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Nov 21, 2019
It's a really great course with proper hands on time and the assignments are great too. i got enough opportunity to explore the things which were taught in the course. Really Satisfied. Thanks :)
Jan 08, 2020
This course gives very well knowledge about different types of visualization techniques and helps to start with visualization. Coursera provided an amazing course with an amazing instructor.
By Ahmed H M•
Jul 24, 2020
Very good course on understanding scripting layers and artist layers, as well as going over all basic graphs and advanced graphs. It was definitely rewarding!
By Giuseppe P•
Aug 13, 2020
It's an excellent data visualization course with Python, which is supported by external tools promoting knowledge and practice of what is seen in the course.
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Jun 26, 2020
It's an excellent data visualization course with Python, which is supported by external tools promoting knowledge and practice of what is seen in the course.
By Bryce Y•
Feb 03, 2020
This course was presented in a way that challenged me more than other courses in this program. I was very happy to have been challenged to think critically.
By Keerthi K A M•
Aug 07, 2020
The assignments carry some general templates for data visualization. Downloading jupyter notebooks of them helps me when i visualise some othe data. Thanks
By Jeevan J•
May 18, 2020
Among all the other courses in IBM Data Science, I liked how this course emphasized on the practicals while giving a good idea in the videos. Thank you Sir
By Vijayalakshmi K•
Jul 27, 2019
Lab materials are really good.. and the assignments in the course need additional research than the learning available in the course which is really good..
By Heraclio R•
Nov 05, 2018
Really like it, the maps are not working in MS Edge, and took me a lot of time to figure out, those thinks would be great to be announced in the training.
By Karl J•
Feb 23, 2020
I had a good idea of basic statistical plots, but this course actually shows you how to make them attractive and effective for presentations and reports.
By Carlos N J•
Jan 13, 2020
Lots of in-depth labs. However, final assignment required some techniques that were not covered at all, so the difficulty was much higher than expected.
By Juliet M J•
Oct 27, 2019
A very good course! The Jupyter Notebooks are structured perfectly to follow the steps and action without difficulties. Had a great learning experience!
By Kuber B•
Aug 07, 2020
The course is designed very well and each topic is explained in easy to understand manner. Also the labs are very well designed to clear the concepts.
By Prakriti•
Mar 24, 2020
I liked the assignment presented by the course. I learned from solving the problems. The constant error with the lab problems discouraged me at times.
By Gregor H•
Oct 10, 2018
The tutorials are brilliant and very useful! Make sure to complete them and you will get an extremely beneficial intro to several visualisation tools.
By Bakari D•
Jul 28, 2019
The project was well done. To be successful you have to complete the labs. The lab materials are a really good balance between practical and theory.
By José E S V•
Aug 08, 2020
Realmente un curso muy practico para aprender sobre todas las herramientas y librerías que ofrece Python para la visualización de datos.
By SACHIN G•
Oct 11, 2019
The course is made in very simple language, anyone can learn from this course. The most amazing part of the course is Lab. Love you IBM & COURSERA
By lara l•
Jun 30, 2020
the teacher of this course has made great designs and offered rich resources to students. I personally like his teaching style a lot. thank you!
By Familusi O A•
Apr 16, 2020
Amazing challenge for enthusiastic learner, i would definitely reference the course materials several times more just for its depth. Thank you.
By Sachin K K•
May 29, 2020
The course is brief and to the point and is providing you with great practical work to get a hands-on practice to make you ready for the world.
By Ravindranath R•
Dec 21, 2019
Very clearly explained and lab is excellent. Like the style of providing description of datasets used in each lab. Thanks a lot to instructor.
By Nhan T N•
Mar 15, 2019
Nice course. It is short video, but well-composed ones. I love labs, it focuses on key points of visualization. I learned a lot here. Thanks!
By Krishna K S•
Aug 04, 2020
Thanks for IBM for providing these courses and the content of the material is good for who coming from different domain can also do easily.
By Devvrat M•
Dec 29, 2019
Detailed explanation in the lab section on how to implement each visualization tool to better understand its use case in various scenarios.
By Eden P•
Feb 19, 2020
Great course. Demonstrated some great techniques on representing data in an informative way. Will definitely use the learnings in future.


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Thinking ahead from the core
Mergers and acquisitions: Head and heart
'When we advise on mergers and acquisitions, we do so based on the core of a client relationship,' says Willem Boezen, Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). 'We sit down with a company's CEO or owner and discuss their ambitions, outline potential alternatives and consequences and give advice.'
'When people ask my six-year-old daughter what her dad does for a living, she says I talk all day,' says Boezen with a smile. 'I personally see my main responsibility as: serving clients' interests. This above all entails being a good listener, thinking ahead, outlining scenarios and offering solutions. We're only happy with the outcome of a transaction when the client is too.'
New field
Willem Boezen has been responsible for the global industrial sector for a number of years. He moved in 2012 to Rabobank, which focuses on clients in all sectors in the Netherlands, but concentrates almost exclusively on food and agri internationally. 'While this was a new field for me, the food and agri sector has tremendous appeal. I strongly relied on the knowledge of our specialists and soon discovered that Rabobank has unique relationships, vast sector knowledge and a large international network.'
Dynamic playing field
What are the main differences between industry and agriculture? 'The food and agri sector is a more dynamic field than many people think. You bank on truly global trends. So this doesn't only involve dynamic economic developments and fluctuating commodity prices. Themes such as a growing middle class, sustainability, innovation and the global food issue also have a major impact on the sector. And I can tell you from experience that it is less exciting at most steel plants.'
15 nationalities at 1 location
Rabobank is active in more than 40 countries. The bank's M&A team encompasses some 85 M&A professionals worldwide. Over the past three years alone they have advised clients on transactions in 33 countries, including Thailand, Brazil, the United States, Australia and, of course, the Netherlands. 'When your activities are dispersed across such a wide area, it's important to have a team that is equally diverse. It's simply a fact that we can provide a French client with much better service relating to a transaction when we also have French professionals on our team. We have 15 different nationalities working at our offices in Utrecht and 24 nationalities working worldwide. They understand the country, the culture and the etiquette in negotiations. This avoids a lot of miscommunications. As a result we're almost immediately on the same wavelength as the client.'
Client value versus dollars
Some media reports suggest that Boezen was involved in transactions representing a total value of more than 15 billion euros in 2013. But statistics like that don't matter much to him. 'It all comes down to client value, not just euros or dollars. We aim to act on signals and ambitions we pick up from our clients. Clients don't usually turn to us directly with a request for an acquisition. Our relationship bankers use their eyes and ears in the conversations they have with clients. Our radar has to switch on the second a challenge, change of strategy or ambition for the future comes up in a conversation.'
Uncertain or courageous?
Boezen gives an example: 'I was recently in Brazil, a country that is struggling with high inflation, economic contraction and political uncertainty. You would in principle expect companies to be uncertain and take a wait-and-see attitude during such tumultuous times. But I spoke with the CEO of a company there who sees this as the perfect time to pursue growth in Asia. He sees opportunities where others see problems, but is held back by a lack of distribution and financing possibilities. When he brought up this challenge, we had a good conversation about concrete alternatives in the Far East and about strengthening capital.'
Strong emotions
Is there a correlation between the size of a transaction and the complexity? 'No,' says Boezen. 'Deals involving billions are generally decided on the basis of rational and business grounds. Accountability has to be rendered to shareholders and emotions often play a more subordinate role. There can be greater complexities when the acquisition of a family-owned company is involved. But it is also our task with respect to these transactions to weigh up the interests properly. Sometimes a family is parting with a company that has been built up over generations, so that obviously evokes strong emotions. While the adviser is involved, he or she always remains a relative outsider. We can add real value at times like that.'
What does Rabobank do in the field of mergers and acquisitions?
Some 85 M&A professionals work in Rabobank's Corporate Finance Advisory – M&A department worldwide. They provide advice in the field of mergers and acquisitions and support with IPOs.
Most of the transactions supported by the bank have a strong international character. The department provides advice to clients in all sectors in the Netherlands, including the construction, industrial, trade and services, energy and technology sectors. The department's focus outside the Netherlands is on the consumer and food & agri sectors. Corporate Finance Advisory has teams in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, the United States, Brazil, India, Singapore, Canada and China.
A few recent feats: The sale of a minority stake in Hendrix Genetics to NPM Capital, the acquisition of Russian poultry activities by the Thai company CP Foods, the sale of Dutch mail order company Wehkamp to private equity company Apax, the acquisition of the Brazilian company Nova Agri by the Japanese Toyota Tsusho group, the acquisition of the Czech activities of supermarket chain SPAR by Ahold, the sale of the Indonesian company Poliplant Group to Cargill and the IPO of the quintessentially Dutch distilled spirits company Lucas Bols.


