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At 30 June 2018 ACDBA members were handling more than $20.5 billion in debt represented by 7.5 million files under management - this includes both contingent and purchased debts. Contingent collections represented 64% of
accounts and 36% of debt compared to purchased collections at 36% of accounts and 64% of debt.
Cumulatively, ACDBA members made more than 109.1 million consumer contacts in FY2018 - contacts included phone calls, text messages, emails, non-statutory and statutory letters. Members report collecting a total of $2.0 billion from accounts under management in FY2018 and had $2.8 billion in accounts under payment arrangements.
Click here to view the complete results of the ACDBA Member Data Survey for FY2018, additionally an analysis over a 10 year period of complaints received by members and how they were resolved is available here.
Useful information on the collections and debt buying industry can be reviewed in the following documents:
Snapshot of Complaint Data for 10 Years (FY2009 - FY2018)
Research into the Australian Debt Collection Industry released May 2015 by ACCC


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Priming psychic and conjuring abilities of a magic demonstration influences event interpretation and random number generation biases
Mohr, Christine; Koutrakis, Nikolaos and Kuhn, Gustav. 2015. Priming psychic and conjuring abilities of a magic demonstration influences event interpretation and random number generation biases. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(1542), pp. 1-8. ISSN 1664-1078 [Article]
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01542
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Magical ideation and belief in the paranormal is considered to represent a trait-like character; people either believe in it or not. Yet, anecdotes indicate that exposure to an anomalous event can turn skeptics into believers. This transformation is likely to be accompanied by altered cognitive functioning such as impaired judgments of event likelihood. Here, we investigated whether the exposure to an anomalous event changes individuals' explicit traditional (religious) and non-traditional (e.g., paranormal) beliefs as well as cognitive biases that have previously been associated with non-traditional beliefs, e.g., repetition avoidance when producing random numbers in a mental dice task. In a classroom, 91 students saw a magic demonstration after their psychology lecture. Before the demonstration, half of the students were told that the performance was done respectively by a conjuror (magician group) or a psychic (psychic group). The instruction influenced participants' explanations of the anomalous event. Participants in the magician, as compared to the psychic group, were more likely to explain the event through conjuring abilities while the reverse was true for psychic abilities. Moreover, these explanations correlated positively with their prior traditional and non-traditional beliefs. Finally, we observed that the psychic group showed more repetition avoidance than the magician group, and this effect remained the same regardless of whether assessed before or after the magic demonstration. We conclude that pre-existing beliefs and contextual suggestions both influence people's interpretations of anomalous events and associated cognitive biases. Beliefs and associated cognitive biases are likely flexible well into adulthood and change with actual life events.
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3rd House (House of courage)
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Remembering Joe Tofflemire
September 29, 2011
He bought himself a snub-nosed football shoe in the ninth grade to further his ambitions as a place-kicker, so instantly – and forever – Joe Tofflemire was known as "Toe."
But soon enough he grew into a complete player – one of the most honored linemen in Pacific-12 Conference history, a second-round NFL draft pick – and, to his family and friends, a complete inspiration.
So their sorrow was as profound as their shock in learning that Tofflemire had died Tuesday at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene after being found unconscious and unresponsive in his Post Falls home.
The former Seattle Seahawks center was 46.
"He was warm, sharing, caring, compassionate," said Nick Menegas, Tofflemire's coach at Post Falls High School. "His evolution from boy to man was so rewarding to watch. He was humble and kind – and so grateful for his opportunities."
Rosary will be Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Bell Tower Funeral Home in Post Falls, Idaho, with gravesite services Monday at noon at Evergreen Cemetery. A reception will follow at Post Falls Senior Center – 1215 E. 3rd Avenue, Post Falls, Idaho.
Tofflemire's brother, Paul – who followed him to the University of Arizona and gave the Wildcats a Tofflemire starting at center for seven straight years – said tests had not been completed, but that it was determined that his brother suffered heart failure. The ravages of the NFL had put him through nearly a dozen surgeries on his shoulders and back and left him unable to be physically active.
Having made his home in the Seattle area since joining the Seahawks in 1989, Tofflemire had returned to Post Falls five years ago after the death of his father, John, to help care for his mother, Anna.
"He was big and tough, but he was never a fighter – more of a protector," said Mike Valente, who took snaps from Tofflemire at quarterback in high school. "Being an offensive lineman fit."
