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U.S. troops have been in Syria fighting ISIS militants near the border with Iraq. More American diplomats and contractors are headed to Syria to help stabilize areas that have suffered years of war.
How is the U.S. helping shape the future of Syria? American troops and their rebel allies have nearly put an end to the Islamic State caliphate there. But that fighting has destroyed cities and raised questions about who will control big chunks of territory. And that is where American civilians come in. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters more are headed to Syria to help stabilize the country.
JIM MATTIS: When you bring in more diplomats, they're working that initial restoration of services. They bring in the contractors. There's international money that's got to be administered. That is a diplomat's job. The military would move them around, make certain they're protected.
CHANG: NPR's Pentagon correspondent, Tom Bowman, was among those questioning the defense secretary, and he's with us now, along with NPR's Beirut correspondent, Ruth Sherlock. Hello to both of you.
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Good morning.
RUTH SHERLOCK, BYLINE: Good morning.
CHANG: Tom, let's start with you. Do you have any sense of how many American civilians will be heading to Syria?
BOWMAN: You know, Ailsa, we don't have a sense of that number. What we do know is there are roughly 2,000 or so U.S. troops that would help these American civilians. But this job, for State Department workers and also these contractors, will be a huge one. A lot of cities and towns have been destroyed from years of fighting. And there's no estimate how long this will all take.
But this clearly goes beyond the initial goal the U.S. had of just defeating ISIS. Now Secretary Mattis says U.S. troops will remain to prevent what he calls the return of ISIS 2.0 and also push along the diplomatic efforts to resolve the civil war. So this goes beyond the initial plan.
CHANG: Diplomatic efforts – that almost sounds like nation-building, which President Trump has pledged not to do. I mean, he said he wants to focus on fighting terrorists. But what you're describing doesn't really sound like that.
BOWMAN: No, that's absolutely right. The Pentagon, interestingly, is using the term stabilization, not even rebuilding and certainly not nation-building, which is a loaded term. But here's the thing – besides restoring services, the U.S. and the international community will also help train local police forces, rebuild schools and work with local governments. So we'll have to see how this all expands. But as we've seen elsewhere in the world, this can all lead down a slippery slope to nation-building.
CHANG: Right.
BOWMAN: Now, Ailsa, it's important to note that Syria is somewhat divided in two now. The U.S. and Russia have set up a demarcation line. Basically, everything east of the Euphrates River is being run by the U.S., its rebel allies. Everything west is being run by Russia and Syria. And – but Russia and Syrian forces are now moving east. So there could be some tensions, even skirmishes, with Syrian forces in particular. Secretary Mattis said that would be a mistake for Syrian forces to take on the U.S. forces or civilians.
CHANG: Ruth, I want to go to you now. What has been the reaction of the Syrian government and its Russian allies to Mattis' announcement?
SHERLOCK: Well, so far, it's been really quite muted. There's been little from the Assad regime itself. And Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, did talk about the decision to the Interfax news agency. That's the Russian news agency. He said it, as Tom says – you know, it went beyond the U.S. mission to fight extremists in the country. But – so he called the plan surprising.
One of the reasons this might be muted, though, is that the Syrian regime, although it clearly wants to take back its territory in the long run, may not have the military capacity to do it now. The regime has been massively weakened in the war. And so for Assad to try to take back Raqqa and these other areas whilst it's also trying to fight on other fronts and keep hold of the territory it's already gained – may just be too much for its weakened military forces to take.
CHANG: I also want to talk a bit about the particular area the U.S. plans to stabilize. How easy is it for these U.S. diplomats and contractors to work there?
SHERLOCK: Well, so even though ISIS has gone, there are still huge challenges on the ground. The U.S. is working with the Syrian Democratic Forces. That's a militia that's made up of Kurds and Arabs. But you have tensions between these ethnic groups, between these Kurds and Arabs. And these may only intensify now that the unifying kind of aim to defeat ISIS is gone.
And then if you look at Deir ez-Zor province, another part of the northeast that they're going to try to apply this plan to, you have emerging conflicts between tribes. Some of these tribes suffered hugely under ISIS. Hundreds of their members were killed. And so now they're talking about taking revenge on tribes who joined ISIS. So you have this risk that, just because ISIS has gone, it doesn't mean the area's going to be peaceful. And, you know, some people say there might be violence there for years to come. So there is a risk that, in staying, the U.S. could find itself getting dragged into these local conflicts.
CHANG: All right. That's NPR's Ruth Sherlock and NPR's Tom Bowman. Thanks to both of you.
BOWMAN: You're welcome.
SHERLOCK: Thank you.
Source: NPR


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Office Cleaning and General Janitorial Services In Oyster Bay
Presenting a clean image goes a long way in winning the favorable opinion of customers in Oyster Bay. Banks and office buildings in particular greatly benefit from professional janitorial and cleaning services. In addition to increased customer satisfaction and loyalty, general increased productivity is frequently reported from organizations that maintain a clean and well organized work environment.

