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Sports Direct's strategic investment in Debenhams has seen the retailer take a major hit in its full year pre-tax profits, although it recorded an uptick in group earnings and EBITDA.
According to its preliminary results for the period ending April 29, Sports Direct's reported profit before tax plummeted 72.5 per cent year-on-year to £77.5 million, primarily because of a £85.4 million impact from its Debenhams holdings.
However, on an underlying basis, profit before tax surged 34.5 per cent to £152.9 million and underlying EBITDA grew 12.2 per cent to £306.1 million – which was better than the average City forecast of £296.8 million.
The sportswear retailer added that group earnings increased 3.5 per cent year-on-year to £3.4 billion, bolstered by a 42.7 per cent and 594.6 per cent increase in its premium lifestyle and rest-of-world retail divisions respectively.
However, core revenue from its UK sports retail and European sports retail divisions edged down by two per cent and 0.1 per cent respectively, while revenue from its wholesale and licensing division dropped 22.7 per cent.
Meanwhile, Sports Direct's reported profit after tax nose dived by 88.1 per cent year-on-year to £27.6 million, but underlying profit after tax skyrocketed 57.7 per cent to £104.9 million.
The retailer said its results were up against tough comparatives, having seen profits jump a year earlier on the sale of its Dunlop business as well as its JD Sports shares.
"I am particularly pleased that Sports Direct has not only been named among the 10 companies with the most improved reputation in the UK, but also that we were ranked among the top five in an index of international retailers," chief executive Mike Ashley said.
"I'm pleased that our underlying EBITDA has come in at the top end of our expected range at £306.1 million as we indicated this time last year, and also that the underlying profit after tax has increased substantially to £104.9 million."
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So I'm heading out to 2013 CPX in DC this year again. If you ever read my posts from 2012 How to Attend CPX and CPX review, the conference is mostly rah-rah but the true value is getting to The Developers! If you approach it right you will run into a gold-mine of fantastic people and knowledge base.
These are the questions I've been picking up from my customers and self that I will hunt down this year. Please feel free to add to the list. If you going to the conference and want to meet up, just drop me a line.
- How does OPSEC SIC work in MDM environment? Is there a global cert that enables LEA for all domains?
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- Compare PA global management against CP global management
- Memory model – Why is 64-bit so restricted to limited amounts of memory like 64Gbs. Why does old 32 bit recognize 64g of memory, and so does 64-bit, but how do we know if/not they are using the memory.
- Disk space – Why didn't kernel recognize > 2Tb and 1K blocks
- NAT and packet flow through VSX. HOw is it different than R65? How does the kernel keep the virtual spaces different if at all.
- Issues with R75.40 VSX we should know about or work around (advanced routing?)
- MDM enhancements?
- SmartLog enhancements
- What is in VSX R75.40? New architecture? What are problems we should avoid?
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- The world is going virtual, away from routed and switched fabric. Now CP is heading into appliances at the tail end of the appliance craze…chasing the market. What is the next step into the virtual world, integrating into VMware? VMware should buy CP seems like the answer.
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The $96m (£60m) that Cheryl Eckard will collect as the person who blew the whistle on GlaxoSmithKline's defective manufacturing is an extraordinary sum. But the failings in Glaxo's factory in Puerto Rico (now closed) were also extraordinary. Mixed drug types and doses in the same bottle is as serious as it gets in the drug-manufacturing business.
In the circumstances, $96m doesn't look ridiculous. In the pharmaceutical industry's glory days of the 1990s, there were a number of chief executives who became multi-multi-millionaires thanks to their share options. Who's to say that Eckard's contribution to improved pharmaceutical standards was a lesser one?
The US system that entitles a whistle-blower to a portion of the fine imposed upon a company can produce these spectacular payouts, but it seems to work well. Glaxo's chief executive at the time, Jean-Pierre Garnier, ignored the phone call from a concerned Eckhard. Other chief executives are now more likely to take the call in similar circumstances. That sounds like progress.


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October has been a full month as we've been grading tons, traveling for work, seeing family, and loving a busy 6 month-old; since I haven't had much time for blogging lately, I figured I can write a condensed version of all the craziness. Here we go:
Work Highlights:
I'm on the performing arts committee at the college, (along with one other faculty member), and we get to select the performers that come. It was so cool to see the first performer that I had a say in, Emmy Lou Harris, live on stage this month. Brendan was home with Willa while I went to the concert and after party, but he went to the lecture series solo last month to see David Petraeus.
Another highlight was attending a faculty-student appreciation dinner. I went with three of my students early this month while Brendan kept Willa. Brendan will be joining our English honor students at laser tag later this month while I stay home. This system of trading off on who stays home when work events coincide with bedtime has been working well.
SCMLA Highlights:
This year's SCMLA was held in San Antonio. We left on a Wednesday after teaching and drove five hours. We only stopped once and Willa slept most of the way, which was great. My parents met us there Thursday morning, so they could babysit while we did our conference thing. We were both presenting on the regional fiction writer's panel. As always, it was a delight; this year, I even sold a few books! This was my 9th SCMLA, Brendan's 7th, and Willa's 1st. The best part was introducing Willa to friends from McNeese.
My parents kept Willa Thursday night, so we could go out with our friends. We ate at Ocho, and we loved their all night happy hour on Thursday. Other San Antonio Favorites were Castabels and Schilos for brunches.
That Friday (10/12), we celebrated 8 years to the day of dating! My parents kept Willa while we went to panels during the day and also while we went out to dinner at Bliss. I can't say enough good things about Bliss: the food was delicious and the atmosphere was delightful; it was just what we were looking for to celebrate a special occasion.
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We drove home on Saturday morning after brunch with friends. Willa slept almost the entire way!
Family Highlights:
We got a quick visit from Annie and Josh this month! The two stopped to see us while on a road trip, and we got to eat Thai food, play with the baby, and watch the Red Sox make it to the World Series together (yes, Brendan is so excited).
Willa had a healthy six month check up and weighed in at 15 pounds, 7.5 ounces (31st percentile) and is 27 inches long (82nd percentile). She got her 6 month vaccines and her first flu shot. She was also given the green light to start on solids. So far, we've tried baby oatmeal mixed with breastmilk and pureed banana and apple. She is an absolute mess when she eats, but she seems to love it (though it's a bit difficult since she doesn't sit up without assistance yet).
My mom friend Liz sent me a "medal" for "Valour in Breastfeeding," and I thought it was the sweetest idea ever. It's nice to have friends going through the same thing at the same time, and this made me smile, laugh, and feel loved. Thank you, Liz; we got this.
We took Willa to her first pumpkin patch last weekend, but it wasn't a very exciting display at Fiddlestick Farms like the one we remembered from two years ago. Apparently, our big mistake was coming on a Sunday when the pumpkins had been picked over. We still got a couple of shots with our little pumpkin anyway, which was all we wanted.
Writing Highlights:
My story, "Sugar Mountain," was published in Philadelphia Stories. The story won 2nd place (and $750!) in their contest, and Brendan's story was a top ten finalist in the same contest. Brendan was also just named as a finalist in the Fairy Tale Review contest. We were just interviewed for the local paper about how our creative writing influences our teaching.
Not-So-High Lights:
We're getting very little sleep around here as miss Willa is in some kind of sleep regression. Also, our doctor encouraged us to start getting her acclimated to falling asleep on her own and in her crib, so we've started that process with naps. It's going well so far. At night, we're both in the "we'll give her her way if she gets really upset" parenting camp. Honestly, sometimes the path of least resistance is also the only path that involves us sleeping at all!
I've had very little time for working out this month. It's the 24th, and I've only gone to four classes. Yikes! Fingers crossed we can make it to Mommy & Me tomorrow.
I currently have a cold, a sore neck from sleeping weird, and a very bruised toe from a can of diet coke falling out of the mini-fridge and landing on my toe.
My grading stack for the week is 22 papers down...31 to go (plus a discussion and journals. Send teaching assistants!)
It has been cold, wet, and rainy most of the month! Where is our normal gorgeous October weather?
How We Hope October Ends:
With a Red Sox win & good weather for our babe's first Halloween, of course! This weekend=scary movie, pumpkin carving, and pumpkin seed roasting.
How do you plan to spend the end of the month? Enjoy this last week!


