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No man is an island and this saying is more true than ever when it comes to having friends. With the prevalence of technology in this day and age, it's so easy to stay in touch with your friends and to find people you haven't heard from in years, regardless of distance from one another. Having tons of friends is great, but nothing beats being able to call one particular person the closest one to your heart.
Best friends come in all forms. Your best friend can be your sibling, or your parent, or your cousin, or even your significant other. It can be your longest, oldest friend, one who has known you since you had scraped knees and pigtails in kindergarten. Whoever your best friend is, he or she is someone who loves and accepts you for who you are and vice versa. Your ties run deep and maybe she's even your soulmate. But what happens when you find out that your soulmate is not what you think. What if she is saying things behind your back or trying to sabotage your other relationships? How can you tell if your BFF is someone who is a true friend or if it's all just surface friendship?
15 She spills your secrets to others.
One of the most difficult things anyone can do is open your heart and make yourself vulnerable to someone and not just in the romantic sense. We all like to put up a front that we're strong and happy all the time, when in fact we're sad and lonely deep down because we don't try to open up to the people closest to us, especially our friends. Everyone needs that one friend we can open up to and share our deepest, darkest secrets, trusting that she'll carry that secret to her grave. But when all of a sudden, you find out that said friend actually spilled that secret to a couple of other friends, you'll feel a betrayal you'd never known. What happened to trusting the person who's supposedly closest to you? By spilling your secret, your BFF proves that she's not only a faux friend, but she's quite conniving as well, despite whatever intentions may have been.
14 She ditches you if something "better" comes up.
Spending time with friends is one of the best things about life. You can do anything together, from having a long lunch, shopping, watching a movie, going to the spa, or taking a trip. It's pretty much something to look forward to to plan a get-together with a friend, especially if you really need the best friend time with her. But then all of a sudden, she bails on you because something came up out of the blue. You're disappointed, for sure, but then you assume she has a very valid reason for canceling on a date that you guys had planned way in advance. Maybe it was an emergency, which is perfectly understandable. But then you find out she ditched you because the guy she's been crushing on asks her out to coffee. What a disappointment for you that she doesn't go by the "sisters before misters" BFF rule.
13 She expects you to drop everything for her, but doesn't do the same for you.
You're at the office at a really late hour, buried in paperwork and at the same time, beating a deadline that was due yesterday, when suddenly, your phone rings and your BFF is on the other end. She's a blubbering mess, saying her boyfriend of three years has decided to part ways because he met someone else. Your heart naturally goes out to her because you know how much she loved him. So despite the fact that your work will suffer, you shut off your computer and call it a night, picking up ice cream at the store and heading straight to her place to comfort her. Fast forward to a couple of months later, when you're the one who desperately needs her BFF because of a family emergency. And your BFF doesn't bother to make a beeline to be by your side, saying she's busy at work. So much for being there for each other.
12 She doesn't defend you when others attack your character.
One major thing that makes a friend a friend is when he or she "got your back." Meaning she'll support you and defend you from anyone who dares try to put you down, because she's supposed to know you better than anyone and love and accept you for who you are. So when she encounters a bunch of acquaintances who start dissing you and saying all sorts of nasty things about you, the right thing for her, as your best friend, to do is jump to your defense as quickly and passionately as possible because she won't stand for other people talking smack about her BFF. But when she doesn't bother to stand up for you and worse, even joins in on these people attacking your character, you'll know she's not really the kind of friend worth keeping. It means she's nothing more than a fair-weather friend—someone who's around when things are good, but turns her back on you at any sign of conflict.
11 She only reaches out to you when she wants something.
There are people out there who see other people as a means to an end and have no qualms about overlooking the value of a relationship with that person, even if said person is supposedly a good friend. You can call this kind of friend "user-friendly." She only reaches out to you when she needs something. Whether it's a shoulder to cry on or a shopping buddy or simply some words of advise, you can bet that she'll only drop you a line when she wants something from you. She's not the type of person to just pay you a random visit just because she wants to see you or spend time with you. With her, there's always something up her sleeve. And when she as no "use" for you any longer, you won't hear from her for months at a time, even if you're the one who tries to reach out to her.
10 She's competitive about everything.
Some people are naturally competitive by nature and like to be at the top of their game for everything: from academics to sports to fashion to anything under the sun really, she always has to be the best. This kind of personality trait almost always manifests itself when she pits herself against a sibling or a best friend. As your best friend, you feel as if she's always trying to one-up you for everything. This is especially true if you guys are out together for a night out and you get one or three admirers who offer to buy you a drink, while she gets zero. A competitive person would not take this sitting down, so she'd take things into her own hands and find herself a guy just because you caught the attention of some of them. Heck, if she were really a snake, she might even try to interfere in whatever romantic relationship you may be exploring.
9 She resents your other friendships.
Jealousy is considered a negative, very unhealthy emotion because it sucks the happiness out of you. Sure, sometimes it can be used to keep an otherwise complacent partner who takes you for granted on his toes and make him realize your worth. But in general? It's best to steer clear of this emotion. Your BFF might be the possessive kind and that can be quite toxic, so it's best to watch out for the signs. If she's happy and excited to hang out with you when it's just the two of you, she'll suddenly get all sullen when another person joins your little duo bonding. She'll tell you outright that she doesn't like the other people you spend time with, that they're not good friends and can never be the kinds of friends she is to you. If she was really a true friend, she'd love and support you, including all the other relationships in your life. She wouldn't hold you back.
8 She only ever talks about herself.
A good conversationalist is someone who knows how to share her thoughts and ideas, but giving the person she's speaking to a chance to speak as well and giving that person her full attention. A great conversation is a lot of good back and forth of talking and listening on both parties' end. If it's one-sided, then one of them is getting the raw end of the deal. Some people are more talkers than listeners, while others are better at listening and keep their thoughts and feelings to themselves. If your best friend is a talker, you're most likely a good listener because nothing will really come out of your conversation if you're both talkers or both listeners. It's tough, though, when your BFF insists on doing all the talking and zero listening. Even worse, if all she can talk about is herself as this shows how very self-absorbed she can be.
7 The relationship stresses you out.
Friendships, and relationships in general are supposed to be positive. Otherwise, if it's the kind of relationship that makes you feel bad about yourself all the time, that means it's a very unhealthy kind of bond. Yes, your best friend is someone who should stick by you, and vice versa, through thick and thin, good times and bad. And there will be bad times for sure, but during those times, your BFF's role is to uplift you and help you feel better—not beat you up when you're already done. Not avoid you and fail to provide comfort. This kind of behavior in a friend can be more harmful than encouraging and it can stress anybody out. This shouldn't be the case at all because friendships, true ones at least, aren't supposed to put you in a constant state of tension and stress. You should be able to feel comfortable enough with your BFF and not be wary if she'll support you or not.
