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What do I wear?
You should ensure you are wearing clothes that will not restrict your movement and maybe a layer to keep you warm for the relaxation such as socks and a jumper.
Some people wear baggy, loose fitting bottoms and a t shirt. Other people wear tight, stretchy leggings and tops. The only thing that matters is that you wear comfortable clothes that you can easily move and stretch in.
Do I need to be experienced in yoga and/or pilates?
No. Day Retreats London caters for students of all abilities, from beginner
through to experienced practitioner.
Am I able to take part if I have a medical condition or injury?
Leyla and Erika are experienced teachers who are able to offer modifications
for students with any condition which may affect their practice. However, it is
advisable to consult with a doctor before taking part in any exercise for the
first time or if you have any pre existing injuries.
Do I need to bring any equipment with me?
We provide mats, blocks and refreshments so just bring yourself! But if you prefer to use your own mat feel free to bring it along.
What makes Day Retreats London different?
Day Retreats London is a unique concept, combining vinyasa flow yoga,
pilates, yin and mediation in a four-hour retreat in the heart of London.
Students have time to develop their practice, relax and enjoy a holistic
experience offering all the benefits of an extended retreat, close to home.
I am not flexible - can I come to Day Retreats London?
Yes. If you're inflexible then you are the perfect candidate for yoga and pilates. Yoga enhances flexibility; it's not a prerequisite and pilates builds flexibility and strength. So if you've got tight shoulders, back, hamstrings, hips, quads or more or less...yoga and pilates will help to lengthen and strengthen you.
Where can I leave my stuff?
We have a safe holding area for all of your stuff during Day Retreats London.
How do I pay?
You need to book a place online before and event through the biletto website.
When should I arrive?
10 min before the Day Retreat event is due to commence so you can settle in with ease.
Can pregnant women take part?
Yes, Erika and Leyla have both trained in yoga for pregnancy. But please drop us an email in advance if you are pregnant so we can tailor the class suitably for you.
Is Day Retreats open to both men and women of all ages?
Yes, anyone can take part. Just bring a positive attitude and enjoy the warm
and friendly atmosphere.
Is it physical or will I be sitting around for ages?
Day Retreats London mix yoga and pilates which tend to move more than the meditation, restorative or yin sessions, so there will be a mix of high energy flow and more inward stiller contemplative periods.
What if I'm not good enough?
You are never going to be good enough. You are already beyond good enough.
What is yoga?
Yoga calms the fluctuations of the mind. Yoga is all about harmonizing the body with the mind and breath through the means of various breathing techniques, yoga postures (asanas) and meditation.
Benefits of Yoga
- Strength
- Flexibility
- Physical and Emotional Balance
- Breath Quality
- Stress Relief
What is pilates?
Pilates engages the whole body in movement whilst allowing you to focus on specific and correct muscle engagement. Pilates offers a system enabling a connection to your body, increasing body awareness, improve posture and decrease pain.
Benefits of Pilates
- Alignment
- Correct muscle firing and recruitment patterns
- Strength
- Endurance
- Freedom of joint movement
- Stress Relief
What is meditation?
Meditation is a means of transforming the mind.Meditation means awareness. Whatever you do with awareness is meditation. "Watching your breath" is meditation; listening to the birds is meditation. As long as these activities are free from any other distraction to the mind, it is effective meditation.
Benefits of meditation
- Anxiety decreases
- Emotional stability improves
- Creativity increases
- Happiness increases
- Gain clarity and peace of mind
- Meditation sharpens the mind by gaining focus and expands through relaxation
What type of yoga do you teach?
Day Retreats includes a mix of Vinyasa flow yoga, Yin yoga and Restorative yoga.
What is Vinyasa flow yoga?
Vinyasa yoga is where movement is synchronized with the breath. Vinyasa flow yoga creates a smooth journey between poses so that they run together like a dance. The breath acts as an anchor to the movement as you flow from one pose to the next.
What is Yin yoga?
Yin yoga can give us the space to slow down and stay with our experiences rather than always rushing. In a Yin yoga practice all the postures are held for long periods of time. Within these long holds there is an encouragement of cultivating softness and relaxing muscular tissue. Through Yin yoga the mind can be given more space to find ease and acceptances as it allows itself to slow down, resulting in a deeper sense of balance and calm.
What is Restorative yoga?
Restorative yoga helps us to learn to relax and rest deeply and completely. Through various postures with the help of props for additional comfort Restorative yoga helps us to fully release and allow the body to relax and restore.

