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Manuel Neuer Says "We Have Accepted Mesut Ozil's Decision To Quit Germany"
Mesut Ozil quit International Football after Germany's early exit from the World Cup in Russia and blamed the German FA over racist comments made to the Arsenal player.
The 29-year-old will leave a big hole in Joachim Low's national squad, but Neuer insists that his team-mates must move on from his departure.
"It's the decision of the player," Neuer told reporters.
"When another player is saying that he wants to [retire] it's his own decision. You have to search for the reasons on your own then and in that case, he has found them.


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North Whidbey Public Schools: There are eight schools in Oak Harbor, plus a program for alternative learners and a cooperative service for home schoolers. Most of the older schools have been renovated since 1997 to offer modern libraries and services. There are 1,900 networked computers throughout the district, offering a ratio of one computer for every five students.
Crescent Harbor Elementary School
Olympic View Elementary School
Midway High School for alternative learners
Home Connection offers resources for home schoolers
Here's a map indicating the Oak Harbor school boundaries
Central Whidbey Public Schools: Coupeville School District is a small, rural district with three traditional schools and a K-12 alternative learning experience program that teams parents as partners in their child's education. Occupying the central portion of Whidbey Island, our schools offer rich opportunities for interaction with marine, farm, and forest environments.
Cedar School K-12 alternative learning
South Whidbey Public Schools South Whidbey School District consists of four traditional school campuses serving students from pre-school through high school, as well as an alternative high school and the Whidbey Island Academy which is a resource for families who are home-schooling.
South Whidbey Intermediate School
Bayview Alternative High School
Whidbey Island Academy serves home-schooled students
Private Schools
Der Kinderhuis / Montessori School - Oak Harbor
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Oak Harbor Christian School - Oak Harbor
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"Raidlight attempts at its own level to contribute to sustainable development.
We recognize that nature is our playground, and the interest of protecting it for future generations. Raidlight made of eco-design without realizing it. When we create a backpack twice lighter than the others, we use fewer raw materials, less transport ... A lot of criteria for eco-design can be found in the natural values of our product concept. Since 2007, we decided to go further and have identified concrete actions on our products.
Since this year., we integrate bamboo fiber or polyester recycled to make clothes. We do not use "organic" to the detriment of the technical for the sport. For the bamboo fiber, the characteristics of a conventional polyester (breathability, drainage…), and this fiber provides additional benefits (naturally anti-bacterial, UV protection…). It is "organic", but technical any more!
Another line of development is to develop less polluting solutions for organizers or hiking trail: BIO-balisage© to trace paths without plastic, ECO-Tasses© in order to not use cups with refreshments . Other projects are under development.
This pragmatic approach to eco-responsibility has become a focus of strategic development, which led to the hiring of someone to lead the creation and adaptation of products in this direction."
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The pant made a big statement at the couture shows, on its own and ironically, even more so under gowns. Valli did it best with glamorous flair, seamlessly integrating matching trousers underneath billowing gowns. I loved the entire collection. Armani also played around with the style, taking the pantsuit to an entirely different level with a column dress over wide slacks that looked modern and spectacular. Versace was well, Versace, with a candy and plastic theme, like Barbie on crack. My favorite look was devoid of neon, but definitely not lacking in shine. We might even see this dress come down the red carpet this season if someone's willing to show a little leg (Heidi Klum, this is your cue).
Not even an enchanted forest setting in the Grand Palais could make Chanel's show magical. Excluding the mesh lashed beauty department, Lagerfeld missed every mark for me with his boxy, off the shoulder silhouettes and harsh prints (it's hard to make floral harsh, but there it is) that lacked the feel of luxury. Yes, the lace work was as intricate and beautiful as ever, but just too frilly and poofy. I loved Dior's collection, though – dramatic draping and cutouts in unexpected places that were sexy while still classy and in perfect taste. The plethora of pixie cuts and crystal lips added a nice sense of refined fun. Saab also loves crystals and the look is always the same – all-over glitter beads. His dresses are safe bets for the behind the scenes nominees as they make their way down the red carpet, but this unexpected print gown with crystals in all the right places is a standout hit. I would love to see it shine on the step-and-repeat, but highly doubt someone will take the risk. Let's hope I'm proven wrong!


