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Zoobic Safari, Subic Bay, Philippines
Wordless Wednesday
what a beautiful bird. I love birds of all kinds.
It is a beautiful bird.
I love the colors!
Beautiful bird, vibrant colors!
the bird is obviously posing for the shot! lol
stunning colors!
Nice shot! I love the way the feathers are so bright against that background. Happy WW!
Beautiful! Great contrast of the bird's coloring against the brown branches and tree in the background.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment for me.
It is certainly a bird and one very colorful bird too. :)
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LanguageDutch, English
Altitude-3 metres (-9.84 feet)
Time zoneCentral European Time Zone (UTC +1)
Rich culture, historic canals, world renowned museums, exciting nightlife and more – That's Amsterdam for you!
You will like
- Culture
Amsterdam's rich history has given it an amazing diversity in arts and culture as well. Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank Huis and other world famous museums reflect the rich past very well and are the high points of any visit to the Dutch capital.
- Architecture
From historic canals to buildings constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries, you will be amazed to see the variety that the city has to offer in terms of architecture.
- Nightlife
With innumerable bars and pubs dotting the city and each one offering a wide variety on the menu, you are sure to fall in love with Amsterdam's effervescent nightlife.
Be prepared
- Poor parking facilities
One-way roads and poor parking facilities in Amsterdam make it almost impossible to commute in self-driven cars. However, the efficient public transport makes up for it.
Describing It
The Netherlands have a unique blend of experiences to offer and Amsterdam, being the capital city is brimming with them. The name of the city was originally derived from the term Amstelredamme, which is symbolic of the city's origin as a dam of River Amstel. Everything from history, culture and arts to nightlife, entertainment and food awaits you in the Dutch capital.
Amsterdam was a refuge for Protestants and Jews in the 16th and 17th centuries and has over the years, developed to become a modern city with a massive history and culture. Today, it is especially well known for its myriad museums, coffeeshops and canal-side bar-cafés. It will also be safe to say that Amsterdam has emerged as a popular nightlife hub in Europe.
A well-planned city, Amsterdam has a canal system that is spread throughout its landscape. The canal ring was, in fact, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. What's more, the canal houses are a must visit as many of them have been carefully preserved to depict the life and times in the Middle Ages. In fact, a lot of important Amsterdam museums have been built on these canal houses. While Museumplein is home to Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum, there are many other renowned museums that dot the city. On your trip to Amsterdam, don't miss visiting these museums if you wish to know all about the rich culture and heritage the Dutch capital boasts of.
The list of things to do in Amsterdam doesn't end here. The many theatres and concert halls double up as cultural and entertainment spots. The city holds many surprises for party animals too. There are bars, restaurants and cafés galore and every visitor will find one to suit his taste. Leidseplein and the Rembrandtplein are the hubs and many popular nightlife jaunts are tucked away in these neighbourhoods.


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This beautiful and modern one bedroom apartment in Vista Mare is located in Los Naranjos on the Samana Peninsula. It offers spacious, private terrace, variety of facilities, along with impeccable service. Two pools, private beach area ensure you enjoy a dream vacation. This is definitely an investment you will not regret making. Looking for a plus? The apartment overlooks the bay of Samana and Cayo Levantado.
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Beach Energy Completes Udacha-1 Well Stimulation, Flow Test in Cooper Basin
Rawson Resources Limited disclosed Wednesday the successful completion of the fracture stimulation and flow test of the Udacha-1 well in the Udacha license (PRL 26) in the Cooper Basin, South Australia.
Halliburton successfully completed the fracture stimulation Jan. 13, with flow test production commencing Jan. 15. Following five days of post fracture stimulation clean-up flow, a stabilized flow rate of 1.7 million standard cubic feet a day was achieved through a choke size of 24/64 inch at 650 pounds per square inch (psi) over a 24 hour period.
The Udacha Joint Venture is now assessing plans to proceed with connecting the Udacha-1 well into the nearby Middleton production facility. Once on stream, Udacha-1 will provide long term revenue to Rawson and its joint venture partners.
Rawson Resources holds a 10 percent interest in the PRL 26 (Udacha) Joint Venture, alongside Beach Energy (15 percent - Operator) and Drillsearch (75 percent) and looks forward to announcing the commencement of production from Udacha.
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- Australia's Beach Energy Completes Merger with Drillsearch Energy (Mar 01)
- Australia's Federal Court Approves Beach Energy-Drillsearch Energy Merger (Feb 18)
Company: Beach Energy Ltd. more info
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- Beach Energy Completes Callawonga-12 Well Drilling in Cooper Basin (Aug 25)
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Company: Rawson Resources Ltd. more info
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- Rawson's Unit Acquires Moira, Gains Stake in PPL 391 in Papua New Guinea (Jul 01)
- Papua New Guinea Awards Petroleum Prospecting License 549 to Rawson (Jun 30)


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The day after this seizure i spoke to my manager at work who told me i was not to go back untill i had seen the neurologist, I was feeling preety much out of sych with the world anyway so no argument from me about this.
Thought i could spend some time just gardening and generally catching up on housework, yes that's right all the boring stuff.
A week later went up to the doctors, just cause i still felt out of sych, explained all about the stuff that had happened, lovely doctor said she would chase up the fit clinic appointment, went home and had a phone call to say my name was not there yet they will chase up next week again.
Husband is saying lets go out for a bit, so we do and enjoy a little local walk and coffee, just coming home and i have another fit, in the car and boy is this one different, it is just my left side and i can hear every word said to me but not talk back, he takes me to the hospital again and to cut the story short they admit me to the EAU and say a CT scan over the weekend is the plan.


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Wyoming Wrestlers Host #4 Oklahoma State
For more info and tickets click here!
Fans have a chance to see a ranked opponent for the first home dual of the season for the University of Wyoming wrestling team, as the Pokes take on No. 4 Oklahoma State University on Saturday. The matches will be hosted in the Arena-Auditorium following the Cowgirl game earlier that day.
The details
Doors open at 6 p.m., and action begins at 7 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium. All youth wrestlers will get in for $3 by asking for the youth wrestling price. Fans also can take advantage of the "Beauty and the Beast" promotion, in which fans can bring a ticket stub from the 2 p.m. Cowgirl game versus Ball State and receive $3 off admission. There will be UW student textbook raffle, in which one UW student will win free textbooks for the 2014 spring semester.
