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This certification, in collaboration with DisasterReady, will introduce the Core Humanitarian Principles and Standards as a framework to support local organizations in establishing internal emergency response systems, improving the quality of response, and fostering collaboration. This is a blended certificate, courses are given online and in-person. Face-to-face classes are provided at AUB and the
online self-study courses are available free of charge on DisasterReady. For instructions on how to access the online courses, please refer to the
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This course gives an overview of the main principles of humanitarian action. In this course you will learn about the most important principles of aid work, participation, doing no harm, and accountability. Participants will be exposed to realistic scenarios and apply the principles to challenges they will face while assisting disaster-affected communities.
This course introduces concepts, principles and explores the safety, security and staff care measures necessary for humanitarian workers to effectively perform their roles in insecure and unsafe environments.
This course builds knowledge for any learner who is proactive about developing the core competencies of disaster readiness and survival planning. In addition, it offers essential preparation for a variety of emergency situations and inconveniences that might be encountered. Participants will also be introduced to the disaster cycle, specifically the mitigation and recovery phases, and will create an extensive personal preparedness plan for survival in the absence of common amenities, such as food and water, shelter, and communication.
This course builds knowledge of humanitarian practices, fundamental principles and aspects of delivering aid and promoting human welfare in the context of humanitarian relief and development.
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Duochrome Stargazers
I've been in the mood to paint some fun paintings, instead of such serious work. Experiment a little with color and paint. This is a stargazer lily. It's from my neighbors yard..they are used to me crawling around and taking photos in their yard. I painted it fairly traditionally at first, and then played with some duochrome paint from daniel smith that I got for Christmas this year. They are so beautiful, and think I went a little over board with them! My favorite is the Autumn Mystery..its a gorgeous copper color. I've got this one up on ebay, keep your fingers crossed for me! (My id is ejmstudio if you want to check it out.)
It's hard to get the shimmer to show up on camera, but this shows it a little bit.
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It's wonderful...very bright and alive!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 04, 2007 10:13 PM
you'll be a great artist... what a work you've doneReplyDelete
- Jewel CiappioMarch 29, 2007 4:16 PM
Love it. Stargazer lillies are my favorite flower, and they are so much fun to paint.ReplyDelete
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Fifty percent of online queries will be done with a voice search by the year 2019. If they haven't already, companies need to start adjusting their current PPC (pay per click) advertising strategies to accommodate the expansion of this technology.
We're not just talking voice searches issued through your cell phone. People now issue voice commands through devices such as Alexa and Google Home as they go about their daily lives.
Anyone relying on PPC ads must be aware of the resulting changes in online search results users will receive going forward. There's no going back, so it's best to be prepared for the changes coming to PPC by voice search.
1. Changing SERP Responses
2010 was a big year in search results. Google upped the ante by rolling out its predictive search engine, Google Instant. It was like magic. You typed in words and Google did its best to feed you immediate results as you were still keying in your query. It was a harbinger of our current AI reality.
Typing in "Coke" brought you everything from "Coke Zero" to Coker College as it tried to cover the range of every possibility to meet your needs. Results narrowed and became more refined once you entered more letters to fit a specific product or service.
It was the advertiser's holy grail. If you could accurately predict what users would enter when searching for a product similar to yours, you could create ads with keywords matching those patterns. Google's algorithms helped drive these ads to the top of search results.
The Use of SERPS
The earliest version of a Google SERP (Search Engine Optimization Page) came back in 1998 with the release of Google Beta. Back then the 10 big blue links were what you recognized.
As the years evolved, the SERPS grew richer in content and more valuable. Advertisers started using Google AdWords and other PPC ad services to create keyword-rich ads to shoot to the top of any SERP.
SERPs adapted themselves to the needs of specific users based on their individual search habits. Two people entering the same keyword could come back with vastly different results.
Essential SERP Features
Today's SERPs provide users with much richer details than the early '00s versions. Most SERPs contain a mix of the following content types:
- Paid Results – Ads appearing at the top of SERPs
- Featured Snippet – A summarization of a response to a user's query with an accompanying link
- Direct Answers – A response designed to fully answer queries without an additional link and
- Local SERPs – Responses to queries corresponding to the user's location.
Voice SERP Results
Users issuing voice searches already have a product or service in mind and expect corresponding results. They could need directions, the start time for movies at a specific theater or the number to their doctor's office.
At this point, they want their needs met immediately. There's no desire to spend a lot of time doing more research.
As a result,ads need to be focused on specific questions – who, what, where, when, why and how. Voice commands tend to be around six to seven words or longer.
Your website copy should accurately correspond to these queries. Doing so attracts more traffic to targeted landing pages by putting your ads in front of the most responsive audience.
It's equally important to keep your ads out of the view of users who aren't asking for them. Invest some time into building up a proper negative keyword list in an effort to decrease the chances of your ad appearing for an unrelated voice search.
Keep up with the changing nature of SERPs by following articles from expert influencers like Neil Patel. He provides keen insights into the changing nature of digital advertising.
Ready to win more business online?
2. Interpreting User Intent
In previous years, ads were designed to match staccato phrases typed into a search box. Marketers could write their ads to include those designated keywords and ensure their results got to the top of SERPs whenever those terms were used.
The query format has evolved with the increased use of mobile devices enabled with voice search. Users asked longer, more detailed questions in a natural-sounding way instead of a short, targeted string of words.
Businesses need to adapt their advertising efforts around these types of queries. Many companies go wrong when they fail to properly anticipate the intent behind a user's question.
Natural Language Processing
The conversational nature of voice searches means companies need to adapt their advertising efforts to accommodate those type of questions. The AI used by most voice search technology uses NLP (Natural Language Processing) to interpret and learn from information given to it by users.
To reiterate, it's about responding to the question in a way which gives the user what they want. A user asking "who starred in Fellowship of the Ring" wants responses about the actors in the film, not a site where they can purchase a copy of the book.
Someone asking about a local shop who sells roses wants results for shops in their area they can contact. It's useless to provide them with the name of a florist all the way across the country.
3. Employing the Right Strategies
It's important to approach PPC advertising with a clear plan designed to maximize the benefits you receive from it. Gain a solid understanding of SERPs and how a voice search changes the type of responses you receive. Use these tips to refine your marketing strategies for both voice and text queries:
- Look for Intent
- Think beyond your typical interpretation of user intent. Take a deep look at how users would phrase questions in real life. This widens your net and helps account for important subtleties to help you respond more precisely to queries.
- Create Long-Tailed Keywords
- Update your keyword lists to take longer phrases into account can be a part of the questions asked by users.
- Account for Mobile Devices
- Design your content to present itself optimally on smaller devices.
Designing responsive ads is critical. It's also important not to neglect the content on your landing pages. Your copy should be informative and engaging. This encourages users to stay on your site, increasing the chances of converting the click into a positive site interaction.
What Are Your Competitors Doing?
Some of the most important knowledge you can provide your company is being aware of what competitors are doing to gain an online edge. Partner with a company like Valve+Meter Performance Marketing to help you with your competitor analysis and strategy. Borrowing their marketing knowledge creates strong benefits immediately and in the long term.
More Keyword Tips
Validate the keywords you've chosen with something like Google's Keyword Planner Tool. You want high-traffic phrases not yet co-opted by a lot of sites. To get the most value for your money, this is where you should increase your bids.
Keep track of which keyword phrases tend to lead to an actual conversion and which ones tend to get bypassed. Again, you want to get your money's worth from any PPC program. Decrease or eliminate your bids on any negative keywords. It can be overwhelming and you may not have the luxury of closely monitoring and deep-diving into the analytics. A partner versed in PPC marketing management like Valve+Meter Performance Marketing is a smart investment.
Don't Neglect Organic Results
PPC ads are an important tool in attracting visitors and they're best used in conjunction with quality content pages. It's pointless to design great ads if the landing page is lacking.
You need solid SEO skills, also known as Search Engine Optimization, to design pages to attract traffic from both voice and text searches. Additional factors to identify how well-received your landing pages are, include:
- Mobile adaptability
- Site responsiveness
- The ability of search bots to find relevant info on your page
- Organic backlinks
- The originality of your content
- Whether people want to remain on your page for more than a few minutes
4. Accounting for AI Devices
Sadly, Google Glass was a visionary product which solved no one's problems. Smartphones and tablets had already advanced to the point where people could connect to the internet for any reason they wanted. What was the purpose of paying $1,500.00 for something you didn't need? Plus it looked weird.
The Evolution of Alexa
Future AI-enabled devices didn't make this mistake. Amazon's Alexa started out as a smart speaker for people to use in their home and evolved into more of a home butler.
People could call out items they wanted to purchase from Amazon and have them delivered to their door. People didn't even need to reach for a separate internet device to place orders. It filled a need by offering Amazon customers additional convenience.
As the AI inside Alexa learned, the speaker advanced into a device capable of controlling any Wi-Fi-enabled device in your home, such as thermostats, televisions, security cameras or light fixtures.
You were no longer limited to just placing orders. You could also issue voice searches to find your favorite music or pull up and play a video you had purchased.
Incorporating PPC Into AI Devices
As other providers like Google and Cortana entered the market, people relied on them more and more for everyday use. This growth has resulted in more companies starting to do research on how to use a voice search command to drive PPC marketing.
AI Limitations for PPC
The difficulty comes with the sheer number of ways users can issue voice search commands. It's not possible to create some sort of rule to handle every instance of the ways users might issue a vocal request.
Because people could come up with a new voice search every day for a particular product or service, there would be no immediate history of how well the command worked for driving traffic. Without this history, how could you set rates for keywords based on the specific voice search?
Development teams are creating new algorithms designed to better interpret intent and refine the process of designing PPC rules based on AI data.
Make the Most of Voice Search With Valve+Meter
The team at Valve+Meter has years of experience in digital marketing. We keep up with the advancing technology and how new tools impact your online advertisements.
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Fences and Ferns quilt from October 1998
Fences and Ferns was published in the May 1999 issue of McCall's Quilting Quick Quilts. Here's for happy thoughts--I made this quilt in the throes of my divorce, while staying at the home of my quilt-shop-owner-boss and dear friend Beth. I was doing a lot of soul searching back then, so several of the quilts were inspired by Bible verses, as in this one, as well as in the "light and darkness" quilt.
I fell in love with the border fabric for this one too--the colors in the fern print weren't typical for our shop, but we did have all of these fabrics in the shop, so either I was choosing very selectively or we had more variety than I remember.
I used seven fabrics in the fence blocks--the lightest was white, then a light pink, rose, light and dark muted eggplant, then a taupe and brown branchy print.
As for the verse, it was Psalms 37:7: Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him." I was trying desperately to be patient at this time in my life. Truth is, patience hasn't ever been one of my predominant traits, so this verse often comes to mind. If anyone has any tips on becoming more patient, let me know!
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the free wiki for the capital goods industry. See energy chains, drag chains
see also the portal for the german market.
more about induux
a few entertaining private themes
Mental Age Test - How accurate are those mental age tests?
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Silverwharf (Syndesia)
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Silverwharf is a Syndesian coastal port town, harboured on the edge of Blackwater Pass. Once a wealthy port, the town has found itself on the decline in recent years, though the population sits healthy at around 7,000. Built amongst the towering trees of Wolfrock Woods in the shadow of the Kamtara Mountains, the port is a strategic vantage and an architectural curiosity.
Trade from the mountains has been important throughout the port's existence, but they were also influential when it came to architectural designs as the vast majority of buildings mimic the broad slopes and steep peeks of the hills. Known for its export of valuable resources, Silverwharf earned its name from both the export of precious minerals and its production of silver swords. The port town has a healthy economy, which is mainly supported by armorsmithing and blacksmithing. However, the town is a hotbed for villainous activity and its underbelly is infamous as many pirates have called the port home over the last few centuries.
Caught between two counties the port has found itself conquered numerous times. What was once a sleepy port town has grown into a culture of variety, and the goods sold in the many market stalls are just as likely to be sold by humans and Arborean beasts alike. It's this multicultural identity that has truly left its mark - Silverwharf is one of the few Syndesian towns that openly welcomes Arborean travellers and merchants. It is because of this that many mercenary groups use the town as a valuable recruitment location. For those with a strong arm looking for steady work, Silverwharf is often the first port eager adventurers call to.
Silverwharf will be a town built in Fractured when the game launches. It will be a home to roleplayers. However, if you would like to visit the town while we wait for release - join us over at the Silverwharf Fractured Roleplay Discord.
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For a explorer that wanders through Syndesia's inland, this sounds like a nice coastal city to visit from time to time and make some deals. Hope to see you there soon.
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I really do like your town's outline, script and pictures.
It is people like you who are going to make this game that much better.
PM me if you're interested in a mutual trade alliance/barter agreement.


