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Hacienda Landscapes
Landscaping Services
Oxfordshire, UK
Logo, Website + Stationery
A creative and straightforward logo and website design, which focuses on depicting the showcasing the company's work process
Offering bespoke garden design and build services, Oxfordshire based Hacienda Landscapes helps you make the most out of your garden. The logo design illustrates a simple but creative combination of a spade attached with a tree. This logo design idea originated from the view that the company works to design and build your perfect garden and from that good things will flourish – a clear focus on work and final outcome. The colour pallet of white symbolises a clean and professional approach in conjunction with a contemporary feel, which is something that the company pride themselves on delivering for clients. The font portrays an architectural appearance, which represents the ethos of building something from nothing and ending up with a beautiful result.
In terms of the company website, a minimal, clean, and effective design was chosen as this allows users to easily digest all of the key information about the company. Being able to simply navigate through the website and see real images of previous successful jobs in addition to customer testimonials will ensure that potential customers will be reassured that they are dealing with a reputable professional.


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Classes / Activities
Yoga is a passion for bettering oneself, both physically, emotionally, and mentally. It allows us to train both our bodies and minds, to learn and to gain a better understanding of ourselves. To unlock our potential and use our energies to enjoy each and every day to the fullest.
Yoga is a great activity for you if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease. It gives you strength, flexibility, and mind-body awareness. You get the added benefit of a mind-body approach that can help you relax and energize
Tai chi is a noncompetitive martial art known for its defense techniques and its health benefits. It comprises of gentle physical exercise and stretching with mindfulness. It improves balance, fitness, and flexibility, and reduces pain and the symptoms of depression.
The student learns to fight against themselves; their own inner enemies, and defeat them, cultivating self-awareness, wisdom, self-confidence, health, and patience.
Tai Chi
Prenatal Yoga
Prenatal yoga is proven to reduces stress and anxiety and helps to improve sleep. Most importantly it helps the mother to relate and learn about her child before birth and is a proven means of helping to develop a healthy and loving relationship between child and mother.
Increase strength, flexibility, and endurance of the muscles needed for childbirth. Decrease lower back pain, nausea, headaches and shortness of breath.
Aerial yoga combines the benefits of flexibility, strength, and balance found in traditional yoga with the unique conditioning of aerial dance & play. A modern practice the discipline makes use of silk hammocks in which the participant learns to stretch and balance in ways that yield results rapidly whilst having fun and enjoying the sensation of suspended yoga.
This discipline is known for its benefits in decompressing the spine, increasing strength and flexibility, and bringing a greater awareness of the body.
Aerial Yoga
Yoga for Kids
By practicing yoga, children can learn how to use their bodies in a healthy way and feel part of a group in a healthy and non-competitive way, the true benefits of which are so meaningful and confidence-building that kids really learn to open up and enhance their flexibility and adaptability both physically and mentally.
They learn to manage stress through breathing, awareness, and meditation, build their concentration and increase their confidence and positive self-image.
Benefits include stress reduction and relaxation, triggering the body's natural healing abilities, better sleep, and improves and maintains health.
On a physical level, Reiki helps to relieve pain, migraines, arthritis, sciatica. It also helps with symptoms of asthma, chronic fatigue, menopausal symptoms, and insomnia.

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Some Marplan Warnings and PrecautionsSome Marplan warnings and precautions to be aware of include:
- Marplan should be used only after other treatments have failed. Anyone taking Marplan should be under close supervision of a healthcare provider.
- Marplan has several potentially lethal food and drug interactions. In order to take Marplan safely, you must commit to avoiding many foods and medications, including many non-prescription medications. Always check with your healthcare provider before taking any medications (see Marplan Drug Interactions and Marplan Food Interactions for more information).
- Marplan can cause a hypertensive crisis, which is a life-threatening increase in blood pressure. Because of this, you should not take Marplan if you have heart problems including heart disease, cerebrovascular disease (such as a history of a stroke, TIA, or any bleeding in the brain), or if you already have high blood pressure, since increases in blood pressure can be especially dangerous if you have these conditions. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have symptoms of a hypertensive crisis, such as:
o Feelings of a rapidly or forcefully beating heart (palpitations)o A sore or stiff necko Nausea or vomitingo Sweating, with a high fever (or sometimes with cold, clammy skin)o Sensitivity to lighto A rapid heart rate (tachycardia) or a low heart rate (bradycardia)o Chest pain or throat tightnesso Dilated (wide open) pupils.
- If you have frequent or severe headaches, Marplan may not be the best choice for you, as headaches are often the first symptom of a hypertensive crisis. If you have headaches often, you might not notice this warning sign.
- Antidepressants (including Marplan) may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior in children, teenagers, and adults (see Depression and Suicide for more information). Therefore, if you notice any changes in symptoms or develop new symptoms, talk to your healthcare provider immediately. Some of these symptoms may include anxiety, hostility, agitation, panic, restlessness, hallucinations, extreme hyperactivity, and suicidal thoughts or behavior (see Marplan and Suicide for more information).
- Before prescribing Marplan for depression, your healthcare provider should make sure that you do not have bipolar disorder (instead of depression). Sometimes, the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression are very similar, and Marplan can cause problems in people with bipolar disorder.
- Be sure to tell all your healthcare providers (including dentists and surgeons) that you are taking Marplan.
- In addition to causing dangerously high blood pressure, Marplan can also cause low blood pressure (hypotension). Let your healthcare provider know if you have symptoms of low blood pressure, such as lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting.
- There have been cases of people becoming dependent upon Marplan, especially when taking doses that are higher than recommended. Stopping Marplan suddenly can lead to withdrawal symptoms, especially after taking high doses of Marplan for a long time (see Marplan Withdrawal).
- For people taking Marplan, caution should be used when driving, operating heavy machinery, or performing other tasks that require concentration, especially when first starting Marplan or when switching dosages. This is because Marplan may affect a person's mental or physical ability to perform these tasks. Make sure to understand how Marplan affects you before performing any task that requires mental or physical concentration.
- Marplan may not be safe for use during pregnancy. Discuss the benefits and risks of using Marplan during pregnancy with your healthcare provider (see Marplan and Pregnancy for more information).
- It is not known if Marplan passes through breast milk. Therefore, if you are breastfeeding or plan to start breastfeeding, be sure to talk with your healthcare provider about what makes the most sense for your particular situation (see Marplan and Breastfeeding).
- It is recommended to stop taking Marplan at least 48 hours before certain radiology procedures (such as myelography), as Marplan should not be taken with certain contrast materials (dyes or other substances that help provider better images).
- Special care should be used when taking Marplan if you have a history of seizures, as Marplan can make seizures worse.
- The elderly appear to be more sensitive to Marplan, and certain Marplan side effects may be more dangerous in elderly people.
- Marplan can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in people taking diabetes medications. When starting Marplan or changing dosages, make sure to check your blood sugar levels more often.
- Talk to your healthcare provider before taking Marplan if you have hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) or take thyroid medication.
- Do not stop taking Marplan without first discussing it with your healthcare provider. Stopping the medicine abruptly may increase the risk for withdrawal symptoms (see Marplan Withdrawal).
Marplan Drug Information
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Every month (or more) I (or another codebearer) will post a short sermon if you will, that in the comments, we can discuss and debate. If we do debate I fully expect everyone to conduct themselves in a kind and respectful manner. You may not agree with them but I expect you to respect their opinion.
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Can some one check this out and post it here? I think its a good song about the way we should live as Christians.
Your a little strange, you now that right Ringwrath?
TFW they sing all your favorite worship songs on sunday morning;
It still feels weird, but anyways we're getting off topic, I think.
Because your right. ^-^
What is this strange feeling of people agreeing with me? It seems to be occurring more often and it's weird since it doesn't happen a lot irl. ( Irl stands for in real life)
I as well.
I agree with what Sarge said.
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Final Nightmare: Online Gaming And The Never-ending DDoS Threat
As much as online gaming literally involves fun and games, it's a serious industry. Ninety-one billion dollars in revenue in 2016 is pretty serious. It's an intensely competitive industry that


