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The third round of talks will be held in Tokyo after Nov 20, a senior official who did not wish to be named, told IANS.
The Indian delegation will be led by Gautam Bambawale, joint secretary (East Asia) in the external affairs ministry, and will include senior officials of the department of atomic energy. They will hold talks with the Japanese team led by Mitsuru Kitano, Deputy Director General, Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department, in the foreign office.
The two sides have exchanged draft texts and are making progress on bridging differences, said the sources.
Japan has urged India to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and has made it clear that in case of a pact, a nuclear test by India would lead to the termination of civil nuclear cooperation.
Given its history as a nuclear-averse pacifist nation and strong anti-nuclear domestic constituency, Japan is insisting on additional non-proliferation commitments, which are understood to go much beyond what India has agreed to in its 123 agreement with the US, said the sources.
Japan has decided to speed up nuclear negotiations with India as it does not want to be upstaged by Seoul, a regional rival, which has not only concluded a bilateral civil nuclear pact with India but also signed a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with the country. New Delhi and Tokyo are expected to ink a similar pact in January 2011.
Last month, after talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said that the two countries had "agreed to speed up negotiations for civil nuclear energy cooperation, while seeking India's understanding of our country's sentiment" as a nation which faced nuclear bomb attack.
Manmohan Singh, on his part, said that although he will not "force" Japan into a nuclear agreement because of its sensitivity as the only nation to have borne the brunt of atomic weapons, he stressed that civil nuclear cooperation can be mutually beneficial.
Japan, a non-proliferation hawk which reluctantly backed the waiver for India in the Nuclear Suppliers Group in September 2008, launched the first round of nuclear negotiations with India in June this year, marking a major policy shift on the part of Tokyo towards engaging New Delhi.
This was followed by the second round in New Delhi last month ahead of Manmohan Singh's visit to Tokyo.
A complex web of factors is driving Tokyo, which never missed a chance to criticise India's 1998 nuclear tests, to seek nuclear rapprochement with New Delhi.
Japan has closely followed US President Barack Obama's visit to India and noted his announcement that the US would ease high-tech exports to India and push for India's full membership of elite non-proliferation clubs like the NSG, MTCR, the Australian Group and the Wassenaar arrangement.
Tokyo, an ally of Washington, also took note of Obama's declaration of support for New Delhi's candidature for an expanded UN Security Council.
Above all, Japan finds itself on the same page with the US in sharing its concerns about
Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea. In this context, Obama's support for a bigger role for India in crafting the East Asian architecture was not missed on regional players, including Japan.
Besides strategic reasons, Japan, a leader in civil nuclear technology that depends on nuclear electricity for over 40 percent of its energy needs, does not want to sacrifice business opportunities in the growing nuclear pie in India, a potential $150 billion market.


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Simply Stylist New York: Jacqueline Rezak and Michelle Madonna
Simply Stylist is thrilled to announce, celebrity stylist and founder of Rad+Refined Jacqueline Rezak and founder of That Madonna Girl, Michelle Madonna, will be hosting a breakout session together discussing "Styling Accessories" at our NYC event on Oct. 27.
Jacqueline has coined the title of being a 'Versatile Stylist' to the stars because of her unique approach to daytime attire as well as performance attire. She is a well known stylist in the music industry and has styled many music videos, international tours and live performances. She is the founder of online boutique Rad+Refined, and has dressed countless celebrities for their everyday wardrobes, red carpet events and more. Some celebrities she has styled include Tegan and Sara, Kristin Cavallari, Aly & AJ, Michalka and Brandi Cyrus, Tristian Pettyman and more!
Michelle was inspired to start TMG Accessories by a dream one night. She woke up the next morning and That Madonna Girl was born. Starting with floral headbands, TMG has blossomed into an entire accessories and lifestyle brand for fun and fearless girls that are always the center of attention. Because everyone stops to stare at the girl with flowers in her hair.
Not only will these lovely ladies be hosting a breakout session but Jacqueline will be on site during the shopping/pampering event as a personal stylist and Michelle will also be on site selling her line That Madonna Girl.
Buy your tickets HERE so you don't miss out on the opportunity to be styled by a celebrity stylist or see the latest from That Madonna Girl collection!

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Mr. Ruiz-Ayala has a long history of interfacing with multi-disciplinary teams and government officials in multi-cultural and multi-linguistic environments. Before joining Duggan Bertsch, Mr. Ruiz-Ayala was a capital partner at 120 attorney full-service firm headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Prior to that, he was an associate attorney at a multinational law firm headquartered in downtown Manhattan. Fluent in both English and Spanish, he has also received formal education and has working knowledge of Portuguese and French.
Mr. Ruiz-Ayala received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in Government from Harvard University, a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, a Master in Public Administration degree from the University of Puerto Rico and a Master of Laws (LLM) in Health Law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is admitted to the practice of law in Illinois, New York and Puerto Rico. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys and the Puerto Rico Bar Association.


