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The most successful female chef in the UK today (she balks at this, but it's true), Angela Hartnett learned her trade standing shoulder to shoulder in some of the country's finest kitchens, often for 18 gruelling hours at a stretch, with Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing. She won her first Michelin star in 2004 for her work at The Connaught, was awarded an MBE for services to the food industry in 2007 and now owns and runs the much acclaimed Murano in London's Mayfair. Not bad for someone 'the boys' thought would last two weeks at best in the Ramsay kitchen environment known as 'Vietnam'.
In her new book, A Taste Of Home: 200 Quick and Easy Recipes by Angela Hartnett, out this month, Angela takes time out from fine dining, drawing inspiration from her childhood experiences of home cooking with her Italian grandmother, to give us a quick weekday supper bible that we could all do with in our lives.
Angela, congratulations on the book – what do you hope people get from it/say about it?
I suppose that everything in it is quite accessible and do-able. There are one or two more complicated dishes in there, but hopefully people will find it very approachable.
If you had to choose one recipe from the book to represent you, which one would it be and why?
Something quite simple – maybe the seared steak with rocket (recipe below).
It's well documented that you put in horrendously long hours while establishing yourself within the Ramsay empire. Is life a little easier these days now that you're your own boss?
Not really, no. I did put in the hours and still do, but even before I owned Murano, if I wanted time off, I took it. I'm still in the restaurant every day, but that's where I want to be.
You're the most successful female chef in Britain – do you feel a responsibility to 'bring on' other female chefs?
If someone comes for a job at the restaurant I go for whoever is the best person for the job and wouldn't hire someone just because they're a woman. Having said that, I think it's good to have a balance in the kitchen: at Murano there are four or five female chefs out of a total of 12 people in the kitchen and that's a good balance.
Which are your favourite restaurants to go to if ever you have an evening off?
José on Bermondsey High Street – I went there for tapas this weekend and it was great. Also Zucca, again on Bermondsey High Street, is great. Then there are the classic places – J. Sheekey, St John Bread & Wine – there are so many great places – you do well to get a bad meal in London these days.
What are your go-to quick and easy suppers if it's just you at home?
Just something really simple like a bit of roast chicken and some salad.
What's the best meal you've ever eaten and where did you eat it?
Jean Georges in New York, that was amazing. I was also at Noma recently and that was brilliant. Then there are meals I've had at the local trattoria with family and friends – it's not always about the food being fancy, it's often about who you're with.
Do you enjoy your tv work or would you prefer to spend the day in the kitchen?
I don't particularly want to be on tv all the time, I don't crave that, but it's good to have a balance. And it definitely helps in terms of bookings!
If you had to eat the same meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Roast chicken and potatoes – I love chicken. It would have to be a nice chicken though, not a battery one. I wouldn't have pudding, I'd have cheese.
If you weren't a successful chef what other job might you be doing?
I'd love to be a forensic investigator – I think what they do is amazing; being able to look at a crime scene and tell how and when someone was murdered – I think that's incredible.
Angela's new book, A Taste Of Home: 200 Quick and Easy Recipes by Angela Hartnett, from which the following recipe is taken, is published by Ebury Press and is out now, priced £25.
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Seared Steak With Rocket
4 large Portobello mushrooms
olive oil
1 large shallot, sliced
4 thyme sprigs
60ml white wine
4 x 150g rib-eye steaks
1 bag of wild rocket leaves
balsamic vinegar
salt and freshly ground
black pepper
For the parsley butter:
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp chopped flatleaf parsley
zest of 1 lemon
70g (unsalted) butter, at room temperature
Make the parsley butter. Mix the chopped garlic, parsley, lemon zest and butter together in a bowl. Place the mixture on a sheet of cling film and then roll it up to form a cylinder. Twist the ends of the cling film to keep the butter tightly packed and leave it in the fridge to chill for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas mark 4.
Clean the mushrooms with a damp cloth and place them in a roasting tin. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper, drizzle over some olive oil and then add the sliced shallot, thyme and white wine. Cover the tin with a sheet of foil and bake in the
preheated oven for 15–20 minutes.
Remove the foil and continue cooking for about another 5 minutes until most (but not all) of the liquid has evaporated. Leave the oven on for finishing the steaks later.
Season the rib-eye steaks with salt and pepper and brush them with a little olive oil. Heat a griddle pan and cook the steaks for about 1 minute until grill lines have formed. Rotate the steaks and cook for another minute so that a second set of grill lines form, 'crossing' the first set. Turn the steaks over and repeat the cross grilling on the other side. If at this stage the meat is not cooked enough, finish it off in the oven. Once the steaks are cooked, set them aside to rest for 5 minutes.
When ready to serve, dice the parsley butter and place a few dice over the steaks. Place the steaks in the oven for 2–3 minutes, which should be just enough time to melt the butter and reheat the meat. Place a mushroom on each steak and spoon the shallot and white wine cooking juices over the meat.
Serve with a fresh rocket salad, seasoned with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.