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Monday, 4 August 2014
Manic.Monday: The Queen of pink - Maybelline's Pink in the Park
This beauty is called Pink in the Park, and it's from the Maybelline Superstay Gel Nail Color (£4.49) range which is available in 20 different colors. Having tried a lot of the different gel polishes on the market I was very excited to see how this one from Maybelline measured up with the others. The formula is quite thin and a little bit runnier than many of the other gels so you need to be careful and wipe off as much product as you can from the brush before you apply the coats, although be aware that this means that each coat can dry a little bit sheer, but personally I'd rather build up the color gradually and avoid making too much of a mess on the cuticles. The polish comes with a lovely high quality wide and flat brush that fans out over the nail, making application nice and easy if you've got the right amount of product on the brush. The polish dries quickly and the pigmentation is good for being a light shade and two coats are just perfect for creating a lovely opaque finish in just a few minutes. When the coats have dried, you'll also get a great glass like high shine finish, as you would with most gel formulas and you really don't need to apply a separate top coat.
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Such a pretty shade, even if it doesn't last on the nails well. I need it - I also really need to stop buying everything I see, my bank balance is not happy ha ha :) xxReplyDelete
I know that feeling - bring on payday! :o) XxDelete
What a gorgeous shade, shame it didn't last too long! xReplyDelete
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I was a bit disappointed, but it's such a fab pink that I don't care that much :o) XxDelete
The shade is super pretty!ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much, I LOVE it :o) XxDelete
Such a lovely color xxx so cute <3ReplyDelete
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I picked up a nail colour from this range (taking advantage of the 2 for 1 offer!) and glad you have mentioned the longevity not being what it claimed. I found mine chipped after about a day or two. I'm going to give it another practice run to see if changing top coats etc make a difference.ReplyDelete
Yes, it's always a tricky one - long wear... and this formula is definitely significantly shorter than other gel polishes... :o/ XxDelete
Gorgeous colour Charlotte!ReplyDelete
So disappointing that it didn't last!!
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Thank you so much Holly - I KNOW!! I'll still wear it - but I don't understand how they test these things to back up the claims.... or maybe they don't... :O) XxDelete
- Anonymous4 August 2014 at 10:27
Nice pictures!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you very much :o) XxDelete
such a pretty pastel pink..ReplyDelete
I have heard great deal of good about these nail lacquers...will sure try!
There are a lot of gorgeous shades in this range, but for me the pink was definitely the one that stood out :o) XxDelete
Beautiful color ;)ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you like it :o) XxDelete
I love this colour!ReplyDelete
It's easy to love because it's so stunning :o) XxDelete
I love this colour. You've featured it very well and I think it's the perfect pink :-)ReplyDelete
You can see my post on it here ...
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment :o) XxDelete
Ooh I have this polish in Hot Salsa but I love this shade too!ReplyDelete
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What a stunning shade, perfect for Spring or Valentine's day.ReplyDelete
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You're right, it's a very romantic shade :o) XxDelete
What a pretty shade! I just picked up a baby blue in this formula, so it's disappointing to hear it doesn't really last 7 days, but at least the colours are pastel perfection. xReplyDeleteReplies
the color is so pretty and it reminds me of baby pink ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
It is very similar :o) XxDelete
WOW! That color is just amazingly gorgeous! I love a great pink nail polish!ReplyDeleteReplies
So do I these days :o) XxDelete
I'm always looking for a new polish and that color is lovely!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you like it, for me it's so lovely and crisp :o) XxDelete
Lovely pink shade!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks a million! :o) XxDelete
This is such a beautiful shade, and will look even nicer with a bit of a tan! xxxReplyDelete
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I agree completely! :o) XxDelete
Oooh, what a pretty pink shade! It makes me nostalgic for Barbie dolls and Bubble Yum. :-)ReplyDelete
LOL - now you made me nostalgic for Lush's Snow Fairy :o) XxDelete
- Anonymous4 August 2014 at 19:36
This looks gorgeous! Like a bubble gum pink. ^_^ReplyDelete
It really is a lovely shade :o) XxDelete
Gorgeous colour it looks beautiful on the nailsReplyDelete
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Ah, thank you very much :o) XxDelete
I've never tried the Maybelline nail polishes, but I've heard such good things about them! There's a blue shade I really want to try. :)ReplyDelete
You can never have too many blue shades :o) XxDelete
I've had my eye on some of these for a while and now I think I definitely want to buy them. Although they didn't last long the colour is just gorgeous xReplyDelete
