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When I first played this game, I was very amateur to first person shooters. I caught on quickly and I was undefeatable because the AI became very perdictable, i also played the game so much on single player that i memorized every detail and location of computer players. I then started playing this game online. I was very surprised at this point because everyone who played was far superior then I, i even got to a point that i was about to quit playing because it was so difficult, id also like to add that it was so common to have a player that used a cheat, also known as a bot. a bot is a computer prgram that does the work for you. After awhile I caught on and became a server owner/clan leader and owned my own clan, and then we went on to become undefeated for almost 6 months!
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Your first drive doesn't have to go from the lot to your driveway. Meet your vehicle at the renowned BMW Welt, enjoy exclusive VIP tours of BMW facilities, take your new vehicle for its first spin across the famed Autobahn, choose from five Driving Adventure packages, indulge at world-class hotels, and then meet your vehicle back at home!
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Barcelona based Studio Lagranja, who we know for their many furniture and lighting designs, have designed the medals, gadgets and podiums for the 2013 Swimming World Championships taking place in Barcelona from July 19th.
Barcelona based Studio Lagranja, who we know for their many furniture and lighting designs, have designed the medals, gadgets and podiums for the 2013 Swimming World Championships taking place in Barcelona from July 19th.
Originally designed by the acclaimed Catalan designer Lluís Porqueras in 1979, this elegantly slender, glossy floor lamp has just been reissued by the Barcelona-based lighting specialists Marset. As its name suggests, the height of 'Funiculi' can be adjusted while the hemispheric shade can be rotated 360 degrees around its axis. Inspired by the funicular railways in Barcelona, the metal lamp is available in five colour options: white, black, red, beige and moss grey. Watch the designer himself speak about 'Funiculi' in the video below… (more…)
A Valencia-based architectural practice Fran Silvestre Arquitectos have realised this beautiful, minimalist villa embedded in a rocky mountain wall located in the Spanish coastal town of Calp. Completed earlier this year, the tranquil, waterfront house boasts a number of airy, pristine white rooms as well as an infinity edge pool and a terrace offering spectacular views of the Mediterranean Sea. (more…)
Inspired by the traditional woodturning technique, a young, Madrid-based designer Jorge de la Cruz has realised this three-piece collection called 'Between centres'. Consisting of a stool, banquette and a dining/working table models, the understated, minimalist series features characteristic marks synonymous with the process of woodturning and the pieces, which are available in wither maple or dyed birch wood, were first presented earlier last month during Dutch Design Week 2012 in Eindhoven. Watch the production process of the series in the video below… (more…)
The prolific, award-winning Egyptian-born designer Karim Rashid has realised this bold, geometric sofa for the Spanish sofa specialists Sancal. Called 'Float', the proportionally top-heavy design is supported by delicate wooden legs and each of the sofa's components, such as; arms, seat, back and headrest, can be modified and upholstered in a fabric of choice. Launched earlier this year, the sofa is available in three different sizes and is part of Sancal's 'Flash Collection' which also includes pieces by Luis Eslava, Rafa Garcia and Juan Ibáñez. (more…)
Valencian design studio La Mamba have collaborated with a young Spanish manufacturer Omelette-ed on this collection of highly-decorative and functional dry food containers. Inspired by the form of old candy containers, 'Dalton' is made of solid wood and is available in various colourways and three different sizes. (more…)
The wait is over! VIBIA, in cooperation with Architonic, are excited to announce the three winners of the CREA AWARDS 2012 edition. Creative minds from 40 different countries have participated in this contest, providing ideas for lighting applied to architecture and interior design.The main goal: to create inspiring and convincing photo collages of spaces illuminated using Vibia's new modular lighting collections.The winners were selected on the basis of the conceptual interaction of the light setting with space, their creativity and the architectural and visual quality of the projects. The decision wasn't easy for jury members Sevil Peach, Ulrike Brandi, Lars Krückeberg, Martin Gran, Francesc Rifé and Tobias Lutz. Congratulations to all participants for their creativity and thinking beyond conventional. And with that said, here are the winners: (more…)
This bold, geometric office building located in Barcelona was completed in 2009 by the award-winning Parisian architect and his namesake studio Dominique Perrault Architecture. Boasting 12 offices, two commercial spaces and four underground car park levels, the glass-clad building is composed of 12 storeys and its floor area totals 18.188 square meters. (more…)


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Giant loanee centre half Kyle Howkins should be back in contention for the Stags after this weekend after recovering from a hamstring injury at parent club West Brom.
And Baggies boss Tony Pulis has already told Mansfield manager Steve Evans how highly he rates the 20-year-old.
"Kyle is not back yet," said Evans.
"They are playing him in a behind-closed-doors game at the end of this week which is the normal when you go back to your parent club as, subject to coming through that, he's back with us.
"He won't be available for selection for us at Exeter but I certainly looking forward to seeing him in training next week and he will certainly be in contention for when Morecambe come here on Boxing Day."
Evans continued: "He is an incredibly fit boy and I don't know which is tallest – him or my garage door. He is a nice young man as well, and that is important.
"I am very good friends with Tony Pulis and Tony has lots of good things to say about the kid.
"I've not seen much of him but, believe me, if Tony Pulis talks good things about a centre back, he is famous for signing some of the best.
Although Howkins' return is imminent, fellow centre halves George Taft and Corbin Shires are both recovering from operations and face a long haul back.
"They are going to be long term. I know they exist and I have had a good chat with both," said Evans.
"Again, they are great lads, but they are such a long time away from playing, two and a half and three months respectively, sometimes as a manager you don't get two and a half weeks.
"We will pick those lads up and when the medical team say they are two or three weeks away we'll really start to focus on them.
"They have a fantastic approach and fantastic professionalism and are doing everything they can.
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An infamous movie plot seemed to become a reality on a flight in Mexico.
In the video you can see the snake emerge from the ceiling and then partially drop down into the cabin.
Carrier Aero-Mexico confirms it happened Monday on a flight to Mexico City.
Animal control had to board the plane to remove the snake.
The airline is still trying to find out how the snake got on-board.
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This is a tiny cabin a man built with just 1,000 euros using free open source plans he found online.
Outside, you'll notice the house is shaped like the hull of a boat. The roof/walls of the home are wood-paneled on the inside, with a layer of sheep's wool for insulation and then a layer of canvas tacked overtop.
When you go inside, you'll find a very minimalist interior that includes some low-lying storage, a woodburning stove for heat, and a bed. The sink on one wall has no running water but drains out the bottom when you use it to wash your face or the dishes. A window on one end of the house creates a wonderful cross breeze with the open front door. The electricity comes from one solar panel. How does he cook? A nearby caravan includes a kitchenette with a propane oven and a dinette.
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Scenic Sikkim has been named as the best region to visit in 2014 by a leading global travel guide, with Brazil emerging as the top destination in terms of countries. Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2014 has come out with a list of top 10 destinations in different categories such as best countries to visit, best regions to visit, best cities to visit and many more such guiding lists for travel next year.
Sikkim was chosen as the best region to go to, with Paris the top city in a list that also included Cape Town, Shanghai and Chicago, while the Greek Islands were seen as the best-value destination.
Praising the food in the region, the guide notes that organic farming is the new mantra in Sikkim and is being promoted in a big way. With a new airport scheduled to open near Gangtok, the guide says in 2014 several hours of transit time will be cut and one could fly in directly from major Indian metros.