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My rising up and lying down;
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Known long before conceived by me.
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If mischief lurks in any part;
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Nightshift, skippered by Kevin McNeil, wins the day with consistent effort
Marina del Ray, Calif. (June 16, 2014) - Marina del Rey and Santa Monica Bay certainly delivered on the opening day of the California Cup as the fleet of 15 Farr 40s was greeted by sunny skies, warm temperatures and solid 8-12 knot southwesterly winds.
And if Wednesday's action is any indication, racing over the course of the four-day regatta being hosted by the California Yacht Club will be tight, tricky and a real test of skill for skippers and crews.
Principal race officer Peter Reggio reeled off three starts in rapid succession and there were three different winners on the day. Santa Barbara skipper John Demourkas and his crew aboard Groovederci rounded the first weather mark in first and was able to maintain that lead the rest of the way in winning Race 1. Annapolis skipper Kevin McNeil and his team on Nightshift took advantage of a late mistake by Plenty to win Race 2. Finally, Wolfgang Schaefer steered the German entry Struntje Light to a come-from-behind victory in Race 3.
"It was an absolutely spectacular day on the water. This is a great area to sail with Venice Beach providing a beautiful backdrop," Farr 40 class manager Geoff Stagg said. "As you can see by the fact we had three different winners on the day, the racing is extremely close and a number of boats are sailing very well."
Nightshift, skippered by Kevin McNeil of Annapolis, Maryland, won the opening day of the California Cup with a solid score line of 3-1-2 on Wednesday on Santa Monica Bay.
Nightshift was the overall winner of the day with McNeil steering the Maryland entry to a solid score line of 3-1-2. Andy Horton is calling tactics while Dave Scott and Rich Bowen are trimming the main and jib, respectively, on Nightshift, which entered the regatta fourth in the overall standings for the 2014 International Circuit.
"It's tough conditions out here. The wind is up and down and all-around. You'd get headed, tack then get headed again. You really had to be on your toes," McNeil said. "We got good starts, had nice speed coming off the line and were pretty much able to sail our own races."
Horton said the strategy on Day 1 was to be conservative and stay out of the corners since no side of the course was clearly favored and significant shifts could happen at any time.
"I've sailed in this venue before and it is very unpredictable, anything can happen," Horton said. "I told the crew before the first race that when you start feeling good, that's when it is time to be worried. There are a lot of localized wind patterns here and things can change in a second."
Horton echoed the sentiments of Plenty tactician Terry Hutchinson when discussing the overall approach going into Wednesday. "You can't win the regatta on the first day, but you can certainly lose it so let's not make any major mistakes."
"We definitely got three good starts and we're going pretty well upwind," Horton said. "That being said, we didn't hit it out of the park today. We certainly could have done better."
McNeil was short and sweet when asked if there was anything he learned on Wednesday that will help him for the rest of the regatta. "Yea, get ahead and stay ahead."
Skipper Alex Roepers and Plenty came into the California Cup leading the 2014 Circuit and continued to sail well on Wednesday, sandwiching a pair of fourths around a second.
Plenty sandwiched a pair of fourths around a second and is second in the overall standings with 10 points, four astern of Nightshift. The New York entry leads the International Circuit standings after capturing the Rolex North American Championship last month.
It was a day of rallies for Plenty, which passed a total of nine boats in three races. Biggest comeback came in Race 3 as Roepers steered his boat from eighth at the first weather mark to fourth at the finish.
"We are happy with our results at the end, but we were struggling a bit along the way," Roepers said. "We really had to work hard to climb back from some deep positions in the first and third races. It just shows how tough the competition is here. The fleet was really mixed up the entire day."
Plenty was fighting Nightshift for the lead going into the second weather mark in Race 2 when it used a lee-bow maneuver to briefly take the lead. However, Plenty had to pinch hard to get around the mark and did not succeed - scraping the buoy and having to perform a 720 as a result.
Flash Gordon 6, owned by Helmut Jahn of Chicago, also showed nice consistency in putting up results of 2-4-5 and stands third overall with 11 points. Struntje Light went from third around the top mark to first at the finish in Race 3 to pull within one point of the Italian entry Enfant Terrible in the fight for fourth.
Skipper Helmut Jahn is the picture of focus and concentration as he steers Flash Gordon 6 to third place in the overall standings on the opening day of the Farr 40 California Cup.
Three regattas into the 2014 circuit and the Corinthian boats from the West Coast fleet are proving they can hang with the professional teams. Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club member Gordon Leon and his crew aboard Foil sailed superbly in Race 1 and finished fifth, which brought fists pumps from the crew. King Harbor Yacht Club member Michael Shlens and his team on Blade 2 posted all single digit results and is ninth in the overall standings.
"You can clearly see the level of performance among the Corinthian boats improving with each regatta. Several of them are really coming on strong," Stagg said. "Foil sailed a brilliant first race and their sailors were over the moon about the result. When you go out and beat the current world champion that is a great accomplishment."
JoAnn, skippered by Steve Murphy of Seal Beach, is a West Coast entry that isn't quite Corinthian, but also had a very strong showing on the day - securing seventh overall on the strength of a third place in Race 2.
The California Cup continues on Thursday and concludes on Saturday. For daily results and press releases and to follow on-the-water action on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest please visit http://www.farr40.org
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Online DIY service for people selling their homes USRealty.com has launched free nationwide access to the private Multiple Listing Service (MLS) databases real estate agents use to market their clients' homes.
USRealty.com lists houses on all the most powerful real estate websites allowing consumers more control in the home-selling process by choosing their commissions and retaining home equity.
The company also caters to the commercial real estate industry with interstate transaction support.
USRealty.com CEO and founder Colby Sambrotto says the popularity of the Do it Yourself (DIY) industry has been a driving force behind USRealty.com's success as people increasingly take a more hands-on approach to everything from their finances to selling their homes.
"Home-sellers are getting professional level marketing and guidance, and can reduce commissions paid out by at least 50 per cent. On average, our sellers can save in excess of $5,000."
According to Sambrotto, the new concept differs from traditional for sale by owner sites because it is the first to provide free access to the MLS databases other sites charge for.
"By blending the savings of a DIY process with the success rates of a more traditional real estate approach, we have truly carved out a new space - aligning the interests of home-sellers while leveraging the strength of buy-side residential agents," he says.
Through a three-step process, USRealty.com allows home-sellers to create a customized listing for their home with photos and even dictate the amount of commission they are willing to pay.
Listings appear on USRealty.com immediately, within one day on the local MLS database allowing every agent in the region to immediately see the listing, which then also appears on popular sites like Realtor.com, Trulia and Zillow within a few days.
"These sites are where house-hunters look first and continuously for the latest listings of houses for sale," says Sambrotto.
Since its inception in 2013 USRealty.com has operated almost exclusively as a business to business model.
This new service marks the company's shift toward providing individual home-sellers with the tools historically only available to institutions.
Managers of real estate investments, lenders and others who oversee portfolios of single-family homes use the site to list homes in local MLS systems, helping to fuel the success of local agents by ensuring a steady flow of homes into the market.