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Q-PLAN North Greece Ltd (coordinator)
Country: Greece
Contact person(s): Mr Iakovos Delioglanis
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://www.qplanng.gr
Phone: +30 2310 411 191
Q-PLAN North Greece Ltd established in Thessaloniki, is a subsidiary of Q-PLAN S.A. (founded in 1988 originally as Q.A. Ltd. in Athens), which spans the company's activities in Northern Greece, Balkan region, Central, Eastern Europe and internationally. The company is IS0 9001 and 14001 certified and focuses its activities in the field of management consulting and particularly in the development and implementation of management systems, where it is the market leader in Greece. Q-PLAN provides also high quality services with respect to project management and development of business commercial and operational plans. In addition, Q-PLAN possesses a vast experience in respect to the design, management, co-ordination and monitoring of high complexity projects with international dimension (including European-funded projects). Q-PLAN employs more than 25 high-skilled and experienced personnel and retains an extensive network of external experts.
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Phone: +33 (4) 92 38 84 26
Inno TSD, located in Sophia Antipolis, France is a part of inno group, one of Europe's leading consultancy firms in innovation and economic development, specialising in particular on strategic development of S&T organisations & commercialisation of R&D results. inno TSD has particular focus on international R&D collaboration and EECA countries (running project in South EECA and willing to develop further its activities). Inno is has extensive experience in FP7 training and coaching of EECA partners willing to strengthen their links with European Research Area.
European Embedded Control Institute
Country: France
Contact person(s): Ms Francoise Lamnabhi-Lagarrigue
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Website: http://www.eeci-institute.eu
Phone: +33 (1) 69 85 17 27
The European Embedded Control Institute (EECI) has been created in 2006 in the framework of the HYCON Network of Excellence (FP6-IST-511368) to provide a sustainable structure to support the research community in the field of control of complex systems. EECI, a "lightweight" association and based on volunteer work by its members, has been incorporated under the French Association Law 1901. The EECI offers a legal structure for the Knowledge Community of the Control of Complex Systems. EECI is currently located at SUPELEC in Gif-sur-Yvette, France, and has a Lab site for networked embedded control in L'Aquila, Italy. EECI is Member B (Research Organisation) of ARTEMISIA. EECI has the support of the RTRA DIGITEO, a research park in Ile-de-France focusing on information and communication science and technology.
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School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade
Country: Serbia
Contact person(s): Prof Veljko Milutinoviceljko
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Website: http://www.etf.bg.ac.rs
Phone: +381 (64) 3370-148
University of Belgrade is a leading university in Serbia and its School of Electrical Engineering (www.etf.rs) enjoys a strong world-wide reputation with approximately 3.800 undergraduate and 1.000 graduate students. The School consists of ten departments including Telecommunications, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Power Systems, Microelectronics and Physics. The Computer Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) department is one of the largest with 830 students and its core activity is internet and telecommunication services research. The CECS department has been involved in a number of national and international projects in these areas and gained significant experience applicable to the activities in the project.
Business Innovation Agency of the Republic Croatia
Country: Croatia
Contact person(s): Ms Ebonita Curkovic
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Website: http://www.bicro.hr
Phone: +385 (1) 5494 731
HIT was founded in March 2006 by Croatian Government and interference of Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, in order to promote applied research, development and innovation. Its major task is integration and linkage of scientific research with other segments of the social and economy system in order to set up adequate conditions for innovation and new technologies development. It comprises of TEST Programme Unit, Business Intelligence Unit and International Cooperation Unit.
One of the major activities of HIT's International Cooperation Unit is FP7 Programme. Almost all of FP7 National Contact Points for Croatia, including NCP ICT are HIT's employees, which makes HIT very interested to become partner in the project.
Croatian ICT Programme Committee Members are Mario Kovac, who is ICT expert, University professor and HIT's board member and Ebonita Curkovic who is also the Croatian ICT NCP.
Ministry of Science of Montenegro
Country: Montenegro
Contact person(s): Mr Sasa Ivanovic
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Website: http://www.mna.gov.me
Phone: +382 (20) 405 301
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The Ministry of Science of Montenegro, as a state administrative authority competent for the scientific and research activities, endeavours to ensure through various activities and programmes a scientific base necessary for the further development of science, as well as to set solid grounds for the knowledge-based society. The Department for Science, Research and Technological Development carries out administrative tasks relating to this area and professional tasks referring to: work of the Council for Scientific - Research Activities; design and implementation of plans of scientific and research activity; design of scientific policy and strategy; proposal and implementation of laws and other regulations; monitoring of implementation of the Strategy on Scientific - Research Activities in Montenegro; setting up of programme and financial criteria for assessment of projects and criteria for their results; evidence of realization of scientific results; undertaking of measures for realisation of results of scientific research in accordance with the needs of social and economic development; setting up of criteria for selection and programme of professional development of scientists; setting up of programme and financial criteria for financing of scientific infrastructure; keeping of evidence on the capital and medium scientific infrastructure; keeping of register of capital and medium scientific equipment and keeping of register of scientists and scientific organizations; implementation of activities which are related to the procedure of applying, evaluation, selection and financing of national scientific projects which are financed through budget means; implementation of all activities which are related to preparation of bilateral treaties within area of science, research and technological development and realization of all obligations which result from it; international exchange of researchers.
Agency for Electronic Communications of FYROM
Country: FYROM
Contact person(s): Mr Vladimir Ristevski
Email: email@example.com
Website: http://www.aec.mk
Phone: +389 (2) 3289 209
The Agency for Electronic Communications is an autonomous and non-profitable legal entity having and exercising the public authorizations, and more specifically is an independent national regulatory authority (NRA) in the field of electronic communications. The activities of the Agency arise from its competences stipulated in the Law on Electronic Communications and regulations adopted pursuant to it, as well as international contracts in the field of electronic communications that the Republic of Macedonia has signed or acceded to.
According to the existing rules on internal organisation, AEC is organised into 7 Departments and 5 Divisions and has Headquarter is Skopje, and three working units in Skopje, Bitola and Stip. The total numbers of personnel of the Agency is 115. Logistic and communication network and experience of the Agency can be used as good support for this project.
AEC has a long-time orientation in further EU and WBC cooperation and is the National Contact Point for FP7-ICT. It supports the enhancement and closer cooperation between research and innovation stakeholders at national and international level and the exchange of information and best practices on relevant policies. The ultimate objective is to enhance country's success with future joint initiatives, particularly designed towards the country's EU integration.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contact person(s): Prof Novica Nosovic
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://www.etf.unsa.ba
Phone: +387 (33) 250 752
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering was established, as a part of the University of Sarajevo, in 1961. The industry development as well as the need for graduated engineers in all fields of electrical engineering caused fast developemrnt of the Faculty and just before the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992), Faculty had more than two thousands students of graduate (5 years) and postgraduate (2 years) studies. The quality of education enabled engineers graduated at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Sarajevo to be competitive in all fields of engineering (design, development, consulting) and to find employment all around the world. Currently there are over 1.300 students are registered in the four Departments of Automatic Control and Electronics, Electric Power Engineering, Computing and Informatics and Telecommunication.
Except for education, the Faculty is strongly involved in research and development work for industry and scientific organization. After the war, the Faculty has been engaged in a number of projects for reconstruction and revitalization of the country.


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Well then my dear, let's talk about that and make that change NOW.
Being tired. Overwhelmed. Disorganized. Pissed off at everything. Let down in yourself (as well as others) because you can't see the forest through the trees.
Trust me, I am no stranger to those feelings.
When my life reached the boiling point (yet again) I had to do something drastic, STAT.
This became my 'reason' for quitting a successful career as a real estate broker, close up my life in the US, pack a back and my cat and high tail it back to my home country of Sweden. As a 43 year old. Hmmm. A bit drastic yes but it certainly turned my brain on its side!!
But wouldn't you know it … the feeling came back and here I was again.
I didn't feel at peace with myself.
Not until I quieted my mind did I realize this… no matter where I run to, there I am.
The problem has never been anything outside of me. It is within ME and how I react to the stressers that I inevitably choose over and over.
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Is this enough of a life for you?
What would you rather have?
Imagine this…
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Exciting, isn't it?? What's waiting for you at the end of this bridge?
Will you turn left? Go straight? Go right? Or turn around and run back to where you came from?
What you REALLY want is for your happiness and peace to return to your life. Go back to easier times when you used to be happy, healthy, centered and not feeling like a complainer.
So how can you do that?
You have to make different choices.
Would you rather create this instead?
– You go to bed on Sunday night with excitement and gratitude in your heart for everything you are creating in your life.
– You go to work on Monday with a smile on your face because you are a proactive contributor in your life.
– You sleep better, eat healthier, keep an organized home, are kinder to your body and soul by not choosing to zone out and instead choose to go for a walk, do some stretches, read a book or even mentally preparing your weekly meals.
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If so, then we have everything we need to get started.
The will to change. Without it, our efforts are futile.
This photo is a good capture of me being how I really am. Not staged, not professionally taken… just me and my mom. She's my best friend and we are in her home country of Finland in this photo. She is happy. I am happy. Thomas is fishing on the dock in front of us and I am at peace. This is the life I wanted to create for myself. Exactly this.
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You need to start somewhere and you will need a guide.
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If you are not local, we can meet on Skype, Messenger, FaceTime, What's App, Zoom or even telephone.
Prior to your first session, we will have a Discovery Call. This call will ensure that you understand what I as a Life Coach can help you with and it will give me an idea of what it is you want to work towards.
I do all of my own scheduling. We will come up with times that work for both of us.
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Brushed nickel's good looks last a long time, as long as it is properly maintained. Dried water spots show up on brushed nickel as much as they do on shinier finishes, so cleaning them ensures the spots don't end up as hardened mineral deposits left behind by evaporating water. Dry the fixtures with a soft towel after each cleaning, or any time they are noticeably wet, as it helps prevent spots and mineral deposits alike.
Wipe the fixtures down with a damp sponge, rubbing away any dirt, dried soap or visible spots. Buff the nickel with a soft absorbent cloth afterwards to prevent additional water spots.
Mix equal parts white vinegar and water in a small spray bottle as a treatment for hardened mineral deposits. Spray the solution directly on mineral deposits, which look white and crusty. Spray around the base of the fixtures as well, where water often accumulates and may lead to mineral deposits. Allow the solution to sit for 5 to 10 minutes, and then wipe away with a damp sponge. Dry the fixture with a soft cloth afterwards.
Remove the stubbornest of mineral spots with a treatment of pure vinegar. Pour some vinegar onto a folded paper towel and wrap the paper towel around the fixture, ensuring the vinegar touches the areas containing mineral deposits and difficult water spots. Secure the towel on the fixture with rubber bands or twist ties. After 15 minutes or so, remove the paper towel. Wipe the fixture down with a damp cloth, then dry it with a fresh soft cloth.