6 She blames you for everything.
If there's one thing nobody likes, it's someone who constantly blames others for anything and everything that goes wrong in her life. In her eyes, it's always the fault of others, and never her own, when sh*t hits the fan. If this kind of person happens to be your best friend, it will be a real challenge for you to have to deal with that. Because as her best friend, you'll be constantly around her and therefore, will probably take the biggest beating when she's going through one of her blaming spells. The boyfriend breaks up with her? It's your fault for encouraging her to give him a chance. She doesn't get a promotion? It's because you convinced her not to work such long hours and take some time to rest. Her car broke down? She shouldn't have taken your advice to hold off on having it fixed. Whatever happens to her, it's always your fault.
5 She's phoney to your family and other friends.
If you pay attention closely, you'll be able to spot when someone is genuine or a phoney. Sometimes you'll see it in the person's eyes, other times, it's the tone of her voice or her body language. Most of the time, it's because you know the person inside out. Is your best friend someone who's a genuinely nice person or does she just put on a front for the purpose of maintaining a good image, so that people will think highly of her? Worse, does she act like she likes and gets along with your family and other friends and then you find out that she's been insincere all this time and that she doesn't genuinely like them? That can be very hurtful for you because of course you want your BFF to get along with the other people in your life. Finding out that it's all fake will inadvertently put you in between your best friend and your other loved ones.
4 She embarrasses you.
Having someone embarrass you is one of the worst feelings in the world, especially if that someone is a person who is close to you. There are several ways your BFF can embarrass you. If she's the type who's loud and obnoxious in public, calling attention to herself with her behavior, you kind of want to duck your head down and avoid the censorious looks that strangers give her and (by association), you as well. For whatever reason she's doing it, she's not doing either herself or you a favor by calling unnecessary attention to the both of you. Another (and by far, worse) way she can embarrass you is when she makes fun of you in front of other people, especially with topics you're pretty sensitive about. If you feel bad about gaining eight pounds and she tells others that you can no longer fit into your jeans because you're chubby, it makes for an embarrassing and hurtful moment for you, by her hands.
3 She's ashamed of you.
When you love a person, whether it's a parent, a sibling, a friend or a lover, it's but natural to speak highly of them, to tell others about their good traits and accomplishments. That's because you're proud of these people in your life and are very supportive of them. It's fair to assume that the feeling is mutual and these people that you love would hold you in high regard as well. But is your best friend the type of person who is proud to be your BFF? Or is she ashamed? When you guys are heading to the mall and you pick her up in your beat-up VW bug, does she cringe in derision and hide her face when you guys are passing by other people because she feels she's too "classy" for your crappy car? That's a sure sign that she's ashamed of you and doesn't accept you for who you are, rusty car and all.
2 She doesn't laugh at your jokes.
One of the most amazing things about having a best friend is being able to laugh with each other about nothing and everything at the same time. You share this special kind of humor and loads of inside jokes that are just between the two of you. You can often be seen giggling together, but not telling others exactly what you find hilarious. Laughing at each other's jokes and quips goes both ways. But if you realize that whenever you crack a joke, she just sort of chuckles dryly or disregards it completely, it can be extremely hurtful on your part. Because who wants to be around someone, a supposedly dear friend at that, who doesn't even get your sense of humor, who pretends to laugh at your jokes when she doesn't really find them funny at all? And it goes both ways, too. If you don't find her jokes amusing, maybe you guys aren't so in sync after all.
1 She's not supportive of your decisions.
When you have friends, it's more or less a given that they're loyal to you, to a fault even. You see it in movies or books. When you show up at your best friend's doorstep in tears, the first thing she says is, "what happened and who do I have to kill?" Of course, the killing part is said in jest, but it's a testament to the lengths your BFF would go to protect and defend you. That's the mark of a near-perfect best friend. Which is why it may hurt you when you see that you're supposed best friend doesn't seem that worked up on your behalf when you're in a dilemma. Or worse, when you make a decision (such as deciding to date a guy she doesn't like) that she doesn't agree with and she doesn't support your decision at all, even choosing to forego spending time with you. Best friends are supposed to support you whether they agree with you or not.
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Ken Russell started out making documentaries for the BBC, mostly on composers and other great artists. He always wanted to push the envelope of the BBC's then strict guidelines of what could and couldn't constitute a proper documentary film. He wanted to include actors and scenes that were more akin to drama, essentially early examples of the now standard documentary tool of recreation, and as he slowly pushed the envelope over the years, his films gradually transformed from the strictest of documentaries fully across the line biographical dramas that we wouldn't even classify as documentary today. ...And somehow that lead to The Fall Of the Louse Of Usher. So, anyway, the films in this set pick up at 1962, where the first film is described as "partially dramatized," to 1968, a non-documentary biography.
Specifically, the films in this set are: Elgar, The Debussy Film, Always On a Sunday, Isadora: the Biggest Dance In the World, Dante's Inferno and Song of Summer. It also has a couple nice extras: Ken Russell In Conversation, a new full half-hour sit down conversation with the director about his early works, and Late Night Line-Up: Russell At Work, an excellent vintage documentary that also runs a half an hour and shows Russell creating some of his early films, which some fans might treasure more than some of the Russell films themselves. Plus, there are the typical forced trailers for Jeckyl, Sense & Sensibility, a joint trailer for four of BBC classic adaptations and one of those claymation BBC commercials at the start. Despite everything being in English, the entire set also has optional subtitles, even the extras. Overall, this is a pretty great set, full of exclusive films and features not available anywhere else, which I'd certainly highly recommend. But I want to take a look specifically at Elgar and Song Of Summer (released under the title Delius in the UK), the two films which had already issued by the BFI.
Tommy may be disappointed in this venture even if they went in already knowing that this was going to be a straight-forward historical documentary. But I still found it to be a sensitive, well made film that draws you into the composer's life over a brisk 56 minute running time.
|NTSC BBC on top; PAL BFI below.
The two discs share essentially the same full-frame transfer (the proper AR, considering this was made for 60s TV), though the BFI's image is a bit darker, and the BBC has a little more information along the top and less along the bottom. It's not a strong enough to really declare one better than the other, it's just a noticeable but minor distinction. A quality that is strong enough to make one decidedly superior and preferable to the other, though, is the ghosting effect you can see in the second pair of shots. The BBC disc, obviously taken from a PAL source, has this effect in intermittent frames throughout the film, giving it a juttery look in motion, especially when there's a lot of movement on screen. So that makes the BFI the preferable viewing experience.
|NTSC BBC on top; PAL BFI below.
Now, BFI's Delius isn't quite as special as Elgar, but it has the most important thing - another Ken Russell commentary. The commentary is a lot of fun, too, with Russell breaking off into him impression of a cantankerous old Delius. Both commentaries are a great blend of entertaining and informative. Indeed, if you've never heard any, Russell typically does some of the best audio commentaries out there. There's not much else on this disc, we've even lost the optional subtitles, but for my money, the commentary's more than enough.