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Increased Sympathetic Activity – The Core Cause of PCOS?
What causes PCOS and why acupuncture is successful at restoring ovulation and regulating cycles has puzzled specialists, endocrinologists and gynaecologists for decades. The "bible" on the treatment of infertility (Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility) says "The characteristic of polycystic ovary develops when a chronic anovulatory state persists for a sufficient length of time." But there are many causes for anovulation.
A recent study published in the Nature magazine could change how we see Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Swedish researchers, who conducted the study, discovered that the sympathetic nervous system is hyperactive in PCOS women. And most noteworthy, the sympathetic hyperactivity precedes anovulation. Hence this could potentially be the one simple underlying cause of this complex condition. This phenomenon could explain why acupuncture can reverse some of the harm done by the syndrome, including restoring regular ovulation, decreasing androgen levels, regulating ovarian blood flow and the function of HPG axis.
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- The excess levels of "male hormones" – androgens. This is the central feature of PCOS. Female to male transexuals consume anrdogens to develop male features. This excess androgen levels can result in PCOS.
- Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance – excess insulin levels in your blood increase the risk of PCOS. 25-50% of women with PCOS have no insulin resistance. Among women with insulin resistance, the incidence of PCOS is low. Nonetheless, these are the key factors and are cause of hyperandrogenism in some women.
- Increased sympathetic nervous activity. This may be the primary or causing factor of PCOS syndrome. Many of the features of PCOS, such as hyperinsulinaemia, central obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea are all associated with chronic sympathetic nervous system overactivity
Both increased androgens and hyperinsulinemia very likely are playing a role in causing PCOS. However, increased sympathetic activity may be preceding these changes.
When done correctly, acupuncture can restore normal ovulation, decrease ovarian cysts and ovarian size in PCOS patients.
How Acupuncture Helps Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture has been documented to
- increase blood flow to the ovaries
- reduce of ovarian volume and the number of ovarian cysts
- control hyperglycaemia through increasing insulin sensitivity and regulating blood glucose and insulin levels
- reduce cortisol levels and assisting in weight loss and anorexia
- reduce testosterone levels and regulating oestrogen cycles to normalise ovulation
- reduce sympathetic nervous system drive
- increase menstrual frequency by 38%
- reduce the sympathetic nervous outflow
More studies are needed to fully understand the effect of acupuncture on PCOS.
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Acupuncture for PCOS is More Effective When Combined with Herbs
A systematic review published in June 2014 found combining herbs with acupuncture to be even more successful than acupuncture alone. They documented acupuncture and herbs help women suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome by reducing:
- luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone
- insulin resistance
- testosterone
- body mass index
- luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone
- insulin resistance
- testosterone
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The daffodils were ever so slightly later this year – I saw one or two in bud before Christmas but only this week have I seen a couple in flower.
We've been lying low this holiday period and as I write every year, spend the last few days of December and then most of January thinking about three things: habit forming (or un forming), decluttering and deciding on a word for the year. Last year I don't think I ever managed to decide on a word as I was in the doldrums of feeling rather miserable come the end of January, but this year I am determined to do better.
We have being enjoying the benefits of living all year round in a holiday location with some lovely days out in St Ives and Falmouth, and watched the last of the light ebbing out of the year over a bottle of wine on a rather chilly beach. More on seasonal happenings in my next post.
On decluttering…
I left my parents house this year with I think the last of my possessions from childhood – I think when my room was finally needed by someone else, everything in my cupboards was boxed up, put in their loft, and now more than a decade later discovered and returned to me. In many ways, I would have been quite happy to simply never see the contents of the boxes again and discard on the spot, but of course nostalgia won out, and I opened them… I am working now on completing my reprogramming to not give any value to material possessions and determined to ensure everything in our house is a deliberate choice because it is useful, joyful and wanted, rather than being the by-product of things I feel obliged to hold on to, mixed with things that I just don't need any more. It has been a long process but I am at least managing to rid myself of things on the basis that if I've moved them three times (or more) and not used them in any way, they need to move on.
On habit forming…
Every year it is the year when I will get up earlier, be more organised and so on. Still working on that one, but one habit I *have* managed to make stick better than before is yoga. I am still trying to work in a few minutes every morning (which largely depends on making myself go to bed earlier) but I have managed to get to a class at least once a week for pretty much all of 2018 and the latter part of 2017 too. Basically the whole time we have lived down here. My latest class finished the week before Christmas and the next one doesn't start for another two weeks, so that will make it the longest I haven't done any yoga for 18 months. Surfing too managed to stick this year, no doubt because I didn't have a full time job. I surfed every week from mid March to mid December with the exception of one week in Majorca! What a record 🙂
Last year's seasonal living post here… this year's to follow next week once I've had my birthday weekend.


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From the Youngstown Vindicator on 12/24/2004.
Six years ago, the fire chief brought back this Christmas tradition.
YOUNGSTOWN — Thanks, boss! No, thank you!
So it went in the gleaming upstairs kitchen at No. 1 Fire Station on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Firefighters, inspectors and retirees filtered in and out Thursday to enjoy Fire Chief John J. O'Neill Jr.'s annual Christmas luncheon.
The kitchen-dining area was used to exchange hugs and handshakes and "Merry Christmas" greetings.
O'Neill was the official cook. Being Irish, he fixed meat and potatoes.
Capt. David Leetch did prep work. (It's not really work, he confided).
O'Neill said he baked a 12-pound ham bought at Santisi's Riverbend, in the former Passarelli Brothers building on Mahoning Avenue. The store even sliced it.
He used a family ham recipe "everyone knows": ginger ale and brown sugar. He also made parsley potatoes.
Pizza, too
A reporter wondered about all the pizza boxes stacked on tables.
"Oh, we made the pizzas," Leetch quipped. "We asked Pizza Joe's for the boxes to put them in."
The fire chief joked that "no P.O.'s" (purchase orders) were involved; he pays for the appreciation luncheon. He said the annual event gives him the chance to thank firefighters for the hard work they do all year long.
Firefighters from all sides of town arrived at staggered times, station by station, so that the city wasn't left unprotected.
O'Neill said he usually starts cooking around 10 a.m. but a fatal fire in the city was reported at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, while he was changing his 3-month-old son James' diaper. He went home after the fire to change clothes and started cooking at 8 a.m. at No. 1 Fire Station.
No one ate until Mike Drummond, a retired firefighter, arrived with his specialty, sausage and peppers. Battalion Chief Tim McGarry's homegrown peppers, canned in vinegar by firefighter John Carbon of Rescue Squad 33, were also a favorite.
"This is really nice," Carbon said of the chance to visit with colleagues. "We don't get to see these guys much, or some of the retirees."
Chance to mingle
McGarry, pointing to the south side of the Mahoning River, said the luncheon gives firefighters over there a chance to mingle with firefighters stationed on the north side of the river.
"They may not run into each other, otherwise," he said. "It's nice to get together."
Fire Inspector Leslie Murphy said she appreciates the chief's gesture each year. She's also glad no one asks her to cook.
"I think it's great to for him to do this, to show appreciation for what we do," firefighter Joe Caraballo said as he lined up for Christmas goodies. "It shows the holiday spirit — it's nice to have a boss like that."
Capt. Gary DiTullio expressed best what the firefighters said: "We get a chance to thank him, too. It's kind of a mutual thing."
Firefighter Jamie Goodlet called the luncheon "outstanding."
O'Neill, fire chief since 1998, said he brought back that year what had been a Christmas tradition. He said the last chief to hold a chief's luncheon was Charles P. O'Nesti, who retired in December 1983.