A look at Wyoming
UW has earned a split this season in dual action, with a win over Boise State (17-15) and a loss to No. 2 Minnesota (41-5). In their most recent action, the Cowboys finished 14th in the team standings with two placers at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Just one UW wrestler appears in the InterMat polls, junior Tyler Cox, who is eighth at 125 pounds with a 13-3 mark. But he leads a group of talented and young competitors, each of whom have won 10 or more matches. That includes juniors Brandon Richardson (11-5 overall), Dakota Friesth (12-4) and Shane Woods (10-3). Add a contingent of redshirt freshmen like Cole Mendenhall (10-3), Brent Havlik (11-3) and Benjamin Stroh (11-4), and UW has a solid lineup.
A look at Oklahoma State
The fourth-ranked Stillwater Cowboys are 1-2 so far, with a win over Bucknell and a loss to in-state rival Oklahoma in the first edition of Bedlam on Dec. 1, 16-15. OSU also dropped their most recent dual to No. 2 Minnesota (16-15) in Stillwater. Oklahoma State will wrestle Northern Colorado in a dual at noon Saturday before heading north to Laramie to face Wyoming.
OSU has nine ranked wrestlers, headlined by 2013 national champion Chris Perry at 174 pounds, who is second in the rankings.
Series history
UW hopes to knock off Oklahoma State for the first time ever Saturday. Wyoming is 0-16-1 against OSU in 17 meetings since 1956.
The probable lineups
125 pounds: No. 8 Tyler Cox vs. No. 17 Eddie Klimara (OSU)
133: Drew Templeman vs. No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU)
141: Cole Mendenhall vs. No. 12 Anthony Collica (OSU)
149: Brandon Richardson vs. No. 4 Josh Kindig (OSU)
157: Tanner Miller vs. No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU)
165: Dallas Bailey OR Dakota Friesth vs. No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU)
174: Brent Havlik vs. No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU)
184: Benjamin Stroh vs. Nolan Boyd OR Jordan Rogers (OSU)
197: Brandon Tribble OR Shane Woods vs. No. 11 Blake Rosholt (OSU)
285: Leland Pfeifer vs. No. 15 Austin Mardsen (OSU)


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Featured on Valentines Day (14.2.13) in THE WORLD AS WE SEE IT OR AS WE MISSED IT! and CARD OF THE WEEK in EDITORS WEEKLY CHOICE (week ended 17 February 2013). Also featured in LOVE & HUGS 4 ALL on 31 March 2013 and in PRETTY IN PINK on 14 February 2015
A Valentine's card with a background of pink fuchsias inspired by my love for my husband, Michael.
The picture without the greeting is available elsewhere in my Portfolio. http://www.redbubble.com/people/bluemoonrose/wo...


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Thought I'd share a progression of a current commissioned portrait on my table. I started this before the cruise and am now working hard to finish up.
The young woman is the daughter of a high school friend of mine; she has hired me to do portraits of her children at their graduation from high school. (Appropriate, no?) This is her youngest child and, alas, I'll just have to wait until she has grandchildren for the next round.
I am working this on Strathmore Bristol Vellum in colored pencil. It measures12 x 14".
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
New WIP - Commissioned Portrait
Posted by Rhonda Bartoe Tucker at 6:42 PM
Labels: colored pencil, high school, portrait
3 comments:
- hbedrosian said...
Wow, it's beautiful so far! I love the vague background and the skin tones.
- November 19, 2008 at 7:25 PM
- Angela Finney said...
Coming along beautifully! I know bristol vellum and/or stonehenge are the traditional CP grounds. I find them difficult after doing sanded surfaces, however. Do you find it easy to swithch from sanded or canvas back to the bristol vellum? Angela
- November 20, 2008 at 7:00 AM
- The Tile Lady said...
Really beautiful! Her face is amazing! Her eyes are just so clear! It is going to be a truly stunning portrait!
- November 21, 2008 at 7:48 PM
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Novartis May Boost Bid After Snub by Chiron
Takeover Target Calls Offer Of $4.5 Billon Inadequate; A Matter of Time, Pros Say
Novartis AG will likely boost its takeover bid for Chiron Corp., analysts said, following Chiron's rejection of a $40-a-share offer from the Swiss pharmaceutical company.
The offer by Novartis, which already owns 42% of Chiron's shares, is valued at $4.5 billion. On Monday, the Emeryville, Calif., biopharmaceuticals company rejected Novartis's bid for the rest of the company as inadequate.


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Coming Full Circle at the Waikiki Trade CenterContributor: Swinerton Blogger | January 05, 2016 | Image Gallery »
The Waikiki Trade Center was among the many original projects built in the 1970s during Swinerton's initial tenure in Hawaii as Swinerton & Walberg. At the time, the Waikiki Trade Center served as one of the very few mixed-use office and retail spaces in Waikiki. Over the years, the building has been a prominent fixture along Kuhio Avenue for many local businesses and retailers.
Today, Swinerton Builders Hawaii is embarking on an extensive renovation of the building, which will involve the conversion of office spaces into a new hotel in Waikiki. Encompassing over 160,000 square feet of renovations, the project will include 230 brand-new guest rooms, 96,000 square feet of tenant spaces, and major structural upgrades to accommodate a new pool and deck on the eighth floor
of the building.
Located in the heart of Waikiki—a prime island location—the Waikiki Trade Center is scheduled for substantial completion in November 2016. A month prior to completion, the long-awaited 360,000-square-foot International Market Place is expected to open next door to the Waikiki Trade Center, which will serve as a highly convenient hotel destination for shoppers and beachgoers alike.


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i have set my self the challenge of partaking in the #100dayproject- a celebration of process that encourages everyone to participate in 100 days of making. I'm aiming to illustrate a different element of pop culture everyday- be it a movie, a novel or a song. Stay tuned or get involved with the hash tag #100dayproject
Cry Baby Club
I recently made a print for the wonderful Cry Baby Club, a bloody awesome collective of ladies who use art to teach young girls and women that being sensitive does not trivialize their existence, negate their power or desecrate their worth.
Head over to their inspiring website to fill yourselves in on all things cry baby. You can also check out my artist spotlight here and read about the mermaid print i made for their subscription box!