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Since American Legion Post 222 was established in 1937, photographs of all the post commanders, past and present, have hung on the walls. After they were unceremoniously removed three years ago, Church has made it his goal to reunite the photos with their original owners and their families.
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1 Nikkolas20th Mar 2011 11:39:25 PM from Texas , Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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I like to be at least a few years behind the rest of the world so I'm gonna be playing GTA 4 when i get my PS3. (borrowing it from a family member) I've watched a few Let's Play sof it and it doesn't look nearly as bad as everyone seems to say it is... Is it just a case of They Changed It, Now It Sucks? Because to me, smashing into people with a car is fun whether they fly around like a cartoon or it's realistic. That and the fact it actually seems to have something resembling a cohesive story helps make it at least worth trying for me.
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3 Legionnaire20th Mar 2011 11:48:32 PM from Australia
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4 JAF197021st Mar 2011 10:21:09 AM from New York
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2:08, Niko is trying to HAIL that cab. 2:53. I hate Otis.
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5 Litis22nd Mar 2011 06:30:51 AM from Israel
I've been playing GTA since age seven (the old ones on school computers). Being a pretty big fan of the series to this day, I can say that GTA IV is quite okay. The gameplay changed a bit - changes necessary for retaining the series' relevance - and the new physics give depth and weight to the player's actions (or new ground for shenanigans, as seen in the hilarious video above).
actually seems to have something resembling a cohesive storyI don't see how San Andreas's story wasn't cohesive. But back to IV: its story is much more serious and the Only Sane Man-ity of the previous games is toned down. For me it was nice to see something else for a change, even though it meant that the humor became more shallow as a result. Exploration is possible, but I think it's not as interesting as it was in the previous games. All in all, I think IV deserves the GTA name, even though it's not as good as Vice City or San Andreas (the latter being the ultimate GTA game for me). Give it a try.
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6 Yinyang10722nd Mar 2011 07:09:09 AM from the True North , Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
GTA IV is far more serious than earlier installments - if you like that sort of thing, i quite recommend it. On the other hand, if you want silliness, go for Saints Row.
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7 pvtnum1119th Apr 2011 06:21:37 PM from Kerbin low orbit , Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Just picked it up via a nice Steam sale. I'm liking the Wide Open Sandbox appeal. Since I coudln't save my game via Windows Live yesterday, I had a TON of fun working out all sorts of crazy driving skills on the streets. I'll be nicer now that I can actually save the game.
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8 feotakahari19th Apr 2011 09:06:56 PM from Looking out at the city
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I find it interesting that critics talked about this game using the same terms they used to describe City of God. Is this the video game equivalent of Oscar Bait? (It would certainly explain why non-critics had a less positive reaction to the game.)
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9 pvtnum1125th Apr 2011 05:16:43 PM from Kerbin low orbit , Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Good waste of an hour? Driving around town aimlessly. It's surprisingly fun.
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10 Nikkolas26th Apr 2011 07:45:20 AM from Texas , Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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So I'm curious, of the people who have played the game, who are your favorite characters? From what I've seen Brucie looks like a lot of fun. With regards to teh more serious characters, Packie seems cool.
11 mahel04226th Apr 2011 08:00:24 AM from Stockholm,Sweden
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Personally I think Brucie is the most annoying character in the game, because he's is so over the top in a bad way. Actually I think that while they tried to make the game more serious they did make some of the characters a lot more extreme when it comes to "quirks". In San Andreas everyone was slightly odd or knowingly a stereotype while in GTA 4 they have a few "normal" characters and the "quirky" ones are rather extreme, so while both games average out at roughly the same level of "quirky-ness" GTA 4 does so at the cost of you* disliking the "quirky" ones and are disinterested in the others.
edited 26th Apr '11 8:01:19 AM by mahel042
In the quiet of the night, the Neocount of Merentha mused: How long does evolution take, among the damned?
12 KitsuneInferno26th Apr 2011 08:35:59 AM from East Tennessee
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I like Brucie, mainly because he provides a window into what I could have become had my brother been slightly more of a dick.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.
Wh'joo lookin' at?
My biggest gripe with this game is the friendship system. It becomes an incredible pain the ass when you start accumulating friends because they won't stop calling you on a regular basis. Setting the phone on silent mode doesn't help either (as calls still come in anyway), and I only realized later in that it was in fact possible to avoid all that using an undocumented exploit. Other than that, while undeserving of near perfect review scores, GTA IV is still a pretty solid GTA title. And the OP has a point. The They Changed It, Now It Sucks complaint is just too short sighted when you consider how the series was developed as a whole. Every development process of a GTA game seemed to concentrate on specific aspects of gameplay, storytelling or level design:
- GTA1 focused on its core gameplay elements;
- GTA2 focused on retro-futuristic gang warfare;
- GTA3 focused on its drastically improved immersion courtesy of a new 3D game engine;
- Vice City focused on recreating the atmosphere of the 1980s;
- San Andreas focused on the shear number of the things to do and places to go;
- The handheld console titles demonstrated the ability of new Sixth Generation handhelds to support game data originally intended for Fifth Generation and Sixth Generation consoles.
- GTA4 focused on detail and realism.
- Chinatown War was initially developed to demonstrate the use of the DS touch screen for specific gameplay elements
edited 26th Apr '11 11:46:11 AM by MalagasyParrot
14 mahel04226th Apr 2011 11:25:47 AM from Stockholm,Sweden
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There was a way to shut off all calls which unfortunately included plot-related ones, the only problem with it was that it turned itself off after every mission. Or at least I remember my brother doing that on the PS3 version.
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15 KitsuneInferno26th Apr 2011 04:27:59 PM from East Tennessee
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People do realize that accepting and then rejecting appointments is explicitly mentioned early in the game? I don't remember the mission, but I do recall one of those tip boxes saying that friends would like to be warned that you're not gonna take them out rather than not showing up.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.
Wh'joo lookin' at?
17 KitsuneInferno26th Apr 2011 10:33:07 PM from East Tennessee
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It was mentioned. It's not Rockstar's fault most people don't pay attention to those tip boxes. Granted, it would have made more sense to just reject these appointments outright as to avoid falsely raising their hopes. Yeah, I kinda picture Dwayne calling Niko up to go eat, finally having someone his depressed ass can talk to and as soon as he gets dressed, the meal's been canceled. Besides, friends calling you at inopportune moments is not as big a deal as everyone makes it out to considering you can off the phone, especially when there are other, more substantial reasons to bitch about the game, such as the stripped down gameplay compared to San Andreas.
edited 26th Apr '11 10:37:14 PM by KitsuneInferno
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat.
Wh'joo lookin' at?
Don't have much to say about the prevalence of phone tip. But the stripped down gameplay can be argued to be the result of Rockstar North paying more attention designing a realistic Liberty City, making GTA4 more of an exploration game rather than a wide open sandbox game. Granted, the game had less freedom, but the result is a city that is generally more likable than artificial Stilwater or bland Panau, even though latter two are generally more fun to play around in. The Ballad Of Gay Tony was apparently an attempt to address GTA4's inadequacies in gameplay while building over its existing strength, so that indicates Rockstar North is at least aware that it needs to balance aesthetics with gameplay.
edited 28th Apr '11 8:04:01 PM by MalagasyParrot
Big fan of the series here. I love GTAIV just as much as any other game in the series. I must admit though that the game's greatest strength doesn't really show its full colours (literally) until you've actively exhausted the story and its offspring. When you inevitably head over to GameFAQs to check out where the flying rats are, that's when it really shows up. As someone who's never been to New York but experienced lots of media presenting it, it's really quite neat. For the record, I don't consider the characterisation the best ever in the series, but Niko's my favourite ever lead. Regardless of the, erm, pronunciation issues and so forth. So forth clearly meaning IM LEAVING HERE WITH RAMEN. I can understand the annoyance of the friend system, though the only one I really cared about 'hurting' myself gameplay-wise was Little Jacob. The rest can make nice time-burners once you're finished, and I understand that those trips make up little character building scenes that just wouldn't have fit into the story. But is there a point to caring after the story's over? I don't know, maybe they're relying on you having nothing to do, real life-wise. That said, Packie in particular has some fun things to say. Get him drunk as quickly as possible. Of course, the best (worst?) part is the lampshading. Just like with The Driver in Vice City, Rockstar knew people would hate the friend system.
20 JAF19705th Jul 2011 08:09:01 AM from New York
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Check out this mod.
Holy Shit.
The mod not only brings high resolution textures, car models, and diverse new visual effects, but introduces a zombie survival mode as well. If that weren't enough, the AI has been improved as well, allowing NP Cs to commit crimes and give them the ability to carry bodies.
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Holy crap. Totally reinstalling the game for this. And a zombie mode? Badass. Every game needs one of those.
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22 Litis5th Jul 2011 01:53:11 PM from Israel
^ Totally! We get the joy from playing the same tired scenario in a different universe, developers get a tax break! It's a win-win situation!
Does killing Michelle when revealed she ratted Niko out considered a CMOA?
24 lrrose8th Aug 2011 01:09:37 PM , Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
You can do that? I thought she just disappeared after the first mission briefing with her boss
Live long and prosper
25 Litis8th Aug 2011 01:18:05 PM from Israel
A. No it doesn't, because that's quite petty.
B. That doesn't happen and the player can't do that without the help of a glitch.
B. That doesn't happen and the player can't do that without the help of a glitch.
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It's rare to get to talk with five of the top thinkers from the library field all at once. I got to do that as moderator of the keynote panel that kicked off the virtual event "The Digital Shift (TDS): Reinventing Libraries," held October 16. Participating in a group webcast from all over the country were Dan Cohen, founding director of the Digital Public Library of America; Susan Hildreth, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services [IMLS]); Deborah Jacobs, director of the Global Libraries initiative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Barbara Stripling, assistant professor at Syracuse University and president of the American Library Association; and John P. Wilkin, university librarian and dean of libraries, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
As fodder, I asked them each to supply two words, one to describe the library of today, and the other, the ideal future state. Their answers were intriguing. Hildreth: "transition" > "collaboration." Stripling: "access" > "community." Wilkin: "independent" > "interdependent." Cohen: "objects" > "objectives." Jacobs: "vital" > "community-engaged."
The hour-long program was shared live with over 2,000 audience members and will continue to be tapped in the event archive. LJ's Ian Chant has covered the conversation more fully, but one theme especially struck me: the need for less perfection in exchange for an experimental approach to development.
Flipping a question about what disruptions we should expect in libraries, Jacobs said we should not worry about the next disruption but instead be prepared to be flexible in the face of it. Wilkin later got at the "how," when discussing the need for problem-solving skills. "We need people who can work through the challenges that present themselves," he said.
Cohen called for more willingness to fail through beta testing and experimentation. "You launch things that are imperfect," he said, "and you move toward perfection"—and seek opportunities to scale up the great ideas that work. Hildreth emphasized the emerging role of libraries as places of production. She was seconded by Stripling, who, among other things, noted potential in empowering people to create, not just consume. The testing and scaling of Chicago's YouMedia labs was cited.
Jacobs nailed the concept by placing it, rightly, in terms of limited resources. "If everything you are launching is a home run," she said, "then you are not investing wisely."
This got me thinking about the event itself, which had more than 7,000 preregistrants from across different types of libraries, publishing, and schools and a full 3,555 live participants. This virtual event is itself an example of an iterative process from one year to the next, requiring tolerance for what's become a sort of constant beta. The Digital Shift event was first created three years ago as a forum to explore the explosive and controversial issues surrounding ebooks. The editors at LJ and School Library Journal saw how robust the digital conference environment could be and since have played with the format of the presentations, paid versus free registration, and the process for how we arrive at ideas for the content. Past programs tracked by library type, but this time we focused on the commonalities, grouping tracks by content areas, with all library types represented in each. "We blew it up," said TDS project manager Barbara Genco, in order to get at the vitality in the field and fuel cross-fertilization.
Ever aware of flaws and missed opportunities, as well as the moving target of what libraries need to know now, we'll continue to evolve the format as we look to our fifth event, next year. We'll deploy some of the very strategies explored by the thinkers at this year's forum: beyond listening to our guts about what worked, we'll mine the evidence that comes from surveying participants, see what keeps resonating in the archives, and pay heed to anecdotal feedback. Reflecting on another important theme—the need to articulate what libraries do in terms of outcomes instead of outputs—we will be on the lookout for examples of how the takeaways from the event led to real-world solutions in the library.
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High school students tackle global issues at MUN
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Some 350 high school students from 13 countries gathered at the Qatar National Convention Center this week to engage in mock international negotiations. They were there to take part in the 12th annual Georgetown University in Qatar Model United Nations (MUN), the longest-running international conference in the country.
The event brought together young delegates from 28 local and 14 international schools to take on diplomatic roles in a simulated version of real life United Nations negotiations. Under this year's theme, 'Fostering development: Complexities of intervention in a globalised world', participants represented their assigned countries in complex discussions to reach consensus on key global issues.
While the topics discussed can result in heated debates between parties with opposing views and beliefs, the conference encourages participants to engage in debates respectfully to enhance their inter-cultural understanding. The delegates this year hailed from a diverse range of countries, including South Africa, China, Greece, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Bosnia, Oman, Turkey, and the US.
"We believe in dialogue. We believe in cross-cultural communication," said Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Brendan Hill, to delegates at the opening ceremony. "When I look out at an event like this, I see hope."
"We're here to make our own solutions to these issues," saidMUN Secretary General Nayab Rana (SFS'18). She explained how the conference, by assigning students to represent nations they may not be familiar with, provides "an opportunity to learn about the world in the most unique way possible: by learning about it yourself."
This year's event featured a keynote speech by GU-Q alumni and CEO of Teach for Qatar, Nasser Yousef Al Jaber (SFS '10), which opened the conference.After taking an honor pledge, student delegates began three days of intense negotiations. The subjects under discussion were devised by the student-run MUN board, which comprises experienced GU-Q students who have been involved in previous MUN events. Topics this year included chemical weapons, the status of refugees and asylum seekers, international peace talks, and the containment and treatment of global epidemics.
The event was the culmination of months of training and preparation by delegates and advisors. Before they could participate in theMUN conference, high school students needed to attend three rounds of intensive training to boost their negotiation skills. These sessions also helped GU-Q students gain experience chairing discussions, in order to obtain the proficiency needed to perform their roles in the main MUN event. This year, around 50 GU-Q students were involved in various roles in the conference.


