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The anonymous woman took to Facebook to brag to her followers how she got her man to propose to her using witchcraft.
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See what she wrote below;
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Subclass of:
423 - Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Patent class list (only not empty are listed)
Deeper subclasses:
|Class / Patent application number
|Number of patent applications / Date published
|Ammonia or ammonium hydroxide
|Oxygen containing
|Binary compound
|Carbon containing
|Hydrogen containing (e.g., amide, imide, etc.)
|DESTRUCTION OF AMMONIUM IONS - The invention relates to a process for converting ammonium formed in a hydroxylamine phosphate oxime process into molecular nitrogen in an ammonium destruction zone, comprising—preparing a vapour stream comprising nitrogen oxide from ammonia, in an ammonia combustion zone;—bringing into contact by feeding to the ammonium destruction zone, individually and/or as pre-mixed combinations, at least part of said vapour stream, and a first liquid stream, comprising ammonium formed in the hydroxylamine phosphate oxime process, and a second liquid stream, comprising at least one acid selected from nitric acid and nitrous acid in a total nitric+nitrous acid concentration of at least 30 wt. %, thereby forming in the ammonium destruction zone a fluid mixture; and—reacting ammonium ions in the fluid mixture with nitrogen oxide under formation of molecular nitrogen, in the ammonium destruction zone. The invention further relates to an installation for converting ammonium formed in a hydroxylamine phosphate oxime process.
|COMPOSITION FOR GENERATING NITROGENOUS GAS AND INCLUDING AZODICARBONAMIDE, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING NITROGEN GAS BY DECOMPOSITION OF SAID COMPOSITION - A subject matter of the present invention is compositions which generate nitrogenous gas, with a low decomposition temperature, and processes for the generation of nitrogenous gas comprising the decomposition of such compositions. Said compositions comprise:
|METHOD OF PRODUCING A LAYER BY ARC-EVAPORATION FROM CERAMIC CATHODES - A method of producing hard wear resistant layer with improved wear resistance. The method is a reactive arc-evaporation based process using a cathode including as main constituent at least one phase of a refractory compound M
|FORMULATION FOR GENERATING NITROGEN GAS - The invention is directed to a solid, porous material, suitable for generating nitrogen gas, said material having a porosity of 20 to 75 vol. %, and a composition comprising, based on the weight of the material of 60 to 90 wt. % of sodium azide, 0.1 to 20 wt. % of an inert chemical coolant based on at least one inorganic salt having a heat capacity of at least 1400 J/K/kg, 0.1 to 20 wt. % of modifying agent selected from metal oxides and metal carbonates, and a binder, selected from the group consisting of at least one alkali metal silicate, preferably waterglass, or a poly-tetrazole, in an amount of between 3 and 15 wt. %.
|METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLUORINATED GAS COMPOUNDS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An apparatus of generating fluorinated gas compounds by means of reacting liquid stock with gaseous material is characterized by providing a circulating system comprised of a reaction chamber where a liquid mixture containing the liquid stock reacts with the gaseous material, a fluid conduit through which the liquid mixture alone flows, an upper fluid channel through which the reacted liquid mixture moves from the top of the reaction chamber to the top of the fluid conduit, and a lower fluid channel through which the liquid mixture moves from the bottom of the fluid conduit to the bottom of the reaction chamber, and sparging into the bottom of the reaction chamber (A) the virgin gaseous material and (B) at least one selected from the fluorinated gas compounds resulted from the reaction in the reaction chamber, including the first fluorinated gas product generated in the first cycle of the reaction and the second or later gas product resulted from further fluorinating the first or later gas product in the succeeding cycle, so as to circulate the liquid mixture.
|CATALYSTS FOR NOX REDUCTION EMPLOYING H2 AND A METHOD OF REDUCING NOX - Disclosed is a catalyst composition for reducing NOx through two steps including reacting NOx with H2 thus producing ammonia which is then reacted with NOx, instead of direct NOx reduction by H2, and a method of reducing NOx using the catalyst composition.
|METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK COMPOUNDS - The invention provides novel Zr MOFs, in particular compounds having a surface area of at least 1020 m
|Device and Method for Producing Carbon Dioxide, Nitride and/or Sulfur Dioxide from a Sample - The invention relates to a device for producing CO
|METHOD OF PROCESSING LIQUID CHLORINE CONTAINING NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE - A method of processing a stream of liquid chlorine containing nitrogen trichloride from a chloralkali plant. The liquid stream is received into a vaporizer in which it is evaporated 1O1 chlorine gas and nitrogen trichloride gas. The gas stream is processed by destroying the nitrogen trichloride gas, for example in a superheater or a catalytic bed. The processed gas stream is recycled to the chlorine production train of the chloralkali plant. The process avoids the use of organic solvents to decompose the nitrogen trichloride and the creation of a waste stream requiring further handling.
|EMM19star NOVEL ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK MATERIAL, METHODS FOR MAKING SAME, AND USES THEREOF - A method is provided for forming a zeolitic imidazolate framework composition using at least one reactant that is relatively insoluble in the reaction medium. Also provided herein is a material made according to the method, designated either as EMM-19 or as EMM-19*, and a method of using same to adsorb and/or separate gases, such as carbon dioxide.
|NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - A nitride semiconductor laser device includes an n-type AlGaN clad layer, a GaN layer, a first InGaN light guide layer, a light-emitting layer, a second InGaN light guide layer, a nitride semiconductor inter mediate layer, a p-type AlGaN layer, and a p-type AlGaN clad layer stacked in this order on a nitride semiconductor substrate, wherein the n-type AlGaN clad layer has an Al composition ratio of 3-5% and a thickness of 1.8-2.5 μm; the first and second InGaN light guide layers have an In composition ratio of 3-6%; the first light guide layer has a thickness of 120-160 nm and greater than that of the second light guide layer; and the p-type AlGaN layer is in contact with the p-type clad layer and has an Al composition ratio of 10-35% and greater than that of the p-type clad layer.
|ZROX, CE-ZROX, CE-ZR-REOX as Host Matrices for Redox Active Cations for Low Temperature, Hydrothermally Durable and Poison Resistant SCR Catalysts - The present invention relates to application of catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of oxides of Nitrogen using N-containing reductant. The catalysts are characterised as phase pure lattice oxide materials into which catalytically active cations are incorporated at high levels of dispersion such that conventional analysis reveals a highly phase pure material. The materials are further characterised by high activity, hydrothermal durability and poison tolerance in the intended application.
|Reactive composite material structures with endothermic reactants - Devices and components that can interact with or modify propagation of electromagnetic waves are provided. The design, fabrication and structures of the devices exploit the properties of reactive composite materials (RCM) and reaction products thereof.
|ADSORBENT GRANULATE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention relates to a X-zeolite based adsorbent granulate with faujasite structure and a molar SiO
|CRYSTAL GROWING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITRIDE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL, AND NITRIDE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL - Disclosed is a crystal growing apparatus, which is useful when growing a nitride semiconductor crystal by means of hydride vapor phase deposition, and which is capable of effectively preventing a reaction tube from breaking, and is capable of growing the high quality nitride semiconductor single crystal. Also disclosed are a method for manufacturing the nitride compound semiconductor crystal using such crystal growing apparatus, and the nitride compound semiconductor crystal. In the horizontal-type crystal growing apparatus for growing the nitride compound semiconductor crystal on a base substrate using the hydride vapor phase deposition, between the reaction tube (
|TiAgN COATING LAYER, TiAgN COATING METHOD AND TiAgN COATING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a TiAgN coating layer, formed by subjecting a substrate having a surface roughness of about 0.05˜0.1 μm to plasma coating by periodically turning on/off an Ag source while a Ti source is continuously turned on in a nitrogen gas atmosphere, a TiAgN coating method, and a TiAgN coating apparatus.