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My X100F long term review
stockografie posted a topic in Fujifilm X100F / X100T / X100S / X100 / X70Hi there, A lot of us are awaiting the new and upcoming Fujifilm X100V and yet our beloved gear is still more than adequate. After some two years I thought it might be time to write up my personal sight on the Fujifilm X100F. I do hope you enjoy the read and images. Have a wonderful day 🤗 https://stockografie.de/an-x100f-real-world-long-term-review/ Cheers Stockografie
Help defining travel gear
JMA posted a topic in General DiscussionWarning, long post… This is my background: When I travel, I always struggle selecting the gear I'll use on the trip. I try to keep it as simple/light possible to enjoy the trip (normally walk 6-10 hours a day) while being flexible enough to avoid missing shoots because of gear limitation. Also, I have a concern on safety in dangerous places or pickpockets, so I try to be as low key as possible too. Besides traveling, I do a lot of street photography but also wedding and social events (not as first income) so most of my gear is more an expense than investment. I'm very critical with gear results/quality, so I tend to avoid cheaper lens/bodies/accessories and high ISOs so tend to pick faster lenses. Unfortunately, my budget is not unlimited so I have to pick gear wisely. I'm mostly prime shooter and have 14, 23 F1.4, 35 f2 and 56. XT2, XT1 and X100s cameras I have 2 type of travel that I have this problem: Local Travel, Small Towns/Villages, Hiking. I try to travel very light and shoot documentary, portraits, with some landscape. With X100s I miss a lot of wide shots, specially on interiors, close-ups (do not like the lack of sharpness at f2-f4 of x100s here) and tele shots. With the XTs I have to carry at least 3 lenses to cover what I normally shot and end up changing lenses a lot. Should I go with a zoom instead? Guided Tours or Photo Expeditions to tourist or exotic locations Big/long trips that you go once in your lifetime where photo opportunities are too varied within the trip and between trips, like the north/south pole, Africa, jungles or rainforests or cultural like Europe or Asia. Here I shot everything (photo or video) I face and struggle the most to plan if I need a telephoto or a wide angle or zooms or WR lenses or tripod or monopod…. I only went to Europe with XT and 14,23,35 and while weight was not an issue I changed lenses too much and was not enjoyable. For places where wildlife is the main attraction I'm doomed with my longest lens being the 56. I plan to travel more, so I want to hear your recommendations not only on lenses, but also on bodies, accessories, filters, bags etc. as I may change (sell) or add gear based on your recommendations. I greatly appreciate your help in advance Happy Holidays
Stolen FujiFilm XT-2 + Lenses (Rotterdam, Netherlands) PLEASE HELP!!!
Reciprocity Images posted a topic in General DiscussionHi fellow Fuji shooters… Yesterday morning (September 15) my camera bag with my entire kit was stolen from the Grote Markt outside of the Markthal in Rotterdam. My brand new Fujifilm X-T2 and five Fujinon XF lenses, Lee filters, etc were inside of a LowPro Event Messenger bag. All of my gear gone in a flash, not to mention all of the photos on my SD cards from four long days of work! I am devastated and heartbroken! I am really crushed and do not know what I can do. I know it is really a long shot, but I have to write anyway. I am simply trying to get the word out to as many people as possible. If you could possibly keep an eye out in case you see or hear about anything, and pass along word to anyone else you can think of, especially anyone in the Netherlands/Rotterdam, other Fuji X shooters, camera clubs, keep an eye on classified listings for anything suspicious… I would be very grateful for any small help you might be able to offer. In case you might see anyone trying to sell an unboxed Fuji X-T2 or Fuji lenses near Rotterdam in the next days or weeks. I want to ask you to please try and get any information that is possible and either contact me or else the Rotterdam Police directly. I have the serial numbers available for all items, and can describe exactly what was inside of the bag. Very generous reward and no questions asked if returned to me… Met vriendelijke groet, Jason Langley
XF 35mm F2 LENS REVIEWS HERE
Biggles71 posted a topic in Fujifilm X Mount LensesShot the brand-new 35mm f2 lens over the last two weeks. What a great little lens! Fell in love at first sight... My review can be found here: http://bjornmoerman.blogspot.ae/2015/10/first-look-fujifilm-xf35mm-f2-r-wr.html Happy to answer questions here or on the blog above! BJORN
Should I sell the XF 18mm and XF 27th for the XF 50-140mm lens?
paulhphotography posted a topic in Fujifilm X Mount LensesHi everyone, I'm looking to become a wedding photographer full-time. I had my first wedding in July of this year, which went really well. I mainly used the XT1 and XPro-1 on the day as I was having problems with my Canon at the time. In the end I sold my Canon gear and have never looked back. I'm thinking of selling the XF 18mm and XF 27mm, so I can put the money towards the XF 50-140mm. Would this be a wise decision? This would be my first zoom lens on the X system as I mainly use primes. The OIS looks really appealing to me especially under low light conditions. Would any of you recommend this lens? Kind regards, Paul


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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's largest steel company, Metinvest, said on Friday one worker had been killed and two wounded after its Avdiyivka coke plant in east Ukraine was hit by heavy shelling, damaging the factory's equipment and transport infrastructure.
Avdiyivka, one of the largest coke plants in Europe, is on territory controlled by government forces, but it lies close to the frontline and the Ukrainian military have accused separatists of attacks there since the ceasefire came into force in February.
"This was the heaviest shelling since the declaration of the ceasefire," Metinvest said in a statement on Friday.
As a result of Thursday's attack the plant is not able to ship out finished products or receive supplies of raw materials and production has fallen, it said.
Avdiyivka produces 40 percent of Ukraine's coke and any production outages or supply issues will threaten output at the country's steel plants, including two of the largest, which are in Mariupol, a strategic port city in the south-east.
In March, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused separatists of trying to destabilize Mariupol, where Russian and Ukrainian sympathizers live side by side, by disrupting supplies to its steel plants from Avdiyivka, around 100 km (70 miles) to the north.
Metinvest did not say how much production had fallen in total due to the latest attack or when output could be restored.
"Due to the destruction of the mechanical repair shop carrying out reconstruction work is extremely difficult," it said.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Richard Balmforth; Editing by Richard Balmforth)


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And to get right to the point… Let's look at the GPU performance.
While the Radeon HD 5450 has the same number of shader processors as the E-350 (80), they run faster and it has a dedicated 1.6GHz memory bus to feed it. The E-350 has to share memory bandwidth between the two Bobcat cores and the 80 SPs, severely limiting its performance potential.
Exactly what I've been saying all along: Even if you use a GPU of the exact same specs as a discrete card, it's not going to be as fast, because of the shared memory bottlenecking the GPU.
Even in completely GPU-limited situations, it still doesn't perform like a discrete card:
Compared to the Radeon HD 5450 the 6310 offers between 66 – 69% of its performance in our GPU bound tests. The performance reduction is entirely due to the 6310's limited memory bandwidth being shared with the dual Bobcat cores on-die.
This is just a low-end Fusion chip, but the differences between high-end Fusion and discrete cards will only be larger, as the shared memory will only become more of a bottleneck compared to the discrete cards.
So although this is nice for a low-end desktop or notebook chip, people who thought they were going to get the performance of midrange discrete GPUs will be disappointed.


text: 20.Jan.2008 We celebrated Babin Den (the Midwife's Day) for the second time in Toronto, at the St. Dimitar Church. Mrs. Kina Valcheva was the sweetest 'baba' one can imagine. We washed her hands, and she sprinkled us with water for health, fed each one of us with bread and honey for sweet life, and wished the future mothers to have lots of children. Two pregnant ladies kicked the little pale to try and see what children they would have. After the custom had been fully recreated, we upheld the tradition with a good meal and dances.


