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Senate Democrats have dropped the ban from the gun control package they plan to consider next month. However, Biden reiterated Thursday that the White House is still pushing for the measure.
Biden said the president's gun proposals don't infringe "one iota" on Second Amendment rights.
Biden also was joined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He emphasized proposals for expanding background checks of gun buyers.
Bloomberg and Boston's Thomas Menino head a coalition called Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
In Washington, gun control advocates were pressing Democrats to broaden background checks for firearms purchases in the gun bill the Senate debates next month, saying it is the strongest step lawmakers can take to produce meaningful legislation.
With the proposed assault weapons ban looking all but dead, groups favoring restrictions say expanded background checks are needed following December's school massacre in Newtown, Conn.
Senate aides and lobbyists expect Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to include wider background checks in the bill, but say he hasn't made a final decision.
The Democratic bill is also expected to stiffen penalties for illegal gun trafficking and expand school safety aid.
Details of the background check language remain unresolved as senators seek bipartisan compromise on expanding the system, which now covers sales by licensed gun dealers.


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Cressida Bonas given her own security pass to Prince Harry's pad in Kensington Palace
PRINCE Harry and girlfriend Cressida Bonas have sparked more wedding rumours by moving in together.
Cressida now spends most week nights at Harry's swish one-bedroom flat inside Kensington Palace. And the couple set tongues wagging after she was given her own pass to the exclusive complex.
The 25-year-old student got the all-clear from royal security guards who are now on first-name terms with her.
Friends say the pair have even talked about getting their own place away from the historic palace so they can feel like a normal couple.
A source said: "Cressida can often be seen with her overnight bag at Kensington Palace and spends a lot of week nights there.
"Now she is a more regular fixture in Harry's life, security for her has been relaxed somewhat.
"She is very cool about the whole thing – another reason why Harry is mad about her – but it wouldn't surprise anyone if they found a place together very soon.
"Cressida isn't pushy though. She accepts being in a relationship with Harry is far from simple."
At first Cressida could only get inside the palace if she was alongside Harry.
Now the party-loving prince, 29, has had a word with staff to get his girlfriend security clearance so she can come and go as she pleases.
But Cressida is wary of making the palace her full-time home and has floated the idea of her and Harry moving elsewhere.
The source added: "She has told family members she's serious about him.
"The next step is living together but there are more hurdles than you'd imagine for that to happen."
Harry's flat allows him to be close to brother William who recently moved to a renovated apartment at Kensington Palace with wife Kate and baby son George.
The four-storey, 20-room Apartment 1A was once home to Princess Margaret but was left vacant following her death in 2002.
Kate redesigned it and was often seen shopping for antiques and homeware on the nearby King's Road before the family moved in.
William and Harry grew up at Kensington Palace. It was their mother Princess Diana's official residence after her marriage in 1981 until her death in a Paris car crash in 1997.

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Pantone just announced the color of the year for 2010: a deep shade of turquoise. (This is almost exactly the color of my vintage kitchen counter tops, so I guess they'll be back in style next year.)
many cultures, Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world
of color," explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone
Color Institute. "It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color
of deep compassion and healing, and a color of faith and truth,
inspired by water and sky. Through years of color word-association
studies, we also find that Turquoise represents an escape to many –
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Monday, 28 May 2012
Jed Smith, thus far.
A 'Dinner with Jed Smith' is a new idea of ours to use our gallery space as a 'pop-up restaurant' on the 8th and 9th of June!
Spaces are limited and the first night is over half-booked, please book and pay a deposit soon.
Jed is offering a 'prix fixe' 3 course menu which will be prepared and served in the gallery.
It will cost £30 per head, feel free to bring your own alcohol for after your meal. There will be appropriate drinks served with the meal too.
Please book via an RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com
If you have any questions, please ask!
Below are the reasons that we asked Jed to create a menu for the gallery:
We first met Jed in a record store in 2006 (he was very enthusiastic about new music and still is). When Sarah had a show on in London later that year and we needed some food doing for the opening reception. A friend pulled a team together, who unbeknown to us included that record store boy...
Jed's enthusiasm for food and music had such a positive impact on us that we knew he'd be our man for food at the next show, New York 2007. Full of enthusiasm, maturity, energy and skill, he hid any nerves with aplomb, creating beautiful platters of colour and joy from local sources on an 'inventive' budget. The Manhattanites devoured them.
Jed later returned to Leicester with grand ambitions, writing directly to Pierre Gagnaire (holder of 3 Michelin stars in Paris and many others around the world) with a little Inkymole magic on the envelope. He was put forward for a job at Sketch in London and remained there, working his way up through the ranks before leaving in 2010.
He hailed a unicorn back to New York to focus on eating his way through the city, whilst also searching for the perfect place to work. A chance meeting in a speakeasy with David Chang gave Jed the opportunity to ask him for a job. There and then, he was offered a chance to flex his skills. Within days, those skills had got him the job at Momofuku.
In 2012 Jed got back on his curly-horn'd steed to head north to Montreal to work with a friend at the Sugar Shack for an intense 3 months, under the watchful eye of Martin Picard (Au Pied de Cochon). He participated in the production of the area's renowned and precious maple syrup and cooked an obscene amount of animals, vegetables, grains and minerals.
Now he's back in the UK, walking his dog (Barker - star of the flyerl) amongst borage flowers and along the prom at Felixstowe, watering geraniums, feeding chickens and creating heron traps with his grandad, while he concocts his menu for Factoryroad Gallery's pop-up restaurant.
After this event and a family wedding he returns to Canada, but Toronto this time for the opening of David Chang's new restaurant. We hope he'll return, but it's a big world and Jed wants not just a big bite, but a little taste of just about as many of its delights as he can possibly manage.
As consultant and go-to for anything edible at all our weird and wonderful events for the past five years, we continue to engage with Jed's skills and infectious enthusiasm, and hope that by doing so has played a part in his continuing evolution as a culinary artist. We greatly anticipate his next move.
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Sunday, 6 May 2012
DJ Food and Henry Flint
Factoryroad Gallery are ridiculously excited to announce our new show!
Flint and Food: An exhibition of artwork from DJ Food's new album 'The Search Engine', and Henry Flint's book 'Broadcast', originally shown at Pure Evil, London, now brought to the Midlands by
Factoryroad Gallery.
Original comic art, drawings, limited edition prints, moving image, photography, vinyl and...food!
As usual there'll be locally-brewed ale by Church End Brewery, themed food by Jed Smith and things to buy.
DJ Food (aka Strictly Kev aka Kevin Foakes) is not only a friend but a musical favourite whom we've known and admired since 1996. Something of a role model for Factoryroad, his role in the evolution of one of the most important independent record labels, Ninja Tune, and the musical genres it nurtured cannot be underestimated. His career has evolved steadily along a rich and productive path, and is interwoven with many other significant artists and genres. He is also recognised for his contribution to the evolution of digital scratch technology and expanding the possibilities of turntablism, as well as being responsible for the majority of Ninja Tune's artwork and visual direction.
Henry Flint is a long established comic artist who came to prominence on 2000AD, drawing Judge Dredd. Kev has been a fan and collector of his artwork for years and finally achieved his ambition to work with him when he collaborated on his most recent album as DJ Food, 'The Search Engine', released in January this year. You'll see Judge Dredd making an honorary appearance below (in pictures from the original show at Pure Evil) and his comic book work has the writhing, muscly appearance you'd associate with big superheroes wielding massive weapons and snarling metal-headed foes. Tiny details, massive explosions, lip-curling grimaces and alien skins are all rendered in juicy blank ink, spontaneous yet minutely rendered.
