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JEFFERSON CITY � They quoted Cicero. They read from the Bible. They gnashed and snarled at one another.
But after more than 14 hours of debate over two days, the House yesterday adopted a $22.8 billion budget that reflects a tight-fisted approach to the state�s troubled economy.
While Democrats groused about �political stunts� and suggested the budget chairman had money in �a magic box,� Republicans who outnumbered them maintained a firm grip on the budget process.
Suggesting Democrats had �an insatiable thirst for more money to spend,� Republicans turned back the minority party�s attempt to open up the state�s financing process for the inclusion of more federal stimulus money that�s in the pipeline from Washington.
At the center of it all was state Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia and a member of the Budget Committee. Kelly served as its chairman from 1991 to 1994 during a previous career as a state lawmaker.
But the gentleman from Boone County was in the majority then, and he learned what it�s like to be on the other side. A pivotal moment in the budget debate came last night when Democrats attempted to relax a rule so that expansion of the state�s Medicaid program could be considered. Democrats wanted to implement Gov. Jay Nixon�s proposal to broaden the health care program for the poor so that an additional 34,000 low-income parents could be considered.
After that motion lost on a straight 87-70 party-line vote, Kelly attempted another amendment that would have funded the health care plan using a federal reimbursement allowance that would be replaced with money from hospitals. �This is about saving the state of Missouri money,� Kelly said. �Every single person who understands this in the hospital and industrial communities say this is the way we ought to go.�
Kelly encouraged lawmakers to forget about whether they were Democrats or Republicans.
�It�s better to be in the desert with Moses than in the palace with the pharaoh,� he said.
But Republicans cast these maneuvers as attempts to expand government and increase welfare.
�There is only so much money that can be spent,� said House Budget Chairman Allen Icet, R-St. Louis County. �We as a state have to live within our means just as our families do.�
Rep. Tim Flook, R-Liberty, might have been talking to members of his own party when he said, �We want to be strong.
�Those hospitals will be back here asking us again for more money because their costs are escalating,� Flook added.
Kelly�s amendment lost 85-73, with two Republicans voting with him.
Rep. Scott Largent, R-Clinton, said he voted for the amendment because he had been contacted by hospitals in his district to support it and because it involved no tax increase.
Gov. Jay Nixon said today that while he was disappointed with the House�s approach to his plan, the Senate could find favor with it once the budget gets there. Nixon said he knew from his travels around the state that people supported it. �The last time I checked, it�s a bicameral legislature,� Nixon said.
House consideration of the debate often seemed like water torture, a tedious process in which comparatively small amounts of money were moved from one program to another. Debate sometimes evolved into shouting. Rep. Steve Hobbs, R-Mexico and a member of the budget committee, said, �While it may look like chaos, the budget process does work.�
And Hobbs said federal stimulus money was being used to pay off what the state would owe in subsidies for ethanol and biodiesel plants. He said that would free up millions of dollars in general revenue funds that can be used for other state purposes.
Republicans approved 11 amendments to eliminate the staff salaries of state employees who acted as fact-gatherers and used the money to increase a �meals on wheels� program for seniors by about $500,000. The Republican-controlled budget committee had earlier cut the meals program.


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I have bteq .RUN command sandwiched by .OS calls which log the start and end date times of the .RUN. The dates are gotten by calls to UNIX 'date' command. The START date is fine, however, my COMPLETED date is always equal to my START date. I don't see how that's possible because the 'date' command is invoked fresh on the COMPLETED line. How can I fix this to get the real, actual COMPLETED date to print?
Here's the code:
.OS echo Running TERADATA script <script name> on `date`>&2; <=========== this date is correct. .RUN FILE = <script file> ; .IF ERRORCODE <> 0 THEN .GOTO BADEXIT;
.LABEL GOODEXIT .OS echo TERADATA file <script name> COMPLETED on `date` >&2; <=========== this date is equal to the date above, even though it should be several minutes later. .QUIT 0;

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Designer wear is what every fashionable person desires of. Designer wears are well stitched to enhance your personality along with a capability to show your high social status, but at the same time are very much expensive. Apart from highly rich people some not so rich people can also buy them by keeping in mind some simple but important things. Here we would like to guide you on how you can afford and buy designer clothes and accessories.
If you have not much idea about brands and designers you must do some research on the designers and their brands. Try to explore their collections and understand what their respective style statements are. There are so many of them but while doing a research focus on the brands and designers working on your choice of styles.
After finding out who is making what, get familiar with their price range. You can buy fashion magazines to know more about the prices related with specific brands. There are some designers who make cheaper items to be showcased in some comparatively cheaper stores or have their own separate cheap range of items. Do not get panic with the high prices associated with the designer wears, as those clothes are worth it. They are way more comfortable, classy and durable than other clothes. If you have a strong desire to buy designer clothes then spend wisely and cut the unwanted things you usually buy regularly to save money.
To know what variety of designer products are available in your area go to multi-brand stores and have a look at what is showcased there. For the designer products which are not available in your country you can easily buy them online through online retailers. As most of them have international shipping facilities. Be more careful before buying anything online, as you cannot see the product directly and you may face some unwanted bad experiences.
Before going out to spend money on shopping, do not forget to have a look at your closet and make sure to buy something which you do not already have. Otherwise, it will be a total waste of money to buy exactly the same item again. If your wardrobe already have all the necessary and appropriate items, and you still want to buy more, then you should sell them to an online retailer. This way you can save the money and add them in the already decided amount to do shopping. Have an appropriate amount of money when you go for designer shopping, so that you can easily buy the items being displayed there.
Keep in mind the various factors which determine the price of a product. A plain, thin and small stitched shirt will be less in price than a thick, long accessorized gown or dress. Do not forget to avail the discounts being offered in special occasions. Similarly off-season clothes are mostly less in price than the on-season clothes, you can buy them off-season and store them to wear in the next season.
Choose wisely when you go for buying a designer wear as mostly designers are in a quest to make something new every year to show their originality and innovative minds. But, most of them usually are unwearable. They are tagged unwearable when one cannot wear them comfortably in their day to day routine lives. Use some common sense before buying anything, and never buy something you will look odd in. Similarly, there are some dresses which are worth paying for and some are not at all worthy to pay a high price.
Everybody has his/her buying principles, so never let the changing trends effect those principles. Buy those things you feel the most comfortable in wearing. Last but not the least, buy few, but the quality ones. Do not have a pile of useless clothes, rather have a clean and sorted wardrobe of few but elegant and classy clothes.


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Logistics and supply chain have been anointed as a blockchain technology's low hanging fruit. Between 2014 to 2017, market generated tremendous hype around blockchain use cases especially in logistics and supply chain. Hence, 2018 and beyond must be about "we've heard enough about blockchain, let's build networks and applications."
Attend this workshop to:
- Refresh our knowledge about blockchain fundamentals.
- Discuss improvements and enhancements in current processes and innovative business models made possible by blockchain.
- Discuss high level framework and models to implement blockchain as proof of concept.
1. Setting the stage
Welcome from hosts, participant introductions, align participant expectations and objectives of the workshop.
2. Blockchain fundamentals
Describe in high level four key components of blockchain, overview on private vs permissioned blockchains and smart contracts.
3. Use of blockchain in enhancing current processes
Discuss potential use cases including risk management and audits, transparency, horizontal (asset sharing, transparency) and vertical collaboration (life science, asset serialization, provenance), proof of existence/authenticity/attestation of documents.
4. Innovative use cases and business models
Discuss new business models such as asset tokenization, micro-rewards and payments, data monetization, alliances (sharing drivers, tractors, warehouse space) and use cases such as sovereign identity and reputation, stable tokens.
5. Framework to implement blockchain as proof of concept
Discuss a framework including finding a blockchain champion/evangelist, internal discussions and brainstorming to find a workflow that can be improved with blockchain, mapping the work flow and finding blind spots, return on investment discussions.
6. Implementation models and guidelines
If the answer for "do we need blockchain" is "yes", then discuss different deployment models depending on vertical and horizontal collaboration. Discuss private, public, and hybrid models, raising and solving governance issues, and more.
Speaker and Moderator
Rajat Rajbhandari, PhD is a CEO and Co-founder of dexFreight, a startup based in Dallas and Miami developing a decentralized logistics platform. Prior to founding dexFreight, he spent over a decade as a research engineer at Texas A&M Transportation Institute. In addition to working for dexFreight, he evangelizes about blockchain technology to any industry willing to listen. So far, he has delivered over a dozen blockchain 101 sessions and appeared in discussion panels at SXSW, Automated Vehicle Symposium, Blockchain for Oil and Gas, Blockchain in Transport Alliance, and more. Rajat lives in Dallas.
Read more about dexFreight and the technology behind it here.
Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: Addison Treehouse
14681 Midway Road, Suite 200
Addison, TX 75001
Free for members of GACC South and NASCO; $35 non-members
Disclaimer: For cancellations received up to 14 days prior to the event date, 50% of the event fee can be refunded. For cancellations received at any later time, no refund will be provided. Registrations are transferable. Attendance is possible only after payment is received.


