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Discover Kind luxury in the heart of the nation's capital.
The Setting
Located mere steps from the U.S. Capitol building's famed steps sits Washington D.C.'s historic Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for its eclectic street fairs, picturesque parks, fabulous restaurants, and historic Union Station. Smack dab in the heart of this neighborhood, sitting pretty much the top of every visitors "must see" list, is the contemporary and boutique-ish Liaison Washington Capitol Hill.
Known to D.C. insiders, food-and-winers and sophisticated overnighters for its sleek decor, stylish rooms, proximity to the district's main attractions and museums, award-winning sustainable southern kitchen style restaurant, and Washington D.C.'s largest rooftop pool and lounge. Walk tall through the lobby adorned with DC-inspired art and photographs to stretch out in your luxurious room overlooking the nation's capital and congratulate yourself on being a D.C. player (at least for the duration of your stay).
Sleep and Sanctuary
If relaxation and rejuvenation is on your travel itinerary, then you won't have to look far. Each room at Liaison Washington Capitol Hill offers fresh modern design, sumptuous Joie de Vivre luxury bed linens, lush bathrobes and 55" high-def TV's for your kick back and chill mode. In bathrooms, delight your senses in eco-friendly Jonathan Adler bath amenities and glass showers and tubs. Also find modern workstations with ergonomic desk chairs, WiFi access included with your hotel facilities fee, an iHome docking station and in-room coffee makers. Feel free to bring your dogs for a $75 fee.
Eat. Pray. Eat.
When it comes to dining at the Liaison, Kind Travelers will be charmed southern style by the hospitality of Art & Soul. A southern kitchen serving simple, honest food that reflects a devotion to quality and responsibility made possible by partnerships with like-minded farmers, artisans and growers, who provide products that are sustainably sourced.
Feel as good about the restaurants practices as good as you feel about scarfing down a butternut squash curry marsala with chickpeas, brined burrata and cilantro or yummy greens like the Earth n' Eats baby lettuce salad with candied pecans, pickled pears and a spiced cider vinaigrette. Find nice southern touches like hand-painted farm signs and traditional folk art in honor of Art & Soul's regional influences. In the warmer months, bask in the sunshine (or moonlight) with an expansive al fresco patio with a fire-pit. Also find a bar menu with snacks, bar bites and seasonal cocktails for your pleasure. And, for the adventurous, be sure to splash some Angry Chef Hot Sauce (compliments of Executive Chef Douglas Alexander) on, well...pretty much everything. Sat & Sun Brunch: 9am-3pm, Lunch: Mon-Fri 11am-3:30pm, Dinner: Mon-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm Sun. ArtBar Lounge is open daily 11am-10:30pm.
The Art of De-stressing
Find Liaison's 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness center at your disposal during your stay and shake off a few layers of stress with a bit of cardio or free weights, then stretch it out at the center's designated stretching area.
Another de-stressing option available to Kind Travelers during the warmer months is the fabulous (and only in D.C.) rooftop pool and lounge. Here you can unwind with drinks and dining for a perfect balance of relaxation and indulgence, or the sip and dip if you will.
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With Deluxe Rooms, guests can choose between plush bed options of one king or two queens.These sleekly designed rooms feature monochromatic decor and rich texture. Of course, as with any rooms, find luxurious amenities like a versatile workspace, 55" smart TV's, eco-friendly Jonathan Adler bath amenities, an iHome docking station, lush robes and one glass shower or one shower with tub.
Premium Deluxe rooms give you the option of one king or two queens, but as an added feature, enjoy a Keurig coffee machine, umbrella, lush robes and slippers, complimentary water from Art & Soul, and upgraded bath amenities. These premium rooms are on the 10th floor so you can look down on Capitol Hill.
King Superior rooms are just that, superiority and a plush king bed surrounded your usual amenities, plush new carpeting, shades of indigo, gray and tan with touches of red, punctuated by brushed stainless steel accents.
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- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: $14.95 per 24-hour period (rates may vary))
- Self parking fee: $50.00 per/day
- Valet parking fee: $59 per/night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: $75 per/pet, per/stay
- Resort Fee $22.95
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- Farmer's & Distiller's connects Washingtonnien's closely to the food source
- The super-hip Fancy Radish serves a little bit of everything--except meat
- The Union Market has more than 40 food vendors and is bringing a renewed heart & soul to the neighborhood
Conscious Culture
- Come on, you're in Washington DC, hit the The Smithsonian
- The Newseum is an interactive space showcasing the importance of the First Amendment and journalistic history
- DC is awash with history and memorials, any in the National Mall and Memorial Park are worth visiting
Mindful Adventures
- Wander and explore DC's hippest new neighborhood, the Navy Yards
- The Eastern Market has been connecting people through food and art for over 136 years
- Visit and relax in the magnificent United States Botanic Garden
Do Good for the Day
- Donate or volunteer to help the DC Central Kitchen fight the cycle of hunger and poverty.
- Support the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club
- Get involved with the National Parks Conservation Association
Be Kind to Yourself
- Sweat it out at Epic Yoga DC
- Indulge yourself at Aura Spa
- Tone up at Solidcore in the Navy Yard
By Plane
- 5 mi/12 min from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) (Taxi approx: $21)
- 34 mi/ 50 min from Dulles International Airport (IAD) (Taxi approx: $72)
- 33 mi/54 min from Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) (taxi approx: $80)
By Bus/Metro
- From DCA: Use National Airport Metro Station (Blue/Yellow), take Yellow Line in direction of Mt Vernon, Exit at Gallery Place-Chinatown, Take Red Line in direction of Glenmont, Exit at Union Station. Short walk to Liaison Hotel.
- From IAD: The Silver Line Express Bus provides a convenient, economical connection between Dulles' Terminal and the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station on Metrorail Silver Line. The trip takes about 15 minutes. Then take the Metro to Union Station (Red Line).
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- From DCA: Take George Washington Memorial PKWY and I-395 N to D St. NW in Washington, Take exit 9 from I-395, Continue on D St. to New Jersey Ave, on right. Same route from Dulles (IAD).
- From BWI: Take service/Friendship Rd to I-95 W, Take MD-295 S, in Wash, take I-695 to I-395, exit 9 on 395 to D St. Continue on to New Jersey, on right.
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There were over 128,000 car crashes in Pennsylvania in 2017. These crashes claimed over 1,000 lives and injured over 80,000 people, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Car crashes happen all too often. Still, sometimes it is difficult to know what to do after one does happen.
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Pomimo, Eskipom and Eskiranian are different names for the same dog. It is a mixed breed of purebred American Eskimo Dog and purebred Pomeranian Dog. They originated in the United States and are good as pets. The designer breed Pomimo dogs are affectionate, lovable and friendly. They come in a variety of colors like brown, black, white, tan and gray. They have different characteristics from both the American Eskimos and Pomeranians. They have long hairs all over the body and constantly shed which is not good for allergic people. They have good temperament and are affectionate. They are intelligent and loyal dogs, so you can expect them to act as your watchdog. They might not be friendly with strangers but can quickly befriend others. They are very friendly with kids, so you can expect them to be a suitable pet for your kids.
It is important to take care of the health of Pomimo dogs. They are prone to health issues just like any other mixed bred dogs. You should take them for regular checkups at the vet and get them shots to ensure they are safe from diseases. They have a tendency to develop eye infection when they get sick. If you notice any abnormal behavior then you should take them to the vet immediately. They can comfortably live in a house but you should take them for regular walks as they are active and love playing around.