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Ugandan media chief forced to resign
afrol News, 18 October- A long-standing chief executive of the state-owned 'New Vision Newspaper' in Uganda, William Pike, was reported to have forcefully thrown his towel after he had refused to endorse the sacking of his colleague editors. Mr Pike is a Briton of 40 years journalism experience who has been both the managing director and editor of the state-owned newspaper for almost twenty years.
A veteran editor of the paper, David Sseppuuya, took over editorial affairs but sources said a Belgian female journalist, Els De Temmerman, will soon occupy the seat. The new editor fist joined 'New Vision' as a sports editor in 1990. He became associate editor, features editor and later deputy editor last year.
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This year I have loved following all the new trends in denim. From pastels to tight and bright, and from floral to tribal patterns…it would seem denim is the canvas for fashionistas this year. With this in mind, I wanted to take on the challenge of styling my own denim and, luckily, had the perfect pair to experiment with on-hand.
My research on the topic of denim bleaching brought me to some pretty important do's and don'ts. One site really got me giggling – a nervous giggle that is. They explained how important it is to not use 'cheap' jeans, too much bleach and an aluminum bin. This was the outcome:
pinstrosity – check out this website – cracks me up every time.
I was a little freaked out to try after seeing the results above as my jeans were… well…how can I put it…cheap…like cheap cheap…like I probably spent $15.00 on them. But, I went ahead anyways. My cheap jeans travelled with me to Kelowna, where I had access to a large bin, bleach, and a backyard for dyeing. My mom, and partner in this pantsformation, helped me document some of the stages the jeans went through, and a glimpse of me at 7am in my pj's dyeing my jeans blue.
Before we get started though, here is where I got my inspiration for my final product. My wonderful friend Michelle Gadd over at elasticpantcity posted a DIY she did after she spotted this Marc Jacobs ad.
Marc by Marc Jacobs Resort 2012 collection
Once I laid my eyes on these polka dot beauties I knew we were meant to be…no matter how hard the battle. Without further ado…here is my pantsformation…
#1 – I ended up bleaching my jeans like I follow recipes. A little water, a little bleach…maybe a little more bleach…and a pinch of water. That being said, I don't have measurements. All I would say is that I found I had to use A LOT of bleach to get the color to budge. Check out this tutorial for measurements.
#2 – I would hang them to dry, and then bleach them again. I bleached these suckers about 5 times. It was a process. After the final bleach, I washed them and dried them.
#3 – Next I used fabric dye and began dyeing them blue. The blue I purchased was a sky blue, but I knew I wanted more of an ice blue, so they could be as marc jacobs as possible. Therefore, instead of the 15 minute soak, I had them in the dye for approximately 2 minutes. They look quite dark in the picture, but once they were hosed down (literally with the garden hose) they came out the perfect icy blue that you see in the finished product.
#4 – Finally, with some fabric paint (I picked mine up at Michaels), a keychain ring and a paintbrush, the final step was easy. I just spaced out my dots traced the keyring with fabric paint, and filled the circles in.
I am so thrilled with the outcome, and am glad that my uber cheap jeans held up to the challenge!
This weekend I styled them and although they are more a summer denim, I thought matched with the black blazer and heels they can transition into the fall. After all the sun is still a shinin' in Vancouver!
blazer – Zara // blouse – urban planet // sunglasses – Jennifer Lopez // shoes – target // earrings – charlotte russe // necklace – gifted tank top – h&m // sandals – Becki's closet // scarf – DIY coming soon // glasses – charlotte russe // earrings – charlotte russe // bangles – urban outfitters
I did pull out my hipster glasses for the 'dressed down' shots…and my hair is in such a glorious high ponytail because of the help of clip in extensions…don't judge…
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There were dramatic scenes at Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital this afternoon, as police conducted a full-scale search for a prisoner.
It's believed the Cessnock jail inmate was waiting to be treated in the hospital, when he escaped just before three o'clock.
Officers searched the area and found the fugitive in nearby bushland.
The 36-year-old was arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station.
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It's 3 years ago today that I lost my mom, yet it seems like a lifetime ago that she was with me. I keep asking myself, how is that even remotely possible?
All I can think is that a big part of me somehow split off, while the remainder was left to process the deep grief of no longer having her in my life.
This big part is the one that's always looked to shift and grow into the person I am underneath it all and not to cling to old ideas that I have of myself. The same one that occasionally requires me to feel nauseous in order to shake me out of an impending rut.
But that doesn't mean my mom isn't baked into my heart and soul forever and with me every second of the day, whether in the back of my mind, or when I see an exquisite butterfly while hiking, or when I use a major vocab word in conversation (how about ostentatious!) or use an adorable phrase she would have spoken (a total Marie-ism).
It feels right that the anniversary of her death coincides with the autumnal equinox, which is symbolically the time of death, which of course also signifies rebirth.
This is what we have a chance to do every day. Die to who we think we are and be reborn. Into what? Maybe a better version of ourselves, more in touch with who we really are and what we want. More real. More alive (there's that magnificent word again).
One thing I'll always think of when she comes to mind is love. It's always been about that, in whatever form you can find it…especially in the memory of a shy, happy smile belonging to the woman who taught me how to love.
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As we have every year since 1975, my father, brother and I are at the Long Beach Grand Prix. And much to my dismay, this will be the last time that it hosts the Formula 1 circus.
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I hope you enjoy the images of my paintings and photographs.
All of my paintings are framed. Watercolors, watercolor/collagraph and watercolor/collage will always be framed under glass. I utilize 100% acid free products – museum quality grade mat boards and mounting boards. Some painting will be double matted while others will have a single white mat board. Watercolors will be on Arches 300 lb. Cold Press or Rough acid free watercolor paper. Oils will be on canvas panels or stretched canvas. Those on stretchers bars will be either cotton canvas or linen canvas.
I utilize both traditional size stretcher bars and gallery size stretcher bars for my oil paintings.
Several of my watercolor paintings are available in Limited Edition (25) Giclee Prints. Contact me for sizes and prices.
Photographs can be purchased framed and matted or just matted. Several photographs are 8 X 10 inches in size, the matted size is 11 X 14 inches and the framed size is 14.25 X 17.25 inches. All mats are white and most frames are white with a flat 1.75 inch face profile. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information regarding my work.
My work consists of watercolors, oils and mixed media. My medium of choice for several years has been watercolors. During the past few years I've been experimenting with watercolor/collagraph (a form of intaglio print making) and I'm now exploring watercolor-collage and oil-collage. I'm utilizing collage to transform the traditional two dimensional painting surface into a three dimensional visual surface.
Although my subject matter may be somewhat representational at times, consisting of traditional landscapes, as barns set in snow scenes, and still lives, several of my current paintings are contemporary abstracts and impressionist landscapes. In my snow scenes, I like to contrast the warm colors of weathered barn siding with the cool color variations of snow. I'm a minimalist and do not like to over load my paintings with excessive details since my objective is to present to the viewer just enough content to capture a mood or emotion. Several of my paintings convey a peaceful, homelike, intimate realism.
My secondary passion is photography. I've been doing photography work for over a decade. Initially my purpose was to utilize photographs to create paintings (of which I still do) but, photography has opened up my eyes and mind to additional artistic expressions. I find myself constantly analyzing everything around me which allows me endless possibilities for subject matter.
A half gallon of 'Neapolitan' ice cream (consisting of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry) was what inspired me to create this abstract watercolor - collage painting. When the ice cream melts, the flavors will start to flow together which is what I saw using those colors to create this abstract collage (3- D) painting. It was sold to a couple living in South Carolina who were previously from Connecticut (Hartford County). The painting was on display at my Two Man Art Show - Artist's Guild of Spartanburg, S.C. and at my Featured Exhibition with the Artists' Guild Gallery of Greenville, S.C.
See my art at the Blended Vintage Marketplace, Westfield, MA.
"Abstract Easel" my Waterclor/Collage received the Third Place Award at the 4th Annual 'Articulture' Show. The painting retails for $270.00.
Friday, May 17, 2019, I will be at 'ArtWalk' from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Blended Vintage Marketplace. May 17th is the kickoff for the 350th Birthday of Westfield, MA. Join us for this milestone summer long celebration!
See me Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Blue Umbrella, in Westfield, 1 to 3 p.m.
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Time Blocking: How To Utilize This Powerful Time Management Tool!
Step 1: Identify Your Priorities
What are the priorities in your life Right Now? I say "Right Now" because priorities change depending on what season of life you're in Right Now. Maybe you're a high school, college or university student who's top priority is school, classes and working a part time job. Maybe you're a new parent and your priority is keeping a very small human alive while trying to maintain a level of sanity and organization in your home. Maybe you're starting out your career and prioritizing 100% of your time to growing it. Maybe you have children that are in school and you're running between your career and kids activities, prioritizing both almost simultaneously. No matter where you are, your priorities will change, and I can't tell you where your priorities lie, thats going to be up to you to identify them.
Lets take a look at where your priorities lie right now. Take out a piece of paper or open a note app on your phone and spend a couple of minutes honestly looking at what your priorities are right now. No one is judging you or telling you what priorities you SHOULD have. Instead identify the top 4 or 5 priorities that consume your life. Everyones priority list is going to look different since priorities are so unique to each individual.
Bellow are my listed priorities:
My Husband
My Daughter
Family and Friends
An Organized Life
(Note: My own personal self care and my relationship with my spirituality is woven between all of these priorities during my day.)
Relationships, education, career, spirituality, financial, physical, personal. Some, or all of these priorities may be on your list, but its important to identify them in order of importance before you begin your schedule.
Step 2: Understanding Fixed vs. Variable Time Blocks
When you first start a budget you identify what items are fixed expenses (housing, utilities, car payments. Item's that have a fixed price associated to them) and what items are variable expenses (personal care, dry cleaning.. Anything that will change daily or monthly and is more liquid in nature).
Time blocking is very similar in this respect since you need to identify what events throughout each specific day are 'fixed' and what events are 'variable'.
A fixed time block is a chunk of time that has been spoken for or "nailed down" for a specific event or task. For example, be work from 9:00-5:00PM. This 8 hour time block would be blocked off in your calendar so you wouldn't be able to add any additional events to that time span (outside of the work your doing of course!). Another example would be getting the kids up and out the door for school. Identifying that you require 7:00-9:00AM Monday to Friday to get the kids fed and out the door to school means that you block that time off in your calendar. You know, that from 7:00-9:00 every task must be related to get the children ready for their day. That could include getting breakfast on the table, making lunches, making sure kids have everything they need in their backpack's, driving them to school etc. This would NOT be the time to do your household administration, budgeting or phone calls. Attempting to combine tasks in uncomplimentary time block's can lead to stress and disaster.
A variable time block on the other hand, is more fluid and mobile and completely in your control to design. You in essence are blocking off a period of time during your day or week to an item that if necessary, can be moved to another time block. These time blocks are can be used for your priorities that you've identified above, or necessary household administration tasks.
Step 3: Utilizing Spreadsheets to Create Your Perfect Schedule
Now that we've identified your top priorities and you've thought about your fixed and variable time blocks, it's time to jump on Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel (or whatever spreadsheet platform you may be using) and start your weekly spreadsheet.
On the first column on your sheet I recommend that you write down intervals of time. I like to work in 30 minute time slots, however you may choose to do 15 or 60, whatever will work for you.
On the top row designate each column to a specific day, Monday - Sunday.
Begin filling in your fixed time blocks (school, work, children's activities, classes etc.)
As you work through your fixed time blocks during your week, an image will emerge of the time you have remaining for your variable time blocks.
Now we can look back at your priority list and see if there are blocks of time throughout your week that you can devote to each one. Let's look at a couple of examples:
If you've identified that fitness is one of your first priority, you can now look at an outline of your week and see where you can slot in the time to devote to it.
If you've identified that building a stronger relationship with your faith is another top priority, where can you find blocks of time during your week to devote to it?
If you've identified that getting out of debt is a top priority, where can you schedule time during your week for possibly more work or a side hustle?
As you input your variable time blocks, remember that these blocks should be designed so they can easily be moved throughout your day if necessary. They are not fixed, and an acurrate image would be to imagine them floating.
Check out this previous post on time blocking, which includes my schedule for Amelia when she was 1!
Bellow, I've designed two example schedules for time blocking for two very different people.
Note: I am only using 2 different colors to identify the fixed time blocks (purple) and variable time blocks (orange) to illustrate how they work together. When you design your spreadsheet I encourage you to assign a color for each item (work, personal, class etc.)
Example of Time Blocking for a Student (click to enlarge)
Priorities Identified:
Supporting self through college
Growing relationship with spirituality
Note: There are blocks of time here that are open to allow this student to slot in time with friends, additional shifts picked up, group projects etc.
Example of Time Blocking for a Working Parent (click to enlarge)
Priorities Identified
Home (organization and running smoothly)
Get out of debt!
Career advancement
Some Note's: On Saturday's I have identified a variable "Home Time Block' with tasks listed underneath. I am in no way suggesting that this person attempts to get all of these things done, but instead identifies what must be done during this specific day of the month and focus on that. If, for example, there is no deep cleaning to be done then that would be stricken from the list.
Being a working parent presents its own set of unique challenges. There is very little time in your day to tackle anything other then work and your children! So, I usually recommend tackling household items on the weekend where you may have more help and can work together as a family to complete chores. I also advocate mental health and the true benefit of outsourcing. If its going to give you breathing room, clarity and balance to hire someone to come in and clean once a week or once every two weeks (and it works with your budget) then DO that.
Step 4: Working With Your Planner
When you've completed your spreadsheet you will have a detailed picture of what your week looks like. Now its time to open up your planner (paper or digital) and, working with the spreadsheet, start planning out your week. this is a great time to also hash out what items you would love to slot into your personal morning and evening time blocks as well!
For me, time blocking is the true key to my success. It allows me to get everything done while at the same time allowing me breathing room throughout my week!
Have you tried time blocking? I'd love to hear how its going!! Shoot me an email or comment to let me know your thoughts =)
Feeling a bit too overwhelmed by time blocking or organizing your schedule? I'm always here to help! Schedule a 15, 30 or 60 minute consultation and we will figure out a schedule that works for you!


