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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Double-sided dielectrics for ray tracing
No, neither I nor this blog is dead yet.
Sometimes ray tracing models will take a thin dielectric (like a car windshield) and represent it with one surface. If we assume this dielectric surface is locally planer, then the direction of the ray will not be changed by the double refraction, but it will be offset. This is shown in the image above. Our challenge is to calculate the vector o in the figure. The new origin of the ray will just be hit_point+o.
The thickness t is provided by the model, possibly with a texture. First let's find a unit vector parallel to o by subtracting off the portion of v in the direction of n:
a = -normalize(v - dot(v,n)n)
Now we need to find the distance that is the length of o, which is q-w. We can see that
q = t tan(Theta).
w = t tan(Theta')
Snell's law tells us that
sin(Theta) = ref_Idx sin(Theta').
Assuming v is a unit vector we also have
cos(Theta) = -dot(v,n)
That allows us (with a bunch of sqrts) to get all the sines and cosines we need above.
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I just had an idea:
You could approximate the surface interfaces with spheres! With a little precomputation and some extra runtime calculation, your algorithm could be made spatially aware (to a degree, anyway). You could store two sphere radii + an offset for the bottom interface per vertex and interpolate those parameters across a triangle. That way you could, say, have a ray enter near an actual geometric corner and the ray will exit again from the same side.
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Monday Movie Moments: Forrest Gump
Welcome to a new weekly feature here at Movies With Abe. There are great movies, and then there are great scenes. Ideally, the two come as a package deal, but sometimes there's just a scene that's memorable all by itself. Each week, I'll be taking a look at a formative movie moment that may be notable for its style, content, technique, or something else altogether. Minor spoilers will be alluded to in each edition of the series, so please stop reading if you've somehow avoided seeing the movie in question.
The 1994 Best Picture winner, which also scored the second consecutive Best Actor Oscar for star Tom Hanks, has many spectacular scenes that make it unforgettable, but there's one early on that serves as a catalyst for much of Forrest's life. As a young boy, Forrest finds himself the subject of much mockery, and even physical violence from bullies, and, at the suggestion of his kindly crush Jenny, he takes off running. His determination and strict adherence to the instructions given to him allows the braces on his legs to break off as he outpaces his pursuers and leaves them in the dust. While this scene might be thought of as corny or overdone to some, it's a positive, if fantastical, representation of perseverance. It also leads to significant and humorous events later in the film, such as Forrest's career as a football player where no one from the opposing team can catch him, or even stop him from running off the field, and when he just decides to run across America and grows a beard in the process. This is a wonderful, extremely endearing film, and this scene is what kicks off that sweet sentimentality.


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Unlike some pseudo-designer celebs who launch new brands with massive ad campaigns and even bigger parties, Katie Holmes and stylist Jeanne Yang quietly launched their label, Homes & Yang, over two years ago with select press and sales appointments. This year, the pair have been touring the country and paying visits to retailers in LA, New York and Dallas, hosting trunk shows and recruiting new clients.
"It's so rare, unfortunately, that I actually know people who are into crafting and doing stuff like that," Yang told New York Magazine. Sewing was an early bonding point for both women, who enjoyed making dolls' clothes for their children before upgrading to adult-size gear.
Yang, whose mother worked in a Los Angeles sewing factory before off-shore manufacturing closed its doors, insists on using USA manufacturers for the brand. "We can make some of the most beautiful luxury pieces here," she told New York. "Kate and I are always talking about how we're Americans, and we want people to realize this, and so our price points—you know we don't have the best margins but it doesn't matter for us."
Surely the celeb factor helps subsidize any less than ideal margins, but soaring price-points make the brand tough for a layperson to approach (pieces hover in the $500 to $1500 range). Still, the Holmes & Yang concept priviledges investment apparel that will stand the test of time over trendy one-offs. "When you clean out your spring closet, what do you get rid of?" asked Yang in a recent WWD profile. "You don't get rid of your Hermès coat or your beautiful Chanel purse. You want to pass it along to your daughter."


