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Copper is one of the most widely used metals on earth and plays a vital part in everyday life, with uses ranging from electrical wiring to fertilizer. The price of copper is believed to provide a reliable measure of economic health, as changes to copper prices can suggest global growth or an upcoming recession. This link between the global economy and copper prices makes the metal a popular choice among traders who want to speculate on sectors. Copper price charts can be used to assess the sentiment of other financial markets, like the stock market.
The price of copper is influenced by a range of factors, but like all commodities it is primarily driven by supply and demand.
On the supply side, key players include the largest copper-producing countries - Chile, China, Peru, the US and Congo - as well as shipping companies and other parties in the distribution chain. Copper prices can be impacted by geopolitical and natural events that slow down mining output, such as workers' strikes and earthquakes.
On the demand side are net importing countries, who import more copper (or other goods and services) than they export. Over the past 100 years the demand for copper has risen by almost 20 times, as developing nations use it to expand their infrastructures and boost their economies.
Additionally, the price of copper is linked to domestic housing markets, as the home-building industry uses vast amounts of the metal. This means that factors with an impact on the housing market often affect copper prices, such as non-farm payrolls, mortgage rates and GDP.
Lastly, the substitution of alternative metals can also impact the copper price. If the price of copper rises too much, buyers will seek cheaper alternatives and demand will go down. For example, in the mid-2000s, the rising price of copper led to advancements in the use of aluminum for wiring and automobile production.
Copper has been mined and used by humans for at least 10,000 years - dating back as far as the Bronze Age, when it was the first metal ever smelted. At this point in history, when the commercial trading system was based on bartering, copper's value was measured against that of food, wine, livestock and alternative metals.
Copper has been used alongside gold and silver to make coins since the Roman era, but copper's low value meant it was never considered a monetary standard.
Fast-forward to the 20th century - copper is being used all over the world in a wide range of sectors, such as construction, agriculture and transport. As a result, the copper price has become increasingly linked to its industrial applications in wiring, electronics and manufacturing.
Like gold and silver, copper is popular among traders and has a variety of uses. But unlike those precious metals, copper is a base metal which is common and easy to find. So, while gold and silver have inherent value, copper's price is tied to its utility.
Copper price can be viewed as a measure of economic health which is why copper has earned a reputation of having a Ph.D. in economics, and the nickname "Doctor Copper". Therefore, traders have the opportunity to take a position on copper based on their view of world growth and GDP. But speculating on the price of copper comes with risk as well, as if the economy goes into a slowdown the market would suffer. Commodity traders also need to consider that, like all metals, copper supplies are finite - it is believed the world reserves could be depleted in the next 60-70 years.
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text: In January, Katie and I took a train to Denver to visit some good friends (1 & 2). Thanks to the best craft store I have ever been in, Fancy Tiger, we scored some great supplies, and spent an entire day dedicated to Craft Day. Here's what I made: two log pillows, and a pair of squat Needle-Felted Owls, in addition to a couple of other things.

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John Steele Gordon has a very thorough commentary on the nation's national debt at the American.com.
The question he asks and answers is:
How did the richest country in the history of the world—and one with great international financial responsibilities—get into a position where its debt might easily spiral out of control? A little history explains a lot.
Gordon comes to this question after a brief foray into how our debt as a percent of GDP currently stacks up against other economies. Our debt is similar to that of France and Canada, less than that of Japan and not surprisingly well above the debt as a percent of GDP for both China and India.
The entire piece is worth reading though there are a couple of excerpts that help explain how we arrived at our current predicament.
When Franklin Roosevelt first ran for president he still echoed Smith. "Let us have the courage to stop borrowing to meet continuing deficits," he said in a radio address in July 1932. "Revenues must cover expenditures by one means or another. Any government, like any family, can, for a year, spend a little more than it earns. But you know and I know that a continuation of that habit means the poorhouse."
Roosevelt, in office, quickly accepted the need for "passive deficits," those resulting from the poor economy. Then in 1936 John Maynard Keynes published The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Keynes argued that while supply and demand must balance in the long run, in the long run, as he famously quipped, "we are all dead." In the short run, Keynes thought aggregate supply can outstrip demand (producing depression) or vice versa (producing inflation).
Keynes argued for "active deficits"—deliberate spending in deficit to increase demand and bring the economy into balance in times of depression. Keynes also argued, of course, that when the economy overheated, the government should be in surplus to soak up excess demand.
Economists took to Keynesianism immediately. It is not hard to see why. First, it gave economists a powerful new analytical tool. Second, it greatly increased the power and influence of economists. Before Keynes, presidents had not needed economists any more than they had needed astronomers. But if government was now to be the engineer of the national economic locomotive, revving and braking through Keynesian means as needed, then government needed experts to guide it.
Gordon proceeds to mention the practice of impoundment – something I was not aware of. Noting that the President doesn't have the line item veto power that many governors have, impoundment became the method by which the President could withhold funding for projects.
Instead, presidents from Thomas Jefferson forward have used "impoundment," simply refusing to spend moneys the Congress appropriated. In 1966, Lyndon Johnson impounded no less than $5.3 billion out of a total budget of $134 billion, including such politically popular items as highway funds, agriculture, housing, and education. As a Democratic president with a Democratic Congress, he was able to get away with it.
But when Richard Nixon vetoed a $6 billion water pollution bill and impounded the money after Congress overrode his veto, Congress reacted angrily. As Nixon's power slipped away in the Watergate scandal, Congress passed the Budget Control Act of 1974, which outlawed impoundment and created the Congressional Budget Office.
In addition to reinstating the ability to "impound" funds, Gordon nails it when stating what reform must be undertaken.
As he states, "Taking away the power of Congress and the president to decide how to keep the government's books would also be a big step in the right direction and require only congressional action. Wall Street recognized more than 100 years ago that corporate managements could not be trusted to keep honest and transparent books and neither can the managers of governments because, like corporate managers, they are human and therefore self-interested."
What does Gordon call for?
An independent accounting board, modeled on the Federal Reserve (which keeps the power to print money out of the hands of Congress) would accomplish that. It should have the power to set the rules of accounting for the federal government, "score" the costs of new programs (which the Congressional Budget Office does now), and monitor all federal programs for cost-effectiveness (something Congress often forbids government agencies to do, obviously fearing what it might learn).
Finally, the adoption by Congress of a limit on total spending, so that it could only increase to reflect population growth and inflation, unless a two-thirds majority agreed to suspend the limit, would force Congress to make the hard choices it now works so hard to avoid. Several states have similar provisions in place, and these are the states suffering the least from the downturn in revenues due to the current recession. California's budget began to go out of control in the early 1990s precisely because it effectively repealed such a law.
Gordon isn't foolish. He realizes that Congress' job is to send money back to members' home distritcs. Rightly or wrongly, this is the case in America. And, they aren't about to change that which helps them continue political careers.
Sadly, even with the increased attention paid to the spending problem in this country and the states, I'm not sure such reforms are possible; the political pressure simply isn't there.
Hopefully folks will increase their awareness of the problem and others will keep beating the drum explaining this critical issue in an understandable way.
A great start is watching I.O.U.S.A. which can be seen at the link below.