Tofflemire blossomed as an all-state center his final two seasons at PFHS – earning Idaho Offensive Lineman of the Year honors in 1983 alongside another future NFL player, Rollin Putzier. But his athletic ability wasn't limited to football. A state placer in both the shot put and discus, he also ran a leg on the Trojans' 4×100-meter relay team – and probably could have done more.
"We even tried wrestling for one day and quit," said teammate Eric Tibesar. "We thought would be easy. Well, I thought so. Then I quit and he followed me – that's how good of a friend he was."
After a redshirt year at Arizona, Tofflemire was a second-team All-Pac-10 selection at center as a freshman and a three-time first-teamer, winning the Morris Trophy as a senior as the league's outstanding offensive lineman. More honors have piled up since: selection to the Pac-10's all-1980s team, the UA Hall of Fame and the school's all-century team, among others
The Seahawks made him the 44th selection in the 1989 draft. His NFL career lasted until 1995, fraught with injury. His 33 appearances were concentrated mostly in 1990 and 1992.
"That was hard on him, but he never took anything for granted," said his brother, Paul. "I've never seen anybody work harder in the gym, and he was always surprised at the kind of celebrity he was here.
"He was my role model and I'm going to miss him terribly."
Tofflemire is survived by his mother, sons Michael and John, and eight siblings – brothers John, David and Paul, and sisters Anna Marie, Susan, Caroline, Mary and Christine.


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Design of dynamic adaptive fuzzy neural networks with applications in fault diagnosis and short-term load forecasting
Du, Juan
Date of Issue2011
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Soft Computing became a formal Computer Science area of study in the early 1990's. It deals with imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth, and approximation to achieve tractability, robustness and low-cost solution. Fuzzy systems and neural networks have been regarded as the main branches of Soft Computing. In the classic fuzzy system approach, fuzzy rules are determined by domain experts and remain unchanged during the learning. In order to overcome this problem, it is desirable to develop an objective approach to automate the modeling process based on numerical training data for fuzzy systems. Towards this end, the neural network-based fuzzy systems, called fuzzy neural systems, exhibit great potential in the flexible adaptability to changes. This kind of potential is derived from the learning and adaptive capability of neural networks. Numerous research works have been dedicated to the development of theory and design of systems and algorithms for specific applications. Although those works have demonstrated the exceptional intelligent capability for computing and learning of hybrid systems, the determination of the number of fuzzy rules and identification of neural network structures are still open issues. More specifically, the number of fuzzy rules is fixed and neural network structures cannot be adjusted automatically. Therefore, the adaptive structure identification method is desirable to achieve better system performance.
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"Who taught you guys how to ride?!"
This was the question Brian Englund posed to his kids as his youngest son had managed to get his dirt bike struck in a tree shortly after his eldest daughter launched her bike up a ravine on the opposite side of the trail, getting it stuck on a rock.
Riding since he was 19, Brian didn't get into adventure riding until shortly after his 36th birthday. After returning from a tour to Afghanistan in 2013 (compliments of the U.S. Army), Brian turned to a 2009 KTM 950 Super Enduro as a form of therapy. Realizing that off-road riding was something he wanted to share with his kids, he added a KTM 300 XC to his garage, along with a gaggle of miscellaneous dirt bikes for his brood.
One look at Brian's Instagram page is all you'll need in order to realize how devoted he is to his children. There is post after post of them riding together and working in the garage.
At first, I thought this would just be a funny, lighthearted piece about a very involved father and his approach to parenting. But the more I looked, the more I realized there was another layer here. While Brian was having fun with his children, he was also preparing them — and himself — for his next absence.
"Lex (Alexis) is my oldest, she turns 14 in two weeks. She's the conservative one, typically picking smarter lines and often finishing faster than the others because she doesn't crash as much. She's on the 2007 KTM 105SX. Nate, who will be turning 12 in September, is my middle son. He is definitely the fastest rider... between crashes. He's the daredevil and will try anything on his bike. He had to upgrade from his CR85RB Big Wheel this year. He's also the lead mechanic in the outfit. Where Lex prefers to read the manuals first, Nate dives in. You can imagine the results.
"Carl is 10 and rides a 2006 Honda CR85R. He is the hardest worker once we're on the trail and has the best clutch control of the bunch. His biggest challenge is getting started again after a fall. I did the math, and the weight ratios for him picking up his bike are the same as me picking up the 950 Super Enduro — and I know what a smoker that is! Toughest little dude ever, he finished the Desert 100 with walking pneumonia so bad he couldn't even talk."