|PROCESSES AND USES OF DISSOCIATING MOLECULES - A process has been developed to selectively dissociate target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation does not result in re-association into the target molecule by the reverse process, and does not produce component products which have a change in oxidation number or state incorporated oxygen or other additives because the process does not proceed via a typical reduction-oxidation mechanism. Target molecules include ammonia for waste reclamation and treatment, PCB remediation, and targeted drug delivery.
|LIGHT METAL BASED MATERIAL SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE - The invention provides methods, compositions, and systems for a reversible hydrogen storage material. The hydrogen storage material contains a lithium-magnesium compound, having LiMgN in a dehydrogenated state and a hydrogenated lithium magnesium product in a hydrogenated state, where the hydrogenated and dehydrogenated states are reversible. The lithium-magnesium compound is formed by reacting MgH
|Separation of Fluids Using Zeolite Itq-32 - The invention relates to a method of separating fluids from mixtures using a zeolite known as ITQ-32 consisting of a two-dimensional pore system comprising channels with openings formed by 8 tetrahedra which are interconnected by channels with openings formed by 12 tetrahedra. The inventive method comprises at least the following steps: a) the zeolite ITQ-32 material is brought into contact with the mixture of fluids, b) one or more of the components are adsorbed in the zeolite ITQ-32 material, c) the non-adsorbed components are extracted, and d) one or more of the components adsorbed in the zeolite ITQ-32 material are recovered.
|CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF NITROUS OXIDE - A catalyst composition and a process for using it to decompose nitrous oxide into nitrogen and oxygen are disclosed. The catalyst composition has surface area of about 1 to about 200 m
|PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF HALOGENATED NITROGEN - A process for synthesizing a halogenated nitrogen represented by a formula of NF
|Catalysts For Co Oxidation,Voc Combustion And Nox Reduction And Methods Of Making And Using The Same - The present invention is directed to carbon monoxide oxidation reactions in the presence of an O
Patent applications in class NITROGEN OR COMPOUND THEREOF (EXCEPT AMMONIUM SALT OF NON-NITROGEN ACID)
Patent applications in all subclasses NITROGEN OR COMPOUND THEREOF (EXCEPT AMMONIUM SALT OF NON-NITROGEN ACID)

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Jul 8, 2016
2 Recent Buys - CVS, RY
Buy in USD - CVS Health Corporation (CVS)
Trade Price: 94.75
Shares: 2
Commission: 0.35
Total: 189.85
Sector: Healthcare - Retail/Pharmacy
Yield: 1,8%
Payout Ratio: 37%
Dividend Increase Streak Years: 13
Annualized Dividend Growth 3-yr: 29,1%
S&P Credit Rating: BBB+
Buy in CAD - Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO)
Trade Price: 76.95
Shares: 2
Commission: 1.01
Total: 154.91
Sector: Financial - Banking
Yield: 4,2%
Payout Ratio: 49%
Dividend Increase Streak Years: 5
Annualized Dividend Growth 3-yr: 10,5%
S&P Credit Rating: AA-
All right, buying more Royal Bank again before ex-dividend date. Nothing too surprising here. Those numbers are still tough to beat in today's market. With my U.S. dollars I was actually looking to buy more General Mills (GIS) and Procter & Gamble (PG). But the recent price development in both companies turned out to be too much for me. Carving new 52-week highs on top of their already high valuations; I had to look elsewhere.
The idea with GIS and PG was to boost August dividend income. I still wanted to buy something non-cyclical. I have been eyeing CVS Health from time to time, but that low yield was holding me back. Now it just appeared to be the best idea I can find in this situation. CVS is more than just pharmacy business. Walk-in medical clinics, pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), senior pharmacy care business and specialty pharmacy services. Good stuff here. The company is growing too and I'm expecting a decent dividend increase in December to compensate the low initial yield.
Thanks for reading. My Portfolio page has been updated to reflect these trades.
Disclosure: Long CVS, RY.TO, GIS, PG
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Like you, initiating a new position is a rare occurrence for me. I can understand your RY buy as you said in this environment the yield and value is pretty hard to beat. I'm still liking the Canadian banks but have throttled back my buys in the space as I'm getting positions that are becoming large. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDeleteReplies
I guess our portfolios have matured to the point where new positions don't happen often.Delete
When a stock remains tempting for a long time, it's easy to become overweight there. So, I understand you're on the brake pedal with Canadian banks. At some point I must consider too how large positions I want there, but so far I still have room for additional buys in Bank of Nova Scotia and Royal Bank.
Thanks for dropping by!
Great work on CVS...haven't followed it closely lately to know current value/undervalue stats, but think it is a very solid, long term play. Cool stuff!ReplyDeleteReplies
Not surprisingly I wished higher yield, but otherwise I like CVS quite a lot here. Already looking forward to buying more shares. Thanks for stopping by PID!Delete


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Sep 12, 2016 1:42 PM CST
|Almost time to root Brugs, coleus, and all the other good stuff.
As for myself, I rooted some Abutilon 'Fairy Coral Red' cuttings recently. They are doing well. They will bloom through the winter if given good light. Let me know if anybody wants one, hehe .
Just got a bunch of fragrant viburnum cuttings from Francine at the swap (thank you, Francine), and rooted them.
I first soaked them in water to rehydrate them. I also used rooting powder to improve their chance to root (had never used it before). I rooted every scrap of cuttings out of the branches from Francine, including 4 little branch tips that didn't have a single leaf node. I saw it on TV that viburnum roots can grow out along the stems. Does that mean no leaf nodes will be needed at all? Not sure, but it doesn't hurt to test it out.
The ideal time for rooting viburnums is June. We will see if these will take. I rooted 22 cuttings, hoping at least a few will make it.
I like using clear cups for rooting plants, so I can see it when roots develop.
My little "greenhouses" for the cuttings.
Sep 12, 2016 1:51 PM CST
|God bless you Donner! Please let me know how the viburnums do. I am more than happy to try to root mine next June if that's the best time. She's plenty big enough (given my small area) to take some cuttings and root for folks. I'm tellin' you...I've only had luck with Hoyas and Jasmines. Any helpful hints from anyone would be great. I'd love to share my oldest gardenia with you all but am clueless with the rooting of the hardwood/semi-hardwood cuttings. your greenhouses btw!!
Sep 13, 2016 3:40 PM CST
|What a good idea using the clear cups, Donner.
Sep 13, 2016 5:10 PM CST
|Anyone have advice on rooting rhododendron cuttings? Larry was out clearing one of the paths of ivy and cut a bunch of rhodie branches that were sticking out into the path. I was able to separate them so that each piece has a bit of the collar and stuck them in water for now. These are 'common' lavender in color, but I desperately want to root some of me Besse Howles, Capistrano, Henry's Red and Vulcan.
Sep 13, 2016 6:11 PM CST
|Good work on those, Donner.
I'm eyeballing some coleus for rooting. And I have heard Pentas referred to as an indoor plant. I might try to root some. My Brug Maya is very sluggish this year, but no matter what I will likely take a fat stem piece or two later to root.
..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry
Life is a buffet (anon)
Sep 13, 2016 6:13 PM CST
Rick, this YouTube video gives great information on rooting Rhododendron cuttings. It seems that the video was made in September or October, which means it is probably the right season now to root your cuttings. Good luck.
[Last edited by Donnerville - Sep 14, 2016 4:35 AM (+)]
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Name: Gita Veskimets
Baltimore or Nottingham MD-212 (Zone 7a)
Life is "mind over matter". If I d
Sep 15, 2016 3:13 PM CST
|That was a nice video--I took quick notes....
Glad to say--that is pretty much how I have done do it---not that I have rooted many Rhodos....
a few....No growing frame (don't have one) just left the pots out all winter in a
protected spot. Yes! thwy did take about 2 years to be growing...
Sep 23, 2016 7:52 AM CST
|I need to get going on my coleus if I'm going to keep them...I have a large dark red one that's done very well this year.
I have a few small self sown tropical milkweed that would pot easily. I'm not sure it's worth the effort though.
Maybe I'll just see what fits under one light shelf and leave it at that.
