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Part one: Cambridge and the Cotswolds
Once our train arrived into Kings Cross we freshened up (the restroom costs 30p?!) and I made the quickest stop at platform 9 3/4 to grab a Gryffindor magnet, only to realize once I got home (to the states, facepalm) I bought Hufflepuff.
Anytime is snack time, just grab your lunchbox and plop down on the floor.
Pro Tip: This lunchbox is TSA friendly (be sure it is frozen)
Recreating our elevator selfie, circa 2014
I took my baby, to a bar. Ok, we sat outside, but still.
Euston Tap is hip and bustling and the people watching was magic.
Costa coffee has the yummiest blueberry muffins.
Toddling through the British Museum like he owned the place, which technically was true. We arrived not long after they opened and it was glorious.
We had one day solo (we were in London two days total), so after the British Museum we took a double-decker bus to the Tower Bridge, walked to Borough Market, Piccadilly Circus, and Chinatown grabbing carry-out from Lotus Garden and held a picnic in the middle of the living room floor before passing out from satiated exhaustion.
Stockpiling pouches, like a boss
Hands down, my favorite culinary experience was Borough Market. As we descended the stairs and were wafted by aromas straight from heaven, I knew we had arrived. And I proceeded to buy and inhale all the foods.
Parenting win: rolling your entire stroller into the cab, whilst your toddler slumbers. We need these in the states. NEED.
Of note: Gatwick had a separate TSA line for families (along with helpful tips on their webiste) which was super helpful.
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Stormfront's underrated Tony La Russa series continues with Tony La Russa Baseball II, an astounding sequel that features numerous enhancements that makes a great game even better.
The innovative "fly ball cursor" is even more easier to use this time around, and there is a ton of updated statistics and exciting new coaching features that makes the "simulation" aspect of the game much more complete. As in the first game, TLRB II lets you control any US baseball team of your choice and lead them to the World Cup. If you prefer managing a league of your own creation, the Fantasy Draft feature allows up to 30 gamers to trade, bargain, and exchange major league players to create their own individual teams.
Other features include all new 256-color graphics, expanded statistical accuracy, individual player portraits, and play-by-play commentary. Suffice to say that if you like the first game, you'll love TLRB II. It's a great update to an underrated classic, and bodes well for the series that ended up having 3 more sequels, with the last one released in 1997. Highly recommended!
Note: One of the download is the "fully-loaded" version of TLRB II that includes all 3 official add-ons: the Fantasy Draft, 1992 players' updated statistics, and stadiums add-on disk that feature 28 (!) new stadiums. Go ball!*
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Ntn 2020-03-29 0 point
One of my favorite baseball games. And this is the fully loaded version. If you want the 92 rosters you have to load the 92 league or else it will be the classic players. You also have to assign the stadiums or else it just uses the generic ones. I had to run a sound card configuration program first because it was freezing up. You will need the manual to play the game. Also some of the actions aren't intuitive like playing a league game so the manual comes in handy when you get stuck.
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ADMIN, thank you!!! I can't believe you went out and found the correct "fully loaded" version! I've been looking EVERYWHERE for it!!
You are a wonderful and generous human being. I can't tell you how happy this had made me.
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What do Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick all have in common? These celeb couples all went the surrogate route to have kids — and so did all the other celebs on this list. Honestly, celebrities having babies via surrogate may be way more common than you'd expect. We rounded up 25 celebs who became parents through surrogacy and have been open about their experiences.
The reasons that celebrities — just like, you know, all other human people — turn to surrogacy are varied, whether they're same-sex parents or struggle with infertility or a myriad of other reasons. And plenty of stars (including Amy Smart and Elizabeth Banks, for example) speak openly about their choice to use a surrogate, seeing the discussion as an opportunity to share their years of fertility struggles in hopes that their stories will help other families.
Kim Kardashian West is another high-profile mom who's candid about her choice to use a surrogate to have two of her kids. "I love my surrogate, we have a really good relationship," she told Entertainment Tonight in April 2018 of the surrogate who gave birth to baby Psalm. "I really trust her and I definitely see, like, the first time that I went through it, I was a little bit more anxious, and texting more and calling more, and I feel like my surrogate this time around, really is such a protecting person and I really trust that in her."
We love to see stars who are unafraid to get candid about the many ways it's possible to grow your family, and how they made their decisions. Ahead are 25 celebs who had kids through surrogacy, and what they've had to say about the process.
A version of this article was originally published in June 2017.
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
While Kim Kardashian gave birth to her first two children with husband Kanye West, she suffered from placenta accreta while pregnant with both North and Saint, and suffered from preeclampsia with North as well.
So, for Chicago and Saint, Kim and Kanye turned to a surrogate — and Kim's been vocal about some challenges that presented for her. "It is frustrating to not be able to do it on your own," she said. "It is a weird dynamic. Like, I go to all the doctors' appointments and I try to be really present, but when you're not carrying it yourself, it is such a fine balance of how much you're going to be in their lives."
Jimmy Fallon & Nancy Juvonen
On July 23, 2013, Jimmy Fallon and wife Nancy Juvonen welcomed daughter Winnie via a surrogate. Fallon went on the Today show to discuss the couple's fertility struggles shortly thereafter: "We've tried a bunch of things," he shared. "Anyone who's tried will know, it's just awful."
"We tried for a long time, for five years," the host added. "I know people have tried much longer, but if there's anyone out there who is trying and they're just losing hope . . . just hang in there. Try every avenue; try anything you can do, 'cause you'll get there. You'll end up with a family, and it's so worth it. It is the most 'worth it' thing. I'm just so happy right now. I'm freaking out."
Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade welcomed their first child, daughter Kaavia, via surrogate in November 2018. In an emotional Women's Health interview this February, Union opened up about the process of deciding to use a surrogate.
"There's nothing more that I wanted than to cook my own baby … the idea of it felt like surrendering to failure," Union explained. "People want to see the bump, hear that you got hemorrhoids — they want to know you're like them. I was like 'This is going to seem like the most Hollywood s— ever. Will I be embraced as a mom?' It's terrifying."
George Lucas & Melody Hobson
George Lucas and wife Melody Hobson welcomed daughter Everest in August 2013 via surrogate. Everest is Lucas's fourth child, joining his adopted children Amanda, Katie, and Jett. Everest is Hobson's first child.
Neither party has spoken out about the choice to use a surrogate, and they've both remained largely quiet about the relationship as a whole. The couple married in 2013.
Chris & Deanna Daughtry
Musician Chris Daughtry welcomed two children with wife Deanna via surrogate: fraternal twins Adalyn Rose and Noah James. After a partial hysterectomy in 2006, Deanna was no longer able to get pregnant, so the couple turned to gestational surrogacy when they wanted to expand their family.
"Our family is overwhelmed with joy by these two precious gifts from God," Daughtry wrote on his website at the time. "The babies are both healthy and resting. Thanks to everyone for their love and prayers."
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen welcomed son Benjamin via surrogate in February 2019, and chatted with Today's Hoda Kotb about why he chose to use a surrogate instead of adopting a few weeks later.
"I was fortunate to have the means to be able to. It can be expensive and complicated," Cohen explained. "And I just said, 'I'm going to do this, I'm going to try to do this,' and I did. It's incredible to me as I've now learned that surrogacy is illegal in many states, and I don't understand why it's illegal in New York and New Jersey, which is why I went to California. That's where my wonderful surrogate was, who I owe so much to."