The Kimberly region in Australia came in second after Sikkim in the list of best destinations to visit in 2014 in terms of regions. The list included other regions of great natural beauty and splendour such as Yorksire in the UK, Hokuriku in Japan, Texas in the US, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia, Mallorca in Spain, West Coast in New Zealand, Hunan in China and Ha'apai in Tonga.
In terms of countries, Brazil topped the list of best destinations to visit in 2014. Antarctica and Scotland were also named in the top three. Other countries to make it to the top ten were Sweden, Malawi, Mexico, Seychelles, Belgium, Macedonia and Malaysia.


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While office areas are a space most homes require, they often take up ideal space that can be used otherwise. Offering a creative solution to this problem, design firm Moloney Architects created an office space that is fully concealable thanks to expertly placed wood sliding door panels.
When designing the home, Moloney Architects found a clever way to separate the office from the dining room with chic sliding door panels. Since the dining room had a spacious open-concept design, creating an office space that was slim but functional seemed to be a key focus. The office takes up a small space in the dining room with room for a desk, chair and shelves. The office can then be fully hidden from sight thanks to sliding wood panel doors that match the walls making the office seem as though it disappears entirely.
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Erasing memory using synaptic optogenetics
The Hahn, Kuhlman and Kasai labs developed a genetically encoded probe that can label and optically erase synapses that were enlarged or generated by motor learning. Dense labeling of synapses was found in a small subset of pyramidal neurons, and irradiation with blue light erased motor memory.
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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and eight other leading cancer research institutions have won a five-year, $12 million grant to try to find treatments for a group of cancers linked to mutations in the NF1 gene.


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I'm sitting in the Cheng Mai airport in Thailand waiting for the long journey back to my home in Didinga. With tears in my eyes and my feet curled up under me I cannot stifle the deep emotion of such profound encouragement within me. I feel so greatly blessed!
Six months ago I bought a plane ticket to China in hopes to see my brother, his wife along with my little niece who I had not yet met. After several attempts at getting a visa I finally was able to board the plane and start the journey to China mid-January. I couldn't wait to see my brother, everything in my soul ached for something... For family. My soul felt so tired and thirsty and loneliness ate away at me.
I will never forget those first few hours in China, I arrived in a light skirt and tee-shirt with only a small sweatshirt in my carry-on. The moment I stepped off the plane my lungs went into full shock as I forced myself to breath. It. Was. Freezing! Coming from the hot, fresh aired small village life that I have been in over a year to the crowded cold city of my brother's life was so…Different! Once again I was reminded of how diverse and incredible the world is in which we live.
Then I saw my brother, standing there with hot tea in his hand among with the crowds of people, instantly, my heart was lighter, I felt I had come home.
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As an unexpected turn of events my brother had a last minute meeting in Thailand, so I joined the trip! The last week in Thailand with my brother was amazing…The weather was warm and the colors were bright and I found myself staring into the city just thinking, "There are so many lives I don't even know about, so many amazing and gifted people, so many opportunities, so much potential…I never even cared about until now." I was reminded of something I had forgotten the past few months. I am not alone, I have never been alone and I will never be alone, God, who knows every heart of every hidden and unseen person of the world, is here with me and nothing I can do will ever change that.
I heard a story this past week about an older man who was asked by God "Are you teachable…Are you willing to learn? His replied, "Have you seen my library? I have a doctorate!" God said, "I mean are you willing to learn something new, something you don't already know about?"
That question has been wandering around in my brain the last few days, am I teachable? Am I willing for God to teach me something new, something unexpected, something I don't know. Truth is, I am afraid of what God might teach me, afraid I might fail, afraid of looking stupid, unsure of what I am committing to and what it might cost, it's all too big for me, this radical life! Then I realize, isn't that how it is supposed to be for all of us, too big for us? Isn't HE bigger than our small and frightened lives? Don't we want him to be? The radical life isn't meant to be lived just by the "radicals" and the obvious successful Missionaries, no, is meant for you, it is meant for me, it is meant for all the unseen and hidden people who I don't even know or care about yet, it is meant for the Didinga and IT is the best and most full life beyond imagining.
Thank you for praying, I know the reason this past month has been so richly encouraging is because some of you were praying it would be. Your prayers have been answered; the devil did not win…HE HAS GOT THE VICTORY! HALIUJAH! Thank you Father.
Now, back to South Sudan I go…Back to my home in Didinga.
|My Niece, Leah.
|Seth and Jeanine (they stole my camera...bet they didn't see this coming!!!:) )
|My brother and me, so cold!


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Application of Tiki Taka tactic
This is how we can play in handball to succeed in attacks. This is also the application of the tactics in my previous post. You can spot the triangles and se the build-up of the attack.
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Thanks for the information. Do you have any handball videos that show the Barca 'Triangle'?ReplyDelete
As teams advance the handball towards the D-Zone (the Goalkeeper's Zone), it becomes very difficult to play Barca's brand of 'Tiki-Taka'. Thus, the first priority is to counter-attack fast.
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We offer a wide range of high quality air springs and fitting components each produced to OE standards and backed by full technical and sales support.
Goodyear air springs are designed and produced to the highest specifications and standards, to provide maximum safety economy and comfort and are the product of choice of every major CV assembler in Europe. Goodyear's range of air springs is truly extensive, with products available for most trucks, trailers and buses, supported by ongoing investment in research, technology and destructive testing ensuring Goodyear maintains its enviable position as a leading force in air spring manufacture.


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Struggle Music: 10 Great Artists Who Have Put Out Bad Albums
Even the greats mess up…
10 Great Artists Who Have Put Out Bad Albums
No one has a perfect resume. Even the great artists put up stinkers. It's just a fact of life. For every classic, there's usually an album from someone that didn't quite connect. These artists are great, but they had a few mess ups.
Take a look at the albums we try to forget happened.
Outkast – Idlewild – We pretend this album didn't exist…because it wasn't a real Outkast album. At least that's what we tell ourselves.
Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce – She made an album about split personalities. Well all of our personalities thought it stunk.
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Mariah Carey – Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel – She was going through some things so when this album flopped we knew why.
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After our embedded webapps are discovered it would be nice if (on the inventory/connection tab) the response time log file path would be set automatically from autodiscovery.
Perhaps this could be done in conjunction with naming conventions used in the RhqRtFilter.
We use Maven to create our EARs and embedded WARs and have the version number in their filenames. When we update to new versions of our applications the files/applications with the new names are found (and we uninventory the old ones)
Since we have about 15 of these embedded WAR files on each of our cluster nodes ther's a lot of work configuring the "Response Time Log File"-path for each WAR.
(In JOPR 2.3.? this already worked. It would be nice if you can restore that feature.)
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Deploy WAR or EAR with embedded WAR on JBoss EAP 5.0.0
2. Navigate to that WAR -> Inventory -> Connection
3. The entry for "Response Time Log File" is empty
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The path to the rt-logfile should be there from autodiscovery
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At the annual Beit Hillel Shabbaton, held in late December 2014, we had the privilege of the company of two sets of parents from last summer's tragic kidnapping and subsequent murder of three youths, both families closely affiliated with Beit Hillel. Rabbanit Rachel Sprecher Fraenkel is one of the Rabbaniyot of Beit Hillel; and Ofir Shaer, the husband of Bat-Galim, is Beit Hillel's accountant. Bat-Galim addressed us and explained the necessary balance between dignity and feeling; between staunch discipline and dedication to a calling on one hand, and allowing oneself to suffer agonizingly, traumatic emotion on the other.