Kev will be joining us for an ale on the night.
Opening night attendance is strictly via an RSVP to: email@example.com
Please let us know you're coming!
You can read about Henry Flint here:
and DJ Food here:
Opening night Friday 1st June 2012
Show open until Friday 15th June (viewing welcome at any time, but by appointment - please email us to check we will be able to show you around!)
Press enquiries: email@example.com
PDF flyer downloadable here: http://inkymole.com/download/Flint&Food_Factoryroad.pdf
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Thanks to the huge success of last month's agent pitch for fiction writers, we've decided to host a 3-day event for nonfiction writers/memoirists. There's no travel required (which helps save on costs) and the event will not only help you fine-tune your pitch but also get it in front of the eyeballs of agents.
Basically, the Writer's Digest Agent Pitch Bootcamp for Nonfiction/Memoir Writers gives you instruction on pitching your work, forces you to write/rewrite your pitch, gets your pitch critiqued from a Writer's Digest editor, allows you to ask questions, allows you to fine-tune it one more time and gets an additional critique from two literary agents (all in one weekend!) Also, this event is limited in number of attendees in order to guarantee each participant gets maximum attention.
The Details:
Bootcamp Dates: Friday, March 23 – Sunday, March 25, 2012 (All times Eastern times) Sign up here!
DAY 1 (Friday):
- 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM: Live online webinar: Pitch Your Nonfiction Book or Memoir (Chuck Sambuchino – agent expert, author, and editor of WD's Guide to Literary Agents – will detail the big picture and the fine points of what makes an effective pitch. You can ask questions live!)
- 2:00 PM: Saturday morning: At the conclusion of the webinar you'll be given your assignment: Write that pitch!
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- 10:00 AM: Submit your pitch to the Writer's Digest editors
- 2:00 PM: An editor will return your pitch along with a personalized critique.
- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM: Chat with Writer's Digest editors on a message board, gaining additional insight into pitch-writing.
- 4:00 PM – Midnight: Revise and fine tune your pitch, resend to Writer's Digest editors.
Day 3 (Sunday)
- 9:00 AM: Your pitch will be assigned to two agents (for info on the agents involved, see below), both of whom will supply detailed critiques of your work, additional suggestions for revision, or recommendations to start submitting to other agents right away. It's even possible (but not guaranteed) that they'll ask to see more material. You'll receive your critiques no later than 9:00 PM Eastern time.
- Also in the Morning: Receive two pre-recorded webinars, "How to Write a Non-Fiction Book Proposal," by Phil Sexton, publisher of Writer's Digest, and "How an Agent Picks a Client, from Query to Career," by literary agent Irene Goodman. (You'll also receive one article and one book download.)
This event is almost sold out, so this is really your last opportunity. Be part of this weekend bootcamp and, in just three days, walk away with a dynamite query built to entice agents.
For more details on the Agent Pitch Bootcamp Weekend, click here.
The Agents:
JOHN WILLIG (Literary Services, Inc.) John, who is in his 35th year in publishing, began work as a marketing manager and then editor for HarperCollins. As his interests moved to trade publishing, he became an executive editor at Prentice Hall for business books. While at P-Hall, John enjoyed working with such authors as Henry Mintzberg, Philip Kotler and Jim Collins and acquired Mr.Collins' first book Beyond Entrepreneurship. In 1991, he decided to become a literary agent and work exclusively for writers. Throughout his career as an editor and agent, John has successfully negotiated over 700 publishing agreements. John is a member of The Author's Guild and participates at industry events including Writer's Digest conferences and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) conferences. John is the proud father of two sons, both of whom were All-Shore Academic All Stars.
He is seeking: Primarily interested in prescriptive and narrative nonfiction: business and financial investing topics, health, sports, history, true crime, science, reference, careers and personal growth categories.
MARILYN ALLEN (Allen O'Shea Literary) Marilyn Allen is a literary agent and partner in the Allen O'Shea Literary Agency. Prior to that she spent 25 years doing sales and marketing for various publishing houses. Her responsibility culminated in Associate Publisher and Senior Vice President of Marketing for Harper Collins. Prior to that, she had directed sales and marketing teams for Penguin Books, Simon & Schuster, and Avon Books. Through the years she created many innovative marketing campaigns and managed a host of successful author brands including Dr. John Gray (Mars and Venus), Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Barry Sears (Zone), Dean Ornish, Star Trek, NBA, The Simpsons and worked with many best selling writers including Stephen King, Ken Follett, Mary Higgens Clark and Barbara Kingsolver. Ms. Allen currently represents many authors including New York Times bestseller Regina Leeds, the work-from-home gurus Paul and Sarah Edwards, Julie Fast, Karon Karter, Liz Palika, Julie Jason and Kevin Boyd. She has taught publishing courses at NYU and for Gotham University. She frequently conducts publishing seminars and gives speeches at writing conferences.
She is seeking: nonfiction books with solid marketing platforms in the areas of health, cooking, history, business, science, current affairs, crafts and narrative nonfiction.
BRANDI BOWLES (Foundry Literary + Media) Brandi Bowles is an agent at Foundry Literary + Media, a full-service literary and media-development agency in New York.
She is seeking: Brandi represents idea and platform-driven nonfiction in all categories, but she's particularly interested in humor, narrative nonfiction, and big-idea books that change the way we think about the world. Some of her upcoming books include The Hollow Bone: Secrets From the Life of a Reiki Master, The Vice Lords: A History of Wayward Writers, and a memoir from YouTube sensation Ted Williams, the most honest and inspiring story about homelessness you'll ever read.
DAWN MICHELLE HARDY (Serendipity Literary) Dawn Michelle Hardy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing: International Trade and her Associate of Applied Science degree in Fashion Buying and Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Since 2004, Dawn has planned effective public relations campaigns for fiction authors signed to Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and Kensington/Dafina, as well as nonfiction self-published titles on career, health and empowerment.
She is seeking: nonfiction self help, motivational and empowerment, women's fiction, relationship, pop culture, leadership and non-denominational spiritual titles. Feel free to contact her in reference to any nonfiction subject.
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She is seeking: books that have a clear benefit for readers' lives in categories with fresh looks at food, travel, lifestyle, home arts, beauty, wisdom, relationships and parenting. Compelling reads in fiction, memoir and femoir.
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Docker's open source "container" approach to virtualization—which is very different from the hypervisor model behind leading enterprise virtualization solutions such as VMware, KVM and Xen—has taken another big step toward maturity with the release of Docker version 0.8. Apple (AAPL) Mac OS X support, major performance improvements and more are now available in the platform that could become a major part of the virtualization ecosystem in the not-too-distant future.
Unlike the virtualization hypervisors that power most virtual servers today, Docker doesn't virtualize an entire operating system. Instead, it provides virtualized application containers that run on top of a "bare-metal" host operating system. By virtualizing at the application level, Docker can offer greater portability, efficiency and security.
The concept isn't new. Docker is essentially an extension of Linux Containers, a userspace virtualization infrastructure that has been available as part of the Linux source code for years. But Docker, an open source project that saw its first release in March 2013, aims to modernize the container virtualization model, simplifying deployment and tailoring it to meet the demands of cloud computing and PaaS solutions.
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I have installed an Epson XP302 Printer/scanner on my old laptop running Windows XP without problems, everything is functioning as it should.