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Kazakhstan has adopted a New Labor Code,1 which entered into force on 1 January 2016. While it generally follows the Old Labor Code,2 which is now no longer in effect, the New Labor Code introduces a number of significant changes governing the relationship between employers and employees. The most noteworthy changes are summarized below.
Employer's obligation to negotiate and execute a collective agreement
The New Labor Code introduces a new employer obligation regarding collective agreements. It states that an employer must "carry out collective negotiations under the procedure specified in this Code [and] enter into a collective agreement".3
The procedure for starting negotiations and entering into a collective agreement is described in Article 156. It says among other things that: "the party which receives notification from the other side with an offer to start negotiations has to consider it and enter into negotiations within 10 days…." Thus, the New Labor Code does not oblige the employer to initiate such negotiations. Rather, the New Labor Code simply confirms the employer's obligation to enter into negotiations regarding a collective agreement if the employees initiate such negotiations; but it then goes on to make clear that now the employer actually must execute a collective agreement as a result of those negotiations.
Non-competition agreement now allowed
The New Labor Code allows an employer and an employee to execute a non-competition agreement. Such an agreement may obligate the employee not to take actions that could damage the interests of the employer and, possibly, to compensate the employer for any such damage.4 While the scope of this provision is unclear, it appears that such an obligation may apply only during the employment relationship and that the employee may not be prevented from competing following termination of his/her employment. Prior to the New Labor Code, Kazakhstani legislation was interpreted as not permitting non-competition agreements at anytime.
Transfer of employee to an affiliated employer
The New Labor Code introduces the concept of a "transfer" of an employee to an affiliate of his employer.5 However, it is not a true "transfer" since it requires termination of the employment relationship with the original employer, followed by commencement of a new employment relationship with the new employer.
This "transfer to an affiliated employer" provision merely simplifies the process otherwise in effect, by now allowing the employee to apply for termination by the original employer for the specific purpose of allowing him/her to work for the new employer. If the new employer then confirms to the original employer that it will employ the employee, the termination (by the original employer) and the new employment (by the new employer) can be coordinated to occur simultaneously. If the new employer does not confirm that it will hire the employee, then he/she will not be terminated by the original employer. This avoids any uncertainty over whether the employee will actually be employed by the new employer, as well as any gap in employment. Further, any obligation of the original employer to give prior notice to a trade union or the local labor authorities of its intent to terminate the employee will not be applicable because this process will be initiated upon the employee's application.
Fixed term agreements may be extended for 2 additional fixed terms
Under both the Old and the New Labor Codes, a fixed term employment agreement must be executed for a term of not less than 1 year (with certain exceptions). But under the Old Labor Code, any extension of a fixed term agreement following expiration of its term was required to be for an indefinite term. Under the New Labor Code,6 it is possible to extend a fixed term agreement twice, with each extension being for a fixed term of not less than 1 year (for a total of 3 fixed terms). Following expiration of the final fixed term, any extension must be for an indefinite term.
Probationary period changes
Under both the Old and the New Labor Codes, an employee may be hired subject to a probationary period. Under the Old Labor Code, the maximum probationary period for any employee was 3 months. Under the New Labor Code, the probationary period may be up to 6 months for the head of a legal entity (and his/her deputies), the chief accountant (and his/her deputies) and the head of a branch or representative office.7
Under the Old Labor Code, it was impossible to terminate a probationary employee for unsatisfactory performance earlier than 7 days before the end of the probationary period. Under the New Labor Code,8 a probationary employee whose performance is unsatisfactory may be terminated anytime during the probationary period.
Termination of employment upon payment of pre-agreed compensation
For many employers, one of the most significant changes of the new Labor Code may be its provision9 allowing for immediate termination of employment for any reason, upon payment of a fixed amount of compensation specified in the employment agreement.10 Subject to payment of that amount, the employer may unilaterally terminate an employee, without prior notice, for any reason. This provision applies to all categories of employees including "protected employees" (pregnant women, single parents, etc.). The New Labor Code does not specify a minimum amount of such agreed-upon compensation. However, we recommend setting the amount of compensation generally at not less than one month's salary.
Termination due to worsening of economic condition of the employer
Under the New Labor Code,11 employment may be terminated due to "a reduction in the volume of manufacturing, works or services that led to a worsening of economic condition of the employer." 12 The following 3 conditions must be met:
(1) the relevant structural division should be closed;
(2) there must be no opportunity to transfer the employee to another job;
(3) notice should be given to the employee's representatives at least 1 month in advance.
An employee terminated on this ground must be paid 2 months' salary.
Termination due to absence from work for 1 month
In an effort to combat prolonged absenteeism, the New Labor Code permits an employee's absence from work for more than 1 month (without having given any reason to the employer) to be a ground for his/her termination.13 The employer must send the employee a letter (via post) requesting an explanation for the absence. If no response is received within 10 calendar days, the employee may be terminated. No termination payment is due.
Termination of pension age employees
The New Labor Code allows an employer to terminate an employee after he/she reaches the pension age.14 The employee must be notified at least 1 month in advance and must be paid compensation in an amount set forth in the employment agreement or the collective agreement or in the act of the employer. While the law does not specify a minimum amount of compensation, we suggest setting at least one month's salary compensation. This ground for termination may be applied retroactively to employees who reached the pension age before the New Labor Code came into effect on 1 January 2016.
Obligatory out-of-court dispute resolution procedure
All labor-related disputes are now subject to an obligatory out-of-court procedure (the "mediation committee procedure") before either party may file a claim to the court.15 The parties must form a mediation committee consisting of representatives of both the employer and the employee(s). The committee should make a decision within 15 days working days. The limitation term for filing an application to a mediation committee is 1 month for disputes regarding reinstatement and 1 year for all other labor-related disputes. A party can file a court claim only after the committee's decision is issued.
The "mediation committee procedure" does not apply to disputes involving a small enterprise or the CEO of a legal entity.
The New Labor Code introduces the regulation of secondment.16
Although the practice of seconding employees is not uncommon in Kazakhstan, the Old Labor Code was silent about it.17
The New Labor Code states that secondment is possible where an employee is seconded from a company which directly or indirectly owns shares of the receiving company and vice versa. (The Code does not specify a minimum percentage of shares which must be owned). Further, it requires that the terms and conditions of a secondment should be regulated by a 3-party agreement (between the employee, the seconding entity and the receiving entity).
Because the New Labor Code governs all labor relations within Kazakhstan, this provision applies to secondments by a foreign seconding entity to a receiving entity in Kazakhstan, as well as secondments between Kazakhstani parties.
By limiting secondments to entities having a direct or indirect ownership relationship, the New Labor Code appears to prohibit secondments among unrelated parties and secondments among affiliates within the same group of companies but where the affiliates do not have an ownership relationship (e.g., "sister" companies). Secondment arrangements which do not meet these tests can be invalidated by the court upon the application of an interested party (including the labor authorities). There is not yet any established practice on how local authorities will interpret this new secondment provision and how they will apply it to existing secondment arrangements.
Payment of Wages in Local Currency
The New Labor Code makes a slight change to the wording requiring payments of wages to be in local currency. This change has raised a lot of interest among employers, but upon close examination it does not appear to significantly change the prior situation. Specifically, the Old Labor Code18 required salaries to be paid in local currency. The New Labor Code requires salaries to be set and paid in local currency.19 Thus, salaries can no longer be set in foreign currency and then paid in local currency. They now must be set in local currency, but there is no prohibition on indexing a specified local currency salary to changes in the exchange rate between local currency and foreign currency.20
The above change made by the New Labor Code should not affect the practice of non-resident employers (branches or representative offices of foreign companies) of setting and paying salaries in foreign currency for their employees (both local citizens and foreigners) or the practice of local employers of setting and paying salaries in foreign currency for their foreign employees. This practice is based on provisions of the Law on Currency permitting salary payment between a resident and a non-resident to be made in foreign currency, as well as a 2008 letter of the National Bank of Kazakhstan interpreting the Law on Currency.21
Deletion of Inflation Indexation Clause
The Old Labor Code contained a controversial clause22 which dealt with the procedure for indexing salaries based on the level of inflation. But it did not obligate an employer to make an annual inflation adjustment to salaries (unless required under labor or collective agreements or an internal policy). Nevertheless, many employees claimed the right to an annual inflation adjustment based on this clause, which led to disputes. Apparently to make it clear that there is no obligation on the part of an employer to index salaries based on inflation, this clause has been deleted in the New Labor Code.


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New details for the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime series were revealed on the official website, which includes information about the cast and production staff.
The production cast includes:
- Studio Pierrot – Production Studio
- Noriyuki Abe – General Director
- Hiroyuki Yamashita – Story Supervisor
- Ukyo Kodachi, Makoto Uezu – Series Composition
- Tetsuya Nishio, Hirofumi Suzaki – Character Designers
- Yasuharu Takanashi, Yaiba – Music Production
The voice cast will include:
- Yuuko Sanpei
- Koro Kikuichi
- Ryuji Kijima
- Kenshou Ono
- Ryoki Shiraishi
- Atsushi Abe
- Junko Takeuchi
- Nana Mizuki
- Saori Hayami
- Showtaro Morikubo
- Shinji Kawada
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations will premiere on April 5th.
Source: Official Website, Crunchyroll


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Twilight Saga: Activities: 5 New Games!
Five new party games for the Twilight Saga that require minimum supplies but are perfect for Twi-hard fans!
*Don't Say It!: Don't say "Twilight" or you'll lose your clothes pin!
* Who Am I?: Figure out which character you are by asking other guests "yes" or "no" questions.
* Musical Chairs: The popular party game with Twilight music.
* Which Guest Is Most Like…?: Vote for which guest is most like each Twilight Saga character.
* Twenty Questions: Play the classic game with people, places, and things from the Twilight Saga
*Send us a picture of Twilight party we may post it to our site! firstname.lastname@example.com.
This activity can be found in Book Club section of our site.


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Congratulations to our Mardi Gras Photo Contest Winner
April 12, 2011 | Posted in: News
Congratulations to Richard Martin, his photo from St. Anne Parade is our 2011 Mardi Gras Photo Contest Winner! You have won a one night stay at the Maison Dupuy Hotel in the French Quarter. … » Read More
Mardi Gras 2011 Winds Down
March 9, 2011 | Posted in: News
New Orleans celebrated another successful Mardi Gras this year with crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands. The Convention & Visitors Bureau reported that 97% of hotel rooms were booked … » Read More
Mardi Gras 2011 in Photos
March 9, 2011 | Posted in: News
Take a look back at Mardi Gras 2011 in our Photo Gallery. View the fun and beauty of Mardi Gras in the French Quarter as well as the Krewe of Zulu passing through the neighborhood of Treme. R… » Read More
Lundi Gras Celebration with Zulu
March 7, 2011 | Posted in: News
2011 Lundi Gras is Zulu's 19th celebration of the start of the Greatest Free Show on Earth. Zulu's President, Board of Directors, 2011 Zulu Characters and members will join to Hail our Mard… » Read More
Quintessential Mardi Gras
March 7, 2011 | Posted in: News
by Errol Laborde Recently I was talking to a man who's an official of the Knights of Hermes. He was effusive about the group's 2011 parade. "It will be the most beautiful ever,&qu… » Read More


