text:
Oil changes are an important part of keeping your car running smoothly. When you stick to your manufacturer-recommended oil change schedule, you can keep your car in great shape for longer. At DARCARS Lexus of Silver Spring, we have an excellent service center where we can change your oil for you to keep your Lexus running at its best.
Why are oil changes so important? Oil lubricates your engine, protecting it from damaging friction and heat, which keeps it running smoothly. Over time, oil breaks down and loses its protective quality, leaving your engine vulnerable to damage. With regular oil changes, old oil is replaced with fresh oil in time to avoid harm and keep your engine running smoothly for optimal performance and efficiency. To make sure your engine stays protected, it's important to follow your manufacturer-recommended maintenance schedule.
Our technicians have years of experience with Lexus vehicles and many other models as well, so we know the best practices for caring for your car. We use only top-notch oil and we know just what kind will best suit your particular model for ideal performance. We will gladly take care of your oil changes or any other maintenance your car might need, and you can always count on us to get the job done right.
The next time your car is in need of an oil change, be sure to bring it over to our Silver Spring service center. You can make your appointment online by clicking the schedule service button on the right. We will gladly take care of all your maintenance needs so your car can keep running smoothly.
2505 Prosperity Terrace
Directions Silver Spring, MD 20904


text:
1 Beirut Street Cat (small)
1kg Zaatar
25 years of THE WAR
A never ending text message conversation with a Lebanese girl
3 Wastas
1 Hezbollah T-shirt
The entire Fairuz back catalog on CD
More Zaatar. Much more.
For the Beirut Beat Street Cat Soup we always use free range kittens, which are easy enough to source as they are ranging free all over the city. I usually pick a few up on my way back from Spinneys Supermarket. Just smother your fingers in anchovy oil and they practically jump into your arms. The fools.
To get started, sprinkle a bit of Zaatar in the pan and get the heat going. Pop on your Hezbollah T shirt and throw in a bit more Zaatar. Then add some Zaatar and we are ready to go.
After you have added a bit more Zaatar, you realise that your gas has run out. Time to call up one of your Wastas and get some delivered. Check your phone and realise you have 16 messages from a Lebanese girl who stands you up every time you arrange a date. Continue this pointless dialogue and add a bit more Zaatar.
Whilst kitty is bubbling away, play the Fairuz albums, skipping to the weird tracks where she is singing about how she went home with some guy to get a glass of water or some Zaatar and the guy turns off the lights in the room and she is really creeped out. The subtle melodies really give the Street Cat a misogynistic tenderness.
Check your phone and reply to one of the 78 text messages from the girl who will almost certainly stand you up again tonight. BUT SHIT! Her Dad has found out and is on his way over chop your meatballs off! Use your second Wasta to ensure you can still pee without a tube in the morning.
Add a bit more Zaatar and look out of your kitchen window at the bullet holes in the wall and remember THE WAR, THE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!
Check to see if your Street Cat is done, invite the girl over to share the soup, get turned down because she is on a date with someone else. Call up your final Wasta and invite him over instead. Wastas love soup.
Tastes best served with a little sprinkle of Zaatar.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Plan expenditure of Prasar Bharati mostly goes into technical equipment, Jaitley justifies revised estimates
New Delhi: Around 95% of the Plan expenditure of Prasar Bharati currently involves technical equipment and the endeavour is to provide momentum to technical infrastructure projects, Information and Broadcasting Ministry Arun Jaitley said today.
Answering a question in Parliament about Revised Estimates (REs), he said these are prepared to optimize utilization of allocated funds according to the progress of various projects and time schedule of supply of equipment/works.
Out of the REs during the last three years, reduction in RE during 2013-14 with reference to Budget Estimate (BE) of that year was marginal.
During 2014-15, reduction in RE was largely due to cancellation of tenders received on e-procurement portal, Cancellation of tenders on techno-commercial evaluation, delay in supply of equipment etc.
During the year 2015-16, RE was reduced due to various reasons such as time taken regarding decision on clustering & de-clustering of digital transmitters, non participation of bidders in tendering process etc.
The alternatives available for the technical/technology choices and the plan of action, with the chosen technology, require wide consultations which consume time and, to prevent sub-optimal choices, expenditure is postponed. This, at times, leads to reduction in plan expenditure at RE stage. This also was a contributing factor in the last two years.
Doordarshan follows rules & procedures based on the guidelines given in the Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D) Manual, GFR 2005 and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) guidelines for procurement of Capital equipment/Turnkey projects on Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning (SITC) basis etc.
Tenders are invited through e-procurement mode, as per the mandate of Ministry of Finance, and according to the Standard Bidding Document prescribed by the Prasar Bharati. Ministry/Prasar Bharati have no plans to follow the policy (ies) of private broadcasters in so far as procurement of equipment/finalization of tenders is concerned.


text:
How Time Machine Works its Magic
Backup Structure
How Time Machine Works its Magic
Backup Structure
Time Machine Backups consist of a descending series of folders representing each Mac that was backed-up, each time it was backed-up, each volume (disk or partition), then within each volume, the entire file/folder structure of the original.
•Local backups (on an internal or directly-connected external HD) are in a single Backups.backupdb folder. If multiple Macs are backed-up to the same volume (by connecting each one in turn), they'll all be in the same Backups.backupdb folder, but in a separate sub-folder for each.
•Network backups made over a network (Ethernet or WIFI) have the same structure internally, but the Backups.backupdb folder is in a separate sparse bundle disk image for each Mac (thus will have only one folder representing the computer.)
A sample Backups.backupdb folder for the usual setup -- one Mac, with one user account:
See How Local Backups are Stored for an illustration and details of how Time Machine identifies the various folders and other gory details.
See How Network Backups are Stored in Sparse Bundles for details on how to see the contents and info on what a sparse bundle is.
There are folders representing each of the three Macs were backed-up: JPs.iMac, JPsMBP, and My-G5-iMac (purple).
Inside each Computer folder is one folder representing each volume that was backed-up. In the sample, MPs.iMac has Macintosh HD (the internal HD), plus an external HD named Photos & Videos (orange).
Inside each volume folder is a duplicate of the entire file/folder structure of the original, in this case with 3 user accounts plus the special Shared folder (blue).
Then a series of time-stamped folders, one for each backup, outlined in green.
Inside each backup folder is one representing each volume (drive or partition).
Each of those contains a duplicate of the entire file/folder structure of the original, outlined in red.
A more complex version: Three Macs backed-up to the same drive in turn (usually not a good idea: see Time Machine FAQ #4); one with three user accounts and an external HD:


text:
A video of Monet's garden
It was raining that day but the drizzle adds to the beauty of the place. (There is no video of the inside of the house as photos and films are forbidden there.) Mozart will acompany you in your video visit. http://vernon27journal.typepad.com/vernon27journal/files/jardins_de_monet_giverny.wmv duration: 1mn, 11sec URL of the blog where this video comes fromhttp://vernon27journal.typepad.com/vernon27journal/tourisme/index.html
Strolling along the village streets
Some people think that Giverny benefits by a microclimate that bathes the village in a special light, which attracted Claude Monet and pleased him so much that he decided to spend the rest of his life there – together with hundreds of other artists who set up their easels in the streets or in the neighbouring countryside. Giverny is composed of a single street (called 'rue Claude Monet', of course!) with a few little lanes branching off. Flowers seem to be growing everywhere for everyone's delight in the streets lined... [Lire la suite]
A Visit to Monet's Home in Giverny
Monet lovers have turned Monet's home in Giverny, the site of the waterlily pond, Japanese bridge, and willow he painted so often, into a museum, preserved much as he left it. The guidebooks tell the visitor to take the bus from Vernon (note1) but one can enjoyably walk from Vernon. We enjoyed looking at the gardens and house restorations along the road. The national railroad, SNCF, runs trains from Gare St Lazare (appropriate: Monet painted this station a few times) about twenty times a day, the first leaving at 6:39. The... [Lire la suite]


text:
Episode 9- Bob Graham on Trump, Russia, and Civics Education
In Episode 9, Melissa and Matt speak with former Florida Governor and Senator Bob Graham. Graham is a sought-after foreign policy and intelligence expert, and he doesn't hold back with his thoughts on everything from the Mueller investigation into Trump/Russia, to potential Saudi Arabian connections to 9/11. Oh and, let's bring back civics education, for cryin' out loud! Graham is also the co-author of "America, the Owner's Manual." A treasure trove of insights here!


text:
The cookie settings on this website are set to 'allow all cookies' to give you the very best experience. Please click Accept Cookies to continue to use the site.
Telephone: +44 (0)7968 448365 - 10am till 4pm (UK time) Monday to Friday.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or complete the form below.
Trade: UK and overseas trade enquiries welcome


text:
Choosing a lawnmower can be a simple task if you're clear on your needs and how much work you want to have to put into your lawn.
If you have upwards of half an acre to cut, it's well worth investing in a self-propelled walk-behind model, or better a ride-on mower or garden tractor to save your back and make mowing the lawn more enjoyable. On the other hand, shoving a mower around the garden can be a welcome change for the office workers among us, and you can always skip going to the gym the day you cut the grass…
Finally while considering your health and the environment always give great consideration to purchasing a Battery operated machine. There are a host of benefits:
- No petrol
- No pulling the starter cord
- A lot less noise (happy neighbours)
- Environment friendly
- Less maintenance.
Browse our selection of machines we have on offer and chose the machine that best suits you.
Castelgarden XC48BW
Steel deck lawnmower with 46 cm cutting width. Wheels 180-240 mm on ball bearings. Adjustable height..
Castelgarden XC48BSW4
Self Propelled steel chassis with 46 cm cutting width. large rear wheels 180-240 mm on ball bearings..
Castelgarden XC53BSW4
Steel chassis with 51 cm cutting width. Wheels 200-280 mm on ball bearings. Centralised cutting heig..
Castelgarden XA50BS
Aluminium deck of 48 cm cutting width. Wheels 210-210 mm on ball bearings. Centralized cutting heigh..
Castelgarden XA53BSV
Powerful, versatile and always reliable, Castelgarden lawn mowers handle big and medium size lawns w..
EGO Power Plus 56 Volt Lawnmower
The EGO POWER+ Mower is the most powerful rechargeable mower on the market today. The 56-volt Lithiu..