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It's part of our history and humanity and something we all think we could be better at. And it can make people feel wonderful, including ourselves.
The RedBalloon founder & Shark Tank "Shark" gives a moving, personal and emotional journey into her experiences with this subject. Naomi ends by putting forward a simple challenge that's very appropriate to the season.
Give yourself a quiet moment to appreciate this, make yourself a cuppa – and enjoy.
In May 2018, Naomi Simson is a headline speaker
at The National Achievers Congress
Which returns to Brisbane for the first time in 6 years
Led by the World's #1 Life & Business Strategist, Tony Robbins – NAC is a two-day program of home grown & international innovators & achievers who'll share the principles, skills & psychology needed for entrepreneurial success.
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In the recent period, we have been talking more and more about the potential of online auctioning (to find out more about the nature of online auction houses, read our article Online Auction Houses – A New Paradigm). In this day and age, a more and more relevant factor in the charitable discourses concerning contemporary art can be seen in pop-up online auctions organized by cultural institutions and/or charitable organizations. Luckily, there is more space for the expression of good-heartedness of street and urban art. If you are a person who appreciates contemporary art and want to help those who need it most, don't miss the upcoming online auction in November…
The Rainforest Foundation UK is devoted to a cause which focuses on the communities dependent on forest, those which cannot articulate sufficient energy to defend the space they consider a home, a space faced with forest destruction and resource exploitation. The tactics which RFUK employ in their mission to help forest communities have both local and global levels. Locally, the foundation helps in the field of gaining land rights and, on the other hand, globally, aims to influence the transformation of national and international law systems in order to protect rainforests and their inhabitants. Thus, the mission of RFUK spans on the fields of human rights, as well as environmental protection. The foundation stands in the space which divides the interests of heavy industries, on the one hand, and the land rights of the inhabitants of the rainforest space of life. The Rainforest Foundation UK has an interesting project in store for the art loving public and people of good will, which will manifest itself in the coming days in the form of an online art auction.
The artists of the fields of street art and contemporary art will participate in a project of The Rainforest Foundation UK. The 12 Days of Christmas is a unique opportunity for collectors, art enthusiasts and people of good will to acquire one out of 25 available artworks by talented artists from around the globe. The total number of 25 artists have contributed to the upcoming annual public auction with various kinds of art pieces, such as prints, canvases and other. All of the pieces are contributed and signed by artists themselves. The auction will go live on November 12th and last until November 23rd 2014, and accessible via www.ebay.co.uk/12days. The symbolism of the number 25 coincides with the 25 years of rainforest protection. In addition to artwork, the auction will feature hand-drawn and signed Christmas cards from celebrities such as Ricky Gervais, Stephen Fry and Sir Ian McKellen...
Included in the auction are works of the following artists: Adam Batchelor, Ben Allen, Chapman Brothers, Charlie Anderson, Dave White, Dot Dot Dot, Eelus, Gaia, Hutch, Justine Smith, Kid Acne, Magnus Gjeon, Mark Hooley, Martin Whatson, Mr Purnam, My Dog Sighs, Patrick Thomas, Pure Evil, Rob Wass, Rowdy, Ryan Callanan (aka RYCA), Saner, Tracey Emin, Trafford Parsons and TRXTR.
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As Trump racked up Electoral College votes, searches about moving to Canada spiked
Briefly overwhelmed by traffic from the US, the Canadian immigration website was also down last night.
As it became clear over the course of the evening last night that Donald Trump was on track to become the 45th US president, searches related to moving to Canada spiked. These included a variety of search queries like "I want to move to Canada" and "Move to Canada."
These majority of these types of queries were coming from blue states that had gone for Clinton, though there were some red states represented on the list as well.
Other queries that Google was seeing from some of these same people included "how to impeach a president," "how did Trump win" and "how to move to Sweden."
Simultaneously, the Canadian immigration website went down, overwhelmed by traffic from despondent Americans seeking to learn more about moving north. The site is now back up if you'd like to learn more.
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One of the disks on my isci(4) controller is going bad, and sometimes hangs and times out on the controller.
When this happens, and the controller goes to remove the device, it panics the system.
I wasn't able to use the debugger prompt because I had to reset the IPMI interface to get it to let me connect, so lost the USB keyboard.
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Build A Better Beach Body
Summer vacations are just around the corner, and many of us will be heading to the shore before you know it. I don't know about everyone else, but this time of year always hits me with a mix of excitement and panic. The good news is that we can all breathe a sigh of relief because there is still time to get beach ready. When it comes to building a great beach body, it's all about looking and feeling confident out there. Below are my top five tips for rocking it out on the sand this summer.
Keep it Moving
Whatever you do, stay active. While any effort is a good effort, the key to slimming down quickly is to combine high intensity interval training with total body strength workouts. By completing workouts like this total-body tabata, you can burn more fat and build more muscle in less time.
Stay on Track
It can be easy to lose motivation, but hang in there. To hold yourself accountable, try to plan or track all of your activity on a printable workout tracker. Seeing it all down in black and white can be a great way to monitor your progress along the way.
Sleep it Off
Never underestimate the power of a good night's sleep. Your body needs rest to recoup and recover after each workout, so make sure you are forming good habits for quality shut eye. When you're tired, you're also more likely to make poor choices when it comes to food and fitness.
Beat the Bloat
As cliché as it sounds, you really can't out train a bad diet. One of the simplest ways to feel great in your bikini is to limit bloating by making sure you are eating well and drinking enough water every single day.
For tips on what to eat and what to avoid, check out these dietician-approved ways to beat bloat.
Rock your Suit
When it all comes down to it, you need to love your swimsuit. An ill-fitting bikini can make even the most confident beachgoer want to cover up. It is worth all of the effort it takes to find the perfect swimsuit for your shape, style, and comfort level. The hunt is on!


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Digitizing Banking Back Offices with Low Code Platforms
Banks today operate between two distinct worlds of back-office and front-office operations. Yet, most banks focus on optimizing the front-end customer experience. Oftentimes, this creates even more back-office manual processes.
On average, retail banks today have between 300 and 800 back-office processes to manage and monitor. These processes leave the back-office staff to deal with redundant tasks, excessive manual processing, and slow response times. This is why digitizing back-office processes have the most potential on making monumental impact to the business.
Download Digitizing Banking Back Offices with Low Code Platforms and learn how easily you can digitize back-office processes in weeks with low-code platforms like TrackVia. TrackVia helps banks improve operations, customer experience, as well as data quality and accessibility.


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By Tori Mason
February 25, 2016
Governor Sam Brownback's news conference comes just a day after presidential candidate Bernie Sanders criticized the governor, saying Brownback: "beats up on the poor."
The governor responded with statistics from a report by the Foundation for Government Accountability — which he says show his welfare reform to be successful.
Since reinstating the work requirement in 2013, more than half of those Kansans required to work in order to remain eligible for food stamps were employed within one year.
The work requirement only applies to able-bodied, childless Kansans receiving welfare benefits. Brownback says these reforms have led to more employment and increased incomes.
"The objective here is to help get people out of poverty. We're saying you can still get the program, but you have to apply for work and take job training if you're able-bodied without dependents. We're at 3.9 percent unemployment rate, we have a record number of Kansans working, we've got good job growth taking place and opportunities moving forward," said Governor Brownback.
Sanders isn't the only one who disapproves of Brownback's welfare agenda. Kansas Action for Children disagrees with the governor's assessment — saying a majority of Kansans served by the safety net are children.
President and CEO Shannon Cotsoradis said, "Kansas adults are leaving public assistance programs because they are not able to find enough work and earn too little."
She says the policy changes do not promote self-sufficiency, but only force some of the state's poorest Kansans to go hungry.


