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Family Portraits Christchurch : Book Fundraiser
"Love and Mums" book fundraiserPurchase Book
Between October 2018 and June 2019, 75 mums donated $65 to Ronald McDonald House, to have a portrait session and to have a place in a gorgeous coffee table book celebrating mums.
Thank you to all 75 mums for taking part in the project.
Now the gorgeous, hard cover coffee table book is for sale, and we are aiming to raise another $2000 or $3000 for Ronald McDonald House South Island, on top of the $5000 already raised. $10 of every book goes to Ronald McDonald House South Island. Its large (30cm x 30cm), square, and perfect to tell a mum you know that you appreciate her, or a great center piece for any reception area/ coffee table.
$57 per book, and CURRENT SPECIAL: free shipping anywhere in New Zealand.
"LOVE AND DADS" book fundraiserBook a session here
First it was Love and Mums, and now its Love and Dads, a project that celebrates Dads and the relationships with their children.
With this project, we are raising $6500 for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, and there is just 100 spaces for Dads to be photographed with their children. It is for Dads of any age, for example a 19 year old Dad with a new-born child, or 99 year old Dad with adult children and grandchildren.
Breast Cancer is the number one cancer for woman in New Zealand, with 9 women on average being diagnosed daily. Currently one in five will not survive. You can help raise funds to help with early detection & education, fund critical research, and provide support for those with breast cancer.
You can make a difference.
My session fee of $99 has been reduced to $65 for this project, and the whole session fee goes to Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. You get a family portrait session with Juliette Capaldi of Etta Images, and a place in a beautiful book, "Love and Dads" due out late 2020. If you want to purchase any favourites for yourself, you are welcome to come to the studio around two weeks after the session to view the images.
Do you want be photographed with your Dad? Are you a Dad wanting to be photographed with your children? Do you know a Dad and would like to donate the session?Book a session here
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Juliette x
Etta Images
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PNN/ Gaza/
A Palestinian was killed and another critically wounded in an Israeli artillery attack on Beit Lahiya town, northern Gaza, on Monday night.
The Ministry of health confirmed the death of Mohammad al-Radee, 25, adding that another man, still unidentified, is in critical condition.
The location was targeted with at least two shells at a site to the east of Beit Lahiya town.
On Sunday, two Gazans were also killed in an artillery shelling struck eastern Gaza, under claims of targeting a Hamas site in the area, killing two.
The Israeli Army claimed targets were attacked in response to an incident earlier Saturday, in which four Palestinians from Gaza crossed the border fence into Israel and threw a firebomb before fleeing back under Israeli fire.

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Live updates from the Den as Rovers take on Millwall...
Rovers make just the one change from the side that defeated Reading last time out.
Lee Williamson picked up a groin strain in the 3-1 win, his place is taken by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
The hosts make two changes from the side that lost at Watford at the weekend as Danny Shittu and Mark Beevers come in for Alan Dunne and Byron Webster.
MILLWALL: Forde; Wilkinson, Shittu (c), Beevers, Briggs; Williams; Upson, McDonald; Martin, Fuller, Woolford.
Subs: King, Dunne, Webster, Chaplow, Gueye, Gregory, Ranegie.
ROVERS: Steele; Baptiste, Hanley (c), Duffy, Olsson; Cairney, Evans, Tunnicliffe, Marshall; Gestede, Rhodes.
Subs: Eastwood (GK), Henley, Kilgallon, Dunn, Varney, Taylor, Conway.


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GE has moved its renewable energy business to Paris after its $10.4 billion acquisition of rival turbine maker Alstom.
According to a company spokesperson, GE Renewable Energy has spun off from GE Water & Power and has become its own separate entity headquartered in Paris. With this comes a laundry list of organization changes:
GE Renewable Energy has been elevated to a Tier 1 GE business – meaning that the unit now reports directly to Jeffrey Immelt, GE's chairman and CEO. The Tier 1 unit is headed by Jerome Pecresse.
The Tier I business includes the onshore and offshore wind units. The offshore wind business is headquartered in Nantes, France and led by Anders Soe-Jensen, who reports to Pecresse. GE Renewable Energy also includes the hydro business, which was acquired as part of the Alstom deal. The hydro business, headquartered in Paris, is led by Yves Rannou, who reports to Pecresse.
As for land-based wind, GE's onshore business continues to be headquartered in Schenectady, N.Y., and is led by Anne McEntee, who now reports to Pecresse. According to a GE spokesperson, the onshore wind business is the same unit McEntee was leading before, except it now includes the former Alstom onshore business.


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We Can Change the Food System — The 2016 Food Tank Summit!
Food Tank, in partnership with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and University of Chicago Booth School of Business, is excited to announce the 1st annual Chicago Food Tank Summit at the Gleacher Center. This event will feature more than 40 different speakers from the food and agriculture field. Researchers, farmers, chefs, policy makers, government officials, and students will come together for interactive panels.
This is the third in a series of three Summits in 2016 which will bring together some the world's most impactful food system leaders. This is a can't miss event for 2016!
November 16, 2016, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Gleacher Center at University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago, USA
More information > http://foodtank.com/events/2016/11/16/2016-food-tank-summit-chicago-il


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Catholic World News
More attacks on priests, nuns in Congo
April 06, 2017
Violence against priests and nuns, and attacks on parishes and Catholic schools, continued in recent days in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the Fides news agency.
"Unknown persons carried out a raid in the parish of Paida in the town of Beni in the province of North Kivu," according to the report. "Three priests, including the treasurer, were tortured. The bandits stole money, computers, and other goods."
For all current news, visit our News home page.
Further information:
- AFRICA/DR CONGO - More attacks against priests and nuns; unknown persons assault Paida parish in North Kivu (Fides)
- Priests in hiding in Congo after series of attacks (CWN, 4/4)
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Power List 2019: Hani Fallaha of Loci talks 2018 project highlights
06 Jan 2019
Jordanian architect and co-founder of the Dubai-based architecture and design practice Loci Architecture + Design, Hani Fallaha recounts his studio's accomplishments from 2018, including its project highlights.
Middle East Architect's annual power list ranks the region's most influential architects within the working year. The 2019 edition has been published in the magazine's January issue, and will coincide with video interviews of those who made the list, which will be published throughout the year.


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Justin Salerno
Business Strategy Manager
After Highschool I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Four and a half years and two combat deployments later, I was honorably discharged out of the Corps in 2012 with the goal of using the G.I. Bill towards a higher education (thank you tax payers). Upon completion of my undergraduate degree in economics, I began seeking out a career in public service with the U.S. government. I found the process to be extremely long. Rather than biding my time, I began my Masters in Business Administration degree at N.C. State.
I was (and am) extremely proud to be a U.S. Marine, and so I seek that same sense of pride in my transition to the civilian workforce. After much deliberation, I decided to test out the corporate "waters." As a prior service-member, it is important for me to have a role that I can take pride in, to work in an environment that fosters comradery, and to be positoned with others who want to win. Cisco is an organization that values their people, the workplace culture it's creating, and is striving to be the industry leader. These are all values that appealed to me. To work at Cisco was an easy choice (and so far, a great one).
I am a Business Strategy Manager (Intern) in the Business Operations section of the Security & Trust Organization in RTP. My team and I are currently working on a project to quantify risk in the cybersecurity space. This project will allow risk to be expressed in monetary values, positively informing high-level decision making within the Security and Trust Organization, as well as putting Cisco at the forefront of the growing cybersecurity risk landscape. This role at Cisco challenges me, allows me to create value, and puts me in an intelligent atmosphere that allows me to grow professionally. I love being able to add value to the organization everyday via my leadership, critical/analytical thinking skills, and academic prowess (gained from N.C. State).
Outside of work I lead a pretty active life. I really enjoy playing sports (basketball/ softball), going on walks with my dog, and I love a good workout (lifting weights, yoga, CrossFit, running, etc). I'll try anything that challenges me. I also am a motorcycle enthusiast, so I like spending my downtime riding and doing projects on my bike (where I usually have no idea what I'm doing). I love spending time with my friends and family, having a nice glass of wine, and being an overly optimistic N.C. State sports fan every year. I also recently became the President of the NC State Student Veterans Association. So I am heavily involved helping other veterans successfully transition into college and then into a successful career.