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Welcome to Megmeet!
The 23rd Beijing Essen Welding & Cutting Fair will be held at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center during 8-11 May, 2018. Essen Fair is the most influential, large-scale event in the field of welding. This is the first Essen Fair held in Dongguan City, and it has great historical significance. As a listed company in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, and a leading enterprise in welding industry, Megmeet will exhibit a number of new products in Dongguan City. Today, let's have a preview!
Shenzhen Megmeet Electric Co., Ltd. was interviewed by Electric Welding Machine magazine, China welding power network (www.toweld.com) and official WeChat "Welding & Cutting Online" (WeChat account: toweld123) at Beijing Essen Fair. At this exhibition, Megmeet presented some best-selling welding machine and new technological products in the industry, and attracted many audiences.Lin Qingsen, General Manager of Megmeet Welding Technology Division, introduced the development process of the company.Hu Rui, Sales Director of Megmeet Welding Technology Division, introduced products and market performance.About Megmeet Focusing on power, electronics and industrial control technologies, Shenzhen Megmeet Electric Co., Ltd. strives to be a world-class solution provider in the field of electrical control and energy saving. The companys business covers dozens of industries, such as metal welding, industrial automation, communications, IT, medical care, electric power, transportation and so on. Megmeet is committed to meeting and exceeding customer expectations, constantly increases investment in R&D and makes continuous innovation. Since 2015, the company's annual R&D investment has exceeded RMB 100 million, and won many honorable titles, such as National High-tech Enterprise, Enterprise with Intellectual Property Advantages in Shenzhen, Top 100 Tax-paying Enterprises in Nanshan, Shenzhen, and Shenzhen Municipal Research and Development Center Enterprise. www.toweld.com / bbs.toweld.com
The 2nd Partner Recruitment Conference of Megmeet Intelligent Welder was held in Shenzhen on January 14, 2016. Distributors from all over the world gathered together to devise strategies for win-win results in the future, and deal with global economic downturn and sluggish manufacturing industry.


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Midnight in Paris
Thursday, June 16, 2011
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i had the chance to visit Paris last october...and i said YESSSS!! its a magical city!thanks for the movie reco too! have a lovely day..xx meenalReplyDelete
j'adore paris!!! I have been there many times and miss its magic. I must go see that movie!!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see this! I usually go to Paris a lot, but I haven't been for 6 months and I think I've been getting away with it by pretending London is just fine and that whole magical glad to be alive feeling I get in Paris is all an illusion. I have a feeling this film might break the spell.ReplyDelete
oh p.s. my dad used to call me "ma petite chou fleur" (my little cauliflower) when I was little!ReplyDelete
loved it as well! owen wilson really shocked the hell out of me with his charm. go woody! still rockin' it at 80.ReplyDelete
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You Must Visit The Capital…..Grill!
The Dishes: Dry Aged Sirloin Steak – 14 oz,
The Grille's Signature Cheeseburger, Chopped Sirloin, Smoked Bacon, and Sweet Onions
Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake topped with berries and whipped cream
Cheesecake with Fresh Seasonal Berries with a caramelized brulee topping.
The Place: The Capital Grill
The Location: 16489 North Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85254 T: 480.348.1700
By: Erik Merkow
The best of both worlds, is a phrase we've heard all of our lives. But it's a phrase that feels like it fits this article perfectly. I can only assume you are wondering why that is, so let me give it to you.
The Capital Grill has been an Arizona staple for the last 10 years, and once you've had the opportunity to enjoy it, you'll understand why. Typically at Az Food & Wine, we look to simply share phoenominal dishes with our readers, and we found a few when we visited The Capital Grill. But we did find something else incredible we will share at the end of this article.
We started off with the Lobster Bisque. This bisque was beautifully prepared and elegantly delivered to our table where they poured a flavorful dry sack sherry when the bowl was placed in front of me. Most bisques i've enjoyed are a bit stingy on the lobster meat…well, this was not the case. This bowl was filled with lobster meat…nom nom nom!! The two dishes we had were the Grilles signature cheeseburger brought together with mouth watering chopped sirloin, chopped smoke bacon inside the burger and sweet onions. The burger was perfectly prepared with a little charring on the outside and a perfect tenderness on the inside. As we mentioned in our Facebook post, we think we found the perfect burger! The other dish was a steak that had a taste unlike any other steak we've consumed. This was a beautifully dry aged (21 days to be exact) sirloin steak. There wasn't a bad (or overly fatty) part of this steak to be found. Chef took us on a tour of the kitchen to see the aging process and the fridge that housed them…it was very cool to see.
The cap to our dining experience was the flourless chocolate espresso cake and cheesecake with a caramelized brûlée topping all made in house with their pastry Chef. I thought for sure as a admitted chocoholic, the flowerless cake wouldn't stand a chance of existing when the plate was picked up from the table. But, this cheesecake consumed my tastebuds and practically made me forget there was an incredible chocolate cake on the table as well.
The incredible thing we found was this, caring SERVICE. The service was unlike anything we've ever experienced. From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by Jill and her partner. Checked on at every point in the meal that made sense and made sure everything met up to our expectations. When you call for reservation, you're asked if you are in for any special occasion, then they make sure that occasion is special for you and your guests. They truly care about their guest, to make sure they deliver a very memorable dining experience. The caring continued all the way to Jill opening the door for us on our way out.
The best of both worlds…incredible food and off the charts service! Wow Capital Grill…WOW!