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MASTODON Cracks Montreal
October 17, 2017, a year ago
Currently on tour for their newest album Emperor Of Sand, Mastodon's return in Montreal on October 9th was anticipated by many fans. For this occasion, they were accompanied by the bands Eagles Of Death Metal and Russian Circles.
Even if the concert coincides with Thanksgiving, fans did not rush into the M Telus theater (formerly known as the MŽtropolis) when the doors opened. There was still a fair share of fans that were looking forward to seeing Russian Circles. Having only 30 minutes and a very limited area to perform on stage, the band got straight to business after acknowledging the reception from the fans. Even if the musicians do not move a lot on stage, Dave Turncrantz (drummer) compensates for that with his energetic performance. Their instrumental music was heavy intense and precise, but it did not get the crowd going except for a few diehard fans that raised their fists to the rhythm of their music.
The crowd got a whole lot bigger by the time Eagles Of Death Metal got on stage. Their eccentric style and energetic music got the crowd going instantly. The fact that Brent Hinds of Mastodon was on stage for the first song ("I Only Want You") might have boosted the crowd reaction a little. As usual, Jesse is on fire and interacts constantly with the crowd, but once again, he sometimes takes too much time in between the songs. Their cover of "Moonage Daydream" (Bowie) and "I Want You So Hard" (Boy's Bad News) were well received by the fans. Even if they only had 45 minutes, both Jesse and Dave Catching did their own guitar solo. As for Jennie Vee on bass, she opted to play a little bit of "Ace Of Spades" while the fans sang along. This set ended with two inflatable air dancers being deployed, one on each side of the stage.
Now that the party is underway, the fans could not wait to see Mastodon and chanted their names with hopes of bringing them to the stage earlier than their set time. As one could expect, the band pushed their new album and played seven songs from it. They were strategically spread in the set so it did not feel like they were focusing on that album. The rest of the set was mainly composed of songs from the albums Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain. From the get go the band seemed very happy to be here and fed from the crowd reaction throughout their concert. Fans sang, pushed each other and were crowd surfing all night long. The highlights of the night were without a doubt "Megalodon", "Mother Puncher" and "Steambreather". Once again Mastodon was amazing on stage and fans loved every second of their intense progressive performance.


text: The latest addition to Prince Andrew's highly decorated uniform is called 'The Queen's Cross' … a special badge commissioned by her majesty and presented to her children when they're naughty. Andrew is the first recipient of this new honour and for services that have invoked her majesty's displeasure. Recent publicity concerning one shooting off one's royal mouth are simply not good enough and the medal is believed to be engraved with the words 'Shut up you silly boy'.


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American Deaths4,124
American Wounded
Support our troops - Get them out of there - Bring them home.
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Investigate - Impeach - Indict - Imprison.
"In my lifetime we've gone from Eisenhower to George W. Bush.
If this is evolution, I believe within twelve years we'll be voting for plants." - Lewis Black
The following quotation can be found all over The Internet and is used by Right Wing Conservatives to encourage and sustain their ideology:
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over lousy fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average of the world's great civilizations before they decline has been 200 years. These nations have progressed in this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to Complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency back again to bondage."
It is attributed to be from the book The Cycle of Democracy or The Fall of The Athenian Republic published in 1770 and authored by Alexander Fraser Tyler, a Scottish-born British lawyer, writer, and historian.
But it's not.
There is no record of such a book or quote even in the US Library of Congress which houses over 128 million items.
But it's such a great quote. Where did it come from and when was it first used?
Loren Collins, an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia, attempted to track down the origins of this notorious Internet quote.
He writes, "... Each quote can be traced back at least as far as the 1950s, but only with anonymous attribution … The authors were most likely not famous persons or respected scholars, but rather just private political thinkers who got their words in print … The passage of time merely encouraged quoters to attach an author's name that strengthened the authority behind the words.
... Perhaps the words speak the truth of democratic governments; or perhaps they do not. But either way, attributing the words to a scholar who never spoke them is to lend to them an authority and reliability that they do not deserve. Anonymous quotes, which these almost certainly are, should not be given fictitious attributions merely to lend credence to the messages they impart. To do so is to favor persuasiveness over accuracy, and to sacrifice truth for the sake of image."
The quote appeared during the period when Right Wing America was on a commie-purging binge and civil rights were being hamstrung.
Here are just some of the more (in)famous conservatives who used this quote.
And it can be found on almost 6,000 web pages.
So Why Is It Used so widely by The Right Wing of the Republican Party?
I hate to be Captain Obvious here, but this quote, with its bogus historical authority, succinctly legitimizes the Right Wing Conservative credo of:
Whatever You Do … Do Not Give Poor People Any Money or Our Nation Will Collapse!
And isn't it absolutely gut-wrenchingly clear that the American people did not vote themselves largesse from the public treasury and never have?
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The Grand Perversity of the Right Wing is they warn us that left unrestrained, the will of "The People" will tear down the country … as their agenda delivers us into dictatorship and hastens the obliteration of the republic.
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"Remember, democracy never lasts long … The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing. Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the People, who have... a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge, I mean the character and conduct of their rulers. There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free 'government' ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among people." -John Adams
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Your correspondent has read the OzCo Executive Summary. But geez, the report runs to 101 pages so don't expect a review. http://bit.ly/hc6HIG . The @unsungsongs article is here: http://t.co/8Qx0Som
Your correspondent, too, has difficulty with the view that a difference exists between high art and commercial. A continuum is a better way of looking at it. Perhaps artistic upbringing, confused as it was, is to blame. The upbringing was eclectic enough to embrace the Kew City Band as well as the cello. Private lessons of course. There was no Suzuki and no orchestra, even though the school in question was one of Melbourne's finest. One year ahead of your correspondent was a talented flautist, John Wion, who went on to a career in New York. He was given the grand title of Captain of School Music. The first ever. When asked what this entailed Wion said: "putting out the song sheets before assembly". Playing in pits at the Lincoln Centre seems pretty commercial to me. But it is a true artistic career. There was also the skilful pianist who was thrown out of the top maths class because he was spending too much time practising. He went on to be a pillar of the Melbourne medical establishment. And the guy who thought he might try his hand at composing? He was told, by the newly appointed Director of Music, the first in the school's history, not to waste his time. He finished up a producer at the ABC. So much for enlightened educational practices. But remember, it was a long time ago.
John Brack was, for a time, an art master. During his tenure the then headmaster challenged him to paint a meat slicing machine. I think the joke ended up being on the headmaster, as Brack produced a characteristic sneer at still life and modernity.
Earlier your correspondent's artist uncle, James Boswell (http://bit.ly/gKl6W4) lived with the family. He had to mix his art with the commercial in order to live and in retrospect would see no conflict with having works in the Tait Modern and British Museum as well as having done film posters for Ealing Studios, design work for Labour's 1964 campaign as well as editing Sainsbury's house journal and working for the decidedly commercial Lilliput magazine.
Whether these experiences and early observations had any influence whatsoever is moot. Maybe your correspondent is, notwithstanding, just plain eclectic, having no problem with the populace at large embracing Andre Rieu or an arena spectacular Ben Hur. He may not attend himself, but is happy to see the industrial wing of the arts/culture business attracting audiences and sometimes make a lot of money. (Have you noticed? There is a guy doing Andre Rieu "covers" on the RSL Club circuit. But I digress.) The real worry are those "high arts on the sleeve" types who write earnest letters objecting to the publicity received by those perceived to be too commercial, who play Strauss waltzes or program classical orchestras to accompany comedians or iconic silent movies. Many of these same complainers wring their hands when it is suggested funding may be cut to some of the bigger and more successful outfits like the Australian Chamber Orchestra or Opera Australia. They would certainly complain about Australia Council funding going to new fangled areas like digital.
Of course what these types forget is that governments (for which read "the taxpayer") support activities perceived to be of benefit to the country, economically, socially (and that includes culturally) as well as (pity help us) politically. Support for the major arts organizations is, from one perspective, simply industry support, not that different from that for the motor vehicle or textile clothing and footwear industries. All the right boxes are ticked. Employment; education; training; tourism; international profile. All of course with an eye for those who vote.
Digital arts? It seems we are rather good at some aspects. Certainly at the commercial end of the spectrum. It seems appropriate that industry funding go to support for new developments, education and training. What is the problem if most of the contemporary composition graduates from our conservatoria and universities finish up composing for computer games? They do what they love and make a quid. And help the economy along the way.
Is not the Australian film industry a great cultural force? Well, that is arguable, but it is a significant industry. Its high profile actors and directors may make much of their desire to maintain a tradition dating back to the nineteenth century as they hurry back to well paid work in the USA. But, when they sit down with State ministers to seek hand-outs, their arguments are about exchange rates, jobs, investment, maintaining skills.
Then there is music theatre. Australia is apparently a great place for a try out. Don't forget, though, that the NSW taxpayer paid generously for Dr Zhivago. The money, it seems , came from the "Major Events" budget. Well, OK. That's industry support by another name. So was the $11 million spent on the Oprah Extravaganza. Not art you say? On what basis? Her performances and links with artistic icons such as the Sydney Opera House suggest otherwise.
Around the world there is a loud wailing about the lot of orchestras. How can they survive. But at the same time taxpayer money and in some cases significant sponsor or philanthropic money is being spent on performance space infrastructure. A new concert hall has just been opened in Florida. A couple of years ago Melbourne completed its new Recital Centre. And the Hamer Hall is undergoing a refurb. (Hope they fix that on-stage draft. It could blow the music off the stand. Honest.) The Mouse House in Los Angeles is also pretty new. These projects also tick the industry support boxes. And don't worry. There will be orchestras around to play them. But you may have to put up with Roger Rabbit, Sting or Minchin alongside your favourite symphony.
So where does this leave Kathy Keele, Australia Council for the Arts Chief? In an Artery editorial headed "Evolving. Constantly Evolving" she says: "Our job is to help provide the opportunities for Australian artists to explore and to shine.". If only it were that simple. Her job is to provide industry support and advocacy in a particular segment of the arts spectrum: part educational, part developmental. We should not expect too much of the Australia Council. They play their industry support role well in their narrowly defined areas. But they are one of many industry support arms of government, State and Federal. They are really a bit player in the broader arena of cultural industry support.