After posting a recent video on Instagram of his daughter crashing, Brian began to see some backlash in the comments. The internet has no shortage of people wanting to tell others how to live their lives and Brian began to hear all about how he should be raising his kids.
Pretty sure Lex will become the latest distinguished recipient of the "Owbell" for trail buffoonery. She hit a log with her left handguard, catapulting her down into a giant rut with the bike tacoing her pretty good on Muddled Meandering trail. I was behind a stump and heard the crash but missed seeing it. The end result speaks for itself! #agoge #enduro #braap #motokids #motodad #garageparty #wellshit #crashology #dfq #furtherfasterfightharder #2stroke #2smoke #ktm105 #fail #allaboardthefailboat #kidswhoride #girlswhoride
When I asked him if he still was still OK with me sharing his story, knowing it could lead to further criticism, this was his response:
"I'd love to get something out there. If it serves to motivate other people to put their kids on bikes and teach them that they're not made of glass and they can make their own decisions, that's awesome."
He wasn't just making videos of his kids crashing in an effort to catch a few laughs. He was using those crashes as teachable moments.
In the first video of his two kids struggling, he directs Lex to shut off her petcock and set her bike down in order to help out Carl, who's stuck on a rock. He then encourages Nate to run back and help out his siblings. The moment became one big team-building exercise where his kids learned the importance of relying on each other to get through a rough situation.
Keep scrolling through his Instagram page and you'll come to a picture of Lex getting a cast removed from her arm. The caption consists of words of encouragement from dad, urging her to get back on the bike because using the clutch will make for great physical therapy. There is a video of Nate with an ear-to-ear grin on his face when he kicks his dirt bike to life after rebuilding his own engine for the first time (with a little bit of guidance and wisdom from Pop). Further down is a picture of Carl completing a hare scramble, fist in the air as the checkered flag waves in front of him.
While Brian's kids have only been riding since the fall of 2015, he's "damn proud" of what they've accomplished.
"They've raced the Desert 100 twice, a dozen local NMA (Northwest Motorcycle Association in Washington) events, and a hundred trail rides, and they just keep getting faster, more technical, and wiser in their line selection. Soon, they'll be the ones laughing at me pinned under my bike, and rightly so," Brian tells me during one of our conversations. It's important for him that they learn to be self-sufficient.
"They're budding mechanics, and each has rebuilt their own bike with varying degrees of assistance from Dad. They do their own maintenance and I have become hands-off, directing from across the garage. This is by design, as they have to be able to do it on their own when I'm gone."
That's when I fully realized how Brian's time with his children was about something much larger than having fun on motorcycles. As you read this, Brian has already headed out for another year of overseas deployment away from his kids.
Hence the reason for all the social media posts lately. Brian has been trying to pack a lifetime of living into the past few weeks, spending as much time with his children as possible. Pictures of the four of them litter his feeds.
When I ask Brian what he's going to do when he returns, he tells me he's unsure. He's memorized his retirement date from the Army, and rattles it off without hesitation, but past that he says he's still trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up.
There is passion when he talks about an organization called Veterans Back 40 Adventure. This is a group that helps to acclimate returning vets back to civilian life through the use of adventure and dual-sport rides. Brian tells me this is something he wishes had been around when he returned from Afghanistan.
"VB40A is almost exactly what I did totally on my own when I got home from Afghanistan, only I did it the hard way: alone. It would have been a lot cooler if I'd fallen in with a band of shake-and-bake friends to accelerate the learning and the fun!"
While he is passionate about the work that the folks at the VB40A are tackling, his only concern at the moment is getting through the next year and returning to his kids.
Success!! Nate seized his big end bearing at a race on the 2008 KTM 105XC. He did about 90% of the rebuild himself with Dad as a technical advisor. From crank install to timing and squish clearance to piston and ring, all him. Not bad for an 11-year old! Some new terms learned along the way. #rtfm #agoge #garageparty #motodad #motokids #readytorace #ktm105
"This will be a tough year, but friends will help and I've given them the opportunity to prepare and the tools (mental and shop) to work. All I can do now is watch and attempt to assist from afar."
