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Competition: EU Merger Working Group publishes report on merger information requirements in EU Member States
On 4 May 2016, the EU Merger Working Group ("MWG") published a report, including comparison tables, on information requirements for national merger notifications in the EU Member States and Norway. The report provides some basic knowledge on MWG members' information requirements for initial merger notification and also aims to provide context for the type of review procedure, flexibility mechanisms and tools for obtaining supplementary information once the notification is completed before national competition authorities. The detailed tables that are annexed to the report enable merging parties to obtain a quick overview of what information is required in each jurisdiction in the context of a merger that meets the respective national thresholds.
The report finds that in most Member States, mergers are subject to formalized procedures that are usually based on notification requirements and the use of standard forms that have been developed at national level. However, the content and structure of the standard forms is often, at least to a certain extent, similar to the Commission's notification forms. The report does, however, note that the German merger control system differs from others, as the information requirements are very limited.
The report also states that most European competition authorities request merging parties to provide the same categories of information, with a view to ensuring that the transaction's likely impact on competition is properly assessed. However, when individual information requirements are examined in detail, differences do exist, and there are a number of country-specific requirements. Moreover, national forms include slightly diverging wordings, divergences in relevant time frames and varying levels of detail.
Consequently, it could be argued in principle that significant differences in the applicable information requirements could entail additional administrative burdens for merging parties notifying cross-border transactions in multiple jurisdictions. However, the tables annexed to the report are intended to partially alleviate such burdens, inasmuch they enable merging parties to save research and transaction costs. Source: EU Merger Working Group Report: Information requirements for merger notification
Competition (Finland): Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority publishes study on competition in transportation insurance market On 4 May 2016, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") published a study that analyzes competition in the transportation insurance market ("Study"). The purpose of the Study was to analyze whether competition is effective in the market for statutory and voluntary insurance offered to transportation companies. The FCCA collected input by sending out a survey to 4,000 companies operating in the transportation sector. The FCCA received 377 answers, of which 372 answers were further analyzed. The FCCA found that insurance companies often sell their policies as packages and that this could limit costumer choice. The vast majority of respondents answered that they had purchased their statutory motor liability insurance and voluntary motor vehicle insurance from the same insurance company. According to respondents, the reductions in insurance costs and savings in time and effort had motivated them to purchase their insurance policies from the same insurance company. Further, the FCCA found that transportation companies are generally reluctant to switch insurance companies, even though this could create significant cost savings. Among respondents, three out of four had requested and compared insurance offers of different insurance companies at some point. However, the Study revealed that only 40 percent of respondents had done this at least once every three years. Furthermore, the comparison process did not necessarily result in switching insurance companies. According to the Study, more than 70 percent of respondents did not switch companies after comparing offers. The FCCA did not identify any actual barriers to competition in the insurance market. However, the FCCA announced that it will continue to monitor the market, as the results suggest that the market could work more efficiently. Source: Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority Press Release 4/5/2016 (in English) and Study on competition in transportation insurance market (in Finnish)
Competition (Finland): Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority closes investigation into cooperation agreement between distribution companies Posti and Suomen Suoramainonta Ltd On 11 May 2016, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority ("FCCA") announced that it had closed its investigation regarding a cooperation agreement between postal service company Posti Ltd ("Posti") and a direct mail company Suomen Suoramainonta Ltd ("Suomen Suoramainonta"), since the companies that were investigated agreed to end the cooperative practice. The investigation was originally initiated by a complaint made by the Finnish Newspapers Association. Posti, a subsidiary of the State-owned Posti Group, and Suomen Suoramainonta are competitors in the market of magazine and advertisement distribution, where they both hold substantial market shares. The cooperation agreement was concluded within the Finnish Direct Marketing Association ("FDMA"). Posti and Suomen Suoramainonta are both members of the FDMA and had participated in drafting the cooperation agreement labelled as "rules of play of unaddressed mail". Pursuant to the rules, distributors refrain from delivering unaddressed mail to households that have attached a "no advertising" label to their mailboxes. The Finnish Consumer Protection Act forbids the delivery of unaddressed advertising to households that carry such a label but the ban does not cover other types of unaddressed mail. The agreement lead to consumers who had forbidden the delivery of unaddressed advertising not receiving unaddressed newspapers and magazines. The initial assessment of the FCCA found that Posti and Suomen Suoramarkkinointi had agreed to limit competition between the two companies in the market of unaddressed mail distribution. The FCCA held that the practice may have had an adverse effect on the competition between journalistic newspapers and magazines as well as on the advertising sales of print media. During the investigation, the FDMA announced that it will no longer apply the rules of play of unaddressed mail. Similarly, Posti and Suomen Suoramarkkinointi announced they will no longer comply with the rules of play and in the future, they will make all decisions regarding the delivery of unaddressed mail independently. Source: Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority Press Release 11/5/2016 (in Finnish)
Merger control: Commission prohibits Hutchinson's proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK On 11 May 2016, the Commission prohibited the proposed acquisition of Teléfonica UK's mobile network operator O2 by its rival Hutchinson due to strong competition concerns raised in the United Kingdom mobile market. The proposed merger would have combined the second largest mobile network operator, Teléfonica's O2, with Hutchinson's mobile network operator, Three, which is the latest market entrant and considered as an important driver of competition on the market, and created an entity with a market share of more than 40%. The remaining mobile network operator competitors in the UK are BT's Everything Everywhere ("EE") and Vodafone. EE and Three have combined their networks as Mobile Broadband Limited ("MBNL"), and similarly Vodafone and O2 combined their networks to set up Beacon. This allows the companies to share the costs of rolling out their networks but they continue to compete with each other for retail customers. In addition, the four mobile network operators also offer network access to several mobile "virtual" operators, which provide mobile services to customers without own networks. The Commission identified serious competition concerns due to the fact that the merger would create a new market leader and subsequently remove an important competitor, leaving only two mobile network operators to challenge the merged entity, which would lead to higher prices and reduced choice and quality for consumers. In addition, the Commission was concerned that the transaction would hamper the development of the entire UK mobile network infrastructure, since the merger entity would have been part of both network sharing agreements, MBNL and Beacon. Thus, the merged entity would have had a full overview of the network plans of both remaining competitors, Vodafone and EE. Finally, the Commission was concerned that the transaction would affect the ability of mobile virtual operators to compete, due to the reduced number of mobile network operators effectively willing to host virtual operators, resulting in a weaker negotiating position for the virtual operators to obtain favorable wholesale access terms. In order to address the Commission's concerns regarding loss of competition, Hutchinson proposed a set of measures to strengthen the development of existing mobile virtual operators and to support the entry of new ones. To enable this, Hutchinson proposed network access to one or two virtual operators, to divest O2's stake in Tesco Mobile joint venture and to offer a wholesale agreement for a share of its network capacity to Tesco Mobile and Virgin Media. The Commission found that the mobile virtual operators would still have been commercially and technically dependent on the merged entity. In order to address the Commission's concerns regarding the UK network sharing agreements, Hutchinson offered certain behavioral remedies that would have enabled it to keep the merged entity's stakes in the said network sharing agreements. The Commission deemed these difficult to implement and monitor effectively. As regards the Commission's concerns relating to the transactions effect on mobile virtual operators, Hutchinson offered a set of behavioral measures aimed at granting mobile virtual operators' access to 4G and future technologies. However, the Commission considered this remedy commercially unattractive and difficult to implement effectively. The Commission concluded that the proposed remedies would not have been able to prevent the likely negative impact on prices, quality of service and network innovation in the UK mobile sector as a result of the transaction. Consequently, the Commission decided to prohibit the proposed transaction. Source: Commission Press Release 11/5/2016
In addition, kindly note the following merger control decisions by the Commission which are published on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Competition:
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The program is an optional tool that Principal Officers may choose to implement. Employees eligible to participate in the program are policy covered staff aged 55 or older, who also are active members of the University of California Retirement Plan with at least five years of service credit, working in a career appointment at 60 percent time or greater, and not members of the Senior Management Group.
Under this program an eligible employee who is within an estimated three years of retirement, with the approval of their supervisor and department head, may choose to voluntarily reduce his or her percentage of appointment and pay. The employee may choose to participate for a minimum of 120 days up to a maximum of three years reducing their appointment by at least 10 percent annually for each year they are in the program. In return the employee will receive certain specified advantages such as vacation and sick leave accruals at the pre-program rate and a lump sum incentive cash payment within thirty days following retirement.