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Empowering Destinies
About Trust Future Uganda
Watch our kids participating in a dialogue about volunteers.
Trust Future Uganda (TFU) is a non profit humanitarian organization in Uganda, with registration number S.5914/8905 helping vulnerable children, orphans, street children and also empower unemployed youths and widows with skills.
Our team ministers to the poorest of the poor in our community and work to spread the Word of God, showing Christ's love by example.
Our Mission
Our mandate is to empower vulnerable children, the youth and marginalized women in Uganda.
Our Vision
Our vision is to offer a brighter future to the orphan children, youths and disadvantaged women living in Uganda.
With the aim of being a regional community service center offering quality services to the community of Wakiso District, all our community based projects aim to fulfill the following objectives:
-To preach the gospel of Christ and the truth about the true almighty God.
-To care after the orphans and vulnerable children and accomdate them provided we find it necessary.
-To increase awareness on the general health, well being and proper nutrition To prevent diseases like HIV/AIDS, Malaria etc by running disease control programs.
-To promote and equipe natural and acquired skills for community and organizational development to the youths, less previllaged women and widows.
-To nurture well-behaved, socially, morally, spiritually and academically upright children who will be involved in a positive change of our society.
- To establish a youth /children's centre to offer library, recreational services, secretarial services and computer training.
Our Programs
Develop Schools and trainingprograms that will lead to "Independent Living" for the young people most especially children.
Orphan care
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Resettle Orphans and vulnerable children most importantly offering them a chance to live a better life.
Provide skills to unemployed youths and widows.
To raise funds to achieve these Objectives
Help the poorest families with the Medical needs of their children and young people with Disabilities
With the help of our partners, Sponsors and volunteers, we attend to the most vital and seemingly basic of needs. We also establish prayer cells, care after the orphans and vulnerable kids, empower disadvantaged women and youths. And, perhaps our most exciting work is the Food for Life sustainability programs that will ultimately empower the people in our community to earn a living wage and break the cycle of poverty.
What impact does support from Trust Future Uganda have on their lives?
We enable the orphans and vulnerable children have basic needs and stay in school with the goal that each child can attain a qualification, secure employment, and becoming a positive influence in the Ugandan Society
We facilitate structured & tailored short term overseas volunteer placements for Second and Third Level Students & Professionals who are willing to offer their invaluable time, skills and energy in order to assist our work
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Wilhelm Koch
Stiftung Glyptothek Etsdorf Oberpfalz
A collaborative project, a joint achievement as a symbol of 2,500 years of democracy and for the European Idea. Visible from the European Route E50 Paris-Prague a "Temple of Culture" is being erected on the theme of EUROPE. A forum for creative artists with changing exhibitions and events.
Etsdorf, Oberpfalz, Bayern
The theme of EUROPE is complex and many-facetted and is continuously evolving. It is important to continually observe the progress of this idea. Usually only finances, bureaucracy and politics command center stage. What we are lacking is a venue where those who create culture – artists, musicians, architects, creative minds ... – can express themselves on the subject of EUROPE and display their works. We are in the process of creating this venue – doing so from the bottom up and well away from urban areas. The idea advocated by Beuys of the "Social Sculpture" fits our vision perfectly.
We want to create a permanent home for creativity and for creative artists whose theme is EUROPE. In full view of the European Route E50 Paris-Prague a "Cultural Rest Area" is being created for Europe. The project has been evolving over the last twelve years – and continues to do so – from "the bottom up". A "Temple of Europe" by citizens for citizens. Making EUROPE visible in a creative way!
- A foundation has been set up
- There is a "Friends of the Temple of Europe" Association and there are many helpers and interested people
- There is a building site and building permission has been granted
- We have already set up a museum for this project in which we present background history, information and references – see TEMPLE MUSEUM Etsdorf
- Spreading the word about our project through the media, events and via our homepage is very important to us
- Temporary exhibitions on specific themes will be held in the TEMPLE MUSEUM
- Company Sponsorship is an important aim
Funding requested from Advocate Europe
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A collection of problems solved by Laser Rock products
Mountain View Golf Course, Utah
"I have been working at Mountain View Golf Course since the early 1980s and have tried just about everything out there to try to keep geese and birds off of the greens and away from the lakes with little to no luck. These units are without a doubt the best things to come into our industry for bird deterrents."
— Charles L Calder, Golf Course Superintendent


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With a disastrous four-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox behind them, the Yankees take on a different kind of Sox as they open a three-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Lance Lynn gets the ball in his first start as a Yankee after impressing with 4⅓ scoreless innings of relief of Sonny Gray on August 1. The Yankees announced after that game that Gray would become the new mop-up reliever and Lynn would return to his usual spot in the rotation. Lynn's stats are a bit odd because he did not sign with Minnesota until March 21, and therefore only threw seven innings in Spring Training. As a result, he had a 8.37 ERA in his first five starts. Since then, in 16 appearances, Lynn has settled down into a 3.90 ERA in 83 innings.
Dylan Covey gets the ball for the White Sox. It's been another bad year for the White Sox righty, who owns a 4-7 record and 5.57 ERA. He gave up seven runs (four earned) to Kansas City in his last outing August 1. He only lasted 4⅓ innings and 83 pitches, though his own error and that of Yoan Moncada did not help him out. He got shelled last season facing the Yanks on April 19, when he allowed eight earned runs on 10 hits (three of which left the ballpark – Starlin Castro, Chase Headley and Aaron Judge did the honors).
Giancarlo Stanton's tight left hamstring seems to have subsided a bit, as he returns to right field tonight. Miguel Andújar is the designated hitter tonight, while Neil Walker sneaks back into the lineup at third base. Kyle Higashioka gets his first start in just under a week after Austin Romine started all four games in Boston.
Pre-Game Notes:
- Aaron Judge was seen taking fly balls in the outfield at Guaranteed Rate Field pre-game. He did not commit to the exact three-week timetable previously laid out for him, but seems to be doing well in his rehab from a small fracture in his right wrist.
- Gary Sánchez is running with about 85-90% of his bodyweight on a zero gravity treadmill, and could be back to baseball activites sooner rather than later.
- J.A. Happ is "out of the woods" with regards to his hand, foot and mouth disease exposure, and is set to come off the disabled list to pitch Thursday against Texas.
White Sox Lineup:
- Yoan Moncada – 2B
- Yolmer Sanchez – 3B
- Jose Abreu – 1B
- Daniel Palka – DH
- Avisail Garcia – RF
- Nicky Delmonico – LF
- Tim Anderson – SS
- Kevan Smith – C
- Adam Engel – CF


