6 Fenders
6 Warps
Boat hook
Ensign & Staff
Gas Bottle
Yachts built to USA specification will include 110 volt ring main, appliances and tinned wiring.


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Round 23 #NRL teamlists and officials are in. Check them out in the article below.
All NSWRL and QR...
4 days ago
On Saturday night, the Vodafone Warriors slipped to new depths to lose the unlosable, which strangely, with the mindset of the Warriors over the past couple of seasons, also loomed as the inevitable in a harsh twist of d?j? vu.
The most worrying aspect of the loss was the fact they were outscored 3 tries to 2, by a team who concentrated purely on one off the ruck stuff, intermitted with darts out of dummy half, with each set being ended up an aimless, rudderless bomb. It was the sort of backyard golden oldies attack that shouldn't threaten an under 8's team, let alone a first grade team. While statistically people could look back in five years time and argue the defence was tight, in actual fact it was the perfect tonic for insomniacs in terms of the creativity and structure of both team's attacking structure.
Worse still, in the nation's capital, again they showed their lack of intelligence in terms of closing a game out. In the last six or seven minutes, with the Warriors leading, they could not get a decent kick in. Most times, they had coughed the ball up before that. In retrospect, kicking it out from here on in and resetting from 20-30 metres out more than likely would have given the Warriors the win. The Raiders looked devoid of ideas as to how to create a long range try. However, turning the ball over at half way, and allowing 5 10 metre bursts put them in a position to puncture a tiring defensive line. A crucial play in all of this was halfback Nathan Fien turning the ball over in a one on one position after a break, looking for a 50/50 offload when the Warriors were crying out for an effective kick to limit the Raiders offence. In a brain explosion, Fien forgot the situation, turned the ball over, and as they say, the rest is history.
In 2001 and 2002, and to a lesser degree in 2003, the Warriors earnt a reputation of being a breathe of fresh air under coach Daniel Anderson. Tries could be winged in from 10 metres, 40 metres, 80 metres. Distance was never an issue. Nowadays, the Warriors look unlikely to score from 4 metres out with a 6 man overlap.
Also, alarmingly, the club that had vowed to build on an emotional grand final performance in 2002 seemingly have little to no idea as to how to close out a tight game. Last season, the Warriors finished outside the top 8, yet never copped a hiding. Every other team copped a 20 plus point touch up, the Warriors did not. But, they lost an alarming amount of tight games, as illustrated below.
Round 1: Manly 26, Warriors 20, Ericsson Stadium
Round 8: Penrith 16, Warriors 14, Ericsson Stadium
Round 9: Cronulla 28, Warriors, 24, Members Equity Stadium, Perth
Round 10: Roosters 10, Warriors 6, Ericsson Stadium
Round 17: North Queensland 24, Warriors 16, Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Round 18: Bulldogs 26, Warriors, 24, Ericsson Stadium
Round 21: Penrith 42, Warriors, 34, Penrith Stadium
In all but one of those losses, the Warriors failed to reach 30 points. A benchmark for the halcion days of the 2001-2003 era.
What has contributed to the Warriors loss in attacking prowess? Against all manner of belligerent and generalised 'expert' comment, it has come simply from a lack of attack. As strange as that sounds, the Warriors have gone into their shell. In years gone by, the Warriors could live off a 60% completion rate and beat top ranked sides by 10 plus points.
Nowadays, despite the generalisations, the Warriors seem to be completing a lot of bland sets of six. They rely heavily on Steven Price and Ruben Wiki to power it forward up front. Yet when those two masters of the hard yards provide space and time, the Warriors fail to use it.
Furthermore, the Warriors still rely heavily on the 50/50 offloads. In between 4 or 5 nothing sets of powering it up the guts, the Warriors panic and try to throw a hot potato pass in an offload situation. However, they often forget the basic rule, "Only pass to a man in a better position." Be effective with it, not reckless with it. It was something Daniel Anderson tried to impress upon the team, get your techniques right. Offload when you are in a more stable upright position, rather than when you are being dominated. Check who is supporting you, before offloading. Communicate to one another if it is on. He realised it was nigh on impossible to take the flamboyance out of their game, but contrary to popular 'expert' belief, it could be highly effective and provide entertaining, and successful football.
However, since 2002 teams have becoming more and more aware of the situation, and when the Warriors spread it wide teams defensively are leaving a 'floater' up hanging off the tackle situation, in case they can gather a cheap turnover from a misdirected offload. As such, with the Warriors heavy reliance on the offload, their attack is somewhat stilted as a result of this.