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Anti-Abortion Rights Model Guidelines Released:
NOW Intensifies Call for Obama to Live Up to Campaign Promises
September 21, 2010
Late last night, the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Health and Human Services released pre-regulatory model guidelines for the implementation of the anti-abortion rights provisions tacked on to the Affordable Care Act in order to secure the votes of a handful of religious fundamentalists serving in Congress.
NOW remains clear that women in the United States have fewer abortion rights today than we did one year ago, and that the situation will be dramatically worsened by the time health insurance exchanges are up and running in 2014. Forcing health insurers who participate in exchanges to segregate funds for abortion care perpetuates grave injustice to women; insults those paying into plans -- young, old, women, men, as well as payroll account administrators -- with a burdensome monthly "two-check" requirement; and will lead to the end of private coverage for abortion care, even for women with the luxury to afford their own insurance premiums.
Today 87 percent of employer-based insurance plans cover abortion care; those that choose to continue that coverage while participating in exchanges will be subject to annual cost audits, new layers of internal and administrative controls and the potential for harassment from state health insurance commissioners. It is no surprise that a George Washington University study has predicted that one outcome of the Affordable Care Act will be the virtual elimination of private coverage for abortion care -- legal medical care accessed by one in three women in this country.
Discrimination against abortion care is discrimination against women. NOW intensifies its calls on President Obama to live up to his campaign promises to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for abortion care, and to pass the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). NOW also calls on women to speak up and organize for abortion rights at the community level -- whether lobbying elected officials; penning opinion pieces and blog posts; or countering the pervasive violence and harassment outside reproductive health clinics.
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Rock week was fun.
I have a small wooden bowl of interesting little crystals that were just crying out to be photographed. As I still don't have a macro lens for my camera I shot this week exclusively with my Galaxy S3 mobile phone. It has a macro mode that allowed me to focus a bit closer than my camera.
Mum bought a new larger dining suite this week too so she gave me her old small black table to use as a games table. At 90 x 90 cm it's the perfect size for card and board games and as it turns out, it was the perfect background for the pebbles.
The top photo is all the pebbles in the wooden bowl.
The 2nd photo is of Mexican Lace Agate
The 3rd is of Barite or Desert Rose
The 4th pic is of a bowl of pebbles and shells we have collected from various beaches over the years. Including some sea glass, Chalcedony, Carnelian, Quartz and some little grasses.
The 5th pic is of Amythest and Rose Quartz
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5/22/2014 - St. Helena, CA—Although Auction Napa Valley, the Napa Valley Vintners' (NVV) annual charity wine fundraiser is sold-out, wine lovers from around the world can still join the excitement via the E-Auction.
The Auction Napa Valley E-Auction opens on Sunday, June 1 at noon PDT and this year features a record 177 lots. Bidders anywhere in the world have the chance to acquire extraordinary and often one-of-a-kind wines and experiences with vintners and winemakers, while supporting healthcare and children's education nonprofit organizations. The e-gavel comes down on Sunday, June 8 beginning at noon PDT. Lots can be viewed and bids placed at auctionnapavalley.org.
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thank you potechpc
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I just got fable 3 in 2013 I now have all 50 weapons but the enemy spawn rate blows on this game so I'm not going to play it anymore anybody else think this game sucks because there are no enemies to kill even when my toon went to sleep for several days mercs would not show up in their usual spot my toon went to the usual spawn spots(at millfields,outside of merc camp,the hideout,in the forest) in the morning mid day and midnight after my toon slept for 8 days and still nothing
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So uhm...IS anyone still playin' this game?
Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease!
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I just started back up again over the weekend. Had a saved game get corrupted and lost everything. Was wondering if anyone would help with getting all the legendary weapons achievement? Gamertag is roguexero3, thanks in advance.
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|Position Responsibilities Internal Posting? Position Summary The Lead Academic Coach, within Tutoring and College Success (TCS), is the lead of a three-person team of academic coaches responsible for the Academic Coaching program at the University of Idaho. To result in overall increased student retention and graduation rates, the Academic Coaches provide individualized academic support to students (i.e. work with individuals on skills such as time management, critical thinking, reading, test preparation, test anxiety, note taking, metacognition, resource/service navigation, etc.); teach a College Success Strategies course; develop, market, and present workshops on academic success strategies; serve as a liaison with academic advisors and additional retention offices; and work interdependently within the TCS team, which also includes a Manager, Tutoring Coordinator, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator. The Lead Academic Coach has additional responsibilities in leading the communication and marketing of the Academic Coaching program as well as the program's assessment and evaluation. All Academic Coaches will have specific populations and emphases including, but not limited to, working with students in STEM fields, student athletes, underrepresented students, and specific living groups. The Lead Academic Coach reports to the Tutoring and College Success Manager. Responsibilities Job Duty Function Provide individualized academic support to students by : Job Duties/Responsibilities – Regularly meeting with students for academic success coaching/consultation, resource referral and academic success plan development, with the goal of increasing student retention and graduation rates. Student meetings and success plans include specific strategies for the student to learn and practice such as time management, critical thinking, reading, test preparation, test anxiety, note taking, metacognition, resource/service navigation, etc. – Developing rapport and productive relationships with students by creating engaging educational materials and welcoming environments for students to grow and gain new skills. – Maintaining and documenting all contact with students resulting from standing appointments, phone, walk-ins, and email. – Working with academic colleges, academic advisors, and campus departments to deliver specialized student services for target populations. Job Duty Function Teach the College Success Strategies course by: Job Duties/Responsibilities -Designing an academic success strategies course curriculum with the Academic Coach team adhering to UI learning outcomes and mission in consultation with the TCS Manager, with the goal of increasing student retention and graduation rates. -Developing and implementing strategies aimed at increasing student engagement in the course. -Delivering the course content to students with the Academic Coach team. -Evaluating and grading students on their performance in the course. -Contributing to the course's assessment plan to determine the course's effectiveness. -Impeccably practicing ethical teaching conduct. Job Duty Function As an Academic Coach team, provide regular and by-request workshops on academic success strategies to the campus community by: Job Duties/Responsibilities -Performing a needs assessment on strategies and information students at UI would like/need/are lacking. -Developing workshop topics and content to deliver to UI students. -Determining the ideal venue, methods, and manner to deliver workshops. -Presenting workshops during the typical Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM work week as well as some presentations after hours and on weekends. -Contributing to the assessment plan pertaining to academic success workshops to determine their effectiveness. Job Duty Function Lead the Academic Coach team by: Job Duties/Responsibilities -Serving as the lead spokesperson for the Academic Coach team. -Developing and leading the Academic Coaching program's marketing and communication plan to engage students in academic coaching. This includes communication with academic departments, student support/retention offices, student groups, students directly, and through social media platforms. -Leading the Academic Coaching program's evaluation and assessment plan in collaboration with the TCS Manager. Job Duty Function Support the Academic Support & Access Programs by: Job Duties/Responsibilities – Actively participating in ASAP meetings, trainings, and orientations. – Maintaining networks on and off campus, and continuing professional development. – Actively participating in regional and national professional associations. – Providing excellent customer service to internal and external parties. -Helping to maintain and promote social media outlets; – Supporting cross-area work efforts during recruitment and retention events activities, which may include work after hours and on weekends. -Completing other duties as assigned by ASAP Director or TCS Manager.
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BKV Joined Marin Software Certified Agency Program
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Advertisers leveraging a Marin Software Certified Agency, receive the benefits of improved campaign performance and financial return that Marin Software's leading online ad management platform provides.
To improve the performance of our customers' campaigns, BKV implemented Marin Software, the industry's leading integrated platform for managing search, display, and social marketing. Employees at BKV underwent a rigorous training and certification process to join the Marin Software Certified Agency Program, to ensure our customers benefit from the full campaign optimization capabilities of Marin Software.
"Marin's flexibility, extensibility, and external data source integration capabilities permits BKV to leverage Marin as an integral component of our digital marketing platform and offer our clients innovative solutions," said Jerelle Gainey, Media Technology Manager at BKV. "Their technical and client support teams are knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. Marin has been an excellent partner!"
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StorageTek Broadens Virtual Disk Storage Options
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~ Native FICON Connectivity Option for V-Series Shared Virtual Array Family Lowers Total Cost of Ownership for Mainframe Disk Customers ~

SYDNEY Australia - Nov. 5, 2003 - StorageTek's V-Series of virtual disk storage solutions has enabled customers all over the world to do more with less. Now they can do it virtually anywhere.

