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18 nurseries and kindergartens readied to care for children of this years Hujjaj
06 August 2018|23 Dhul Qa'dha 1439|Al Arabiya
Saudi Arabia's Department of Education in Makkah, in collaboration with the coordination council of the local Haj companies and other concerned government and private bodies, will open seasonal nurseries and kindergartens in Makkah to take care of the children of Hujjaj while their parents perform the hajj rites.
Director of Education in Makkah Mohammed Bin Mahdi Al-Harithy said there would be 18 seasonal nurseries and kindergartens with a combined capacity of 585 seats to receive the children of the pilgrims at a fee of 2,500 riyals per head.
He said all the teachers in the nursery and kindergartens would be women who are qualified and well trained.
Harithy said there would be nurses to provide healthcare to the children and follow up their health conditions 24 hours a day.
"These institutions will meet the educational, entertainment, sustenance and healthcare needs of the children and will take good care of them until the Haj is over," Al-Harithy said.
He said the parents would be allowed to visit their children and stay with them especially on the Eid Al-Adha day.
Harithy said a language teacher would receive the children of various nationalities and would communicate with them in their own language.
"We have prepared booklets about the nurseries and kindergartens in five languages in addition to Arabic," he said, adding that the booklets are published in English, French, Turkish, Malay and Hindi.
The director said the seasonal nurseries and kindergartens would extend simplified educational programs, games, entertainment programs, and other activities in addition to religious and awareness programs about the Haj.
Nutritious meals have been prepared for the children with assistance from nutritionists, Al-Harithy said.


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I was in a foreign land for some purpose that loses me
I saw her. She's a ginger, with Chastain-like looks and Hendricks hips
She was with another man, younger, hairless
Perhaps at a bar when we crossed glances
I invited them to stay with me
I comtemplated a three some
I had once engaged
But the woman I was with
Freaked out over the aggressive tone
Of the third female partner
The sheets were silk and her hair of velvet
As I nestled along her in their bed
Next night
I'm sitting on the wood floor next to the bed
She comes down
We hug
I caress and kiss her side
Curve of spine and her ribs exposed
We throw a party and need more drinks
I give her the keys to my car as my guests are already there
Last minute I decide to go with her
Her younger boy has been gone
Now is my time with her
We drive
High hills
Cobblestone roads
Descending we see kids at play
Im now driving
I want to brake but I reach for the horn
No sound
But I see the kids are moving out of the way
Except one
My car is a huge, high truck whose front hood devours the road ahead
I see the back of the boy's head and no more
Driving more
A bump
I begin to cry
She is curious but clueless
"We have to turn around I say, We have to.."
By the time we are back The Italian police have sectioned off the area, yes we are in Italy?
dWith roadblocks and long tarps hanging from above
I'm escorted not to the site or jail but inside and upstairs
"She would like to see you." they told me
"Who is she? I'm here to turn myself in…"
Jessica is still with me
I go into a room filled with flat screens, mountains of computers and medical equipment
This is straight out of the Matrix
They sit me down in front of three elderly black women
The one in the middle is hooked up to IV's and life machines
But her spirit is vibrant and commanding
I'm completely confused and tell a nearby cop
"I think there is a misunderstanding, I didn't-"
"-Boy.Today is tomorrow," the gentle lady tells me and smiles.
Jessica suddenly comes forth and slips a long metal object
Into one of the computer drives
A video comes up on all the flat screens
It's a lavish looking dojo
Many students are striking pads in unison
But their center is off and they almost defy gravity and seem to be bending and extending their legs just to make contact.
Suddenly a wave of kid students rush out of a far entrance, kicking endlessly levitating kicking mits
Each explode and re appear with their kicks
Jessica I think is trying to tell me that the competition is blowing me away as I languish here
Or maybe she's tempting me, like only she can make this dream come true
If I go away with her now.
But it maybe be a little a both.
I'm departing the plane alone
And as I round the corner of my gate, American Airlines announces their morning dance show
AA has a morning dance show?
A flock of female attendants whip off their outer clothing, revealing these amazing fitted flight outfits
I keep walking, looks like quite the production but just want to go home
I arrive at my apartment which has a maze of parking levels, stairs to climb, and open shafts to jump across. I keep getting lost, but I shouldn't, it's my place, I should know how to get to my front door right?
Jump and climb, jump and climb
Closer and farther
Close and farther
Today is Tomorrow
I awake up
It's 7:50 am.

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Elastic Teams With Startup Insight.io for Semantic Search
August 10, 2018
We've learned that a Search company we've been following with some interest, Elastic, is pairing with a Palo Alto-based startup to develop and integrate semantic search tools. Computer Weekly shares some details in, "Elastic Puts 'Semantic Code Search' Into Stack With Insight.io." Writer Adrian Bridgwater tells us:
"Known for its Elasticsearch and Elastic Stack products, Elastic insists that Insight.io's technology is 'highly complementary' to other Elastic use cases and solutions—indeed, Insight.io is built on the Elastic Stack. Insight.io provides an interface to search and navigate the source code that is said to 'go beyond' simple free text search. Current programming language support includes C/C++, Java, Scala, Ruby, Python, and PHP. This 'beyond text search' function gives developers the ability to search for code pertaining to specific application functionality and dependencies. Essentially it provides IDE-like code intelligence features such as cross-reference, class hierarchy and semantic understanding. The impact of such functionality should stretch beyond exploratory question-and-answer utility, for example, enabling more efficient onboarding for new team members and reducing duplication of work for existing teams as they scale."
According to Elastic's CEO, integration of the technology will be familiar to anyone who observed how they did it with past acquisitions, like Opbeat and Prelert. We're also assured that all of Insight.io's workers are being welcomed into Elastic's development fold. Bridgwater notes that, with the startup's Beiging-based engineering team, Elastic now has its first "formal" dev team located in China. Founded in 2012, Elastic is now based in Mountain View, California.
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Last Thursday, I began working an altered schedule – albeit temporary – on Tuesdays and Thursdays so that I am able to be more involved in my son Shane's education.When Shane was three-years-old, I began working full-time. It was a blessing for both of us. After staying at home with him since birth, I was ready to re-enter the corporate world and bring home the bacon again; Being an only child, Shane was ready for the socialization of pre-school. It was a win-win situation.
We found an amazing pre-school that also offered an accredited Kindergarten program. So, for four years, Shane progressed along with the program. Small classroom sizes and a nurturing staff did all the hard work and Shane excelled.However, almost five years later, Shane is mid-way through First Grade in our local public school district. He is doing well but, unlike private school, there is much more parent accountability and participation required at Hermosa View.
For the first month, Jason and I found ourselves scrambling almost every week to figure out which Saxon Math worksheets were completed and which needed to be turned in, due dates for special projects, lunch money, yearbooks, and so on.This was a whole new ball game.
Luckily for us, Shane had built a great educational foundation at Journey so he was doing very well. But Jason and I felt like we were playing Wack a Mole: Feeling successful only when we were able to actually make contact. And, I must admit that we had quite a few misses.A few weeks ago, Shane came home and revealed that it bothered him that he was so behind on his Accelerated Reader tests while the rest of his classmates had thousands and thousands of points. The AR program is a daily assessment software that monitors the practice of reading.