The narrative in Breishit retells a remarkable seven times that Yosef, who clearly had many crises to endure, was reduced to tears; who knows how many more times he cried that are not reported? He was the viceroy of the empire of Egypt, one of the most powerful men in the world, yet he frequently surrenders to his emotions. Far from this being a contradiction, the Torah legitimizes the necessity to give expression to one's feelings, to break down, to cry, even, perhaps especially, for the greatest of leaders. Being humane is not a weakness; on the contrary, it is a pre-requisite of a wholesome individual.
Nevertheless, the story reflects a continuing tension between Yosef's irrepressible urge to weep, and his determination to perform his historical task. He is clearly in turmoil as he presses ahead through his critical mission, but the public show of his inner feelings would betray his goals. Time after time, he turns aside, and lets nobody see his inner turbulence. Only once his goals are achieved, we are told that "Yosef could no longer control himself", and he allows himself to be overcome by the wellsprings of his heart, and he sobs for all to see. He displays the ultimate balance of allowing a place for his emotions, while remaining master of timing the appropriate moment.
During the unbearable 18 days of searching for the three sons, the mothers, Bat-Galim, Rachel, and Iris Yifrach keenly recognized that their unendurable circumstances were simultaneously a unique and singular opportunity to serve the Jewish people. In an unprecedented display of dignity and humility, they tirelessly held a solid, optimistic and glowing disposition, made no demands, blamed no one, and constantly beckoned all sectors of the nation to pull together, remain united in prayer and fused in action. Secular, religious and Haredi gathered together in an unprecedented manner, to pray and to search, to reach out and to lend support. The result of this bonding was a profound effect on the national psyche and are still vividly felt, many months later.
But don't be fooled, Bat-Galim told us. At night, when the lights were dimmed, when the cameras were turned away, there was no shining countenance, no steely glow of determination in their eyes: "And [Yosef] quitted to his room, and wept there".
Not only did they show restraint, they were also impelled to project strength. "In the first days, I held back the tears in public for Gilad; I thought he would see me on TV, and I had to ensure that he would remain strong," Bat-Galim recalls. But then she observed the healing effect the mothers' dignity had on the whole country, so she persisted to control her public face, to strengthen the entire nation. "But that doesn't mean it wasn't hurting inside. The pain was very real; and it was immense."
The New Sabra: Dignified on the Outside – Tender Within
The gap between the resilient image broadcasted and the inner storm was illustrated by a story Bat-Galim told, with a twinkle in her eye, of how her daughter's teacher had recently called to report that although Bat-Galim's daughter was a fine student and excelled in her studies that the teacher was concerned. "I think," she pondered "that something might be bothering her."
Many months later, the mothers still continue to inspire with messages of unity and optimism. "But we're not really strong," Bat-Galim confesses. "There is no such thing as strength when losing a child. It hurts everybody with the same severity, whether you are a leader or a simple mother."
Drawing strength and comfort from her tireless and intense public work since involuntarily receiving celebrity status, Bat-Galim reminds us of a most vital message: there are thousands of bereaved families suffering on a daily basis. "As I am now a familiar face, people reach out to support me; strangers still show up at my door with plates of cookies, exactly when I feel I am plummeting to despair, but we all need to embrace all those anonymous families who have experienced loss; they are in endless and eternal pain."
Proud of these Beit Hillel families, and inspired by their example, Beit Hillel, too, continues to strive to remain dedicated and focused on providing a caring and enlightened religious leadership to our people.
Rav Yitzhak Ajzner, a member of Beit Hillel's Beit Midrash for Halacha and Beit Midrash for Hashkafa, heads the Beit Hillel Media Response Team. He spent 10 years as an educator in Israel in various positions, ranging from a school principal to a teacher at the Hesder Yeshiva in Ma'ale Adumim. He also served as a community rabbi.
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Oxytocin plays in important role in manipulating how the brain processes social information, say scientists.
A hormone known as the "love drug" because of its role in bonding between mother and child – as well as between lovers – has been shown to permanently alter the nerve pathways in the brain controlling certain social behaviour.
Studies on laboratory mice have found that oxytocin changes the behaviour of virgin females so that they are able to recognise and respond to the distress calls of baby mice despite never having given birth.
Scientists have shown oxytocin, a hormone that is also produced by women during childbirth and breastfeeding, irrevocably changes the why nerve cells communicate in the auditory cortex of the left side of the mouse's brain. This area is responsible for processing the barely-audible distress sounds made by baby mice when separated from their mother.
The researchers said the findings demonstrate that oxytocin plays in important role in manipulating how the brain processes social information. They believe the results could lead to new ways of using the hormone as as drug to treat a range of psychological problems related to social behaviour.
"Our findings redefine oxytocin as something completely different from a 'love drug,' but more as an amplifier and suppressor of neural signals in the brain," said Robert Froemke of New York University Langone and senior investigator on the study, published in the journal Nature.
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"Our future research includes further experiments to understand the natural conditions, beyond childbirth, under which oxytocin is released in the brain," he said.
The study investigated the natural instinct of mouse mothers to retrieve any of their pups that have strayed out of the nest. This behaviour is triggered by the high-pitched ultrasound calls made by mouse pups when they are in distress, but the sounds only works on females that have given birth and so have therefore already been exposed to high oxytocin levels.
Virgin female mice show no response to these distress calls, yet when injected with oxytocin they respond in the same manner as experienced mothers, quickly searching for stray pups and bringing them by the scruff of their neck back to the nest.
"It was remarkable to watch how adding oxytocin shifted animal behaviour, as mice that didn't know how to perform a social task could suddenly do it perfectly," said Bianca Marlin, a postdoctoral researcher at NYU Langone and the study's lead author.
The scientists found that this learned behaviour was permanent and when they mapped oxytocin's effect in the brain of the mice, they found it was working on the left hemisphere of the auditory cortex. In other words they believe that oxytocin was controlling the volume of "social information" that was being processed by individual nerve cells, similar to the way a dimmer switch can turn a light up or down.
"This neuronal effect was long-lasting, suggesting that it might provide a key mechanism for establishing memories of socially relevant sounds in the auditory cortex," said Robert Liu, an expert on oxytocin at Emory University in Atlanta Georgia, who was not involved in the study.
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The mystery shopper visited two travel agencies in Colchester and requested an open-jaw ticket from London to Buenos Aires and from Rio de Janeiro back to London in February 2016, travelling around Easter for three weeks, with a maximum budget of £1,000.
They then made two Google.co.uk searches using the term 'flights to South America'.
Colchester Travel, 39 Church Street
Score: 82%
Mystery Shopper said: The outside looked inviting, with a large A-frame board stopping pedestrians in their tracks. Too many posters in the window obscured the view into the store. The interior was small but tidy. I was greeted by a friendly consultant who asked me to take a seat. They chatted about my trip while waiting for the computer to produce the results. After spending time looking through various flights, they advised me there was not a big difference between direct and indirect prices and it would be worth paying a bit more to save on time and changing flights. They recommended British Airways flights for £665 and warned that prices fluctuated daily. They said there would be a £30 booking fee, as the store did not make commission on flights. They handed me a printed quote, with their business card and said they could put in special requests for seat preferences.
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How long in travel?
I have been at Colchester Travel for just over a year. Before that I worked for Tui for two and a half years. Working for an independent is more me.