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19:21 hours.- emergency services intervene to rescue an injured hiker in Sierra del Cabezo Gordo, municipality of Totana.
A call to the Emergency Coordination Center 1-1-2 RM of one of the companions of the injured hiker, indicated that this had suffered a fall that prevented him from walking.
Environmental Agent immediately Totana has targeted the area, while the helicopter was activated from the Directorate General of Public Safety and Emergency, with the Air Rescue Group Consortium.


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All events for Fall Break Day Camp
October 2019
Fall Break Day Camp
S and R Events and Purdue Extension Perry County will hold a fall break day camp at Perry County 4-H Fairgrounds October 14-18th starting at 7:00 AM each day. All students from all Perry County schools grades K-Ninth are invited. Cost is $95.00 for the whole week. Financial assistance is available. Drop off as early as 7:00 AM and pickup as late as 6:00 PM each day. Snacks are provided, but students will need to bring their own lunch. For…Find out more »


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Since 2013 Boerengroep is organising the summer course 'Farm Experience Internship', or "The FEI". The FEI origins from Brazil where students felt the need to bridge the gap between the university and the farmers, and decided to set up a course about agroecology, both in theory (2 weeks at the university) as well as in practice (2 weeks at the farm). The Farm Experience Internship is one little step forward in the fight against agribusiness, by connecting students with the reality and needs of farmers.
As we feel the same need, we are organising this course in Wageningen now for the sixth year in a row!
Want to know more about the FEI or do you feel like getting into the FEI for just an evening? Join us on the 17th of May for the Agroecology Evening – Kickoff for the FEI 2018!
And check out the FEI website!
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The traditional expense management process requires a huge amount of manual intervention to properly validate spends against business policy and ensure that those spends are routed to the appropriate approvers prior to payment. It costs a lot of money in company capital to support this business process, which also lacks stability, visibility, and process continuity. A sophisticated expense report solution provides a consistent and programmatic approach that replaces a substantial amount of manual intervention.
The system automatically validates all expenses against business policy at the time of submission, and prevents employees from submitting a noncompliant spends. The software also provides an option to submit valid explanation for over-spend items, and allows approvers to decide whether full, partial or zero reimbursement should be given. It applies approval routing rules based on attributes of the expense item or on the complete expense report. With the help of a rules engine you can easily create and maintain various combinations of standard routing and exception routes. The solution flags duplicate expenses at the time of spend entry, or audits those expenses as a part of reporting.
The software ensures that accurate allocations were provided for the expenses, and frees your approvers/managers from worrying about compliance to business policy. With this solution your team will gain complete visibility into management approvals, explanations, and policy violations, along with copies of all receipts. You no longer have to re-key the approved expenses into your financial systems for payment; the system makes it automatically.
Best-in class expense report solutions help you a lot by applying policy rules and approval delegation without the need of manual intervention. By replacing all human interventions the system reduces cost and increases operational efficiency of your expense management program.


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Nation and nationalism are contested ideas yet inseparable from our lives. Every time, debates, discussions, controversies and even wars arise because of these powerful ideas.
In this particular post, I do not write anything new. This post simply tries to provide a helpful introduction to the scholarly views of nations and nationalism. These are sourced from The Nationalism Project. I hope you find it useful not only as a student of Political Science or Sociology, but as a conscious human being willing to understand the world better.
This is PART 4 in the series: NATION & NATIONALISM
What is a nation? Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was an important French theorist who wrote about a variety of topics. His famous essay "What is a Nation?" was first delivered as a lecture at the Sorbonne in 1882. It continues to be an important influence on scholars. One can see Renan's influence in the scholarship of people like Benedict Anderson.
The following is from his essay:
A nation is a soul, a spiritual principle. Two things, which in truth are but one, constitute this soul or spiritual principle. One lies in the past, one in the present. One is the possession in common of a rich legacy of memories; the other is present- day consent, the desire to live together, the will to perpetuate the value of the heritage that one has received in an undivided form. Man, Gentlemen, does not improvise. The nation, like the individual, is the culmination of a long past of endeavours, sacrifice, and devotion. Of all cults, that of the ancestors is the most legitimate, for the ancestors have made us what we are. A heroic past, great men, glory (by which I understand genuine glory), this is the social capital upon which one bases a national idea. To have common glories in the past and to have a common will in the present; to have performed great deeds together, to wish to perform still more-these are the essential conditions for being a people. One loves in proportion to the sacrifices to which one has consented, and in proportion to the ills that one has suffered. One loves the house that one has built and that one has handed down. The Spartan song-"We are what you were; we will be what you are" — is, in its simplicity, the abridged hymn of every patrie.
More valuable by far than common customs posts and frontiers conforming to strategic ideas is the fact of sharing, in the past, a glorious heritage and regrets, and of having, in the future, [a shared] programme to put into effect, or the fact of having suffered, enjoyed, and hoped together. These are the kinds of things that can be understood in spite of differences of race and language. I spoke just now of "having suffered together" and, indeed, suffering in common unifies more than joy does. Where national memories are concerned, griefs are of more value than triumphs, for they impose duties, and require a common effort.
A nation is therefore a large-scale solidarity, constituted by the feeling of the sacrifices that one has made in the past and of those that one is prepared to make in the future. It presupposes a past; it is summarized, however, in the present by a tangible fact, namely, consent, the clearly expressed desire to continue a common life. A nation's existence is, if you will pardon the metaphor, a daily plebiscite, just as an individual's existence is a perpetual affirmation of life. That, I know full well, is less metaphysical than divine right and less brutal than so called historical right. According to the ideas that I am outlining to you, a nation has no more right than a king does to say to a province: "You belong to me, I am seizing you." A province, as far as I am concerned, is its inhabitants; if anyone has the right to be consulted in such an affair, it is the inbabitant. A nation never has any real interest in annexing or holding on to a country against its will. The wish of nations is, all in all, the sole legitimate criterion, the one to which one must always return.
We have driven metaphysical and theological abstractions out of politics. What then remains? Man, with his desires and his needs. The secession, you will say to me, and, in the long term, the disintegration of nations will be the outcome of a system which places these old organisms at the mercy of wills which are often none too enlightened. It is clear that, in such matters, no principle must be pushed too far. Truths of this order are only applicable as a whole in a very general fashion. Human wills change, but what is there here below that does not change? The nations are not something eternal. They had their beginnings and they will end. A European confederation will very probably replace them. But such is not the law of the century in which we are living. At the present time, the existence of nations is a good thing, a necessity even. Their existence is the guarantee of liberty, which would be lost if the world had only one law and only one master.
Through their various and often opposed powers, nations participate in the common work of civilization; each sounds a note in the great concert of humanity, which, after all, is the highest ideal reality that we are capable of attaining. Isolated, each has its weak point. I often tell myself that an individual who had those faults which in nations are taken for good qualities, who fed off vainglory, who was to that degree jealous, egotistical, and quarrelsome, and who would draw his sword on the smallest pretext, would be the most intolerable of men. Yet all these discordant details disappear in the overall context. Poor humanity, how you have suffered! How many trials still await you! May the spirit of wisdom guide you, in order to preserve you from the countless dangers with which your path is strewn!
Let me sum up, Gentlemen. Man is a slave neither of his race nor his language, nor of his religion, nor of the course of rivers nor of the direction taken by mountain chains. A large aggregate of men, healthy in mind and warm of heart, creates the kind of moral conscience which we call a nation. So long as this moral consciousness gives proof of its strength by the sacrifices which demand the abdication of the individual to the advantage of the community, it is legitimate and has the right to exist. If doubts arise regarding its frontiers, consult the populations in the areas under dispute. They undoubtedly have the right to a say in the matter. This recommendation will bring a smile to the lips of the transcendants of politics, these infallible beings who spend their lives deceiving themselves and who, from the height of their superior principles, take pity upon our mundane concerns. "Consult the populations, for heaven's sake! How naive! A fine example of those wretched French ideas which claim to replace diplomacy and war by childishly simple methods." Wait a while, Gentlemen; let the reign of the transcendants pass; bear the scorn of the powerful with patience. It may be that, after many fruitless gropings, people will revert to our more modest empirical solutions. The best way of being right in the future is, in certain periods, to know how to resign oneself to being out of fashion.
*Renan, Ernest. "What is a Nation?" in Eley, Geoff and Suny, Ronald Grigor, ed. 1996. Becoming National: A Reader. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996: pp. 41-55. See especially pp. 52-54.
Except necessary changes, all the contents of this post are sourced from The Nationalist Project. You can read more about the project HERE.