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The legal termination (or dissolution) of a marriage can be one of the single most difficult periods in a person's life. The decisions that must be made are many and pivotal to your future and the future of any children of the marriage. The process of divorce is often just as complex as are the wildly disparate emotions at work in the parties involved. From decisions of where to live to division of assets to child custody and child support, the choices parties in divorce must grapple with can be excruciating and with frayed emotions and conflict and trauma abounding, you need an attorney that is not only experienced, but compassionate and dedicated to providing the best representation possible for their clients in such a difficult legal and marital conflict.
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UNESCO Future Forum - Global Water Futures 2050+
12 April 2012
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
By 2025, an estimated 60 percent of the world's population will live in water-stressed conditions, and a similar proportion will be without adequate sanitation. Securing access to safe drinking water (MDG 7) for all and wisely managing this resource was therefore a high priority on the global sustainable development agenda for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012.
Cognizant of the need for water managers, government leaders, civil society and businesses to work together to sustainably manage water under uncertainty and risk in an integrated and coordinated manner, UNESCO hosted the Future Forum on "Global Water Futures 2050" at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 12 April, 2012.
The Forum was a future-oriented event, in which renowned water experts from different parts of the world participated in dialogue on:
- the status of the world's freshwater resources by presenting the key findings from the 4th United Nations World Water Development Report;
- the role of science as a powerful tool for sustainable water management;
- the presentation of the first phase of the Global Water Scenarios Project, which aims at giving the global community a road map for the future.
It was an occasion to review the global progress that has been made towards the sustainable management of water resources using integrated approaches, to better understand how investment and financing in water can lead to a more sustainable future, and to present global water scenarios of what the future could look like depending on the behavior of decision-makers in governments and societies in the next few decades.
The objective was to enable leading experts to share their views with representatives of Member States of UNESCO, the Secretariat, decision-makers, intellectual and scientific communities, civil society, media and general public so as to raise awareness about global water issues, and to advocate for a coordinated global approach to managing and allocating water in the lead up to Rio+20.
The Forum was opened by Hans d'Orville, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Strategic Planning. Renowned water experts included:
- William Cosgrove, Senior Adviser to the Fourth Edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report; Manager, World Water Scenarios Project;
- Olcay Unver, Coordinator of the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme and Director of the UNESCO Programme Office on Global Water Assessment in Perugia;
- Abdin Salih, Acting Director of the Division of Water Sciences and Acting Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP);
- Andras Szollosi-Nagy, Rector, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education;
- Patricia Wouters, Director, Dundee UNESCO HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science.


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Home prices rose in all major U.S. cities in June
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A sharp boost in home prices during the spring could signal a recovery in the long-suffering U.S. housing market, according to an industry report issued Tuesday.
The S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which covers more than 80% of the housing market in the United States, climbed 6.9% in the three months ended June 30 compared to the first three months of 2012.
"We seem to be witnessing exactly what we needed for a sustained recovery; monthly increases coupled with improving annual rates of change," said David Blitzer, a spokesman for S&P, in a statement. "The market may have finally turned around."
Two other key indexes covered in the S&P/Case-Shiller report also showed gains. The 20-city index was up 6% for the quarter and the 10-city index rose 5.8%.
National prices were up 1.2% compared with a year earlier and the 20-city and 10-city indexes also gained year over year. It was the first time all three measures showed positive annual growth rates since the summer of 2010.
There have been several positive industry reports over the past several weeks. In July, new home sales were 25% better than a year earlier; existing home sales gained 10% year-over-year; and developers applied for 30% more residential building permits.
The steep increase in home prices "feels really good after six years of straight down," said Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics.
He cautioned that the results may overstate the case for the housing recovery a bit. The mix of homes being sold has changed lately, with fewer repossessed homes on the market. Those sell at big discounts to conventionally sold homes and had been propelling prices downward.
Each of the 20 cities covered in the report recorded a gain in June, compared with a month earlier. Detroit prices jumped 6% for the month, the most of any city. Minneapolis prices climbed 4.8% and Chicago prices rose 4.6%.
In Phoenix. home prices were 13.9% higher in June than 12 months earlier, the highest gain of any of the 20 cities covered.
Several cities were still in negative territory year over year, including Atlanta, where they were off 12.1%. New York prices were down 2.1% on an annual basis, and Las Vegas prices were 1.8% lower.
For Zandi, all the positive news on housing carries over to the rest of the economy.
"Housing is beginning to act as a tailwind for the recovery," he said.


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PCB Manufacturers Resources
How unusual to find a review of PCB manufacturers on a site about making your own PC boards. Well, sometimes one needs alternatives.
How unusual to find a review of PCB manufacturers on a site about making your own PC boards. Well, sometimes one needs alternatives.
OSH Park is an aggregator. They collect your board files and panelize them with others to get a good price. The price is not the lowest around, but the quality is exceptional. The pads are ENIG (gold) finished, and the solder mask is purple.
The panels go to the manufacturer when they are full, and that may or may not be every day. The turnaround time is stated at around two weeks, but my experience was a couple of days faster. A 100mm x 100mm (3.937 x 3.937 inches) design runs US$77.50 delivered and you get 3 boards. They can be found at oshpark.com.
I ran into PCBWay while I was looking for an ultra-cheap source for testing PCB design software. Their pricing is good, at US$5 for 10 boards of up to 100mm x 100mm. Shipping is via DHL Worldwide, and is US$21. $26 total for 10 boards, and I can order on Saturday and receive them in the USA on Wednesday or Thursday. They operate 24 x 7, but only review submitted files for about 16hrs per day.
You can get green, red, yellow, blue, white or black solder mask for the same price. The text layer is white on all colors except white soldermask, which has black text. Also available, but at considerably higher prices are purple, flat green and flat black. There are other places selling the same type of product, but I get great quality and a wait of only 4-5 days for the boards. Check them out at pcbway.com.
I've used them for about 11 different boards now and I have found the quality to be consistently good. Another thing that is interesting: I usually get 11 boards when I order 10.
Both PCBWay and 3PCB are owned and/or operated by HK Weiku Information & Technology Co., Ltd., but the company is actually known as JDB Technology in China.
Another JDB Technology company - you can tell by the web page - but this one goes by the name. Similar pricing, but slightly higher shipping ($25 vs.$20)
Seeed Fusion Service offers one-stop prototyping service for PCB, PCBA, PCB stencil and other electronic and mechanical customized service. The price of 10pcs double layer is $9.90. And the standard soldermask color is green, red, yellow, blue, white, black. Seeed is good enough in small size, you also can buy bigger PCBs through their service.
You may recognize Seeed Studio from the Arduino-compatibles they make. They are in the top three open-source hardware companies worldwide.
I found this outfit, which is based in Hong Kong and has a factory in Shenzhen, in the same way I found PCBWay - looking for dirt cheap PC boards. I was less interested in the quality of the boards than in the worthiness of my files. They want $11.90 for the same 10 boards as PCBWay, and the quality appears to be nearly as good. I'm speaking of cosmetics - the boards test fine. The difference is in the shipping. They ship via Swiss Post by default, which takes about 15 days to reach my place. Shipping for the 10 boards was $9.37 for a total of $21.27.
Only green soldermask is available at the $11.90 price - yellow, red, blue, and white are $8.50 extra, and black is $19.00 more.
I accidentally sent them bad files one time. They let me know in a few hours so I could fix it. One email each way and I had a good order. After a couple of weeks I received the boards and they were true to the design, proving my Gerber files were good, which was all this was about in the first place. Find them at smart-prototyping.com.
Basic PCB has services similar to Smart Prototyping, but they do not let you choose which surface finish, copper weight, solder mask color or silkscreen color. They give you what they have running when you order, I guess. The cost for 10 of our sample boards is $172.47, and there is a 6 day turnaround time. If you only want green mask and lead-free HASL, the cost goes up to $201.05 for the same boards. Find them at BasicPCB.com.
This is a US manufacturer who specializes in quick turnaround service. Using their "Standard Service" which is for any board that doesn't fit their "MiniBoard" 2.5 inch by 3.8 inch format, you can get two 100mm x 100mm boards without soldermask or silkscreen for $98.35 delivered in three business days.
The cost for "Production Service", with soldermask and silkscreen, jumps to $270.40 and requires a 10-day manufacturing time. I have never used this particular service, but I have used the production MiniBoard service, which includes soldermask and silkscreen, and the quality is very high.
They provide their own software for schematic capture and PCB artwork. It is without a doubt the easiest software to use, but you will find it ties you to either their service or to Futurlec.
Like ExpressPCB, Pad2Pad provides not only software, but PCB fabrication capabilities and is affiliated with eMachineShop. Quality is reportedly high and pricing low. A good combination.
Futurlec, known for parts mainly, also provides PC boards through a mainland China supplier. Our 100mm x 100mm sample PCB is US$173 in 10's. Their quality is Ok, they often ship more than I order, and it takes forever for the boards to arrive. I waited over a month the first time I ordered. The manufacturing time was 6 days, and the rest was shipping time. You can visit them at Futurlec.com