text: Get to see a different side to Guadalajara, the Pearl of the West in this romantic evening excursion that includes a walking tour and dinner. After being picked up at your hotel at 8pm, we will take you directly to the Plaza de la Liberacion in downtown Guadalajara where you will be able to witness the very moving ceremony of the lowering of the Flag. The respect and love of Mexicans for for their flag is reflected in this 20 minute ceremony in which the flag is lowered slowly from the pole, with all the honours, and stored away for the night in the Government Palace. From here you will go for a pleasant guided stroll in the environs of the Plaza Tapatia, in the heart of the city, admiring the beautiful Colonial and Independence buildings and mingling with the locals as they go on their evening paseo. Then you will go to a romantic local restaurant for a three-course candlelit dinner with beer, wine and margaritas. After dinner you will go for a drive around the brightly-lit streets before you are dropped off at your hotel at around 12am. Languages English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Redeem informationVoucher type: PrintedPrinted Voucher. Print and bring the voucher to enjoy the activity.LocationStarting point: Pick-up from hotels in Guadalajara.End point: Same as starting pointScheduleOpening dates20:00 - 23:59Duration: 4 HoursGuiding optionsGuiding type: Guide


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Rachel and Joe walk with the cows, with Rachel telling Joe how much she'll miss it after she moves to Leeds. She also says she needs a desk. Their talk is interrupted when they find a dead cow. Elsa talks with Nick over the phone, as he and Kathy are still with their ill grandmother. She wishes him a happy birthday and chooses not to tell him about the catalog she got in the mail. Kim reads Frank an account of Sarah's and Jack's protest at the council meeting for the holiday village, and Charlie's insults to Frank. Chris teases him. Seth pops up at the nursery to say he and Smokey are prepared for Archie's challenge - Smokey will run to the Woolpack with a basket in his mouth, Archie will put a pint in the basket, Smokey will go back to Seth; the winner gets £5. Joe calls to pay for the cow to be taken away, leading to an argument with Jack about the future of farming and the Tates and their holiday village. Rachel is caught in the middle. Elsa convinces Elizabeth to buy from her catalog, so she can get the commission. Joe, Sarah and Jack continue to bicker about the farming way of life, with Joe's full support of Frank's plan unnerving Jack. Frank gets a call from Elsa that Nick will be back within a few days - Chris tries to fish to find out when Kathy will be back. Archie and Seth talk with Alan about the bet before leaving him to talk to Eric. Kim and Frank respond unexpectedly to Charlie's blackmail attempts - Kim agrees to what he wants and asks him to leave for a half-hour. Eric tells Joe he has some desks suitably priced for a gift to Rachel. Eric's village biography annoys Joe and Alan. Frank is shocked and thrilled at what Kim has in mind as she asks him to open Aindow's briefcase. Elsa tries to persuade Rachel to buy a VCR, and shares that she's bought one for Nick as a birthday gift, insisting it will save them money in the long run. Charlie returns to Home Farm for his briefcase, opening it when he gets back to his car - Kim and Frank watch and laugh as instead of money he finds muck from the stables. While Michael and Joe bring the desk into the farm, Joe apologizes to Michael for the way they treated him over his job. Seth sends Smokey to the Woolpack. Michael recognises the desk as being from Bill Whiteley's farm. Joe hopes Rachel won't recognize it. She arrives soon after and is thrilled with the desk. As Sarah and Jack make their way into the Woolpack, they talk with Archie about his bet. Alan is on the phone with Henry, annoyed that Henry won't come into work. Sarah turns down his attempt to get her to help. Rachel and Michael watch the dead cow get taken away; Rachel is disgusted, but Michael says he may have to work that type of job. Alan shows Jack and Sarah the biography, and complains about his not being able to drink alcohol due to his diet. On the way to the Woolpack, Smokey is distracted by another dog. Jack and Sarah laugh over Eric's purple prose about Kim. They tease Eric over his description of the farm when he arrives. Alan shuts down Eric's attempts to talk further. Seth looks for Smokey. Chris stops by Demdyke to talk to Elsa about Kathy. Seth offers a double or nothing bet with Archie as he can't find Smokey. Elsa pushes Chris' buttons about Kathy, finally taunting him that Kathy won't be back because she's found love with Tony Charlton.
Regular cast
- Joe Sugden - Frazer Hines
- Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
- Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
- Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
- Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
- Frank Tate - Norman Bowler
- Kim Tate - Claire King
- Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
- Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
- Sarah Connolly - Madeleine Howard
- Archie Brooks - Tony Pitts
- Elsa Feldmann - Naomi Lewis
- Elizabeth Feldmann - Kate Dove
- Michael Feldmann - Matthew Vaughan
- Charlie Aindow - David Fleeshman
- Alice Bates - Kimberly Hewitt (uncredited)
Guest cast
- Emmerdale Farm - Field, farmhouse kitchen, cottage and yard
- 3 Demdyke Row - Living room
- Home Farm - Kitchen, sitting room/office, grounds and nursery flat
- Allotment
- Victoria Cottage - Downstairs rooms
- The Woolpack - Public bar and outdoor seating area
- Fish & Game Farm
- Unknown roads
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9 WWE Divas Who Had Nudes Leaked
Victoria has been hacked at least twice and there is no shortage of her pics floating around the internet. Not only are there pics but there are at least two videos of her in action as well. She is another that hasn't made any comments yet on the hacks and once again, there really isn't anything that she can say other than to verify they are indeed her. There are enough of them out there to see that it is clearly her without a doubt.