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text: Serves 8-10 Preparation time: 30-40 min Cooking time: about 1 hourMEALIE RICE LAYER 45 ml (3 T) olive oil 6 bacon rashers, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 green pepper, finely chopped 750 ml (3 c) cooked mealie rice 15 ml (1 T) tomato purée few drops of Tabasco sauce 1 can (410 g) whole-kernel sweetcorn, drainedMEAT LAYER 15 ml (1 T) oil 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 onion, coarsely chopped 500 g topside or ordinary beef mince 1 can (410 g) pineapple chunks, drained (reserve the pineapple syrup for the topping) 1 can (410 g) baked beans 60 g olives, pitted salt and black pepperTOPPING 125 ml (½ c) mealie meal 60 ml (½ c) reserved pineapple syrup 1 can (410 g) evaporated milk 5 ml (1 t) salt 30 g butter 250 ml (1 c) grated Cheddar cheese1 Mealie rice layer: Heat the oil in a flat-bottom cast-iron pot over hot coals and fry the bacon, onion, garlic and green pepper for a few minutes.2 Stir in the remaining ingredients and fry until heated through. Remove from the pot and set aside.3 Meat layer: Heat oil in the same pot over hot coals. Fry the garlic and onion. Add the mince and fry for about 5 minutes.4 Stir in remaining ingredients except the pineapple syrup and fry for a few minutes longer. Remove a few coals to reduce the heat and simmer the mince mixture over moderate coals for another 5 minutes. Remove from the pot.5 Topping: Combine the mealie meal, pineapple syrup, evaporated milk and salt in a saucepan and mix well. Stir in the butter and set aside.6 Spoon the mealie rice layer into the cast-iron pot. Add the meat then spoon the mealie meal topping over the meat. Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese on top. Cook over moderate coals until done and the cheese melts.Note: We made the pie in an enamel dish placed on a rack in a cast-iron pot.