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AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is one of the deadliest diseases that has ever affected humanity. While the conventional science is yet to find a cure for the AIDS or a medicine that can control the problems to an almost zero level, the health risk that it poses to the humanity is well known by the world. This is the reason why, many countries and government all over the world are involved in control of the diseases. It is the reason why many countries and companies are pumping in enormous amounts of money for funding the researches that are looking to find a cure for the same. However, the sad state of the international politics and the health scenario is that the world concentrated on a few epidemics which come and go but not on the persistent killer. Smoking is a not injurious to the respiratory organs but it can also cause cancer, which can be deadly. Today, more people around the world die due to cancer caused by the ill effects of smoking than by dying because of the deadly AIDS. This is the reason, why it becomes a pertinent task for the governments all over the world to curb the menace of smoking.
Solutions for the problems of smokers should come from them
In the field of development sciences, it is a known fact that the solutions for the problems are best solved by the people who are suffering from the problem. Anything else will be superficial and will not consider all the aspects of the problem. Similarly the best solution for the health risks caused by smoking has come from a smoker himself, in the form of an e-cigarette. These are devices which evaporate the e liquid which contains the chemicals that can give pleasure and happiness to the smokers. This new process is called vaping and it is a simple solution that has been invented by a man who was almost addicted to smoking. The advantages of using an e-cigarette are that the level of the chemical that one smokes and hence ingests can be controlled as per the liking of the smoker. The concentration of the liquid can adjust and moreover the amount of heat in the device can be controlled leading to a slow and sustained release of the chemicals in the smoke and ultimately, you can control the amount of the intoxicant that gets inside your body. This has reduced the prevalence of cancer in users.


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A Game of Crash: How to Be on Top
Is your life dull as of the moment? Then you probably need to gamble! Get the most out of CS:GO Gambling when you bet on the Crash casino game!
CS:GO Crash is an easy and stimulating type of game that will be enjoyed by anyone regardless of age or gender.
CSGO's Game of Crash: Background and Description
We all know that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been taking over e-sports for a while now, and its Crash version is a popular one too. CS:GO Crash is pretty straightforward. It requires players to deposit their skins, then trade those for virtual money. After all, you'll need funds to gamble.
Going back to the process, after depositing the skin, a player should then place a bet before the game begins. The multiplier will increase from 1x, and the multiplier counter will go on increasing until it "crashes." Hence, the name. If you were lucky enough to cash out before the multiplier collapses, then you win. If you weren't able to cash out before the counter goes belly up, then you lose everything you've deposited. So, to win, you just have to trust your intuition, and cash out when you reach the lucky multiplier!
Crash Sites
I'm telling you, there are a lot of crash sites available on the internet today that "offer" various quality skins. Some websites even allow you to play more than one game, other than Crash; they let players have the chance to test their luck in sweeper, roulette, dice, jackpot, coin flip, blackjack, and other games. Tons of sites also conduct raffles and offer mines, markups, and marketplaces for players to participate in. Heck, some are too generous they don't require you to deposit any skin at all!
Be On Top!
What's exciting about this game is that the results are entirely up in the air—they can't ever be predicted, and you'll be addicted to it in no time. You have zero clues as to when the multiplier counter will crash—and that causes your spine to chill, blood to curdle, and hair to rise, even just momentarily. The fact that it's scary just like any other gambling game makes it more exciting to play. The adrenalin rush makes it scary and unavoidable at the same time.
The fun it brings is probably the reason why more and more CS:GO players are participating in the game. Nothing else beats the entertainment it brings when you cash out right at the perfect moment and gain more than you've deposited.
Want to be on top? Then trust your guts and play CS:GO Crash now!


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Virtual Tools Close Gap between Remote Operations, O&G Experts
The recent article in Rig Zone written by Karen Bowman explores how oil and gas companies are currently using live video for remote operations and health and safety inspections. The oil and gas industry has one of the most extreme environments. The vast distance and time that separates remote experts from core assets at offshore and onshore assets can cause high inspection and maintenance costs.
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"The Onsight system provides a rich collaboration experience that includes much more than live audio and video," said Marieke Wijtkamp, vice president of marketing and client services for Librestream, in a statement to Rigzone, noting that remote experts need to see highly detailed visuals, talk, draw onscreen, take pictures, share images and even remotely control the camera in the field. "Without this level of interaction, it is very difficult to make accurate and responsive decisions remotely."


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Duplex apartment - Vila Madalena (São Paulo)
I am renting my apartment in Vila Madalena, São Paulo.
It is a lovely duplex apartment (78m2) with 2 bedrooms (1 suite with air conditioner and closet); both with shelves; 2 parking spots, laundry machine. The kitchen is not big (I confess), but my neighbor makes a living making / selling pies and cakes for restaurants!! Microwave / fridge / oven. Regarding furniture, we can talk about it according to what you need, as I still haven't moved out.
The building is just amazing. Great swimming pool for fun, fully equipped gym, sauna. Young and nice people living here, some foreigners.
Vila Madalena is a great area in the west zone, close to Pinheiros, Jardins, Higienópolis, Av. Paulista, Faria Lima. It has good commerce and an intense night life, full of bars and restaurants to which you can go on foot. Yet, the apartment is located on a quiet street!
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Design seeks to solve a problem. Solutions present itself by investigation - it derives inspiration from patterns, gains insight from information and contradictions, and draws conclusions based on evidence. Design is therefore thoughtful, intelligent and meaningful. And then, there's muse!
Branding applies design in an ecosystem with coherence and correspondence. Branding considers touchpoints and synthesises them into a symphony of notes. Keys, chords and harmonies, in rhythm and cadence to tell a compelling story that is not only heard, but deeply felt.
Kester exclusively handles all aspects of branding design for Dewakan. More so I trust him almost completely to deliver my vision or thought processes into tangibility, and sometimes even intangibility. Working with him is exhilarating because of the raw creative energy he exudes. We feed off each other to create lines and space that become the identity of a restaurant. Perhaps the question is not so much is he ready for you, but more are you ready for him?
Kester showed his natural talent and skills as a design master in applying his signature clean, elegant look for the magazine. He also demonstrated excellent organisational skills, a remarkable attention to detail, and a very cool head in handling a great deal of information consisting of text, images, graphics, drawings and charts between numerous parties across different time zones. Above all, he was professional, initiative, reliable and a joy to work with. I could not have asked for a better designer to work on this project with and will be happy to recommend him.
Art Direction and design in collaboration with MAD Squared, held at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 2016
A custom calendar take-away, for the Voices for Hospices event held at The Majestic Hotel, KL organized by Hospis Malaysia.
Booth Design for Dewakan at Taste MIGF (Malaysian International Gourmet Festival), held in Berjaya Times Square, KL.
KDU University College School Prospectus, featuring a new progressive grit concept.
Identity, Art Direction and Menu Design for Dewakan Restaurant at KDU University College, Utropolis Glenmarie | Photography by Joshua Chan
The question persists... How do we, maintain a business wherein good designers, get to do good work, for good causes - and to do so everyday, sustainably. Every so often we attribute 'good work for good causes' - with less than favourable pay. The good designer for good causes - is assumed to be synonymous with - a designer that has minimal pay, and is yet keeping at it, because he or she is compelled to - often in answer to a call. Such a designer with such a call is rare. And a skillfully-good designers, for good causes, is even more rare! How do we change this - how do we find good designers for good causes; how do we afford them; how do we inject funds for good causes to afford good designers (for good design); and how do we address good causes - making the initiative of designing for good causes, a drastically more compelling industry to be a part of. And so it begins. A journey for reconciliation.
Spending 4 years in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, Kester completed his BMm (Honours) majoring in Media Innovation from Multimedia University (MMU) in 2005. Upon graduation, Kester joined Sports Planet, a leading futsal venue, services & franchise chain, as its pioneer Marketing and Communications Director. There, Kester developed and established the iconic Sports Planet corporate identity. A year in, Sports Planet was awarded the Most Promising Franchisor of the Year Award and the Best Sales Growth Award by the Malaysia Franchise Association.
In 2007, Kester began full-time freelance work. Since then, Kester has developed identities for a number of start-ups and provided creative designs for a variety of clients. His portfolio includes art direction and design for magazines, booklets; advertising and promotion material for restaurants, fashion, camps, theatre productions; concept, stage and motion-graphic designs for stadium-scale musical productions. From Nov 2010 - July 2011, Kester joined Calvary Church as a full-time Communications Coordinator. His role included the preparation and presentation of a working paper for the development of an Integrated Online Communications system, a myriad of internal-communication media work, and several key conceptual and design work for Easter and Christmas presentations. Kester also served within the capacity of a programming team developing a contemporary form of church service called the NX. The NX effort precipitated the upgrading of presentation visuals and the integration of new media alongside thematic considerations.
Following a season exploring the arts, philosophy and spirituality in a community gathering called FreeCoffee, the advent of 2013 saw Kester resuming freelance work, increasing and expanding his repertoire of branding and design work, leading to the founding of a studio, Kesterize, in 2015. Alongside Kesterize, Kester also served as Creative Director in MAD Squared from 2016-2018.
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Cuisine Riot
Calvary Church
Early Autism Project Malaysia
Food Tour Malaysia
Hospis Malaysia
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MAD Squared
Royal Rangers International
Sports Planet
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Three Little Pigs & the Big Bad Wolf
YTL Corporation
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If you're looking for an different kind of agency experience: real clients, real stakes, analogous designing, thinking, prototyping, organising - then you're in for a treat.
My internship at Kesterize was a visionary experience. Kesterize is a conducive and challenging environment for the thinking designer. It is a kind and learning place with a lot of space for the independent designer to manoeuvre and explore. A place with a driven vision and guidance for the growing designer. From a personal perspective, it is also a powerful place for those who are figuring out what you want to do and what life is all about. It is a holistic place not simply for work, but for life. I highly recommend it for those who are looking to do good design for good causes. – David Ngeow (Internship April - July 2017)