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Did you know that today, 7th November 2016, is National Hug a Bear Day? With so much bad news lately, and especially with the controversial American election tomorrow, it is nice to take some time out to do something lighthearted and enjoy hugging a teddy bear!
Hallmark are celebrating Hug a Bear Day today, and they have kindly sent me the world's most huggable bear and some greetings cards to join in the celebrations. They arrived on Saturday and since then Tabs has not left the teddy bear's side! Wherever we pop the bear, she soon follows and gets curled up next to it. Never mind the world's most huggable bear, it is also cat's favourite bear! If you wanted Tabs' verdict then it would be something like "mew mew mew, meow, mew, meow", shooting us evil glares if we move the bear at all.
Once we managed to pry the bear away from Tabs we were able to see that it IS super soft and huggable. It would make a lovely gift for anyone this coming Christmas!
The selection of Hallmark cards we received are wonderful too. I love receiving cards for all manner of occasions, and I am trying to get better at sending them out. I do love a bargain, but these cards are definitely worth their price and offer great value for money! They look great, with lovely designs, and feel really nice and luxurious.
How to celebrate hug a bear day
If you want to join in today's celebrations then why not pop over to the Hallmark UK & Ireland Facebook page and post a photo of you or a loved one hugging a bear for the chance to win the world's most huggable bear?
You can also celebrate by:
- Arranging a teddy bear picnic, finished off with some hugs
- Give a loved one a huggable teddy bear
- Turn into a bear and hug your children


