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[G.R. NO. 146259 : September 13, 2007]
FLORENTINO, TROADIO and PEDRO, all surnamed OCHOA, Petitioners, v. MAURO APETA and APOLONIA ALMAZAN, Respondents.
Challenged in this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, are the Decision1 dated September 8, 2000 and Resolution2 dated November 20, 2000 of the Court of Appeals in CA G.R. CV No. 56109.
The facts are:
Since 1910, the above-named petitioners and their predecessors-in-interest have been occupying Lot No. 1580 consisting of 886 square meters situated in Malaban, Biñan, Laguna. The lot is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-40624 of the Registry of Deeds of that province. They built their houses and apartment building thereon.
Sometime in May 10, 1982, Mauro Apeta and Apolonia Almazan, respondents, found that they are the true owners of Lot No. 1580 being occupied by petitioners.
On January 22, 1988, respondents filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 24, Biñan, Laguna a complaint for recovery of possession and damages against petitioners, docketed as Civil Case No. B-2777. Respondents alleged in the main that they are the lawful owners of Lot No. 1580 covered by Certificate of Title No. RT-599 (10731) issued by the Registry of Deeds of Laguna.
In their answer to the complaint, petitioners specifically denied the allegations in the complaint, contending that they are the owners of Lot No. 1580 as shown by TCT No. T-40624 issued by the Registry of Deeds of Laguna.
During the proceedings before the RTC, upon agreement of the parties, the trial judge commissioned Engr. Romulo Unciano of the Bureau of Lands of Region IV to conduct a resurvey of the disputed property. The result of the resurvey (approved by the Bureau of Lands) shows that Lot No. 1580, occupied by petitioners, was registered in the name of Margarita Almada, respondents' predecessor-in-interest; and that the lot covered by TCT No. T-40624 is not Lot No. 1580, but Lot No. 1581 registered in the name of Servillano Ochoa, petitioners' predecessor-in-interest. This lot has been occupied by Isidro Jasmin.
On March 24, 1995, the trial court rendered a Decision in favor of respondents, thus:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendants as follows:
1. Declaring plaintiffs as the true and lawful owners of Lot 1580 of the Biñan Estate Subdivision covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. RT-599 (10731) and declaring the defendants without right whatsoever to continue in possession thereof.
2. Ordering the defendants and all those acting in their behalf to deliver peacefully the physical possession of Lot 1580 to the plaintiffs and to remove their houses and apartment building thereon.
3. Ordering the defendants to pay, jointly and severally to plaintiffs the amount of
P30,000 as and for attorney's fees and litigation expenses.
On appeal, the Court of Appeals, in its Decision dated September 8, 2000, affirmed the judgment of the RTC.
Petitioners filed a motion for reconsideration, but it was denied by the appellate court in its Resolution4 dated November 20, 2000.
Hence, the instant petition.
Petitioners contend that Lot No. 1580 belongs to them and that respondents' action is barred by prescription.
Petitioners' contention lacks merit.
On petitioners' claim that they are the owners of Lot No. 1580, it is a well-established principle that in an appeal via a Petition for Review on Certiorari, only questions of law may be raised. Here, the issue posed by petitioners requires us to weigh anew the evidence submitted by the parties already passed upon by the Court of Appeals. It is basic that this Court is not a trier of facts. Thus, it may not review the findings of the Court of Appeals except, among others: (a) when its factual findings and those of the trial court are contradictory; (b) when its inference is manifestly mistaken or absurd; (c) when its judgment is premised on its misapprehension of the facts; and (d) when it failed to resolve relevant facts which, if properly considered, would justify a modification or reversal of the decision of the appellate court.5 The issue raised by petitioners that they are the actual owners of Lot No. 1580 is factual in nature and requires a review of the pieces of evidence presented by the parties. Thus, we can no longer pass upon and evaluate the lower courts' finding that based on the evidence presented before them, specifically the result of the resurvey conducted by Engr. Romulo Unciano, respondents are "the true and lawful owners of Lot 1580."
Anent petitioners' second contention that respondents' action has been barred by prescription, suffice it to state that no title to registered land in derogation to that of the registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession.6 Neither can prescription be allowed against the hereditary successors of the registered owner, because they step into the shoes of the decedent and are merely the continuation of the personality of their predecessor-in-interest.7
Verily, the Court of Appeals did not err when it ruled that respondents are the true and lawful owners of Lot No. 1580. Hence, they "should now be placed in possession thereof."
Parenthetically, considering that petitioners and their predecessors-in-interest have built their houses and apartment building on Lot No. 1580, should respondents be allowed to take possession of those improvements? In order to settle this matter, we should determine whether petitioners were builders in good faith.
Good faith is an intangible and abstract quality with no technical meaning or statutory definition, and it encompasses, among other things, an honest belief, the absence of malice and the absence of design to defraud or to seek an unconscionable advantage. It implies honesty of intention, and freedom from knowledge of circumstances which ought to put the holder upon inquiry.8 The essence of good faith lies in an honest belief in the validity of one's right, ignorance of a superior claim and absence of intention to overreach another.9 Applied to possession, one is considered in good faith if he is not aware that there exists in his title or mode of acquisition any flaw which invalidates it.10
Using the above parameters, we are convinced that petitioners and their predecessors-in-interest were in good faith when they built their houses and apartment building on Lot No. 1580 since they were convinced it was covered by their TCT No. T-40624.
The following provisions of the Civil Code are relevant:
Article 448. The owner of the land on which anything has been built, sown or planted in good faith, shall have the right to appropriate as his own the works, sowing or planting, after payment of the indemnity provided for in Articles 546 and 548, or to oblige the one who built or planted to pay the price of the land, and the one who sowed, the proper rent. However, the builder or planter cannot be obliged to buy the land if its value is considerably more than that of the building or trees. In such case, he shall pay reasonable rent, if the owner of the land does not choose to appropriate the building or trees after proper indemnity. The parties shall agree upon the terms of the lease and in case of disagreement, the court shall fix the terms thereof.
Article 546. Necessary expenses shall be refunded to every possessor; but only the possessor in good faith may retain the thing until he has been reimbursed therefor.
Useful expenses shall be refunded only to the possessor in good faith with the same right of retention, the person who has defeated him in the possession having the option of refunding the amount of the expenses or of paying the increase in value which the thing may have acquired by reason thereof.
Article 548. Expense for pure luxury or mere pleasure shall not be refunded to the possessor in good faith; but he may remove the ornaments with which he has embellished the principal thing if it suffers no injury thereby, and if his successors in the possession do not prefer to refund the amount expended.
Under the foregoing provisions, the landowner can make a choice - either by appropriating the building by paying the proper indemnity or obliging the builder to pay the price of the land. The choice belongs to the owner of the land, a rule that accords with the principle of accession that the accessory follows the principal and not the other way around. He must choose only one.
Following the above provisions, respondents, as owners of Lot No. 1580, may choose between appropriating as their own the houses and apartment building constructed thereon by petitioners and their predecessors-in-interest by paying the proper indemnity or value; or obliging petitioners to pay the price of Lot No. 1580 which is not more than that of the improvements.
