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Çanakkale Türküsü [A Ballad for Chanakkale] is a Turkish folk song. It tells the story of a soldier who goes to war, fighting for Turkey at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I, and the bloodshed, with the singer dying and being buried under Willow trees. In this version Gülçin sings only 3 of the verses: concerning going to war; that some soldiers are engaged, some married; and being shot and buried. This is a beautiful and reverent rendition of the song where Gülçin expresses the sorrow and futility of war, even to those who don't understand Turkish.You can follow Gülçin on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram, and on her YouTube channel. You can buy her music on iTunes, and on Google Play.
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From underage conscripts to the war at home, this tour reveals the individual stories and sacrifices of wartime visiting War memorials and family graves across the cemetery.
Over a century on from the WW1 Armistice, we visit some of the graves of service personnel and civilians from both World Wars at rest in Arnos Vale.
Discover Arnos Vale's Great War memorial that was built in 1921 at Soldiers' Corner with stones that mark the graves of Great War casualties who died in Bristol's hospitals.Learn about the stories of individual service personnel and view their graves. Find out about the stories of those who helped and supported these service personnel.
This tour starts at the East Lodge
We have free parking on site, and cycle racks available. There is an accessible parking space outside each chapel. Further information can be found on our Visiting Arnos Vale page.
Arnos Vale Cemetery is not a fully accessible site. The tour route includes some steps, steep slopes and muddy or uneven paths. Wearing warm clothes and sensible shoes is strongly recommended.
Tickets are issued via email upon booking. No need to print them out; you can show them to a team member on your electronic device. We regret that we cannot exchange, refund or transfer tickets unless the event in question has been cancelled or rescheduled by Arnos Vale. If the event is cancelled you will be notified by email.
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Who are we?
Swoop takes people on adventures to the ends of the earth. Patagonia, Antarctica and the Arctic are all remote, wild and awe-inspiring in their own unique way. We have the knowledge, relationships and experience to create a trip worthy of these destinations, that also matches our customers' dreams, budget and appetite for adventure.
We're a passionate, dedicated and spirited bunch of specialists who love the outdoors. We care deeply about our destinations and want to protect them for future generations to explore, which is one reason we're committed to a sustainable future for the travel industry. Read on to find out more about our story, our approach and our sustainability plan.
Our Destinations
A wonderland of postcard-perfect wilderness; powder blue glaciers, rugged open steppe and lush temperate rainforests. Patagonia has wildlife, beauty and adventure in abundance.
Home to vast penguin colonies, krill-feasting whales and natural ice castles, a world away from life as we know it. Discover the sparkling gem of the southern ocean.
The Arctic
A land with a legendary past where polar bears roam, musk oxen clash on the tundra and narwhals roll and dive. Discover the Arctic's ice-laden landscapes and fascinating culture.
A brief history of Swoop
It's been nearly 20 years since Luke, our founder, first visited Patagonia. In the wilderness of the Andes, he discovered his passion for trekking and a deep connection with nature. Swoop, inspired by the flight of the Andean Condor, was born in 2010. With an ever-growing commitment to wilderness travel, we began offering adventures to Antarctica in 2014, and to the Arctic a few years later. Our collection of specialist destinations was complete.
Today we help close to 3,000 customers a year discover Patagonia, Antarctica and the Arctic, redefining perspectives at the ends of the earth.
What we stand for
We love sharing our knowledge and expertise with our customers, who often cite our three websites as the best guidebooks to the regions. As stewards for our destinations, we are committed to helping our customers appreciate their beauty and fragility. As such, we try to:
- Help every customer get it right: ends of the earth travel is complicated, so we ensure the details of every trip are right.
- Make the most of precious time: often these are trips of a lifetime for our customers, and we know how to ensure they make the most of every moment.
- Change perspectives: the ends of the earth are special places, they connect us to nature and give us a greater sense of self and the world. We make a holiday not just a holiday, but a perspective-changing experience.
- Think sustainably: travel can be carbon-intensive and detrimental to the destinations we are so eager to protect. We have a responsibility, as well as the drive, to ensure that our customers travel with conscious awareness of the impact of their trip and practical suggestions for what they can do to mitigate that.
What our customers think
Flawless service from everyone at Swoop Antarctica! Great communication with the team throughout the planning stages. Our itinerary was spelt out in detail, and all accommodations were exactly as promised. Special thanks to Alex on his recommendations on our cabin. No one handles an Antarctica expedition like Swoop Antarctica.
Chris Pappas United States of America December 2017
Every step of the way Swoop Antarctica made for the perfect booking agent. I had all the right equipment and then some. Swoop answered all my questions with quick turn around every time. Thank you.
Catherine Macwillie United States of America March 2019
Once again, Swoop Arctic's service and advice were immaculate. The fact that we are returning clients says it all!
Charles & Lesley Cook United Kingdom August 2018
Talking to Swoop Arctic made all the difference for us. Being able to cut through all the detail to find the perfect trip for us was invaluable. Alex was able to ask us the questions that helped us crystallise what we actually wanted from such a trip. These trips aren't cheap so you want to be sure you're going to get something that's right for you. Swoop made that happen for us.
Kay & Richard Howells United Kingdom July 2018
I'm already looking at some future trips that I can take with Swoop Patagonia. I feel confident that I will find just the right one.
Kristen Boscia United States of America January 2017
We were very pleased with the service from Swoop Patagonia. You were as close to perfect as we can imagine. Sally was great and patient in planning this trip with us.
Ellen Sosinski United States of America February 2017
Sustainability at Swoop
If we want to keep exploring this beautiful planet, we must make our company – and the entire travel industry – more sustainable. Swoop is at the start of this journey and we know there will be challenges ahead. For now, our big goals are to reduce our impact, help our customers reduce theirs, and drive change in our industry. We have also joined the 'Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency' movement.
We are optimistic and determined about the future of travel, and we invite you – our customers – to join us on this journey.
Ends of the Earth Magazine
Our online magazine, named after the remoteness of our destinations, is where we and our community of customers, partners and friends share stories and opinions on all things from wildlife and the environment, to history and culture.
Get stuck into articles about exploring Antarctica by 'WindSled', the early exploration of Tierra del Fuego, and what it's like to be a guide in Patagonia.
Work with us
On the surface, we're a travel agency specialising in adventurous trips to Antarctica, Patagonia and the Arctic. Dig deeper and you'll find a diverse team of 40-plus people who are deeply knowledgeable and passionate about their destinations, and committed to making a difference for our customers and the planet.
We're a hard-working, dynamic, innovative and caring team, and we're always on the lookout for new people to join our ranks.