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Have you seen GMO OMG? It's a documentary about GMO food sources here in America. It's been a long time since I've watched a food documentary, so when I saw this while browsing at Target the other day, I thought I would come home and see if it's available on Amazon. Sure enough, it is, so I think I am going to check it it out.
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Tumor cells in the circulating blood of patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCS) of the head and neck may predict disease recurrence and reduced survival. An increased number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) also correlates with a worse outcome.
Those are the early findings from an ongoing prospective study of the prognostic importance of CTCs by researchers at the OSUCCC – James.
"These findings suggest the presence of CTCs in the blood is correlated with reduced disease-free survival," says co-first author Kris Jatana, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Ohio State and Nationwide Children's Hospital. "If these results are supported with continued prospective follow-up, CTCs would be used as a prognostic marker to help further individualize therapy."
Currently, no prognostic blood test exists for this malignancy.
To identify CTCs, the researchers first removed normal cells so that only abnormal (cancer) cells remained, a method called negative depletion. They eliminated all of the normal red blood cells by rupturing them, then removed normal white blood cells by labeling them with magnetic nanoparticles and using a magnetic field to pull them out of each sample. After that, they stained and manually counted the abnormal cells.
The study involves 48 patients who underwent surgical intervention for SCC of the head and neck. To date, no instances of cancer recurrence or disease-related mortality have occurred in patients with no CTCs, but the study has found a correlation between an increasing number of CTCs and a worse prognosis.
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Occult Stratagems to Plan Your CFA Success
The secret strategy toward passing your CFA exams!
In the past few years, I have been working and helping many students trying to pass various finance exams and I have been in that position countess times myself. This gave me the opportunity to observe patterns that lead to success on exam day.
In my opinion, there are two general categories of preparations for any exam: the "traditional stuff" and the "esoteric stuff". These two groups have some degree of correlation so you should not treat them as separate entities although I will address them separately here.
The Traditional Stuff
The traditional preparation tools are discussed in great length in various sources such as Schweser Notes, various websites and even the CFA institute. These include the general planning guidelines in terms of:
- Building a realistic studying schedule
- Dividing your study into manageable chunks
- Being flexible with your time table (if you fall behind schedule, adjust your time table rather than scrapping it!)
- Take notes on your reading but keep them concise and tidy so you can refer to them later
- Focus on questions and practice exam to get a feel of the style of questions
There are many other "traditional" techniques used in planning your CFA success and we will post a tips sheet in the near future but I want to focus on the esoteric stuff since it is often overlooked and it has a significant impact on your success…
The Esoteric Stuff
Ok … I'll be honest it's not that esoteric nor mysterious but I have to admit I kinda like that term since it incorporates the concept of intangibility. In order to decisively introduce the concept, check out this awesome video:
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Now don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting you perform a Maori war dance in front of the other CFA candidates before sitting for your CFA exam (although if you do, definitely send me a video I would love to see that!). The important thing here is the attitude and the warrior mindset. Too often I see students heading for an exam with low confidence and it exudes from their body language.
My point it REGARDLESS HOW WELL PREPARED YOU ACTUALLY ARE, ADOPT A WARRIOR ATTITUDE and act as an assailant rather than a victim. The reason you paid almost 1k and spend countless hours studying is to defeat the exam not to suffer from it.
Most would agree that to succeed, you need to have a positive attitude and think positively. I don't. You want to be determined and confident rather than positive or negative. In my experience, it's not about positivity or negativity but about being in the zone or not.
One helpful way to think about it is to think of yourself as a professional athlete preparing for an important game. You would want to intimidate the enemy (the exam) and you will put your "game face" on. For inspiration on coming up with a game face, check out Kevin Hart's video:
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Your body language should show that determination and confidence. Even if you are actually scared of failing and apprehensive, acting confident will help you.
There are two important points I need to make here. First, you cannot only adopt the warrior attitude on exam day, just like you cannot become a warrior overnight. I suggest you enter into the warrior zone every time you study so that you will train yourself to automatically enter the zone when you study, practice or take the exam.
My observations suggest that this is easier to do for guys and those with previous sports experience since they know better how to get pumped up to face adversity (thanks in part to testosterone). Unfortunately, I have seen many female students who have prepared extremely well for an exam only to break down on exam day due to lack of confidence and an overwhelming wave of self-doubt. The good news is both male and female can cultivate the warrior/professional athlete/aggressor attitude and eradicate the victim mindset!
My second point is actually a warning. Please, do not go too far with this and do not turn your confidence into cockiness. There is actually a fine line and it is very easy to step into the dark side. Confidence is "knowing you can succeed", cockiness is smearing it on everybody's face. I have worked in various fields and I noticed that finance has been plagued with a cockiness epidemic…My best advice is to limit your interaction with human beings on exam day so you can stay "in the zone". However, if you do have to interact, please be respectful and don't boast on your unlimited knowledge and credentials.
Lets wrap it up by pointing out that this esoteric stuff does not replace adequate exam preparation and putting the required studying hours… However, fostering a conqueror mindset prevents you from squandering those painful studying hours by failing to raise up to the challenge on exam day!
Below is some footage of various CFA Level 1 candidates who followed my advice on "getting in the zone". You can actually see them in the process of adopting the warrior mindset prior to the exam!
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Once upon a time, long before the non-stop twerk fests, long unfurled tongue, armpit hair, marijuana smoking, and bisexual publicity stunts, there was a little girl with dreams as big as the midnight sky.
Miley Cyrus has been a household name since she entered into the Hollywood scene in 2006 as a young and innocent childhood star.
While those days are a thing of the past, it's nice to reminisce on what once was.
Cyrus' audition tape for Hannah Montana surfaced this week, found below, and is quite shocking, all things considered.
The five-minute clip features the then 12-year-old little girl reciting lines for the Disney show and even singing alongside her father, Billy Ray Cyrus.
Hannah Montana aired its finale episode in 2011, but Cyrus has gone on to find success in the mainstream music industry, as one of the most controversial pop stars of today.
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In addition to lifting the elephant trophy ban and aggressive efforts to deregulate the economy, another smart move by the Trump Administration has been to block access to results of USDA inspections of dog breeders.
The Tampa Bay Times points out that any dog breeder inspection documents released have heavy redactions. The USDA states disclosing such results would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy since medical and personnel records are involved.
This comes as Florida's legislature is weighing whether to pass a law that would nullify state municipalities that ban the sale of canines from USDA-licensed breeders. The entire issue surrounds animal rights group's attempts to demonize so-called puppy mills which are really dog breeders that groups, like PETA, seek to shut down in which dog inspection records are used to slander dog breeders and potentially harass their employees.
As has been said before, opponents of so-called puppy mills claim that animals bred and sold from these facilities are of poor health due to overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. Yet each of these establishments in question are regulated and regularly inspected by the US Department of Agriculture and state agencies too.
The USDA also has a certification process where breeders and kennels agree to abide by routine inspections and standards to ensure their facilities are safe and cruelty free. Furthermore, a more reasonable alternative to a blanket ban on substandard breeders and kennels would be to target individual ones. Not all of them are cruel or have bad conditions for the animals they breed.
Demonizing so-called puppy mills is a sinister attempt to run all pet shops out of business. So-called animal rights groups seek to outlaw such practices because they hate the idea of having animals being bred and then owned by humans for domesticated purposes. Animal rights organizations use broad generalizations and outright lies in order to further their cause of not only preventing the usage of animals for ownership by humans but also to destroy our economy.