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CE approved different flavors ice cream cone wafer biscuit machineProduct Description
ice cream cone making machine
stainless steel cone machine
ice-cream cone baking machine
Egg tray machine series with flour as raw material to produce modelling beautiful edible puffed egg cup, is the ideal food containers and equipment for ice cream or other similar food.
The development of the company's cone machine designed with humanization, simple operation, this machine is divided into the upper die and mould halves, when using temperature control knob, temperature by first tone up, wait temperature rise, upper die up, lower die fold, pour material, then will the oars with lower die others in molding, about one or two minutes later, cone shaped, at this time will can pull up, upper die mould halves pulled open, cone will automatically fall into the following slide in and trickles out. stainless steel,easy operation,high efficiency.
Model: DF-12
Head: 12
Production: 300-350
Cycle: 1-2/Min
Opening and closing mode: Manual
Power: 6.5KW
Voltage: 220V
Dimensions: 800x700x880mm
Packaging specifications: 940x760x1070mm
Net weight: 180Kg
Gross weight: 200Kg
DF-12 Series:
DF-12 ice cream cone machine (horn shape)
DF-12 ice cream cone machine (Flat flower cup)
DF-12 ice cream cone machine (torch)
Stainless steel type needs extra amount
We have many different molds for different size and shape cones,and you can replace the molds on the machine.We also have many different capacity products,you can choose different baking numbers of the machine according to your need.We can produce the goods as your requirements.
Packaging & Shipping
High quality wooden packaging, optional choose fumigation-free packing, health and environmental protection Can choose shipping and quick air transportation.Company Information
Shenyang Jishi Dongfang Machinery Co., Ltd. Design and development, production, sales of food machinery and rich machinery and equipment for CE approved different flavors ice cream cone wafer biscuit machine, we walk every step after innumerable hardships, but solid, stand on solid ground, so we cherish it be not easily won, we always follow: brave innovation, continuous growth, efforts, development, commitment, we will continue to develop, sustainable development road, to develop new, more perfect product to serve the society, in the hope that the road ahead, there are more people with us hand in hand, create brilliance.
CE approved different flavors ice cream cone wafer biscuit machine is suitable for foods such as casual products, soy products, meat, and aquatic products. is widely used in large, medium and small-sized fried food manufacturers, school canteens, and large-scale restaurants.
Jinan Joysun Machinery Co., Ltd. is a modern food machinery and equipment manufacturing enterprise integrating R&D, manufacturing, sales, and after-sales services.
The main production of food frying equipment, cleaning equipment, blanching cooking equipment, pasteurization line, drying machine, vacuum packaging machines and other food processing equipment.
CE approved different flavors ice cream cone wafer biscuit machine is the essence of absorbing the same kind of equipment, retaining the advantages of large-scale equipment for enrichment, and referencing the user's feedback information throughout the country for design and development.
has the characteristics of low one-time investment, low energy consumption, multiple functions, small size, high profit, convenient use and maintenance. The full set of equipment consists of peeling, slicing (strips), fluttering, dehydration, oil-water mixed frying, degreasing, seasoning, packaging and auxiliary equipment.
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- 2017 Homepage Renewal
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Time course of functional recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery according to the preoperative reversibility of perfusion impairment on myocardial SPECT
Paeng, Jin Chul; Lee, Dong Soo; Kang, Won Jun; Lee, Byeong Il; Kim, Ki-Bong; Chung, June-Key; Lee, Myung Chul
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2005;32:70-4
Improvement of myocardial stress perfusion after off-pump revascularization using bilateral internal thoracic in situ grafts versus Y-composite grafts
Kang, Chang Hyun; Kim, Ki-Bong; Park, Chun Soo; Paeng, Jin Chul; Lee, Dong Soo
Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jan;79(1):93-8.
Development of a sodium/iodide symporter (NIS)-transgenic mouse for imaging of cardiomyocyte-specific reporter gene expression
Kang, Joo Hyun; Lee, Dong Soo; Paeng, Jin Chul; Lee, Jae Sung; Kim, Yun Hui; Lee, Yong Jin; Hwang, Do Won; Jeong, Jae Min; Lim, Sang Moo; Lee, Myung Chul
J Nucl Med. 2005 Mar;46(3):479-83.
Prediction of Tumor Recurrence by (18)F-FDG PET in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Lee, Jeong Won; Paeng, Jin Chul; Kang, Keon Wook; Kwon, Hyun Woo; Chung, June-Key; Lee, Dong Soo; Lee, Myung Chul; Suh, Kyung-Suk
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Vol.50; no.5; 682-687
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Comparison of maximal elastance and systolic wall thickening using arterial tonometry and gated myocardial SPECT in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Kang, Won Jun; Lee, Dong Soo; Lee, Byeong Il; Paeng, Jin Chul; Chung, June-Key; Lee, Myung Chul; Lee, Jae Sung
APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES; Vol.67 7-8; 1382-1386
Kim, Dae Sik; Hong, Sung Hwan; Choi, Ja-Young; Paeng, Jin Chul; Jun, Woo Sun; Kang, Heung Sik; Kim, Na Ra
NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS; Vol.30 9; 736-741
Lee, Jeong Won; Kang, Keon Wook; Paeng, Jin Chul; Lee, Sang Mi; Chung, June-Key; Lee, Dong Soo; Lee, Myung Chul; Jang, Su Jin
ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Vol.23 7; 685-691
(18)F-FDG PET in the assessment of tumor grade and prediction of tumor recurrence in intracranial meningioma
Lee, Jeong Won; Kang, Keon Wook; Park, Sung-Hye; Lee, Sang Mi; Chung, June-Key; Lee, Dong Soo; Lee, Myung Chul; Paeng, Jin Chul
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING; Vol.36 10; 1574-1582
Angiogenesis Imaging Using (68)Ga-RGD PET: Preliminary Report from Seoul National University Hospital
Lee, Ho Young; Kang, Keon Wook; Kim, Tae-You; Lee, Yun-Sang; Han, Sae-Won; Chung, June-Key; Lee, Dong Soo; Lee, Myung Chul; Paeng, Jin Chul; Jeong, Jae Min
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Evaluation of Focal Cortical Dysplasia and Mixed Neuronal and Glial Tumors in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients Using (18)F-FDG and (11)C-Methionine PET
Phi, Ji Hoon; Paeng, Jin Chul; Lee, Hyo Sang; Wang, Kyu-Chang; Lee, Ji-Yeoun; Lee, Joongyub; Kim, Seung-Ki; Lee, Dong Soo; Park, Sung-Hye; Cho, Byung-Kyu
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Vol.51 5; 728-734
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Castle & Cooke Mortgage, an independent mortgage lender with 41 locations throughout the United States, announced its expansion into New Mexico as it continues in its plan to expand its operations into 48 states by the end of 2016.
In 2015, the company has opened six new branches and is now lending in 19 states.
As part of its expansion into New Mexico, Castle & Cooke announced that it opened a new branch in Albuquerque. The company also plans to open a second branch in Las Cruces.
"We are thrilled to have two new branches in New Mexico and to expand our home loan services to new customers," said Adam Thorpe, President and chief operating officer for Castle & Cooke Mortgage. "We will continue to raise the industry standard in every new branch we open by offering exceptional customer service and recruiting talented mortgage professionals for those markets."
In a release, Castle & Cooke said that Iris Guzman will manage the Albuquerque location and Kyler Breen will lead the Las Cruces branch.
"With its diverse population, Albuquerque is a perfect location for Castle & Cooke Mortgage's New Mexico branch," Guzman said. "Our broad array of loan programs combined with our renowned express loan funding will serve a multitude of buyers, including first-time home buyers, investors, veterans and repeat buyers."