WHEREFORE, we DENY the petition. The assailed Decision and Resolution of the Court of Appeals in CA G.R. CV No. 56109 are AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION in the sense that respondents have the option to pay for the houses and apartment building constructed by petitioners and their predecessors-in-interest on Lot No. 1580; or to oblige petitioners to pay the price of the lot in an amount not more than the value of the said improvements.
Puno, C.J., Chairperson, Corona, Azcuna, Garcia, JJ., concur.
1 Penned by Associate Justice Martin S. Villarama and concurred in by Associate Justice Salome A. Montoya (retired) and Associate Justice Romeo J. Callejo, Sr.(retired member of the Supreme Court), Rollo, pp. 38-42.
2 Id., p. 44.
3 Id, p. 38.
4 Id., p. 44.
5 Fuentes v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 109849, February 29, 1997, 268 SCRA 703, citing Cordial v. Miranda, G.R. No. 135495, December 14, 2000, 348 SCRA 158; Cabataje v. Puduman, G.R. No. 134712, August 13, 2004, 436 SCRA 423.
6 Section 47 of P.D. 1529 or the Property Registration Decree; Alcantara-Daus v. De Leon, G.R. No. 149750, June 16, 2003, 404 SCRA 74, citing Jose v. Court of Appeals, 192 SCRA 735 (1990) and Ferrer-Lopez v. Court of Appeals, 150 SCRA 393 (1987).
7 Bailon-Carilao v. Court of Appeals, No. L-35767, April 15, 1988, 160 SCRA 738.
8 Philippine National Bank v. De Jesus, G.R. No. 149295, September 23, 2003, 411 SCRA 557.
9 Id., citing Bernardo v. Bernardo, 95 Phil. 202, and Negrete v. CFI of Marinduque, 48 SCRA 113 (1972).
10 Article 526 of the Civil Code.


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Did you guys catch the article about this house in the NYTimes? The story of the owner left me a little sad, for many reasons. I don't want to speculate on her situation, but it is always hard to see when life has knocked someone around so much that they kind of give up on taking another step forward.
Back to what is beautiful about this story, the owner converted an old hunting cabin into a miniature Victorian dream house, all by herself. I like my interiors a little less decorated with some masculine elements thrown in, but I can appreciate many of the ideas and items in her home. Can't you see this woman working at Country Living or Romantic Homes magazine?
Perhaps you could while away a weekend in her loft bedroom, pretending to be Thumbelina playing in a cocoon.
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Apple Builds New Store...On 15th Century Spanish Ruins
As it turns out, historic monuments are little more than slabs of concrete on which Apple intends to bolster its global domination. Four years ago, during construction for a brand-new flagship store in Madrid, the iBuilders stumbled across hospital ruins dating back to the early 1400s. A couple of years and some pesky "historic site" legislation later, Apple has merrily returned to construction... on top of the ruins.
This might sound familiar. Take a moment to think about New York City's Grand Central station: all smooth marble foyer, Tiffany clocks, and high ceilings painted like the night sky. It's been described as the "world's loveliest station."
Wait. What's that little neon thing peeking out of one end?
Oh, right. It's an Apple Store.
Don't fret. There's still the Louvre. Ah, the Louvre: home of Mona Lisa, heart of Paris, stuffed with old-fashioned beauty and culture. All you need to do is wander inside and soak up...
Oh, Christ.
In another soul-destroying combination of history and neon fruit, Madrid officials are now allowing Apple to cover over the hospital's foundations, and continue building atop them. The city has insisted that Apple point out, via maps on the store floor, exactly where the ruins are—but who's going to be looking when there's a new iPad and Fruit Ninja to play with?
Coming next, we're guessing they're planning something like this?
Here's what's no joke: the Fifth Avenue Apple Store is also now a more popular destination for New York City tourists than the Statue of Liberty.
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I'm not going to lie, I don't always use a primer in the winter months. My skin is more sensitive and dry and I just don't feel like I need the added coverage. But come Spring and Summer, and a primer is the first step to my everyday makeup routine (when I wear face makeup).
But Spring is all about perfect, glowing, dewy skin – and if you weren't blessed with it via the gene pool, then you better fake it.
Which leads us to my current discovery: Tarina Tarantino Pearl Glow Primer. It gives you that ethereal, "glowing from the inside" luminosity. It's super light and, like all primers, should be applied after a moisturizer, prior to makeup. Think of it as carrying around your very own hand held lighting equipment – for that perfectly highlighted, pop of pearl shimmer. It makes your skin that beautiful.
I'm semi-obsessed with this specific primer because it looks so good alone, sans makeup. Truth be told, I have yet to wear it with makeup at all! And when I apply after my morning moisturizer, I use nothing else, yet people stop me and ask what's different about me? Am I well rested? Did I just get a facial? A peel? The secret to my glowing skin… a glowing primer.
Pearl Glow reminds me of another longtime favorite: Fresh Twilight Primer, although the Fresh one is definitely more creamy in consistency, hence it is a bit thicker and heavier on the skin. I think I'm actually preferring Tarina Tarantino's lighter, liquidy fluid. It casts a softer glow and doesn't cake up even the slightest. I have a feeling it'll look pretty fab with makeup on too. Will try it tonight, but I'm sure that it won't disappoint.
A primer is a must in the makeup regimen. Every good makeup artist will tell you that the primer is the first step to a successful makeup application – it locks in color, allows makeup to last hours longer and evens out skintone for a flawless canvas from which to paint.
For a quick recap on how to use a primer, click here. It's a must read!
Well, ladies, it's been years in the making but Nars has finally launched their Pro Prime Primer and… it's fantastic! It comes in two formulas – the PRO-PRIME Pore Refining Primer and the PRO-PRIME Multi-Protect Primer SPF 30 and the makeup artists – and their celebrity clients – are going gaga over the product.
I tried the Pore Refining Primer and loved how it kept my makeup in place sans the shine, yet it didn't make me break out or irritate my skin. It's oil-free (which I love) and it didn't have that waxy, silicone feel that so many quality primers seem to have. In fact, it felt infinitely lighter. The consistency was a bit liquidy, but once rubbed into the skin it absorbed easily and the makeup applied without a problem.
"It was perfect to achieve a smooth and flawless finish and perfectly matte skin," said makeup artist Fabiola, on the primer she used for Mila Kunis' look at the Cosmopolitan's Fun, Fearless Female Of The Year event in NYC (the honor of which was given to Mila!)
" I am a huge fan of the Pore-Refining Primer and love using this before a big event or red carpet," said Monika Blunder about the primer she used on Amanda Seyfried at the LA premiere of Red Riding Hood. "Pores instantly look smaller and skin looks more matte. When I apply foundation over the primer, it just glides on and make up stays on for hours."
"I use this primer because it's an amazing lightweight primer that creates a silky, smooth, nourished surface," said KC Fee, who used the product on Kate Mara at the 2011 SAG Awards. "The added bonus is the SPF which is perfect for daytime red carpet events. It's become my go-to primer."
"This multi tasking primer soothes skin and provides a lightweight and creamy texture. The SPF is perfect for on-the-go and the formula smoothes lines for an immaculate finish," said NARS artist Jenny Smith who used the new primer on JULIA STILES for her attendance at Cynthia Rowley's Fall 2011 show during New York Fashion Week.