Dehumanizing dog breeders with slanderous words like puppy mills and seeking to outlaw them is a smoke screen to hide the evil purpose of animal rights organizations. Their goal is to run pet stores out of business and throw hundreds of thousands of employees that directly and indirectly work in the pet industry out of work.
Animal rights is nothing not only a means of achieving the end of sacrificing mankind to the needs of nature but also to achieve the goal of subjecting humans to the savagery of the animal kingdom since it is the barbarism of that world that animal rights groups worship.


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The author went out of her way to tell you about the community where the story takes place. This is one of those books where the setting itself is a character, and if you didn't get a feel for the place the rest of the book wouldn't make as much sense.
There's a main couple in this story and I feel like everyone who has gone to a bar, or lives in a state that has a strong drinking culture - for better or for worse- (#DrinkWisconsinbly!) has seem a version of the main couple in the story. I think that was one thing that kinda of made me chuckle at this book. All of the people in this book were interesting, well thought out/fleshed out people. (I mean, it's nonfiction, these people are real but I feel like you got a whole person, not just a weird snapshot, 2D version)
Also, learned so so so so so much about how volunteer fire departments worked! I've never lived in a place that didn't have a city/municipal fire department so that was interesting to me as well.
This very well researched and through book read really fast and kept me hooked until the end, which is quite a feet considering you know who committed the crimes from about the first 10 pages onward!


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By Scott Morris
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), formally adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, represent wide scope and great ambition on the part of UN member states over the next 15 years to achieve development-oriented goals like access to clean water, quality education, and modern energy. While each member is committed to action under the SDGs, as a practical matter, there needs to be considerable leadership exercised by a smaller group of countries. And unlike the Millennium Development Goals, the donor-driven predecessor to the SDGs, this new generation of development targets also point to a different composition of leadership on the global stage.
Specifically, the SDG agenda will depend critically on the ability of the United States and China to work in concert to address many of the goals, and particularly to find a path forward on questions of financing this agenda.
The financing agenda that underpins the SDGs faces two challenges: mobilizing billions of dollars in official financing, and in turn, using those funds to further leverage trillions in private finance. The "billions to trillions" agenda will require leadership from the United States and China, both as bilateral donors and investors, and as shareholders in the multilateral development banks (MDBs).
China's emergence as a bilateral and multilateral donor
For the United States, these bilateral and multilateral roles have been well defined over many decades. For China, both roles are newer.
China has become a key actor in the development landscape in recent years, both due to its successful domestic efforts to reduce poverty and through its growing bilateral investments abroad. But China's seemingly sudden emergence as a leader on global development policy is in part a result of the Chinese government's leadership in creating the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in the spring of 2015, which garnered support from a wide array of governments globally despite expressions of concern from U.S. officials.
The thinking in China that led to creation of the AIIB, as well as the New Development Bank (NDB) or "BRICS Bank," appeared to take hold more firmly following China's G20 presidency in 2016. After a decade plus of pursuing massive bilateral investment flows to developing countries globally, which has been accompanied by considerable political backlash (both in the West and in the developing countries themselves), the Chinese now seek to take a leadership role in policy circles, particularly in the multilateral institutions. Due partly to constraints on their shareholding in existing institutions, their strategy includes a focus on creating new multilateral institutions like the AIIB with significant governance roles for China. It remains to be seen whether this separate-track multilateral approach will better align their investment activities with the norms and approaches of the broader development policy community.
Nonetheless, this is a critical shift. For many years, China has sought to be both a commercial investor abroad and a "poor country" in official international development policy settings. Recognizing that these two approaches can no longer hold, China is now stepping forward aggressively, attempting to frame itself as a development policy leader, including as an aid donor. So far, China's role as a bilateral aid donor remains modest. While China does not follow OECD definitions for development aid, estimates place its annual foreign aid between $1–2 billion, or as little as under 5 percent of U.S. foreign assistance levels.1
But particularly by "multilateralizing" its approaches through the AIIB and NDB, the Chinese hope to expand their influence in their own region and globally, to improve their engagements abroad (better projects with less corruption and higher standards) and to garner greater political legitimacy for those engagements in the eyes of the global community.
To the degree Beijing is seeking to multilateralize its engagements, Washington should be generally supportive, recognizing that such an approach acts as a useful check on the excesses that can occur in bilateral engagements. The SDGs serve as a useful anchor for both countries to pursue a new partnership globally.
Opportunities in a U.S.-China development partnership
Multilateral Partnership
The heightened global attention around the AIIB is an opportunity for both China and the United States to lead in growing, elevating, and modernizing all of the MDBs.2 For the Unites States in particular, the most important strategic response to China's creation of the AIIB should be a reassertion of U.S. leadership and ambition in the other MDBs. First and foremost, those efforts should be focused on more financing ambition in institutions like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank.
The United States already has a leadership position in each of these MDBs, and collectively they operate on a much larger scale than the AIIB will. Importantly, new U.S. financing ambition at these MDBs would be welcomed by the Chinese and the rest of the developing world since they have been calling for an expansion of the institutions for some time, with the SDGs being the latest source of motivation. The "billions to trillions" agenda associated with the SDGs defines a leading role for the MDBs, leveraging their capital and grant resources to directly finance activities in a wide range of sectors and countries and to further leverage private flows by hedging risk at the project level and strengthening the policy environment.
The infrastructure agenda alone points to the need for considerable ambition at the MDBs. Leading economists have targeted an increase in annual MDB lending of $200 billion a year to achieve sustainable infrastructure objectives (identified as part of the SDGs) over the next 15 years.3 U.S. support for an expansion of this magnitude would represent a modest increase in appropriated funds for the United States, no more than 1–2 percent of the current foreign assistance budget, and could be managed with better coordination of bilateral and multilateral allocations.4
Reflected in this is the fact that contributions to the MDBs represent extraordinary value both in the quality of MDB programming and in the financial leverage they provide: $1 of "capital" in an MDB results in at least $35 in MDB investments globally, a figure that rises if we count the additional private capital that can be leveraged by the MDBs.5
The United States should also seek to improve its relationship with China within the World Bank and the regional development banks. The United States has been needlessly irritating to the Chinese by emphasizing that the country should "graduate" from its MDB borrowing status. U.S. policymakers should be more accommodative of China's role as a client of these institutions. MDB lending to China contributes to the broader SDG goals, both by directly achieving progress within China and by stimulating wider progress on key global public goods like climate resilience. China's graduation could harm the World Bank and ADB financial models in the near term, which are currently anchored by significant lending to creditworthy China, and thereby constrain the bank's capacity to lend to poorer countries and promote the SDG agenda globally.
Bilateral Partnership
The United States and China should also pursue bilateral development partnerships in third countries in support of the SDG agenda, recognizing that prospects in the near term are likely modest. Broadly speaking, U.S. bilateral assistance, which focuses largely on global health and humanitarian assistance, has little in common with China's bilateral programs, which have been meager when it comes to grant-based assistance but massive when it comes to lending for physical infrastructure investment. For example, President Xi's visit last year to South Africa came with an announcement of $60 billion in new financing for the region. Most of that will constitute infrastructure-related loans and equity investment, with a relatively small share ($5 billion) devoted to the grant-based assistance that defines the typical U.S. foreign assistance package.6
Nonetheless, as China moves to increase its role as a traditional donor, the United States can play a key role in encouraging more support for social and humanitarian programs through partnerships and technical dialogue, especially in countries and areas in which the United States and other traditional donors are not already engaged.