As to the decision to have kids: "It was always in the back of my head, and I'd be at friends' houses and they'd be tucking in their kids and I was like, 'I need this in my life,'" Cohen said on Today. "I was getting to a point in my life where I was looking at where am I going and where am I headed and what do I want for the rest of my life."
Nate Berkus & Jeremiah Brent
TV personality Nate Berkus shared in 2014 that he and husband Jeremiah Brent were expecting their first child via surrogate. Both Berkus and Brent shared a gushing message on Facebook announcing the news.
"Wanted to share some exciting news….We have had the most special year and its JUST become even more beautiful. We are happy to announce that we are expecting our first child!" the message read. "While we can't share much, we can say that thanks to a surrogate and the support of those we love we will officially be a family in the spring of 2015!"
Kelsey & Camille Grammer
Of Kelsey Grammer's seven children, two were born via surrogate: son Jude and daughter Mason, who he shares with ex-wife and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Camille Grammer. Camille discussed the choice to use a surrogate on her blog in 2012.
"Speaking of childbirth, I had my children through surrogacy," she wrote. "If you can't get pregnant for whatever reason, it's great to know that there are options available for people that want to have a family. I wish I could have had that experience. I'm just so grateful I had a wonderful surrogate who carried our two children. I have two amazing angels in my life that I love so much. They are such a gift and a blessing from God."
Ryan Murphy & David Miller
Ryan Murphy and husband David Miller have two sons via a surrogate: Ford and Logan Phineas.
"It's amazing to be two dads and we have a wonderful surrogate," Murphy told E! News in 2014. "It's so uplifting and I've enjoyed sharing our story with young gay families."
Murphy got into details on the birth too: "It was an amazing birth…37 weeks and a day and he was a chunker, 7 lbs 13 oz. David and I were there and pulled him out and cut the cord and cried and it was pretty amazing. And now look at me I'm crying again."
Matt Bomer & Simon Halls
Matt Bomer and Simon Halls share three sons (twins Henry and Walker, and older brother Kit), all born via surrogate. Bomer told People in 2014 that being a father was a "profound gift" and "the most daunting challenge."
"I just want to be hopefully somebody who helps shape these souls without changing how they came into the world," the White Collar star said of his kids. "To just give them the structure they need to thrive in the world but at the same time let their own personalities shine through. Some days that's easier than others."
Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcomed their surrogate daughter Faith Margaret on December 28, 2010. The couple, also parents to daughter Sunday Rose, said in a statement: "Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret. No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier."
Tyra Banks & Erik Asla
Tyra Banks became a mom in January 2016, when she and partner Erik Asla welcomed son York Banks Asla via surrogate. The America's Next Top Model creator, who underwent years of unsuccessful IVF treatments, called York her "miracle baby."
Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick
Actor Sarah Jessica Parker gave birth to son James Wilke (with husband Matthew Broderick) in October 2002, and seven years later revealed that their family would be expanding. "Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are happily anticipating the birth of their twin daughters later this summer with the generous help of a surrogate. The entire family is overjoyed," said a publicist. Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick and Tabitha Hodge Broderick arrived in June 2009.
Jordana Brewster & Andrew Form
In September 2013 Fast & Furious actor Jordana Brewster announced that she and husband Andrew Form had welcomed a son, Julian Brewster-Form, via surrogate. Brewster revealed that going into motherhood, she had a preconceived notion that she had to have it all figured out. "I'm pretty type-A and pretty organized and when I had Julian that all went out the window. There's no way to prepare," she admitted.
Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka
How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka became parents of a son and a daughter via surrogate in October 2010. The actor shared the news on Twitter: "Gideon Scott and Harper Grace entered the Burtka-Harris fold. All of us are happy, healthy, tired, and a little pukey.[sic]"
Elizabeth Banks & Max Handelman
In March 2011, actor Elizabeth Banks revealed she and husband Max Handelman had welcomed a son, Felix Handelman, via surrogacy, writing on her blog: "The one true hurdle I've faced in life is that I have a broken belly. After years of trying to get pregnant, exploring the range of fertility treatments, all unsuccessful, our journey led us to gestational surrogacy: We make a 'baby cake' and bake it in another woman's 'oven.'"
Lucy Liu
Former Charlie's Angel Lucy Liu had her son via gestational surrogacy. In August 2015, she shared a photo of her newborn on Instagram alongside the caption: "Introducing the new little man in my life, my son Rockwell Lloyd Liu." In 2013, Liu said she wanted children but that it "just hasn't happened yet."
Elton John & David Furnish
Elton John and his partner David Furnish got the best Christmas present in 2010: a baby boy called Zachary. Little brother Elijah arrived via the same surrogate in January 2013. Of the surrogate, a source said: "Elton and David love this lady like a sister and they feel indebted to her for life."
Amy Smart & Carter Oosterhouse
Actor Amy Smart and husband Carter Oosterhouse welcomed daughter Flora via surrogate in December 2017. The Just Friends star announced the happy news on Instagram, writing: "Feeling so grateful to have her in my arms… after years of fertility struggles I give thanks today to our kind, loving surrogate for carrying her."
Giuliana & Bill Rancic
TV host and reality star Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic welcomed a baby boy, Edward Duke Rancic, via gestational carrier in August 2012. The couple later revealed their plans to add to their family, but sadly their surrogate suffered a miscarriage in 2014.
Ricky Martin & Jwan Yosef
Singer Ricky Martin became a dad in August 2008 when his twin sons Matteo and Valentino were born via a surrogate mother. In 2011, Martin said while he was relieved to be "diaper-free" he would "like a little girl."
Ellen Pompeo & Chris Ivery
Five years after giving birth to daughter Stella, Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery welcomed another little girl, Sienna May Ivery, in September 2014 via surrogate. And little brother Eli Christopher Ivery was introduced to the world in December 2016.
Dennis Quaid & Kimberly Buffington
Actor Dennis Quaid and ex-wife Kimberly Buffington welcomed fraternal twins, Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace, via surrogate in 2007. "God has definitely blessed us," the couple said in a statement.
Perez Hilton
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton turned to surrogacy to become a dad of two: son Mario Armando Lavandeira III and daughter Mia Alma. Announcing Mia's birth on Instagram, Perez wrote: "It is with great pride and relief that I can finally announce: I am a dad again! The road to this birth has been a difficult journey, quite different from the first time, and my son and I are overjoyed at this happy and healthy addition to our family. Every child is a blessing and this Mother's Day was extra blessed for me and my mother!"
Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance
After trying to conceive for seven years, actor Angela Bassett and husband Courtney B. Vance were overjoyed when they finally became parents to twins Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah in January 2006 via a surrogate. "Just standing there together, holding each other with the realization that this is the moment that we've been working toward, praying for… [it's a dream come true]," said Bassett of watching her twins being born.
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Definitions for "Managed Care Organization"
Related Terms: Mco, Managed care, Managed health care, Hmo, Health maintenance organization, Managed care plans, Network, Health maintenance organizations, Managed care plan, Exclusive provider organization, Independent practice association, In-network provider, Pccm, Pso, Individual practice association, Closed panel, Epo, Out-of-network provider, Covered entity, Staff-model hmo, Alternative delivery systems, Provider sponsored organization, Preferred provider organizations, Participating physician, Nonparticipating provider, Provider network, Network provider, Point of service plan, Preferred provider organization, Carve-out, Ppo, Closed access, Out-of-network care, Participating provider, Lock-in, Medicare hmo, Preferred provider network, Part b, Ipa , Point-of-service plan, Ahp, Group model hmo, Php , Dhmo, Medicare managed care plan, Dental health maintenance organization, Medicare part b, Open panel, Non-participating provider, Prepaid health plan
A broadly used term to describe any entity that utilizes managed care techniques for health care delivery. Can involve anything from a loose association of providers on a discounted fee-for-service arrangement to a highly-integrated provider organization utilizing a global capitated budget.