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I'm a huge advocate of priming the skin before applying makeup. Like an artist with a canvas, it's imperative to prime the area before painting. Same is true with the face.
I love Make Up Forever HD Primer, Rock & Republic Primer and Smashbox's Photofinish Primer. But these can run you around 20-30 dollars and for something that is inevitably going to be coverd up and layered over, you may not want to spend the big bucks on primer.
Enter L'Oreal's newest secret: Studio Secrets Professional Primer. This 2-step pre-makeup process will leave skin smooth and resurfaced, even and neutralized.
STEP 1: There's also a Magic Perfecting Base which gives skin an instant matte look and silky finish (you use this prior to the primer colors). As with most primers, it also covers slight imperfections and evens out skin tone due to large pores and/or wrinkles. This particular one leaves skin SO soft it's literally transformed into baby skin.
STEP 2: The primer comes in 3 formulas which instantly neutralize color imperfections and add radiance: Anti-Redness, a green formula to neutralize skin redness; Anti-Dullness for light skin and Anti-Dullness for dark skin. Both illuminate and add warmth to the skin.
Using the 2 "primers" in conjunction really does leave the skin illuminated, poreless and flawless. It's so worth the extra step in makeup application.
So, remember prime before painting. Your face will thank-you.
I have a love/hate relationship with my pores. Mostly hate. While I understand the important part they play, I really wish they could do it a little less visibly. And I think that is why I have become so infatuated with primers. I don't need skin airbrushed beyond a flaw but primers fill in pores and fine lines just enough to make my skin look polished and fresh.
When I attended the Hollywood Helping Haiti Golden Globes event in January I was introduced to a new product from DDF Skincare, Wrinkle Resist Plus Pore Minimizer. The DDF rep pulled out the sleek, space age tube and explained how it works. The double helix-shaped peach gel in the center fills in pores (instant gratification) while the clear gel exfoliates and hydrates (for long-term pore refinement). So, basically you get to have your cake and eat it, too.
Voted Best Pore Minimizer by SELF Magazine in 2009, the serum is made with Vitamin B3 and Niacinmide to exfoliate and Amino Peptide Vitamin E to hydrate and plump skin. In clinical tests, it was found to double the rate of skin renewal in five days. After three weeks users saw a 70% reduction in fine lines and 65% reduction in pore size. It's moisturizing but not oily and as primers go the only thing it's missing is an SPF to make it the ultimate multitasker.
I wear it without much makeup during the day, maybe some tarte cheekstain and a little mascara. But even on its own I love what I see, or technically what I don't see, as it really does make my skin look like it had some help from Photoshop.
You can find DDF Wrinkle Resist Plus Pore Minimizer via DDF or in Sephora stores. xo alex.
I think face primers are absolutely genius. Most days I wear little more than a tinted moisturizer with SPF but adding a primer means the color goes on smoothly, reduces appearance of pores and lasts all day. I've found several brands that make a great product but most contained less than eco-friendly ingredients. So, when KORRES created a face primer, I was intrigued. I love, love, love the KORRES brand but could a silicone-free primer still do the job?
Absolutely. It was lighter than anything I'd ever used, closer to the Laura Mercier Foundation Primer than Smashbox Photo Finish. With a light, citrusy scent (probably the grapefruit peel oil), I applied the same amount I would with a heavier primer. I added Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20, some mascara and check tint and faced the heat of LA summer. My skin looked great all day. I am hooked.
What amazes me is how much it does while leaving out so much. No parabens, silicone, synthetic fragrance, sulfates, phalates, GMOs, mineral oils, synthetic dyes or phalates. All things our bodies and the environment do not need. While it isn't oil free, my combination skin has had no problems. Personally, I've often found that what causes skin breakouts and irritations are the synthetics and petrolatum based ingredients in products.
Ninety-nine percent natural with 11.19 % organically farmed ingredients, and dermatologically tested, KORRES Face Primer carries the coveted seal of ECOCERT. While it prides itself on "skin soothing botanicals and Vitamin E that refine skin texture, minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and reduce pore size," you can be assured it also passed the highest international standards for ecology around. That's beauty inside and out.
Fellow beauty enthusiast and Beauty Banter reader, Amanda Adwell, gives a "5 kiss" recommendation for Too Faced Shadow Insurance.
I've never used this stuff, but after reading Amanda's rave review, I'm heading to my nearest Too Faced retailer (or clicking HERE) to purchase a tube!
Here's what Amanda has to say:
"In a nutshell, this stuff is a godsend because I normally end up with creasy eye shadow halfway through the day. The first day I used it, I put my makeup on at 6am for work and by the end of the day it was still looking as fresh as when I first put it on, which has NEVER happened before. I even use it if I am just wearing mascara because it makes my eyes look brighter. The tube will last me a long time as well, the tiniest dab of it covered my entire eyelid. A little goes a long way and it comes in a super cute tube, too!"
Bye-bye crusty, creasy eye shadow!
**P.S. I always encourage recommendations, so if you LOVE a product, tell us about it!!! We want to share the beauty! After all, this site isn't called Beauty BANTER simply so that we can have a monologue (frankly, I'm sick of hearing myself… kidding!). Let's partake in a dialogue, ladies… Let's banter all things beauty!**
We're starting a new section here at Beauty Banter… A Girl's Guide to… It'll be filled with need to know info on the most important beauty and health issues surrounding us girls. Basically it's a girl's guide to being beautiful – from the inside to the outside. And if you wanna print them out or read them all together, simply scroll to the right and click on the label "a girl's guide."
Today's girl's guide is all about primers!
So, why prime, you ask? Well, a primer does a number of things. It fills in lines, wrinkles, and enlarged pores. It also helps to create an even skin tone. It controls oil secretion and shine. And it readies the face for smooth, long lasting make-up application. It's the perfect base for make-up as it mattifies the skin for an even, luminous effect. Without a primer, make-up would seep into your pores and lines, it would "cake" and within hours, your skin would start to look shiny, like your make-up needs a pick-me-up. So, basically, a primer does just that: it primes the skin for that fake flawless look that we're all striving to attain.
Smashbox started the primer frenzy when they introduced their now infamous, Photo Finish Foundation Primer. Make-up artists went banana's over this product that literally "creates a perfect canvas for foundation application… reduces the appearance of fine lines and pores for visibly softer skin." It aided in flawless skin alone, or under make-up.
Recently, Smashbox has introduced: Photo Finish Primer Light (oil-free), Photo Finish with SPF 15 and Dermaxyl Complex ( an advanced peptide treatment that is supposed to reduce the appearance of wrinkles over time), Photo Finish Bronzing Foundation Primer (same as regular photo finish but with a bronze hue), Photo Finish Color Correcting Foundation Primer (Blend (counteracts discoloration), Balance (brightens dull skin) and Adjust (reduces redness), depending on your individual skin concerns), and, the newest installment, the Hybrid 2 In 1 Luminizing Primer (pictured), from the Green Room Collection. Basically, it's Artificial Light in the inner tube and Photo Finish in the outer one. And the tube is recyclable!