Update 2/3/19: A question in the comments made me realize another important distinction between the two DVDs! The original version of this film used some brief footage of Laurel and Hardy in the introduction. We soon cut to Delius in a movie theater playing music to their silent film, and he begins his narration, which then cuts to Delius in the field, where he continues to narrate until the opening titles pop up. Well, due to copyright issues, both DVDs cut the Laurel and Hardy footage... BUT the US DVD still includes a shot of Delius in the theater with a line of opening narration that the BFI disc does not (instead starting right in the field). It's only seven seconds of footage, and two brief sentences of narration, but it does make the US version a slightly longer cut, which is certainly a substantial point in its favor.
I still absolutely recommend the BBC set, as it has the four unreleased films and the pair of excellent features. But BFI's discs of the two films they did put out are roundly superior. And while I'd still say the transfer might be "close enough" for all but the more hardcore viewers seriously concerned with image quality, the pair of excellent audio commentaries on the BFI discs make me feel it's really worth the double-dips and getting both editions. That the have the better transfer, then, is just an extra bonus for fans who take the plunge.

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Kyle Walker is a defender for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, where his squad number is 28. He has represented England at age group and senior international level. Walker was born on the 28th May 1990 in Sheffield.
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It was at Sheffield United where Walker would spend his youth career before being signed to the senior squad. A month long loan at Northampton Town gave him a taste of first team football, before he returned to the blades to help with their run in to the end of the season. In July 2009, Tottenham Hotspur signed Walker and fellow Sheffield teammate Kyle Naughton.
He was immediately loaned back to the blades and made 26 appearances for his home side before rejoining Tottenham to make his debut for the club in a 2-0 win over Portsmouth on the 28th March 2010. Two more loans at Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa followed before Walker established himself in the starting line up for Tottenham in the 2011/12 campaign. Walker's club highlight came as he hit a 30 yard screamer against London rivals Arsenal to give Spurs an important 2-1 victory.
Walker was a starter in the England U-21 side which competed at the 2011 UEFA Euro U-21 Championship. Even though the team was knocked out in the first round, Walker impressed and was named in the Team of the Tournament. He has since been called up to the senior squad by Fabio Capello and came on as a substitute for Scot Parker in England's 1-0 win over World Cup winners Spain on the 12th November 2011.
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Liquorice Allsorts divide opinion. Either you like them, or you don't. If you don't like them, then this polish is definitely not for you. However, if you do, then you will LOVE the smell of Models Own Sweet Shop Liquorice Allsorts. It's by far the strongest of the collection, and continues to smell for many, many hours after you've applied it. It's also one of the thickest, gloopiest, bestest black polishes I've come across in a long while.
I couldn't help but do some Liquorice Allsorts themed nail art – I've done it on the blog before previously so I tried something a bit different this time. I even threw in a sneaky peek at Gumballs – the pink polish. I only need one coat of Liquorice Allsorts on the three black nails – it's that thick and opaque. The application is great – but a little bit difficult for nail art. On the other two nails I applied striping tape over Models Own White Light and Gumballs, and struggled a little to get clean lines when I pulled the tape off.
I used Ciaté caviar on the other nails to mimic the yummy jelly sweets you get in with liquorice allsorts. Wearing a full nail of caviar can be a bit much but adding a little bit at the cuticles is much less hassle and still looks pretty fab, in my opinion.
This is a wonderfully glossy colour on its own but I've added Ciaté Speed Dry Pro top coat here, to seal in the design. What do you think? Are you a liquorice allsorts lover or hater?


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With Infiniti cars sponsoring the Red Bull F1 team this season, the company has announced it will display a Sebastian Vettel FX at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show.
Designed by and built for the reigning F1 World Champion, the Vettel-badged road car is claimed to be the lightest, fastest and most aerodynamic FX yet.
It was apparently built to create a 300km/h (186mph) Crossover that Vettel could drive on Germany's unrestricted Autobahns.
Based on the V8-powered FX50S Premium, the Sebastian Vettel FX features engine, suspension and body upgrades, with key aerodynamic enhancements implemented following input from Red Bull Racing.
The one-off model also gains a personalized interior, with carbon accents reflecting its use on the exterior of the car.


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Atiim Home > Business Blog > OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) > Four Ways Intel Executed the OKR Methodology, from "Measure What Matters" by John Doerr
Today's CEOs are constantly faced with attacks against their market position. It can be a new product, a new company, or a disruption of the established methods of doing business. How you respond to crisis tells a lot about your company and your culture. In this article, we'll relate the ways Intel implemented an OKR strategy to achieve a massive victory against their competitor, Motorola.
Great Companies Can be Improved by Crisis
In his New York Time bestseller, "Measure What Matters," John Doerr quotes Andy Groves, the Father of OKRs, on dealing with crisis; "Bad companies, are destroyed by crisis. Good companies survive them. Great companies are improved by them."
The Power of OKRs as Implemented at Intel
Back in 1979 Intel's field sales team alerted leadership that their dominant position in microprocessors was being eroded by competitor's products that were faster and easier to program. Doerr relates how Intel management strategized and mobilized to meet the challenge, using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) as their implementation methodology:
- Although sales surfaced the issue, Intel's response required the Focus and commitment of the executive staff, marketing, and the sales department. Each discipline had a singular Focus on executing their roles in support of the corporate objectives.
- Crafting the response required collaboration and Alignment. As an example, new collateral materials were needed from the marketing department and new powerpoint presentations were required from sales.
- Specific targets or KPIs were set for each function. These were aggressive, aspirational Key Results. Execution against the Key Results required frequent "check-ins". Every crucial meeting led off with OKRs, to Track and Monitor results in real time.
- The entire organization was Stretched. The Objectives and Key Results were "moonshots" and the timeline unbelievably compressed.
Focus, Alignment, Tracking and Stretch, four benefits of the OKR system, provided the infrastructure for Intel to return to its rightful, dominant market position.
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$170 – Philly 4-Star Hotel incl. Weekends, 55% Off
About the Hotel
Why We Love This Deal
The Sofitel is on everyone's list, literally: It ranks among the Top 10 Best Hotels in Philly according to TripAdvisor, U.S. News & World Report and Conde Nast Traveler. It's also where we've negotiated savings up to 55% through the holidays and into spring.
"This luxury hotel has more of a hip feeling" -- Fodor's
What's Included
- $170 per night ... Superior King room, most dates through March 31
- $209 per night ... same room as above plus daily breakfast for two
- Upgrade to a Luxury King room for +$13; or spring for a Luxury Suite for +$53 and score your very own living room
Travelzoo Tip: Members can also score exclusive 45% savings on afternoon tea for two at the restaurant on site.