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To Have and to Hold
Everyone was standing on the top floor, admiring the view. A horn sounded when the Master Assassin stepped through the doorway. He staggered on one foot, caught himself and then approached and stood under the arch. There was applause as Lady Gael stepped up next to him.
"Daughter," Rowan stood in front of them. "As you have no acknowledged titled-to-inherit-birthright, and are heir to naught, to the Master Assassin I give permission to take you as his consort. He shall stand for you in the council chamber and make your wishes known.
Obey his wishes and cast your desires only upon him. Every happiness to you and to the heirs that you produce for him."
"Lady Gael," the tall, rugged male looked down into her eyes, his words slightly slurred. "I am honored. Aed," he turned to his side, "and your fearless brother Eitilt, I am doubly honored that you are to escort us to our chamber and witness the joining."
Rowan handed the Master Assassin a drinking horn. All others raised their glasses and offered a toast. "To fertility and compassion. Lust and forgiveness. Be firm of flesh and soft in acceptance." The glasses were drained and when the Master Assassin turned his upside down, all cheered.
"Master," Aed was beside him. "If I might offer you some assistance?"
"Thank you Aed," he smiled sleepily. "I do believe I am drunk. And if I am not mistaken, Rowan put something in my drink to insure…perhaps that I am firm of flesh, despite the drink."
"Perhaps," Aed smiled at him. "Do not worry," Aed began leading him away. Eitilt stepped forward and extended his arm to Lady Gael and followed them. "We have this, my Master."
The door closed behind them and they descended down into the cool depths until they came to another door which the Master opened with a key. "Welcome Lady Gael," he turned and smiled at her. "Welcome home. Your chamber is prepared," he waited until they were all inside and then locked the door behind them. Taking the key out, he hung it on a hook.
Eitilt carefully watched the male who was no longer drunk. His step sure and his words perfectly pronounced. "Such an inelegant way to do this, my dearest, but…I swear to you…you and no other."
"What?" her voice was soft as she looked up at him. "What did you say?"
"The same words I said to your mother. I have loved you from the moment you were conceived. I love your mother with all that I am."
"Father?" she whispered. "Father…" tears choked her voice.
"Yes," he nodded and extended his arms.
"Father," she kept repeating as the tears covered her face and her body shook with sobs.
"We knew no other way," he held her crushed to him, his voice tinged with joy and tears. "No other way to get you past Rowan's insanity."
"Master, so you really are not drunk," Aed chuckled. "And Rowan did slip something into your drink."
"Yes," he growled and then turned his head to Aed and rolled his eyes. "To make me sleep. There is a reason I am the Master Assassin. Those charms of his does not work on me. I thought he knew that. What is that bastard planning?" He was once more looking down at his daughter, joy on his face as he kissed the top of her head.
"To get you drunk and keep you drunk. He wants me to bed Gael," Eitilt said. "He wants an heir from our house."
"Since she is not his heir, impossible," he snorted. "And I look forward to the day when I tell him so. She is my daughter and with great pleasure I taught her the ways of the blade so that she could kill any and all who came against her. Or thought to bed her without her permission."
"Master," Aed stepped forward, "I…I did not know that you were her father…Gael, she is mated to me and bears my heir, Mer'lyn."
Laughing, he picked his daughter up and spun her around, kissing her after putting her back on her feet. "Aed," he started and then stopped. "Honestly, Engl saw this coming. She told me but I am not for sure that I actually believed her when she said that when I made myself known to Gael, that she would carry your son."
"Momma told you that?" Gael smiled at him. "Was that during the last week you were with her in Dublin?"
"Yes," he smiled. "Yes, she told me then. Oh daughter, you look just like your mother. So beautiful."
"Did I not tell you Gay'el," there was lilting laughter, "did I not tell you she would carry your heir."
"Mother," Gael whispered and turned and saw her standing there with her arms out stretched.
The screaming in joy started in earnest.
"Most good," Rowan was standing over by a window, listening. "They have wasted no time. Eitilt will get this done. See," Rowan crowed loudly turning into the room. "Gael enjoys it. I knew she would. I shall have a grandson and all shall be right with the world."
Engl sat next to her husband, with their daughter between them. Gael's arms around both.
"Do my sisters still live?" Gael asked.
"I do not know," Engl sadly shook her head. "We all agreed it was for the best that they disperse throughout the dimensions. They all understood your importance, Gael. That this final battle would restore order to the land of the fae. Word will spread once all is righted, but until then, we have not maintained contact. To do so would be dangerous."
"Can you teach me what I need to know to defeat the now present evil ones?" Gael asked.
"What?" Gay'el and Engl both said.
"Yes, evil that is wandering," Gael was very serious. "Eitilt, tell them what you found at Trudy's."
"Isn't she dead yet?" Engl hissed.
"Yes," Eitilt responded. "But not before she could do damage. Her magic was cloaked with the blood rites for Laguz."
"So Berkano is in attendance as well," Engl spit out. "By all that is unholy! Anyone else?"
"No," Eitilt was thoughtful, "not that I am aware of and I have been nosing about. Albie pushed her magics into the fire and destroyed whatever remained of them. I did not kill that old bastard soon enough. I do not know who else stood on the pentagram with them. I know Laguz because Trudy had doused the egg of our house in it."
Gael, Gay'el and Engl said nothing as they regarded Eitilt. "Who knows that Albie is dead?" Gay'el asked.
"No one at court, at least not yet," Eitilt replied. "But before this new dark slips away, they will know."
"Good," Engl nodded.
Gay'el was intrigued. His daughter was mated to this house. Aed was the son he would thought he would never have. Now he really was his son. The House of the Sun was laced with ancient stories and legends of deep, mystical, magic. Human and dragon lore that had born fruit and walked the path with death and scoffed at any and all. "I thought that the egg was myth?"
"No, and Mer'lyn's jewels also exist. My mate, Merlynn wears them. They were in her possession."
"From what house does she hail?" Gay'el asked.
"Human," Eitilt responded.
"Oh," they both said just a bit startled but regained their composure quickly.
"Be blessed in your family," Engl smiled at him.
"Thank you, and in yours as well," he countered.
"So what now?" Gael asked.
"Well," Eitilt laughed, "I think Aed and I now go upstairs. We shall look about and see just what we can step in and then track all over Rowan."
"Most excellent," Gay'el smiled at them. "I shall be here with my wife and daughter, doing my duty as husband and father. I think dinner is here, someplace. We are going to eat. I have waited ages to say a blessing with my wife and daughter, over a meal. Eitilt, and my son Aed, if you will pardon us for a bit. I look forward to us gathering as family but for now, if you will just grant me some time with my girls."
"Of course," they both grinned and standing, bowed and then left.
As they entered the room on the top floor, there were many long looks. Eitilt raised his glass in a salute to Rowan.
When Rowan looked at Aed, Eitilt raised his glass again and smiled and nodded yes.
Something that resembled glee danced over Rowan's face. It was all Aed could do not to laugh out loud as he watched Eitilt stop and chat with the viceroy of the leprechauns, Patrick.
Patrick was not impressed with any of this. Here was just one of Rowan's debauched reasons to drink and twirl around in wicked perversion. The only motive he had to put in an appearance at what he considered the fae's worst debacle in ages, was to see Eitilt. Lady Gael was a sweet child with no magic to speak of, but still a sweetling. The Master Assassin…well, he was the Master Assassin. Not much wealth but a lot of killing power. Granted, he owned his tower and not much else. Who benefited from such a mating?
"Patrick, laddie, be careful where you step…" he covered his laugh with a slight cough. "Because something is up. This is what happens when you have been walking the ley lines for the past fifty years or such and are a bit out of the loop. Just look at that fire. The ashes are making more of a to-do than the witches that are present. Of course, wherever Eitilt goes, the fires call out and welcome him. These bottom feeders that are here, Rowan's friends, it would make me just a trifle bit nervous to know your enemy could cause the fire in your own hearth to turn against you."
On the invitation, Rowan had announced with pride that the males of the House of the Sun would be in attendance at this grand affair. Patrick was intrigued because not all of the males of House of the Sun were in attendance. "Where oh where is Albie?" Then another caught his eyes. "Bless me," he watched the maneuvering and posturing of a Council Representative. "He is so corrupt he stinks like Thursday's privy house."
Not even being three feet tall, Patrick had a very different perspective than most of the room. He was very amused at Eitilt's self-assuredness that was there on his face for all to see. Patrick was about to choke on his drink. "Would you just look at my friend, now, that smug bastard," he chuckled to himself. "Yes, Eitilt is about to bust a gut, but not from filling Lady Gael. From where I am standing, there is just a hint of a raging hard on about him. He is sporting the kind of solid dick that says its owner wants to engage in a knock-down drag-out fight.
Look at his face. Well I do believe that he resembles a wee young one that just inherited an old dragon's horde to find that he has enough to finance his own army.
It is time to be stickin' close to home, things are about to get interestin'."
Together, Eitilt and Aed wandered the upper tower, admiring the view and stopping to exchange pleasantries with those they that knew. And allowing those to kiss their ass that had no pleasantries to exchange.
"And why are the librarians still here?" Aed snickered.
"They must be brokering something huge."
"Speaking of huge I do believe, Master Assassin's Apprentice, it is your turn with the Lady Gael. Be sure and make her scream so loud they can hear her above their own drunken revelry."
Aed grinned, "I believe I can do that," he smiled as he saluted his brother and then started toward the stairs.
Eitilt was standing next to a window admiring the early evening stars when Rowan joined him. They both heard the screams of passion coming from below.
"Good," Rowan smiled. "I do not care which one of you gets the child, conceived. The Master Assassin still sleeps?"
"I would take that to be yes," Eitilt grinned. "Aed just found his release. She will carry a child of our house.
We both know that the Master Assassin will be very aware that the child is not his when he is born with his dragon markings."
"Many things can happen between now and then," Rowan smiled.
"And I am sure they shall," Eitilt smiled in return and bowing walked away.
"Shade Cecil," Eitilt did a double take as he walked past a mirror. "What are you doing here? It is dangerous, Rowan will cast you away if he finds you here."
"We needed to give warning and I decided I was the best and most stealthy. Hardest to trace. They are watching the pub. They have not yet come inside but they sit out front. Sandra gives them much to drink and they talk. They are watching for a wynd ryder named Mer'lin. They know he must be a great wizard or warlock or some such from your house. So they are watching the dragons that come and go.
The spell that holds me is dissipating. I am gone now."
Walking over to the fireplace, Eitilt tossed in the wine left in his cup. With the hissing sound and popping to cover his voice, the ashes rose in a whirl while he spoke to the flames, "Aed, upstairs, soonest."
Eitilt watched his brother swagger a bit as he walked over to where he was standing by the fire. The flames shot up and ashes created a raging whirlwind up the flue. It all said "Yes, I just had sex with the Lady Gael. That was her screams you heard, produced by me!"
With both of them in attendance, the flames would allow no one to listen in. Their cracking and popping sounds covered the low tones of the brothers.
"The guards that left here in a hurry, they are at the pub," Eitilt said casually, "looking for a wynd ryder named Mer'lin. They know he is a great magic from our house."
"What the fuck?" Aed hissed. "That is why the librarians are here. They found something. Or think they found something."
"The family's song," Eitilt said thoughtfully. "Some one wrote down the words and they found it. Destiny's Child. Or they just wrote their own version of it and sold it to the king."
They both smiled.
"So, apparently the safest place for Gael is right here, locked in her Father's tower with her Mother's magic to protect her. And her husband locked in with her," Eitilt chuckled out loud. "Okay, I need to get back to the pub. Those fuckers sitting out front are ruining the ambiance of my establishment. Time to play truth or dare. You want to sit in and see how it is done?'
"I love to watch a master at work," Aed smiled.
Eitilt stepped away and walking towards Rowan bowed. "My king, it has been pleasant being in such fine company, but I have a business to run. Is there something more," his voice was most sincere, "I may do for you before I leave?"
"Eitilt," he smiled. "must you depart so soon? Do you not have lackeys to do such things for you?"
"Not for what must be done," he smiled charmingly. "I am the chef."
"The Chef," he smiled, "I shall be saddened to see you go. And perhaps Gael as well," he chuckled. "I know the Master Assassin will. It is my understanding he now has a taste for dragon."
Winking at Rowan, Eitilt engaged. "My king, I am not one to kiss and tell."
"Oh come now, how about just a small telling? Then you could be on your way."
"That would depend on the subject."
"So, a story," Rowan clapped, "may I pick a subject?"
"Only one," Eitilt smiled. "And I must approve. We do after all, have ladies present."
"Is this a true story or a fable," he smiled charmingly.
"My king, you may pick…"
"Truth," he grinned. "Stammy," he called out. "Come forth, you are needed. I want the absolute truth," Rowan grinned. "Therefore a truth teller, do you agree?"
"To only one subject, my king and nothing off-color."
"H-m-m-m-m," he settled back into his chair. "I have Eitilt, the heir to the House of the Heart of the Sun. What should I ask?"
Numerous suggestions were called from the floor.
"No," Rowan, raised his hand in dismissal, "nothing of the sexual nature. So some other truth…"
Eitilt smiled and bowed.
"Your father, Eitilt, is a most loyal subject. He upholds our laws, is gracious to all he encounters and supports me as his king. I am missing him being at this grand and festive occasion. After all, my daughter is given as consort to the Master Assassin. Why is he not in attendance? Is it something that I have said? Have I offended him in some way? Does he plot something, unseemly, like perhaps my birthday party?"
"My father is dead, my king. He and Jorja plotted against me. In my freezer Jorja had placed two-dozen frozen thumb-bellas so that Albie may have them as snacks. I found them and released their spirits by burning them to ash and with a salute, one last time they danced in the starlight before they returned to the bosom of home.
Madame L'sióg," he bowed to her, "I am sorry for your loss and for this horrific act that was perpetrated upon your people by my father. I have the names of those he thought to eat."
"Truth, he speaks truth," Stammy stuttered.
The thumb-bellas that were present all bared their needle sharp teeth and drew their swords. Other small fae hissed and called foul names. "Are we food for the biggers, now?" was snarled around the room. "We shall slit your throats in your sleep," was shrieked. "Let us be gone to prepare for war!"
"No, no…" Rowan stood, his hands out stretched, "no, of course no. No. Please, please, this is a joyous occasion."
"So you can get us drunk and feast on us? Along with all your good and trusted friends!" roared from many.
"No, no…Eitilt, please Jorja is slain, also?"
"Yes, for her horrific part of this shameful act."
"Heart of the Sun brings justice," was shouted, "while the king gives us over to his friends for eating!"
"No, no, please," Rowan was pleading. "Eitilt has brought justice and has done so with my blessing. Please…yes with my blessing…please…"
"Heart of the Sun," Madame L'sióg bowed to him and the room became quiet. "May I be the first to acknowledge you as such. May you be a blessing to your clan and to your dragon race. And may our days be long and lingering and your heirs as trustworthy as their sire. I thank you for your stalwart ways and your code of honor. I am honored to be called your friend.
To-war," she glared with her teeth bared as she looked around the room.
"Madame L'sióg," Rowan bowed to her. "I beg your forgiveness. I thought Albie's heart was true. I sorrow for this wrong doing." He took a step toward her. "Please if we might discuss this. I did not know. Please, just a moment, give me a moment, you will see. This had no sanction of the crown. Please."
She hesitated and nodded.
"Please, Aed, give my respect to the Master. Tell him I wish him all happiness. I must return to court, prepare the way," he said to his guards. "I must be gone and in attendance upon the sovereign of the thumb-bella fae. The good and gracious Madame L'sióg has agreed to meet with me and I must away."
In seconds, the room had cleared out. "You certainly know how to break up a party," Aed smiled at him.
"Just give them all the truth they don't want to hear," Eitilt's face was sober. "You think they are looking for the jewels as well?"
"They are in the song," Aed replied.
"Glad we agree," Eitilt relaxed a bit and grinned. "I'll see you," he smiled at his brother. "I need to take myself home and see to my wife. And, I think it is time that Mer'lyn's necklace surfaces."
"Really?" Aed regarded him with skepticism.
"Yes, about one thousand of them. I think they are going to be a give-away some Saturday soon on Grafton Street."
"What are you going to use for the dragon's teeth?"
"Pearls. It takes a dragon to recognize dragon's teeth," he grinned. "The king's guards will not know the difference."
"You are devious and then some," Aed, grinned.
"Take good care of the family," Eitilt hugged him. "We are in the final days of insanity. Then war, then peace and then just the madness of children," he laughed.
"Brothers to the bloody end," they said, raising their glass in a toast.
Eitilt stood in the trees overlooking the king's residence. The mountain that he was on was several leagues away, but his dragon sight missed nothing. The thumb-bella fae royalty entourage had left and the guards changed their shift. Normally they changed every three hours, tonight was every one hour.
From the moat he caught a whiff of sulfur and a dark something was swirling in the mists that was now crawling up out of its depths. "Everything is being warded with a dark spell," he shook his head as he watched the sacrifices being prepared to complete the ward. Rowan was running scared. Good.
They would not be able to battle at the castle. It would have to be someplace where the dark could hold no sway. "The Old One's Bone Yard," he smiled to himself. "Clean and in the open. Life can rot," his hissed his curse, "behind those walls. We shall draw him out and war where he has not one fucking chance.
I hate having to deal with this fucking shit," he muttered. "I have my own fucking shit to deal with. I want to go home to my wife. I am done here."
"Yes," Cecil looked up at him from a mud puddle. "The king's guards that sit out front of the pub want women. Sandra has shoved them off with a broom but they are back. I am going down to haunt them. We need our Mr. to come home."
"How long was I gone?" he asked.
"Three days, Mrs. says," Cecil replied as Eitilt shifted and was gone.