In 2003, the Warriors attempted to compensate for this by bringing into play the cross field bomb from Stacey Jones, to Henry Fa'afili and Francis Meli. It was highly successful, but a short term solution to the problem, as like the offloading, teams could smarten up to it and make sure centres covered their wingers to give them a better opportunity in defusing the bomb.
In 2004, Daniel Anderson attempted to beat the game again by bulking the Warriors up, thinking that a bigger, stronger pack could power over their opposition and put their outside men in a position where the offload was virtually unstoppable. However, the end net result was a team of players who were hopelessly slow on the field, tired quickly, perspired easier which led to slippery hands and more dropped pill. Also, with heavier legs one key element of any sport was overlooked ? footwork. On defence, laterally they were susceptible, and on offence they often snatched at passes when in full fitness they would have been in a good position to take the ball.
Taking out the offload, and the bomb as high percentage attacking weapons for the Warriors has destroyed their offence systematically. Since 2004, both Tony Kemp and Ivan Cleary have built a team very strong up the centre third of the park. They have relied heavily on good go forward, and tight defence in the centre, but neglected the edge thirds in attack.
The Warriors need to take a strong look at the likes of the Roosters, Panthers, Knights, Cowboys at their peak. Not only did they get good quick go forward, they all had extremely quick play of the balls. The hooker was able to get out for a quick scamper, and either hit another forward hitting it hard, or hitting the halfback at the line with a deep set backline and players in motion. With players in motion, they were able to set up decisive set piece plays, basic, yet effective involving second man plays and were able to hit their men out wide who with good footwork against a fractured defence were able to take charge of the situation. One other basic thing all successful sides do; their forwards make sure when they go to the ground they are on their stomachs, not their backs, making it half a second quicker to get to their feet to play the ball resulting in a set attack against a disorganised defence.
Similarly, it was this type of basic, yet expansive game plan that Brian "Bluey" McClennan implemented for the Kiwis. He realised that the New Zealand players, like all players, loved to play ball. It is somewhat of a wild generalisation that New Zealanders are overly excitable with ball in hand, its human nature that we all love to make line breaks and score tries. That?s the name of the game. So he put in place a structure that allowed this. Good go forward, quick rucks, and a deep, wide spread against a disorganised defence. It allowed Clinton Toopi, Brent Webb and Nigel Vagana room to move, to use their footwork, to beat their opponents inside and out and give their wingers unstoppable opportunities. Toopi and Webb are both still at the Warriors, they are still the same players who are highly successful at the Kiwis, they still require the same opportunities and can still deliver the same results. But not with a flat backline, not with limited ball, not without disorganised defences.
Furthermore, better capitalisation on Steve Price's ball skills could work a treat. Currently, sitting in Bartercard are speed merchants Cooper Vuna, Miguel Start and Marvin Filipo. Much the same way as Canberra attempt to use Marshall Chalk, it would be wise to have those men trailing Price and friends up the centre of the ruck. Put them on the wing, with a license. Price was particularly effective at the Bulldogs with his short passes before the line to fellow forwards, the defender would have to shift late off Price onto his team-mate, usually getting a poor hit on the attacker, allowing either safety in offloading - with Vuna and friends trailing could cause problems, the ability to fall to the stomach for a quick play of the ball, or a broken tackle altogether. Simple, yet effective. And from there, it will keep defences guessing on Price, allowing him more latitude in moving forward.
Without a shadow of a doubt, the Warriors are the most frustrating team to watch in the NRL. Their offence is bland, their street smarts in closing out close games are poor. More often than not they don't have the offence, the game breaking play to put their opponents away. For the most part, they play a solid brand of football that keeps them in most games and keeps the scoreline respectable, but they do not have structure right to take advantage of it.
Once were Warriors, once again finding ways to lose the unlosable.


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I have repainted the Jammer to the same colour as the Radar Detector and adjusted the blurring effect it causes within its range. The main purpose of this was to make it easier to distinguish it from the CB. All details can be found in ticket #4769.
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Some existing graphics mods like Art Revolution might also require adjustments if my suggestion gets committed.


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With so much to look at in our garden centres, you'll bound to want to stop and have some refreshments while you make those important decisions. Both our Exeter cafes serve delicious food and drinks throughout the day, which on Sundays include traditional roasts.