Painting Birkens
I set myself a task of painting a Birkin bag i received as a gift. It's so beautiful but i never used it as it was always a bit too formal for my liking. I always fancied the idea of putting some kind of zany pop art or cartoon esque print on it but was inevitably scared of ruining such a pretty bag. Anyway last night i ripped the band aid off so to speak and put my favourite depiction of Mickey and Minnie (true love) on what is now my favourite little bit of portable art to cart around.. Check it out! And hit me up if you fancy investing in some artsy customisations 😘
Graphic Design
I recently completed a Graphic Design degree and ever since diving into the wonderful world of digital illustration i've not looked back.Being able to revisit past work and adapt it to suit more current art trends (or more to the point my more current mood!) is so fantastically liberating. I read a quote recently that conveys this sentiment to a T.
'Digital Design is like a painting, except the paint never dries.'
The options available to adapt and evolve your work through the use design programmes such as Illustrator or Photoshop seem endless. What an amazing age to live in where the defining parameters of what makes 'Art' are so blurred and the opportunities to share and promote your work are rife 🙏
Signing off now with a new logo i'm toying with- it incorporates my most favourite and worn to death drippy paint elements but rendered in digital form.. how fun!?


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Proven Ways to Help Kids Make New Friends
July 8, 2018
Socializing is an essential part of humanity since the dawn of time. This is the only reason, for our survival in the harsh environment which was back then mother Earth. That is why, it is more than important to convey the teachings of socializing to the future generations, because this is what legacy is all about. If we remain distant and secluded from all others no matter of our age, we are bound to feel lonely and forgotten. So today I will give you some helpful advice on how to make your children more social and adaptive in terms of his surroundings with their future friends and comrades.
Let us start from the basics. How to influence your child, unconsciously (yes I mean unconsciously not subconsciously because those are entirely different terms) in the early stages of it's development. We will seek the council of none other than Sigmund Freud. According to him there are 5 stages of development throughout human life, which are the following: oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital. We will talk about he latent stage, because in it the child's primal impulses gravitate towards concepts such as friendships, education and hobbies. This is around the age of 5 or 6 and continues until puberty. The energy of the child is channeled into acquiring knowledge and improving skills in all sorts of different areas. This is the time when the parents should put an emphasis on the socializing part, by instructing their child to go out and play with at least one other child, while at the same time constructing ideas such as sharing, patience (for example when taking turns in certain games).
A wise parent should never fright at the sight of his child, getting in some sort of a scuffle with other children, because the mind of a young ling is innocuous and pure. They will always settle their differences in favor of the fun time and games, that is why children have the potential to establish the most honest and real relationships, in comparison to most adults. It is so easy because the child does not overthink, it only feels thus it will always come back and forgive others transgressions.
Risks should be partaken, there is no need for parents to be overly-protective of their children. They should give them freedom, to go out in front of the house or take them for a walk in the park or playgrounds so that they can meet others and form meaningful bonds. Another helpful idea is that of children's parties, this is usually arranged by the mother and other children are invited. This way, the child learn to share it's own with others and get used to the fact that it is good to be generous and hospitable.
Later in the years when the child starts going to school, arrangements with the teachers should be made. Teachers also play essential role in the development of the social skills of a child, because the teacher is there to unite the class and play the role of keeper of peace, this is achieved if the teacher has understanding of each child's preferences and interests, this way the teacher will form a team with your child and others, according to the interests.
In conclusion, children have the potential of forming bonds by themselves, but never is a little push unnecessary. Parents should supervise their children and lend them a hand in times of need, but socializing is generally embedded in both our biological programming and spiritual necessity. Everything will fall into place naturally, given enough time and space!


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Silver Sponsor of the study. Digital Testing in Europe: Strategies, Challenges & Measuring Success
- Silas Blankenship
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1 Silver Sponsor of the study Digital Testing in Europe: Strategies, Challenges & Measuring Success
2 Key Findings Digital having a major impact on the testing/qa function. More than three quarters of European businesses agree that the expansion of their digital presence will be their number one IT priority over the next two years. Testing budget is increasingly being shifted towards supporting new projects, while the biggest challenges that stakeholders perceive around digital testing relate to supporting the integration of digital into legacy apps and taking a consistent approach across multiple platforms of engagement. European businesses are racing to get their digital strategies in place. Only 18% of European organizations claim to have fully implemented their digital testing strategies, while a further 26% claim to have formulated them but have not yet rolled them out. But the biggest group is the 35% of business which plan to put their strategies together in the next 12 months, leaving a rump of 21% that have yet to make a move with a large proportion of the laggards based in Southern Europe. Quality is king. One of the most interesting findings of the study is that the need to improve quality remains the number one driver for both digital testing projects as well as the testing of existing applications. There is a greater need for speed in supporting the former, with accelerating test cycles cited as a bigger priority, but quality and a push for greater efficiency in the way that testing is performed remain the top two goals. There is an increasing focus on end-to-end business process quality. Diverse digital tactics. There is no single magic formula that European businesses are following to tackle digital testing. More than 60% of businesses use the same team to test both digital projects and existing applications, while the majority of companies use an array of tools (in-house, packaged, open source) and approaches (virtualization, in-production testing) as part of their digital testing strategies. Automation coverage looks set to expand rapidly in the next 12 months. 4
3 The European Picture UK - More than one quarter of businesses have already fully implemented their digital testing strategy. - 74% expect their testing strategy to become more business process centric - Only 34% test digital apps in production, while 69% use virtualization Benelux - More than one third automate testing for 30%-50% of business processes - 67% plan to accelerate investment in Performance Engineering in 2016 France - 49% will have digital testing strategy in place in next 12 months - Just 23% currently monitor end user experience and get user feedback - Less than 25% have separate teams for testing digital and existing applications Spain - 80% plan to increase investment in Agile tools & methodologies in % plan to launch digital testing strategy in next 12 months Nordics - 48% use different resource teams for testing digital and existing apps - 88% monitor end user experience and get user feedback - One third plan to adopt crowdsourcing testing solutions in the next 12 months Germany - 65% test digital apps in production, and 74% use real device testing. - 49% plan to increase investment in DevOps in % plan to adopt crowdsourcing in next two years Switzerland - 40% of businesses will roll out their digital testing strategy in the next 12 months - 75% cite security testing as a priority area for testing new development projects Italy - 47% expect their testing strategy to become more applications centric - 40% claim that their internal testing organizations are fully centralized 5