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Bologna or Baloney? They're Not Quite the Same
Are you hearing bologna or baloney? Is that sandwich bologna or baloney? Sometimes they're pronounced the same way, but sometimes they're not.
Bologna or baloney? The first word has two meanings and two pronunciations. The second is in a class by itself.
Those of us of a certain age fondly remember a 1973 television commercial for Oscar Mayer. The little boy sits on a dock fishing while singing about his lunch, an Oscar Mayer bologna sandwich.
Thanks to the familiar tune, a whole generation learned that the lunch meat was not spelled the way it was pronounced: B-O-L-O-G-N-A.
Bologna is a smoked, seasoned sausage made of various meats, especially beef and pork. You can debate to your heart's content whether it's good or bad or whether you think it qualifies as real meat.
It's pronounced "buh-LOAN-ee." It's actually pronounced the way the alternate word, Baloney, is spelled.
Bologna is also the name of a city in Northern Italy. The city is pronounced "buh-LOAN-ya." For people who enjoy Italian cuisine, this probably isn't a surprise, since a similar-looking word featuring the gn combination, Lasagna, is pronounced "la-ZAHN-ya."
Some say the alternate word baloney, which is pronounced the way it's spelled, is sometimes used to mean the meat product, though when I Googled "baloney sandwich," all of the front-page results showed "bologna sandwich."
Dictionary.com points out that the sausage is composed of "odds and ends" of chicken, turkey, beef, or pork. "Odds and ends" doesn't sound all that appetizing to me.
While what we consider American bologna didn't originate in the Italian city, it's similar to the Italian mortadella, which did originate in Bologna.
So that brings us to baloney. which means "nonsense or foolish talk." It can also mean information that's intentionally deceptive or false. It entered the language in the 1920s and was originally a corruption of bologna.
Some people turn their nose up at the meat, which could have helped the alternate spelling develop its meaning of "nonsense."
Washington State University Professor Paul Brians suggests it may have been used as a euphemism for "BS."
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I have no real plot in mind and only the vaguest of characters to throw into it, so I'm under no illusion that I'll be writing anything that anyone would want to read. Why would I think that writing a novel in 30 days would be an attainable goal for me? Is it that I feel I've honed my writing skills by being an incredibly prolific blogger? Errrmmm.....clearly not.
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I'm not sure if the undertaking of this task will result in my blog remaining unwritten for many weeks, or if I'll suddenly start posting up a storm in an effort to procrastinate once I've tweezed all the cobwebs from between the radiator pipes.
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Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (Russian: Александр Павлович Александров; born February 20, 1943) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (November 23, 1983 and December 29, 1987).
Born in Moscow, Russia, he graduated from Moscow Bauman-Highschool in 1969 with a doctorate degree, specialised on spacecraft steering systems.
He was selected as cosmonaut on December 1, 1978. For his first spaceflight, he flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-9, which lasted from June to November 1983. For his second spaceflight, he replaced one of the long-duration crew members of Mir EO-2. For the spaceflight, he was launched with the spacecraft Soyuz TM-3 in July 1987, and landed with the same spacecraft in December 1987. All together he spent 309 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes in space. He served as backup for Soyuz T-8, Soyuz T-13, and Soyuz T-15.
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Nicholas Creede was born under the name William Harvey in northern Indiana, though he was known as "Billy" to his family and friends. His family moved on to Iowa, and as a teenager Billy worked with the US Army. By the time he was nineteen years old, Billy Harvey was working as a scout for the Army with the Pawnee Indians and traveled throughout the West as they campaigned against the Sioux.
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Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do - or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so.
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~ Stanley Crawford
inter is a great time for relaxing one's grip on the never ending to do list. There are no weeds to pull, no stems to prune (unless you have fruit trees), nothing to harvest. However, gardeners don't passively relax in the winter. There are some tasks we can do that are meant to savored.
While the ground is slumbering, I walk around and test the light and ask myself questions: where does the sun shine the most? What parts of the land are in full shade? Are there too many trees around that will siphon all the nourishment away from the vegetables and herbs? How much work am I willing to do and how much time can I spare on the garden?
Answering these questions now will help determine where the garden will be, how big it will be, and what I plant in it. Once I figure all that out, I can then look at what needs to be planted inside first, and what can go directly into the ground.
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Winslow return their entire varsity squad from last year's AIA Cross Country State Championship. The Bulldogs finished 7th in the D3 Boys' race but have been adapting their training to be stronger through the end of the season this time around. Their scoring varsity keep a tight spread under a minute, led by Noral Cooper who ran 17:07 at Desert Twilight last year and finished 28th among D3 boys at State. They will also have a few newcomers fighting for varsity spots and could help them tighten the pack to challenge Prescott or Salpointe.
Coach Janeen Barton Says…
Who are your top returners?
We return five boys who all ran at State: Noral Cooper, Nolan Begay, Bryant, Navasie, Chad Belone, and Payton Nicholas
Do you have any impact freshman or new transfers?
We have a handful of freshman and transfers that have surprised us in the preseason and we're excited to see how they impact our varsity. Elijah Jensen (Jr.) transferred from Flagstaff with his brother Jeremiah, who is a freshman. We also have freshmen Kannon Boloz and Braedon Lincoln. Kannon did well at our middle school program and Braedon moved to Winslow from Wyoming where he ran 5:37 for 1600m.
(Left: Payton Nicholas finished 54th for the Bulldogs with a 5km PR of 18:07 - photo by John Hays)
What kind of mileage are you guys doing and what has been the focus of the current phase of your training?
We are still building our base and maintaining our fitness with a lot of strength training. We're probably running about 30-35 miles a week. As Co-Head Coaches, my husband [Coach Wilburt Barton] and I are pulling back on the intensity and focusing more on plyometrics and body weight exercises to strengthen their legs and their hips and avoid the injuries later in the year.
What advice do you give to any athlete who just ran the worst race of their career?
When an athlete has a bad race, I always like to encourage our athletes to build on their worst moments so that they can look back at them as a lessons or motivators.
What's the most important thing you want young people to learn through running?
When my husband and I started coaching, we wanted our students to know that there are opportunities available and life lessons to learn through running. If they can get through a workout in 100-degree heat, they can set their minds on getting back up when they are down and persevere.