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ALPHA 900 Cross-Platform Helmet Systems
Military Pilot Helmet System Adopted by the U.K. MoD
Featuring a modern and lightweight design, the ALPHA 900 Cross-Platform Helmet System replaces U.K. and other Fielded ALPHA helmets. Designed to be configured for fixed and rotary wing platforms, the ALPHA 900 is an optimal solution for users looking to reduce their logistics trail as the helmet system can be configured to provide a variety of capabilities to suit the flight operation's specific requirements. The ALPHA 900 is compatible with a wide range of aircraft communication systems, NVGs, Laser Protective Visors, and other helmet system upgrades, including Gentex Corporation's new Aircrew Helmet Noise Reduction (AHNR) technology for protection against increased noise exposure and longer missions. The modern, lightweight military helmet system combines decades of experience as the U.K. MoD's design authority for aircrew helmets with the latest developments in military helmet technology.
Common Configurations
With its unique, scalable, modular design, the ALPHA 900 Helmet System platform can be delivered in a wide range of fixed wing, rotary wing, and fixed/rotary wing configurations by integrating capabilities in communications and respiratory, hearing, and eye and face protection to meet your mission specific needs. Shown below are some of our most common mission configurations. Contact a Gentex Corporation representative at firstname.lastname@example.com to learn more about available configuration options for the ALPHA 900.
Fixed Wing Missions
Fixed Wing configurations are certified for up to 625 knot ejection. Minimized weight and bulk to support high-G maneuvers, the ALPHA 900 Helmet System has a locking dual-visor system that includes a soft velveteen cover to protect visors from scratching when not in use. Shown here with the Gentex HA/LP Oxygen Mask, which is used by the majority of worldwide military forces.
Rotary Wing Missions
Shown here are two common rotary wing configurations. Depicted in the blue/gray suede color option, this configuration includes an NVG-compatible visor housing and maxillofacial shield. The advanced fitting system keeps the helmet stable when using NVGs or other head borne optical equipment, while the maxillofacial shield protects the lower face and reduces wind noise across the boom microphone.
The sand suede version was configured for when mission requirements demand higher levels of performance and protection. It has an amber visor for improved visual acuity, and a variety of communications options can also be added, including helmet-mounted volume control and Gentex Corporation's Aircrew Helmet Noise Reduction Technology.
Transport Missions
Our most configurable helmet system for transport aircrew, the ALPHA 900 Helmet System can be equipped with an NVG-compatible or non-NVG rigid visor cover and provisions for a maxillofacial shield or oxygen mask. Shown here with the Gentex Boom Microphone Assembly.
DGA Missions (ALPHA 930 Series)
With over 4,000 fielded, this configuration of the ALPHA 900 Helmet System was developed specifically for the French Direction Generale de l'Armement (DGA) for use in over 25 types of their fixed and rotary wing aircrafts to help meet air, land, and sea operational requirements. The rotary wing configuration shown features a lightweight, fire-resistant helmet shell and advanced night vision and lighting integration.
Scalable and Easily Configurable with Qualified Capability Upgrades
The unique modular design of the ALPHA 900 allows you to easily change or add capability upgrades to meet your current and future mission requirements. With adaptable features, the ALPHA 900 is compatible with a wide range of qualified flightworthy helmet system upgrades, all which can be quickly changed or added without impacting the helmet system's protection or performance capability.
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While providing necessary impact and penetration resistance, a lighter weight, streamlined design (featuring a ratcheting nape-strap retention system and tensioning ear shells) provides added stability and comfort for improved aircrew performance, particularly when flying with NVGs or helmet mounted display systems.
Reduced Logistics Trail and Flexible Assets
With a common helmet shell, replaceable and serviceable spare parts, and accessories, maintainers of fixed and rotary wing assets will benefit significantly from a reduced logistics trail. This results in saved time, costs, and improved deployment time of assets to aircrew. Common components also allow fleet managers to easily reconfigure helmet systems to support either fixed or rotary wing applications.
Replaces U.K. and other Fielded ALPHA Helmets
The ALPHA 900 replaces the U.K. MoD's Mk4 (rotary) and the Mk10B/C (fast-jet) series of ALPHA helmets, and the 200 (rotary & non-ejection seat fixed wing), 300 (fast-jet), and 800 (SAR) series of ALPHA helmets used by over 65 Air forces around the globe.


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The Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Anthony Stansfeld, has approved the capital and revenue plans presented to him by chief constable Francis Habgood today (January 22).
Mr Stansfeld stated that in December he had welcomed the Government's funding settlement, and that more than £100 million has been cut from Thames Valley Police's annual budget over the last eight years.
The extra cash which will be generated from an increase of £24 in Council Tax for the equivalent of a Band D property will go towards recruitment, improved service and more.
"While the force continues to prioritise its work and make efficiency savings, there was significant concern that budget pressures would lead to unacceptable reductions in resources which would impact frontline policing and result in a service less able to respond to increases in demand," Mr Stansfeld said.
"The 2019/20 funding settlement has allowed us to avoid a reduction in resource and I am pleased to be able to agree a budget today which enables Thames Valley Police to invest in operational policing to help protect our communities.
"It is important to recognise, however that more than half of the funding in the Governments 2019/20 settlement (£509m) available nationally to police and crime commissioners is expected to come from local taxpayers by increasing the police portion of the Council Tax.
"Before I made a decision on the level of Council Tax, I sought views of the residents of the Thames Valley. Of the 8,031 people who completed the survey, 69.7 per cent agreed to an increase to fund policing. I am therefore proposing an increase in the police portion of the Council Tax in 2019/20 of £24 for the equivalent of a Band D property."
Mr Stansfeld added that the increase in Council Tax has enabled him to invest around £8.5m in a number of policing areas including recruitment of additional officers to respond to increasing crime demand and complexity; improved service to the public in investment in 101 call handling; the recruitment of investigators to tackle complex crime and investment in technology to improve productivity and efficiency.
He added: "I am confident that the budget proposed protects our communities today and plans for the future. Over the next four years, Thames Valley Police will need to continue to make efficiency savings of over £15m with demand on services expected to continue to increase through increased reporting of complex crime and the growing challenge from serious organised crime networks.
"The budget will now go to the Police and Crime Panel on February 1 for final ratification."
Francis Habgood, chief constable of Thames Valley Police said: "Firstly I would like to thank the public for showing their support for policing.
"Without this additional investment we would have faced further cuts and it would have seriously damaged our ability to provide the policing services that we want to and our communities expect.
"The increase agreed today will enable us to recruit additional officers and staff to respond to increased demand, recruit more investigators to tackle the increase in complex crimes, deliver an improved 101 service and to invest in technology to improve productivity and efficiency."


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Just Chill Grill serves up some of the tastiest homemade eats east of the Cooper River. Located in the Plaza at Park West, the quaint mom and pop shop cooks up a variety of homemade soups, salads, wraps, panini, and chili; not to mention the best burgers around. Fresh made casseroles are also available for take home. Just Chill caters too. Open Mon.-Sat. for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Eat in or take out. Beer and wine are available. They have it all so you can Just Chill.
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Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Time to Table: 20 Minutes
Serves: 4
- 16 ounce package potato gnocchi
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 3/4 cup fat-free chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup Daisy Sour Cream
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
Cook the gnocchi in boiling salted water according to the package directions and drain. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the shallots and garlic. Cook for 30 seconds or until slightly softened. Add the mushrooms. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook for 3 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken broth, spinach, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly reduced. Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in the sour cream and tarragon. Cook until hot. Serve over the gnocchi.