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by: Christine Namey, MPT, Lutheran SeniorLife Rehabilitation Services
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition in which the heart becomes too weak to pump enough blood through your arteries. This affects the amount of oxygen-rich blood in your body. Symptoms include fatigue, diminished exercise capacity, shortness of breath and swelling. CHF can be caused by diseases that weaken the muscle of the heart, diseases that cause the heart muscle to stiffen, or diseases that increase oxygen demand by the body beyond what it can deliver.
Congestive heart failure can also affect many organs of the body. The kidneys may not receive enough blood, affecting their ability to excrete sodium and water, causing the body to retain more fluid. The lungs can become congested with fluid. The intestines may not be able to absorb nutrients well and the liver may not be able to remove toxins from the body. Swelling may also occur in the ankles and feet.
A new study completed by Kaiser Permanente determined that sitting too much is detrimental to cardiovascular health. Those individuals with low physical activity and prolonged time sitting had increased risks of both coronary heart disease and heart failure. Low physical activity causes inadequate muscle contraction. This is associated with poor glucose metabolism, and poor body weight. These increase the risk of coronary heart disease and heart failure. In addition, being more active improves heart muscle structure and function.
Researchers say, "The message is: when you can walk instead of stand - walk. When you can stand instead of sit - stand."


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Continuing from previous post , this post will discuss a few scenarios on hash collisions.
The following "in memory" table with a hash index is created. Please note that the hash bucket count has been set to 1024. Hash bucket count 1024 implies that hash collisions are certain after row count increases 1024.
CREATE TABLE dbo.hash_collision
[ID] Int identity(1,1) PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED HASH WITH (BUCKET_COUNT = 1024) NOT NULL ,
[Data] uniqueidentifier DEFAULT newsequentialid() ,
[dt] datetime NOT NULL ) WITH (MEMORY_OPTIMIZED = ON, DURABILITY = SCHEMA_AND_DATA);
[ID] Int identity(1,1) PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED HASH WITH (BUCKET_COUNT = 1024) NOT NULL ,
[Data] uniqueidentifier DEFAULT newsequentialid() ,
[dt] datetime NOT NULL ) WITH (MEMORY_OPTIMIZED = ON, DURABILITY = SCHEMA_AND_DATA);
Step 1: Load 500 rows
Insert into hash_collision(dt) select getdate()
dm_db_xtp_hash_index_stats dmv can be used to check statistics on hash indexes n hash collisions. At 500 rows, the hash index stats indicates that the buckets are partially filled in.
WHERE object_name(object_id) = 'hash_collision'
- "Total Bucket count" indicates the number of buckets in the hash index which is fixed.
- "Empty Bucket count" indicates the number of buckets that are empty. In this case, close to 50% are empty as we have inserted only 500 rows.
- "Average Chain Length" indicates average length of a hash chain. In other words, average number of hops one may need to take to find a row.
Step 2: Add another 500 rows
Let us add another 500 rows and check the index status from dm_db_xtp_hash_index_stats
Insert into hash_collision(dt) select getdate()
go 500
dm_db_xtp_hash_index_stats indicates that 80% of the buckets are full but the average hash chain length is still at 1 as there are still a few empty hash buckets.
Step 3: Add 9000 rows
Let us add few more thousands - say 9000 rows. Now table contains 10,000 rows but only 1024 hash buckets
Insert into hash_collision(dt) select getdate()
go 9000
SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_xtp_hash_index_stats
WHERE object_name(object_id) = 'hash_collision'
Notice a sharp increase in "Average Chain Length" as there more values than the number of buckets. The number of empty buckets is obviously zero.
So does longer hash chain affect the performance? Longer hash chains cause reads or the index scan to be slower. So, it is important to pick the hash bucket count carefully. General recommendation is at least 2 times the number of distinct values in the table. Also, it is always better to over size the hash bucket count instead of under sizing it.


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Conveyor is industrial application for moving packages from one place to another.
Conveyors are very common in production industry. The conveyor is often used in combination with a stacker. In the stacker a pile of products is stacked for making transport of them easier. In production you have to count the number of produced products, that will be done by the counters connected to sensors on the conveyor system.
Learning outcomes:
After this course student shall be able to:
- Read sensor data with PLC Program (Inputs),
Control the outputs i.e. actuators like motors, cylinders etc,
Understand the principles of well designed PLC program,
Understand test procedures of a PLC program.