In Shane's school, it is the parent's responsibility to find the time for the student to take the test at the school library before or after school hours. Since both Jason and I work full-time, the after school time slot was not feasible. Jason attempted the before school time-slot but 15 minutes just wasn't enough time. So, we had dropped the ball on the AR program.In addition, homework has also been getting the best of us. Each Monday, Shane receives a packet of homework to be turned in Friday mornings. The work – which is right on track for a 7-year-old – is realistic. And, if each days work is completed on schedule, it isn't too overwhelming; but that doesn't always happen and we are usually squeezing it all into two or three nights -- which certainly raised the anxiety level in our home
Not to mention that getting home at 6pm wasn't always conducive to a stress-free evening.But, we have done our best to turn it into a positive experience. Homework is actually called Homefun in our house. Whenever it seems that things are getting a wee bit stressful, we really try to turn the pressure into positivity. Not always easy at 7pm, when our little guy has been on the go since 8:30am and just wants to kick it. Can you blame him?
This is why the new work schedule is so amazing.Each Tuesday and Thursday, I pick Shane up from school which, in itself, is a special treat for my boy. His face just lights up when he sees me waiting outside his classroom and this makes my heart sing.
Then we head to the school library and take at least one – if not two – AR tests. Then it is home for snack and a quick break before we head to the library to get started on our homework. We are home at 6pm but then have the whole evening ahead of us, which usually entails me going to bed with Shane by 9pm.The only sacrifice of this whole arrangement is that I am off to work at 5am on those two days. This allows me to get a head start at work, in which our clientele is mostly on the east coast and overseas. I am out of the office by 2pm, but still working virtually for the rest of the day.
In my role as a Marine Analyst, I am 24/7 regardless so this is no big change. If I need to work on an urgent request, I've got my Blackberry and laptop to take care of business.Back in 2009, I read an article in Working Mother magazine. It was about the top 100 family-friendly companies out there. The article discussed the flexibility that some companies offer to working mothers out there. I only dreamed that I could attain that motherly support in the workplace.
I always felt that I was lucky enough to land a role that I loved with a reputable company and was complacent with my status.
Two years ago, I was transferred into a different department at my company. The gentleman that I work for is only a few years older than me and a very open-minded and forward-thinking intellectual.Having his own family, I believe he understands the constraints a full-time job can have on a working mother. Don't get me wrong, I have worked hard since being promoted to my division and proven to my team that I am dependable. I will continue to work hard to make sure that this temporary situation doesn't compromise my role in the office.
But when it came to my family and helping Shane get up-to-speed on his studies, I was blown away by the support of my colleagues. I never dreamed that all I had to do was ask.
This whole arrangement feels like Christmas morning to me and I've received the best gift ever.


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Postdoctoral Fellows
Jackelyn Alva, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-2011)
Current Position: Research Scientist in Dr. Brigitte Gomperts's Lab, UCLA
UC Regent's President's Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2008-2010
Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (relinquished due to overlapping funding), 2008-2009
Tumor Immunology Postdoctoral Training Grant Fellowship (NIH T32-CA009120), 2007-2008
Research Scientist- University of California, Santa Barbara in Dr. Hyongsok (Tom) Soh's Group at UCSB, 2010-2012
Research Associates
Cory Peterson (2006-2009)
Current Position: MBA Student- Boston, MA
Cyntellect - Research Scientist, San Diego, CA, 2010-2012
Ruixue Zhang, M.S. (2013-2014)
Current Position: SRAIII Tony Ribas Lab, UCLA
Graduate Students
Sean Sherman (Graduate Student, 2008-2012)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute in Dr. Anne Bang's Lab, La Jolla, San Diego
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Predoctoral Training Grant (T1-00005), 2008-2011
Warsaw Fellowship - MIMG/UCLA, 2011-2012
MIMG Department Retreat Speaker, 2011
Kaushali Thakore-Shah (Graduate Student, 2007-2013)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Sophie Deng's lab at UCLA
Philip J. Whitcome Graduate Student Fellowship, 2009
Paul D. Boyer MBI Teaching Award, 2009
MBI Research Poster Award Winner , 2009
Molecular Biology IDP Degree Progress Award, 2010
Graduate Student Award MBI Fowler Fellow, 2011
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Majib Jan (2013-2016)
Current Position: Stem Cell Technologies
CIRM Bridges Funding, 2013-2014
Shahab Younesi (2014-2015)
Current Position: PhD Student at Bailor Medical School, Houston, TX
CIRM Bridges Funding, 2014-2015
Richard Swan (2012-2013)
Current Position: Research Scientist at PBS Biotech, CA
CIRM Bridges Funding, 2012-2013
Tasneem Koleilat (2011-2012)
CIRM Bridges Funding, 2011-2012
CSUN/CIRM Bridges Student Award for Best Research Talk, 2012
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Awards: NIH-MARC Fellowship, HHMI EXROP Research Fellowship, NSF Fellowship
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Current Position: Graduate Student Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York City, New York
Awards: i2URP Fellow, NIH-IMSD Scholar, CARE Science, Engineering, and Math Summer Program
Julia Hiserodt (2015-2017)
Current Position: M.D. Student at Harvard Medical School
Amgen Scholar Program, 2016, Rose Hill Scholar, 2016
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Andrea Bañuelos Mota (2015-2016)
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Podcast 186 – 7 Social Media Predictions For 2019
Where is Social Media going to go in 2019 ?
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I was so accident prone that others were avoiding me – but not RG. He boldly climbed into the passenger seat of the Fiat Stilo as I put it into gear to move it to a more suitable parking space.
The spot I chose had a barrier at the end to stop vehicles tumbling down the cliffs below. I instantly lost control of the car and drove straight through the concrete structure.
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APP hosts visit from two Swindon MPs
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The total number of pages viewed during the year was a massive 8,640,628, up 26% – or an average of 23,672 per day.
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"Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven. Matthew 10:32-33
courage noun: (1) the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. (2) to have the courage of one's convictions, to act in accordance with one's beliefs, especially in spite of criticism.
When I was growing up in America, it never occurred to me that I would one day be faced with the situation I am today. I was raised with certain ideas: that our country really was founded on freedom and that all men are created equal in the eyes of God. These freedoms are elucidated and clarified in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
I am supposed to have the right to free speech (not hate speech), I am supposed to have a right to practice my religion, (as does anyone else) and I am supposed to have the right to pursue liberty and justice for me and mine (not at the expense of others). However, the older I get, the more and more I am experiencing these same rights eroded by opinion, circumstance, political correctness, and worse yet, by laws.
Yesterday, a young man took a stand in what he believed was his right. It is incredulous that his actions are even drawing all this attention (some supportive, some exceptionally critical). A high school senior, a young man of academic excellence and I suspect, exceptional character, stood up and challenged the "wisdom" of his elders, society and the laws of his state. Yes, indeed. He dared to recite the Lord's Prayer to his classmates and teachers at his graduation.
Sad that it has come to this, that a young man of conscience has to "sneak" God into the public forum. I am betting the angels were clapping right along with some of those boisterous classmates yesterday. Personally, were I there I would have been on the bleachers yelling, "Hoop, there it is!" and applauding very loudly.