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The Digital Learning department of Colruyt Group asked us for a visual way to train their staff in safety at two of their facilities.
We built a virtual reality e-learning tool that display bad and corrected scenarios, available in any browser or any VR device.
(This tour is limited to use within the Colruyt network only. The face in this preview was obfuscated for privacy reasons.)
We're always happy to have a brainstorm and show relevant cases,
or host an introduction workshop for your company.


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The latest update for GTA Online, Finance and Felony, is live on all platforms. The update for the Multiplayer part of Grand Theft Auto V brings 6 new cars and vehicles to the game. Also, Rockstar added three new VIP missions (Headhunter, Airfreight, and Haulage) as well as a new Adversary Mode (Trading Places). Lastly, there are several new offices introduced. The developers added 4 new offices. Their prices are ranging from 1 to 4 million dollars. These were the highlights of the update's major features. Please, proceed to the official news to learn more about the update.
Here's your Finance and Felony trailer:


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We are an innovative company in which you will be able to work with the latest technology.
We afford you the opportunity to grow alongside us.
If you also love to work, are passionate about technology, and you want to leave your mark, this could be a great place for you.
Do you have knowledge of Python, Cloud Computing, Big Data, scraping or AngularJS?
Looking for new talent is always a priority.
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In the publication, Architecture Week, he reports:
"We call it the "14x Stimulus" plan. In order to capture the job-creation and private-spending potential of the private building sector, this plan encourages households off the sidelines and into the renovation and home-buying market. The proposal recommends using state and local stimulus money to create a local mortgage buy-down program that offers reduced mortgage interest rates contingent upon renovating or building to meet specific energy-reduction targets." See full article.


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These are all clear signs of your stress hormones being high at incorrect times of the day and elevations in your blood sugar levels, possibly from poor food choices. The same hormone that brings down high-carbohydrate foods, insulin, also has a linear relationship to the hormone which makes you sleep, melatonin…no wonder people grab a coffee to perk up, but this just leads to a temporary boost before the downward spiral happens all over again.
Why not try snacking on protein and fat based meals like nuts, avocados and protein shakes between main meals to stabilise your blood-sugar and elevate your metabolism. Limit coffee to mornings and certainly cut back on any sugar in it….get a takeaway cup and go for a walk, if you can try to get some fresh air for 10minutes! Natural light on the skin does wonders, even if there isn't any sunshine, and I promise it will make you feel better than a temporary caffeine boost!
Ensue you have a bottle of water, BPA free, at your desk and sip as much as you can through the day.
The last tip, is 600mg of magnesium citrate before bed, it has minimal risk but huge benefits. Most western people are deficient in it, and it's clinically proven to reduce stress while improving deep sleep quality….leaving you refreshed and ready for the next day!
To recap:
– increase protein and fat snacks, not calories or carbs
– limit afternoon and evening coffee
– let the UV2 radiation touch the skin while taking a break
– sip your way through around 2 litres of water a day
– 600 mg of magnesium before bed for improved sleep
Try this approach for 2 weeks and see how much these small changes can make to how you feel.
Dez' bio
Nutritionist, Advanced Personal Trainer, GP Referral Qualified, Co-Founder of DNA-Health and Joint Director of the Temple gym.
Works with TV & Film actors, specialises in laboratory tests and using a nutritional approach to lower the impact of damaging prescription medication. Dez also looks after key staff in large businesses to ensure optimal health and fitness for them and their family.


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Rate City
The Company
RateCity is one of Australia's leading online financial comparison services. Partnered with NineMSN and utilising a constant data feed provided by the likes of Canstar Cannex, they provide a one stop shop for anyone looking for financial recommendations. Through their website they allow comparisons to be made, not only across major credit card, loan and insurance vendors, but also the offerings from most major savings and investment brokers in the industry.
Using a feed of data they receive periodic updates from in excess of 250 financial institutions. This allows for over 13,000 products to be evaluated and represented in an easy to consume format on their website.
The Opportunity
When RateCity contacted us in early 2010 they were interested in having Anchor take on the responsibility of managing their hosting infrastructure. The specifics of the brief included:
The existing website was running on infrastructure owned and operated by Canstar Cannex.
It was necessary to separate this infrastructure out onto their own machines which would become entirely independent.
The RateCity technical team was made up purely of development personnel – they didn't want to have to worry about running the infrastructure.
All internet-facing services needed to be reliable. Deploying redundant, highly available infrastructure was mandatory.
The hosting company needed to accept responsibility for managing the entire stack which included Ruby on Rails frontends and a relational database backend, as well as a suitable development environment.
The Anchor Solution
Like many of the projects that Anchor works on, designing this solution had a number of very specific considerations which needed to be taken into account. On this occasion, the primary goal was to be able to successfully extract a portion of an existing web stack and then deploy it on a stand-alone basis in an entirely different location. Throughout this process Anchor had a number of meetings with the RateCity development team to tailor a solution that would meet their requirements.
The final infrastructure relied heavily on virtualization and ran a number of virtual machines as frontend web servers. The software stack which was implemented comprised the Nginx and Unicorn web servers, running Ruby on Rails applications. In front of the web servers sat a pair of load balancers, in a high-availability configuration designed to distribute the requests out across the frontend infrastructure. For the backend, two PostgreSQL database servers were configured in an active/passive state to ensure that there was no single point of failure. In addition to this, there were two search servers, running Solr and doing the "heavy lifting" with the data feed being supplied by Canstar Cannex.
Deploying the infrastructure in this fashion addressed all of the concerns in the original brief and made the infrastructure robust enough to handle the existing traffic loads, as well as scalable enough to handle future traffic demands.


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i love sugar cookies, but most sugar cookie recipes are complicated and require refrigerating the dough, and ingredients, like buttermilk, that most of us don't readily have on hand. I have found a very simple sugar cookie recipe on the web that is so easy to make that even young kids can measure and make with little supervision. Often times, my cookie dough sticks. This doesn't happy with this dough. Actually, my cookies depend on my attitude if I'm tired or not. However, to have little hands helping me and eating the cookies helps to make this baking enjoyable. This, also, can be made into an annual family Christmas event.
1 cup softened butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Preheat OVEN to 400°
Simple Sugar Cookie Recipe
1. In large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract, until blended.
2. Add Flour and baking powder and mix well.
3. Once mixed you can choose what shape you want your Simple Sugar Cookies to be. To make traditional round sugar cookies, scoop out teaspoons full of dough, roll into small balls and flatten with fork to about 1/4″ thickness. Little ones can help with this. Actually this is an easy recipe to let your older children make their cookies. The whole family can pitch in and help with this while the Christmas songs are playing. If it's cold, prepare some Hot Chocolate and eat those freshly baked cookies. Hmm, good.
4. Sprinkle lightly with sugar or colored sprinkles for fun. This is where children come in handy. Let them sprinkle the sugar. The decorating doesn't have to be to our perfection.
5. Bake 7-8 minutes until just starting to brown around the edges.
6. The dough can also be rolled out to use cookie cutters. This is a great way to make Christmas cookies. The whole family can cut the cookies and sprinkle the cookies as well.
Use Alphabet cookie cutters to make edible educational cookies for school.
7. These Simple Sugar Cookies are great with or without frosting.
8. Food coloring can be added to the dough before cooking to make sugar cookies of all colors.
9. This recipe doubles and triples well, so you can make dozens of Simple Sugar Cookies with ease.
10. This recipe without alterations will make about 3 dozen soft, delicious Simple Sugar Cookies. Enjoy! I can picture the little children proudly placing their cookies on a plate with a cup of milk for Santa when he comes in. Yes, though I was Christian, I let my children believe in Santa. To me, there is nothing wrong with this. The imagination, the magic of Christmas I believed was important to them. Of course, I taught them about the birth of baby Jesus. We always had a manager scene in our home. When they become older we read the Christmas story on Christmas. HAPPY BAKING!


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The dollar fell 0.4 percent to $1.3752 euros at 8:11 am in New York today as investors opted for equities in the wake of a series of positive data releases suggesting the US economy is stabilizing. The euro is being supported by growing speculation that the European Financial Stability Facility may buy toxic government debt.
"We continue to get generally positive data out of the U.S. that supports a global growth story, and the Egypt situation hasn't spread in any major way to any other Arab nations,†said Stephen Gallo, head of market analysis at Schneider Foreign Exchange in London. "So global risk assets are supported. The move by the EFSF on balance will be euro- supportive.â€Â
Source: Bloomberg [1]
This article is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities. Opinions are the authors; not necessarily that of OANDA Corporation or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers or directors. Leveraged trading is high risk and not suitable for all. You could lose all of your deposited funds.