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Wellmo pursues bigger vision for healthtech
Finnish health technology startup Wellmo was born out of two ex-Nokian's passion for health and wellbeing. They have created a mobile platform to help companies improve the wellbeing of their employees.
Some 10 years ago Jaakko Olkkonen was feeling the toll of a busy career. A sabbatical from his work at Finnish technology giant Nokia helped him improve his lifestyle and lose weight. Now, he wants to help others to lead healthier lives by making employee wellness programmes more personal.
"About three-quarters of people already have some kind of personal wellness goals. But many feel that corporate wellness programmes aren't for them because its focus might differ from their own goals", says Olkkonen, co-founder and CEO of Wellmo, who previously lead Nokia's wellness business. "We help employers to engage these people by asking them what are their own goals and how the wellness programme coaches can help in achieving that. "
In short, Wellmo is a cloud-based platform and mobile app for running employee wellness programmes. Health-focused corporate service providers, such as occupational health and coaching, can use Wellmo to offer companies bespoke campaigns, personal coaching and surveys.
The Wellmo platform consists of three parts: tools for service providers to run wellness programmes, a mobile app for employees to track their wellbeing and aggregation of health tracking data from existing apps and devices.
Instead of offering yet another health tracker, Wellmo mobile app can gather data from over 30 wearables including Fitbit, Beddit, Garmin and Withings. This means Wellmo's approach enables employees to use their prefered products as part of their corporate wellness programme.
Employees can then use the data gathered through the Wellmo mobile app to set goals and chart their own progress while their wellness programme coaches can monitor the data and help them reach their goals.
"Basically employers can cost-efficiently offer all of their staff a personal coach", explains Olkkonen.
For the employer Wellmo provides an overview of the well being of its staff and their measurable results in real time. The benefits of this can be significant with the company citing a recent article in the Harvard Business Review which claims the return on investment for comprehensive well-run employee wellness programmes can be as high as six to one.
All stems from Nokia
Wellmo was born when Nokia's own mobile wellness business was discontinued in 2012. Olkkonen and his colleague Sampo Niskanen left the company, licensed its 'Mobile Wellness Diary' technology and founded their own company later that year.
For Wellmo, which now has 13 employees in its Helsinki-based headquarters, it was an easy choice to approach wellbeing from a service provider – rather than consumer – point of view.
"We wanted to focus on the second phase of wellness technology where, instead of consumer products, these technologies will move onto a larger scale in different services," says Olkkonen. "Measuring your own blood pressure is useful, but you will benefit much more when a health professional can use that data to provide a personalised service."
The start has been promising. While Wellmo was only officially launched in November 2014 it already has clients in Scandinavia, Benelux and the United Arab Emirates. For the time being the company's target markets are Europe and the Middle East, with Olkkonen noting that the latter's wellness culture is still in its infancy.
Wellmo also has long term plans to move into public health care. The company believes that in the future wellness technologies will be more widely adopted also in the public sector and a service like Wellmo could be used as a preemptive method to monitor and improve health and potentially save millions in health care expenses.
"Even though people still have a lot to improve in their lifestyles, there is a lot of drive to do so," Olkkonen concludes. "But they will need professional help to reach their goals and we can help with that. Technology has already changed many areas in our lives and it will also change how we manage and develop our wellbeing."
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Everyone needs an engaging headshot in today's high-demand social, and digital world. Matty Headshot Parties are designed specifically with you and all social platforms in mind. The event produces a stunning set of versatile images to use for your various professional and personal endeavors, all while relaxing in a social environment with like-minded professionals. Bring the whole office, a friend, or just yourself.
What happens at these events?
Headshots, for one. We will have 3 separate looks that we quickly run through, with each person taking less that 5 minutes. This will provide you with a number of completely different headshots which will give your branding (either personal or business) a refreshing new look. We'll be serving everyone a free drink (with additional drinks available), so you can enjoy the studio and the company of other awesome people like yourself.
What kind of photos will be created?
Combining our years of experience photographing headshots, along with a solid understanding of current photo use needs (linkedin, social media, websites, business cards, etc), we have come up with a great set of looks, providing a flexible photo set to meet all those needs. So, no matter which website or profile asks for a photo, you'll have a versatile set to pick from to find the perfect fit for each need. And of course, they'll have that signature Matty touch.
What Should I Wear?
Great question, I like where your head's at. There is no right or wrong answer here. Style of clothing should fall in line with your true personal style, profession, and/or the job you're looking at attaining. For some, that'll be a business suit, others more casual, it's your call. They are your headshots, afterall. You are welcome to wear something that can be quickly modified between looks, but in effort to keep the shoots moving along, complete clothing changes between shots will not be possible. So, a biz jacket, jacket/sweater, scarfs, ties, and other accessories that can be quickly pulled on/off are great options to quickly modify your look. And just a heads up, one of the looks will be an all white background, so wearing a really bright white or yellow will provide poor contrast between you and the background, so you should have a jacket/sweater to wear at least for that look.
How Will I Get The Photos?
We will be emailing all of our participants a couple days after the event with view/download access to the photos. Please ensure all of your info is correct when registering to prevent any hiccups with receiving our very helpful pre-event content, along with photo access information.
How Long Is The Event?
We have the event penciled in for a 3-hour window, but by no means do you need to arrive at the beginning or stay until the end. The events were built to be super breezey and fun. If you want, you can hop in, get your photos taken and bounce. We recommend anyone who is in a hurry to arrive as early as possible, as we will have a check-in system so people are not having to stand in any kind of line, and can enjoy the space and company of others while keeping their place.
Bring Biz Cards!
An awesome added value to these professional headshot events is that they are automatic networking events. No, there will not be any cheesy, forced activities planned or name tags to be worn, but you never know where conversations will go with people you meet here and the connections that will be made.
Can I Bring My Friends?
Of course! This is a great opportunity for all professionals, your friends, and co-workers to attend and level-up their photo game. And aren't all occassions more fun with friends?!
Help, The Event Is Full!
We have enabled a waiting list, so we recommend that you hop on that if the event bus is packed. If someone needs to cancel their RSVP, the first people who register for the waiting list will be automatically notified and sent registration access. And, of course, there will be many future headshot events to attend to get your set of Matty images.
Private Headshot Parties
We offer the option for groups of people and businesses to schedule private headshot parties for the days and times that works best for them. This is a great opportunity to create a team building experience while getting a suite of photos of the entire staff that look exactly the same! Imagine the website getting refreshed with impressive uniformity, which can flow all the way to new business cards with all of the staffs faces. With private parties, we also provide the option to customize the set of 3 looks to best fit your branding style, and can even work with you ahead of time and provide recommendations based off of expected branding plans and photo usage. We also provide the option to bring the party to you – as long as the venue can accommodate our setups! Contact us for questions on group size, pricing, and scheduling.
ADDITIONAL FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
It's always a good idea, and If you appear under the age of 30, we will require to see ID apon serving alcohol.
What are my parking options for the event?
There is usually never a problem finding street-side parking very close to the studio. Please pay attention to the signs where you park, as well as the time. Most downtown parking is metered - if it is earlier than 6pm, you need to buy a parking ticket at the nearest curb-side station. You WILL get a citation from Tacoma parking enforcement if you do not adhere to the signage.
What can I bring into the event?
Bring your fun self, in the wardrobe you desire to be photographed, and a fist full of biz cards to hand out.
What's the refund policy?
We have a 7-day refund policy - meaning we will refund any purchases if cancelled prior to the 7 days leading to the event registered for. If you registered within the 7-day window leading up to the event you are attending, we cannot issue a refund.


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Typing Programs
You're reading this book either because you want to learn to program or because somebody is reading your copy of People magazine. In any case, to write QBasic programs, you have to learn to use QBasic's editor. This section teaches you just that.
To start a new program, you must have an empty edit window. To open one, select the New entry of the File menu; this opens an empty window named Untitled. It is into this window that you'll type the commands that make up your QBasic program. Before typing a new program, however, you should give the empty window an appropriate name. (Names like Adrian, Samantha, and Guido the Man are out.) To name your program, first select the Save As item of the File menu. You'll then see a dialog box similar to the one in Figure 3.5.
Figure 3.5 The Save As dialog box.
When the Save As dialog box appears, type the filename PROG1.BAS into the File Name edit box. Then press Enter on your keyboard or click the dialog's OK button with your mouse. When you do, the name of the window changes to PROG1.BAS.
Point of Interest
All your BASIC programs should use the file extension .BAS (short for BASICget it?) because that's the extension QBasic expects programs to have. Moreover, that's the extension used by other programmers.
Now that you have a newly named program window, you can type your program. Type the word cls (note the lowercase) and press Enter. What happened? If you typed the letters correctly, QBasic changed them from lowercase to uppercase. This is because CLS is a QBasic keyword, a word that is part of the QBasic language. (For those who are curious, CLS is the command to clear the screen.) Whenever QBasic recognizes a keyword, it automatically makes it all capital letters.
Programmer Lingo
A keyword is a word that is part of a programming language. Keywords, also known as reserved words, cannot be used as anything else in a program.
Now type the following text line exactly as it is shown herebe sure you include all punctuation (and the misspelled words!):
input Whatis yourr name"; Name$
When you press Enter, you see the dialog box in Figure 3.6.
This is a syntax error dialog boxQBasic's way of telling you that you're not as smart as you think you are. Just as with human languages such as English, computer languages have rules that dictate how sentences (or, in this case, commands) must be constructed. In the line you just typed, you didn't follow the rules, so QBasic complained.
To fix the line so that QBasic can understand it, you must add a quotation mark immediately before the word "What":
Press Enter to get rid of the syntax error dialog box.
Use the left-arrow key to move the flashing text cursor under the letter W in the word "What."
Type a quotation mark (") and press the down-arrow key to move from the line.
Figure 3.6 QBasic showing a syntax error.
Now QBasic recognizes the command. In addition, it changed the word "input" to all capital letters because INPUT, like CLS, is a QBasic keyword. However, just because QBasic can now make sense of the line doesn't mean the line is correct. It only means that the line follows QBasic's syntax rules. You still have two misspelled words: "Whatis" and "yourr."
QBasic's text editor enables you to correct typing mistakes easily. First, use the arrow keys to position the flashing text cursor under the space between the words "yourr" and "name." Now press the Backspace key. Presto! The extra letter vanishes, and the rest of the line moves to the left to fill in the space you deleted.
You still have a mistake in the line, though. There should be a space between the words "What" and "is." Luckily, you can add characters to a line as easily as you can delete them. Use the arrow keys to position the blinking text cursor under the "i" in the word "Whatis" and then press the spacebar. When you do, a space character appears at the text cursor's position, and the rest of the line moves to the right.
Finish typing the program by adding the following lines. Remember to type them exactly as they're shown. To indent the line that starts with the word PRINT, start by typing two spaces.
FOR X = 1 TO 200 PRINT Name$; " "; NEXT X
Your screen should now look like Figure 3.7.
Figure 3.7 QBasic and your new program.
Soon you'll run the program and see what it does. First, however, you should save your program to disk so that if anything goes wrong when you run it, you won't lose your work. (It's possible for a programming error to lock up your computer, forcing you to restart it. It's also possible for a programming error to infuriate you enough to throw your computer out the nearest window. In either case, you'll be glad you saved your program first.)
To save your program, select the Save item of the File menu. After you select this command, your program is safely stored on your disk under the name PROG1.BAS (or whatever you named the program).
To run the program, select the Start command from the Run menu or press Shift+F5. This program first asks you to enter your name. Type your name and press Enter. You should then see a screen similar to the one in Figure 3.8.
To get back to QBasic, press any keyas it says at the bottom of the screen.
Congratulations! You've just written and run your first QBasic program. Pat yourself on the back, go get a snack, and brag until everyone in your household is thoroughly annoyed.
Figure 3.8 Your running program.