An entity that provides or contracts for managed care. Includes entities such as HMOs, PPOs, POS plans, EPOs, etc.
A private organization, system, or structure that provides health care.
Provides services to medically manage your workers' compensation claims. MCOs establish networks of health care providers that have been certified by BWC to serve you if you are injured at work.
a health care plan designed to provide medical services through groups of doctors, hospital and specialty providers
An exclusive provider network for work-related injuries or illness that includes a network of individual physicians and occupational therapy clinics.
Any insurance plan in which the client will need to have services approved by their plan's referring physician or medical group.
An umbrella term for health plans that provide health care in return for a set monthly payment and coordinate care through a network of physicians and hospitals. Health maintenance organizations and point-of-service plans are managed care organizations.
An entity that employs the methods of managed care for the purpose of controlling health care utilization and costs and improving access and quality. Some MCOs provide only administrative, and not clinical, services (see Administrative Services Only (ASO) Organization).
Refers to any type of organizational entity providing managed care such as an HMO, PPO, EPO, IDS etc.
multiple types of organizations including health insurers, medical groups, hospitals, and health systems accountable for the health of a group of people enrolled to receive health care services. MCOs seek improvements in care-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. http://www.iha.org/gloss.htm
is an entity that has entered into a risk contract with a state Medicaid agency to provide a specified package of benefits to Medicaid enrollees in exchange for a monthly capitation payment on behalf of each enrollee. 45
A health plan that manages health care delivery by having a defined network of select providers who contract to provide health care services to members. See also HMO. See also point of service. See also PPO.
An umbrella term for HMOs and all health plans that provide health care in return for pre-set monthly payments and coordinate care through a defined network of primary care physicians and hospitals.
A health plan that uses financial incentives and management controls to direct patients to providers who are responsible for giving appropriate care in cost-effective treatment settings. The goal is to improve quality of care while controlling the cost of healthcare. Managed care organizations include health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs).
A health plan that seeks to manage care. Generally, this involves contracting with health care providers to deliver health care services on a capitated (per-member per-month) basis. (For specific types of managed care organizations, see also health maintenance organization and independent practice association.
Any entity that utilizes certain concepts or techniques to manage the accessibility, cost and quality of health care. Also known as a managed care plan.
A managed care organization (MCO) is a system that integrates the financing and delivery of healthcare services to individuals. It commonly has the following elements: - Arrangements with selected providers to furnish a comprehensive set of healthcare services to members. - Explicit programs for ongoing quality assurance and utilization review. - Significant financial incentives for members to use providers and procedures covered by the plan.


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|Aira Harune
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|Aurora Dream
|Episode 1
|Dear My Future
|Episode 1
|September 3
|Astrological Sign
|Yokohama, Japan
|Current Residence
|New York City, USA (as of DMF ep 51)
|Romantic Interest(s)
|Hair Color
|Eye Color
|Theme Color
|Fashion Element
|Blood Type
|Pretty Top
|Animal Coach
|Hiroshi Harune (Father)
Omi Harune (Mother)
Itsuki Harune (Younger Brother)
Eru Harune (Younger Sister)
Uru Harune (Younger Sister)
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Aira Harune is the main protagonist of the anime Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream. A friendly girl who loves fashion and is known for being clumsy. She was roped into performing alongside Rizumu Amamiya after Jun witnessed her jump to avoid running into her.
She went on to officially debut and later, with Rizumu and Mion Takamine, formed the pop idol unit, MARs.
Aira is a young teenage girl with a light complexion and big, gentle auburn eyes with many lashes. Her shoulder length hair partially fans out, and on each side is a thick, curled section that hangs out from the bottom over her shoulder. Her bangs are spiked evenly, with a few straightened locks mixed through them. When performing she pulls her hair back into a ponytail with few loose strands.
In Dear My Future, Aira's hair grows a few inches and is a lot smoother, with her shoulder segments cut much shorter to frame her face. Her bangs are split-off center and are tucked beneath her shoulder length forelocks. When performing she wears her ponytail but now has a segment left loose.
Casually, Aira wears girly outfits ranging from cute and flirty to mature and sexy. But due to her love of fashion she enjoys trying out a variety of styles.
Aira is kind and caring, and she is often shown to worry over others and want to help them. However, she is also quite shy and struggles to stand up for herself or be honest about her feelings, which often causes her to stress out or get distracted. She is also sensitive and at times impatient, but although she seems fragile she is shown to be very strong. She is determined to keep trying and she overcomes many obstacles for the sake of others and herself. She deeply cares about her friends and family and wants more than anything to make everyone happy and inspire them to follow their dreams. In comparison to Rizumu and Mion, Aira is a girly-girl obsessed with fashion and shopping. She is also shown to have a knack for understanding the "voice of clothing" and likes to modify them to look better or to help others find what makes them shine. While she initially desired to become a model one day, she didn't entirely know what she wanted to do with her life until she encountered Prism Shows. Over the series, Aira is shown to grow and mature into a wise Prism Star who inspires others. She gains more confidence and begins to become more honest with herself.
Role in the Plot
Klutz to Grace
Aira started as an extremely clumsy, normal girl at the beginning of the series. She loved fashion design, especially adoring the clothes at the Prism Store. One day, as she walked through the crowd at a mall, Jun Takigawa spotted her and held her hand as they ran through the crowd together, seeing infinite potential in her and making her a replacement for Mion Takamine, who had gone MIA at the time. Even though at first she refused to dance since she knew herself she was extremely clumsy, she found that once out on the ice, she felt a sort of fun and happiness she had never felt before, and decided to continue the career of a Prism Star, once she was approved by Kyoko Asechi to join their Pretty Star agency, Pretty Top. Her romance with Shou from the popular boy band Callings began when he kissed her on the forehead after she clumsily fell on him after completing the Prism Show.
Aira's just-starting Prism Show career almost ended when it just began when her father found out that she was doing Prism Shows. Her father wanted time to stay still for Aira, only wanting her to wear fluffy pink dresses and always treat her like a little girl. Although her father was stubborn, Aira was finally able to persuade him to watch a Prism Show she participated in, wearing a pretty-remake of the dress her father had given her. Although he didn't want to admit it, he thought Aira looked beautiful and graceful in the Prism Show and allowed her to participate in them from then on.
Meeting Mion
When Mion overshadowed her victory at the large tournament Aira participated in, she felt surprised more than anger. She had adored Mion for a long time and was very excited to see her join their agency, unlike Rizumu. No matter what Mion said, she always smiled and called Mion, "Mion-sama", showing the highest respect. However, their friendship was finally bonded after the Summer Queen Cup, and she finally stopped calling her Mion-sama. This showed that they were on more friendly terms.
Aira pairs off with Shou during the fireworks festival, and they walk around together. They shared a tender moment by the riverbank, and Aira was willing to give up her first kiss to him, but he pretended not to notice, as he knew that he had to focus on Callings. However, he said something that has been hinted to be something important, but she did not hear him.At Halloween, Callings and MARs were trying to prepare sweets for a Halloween Party at the next Prism Show. Of course, the best place to get those sweets was at Aira's house, Haru no Soranoto, a bakery. Hiroshi, Aira's father, of course, was not happy, seeing them flirting with each other. When Shou finally convinced him to cater to the party and showed that he was a sincere person, Shou's true feelings slipped as he said, "Thank you, father!" (which implies that he would be married to Aira in the future).