StorageTek® (Storage Technology Corporation, NYSE:STK), the storage services and solutions expert, today announced the availability of the StorageTek V2Xf Shared Virtual Array® (SVA™), the newest addition to StorageTek's V-Series family of virtual disk storage systems. Designed for native FICON connectivity in z/OS (MVS) and z/VM environments, the V2Xf extends the benefits and advanced capabilities of StorageTek's popular V-Series virtual disk system to provide customers with greater flexibility to select the right SVA connectivity platform for their enterprise computing environments. The release of FICON connectivity will set the stage for the future release of Parallel Access Volumes (PAV) and Multiple Allegiances (MA) enhancements on the SVA for the mainframe environment.

"StorageTek's Information Lifecycle Management™ strategy allows our customers to apply the right mix of hardware, software and services to information at each stage of its lifecycle," said Philip Belcher, Managing Director for StorageTek Australia / New Zealand. "By providing our customers with the full breadth of connectivity options for our premier V-Series storage systems, we can tailor storage management and data protection infrastructures for seamless integration and maximum performance in both mainframe and open systems environments."

"StorageTek has been a pioneering force in virtual disk storage technology since it introduced its advanced Virtual Architecture in 1994," said Dianne McAdam, senior analyst and partner, Data Mobility Group. "The introduction of the V2Xf illustrates StorageTek's commitment to extending the proven benefits and robust capabilities of the V-Series product family to customers requiring high-performance virtual storage and resource optimisation to 'do more with less' in mainframe environments."

The StorageTek V2X SVA family, including the V2X, V2X2 and V2Xf, offers a cost-effective solution for the key IT challenges of protecting, sharing and managing information. Its advanced virtual architecture utilises 100 percent of purchased disk capacity through automated storage management, eliminating the under-allocation and over-purchasing of capacity typically associated with conventional disk systems. IT managers gain the flexibility to accommodate high-throughput applications and meet peak online transaction processing needs without purchasing additional capacity.

The V2X SVA family delivers advanced disk mirroring, replication and high availability capabilities via StorageTek's exclusive Virtual Power Suite™ software. Designed specifically for StorageTek's V-Series, the Virtual Power Suite software enables users to copy, move and protect large volumes of data with unprecedented speed, eliminating thousands of I/Os per second. With StorageTek SnapShot software, users can make instantaneous backups of data sets for disaster recovery applications, offline data processing and application development. The V2X SVA family also enables automatic macro management, intelligent self-tuning, automatic media management and disruption-free configuration changes to greatly simplify storage management, saving time and resources.

The V2Xf features the latest high-performance Seagate 73 gigabyte drives for improved disk drive capacity and scales to deliver up to 11.6 terabytes of virtual device capacity. Equipped with native FICON connectivity, the V2Xf allows customers in mainframe environments to achieve significant data throughput gains and greater cabling distances for data transmission to offsite datacenters for business continuity and disaster recovery applications. In this way, the V2Xf allows customers to protect more data than they could with other enterprise disk systems--and at a substantially lower cost.

For more information on StorageTek's V-Series family of virtual disk storage solutions, visit http://www.storagetek.com/products/product_page9.html.

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StorageTek's V2Xf SVA will be available to customers worldwide this year. Training and support will be available from StorageTek Global Professional Services and StorageTek-certified service partners.

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TRADEMARKS: StorageTek, the StorageTek logo and Shared Virtual Array are registered trademarks and SVA, Information Lifecycle Management and Virtual Power Suite are trademarks of Storage Technology Corporation. Other names mentioned may be trademarks of Storage Technology Corporation or other vendors/manufacturers.

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Summer time usually means high temperatures. High temperatures usually lead to one of the more enjoyable activities for most dogs… swimming!
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Student Research at Winona State University
Student History Research Symposium
Over the past fifteen years, the history departments of Winona State University and St. Mary's have co-sponsored a student-research symposium, with UW-La Crosse, Viterbo and UW-Eau Claire joining in recent years. At each school, senior history majors - and at Winona State Law and Society majors - write a senior thesis based on an original historical question of their choosing and backed through investigation of original source materials. In this way, students do the work of actual historian while sharpening their critical thinking, writing and presentation skills. Each year, the symposium includes a keynote speaker. Past speakers have included Dr. Stacy Robertson, Oglesby Professor of American Heritage at Bradley University; Dr. Donna Gabaccia, a nationally known specialist in immigration history from the University of Minnesota; and Dr. Peter Rachleff, a well-known labor historian from Macalester College. The student and keynote presentations are free and open to the public
Additional Presentation Opportunities
- History students that are members of the Phi Alpha Theta honor society are eligible to present research papers at the annual Missouri Valley History Conference, held annually in the spring in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Seniors may present their research every spring at the Ramaley Research Celebration and Creative Scholarship at Winona State University.
- Winona State students from the Department of History and Legal Studies have presented at the National Council of Undergraduate Research, an organization that works to support and recognize undergraduate students who contribute creative and original research investigations to their disciplines.
Research Funding
Students may obtain support from WSU to fund research trips and or research presentations. More information on Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects grants (Regulation 3-22) and Travel Grants for Research and Creative Presentations (Regulation 3-25) and forms are available.


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A call for an Army-led volunteer corps to revitalize rural and small-town America.
Meyerson's (Nature's Army, 2001, etc.) persuasive narrative spans America's founding to the present as he pitches a domestic nation-building program, modeled after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps. He revisits the little-known origin of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which was created by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to teach "useful skills" for developing the nation's nascent infrastructure. He details the Army's unheralded administration of the first national parks, nearly a century later, as well as its largely ignored role in operating Depression-era CCC camps. Since World War II, the Army's nation-building focus has shifted abroad. The author makes the case that today's hollowed-out heartland economy increases America's vulnerability to terrorism and natural disasters, and he catalogs why the Army is uniquely qualified to lead a theoretical redevelopment and training program that he calls the American Resilience Corps. He brings together a few different trends, including the rise of the internet and digital manufacturing (specifically, 3-D printing), which he says make decentralization possible. He also highlights the Army's embrace of "Net Zero" energy, water, and waste practices, driven by deployments at remote foreign locations; its strategies to preserve readiness by "islanding" domestic bases from the power grid and other terrorism targets, he says, put it at the vanguard of sustainable development. Meyerson, with his experience as a wartime journalist, congressional staffer, policy analyst, and independent scholar, blends smooth prose, detailed research, and a command of U.S. military history; he also shows a firm grasp of potential policymaking pitfalls. His supporting evidence is clear and compelling, and his proposal is a pleasure to read. The 2016 presidential campaign highlighted America's urgent need to rebuild regions that have been left behind by the economy, but anger and blame have eclipsed concrete plans. This is a substantive program, however, that's worthy of serious national debate.
A timely, cogent work that should be required reading for policymakers.