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Showing your hard-earned Facebook reviews on your website used to be such a chore. You'd need to access your Facebook Page and select each review you want to display one-by-one.
Besides all of the time lost, it can get really confusing to handle all of that code.
But that's a thing of the past thanks to ReviewEmbed.
Here's how to display your Facebook reviews on your site using ReviewEmbed in 5 simple steps:
Step #0: Make sure you have a Facebook Page!
It will be challenging to show reviews from Facebook if you don't have a Facebook Page to review! A common misunderstanding is that reviews on Facebook is exclusively for businesses. Turns out you can and should use Facebook Pages for any type of project, and by extension can benefit from people leaving reviews about your project.
Reviews can be used for a variety of projects, just the same way you might expect to set up multiple Facebook pages for different projects, be it personal projects or separate sections or products offered by your company.
If you don't have a Facebook page yet, take a look at this handy WikiHow article on how to create a Facebook page explaining how to set one up in great detail.
Once you've got a Facebook page up, you're ready to move to the next step.
Step #1: Sign up for ReviewEmbed if you haven't yet
The first actual step is optional -- in fact, we'll outline exactly how to embed a Facebook review without ReviewEmbed, and then you'll see why it would make no sense to ever do that again under any circumstance. 🙊
First, we'll go back to Step 0. The Facebook page you've set up can receive reviews as long as you add a phone number and address to the page.
Once you've added an address, anyone on Facebook will be able to leave a review on your page ranging from one to five stars.
Naturally, this is one of the most important elements to a service business; people are constantly looking out for the best reviews on the assumption that a business that has good reviews must be a business that is easy to deal with.
That means it is in your interest to (a) drive as many positive reviews to your page and (b) make sure to highlight these reviews once you get them.
Reviews your page receives live at the URL:
For example, you can find all of ReviewEmbed's reviews on this page:
Users can browse through Recent reviews, Helpful reviews and sort reviews by star rating. As an admin, I can choose to embed a review I've received any time by expanding the "..." field at the top-right of any review and choosing "Embed".
When you click "Embed" a modal will appear showing you some code you're expected to copy and paste into your website. We cover integrations for a variety of different platforms in the Integrations Help Section.
Now, this is fine if you only want to show a single review. It will show up great and with a familiar Facebook look and feel -- but that's not necessarily a good thing.
As a website owner, you want elements on your website to look as on-brand and unique as possible. If everyone out there ends up embedding Facebook reviews, you'll fail to actually stand out while people will gloss over reviews you've worked so hard to earn.
That's one of the reasons why ReviewEmbed exists. It makes the process of embedding reviews painless and automatic; you can embed multiple reviews at the same time and package them up into a beautiful widget you can customize with the look and feel of your website.
Here's how our Facebook reviews look using our slide-in tool, which can show up on every page if you want it to:
That's a unique way to recycle reviews that would otherwise look bland and unimpressive. We are proud of our work and are very proud to show off why our customers love using our software -- and our website visitors, like you, can get a true appreciation of what kind of company stands behind that kind of thinking.
So do yourself a favour and pick up a ReviewEmbed account -- the Basic plan is totally free to use and you can learn more about Pro pricing if you want to -- and and follow along to find out how to embed Facebook, Google and Yelp reviews.
Step #2: Create a Brand on ReviewEmbed
Signing up takes a few seconds going through our home page. If for some reason, you're not logged into Facebook at that moment, you'll be asked to sign up with Facebook and may be asked to provide page permissions.
From there, the Brand Create panel will automatically open for your convenience:
Enter your brand name and click on "Add a brand".
This brand will contain permissions for review websites like Facebook, Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and many more in the future. If you manage more than one brand, simply come back to the brands page create another brand. Simple. 👌
Step #3: Create a review widget for the website you've chosen
With a brand created, the next step is to create your first widget. On the sidebar on the left of the page, you'll find a "Widgets" is accessible now that you've created a brand.
The Widgets Page is the place to create new review widgets for a variety of platforms. You're free to mix-and-match platforms or keep it vanilla. The choice is yours. The power is in your hands.
When you choose to create a new widget, the first thing you need to do is select which brand this widget will be created for (since you might have many brands).
As soon as you select a brand, you'll then be asked to select which platforms you're going to pick reviews from. In my case, that's Facebook, and I'm asked to choose the Facebook page that matches up to my brand.
Now, we're ready to select our reviews!
First, we'll pick the look and feel of our widget. We've got five options. The first four are available during the widget creation:
If you're wondering what each template can do, don't worry -- we'll be able to preview our widget and can go back and forth during the creation wizard using the side arrows (or by swiping if you're on mobile).
- The Simple Widget simply lists each review as a list that is as long as the amount of reviews you choose to show. Could be one, could be a hundred. Up to you.
- The Carousel Widget is probably the most versatile template you can use anywhere on your website. It packages up all of the reviews you pick into a beautiful carousel that is mobile and touch friendly.
- The Slide-in Widget should be used on every single page on your website; it sticks to the bottom of the web page neatly referencing your reviews. You can start it opened or closed.
- The Grid Widget is great for full Testimonial sections. It's a large unit that works well in groups of 3 reviews, like three, six, nine, twelve reviews and so on.
Choose your preferred template to get started. In this case, we'll go with Slide-in.
In the case of the Slide-in template, additional settings are available before choosing reviews, and we can see them here:
I like to keep my Slide-in widget closed so as not to overwhelm my visitors, but different contexts call for different options; so the choice if yours.
We always recommend enabling the option to automatically add reviews to your widget as you receive them. Helps keep things nice and fresh so visitors only see recent reviews. 🏆
Note that you'll receive an email notification whenever you receive new reviews, and inside that notification you'll find some information about when your reviews will update, based on your membership. Pro accounts widgets' reviews refresh hourly.
Step #4: Select the reviews you care about as you create your widget
This last part is self-explanatory: pick the reviews you want to show on your widget.
The interesting bit here is that you are free to select exactly which reviews you wish to display on your website. You can spread 4-star and 5-star reviews or go for a perfect slate.
The choice is yours, but tread carefully; if someone chooses to visit your Facebook, Google or Yelp page, they will have access to see all of your reviews, so it is never a good idea to try totally hiding bad reviews.
Step #5: Copy and paste the provided review widget code on your site
Once you're done selecting reviews, click on "Save" and you'll find we've prepared a small snippet of code to paste into your website.
Except when you paste this piece of code, what you'll find is a beautiful, unique representation of why your customers love you. 🏆🔥
Get started embedding your Facebook reviews using ReviewEmbed today!


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The Tavern Kitchen is dancing the night away to 70's & 80's music. Join us on Friday 15 June 2018 for a singalong!Read more →
Are you wanting to treat your Dad this year? Spoil him on Sunday 17 June for Father's Day, he deserves it!Read more →
Meet the fabulous Debbie who ensures the lead up each wedding and event runs smoothly! Read her short interview to find out a bit more about her… What is the most enjoyable part of your job? I enjoy the variety ofRead more →
Our Beach Terrace officially opens on April 1st – Easter Weekend 2018! Depending on the weather it will open earlier.Read more →
Meet the lovely lady Ali, who ensures your check-in process is quick and simple. Read her short interview below…Read more →
Our new seasonal menu in the Brasserie on the Beach launches on Friday 2 February 2018! Come and treat yourself.Read more →
Great ideas for ways to 'make your mother's day' on Sunday 11 March 2018 with dining and gift voucher options!Read more →