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Diane Arbus (1923–1971) was an American photographer known for her intimate portraits of outsiders—tattooed, handicapped, and LGBT people, burlesque performers, dwarves, nudists.
Arbus was self-conscious of her privileged upbringing as the daughter of a successful New York department-store owner. A formative experience as a child was stumbling upon the inhabitants of a shanty town with her nanny. Going to a place where she had never been, seeing a different world, was something that she would repeat again and again, and document in her work. According to the book Emergency in Slow Motion by William Schultz, Arbus would adventure through New York City neighborhoods, seducing her subjects (up to, and including, sleeping with them), to get her revealing pictures.
Arbus killed herself in 1971 at 48. Her popularity in the fine-art world in the 1970s helped make critics take photography more seriously as an artform.


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Below are some recent additions to the Anniversary Art Auction catalog. More information about the auction can be found HERE. View the complete catalog HERE.
"Future Vitality", 2006, 20" x 62", Silver gelatin print, Diptych Edition 1 of 6. The artist exhibited in the museum's 2007 show featuring Indian art, "INDIA: New Installations, Part II"
LOT 50: Lonnie Graham, Print
"Adia, Goree Island, Senegal", n.d., 42" x 32", Digital print on paper.
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After a six-year hiatus, Swedish heavy metal band LION'S SHARE has just released a new lyric video, "Another Desire". This is the group's first new release since the "Dark Hours" album in 2009.
"The plan was always to release more LION'S SHARE material. And even though Lars [Chriss, guitar] and I live quite far apart, we have managed to squeeze in songwriting sessions here and there throughout the years," lead singer Nils Patrik Johansson reveals.
"I've been working full time as a producer/mixer for the last six years, and Patrik has released albums and toured with both CIVIL WAR and ASTRAL DOORS, so it's not like we've been out of the music business, even though LION'S SHARE as a band hasn't been very public," Chriss adds.
Both remark that they have always worked very well together, and at this point it feels the most natural to keep LION'S SHARE as a duo, with friends helping out wherever needed.
Well over twenty new LION'S SHARE songs are more or less written. About half of them are partly recorded as well, with original member Andy Loos handling the bass duties on the first batch of tracks. The plan is to release a couple of lyric videos — one by one — a couple of months apart, and to take it from there, depending on the response from fans.
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Becoming a smart company starts with a strong collaborative technology design and a road map that will enable you to create a smart workforce. One that is highly productive. At Xiera, we know how valuable your people are and their outputs are critical to the success of the business.
Therefore, creating a seamless, easy to use collaborative environment is key to maximizing their efficiency and efforts of your workforce. At Xiera, we will work with you to come up with the most cost-effective design and a road map to achieve these goals.
Our services include:
- Requirements Definition – establish the overall needs and requirements for your collaborative environment and smart workforce.
- Gap Analysis – establish the gap between the current and future state.
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Whether it is a simple single room installation or complex multi-technology, multi-location collaborative solution that you want delivered, you want a team of experts that can meet your needs, budget and timeline. With decades of experience, Xiera is the team for you.
We will work with you and other parties if necessary to deliver an end to end solution that meets (and exceeds) your collaborative and workforce goals. Our designs incorporate the latest technologies; Unified communications, audio visual, VoIP, audio/digital/web/video conferencing, proactive monitoring and analytics, delivered by us.
Our deployments ensure that the architecture, infrastructure and integrated environment is delivered across a multitude of technologies and locations. Whether your goals are small or large, our team delivers.
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We continually work with you to optimize and improve the overall performance your environment. We provide you with operational insights and analytics to eliminate risks and issues with a focus on the productivity of your workers and the success of your company.
Our services increase your productivity, grow utilization and adoption. At our core, is working with your business to reach its objectives for the smart workforce. Among the many features included in our comprehensives service is the on-going maintenance of systems and equipment to ensure expected uptimes are met. Allowing you to focus on growing your business.
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This week's Clean Energy Ministerial must send clear signal on the role renewables can play in raising climate action targets, writes Jennifer Morgan.
Jennifer Morgan is Executive Director of Greenpeace International.
Accepting the "titanic and beautiful task" of ending the use of fossil fuels, the new president of Costa Rica has shown the type of bold leadership needed to meet the threat of climate change.
Carlos Alvarado's commitment to make Costa Rica the world's first fossil fuel free country is the same type of ambition that energy ministers and business leaders must bring to the 9th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM9) in Copenhagen this week – the gathering of the world's biggest economies. It is this spirit that must drive us onward.
And where better than Europe's Nordic region to host this year's ministerial? It is here where the transition to 100 % renewable energy is already a serious proposition.
The Nordic region aims to be coal free by 2030 and fossil free or carbon neutral by mid century at the latest and the proportion of renewable energy here is already relatively high. CEM-host country Denmark set a world record last year by producing 43 % of its electricity from wind.
But the Nordics are far from perfect. The increased burning of biomass, for example, plays a key role in their energy plans, despite growing criticism by scientists. Both Norway and Denmark are also still making money from oil and gas extraction – with no end in sight.
It is equally unimpressive that the CEO of Statoil, Eldar Saetre, is one of the featured key speakers in this clean energy ministerial. Rather than move beyond oil, Norway's Statoil, which changed its name to Equinor last week, continues to seek new oil in frontier areas of the pristine Arctic and the Great Australian Bight in violation of the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
The company might have dropped the word oil from its name, but if they don't drop their high-risk plans to open new oil fields in pristine areas, it will be nothing but greenwashing. Leadership not hypocrisy is what's needed.
If this year's Clean Energy Ministerial is to truly make a difference, it must help ramp up countries' climate targets. It is critical that a clear signal emerges from the Danish capital this week regarding the role that clean energy can play in enabling stronger climate targets, as fundamental conclusions on this will be drawn at the first stocktake of the Paris Agreement this year.
We are, after all, living in an age of disruption. Technology innovations in solar, wind, electric vehicles and storage have been so rapid that the climate targets set just a few years ago for 2030 have become outdated because their underlying assumptions are no longer valid. Strengthening those targets is now both a political and economical necessity.
Across the EU, seven member states are already advocating a faster transition to clean energy, while leading Nordic businesses have likewise welcomed higher climate targets. This ambition must be carried forward at CEM this week.
In the transition to 100% renewables, corporates can take a lead role through their energy procurement policies. This is an area where Greenpeace has been quite vocal and I intend to share some of our insights at one of the CEM High-Level roundtables.
Renewables are swiftly becoming the cheapest form of power in many parts of the world and more than 200 influential companies have committed to sourcing 100% renewable electricity. When this drives new and additional capacity, the influence of individual company policies can be quite substantial, as some recent examples in the Nordics illustrate.
European aluminum producer Norsk Hydro said last November that it will buy a fixed volume of electricity for 19 years from the 650 MW Markbygden Ett wind farm, a project that will increase Swedish wind power capacity by more than 12%.
In Denmark, Apple, Facebook and Google are looking to establish new servers, with electricity demand increasing potentially up to 7 TWh in 2030. That equals 20% of the Danish electricity use in 2017 and should, of course, be met with the additional capacity financed by these companies.
Yet, on a global scale, corporate procurement is still in its infancy, and the untapped potential is enormous. To truly make a difference and lead the clean energy transition, corporate procurement needs to significantly scale up and broaden in geographic spread. That will require both increased commitments and shifts to more direct sourcing options by companies, as well as appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks by governments.
In this spirit, we are now challenging Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer, to scale up its renewable energy share from 1% to 100%, and for South Korea to enable that by opening its markets to allow corporates do direct purchasing of renewables from developers.
The urgency of the climate crisis means that those attending CEM must be prepared to think and act big. Corporations account for around two‐thirds of the world's end‐use of electricity, but how fast can they shift to 100% renewables? Who's the next country to reach that with corporates? Those that act fast enough will be truly showing titanic and beautiful leadership.