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B'nai B'rith International is appalled by the terrorist attack that occurred today in Barcelona, Spain. A van drove into pedestrians at the Las Ramblas district, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 100. Two people have been arrested.
We stand in solidarity with the people of Spain, and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.


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Reach an authenticated US-based medical store with an Rx prescribed by your doctor. You can get the real Phentermine pills from such a pharmacy.
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Here is some legitimate online pharmacy if you desire to procure Rx online. This particular online pharmacy is a legitimate and supplying quality pills of Phentermine to its buyers.
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The fake medication may have an inappropriate composition of the inactive ingredients such as lead, mercury and even some pesticides.
At most times, the fake Phentermine pills have a scarce amount of active component thus resulting in the insufficient results.
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Make sure your Phentermine looks like the following indications.
The Adipex brand of Phentermine capsule-shaped tablets looks white in color with blue specs in them. All the generic pills are white in color.
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What should I know about Phentermine?
- Avoid Phentermine if Taking medicines for Hyperthyroidism such thyroid conditions and its medications can significantly affect the influence of this medication. Continuing this may lead to the irregular heartbeat and respiration.
- Medications like clonidine, guanethidine, and methyldopa act as neutralizers when reacted with Phentermine. Hence it has no effect when taken along with this drug.
- If allergic to sympathomimetic amine included medications. Report your health care provider and taken immediate remedy if any rashes or hives emerges.
- A single pill of Phentermine is powerful enough to remain in the body for about 7 to 34 hours. The active ingredients in the medicine remain active in the hepatic or kidney for the sufficient which will interact if other certain medications.
- Breastfeeding while on Phentermine will harm the fetus and causes sufficient side effects to the fetus. Pregnant women and lactating mothers are restricted to take this drug. The existence of cardiovascular problems, glaucoma is also exceptional medical cases to get treated with this drug.
What should I report my Doctor before opting to Phentermine?
Phentermine is not an ideal medication for everyone. After a complete analysis of one's health condition, the doctor can decide whether Phentermine has opted for you. Enquire if your thyroid secretion is optimal to take this drug. Stay away from this pill if your Doctor reported imbalance in your thyroid gland. Before getting into Phentermine treatment inform your Doctor about your medical history, which you experience in the past and in the present.
- Hyperthyroidism
- If taken MAOI recently for the duration not exceeding 14 days
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- Isoproterenol, Ephedrine, Linezolid, and Venlafaxine including both Effexor and Effexor XR interact with Phentermine.
- Phentermine and alcohol will affect the intestinal health causing stomach problems and diarrhea.
- Also, interact with ADHD medications such as Adderall and Phentermine influences the effects of Dextroamphetamine such as Dexadrine.
- When taken along with another appetite suppressant it interacts with the action, Sibutramine such as Meridia.
- Tranylcypromine of brand Parnate drug if taken should be reported in prior.
- The Methylphenidate medications such as Concerta, Metadate CD, Ritalin, and Methylin.
What is the way to take Phentermine?
Phentermine should be taken once a day irrespective of the time you chose. If your health care provided has suggested any way follow without change. In case of missing the dosage for the day take it once you remember but never increase the pill count for the day.
What things should I stay apart while on Phentermine?
To not take any other weight loss medication or treatment.
Consuming Alcohol along with Phentermine will increase the risk of side effects. It increases the risk of heart problems such as increased heart rate, chest pain, fluctuation in BP, depression, drowsiness, and dizziness.
What are the adverse effects of Phentermine?
Some most common adverse effects associated with Phentermine are: Pounding of heartbeat, fluttering of the chest, change in behavior and unusual thoughts, sadness and extreme euphoria, shortness in breath, swelling of the ankles and feet.


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Fri, 30 December 2011
we're back with a little more white meat for your New Years day Dinner. Me and Bernie from Bernies Dawg Blog take a closer look at the Spartans to see what they really might have in store for us. And Jake calls the Dawgs to get em fired up...then we close with an oldie but a goodie in The SEC is Better Than The Big Ten
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Tue, 27 December 2011
Its Bowl time baby! Lets meet at Ybor City and rock it out on New Years Eve....here's what you need to know about Old Sparty and the MSU Spartans...
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Tue, 13 December 2011
So, Im over the mugging that was the second half of the SECCG, I Bonded out of county and missed the Munson Memorial....but we had some big news on the recruiting front and other items too and we cover them all for you right here....
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Thu, 1 December 2011
Wow, its bonus week and we have a supersize show in store for you....special guests from the Geaux Show and also we have a great segment with Jeff Owens, who was on the field the last time we won the SEC Champ Game. Check out Jeff's new show on Dec 6th at 7pm by clicking here! Also you can check out the guys from The Geaux show by clicking here... Lets Go Dawgs!
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Tue, 29 November 2011
Dawgs Win! Ten in a row! Murray throws 34 TD's! Nerds lose (as usual)! Just an all around great day to be a Georgia Bulldog!
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Tue, 22 November 2011
A week of big wins and big losses. We take Kentucky and the East and lose a legend in Larry Munson. The DawgCast is very sad but we gotta play through and with it and honor Larry by hunkering down one more time!
Lets go Dawgs!
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Fri, 18 November 2011
Im solo this week and Im sure its super boring...Ally and Bernie and Drewbie and Big Jeff all have real jobs and I just figured I had to put out a little something of a show....so here it is! your UGA vs KY pregame!
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I just had to share this video, the more I watch it, the better it is. Seriously, I love this video. Thanks to CryTebow for editing and producing it!
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Epic show for an Epic win! A win for the ages! an all time performance! Great Job Dawgs! Love for everyone! Enough to go around!
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We just didnt do good enough on that pre-game show for this weeks big game...So we are reloading a newer more intense effort! Get some!