I then attempted to install the same, to my newer laptop running Windows 7. when it reaches the installation of the scanner driver the process stops and informs me that I must install 'Desktop experience' then re-install the driver. The only reference I have found regarding Desktop experience is related to servers. Anyone know how to overcome this?
The printer works correctly, it's only the scanner giving trouble
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Welcome to our Overwatch Tier List, Competitive Play Character rankings of the Best Overwatch Heroes.
Ranked in Tiers: S TIER = The Strongest/Best Overwatch Hero Picks |~| F TIER = The Weakest/Most Difficult To Play.
Color Coordinated based on the OW Hero Role. As a Bonus, we have added Team Compositions with this Overwatch Hero Tier List. Also, a section of the Best Overwatch Heroes based on Game-Modes.
Overwatch Tier List
Most Played
|D.Va9.21%1Winston8.38%2Lucio7.43%3Soldier 766.61%4Ana6.03%5Zenyatta5.85%6Reinhardt5.14%7Genji4.81%8Pharah4.77%9Zarya4.32%10
SGod Tier
|MercyReinhardtGenjiOrisaSoldier 76BastionJunkrat
DBelow Average
FWorst Tier
Highest Win Rate
(Best Overwatch Hero | Highest Tier | Overpowered)
S TIER AKA GOD TIER is full of the Best Overwatch Heroes within the Overwatch Tier List. These heroes were chosen, Mostly due to Damage and Flexibility with any Team Composition and or Map.
(High Skill Cap | Strong Hero)
B TIER has Strong Overwatch Heroes and those with high skill caps. These Overwatch Heroes are not among the Best since they do not fulfill their OW Hero role as effectively as GOD TIER Heroes.
(Difficult To Play | Lowest Tier)
Heroes within F TIER of the Overwatch Tier List do not fulfill there role as effectively as other Overwatch Heroes. They are also more difficult to play and in some cases even easier to counter pick.
- Reinhardt: Hands down one of the Best Overwatch Heroes within the tank role and even this Overwatch Tier List for that matter.
- Zarya: No mobility, she does, however, make up for it with Shields that stop damage and Crowd Control CC. Along with a huge Game Changing Ult AOE CC ability perfect for Competitive Play.
- Reaper: Up Close Reaper will almost always win the 1v1, not to mention his ability to flank and catch the enemy of guard. While having an ability to escape and go unpunished.
- Soldier 76: One of the Best Overwatch Heroes for any players, simple play-style while being able to provide the team with AOE Healing.
- Lucio: One of the best heroes in this Overwatch Tier List. With an even higher value on certain maps that make use of his knockback ability (Sonic Amplifier-Secondary Fire).
- Mercy: The 3 words that can make your stomach turn "Heroes never die" Mercy's AOE Ult (Resurrect). Easily the biggest game changer in Overwatch Competitive Play.
- Mei: One of the Best Overwatch Counter Picks to certain Heroes such as Junkrat, Tracer, Genji.
- Junkrat: Spraying and praying will only get you so far as Junkrat. This becomes, even more, less effective in Competitive play where your opponents are most skilled.
- Roadhog: Does lots of damage for a tank hero, he, however, does not fulfill the tank role as effective as other Overwatch Tank Heroes.
- D.Va: Mobility to take care of pesky Hanzo and Widowmakers while having a way to protect your team from damage(Defense Matrix). AOE Ult for clearing areas of enemy threats.
- Pharah: This OW Hero on the right map can be one of the Best Overwatch Heroes within this Overwatch Tier List. However, she can struggle against a skilled Torbjorn and his turret.
- Genji: If you had to choose one OW hero to main, this would be the character due his high skill cap. Skilled Genji players can not only win you 1v1; they can clear out your entire team as well with one good ult.
- Symmetra: For the most part she is only played during defensive rounds, this is mainly due to her Teleporter. Symmetra can do a lot of damage up close and even melt tank heroes.
- Tracer: Difficult to master and can easily be counter picked.
- Zenyatta: The one support in this Overwatch Tier List, who can both support while carrying with damage and eliminations. It would be best to use a god tier support in competitive play, since they are better at staying alive.
- Winston: Similar to D.Va in many ways, just less damage and shorter cooldowns on mobility.
- Hanzo: In the hands of a skilled hanzo players, this OW hero can be regarded as one of the Best Overwatch Heroes. Along with having a nasty hit box on his arrows shots.
- McCree: Effective counter against tracer, while having both strong long and close range damage.
- Windowmaker: High skill cap Overwatch hero that can provide the team with a lot of vision utility.
- Torbjorn: This OW hero is regarded as one of the easiest Overwatch Heroes due his auto aiming AI Turret. Making matters even worse when his Ult is activated, his turrets becomes even more powerful. While Torbjorn himself becomes tanky.
- Bastion: This OW hero can be really effective with the proper protection and lack of counter picks from the enemy team. (See Below For Bastion Team Comps)
Overwatch Team Comps
Overwatch Tier List Team Composition: Team Comps are a selection of the best Overwatch Heroes who are played at the same time, These OW heroes will often have an ability that helps makes their Teammate's hero ability's that much Stronger/Better. These tend to be the most effective with overwatch Competitive Play, where teamwork is most important for winning games.
Game Changer:
(Use Zarya/Reinhardt/Mei ULT while enemies are grouped, another player will use their ULT by McCree/Pharah/Hanzo.)
Zarya | Graviton Surge: Crowd Control (AoE CC)
Reinhardt | Earthshatter: Crowd Control (AoE CC)
Mei | Blizzard: Crowd Control (AoE CC)
McCree | DeadEye: Damage
Hanzo | Dragonstrike: Damage
Pharah | Barrage: Damage
Armored Turret:
(Build a Torbjorn Turret and setup with Bastion then place Winston's Barrier Projector and have Reinhardt start shielding your turrets.)
Winston | Barrier Projector: Bubble Shield
Reinhardt | Barrier Field: Wall Shield
Zarya | Projected Barrier: Invulnerability Shield
Torbjorn | Build Turret: Damage
Bastion | Configuration Sentry: Damage
Search and Destroy:
(Gain the advantage in game with vision threw these two hero ability's)
Hanzo | Sonic Arrow: Vision
Widowmaker | Infra- Sight: Vision
Heath: 50 • Armor: 100 • Role: Support • Difficulty: Hard
Zenyatta: AOE Heal and invulnerable Ability for a Ult, Paired excellently with Offensive OW Heroes within this OW Tier List. The perfect support hero for players who want to do more then just heal/shield there teammates.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 200 • Role: Tank • Difficulty: Hard
Zarya: Has a strong AOE CC from her Ultimate Ability, Combo with some other damage sources. Easily seen as one of the best ways to ace a enemy team. One of the Best Overwatch Heroes that can do tons of damage as a tank.
Heath: 400 • Armor: 100 • Role: Tank • Difficulty: Medium
Winston: A OW tank with pros and cons, but excellent choice as a OW hero Counter Pick thanks to his mobility. One of the best heroes in the Overwatch tier list for payload and capture point game modes, as well as one of the best overwatch hero picks for competitive play.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Defense • Difficulty: Medium
Widowmaker: The classic sniper class in the hands of a very skilled sinper player is very powerful. Every team can make very good use of Windowmaker and her Ult Vision fits in any OW team comp used.