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If you're a celebrity gawker and a kitchen fanatic (and who's not one or the other?), then take a gander at Architectural Digest's new kitchens-of-the-stars slideshow.
Our favorite features?
- Hank Azaria's island made from salvaged wood in his Bel Air kitchen.
- Carole King's geothermal ranch kitchen in Idaho.
- Cher's Los Angeles duplex kitchen with carved screens over cabinets.
- The wild colors in Diane Keaton's Bel Air kitchen.
What's your favorite celeb kitchen? What star features would you put in your kitchen?


text: Product quality ! I'm pretty annoyed. I just received my brand-new iMac 27". Waited weeks for it. And indeed I was ready to wait because Apple indicated that they were having production issues. So one would expect that the first batch that are delivered when the production picks-up are good. Well no. The iMac has a piece of dirt stuck behind the screen. There is absolutely no way that this mac was quality checked after screen assembly. For a top of the range machine I would have expected far better, particularly after the wait. Probably tomorrow, the iMac goes back ... I'll sleep over the request for a refund.


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Gujarat DET ITI Supervisor Instructor Result 2016 ojas.gujarat.gov.in. The candidates in the state of Gujarat who have been waiting for a long time for a ob recruitment were recently seen attending the Gujarat ITI SUPERVISOR INSTRUCTOR exam 2016. This examination was held recently in multiple places in the state where different examination centers had been prepared for the examination and very smoothly this examination was conducted in all these examination centers. The number of applicants that were seen attending the paper where a clear indication of the amount of excitement that this examination had raised in the minds of the people. As soon as the recruitment notice was released and the application procedure began online the applications began pouring in and soon the candidates began downloading their copies of the syllabus and began preparing according to the prescribed syllabus.
Gujarat ITI Supervisor Instructor Result 2016
On 20th March, 2016 all these candidates who have been studying day and night appeared in the examination and with no complications of any kind the paper was conducted successfully. Now these thousands of candidates are waiting very anxiously for the conducting body to declare the Gujarat Supervisor Instructor Result. We know that the candidates must be very nervous as this Gujarat DET ITI Supervisor Instructor Result 2016 will decide their future and will make them eligible for the personal interviews taking them a step closer to the recruitment. All of you who have appeared in the exam and wait for the results are advised to stay calm and be patient as it may take a little while before the results are made official. The authorities are currently compiling the results and they have a lot of applicants to check the papers and very soon the administration of the Gujarat state will open the results link on the site for all the candidates to check their individual score card. The Gujarat Supervisor Instructor Result 2016 will be available on the web page and candidates will be able to check the results by simply following some instructions.
Gujarat Supervisor Instructor Result 2016
The Directorate of Employment and Training(DET) established under the Directorate of Labor and Employment(DLE) in 1971 works under the aim of achieving higher employment standards in organized sector through training. Each year they release the recruitment to different posts and this year they released the DET SI RECRUITMENT 2016 for 1426 posts to promote skill building programs with the aim of securing higher education and better jobs. This year thousands of candidates appeared in the recruitment exam and are now awaiting the results. As the Gujarat ITI Supervisor Instructor Result 2016 may take a while before they are compiled and the merit lists uploaded on the web page, candidates must maintain their cool and wait for them patiently. Meanwhile the applicants can check the answer keys that have been released on the site for all the sets that were in the exam. Applicants must keep a close eye on the exam site as all important updates will be uploaded on the site and they should keep checking the web page regularly.
Name of the exam: Gujarat Supervisory Instructor ITI RESULTS 2016
Name of the conducting body: Directorate of Employment and Training (DET) Gujarat
Name of the posts: Supervisory Instructor (SI)
Number of vacancies: 1426
Examination date: 20th March, 2016
Gujarat ITI Supervisor Instructor Result 2016
- Visit the site www.ojas.gujarat.gov.in.
- On this site will be the link for the recent updates.
- Under this section will be the link Gujarat ITI Supervisor Instructor Result 2016.
- Click on this link and enter your application number and your date of birth to access the individual score card.
- Your results pdf file will open with your score and ranking.
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One look reveals the probable character of the beast, so let's just cut right to the quick. The Neon SRT-4 rips to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds, to 100 in 13.8, covers a quarter-mile in 14.2 seconds at 102 mph, and keeps on huffin' all the way to 153 mph.
Clearly, this is no ordinary Neon. An ordinary Neon — even a mildly breathed-on Neon, such as the R/T version we tested in November 2001 — hits 60 two seconds later (7.6), 100 mph nearly 10 seconds later (23.2), and the quarter-mile in 16.1 at 87. That particular Neon topped out at 125 mph.
It's equally clear that this particular Neon can run with bigger dogs. Subie's precocious Impreza WRX, for example, and even pricey sports sedans such as the Audi A4 and BMW 330i.
There are two possible explanations for this unlikely level of quickness: (1) This car is bewitched and picks up its pace as the moon approaches full; or (2) the SRT-4 goes faster than the other Neons because something has been added under the hood.
Although it may be more appealing to subscribe to explanation No. 1 — a little chicken blood, a couple incantations, a little moonshine, and your Neon becomes a tire shredder like this one — you know it just doesn't work that way. On the other hand, if it ain't voodoo, it ain't rocket science, either. Just a Mitsubishi TD04-L-16GK turbocharger pressurizing the intake manifold of a 2.4-liter SOHC 16-valve four enough to raise its output from 150 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque to 215 horsepower and 245 pound-feet. Those are both pretty hefty numbers for a modest long-stroke four-banger — the same engine used in the Chrysler PT Cruiser — but it's the torque that really gets the SRT-4 out of the starting blocks, with a nice flat curve that peaks early and stays peaked for a long time. And thanks to a small turbine gallery, maximum boost — between 11 and 14 psi, depending on conditions — comes up quickly. That's the same boost and output as the PT Cruiser GT's turbo engine, by the way. But hitched to a car that weighs in some 500 pounds lighter than the GT, and allied with a manual transmission, it produces more dramatic test results.
There's more to the SRT-4 package than just a turbocharger, of course. Turbos generate heat, as well as boost, so the challenge is keeping the intake air as cool as possible. To that end, the SRT-4 gets its fresh air via an intake set into the car's left-front fender well. There's also some pretty serious intake intercooling going on, owing to an eight-row Valeo air-to-air unit spanning the space between the front frame rails.
According to Stephan Zweidler, a development engineer for the SRT-4 program, "we filled up the whole lower bay with intercooler. It was the widest one we could squeeze in there. Plenty of intercooler."
Like the Cruiser GT version of the engine, the SRT-4 uses oil-cooled 8.1:1 compression pistons (versus the naturally aspirated 9.4:1), the same hefty crankshaft, the same robust block with modified coolant passages, and a structural oil pan. However, the intake manifold is unique to the SRT-4, as are the wiring and the engine controller.
Something else that's unusual is the exhaust system. The exhaust manifold is integrated with the turbine housing for better flow, tidier packaging, and quicker catalytic light-off. From the cat, the exhaust splits into two channels that culminate in two chrome exhaust-pipe tips. The unusual part is what's missing, as in mufflers.
The result is an exhaust note that manages to be both authoritative and mellow — far from quiet, particularly at full throttle, but pleasing to an ear predisposed to enjoy the music of vigorous internal combustion.
Okay, it's got plenty of punch. Then there's the challenge of getting it onto the pavement — via the front wheels — without having the launch go up in smoke or snatching the steering wheel out of the driver's hands.
The engine feeds its impressive thrust through a Sachs high-capacity clutch into a New Venture T850 five-speed manual gearbox and thence via equal-length half-shafts to the front wheels. The clutch and the gearbox are unique to the SRT-4, and the equal-length half-shafts do a remarkable job of quelling torque steer. There are hints of an alien force tugging at the wheel during full-tilt-boogie acceleration in first and second gears, but that's all.
Getting the best launch is tricky. As you'd expect, the SRT-4 has bigger footprints than its R/T counterpart — 205/ 50ZR-17 rubber versus 195/50TR-16 — but even so, it's easy to overpower them with a careless throttle foot. On the other hand, shameless wheelspin will be this car's biggest appeal for many owners. Hey, baby, watch this!