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25 February 2013
NOTD: a-England Lady of the Lake
This is: CND Stickey base coat, one coat Gelish base coat, three coats of SensatioNail 'Heirloom Lilac', two coats of a-England 'Lady of the Lake' and one coat of Jordana Quick Shine top coat.
I layer regular polish over gel A LOT, as you guys have probably noticed. This is not a particularly good example of that technique. I've got tip wear as well as the gel still showing at the cuticle. I usually stick to a color that's closer to the gel's color and this shows why! If it isn't perfect, you can tell! I usually have only minimal tip wear, and this combo ended up with a lot.
All that aside, this was my first wearing of an a-England polish. And I LOVE THEM! I bought three when the £6 promo was going on: this one, Saint George, and Dragon. I anticipate using Dragon for an upcoming St. Patrick's Day mani and I can't WAIT to get Saint George on my hands. (Too bad I'm going to Disneyland next week and DISNEY THINGS will be on the nails! This purple is dark and the holo shows up well in bright light (even bright artificial light). It's rather scattered, which I prefer. (Kaleidoscopes over OMGs any day!)
Verdict: If you don't own any a-Englands, GET SOME! I know they aren't the easiest to get a hold of, but they are worth it!
*Some of the products featured in this post were provided to me by the manufacturer. All opinions expressed are my own uncensored, regardless.
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Buddy (disco)
ben_lubar (disco)
mi gleua li no la djulias
Magus (disco)
<That which matters most <is frequently what you miss <I wait in silence
Buddy (disco)
boomzilla (disco)
Jarry:third, you are imposing your heteronormative styles as the only way
I was all about imposing @buddy's bracing ways (as they are my ways, too), but I think I like your :trophy: even more.
FrostCat (disco)
presidentsdaughter:TRWTF is nobody being afraid WHY there is a 4K '0'-filled string in the first place...
Because it's part of a program that's producing a binary file for output to a government system. The line is 4096 characters, and unused positions contain zeroes, so the program starts by creating a "blank" line and then replaces characters it cares about.
FrostCat (disco)
Placeholder:The text length limit gets in the way, but the idea survives.
Either this thread or that game ate an entire core of my cpu.
FrostCat (disco)
blakeyrat:I'm talking iPad and Android and Samsung and Kindle and yada yada.
In Japan? Kairosoft has ported (I assume) all their 240x320 dumbphone games via some kind of emulator to Android rather than rewrite them.
I mean, maybe they did rewrite them, but in that case why do they look like they should still be running on such an old phone?
FrostCat (disco)
Jarry:if you ain't gonna play this isn't fun
: I do believe you have got it surrounded, Mr. Morden!
tenshino (disco)
This post is completely EVIL on a mobile device.
Buddy (disco)
The most important thing is: does that single-line-block style really work for you? Obviously the final line is not something I'd do in real life, but if I can get away with
if (condition) { return value; }without annoying people too bad, that's a major victory for me.
ben_lubar (disco)
This site is not optimized for mobile.[image]
dkf (disco)
mruhlin:Generating 4096 zeros at runtime comes with a performance penalty.
That depends on how good your optimiser is! The following is actually a string constant.
format "%0*d" 4096 0
(No, I'm not golfing this stuff.)
PWolff (disco)
s = '0' * 4096
if you're looking to golf, python is even better.
Even though not shorter Julia is still better:
s = "0"^4096
Clearly string concatenation behaves more like multiplication (e.g. summation is supposed to be commutative, which concatenation clearly isn't). Therefore you get exponentiation when repeating concatenations.bitti:Exactly. That's the reason why Julia is saner, because it adheres mathematical conventions.
Where in mathematics do we have a multiplication without an addition it is distributive over?
And anyway, it should be either UPN, string number times, or the other way round, number times string. We say e. g. "I read this post five times", not "I read this post times five".
Good ol' Excel, where string concatenation is done by the '&' infix operator or by the function CONCATENATE(), and multiple concatenation of the same string by REPT(), so there is no ambiguity.dkf:mruhlin:Generating 4096 zeros at runtime comes with a performance penalty.
That depends on how good your optimiser is! The following is actually a string constant.
format "%0*d" 4096 0
Never buttume any optimization. Especially when you're developing for multiple platforms. (Unless inner platforms you built yourself, of course.)PJH:accalia:shouldn't that be
kilobytes as you're only multiplying by 1024?
HTH, HAND etc...
Does anyone know who this law is named after: "As an online discussion among geeks grows longer, the probability of an xkcd quote approaches 1"[image] (source: https://xkcd.com/394/)
PJH (disco)
PWolff:Does anyone know who this law is named after:"As an online discussion among geeks grows longer, the probability of an xkcd quote approaches 1"
Considering Bi units predate that cartoon by 10 years (and, of course, ignoring the fact that KiBi doesn't even appear in it,) I do believe you're the one invoking the law by mentioning it rather than that quote of mine which was in no way intended to reference it.
And in answer to your question, it's a variant of Godwin, of which there are many - we even have/had one on here regarding any topic eventually revolving around some deficiency or other to do with Discourse.
dkf (disco)
PWolff:Never buttume any optimization. Especially when you're developing for multiple platforms. (Unless inner platforms you built yourself, of course.)
% tcl::unsupported::disassemble script {format %0*d 4096 0} ByteCode 0x0x1008fd310, refCt 1, epoch 15, interp 0x0x100829a10 (epoch 15) Source "format %0*d 4096 0" Cmds 1, src 18, inst 3, litObjs 1, aux 0, stkDepth 1, code/src 0.00 Commands 1: 1: pc 0-1, src 0-17 Command 1: "format %0*d 4096 0" (0) push1 0 # "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"... (2) done
It does what I said it does. I said it does that because I wrote that particular part of the optimiser. :smiley:
boomzilla (disco)
Buddy:The most important thing is: does that single-line-block style really work for you?
It's better than leaving the braces out for a simple return statement or similar. I have few hard and fast rules, but always using braces is one. Line breaks and indenting can be more flexible depending on circumstances.
boomzilla (disco)
PWolff:Where in mathematics do we have a multiplication without an addition it is distributive over?
What about complex numbers? I'm not sure, but I know that multiplying them is very weird compared to reals. Matrix multiplication and addition seem like they probably aren't closely coupled like that either. With multiplication you aren't even necessarily dealing with things of the same dimension.
dkf (disco)
boomzilla:What about complex numbers? I'm not sure, but I know that multiplying them is very weird compared to reals.
Complex number addition and multiplication are still pretty simple. They're associative and commutative and so on, so (A+B)*C = CA+CB even when working with complex numbers. The trick with multiplication is to use the polar form, so you can just add the angles and multiply the magnitudes.
It's with quaternions that things go strange.
FrostCat (disco)
PWolff:"As an online discussion among geeks grows longer, the probability of an xkcd quote approaches 1"
Isn't that @blakeyrat's first law?
FrostCat (disco)
PJH:ignoring the fact that KiBi doesn't even appear in it
to paraphrase Admiral Kirk, there's no such prefix.
abarker (disco)
public String ZeroedBitString(double megaBytes) { int z = (int)Math.Floor(megaBytes * 1024); z = z * 2; var s; var c = 0; var l = 0; while (z-- > c++) { var s = l.ToString() + s; } return (string)s; }
It's also off-by-one1.
1: I hesistate to call it an error, given the number of intentional :wtf:s in this place.
You're wrong.
Console.WriteLine(ZeroedBitString(0.0009765625)); > 0 Console.WriteLine(ZeroedBitString(0.009765625)); > 0000000000