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Role of TEAS Test in Deciding Your Professional Success
With many aspirants to nursing programs every year, colleges and institutions need to filter out those who do not fit the bill and select only those who have the potentials to complete the academic programs successfully. The pre-nursing evaluative programs like the TEAS, intend to evaluate the academic prowess and potentials of applicants as required for these nursing programs, and, in- turn, enable nursing colleges make their admission decisions. In this article, you may learn more details about how this test shapes up your professional nursing career.
TEAS in a Nutshell
The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) is a measure of academic knowledge levels and related skills in the core areas of English and language usage, Reading, Mathematics, and General Science. This is a proctored and timed test, conducted several times a year, across different testing sites, according to a pre-fixed schedule.
This is a test developed and administered by Assessment Technologies Inc. (ATI), a nursing education company with many popular products in the healthcare education field. The test is in its fifth version now and is called TEAS V.
All the test sections include only multiple-choice questions. A total of 170 questions are divided across the four sections of the test.
The test duration is 209 minutes. Results are available after 48 hours of test taking, which are generally sent in bulk to the test location. You may also arrange to send the results to other institutions by paying an extra charge.
The purposes served by this test can be summarized as:
- To efficiently measure the academic skills, knowledge levels, and abilities, as required for basic-level nursing programs
- To help nursing and other healthcare institutions analyze and evaluate candidates' potentials, and accordingly make admission decisions
- To understand any shortcomings of potential candidates and arrange for any support programs for them to improve
For more information, you may refer to the official website of ATI testing (https://www.atitesting.com/Solutions/PreNursingSchool/TEAS.aspx).
The Importance of the TEAS for a Nursing Program
As observed in the previous section, this exam is used by many nursing colleges and other healthcare educational institutions to evaluate and measure the potentials of candidates for admission into certain nursing programs and as a predictor of their chance of success in those nursing programs.
Therefore, depending on the institution, the test can be an essential pre-requisite for nursing college aspirants. For instance, if you check the Roseman University (http://www.roseman.edu/bsn-teas) and the Community College of Baltimore County (http://www.ccbcmd.edu/selectiveadmiss/TEAS.html) nursing programs admission guidelines, you will gauge that the TEAS is an essential requirement.
However, it should be remembered that different institutions can have different score requirements for admission eligibility. Accordingly, you must check with your institution well in advance, to get to know the different score requirements, and prepare yourself.
Moreover, the test scores also help institutions evaluate the candidates' shortcomings, if any, and help them work on it, without letting them negatively impact the candidates' academic progress.
For you, as a nursing aspirant, the test results also provide an opportunity for improvement, as you get to know your shortcomings, if any. By realizing where your negatives lie, you may be able to work out a plan for improvement and execute it more easily.
The Importance of TEAS in Shaping Up Your Professional Nursing Career
A nursing college is the first stepping stone to a successful and satisfying nursing career. Along with compassion, dedication, and a mentality to work hard, nursing aspirants need to equip themselves with the required skills and knowledge levels through appropriate levels of nursing programs. However, to join a nursing program, one should have attained certain basic levels of education and proportionate knowledge levels; without which, one may not be able to complete the nursing program successfully.
By filtering out candidates using a pre-nursing school test, the nursing schools are ensuring the fulfillment of this purpose, whereby only those who have the right potential and academic abilities get into the nursing course, and eventually to the profession.
To summarize, the TEAS not only helps institutions take their admission decisions, but also helps shaping up the nursing careers of many!