What You Need to Know
- Price based on up to two guests sharing a room; higher rates apply for additional guests
- Up to two children 12 and under stay free of charge when using existing bedding
- These rates are refundable; book now and cancel later, if necessary
- The hotel + flights deal is nonrefundable; changes subject to availability and fees
- Note: The hotel + flights deal does not include an option for daily breakfast
- No resort fee
- Standard internet service is free; high-speed internet is $18 plus tax per night
- Valet parking is available for $59 plus tax per night
- Pet-friendly; no fee (a $395 damage fee will be charged to your card and returned upon checkout, provided no damage is found)
- For more details, see "Policies" and "Amenities" sections
Why We Love This Hotel
- It's two blocks to legendary restaurants along Rittenhouse Square, and Old City is only 12 minutes away via light-rail
- Guests can also dine in on French-inspired breakfast or weekend brunch at the on-site Chez Colette brasserie
- Rooms here are big, especially for downtown: Starting at 350 square feet, they also come with "cloud-like beds" (U.S. News & World Report)
Set in the same building that once housed the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the Sofitel still bears many marks of its former life as the city's chief financial institution — think seven-toned geometric marble flooring, oak-paneled walls and lofty ceilings in the lobby. It has a lot of modern touches, too, like vibrant abstract art hung throughout the hotel — not to mention an enviable address two blocks from Rittenhouse Square.
The hotel's eclectic-chic vibe extends to guest rooms thanks to funky printed throw pillows and, you guessed it, more art on the walls. They also all come with spacious marble bathrooms, including separate tubs and glass-enclosed showers, plus Parisian-based Lanvin bath products. However, the real standouts are the Sofitel signature feather-top beds — they're favorites of U.S. News & World Report and Conde Nast Traveler.
There are two restaurants on site, Chez Colette and Liberté Lounge; both specialize in French classics like steak-frites and French onion soup with melted Gruyère cheese. If you're spending the weekend, we suggest stopping in to Chez Colette for brunch, where you'll find indulgent dishes like a duck-confit farmhouse skillet and a signature bloody mary made with ingredients from the rooftop garden.
- Infant cots / cribs
- Bar
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- Pet-friendly
- Extra beds (fees apply)
- 100% smoke-free
- 24-hour front desk
- 24-hour security
- Concierge service
- Currency exchange / ATM
- Room service (limited hours)
- Business center
Room amenities
- Air-conditioning
- Central heating
- Coffee / tea-making facilities
- Iron and ironing board
- Mini bar
- Pay-per-view / movies on demand
- Safe
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- Flatscreen TV
- Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout
- High-Speed Wi-Fi (fees apply)
- Bathrobes and slippers
- Hair-dryer
- Luxury toiletries
- Bathtub or shower
- Valet service (fees apply)
- Accessible bathroom in some rooms
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible restaurant
- ADA compliant rooms
- Roll-in shower
- Wheelchair accessible
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Srirangapatna is a town located about 14 km from Mysore. It is situated in Mandya district in the state of Karnataka, India. Srirangapatna was the capital of Mysore under the dynasty of Tippu Sultan. It has a great religious, historical and cultural importance. It is famous for its ancient temple of Sri Ranganathaswamy, a deity of Lord Vishnu. The entire town is surrounded by the River Kaveri and makes Srirangapatna an island.
Places to Stay
There are several budget hotels to stay nearby Srirangapatna. Some of them are Amravathi Hotel (Tariff - Rs. 1000), Balaji Garden Resort (Tariff - Rs. 600 onwards), Sri Venkateshwara Lodge (Tariff - Rs. 400 onwards), Hotel Mahadeshwara (Tariff - Rs. 800 onwards).
Kannada is the official language and other languages known are Telugu, English, Hindi.
Kotarothsava (Lord Ranganatha) is a big festival held in Sri Ranganatha Temple in the month of January.
Places of Interest
There are many temples in Srirangapatna such as RaganathaNagara Ganesha, Lakshminarasimha Swamy, the Sathyanarayana Swamy Temple, the Gangadhareswara Swamy Temple. Many other attractions include Shivanasamudra Falls (27 km), Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace (5 km), Mysore (13 km), Datta Ashram (14 km), Nanjangud (36 km), Sravanabelagola (61 km).
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Mysore Airport is the major and nearest airport to Srirangapatna located at 14 km away.
Srirangapatna Railway Station is the closest rail head to Srirangapatna located at 3 km.
Srirangapatna is well-connected by road plying along Bangalore-Mysore highway (SH17). There are plenty of state and private buses that are available to reach Srirangapatna from other cities. Kesineni Tours & Travels, Paulo Travels are the major travel operators along this route. Avail your bus ticket through online bus booking site and get a discount on your ticket.
Situated 145 km from Chennai, Vellore has been the capital of many kingdoms such as Pallava, Chola, Nayak, Maratha, and Bijapur Sultan. Vellore is also well known for the 16th century Vellore Fort. Today it has a vast mix of medical and educational institutes - Christian Medical College and Vellore Institute of Technology being the most popular. Temples and Monuments are also a great tourist option here throughout the year.
Budget Hotels in Vellore
Hotels in Vellore are reasonably priced. Some budget-friendly options are Golden Temple Guest House (Tariff-Rs. 200), Ramachandraa Residency (Tariff-Rs. 175), and Veena Residency (Tariff-Rs. 594).
The official language of Vellore is Tamil. Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam are also spoken here.
Events in Vellore
Pongal observed on 14 January is a traditional festival here. Saraswathi Pooja is celebrated in September-October to mark the end of Navarathri.
Places to See in Vellore
Vellore Fort is a noted tourist attraction. Ratnagiri Murugan Temple and Srilakshmi Golden Temple are worth a visit. The Assumption Cathedral and the 150-year-old St. John's Church inside the fort are equally well known.
How to Get There
The nearest domestic airport is the Tirupati Airport (100 km) and the nearest international airport is Chennai International Airport (130 km).
Vellore has three railway stations - Katpadi Junction (5 km), Vellore Contolement and Vellore Town Station that connect it to other major stations.
The new city bus station is located near Chelliamman Temple and the old bus station near the Vellore fort. Vellore has many private bus operators such as Sri Venkateswara Bus Service, Sridhar Bus Service, and Rao Travels that provide excellent bus service. Utilise the discounts and offers when you are booking a bus ticket online.


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Weekend Reading – 22-23 JUNE 2013
Some quick reading for your weekend:
The best description I've found of a certain subculture is in a short story by Ralph Lombreglia in this issue of The American Scholar:
[H]is power with his fans worked only along certain axes, in certain dimensions. If he directly commanded them to stop writing code for the empire, they would not obey. He had tried that. They thought he was joking. If he told them to smash their mobiles, they would giggle at how crazy Bob was. But if he said he wanted to run for e-president, and he needed them to tribe-source him a peer-to-peer voting system, democracy in action on the Net, they would have it up and running in two days because it would just be such a cool thing to do. A people's electoral bucket brigade.
And then, of course, they would turn out in great numbers for the election, like 100 percent, and they would all vote for Bob, and they would expect their votes to count. And if their votes didn't count, well maybe then they would stop writing code for the empire. Maybe they'd crap up some of the code they'd already written, too.
Sorta funny. Sorta sad. And probably sorta true. Go read the full story.
The story above also goes well with C.Z. Nnaemeka's piece on "Big" versus "big" problems on which the tech industry focuses. I noted her piece in an earlier post. If you haven't read it yet, I recommend you do this weekend.