4 Survey of Testing CxOs in Europe 200 survey respondents in Western Europe Manufacturing 36% Financial 23% Retail 11% Services 10% Public 10% Telecoms 5% E&U 3% Transport 2% 54% CIO/ITD respondents 30% Head of Testing respondents > 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 12.5% 12.5% J F M A M 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% All respondents had over 500 employees DE FR UK BEN Nord IT ES CH Survey conducted in July/August
5 Testing Challenges Q. What are the main challenges facing your testing organization today? Budget Pressure Need to work closer with business leadership Pressure on internal skills Need to support increasingly diverse applications Need to accelerate time-tomarket Ability to demonstrate value of testing to business 89% 86% 83% Percentages refer to companies citing the aspect as a primary or secondary challenge 79% 77% 69% Many European testing leaders have spent the last decade focused on improving the efficiency of the testing function, through centralization, offshoring and standardization initiatives. But it is clear that budget constraints remain a key concern, with 89% of study participants citing it as a primary or secondary challenge facing their testing organization. The importance of the digital agenda was highlighted by the level of participants citing the need to work closer with business leadership (86%) and the need to accelerate time to market (77%) as significant challenges. It is interesting to see that the ability to demonstrate the value of testing to the business ranked bottom in the list of challenges, which underlines how the issue of software quality has become a business issue as organizations become increasingly dependent on their software platforms. 7
6 Digital Testing Strategies Q. Which of the following best describes your digital testing strategy? We don t have one in place We will have one in place in 12 months We have one in place but have not started to implement it We have fully implemented our digital strategy 21% 35% 26% 18% European businesses clearly expect digital to have a significant impact on their business, but how far have they got in terms of developing a strategy for testing these technologies? It is clearly a work in progress, with just 18% having fully implemented their strategy and more than one half yet to put one in place although 35% are aiming to draw up a strategy in the next 12 months. Businesses in the UK and Germany lead the way. In the former, 26% claim to have fully implemented their digital testing strategies, with a further 32% having one in place with implementation planned in the next 12 months. A very polarized picture emerges in the Benelux region where 28% have a strategy in place, while the same level have yet to start planning. The laggards include Italy, where 53% have no strategy in place or in the pipeline. 8
7 The Key Challenges of Digital Testing Q. What do you see as the biggest challenges for your digital testing strategy? Integrating digital into legacy systems Taking a consistent approach to testing across multiple platforms of engagement Driving cultural change within testing team to meet demands of business leaders driving digital agenda Primary Challenge Secondary Challenge Low/No Challenge Recruiting the skills to test new SMAC technologies Gaining access to the right tools to test new digital (SMAC) technologies Achieving a proper balance between test coverage and effort by means of intelligent automation What challenges are European businesses looking to tackle with their digital testing strategies? The biggest obstacle is perceived to be taking a consistent approach to testing across multiple channels of engagement, which was cited as a primary challenge by almost half of all participants. This is a particularly strong challenge in the financial services sector, where 63% of participants cite it as a major challenge, reflecting the impact they believe mobile and social channels are having on their business. The second biggest issue is that of integrating digital into legacy systems, which was flagged as a primary challenge by 39% of participants. As we shall see, many European organizations run separate teams and leverage different tools to support digital and legacy testing, which makes bridging the gap a real issue, and one that needs solutions not just in terms of technology platforms, but also in culture and leadership. It was also interesting to see the issue of recruitment raised as a concern (35% named it a primary challenge), which is reflected in the strong growth being enjoyed by many testing services and staffing agencies in 2015 as they help fill their clients skills gaps around the SMAC stack. 9
8 New Testing Approaches Q. How will your digital strategy change your approach to testing and QA? We will become more business process-centric! We will become more applications-centric! 60% 40% Digital projects are designed to enable businesses to gain value from new technology, but the impact on the testing function appears to be to make it more business process-centric than applications-centric. Some 60% of participants expect this swing towards the business process, which is encouraging as the growing complexity of IT estates means that end-to-end processes can span many different enterprise apps and digital platforms. At a regional level, the general trend is that the more mature markets show a stronger swing towards becoming more business process-centric. Three quarters of UK businesses expect their testing approach to head in this direction as a result of their digital agendas, with organizations in the Nordic region (67%) not far behind. In contrast, just under half of the respondents in both Spain and Italy expect their testing approach to become more applications-centric. There is also a broader shift for the testing function to work more closely with business leadership, and the key drivers are mapped on the following slide. 10
9 Getting Closer to the Business Q. Which drivers are making your testing function work more closely with business leadership? Continuous testing Continuous integration Organizational changes Engagement of SMEs is testing digital processes Use of DevOps Closer collaboration through intelligent requirements engineering Partial adoption of agile test & dev methodologies Widespread adoption of agile test & dev methodologies 64% 62% 59% 57% 48% 44% 41% 31% It is interesting to see that it is IT topics that are the main drivers for moving the testing function towards a closer relationship with business leaders. Continuous testing and continuous integration (where developers integrate code into a shared repository several times a day) are seen as the most important dynamics at play here, as testing is more closely aligned to business requirements and keeps pace with increasingly rapid development cycles. Both are seen as a way to close the feedback loop between the testing function and the business. 11
10 Testing Automation Q. What percentage of your business processes are covered by automated testing and how will this change in the next 12 months? 80%-100% 50%-80% 30%-50% 10%-30% <10% % 8% 25% 26% 41% 80%-100% 50%-80% 30%-50% 10%-30% <10% % 21% 23% 23% 26% Test automation is set to be a major focus for European businesses during the next 12 months. The study found that a large proportion (41%) of organizations currently have less than 10% test automation coverage of their business processes. This is interesting as many other market surveys have typically found a much higher rate, but we think that this is because this study focused on business process rather than test process automation. But automation is clearly on the rise, with the percentage of businesses with coverage of more than 50% growing from just 8% to 28%. There are some interesting differences at a regional level. Italian businesses are bottom of the pile, with a huge two thirds of participants stating that less than 10% of processes are supported with test automation. In contrast, organizations in the Benelux and Nordic territories lead the way, with one third of respondents in each market having between 30% to 50% of their processes supported with test automation. 12