Does Colchester Travel do many flight-only bookings?
We have many regulars that come time and time again for us to book their flights. Flight-only bookings don't make us much money so we charge a small booking fee.
What is your favourite airline?
Singapore Airlines – I couldn't fault them. The cabin crew is exceptional.
Where have you been in the world this year?
I have been to Goa, Australia, Florida, Turkey and Barcelona, and I am currently in Thailand!
Where is on your bucket list?
Tell us something our readers may not know about Colchester
It is the oldest recorded town in Great Britain.
TTG has teamed up with React Surveys to simulate a realistic booking process each week – that means a mystery shopper looking for the best deal from agents and operators on the high street, online, on TV or in newspapers. The Mystery Shopper research is carried out on behalf of TTG by React Surveys,and no further details or information can be disclosed. Researchers take into consideration first impression, sales process, product and budget match and extras offered before giving an unbiased opinion of which channel/company they would have booked with on that occasion. We do not claim that the winner is the best in an area or specialist sector, as we may report on competing travel firms in the future. Please note that the aim of Mystery Shopper is not to criticise individual agents or companies, but to promote good sales technique for the benefit of all in the travel trade.


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IGNOU OPENMAT XL Results 2016, Students Cutoff Marks Pdf
We all must have heard this name IGNOU, and must also be aware that this is an Open University of India. IGNOU is fully named as the Indira Gandhi National Open University, this name was given to it after the former prime minister of India i.e. Indira Gandhi. The official formation of this university was done in the year 1985 and is also given a title as "The People's University". Head office of this university is constructed in Maidan Garg, New Delhi. The university is very much popular among the various distance learning national open universities. IGNOU serves education to about 4 million students through the means of distance and open education. This university gives opportunity to the students to get higher education and also given the options to choose their desired under graduate and post graduate courses.
IGNOU OPENMAT XL Results 2016
To get admissions in the courses offered by IGNOU, the willing students have to fill the form given in the prospectus along with the mandatory enclosures. For some of the courses IGNOU also prefers to conduct the entrance examinations and the students have to qualify such entrance exam to get admitted to their desired field. This year also IGNOU has decided to commence an entrance examination which is known as the OPENMAT (XL) i.e. OPEN Management Aptitude Test. The courses that will be offered on the basis of this entrance test are as follows…
– Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
– Diploma in Management (DIM).
– and Post Graduation in the fields of
Human Resource Development (HRD).
Diploma in Finance Management (DFM).
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May 04, 2017
Nearly all coalition airstrikes against Islamic State are commanded from America's nerve center at Qatar's al-Udeid Air Base, which also supports missions in Afghanistan. But the host nation supports some of the groups the base is used to bomb.
April 24, 2017
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited several of America's Middle Eastern partners last week-including a dubious one. Qatar hosts an important air base but also undermines American security by sponsoring Islamic radicalism.
April 17, 2017
The headlines confirm Iraq and Syria remain the current center of gravity in the U.S.-led coalition's fight against ISIS. Yet, even as the group's core territory constricts, the coalition still will need to neutralize ISIS combatants wherever they are and halt the spread of their dangerous ideology. American officials designing this larger campaign are looking to Jordan as a key contributor.
March 15, 2017
A year ago, West Point graduate and combat veteran Taylor Force was stabbed to death by a young Palestinian who also wounded 12 others in an attack on tourists in Israel. It is tragic and ironic that Taylor risked his life serving the United States in combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, only to be senselessly killed as a civilian. Sadly, he joined a long list of Americans killed in Palestinian attacks over the years. The Senate recently reintroduced legislation bearing his name - the Taylor Force Act - to help protect Americans, Israelis and other innocent victims from his fate. Congress must pass the Taylor Force Act.
March 10, 2017
The failures found in the wake of Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in 2014 illustrate that in war, nothing is as important as the proper division of roles. The IDF should stay out of politics, and the cabinet should refrain from tactical planning.
March 02, 2017
McMaster, President Trump's newly appointed National Security Advisor, must ensure the new administration reverses a decades-old pattern of neglecting Iran's nuclear-capable cruise missile capabilities and their importance to Iran's nuclear weapons program. The White House had no trouble marshaling evidence for its decision to put Iran "on notice" last month but then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn failed to mention an Iranian nuclear capable cruise missile test earlier that week.
February 16, 2017
Speaking during an event hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and United Against Nuclear Iran, Bolton said that the deal could collapse if Iran backs out in response to punitive measures.
February 08, 2017
JINSA Director of Counter Terrorism Programs Steve Pomerantz appears on Hagee Hotline on "Terrorism in America – What is the Threat Level in U.S. Today?"
February 03, 2017
Michael Makovsky of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) argues in an email to Right Turn that "We should threaten to shoot them down, especially if they leave their borders, and we should construct a regional defense shield."
January 18, 2017
President Barack Obama eroded the U.S.'s superpower status and is leaving behind a far more dangerous world than the one he inherited. A Trump administration gives Israel reason to be optimistic, although we must remember he is a very shrewd businessman.
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"As a Swans fan there are very few things to feel bad about…" begins Tom Bally. But any loss to Hawthorn gets the blood boiling.
Round 23 – Sydney v Hawthorn: Stayin' alive. Just.
Round 17 – North Melbourne v Sydney: A Little Bit of Hope
Tom Bally's Swans were on the right side of hope on Sunday.
Round 13 – Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles: Give the backs a break!
Tom Bally has a night out at the SCG and asks his forwards to give his backs a break..
Round 3 – Sydney v GWS: Something Buddy this way comes
Defeating the cross-town rivals (aka the "Enemy") proves deeply satisfying for Tom Bally
Round 2 – Sydney v Port Adelaide: Hungry for a win
The Sydney Swans left Tom Bally with an empty stomach and an appetite for answers as they dropped their first home game of the season to Port Adelaide
Round 17 – GWS v Sydney: Gobbling up the action
The defensive resolve of the Swans kept their rivals at bay. For Tom Bally, this game was a flashback to the Swans of old.
Round 14 – Sydney v Essendon: It's not over until the redhead sings
Sydney pulled off an impressive come from behind win at the siren. Tom Bally and fellow Swans supporters soaked up the moment for all it was worth.
Round 12 – Sydney v Western Bulldogs: Revenge against the Enemy
Sydney got some measure of revenge with a win over last year's Grand Final nemesis. Thursday night footy might be a regular favourite for Tom Bally if Sydney keep playing like that.
Round 7 – Sydney v Brisbane: A sight for sore eyes
Time, it seems, has caught up with me. Years of peering at computer screens has finally stuffed my vision. After getting my eyes checked I spend most of Saturday morning trying on frames. It's somewhat depressing this getting old thing. But not as depressing as getting beaten by Carlton. And nowhere near as [Read more]
Round 5 – Sydney v GWS: Onwards to Round 6 please
Tom's becoming increasingly frustrated with the Swans after expecting a better effort from them this week. Like all true supporters, he's hoping things will improve for Round 6.
Round 1 – Sydney v Port Adelaide: Power bill due
The Swans may have some tough times ahead in 2017 according to Sydney supporter Tom Bally.
Finals Week 3 – Geelong v Sydney: In search of a summer of thunder-shaking
Tom Bally doesn't know if he wants time to pass quickly so the prelim final starts or slowly so he can savour the build-up, but he does know he wants a victory – and a premiership.