If you ask Brian, he'll describe himself as a "regular Joe" just doing what he needs to do to take care of his family. But his actions tell a bigger story, a story I felt was worth sharing.


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Testify to Hip Hop is a digital streaming show all about – you guessed it – hip hop.
I headed over to their studio to round up my top 5 hip hop trending moments of the week.
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- Cardi B is the new face of Reebok. The reality star turned rapper just announced her Cardi B x Reebok collaboration, making this the third major collab for her this year. MONEY MOVES.
- Rick Ross tells Kanye West that lemon pepper wings from Wing Stop is the key to coping. After 'Ye tweeted that McDonald's was his favorite restaurant (but like, same), Ross told him it's all about Wing Stop's lemon pepper wings. I need you to testify on this one
- Mac Miller's cause of death is revealed as an accidental overdose. The coroner said the rapper died of a toxic mix of fentanyl and cocaine.
- Blac Chyna finds another way to stay relevant by dropping her first rap single called "Deserve" featuring Yo Gotti & Jeremih. After all this time, we finally get a single from Blac Chyna and it's actually not horrible. Probably because she's been working with Tyga's producer, Mally Mall.
- Are Diddy and Cassie back together? Rumors report the two are back together. Trying to keep up with Diddy and Cassie's relationship is like trying to keep up with the Kardashians…you can't. Or you can, and it's like a full time job.
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Take the ingredients out to room temperature ahead of time. Make the layer by mixing the flour with the baking powder and cocoa. Stir well.
Mix the oil with the milk. In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar using a mixer. Add the dry and liquid ingredients while alternating.
Pour the prepared mixture into a 9 1/2″ (24 cm) form with removable sides. Bake in a preheated 320°F (160 °C) oven for 30 min. Let it cool.
Meanwhile, make the syrup by caramelizing the sugar in a pot on the stove. Slowly add the water (take caution because it's really hot). Leave the caramel to melt and for the syrup to boil about 15 min. on moderate heat.
Make the creams according to packet directions.
Cut the cake layer into 2. Place the lower part in a plate. Pour syrup over it. Let it soak it in and smear cream #1 over it. Add a few chocolate sprinkles. Place the 2nd layer.
Syrup again, wait for the syrup to soak in and smear the entire cake with cream #2.
Put it in the fridge for about 1 hour. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles and chocolate biscuits.
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2012 Designer of the Year, Bri Seeley Returns to Phoenix to Host Trunk Show
Whether you are a fashion blogger looking to network, a fashionista that shops local or you just want to stay on-top of the latest trends, the upcoming Bri Seeley x Indie Stitch event at Clothes Minded is a must! Join Bri Seeley, Phoenix Fashion Week's 2012 Designer of the Year, for an exclusive shopping event at popular Ahwatukee Foothills boutique Clothes Minded! Clothes Minded owner Kim Kendall is passionate about supporting local designers (many of them connected with Phoenix Fashion Week!) and is striving to build awareness about the fact that "designer" clothing doesn't have to cost a fortune. "I am hosting this event to not only support Bri Seeley, but support the blogger community because they're becoming a huge influence in the industry…every brand today should have a blog!" Kendall said.
Shop her award winning Escape Collection at 40% off, and pre-order her newest Silence Collection that debuted on the Phoenix Fashion Week runway last month! "I'm very excited to be returning to Phoenix. The community has been so remarkably supportive of my brand since winning Designer of the Year. An event like this, and the partnerships with Phoenix Fashion Week, Clothes Minded, and Indie Stitch give me an opportunity to connect with my customers on a more personal level," Seeley said.
DATE: Friday, November 15, 2013
TIME: 4pm to 8pm
LOCATION: Clothes Minded AZ, 4810 E. Ray Road. #13, Phoenix, AZ 85044
Bri Seeley has also partnered with well-known local blogger Dustin Hoyman of Indie Stitch to activate the talented crop of bloggers here in Arizona. "Bloggers are becoming increasingly important to fashion. While a singular blog might not have the impact of a large publication, a strong blogging community can provide the voice and excitement to be the catalyst for change. We're now seeing new trends and styles emerge from the blogosphere with viral speed. Indie Stitch wants to help build and grow our fashion community through creating real life connections between bloggers. The larger and more connected our community, the easier it is to attract designers and brands to our town, thus helping to grow our scene," Hoyman said.