..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry
Life is a buffet (anon)
Sep 23, 2016 8:20 AM CST
|Was just thinking that about the scented geraniums. Seriously considering taking cuttings and starting fresh for next spring...hmmm
Sep 23, 2016 9:45 AM CST
|I like taking cutting when plants get sort of big and would nee repotting soon. Then carry over a smaller plant thru winter although earlier in the year would be better to think of that
..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry
Life is a buffet (anon)
Sep 23, 2016 11:27 AM CST
|Yup was literally just thinking that...ugh
Sep 23, 2016 6:52 PM CST
I have a Rhododendron 'Fantastica' which produces very pretty flowers. It is not a big plant, but it now has one branch that doesn't have flower buds on and can be used as a cutting. I probably will try to root it just to see what happens .
The Abutilon cuttings have all survived. I have started to see their white roots through the clear cups . The Viburnum cuttings are not doing well. Quite a few of them have dropped all the leaves . We will see if at least a few of them can make it.
Sally, tropical milkweed seedlings should do fine staying in the ground over winter. You may want to label them so that you know where they are next spring.
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Name: Gita Veskimets
Baltimore or Nottingham MD-212 (Zone 7a)
Life is "mind over matter". If I d
Sep 23, 2016 7:01 PM CST
|My Tropical MW is on it's 3rd year outside. It has come up (even if it is late) every year.
I think I read here...somewhere--that they do come up late.
The Swamp MW especially. G.
Sep 23, 2016 8:53 PM CST
|Donner - do you just use plastic drinking cups with holes punched?
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Sep 23, 2016 8:59 PM CST
|thanks for that info re tropical milkweed! I have two sunny beds that they should surely be hardy in, then.
Taking cuttings is like eating potato chips.You can't just do one.
I took a couple coleus, and a couple pentas cuttings, to try.
..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry
Life is a buffet (anon)
Name: Gita Veskimets
Baltimore or Nottingham MD-212 (Zone 7a)
Life is "mind over matter". If I d
Sep 25, 2016 5:04 AM CST
|I have red and white Pentas in my AC bed. Would be nice if they could carry over.
Sally--do you just take cuttings of the pentas like one would of coleus?
Never tried it....
Hmmm---time to, maybe, take some coleus cuttings. Oh, woe! They DO take up a lot of room.
OK--Off to an early day at work! G.
Sep 25, 2016 10:41 AM CST
Chantell, yes, they are just plastic drinking cups. I collected them after office parties. I know they are not expensive to buy, but I am just trying to reuse some of the plastics .
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Sep 25, 2016 11:14 AM CST
|I think it's brilliant!! I loved Jill's mini greenhouse using the McDs plastic cup w/dome lid.
Sep 25, 2016 11:49 AM CST
|You can use the plastic containers that rotisserie chicken comes in as a mini greenhouse as well.
Name: Gita Veskimets
Baltimore or Nottingham MD-212 (Zone 7a)
Life is "mind over matter". If I d
Sep 25, 2016 5:25 PM CST
| I recycle everything....ad nauseum....
I use a lg. cake lid, with a slit cut into it on top for the hook, as a baffle on my Finch feeder.
The bakery dept.'s as well as the produce containers are a gold mine for other uses.
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Look, we've all seen the markings lately: Fair Trade. Made by Women for Women. Etc Etc.
Personally, I think it is a great idea that local companies here in America are trying to create products which empower communities in Africa and make it easier for them to earn a real living. No, I don't think $1 a day is a good living even if that is the national average. Do you expect these people to live in mud huts forever? I can't imagine asking that of half the people on the continent of Africa as we do currently.
Ok, so what's the answer? More local ownership of course. Even setting up a series of wine gift baskets combining the famous wines of South Africa (think of Pinotage here as a real treat and unexpected varietal) with other local products would make, not only for a great marketing message, but for a way to allow the famous wine industry in South Africa to help lift up the rest of the continent, one village at a time!


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Tolworth Girls' School & Sixth Form is a thriving community school with a healthy and open attitude to progress and change. Rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in September 2017, staff are aspirational for their pupils and want the best for them. Pupils' behaviour is outstanding. They have positive attitudes to learning in class and their conduct around the school is exemplary.
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Returns Processing
Once the item is received, it will be processed through our returns department by one of our team. Every effort will be made to do this as quickly as possible.
Unopened and unused items are usually simple to process. Unfortunately where there is a problem or fault with goods it will take longer to make a thorough and in-depth inspection. We aim to process returned orders within 14 working days from the date the item arrives back at World of Camping and as long as points 1 to 6 above have been adhered to under our returns policy.
Any refund will be issued within 14 days of any agreement by us to do so, this will be implemented through the same means by which the initial payment was made. You will be notified by email on the day the refund is processed.
Your Right to Cancel an Order
You have the right to cancel an order, at any point, beginning from the day after the day the order is delivered up to 14 working days for a full monetary refund, in accordance with the Consumer Contracts Regulations (2014). World of Camping will extend this period to a full 30 days, or to the end of January for items purchased as Christmas gifts during the preceding December.
After allowing resonable inspection, any items that are unwanted or unsuitable, must be returned with their original packaging. The item must be in an unsed and in an 'as new' condition.
Items must be securely packaged for the journey back to us. Please see condition point No 3, above.
Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations (2014), World of Camping will not be responsible for any postage costs for the return of any unwanted/unsuitable products. We will, in most cases, be happy to arrange for such returns to be collected, however we reserve the right to subtract our costs in doing so from any refund due to you, the cost for a collection of a package is £12.00. We also reserved the right to not refund any original postage cost paid by the consumer.
Damaged or Faulty Items
If you have received damaged or faulty items, please inform us as soon as possible, at least within 30 days, so that we can remedy the problem effectively.
Our customer service team will ask that, if possible, you email us at email@example.com with a photograph of the fault or damage (especially for tents) so that we can determine the best course of action, which may be a replacement or under some circumstances a repair of a faulty component.
World of Camping will then organise a collection from a requested address on a suitable date. This is not a timed collection service although we will do our best to accommodate customers specific requirements.
An initial charge may be made for the collection, if using our courier service, but this will be refunded immediately after the fault is confirmed to be of a manufacturing origin (or failure of significant component parts of the item). You are welcome to return items for inspection via any method. Please see condition points No 2 & 4, above.
Once back, the item will be checked through by our returns team. For certain items, such as tents and awnings, the item may need to be passed to an independent and approved third party for in-depth testing and examination, we will confirm any potential cost of this service beforehand.
For reasons of health, items cannot be accepted back for inspection if they arrive in a dirty or wet condition. It is important to dry any tent before packing it back up after pitching, as the damp can very quickly cause the goods to become tainted or corroded. Items delivered in this way may be rejected by us and returned to the customer for cleaning.
Items that have been damaged by misuse, overuse or negligence will not be exchanged, refunded or credited. Under these circumstances we are happy to provide an after sales service and to advise if an item can be be repaired, but any such repairs or replacements are at the customer's expense. No repairs will be undertaken without the specific consent of the customer.
In the event that no fault with an item is found then the initial collection charge will not be refunded and a charge may be made for returning the item to the customer.
Once a fault is confirmed with a product then a replacement item will be sent. If a replacement is not required (or available), then a notice of credit or a refund will be issued as appropriate. We will either include your original postage charges (for UK addresses) as part of a refund, or send the replacement at no extra cost.
Damages in Transit
If your order arrives with obvious damage to the packaging, we recommend that you refuse the delivery or sign as damaged. Please notify us within 24hrs of the attempted or actual delivery. Photographs would be greatly appreciated in this instance, of the packaging and/ or the damaged item, emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com .In most cases, items damaged in transit will need to be collected in the original state of delivery for examination by the courier. Please try to retain the packaging, which will help with this process.
Our customer service team will make arrangements for the exchange of the item or to re-send replacement goods to you as soon as possible. There will be no additional charges to the customer in this event.
Misrepresentation of items on our Website
As a long established and well respected online retail company, we make every effort to accurately display our stock with a photograph and clear specification details.