Note that 0.0009765625 * 1024 = 1 and 0.009765625 * 1024 = 10. It would appear that the output is exactly what one would expect.
Now, there are two small bugs in the code, but off-by-one is not one of them. Here's the debugged code:
public String ZeroedBitString(double megaBytes) { int z = (int)Math.Floor(megaBytes * 1024); z = z * 2; var s = ""; var c = 0; var l = 0; while (z-- > c++) { s = l.ToString() + s; } return (string)s; }
Dreikin (disco)
abarker:You're wrong.
Yes, apparently I am. I can't remember exactly why I thought that, but I think I ran through it in my head with pre-(de-,in-)crement rather than post-(de-,in-)crement in the condition >.<
Scarlet_Manuka (disco)
Group theory, for one. I think also category theory, but I'm not really familiar with that area.PWolff:Where in mathematics do we have a multiplication without an addition it is distributive over?
Note that if it's commutative, we often write it as addition instead - thus supporting the argument that we should use addition syntax for commutative operations only, and multiplication syntax for non-commutative operations.
dkf (disco)
Scarlet_Manuka:Group theory, for one.
If the structure has both proper addition and multiplication operations, it's a ring.
Multiplication is necessarily an associative operation, and it needs to be distributive with respect to the ring's addition operation (which itself needs to be associative and commutative).
I suppose you could call other things multiplication, but for the most part that would be the mathematical equivalent of a Humpty-Dumpty-ism: claiming that words mean what you mean them to mean, and not necessarily what anyone else understands by them.
b2gills (disco)
accalia:Not enterprisey enough
const string zero0 = ""; const string zero1 = zero0 + "0"; const string zero2 = zero1 + "0"; const string zero3 = zero2 + "0"; const string zero4 = zero3 + "0"; const string zero5 = zero4 + "0"; const string zero6 = zero5 + "0"; [elided to prevent post text overflow. thank discourse for that. i was going to make you scroll for the whole thing] const string zero4094 = zero4093 + "0"; const string zero4095 = zero4094 + "0"; const string zero4096 = zero4095 + "0";
Of course the way you would write this enterprisey solution in Perl 5 is:
use 5.010; use strict; use warnings; use feature 'say'; use constant zero0 => ''; BEGIN { for (1..4096) { # use constant zero1 => zero0 . 0; # use constant zero2 => zero1 . 0; # use constant zero3 => zero2 . 0; my $prev = \&{"main::zero@{[ $_ - 1 ]}"}; constant->import( "zero$_", $prev->() . 0 ); # no strict 'refs'; # constant->import( "zero$_", &{"zero@{[ $_ - 1 ]}"}() . 0 ); } } my $s = zero4096; say length $s; # 4096␤
In Perl 6
use v6; # no real reason to declare it as a Str because it is a constant our Str constant \zero0 = ''; BEGIN for 0 ^.. 4096 { # I'm not sure how to do this without using an EVAL EVAL qq:!b "our Str constant \zero$_ = zero{ $_ - 1 } ~ 0"; } # Str does role Stringy, as does other string like types my Stringy $s = zero4096; say chars $s; # 4096␤
I would advise against running this though, as it is currently quite slow while compiling with Rakudo, not to mention the memory bloat of all of those string objects.
This is most likly in part due to Perl 6's Normalization Form Grapheme string representation which effectively requires at least 32 bits per character.
(Implementations may be able to cheat where they can get away with it)
Although any decent Perl 5/6 programmer would write it as:
my $s = '0' x 4096;
If it was actually supposed to be a binary string of 4096 nulls they might write it as:
my $s = pack 'x' x 4096;
Although in Perl 6 it may be more time efficient to write it as:
my $s = Buf.new: 0 xx 4096;
Magus (disco)
- [image] says that the new zero == 1.
HardwareGeek (disco)
b2gills:`no strict 'refs';`
If you have to use this to do something, it is a strong indication that whatever you're about to do, you probably shouldn't.
another_sam (disco)
HardwareGeek:If you have to use
thisto do something, it is a strong indication that whatever you're about to do, you probably shouldn't.
I feel cheap.
blakeyrat (disco)
What is that thing and why do I hate it?
another_sam (disco)
What's with the deliberate helplessness? Five seconds with Google answers your first question. A psychiatrist would be needed for the second.
Magus (disco)
The blue one, Tuby, is the one on the battle chip Discord.
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Magus (disco)
Yes, it has to do with someone that color!
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Magus (disco)
Off-center phone layout? Yeah, that's weird. Zeroes going offscreen? Probably on purpose.
But mostly, some moron isn't using Edge on 10. :wtf:
hungrier (disco)
FrostCat:In Japan? Kairosoft has ported (I assume) all their 240x320 dumbphone games via some kind of emulator to Android rather than rewrite them.
I don't know if this has been fixed since I last played it, but Game Dev Story would instantly quit, no prompt, no save, whenever you hit the back button.
sloosecannon (disco)
Eh, it's OK but it's missing things I need. Namely AdBlock and LastPass. So I'm sticking with chrome for now
bitti (disco)
And here I am, still wondering why the most WTFs of a WTF article are always found in the comments...
Just because there are rings, this invalidates all conventions for groups? What kind of logic is that?
For string composition we actually have a monoid, because there is no inverse element. But still the conventions for * and + for non-commutative and commutative algebras apply here.
Jack (unregistered)
For somebody who doesn't know that the String constructor takes a second parameter, this is a pretty reasonable mistake, especially if they're using a vi/emacs macro.
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Collectors' sites are starting to take their own share of auction business. Game Used Universe is now offering members the chance to buy and sell in an auction format.
Large numbers of game used and autograph sports memorabilia collectors have come to trust the expert opinions and built-in social network of Game Used Universe to help them determine the potential legitimacy of items they are looking to buy. Now, GUU has unveiled its own auction platform.
The site recently launched its first "Forum Auction" to pilot the concept of providing self-contained auction services to a rapidly increasing user base. GUU is also in the process of developing protocols that will soon enable its auctions to be completely automated.
According to Game Used Universe CEO Chris Cavalier, the idea of conducting auctions directly from the site seems like a natural fit and one more benefit for members seeking more security when purchasing items for their collections.
"While the 'Items For Sale' forum on the Game Used Universe site has become very popular, many transactions are taking place in a way where the buyer is not gaining the benefit of the item images, and full item descriptions. That is, when item images and full descriptions are posted on the GUU site, collectors have an opportunity to ask questions and get feedback from our experts and the entire GUU community. In keeping with our goal of providing maximum benefits to collectors, we have created the Forum Auctions to provide a more formalized process to help collectors make truly informed purchase decisions about items being sold on Game Used Universe."
For its pilot auction, Game Used Universe has listed 30 lots which included both game used and autographed items. While some include Letters of Opinion from other entities, the game used items were also evaluated by Game Used Universe experts to provide an added layer of confidence. The listings also included both comprehensive item descriptions as well as images for collectors to see.
"Our site experts do a fantastic job in helping collectors determine the potential legitimacy of game used and autographed items," Cavalier said. "I think through the auctions on our site, anyone looking to buy an item will have the tools and means to make an educated decision as to the probability of an item being what it is claimed to be," said Cavalier.
Collectors can see for themselves by visiting the Game Used Universe site at GameUsedUniverse.com. The homepage offers links to the inaugural auction which closes Thursday, March 22nd.