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Over the past 20 plus years, the enterprise application ecosystem has comprised heavily of Windows applications. But, with the shipment of the first iPhones and iPads in 2007, this began to change. Today, we are moving to a mobile first world, which is impacting almost every aspect of enterprise IT, not the least being the delivery of enterprise applications to mobile workers. These workers are demanding the productivity that only comes with a first class user experience that is optimized for mobility.
A typical large enterprise will have an application portfolio that consists of thousands of individual applications. Some will have been developed in house such as a custom CRM or ERP app, while others will have been sourced off the shelf from a third-party application provider, such as the Microsoft Office suite. When considering how to mobilize these apps, the demarcation between third-party versus in-house is significant. Specifically what matters here is access to the application source code, the raw material that software engineers work with to create the applications we often take for granted. Typically, the enterprise will not have access to the source code for third party applications whereas it will have access to source code for the applications developed in-house. Having access to the source code gives the enterprise a far greater choice when it comes to a mobile application strategy.
Thankfully, Citrix has a technology-stack that addresses the challenges associated with mobilizing applications. Here are four strategies/technologies that will help organizations turn each of their applications into a mobile productivity tool:
- • Make no change to the app with the Citrix Mobility Pack. The Citrix Mobility pack provides an enhanced mobile experience for Windows apps without the need to modify any code. Windows apps and desktops are taken without any change and mobilized in a low risk, low effort way to enhance the productivity of mobile users. The Mobility Pack runs on a standard XenApp or XenDesktop deployment. It provides an auto pop-up on screen keyboard when the user touches into a text entry field and auto scrolling to ensure the text entry field is visible to the user and not covered up by the on-screen keyboard. Additional mobile UI features are introduced like auto zoom to make the local device picker controls and list boxes easier to use in Windows applications. And finally, for users who access their desktop from a tablet device, the desktop UI objects have been expanded to make them more usable, reduce the error rate, user frustration and ultimately the time taken to complete a task.
With the use of the Citrix Mobility pack, Windows Applications and Desktops become more usable and no source code changes are required. This makes it a low effort, low risk approach, however there are limits to the improvements that can achieved. This is where it can be beneficial to refactor the existing application.
See screenshots below.
- • Refactor the app with the Citrix Mobile Application SDK. The Citrix Mobile Application SDK allows existing in-house Windows LOB applications (for which the enterprise has control of the source code) to have their user interface refactored for touch-based tablets and smartphones. The SDK provides developers access to the device capabilities such as GPS location services, camera and messaging to add additional capability to their applications. Developers can even write a new Windows app, virtualize it on Citrix and deliver it cross-platform with a device native experience.
Using the SDK, existing LOB applications can be mobilized without touching the backend business logic. All the development work is undertaken within a Windows eco-system and then delivered virtually using XenApp/XenDesktop in the datacenter to any device with Citrix Receiver. This combination of reuse and virtualization, allows enterprise apps to be mobilized while maintaining security and control and leveraging existing enterprise app investments.
- • Transpose the app using Citrix HTML5 Mobile Applications. HTML5 is being used as a technology for mobile applications – Facebook and LinkedIn are two significant examples. One of HTML5′s chief advantages is platform independence, which reduces application development and test costs. Unfortunately developing HTML5 mobile applications typically requires software engineers with web development skills, which can be problematic when the available enterprise skills are steeped in Windows development.
This is where Citrix, with the help of our partner Gizmox and their Visual WebGUI tools, can help. Currently available for customer pilots, we are innovating with a future HTML5 Mobile Application solution that allows customers to use their existing Windows developers to migrate existing Windows desktop and client/server apps to mobile apps (WinForm and VB6 applications make ideal candidates). The applications are transposed in a largely automated fashion and the workloads migrated to a web based ASP.NET infrastructure. In this environment, the user interface can then be modified to suit touch-enabled tablets and smartphones and the new virtualized mobile application delivered to any HTML5 compliant endpoint.
Once the application is available on the mobile device it can be further enhanced to take advantage of the local device capabilities using the same API provided by the Citrix Mobile Application SDK. This means that the newly transposed mobile app can take advantage of device properties, button information, keyboard, camera, device sensors such as location and accelerometer, messaging, telephony and push events. This will enable enterprise developers to provide a consumer-like experience for enterprise apps.
- • Add new apps with Citrix CloudGateway. As mobility initiatives grow, organizations are opting to add new native mobile applications to their portfolios. In some cases, this means rewriting an application as a native app for the device and in others it is as simple as procuring the app in this new form. The advantage to this strategy is that mobile users get a true native experience when using their apps – the disadvantage is that apps must be procured or rewritten for every mobile OS supported, i.e. a specific app for iOS and another one for Android devices.
Citrix CloudGateway offers mobile application management capabilities for organizations with native mobile applications. CloudGateway with MDX technologies enables IT to wrap any iOS or Android application for delivery to mobile devices via CloudGateway. These corporate apps will then reside in a secure container, completely separated from personal apps on the user's mobile device. IT has comprehensive policy-based controls over the usage of corporate apps within the secure container, including the ability to remote lock and wipe.
With the transition to a mobile first world, enabling employees to be productive when mobile is a critical IT requirement. A significant part of this is having access to the right enterprise applications on the right device. Above, you read about a number of Citrix technologies available for mobilizing new and existing enterprise applications to provide the best user experience for the application being delivered. These solutions run on top of existing Citrix products like XenDesktop, CloudGateway and Receiver and provide a means for enterprises to mobilize all of their applications while preserving their existing investments in the applications that keep their business running.
As a side note, my colleagues Bruce Franson and Steve Parry are presenting on this topic at Synergy Barcelona next month – check out their session here.
Question to you: which mechanism for mobilizing your applications do you think you will try first? For those of you using any of these technologies today, tell us about your experience. We love to hear from you
A special thanks to Simon Farrugia for his help on this blog!