Aira saw an unexpected side of him at the party when he clung to her when they went into an old warehouse at night, as Shou has a fear of the dark. This showed Aira how much Shou relied on her.
Shou & Aira's relationship was at a standstill as Aira was busy with work until a rival appeared. That rival was Nana Ichijou. Nana was a superstar on the same level as Shou, and they even shared a so call "love moment" (was actually a mannequin and Shou) in the movie they appeared together in. This left Aira depressed, not being able to focus on anything. She was so down that she couldn't even practice properly. However, she came to realization with the feelings she was feeling and in the MARs Prism Show, she did all the jumps herself, announcing unintentionally to the audience that she was in love. She talked with Shou afterward, with him revealing to her that the kiss in the movie was a CG kiss with a doll. He also said he had no intention of dating anyone while he was in Callings, but he had feelings for her. As idols, they decided without words that they would not date, but be in love with each other.
When Aira decided to jump the Aurora Rising, Shou confronted her on Valentines Day, worried, as he knew the Aurora Rising could cause her to lose her memory, fall unconscious or worse. He embraced Aira from behind and held her tight, making her blush. He told her that if she ever loses her memory, he wouldn't know what he would do. After a moment of silence, he released her and gave her a new present, a one-of-a-kind Prism Stone he made just for her, a beautiful pearl necklace called the Wedding Teardrop. He states that he designed it with the feelings of wanting to protect her. When Aira was trying to save Rizumu from being sucked into the depths of Darkness, the necklace was the key that saved herself from being sucked in, along with Shou calling out her name when she was in danger.
He attended the finals to cheer on Aira and helped her perform the Aurora Rising Dream by yelling "Aurora Rising!" with the rest of the crowd. On the final episode of Aurora Dream, Aira and Shou go on a "date" and reminisce about the past year. On their date, Shou is surprised when he first sees her and tells her the reason is that she is cute and hugs her when normal girls pass by.
Pretty Rhythm Dear My FutureAfter Aira became Prism Queen, Rizumu and Mion, having no real plans for what to do next, accepted Aira's offer to restart MARs since they had completed their previous goals. They are still active as Prism Stars 3 years in the future. She is not dating Shou at the current moment because of his Callings status, but they do have mutual feelings for each other and flirt with each other. She supports Mia and believes she can become a Prism Star. She has lost most of her previous clumsiness (but can still be accident prone from time to time) and has been admired by many young Prism Stars for her grace and beauty. She is still a bit naive, but still very kind to all.
When Mia and the others come into the Prism Shop, only Shou and Aira are there. As the members of Prizmmy☆ look on across from the two as they sit on the couch together, Shou hands Aira his new Prism Stone, placing it near her lips, to which she blushes. "What are you getting all flustered for?" He flirts and teases her in front of the girls.
She became stuck in the conflict between Shou and Yun-su, for their designs, but mostly, because they are both in love with Aira.Onstage a MARs Prism Show, Yun-su presents a crown to Aira, calls her his goddess and muse, and kisses her hand. Shou becomes infuriated and jumps onstage in skates. In order to be on a higher level than Yun-su to show he was more suited for Aira, Shou introduced himself first as Shou from Callings, but finally, let out the secret he had kept for at least 4 years- He is the designer of Prism Stone. In order to fight back against Yun-su's crown, Shou gives Aira his own pendant.
Aira is still in love with Shou and even knows his scent right away. However, due to Shou's reluctance to date due to the scar from his parent's divorce when he was young (Aira does not know about this), Aira's feelings start to waver. She becomes unsure that Shou actually loves her. Yun-su offers her solace during this time as a friend, though Yun-su is in love with her. After Yun-su confesses to her and Shou tries to stop him, Aira is forced to begin thinking about which outfit the designers made for her, and which one she will wear. After all, she will go out with the one that she chooses the outfit from.During this time of extreme unease, Don Bonby approaches her with a Symphonia Series stone, to which she is shocked at the viewing. Torn between choosing either Shou's or Yun-su's designs, Aira quickly falls under the influence of Don Bonby, also known as famous Symphonia Series designer Kintaro Asechi. Aira was in fact brainwashed by the Symphonia stone she is shown by him. In her trance, Aira announces that MARs will be joining the Road to Symphonia during a press conference prior to the Crystal High Heel Cup.
During the tournament, Aira wears a Symphonia dress, with Rizumu and Mion wearing the Pure White Wedding and Romantic Night Wedding respectively. This then triggers the Prism Act 'Road to Symphonia', Aira enters the door at the other end of the Prism Act. Though this allows MARs to win, Aira then announces that MARs will be quitting Pretty Top and joining the Symphonia Company, with the now revealed Kintaro Asechi at her side. She convinces Rizumu and Mion backstage before the performance to change agencies alongside her, although they are extremely worried about her and know this is wrong.
Kei shook in the audience, the card of death arising from her tarot deck. She knows that Aira's soul has already been swallowed. Kaname also comments, saying that Aira "isn't there" on stage, meaning Aira herself isn't, but her physical body is. Aira leaves the stage in a helicopter with MARs, and Shou and Yun-su yell out for her to come back. Hearing Shou's voice, she flinches, then drops the stones they made for her to the ground. Due to PURETTY's efforts, however, she was returned to her former self.
During the Symphonia Selection for the center position, Aira and MARs wore the wedding dresses they wore for their first Prism Queen Cup. Although she gave everything she had, Mia won against her. She congratulated Mia on finally completing her goal of defeating her.During the Road to Symphonia, Yun-su appears in a prince's attire to take her away. However, before he can, Shou appears on a horse in a prince's attire as well to capture her heart. After Aira screamed for them to stop, her wings turned to black, and she fell into a pit filled with flames. Although Yun-su could not reach her hand using a vine as a lifeline, Shou dived in without one and refused to let go of her hand. Although Aira restated his principles of love is best when there was distance, he refused this, embraced her, and admitted that sometimes they would fight, and she might run away from him sometimes, but every time she did, he would embrace her and love her. After confessing their feelings for each other and sharing a kiss, they perform the Mugen Hug Eternal jump, a Prism Jump only for the two of them and their love.
Shou hands Aira a ticket to New York at Rizumu's wedding, silently hinting to her that he wanted her to come with him to continue designing and live with him. Although Shou waits on the bench at the airport and she does not come on time, she arrives, and they run to each other. However, first, she falls over herself. He laughs and kisses her forehead like when they first met, telling her that that's one of the things that he loves about her. She blushes and puts her hands on her forehead and giggles.
They two are last seen in New York City together, walking along the streets and smiling. In the vision of the future, they are also seen still together and designing together.
Rizumu Amamiya
Aira first met Rizumu after the latter ran into her at the mall outside of Prism Stone. They were both recruited by Jun for a debut as Prism Stars and is later revealed that they share the same birthday. Aira's mother, Omi, used to be a Prism Stylist for Rizumu's mother, Sonata.
Mion Takamine
Originally, Aira used to idolize Mion to the point of addressing her with the honorific "sama". They first met in person when the latter overshadowed her victory at a Prism Cup tournament.