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GDPR: Ready, steady, go!
Now that the implementation date for the General Data Protection Regulations is fast approaching, you may want to have a look at these resources for charities.
For a bitesize approach try these introductory videos:
- Top 5 things to consider for your GDPR preparation
- Whiteboard Wednesday: GDPR Overview
- And this is a recording of a longer NCVO webinar: What does GDPR mean for your charity?
- Six GDPR compliance examples
Written resources include:
A free guide written by their GDPR expert Paul Ticher on behalf of DSC
GDPR: A guide for charities a free download from Charity Finance Group
NCVO resources and their members have access to sample policies on their Knowhow Nonprofit site. NCVO membership is free to organisations with annual turnover below £30,000.
Privacy policy template for use on your website
The regulator:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is the regulator for data protection and privacy law. It has lots of information on its website and a helpline with dedicated support for small charities.
Paid services:
Small Charities Coalition and a partner organisation are offering a compliance service with subscriptions starting from £200. You can sign up for more information here.
And finally:
Third Sector have pulled together a range of information on their GDPR Hub


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Does your smartphone feel incredibly slow? Does launching apps take forever? Is your battery always empty? If that is the case you need to clean up your smart phone. Smart phones can become annoying when their speed and functionality is not satisfying. We all want our phones to perform better every time we use them, but how can we be able to speed up our smart phone?
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- It Terminates background apps
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The House the Hand and the Hatchet
A lyrical portrait of American artist James Surls, best known for his massive wooden and metal sculptures, "The House the Hand and the Hatchet" opens a window on Surls' worldview and artistic process as the venerable sculptor settles into his 70s and looks back on his career. The past — particularly his early life with his wife and young daughters in the woodlands of East Texas — deeply informs his work, and that history is periodically referenced through archival video footage and old news clips. But the film stays primarily in the present, following Surls as he works diligently in his studio, lectures to art students, oversees installations and exhibitions, and sits for a frank retrospective interview. The film gives the artist the space to expound at length on his life and his work, revealing a personality that is poetic, thoughtful, and admirably frank. "The House the Hand and the Hatchet" provides an engaging, revealing sketch of a vigorous and essential American artist.
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60 >AustrAliAn EducAtion 2012 hospitality and tourism courses in a top tourist destination Australia offers leading-edge courses in hospitality and tourism; many of these include work experience so you will gain real-life skills in one of the world's top tourist destinations. Kiri Joyce explains how an Australian course will give you the edge in this fast-growing industry. Hospitality will be the world's biggest industry by 2020, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council. Australia is advancing the quality of hospitality and tourism education and providing industry-trained graduates for the future. Evidence of the industry's growing appeal for students is everywhere: celebrity chefs are the new rock stars; the organic and biodynamic food movement is revolutionising the way we eat; and sustainability is increasingly important. Travel is becoming easier, with consumers more discerning on both business trips and holidays. In this ever-growing sector, students from around the world are pursuing exciting career paths. Australia offers leading-edge courses in hospitality and tourism, including specialised courses in areas such as patisserie, event management, sports tourism and ecotourism. You can study these courses at universities and vocational institutions across the country. Many courses include work experience so you will gain real-life skills in Australia, one of the world's top tourist destinations. hospitAlity: cookery And service World-renowned for its hospitality, Australia prides itself on providing a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for travellers and international students. Therefore, it's only natural that Australia should reflect the national attitude in providing world-class education in hospitality. You don't have to look far to find former Australian students making their mark in the industry. For example, Tobie Puttock, now an internationally recognised face in the culinary world, trained for his stellar career at an Australian vocational institution. Since then, he has worked at many top restaurants in Europe and Australia and has appeared on television. Tobie helped Jamie Oliver set up his Fifteen restaurants in London and Melbourne. A commercial cookery course at an Australian vocational institution was the launchpad for restaurateur, Guy Grossi. Guy is a heavyweight in the Australian restaurant scene. He is regularly on television and has published his own recipe books. 'Australia is advancing the quality of hospitality and tourism education and providing industry-trained graduates for the future.' Above: Students do work experience in top holiday destinations across Australia. Image: Tourism Queensland
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Greece Says No to Bailout Terms
Yesterday Greece voted against the harsh austerity measures sought by the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and the European Commission for a bailout package, increasing the likelihood the debt ridden nation could leave the Euro zone. Following the outcome of the referendum, European leaders have called for a summit tomorrow to decide on the next course of action. As markets continue to grapple with the macro implications of the Greek referendum, today's economic numbers showed that German industrial orders for May slipped less than consensus.
Across the Atlantic, the Fed's labour market conditions index and the ISM non-manufacturing index will provide additional cues to gauge the outlook for the US economy, heading into the second half of the year.
Pound Sterling – UK Markets
Sterling is trading in a tight range against the US Dollar this morning, amid the absence of any notable macroeconomic indicators in the UK to influence trading in the pair. Going forward, the Bank of England's monetary policy meeting, later this week, will attract significant market attention. Though it is unlikely that there will be any change to the policy, the BoE Chief's comments on economic outlook will be noted, considering the latest upbeat numbers of the services and construction sectors. Also in focus this week will be industrial and manufacturing production, NIESR's estimate of GDP growth and trade balance numbers.
On Friday, the Pound–US Dollar currency pair failed to retain gains which followed the encouraging UK services PMI. The higher than anticipated PMI reading for June hints at a post election rebound in activity. Upbeat services, along with positive construction and manufacturing data released earlier, suggest that the economy expanded at a robust pace in the second quarter of the year.
US Dollar – US Markets
The US Dollar is trading on a firmer footing against the Euro post the weekend Greek referendum results, while it is looking for direction against the Pound this morning. Later in the US, a couple of economic releases, the ISM non-manufacturing and the Fed's labour market conditions index, will provide further clarity on near term growth outlook. Though the recent Markit PMI numbers indicated lower growth in the nation's service sector, investors will today note another measure of the private sector activity to gauge the performance of the economy in the second quarter. Markets anticipate that the ISM non-manufacturing numbers will tick slightly higher, in contrast to Markit's reading. In addition, the Fed's measure of labour market activity will be anticipated for more cues on the timing of the first interest rate rise in the nation.
The greenback remained broadly lower against its major currency counterparts on Friday, amid a thin trading session on account of Independence Day holiday.
Euro – European Markets
The Euro plunged initially against its major peers after the Greeks, during the weekend, voted against the austerity measures of its international creditors. The decisive victory for the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his radical left Syriza party has increased the probability of the cash strapped nation leaving the currency union. The referendum results have also set the table for fresh rounds of negotiations for a new deal, with the response of creditors' keenly awaited. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande are meeting later today and a Euro summit is scheduled tomorrow.
Economic data released earlier in the day showed that German factory orders contracted at a smaller than anticipated pace in May, while April factory orders were revised significantly upwards. Additionally, investor confidence in the Euro zone rose unexpectedly for July, encouraging optimism about the outlook for the region's economy. Following the release of the data, the single currency is gradually rebounding against the Pound.
Other Currencies – Highlights
Data released earlier today showed that consumer prices in Switzerland unexpectedly rose in June from May, indicating decreasing deflationary pressures in the nation partly due to a rise in oil prices. On an annual basis, the economy continues to remain in deflation, though the intensity has reduced from the previous month. The economy has been impacted by a soaring Swiss Franc and the central bank continues to keep rates low to spur growth and inflation in the nation. Meanwhile, the Swiss Franc is trading on a weaker footing against the US Dollar, indicating that the upbeat CPI reading had little impact on trading.
In the session ahead, investors will eye US economic releases for further cues on trading in the currency pair. Going forward, Switzerland's unemployment rate for June which is scheduled tomorrow will attract significant market attention.