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The Trust Deed dates from 4th July 1964. The Trust is a registered charity (number 234715) and is responsible for the Kennedy Memorial Fund. It has a Board of up to eleven Trustees, many of whom are involved in the Scholarship selection process:
We remember with gratitude Professor Roderick MacFarquhar, who died on Sunday February 10th. Rod was the Leroy B. Williams Professor of History and Political Science at Harvard University and formerly Director Fairbank Center for East Asian Research. He also had considerable journalistic and political experience in the UK. Between 2000 and 2010, Rod brought the precision of his scholarship, his wit and charm to the Kennedy Memorial Trust as the Harvard trustee on the Board.
Professor Sir Mark Walport FRS FMedSciSir Mark Walport is Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Before this, he was Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science from April 2013. He was previously Director of the Wellcome Trust and, before that, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Division of Medicine at Imperial College London. Sir Mark succeeded Professor Tony Badger as Chair in July 2016.
Dr Peter EnglanderA former Kennedy Scholar, Peter Englander took his first degree at Manchester University. Peter works at Apax Partners and is CEO of the Apax Foundation.
Stephanie FlandersA former Kennedy Scholar, Stephanie is Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg and head of Bloomberg Economics.
Professor Fiona MacphersonA former Kennedy Scholar, Fiona is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.
Mary Ann SieghartChair of the Social Market Foundation and with wide experience as a journalist
Prof Martin Weale CBEMartin is Professor of Economics at King's College, London. He has previous experience as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee.
The Ambassador of the United States of America(Representing the President of the USA).
Professor Anthony Saich (Representing Harvard)Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School.
Professor Andrew WhittleA former Kennedy Scholar, Andrew Whittle is the Edmund K Turner Professor in Civil Engineering at MIT.
The Lord Mayor of London.
The Governor of the Bank of England.
Annie ThomasThe Kennedy Trust Office and the Scholarship programme are administered by the Secretary, Annie Thomas. If you phone the Trust office for help or information, she will be the person you speak to.


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For a brief, flicker of a moment, history's most famous forgotten war was remembered.
On Wednesday, several hundred Korean War veterans, now in their 80s, gathered as they do every year, at the memorial to their slain comrades in the Meadowvale Cemetery in Brampton, just west of Toronto.
The occasion marked the 58th anniversary of the ending of the three-year meat-grinder
from which more than 500 young Canadians did not come home.
A memorial wall in the Brampton cemetery contains individual bronze plaques, replicas of the originals placed on the actual graves, back in Pusan, Korea. The Wall
was almost entirely a grass-roots citizens' initiative. There was virtually no government involvement. The funds were raised mostly by veterans' groups and Canada's Korean
Among those at the ground-breaking dedication 15 years ago, was Korea's Consul General. At Wednesday's ceremony, as is the case each year, was Ji-in Hong, Korea's
current Consul General. (Anyone wondering "what is a Canadian?" should ask two
peoples: the Dutch and the South Koreans. They know exactly who we are.)
Normally this event would be ignored by the media who feel they have bigger fish to fry. This story would have to compete with tales about Toronto's Mayor driving his car while using a cell phone; or goldfish found in the ruins of the New Zealand quake; or Chapter 576 of the unending British tabloid bugging scandal. Trust me on this, in such a
competition between veterans marking the end of a war that took hundreds of thousands of lives, and goldfish and such; the Vets would lose
But not this time. This time it was news. It took the arrival of Canada's
Prime Minister to turn a phantom event into an occasion. This is what happens to the media when a Somebody turns up at a local ceremony: it magically morphs into a Something:
Stephen Harper came to the ceremony at Brampton and Shazam … it blossomed into a
media happening. Usually Ottawa and the press scarcely acknowledge the memorial's existence or care about its meaning. But today, it was the centre of a national news story. Harper gave a certain significance to the war no one remembers, and to the risks these aging warriors took. Korea, he said, was "one of the most significant armed engagements of the 20th Century." He then sent the newly-minted Veterans Affairs minister and his parliamentary secretary to a luncheon held by the Korean Consul General. The event was packed by more than 700 veterans and their families, unused to such attention.
Among those 700 were a half dozen or so veterans of Kapyong, Canada's pivotal battle in the war, including John Bishop of Victoria BC, currently president of the Korean Veterans' Association. He also may well be the last.
Bishop has a sad task as president. In late August in Winnipeg, he will preside
over "The Last Hurray" … the last and final gathering of the aging Canadian Korean vets.
Among those invited to Winnipeg: the Korean ambassador and Stephen Harper. The ambassador will doubtless attend. As for Harper, we'll see.
On Wednesday, he noted the Korean War was the forgotten war, but he said: "times are finally changing." Well maybe … sadly, I'm not hopeful there is a cure for Canada's historical amnesia. I hope Harper is right and I'm wrong. But put your money on me
Perhaps, if Harper turns up in Winnipeg, the Last Hurray will be "news." If he
doesn't, let's hope there's no goldfish story happening somewhere.


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Bosnia Memory Project Mission
The Bosnia Memory Project at Fontbonne University is dedicated to establishing an enduring record of Bosnian genocide survivors, especially those living in metropolitan St. Louis.
The Bosnia Memory Project has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities! In order to receive the full amount, Fontbonne and the Bosnia Memory Project must provide matching funds raised from non-federal, third-party donors.
Help support the work of the Bosnia Memory Project and donate now.
Fontbonne faculty, students and staff collaborate with members of St. Louis's Bosnian community to:
- Record interviews of Bosnian genocide survivors and their relatives;
- Collect books, letters, and photographs that reflect the culture and experiences of Bosnians;
- Host events that raise awareness about the experiences and identity of St. Louis's Bosnian population; and
- Develop academic and co-curricular programming that promotes understanding of Bosnia, Bosnians, and Bosnian-Americans.
The Beginnings of Fontbonne's Bosnia Memory Project
Fontbonne's work with St. Louis's Bosnian Community began in the fall of 2006 as an academic effort to develop understanding of St. Louis's Bosnian community and the tragic events that account for its existence. Dr. Jack Luzkow (History) and Dr. Ben Moore (English) collaboratively offered an upper-division undergradute course titled The Bosnian Immigration: Narrative, Memory and Identity. The course was designed to blend traditional academic study of the origins and causes of the Bosnian war and genocide with interaction with Bosnian genocide survivors now living in St. Louis. Their intention was to help students see history through the eyes of those who lived it by allowing local voices to recount a tragedy of global significance.
As part of their preparation for teaching this course, Dr. Luzkow and Dr. Moore consulted Patrick McCarthy, an expert on Bosnia who has worked with St. Louis's Bosnian refugee population since 1992. At the time, Mr. McCarthy had begun working with Jean Cavender, of the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, and Amir Karadzic, head of the Union of Citizens of the Municipality of Prijedor, to plan a museum exhibit about the genocide in the Bosnian city of Prijedor. Fontbonne faculty and students and designer Barbara Nwacha (SIU-Edwardsville) joined in the planning and development of this exhibit, which became a very successful collaborative undertaking supported by four non-profit institutions, a variety of financial donors, and dozens of talented people. At St. Louis's Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, Prijedor: Lives from the Bosnian Genocide was visited by 10,729 people and received substantial attention in the local and national media. Since then, the exhibit has been shown in nine additional venues, including the U.S. Capitol Complex on Capitol Hill.
In addition, faculty and students have continued to work collaboratively to:
- Record additional interviews of survivors of the Bosnian genocide
- Offer courses in Bosnian history and language
- Host events that have featured Bosnian music and film
- Host a series of speakers, including Ed Vulliamy, Rezak Hukanovic, Jasmin Odobasic, Ed Harriman, Smail Cekic, and Aleksander Hemon.
We wish to thank members of the Fontbonne Community Connection for their generous support of the Bosnia Memory Project.
If you would like to support the Bosnia Memory Project, donate here.
External Links and Resources
Prijedor: Lives from the Bosnian Genocide on Facebook
Visit Udruzenje Stanovnika Opstine Prijedor on Facebook
Visit The Prijedor Exhibit in USA Today
Survivor Stories by Randall S. Rosenberg
United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
The Prijedor Report (U.N. Security Council)
Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma
St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center
Bosniak American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contact Us
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The idea is to create a repository of web applications similar to those for mobile platforms. Applications may be free or using the Google API licenses made available to programmers.
Despite the name the applications are made with standard web technologies and "can run on any modern browser." Modern understood: Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari.
This move continues Google's strategy since the launch of Google Gears to enhance web applications, most recently through promoting the HTML5 standard.
More information.
Google webstore
Chrome websotre tutorial
Simple whole (sample application)