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In general, frogs have protruding eyes, no tail, strong, webbed hind feet that are adapted for leaping and swimming, and smooth, moist skins. Many are predominantly aquatic, but some live on land, in burrows, or in trees.


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A date has been set for the trial of a Sutton man charged with murder.
Stephen Fretwell, 44, of Ridge Close, Sutton, will appear at Nottingham Crown Court on September 12.
Mr Fretwell appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court on Friday, February 12, where he denied the charge.
The victim has been named as Kerry Gascoigne, 43, also of Ridge Close, Sutton.
Her body was discovered on Monday, February 8.


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Austin powers QPR to crucial victory over Aston Villa
Redknapp's side secured just their second victory of the season, and their first since August, thanks to the predatory finishing of Austin, who netted in either half to see off lacklustre Villa at Loftus Road.
Austin's heroics ended QPR's three-match losing run and helped the west London club move above Austin's former club Burnley into 19th place, within two points of the teams directly above the relegation zone as they try to scramble to safety following a disastrous start to their first season back in the top-flight.
It was a crucial result for Redknapp, who had endured reports that QPR owner Tony Fernandes was considering sacking him after his team's dismal run.
While Redknapp earned at least a momentary reprieve, the pressure is mounting on Villa manager Paul Lambert.
Despite a positive opening to the campaign, Villa have slumped down the table in recent weeks and are now only three points above QPR after suffering a fifth successive defeat without scoring a goal.
Facing a Villa team in the midst of one of the worst runs in their history eventually proved a welcome tonic for QPR, who had suffered an agonising loss with virtually the last kick of the game against Liverpool last weekend.
Yet it was the visitors who started the brighter as Ashley Westwood and Carlos Sanchez both tested QPR goalkeeper Robert Green in the early stages.
Redknapp's men broke the deadlock from the next attack following a simple long ball forward in the 17th minute
Former Villa stalwart Richard Dunne's angled pass out of defence was chested down by Bobby Zamora perfectly into the path of his strike partner Austin, whose long-range drive flashed past Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan.
Villa should have equalised on 55 minutes when Ciaran Clark could only poke wide from close range after being picked out by Christian Benteke's downward header from Westwood's deep free-kick.
But Redknapp sent on Junior Hoilett from the bench and the Canadian winger almost made an immediate impact but saw a clever shot hit the far post.
With the momentum back in QPR's favour, it wasn't long until Austin killed off Villa in the 69th minute with a clinical finish at the near post after he beat Ron Vlaar to Eduardo Vargas' low cross- AFP


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ADGA Members have many interests with one common passion — the dairy goat.
Benefits of Being an American Dairy Goat Association Member
Join ADGA and enjoy great benefits!
- Reduced fees for registering and transferring goats
- Membership Directory with names and addresses of other ADGA members and local dairy goat clubs across the US and around the world
- Contact information for goat-related supply companies (including magazines, books, equipment, novelties and more!)
- ADGA Guidebook of rules for the Association (including information on ADGA programs and breed standards)
- Participation in DHIR (Dairy Herd Improvement Registry) testing program, which gives you recognition for production records earned by your herd
- Opportunity to serve on an Association committee dealing with specific areas of problem solving and goal setting for ADGA
- Participation in Linear Appraisal evaluation of your goats
- Reduced DNA Typing fees
- Eligibility to apply for ADGA Scholarships
- Participation in official ADGA shows – some 1200 held each year – all across the nation; also information about annual National Show held in locations rotating around the US
- Quarterly edition of the ADGA News & Events to keep you informed
- Multiple Fact Sheets and flyers on various goat-related topics
- Announcements of our Annual Meeting and Convention which features a week-long schedule of seminars and programs, plus an exciting auction of top quality dairy goats!
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Facilities Travellers can enjoy a pleasant stay in one of the 30 rooms. Wireless internet access is available to guests in the public areas. Those arriving in their own vehicles can leave them in the car park of the motel. Rooms Rooms feature air conditioning and a bathroom. A double bed ensures a good night's sleep. Cots and extra beds are available. Amenities in all rooms include a safe and a desk. A kitchenette equipped with a fridge, a microwave and a tea/coffee station is also provided as standard. An ironing set is also available for travellers' convenience. Little extras, including internet access, a TV and WiFi, contribute to a great stay. A hairdryer is provided in the bathrooms. The establishment offers non-smoking rooms. Sports/Entertainment The accommodation offers attractions including sport and entertainment opportunities. The motel features a pool and an outdoor pool. Meals Breakfast can be booked.


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Stephen Smyth takes the trip to Tipp
Stephen Smyth, currently enjoying a huge reaction to his his hit song 'The Boy From Donegal', got a big break when he joined Philomena Begley's band, Shotgun in 1987 and so began a lifelong friendship and professional relationship from which he was to gain great experience.
Stephen joined The Indians in 1997 and recorded an album with them which featured him as lead vocalist.
During his time with the Indians he taught himself how to play saxophone and he introduced this into the musical mix to great acclaim.
He subsequently joined the Dominic Kirwan Band and toured extensively with them in the UK as well as in the US and the Caribbean. In September 2003 Stephen moved to Declan Nerney as saxophone player before deciding to take the plunge and form his own band more seven years ago.
You can see Stephen Smyth and his super band at 'Munster's Top Sunday Night Dance' in The Times Hotel, Tipperary on this coming Sunday night, September 16.


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The mood board had great summery colours, see below! It's called MANGO BREEZE.
And here is my take on their yummy mood board!
I created a background with some bubble wrap and acrylic paint, then sprayed some Dylusions over that. Added some stamping and embellishment clusters, some Simple Stories papers teamed with some gorgeous 7 dots and a gorgeous photo of my now 12 yr old girl, who was 8 months old in this pic!
most of the product in this layout is courtesy of the Beautiful Vicki at Scrap Matrix.