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Yes, these are the people that so many are willing to appease. Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, on Al Jazeera is reported as saying that the two Arab children killed by one of Hizbullah's rockets in Nazareth were "martyrs for the Palestinian cause".
That's a great excuse. Of course, if they were Jewish, Christian or atheist children, he would damn them to hell. By the way, that goes for your children too.
You see Hizbullah's patrons, Iran - that nice regime that has not been meetings its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and wants to wipe out Israel and the USA, should know about children being martyrs. It used to send teenagers into war.
In addition, on May 23, 2005, Amnesty International reiterated its calls to Palestinian armed groups to put an immediate end to the use of children in armed activities: "Palestinian armed groups must not use children under any circumstances to carry out armed attacks or to transport weapons or other material". In 2002 current Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said "At least 40 children in Rafah became cripples after their hands were blown off by pipe bombs. They received 5 shekels [slightly over $1] to throw them". Not Hizbullah? No, but its spiritual allies.
and yes. I know Israeli attacks have killed children in Lebanon. There is a difference though. Israel wont call them martyrs for its cause, and wont celebrate their death. Israel doesn't want to wipe out Lebanon. Israel was not the party that started this conflict - Hizbullah did, and it is responsible for putting at risk Lebanese civilians who live near the sites where it launches attacks.


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Abortion rights victory on the Isle of Man
The first jurisdiction in the British Isles to decriminalise abortion.
The Isle of Man's Campaign for Abortion Law Modernisation (CALM) has delightedly announced that the Isle of Man's House of Keys has voted to pass Dr Alex Allinson MHK's Abortion Reform Bill 2018.
Once the three new amendments agreed upon are passed by the Legislative Council, it will be set before the Tynwald Court for signing, before being put forward for Royal Assent and becoming a Bill.
Sitting on 30 October the House of Keys confirmed that the Isle of Man's politicians agreed that the current legislation was out of date, restrictive and discriminatory and that the Island's women deserved better.
Key points in this Bill included:
Decriminalisation of abortion in the Isle of Man – the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to do this;
Provision of abortion on request, up to 14 weeks;
Legislating that there can be 'social grounds' for abortion, up to 24 weeks;
Legislating that abortions will only require the signature of one doctor or relevant professional (unlike elsewhere in the British Isles, where for abortions to be legal under the 1967 Abortion Act, there must be two signatures);
Independent, non-directional pre and post-abortion counselling to be available to anyone who requests it, at any point;
Legislation for access/buffer zones to be set up around any facility offering abortion services – again, a first for the British Isles; and
Allowance for conscientious objection, but objectors must register this with the DHSC and signpost anyone seeking an abortion to another healthcare professional.
"CALM is proud that the Isle of Man is leading the way, and will be the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to decriminalise abortion, meaning that those who choose to terminate a pregnancy for whatever reason will no longer be seen as criminals," CALM said.
They will also be able to choose to access full reproductive healthcare at home, and no longer have to travel clinics in to England or elsewhere.
"The public consultation in 2017 showed that the vast majority of respondents wanted some provision for buffer or access zones, and our politicians listened," CALM continued.
"Provisions in this Bill mean that people seeking abortions, or even those wanting to access counselling, will not be subjected to pressure from those who only want to frighten women or make them uncomfortable about any decision they've made, or which they might make."
And CALM thanked all those who have worked tirelessly on the Abortion Reform Bill, particularly Dr Allinson MHK, seconder Clare Bettison MHK, Ralph Peake MHK for adding the provision of access zones to the original draft, the Attorney General, the legal drafters and all those MHKs and MLCs who have tabled amendments which have made the final Bill better for all those who believe that women in the Isle of Man should be able to access safe, legal and most of all local abortion services.
"We'd also like to thank everyone who has supported our campaign, all those who wrote to the prospective MHKs before the last election and since, and those who've told their own stories publically for the first time," CALM said.
"We know that women who've had abortions, for whatever reason, have been stigmatised and ignored for too long, and we're proud that our campaign has helped to make this a thing of the past."


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In November, Stephen Hawking and his bulging computer brain gave humanity what we thought was an intimidating deadline for finding a new planet to call home: 1,000 years.
Ten centuries is a blip in the grand arc of the universe, but in human terms it was the apocalyptic equivalent of getting a few weeks' notice before our collective landlord (Mother Earth) kicks us to the curb.
Even so, we took a collective breathe and steeled our nerves.
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So what if there's no interplanetary Craigslist for new astronomical sublets, we told ourselves, we're human – the Bear Grylls of the natural order. We've already survived the ice age, the plague, a bunch of scary volcanoes and earthquakes, and the 2016 election cycle.
We got this, right? Not so fast.
Now Hawking, the renowned theoretical physicist turned apocalypse warning system, is back with a revised deadline. In "Expedition New Earth" – a documentary that debuts this summer as part of the BBC's "Tomorrow's World" science season – Hawking claims that Mother Earth would greatly appreciate it if we could gather our belongings and get out – not in 1,000 years, but in the next century or so.
You heard the man – a single human lifetime. Is this nerd serious?
Thanks, Steve.
"Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the human species will have to populate a new planet within 100 years if it is to survive," the BBC said with a notable absence of punctuation marks in a statement posted online. "With climate change, overdue asteroid strikes, epidemics and population growth, our own planet is increasingly precarious."
"In this landmark series, Expedition New Earth, he enlists engineering expert Danielle George and his own former student, Christophe Galfard, to find out if and how humans can reach for the stars and move to different planets."
The BBC program gives Hawking a chance to wade into the evolving science and technology that may become crucial if humans hatch a plan to escape Earth and find a way to survive on another planet – from questions about biology and astronomy to rocket technology and human hibernation, the BBC notes.
The cosmologist lives with the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's Disease. As the disease has progressed, he has become almost entirely paralyzed. And in 1985, after contracting pneumonia, Hawking underwent a tracheotomy that left him unable to speak. He communicates using the assistance of a voice-producing computer.
In recent months, Hawking has been explicit about humanity's need to find a "Planet B." In the past, he has also called for humans to colonize the moon and find a way to settle Mars – a locale he referred to as "the obvious next target" in 2008, according to New Scientist.
Remaining on Earth any longer, Hawking claims, places humanity at great risk of encountering another mass extinction.
"We must . . . continue to go into space for the future of humanity," the 74-year-old Cambridge professor said during a November speech at Oxford University Union, according to the Daily Express.
"I don't think we will survive another 1,000 years without escaping beyond our fragile planet," he added.
During the hour-long speech, Hawking told the audience that Earth's cataclysmic end may be hastened by humankind, which will continue to devour the planet's resources at unsustainable rates, the Express reported.
His wide-ranging talk touched upon the origins of the universe and Einstein's theory of relativity, as well as humanity's creation myths and God. Hawking also discussed "M-theory," which Leron Borsten of PhysicsWorld.com explains as "proposal for a unified quantum theory of the fundamental constituents and forces of nature."
Though the challenges ahead are immense, Hawking said, it is a "glorious time to be alive and doing research into theoretical physics."
"Our picture of the universe has changed a great deal in the last 50 years, and I am happy if I have made a small contribution," he added.
Some of Hawking's most explicit warnings have revolved around the potential threat posed by artificial intelligence. That means – in Hawking's analysis – humanity's daunting challenge is twofold: develop the technology that will enable us to leave the planet and start a colony elsewhere, while avoiding the frightening perils that may be unleashed by said technology.
When it comes to discussing that threat, Hawking is unmistakably blunt.
"I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," Hawking told the BBC in a 2014 interview that touched upon everything from online privacy to his affinity for his robotic-sounding voice.
Despite its current usefulness, he cautioned, further developing A.I. could prove a fatal mistake.
"Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it will take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-increasing rate," Hawking warned in recent months. "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded."
Thanks again, Steve.
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Now in its 22 year, the festival will be showing over 180 films (16 world premiers) and a plethora of movie shorts programs. For thirteen days, movie lovers will be able to experience the time of their lives as they witness the very best in independent, foreign, and documentary films as well as partake in informative lectures, media events, and few surprises along the way.
The festivities begin on February 28th with the opening night film THE LADY, the latest film from legendary director Luc Besson, whose films LE FEMME NIKITA, LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, and ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES have entertained audiences world wide. With his new film, Besson tells the story of Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoth from CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON and MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA) as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement. A powerful and gripping story about love, sacrifice and the power to change the world.
Other highlights at this year's festival include the unveiling of Cinequest Picture The Possibilities (PTP), which is a "worldwide transformative leadership movement" that encourages local youths from all over the world to create and make their films that "express their visions of a better tomorrow that will engage and inspire global leaders to create change, at first locally, but then on a wider, grander scale." On Friday, March 2nd at the San Jose Rep Theatre there is the Day Of Empowering Voice that will include top leaders from both Silicon Valley and Hollywood to discuss and engage in discussions on empowering youth voices around the world and the "synergy occurring between technology, social media, art, and the digital youth generation." Sunday, March 4 from 5-7pm is the Maverick Spirit Awards, but this year the festival honors award-winning chefs Michael Mina and Michael Miller (from the Silicon Valley Capital Club).
Also receiving the Maverick Spirit Award is director Terrence Davies, whose latest work THE DEEP BLUE SEA is the festival's closing night film. Based on the Terence Rattigan play of the same name, the film stars Oscar winner Rachel Weiz as Hester Collyer, who is married to British Judge William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale) but soon finds herself in a very steamy and self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot named Freddie Page (portrayed by Tom Hiddleston). Both the opening and closing night films will have a lavish after parties that both movie fans and filmmakers can enjoy together.
I have been attending the Cinequest Film Festival for going on eight years now. And with each passing year the festival gets bigger and better, without losing its vision. To me, the festival plays a very important part in my community: it encourages local filmmakers that it is possible to go out and make your film, to capture your voice and have it shown to audiences. The festival is responsible for me in becoming a filmmaker and a film historian. Cinequest continues to be both a source inspiration and enlightenment. If you are an inspiring filmmaker, a film lover, or just an occasional theater goer, the Cinequest Film Festival as an event that you must attend and after it's all over, you cannot wait to come back next year, and the year after that. So mark this event on you calender and come out to San Jose and witness the Cinequest Film Festival, where the neverending passion for cinema continues.
The Cinequest 22 Film Festival is once again held from February 28-March 11, 2012. To view the festival's film schedule and to purchase tickets and passes, visit their website at www.cinequest.org.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy the show!