With all of these new primers on the market, it's hard to know exactly which one is right for you… I tend to stick with the original. There's a reason that they are attempting to duplicate it into 8 similar products- because it works!
Another product that works to even skin creating a smooth canvas for make-up application is Clinique's Pore Minimizer Instant Perfector. I first posted about this product when fellow beauty whore, Alex, reviewed British Vogue's spring/summer must haves (back in January 07). Apparently, Kate Winslet doesn't leave home without this product! And I've gotta say, I get it. Not only does this product truly produce flawless looking skin, it also de-shines, giving you a matte finish. Foundation slides right on and you're never oily! This is a must-have product for people with sensitive and/ or oily skin. It's so gentle and it really works wonders without any fear of break-outs!
I recently tried Cargo's blu_ray High Definition Oil-Free Mattifier. This primer refines pores, minimizes lines and wrinkles, and creates a flawless look to help control oil and shine throughout the day. It adds a natural glow to your skin that is perfect to wear alone or under make-up. I use it prior to foundation because I want full coverage, but if you don't need full coverage, this is a great product to use in lieu of a pressed powder as it virtually has the same qualities… sheer coverage with oil control. The company says that this product was formulated for, "use with high-definition film." Hence, you're ready for your close-up!
Another interesting product that has hit that market place is the "eye-primer." Essentially, it's the same thing as a face primer – allows for a smooth palette for make-up application, fills in lines and wrinkles, and keeps eye make-up on longer. I already doted on Fresh's Anise Wrinkle Eraser (read post HERE), but Paula Dorf also makes an that's pretty amazing! It's a "light-textured cream that smoothes and neutralizes the eyelid so eye color looks true and stays on." And no matter what tone your skin is, this is a neutral base that works on everyone!
So, that's the skinny on primers — with a few of my favorites mentioned. Do you have a favorite PRIMER? Tell us and we'll include it in the post!
Also, check back periodically as I test new primers that deserve a mention in the Girl's Guide to Primers!
I love starting out the week with a Weekly Must-Have!
And today's must-have is major! How many of us fear magnifying mirrors because of those barely-there wrinkles next to our eyes and lips?
I know that I do!
Well, I have found a fab product that literally erases the "worry lines" (hey, I do not have wrinkles!)
Fresh Anise Wrinkle Eraser is God-Sent, literally! The product instantly fills in fine lines and wrinkles to visably reduce their appearance! It's great to use before applying foundation of cover-up. Think of it as a line primer… you know, like the primer's we use on our face to fill in those annoying pores – well, that's what this product does to crow's feet!
A word (or several…) from the company:
"ANISE WRINKLE ERASER with hibiscus peptides is the latest advanced age-defying skincare introduction from Fresh Laboratories. This revolutionary topical filler is an alternative to dermatologist in-office filler injections. Smooth this colorless, weightless, skin smoothing formula over wrinkles around eyes, lips or any other facial area to instantly fill them in and reveal younger-looking skin. This daily quick-fix is scientifically proven to immediately reduce the overall appearance of wrinkles by 66% and also contains ingredients proven to have long term wrinkle-reducing benefits."
So stop fretting magnifying mirrors and natural sun-light! Your skin can be flawless…
I'm wearing my wrinkle eraser every day… even to bed! And I'm obsessed!
I finally get the rave.
Smashbox's Photo Finish Foundation Primer IS all that. Applied prior to foundation, it not only helps to set the make-up, it also gives the skin a youthfull glow (sans shine). And it makes my face feel so soft it's like I just had a facial.
It's a fact. I too am a fan.
What primer do you adore? Tell us at email@example.com!!!


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Exploring Porto in Shoes by Shaherazad
Exploring Porto in 18 Hour Comfortable Heels from Shoes by Shaherazad
Porto is not quite a city, it is more like a large village where people know each other, and more importantly, where there are neighbourly relationships and people help each other like nowhere else. This is a city which is well loved and well looked after by its citizens.
I was lucky enough to spend a week in Porto on business and took the opportunity of exploring it's many unique delights, all in my comfortable and stylish #18hourheels of course!
For me, the most striking element of Porto's architecture and identity is the blue and white tile work which is present across numerous landmark buildings in the city. One of the top things to do is to make a trip to Sao Bento Train Station which boasts a huge number of tiled walls which are well worth browsing and marvelling at. I also took the chance to travel like a local and got on a train to explore further afield. Much to my delight a number of stations were prettily covered in the little blue and white pieces of art. What did surprise me though is that the inspiration from the tiles has not been applied to Porto fashion. There wasn't a dress or handbag in sight carrying the city's hallmark features. That was a real shame as the designs reminded me of fine china tea cups and would make a great print for a summer dress.
The other thing I loved the most about Porto is that it's a very unique retail market place. There are very few large brands for fashion, food or anything else really. Independent stores abound on every corner which makes shopping a true delight. Well, for a holiday anyway. Let's just say that the clothing is more casual than couture which is great on a sunny summer day but not so good when you're looking for a few new standout pieces for work. The two main designer brands are Coach and Carolina Herrera - that's it. Portugese people love comfortable shoes, wine and fruit. You can find these three things in abundance everywhere. As a Shoe.E.O. exploring footwear stores was a lot of fun.
My absolute favourite part of the whole trip was going to the viewpoint at Vila Nova De Gaia and skipping along the shores at the waters edge in my 18 hour heels. It's not too cobbly in the Porto region so heeled footwear is no problem whatsoever (as long as it's comfortable). Of course, many visitors just wear flip flops but I believe that my footwear should match the beauty of the place I am visiting so decided to wear my comfy heels.
Gaia harmoniously intertwines tradition with modernity. It has a strong and genuine identity in it's architectural heritage; it is also recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The magnificent viewpoint overlooks the historic centre. Rather than describe it this photo I took during the trip will do the place more justice than any description ever could.
There are many unexpected adventures to be had in this laid back, friendly place. One of my meetings was in a place called Felguires which is 1.2 hours away by train from Sao Bento station in Porto, followed by a half hour taxi ride. I was visibly surprised and delighted when I found that my taxi driver was driving me up a mountain and found that my meeting was in a plush office right at the very top amongst thick green vegetation and bright purple flowers spread across the rocks. I must admit that ballet pumps or trainers would have been more appropriate if I had wanted to explore the mountain, but as I was there for a meeting my heels were ideal for the office environment atop the mountain.
Exploring a city when on business is a totally different experience than when I'm on holiday. I seem to get to know the culture, the people and way of life much more intimately when I have work to do. It forces me to use public transport, learn more of the language and negotiate options in a way that holiday making never really lends itself to. For me, working abroad is just as mentally refreshing as a holiday albeit it's also hard work. But rewarding work ... my shoe travel adventures always are.
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Interior Stylist and Design Consultant Edwina Boase worked with a collection of Margo Selby artworks in her latest project.
3 handwoven artworks were selected for the East London house, redesigned by architects Studio CTA for Channel 4's Ugly House to Lovely House.
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Predictive Discovery Ltd (ASX:PDI) welcomes Resolute Mining Ltd (ASX:RSG) as the company's new joint venture (JV) partner on its Cote D'Ivoire JV following Resolute's takeover of Toro Gold Limited.