With so many items listed, it is possible that an error may occur. If you become aware that there is a possible error please notify us as soon as possible, and we will investigate the problem and make any adjustments as necessary immediately or remove the listing from our site.Once we are aware of any errors we will review the information and deal with this as promptly as possible.
We apologise if we do inadvertently make an error in the information listed, and for any inconvenience that it may cause.
Our Returns Policy does not affect your statutory rights.


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Culhane Meadows is proudly shaking up the legal marketplace by offering exceptional, yet highly-efficient and cost-effective, client services provided exclusively by partner-level attorneys with substantial experience from large law firms or in-house legal departments of respected corporations.
Our innovative firm was born out of a desire to find real solutions to problems within the legal marketplace, all to make life easier for our clients and to give our partners a better way to practice their profession. What's our inspiration? People and businesses that solve real problems are what compel and motivate us in all that we do and they push us to accomplish even more. One of the things we find most rewarding and motivating is asking "Why?" and "How?" when it comes to looking at a problem. We challenge and disrupt the status quo and always ask: Can we do this better? Faster? More efficiently? Answering these questions is easier when you're inspired by the people you surround yourself with. Fortunately, at Culhane Meadows, we intentionally surround ourselves with the best of the best attorneys and we find daily inspiration among each of our partners.
The Beginning
Culhane Meadows was initially launched with a team of dedicated and passionate business-oriented lawyers who previously worked together at several large national firms—in some cases for over 15 years. Our founders were compelled to form Culhane Meadows based on their core values and strategic vision to facilitate a team-oriented approach for delivering legal services and serving clients—while eliminating the high overhead and inefficiencies of traditional law firms. The result is a national law firm that is truly disrupting the legal marketplace and changing the way legal services are provided.
Workplace Diversity and Equality
Culhane Meadows is committed to recruiting and retaining the best of the best lawyers in America, regardless of their gender, race or creed. In fact, Culhane Meadows is the largest women-owned national full service law firm in the U.S. and is certified as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). As of October 1, 2017, 60% of our managers and over 40% of our total attorneys are women. We are proud to be a national leader in promoting women within the legal marketplace and creating a better way to practice law.
Client-Centric Focus
Our partners understand that every client matter, regardless of size or industry, exists within the framework of a larger set of objectives—market demands, cultural diversity, financial limitations,social/marketing goals, or regulatory requirements. To address these diverse challenges, Culhane Meadows is committed to cultivating and maintaining cross-disciplinary, client-centered teams of lawyers with extensive legal and real-world experience. We are privileged to have so many business owners and General Counsel trust Culhane Meadows with their legal needs, but this is actually a tribute to the exceptional quality of work and responsive service of our many outstanding partners.
Blending Excellence with Efficiency
Culhane Meadows matches or exceeds the standards of large traditional law firms in both experience and depth of knowledge of our partners. In fact, our partners arrived at Culhane Meadows after receiving valuable training and experience from some of the most prestigious law firms in the country, including:
- Baker & McKenzie
- Skadden Arps
- Jones Day
- Greenberg Traurig
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Duane Morris
- Mayer Brown
- Reed Smith
- Locke Lord
- DLA Piper
- Ballard Spahr
- Morrison & Foerster
- Paul Hastings
- Akin Gump
- King & Spalding
- Hunton & Williams
- Alston & Bird
- Cadwalader
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Perkins Coie
However, we are proud to distinguish ourselves from the traditional law firm model because we remain intently focused on efficient delivery of legal services by leveraging emerging technology, while avoiding the burden of extravagant office space, excessive support staff, fancy artwork on the walls, marble columns in the lobby or other expenses that add no value or benefit to the client. In furtherance of our focus on efficiency, Culhane Meadows is comprised entirely of partner-level attorneys who can get the job done right the first time and we do not employ associate attorneys who require on-the-job training while the client foots the bill. Simply put, we deliver the best service to our clients by recruiting only the best of the best lawyers to join our team who meet our stringent candidate standards:
- At least 8 years of experience in the practice of law (though most of our partners are in the 15-20 year range)
- Majority of training and practice experience with a large law firm (or in-house with a respected corporation)
- Strong educational credentials from respected institutions
- Strict compliance with the highest standards of legal ethics and professionalism
- Exceptional skills and knowledge in the attorney's primary practice areas
- Commitment to maintaining highest levels of proficiency through continuing legal education programs
Collaborative Partnership Philosophy
Though each of our attorneys is a highly-qualified practitioner in his or her own right, Culhane Meadows believes that the greatest efficiency and most favorable results for our clients are accomplished through collaborative teamwork among our partners. Quite simply, Culhane Meadows believes our attorneys are stronger, more successful and more marketable when working together. The consequence is a highly-efficient team of experienced and knowledgeable attorneys arrived at Culhane Meadows in search of a better, more flexible and more enjoyable way to practice law. Through the combined knowledge and experience of our partners, Culhane Meadows provides business clients with a full spectrum of legal services. We place significant value on making sure that our partners enjoy their work and have fun practicing law at our firm.
- Partners deserve to be treated with respect, made to feel valued, and given the opportunity to handle interesting and challenging work.
- Honesty and open two-way communication are paramount to the success of the Firm and our Partners.
- Partners have values and priorities, and if the Firm fails to satisfy and respect them, Partners will go elsewhere.
- The practice of law isn't supposed to be gloomy; the Firm wants Partners to enjoy their work and have fun.
- A primary reason attorneys stay at a firm is because they are given opportunities to grow, learn and expand their practices.
The Future
We are honored—and humbled—by the success we have experienced thus far as numerous business owners, general counsel, and respected members of the legal profession recognize and embrace our innovative and ground-breaking approach to providing legal services. Culhane Meadows remains committed to building a solid—yet adaptable—foundation that provides for intentional and strategic growth, long term industry endurance, and a superior coalescing of each partner's professional needs with the collective business objectives of the firm. As we grow and our clients' legal needs expand, we continue to carefully identify and evaluate new markets where our balance of exceptional service and high-efficiency will thrive in the midst of traditional firms rooted in excessive rates and needless overhead expenses. Culhane Meadows is actively recruiting exceptional new lateral partners to join our team as we build our presence and service offerings in each of our current markets.
We invite you to contact us if you have any questions about Culhane Meadows and we look forward to sharing our vision with you. Thank you for visiting our website.


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Camping In the Streetlight! in Lion 2
20th Feb 2017, 8:30 AM
Average Rating: 5
Number of people who have voted: 1
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20th Feb 2017, 8:30 AM
Next comic will be Wednesday.
Next comic will be Wednesday.
Black Border Bonnie is back meaning she's back to normal!
No, wait, spoke too soon.
20th Feb 2017, 9:48 AM
Favorite Diamond Force Gem.
Favorite Diamond Force Gem.
Those that used to be Diamond, but now is a Star doesn't count.
So no Pedoit.
20th Feb 2017, 3:16 PM
ANW, P-dot doesn't have a star yet..., but all technicalities aside, I gotta go with Jasper.
20th Feb 2017, 5:57 PM
Hmm...don't know if the 'Famethysts' count...so just gonna say Eyeball Ruby! She was delightfully twisted by all she's seen.
23rd Mar 2017, 5:38 PM
Skinny Jasper.
Skinny Jasper.
She just seems to be Supreme Chillax.
21st May 2017, 9:00 PM
Navy! She is so [SPOILERS]!
Navy! She is so [SPOILERS]!


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Two South Sound community colleges are in the running for a $1 million award given to a 2-year school deemed to do the most to improve the lives of students.
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom and South Puget Sound Community College are among six Washington schools eligible for the Aspen Prize, according to the Seattle Times. Also in the hunt (along with 144 other schools around the country) are Kirkland's Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Bremerton's Olympic College, Renton Technical College and Bellingham's Whatcom Community College.
The nonprofit Aspen Institute picked the contenders from more than 1,000 schools based on data detailing success in student retention and completion of programs. Aspen gives the award every two years.