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Customising a bowling ball can help your game by improving
accuracy and consistency and as custom balls fit your hand
perfectly, they are more comfortable to use. Plus you can get a
personalised design, so you'll look like a pro, whether you're
scoring 300's or 30's!
Here's an all-you-need guide to getting your paws on one such
custom ball, from how to measure your hand size properly to
choosing the best ball for you. Note that we're showing you
the "conventional drilling" approach. Here's how to measure up:
Hole Size
Professional tools are available, but you can get a good fit
using some simple (and cheap) alternatives. The easiest is to
use the Smart Bowling Ball or Ball Fit Ball which can be found at
every Tenpin site, usually on the reception or shoe hire collection
Use this ball to measure your thumb, ring ringer and middle
finger. Use the read outs to make a note of which bowling
ball size you need (known as your span). This read out will
be a letter which you can use to pick your bowling ball on the
alley and you'll be guaranteed it will always fit your hand span
Thumb and finger inserts are sometimes used to better fit a
bowling ball if you are struggling to find that perfect snug fit
for your fingers and thumbs. The more experienced you are as
a bowler the more you may feel the need for these inserts as you
will know how to add power and curve to the ball.
Hole Position
The Smart Bowling Ball will help you measure
thumb-to-middle-finger distance and thumb-to-ring-finger distance.
Be sure to measure using the hand you're going to bowl with!
You're looking for the distance between the base of the thumb
at one end, and the second crease (the one in the middle) of your
finger at the other.
(See image to the right)
For a perfect fit, we suggest taking 3mm off the measured
lengths. For most people, the measurement to the middle
finger is slightly longer. At Tenpin our house balls are
drilled the same distance apart so that both left and right handed
guests can use the balls.
Choosing a Ball Type
There are two factors to consider when choosing your ball:
weight and composition. Bowling balls vary in weight from 6
lbs to 16 lbs. Our definition of "not too heavy": a ball that
you're comfortable using for at least three games.
The composition of the ball (what it's made of), affects how
much it grips the lane. Experienced bowlers prefer lots of grip so
they can hook the ball in different directions. These balls
are made from reactive resin (often urethane). The grip gives
them precision and control. Beginners (people who bowl less
than twice a month) normally opt for a ball that skids over the
surface. This means that the ball travels straighter towards the
pins. These balls are typically plastic or polyester.
Each to their own on this one! You can choose from an array of
colours, patterns and effects and many manufacturers now let you
use your own image. Let your imagination run wild.
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Prepare to have your breath taken away. With every last detail designed and renovated by Mexico native and Dallas-based notable interior designer Gonzalo Bueno, this sleek Uptown condo is the ultimate in luxe and dreamy. From finish-out to furnishings, nothing has been overlooked. And it can all be yours for a cool $8,000 a month.
We covered a very similar condo just a few weeks ago. That space was nice. This one is extraordinary. Join us after the jump 2,387 square feet of exquisite design. And hey, if you want to make it yours on a more permanent basis, 1999 McKinney Avenue #404 is listed by Briggs Freeman Sotheby's Missy Woehr for $997,000.


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Idre Himmelfjäll, currently under construction, is a new resort near to the city of Salen that is due to open by Christmas next year; its ski area will feature an initial 22 ski slopes and 8 ski lifts from LEITNER ropeways. When all phases are complete the resort will have 50 slopes and 30 lifts.
MND has completed a number of other projects in Scandinavia recently, including 5 snowmaking projects involving the supply of 200 snowguns, the construction of a ski lift on the roof of a power plant in Copenhagen, and the supply of a chairlift to Kiruna and conveyor belts to several other Swedish ski resorts.
Earlier this month the French company was awarded a contract to develop a four-seasons leisure centre in the Zhangjiakou region of China.
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It's Been a Long Time, and I Am Back
I am just sorry about myself t hat it's been a long time that I didn't post here. I'm very busy doing my other online jobs and I wan to apologize that I didn't spend enough time here. Anyway, I want to fully familiarize Persona Paper. According to what,s written on the side when I am typing this, it's been 3 months and 2 weeks the last time I posted. But I want to try my best to catch up and wake my blood up to become an active persona. I see some familiar names here and they seemed enjoying this site and the camaraderie.
Anyway, it's Sunday morning here and it 's kind of fine here. I'll be going anywhere else later and excited to meet my friends again. Happy Sunday everyone.


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Secret Potion
Secret Potion Overview
Secret Potion in UK is a product of Spinomenal, a slot machine developer that specializes in minimalist games. This one is centred on a mad scientist and his potions. With an RTP of 96.8%, the slot is set on a 5X3 grid with 5 fixed pay lines.
To start playing the game, the casino player needs to toggle the bet amount per line found at the bottom left of the screen. The minimum bet is 0.05 coins and the maximum is 10 coins. This will be automatically multiplied to 25 lines, the result of which is your stake for that spin.
To win, you need to land at least three same symbols on a pay line. The maximum payout for a regular game is 500x your line bet. There are no jackpots and bonus rounds here, but there are many ways to boost your winnings.
The radioactive potion meter filler is a pink potion symbol that fills up a tube on the right of the grid. There are several levels to reach and every level gives out an award. These are the awards you can get:
- 3 Litres – all rats turn into a wild
- 7 Litres – you get one free game and all green rats turn into a wild
- 13 Litres – you win three free spins and the blue maid turns into a wild
The slot has a scatter symbol that pays 10 free spins and a 3X multiplier, provided that you landed it three times. It also has several types of wilds that substitute for all symbols except the scatter and the radioactive potion meter filler.
You can test the slot in demo mode or play for real money in casinos online.
Online Casinos Where You Can Play Secret Potion
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There are various of free spins mode and unfortunately the game chooses it for you. It could be great if you can choose the free spins mode yourself.T-Rex is too scary too watch!


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Taylan "Ty" Bozkurt is the Assistant Chief Operating Officer and Director of Telemedicine for Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA). In this role, he leads the development and implementation of the organization's telemedicine program and operational/strategic planning to deliver burn/wound, reconstructive, and trauma/critical care across thirteen institutions in six states.
Prior to joining BRCA, Mr. Bozkurt was Program Manager for Episodic and International Initiatives for Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) TeleHealth while serving as Operations/Financial Specialist for the MGH Department of Surgery. In Surgery, he was responsible for development and launch of the department's telehealth/mHealth programs, creating the hospital's first telerounding program. With MGH TeleHealth, he focused on development of eConsults and international virtual visits.
Mr. Bozkurt serves on the American Telemedicine Association's (ATA) Board of Directors and is immediate past chair of the Business & Finance Special Interest Group, where he has served on the Executive Committee for five years. He chaired the Operations/Implementation track of ATA's Education Committee for the past two years, is a member of ATA's Ambassador Committee and has been involved with ATA's Task Force on the Impact of Climate Change.
In addition to volunteering with ATA, Mr. Bozkurt is a Board Member for the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, serving as Chair of the Growth & Satisfaction Committee for the chapter and as a member of ACHE's national Early Careerist Committee. Previously, he served as Chair of the Early Careerist Network for the Massachusetts Chapter. He was presented the Early Careerist Healthcare Executive Award by the Massachusetts Chapter in 2016, earning the same award from the Georgia Chapter in 2017.
Mr. Bozkurt earned an MBA from Northeastern University and a BS in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises from Syracuse University.


text: Recent Posts in Juvenile Crimes Category Arrested at a DUI Checkpoint? Posted By Law Office of Peacock & Le Beau || 20-Jun-2014 One of the most common methods that law enforcement will take to enforce the drunk driving laws on Long Beach residents is DUI checkpoints. These checkpoints are an exception to the rule that police officers will need to have probable cause for a traffic stop. Law enforcement has the power to conduct systematic traffic stops to identify drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. DUI ... Continue Reading