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Connecting the dots between incremental, indirect measures of institutional effectiveness and more direct, time-proven measures of quality derived from a robust application of accreditation standards is an exercise that continues to occupy a substantial portion of the policy community. In the latest dot-connecting exercise, one Washington D.C. think tank implies that high rates of default by students on federal education loans correlates with a lack of institutional quality or integrity. Other factors - such as the economic circumstances of individual students, or economic conditions that lower the chances for employment or substantial compensation - are marginalized or ignored by some loud voices in the policy community.
ACICS provided a summary response to the report and media coverage through a letter to the editor of the Washington Post. While there is always work to be done to improve accreditation and strengthen the education provided by member colleges and schools, the direct and reliable indicators of program quality extend far beyond cohort default rates and other proxies. Member institutions are encouraged to continuously develop new and better ways to measure quality, particularly as it relates to student learning and student achievement. The accountability of private, independent postsecondary education requires it.
Albert C. Gray, PhDPresident and CEO
Council Election September 28The on-line election to fill two seats on the Council and Board of Directors will be held September 28 - 30. The election is open to designated delegates only; all delegates designated and confirmed by ACICS will receive by email instructions for gaining access to the on-line voting platform. The two winning candidates will each serve a five-year term beginning January 1, 2016.
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The elected members next year will join new Commissioners Mr. Richard Bennett, Southern Technical College and Dr. Adriene Hobdy, Montgomery County Community College, who were appointed by Council to fill five-year terms beginning January 1, 2016.
All Institutions Subject To Additional Placement Verification Beginning in 2016Effective January 1, 2016 ACICS will randomly select member institutions and require them to submit the current month's placement activity through the Placement Verification Program. The spreadsheet used to submit this activity can be viewed by clicking here. All member institutions will be selected at least once within a five-year period for verification of their placement data, the integrity of the placement data collection and reporting process, and the qualifications of parties responsible for the placement data.
Fee Increases for Some ApplicationsA discrete set of applications - including those for initial grants of accreditation, non-credit short term programs and changes in campus name and location - are subject to higher fees beginning September 1. The adjustments reflect the recovery of the cost of reviewing and assuring the quality of the institutions and their programs. Many fees remain the same. To determine the fee for your application, visit Schedule of Fees.
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Director: Jeff Sandmann
Nothing Stays The Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub functions as both a local interest story and something deserving of greater attention. The battle to keep Austin weird is very real as skyrocketing property values and a tech boom have priced out artists that have been responsible for making the city what it is. The story, thankfully, has a happy ending as one of the film's executive producers, Greg Keller–a real estate agent who feels partly responsible for "selling Austin"–decides to preserve its funkiness.
Directed by Jeff Sandmann, Nothing Stays The Same is a minor documentary with excellent, occasionally transcendent performances by Austin luminaries like Bob Schneider, The Resentments, and Patrice Pike who graced the stage of the South Lamar Boulevard pub. Those of that have been making the trek to Austin for SXSW for the last ten years know have rapidly that neighborhood has changed. The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, right around the corner from The Saxon, used to anchor a funky strip mall with vintage shops. A few years ago luxury condos, restaurants, and boutiques were built around it. Through archival materials, the film makes the point that Austin has transformed from a sleepy college town to, thanks to a tech boom and a high quality of life, something that's starting to look an awful lot like Toronto's skyline of high-rise luxury glass towers.
Running just over an hour, Nothing Stays The Same doesn't overstay its welcome, focusing largely on Saxon and briefly on other club owners who are struggling to keep the lights on and the beer flowing at reasonable prices. Much of the focus is on the vibe and artistry; likable at times it veers into almost branded content mode with regulars and bartenders providing an oral history of the club with intimate acoustics.
As the documentary geeks out about the acoustics of the place, I would have perhaps liked to have seen a little more context regarding the struggles of other club owners who are assembled for a quick round table by Austin Chronicle and SXSW founder Louis Black. The film also includes a brief interview with Austin mayor Steve Adler who speaks of preservation and progress. Director Sandmann seems to not probe too deeply in this interview.
As a study of time and place, Nothing Stays The Same shines largely due to its musical performances including Schneider's Lonelyland band which plays every Monday. At its best the film captures the euphoric quality of several great music performances ranging from rock to the blues. Behind the mixer is a veteran who works 364 days a year that has mastered the space. As an ad, the film sure works as I'll stop The Saxon for a beer after a screening at Alamo South. As a film, its focus is a bit narrow and its pacing occasionally drags, but just enough information is doled out to keep one's attention, tackling issues faced by other gentrifying cities; New York's CBGB, for instance, is now a John Varvatos store. Nothing Stays The Same is an important piece of Austin history with great performances but it feels as though director John Sandmann respectfully stuck to too narrow a mandate.
Nothing Stays The Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub premiered at SXSW.
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Remove EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar (Tutorial)
EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar is a browser extension, which should not be deemed as a reliable or safe one. In fact, computer security experts advise staying clear of this browser add-on. There are several reasons for that.
Reasons why you should not rely on EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar:
Questions about EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar
First of all, we would like to point out that EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar is NOT a malicious computer program. However, its activities might seem annoying to you – it is an ad-supported program, which, once installed and active, can replace your browser's homepage to Search.myway.com or a customized variant of it. We have made a little research on this software, and we have decided to investigate its Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. We have found some suspicious statements that we would like to share with you:
We may collect information from you that may identify you, such as your name, address, email address, and telephone number and anonymous Information, such as the number of your page views, link clicks, and login times. […]
This information may include your IP address, your browser type and language and other browser-related information, a time-stamp, the keyword query, search query text, search results clicked, pages viewed, search history […]
The MS Services may also contain advertisements for or links to other websites or resources that are not subject to these Terms of Service or the MS Services' Privacy Policy. MS has no control over such websites and resources […]
As you can see, EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar software tracks particular information about your browsing habits, e.g., your browsing history, search queries, clicks, and other similar information. What is more, it uses such information to "Respond to your queries with the best possible answers and search results" and to "Perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our products, services, or content, or products, services or content offered by others." In other words, this toolbar might send ads or display sponsored search results via the search engine that it provides, and this content might be filled with hyperlinks that can make you visit third-party websites. We firmly recommend you to avoid third-party websites, because they might present insecure content or provide download links of untrustworthy programs. If you do not want to see any ads coming from the discussed application and if you do not wish to use the search engine that it provides, you can remove EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar app from your PC using a removal guide, which is given on page 2.
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Usually, computer users claim that they cannot remember installing this software. It might be that it is distributed together with other free applications and presented as a recommended program. You may end up with this or another program that you were not willing to install if you tend to select Default or Standard installation option when installing new programs. Be aware of the fact that these settings include pre-selected agreements to place additional programs on your PC. To deselect these agreements, opt for Advanced or Custom installation settings.
Recently, the developer of this program contacted us asking us to remove this post from 2-spyware.com website. We believe that we should not do that as long as programs that we offer for the removal of EasyPhotoEdit Toolbar can detect it and help users to remove it from the system. As it is mentioned under each of download buttons, we ARE affiliated with these anti-malware programs, and while some of them are free, others can remove a virus only after purchasing them. These mentions fully fulfill each of the requirements of FTC.
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Veronica approaches Max with deliberate heavy steps, making her presence known.
"We need to have a word, young man," she says with hint of steel in her voice.
Max is preoccupied by his video game, not appearing to notice the fuming woman over his shoulder. Her eyes narrow in annoyance, as she scans the desktop area, before noticing a certain cord attached onto the socket.
Without hesitation, she unplugs it. Immediately, the room falls into silence with the exception of a fly buzzing around. The computer screen turns pitch-black.
"We are going to have this talk, whether you like it or not," Veronica snaps. She leans forward and hisses, "Look at me when I'm talking to you!"
Max stares at the black screen, at his dark reflection. As Mia observes him closely, she feels a familiar sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.
"I noticed something about him... I can't explain it... just something off about his demeanor. It's a subtle change, but I know that it's... negative. Like a dark energy."
Veronica smacks the desk, causing a sharp noise to vibrate through the air, making Mia wince. The older woman spins the chair around, forcing the little boy to face her.
He finally looks at her.
"You will pay attention, you little brat," Veronica spits out.
"Um-!" Mia tries to protest.
Veronica's mad eyes bore into her, silencing the anxious mother, before turning her attention back to Max.
"We know what you've been up to. How dare you hurt those poor animals out in the backyard! What makes you think it's okay to harm another life?" Veronica scowls, placing her hands on either side of his armchair.
"God has given everything life, and only God can take those lives away. It shouldn't be in our hands. Otherwise, we'll upset God and we'll end up in a place called Hell. It's a bad place that, if you saw it, you wouldn't wish it upon your worst enemy."
Her knuckles turn white, gripping onto his chair tighter. "Just imagine if you were that poor bird or squirrel that you hurt. Not very nice, hm?" She grits her teeth, spitting out her words with the ferocity of a machine gun fire. "How would you like it if I twisted your neck and ripped off your arm, hm? How would you feel if you're writhing around in pain, bleeding, and I left you to suffer? How would y-"