text: Hans Wilmer said: > It almost looks as if the X server had a serious memory leak. Is there an > explanation for its enormous memory allocation? most of it is due to the video memory on your card, X includes that in the "memory usage". Another is memory leaks depending on what you run. Much of the leaks I don't think are purely the X server's fault but the apps themselves, especially if you do a lot of graphics work. check this out ..I think this is among the highest memory usage I have seen for X.. root 1125 0.3 12.4 372424 96436 ? S<L Jan09 82:23 /usr/bin/X11/X -dpi 100 128MB video card. My old P3-733 I used at work(16MB) used to get bigger (420MB), but that was with 30 virtual desktops and more then a month of running w/o restarting X. As a result I'd have to restart X at about that point as it would get more and more sluggish. The above machine has only about 10 virtual desktops and a fraction of the uptime. nate


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Terrorism, Brexit, trump: the experts explained than bad in 2016
"Very bad year" – David bell, author of the publication in the prestigious publication Foreign Policy, said about 2016. Year, which, as he said, was only half full. And is it not then worse? Indeed, chickens are hatched, but the results of the first six months it is possible to draw certain conclusions. Just look at the events of recent weeks: the terrorist attack in nice until the military coup in Turkey. "MK" asked the experts, who shared his thoughts on 2016.
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Alexei MAKARKIN, Deputy General Director of the political techniques Center: "Indeed, 2016 is a very tough year. And perhaps, actually the worst in the current decade. Add the scandal to the Olympics in Rio and the participation in it, at least by Russian athletes. And as a maximum – the entire Russian team. This was not very long ago. The last time one of the great powers, boycotted the Olympic Games in 1984. Plus a completely never-ending war in Syria, where ISIL (Islamic state is a banned terrorist group) is once again trying to break through to the liberation of Palmyra. A lot of stories that are dramatic.
The American political class with the thrill of waiting for November, when presidential elections will be held. Trump there for most of the surveys while losing Clinton, but the campaign is just beginning. And the arrival of trump on the role of the candidate in US presidents from Republicans – this is a very strong challenge to the American political system. Last year imagine such a thing was simply impossible. Most likely, he will lose the election, but these words already spoken with less confidence than they were pronounced in the spring. Brexit is also made very serious confusion in the minds is not only a serious blow to the investment attractiveness of Britain. All hoped that at the last minute the Brits will vote to stay in EU, and they voted against it. After that they started talking: "and suddenly trump choose?"
The President of Austria was also chosen as will now be peregolosovyvat, third round. By the way, in the Austrian presidential election there is a sense that gives one of the keys to what is happening. There are people who fit into the modern global world, it is a great chance. And there are a huge number of people in this global world either do not fit or fit with big problems. It is very different people who are unable to unite. For example, a Briton living in the province and looking at the "come in large numbers here" migrants: tired, I want to close the borders, return the old warm world. And on the other hand, Islamic radical, who looks on the Western world and thinking of how to blow it up. And those and others do not fit. And those and others, much of what is happening in today's world causes a strong emotional rejection. Some try to preserve its old world, others to build a new scary utopia. And as a result of these processes the linear pattern that is associated with the ideas of Fukuyama about the triumph of democracy completely falls apart. The challenges have two sides: when some want to shut the other blow. When in Turkey, the country is becoming more Islamized – a very serious rift between the educated middle class, wishing that Turkey was Europe, and another part of the middle class, traders, artisans, small businessmen, who are faithful Muslims and who rose on the wave of economic growth during the reign of Erdogan (especially in the 2000-ies) and who do not want to Europe."
Alexander RAHR, a German political scientist: "For Europe 2016-the year is one of the worst in decades. For America – no. For Russia – no. As for Europe, Yes indeed. And the next in 2017, for Europeans can be generally a complete nightmare. Western experts fear the Alliance between Moscow and Turkey. Europe's dependence on Turkey – a year ago this one and to imagine this could not. From Erdogan depends the fate of Europe, whether it is to ignore the refugees or not. Depend on the political fate of such politicians like Merkel. You know what this means for Europeans? They never saw themselves in such a situation – and now they are in it. And no one six months ago, did not allow the victory of trump. It was thought that the Republicans would never allow such a candidate to the finish line, and he's at the finish. And can win. And what he says, for the Europeans – is a quiet horror! And he says he will review the functions of NATO that manly will speak to the leaders of those or other States. Scares Brexit for the history of the EU, no country has ever left this "sacred temple". If I left Greece, well, God bless her – but Britain was the financial center of Europe, a military power. One-two – and left. And in the middle East, the Europeans are unable to cope with the situation in Syria, and ISIS moves in Libya, closer to the European borders. And terror: France and Turkey have become targets for terrorist attacks that no one can stop. Erased the comfort that has defined the life of Europeans over many decades."Related posts:


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Harrison Plaza, SM Manila, Blue Bay Walk, Philippine Airforce Museum, Rizal Memorial Stadium
Air Conditioning, Kitchen, Washer/Dryer, Smart TV, Pool, Gym, Elevator in Building, Smoke Detector
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The fourth competition in the 2009-2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating series continues tomorrow with the NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan. The men's field is packed and I hate to see who will be left off the podium. This is the first international event for one of my favs, Jeremy Abbott from the U.S. and he'll be joined by compatriots Adam Rippon and Johnny Weir. But look at the rest of the field, which includes Brian Joubert from France, Takahiko Kozuka and Daisuke Takahashi from Japan and Artem Borodulin from Russia. What an exciting competition for the men! For the ladies, this may be a repeat of the podium winners at the recent Cup of Russia -- Miki Ando from Japan, Ashley Wagner from the U.S. and Alena Leonova from Russia are all competing in Japan. This also would have been the first event for Kimmie Meissner, before she withdrew from both NHK and Cup of Russia due to injuries.
In pairs, it will be another exciting matchup between Qing Pang and Jian Tong from China, and Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov from Russia. I'm also looking forward to the debut of the U.S.'s Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett. In ice dance, Meryl Davis and Charlie White from the U.S. should repeat their win from Cup of Russia. I'm also looking forward to seeing Sinead and John Kerr from Great Britain, Cathy and Chris Reed from Japan, and Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier from Canada.
All the competitors for the 2009 NHK Trophy are:
- For the men: Vaughn Chipeur (CAN), Jeremy Ten (CAN), Michal Brezina (CZE), Brian Joubert (FRA), Takahiko Kozuka (JPN), Daisuke Murakami (JPN), Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), Artem Borodulin (RUS), Kristoffer Berntsson (SWE), Jeremy Abbott (USA), Adam Rippon (USA) and Johnny Weir (USA)
- For the ladies: Cynthia Phaneuf (CAN), Yan Liu (CHN), Laura Lepisto (FIN), Annette Dytrt (GER), Miki Ando (JPN), Yukari Nakano (JPN), Nana Takeda (JPN), Alena Leonova (RUS), Oksana Gozeva (RUS), Sarah Meier (SUI), Becky Bereswill (USA) and Ashley Wagner (USA) Note: Kimmie Meissner (USA) withdrew on October 8 due to injuries and was replaced by Oksana Gozeva from Russia.
- For the pairs teams: Mylene Brodeur/John Mattatall (CAN), Paige Lawurence/Rudi Swiegers (CAN), Qing Pang/Jian Tong (CHN), Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran (JPN), Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS), Ksenia Krasilnikova/Konstantin Bezmaternikh (RUS), Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett (USA) and Rena Inoue/John Baldwin (USA)
- For the ice dance teams: Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier (CAN), Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno (CAN), Xintong Huang/Xun Zheng (CHN), Lucie Mysliveckova/Matej Novak (CZE), Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR), Cathy Reed/Chris Reed (JPN), Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS), Anna Zadorozhniuk/Sergei Verbillo (UKR), Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) and Jame Summersett/Todd Gilles (USA) Note: Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin from Russia withdrew due to injuries and were replaced by Xintong Huang and Xun Zheng from China.
12:30 a.m.: Compulsory dance
1:45 a.m.: Pairs short program
3:10 a.m.: Men's short program
5:05 a.m.: Ladies short program
10:45 p.m.: Original dance
12:15 a.m.: Pairs free skate
1:55 a.m.: Men's free skate
4:50 a.m.: Ladies free skate
11:00 p.m.: Free dance