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Word on the street (inasmuch as Twitter and blogs can be described using clichéd '80s slang), is that the long-shuttered Windows Restaurant at Toronto's
Skydome Rogers Centre is slated to be transformed into an open porch that all fans can walk through.
Though the timeline is unclear, here's hoping it can be restored to it's former glory.
OK, maybe that's setting the bar a little low. How about Milwaukee's aptly named Miller Park?
Aside from the legions of pasty and rotund Wisconsonians, that's more like it.
Blue Jays' president Paul Beeston has indicated the Rogers Centre is due for a $250M in retrofits and renovations over the next decade. While it almost seems like you could buy a new stadium for that price, we wouldn't complain about having a significantly improved place to drink (not to mention real grass) by 2014.
[Open Air Windows Restaurant Among $250-Million In Planned Renovations – DJF]
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Samsung J5 Pro.
Had it a couple of months.
Had a thick Gorilla glass added.
Had a thick carbon fibre case.
Dropped a few 10s of centimeters to land flat on screen. So actually buffeted by both rim of case and protected by G-G.
Even with the reduced jarring the LCD failed. Phone is kaput.
In fact no visible physical damage externally. Just a bleeding LCD internally.
I took it back to Optus store, too bad it is "physical" damage. They recommended going to Samsung store. I went to Samsung store and the young guy shrugged. He, the Samsung rep, recommended that he would not recommend the J-series phones to anyone.
The phone cost $300. I would cost most of that to repair.
It is a $300 dollar disposable phone.
Now there is talk in Australia about the need to bring in Lemon Laws for cars.
Why stop there. Stop telcos selling lemons as phones.
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Study Tests Elimination Of Chemotherapy And Expands Upon Previous Combination Study Of NK Cell Therapy With N-803 Showing Promising Clinically Meaningful Responses In Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patients
NantKwest's phase II immunotherapy trial builds upon the company's earlier phase II single-combination study using its proprietary, off-the-shelf aNKTM natural killer cell therapy and IL-15/Fc superagonist (N-803), which produced an objective responses in 3 of 7 patients.
In this new clinical trial, patients will be dosed with: (i) the novel chemotherapy-free combination of our haNK cell therapy, which are aNK cells that are genetically engineered to express the high-affinity variant of the CD16 receptor (V158 FcγRIIIa), (ii) avelumab, a PD-L1 targeting checkpoint inhibitor, and (iii) N-803, a superagonist IL-15/Fc cytokine therapy, in a regimen designed to synergistically optimize the therapeutic potential of each agent.
Commenting on the initiation of this novel triple combination trial in
Dr. Soon-Shiong continued, "Building upon this human clinical trial data, we are pleased to announce the transition of this earlier study to include haNK cell therapy in combination with the IL-15 superagonist N-803 and the PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor avelumab, which we believe, when used together, will offer synergies and the potential to improve response rates for patients with MCC that may also potentially translate to a number of additional solid tumor indications."
In preclinical and human clinical studies conducted by
With encouraging preclinical and clinical responses already demonstrated for aNK as a single agent therapy or in combination, we believe this existing dataset provides validation for our novel, triple combination clinical trial design.
MCC is a rare and aggressive skin cancer that arises from uncontrolled growth of cells in the skin. Increasing in incidence, approximately 2,500 new cases are reported in the U.S. each year. Patients with metastatic or locally advanced MCC have an extremely poor prognosis, with less than 20% of patients surviving longer than five years. Typically these patients are treated with a range of drugs, including chemotherapy, which can result in significant side effects. Although new immune therapies have the potential to improve survival, MCC is still fatal for a majority patients who have progressed on or after treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor and represents an unmet medical need.
Study Design
The Phase II clinical study will evaluate a combination therapy with our off-the-shelf CD16-targeted natural killer cells (haNK), the IL-15 superagonist (N-803), and avelumab, without the use of cytotoxic chemotherapy, in subjects with MCC that have progressed on or after treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor. The combination of these agents have been safely studied in our previous clinical trials for other solid cancer indications. The goal of combining these therapies is to synergistically maximize the killing of cancer cells while attempting to spare patients from chemotherapy and its associated adverse side effects.
haNK Cell Therapy Platform
NantKwest's haNK cell therapy platform is a natural killer cell therapy that was developed to optimize the key role of natural killer cells in mediating innate immunity, enhancing adaptive immune responses, and, specifically in the case of haNK, improve anti-tumor responses via antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC). ADCC is an important component of the human immune system associated with the synergistic interaction of natural killer cells with antibodies to directly kill a target cell that has been identified by an antigen-specific antibody. ADCC represents one of the key mechanisms that antibodies utilize to target and kill cancer cells. Engineered to express the high-affinity variant of the CD16, high affinity Fc receptor (V158 FcγRIIIa), in preclinical studies, the combination of haNK cells with a number of different therapeutic antibodies led to enhanced tumor cell killing when compared to the use of the antibody as a single therapeutic agent, providing strong support for this novel combination immunotherapeutic approach.
N-803 Superagonist IL-15 Cytokine Therapy
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a critical factor controlling the development, proliferation and activation of effector natural killer (NK) cells and CD8+ memory T cells. In preclinical and clinical studies, this cytokine has exhibited potent antitumor activities against well-established tumors. N-803, developed by NantCell, an affiliate company, is a novel IL-15 superagonist complex consisting of an IL-15 mutant (IL-15N72D) bound to an IL-15 receptor α/IgG1 Fc fusion protein. In preclinical and clinical studies, N-803 has shown improved biological activity, longer persistence in lymphoid tissues and enhanced anti-tumor activity by simultaneously mobilizing both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system. This robust immunostimulatory capacity is believe to elicit rapid and durable responses against cancer cells compared to native, non-complexed IL-15 in vivo.
For additional information regarding this MCC clinical trial please
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With the capacity to grow active killer cells as a biological cancer therapy, NantKwest's NK cells have been designed to induce cell death against cancers and virally infected cells by multiple modes of action that include: Direct killing via innate recognition in which NK cells release toxic granules directly into the target (diseased) cell through cell-to-cell contact; Antibody-mediated killing using haNKs, which are NK cells engineered to incorporate a high binding affinity receptor that binds to an administered antibody, enhancing the cancer cell killing effect of that antibody; Chimeric Antigen Receptor directed killing using the taNK® platform, which includes NK cells engineered to incorporate chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to target tumor-specific antigens found on the surface of cancer cells. All three modes of killing (innate, antibody-mediated, and Chimeric Antigen Receptor directed killing) using the t-haNK™ platform, which is an innovative combination of our haNK® and taNK® platforms in a single cell.
Our haNK®, taNK®, and t-haNK™ platforms have been designed to address certain limitations of T-cell therapies including the reduction of risk of serious "cytokine storms." As an "off-the-shelf" therapy, NantKwest's NK cells do not rely on a patient's own often compromised immune system. In Phase 1 clinical trials in patients with late stage cancer, Nantkwest's NK cells have been administered as an investigational outpatient infusion therapy without any reported severe side effects to date, even at doses of 10 billion cells.
By leveraging an integrated and extensive genomics and transcriptomics
discovery and development engine, together with a pipeline of multiple,
clinical-stage, immuno-oncology programs, we believe
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Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded its recall of raw beef and veal products due to possible E. coli contamination.
Food service establishments, retailers, distributors and manufacturers are being told to not serve, use, or sell the recalled products and people who have such products are being urged to return them.
The agency said food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.
Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, mild to severe abdominal cramps and watery to bloody diarrhea and in severe cases people may have seizures, strokes, suffer permanent kidney damage or die.
The CFIA said the recall was triggered by its inspection activities but said there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the recalled products.
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This investment was made under a previous strategy. We disclose information on all our current investments, but narrative information on our pre-2012 investments, when we introduced a new strategy, may be limited.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
Since 2012, we've only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa, North Africa
- Sector
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people. For funds, the sectors listed here are those the fund has invested in so far.
- Business services, Communications and IT Services, Financial services, Food and agriculture, Health, Manufacturing, Other consumer services
- Website:
- http://www.africinvest.com/
- Investment type
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund manager:
- Tuninvest
- Start date
For direct investments, this is the date CDC committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that CDC committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- February 2008
- Amount
For direct investments, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the business or project (it may be a combination of equity and debt).
For funds, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the fund.
- $29.7m
- Domicile
This is the investee company's place of incorporation; or a fund's jurisdiction.
- Cyprus
Investments made by this fund
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| Altea Packaging (formerly Intaj Packaging)
Altea Packaging is a holding company that owns equity stakes in 3 companies specialized in the printing and processing of flexible packaging, films and papers.
|Africa, North Africa
|January 2007
| Icosnet
Icosnet is an internet service provider and voice over IP operator located in Cherraga (a western suburb of Algiers). Icosnet today is the market leader in leased line access, and has deployed WiMax network in Algeria.
|Africa, North Africa
|Communications and IT Services
|April 2007
Groupe des Assurances de Tunisie (GAT) is an insurance and reinsurance company based in Tunisia. GAT offers all types of insurance, including life insurance through its subsidiary Amina.
|Africa, North Africa
|Financial services
|January 2008
| Snax
Snax is an Algerian manufacturer and distributor of salty snacks made from potatoes, pellets and extruded corn.
|Africa, North Africa
|Food and agriculture
|June 2008
| Omniacom
Omniacom is a Tunisian company providing telecom solutions throughout Africa. Its flagship product is a wireless telephony solution offered to fixed operators.
|Africa, North Africa
|Communications and IT Services
|November 2008
| Polymeres SA
Polymeres is an industrial company specialised in the compounding of resin polymer into extruded plastic compounds (pellets). The compounds are used by companies operating in the appliances, automotive, electrical and electronics industries.
|Africa, North Africa
|May 2011
| General Emballage
General Emballage manufactures corrugated cardboard packaging in Algeria.
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Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in science.
Putting Students in Charge of Their Learning JourneyBy leaving space in their lessons for authentic curiosity to take hold, teachers can enable deeper learning.
Projects That Work: Mission to MarsPhysics students assume the role of aerospace engineers to explore the real-world problem of how to land a rover on Mars.
Twenty Ideas for Engaging ProjectsTwenty ideas for getting engaging projects going in your classroom.
22 Simple Ideas for Harnessing Creativity in the Elementary ClassroomLook through the door of one classroom and you might see the students hunched over, not engaged, even frowning. Look through the door of another classroom, and you might see a room full of lively students, eager, engaged and participating. What is the second teacher doing that the first one isn't? He or she is using creativity in that classroom.
Designing Science Inquiry: Claim + Evidence + Reasoning = ExplanationThe Claim, Evidence, Reasoning framework is a scaffolded way to teach the scientific method.
A Research-Backed Science CurriculumLearning collaboratively through projects yields results for middle school students.