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The Algerian Problem: Comparison with the Chinese Struggle
Document comparing the Algerian struggle against France with that of China, arguing that the Algerian struggle cannot be compared, and is much more difficult than that of the Chinese. Asserts that Algerian situation is unique and unprecedented, in terms of colonized struggles, and that the Algerian revolution both represents, more generally, Africa's revolutionary hopes and that it has gained the support of communists, who hope to see Western powers swept from the African continent. Concludes by saying that Algeria's success rests on two factors; the FLN, and foreign support from anti-colonial forces from around the world.
January 18, 1962
Note to the GPRA Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'Mission to Cuba'
Report from Lakhdar Brahimi -- GPRA representative at celebration of Cuban revolution in Havana -- on meeting with Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, both of whom express considerable interest in Algerian revolution. Fidel Castro pledges Cuban support, both material and diplomatic, advises Algeria on how to proceed in negotiations with France, and strongly encourages the opening of an Algerian diplomatic mission in Cuba. Brahimi concludes with recommendations on how best to respond to Cuban suggestions and an outline of potential strategic benefits from a diplomatic relationship between two countries.
January 31, 1962
Research Memorandum REU-25 from Roger Hilsman to Mr. Kohler, 'European Attitudes on Independent Nuclear Capability'
Concerns about the credibility of US nuclear deterrence generated Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Lauris Norstad's proposal for a NATO-controlled medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) force. This lengthy report represented INR's assessment of "present and future European interest in national or multinational nuclear weapons capabilities," including the MRBM proposal, and the extent to which an "enhancement of NATO's nuclear role" could "deter national or multinational European nuclear weapons programs."
January 31, 1962
Socialist Unity Party of Germany Central Committee (SED CC) Department of International Relations, 'Position on the publications about the Meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba [CPC]'
On 29 and 30 January 1968 the central organ of the Cuban CP, "Granma," published the speech given by Comrade Raoul [Raúl] Castro, second secretary of the CC of the CPC, at the 3rd meeting of the CC (24-26 January 1968). In this speech, comrades from the CPSU, the SED, and the CPCz were directly attacked in connection with the measures of the CC against a "micro faction" and openly accused of conspiracy against the Cuban party leadership and of collaboration with the penalized Cuban comrades.
February 21, 1962
Research Memorandum RSB-58 from Roger Hilsman to the Secretary, 'Probable Soviet Reaction to Establishment of Multilateral NATO-Controlled MRBM Force'
As discussion of a NATO multilateral force (MLF) unfolded, unfolded, one question which had to be addressed was how the Soviet Union would respond to the creation of such a NATO force. Because a NATO force would increase Western military capabilities, Soviet opposition was assumed.
March 01, 1962
Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler, 'Secretary McNamara's Views on Nuclear Sharing'
Secretary of Defense McNamara and his Deputy Gilpatric discuss whether assisting the French with missile technology would advance their nuclear weapons program. They speculate that it will help indirectly, missile aid would reduce the cost of the French missile research program and those saving could be directed to warhead production.
March 09, 1962
Memorandum of Telephone Message from Foy D. Kohler to Paul H. Nitze and Roswell L. Gilpatric
Instructions for Roswell Gilpatric and Paul Nitze from Secretary of State Rusk for negotiations with the French. Among the topics which the US representatives should not discuss are missile sharing and a common Western nuclear force.
March 12, 1962
Alexei Adzhubei's Account of His Visit to Washington to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Alexei Adzhubei, Khrushchev's son-in-law and the editor-in-chief of Izvestia, reports on his meetings with US journalists and officials in Washington, DC. Especially significant was his 30 January meeting with President John F. Kennedy in which Kennedy compared the communist revolution in Cuba with the 1956 Hungarian Revolution suppressed by the Soviet Union. Adzhubei also described Kennedy's comments on German reunification.
March 16, 1962
Hungarian Embassy in Havana (Beck), Report on the Federal Republic of Germany and Cuba
Ambassador János Beck reports on diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and Cuba. Beck speculates that FRG does intelligence work for departed Americans. Central to Beck's report is the fact that Cuba wants to preserve diplomatic relations with as many countries as possible. Relevant is the Hallstein principle and the presence of FRG diplomats and German Democratic Republic's Political Commission. (There are two self-governing and independent German states in Cuba.)
April 02, 1962
Message from the Italian Communist Party to the Cuban Leadership
The Italian Communist Party sends a message to the Cuban government expressing their hope that the Organization of American States (OAS) will begin to see the Cuban perspective and that "the decisions of the OAS cannot suspend the Cuban truth from the American continent."
May 19, 1962
Memorandum by Chief of Defense Staff Aldo Ross to Minister of Defense Andreotti
Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of accepting the terms of nuclear warfare proposed at a NATO meeting in Athens. Whether or not to respond to a Soviet nuclear attack with an atomic weapon of equal strength was debated at the meeting, as well as the role that conventional weapons would play in such a conflict.
May 28, 1962
Memorandum by Edward Biegel, Bureau of Western European Affairs, 'WE Answers to the Ball Questionnaire'
Edward Biegel of the Bureau of Western European Affairs answers Undersecretary Ball's questions on French nuclear ambitions and Western European collective security. He makes the arguments against nuclear sharing, and also mentions the fact that a Baltimore Sun article likely alerted the Soviets to the fact that the US deployed tactical nuclear weapons on the German front.
August 28, 1962
Conversation of Cde. N. S. Khrushchev and acting United Nations Secretary General U Thant, 28 August 1962
Khrushchev and Thant discuss the possibility of a visit by Khrushchev to the UN General Assembly. Khrushchev says a visit is not likely until the Americans, French, British and Germans are ready to negotiate a solution to the Berlin question. Khrushchev outlines the Soviet position and says that the Soviet Union will sign a unilateral peace treaty with the GDR if their conditions are not met. He says that the SU would agree to UN intervention and to a multilateral peace treaty, which would avert international conflict and war. Khrushchev suggests that the UN headquarters be transferred to West Germany due to high costs and discrimination in New York. He identifies additional issues for discussion: the admittance of the People's Republic of China into the UN, the Taiwan-China issue, and disarmament. Thant and Khrushchev discuss the obstacles to resolution of the German question, including public opinion in America. They also discuss American dominance in the UN Secretariat, free trade, and the Common Market, among other topics.
September 04, 1962
Research Memorandum RSB-152 from Roger Hilsman to the Secretary, 'Soviet Tactics in Talks on the Non-Diffusion of Nuclear Weapons'
Before the words "nuclear nonproliferation" entered official discourse, the term "non-diffusion" (or "non-dissemination") of nuclear weapons was used routinely. In part stemming from the negotiations over Berlin, during 1962-1963 the Kennedy administration held talks with allies and adversaries on the possibility of a non-diffusion agreement which included Germany. In light of a recent Soviet proposal, INR veteran Soviet expert Sonnenfeldt explained why Moscow had moved away from earlier proposals singling out West Germany and was focusing on the general applicability of a non-diffusion agreement.
September 12, 1962
Letter from Dutch Embassy, Havana (Boissevain), 12 September 1962
A letter from Gideon Boissevain, the Dutch Ambassador to Cuba reporting to Amsterdam. The letter primarily concerns the press coverage in Cuba of the rising crisis. Particular attention is paid to the Soviet guarantees of Cuban security and the American responses to the discovered missiles. In Cuba there is fear of an invasion by the United States making use of foreign legionnaires, despite Kennedy's claims there is no plan for an attack on Cuba.
September 19, 1962
Ministry of Defence, 'Notes on Talks During the Minister of Defence's Visit to the United States, September 1962, Nuclear Problems in Europe'
In September 1962, British Defence Minister Peter Thorneycroft traveled to Washington for discussion on defense cooperation. During a flight with President Kennedy and Secretary of Defense McNamara, they discussed the French nuclear program and the possibility of French-German nuclear cooperation.