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If your iPhone uses the iOS4 platform, you may find that running more than one app will drastically slow down the phone's performance. Double-tap the Home button to bring up a list of all currently running and suspended apps. Tap, then hold each one until each icon wiggles. You can then use the delete button to close any unneeded apps.
Do you often wonder where that plane is going that is flying above you? Ask Siri. If you have an iPhone 4S, you can ask Siri what flights are overhead at any given moment. This is because of Siri's relationship with the search engine Wolfram Alpha which keeps track of the data.
To get personal with your iPhone and Siri, try teaching Siri your family's names. For instance, you can teach Siri your spouse's name. Then instead of speaking out your spouse's full name when you want to call him or her, you can say instead "Call my husband" or "Call my wife." It's much more personable!
For those who interact often on social-networking sites, the iPhone makes it easy to stay up to speed with them. It is simple to comment, download photos and connect with your friends. Many college students find having an iPhone is a convenient way to stay connected to the internet away from home.
For typing messages on your iPhone, you can enable or disable the auto correct feature. This feature will change a word that you type wrong while entering a text message to a friend or family member to the most logical word that it should be. If you do not want this feature you can simply take it off in Settings->General->Keyboard section.
Take photos with your iPhone headphone cord. The volume buttons, both up and down can now be used on many iPhones to snap photos. This way, you can steady your hand and press the cord button to snap the photo. Doing it this way means you do not shake the camera and frame for a crisper picture.
From what you learned iphones are in a sense addicting devices. Since they allow you to do almost anything, they are great tools to have around at all times. Go ahead and indulge in life, and get yourself an iphone so that you aren't left behind all of your friends and family who have already made upgrades.


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First Meeting, 8-10 December, 2000
African languages is a fairly new area of academic teaching and research in the Nordic countries. In the last decade, activities have started or expanded significantly at several universities. It is now time to establish better contacts between the people in the field who are active in our countries.
Thus the Department of Oriental and African Languages, Göteborg University, decided to host the 1st Nordic meeting on African languages.
The general idea was that we should get together to learn to know each other, to learn about the present situation concerning teaching and research in the countries and universities involved, and to investigate possible areas of cooperation between individuals and between institutions.
Selected papers from this meeting are published in Africa & Asia, no 1.
13.00 Introduction, practical information etc.
13.30 Arvi Hurskainen African languages in Finland
13.50 Arvi Hurskainen Nordic countries in African linguistics: General sharing or special contribution?
14.10 Riika Halme Tone in Kwanyama
14.30 Lotta Harjula Tone in Kiha
14.50 Pertti Mikkola On the classification of Nilo-Saharan
15.10 Seleman Sewangi Discovering domain specific terms in a text corpus by a computer lexicon: the case of Swahili health care terms
15.30 Coffee/Tea Break
16.00 Rolf Theil Endresen African languages in Norway
16.20 Rolf Theil Endresen The historical phonology of Fula
16.40 Tommy Otterbrandt The Swedish-Swahili/Swahili-Swedish dictionaries: a progress report
19.00 Dinner
9.00 Torben Andersen African languages in Denmark
9.20 Torben Andersen Verbal valency and clausal constituent order in Mabaan (western Nilotic)
9.40 Tore Janson African languages in Sweden
10.00 Tore Janson Spirantisation in Bantu
10.20 Karl Erland Gadelii Languages in Mozambique
10.40 Coffee/Tea Break
11.10 Christina Rodell Olgac Socialization, language and learning in a Somali diasporic community in Rinkeby
11.30 Ota Ogie Some comments on Edo syntax
12.00 Lunch
14.00 Joseph Onyeche Loss and retention in the Ika language
14.20 Niklas Edenmyr Focus in Kirundi
14.40 Abdulaziz Lodhi The suffixes -fu and -vu in Swahili
15.00 Daniel Ridings Corpus linguistic methods for language description in Zimbabwe
15.20 Jouni Maho The Bantu area: towards clearing up a mess
15.40 Coffee/Tea Break
16.10 Åsa Wedin Literacy practices in primary schools and in the society in rural Tanzania: the question of relevant schooling
16.30 Mohammed Zahran Education in Swahili as a foreign language: Nordic experiences
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The last stage of the ticket sales for 17th FINA World Championships will start on Friday afternoon with the opening of new sectors.
Ticket sales for the biggest sport event in the history of Hungary has arrived to the last section after the discount tickets which were offered from the 1st of December and then from mid-January.
There is a huge interest in the World Championships however most of the tickets for swimming and water polo programme were sold in the two previous sections.
But now in the third stage with new tickets will available from 3pm, 23 of June.
Tickets for the 17th FINA World Championships are available on the official website of the event and on http://www.eventim.hu, with interactive seating maps available.


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System diagnostics in Lifecycle Services (LCS)
Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations has evolved into purpose-built applications to help you manage specific business functions. For more information about these changes, see Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide.
In Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services, System diagnostics helps administrators monitor and understand the health of one or more Microsoft Dynamics AX environments. It is a cloud-based tool that has a locally-installed component that can be configured to perform the following tasks:
- Discover on-premises Microsoft Dynamics AX environments (database instances and Microsoft Dynamics AX Application Object Server (AOS) instances).
- Collect data from the environments that were discovered.
- Run rules on the collected data.
- Report rule violations on a dashboard.
- Provide reports.
Data is collected by using jobs that run on predefined schedules. The following diagram describes how System diagnostics and the locally-installed components interact. System diagnostic service
System diagnostics supports the following versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX:
- Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2
- Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack
- Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
- Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3
Before you can use the System diagnostics, you must complete the following tasks:
- Download and run the installer for the Diagnostic service.
- Run the Discovery wizard.
- Schedule or run data collection.
Getting started
The following topics explain how to install and use System diagnostics.