Yes, and since I can't commit to the same color for 7 days anyway - the short wear is not really a big deal for me :o) XxDelete
This colour looks soooo cute!ReplyDelete
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It's definitely my favourite pink shade :o) XxDelete
Love this shade!! very summery :DReplyDelete
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Absolutely, I can't wait until end of August, I'll bring it with me on holiday :o) XxDelete
Such a pretty, girly shade! I haven't tried any of Maybelline's polishes yet but I've been hearing so many great things about their gel range - I'll definitely have to pick some up, I hope they have a nice nude.ReplyDelete
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They do have some nudes in the range, but for me the pastels are the highlights :o) XxDelete
Very pretty color! I love it!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much :o) XxDelete
A really lovely colour perfect for summer Lucy xReplyDeleteReplies
For sure, all I need to do now is to work on my tan :o) XxDelete
Very pretty pink indeed :) Looks very similar to an instadri shade that I used to love but dried out on me lol. I haven't seen these in Canada yet...or maybe the packaging is different there!ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope you'll get them soon :o). XxDelete
Such a pretty colour, must try these xReplyDelete
I hope you'll like them as much as I do :o) XxDelete
haven't seen that one before. very prettyReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks a million :o). XxDelete
love this pink!!!ReplyDelete
And it is SO easy to love :o) XxDelete
That is a nice shade, never thought thought of such a bright pink but might consider it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks a million ! :o) XxDelete
I rarely wear pink either (other than near neon shades on my lips) but this is very pretty.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much Emma! :o) XxDelete
very beautiful color,i love pinkReplyDelete
Nice colour polish.ReplyDelete
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I've always been a fan of graphic shirts, but given that my day job involves graphic design and typography, I'm a bit picky. This one from Forever 21 has the qualities I like – black and white, good font choice and type treatment. And the fact that the message is about my hometown, is the icing on the cake.
DETAILS: graphic top: Forever 21 (other options here); blazer: Express (similar here); leggings: H&M (similar here); sneakers: New Balance 1400 for JCrew; sunglasses: American Eagle; headphones: Sony


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This is the art blog for Fayston Elementary School, located in the Mad River Valley in Central Vermont. This blog is updated frequently to showcase the artwork of Fayston's students and celebrate all things creative!
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
Glaze firing complete!
Unloading the kiln after a glaze firing is like Christmas morning for an art teacher! The bowls are so vibrant and beautiful!
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Color Wheel Collages
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Labels: collage, color, color wheel, Third and Fourth grades
Monday, June 2, 2014
Greek Vases
Kudos to Alex M. for initiating this amazing integrated art project with the fifth and sixth grades as they studied the ancient Greeks. Great results! They used balloons, cardboard and paper mache to create these original Greek Vases.
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Move over Facebook, stand aside Google+: there's a new social juggernaut in town--and it's snarling and holding aloft a bunch of bent fingers.
Lady Gaga, the poker-faced megastar with a penchant for meat dresses and a Twitter following the size of Florida, has launched her own social network, CNN reports.
Called LittleMonsters, Gaga's pet name for her trillions of fans, the site has launched as an invite-only beta--asking fans to submit their e-mail to request an invite and "be among the first to experience a new community only for little monsters."
Bless. We expect Mark Zuckerberg has already signed up to try and get an early sniff at this potentially monstrous competition.
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Susana Rafaela Martins, Universidade do Minho - Centro Algoritmi, Portugal.
Myriam Maumy-Bertrand, Universite de Strasbourg, France.
Zaher Mohdeb, University Mentouri Constantine, Algeria.
Karl Mosler, Universitaet zu Koeln, Germany.
Guy Nason, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
Milan Nedeljkovic, National Bank of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro.
Hon Keung Tony Ng, Southern Methodist University, United States.
Klaus Nordhausen, University of Turku, Finland.
Tapio Nummi, University of Tampere, Finland.
Maria Oliveira, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Davy Paindaveine, Universite libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Juan-Carlos Pardo-Fernandez, Universidade de Vigo, Spain.
Ah Yeon Park, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Christopher Parmeter, University of Miami, United States.
Prakash Patil, Mississippi State University, United States.
Markus Pauly, University of Ulm, Germany.
Davide Pigoli, King's College London, United Kingdom.
Jean-Michel Poggi, University of Paris Descartes, France.
Natalya Pya, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan.
Annie Qu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States.
Zhao Ren, University of Pittsburgh, United States.