So here we are in the 21st century, we are told that we are not a Christian nation by our government, that we must deny (or forget) our Judeo-Christian heritage, and that we can practice our Christian beliefs as long as we do so very quietly. We are being censored. Sometimes it makes me crazy….but then I remember. God predicted all of this a long time ago and Jesus constantly warned the disciples about it then and in future. "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you" .John 15:18-20
I know I am not alone, across many ages, ethnicities and creeds when I say that life in this century leaves me wondering, "What next and how low can we go"?
So, what can WE do? We are told in scripture that wide is the road to destruction and narrow is the gate to life. So we must choose. Not once. But everyday. We must choose to be the person who swims against the current, to stand in what you know is right, to love your friend and love your enemy…but mostly to trust in God, and trust in Jesus also, because He has already overcome the world.
What that young man did was courageous. It shouldn't have to be defined as that, but it is. For those who agree with him, it will not be easy going. It is most likely not going to get any better. But we are told to persevere anyway. 2 Timothy 3:10-17…But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Everyone has heard the saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going," that's common vernacular of what Jesus warned us about before, that we will suffer for what is right, but that we will be blessed. So I ask, Will you sit this one out, or take a stand? That young man did take his stand. Many more have and will follow after him. But know this, "Do not fear their threats[a]; do not be frightened."[b]15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 1 Peter
Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 1 Peter 4:16
I'd say it is time….Time to get out of our seats.


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There's Plenty of Fish in the Sea
Doing a graphic with fish had been on my mind quite for a while. I love everything related to the sea anyways, maritime interior and design always has a very calming effect on me. Can you relate? Looking at posters of lighthouses, fish, ropes, sea shells and so on feels almost like being on vacation already. It is deeply relaxing, the color combination of lots of blue and white probably does the trick as well.
After going crazy on all the pink I thought it is time to spice things up with a little blue. Well, I am feeling a bit blue lately, so it fits my mood. I was hoping for some later Summer days in September but so far all we get here is rain, cold wind and cold temperatures. Needless to say that I am not happy about it and that this weather and the lack of sunlight is stealing my energy and optimism these days. Well, so I should at least try to create something pretty, that cheers me up, for my blog as often as possible.
Lately i noticed again that I still suffer quite a lot under trying to be a perfectionist and doing everything the way I think things should be done. I realised that I put an unbearable pressure on myself, like I would never pressure anyone else. It is a big problem because the only thing it does is that it leads to a lot of self-doubt and in the end a creative burnout. Who wants that? Who needs that? Nobody. So I have to learn to take out the pressure and just to look at everything a little more easygoing and relaxed. I know, very often much easier said than done but I am working on myself here to improve it.
Well, you know the phrase that 'there's plenty of fish in the sea' right? Whenever we experience a breakup for example, that is what we are told...yes it is true, there are plenty of fish in the sea, but you don't see that whenever you thought you found the right fish for you already and then you get really depressed when it turns out that you were wrong. Then you feel like you dined on illusions and lies...even though it might not have been that way at all and things just ended because of really bad circumstances but nevertheless it leaves you with an odd feeling.
I am feeling a bit blue lately and I hope it gets better soon again. Until then, I just have to stay strong, I guess. That's life, huh! The good, the bad and the ugly...


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For Magento 2 stores, Magento 2 Performance Optimizing is one of the important factors to lead your work more successful. Remember that if you want to keep customers stay longer with you if you bring the great experience during the time they spent on your site. Thus, a fast online store is the ideal one that is more friendly with many visitors as you expect instead of a bad performance of the website. Only when your store is closer to the consumers, increasing conversion rate as well as optimizing the revenue become easier and easier.
According to Benchmark Testing, that makes the comparison between out-of-the-box supported and recommended configurations for Magento Enterprise Edition 2.0 and Magento Enterprise Edition 1.14.2. The test proved that Magento 2.0 is considered as the greater platform than Magento 1.x through all metrics and use cases. With Magento ver.2, you will handle the surprise results:
Nowadays, when the awareness of Magento 2 performance is widespread, many additional technologies are integrated to support Magento 2 performance optimizing such as Varnish, Redis, Nginx and even full page caching solution. Thanks to the existing tools, it is simple for the development team to start the decoupling of functionality, then upgrade new levels of flexibility with the stable compatibility and operability among components. That is the great idea to design the better interface both in the server response time but also in the browser side rendering speeds. After all, you will get big step changes of improving Magento 2 performance and enhance customer experience at your store.
As a normal eCommerce page, it takes more than 3s to load a product page. Do you think it is so annoying if your customers need to browse through five similar pages at your website? Of course, they will be never patient to wait for the delay. Please keep your eyes on this post and find the relevant method to speed up the site performance.
3 extensions by Mageplaza can help optimize Magento 2 store:
Firstly, let's check score in Google PageSpeed Tools
May be you know that one of the aspects having a great influence on the speed of Magento 2 performance is the ability of database loading. In the configuration, enable Flat Catalog to speed up that. Flat Catalog allows offloading the number of the database once there is any request for showing the product. At the same time, the MySQL query complexity will be reduced.
Go to backend,
Stores > Configuration > Catalog > Catalog > Storefront, choose Yes in Use Flat Catalog Category field.
The next step you need to follow is merging and minifying CSS and Javascript files, that means making the web page as light as possible for the fast loading. Please put Magento 2 into production mode.
./bin/magento deploy:mode:set production
Stores -> Configuration > Advanced > Developer > JavaScript Settings
Merge JavaScript Files to Yes
Minify JavaScript Files to Yes
Stores > Configuration > Advanced > Developer > CSS Settings
Merge CSS Files to Yes
Minify CSS Files to Yes
When complete,
Save Config and flush cache to activate the change.
Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a special system that can connect all cache servers. In addition to supported geographical proximity, CDN will take over the delivering web content and fasten the page loading.
Please follow this guide to set up CDN for Magento 2 stores. Go to backend,
Stores -> Configuration > General > Web > Base URLs (Secure)
Lear more: How to Configure Content Delivery Network
In the backend,
System > Cache Management.
Here, you find a plenty of caching options to flush your Magento 2 cache. Tap
Enable and then
Submit the options which you need.
The image is a necessary factor to make your Magento 2 store's performance more vivid. However, the image size that is too heavy to upload on your site is one of the crucial reason for the overload page. Thus, compressing should be done before submitting any image. You can use JPEG format for Product images, and PNG or SVG for the layout as well as the logo.
Follow the resources to enable compression by Google's offer.
Let's change nginx compression directives from:
By Magento 2 Buit-in cache functionality, your site's response time is quite good with approximately 0.5s. But it is not ideal time as Google expects. Due to that, Magento 2 supports Full Page Cache via Varnish natively. Let's setup Varnish to get the first byte around 0.1-0.2s.
Go to backend,
Stores > Configuration > Advanced > System > Full Page Cache, tranfer Caching Application to Varish Cache.
Open Varnish Configuration section, complete the settings:
Remember update your Magento 2 store. Mageplaza team will try the best to help you optimize the site performance.
– go to http://jmeter.apache.org/download_jmeter.cgi and download jMeter in Binary section (pay you attention that Java 6 or later is required) – unzip archive
Plugins (only if you want to use additional reports (like graphs)):
– go to http://jmeter-plugins.org/downloads/all/ and download JMeterPlugins-Standard and JMeterPlugins-Extras
– unzip them to appropriate ext directory of your jMeter instance.