From full English breakfasts and morning coffees and cake to main meal lunches and afternoon teas our lovely cafes will ensure you are fed and watered during your visit.
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Nowadays, backup activities is a main part in modern management applying digital instruments. From the huge computer hardware of international network, flight arrangement system to our daily life of writing and documenting. Digital information has unique characteristics which is vulnerable from physical incident causing damage as well as data loss.
But computer industry keep growing and growing addressing such challenges. Smart ideas create innovation both in protection of hardware component and development of data recovery software. Developers from most-used software, such spreadsheet application, also improve the software regularly. They update the applications with backup and recovery function to make us more comfortable.
Here a brief note on how to use backup function in Microsoft Excel 2007:
- After or amid working with your file or worksheet, you should save the file by hit the old shortcut of CTRL+S or direct the pointer to push the save-button in the left top of the Excel Window, beside the Office Button (Hehe..do you aware that Microsoft at their age of 25 still use a 3.5 inch floppy disk icon for save button? Now, it's hard to find magenetic storage medium of floppy disk in our real life, especially in computer-related activities). A window will arise to ask you on how you will save the file.
- Put your attention to Tools button (I put green circle below). The button will lead us to more options!
- By clicking the Tools button, a smaller window will appear, showing some options about backup and password protection. For create a backup file, tick the box beside 'Always create back-up'. Left the file sharing password blank if want to work without any password input every time you open or modify the excel file.
From now, Excel will create a backup file with the extention of XLX instead of the original file .XLSX.


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To Any Peds/NICU/PICU Nurse, please help...
Hello :-)
I'm so excited coz I got my first interview for Peds on Monday! I'm a new Rn in CA. Can anyone share with me your experience in interviews for NICU, PICU, Peds? Please give me any tips or suggestions on how to ace the interview. I love taking care of kids!
About YOGI_NAMASTE
Joined: Jan '03; Posts: 37Feb 3, '03I got hired in NICU right out of school. They didn't normally hire new grads but I had 6 years ICU experience as a tech! I had a resume and 2 letters of reference from nurses that I worked with prior to graduation. Be yourself and be professional.
I love my job but I could never do Pediatrics. It's a whole different ballgame than NICU. Good Luck on your interview!
HeatherFeb 11, '03Good luck! Here's an idea that worked for me(interviewed for 5 positions, offered all of them). Besides the basics of researching the hospital, mission and unit, it is a good idea to bring nursing school care plans that you have done, preceptor paperwork that shows that you did well during your preceptorship. Any favorable written comments by other nurses during your clinicals.
Provide references by your instructors, if you have had good attendence let your interviewer know because this is very important. Also research the questions that you will be asked. There are many good websites that offer this and I found when I researched a hospital that I applied to, they many times had a listing of the interview questions that would be asked.
Appear confident, and let your interviewer know that this unit is exactly where you want to be. Ask to be shown the unit and use terms like "Is this the room where I would be gathering my supplies" you know-like you are already part of the team.
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Open Thread: Talk About Sex & Love — No Conversation Is or Ever Will Be Off Limits Here
Here's your place to come talk about sex and love whenever you feel like it.
Surely this is the face of everyone's fantasy. No?
In my previous life as editor of the sex channels on handbag.com, I aquired a ton of sex manuals (Tracey Cox's Hot Sex is probably my favourite and most useful if you're in the market) and one piece of advice that kept cropping up was to ask your other half about their sexual fantasies.
Hmm, I can do that I thought. I'm open-minded. I've sat on both sides of the fence. I've even eaten chocolate body paint (which, let's face it, is always disgusting - you're much better off using Nutella. Fact). Cut to my mood-lit living room, Barry White playing on the stereo (nah, just kidding I prefer Marvin Gaye – Let's get it on, ooooh) and me asking my lover what really gets his goat, praying as hard as an atheist can that the answer wouldn't actually be goats.
Leopard print? Check. Bull whip? Check. Saucy grin? You get that free.
And didn't I get a surprise; no cliché school girl fantasies here, not even a kinky nurse pulling on the latex gloves. Instead my man revealed that when I get upset and have a bit of a cry he often finds himself getting rather turned on, but then not really knowing what to do with it - trying to get your leg over your bawling girlfriend is pretty bad form, apparently. Who knew every time I was reaching for the tissues my fella was sat there being supportive with a semi?!