"I don't think we should scare him," Mia says, stepping forward and trying to seize control of the confrontation.
"Scare him?" Veronica snorts. "It's called perspective, Mia. The way to teach him empathy is to put him in the shoes of his victims - make him see from their perspective. That's the only way he'll learn."
The fly had been floating in and out, circling around the women and then hovering near the spinny chair. In bullet speed time, Max swats at the air and crushes the insect in his little fist. The buzzing dies out instantly.
His black gaze never leaves Veronica alone.
Mia gulps. Was this a deliberate act of defiance?
She shakes her head in denial.
"He doesn't know any better."
The older woman laughs humorlessly. "Oh, how cute. Do I sense attitude there?" She leans closer, sneering at him patronizingly. "I'm not afraid of you. You are a pathetic little rascal that preys on anything weaker than you."
"Mrs. Dagenhart, please-" Mia begins, her heart aching.
"You need to show respect to your elders, my boy," Veronica continues in a heated ramble. "I'll make this very clear to you. If we ever catch you harming any more lives, you will go to bed hungry. Do you understand? None of your Mom's delicious homemade cooking for you! Now move to that corner-" she points at the end of the room, "and sit there and think about what you've done."
Max remains seated in the spinny chair, refusing to budge.
"Move there right now, or else we'll stuff all your games into a box and donate it to charity," Veronica reiterates.
"Hang on-!"
"Isn't that right, Mia?" Veronica asks sharply, eyeing down the hesitant woman.
"Yes..." Mia squeaks.
"You have five seconds to move there, or else," the older woman says, holding up her right hand. She pulls down one finger with each passing second. "Five... four... three... two... "
Max stands up and walks over to the corner. He sits down, cross-legged.
It is a simple action, yet it makes Mia squeal in sheer delight.
"Oh my god! Ahhh! He knows what you've said! He actually did what you said! My baby!" She prances around in a lively manner, clapping her hands and giggling like a fangirl. "All this time, I didn't think he understood us! This is huge news!" She fans herself with both hands, trying to calm herself down, while tears of joy stream down her face. "I need to call everyone! I need to let them know!"
"We shouldn't really be celebrating over the fact that he's in time-out," Veronica says. She adds loudly, "In fact, we're very disappointed in him." She wags her finger at the little boy. "You sit there and think carefully about what you've done, mister. If you keep up this ridiculous behavior of yours, you'll grow up to be miserable and lonely, mark my words. It's time for a change."
Veronica opens her leather bound diary. Over the years, she has formed a habit to write in it, particularly as she's getting older and gradually losing her memory. It helps her to look back at her diary and recall significant moments of her life. She reads the most recent account.
'There is something about that kid. From the moment I laid my eyes on him, I knew he was trouble. I have a sharp sixth sense about these things. He confirmed my suspicions, when I found dead and injured animals in my son's backyard. A squirrel with a twisted neck, a flattened pigeon and another wingless pigeon!
It had his name written all over it. I spoke to Mia about this. She blamed it on a red fox. Perhaps she was trying to comfort herself from the truth, but it was crystal clear that she wasn't even convincing herself. There's something strange about her too. I want to trust her, but I'm naturally wary of her. And her weird son.
I wonder, how is a kid capable of causing such brute damage? It's not an easy task, trying to hunt down these creatures with their fast reflexes. He has to be incredibly sneaky and fast to capture those pigeons and a squirrel. He has to have some access to weapons to mutilate and kill them. So, I investigated his room, trying to search for whatever weapon he may be hiding in there.
Instead, I came across a handwritten note containing Josh's debit card details. Of course, I confronted my son about this as soon as he returned home from work. He looked confused and told me that it wasn't his handwriting. He hadn't given his debit card details to anyone. That's when I instantly knew that Max was up to no good. I told Josh to check his online bank statements to keep track of what had been purchased.
We had discovered that every month, a sum of his money had been deducted from his account and paid in advance to Gaming Stations Co. That sneaky little brat had been ordering more video games behind everyone's backs! I wondered why he had so many to begin with. Then the reality of the situation dawned on me. A five-year-old kid had been successfully conducting this scheme without raising suspicion. And if I hadn't stumbled across his note, he would've continued getting away with it.
Typically, Josh had a huge smile on his face and he claimed that Max was a 'genius.' He seemed like a proud father. It touched my heart for a moment. I could see the amount of love my son had for a kid that wasn't even his. I can't understand why. Personally, I'm not thrilled about Max's existence, and I feel quite scared that my grandchild will be raised with him. I don't want my grandchild to be influenced by his disgusting actions. That's why I'm going to work hard on shaping him up through discipline.'
Max is sitting in the corner. There is an imperceptibly tiny frown across his features - something that Mia instantly notices and it pains her heart. She wants to see emotion on her child's face, but not unhappiness. She wants to scoop him up in her arms to cuddle and kiss him, reassuring him that everything is okay. But she recognizes that neither Veronica nor Max would appreciate that.
Instead, she looks around and examines her surroundings cautiously, before placing a plate of cookies and a glass of milk next to him. "Here you go, baby. You must be feeling so hungry."
Then she holds out his mini gaming console to him. "And I know how bored you must be, so here-"
Before Max can reach for it, the product was immediately snatched off her hands.
"What do you think you're doing?" Veronica barks, waving the console around like it's a weapon.
Mia flinches. "Oh... um... I was j-just..."
"He needs to know real discipline. You can't keep babying him like this," Veronica snaps. Then she looks at Max with a fierce glare. "You've been a very naughty boy, lately. Until you fix your act, you'll spend the rest of your days sitting in this lonely corner. Do you understand?"
Max looks back at her, his eyes seeming darker than usual.
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GIS People Uses UAVs to Help Jaguar Conservation Efforts
Next week, an expedition led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will take to the Peruvian Amazon rainforest to gather as much evidence as possible about the jaguar population and their habitat. And GIS People will play a key role through providing UAVs, a certified UAV pilot, data processing and our software product Gruntify.
Earlier this year, a team from QUT, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers and the Peru-based Lupunaluz Foundation, led by Professor Kerrie Mengersen, took their first trip to the Peruvian Amazon to capture data for the project. Using statistics, mathematical modelling, virtual technology and knowledge from the Indigenous people living in the Amazon, the team combined local and expert opinion with mathematical and statistical modelling to better understand – and therefore protect – the jaguar.
When they return next week for a second mission, one of our team – David Jaunay – will go with them. As a certified UAV pilot, he will spend two weeks in Peru, flying UAVs to collect imagery of the rainforests and the rivers. This will complement the ground-based data collection and help further inform the project's research.
Some of the team and the local Indigenous people will also be provided with the Gruntify mobile data capture app. It will be used to collect photo, video and audio evidence – and sightings, if they're lucky – of jaguars in the area. GPS location is automatically captured, and users can quickly upload reports directly from the app to the cloud. This means that the team can easily view all the information in one place, and visualise all the reports on a map.
This will assist in the main goal of the project, which is to identify potential jaguar habitats and prioritise them when building the Peruvian leg of a 'jaguar corridor' across South America, allowing this majestic big cat species to safely roam, feed and breed.
With the ability to soon link UAV imagery directly into Gruntify in real-time, the possibilities for environmental conservation projects – as well as in utilities and the government – are immense!
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It's the busiest–and best–time of the year; from decorating your Christmas tree to wrapping all of those gifts that sit underneath it; it always seems there's something I can be doing *and spending my money on*. This is also the time of year where my wallet is light and empty… So, of course, I have to share my tips on how to not go broke this holiday season.
This seems pretty obvious, but for a lot of people, this isn't something they think about. As to be expected, I have always been a very smart and cautious shopper. My grandparents taught me the importance of creating a budget and saving my money back when I was still in elementary school (my first job was helping my grandma with her real estate business!).
Every year, I determine who I am going to be getting gifts for, what items I need to buy (don't forget holiday parties, any extra decorations, etc.) and write down how much I want to spend in total. I then break that number down for each gift, decorations, a bottle of bubbly, whatever it may be. For example, if you want your all-in Christmas budget to be $400, then I write down how much of that $400 is going to family gifts, decorations, etc.
It's never too early to start saving–no matter what the item is. As early as January, I start taking some money out of my paychecks and put it into a designated Christmas account. Even if you just set aside $20 every other week, you'll have $500 by the end of the year! That will only cost you $1.42 per day; and because you put it into a separate account, it's out of sight and out of mind, so when Christmas does come around, it's like you have all this money you never even thought about.
I learned all about credit cards in my senior year in high school. My economics teacher basically scared the crap out of me; "if you don't start building your credit now, you'll never be able to buy a home!" I immediately signed up for a credit card, buying silly, high school girl things like venti skinny vanilla lattes and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Every 30 days when I received that monthly statement, I would make sure to pay it off in full. Because of that behavior, I have great credit and access to reward-based credit cards. The beauty of those credit cards–you get money back for every dollar you spend. If you save all your points, you may have a few hundred dollars to spend on whatever you want; it's like free money!
Lastly, and probably most importantly, always make sure to shop smart. Nowadays, we have access to so much information at lightning speed. If one retailer is selling something you really like, odds are another retailer is too–and it may be priced lower somewhere else, or there may be a coupon code you can apply at a different retailer.
Before I purchase anything, I always search on Google to see if there are any coupons I can use to get a better deal. I also search for that item and see if there are any other sites selling it–price match, anyone? More often than not, I end up saving a few extra bucks–and the best part, it only takes a few extra minutes of your time. If you find yourself a little stir crazy by shopping online, trade it in for the in-store shopping experience, but *don't forget* to ask the store associate if there are any additional coupons (click here to read a past blog post for more on how to capitalize on savings during checkout).
Another important aspect of shopping smart is really thinking about the item you're about to purchase. Is that $75 sweater going to mean more to whomever versus a heartfelt, thoughtful gift… Perhaps a lost art in a digital age–a photo from a memorable time in a nice frame–for around $25? Put in a little extra time and really think about that gift. Thoughtfulness oftentimes promotes budget-friendly ideas.
At the end of the day, it's not about how much you spend on the holidays, but instead, how you spend your holidays.
*This sweater dress is from LF, and unfortunately, I can't find anything like it online.