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The first two projects have enjoyed recent drill success including 45.3 metres at 3.16 g/t gold from Ferkessedougou North and 27 metres at 2.42 g/t from Boundiali with new zones of gold mineralisation discovered on both projects.
Once the transaction is approved, Resolute will hold a 70% stake in the JV with Predictive holding 30%.
READ: Predictive Discovery soil survey finds gold anomaly at Nonta
Predictive Discovery managing director Paul Roberts said: "Following Resolute's announcement of the Toro acquisition last week, I have met with senior Resolute management to discuss the future of our joint venture projects.
"Based on these early stage discussions, I am confident that the joint venture relationship will continue on the same excellent terms we have enjoyed with Toro Gold Ltd over the past four years.
"Moreover, a partnership with a large, successful and well-funded Perth-based mining company with a clear focus on expansion in West Africa is a definitive positive for Predictive and its shareholders."
READ: Predictive Discovery advances project generation strategy in West Africa
Roberts continued: "We note that 4,290 metres of drill results are pending from the recent Boundiali reverse circulation (RC) drill programs and that soil sampling on Ferkessedougou North to identify new Ouarigue-South style mineralised granite bodies continues."
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I say, start with a grape and some wheat. As each Eucharist, allowing for weeks or months and not days, slowly move to wine and bread.
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My father passed away.
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Then I saw them again at the burial sight. They didn't stand close to the casket, but close enough that they could probably hear everything that was being said. After the priest dismissed everyone, I stayed behind. I wanted a minute to say good bye to my father alone.
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During Tuesday's edition of Cuomo Prime Time, host Chris Cuomo slammed Fox News's Tucker Carlson for his "hateful speech" that caused companies who run ads during his show to jump ship. It did not take long for the segment to get personal, with Cuomo mocking Carlson's "puppy dog puss."
Cuomo opened the segment by proclaiming that "the Fox fear train ran into a familiar roadblock. The same rancor that fuels their demonization of migrants and drives their numbers also tends to turn off advertisers." After playing the clip of Carlson's show that advertisers cite as their reason for bailing, Cuomo brought in fellow CNN Anchor Don Lemon to join him as he piled on Carlson. Apparently lacking any self-awareness, Lemon declared that CNN hosts use their platform to advance "truth," "journalism, and telling people what is real and what is not."
As Newsbusters has pointed out, CNN does not always use its platform to advance "truth," "journalism, and telling people what is real and what is not." Fourteen hours before Cuomo and Lemon's slamming of Carlson, CNN's John Avlon misleadingly claimed that Trump was not required to separate illegal immigrant families during a "Reality Check" segment on New Day. CNN also received many honorable mentions in a grand compilation highlighting a "wall of falsehoods" surrounding the migrant caravan.
Lemon apparently did not keep any of this in mind as he contrasted CNN's "objectivity" with "the folks who are there," who he described as "opinion journalists." He went on to talk about how Carlson "uses his platform to demonize immigrants almost on a nightly basis, to demonize this network almost on a nightly basis, to spread false information, misinformation, to spread the President's lies, to cover the President's back, to carry his water on a nightly basis."
The idea of Carlson carrying President Trump's water "on a nightly basis" does not hold up under scrutiny. Carlson recently criticized President Trump for not fulfilling his promises to "build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, defund Planned Parenthood, and repeal the Affordable Care Act." Carlson also publicly criticized the President for launching strikes against Syria earlier this year.
Towards the end of the segment, Cuomo attempted to psychoanalyze Carlson, telling Lemon: "I don't even know what's worse. If he knows it's effective but he really doesn't believe it but he does it for effect, I think that's worse than if he's...deluded enough to believe that kind of jingoism, that kind of ugliness." Cuomo continued: "it's not like I'm looking for a fight...I guarantee you in person, he's not going to be that loud and proud, you know, puppy dog puss," echoing comments he made about Carlson earlier in the year.
At one point, Lemon mentioned that he didn't "usually like to criticize colleagues," adding "people in glass houses shouldn't throw bricks because one day it could be you or me, because we sit here and we're live." But he could not resist the urge to trash Carlson, whom Cuomo later refused to refer to as a "colleague."
A transcript of the relevant portion of Tuesday's edition of Cuomo Prime Time is below. Click "expand" to read more.
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CHRIS CUOMO: All right, the Fox fear train ran into a familiar roadblock. The same rancor that fuels their demonizing of migrants and drives their numbers also tends to turn off advertisers that turn ratings into revenue. More than a dozen companies have pulled their ads after this comment from Tucker Carlson about migrants.
TUCKER CARLSON: Our leaders demand that you shut up and accept this. We have a moral obligation to admit the world's poor, they tell us, even if it makes our own country poorer and dirtier and more divided.
CUOMO: I don't know where his people come from, but dirtier? Is he really talking about human beings that way? Let's bring in Don Lemon. I don't ordinarily play hateful speech on the show, but it's important for people to see what someone's trying to pass off as news.
DON LEMON: Yeah. Well, I was going to ask you. You first. You've sort of given what you said about what you, how you feel about it. I don't want to…I usually don't, I try not to criticize colleagues. Remember the whole thing with Megyn, whatever, but it was part of the news, and people ask. Here's, here's how I feel about it. We don't usually like to criticize colleagues. But if you turn on Fox any night, it is the CNN, MSNBC criticism channel. They almost always lead with something that we're doing that they hate, and they hate because we're actually talking about real news and the Mueller investigation and what's actually going on in the country. So another reason I don't like to do it is because people in glass houses shouldn't throw bricks because one day it could be you or me, because we sit here and we're live. I'm live for two nights at least every single night, and sometimes you say things, and it comes out, and you don't, you didn't realize you said it, or it comes out the wrong way, and you offend people. But here's the difference, and I don't think that people should be boycotted for something that they do that's a one-off, or made every, occasionally you make a mistake and you say something wrong. But when it's how you use your platform comprehensively, how you use it on an overall basis, on a general basis every single day.
CUOMO: Mm-hmm.
LEMON: I come at that. You come at that. And the people on this network come at that through truth, through journalism, and telling people what is real and what is not. Now, the folks who are there are opinion journalists. They don't have to abide by those rules. For the most part, Tucker Carlson uses his platform to demonize immigrants almost on a nightly basis, to demonize this network almost on a nightly basis, to spread false information, misinformation, to spread the President's lies, to cover the President's back, to cover, to carry his water on a nightly basis. So you be the judge of how you feel about what's happening with him and his advertisers, that's one thing.
CUOMO: Right.
LEMON: But what he said about immigrants in this country, about making the country dirtier.
CUOMO: Dirtier.
LEMON: And poorer. That is completely false. That is the opposite of what we do on this network every day. We give the truth about what's happening with the so-called caravan, what's happening with legal immigration, what's happening with illegal immigration. And we know, the studies show that immigration has and continues to make this country a better, stronger, more productive, and vibrant country. That's why you're here, I'm here. That's why we do what we do, because of immigration in this country. Some of us immigrated through slavery, didn't want to come here. Some, your ancestors, wanted to come here. But we're all better for it at this juncture.