– additional reports can now be added via GUI.
Before running the jMeter tests for the first time, you will need to first use bin/magento setup:performance:generate-fixtures command to generate the test data.
Scenario can accept parameters that are described bellow in format <parameter_name:default_value>:
<host:localhost> URL component 'host' of application being tested (URL or IP). Default is 'localhost'.
<base_path:/> Base path for tested site. Default is '/'.
<report_save_path:./> Path where reports will be saved. Reports will be saved in current working directory by default. Default is './'.
<ramp_period:300> Ramp period (seconds). Period the request will be distributed within. Default is '300'.
<orders:0> Number of orders in the period specified in the current allocation. If <orders> is specified, the <users> parameter will be recalculated. Default is '0'.
<users:100> Number of concurrent users. Recommended amount is 100. Minimal amount is 10. Default is '100'.
<view_product_add_to_cart_percent:62/> Percentage of users that will only reach the add to cart stage. Default is '62'.
<view_catalog_percent:30/> Percentage of users that will only reach the view catalog stage. Default is '30'.
<guest_checkout_percent:4/> Percentage of users that will reach the guest checkout stage. Default is '4'.
<customer_checkout_percent:4/> Percentage of users that will reach the (logged-in) customer checkout stage. Default is '4'.
<loops:1/> Number of loops to run. Default is '1'.
<admin_path:admin/> Admin backend path. Default is 'admin'.
<admin-user:admin/> Admin backend user. Default is 'admin'.
<admin-password:123123q/> Admin backend password. Default is '123123q'.
<think_time_deviation:1000> Deviation (ms) for "think time" emulation. Default is '1000'.
<think_time_delay_offset:2000> Constant delay offset (ms) for "think time" emulation. Default is '2000'.
Necessary parameters must be passed to [command line](https://www.mageplaza.com/devdocs/magento-2-command-line-interface-cli.html) with "J" prefix: "-J<parameter_name>=<parameter_value>"
> cd /directory_of_jMeter/bin/
> jmeter -n -t /path_to_benchmark_file/benchmark.jmx -Jhost=magento2.dev -Jbase_path=/ -Jusers=100 -Jramp_period=300 -Jreport_save_path=./
Open jMeter/bin directory and run jmeter.bat
Click in menu File -> Open (Ctrl+O) and select file; or drag and drop benchmark.jmx file in opened GUI.
On the first tab 'Test Toolkit' you can change 'User Defined variables' like as
<host>, <users>, <ramp_period>, <orders>, <report_save_path>.
For running script click "Start" (green arrow in the top menu).
After running via GUI you can see result of working in left panel. Choose the corresponding report.
After running script via console report will be generated in the path that has been specified in
jMeter script consists of five threads. Setup thread and four user threads.
Percentage ratio between threads is as follows:
Browsing, adding items to the cart and abandon cart (BrowsAddToCart suffix in reports) - 62%
Just browsing (BrowsAddToCart suffix in reports) - 30%
Browsing, adding items to cart and checkout it as guest (GuestChkt suffix in reports) - 4%
Browsing, adding items to cart and checkout as registered customer (CustomerChkt suffix in reports) - 4%
Summary Report.
Report contains aggregated information about threads.
Report file name is
Detailed URLs report.
Report contains information about URLs.
Pay your attention that URL is displayed only in generated report file (in GUI, URL is not displayed).
Report file name is
{report_save_path}/detailed-urls-report.log (can be open as csv format).
About other types read on
If your company is searching for a professional shortcut tools to cut down the performance time conveniently, Mageplaza is happy to introduce one of useful extension for both of Magento 1&2 store, comes from one of our partner PotatoCommerce, in which improving the rapidity by optimizing JS, CSS and HTML content effortlessly.
Or you can refer their delicate Performance Optimization Service to receive the direct support from their enthusiasm team.
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Stacey Whitney's story begins in her hometown of Altadena, California, where, as a child, she learned to cook from her mother and grandmother. In high school, she would host friends, who were willing to help with her chores, in exchange for home-cooked meals.
As she grew older, her desire to see snow and "real" seasons led her to the Midwest, where she attended The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (CHIC - which is now Le Cordon Bleu) and earned an AA in Pastry and Baking. While in Chicago, she worked as a chef instructor with C-CAP - the Careers through Culinary Arts Program, which is a non-profit that provides culinary training and college scholarships to disadvantaged high school students throughout the Chicago-land area.
From Chicago, she relocated to Atlanta, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Culinary Management, and actively volunteered in her community, teaching cooking classes with a focus on healthy eating alternatives. There, she also started a small community garden, where she taught-garden-to-table recipes to the local food desert community. In Atlanta, she also worked with disadvantaged women, providing free food safety certification training and gardening skills.
Now back in Los Angeles, Stacey serves as a school garden educator and private chef. She enjoys creating artistically themed international meals, using local, seasonal ingredients. She's most notably catered at the Ford Theatre, and for several local celebrities, including Ron Finley for his Air BnB Experiences.


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A salute to corporate Australia/
Many global investors have eschewed Australian stocks from their portfolios for a while now. The high Australian dollar, sensitivity to the slowdown in China's growth and the attendant decline in commodity prices, the fact that the major banks continue to trade on higher multiples than their global peers and growing concerns of a bubble in Australia's residential property markets (particularly Sydney and Melbourne) have conspired to keep cautious global investors on the sidelines.
But the resilience of Australia's corporate sector has confounded most global investors. Aggregate profitability has not declined over the past five years, despite the significant macro headwinds that have curtailed top-line growth. Let's not gloss over just how severe the terms of trade shock has been; not only is the RBA's Commodity Price Index one third lower than five years ago, but the value of the Australian dollar relative to the US dollar has declined by only 10% over this time (see chart).
Corporate Australia has responded admirably by trimming costs aggressively, restructuring, divesting under-performing assets that have been peripheral to their core focus, and deferring capital spending where feasible. No sector has remained untouched, including banks, mining, energy, telcos and retailing. Of course, the macroeconomic consequences of this belt tightening has led to a shortfall in aggregate demand, but that's a problem for the RBA to address, not corporate Australia.
Various measures of Australia wide corporate profitability show that there has been little change over the past five years, including the National Accounts measure of Gross Operating Surplus or forecast EPS for the ASX200 companies. Consequently, forecast EPS remains one-quarter lower than the pre-crisis peak and has significantly lagged forecast EPS for the S&P500 companies, which is 20% higher than its pre-crisis peak. But US companies have not had to deal with a large terms of trade shock and the Federal Reserve has been more determined to stimulate growth than the RBA.
Given that forecast EPS for the ASX200 has remained stagnant for the past five years, multiple expansion has driven the market higher, with the 12 month prospective PE lifting to 15x from 11.5x (see chart).
A decomposition of forecast EPS shows that balance sheet growth has slowed, and that the profitability or ROE achieved on the net asset base has deteriorated to 12% (see chart).
On face value, the important role that multiple expansion has played in the past five years does not point to an optimistic outlook for stocks. The PE ratio of 15x suggests that there is limited upside from further multiple expansion. In other words, it appears that earnings expansion will need to drive the market higher going forward.