Finals Week 1 – Sydney v GWS: Final pulse
Last night Almanac HQ took possession of this script for Tom Bally's TV miniseries "Final Pulse." It's a ripping hospital drama, featuring a cast you might recognise.
Round 23 – Sydney v Richmond: Keeping a lid on things
Swans supporters were nervous going into the match against Richmond, the Tigers held an advantage and as Tom Bally writes, there was no need for concern.
Round 18 – Sydney v Carlton: Ready the paddles…
Where's that defibrillator? The Swans get the wobbles at the SCG, and so does Tom Bally.
Round 10 – Sydney v North Melbourne: Winter descends on the SCG but the Swans heat up the O'Reilly shiverers
Tom Bally doesn't quite pick the weather, but who cares, the Swans heat up the SCG and cement their place at the top of the ladder. [I reckon it was colder at Fitzroy on Saturday – Ed]
Round 7 – Sydney v Essendon: Dynamic Duo
History and entertainment are littered with partnerships that just work, Tom Bally suggests the Swans have added the Buddy and Heeney Show.
Round 4 – Adelaide v Sydney: Gone in sixty seconds
Tom Bally takes his measure of responsibility for the Swans' loss.
Round 23 – Sydney Swans v Gold Coast: Predictable in their unpredictability
Tom Bally loves that the Swans' unpredictability is about the only things that their fans can safely predict.
Round 16 – Sydney v Hawthorn: 'Sooner of later one of us must know.'
With a little help from Bob Dylan, Tom Bally vents his frustration at Sydney's effort against the Hawks on Saturday night. With the Eagles looming, questions are being asked of the Swans.


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My society is suicidal
It drinks itself stupid
Bashes its lungs with cigarettes.
It wants to die, not I.
Society is pashing itself
As it's bashing itself.
Society holds itself down
And calls its lover a bitch.
Society is mostly misogynist.
Society is a prostitute
That doesn't use protection
Writhing in pain with infections
While aborting its 1000th foetus.
I don't have any choice
About my society invading me.
It is an animal that cannot
Be kept at bay by Buddhism,
Pesticides, or cleaning.
Society needs beauty
But it thinks it can manufacture it,
It thinks it can mine it,
It thinks it can buy it.
Society wants to be strong,
But it also wants to be ill
In hope it can get compassion.
Society wants to fuck me up the arse
And force me to say I enjoy it,
But I tell it to go away.
My society doesn't like hard work,
It would rather swallow tranquilisers
And be a laboratory animal.
I want to be healthy
But my society forces unhealthy things into me
Falsely labelling them as 'good' and 'helpful',
'Healthy' and 'necessary.'
I am very angry at my society
Because it has violated my body repeatedly,
Then accused me of being insane and complaining.
My society is insane. It eats chemical shit that isn't food
Then expects me to do the same.
My society is hypnotised by propaganda.
I am at war with its regime.
My society wants to die,
Obviously, it is suicidal
And in need of some kind of help.
My society evicts those who ask for help
And asks other societies to do something
About people who ask for help.
My society thinks people who ask for help
With shelter and food are a problem,
Even when they say they'll work hard
To repay those who help them.
My society fucks me up
Then tells me I'm wrong and weird.
My society is a slave-driver of mothers,
My society rapes its own children.
That's my society.
Chewing gum on the pavement
And a gun stuck in my face.
I should probably try to get
To a safer place than this,
Where my ideas exist more
Than this place where society is its own looming death.
My society bashes me, but rarely pashes me.
It says that that is my fault, not society's,
That I need to be more commercial,
More like others who've been successful,
That there's nothing new worth anything,
Because society prefers the retro, the proven,
The tried and true, antique glossed anew.
Society says I shouldn't resent it,
Yet it resents giving
Odd people like me anything.
Society says that I'm bludging.
Society says I suck it dry.
Society, it seems would rather
That I die, than pay a living wage for my work
In developing ways to help it.
Society says that I'm a radical
That needs to be ruled out.
Society doesn't even know me,
But it knows it doesn't like me.
Society won't give me a change,
It'd rather play reruns
Of Woody Allen movies
And upset survivors of child abuse.
My society won't even acknowledge
That I've been harmed by psychiatry,
Let alone allow me to say that
On a public broadcast program.
My society is very interested in money,
But it makes suicidal investments
In ideas that have had their day.
My society has an unhealthy interest
In aiding and abetting crime,
Then glorifying it in books and movies.
My society wants to endanger itself.
My society is a sadomasochist.
My society wants to suicide.
My society doesn't include me
In its pact, because
I don't want to live fast
Die young and make an etcetera.
My society says I won't be successful
If I don't follow in its footsteps.
But I don't want to follow dysfunction,
So I go in a different direction.
My society wants me to pay entry
Then it bars me from entering.
My society says I'm a jealous gripe
And an ego-head better off dead.
My society would not mourn me
If I were to suicide.
My society would want to dissect my brain
For evidence of a faulty gene,
Faulty neurotransmitters, or something like what
They found in the tortured rats
Who society induced my 'condition' in.
My society has one condition
And many exceptions to that rule,
With loopholes to get past a fool
Like me who sticks to laws as rule,
Except when they violate the rights
Of people they're claiming to protect.
My society likes to pick on me,
Then it eats its own snot
And demands I eat it too!
My society thinks I should take
The blame for my 'illness'
But I don't think I have an illness,
Rather it's society's ills that
Cause me unrest and put me in crisis.
Society has its regime
And I am revolting to it.
I want to love my society
But it pushes me away
Saying, 'You'd better not stalk me.'
I'd like society to be more
Interested in what I think and say,
But society wants to remain ignorant,
Turns its back and ignores me.
It says I don't try hard enough
To get its attention.
Then it says I try too hard
And that makes me annoying.
Society won't let me win,
Society thinks I'm nothing but
A bad impression
My society wants to kill me,
So I don't make it think about its problems,
About it being wrong, thereby inducing suicidal thoughts.
Yet my society claims to be peace-keeping.
Society says it doesn't want to die out,
Yet it smokes purposefully
To slowly kill itself.
My society is addicted to causing
Its own death, but it says it doesn't want
To suicide, not really, it just does sort of likes harming itself.
My society wants to fuck me up
So it feels better about itself,
So I'm as fucked up as it is.
My society wants to scream for its mother,
Then blame her for birthing it.
My society wants to yell at me
And is annoyed when I don't yell,
Accuses me of making it look like a bully,
When really it's a suicidal wreck I should
Have more empathy for, apparently.
Then my society finds another reason
To punch me in the nose
When I say I don't like drugs.
My society thinks drugs are cool.
My society thinks drugs are pop culture
And that popping pills equates to pop art,
As if swallowing is an artistic act.
My society is heavily drugged
But I don't know how good my society is,
I take it for granted,
I'm spoilt rotten.
I don't know how bad some societies are!
I don't want to think about
How I'm fucked up the arse I am
By my society anymore.
I want society to stop perpetuating
Its abuse of me when it lords over me.
My society thinks it's regal
And that I'm up myself.
My society thinks it is a cut above the rest.
My society likes to be a gangster's gun
Shooting into a crowd.
I think my society is aiming at me,
But it doesn't even know me,
Or want to know what I've done,
Where I've been and what I'm up to.
My society turns the gun on itself
And threatens suicide
If I don't follow its command.
But I don't know how good my society is,
I take it for granted,
I'm spoilt rotten.
I don't know how bad some societies are!