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By Anthony O'Brien,
Money Magazine, November 2007
A leasing arrangement can get you on
the road with less fuss than you might imagine — and can be financially efficient.
Securing a car through a
leasing arrangement for your
business is a legitimate and straightforward alternative to get the vehicle of your choice.
What is it?
A car lease is an alternate form of finance to a loan or hire purchase arrangement. Under a lease, business owners select the car of their choice but it is bought by the finance company in return for a series of payments. The lease term is typically between one and five years, with a residual (leftover) value outstanding at the end of the lease.
When the lease term expires you have the option to roll over the lease, exchanging the old car for a new one, thereby avoiding the residual payment. Alternatively the car may be returned to your finance provider to be sold, though you may be asked to meet any shortfall if the proceeds don't cover the residual value. Paying out the residual amount or refinancing the residual figure can let you take ownership of the car.
Why do it?
Leasing has several pluses. Your business won't need to make a significant capital outlay — a real plus for cash flow management — and the fixed payments of a lease allow for ease of budgeting. You're also free to choose your own vehicle and negotiate the price you wish to pay.
From a business perspective, the lease payments can be claimed as a tax-deduction where the car is used to generate
taxable income. If you run your business as a sole trader you can usually only claim the part of the lease cost that relates to business use. This typically means keeping a log book for 12 consecutive weeks to
determine the percentage of use that relates to work.
If the business operates as a company, the full lease payments can be claimed, however fringe benefits tax (FBT) may apply to the proportion of the lease costs that relates to private use (although the good news here is the FBT is also allowed as a tax-deduction).
On a personal level, leasing makes it easy to upgrade your vehicle every few years.
Any pitfalls?
Perhaps the biggest danger when it comes to running a car through your business is your choice of finance provider. Gordon Harten of equipment broker Asset Lease Australia says finance provided by car dealers may be more expensive both in terms of upfront fees and the ongoing interest rate. "Dealer finance can also see add-ons like payment-protection insurance being stacked on to the deal, making it even more costly," he says. Using a business equipment broker (similar to a mortgage broker for home loans) can help you secure a good deal on a car lease.
Harten cautions that the term "lease" is often used interchangeably for a variety of vehicle finance options, so make sure you do your homework about the type of car finance you're being sold. The appropriate tax treatment can differ widely.
How do you do it?
Your accountant is a useful source of advice on the type of a car your business can afford to finance through a lease, and may even be able to recommend an appropriate form of finance through a bank or other finance provider.
Some of the factors that will be taken into account when you apply for lease finance include the length of time you've been in business, your credit history and the profitability of your venture. You may even be asked to provide profit and loss statements from previous years as well as balance sheets when applying for a lease.
The costs
Upfront costs can range from about $395 for dealer-arranged finance down to about $150 with an equipment broker. Harten says commercial interest rates on a lease for a car worth $20,000 to $50,000 can vary between 8.5% and 9.5%.
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Euro and Risk Correlated Assets Well Bid Following EU Announcement
- Euro gets boost after Sarkozy announcement on EU package
- EU Summit agreement outlined in report
- Aussie reverses course and outperforms in early Thursday trade
- Kiwi well bid despite softer economic data
- Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged but expands asset purchases
The Euro and risk correlated assets of received quite a boost after French President Sarkozy announced that investors would be taking a 50% haircut on Greek debt, and that the EFSF would be levered up about 4-5X to a size of approximately Eur1.4Trln. Sarkozy went on to add that the new EFSF would be in place by next month and that the EU would also be collaborating with the IMF to seek additional sources for financing (full agreement details here). Here is a list of the key points outlined in the agreement reached by Eurozone leaders (list provided by Head of G10 Strategy at major US bank):
1) Nominal write-down of 50% (EUR 100bn) of Greek debt in private hands; Greek debt owned by official lenders not touched
2) Remaining Greek debt will be refinanced at preferential rates
3) Bond swap to be done by end-January
4) Closer supervision of Greek adherence to the program
5) EFSF to be levered 4-5 times
6) No ECB involvement in EFSF; but EU officials were hopeful that they would decide to remain supportive
7) President Sarkozy will speak with China on EFSF involvement
8) EFSF will have both a direct insurance and SPV element; looking for EM/IMF support for the SPV
9) Estimates of EFSF firepower ranged from EUR1.0-1.4tn
10) Italy to deliver specific budget and deficit reduction program
11) Banks must meet minimum capital requirements, seek private capital to cover shortfall
12) If private capital raising insufficient, national governments and then EFSF to meet banking sector needs
The higher yielding Australian Dollar is by far the strongest performer on the day in reaction to the Eurozone agreement, which comes in sharp contrast to Wednesday's performance where the commodity currency was hit hard on some much softer inflation data. Meanwhile, Kiwi is also well bid on similar risk positive themes, with the currency able to shrug off some softer local fundamentals after a wider trade deficit and on hold rate decision from the RBNZ. Overall, the Eurozone package is taken as a risk positive for markets as it allows the region to escape any immediate threats for the time being. However, we still feel that this wave of euphoric risk buying will soon fade away as realties set in that there is a lot of work that needs to be done to get Europe and the global economy on a sustainable recovery path.
Elsewhere, the Bank of Japan was out and unanimously left rates on hold at a range of 0-0.10%. However, there were some changes to policy, with the central bank also deciding to ease policy further through asset purchase expansion of Yen 5trln. The vote on asset purchases was not unanimous with board member Miyao dissenting after proposing a more aggressive increase of asset purchases to Yen 10trln. Looking ahead, Eurozone confidence data and UK CBI reported sales are due in the European session, while US GDP is the main event in North America. US equity futures and oil prices have rallied significantly following the Eurozone news, while gold is marginally offered.
EUR/USD: At this point there are still no signs of let up, although we continue to classify the latest market rally out from 1.3145 as corrective. We contend that a fresh lower top will carve somewhere near current levels and will be on the lookout for a topside failure over the coming sessions. Rallies beyond 1.4000 should therefore be aggressively sold, while back below 1.3800 would confirm bias and accelerate declines. It is worth paying attention to the daily Ichimoku cloud which shows the market by cloud resistance and just ahead of the 100/200-Day SMAs. Ultimately, only a close above 1.4100 would negate outlook and give reason for pause.
USD/JPY:Although the market remains largely confined to the 76.00's, the recent break to fresh record lows below the figure suggests that we still could see additional weakness before any meaningful recovery rally. At this point, a break back above 78.00 will officially be required to alleviate immediate short-term downside pressures, while back below 75.80 will accelerate declines towards major psychological barriers at 75.00.
GBP/USD: The market has been well bid since breaking the neckline of a double bottom at 1.5715, with rallies extending into the 1.6000 area thus far. The measured move objective for the pattern projects additional gains into the 1.6100's, but any additional strength beyond this area is likely to be well capped by the 200-Day SMA in favor of a resumption of a broader underlying downtrend. As such, our strategy for now is to look for opportunities to fade additional strength above 1.6000 and towards the 200-Day SMA. It is worth paying attention to the daily Ichimoku cloud which shows the market still in a downtrend and trading into key cloud resistance. A daily close back under 1.5900 will however be required to more officially alleviate immediate topside pressures.
USD/CHF: The market is in the process of consolidating its latest sharp recovery out from record lows by 0.7000. Although there are some risks over the short-term for deeper setbacks, any declines should be very well supported on a close basis above 0.8645 (previous higher low and ichimoku cloud top). Back above 0.8900 should help to confirm a resumption of gains, while a push beyond 0.9315 will signal an end to the consolidative price action and confirm a fresh higher in place ahead of the next major upside extension back above parity. Ultimately, only a close back below 0.8500 would give reason for concern.
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As Meghan D. White listened to former Nipmuc Regional High School graduate Peter DiCampo talk of his experiences in the Peace Corps in Africa, she was drawn to a photograph he had taken of children in the rural village, laughing as they played in a pile of leaves.
What struck her the most was how happy they were. Despite the poor sanitary conditions, potential for malnutrition and susceptibility to disease, they were carefree.
�They were kids exactly like our little sisters and brothers and they need our help,� said Ms. White, a 17-year-old Nipmuc High senior.
Mr. DiCampo, a 2002 Nipmuc graduate, returned to his alma mater last month to talk about his experience working with the Wantugu Water and Sanitation Committee. Wantugu is a small farming village of about 500 people in the Tolon/Kumbungu District in the Northern Region of Ghana.
It was Mr. DiCampo who inspired Ms. White, who now plans to join the Peace Corps after she gets a college education.
But she is not waiting until then to volunteer. Ms. White has started a fundraising effort to build, or at least assist in building, a nutrition center in Wantugu. The Wantugu Water and Sanitation Committee will be in charge of the building project, which will be staffed and supplied by Ghana Health Services.
Ms. White�s goal is to raise $3,049 � the cost to build the nutrition center in the mud-and-bricks style that is common to that area. The center will have three rooms for food storage, one room for food preparation and a pavilion where children can eat and where educational programs will be offered.
The nutrition center will serve an estimated 1,000 children in Wantugu and surrounding villages. Currently, families have to travel several hours to the nearest hospital for medical care.
The nutrition center will serve as a home base for four nurses who work at the Wantugu Health Center.
The work at the center will focus on providing children with proper nutrition and vitamins; educating people in personal hygiene, health and wound care; dispensing medicine; teaching residents how to properly strain water to prevent contracting Guinea worm, and how to prevent other diseases.
Ms. White has become well-versed in the needs of the Ghanaian children through her research. She said an estimated 40 percent of the children in the area are malnourished, and Guinea worm is the biggest problem.
Guinea worm, or Dracunculiasis, is an infection caused by a parasite; it affects people in poor African communities who do not have sanitary water supplies, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The parasite emerges from the skin of those infected with Guinea worm. The infected person may enter a body of water seeking relief from the burning caused by the infection or to simply get water. The worms emerge from the skin, enter the water and release larvae. The larvae are eaten by water fleas. People become infected with Guinea worm when they drink water containing contaminated water fleas, according to the CDC.
Compounding the existing malnutrition issue, last year�s farming season was affected by a drought and then flooding, which is expected to create a severe food shortage, according to Ms. White�s research.
Ms. White has just started her efforts, and hopes to enlist the support of the National Honor Society and the school�s chapter of Amnesty International.
Ms. White said the focus right now is on building the center. Once it is built, the center will need to be stocked.