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Today is the EU referendum. I'm not going to say very much about that – if you are interested (or just in the UK) then you will have heard about little else apart from this for weeks. I've asked my children if they would like to come with me while I vote and summarised what the point of it was – my son said that he only wanted to stay in the EU club if they have lots of toys. Which wasn't quite the direction I meant the conversation to go in. Perhaps he is a bit young to hear about Palmerston's opposition to giving the vote to the urban working classes.
In the meantime, there was a lot of rain last night. The Times has a thing about a load of people have been stuck in their cars for hours at Glastonbury, annoying all the pour souls who live nearby. Some sixth formers were late getting to their A Level exams. I always avoid the IoW when the festival is on, partly because it's impossible to get a spot on a ferry. However, I think Glastonbury must be even worse.
Yesterday, I was in King's Cross. This used to be awful, a complete shithole. There would be dodgy geezers all over the place when I was leaving the Thameslink station to get to the main station to go to Newcastle. It is pretty nice now, although it is a pity that whenever anything is gentrified it ends up looking like a shopping mall.


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This morning I can breathe! The air is so clear compared to the smoked mushroom soup we've had to suck into our lungs for the last month.
It feels fresh and the greens are growing and dude, I'm stoked to be living my life.
I hear the smoke is due to fall back into the valley again but I wont' think of it now.
The container garden is doing well. We've had plates of garden produce to add to meals.
Roma tomatoes, Early Girls (yummy), Basil and one red chili pepper which is very mild. For breakfast I cook eggs and salmon with sliced chilis and basil.
We have these yellow peppers. I do not know what type they are though some are big and fat.
I feel so unworthy to speak of vegetation after reading chuck b's whore-ticulture.
Here is just one wonderful page full of delights.
It starts out with pix of items being packed up before redecoration begins and then chuck b gets to the flora.
Everytime I go there I get lost in chuck b's world. It's enchanting. Here is his fresh blog My Back 40. Scanning the pix on the first post I found my favorite flowers — Naked Ladies!!!! They smell heavenly. I'm sure in the other world the whole place smells just like Naked Ladies or Amaryllis Belladonna (thanks, chuck).
As a child we lived near Disneyland. What a Psych-Fest it was but even in the midst of all that sparkle and fantasy I would always find my way to the Main Street gift shop. They had candles that had that scent. I would pick them up, breath deep and trance right out.
The first time I encountered the aroma of an Amaryllis Belladona I was ecstatic. There was that beautiful smell after so long.
This picture of Amaryllis is from the blog southernbulbs.com
Here are some pictures from my kitchen:
This is my new lamp fixture. It is beautiful glass in someof my favorite colors. I have fixed it over the light bulb portion of this way-too-country fan/lamp combo. It is a great improvement. It cost $5.50 at my local thrift store.
Succulants sit in one of the kitchen windows. When these plants were outside I had the jade plant in a planter beside the aloe vera. by the end of the warm weather, when I brought them inside, the jade plant had creeped into the aloe vera planter and put down roots. Now the pots are joined.
My Josh Homme painting hangs on the wall above this great fish made by Shasta High's art club, the Mad Mudders.
Orange things and pink things, purple onions, garlic, yellow peas, chop sticks and packaged condiments from Panda Bowl (Homer drool).
There are shelves on either side of the window over the kitchen sink. I have pix and knick knacks on them. Musicians and Hindi god figures and candles.
Eno, a shell and a yellow light. Eno's web presence.
Bob Dylan and Brian Jones, a candle decorated by the fabulous musician Jessica Pratt.
I love this picture of Jim Morrison with a juicy watermelon.
Oh . . . do you think it's suggestive? Naughty boys rule.
It definitely looks like an invitation to sensual pleasure, and summer delights.
There are dried flowers hanging near him in this window.
If you look carefully at the photo with the deserty palm plant (I'm no vulture for horticulture) you can see my candle decorated with an image of John Waters in a beauty salon. The cat is Tipsy.
Let the light in and breathe deep.
Time is an illusion and while we are counting. a world is woven from the things we forget.
I dreamed I had a ticket to go to France. Then I realized I couldn't make the trip.
I dreamed beautiful musical instruments kept being delivered to our mailbox and Frank would bring them in. One was a handmade, one of a kind Bass for him.
I had a wooden handcarved guitar thing with two drone strings. One heavy and one light. The heavy one was on the outside.
What if your name was Peter Coyote.


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Rob Rokicki Headed 'BACK TO THE BEECH' with Joe Iconis and More
Rob Rokicki, award-winning composer of the Off-Broadway hit THE LIGHTNING THIEF, is bringing his brand of smart musical theatre rock to The Laurie Beechman Theatre for a one-night-only concert, "Back to the Beech." The show will feature Broadway friends and special guests on April 4 at 7 p.m.
The New York Times calls Rokicki's music "sassy" and "energetic" and fellow writer and frequent collaborator Joe Iconis calls his music "intelligent, inspired, and incredibly relatable."
Featuring: Joe Iconis (Be More Chill), Andy Kelso (Kinky Boots), Kathleen Monteleone (Hands On A Hardbody), Brian Gallagher (Jekyll and Hyde), Amanda Flynn (Wicked), F. Michael Haynie (Dogfight), Jason SweetTooth Williams (Once Upon A Mattress), Lauren Marcus (Be More Chill), Eric Meyers (The Lightning Thief). Plus: Rebekah Allen (We Are Tigers), Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Sarah Beth Pfeifer, Sami Griffith, Mackenzie Jones, Emma Gannon-Salomon, Seth Eliser, Tracee Beazer (Memphis, Honeymoon in Vegas) and more!
$15 cover charge. $20 food/beverage minimum. Tickets: 212-695-6909 / web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10073417.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located at 407 West 42nd Street, Downstairs at the West Bank Café, New York, NY 10036.


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CVU is a Joint Venture (JV) between Colas, VolkerHighways and AECOM that has forged together the complementary strengths of three companies.
We have a history and pedigree renowned for excellence in highways operation, highways maintenance and highways improvement around the world and the UK, particularly in London.
Collectively we offer:
- Significant experience and capabilities on strategic high speed and local road networks
- A comprehensive understanding of the operational and customer needs of London through our extensive London Borough and TfL term maintenance experience
- Wide ranging London, UK and global consultancy expertise and experience of multi-employer contracts including the Midlands Highways Alliance
- Practical asset management delivery experience gained from long term partnerships
Together we will deliver best value utilisation of resources and skills to achieve the common sense, cost effective maintenance and management service.
Vision and Values
Our vision is to be the world class provider of your highways services in London, recognised for delivering common sense, value for money, sustainable solutions to transform London's streets.
Colas is an ambitious, award-winning business, delivering sustainable solutions for the design, building and maintenance of the UK's transport infrastructure.
We have unrivalled expertise based not only on our long history, but also on the strength we derive from being part of the world-leading International Colas Group. The Group has excellent R&D facilities, giving us access to innovative new products, processes and ideas.
VolkerHighways is a well-established highways service provider operating across London and the South of England.
Our goal is to deliver the best highways solutions within our industry through efficiency, responsibility and client commitment. Originally formed from long term, specialist highway companies, VolkerHighways has developed to become a truly integrated organisation that offers a wealth of experience. Working with a variety of both local authority and private sector clients, VolkerHighways utilise the expertise of our people to maintain and improve British Highways.
AECOM is built to deliver a better world. We design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets for governments, businesses and organisations in more than 150 countries.
As a fully integrated firm, we connect knowledge and experience across our global network of experts to help clients solve their most complex challenges. From high-performance buildings and infrastructure, to resilient communities and environments, to stable and secure nations, our work is transformative, differentiated and vital.