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The holiday season is upon us and 2020 is on the horizon. From "Reconstruction" to "Chasing the Moon" to "Molly of Denali," the Education team is thankful for the experiences...
Odd Squad: The Movie Premieres August 1 on ETV and Repeats All Week!
Odd Squad: The Movie premieres Monday, August 1 on ETV and repeats several times on ETV, SCC and ETVW during the first week in August!
In this feature-length Odd Squad event, a rival group of adults called Weird Team arrive with a gadget that fixes any odd problem. As a result, the Odd Squad is run out of business and all the agents are forced to disband and go back to their lives as regular kids.
Using Math skills and teamwork, the kids discover Weird Team isn't actually solving problems, but just covering them up. New Season 2 agents Otis and Olympia team up with veteran agents Olive and Otto to stop Weird Team and save the world from destruction.
WATCH Odd Squad: The Movie
ETV: August 1 at 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., August 3 at 4:00 p.m., August 5 at 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., August 6 at 6:30 a.m.
SCC: August 1 at 6:00 p.m., August 5 at 6:00 p.m.
ETVW: August 6 at 10:00 a.m., August 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Odd Squad is a high-tech agency run by kids equipped with the world's most advanced and unpredictable gadgetry. This series is a feature on PBS Kids broadcast on South Carolina Educational Television. For information on weekly programs, see ETV Kids schedule: scetv.org/tvschedule
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An article for physicians by physicians
Originally published March 2008
Physicians can rely on hospital staff to carry out their own functions but are also expected to exercise appropriate caution.
Of interest to all physicians
Physicians and other health professionals working in hospitals routinely rely on each other when caring for patients. When patients suffer harm following that care, all of the involved health care providers may be named in an ensuing legal action. The Court will examine whether each health professional fulfilled all of his/her obligations, and if any of them did not, whether the harm was caused as a result. Two cases from the Association's files illustrate some of the principles involved.
A paediatrician ordered capillary blood gases on a 25-week premature baby. To increase peripheral circulation, the nurse placed the baby's foot in water that was thought to be lukewarm. She subsequently noted the foot was reddened and eventually blisters formed and the skin sloughed. The paediatrician was notified and diagnosed second degree burns to three to five percent of the baby's body. The doctor prescribed fluids to compensate for the losses, a narcotic for pain, antibiotics, and physical therapy. The baby was transferred to a plastic surgeon for burn management. Ultimately, the baby was left with a significantly deformed toenail on the great toe, with no nails on the other toes. The baby also had significant scarring on the dorsal surface of the toes and foot.
When the child became older and aware of the foot's appearance, he was embarrassed by it. A lawsuit was brought on behalf of the child alleging inadequate supervision and care by the paediatrician, as well as negligent care by the nurse. Ultimately, the hospital made a settlement with the patient on behalf of the nurse, and the action against the doctor was dismissed.
A patient underwent an angiogram and angioplasty by an interventional radiologist for treatment of subclavian steal. The catheter usually used at that facility was not available, and the one used was from a different supplier. After the balloon was advanced, it could not be readily inflated. Manipulation was unsuccessful and the physician specifically asked the nurse about the balloon sheath. The nurse told him that the sheath had been removed, but had fallen on the floor.
Ten days following the procedure, the patient returned to the hospital with neck pain and headache. An ultrasound revealed a foreign body in the right internal carotid artery. At surgery, the sheath was removed from the artery. There were some postoperative complications and the patient was left with a significant scar.
An expert testifying for the radiologist stated that it is primarily the responsibility of the nurse to ensure the equipment is appropriately prepared for use. It was also noted that the nurse did not tell the physician that she had not been able to find the sheath she believed had fallen on the floor. Despite this, the fact the physician did not investigate any further was considered a contributing factor in this case and a settlement was made by the CMPA on behalf of the physician as well as by the hospital insurer on behalf of the nurse.
Case one confirms the legal principle that a physician is entitled to expect that other health care professionals, including hospital staff members, will perform their duties properly
Case two serves as an example of the risks that may occur with teams working in unfamiliar environments or with unfamiliar equipment. In this specific example, each member of the team shared in the responsibility for determining the correct operation of the new catheter which was unfamiliar to them.
DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this learning material is for general educational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific professional medical or legal advice, nor to constitute a "standard of care" for Canadian healthcare professionals. The use of CMPA learning resources is subject to the foregoing as well as the CMPA's Terms of Use.


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Stretch Lace Garter Belt and Stockings Set
Pretty 2 piece set includes the stretch lace garter belt and matching stockings.
Stretch Lace Garter Belt and Stockings Set by Leg Avenue Lingerie & Costumes
Black stretch lace g-string garter belts has adjustable garter straps. It comes with 1 pair of matching sheer black stockings with lace top trim. Both pieces have inter-woven ribbon detail. 20 denier nylon.
One size fits most - see size chart. Panties and other items shown sold separately.Item Number: LA-H1107 | Approximate Size (Inches): 8.00 wide x 1.00 deep x 10.00 high | Approximate Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs.


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A collection of abstracts from research projects conducted during the 2010/2011 Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP)
'A critical activity will be information dissemination – educating people about IG issues and assisting them in formulating views and opinions that can not only be applied to their lives, but which can...
This one-page document aims to explain the origins and needs of the usage of ICT in global participation, as well as to mention some good practices and potential for the future.
The publication contains research project summaries written by students of the 2011 Research Phase of the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP2011). The summaries were presented during EuroDIG 2011.
'Some of the major issues in the African region that we, as individuals, have to face are infrastructure implementation, awareness, and education.
'Indeed, the Internet can be a doubleedged sword.
One of the most important developments the Middle East has witnessed in the 20th centaury was the success of the Iranian revolution of Islamist ideology, with ambitions to control.
Aldo Matteucci writes:
Everyone loves Wikipedia... yet hardly anyone realises that potential of the underlying software for streamlining paperwork in an MFA and significantly improving the efficiency of the archiving system. ...
'There is a need to address these challenges to enhance the capacity of the AU organs, institutions and member states to better respond to instances of ICT policy in Africa.
'I am equally humbled to have found myself in a position to utilise the Internet and all of its potential and underlying capacity to be the catalyst for development and transformation in my country, in...


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Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bloomington
About Holiday Inn Express and Suites Bloomington
Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express & Suites BloomingtonThe Holiday Inn Express & Suites is located just minutes from Indiana University and downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Travelers visiting the Bloomington Antique Mall, Convention Center, Lake Monroe, Brown County, Bloomington Sportsplex and Oliver Winery will all find the Holiday Inn Express an ideal location. Nearby businesses include Cook Inc., Bloomington Hospital, MPRI and Crane Naval Warfare Center.The award winning Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites features 102 rooms, including 32 suites and an exclusive IHG Rewards Club floor. Each room is equipped with microwave & refrigerator, 32 inch flat screen television, coffeemaker, spacious guest bathrooms with granite counter tops, 400 thread count sheets and pillow-top mattresses and much, much more! Hotel is now a 100% non-smoking hotel. Featured amenities include Express Start hot breakfast, complimentary social hour (Monday - Thursday), free high-speed internet access, private business center, fitness center, indoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi rooms. The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites is the ideal choice for corporate travelers, families and Hoosier fans visiting Indiana University. Everything you expect, and much more!
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European Union Election Observation MissionKenya 2017
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Each EU mission works in the framework of a comprehensive approach. The mission works in agreement and coordination with the EU Delegations in the same area and in the framework of EU regional policies.
'Another inspiring debate with students about problems in the EU and their own problems. We need to listen more to what students have to say. They have the answers to all our dilemmas', says Ambassador Žbogar


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Study of the Drying Kinetics of Lemon Grass
Mustafa Ibrahim, K. Sopian and W. R.W. Daud
DOI : 10.3844/ajassp.2009.1070.1075
American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 6, Issue 6
Pages 1070-1075
Problem statement: The thin- layer drying experiments were conducted to examine the effect of drying air temperature and humidity on the drying kinetics. Approach: A model to estimate the drying behavior of Lemon grass was developed). Results: Four different thin-layer drying models were compared with respect to their coefficient of determination (R2), Mean Bias Error (MBE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). The one with highest (R2) and lowest (MBE) and (RMSE) was selected to better estimate the drying curves. Three temperatures (35, 45 and 55°C) and three humidities (30, 40 and 50%) were investigated with a fixed air velocity of 1 m sec-1. Conclusion/Recommendation: The increase in the drying air temperature increased the drying process and decreased the Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC) of Lemon grass. The drying process decreased as the air humidity increases. The effect was less than that of the temperature. The EMC have high values with high relative humidity.
© 2009 Mustafa Ibrahim, K. Sopian and W. R.W. Daud. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.