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Denver's academics strike has grow to be a trigger célèbre for nationwide politicians and native elected leaders.
Among the many most distinguished cheerleaders for the educators: Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
"Within the richest nation on the planet, our academics must be the best-paid, not among the many worst-paid," Sanders, a potential Democratic candidate for president, stated in a Twitter publish hours after the strike started on Monday.
Warren, who has declared her candidacy for 2020, posted later that she was with the academics "all the way in which" of their battle "to get the pay they deserve."
I stand with the Denver academics. Public training is prime to any functioning democratic society, and instructing is one in every of its most beneficial and indispensable professions. We have to deal with educators with respect and dignity. #DenverTeacherStrike
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 11, 2019
I'm with @DenverTeachers all the way in which. I stand in solidarity with the academics who're combating to get the pay they deserve. #DenverTeacherStrike
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 12, 2019
The politicians' feedback counsel they could attempt to make training and financial inequality a difficulty within the nationwide main. Tuesday was the second day of the strike, which is the end result of months of debate between educators and Denver Public Faculties management.
Mayor Michael Hancock stated his workplace is working with either side. "Simply know, we're right here to help you and to make certain everybody feels valued via this course of. We get you and we've acquired you," he posted. He added that "our academics deserve higher pay and a greater high quality of life."
Mayoral challengers Lisa Calderón, Penfield Tate and Jamie Giellis, then again, posted pictures from instructor rallies and expressed help.
Gov. Jared Polis may have delayed the walkout, however determined to not, saying Wednesday the perimeters had been very near settlement.
Jason Crow, the brand new Democratic congressman in Aurora, posted that he's "proud to face in solidarity" with academics, and state Treasurer Dave Younger said he supports the strike.
Proud to face in solidarity with Colorado academics. Our academics achieve this a lot for our youngsters and group. They should be paid a good wage and afford to stay the place they work. Let's give our youngsters & academics the colleges they deserve. pic.twitter.com/Z1Bx5zOelW
— Jason Crow (@JasonCrowCO6) February 11, 2019
A number of Denver Metropolis Council members even have expressed help for the educators' strike, as has the Colorado Democratic Get together.
Council President Jolon Clark stated his household is crammed with educators, and Councilman Paul López stated he walked the picket line with academics "asking for truthful pay, asking for respect on the job."
Councilman Albus Brooks posted a video of himself interviewing college students at East Excessive Faculty, urging folks to get "to your native college now and help academics."
Councilman Rafael Espinoza stated his mom raised three kids on her instructor's wage in Denver.
"There's one thing basically damaged if we're struggling to get this degree of pay to these households, as a result of I can't think about a instructor by herself attempting to boost three youngsters on that wage," he stated.
Additionally displaying their help for academics on social media had been Democratic Reps. Kyle Mullica of Northglenn and Bri Buentello and Daneya Esgar of the Pueblo space.
Our academics deserve higher pay and a greater high quality of life. They're the lifeline of our training system and the bridge to our future. I've provided all of the assets at my disposal to work with either side to create belief and transfer in direction of a decision. #DenverTeacherStrike
— Michael B. Hancock (@MayorHancock) February 11, 2019