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Our runner-up app, Simply Being, provides you with a guided meditation of 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes – with or without music/nature sounds. Consumer testers were fans of the ability to customize meditation sessions and found this app simple to use. They found the narrator's voice pleasant and relaxing, and in general liked the app. Many said they would continue to use Simply Being, even after our test was over.
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Relax Now is focused around the principles of hypnotherapy; this app attempts to teach you to find relaxation through recordings by certified hypnotherapist, David Ridgeway D. Hypn., M.N.C.H. The program provides alternative endings, so you have different sessions for putting you to sleep and waking you up. It also features a collection of relaxing sounds and music that you can listen to, with sounds ranging from fire crackling to a grandfather clock beating. Our consumer testers said this app did help them zen out, and found it easy to use, too. Many said they would continue to use it after our test was over, and recommend it to friends.
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The goal of headspace is to improve your sleep and focus — and provide some relief from your daily stressors. And overall, our consumer testers really enjoyed this app. It offers 10 free guided meditations, and you can purchase more after you complete this daily "Take 10" series. Headspace enables you to set reminders to make sure you are staying up on your practice, and provides animations and illustrations meant to motivate you. Volunteers also liked the app's design and how easy it was to track progress with its included stats.


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Summary: World famous political satirist Barry Crimmins. Make sure to see his very extensive "Quips" section, from website "Former Air America Radio writer and correspondent, internationally renowned political satirist and author of the acclaimed Seven Stories Press book Never Shake Hands With A War Criminal helped bring the Boston Comedy scene into the modern age when he founded two of Boston's most fabled clubs: The Ding Ho and Stitches. Such acts as Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Meaney, Jimmy Tingle and many, many others cut their comedic teeth in the rooms Crimmins started and at shows he produced."


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Second is a family and, just like any family, we all have a role to play. God has gifted us with different talents, interests, and abilities, and He wants us to use them all for His glory. We encourage you to find a place where you can learn, grow, serve, and develop relationships that will last a lifetime.
The best place to start is with a Congregational Community. That's a mouthful, so we call them "CCs." You probably know them as Sunday School classes, and they meet on Sunday mornings at 9:45 a.m. There are many to choose from based on your interests, age, or life stage. Your CC will become your "home base" at Second where you'll be known, cared for, and loved.
Another great way to grow in your Christian life is through Bible Studies. There are several options for Women's Bible Studies that focus on books of the Bible, family life, and service. AMEN Men's Bible Study meets early Thursday mornings for breakfast, warm fellowship, and a deeper look at various books of the Bible.
Service is also an important part of our family life, and there are literally hundreds of ways to get involved. Want to rock a baby? Tutor a child? Wash dishes? Plant flowers? Lead a youth Bible Study? Coach a team? Bake brownies? We've got you covered! Volunteer Ministries can match your interests to a wide range of opportunities throughout the church and community.
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Sanitation is one of major health components of life that need to be considered in carrying out Early Childhood endevours. The children under 6 years of age need clean and within-the-reach toilets. At both Taulo and Nandolo Nursery Schools there have been no permanent toilets. The first one which was built at Taulo Nursery School was demolished by the last year's heavy rains. The obvious need was felt as an urgent one and was agreed to be considered in this year though it was not in the budget (of the year).
At a place where more than 300 children of ages less than 6, it is pertinent to have such facilities in order to make the environment conducive and safe from various diseases that come due to lack of sanitation amenities.
The ad hoc plan was that two semi-detached pit latrines (toilets) be constructed at Taulo and Nandolo Nursery Schools before the rains or before this year ends. As per budget, USD4,214 was provided by Future Vision Ministries (CA) to construct the pit latrines.
This report, therefore, is aimed at updating the various stakeholders of the development on the same so far.
Nandolo Pit Latrine
The work commenced on 21 November, 2013. The building of the wall from the bottom of the pit up to foundation level is finished but it had to stall for a while in order to give opportunity to Taulo pit latrine construction as the rains were about to commence since Taulo is more prone to floods than Nandolo.
As it was felt more urgent to have the pit latrine done before the rains especially at Taulo Nursery School, it was commenced on 26 November, 2013.
Rain start in Taulo Area
Just few minutes after the roof was fixed with iron sheet at Taulo, heavy rains poured. Thank heavens, it that time otherwise the work could have been negatively affected.
The whole work went very well from the start to finish. Chief Taulo and his subordinates were so friendly and committed to the work. They cherished the provision of the toilet. George tremendous work of supervising the work.


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You know how when you look at art you oftentimes have an instant reaction to it. For me I instantly love a piece or don't. But even if I don't love it or wouldn't want to buy it for my home, it doesn't mean that I don't respect the work or think it's good.
When I first saw the work of the Danish artist Christiane Spangsberg (I think it was on Instagram) I instantly fell in love. With an attraction to Picasso's one line technique and Fauvism artists like Henri Matisse and André Derain, Christiane does a lot of line drawings that she says are inspired by imperfection and influenced by humans.
I'll get into more about Christiane in another post, but wanted to share a recent collaboration she did with J.V. Reid. Her drawing Unconditional Love is printed on a 100% organic cotton T-shirt, which you can purchase here.
Christiane says, "This particular piece of art has been inspired by unconditional love — the kind of love you don't give up on — whether it's family or friends or loved ones. We are together — even though we are apart and love doesn't mean staying forever, it's the smile on your face when you are thinking about the other person. This T-shirt will be a reminder of that."
You all know I love a good T-shirt and leather jacket look. I'm wearing the tee in a size small (UK 8) which fit me fine. If you want a looser fit, I recommend going up one size. I personally like my tees a little on the loose side so a medium would have also worked for me. I paired the shirt with my leather jacket, gray jeans, black slides, statement ring, and a bucket bag. Shop more options below.
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Chicago Papers Ignore Party Affiliation of Mayor Calling for Tax Hikes
Now, I know finding a Republican in Chicago city government is probably less likely than spotting a nudist in a porcupine convention, but is it asking too much for the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times to add a D-tag when reporting on six-term (and freshly re-elected) Mayor Richard M. Daley's push for an 11 percent city sales tax and a 10-cent-per-bottle bottled water tax?
It's particularly puzzling given the Sun-Times excellent reporting by Tim Novak and Fran Spielman on the "hidden tax" imposed by corruption within the Daley administration:
When Mayor Daley asked Chicagoans to cough up $293 million more next year to finance the cost of city government, there's one tax he failed to mention: The Corruption, Waste and Mismanagement Tax.
It's almost impossible to calculate the cost of the Hired Truck, city hiring, minority contracting and police corruption scandals.
It's even harder to determine how much more it costs taxpayers when employees and contractors with clout are hired over more qualified competitors and then watched less closely.
But one thing is certain: Chicagoans pay a price for corruption, waste and fraud.
If they didn't, Daley would never have agreed to establish a $12 million fund to compensate victims of the city's rigged hiring system after the conviction of his former patronage chief. And the mayor would not have abolished a $40-million-a-year Hired Truck program so tarnished by scandal, a federal investigation has already resulted in 45 convictions, 29 of them city employees.
"There's still a corruption tax in Chicago," said Jay Stewart of the Better Government Association.
One-party machine politics and corruption go hand-in-hand, particularly in urban settings. So why do the Trib and Sun-Times -- even as they take issue with Daley's tax proposals in their editorial sections -- refuse to tag the pol by his party affiliation?