But when we turn our focus to dividends, the picture changes somewhat. I am a firm believer that sector analysts over-estimate the control that a company's CEO has over a stock's performance because there are so many factors that shape a stock's returns that are beyond the CEO's control. But there is one key variable that a CEO and CFO can control; payout policy. Many companies have increasingly catered to investors' insatiable appetite for income in recent years by lifting payout ratios.
At a time when expected profitability has stagnated, forecast dividends have grown by over one-quarter in the past five years. Consequently, the payout ratio for the ASX200 companies has lifted to a ten year high of 75% (see chart). I believe that this forms an integral part of the quiet revolution in corporate governance, because companies disgorging cash to shareholders reduces the conflicts of interest that exist between shareholders and managers (see my post from last week).
Some - including the RBA Governor - have bemoaned the absence of entrepreneurial risk taking among Australian companies and implored the corporate sector to invest for growth. But at a time when the world economy is still awash with excess capacity and revenue conditions remain anaemic, why would companies invest in projects at or below their cost of capital? Fortunately, the corporate sector has done the sensible thing and returned capital back to shareholders.
A focus on dividends helps to re-cast the market's rise in the past five years. The 25% growth in expected dividends means that the aggregate DPS is now approaching the pre-crisis peak. Compare this with forecast EPS, which remains 25% below its pre-crisis peak. Indeed, dividend expansion has actually been the dominant driver of the higher market since the dividend multiple has remained broadly steady at around 20x (see chart). In other words, the prospective dividend yield has hovered around 5%.
The key risk to the market in the near term therefore lies in bank sector dividends and the highly concentrated nature of dividends paid. Dividend concentration has increased since 2007, with the top 10 dividend payers generating 60% of total dividends paid by ASX listed companies, up from 43% in 2007 (see chart). As APRA continues to lift capital requirements, bankers will no doubt cry wolf that these measures will dilute their ROEs and reduce their ability to sustain current high payout ratios. But in previous work I have published, I show that banks with more equity capital actually pay higher dividends because they are safer. More generally, I believe that the aggregate payout ratio will continue to increase despite already being at a 10 year high of 75%, particularly as companies continue to find innovative ways to free up cash.
To more recent events - Good news for value stocks
Finally, in the past week, two stocks have bounced: Pacific Brands which revised its profit guidance higher, and Kathmandu, on that announcement that Briscoe, a NZ based retailer would be lodging a takeover offer. In mid-June, I spoke to a number of portfolio managers about discretionary retailers and drew their attention to a chart for the stocks in their sector which plots their P/B ratios against their consensus ROE expectations. At the time, there were three value traps that lay well below the regression line: KMD, PBG and MYR (see chart).
I have updated the chart (see below) and it is noteworthy that despite the fact that both KMD and PBG have re-rated since mid-June, they remain well below the line, suggesting that there could be more upside. It also remains to be seen whether investors will now start to re-assess whether the risk-reward trade-off has improved for other stocks long considered to be value traps, notably MYR.


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It was March 2013 when I made the trek back to the frigid Ontario climate to attend Canadian Music Week (CMW). It's always great heading back to Toronto to see old friends and discover new bands. A good friend of mine shot me a text to fill me in on an killer band playing at the Dakota Tavern. Unfortunately CMW is crazy hectic bouncing from show to show and I was only able to catch their last song but that's all it took for me to realize I had to work with this band. I knew if we got into the studio we could make magic that would captivate listeners and leave them wanting more. I approached Dante (lead guitar/background vocals) and mentioned that I would love to talk further about working together and briefly gave my best to Nate (lead vocals/guitar) before I was shooed away by the stage manager.
That band was Cai.ro and now a year and a half later we are gearing up for the release of their debut full length! The album was mixed by Ben Kaplan at Kaplan Krunch, mastered by Brock McFarlane at CPS Mastering and I had the pleasure of Producing and Engineering along with doing some songwriting and programming. We spent a total of 16 days and nights recording in The Farm Studios at Fader Mountain Sound and refused to come up for air until we were all infatuated with the album we had created . Due to the pending arrival of my beautiful daughter one additional album track and an acoustic bonus track were recorded in Ontario with the incredibly talented engineer Nick Bonin.
All in all this record changed my life and I hope you like it. I was inspired by every member of Cai.ro and their dedication to their art. Whether we were hashing out chord progressions or lyrics, working on drum patterns, tweaking guitar pedals or adding more layers of violins, we were having the time of our life. This was and continues to be a recording experience I will never forget! Big thanks to the entire band for inviting me into their world with open arms and minds.
Now that the record is complete we are all asking for your support. As most of you who read this are musicians yourself you understand how important each and every album purchase is. So please I am asking you as a friend to support the music you and I strive to create. Pre-order your copy here.
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The Planning Authority has not replied to questions about a controversial reform that would grant illegal fireworks factories a blanket amnesty.
In a draft legal notice issued for public consultation earlier this month, the authority proposed creating a new class of development notification order for existing developments related to "Malta's culture and tradition".
Authority sources said the legal notice would effectively turn pre-1994 fireworks factories into "permitted developments" and, according to the Kamra tal-Periti, allow their owners to convert them to be used for other purposes, even if they fell short of sanitary regulations, rural policies, design policies or any other possible regulatory safeguard.
Kamra tal-Periti said it would be opposing the move
A public consultation period concerning the legal notice began on April 2 and ended yesterday.
Questions sent to the authority about the matter, on whether the reform would constitute an amnesty, were not replied to, with a spokesman instead saying only that the matter was subject to public consultation.
Sources said the legal notice would benefit at least two such factories – one in Kerċem and another in Mellieħa.
The Tal-Boros factory in Kerċem was served with an enforcement notice back in 1999 following the illegal building of three workshops, a toilet and a kitchen on the site. The Mellieħa factory was also served with an enforcement notice for illegal buildings in 2009.
In a statement yesterday, the Kamra tal-Periti said it would be opposing the move and asked why the PA was trying to change the law to legalise such facilities, rather than using existing channels for legalisation.
If the reform came into effect, the lobby group of architects and civil engineers warned, illegal factories would automatically be legalised without having to go through a sanctioning process.
Writing in The Sunday Times of Malta, ERA board member Alan Deidun said it was ironic that in this day and age, when talk of the rule of law dominates the airwaves, both major political parties were in cahoots to appease yet another lobby – fireworks enthusiasts – to the detriment of public safety, health and other users of the countryside.
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WORKERS at a high street firm's delivery depot say they are suffering injuries from handling increasingly large TVs and huge, American-style fridges.
The Health and Safety Executive has now launched an investigation into the health claims dubbed "widescreen-itis".
Eight workers at the Comet depot on Deeside Industrial Estate in Queensferry have filed more than 20 complaints of injuries to backs, knees and ankles while delivering goods to customers' homes.
One of the men, who didn't want to be named, said: "The size is getting bigger and the weight is getting heavier.
"Some of the American fridges weigh as much as 120kg and are marked on the box as a four-man lift.
"It is very difficult when they go out to deliver these with two men. The trouble is you get an increasing number of people who go and do it irrespective of possible damage to themselves.
"Widescreen TVs are getting bigger and bigger and can be difficult to get up two or three stairs.