Heath: 150 • Armor: 0 • Role: Offense • Difficulty: Medium
Tracer: If there is a OW hero for solo carrying, then tracer is it. She can cover lots of ground in doing so it provides scouting vision for your team. Not to mention her ability to flank supports and other weak targets.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Defense • Difficulty: Medium
Torbjörn: Torbjorn's Turrets are very powerful allowing you to establish a dominating presence in a area for you team. Its only much slower to move that same damage from location to location, Thats if you can endure players best efforts to destroy your turrets. Ranked among the Best Overwatch Heroes in this OW Tier List since he is easy to play.
Heath: 100 • Armor: 100 • Role: Support • Difficulty: Easy
Symmetra: Excellent support with the ability to place sentrys around the map. Her bread and butter though is her ability to teleport allys across the map. This ability alone makes her among the best overwatch heroes on defense rounds.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Offense • Difficulty: Easy
Soldier 76: Easiest Offensive Hero to play in this overwatch tier list. Perfect for new players with Easy to understand kit similar to most major FPS's titles.
Heath: 600 • Armor: 0 • Role: Tank • Difficulty: Easy
RoadHog: Strong Tank with a amazing ability to grab enemy players with literally a hook. Along with a powerful self healing, Roadhog is an strong solo tank in overwatch tier list.
Heath: 300 • Armor: 200 • Role: Tank • Difficulty: Easy
Reinhardt: A walking shield isn't Reinhardt only ability, it is however one of best for delivering the Payload or defending a capture Point. Along with Winston, Reinhardt are among the best tank overwatch tier list heroes.
Heath: 250 • Armor: 0 • Role: Offense • Difficulty: Easy
Reaper: is an assassin style offense OW Hero, Temporary Invulnerability and a Teleport. Rounded out with a High Damage AOE Ult Ranked Reaper among the Best Overwatch Heroes within this Overwatch tier list.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Offense • Difficulty: Easy
Pharah: Tons of mobility and lots of AOE Damage this hero great for Attacking Payloads or Capture Points. With strong advantages on certain maps.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Support • Difficulty: Easy
Mercy: Has the only ability in the game to resurrect all teammates. This is a very useful ability in any situation, no matter what.
Heath: 250 • Armor: 0 • Role: Defense • Difficulty: Hard
Mei: One of the most underrated OW picks in this overwatch tier list. Mei's Ice Wall ability, along with her ult can be a game changer.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Offense • Difficulty: Medium
McCree: McCree Ult when powered up can be a Game Changer in a battle that really matters. McCree stun makes him a excellent OW counter to Tracer and Genji.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Support • Difficulty: Hard
Lucio: Has abilities that grants shields to nearby allies and Movement speed buffs. A more active Support hero, with probably one of the funnest play styles in this overwatch tier list. Running on the sides of walls is more then enough of a reason to give this support a try, on top of that possibly the best overwatch hero pick for the support role.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Defense • Difficulty: Medium
Junkrat: Tons of Utility and a overall fun Hero to play. Faster play style then Bastion, with his strength being stronger as a defense hero the further away a payload is.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Defense • Difficulty: Hard
Hanzo: Strong pick for players looking for a hero with a high skill cap. Thanks to his ability that provides vision, it makes this hero extra potent as a team comp hero with widowmaker.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 0 • Role: Offense • Difficulty: Hard
Genji: is a High skill cap hero with a lot of potential for huge plays. Easily underestimated mobility thanks to his Swift Strike, however one of the most difficult Heroes to Play in the overwatch tier list.
Heath: 100 • Armor: 400 • Role: Tank • Difficulty: Medium
D.Va: Human piloted Mech done right, with a tank play style that feels more offensive then defensive.
Heath: 200 • Armor: 100 • Role: Defense • Difficulty: Easy
Bastion: Shares some similar features to Torbjörn, but is a more team based type of Overwatch tier list hero. well known for being among the best overwatch hero picks for Defending Capture Points and holding down Choke Points in the payload game mode.
Best Overwatch Hero
Best Overwatch Hero Based on the Map or Game-Mode, any particular OW character can be a strong Overwatch hero if certain condition are met. Hanzo, for example, is especially strong when escorting a payload thanks to his ultimate being able to clear out areas of enemy heroes. Pharah is even more effective, on Maps with spots that she can Jet pack to reach and then processed to lay waste with her AOE Damage. Winston in small enclosed areas like inside buildings, allows him to smash players when they have very little places to retreat. Bastion at Choke Point Areas that enemy players have to pass through, during the Payload Game Mode is extremely useful. Any OW hero in the right game type or map position can be the best overwatch hero.
Since OW has such different and varying Heroes, using an OverWatch Tier List will help keep you up to speed on what heroes you should play based on your Role/Game-Type/Map each and every Patch. Using the right OW Hero you can have the biggest and most impact in your games. Avoid playing underpowered Heroes by using this OverWatch Tier List, Instead, know exactly what you should be playing to Overwatch Boost yourself and earn Overwatch Season Rewards.
Overwatch Tier List of the Best Heroes Based On Game-Mode.
PayLoad will have one Team Attacking in an attempt to Stop the Moving PayLoad, While the team other will be Escorting the PayLoad to the other end of the Map. These are the best overwatch heroes for the payload game mode.
Point Capture/Assault
Similar to PayLoad, One Team will be Attacking Specific Locations on the Map. While the other Team will be Defending those same Locations. Below are the best overwatch heroes for point capture game-mode.
Control is a Game-Mode similar to King Of Hill, With Two Teams fight over an Objective Area. When a Team is in Control of an Area the will begin to Capture it, First to 100% Wins the Round. Total of 3 Rounds in a Best of 3 Format. These are the best overwatch heroes for control maps.
These hybrid maps are used for both Assault and Escort. This Game Mode starts with an Assault and ends with an Escort section. These are some of the most flexible heroes in this OW Tier List.
RankedBoost Overwatch Hero Tier List, always up-to-date with the newest heroes and patch changes. An easy reference on what Heroes you should be playing, based on the Game Mode/Objective.
Thank you for viewing our Overwatch Tier List, from everyone at RankedBoost we hope you enjoy playing the best overwatch heroes.
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As Fashion Week begins in NYC, followed by similar festivals of fashion in London and Paris, I'm beginning to wonder about the whole idea of international style centers. Is there really such a thing as a distinctive style that differentiates runway fashion in London from that of New York? When fashion critics and magazine editors write about seasonal trends, aren't they referencing global, universal trends rather than trends specific to any particular place? These questions remind me again that the fashion industry actually spawns a sort of phenomenon of uniformity — creating a global "look" and and a cross-cultural fashionable elite, members of which cannot be easily assigned to one country over another.
So what are the reasons of this kind of wholesale leveling of ethnic or culturally definable fashion? Two primary causes immediately come to mind: the development and proliferation of global department store chains and the internet.
On one recent trip to London, I realized that there really was no article or brand of clothing I could buy in London that I couldn't get in the United States. In fact, even the uber-hip store Topshop, which used to be available exclusively in the UK, was opening a store in New York City the very same weekend I was in London. Of course the three most notable examples of this international chain explosion are the Gap, Zara, and H&M, all of which have locations around the world.
It certainly goes without saying that the internet has created a global economy. The effects such a global marketplace has had on fashion are tremendous. Along with providing accessibility to all variety of clothing items, the web has created a platform where any number of frantically-typing, photo-uploading fashionistas can create a name for themselves. This very week, weardrobe is sponsoring a conference exclusively for the crème de la crème of fashion bloggers. [Now, although WT is most certainly a blog about fashion, I don't think we would consider ourselves "fashion bloggers" in the sense that the term is most frequently used. (Sea of Shoes is a perfect example of a fashion blog.) Fashion blogging per se usually refers to girls who either track themselves in some sort of photographic online diary or who comment upon and critique the latest runway shows and/or fashion magazines.]