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Own an extremely rare and significant piece of aviation history that's truly one-of-a-kind! Two super-rare 'Skunk Works' (ADP) stamps!
Authentic large section of the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk 'stealth fighter' with numerous internal Skunkworks inspection stamps and part numbers and external black paint, combined with Ron Cole's original painting of this aircraft in action, in an 24x18-inch wall-hanging display. Signed and numbered 1 of 1.
The Nighthawk was the world's first operational 'stealth' aircraft, and was used in combat by the United States Air Force between 1989 and 2006. Only 59 were built.
This fragment was cut from a larger section of one of this aircraft's twin vertical stabilizers (see photos). These stabilizers were removed from the F-117A fleet several years ago, and were replaced by stabilizers of a composite design. All were subjected to the removal of their RAM (Radar Absorbing Material) coating, which was quite toxic and still Classified. This treated panel was obtained by Robb Hill, former Aviation Curator of the Veterans Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, before being acquired by Cole's Aircraft. The Skunk Works inspection stamps (ADP - Advanced Development Programs) cover the internals of this panel.
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Basingstoke Lib Dems Demand More Social Housing
Liberal Democrats believe in building quality homes for those on low and middle incomes. We need more affordable and more social housing.
At December's Council meeting, Cllrs John McKay and Ron Hussey challenged the Council and asked "Are we doing enough? Could we do more?"
The motion, demanding better on housing, gained unanimous support. A report will now be prepared to address questions such as:
- Are there new opportunities for this financially resilient council to build or invest in social and affordable housing?
- Are there further opportunities to generate revenue to support local services by investing directly or indirectly in house-building?
- Can we improve the match between housing stock and housing need?
Families must not be priced out of Basingstoke. As Basingstoke grows, we must deliver much needed social and affordable homes at low cost.


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Previously only available on Android, iOS users will now be able to download their TV shows and movies while on WiFi and data, to watch when their device is disconnected from the Internet.
RELATED: Netflix Vs ShowMax
This means that instead of always needing Internet connectivity to watch shows streamed from the ShowMax app, you can now download a set number of shows and movies, and watch them anytime you want, without the need for internet access.
ShowMax South Africa General Manager, John Kotsaftis explains that:
The internet connection is the challenge for many South Africans. Not everyone has fast internet access throughout the day or can afford to stream using a mobile connection. The beauty of this new download feature is that as long as you're connected at some point, perhaps using a public WiFi hotspot, at work, or a night-time mobile data bundle, then you can still use ShowMax to get shows and movies
A total of 25 movies and TV shows can be downloaded and stored at any given time, and you will be given 30 days to watch this downloaded content before it is automatically deleted off the device. You can however just re-download any content that gets deleted, as long as it is still part of the ShowMax library. There is also a 48 hour time limit to finish watching anything you started in your download list.
We don't subscribe to the one-size-fits-all mentality. South Africa isn't a carbon copy of the rest of the world – we don't have the same connectivity options as other countries and we don't necessarily want exactly the same content.We've gone out of our way to add features making ShowMax accessible to as many South Africans as possible. We introduced vouchers at major retailers so you don't need a credit card, and we've added downloads so you can still use ShowMax even if you don't have the best internet connection. It's all about giving local consumers what they need.
To take advantage of this feature on iOS, users will have to just update the ShowMax app to the latest version.


text: A few months ago I started another project together with my friend and allround stylist Anouk, named Petit Lou. Petit Lou is a kids fashion and lifestyle blog, created to spread inspiration. For this we shot an editorial in the woods of Lage Vuursche, with the beautiful models Liyanna and Julia. Make up and hair was done by Yvon Moll and the beautiful flowery hairpiece of Liyanna was created by V&V Bloemen en Wonen.


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June 2018 President's Message
Your hard-earned money should be working for you. So, we give you the best rates on loans for your auto or home.
As a credit union, we are fundamentally structured to fulfill this mission: profits go back to member/owners in the form of higher returns, lower loan rates, nominal or no fees, and innovative technologies to make "banking" more convenient and secure for everyone.
But unlike banks and other for-profit financial institutions, our board is made of unpaid volunteers who willingly devote their time and experience to serving the membership. Together with the VCCU staff and management, they use wisdom and sensibility to steer the organization, ensuring it remains the solid and financially sound credit union you have trusted for over 80+ years.
We know our members lead a busy lifestyle, especially in the summer months. We strive to improve convenience for our membership, so you can spend your time doing the things you like to do.
We are here for you, our member/owners.
Thank you for owning VCCU.
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Aerial Arts: Defense Discourses, Cartographic Critiques opens Friday, October 11th at Studio-X NYC.
As landscape architects, we have largely inherited the regionalist and realist use of aerial cartography, whether as McHarg-ian underlays or GIS and Google Earth rasters. Instead of dismissing those maps, this show excavates the original, cultural context of post-war aerial imagery, its forgotten geographies and distant debates.


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The existing editions for soloists with accompaniments on CD, are now available with an added alternative piano accompaniment providing pianists and soloists with the chance to perform these pieces together. The CDs immediately bring alive traditional music from around the world - in all its diversity. Full performances of the pieces are also provided and will be an inspiration to both soloists and pianists.
Intermediate level players.


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I hope you had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving time with your family. I know I did. I had a chance to play with the kids, do a little reading and writing, and enjoy the Christmas décor we managed to get into place the weekend before.
Speaking of reading, if there were ever a reason to read from Luther besides his theology, it would be because of his practiced handling of language. He sure has a way with words.
I recently read a small devotional portion from one of his sermons from 1532. In particular, he was dealing with the text of 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 in which Paul describes the resurrection at the Last Day:
"So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that was sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body."
Luther said a lot of things about this text. Still, there were two parts that peeked through to the forefront. The first was the following:
"If we stand firmly in (Christ) and do not waver, our righteousness is so great that all our sins, whatever their name and nature may be, are like a little spark, and our righteousness is like an ocean…"
Did you catch that? He just set forth a most splendid image of what it means to be counted righteous before God at the Last Day because of Jesus. Imagine the ability of a tiny spark to maintain its life let alone grow to become a fire while the entirety of an ocean's vastness is washing over it. That spark is anything and everything pertaining to your Sin. Covered in the ocean-sized righteousness of Christ, it doesn't stand a chance.
Simply wonderful.
The other portion that resonated with me was this:
"Further, our shame which we shall bury so ingloriously is covered with a glory that is called 'The Resurrection of Christ,' and with this it is so beautifully adorned that even the sun will blush when it sees it and the angels will never be able to turn their eyes away from it."
Wow. Even the sun will blush. Even the angels will be entranced, their attention held captive.
All of this matters to us as we come up and out of the Last Sunday of the Church Year in preparation for the holy season of Advent. Both of these have as their focus the return of our Lord in glory, but also the fulfillment of the promise that we, too, will see the resurrection of our bodies at the Last Day and will stand before the throne of Christ and behold him with eyes of flesh. Not with failing eyes, but rather with perfected and gloriously restored eyes. We will be united with our bodies that went into the ground, but in an instant, they will be changed and fashioned as unto the Lord's own body for all eternity. Luther says that the glory of this event and all who comprise it will be an astounding emittance, a shining of magnificence that outpaces the sun in its brightness. Even the angels will be amazed.
Again, wow. Can you imagine it? By the inspired Word of God through Saint Paul we know it's true. With Luther's skillful help, we can almost see it.
I pray that this wonderful Gospel brings you peace as you enter into a time in the new Church Year designed to remind you of your salvation while at the same time setting your heart in anticipation of the coming Lord, not only in Bethlehem, but at the Last Day. I pray that your anticipating heart is filled with a faith that stands firmly in Christ and the knowledge of His immense love. I pray that by that same love, you will be stilled to know by faith you have a place with Him in the glories of heaven when your last breath comes.