text:
Deloitte professionals celebrate their 15th Impact Day on 24 November 2017
Every bit matters. Every gesture counts.
Every year tens of thousands of Deloitte professionals team up across different cities and spend one entire working day serving our communities. This is a celebration of what we do year-round for our communities.
At Deloitte, being a responsible business citizen is one of our core beliefs. We recognize that as individuals and as an organization, we must contribute to our communities and the larger business world in which we live and work. On Impact Day, we take the opportunity to celebrate Corporate Social Responsibility because it not only helps us act as responsible business citizens, but also complements our culture and leadership potential. We firmly believe in the fact: 'Community – It's our business.'
What is Impact Day?
Every year tens of thousands of Deloitte professionals team up across different cities and spend one entire working day serving our communities. This is a celebration of what we do year-round for our communities. In 2016, over 30,000 professionals participated in over 175 different education and skill development related projects across 12 cities in India. Member firms around the world host Impact Days, where Deloitte professionals spend the day volunteering. It provides an opportunity for Deloitte professionals to put their passion, determination, and skills to use for the benefit of their communities.
Why do we do this?
Deloitte is strongly committed to positive societal change. Community Involvement drives measurable change in our communities, inspires our actions as societal change makers and instills great pride in knowing that what we do best — applying our skills and experience — accelerates positive, societal impact.
Three things that differentiate Deloitte's approach to community involvement are:
- Skills-based volunteerism for sustainable impact
- Collaboration with non-profits
- Commitment to Community being central to who we are as an organization and being integral to the growth of our professionals as leaders
How does it help our professionals?
Apart from providing our professionals with a platform to invest their passion for social change into meaningful opportunities, volunteering help us nurture and practice leadership skills in our people. It gives them an opportunity to demonstrate and grow their abilities and employ creative problem solving that is directly applicable to their jobs


text:
Top 10 'War On Christmas' Fails Of All Time
We hear the stories every year: the ACLU suing small towns over Nativity displays, "Holiday Tree" lightings, colleges banning religious icons, storefronts wishing us an empty "Happy Holidays," Lena Dunham being Lena Dunham.
Yet, the moment our ears catch wind of the Left's all-too-apparent "War on Christmas," the mainstream media and their "useful idiots" in late-night comedy are already roasting us on an open fire before we can even say "partridge in a pear tree." Instead of turtle doves and golden rings, we get gaslights and courtroom subpoenas.
Clutch not your candy canes, though. If the Puritans couldn't do it, if the French Revolutionaries couldn't do it, if the Nazis couldn't do it, if the Soviets couldn't do it, if CBS couldn't do it, then the party of asses will certainly never rid the world of the joy that is "Christmas." So long as we have Christ, Christmas will always follow. In the meantime, however, let's all pull up a chair, sip on some hot cocoa, roast up some chestnuts and ring in the season with a few laughs over the Left's sorry attempts to transform Christmas into a snowflake's wonderland.
Here are the Top 10 "War on Christmas" Fails Of All Time:
Back in 2015, two malls in Long Island angered customers after replacing their traditional Santa Claus display with an ugly glacier set that looked like a cross between a cheesy 60's Sci-fi and Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds. A Christmas brought to you by Gene Roddenberry. Beam me up, Santa.
According to customers, Roosevelt Field Mall and Charlotte SouthPark Mall chose the glacier display in an effort not to "offend" anyone.
"The people who answered the phone at the mall actually said, in order not to offend anyone, they were simplifying the Christmas display," said one frequent mall patron.
The only two Christmas decorations in the entire display were Santa Claus himself — whose name derives from the dutch word "Sinterklaas," meaning St. Nicholas — and a plain "Holiday Tree" with absolutely no ornaments or colorful lights.
Thankfully, the customer backlash paid off and management immediately removed the Star Trek-derivative monstrosity and brought back the traditional Christmas display.
Following Trump's epic victory over Hillary Clinton last election, leftists fantasized the new president spending his Christmas with his nuts roasting on an open fire. 90's pop icon Fiona Apple turned the fantasy into a song with her own "pussyhat" rendition of the Nat King Cole classic. The lyrics rang out like a social justice warrior's nightmare of a Trump Christmas.
"Trump's nuts roasting on an open fire... As he keeps nipping at his foes... You cry creepy uncle every time he arrives... For he keeps clawing at our clothes," sings Apple before moving on to characterize Trump as a white supremacist Santa Claus intent on locking "black boys in hoodies on his sleigh."
"Everybody knows some money and entitlement can help to make the season white... Mothers of color with their kids out of sight will find it hard to sleep at night," she continued. "They know that Trump is on his way... He's got black boys in hoodies locked up on his sleigh..."
The video concluded with Apple wishing "kids from 1 to 92" a Merry Christmas as she rips a photo of Donald Trump in half.
It's one thing to read "It's A Wonderful Life" as some kind of anti-capitalist swan song to communism, but Salon's alleging that "A Christmas Story" is some kind of racist vehicle for "white nostalgia" is a bunch of figgy pudding. While the only legit criticism to level against the holiday classic is that quasi-racist Chinese restaurant scene, Salon opts to instead complain about black characters in the "peripheral," who are shown in a "perfectly inoffensive and neutral fashion."
This is a perfect depiction of the nonwhite "other," tailored to the conservative and superficial "color-blind" politics of the post-civil rights era
This is an example of the "white racial frame" in action: People of color are present in a way that does not challenge the cultural and personal psychology of white racial innocence. They are present without being objectionable or intrusive in any way; they present no threat to the way whiteness and memory combine to nurture a nostalgia for a "simpler" time that in actuality did not exist.
No ban on "A Christmas Story" has come as a result of Salon's ranting. Check out the 24-hour marathon on TCM this year.
Also in 2015, American college students signed a petition to ban the racist song "White Christmas" from playing on radio stations, calling the song an offense to all colored people in its insistence on "white" being associated with the good and the beautiful.
The petition featured Dan Joseph of MCRTV pitching several college students a ban on Bing Crosby's classic song "White Christmas" from playing on the radio. The students were cajoled with various politically correct tropes like "'White Christmas' perpetuates the idea that white is naturally good" while shouting catch-phrases like "white supremacy is everywhere, even in your holiday songs."
Last year, Michelle Obama teamed up with Ryan Seacrest for a reading of the beloved Children's classic "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." Following the failure of her "Let's Move" campaign, the former First Lady had to blast Santa over his penchant for pipe tobacco:
'The stump of a pipe' -- Uh, I think St. Nick gave up smoking. This was a long time back… but way back in the day, 'The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath.
Seacrest later fat-shamed the jolly red man: "'He had a broad face and a little round belly that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.' — I mean this as a compliment — 'He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.'"
That famous song lyric "Won't you guide my sleigh tonight" took on a whole other meaning in 2015 when the nonprofit Canabis Can in Denver, Colorado, distributed to the homeless population a gift that would surely make them see Santa and his flying reindeer on Christmas eve: thousands of pre-rolled marijuana joints. The stunt was supposedly an attempt to raise awareness about homeless, unaware that drug addiction is one of the main culprits for homelessness in the first place.
"'Merry Christman, Happy Cannamas — would you like some rolling papers for tobacco?" the Cannabis Can founder said in mockery of his critics.
Of all the people to spend Christmas with, Cheech & Chong are not on the top of the list.
According to the Left, Santa can neither be fat nor can he smoke pipe tobacco nor can he be a white man, but he can be in a gay relationship and even further increase his woke factor by having a black husband. Released in October by Harper's Design, the book "Santa's Husband" tells the incredible story of "a black Santa Claus and his white husband who both live in the North Pole." TIME noted that in the book "Santa's spouse frequently fills in for his husband at malls."
Written by Daniel Kibblesmith of the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the book was intended to be a parody to mock conservatives.
Not even the vocal talents of John Goodman and Brian Doyle Murray could save this politically-correct propaganda piece in "Frosty the Snowman" drag. Back in 1992, CBS predated George Lucas in the ruining of childhood classics department when they released an abysmal sequel to the Rankin-Bass animated classic that mentioned neither the words Christmas nor Santa, not even employing the beloved song until the end credits.
It was here that CBS morphed Frosty from a fantastical character into some wintery version of "Smokey the Bear," serving up environmentalist messages about the harmful effects of aerosol spray. In Soviet commissar-approved fashion, the program strips Frosty of all his Christmas roots while having him sing vague tunes about the beauty of snow. Instead of a Christmas festival, we get the generic "Winter Carnival." Instead of the jealous magician out to steal his hat back, we get a capitalist magnate set to poison the environment.
Audiences largely rejected "Frosty Returns," which now holds a pathetic 5.0 rating on IMDB. But that hasn't stopped CBS from airing it once a year.
It might surprise you, but that iconic moment in the 1965 classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas," where Linus recites Luke's Gospel to explain the true meaning of Christmas, almost made it to the cutting room floor. Despite "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz's insistence that religion be the focal point of his piece, producers and CBS executives were not exactly excited to get so faith-based. The logic was that Linus' speech would scare off advertisers and narrow the audience. Schulz would eventually prevail and the special has remained unedited since . . . unless certain middle-schools have anything to say about it.
It was not an Onion article, but a full-blown assault on the Virgin Mary by Presbyterian pastor Rev. Ruth Everhart, who argued in a WaPo op-ed that the Mother of Christ's purity offends rape victims. Everhart took offense over the "good girl" image projected by Mary, saying it puts an unfair burden on women, especially rape victims.
"Church culture tends to be fixated on sexual purity year-round, but during Advent, I'm tempted to blame it on the Virgin Mary," she wrote. "After all, she set an impossibly high bar. Now the rest of us are stuck trying to be both a virgin and a mother at the same time. It does not seem to matter that this is biologically impossible."
Feminists have always had a particular hatred of the Virgin Mary over the very fact she contributed to the salvation of mankind by bearing a child in her womb. It is fitting that WaPo elected to attack her in the height of Advent.
Have a holly jolly Christmas this year!