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Renaissance Shanghai Caohejing Hotel
Ru-Wa Studio
Stop in to this studio to pick up traditional Chinese toys and treats like kites and chocolates and also for workshops on various crafts.
Our Top Priority – Our Guests: COVID-19 update and cancellation policy
East meets West at our stylish Shanghai Caohejing Hotel. Right in the heart of Shanghai's new business district, Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, we are ideally located for your meetings and events. If you're here purely for leisure, it's the perfect jumping off point to explore one of China's most exciting metropolises. At our hotel, you'll find a range of beautifully designed restaurants offering delicious dishes inspired by cuisine from all over Asia, and our 26th-floor Club Lounge is a great spot to enjoy a cocktail or two. Our in-the-know Navigator, George, will help you discover the best Shanghai has to offer, from the city's famous shopping destinations to the sights, sounds and smells of the ancient water town of Qibao.
Stop in to this studio to pick up traditional Chinese toys and treats like kites and chocolates and also for workshops on various crafts.
Explore the futuristic and unconventional artwork on display at this gallery. Their bookshop is filled with hard-to-find books as well.
A very good Italian restaurant which is close to The Bund.
A very beautiful place to have afternoon tea.
Enjoy a drink at this microbrewery and sports bar.
It is the second Disney theme park in China, the first in mainland China, the third in Asia and the sixth in the world.
The name of this shop, "Ru-Wa" comes from the English words "rustic" and "warm," which is the perfect description for it. At Ru-Wa, the friendly staff will help you as you browse this studio, workshop and store. Here you can pick up all kinds of traditional Chinese toys made by local craftsmen. In addition to simply purchasing toys, patrons can attend workshops in crafts like paper lantern making or drum painting. Ru-Wa is a great place to get a truly original, authentic and fun experience.
Monday to Sunday from 12:00 PM to 09:00 PM
The newest incarnation of Shanghai's popular and beloved art gallery has become all the rage with artists and art lovers alike. It's stark, warehouse-styled interiors provide the perfect contrast to the blazing, colorful works of art on display. 1918 ArtSPACE promotes experimental art and has encouraged less traditional art forms like stage design and interior design. It also is a great venue for musical and theatrical performances. For an eclectic experience of contemporary art, 1918 ArtSPACE is the place to go.
Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 AM to 06:30 PM
Goodfellas offers fantastic Italian food at a good price. All the waiters can speak English very well and serve guests with enthusiasm.
Chartres Garden is located at the crossing of West Fu Xing Lu and Hua Shan Lu in the French Concession. The environment is elegant and quiet. It is a great place to enjoy afternoon tea with friends. If you are lucky enough, you might even meet a movie star here!
This place attracts a lot of tourists, especially on the weekends. You can eat and drink while you chat, watch your favorite game on the TV, or play billiards. There is a large beer machine on the first floor where you can brew different flavors on our own. Happy hour is from 16:00-20:00.
Sun – Thurs: 10am – 2am / Fri – Sat: 10am – 3am
Shanghai Disneyland has seven theme parks: Mickey Street, Fantasy Garden, Expedition Island, Treasure Cove, Tomorrow World, Dream World, and Toy Story. It is also home to two theme hotels namely the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and Toy Story Hotel. Disney Station is the name of the subway station situated inside this amusement park.
With R.E.N. Meetings your every need is taken care of. Our Meeting Experts assist in every detail of your function - from sourcing local beverages and food, to organizing live events to entertain your guests. The possibilities are endless.


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- Along with familiarity in the key computer applications that go hand in hand with each topic, i.e. web search engines (Google, etc.), Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Word.
For a list of classes scheduled at a New Jersey public library near you, visit the Calendar of Events.
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JKernelMachines 2.1 release
monday 10 june 2013
- new algorithms: SDCA (Shalev-Shwartz 2013), SAG (Le Roux 2012)
- new custom matrix kernel to handle train and test separately
- add fvec file format
- add experimental package for linear algebra and corresponding processing (i.e. PCA, KPCA), use at your own risk!
- add example app to perform VOC style classification
- Lots of bug fixes
The linear algebra package is at the moment very rough. I find it somehow useful to perform some king of pre-processing (like a PCA for example). At the moment, my matrix code is a bit slow. If ever I find the time to make solid matrix operations, I will add some nice features like low rank approximations of kernels (Nyström).
Nevertheless, I suggest to always pick the latest git version instead of these releases. The API is very stable now and should not change significantly, which means that all the code you write now is to be supported in the next few years. Thus, picking the latest git always assures you to have the bug-fixes and so on (I don't release versions only for bug-fixes).
One more thing: JKernelMachines has been published in JMLR last month. I encourage you to read the paper and to cite it if you ever use to code for your publications.


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Welcocme Baby Owen! At just 12 days old this little guy was great for his " newborn photography" debut. I first met this family for their maternity session in Palos Verdes, and it was so special to see them again with their new addition in tow. I love that my clients love the simple and natural look in newborn photography, these little babies really don't need much dressing up, they are perfect to photograph just the way they are. Here are a few pictures from this natural light newborn photography session!
Miranda North is a photographer- specialzing in newborn photography, baby photography and maternity photography in Los Angeles.
Newborn Photography done in her natural light studio in Long Beach, serving both Los Angeles and Orange County.
Miranda is known for her natural and modern newborn, baby and maternity photography
To view more work, please visit the NEWBORN porfolio. Or to book a session, visit the CONTACT form.
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Yes, this was shot back in February when, at the time, I did not know that the Helmsley Building is now owned by the royal family of Dubai, who bought it in 2006 for $705 million.
Dwarfed by what is now the Met Life Building, at night it still dominates the scene. The lantern as lighted - looking like the jewel in the crown - is no longer that of the "Queen of Mean", Leona Helmsley.
Helmsley Estate news, update: 136 M to charity, 1 M to dogs, 1 M to her dog, Trouble!


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Dear Sherod,
Things here have been so busy. Your Aunt Renee and I have been very busy getting things ready for the 2nd Annual March Masquerade Ball. This year we have some pretty cool Entertainment...I know you would really like him. He does an amazing Elton John Tribute.
Then today is probably one of the biggest steps in the right direction for your brother. Last night he went to bed a young man ..... this morning he woke up a Soldier. Yep he is officially joining The United States Army today. I know there will be times were he is alone and afraid and when that happens, can you please find someway to please give your brother some comfort from above.
I know he saw you as a Soldier fighting Cancer and he still sees you fighting through all of us including him everyday. Now he has chosen to fight for his Country and for that I have to say I am very proud of both of my boys!
Your brother and I have had are ups and downs but what family doesn't. After you passed he didn't want to finish High School, but after 2 years he finally did it. Then he decides to to do this....oooh the house is becoming empty way to fast.
Soon he will be off to Boot Camp then Tech. School and then off he goes. I miss waking up to you guys fighting about the remote control and the last bit of milk. I tell ya Handsome I would do anything to have those mornings again. I remember the morning when I came down stairs to a complete mess in my kitchen. You and Andrew made me breakfast on the kitchen floor...eggs,flour, sugar ...lol..you name it, if it was in your reach you guys had it on the floor. Oh I was so mad but at the same time I couldn't help but laugh because you guys looked so cute all floured up.
I really miss you son I would love to wake up and find you in my kitchen....
Well on another note your little sister is doing good in school. She starts track soon and she is growing up way to fast as well. I think she is worried about Andrew going into the Army and having to go off to War. Although she hasn't said anything to me I can see it in her eyes. The thought of loosing another brother worries her, but like me we will continue to think positive and keep those thoughts out of our mind. Honestly if I had to go through this again with your brother I don't know if I would have the strength. As it is it is hard enough getting through the day at times without your here.
I love you Sherod and miss you every day.
Love always and forever your Mom


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With Barbie's 60th Birthday on March 9th, London-based artist and illustrator to the stars, Phaedra Peer has reimagined what Barbie would look like today if she was a real woman.
Phaedra Peer is an artist, illustrator and designer living and working in London, producing art and illustrations and has her own clothing brand Creep Like Me which launched in 2017.
The art is bright and energetic, particularly concentrating on giving a unique edge to Disney characters and fashion models. Phaedra's art is comical and relatable and because of this it has become popular amongst influencers and celebrities. Phaedra has worked with celebrities such as Cara Delevigne, Mary Charteris, Adwoa Aboah, Jaime Winstone, Lotte Moss, Georgia May Jagger, Alice Dellal, Nicola Hughes and the Collyer Twins. Creep Like Me was inspired by her break up, Phaedra wanted this negativity to display throughout her clothing brand because it is reflective of real life.
"I created this painting to show young girls that Barbie isn't an accurate representation of how women should look. With the influence of social media and the increase in people using apps to alter their faces and bodies to look better, it's important to highlight that dolls and celebrities with perfect bodies and faces are a fake representation of women. We should be celebrating natural beauty and all different shapes and sizes, ethnicities and women from around the world."