Next, judges will narrow the field to 10 finalists before selecting a winner next year. In 2013, Walla Walla Community College shared the prize with California's Santa Barbara City College.
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Topshop has always been one of my favourite High Street Shops – with some awesome Topshop X Designer collaborations and collection after collection of beautiful clothes, it's difficult not to love. You can imagine my joy when I heard about Topshop jumping on the High Street bridal bandwagon…it was music to my ears, so much so, it almost makes me want to get married again just for the dress, because I know if any High Street shop is going to get it right when it comes to High Street bridal wear, Topshop is a safe bet!
Selecting a wedding dress is more than just a fitting…it's a process, it's a memory in the making, and there's nothing quite like the moment when you find THE wedding dress of your dreams…
The thing I love about Topshop's designers is that they have more of a unique take on the latest runway trends. You can always expect something a little different that will turn heads, so I'm pretty sure that this High Street bridal collection isn't going to include those awful puffy sleeved princess gowns with extraneous bling.
I'm really not that surprised that Topshop's wedding dresses are going to be far from traditional. This High Street wedding dress collection has a range of gorgeous wedding dresses with a difference from a fun short party dress to a Gatsby inspired gown, similar to that of my muse's Kate Moss' wedding dress.
Gone are the days when bridesmaids were dressed in tawdry dresses to ensure they didn't outshine the blushing bride. Bridesmaids rejoice – Topshop's High Street bridal collection includes some sleek and sophisticated bridesmaids dresses in an array of pretty dusty hues.
The entire Bridal Collection from Topshop boasts five limited-edition wedding dresses and 25 bridesmaids dresses. And if you're looking to complete the look, the Topshop bridal lingerie and shoe range are exquisite.
Now all I've got to do is find a hubby…


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NORFOLK - The Nebraska State Patrol says a crash in northeastern Nebraska has killed two people, including a four-year old boy. The patrol says the crash happened Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Highways 81 and 13 just north of Norfolk. It happened when a sport utility vehicle turning west onto Highway 13 was hit by a southbound semitrailer. … More
The Carolinas continue to deal with Florence's aftermath while flooding inundated other parts of the U.S. this week.
Storms and heat will be the main factor this week as the third week of the NFL season gets underway.
The autumnal equinox marks the start of fall across the Northern Hemisphere, but meteorologists commonly consider a different date to mark the start of the new season.
The administrative disparity between the way in which FEMA traditionally assesses cases in the United States and the economic and legal reality under which the territory of Puerto Rico operates, has left thousands of American citizens in the island sin techo (without a roof).
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ECRCHS is implementing a single sign on function for its students.
This means that all students will now use the same email and password for:
You must access all the systems above with your ECR single sign on account.
If you have already changed your account password on a campus computer (library, classroom, or computer labs) or logged into the student WiFi, use the same username and password for all the systems above. For instructions on how to do this, read "What if I HAVE NOT logged into a campus computer yet?" section at the bottom of this page.
Student Email : Enter your barcode # and password. NOTE: Change the dropdown from "@ecrchs.net" to "@ecrchs.org".
Aeries Student Portal : Enter your FULL ECR Email address. Click "Next" and "Sign in with Google". This prompt you to enter your email account credentials.
First time users who have yet to reset their password MUST log into a campus computer in order to reset their password for their single sign on account.
2. You will be prompted to change your password for first time users. Enter your temporary password as the old password and set your own personal password.


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Rajasthan Post Office Postman Syllabus 2017 Rajasthan Postal Circle Mail Guard Exam Syllabus 2017 Rajasthan Post office Exam Syllabus 2017 Rajasthan Postman/ Mailguard Exam Pattern
Rajasthan Post Office Postman Syllabus 2017
India Post, Rajasthan Circle is going to recruit 129 Posts of Postman and Mailguard for Rajasthan Post Offices. Many Interested Candidates Filled there Online Application Form. The Online Application Process was Starting from 27/10/2017 and close on 29/11/2017. Here the Candidates Can Check the Detailed Recruitment from the Below Provided Link.
Candidates who had applied against these posts must be anxious for their preparation of test. Here we're going to discuss what the exam will be contain like questions, their types, marks and timing etc. in the Rajasthan Post Office Exam 2017.
► The written examination will be multiple choice objective type.
► The question paper will be of 100 marks.
► Time Duration will be of 02:00 hours (120 minutes).
► There is no negative marking.
Qualifying Marks Criteria : The minimum qualifying marks to be obtained in each part of the Aptitude test is prescribed as under :
Unreserved – 40% marks i.e minimum 10 marks in each part and 40 % in aggregate.
OBC– 37% marks i.e minimum 9 marks in each part and 37% in aggregate.
SC/ST– 33% marks i.e minimum 8 marks in each part and 33% in aggregate.
Exam Syllabus :- Rajasthan Post Office Syllabus will be as follows :
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|Geography, Indian History, Freedom Struggle, Culture & Sports, General Polity & Constitution of India, Economics, General Science, Current Affairs and Reasoning & Analytical ability of 10th standard.
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|Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals & Fractions, Relationship between Numbers, Fundamental Arithmetical Operations, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Average, Discount, Partnership, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Use of Tables & Graphs, Mensuration.
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Case Study
Railway equipment company significantly cuts production and material provisioning costs with Femap; costs savings expected to be up to 25 percent
Use of Femap expedites compliance with strict new railway standards
Railway specialist
The GleisFrei technical department became fully operational and independent in the structural analysis of railway cars in just three months using Femap™ software. The finite element modeling (FEM) and finite element analysis (FEA) technology is from product lifecycle management (PLM) specialist, Siemens PLM Software.
GleisFrei Costruzioni Ferroviare Srl (GleisFrei) was created in March 2003 from former Gleismac Italiana SpA, which had been working in the railway equipment business since 1977. From the original company, GleisFrei acquired the right people, expertise, and technology, emerging from the very start as a leading player in the railway equipment maintenance business. GleisFrei repairs, maintains and builds all kinds of equipment and vehicles, including railway cars and special vehicles for the maintenance of aerial lines and rails, and engines for the logistic handling of cars and other equipment.
GleisFrei, which is based in Villimpenta near Mantua and guided by general manager Guido Fontanesi and production manager Roberto Zavatteri, consists of a technical department, a sales group and a fabrication workshop, plus administration and stock management organizations.
"Our cars are built in-house, starting from a frame construction built directly in our workshop," says Fontanesi. "Onto this structure, we assemble units and systems purchased from qualified external suppliers, including pneumatic parts, mechanical parts and engines. A significant portion of these materials is purchased abroad, approximately 30 to 40 percent. Sales, conversely, are concentrated in Italy. However, with the new range of products we are developing, we are also opening up new markets abroad."
Strict standards
GleisFrei's new product portfolio, currently in development, meets the rigorous requirements of the latest railway industry standards, which were implemented in 2011. "With the implementation of the new technical specifications by RFI, railway cars must meet much more stringent requirements for all parts, including frames, wheels, axles, components and braking systems," notes Francesco Lambiase, technical department manager.
"As our company buys all components from externally approved suppliers, our attention is entirely focused on frames, which are manufactured internally."
Lambiase notes that according to the applicable standard, a frame can be designed and tested using traditional analysis methods, but preferably, analysis software should be used. For this reason, GleisFrei management decided to adopt FEM software for the static analysis of frames. "The first deployment phase involved the cars we produced before the new standards were introduced, therefore, the software is currently used for static verifications on existing designs," explains Lambiase.
Solid references lead to Femap
Based on previous direct experience at a university, Lambiase was familiar with Nastran® software, which provides a full spectrum of linear and nonlinear analysis capabilities. "We investigated further and narrowed down to two different FEM tools," says Lambiase. "We also asked several engineers for advice, many of them with aerospace experience, and they all recommended Siemens PLM Software's NX Nastran, which led us to Femap."