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Gambling revenue at Plainridge Park Casino dropped significantly in November, marking the fourth straight monthly decline since the facility opened on June 24.
In November, the casino pulled in $11.9 million, down by about $1 million from October and by about $6 million since July, the casino's first full month of operation.
State officials were counting on Plainridge to generate $128 million in annual tax revenue, but based on the weaker-than-expected monthly haul from the slots parlor they have recently lowered that projection to $78 million.
Casino specialists say that revenue at most new gambling venues drops off in the months after a gala opening. Even so, the downturn in revenue at Plainridge has cast a darker pall over the nascent Casino Era in Massachusetts.
Of three resort casinos allowed under the 2011 state casino law, only two are in development. It remains unclear whether the state Gaming Commission will issue a license for Southeastern Massachusetts. And both of the projects that are underway — MGM in Springfield and Wynn Resorts in Everett — have been delayed, with the earliest opening now expected no sooner than 2018.
Even with the falloff in Plainridge revenue, the state is still reaping a considerable benefit from the casino. Since Plainridge's grand opening, the state has collected almost $38 million from the facility, based on the 49 percent tax rate. Most of that tax revenue, $30 million, goes to aid to towns and cities. The casino law also requires that a sizable chunk — $8 million since June — go to prop up what's left of the state's horse-racing industry.
In Springfield, MGM is pledging to spend nearly $1 billion turning 14 acres of the city's tornado-ravaged South End into a massive casino and hotel complex, but it faces a possible challenge from across the state line in Connecticut.
Connecticut's two Native American tribes, with the support of the state of Connecticut, are pursuing plans to quickly open a casino near Hartford along Interstate 91. The plan is explicitly intended to undercut MGM, which has said it expects about one-third of its customers to come from the Hartford area.
That plan by the tribes that already operate Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun has been initially approved by the state General Assembly but requires a second vote early next year. MGM has hired former attorney general Eric Holder's law firm, and one of the state's premier lobbying firms, to aggressively oppose the plan.
In Everett, Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn last month won a major victory when a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the City of Boston to block the planned $1.7 billion casino. But Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has not indicated whether he intends to appeal that decision.
Located off Interstate 95 near the Rhode Island border, Plainridge was supposed to stop the stream of Massachusetts gamblers headed for Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I.
But Rhode Island budget analysts, who had initially lowered their expectations because of the competition from Plainridge, last month added $35 million in overall projected slot machine revenue at Twin River. One official recently said in an interview that Twin River had "blunted the impact" of Plainridge's opening.
In a statement issued on Monday, Plainridge called for patience.
"Plainridge Park Casino, and the gaming market here in the Commonwealth, is in the earliest phases of its development," the statement read. "It is important to be disciplined in drawing clear conclusions until the Massachusetts market has more fully matured."
Sean P. Murphy can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @spmurphyboston.


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I cannot believe how quickly 2018 came and went. At the beginning of this year, I wasn't in such a great place mentally and I was determined to make 2018 better than 2017.
Reflecting on the past year is a great way to see the progress you've made, so here is my reflection of 2018.
Starting Off 2018
I started 2018 off in Galveston, Texas with my husband and my dog. We were just visiting and went back to our house on Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio shortly after the holiday. It is no secret that I hated Del Rio. Still, I was determined to make the most out of our remaining time there and work on healing myself.
My 2018 Motto
I decided on my motto for 2018 in the last few months of 2017. My motto was, "if it doesn't evolve me, then it doesn't involve me." I applied this to every aspect of my life. It was tough at first, but I would remind myself of this motto. I had it as my wallpaper on my phone for awhile. I became very selective about the people I allowed close to me. If they filled me up instead of draining me, then I focused on them. I developed a few amazing friendships in 2018 and I also distanced myself from a few others. I couldn't believe how relieved I felt after I started becoming selective about the company I surrounded myself with.
Achieving and Healing
I got back into the gym in 2018. I have spent a majority of this year working out in some way, shape, or form at least twice per week. It also helped that I gained a gym buddy in one of the close friends I made and we really held each other accountable. I no longer workout to look good or for aesthetic purposes, but I workout because it makes me happy and strong.
Other things I wanted to do this year included making more time to do the things I love. I spent a lot of 2017 wasting time in front of the television and on social media. I wasted a lot of time trying too hard to get people to like me, even if it meant neglecting things that were important to me. The main goal I set for myself in this regard for 2018 was to read ten books. I know that is not much to some people, but with my schedule and busy life, I decided ten books would be challenging but achievable. I reached my goal back in November. I have read a few different types of books this year, from A Street Cat Named Bob to some girly books to the first book of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Next year, I will continue with reading and set my goal a little bit higher on Goodreads! Other things I made time for include writing, blogging, photography, and hand lettering.
During the first half of 2018, I was focused on healing and taking care of my mental health. Looking back, I really think I did a good job! After awhile of sticking to my motto, it became natural for me. It still is natural for me to not be involved with things that do not otherwise benefit me or my life.
Of course, things have come up over the year that I haven't liked. Some things have been downright devastating. I can't ignore all of the bad, but I can choose how I react to it and how I let it impact the way I live my life.
Moving Back to Tucson
After we moved back to Tucson in September, things got even better because I truly consider Tucson home and I love it here. I have been able to fall into a routine and even though I spend most of my days by myself, I am not lonely. I have a few of my closest friends in Tucson and I don't feel so far away from my other friends that live elsewhere. I am doing better at keeping in touch and I think a lot of that has to do with my mental health.
Don't get me wrong, I still have days when I am feeling down or my anxiety is getting the best of me. Thankfully I have the coping skills and support system I need to get me through these days.
2018 has been an amazing year, overall. I re-enlisted, Michael graduated from UPT and started his B-course, I became more serious about making my blog a business, I started my podcast, and I even got out of the country for a bit this year. It has been a year of growth and healing.
My 2019 Motto
Honestly, my motto for 2019 is the same as it was for 2018. This motto has served me well and I am sure it will continue to.
Reflection is so important because it shows us how we have grown, what we have achieved, and what we need to work on. Make sure you take some time before 2019 arrives to reflect on your 2018.
I wear a lot of hats: NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Weight Loss Specialist, and Fitness Nutrition Specialist. A writer with a B.A. in English and Professional Writing. A fur mom and a wife. A mental health advocate and a septic shock survivor. An Airman and an athlete. I live in South Florida and am in love with the ocean. People can typically find me either in the gym or at home, writing or reading.