text:
Events for March 24, 2019
Events Search and Views Navigation
All Day
KNOW 2019 Vegas
The KNOW Conference is the definitive event focused on the data economy, featuring leading-edge product demos, expert content sessions, in-depth policy forums, and innovations in digital identity. Come see The Future of Trust at KNOW 2019, March 24-27, 2019, at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas.Find out more »
World AI Show
World AI Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events taking place in strategic locations across the world. The show is part of a world tour that is taking place in Nairobi, Dubai, Singapore, Mauritius, Riyadh and Mumbai this year. It connects top AI experts, enterprises, government representatives, data scientists, technology leaders, startups, investors, researchers, academicians,…Find out more »


text:
This product / product option is currently unavailable. Please register to be notified when it will be available again.
Product Description
Oakley has spent decades engineering combat-ready equipment for the U.S. Armed Forces, and the SI BALLISTIC M FRAME® 3.0 brings the future of protective eyewear to today's battlefield and beyond. Our icon is synonymous with precision optical engineering and unrivaled innovation, and this design shows why.
Barely more than an ounce in weight, this rugged design meets or exceeds the ballistic fragmentation impact standards of MIL PRF-31013, Clause 22.214.171.124, and the high mass & high velocity impact requirements of ANSI Z87.1-2003/2010.
An entirely new thin stem technology optimizes durability while enabling compatibility with over-ear hearing protection and communication systems. Clear, unobstructed vision is maintained by a advanced anti-fog coating of all lenses. Offering the ultimate in convenience, compatibility, clarity and comfort, this protective optical system is paired with three optional interchangeable lenses, and all are optimized with the visual fidelity of High Definition Optics®. Oakley's patented optical technologies maintain clarity at all angles of vision, not just straight ahead.
Additional Information
Additional Information


text: A REALLY SHARP complex boleite crystal of the rarest habit (i.e. not a cube), measuring approx 6 mm. This is a complete floater. Obviously, if you wanted, you could break the glass and get it out. We left it in, to prove the age, and that it is assuredly one of the boleites collected during Eduard Cumenge's famous expeditions in the late 1800s to this locality that described the species. Thus, it might even be fair to say it is co-type since he found it at the same time he brought back the famous larger pieces in the Sorbonne, from which the species was described. approx 6 mm diameter


text:
My Big Fat Gay Wedding: In Celebration of America (Finally) Granting Marriage Equality
Today, for the first time in weeks, I opened my Twitter and the biggest trending topic didn't make me want to cry. It wasn't a hashtag with the name of another victim of police brutality, or the name of a racist mass murderer, or a phrase begging the rest of America to value black lives. Today, I opened Twitter and a smile spread across my face at the sight of the top trending topic, #LoveWins. The Supreme Court of America passed a law this morning legalizing gay marriage across the country. Each of the states that were still upholding a ban against same sex marriage is now, by law, required to allow gays to marry and to recognize the legitimacy of their unions. This news has made me so incredibly happy. So happy, in fact, I don't care to spar with the trolls, school the ignorant, humble the bigots, or otherwise argue with naysayers. I don't care about those using religion or science or anything else to argue against it. I could sit here and logically break down every argument against gay marriage, but I've been there and done that. Today, I just want to celebrate.
I want to celebrate the fact that couples who have been in committed relationships for decades can now have their unions legally recognized. They will no longer have to go through loopholes like adopting their lovers to have the rights of married couples.
I want to celebrate the fact that gay couples can now share in a right that straight couples have been taking for granted and abusing for years. No longer will they be denied the right to marry while straight couples get divorced at a rate of 50%.
I want to celebrate the fact that a religion that some gays don't even believe in is no longer influencing what they can and cannot do with their lives. Marriage is a legal institution, not a religious one.
I want to celebrate the fact that when a gay man's husband or gay woman's wife takes ill, they can visit their partners as spouses and make decisions in their care.
I want to celebrate the fact that a gay person can now file for their partner to immigrate to America, the way straight couples have always been able to do.
I want to celebrate the fact that if a gay person loses their partner, they aren't forced to go to work and cry at their desk, but can take bereavement and grieve their loved one properly.
I want to celebrate the fact that gay people are finally being treated like humans in America.
Love is love, and in America, in this historic moment, love won. To every gay person who thought they would never see this day come, I can only begin to imagine your joy. To gays of colour, I am so happy that your burden as both a racial minority and a member of the LGBQT community has been lightened just a little more. To every gay child and teenager, I rejoice that you will not know the struggle those who came before you had to withstand to get to this moment. This is a huge step towards undoing the bigotry and prejudice that runs so deep in America. This gives me hope that other minority groups will someday see laws that protect their rights as Americans. This is history; this is happiness; and this is hope.


text:
Your Custom Text Here
The CopperTree Boardroom table is a one-of-a-kind fully custom table made from a single 2.25" thick slab of Black Walnut with spectacular grain. The slab was cut down the middle and bridged with 0.5" tempered low-e glass. Imperfections and holes from the natural process of a tree's lifespan were meticulously filled with black resin to make the surface perfectly smooth and flat.
The base design is a slightly modified cross section of the company's logo. Using a wireless RF remote, the LED lighting is fully controllable with multiple zones and seamless dimming ability.
Size | 144" (L) x 48" (W) x 2.25"
The remaining slabs from this log set can be seen here.


text:
Making of GAME OF THRONES Season 7 Episode 4 The Loot Train Attack
Making of / Vfx Breakdown GAME OF THRONES Season 7 Episode 4 The Loot Train Attack.
Game of Thrones S07 E04 The Spoils of War/ Vfx Breakdown.
Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne continues.
It stretches from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues, to the vast and savage eastern lands, where a young queen raises an army. All the while, in the frozen north, an 800-foot wall of ice precariously protects the war-ravaged kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men…all play the 'Game of Thrones.'
An original series based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.
The Spoils of War, season 7, game of thrones, episode 4, preview, trailer, serie, series, official trailer, episode, tv, promo, game of thrones season 7, game of thrones season 7 episode 5, 07×04, S07E04, game of thrones season 7 episode 4 making of, cgi,cgi vfx,3d,vfx,vfx breakdown,vfx reel,visual effects,vfx breakdown of movies,cgi animation,cgi movies,cgi vfx breakdown,cgi making of,behind the scenes,vfx before and after,movies,Before & After Hollywood VFX,Amazing Before & After Hollywood VFX,effects,CGI,Before & After Effectsbefore and after special effects,movie, cgi, 3d, animation, vfx, fx, vfx breakdown, making of, 3d animation, animated, visual effects, special effects, 3d artist, behind the scene, cgi vfx brekdown, vfx effects, vfx making, cgi animation, cgi animated, cgi vfx, cgi 3d, Game of Thrones vfx brekdown, Game of Thrones vfx, Game of Thrones making of, vfx brekdown Game of Thrones, vfx Game of Thrones , making of Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones behind the scene, behind the scene Game of Thrones,


text:
So you want more organic traffic to your website?
- 1 So you want more organic traffic to your website?
- 2 1. Optimize Your Website
- 3 2. Keyword Phrase Optimization
- 4 3. Make Your Website Mobile Friendly
- 5 4. Pay Attention to site linking (Both internal and external)
- 6 5. Social Networking
- 7 6. Reach new audiences through influencer marketing.
- 8 7. Regular Guest Blogging.
Generating more organic traffic to your website is a crucial part of growing any business. A properly optimized site results into more conversions, which means an increase in customers and sales.
To help you increase internet traffic to your website, we have put together a list of top 7 proven, high impact traffic generation techniques.
1. Optimize Your Website
The key to a successful internet marketing campaign starts with search engine optimization, SEO. Optimizing your site through SEO increases its ranking in the search engine results. Implementing proper tags, meta tags and header tags will boost engagement and lead to impressive surges in website traffic.
It is imperative that you focus on both On-page and Off-page aspects of SEO. Remember content is king, so this is the way to go about website content- focus on generating unique, compelling and shareable content.
2. Keyword Phrase Optimization
For any online marketing strategy, it is important to research on relevant keywords. Keywords are the words that people are likely to key in while searching for a particular subject on Google. Optimizing keyword phrases will improve your site ranking which eventually increases your organic traffic.
Include keyword phrases and their variation in your content, preferably at the beginning (or in the first paragraph). However, do not overdo it; your content should still look natural.
The point here is speaking from the perspective of an ordinary user searching for your topic on the web – the keyword phrase you would type when searching for your website. Stick to a single key subject on every page.
Use keyword research tools such as Google AdWords, Keyword Planner, and also check Google trends regularly to find phrases that are gaining popularity then use them on your site.
3. Make Your Website Mobile Friendly
Source: Ispreview.co.uk
Most people use mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets when searching for content. Making your website mobile friendly gives a better user experience, increases your Google ranking and potential audience, hence generating more traffic – the main reason for implementing responsive web design.
4. Pay Attention to site linking (Both internal and external)
Source: Webmarketing123
Hyperlinks are a major factor that can increase your search engine rankings and generate organic traffic to your website. The search engine looks at links to and from your site and the words used to determine your page content. Emphasize your keywords by using them in links within your website. Links coming to your website from other sites also increase traffic to your site. Generate more traffic by exchanging relevant text links with other websites. Ensure that all the links are helpful and come in naturally. Apart from traffic increment, link building has more benefits such as brand building, building online relationships and sending referral traffic.
5. Social Networking
Social networking your websites is a good way of promoting a site and generating more traffic. Most of the website traffic comes from common social networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. That said, make your website content social friendly by creating pages on social media platforms, linking them to your website and sharing your content regularly.
6. Reach new audiences through influencer marketing.
Influencer marketing is an off page campaign that involves building relationships with key influencers and bloggers to get your website reach new audiences. This is how it works -relevant influencers such as social media celebrities take advantage of the trust they have created with their audiences. They feature your products and link back to your site which will in turn increase organic traffic to your site. This is an effective, organic traffic generation technique.
7. Regular Guest Blogging.
Guest blogging comes with several benefits. Some include landing backlinks from authority sites, increased referral traffic, and most site visitors view you as an expert. Guest posts should have a great, appropriate title with a persuasive pitch. Ensure you follow up and respond to comments on your posts comprehensively and on time. Keep your target audience engaged, and Google will rank you higher.
Another technique is promoting your blog to help people notice its relevance, and at the very end, it improves traffic to your site. Before publishing your content, reach out some influential bloggers in your niche (you can use LinkedIn for this). Again, share your blog on social media, not forgetting to mention people you have referenced. You can also use videos and informative webinars to appeal to your audience.
The above techniques will help you generate more website traffic, and make your online marketing strategy effective such that you will grow your online business easily.
Related Post: WordPress SEO: "How to set up and optimized your blog post".
Leave A Comment!
We'd love to hear your thoughts about this and please let us know how it went for you.