11 Digital Testing Frequency Q. What is your frequency of testing digital processes? Project Based 51% Monthly Daily Quarterly Less Frequently 14% 13% 12% 11% Digital initiatives have different testing requirements, ranging from the highly complex (testing of a new group-wide analytics platform or e-commerce engine) to the simple (launch of mobile app update). As a result, the frequency with which businesses need to test their digital processes also varies. The study found that the majority (51%) of European businesses test their digital processes on a project basis, with more than a quarter testing on either a monthly or quarterly basis. This may be a perfectly reasonable approach given the level of risk or change that sits within the processes in question, but the general trend that we see in the market is towards more regular testing, as the pace of digital change accelerates. Just 13% of participants (of which a third were based in the Benelux region) test on a daily basis, and we would expect this level to increase in the coming years as the need for a more agile testing approach becomes paramount. There is an interesting overlap between the tendency towards project-based testing and the use of non-dedicated resources for digital testing projects. Project-based testing requires interdisciplinary teams, while regular testing of digital apps as part of a release cycle could be performed by stand-alone specialist resources. 13
12 Analyst conclusion Nick Mayes Research Director - PAC The digital agenda is having a profound impact on the testing strategies of many European organizations. It is moving testing closer to the business, it is driving them to leverage different tools, methodologies and external partners, and it is forcing them to move at greater speed. It is also posing major new challenges in terms of resourcing, culture, consistency and integration with the legacy environment. There isn t a right and a wrong way of approaching the digital testing challenge. Our study found that the majority of businesses are using the same teams to test both new development projects and existing applications, and for some, this may be the best approach particularly if their core testing team has the bandwidth and mind set to embrace new approaches and tools to keep up with the pace of their company s digital ambitions. For others undergoing a more radical digital transformation and we are seeing some dramatic change programs taking place across all industry sectors from banks to public sector agencies the best solution may be a two-pronged approach. In this case, the challenge will be in bridging the gap between the two sides, to ensure quality as well as speed. It is not surprising that many businesses are increasingly looking to leverage external tools and expertise to help them on this journey. One of the most interesting findings is that quality remains the most important driver for both testing existing applications and digital projects. Digital may be shaking up the testing function, but the ultimate goal remains the same to drive continuous improvement in the quality of software, which in the digital age has become the lifeblood of the business. 14
13 Contact Founded in 1976, Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) is part of CXP Group, the leading independent European research and consulting firm for the software, IT services and digital transformation industry. CXP Group offers its customers comprehensive support services for the evaluation, selection and optimization of their software solutions and for the evaluation and selection of IT services providers, and accompanies them in optimizing their sourcing and investment strategies. As such, CXP Group supports ICT decision makers in their digital transformation journey. Nick Mayes Principal Analyst +44 (0) Further, CXP Group assists software and IT services providers in optimizing their strategies and go-to-market approaches with quantitative and qualitative analyses as well as consulting services. Public organizations and institutions equally base the development of their IT policies on our reports. Capitalizing on 40 years of experience, based in 8 countries (with 17 offices worldwide) and with 140 employees, CXP Group provides its expertise every year to more than 1,500 ICT decision makers and the operational divisions of large enterprises as well as mid-market companies and their providers. CXP Group consists of three branches: Le CXP, BARC (Business Application Research Center) and Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). For more information please visit: PAC s latest news: Follow us on
14 Worksoft - Company Profile (1/2) Automation Software for Business Process Validation, Functional Testing, and Process Discovery Ensure Every Business Process Works! Worksoft automation helps enterprises understand every core business process and ensure they work flawlessly when enterprise apps change. Ensuring the success of digital business. Today, every business is a digital business. End-to-end processes can span dozens of enterprise apps and digital platforms, and companies need to ensure that each process performs as designed. A disruption to business continuity is unacceptable so every platform needs to work flawlessly. That s where Worksoft automation comes in. Test everything, every day. Today, manual labor is being replaced with digital labor and Worksoft offers an essential automation path. Worksoft automates business process discovery and validation to ensure companies are ready for business even in the face of unprecedented change. Worksoft functional test automation lets you check every process and app for every project and across your enterprise, as often as you like. Even every day. That s industry-unique. Massive Automation. Check 100,000+ business process steps across virtual machines in a matter of hours. Monthly, weekly, daily, or on-demand. Cover Everything. Lock-in quality across all platforms, including customer-facing websites, mobile, cloud, big data, custom, and packaged enterprise apps like SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce.com Business Process Centric. Foster collaboration between business users and IT with Worksoft s intuitive functional testing platform. It s easy to use, no programming or scripting required. Fast Results. Achieve astounding automation results in 90 days or less. 40% faster projects. Huge labor savings. Accurate process documentation. And no more software glitches. 2
15 Worksoft - Company Profile (2/2) Worksoft s software is easy to use and provides the industry s highest levels of automation often exceeding 80% coverage of a company s critical business processes. Leading global enterprises and more than 300 companies worldwide have embraced Worksoft s intelligent automation to ensure quality execution, minimize technology risk, and deeply understand their real business processes. Bullet-proof business process quality. Faster innovation. Shorter project timelines. Lower technology risk. With the numbers to back it up, it s time to automate with Worksoft. About Worksoft Inc. Worksoft is a leading global provider of automation software for business process validation and business process discovery. Large-scale enterprises worldwide use Worksoft s intelligent automation solutions to innovate faster, lower technology risk, reduce costs, improve execution quality, and deeply understand their real end-to-end business processes. Blue-chip companies across all industry sectors choose Worksoft for automated functional testing of web, cloud, mobile, big data, and dozens of enterprise applications, including SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce.com. For more information, contact Worksoft at or visit For media inquiries, contact Debra Dekelbaum, or +1 (972)
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Young Falcons fall to Mount Si 42-39
- Written by Derek Johnson
After opening the season with a win over Newport, the Woodinville Falcons were looking to make it two in a row against visiting Mount Si.
And in the late stages, the Falcons led this one 39-36. But they couldn't hold on at the end, falling to the Wildcats 42-39.
"I think overall it was good," Woodinville head coach Todd Christensen said. "We had a couple kids come up big. It could have been worse. Matthew Lopez had a big match and it was a really good match for him. And Carter Laccinole as well, he came back and had a really big win. Those were definitely swing matches and kept us in it."
Despite Lopez being a freshman, the stage wasn't too big for him.
"I knew Mount Si would come out strong," Lopez said. "I just needed to counter their moves and get to the second period. I started wearing him down and that's when I started to get my points… Wrestling is a sport of endurance. It is about outlasting your opponent."
During the match against Mount Si, Woodinville's bench was noticeably smaller than last year. Coach Christensen was asked about it.
"We lost several quality kids to North Creek," he said, in reference to the nearby high school that opened this fall. "So that was part of it. And then some kids decided they didn't want to do it as much. You know, especially in wrestling, younger guys can compete [and get playing time] because of weight classes. Whereas in other sports like football they won't have a tendency to play until they're older. But that's what makes wrestling different, because of the weight classes. We have to have high quality freshmen and sophomores filling out those lower weight classes. North Creek is set for that [after inheriting several Falcon wrestlers]."