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The family of a girl who was killed in a completely avoidable plane crash have spoken out after the pilot responsible avoided jail time despite being found guilty of reckless flying.
Dave Whitten isn't just a grieving father. He is also a survivor of the plan crash that killed his 11-year-old daughter Kayla in April 2014.
John Crumptom offered to take Mr Whitten and Kayla for a flight in his Maule M4 plane, picking them up in Murwillumbah, south of the Gold Coast.
The plan was to head west to Bonshaw, but bad weather forced them to turn around near Tenterfield and head home.
Only then on their way home did Crumpton make a detour along the Clarence River.
"He told us that he was trying to make a day out of it and the further he got along the river, he was getting lower and lower," Mr Whitten told A Current Affair.
Crumpton was flying low down a stretch of river he was familiar with before rising to take a bend.
The next section he hadn't flown before, but directed the plane back down to tree height anyway, where he hit, at a speed of approximately 185km/h, a set of powerlines that stretched 16-25m above water.
"Didn't see the powerlines, didn't have time to brace, it was just noise, blue sky and then water in the face," Mr Whitten said.
"I was trying to get Kayla out, I was diving into the wreckage, I could feel her legs, I could pull her and she wasn't coming out."
With phones in the river, Crumpton was forced to walk 4km to raise the alarm and it was three hours before paramedics found them.
When the case came to court, Crumpton pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter.
He was acquitted but found guilty of the lesser charge of operating an aircraft in a reckless manner to endanger life.
The charge has a maximum jail term of five years. He was sentenced to 15 months wholly suspended.
"It's been a nightmare, it's been a joke. There hasn't been any justice for Kayla," her mother, Kirsty Whitten, told A Current Affair.
Mr Whitten says he was grilled by Crumpton's defence lawyer and made to feel like the crash was partly his fault.
"For a mate to kill my daughter, drag me through the court system and for him not to take responsibility and try and blame me for it. He's no man, he's a coward," Mr Whitten said.
Crumpton's suspended sentence was increased on appeal to two years jail time to be served as an intensive correction order.
"If he was in a car and did something so reckless, he'd be in jail. So he should be in jail for this as well," Mr Whitten said.
The Whitten family is now lobbying for tougher penalties for aviation accidents.
"Something needs to change. If not for us, for people in the future," Mrs Whitten said.
Crumpton declined to be interviewed by A Current Affair.
He paid $300,000 in compensation to the Whitten family prior to his criminal case being finished.
Attempts by the Whitten family to find out whether his pilot's licence has been cancelled have been declined by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority due to the Privacy Act.
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Weekly music classes are offered for children and youth in 15-week semesters during the Fall (September through December) and Spring (January through May). 8-week summer sessions and a variety of day camps take place in June, July and August.
CMS-D Summer Class Schedule 2018
Early Childhood Music Classes
Aspiring Musicians Program (AMP, ages 9-17)
Small group classes for strings, flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, trumpet/cornet, trombone, tuba, percussion, piano, guitar, drum set and vocals
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Singing Sprouts (ages 6-8)
Learn to be a Soloist! (Broadway, jazz and free choice, middle and high school ages)
AMP Pop Chorale (ages 9-17)
MSU Detroit Youth Band (concert band for ages 10-16)
Flutes (5), clarinets (5), bass clarinet (1), oboe (2), also saxophone (5), tenor saxophone (1), baritone saxophone (1), trumpets/coronets (9), French horn (4), trombone (6), baritone (2), tuba (2), percussion
Spartan Youth Jazz Orchestra I (for youth with 1+ years' experience)
Saxophone (5), trumpet (4), trombone (4), drumset, guitar and piano. Non-traditional instruments are welcome. Please send short audition video (phone video, a brief example of skill level) to firstname.lastname@example.com. Or call (313) 578-9716.
Spartan Youth Jazz (ages 12-19)
Saxophone, trumpet and trombone, piano, guitar, bass and drums, but other instruments are welcome. Please send a short audition video (a brief performance piece and a 2 scales) to firstname.lastname@example.com. Or call (313) 578-9716.
Verses Project: Exploring Literacy through Lyrics and Song (ages 10-16)
For students who play instruments or sing, as well as those with no prior musical experience. Free by application.
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Bassist Alexis Cuadrado has just released an ambitious nonet album, Noneto Iberico (bjurecords, 2011), inspired by the flamenco music of his native Spain. In this interview, Cuadrado talks about the genesis of the record; how having kids changed his focus as a musician; and how the Brooklyn Jazz Underground fosters creative music. Learn more at http://www.alexiscuadrado.com/.
Tracks used in this episode: Very Well; Tocar Y Parar; Te Sigo; Solo El Sol Sale Siempre Solo; Los Panchitos.
5 Responses to "The Jazz Session #248: Alexis Cuadrado"
Richard Kamins on 14 Mar 2011 at 1:39 pm #
As someone who does a lot of phone interviews, I really like your new "format" of face-to-face chats. It makes your show, which is already quite good, even better.
Be well,
Alexis C's new CD is excellent!
Jason Crane on 14 Mar 2011 at 1:48 pm #
Thanks, Richard. I'm having so much fun doing these interviews in person.
Jason on 15 Mar 2011 at 4:53 pm #
Jason – another wonderful interview, to say the least, bravo!
Jason Crane on 15 Mar 2011 at 4:57 pm #
Friday & Saturday, March 25 & 26 @ The Jazz Gallery – Bassist/Composer ALEXIS CUADRADO Celebrates The Release of NONETO IBÉRICO « on 22 Mar 2011 at 5:28 am #
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Broadleaf plants (also written as "broad-leaved") are those with leaves that have a flat, relatively broad surface. This surface is often marked with a network of prominent veins. These botanical characteristics distinguish them from plants with needle-like, awl-like, scale-like, or blade-like leaves. The distinction allows us to group together plants that share the characteristic, for purposes of categorization.
One common use for the word in landscaping and gardening is to refer to garden shrubs and trees that have "regular" leaves, rather than those with leaves shaped like needles, etc. Note that "broadleaf" and "evergreen" aren't necessarily opposites: evergreen plants such as azaleas and rhododendrons, as well as mountain laurels, are broadleaf shrubs, despite sharing the "evergreen" classification with needle-bearing shrubs such as yew. Meanwhile, other evergreen shrubs have awl-like foliage (for example, junipers) or scale-like foliage (for example, arborvitae).
Examples of Trees and Shrubs That Are Broad-Leaved
Some of the following examples are plants with which you have probably been familiar since childhood. They include the deciduous trees whose fall foliage we so eagerly await every autumn:
Broadleaf Plants, Deciduous Plants, and Why Leaves Change Color in Fall
The broadleaf trees and shrubs listed above have developed a strategy whereby they enjoy the best of both worlds. During the warm-weather months, the relatively large surface area of their leaves makes them powerful photosynthesis machines, soaking up as much sunshine as possible. Then, when temperatures fall, they shed their leaves and go dormant. It is a survival mechanism: The large surface area that is such an advantage for the leaves during the warm weather would become a handicap during the cold weather.
This shedding of the leaves is preceded by the glorious fall foliage stage. Why do leaves change color in fall? The tree seals off the leaves from their stems, shutting off their water supply. Thus deprived of water, the leaf ceases to make chlorophyll. It is the chlorophyll that had made the leaves appear green all summer: The chlorophyll was masking other colors in the leaves. So, in a sense, the breathtaking fall-foliage season is the result of an unmasking, in which the leaves' true colors are revealed.
"Deciduous" and "broadleaf" are not, however, synonymous in the world of trees. The live oak (Quercus virginiana) is an example of a broadleaf tree that is evergreen, not deciduous. But this exception should not surprise us, since the live oak is a tree of the American South, where winters are relatively mild.
Why Knowing This Definition Is Useful: Grassy vs. Broadleaf Weeds
"Broadleaf" is not used only to refer to trees and shrubs. The term is also often applied to common lawn weeds fitting that description, to separate them from other weeds for purposes of controlling them through the use of herbicidal sprays. Many beginners fail to realize that how you battle a weed in your lawn very much depends on whether it is broad-leaved or not.
You see, another group of weeds, the so-called "grassy" weeds, are also frequently found in lawns. Because such weeds are botanically similar to the "good" grass (that is, the lawn grass that you wish to keep), you must use special herbicides on them. Otherwise, you would kill your lawn grass in the process.
An example of a grassy weed is crabgrass. In a separate article on this website, you can learn about the best crabgrass killers to use against this villain. An example of a broadleaf weed is clover. You need to use an entirely different type of herbicide to kill clover. When you are at a home improvement store, look for herbicidal products that specifically say (on their packaging) that they are meant for use on broadleaf weeds.
Moving From Botany to Landscape Design
Note that, although broadleaf plants are distinguished from, say, needle-bearing evergreens by the breadth of their leaves, it is hardly the case that all broadleaf plants have particularly large leaves (it does not take much to surpass a skinny pine needle in breadth). For example, boxwood shrubs are broad-leaved, but their leaves are tiny compared to the leaves of big-leaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla). Willows are considered broad-leaved yet bear narrow leaves. So although botanists know exactly what they are talking about when they discuss "broadleaf" plants with each other, the term is not as descriptive as a beginner might like it to be.
The difference in leaf size between various broadleaf plants leads to the entirely separate discussion of plant texture. By placing a plant with broader leaves (that is, a coarser texture) next to one with narrower leaves (that is, a finer texture), we can create interesting contrasts in the landscape. This is a matter of landscape design, not of botany.