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Cozy up by your fireplace in your winter mountain escape and decorate this season with this pre lit xmas garland. This Christmas garland with lights will transform your home with its natural beauty. The perfect outdoor garland that is easily moved indoors, will take your home from "wow" to "I want it now!". The unique - handcrafted design of our red berries is complimented with mixed mountain tips, and rugged twisted twigs.
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Automotive City is the number one choice in auto repair here in Grass Valley CA. The business was started in 1967 in San Francisco and purchased by Ken Cook in 2005. We have 4 full-time auto repair mechanics on staff and the lead mechanic is an ASE Master Mechanic and Licensed Smog Technician. Automotive City is a AAA Approved auto repair facility and an accredited member of Better Business Bureau with an A+ Rating since 1998.
Prior to purchasing Automotive City, Ken designed Automotive Test equipment at Hewlett-Packard's Test and Measurement division in Sunnyvale, CA. Ken's electronic test and design background gives the business an edge when it comes to today's cars – integrated electronics and sophisticated controls. Ken operates his business based upon the standards of business conduct that he learned from his 21 years of working at Hewlett-Packard: Honesty - Integrity – Trust – Respect.
What makes us different? Your car is something you simply can't function without and when your vehicle stops working as it should, you need a dependable auto repair shop to get to the bottom of the problem as quickly as possible. In Grass Valley, CA the auto repair shop to trust is Automotive City. Whether your car is in need of a minor fix or an extensive overhaul, we'll give your vehicle our full attention until it's running the way it should be with the latest in Technology for servicing, diagnosing, and repairing your vehicle. We also have the latest diagnostic equipment to ensure we do it right.
New Snap-On wireless diagnostic scope. Laptops with the latest Repair information, Schematics, and Technical Service Bulletins/Recall information to best advise customers.
Powertrain Control Module Programming equipment (i.e. Flashing)
New Pro-Cut PFM 9.2 On-The-Car Brake lathe – Rotor Matching System - to ensure smooth brake operation that meets the requirements of today's tighter tolerances in brake systems.
New Camera-Based Alignment equipment.
Automotive City's Mechanics are regularly sent to training classes to keep up with the latest changes in technology.
Affordable auto repair services using highest quality parts available
Accurate estimates and turnarounds
Personal experience - we know our customer's on a first name basis
Comprehensive repairs - we want you and your family to be safe
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Customer Services - We are always available to answer questions regarding new car purchases. Check out abnormal noises. We always offer free brake inspections. Free fault code retrieval - when that check engine light comes on. One-on-One discussions with the mechanics
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"I have had an F150 and a Toyota Sienna serviced and repaired at Automotive City for the past 5 plus years by Ken and his staff. The work was explained, documented, and performed in a very professional manner. When my daughter visiting from out of the area had her transmission blow up, Ken expedited getting and installing a rebuilt one. When this transmission failed 10 months later when she was back home in Fresno, Ken was very helpful in making sure that the warranty was honored. I highly recommend Automotive City for auto repairs in Grass Valley." - Curtis M, Nevada City
We want your experience with us to be a positive one, and our courteous, knowledgeable mechanics will stop at nothing to get you back out on the road as quickly as possible. So the next time you find yourself in need of an auto repair shop, turn to the team at Automotive City.


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The right to fashion is not limited to adults only. The industry is increasingly spreading its wings and lowering its age quotient to fit kids. Todays kids are smarter, their choice of clothes is different than it used be one or two decades earlier. They know what is fashionable and what is not a also understand the importance of looking good but in their own sweet little way.
In present scenario, the childrens segment is attracting many designers. After being neglected for years, it has finally come up with interesting opportunities. There is tremendous scope for newness for there is so much to be invented and harnessed. The result of such positive sign of development is a uniquely varied collection of clothes in this division. The diversity has affected everyone. The designers are putting the best creative inputs, the stores have dedicated specified sections of the babies and the parents are more than happy to find beautiful clothes for their little ones. Elders have finally come at peace with the fact that there should be no place for dullness in anything concerning children. Clothes play such an important role in shaping up the imaginative faculties. They play vital role in the development of skills that help them relate to beauty.
Let the children do their own shopping. Accompany them to supermarkets. This will not help them choose stuff that they like but also teach them the basics of shopping. Teach them to choose the correct sizes. Take up online shopping in company of the little ones. It is fun watching them shop like grown ups do.
Childrens world and the Clothes
The children have their own world. The believe cartoons are for real, Barbies exist and superheroes will come to save them in hours of need. All of them like to dress like their role models. If boys enjoy dresses with masks of Spiderman, girls love the Barbies. They are naturally attracted to clothes that imitate their world Thus, T-shirts with painted Micky Mouse or a Donald Duck carries so much fun for them. Color is the other integral element.
All children love wish to grow up. Dressing like elders is one inherent wish. Thus, one would find several miniature forms of dresses worn by elders donning the childrens section. Be it the baby boys suit or the embellished gowns for girls, the choices are unlimited.
Childrens clothes and comfort-
While, the children may understand fashion but it is the duty of the parents to know the comfort factor. Select the fabrics that are not rough. Natural fabrics suit them the best. Very tight clothes seem to make them uncomfortable. Choose the ones that do not stick to the body too tightly. On the other hand very loose clothes with also not placate them.
Children tend to need many clothes. Then they grow up very fast, they will not be able to wear same clothes for years. So, it is not advisable to purchase very costly ones. The good news is that one can procure very good clothes even in reasonable prices.
Please log on to http://www.designersclothings.com/ to know more about children clothes