Now, some of you may be outraged by this, thinking, 'typical man, always thinking about sex' but actually I found it really rather endearing. We talked about why he thought this happened and my amazing amateur psychology concluded that it must be because he wants to take care of me and when I'm upset he gets to play the big man and make it all better. Secondly, now I knew this secret about him I could use it to my advantage. Now when I'm sad and remember his confession I forget what's upsetting me as I'm now thinking about his penis.
This picture really has no relevance other than I had an amazing night, hugged a gold elephant, licked someone's shoulder and ended up wearing bloomers. Fantasy? Or just plain fantastic.
Plus, his obvious attraction to me makes me feel good. Yes, there you go I said it. Having a man be attracted to me makes me feel all-woman in a way that no amount of shopping, sanitary towels and Sex And The City can ever do. So, sit your man down and prepare to reveal all, just remember that you can't look at him as though he just killed Bambi if what you hear isn't quite to your liking. After all, different (whip) strokes for different folks.


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After many years in practice, Cari made the decision to accept a position in Washington DC to pursue her passion for advocating for better tax policy and advancing the CPA profession.
She left her practice and her clients in the very capable hands of Mari Ramirez.
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Seattle Upsets Denver in Super Bowl Quarterback Pet Name Face-Off
With two high-performing squads in this year's Super Bowl, it's coming down to a battle of the quarterbacks. Trupanion, a data-driven pet medical insurance provider, analyzed their database of insured pets to determine which quarterback will lead his team to victory. Seattle's beloved, Russell Wilson came out on top with over 77% of the name share. Don't mess with the boys in green and blue.
Data on pet names related to the contending quarterbacks, Russell Wilson and Peyton Manning, determined pets' loyalties lie with Seattle. See complete results below:
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In this furry battle, among all of the pets named after the QBs, the name Wilson alone holds almost half of the name share with over 44%. One die-hard fan took on his whole name – proving that even our four-legged friends favor Seattle.
Inspired by the furry fandom, Trupanion is asking pet owners to submit pictures of their pets in game day attire today through Sunday, February 2. Photos can be submitted to GameDayPets(at)trupanion(dot)com or posted to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with the hashtag #GameDayPets. Photos will be shared on Trupanion's pet-friendly website and social channels. The winner of the best-dressed pet fan face-off is wide open so check out Trupanion's Facebook page and "like to win" – the battle is on!
About Trupanion®
Trupanion is an industry leader in medical insurance for pets, offering cat and dog insurance in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico with the mission of delivering financial peace of mind to pet owners. Trupanion offers a simple, customizable pet insurance policy with 90% coverage for diagnostic tests, surgeries, medications, hospital stays, and alternative therapies for the treatment of injuries or illnesses. Trupanion's policy includes coverage of hereditary and congenital conditions with no payout limits per incident, per year, or over the lifetime of the pet.
In the United States, Trupanion is underwritten by the American Pet Insurance Company, which has earned a Financial Stability Rating® of A, Exceptional; from Demotech, Inc. In Canada Trupanion is underwritten by Omega General Insurance Company. Trupanion is a founding member of the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA), demonstrating a commitment to high standards and transparency in all actions and products. For more information please visit Trupanion.com.
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Pune, India; Geneva, Switzerland; Seattle, USA, March 15, 2006–The Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP), a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and Seattle-based nonprofit, PATH, and the Serum Institute of India Limited (SIIL) announced today the successful completion of their Phase I clinical trial of a new conjugate vaccine against serogroup A meningococcus, a bacterium that causes deadly meningitis epidemics and much human suffering in sub-Saharan Africa.
As a result of the successful Phase I clinical study, SIIL and MVP will proceed to test the vaccine in Africa where the new vaccine will become part of the public health arsenal in the fight against meningococcal epidemics that have been plaguing the continent for more than 100 years.
"We believe in health for all and in reaching out to the poorest countries in the remotest places of the globe," said Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, the chairman of the Serum Institute of India Limited. "We are pleased to have embarked on this adventure because this new conjugate vaccine could make a real difference for African countries, some of which are among the poorest in the world. In addition, since the vaccine will be licensed in India, it could also be used in this country, where small outbreaks of serogroup A meningococcal disease occur sporadically."