And although many of us are benefiting from the breakdown of walls between fashion and academics, we are now left with some confusing terrain to navigate. A conference for fashion bloggers? What does this such a thing indicate? Is it that conferences are to be taken so lightly or is it that fashion blogging is to be taken so seriously?
The phenomenon of fashion blogging really has thrown the traditional idea of "style centers" on its head. Similar to the slow disappearance of regional and ethnic style of dress, the notion that there are actual places that could be more or less fashionable is becoming a little obsolete. Because now, it seems, the MOST fashionable "place" to be is in cyber-space.
Yes, the playing field has been leveled and any girl with a camera, a local Goodwill, a computer (ok, and maybe a little innate style) can become the next "it" girl to watch. These girls really are changing the shape of fashion as many of them do in fact turn up on the front row at the most important fashion shows. And their word, or idea of what "works," is almost more valuable than many of the magazine editors' opinions.
Does it say something, though, that one of the most significant bloggers on this scene is "stylerookie" Tavi, a 12 yr old.? What does that say about fashion? That it appeals to the whimsy and imaginative desires of children — that we are all just playing dress up — or that style and expensive clothing aren't necessarily to be earned with age and insight?
Or perhaps it's just that Tavi is a witty, precocious young thing, whose seeming grasp of some of the silliness of the industry is actually enlightening. And the way she manages to both make light of it and take it very, very seriously is simply a refreshing, even if contradictory, attitude.
Maybe we could all take some cues from these blogging ladies and learn that it is possible to have both critique and appreciation in mind when approaching the world of clothing and design — because in the end, serious reflection and creative inspiration are not mutually exclusive.


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Kuwait emir orders electoral system changes
(Reuters) – Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said on Friday the Gulf Arab state's electoral system was deficient and that he had ordered partial changes, a move likely to anger the opposition.
Sheikh Sabah dissolved the parliament of the major oil producer and U.S. ally earlier this month. Opposition figures, who won a parliamentary majority in an election in February, have said they fear the cabinet will try to push through new voting rules that could help pro-government candidates.
"I have directed the government to issue a draft law to make partial amendments to the electoral system, aimed at improving the voting mechanism to preserve national unity and to strengthen the practice of democracy," the emir said in a speech aired on state television.
Kuwait's constitutional court had issued a ruling that allows for any necessary changes to be made to the country's electoral system, he said.
The recent political turmoil in Kuwait could lead to "strife that could be about to erupt and destroy our unity, disfigure our identity and tear apart our society into fragmented groups", he added.
The emir said he had instructed the government to establish a national electoral committee and to organize election campaigns "to guarantee the integrity of the electoral process".
The changes came only days after a demonstration by some 5,000 people near Kuwait's parliament in which protesters warned against any changes to the election law.


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The church is God's appointed agency for the salvation of men. It was organized for service, and its mission is to carry the gospel to the world. From the beginning it has been God's plan that through His church shall be reflected to the world His fullness and His sufficiency. The members of the church, those whom He has called out of darkness into His marvelous light, are to show forth His glory. The church is the repository of the riches of the grace of Christ; and through the church will eventually be made manifest, even to "the principalities and powers in heavenly places," the final and full display of the love of God. Ephesians 3:10.
Many and wonderful are the promises recorded in the Scriptures regarding the church. "Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." Isaiah 56:7. "I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season;
"Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside Me there is no Saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are My witnesses." "I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house." Isaiah 43:10-12; 42:6, 7.
"In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; that thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for
"Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted. But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; thy walls are continually before Me." Isaiah 49:8-16.
The church is God's fortress. His city of refuge, which He holds in a revolted world. Any betrayal of the church is treachery to Him who has bought mankind with the blood of His only-begotten Son. From the beginning, faithful souls have constituted the church on earth. In every age the Lord has had His watchmen, who have borne a faithful testimony to the generation in which they lived. These sentinels gave the message of warning; and when they were called to lay off their armor, others took up the work. God brought these witnesses into covenant relation with Himself, uniting the church on earth with the church in heaven. He has sent forth His angels to minister to His church, and the gates of hell have not been able to prevail against His people.
Through centuries of persecution, conflict, and darkness, God has sustained His church. Not one cloud has fallen upon it that He has not prepared for; not one opposing
During ages of spiritual darkness the church of God has been as a city set on a hill. From age to age, through successive generations, the pure doctrines of heaven have been unfolding within its borders. Enfeebled and defective as it may appear, the church is the one object upon which God bestows in a special sense His supreme regard. It is the theater of His grace, in which He delights to reveal His power to transform hearts.
"Whereunto," asked Christ, "shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?" Mark 4:30. He could not employ the kingdoms of the world as a similitude. In society He found nothing with which to compare it. Earthly kingdoms rule by the ascendancy of physical power; but from Christ's kingdom every carnal weapon, every instrument of coercion, is banished. This kingdom is to uplift and ennoble humanity. God's church is the court of Holy life, filled with varied gifts and endowed with the Holy Spirit. The members are to find their happiness in the happiness of those whom they help and bless.
Wonderful is the work which the Lord designs to accomplish through His church, that His name may be glorified. A picture of this work is given in Ezekiel's vision of the river of healing: "These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. And it shall come to pass, that everything that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: . . . and by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine." Ezekiel 47:8-12.
From the beginning God has wrought through His people to bring blessing to the world. To the ancient Egyptian nation God made Joseph a fountain of life. Through the integrity of Joseph the life of that whole people was preserved. Through Daniel God saved the life of all the wise men of Babylon. And these deliverances are as object lessons; they illustrate the spiritual blessings offered to the world through connection with the God whom Joseph and Daniel worshiped. Everyone in whose heart Christ abides, everyone who will show forth His love to the world, is a worker together with God for the blessing of humanity. As he receives from the Saviour grace to impart to others, from his whole being flows forth the tide of spiritual life.
God chose Israel to reveal His character to men. He desired them to be as wells of salvation in the world. To them were committed the oracles of heaven, the revelation of God's will. In the early days of Israel the nations of the world, through corrupt practices, had lost the knowledge of God. They had once known Him; but because "they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, . . . their foolish heart was darkened." Romans 1:21. Yet in His mercy God did not blot them out of existence. He purposed to give them an opportunity of again becoming acquainted with Him through His chosen people. Through the teachings of the sacrificial service, Christ was to be uplifted before all nations, and all who would look to Him should live. Christ was the foundation of the Jewish economy. The whole system of types and symbols was a compacted prophecy of the gospel, a presentation in which were bound up the promises of redemption.
But the people of Israel lost sight of their high privileges as God's representatives. They forgot God and failed to fulfill their holy mission. The blessings they received brought no blessing to the world. All their advantages they appropriated for their own glorification. They shut themselves away from the world in order to escape temptation. The restrictions that God had placed upon their association with idolaters as a means of preventing them from conforming to the practices of the heathen, they used to build up a wall of separation between themselves and all other nations. They
Priests and rulers became fixed in a rut of ceremonialism. They were satisfied with a legal religion, and it was impossible for them to give to others the living truths of heaven. They thought their own righteousness all-sufficient, and did not desire that a new element should be brought into their religion. The good will of God to men they did not accept as something apart from themselves, but connected it with their own merit because of their good works. The faith that works by love and purifies the soul could find no place for union with the religion of the Pharisees, made up of ceremonies and the injunctions of men.