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Western New York's Largest Children's & Family Consignment Sales Event
Register to be a consignor and you can sell your items in front of thousands. We make it super easy for you to earn $$$ for your family!
Everything your family needs under one roof at 50-90% below retail! Every item goes through our specific check in process.
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Run an Empire Combines Running and Video-games
Video-games have a wide range of health and educational benefits. This new running app Run an Empire takes things a step further by combining a real time strategy game with running.
Players are awarded points in different real world zones by taking a run that includes these areas. The player with the most runs and points in a certain zone is crowned the champion of that area.
The strategy is extended by being able to upgrade your running crest and plan specific defence and attack techniques to help you conquer the map.
Run against some friends, a group at work or the whole world, Run an Empire looks like a great way to get fit and have fun for the whole family. What's more it's out first in the UK on iOS and later on Android.
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As members of the Blue Springs High School offensive line gather for a photo prior to practice Thursday evening at Peve Stadium, a voice from the back of the pack yells out, "The big uglies are getting their picture taken."
Upon hearing that comment, running back Aveion Bailey just smiles and shakes his head. To the man who has carried the bulk of the load in the backfield all season, they are anything but ugly.
"They're beautiful, they're my guys," said Bailey, who had 150 yards rushing in last Saturday's 34-14 Class 6 state semifinal win over Park Hill that advanced the Wildcats to Saturday's Show-Me Bowl state championship game in Springfield against Christian Brothers College High School of St. Louis.
"I love those guys and would do anything for them," Bailey added. "I'm nothing without them. Whenever I can I go over to them and thank them for a block, because I know how hard they're working. And I want them to know how hard I'm working.
"If they give me a seam, just give me an inch, I'm gone. And I owe it all to them."
Quarterback Chase Donohoe, who was an efficient 8 of 13 passing for 127 yards and a touchdown against Park Hill, agrees with Bailey.
"I have so much confidence in the line – running or passing. I know I'm going to get protection and our back is going to get a hole to run through," said Donohoe, who runs this high-octane offense with precision. "The guys up front have really stepped it up, especially the last seven or eight weeks. We have some young guys in the line and it took a while for them to bond, to come together as a unit. Now, I think they're the best offensive line in the state."
The line – junior right guard Jessup Leakey, junior left guard Jack Johnson, senior right tackle Daniel Parker, junior left tackle Conrad Rowley, senior right guard Kristian Frisbey, senior center Trenton Jordan and freshman left guard Beau Stephens – is made up of a diverse group of individuals who have their own unique personalities, which makes them so much fun for coach Joel Page to deal with on a daily basis.
They have helped the Wildcats out-gain their opponents 4,485 yards to 2,565 and average 208.6 yards rushing per game. They have given Donohoe time to complete 60.3 percent of his passes for 1,672 yards and 15 touchdowns. They have helped the Wildcats outscore their opponents 416-171, including 164-75 in the playoffs.
"I've never seen a group come together the last seven or eight weeks like this group," said Page, who has been working with the offensive line at Blue Springs the past three seasons. "They take so much pride in what they do, and their intensity level has really stepped up."
Rowley, a junior who ranks among the best tackles in school history, said there is a big reason for that.
"We have to be intense, because Coach Page is so intense – he's the best coach I've personally ever played for," Rowley said. "If we're out there goofing around – and we do goof around sometimes – he gets us back on track and keeps us focused.
"I love him, and every other guy on the team loves him, too. He keeps us fired up, and blocking for someone like Aveion makes our job special.
"I've known Aveion since we were little kids playing on the same team or against each other in little league ball, and all we ever talked about was winning a state championship at Blue Springs High School.
"He and I are juniors, and we want to win it this year for the seniors on the line – Daniel, Kristian and Trenton. The guys who are coming back know what this means to our seniors, and we're going to work hard to send them out the right way."
That means a lot to Parker, a two-way all-conference offensive and defensive lineman who was named a Buck Buchanan Award semifinalist on Tuesday, and Jordan, who stepped in at center when senior starter Jacob Keltner was injured in the Blue Springs South game.
"Winning is what it's all about," said Parker, an all-state offensive lineman last season who could earn all-state honors on both sides of the ball this season. "This group is so close, man; we do everything together. We're always going to someone's house for dinner or going out to eat at a local restaurant.
"We just can't get enough of each other – and that's what has made this season so much fun. Now, we have one game left, and a win Saturday makes all our dreams – those dreams we've been dreaming since we were little kids – come true."
Jordan said he felt no pressure when he stepped in for Keltner at center.
"It's the next man up, and I was the next man up," Jordan said. "You have to get ready to go in, to get the job done, at any time. My name was called and I was ready to go. We lost at state last year and we want to make sure that doesn't happen this year, and the O-line is going to do all we can to make sure we win on Saturday."
And a solid running game will make that a much easier task.
"We're going to open some holes for Aveion," Johnson said. "If we open a seam, he's going to get some yards because he's Aveion – he's the best. If we give him a big hole to run through, he's taking it to the house. And it feels so good when you're back there watching him get a 77-yard run. It lets you know you did your job."
Added Leakey: "It all starts up front with our line and we all take so much pride in what we do and what we have done this season. We're playing our best football right now – we're tougher and better than we were at the start of the season. We're a family, a band of brothers, and we're not going to let anyone down."


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LTAR: Get it NOW!!
Looks like there's quite the special on Amazon.com for the Lazer Tag Augmented Reality system! Thanks to a tip from AndrewH on the Yahoo! LTTO group, we've got a link to pick up a brand-new LTAR for under $15 USD! That's over 50% off of it's pricetag. If you've been curious about getting into Laser Tag, there's not a better price on this great system out there right now. Not sure how long the sale will last either, so don't wait around if you want to nab it at this price.
Remember, the LTAR can be used with or without the iOS Device, regardless of rumors and poor marketing of this ability. If you've missed it somehow, here's reviews by Tactical Tag of this blaster.
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Air Arms Galahad Walnut Regulated Classic from DAI Leisure
Air Arms Galahad Walnut Regulated Classic
Air Arms Galahad Walnut Regulated Classic is the latest rifle from British based airgun manufacturer Air Arms, and is a Sport Pup design which means the action is seated to the rear of the stock, which reduces overall length whilst still maintaining a full length barrel and cylinder for superb performance.
This variation of the rifle comes with a regulated action which means that the shot count is increased, as well as the shot to shot consistency which is very important when target shooting. The rifle is available in two lengths, carbine and rifle length, with either a Dovetail (9-11mm) or Picatinny (22mm) rail.
Features of the Galahad include a new cocking and loading system in the shape of a downwards operated side lever action, which reduces movement during cocking so you can hold your aim a lot better than before. This lever action operates the same 10 shot magazine as seen on the S410 and S510, and can be moved to either side for left and right handed shooters.
- Safety - Manual
- Trigger - Two stage adjustable weight & length
- Total Length - Carbine: 698 mm | Rifle: 798 mm
- Loading - 10-Shot magazine system
- Barrel Length - Carbine: 395 mm | Rifle: 493.5 mm
- Weight - Carbine: 3.6 kg | Rifle: 3.7 kg
- Maximum Power - 12 ft/lbs / 16j
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To apply for finance, simply add products to your basket over the value of £280. On the checkout page choose 'Apply For Finance' as you payment method. You will be transferred to the secure Omni Capital website, check the value of your order & select your deposit amount and finance terms then simply fill in the online finance application form. It only takes a few minutes to fill in and will give you an instant decision. You can sign the form digitally with no need to wait for paperwork to be sent out to you. Applications that are approved and have had the deposit paid by 1pm on a normal weekday will usually be despatched that day.
NOTICE: UK Gun Delivery & Collection
At DAI Leisure, we now offer a UK gun delivery service. With gun deliveries to your door on all guns across England and Wales and mail order deliveries on all other items.
Unfortunately, at the moment we cannot deliver directly in Scotland although we can transfer any gun to your local Registered Firearms Dealer (RFD).
As an Registered Firearms Dealer ourselves, we can deliver air rifles and air pistols direct to your door.
If you have any questions regarding our Gun Delivery Service, please do not hesitate to give us a call on 01384 265 151
'Collect at Store' - Pickup your order from our store free of charge.
'Deliver to RFD' - Posted to your local Registered Firearms Dealer (RFD) for £35.00.
This fee is based on RFD fee being £25.00. If you chosen RFD charges more, you maybe required to pay the difference when you collect your gun.
This includes RFD Transfer Fee. We pay this on your behalf.