The current Woodinville roster shows only one senior, Ian Tsang. But there's a good solid core of juniors ready to make a name for themselves. These include juniors Drew Christensen, Nolan Downs, Emilio Arroyo, Will Augustine and Dylan Pelland.
After the Christmas, Woodinville will participate in the Pacific Coast Wrestling Championships tourney. It will take place December 29-30 in Vancouver.


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I'm stealing away for some extra "do nothing" time to celebrate today
but still wanted to share with you some interesting reads/views.
Life has been BUSY, lately, but what else is knew?
The need to do nothing has never been greater. How about you?
Busyness is a Sickness - Huff Post Parents
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- The Lord initially told how the Three qualities [satvam, rajas and tamas] bind atman in samsaram. In the First Two slokas the Lord told Arjuna that He would teach this superior knowledge. By knowing this knowledge, persons attain the quality of the Lord.They are never destroyed in Pralayam nor created after that.
- Then the Lord explained how the Three qualities bind us in samsaram. He explained by which methods these qualities keep us in samsaram.
- Then the Lord detailed the identifications when anyone of these qualities was exalted - Gyana in satvam, efforts and action in rajas and carelessness in tamas.
- Then the Lord explained what happened if one died when any of these qualities was predominant.
- Further, the Lord explained how to cross these Three qualities and how the person having crossed the Three qualities would appear.
- Arjuna desired to know how to identify such a person and the Lord indicated the identifications of the person, who had crossed the Three qualities. That person is inert to abuses and praises, indifferent to respect and disrespect, treats happiness and sorrow alike considers mud and gold as same and regards friend and enemy equally! Thus the internal and external identifications were revealed.
- Later, the Lord said that to attain wealth or Kaivalyam or Bhagavt Prapti in Vaikuntam, He was the only means.
Monday, April 6, 2009
This temple in this Kshetram is called Naalumoorthy Perumal koil. Because Pancha [five] Pandavas installed the Four idols here. Sri Uyya Vanda Perumal was installed by Arjuna. Sri Vishnu Moorthy was installed by Yudhishtra. One more Sri Uyya Vanda Perumal was installed by Bhima. At the entrance itself is, another Sri Vishnu, installed jointly by Nakula and Sahadeva. Thus Four Moorthy were installed here. For a long time this was Naalu moorthy Perumal temple only. Later on, there was a person serving in Viswanatha Temple, Kasi. He was in Kasi for a long time. His mother was here and to see her, this person came to South. But his mind was full of Kasi Viswanatha. He came to this temple and after placing his umbrella near the sannidhi, he went to the river Bharatapuzha, to wash his hands and feet and perform sandyavandanam, etc. On returning, he tried to take the umbrella, but could not. When he forcibly removed the umbrella, the ground blasted opened and Viswanatha idol was seen. From that time Kasi Viswanatha also is gracing here. Around this sannidhi also beautiful pictures of Dasavatara are painted. We can also notice the beautiful wooden carvings in this sannidhi also. This temple stands as a witness to Saiva - Vaishnava unity! Kulasekara Alwar has praised this temple. Today's [7th April 2009] lecture on the Mahatmyam [glory] of Chapter 14, is from this temple. Parvati asked lord Shiva about the glory of Chapter 14. Once Kashmir was ruled by King Suryavarma. He was a very close freind of King if Sinhala. Both used to exchange compliments. Once King of Sinhala sent a pair of hounds to the King of Kshmir, who responded with safron and other valuables from Kashmir. Once King of Kashmir went for hunting taking the hounds with him. In the forest the female hound chased a male rabbit. The rabbit ran and both stopped at the hermiatge of a sage. Again, the hound was chasing and so the rabbit jumped into the nearby river, splashing water, some drops of which were sprinkled on the hound chasing behind. Immediately, both the rabbit and the hound cast off their bodies and were going high up in the sky. When the rabbit and hound came to the hermitage, the sage asked them a question: " is your enmity not settled, and continuing in this birth also?" The King was surprised and so approached the sage and enquired. The sage replied that in a previous birth, this hound was Kesava, husband of a woman, who was now the rabbit. Both did not lead peaceful life and had frequent quarrels. Once Kesava killed his wife. That enmity had not faded and now the hound was chasing the rabbit! But how the river water made them to reach higher worlds?, the King asked. The sage replied that there was an Acharya in this place and he was daily studying Chapter 14 of Gita. He daily bathed in this river, which got sanctified. This sage also was studying Chapter 14 and was also taking bath in the river. Thus this river water was able to send both hound and rabbit to higher worlds, just by contact! This is the glory of Chapter 14. Let us review Chapter 14:
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Everybody is going to die one day. Oskar (70) is going to die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a disagreement years ago…
2012 | Nominee: Best Short Film, Live Action
Exactly what Harry said! This needs to be turned into a feature length or at least something involving the same characters.
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"2 Copper Kettle", 2-room apartment on 2nd floor. Simple and practical furnishings: living/dining room with TV (flat screen). 1 room with 1 double bed. Open kitchen (4 hot plates, oven, microwave). Shower/WC. Heating. View of the port. Facilities: Internet (WiFi, free). Please note: non-smoking house. TV only EN. No lift. Please note this property is situated over a bar/restaurant which can be noisy at times.House/Residence
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Best travel destinations in India - Part -I
India is a country which is famous for its heritage, unity and prosperity. If we see the geographical part, India has several tourist destinations. It is impossible to choose some tourist attractions in India. In this hub, I am covering some of my favourite places in India.
Darjelling is famous for its natural beauty, trekking and tea production. . It is located in the state of West Bengal. Some of the places to visit in Darjeeling are 'Tiger Hill', Singalia National Park, The Himalayan Zoo, Buddhist monasteries and Mahakal temple.For people who like adventures, there is mountain biking which is the best way to see the hill station. There are a variety of trekking options along the Himalayan ridges near Darjeeling. For shoppers, the best thing to buy in Darjeeling is Tea which is world famous for its taste and aroma. Other things to buy are their local textiles and handicrafts. If you visit Darjeeling, don't forget to ride on toy train which you don't forget once you experience it.
Kodaikanal Lake
This is one of the best tourist places in South India. It is situated on Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu, which is about 120 kms away from Madurai. Kodaikanal name means 'The Gift of the Forest". It has many places of interest. You can do boating in Kodaikanal Lake, which is a star-shaped man-made lake. Other places of interest are Coaker's walk, Bear Shola waterfall, Green valley view, Guna caves, Brynt Park or the Botanical garden. This place is sure to give you cool climates, lush greenery and breathtaking scenery which are sure to stay with you for life time.