In the autumn of 2011, GleisFrei contacted Cosmos Italia, a Siemens PLM Software partner. Cosmos Italia has specific experience in the sales, service and operation of computer-aided engineering (CAE) solutions since 1994. The company can support customers in the deployment of complete solutions for all product development needs, spanning comprehensive simulation disciplines, including FEM, FEA, computational fluid dynamics (CFD)/multiphysics, and kineto-dynamic analysis, plus PLM solutions for computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and product data management (PDM).
"The Cosmos Italia representative illustrated the features of Femap and, from the very first meeting, focused on understanding and defining our specific requirements," recalls Lambiase. "Basically, GleisFrei needs static analysis in the elastic field, so in the end we selected the basic version of Femap as the most suitable solution for our company, in agreement with Cosmos Italia."
Leveraging the expertise of Cosmos Italia and the advanced, convenient and intuitive interface of Femap, it took just three days of training for Lambiase and Zavatteri to acquire the requisite skills to start using Femap on real designs. Lambiase notes, "After that, we identified the specific aspects of Femap we wanted to focus on and completed the related training in a day."
Up and running in three months
GleisFrei representatives first met Cosmos Italia representatives in December 2011 and, just three months later, Francesco Lambiase was fully operational and independent in the use of Femap. The analysis process starts from the rail CAD model, provided by an external designer, who delivers it in a neutral format, normally the Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP). Lambiase imports the model into Femap, which allows him to make edits and modifications in view of the subsequent analysis. "Since we have adopted Femap, our external designer is learning to optimize his 3D models to achieve the best results during analysis," Lambiase points out, "However, with Femap, I can also easily edit the 3D model, if necessary. When the model is ready, I prepare different types of mesh with hypothetic load conditions to check the response of each load case."
The 12663 standard introduced in 2000 prescribes about a dozen tests to be carried out on each railway car, including compression and diagonal compression on bumpers, traction on the hook, maximum useful load, combined compression and traction loads, and car lifting. "Each test generates stress on different parts of the car, for instance, spars or crossbeams," says Lambiase. "For each type of analysis, I carry out 4 to 5 tests on different meshes, until I achieve stable values indicating that we are approaching the right solution."
Cutting costs by up to 25 percent
By applying Siemens PLM Software FEM technology to existing designs, GleisFrei was able to identify railway cars that did not really match their nominal load capacity, and so they were downgraded to a lower category. "Most of all, Femap highlighted specific problems in the construction of model H1100," says Lambiase. "The frame had been oversized during design, and this translated into higher material provisioning and production costs. For the next family of cars, we will use Femap in the design stage, so we can develop and size the frame more accurately, optimizing costs. Based on our estimates on model H1100, Femap will help cut costs by up to 25 percent."
The analysis process at GleisFrei concludes with the generation of detailed reports for the preparation of technical specifications to be submitted to approval institutes. Lambiase explains, "The Italian railway company's engineers who release certificates of approval do not always have specific analysis skills and knowledge, so we have to prepare a tailored report for their use. The reports generated by Femap are attached to the applicable technical documentation; most of all, they are always easily traceable and readily accessible in case of failure or possible inspections."


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My favorite part about baking has always had nothing to do with baking; it's the eating part that keeps me motivated. I mean, the rest is pretty tedious, really. Crack this many eggs, add that much sugar and don't forget to spray the pan! God forbid, you get distracted and add an extra half a cup of flour. Am I the only one who's struggling here or do you feel me? Good food takes time, so I've been told. Or does it? What if I told you that you could be chowing down some delicious (relatively) healthy cookies within a matter of minutes? It's time for a quick Betty Crocker meets Easy Bake Oven lesson, and we've got just the recipe for you: Banana peanut butter oat chocolate chip cookies. And the best part about this recipe is that all the ingredients needed are listed in the name of the cookie. So whip out some bananas, oats, peanut butter and chocolate chips, and you're golden (just like your cookies, hopefully.)
What you'll need:
2 ripe bananas
1 cup of oats
2-4 tablespoons of peanut butter (depending on how strongly you feel about PB)
1-2 handfuls of chocolate chips (we love using white chocolate!)
1. Mash the bananas in a medium size bowl.
2. Add oats and peanut butter to mashed bananas.
3. Mix thoroughly.
4. Add chocolate chips to mixture.
5. Roll mixture into small balls and place onto cookie sheet.
6. Put in oven for 12-15 minutes on 400 degrees (or until golden brown).
Stay Stylish,
XOXO~ Cara & Tal


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"Apart from it being a widely acclaimed institution, the program itself is very conducive to our learning process in becoming Australian Nurses. Also, they are the only university that offers this program to international nurses who don't have their Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) eligibility yet. I chose Adelaide as many people gave me a lot of positive feedback about Adelaide and since the University I chose was here."
"The UniSA teaching staff are very accommodating and very much willing to help with queries and needs. All UniSA services are very helpful.
I did my student nurse placement and I learnt how to work and complete duties as an Australian Registered Nurse. I study at the City East campus. Since it is within the CBD I love its location. I use the Library and the Student Lounge. The campus is great, all the staff and students are very warm and friendly. It feels like a second home."
"My first impression of Adelaide was that it was very quiet and so laidback. I felt welcomed when I first arrived."
"My advice is to always keep in contact with your family and friends at home for support and encouragement. It is not easy living and studying in a foreign country all by yourself. Enjoy it all!"


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(theguardian) -- Few electoral teams, however, can hope to attain the inadvertent viral success achieved by a Mexican politician whose campaign has been given the dubious honour of being called "the worst in history" for his choice of hashtag.
Javier Zapata, a gubernatorial candidate with the peripheral Social Encounter party, bought billboards in the Pacific Coast state of Nayarit emblazoned with his moustachioed face and the caption #hashtagcampaña – or "#campaignhashtag".
Social media across Latin America erupted with mockery at the apparent decision to use an advertisement with dummy text – and then again, when Zapata's campaign insisted that there had been no error.
"#Hashtagcampaña could be the sloppiness of an ignoramus or the ingenuity of an expert. We'll never know," wrote one Twitter user.


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CARRERA: a 50-year success story
The history of the CARRERA brand in the field of eyewear, ski helmets and masks began as far back as 1956, a story of success driven by passion for design, continuous innovation, eye-catching flare and uncompromising style.
CARRERA was originally created as a motorcycle and ski helmet brand, whose name was inspired by the legendary Carrera Panamericana road rally which traversed the length of Mexico. Thus began the adventure of a brand famous for high-performance products which still today retain their original on-the-road spirit, dynamic appeal and consistently cutting-edge design. Over the years the product range has expanded to include ski helmets, sports glasses, optical frames and sunglasses.
Since 1996 CARRERA has been part of Safilo Group: this synergy has amplified the stylistic and innovative potential of its products and strengthened the brand's success at international level.
Today CARRERA is a prestigious label, synonymous with design and technical innovation, a brand which represents a dynamic lifestyle and which communicates emotion.
The latest must-have accessories are the sunglasses of the CARRERA Vintage collection, with models for every season distinguished by their distinctive designs and details. The collection is inspired by the original spirit of CARRERA and the uncompromising style which cemented the brand's success during the 1980s. Distinctive shapes, bold personality and an inimitable colour palette: CARRERA VINTAGE sunglasses, based on the original designs of the signature CARRERA styles that were so popular in the 1980s, are already all the rage.
The CARRERA Vintage models are earning a legendary reputation and are even making waves with the glitterati: From Hollywood to Europe, numerous celebrities and trend-setters have been spotted showing off these iconic and trendy shades.
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The leading American journalist and war correspondent was killed in car crash in Los Angeles, his employer, news website BuzzFeed, has confirmed.
His vehicle hit a tree and caught fire on Tuesday morning, according to US media report.
The accident which killed Mr Hastings is thought to have occurred on Highland Avenue in the Hancock Park neighbourhood.
Authorities confirmed a man had been killed in a car crash there on Tuesday morning, but would not confirm his identity.


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Short, Famous Poems For Middle School
Poetry can be difficult to get excited about. It seems that poets go to great lengths to ensure no one understands anything they're saying.