The underlying technology for the new conjugate vaccine was developed by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research of the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. The new vaccine is expected to be more effective than the existing polysaccharide meningococcal vaccines because of its high immunogenicity in young children and its ability to prime immunologic memory, reduce carriage of the bacteria, and induce herd immunity (whereby transmission of the bacterium is blocked, thus extending protection to the unvaccinated).
"Our Phase I clinical results are extremely encouraging and open the prospect to start pivotal Phase II clinical studies in The Gambia and Mali later this year after approvals from all regulatory authorities," said Dr. F. Marc LaForce, director of the Meningitis Vaccine Project. "If all continues to go well in testing, the new vaccine, which will be priced at about 40 cents per dose, could be introduced in Africa within the next three to four years."
The Phase I study was designed to determine the safety and immunogenicity of the new "PsA-TT" conjugate vaccine in healthy volunteers enrolled at three clinical sites in India: B.Y.L. Nair Hospital (Mumbai), King Edward Memorial Hospital (Mumbai), and Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (Hyderabad). A total of 74 subjects participated in the double-blind, randomized study that compared the PsA-TT vaccine to a reference vaccine currently used to fight epidemic meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa and to a control vaccine that is commonly used against tetanus. The new conjugate vaccine proved to be safe and as immunogenic as the comparator polysaccharide (un-conjugated) vaccine.
"The teams at three study sites worked diligently and carefully, and the results show that the PsA-TT conjugate meningococcal vaccine can be safely administered to humans, and that the new vaccine is immunogenic," said Dr. Nilima Kshirsagar, dean, professor, and head of the department of clinical pharmacology and principal investigator at Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital. "We are all proud to have been able to contribute to the development of a vaccine that is critically needed in Africa."
iGATE Clinical Research International, a full service contract research organization in Mumbai, provided data management and clinical monitoring services for the study.
Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the thin lining that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It is one of the world's most dreaded infectious diseases. Even with antibiotic treatment, at least 10 percent of patients die, with up to 20 percent left with permanent problems, such as mental retardation, deafness, epilepsy, or necrosis leading to limb amputation.
The most prominent groups of meningococci are A, B, C, Y, and W135. While groups A, B, and C are responsible for the majority of cases worldwide, group A causes deadly explosive cyclic epidemics predominantly in what is known as the African "meningitis belt," an area that stretches from Senegal and the Gambia in the West to Ethiopia in the East. The belt has an at-risk population of about 430 million. Every year, epidemics kill thousands of people.
In 1996–1997, Africa experienced the largest recorded outbreak of epidemic meningitis in history, with over 250,000 cases and 25,000 deaths reported to the World Health Organization. "Meningococcal epidemics hit the African belt in seasonal waves, every 8 to 12 years," explained Dr. James Mwanzia, director of communicable disease prevention and control at the WHO regional office in Harare, Zimbabwe. "The largest epidemic wave ever recorded swept across the entire region 10 years ago. Even though sub-Saharan Africa has been relatively spared in recent years, we know from experience that it is just a matter of time for another large epidemic to hit the region again." A sharp meningococcal A epidemic is currently occurring in western Burkina Faso, with some 3,000 cases reported.
"Because the disease occurs in children, adolescents, and young adults of working age, the disruption and chaos in the community are considerable," said Dr. Kader Konde, WHO focal point for MVP. "The impact of the disease on individuals and their families is such that an epidemic can quickly turn into a social, human, and economic disaster for the affected countries. Meningitis is one of the most feared diseases on the African continent, and the new conjugate vaccine brings real hope that huge epidemics like that of 1996 will be a thing of the past."
PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions that enable communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, PATH helps provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act.


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Rita Ora: When I Wear DKNY, I Feel Like a Bad B-tch!
Rita Ora shows off her leather jacket with the wording "When I wear DKNY I feel like a BAD B–CH" at the DKNY Women's fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 on Sunday (February 9) in New York City.
The 23-year-old entertainer was joined at the event by Victoria Justice, Zendaya, Nina Garcia and DJ Mia Moretti.
"DKNY worn me out. Straight to bed. I can't move. #amazingshow" Rita tweeted after the show. Looked like so much fun!
After the show, Rita was spotted leaving while surrounded by an entourage.
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Competition rules
UK decision to invoke Article 50 of the TEU: More information
As of 30 March 2019, all EU law will cease to apply to the UK, unless a ratified withdrawal agreement establishes another date, or the European Council and the UK decide unanimously to extend the two-year negotiation period. For more information about the legal repercussions for businesses:
The EU has strict rules protecting free competition. Under these rules, certain practices are prohibited.