Reblogged from Article by Lauren Pfingstag for Phoenix Fashion Week
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Addison's disease
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Addison's disease is considered a fairly rare disease of the endocrine system, which accompanies the chronic insufficiency of the adrenal cortex as a result of its one-sided and bilateral lesions.
The essence of Addison's disease is an autoimmune process, that is, the body is attacked by its own immune cells, destroying once-established immunity and not only. However, other pathogenic factors also stand out:
- Tuberculosis of the adrenal glands;
- Syphilis;
- Extensive fungal lesions;
- Bleeding in the adrenal glands;
- Adrenoleukodystrophy;
- Removal of the adrenal glands;
- Sarcoidosis;
- Long-term drug therapy of individual pharmacological groups.
Acute sinusitis
- Category: Diseases of the ear, nose and throat
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Acute sinusitis is a common name for a group of inflammations of the paranasal sinus (maxillary, wedge, frontal and latticed maze). The airborne sinuses communicating with the nasal cavity perform the following physiological functions:
- Thermo-regulating (equalization of the temperature of the inhaled air and protection from temperature changes in the roots of the teeth and eyeballs);
- Buffer (softening and damping of blows in trauma of the bones of the facial skull);
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Podgorica – Podgorica company Vektra, owned by Dragan Brkovic bought tender documentation for hotel – tourist company Boka – finds "Vijesti".
Tender for sale of Boka will close in two weeks time and beside Vektra there are also Hungarian Hunguest hotels that already owns around 30% shares, Meat investment from Amsterdam and Summit from Monaco.
Hunguest hotels is famous in tourism to which turn also Vektra.
Brkovic's company is for time being bought at coast building of former Yugoslav river ships in the center of Budva for around 3.3 million EUR as well as hotel complex Alet former known as MOC for 4.8 million.
Hunguest hotels will surely submit offer for Boka in Montenegro bought hotels Topla and Centar that are unified in complex Sun resort where is up to now invested over six million EUR. Hungarians bought also around 35% of shares of HTP Boka that made them two representatives in the Board of directors. Hunguest hotels publicly mostly expressed interest for purchase of Boka and participated in last tender which was annulled.
HTP Boka has three hotels – Igalo, Plaza, Tamaris as well as more restaurants, cafes and business property. The state sells 59% shares and the offers can be submitted till June 30.


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Relive your misspent youth hanging out at the local Timezone with Pocket Arcade. Includes 4 mini games, the infamous grabby claw machine, basketball hoops, whack-a-mole/alien and coin dozer. Win a range of 'arcade type' prizes and extra coins by playing. The graphics are appealing, colourful and the gameplay is simple but fun. Looking forward to the addition of extra games. The game could benefit from some additional incentives/achievements/competitive element. 7.5/10
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to blog about? I'm not real sure. Yesterday was routine and very uneventful. I am thankful for that, because those days don't come very often. I am slowly checking off my "get it down NOW" list. There's so many little things that I just don't seem to get done that I am determined to do this month. I will feel very accomplished if I do.
So how is it that there seems to be so much to do, yet I find that I have so much time on my hands? Maybe because everyone stops working by 5 or maybe because I stop everything when I get my kids from school. Well for whatever reason...I will get things done this month - this is the time!
Thanks for day Lord and than you for all the answered prayers.
~Peace & Blessings~


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By now you've probably heard about the situation in California, as a thousand federally-protected wild horses are being rounded up from the Devil's Garden Wild Horse Territory in the Modoc National Forest. Hundreds of these iconic mustangs are in danger of being sold without limitation on slaughter. AWHC is working on numerous fronts to address this crisis – and our activism is working.
Here's an update on the work we're doing:
Here's how you can help:
Bottom line: Our activism is working. The Forest Service has already decided to extend the time during which horses will not be sold for slaughter. The horses aren't safe yet, but we've got their attention and we must keep pushing!


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The project stipulated reconstruction of a section of Dyckerhoff Cement Plant.
The plant converted to coal energy due to increase in gas prices. Renaissance's scope of works covered a coal processing facility, a railcar unloading unit, a crusher, raw coal storage units, raw coal silos, a coal mill, and coal dust silos.