Shou and Aira are in love with each other. At first, Shou only flirted with her because of his play-boyish personality, but in fact, he had an interest in her from the start. However, due to the scar from the divorce of his parents, he could not bear to bring himself closer to her as a lover, as he believed that "love is the most beautiful when there is distance" because feelings would fade if they got closer to each other. However, he erased this philosophy when he jumped headfirst and no lifeline to save her as she fell into an inferno during the Road to Symphonia. He told her that even if they fought sometimes, he would always embrace and love her when she turned away from him. Both admit their feelings for each other at this point and kiss passionately.
When Shou invites Aira to move with him to New York to continue fashion design and live with him, Aira chooses to go with him and spend her life with him. The two can be seen walking through New York together in Dear My Future's ending. In the future, the two have been shown to still be together and designing together. In the Pretty Rhythm Movie, Penguin-sensei comments that Aira is currently happy with Shou.
Mia Ageha
Aira is Mia's mentor and senpai. 3 years prior to the events of Dear My Future and during the finale of the Prism Queen Cup, Mia was entranced and inspired by Aira managing to complete the Aurora Rising Dream, which led her to be determined to beat Aira with her own strength. They would only meet in person 3 years later when Mia interrupted MAR's Prism Show at Venus Odaiba and swore to defeat Aira. While Mia can be quite rude and stubborn when interacting with Aira, she has also shown grudging respect towards Aira's abilities and acknowledges her as an amazing person. In return, Aira respects her potential as a Prism Star, often giving her words of advice and encouragement, although she still gets flustered whenever Mia's tantrums get out of hand.
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Aira's given name is written in hiragana and not kanji, but there is a certain meaning behind her name. Like Rizumu's name makes the "Rhythm" in Pretty Rhythm, Aira's name comes from the Japanese words "Ai Rashii", which means lovely, or "Pretty". Her name is also used as a pun from the Japanese rendition of the words, "I love you" (AI RABU YUU). Her surname means "sound of spring."
- Aira makes a brief appearance along with Mia and Naru in the PriPara TV anime.
- According to director Masakazu Hishida in the final Pretty Rhythm guidebook, ten years after Dear My Future, Aira will be a slightly pudgy mother with lots of kids.
- Aira's parallel version of herself: Aira Nanahoshi appears in the Kiratto Pri☆Chan series.
- She is the second main character of Pretty Rhythm to have a parallel version of herself in a spin-off Pretty series, following Mia Ageha who appeared in PriPara as Mia Hanazono.
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"It is not about abrupt tweets or high ratings. It is about our collective security. Europe cannot accept the fact that something, which has been building for decades, would be deliberately destroyed because of the desire to provoke," Maas told Der Spiegel magazine.
The German foreign minister added that Europe would continue working on maintaining and building balance in its relations with Washington, but the continent must also become strong in the meantime.
"Europe has no other choice but to boost its significance in defense and security," Maas said.
Trump has repeatedly pressed other NATO member states to meet their annual defense spending obligations within the alliance since taking office in January 2017.
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Another massively controversial rules issue struck the world of golf on Sunday evening (2 April), with Alexis "Lexi" Thompson dramatically denied her second LPGA major title victory at the 2017 ANA Inspiration tournament after being handed a four-shot penalty for an infraction committed the previous day that was retrospectively spotted and reported by a television viewer via email.
The American, a champion in 2014, held a two-shot lead during the final round of the year's first major when she was told - remarkably while walking between the 12th and 13th holes at Mission Hills Country Club - that she would incur an initial two-stroke penalty after being found to have incorrectly re-spotted her ball after marking it before a one-foot putt at the par-three 17th on Saturday. Further punishment came as a result of her apparently turning in an incorrect third-round scorecard.
"On Sunday afternoon, the LPGA received an email from a television viewer, saying that Lexi Thompson did not properly replace her ball prior to putting out the 17th hole during Saturday's third round of the ANA Inspiration," the LPGA said in a statement. "The claim was quickly investigated by LPGA rules officials.
"After a full review, it was determined that Thompson breached Rule 20-7c (Playing From Wrong Place), and received a two-stroke penalty. She incurred an additional two-stroke penalty under Rule 6-6d for returning an incorrect scorecard in round three. She was immediately notified of the breach by LPGA Rules Committee in between holes 12 and 13 of the final round."
Speaking to the Golf Channel, Thompson said: "It is unfortunate with what happened, I did not mean that at all, I had no idea that I did it. I had to regroup myself, my caddie helped me out tremendously, we have a great relationship. I tried to gather myself and I made a great putt at 13.
"But it's all to the fans, they helped me get through the rest of the round and I thank them a lot. I learned a lot about myself and how much I have in me. I wasn't expecting what happened today to happen and I will learn from it."
A disbelieving and tearful Thompson dropped back to second place as the result of those penalties, regathered her composure and immediately responded with a birdie to regain a share of the lead. She eventually forced a play-off with another birdie that came after a missed eagle putt at 18 that would have seen the 22-year-old claim an extraordinary victory, only for So Yeon Ryu to win courtesy of a birdie on the first play-off hole.
It was the South Korean's second major success following her win at the 2011 US Women's Open. Minjee Lee, Inbee Park and Suzann Pettersen tied for third place.
Such a contentious episode unsurprisingly drew a furious reaction on social media, with Tiger Woods among those to issue public support for Thompson and rail against the seemingly preposterous notion that viewers should be able to call in rulings.
"Viewers at home should not be officials wearing stripes," he said. "Let's go Lexi, win this thing anyway."
Defending champion Lydia Ko, who tied for 11th place in Rancho Mirage, California, voiced her to desire for a swift rule change.
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Support staff in the Unison union working for Addaction in Wigan struck for a third day last week.
Bosses have reneged on their promise to honour the NHS pay rise following privatisation.
"It's vital we win this," said striker Kathryn. "We've done everything to try and discuss this with Addaction and followed all the procedures, and still we got nowhere.
"They're not even recognising the trade union. For a charity they're not being very charitable."
"We've all been let down" said Lloyd.
Phil and Dan have had years of experience working for the NHS. "There's been a complete change in values—now it's all about money and profit," they said.
"The decision to strike was scary and hasn't been an easy one" said John. "I've been amazed and humbled by the amount of support we've received from the unions, the trades council, NHS colleagues, members of the public and local MPs."
The strikers' determination to win is impressive. Vulnerable people who use the service have joined picket lines, together with members of other unions showing solidarity and support.
Pickets have been invited to other union branches and hardship funds are being organised. Messages of support are coming in.
A rally at the end of the third day's strike heard Wigan MP Lisa Nandy express wholehearted support for the strikers. Union officials said they are determined to turn this into a national issue.


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Cause for cautious optimism on hurling and fixtures reform
Can a sceptical public about the merits of being weaned off knock-out competitions?
There have been sufficient signs of life in both Leinster, unusually, and Munster to convince the framers of the Central Council motion that the structure can work. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
The GAA special congress in Croke Park this Saturday will be a multilayered event. Ostensibly convened to consider ways of improving the hurling championship, it can end up having a far more profound effect on the big issue of the day – the hitherto untameable fixtures monster.
Put simply, if the Central Council proposal – more or less accepted as the one with the best prospects of success – is successful, the hurling calendar can be slotted in, tongue and groove, with the experimental football format for a three-year trial period.
Whereas there are obvious concerns about how these structures will work, they are, after all, just experiments, and there is at least a parallel interest in freeing additional weekends for club activities.
Aggregated, the various reforms of recent years – rationalising under-age grades, reducing replays and so on – can produce a 50 per cent increase in intercounty-free weekends between 2016 and 2018, from 16 to 23 or 24.