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Ernest Kay Halbach (1883-1958)
Reproduction of Williams Haynes, ""The Old Order Passeth"-A Profile of Ernest Kay Halbach (1883-1958)", American Dyestuff Reporter,
Vol. 47, February 24, 1958, pp. 135-136:
Almost the last link with the dye industry of the Old Regime was snapped when Ernest Halbach died, January 24, at the age of 74. His long career was a true
Horatio Alger story, a pattern now as out-of-date in business as in boys' books. He started as an office boy with Wm Pickhart & Kuttroff; he ended an honored
dean of the industry.
After sound training in the Three R's—reading, 'riting, and 'rithmatic—he passed up an appointment to West Point for a foot on the bottom rung of the ladder with
the prominent, prosperous American sales agents of the famous Badische Works. In this atmosphere the ambitious lad of sixteen was inspired to become a
"Don't do it," warned his big boss, Adolph Kuttroff. "There is no future for a dye chemist in America. You will end up matching shades." Telling the story years
later, Halbach said, "He was the wisest, kindest, strictest man I ever knew, but like many of the old timers of those days he could not believe that complex coal-
tar colors could ever be made in America. His advice was oh so wrong in its reasoning, but quite right in its conclusion. I haven't the making of a chemist, so
instead of studying chemistry, I took some night business courses at the West Chester Teachers College. Soon they sent me to Boston to learn selling dyes the
hard way, to the New England textile mill."
Nineteen years later, he was back in Philadelphia, manager of that branch, and in 1923 he became sales manager of Kuttroff-Pickhardt & Co, Inc.
The next year, Herman Metz, Hoechst representative in the U S, learned that the leading German chemical firms were planning a merger. Each had its own sales
agent here, so to prevent any one becoming exclusive American representative of the proposed consolidation Metz persuaded the agents of Badische, Cassella,
and Bayer to join with him in the General Dyestuff Corporation. During World War I, Metz had fought a rough and tumble fight in defense of the German dye
companies. Out of this experience he insisted that the American agents finance their own company in order that it should be wholly owned by American citizens.
When the I G was organized in 1926, General Dyestuff became its American agent. Kuttroff was chairman; Metz, president; Halbach, secretary-general manager.
When Kuttroff died in 1930, Metz became chairman, Halbach moved up to the presidency.
In 1929 the I G bought from Grasselli the old pre-war Bayer plant at Albany, N Y. They rechristened it the General Aniline Works; concentrated here American
production of intermediates, dyes, and specialties; and put the sales of these products into the hands of General Dyestuff.
During the hard, lean 1930's Halbach, a consummate salesman himself showed that he was also a great sales strategist and leader. He recruited and trained
one of the most efficient sales forces in the dye field and reinforced them with the largest staff of chemists and colorists with splendidly equipped laboratories
at New York, Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Charlotte, and San Francisco. The enthusiasm and loyalty of these men, salesman and technicians alike, their
esprit de corps, was high tribute to his own devotion to his work, his warm, helpful friendliness, his sense of fair play.
Ernest Halbach was a hard-hitting but clean-handed competitor. General Dyestuff had always its share of the tonnage business, but he always bore down upon
the new improved colors, the very latest, best dyeing assistants. He was proudest, I think, of the great missionary work his men did for better dyeing and
finishing, better textiles for the consumer. Characteristically, he ignored his own part in constantly urging General Aniline to duplicate in this country every
worthy new dye and specialty developed in the German laboratories, his long fight against commercial bribery and his distinguished services to the War
Production Board during World War II. His competitors know best what a constructive force he exerted in the industry during the long years of his
During World War II, the Government took over General Aniline & Film as an enemy-owned property. The Government was thus compelled to buy control of
General Dyestuff, because, without this sales organization, General Aniline could not be operated successfully. There was legal urgency in this compulsion
which, in turn, bred other compulsions, and the American stockholders were urged to sell upon patriotic grounds. When they agreed to accept the Government
offer for their stock, their president felt compelled to go along with them. At the Government's behest, Halbach continued to head the organization. But it was
thought to be a situation that could hardly be cooperative and congenial, so after a couple of years he resigned.
Among the assets of General Dyestuff was a stock interest in the Verona Chemical Co, makers of some intermediates, photographic chemicals, and aromatics
for the cosmetic industry. Back in 1902, Verona had been started by Edwin Kuttroff, son of Ernest Halbach's first employer, to produce vanillin, saccharine, and
other then-new coal-tar synthetics. In 1938, prompted by Halbach and in part financed by General Dyestuff, his brother-in-law, F. H. Stafford, bought Verona and
was its head till 1950 when he died and Halbach assumed general control.
After he resigned from General Dyestuff, Halbach was able to purchase that corporation's interest in Verona. He added a new division, Verona Dyes, a sales
agency for selected domestic and imported dyes. Almost his first act was to equip and man an ultramodern dye-application laboratory at the headquarters in
Union, N J. Just before his health barred him from business activity, he negotiated with Eugene Markush a merger of Verona and the Pharma Chemical Corp.
No one who knew Ernest Halbach ever questioned his forthright patriotism. After years of friendship, I was, as a director of the reorganized Verona, closely
associated with him in recent years. I know how he was cut to the quick by the Government's action with regard to General Dyestuff. It outraged his sense of fair
play; it killed his justifiable pride in what had been his life work. Yet it could not embitter his honest, friendly, courageous spirit. Out of what seemed the wreck of
his career, he started at nearly 70, to build anew.
He had lived for some 40 years in Short Hills, NJ; a prominent, popular member of the community. He married twice: first, to Elizabeth Stafford, and several years
after her death, to an old friend of the family, Mrs. Helen Page Woodell. By his first wife he had three daughters: two survive him, Mrs. John Kemmerer and Mrs.
Roy Bumstead Jr.
Ernest Halbach was always a good neighbor and an active citizen. His clubs included the Union League and Merchants in New York, Merion Cricket in
Philadelphia, Baltusrol Golf and Pine Valley.
In Christ Church, Short Hills, an impressive memorial service was held, attended by a throng that filled even the side aisles with friends of every rank from every
sphere into which his active life had led him. The rector paid a brief, fitting tribute to his friend and vestryman.
"Ernest," he emphasized, "was a four-square man."
Ernest K. Halbach Biography
History of Verona Dyestuffs Corporation
History of General Aniline Linden, NJ Plant
History of Verona Chemical


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Lowry Outlet adds Regatta and Baggage Factory to line-up
Lowry Outlet in Manchester is adding Regatta and Baggage Factory to its line-up in time for the busy festive and winter sale period.
Both stores will be open this month at the waterside location of Salford Quays in the heart of MediaCityUK.
Regatta will sell a range of outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment from brands such as Craghoppers and Dare2b. The store will be Regatta's 22nd outlet in the UK.
Meanwhile, Baggage Factory will open its 11th UK store at the centre and will sell a range of luggage and travel accessories.
Lowry Outlet's current line-up includes the likes of M&S, Next, GAP, Molton Brown, Yankee Candle and Clarks.
Jason Pullen, managing director of Lowry Outlets operator, Lifestyle Outlets, said: "The outlet sector continues to grow at a dramatic pace, in contrast to what is happening on the high street. 2018 has been another outstanding year for Lifestyle Outlets and this is testament to our successful strategy for creating destinations where customers want to spend their time."
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Sony Intros TV/Computer
Sony last week announced the upcoming debut of its Vaio L Touch HD PC/TV, a touchscreen computer/TV/movie player hybrid. The product was introduced in Canada last week, with U.S. arrival soon to come.
The L Touch features a 24-inch screen, Blu-ray capability, and Windows 7. An optional HDMI input can also connect to a DVR, cable box or satellite reeivrer.
It will retail for $1,699 when it arrives in stores next month.
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Earlier surgical intervention in congenital heart disease results in better outcome and resource utilization
Document Type
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background:Congenital heart disease (CHD) accounts for a major proportion of disease in the pediatric age group. The objective of the study was to estimate the cost of illness associated with CHD pre, intra and postoperatively, among Patients referred to a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. This is the first study conducted to estimate the cost of managing CHD in Pakistan.
A prevalence based cost of illness Study Design was used to estimate the cost of cardiac surgery (corrective & palliative) for congenital heart defects in children Results:The mean age at the time of surgery in group A (1-12 mo age) was 6.08 +/- 2.80 months and in group B (1-5 yrs) was 37.10 +/- 19.94 months. The cost of surgical admission was found to be significantly higher in the older group, p = 0.001. The total number and cost of post-operative outPatient visits was also higher in group B, p = 0.003. Pre and post operative hospital admissions were not found to be significantly different among the two groups, p = 0.166 and 0.627, respectively. The number of complications were found to be different between the two groups (p = 0.019). Majority of these were contributed by hemorrhage and post-operative seizures.
This study concluded that significant expenditure is incurred by people with CHD, with the implication that resources could be saved by earlier detection and awareness campaigns.
BMC Health Services Research
Recommended Citation
Panni, R.,
Ashfaq, A.,
Amanullah, M.
(2011). Earlier surgical intervention in congenital heart disease results in better outcome and resource utilization. BMC Health Services Research, 11, 353-353.
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Posted on: June 10, 2018
Noise, in both its sonic and data forms, is ever-present within our contemporary urban environments. Although it is most often viewed as an unwanted disturbance, it also presents itself as a potential creative and enabling resource. Key to this idea is the physical nature of noise and the way in which it can travel, largely uninhibited, from its source to its receiver, giving away information about the nature of its origins. Within music there is a rich history of incorporating noise to create new and innovative styles and genres.
With this view, we could ask the question:
How can we organise the noise from our soundscapes and datascapes to create innovative musical experiences, musical experiences that are not only specific to the location, but also specfic to the listener?
This research project aims to:
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In addition, each subject has its own specific entry criteria. These can be found on the individual subject pages.
You can e-mail us, call us or download an application form and we will then take care of everything else.
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James Dunn posted an idea in Web Clipper RequestsWhen trying Evernote Clipper Beta, it was not functional at all for my purposes and I went back to the old version. The following were meant to be an ordered list. But because the "paste" function does not work here, the content is out of order and I'm too lazy to retype the content under the correct heading. BUGS examples cut & copy works, but paste does not work here ... DESIRED FEATURES examples at least 5 levels of sub-notebooks at least 5 levels of indentation for bulleting full tree of notebooks and links expand ALL button collapse ALL button radio button at front of each notebook and entry to toggle expand and collapse ... ERGONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS examples filling the screen with user "desired" information concisely and compactly white space in a linked list is hugely annoying an outline format mode for notes with tab and shift-tab indentation an option to find and remove duplicate spaces (trivial example) when installing Evernote Clipper, automatically look for all browsers and provide User option to install on all at same time provide side-by-side linked lists with checkboxes to allow crosslinking information under a new notebook (project) provide a 3D iink explore interface based upon layers, transparency, and scale w/ adjacent web page preloading USEFUL graphical interface that allow "dynamically correlating" link information to work similar as to how the brain works The 3D interface allows for relating to a cross-section of research w/o getting side-tracked as new pages are explored ... POTENTIAL MECHANISMS TO MAKE BOTH EVERNOTE & USER MONEY examples User and every link registered with Google Adwords w/ option to make user links public Option for User to charge public for access to their linked lists ...