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02. Mica Swain ft. Waka Flocka Flame - Body Talk
03. Dukwon ft. 2 Pistols - On That Drink (Remix)
04. RL ft. Yung Joc - In The Club Like
05. Akshan - Jealous Type
06. Triple C - I Shot The Sherriff
07. Mr. Casanova - It Is What It Is
08. Kevin Rudolf ft. Jay Sean, Birdman & Lil Wayne - I Made It
09. Toby TNT1 - Champion
10. DJ Kay Slay ft. Maino, Papoose, Red Cafe & Ray J - Thug Luv
11. Nipsey Hussle ft. Iyaz - Return Of The Mack (DJ Cosinus Remix)
12. Chris Sheppard ft. Ryan Leslie - Crazy
13. Mica Swain ft. Ricco Barrino - Back To My Zone
14. Flo Rida ft. Billy Blue, Brisco & Tanu - We Came Up
15. DJ Cosinus & Mica Swain - Interlude
16. Giavanna ft. Waka Flocka Flame - Whatever
17. Shontelle - Licky (Under The Covers)
18. Black Dada - Round Round
19. Lil Jon ft. Pitbull - Work It Out (DJ Cosinus Remix)
20. Angel & Khriz ft. Flo Rida - Subelo (Turn It Up)
21. Don Von Jovi - 80s Baby (Bring It Back)
22. Jigg ft. Lil Wayne - What I Want
23. Mica Swain ft. Cool Kid Collective - All The Way Turned Up (Remix)
24. Trina ft. Diddy & Keri Hilson - Million Dollar Girl
25. Usher ft. Grafh & Nicki Minaj - Lil Freak (Remix)
26. Giovanni - Freak
27. Bang - Girls
28. Beat Gang - Mr Miyagi (Wax On Wax Off)
29. Masspike Miles - Nasty
30. Keep It Street ft. Yung Joc - Make U Hate
31. Big Sid ft. J-Dawg & Lacemode - Hustle All Day
32. Illaj - Call Me
33. Mica Swain - All Bcuz
34. Donte - Spend This Money
35. Mica Swain - Holding You Down
36. Sylent Bossking - My City
37. Supa China ft. Mr. CG - U Can Get It
38. Vawn ft. Bobby Valentino - Get A Room
39. Sean Garrett ft. Nicki Minaj - Get It All
40. DJ Cosinus & Mica Swain - Outro
AWWWWWwwww shyt! We didn't know that Berlin Germany was representin' like this! Big ups to DJ Cosinus fa real!! We have listened to a lot of different DJ's and and mixtapes and we gotta give it up to DJ Cosinus for this one. We just wish we woulda known about him a lot sooner! Dude has been in the game for longer than a minute and has worked with artists like, 2 Pistols, Camar, Atiba, Supa Chino, Big Shane, Archie Eversole or Physha P. He got a lot of positive feedback for his Mixtapes and every part of his "RnB 2 HipHop"-Series got more than 10.000 downloads. It don't stop there, this boy keeps droppin heat on these foolz like non-stop! All we gotta say is don't be mad at us if you miss out on this one, cuz we tried to told y'all.
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|Your guide to Hamilton Pride
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|It won't so much be "The Tron" or "H-Town" from this Thursday, in fact Waikato's metropolis will be something more akin to Gayville. Hamilton Pride 2010 begins on the 5th of August with a launch party at the opening of Gamut, a collection of work by Waikato artists to celebrate Hamilton Pride and the diversity of the rainbow community. "Gamut is the whole scale, range, or compass of a thing and this art exhibition will help showcase the way in which gender and sexuality is dynamic, fluid, relational and open," says Hamilton Pride co-chair Lynda Johnston. The Hamilton Pride Festival is a collaboration of events run by glbt groups from across Waikato. They include a lesbian quiz night, a panel discussion, a film screening, a picnic and tramping, a craft evening and a sex toy party. Saturday night features a dance party at Shine, which will be visited by the drag queen troupe touring the country in the fundraising drive Hikoi on Heels. Auckland's Miss Ribena is hosting the night, supported by Auckland and Hamilton performers. "This is a fabulous way to show solidarity with our family from the north as well as support our whanau takataapui. This is sure to be a great night out," says Johnston. "In the spirit of celebrating diversity together, the Hamilton Pride Committee would like to invite everyone to celebrate and gain a deeper sense of community by attending." On Sunday FlatOut Pride Community Radio will host the Pride 2010 Talent Show from 11am till 5.30pm. Entries are being accepted until Friday via email@example.com. Hamilton Pride is receiving financial support from the New Zealand Aids Foundation's condom promotion campaign Get it On! Hamilton Pride 2010 Events: Opening of 'Gamut' Arts Exhibition and Launch of Hamilton Pride Festival 2010 ArtsPost, South end Victoria St, Hamilton Thursday 5 August, 5.30–7pm Host Organisation: Hamilton Pride Inc (supported by Glow Singers) Queeraoke: The Glamour and Fabulousness of Hamilton! Biddy Mulligans Irish Pub, 742 Victoria Street, Hamilton Friday 6 August, from 7.30pm Host Organisation: Hamie, Quellie, Phoenix of FlatOut Pride and Hamilton Pride Inc. Rainbow Picnic, Pets and Olympics Rotoroa/Hamilton Lake Saturday, 7th of August, 12–2pm Host Organisation: GayLink Waikato Rainbow Tramp with friends TBA carpool from Rotoroa/Hamilton Lake Saturday 7 August, 2–5pm Host Organisation: Gaylink Waikato The Ultimate Pride 2010 Party welcomes Hikoi on Heels to Hamilton Shine Nightclub Saturday 7 August, 9pm onwards, shows kick off at 10pm Organisers: Hamilton Pride Inc