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NHBC have been working on new technical standards for properties where developers start digging foundations on or after 1 January 2019. The new technical standards reflect Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and are intended to improve standards and offer greater protection for homeowners.
There are separate new standards for conversions and renovation projects. For more details, see nhbc.co.uk/standards.
Commenting on the new guidelines, which will come into force for new homes where the foundations are begun on or after January 1st 2019, NHBC Standards & Technical Manager Paul Cribbens said: "NHBC's dedicated team have spent the past year developing technical content and updates to form the new Standards, working with other partners and organisations from across the industry. "The increased interest in MMC has contributed to these changes and we hope that these revisions will continue to help in raising standards of new home quality for the benefit of homeowners."


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Those that do the miles gain the smiles.
Better still those that do those miles in steady style with no unrealistic expectations, controlled emotions, and steady resolve will succeed. We must endeavor to keep our horse in this frame of mind to absorb, learn, feel us and work out what we are offering them.
We, the leader of this partnership take on great responsibility to enable our horse to look up to us, trust us, so we can preform as a team to the best of our ability. As in any team we must be aware of our strengths and weaknesses. The obvious is to play to our strengths, but vanity and pride get in the way especially when others are observing, and we suddenly expect that whatever happened in the past will magically work.
Then we blame our partner.
We can't be on our game all the time, but we can achieve the best we can in the moment, with awareness of our limitation then and there. Maybe at home we could have done better, maybe if the merry go round didn't upset the horse. The horse just judges right there right then and tells the truth no matter what we persevere no matter how much preparation or how our presentation was presented, horses are real earthy and tell us from their heart how they feel and need to respond.
To know our team member and set up the best we can for success our levels may be attained. Whether today tomorrow next week or the very next instant, this comes with leadership we can't win all the time but, in the end, it's our responsibility to instill desire, not as a failure but as a success, this is when we can win all the time, we just need to look at the positives this keeps us going forward. The true essence of leadership such as your team will gain trust desire and will do whatever you ask, because you will only ask what they are capable of.
Back to the beginning you as the turtle will succeed, the rabbit may win a few sprints but will end in failure, they will end up in the snare and not be able to deal with it.
Take your time you are dealing with a living breathing decision making heavenly creature. You will succeed just put things in perspective, just think how long you as an individual took to understand something. Don't get ahead of yourself, like that joke, "how do you teach a dog tricks? Know more that the dog". This takes time and in my option time well spent.
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Set amongst The William-Inglis Hotel & Warwick Farm race course, steeped in horse-racing history; Supercar Sunday Western Sydney III delivered with some amazingly picturesque scenery.
Over 100 cars, primarily exotics, with the addition of a number of classic/vintage, muscle, and a splash of JDM came together with some of Sydney's finest food trucks, and some sporting teams to raise funds for Save Our Sons; a charity that fights against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – a disorder characterised by progressive muscle degeneration & weakness, mainly affecting boys and seeing a life expectancy to only teenage years.
MOITS Racing showing their support with a host of cars Frank's, Italian Street Food & Knafeh keeping the people fed.
Ron Goodman brought out a couple of PorschesAlways love seeing this lady-driven NSX Biturbo Mustangs at the stables All that glitters is goldGiallo Maggio Whatcha gonna do? Stalking G-Wags!! Eleanor Excellent!!!


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FB again and again!
My opinion: FB is the worse performing stock in history, short of the arm-chair analysis by those with commentary credentials. That one is even worse. This scenario compels me to continue to write about FB from a psychological perspective. Here are a few rules to follow:
1. Supply and demand: FB is dumping a billion new shares on the market. Obviously Zuckerberg wants FB share price to go down to $10-$15 per share. Less obvious is why? Does he want poor Indians to buy FB and become rich one day? Maybe. I don't know his plan but when you lose 60 billion dollars in 3 months and you still sleep well at night, it appears that Zuckerberg has self-confidence in what he is doing. Shares will go up one day.
2. Buying and selling: People who are selling FB shares are motivated by fear. Their loss aversion dominates their reasoning power to limit their losses from $38 to $20 per share. (a big mistake for future capital gain). People are not buying FB at $20 because they know that the price per share will drop more. They are right. At $15 you will see a real bargain hunting, bottom fishing by investors with patience. Winners!
3. FB balance sheet: FB earned almost 3 billion dollars since IPO, a fact masked by fear. FB will stay an underestimated company for now until Zuckerberg realizes FB's real potential, and I don't mean mobile phone advertizing. FB balance sheet is good and getting better but share price is dropping because stocks movement in general are more related to psychology than to balance sheet.
4. FB potential: Hugh! The year is 2015! Take Mrs. Jones, for example. She texted her sister on FB that she is pregnant. FB gave the information to 5 companies for a 4% commission. Mrs Jones received discount offers on great products for the baby room (great public service, reasonable price, great products, convenient to Mrs Jones, etc.). Everyone benefits, even the investor who didn't sell in 2012!
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If the best way to get over falling off a horse is to get straight back on again, is the same true when you fall out of love?
Few women in Compton Magna could fail to notice the arrival of Luca O'Brien. The village stud's new manager, known internationally as the Horsemaker, brims softly spoken sex appeal from his wild blonde curls to his leather boot soles.
Gossipy riding quartet The Saddle Bags are all smitten; young village mum Carly Turner wants to learn his healing skills; even the village's battle-axe headmistress Auriol isn't immune to Luca's fiddle-playing charms.
Only his old friend Ronnie Percy sees how much he's changed from the rising star she met a decade ago, the golden armour masking deep secrets. The rest of the family view Luca as a luxury they can ill-afford, and when Ronnie's daughter Pax flees her disintegrating marriage for the safety of the stud, she soon questions the Horsemaker's motives for being there.
As Pax and Ronnie are about to discover, Luca's slow smile and sympathetic hands belie a volcanic core. And when his past catches up with him, the heat is on.
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I've often heard the saying that consumers define your brand story. That's a message which is always good to keep with you, but at the same time it's only a single slice of whats really going on. Consumers are defining your brand not just by what they say on Facebook, but as a result of […]
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I saw a quote about experiences being better than stories, because people remember experiences. Obviously that erqued me and I started thinking about it. What I came up with is that stories are how we communicate, describe, and remember experiences. Story gives us the language we need to move up the pyramid. Without stories all […]
The Reason for Innovation
For a while i had a hard time figuring out what the whole point of insights and innovation was for on the part of digital strategy. In the end I've come to understand that innovative marketing strategies help achieve substantially better results. The simplicity of this graph and how ugly it is makes me feel like […]
Research & Insights Into Stories
Stories have their place even at the very beginning of marketing strategy, and a lof of the work from research and analysis should very much be thought about and be shared with others as stories. Story Telling for User Experience made these ideas clear for me. Stories play two roles in making finding exceptionally easy […]
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One of the only things I took away from the book Social Media Metrics was this simple idea that everything breaks down into increasing revenue, improving customer support, or decreasing costs. Like with social media metrics, stories also need to have a purpose that ties back into the business.
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Maybe a bit sillier than the other sketches but this one I made while trying to figure out if this idea of stories leading to understanding could be found in the real world. Brands could go in either group depending on if there's a story to go along with it or not.
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Joeys JRLFC is hosting a French Riviera Casino Royale Night at the Oyster Bay Community Hall.
Book individually under one of your childs' teams.
We will allocate your French Riviera destination for the night.
Options are; Menton, Monaco, Nice, Cannes, St Tropez, Hyeres, Toulon, St Maxime, , Antibes, St Raphael.
Rendezvous under the stars from 7pm for French beer, wine, champagne, cider, brandy, Martini's 'shaken not stirred' & aperitifs.
Tables of 10 will be competing in games for points, with the overall winning team taking home a prize.
Play Roulette & Craps in our Monte Carlo Room
French inspired cuisine will be served throughout the night, with live entertainment & dancing.
Cocktail dress, in French colours, wear a beret, or come as someone famous from the French Riviera or Casino Royale, to earn bonus points for your team.