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In the past, the issue with laundry pods mostly concerned children who play with the items or mistake them for candies. New reports show that children aren't the only ones at risk of laundry pod-related incidences, but adults with dementia as well.
Accidents Involving Laundry Pods
An 87-year-old woman from Texas who passed away in May was found to have died two days after ingesting two packets of laundry pods. Unfortunately, the elderly woman's death is the eighth death related to ingesting laundry pods.
Since its introduction to the market, people have been worried about its potential dangers owing to its playful packaging that come in different colors. True enough, children were its first victims. From January 2013 until December 2014 alone, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 62,254 reports related to laundry and dishwashing detergents, 60 percent which were related to laundry pods.
Laundry pods were introduced to the market in 2012 and in the short amount of time that it has been in the shelves, eight deaths related to ingesting the product have been reported so far, two of whom were children, while the other six were elderly individuals with dementia including Edith, the woman who died in May.
Not surprisingly, six out of eight deaths involving laundry pods were linked to P&G, the very company that debuted Tide Pods in 2012.
"We are aware of accidental ingestions related to our liquid laundry packs among adults with previously diagnosed dementia," said Elizabeth Kinney, P&G's senior communications manager for North America.
Lethal Risks For Adults With Dementia
Confusion is one of the main hallmarks of dementia, and having colorful packets lying around the house is a danger to them. This is especially more so because, like children, people with dementia may sometimes seem inclined to place things in their mouths. It doesn't help either that they can reach for things that children cannot.
In the case of Edith, it was revealed that she had previously been known to mistake several objects for candies. This sixth death of a dementia patient shows that it's not just children who are vulnerable to the lethal dangers posed by laundry pods.
Reducing The Danger
Whether you have children or caring for a loved one with dementia, it's very important to keep these laundry packets in a location where it will not be easily reached. In fact, taking any cleaning product that may remotely resemble anything edible should be removed from the house.
Further, a piece of advice would be to keep the items in their original packaging so as to lessen confusion and to completely separate them from the storage of food products.
Several manufacturers of laundry pods have altered their packaging. In 2015, they even voluntarily made the packaging more difficult to burst, and added a substance that would give the outer film a bitter taste.
Despite this, Edith's case proves that there is still more room for improvement. As such, keeping our own homes safe and the cleaning products we use properly stored would be the first steps we can take as consumers of these products.


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Galveston may be spared from unsightly seaweed this season
GALVESTON - In a lucky break for Galveston beachgoers and the Gulf Coast's tourism industry, the masses of seaweed that plagued the area last summer seem to be turning toward the Caribbean and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
The mats of Sargassum, now carefully tracked by a NASA app unveiled Thursday, drift in from the Atlantic on Gulf currents. At a crossroads near the Yucatan Peninsula, the seaweed either turns toward the Texas Coast or is swept back to the Atlantic Ocean, Robert Webster, a marine science researcher at Texas A&M University at Galveston, said at the 2015 Gulf Coast Sargassum Symposium.
"Most of the Sargassum has made that right turn," Webster said. "They are getting killed in the Yucatan."
Last year the seaweed took the Texas route, landing in volumes believed to be the largest inundation in history, possibly because massive flooding from Venezuela's Orinoco River swept so many nutrients from floodwaters into the Gulf that it caused the Sargassum to flourish. The Orinoco is one of South America's largest rivers and its mouth, although flowing into the Atlantic, is close to the Caribbean.
Tourism funds went up
Despite the smell of rotting seaweed and blocked beaches that soured some tourists on Galveston, they kept coming, said Mario Rabago, Galveston Park Board deputy director. Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue, a tax on rooms rented by tourists, last year rose to $75.28 million during the peak tourism months, May-September, from $70.22 million in 2013 and $66.35 million in 2012, according to figures from the Galveston Island Convention Center and Tourism Bureau.
Park Board Executive Director Kelly de Schaun said part of the reason was an education campaign on the beach-building benefits of seaweed. Posters plastered around the island asked beachgoers to "Please excuse the seaweed. Mother nature is at work."
The Park Board also began a "bucket brigade" campaign, with employees handing out buckets to tourists and taking them into the seaweed to show that it was teeming with life. Shrimp, crabs and other life found inside the seaweed were placed in the buckets for children to examine. The buckets became popular and soon tourists were asking for them, de Schaun said.
"Rather than fight it, embrace it," said Claire Reiswerg, a member of the Park Board beach maintenance advisory board. She said a pamphlet distributed by the board "has two pages on seaweed and how fabulous it is and what it does for Galveston island."
In a typical year, as is expected this year, Sargassum begins arriving in the middle of May and dwindles by mid-August, but over the last several years seaweed has arrived as early as January and has kept coming in some cases until winter.
Web app's uses
Although it may have its good attributes, cities want to get as much warning as possible to prepare for Sargassum landings. A new app developed by NASA, also unveiled at the symposium, uses satellites to spot seaweed and predict where and when it will land. Anybody who wants to know how much seaweed is on its way to Galveston beaches and when it will arrive can go to sargassum.tamug.edu to see orange dots representing seaweed floating across a satellite map of the Gulf of Mexico.
The automated system will replace a manual system, called the Sargassum Early Advisory System, developed by Texas A&M University at Galveston and maintained by students, said Duane Armstrong, chief of the applied science and technology products office at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center.
The app, developed over about seven months as part of a $175,000 grant that also funded the development of the Texas A&M forecasting system, combines satellite imagery with data from the U.S. Navy and the system developed by the university.
The system will also be useful for fishermen and conservationists concerned about the impacts of seaweed on endangered species like sea turtles, Armstrong said. "There are a broad range of potential uses besides coastal management," he said. "It's unique. Nobody else is doing this."
Islands like St. John in the Caribbean and Cozumel, Mexico, which are suffering this year under a new onslaught of seaweed, are already asking about how they can make use of the new web app, Armstrong said. Beaches in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia also have a seaweed problem and could benefit from the web app, he said.
NASA was driven in part to develop the web app by the massive accumulation of seaweed on Galveston beaches last year and a need for quicker forecasting, Armstrong said.
"The accuracy was outstanding," Armstrong said about the seaweed forecasting model developed under a project headed by Webster. But it was all done manually, a task they feared might be discontinued once students graduated.
The task of automating the system required pulling together an algorithm - a complex mathematical formula that is like a computer code - that would teach computers to recognize satellite images of seaweed as well as calculate wind speed and currents to arrive at an accurate forecast.
In doing so, they refined the eye of the satellite to a new level that could allow it to be adapted for other purposes, such as tracking oil spills. Ted Mason cq, NASA technical manager, said the app is being refined to increase ease of use
All the high-tech gadgets and machinery deployed to the beach didn't put a dent in the piles of seaweed last year, de Schaun said. She was drawing up a complicated plan to remove the seaweed by pumping it onto a barge when high tides and rain melted it away.
"Sometimes the best answer is to work with mother nature instead of battling her," de Schaun said.


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Concern at levels of violence, a pervasive drug and gang culture, insufficient psychiatric facilities and drug treatment programmes, alarming over-crowding and a poor prison regime for many of the State's prisoners: these are the findings of the 2006 visit by the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT).
The resources below provide the relevant information and the IPRT submission which outlined our areas of particular concern.
Read more:
- CPT report on 2006 visit here.
- Read the CPT press release here.
- Read the Government response here.
- IPRT submission in advance of the visit.