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Ask your recently-arrived foreign friends to mention the Mexican foods they are looking forward to trying while they visit Puerto Vallarta. Chances are they will mention—in no particular order—tacos, enchiladas, […]Read more
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A Case For (Of) Mexican Wine, Please
With an increasing number of Mexican wines winning top accolades in international wine competitions around the world you'd think we're up to something new. How can this be possible, however, […]Read more
Happy Birthday, Mae!
Way before Sinead O'Connor ripped a photo of Pope John Paul II on live TV while singing the word 'evil,' or Lady Gaga attended the MTV Video Music Awards wearing […]Read more
Dan Rodriguez: On Bartending and Mixology
Persistence and dedication pay off, even for a 28 year-old, award-winning bartender, whose first cocktails were so lousy, they kept being sent back for better replacements. "One of my biggest […]Read more
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What is happening in Banderas Bay? What is happening throughout Mexico? Every time I bump into local anglophones I know (and by local I mean full-time or seasonal) and ask […]Read more
Enjoying Tacos de Carnitas
There is more to tacos than simply a corn or flour tortilla with a filling. Given the many available varieties, one could easily spend several days enjoying Mexico's favorite dish. […]Read more
The Other Mexican Dog
Despite being the smallest breed of dog, Chihuahuas get all the attention throughout Mexico, around the world, and on the silver screen. They are a common sight around town, and […]Read more
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With an increasing number of men getting alert of the perils of chemical drugs to combat erectile dysfunction, natural supplements are hugely popular.
Natural supplements to fight ED or impotence are being preferred worldwide over synthetic drugs largely because they are all natural and do not have any side-effects.
Such natural supplements are composed with potent herbs and other essential nutrients that not only guarantee rock solid erections but also improve your overall sexual health.
These natural supplements are a mix of herbs like Epimedium sagittatum, ginkgo, tribulus terrestris, L'Arginine, Mucuna pruriens etc that have been used since ages to enhance libido and erectile function. They are wonderful aphrodisiacs and sexual stimulants.
Here is a little brief on their working
These natural ingredients boost blood flow to the penis. A better blood flow is the most vital factor in assuring firm erections. Furthermore, they also increase nitric oxide production .Nitric oxide works as a catalyst by letting penis muscles relax so that blood vessels can accommodate more blood and improve erection quality.
These natural supplements also help boost the production of Testosterone that not only triggers libido but also combats erectile dysfunction.
There are many herbal supplements available these days to fight impotence. However, they tend to vary in terms of efficiency and superiority. It is not just the assortment of ingredients that is significant but also the quality of ingredients. 100% natural and pure ingredients guarantee better and faster results.
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text: The Elite and the Bullet Club Aug 28, 2017 11:57:16 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by sluggo on Aug 28, 2017 11:57:16 GMT -5 Most people seem to believe that by the end of the year The Elite (Omega, the Young Bucks) will break away from the Bullet Club. So I'm just wondering how people see a couple things playing out. 1) How will the split happen? Will the Elite turn the Bullet Club? Will a new leader emerge and kick them out? 2) Will the Elite remain Omega and the Young Bucks or will they add more wrestlers? If they pick up more talent - who? 3) Once they leave, what happens to/with Bullet Club? Do they elevate someone like Hangman or possibly Fale to the leader of the group and into the mainevent picture (or at least IC?) Or do they add a wrestler(s) like Zack Sabre Jr, Davey Boy Smith Jr and Lance Archer from Suzuki Gun to bolster the Bullet Club? Or are there any gaijin wrestlers out there who would make good additions?


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Super Rapteez® Bros. Tee | Black
This one is super special to me. Being the oldest of three brothers has its advantages and disadvantages. You have to set the example, teach, etc. But one thing is for sure, the love and support for one another is truly special. My little bros have been supporting me since day one, so I had to do it. Inspired by my bros and favorite Mario game of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3.
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He Made A Way feat. Mr. Grays, 1God, and Educator is off the "A Different Dynamic" album by JSpeaks. This was sent to us from our friends from Not By Bread Alone Radio.
Audio – JSpeaks The Poet – "Made A Way" (feat. Mr. Grays, 1God, and Educator):
Artist Bio:
JSpeaks has been a poet at heart and has had the gift of rhyme all of his life, but has only been writing and reciting seriously since 2009. Most recently he has added songwriting, rapping, and book writing to his portfolio of God-given gifts.
One day, in 2008 he was sitting at home, quietly watching television, when he literally heard the voice of the Lord tell him, "I GAVE YOU A GIFT…USE IT!!!" He has been going hard ever since.
Born in Hawaii, raised in San Diego, CA and having been blessed to travel the world because of his father's military service in the U.S. Navy, JSpeaks has been exposed to so much, which has blessed him to be able to minister and relate to people from all over the world.
He ministers through his talent not for entertainment purposes, but for the Word of God to be conveyed in a different form, to trigger the minds and hearts of the people to realize that this world is bigger than them and to ultimately lead people to form an intimate relationship with the Lord.


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