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China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has set up its own accounts on Sina Weibo and WeChat, two of the country's leading social media tools, in an effort to promote judicial transparency, Shanghai Daily reported Friday. By 3 pm Thursday, nearly 76,000 Weibo users had become "followers" of the account after the court published its first post around 10 am announcing the opening of the account, it said. A statement on the SPC website said the new media accounts signal the top court's efforts to boost openness, value public opinions and widen the channel for the masses to oversee judicial authorities.
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Lack of confidence is one of the most common and significant challenges for successful women. It can prevent people in leadership roles from contributing to their full potential. This has a high cost for both personal fulfilment and the impact you can have for your organisation.
This report sets out the five values courageous leaders use to succeed in key areas where lack of confidence reduces leadership effectiveness and impact. You'll learn how to use these values to grow your confidence in:
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Solid Prequel.
When the Tripods Came is a prequel to the YA sci-fi trilogy known as the Tripods Trilogy. In the original trilogy, an alien master race rules the earth around the year 2100. The aliens are never seen and travel the world in giant tripods with prehensile legs (I often think of the Tripods when I see water towers in small towns). The aliens use mind control techniques to control the human population which lives in a low tech feudal type society. Every year young people are brought to the Tripods to be "capped" - a process that involves having a metallic cap attached to the skull that facilitates the control of humanity.
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The original series was published in 1967 and 1968. The prequel was published in 1988. The prequel tells how humanity first encountered the Tripods when the Tripods landed on earth and seemed bent on destruction. The Tripods were quickly defeated militarily so the aliens pulled back and began using cartoon shows and pop music as a cover to deliver mind controlling messages. Soon enough, there are fights among those that have been mesmerized and everyone else. The mesmerized people attempt to cap everyone and the stage is set for the world that exists in the Tripod Trilogy, including the placid villages of those that are capped and the remote locations of those that continue to resist.
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I rate this book 4 stars out of 5 and it can be found here: When the Tripods Came.
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Destroyer Named Best Gun Ship
The Yang Man Chun (DH-973) KDX-I class destroyer was recognized as the top gunnery ship of the year, the Navy said Tuesday.
The 3,200-ton destroyer of the 3rd Navy Command received the highest score in the annual evaluation of ship-to-air/ship-to-ship firing capability among the Navy's destroyers, frigates and patrol ships, it said in a news release.
The ship has a 32-cell strike-length Mk 41 Vertical Launch System for SM-2 Block IIIA area-air defense missiles, a 21-round RAM inner-layer defense missile launcher, a 30mm Goalkeeper close-in weapon system, and a Mk 45 Mod 4 127MM gun.
It is also armed with eight Haeseong anti-ship missiles and two triple 324mm anti-submarine torpedo tubes.
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Trio Face Racketeering Charges In Alleged Vacant Foreclosed Home Hijacking Scam; Suspect: 'Nobody Told Me Snatching Empty Houses Was Illegal!'
In DeKalb County, Georgia, WSB-TV Channel 2 reports:
- A DeKalb County grand jury has indicted three people on charges of racketeering, after a yearlong Channel 2 investigation exposed their alleged scheme to take over foreclosed homes. Decatur police arrested Susan Weidman, the woman at the center of the investigation, at a home on Champlain Street Tuesday morning.
- A Channel 2 investigation in May revealed a bogus court document Weidman is accused of filing, claiming the home was abandoned and that she now owns it. It's actually a foreclosure owned by Chase Bank.
- The indictment alleges Weidman recruited Ian Greye to pose as a renter at the home. Prosecutors said Greye and Weidman used a fake lease between them to keep law enforcement from forcing them out of the home for several months.
- "When law enforcement would question why they were there, they would present the bogus lease and say, 'Well, we have right to be here,'" DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James said.
- He said Weidman ran the same scheme in Forsyth County. Matthew Lowery was charged as the alleged "renter" of a home on Shade Tree Way in Cumming. Another Channel 2 investigation exposed that portion of the story just last week, including questions as to whether Chase Bank wanted to pursue criminal action against Weidman for that case.
- Chase Bank ultimately decided to allow DeKalb County to prosecute both cases together, along with a third property on Spalding Hills Drive in Sandy Springs. The racketeering indictment cites burglary, theft by taking, and mail fraud, among other charges. "That enterprise was for the purpose of taking homes. It's complicated, but it's simple," added James.
- Even as officers led her away in handcuffs, Weidman insisted she thought what was she was doing was legal. "I feel a little bit entrapped, that if this was illegal, why didn't they put something in writing and explain that to me?" she told Fleischer.
For more, see Subject of Ch. 2 house-stealing investigation indicted on racketeering charges.


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In our modern society, we have now become very dependent upon our digital devices and home equipment. Online electronics devices sellers typically want to add disclaimer notices to their cell telephones because not all GSM cellular phone community uses the same frequency. So, you see, a sizzling mine only makes it harder (not unimaginable) to chill your electronics. It's obvious that the whole idea of special devices, spy cameras and enjoying Bond is absolutely cool. She says she's excited to see what different new stretchy electronics emerge throughout that time. They save space, may be transported easily, and power lovers assume they're actually cool.
Electronics Weekly is at the coronary heart of the electronics business and is reaching an audience of greater than one hundred twenty,000 folks each month. Both the discount of current (and the resulting discount of the load impedance) would serve to significantly cut back the amount of heat that the electronics system will generates. As warmth enters the ground aircraft, the liquid evaporates, creating an increase in vapor strain that strikes vapor from sizzling to chill areas. Scientists have seemed to piezoelectric materials in recent years as a possible energy supply for wearable electronics.
Overheating in laptops and digital devices isn't just an annoyance to the top user — it is a major technological hurdle that places a tough limit to the speed and energy effectivity of electronics. The interest for the new idea is great, there have been gives from major firms to buy off and continue the project for themselves, without the inventor. The GE Thermal Ground Plane approach combines evaporative cooling and capillary motion to cool extraordinarily sizzling electronics. There are a number of improvements made in gaming consoles and other cool devices with regard to house entertainment.
You can even find LED watches with cool gentle results or amusing cryptic methods of displaying the time. Next, one of the newest and most cool gadgets obtainable to the general public is the new 3-D television sets. For the past few years, a collaborative team of engineers and other scientists from academia and industry has been investigating an advanced cooling system for electrical and hybrid cars as well as computer systems and telecommunications methods, significantly for military use in radar, lasers, and electronics in plane.
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Child ticket for the 2019 Woodcote Rally. The child tickets sold through our website are £1.00 cheaper than the gate price on the day and are only available for a limited time only.
A child ticket gives entry to 1 child aged 5 to 16. Children 4 and under enter free of charge.
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|Conner Calabro won a singles match during the three-day event.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Tufts University women's tennis team collected four victories in the 64-player singles bracket during its season-opening event at the ITA Regional Tournament on Friday-Sunday in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sophomore Mina Karamercan posted a pair of victories and represented the Jumbos in the third round of the singles bracket Saturday at MIT.
Second-seeded Juli Raventos of Williams was the champion of the singles bracket, while the second-seeded pairing of Eudice Chong and Victoria Yu of Wesleyan came away victorious in the championship round of the doubles bracket.
Raventos defeated top-seeded Chong during the final round of the single bracket, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Raventos posted a straight-set victory over eighth-seeded Vickie Ip of Amherst in the semifinals. Chong and Yu outlasted the top-seeded pairing of Raventos and Linda Shin of Williams, 8-6, during the championship round of the doubles bracket. Chong and Yu defeated Jackie Calla and Avery Wagman of Amherst in the semifinal round, 8-3.
Karamercan (2-2), senior captain Conner Calabro (1-2), freshman Katherine Wiley (1-2), sophomore Julia Keller (0-1) and freshman Afua Ofori-Darko (0-1) all competed in the tournament for the Jumbos.
Seventh-seeded Karamercan posted back-to-back victories Friday, as she defeated Valentina Medina of Suffolk, 6-2, 6-3, in the first round, and then outlasted Haley Cohen of Brandeis, 6-0, 6-2, in the second round. Calabro defeated Gabriela Venditti of Colby in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, in the opening round. Wiley posted a victory in her first collegiate match, by defeating Abbie Denney of Gordon, 6-4, 6-2, during first-round action.
The Jumbos will now set their sights on the Bowdoin Invitational, which will be held in Brunswick, Maine, on Oct. 14-15. The Jumbos will then be off during the winter months, as they will prepare for the spring portion of their schedule.