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Instructors: Tone Haldrup Lorenzen and Grace Booth
Dates: July 5-7
Time: 9 am-12 pm
Ages: 7-14
Cost: $100.00
In this 3-day workshop, students will make masks, play music, and use movement and animal characters to explore a fairy tale adventure. Co-taught by Vida Tayebati from Tehran, Iran, and Grace Booth from Gill, MA, this workshop facilitates discussion and understanding of other cultures as we make theatre together. There will be an informal showing for family and friends on the final day.
Register on http://www.artspacegreenfield.com/classes/


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THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Ryan Mignault tallied twice, including the game-winner, while goaltender Brock Aiken turned aside all 29 shots, he faced, to post his Superior International Junior Hockey League-leading seventh shutout of the season as the Thunder Bay North Stars blanked the visiting Dryden GM Ice Dogs 4-0 Tuesday evening at the Fort William Gardens.
Mignault started his night early as his first of the evening was put past Dryden starter Jacob Anthony 58 seconds into the contest.
He then put the North Stars up by a pair late in the frame as he was sent in alone on a breakaway by defenceman Matthew Halushak where he made no mistake by cutting right and lifting his 44th goal of the campaign over the GM Ice Dogs netminder.
Moving on to the middle session, Thunder Bay collected the lone tally of the session when Keighan Gerrie wired one home for his 36th of the season five and a half minutes into the period.
The North Stars capped off the triumph in the third as rookie forward Jonathan Kilby drove his way to the net on the right side before the puck found its way to the high slot where defenceman Logan Mihalcin snapped a shot into the back of the net midway through the session to round out the night's scoring.
Joel Willan chipped in with a pair of assists to aid the Thunder Bay cause.
Despite the defeat, Anthony was solid in net for Dryden making 46 saves along the way.
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You can go a lot of north in California before reaching not-California. And you have a lot of east-west room to do it. I-5 is a theoretical median that dissects the state tip to tail, until you reach LA, and then it's all coastal-ish.
But back to north. Head outside of San Francisco, and just a little east, and you start driving through wine-country. Napa, Sonoma, Alexander valley - all places of vines and vintages. Once you get out of wine country, you start to reach very dry and very hot areas of California.
People find all sorts of ways to stay cool up there, one of the most common ways is to live near a lake. There are a few lakes to chose from - Berryessa, Clearlake, and farther north there is Whiskeytown and Shasta.
The town of Lakeport sits right on Clearlake, and is home to about 5000 people. It has a cute main street with old pioneer style buildings, most of the old banks have been converted to antique shops or restaurants.
The Norcal Aircooled VW club hosts a show and campout there every year. I've never hung out with these guys, but hey, it's a VW show, and more importantly, a good excuse for a motorcycle ride. So Joe and I suit up last Saturday morning, get caffinated, and head the 100 or so miles to Lakeport to check out the scene.
We take 101 north for a full sprint, and once we reach the little town of Hopland, we turn right on 175 for one of the windiest roads in California. The views, when you have time to look at them are classically wine country.
It's 15 miles of twists and turns, signs that require trucks over 38 feet to turn around, manzanita, dry grass, and a feint hint of sage coming through the helmet. You don't notice too much on a motorcycle as you are paying attention to the road, but you do notice smells. This is the smell of my childhood in Redding, and I can't help but think of my grandparents and their old Studebaker Hawk. But back to Lakeport.
The NAG group has blocked off a one block area for the show. It's small, but not without a few gems. For instance, this pillow:
There's this splittie with the cool front bar, and the center headlight.
A hacked but nice bugtruck
This jeep-bug-kit-thing:
The ever-present peace bug:
This flawless convertible:
John La Torre was there, fresh back from Maupin, and representing as usual.
Here's a bumpersticker that pretty much says what I keep tryingto say, but the other driver can't hear me.
And finally, one of these things is not like the other:
The rest of the pictures are on my flickr site.
Joe and I do a quick walk through the town, and head out in mid afternoon. It's 101 degrees, and the hot air is seriously affecting our mood. An air-conditioned subway, and an afternoon starbucks keep us sane.
We get back to the bay area around 5:00pm, and the bay air drops the temperature by 15 degrees. One of the reasons I live here is the temperature is agreeable. My theory is that I can always put more clothes on, but I can't get more naked. cold is tolerable, heat is repressive.
I'll be camping with the wife next weekend - seriously looking forward to spending time with here along the coast. Happy driving. If anyone cares to join us, we'll be at Ocean Cove north of Jenner on Thursday and Friday.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Lakeport VW show
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Why, is that a Corvan (aka The Greenbrier)? I do believe it is. Interesting and kind of cool.ReplyDelete
p.s. See you in Maupin next year?
Indeed it is. And I'll aim for Maupin, but this year just got out of control for me.ReplyDelete
The yellow beast looks like an EMPI sportster.ReplyDelete
Pretty cool.
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Mary Loughman is leaving us
We have all settled into school very well after the first week. However, we were all sad today to bid a fond farewell to Mary Loughman who is retiring after 34 years service in St Joseph's. At assembly this morning Karen Gallagher presented Mary with a voucher and flowers on behalf of the parents and pupils from all classes in the school gave cards. Mary was committed to the pupils and was involved in a number of projects in the school. She will be missed and we wish her all the best for her retirement.
Start of School Year
Classes got underway today in St Joseph's. There was the usual excitement we have every September as new pupils arrived and some pupils moved classes. We hope everyone enjoyed the nice summer weather and we look forward to a busy fruitful year. Please check this page occasionally to keep up to date on events in the school. School closures for the year can be viewed on the calendar.
St Joseph's is a special school under the patronage of the voluntary organisation Ability West. Education in all aspects of the primary school curriculum is provided for pupils between the ages 4- 18 who have moderate general learning disabilities. Programmes are designed to meet individual needs so as to enable pupils to reach their full potential.


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On Wednesday, November 15th, Denise - Executive Secretary and Yoli – President of Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope delivered to Mitch his new Bose SoundLink II wireless around the ear headphones.
Yoli met Linda, Mitch's mom, during a RMH delivery of Alyssa Starter Art Kits, where Linda learned about the Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope. Mitch and Linda live in Ohio with their family, however, Mitch has been inpatient at University of Chicago Medicine since May 2017 with a chronic issue. Mitch was diagnosed with a tethered spinal cord in 2008 and has required several surgeries and experienced many complications with long hospital stays over the last several years. This May, Mitch's condition declined and he needed yet another surgery. He presently remains in the hospital recovering from his last surgery. At this time, it is not known when Mitch will be released.
Prior to Mitch's surgery, he was an avid cyclist. He enjoys listening to classic rock music and watching movies while at the hospital. Being in an isolated hospital room and without family and friends can be quite stressful. It is a pleasure to honor Mitch with his wireless headphone set so he can listen to his music without having to be connected by a cord. Linda said, "the gift from Alyssa Alvin Foundation for Hope would be very meaningful as Mitch's days are often long."
While we were with Mitch in his hospital room, he opened his headphones and tried them on. He was very happy and appreciative of his gift.
We are grateful to honor the gift request of Mitch and other young adult patients in Alyssa's memory.