If you infringe the EU's competition rules, you could end up being fined as much as 10% of your annual worldwide turnover. In some EU countries individual managers of offending firms may face serious penalties, including prison.
EU competition rules apply directly in all EU countries - the courts in your country will uphold them. These rules apply not only to businesses but to all organisations engaged in economic activity (such as trade associations, industry groupings, etc).
You can read about some examples of EU competition cases on the DG Competition's portal.
Illegal contacts and agreements
These agreements are known as cartels. They are forbidden because they restrict competition. They can take many forms, and need not be officially approved by the companies involved. The most common examples of these practices are:
- Price fixing
- Market sharing
- Agreement on customer allocation
- Agreement on production limitation
- Distribution agreements between suppliers and re-sellers where, for example, the price charged to customers is imposed by the supplier.
All agreements and exchanges of information between you and your competitors that reduce your strategic uncertainty in the market (around your production costs, turnover, capacity, marketing plans, etc.) can be seen as anti-competitive.
Even disclosing this kind of strategic information unilaterally via mail, phone or meetings could be seen as infringing this rule.
To be on the safe side:
- Do not fix prices or other trading conditions
- Do not limit production
- Do not share markets
- Do not exchange strategic information about your company.
Some agreements are not prohibited - if they can be justified as benefiting consumers and the economy as a whole. One example is agreements on research & development and technology transfer. These cases are covered by the Block Exemption Regulations .
Abuse of a dominant position
If your company has a large market share, it holds a dominant position and must take particular care not to:
- charge unreasonably high prices which would exploit customers
- charge unrealistically low prices which may drive competitors out of the market
- discriminate between customers
- force certain trading conditions on your business partners.
How to report anti-competitive behaviour?
If you come across business practices that might restrict competition, you can report them. If the situation is specific and limited to the country or area where you live, or involves no more than 3 other EU countries, start by contacting your national competition authority.
National competition authority:
- Austriaaten
- Belgiumbeen
- Bulgariabgen
- Croatiacren
- Cypruscyen
- Czech Republicczen
- Denmarkdken
- Estoniaeeen
- Finlandfien
- Francefren
- Germanydeen
- Greecegren
- Hungaryhuen
- Irelandieen
- Italyiten
- Latvialven
- Lithuanialten
- Luxembourglufr
- Maltamten
- Netherlandsnlen
- Polandplen
- Portugalpten
- Romaniaroen
- Slovakiasken
- Sloveniasien
- Spaineses
- Swedenseen
- United Kingdomuken
If you are unsure about the problem, you can contact the European Commission at: email@example.com or write to:
European Commission, Directorate General for Competition
Antitrust Registry
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
If you think your company is involved in a cartel or other activity restricting competition, you should know that the first company to submit evidence of a cartel may receive total immunity from fines! (see the leniency programme).
Initial contact with the European Commission should be made by fax to +32 2 2994585 or by telephone to +32 2 2984190 or +32 2 2984191.
Claiming compensation
You can make a claim for compensation if you can prove that your business has overpaid or suffered a loss of revenue due to actions by a cartel, or abuse of a dominant position in the market. There is a legal presumption that cartels cause harm.
How much time do you have to make a claim?
You have 5 years (since you first learnt about the infringement) to claim damages, or 1 year after a competition authority's decision on the infringement becomes final (in some cases, member states may give you more than 1 year).
Disclosing evidence
National courts in EU countries can order firms to disclose relevant evidence when victims claim compensation. If your firm has to disclose evidence, any confidential business information given in connection to the case will be protected.
Cross-border proof of infringement
When national competition authorities make final decisions on infringements, these can be presented as evidence before the national courts of other EU countries. This strengthens your argument when you claim damages.
Passing-on of overcharges
Even if you are an indirect customer of an infringer, you can claim compensation for any overcharge that has been passed on to you by an infringer's direct customer, e.g. a reseller of the cartelised goods.
Although you must demonstrate the amount of harm your business suffered in this way, you are helped by the legal presumption of passing-on.
An example of the passing-on of overcharges could be when a loss is passed on to others: the business makes a payment, and seeks a repayment - the business then passes this on as a liability to its customers.
All firms participating in a cartel or another anticompetitive agreement are liable for the entire damage. You, as the claimant, can choose who you want to sue for compensation.