text:
Originally published 1/12/11
What do most people do when they're unhappy?
They share. Share their feelings, their frustrations and their anger.
In many, if not most cases, I think they're looking for commiseration and sympathy. Misery loves company.
But is seeking commiseration from your fellow workers a wise or foolish move? The answer is Foolish!, and there are two big reasons why.
First, everything you say to anyone -- even your most trusted associate -- can and often does become political ammunition. I've seen this happen many times, and if you're politically aware, you probably have too. To notice it, look for a comment prefaced by, "Bill thinks..." or "Jane is really angry about...". The person mentioned in the statement is, at that very moment, being betrayed by the speaker. The reason may be as insignificant as for a laugh, or as weighty as to change the power alignment on an important debate. Whatever the reason for the betrayal, it couldn't have happened if the original confessor had simply kept their unhappiness to themselves.
The second reason to keep your unhappiness hidden has been made much more obvious by the corporate focus on "engaged" versus "disengaged" employees. Empirical evidence shows that "engaged" employees (whatever they might be), are much more productive than "disengaged" employees. And there are two classes of disengaged -- active and inactive. Of course, actively disengaged employees are seen as the most corrosive. So how would a manager spot an "actively disengaged" employee? They're the complainers trying to bring down their co-workers, of course. One complainer dragging others down is, however, another's confessor looking for a shoulder to cry on. And the conventional solution to having "actively disengaged" employees is to get them OUT of the company. The only way to ensure you aren't classified as "actively disengaged", is to not look "actively disengaged".
So what's an employee to do? You're stuck with that micro-manager as a boss (or whatever your personal cross is to bear), so how do you suffer through it?
If you have to talk it out -- do so only with someone not in the company, and preferably someone not connected to the company. Or better yet, tell your dog about it.
If you want to offer constructive criticism, then go beyond just complaining, and offer real alternatives, and a way to make improvements. And talk to the person who is the focus of your issue, not a pal in the office (or plant).


text:
Most of the calls that we receive on our support line are from customers that experience slow computing problems. When you buy a computer it works blazing fast but as time goes by the computer becomes slow. Most of the customers say that they have an updated antivirus and don't have a lot of additional applications on the computer, But still they found slow computer.
There are multiple reasons for a computer to be slow. Let us share the top ways to make your computer fast.
Slow Computer Fix No 1
Even if you are not downloading a lot of software but whenever you start your computer then it creates logs. These are the files that get automatically stored on the hard drive of your computer. These log files and registry entries can create a lot of clutter on the hard drive. The more your hard drive is filled the less speed it will offer. We strongly recommend all of our customers to clean up their storage device on regular basis. There are multiple applications available on the Internet that will help you to easily remove the unwanted log files and registry entries from your computer.
Slow Computer Fix No 2
The second most common reason for a slow computer is downloading potentially unwanted applications. While surfing the Internet we download many applications but sometimes with these applications we also download a lot of potentially unwanted applications(PUA). These software scripts throw multiple pop-ups on your computer screen and can also freeze the computer. High-end Antivirus scans these applications and gives you notifications whenever any of these malicious scripts appear on the hard drive.
Slow Computer Fix No 3
The third most common reason for a computer to be slow is the operating system not being updated to the latest version or patches. It is extremely important for you to update your operating system on regular basis. Windows 10 is one of the most popular OS at this point in time. Many customers face problems when it comes to upgrading or updating to Windows 10. you need to make sure that all the drivers and the system files are updated to the latest settings. Your system gets the latest security patches from the servers. If you are using some Pirated software then this software can disable the automatic update on your computer. Once the automatic update is disabled then your computer is at the maximum risk and can become a honeycomb for viruses and malware.
In most of the cases, we can make your computer very fast after the tune-up activities. In some cases, we may have to reinstall Windows or your operating system. Our team will security backup all of the available data on the hard drive and then reinstall the operating system. Once your computer is running fine with the latest operating system then our team will securely paste your data back into your internal storage device.
A regular tune up will help you to improve your computer performance. High performing computers can definitely make a great impact on your professional productivity. You will be spending less time and we'll be doing more work. In other words you will be making more money by spending less time.
Couple of things which you must keep in mind when you are scanning your computer. Check if there are additional add-ons on the web browsers. Most of these add-ons are unnecessary. These add-ons may change the homepage on your Google Chrome or Firefox browser. It may be difficult for you to change the homepage back to the original settings if you are not very technically skilled. You should also look at the startup items. If your computer has a lot of startup items then your startup time frame will increase and your computer will always be slow. The best performing computers have the least amount of startup applications. Disable all unwanted startup applications and only keep those applications active which are extremely important.
The best slow computer fix is to check the hardware with the latest standards. Understand that if your computer is very old and your operating system is latest then they will not be able to work together efficiently. Upgrade the hardware of your computer. Most of the times the processor, Ram and the hard disk upgrade a recommended. The generation of the microprocessor changes with the architecture of the motherboard. There used to be microprocessors with multiple pins but these days most of the processes do not have pointed pins. This is why most of the old computers cannot be upgraded with the latest micro-processes.
One more way of making your computer work fast is to put a Startup password or syskey. The startup password will help you to prevent any unknown individual from accessing your computers physically and also remotely. The startup password also prevents unwanted startup programs to be installed automatically. Most of the hackers prefer to embed a startup program that activates immediately when you switch on your computer. Unwanted startup programs can make your computer extremely slow. Apart from making your computer slow they also fill the drive space with a huge amount of temporary files. Computers work by using the resources that are available on the hardware platform and the software operating system. These unwanted startup programs utilize these resources to a huge extent and as a result, most of the genuine programs do not work properly.
Using a good Antivirus program is extremely important. A good antivirus program will protect your computer from viruses, malware, hackers, phishing attacks and Crypto lockers. Most of the antivirus programs also offer plugins for securing the Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Performing a regular scan of your computer for unwanted applications can help you in fixing a slow computer and also extend the life of your computer for a very long time.
You should always think twice before downloading plugins from the Internet. These plugins are created to through pop up ads on your computing device.
To experience faster computing we also advise our customers to use the solid-state drive. The data transfer rate in a solid state drive is a lot faster than any other IDE or SATA interface drives. The solid-state drives use semiconductors for fast data transfer and storage.
You can also use external storage devices to free space on your hard drive. Many pocket drives are available these days and some people also use a pen drive or thumb drives. These drives help you to store the data and also back it up for future usage.
To see if there any unwanted applications running on your computer you can access the task manager. Task manager shows you all the running applications and gives you the ability to end the task or the process.After the unwanted application are removed the computer runs fast.
Feel free to contact us in case if you want us to offer a slow computer fix to you. You will never need any other technical support company.
Video Slow Compuer Fix
Suggested Readings for businesses
Optimizing Your Workstation Investment


text:
Good people, Solar energy is one potential source of energy that has a relatively long survival when compared with other energy sources. Solar energy may only "lose" from nuclear fusion energy. But solar energy in its implementation on Earth is constrained by time and climate like night and weather so it has a time limit in collecting energy sources.Therefore,scientists are looking for ways how to use the full 24hour solar energy.
Search efforts have been made by scientists from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg Sweden who managed to develop energy storage media in liquid form.As reported by official page Chalmer University of Technology researchers have developed a system called Molecular Solar Thermla (MOST) for more than six years.This system is conceptually developed since 2013 and is still being studied to date.
The MOST system used to store solar energy is quite different from existing systems like solar energy storage systems using molten salt.Besides not only able to store solar energy,'MOST can also bring solar energy in portable.
The workings of this system is to provide direct light beamadiene hydrocarbons directly.'This treatment alters the chemical bond and converts it into quadricyclane.'This compound will then be able to become a catalyst and store heat energy from the light it receives through a kind of liquid compound. The device itself is made of silica and quartz with a small channel on the right and left.'The top will be filled with liquid that stores the energy of the sun.
According to research results, the MOST system has been able to convert 1.1 percent of sunlight into chemical compounds. This figure is claimed to be 100 times more efficient than the 2013 version.'In addition,the new fluid storage system is different from before by replacing ruthenium rare metals, being simply using cheaper carbon-based elements while still being able to store energy circulation without any quality degradation.
"The bottom line is that we can store solar energy in the form of chemical compounds and expend energy as heat whenever we need," said Kasper research leader Moth-Poulsen.
According to Kasper,"by providing a combination of chemical energy storage with solar panel water heater will be able to convert more than 80 percent of sunlight received."The system is also claimed to be stable over a period of months storage. But this technology still can not be applied en masse either for industry or for market. So it requires more research. Thanks