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Volunteering is not only a great way to provide a helping hand, it is also an opportunity to get involved in the community. Taking time from a hectic schedule of school, work, and family obligations can be hard, but it is also rewarding to help make a difference. Whether it be for a special event or on a regular basis, there are many organizations in the Fayetteville area that need help. Here are a few worth exploring:
Habitat for Humanity Washington County
Established in 1991, Habitat for Humanity Washington County is part of one the country's most renowned charity organizations. With a mission to provide housing to as many community members as possible, Habitat for Humanity Washington County relies on volunteers to help build and restore homes. There are numerous ways to help including at on-site builds, working in the office, or supporting the organization at their ReSTORE donation centers.
Humane Society of the Ozarks
Created to help as many animals as possible in Northwest Arkansas, the Humane Society of the Ozarks has been around since 1944. With a host of rescue programs, this organization relies on volunteers to help at special events and fundraisers as well as pet adoption days throughout the year. Volunteers are also needed to help with foster care and veterinary visits.
Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry
Located on the University of Arkansas campus, the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry was established in 2011. Organized by students, this food pantry was created to help students who struggle with getting their nutritional needs met. Volunteers are needed during the year to help with all facets of the organization including garden volunteers, express drivers, and data leaders.
When you call The Academy at Frisco your home, incredible opportunities such as these, as well as everything else Fayetteville has to offer, are right on your doorstep. Please contact us for more information and to schedule a visit.


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Introducing the world's smallest digital film cameras with an incredibly strong design. It was in the early 19th century that an invention named the Camera Lucida was introduced by Cambridge scientist William Hyde Wollaston that consisted of an optical device that could help an artist view a distant scene or person or object on a paper surface that he or she was using to draw.
Broadcast Action: A new video is recorded by the camera, and the entry of the video has been added to the media store. It has an image sensor that can handle 13.89 million pixels and this makes it the highest resolution digital camera available. The photographer can set up the shot, aim the camera at the subject, and press the button down half way and hold it. At this point, the digital camera will begin the process of focusing. A blind inside the camera covers the film prior to and after the exposure (but is not designed to be able to give accurately controlled exposure times) and a leaf shutter that is normally open is installed in the lens.
Browse eBay for camera and photo accessories like tripods , filters , flashes and lenses And with an extensive collection of backup accessories at your disposal, you're sure to find the camera batteries , chargers and memory cards you need to shoot like a pro when you're on the go. Many of our vendors offer free shipping, making the convenience of online shopping even more attractive.
When you want, call takePicture(Camera.ShutterCallback, Camera.PictureCallback, Camera.PictureCallback, Camera.PictureCallback) to capture a photo. Click the link below to send yourself a reminder to visit the Chrome Web Store next time you're at your desktop computer. Later models such as the Brownie 127 had larger direct view optical viewfinders together with a curved film path to reduce the impact of deficiencies in the lens. A good example of a DSLR is the Nikon D60, a 10.2MP camera that, equipped with an AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm lens, costs about $600-$650. For instance, the Kodak Professional DCS Pro SLR/c is a high-end digital camera and the Kodak website calls the DCS Pro SLR models the most feature-rich digital cameras on the market.
Some manufacturers such as Mamiya also provided a reflex head to attach to the viewing screen to allow the camera to be held to the eye when in use. The camera, the computer, the software industry and the worldwide web are today irrevocably interlinked to empower the user in experiencing the benefits of camera usage to full potential. The development of digital camera technology is considered to be linked to the development of TV and Video technology. Plastics are often used because they allow the manufacture of highly aspherical lens elements which are almost impossible to create using glass. The simplest cameras have fixed focus and use a small aperture and wide-angle lens to ensure that everything within a certain range of distance from the lens , usually around 3 metres (10 ft) to infinity, is in reasonable focus.