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Our Governing Body
All school governing bodies have three core functions:
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
At Holy Innocents, the full governing body meets each term. There are two committees, each of which also meets termly. One Committee is responsible for overseeing the curriculum and standards at the school and the other is responsible for financial, premises and personnel matters. Each governor is linked to an aspect of the work of the school, such as a particular area of the curriculum or priority for development, visits the school regularly and reports back to the relevant committee. All meetings are minuted and the minutes can be found below.
We have termly 'governor mornings' when we meet parents before school. The dates of these are given in the weekly newsletter to parents.
2018-19 meeting dates
Standards and Curriculum (SC)
Business, Premises and Personnel (BPP)
Full Governing Body (FGB)
17.9.2018; 26.11.18
Governor morning
Governor school based training
Governor morning
Governor school based training
Governor morning
Governor school based training
Our Governors
Chair of Governors: Dr Ian Wilson
Vice Chair of Governors: Rev Barry Chalkley
Foundation Governors: Rev Barry Chalkley
Dr Ian Wilson
Sr Esther Boles
Mrs Jackie Low
Mrs Catherine Crabtree
Mr Jean-Baptiste Jugand
Mrs Caroline Grainger
Mr Marcus Warner
Staff Governors: Mr Ryan Langford
Miss Catherine Hollands
Mrs Sharon Browning
Parent Governors: Mrs Maria James
Mrs Sive Cavanagh
Clerk to the Governors: Octavo Governor Services
Sister Esther Boles( Foundation Governor)
I am a qualified teacher and have worked in both the primary and secondary schools. I work every day in the Reception class as a volunteer and contribute widely to the daily life of the school. I also act as spiritual advisor to staff, pupils and parents.
I am an active member of the Parish of Holy Innocents' and belongs to the Religious Community known as the 'Sisters of Mercy'. This Order has a long history both with the parish and with the educational community here in Orpington stretching back to the time of the original St. Anne's Orphanage which was managed by the Sisters many years ago.
I am the link governor for Religious Education.
Barry Chalkley ( Foundation Governor)
I am a retired Finance Director and Company Secretary in the charitable sector. I am also an experienced school governor, having served on the governing body of another school prior to joining the Holy Innocents governing body.
I am a Permanent Deacon of the Catholic Church based at the adjacent parish of Holy Innocents and the main liaison between parish and school. I have a strong commitment both to the catholic faith and to education, seeing the children in our charge as the future of both our church and society. I believe that my particular combination of business experience and faith training enables me to contribute effectively to the strategic direction and business management of the school.
I have a link responsibility with the Diocesan Commission and with the Bromley Catholic Primary Schools Trust.
I am a local private client solicitor and the mother of two daughters one attending the school and one who has recently transferred to secondary school. My job requires analytical thinking and a determination to do my best for my clients. I hope to apply the skills I have acquired through my career to my role as governor.
I have previously been involved with the provision of music in the school and as a result have had many chances to see its day-to-day working.
During their time at the school, my girls have benefited from being part of a strong, supportive and friendly community. I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the continued success of the school.
I am the link governor for Science.
I am an Associate Director of Nursing at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and have been privileged to work in the NHS for over 20 years. I started my career as an emergency care nurse and have worked in many different roles gaining knowledge and experience in varied aspects of the health care system, some of which included financial management and safeguarding legislation. I have a keen interest in governance processes and interpreting the strategies in both health and education into an everyday understandable reality.
I have three children; two of whom still in the school and one has just left. I am committed to sharing and learning as well as reflecting on experiences together to enhance outcomes for the entire school population.
In my professional life I am an accountant and all too aware that a major part of governance lies in ensuring financial security however difficult the pressures on budgets. I am also a parent of three children, now grown up, who attended Holy Innocents School and have been an active parishioner for many years. I am committed to the school retaining its caring and supportive atmosphere alongside the pursuit of academic excellence. I am delighted to be a member of the governing body and support the school in its continued development.
Catherine Hollands (Deputy Head Teacher & Staff Governor)
I joined Holy Innocents' Catholic School in September 2014 as Deputy Headteacher after teaching for 7 years in a Catholic school in Swanley. I am part of the senior management team of the school and am very pleased to be able to contribute to the development of the school through being a member of the Governing Body.
I am passionate that all children in our care are offered the opportunities to realise their full potential and, as a practicing Christian, I am dedicated to the school maintaining and living through its Catholic Christian identity.
I am the link governor for ICT.
I am a Solicitor specialising in family and children law based near Liverpool Street in the City of London. In my professional life I must act with objectivity and always in the best interests of my clients but also with a critical eye for any issues that need to be addressed. I want to offer these skills for the benefit of the school in my capacity as Parent Governor – both in terms of taking an objective view on issues that affect our school and our children, as well as keeping the best interests of both in the forefront of my mind so that Holy Innocents can continue to improve and achieve academic excellence, while at the same time maintaining its unique welcoming and safe environment.
I have two daughters – one is at Holy Innocents already and the other will join reception in September 2015. I have been an active member of the Holy Innocents' Parish for nearly 20 years – I have just become one of the children's liturgy volunteers and previously was a member of the Parish's safeguarding team.
I am the link governor for special educational needs.
I am a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development and worked in Human Resources for over 20 plus years. I am also a father of two children, my youngest is in year 5 at Holy Innocents (my eldest child attended Holy Innocents, and is now in year 8 at Newstead Wood School). I am very pleased and looking forward, as a committed Catholic, to contribute towards the continuous improvement of Holy Innocents.
Ryan Langford (Headteacher)
I am the current Headteacher of Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School. I joined the school in January 2011. I have worked in several other Catholic primary schools before joining Holy Innocents' and am a passionate believer in the Catholic education system.
I really enjoy working with the governors, staff parents and pupils at this school and feel very privileged to be part of it.
Jackie Low (Foundation Governor)
I am a qualified teacher and work part time in the school teaching mathematics. I have many years of experience working in Catholic Education both at senior management level and in teacher training.
I have been a parishioner here in Orpington for many years. My now grown-up children attended Holy Innocents School – or St Anne's as it was then – and I also taught there. Indeed, when visiting the school now, I often come face to face with the children of children I've taught!
I believe that every child is entitled to the very best educational experiences, within a caring and supportive environment, in order for their unique potential to develop. My aim is to support Mr Langford and his staff in their ambition to achieve this.
I am the link governor for pupil premium and sports premium.
Marcus Warner (Foundation Governor)
I am a hospital pharmacist specialising in cancer health informatics and I lead a small team that delivers an electronic prescribing service to seven hospital sites at three different Trusts within South East London. I have extensive experience of multi-disciplinary working on various groups and committees with responsibility for governance, financial and operational performance. I feel that I can use these skills and experiences to support the work of the governing body. As a husband and father of two young boys I am a firm believer in the importance of a Catholic education and our critical role in passing on the faith to our children. I try to reflect these values and choices for my own family and this is why I feel having a thriving Catholic primary school within our Parish is vital to the life of the community.
Ian Wilson (Foundation Governor)
I have worked in education for thirty five years and have held senior posts in schools both in the UK and abroad. I was, until I retired, a senior inspector/adviser with a Local Authority, working mainly with primary schools. I have been a consultant with the National College for School Leadership, an adviser for Head Teacher Performance Management and a Registered Inspector with Ofsted. I have led the inspections of many primary schools.
I am married with two children and am an active member of Holy Innocents' Parish. I am very pleased to be a member of the school Governing Body and to be able to contribute to the continued development of the school.
I am the link governor for mathematics.
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Hello. My name's Coco. I'm a Common Wombat, but I'm anything but common. I'm a bit over a year old, and I weigh 13kg. I'm a girl, of course. (If you tell me you've heard of a boy called Coco, I'd say you're pulling my leg.) Sadly, I'm an orphan. My Mum was deliberately shot and killed by a man who then kept me as a house pet – along with his dogs. I'll never forgive him for murdering Mum. Never. Anyway a lovely lady named Patsy (from the Injured and Orphaned Wildlife Program of the Wildlife Management Branch of the Tasmanian Government's Department of Primary Industries and Water – whew, what a mouthful!) moved me away from that awful man, to Angela's care. Angela – a kind and gentle woman who lives near Hobart – fed me, looked after me and loved me until I became big and strong. Ten days ago Angela brought me on a long car trip to Mole Creek – to Onemilebridge where Farmdoc and his Sweetheart Vivienne live. I'm now in residence in their wombat pen. It's a kind of halfway house – after Angela's, and before I'm released into the bush. The pen that's my new home has been called the 'Wombat Hilton'. I can't disagree. I haven't finished my story yet, but I'm tired now. Because it's morning and I'm a nocturnal creature, you know. So I'll tell you more tomorrow. Bye for now. Love from Coco.
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Adrift On The Oceans Of Night
A slow, warm drone.
The sun almost visible through the mist.
The bleak beauty of winter from the warmth of home.
The music is one continuous longform ambient drone focusing on just one note.
As you listen to the one note, you start to hear harmonics and textures that would normally be hidden in the music.
Released 25 January 2017
Total running time: 54:50
Music and art by Ghost Harmonics.
Cover photo: Nighttime through a rain-soaked window
Reviews of Adrift On The Oceans Of Night
As the track develops, the listener gets a virtual symphony of deep harmonic interplay and sonic variations.
With just a few notes, we get an oceanic expanse of dreamy, atmospheric dark ambience. Wonderfully mapped out, let the voyage begin ...
Great music to drift with. Amazing with the lights out and headphones on.