Of Israel God declared: "I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto Me?" Jeremiah 2:21. "Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself." Hosea 10:1. "And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt Me and My vineyard. What could have been done more to My vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
"And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: and I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and
The Jewish leaders thought themselves too wise to need instruction, too righteous to need salvation, too highly honored to need the honor that comes from Christ. The Saviour turned from them to entrust to others the privileges they had abused and the work they had slighted. God's glory must be revealed, His word established. Christ's kingdom must be set up in the world. The salvation of God must be made known in the cities of the wilderness; and the disciples were called to do the work that the Jewish leaders had failed to do.


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Actress/model Elizabeth Hurley is engaged to her cricket star boyfriend Shane Warne, according to a U.K. report.
The pair has been dating since last year following the breakdown of her marriage to Arun Nayar, who she divorced in June.
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According to Britain's Daily Mail, Warne popped the question during dinner at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, where they attended the Alfred Dunhill Links golf championship.
A source tells the publication, "Shane proposed over dinner and it was fairly public, not a private affair.
"It was a VIP crowd in there this evening. It was residents only, including Dunhill past players.
"He didn't get down on one knee, but when it was announced the other guests in the restaurant stood up and applauded. Everyone there was absolutely delighted."


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….what are the advantages of finding a builder who will be with me through every step of the building process, as opposed to signing a contract, then dealing with a superintendent, who just works to complete their building job….
….do I want a builder who will tell me the educated truth, or one who allows me to make poor decisions that will negatively affect the enjoyment of my home for many years to come….
….do I want a builder who is known to become a friend with most everyone they build a home for, rather than one who strictly sees it as a job—not a passion….
….what would be the advantage of working with a builder who has spent their entire life living in the town in which they are building—never needing to run and hide when they see you out to dinner or while shopping….
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Press release
Statistical Press Notice: National Diet and Nutrition Survey: headline results from years 1, 2 and 3 combined (2008/09 – 2010/11)
Today, the Department of Health published the combined results from the first three years of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling…
Today, the Department of Health published the combined results from the first three years of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling programme (2008/09 -2010/11). These results supersede the results from the first two years of the survey combined, published in 2011 The NDNS rolling programme is a continuous cross-sectional survey, designed to assess the diet, nutrient intake and nutritional status of a representative sample of around 1000 people (500 adults and 500 children per year) from the general population aged 18 months upwards living in private households in the UK. The NDNS involves an interview, a four-day dietary diary and blood and urine samples. Results are used by government to develop policy and monitor progress on diet and nutrition and to assess whether the UK population is meeting expert recommendations on diet and nutrient intakes.
The NDNS is jointly funded by the Department of Health in England and the UK Food Standards Agency and carried out by a consortium of three organisations: National Centre for Social Research (NatCen Social Research) MRC Human Nutrition Research (HNR) and the University College London Medical School (UCL).
Key findings
The findings in the years 1, 2 and 3 report (based on 3073 individuals who completed the dietary diary - 1491 adults, 1582 children) confirm those in the years 1 and 2 combined report published in 2011, which was based on a smaller sample size. They show that the overall picture of the diet and nutrition of the UK population is broadly similar to previous surveys in the NDNS series carried out between 1994 and 2001. The analyses presented in this report do not identify any new nutritional problems in the general population.
• Fruit and vegetables: Adults aged 19 to 64 years consumed on average 4.1 portions per day and older adults (i.e. those aged 65 years and over) consumed 4.4 portions. 31% of adults and 37% of older adults met the "5-a-day" recommendation.
• For children aged 11 to 18 years, boys consumed on average 3.0 portions per day and girls consumed on average 2.8 portions per day. 11% of boys and 8% of girls in this age group met the "5-a-day" recommendation.
• Oily Fish: Mean consumption of oily fish was well below the recommended one portion (140g) per week in all age groups. For example, mean consumption in adults aged 19 to 64 years was equivalent to 54g per week.
• Total fat: Mean total fat intake met the recommendation of no more than 35% food energy in all age/sex groups except for men and women aged 65 years and over, for whom, on average, total fat provided 36.9% and 35.4% food energy respectively.
• Saturated Fat: Mean intakes in all age groups exceeded the recommended level of no more than 11% food energy. For example, mean saturated fat intake for adults aged 19 to 64 years was 12.7% food energy.
• Trans fat: Mean intakes provided 0.7% of food energy for children and adults aged 19-64 years and 0.8% food energy in older adults aged 65 years and over, thus meeting the recommendation of no more than 2% food energy.
• Non-Milk Extrinsic Sugars (NMES): Mean intakes exceeded the recommendation of no more than 11% food energy for all age groups, most notably for children aged 11 to 18 years where mean intakes provided 15.3% food energy.
• Alcohol: 58% of adults aged 19 to 64 years and 52% of adults aged 65 years and over consumed alcohol during the four-day diary. Adults aged 19 to 64 years who consumed alcohol obtained 9% of energy intake from alcohol; older adult consumers obtained 7%.
• Iron: Mean iron intakes were below the recommendation for girls aged 11-18 years and women aged 19-64 years and 46% of girls and 23% of women had low intakes. There was evidence of both iron-deficiency anaemia (as indicated by low haemoglobin levels) and low iron stores (plasma ferritin) in 5.6% of girls and 3.3% of women.
• Vitamin D: There was evidence of low vitamin D status (as indicated by low 25-OHD concentrations) in all age groups reported : 18% of adults aged 19 to 64 years and 20% of children aged 11-18 years. This has implications for bone health including increased risk of rickets and osteomalacia.
• Blood Lipids: Nearly half of adults had elevated concentrations of serum total cholesterol associated with increasing risk of cardiovascular disease. This is well known and in line with findings from health surveys.
The full statistical release, including a summary, can be found on the DH website.
Notes to editors
The NDNS rolling programme has been commissioned to collect data over a four year period from 2008/09 to 2011/12 with an extension to a fifth year covering 2012/13. Prior to the rolling programme the NDNS comprised a series of cross-sectional surveys, each covering a different age group. The earlier programme was set up in the early 1990s and ended in 2000/01.
The report published today covers a range of topics including food consumption, intakes of energy, macronutrients and vitamins and minerals, nutritional status (see notes 11-14) and use of dietary supplements. The report also includes the heights, weights, blood pressure and socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. Results for food consumption and nutrient intake are presented for five age groups: 1½-3 years; 4-10 years; 11-18 years; 19-64 years; 65 years and over, split by sex in all except the youngest age group. Results for blood analytes are presented for children aged 11-18 years and adults 19-64 years. Fieldwork was carried out between 2008/09 and 2010/11 with an overall response rate of 52-55% each year. The analyses of food consumption and nutrient intake are based on 3073 individuals (1,491 adults and 1,582 children). The blood sample analyses are based on 582 adults aged 19-64 years and 256 children aged 11-18 years.
This report supersedes the report of the year 1 and 2 combined results and the supplementary report on blood analytes published in 2011 by the Department of Health. The statements made in these reports are supported and reinforced by the larger sample size of the combined data from years 1, 2 and 3.
Responsibility for nutrition policy in England and Wales transferred from FSA to Health Departments in 2010. Management of NDNS also transferred to the Department of Health in England at that time.