On the defense side, I recommend Lt. Col. Mark Chitwood's thesis on merging the Guard and Reserve (also discussed by me here). Obviously, all the opinions expressed in the document are Chitwood's and do not necessarily reflect anyone else's or organization's views. I urge you to read it, comment on it here or to Lt. Col. Chitwood and keep an eye out for more work from him on the subject next year.
(I've had the pleasure of exchanging e-mails with both C.Z. and Lt. Col. Chitwood in recent weeks – and learning a lot.)
Also, someone is getting a good deal here:
Israel's Defense Ministry is asking the US government to guarantee billions of dollars in low-interest bridge loans for a Pentagon-proposed package of V-22 Ospreys, F-15 radars and precision-strike weaponry that it ultimately intends to fund with future military aid from the US.
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Under the novel, Israeli-proposed funding plan, US government guarantees would allow MoD to initiate near-term contracts for advanced, Pentagon-offered weaponry with cut-rate cash from commercial banks. Israel would pay only interest and servicing fees on the government-backed loan, with principle repaid from a new, 10-year military aid package that President Barack Obama — during a visit here in March — promised to conclude before the current bilateral aid agreement expires in 2018.
Israel is slated to receive $3.1 billion in annual Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grant aid through 2017, minus some $155 million in rescissions due to US government-mandated sequester. Those funds, sources from both countries say, have already been tapped to cover payments on existing contracts for Israel's first squadron of F-35I joint strike fighters, heavy armored carriers, trainer aircraft engines, transport planes and a host of US weaponry.
"Basically, they're talking about the US government assuming the risk of billions of dollars in loans to be repaid by the US government with FMF promised in the out years," a US source said.
Whoa. How can I get a deal like that? I get my house, only pay a low-interest rate on the mortgage principal for a little while and then repay the rest with a grant from the very same bank. If only Bank of America were so nice.
Finally, I'm afraid of this:
In all honesty, I don't think the public at large will make that leap between the government's spying on us and what big business is using big data for because it has a short memory. How many times has Facebook become embroiled in a "privacy" spat with its users, yet its user base continues to grow? Revenue jumped 37% in the first quarter and daily active users soared 26% to 665 million (monthly users were up 23% to 1.11 billion).
So if you've bought shares in large, established big data players like IBM and Oracle, or even smaller upstarts like Splunk and TIBCO Software, don't worry about selling the stock any time soon. Should more damning news like the PRISM program be revealed, these stocks could be cast in a bad light. But since we're unwilling to stop broadcasting our most intimate details on the web, there's going to be a market for that data and for companies to process and analyze it. And perhaps even get in bed with the government to facilitate it. [Emphasis my own.]
I wish the American public had a longer-term memory, as the Europeans seem to. But it disgusts me that this guy thinks it's perfectly okay for Big Business to be using our data as long as the government doesn't (unless it's the cost of doing business, of course):
The risk here for business — aside from the obvious Orwellian implications of this massive level of government snooping — is the public may no longer think the vast collection of data by private enterprise is so benign. What might be a huge investment opportunity could instead be turned into a pariah, and businesses associated with the practice of collecting and processing the massive amounts of data could be shunned by the investing world for engaging in it.
Maybe they should be questioned by their investors.


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As always, I came away from last Friday night at the Louvre filled with ideas and inspiration. However, rather than being mesmerized by old master paintings, it was the complex and intriguing films of contemporary artist Mark Lewis that were the topic of the "face à face" series in the Auditorium.
The woman who chaired the discussions apologized for the fact that Lewis' films were being projected in a cinema, rather than looped on monitors in a gallery space. However, their mode of projection took nothing away from these images: they were mesmerizing, unsettling, slow but deeply revelatory, simultaneously unique and filled with references to the past, present and future of picture making.
Lewis' films are as much "about" the places that appear to the camera as onlooker as they are about the camera that sees them, the movements it makes, and the visceral effect these movements have on us, as onlookers en abîme. For example, in Forte, 2010 [above]. the camera approaches an old fort in Italy from high above snow-covered mountaintops. We are first surprised to find the aerial view of the fort appear on the other side of the mountain, and then when people start to stream out of the fort and run down the winding pathway, like ants whose habitat has been destroyed, we are looking for more, a reason, a narrative that will help us make sense of this disruptive human motion. At the very same time, the movement of the camera as it has been attached to the underside of the plane from which Lewis films the scene made me feel more and more nauseous. While avant-garde filmmakers have repeatedly played with the disorientation caused by the absence of an establishing shot, Lewis confounds his spectator, and sets the stomach churning when the image is nothing but an establishing shot in slow motion, an absent "narrative" that is an establishing shot empty of purpose.
In another film, Northumberland, 2005,[above] a camera moves laterally across a typical English stone wall in a seemingly endless tracking shot. In the background, tree trunks in winter remain vertically static, thus creating a friction between the movement of the camera across the wall in the foreground and the stasis of the trees in the background, albeit a background that is flattened out by the removal of all perspectival markers. Whether the tension or discordance is between foreground and background, stasis and movement, the appearance of color where the film articulates itself as definitively black and white (5262 Washington Boulevard, 2008) or in the appearance of unanticipated, "unwanted" disruptions to the mise-en-scène, Algonquin Park, September (2001), we are left grasping for something to hold onto in these worlds where our powers of rationality fail us.
There is much more to say about these intriguing four-minute gems, but for now, I want to briefly mention the panel of speakers. What made the films more powerful was their screening across the evening before, during and around the presentations of Philippe-Alain Michaud (curator of film at the Centre Pompidou), art historian Stephen Bann and Laura Mulvey. This strategy meant that as the evening went on, like the individual films' revelation of the illusions of what they see and of the filmmaking process itself, the seemingly infinite layers of complexity in their construction were gradually peeled away. Somehow, the more films I saw, the more disturbing they became. At the same time, they became less and less graspable, more and more elusive and challenging in their construction.
While I appreciate that the Louvre invited three scholars who have published on Lewis, the choice of two art historians was somewhat disappointing. Of course, it's always a pleasure to listen to Stephen Bann and to witness art history at its most eloquent in his presentation. But really, it was only Mulvey whose discussion of the films were gratifying. Michaud was preoccupied with Lewis' references to Breughel and Chardin, Poussin and others, but his observations gave little insight into Lewis' films. Mulvey was, as I say, insightful, eloquent and accessible, and I cannot remember the last time I was so convinced by her observations. In fact, her comments on the splitting of time and space in Lewis' films, the resultant disturbance to the viewing process, and how these are concerns that can be traced back to Hitchcock, demonstrated film studies at its best.