My society wants to be Helen of Troy,
Then complains about the attention
That it sought out, when it advertised
Itself as 'The face that launches a thousand ships.'
My society is stale old theatre farts
That expects to get more funding.
My society tries to pretend
That it has never threatened me.
My society wants to say that I am a liar.
My society doesn't know that it's lying.
My society wants to die and go to Heaven,
It wants to escape the Hell of itself.
My society thinks it's my superior.
My society enjoys substance abuse
And thinks I'm uncool not to do so,
That I should get with it and just try it
And realise it's not as bad as I think,
That it'll make me better, make me fit in.
My society won't give me a role
Because I won't smoke backstage with it.
My society is slowly killing itself
And expects me to join it.
My society says I should stop resenting it.
My society would like to kill itself
And there's nothing I can do to stop it.
But I don't know how good my society is,
I take it for granted,
I'm spoilt rotten.
I don't know how bad some societies are!
I'm laughing at my society.
I feel superior to my society.
My society is the delusional underdog
That has to be cautious
And wary of its direction.
It's the one that's suicidal, not me.
My society once tried to accuse me
Of things that it had done,
But I'm no longer under its thumb
And if it expects me to play dumb
While it talks rubbish,
It'll soon learn to stop
Digging its own grave.
I know society is suicidal,
But it should at least behave
Civilly to those who are
Trying to help it through its crisis.
But my society isn't happy,
It wants to dye its hair
Until the hair snaps off at the roots.
My society hates its own scent and wants to hide its smell
By putting toxic chemicals under its arm pits
That give allergies and asthma attacks.
My society doesn't like anything natural,
Wants to remove all its body hair so it
Feels like newborn baby skin.
My society thinks I'm weird
To not want to feel like a baby.
But I don't know how good my society is,
I take it for granted,
I'm spoilt rotten.
I don't know how bad some societies are!
It is hard when your society
Has done something horrible
To you and they still
Want to argue that it's justified.
It's hard to love your people
That went along with your society.
It's really hard to love them totally.
I mean, you can't, can you?
Not without lying to yourself
That they will back you up
If you were attacked again,
Which they won't
And you know that.
But you have to love them,
Because they're your family,
They're your society
And that abuse that they ignored
Was too widely condoned
By even people you wanted to be friends with.
It's hard that, looking at them
And what they've done by condoning,
Ignoring, or being too frightened to speak up against.
My society is so guilty,
It's horrible, so horrible.
They'd rather have the abuses continue
Than admit to their wrong doings.
I so want to love my society,
But it's hard, knowing
The horrible things they've done.
I look in the face of my society
And see that enemy lurking.
It's scary that it's there
In something I'd otherwise
Want to praise and adore.
It's a shock to realise
That my society is so against me.
That it thinks I should be tortured.
It is scary when I hear of it being agreed upon
On radio, documented on television
And proliferated in books.
My body ices in fear,
That's what my society does to me.
Scary don't you think,
The way my society wants to kill itself?
But I don't know how good my society is,
I take it for granted,
I'm spoilt rotten.
I don't know how bad some societies are!
Nay, it is very, very scary that my society
Has swallowed propaganda for so long.
It bloats with its fill
Unable to think of possibility
That challenges the horror,
Unable to think of the horror,
For what it actually is.
Subdued and hypnotised,
My society heil psychiatry
And call for more screenings of youth,
More tests of youths and marching orders,
To find anomalies in them and root them out,
Force on them sterilising pills so they won't breed,
And won't be able to complain because they're so tranquilised.
My society wants to become a race,
A supreme race of psychiatrists.
My society knows no one wants to protest against
What can be diagnose and dehumanise them
And make them out to be a potential criminal
That must be monitored and managed
And is unfit to be heard
In the clairvoyant psych court
That aims to prove a future violation
That a person might just commit.
In my society, no one wants that life sentence,
Which my society's superstitious inflict,
When they back up psychiatry
With their supremacist's law.
Strangely, most abide by society's superstitious.
See, my society wants mind control, like Jonestown,
Heaven's Gate and Solar Temple.
My society wants people who will,
Do as they are ordered and die on command.
My society wants to die under its own control,
Ordering itself into oblivion of following its following.
But I don't know how good my society is,
I take it for granted,
I'm spoilt rotten.
I don't know how bad some societies are!
I have a major beef with my society.
For over forty years my society has been
Arguing against what I do,
Trying to get me to sign its suicide pact.
Now I'm finally taking issue
And telling my society that I've had enough
Of its polluting fashions
It's been policing me with.
I've had enough of its attempts
To make me feel small.
I've had enough of its thick
Doorless brick walls!
But society is the one with the gun
And if it points that thing at me
I guess I'll want to save my life
By doing exactly as I am told.
Society would like to live
Without ever having to suffer,
But it thinks it needs to cause
Suffering to stop suffering.
My society is an abusive relationship
That I can't get out of.
My society wants to use me,
Then treat me like a dirty tissue.
My society is the cross between
A baby, a stationary motor car
And a domestic outburst.
My society isn't going to exist anymore,
As it once did. It will evolve eventually,
When people stop think that society's suicidal urges
Are something to be venerated and followed.
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Creativity is more accessible (and more effortful) than most people realize. Most parents want their kids to experience the joy and fulfillment that come from productive creativity–the kind of creativity that makes a difference.
Here are seven ideas for parents who want to support their children's productive creativity:
1. Curiosity. All kids are born curious. They want to understand more about the world around them. Support your child's curiosity, and you're taking the first and probably most important step toward him discovering the joys of productive creativity.
2. Passion. Support your child in finding out what she wants to learn more about. Whether it's musical, artistic, athletic, intellectual, domestic, scientific or something else, follow her curiosities, and help her think about possibilities for further exploration. A passionate desire to go farther is at the heart of productive creativity.
3. Opportunities for learning. Productive creativity is built on knowledge and understanding. Your child needs something with which to be creative. Help him find opportunities to learn and to experience challenge in his areas of keen interest. Productive creativity happens in all domains–a scientist or a chef can be as productively creative as a musician–so help him feel free to follow his interests wherever they take him.


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Angela joined Morgan Stanley in 2012, working in a variety of roles within the firm's Rotational Analyst Program, including Morgan Stanley's Mutual Fund and ETF Due Diligence group and the firm's Client Development Group, which focuses on serving the needs of ultra high net worth clients. She joined The Maddalena Group in 2014 as a Wealth Advisor Associate. With the support of her colleagues, Angela soon entered the firm's Financial Advisor Associate Program. She proudly graduated from the program in 2016, expanding her knowledge and capabilities to assist her clients in achieving their specific financial objectives.
Growing up in North Salem, Angela earned her B.B.A in Finance and a B.A. in Math, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Iona College's Honors Program. She continues to reside in Westchester and enjoys coaching youth soccer, playing soccer, running, cooking, and giving back to her community at her local parish.
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Charles began his financial services career in 1984 as the Assistant Controller of the City of Boston, where he managed the city's pension fund. He then joined Avatar Associates in 1988 as Vice Chairman and Head of Security Selection, working alongside Wall Street legend Dr. Martin Zweig, and appearing frequently on CNBC and Bloomberg television and radio to provide market perspectives. Most recently, Charles was the Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Thomas Lloyd Funds. He joined The Maddalena Group in 2009.