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#2303 1122 3 St Se, Calgary
The Orange Lofts are so close to the epi-center of the East Village, you may just hear its heart beat. This industrial style loft is made bright by the south exposure & abundance of windows. The square footage is maximized by an efficient floor plan that positions the upper bedroom away from the living room to maximize privacy while offering your guests space for your weekend get togethers. Walking distance to the River Walk, new Library, LRT, Studio Bell & all of the funky shops & restaurants of the East Village are just steps away. This unit is highlighted by exposed concrete ceilings, floors, columns plus a stackable in-suite laundry!! If you like being part of a vibe that you can't find elsewhere, if you love being able to walk to transit, shops and restaurants & if you are looking for a home that speaks to your style then this home may be your home. The Seller agrees to provide the Buyer with a $5,000 credit towards Parking upon a firm sale.
Balconies, Elevator Passenger, Party Room, Visitor Parking, Handicap Access, Storage-Locker Room
Natural Gas, Baseboard, Hot Water
Commercial, Corner, Flat Site, Back Lane, Low Maintenance Landscape, Shopping Nearby, Public Transportation, View City
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The study is based on market analysis, interviews with Swedish SME companies that have found success in China, and interviews with Chinese companies from selected industries. The result is a number of established key success factors, and practical tips for how to handle challenges common to Swedish SMEs in China.
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Omega 3 Super Chocolate Brownies
150g Spelt/wholemeal flour
2 Mashed bananas
2 tsp Baking powder
5 tbsp Cacao powder
80g Coconut sugar
200ml Coconut milk
3 tbsp Avocado/olive/coconut oil
3 tbsp Omega 3 superpowder
2 tbsp Chia seeds
1 tsp Vanilla extract
Pinch of sea/Himalayan salt
Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the milk, oil, banana and vanilla and stir together thoroughly. Allow mixture to sit and soak up liquid for 10 minutes. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and pour in the mix. Place in the centre of the oven 180oc and cook for 25-30 minutes. Stick a cocktail stick in the centre of the brownies and it should come out clean. If it has mixture on it pop back in the oven for another 5 minutes.
Allow to cool on a wire rack in the tin and remove after 20 minutes. Gently peel off the paper and enjoy warm or cold.
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I'm using an LPC11U67 on a custom designed circuit board. I want to store the board serial number in the eeprom of the LPC. It seemed like this would be a simple task using the functions provided by LPC Open in eeprom.c/eeprom.h. I wrote the following functions to access the serial number. The problem is, every time I tried to read or write to eeprom I get a return code of 14 (#define IAP_ADDR_NOT_MAPPED 14 /*!< Address is not mapped in the memory map */).
I tried changing the address to no avail. (On a side note, where is the eeprom located in memory, its not listed in the memory map in the datasheet.) I looked at the example code provided with LPC Open and I don't see any additional initialization steps that I'm not taking. I'm not quite sure what I'm missing. Is there another step I need to take before trying to invoke these commands? Is the address an absolute memory address?
#include "eeprom.h"
#define EEPROM_ADDRESS_ECHO_SN 64 //Top 64 bytes of eeprom are locked and cannot be written
uint8_t WriteSN(uint8_t SN){
return Chip_EEPROM_Write(EEPROM_ADDRESS_ECHO_SN, &SN, 1);
uint8_t ReadSN(void){
uint8_t SN = 255;
uint8_t retCode = 0;
retCode = Chip_EEPROM_Read(EEPROM_ADDRESS_ECHO_SN, &SN, 1);
log_msg("EEPROM Read Return Code: %u", retCode);
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The C.W.Parker Carousel Museum opened in April 2005. It has three operating carousels, a 1850 Primitive Carousel, a restored 1913 Parker Carousel and a restored 1950 Parker Carousel. The Museum has many Parker artifacts. It tells the story of the C.W.Parker Amusement Company of Leavenworth, KS who made more carousels than any other company in the U.S. Visitors can also learn the History of all American Carousels. There are tours of the Museum that includes a carousel ride and also Educational Tours for school groups. Three party rooms are available to rent. The Museum has an all volunteer staff. Volunteers also restored the two Parker Carousels.
It is a FUN museum for all ages!!


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Winter Holliday in Altenmarkt in Ski amadé
Skiing & Snowboarding
Live dabei in Ski Amadé - 860 km of well-prepared ski slopes and 270 ski lifts! Altenmarkt is situated in the heart of the Ski Amade one day Zauchensee, Flachau, or for example to Schladming everything is from 5 to 30 minute drive to achieve and all with only 1 Skipas!
cross-country skiing
Our house is about 50 meters of the 220 km stretching "Tauern cross-country ski"
Other Activities
After a beautiful day on the mountain side up on a typical Austrian hut for a mulled wine and the right Austrian Hüttengaudi. Then off to the valley with a Rodel
There is wide selection of Rodel runs and huts where the closest one ends about 70 meters from our house.
Do you want carefree relax then you will find just opposite our house the Therme Amade. 30.000m2 to enjoy. Family fun, adventure and relaxation.
Of course, you can also make gorgeous hiking, snowshoeing, a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh or horse rides.


text: 78764S Superconducting radio frequency (RF) accelerator cavities lose power to stray electrons, especially when the electron motion is in resonance with the fields and the electrons strike the cavity surface repeatedly (multipacting). One of the main tools for studying multipacting is numerical simulation, but none of the codes used presently has sufficiently realistic models of all the physical processes to model the problem fully. One main limitation of present modeling approaches is the lack of three-dimensionality. Related to this is the need for parallel computing to handle the increased computational needs of running in three dimensions. Currently, new designs for superconducting RF cavities are typically tested by building physical prototypes and examining their performance. This makes using a large variety of different geometries for different accelerating sections problematic due to the high cost of prototyping all the different designs. This project will add needed models and features to the VORPAL plasma simulation code so it can function as a virtual prototyping tool for understanding multipacting in superconducting RF cavities. In Phase I, a variable weight mesh will be added to VORPAL to accurately model the electromagnetic fields near surfaces of complex geometries. Next, niobium will be added to the available metals in the POSINST secondary emission routines, which VORPAL can access through the CMEE (Computational Modules for Electron Effects) library. With these added capabilities, proof-of-principle simulations of multipacting in the high beta SNS (Spallation Neutron Source) cavity will be run, and results will be compared to experimental data. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: There is a strong potential for the use of free-electron lasers in areas of defense and surface processing. Because superconding RF cavities are major component of free-electron lasers, the new design tool should provide low cost prototyping for these industries.


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Stories: Water
Myanmar's Inle Lake is just a small body of water, but this man is dedicating his life to saving it
In the early morning hours on Myanmar's Inle Lake the quiet is broken by small tourist boats rumbling across the water to catch some of the lake's famous performing fishermen. The motorboats slow to an idle to watch as a father and his young son step onto the prows of their canoes, balance on one foot,...
The Draining of Lesotho
Juliette Letotokoto, a recently widowed farmer, stands on her small plot of land on the outskirts of Lesotho's capital and takes stock of her crops. It's late May, and by now she'd typically have a rainbow of plants to harvest: cabbage, peppers, chilies, beetroot. But today the predominant color is pale brown, a hue found in the...
Water's Worth
A country has to sell what it's got. Lesotho always had more rain and snow than it knew what to do with. So Lesotho made a deal with its neighbor, South Africa, to buy the water. The country moved rivers and built one of the most impressive water projects in Africa to deliver it. Then the drought hit. ...
Was It Worth It for Lesotho to Sell Its Water to South Africa?
Voices From a Desert's Drought
Forty-five-year-old Luis Socarras leads me in the oppressive heat, along a sandy path towards La Completa's village well. We weave through barren shrubs and cacti, and step into a clearing. Scrawny goats slurp thick, green water from a shallow pond. Luis tells me, "People think there isn't life in Guajira's desert, but they...
Thirsting for a Paris Deal in Timor-Leste
Every morning in the sparsely populated region of Baguia, high in the mountains of Timor-Leste, women and children rise hours before dawn. They grab a couple of jugs and trek to the nearest spring, where they wait in line, in the dark. For water. They wait and wait, with dozens of others, to fetch just enough water for a day...
How Some Colombians Survive on Less Than One Liter of Water a Day
Thousands of people are struggling to survive on less than a liter of water a day in La Guajira, Colombia. Guajira is home to the Wayuu people, Colombia's largest indigenous population. But severe water scarcity is devestating Wayuu subsistence practices. Crops and livestock perished in a four-year drought. Jaguays (community water pods) evaporated, and...
Wayuu Communities Struggle to Survive Water Shortages in Colombia
"Look at these puddles! This is fantastic!" my driver cheered, every time he slowed to navigate a tricky patch of mud. "We might even have to stop the car early, and walk!" I'd never seen a driver take so much delight in poor road conditions. But for Marcos Nuñez, every clumpy wet trench...
In Honduras, a Wellspring of New Tools to Tackle Drought
Gumersindo Rodriguez has become accustomed to measuring his family's well-being in inches: of rainfall, of crop growth, and the height of his grandchildren. And by that gauge, the drought that's afflicted his corner of Central America these past two years is the worst he's seen. "Barbaric," he calls it. Walking down the steep,...
These Women Bring Light and Clean Water to Their Community in Ghana
A water dugout the size of a few football fields stands just outside the village of Kuruguvuhuyayili, in northern Ghana. People use the muddy water for cooking, cleaning, bathing and drinking--as do the livestock. The combination of standing water and a place where animals defecate is a health nightmare. But it's not for the village located about 10...