Further, the United States could usefully leverage its modest aid resources devoted to infrastructure by partnering with the Chinese on major projects in shared priority countries. In doing so, U.S.-valued norms and standards around these projects (for example, environmental and social safeguards) can be brought to bear where they might otherwise be missing, and in turn will tend to reinforce SDG-related objectives.
Specifically, Washington could deploy the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), as its principal infrastructure aid agency, to engage systematically with China to expand the funding envelope for the best infrastructure projects in key low-income countries. MCC invests heavily in analysis to identify projects best placed to unlock growth with the highest economic returns, and in project design and due diligence. Collaborating with China on this "pre-diligenced" project pipeline would be a clear win-win. It would help China identify the best projects at low cost and it would help scale the scope and impact of MCC's work. The collaboration could encompass compacts in both Asia and Africa.
Finally, the United States and China should seek a more constructive partnership on aid-related aspects of engagement in fragile states. Cases like Sudan/South Sudan and Zimbabwe call for more effective collective action by the international community, and it will undermine that objective if China and the United States are not fully committed to multilateral cooperation. Important discussions in the years ahead about foreign assistance, debt relief, and MDB engagement in fragile environments will require an orientation from China that is better aligned with global norms and less driven by bilateral commercial interests, and an orientation from the United States that seeks to work with China as a partner.
Broadly speaking, the United States and China have the most important bilateral policy dialogue in the world. Following the creation of the AIIB, development issues factored more prominently into the regular dialogue. Today, even as politics in the United States shift, both countries would be well served, and would be doing a service to the developing world, by sustaining this dialogue, making explicit a new partnership in pursuit of the SDG agenda.
[1] He Wenping, "New Actors in International Development: The Case of China in Africa," Brookings Institution, A Trilateral Dialogue on the United States, Africa and China: Conference Paper 1 and Responses, 2013, 3, http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Reports/2013/08/us-africa-china-trilateral-dialogue/All-China-Aid-Papers.pdf?la=en.
[2] Scott Morris, Responding to AIIB: US Leadership at the Multilateral Development Banks in a New Era , Council on Foreign Relations, September 1, 2016, https://www.cfr.org/report/responding-aiib.
[3] Amar Bhattacharya, Jeremy Oppenheim, and Nicholas Stern, Driving Sustainable Development Through Better Infrastructure: Key Elements of a Transformation Program , Brookings Institution, July 10, 2015, https://www.brookings.edu/research/driving-sustainable-development-through-better-infrastructure-key-elements-of-a-transformation-program/.
[4] Scott Morris and Madeleine Gleave, Realizing the Power of Multilateralism in US Development Policy , Center for Global Development, July 20, 2015, https://www.cgdev.org/publication/ft/realizing-power-multilateralism-us-development-policy.
[5] MDBs can borrow against U.S. and other shareholder capital, typically at a rate of five to one. In addition, U.S. contributions are leveraged by those of other shareholders—for example, at the World Bank at a rate of seven to one.
[6] Winslow Robertson and Lina Benabdallah, "China pledged to invest $60 billion in Africa. Here's what that means.," Washington Post, January 7, 2016, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/01/07/china-pledged-to-invest-60-billion-in-africa-heres-what-that-means/.


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all right all right all right...
here we go "must win" game number 666... (might as well pick a spooky number, not spooky in the quantum physics sense of the... oh never mind...)
Since the only thing people seem concerned about these days is calling the board "thieves and liars", I'm gonna leave y'all to your hand wringing and pant wetting frustrations and just do my thing...
Here's the weekend games, how they might affect us and who I feel needs to win to benefit us...
Man Utd vs Liverpool
Don't care... if they could both lose 10-0 I'd be happy but don't have any control over the time/space continuum to make it happen...
Everton vs Brighton
Who'd have ever thought we'd be 4 points behind both of these teams with a worse goal difference? I guess the only thing we can hope for is that one of these teams wins and wins big to give us a chance to catch the one who loses.
Huddersfield vs Swansea
It's the battle of the 30 point teams... thanks to our shitty performance last week here we are sandwiched between these two.
This is similar (but worse) to the Everton/Brighton game. I'm guessing the only result that helps us is for one team to win by a shedload... so chalk up another 0-0.
Newcastle vs Southampton
Finally... two teams that are actually low than us in the table. but only by one and two points respectively... so a win for either might do us damage if we can't pick up three points tomorrow. Let's hope we get a win and these two actually do grind out a boring 0-0.
West Brom vs Leicester
Kinda got to hope for a Leicester victory just to drive a nail into anchoring From to the bottom of the table so there's only two spots for us to avoid.
West Ham vs Burnley
come on... it's Burnley... we're at 'home'... is there really any scenario where we don't stroll home with a bag of goals and three very welcome points? Umm... absolutely there is... we're West Ham... we're currently appalling... with a hopeless manager and a woefully underperforming team... and Burnley are 10 points and 7 places above us... It doesn't make me happy to write any of that...
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
Last week Palace almost pulled off the welcome but unthinkable against ManUre... will they do the same against a Chelsea team that is not exactly setting the world on fire these days? Lets hope not because we need more daylight between us and Palace than the meagre three points that currently exist...
Arsenal vs Watford
Watford are 6 points ahead of us in the table... it's like we're living in some weird upside down world... except we're not. Arsenal need to continue the way they played in Europe this week and brush them aside so hopefully we end the weekend only three points behind the Hornets... jesus christ... is that really the height of our dreams these days?
Bournemouth vs Spurs
fupp me... this is the West Ham of 2018... hoping results go our way and that we can somehow pull level on points with Bournemouth. I mean, is there a more damning indictment of how crap we currently are than that?
Stoke vs Man City
surely there's no way City will take their foot off the Premier League's neck and allow Stoke to grab any points off them... will they? Yes folks, that's the state of the union...
Best we can manage this week is to rise all the way up to 12th...
Worst case scenario... we could be right on the edge of the relegation zone
woo fupping hoo!


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|Scientific Name
|Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
|English Name
|Tsi, lizard tail, chameleon plant, heartleaf, fishwort.
|Portuguese Name
|Erva-camaleão, planta-peixe, hortelã-peixe vietnamita.
|German Name
|Molchschwanz, Eidechsenschwanz, Chamäleonpflanze.
|East Asia.
|Marshes, beds of lakes, damp places and fields.
|Life Cycle
|Preferences Cultivation
|Moist soils, partially shaded and sheltered locations. The species is hardy to about -15°C but is easily burned by frost. The species may become invasive, while being easier to handle in dry soil.
|Method of propagation
|Sowing - should be sown, to divide and grow in permanent positions in the spring.
|Ornamental Characteristics
|Flowering in June. The leaves are colored. H: 0,8 m, ᴓ 1 m
|Description of smells and flavors
|Aroma: Strongly aromatic, similar to coriander and orange.
|Properties Medicinal
|Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, laxative and ophthalmic. The decoction is used internally for the treatment of various problems such as cough, fever, enteritis (intestinal inflammation) and have anticancer properties. The active substance heals gastric ulcers.
|Properties Edibility
|It is used raw in salads in Vietnam and western China.
|Properties Other
|Contraindications / Side Effects / Comments
|Pests and diseases & how to fight them
|How and When to harvest and / or pruning and which parts used. How many cuts per year?
|Parts used: fruit, leaves and root. Harvest: The leaves and shoots should be harvested in the spring when they reach about 8 cm.
|Can be used in intercropping ( repellent / attractive ) or is biopesticide?
|The plant seems resistant to rabbits.
|Curiosity / Personal Experiences
|Chinese elders were the first to discover the medicinal powers of the species.