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We have been diligently working away on improving our platform, constantly making little changes here and there to make it better and easier for everyone to find the fashionable treasure they are looking for.
Today though, we are proud to release bigger improvements that will help you navigate the UW feed like a pro! We have also decided it is time to take one more step towards making second-hand fashion the norm. Check out what we have in store below.
- Our filtering system got a facelift!
- All our feeds are now merged into one
- Better categorize your items and sell faster
- Let's beat Fast Fashion for the whole family: welcome to Children's clothing
Our filtering system got a facelift!
You will see a few adjustments to the filtering system. Some filters were added, others clarified, and we improved their look. The main changes however include:
Replacing Gender by Department : From now on, you can filter on (or filter out) kids and baby clothes! Our platform is now open to these articles but you are still in control of what you want to see in your feed. So if you are a not interested in kids clothes, you won't see them.
- We have created 6 departments for you to choose from: Women, Men, Boys, Girls, Babies and Unisex.
- By default, your feed will be based on your profile (your gender, size, etc) and you can use the filters like before to target your search. Categories, subcategories and sizes have become even more dynamic and the proposed options will depend on what has already been selected.
- If you are interested in searching in a different department, for example looking for clothes for your little brother or sister, you will need to do so from the filters. You cannot search in 2 departments at the same time. Note also that changing department will reset the other filters (category, sizes, etc).
Expanding items sizes: Yes you read it right, we have improved and expanded our sizes. For example, you can now specify jeans length and waste size, input a belt size, and many more. These will be available to sellers when you add new items via our website or via the latest version of our mobile app, and to buyers through the filters. But do not worry, we have matched the old and new sizes in our system so buyers will still see new sizes if items were added with the old mobile app.
What else? We do have a couple more improvements:
- Because we wanted you to have all items at your fingertips, the former tabs (Discover, Outlet, Near you) are gone and you now see all items in one overview (see below)! You will then need to use the filters to only see items near you and/or those that have been placed in the Outlet.
- The filter selection page will still be accessible from the right hand side of your feed. Some filters are dependant on others (for example, you cannot select a subcategory without a category) but, like before, you don't need to set all the filters.
- Once you have set your filters, they will be visible on top of your feed, and can be changed at any time by clicking on them.
All our feeds are now merged into one
No need to switched from your Discover feed to the Outlet. We have removed the tabs and you can find the Outlet and Near you items in your regular feed. If you only want to see Outlet or Near you items, you can simply specify this in the filters!
The first time you select the Near you filter, you will be asked to set an address and a search range. This way, we can filter the items to those which are close by. We will also save the address you have put in so we can tag items near you even if you remove the filter.
Similarly with the Outlet: we will automatically tag items in your regular feed that were placed in the Outlet, but you can use the filter to see only these items. As a seller however, you will no longer be able to add item in the Outlet from your feed, you must do it from your wardrobe, or via the notification we sent you.
Better categorize your items and sell faster
We could not improve our filters and the feed, and not give a new look to the Add a product functionality! We have cleaned it up and run through the new departments, categories, subcategories, sizes, etc. The more precise the information about your items, the easier it is for buyers to search for them and therefore faster it is to sell.
The changes will be available via our website and the latest version of our mobile app. If you upgrade your app, you will be able to go back to your items and update the relevant information (for example, specifying sizes). If you decide not to upgrade your app yet, no problem, we have mapped the old and new filters so your items will still appear in searches.
Welcome to Children's clothing on United Wardrobe!
Yes, we have made it official, we are now open to kids and baby clothing and shoes on our platform! With this, we are therefore taking another step towards making second-hand fashion the norm for the whole family, by offering parents a safe environment to buy and sell their children's clothes and shoes (toys are still not allowed though).
If you are interested in knowing how to search and place children's items, we have jotted down some extra information for you here.
If not, don't worry! Our improved filtering system will make sure children items no longer pop up on your feed by mistake. Remember that your feed will show you items fit for yourself by default. However, if you are curious and would like to check out what's available for the younger ones, just switch to the Boys, Girls or Babies department with the filters. Note that you cannot search in 2 departments at the same time, so you will need to switch back to your own department afterwards. Also, changing department will reset the other filters (category, sizes, etc).
We truly believe that together we can make an impact on the environment and build a better future for the next generations.


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Actually, minimalist style is not an architectural style, but behind it, this style has the answer to the challenge of time that is getting 'the most out of something that is minimal'. It may be that this represents a minimal fund housing construction, or a lifestyle that is minimized. Often this style is used because of limited funds, but it becomes very interesting because with this limitation we can still follow the latest architectural fashion trends.
Check it, display homes house without excessive ornamentation, use of materials exposed material so impressed honest in appearance, is not excessive. When looking for supposing, as a young executive who wanted to go to the office, with elegant clothing that is not excessive, clean and practical. But because this is a fashion, then we still feel 'has part' of the mode of growth. For many, this is very fun (you might also like to follow the current fashion?)
The style is minimalist in essence is an answer to the situation triggered by the people who adopts minimalism in protest over the state of society who do not appreciate the natural resources with an all-out to exploit natural resources for things that are not necessary in everyday life . Minimalism movement is a movement 'back to basics' or return to simplicity, it is said of this movement arose in America that is a matter that can be considered positive from a movement of modern times.
For those of us who enjoy a modern lifestyle, this style could be an option to complement the style of our daily life. For example if the couple husband and wife in one house are both working, and accustomed to a lifestyle that is fast, simple and practical.
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Quick little ride out to see if the wiring of the dyno hub light worked, and it did :)
That SuperNova E3 PRO is still a fantastic light. I do really like the beam and the warmth/colour of the light. I have no problem with seeing what is ahead on the darkest of country lanes or the towpath next to the canal, and both under a tree cover.
You don't need the 500-1500+ lumen that other lights are throwing out, you need run time and often more time than they can provide, 1.5 hours on high. The 205 lumen the SuperNova E3 throw out is more than enough.
Reflectors, cat eyes and traffic signs, 100-200 metres ahead light up. I got the beam angled down, so about 4-5 metres ahead I got the centre of it, I will not miss a pothole. Right under me there is enough light to see (remember I got my legs out front on the recumbent) and further ahead I can easy see ducks and other wild life along with the path and road.
I think I got the beam spot on as no on come traffic flashed their high beams, the all switched to a low beam. All traffic that came from behind, slowed right down and gave me plenty of room when it was safe to pass. I got the SuperNova Tail Light and a random cheap'ish battery light – which is rather bright – high up on my seat, on blink.
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Ashley Greene Spills on Her High-Flying Pan Am Role [E! Online]
Fri, 11.18.11 | 11:38:06 am
Ashley gave E! the exclusive of the first details on her upcoming 'Pan Am' role!:
It's always nice to have a backup plan when you're one of the stars of a megafranchise that's about to end. For example: Breaking Dawn's Ashley Greene is headed to prime-time television.
Greene just booked a three-episode arc on ABC's Pan Am, but the details surrounding her role have been sparse. Until now.
Greene fills us in on the part, plus she reveals why she chose this as her first post-Twilight Saga gig…
"I think Pan Am to me, when I look at it and when I watch it, seems like a mix of movie and TV; it's not quite a film, it's not quite TV. And it's a really interesting thing, kind of along the lines of what HBO does," Greene says. "I think it's just very beautifully and well shot. And it's in the 1960s, and I've been wanting to do something like that for a while."
Well, when you're part of one of the biggest movie series of all time, you tend to be a little too busy to drop in on a television series.
But the Pan Am producers saw their chances when Greene found a space in her schedule after Breaking Dawn: Part 1 premiered.
"They approached me probably a week ago and asked if I wanted to be a part of it, and I read this three-episode arc," Greene told us. "It's very interesting; it's different than anything I've ever done. So I'm excited."
Greene will play Amanda, a childhood friend of Ted (Michael Mosley). "Their fathers are very good friends and [she] may or may not be romantically interested in him," she tells us. "But she definitely has a twist. I feel like all of the characters have a twist, and so it was a very interesting character that I haven't done yet."
Her first episode, titled "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," airs Dec. 4.