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Monitor model sizes
Periodically we are making an overview of all our models and their size. This is a manual exercise and only possible to collect via 'manage models' in each separate workspace. We then copy the model sizes every month in one of our models to monitor growth.
It would be nice to be able to see the model size via the Anaplan Administration. And even better to see the model size over time. This will save manual work.
I agree it would be handy if Anaplan was to deliver an out of the box functionality for this and other general monitoring/admin actions (eg users logged in, running tasks, etc).
For the time being it seems I have posted a solution some time ago that does exactly that and you could find it here. I built it long time ago, it can certainly be optimized and serve for even more helpful analysis. The only time it might need amending is if/when Anaplan is deploying new functionality that is affecting the blueprint extract it's based on (at least the way I originally built it).
Your kudos will be appreciated and I hope it helps !
PS> I embed this and other similar custom functionality I built in an empty "shell model" so that it's there and ready to be used every time I start on a new use case/project.
Great idea @Guido.kaandorp, sounds to me like a CoE.
I am impressed by the detailed explanation and documentation provided by @Alessio_Pagliano. Thank you !
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105.18 Questioner: Now, I would like to, then, examine a sample, shall we say, bodily distortion prior to the veil and how it would affect the mind. Could Ra give an example of that, please?
Ra: I am Ra. This general area has been covered. We shall recapitulate here.
The patterns of illness, disease, and death are a benignant demesne* within the plan of incarnational experience. As such, some healing would occur by decision of mind/body/spirits, and incarnations were experienced with the normal ending of illness to death, accepted as such since without the veil it is clear that the mind/body/spirit continues. Thusly, the experiences, both good and bad, or joyful and sad, of the mind/body/spirit before veiling would be pale, without vibrancy or the keen edge of interest that such brings in the post-veiling mind/body/spirit complex.
47.15 Questioner: What does the large percentage of the Earth's population, as they pass from the physical, activate?
Ra: I am Ra. This shall be the last full query of this working.
The normal procedure, given an harmonious passage from yellow-ray bodily manifestation, is for the mind and spirit complex to rest in the etheric or indigo body until such time as the entity begins its preparation for experience in an incarnated place which has a manifestation formed by the etheric energy molding it into activation and manifestation. This indigo body, being intelligent energy, is able to offer the newly dead, as you would term it, soul a perspective and a place from which to view the experience most recently manifested.
Is there a short query we may answer at this time?
3.16 Questioner: Does the shape of the pyramid itself— is that a key function in the initiation process?
Ra: This is a large question. We feel that we shall begin and ask you to re-evaluate and ask further at a later session, this somewhat, shall we say, informative point.
To begin. There are two main functions of the pyramid in relation to the initiatory procedures. One has to do with the body. Before the body can be initiated, the mind must be initiated. This is the point at which most adepts of your present cycle find their mind/body/spirit complexes distorted from. When the character and personality that is the true identity of the mind has been discovered, the body then must be known in each and every way. Thus, the various functions of the body need understanding and control with detachment. The first use of the pyramid, then, is the going down into the pyramid for purposes of deprivation of sensory input so that the body may, in a sense, be dead and another life begin.
We advise, at this time, any necessary questions and a fairly rapid ending of this session. Have you any query at this time/space?
80.5 Questioner: As Ra well knows, the information that we accumulate here will be illuminating to but a very minor percentage of those who populate this planet presently simply because there are very, very few people who can understand it. However, it seems that our fifth-density visitor is, shall we say, dead set against this communication. Can you tell me why this is so important to him since it is of such a limited effect, I would guess, upon the harvest of this planet? Since it seems to me that those who will understand this information will quite possibly already be within the limits of harvestability.
Ra: I am Ra. Purity does not end with the harvest of third density. The fidelity of Ra towards the attempt to remove distortions is total. This constitutes an acceptance of responsibility for service to others which is of relative purity. The instrument through which we speak and its support group have a similar fidelity and, disregarding any inconvenience to self, desire to serve others. Due to the nature of the group the queries made to us by the group have led rapidly into somewhat abstruse regions of commentary. This content does not mitigate against the underlying purity of the contact. Such purity is as a light. Such an intensity of light attracts attention.
51.6 Questioner: I am unsure as to whether this will provide an avenue of questioning or not that will be fruitful, however I will ask this question since it seemed to me that there is possibly a connection here.
On the back of the book, Secrets of The Great Pyramid, there are several reproductions of Egyptian drawings or works, some showing birds flying over horizontal entities. Could you tell me what this is and if it has any relationship to Ra?
Ra: I am Ra. These drawings of which you speak are some of many which distort the teaching of our perception of death as the gateway to further experience. The distortions concern those considerations of specific nature as to processes of the so-called "dead" mind/body/spirit complex. This may be termed, in your philosophy, the distortion of Gnosticism: that is, the belief that one may achieve knowledge and a proper position by means of carefully perceived and accentuated movements, concepts, and symbols. In fact, the process of the physical death is as we have described before: one in which there is aid available and the only need at death is the releasing of that entity from its body by those around it and the praising of the process by those who grieve. By these means may the mind/body/spirit which has experienced physical death be aided, not by the various perceptions of careful and repeated rituals.
16.18 Questioner: Was the recipient of the laws… of the Ten Commandments positively or negatively oriented?
Ra: The recipient was one of extreme positivity, thus accounting for some of the pseudo-positive characteristics of the information received. As with contacts which are not successful, this entity, vibratory complex, Moishe, did not remain a credible influence among those who had first heard the philosophy of One and this entity was removed from this third-density vibratory level in a lessened or saddened state, having lost what you may call the honor and faith with which he had begun the conceptualization of the Law of One and the freeing of those who were of his tribes, as they were called at that time/space.
75.14 Questioner: The instrument would like to know why twice at the "Benedictus" portion of the music that she practices did she experience what she believes to be a psychic attack?
Ra: I am Ra. This is not a minor query. We shall first remove the notations which are minor. In the vibrating, which you call singing, of the portion of what this instrument hallows as the Mass which immediately precedes that which is the chink called the "Hosanna" there is an amount of physical exertion required that is exhausting to any entity. This portion of which we speak is termed the "Sanctus." We come now to the matter of interest.
When the entity Jehoshua* decided to return to the location called Jerusalem for the holy days of its people it turned from work mixing love and wisdom and embraced martyrdom which is the work of love without wisdom.
The "Hosanna," as it is termed, and the following "Benedictus," is that which is the written summation of what was shouted as Jehoshua came into the place of its martyrdom. The general acceptance of this shout, "Hosanna to the son of David! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" by that which is called the church has been a misstatement of occurrence which has been, perhaps, unfortunate for it is more distorted than much of the so-called Mass.
There were two factions present to greet Jehoshua, firstly, a small group of those which hoped for an earthly king. However, Jehoshua rode upon an ass stating by its very demeanor that it was no earthly king and wished no fight with Roman or Sadducee.
The greater number were those which had been instructed by rabbi and elder to make jest of this entity, for those of the hierarchy feared this entity who seemed to be one of them, giving respect to their laws and then, in their eyes, betraying those time-honored laws and taking the people with it.
The chink for this instrument is this subtle situation which echoes down through your space/time and, more than this, the place the "Hosanna" holds as the harbinger of that turning to martyrdom. We may speak only generally here. The instrument did not experience the full force of the greeting which it correctly identified during the "Hosanna" due to the intense concentration necessary to vibrate its portion of that composition. However, the "Benedictus" in this particular rendition of these words is vibrated by one entity. Thus the instrument relaxed its concentration and was immediately open to the fuller greeting.
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Have you ever wanted to travel back in time and take in the sounds of a Shakespeare play in the original Globe Theatre? That's a really specific thing to want to do, but now you're going to get your chance to do just that.
Basically, a full-scale replica of the second Globe Theatre has been erected in Sydney and kicks-off tomorrow night at Moore Park to showcase a number of Shakespeare classics including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth and laugh-out-loud slapstick The Comedy of Errors.
Previously, it's popped up in Melbourne, and over a period of six weeks the three-storey, 900 person theatre put on Shakespeare classics such as Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Othello and Henry V—and if you went along, you would have caught epic battles, laugh-out-loud comedy, special effects, elaborate costumes, spectacular dances, and sword fights in full suits of armour. Pretty sure things will be bigger and better this time around too (because we're Sydney guys).
You can grab your tickets here, it's an event you don't want to miss.
The Details
What: Pop-Up Globe Sydney
When: Starts Thursday 30 August and is scheduled to run for 6-weeks
Where: Entertainment Quarter
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Another city fell today in Iraq. After the government lost Mosul yesterday, Tikrit went to the Islamists today and Baghdad may not be far behind. The U.S. vision of Iraq is lost.
Minnesotans might not be able to pick the cities out on a map, but we know the names because that's where soldiers from the state died.
Cpl. Andrew Kemple died in February 2006 in Tikrit. In the summer of 2005, Michael Fasnacht of Janesville died there. That fall, Elden Arcand of Forest Lake was killed in Mosul. Patrick D. Dorff of Elk River gave his life in Mosul in January 2004 when his helicopter plunged into the Tigris River.
They were all there to give the people of Iraq a chance after the destruction caused by the mistaken U.S. invasion of the country in search of weapons of mass destruction that never existed. They were given it, thanks in part to the deaths of 4,489 American soldiers, and the sacrifices of another 32,000 who were wounded.
But, this part of today's Guardian story on the unfolding disaster reveals, it didn't work:
Iraqi officials told the Guardian that two divisions of Iraqi soldiers – roughly 30,000 men – simply turned and ran in the face of the assault by an insurgent force of just 800 fighters. Isis extremists roamed freely on Wednesday through the streets of Mosul, openly surprised at the ease with which they took Iraq's second largest city after three days of sporadic fighting.
The U.S. invested $14 billion to train the Iraqi troops. And still, 30,000 "trained" soldiers were unwilling to fight 800 people.
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took the looted weapons — provided by the United States — and sent them back into Syria, after destroying the border between the two countries.
This, Dexter Filkins of the New Yorker writes today, is the American legacy in Iraq.
When the Americans invaded, in March, 2003, they destroyed the Iraqi state—its military, its bureaucracy, its police force, and most everything else that might hold a country together. They spent the next nine years trying to build a state to replace the one they crushed.
By 2011, by any reasonable measure, the Americans had made a lot of headway but were not finished with the job. For many months, the Obama and Maliki governments talked about keeping a residual force of American troops in Iraq, who would act largely to train Iraq's Army and to provide intelligence against Sunni insurgents. (They would almost certainly have been barred from fighting.)
Those were important reasons to stay, but the most important went largely unstated: it was to continue to act as a restraint on Maliki's sectarian impulses, at least until the Iraqi political system was strong enough to contain him on its own. The negotiations between Obama and Maliki fell apart, in no small measure because of a lack of engagement by the White House.
Today, many Iraqis, including some close to Maliki, say that a small force of American soldiers—working in non-combat roles—would have provided a crucial stabilizing factor that is now missing from Iraq.
Sami al-Askari, a Maliki confidant, told me for my article this spring, "If you had a few hundred here, not even a few thousand, they would be cooperating with you, and they would become your partners." President Obama wanted the Americans to come home, and Maliki didn't particularly want them to stay.
"The scale of the catastrophe," the Christian Science Monitor's Dan Murphy writes, "can't be overstated."


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The areas to be affected by the water outage, from 9am to 4pm, are Moo Baan Irawadee, Prince of Songkha University, Phuket campus, and other nearby areas in Kathu.
People are urged to collect any water they may require during the period beforehand.
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused," the PWA said.
For more information, contact the Phuket PWA on 076-319173, 082-7901634 or 1662.


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First United Methodist Church of Ansonia
The people of First UMC Ansonia strive to foster a missionary spirit that finds its source in Matthew's Gospel:
"Lord when have we seen you hungry and fed you; thirsty and given you drink? And when have we seen you a stranger and taken you in? Or naked and covered you? Or when did we see you sick, or in prison and went to visit you?" And in response the King will say, "Amen I say to you, whenever you did this for one of these, the least of my brothers, you did it for me!"
(Matthew 25: 37-40)
There are many opportunities for all to share in the missionary outreach to our local community and to our world. As you peruse our outreach efforts below you may find a ministry that you feel called by God to connect with and embrace. If you feel that God has placed any of our outreach efforts on your heart please let us know!
First UMC supports Spooner House in a number of ways. We not only provide food and provisions in order to keep their kitchen in steady supply, but also regularly volunteer to prepare, cook and provide meals to the many folks who depend on this wonderful resource.
We are supporting the efforts of "
Helping Hands, Warming Hearts,"
a winter program of the Connecticut Partnership for Children. There is an angel tree in Fellowship Hall during the colder months under which anyone who wishes can place newly purchased gloves, hats, mittens and scarves for youngsters in need of these warming items this winter. There is always time to donate! We are continually accepting any donations throughout the winter months. Donations can be dropped off in Fellowship Hall on the table beneath the communications bulletin board.
Bishop Wicke United Methodist Home
in Shelton. We routinely make pastoral visits and Offer Worship and Holy Communion every other Monday. All are welcome to come along to enhance the music and worship for the residents. Please make sure to let us know of anyone who is currently a resident and would enjoy a pastoral visit!
Shady Knoll Health Center
in Seymour. We also provide Worship Services with Holy Communion when requested. Please be sure to let us know of anyone who is currently in Shady Knoll and would like a visit or prayers!