"Some of these lads are very small but they are expected to deliver this stuff.
"I was carrying a 70kg washing machine with a colleague up two flights of stairs. On the landing I collapsed after twisting my left knee."
While heavy, concrete-bottomed washing machines have always been difficult for workers to deliver, an increase in public demand for widescreen TVs, bigger, American-style fridges and larger cookers and ranges is believed to have exacerbated the problem.
HSE inspectors are also looking into claims that a bonus scheme – paid for first-time deliveries – encouraged violation and also allegations of failings to report accidents under RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations).
Inspectors heard complaints of there not being enough time allocated for safety checks and breaks, vehicles loaded to capacity – allowing limited access in and around loads – and tail lifts used as work areas.
Other complaints concerned:
Stores supplying poor information on access to customers' homes especially with large American-type freezers
Lack of availability and training on stair climbers
Suitability of wheels on sack trucks when goods have to be trolleyed over distances and over various surfaces
Suitability of sack trucks when faced with plastic sills
Inadequate training by staff and agency workers
The HSE have now called an ergonomics expert to look into the complaints.
An HSE spokesman said: "As a result of concerns raised by staff at the Comet Chester Depot, HSE and Flintshire Council instigated an investigation into manual handling procedures used during home deliveries.
"The investigation has required the input of a specialist in manual handling techniques. The specialist carried out full observations of all practices of home deliveries. We are now awaiting the report before commenting further.
"HSE will also be looking into further allegations of under reporting according to RIDDOR requirements. We cannot comment further at this stage."
Comet spokeswoman Sara Diamond said: "We can confirm we are working with the local Health and Safety Executive regarding a complaint at our Chester HDP and are confident we will come to a positive resolution to this matter.
"As you would expect, Comet are fully committed to the health and safety of all employees and have invested heavily in, and work continually to ensure this. We are fully compliant with RIDDOR and have won numerous ROSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) awards for our work in this field."


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Stop in to The Intuitive Connection on Friday between 11 am and 5 pm for an Intuitive session with Suzanne Smith. Suzanne offers Psychic Readings, Medium Readings to connect with loved ones in spirit and Healing Sessions during the Friday Faire. She is the owner of The Intuitive Connection which is located at 2915 Frankfort Avenue, Suite A, Louisville, KY 40206.
The Intuitive Connection is a safe place to explore your spirituality.
Suzanne is a professional practitioner - for more info go to www.intuitivesuzanne.com
The Friday Faire runs every Friday from 11 am to 5 pm, no appointment is needed and no entry fee.
The Intuitive Connection
2915 Frankfort Avenue Suite A
Louisville, KY 40206
Suzanne is a certified Angel Card Reader by Doreen Virtue, a Life Force Energy Healer by Deborah King, a Certified Automatic Intuitive Practitioner by Slade Roberson. She frequently travels to study at Camp Chesterfield and also to England to study at the Arthur Findlay College of Psychic Science. She offers a wide range of intuitive services at the center. Go to her website for additional information - www.intuitivesuzanne.com
Contact Information
- The Intuitive Connection, LLC
- 2915 Frankfort Avenue, Suite A, Louisville, KY 40206
- 5027270445
- firstname.lastname@example.com
Event Time
- Friday, August 23, 2019
- 25.00


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Acceptance by the Customer of any estimate or quotation for products, software and/or services issued by G M Computer Systems Ltd shall be deemed to be acceptance of these terms and conditions. All customers agree to be bound by these terms and conditions of service.
In these terms and conditions the following terms are used:-
Business Day any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a public or bank holiday in England.
Licence Agreement means any licence agreement relating to the software.
Order means any verbal or written order for products, software and/or services.
Services means any configuration or installation services provided G M Computer.
Software means any computer software supplied by G M Computer Systems Ltd.
Products means such products sold by G M Computer Systems Ltd to the buyer.
Specifications means any plans, drawings, data or other information relating to the products.
G M Computer Systems Ltd
Employees of G M Computer Systems Ltd or any such other business G M Computer Systems Ltd may appoint as sub-contractor will provide the services.
All prices for products, software or services stated in any quote or estimate are correct at the time of the Customer's enquiry. The price payable by the customer will be the price as quoted in the Purchase order and unless otherwise agreed in writing will be exclusive of Value Added Tax and charges for delivery or handling.
G M Computer Systems Ltd will not increase the price, whether on account of increased material, labour or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Customer.
Invoice and payment
Invoices will be submitted and payment will be required within 14 days. Prompt payment of invoices allows the company to stay in business. In the case of late/non payment, interest may be charged at a rate of 8% over the Bank of England base rate. If the client fails to make any payment by the due date G M Computer Systems Ltd, shall be entitled to suspend the services.
Risk of damage to or loss of the products shall pass to the customer upon delivery to the address specified by the customer. All products, software and services will remain the property of G M Computer Systems Ltd (even though they have been delivered and risk has passed to the Customer) until payment in full has been received by G M Computer Systems Ltd.
G M Computer Systems Ltd shall endeavour to deliver products, software or services by the date stated but failure to do so shall not constitute a breach of this contract. All dates quoted by G M Computer Systems Ltd for delivery whether verbally or otherwise are estimates only.
G M Computer Systems Ltd shall deliver the products, software or services to the address(es) notified by the customer.
G M Computer Systems Ltd shall be entitled to make partial deliveries. A signed delivery note shall be satisfactory proof that delivery has taken place.
All illustrations or specifications contained in any catalogues or publicity material produced by G M Computer Systems Ltd are approximate only and are only intended to convey a general idea of the product, software or Services.
G M Computer Systems Ltd will accept no liability for non-delivery or non-collection of, loss of or damage to any product, software or services occurring prior to the collection or delivery of the same to the Customer.
No claim that the product, software or services are not in accordance with the Contract will be accepted by G M Computer Systems Ltd unless claims to that effect are notified in writing to G M Computer Systems Ltd:-
(a) within two days of delivery or collection in the case of loss, damage, or non-compliance with the Contract; or
(b) within two days of receipt of G M Computer Systems Ltd invoice in the case of non-delivery.
If the Customer fails to give notice of a claim, it will be deemed to have accepted the products, software or service and the customer will be bound to pay for the same.
In the event of a valid claim by the customer, G M Computer Systems Ltd will at its discretion replace or repair the product, software or service at its own expense but will be under no other liability to the customer.
Where the customer requires G M Computer Systems Ltd to carry out any configuration or installation of services, G M Computer Systems Ltd will ensure that the services will be provided with reasonable care, skill and by suitably trained and qualified persons.
If the Services are to be provided according to a timescale G M Computer Systems Ltd will endeavour to adhere to the timetable.
Retainer Scheme
The following terms and conditions apply to the retainer scheme, irrespective of level of service supplied:-
- Work will normally be completed within 1 week of full instructions being received by G M Computer Systems Ltd. Where G M Computer Systems is not available for 1 week or more, G M Computer Systems Ltd will provide you with at least 4 weeks notice of absence and arrangements will be made to give you telephone and e-mail support covering all modules the client has signed up to. This support will provide guidance and coaching in order the company can deal with urgent situations.
- Your contract with us will be for a minimum period of 12 calendar months from the agreed start date. After this minimum period you will continue to receive the service until either you or we end this contract.