text:
07/30 [news] SS501, works with Justin's Dancer
Posted August 1, 2009on:
- In: news | other stars | SS501
- Leave a Comment
07/30 [news] SS501, works with Justin Timberlake's Dancer
Credits : email@example.com + SS601.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com
SS501 will hold their 'ASIA TOUR in SEOUL, PERSONA' for 2 days on 1~2 August at Seoul Olympic Park Gymnasium Stadium, and in order to show an even better image, they are practicing hard with AJ, who is the choreographer for Justin Timberlake and Usher.
AJ is currently in Korea to guide on SS501's choreographs and has been with them for the rehearsals and practices, giving them guidance and advices. AJ is the best student of Fatima Robinson who is known to be Michael Jackson's dancer teacher (?), he is currently in charge of choreography for Usher and Justin Timberlake, etc, and by foreign news media gave him high praises by naming him 'Magic Feet' when one sees his dances. Dancers praises him "I would say he is the best in the world".
AJ, who arrived in Korea on 24th, said "I've watched many videos of SS501 before I came to Korea to meet them for the first time. SS501's abilities and potentials are worth anticipating for, and I hope I can be assistance to them."
SS501 will release for their very first time, 5 songs from their official 2nd album set to be released in mid-August. The new songs to be revealed have been selected, including their title song and follow-up song. The dance for their title song is wholly choreographed by AJ himself.
xiaochu is leaving for Seoul tonight…so would be glad if any Quainter can help Quainte to translate upcoming news/articles.
Feel free to translate and post~ ^^
And meanwhile, sorry for the lack of activity for the upcoming week or so.


text:
Angelina (remy human hair) wig
A new favourite in the shop, with the most luxurious long locks that can be cut and styled to your heart's content.
Angelina by Estetica is made of remy human hair with a mono top. It has a machine made back and hangs below the shoulder in a long layered style.
Colour shown R6
Fringe: 14", Side: 14", Crown: 14", Nape: 14"
This wig is specially imported from America.


text:
Aydrien L. Cathcart MSEd., BCBA, LBA
Executive Clinical Director & Founder
Aydrien Cathcart M.S.Ed., BCBA founded Strong Foundations in 2011. She received her Master of Science in Behavioral Education and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from Simmons College (Boston, Massachusetts) in 2006. Aydrien has over 12 years of experience in the field of ABA and has worked in a wide range of settings, including residential facilities, outplacement day programming, public schools and in-home programming, including birth to three services.
During her time in the field, Aydrien has worked with a variety of individuals with autism spectrum disorders, Aspergers Syndrome, as well as other behavioral and emotional challenges. She previously developed a district wide continuum of ABA services for students with autism and related disabilities attending public schools. During this time, Aydrien was recognized by the superintendent of schools and her colleagues for her work developing and overseeing the program. This continuum of services provided behavioral, academic, social, daily living, and academic-social instruction for students ages 3 to 21. Aydrien was responsible for program development, staff training, and overseeing the day-to-day management of the program. Furthermore, she was a featured speaker at the Wired Differently National Conference (Atlanta, GA), and again at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention (San Diego, CA), where she presented on the social skills continuum she co-developed. In addition, Aydrien currently sits as a member of the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Association of Behavior Analysis (CT ABA).
Aydrien is driven by her desire to help all children make meaningful gains that will allow them to lead independent, happier, and more fulfilled lives. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, taking road trips, and camping. Aydrien currently resides in Tolland, CT with her two wonderful daughters, and beautiful but very needy kitty cat named Harvey.


text:
Published in BBC News, 21st March 2014
An expanse of smooth concrete, neatly piled bricks and barely a speck of dust in sight – this is not your average building site.
James King, founder of Oliver James Garden Rooms, has just arrived at his latest project in Milton Keynes.
When the build is completed in May it will house a kitchen and additional living space in an open plan format. Yet, surveying the spick and span surroundings, James doesn't look happy.
"It's a bit of a mess," he frowns.
James is a stickler for tidiness. But there's a very practical reason behind his insistence on perfection.
"I'm registered blind, it's a condition called retinitis pigmentosa," he says. "I basically have 10% sight but with no peripheral vision.
"It's like looking through a letterbox or a viewfinder in a camera. Because my sight is so poor there can't be anything lying around for me to trip over."
James, 48, has worked in construction since he was 18. He first noticed a problem with his sight in his early 20s.
"I tried to get on with my job on a building site, but my eyes kept getting worse. At night I couldn't see at all.
"I tried to ignore it but it started to impact on my work. When I was on sites as part of a team, we were paid by how many bricks we laid and I was getting slower and slower because I couldn't see properly. It was hampering my colleagues."
He was forced to rethink his direction within the industry and in the end he managed to turn a negative into a positive.
"Because my sight was so bad, my organisation had to be good. I thought ahead, tried to anticipate problems."
James made the transition from hands-on building to project managing, eventually starting his own firm, contracting out construction workers to other jobs.
Then in 2007, came his Eureka moment.
"I was sitting at home in my conservatory, shivering. It was expensive but inefficient. In the winter it was freezing and in the summer, when the sun hit the windows it was like having a magnifying glass on the back of the house.
"I thought I could do better and that's where the idea for my business came in. I designed a conservatory with no thermal break – it's not a separate space and is integrated into the house which allows it to retain heat."
Unlike a traditional conservatory which has a glass roof and walls, his garden rooms have a solid roof and walls.
He adds: "We use specially made glass with a gas field and it's often triple glazed."
The builds aren't cheap, starting at around £40,000 and going up to more than £100,000 for bespoke versions.
Most customers come to James because they either want to stay in their current properties or cannot afford to move somewhere bigger.
And this kind of market is expanding. In 2014 the company expects to turn over £500,000, doubling in 2015 and again in 2016.
As the business has grown and James's sight has deteriorated, he's had to constantly adapt the way he works.
Since 2013, he has employed an old friend Paul Allen to act as "his eyes" on site.
"I drive James to sites, help him check over work, pick up building materials from the merchants and so on," says Paul. "If a ladder hasn't been propped up properly, or if there's scaffolding around, I need to warn him.
"If he goes off sick we're all in trouble!"
Paul also supports James in ways not related to his sight: "We trust each other and he bounces ideas off me for a second opinion."
In the next couple of years James wants to expand the business but is not going down the conventional banking route.
Instead he's using existing capital in the business, as well as £50,000 he was awarded for winning the 2013 Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs.
Yet James says he prefers to describe himself in another way.
"I think of myself as a para-entrepreneur – different rather than disabled. When you're in London, the chap standing on the tallest column in Trafalgar Square has got one arm and one eye but we don't ever think of Lord Nelson as being disabled, he's just Lord Nelson."
In 2012 one of the company's projects was shortlisted for the International Design and Architecture Awards. The competition was open to entrants from across the industry and did not take into account James's sight problems.
And James believes that when customers are parting with thousands of pounds, they're not going to take into account the fact that he's got a disability.
"We're selling our product in the mainstream and asking customers to spend their taxed income. They don't get a grant for buying from us," he says.
"Customers don't care whether I have a disability or not, as long as we get the job done."


text:
That's breakfast, lunch or dinner done. Taking baked beans to a new level with the addition of black truffle, in a jaffle, on hot crusty toast or as a side dish, these beans mean business. Simply heat and serve, or for added indulgence, drizzle your beans with truffle oil just before serving.
|Add to cart


text:
Previous Grants
The following grants were approved prior to July 2016
Neurological Foundation W & B Miller Postgraduate Scholarship
Investigating inflammation in the Alzheimer's Disease Olfactory Bulb
Investigating early inflammatory changes and their influences in the progression of Alzheimer's Disease
While the most widely known symptom of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is short term memory loss, one of the earliest symptoms is often a loss of the sense of smell. This symptom, known as anosmia, is thought to be due to olfactory neuron degeneration or insufficient replacement of olfactory neurons throughout life. Ms Swanson's research will test the hypothesis that AD pathology is triggered by inflammatory processes in the olfactory bulb by studying post-mortem human brain tissue from the Neurological Foundation Human Brain Bank and using cultured cells. Ultimately, this research will provide insight into early changes occurring in the AD brain which will aid early detection and therapeutic intervention.
Summer Studentship
Does sAPPα give neuroprotection through its interaction with BACE 1, the enzyme involved in the production of the neurotoxic amyloid β peptide?
Can the interaction of proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease produce a protective factor?
Late onset Alzheimer's disease is a growing social and economic burden worldwide and in New Zealand. As yet there are no effective therapies or early intervention treatments. Small soluble aggregates of a peptide are believed to be the toxic species that destroys neurons and impairs memory in Alzheimer's disease. This peptide is processed from the same large protein as another protein that by contrast restores memory. This neuroprotective protein may bind and inhibit the enzyme that produces the toxic peptide. This project will explore this interaction for the potential of the development of a therapeutic agent or treatment.
Neurological Foundation W & B Miller Postgraduate Scholarship
Inter-cellular mitochondrial transfer: A cell survival mechanism in response to disease and therapy in neural tissues
The death or survival of brain cells in disease: investigating the biological processes
A striking recent discovery in cell biology is the transfer of mitochondria between cells. Mitochondria are the 'batteries' of cells. Mitochondrial transfer has now been shown in a variety of research settings, however the purpose or consequences of this phenomenon are not yet clear. Mr Rowe's research will examine mitochondrial transfer in two related diseases – neurodegeneration and neurological cancer. Each disease involves the same neural tissues, however the outcomes in each are vastly different - death of the cells in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, or survival and proliferation of the cells in cancer. This under- explored, likely fundamental biological process has implications for treatment strategies in both neuro-oncology and neurodegeneration.
Summer Studentship
Non-epileptic seizures in individuals attending neurological services
Examining non-epileptic seizure patient data to better understand symptoms and provide improve clinical services
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are movements, behaviour or impaired levels of consciousness that appear epileptic in nature but often lack underlying pathophysiological findings, resulting in frequent presentation to hospital settings, misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments. Though there are no abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, the experience of seizures are real to sufferers, who frequently have no control over these events. The significant distress and daily disruption caused by PNES to patients and their families can be reduced by providing neurologic and psychiatric services better targeting patient's needs. Key to this is gaining a better understanding of the neurological and psychogenic mechanisms driving PNES. Theses seizures have a high occurrence in hospital settings, with prevalence rates up to 40%. This project aims to assess the frequency of PNES presentations to clinical neurological services at Auckland DHB over a three year period. The symptoms experienced by the patient and any other health concerns will be charted. Potential benefits of the study include gaining a better understanding of symptoms, and providing improved clinical services.
Project Grant
Structure-function studies of ceroid-lipofuscinosis neuronal protein 5 (CLN5)
How do mutations of a gene affect protein function in the brain and cause Batten disease?
Batten disease is a group of severe childhood neurodegenerative conditions for which there is no known cure. The disease is caused by genetic mutations in one of several different 'CLN' genes, including CLN5. However, little is known about the normal function of the protein that is programmed by the CLN5 gene. Dr Mace's study aims to solve the three-dimensional structure of the CLN5 protein, so as to understand how mutations in the CLN5 gene perturb protein function and cause Batten disease. This may also provide a template for future therapies that directly target the CLN5 protein.