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- 3 beds
- 2 baths
- $305,235 price
- 1419615 mls id
- Square Feet: 2,393 sqft
- Neighborhood: Hanna Lake Trails
Listing Description
Hanna Lake Trails is conveniently located near the M-6 South Beltline in the Caledonia school district.. This prime location is ideal for commuters due to its close proximity to two pivotal highways, M-6 otherwise referred to as the Paul B. Henry Freeway, and US 131 for north and south bound travelers. The Gaines Marketplace is a short 6 minute drive and features a Meijer, Target and several popular dining spots. Just around the corner on Kalamazoo Avenue is a variety of pharmacies, banks, fast food restaurants and the Celebration Cinema. For even more shopping options, take a 12 minute drive and check out the Tanger Outlet mall. Although the community is situated close to a highly concentrated retail district, the setting itself is very quiet and boasts a natural wooded surrounding. Several homesites border a creek tributary of Plaster Creek which runs through the extensive 17-acre private open space on the North end of the community. Amenities within the community include a 3-hole disc golf course and walking paths.
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News In Numbers: SBI fixed deposit rates hiked by 5 bps to 25 bps3 min read . Updated: 31 May 2018, 11:31 AM IST
In other news, Moody's cuts India GDP growth forecast for 2018 to 7.3% from 7.5%
In other news, Moody's cuts India GDP growth forecast for 2018 to 7.3% from 7.5%
$50 billion
What is it? The targeted size of bilateral trade between India and Indonesia by 2025. It was $18.13 billion in 2017.
Why is it important? In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit official visit to Indonesia, the two countries have signed 15 agreements in sectors including defence, science, health, railways and technology. They also pledged to step up defence and maritime cooperation and have planned to develop a strategic Indonesian naval port in the Indian Ocean. India is in a bind as Indonesia is seeking its support to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council though the former has consistently supported Maldives for this so far. The voting is scheduled for next week.
Tell me more: India also announced a 30-day free visa for Indonesian citizens to visit India.
Rs550 crore
What is it? The amountthe National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ordered Reliance Communications (RCom) to pay Ericsson by the end of September.
Why is it important? This is a part of NCLAT's Wednesday order after the debt-laden firm reached a settlement with the Swedish telecom gearmaker. The order has halted RCom's 270-day insolvency process and also, allowed RCom's lenders to complete the sale of the telcom firm's wireless assets including airwaves and mobile masts to Reliance Jio Infocomm in a deal that is reportedly worth $3.8 billion.
Tell me more: Ericsson, which had signed a seven-year agreement in 2014 to manage and operate RCom's nationwide telecom network, had filed an insolvency petition against the latter to claim around Rs1,600 crore in dues.
What is it? The percentage of total funding the central government is looking to provide to states for key school schemes in the form of incentives and on the basis of performance.
Why is it important? This step is aimed at helping states improve their school education system and will depend on the measures taken by them including teaching-learning outcome and rationalisation in teacher deployment. Surveys by NGO Pratham and that by a state government point to low reading/understanding skills and the inability to solve math problems at the basic level by many children in both government and private schools.
Tell me more: The overall student-teacher ratio is 1:27 compared to the required 1:30 under the Right to Education Act. The Indian government will spend Rs34,000 crore under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, which clubs key schemes.
What is it? The projected growth rate of the Indian economy in 2018, according to Moody's FInancial Services, a ratings firm.
Why is it important? The current growth projection is lower than Moody's earlier projection of 7.5% growth in 2018. Higher crude oil prices and tighter financial conditions are cited as reasons for downgrade in the growth rate. Between 1 April and 28 May this year, crude oil prices (Indian basket) have increased by $12.15 a barrel, or 19%.
Tell me more: For every $10/ barrel increase in crude oil price, India's GDP growth is reduced by 0.15%, according to an earlier estimate by the Reserve Bank of India.
25 basis points
What is it? The increase in retail fixed deposit rates for tenure between 1 and 2 years by India's largest commercial bank, the State Bank of India (SBI).
Why is it important? The increase shows fading of demonetisation benefits, which brought in record deposits into the banking system from November 2016. Now with credit growing at a faster rate than increase in deposits, the state-run SBI has felt the need to increase the retail deposit rates for select tenures.
Tell me more: Increase in retail deposit rate is likely to increase the benchmark Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR), which the SBI will release on Friday. SBI had increased MCLR in March by 10-20 basis points (one basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point).
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Abstract: Typescript of Irish author Edna O'Brien's playscript, "Virginia," later published as Virginia: A Play.
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Discussion in 'The Black & White Gallery' started by ashnape93, Apr 12, 2009.
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I think this is a great use of selective color. The bright colors with the desaturated background really go well together.
I actually very much like the contrast and background in this photo... I'd go back and focus solely on that.
As for the selective colouring: you've got a halo happening around the hand, especially on the left.
nice! really like the selective colouring
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As we go through an extremely long rain delay, and as it is Monday here in Cayman and I have become quite bored with the humdrum of the law office with which I work, I thought I would jot down some thoughts that have been going through my head recently. They are in no particular order and are in no way connected.
1. Legacies and Inspirations – I read Jon Wertheim's Mailbag where he spoke about legacies and inspirations and I agree with his take on this 100%. Venus and Serena are not about leaving a legacy for just African Americans, or indeed players of the same ethnicity, they are about inspiring everyone. Recently, I read where Nadia Petrova, no lover of the Williams Sisters indicated that seeing Serena be so successful at this age and stage in her career has inspired her to continue fighting. Many young players say in interviews how much they love watching Serena play and those who play World Team Tennis look to Venus and her fight against inequality and look at the strength that she portrays in playing against the odds while fighting a debilitating disease like Sjorgen's Syndrome.
2. Tennis Narratives – Commentators really need to change the narratives that they continue to force on viewers. If tennis ever wants to grow in the United States, those that sit in the booth really need to take a closer look at the narratives that they continue to dish out to viewers, most of whom are knowledgeable tennis fans. People like the McEnroe brothers really need to find a way to let those who are channel surfing stick to the tennis on tv rather than droning on and on about "when me was a boy". If you are from Jamaica, you will get that particular reference.
3. Tennis Channel – Either Tennis Channel wishes to be taken seriously or it does not. There is absolutely no way that whomever is manning the Twitter site for this company did not feel the brunt of displeasure from tennis fans when Smyczek's match which was going down to the wire was completely ignored until he was losing so that we could see Djokovic putting the screws on poor Sousa. It got even worse (if that is even possible), but once the Smyczek match was finished, there were 2 women's matches which were going on, one featured a contender for the title, Na Li, and the other featured the No. 4 ranked player in the world. It was not as if it was some unknown players out there. Tennis Channel decided that it would be a good idea to have Djokovic, Courier & Tracy Austin all smothered together on one couch, while Ted Robinson looking quite uncomfortable in another couch, interviewed Djokovic. It was must see tv. Meanwhile Li was playing absolutely brilliant tennis. After the Djokovic interview, rather than segue right into the match, nope, Tennis Channel decided that a few commercials would be appropriate and so they did that and then to add fuel to the fire, they decided that their opera segment was also must see tv. Like many viewers I pay good money to get Tennis Channel here in Cayman and so I just consider it an affront that I have to pay all this money just so that I can listen to people talking about stuff that I, and many others like me, don't care about.
4. Court Schedules – on Sunday, the day when most tennis fans are at home, and the time when CBS gets coverage of the US Open, the only women's match that was shown on tv was that of Serena v Sloane. They did not even bother to show highlights. Even worse, they had the CBS Network up and running showing tennis. They never even gave the women's matches that were being played as much as a highlight reel. It was embarrassingly sad. I watched Kerber v Suarez-Navarro on a stream, as did many others. I am not sure what the reason is, oh yes I do, they are women so no one wants to see them playing tennis. I guess we should be thankful that Serena Williams is still playing and that she is an American because I can't imagine what would happen when she finally puts up her racquet. Today, 2 September is Labour Day in the US. All of the women's matches were scheduled for the start of play. I guess the logic behind that was no one wants to see the women play. Well God, who is a woman, decided that She had had enough and so the rains came. So CBS which dissed the women's matches today were left to show their viewers rain delay coverage featuring a whole host of tiebreaks, many of which ironically featured women.
5. Generation Next (ATP Edition) – I don't really write much about men's tennis, simply because aside from Federer and a few others, I don't really enjoy men's tennis that much. There was an interesting discussion on Tennis Channel (yes it happens from time to time) and the conversation surrounded when will the next great young player in men's tennis emerge. Courier was the only person who felt that that young player was just around the corner. The other analysts were of the view that today's game is just too brutal and built on power and strength for that to happen. James Blake made the point that perhaps if there were different surface conditions, then maybe someone with some amount of diversity would emerge. He said as it is now all surfaces played the same so there was no one out there with a different game, built for a particular surface, who could perhaps have a breakthrough. I agree with him wholeheartedly.
6. Generation Next (WTA Edition) – the list is long and full of talented young women. Giorgi, Vekic, Konta, Keys, Stephens, Hampton, Townsend, Robson, Watson, Nara, Bouchard. I could go on and on. They are everywhere. They have a lot of work to do on their games, but the future for the WTA is bright.
7. USO Outfits – Nike failed miserably this year. From Bouchard who looked like someone spray painted her, to Azarenka who wore an ill fitting dress, to Serena whose doubles top looked like something out of Dobby's Finest, Nike just did a horrible job of outfitting the ladies this year. Adidas and Lotto were not much better. From Wozniacki in a dress only a milkmaid could love, to the confusion that was poor Robson's kit, I wonder to myself if maybe it is not time for these outfits to perhaps hire independent designers or seek fan requests. Fila did Jankovic well as did ElevenbyVenus, which as is the norm was different.