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Deal Done? Malcom Confirm Arsenal Deal Close- Medical Date Fixed
Goonersden brings you news from top football news sites from the likes of ESPN, SkySport, Daily Mail, Daily Star and Metro… We also Analyse football, player, transfer and predict Arsenal starting line-up.
Arsenal are allegedly in talks with Bordeaux forward Malcom as the club looks to plan for the exits of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.
The pair are in the final year of their Emirates contracts and are yet to make progress with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger over an extension in North London.
According to Brazilian journalist Bruno Andrade, Arsenal are in talks to sign 20-year-old Malcom from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux.
"I posted last week that Arsenal came into the fray for former Corinthians [player] Malcom," he tweeted. "Today I hear that the conversations are progressing well."
Should Arsenal make a move for the Brazilian, they could face competition from Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, who have also been linked with the player.


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Corporate film is not just for Corporatations, that's why it's sometimes called business video or sometimes just professional video content. We work with clients large and small across the UK producing powerful corporate film. How can it help you?
Creating engagement with key markets is a daily ambition for your business. You want exposure to your market. You want to communicate something about yourself without long reams of copy.
Your customers already probably know what it is you do: Do you make something? Market something? Move things? The key question they don't know, is 'who are you'? Are you going to answer their emails? Are you going to be easy to work with? Do you look professional? Corporate Video is one way of conveying conscious and subconscious information about your organisation to an audience. We've written an article about the conceptual process of visualising your value proposition here.
If you are wondering about the cost, check out the guide to costing in our blog.
Scottish and Southern Energy Networks called us asking for some corporate film. 'Did you call because you want some aerial video of your new pylons using a drone?' – 'err…no actually…but that sounds great…!' was the answer. So we popped along and made some aerial film, combined that with some more down to earth corporate film and hey presto!
Internal and external stakeholders were all thoroughly briefed on the progress of the NeSTS project! The worst part was having to leave the drone on the ground and go in a cherry picker…where angels fear to tread.
Ice Co Storage & Logistics
The Ice Co Storage and Logistics are a Pontefract based company who transport and store frozen goods around the country. They have a huge frozen storage facility which drops to -20 with moveable racking which allows them to make really efficient use of the space. We prepared this video for them to explain their services and show the expansion of the business and the impact it would have on their customers. It was shown at the 'Greggs the Baker Conference in January 2019. You'll see quite a bit of drone footage in this video, and we made full use of the capabilities of the DJI Mavic 2 pro to fly inside.
It was somewhat bracing making this particular film – everything was literally freezing during filming.
Sharpsmart UK
Sharpsmart UK are a multinational clinical waste handling business with thier UK headquarters in the North East of England. The little yellow sharps bins that you see in your Dr's? That's probably them.
But this isn't a film about waste. It's a film about people, product and purpose. Sharpsmart's true value is in how they work together with their hospital partners to improve safety; Safety of staff and of patients. So that's what we made the film about.
It's aimed at helping the team demonstrate their services to grow thier business and it was a pleasure and a privilege to make this film. More work is planned in the coming 12 months with Sharpsmart.
This was a complex project shot over a variety of locations to showcase the vale proposition of the business
The Security Network .co.uk
The Security Network.co.uk commissioned a series of corporate and promotional films to showcase the various aspects of their work. We've been working with them for a while, to produce a range of corporate video to market their services to a variety of audiences – in this case, business owners.
Other work we've undertaken for them has been more directly targeted at the consumer market, especially with reference to their offering with residential security, as well as the agricultural market, where we made full use of our in house drone capability.
Crossfit Harrogate
(full film coming soon, social short above) Crossfit Harrogate are a small business customer. They wanted some corporate film, explaining what their real 'value proposition' was. Again, we went through this with them carefully and asked 'what problem do you actually solve?'. The answer was 'fitness for all!'
Our explainer video for Crossfit Harrogate is concentrated on accessibility.
We curated a testimonial video from a member who has undergone surgery for a medical issue. We answered the question 'am I fit enough?;. We also, made it with a sort of 'Grand Theft Auto' aesthetic – the audience afterall were of that demographic.
"I was very pleased with the work Chris provided for us. From a technical point of view it was a difficult brief, however Chris was very efficent and professional through out ensuring tje brief and clients needs where met. On the shoot itself he offered advice and suggestions that really helped improve the overall quality of footage. I would highly recommend Chris for any one looking for a professional and reliable drone operator."
"It has been a pleasure to work with Chris on this project. His professionalism shone through from the outset and I would not hesitate to recommend his services to any company, I would love to work with Chris again. Chris was able to work autonomously without a very clear brief. The results are amazing and we are so proud to have the video on our site promoting the event."
"Working with Chris on our Superhero Walk in September was a real pleasure! On the day, Chris was fantastic with our supporters, volunteers, and families - adapting well to the weather and lack of shelter. He very quickly put together a brilliant short film with interviews and footage of the day, and we were delighted to be able to share it with our fundraisers."
"Chris created the video for the front page on my website and subsequently there has been a noticeable increase in enquiries. He really listened and understood what I was hoping to achieve and, coupled with his experience and enthusiasm for creating video content, the result was even better than I had imagined. I will definitely be using Chris in the future and can highly recommend his services."


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High Line for London competition shortlist revealed
Bell Phillips Architects, Spacehub and Aecom | Green Arteries
A mushroom garden beneath Oxford Street, a floating farm in Canary Wharf and a reed-edged swimming lane in the Regent's Canal are just some of the twenty designs shortlisted in a competition to find imaginative ideas for new green spaces in London.
Plans for greening office blocks, flyovers, the tops of buses and tram tracks have also made it through to the final stage of the competition, which has been organised by the Landscape Institute, the Mayor of London and the Garden Museum and was inspired by the success of the High Line in New York, an urban park created on a disused elevated railway line.
"The challenge was to come up with a public design project that went beyond the commonly accepted role of an urban park and engaged communities with the benefits of green infrastructure to improve the way we live in our cities. We didn't know what we would get but having just completed the shortlisting we're amazed at the response and quality of ideas. Some designs are aimed at being city-wide strategies and others are small and could be replicable throughout the capital," Sue Illman, President of the Landscape Institute said.
Some of the smaller-scale ideas include creating miniature woodlands in neglected plots of land and providing gardening packs to community groups while at the larger end of the spectrum, one design envisions a Green North Bank riverside park running from Blackfriars to Lambeth Bridge.
Other concepts are inspired by lost or forgotten elements of London's landscape including the River Fleet, one of the capital's subterranean waterways, and an ancient route used to move livestock from pasture to market that runs between Hackney and Bishopsgate.
In total, the High Line for London Green Infrastructure Ideas Competition attracted more than 170 entries and the overall winner, chosen by an expert panel that includes the founders of the High Line, will be announced on Monday 8th October by Mayor of London Boris Johnson at the Garden Museum as part of the Landscape Institute's Green Infrastructure Day. The winner will receive £2,500 and the runner-up £500 as prize money.