Rather than listening to art historians, I wanted more discussion of Lewis' relationship to film, for example, to the American Avant-garde. The films of Michael Snow, especially films such as Back and Forth in which vision becomes corporealized through the back and forth of the camera, seem instructive to understanding Lewis' films. Or, for example, la Région Centrale where we become mesmerized by the movement of the camera across time, and Snow creates a landscape with a life of its own, a life wholly separate from the presence of the camera, a technology that nevertheless becomes integral to our journey into this landscape. Snow sets up very different relationships between landscape, camera and viewer, but surely access to Lewis' films would become easier if approached via film, rather than painted history?
As illustration of the need for a more precise language with which to discuss Lewis' films, a more precise language than that offered by art history, Stephen Bann referred to the lateral motion of Lewis' camera in Algonquin Park, September (2001)[above] as "a track or maybe a pan." When he said this, I thought "well, it has to be one or the other, which is it?" But in fact, this is the very complexity and challenge of Lewis' films. Because he creates these camera movements for which we have no language. Nevertheless, they are wholly unique to the cinema, because they are integral to the moving, not that static image. Any film student would immediately,be reminded of that terrifying moment at the beginning of Vertigo when Scotty looks down from a height, his fingertips slowly losing their grip on the ledge from which he imagines he will fall. Hitchcock's simultaneous movement of the lens and the camera to envision Scotty's vertigo and to ensure our nausea would surely be a logical place to begin understanding Lewis' complicated production and post-production techniques?
All of Lewis' films can be seen in their entirety on his website


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Course of the year
Leaving Examination Topic #11
- charakteristika počasí v jednotlivých obdobích
- charakteristika přírody v jednotlivých obdobích
- svátky - vánoce, velikonoce
- české svátky
- anglické svátky - patroni
- americké svátky - Thanksgiving, Halloween
- oblíbené roční období
The Czech Republic has a moderate continental climate.
A year is divided into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn (fall), and winter.
- Spring begins on 21 March. Nature begins to awake from the long winter sleep and new life begins. The first flowers appear: snowdrop, snowflakes, tulips, dandelions, daffodils. Some birds come back from the south (swallows, starlings, cuckoos). The weather is changeable - warm and cold, sun and clouds, snow and rain.
- Summer begins on 21 June. Especially schoolchildren love this season because of two-month holiday. Temperature rise to 25 Centigrade or more. In summer rain often comes in the form of a storm (sometimes with cloudburst or hailing). Summer is time for strawberries, cherries, raspberries and the harvest of corn, too. People like swimming, playing some sports like volleyball or football, going to nature etc.
- Autumn begins on 23 September. The nice weather breaks, sometimes we can enjoy Indian summer (babí léto).The trees lose their leaves and everything starts preparing for winter sleep. For many people it is a very sad and depressive season.
- Winter begins on 21 December, but cold and winter weather is much sooner. Typical winter weather brings snowfall, icy wind and hard frosts. Children like sledging, skiing, building snowmen, sliding or skating and playing ice-hockey.
Holidays and Feast days
- New Year Day - January 1
- St. Valentine's Day - February 14. It is lovers' day. On this day young people send Valentine cards each other.
- St. David's Day - March 1 - the patron of Wales
- St. Patrick's Day - March 17 - the patron of Ireland. Everything must be green!
- All Fool's Day - April 1
- Easter - Christian feast. It commemorates Jesus' crucifixion and the Resurrection of Jesus. In Britain it is celebrated on Easter Sunday. Everything is decorated with the symbols of new life - small chicken, lambs, and eggs.
- St. George's Day - April 23 - the patron of England
- Mother's Day - second Sunday in May
- The Queen's Official Birthday - Saturday after June 9
- Father's Day - third Sunday in June
- Independence Day - July 4
- Columbus Day - October 12 - the anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492
- Halloween - October 31 - it is a memory of dead people. Children celebrate it by dressing up in Halloween costumes with mask over their faces (the masks of witches and ghosts).
- Guy Fawkes Day - November 5 - the anniversary of the gun power plot in 1605, now it is celebrated with bonfires, fireworks and the burning of guys.
- Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday in November - national holiday in the USA and Canada, first celebrated in 1621 by the Pilgrim settlers on their first harvest. Traditional meal is turkey, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie. For many American families it is more important holiday (it is not connected with the religion as Christmas)
- St. Andrew's Day - November 30 - the patron of Scotland
- Christmas - December 25 (in our country Dec 24 - it is Christmas Eve in the English speaking countries - party day). In the morning children unwrap their presents and gifts which are under the Christmas tree or in their Christmas stocking.
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According to the Yonhap news agency, Guterres praised Moon's efforts aimed at achieving complete denuclearization and establishing peace in the region, and also expressed the UN willingness to cooperate with the South Korean side on the issue.
Before meeting with Guterres, Moon briefed US President Donald Trump on the results of the latest inter-Korean summit, which was held in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang last week. This was the third meeting of Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in 2018.
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The situation on the peninsula has significantly improved over the past few months, with Moon-Kim meeting, held in the truce village of Panjumon in April, resulting in both sides expressing their commitment to promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and Kim pledging to make efforts toward denuclearization during his meeting with Trump in June.


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Police pay £2,500 damages to street preacher
Christian street preacher Olu has been offered £2,500 in damages from the Metropolitan Police in relation to his false arrest and unlawful detention in February this year. The 64-year-old man had been preaching outside Southgate Underground station. A member of the public, Mrs Ambrosine Shitrit, saw a tall, hooded man squaring up to Olu.…Read more


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Protein is an essential nutrient for building muscles and repairing body tissues, as well as supporting digestion and immune functions. It is also an essential source for energy and helps the body build healthy cells, enzymes and antibodies.
With today's families focusing on healthier eating options, many are looking for ways to get more protein without having to down a slab of steak every day. Here are just a few meatless protein sources to try. Make sure to include these items in your daily meals to ensure you are getting enough protein in your diet.
Depending on the type of bean, you can get 14-28 grams of protein in a single cup of beans, with the average amount being around 15 grams. Beans are also high in fiber and low in calories, making them another superfood. Blend garbanzo beans to make hummus, a protein-rich veggie dip. Or try adding beans to salads or whole grain dishes for added nutrition.
Chia Seeds
Just 2 tablespoons of chia seeds contain 4 grams of protein and are loaded with fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, and other micronutrients. Chia is a versatile super seed with a nutty flavor that can be prepared in a variety of ways such as sprinkled on a salad, spiked in a smoothie, or soaked in milk to make chia pudding.
Quinoa is another seed that has gained popularity as a superfood. It is a complete protein with all nine essential amino acids and is also a great source of iron and fiber. One cup of quinoa has 8 grams of protein and can be prepared in a variety of ways. Try it in salad, in side dishes instead of rice or even as a breakfast cereal.
Greek Yogurt
Greek yogurt can contain as much as double the protein as regular yogurt. A typical 6-ounce serving contains 15-20 grams, approximately the same amount as in 2-3 ounces of lean meat. Greek yogurt, unlike traditional yogurt, gets its thick and creamy consistency and higher protein count through the unique straining process used to make it.