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Then talk was of an early election - now it was the long slog to the polls in two years' time.
As part of this new mood the Prime Minister changed the habit of a lifetime and made a speech without one single new policy announcement - not even a 're-announcement'.
I have lost count of the number of times journalists have criticised Gordon Brown over his perceived obsession with making new announcements so I expected a chorus of cheers from the fourth estate. But there was not a bit of it.
As I sat eating my Brummie balti, on the next table no less than four BBC political correspondents moaned to me about the leader's speech. 'How on earth can I do my Today programme "two-way" with no story?' one bitterly complained. The rest of the press corps was equally critical.
The next day The Observer didn't even report the speech. But it did give plenty of coverage to the latest Tory scam, which involves miraculously building 5,000 prisons without paying for them.
So was Gordon Brown right to sacrifice a few headlines for a substantial speech? The answer has to be a resounding yes.
I remember on my first day working for the then shadow chancellor, when I decided to ban all press releases from his office. The sheer number had completely devalued them. There is nothing wrong in limiting announcements and right now Brown has a long-term election plan so more substance from him is just what Labour needs.
Had this been the leader's speech to the main conference it would have won plenty of plaudits.
So does this mean that Cameron's prisons scam was any less effective? No, not really. The Tory high command will be delighted with the coverage, although the PRO who allowed him to be photographed in a cell had clearly forgotten about Archer and Aitken, as the Daily Mirror kindly pointed out.
The fact is the opposition has to keep stories running, if only to half-match the government machine. The Tories' problem right now is that there is little in the way of substance emerging from the high command. This has not gone unnoticed in Downing Street.
The PM can rise above the fray and concentrate on substantial speeches. The Birmingham conference was the first indication of this new strategy as Labour slowly claws its way back in the polls.
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About Me
- Seema Goswami
- Journalist, Author, Columnist. My Twitter handle: @seemagoswami
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tweet your children well...
Sometimes Twitter resembles nothing more than a schoolyard: bullies, cool kids, class monitors, et al
Growing up we were told that school was the perfect training ground for life. This is where we would begin to socialise with other kids; learn to rub along even though we often couldn't bear to be in the same room. This is where we would learn to share our stuff so that we became a tad less selfish. This is where we would form friendships to sustain us in the future. And this is where we would learn the life skills that would help us survive once we left the safety of the classroom: the ability to stand up for ourselves; the sense to distinguish between right and wrong; and the desire to fight the good fight.
Well, at least, that was the way it was supposed to work in an ideal world. But now that my school-days are but a distant memory – but still have the power to traumatise me deeply when I'm least expecting it – I have realised that while all that time in school helps you cope with Real Life, it is also great training for when you finally bite the bullet and get on Twitter.
Because when you think about it, there's nothing that Twitter resembles more than a disorderly school-yard (and that's on a good day) with everyone jostling for space and attention and not worrying too much about whom they hurt in the process. And if you care to look closely, you will see the same dramatis personae on Twitter as you would see in your average school – except they are now all grown up and with the potential to wreck much greater damage.
In fact, the social pecking order here is also frighteningly similar. At the top of the heap are the Cool Kids (celebrities, mostly) whom everyone wants to be friends with. These people know their worth, though, and don't bother to engage with the unwashed masses, unless they are responding to fulsome compliments and may deign to throw back a 'Tks' (apparently when you are famous it's too much of a drag to type out a whole word). They prefer to engage with the other Cool Kids, being all witty and charming with one another, in the certain knowledge that their every tweet is being lapped up by their massive fan base.
Where there are Cool Kids, there are bound to be Suck-Ups (or Teacher's Pets as we called them back in school). These people spend all their time tweeting to their idols, praising them for their recent exploits, telling them how wonderful they are, and asking for validation in the form of a tweet back. And you'd be surprised how often this strategy works. While flattery may not get you everywhere, it often does get you a follow-back.
At the other end of the spectrum are the Cyber Bullies, who hide behind the safety of anonymous twitter ids to shower abuse on whoever takes their fancy. These function like those feral gangs in school who would form a posse to bully those who were most vulnerable. They would trip them up on the driveway, punch them in the nose, shove them in the back when they are standing at the top of the stairs, spread vile rumours about them (or their mothers).
Just as it was in the schoolyard, so it is on Twitter (even if the wounds are only psychic). And when things get particularly contentious on Twitter, these Cyber Bullies tend to transform into Lynch Mobs, where anyone who doesn't agree with them is fair target for vile abuse. Those of us who have experienced being heckled at the school play or at the sports day know exactly how this works (and feels).
But while you can cope with these types by blanking – not to mention, blocking – them out, the ones that really irritate me are the Gosh-Aren't-I-Wonderful types. These are the kids who always had their hands up with the right answer in class, who always topped every exam – and then said how they simply couldn't understand it, given that they hadn't even studied for the damn thing. (Grrrrr...) On Twitter these people content themselves with RTing every bit of praise ever flung in their direction, by telling us how wonderfully their movie/play/music album/book is doing, and giving us little glimpses of their wonderful life.
Fortunately, these Over-Achievers just restrict themselves to sharing their highs, higher and highest. The Over-Sharers, on the other hand, want you to know every detail of their life: when they woke up; what they ate for breakfast; how they made their way to work; what they are wearing; what they are thinking of eating for lunch...You can imagine the interminable essays they wrote after the summer vacations: "What I did in my school holidays". I feel for their teachers, I truly do.
And then, bringing up the rear – and trying to bring about some sort of order – you have the Class Monitors. In school these kids were assigned the thankless task of keeping a few hundred kids quiet while the principal addressed the school assembly. And even now, they can't bear it if someone speaks out of turn. That old childhood conditioning kicks in and they butt in with well-meaning attempts to restore order. Don't use bad words. Treat a lady with respect. Don't intrude in conversations that have nothing to do with you. Don't be racist. Don't be communal.
Of course, just as it was in school, nobody pays a blind bit of attention to anything they have to say. But I still love them for making the effort.
4 comments:
- Mahafreed Irani said...
What about the trying-hard-to-be-funny kids? o_O
- July 24, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- prashhanthkpp said...
Seema, wonderfully articulated. You have put to words a comparison more realistic than imaginative. The comparison with our school times was undoubtedly closer to its routine reality than a figment of imagination. Yes, the creamy layers, the distinguished layers, the academic layers, the political layers, the cattle class (borrowed phrase) layers... yes, they all are widely available on Twitter and you have brought out that link in a witty, pleasant analogy for simple readers like me to grin at times, laugh at times and mostly agree at times.
It makes up for a very light, effusive and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic reading and smiling!
- July 24, 2011 at 12:58 PM
- ravi godavarkar said...
@seema - nice article. very lucid, well put together.
@prashhanthkpp - try going through that 'Suck-ups' paragraph once again. It says 'While flattery may not get you everywhere, it OFTEN does get you a follow-back'. You need to try harder mate.
Good luck ;-)(no pun intended)
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