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Avoid Mistakes
Fallacies and figures of stupidity.
Knowing a bit of logic gives you a powerful source of rebuttals. But in rhetorical argument, some fouls in pure logic — such as ad hominem — fall in bounds. In fact, the only real intentional fouls in rhetoric comprise any argument that stops an argument, through fighting or distraction. Then there are the unintentional fouls, for which the proper Homer Simpson term is, "D'oh!"
acyrologia (a-KEER-o-LO-gia)
The fortunate mix-up, or malapropism.
ampliatio (am-plee-OT-ee-oh)
The worn-out label.
anoiconometon (ah-noi-coh-noh-MEE-ton)
The jumbled-up figure, in which the words are grotesquely out of order.
antirrhesis (an-ter-REE-sis)
The "Oh, yeah?" argument.
apodixis (a-po-DIX-is)
The everybody-knows-it-or-does-it figure.
autophasia (auto-FAY-sia)
The rule that eats itself.
barbarismus (bar-bar-IS-muss)
An accidental figure that mispronounces a word. (Democrats call this figure a "Bushism.")
The unintentionally hilarious emotional appeal.
begging the question
The fallacy of circular argument.
boehner (BO-ner)
The figure of unintentional irony.
bomphiologia (bom-phi-o-LO-gia)
The chest-beating figure.
Alternative spelling of boehner; a figure of unintentional irony.
Mangled political syntax.
cacemphaton (cak-EM-pha-ton)
Foul language.
cacozelia (cak-o- ZEEL-ee-ah)
Using foreign words and other ways to display your erudition—only to look like an idiot.
catachresis (cat-a-KREE-sis)
The Metaphor Gone Wild.
Also see this. And this.
converse accident fallacy
A logical foul that uses a bad example to make a generalization.
diasyrmus (die-ah-SIR-mus)
The silly comparison.
eristic (er-ISS-tick)
A competitive argument for the sake of argument.
false analogy
The fallacy of strange bedfellows.
ignoratio elenchi (ig-no-ROT-io eh-LEN-chee)
The fallacy of proving the wrong conclusion.
A humorously misapplied word; a hypallage.
metalepsis (met-ah-LEP-sis)
The figure of remote cause.
non sequitur (non SEH-quit-tor)
The figure of irrelevance.
periergia (per-ee-ER-gia)
The figure of over-figuring.
petitio principii (pe-TIH-tio prin-CIH-pee)
Begging the question; the fallacy of circular argument.
post hoc ergo propter hoc
The chanticleer fallacy.
Also see this.
slippery slope fallacy
The fallacy of dire consequences. It assumes that one choice will necessarily lead to a cascading series of bad choices.
solecism (SOL-eh-sizm)
The figure of ignorance.
tapinosis (tap-in-OH-is)
The figure of dumb nicknames. Usually it involves goofy, ineffective language.
tautology (taw-TAH-lo-gee)
The redundant figure.
unintentional irony
The joke's-on-me figure. Figaro calls it a boehner.


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SBU suspects 9 officials of destroying ZAP in interests of Russia
The Security Service charged 9 officials of the Zaporizhya Aluminum Plant with the intention to destroy the plant to meet the interests of its rival, RusAl company in Russia.
The plan to ruin ZAP was launched in 2006 by a group of Ukrainian and Russian politicians and businessmen.
To implement their plans, the suspects dismantled and took away valuable equipment, transferring the plant's assets to businesses linked with Russia, SBU says.
In March 2015, the Supreme Court nationalized ZAP. The decision was appealed against by RusAl.
* If you find a typo in the news, select it and press Ctrl + Enter.


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The rapid development of economy benefits infrastructure development. Along with country's restrictions on the exploitation of natural resources, artificial resources are put on the new schedule. Instead of natural sand, artificial sand gradually becomes the backbone infrastructure£¨which leads the development of Sand Making Machine. The efficient operation of Sand Making Machine can not be ignored. So, to ensure the operation of Sand Making Machine, what we should do about lubrication maintenance in winter?
First, the tank volume of Sand Making Machine is a small, so the amount of lubricating oil. The oil temperature will be high when the Sand Making Machine works, which requires that the oil has better thermal stability. Besides, because of the dust, oil pollution is inevitable, so the lubrication oil of Sand Making Machine must be anti-rust lubricant, anti-corrosion, anti-oxidation.
Secondly, the working environment of Sand Making Machine has high temperature difference in different seasons, which requires the lubrication oil of Sand Making Machine must not be affected apparently.
Of course, when using the Sand Making Machine, the lubrication oil must be anti combustion. Moreover, the lubrication oil must apply to the seals and robust, which avoids the damage of seals.
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Chinese G603 Granite Countertop
One of the best Chinese grey granite which has worldwide sales
Item Name: Chinese grey granite G603
Material: Natural granite
Color: Grey
Material origin: China
Shipping port: Xiamen port, China
G603 Chinese grey granite is one of the best granite exported to most countries with high reputation because of its highly stable quality, easygoing color, and economical cost to suit any budge project.
Item name: Chinese grey granite G603
Material: Natural granite
Countertop size: 96"x36", 96"x25-1/2", 78"x25-1/2", 78"x36", 72"x36",
Kitchen Island: 72"/ 84" / 96" / 108" X36"
Vanity top size: 25"x19"/22", 31"x19"/22", 37"x19" /22", 49"x19"/22", 61"x19"/22"
Surface finishing: Polished surface
Edge finishing: bevel/full bullnose/half bullnose/OG/laminated bevel/laminated full bullnose/laminated OG/ETC
Quality standard: quality material, good tolerance, water proof treatment, excellent edge finish
Package: inner plastic PE wrap and outside strong seaworthy wooden crates
Ideal use: countertops, kitchen tops, bathroom vanity top, worktops, laundry, table tops, bench top, island tops, bar tops, backsplashes, shower stalls, tub surrounds ,interior wall cladding, interior floor tile, interior stairs.
G603 Chinese granite countertop
Chinese G603 granite worktop
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Granite is a widely use material for a long history with a wide variety of colors and patterns to choose, while affordable in the mass market.
Granite countertop is a unique design of nature. The granite has subtle color changes without any copy of synthetic products, which can create a personalized Home Furnishing style, so the kitchen has its own characteristics. The granite color is changing while the light changes in the room from different distance and it is unique for each granite piece.
Payment Term:
30% T/T advance payment and balance 70% T/T against B/L Copy or L/C at sight
Delivery time:
15~20days for production after order being confirmed.