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Standard LineHut
The Carbon Marine LineHut offers basket-style fly line management. The LineHut is constructed from marine-grade materials. The standard LineHut is 24" in height and 12" in diameter. The standard LineHut weighs: 6lbs, 4 oz. The LineHut comes with a one-year warranty against manufacturing defects.
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(CHICAGO) — Thick sheets of ice have formed on a Chicago warehouse after firefighters put out a huge blaze during this frigid cold spell and the weight of the ice is threatening to collapse the building.
An abandoned warehouse at the intersection of 37th and Ashland in the Bridgeport neighborhood burst into flames on Tuesday night. Firefighters succeeded in putting out the blaze — one of the city's biggest in decades — but it reignited a little over a day later.
Firefighters again extinguished the flames, but all the water poured onto the building meant more ice on the structure, due to the frigid temperatures that have hit the city in recent days. All the ice has put more weight on the five-story warehouse.
When the fire first broke out on Tuesday, around 50 fire companies and 170 firefighters reportedly headed to the scene, about a third of the city's fire department.
The cause of the fire is now under investigation. No injuries have been reported to date.
Chicago has been hit by the bitterly cold weather sweeping the Midwest in the past few days. The temperature has been below freezing since Tuesday, with wind chills as low as 16 below zero.
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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Coin Collecting and other Coin Collecting topics.
You didn't mean to make the coin dealer prick her thumb to guarantee that your Walking Liberty coin is valuable. But you take coin and currency collecting seriously. How can a coin collector protect herself? Have your coins certified, also known as authentication. That way, you'll know if you should let that Walking Liberty take a walk. Reputable dealers sell authenticated and certified coins.
How do you get your coins certified? Several organizations will tell you whether that King George III shilling is the real deal:
* ANACS, http://www.anacs.com/ (NOTE: they do not do appraisals of coin collections)
* ASA-Accugrade, http://www.asa-accugrade.com/coins.htm (reportedly offer coin collectors the lowest prices in the industry)
* David R. Sear Ancient Coin Certification Service, http://www.davidrsear.com/
* Professional Coin Grading Service, http://www.pcgs.com/ (offers a population report of certified coins)
* Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, http://www.ngccoin.com/ (official coin grading service of the Professional Numismatists Guild)
* Professional Numismatists Guild, http://www.pngdealers.com/
* ICTA, http://www.ictaonline.org/
Just make sure you choose an established organization (PNG and PCGS are the gold standard) rather than one you find in the phone book or the fifth page of Google search results.
Certification is the best friend of the coin collector. It will also keep coin dealers from having to donate blood every time you suspect the authenticity of a coin.
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onthenetOffice server systems reside within our unmarked and secure Tier 3 data center facilities. The onsite network operations center (NOC) and security teams are on the watch 24x7x365 to monitor against any potential security breach. Each data center has multilayer security control procedures including Biometric palm readers and 24×7 closed circuit video monitoring as well as 24×7 alarm monitoring.
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The entire onthenetOffice cloud is protected by our enterprise Cisco network firewalls along with robust intrusion detection systems. Our Cisco firewalls are configured to stop outside attacks through the Internet and to protect both your hosted server desktop and valuable data. Intrusion Detection Systems/Intrusion Protection Systems (IDS/IPS) are interlinked security platforms that are designed to detect activity that can compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your dedicated server environment. Our security engineers perform routine monitoring and maintenance of all security equipment to ensure that the latest threats can always be identified and blocked.
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Human's and pet's bodies are designed to function at a constant body temperature that is regulated by a center within the hypothalamus located in the brain. As body temperature begins to increase in pets, a signal is sent to the panting center in the brain. Panting is the primary means of evaporative cooling in pets since they lack the ability to sweat like humans. Other methods to decrease body temperature through the dissipation of heat also exist, including convection (finding a cool place to lie down), and changes in blood circulation (dilation of the blood vessels to try to cool a larger volume of blood).
In Florida, pet owners not only have to consider the ambient temperature outside, but also the humidity level. As the humidity rises, this decreases the effectiveness of cooling through panting (the primary means of heat dissipation). Predisposing factors that can increase the risk of a pet suffering heatstroke include lack of adequate shade outside, exercising the pet during the hottest hours of the day, obesity, brachycephalic breeds (i.e. Bulldog, Pug, Lhasa apso, Boston terrier, etc.), presence of a collapsing trachea or laryngeal paralysis, or previous history of heat-induced illness.
Common clinical signs that may alert an owner to potential heatstroke include excessive panting, vomiting, collapse, ataxia ("drunken walk"), diarrhea, or seizures, and can progress to more severe signs such as bloody vomit (hematemesis), bloody diarrhea (hematochezia), bruising along the skin, nasal bleeding, muscle tremors, and listlessness/coma. If an owner suspects a heatstroke, the pet should be moved into a cool shaded area or indoors away from sunlight. The pet should then be sprayed with cool, but not cold or ice, water. If the water is too cold, this can actually cause the blood vessels to constrict and decrease the effectiveness of the cooling measures, or it can result in cooling the pet too fast. Place a fan on the pet, and the owner may also place cool wet towels in the armpits or the groin region. As soon as these cooling measures are taken, transfer to the nearest veterinary clinic immediately for continued treatment.
Even with aggressive supportive care and treatment, deaths from heatstroke can approach 25-50% in patients. This is why it is essential to transport the pet to a veterinary hospital as soon as possible to try to manage the impact that the elevated body temperature will have on the organs, predominantly the liver, kidneys, heart, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems. Be vigilant during the summertime, and follow proper safety precautions to prevent furry family members from succumbing to the heat!


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Tim Tadder has managed to blow my mind with his epic underwater photography for TYR Swimwear. These pictures are incredibly sharp and clear. I never see this clear underwater!
And I probably never will. Tim Tadder's photos are extremely crisp and focused. Muscle-bound swimmers have never looked better. I am feeling a sudden urge to hit the pool. Thanks, Tim Tadder, for inspiring me to do aquatic exercise.
Implications - Tadder's photos offer a unique perspective on the world of underwater athleticism that is truly mind-blowing to the ordinary human. While the water world and swimming are already extraordinarily fascinating, Tadder's lens explores the fascination further.
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"Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome (Protestant Cemetery or Cemetery of the English)" submitted by RomeTour Editorial Team and last updated on Sunday 26th June 2011
This Protestant Cemetery or Cemetery of the English (Cimitero Acattolico o degli Inglesi) was founded in the 18th century with the eldest tomb of construction dated with 1738. The foreigners of other religion than Catholic could have their places of cult only out of the walls surrounding Rome and in case of death could not be buried in the cemeteries belonging to the Catholic churches.
The zone of Pyramid of Cestius, incorporated into the city walls, for Rome of the 18th-19th centuries was considered to be a very remote place, and thus was chosen for the cemetery. It is formed of two parts: an Old cemetery given to protestants containing a tomb of John Keats, and a New cemetery with cypresses and pines which is limited by the walls containing the tombs of Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned in the waters of Spezia's sea in 1822 and cremated by Byron.
According to the date of the oldest tomb there, its origin dates back to 1738. The presence of ruins and pine and cypress trees made it a favourite place for romantic poets and artists, and John Keats and Percy Shelley are also buried here. Many graves are decorated with motifs of classical themes.
The Non-Catholic Cemetery for Foreigners in Testaccio, Rome (to give it its full name) is also widely known as the Protestant Cemetery although it contains the graves of many Orthodox Christians, Jews, Muslims and other non-Christians. It is one of the oldest burial grounds in continuous use in Europe, having started to be used around 1730. It was also referred to in the past as 'The English Cemetery' because of the many English people buried there.
The Protestant Cemetery is located next to the Pyramid of Caius Cestius, by Piramide metro station. The entrance is on Via Caio Cestio; ring a bell at the gates to gain admittance. A helpful window in the wall, close to the corner with Via Marmorata, gives you a perfect view of Keats's grave. The British Military Cemetery is close by.
Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome (Protestant Cemetery or Cemetery of the English)
Via Ottavio Leoni, 1 (Via Caio Cestio, 6)
00153, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Zone: Rione Testaccio (Roma centro)
Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome (Protestant Cemetery or Cemetery of the English) is Shown By "Map J Zone" As "54"
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm. Sunday and Holidays: 9.00 am - 12.30 pm. Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.
Buses: 3-75-23-60-95-280-30-175
Metro: Underground B line to Piramide
Telephone: 0039 06 5741900
Fax: 0039 06 5741900
Group Visit: Email at orne...@cemeteryrome.it It is advisable at least a week in advance to book your visit specifying where the group is from, name and contact details of group leader/guide, date and time of visit and approximate number of people. Groups are kindly asked to leave a donation of at least €2 per person.
Email: m...@cemeteryrome.it
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President Obama gained an immediate boost in his job ratings in a new Washington Post Virginia poll after the killing of Osama bin Laden. His electoral prospects improved in the state too, with a significant drop in the number of people who would "definitely not vote" for him.
But big challenges remain for Obama in this crucial swing state. There was no decrease in the number of people who described themselves as unhappy with his policies; fully half say they are dissatisfied or angry in that respect.
And on the number one issue of the day, the economy, the overwhelming number of Virginia residents who rate it negatively didn't change from before to after the bin Laden news.