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|Location: Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
|Salary: £40000 - £41000 per annum
|Sector: Highways & Highways Electricals
|Type: Permanent
|Contact: Emma Puddick
Bid Writer
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
Salary:£40,000 + Company car or car allowance, healthcare, pension, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Our client is an integrated highways service provider operating across London and the South of England, a main contractor within the Highways maintenance, Street lighting, electrical services, surfacing, TM and public realm infrastructure projects.
We are now looking for a Bid Writer to join the team, working out of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire head office where they will take responsibility for creating written responses as part of delivering work winning bid submissions.
Key responsibilities for the Bid Writer:
- Creating and maintaining content for bid responses
- Working with the bid manager, operational lead, bid library manager, other specialists within the business and our supply chain to create written material for bid responses.
- Incorporating comments received from reviewers.
- Ensuring the writing structure and words used in the bid persuasively convey the offer to the customer.
- Edit for grammar, punctuation, capitalisation, clarity, readability, consistency and persuasiveness
- Filing and housekeeping as required, in line with the company shared work systems, WorkSpace and business development email account
- Actioning and updating the clarifications log where actions are assigned to the bid writer
- Following submission of the bid and feedback from the customer, work with the bid library manager to update the bid library with new/updated information gathered from the bid process.
- Designing, formatting and producing bid templates, documents and related materials
Skills and Experience for the Bid Writer:
- Excellent written skills
- Confident user of Microsoft programmes including Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Creative writing background or degree
- Prior experience working as a bid writer within a bid team
- Previously worked within the Construction/ Highways space - desirable
- Passionate, Self-Motivated and can work with little or no supervision.
- Take pride and enjoyment in your work.
- Willing and ability to multitask and work under pressure.
Fantastic opportunity to work with an expanding successful Highways contractor where you can progress your career, so if interested, please get in touch.
This advert was posted by Gold Group - one of the UK's leading niche recruitment consultancies. We span a variety of specialist industries and are the recruitment company to help you find your next career opportunity. We pride ourselves on our commitment to candidates and stick to our ethos of finding the right role for the right person. Visit our website or get in touch today to discuss this role, find out what else we've got or just for a chat about the state of your industry. Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business. Please be aware that we receive a high volume of applications for every role advertised and regularly receive applications from candidates who exceed the job credentials. We will only contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. A copy of our privacy policy can be found here: https://www.goldgroup.co.uk/about-us/privacy-policy. Gold Group is an equal opportunity & diversity employer. A copy of our equal opportunity & diversity policy can be found here: https://www.goldgroup.co.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity-policy


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USN-3756-1: Intel Microcode vulnerabilities
27 August 2018
intel-microcode vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description
- intel-microcode - Processor microcode for Intel CPUs
It was discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU core may be exposed to a malicious process that is executing on the CPU core. This vulnerability is also known as L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). A local attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to expose sensitive information (memory from other guests or the host OS). (CVE-2018-3646)
Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2018-3639)
Zdenek Sojka, Rudolf Marek, Alex Zuepke, and Innokentiy Sennovskiy discovered that microprocessors that perform speculative reads of system registers may allow unauthorized disclosure of system parameters via a sidechannel attack. This vulnerability is also known as Rogue System Register Read (RSRE). An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2018-3640)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- intel-microcode - 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- intel-microcode - 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- intel-microcode - 3.20180807a.0ubuntu0.14.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.