All 20 shortlisted designs are currently on display at the Garden Museum and can be viewed online here http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/events/competitions/highline.php
The designs include:
Fletcher Priest | Pop Down
Creates an urban mushroom garden lit by sculptural glass-fibre mushrooms at street level inside the 'Mail Rail' tunnels beneath Oxford Street.
Erika Richmond and Peggy Pei-Chi Chi | Barge Walk
Connects people with water via the creation of a linear park, farm and wetland on floating barges at the edge of Canary Wharf.
Terra Studio | High, Low, Fast and Fluid Lines
A commuter cycleway on raised railway viaducts, 'air rail' gardens by railway sidings, a new green Blackfriars Bridge and flower shows on the Thames.
[ Y/N ] Studio | The LidoLine
A channel in the Regent's Canal makes it possible to swim the 'Lido Line' from Little Venice to Limehouse.


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I absolutely love artists. They bring so much joy, happiness and feeling into the world. Art and the creation of it may be sad, happy or introspective, but watching an artist work–the process always EVOKES something inside me. It's inspiring, impactful and I'm honored to be in those moments. I have many friends who are artists, and as I think about it, this doesn't surprise me as I LOVE having art surround me. I love to FEEL. This is just one reason why I choose to work with this group of highly talented people. Your work needs to get out to the masses and I'll help you get there.
Kathy GaalaasSocial Media Consultant for Artists
One of the biggest challenges facing any artist (painter, makeup artist, hair stylist, dancer, comedian, author, etc.) is the need to personally handle every aspect of maintaining and growing a successful business. As a sole proprietor, you may have your passion, something to share or sell and contacts to make it happen, but a partner or team of employees may not be in your future just yet. As I've spoken with entrepreneurs like you, I hear the same concern over and over–there are not enough hours in the day to get everything done and done well. Putting in the hours needed to complete your daily schedule, plus planning, advertising, marketing your work, and of course social media, I don't have to tell you that it requires a lot more than 40 hours a week.
While you may see the need and have the desire to have a strong social media presence, there's simply not enough time (or energy!) to learn what is needed AND be savvy at it.
I come to the table with hands-on business and marketing knowledge coupled with advanced social media expertise within your niche market. This unique blend allows me to create the strong online presence you're looking for. I also pride myself on working with clients in the way you prefer. From providing you with advice or a social media calendar, to working alongside you as a social media coach, to completely handling your social media for you, I easily adapt my services and how I work to fit your unique needs.
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Fitbit in a bid to take on Apple Watch had launched the Ionic Smartwatch last year. Unlike their other lineup, the Ionic is a mishmash between a fitness tracker and a smartwatch. Fitbit has now launched the Ionic lineup in India alongside Fitbit Aria 2 WiFi smart scale and Fitbit Flyer. The Fitbit Ionic is priced at Rs 22,990 and will be available via major retailers across India including Reliance Digital, Croma, and Helios starting next month.
Fitbit Ionic
The Fitbit Ionic comes with all the smartwatch features like GPS, WiFi, heart rate sensor, Bluetooth, water resistance and also swim track feature. With the Fitbit Ionic the company has for the first time introduced Watch Faces and has also roped in developers to build apps for services like Strava, Starbucks, Pandora, and Accuweather. The Fitbit Ionic is water resistance up to 50 meters and is rated to offer up to 5 days of battery life even when the automatic activity and sleep tracking is switched on.
As far as fitness features are concerned, the Ionic comes with a rebranded Fitbit Coach feature which guides you through various workouts. In addition to that, the smartwatch can automatically detect and commence a session when you start running. Unfortunately, it utilizes a proprietary strap system, hence you'll have to shed a few extra bucks if you want a new one.
Fitbit has also worked on the heart rate monitoring system on the Ionic. The accuracy has increased and the smartwatch now offers a better calorie measure burn and also display the time heart rate zones in order to optimize intensity. Yet another mention worthy feature is the SpO2 sensor which helps users track detailed indicators about their health. Fitbit has also baked in a smartphone like notifications on the Ionic.
Fitbit Aria 2
The new Fitbit Aria 2 simplifies the setup process and improves the accuracy of the existing Aria. It still connects to the Fitbit app on your phone for syncing data and logging your weight. The design has been toned down for a more sleeker aesthetic and it now comes with a bright display for showing you the stats and greetings for times when you need the motivation.
Moreover, the Aria 2 can recognize up to eight different users and is capable of syncing their data with their individual smartwatches, fitness bands. The Fitbit app will now also assist you in creating goals via a step-by-step process which will be based on your history and health. The smart scale is priced at Rs 9,990.
Fitbit Flyer
Fitbit Flyer is the company's first wireless headphone. It features a sweat proof design and offers a customisable fit. It employs the Waves MaxxAudio technology which powers Flyer's Power Boost setting for amplifying the bass. Moreover, the headset includes AAC wireless codec and Passive Noise Isolation for blocking off any external noise. The Fitbit Flyer can also connect to two Bluetooth devices and will also let you switch between them via a 3 button control box. The Fitbit Flyer is priced at Rs 9,990.


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Netra – Improving patient experience
Netra is a technology partner since nine years (since 2006) with the implementation at Comtrust Eye care hospital with a robust solution…There are 16 doctors who became tech savy by SA intense implementation & training by now ; doctors are using the EMR in full swing, automated prescription, auto sms and email, auto patient case sheet for all out patients on mobile / system before a day of surgery; patient history on demand from day one on finger tips..,this made easy for varied doctors consulting at various levels of treatment…EMR is fully integrated with optical and pharmacy modules for prescription. Doctor wise contribution in revenue on – no. of OP, no of IP/surgery, Pharma, opticals, (Prescription) could be extracted between days.
Handling peak volume at eye care hospital
Average no of OPD is among the highest in the industry. The eye hospital software is connected with 50+ workstations, integrated from all departments simultaneously with the in-house server. All integrated with financial accounting solution, where they take the trial balance, P&L and B/S from Netra eye care hospital ERP solution.
All the departments are generating the concerned department MIS and send to the accounts departments on daily basis…and on monthly basis Accounts departments submit Management MIS taking the performance of each departments to the stake holders on economical figures. Hence the management are in a better position to take comparison charts with the past months and years and do the necessary correction to scale the services and infrastructure of the hospital from time to time…and actions can be taken on results basis well in advance.
Improved efficiency using eye care hospital software
Excess staffs and over stocking in pharmacy / opticals are avoided with standard reporting on ABC, FSN structures (pharmacy /optics) Packag
Secure software solution for eye hospitals in India
Confidentiality is maintained in each departments by user rights setting – i.e, what is allowed would be seen; through centralized permission centre vested in the hands of (IT Head)..There is a central stores which takes care on centralized request / purchase and issues to pharma / opticals and other hospital purchases. Since it is a desktop application any lost connection on lan or internet would not effect day to day affairs of any work station since local database is in each location and hence the connection retrieves the node gets updated with the main server, hence software down time during patient service (nodes) are ruled out.
EMR for eye care hospitals in India
All the patient records are digitized, no separate room for keeping medical records are a big saving from the hospitals perspective both in space and human resource and more on that which made records on figure tips through EMR and MIS on the other hand. There are about 4 counters for secretaries and 6 counters for counsellors who looks after the medical insurance /surgery / ward management and post surgery walk ins co-ordinating doctors / patients / OT / Insurance / Accounts / Wards etc.
Management information using eye care hospital software
For all the above reasons and also in many other-ways of reporting and graphical representation we could proudly say Netra ERP is a robust system and a business tool for stakeholders. Guaranteed multi location enabled technology which works even when they (Stakeholders/owners) are asleep or attending conferences or holidaying.