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Friday, September 03, 2004
Music is important -- but out of bounds
Personally, I don't think it is wise to be so "negative" and "slam Bush." -- But I am all in favor of dissent and am also all in favor of good humor. We need to all 'lighten up.' So, in some ways, this is good. See the comment section for the details of an event in Pittsburgh with Sala Udin and Bill Peduto.
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Media Advisory 09/02/04 Contact: Khari Mosley (412) 403-2762 or (412) 951-7189
Local Area Winner Will Compete for $5000 at Slam Bush National Rhyme Contest on the Eve of Presidential Debates in Miami
On Sunday, September 5th, politics and hip-hop will collide in Pittsburgh, as MCs and slam poets from across southwestern Pennsylvania perform at the Slam Bush Rhyme Contest. The competition will be used as a forum to call out the President on the shortcomings and misrepresentations of his administration, and to give the hip-hop generation a political voice in the upcoming election.
The winner will join other victors from battleground states across the country at the National Slam Bush Championship in late September, where they will perform in front of some of hip-hopís most respected names, including Chuck D and Supernatural. The Slam Bush champion will be awarded a grand prize of $5000 and emerge as the voice of the hip-hop voters just in time for the first presidential debates in Miami, FL.
The Pittsburgh Slam Bush Rhyme Contest will take place Sunday, September 5th, at the Garfield Artworks, located at 4931 Penn Avenue in the East End of Pittsburgh. Doors will open at 7 PM. The event features DJ Selecta of 720 Records on the turntables and is hosted by spoken-word pioneer and community activist Luqman Salaam. There will also be a special performance by Khari Mosley, local MC and Chairman of the 22nd Ward.
Judges for the contest will include Paradise Gray of the groundbreaking hip-hop group X-Clan, Pittsburgh School Board Director Alex Matthews, as well as Pittsburgh City Council members Sala Udin and Bill Peduto. Contestants include a diverse array of hardcore rappers, backpackers, conscious MCs and poets, including Omar Abdul, Brother Sultaun, The Lioness, Two-Face, and Julian Nicholas.
Slam Bush organizer Khari Mosley gives his take on the hip-hop generationís involvement in politics this year:
ìThis year the hip-hop generation will be the defining voice of the political discussion. Hip-hop culture has always been politically oriented; historically MCís have been political figures within the community. We are not only taking the initiative to speak for our generation, we are speaking on behalf of our parents, grandparents and all the people across the globe that oppose the current administration. I feel we have an obligation to take a leadership role, being here in Pittsburgh, the swing city of the swing state. Here is where the election will be won or lost. Itís time for Pittsburgh to stand up!
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
This is Halloween!
I have been very bad about maintaining my Blog! So no candy for me this Halloween, but on the other hand, I have been busy creating! Check out my Facebook page, Darbella Designs to see all the little projects I have been working on this past year.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
I'm Baaaaaaaack......
Wow, it has been so, so long since I have been on my blog! I really have a hard time trying to manage all the sites that have my info or items for sale. Perhaps I shall make a to-do list with a different day assigned to each one! YES, I think I will try that. In the mean time, I am enjoying my summer with my art and my many animals, but for now, I will just post a recent creation to start the ball rolling. (the appropriate phrase for this piece, seeing as she is a full figured gal!)
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
WOW, long time, no see!
WOW, I cannot believe it has been a year since my last post here. I really must have been busy, but do I have anything to show for it? Maybe a few things which I will post more of soon. I have been so busy with chickens lately that I loose track of time, but with the snowstorms we have had over the last couple of weeks, it is giving me time to catch up on my pages all over the internet. Hopefully I will be able to post on a more regular basis as my hours at wotk have been cut back. A victim of the economy, but I am not going to let it get me down. I will work on making more items to post for sale on my etsy.com shop.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
New Year, New Creations
I am a little late with this New Year's wish, But I wish I could remember to come here to my blog and add something every day. If not every day, then at least I hope to show you something new every week! So today, I will begin with this little steam punk chameleon. He is fashioned in the style of a carousel animal, holding onto the famous "brass ring" we all tried so hard to grab as a child! Here's to our happy remembrances of our childhood, and may we be happy in this New Year, 2010.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Kool Ghoulz!!!!
One night a few weeks ago when my friend Christi Friesen was here at my studio teaching an awesome workshop, we stayed up late after class and I was watching her twist out little shapes of Glow-in-the-Dark clay. One by one these adorable little monters were being created, so I asked her if she minded if I gave it a whirl? So the two of us grown adult artists sat there laughing our heads off as these little ghoulish creations emerged! I have a line of Kool Katz that are featured on HGTV's "That's Clever" and each one sits atop a glass ice cube, so I thought to myself that I should put a little of my own spin on Christis ghouls that she was kind enough to let me mimmick! So thus were born "Kool Ghoulz"! And let me tell you something, that glow in the dark clay...it glows for a long time! They are for sale in my etsy shop...seller ID, "kissmystamp".
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Oh Boy...where do I begin???
WOW!! It seems like forever since my last post here. I really need to get more faithful as I know a lot of my friends like to see what I have been up to. It was a very bad summer here in NH eatherwise, but I still managed to get in my share of outdoor activities! Mainly, raising chickens! LOL
But here we are at my favorite time of year, Halloween, and I will try and post a pic a day of my halloween projects I have been working on. One of my favorites that I have done is "Bat-thomomew, the keeper of time". I created him at the request of my friend Christi Friesen for a chance to be in her upcoming new Steampunk book, due out in December....I cannot wait to get my hands on it!
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Raising chicks and Claying....
I have been busy with a new hobby, well, it is turning into another little buisness venture (if I can ever part with them). I bought an incubator and started hatching Malaysian Seramas! They are the worlds smallest chickens and they are so cute! The problem is that I want to keep them all! So to help defray the feed costs, I started to create Poultry Pendants....check them out on my etsy shop (shop ID kissmystamp) here is the link:
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Tipperary Town does poorly in litter survey
Tipp town fared badly in the litter survey carried out by Irish Business Against Litter.
The reports says - "Disappointing result – Tipperary is trying but there is more to be done. Tipperary should be well on its way to a reasonably high ranking in the league but this is not the case due to one litter blackspot and one seriously littered site. The litter blackspot was at the car park adjacent to Bar Code Night Club and Venue – clearly this has suffered from long-term neglect. Not far behind it was the basketball court and environs. The Clothing Bank, SuperValu and Main Street were all top ranking sites, not just clear of litter but well presented and maintained."


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GeoMeasure allows you to use your location to measure from point to point, get directions, and do linear calculations or area calculations.
GeoMeasure is more accurate than other map applications because it uses a WGS-84 model (that's a curved earth model as opposed to a flat map used for distance). Another upgrade is that you can save your information in KML.


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E-Post Office mini project in Asp.Net
E-Post Office is the postal service Online portal . It sells Postcards, Packets, Stamps, and Cartons and has services like courier etc.This portal has many products and services which can be ordered, that are also available in a normal branch.
E-Post Office is expanded permanently through new products and services in order to offer a product portfolio corresponding to the market. Private customer and business customers can order the selected products of the postal service online quickly and comfortably. E-Services offer new flexibility through e-Packet, the PICKUP order for packages over the Internet as well as the online forwarding order and storage order. For the case of the absence or the move, one can let delegate here the after shipment of the postal service at another address or store the letter shipments. The customers can register themselves and can be served individually.
Administrator of the website is the main user of portal. When the user types in the URL of the website, a Welcome page is shown which has a menu on the left hand side, a banner at the top and any related links to other sites. This site contains an online catalog for the user.
Functional components of the E-Post Office mini project
Registration Page: In case user is not registered, then registration screen should be available
Letter Order Page: This page will show different types of letter, which can be ordered, online. Provide an image for each type of letter. On selecting any one of the Letter type, user is shown the columns for the quantity to be entered.. After entering the quantity, price is automatically set by the system based on the product price data. On adding to catalog, kindly check the inventory and take appropriate action.
Catalog Information Page This page contains the information about the orders for the user. It gives total value of the order together with individual items ordered. The validation about user's credit is made. Credit information can be kept in the database for the sake of simplicity.After order is placed, inventory is updated and shipment entry is made in the database. Once the shipment is done, shipment status is updated.
Stamps and Stamps Order Page This page will show all the types of Stamps with their values and minimum quantity that should be ordered. If possible, provide the image of each of the stamp types. On selecting any one of the Stamp type, user is shown the columns for the quantity to be entered. After entering the quantity, price is automatically set by the system based on the product price data. On adding to catalog, kindly check the inventory and take appropriate action.
Contact Information Page– Contact information regarding the office addresses with phones and faxes are provided on this screen.
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The crafty adventures of a vegan girl that loves to knit, crochet, sew, bake, and more!
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Eggplant Mitts
I used the Voodoo pattern from Knitty - super simple ribbed mitts with a buttonhole thumb. The yarn is Cascade Ultra Pima, which I had leftover from a set of baby hats I made for a friend. I still have a good amount of the yarn left, so I need to think of another small project to use it up.
How is your gift knitting/crafting going?
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Shying away from the real deal: The complexities involved
A nice read Patrico. This goes to show that with the right commitment from all stake holders, the application of science and economics can help save humanity. However, the reasons for slow pace of this "simple" merger are because of the various barriers that still challenge development work especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. These barriers span from weak governance in a locality, to the poor handling of water projects by community members. Although most critics blame these issues on the use of inappropriate technology and a poor needs assessment, my observation is that people in poor resource areas seem to have contextual factors that prevent them from having a full understanding of the value of these projects, even when people enjoy its benefits. These contextual factors, presently may surpass the knowledge of developers, therefore, more focus on qualitative research may help in this case. Overall, the reality is that even areas designated as having access to safe water, may presently not be true; Taps may have been damaged ,wells re-contaminated and water facilities abandoned. The complexities development work faces must be evaluated to ensure a TRUE and steady progress