text:
President Trump has endorsed the idea of Mike Flynn asking for immunity, complaining Friday of a "witch hunt" conducted by the media and Democrats against his former national security adviser.
Flynn's lawyer had said Thursday that the retired general is in discussions with the House and Senate intelligence committees on receiving immunity from "unfair prosecution" in exchange for answering questions.
Flynn was fired from his position in the Trump administration after it was revealed that he misled the vice president about a conversation he had with the Russian ambassador after the election.
"Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!" Trump tweeted Friday.
Flynn's lawyer Rober Kelner released a statement after the Wall Street Journal first reported that Flynn's negotiations with the committee included the possibility of immunity.
"General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit," Kelner said.
A congressional aide confirmed discussions with the Senate intelligence committee involved immunity. Flynn's links to Russia have been probed by the FBI and are under investigation in Washington. Committees are looking into Russia's meddling in the election, and Trump administration ties to the Kremlin.
Kelner said the political climate in which Flynn is facing "claims of treason and vicious innuendo" is factoring into the negotiations.
"No reasonable person, who has the benefit of advice from counsel, would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized, witch hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution," the lawyer said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on "Good Morning America" Friday that Flynn and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak couldn't have made policy promises when they met before the inauguration, because neither had the ability to do so.
With News Wire Services


text:
By Deborah Moggach
225 pp. Overlook, $27.
Pretty, clever, restless and ethically blank, Natalie hits on a scheme to pilfer from the customers of NuLine Telecommunications, where she registers payments behind a "frosted partition." All she needs to do is marry someone whose last name starts with a T and she can sign over all the checks made out to "N.T." to herself.
And so Moggach's marvelously tricky novel embarks on its exploration of this ruse's many surprising repercussions — for Natalie and others, including the hapless momma's boy she weds because he has the right initial and the various victims of her seemingly victimless crime. Moggach offers the twists of a proper suspense thriller, but she knows that her job is also to entertain along the way. So she peoples her story with complex characters and witty observations on their cramped, disappointing lives in the industrial English city of Leeds.
A sad highlight of Natalie's previous 32 years was a one-night stand in the '90s with a rock 'n' roller who misspelled her name on a morning-after publicity photo. "The guy might be dyslexic," she shrugged. Now she's moved on to bigger things, and thrills — to "the buzz of crime, the kick of it. She felt fizzingly alive to her fingertips."
The novel's sharply drawn characters bring another payoff. While some thrillers tick off a checklist of red herrings on a predictable march to the finish, Moggach's creations, with their layered personalities and shifting motivations, throw more guesswork into the mix. And something to ponder, too: matters of morality, complicity and fate.
By Nuala Ellwood
383 pp. Morrow, $16.
The prologue serves notice that one of two sisters will die in the course of Ellwood's novel. Beyond that, all is gloom and confusion under the sway of a narrative voice muddled by drink, drugs and post-traumatic stress disorder. Kate Rafter suffers from the effects of all three after a horrifying stint as a war reporter in Syria. She's returning to her childhood home on the coast of England with enough baggage to fill a beat-up rucksack and at least two or three thrillers.
Within a few chapters, Kate undergoes a psychiatric evaluation after harassing a neighbor she suspects of harming a little boy no one else can see. Meanwhile, she ruminates over the wreckage of her life: the demise of a romantic relationship, an unhinged attack on a coworker, the death of her mother, a family history of domestic abuse, a sister's paralyzing alcoholism, the mysterious long-ago drowning of a baby brother. And then there's the suspicion that something creepy is going on in the garden shed next door. Unless Kate's imagining it. The only certainty is that everything can't possibly be as it seems. "I am on the edge of it all," Kate concludes, "a ghost with no foundations, no roots."
While Ellwood serves up some action, most of the revelations emerge from memories that eventually crystalize amid the fog. They proceed from an intriguing central motif: that PTSD can render a narrator unreliable and deliver the confusion necessary to tangle a plot.
By Hallie Ephron
290 pp. Morrow, $26.99.
Ephron's mystery is surprisingly gentle, considering the potentially disturbing subject matter at its core. A 4-year-old girl vanished 40 years ago from a town on the South Carolina coast. Three generations of women unite to search for her when a clue resurfaces — a damaged porcelain doll, possibly one that had been handcrafted as a portrait of the child and went missing along with her.
Miss Sorel, the girl's mother, is the master crafter who made the original doll. Now her elder daughter, Lis, and granddaughter, Vanessa, join her to sort through leads while tending the layers of guilt and sorrow that burden their family. The setting promises some Southern gothic atmosphere — Ephron describes the odor along the Bonsecours River, "thick with the pungent, slick, gooey pluff mud that was exposed by a receding tide" — but there's little sense of menace or imminent danger.
Fans of zingier thrillers might wish the big moments in this one popped with more drama. A ceramic kiln for dollmaking explodes, but we learn about it second-hand, after the fact. A valuable doll collection disappears when no one is home. Some tires may have been deflated. Ephron aims for readers who favor milder entertainment, leaning toward novels in which the writing is straightforward and the plot spools out at measured pace. The appeal here lies in her portraits of the women, who rely on their doggedness and emotional bonds on a mission to restore the family peace.
By Ruth Ware
384 pp. Scout Press, $26.99.
A single cryptic text, "I need you," reunites four friends in the stippled light of an English seaside village just as surely as it signals readers that they're in the hands of a pro. Ware sets her psychological puzzle in a crumbling old mill on the Reach, where a marshy river meets the glimmering sea. It's the home of Kate, who summons her old friends Isa, Thea and Fatima when the discovery of a human bone in the shifting sand threatens to reveal misdeeds from their boarding-school days 17 years earlier.
Ware further complicates the guessing game with the disclosure that the teenagers once played a game of their own invention, awarding points for telling convincing lies to taunt their classmates. Now the former clique must separate truth from deception as the stakes ratchet higher amid the growing possibility that someone close to them has committed murder. "A lie," says the narrator, Isa, no slouch at the game. "I'd almost forgotten how they feel on my tongue, slick and sickening."
Capable as she is, Ware hasn't worked out all the kinks of believability. Would Isa, a hyperprotective new mother, keep returning to the creepy mill with her baby as threats mount, the electricity fails and the sea threatens to swallow any route of escape? But for the most part, "The Lying Game" makes good on its premise that tall tales have consequences, especially when they're exposed to the glare of truth.


text:
Sewa Apartemen Jakarta Barat
Apartment Name: Westmark
Location: Taman Anggrek, Tanjung Duren, Podomoro City, Jakarta Barat
Tower/Floor/View: 17
Size: 36 m2
Bedroom: 1
Bathroom: 1
Study Room: 1 (now it's used as dressing room)
Condition: Full furnished, 29"LCD TV, refrigerator, kitchen set, sofa, 2 units air conditioner installed, dressing room.
Facility: BBQ Area, Swimming Pool, Playground, WiFi Hotspot, Gym & Spa, Mini Market, Laundry, Outdoor Sky Lounge on 15th Floor. Balcony, Secure Entrance, Secure Parking, CCTV & Access Card.
Additional Info: Easy access to Mall Taman Anggrek, Mall Centrall Park, tol Grogol, near by Univ. Trisakti, Univ. Tarumanagara, Univ. Binus, Univ. Indonesia Esa Unggul, Univ. Kristen Krida Wacana.
Rent Charge: Rp 55.000.000/year
Contact Number: 081586123814 / 08161301251 – BB Pin 230FDE6D
E-mail: email@example.com


text:
Angelo State University's graduate education and nursing programs have been ranked among the nation's top programs for their online degree offerings by U.S. News and World Report in its 2016 edition of "Best Online Programs."ASU ranked No. 36 out of 267 U.S. colleges and universities identified by the publication as offering online graduate education programs and No. 39 of 147 institutions identified as offering online graduate nursing programs.
ASU has been on the list of "Best Online Programs" in the publication for four consecutive years for its nursing program and three consecutive years for its education program.
The full rankings can be found at usnews.com/online.


text:
Macronissos Taxi OfficeGet around town in comfort and style
10% off !!!
Exclusive offer only with the Ayia Napa Life Wristband - Get 10% off !!!
Important Info
To claim this special offer you'll need to present this image to a member of staff. You may need an Internet connection to access this image and so we recommend that you take a screen shot, and save it to your phone. This Offer is Only Available to Users of the Ayia Napa Life App. This business reserves the right to refuse service. Terms & Conditions Apply.
Get the App
Download the app and get all the special offers conveniently stored on your phone.