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muscular dystrophy
congenital conditions
what is muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.
What causes this?
causes of muscular dystrophy
Certain genes are involved in making proteins that protect muscle fibers from damage. Muscular dystrophy occurs when one of these genes is defective.
Each form of muscular dystrophy is caused by a genetic mutation particular to that type of the disease. Many of these mutations are inherited. But some occur spontaneously in the mother's egg or the developing embryo and can be passed on to the next generation.
Can it be prevented
Some forms can be prevented. For example post Polio Syndrome (a condition of muscle weakness that develops in adulthood in patients that had polio as a child) can be prevented by vaccinating children against polio
The main sign of muscular dystrophy is progressive muscle weakness. Specific signs and symptoms begin at different ages and in different muscle groups, depending on the type of muscular dystrophy.
toddler signs
Signs and symptoms typically appear between the ages of 2 and 3, and may include:
- Frequent falls
- Difficulty getting up from a lying or sitting position
- Trouble running and jumping
- Waddling gait
- Walking on the toes
- Large calf muscles
- Muscle pain and stiffness
- Learning disabilities
How can it be detected
is diagnosed through a physical exam, a family medical history, and tests. These might include: A muscle biopsy (the removal and exam of a small sample of muscle tissue) DNA testing.
There's no cure for any form of muscular dystrophy. But treatment can help prevent or reduce problems in the joints and spine to allow people with muscular dystrophy to remain mobile as long as possible. Treatment options include medications, physical therapy, and surgical and other procedures. Mediations , physical therapy ,and surgery


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Prince William and Harry have revealed some of the fond memories they have of their late mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.
William, in a new documentary titled Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, has disclosed how his mother once embarrassed him by making her guests - Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford – stand outside his room as he returned from school, knowing well he was a huge fan of the trio.
"There's a couple of memories I have that are particularly funny," the 35-year-old royal said, according to The Sun.
"Just outside this room where we are now, she organised, when I came home from school to have Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell waiting at the top of the stairs."
"I was probably 12 or 13 year old boy who had posters of them on his wall and I went bright red and didn't quite know what to say and sort of fumbled, and I think I pretty much fell down the stairs on the way up."
"I was completely and utterly sort of awestruck. But that was a very funny memory that – that's lived with me forever about her loving ... and embarrassing and sort of, you know being – being the sort of the joker."
Prince William's younger brother Harry,32, shared his elder brother's sentiment and said their mother "was one of the naughtiest parents", who told him that he could be as naughty as he wanted but must never get caught.
"Our mother was a total kid through and through," Harry said. "When everybody says to me, you know, so she was fun, give us an example...all I can hear is her laugh in my head. And that... sort of crazy laugh of where there was just pure happiness shown on her face."
Harry also admitted that it has taken them a long time to speak about their mother.
"Arguably, probably a little bit too raw up until this point. It's still raw," he said.
"There's not many days that go by that I don't think of her," William added. "Her 20th anniversary year feels like a good time to ... remember, you know all the good things about her and hopefully provide maybe a different side to her that others haven't seen before."
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy airs on ITV at 9pm on 24 July.


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One of the most important techniques when learning how to get the most out of your study time, is to study efficiently when you have had enough rest. Rest appears to be highly over rated in society today but researchers have documented proof that adequate rest will improve the ability of the brain to function, retain and retrieve data and information necessary to students.
Another factor is studying at a time of the day when brain cells are most active and able to retain more information. Many students enjoy staying up late and sleeping late in the morning but researchers have been able to document the efficiency of setting your daily schedule to a clock – getting seven hours of sleep a night, setting the alarm to arise early in the morning, eating a good breakfast and sticking with a good meal schedule. All of these factors play into the way in which the brain will function every single day.
With full concentration on the study materials, studying at a good time of the day and getting adequate rest, students now come to the study table well ahead the ability of their peers to perform.
Developing study techniques that work really requires that the student has some good knowledge about the past techniques that did not work for them and how those might be eliminated or changed to be more productive.
Most students are interested in improving their techniques and habits to improve their grades and decrease the amount of time it takes them to achieve their goal. Students must learn what motivates them and how they learn effectively by trying different techniques and strategies. However, all students benefit from getting enough sleep, setting structured study time and fully concentrating on the information.
There are no magic techniques that will help, no pill to take and no study guide that will do the work for students. But, by learning the techniques and strategies that work best in their current situation, students are able to develop strategies that improve their ability to enter the work force, deal with stress on the job and balance work and family responsibilities. These are life skills that follow students for the remainder of their lives.
The skills that must be developed, honed and finished are:
1. Learning the value of a schedule
2. How to make every hour count
3. How to study for lecture courses vs. objective classes (such as math)
4. How to schedule your own time to improve your effectiveness but remain flexible
5. Develop strategies for specific classes that work for you.
Learning how to schedule your time and work within your time limits is something that is learned over time, with trial and error. Remember that you must be cognizant of your abilities to stick within your schedule and, if unable, must elicit the help of other students, helpers or professors to maintain your schedule.
One strategy that has been proven scientifically to help sharpen your study skills is the SQ3R program – Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. During the survey stage the student gets an overall picture of what will be studied before getting into any detail
Many students recognize the effectiveness of using questions to guide their study habits. The questions you ask should emphasize the what, why, how, when, who and where of what is being studied. Ask these questions as the material is being read and reviewed. They help to focus the mind on the pertinent information that should be learned.
Reading should be an active process, not just running eyes over text, but mentally answering questions and integrating the information into your conscious memory.
And last, review the information that was covered. Reread any ideas that are not clear, go over notes, and be sure that you understand what you have read. This is a good time to go over notes from class and clarify any questions with fellow students that you do not understand.


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Training Staff
Impact GFC's training staff is special in so many ways. Not only are they great people in our community and passionate about soccer, but most importantly they are teaching your girls at no charge! We want our training staff to be here because they love the game, our community, and our girls. We believe that our trainers help IMPACT our girls to become strong players and confident people.
At the same time we want to make sure these girls do get quality soccer training. Listed below are some of our coaching bios:
- Jami Eversole: Jami played four years for the University of Cincinnati. Before playing for the Bearcats, she played at Milford High School. Jami has coached/trained various high school, select & SAY teams of all ages for the past 20 years. She is a member & part of the staff at Montgomery Community Church. Jami has earned her "E" coaching license.
- Kyle Eversole: Kyle played his collegiate ball at the University of Cincinnati. Before UC, Kyle played for the Ohio North State Team as part of the Olympic Development Program (ODP), the Pacesetter Club, as well as Perrysburg High School.
- Jennifer Evans: Jennifer has been coaching soccer for the past 20 years. She played locally at Milford High School and has coached/trained for many local select clubs. Jennifer was on the Indian Hill High School coaching staff for 9 years. She currently holds her "D" coaching license.
- Sherri Muse: Sherri has been coaching for the past 10 years. Sherri played 4 years for the University of Cincinnati and was a teammate of Jami Eversole. Sherri played her high school soccer for Beavercreek. She currently holds her "E" coaching license.
- Lindsey Schildmeyer: Lindsey played competitively since she was a young girl. During her early playing years with her Kolping Club she competed at the highest levels and along with her teammates, was able to earn multiple State Cups and a Regional Title. She went on to be a four-year starter at Roger Bacon High School and was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame. She continued her soccer career playing for four years at Ohio University and earned her spot on the school's All-Decade Team. Lindsey has coaching experience as well. She spent five years coaching Junior Varsity soccer at McCauley and Sycamore HS and has trained multiple youth teams.


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Russam GMS founder launches Working Free to support workers looking to become self-employed
Charles Russam, the founder of Russam GMS, has launched Working Free - a new information hub and advisory service, full of practical information to help senior level executives understand the skills and attributes they need to become successful self-employed workers or what he terms as, 'self-drive workers'. Working Free provides resources and practical advice based on hard won lessons on how to be successful as an Independent worker and win work.
Russam (pictrued) said, "I launched Working Free because I get calls every week from people – the majority of whom are in their 50s - who want to strike out alone, but don't know how to start and make the transition from traditional full-time employment.
"We want people to understand that being self-employed isn't a consolation prize for not having a 'proper job,' it is an exciting way of working, but it is different. It requires new skills, takes huge determination, resilience, training and a clear understanding of how to market yourself and win work – and this is where Working Free will help."
The launch of Working Free comes hot on the heels of the publication of The Taylor Review, a nine-month review of employment rights for 'gig economy' workers by Matthew Taylor, appointed by Theresa May to examine today's tech-driven economy.
Russam commented, "Matthew Taylor's review is very useful in exploring this new working landscape, but its scope is too narrow. It focuses on a very small part of the self-employed work environment - the true size is far larger.
Around half of the UK's working population is working independently in some capacity and many are working at a very senior level – as interim managers, consultants, project managers or non-executive directors."
Based on ONS figures, Russam suggests around 47% of the 32 million workers in the UK are likely to be self-drive workers – choosing to work for themselves driven by lifestyle choices or the need to find alternative sources of income.
Russam says the number of individuals moving from full-time to independent working grows every year. This shift has partly been fuelled by technology, which has allowed people to work more flexibly and not be office based, but also because people want greater freedom to act and to improve their work life balance.
He highlights that businesses increasingly want a more fluid work force. They want to be able to call upon resources when they need them, and not be restricted to always employing someone full-time. They want to be able to bring in skilled independent workers as part of their resourcing strategies – and this is an arrangement that benefits both parties.
Russam added, "Mostly, executives coming out of corporate life want projects or gigs – not jobs. Working Free aims to be the leading resource for those wishing to operate independently at a senior level with guides, tips and advice on issues such as taxation, marketing and business structures to ensure a successful portfolio career."
Charles Russam offers seven tips from Working Free for becoming a successful director-level independent worker today:
• Have a viable professional product
• Identify and understand your market
• Understand your market's context and positioning
• Be very good at what you do and stay good. Specialists generally do better than generalists
• Know how to get work
• Manage your own practice
• Work harder than you ever expected – the harder you work, the luckier you get