The Government recommends an intake of at least five portions of fruit or vegetables per person per day. The Health Survey for England (HSE) is used to monitor 'five-a-day' in England. HSE estimates of fruit and vegetable consumption are based on a recall of consumption over the previous 24 hours and are therefore different from NDNS estimates, which are based on a four-day diary. NDNS estimates are higher than HSE, at least in part, because NDNS captures the contribution from composite dishes containing fruit and vegetables.
The dietary recommendations or Dietary Reference Values are reported in Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for Food Energy and Nutrients for the UK, Report of the Panel on DRVs of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (COMA) 1991. The Stationery Office, London
Saturated fat is the kind of fat found in animal foods such as butter and lard, fatty cuts of meat, sausages and bacon, cheese and cream and foods containing them such as pies, cakes and biscuits. Consuming high levels of saturated fat can lead to raised blood cholesterol levels, which are associated with greater risk of developing heart disease.
Trans fats are formed when liquid vegetable oils are turned into solid or semi-solid fats through a process of hydrogenation. The main sources of trans fats in the diet are from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVOs), dairy and meat from ruminant animals. Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils can be used as ingredients in products such as biscuits, cakes and desserts and are also used as cooking and ingredient oils. Naturally occurring trans fats are found in dairy produce and the flesh of ruminant animals e.g. beef and lamb. Trans fats raise the levels of the type of cholesterol in the blood which may increase the risk of heart disease.
Non-Milk Extrinsic Sugars (NMES) are any sugars which are not contained within the cellular structure of the food, either because they have been added to a food in the form of table sugar, honey etc; or because the food has been processed which has released (otherwise intrinsic) sugars from the cell structure e.g. fruit juice. Intakes of NMES are of interest as they are implicated in tooth decay.
The recommended daily alcohol limits are no more than three to four units a day for men and no more than two to three units a day for women. There is not a recommended maximum percentage of energy from alcohol.
Nutritional status means the level of nutrients available to the body (after absorption) for use in metabolic processes. For some micronutrients, status can be assessed by directly measuring the level of the nutrient in blood, while for others it is assessed by a functional measure such as the activity of vitamin-dependent enzymes.
The report presents descriptive statistics on blood analytes for the following micronutrients: iron; vitamin C; vitamin B12; vitamin B1 (thiamin); vitamin B2 (riboflavin); vitamin B6; retinol; carotenoids; vitamin D; vitamin E; selenium; zinc. Results are also reported for blood lipids (eg cholesterol), homocysteine (a marker for some B vitamins) and C-reactive protein (a general marker for infection). These analytes are divided into the following main groups: a) haematology, including measures of iron status; b) water-soluble vitamins and total homocysteine; c) fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids; d) blood lipids e) zinc and selenium. The percentage of participants with levels above or below an accepted threshold indicating low status is shown for those analytes for which threshold values have been proposed.
Severe vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, this is a condition characterised by pain, muscle weakness and bone fractures, Both conditions are rare in the UK although there is evidence of significant incidence in South Asian and Afro-Caribbean groups.


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Tips for a successful photo shoot
At Your-Web-Guys we approach your website's photography the same way we would if you were getting a professional, heirloom quality portrait made. Our goal is to create portraiture as individual as the subjects we photograph. Our tools include various styles, techniques, and settings that make each portrait a unique artwork. This is primarily for our new clients to use as reference, but i figured it would work well on our blog too because it is just good information for anyone who is going to have pictures done.
Memorable portraits take careful planning, and the clothing you choose is very important. These guidelines will help you to make clothing decisions that will enhance the style of your artwork.
Tips on Preparing For Your Portrait
- Turtle necks or V-necks can be flattering, but they must not be exaggerated in style. Avoid very wide or particularly deep V-neck garments or bulky cowl-neck sweaters that completely hide the neck.
- Long sleeves are essential for teens and adults, as bare arms call attention to themselves and will overpower the face.
- Women being photographed in full length should wear long skirts, pants, or dark stockings with shorter skirts or dresses in order to keep the eye from being directed toward the legs and away from the face.
- If feet are to show in the portrait, assure that shoes and stockings are in keeping with the visual intent of the portrait.
- Men should have their hair cut about one week before the portrait session. Women should be photographed whenever they are happiest with their hair in relation to the time it is styled.
Clothing For Individuals
The goal of any fine portrait is to direct the viewer's eye to the face(s) in the portrait. All other elements should be secondary. For individuals, simple long-sleeved garments in medium to dark tones of brown, rust, burgundy, green, or blue are pleasing choices when photographed against a medium or dark background.
Clothing For Small Groups
Couples or small groups should choose simple garments within the same tonal ranges, keeping in mind how the clothing and background selection will affect the stylistic intention of the portrait.
When subjects appear in a mixture of light and dark tones together, there is visual confusion—as the light color comes forward, and the dark color recedes. When this happens (see example below), one person becomes dominant and appears heavier than in reality.
Clothing For Families
In a family group, proper clothing coordination is critical. When decorating a home, a major concern is to coordinate the colors and tones of the walls, carpets, drapes, and furniture. Similar coordination is necessary when selecting clothing for a group portrait. Choose clothing in the same tonal ranges so that no single member of the family stands out because the clothing is too light or bright as compared to the rest of the group.
Skin Tone Considerations
Whether working with light or dark complexions, the objective always is for the face to dominate the portrait. Accordingly, skin highlights must be the lightest, brightest, most intense areas of the portrait. So when a medium to dark background is used, all subjects photograph best in medium to dark tones, whatever the skin tone.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Illuminating the Particular: Photographs of Milwaukee's Polish South Side
By Christel T. Maass, Introduction by John Gurda, Photographs by Roman B.J. Kwasniewski
Hardcover: $19.95
160 pages, 167 b/w photos, 1 map, 10 x 10"Buy
Prussian Poles began to arrive in Milwaukee in the mid-19th century, settling predominantly on Milwaukee's South Side. More than three quarters of the entire Polish population lived on the city's near south side, bordered by Lake Michigan, eventually running west to the city limits and beyond, and north and south between National and Oklahoma Avenues.
Roman B. J. Kwasniewski, a son of Polish immigrants, used his camera to document life in this neighborhood shortly after the turn of the 20th century. The photographs in this book are representative of the Polish American experience in Milwaukee prior to World War II. Kwasniewski's photographs document this critical time when the children and grandchildren of Milwaukee's Polish immigrants established themselves fully as American citizens.
The photographs in this collection depict what life was like in Kwasniewski's Lincoln Avenue/Mitchell Street neighborhood. Many images such as family portraits and wedding pictures are from the time when Kwasniewski operated Park Studio between 1913 and 1947. Kwasniewski also took his camera out into the community to capture scenes of life on the streets, local businesses, homes, classrooms, and cultural, social, and recreational activities. With an introduction by well-known Milwaukee historian John Gurda, this book provides a visual picture of the growth of Milwaukee's second largest ethnic group and the distinctive community that developed on Milwaukee's South Side.
"What Kwasniewski created, apparently without forethought, was a community portrait that is uncommonly complete, technically superb, and compelling in its humanity. Few neighborhoods in America, ethnic or otherwise, have been chronicled in such loving detail." -John Gurda, from the Introduction
To receive a review copy or press release, to schedule an author event, or for more information contact the WHS Press Marketing Department: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Christel T. Maass is Academic Librarian in the Special Collections Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Golda Meir Library. She holds a B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and M.S. (LIS) and M.A. (History) degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She participated in processing the extensive Kwasniewski Photographic Collection. She is the author of a monthly photo/caption column, "A Glance at Yesteryear," in the "Small Business Times." Many of the Kwasniewski photos have appeared in that column.