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November 16, 2018
Lights at the Brickyard, the popular, drive-through holiday display returns for a third season from Nov. 16-Dec. 30 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Lights at the Brickyard features dozens of colorful displays totaling more than 2.5 million bright lights on a 2-mile course through the IMS infield and historic oval, including the front stretch and world-famous "Yard of Bricks" start-finish line.


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The Pharmacy Profit Secrets Process.
Our proven marketing strategies help transform your pharmacy into a highly sought market leading 'profitable' product and service provider.
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We fix the commercial problems (also known as marketing and business bottlenecks) in your pharmacy by creating a tailor made program that suits you, the pharmacy owner. This is done by mentoring, educating and equipping you with the proper marketing and business strategies to help you SIGNIFICANTLY improve your pharmacy in the following areas;
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Despite the fact that the iPhone accompanies a few apps which are very valuable for regular day to day existence, it's nothing unexpected that individuals have concocted formula apps to enable them to cook. All things considered, bunches of people require some additional assistance in the kitchen. Regardless of whether you're an affirmed foodie or a maturing gourmet specialist, these cook book apps have the formulas to enable you to serve up great circumstances from your the iPhone.
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This one application has an edge over the various cooking apps since it accompanies more than 25,000 formulas! It likewise accompanies a shopping list for every feast and appraisals from individuals who have attempted the dinners. In case you're searching for just a single formula application, at that point this ought to effectively be it. There are a wide range of menus to browse for add up to adaptability in the kitchen. This application is free, yet the promotions can be irritating.
Supper Spinner
This iPhone application was made by allrecipes.com, which likewise gives every one of the formulas. It accompanies guidelines for a great many suppers and enable clients to pick their menu in light of fixings or how much time they need to cook. One reward about this cook book over other formula apps is that shows evaluations and remarks from the individuals who have attempted the formulas. There are likewise channels which can be utilized for vegans and other exceptional eating routine confinements which make it less demanding to skim through the numerous formulas.
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This formula application is certainly justified regardless of your cash. It accompanies a flawless interface which is anything but difficult to utilize and a few of the formulas even incorporate recordings directions on the most proficient method to cook the feast. There are recordings on the distinctive glossary terms also, alongside sustenance things and tips from proficient culinary specialists. Pick a formula by cooking time, trouble level, or fixings. The application comes loaded with a wide range of data for cooks of all levels making it a decent esteem. The iPad Book App Advantage
Cooking Mom
This application is not quite the same as all the already said cooking apps as it is a cooking reenactment diversion. The diversion works by requesting that you pick a formula and it will influence you to experience every single means to set up that dish. You will see all the required fixings and what you should do to with them keeping in mind the end goal to think of the completed item. While it is a fun method to find out about cooking, one must recall that it is part-diversion and part-reproduction. There are a few sections of the diversion which have nothing to do with how to cook a supper at all and have just been included for trouble and fun. These parts of the amusement are rare, however it doesn't change the way this is a fun method to figure out how to cook. publish Your Kids' Book As an Application for iPad


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The Tamil Nadu government on last Thursday told the Madras High Court that the single-window admission system to engineering colleges allows the socio-economically weaker students to access all courses of all colleges in the state and choose one of them by filing a single admission form.
The state government made this submission defending the single-window admission system to engineering colleges in the state in its affidavit filed before the bnech of Justice K Ravichandra Baabu.
The affidavit was filed in response to a plea seeking to scrap the single-window system for admissions for 2017-18.
The counselling call letter is available on the official website for download.
TNEA Counselling 2017: How to download call letters
The candidates, who have not downloaded the call letters, may follow these steps:
Step One: Go to the official website of tnea.ac.in
Step Two: Click on "Counselling Call Letter" link given on the top of the webste
Step Three: Login using your registered email ID, password and the verification code given on the page
Step Four: Download your call letters
TNEA is a single-window counselling process conducted for admission to engineering and technical courses offered by various colleges and University departments across Tamil Nadu.
The Hindu had earlier reported that around 1.25 lakh students have applied for admission through single window counselling for engineering courses this year and it is estimated that the number could go up to 1.3 lakh.
Detailed TNEA 2017 counselling schedule
The students may check the TNEA counselling schedule and cut-off details here:
According to reports each student will be given 90 minutes for counselling session. The University has also advised students to check the names and affiliation of colleges before participating and choosing a college during the counselling session.
Anna University conducts TNEA which is a centralized counselling procedure for admission to BE and B.Tech. courses.
Every year approximately 1.5 lakh students get admission to engineering courses through this Single Window Counselling process. From next academic year, according to Higher Education Minister K.P. Anbalagan, the government has decided to conduct online counselling.
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We photographed the dress reahearsal of 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' last thursday evening at York Theatre Royal, showing from 14th Sept to 29th Sept 2012…
A must see!
A long distance race in real time. We follow one runner, alone with his thoughts, becoming part of his journey as his steady running rhythm transports him over a harsh, frost bitten earth. Colin Smith is defiant. He is a young rebel inhabiting the no man's land of detention centres and young offenders institutes.


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Source: Globest.com
Suburban Class A Fill Up
Author: Brian Rogal
CHICAGO—American Landmark Properties has just completed a long-term lease with Hyundai Motor America at its Two Trans Am Plaza located at 2 TransAm Plaza Dr. in suburban Oakbrook Terrace. Although the class A property started off the year with a lot of vacant space, much of that has been filled, another good example of what has happened in many suburban office markets during 2015.
Hyundai will occupy the top floor at Two TransAm Plaza and was represented by Jordan Rovito and Don Yahn of Cushman & Wakefield. Ownership was represented by Brian Silverman and Jason Shibata of JBS Commercial Real Estate.
JBSCRE was awarded the exclusive leasing assignment for the 118,000 square foot, 5-story class A office building at the beginning of 2015 when more than 50,000 square feet was vacant. But after the owners finished a major renovation of the main lobby, atrium, and restrooms, JBS was able to secure about 40,000 square feet in new lease transactions.


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When Goats Make You Crazy
Photographer: Armin Kübelbeck, CC-BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
Rustlings in the green....imagination, art, whimsy
PoMoSco-Day 10
This is wonderful! It actually reminds me a lot of when I had... yes, goats!