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Video: 'Unmanned' Valtra sets new speed record in frosty Finland
Valtra and Nokian Tyres have apparently set a world record for snow removal with an autonomous tractor.
The speed record was set in March (of this year) using an unmanned Valtra T254 Versu tractor equipped with Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI tyres.
Operated without a driver, the tractor ploughed snow on a closed road in southern Finland at 73.171kph (45.466mph).
The speed record was set in "secured conditions" and with the involvement of research teams from both Nokian Tyres and Valtra. According to Valtra, autonomous technology is of growing interest across many industries including logistics, road machinery and agriculture.
The data retrieved from the speed record will reportedly provide "valuable data for future research into autonomous technology".
Reaching this speed with a front-mounted implement on a slippery surface does, of course, put additional stress on a tractor and its tyres. The block tread pattern of Nokian's Hakkapeliitta TRI tyres have apparently been designed for "stability on icy and snowy surfaces".
"The predictability and car-like handling of the Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI, combined with its sheer traction, have made the tyre a popular choice with winter contractors," explained Toni Silfverberg, head of Sales and Marketing at Nokian Heavy Tyres.
The same features also lend themselves nicely to working at record speeds.
This is the second world record in sub-zero conditions that has been set by Nokian Tyres and Valtra.
In 2015, the two Finnish manufacturers teamed up with rally legend Juha Kankkunen to set the current speed record for driving a tractor on ice at 130.165kph using a Valtra T234 Versu tractor (with Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI tyres).


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Some cities have a great supply of historic buildings and others have to create their downtown, or fill in where buildings have been demolished or just didn't exist. In the Willamette District of West Linn, they have a bit of both. They have a small historic district and have added the "historic feel" to the zoning and overlay standards in their Community Development Code, creating new development which you can see by clicking on Willamette District. There are blocks of "new" development, all done in the context of the historic area, fitting in with the "feel" of the entire district.
Many cities wonder how to monitor the development of new buildings within their historic downtown or neighborhood commercial centers. West Linn has done that extremely well. (See Chapter 25 of their Community Development Code for the overlay criteria for the Historic District. There is also an overlay for the Willamette Falls Drive Area.)
The Willamette District is also an "exploring Main Street" in the State of Oregon's Main Street Program.
The Willamette District has angled parking, protected from traffic by landscape barriers and a row of parallel parking. They have incorporated abundant planters and small, pocket parks for gathering in the district. They have outdoor dining areas, which enliven the street and provide additional visits to the retail stores. There are historic single family homes which have been converted to commercial uses, adding to the interesting look of the area.
If you visit, don't miss the great restaurants, the Holly Hill Quilt Shoppe, Lavendar Bleu Gift Shop and Tea Room, West Linn Farmer's Market on Tuesdays and the garden shop on the south west end of the district. (some great pics of it in the slideshow)
According to a planner in West Linn, Sara, the development occurred without subsidy and most of the developers are local. The City used Community Development Block Grant funds for the streetscape features when that funding was available. The City maintains the planters through the Parks Department.
If you haven't visited the historic Willamette Area in West Linn, it is worth it. You will gather a lot of creative ideas on how to "create" more downtown to go with your existing downtown core.


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Im looking at buying a video card for my pc.
The card I have set my eye on is PNY GeForce 7900 GTX 512mb. PNY website recommends a power supply with 12v 22A rating for this card.
I have this http://www.xpcgear.com/s500v20bf.html power supply sitting in my mother-in-laws pc, will it be enough to run the above card and my system. This supply has 12v1 16A and 12v2 17A. Does it mean that together its 33A supply?
I have a Lenovo ThinkCenter 8811 which currently has a 310 watt supply installed. If the above supply is ok for this card I will swap supplies with her.
My system specs are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66ghz
Northbridge Intel Q965 rev. C1
Southbridge Intel 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) rev. 02
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
System Manufacturer LENOVO
System Name 8811DE2
Mainboard Vendor LENOVO
Mainboard Model LENOVO
BIOS Vendor LENOVO
BIOS Version 2JKT30AUS
BIOS Date 01/24/2007
Board has a PCIe 16x slot.
2x 500GB Hard drives and one DVD burner
why do u want a old card?
Stick with your current psu and buy NVIDIA 240GT GDDR5 or ATi radeon hd 5670. Both cards mentioned outperform 7900gtx.
"why do u want a old card?"
Exactly what I was thinking before I even saw kuwese's response.
"This supply has 12v1 16A and 12v2 17A. Does it mean that together its 33A supply?"
Not exactly, but it *should* work. NSpire isn't a brand I've ever heard of before though.
Mainly power ratings and cash limits.
I just thought newer cards were out of my reach cost and power wise.
The GT 240s will work on my current power supply.
Thanks for your input.
"The GT 240s will work on my current power supply"
And the GT 240 (preferrably with GDDR5 memory) will beat the crap out of the older 7900 GTX. Even the GT 240 w/GDDR3 is better. See the chart:


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Family Lab
Family Lab is a new range of modular units, activity spaces and cosy seating, from an idea by Peggy Pawloski (Designing Learning Spaces, LLC), first launched in the US in 2015 and now available worldwide. Family Lab is intended to create family rooms in private homes, communal playrooms in apartment buildings, and also have a wider application for hotel kids clubs and equivalent spaces in public buildings. View a video walkthrough introduction to the full range here
Asilo aziendale Coesia
A unique creche built to provide childcare for the Coesia Group employees during office hours in 2012, with the additional kindergarten section for children from 3 years old, opened in September 2013. The project was developed with pedagogical consultancy by Reggio Children to offer a beautiful environment together with a range of educational and cultural stimuli. The furniture concept and storage systems developed and custom made for the project by PLAY+
TriBeca Community School
Concept interior design and furniture design for TriBeca Community School in New York City. First phase for proposed school refurbishment project. Furniture design including modular feature table, shelving, custom made solutions for reception desk, bookshelves, coat storage. Lighting concept design, wall colours, flooring.
Blue House Infant & Toddler Atelier
Now with 2 locations in Singapore (Turf City and UE Square), the Blue House Infant & Toddler Atelier developed out of the highly regarded Blue House School in Singapore, and offer young children and their families interactive spaces inside a warm and nurturing environment filled with sensory exploration. Project by Feelgood Designs, furniture from the PLAY+ range.
Nido Yaia
Transformation of a former 1930's artisan workshop into a nursery.
Westfield White City
Playspace for young children. Design by ZPZ Partners, structure in Corian manufactured by Jon Stynes Design Ltd. Furniture by PLAY+
Nido aziendale Cariparma
Infant and toddler centre for Cariparma employees. Prefabricated building (design ZPZ Partners) develops a concept of classroom modules built around central piazza spaces, removing corridors and creating sociable spaces for encounters and interaction. Winner 1st price 'development@work' in the Sole 24 Ore US Awards and selected for Venice Biennalle 2012.
Singapore International School
Nursery and Early Years unit for international school in Mumbai. Interior design and furniture.
Harbour Club
Creche space for Harbour Club, Kensington. David Lloyd Leisure Ltd. Furniture and play equipment for kids club and childcare within premium gym/health club in London.
Bambini Creativi
Pre-school for children 3-6 years. The project is the brainchild of Brianne Teevan, following the experience she gained working with Reggio Children and the Raggio di Luce project at Reggio Emilia. Interior design is by Brianne with Pamela McFarland, with furniture by PLAY+