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Stranded Crew of Union Demeter Promised to Go Home Soon
Twenty-three Chinese sailors, who have been stranded on board a general cargo vessel at Haldia Port in India for over a month, will be allowed to return home soon, Cai Zhifeng, Chinese Consulate General in Kolkata, said.
Having found out of the incident, the consulate general visited the ship and launched the necessary procedures with relevant government institutions to enable the crew to go home.
The 20,500 dwt Union Demeter arrived at Haldia Port from China in December 2016 and has been under detention since then.
The ship is owned by Nanjing-based shipping company Tranvast Holdings Limited and its crew is from shipping firm Nanjing Yuanteng.
Reports say that the court in Mumbai ordered the arrest of the ship due to unpaid bunkering debts.
Tranvast recently went bankrupt and the seafarers haven't received their salaries worth USD 218,000 for five months.
The country's government refused to release the crew if there is no other company to take over the vessel, China Radio International (CRI) cited Dai Xiaosong, Captain of Union Demeter, as saying.
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While we may never know what concessions were put on the negotiating table by the university to reach an agreement on the 2010 Campus Plan, we are sad to learn of yet another area where our school's administration is willing to compromise for community approval: student justice.
The decision Thursday by Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson to change the Code of Student Conduct evidentiary standard to "clear and convincing" for on-campus charges is a long-awaited victory for student rights. But Olson's announcement that the "more likely than not" standard will remain in place for off-campus incidents signals a troubling subservience to neighborhood interests at students' expense.
Olson released a statement stating that the decision on the off-campus standard was reached "to ensure that conduct off campus and university policies related to that conduct match our shared community expectations." Excluding extreme circumstances such as sexual assault, justice is the only consideration that should inform the choice for an evidentiary standard. The administration's interest in discouraging behavior that might disrupt the surrounding community is not legitimate grounds for making such an exception.
The Georgetown Community Partnership — once thought to offer a fresh start to town-gown relations — now looms as yet another roadblock to university progress. The neighborhood wielded a disproportionate amount of leverage in campus plan negotiations, and the GCP will soon have authority in setting policy regarding off-campus infractions. Why does university policy continue to be pressured by anything other than a commitment to what it knows is right?
For the moment, let's celebrate the valiant work of the Disciplinary Review Committee and the Georgetown University Student Association in convincing Olson to make this change. But going forward, we must demand an explanation as to why the administration apparently values the neighborhood's preferences over the rights of its students.