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My plan was to work with the IR Temperature sensor in the SensorTag for this week's homework, but I ran into some strange problems:
- Android wouldn't work. At all. I'm not sure why - I made sure the BLE plugin was installed for both iOS and Android before I ran a build. It built correctly, but I just got a blank screen. No alerts, nothing.
- I also couldn't print anything to the console. Instead, I found that the terminal was showing me all the data coming from the SensorTag.
Manxue had warned me about ids potentially being different on iOS, so I put in code to check for a name of either SensorTag of TI BLE SensorTag. I'm able to successfully read output from the sensor, but parsing that data is the next step for me. I have a few questions before then:
- We touched briefly on signed and unsigned bytes, but I'm not sure how to translate the signed and unsigned bytes into Javascript. The Java code in the guide makes sense to me - they basically shift the bytes at one point and read the data in from a certain format, but since JavaScript variables are only designated as 'var' (weakly typed...?) how do you check the formatting?
- I tried both the inspect function in Chrome and the developer tools in Safari but couldn't print anything to the console. I'm not sure why that is happening since debugging using only the emulator doesn't work for BLE
I think once I can figure out exactly how to handle the signed and unsigned bits, I will be able to translate the rest of the guide's code to pull the IR sensor's readings. My goal is to make a 'this is the weather right now' app with some fun visualizations using Animate.css .


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Movie Review: Into The Woods
Bob's Take:
Into The Woods is a remarkably incoherent mess of a film that fails on just about every level.
The "story" is an extraordinarily flimsy excuse to get a variety of notable fairy tale characters in one film. A baker and his wife must find four items for a witch in order to remove a curse that prevents them from having a child, and those four items they need just luckily happen to all be the iconic items of four fairy tale characters. Video games from 1997 are more creative about their plot devices. At one point in the film, a joke is made of the arbitrary nature of the plot device, but a film referencing that it has done something lazy doesn't undo the laziness just as a guy that mugs you and says "this is totally shitty of me" doesn't change the fact that you've just been mugged.
The labored set up to combine these famous stories wouldn't be a big problem if the film seemed to care at all about any of the fairy tales, but it seems bored with them. The most exciting element of every single fairy tale happens off screen. Heroes slay monsters, romances blossom, and treasures get discovered, but we don't get to see any of it happen. It almost feels like a writer had a creative writing assignment to include many fairy tales in one story and he's rushing to mark them off of checklist. In Sondheim's musical, the limitations of a stage show probably necessitated that some tales would get the short shrift, but in the film it feels lazy and uncreative.
By the end of the rambling, any semblance of a story is thrown out the window as the undeveloped characters all do things that they have no motivation to do and events occur out of left field for no reason other than that they need to in order to propel the plot. A couple of characters die for seemingly no reason in increasingly lazy ways (and again off screen). We also get treated to a couple of confused moral songs and dialogue exchanges that sloppily try to impart messages the film hasn't earned in an attempt to seem like it is about something to viewers desperately reaching for meaning. There are critics who have called this film and the original musical that inspired it a biting satire, but satire is one of those words can you can just throw around in a review without actually having to show the evidence. Maybe they meant satyr? There's probably a satyr somewhere in this film.
Many musicals stand on the strength of their songs, so it's too bad for Into The Woods that it doesn't have a single memorable, catchy tune. I went to the film with four other people and not one person could remember a single song from the movie that didn't have the film's title in it. The films many jokes aren't so much jokes as statements in the cadence of a joke. One gem of a joke (that made the audience erupt in laughter) is Meryl Streep saying "Oh My God" in a frustrated manner to express her frustration. Every other joke is as devoid of wit, relying on a wacky delivery for laughs. Every line puts an enormous burden on the actor to sell it, and luckily for the film, the actors are mostly game. Emily Blunt and James Corden do a pretty strong job as the films center, especially Emily Blunt, whose character has an arc that follows a truly nonsensical, unearned path into a truly baffling end.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the film's single worst scene, which is Johnny Depp's scene as the Big Bad Wolf, which features a song with thoroughly creepy pedophilic undertones with little artistic merit to justify the decision. I struggled to find any meaningful reason why the Big Bad Wolf is unambiguously a stand-in for a pedophile and why Little Red Riding Hood has a song about how exciting and stimulating the experience is, because the film genuinely seems to be condoning sex with a child, but I doubt any thought was actually put into the decision, because it would be the first evidence of thoughtfulness in the entire film.
Many of my problems with the film are not just with the adaptation (though it's difficult to see where the budget was spent outside of the actors) but with the source material itself, so if you like the original musical you may like the film. For me, this is the worst film I've seen in a year that a new Nicholas Sparks movie came out.
Rating: 0/5 Dancing Depps
How does Into The Woods compare to other films in terms of films featuring grating Johnny Depp characters?
Johnny Depp as The Big Bad Wolf is
Less irritating than: The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland
More irritating than: Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Allie's Take:
Into the Woods is like expecting to bite into a gooey chocolate chip cookie but biting into an oatmeal raisin instead. It's not what you expected, still mediocre, but you wish you hadn't wasted the calories.
I love musicals—Rent, Wicked, what's better than listening to talented people sing catchy songs? The problem with Into the Woods, for me, was that the songs weren't catchy. The cast is dynamite—Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, can't really go wrong—but thesongs themselves disappointed. They aren't catchy or well-written and since ninety percent of the movie is singing, it kind of ruins it.
I would go on to talk about the great acting and set design, costumes and special effects, but really, none of that was too impressive either. Little Red Riding Hood is an annoying actress, Anna Kendrick's Cinderella doesn't get too magnificent of a dress, the central premise of the film (that the Baker and Baker's wife must collect a variety of things to reverse a spell) is lazily written with no real logical connection, and the advertisements highlighted Johnny Depp for only five minutes of screen time. Although the company with whom I saw this movie was a Nutella chocolate chip cookie, the movie itself was a stale prune oatmeal one.
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A long-overdue upgrade to the Armani.com website was just released in the last day or so, and it's a good overhaul. The old site was long-in-the-tooth and quite tedious to navigate, but this one is fresh and contains a lot more interesting and easily accessible content; it looks like somebody at Armani has begun to sit up and take much more serious notice of the power of the internet to drive business. There are a lot of new features integrated, including the usual handful of social media links, very much more accessible catalogue and video content, and most important for me, a much improved store locator. The online store is more tightly integrated, again with more sophisticated graphics and video, but as usual the black label Giorgio Armani lines are not available on the internet. A very welcome change.
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Awesome Giorgio Armani SS2014 Collection
Typically I'm a bigger fan of the Fall/Winter styles, but this is a knockout Giorgio Armani collection for next summer. Numerous excellent, soft jackets, some with really outstanding lapel details and interesting gorges; pants that derive gently from the sportier FW2013 collection, and most importantly models who look like they can wear these clothes properly in the real world. There were even some shoes I really liked, which is unusual. Sometimes when you talk to Giorgio Armani boutique staff they will discuss which collections have been strong or weak sellers, but I can already see that SS2014 will be a popular direction, and I'll personally be picking up several of these items. Awesome collection.
Giorgio Armani, Shanghai : The Bund
Despite a pretty tight work schedule in Shanghai last week, I had a couple of hours (and a central location) that gave me the opportunity to check out not just one, but two Giorgio Armani boutiques: the original flagship store situated directly on Shanghai's famous Bund, and the one located within the very upmarket Plaza 66 skyscraper on Nanjing Road. In this post I will explore the 3 on the Bund location.
Giorgio Armani opened this store back in 2004 (you can still find the press release online), as a way to shine the spotlight on the GA brand in China. The Bund was – and still is – one of the most highly trafficked tourist areas in Shanghai, both for Chinese and foreign tourists, and it seems that the position was selected mainly to ensure the Giorgio Armani name was suitably prominent. Many other luxury brands such as Cartier followed suit.
The Bund, however, was never considered a prime retail location; rather more of a branding exercise, with large crowds browsing but rarely buying. Piaget's chief executive Philippe Leopold-Metzger summed it up nicely: "Locals don't go to the Bund to buy luxury goods, and those that go to the Bund don't buy luxury products." If you walk around that area in the evening, you can see the truth in that statement. There's an amazing and atmospheric view of the Pudong skyline across the river, but the Bund is more about tourist sight-seeing than high-end shopping.
That dynamic has had a natural impact on the Bund, as other areas of Shanghai such as Jing'an have become more important as serious, affluent retail locations. The staggeringly huge and opulent Plaza 66, which I will cover tomorrow, is in the centre of Jing'an on the Nanjing Road, and you can see why those who shop for Gucci, Prada, Vuitton, Armani and Versace would prefer to spend time and money at such exclusive and elegant locations.
The result is a migration of premium brands away from the Bund in recent years. Like many things on the Bund, such as the slightly down-at-heel Waldorf Astoria just next door, this area has lost some of its sheen, and the luxury brands have moved on to more fashionable addresses. The GA Bund store actually closed it's doors earlier this year, and the ground floor of it's former address, 3 on the Bund, is now just an empty shell.
There are still signs that this was once a Giorgio Armani flagship store; on the windows you can see the shadows of the branding manifestations, the name plate inside the building lift features "Giorgio Armani", and inside the store you can still see the remains of the decor – the mirrors, spotlights and rolled white linear wall coverings that pre-date the current warm beige stone.
By pure fluke, I managed to be the last person to see the GA name plate within the building; I visited the store one rainy evening last week, taking a few snapshots, and by the very next day most of the branding was gone, because the old GA store had been turned onto a new Shanghai bar literally overnight. I personally watched the workmen moving the equipment in on Wednesday (you can see some of them inside the old store in the internal photo above), and by Thursday evening the bar was up and running in full swing. Inside there was still the old decor, even the changing rooms, hidden behind scaffolds of spotlights and a complete bar constructed in under 24 hours.
It's slightly sad to see what was once deemed to be the epicentre of Shanghai style turned into a hastily assembled cocktail bar, but on the other hand you can sense that this area no longer fits the brand. Tomorrow we'll visit the impressive Plaza 66 skyscraper, and see where the Shanghainese shop for Armani nowadays.
The Runway vs. Real Life
Earlier today I was reviewing some runway shots from the Armani SS13 Privé collection and it struck me that this is the second time I have seen runway models making Giorgio Armani collections look a bit frumpy. Take a look at the faces of the models in the Paris haute couture show earlier this year to see what I mean (thanks to Vogue Italia for the pictures).
Now I freely admit that not all Giorgio Armani clothing looks great – maybe that is unexpected from someone like me, but even I don't like every single thing I see on the racks or in the collections, especially some of the more patterned and obvious clothing. But some of those Privé dresses are stunning; just block out the faces of the models and see what I mean.
I noticed this also in the January FW 2013/14 Men's show photos. And in that case it struck me that the models are too young to be wearing those clothes. The black label Giorgio Armani lines are designed for buyers in the 35-55 range, and yet the models all seem to be about 18-25 – callow youths, to borrow a phrase. I would prefer to see some of those looks, like the one below, being worn by a more solid, mid-30's model – and I own that jacket, by the way, or maybe one very like it.
Now in that men's collection Armani went very sporty, with tightly tailored pants and all kinds of interesting fabrics, textures and closures. But does that mean only the younger models can wear those styles? No. I don't think some of the younger models can wear these clothes and move in a way that makes them come alive. They don't have the physical and emotional presence to catapault those outfits into the real world. They look good, but not great.
In contrast, I saw some amazing women's outfits in the February FW 2013/14 Women's RTW collection, and in the SS13 RTW line , and in both those cases the models and clothes worked – the styling and line of the models blended with the nature and texture of the clothes. Look back at older shots of Armani models from the 1980's – again they worked brilliantly, stunningly well.
My – perhaps obvious – view is that there needs to be a marriage of the clothes and the selection and styling of models wearing them, to give the garments the chance to glow and sparkle. I can imagine it is not always easy to get all the elements just right, even if you are a highly detail-oriented designer like Giorgio Armani.
But when it is right, and you see how these clothes were meant to work, they just explode off the page, and you want to have them in the real world, where they can, hopefully, work that incredible, subtle magic on your tired, lumpy, old, broken frame…
The final photocall : Giorgio Armani and the FW2013/14 models
The show is over, the VIPs have been thanked and photographed snuggling with Giorgio Armani, and there's just time for one final photocall to sum up the show and the look, before turning to the next show, the next season, the next look – and with the Armani Privé show on 22 January in Paris it's not that far away…
Giorgio Armani takes a Bow
It's amazing to me just how quickly these shows pass by. I can imagine all the work that goes into creating each piece, and each one literally flashes past you in a few seconds. I must admit a while back I thought that people taking notes at these shows was a bit much, but now I can completely understand why they need to do that – you are looking at individual pieces, but also trying to spot themes and quirks, and they come at you very fast. But even from the 5th row you can see everything quite clearly – much more clearly than these photos show. It was a very nice show, congratulations on the new collection Mr Armani.
The Giorgio Armani FW2013/14 Show in Progress
Some interesting new looks and details – beards and waxed moustaches (I shaved off a beard this morning – typical), ruby red velour pants, quilted smoking jackets, tightly tailored pants, a large number of manbags, and I think I even spotted some spats… it's all very Sherlock Holmes, 1893 styles and colours brought up-to-date with new materials and cuts.