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L'Or├σal Paris and Nomi Ansari Celebrate the 'Ambassador of Fashion' Gemstones Collection
- [Karachi: 11th May 2015] LέΑβOr├σal Paris, celebrated the first in its έΑαAmbassador of FashionέΑβ campaign platform through a brunch hosted by LέΑβOr├σal Paris Excellence Cr├ρme and acclaimed couturier Nomi Ansari at Caf├σ Verde in Karachi on 10th May 2015. The έΑαAmbassador of FashionέΑβ represents a new beauty and fashion collaboration in Pakistan with the renowned hair colour brand.
The intimate brunch celebrating the successful collaboration was attended by industry icons, celebrities and media personalities alike and included a fashion showcase with models wearing Nomi AnsariέΑβs bespoke 'Color Story' prints designed exclusively for the campaign accessorized with Sherezad jewellery. The presentation revealed LέΑβOr├σal Pakistan Spokesperson Mehreen Syed, Sadaf Kanwal, Fia Khan, Areeba Habib, Amna Babar, Ekra Fayyaz and Abeer Adeel. Among those in attendance at the event were: Managing Director LέΑβOr├σal Pakistan Musharaf Hai with her team, designers Deepak Perwani, Mohsin Ali and Wardha Saleem; jewellery designer Sheherzad Rahimtoola; Media personalities Adnan Siddiqui, Sonya Khan, Ali Kazmi, Nadia Hussain, Anoushey Ashraf, Meera Ansari and Shaneria Akram .
The event was managed by The Pixies, with photography by Dragonfly and public relations by Lotus.


text: No negligence, say Soma mine managers Friday, May 16, 2014 Managers of Soma coal mine denied claims of negligence in the blast that killed 284 workers so far SOMA - Soma coal mine managers denied claims of negligence, in a press conference on Friday, stating the cause for the fire was still unknown while insisting they took all necessary measures to prevent the incident that caused 284 fatalities so far.Soma Holding President Alp Gurkan, coal mine General Manager Ramazan Dogru, operating manager Akin Celik and Human resources director Celalettin Gokasan said that 18 workers at most were still in the mine as they replied to journalists' questions in Soma on Friday.General Manager Dogru said the fire was not caused by an electrical fault in the power distribution unit, as initially thought.- "No negligence""There was no negligence, operating manager Akin Celik said. The focus so far has been on rescuing the workers, we haven't found out yet how the fire started.""I might resign if needed," Celik added however.He added that the exit was 350 meters from where the workers were, but they could not reach it as the smoke reduced visibility to only one meter.Celik also dismissed the allegations that the fire broke out during a shift change. "If so, the death toll would be higher," he said.He insisted that there were rescue chambers in the mine but that the problem truly lay in the fact that the incident occurred within three to five minutes."When we bought the mine, there were two 500-person capacity chambers, he said. We divided them in two. The first chamber called "Panel S" lost its relevance as the work moved away from it. But "Panel A" remained."Human Resources Director Celalettin Gokasan stated miners entered the workplace with magnetic cards and confirmed that 787 people were inside the mine. Pressed further on the issue, Soma Holding President Alp Gurkan admitted the remaining chamber was under repair. "The building of a rescue chamber in the Soma mine would have caused more worker fatalities," he added. Celik also dismissed recent claims of the mining company resorting to contracted labor. "All our 2,941 workers are regular staff, not contracted," he said, adding that there were no underage workers in the mine, the youngest one being 18 and a half years old.Soma Holding President Alp Gurkan pledged for charity for the victims' families."I am also suffering because the miners were friends, he said. But we have taken all legal measures at the highest level." He added that they would continue operating the mine, unless authorities decided otherwise at the end of the investigation.When once again asked about possibility of negligence, he replied: "My general manager Ramazan Dogru and operating manager Akin Celik told me there is no negligence. I haven't been to the mine. As far as I see, it is an accident. The truth will come out when investigations end."787 workers were inside the mine when fire broke out. Copyright © 2014 Anadolu Agency


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By Carmen Chai
Working with First Nations and gaining more control over land and resources from Ottawa are just a handful of pressing issues the Northwest Territories' new government will have to deal with following Monday night's election, experts say.
That new government will be filled with many familiar faces after 13 incumbents were victorious in their ridings, including three who were acclaimed. One of those returning faces will be Michael Miltenberger, who is expected to run for premier after falling short in his bid for the premiership four years ago.Joining them will be five new faces, including Alfred Moses, who edged past Chris Larocque by five votes to take the seat left vacant by the retirement of Premier Floyd Roland, and Michael Nadli, who beat Transportation Minister Michael McLeod in the lone upset of the night.
There are no political parties in the N.W.T. and no government will immediately emerge from Monday night's election. The 19 members of the legislative assembly will decide "consensus-style" who their leader will be.
They will also determine who will make up the cabinet while the premier will choose who gets each portfolio, according to Nelson Wiseman, a University of Toronto political science professor.
The premier and his or her cabinet should be formed within two weeks' time, according to former premier Joe Handley, who was leader of the region from 2003 to 2007.
The process, which is at least 30 years old, was pioneered in the N.W.T., but is also used in Nunavut.
"It's exceptional in the British Commonwealth System," Wiseman said, noting that its origins are based in aboriginal culture.
It's up to the elected members to decide when to select the region's premier, but once he or she is named, there are key issues the new leader will have to consider, Wiseman said.
The new government will have to work with Ottawa on an agreement to give the region control over its own land and resources.
The biggest issue will be the budget, which is determined by the federal government mostly through grant money, Handley said. The focus with spending should be on adequate housing and funding for training, and on ensuring resources and revenues shift from the federal government to the territorial government and aboriginal groups, he said.
Wiseman said resource development, from diamond mines to other precious minerals, is integral to the territories' community and residents will count on the new government to protect as much as they can.
The government also will need to strengthen its ties with First Nations groups, some of which don't necessarily want to rely on territorial powers to work with Ottawa for their needs, both experts said.
Some aboriginal communities can already work under self-government agreements while others could prefer working with Ottawa directly, overshadowing their regional government, Wiseman said.
"Anybody who gets into position wants to expand their office … it might upset some aboriginal groups. They might prefer to deal with bureaucracy in Ottawa than bureaucracy in Yellowknife," he said.
Handley said the N.W.T.'s government is becoming increasingly "marginalized."
"It's seen as the body that administers health programs, education and justice but any political direction and vision comes from the federal government and aboriginals," he said.
The new leader also will need to address calls for improved education and health.
Recent media reports also show problems in aboriginal communities, such as higher rates of crime and suicide, Wiseman said.
The number of candidates running in the territories' election has steadily decreased. In 1999, there were 65 people vying for a seat but there are only 47 in this year's race.
Northwest Territories election results (* denotes winner)
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*Michael Nadli — 394 votes
Michael McLeod — 226
Hay River North
*Robert Bouchard — 363
Roy (Slim) Courtoreille — 265
Beatrice Emily Lepine — 133
Hay River South
*Jane Groenewegen — 465
Marc Miltenberger — 339
Inuvik Boot Lake
Grant Gowans — 63
Chris Larocque — 211
*Alfred Moses — 216
Paul Voudrach — 18
Inuvik Twin Lakes
*Robert McLeod (acclaimed)
Mackenzie Delta
*Frederick Blake Jr. — 190
Marty Clark — 89
Taig Connell —150
Glenna Hansen — 66
Eugene Pascal — 127
*Kevin Menicoche — 431
Bertha Norwegian — 127
*Jackson Lafferty — 739
Bertha Rabesca Zoe — 600
Eddie Dillon — 199
*Jackie Jacobson — 312
Rocky Norwegian — 312
*Norman Yakeleya — 463
Jeannie Marie-Jewell — 263
Peter Martselos — 426
*J. Michael Miltenberger — 526
Tu Nedhe
*Tom Beaulieu (Acclaimed)
Frame Lake
*Wendy Bisaro — 328
Bernard Leblanc — 30
Duff Spence — 240
Great Slave Lake
*Glen Abernethy — 476
Scott Patrick — 266
Kam Lake
Victor Mercredi — 45
*Dave Ramsay — 356
Darwin Rudkevitch — 118
Bryan Sutherland — 28
Range Lake
*Daryl Dolynny — 277
Beaton Mackenzie — 167
Norman Smith — 64
David Wasylciw — 210
Mark Bogan — 79
*Bob Bromley — 624
Yellowknife Centre
Arlene Hache — 312
*Robert Hawkins — 427
Yellowknife South
*Bob McLeod (Acclaimed)