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Clonezilla cloning 13Gb win7 installation on 120Gb with no partitions?
I am new to cloning drives and am a bit confused.
My current SSD is 120Gb with no partitions and has a freshly Windows7 installed.
If I use Clonezilla to clone this Windows 7 installation, I would only get the option to image the entire drive or partitions on it this drive right? But in my case the 120Gb disk has no partitions. So if I use Clonezilla it will copy also the 113Gb empty space but only save the data-part (windows installation) to the result image, which would roughly be 13Gb. Am I right?. So I could cram this "120Gb image"to a 16Gb usb-stick for backup. Is this correct?
Second question: If I were to restore the image to the same 120 Gb drive again there would be no problem whatever the case (no brainer). I understand. But what if I should decide to put this image back not to my current 120Gb drive but to a smaller 64Gb SSD. (because I want to clone my current Windows7 installation on this 120Gb SSD, to a smaller 64Gb SSD), Will the image restore fail?
I just want Clonezilla to image my Windows 7 installation part of my current 120 SSD. Which is about 13Gb, not the whole SSD disk of 120Gb including 117Gb empty space. What should I do.
I don't like to make partitions btw (I will if I have to though) because I have never done this before. Afraid it could split data between partitions in the process (don't know if that is possible at all but just precautious before someone says duh ofcourse it does split the data you are spliiting the drive are you not and data can be scattered across the disk!).
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|12 Jan 2014
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
The SSD has win7 installation on it. WIN7 (called C ) is a partition!!
You better use Macrium Reflect or win7 builtin system image backup.
clonezilla is a universal clone/backup tool. Not special for NTFS disks and win7. It doesn't adjust the bootmenu on restore (startup repair will fix that afterwards). It doesn't adjust the drive letters on restore. (automatically fixed if you boot once with clone with source HDD detached from system).
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|12 Jan 2014
I will have to to "shrink" my windows partition from 120Gb down to say 20Gb is this true?
Will Clonezilla take into account the 4k boundaries upon restore?
Windows usually puts the pagefile in front of the hdd/sdd. What happen sif I cvlone a windows drive without the pagefile. And then retore this image to a drive. Will it create the same empty space in the area where the pagefile was?
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|13 Jan 2014
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
I will have to to "shrink" my windows partition from 120Gb down to say 20Gb is this true?
Will Clonezilla take into account the 4k boundaries upon restore?
Windows usually puts the pagefile in front of the hdd/sdd. What happen sif I cvlone a windows drive without the pagefile. And then retore this image to a drive. Will it create the same empty space in the area where the pagefile was?
Technology of Today - Thoughts & Exploration: Using Clonezilla to Clone From a Larger Hard Drive to a Smaller Drive
Why Clonezilla can _NOT_ image from a large drive to a smaller drive? Any workaround?It's not easy to implement such a feature, since Clonezilla now is a partition "imaging" tool, by "imaging", it means clonezilla actually does not know the files themself, clonezilla just knows where the used blocks are. Because of this reason, the target partiton size must be equal or larger than the original one so that clonezilla can restore the used blocks on that partition. If the target partitioin size is smaller, then it will go wrong.
Unless Clonezilla has file-based function in the future. Maybe...
I am trying to restore an image of a 300 Gb drive (with 30 Gb of data) onto a 250 Gb drive, but it gives me an error that the output drive partition doesn't have enough space to fit the image. Is there any way to restore it anyway?No. Clonezilla is an image-based program, which means the target partition size must be equal or larger than the original one.
However, it's can be done by using GParted (especially GParted live) to resize the source partition, then use Clonezilla to clone partition (not clone disk, i.e. use the option "restoreparts". That also means you have to manually create the partition table on the target disk, and the target partition size must be equal or larger than the source parition). Remember to backup important data before you resize a partition.
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|14 Jan 2014
I worked it out. tried moving files out of the way blocking the shirnk-process. My install partition is now shrinked and backed up using clonezilla. Without defragging the SSD.
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Adrian and I spent the day visiting many churches around Athens, enjoying local food, and getting sweet deals.
I had a lesson today. We began studying melismatic (multiple notes per syllable) chants.
Adrian and I played a game of chess.
In a few minutes, we will leave for the train station, take an overnight train to Thessaloniki, a bus to Ouranopouli, and then a boat to St. Anna's Skete on Mount Athos. Pray for our safety and a wonderful experience. We will light a candle for you.
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Analysis of Investment Opportunities in Third World Nations
With an estimated five and a half billion people living in the countries that have been termed the third world this area is ripe for investment. Third world countries or as they are termed the developing world are mostly concentrated in Africa and Asia. These countries have the highest population growth rates. The economies of some of these are growing at a steady rate whilst others have stagnated in place due to unfavourable conditions especially at the public polity level. Investment in these countries is best restricted to basic areas of investment. These areas do not require specialized policy or diversified economic environments.
Key considerations include; socio-political environment in the third world countries. By virtue of their nascent state these countries pose challenges in the general stability of their socio-political environments. They are susceptible to upheavals and these can pose a challenge to long term investment opportunities. Some countries within this category have sought to create economic climates that favour long term investment. Secondly, it is best to direct investment into areas of need rather than luxuries. Low disposable income renders the best investment opportunities to lean towards essentials and basics, service industries other than tourism are limited in current return potential. Lastly, corruption has been a major hindrance in third world investment. Corruption creates bottlenecks that prevent quick and easy investment and can be frustrating to the outside investor.
Areas that provide good investment potential include; infrastructure services. Infrastructure for third world countries is still underdeveloped; this is further compounded by underdeveloped technological foundations. Engineering expertise being in a formative nature provides a good investment opportunity. Infrastructure provides three key areas for investment; communication, transportation, and ICT services. The huge population in the third world provides the perfect basis for uptake of new communication and ICT services; for example Africa with a billion plus people is ripe ground for uptake of mobile telephony and related services.
Secondly, there is a lot of investment potential in creation of labour intensive industries. The standards of living and labour rates are low currently; this makes them prefect ground for creation of labour intensive industries due to the availability of cheap labour. As a matter of fact big businesses are setting up in the third world in order to achieve better profit margins. This area of investment could even be designed as labour provision; here you provide the factory and labour, this is then outsourced to interested companies at cost.
Thirdly, by virtue of low industrialization third world countries provide tourism potential. This is because environmental degradation and change is still at a primordial stage and the wildlife and vistas of these countries are relatively well preserved. Furthermore, high tourism earnings in such countries have led to policy that aims at the preservation of attractions. This industry provides investment opportunities in terms of service industry.
When analysing investment opportunities in the third world it is crucial that the investor actively takes into consideration reports of world financial institutions as these provide invaluable information.


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A brief but spirited marriage of two one-act plays by the Master is lifted by its music.
Noel Coward's writing may be clever and stylised, but there's a danger in trying to 'do' his plays solely as period pieces, complete with clipped, Coward-style vocal mannerisms. Director Jimmy Walters has largely, but not completely, avoided this problem with Proud Haddock's double bill of one-act plays, which both deal with the sticky subject of adulterous affairs, real or imagined.
The scene is set with great aplomb by pianist and singer Tom Self, with the 1928 song Dance Little Lady, which ushers in We Were Dancing, a story of two strangers who fall passionately, but temporarily, in love over the course of a dance.
Lianne Harvey has a lovely, brittle brilliance as Louise Charteris, who can't quite understand why everyone is being so beastly about her decision to ditch her husband and take up with a man whose name she can't remember. John MacCormick is suitably stiff-upper-lipped about the whole business as Hubert Charteris, while James Sindall plays interloper Karl Sandys with cucumber-cool insouciance.
The second play, The Better Half, written when Coward was only 22, is in many ways a much more cynical piece, with bored wife Alice giving her dull husband a blistering talking-to about the tiresomeness of his being 'splendid' all the time, and shooing him into the arms of her adoring friend. This is pretty much a monologue for Tracey Pickup as Alice, who throws herself into the part with such vigour that she doesn't leave herself much room to develop the role. But she's a spirited and engaging performer, running rings around her dreary husband, played very much in the Prince Charles mode by Stephen Fawkes.
Beth Eyre quietly excels in both plays, dressed down but bringing commitment and conviction to her roles first as an outraged sister, and second as a woman in love with her friend's husband.
The women look uniformly gorgeous in the clothes designed by Rosemary Elliot Dancs, and there is also some subtle lighting work from Philip Jones.
This isn't an entirely satisfying evening, not least because it's so short – both plays together amount to just over an hour. But it's bright and entertaining, and the music gives it a sparky edge.
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