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1Place ham in slow cooker bowl
2If using a leg ham prepare it by removing the skin, leaving the fat layer on. Lightly score the top of the ham to form a cross hatch pattern.
3*note* You can use other cuts of ham - like this one pictured - that doesn't have the fat layer so just score the surface of it still to allow the baste flavours to seep in during cooking
5In a saucepan combine syrup, sugar, juice and mustard's (whisk to combine). Stir constantly over heat until sugar dissolves then set aside.
7Stud the ham with cloves, one in each diamond if you like for presentation purposes.
9Liberally brush ham with glaze and cook on low for 5hrs (it's really only heating the ham and infusing the flavours to this time can be adjusted if need be)
10Continue to brush with further glaze throughout the cooking process - every half hour if possible - for maximum flavour
12(I personally remove the cloves before carving)
14Serve with additional creamy mustard if desired 🙂
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January 10, 2017
Hi Tracey
I would cook as per the packet to make sure it's cooked I think?
You could always then glaze 🙂
January 10, 2017
Hi, would you use this recipe with a deboned gammon? The packaging calls for cooking by boiling for 2 hours in stock…. I want to try slow cooking it but not sure if this recipe will cook it properly?
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Top Five Telugu Celebrities Who Made It To Forbes List
Telugu Celebrities In 2018 Forbes List:
International institution Forbes has released the top hundred richest celebrities of India the other day. This time, as many as eleven Telugu celebrities have found a place in the top hundred with their earnings for the year 2018. Let us see the first five Telugu bigwigs which earned most and bagged ranks below hundred.
1. PV Sindhu: This badminton sensation with brands and her sport earned a bomb in recent times. Her earnings for this year are 36.45 crores and became the 20th richest celebrity from Telugu.
2. Pawan Kalyan: This hero turned Politician despite quitting films managed to get the 24th rank in this list with annual earnings of 31 crores. Thus he became the richest film celebrity in Tollywood pushing other star heroes to later ranks.
3. NTR Jr: Taarak who used to be above top hundred earlier has now pushed himself to the 28th rank with his earnings. He raked in 28 crores of rupees this year with his flicks and ventures.
4. Mahesh Babu: This handsome hero who has got many endorsements and other ventures got an annual income of 24.33 crores and settled for 33rd rank in the Forbes list.
5. Nagarjuna: This veteran hero who is well known for his business skills managed to get a total annual sum of 22.25 crores and got 36th rank crossing other young leading star heroes.
Other heroes like Allu Arjun, Ram Charan Tej, and Youth Icon Vijay Devarakonda too got ranks in this top 100 richest Telugu Celebrities list along with the director Koratala Siva.
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Power management company Eaton announced it has introduced a limited time aftermarket program that rewards the purchase of a heavy-duty factory remanufactured transmission with a free clutch. The promotion runs through the end of June.
The no-charge clutches will be delivered within four weeks of registering the transmission purchase. All Eaton Solo Advantage, Easy Pedal Advantage and EverTough clutches are included in the promotion.
"We're giving our customers even more incentive to purchase one of our genuine reman transmissions," said Bill Fouch, aftermarket marketing manager, Eaton. "There is no limit to the number of transmissions that can be purchased during this limited time frame. The program is available throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada."
A two-year/unlimited mileage warranty, the trucking industry's best, is standard on all Eaton reman transmissions.
"By participating in this no charge clutch offer, customers only need to use Eaton-approved lubricant and they will qualify to register for the warranty bundle program that provides an additional year of warranty coverage on both the transmission and clutch," added Fouch.
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Expert remanufacturing using Eaton technology.
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Our Mission
To be good FOR you, good TO you,
and just plain GOOD.
Harvest Bar
A World Of Good
Story of Our Birth
By circumstance and serendipity, Aric Haut found himself on the sands of Prainha Beach in Rio de Janeiro, in 2006. There, amongst the native Cariocas and turquoise waters, a purple berry glistened from the carts that dotted the shore. He learned it was the indigenous Açai (ah-sigh-ee) berry and quickly became obsessed.
The Cariocas seemed to thrive on 'Açai na tigela' (Açai in the bowl), and with good reason. The frozen pulp of the berry, topped with fresh fruit, granola, coconut, and a myriad of options, was indescribably delicious. It also left you feeling satiated but with a clean burst of energy. Aric visited the local merchants often, ordered dozens of bowls, and asked a plethora of questions.
While researching in a local internet café Aric learned the Açai berry is a 'superfood,' the name for nutrient-rich foods like bee pollen, quinoa, and spirulina, and considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being. "Super nutritious food that's also super delicious AND light?!", Aric's mind raced through the many benefits of bringing this hidden treasure to the States then booked the first flight home.
After touching down, Aric discovered LA was already rife with places that featured superfoods. Açai bowls had also grown quite popular. However, he noticed they were only available in high-end markets, boutique shops, and ritzy fitness centers. This struck him as contradictory to the very nature of the humble berry. In its aboriginal home, it is nourishment for the everyman. Affordable on any budget, it was earth's great bounty available to all—not just the rich, super fit and elite. THAT realization was the true moment Harvest Bar was born.
Aric dove right in, assembled a team, raised money, and got to work building an Açai and superfood haven that was egalitarian in spirit and in everyone's neighborhood and budget.
On May 1st, 2014, the first Harvest Bar opened in Sherman Oaks, California.
And this is where our story begins...


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I know I geeked out on Burnout yesterday. With that said I always wanted to try this game.
I always liked Midnight Club. It's the best street racing series out in my humble opinion. However Midnight Club LA dropped last year to little buzz; albeit it came out right before the holiday rush. I guess it got lost in the shuffle because like I said, no one seemed to talk about it. I dunno. I'm on my geeky video game shit right now (as if I'm ever not on that shit haha.) I'm telling myself that this'll be a good purchase this summer when I'm finally out of school. Until then I'm good with burnout.