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Anthony graduated from Manhattan College with a B.S. degree in Finance and Management and holds his FINRA Series 7, 63, 55, 9 and 10 licenses. A resident of Westchester, NY, Anthony serves as President of the Board of his homeowner's association.
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Matt currently resides in South Norwalk, Connecticut with his wife, Michele. In his free time he enjoys playing in his summer softball league and hiking.
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Jervis holds his FINRA Series 7, 63, and 65 licenses. He received his B.A. in Economics from Emory University and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Jervis resides with his wife in Orange County, NY.
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High-frequency trading is a type of financial trading in which human brokers on the floor of stock exchanges have been replaced by highly sophisticated algorithms. Because HFT is fully electronic, thousands of transactions can be executed per second, and the trading firms that have the fastest connections make the biggest profits. This is why HFT firms want their computers located as close to the computers of the various stock exchanges as possible.
Pioneers of high-frequency trading were the so called SOES Bandits led by Harvey Houtkin, who used the electronic Small Order Execution System installed after Black Monday (1987) to move in and out of orders faster than private traders or even large trading firms.
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The latest on censorship for Artists...or AKA Pedophiles by our lovely government, is to employ a team who will classify artworks involving child nudity. (p.s. the artist has to pay for this?! $500 per artwork)(read more here)
So, Australia the land of opportunity and freedom...will choose this as an aesthetically pleasing image
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Howdy, Nick "Picasso" here,
I'm trying to find out a way to make a boonie hat into an nvg mount. Possibly, I could have a type 2 mount attached to the front of the boonie. On my current loadout for OP: Copperhead 3, for headgear, I'm wearing a balaclava, an earpiece, a half-mesh mask, goggles, and a boonie hat. Im not necessarily in the price range for a real steel NVG like a PVS-14 or a PVS-16, so I'm just making a loadout that looks interesting with replica nvgs. (ex. the Matrix gpnvg-18)
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I've just received a Futaba 12FG, on loan for a forthcoming review in RC Model World. [to see the full review, click here]
It's early days, but the 12FG looks very interesting (the lack of more emotive language is deliberate, simply because I have not had a chance to do more than play with it.)
The radio supports PPM, PCM 1024 and PCM G3, as well as 2.4 GHz via an optional alternative RF module. It also sports 8 flight modes, several built in mixers and 10 programmable mixers. A 5114 (PCM G3) receiver is included.
The on-board memory stores up to 30 models, but push a 1GB SD card into a slot, and a mind boggling 1800+ free models shows on the display.
All this is very clever, but what Joe Flyer wants to know is: Can it fly my glider/i-c plane/e-flyer/turbine? Does it required a PhD to program? And is the manual any good? It's no good having advanced features if they are largely inaccessible to the target audience. These are some of the issues I'll be exploring in the review.
Today, I successfully hooked it up to my pulse width monitor. The screenshot shows the PPM 12 output.


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A California-based restaurant ownership group has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against two Memphis restaurant owners who operate a similar restaurant concept here.
The lawsuit was filed Friday, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.
In the suit, the creators of The Bigfoot Lodge restaurant concept in California – which includes such interior features as a log cabin design and a large Sasquatch statue – claim husband and wife Shawn and Lana Danko inappropriately used the restaurant name and similar design elements, among other things, for the Big Foot Lodge restaurant and bar they opened in Memphis in 2005.
The Dankos' Big Foot eatery likewise includes a log cabin design and a large Sasquatch statue, among other similarities.
"I don't have a comment for you at this time," Shawn Danko told The Daily News when asked about the lawsuit Monday. "It just came over the wire today, so I couldn't comment for you at this point."
BA2 LLC is the entity that in 1999 opened The Bigfoot Lodge in California while at the time operating under the name The Bigfoot Lodge LLC. In the suit filed against the Dankos by BA2 LLC, a copy of a June 2005 Memphis Business Journal article is attached in which Shawn Danko says the inspiration for his own restaurant's name came from the California Bigfoot Lodge lounge and bar.
In an interview with The Daily News last year, Danko said his Memphis restaurant concept was developed over a period of several years. He said the idea grew in large part out of his fascination with the ape-like creature known as Big Foot.
"The Big Foot concept stems back to seven years ago now, when I was working at the Hard Rock Café," Danko said at the time. "It was a concept that I was slowly working on over time and it was a concept that I always kind of had in the back of my head."
Now the concept is at the center of a legal dispute whose plaintiff sees an opportunity for confusion to exist on multiple fronts. One of them involves a major Hollywood film scheduled to be released next month.
A full-sized replica of the Bigfoot Lodge's Los Angeles bar was built on a sound stage as the setting for some scenes in the film "Yes Man," scheduled to be released next month and starring Jim Carrey, according to the lawsuit. The suit also includes a message thread taken from the local Internet message board run by Goner Records.
"As one post on the Memphis-based message board hosted by Goner Records asks, 'Is this [Big Foot Lodge Memphis] associated with the Bigfoot in (Los Angeles and San Francisco)?? Anybody know?" reads the reference to the Memphis message board included with the suit.
"Another (Goner) user responds, 'Same thing, I think.' Plaintiff is informed and believes that once Warner Bros.' Jim Carrey movie 'Yes Man' opens nationwide on December 19, 2008, many more people will be actually confused into thinking that Defendants' Big Foot Lodge Memphis is associated with Plaintiff's Bigfoot Lodge LA and Bigfoot Lodge SF."
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Specialized S-Works CruX - 2018
When we set out to design a new 'cross rig, we didn't just want to make another adventure bike with added tire clearance—we wanted to create a purebred racing steed that was fast, confident, lightweight, and rides like no other 'cross bike out there. With multiple Cyclocross World Championships to its name, the CruX has more than proven itself in the lung-searing race discipline of 'cross, but the new S-Works CruX takes this legacy to a whole different level.
Beginning with the frame, we implemented our Rider-First Engineered technology that was first introduced on our Tarmacs. Using size-specific tubes and layups, this technology allows the CruX to feature the same ride characteristics across every size in the range. Not only this, but it also allowed us to significantly drop the frame weight, so the CruX now comes in at a scant 900 grams for a 56cm—over 400 grams lighter than the previous frameset. A light and stiff frame, alone, isn't useful in a 'cross race if it isn't compliant, however, which is why the new CruX also combines stiffness and compliance in all the right places. And to assist with the latter, we lowered the seat collar by two centimeters for more exposed seatpost and, therefore, cushion for big hits.
We also know that cyclocross races are often won in the corners and over the barriers, which is why the CruX geometry takes this into account. The top tube has been design for easy shouldering when you're hopping off to clear barriers, as it features a large opening to the front triangle and a flat bottom. For stability in the corners and on off-camber sections, the geometry has a low bottom bracket and a sharp front end. This combination also helps to initiate corners, regardless of the terrain.
With maximum mud shedding ability in mind, we included eight millimeters of clearance on all sides of a 33mm tire, providing plenty of clearance for muddy conditions. Along with clearance, select S-Works models feature hydrophobic, mud-shedding paint that reduces the ability for mud to cling to the frame. It's awesome to have a light bike, after all, but frame weight becomes irrelevant when it's covered in 10 pounds of mud.
This bike is also spec'd with the lightest components possible. Along these lines, it features a full Dura-Ace 9170 hydraulic disc groupset, lightweight, aerodynamic, and mud-shedding Roval CLX 50 clincher disc wheels, and an S-Works carbon seatpost and handlebars.