A co-infringer can obtain a contribution from another co-infringer if they have paid more compensation than their relative share. That share and the criteria on which it is based will be decided by the court according to national law.
Companies of a certain size (starting at EUR 2.5 billion of combined aggregate worldwide turnover) doing business in the EU and wishing to merge must ask the European Commission for approval - irrespective of where their headquarters are located. Approval of the merger will depend on the market share that the merged company would have in the EU. Mergers between small businesses are not usually restricted.
State aid
The EU rules generally prohibit state aid (which take various forms such as grants, interest and tax relief, loan guarantees) because they risk putting certain businesses at an advantage over their competitors, thereby distorting competition.
State aid may be permitted in the following cases:
- help for small businesses
- promoting entrepreneurship
- research, development and innovation
- regional development
- risk capital
- job creation
- protecting the environment.
The European Commission monitors this kind of support. If you are aware of state aid that infringes the rules, you can report it online.


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A California billionaire and environmental activist has begun an effort to mobilize 200,000 millennial voters in North Carolina to elect Hillary Clinton and other Democrats.
It's part of Tom Steyer's effort to engage young voters in swing states across the country around progressive environmental issues and candidates.
Steyer is the founder of NextGen Climate, an environmental advocacy organization, and NextGen Climate Action super PAC. He has given the super PAC $38 million this cycle, almost twice as much as any other individual has given to independent political groups.
"What we're trying to do is … address millennial voters on the topic of clean energy and climate, inform them on the differences between the candidates and engage them about how important their vote is in 2016," Steyer told the Observer.
Steyer said he wants to elect Clinton as well as a Democratic U.S. Senate and N.C. governor.
Experts say millennials could play a big role in the election – if they register and vote.
UNC's Demography Center reported last year that 92 percent of eligible baby boomers are registered compared to 74 percent of millennials. Turnout rates are similar.
Political scientist Michael Bitzer of Catawba College found that millennials turned out at a 55 percent rate in 2012 compared to 78 percent for baby boomers.
Steyer said NextGen will try to reach millennials through campus organizing, social media and events such as concerts. The group plans to spend at least $500,000 in North Carolina.
"Trump and his Republican party are preying on the fears of conservative voters," his website says. "But younger voters aren't falling for it.… Younger voters have the power to stop Trump. But only when we vote."
Kara Carter, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, said the RNC has been canvassing college campuses in North Carolina for months. She said the GOP recruited 22 interns at UNC Charlotte just last week to canvass the school and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Robe Lighting Inc. has moved its US HQ in Florida to new and better premises in Cooper City.
The new facility has full climate control throughout all the technical and service areas, the spares department and warehousing, which is essential for the protection of electrical and mechanical components in the extreme humidity.
The new address is :
12349 South West 53rd Street
Cooper City
Florida 33330
Tel : +1 954 680 1901
Fax: +1 954 680 1910
All Emails remain the same.
With close proximity to all transportation hubs, the move will also consolidate the efficiency of Robe Inc.'s distribution network.
Robe Inc. sales manager David Chesal and the team have already moved into the new offices, and have added a new member - Jerry Seay - to handle internal sales and co-ordinate the dealer network within the US.
Jerry Seay brings many years of experience in the worlds of production and moving lights to the equation, including working with production company PDA in the Carolinas and also with other known moving light brands. He has a comprehensive set of contacts and is well liked and respected in the industry.
"We've been looking to expand and strengthen the internal sales force for some time," comments Chesal, "And we've looked carefully to find a person with the right commitment, passion and personality to work for Robe. We're very much looking forward to having Jerry onboard".
With LDI fast approaching, Robe Inc. is "Really looking forward" to revealing its 9 newly launched environmentally friendly products says Robe Inc's CEO Harry Von Den Stemmen.The LDI booth concept highlights Robe's green "Think of The Future - Consider Nature" initiative. It is more spacious than previous years, and will feature product pedestals allowing people to get a close look at the new fixtures, together with a black lounge environment for meetings and respite from the trade show floor. The Anolis booth (Robe's architectural LED sister company) is integrated into the design, together with a screen to demonstrate Robe's digital projection range.
For those wanting to see the new products in action and in greater detail, the renowned Robe demo room will again be in action.
For more press info. on Robe Lighting, please contact Louise Stickland on +44 (0)1865 202679/+44 (0)7831 329888 or Email '[email protected]'. For more product and general info, check www.robe.cz or call + 420 571 751 510.