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When it comes to our health, we think of a small list of items. We think of weight and fitness, primarily, alongside medical conditions, or a lack thereof. However, health is more nuanced than that, and the perfect example is that of mental health. Mental health is not even always recognized as a genuine health concern. Mental illnesses are often mocked and dismissed instead of treated. Many who suffer from a mental illness may never get diagnosed or treated simply because of the stigma that has been placed upon their condition and others like it. However, the good news is that, in such a case, there are ways to alleviate the symptoms of a mental illness like depression or general anxiety disorder that anyone can do. Here are some suggestions.
First and foremost, take some time out of your day from time to time to simply relax. We as a society don't relax often enough, and that may be, in and of itself, a contributing factor in the rise of mental illnesses. Taking some time to relax can do wonders for your mood when you're having a hard time, so take a nice, hot bath to melt your troubles away. However, if relaxing for you is excitement, why not grab a ticket from StubHub and go see the new movie everyone's talking about. Taking time for yourself, whatever that means, is important for stabilizing your mood, mental illness or not.
Another, somewhat surprising, way to alleviate anxiety and depression is to just go for a walk. The change in scenery and light exercise of taking a walk is known to alleviate these conditions and provide a boost to creativity, so it helps clear your mind and make you feel at ease. Lastly, try to avoid undue stress. Stress is an inevitable part of life, I'm afraid, but much of it can be avoided, and it should be. You don't need to give your illness any more ammunition than you have to.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Sniper Locater
If you write spy fiction, your hero won't be complete without the latest gadgets to battle his country's enemies. There are a lot of things out there that most of us never heard of, and a surprising amount of it is on the market. One of the newest offerings is a small device developed for military applications. This electronic sniper locater is called Ears Gunshot Localization System and is now available to the U.S. Army. This lightweight device is no bigger than a deck of cards, weighs 6.4 ounces, and can pinpoint the source of a gunshot in a fraction of a second. The technology works by triangulating the direction of the gunshot by analyzing the shape of the sound wave. The price is rather steep at $8,000, but the agency your secret agent works for has unlimited amounts of money, so what the heck.
Available at http://www.qinetiq-na.com/products-ears.htm
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Location, location, location.
Fine tuning your fiction.
An friend of mine who runs a small and successful business has told me there are three secrets of success. You must have the right location before you can succeed. I did not stop to think of the ways location could play an important part in literature until I entered a short story contest. The contest promised a short critique on each story, which seemed to be more than worth the effort. I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of the editor's evaluation of my short piece of flash fiction, but was puzzled over one comment at the end of the paragraph. He said, "Wouldn't this story have been better if you had set it in Seattle?"
I read and reread the story and still couldn't get the point. Like all flash fiction, the story was rather lean, the scene happening on a street corner that could have been anywhere, USA. I have never been to Seattle. The longer I thought about the editor's suggestion, the more I realized that even in short fiction, location can be extremely important. Here is a place where we can bring vibrant reality to a scene—even a short one—with a sentence or less. Take the following situations:
[A man senses danger as he pulls to the side of the road to examine a flat tire.] He closed the car door with a soft click that was barely audible above the faint sighing of the wind from the bayou.
Or: The thin sliver of the moon slid behind the clouds, but in the brief instant, he could see the barren landscape stretching toward the horizon.
We experience the world through our five senses. It is astonishing how seldom we employ smells, texture, and taste to our stories. You can, in fact, read through an entire book and find little except what the characters see and hear. The rich odor of food in a Chinatown restaurant, the taste of fresh artic snow on our lips, or the texture of an expensive fabric can awaken emotions and set a scene more than an entire chapter of dry dialogue or dull narrative.
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
Short Story, Anyone?
Tags: John Grisham, Ford County, short stories.
There are many websites on the Internet where you can read short stories for free, and a lot of us take advantage of the opportunity. Some of these sites have a comment section where the readers can give their opinion. For any given story, the comments will run from snarky to the sublime—some of the comments are actually better than the stories. The comments that heap ridicule on the author's head aren't necessarily bad, because all of them reflect the opinion of the individual readers. One often stated opinion is the ending of the stories. One recent comment was, ". . . too long a buildup for a one-liner ending." Another writer said, "Your last sentence would have been appropriate for a joke, but not for a serious story."
I have started reading John Grisham's collection of short stories called Ford County. From the very first story, it became obvious to me that Mr. Grisham did not make this mistake, and it should cause some of us to rethink the way we have been taught to end a short story. Most essays end with some sentence that is like double punctuation, intended to nail down and give meaning to everything that went before. When Grisham gets to the end he just stops. He has already said everything on the subject clearly and concisely and there is no need to put a backstop to the story. If you are tired of reading stories about Presidents, earth shattering events, and a world gone wild, you might like the change of pace Ford County offers. The stories are earthy, and they make us remember that over thirty million people in this country live a hardscrabble existence. Grisham shows us a better way to end a good story without too much burble or slush.
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We're all about sharing helpful information to get the most benefit out of the technology you use on a daily basis. Today, we want to focus specifically on Android tips and tricks.
We asked loyal Android fans Tim Clark, an independent software developer in Macomb Township, MI, and stay-at-home mom Melissa Louise of Commerce, MI, about the features on their Android smartphones that make their lives a bit easier.
- Make a portable hotspot anywhere. Turn your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 into a mobile WiFi personal hotspot for other devices. Go to Settings > Tethering & Hotspot > Enable the hotspot feature. Your phone will share its connection with nearby devices. Louise said she and her loved ones thrive on it when visiting relatives who live in remote, heavily-wooded areas.
- Do good while sawing logs. Good guy Clark likes to do good work even while he's sleeping. PowerSleep, exclusive to Samsung smartphones, is a processor-sharing application. When he's sleeping, Clark donates his phone's processor time to the University of Vienna. A supercomputer project there called Similarity Matrix of Proteins (SIMAP) works to find cures for disease. "Each night, while I sleep and the phone is charged, PowerSleep runs algorithms to decode proteins for that project," Clark said. The program focuses on finding a cure for cancer. When connected to WiFi it is free.
- Tasker does what? Tasker is the jewel of Android that makes your smartphone not just smart, but practically genius. Did you know it will read your text messages out loud if moving above 25 miles per hour and connected to your own car's Bluetooth?
- Launcher Apps. Also known as home screen replacements, this gives ultimate freedom to customize your entire home screen (similar to how MySpace use to let users design their own colorful profile page while Facebook restricts us to a white background). Nova Launcher is free and filled with options for colorful or easier to use home screens.
- If you need to be impressed further, try this: The app Files Drag & Drop lets you drag files from your computer and drop them right into your Android smartphone through WiFi – without needing a USB cord connecting the two.
If you want to learn more Android tips and tricks, as well as how-to information about all other Verizon products, check out one of our free Wireless Workshops at a store in your area.
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"Throwback" are series of posts about events in previous month. Since there are several smaller events and not all qualify to be posted as separate posts, I decided to create throwback posts. Posts about everything and nothing – texts, illustrations and videos. This is more for myself, but, could be good series of posts for others too.
My throwback June 2015 – exams, my freelance, moving out from my room. … and too much coffee.
Summary from my Facebook pages, Instagram @rolandinsh and YouTube.
Also posted video from our Tesla test drive in May.
1. Exams in Lillebaelt
In June I had exams, so video "I Had to Write an Essay" from "Almost Cool" team was the one, that could describe how to write essay before exams:
I also suggest to look all "Long Story Short" series from them.
I posted more similar funny videos on my Facebook wall with Mr. Bean too:
Also some videos, where I try to explain why some subjects are harder than others:
Including some pictures.
My #study #tech setup + #flatmate 's #birthday "cakes" in #Odense , #Denmark / Mana gatavošanās rītdienas eksāmenam + dzīvokļa biedrenes dzimšanas dienas "kūkas" | #rolandinsh #rolandinshlv #rolandinshcom #exam #students #StudentLife #student #StudentApartment #study #StudyMarketingManagement #StudyBusiness #examtime
2. Work at SimpleMediaCode.com / my freelance
In June I had to work too. What a surprise! Was happy to finish project for one of my long-term clients – Borenius Attorneys in Law
During work, also had time to share some funny things about programmers, like
In June I also started hosting webpages with full confidence. Monitoring with newrelic:
3. Moving out from my room
If You did read my before, You know, that I live in student apartment in Odense, where is I had 24 m2 room. Since beginning I was thinking that my room is too big (and expensive). So in April I decided that I wan to move out in summer to smaller place. Fortunately my flat-rate needed bigger room – we simple switched our rooms.
After collecting all broken bulbs, I got the nice picture. Yep, I am full of energy that even in Denmark bulbs fail near me after some time, just like in Latvia. Reason I do not have hand watch.
In #Odense ( #Denmark ) during last ~9 months there are 7 broken #bulbs in our apartment, 5 in my room; In Riga's #SimpleMediaCode .com office 3 bulbs in 4 months; In last permanent address we lost count :) I am full of #energy. / Pēdējo deviņu mēnešu laikā 7 izdegušas spuldzītes dzīvoklī. 5 manā istabā. Rīgas #MediaBoxLV ofisā 4 mēnešu laikā bija 3. Pēdējā dzivesvietā mēs vairs neskaitījām. Es vienkārši esmu enerģijas pilns :) || #rolandinsh #rolandinshlv #rolandinshcom
From my new room, there are some realy good sunrise views. And I made some sunrise time lapse videos:
In my new room I have not only nice sunrise, but also some neigbors:
I also noticed that I started again drink too much coffee. If You don't know, too much for me is more than 6 liters. Now I try again to stick to 1 liter of coffee per day, if not in mood for tea.