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April's and John's Cruising Adventure .. May 6th .. May 13th, 2003 with Jerry and Karen Eaton
|On Monday we took the train from Lago de Como to Bergamo, the bus to the airport and Ryanair to Hamburg Germany and finally to Stockholm. (Whew!) Actually, it wasn't Stockholm, but a town 100 km South called Nichoping. Ryan air considers anything on the same continent as "close".
|The following morning, we trained in the rain to Stockholm with the intention
of staying overnight, but the cold and rain convinced us to get back on the train and head for Gutenberg hopefully
to find Jerry and Karen Eaton on their brand new boat called "Blue Heron".
April quizzed me on the high speed train across Sweden, "How exactly are we going to meet up with Jerry and Karen?"
|Fortunately, my magic cell phone made contact with Jerry on the boat literally
15 minutes before we arrived in Gutenberg and he made the 10 min. walk from the boat to the train station to meet
Unfortunately, I didn't get credit for the just in time arrangements.
|The "Blue Heron" was docked next to the Oslo Opera House.
|We moved into our luxurious accommodations where we nested comfortably for a week, cruising North from Gutenburg to Olso.
|Jerry and Karen had been invited to dinner by Bengt a Swede who had sailed with them to Gothenburg. He invited us to come along and we had a delightful time getting to know both he and his dad.
|While the girls shopped for whatever women shop for, Jerry and I spent a few happy hours in the local Maritime museum. It was particularly fun in that they let us wander all over numerous ships including a destroyer, a submarine, a cable tender, an offshore light ship and more.
|We met back at Blue Heron in the early afternoon and prepared to get under way, which is actually pretty easy in this boat. We motored out the channel on a beautiful, but cool afternoon.
|Once we cleared the channel, we had enough wind to hoist the sails. Actually,
on this boat one doesn't hoist anything except wine glasses after tying up for the night.
The sails are roller reefed which means they unroll from the mast similar to a window shade. This allows one to sail almost single handed while remaining protected in the center consul.
|The sailing from Gutenburg to Marstrand that day was sweet. Although we took the
outside route, the seas were relatively calm and the wind steady. After tying up in for the night, Karen and April
made a gourmet dinner.
We could do this!
|Wednesday we awoke to another fine day. Jerry and I reconnoitered for boat supplies while the girls went to the market. Our destination was Smogen which was about another 50 miles north. We motored out the channel and found good wind and a bit of a sea. Actually, the wind became more of a good thing and the sea rose up to get our attention. We had a choice between hiding out in the inland route or going outside which was our decision. Blue Heron was clearly in her element and performed beautifully.
|Jerry was a pretty happy camper by the time we tied up late that afternoon. Actually, late afternoon is pretty late at Latitude 58.
|Smogen is a delightful town which like other towns is awaiting the summer tourist rush and it appears as if there is a considerable amount of people at times.
|Karen and April outdid themselves again at dinner and we tucked into our cozy v berth to be rocked to bed again.
|Thursday turned out to be another nice day. We toured Smogen in the morning and fired up the boilers around noon and headed onward to Stromstad. We cleared the harbor to a medium sea and less wind than the prior day. Still, we remembered to "look at the horizon" and get fresh air to avoid the motion sickness that seems just around the corner at times. As the day wore on the wind shifter around from the South and we sailed downwind with the main tied off the Starboard and the jib boomed out the port. Blue Heron loved it as did we.
|Our surprise entering the harbor was there seemed to be no room at the inn. We elected to take the last anchor buoy about a ¼ mile from the town dock. This was ok with us since that meant we could play with the dingy. We launched that and motored about the harbor in search of dinner. We ate at a very fun restaurant which was what one might call authentic. The food and spirts were fine and the four of us motored back to Blue Heron in style on glass smooth seas, clear skies and a beautiful crescent moon.
|Friday we awoke to very strange noises and a lot of motion in the middle of the night. I remembered distinctly tying off the anchor buoy with a new, super stout line, but it was only one line and we were really getting pushed about. What will happen if the line parts company with the buoy? Will we know we are adrift? Morning brought a whole lot of wind and some rain, or was it ice. We had our breakfast, all decided a hike on the island would have to wait until the next trip and hid out in that beautifully warm comfy cabin. Finally, Jerry and I donned our foul weather gear to address the single bow line issue. Although we felt pretty secure, the weather seemed to be picking up. We got a second lasso on the buoy and retreated to the cabin to plan. Actually, we succeeded in fixing the weather fax which allowed us to get a fax from the weather station. We were pretty pleased with ourselves even though the first fax we got was an ice report. We did determine that the wind was supposed to abate in the afternoon and made plans to head out which turned out to be the case.
|We motored out since our course was dead into the wind and elected to keep motoring as we turned North. After all we said, we need to run the motor to charge the batteries and make water. And even if this boat is highly automated, one still has to venture out on occasion to handle sails and such, so we cruised comfortably to the town of Hanku and tied up at the town pier. The next day April and I hiked about the town and very large fort which we couldn't seem to break into. This town like the others was awaiting the Summer rush, but is was fine to be there in it's crowdless environment.
|Saturday morning we embarked for Olso which was to be an all day trip up the fiord. The wind and seas were calm so we motored most of the way and were able to watch the scenery on both sides as we cruised further and further Northward. Although we didn't have the thrill of sailing or the attention required of navigating, the trip up the fiord was very medative. We would watch for our next green or red channel marker which would happen along at their own time. We would watch the towns slide by, maybe other boat traffic going about their business, with not a care in the world.
|It was very exciting, but a little sad when Olso came into view. It signified the end of a very wonderful experience and we would be leaving our friends. How would they every get along without us .. now with a whole weeks worth of boating experience.
We felt so bad leaving "Max", the trusty GPS navigator and "Auto" the autopilot, Jerry and I decided they should have a playmate.
|For those who are interested, The Blue Heron is a Hallberg Rassie 43. It displaces 28 tons, is 43 feet long with an 11' beam. It has a 55hp main diesel with a bow thruster for added maneuverability. Although the old salts would probably chafe at this, it is very handy. The boat also has a generator, an absolutely wonderful furnace and a water maker, although I never ran across a still. I've told you it has roller reefing sails and a whole cadre of electronic winches. For navigating it sports a wonderful GPS, navigation map system which ties nicely with the autopilot whom we call "Auto". Auto will steer a GPS track, a heading or an angle to the wind. The Raytheon moving map is awesome. One can zoom in, zoom out, get the depth, find obstacles, channel markers or become totally lost in the process. But at a comfortable 5 to 8 knots one has time to sort it all out and be comfortable. What else? The workmanship and quality of construction is outstanding, as were our hosts.


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While Bitcoin remains on top of the cryptocurrency race, Ethereum has lost its second place to Ripple as a result of the recent market bloodbath.
2018 is an action-packed year for all cryptocurrencies. Most currencies suffered tremendous losses, and very few of them are also able to maintain a value of more than $1 billion.
However, the most remarkable development is how the recent market decline has also shaken up the market cap rankings. While Ethereum and XRP are still both on the top three, the two currencies have switched places. According to CoinMarketCap data, XRP's valuation is now higher than that of Ethereum's with a $1.2 billion gap separating the two. As of late, XRP continues to widen the gap by registering slight increases, while Ether, on the other hand, continues to suffer a drop.
History dictates that whenever Bitcoin loses value, XRP appears to perform rather well. Ethereum is also somewhat connected to Bitcoin's price movement, something that may widen its gap with XRP even further.
XRP's admirable performance may be attributed to several factors. Ripple appears to have benefitted from the ongoing "debacle" between Ripple and Swift. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has even boldly stated that his firm's technology can replace Swift's infrastructure.
The commercialization of the xRapid can also be considered as a contributing factor to XRP's bullish performance. As various service providers are implementing Ripple's technology, xRapid primarily aims to facilitate cross-border transactions by lowering costs and improving overall settlement speed. Speculators strongly believe that this commercialization also provided a positive impact on the native asset's price.
Currently, XRP has been starting to receive the acceptance from the payments space as physical storage and online rental service Omni recently throwing its support to XRP. Omni allows users to pay in XRP, whose market cap continues to increase as more use cases for it is discovered.
While XRP is still far from overtaking Bitcoin's supremacy, it has indeed outperformed Ethereum lately.


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Sorry for the camera issues, my tripod started falling apart so I had to improvise.
Also, many thanks to the person running the audio for the room for handing me a direct feed without me even asking.
From the Guidebook:
The post-apocalyptic genre seems to be one of the most repeated and beloved in modern pop culture. Developers from successful titles in this genre speak about their approaches to this topic, and why they feel it resonates so much with the modern consumer.
Brian Fargo, President, inXile Entertainment
Brian Hicks, Lead Producer, Bohemia Interactive
Jeff Strain, President, Undead Labs
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Henry's Vancouver Grand Opening CelebrationHenry's Vancouver, 555 W Broadway, Vancouver
Join us at the official Grand Opening of the new Henry's Vancouver store on Saturday, September 29 for door crasher deals, prizes and giveaways! Come see our brand new, innovative location at 555 West Broadway.
The first 50 people in line will receive a Henry's gift card valued at $25, $50 or $100 and the first 100 people will receive a Henry's gift bag. PLUS – spend more and save more on your entire purchase for 1 day only at Henry's Vancouver. Doors open at 10am on Saturday, September 29, 2018.


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The Berlin Cathedral was built between 1895 and 1905 and is a
magnificent basilica that stands on the site of several earlier
structures. Inside, the crypt contains over 80 sarcophagi of
Prussian royals, while other areas of interest are the pulpit, the
organ, and the stained glass windows. Visitors can climb the dome,
which is decorated with intricate mosaics. The cathedral has a gift
shop with books, CDs, and other souvenirs available, open 11am to
6pm Monday to Saturday.
The unit of currency is the Euro (EUR), divided into 100 cents.
ATMs and exchange bureaux are widely available. The major credit
cards are becoming more widely accepted in many large shops, hotels
and restaurants, although Germans themselves prefer to carry cash.
Travellers cheques are best cashed at exchange bureaux, as banks
often won't change them. The quickest and most convenient way to
change money is to obtain cash from one of the ATM machines that
are ubiquitous features on all German streets. Banks are closed on
weekends, but exchange bureaux at airports and main railway
stations are open daily from 6am to 10pm.


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Slow Food
Belgian Convivia
Veneto Flavours
Francesca Barbieri, an olive oil producer from Veneto and a leader of the Cooperative OliBeA (the only entity existing in the area of the Berici Hills that produces Veneto Euganeo-Berico DOP olive oil) has agreed to visit us on Monday, 11 April at 7:30 p.m.
Our knowledgeable guest will lead an olive oil workshop during which we'll find out how to taste and recognise good quality olive oil. The olive oil will be accompanied by cheese and a glass of wine from the region.
Address: We'll be hosted by centrally located, beautifully restored Organic Brussels Café - The Sister - 3, rue Chair et Pain, 1000 Brussels
Fee: The fee is only ( ! ) 10 euros for Slow Food members and 12 euros for non-members. It includes olive oil and cheese tasting and a glass of wine. Other organic drinks can be purchased directly at the bar of The Sister Café.
Registration is obligatory and limited to 40 people.