Industrial monitoring in hospitals
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text: AIHA PAT > News Is your laboratory proficient at its field of testing? Do you have a third-party evaluation to prove it? Page ContentEMPAT Culture is a performance evaluation program, sponsored by the AIHA Proficiency Analytical Testing Programs (AIHA PAT Programs), for environmental microbiology laboratories. This program was developed for laboratories specializing in analysis for microorganisms commonly detected in air, fluids and bulk samples collected from schools, offices, hospitals, industrial, agricultural, and other work environments. EMPAT Direct Exam program is valuable for organizations that analyze fungal spores by light microscopy. Participating in the Direct Exam program enables participants primarily performing spore trap analysis to illustrate proficiency and improve performance in the microscopic analysis of environmental samples. The EMPAT program is open to all interested microbiology laboratories. Upon enrollment in the EMPAT program, a participant can elect to participate in any combination of fungal, bacterial culture or the digital Direct Exam. An EMLAP accredited laboratory must participate and be rated proficient in each of the organism classes for the Fields of Testing for which the laboratory is accredited. Participants in the EMPAT Culture program analyze pure cultures of fungi and bacteria. Participants in the EMPAT Direct Exam program identify fungal spores in 20 different digital images included each round. Three EMPAT Culture rounds will be held each year, in February, June, and October. Participants will receive samples in KWIK-STIK format and have four weeks to complete the sample analysis. Four EMPAT Direct Exam rounds will be held each year, in January, April, July, and October. Each organization will have 60 minutes to view and identify the spore images within a one week window. Proficiency is determined by receiving a passing score for at least two of the three previous rounds. A passing score is determined differently for EMPAT Culture and EMPAT Direct Exam. Learn more about the EMPAT program today! Updated: 11/20/2018 1:26 PM


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Well I found the answer to my spotting! My body was prepping for a period. And this morning it started. Oh did I mention it started 23 days after my last period?!?
On clomid my cycle was 30 days long and before that it happened when it happened- there was never a pattern. Sometimes it was two Weeks long, other times it was 34+.
So I guess the residual clomid is not enough for me and I'm already back to no pattern. I was feeling better late last week, but now I'm totally depressed. I really don't want to go to work, but I hate calling in sick on Mondays. It just seems so fake. Ugh. Guess I'll go in and then go home sick like Hubster suggested. I do have a headache and cramps, which is sick enough for me!
Hubster did point out that my diet change and acupuncture might regulate my cycle so I'm a little bit hopeful. And we have or first appt with the RE in 3 weeks. So that makes me a little more hopeful. But I'm still feeling more defeated than anything.
I knew it wasn't going to happen this month. I had a feeling my body wasn't going to cooperate, and yet, I'm devastated. I guess I won't every really get used to the disappointment I feel when AF shows up, no matter how prepared I think I am.
Oh and poor Hubster saw "baby this" and "baby that" on fb right after I told him we were out and was pretty sad. So he's not getting used to the disappointment either. But he is still my rock who holds me while I cry.
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Babar takes on some difficult subjects and helps to bring resolutions. Both DVD's share some great lessons as children are entertained. I like it when a show also teaches. I prefer if Jayden is going to watch television that at least the show has some value. The Babar DVD's both have great value and teach lots of values also. While watching these Jayden sat very still and just watched. He was very intent while watching. We sat together and Jayden would make some comments about what was going on in the show.
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Relationships are fragile and require great care and attention. But, boys are careless in handling relations and this is why they move on easily. But, for a girl it is difficult to forget the past memories and move on in life. And this is why they keep going back to their boyfriends to sort things out. If you also want your boyfriend to come back to you and be your boyfriend once again, then spells to bring him back will serve your purpose well. Spells to bring him back will re-infuse your life with the love of your boyfriend and never let him go anywhere away from you.
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If your boyfriend is in relationship with someone else and he has left you for another woman, then it is quite heart wrenching. If you cannot bear anyone else in your boyfriend's life and you want him to come back to you, just cast spells to make him come back. Spells have special powers and they will bind you and your ex in the spiritual realm. He will come back to you on his heels and never leave you and go. Spells to make him come back will transform your boyfriend as a person. He will be more caring, loving and affectionate towards you.
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If your spouse has left you because of a serious argument or because of some mistake of yours and he is not ready to forgive you or come back to you, then immediately cast love spells to get him back fast. These spells will bring him back to you and he will prove to be the best partner for you. The spells will end all the problems between you two and you can begin your life with a new ray of hope. The right way to cast love spells to get him back fast is to speak to our astrologer first and seek his advice in this regard. Once he explains you the complete procedure, do it as directed.
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For this spell, you need three red roses, salt and water solution and a glass bowl. Tear the petals from the flower. Pour salt water in the bowl and keep the petals in it. As you push the petals in the water, chant the mantra that you desire. If you want your boyfriend or husband to come back to you, then with a strong belief close your eyes and keep repeating it to yourself. Take your partner's name and how would like to get him back with you and how you want him to behave with you. Make sure you cast the powerful spells to get him back on crescent moon Friday night.
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The process of getting music throughout your home used to be relegated to a few companies that pandered more to the quick and dirty music distribution-for-convenience side of things, than to the quality of the music. The convenience was nice, but the sound quality usually was not worth the cost. Often those systems included wireless loudspeakers of dubious quality, or even wired speakers that fed off of a system so mediocre that it simply wasn't a wise outlay of your money. We have had people come in and tell us about some popular brand names that did put sound through their houses conveniently, but sound was about all they got. The "soul" and foot-tapping enjoyment special to music just wasn't there, even though the price tag was.
Thanks to two companies partnering in the areas of quality audio, streaming, and distributed music, we can now take that type of system to a musically-satisfying quality level for a reasonable price. Moreover, these systems have all the convenience you could want. We are not talking about ultra-high-priced "audiophile" equipment. We are talking about affordable and very well engineered and manufactured equipment from "audio first" companies, designed for top audio quality to give you the convenience of wired or wireless streaming throughout your home.
It all started with Bluesound. This company designed and engineered a ground-breaking new audio distribution system and incorporated it into a series of quality audio components. Their electronics allow you to play music stored anywhere on your home network (such as on your computers' hard drives or network attached drives), from any of the thousands of radio stations on the Internet, or from some of the best-sounding streaming services such as Tidal. Their models include the Node 2i at $499, a stand-alone streamer that can plug into any existing stereo or home theater system, the Power Node 2i at $799 which is a self-contained integrated amplifier with Bluesound capability built in, and the Vault 2i at $1199, a complete Bluesound solution that also has a huge, built-in hard drive for storage of your own personal music collection. Their equipment is easily controllable from your iPad, iPhone, or Android device as well as from your PC or Mac. They also have wireless loudspeakers, including a soundbar and subwoofer. All models also support MQA, ROON, Airplay, Alexa voice control, and multiple streaming formats such as Spotify.
The real excitement has come with the recent combination of Bluesound and NAD. Most readers will be familiar with NAD, a company that has always been known for providing very impressive sonic performance at budget prices. Many NAD amplifiers can now be purchased with all of the convenient Bluesound capabilities built in. This means that NAD, a company that first began building remarkably-good-sounding equipment in the 1970s, has added its sonic expertise to the Bluesound streaming capability to produce the best-sounding streaming systems available. We finally have a method of listening to and remotely controlling music throughout your home that is state-of-the-art and which is worthy of being sold by a "sound first" store like Audio Nexus. We are very happy to offer the Bluesound and NAD products as a way for you to have the convenience you always wanted along with the sound quality that makes it all worthwhile. Sound plus convenience in one package: now that's a smart way to spend your money!