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One cup of mixed nuts provides 27 grams of protein as well heart-healthy fats and disease-fighting vitamins and minerals. Tasty nut butters like peanut butter or almond butter have 7-8 grams per serving. Munch on a handful of raw or roasted nuts for a grab-and-go snack, spread nut butter on whole grain toast or mix with veggies for a healthy and delicious take on stir fry.
Whether you are a full-fledged vegan or just experimenting with Meatless Mondays for better health, there are plenty of meat-free foods you can eat to make sure you are getting enough protein in your diet. Including meat-free protein sources are an excellent way to get the protein your body needs without the added fat and calories you don't.
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Five joint ventures and a Chinese firm have been shortlisted for construction of 23 400 multi-billion shilling hostel units at Moi, Embu and South Eastern Kenya (Seku) universities.
Moi University under the public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement pre-qualified Kesa consortium, Meridiam consortium, JV Unicamp consortium, PDM-Roko-CBA Capital Consortiums and Chinese Overseas Engineering for the planned construction of 14 000 units.
University of Embu named Meridiam consortium, PDM-Roko-CBA Capital consortium and JV Unicamp consortium for the proposed 4 000-bed capacity hostel at its main campus.
Seku has shortlisted Kesa consortium and PDM-Roko-CBA Capital consortium for the proposed 5 400 units at its Machakos-based main campus.
The successful bidders will be tasked with raising capital, designing, constructing and maintaining the hostels, on a build-own-operate basis thereby enabling the three universities to plug a hostels shortage that has seen students seek accommodation outside the institutions.
The approval of the three projects follows a detailed analysis by a consortium of transaction advisers led by the South Africa-based consultancy, Genesis Analytics.
The consortium developed the transaction documents and will execute the contracts.
The floating of the PPP bids follows approval by the Treasury for public universities to tap into private funds to finance development of key infrastructural projects.


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Guess what? PM Narendra Modi has now crossed over 16 million followers on Twitter!
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Modi's follower number crossed 15 million on September 22, 2015.
Since the time he was sworn into office on May 26, 2014, he has added 11.9 million followers.
"PM Modi has also set new records as the largest increase in the number of followers in a 12-month period for an Indian account (8.8 million followers from Sep 17, 2014 to Sep 17, 2015)," Twitter said.
Currently the Twitter race in India is led by popular Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, whose Twitter account with name @SrBachchan runs with 17.8 million followers and Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) at 16.2 million followers.
Active on Twitter since 2009, Modi is the most followed Indian politician, and the 2nd most followed politician in the world, right after US President Barack Obama (@barackobama) with 66.1 million followers.
"The PM of India and the Baadshah of Bollywood seem to vying for the position of the Second Most Followed Indian. Who will win by end of year?" Twitter said.
Modi has used twitter for campaigns like #MakeInIndia, #SwachBharat, #MannKiBaat and #SefieWithDaughter to reach and connect with the citizens for development and progress.
"Recently, PM Modi's umbrella initiative #MakeInIndia, one of the largest economic development initiatives planned by the government, became the first non-US brand to launch its own Twitter emoji to a worldwide audience," the statement said.
The #MakeInIndia emoji symbolizes the success of the brand campaign on Twitter with nearly 500 million impressions this year to promote India as a great place for foreign direct investment to transform the country into a global manufacturing hub, it added.
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Collaboration of Multiple Autonomous Industrial Robots through Optimal Base Placements
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© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Multiple autonomous industrial robots can be of great use in manufacturing applications, particularly if the environment is unstructured and custom manufacturing is required. Autonomous robots that are equipped with manipulators can collaborate to carry out manufacturing tasks such as surface preparation by means of grit-blasting, surface coating or spray painting, all of which require complete surface coverage. However, as part of the collaboration process, appropriate base placements relative to the environment and the target object need to be determined by the robots. The problem of finding appropriate base placements is further complicated when the object under consideration is large and has a complex geometric shape, and thus the robots need to operate from a number of base placements in order to obtain complete coverage of the entire object. To address this problem, an approach for Optimization of Multiple Base Placements (OMBP) for each robot is proposed in this paper. The approach aims to optimize base placements for multi-robot collaboration by taking into account task-specific objectives such as makespan, fair workload division amongst the robots, and coverage percentage; and manipulator-related objectives such as torque and manipulability measure. In addition, the constraint of robots maintaining an appropriate distance between each other and relative to the environment is taken into account. Simulated and real-world experiments are carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach and to verify that the simulated results are accurate and reliable.
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Brilliant Beginnings works alongside many other professional organisations and charities in the UK and abroad, as well as other fertility and surrogacy organisations and supporters.
Below are some of the other organisations we support and work with, who you might find it useful to get to know:
NGA Law is a leading specialist fertility law firm, and our sister organisation. The NGA Law website includes free information, guidance and resources on surrogacy and donation law.
BICA is the professional association for infertility counsellors and counselling in the UK, seeking to promote the highest standards of counselling for those considering or undergoing fertility investigations and treatment.
Chana is an organisation which offers practical and emotional support to Jewish couples with fertility issues. Comprising of support workers, medical professionals, trustees, admin staff and volunteers, they provide a range of services to individuals and couples.
COTS is a long-established non-profit UK surrogacy organisation which helps and advises surrogates and intended parents.
Doulas are professional training in providing the breadth of support needed during pregnancy, childbirth and immediately after. Doula UK is a non-profit membership association of some 700 doulas. It was founded in 2001 and is run by its members.
Donor Conception Network (DCN) is a supportive network of 1,600 mainly UK-based families with children conceived with donated sperm, eggs or embryos, those considering or undergoing donor conception procedures and donor-conceived people.
Fertility Network UK (FNUK) is a national infertility charity, dedicated to the support of everyone affected by infertility. It also leads the National Infertility Awareness Campaign for fair and equitable access to NHS-funded treatment.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is the UK's independent regulator overseeing the use of gametes and embryos in fertility treatment and research. The HFEA licenses fertility clinics and centres carrying out in vitro fertilisation (IVF), other assisted conception procedures and human embryo research.
Pride Angel is a website committed to helping single, lesbian, gay and infertile couples become parents through donor conception and co-parenting and matches sperm donors, egg donors and co-parents worldwide.
Mermaids is an award-winning UK charity which supports trans and gender variant children and their families. Their work focuses on embracing and empowering trans and non-binary children and young people, as well as educating professionals and the general public on gender nonconformity in children and young people.
NCT is the largest UK charity for parents. Their goal of ensuring no new parent is unsupported is enabled through their network, where new parents can share knowledge, forge friendships and work to change policies. Their community is over 100,000 members strong and growing.
Surrogacy UK is a non-profit UK surrogacy organisation whose ethos is 'surrogacy through friendship'.
Stonewall is the national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights charity. From its origins fighting Section 28 in the 1980s, Stonewall has put the case for equality on the mainstream political agenda by winning support within all the main political parties and has offices in England, Scotland and Wales.


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Heritage Village is located in Okeechobee, situated in the center of Florida, approximately 40 minutes from the East Coast.