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They still make CD players?
Thanks for the review, but I would be really curious how a RAM based CD playback (i.e. pure music) on a laptop compares to expensive CD players. I have a feeling this could enlighten people!
I used Stereophile's loan sample of the top-of-the-line Audio Precision SYS2722 system to measure the Audio Note CD-4.1x (see www.ap.com and the January 2008 "As We See It"); for some tests, I also used my vintage Audio Precision System One Dual Domain.
The Audio Note player's error correction was excellent, there being no audible glitches in its output with the Pierre Verany test CD until the gaps in the data spiral reached 2mm in length. The player muted its output when the gap reached 2.4mm. The CD-4.1x's maximum output level at 1kHz was 2.45V, an audible 1.8dB higher than the CD standard's 2V RMS. The output inverted polarity and was sourced from a moderate output impedance of 650 ohms at 1kHz and 622 ohms at 20kHz. The output impedance rose at low frequencies, however, reaching a ridiculously high 12k ohms at 20Hz. This is due to the anode-follower topology and the necessarily finite size of the output coupling capacitor, and will result in lean-sounding low frequencies with preamps having low input impedances. Even with the 100k ohm input impedance of the Audio Precision SYS2722, the response was down by 2.5dB at 20Hz (fig.1, blue and red traces). When the CD-4.1x played back preemphasized data (fig.1, cyan and magenta traces) there was virtually no difference in response. The channels matched to within 0.1dB, which is good; channel separation (not shown) was >90dB above 800Hz, which is excellent, but decreased to just 50dB at 20Hz.
From here on, the CD-4.1x's measured performance was drastically affected by Peter Qvortrup's decision to use a non-oversampling (NOS) D/A converter topology without the usual reconstruction low-pass filter. The lack of a filter, either analog or digital, means that ultrasonic image energythe "negative frequencies" to which I refer in the title of my Richard M. Heyser Memorial Lecture to the Audio Engineering Society in October 2011, "Where Did the Negative Frequencies Go?"is present to its full extent in the DAC's output, which in turn means that its time-domain reproduction is optimal. Fig.2, for example, shows the impulse response of the CD-4.1x; it is indeed a perfect, if inverted, impulse.
But as I also explained in my AES lecture, the reconstruction filter plays a fundamentally important role in converting digital data to analog. Fed a series of DC voltage steps by the D/A converter, the filter literally reconstructs what the original analog signal would have been. Do away with that filter and, as you can see in fig.3, you get a raw, staircase waveform rather than what should be a perfect sinewave. Ironically, this is the meaningless criticism expressed by some analog diehards of conventional PCM systems: that "digital" results in a staircase analog waveform. With conventional players, it doesn't. However, that criticism does become meaningful in the context of something like the Audio Note CD-4.1x's non-oversampling technology.
My primary test for assessing a digital product's resolution is to sweep a 1/3-octave bandpass filter from 20kHz to 20Hz while the product decodes dithered data representing a 1kHz tone at 90dBFS. The resultant spectrum with the Audio Note player is shown in fig.4. The level of the noise floor is a little higher than the dither noise used to encode the signal. In addition, the traces fail to reach the 90dBFS line, suggesting a degree of negative linearity error, which was confirmed by the usual linearity test (fig.5), and there is a noticeable amount of second-harmonic distortion. (The negative linearity error is due to DAC bit errors transferring energy an octave higher.) Also visible are some power-supplyrelated spuriae, particularly in the left channel.
Higher-resolution FFT analysis gave an identical picture (fig.6), with the right channel (red trace) a little noisier than the left (blue). Repeating the noise-floor analysis for frequencies below 1kHz (fig.7) revealed AC spuriae in the left channel at 120, 180, and 240Hz. What fig.6 doesn't show is some very low-frequency noise in the CD-4.1x's outputI measured approximately 8mV of LF noise in the left channel, 36.5mV in the right. This won't give rise to any problems, but it did move the Audio Note's reproduction of an undithered tone at 90.31dBFS away from the 0V line (fig.8). Note that this waveform should be reproduced as symmetrical DC steps on either side of the time axis. (See fig.5 in the review of NAD's M51 DAC, elsewhere in this issue, for a perfect example of what it should look like.) The CD-4.1x's reproduction of this waveform is poor.
Distortion for full-scale signals was fairly high but dominated by the subjectively innocuous second and third harmonics (fig.9). Commendably, these harmonics increased only a little into lower load impedances. However, when it came to the high-frequency intermodulation test, the Audio Note's lack of a reconstruction filter allowed the negative-frequency image energy to play havoc with the spectrum (fig.10). Not only are the images of the 19 and 20kHz tones at 24.1 and 25.1kHz (44.120 and 44.119kHz, respectively) reproduced at almost full level, but very high-level, higher-order products occur at low frequencies.
I expected the poor intermodulation performance from Audio Note's NOS topology; what I did not expect was the very high level of jitter shown in fig.11, with high-level sidebands around the Fs/4 tone at the frequencies of the odd-order harmonics of the J-Test signal's LSB-level low-frequency squarewave. This is unusual with a conventional CD player, because there is no serial pathway in which the word clock is embedded in the data, as there is with an S/PDIF link. However, Audio Note states that the CD-4.1x comprises its CDT-Two/II transport and a slightly upgraded version of its DAC 2.1x; could the company have kept a jitter-prone S/PDIF link between the two rather than use a discrete clock connection?
It is fair to note that Art Dudley liked the sound of the Audio Note CD-4.1x. As I pointed out in my AES lecture, people do tend to like the sound of an NOS DAC, negative frequencies be damned. But I don't comprehend why that should be accompanied by higher levels of noise and distortion than good engineering would require, poor rejection of word-clock jitter, and a premium price. The CD-4.1x is a paradox: does it sound good because of how it measures or despite it?John Atkinson
They still make CD players?
Thanks for the review, but I would be really curious how a RAM based CD playback (i.e. pure music) on a laptop compares to expensive CD players. I have a feeling this could enlighten people!
Good review and I'm glad to see equipment like this getting on the test bench and put through its paces.
Obviously, the measurement results are laughable... No worry however, since I'm sure Peter Qvortrup will happily conjure up some philosophical musings about how frequency respose, accurate waveform reproduction, noise level, jitter are all irrelevant and how these results are those of superior sound reproduction at a mere $12K :-).


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Use of FT-NIR Spectrometers in the Fuel Ethanol Industry
AZo Materials has published the latest article from Galaxy Scientific. The material discusses the successful utilization of near infrared (FT-NIR) spectrometers in the production of fuel ethanol. When compared with traditional methods, such as wet chemistry and HPLC, the four principal areas benefiting from FT-NIR are: monitoring the quality of incoming grains; fermentation process monitoring; distillate analysis; and blending and dry house operation.
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We are looking for several different looking ants for a new 2d game. The ants need to be cute and cartoon looking. Not mean, nasty real life ants.
We are looking for several different looking ants for a new 2d game. The ants need to be cute and cartoon looking. Not mean, nasty real life ants. The other details are up to the designer. We just don't want to see ants that look exactly like real ants because we don't think real ants are all that fun!
The entries should include at least three different versions of ants. They don't need to be completely different. Possible variations could be an ant with a hard hat, one without, one slightly rounder, varying sizes in eyes, color differences, etc. The ants must be from the side perspective. We'll also take other perspectives but the main view we need for each ant variation is from the side so that we can make them walk on all legs.
- Cartoon looking ants
- Ants should be cute
- At least three variations
- Prefer black color but other variations could be different colors
- Side perspective so they can walk on all legs
- vector format; adobe illustrator files, inkscape
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- Work well at 60x40
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At 10.30am Paul hands you over live to the Musgrove Park Hospital Chapel for the Chapel Service.
Paul takes you back through time with UK Number Ones, a record in the UK charts from 50 years ago and the American Number One that was number one on this day from a selected year.
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Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia, located between Asia's great powers, China and India. Here, the Himalayas offer a number of stunning trekking routes for mountain lovers. Choose to undertake an adventure of the highest sorts - the Everest Base camp for your thrill-seeking soul; or be awe-inspired by the rich cultural and natural beauty of the Annapurna Circuit Trek!


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Melanie Whitfield is Head Teacher at Brookways School, a specialist provision supporting children and young people living with an autism spectrum condition. Here she tells us the story of Andrew whom she met while working as Head of the ARC autism specialist provision at sister school Leaways.
"Andrew is of above average intelligence but because of his autism and the social demands of a mainstream school, he was struggling. He became physically isolated. His self-esteem hit rock bottom. Eventually he was excluded and he remained out of school, and rarely left his house, for more than two years.
"This young man had utterly switched off from school. He had no coping strategies, his development was severely arrested and he was very frightened of the outside world. School was a place of terror for him.
"Leaways were asked what we could do to support Andrew back into school, into learning. We knew it would have to be a low arousal environment and that it mustn't look like a school. There would need to be sound proofing too. In effect, the ARC setting in Leaways was set up for Andrew."
Home Visits
"We started by visiting him at home, myself and a teaching assistant. We worked directly with Andrew at home to build a relationship with him and his family – we wanted him to look forward to seeing us and we wanted to learn all we could about him and understand him more.
"What we learned was vital in developing plans for Andrew and engaging with him. He loves science fiction – films and TV – so we took corresponding activity books. He was able to look at the book and learn."
Back to School
"When ARC opened we made his target to come along and spend time there. He came and sat down with one of his activity books. The initial plan was for him to spend around two weeks being very gradually introduced to the school environment again but Andrew had plans of his own.
"On day 3 he asked the teacher if he could come full time, which he does. He is hungry to learn and does everything. The progress he has made is just phenomenal.
"He has a full-time timetable, he is healthy, happy and his smile is just a beam. He has done his Foundation Studies exams, he's working towards GCSEs and we have had conversations about college and university, he is a young man with ambition. We are confident he will get top grades.
"The progress has just been beyond everyone's wildest dreams. He has 100% attendance and he has made friends. He is able to articulate feelings such as jealousy."
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"Probably most significantly for Andrew, given his starting point, was a residential trip to Kingswood. That was the first time he had ever been away from home and he did extremely well.
"Andrew gets more confident day by day. It's difficult to believe it's the same child. He has just continued to do so well. All of the children at school look up to him. He knows he is a role model and takes that really seriously."