Small trimmings as well as big cuts can facilitate this further: eliminating All-Ireland under-21 semi-finals by taking Ulster and Galway into Leinster and All-Ireland club quarter-finals by bringing the British clubs into Connacht.
On the substance of the championship reforms, Paudie O'Neill, chairman of the hurling development committee, said in these pages during the week that they were essentially reactive in that as soon as the football experiment of a round-robin format in the All-Ireland quarter-finals was accepted, the cry went up for something to be done about hurling.
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As O'Neill further pointed out, much of the debate that has followed has been equally reactive, with counties defending their perceived interests as much as reimagining the optimal format for the hurling championship.
The competing proposals from Cork, Tipperary and Dublin aren't expected to attract greater support than Central Council's, but there's no guarantee that any of them will be accepted, even allowing for the newly lowered bar for changing rules, which was taken down from two-thirds to 60 per cent at last February's annual congress.
Central Council's motion isn't merely about shifting around the furniture. It has a philosophical thrust in wanting to provide more competitive fixtures in the championship calendar.
The vehicle for this, round robins in both the Leinster and Munster championships, isn't guaranteed roadworthy as the format relies on parity of standards and engaging a hitherto sceptical public about the merits of being weaned off knock-out competitions.
There have, however, been sufficient signs of life in both Leinster, unusually, and Munster to convince the framers of the Central Council motion that the structure can work.
Nor is it entirely a matter for the traditional hurling counties, many of whom oppose the plans, as the provision of more fixtures and greater calendar certainty for those graded in the Ring and Rackard Cups has relevance to many football counties.
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There is also some controversy in the reduction of numbers, from 12 to 10, in the elite MacCarthy Cup. Counties on the cusp are unhappy that they will be confined to a Tier 2 championship with promotion that won't become operative until the following year.
This has led to an amending motion from three of those affected – Meath (who competed in Leinster last year); Laois (who qualified for the championship proper); and Offaly (odds-on to be relegated the first year the new format kicks in) – which seeks to allow the Tier 2 finalists access to the MacCarthy Cup.
It seems harmless but there is considerable alarm among officials that the Central Council motion could be accepted and then a couple of emotive speeches later, an amendment that would, in one estimate, add three weekends to the championship thrown in to compromise any progress.
Will the proposal succeed? Even its advocates aren't sure but there is a sturdy optimism that it may just edge into positive territory.
As one official put it: "After the football changes, you were all looking for something. Here it is!"


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Movie comment: Uncensored video of Shino Ozawa & Tomoko Sugiyama (Miyuki Yoneyama), this is part.1 of 3. In the middle of shooting, they are chatting in the dim-lit room. Hey, did you notice a weird guy among staff? Really sketchy one. Seems like Shino doesn't care about it but Tokomo gets very picky. While they're talking about this weird guy, suddenly monitor is turned on and it shows a guy who wears a mask and is tied-up. They are surprised at first, but they head to the room and find a naked tied-up guy. They gets aroused with him and start playing with him.
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Title: Adult Play With Shino & Tomoko – Part.3
Pornstar: Sino Ozawa,Miyuki Yoneyama
Age: 30's
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Review of Week 12th October– 18th October
A relatively quiet week as the flat season begins to come to a close. First up this week was Quadriga who went to Wolverhampton on Tuesday night and ran in the seven furlong handicap with Jimmy Quinn taking the mount. From the stalls opening Quadriga was a little unorganised and the horse inside of him cut across his path and Jimmy had to take a pull allowing Quadriga to settle against the rail in around sixth place. Down the back straight Jimmy was sat with a wall of horses in front of him but Quadriga was travelling well. In between the three furlong and two furlong from home marker Jimmy just began to niggle away and as the field turned into the short home straight Jimmy allowed Quadriga to drift off the rail as he looked for some room to try and make some progress. Under a right hand drive Quadriga came under some pressure as Jimmy got to work. Inside the final furlong Quadriga could not make any progress but stayed on at the same pace to finish the race in midfield. It was a solid effort from the horse over a distance that was a little short for him.
Friday saw us have two runners, Oceanella was up first when she ran at Haydock in the six furlong maiden and Dougie Costello rode. Breaking a little slowly from the stalls Dougie allowed Oceanella to find her feet and he settled her towards the rear end of the main group of runners. Down the straight Oceanella at times was just over racing and was a tad keen with Dougie trying to keep her covered up behind horses. Inside the final two furlongs Dougie allowed Oceanella to drift in behind the wall of horses as he looked to get a passage through them. The leaders and eventual winner who had raced prominately kicked for home and Oceanella was left with a lot of ground to make up. Inside the final furlong Dougie got Oceanella rolling and she put her head down and stayed on in a pleasing fashion all the way to the line finishing in seventh place but doing all her best work at the end. She has now had three runs and it will be interesting to see what mark the handicapper gives her.
Second up on Friday was Blue Maisey who went to Redcar and ran in the seven furlong handicap and Josh Doyle rode taking seven pounds off. There had been some rain around and the ground was described as soft which unfortuneatly was not what we wanted for her but with limited races around we allowed Maisey to take her chance. Missing the break Maisey found herself towards the back end of the field as the runners made their way down the home straight. Hitting the two furlong from home marker Maisey came under a drive from Josh but with the soft ground and a poor start Maisey started to drift back through the field and inside the final furlong Josh allowed Maisey to finish the race in her own time.
Saturday saw Memphis Magic go to Stratford and he ran in the two mile selling hurdle and James Banks took the ride taking three pounds off. The odds on jolly was taken out during the morning and MM went off second favourite. Having been a bit reluctant to jump off, James got the horse up to the front as they jumped the first hurdle. In between the first two flights MM took up the running but a slow jump at the second flight saw MM taken on for the lead and they dropped back into second place as the field went past the wining post for the first time. Down the side of the course MM jumped this flight of hurdles rather shabbily and James was soon at work on the horse giving him a crack with the whip. Down the back straight for the final time James was hard at work now on MM who with his head hanging to one side looked very uncooperative. Jumping the second last MM was passed by a couple of other horses and he was well beaten off as the field made their way into the home straight and with no chance, James allowed the horse to jump the final flight of hurdles and finish at the rear of the field. A disappointing effort from the horse that looked to have a good chance on paper.


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My husband and I use the Creighton Model of Natural Family Planning. It's true: it is pretty complicated. It takes a while to learn. It requires daily charting. It requires multiple reviews with an instructor. We chose this model because of my cycle irregularities- Creighton has NaPro Technology, a system to diagnose and treat such irregularities based on the symptoms that are recorded each day.
However, the Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health has pioneered a really simple method of NFP. It still requires the participation of both partners, but it does not require charting. In fact, women who don't know how to read or write can master it. It is called the TwoDay Method (TDM).
Did you read the graphic? Now you know how to use the TwoDay Method. Its one big drawback is that it doesn't work for women who have continuous secretions. With perfect use, it is 96% effective in preventing pregnancy (86% with typical use – meaning what most people would do).
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It was fairly recently that I expressed one of my major regrets was not seeing the Willard Grant Conspiracy a couple of years ago when they toured Australia, not long before Robert Fisher died. So I was blocking out the office ass-hats earlier today (the dipsticks who use speakerphone in an open plan office, or feel they need to project into the phone for a conf call), and I was listening to the Let It Roll album, as loud as my phone and headphones will allow, and my god this title track is fantastic. Like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds meets Jim Morrison, playing with Counting Crows. And half of Train. No jazz guitar or Manzarek keyboards. Must be played loud…I just tried it as background and it doesn't work.