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Issue 103
- • Goldilocks and the three bears
- • Cuddle Bear
Goldilocks and the three bearsDaddy Bear's arms and legs are made in Orange Rays, Mummy Bear's arms and legs are made in Peach Burst and Baby Bear's arms and legs are made in Burgundy Glow. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Cuddle BearThe Cuddle Bear's legs should read as folls
Row 17: p10, (p2tog) twice, p to end. 22 sts
Row 18: k9, (k2tog) twice, k to end. 20 sts
Rows 19-33: starting with p row work in st st
Row 34: (k2tog) to end. Ten sts
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Transplant patient with all kinds of worries from hospital fear to dieting, and loads about good music, tattoos and rock n' roll!
Recipe of the Day: Pasta Lorraine
Me and my dad were both too tired to do any "real" cooking, as I'm really not in the mood for food, so we decided to use some farfalle that we had stored in our cupboard for quite some time already.
And we also always have onions, cheese and bacon pieces, so we decided to mix everything together.
- 1 packet of pieced bacon
- 2 dl grated cheese (minimum)
- 250 g of pasta (we used farfalle)
- 1 onion, pieced
- 1 garlic, minced
- 2 dl milk (doesn't matter what kind)
- 2 eggs
- Fry onions, garlic and bacon while you are boiling the pasta
- Mix everything together and place in an oven form
- Bake untill the cheese is brownish in about 200 degrees centigrade (celsius)
- Eat your wonderful pasta lorraine!
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|My stud muffins
Them Norwegian boys know how to deliver.
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Happy belated birthday Jeff! I love the picture, you are all so beautiful. Love you!
What's the name of this band?
Kings of Convenience
I love this photo of you guys - you're such a beautiful family!!! Belma
P.S. Happy late birthday Jeff - welcome to the other side. At 27 things totally change...


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When SloEnduro's videomaker Tine Lenart and Pizza Productions' Martin Žgela roll up their sleves then the event report video is out even earlier.
Here's three minutes of action and smiles from the 2018 series final in Grožnjan, Croatia.
And it's not just that these two guys made it look so good, the event was indeed great. Once again!


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This totally free online course is all about healthy living. It is intended to make you more aware of exactly what you drink and eat. This course will show you the best ways to work out and create a balanced diet plan that can assist you to stay healthy and fit. It will assist you to follow a healthy way of life by selecting foods that are appropriate for you and this will help you to prepare your workout program. It will likewise discuss calories and food energy. It will make you think of the risks of alcohol. This course will assist you to comprehend food labels and assist you put healthy consuming into practice.
Healthy living is within your reach, starting today. Sure, healthy living is a long-lasting commitment, not a flash-in-the-pan fad. But there are steps you can take today that will make today much healthier than the other day and lead the way for healthy living tomorrow, too. The F-Code or ODS code is the the unique code issued to your pharmacy which recognizes you to NHS Prescription Services. You can find this on any prices authority statement or your prescription submission document (FP34c).
Working Families is the UK's leading work-life balance organisation. We assist working moms and dads and carers and their companies find a much better balance between duties in the house and work. Individuals with diabetes should use the above ideas and monitor their glucose levels as directed; try to keep the daily blood sugar levels as close to regular as possible. We are thrilled and pleased to let you understand that the Locality Health has simply been rated as 'Exceptional' by the Care Quality Commission.
Our focus is on the wider determinants of disease, dealing with problems of social exemption, access to services, diet and physical fitness, work associated abilities and details and advice. All the work of The Healthy Living Centre CIC covers three styles: Community Advancement, Health Enhancement, and Knowing and Skills. We are a non-profit making organisation working with a vast array of partners to provide services and activities for the regional neighborhood.
The centre has been awarded the Inclusive Physical fitness Mark by the IFI at Provisional Level. They have identified our commitment to improving customer support and access for handicapped individuals. The pool has a hoist so that handicapped user groups can quickly access to the swimming pool through the push of a button. Recipes: What do you contribute to yours? Find some great tasting Formula 1 shake recipes in addition to other well balanced meals to include as part of your everyday nutrition. The Healthy Living Service can supply info and guidance on reasonable alcohol use and can direct you to added assistance services.
As part of the DSA's Awareness Week 2014 on health, the DSA created a number of healthy living guides to help people with Down's syndrome look after their health. These include 'simple read' guides for individuals with Down's syndrome, and guides for moms and dads and carers to support healthy lifestyle options. Information4living supplies a searchable list of online sources of details for health and health and wellbeing, money, advantages and work. Completely searchable by postcode, this site links straight to regional details in Medway along with essential nationwide sources.


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The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations state that immediately before a service provision change (SPC), there has to be an "organized grouping of employees" whose principal purpose is to carry out the client's activities. In Amaryllis Ltd v McLeod and ors, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that tribunals must concentrate on the position immediately before the transfer rather than relying on historical events when deciding if there has been an SPC.
Basic facts
Millbrook Furnishings Industries held contracts for about 50 years with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to renovate upholstered wood and metal furniture. Between 2003 and 2008, however, Amaryllis was awarded a contract which involved supplying new furniture as well as carrying out the renovations, which it sub-contracted to Millbrook.
In 2008 the MOD split the supply of new furniture from the furniture renovation contract. Millbrook was awarded the renovation contract until 17 December 2012 when the MOD awarded contracts under a framework agreement to a panel of firms which included both Millbrook and Amaryllis. Millbrook carried out the renovation work as part of that agreement. In early 2014 the renovations contract was awarded to Amaryllis.
A number of employees brought claims that there had been an SPC under TUPE Regulations 2006 and that their employment had therefore transferred over to Amaryllis.
Tribunal decision
Although the employees assigned to the MoD renovations contract spent about 70 per cent of their time on it, the judge said this was not enough by itself to show that the principal purpose of the department in which they worked was necessarily to service the contract with the MoD.
Equally, however, the historical evidence showed that although the department had originally been set up to service the MoD contract, it had not "morphed" into one that operated principally to service the needs of all its customers by doing other work, as the MoD remained their major customer. There was therefore an organized grouping of employees in Millbrook which had at its principal purpose the carrying out of the activities concerned on behalf of the MoD. As such, there had been an SPC.
Amaryllis appealed.
EAT decision
The EAT upheld the appeal. The judge's observation that the department had not "morphed" (presumably from its inception 50 years) indicated that he had overlooked the period between 2003 and 2008. During that time, even if it could be said that there was an organized grouping of employees, they were not dedicated to carrying out activities for the MoD because Amaryllis was Millbrook's client, not the MoD.
Further, the fact that the judge looked back at a continuous 50-year period also indicated that he was relying on the work carried out in the department as a whole generally, rather than work carried out by Millbrook under its contract with the MOD.
This case illustrates the importance of concentrating on the precise wording of TUPE when considering the evidence of the existence of an organized grouping. This must exist "immediately before" the transfer so evidence that the employees were in the past grouped into a team servicing the contract which is now to be transferred is insufficient. The evidence must show that the organized grouping persists.
The EAT has again stressed that it is important to establish what was the purpose of the organized grouping. It has to be shown, either by direct evidence or inference, that the purpose was to service the activities that the client wanted performed under the contract.