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Yesterday's Golden Globes proved winter skin can look fresh and radiant when prepped correctly. Leading ladies like Dexter's Julie Benz hit the red carpet with glowing complexions. Celebrity Makeup Artist Kelsey Deenihan, explains how she got gave her this gorgeous look. "We wanted to keep the makeup pretty subtle with some highlights to just bring out a little sparkle," she says. Deenihan first applied Shu Uemura's Depsea Hydrability Intense Moisturizing Concentrate ($75) on Julie's skin to add hydration before applying her makeup. The added bit of moisture allowed her skin to stay radiant and make the makeup last throughout the night without getting dry or feeling heavy. Next, she brushed on a small dab of Depsea Hydrability Moisturizing Lip Balm ($20) with beeswax and macademia oil to soften Julie's lips. It's also a great "overnight mask" to visibly repair dry, cracked lips. Learn more about the Shu Uemura Depsea Hydrability intense moisturizing collection at www.shuuemura-usa.com.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...and those of us holding the mascara wand.
After two decades of covering the beauty industry, I've come to learn what makes it so alluring. Finding the perfect shade of makeup to match your skin tone, adding a swipe of eyeliner to give your tired eyes a lift, discovering an innovative new product line, or indulging in a totally luxurious spa treatment. My experiences have been documented in magazines, newspapers and websites worldwide. I've tested newly formulated products in the lab, explored hair removal options, shopped for lipstick, added shine to my hair and succumbed to massage marathons--all in the name of beauty. I've written press releases, hosted makeover events and co-authored a Do-It-Yourself Beauty book (Alloy). On this blog, I write about products and services that I come across every day as well as those that have been provided by publicists or the companies that make them. Either way, I write what I think. I hope to share some of my insights--and bring you the latest, greatest beauty news right here. Join me in the quest to find all things pretty.
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With Queen Elizabeth II of Britain having reportedly made a personal donation to a UK charity appeal for families facing starvation in East Africa, it adds to the international concern over the drought currently ravaging the region.
The food crisis resulting from the drought threatens the lives of up to 17 million people in Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
Compared to the last big one in 2011 that affected 9.5 million, the current spell suggests a worsening situation since last year.
Indeed, Rwanda experienced some of its most trying moments around mid to late 2016 when the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources said the country was experiencing the worst drought in 60 years.
More than 47,300 households were affected, especially in Kayonza and Nyagatare districts in Eastern Province.
At one point the price of maize almost doubled from Rwf150 per kilo to Rwf280 on the East African Commodity Exchange (EAX).
It speaks of the trend in Eastern Africa – in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania – where the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says drought has sent prices of staples such as maize and sorghum soaring.
The effects of the drought have also severely hit livestock across the region with plummeting prices and thousands of deaths of various domestic animals.
Blame has, to some extent, been laid on failure of policy and implementation.
It is the more troubling that the depth of the crisis should even have a hint of human blame, being a matter of enlightened policy formulation and implementation, as well as conflict management (in situations where famine has been linked to conflict such as South Sudan).
By observing that the drought is cyclical and should have been anticipated, I will not be saying something new.
We already know that drought is bound to occur every four or five years as a consequence of the El Niño phenomenon.
It also matters little that a phenomenon similar to the El Niño known as the "Indian Ocean Dipole" is the culprit.
However, given that it portends a humanitarian disaster unprecedented in scale and impact, and which scientists say could spread further in the next few months, the dipole is nevertheless worth remarking.
Though not well known and often referred to as the Indian Niño, it has been verified to be the cause of the drought conditions we are currently experiencing.
While the El Niño is characterized by the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the South American coast, the dipole (meaning opposite poles or effects) refers to alternating cold and warm surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean off Indonesia.
The overall effect of the dipole is that the moist air evaporating from the warm water is cooler than the air inland in the continent causing a warm, dry wind to blow outward across the ocean from East and Horn of Africa.
The air blowing out to sea this time around has been drier than usual exacerbating the drought conditions. And note that we in the region rely on moisture from the Indian Ocean, now inhibited from making landfall, to generate the "short rains" that run from October to December and the "long rains" from March to June.
Therefore, whether it is the El Niño, a phenomenon first academically described in the 19th Century, or the Indian Ocean Dipole, identified by Japanese researchers only in the late 1990s, we know that dry spells will occur sooner or later with varying magnitude and impact.
Thus, with the drought not being purely an Act of God in that it should have been anticipated, it makes for a damning indictment not only on the national governments in the region, but the East African Community (EAC) and the larger Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
The Queen should never have had to intervene.
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CNIC Verification through SMS (7000)
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in collaboration with mobile phone companies launched a service for the instant verification of identity cards via sending of the CNIC number through an SMS. SMS containing the CNIC number could be sent on 7000 using a mobile phone, thus enabling the sender to get the name and father's name of that particular CNIC number. At the moment this service is available for Mobilink, Telenor and Warid customers while Ufone and Zong are in process to get listed.
SIM Information System (668)
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information system to address associated risks of security and to ensure subscription regulations in cellular sector. In order to find out the total number of mobile SIMs registered against a CNIC, send the CNIC number to 668 through SMS. In response, you will get the detail of total SIMs against the given CNIC along with the name of the mobile company. In case, there is any discrepancy, the user should visit the concerned customer service center to get the data corrected.
SIM Ownership Verification (667)
The process to get a new SIM has undergone many changes. The franchises are following the PTA guidelines strictly as well. You need to provide the original CNIC to get a SIM. The franchises are connected online (and via their mobile phones) to NADRA systems to verify the CNIC. Individuals can send a blank message to 667 to verify their ownership. The response includes the name of the person and the NIC number. If you just purchased a new SIM then the data is not available for a few days and you will get a message with unknown name and 1111 as CNIC.
Send your CNIC number to 8300 for Vote Verification:
How to?
- Write your 13 digits CNIC No and send it to 8300
- Example: "3840522912917" to 8300
The reply message will contain the information
- Name
- City
- Village
- District or Tehsil
- Electoral area
The message also includes a serial number of the vote registered in the initial electoral rolls. In order to facilitate the citizens and keep them safe, the District Mandi Bahauddin Police conducts numerous awareness campaigns time and again. The Mandi Bahauddin Police educates the locals so they do not fall for hoaxes and knows how to verify important information for instance; they are made familiar with how to verify their CNIC number and SIM ownerships. Moreover, the people are taught how to react in emergency circumstances.
Biometric Verification
Ufone *336*1#
Mobilink CNIC to 6001
Telenor Blank SMS to 7751
Warid CNIC to 789
Zong V to 7911


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|This article is about the civilization in Age of Empires III. For the civilization in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, see Aztecs (Age of Empires II).
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The Aztecs are one of the three major Native American civilizations featured in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs.
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The majority of Aztec military units are unique to the civilization, with the exception of Canoes and War Canoes. The entire Aztec army is composed of infantry. They can build the Nobles' Hut and War Hut which act as a European Blockhouse; they have identical range to that building unless using the Stone Towers card which allow Aztec defensive buildings (0-24>0-30 and 0-40>0-46) to have greater range than all European structures (including European Forts lacking the Revetment upgrade). This extra range is enough to outrange many artillery pieces as well and most enemy ships (with exception to long-range special attacks).
Almost all of the Aztec units are melee units (including their War Chief), with the exception of Macehualtin, Eagle Runner Knights, and the longest ranged archer, the Arrow Knight.
Like the Aztecs of Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, the Aztecs lack cavalry and artillery units that other native civilizations have access to. To compensate for this, the Aztecs also have specialized infantry units that fulfill similar roles. The Coyote Runner makes up for their lack of cavalry. Their ranged cavalry unit is represented by the Eagle Runner Knight. The Arrow Knight, whose range is the best of all archers, is specially designed to tear down buildings and fulfills the role as a weak Mortar and anti-artillery Culverin to protect their vulnerable all-infantry armies from artillery fire.
Instead of Medicine Men, the Aztecs have Warrior Priests who can heal just as well as the Medicine Man, but also have a high attack, and dance at the Fire Pit, counting as two Villagers.
At the beginning of each match, the locations of all Trading Posts will be revealed to Aztec players, regardless of their Home City level. They will also have the 3 Trading Post Travois (Colonial Age) card available to them once they reach a level 10 Home City.
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Aztec units speak an unknown variant of Nahuatl, since the in-game dialogues are neither classical nor modern Nahuatl.
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