CUOMO: Diversity is our greatest strength. It always has been. Again, on the coin, E Pluribus Unum, one out of many. But you know what? As long as that has been true, so has its ugly opposite. People have been trying to divide this country on the basis of the us and the them for a long time. What Tucker Carlson does is not new, and you said he's your colleague. You know, I worked at Fox News. It was my first real job in this business. I worked for Roger Ailes. There are a lot of good people…
LEMON: He once worked here too. I wasn't here but…
CUOMO: Yeah, I didn't work with him. I don't consider him my colleague. I think the Trump trio are in a different business than the one that I'm in. They have different tactics. They have different reasons for doing it, and they have different goals of what they're trying to do. So I don't consider him a colleague. It doesn't mean he doesn't have the right to say it, but so do advertisers have the right to respond to what he says, the same thing for us.
LEMON: The other, the other thing that is interesting, it is a tactic for… demonizing immigrants is a tactic for the people you mentioned, for the folks over there. And also demonizing other networks and conflating liberals and Democrats with actual journalists and news networks. It is a tactic to them. They do it every single night.
CUOMO: Right.
LEMON: They know it's not true, but they do it because of what? They are exploiting…
CUOMO: I hope you're right on one level.
LEMON: Of course. They're exploiting it for ratings.
CUOMO: I hope on one level you're right because it's more scary if he believes it.
LEMON: Well, people do believe it because it's division. As you said, it's dividing people. It's fear every single…
CUOMO: I don't even know what's worse. If he knows that it's effective but he doesn't really believe it but he does it for effect, I think that's worse than if he's just, you know, ignorant enough but he's not an ignorant guy, he's a smart guy, deluded enough to believe that kind of jingoism, that kind of ugliness. And it's not like I'm looking for a fight. When the guy is…I guarantee you in person he's not going to be that loud and proud, you know, puppy dog puss. This is about TV and what he comes across as. The reason not to fight it is I don't want to give it too much of an audience, although they already have a huge audience within Fox. But we've got to call it out. I don't care what advertisers do. If they want to be in, they're in; if they want to be out, they're out, that's the business model. But the idea of saying that we are forced, they're forcing us to take in these people, who's "they?" Who's us? That's what we need to call out because it needs to stop. But I'll be back with you at the top of the hour.


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Masters Theses
Date of Award
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Master of Arts
Major Professor
Kandace R. Hollenbach
Committee Members
David G. Anderson, Boyce N. Driskell
Dust Cave, located in northern Alabama, was occupied seasonally for approximately 7,000 years, spanning five cultural occupations beginning with the Late Paleoindian period (12,650-11,200 cal B.P.) and extending into the Benton period (6,500-5,600 cal B.P.) (Sherwood et al. 2004). Due to the exceptional preservational environments found within the cave, the well preserved organic materials recovered from the site have provided a better understanding of both cultural and economic aspects of prehistoric life including subsistence strategies and mobility.
My research focuses on these aspects of life during the Eva/Morrow Mountain (8,400-6,000 cal B.P.) and Benton (6,500-5,600 cal B.P.) components at Dust Cave through the analysis of botanical remains. My objectives are to contribute to a better understanding of foraging adaptations and strategies used by hunter-gatherers in northern Alabama during the Middle Archaic period. Also, by further comparison of these materials to previously analyzed botanical materials from the site's earlier occupations I attempt to show that hunters-gatherers adapted their subsistence strategies in response to a changing environmental and cultural landscape. I do so through the application of a diet breadth model. Developed within evolutionary ecology, diet breadth models attempt to predict how changing environments affect resource selectivity and explain resource selectivity by assuming that individuals make choices to acquire the most valuable resources in terms of their energetic return rates (Bettinger 1987:132).
Results of this research show that through time hunter-gatherers foraged more efficiently by focusing their subsistence practices on more highly ranked food resources in terms of energetic return rates (kcal/hr). Evidence is provided by the absence of edible seeds, a lower ranked resource, from the Middle Archaic diet as efforts were focused on more highly ranked food resources, like hickory nuts, in response to changing cultural and environmental conditions. More efficient foraging practices allowed individuals and groups living in resource rich areas to maximize their return rates and increase their genetic fitness by providing more time for individuals to participate in non-foraging activities, which would have provided these individuals with evolutionary advantages over individuals and groups that occupied less favorable environments.
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Carmody, Stephen Byrnes, "Hunter/Gatherer Foraging Adaptations During the Middle Archaic Period at Dust Cave, Alabama. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2009.


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2017 Toyota Sienna Design in Tacoma
2017 Toyota Sienna Design in Tacoma
When you choose a vehicle with wheelchair access, it's important to select one that will work for your specific mobility needs. Absolute Mobility Center, the premier mobility service center in the Pacific Northwest, has an excellent selection of mobility vans that are designed to improve the quality of life and independence of individuals with mobility problems. If you are looking for wheelchair accessible vans, stop by to check out our 2017 Toyota Sienna Design in Tacoma.
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The 2017 Toyota Sienna Design in Tacoma includes comfort and safety amenities. The Toyota Sienna, powered by a 3.6 liter V6, delivers a smooth and safe ride. Inside, comfort amenities, such as an audio system with CD player and Bluetooth interface, keep passengers entertained and connected. Drivers will appreciate the steering wheel mounted cruise and audio control, which will keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road. Additional comfort features, such as heated leather front seats, power sliding doors, navigations system, and keyless entry and ignition, are optional upgrades.
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Jefferson Academy Secondary's online registration ended, August 6th at Noon.
Student's who are currently enrolled and have NOT completed school registration will need to come to the main office on August 14th during school hours to complete registration.
PLEASE NOTE: Students WILL NOT be permitted to participate
in any athletic AND/OR school activities until they are registered.


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Why H1B Visa is so Famous
H1B– the mere mention of the term feels and sounds like magic words to the minds of millions of people aspiring to go to the United States to work, albeit on a temporary basis. H1B is a non-immigrant visa in the United States that permits employers in the United States to hire foreign workers temporarily in select occupations in specialized fields. It is the gateway to the hallowed country that offers the most lucrative job opportunities that are temporary in the beginning but can turn into a long-term arrangement and even permanent in due course of time.
H1B visa offers hope to citizens of various nations in the world including India, to make a better life and be suitably valued, which they may not expect in their home countries. To view the developments in the latest political scenario in the United States on account of the US Presidential Elections, some modifications in the overall situation are likely to come up. Nevertheless, having knowledge of the H1B visa sponsorship process is essential if you are considering working in the US.
In order to clinch H1B eligibility, you first need to have a job offer from a company in the US, which carries out the process of application for your visa. On your part, you need to have patience and prepare yourself mentally for loads of paperwork that involves procuring and arranging all documents, verification from law authorities and quite a few visits to the American Consulate. You also need to brace yourself for appearing for an interview at the US Consulate, which could be the make-or-break factor. Also, your passport should be ready and in your hand at the time of the processing for your visa.
H1B visa process isn't really daunting but in fact is a boon as it helps you land a great job for which the Company employing you will be doing quite a lot of work. Besides, H1B is the most trusted, secure and favored sponsorship that qualifies you to get a job in the US for three years, with bright chances of extensions and, if everything goes well, even get an opportunity to settle there permanently.