Angelina Roche, Universite Paris Dauphine, France.
Takumi Saegusa, University of Washington, United States.
Richard Samworth, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Marcos Sanso-Navarro, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.
Sarah Sarah Lemler, Ecole CentraleSupelec, France.
Michael Georg Schimek, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Joachim Schnurbus, University of Passau, Germany.
Robert Serfling, University of Texas at Dallas, United States.
Maria Conceicao Serra, Minho Universitu, Portugal.
Haochang Shou, University of Pennsylvania, United States.
Leopold Simar, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
Sara Sjostedt de Luna, Umea University, Sweden.
Stefan Sperlich, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Bharath Sriperumbudur, University of Cambrige, United Kingdom.
Botond Szabo, Budapest University of Technology, Hungary.
Siew Li Linda Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Runlong Tang, Virginia Tech, United States.
Emanuele Taufer, University of Trento, Italy.
Patricia Tencaliec, Universite Grenoble Alpes, France.
Nikolai Ushakov, Norwegian Technical University, Norway.
Germain Van Bever, Universite de Namur, Belgium.
Frank van der Meulen, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
Anneleen Verhasselt, Hasselt University, Belgium.
Elodie Vernet, Universite Paris Sud, France.
Elisabeth Waldmann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany.
Lourens Waldorp, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Huixia Judy Wang, George Washington University, United States.
Weining Wang, City U of London, United Kingdom.
Jon A Wellner, University of Washington, United States.
Paul Wilson, Clemson University, United States.
Lingzhou Xue, Penn State University, United States.
Anne Francoise Yao, Universite Clermont Auvergne/LMBP, France.
Takuma Yoshida, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Valentin Zelenyuk, University of Queensland, Australia.
Hao Zhang, University of Arizona, United States.
Jiwei Zhao, State University of New York at Buffalo, United States.
Zhou Zhou, University of Toronto, Canada.
Lixing Zhu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
Yang Zu, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.


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Where Things Come Back would always have been a tough act to follow. Not only did John Corey Whaley's debut novel win both the William C. Morris Award and the Michael L. Printz Award and was it as such a definite critics' favorite, it was above all a novel which showed talent and ambition, while not forgetting to tell a great story, the premise of any good book. Whaley did this with such a keen insight and with such an innovative approach, fusing together an imaginative plot with the most outstanding use of voice that he managed to wow the critics ánd the cat… no mean feat indeed! Taking all of that into account, it's hardly surprising that this cat didn't think Noggin – that hard second book – lived up to its spectacular predecessor.
Noggin is about 16-year-old Travis Coates, who is terminally ill (cancer), decides to get his head cryogenically frozen only to be resurrected in the future when medical science allows this type of Frankensteinery… And so it happens that five years later Travis wakes up, with a head that is attached to a new body. Travis is still 16, but everyone and everything else around him is 5 years older. And even though it feels to Travis that he just went to sleep and was gone for a week or two, the reality of the thing is that things definitely have changed in those 5 years. So Travis is left to find out just how much of his past reality is still the present reality and if it no longer is, whether he can make it so again…
Noggin does share something with Where Things Come Back, of course, and that is Whaley's adherence to the importance of making the best of every moment, but also the importance of grabbing that second chance once presented with it. Noggin will force you to look at your own life and evaluate the choices you have made, which really is a very relevant thing in any person's life, and as such, obviously Noggin is not without its own merit!
However, take away the eccentric premise of the cut off head and all, and what you're left with is not quite the earth-shattering book that Where Things Come Back really was. And even though it might be a bit unfair to read Noggin with another book 'in mind', I can't read in a vacuum and pretend Where Things Come Back didn't happen. And in that respect, I thought Noggin was a step back rather than forward for Whaley. While Where Things Come Back focuses on Cullen Witter, 17-year-old guy with the lost brother, it was also a book that was so refreshing and innovative in its execution, and a book that did things to that age-old genre of the coming-of-age novel. That is not a feeling I got when I read Noggin, and I read with my gut before I read with my mind.
The focus of Travis Coates' new life is Cate and how to get his old girlfriend back, and Travis even almost becomes stalker guy to do so… and repeatedly so, which is another thing that knocked off a star for me: Nogging was just too long. Or rather, the book (and its message) wouldn't have lost any of its strength if 50 or more pages about Travis trying to get Cate back had been edited out, which may sound harsh, but why hammer it in, when you could have condensed all of that to make it more powerful? That would have left space to explore Kyle (and his going back into the closet), to make Hatton (Travis's new best friend) more than the hilarious side-kick stereotype, ànd to focus on the changed relationships in his own family.