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MARV WOLFMAN Brings Horror To DC's NEW 52 With NIGHT FORCE
Night Force, the comic that Marv Wolfman calls his "favorite creation," gets a revamp this week as part of DC's New 52.
As a horror story, Night Force is the latest addition to DC's line-up that gives play to a genre that doesn't usually get a lot of attention from the big superhero publisher. Beginning with the company's relaunch of its superhero properties, everything from Westerns to war comics have been given a chance.
With this week's issue #1, Wolfman launches a new version of one of his fan-favorite concepts, kicking off a new, seven-issue Night Force mini-series with art by Tom Mandrake.
Wolfman first introduced the concept behind Night Force in 1982 with artist Gene Colan. The story revolves around a sorcerer named Baron Winters, who lives in a mansion called Wintersgate Manor with his pet leopard, Merlin.Of course, Wintersgate Manor isn't your average mansion. The home functions as a gateway to different locations and time periods, which allows Wolfman's story to span generations.
We caught up with the writer to find out more about the updates we'll see to the concept of Night Force as the new series begins this week.
Newsarama: Marv, we talked in detail about the return of Night Force before, but now that you're well into writing the series, how has it evolved? And what can readers expect from the series overall?
Marv Wolfman: I worked out all seven issues of the Night Force story before I full scripted the first issue, so the story was set. What evolved is the pacing and the approach. Also, whether you've read Night Force before or not I wanted to make certain you understood what was going on and who the old characters, as well as the new ones, are. In terms of this story, the plot moves through time, beginning hundreds of years ago, then proceeds through the 1700s, 1800s, 1900s and to today. It also introduces a menace that has been able to cross time for reasons not even Baron Winters understands. He is usually someone who understands the threat he's sending his newly recruited Night Force to deal with, but for once he's operating totally in the dark.
Nrama: This comic always told a darker story, which was pretty groundbreaking for its time. Now that it's coming out, would you say it fits in the genre "horror?" Or is there more to it? How would you describe the overall tone and premise?
Wolfman: This is definitely a horror story, but like all Night Force stories there's more to it than just that. Night Force has always been about the merging of science and the paranormal. It's always about characters, recruited by Baron Winters for reasons they don't understand, who are then put into situations they've never imagined before. And because each Night Force story features a new cast, one never knows what's going to happen to anyone. Unlike most comics the fate of our characters is always in question.
Nrama: For people who aren't familiar with your previous Night Force stuff, what the story about?
Wolfman: Baron Winters is a character of undetermined age. His job, so to speak, is to maintain balance. That means he is as much a force for evil as he is for good and that means the outcome of each Night Force mission is not predictable, or even pleasant. When he is put into a situation he has to deal with, he recruits seemingly unconnected people to deal with it for him. Although the people may never have met before, during the story you learn exactly why he chose each one of them and why they are all necessary to achieve whatever is Winters' goal. Winters lives in Wintersgate, a mansion in Georgetown, Washington. The house is filled with rooms decorated in the many different fashions. Each room somehow leads to the time period the decoration indicates. For example, a room decorated with Victorian furniture might lead him to 1885 London, and so forth. Winters himself can go through any of these doors into the past but he can never exit the front door into the present.
Nrama: For those who are familiar with the past incarnation, how are you updating the concept for modern day?
Wolfman: The concept of Night Force didn't need updating, but the look did. Winters himself is more striking and powerful looking than before but he's still the nasty bastard he always was. I've given Merlin, his "pet" leopard, more of a central role, although one that I always had intended for him. There is a reason he's with the Baron and we learn a bit more about it. But Night Force stories are always about recruiting a new cast of characters to deal with the forces of the supernatural, and that has remained the same.
Nrama: Are you enjoying getting to revisit Baron Winters? Anything you can tell us about his character in the story?
Wolfman: I've always said Night Force is my favorite creation because it allows me to do any kind of intensely realistic and dark story I can come up with. Having a chance to come back to the world of Baron Winters is just perfect for me. I love writing these stories. And artist Tom Mandrake has done an incredible job not just walking in the footsteps of Gene Colan but in taking the book in his own visual direction.
Nrama: What can you tell us about other main characters that are driving the story of the mini-series?
Wolfman: There are many new characters introduced in the story including a young woman named Zoe Davis who is being hunted by a creature called a Gatherer. Zoe is told she had a daughter but she has no memory of ever being pregnant. She meets a police officer named James Duffy. Amazingly, it turns out that Duffy's late father, an FBI agent, had investigated Zoe's grandmother's disappearance. There's also Senator Brian Greene who is being groomed to run for President of the U.S. There are many other characters introduced and also the return of a former Night Force member.
Nrama: Now that Night Force has returned to the DCU, what are your hopes for the property? Do you think it would work in another medium? Or are you just hoping for more comics?
Wolfman: I believe you should do a comic because the story you want to tell works best in the comics medium, but in the case of Night Force, created back in the 80s when transmedia wasn't even a glimmer of an idea, I always thought it would make a great TV show, too. I thought the idea of being able to tell horror stories in any time period would allow for a great series. And these days, with cable TV, you can actually do the kind of dark horror I'd love to see. I'd also love to write Night Force novels where I can spend all the pages necessary to tell my story. But that said, Night Force has always been a very personal series for me and I hope this version does well and I can do more Night Force comics.
Nrama: Then to finish up, is there anything else you want to tell fans about Night Force and this week's #1?
Wolfman: Buy it and take a look. It's not your standard comic, so all I can hope for is that people give it a try.Got a comment? There's lots of conversation on Newsarama's FACEBOOK and TWITTER!


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(Hot saffron-flavored milk with pistachios)
Ever since Çréla Prabhupäda was invited to Moscow by a prominent Russian
Sanskrit scholar in 1971, Kåñëa consciousness has spread rapidly in the
Soviet Union despite heavy government persecution. Even though there is
the constant danger of being detected, the Russian devotees are
enthusiastic and determined preachers, and they regularly cook sumptuous
feasts for invited guests.
From the industrial city of Sverdlovsk, in the Ural Mountains, a devotee
reported that Russians are very fond of this recipe for masala doodh.
Preparation and cooking time: 10 min
5 cups (1.2 l) milk
10 saffron strands or 1/4 teaspoon powdered saffron
4 cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoon honey or 4 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon finely ground pistachio nuts
Bring the milk, saffron, cloves, and cinnamon to boil in a saucepan.
Adjust the heat so that the milk maintains a rolling boil for 5 minutes.
Then remove from the heat, stir in the honey, and discard the cloves.
Sprinkle the ground pistachio nuts over the top. Serve steaming hot.


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One in a Billion
Inside the world of China's super-rich
We profile eight of China's richest entrepreneurs, and report how they fit into the country's society.
Zong Qinghou does not understand realestate, but why should he – started with just one popsicle store and through his party connections built a bigger and bigger manufacturing business – but real estate is a different game . He is a one-trick pony.


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|16th Jan Reach Hyderabad
Pickup from airport & transfer to hotel. Overnight at the hotel
|17th Jan Hyderabad– Srisailam
Morning after breakfast leave for Srisailam by road surface approx 220 kms/ 5 hrs. Evening reach Srisailam & Darshan at Temple of Mallika Arjun Jyotirlinga . Evening at your leisure & overnight stay at hotel.
|18th Jan Srisailam- Hyderabad
Morning leave for Hyderabad by road surface approx 220kms/ 5 hrs. Char Minar, Birla Mandir, Nehru Zoological Park, Qutub Shahi Tomb, Char Minar, Birla Mandir, Nehru Zoological Park, Qutub Shahi Tomb. Overnight stay at hotel.
|19th Jan In Hyderabad
Morning after breakfast leave for Ramoji Film city full day excusion at Film City. Eveing at your leisure & overnight stay at hotel.
|20th Jan In Hyderabad– Indore
Morning depart for sightseeing of Hyderabad Visiting World Famous Museum The Salar Jung Museum, Evening transfer to Airport at 17:00 Pm
Package Rates are per person in INR and details as below
| Inclusions
| Excludes
| Please Note :-
Presently Available Airfares 5,200 per person * 2 = 10,400/-