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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 12:01:17 +0000
Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy <firstname.lastname@example.com>
From: Jordi Martorell <email@example.com>
Subject: Trade union repression at Carrier Spain
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On October 9, 1997, Interclisa Carrier Spain gave redundancy notices to two trade unionists, Celestino and Mariano, General Secretary and Shop Steward of the Workers Commissions (CCOO) branch in the factory. The accusation launched by the company was that the information leaflet distributed by the CCOO branch last June amounted to "verbal abuse and incitation to indiscipline and disobedience".
However, the truth is that the company is trying to set an example and make clear that it is not going to allow any kind of opposition to their plans to lay off a number of workers, and that is the reason why they want to sack these two trade unionists.
Already in January the company tried to lay off 17 workers, but as a result of the mobilisation of the workforce that was prevented. Already then, the two trade unionists now sacked denounced the attempts of the company of trying to get even bigger profits by cutting the workforce.
In a meeting with the company on October 17, management offered to withdraw the sackings for one month suspension of employment and wages for Celestino and 15 days suspension for Mariano on the following conditions:
The CCOO branch considers these conditions to be completely unacceptable. First of all because to accept any kind of sanctions for the "crime" of having distributed a trade union leaflet would set a precedent for the future. On top of that to accept not to issue any leaflets during negotiations would mean to accept an obvious restriction of trade union rights and to the right of the workforce to be informed by their union representatives.
The CCOO branch denounces that "if the company is launching this attacks it is not by chance, they want to pave the way, to eliminate obstacles for further attacks".
A mass meeting of the workforce has already been called in order to discuss what measures should be taken. The two sacked representatives and the CCOO branch are making an appeal for international solidarity (specially if someone could provide contacts for Carrier workers unions in other countries).
Send solidarity messages to:
Seccion Sindical CCCOO Interclisa Carrier
fax: + 34 49 889166
email via: firstname.lastname@example.com (put SOLIDARIDAD CARRIER in the subject field)
Send messages of protest to:
Director de Interclisa Carrier
Sr. Lopez Miranda
fax: + 34 49 889107
You can also contact Carrier at:
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth is one of the most successful resort administrators in the U.S. Just a few short years ago, he took over fledgling Squaw Valley and built it into a powerhouse. He initiated a multimillion dollar upgrade, made some administrative changes and added a number of perks to upgrade employee morale. He has earned a great deal of respect from his staff, visitors and members of the community.
His hands-on approach has done nothing but good for Squaw Valley. When he took over for the outgoing CEO Nancy Cushing, visitation had dropped to an all-time low. "There was no doubt that many badly needed changes were in order," says Wirth. Not only did he do it, he did it in record time. He already had over 2 decades in the industry, having worked for Steamboat Springs Resort. That was his platform into something better.
Iron Man reported that shortly after Andy Wirth graduated from Colorado State University, Wirth started working with the Rocky Mountain Forest Service. Wirth has received many awards for excellence. He is one of the leading proponents of green initiatives in the state of Colorado.
Andy Wirth is an avid sportsman and athlete. However, his life took a turn last year when he lost an arm in a skydiving accident. "I landed in a vineyard and watch a pole rip my arm off," says Wirth. It was a miracle that he was found so soon and airlifted to a local hospital. His arm was reattached, but the journey back has been a bumpy, arduous ride.
According to CrowdRise, Andy Wirth says he thanks his lucky stars for being given a second chance. He is also doing well enough to compete in the upcoming Ironman Triathlon. His long-term goal is to get back to his former self. People who know Wirth best say don't bet against him. When he sets he mind to something, he usually gets it done.
Additional details here: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/andy-wirth#/entity
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Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/18/2017 -- The need for better and smarter textiles to support the evolving industrial applications will encourage the introduction of enhanced textiles using innovative textile chemicals, finds Transparency Market Research in a new study. From airbags to fire resistant textiles, top players in global textile chemicals market are focusing on enhancing their facilities and investing in research and development to cater to the changing consumer demands. Players such as The Dow Chemical Company, for instance, are launching antimicrobial technology that protects textiles against the growth of harmful bacteria, thus earning new target markets.
Browse Market Research Report: http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/textile-chemicals-market.html
Looking forward, companies will have to strategize for meaningful mergers and acquisitions to grab better shares in the market. This move will also help them add to their existing portfolio of products and improve their knowledge base.
Demanding End Users Boost Textile Chemicals Market
A TMR analyst says, "Strengthening economies and rising agricultural activities, increasing healthcare infrastructure, expanding clothing industries, growing number of participants in the sporting activities, and other industries that employ skilled human resource are driving the demand for textiles, thereby augmenting the textile chemicals market." The demand for textile chemicals will skyrocket in the coming years due to their ability to enhance the characteristics of textiles by adding strength and versatility as may be demanded by the end user industry. The rise of the packaging industry is also anticipated to boost the global textile chemicals market in the near future.
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Environmental Concerns Pose Tough Challenge
The upward climb of this market is being marred by certain restraints such as harmful effects of chemicals on the environment and most importantly to the human health. The unfortunate disposal of water from textile chemical industries into the local water bodies has created not just polluted water bodies but also a tremendous water shortage. Furthermore, the quality of the soil is being degraded by these chemicals, thereby creating a severe impact on the surrounding lives.
Construction Industry Opens Up New Opportunities
Despite the tug of war created by these market drivers and restraints, the global textile chemicals market has a bright future ahead with ample of opportunities. For example, the usage of chemicals to add to the strength of the textiles will make textiles a worthy option to replace conventional construction materials such as wood, concrete, and glass amongst others. The increasing awareness amongst consumers about health is also anticipated to boost the demand for sterilized textiles in the near future.
TMR analysts have estimated that the opportunity in the global textile chemicals market will be worth US$ 29.15 bn by 2024 rising from US$ 21.02 bn in 2015. The steady growth of 3.7% in this market from 2016 to 2024 will be attributable to the soaring demand for home furnishings. Geographically, Asia Pacific holds the biggest share in the overall textile chemicals market in terms of volume.
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Analysts predict that the home furnishings segment will be worth US$10,228.3 mn by 2024 from US$7,564.8 mn in 2015, moving at a steady pace of 3.5% CAGR between 2016 and 2024. This segment will benefit from the increasing sale of various types of curtains, towels, toilet linen, rugs, and carpets that use different textile chemicals.
The analysis of the global textile chemicals market mentioned in this review is based on the findings of the Transparency Market Research report, titled "Textile Chemicals Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2016 – 2024."