- You may give us notice by telephone to cancel within first 14 days of the date of your registration with us. If you cancel in this way, this contract shall be treated as null and void and you will be refunded premiums, minus any expenses or charges for work already completed, within 30 days.
- You may end your contract with us:-
- by giving us at least 1 month's notice to us by letter, e-mail or telephone, using the contact details. You may not end this contract during the initial 12 months of your contract with us although you may provide us with notice by telephone of your intent to do so. You must pay all charges for the service until the date on which your contract actually ends
- at anytime, if we break a material term of this contract and we fail to remedy it within 28 days of a written notice from you.
- If payment is made by monthly direct debit, payment must be made by the 10th day of each month. Payment on the 10th of the month will be for membership for that calendar month. If monthly payments are not received by the 10th of the month, it will be assumed that membership has ceased and no further work will be done.
- If a client pays their premiums on an annual basis and does not pay their renewal premium by the renewal date, membership will be deemed to have ceased from the renewal date and no further work will be done.
- If membership has ceased and a client wishes to rejoin the retainer service, they are welcome to do so at any time. However to prevent clients from entering the scheme only when they require advice, all advice will be charged at £40 per hour (minimum charge of 15 minutes) whilst a client is not an active member of the retainer service.
Cancellation and return
The Customer shall not be entitled to return any product or software, or cancel any orders which G M Computer Systems Ltd has accepted without G M Computer Systems Ltd prior written agreement. Any such cancellation or return shall be subject to the product or software returned being:-
- accompanied by a reference to a returns note number issued by G M Computer Systems Ltd
- in the condition that they were in at the time and point of delivery to the customer
- complete with all original packing
- being a stock item as defined by G M Computer Systems Ltd.
Products or software, which are returned but do not meet these conditions will be refused and will be returned to the customer and the invoice must be paid in full.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the customer shall be responsible for the cost of carriage and insurance in respect of all products and software returned to G M Computer Systems Ltd. Products and software shall also be at the customer's risk until actual receipt by G M Computer Systems Ltd.
Notification of the products and software to be returned must be made within 30 days of the date of original invoice and must be returned within 10 days of acceptance of the return by G M Computer Systems Ltd.
G M Computer Systems Ltd to the extent that it is permitted to do so, hereby assigns the benefit of any guarantee or warranty covering any defects in products or software received by G M Computer Systems Ltd under an agreement with the manufacturer or supplier of the relevant Product. The warranty service (if any) will be that provided by the manufacturer and any validation procedures relating to that warranty service are the responsibility of the customer.
G M Computer Systems Ltd may, at its discretion offer support or maintenance services with respect to products, software and services.
G M Computer Systems Ltd will not accept liability without limitation for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of G M Computer Systems Ltd (and for any fraudulent misrepresentation).
G M Computer Systems Ltd will not accept liability for any or loss of profits, revenue, business or goodwill damage caused by the installation of viruses, bugs, worms, spyware, malware, ransomware, trojan horse, logic bombs or other material on your computer, software, equipment or other property due to your access to the internet or email systems, it is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that it has the latest and up to date software.
The maximum liability of G M Computer Systems Ltd for any direct physical damage to tangible property of the customer caused by a default, G M Computer Systems Ltd shall be limited to the lesser of £25,000 per incident or series of incidents or an amount equal to the sums paid by the customer under the Contract during the preceding 6 months.
G M Computer Systems Ltd shall not be liable to the Customer for:-
- any loss of profits, business, revenue, goodwill, data or anticipated savings; or
- any special, indirect, or consequential loss.
Any advice or recommendations given to the Customer by G M Computer Systems Ltd or its employees in respect of storage, application, use or preference of the goods which is not confirmed in writing by G M Computer Systems Ltd, is followed or acted upon entirely at the customer's own risk and accordingly G M Computer Systems Ltd shall not be liable for any such advice or recommendation which is not confirmed.
Force Majeure
Force Majeure Neither Party to these Terms and Conditions shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing their obligations where such failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond the reasonable control of that Party. Such causes include, but are not limited to: power failure, Internet Service Provider failure, industrial action, civil unrest, fire, flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action or any other event that is beyond the control of the Party in question.
Intellectual Property Rights
All Intellectual Property Rights in relation to the products (including any manuals and operating documentation) or in any materials (including Software) created by G M Computer Systems Ltd during the course of providing the services shall remain the property of G M Computer Systems Ltd or its suppliers. The Customer will notify G M Computer Systems Ltd immediately if it becomes aware of any illegal or unauthorised use of any of the products, software or services provided by G M Computer Systems Ltd.
The Customer undertakes to ensure that any software which is sold to end-users or any other third party will be accompanied by any Licence Agreement relating to that Software and any other documentation which G M Computer Systems Ltd or its suppliers may require.
Each party shall treat as confidential all information obtained from the other and shall not divulge such information to any person (except to such party's own employees and then only to those employees who need to know the information) without the other party's prior written consent.
Each party shall ensure that its employees are aware of and comply with the provisions of this clause. This clause shall apply for a period of 2 years following any termination of this contract.
G M Computer Systems Ltd may terminate or suspend this contract by notice in writing to the Customer if:-
- the Customer defaults in making payment for any of the products, software or services supplied by G M Computer Systems Ltd within 30 days of its due date
- the Customer defaults in any of its obligations under these terms and conditions
- the Customer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors (within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986) or becomes subject to an administration order or goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the purposes of amalgamation or reconstruction) or a trustee receiver, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed in respect of all or any part of the business or assets of the Defaulting Party
- the Customer is deemed unable to pay its debts within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Upon termination G M Computer Systems Ltd shall have the right, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available, to enter the customer's premises and dismantle and repossess any product, software or service that has not been paid for in full, including covering the costs and expenses in connection with so doing.
G M Computer Systems Ltd reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions upon notice in writing to the customer. Any modification will apply on the effective date specified. The Customer will have 30 days from the date of notice within which to cancel any order sent to G M Computer Systems Ltd prior to the date of notice.
The Customer shall not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under these terms and conditions without the prior written consent of G M Computer Systems Ltd, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The customer acknowledges that G M Computer Systems Ltd has incurred significant costs in the recruitment and training of its employees to enable them to provide the Services. Accordingly the Customer agrees that it will not, and it will ensure that no other company within its Group will not solicit or approach in any way, any of G M Computer Systems Ltd employees who are involved in the provision of the Services with a view to offering them employment or to solicit services from them on their own account (whether for the customer or another party) during the period of the Contract and for a period of 6 months after termination or expiration of the Contract. The customer acknowledges that damages will not be an adequate remedy for G M Computer Systems Ltd if the Customer breaches this clause and that G M Computer Systems Ltd will be entitled to seek injunctive relief and any other equitable remedies with respect to such breach.
If any employee of G M Computer Systems Ltd leaves the employment of G M Computer Systems Ltd as a result of a breach by this clause and commences employment with, or provides services to the Customer or member of the customer's Group, family or friends, it shall be liable to pay G M Computer Systems Ltd 50% of the annual salary (including any benefits-in-kind, bonus payments, commissions and other emoluments) of the employee at the date that they ceased to be an employee of G M Computer Systems Ltd.