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Hey guys, back at college now and i went out last weekend and wednesday night. I met a girl who grabbed me as i walked by her asking what my name is i told her and made basic conversation for a min then pulled out my phone and handed it to her, she put her number in.
At the party i saw her talking to at least 7 different guys, prob doing the same thing.
Then she texts me "hey" and i ask her whats up and if she wanted to hang out, she said yeah maybe then never responded.
Same thing happened yesterday.
How do i deal with attention whores like this? How do I get this girl more importantly?


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Wrestling and tennis camps next
Two more camps are coming before a lengthy summer break arrives.
Tennis and wrestling camps are set for June 16-19.
Netters will learn on the Azle High School tennis courts while wrestling campers will assemble at the AHS workout room near Hornet Field.
The tennis fee is $50 for incoming grades 4 through 9. It runs from 8 to 10 a.m. AHS coach Lisa Helm is the director.
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Backpacks, daypacks, rucksacks, napsacks — whatever. They're great to use, but how often do you wear them in a crowded space, oblivious to the people around you?
(EDITOR'S NOTE: As part of our ongoing attempts to ease the toils of travel, we offer this weekly feature providing tips, from basic to advanced, for the road. Some of our advice will be painfully obvious to seasoned travelers, but directly reflects questions we've received from readers. Send your questions or tips to BadLatitudeTV(at)gmail.com. — Spud Hilton)


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Just as predicted by market analysts, Uganda's insurance sector appears set for consolidation as the market begins to witness mergers and acquisitions.
The latest is Sanlam Emerging Markets (pty) Limited's acquisition of 50.3 per cent stake in Niko Insurance Uganda.
The move follows the sale of 49 per cent stake of Niko Group's General Insurance Business in Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia to Sanlam Emerging Markets (pty) Limited, a subsidiary of South African based Sanlam Group, according to a press statement issued on Tuesday.
The transaction also saw Sanlam acquire 51 per cent stake in Niko General Insurance Company Malawi, 51 per cent shareholding in Niko Insurance Zambia and 34 per cent stake in Niko Insurance Tanzania at an undisclosed amount.
Analysts including African Alliance chief executive officer Kenneth Kitariko and insurance company chiefs predicted last year that Uganda's financial services industry that includes banks and insurance companies would witness mergers and acquisitions due to changing regulatory frameworks and requirements.
Minimum requirements
The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) for instance increased the minimum paid-up capital requirements from Shs1 million for all covers to Shs4 billion for non-life insurance, Shs3 billion for life, Shs75 million for brokerage firms and Shs10 billion.
This, IRA says this was intended to create a strong industry that is capable of insuring bigger risks and all players are supposed to have raised the amount by October this year.
By late last year, less than 15 players out of the 22 in the market had complied with the minimum paid-up capital requirement.
More acquisitions IRA chief executive officer Ibrahim Kaddunabi Lubega noted that more acquisitions are expected going forward as stronger companies take over small ones to prepare bigger business.


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a fully-functional bio-responsive web server, of which the configuration is determined in real time by a participant's physical states as measured by custom bio-feedback sensors. for example, more or fewer socket connections are made available based on heart rate, changes in galvanic skin response (GSR) can abruptly close sockets, & muscle movements (EMG) can send data to the client. a client application can use the data to continuously visualize, sonify or otherwise render the live biological sensor data.
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text: On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 18:00 +0100, Esben Nielsen wrote:> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Steven Rostedt wrote:> > > Ingo or Tglx,> >> > It has come to my attention that the dynamic hrtimer softirq can lose a> > boosted priority. That is, if a softirq is running while a timeout> > happens, and the call back is of lower priority than the currently> > running hrtimer softirq, the timer interrupt will still lower the> > hrtimer softirq.> >> > Here's the problem code:> >> > static void wakeup_softirqd_prio(int softirq, int prio)> > {> > /* Interrupts are disabled: no need to stop preemption */> > struct task_struct *tsk = __get_cpu_var(ksoftirqd[softirq].tsk);> >> > if (tsk) {> > if (tsk->normal_prio != prio) {> > struct sched_param param;> >> > param.sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 - prio;> > setscheduler(tsk, -1, SCHED_FIFO, ¶m);> > }> > if(tsk->state != TASK_RUNNING)> > wake_up_process(tsk);> > }> > }> >> >> > So, tsk could be softirqd-hrmono and we lower the priority. (only> > normal_prio is checked versus prio).> >> > So this can be a problem, if the softirq function holds a lock of a high> > priority task, and is running boosted. If another timer goes off with a> > lower priority, we can lower the priority of the softirqd and lose the> > inherited priority that it was running at.> > There is a check for that inside setscheduler():> p->prio = rt_mutex_getprio(p);OK, you are right about this. The PI chain should not be affected. Butthis could still be a problem if the softirq was running at a high priofor a task when a lower prio callback needs to be made. It looks liketimer is removed from the base before the function runs. So when theinterrupt looks at the base to determine the priority to set it at, itmight actually lower the priority of a running hrtimer thread.-- Steve-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to email@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/