Another aspect you need to be clear with is that of visa transfer, which will assume importance when you plan to change your job. H1B visa transfer entitles you to change your job and join a new company, wherein the new company initiates the process of transfer of your visa from your current employer. H1B visa transfer in India specifically means that if everything has been fine, you can get a job in another company in the US without having to go there for it. The new employer will start the process and make it possible for you to switch jobs smoothly.
As you can see, the possibilities for you are endless if working and living in the US is what you desire. With so many options to explore for working and living in the US thanks to H1B, why not turn to it and make all your dreams come true?


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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
CPET may be performed at rest or under conditions of varying (e.g. ramped) or fixed ranged of external workloads to assess physiological stress responses. Heart rate, oxygen saturations, blood pressure and electrocardiogram can all be measured simultaneously along with inspired/expired gas analysis. In this way, CPET may provide a global assessment of the integrated response of the respiratory, cardiac, metabolic and haematological systems that are not adequately measured when only one organ is assessed at a time at rest.
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) is a non-invasive assessment to quantify the combination of the heart as a pump and the lungs working as a set of respiratory apparatus to measure aerobic capacity. CPET may provide an objective method to evaluate functional physical capacity for exercise. CPET integrates expired oxygen and carbon dioxide gas concentration along with ventilatory flow to derive oxygen uptake (defined as VO2 and at peak work output,VO2max) and carbon dioxide production (defined as VCO2) has allowed for recommendations for CPET use in clinical practice. Commonly, there are two modes of exercise assessment; cycle ergometer or running treadmill. Cycle ergometer makes a better assessment of external workload, requires less space and participant performance is less affected by practice or biomechanics.
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a reliable, reproducible and non-invasive measure of functional capacity. CPET has been increasingly used to assess pre-operative risk and stratify patients at risk of mortality and morbidity following surgery. CPET parameters that predict outcomes within liver and pancreas cancer surgery still remain to be defined.
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Did you know that I'm always crying myself to sleep every night? Being without you is a lot harder than I thought. I thought I was invincible, that my heart wouldn't break and yet I barely get by. I lost a huge part of myself because I am not with you. You are the half of my heart and you not being with me is a dismal rigor that I think I'll never be able to get used to.
I can't put it in words or in any writing or in any of my abysmal imagination how much I adore you, nothing could ever delineate how I feel. You are my God-given solitude. I could lose my voice calling out your name and still have the puissance to descant our favourite song, I could lose my sense of reality in the reverie of our fairy tale and still have the fortitude to reveal imperfections. I could start my whole life over and still have the passion to have you in it.
I love you. I am so in love with you, you are the butterflies in my stomach, you are my absolute certainty, you are my every morning, you are my celestial relish. I love you with every fragment of my soul. I love you. My one and only.


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Welcome to our Blog, where you can find the latest news from Simply Energy.
Get tips for energy efficiency, read about the latest technology in the energy industry and find out what we're doing in the community.
We love to hear about energy innovations from around the world, so we've pulled together a few of our favourite and most inspiring global inventions to share with you.
Designed in Sweden, FLYTE is a levitating light bulb that hovers by magnetic levitation and is powered through the air. The sleek Scandi-inspired design features a base made of sustainably sourced oak, ash and walnut.
Named after a combination of the words fly, light, and the Swedish word for float, FLYTE uses energy efficient LEDs which can supply enough energy to be used for 6 hours a day for 22 years, without needing to be replaced! Even better, when the light is not in use the wireless power base is good for other things, like charging your phone. https://flytestore.com/
Soccet is a durable, ecofriendly portable generator in the form of a soccer ball. As it bounces around, a small pendulum inside it harness the kinetic energy generated by the movement, turning a generator connected a rechargeable battery. Once it's charged, it can be used as simple off-grid power source. uncharted play, the makers of the ball, have been trialing it in resource-poor areas of the world such as Mexico, South Africa, and Brazil.
This cool gadget comes with an LED lamp which plugs into it, and can run for three hours on the energy generated by just 30 mins of play. This life-changing innovation means that children in these areas can have fun playing, and have enough light to see them through the night.
Named as one of the best inventions of 2018 the Solar Charged Jacket is naturally fuelled by light. It charges fast using pretty much any available light source, including sunlight, and once charged, glows green in the dark.
Providing an effective wearable light source, it allows the wearer to see and be seen in places where they might not otherwise have access to light—perfect for intrepid runners, climbers, sailors, riders and campers who find themselves out and about at night.
SALt stands for sustainable alternative lighting, and their first innovation is an award-winning lantern designed to be a viable and affordable alternative to kerosene lamps, candles, or battery powered lamps in communities where accessing affordable energy may be a challenge. Based on metal-air battery technology, SALt V1.0 is a sustainable, safe, and cost effective lantern activated by salt water. That's it—just salt and a glass of water.
This clever social enterprise has a big emphasis on helping others, and has already raised enough sponsorship funding to donate 400 lamps to disaster-stricken communities in need in the Philippines, with plans to raise enough funds to donate almost 4000 more in the future.
Perfect for space-challenged city dwellers, Tetra is a countertop dishwasher that requires less than two litres of tap water per 10-minute wash-cycle. Smaller than the average microwave, the tiny appliance takes up minimal bench space, and has its own water reservoir, so doesn't need to be plumbed in.
Controlled via a handy app, it heats up quickly using graphite electrodes rather than traditional metal coils, helping save space, water, and time.


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Voicebase Real-time sentiment analysis
Nexmo Websocket application using Voicebase to perform real-time transcription and sentiment analysis
This is a demo of using a Nexmo Websocket to transcribe audio in real-time using Voicebase. To view a live version of the demo, go to https://nexmo-vb.herokuapp.com/ and dial the phone number listed on the page. Then, begin speaking, you will see the transcription of the speech at the bottom of the page. On the left, you will see the sentiment of the conversation. When positive words are spoken('happy','joy'..etc), the sentiment line will move higher. When negative words are spoken, this line will decrease. On the right, shows a graph of keywords spoken in the conversation.
This open source project is supported by the Nexmo DevRel team on a best effort basis, issues should be raised in the GitHub repository.


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SIGAR's latest audit of the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) highlights gaps in the World Bank's system of monitoring the Fund's implementation, information-sharing, and how it determines the impact of donor contributions. The multi-donor ARTF is a partnership between 34 donors and Afghan government to improve the effectiveness of reconstruction effort and one of the largest sources of funding to Afghan government operations outside the security sector, covering roughly 40 percent of all Afghan civilian expenditures. The report, released yesterday, however, shows that the World Bank has failed to provide reasonable assurance that the ARTF funding is reimbursing only proper government expenditures. Data in the report shows that even when certain programs and projects being funded are unneeded or ill-conceived, they are continued as there is no repayment obligation and due to political pressure to spend ARTF funds despite the risk of losing future funding.
Due to restrictions by World Bank on donor and public access to how it accounts for ARTF funding, donors and their taxpayers continue to be left without information necessary to understand the activities they fund. The fund is structured as such that only the Afghan government, which is the ARTF recipient and beneficiary, can decide when and what projects discontinue, are scaled back, or redesigned.