General provisions
If any part, term or provision of this contract is found to be illegal or unenforceable by the court the validity and/or enforceability of the remainder of this contract will not be affected. The law of England and Wales will govern this contract.
Contacting us
Written notices given under this contract may only be delivered by post or e-mail to the following addresses: G M Computer Systems Ltd, 12 Sharaman Close, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3DH or firstname.lastname@example.com. Telephone notices given under this contract must be made to the following number 01726 63942.


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Trekking En cave, this is for those who have trekking experience and love forest adventure
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Rao Thuong - En cave is a natural tourist attraction that is extremely famous in Phong Nha Ke Bang with primeval forest. En cave with thousands of swallows, swirling green streams and unforgettable jungle nights. You will walk through the primeval forest of Phong Nha Ke Bang, to the Son Doong village where ethnic minorities settle to discover the wild beauty of En cave.
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Son Doong Cave Expedition 4D3N - More than 25 support staff, security experts and guides will take you deep into the jungle, starting the journey to conquer the Son Doong Cave. You will have the opportunity to fully explore Son Doong Hang, En cave and visit villages of ethnic minorities - Son Doong village. En cave is the third largest in the world after Son Doong and Deer Cave in Malaysia. There is a total length of 1.6 kilometers including 3 gates. In the heart of the cave is a stream leads to Son Doong. From En cave, visitors go about 2 kilometers more to get to Son Doong cave.
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Quang Binh – Quang Tri Tour: This is an interesting trip for visiting the Middle of Vietnam, with some nice places such as: Phong Nha Ke Bang, Vinh Moc Tunnel, Quang Tri Citadel.
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In the tour to the Middle of Vietnam, you will have chance to discover: Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park and Hue Ancient Capital, this is one of the world natural heritage recognized by UNESSCO. In 1965, the US Air Force and artillery continuously attacked the area of Vinh Linh in order to prevent the provision to the South of Vietnam, because of that, the heroic Con Co island, Vinh Moc and most other villages in Vinh Linh were destroyed by thousands tons of bombs. But with a determined spirit of defending the homeland, protect the supporting to the South of Vietnam, the military and the people in Vinh Linh had moved their lives down to underground. They built an underground village with a huge, unique tunnel system, the Vinh Moc tunnel is the most vivid evidence. Vinh Moc has an arched tunnel system consisting of several branches connected by a spindle, an ancient castle in the heart of the red clay hill. The tunnel has 13 doors made of wood and secretly camouflaged, supported by columns that all point to the wind direction, ensuring ventilation function for the tunnel.
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Discovering Over cave in 3 Days 2 Nights Adventure is one of the unique adventure tours, offering visitors an great opportunity to explore the Over cave system (the world's fourth largest cave) at Phong Nha. The journey will lead you through the primeval forests to conquer the cave system in the Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. The Over, Tiger and Pygmy cave tour, is an experience that you have to participate in many activities such as trekking, climbing, swimming, wading and swinging. Visitors will be accompanied by local porters, security experts and professional tour guides who will assist you throughout your journey.
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Authors: THOMAS OLIVER MÉRO, ANTUN ZULJEVIC
Abstract: We present a method for estimating nesting population size in a passerine bird based on counts of active nests, which can provide more accurate estimates on true population size than other methods. We surveyed 5 different reed habitat types in a region of Serbia in 2009-2011 to estimate the population size of the Great Reed Warbler. The estimation was based on the counts of active nests and was limited to the first clutches laid by females. We recorded a total of 442 nesting females. To estimate the population size for the studied region, the nesting densities were multiplied by the total area of the reedbed and the mean proportion of reed cover in each reedbed. This method may be used in areas/countries where there are no regular censuses and in bird species with strong habitat affiliations. In contrast to other methods, our estimation excludes uncertainty due to the presence of floater males and double counting of singing males, but considers polygyny, overall improving the accuracy of the estimate of the nesting population size. The disadvantages are that the method is time-consuming and demands considerable effort and reliable data on habitat area and quality.
Keywords: Population size estimation, survey census, reed habitat type, nest density, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
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Gallery Connexion presents
Expose your art, expose yourself, and help support Fredericton's only artist-run center!
Gallery Connexion, as part of a fundraising event, is asking members of the art community to donate photographs to our "Give Us Your Best Shot" fundraising campaign.
We are asking all members of the community to donate photographs 8" x 10" or larger. Your choice of subject matter is welcome, framed to your liking (or we will display it in an 8" x 10" clip frame).
These photos will be displayed from December 11th through to the 13th with the silent auction held on December 13th.
Please mail or drop your donations off at Gallery Connexion anytime between now and December 8th.
PO Box 696
Fredericton NB E3B 5B4
Tel: (506) 4541433
email: email@example.com
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Connexion Exhibition & Fundraiser
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Our youngest is suddenly 18. An adult, according to Alberta law, but still very much a kid at heart. My prayer is that Jay will never lose their child-likeness, that they will always remember that we are here for them, and that they can continue to be true to themself, strong, smart, courageous, and still sometimes hilarious as they face the challenges their future holds.
Happy Birthday, Jay! You are always in my heart, even if I can't remember the exact time you were born! (I'm pretty sure it was 12:39 p.m....)


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Bansko, the ski resort town located some 160 km south of Bulgaria's capital Sofia, could have a second gondola lift, said city mayor Alexander Kravarov.
The initiative belongs to Yulen AD, the company that operates the resort town's skiing facilities under a concession arrangement.
The Bansko municipality has earmarked a 3.0 ha land plot for the construction of the ski lift. The Project will be in development for at least 2 years, said Kravarov.
In related news, the municipal council has banned construction works on the territory of the resort between December 15 and March 15.
The Bansko hospitality industry expects an increase in tourist visits this winter season due to the inclusion of the resort in the portfolios of new tour operators like Britain's First Choice and Thomson. The British market generates the bulk of foreign visits to the Bulgarian mountain resort.(Dnevnik)


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The majority of people who start a business end up not succeeding. Many factors are involved, including reputation management. You can learn to keep this aspect of your business under control.
Carefully monitor your use of social media to be sure it provides the best possible impression of your company. It's a big part of your business, so it must be watched over carefully. Act like a human, but do not get too personal.
If you have a business, be sure your employees are treated respectfully. Many people falter with this, and it can cause serious consequences. If disgruntled employees start talking, you may lose customers.
Keep sales or secret promotions quiet. This tip can be especially important if a deep discount meant to rectify a problem is involved. It would be a mistake to post the details of how you have resolved a complaint, only to receive lots of complaints aimed at getting freebies from your company.
If you see inaccurate online information about your company, you can ask the owner of the site to remove it. This is something that you will want to have taken down immediately.
There are companies out there that are trusted and can help you with reputation management. You have a lot to do, but trained individuals or companies can do things you haven't thought of. So, it's good to have a helping hand when it comes to these matters as well.
As you get more business, you're going to interact with more people with time. You may get some complaints that you need to take care of. And after all of this, you still need to be sure you're addressing things in the right way so people don't get turned off when it comes to your business.
Understanding the right way to manage your reputation is essential. You must be on top of your game and know how to prevent any minor frustrations from becoming a mountain. Use the advice that has been discussed to help you further your efforts concerning the reputation of your business.


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