Photo shows (L) Harry Von Den Stemmen, CEO Robe Inc with David Chesal, Sales Manager of Robe Inc


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Bastian Schweinsteiger is plotting a swift return to Munich, but not for footballing reasons. The Manchester United midfielder wants to take his new team-mates to the German festival Oktoberfest.
The Germany international has settled in to life at Old Trafford well, making his debut as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, and wants to give his team-mates a taste of German culture.
As per the Independent, Schweinsteiger spoke to Red Devils captain Wayne Rooney about the possibility of taking his new colleagues to the German festival.
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He said: "I spoke to [Wayne] Rooney and discussed the possibility of me inviting the team to Oktoberfest but I don't know how much time we'll have,"
It would seem very unlikely Louis van Gaal would allow his squad to go to the festival with the season in full swing. During the festival period United have away trips to Southampton and Arsenal, along with a home fixture against Sunderland.
Despite only coming off the bench for his debut, it is clear to see Schweinsteiger will have a big influence of the United team this season.
His presence in the middle of the park in the second half at Old Trafford appeared to calm down the United team, when they were being put under pressure by Spurs.
He orchestrated play from deep, giving the ball to his team mates, getting it back and stretching play. He even showed his passing ability with some pin point long passes.
When the World Cup winner is fully fit expect United to be a different animal. The midfielder will bring something to the midfield that has been missing since the days of Paul Scholes. He even has that snap in the tackle, as was shown from his yellow card soon after entering the game.
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Simply put, Uber has disrupted the taxi industry. It's rise could be compared to the same effect mp3's had on diminishing the recording industry's power over artists and their music. Staying true to the free market Uber came along and offered a more convenient service, reasonable prices, and ease of use with their smartphone app.
Yet for all the advancements I've seen them make, I'm not entirely sure why I can't select a driver? Why force me to be stuck with a 3 star driver when a 5 star driver is just as far away? Everytime I use this amazing service I ask myself this very question. Can't you make something better that's already great? Introducing Driver Selection.
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Driver Selection Screen
Card Layout Users like lists. Period. Encapsulating the driver info in easily adaptive to screen size and provides a quick glance.
Driving Time The top right of the card has a radial to designate just how long they driver has been hard at work. This could be a determining factor in selecting a driver.
Reviews When selecting a driver you'll be able to review previous riders ratings and feedback to further help you decide. The most recent review is shown on the main card.
Interactive Prototype
User Flow
1. Confirm pickup location
2. Review drivers
3. Select driver
4. Verify selection
5. Driver is requested
This prototype was created using Marvel App.


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MOMA Scholarship 2016 Minority e-Scholarship Application Form
Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA), Government of India provides MOMA Scholarship 2016 every year to poor students to give higher education. Students belong to minority studying in higher level course that is technical or professional level course. Eligible and capable applicants who want to apply for this scholarship scheme, those have to download the MOMA Scholarship Application Form 2016 from its official website.
MOMA, Government of India has started scholarship scheme to poor students who are not able to pay course fee. In this scholarship scheme, government provides scholarship to all those candidates who come into some minority categories like Muslims, Christians, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs etc.
Scholarship Amount:
MOMA Scholarship provides some amount to students as Rs.20000/- per year as well as provides maintenance charge Rs.10000/- per year and Rs.5000/- for hostlers and day scholar students.
Eligibility Criteria for MOMA Scholarship 2016:
- Applicants must have passed 12th class and graduation with more than 50% marks.
- Candidates parents income should not more than 2.50 Lakhs.
- Applicants must be an Indian.
Required Documents to apply for MOMA Scholarship:
Interested applicants have to attach following certificates,
- Applicants must have self attested passport size photograph.
- All the educational certificates.
- Income Certificate.
- Caste Certificate.
- Residence Proof.
- Fee receipts.
After attaching all the documents, applicants have to submit their application form to your institution. Selection process will be conducted by the state minority department after the verification.
Important Dates:
MOMA, Government of India will soon upload the scholarship notification releasing date, application starting date and ending date etc at its official page.
Procedure to apply for MOMA Scholarship 2016:
- Log on to the official website of MOMA Scholarship www.momascholarship.gov.in.
- After that, applicants have to click on the online scholarship link.
- Then candidates have to fill an application carefully without any mistakes.
- Click on submit button and take hard copy of it for future usage.
Click here to apply for MOMA Scholarship online 2016