John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown for more than 25 years. He is a photographer, lecturer, and the local history columnist for the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel." He holds a B.A. in English from Boston College and M.A. in Cultural Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Gurda is a eight-time winner of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Award of Merit.


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Kevin Pietersen's attitude towards county cricket is threatening his international place, according to the man who helped kickstart the batsman's career in England.
Former South Africa all-rounder Clive Rice was a key figure in persuading the now 30-year-old Pietersen to join Nottinghamshire in 2001.
South Africa-born Pietersen quit the Midlands county in 2004 for south coast side Hampshire.
But in June the England star announced his intention to leave Hampshire at the end of this season for a team based nearer his London home.
Pietersen has not appeared in a first-class match for Hampshire since 2008 and the club refused a request from the England hierarchy to play him in a one-day match last weekend because he planned to be elsewhere next season.
Since becoming an England regular, Pietersen's lack of county cricket has rarely been an issue.
But he has now gone 21 innings in a row without a Test century after his dismissal for 22 in the second innings of England's crushing 354-run series opening win against Pakistan at Nottinghamshire's Trent Bridge headquarters concluded on Sunday.
"You cannot play on the basis that you think you can just turn up at international level," Rice told Britain's Sunday Express newspaper
"Nothing can replace time in the middle, there's no substitute for it," added Rice, one of the word's leading all-rounders in the 1980s who captained both Nottinghamshire and South Africa's Transvaal to domestic honours.
Hampshire's decision to do without Pietersen last weekend meant he came into the first Test against Pakistan not having played since suffering a thigh injury during a one-day international against Australia at Lord's on July 3.
"By the time a Test comes around it's too late to find your form if you haven't been playing," said Rice.
"He (Pietersen) has had a number of injuries in the last 18 months, which makes it even more important for him to prove his fitness in the county game."
England begin the defence of the Ashes in November and would dearly love Pietersen to have made a big score in the three remaining Tests against Pakistan before they board the plane for Australia.
But England captain Andrew Strauss, speaking to reporters after his team went 1-0 up in a four-Test series against Pakistan with more than a day to spare, insisted: "Kevin's fine.
"He's very determined to make a telling contribution. He wasn't able to do it in this game although I thought he batted much better in the second innings," added opening batsman Strauss.
"I think he's going to come right very soon.
"KP has always been very clear in his mind what he needs to do practice wise and I don't think that's changed on the back of him not getting a 40 over game for Hampshire.
"He's done a lot of work over the past couple of weeks with Goochy (former England captain Graham Gooch, now the team's batting coach) and the most important thing is that he feels well prepared."
But Rice said: "If he's not going to play county cricket then as a selector I just can't see how they can pick him in the team."
Rice fears for Pietersen after county snub
Kevin Pietersen's attitude towards county cricket is threatening his international place, according to the man who helped kickstart the batsman's career in England.


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If you know someone living in CA it'd probably be good to given them this information. The AlIENS that are already there are going to have some competition. See how corrupt these Communist Global Democrats are? RINO's are right there with them as well.
Maxine Waters tells United Bank that she needs their money to get elected but doesn't want anyone to mention the 41,000 Somalian Refugees being re-located in LA until after the November elections bc it may hurt her chances of re-election.


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Yen – GDP better than expected
The correlation between USDJPY and US equities is back in play as you can virtually overlay Yen movements with the latest gyrations in S& P futures. So traders will be paying particular attention to investor risk sentiment for USDJPY moves. Overnight US equity markets gave back almost all of Monday's gains on Tuesday, with the S&P500 closing down 0.9%. Fed members have been ratcheted up their Hawkish language which weighed on investors sentiment. In turn, we saw USDJPY trade off this week's highs above 109.60 positioning itself around 109.10 heading into this morning's GDP. GDP printed above market expectation coming in at 0.4 vs. 0.1 expected. This uptick in GDP gives rise to the notion that recent BoJ stimulus measures are taking hold. USDJPY is trading lower, below 109.00, on the better-than-expected print.
G7 is primary focus
However, all eyes remain on the outcome of this week's G7 meeting which will likely focus on intervention, tax cuts and the BoJ introducing additional fiscal stimulus. The market is underpricing the risk of additional stimulus from the BoJ and is not factoring in the central bank unleashing the mother of all stimulus packages. So this week there is a significant market risk from the G7.
The Aussie – beginning of the easing cycle?
The key take-away from the RBA minutes indicated that the decision to drop rates earlier in the month was a hotly contested issue. This now has traders questioning if the RBA move was a one-off rather than the beginning of an easing cycle. Certainly the decision was more balanced than originally thought which has given a bounce to the Aussie in recent sessions.
There was a reversal in overnight risk sentiment on the back of hawkish Fed rhetoric which has temporarily capped the short term Aussie momentum. However, the uptick in oil prices, coupled with renewed upward momentum in iron ore prices, is suggesting the recent move higher on the Aussie has more to run.
Given the RBA's heightened focus on inflation, today the Wage Price Index will be carefully viewed by the market. While CPI is a more highly regarded inflation metric, any economic data that feeds into the inflation equation will take on more significant emphasis. Today's WAGE PRICE INDEX Q/Q: 0.4% V 0.5%E; Y/Y: 2.1% V 2.2%E– which came in below consensus keeping the RBA rate cut expectations in the forefront. We should expect short term pressure on the Aussie as rate curve prices in higher probability of RBA interest rate cut but unlikely to have any significant lasting with OIL and Commodity prices remaining firm
Yuan – struggling with the soft data
Soft data over the weekend is still fresh on traders' minds. While the overall market risk reaction was muted, the data does heighten concerns that the Chinese economy continues to struggle. Price action has remained relatively quiet as the regional focus has again turned to USDJPY with the debate over the outcome of this week's G7 hogging the limelight.
Ringgit on the up?
Asian currencies are opening stronger after the broader USD sell-off overnight. The Ringgit should also benefit from firmer oil prices and improved oil patch sentiment. so expect the MYR tor trade with a positive bias
Bhat boosted by GDP
Q1 GDP came in at 0.9% (expected 0.6%). The y-o-y number is 3.2% (expected 2.8%). The surprising uptick in GDP has countered the dovish Bank of Thailand comments last week. However, with political risk coming to the fore, we should expect the USDTHB to resume its upward trajectory .
This article is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities. Opinions are the authors; not necessarily that of OANDA Corporation or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers or directors. Leveraged trading is high risk and not suitable for all. You could lose all of your deposited funds.


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Lincoln and Shakespeare - Michael Anderegg
Abraham Lincoln and William Shakespeare rose to prominence centuries and continents apart. But one of America's greatest presidents felt a real connection to one of mankind's greatest writers, beginning with their shared belief in the power of language. Lincoln read Shakespeare and quoted him often in conversation, finding particular resonance in Hamlet, Macbeth, and their reflections on the dangers of excessive ambition, the horrors of civil war, and the corruptions of illegitimate rule.
The University of North Dakota's Michael Anderegg examines Lincoln's fascination with the Bard – and what it reveals about our 16th president – in a discussion of his new book. The event is part of an extended celebration of Shakespeare revolving around a June exhibit at the Library that will feature a rare, nearly four-centuries-old copy of the First Folio, the first collection of his plays.