- Our top-of-the-line S-Works FACT 11r carbon frame features a race-ready 'cross geometry, and comes equipped with thru-axles, 142mm rear spacing, and takes advantage of our highest quality carbon production methods in order to create a bike that's as responsive as it is lightweight.
- The internally routed S-Works FACT carbon disc fork features a thru-axle design that increases steering response and rider input for the tight turns and the all-out efforts 'cross demands.
- The Win Tunnel Engineered Roval CLX 50 carbon disc wheelset offers superior aerodynamics, incredible mud-shedding-ability, and and a svelte 1415-gram weight.
|S-Works FACT 11r carbon, Rider-First Engineered, 1-3/8" lower bearing, flat mount disc, OSBB
|S-Works FACT 11r carbon
Front: 12 x 100mm thru axle
Rear: 12 x 142mm thru axle
|Roval CLX 50 Disc, carbon, tubeless-ready, Win Tunnel Engineered, 50mm depth
Front: CeramicSpeed bearings
Rear: DT Swiss 240 internals, CeramicSpeed bearings
|Specialized Terra Pro, 700 x 33c, 2Bliss Ready
|Carbon fiber spider
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|OSBB, CeramicSpeed bearings
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|Shimano Dura-Ace 9100, clamp-on
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|Shimano Dura-Ace 9100, 11-speed
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|Shimano Dura-Ace Disc 9120
|S-Works SL Carbon Shallow Drop, 125x75mm
|Specialized S-Wrap HD
|S-Works SL, alloy, titanium bolts, 6-degree rise
|Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9170 hydraulic disc
|Body Geometry S-Works Phenom, carbon rails, 143mm
|Seat Post
|S-Works FACT carbon, 20mm offset
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As The Progression of Learning diagram illustrates, Literacy and Foundational skills are our focus in the preschool and primary school ages/grades. Specifically with Literacy, we devote a tremendous amount of resources, time and energy to ensuring that our teachers are well-equipped to help our students become awesome readers and by the time they get to 3rd grade.
Since the 2015-2016 school year, we have committed to training and certifying all of our teachers who are responsible for teaching Literacy in the Preschool, Primary and Lower Schools in the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Method. Additionally, we have a Literacy Support teacher also trained in this method and who provides additional support and doses of literacy when and where necessary.
The Orton-Gillingham Method to Literacy instruction was developed in the early-20th century (1930s) and initially for students with language processing challenges. It is language-based, multisensory, structured, sequential, cumulative, cognitive, and flexible. It is an intensive, sequential phonics-based system which teaches the basics of word formation before whole meanings. The OG Method accommodates and utilizes the three learning modalities, or pathways, through which people learn—visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Unlike some scripted and rigid reading programs, the OG Method is a system that allows for flexibility and fits in The SAE School model perfectly.
History of The OG Method – Samuel Torrey Orton (1879–1948), a neuropsychiatrist and pathologist at Columbia University, brought together neuroscientific information and principles of remediation. As early as the 1920s, he had extensively studied children with the kind of language processing difficulties now commonly associated with dyslexia and had formulated a set of teaching principles and practices for such children.
Anna Gillingham (1878–1963) was an educator and psychologist at Teachers College, Columbia University. Working with Dr. Orton, she trained teachers and compiled and published instructional materials. Gillingham combined Orton's teaching methods with her analysis of the structure of the English/American language and with Bessie Stillman, she wrote what has become the Orton–Gillingham manual: Remedial Training for Children with Specific Disability in Reading, Spelling and Penmanship. First published in 1935/6, this work is updated and republished regularly.
Key Features of the OG Method –
1. Language-based: The Orton-Gillingham approach is based on a technique of studying and teaching language, understanding the nature of human language, the mechanisms involved in learning, and the language-learning processes in individuals.
2. Multisensory: Orton-Gillingham teaching sessions are action-oriented and involve constant interaction between the teacher and the student and the simultaneous use of multiple sensory input channels reinforcing each other for optimal learning. Using auditory, visual, and kinesthetic elements, all language skills taught are reinforced by having the student listen, speak, read and write. For example, a dyslexic learner is taught to see the letter A, say its name and sound and write it in the air – all at the same time. The approach requires intense instruction with ample practice. The use of multiple input channels is thought to enhance memory storage and retrieval by providing multiple "triggers" for memory.
3. Structured, Sequential, and Cumulative: The Orton-Gillingham teacher introduces the elements of the language systematically. Sound-symbol associations along with linguistic rules and generalizations are introduced in a linguistically logical, understandable order. Students begin by reading and writing sounds in isolation. Then they blend the sounds into syllables and words. Students learn the elements of language—consonants, vowels, digraphs, blends, and diphthongs—in an orderly fashion. They then proceed to advanced structural elements such as syllable types, roots, and affixes. As students learn new material, they continue to review old material to the level of automaticity. The teacher addresses vocabulary, sentence structure, composition, and reading comprehension in a similar structured, sequential, and cumulative manner.
4. Cognitive: Students learn about the history of the English language and study the many generalizations and rules that govern its structure. They also learn how best they can learn and apply the language knowledge necessary for achieving reading and writing competencies.
5. Flexible: Orton-Gillingham teaching is diagnostic and prescriptive in nature. Teachers try to ensure the learner is not simply recognizing a pattern and applying it without understanding. When confusion of a previously taught rule is discovered, it is re-taught from the beginning.


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I won't be posting again until Tuesday because I'm lacking a laptop charger so I'm using Papa's at the minute. I may try and do a little unperfected post from the iPad but I'm not promising you. I will still reply to all your fab comments though! Have a lovely weekend and we'll have a catch up on Tuesday.


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I am trying to shorten down the time to 30mins... it ain't working...
there is another one...if you are not allowed to play with fire...
Get a bowl of water and drop a leaf in it.
place it in the centre and try and keep it in the centre. Once it is set up, imagine
that your ki is moving the leaf that is floating in front of you. Try moving it to
the right of the bowl, then the left. try circling the bowl then make it park in the
centre again. All this should take about an Hour. If you cann do these two,
then go on to spoon bending.
(EDIT: oh yeah, and have your finger/palm pointing to the leaf the whole time!)
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Leonardo - Aerospace, Defence and Security
Ethics and Compliance
Compliance policies are aimed at preventing those events that may cause the company to be liable, in the various forms (including cumulative forms) in which risks can take place
Leonardo S.p.a., in the carrying out its business activities, is committed to prevent the risk of illegal practices at all work levels and in any geographical area, by disseminating and promoting ethical values and principles, as well as by the implementation of rules of conduct and effective control processes, in line with the requirements set forth by applicable laws and international best practices.
Leonardo, in addition, actively participates in sectorial industry associations such as the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe - ASD ("Common Industry Standards" - Common principles against corruption of the companies operating in the Aerospace and Defense sector) and the International Forum for Business Ethical Conduct - IFBEC ("Global principles for business Ethical Conduct" - Global principles of business ethics for companies operating in the Aerospace and Defense sector) that, at European and international level, promote common principles of business ethics.
In Leonardo we have zero tolerance for corruption and for conducts which are not inspired to strict adherence to ethical principles and full observance of laws.
Compliance with ethics, laws and integrity, as well as competing fairly, induce trust and confidence in customers, suppliers, commercial and industrial partners and all the company's stakeholders and enable us to have success and expand our business all over the world.
Awarding a business through unethical or unlawful conducts always results in a loss and a material damage for the society and for Leonardo's reputation worldwide.