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|E-learning in libraries : best practices
Harmon, Charles, 1960-
The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
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|The no-nonsense guide to training in libraries
Allan, Barbara, 1954-
Facet Pub., 2013.
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|The business of digital publishing : an introduction to the digital book and journal industries
Hall, Frania.
Routledge, 2013.
Call No: Z286.E43H175
|User studies for digital library development
Dobreva, Milena.
Facet, c2012.
Call No: ZA4080.5.U84
|iPads in the library : using tablet technology to enhance programs for all ages
Nichols, Joel A.
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2013.
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|Every child ready for school : helping adults inspire young children to learn
Stoltz, Dorothy.
American Library Association, 2013.
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Smallwood, Robert F., 1959-
John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
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Peugeot 3008 Facelift revealed
Images have been revealed of the mid-life facelift Peugeot 3008, ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Changes include a revised grille with chrome inserts. Fog lights imbed lower down in the grille as well as LED headlights and restyled alloy wheels make up the exterior modifications.
The interior has been made more driver focused, with angled vents and a passenger grab handle. Updated switchgear and an extended leather package are also now available.
There are no changes to the engine, keeping the same six engines with three six-speed gearboxes available. Diesel engines are made up of a 115bhp 1.6-litre engine or a 150bhp and 163bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine. Petrol engines consist of 120bhp or 155bhp 1.6-litre units.
The 3008 HYbrid is fitted with the most powerful 163bhp 2.0-litre engine and twinned with a 37bhp electric motor and ETG6 gearbox, meaning 83mpg and emissions of only 88g/km of CO2.
Expected to hit showrooms at the end of the year, prices for the Peugeot 3008 will remain the same as the current model, starting at £17,000 and rising to £28,500 for the range-topping diesel hybrid model.


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Some people want a smartphone for the amount of apps they can download, others prefer a smartphone with good email and social media connections, whilst many insist on a great camera. If you are one of the latter, you'll already know that it's all about the screen resolution, measured in megapixels (mp) that makes the difference. The higher the mp the better but if you are looking for a smartphone that record videos or ones that are renowned for shooting fabulous pictures in low light (great for concert pictures), then you have to look in more detail. Here are our pick of the bunch:
Nokia 808 PureView Smartphone – £529.98
This smartphone is quite chunky to hold, when you compare it to other thinner versions of smartphones, the pixel count is an incredible 41mp! Simply the highest mp of any smartphone, or indeed SLR camera, on the market today. You can also film in high definition and hi-fi. There's 1080p Full HD video recording with up to 4 x lossless zoom that's smooth and completely silent.
Sony Xperia S Smartphone – £349.00
This smartphone has 12 mp and is very good at taking pictures in poor light, which makes it ideal for snaps at concerts and gigs. The 4.3" display has the highest resolution you'll find. Other features include 1080p Video Recording, Touch Focus, Smile Detection, Geo-Tagging, Face Detection and a 3D Sweep Panorama Camera.
HTC One X Smartphone – £569.95 or free on contract at Orange
A very good looking smartphone with an 8mp sensor that takes fabulous photographs, and you can even take stills whilst you are shooting videos. With this smartphone you'll never miss a shot. A speedy one second start-up, rapid-fire continuous shooting, simultaneous 1080HD video and imaging, and with HTC ImageChip you'll get great shots regardless of lighting and movement.
Motorola RAZR Maxx Smartphone – £398.80
If you want a hard wearing smartphone that is thin and has a battery that lasts forever, this is the one for you. It has an 8 mp camera with 3264×2448 pixels, an autofocus, LED flash, additional features are touch-focus, geo-tagging, face detection and image stabilization. The main plus points however are the kevlar type material it is made from and the life of the battery.
iPhone 4S Smartphone – £499.00
Still always the smartphone to beat, the iPhone has 8mp and boasts a pristine lens, it is also exceptionally easy to use for those of you who find new technology somewhat tedious. The iSight camera has an A5 chip which is designed with an image signal processor that's just as good as the ones found in DSLR cameras. The image signal processor makes the iSight camera faster, so you'll catch all the action as it happens. The camera also uses advanced algorithms in iOS 5 for even more colour accuracy, better white balance and greater dynamic range.