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NAID, the National Association for Information Destruction, announced in November a change in their requirements for disposal of shredded or crushed hard drives. Recognizing that environmental stewardship and compliance are important to their members and to their corporate customers, NAID is now requiring that destroyed hard drive material must go to a facility that is ISO 14001 certified.
Hard drives, whole or shredded, are considered by the EPA to be hazardous waste (as all electronics like computers, laptops and servers are). Your company is ultimately responsible for ensuring that this material is disposed of properly.
NAID AAA certification already ensures that a service provider meets the highest standards for information security and data destruction when handling electronic media. This new requirement aligns the certification with global requirements for proper recycling (ISO14001 is a global standard). In North America, most recyclers that have ISO14001 also have either e-Stewards 2.0 or R2:2013 electronics recycling certifications. These recycling certifications cover all electronics. So this change by NAID will ensure that all electronic media destroyed by NAID certified members is disposed of properly – even if the company doing the destruction is not an electronics recycler themselves.
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Opened 4 years ago
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#298 new enhancement
Make progress meter more useful
|Reported by:
|Lewis Rosenthal
|Owned by:
|Lucide Core
When searching a long document, the progress dialog displays a notification of activity, but other than counting through the pages, it does not display meaningful progress as a % of completion. It would be useful (when searching a 1,000+ page tome, for example) to have a progress meter. Searching again should pick up where the last search left off in terms of the progress meter, too. Thus, if we stop 50% of the way through the document at the first hit, Ctrl+G should display the bar at 50% when it starts searching for the next hit.
Change History (3)
comment:1 Changed 4 years ago by
What is the goal here? The simple way to write the meter is to use percent of pages scanned. This unfortunately may or may not relate to time since a page with 50 words take `1/2 the time to search as one with 100 and blanks take essential 0. So if the first half is all short pages and the second all long pages you are no where near 50% done by time when 50% of the pages have been scanned.
comment:2 Changed 4 years ago by
Obviously, without taking a count of all of the possible hits first, and basing the % on that, we're not going to present anything more than a rough guess as to how far along we really are in terms of number of hits passed vs number of hits to go.
My thinking was just a simple page count meter, because seeing page numbers fly doesn't really give me a good visual representation. If I am expecting to hit the word "chuckle" somewhere soon in a 500-page document, and I am 50% into it, I know I should cancel the search (and ensure that I didn't mistype my criteria). Currently, about the best I can do is watch the hundreds count up, because the others fly by too rapidly.
This is definitely low on the list, but I wanted to note it while it was on my mind (because I did indeed mistype something while searching a 1,200-page document last night - LOL).
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Kildare clubs and community groups to share €121k Intel cash windfall
Mayor of Kildare Ivan Keatley with Eamonn Sinnott, Intel Vice President, at the launch on Tuesday
Some 27 Kildare clubs and community groups are to share a €121,000 cash windfall courtesy of tech giant Intel.
The organisations are the local beneficiaries of the company's Matching Grant initiative for 2016. For every hour that is volunteered by an Intel employee at a school or qualified non–profit organisation, a donation or "match" of $10 for is paid from the Intel Foundation.
The Kildare grant recipients were as follows: 1st / 10th Kildare Leixlip Scout Group, Allenwood GFC, Athy GFC, Barretstown Gang Camp, Carbury GAA, Celbridge GAA, Clane Community Council, Clane Rugby Club, Clane UtdFootball Club, Coill Dubh Hurling Club, Eire Og Corra Choill Hurling Club, Irish Red Cross - Clane Branch, Kilcock GAA, Kildare Town Educate Together NS, Maynooth Post Primary School, Maynooth Town Football Club, Moone Celtic Football Club, Moorefield GAA Club, MU Barnhall RFC, North Kildare Club, North West Kildare Athletic Club, Scoil Chearbhail Ui Dhalaigh, Scoil Mochua Primary School, Society of St. Vincent De Paul, St Marys GAA Club, St Vincent de Paul, the 19th Kildare CBSI Salesian Scouts.
Kildare organisations, thanks to the company's huge facility in Leixlip, make up a large proportion of the grant and volunteer time recipients. A payout of just over half a million euros was made to 124 organisations across the country.
Kildare Mayor Ivan Keatley attended a ceremony at Intel in Leixlip recently to mark the grant donations.
Speaking at the event Mayor Keatley added, "Volunteers play such a pivotal role in our communities and have a far reaching and important impact on so many people. I would like to congratulate Intel on their Matching Grant program and to commend the employees for their continued dedication to volunteering".


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Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes
Loquo last edited by Loquo
Hi @ruckage !
Thanks for your answer.
I only plant the seed, and if other people think like me, maybe you can consider for future updates.
Anyway, I am going to put this idea to emulationstation developers. Maybe they can add something similar to the frontend itself.
LiveFastCyYoung last edited by
@Loquo That repository hasn't had a commit in nearly a year. I don't think it's still being maintained, although I could be wrong.
ruckage last edited by ruckage
@LiveFastCyYoung said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:
Nice to see you around these parts @ruckage. Hope all is well!
Hey @LiveFastCyYoung . I'm fine thanks, hope you are too. I'm in the beginning stages of a bartop arcade build at the moment which will keep be busy for a bit - gotta take advantage of the weather here when we can as we don't get that many months when it's good enough to work outside.
Loquo last edited by Loquo
Hi @LiveFastCyYoung ,
Did you know another emulationstation repository where I could send my feature request?
Edit: I have found the fork for RetroPie: https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/issues/564 I hope this repository could take in consideration my request.
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@quicksilver @ruckage I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing the PC Engine CD art resources. I'm looking in "/etc/emulationstation/themes/famicom-mini/" and I see all the other consoles, but no PC Engine CD. Am I missing something?
mitu Global Moderator last edited by
@loopyeddie It's not present in the
famicon-minitheme, only in the
nesmini themes.
ruckage last edited by
I didn't realise it was the Famicom mini theme you were using, that is missing some of the systems that are available in the nes and snes mini themes.
The plan for the future is that all 3 themes will be combined into the Snes mini theme so that there is only one theme to maintain (it already contains all of the nes mini content).
For the time being though I've uploaded a zip file to mega.nz which contains the PCE-cd theme folder for the Famicom-mini theme.
To use just copy the pce-cd folder contained in the zip file to your famicom mini theme folder.
loopyeddie last edited by
@ruckage Perfect! Thank You!!!
Perechoso last edited by
Thanks for that awesome theme @ruckage !
I've two recommendations for include on "todo" list:
pixel (desktop version on retropie)
Again, thanks!
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@ruckage Love the mini NES theme, i made carousel icons for Kodi, Apple2, Atari ST, Atari XE, Channel F, and NES Hacks. I was wondering if you wanted to use them for your theme?
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@jon624 hello could you send me those arts I would like to have them in this beautiful theme created, a question could you create the PS2 art :D
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"Little fly,
Thy summer's play
My thoughtless hand
Has brushed away.
Am not I
A fly like thee?
Or art not thou
A man like me?"
Little fly, thy summer's play my thoughtless hand has brushed away. #CosmoSheldrake
musings on mortality. buzzing noises. loops. use of thy/thou. also a banjo?
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This week, CEDIA announced that it entered into a partnership with the Design Leadership Network in an effort to "promote growth and professional practices in the high-end residential and related hospitality design markets." The organizations will work together in creating educational opportunities for members, while also broadening the networks for CEDIA members and DLN's membership base of interior designers, architects, landscape architects, and design brands.