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Prayer 87
Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart
And now, since I am approaching the end of this
modest testament of lamentations,
Lord, with these prayers, put an end
to those demeaning blameworthy acts
that have become a bad habit with me.
You established the good news of hope for condemned
people like me, saying, "It is not the will of the Father,
that the least of these little ones should perish."1
And further, "This is the will of my Father,
that I shall not lose those he has given to me."2
Behold, you are blessed for compassion,
ever praised for your sweetness,
proclaimed for your patience,
recognized for your help,
preached as the Lord for salvation,
celebrated for your bounty,
honored for your protection,
glorified for your deliverance,
worshiped for your infinite highness,
adored for your greatness beyond understanding,
alone acclaimed for your triumph,
exalted for your great strength,
revered for your mercy,
embraced for your mildness.
Sharing in humility
with your heavenly father,
God of all comfort,3
together with your Holy Spirit, filled with goodness
who established the Law
not to abandon the fallen beast of one's enemy4
nor the man who stumbles by his own stupidity.
Your gifts, Almighty, within me,
and your virtue, great Lord, on high
are celebrated endlessly by the eternal choir of angels,5
thus hear my prayful voice
through the intercession of the angels
and along with the supplications of the martyrs,
in sweet and pleasing aroma.
Through the redeeming value of these prayers
of reconciliation, almighty Lord,
let my original sin be pardoned and
my unseen wounds be cured,
along with those committed in
the course of my life and at my death,
wounds that bring death to my body and my soul.
Heal my inner and outer wounds,
their traces, lines, and welts,
with the exalted and pure salve of your mercy.
The multitude of bites
show you the essence of my character,
both the base and that which is pleasing to you.
And if I reach old age,
having been guided by you to my worthy death,
do not abandon me in my frailty.6
Do not despise my gray hair.
Do not destroy what is already broken.
Do not bring down the bent.
Do not knock down the humbled.
Do not extinguish the flickering flame with your wind.
Do not shove the unsteady.
Do not leave the shivering without a coat.
Do not permit the afflicted to go without a cure.
Do not leave the dilapidated untended.
Do not let the old image be dishonored.
Do not take the taste away from the sumptuous.
Do not tarnish the splendor of grace.
Do not insult the old.
Do not send waves upon the ship of my soul.
Do not cut the thread of hope.
Do not sever the life line.
Do not take away presence of mind or memory.
Do not destroy what you have shaped.
Do not clip the wings of ascension.
Do not deform the cheerfulness of beauty.
Do not retract the rays of light.
Do not close the windows of the eyes.
Do not block their light.
Do not cut down my speaking image.
I pray you, compassionate Lord, I beseech you with
all of the saints,
listen to my prayers now, so that they will not
later be forgotten.
You led me, as the Psalmist wrote, and
"restored my soul." 7
Relieve me, Lord, as with the Psalmist,
of the doubts and perplexities that cause me fear.8
But I am not worthy of this,
no, not even of the common sustenance of a
hired servant.9
But you are able, according to your ways,
to show kindness even to people who whine as I do.
Yours are the amazing gifts beyond telling, you,
who alone work miracles, continuously blessed
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
forever and ever.
1. Mt. 18:14.
2. Jn. 6:39.
3. 2 Cor. 1:3.
4. Ex. 23:5, Dt. 22:4.
5. Is. 6:2-3, Rev. 5:11-12.
6. Ps. 71 (Arm. 70):9, 18.
7. Ps. 23 (Arm. 22):3.
8. Ps. 71 (Arm. 70): 20.
9. Lk. 15:19.
Gregory of Narek
© 2002, Thomas J. Samuelian. Published with the permission of the author.
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Reviewed by Desere
Everyone has an icy facade they use every now and then to hide their true feelings and issues they might be dealing with at that particular moment. But sometimes the issues are far worse than you may think and this causes a person to keep the icy facade firmly in place at all times.
But life has a strange and wonderful way of bringing someone into our lives, be it a child or a lover, no matter the person will be the one that takes the time to push hard enough to crack your mask and make you feel alive again.
In the newest read from Susan Carlisle this is what happens for ice queen heart surgeon Michelle. She is always in control and in charge of her life, until maverick I'll-charm-my-way-into-you-life Ty walks into her life and tuns her dull and gloomy world into a burst of color she never saw coming.
But Ty is the spread the love and joy then be on my way kind of hero, and Michelle is not so sure she can try to make him stay.
I loved this read. It was fun and emotional, well plotted and the author held my attention. I liked how the author let the character of Ty slowly but surely become the rescued instead of it just being about the heroine being rescued.
Both characters get to discover more about themselves and how they can repair each other. Some reads attempt to make the book about both characters being rescued by each other but fall hopelessly flat in the sense where the focus is more on the one character than on both and in the end it is all about just him or her finding a way through the maze of despair and not about both.
Susan Carlisle has a brilliant way of always ensuring there is loads and loads of fire between her characters and this book was no different. The sparks between the characters were so intense it was as if I could watch it all unfold in-front of me as if in a play was being preformed, only this was way better than any play ever will be!
I'm taking away a message of running away from your problems is never the answer, hiding behind them is not either. Whether you run or hide, the problems will always be there unless you deal with them upfront and just get it out of the way, then and only then will you be able to get on with life.
4.5 Star Review
" Driving off into the sunset together with hearts firmly in tact"
Reviewed by Nas
THE REBEL DOC WHO STOLE HER HEART by author Susan Carlisle is a Harlequin and Mills & Boon Medical series is a January 2014 release.
Heart surgeon, Michelle needs her OR to run smoothly which meant every member to be on time. Then enters the anaesthesiologist, Ty, who is late and dosen't conform to her idea by his behavior. He was a rebel. No rules worked with him. Could Michelle let herself go with it, and fall for him? But he was bound to leave, as he never stayed at one place. Would he take Michelle's heart with him when he goes?
THE REBEL DOC WHO STOLE HER HEART is a heartwarming tale of two opposites falling for each other. I loved the medical drama among all the shimmering emotions. Author Susan Carlisle has a way with words which is incomparable.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