Learning to understand poetry, though, can open us up to enriching and moving literature, and sharpen our analytical skills. Think how easy it will be to interpret prose after you've developed some ability to unravel a poem.
There are numerous poems available that you can give to your students, but many of them are so opaque that it's difficult to make sense out of a single phrase. All of the poems included here are reasonably clear. If your students give any of these poems a careful reading, they should be able to get something out of them.
All titles marked with * can be read at Poetry Foundation. All titles marked with # can be read at Poem Hunter.
"If you can dream – and not make dreams your master;/ If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim;/ If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster/ And treat those two impostors just the same;"
If- Rudyard Kipling *
Published in 1910, If is a poem of advice that advocates the "stiff upper lip" of the British upper class. It's very easy to read and understand.
Kipling is probably best known for writing The Jungle Book.
She Walks in Beauty- Lord Byron *
"She walks in beauty, like the night/Of cloudless climes and starry skies"
This well known poem describes a beautiful and elegant woman. Byron wrote prolifically including the 16,000+ line satiric poem Don Juan.
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,/ Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore- / While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,/ As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."
The Raven- Edgar Allan Poe *
The narrator reads and thinks of his lost love when a raven interrupts him at the window and repeats "Nevermore."
This is one of the best known poems. It's frequently parodied and referenced.
When We Two Parted- Lord Byron #
"They name thee before me,/ A knell to mine ear;"
The narrator describes his feelings when parting with his beloved.
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening- Robert Frost *
"My little horse must think it queer/ to stop without a farmhouse near"
A man on horseback stops to look as snow falls in the woods.
The Road Not Taken- Robert Frost *
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,/ And sorry I could not travel both"
The narrator stops at a fork in the road and thinks about each option. It represents the choices people face and the indecision they show.
"When Americans say a man / takes liberties, they mean / he's gone too far."
Language Lesson 1976- Heather McHugh *
This poem plays with the multiple meanings and connotations of words.
Richard Cory- Edwin Arlington Robinson *
"Whenever Richard Cory went downtown,/ We people on the pavement looked at him:/ He was a gentleman from sole to crown,/ Clean favored, and imperially slim."
Richard Cory is rich, educated, and admired by all. This poem has a surprise ending that makes the reader question appearances.
Let's go for a ride
Because I Could Not Stop For Death- Emily Dickinson *
"Because I could not stop for death-/ He kindly stopped for me-/ The carriage held but just Ourselves-/ And Immortality."
Death is personified as a gentleman caller who takes a carriage ride with the narrator.
Although Dickinson wasn't extensively published until after her death, she's become one of the most revered American poets.
She frequently used unconventional capitalization and many dashes.
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade"
Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?)- Shakespeare *
The narrator compares his beloved to summer and preserves her beauty forever.
Sonnet 130- Shakespeare *
"I love to hear her speak, yet well I know / That music hath a far more pleasing sound;"
The narrator satirizes the clichés that poets use to describe the objects of their love by acknowledging that his mistress is inferior to nature's beauty and other stock comparisons.
"What does it mean when we are told / That the Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold?"
Very Like a Whale- Ogden Nash #
This comic poem mocks the use of metaphors and similes.
Nash wrote numerous poems of light verse.
One Perfect Rose- Dorothy Parker #
"A single flow'r he sent me, since we met./ All tenderly his messenger he chose;"
The narrator sentimentally describes a rose given to her by an admirer. It has a surprise comic ending.
The Workbox- Thomas Hardy #
"So here's the workbox, little wife,/ That I made of polished oak./ He was a joiner, of village life;/ She came of borough folk."
A man gives his wife a workbox made from the same wood as a coffin. She is overcome with emotion.
My Papa's Waltz- Theodore Roethke #
"The whiskey on your breath/ Could make a small boy dizzy;/ But I hung on like death:/ Such waltzing was not easy."
The narrator relates his boyhood experience of "waltzing" with his father.
"Policies taken out in his name prove that he was fully insured,/ And his Health-Card shows he was once in hospital but left it cured."
The Unknown Citizen- W.H. Auden #
A man's life is described on a state-erected monument with details that appear in the "Bureau of Statistics". He's noteworthy for being a perfectly average citizen.
My Mind to Me a Kingdom Is- Sir Edward Dyer #
"I fear no foe, I fawn no friend;/ I loathe not life, nor dread my end."
This poem is an expression of a contented mind.
Dyer was highly regarded by his contemporaries, but not much of his writing has survived.
"Beauty is but a flower/ Which wrinkles will devour;"
A Litany in Time of Plague- Thomas Nashe #
This poem details the indiscriminate nature of death; it comes for everyone regardless of wealth, beauty, or strength.
Mirror- Sylvia Plath
"I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions."
From a mirror's point of view, this poem describes the mirror's truthfulness, and its interpretation of the thoughts of a woman looking at her reflection.
"And I saw the flash of a white throat,/ And a double row of white teeth,"
The Shark- E.J. Pratt
The narrator describes a shark's menacing movements.
A Work of Artifice- Marge Piercy #
"It is your nature/ to be small and cozy,/ domestic and weak;"
This poem compares women's stunted development, physically and mentally, to a pruned bonsai tree.
Piercy is a feminist writer possibly best known for the utopian science fiction novel Woman on the Edge of Time.
"I wandered lonely as a cloud/ That floats on high o'er vales and hills,"
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud- William Wordsworth *
The narrator describes the impression that seeing a host of daffodils had on him. It is also sometimes titled Daffodils.
This is one of the best known English language poems.
A Man Said To The Universe- Stephen Crane
"A man said to the universe:/ 'Sir, I exist!'/ 'However,' replied the universe,/ 'The fact has not created in me/ A sense of obligation.'"
This quotation is the entire poem.
"Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink/ Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain;"
Love Is Not All- Edna St. Vincent Millay #
The narrator enumerates many things that love isn't or cannot do, but it ends by elevating love above all those things.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night- Dylan Thomas #
"Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
The narrator urges his listener to resist death with all his might.
"which would you save, a Rembrandt painting/ or an old woman who hadn't many/ years left anyhow?"
Ethics- Linda Pastan
The narrator recounts an ethical question that one of her teacher's posed to her class.
Ego-Tripping (there may be a reason why)- Nikki Giovanni
"I sat on the throne/ drinking nectar with allah/ I got hot and sent an ice age to europe/ to cool my thirst"
The narrator asserts her strength and imagines herself as a goddess.
This free verse poem celebrates ethnic heritage, pride, and empowerment.
Understanding Poems
In our quest to understand poetry there are a few questions we can ask:
- Who is the narrator?
- What is the point of view?
- What is the plot or the story of the poem?
- What does the title tell us about the poem?
- What does the poem literally mean?
- What is the setting?
- What do the words suggest or connote?
- What is the theme?
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AS USUAL, THE MILITARY list of what to bring was not only exhaustive, but clearly intended to cover every eventuality.
ended with the memorable suggestion: "Perhaps a sarong for the ladies."
Previous experience of working in Afghanistan suggests that, while
undeniably exotic and colourful, it is, well, just not a sarong kind of
Anyhow, it's Brize Norton to Kabul for the elections by MoD
invitation. This means the pleasures of a night lying between the
pallets on the vibrating metal floor of the C-17 transport plane. The
Sky defence correspondent's an old hand at this: sleeping bag liner,
mat, inflatable pillow, ear defenders, eye-patches and he's out for the
Our arrival at Camp Souter, British HQ in Kabul, along
the road to Jalalabad and the Kyber Pass, was a welcome surprise.
Fringed by the dust and hazy mountains of an Afghan late summer, inside
Souter is a little piece of Blighty.
Somebody puts out birdseed
for the local sparrows and every day at noon and six an overwhelming
range of roasts, pies and curry (the Gurkhas' favourite) arrives. It is
invariably delicious. One day, with no announcement, one of the eight
or so choices is cod, yes cod, in Kabul.
by past experience these military trips stand or fall by one key issue:
flexibility. This is not an embed where you go with your unit, see what
your unit sees, do what it does.