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Though billions of dollars have been salted away, there still remains an unfunded future liability of $8.7 billion for current nuns, priests and brothers in religious orders. The financial hole is projected by a consulting firm to exceed $20 billion by 2023.If you are considering a vocation as a nun or as a religious sister, please pray about it. We desperately need you! Please pray for vocations. And, pray for traditional vocations - people that will actually wear a real habit and remain faithful to Rome.
In some ways, religious orders face the same problem as many governments: increasing numbers of older retirees need benefits, but there are fewer workers to support them. America's younger workers pay now for the Social Security benefits of seniors, while younger religious support their older generations by caring for them.
Sisters, who make up 82 percent of retirees, are especially vulnerable.
Between 1965 and 2005, their numbers plummeted from 179,954 to 68,634, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.
With far fewer younger novices being recruited, the majority of sisters are now more than 70 years old, the retirement office's new survey said. Even though sisters usually work until age 75, caring for the retired population is a huge task.
Some religious orders are financially healthy, but Fries' office reckons that only 4 percent of current sisters are adequately funded for their retirement needs. Typically, the problem is worst in smaller orders.
Religious orders are totally independent from dioceses in administration and finance. But they often serve in schools and other parish or diocesan institutions, so bishops and parishioners naturally feel a responsibility to help.
The religious orders' plight first gained national attention with a 1985 Wall Street Journal article by John Fialka. Contacted by fellow Catholics who offered donations, Fialka helped organize SOAR (Support Our Aging Religious), which pioneered in fundraising and last year received $1.4 million to aid retirees.
The U.S. bishops then followed suit, sponsoring their first annual collection in 1988 under the new retirement office, co-sponsored with three organizations of women's and men's orders.
The annual December collection was scheduled to cease next year, but at their June meeting the bishops agreed to extend the program another 10 years. Also, the retirement office plans to increase training for orders on how to manage investments, buildings and other assets.
Hundreds of orders have been forced to sell off assets to cover expenses
In addition, please see my well known post entitled "Nuns Should Wear the Habit."
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Strikeforce Challengers Results
By James Gilliland
Fresno, Calif – The Strikeforce Challengers Series invaded the Save Mart Center for the second time this year.
The main event featured, UFC veteran, Jorge Gurgel taking on hometown favorite, Billy Evangelista.The first round was a feeling out process for both fighters. Billy landed cleaner combinations but Jorge was still punching back. Evangelista scored a takedown at the end of the round.
In the second round, Jorge was landing solid punches to Billy's face but Billy still had cleaner combinations and scored another takedown. Late in the round, Gurgel landed a head kick knocking Evangelista on his back and Gurgel went for a guillotine. But, Billy weathered the storm and escaped before the end of the round.
The final round saw solid exchanges from both fighters and a lot of work from the clinch. Billy would score a third takedown, after being stood up by the referee both fighters fought until the final bell.
The judges scored the fight 30-27, 30-27, & 29-28 with the unanimous decision going to Billy Evangelista.
In a battle of undefeated fighters, Fresno's Brandon Cash took on Shane Del Rosario.Cash came out strong dominating the fight and rocking Del Rosario early.
He avoided Del Rosario's submission attempts until Del Rosario pulled out an omaplata and the win at 2:51 in the first round.
UFC veteran, Jesse Taylor took on Luke Rockhold; the fight went to the ground early. Rockhold would go to work and take Taylor's back. Once in position, Rockhold sunk in a rear-naked choke and put Taylor to sleep, literally.Rockhold wins by rear-naked choke at 3:42 in the first round.
Merrit Warren attempted a heel hook submission on Thomas Diagne in the middle of the first round. Diagne tried to fight the hold but Warren had it locked in and Diagne tapped out at 3:49.
In the only women's fight on the card, Fresno's Zolia Frausto took on Elisha Helsper.
In the first round, both fighters were feeling each other out and exchanging briefly. Until Zolia landed a Superwoman punch and became more aggressive until the round ended.
Helsper came out swinging early in the second but Zoila would land a head kick and would become more confident as the round progressed. Helsper would battle back but Zolia was in control of the round.
The third round was more of the same as both fighters exchanged. Frausto was throwing a strong jab and showing better striking than Helpser. Even though, Helpser scored a takedown, Zolia aggression and striking won her the round.
Frausto would take the unanimous decision win with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27.
On the undercard:
Ben "the Teacher" Holscher took Johnny Goh to school winning a unanimous decision with all three judge scoring the fight 30-27.
Fresno's Casey "The Underdog" Olson wasted little time on Chris Culley. Olson scored a memorable takedown on Culley; picking up Culley walking to his corner and slamming him on the mat. From there Olson would take Culley's back then ground and pound until the referee stopped the fight.
Olson wins by technical knockout at 2:32 in the first round.
Cole "The Apache Kid" Escovedo landed a devastating head kick that leads to a TKO over Maurice Eazel at 1:47 of the first round.
In the first fight of the evening, Rico Altamirano (2-2) defeats Alex Trevino by unanimous decision.


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Diana has given 16 years of dedication and service to the First Hampshire District and she pledges to remain dedicated to the district for the rest of her career. This promise is important because proper service of the District requires a long term commitment. These priorities are a good example of that. They won't happen overnight, but she pledges to see them through.


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Switching gears from a typical executive director's report to the Board during the Global Fund's 33rd meeting on 31 March, Mark Dybul reflected on the six trips he had made in the first quarter of 2015 that demonstrated what he said were the breadth and flexibility inherent in the new funding model.
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"Finally, the Global Fund is focused on human beings": Dybul delivers executive director's report
Southern African countries dig in to harmonize approaches to TB among mining communities
A ministerial-level meeting took place on 25 March in South Africa, aiming to harmonize tracking, tracing, diagnosis and referrals for people affiliated with southern Africa's lucrative mining sector -- all of whom are at high risk for contracting tuberculosis.
First NFM Regional Meeting Draws Questions and Concerns from High Impact Africa 2 Countries
OIG Finds Serious Deficiencies in Performance of All Four PRs in Zambia
All four principal recipients (PRs) implementing Rounds 1 and 4 Global Fund grants in Zambia, two of them government and two NGO, have shown evidence of significant financial management and control weaknesses, episodes of misappropriation and fraud, and losses of grant funds. This is the overarching finding of an audit conducted in 2009 by the Global Fund's Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
Is the Global Fund Living Up to Its Principles?
Ten months ago, the Global Fund put on hold about $95million in potential disbursements under four grants to the Zambia Ministry ofHealth, because of fraud within the ministry that was first reported by awhistleblower. Seven current or former ministry employees were charged by theZambian government in relation to the fraudulent appropriation of about$350,000 from one of the grants.
Disbursements to Zambia MoH Suspended Amid Allegations of Fraud; Change of PR Is Imminent
The Global Fund has suspended disbursements to the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Zambia, which is the principal recipient (PR) for several grants. The Global Fund's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has concluded that there was fraud in connection with one or more of the grants.
Global Fund Cancels Funding for Last Two Years of Zambia Round 4 HIV Grant
The Global Fund last month discontinued funding for Years 4 and 5 of Zambia's Round 4 HIV/AIDS grant because the PR - the Ministry of Finance and National Planning - failed to meet the conditions imposed when Phase 2 of the grant was approved in 2008. The conditions were that the PR utilise at least 50% of the grant funds disbursed in Year 3, and that an overall rating of B1 or higher be achieved during Year 3.
Board Approves Three New Round 7 Proposals Following Successful Appeals
The Global Fund Board has approved three of the seven Round 7 proposals whose original rejection had been appealed by the applicants. The newly approved proposals are a malaria proposal from Azerbaijan that will cost $2.5 million over the first two years, a TB proposal from Cambodia that will cost $8.7 million, and a TB proposal from Zambia that will cost $4.1 million.
Multiple Principal Recipients: The Zambian Approach
[Adapted by the author from a presentation she gave on July 14 at the Bangkok International AIDS Conference, at a satellite session entitled, "The Global Fund: How CCMs Can Be More Effective," organized by Aidspan and other NGOs.]
Benefits of Working With the Global Fund
Simon Mphuka is the Director of Programs for the Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ), a faith-based organization that is one of four Principal Recipients in Zambia.