"Working with the Design Leadership Network aligns with our strategy to build awareness among the design and build industry of the resource CEDIA members can be to their projects. We look forward to leveraging a number of opportunities that will open up further business opportunities for our members," Giles Sutton, senior vice president of industry engagement for CEDIA, said in a statement. "We are excited about our partnership with this far-reaching organization."
As part of the partnership, CEDIA will be attending DLN's Partner Forum in New York City on June 4, where the organization's corporate and media partners gather to exchange ideas and opportunities. There, DLN will introduce CEDIA and what they bring to the table in the way of home technology.
"The intersection of design and technology in residential design is an essential topic today," Peter Sallick, founder and co-host, Design Leadership Network, said in the statement. "We are excited to bring our design professionals together with CEDIA members to explore the potential for fully integrated and highly functional interiors."
Chris Pyle, VP of marketing and industry relations for CEDIA, said that the DLN is just one of several ways that the association is working to build awareness within the home building and design audience.
"We are finding that design and build professionals are hungry to learn about technology. We had an incredibly successful show at Design and Construction Week 2019. We presented 4 courses, sat on 6 panel sessions, and hosted 10 CEDIA Talks in the CEDIA Booth," she said. "CEDIA is continuing that education effort with a series of design and technology summits that will provide continuing education opportunities to design and build professionals. These efforts combined with our successful CEDIA Outreach Instructor program are ensuring that the CEDIA message is reaching this audience in more ways than ever before."


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There's nothing more soothing or beautiful than a glowing blue fish aquarium. There are such a huge variety of aquariums, decorations and fish out there that having your own customized aquarium can be extraordinarily easy. Of course though, as with any pet comes responsibility, and different species of fish require different care than others. Any new fishkeeper needs to make sure that they choose their aquarium carefully. Different fish have different cleaning requirements, require different foods, different temperatures, and even different aquarium sizes! – And when choosing fish for the first-timer, it's a good idea to look for species that are healthy and hardy, clean and easy to keep, and don't require a massive tank. Here we'll talk about some great fish species that are ideal for the beginning aquarium keeper!
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By Terry Miller for the Arcadia Weekly
In the last couple of weeks, we've been reporting on the rather unusual relocation of the drive-through mail boxes behind Arcadia's main post office to the street on Santa Clara.
The placement of these boxes now has caused considerable controversy over who is to blame. Is it the Postmaster, the city of Arcadia, or the Gold Line's responsibility?
We have received a large volume of letters and 'phone calls on this matter as you'll read on in our 'Letters to the Editor' page in this week's edition.
According to a source at the Post Office in Arcadia, the city apparently demanded the good old drive-through be relocated in preparation for a fence being erected around the Post Office campus. This, we discovered, is false.
Other rumors circulating like the "lost letter files" are that Santa Clara will become a one-way street and that the 24 Hour Fitness Parking lot is slated for mixed use development once the Gold Line starts to bring passengers into Arcadia in 2015. No word on this yet.
So we e-mailed the city and Rep. Judy Chu's office to get up-to-speed so to speak about this latest twist in the ongoing postal saga. Mailing a letter seemed a little dangerous, at least if you mail it from Arcadia.
According to third-hand information we received there have been some inaccuracies in some of the stories being circulated. The city says the local Post Master is concerned that Gold Line patrons will be using the post office back lot as a parking lot. In an effort to avoid the problem, they want to fence the lot. This is 100% their idea, according to our sources. The city has not told them they had to fence their lot.
The Post Office moved the bins to the city right-of-way without their knowledge in preparation for constructing the fence. The city immediately told them that this was an unsafe location and that the boxes had to be relocated – which, of course they have not.
Arcadia prefers the option of putting things back where they were and putting the fence behind (to the south) of the turnout area. This would meet everyone's goals – the parking area would be fenced and the boxes would be in a safe and logical location. The Post Master has never given us a reason why this is not possible; however, they instead want to move the boxes to either the alleyway at the side of the building (which would necessitate making the alley one-way) or in front of the Post Office on Wheeler. Given those options, the city prefers the Wheeler option, with the boxes being placed on the Post Office lot back from the curb to discourage quick parking on Wheeler. Both of these alternatives are vastly inferior to the original location. The city continues to speak with the Post Master and hope to have a resolution shortly.
We asked Jason Kruckeberg, Arcadia's Assistant City Manager and Development Services Director to comment on the situation:
"The first we heard of the Post Office's plan to relocate the boxes was when they called our Engineering Department to request curb painting after the boxes had already been moved. There is no city-related reason why they were moved. We have issues with the new location not only for the obvious safety reasons related to dropping off mail in a red-curb, no-parking zone, but also vision clearance problems from the nearby driveway, and the fact that the boxes will block pedestrian access along the sidewalk, and ADA access for persons with disabilities, once a fence is installed.
We have been told by the Post Office that the reason for the relocation was because they are concerned that their parking lot will be utilized by those who may use the Gold Line station in the future. They would like to fence their lot to secure it. We believe they could still secure their lot and leave the drive-through they have had on their property for years, but this does not appear to be something they are amenable to. Since they have relocated the boxes, our Engineering Department has been working with them on an alternative location. For safety reasons, the City does not want the boxes be directly accessed from the street along Santa Clara or First Avenue.
"There are no plans that we are aware of for paid parking in the Gold Line structure at this point. As you know, the Gold Line station and structure are more than a year away from opening. And, there are no plans for any one-way streets."
Rumors are funny things, and we as human beings get caught up sometimes. We had heard from a postal employee that one mail box had been vandalized. But in checking with our boys in blue (a young woman, Kristin Anderson, Crime Analyst for Arcadia PD in this case) at Arcadia PD, there was no report of vandalism to the mail box. It was a simple matter of a "loose screw" according to the temporary Postmaster. That was well over a week ago. As of November 18, the "loose screw" is still, well, loose and remains thus leaving only two (not-really-drive-through) post boxes for those brave enough to step out into traffic to mail their Thanksgiving and Christmas cards.
The primary reason for us even touching this story is that Arcadia has a large population of senior citizens, many of whom are handicapped and getting out of a car to mail a letter is problematic and in many cases impossible. Especially, when the mail boxes face north. This is not rocket science, is it?
Perhaps the rates will increase again and they'll be able to afford a screwdriver to at least fix the box.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Tuesday announced a deal to buy business data management firm SimpliVity for $650 million (roughly Rs. 4,415 crores) in cash.
Founded in 2009, the Massachusetts-based Simplivity sells "hyperconverged" systems that combine computing, storage and networking. HPE said the market for such systems was estimated at $2.4 billion last year and was expected to grow to nearly $6 billion (roughly Rs. 40,754 crores) by the year 2020.
"This transaction expands HPE's software-defined capability and fits squarely within our strategy to make Hybrid IT simple for customers," HPE chief executive Meg Whitman said in a statement.
HPE, based in Palo Alto, California, was the result of the November 2015 breakup of computing giant Hewlett-Packard.
The group was split between its enterprise unit, HPE, and the personal computer and printer business HP Inc. that became a household name but faced increasingly fierce competition.
Whitman has dismantled some of the company as the world increasingly turns to mobile devices and cloud-based computing.
Nearly two years ago SimpliVity announced it had raised $175 million at a valuation of more than a billion dollars, placing it among highly-valued tech startups referred to as unicorns.
The price paid by HPE would indicate that the company had left the unicorn herd.
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