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"You're still my boy Mike everyone will always be behind you %100 of the time. Don't smoke in public anymore only do it with people you know you can trust and in privacy. God bless you and good luck swimming." --An unedited comment from Michael Phelps's blog post apologizing for smoking marijuana.
I read a statement not too long ago saying, to some effect, that there is no such thing as objective journalism, that a writer has to have some opinion on a given topic. Before I get into the main ideas of this essay, I'm going to share my opinion, and hopefully my forthcoming assessment will reflect it: I have nothing, personally or socially, against the recreational use of marijuana. People I love and admire use it, and while I don't, it has no effect on my view of a person. This said, even if I did have a negative view of it, I wouldn't be able to get upset over the recent Michael Phelps "scandal." At this very moment, whether the moment is my writing of this sentence or your reading of it, there are probably thousands of twenty-three year olds smoking weed on a college campus. Of course, there's almost a definite chance that none of them are Olympic athletes, and none of them were literally the face of America during the summer. Yes, Phelps did something illegal (I'm not getting into a legalization argument, I'm mentioning this merely as a technicality), but it would be no different if he were nineteen and photographed doing shots of Jager. What does bother me is the backlash. He's never failed a drug test, yet he's been suspended from competing for three months, and Kellogg's has canceled its sponsorship. A columnist for The Seattle Times claimed that his children, all swimmers, now hold Phelps in a lesser light. What does bother me is that this seems to be about race just as equally as it is about public image.
Last year, during the NBA playoffs, Josh Howard of the Dallas Mavericks admitted to smoking marijuana during basketball's off-season. He too never failed a league-mandated drug test. He faced backlash--from sports radio and television hosts, not the majority of the American public. He was criticized--not so much for the admission, but the fact that it came during the playoffs, with his team down two games to none. The overall vibe was that his statements, which seemed to be forgotten quickly, would have garnered less attention had they been made in December instead of April. This leads to two troubling hypotheses: One, that the public assumed, because Howard is black, that admitting to smoking weed was normal; and two, since Howard is not a superstar, there was no need to call that much attention to the subject. I feel that some (not all) of the national disappointment in Phelps stems from his public image as the All-American Champion, race aside. The Phelps/Howard views would apply to Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr of the Chicago Bulls's championship teams of the late 1990s. If someone had photographed Jordan smoking a bong, the backlash would be just as intense as it has been to Phelps. If Steve Kerr had admitted to smoking in the off season, it would have received roughly the same amount of attention as Howard's admission. Since Kerr was never a perennial all-star, it doesn't make for compelling news discussions.
Familiarity has been the key to the criticism of Phelps, and he has nobody to blame but himself. Even if the photograph had not been taken, the news would have gotten around, since he's arguably one of the most famous people on the planet. As is the case with Josh Howard, the level of fame should not have anything to do with the attention, just as race shouldn't. There are just as many white drug users as black ones, just as is the case with any other product, be it tobacco or alcohol. Phelps and Howard are superior athletes, but they're humans, too. Not to bring up the distant past, but Jason Kidd's wife-beating got even less attention, which is all the more infuriating.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Where There's Smoke, There's Ire
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4 nectarines
75g/3oz marzipan
75ml/3fl oz Greek-style yogurt
3 amaretti biscuits, crushed
Cut the nectarines in half, removing the stones. Cut the marzipan into 8 pieces, and press one piece into the stone cavity of each nectarine half. Preheat the grill. Spoon the Greek yogurt on top of the nectarines. Sprinkle the crushed amaretti biscuits over the yogurt. Put the fruits under the grill for 3-5minutes until the yogurt starts to melt. Serve immediately.
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I wrote this in the hope that it may help new members of the forum or anyone who wants some straight answers about what they need to do to make money online. Well, here it is. I hope it's of help to some members.
First of all, let me answer a question that you may ask as you're reading through this, which would be along the lines of, "Why are you posting this in a forum that you don't own instead of publishing it on your own blog"?
This information can reach more people being published on BHW than it could on a stand-alone blog
The people on BHW are looking for this kind of information and help
Life is about to give and take. Like I have done a number of times at BHW, I like to put something back into the community. I was lucky in that I was able to learn a huge amount of information from this forum from which I then went on to make a full time living online.
So how do you take all of the information that's freely available at BHW and use it to make your living?
Well, first you need to spend something and that thing is "time". It doesn't matter how much or how little you have of it but you're going to need to spend it. As you're spending your time at BHW you're actually making an investment and it's an investment that will never be lost value because you're investing in yourself.
What you learn here is going to either create a basic foundation that you can build on or it's going to make something just click in your head and an idea will side-swipe you from nowhere. That idea could just be the ticket that takes you on a fast track trip to earning money online.
So where do you start?
Well, the first place to begin would be the http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/f24-introductions/. USE THAT SECTION. Don't be shy and just say whatever feels comfortable to you. Other members will say "hi" and when they do you need to reply. You're looking to make friends here and not just with experienced members but total newbies too.
I was a full time online in 2005 and was reading posts in this forum at that point but I didn't actually become a member until 2008. I didn't spend every day at BHW but I did browse it often. I was a lurker and I was learning.
Side note: Just because a member is considered a newbie at BHW it doesn't mean they're a newbie online. I've been full time online since 2005 but if I go over to a different forum and join up I'll be considered a newbie. Bear that in mind.
The next thing you can do is spend some time reading through the different sections of the forum. Go to the http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/f25-blackhat-lounge/ and read some of the conversations that are going on. It doesn't matter what the topic is, read what people are saying and the replies etc. This is a great way to learn BHW etiquette. Get a feel of the place and what's accepted and what's not.
Trust me, if you behave like an idiot here you'll be kicked out pretty quickly.
If you can add something relevant to any conversation in the forum then go ahead and do it. Jump in, get your feet wet and be part of the conversation. If you can help a member with an issue they're having then help them. They'll thank you for it and you'll probably be helping other members who are also having the same issue but didn't post about it.
You'll notice the "thanks" button is pressed on your post and it's a good feeling now that you've helped others for, seemingly, nothing in return. But what you're actually getting is a reputation for helping others and reputation at BHW means everything because it equates to trust.
So you probably want to get down to the nitty-gritty of putting stuff together and making some money from it. This is where it comes down to you as a person, you're either gonna be able to do this or you're not and it's as simple as that.
What I mean by this is that if you're going to make a full-time income online then you're really going to have to put some thought into things. You probably won't ever be able to take a ready-made, step by step, the system created by someone else and make a full-time income from it right out of the box.
The methods that people offer do work as stated but the secret to making money from them is by using them with other methods and/or putting your very own spin on things. This is why I said you'll need to put some thinking into this if you want to make a decent income online.
As an example, I took auto blogging, twisted it with Twitter and linked it with the eBay affiliate program. It was pretty easy to do and was just a matter of connecting things that already existed to make a new method. I made some really easy money each month with that system.
At the time there were lots of people claiming that Autoblogging was dead and that Twitter traffic didn't convert. Well, I proved them all wrong. And then I took that method and gave it away for free on BHW.
I wanted to do that as a way of giving back to the forum but at the time I had no idea how popular the thread would be and it certainly boosted my reputation at BHW.
I don't know your current status at the forum or your marketing experience, your drive, goals or current issues that you feel are holding you back so it's difficult to say exactly what you should do next that would be right for you.
What I would suggest is taking a couple of money-making methods that are already proven to work and study them. Work out why they work and where they're weakness is. What could be done/changed/added to improve it?
Often times you can take an existing method, change it slightly and then add to it by using services offered by others in the http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/f73-marketplace/ The market place on here offers you just about every service you need for making money. It's just a case of balancing how much you spend and how much you make.
The chances are that you'll need to spend before you earn but that's just the way it is but it's worth it in the long run.
You can look at the BHW Market Place as a grocery store selling all the ingredients that you need to make a cake but you need to decide what cake you're going to make and the right set of ingredients to make it.
I recently made a new discovery about using eBay and the more I use it I'm finding new ways of making it work better simply by making use of some services that are being provided in the Market Place section. It just takes a little thought.
The tools, systems, and methods that you need to make a full-time income online are right there waiting for you right now but the only way of making it all work is by putting it all together with a little bit of thought. Lose any desperation that you may have as it will hold you back, slow you down and cause you to make mistakes.
Whatever you do, don't give up trying. Mistakes are not mistakes, they're just another part of learning.


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Eldenaer Jazz Evenings
À propos de ce festival
On the first weekend in July, jazz fans from all over Germany have been meeting since 1981, and in addition to the Eldena Jazz Evenings in the monastery ruin Eldena in Greifswald. In the midst of the symbol of German romanticism, international greats and well-established artists of the German jazz scene are presented, as well as emerging formations from Germany and abroad. Enjoy two evenings with three concerts each in a special atmosphere. "The concert nights begin in the evening sun, which almost magically illuminates the brick-red walls in the concert hall open to the sky" (Heti Brunzel / NDR) and ends shortly before midnight in the middle of the illuminated walls under the night sky.
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Pardon me while I tidy up this bit of business from a few months ago.
If you remember back to early September of last year, former Oregon tight end Colt Lyerla claimed in an interview that, during the recruiting process that led to him becoming a Duck, he "was promised a house, a car, all these things" if he'd come to Eugene. While Lyerla went on to further claim that he was never given the impermissible benefits he was promised, UO launched an investigation into the allegations that he was offered said things by a booster.
Not surprisingly, UO has concluded that no evidence of any type of improprieties during Lyerla's recruitment exist. From a statement originally sent to KOIN-TV:
"Our internal investigation concluded that no NCAA violations occurred. The PAC-12/NCAA, to our knowledge, is not conducting an investigation."
The school also noted that it actually wrapped up its investigation in October of last year, one month after Lyerla's allegations surfaced.
Lyerla was arrested for cocaine possession in October of 2013, a couple of weeks after he parted ways with the Ducks midseason on what he described as "good terms." He wasn't selected in last year's draft and was cut by the Green Bay Packers in August after signing as an undrafted free agent. The Oregonian writes that "Lyerla is in the midst of trying to persuade an NFL team to take a flier on him."