Considered by many as one of the most beautiful parks in Florida, it offers an almost exclusive francophone community. Owners and renters of homes and recreational vehicle sites enjoy properties that are distinguished by their size and landscaping. A number of services are provided without charge and many attractions are located close by.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance: Nov 17
Many times the newsletter comes out (no pun intended) later in the month and some important events are missed. One such event is the 14th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. This year it is being acknowledged on Thursday, November 17. It is important to remember those who we lost simply for being their authentic selves, […]Read More
Pride by the Beach (10/8)
Please join North County LGBTQ Resource Center for a community celebration AND To Stand With Orlando. They want to show that everyone matters! It's time to celebrate everyone no matter who they are regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, etc. The event is Saturday, October 8 from 11:00 am-6:00 pm. The […]Read More
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On Saturday, September 24, individuals, teams, social clubs, local businesses, schools, universities, and faith organizations from all over San Diego will come together for AIDS Walk/Run. We gather to remember the many who were lost to AIDS and to raise vital funds to support all of the San Diegans living today with HIV disease. Please […]Read More
South Bay Pride This Weekend! (9/10)
Join the festivities at South Bay Pride Art & Music Festival on Saturday, September 10 from noon-8:00 pm at Bayfront Park. There will be live entertainment, DJs and dancing, Art of Pride in the Park, great food, water sports, beverage gardens, children's entertainment, and much more! Bayfront Park is adjacent to "J" Street Marina in […]Read More
Be a part of The LGBT Center's 10th annual Dining Out for Life ® event. Every year, The Center gathers over 100 restaurants to participate. It will be held on Thursday, April 28. These establishments give a minimum of 25 percent of their proceeds on food and liquor sales to The LGBT Center for HIV/AIDS […]Read More
We are excited our second annual Launching Leaders Luncheon is coming up on Friday, May 13. PFLAG SDC and the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation will be awarding nine scholarships to high school seniors, full-time graduate and undergraduate students. The recipients of the Harvey Milk Memorial Scholarships will be also awarded at that time. The […]Read More
Ring In The New Year With Your Membership Renewal!
Thank you to those members who have renewed their membership for 2016. If you have not, please do! We have a long way to go. Dues are used to provide support, education, and advocacy on behalf of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community and their families. They enable us to provide monthly meetings, an info […]Read More
The Time is Now! Scholarship Apps Being Accepted
Having a future is on everyone mind, and a financial support is needed more every time. With a scholarship which are awarded to future students, based on academic achievement that may included financial need, for the purpose of schooling. The fund may be used to reduce costs of tuition, books, room, board and other expenses […]Read More
Elections are Coming!
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Out on a hike and wanted see something in the distance but could not see it clearly?
This Rugged Dual Focus Monocular is designed for that purpose. Created with dual focus adjustable zoom, you can freely zoom near or further away to your target of choice. Its multicoated optics guarantee a good light transmission and brightness any time of the day.
You can zoom in up to 16 times or equivalent to 100 yards away!
The lens have a wide field of view ensuring that you get the best possible sight of the things that you want to see while hiking, camping or just about any activity that you are attending. Whether looking at the birds up in the trees across the river or looking at your favourite sportsman at a sports competition, the Rugged Dual Focus Monocular's lens have it covered!
The Rugged Dual Focus Monocular is coated in premium rubber so that it can withstand most form of rugged use, from small drops to dust particles while in use. The rubber also lets users with sweaty hands grip the Rugged Dual Focus Monocular better. No more slipping and dropping the monocular. Also comes with a strap for a safer one handed use while hiking, preventing the item from slipping away from your hands and dropping into the river, for example.
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Dual Band Wireless Router D-Link DIR-516 provides high-speed Internet connection. DIR-516 allows you to create a secure connection, and provides public access to the Internet at home or at the hotel. New wireless standard 802.11ac (draft) provides the highest data transfer rate to compatible devices. In addition, the router retains all connection settings, which greatly simplifies the connection of devices to the wireless router DIR-516 in the future.
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Editorial: Furlough idea far from crazy
Frustrated by the state Legislature's intransigence over the state budget, Gov. David Paterson on Monday proposed his most drastic remedy yet for dealing with what he and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli say is the state's impending insolvency — mandatory unpaid furloughs for state workers. Not surprisingly, the heads of the unions representing those workers dismissed the idea, but Paterson is right to ask the Legislature to approve furloughs, and should consider imposing them unilaterally if the lawmakers won't go along.
No one, except Paterson and DiNapoli, seems to realize the severity of the state's financial crisis. Last week, the comptroller reported that the general fund had only $2.3 billion in it as of March 31, and the only reason it wasn't completely broke, he said, was the governor's delay of some $2.9 billion worth of payments. When those obligations are finally met, the state will be broke, unless the Legislature passes a budget that closes the $9 billion-plus budget deficit — a deficit that, according to Paterson, jumped again this month because of lower-than-expected income tax receipts.
Furloughs of one day per week would be an extreme measure, to be sure, but hardly unprecedented. A handful of other states with economic difficulties — including California, Massachusetts and Iowa — have imposed them recently. Affecting roughly 100,000 state workers, they would save the state about $30 million per day.
Though it seems unlikely, given legislative leaders' tepid response to the idea, that furloughs will be approved legislatively, Paterson could impose them — tying them to the weekly emergency spending bills that must be passed until a budget is completed. If the Legislature refused to go along, it could lead to a total shutdown of state government.
Nobody wants that, but if lawmakers won't take their job more seriously, and the state is about to run out of money, what other options does Paterson have?


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Individual organisms are linked to their communities and ecosystems via metabolic activities. Metabolic exchanges and co-dependencies have long been suggested to have a pivotal role in determining community structure. Metabolic interactions with bacteria have been key drivers in the evolution of sap-feeding insects, enabling complementation of their deprived nutrition. The sap-feeding whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) harbors an obligatory symbiotic bacterium, as well as varying combinations of facultative symbionts. We took advantage of the well-defined bacterial community in B. tabaci as a case study for a comprehensive and systematic survey of metabolic interactions within the bacterial community and their associations with documented frequency of bacterial combinations. We first reconstructed the metabolic networks of five common B. tabaci symbionts (Portiera, Rickettsia, Hamiltonella, Cardinium and Wolbachia), and then used network analysis approaches to predict: (1) species-specific metabolic capacities in a simulated bacteriocyte-like environment; (2) metabolic capacities of the corresponding species' combinations, and (3) dependencies of each species on different media components.
The automatic-based predictions for metabolic capacities of the symbionts in the host environment were in general agreement with previously reported genome analyses, each focused on the single-species level. The analysis suggested several previously un-reported routes for complementary interactions. Highly abundant symbiont combinations were found to have the potential to produce a diverse set of complementary metabolites, in comparison to un-detected combinations. No clear association was detected between metabolic codependencies and co-occurrence patterns. The findings indicate a potential key role for metabolic exchanges as key determinants shaping community structure in this system.