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Xenia Vorotova was born in Izhevsk, a city in Russia. She was a small Jewish girl who thought that everything is possible in the United States. She mainly observed this from their music, movies, and different magazines. She began dreaming about living in the US, and her family moved to the US, 20 years ago when she was 17.
Their landing place was New York City. Ms. Deere, along with her mother and sister was very happy to make it to New York. In the year 1998, the population of New York was about 7.4 million whereas Izhevsk's was only half a million populated. The sight of the city was not what she had imagined. The city was noisy and used to be jam-packed 24/7.
Doe Deere and the other two ladies were eager to work because they soon found out that the money saved by their mother by working as an accountant in Russia was not enough to run the expenses of the three of them. Her educational degrees and records were to be transferred from Russia whereas they were running out of money therefore to meet their basic expenses; she started working in people's apartments and homes. She used to clean up the apartments whereas Xenia herself walked the dogs. The three of them found it very difficult to absorb. There were times when they felt devastated and thought about returning to home.
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By Sgt. Joshua Edwards, 2d Cavalry Regiment Public AffairsMarch 28, 2014
ROSE BARRACKS, Germany -- The ever-blossoming partnership between the 2d Cavalry Regiment and its German allies continues to grow with a joint live-fire training and squad exercises with the Panzergrenadierbataillon 122.
Troops with the Regiment and German infantrymen fired mortars and conducted movement training with live ammunition March 27, 2014, at Rose Barracks, Germany.
The training was another chance for the two units to build on the lasting relationship they?'ve had over the years.
A Stryker vehicle and a German tank pull into an area suited for the movement of ground forces, ramps let down from the back of both and out came American and German soldiers ready to work together to complete one objective: neutralize the enemy. The lane was designed to simulate the environment of today's modern battlefield and help the soldiers learn and employ modern tactics for success in combat.
The process leading up to the training event required practice for both units that would take them to the next level of combat arms readiness.
"We have taken the last three months to conduct numerous train-ups in order to do a combined arms maneuver live fire between ourselves and our partners with Panzergrenadierbataillon 122," said Capt. Petr Vach, commander of 2nd Squadron Dragoon Ready Reserve, 2 CR. ?"We have conducted every aspect of the train-up with our partners, anything from small arms ranges to sticks-lanes and shoot houses. We have supported each other throughout the last three months in an effort to conduct this live fire."
During preparation for the exercise, 2nd Squadron?'s leadership took notice of the similarities in how the two units handle the tactical scenarios.
"I think many of us were extremely surprised at how similar in TTP's (tactics, techniques and procedures) we are between our two nations and the train-up was far seamless than any of us thought possible," said Vach. "We admire each others equipment with the tanks and the weapons, I think the soldiers enjoy each others?' company."
Leadership with the 122 Panzer also agreed that it is paramount to conduct these joint trainings because of the reliance that exists between American and German forces as a result of deployments to a combat environment
"We are fighting with you together in Afghanistan for more than 14 years now," said German army Capt. Christoph Gallitzendorfer, commander of 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, 122 Panzer. "It is a very necessary and an important thing for us. We have to get to know each other because we have to rely on each other."


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