text:
In the second week of our marriage series, Dave looks at conflict in relationships. Beginning with James 4:1-10, Dave looks at the difference between foolish and wise conflict, and explains how the gospel can move us from one to the other.
This week, Dave used some illustrations in Keynote slides. He also provided a resource to help relationships work through specific conflicts in community. Both of those are also attached.


text:
Baptiste ready for tough test against Shearer
THE broadest grin on Tyneside this afternoon will belong to Alex Baptiste, the 19-year-old Mansfield Town defender, who is likely to be up against Alan Shearer. Baptiste, who had spells on loan at two other potential giant-killers, Burton Albion and Tamworth, is from Mansfield but a Newcastle United fan.
"I wanted Newcastle [in the draw], being a supporter ever since I was young," he said. "My favourite was David Ginola. When he was flying he was class."
Baptiste is disappointed that Michael Owen will be absent through injury but is excited about coming face to face with Shearer. He said: "I can't wait to mark him and see how much I need to up my game.He's going for Jackie Milburn's goalscoring record — hopefully I can…


text:
Communications signal bandwidths are growing wider with time, as users find needs for sending more voice, video, and data through wired and wireless systems. On the military side, radar and electronic-warfare (EW) systems...
Register or sign in below to download the full article in .PDF format, including high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable.
Register to view the full article
Register to view the full article. By registering for Microwaves & RF now, you'll not only gain access to premium content, you'll also become part of an exclusive, robust global engineering community!
Participate in Expert and Reader driven Q&A's
Start your own conversation by commenting on any article or blog
Download high-quality content including the highly anticipated Salary & Career Report


text:
The Sioux got it right when they named our uniquely blessed state Iowa…meaning "beautiful land". You'll agree as you explore the idyllic rolling
hills of southeast Iowa, the mighty and majestic Mississippi, scenic "Little Switzerland" of northeast Iowa, and some of the world's most fertile farmland
or our vast prairies. Plus, you'll get acquainted with people you'd never meet on your own—including an Amish family and their Percheron horses,
a dairy farmer who will explain how milk goes from cows to your table, and the agricultural workers at the Midwest Old Thresher.
- Meet an Amish family and their Percheron Horse teams
- Enjoy a delicious lunch and tour of the Midwest Old Thresher's Museum
- Go behind-the-scenes at the John Deere Harvester Works and Isabel Bloom Factory
- Visit the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute
- Take in gorgeous views at Pikes Peak State Park
- Personal visits with dairy and heirloom seed farms
- Free airport shuttle or hotel parking
- Bag handling (1 per person) at hotels
- Fee/tips for included attractions/meals
- Welcome reception, 24-hour emergency call service, free bottled water on coach
Welcome to Des Moines, Iowa. This evening, you'll meet your fellow travelers and Discoveries Director at our welcome reception.
We'll start out with a visit to an old-time candy making demonstration at Piper's Grocery Store in Chariton. Next, we learn about the nationally-known "Hy-Vee Grocery Banana Guy". His meticulous method of preparing bananas for shipment helps to preserve their shelf life. Then it's off to meet members of the Moravia Historic Society at the Wabash Depot Museum. Here we'll sit down to a delicious picnic lunch with a few historic society members. Later this afternoon, we'll head to Davis County and tour the beautiful and historic Davis County Court House. Finally, we visit a fascinating Amish family, and tonight, we enjoy a special homemade dinner in Bloomfield. B, L, D
This morning we will have a tasty breakfast and then we'll head over to the Midwest Old Thresher's Museum for a fascinating step back into our agricultural heritage...a surprise ride that's sure to make you reminisce. We'll make a stop amongst the rolling hills of eastern Iowa on the way to Davenport. You will get a chance to take some amazing pictures of the Mississippi River and Norbert F. Beckey Bridge at Riverside Park in Muscatine. Tonight we'll stay within easy walking distance of the Mississippi River front in Davenport. This vibrant city was declared "The Most Livable Small City in America". You will have free time to explore the city on your own tonight. B, L
A captivating behind-the-scenes tour at John Deere Harvester Works along the Mississippi begins the day. Here we'll see the step-by-step process of making the famous tractors and farm equipment in one of the most modern and efficient factories in the world. Then we'll call on Isabelle Bloom for a behind-the-scenes visit to see how their world-famous figurines are handcrafted. We'll enjoy lunch in Maquoketa...then explore the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, so distinguished that it's been chosen as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute. We stay overnight at the elegant Hotel Julien Dubuque—some may wish to join on an optional trip up the world's shortest and steepest elevator known as the Felon Place Elevator or 4th Street Elevator. At the top, one can see three different states. B, L
This morning wake up ready for a mouth-watering breakfast at Breitbach's Country Dining in Balltown, Iowa's oldest continuously operating restaurant. Scenery abounds as we head north along the Mississippi River valley to Guttenberg and its Lock and Dam for a "see-how-it-works" visit. Have your cameras out—Pikes Peak State Park offers one of the most stunning views in the Midwest. We'll stand high above the Mississippi across from where the Wisconsin River empties into our nation's longest waterway. Then, we'll stop by the Seed Savers Exchange—its members have been passing on garden heritage by collecting and distributing thousands of samples of rare garden seeds. Gardeners will surely want to stock up on their favorite seeds. Tonight we will end the night in Decorah with a memorable dinner. You will have the chance to talk about all the exciting places we visited so far with your fellow travelers. B, D
Off to see the world-famous Decorah eagle nest (Mother Nature permitting), and Decorah Fish Hatchery. We will then head to Spilville to take a tour of St. Wenceslaus, the oldest Czech Catholic church in the United States. During your visit you will have the chance to try Kolche, a Czech Republic pastry. Before leaving Spillville we will stop at Bily Clocks. These unique woodcrafted clocks are so astounding that The Smithsonian has tried to secure several. After a tasty lunch in New Hampton, we'll visit the Little Brown Church in Nashua where the Pastor will host us for a very extraordinary stop...and heartwarming hymn. We will cap off the day with a visit to Mark and Jerilyn Mueller's grain farm. B, L, D
This morning starts with an impressive tour of Hansen's Dairy in Hudson. On a trolley ride around the farm, we'll see calves, cows, wallabies and kangaroos as well as their milking and processing facilities. The tour will end with a scoop of delicious, creamy homemade ice cream. Then we head to Gladbrook to Matchstick Marvels where Patrick Acton crafts towering sculptures made out of matchsticks. You'll be fascinated by models such as the U.S. Capitol, Space Shuttle, and Notre Dame in Paris. Following lunch in Marshalltown, we return to Des Moines enriched by our 29th state. B
Night 1: Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport and Conference Center
Night 2: Ottumwa Hotel TBD
Night 3: Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel Davenport
Night 4: Hotel Julien Dubuque
Night 5: Country Inn & Suites Decorah
Night 6: Hilton Garden Inn Cedar Falls
July 16-22, 2019
Sept 10-16, 2019 SOLD OUT
Sept 17-23, 2019 SOLD OUT
Price Per Person:
Double $1,577; Single $1,985
Depart/Return: Des Moines, IA
Pre-/Post-Tour Hotel: $148/night
Now accepting waitlists for both September 2019 departures. Please call 262-923-8120.
Average Temps
high 82°/low 60° (July)
high 72°/low 50° (September)
Time Zone
Arrival Time
Schedule your flight to arrive by 5:00 p.m. on Day 1.
Departure Time
Schedule your flight home any time after 4:30 p.m. on Day 7.
Airport Info
Starting hotel offers 24-hour complimentary shuttle service.
Vehicle Parking
Complimentary for duration of tour.
Walking Distance
Light to moderate walking is required to fully enjoy this tour. Some walking can be on uneven surfaces.
US Dollar
Hotel Amenities
Hair dryers, irons, ironing boards & coffee makers throughout tour. Exercise room and swimming pool available at most hotels.
Additional Information
No photography allowed at Amish and Mennonite stops, and conservative clothing requested at such stops.
Further information is mailed upon receipt of your reservation. A total of three mailings are sent to assist you in preparing for your tour…Get Ready, Get Set and Go! Our "Get Ready" packet is sent confirming your reservation. Our "Get Set" packet provides further details approximately 90 days prior to departure with important details regarding making your travel arrangements. Finally, our "Go" packet arrives 2-3 weeks before departure containing all your final documents.
Updates: Updates to this document are available from our Discovery Reservations Team, and will be posted online at CountryTravelDiscoveries.com/OIA
Travel Protection Available?
Yes, see CountryTravelDiscoveries.com/TravelProtectionPlan.
Terms & Conditions
Tour reservations are subject to the terms and conditions on our website at CountryTravelDiscoveries.com/terms.
Have a group? We can make your group's vacation cost-effective and easy, with discounts for groups as small as five and other benefits.
Learn more at CountryTravelDiscoveries.com/groups.