Ideally it's a negotiated
agenda. The MoD will, of course, have lined up a number of visits
designed to show the public back home what it is that the army and RAF
are actually doing here, and whether peace and stability are being
achieved and a calm election delivered.
We, of course, have
different ideas about how that might be done. What's remarkable about
this trip is that the military has left various periods free. As nature
abhors a vacuum, so the military usually has a problem with inactivity.
come election day we want to retrace the journey we made four years ago
down from the mountain passes with the Northern Alliance and over the
plains to Kabul. "Ah," says our minder-in-chief, "could be tricky." The
problem is, it means leaving Kabul and crossing the US sector, and all
manner of security considerations apply. But two factors swing things
in our favour.
First, the soldiers and RAF people looking after
us really want to go. Second, without wishing to cause a fuss, we make
it plain we'll just go on our own and do it anyway, if our minders
cannot swing it.
Maybe they're just being nice, but the military
team with us insists it is a good journey from an intelligence point of
view, and wonderful to be out of the dust and smog of Kabul into the
mountains of the southern Hindu Kush.
Journalistically, both us
and The Mirror lads are happy. An unscheduled stop at 10,000 feet on
the Salang Pass, when one of the Land Cruiser's radiators blows up,
suddenly gives both media teams the chance to talk to the road gang who
keep the only north-south main road in Afghanistan open.
To a man, they've voted for a woman in the election.
Neither we nor The Mirror can quite believe them at first.
their room has her poster up and they can rattle off her manifesto.
Suddenly, from a breakdown miles away from the nearest mechanic, we
both have our story. Blowing up the car engine wasn't flexibility, but
getting clearance for the unexpected request to go up there in the
first place was.
Alongside all this, Channel 4 News had the
foresight to fix up its own independent reinforcements on the story.
Our foreign desk had been in touch with the redoubtable Borna – or Tora
Borna as he quickly became known. We'd arranged for him to pursue
filming elsewhere and, being an Iranian freelance, he had far greater
ability to get down to difficult areas for westerners, to the southeast
around Kandahar.
He returned with some remarkable exclusives, not
least interviews with the Taliban, complete with black turbans,
explaining pointedly how the election was a stitch-up by interfering
infidels and no, they would not be voting.
This wasn't exactly on
the Brize Norton manifesto, so I decided to let our wing commander know
good and early that this bearded, long-haired Middle Eastern civvy
would be showing up at the gates of Camp Souter in the dead of night,
bearing tapes and demanding access.
Not a problem, as they say
rather a lot around here. And it truly wasn't. Perhaps a few years ago
the MoD might have come over all unnecessary about this kind of thing.
Now there's clear recognition that we need, if at all possible, as many
sides of the story as we can get, whether or not they chime with the
MoD's tune.
One day, of course, this whole system will truly be
tested by bad news. But while the news is good, the understanding of
what the media need and how they work grows year on year with benefits
for both sides.
When the news is bad, the MoD will have to show
the same flexibility and understanding. PR is a valuable byproduct of
what we do when the news is good. But we are here for news, not the PR
by-product, so if the news is bad we do the same job and try to keep
our end of the deal.
We expect the military to do so too.
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During the last years of his stay in England there had been repeated attempts to win him (probably with an under-secretaryship) to the British service, and in these same years he had done a great work for the colonies by gaining friends for them among the opposition, and by impressing France with his ability and the excellence of his case.
He thus had the opportunity of impressing the empress with his brilliant gifts, the most remarkable of which were exquisite manners, a marvellous memory and a clear and pregnant style.
It was once thought that the finest work could not be produced by a cylinder impressing a surface in the progress of its reciprocating motion, but that it was likely to give a slurred or blurred impression.
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Much as he effected by restoring to the world a sound conception of learning, and by rousing that genuine love and curiosity which led to the revival, he did even more by impressing on the age his own full-formed and striking personality.
Of things communicable he was at the same time, as we have said, communicative - a genial companion, a generous and loyal friend, ready and eloquent of discourse, impressing all with whom he was brought in contact by the power and the charm of genius, and inspiring fervent devotion and attachment in friends and pupils.
Moulds are used both for giving shape to vessels and also for impressing patterns on their suface.
Their quarry was the average man; and the best way of impressing the average man is to set before him duties that he feels himself fully capable of performing.
The Russian disasters in Manchuria at the beginning of 1905 were followed by an extraordinary demonstration of the emperor Williams ideas as to the world-wide dominion of the Hohenzollerns, in a sort of imperial progress in the East, made for the purpose of impressing the Mahommedan world with the power of Germany.
Thomas ordered his lieutenant to retire on Nashville, Hood following him up, impressing recruits, transports and supplies, and generally repeating the scenes of Bragg's march of 1862.
But in the meantime much might be done towards further mitigating the evils of slavery, especially by impressing on master and slave their relative duties and controlling their behaviour towards one another by the exercise of an independent moral authority.


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Some notes / elaborations on what's covered in the video:
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Though doctors advised her to terminate her pregnancy, Jenni Clemons kept her baby and now, in spite of multiple health problems, he's an active pre-teen playing in a competitive travel baseball league.
Andrew Clemons, 12, of Marietta, Georgia, was born with Eagle-Barrett Syndrome. One problem of the rare disease, also known as prune belly syndrome, is poor development of the abdominal muscles, which can cause delay in sitting and walking. Many infants born with the syndrome are either stillborn or die within the first few weeks of life from severe lung or kidney problems, according to the National Institutes of Health.
"I was pregnant, they told me terminate the pregnancy, he's not going to make it," Jenni told Fox5.
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Sam Payne Awards 2017
SAM PAYNE AWARD Nomination form
SAM PAYNE Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Form
The annual "SAM PAYNE" Award and the Sam Payne "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT" Award are named in honour of Sam Payne, a well-known, well-loved and consummate actor.
The annual "SAM PAYNE AWARD" has been presented to deserving members of the performing arts community in BC since 1984. This award recognizes UBCP/ACTRA members who demonstrate these qualities ascribed to Sam Payne: humanity, integrity and the encouragement of new talent.
To nominate a UBCP/ACTRA member simply complete the SAM PAYNE AWARD Nomination form and email it to email@example.com or mail it to Attention: Deb Ray, UBCP/ACTRA, #300 – 380 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1C8.
Click here for the list of previous Sam Payne Award Recipients
The Sam Payne "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT" Award recognizes a UBCP/ACTRA member with an outstanding accumulative body of work in recorded media. To nominate a UBCP/ACTRA member simply complete the SAM PAYNE Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Form and email it to email@example.com or mail it to Attention: Deb Ray, UBCP/ACTRA, #300 – 380 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1C8.
Click here for the list of previous Sam Payne Lifetime Awards Recipients
Nomination forms can also be picked up at the office#300 – 380 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1C8.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT IS Monday, January 31st, 2018
For more information please contact: Deb Ray email@example.com 604-689-0727 ext. 2239
Sam Payne was truly one of the most loved men of the theatre in Canada and infused every aspect of his craft with the warmth of his personality and the professionalism of his training. Much of what is now taken for granted in Canadian theatre was inspired by Sam's dedication and vision.
Born September 13, 1912 in New Westminster, BC, Sam received his formal training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London England, and performed in BBC productions as well as on stage in London's West End.
Upon returning to Canada, he participated in the founding of Ottawa's Canadian Repertory Theatre, the first professional theatre company in the country.
Sam also co-founded Victoria BC's Old Totem Theatre and served as one of its first Artistic Directors. He subsequently moved to Vancouver and with a number of members from the Old Totem Company founded the Vanguard Summer Theatre in the Denman Auditorium.
Actor, director, adjudicator and producer, Sam Payne's long career spanned stage, radio and television and included performances in countless CBC radio plays.
Well known in community theatre circles, Sam worked with young budding actors directing productions and teaching up-and-coming performers the true meaning of professionalism and tradition in theatre.