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Member Biography
When I decided to be involved in the land survey profession it was Mr. T.G.Tyrer S.L.S. who took me under articles along with Tom Watmore, Don Handford and Wally Grainger. The four of us were returned veterans and had completed classes at Regina College and the University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) under the post war education studies towards a Land Surveyor Commission. At that time "Tommy" Tyrer was Chief Surveyor, Surveys Branch, Land Titles Office, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Mr. Tyrer was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England on March 29, 1884 where he received his early education. He came to Saskatoon, Canada in 1911 and became articled to the late Mr. William Stewart, S.L.S. of the firm Phillips, Stewart and Lee. In 1916 he went overseas in the First World War with the Princess Patricia Corp. It is interesting to note that there were 35 registered Saskatchewan Land Surveyors at that time and 12 were on active service. Another civil servant, Mr. Ernie Kynch, who I worked with in the Surveys Office in 1947, was also under articles in 1916 and was attached to the Royal Flying Corp. Ernie did not receive his commission, and retired in the late 1940's.
When Mr. Tyrer was discharged he returned to Phillips, Stewart and Lee in Saskatoon to work as a party chief under articles. In 1921 he joined the Surveys Branch, Regina Land Titles Office, articled under Col. Garner, Chief Surveyor, and received his Commission (#74) in 1923. By 1931 he became the assistant Chief Surveyor and in 1944 took over as Chief Surveyor, retiring in 1949. After his retirement from the public service Mr. Tyrer carried on a private practice until 1958. He also served overseas in the Second World War, going over in 1940 in command of the Engineering Company # 1 General Holding Unit.. Prior to the War he had joined the 14th Field Company, commanding the unit until 1933, and was then attached to it until going overseas. After the War he was involved with the Corps Reserve.
Mr. Tyrer was a member of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Professional Engineers of Saskatchewan along with membership in the St. George Society and a life member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He was twice President of the United Service Institute in Regina, held many positions in the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association including President in 1935 and was made a Life Member in 1957.
Mr. and Mrs. Tyrer retired to Victoria, British Columbia and then to Laguna Beach, California where he passed away April 15, 1966. His wife Dolly predeceased him in 1959. They had one daughter who lived in Nova Scotia at that time.
The Saskatchewan Provincial Government honoured Mr. Tyrer in 1959 for his participation in two World Wars, naming two lakes in the Island Falls area, 40 miles north west of Flin Flon, "Tyrer Lakes".
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MAhhh what a beautiful Friday we have today, don't we? At least here in Luxembourg.
I hope you experienced a marvelous week with some great moments and workouts.
My week was actually perfect, until yesterday. I worked out even harder this week, which I felt the days after (muscle soreness to the max) but yesterday evening, during my leg session, I started to get headaches. Fortunately I could finish the leg session before the headaches got worse, so I just had to skip the cardio session. But I will surely catch it up this weekend.
I don't want to miss any minute I can burn fat and lose water as I only got 3 weeks left until the season starts.
Talking about competitions, I still can't believe that I made it into the Top10 for the Miss FIBO Power Beauty contest, which is in only 5 weeks , and 1 day to be precise. Again, I want to take the opportunity to thank all of you for your amazing support and to every single one of you who voted for me, even if you only voted once.
Even though it is not the most important competition of this season, I will still train as hard as I can. I don't want to disappoint you guys, but not only concerning the FIBO competition but also the J-M.B Open, which is very important for me as it's the International Championship of Luxembourg AND the qualification for the World Championships in Warsaw.
Being qualified for the World Championships in Polen would make the end of my season just magically perfect. So let's TRAIN and not 'hope for the best'.
Speaking of a magical happy end, don't panic, I didn't forget to present you my 9 favorite pumping-fairies of the week.
1. m.egan__ ; girl, you can be very very very proud of yourself for this great progress!!!
2. laura_schneider did a great chest&biceps workouts.
3. lauragetsfit.14 mealprepping, good idea!
4. jimmy_nutella finsihed week #8 of his 12 week muscle building program. Keep up the hard work!
5. lowcarb_bymanu looking hot!
6. charlieeb8 and her biggest love.
7. catiminii having yoghurt with apple, kiwi, some soja flakes, seeds a good coffe and a green tea for breakfast. nomnomnom
8. xeniia_93 making me all jealous with her cheat. You can't believe how jealous I am sweetheart.
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My problem is when we go for a walk, he wants to attack every other dog on the road I usually have to pick him up.
I would really like to take him down to the beach etc.
What can I do?
Answer - As your dog is a rescue dog, you won't have any idea if he has ever been socialised with other dogs or if he was frightened by a dog.
His treatment needs to start from home, there will be things you are allowing him to do that give him an inflated sense of self.
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This will eventually reduce his anxiety outside of your yard.
When he is aggressive toward another dog, don't pick him up as this is rewarding him for the behaviour.
This can also be dangerous as he may redirect his aggression to you.
To reduce his aggression toward other dogs, he needs training with a reputable and gentle dog trainer.
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Mets GM Sandy Alderson, senior advisor for strength and conditioning Mike Barwis, and new Director of Performance and Sports Science Jim Cavallini discussed the team's new training and medical initiatives/protocol on Mets Hot Stove on SNY Thursday night at 10 p.m.
"Fans should know that we recognize that we had some shortcoming in the performance area," Alderson said. "That was reflected in injuries, but also general preparation and level of performance," adding that the Mets want to be "anticipating problems rather than reacting to them."
Barwis discussed his role, explaining that it's more hands-on during the offseason.
"Interact in their training programs, help develop injury prevention programs" Barwis said about his offseason work with players. "During the in-season, it's more physiology, biomechanics, information on anything we can do that's current in science. And providing the resources to our staff as they run the job in the in-season."
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As the outrage manufacturers continue their rampage on society, they took aim at Pastor Brian Carn who spoke at Empowerment Temple Church in Baltimore.
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- "Serving the Lord will pay off after a while. One word from God can change your life." He said, "I told yall to increase the temperature of your prayer."
- "It's sad. It's not good that the enemy can walk in our churches and we're not able to discern," Carn said, evoking some push back from the church.
- "Somebody needs to have discernment," he emphasized again. "Somebody needs to be able to say, 'The devil's in the house.'"
- "I know we have security, and thank God for security, but you can't secure these demons. You're only security is going to be the glory of God."
The Outrage machine targeted his comments as being about the Charleston church shooting when it had nothing to do with that.
- Many believe that the statement was insensitive to the victims and their families after such a tragic incident within the walls of the church. To suggest that the members of the church should have "discerned" that the killer, Dylan Roof, should not have been present, makes it appear as if it were the victim's fault.
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Contes en anglais pour déficients visuels… hmmm a worthy challenge.
I thought that I had had a few challenging audiences as a storyteller but today was the most challenging storytelling I have done yet. When Melanie Kays, English teacher at the ERDV in Loos (Lille) asked me to come tell stories to her classes from « 6eme to 3eme » I thought , »Wow, what a great opportunity ». Then I had a second thought : « How the heck am I gonna do that?! ». (I didn't actually tell Ms. Kays too much about my fears – I was too afraid I guess). I had told stories in English to French students is 'College' before but then I relied heavily on gesture, facial expression and mime. The students at ERDV were French students from 11 to 14 years old who have trouble seeing anything more precise than global movement and several have no sight at all. Well, after some thinking, some playing around with sound and listening to old time radio I decided to enlist my Boss Looper. It was so much fun preparing for this day I hope someone will ask me to do another show again soon. I learned about sound effects such as using crumpled paper to make the sound of a cracking fire. I used sound effects live and the looper allowed me to record and play them instantly « en boucle ». From then on I could talk over top of the background sound, even create dialogue by recording phrases that could repeat and talking with them. I sang and told stories over the singing. I had a ball. Then finally today I went into the beautiful new school and Ms. Kays was very well organized, having prepared the students with special vocabulary I had given her ahead of time. Very soon all my fears were set aside. I had a wonderful time with the students. They were great listeners. They were good English speakers too! I only hope I have the chance to do this again soon. There is so much more I could explore. For right now though, summer is on it's way and I'm on my way to Ireland to tell more stories there in my native tongue in the land of my dreams. Soon after is Quebec and Contes en Îles (I can't wait!!) Hopefully Then back to Lille in October where I hope I'll get a chance to work with these wonderful students again.Posted on: 06/04/2015admin


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CQ man fighting for his life after Sunday morning crash
BO OLIFFE, a 22-year-old man from Clermont, is fighting for his life at Royal Brisbane Hospital after being in a car crash on Sunday morning.
Bo was in the car where it appears the car has left Drummond St at Clermont, near Capricorn St, and collided with a tree.
The crash was discovered by a passing motorist about 3am.
Bo was transported to Clermont Hospital and then flown to Royal Brisbane Hospital where he is now on life support.
Bo is described as an outgoing, adventurous and humorous man, who brings a sense of character to any environment, and just an all around easy going cool guy on a GoFundMe page set up by a family friend.
"Our aim is to help the Oliffe family out in this desperate time of need, so the family can be together to support each other, in the time that matters the most," the page reads.
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Those who know us best also know that it has been our dream for what seems like forever to live there. So, rather than talking about it for one more second, we decided to try our hardest to make it happen. As soon as we got back from our last vacation there, Jay fiercely started applying for jobs and got an interview with a dealership almost immediately. He flew out and back in one day and within 24 hours he was notified that he got the job! He starts in two weeks so as you can imagine, things are a little chaotic/stressful/exciting at our house as we tie up loose ends, sell off our furniture that is just too big to move and prepare ourselves for moving our entire life to the West Coast. To make things a little less stressful, Jay is going first and the boys and I will follow a few weeks later. Giving ourselves just a little more time to get things in order. Though I'm SO not looking forward to life without my husband, our dream is finally coming true so a little sacrifice at the beginning of our new adventure is definitely worth it.
And, as much as we are excited for this huge event happening in our lives, we are sad too. We are leaving behind some of our nearest and dearest friends and family. For me, I'm leaving behind the only home i've ever known for a new life in a place I know little about. But, like we've told ourselves many times already, we can always come back. What we can't always get back are opportunities like this, so we are not going to pass it up. And we can't wait to begin this next chapter in our lives. I read a quote the other day that seemed so fitting.. it says: "Life is like a coin, you can spend it the way you wish, but you only spend it once." So, California here we come! And to everyone we are leaving behind... just come visit!! We would love to be able to share our little life in California life with you :0).