text:
Xbox Live enforcement bans to give specific reasons to parents
This petition had 14 supporters
Microsoft/Xbox needs to give specific reasons to parents when banning users so that parents can take appropriate action.
My son is 10 years old and received a ban from xbox enforcement team for 10 days.
It states 'harassment abuse and threats and communication and goes on to say.... this account engaged in harassment abuse or threats towards others. This may include written or verbal abuse, griefing or trolling threats, extortion, network manipulation, dissemination of another persons information, attempts to coerce or harass others.... it also talks about hate language, offensive behaviour, profanity etc etc.....
Now as a parent who doesn't accept ANY of the above from my children I tried to find out exactly what my son had done.
Firstly, scouring through pages and pages of on-line xbox information and enforcement info to no avail.... so I personally went through EVERY message that he received and sent to online friends since last Christmas (this took me ages) I did find that he had used the F word twice and we discussed how in appropriate this was and he promised not to do it again. But the two dates that Xbox had said the incident(s) happened were certainly not apparent in his messages.
What next.....? ahhh I'll call the support line an 0800 number - great!! I was in hold for about 25mins before finally speaking with Mike. Who categorically told me that this ban had been put by the enforcement team, okay so I asked if I could speak to them? NO he said, do they have an email? I asked NO he said, so I asked him to tell me why my son had been banned. NO I can't tell you, you need to read the internet!!!! aggghhhhhh. I explained several times that the information I required was not online. I pleaded with him to understand that I am a concerned parent, and wanted to know what my son had done as it seemed that it could have been serious. NOTHING I can do he said!!
After looking on-line it seems to be an on-going problem, customers (PAYING CUSTOMERS) are unable to have answers to their questions. How can this be?
So I thought I would put in a complaint!! NO can't do that either, because unless you want to complain about another user it's not possible to file complaint!!!
I'm at my wits end!! Xbox/Microsoft are a multi million dollar corporation and yet they are unable to provide their paying customers with information that can be used to ensure that players continue to be safeguarded and provide parents with vital information to be able to discuss such issues with their children.
I am asking that you sign my petition for Xbox/Microsoft give specific information on enforcement banning, so that parents can challenge their children appropriately and give out home punishments as necessary. Also that it is easier to raise a complaint about the company, then maybe a petition may not have been necessary?!
Thank you - for taking the time to read over this, please forward and lets get Microsoft listening and answering!! :)
Trending petitions
Today: Faye is counting on you
Faye Healy needs your help with "Xbox live enforcement-to give specific reasons for bans so parents can ensure their children are playing safely and take appropriate action". Join Faye and 13 supporters today.
Today: Faye is counting on you
Faye Healy needs your help with "Xbox live enforcement-to give specific reasons for bans so parents can ensure their children are playing safely and take appropriate action". Join Faye and 13 supporters today.


text: Ella is an adorable four month old baby. She was so fun to photograph. When I first arrived at her house she was sleeping so heavily that I took some great pictures of her under the tree like a sweet, little present. When she woke up the first thing I noticed was her huge, blue eyes. She was the happiest baby and it was so easy to get cute and beautiful photos of her. I had so much fun in this portrait session. I hope you enjoy these adorable pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.


text:
Cesar Delgado is the Siri platform architect at Apple. He has also worked on iTunes, iCloud, News, and Maps. Previously, Cesar worked at various startups around Silicon Valley. He has been involved in the Apache Hadoop community since 2008.
For exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, email firstname.lastname@example.com
For information on trade opportunities with O'Reilly conferences, email email@example.com
View a complete list of Strata Data Conference contacts
©2017, O'Reilly Media, Inc. • (800) 889-8969 or (707) 827-7019 • Monday-Friday 7:30am-5pm PT • All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing on oreilly.com are the property of their respective owners. • email@example.com


text:
Rwanda denied accusations that RPF Officials participated in 1994 Genocide
Posted by rwandaonline on June 6, 2009
By Hereward Holland
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda denied on Tuesday accusations from a human rights group that rebels led by now President Paul Kagame went unpunished for war crimes and revenge killings after the central African nation's 1994 genocide.
In a recent letter to the U.N.-backed International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the court to indict senior officers from the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) as it did to the Hutu masterminds of the genocide.
"The tribunal's failure to address the war crimes committed by the Rwandan Patriotic Front risks leaving the impression that it is delivering only victor's justice," HRW executive director Kenneth Roth said. "That's a poor legacy for this historic effort at international justice."
The RPF rebels, led by Kagame, swept to power after routing extremists responsible for the genocide of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Fifteen years later, justice and reconciliation issues still arouse deep feelings in the nation of 10 million whose economy was shattered by the genocide.
Critics say Kagame has been lenient on ex-RPF fighters, while ensuring genocide perpetrators met justice, and faced survivors, in local village "gacaca" tribunals.
But Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama told Reuters, in response to the rights group's letter, authorities had punished "most severely" soldiers who had violated rules of military engagement and committed war crimes.
"Some abuses did indeed take place but they (soldiers) were arrested, they were arraigned before courts of law, they were judged by the competent court and sentenced," Karugarama said
The New York-based rights group cited a 1994 U.N. report which accused the RPF of perpetrating "serious breaches of international humanitarian law and crimes against humanity."
The U.N. refugee agency estimates the RPF killed between 25,000 and 45,000 people from April to August 1994, HRW said in a statement to media accompanying the letter.
Despite the concern that genocide-related cases might face political interference and unfair adjudication, the ICTR last year transferred files of RPF suspects to Rwanda for domestic prosecution, HRW said.
It said trials of those suspects in Rwanda had presented the killings as "spontaneous reactions by soldiers overcome with grief" and were a political whitewash.
"The court heard testimony only from witnesses supporting this version of events, despite evidence you transmitted to Rwanda's prosecution service indicating that the killings were part of a planned military operation involving more senior officials," HRW said in its letter to ICTR chief prosecutor Hassan Jallow.
Karugarama said the alleged numbers killed by RPF were "wild allegations" and lacked evidence.
"It's on record in the public domain that the RPF never killed people intentionally at all, on the contrary, anybody that did was severely punished," he said.
"If anybody has other evidence, let them bring it forward."
Seeking justice for the victims of RPF crimes neither denies the genocide nor equates these crimes with genocide, Roth said.
"It simply asserts that all victims, regardless of the power of the alleged perpetrators, have the right to see justice done," he said.
One Response to "Rwanda denied accusations that RPF Officials participated in 1994 Genocide"
February 3, 2011 at 1:51 am
You must understand that the Hutus were killing Tutsi and moderate Hutus. So that the RPF would only be fighting these extremist Hutus. Of course they attacked these people, they wouldn't be attacking other Tutsis.


text:
Miken 2018 Freak® 20th Anniversary Maxload ASA Slow Pitch Softball Bat
The Miken Freak Maxload continues the groundbreaking four piece ASA bat movement, delivering a massive 14" double barrel bat that crushes .52 COR ASA balls. Combined with a 0.5oz maxload weighting, the Freak Maxload will send balls over the fence in a hurry.
- Model: MF20MA -18
- Frame: Four-Piece
- 14″ Barrel Length
- 2 ¼" Barrel Diameter
- Material: Composite
- Technology: Tetra-Core Tech, Sensi-Flex, 100 COMP


text:
"This President has taken a very dangerous course with regards to Cuba, saying we're going to relax relations, we're going to open up travel to Cuba. This is the wrong time for that…."
- Mitt Romney in the NBC Debate, 23 January, 2012
Since anything is liable to be said in an election year, and since this remark was tailored to the Florida Latino community, it remains to be seen how fervently Mr. Romney believes what he said, but a couple of questions:
- What's dangerous? Is Governor Romney concerned that Americans might adopt the Cuban revolution as a model for our politics? The Cuban economic model as ours? Maybe if we talk to the Castros they'll, what, invade? Or maybe if we just give our sixty year policy of economic sanctions and travel restrictions a little more time, it'll work?
- Why is this the wrong time to open up travel to Cuba? Would it have been better ten years ago? Will it be better ten years from now? (In fact, best I can tell, the current "people to people" program was instituted by President Clinton in March 1998, and later restricted by President Bush. The Cubans were even wary of the program at first.)
Governor Romney said it. I'm just asking.
You'd think denying American business access to the Cuban market would rile up the business wing of Mr. Romney's party. And then there's the matter of denying Americans their freedom to travel, for political reasons.
We're going to take advantage of the President's 'dangerous course' while it's available, with a trip to Cuba in March. Watch for reports here on CS&W.


text:
Norway's FlyViking Suspends Operations
Profits and stable operations never took off for the small airline FlyViking that hoped to mostly serve Northern Norway. Now its executives plan to ground nearly all its flights shortly after New Year.
The airline, launched just last spring, announced on Friday that its last scheduled service would be suspended from January 12. It will try to maintain a route between Ørland and Oslo with a leased aircraft and personnel from other airlines but all other service will cease.
"The main reason is that it's not economically responsible to keep operating with the material we have today," stated FlyViking chairman Ola Olsen in a press release issued Friday. He added that a "managed shutdown" over a "reasonable" period of time would allow the airline to suspend operations without damaging customers, suppliers, employees or personnel hired in.
FlyViking's general manager Heine Richardsen apologized for inconvenience to passengers who had bought tickets on the airline for flights after January 12. He asked all of them to contact the company to arrange for refunds in accordance with their terms of sale and passenger rights.
He said the airline also suffered more challenges with its ticketing and reservations system, nor could it offer selv-service check-in. It's all a major setback for the airline's founder, Ola Giæver, a former pilot for rival airline Widerøe, and Olsen. Both have been the airline's two largest shareholders.
Giæver had only a short comment when contacted by state broadcaster NRK, which had aired a documentary about the airline's launch: "That which does not kill us, makes us stronger," wrote Giæver, who's from scenic Lyngen in Northern Norway, in a text message to NRK. "It will be soon be a new year with new opportunities. Happy New Year everyone!"


text:
Salone del Mobile – Milan Design Fair 9-14 April
By Hettie Judah
Salone del Mobile and the associated events that make up Milan Design Week are the industry's annual showcase for innovative design products and ideas. If the official Salone itself feels as though it's on the point of dissolving into one vast sofa ocean of homogenous, if exquisitely upholstered, home furnishings, seek out instead the always-inspiring Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Moroso's adventurous installations and limited edition works at Gallery Nilufar. And For fresh ideas and theoretical propositions, head to Ventura Lambrate, which has overtaken Zona Tortona as the rightful home of design's cutting edge.
Salone del Mobile and Milan Design Week 9-14 Apr, Milan Fairgrounds, Rho, Milan. Trade only 9-12 Apr, Public 13-14 Apr.