Ladakh is bounded by two mountain ranges, the Great Himalayan and the Karakoram.There are only a few places in the world like ladakh. As it lies in the Himalayan rain shadow, it receives no monsoon during the summer, but you will find heavy rainfall throughout the winter i.e. from November to May. Trekking in Ladakh gives you a different experience. Ladakh lies in the tri-junction of historic 'Silk Route' from Sinkiang to West Asia and to the Plains of India. There are a number of interesting monasteries to visit. 'Zanskar' is one of Ladakh's remotest regions. A 300 km long valley ringed by mountains, and is the higher most areas of Ladakh. The best time to visit Ladakh is June – October. Ladakh & Zanskar valley are ideal for trekking.
Manali is the prime holiday destination in India. There are high mountains surrounded by snow and deep boulder strewn gorges. There are thick forests full of cool breeze, bird songs, and fields of wild flowers, small pictures and fruit laden orchards.The distance to Manali from Delhi is 600 km, and from Shimla it is 300km. The temperature can drop below freezing point in winter when heavy woolens are required. Summer temperature is mild. The places to visit in Manali are Hadimba temple, Manu temple, Vasisth, Monasteries, Solang valley.
Munnar is located in the state of Kerala, and one of my favourite travel destinations. It not only attracts domestic travelers but also many foreign travelers are inspired by its natural beauty. It is situated in the confluence of three mountain streams – Muthirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. It is situated about 1600m above sea level. Munnar is marked by vast expanses of tea plantation, colonial bungalows, waterfalls and cool weather. The places to visit near Munnar are: 1) Eravikulam National park, which is famous for its endangered inhabitant – the Nilgiri Tahr. The park has several species of butterflies, birds and animal. 2) Anamudi Peak is located inside the Eravikulam National Park. This is the highest peak in south India at a height of 2700m.3) Mattupetty is known for its masonry dam and beautiful lake. 4) Chinnakanal is famous for its waterfalls, which cascade down a steep rock 2000m above sea level.5) Anayirangal is covered with lush green carpet of tea plants and evergreen forest.
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Velodyne, has just introduced its first product in a new line of high performance headphones – the vPulse in-ear headphone. The vPulse has been designed to provide high definition sound from portable media devices and audio/video products.
Given Velodyne's experience and success with its subwoofer products – we can most likely expect that the new vPulse will bring noteworthy bass performance, utlizing its 10 mm driver and aluminum housing.
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A flat tangle-resistant cable allows for connection of the vPulse in-ear headphones directly to the audio source device. The cable is available in Velodyne's electric blue and black, and also features a built in control unit for convenient control of playback, volume, tracks and even a button to enable users to answer their phones.
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Back in the 2015 VW Cup
Team Hard Racing are very excited to announce the signing of BTCC and previous race winning VW Cup driver Howard Fuller to join their new look attack in the 2015 VW Cup Championship.
This will be a huge year for the Team as they look to continue their long term association with the VW Cup but more importantly for Howard, this will be only his second full season he will compete in following several guest drives in a variety of championships from Radicals to the BTCC over the past couple of seasons. Howard was a race winner in a one off appearance in the 2012 VW Cup at the Rockingham round.
Tony Gilham said
'ÄúHoward has shown his outstanding potential with his performances over the years and is a joy to work with both on and off track. No doubt he will be pushing as Hard as ever to prove his ability as a top level racing driver. Howard is a perfect fit to the team and I'Äôm sure he will be looking to challenge for the overall championship honours. We saw how quick Howard can be on his day with fastest laps and lap records on 2014. Unfortunately there were a few incidents last year and lady luck just wasn'Äôt on his side at times.'Ä?
Howard will join the team with title sponsorship coming from Solar Advanced Systems (www.solaradvancedsystems.co.uk) and Trina Solar (www.trinasolar.com). Howard will pilot a stunning looking newly built Golf GTI R. This marks the beginning of an exciting new working partnership and is just the start of things to come. Already we have an amazing relationship and that has already seen Solar extend their coverage to a 2nd car after agreeing a deal to feature on the sides of Simon Rudd's car for 2015.
Howard added 'ÄúI am genuinely overwhelmed with the support of Solar Advanced Systems and Trina Solar as well as the team and cannot wait to get behind the wheel for a second full campaign. I have so much ambition and have worked hard to put a package together throughout the close season so that we can have a real go at pushing for the championship in 2015. I'Äôm looking forward to working with everyone involved to develop as a team, driver and car as it'Äôs so important for everything to come together.'Ä?
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Insert Pictures in Excel from VB.NET
The following VB.NET program shows , how to insert a picture in Excel . For inserting a picture in Excel we hav to call the AddPicture method. For that you have to specify PictureName with path , Left , Top , Width and Height.
Imports Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Public Class Form1 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _ ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click Dim xlApp As Excel.Application Dim xlWorkBook As Excel.Workbook Dim xlWorkSheet As Excel.Worksheet Dim misValue As Object = System.Reflection.Missing.Value xlApp = New Excel.ApplicationClass xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add(misValue) xlWorkSheet = xlWorkBook.Sheets("sheet1") 'add some text xlWorkSheet.Cells(1, 1) = "http://vb.net-informations.com" xlWorkSheet.Cells(2, 1) = "Adding picture in Excel File" 'replace you picture to xl_pic.JPG xlWorkSheet.Shapes.AddPicture("C:\xl_pic.JPG", _ Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoFalse, _ Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState.msoCTrue, 50, 50, 300, 45) xlWorkSheet.SaveAs("C:\vbexcel.xlsx") xlWorkBook.Close() xlApp.Quit() releaseObject(xlApp) releaseObject(xlWorkBook) releaseObject(xlWorkSheet) MsgBox("Excel file created , you can find the file c:\") End Sub Private Sub releaseObject(ByVal obj As Object) Try System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(obj) obj = Nothing Catch ex As Exception obj = Nothing Finally GC.Collect() End Try End Sub End Class
When you execute this program , you will get an Excel file (C:\vbexcel.xlsx) with insert the picture.
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The Machineries of Empire #1
Science fiction
14 June 2016
I loved Ninefox gambit. So much that it has to be the first thing I say about it. Okay!
Here's the blurb:
When Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for her unconventional tactics, Kel Command gives her a chance to redeem herself, by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles from the heretics. Cheris's career isn't the only thing at stake: if the fortress falls, the hexarchate itself might be next.