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The OTEC association, standing for the conversion of ocean thermal energy, was founded by French engineer called Jacques D'Arsonval back in 1881. The only remaining plant that is still a member of the OTEC is based in Hawaii and represented a natural energy laboratory. OTEC represents a source that can produce alternative energy which is currently, however, underrated and unexploited.
The thing that stands in the way of the popularization of the OTEC is that it costs too much at this point for many to afford it. It is thus difficult, to keep costs down to some level because processes affected the OTEC, rendering inefficient. Thermal energy derived from the ocean needs to be cleansed and treated of any remains and then it can be utilized in the air. It is also fairly important that the water coming from the oceans is not polluted, since otherwise, you would risk to fail completely in the transformation. Therefore, one needs to pay careful attention when utilizing the OTEC at any point.
To begin with, you should know that there are three types of OTEC.
The first one is Closed Cycle OTEC which uses a liquid with low boiling points; one such liquid is propane which is an intermediate fluid. OTEC plants pump water which is warm into reaction chambers which boil the water and use the intermediate fluid you have already chosen. This means that the vapor pushes the turbine into the engine and generates electricity. As a consequence, the vapor is cooled and then is used into cold water coming from the sea.
The second types is the Open Cycle OTEC, which does not differ from the closed method to a large extent. In here, you use no intermediate fluid and you use the sea water to drive the engine across. In this format, the sea water that is located on the surface ocean becomes transformed in low pressure vapors, under the action of a vacuum. Then, the vapor that was produced, which is , keep in mind, low pressure, is released in another container and it thus located in that it is capable to power the turbine. Then, you need to cool the vapor and also, to produce water with no remnants of salt from the ocean in it. After you do that, the water coming from the deeper parts of the ocean will be added to vapors, and then it becomes capable to generate electricity.
The last technique is called "Hybrid Cycle", but this technique is for the moment, not implemented. It describes an optimal approach you could use thermal energy at the maximum from the waters of the ocean. There exist two theories concerning the hybrid cycling. As a consequence, the first means using the closed cycling operation to generate electricity. Thus, the amount of electricity is then used to establish the cleaning environment that you will need for open cycling. Therefore, the electricity that you produce this way will be used to integrate the open cycling together. You then produce double the amount of water that was desalinated.
Besides the fact of using OTEC to produce electricity, the plant with OTEC has a closed cycle, which can be utilized to treat chemicals. The OTEC plants, are capable of pumping cold water coming from the sea and then use it for further purposes : refrigeration or air conditioning. While under moderation in which the sea water surrounds the plant, what you obtain from the process can be reused in aquaculture crops, for instance in fish farming.
If you know how to exploit the opportunities you have, you will find that there are numerous uses to the services and the products derived from this alternative to energy production.


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Want a glimpse into your future at work? Ask Dom Price.
As Atlassian's work futurist and head of research and development, Dom knows a thing or two about where the world of work is heading. He's spent the last decade studying how teams work and the way workplaces are evolving to changes in technology and culture.
According to him, we're in for some serious shifts over the next few years. And how companies and professionals adapt to these changes will determine who wins—and who gets left behind.
Businesses Find Purpose
By 2025, Millennials will make up 75 percent of the workforce. With that influx of young talent comes the belief that businesses should have an increased focus on business for social good, not just profit. In fact, making a difference in the world around them is one of Millennials' biggest priorities, especially when it comes to career motivation.
"A common trait we've seen amongst the Millennials we've hired at Atlassian is a desire to have a bigger impact and to find social purpose in their work," Dom said. "They want to feel a stronger passion for what they do and a greater sense of connection to the value their work brings to the world." The ability to have a positive impact, he added, is often valued more highly than salaries and bonuses.
Businesses that want to attract and retain top talent in the years ahead will have to find ways to give back, and the smartest organizations are already doing so.
Leadership Will Look Different
Once upon a time, making your way up the ranks to senior management meant paying your dues over the course of a few decades. But as businesses strive to respond to increasing competition and rapid technological advancement, even the largest organizations are beginning to realize that years of experience are just one of the many ways someone can become a great leader.
Dom noted the notion of leadership is moving away from just "tenure" and toward "aptitude." Great leaders can be found at any and every age.
But that doesn't mean there's no role for those with decades of experience.
"In an age of AI, automation, and robotics, there's definitely still value and positions for Baby Boomers as 'wisdom' workers, where they utilize their unique experience, resilience, and logic," Dom said.
The Workplace Becomes Your Place
Between phone calls, texting, email, and other workplace notification tools, it can feel like you never leave work behind. All this interconnectedness can make it harder to find balance, but according to Dom, there's a silver lining. Tech is enabling smart businesses to re-examine where and when work happens.
"With remote, distributed, and flexible work becoming more common, the average teammate is being given the autonomy to manage their time and their work," he said. "Not everyone is their most effective between nine and five, or at a desk."
In the near future, the companies that come out on top will be those that recognize the benefits of being flexible with time and space.
"At Atlassian, we create an open environment that gives teams a chance to innovate and people to bring their best selves to work every day," Dom said.
The Pyramid Gets Flattened
Today's model of top-down leadership is a holdover from the early industrial era, where companies needed armies of manual laborers and only a few "knowledge workers." But thanks to advances in technology, the old pyramid-shaped org charts may soon be a thing of the past.
"For leaders, the key methodologies of the past focused on control and fear. Control as much as possible, and make sure everyone is a bit afraid of you," he said. "But modern leadership doesn't work that way. Forward-thinking companies are beginning to adopt an open work model that frees and empowers workers to be as creative as they want, leverages emerging technologies to share their creations across team, discipline and geographic boundaries and drives incredibly fast growth. The point in hiring a diversity of smart and curious people isn't to control them, but help them tap into their potential. Give them purpose, autonomy, and space to master their craft."
According to Dom, this may be one of the biggest challenges organizations will face in the next few years. To prepare for that shift, he stressed that leaders need to become self-aware of their own habits and make an effort to unlearn any old, top-down behaviors. Those who don't may have a hard time attracting and keeping top performers.
What These Changes Mean for You
For companies, these shifts can seem scary. But for you, these changes carry a ton of upside. Workplaces are getting more flexible and inclusive, org structures are getting flatter and more democratic, and the global nature of today's businesses means people have more opportunities to make a bigger impact. Stay sharp, keep your head in the game, and, now that you know what's coming, be extra choosy when looking for your next gig.
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ROME, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Police in southeastern Italy confiscated a Siberian tiger from the compound owned by a Mafia leader who was gunned down in January, officials said.
The rare animal that eats more than 50 pounds of meat a day was turned over to forestry officials for transfer to a big cat rescue facility from the estate of Lucio Vetrugno in the southeastern region of Puglio, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
The 55-year-old Vetrugno was shot and killed at his home in a Mafia dispute Dec. 22. Authorities said Vetrugno had kept the tiger in a large cage at his home for at least 16 years.
He was a senior member of one of Italy's four largest organized crime families.
Police said in other Mafia arrests in the past, they have confiscated a large crocodile that was used to intimidate people into paying extortion, as well as a white python that was used to guard a large stash of cocaine, the report said.