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This course is available to anyone wishing to explore oil painting, from a basic introduction to the handling of materials and formal language of painting, to more advanced exploration of concepts and techniques, all with the intention of developing rich creative strategies.
For information on our painting classes, please click here.
Classes run from 9 am to 4 pm. Please note that the terms are between 10 and 12 weeks in length, with occasional exceptions depending on the time of the year and the school timetables. Attending class on public holidays is optional but the studio will remain open. Missed classes can be made up in the subsequent term or on another day of the week. The 'drop-in' rate per class is R 300.
People signing up for more than one class, or paying cash are eligible for a discount.
As stated in the opening letter on our homepage I am encouraging use of the studio outside of the classes. The teaching studio is underutilized during the week, with classes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and I would be very keen for painters to come make use of the studio and continue their work on the days that I'm not there, knowing that I'll soon be back to guide and advise. This is an important step to take for those considering taking their work more seriously and dedicating more time to it without the commitment and isolation of a private studio. The fee is R 350 P/M, a nominal sum.
TERM 1 (12 Weeks).
Tuesday class: 22 January – 9 April.
Saturday class: 26 January – 13 April.
TERM 2 (10 Weeks).
Tuesday class: 23 April – 25 June.
Saturday class: 27 April – 29 June.
The schedule for the rest of the year will be released as and when arrangements with the new studio have been confirmed.
Please refer to the technical notes below for a comprehensive list of materials and their various applications, as well as a description of relevant terminology.
Cotton rags – Jars – Palette – Palette Knife – Zellen 'Artist's white spirit'*- 'Zelkin' or Winsor and Newton's 'Liquin' – Brushes (Hog hair 'filberts', various sizes) – Linseed Oil – 7 Colours including: titanium white, one transparent blue, one transparent red, one transparent green and one transparent brown – Pre prepared canvas
*Artist's White Spirit is a less-toxic solvent currently available at local art shops and alternative to 'Odourless turpentine substitute' or Zest-It, which are the available alternatives to Genuine Turpentine, on account of not allowing the latter in the studio.
Two WORK BOOKS: These are to be used for sketching ideas, making notes, gathering visual information and material. One is to be completely personal with the idea that thoughts and ideas you have but do not want to share are explored. The other is for more general use and for sharing ideas with me. These books are COMPULSORY.
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It's true! I colored my hair! At home! Am I crazy? Nope! I just love a good deal and not paying $100+ for hair color!
My friend Rae has a reputation for being the hair dye girl, and she was in town for Christmas….so it just had to happen! Plus- I love hanging out at her house.
I bought my dye at Sally's after EXTENSIVE Internet research. The girl at the store was mostly helpful, though she did tell me some wrong info..Luckily Rae set me on the right path. Ok here's what I got at the store:
1, Gloves $.50– especially because I was doing red. Red is notoriously stain-y.
2. Squirt Bottle, $1.89– this is to mix the colors & to apply the color. It's reusable AND has the oz marked on the side. Very useful!
3. Ion Color Brilliance Demi Permanent Color in Medium Burgundy Brown, $4.99– Demi permanent is going to last about 28 washes. Perfect if you just want to test a color out. (You can read more about the specifics of the differences between semi, Demi, and permanent here.)
4. Ion Sensitive Scalp Developer Level 10, $1.99. Now here's where the Sally girl steered me wrong. She said I needed to use half of the bottle of developer (about 2oz) and use an equal part of hair color. Once we read the instructions in the color box, it said if you want to add shine only- add equal parts. If you wanted to change the color, it was a 2:1 ratio of developer to color. You can buy big bottles of developer for pretty cheap.
5. Ion Conditioner, $1.00. I got this to condition my hair after the color was rinsed out- to avoid straw feeling hair.
Ok on to the process, full of awkward pictures of my face.
1. Squeeze all of that color out of the tube and into your bottle.
2. After reading the directions in the hair color box, add developer to the bottle. We added 4oz.
3. Shake shake shake until it's fully combined.
4. Make sure you're wearing yucky clothes & start applying it to your clean, dry hair.
5. Apply it everywhere! On every strand! Depending on the amount of hair you have, you may not use the whole bottle. Rae said it's good to have a little extra in case you realize you missed a spot later.
6. Put a plastic bag over your head. Or a shower cap like a normal person. But grocery bags are free & work just as well! Our conversation went something like this:
7. Set the timer according to the directions in your box of color.
8. Wait……
While you're waiting, you could drink Diet Coke (DC as we call it) and chop veggies for the holiday party. But that's really up to your discretion and preference.
After you've waited, rinse that hair! Preferably in a sink with a detachable faucet thingy. The shower works too. Rinse it all out until the water is running clear. Condition the heck out of the hair….and then you're ready for the big reveal! (Well after you blow dry & style your hair…)
Hooray! Not a huge change, but something fresh and fun! Because it's Demi permanent, it will lighten with washing. (I also read you should wash your hair with cool water, especially with red, to maintain the color.)
Obvs I no hair color expert, but I couldn't really find any easy directions for buying stuff from Sally's. so! I made my own.
Merry Christmas Eve eve!
Katie Cannon
(PS Sally's has no idea who I am- these are all just my thoughts as an every day consumer!)


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For almost 100 years now, JURID engineers have been designing brake pads to meet the most demanding requirements. In the past, the foremost requirement of brake pads was that they reliably halt a moving vehicle under the greatest diversity of conditions and even in extreme situations. Later, smoothness and ease of braking behaviour also became a top priority. Customers could not be expected to tolerate noise, vibrations and jolts when braking their vehicle.
Today, especially in North America, brake pads are widely expected to satisfy another major requirement: braking action should not lead to excessive and stubborn soiling of the wheel rims as this is considered a technical deficiency by the customers.
The American market research institution, J.D. Power and Associates, conducts customer satisfaction surveys among car purchasers inquiring, among other things, whether they have identified "excessive brake dust" in their vehicles. It is conspicuous that the survey results for European car manufacturers, who test and develop the safety of their braking systems on German motorways where there are no speed limits, are almost all worse than for their American or Asian competitors. The latter use so-called NAO (non-asbestos organic) brake pads which offer advantages in wear and application but have disadvantages in respect to performance efficiency.
In order to satisfy not only the additional demand of the North American market but also the rigorous braking efficiency requirements of the German automotive industry, Honeywell has launched a global design initiative. In cooperation with development centres in the USA and Australia, JURID has now successfully developed dust-reduced NAO brake pads for reputable German and international car manufacturers. These new pads combine the beneficial properties of conventional NAO pads with higher performance efficiency.
This newly developed dust-reduced brake pad is now being produced worldwide in almost all Honeywell Friction production facilities.


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I just started from an orange silicon holder… and escalated to… pretty much orange everything. No idea why. Red would have fit the existing stuff better I guess? But anyway they didn't have red for all the stuff I wanted… and orange is not a colour I have in the house yet so… Anyway, after a really stressful week at work, needed lotsa shopping to de-stress.
Started with the Home & Decor Fair 2011 at Marina Square (Sep 30 to Oct 2, 11 am to 9 pm, last day tomorrow!), where I got my October issue that came with a goodie bag (I really wanted the Magiclean duster!), subscribed to H&D for 2 years @ $120 and got to redeem 3 x $40 Totts vouchers (good deal!) & a L'Occitane Cinnamon Orange home perfume too (so pretty! couldn't resist – tho the Alessi eggholders were pretty tempting too).
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Then went to Muji since they are having their Garment & Household sale @ 10% off but held off on getting stuff cos I planned to go to Totts, which I did after a yummy lunch of ramen and then high tea (which consists of a choc truffle cake and coffee)… (yeah, I work so d*** hard all week so at least I can enjoy a 'taitai' lifestyle during the weekends).
So after coffee rejuvenation it was off to Totts to make good use of my newly acquired vouchers and then some…
I'll be honest, I really wanted the cordless Bosch mixer offer (which I have to wait for cos they ran outta stock)… but of course I ended up with a whole lot of other stuff for baking (measuring cups, silicon mat, rolling pin, spatula, silicon holders, cupcake cases), drinking (sake bottles! Now ready for IDs' promised cold sake…), cooking (silicon AND metal turners, lemon zester, salt & pepper grinders – did you know that ceramic grinders give more even bits than acrylic or metal ones?), non-slip serving tray, bread bin AND (finally!) a laundry hamper.
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India carol singers arrested for 'trying to convert people to Christianity'
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Letter from my father (Hesketh) to his daughter (me). Sunday Morning, 10 March, 2012
I'd like to relate a true event that occured several years ago. It is about two illusionists: David Copperfield and Harry Houdini.
Copperfield felt the world should understand the psychology behind Houdini's amazing feat, so he penned the following, "Houdini, the greatest of all escape artists spent his life sending one clear message to one and all. 'Every obstacle can be overcome'. His feats were metaphors that offered hope to people in need of hope."
I never saw this in Houdini's miraculous feats. Copperfield's take on Houdini's accomplishments seems to be factual, however, and enlightened me.
Your life has been a series of escape feats and I'm proud of you, and as you move onward into the future this will be increasingly obvious.
Keep Philippians 4:13 in mind, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." None of us is almighty, we don't intend to be self-sufficient or arrogant but it is possible for us to forget the Divine Element.
What an amazing father. What a lucky girl!