Cheris's best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuos Jedao. The good news is that Jedao has never lost a battle, and he may be the only one who can figure out how to successfully besiege the fortress. The bad news is that Jedao went mad in his first life and massacred two armies, one of them his own.
As the siege wears on, Cheris must decide how far she can trust Jedao–because she might be his next victim.
The novel starts by throwing you right into the deep end - which can be more than a bit overwhelming, because this world is dense with intriguing names for things and tech and concepts you don't know anything about yet. I enjoy concept-candy myself, but I didn't really trust the book until Cheris very firmly took the stage. Because, oh, yeah, while the book is dense with cool stuff, it still has room for excellent characters - much like Ann Leckie's Radchaai trilogy.
Of course, Cheris is not the sole protagonist - where she goes, General Jedao goes. Jedao, who once went mad and massacred his own army. How could anyone calmly choose to preserve him as a weapon for future battles? What did Cheris sign up for when she suggested he was the required weapon for the recapture of the Fortress of Scattered Needles?
If you're a fan of Ann Leckie, or Peter Watts-ian eeriness, you'll want to read this. And be so, so grateful that it says #1, indicating there will be more of this. I can't wait.


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What does it mean to separate? In some states, separation or 'legal separation' can be considered the end of a marriage. Not in New Jersey. In New Jersey, the marriage ends with the divorce decree, and the length of the marriage is determined as the period from the wedding until when the divorce was filed for. This wouldn't be so terrible, except for the rest of the New Jersey divorce equation. One part of that equation is the alimony determination, which uses as one of its most important factors the length of the marriage. In practical application, the court awards longer terms and larger amounts of alimony for longer marriages, tending to award permanent alimony for marriages that lasted longer than a decade.
And there is more. Theoretically, the law requires that you should have been paying alimony SINCE YOUR SEPARATION. That's right. Not since the divorce, not even since the filing, since you were separated. So let's hope you were taking really good care of your Soon-To-Be-Ex during your separation, because otherwise, once they have calculated your alimony and child support numbers (which may be based on an income much higher than your average during the separation), they will multiply it by the number of years you were separated, and subtract what you actually paid, if you can document it, and the remainder is more that you owe. I assume here that you didn't overpay, because with our alimony system that is a really hard thing to do. But if you did, don't expect it back. It's a one-way road from you to her.
This 'length of marriage' is yet another example of what I think of as the upside-down nature of divorce – the way that divorce turns normal values, responsibilities, and reward systems on their heads. In this case, the law encourages the man in a troubled marriage to get out, and get out fast. It says to the married man: "Just think! If you bail in the first year or two, you might avoid alimony entirely." Certainly one should never stay an extra year to try and work things out (not even 'for the kids') especially if one is approaching the magical 10 year mark. No, the law teaches us, we have to get those papers filed ASAP. Shoot your marriage in the head quick, before goes rabid, before it bites. And let's not talk about those poor fools living separately, and thinking that they have dodged a bullet by avoiding divorce. They are really in legal free-fall, liable to be sued at any moment for an ongoing financial liability that could last the rest of their lives.
In short, Mother Jersey says: "File divorce soon, and leave before they go bad, or else ever after, you'll wish that you had." …Thanks Ma. Pity no one put that on the back of my marriage certificate.
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This is a note for my clients — my computer died Friday afternoon. I have purchased a new computer and a transfer of files and programs is underway. I should be back up and running in another day or two. But in the meantime, things are at a standstill.
I'm still available by email and phone but won't have access to files or tax returns until the file transfer is finished.
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Composition is more important than almost any technical decision yet it is something that can often be impossible to quantify.
Some photographers can instinctively create images of amazing photography composition without giving it a second thought while for others composition is an insurmountable challenge.
The most basic rules of composition are rather simple but can be extremely difficult to master. Here are a few less orthodox compositional suggestion that might help you make the most of your next photoshoot.


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20mph: fake news is everywhere
Posted on July 20, 2017
At the end of August, it will be 20 years since the death of Princess Diana in a crash in Paris-our most conspicuous reminder of the frailty of the human body when exposed to the physics of speed. RoadPeace responded to this tragic loss with a call for drivers to drive at 20 mph. Our parliamentary manifesto earlier that year had called for 20 mph speed limits.
Much has changed in the past two decades. Thanks largely to 20s Plenty for Us who have successfully delivered a people powered /bottom up rebellion, more than half of the largest 40 urban authorities in the UK have 20mph as their default limit. It is no wonder WHO had them speak at their last road safety meeting with WHO now calling for 30 kph on roads shared by motor vehicles and pedestrians.
And the desirability of this change extends far beyond the immediate concerns of road casualty reduction. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has endorsed the need for lower speeds both as a means to combat the public health burden of urban air pollution and as a means of promoting active travel. Reduced speeds are key to the draft (July 2017) Mayor's Transport Strategy, based on the Healthy Streets approach, and reflects this evolution of our understanding of how slower urban speeds are central to a wide range of beneficial outcomes.
It is therefore disappointing (though not entirely surprising) that some people are just not catching on. A recent article in the Evening Standard, by David Williams — who has won awards for his road safety journalism — went out under the headline "Overuse of 20mph limits backfires as most drivers ignore zones". It was going wrong from the first photograph, which showed a policeman using a speedgun on motorway traffic. It's opening line was "New Department for Transport statistics appear to confirm what many Londoners feared — that the heavy-handed, blanket imposition of 20 mph limits was not only a waste of time and resources — it has backfired."
The analysis quoted an analysis of free-flow speeds recently published by the DfT. The compliance data did not relate to London, as might have been inferred from the article, but from across the UK, with the 20mph data coming from just nine sites. Yes, that's right—only nine 20mph sites from across the nation (it is very unlikely to be more than four or five in London).
The DfT report stated simply that on "30mph roads the average is close to the limit for all vehicle types (28-31mph), while on 20mph roads it is slightly above the limit (21-25mph)" [p. 1]. There was never any doubt that speeds on 20mph roads were lower than on 30 mph roads.
In the article, the "evidence" for the 20 mph policy has "backfired" came not from the DfT but from a quotation from someone at IAM RoadSmart, an organisation that developed its policy position on 20 mph limits through a survey of the attitudes of 1001 drivers.


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Rollagraph stamps are great for creating backgrounds and borders for your cards. You can also roll out strips and cut them up to layer onto your card fronts. You need to invest in a handle; a stamp; and an ink cartridge. You just put the 3 components together and roll away!
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