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Alcoa AA, +0.87% said it would lay off 2,000 employees over the next 12 months as part of a restructuring aimed at streamlining its operations in North America, Europe and South America. The aluminum company expects to record charges of $20 million to $25 million as a result, but believes the restructuring will lead to savings of $45 million a year. Alcoa said it might take other charges in the second quarter as it mulls taking other restructuring actions. The stock, a component of the Dow industrials, closed Monday down 22 cents at $31.46.
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Under Contract
DESCRIPTION: This site is located about 16 miles NE of Fredericksburg and about 3 miles from Willow City just off RR 1323 and Andy Moore Mountain Rd. There is no Anders Realty sign at entrance.
The location is about 1.5 miles down a well maintained private easement road, which intersects at BHCR. The area is secluded and little-visited, and is bursting with legend and lore, as well as Native American artifacts.
WATER: Simply put, this site provides consistent, reliable flowing water from Bird Hollow Creek for about 1,975' on such a small parcel of land, in a totally private setting. The site contains a secondary creek also with reliable flowing water per the seller for about 1,057. The north end of this site boasts a bonus spring known as Turkey Hollow.
LAND: This rugged country is scenic with inspiring views. There is little to no smooth land, however there are multiple building sites on the higher ground with distant views of Hudson Mountain. The topography of this tract is rolling to hilly with elevations that range from 1,430 in Bird Hollow to 1,650 at a nice private potential home site.
Native vegetation consists of oak-hickory landscape, mesquite, and mixed brush. The woody vegetation may consists of plateau live oak, mesquite, post oak, blackjack oak, cedar elm, and black walnut. There is no shortage of wildlife at BHCR. Whitetail deer hunting and turkey hunting is rated as excellent and there are plenty of feral hogs available as well. The occasional Aoudad Sheep has been spotted on the neighbors ranch. The place falls from almost 200 in elevation, and the country is mixed liveoak/mesquite/cedar, with a few lazy liveoaks along Bird Hollow Creek, as well as on an unnamed creek that cuts across the southern portion of the site. In fact, that creek bottoms offers up some of the most scenic country on the ranch, with mixed oak and elm bottoms backed up to sandstone bluffs.
IMPROVEMENTS: The site is largely unimproved, with the exception of a freshly bulldozed perimeter road wide enough to accommodate a full sized SUV. A CTEC easement will be granted by the adjoining tract from the same landowner.
SUMMARY: Bird Hollow Creek Ranch provides exceptional value for a private live water property found in the Texas Hill Country. There will only be one chance to snag this one, so dont wait!
FINANCIAL/TITLE: Listing Price is $5,700/acre = $862,695. Seller will provide basic survey acceptable to title company, all owned minerals convey. The ranch lies in the Fredericksburg ISD, is served by Central Texas Electric Coop, and 2016 ag-exempt taxes were $170.75. A new survey of the acreage and the private easement road will be completed.
The information contained herein has been diligently assembled and is deemed reliable, but is not warranted by Broker or Seller, express or implied, and is subject to change, prior sale, errors and/or omissions and withdrawal from market. Buyers must verify accuracy of representations on their own, as well as investigate potentially pertinent natural attributes, laws and regulations, and draw their own conclusions regarding the usefulness and value of the property for a given purpose. Viewing appointments scheduled with Anders Realty staff only. SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY DO NOT TRESPASS.
Co/Listed with Jeremy Lacy.
Buyers brokers must be identified on first contact, and must accompany buying prospect on first showing to be allowed full fee participation. If this condition is not met, fee participation will be at sole discretion of Anders Realty, Brady Anders, Broker.


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Disney's The Lion King
December 13 – January 6
Paramount Theatre, Seattle
STG & Broadway at The Paramount present Disney's The Lion. The entire Serengeti comes to life when the music soars and Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist.
Let your imagination run wild with Simba, Mufasa, Nala, and Scar as you witness the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life with visual images you'll remember forever. You'll feel the pulsating rhythms of the African Pridelands and an unforgettable score including Elton John and Tim Rice's Oscar winning song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "Circle of Life."
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If you're a designer, you've probably used WhatTheFont, the service that can identify a font from a photo, web graphic or scanned image. Now you can get those same features on your iPhone just by taking a photo with the WhatTheFont for iPhone app. You'll need to have internet access on your phone so the service can perform the font analysis.
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Designer Review: Featherby and Friends + Exclusive Promo Code!/
When I started blogging I never realized how many virtual crochet friends I would make in the process. I "met" Alicia Moore from Featherby and Friends several months ago and I have been a huge admirer of her work ever since! Take a quick peek. Do you love it too? Then keep reading for an exclusive Left in Knots promo code :)
Alicia designs the most adorable amigurumi crochet patterns which you can purchase from Ravelry here. So when she asked me to review her 'Mix and Match Monsters' pattern I jumped at the chance! Amigurumi crochet is a style that I am not the most comfortable with (all those stitch markers and continuous rounds) so it was great to get some practice with the technique-and look at the adorable, quirky monster I made!
About Featherby and Friends
Alicia is the mastermind behind the patterns at Featherby and Friends! You can find her patterns for purchase on Ravelry here, and you can also see what she is up to on Facebook and on her blog The Bluebird Bulletin. Alicia designs her patterns to be easy to follow, quick to make, and fun to play with! She has an incredible selection of patterns including dolls (with many outfit options) and animals. Alicia and I also share a love of Bernat Blanket yarn because she has a whole line of patterns she calls "huggable buddies" designed specifically for the squishy softness that is blanket yarn :)
Easy to Follow
After making my monster (he needs a name, don't you think?!) I can certainly attest to the "easy to follow" part! I have plenty of years of crocheting under my belt, but amigurumi is not a style of crochet that I work with often and this pattern was so simple for me to follow. In fact, she recently posted a free pattern on her blog, so take a peek at how beautifully simple her patterns are!
And oh my gosh, aren't all the monsters in the Mix and Match Monster Pattern so cute? I love the concept of a "mix and match" pattern because you can use it in so many different ways! I'm not going to do the actual math, but with all the different parts and pieces she includes in this pattern I bet you could make hundreds of different monsters. Well worth the $5 (or less if you use the coupon code below)!
Quick to Make
But how to choose your monster parts with so many options?! Alicia has got you covered! In her pattern, she provides cut out pieces for you to arrange and rearrange until you meet the monster of your dreams ;) I think this would be an awesomely fun way for children to participate in the project. Let them design their own monster so they can get involved in the creative process! They could design a monster for themselves or even as a gift for a friend.
I told you above that Alicia designs her patterns to be quick to make and fun to play with. Check and check! This little guy only took a few hours to whip up. I used Caron Simply Soft to create my monster, but any worsted weight yarn you have works well and it doesn't take very much!
Fun to Play With
Well, I think all I need to say about this is that my adult husband claimed this monster before my two year old daughter even had a chance! He insists that he needs it for his desk at work. Ha!
Try Featherby and Friends Out!
So you want to make your own monster now, right?! If you have fallen in love with Alicia's work like I have, then I have good news for you! Alicia at Featherby and Friends has offered Left in Knots readers an exclusive promotional code for her "Mix and Match Monster" Pattern. The first 50 people who use the code 'LeftinKnots50' will receive 50% off their Make a Monster Pattern purchase. You can click this link to add the pattern and the promo code directly to your Ravelry cart.
Remember that the 50% off coupon is only valid for the first 50 purchasers-so snag it now if you love it!
Were you late to the game and missed the 50% off code? Have no fear! Use this link to purchase the "Make a Monster" Pattern for 15% off :)
I received this pattern from Alicia at Featherby and Friends free of charge in exchange for my honest review. All opinions shared are my own!


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Todd Stevens is one of the SCG Tour's most consistent players, specializing primarily in Modern. Five straight Open Top 8s, with two wins, when playing Modern from March to July of 2017 helped propel him to win 2017 SCG Tour Player of the Year, a title he's looking to defend in 2018.