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Grosvenor Gallery specialises in Indian and Pakistani Modernist artists of the period 1947 to the present. The Gallery was founded in 1960 by the American Eric Estorick who dealt primarily in Russian Constructivism and Italian Futurism, the Estorick Foundation in Islington, London, houses his collection of Italian Futurists.Since 2000 the current Directors and owners Conor Macklin and Charles Moore have been focussing on the Indian and Pakistani Modernists, primarily F.N. Souza (1924-2002) whose estate is represented by the gallery, M.F. Husain (1913-2011), and S.H. Raza (1922-2016) with whom we have extensively collaborated and exhibited, as well Pakistani artists Syed Sadequain (1930-1987) and A.R. Chughtai (1897-1975). We also exhibit one of the few living artists of this generation Krishen Khanna (b.1925), and have a Contemporary programme, exhibiting young artists from South Asia and some more established such as Rasheed Araeen (b.1935).The gallery works closely with all the major collectors of the region as well as the curators and museums with an interest in this area, including recent shows at Tate Britain All Too Human, and The Progressive Revolution at theAsia Society in New York.
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On July 1st of this year, recreational cannabis becomes legal throughout the state of Nevada, the home of Las Vegas. And it should serve as no surprise that the city of lights, excess and decadence is already breaking out new technology to amp up their weed game. Acres Cannabis, one Vegas-based cannabis company, is expecting to sell as many as 5,000 joints within their first 48 hours of operations once legalization goes into effect. And with the help of Dutch invention, the Futurola Knockbox, they should have no problem meeting-or even exceeding-that demand.
The Futurola Knockbox rolls 100 joints within three minutes. So yeah, that should help.
"As a teenager, I had my brother roll for me because I was terrible at it. Now look at me!" proclaims Nick Sanchez of Acres Cannabis, who gets the privilege of asserting quality control over the cannabis that his company will facilitate to the people of Nevada.
The Futurola company has its roots firmly placed in the coffee shops of Amsterdam. Since 1996, owners of the company have been quite proud of the innovating technologies that have made Futurola a leader in the industry. Two years ago, they crossed the Atlantic to begin the United States leg of their adventure, and were met with nothing but positivity from cannabis entrepreneurs. Within a mere matter of months, their products found their way onto American shelves.
The Knockbox is a relatively new invention that comes in two separate containers and then is assembled together-quite easily, might we add-when it is to be used. What really makes this device so innovative compared to other mass-rolling devices? It rolls each joint perfectly! Whereas other rollers have experienced inconsistently and technical troubles like the jamming of the mechanisms, the Knockbox rolls perfect joints that burn evenly-every time, without hassle.
Six years of development have made this invention a highlighting piece of stoner innovation that is bound to take the United States by storm as more states embrace legalization.
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Every now and again, D.C. politics contrives to produce an entirely irrational result. Such is the case with the D.C. Council's vote last week to require all city employers offering prescription drug plans to include coverage for contraceptives.
The no-exceptions mandate is deeply offensive to the Catholic Church, whose teaching opposes artificial means of birth control as well as abortion (some birth control measures take effect after conception). The church is, of course, a big employer in the District, not only at churches and parochial schools, but also at such major institutions as Providence Hospital and Georgetown University. It's also a huge provider of social services for the District's poor. Regardless of what you think about abortion and contraception, the idea of a municipal government's feeling free to overrule the Catholic Church on a basic tenet of faith is a huge intrusion on religion freedom.
Now, if one's concerns about teen pregnancy or other public health matters require that one mandate insurance coverage for contraceptives, there is a perfectly rational way to do so while accommodating the concerns of Catholics and others who have religious objections. That's to include a "conscience clause" that allows people to opt out in those cases. Maryland didn't have any trouble getting to that result when it imposed a similar mandate, nor have other states.
The District did. Council member Jim Graham was the leading proponent of the measure. The council voted down a version of a conscience clause that was too weak to do the job; it would have exempted churches from the mandate but not a church-owned hospital. Rather than work out a provision that would satisfy the entirely legitimate concerns of the church, the council went on to approve the provision without a conscience exemption.
Why? This is where the story gets interesting. In no small measure, because of a gay pride rally in Rome the weekend before and the comments made in response to it by Pope John Paul II about the church's opposition to homosexuality. These comments were deeply offensive to Mr. Graham, who is gay. He averred, "I've spent years fighting church dogma." He also said, "My problem is surrendering decisions on public health to the church."
So the riled-up Mr. Graham pressed ahead and the council followed, with humiliation and doubts about the District's ability to govern itself the inevitable result. If D.C. lawyers don't step in to find the measure invalid (and they might), and if Mayor Anthony Williams doesn't decide to veto it (as he may or may not), Congress will surely act to overturn it. The vote will not be close, because in the rational political world, one does not indulge one's pique by sticking a finger in the eye of the Catholic Church (especially with an election coming up in which both political parties agree that the Catholic vote is critical).
Faced with this prospect, we are now hearing the usual chorus bemoaning congressional interference with home rule. True, Congress is interfering. But now, please, let's hear the defense of this particular exercise of home rule. There is no defense. And what about the fact that this measure would be politically impossible anywhere else in the country?
In a way, statehood does lie at the heart of the District's political problems, as its proponents say. It is not, however, that D.C. needs statehood; it's that D.C. is not in a state. Any other city trying this sort of thing would be frustrated at once by lawmakers in the state capital. That's because no state, even the most liberal, has a unicameral representative government elected entirely by a socially liberal, urban constituency and subject solely to the pressures such a constituency generates.
What politics in the District tends to lack is what the "Federalist" puts at the center of the American constitutional scheme. The idea is "to supply by opposite and rival interest the defect of better motive." People can't be counted on to do the right thing, but they can be counted on to act according to their interest. The trick, then, is designing the system so that interests don't run unchecked but meet resistance in the form of contrary interests.
There are plenty of cities in which the political order is every bit as liberal on social issues as the District's, but none in which such a political order has anything like final say over local law and policy. In practical terms, urban interests compete with suburban interests and with rural interests. Sectional and regional interests also compete with each other. Most states even have people who are ideologically conservative, a largely irrelevant strain of opinion among the D.C. electorate. After all, not a soul on the D.C. Council opposed the idea of mandating contraception coverage; the notion that such a thing should be up to an employer to decide is simply beyond the pale.
A rational political process does not reach the conclusion to tell the Catholic Church to wise up and get with the program on contraception. Someone rises to counterbalance a Jim Graham. For structural reasons alone, District politics is from time to time unable to supply such counterbalance, with embarrassing results like the one here.


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Pretty big jackpot … to say the least, was won by a ticket holder who bought his ticket in Calvados, France, Sept. 13.
The Euro Millions jackpot was huge: $162,256,622 (£140,822,522) and the winning numbers were 9, 28, 30, 32 and 49, along with the Lucky Star numbers 09 and 10.
The win brought a run of twelve consecutive rollovers to an end.
Although the French jackpot winner had the biggest cause to celebrate, there were also some major consolation prizes won by players who came close to matching all of the numbers drawn.
Six players won $372,269 (£246,962) each by matching the five main numbers along with one Lucky Star and another five players matched the five main numbers alone to win $148,908 (£98,785) each.
There were 87 winning tickets at the fourth tier level and each of those won $4,279 (£2,839) by matching four of the main numbers plus both Lucky Star numbers. In total more than 3.52 million EuroMillions prizes were won, and in the UK one player matched the Millionaire Raffle number VMZ049534 to win £1 million.


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Listen to Bella Rose's "Mi Nuh Care" produced OGE by and mixed & mastered by Omerta music.
Bella Rose says her main focus at this moment is to make her dream come true as an international singer and songwriter and this song will attest to her ambitions.
Who is Bella Rose?
She is a Netherlands-based female rapper, singer and songwriter whose career started back in 2012 and was part of the American Unsigned Artist mixtape Volume 1 in 2014. That same year, Bella hosted her own radio show at Salto radio.
On the 8 of December in 2015 Bella Rose released her first EP named 'A Born Winner'.
At the beginning of the year 2016 Bella Rose was on tour in South America to promote two of her new songs named 'Wine It' and 'Freak You' gaining her alot of media plays for her song in Surinam.
On the 28th of October Bella Rose was the front – act of the international Jamaican dance-hall artist 'Tommy Lee Sparta' at the Buttwild party in club DNA Amsterdam.
She works on her brand but also gets time to do other things, like, she is employed by SonicBox in Netherlands. The company is a mainstream broadcaster in the country. Listen to it via Soundcloud.
Get in on Youtube too.
Want to see the face behind the voice, check the slideshow.
Get up-close with her. Find her on Instagram


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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
The Small Tortoiseshell A. urticae is one of our most familiar and iconic butterflies, appearing in gardens throughout the British Isles. Unfortunately, this beautiful insect has suffered a worrying decline, especially in the south, over the last few years. It has always fluctuated in numbers, but the cause of a recent decline is not yet known, although various theories have been proposed. One is the increasing presence of the parasitic tachinid Sturmia bella (Diptera: Tachinidae), due to our warming climate - this species being common on the continent. The fly lays its eggs on leaves of the foodplant, close to where larvae are feeding. The tiny eggs are then eaten whole by the larvae and the grubs that emerge feed within their host. The larva of S. bella eventually kills its host and emerges from either the fully-grown larva or pupa before itself pupating. Although S. bella attacks related species, such as the Peacock and Red Admiral, it is believed that the lifecycle of the Small Tortoiseshell is better synchronised with that of the fly and it is therefore more prone to parasitism.
A recent visit to Ferring Rife in West Sussex produced around 20-25 overwintered A. urticae. Considering counts of up to 194 were recorded by Neil Hulme in 2013, with good numbers also recorded during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the site appears worryingly less productive this year. Whether this is due to what appears to have been a change in management regime remains to be seen. What we do know is that this site has supported the largest population of A. urticae in West Sussex and has doubtless played a fundamental role in the species' local recovery since at least 2012.
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