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I got 2 more shades of the Deborah eye pencils and this is one of them. I am yet to try the other blue shade that I got.
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Formulated to leave a perfectly defined, long lasting line. The silky-soft pencil glides on effortlessly, ensuring flawless, smudge-free results. The pigment-rich formulation contains silicone resins for superb colour that stays put and resists fading all day long and well into the night. Ophthalmologist tested. The 24Ore Waterproof Eye Pencils are also safe for contact lens wearers.
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 Deborah Milano 24 Ore Waterproof Eye Pencil 06 Swatches:-
Texture, finish & staying power:Â Â The texture is really smooth and goes on smoothly on eyes without any tugging or pulling.It can be smudged easily during initial seconds of application.
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One thing that I noticed while smudging the shade was it forms small particles when smudged(dot dots) which erase away.It might be due to sponge based smudger.
Since,no shimmer is present so this shade is apt for office wear to and can be used on the waterline.I really like the soft,creamy texture and the retractable pencil.The texture is soft but it didn't break even if extra pencil comes out.
It stays on for about 6-7 hours on eyelids with a base underneath.
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Green coffee is a product, for whose quality and use, many is not yet familiar. However, coffee is one of the most popular stimulants, and after water and tea, is third most commonly used drink in the world.
Green coffee is actually no more than raw coffee beans, prior to being roasted, ground, and brewed into a beverage. It is extremely rich in Chlorogenic acid – a strong antioxidant that has a more growing popularity, mostly in cosmetics.
Chlorogenic acid is the substance that is believed to be responsible for the health benefits associated green coffee bean extract. The high heat used during the roasting process, however, mostly destroys the chlorogenic acid in raw coffee beans.
Healthy benefits of Green coffee
– The green coffee extract reduces wrinkles, cellulite, and strengthens hair and nails.
– The extract of green coffee has the ability to accelerate and increase the excretion of excess fluid from the body, and with them the accumulated toxins.
– The cosmetic oil from the green coffee beans improves hair growth, and it is recommended for dry and sensitive skin on the face.
– The green coffee extract has anti-cellulite effect, therefore is often added like ingredient in various creams and massage emulsions.
– The oil is applied in the treatment of burns and scars. But be careful, even if the burn is small or first-degree, check with a doctor if it doesn't heal within a week. Also, call if the scar is large or it doesn't fade.
– Creams based from the oil of green coffee, are used in dermatology – in case of dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis.
– The same oil is one of the main ingredients of eye creams intended for wrinkling around the eyes, and they manage to reduce even deep wrinkles.
– The oil from this coffee is used after exposure to the sun's rays, for calming, moisturize and nourish the skin.
– Green coffee is used in the fight against excess pounds.
– Green coffee is very popular in various food additives and weight control ingredient.
– Reduces headache.
– Just like regular black coffee, freshly ground and cooked green coffee increases the quality of brain activity, without unnecessarily exciting the nervous system.
– It is a good supplemental source of iron, calcium, selenium, vitamins E and C, which are among the most popular antioxidants, recommended for the health of hair and nails.
– The extract of green coffee reduces blood sugar, which once again helps with weight loss. It is therefore recommended for people with diabetes.
In case of ulcer, high blood pressure and thyroid disease – the green coffee, under the form of a drink or as a dietary supplement, should be used carefully and best after consultation with doctor.
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Pre-Thanksgiving Give "N" Fundraising Event
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The Saturday's Gospel Concert "Hungry For the Lord – Food Drive will take place
at the new Christian Embassy International Church and is promise to bring a
joyful noises to people'sears with music that will nourish the soul.
Health & Awareness combined their Pre-Thanksgiving giving event encouraging people to donate food as part of the fourth annual Feed our Veteran, with Christian Embassy International Church Thanksgiving Feeding Hungry Program of Chesapeake.


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The March issue of International Gymnast is packed. For starters, it features an in-depth interview with Aly Raisman, who candidly discussed a variety of topics, including her Glasgow disappointment. "I think I learned from world championships that I put way too much pressure on myself."
The issue also includes an engaging chat with Great Britain's Louis Smith, whose celebrity status in the U.K. was never his goal. "I never became a gymnast to become famous! Sometimes I find it all a bit mad."
We caught up with 1992 Barcelona Olympic champion Tatiana Gutsu, who opened her own gym last month in Michigan. "All the emotions a human being could ever feel were going through my entire body and mind [in Barcelona]."
And we reached out to Alexander Alexandrov, who gave his personal memories of his former gymnast Valentin Mogilny, who passed away last November. "He became an extended part of my family … I still can't imagine that he is no longer with us."
There are profiles on Russia's Maria Paseka, Italy's Tea Ugrin and 5280's Vitaliy Guimaraes, and coverage of the Nadia Comaneci International Invitational, as well. And there's also a fun piece on how the gymnastics world changed after the Internet.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Recovery Part 2 –A Poem In Your Pocket
**This is the second post in a series about living with and recovering from serious illness. The first post Recovery-The New Normal appeared last week.**
Today is Poem in your Pocket day. As it is described on poet.org's website, the idea is simple: "select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends."
So, I got to thinking about which poem I would choose.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Recovery-The New Normal
This is the first in a series of posts about living with and recovering from major illness. Many thanks to Jonny and a number of dear friends who agreed to share their thoughts with me about their own journeys through illness in order to help me write these posts. Their bravery ,honesty and poignant accounts moved me deeply and with their permission I am sharing these insights with you.
When Jonny was first diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia in October 2008, I remember yearning for him and our world to get back to normal.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Food For Thought-The Perfect Job Share
In the run up to the festival of Pesach (Passover) which is punctuated by an enormous amount of preparation, I had the most wonderful experience cooking in the kitchen with my mother. Given the normal challenges of cooking with a partner, especially when that job share is a close relative such as your mother, things might not have gone as smoothly as they did. We have cooked together in my kitchen before but this time was particularly special. My mom (Joy), arrived from London on a Tuesday evening, 3 days before Pesach, to spend the eight day holiday with us. With the kitchen clean, the groceries bought, the menus designed and the recipes found, the two of us were ready to begin. 20 recipes in two days –a marathon cookup. Add in to this cooking mix normal mother-daughter baggage, strong opinions and my mother at 72, having cooked for at least double the number of years I have, the experience might have been bumpy.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Relish The Moment
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Have a great week-Gilly
Monday, April 2, 2012
I Wonder If The Children of Israel Ever Stopped to Enjoy the View
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