USAID is one of the largest contributors to the ARTF, providing about $3 billion of the total $10 billion in direct assistance to the Afghan government since 2002; however, once any donor provides its contributions to the fund, neither the World Bank nor USAID can account for how those funds are spent, which lays bare serious gaps in World Bank's monitoring system. For example, when approving reimbursements for Afghan government employees', such as teacher salaries, the Bank does not require the monitoring agent to physically verify if the salary recipients exist, despite acknowledging the risk of "ghost workers."
Some of the key findings of the report are as under:
— Billions of dollars of donor funds contributed to the ARTF are at risk due to continued limitations on, and lack of transparency into, monitoring and accounting of ARTF funding by the World Bank and the government of Afghanistan.
— The U.S. government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is the largest contributor to the ARTF, contributing about $3 billion of the total $10 billion in direct assistance to the Afghan government since 2002.
— Once the U.S. or any other donor provides its contributions to the fund, neither the World Bank nor USAID can account for how those funds are specifically spent.
— The World Bank is unable to accurately measure ARTF sector-level performance. Without an accurate, reliable evaluation, the World Bank will be unable to determine the impact the roughly $10 billion in donor funding has had in improving Afghan development.
— USAID told SIGAR it is no longer preferencing funds by geographic location, which would enable diversion of money and development support away from areas under the control of the Taliban or other insurgent groups. USAID did not explain why its position changed.
— A senior aide to Afghanistan's President told SIGAR that the structure of ARTF allows for ill-conceived projects to be funded because there is no repayment obligation and dysfunctional projects are nearly impossible to eliminate.
— The Afghan Presidential aide also told SIGAR there is political pressure to spend ARTF funds, even if the programs and projects being funded are ill-conceived, unneeded, or risk losing future funding.
— World Bank officials said the ARTF does not use conditionality or other mechanisms that would restrict disbursement of ARTF funding in general because this would go against ARTF's priority to pursue all opportunities for spending available funding on the Afghan government.
— When approving reimbursements for Afghan government employees', such as teacher salaries, the World Bank does not require the monitoring agent to physically verify that salary recipients exist, despite acknowledging the risk of "ghost workers."
— The World Bank cannot provide reasonable assurance that ARTF funding, which covers roughly 40 percent of all Afghan civilian expenditures, is reimbursing only proper government expenditures.
— The World Bank restricts donor and public access to how it monitors and accounts for ARTF funding, leaving donors, and their taxpayers, without important information necessary to understand the activities they fund.
— The Bank is not following its own policy to provide donors and the public access to ARTF records that should be publicly available.
— As the fund is structured, the World Bank states that only the Afghan government-the ARTF recipient and beneficiary-has the ability to decide when and what projects to scale back, discontinue, or redesign.
To view the full report, click here: https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/audits/SIGAR-18-42-AR.pdf
Disclaimer: Views expressed on this blog are not necessarily endorsed or supported by the Center for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad.


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When I became an ERYC Councillor I was informed that members had an agreement that they do not take photos of other members in public meetings.
I respected this but unfortunately this agreement was breached by Conservative Councillor Dee Sharpe in a covert manner by taking a photo of me. My Group Leader raised this with the former ERYC Chief Executive Nigel Pearson who did nothing.
At that point I commenced taking of photos very openly as ERYC are the only council in the area not to record their meetings. Indeed Scarborough Borough Council live stream their meetings. Equipment to live stream meetings costs very little to purchase and install.
I will be more than happy to agree to the members agreement being reintroduced subject to:
- An unreserved apology from Councillor Dee Sharpe to myself, all members and senior officers for her breaching the original agreement.
- All ERYC meetings are live streamed. (I am happy to source finance for this).
- All members agreeing to the agreement.
I have forwarded my offer to Caroline Lacey, ERYC Chief Executive.


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Monica catches viewers up on how she's Making It Happen this week:
Shatia Holland says she hasn't used her kitchen in eight months inside her apartment at the Metro North Plaza.
"It's aggravating. I can't let my children see me fold. I have to take it on the chin," Holland said.
Holland says especially worried about the health her one year old daughter, Julissa: "It's not good for the baby to breathe this in. I think our house is making the baby sick."
NYCHA spokesperson says staff addressed and abated a leak from above Holland's apartment Tuesday and staff is scheduling plastering for this apartment. Staff is scheduling plastering for this apartment, and painting will be scheduled once plastering is complete.
Holland got repairs in her kitchen she is still waiting for repairs to her bathroom and hallway.
Luz Nazario lives at the Parkside Houses in the Bronx. Nazario had been waiting for a transfer to another apartment, a lower floor, after suffering a recent stroke.
The apartment she is living in now is falling apart, she has mold in her kitchen, and her apartment is infested with roaches.
According to NYCHA, the vacancy rate in NYCHA is less than 1 % — that translates into just 187 vacant apartments across the city in NYCHA.
Nazario says after waiting for years, she finally got a transfer to another apartment. But Nazario says it's in worse condition than the one she has now.
Nazario says just wants repairs to be done her new apartment, so she can live in a safe clean home with her two dogs.
When she tweeted her housing problem, Cynthia Tibbs and Viviana wrenn, two moms who PIX11 has helped with housing problems in the past, sprung into action. We helped Wrenn, back In December get repairs. Wrenn personally visited Nazario, giving her support and a hug.
"It's like a little army I'm so thankful. I feel something good is going to happen," Nazario said.
A NYCHA spokesperson says, "NYCHA prioritizes immediate health and safety concerns in our residents' homes. We ask that all residents continue to use the MyNychaApp or call the Customer Contact Center at 718-707-7771 to create a work order ticket for any maintenance needs."
Staff will reach out to resident regarding repair requests at her current apartment. Once a resident moves out of a NYCHA apartment, staff inspects for and schedules any necessary repairs before the next resident can move in. Staff will typically show an apartment to a resident before repairs are completed to ensure the new apartment meets the resident's needs before move-in.
Nazario got an emergency check and is still waiting on nycha to make repairs on het new apartment.
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We frequently hear someone is a "good Christian", but what is a "good UU"? Pam will ponder what it means to her, sharing some of her upbringing as a UU. She will review the UU principles, and how they can be applied to everyday life. Her husband James will be providing special UU music for the service.
Pam was raised Unitarian in the Meadville (PA) Unitarian Universalist Church. She attended the Nacogdoches UU Fellowship (now Lufkin) as a young adult and was a member of First Jefferson UU Church in Fort Worth TX from 1984-1994. She moved to Huntsville in 1994 and joined the Huntsville UU Fellowship. Pam's parents, Joan and Blaine Hinds, are also members of TWUUC.
Pam married James Johnson in 2005, and converted an "anti-organized religion person" into a somewhat UU. Together they have three daughters, two son-in-laws, and eight grandchildren. Pam is a psychotherapist social worker in private practice, and James teaches music at SHSU and has a private music lesson business, Johnson Studio. James & Pam run Thoreau Woods Coffeehouse.
Date(s) - Nov 29, 2015
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Thoreau Woods Unitarian Universalist Church