If all of this made you think that I didn't like Noggin, then you're wrong. I did like it, I just didn't love it the way I love certain other books. Despite its crazy premise, Noggin is contemporary realistic fiction, but rather than exploring that to the fullest, crossing boundaries, getting back inside of the box only to step out of line the next, both in terms of plot ánd voice ánd character depth (which Whaley definitely did in his debut), this is (just) a nice enough book about a boy trying to get a girl back. If this is me being harsh on John Corey Whaley, and me judging this particular book unfairly on its own, well then so be it, because I happen to know that John Corey Whaley is the author of Where Things Come Back, and Where Things Come Back rocked my socks off, and I know he can do that again… only he didn't do it with Noggin.


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Photography Classes in Embarrass MN
Are you looking to learn about photography in Embarrass MN? No matter if you are a professional, beginner, or hobbyist, the most effective way to improve your photography abilities is through hands-on classes with skilled instructors.
There are numerous accredited photography schools in Minnesota. Photography classes teach subjects like lighting techniques, digital capture, outdoor photography, exposure, composition, and many other basic and advanced camera techniques. Becoming an experienced photographer can result in a prosperous professional career or lifelong hobby.
There are numerous Photography Classes in Embarrass MN:
- Embarrass Photography 101
- Embarrass Digital Photography Classes
- Embarrass Nature Photography Classes
- Embarrass Editorial Photography Classes
- Embarrass Studio Photography Classes
Embarrass MN Photography Classes
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
501 West College Drive
Brainerd, Minnesota 56401-3900
Phone: (218) 855-8000
130.43 miles away
Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55445
Phone: (952) 995-1300
185.94 miles away
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
100 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0213
Phone: (612) 625-5000
191.75 miles away
The Art Institutes International-Minnesota
15 S 9th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Phone: (612) 332-3361
192.26 miles away
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
1501 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403-1779
Phone: (612) 659-6000
192.54 miles away
College of Visual Arts
344 Summit Ave
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102-2199
Phone: (651) 757-4000
192.58 miles away
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Phone: (612) 874-3700
193.51 miles away
Brown College-Mendota Heights
1345 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120
Phone: (651) 905-3400
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Our Mission Statement
Apex Financial Solutions is devoted to the highest standards of service to you. We place your interests first. We strive to grow and maintain your financial security through our unique services, combining our experience as advisors with the knowledge of our law firm and accountants. Together we can help you work towards your goal of a successful retirement.
Have you ever listened to a symphony as it is warming up? Each musician is working on different parts of the piece they are getting ready to perform, each playing at different speeds and different places in the music. Every instrument individually may be emitting a beautiful sound, but it's not until the conductor brings them all together that the noise become music!
Your financial portfolio works in much the same manner. Your tax advisor, investment professional, insurance agent and estate attorney may all be doing good work for you – based on the information they have. However, if there is no communication between them, then your financial portfolio may be a lot of fragmented "noise."
APEX Financial Solutions can be your "Conductor!" Our unique approach to assisting clients meet their goals is truly customized. APEX Financial Solutions has formed an alliance of financial professionals under one roof to consult for all of your planning needs. This allows us to ensure that your financial portfolio is well coordinated and efficient. To find out more about how the approach to planning can benefit you, please contact us at (405) 842-2720 or stop by our office.


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About company IQDEMY
IQDEMY has been working in the large format printing market since 1998. From that moment we have done much from reselling the equipment by other brands to manufacturing of our own wide format printing systems. The engineering started in 2003 and within 3 years, in 2006, we presented to the professional community a first in the world piezo inkjet full colored printer with UV LED curing system and got a patent for our invention.
Today the IQDEMY company, in collaboration with one of the leading manufacturers of control electronics for wide format printers, DPS Innovations, produces UV LED and eco-solvent printing systems. Together with our dealership centers in Hong-Kong, Guangzhou, New-York, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Paris and Tbilisi we have already sold more than 5000 machines in 70 countries, and our franchising network SUN Studio - chain of large format UV printing centers - today numbers 130 studios in 25 countries.
IQDEMY printing machines make it possible to print images on rigid and flexible materials: we offer to our clients universal UV-curable inks of Swiss quality and safe (for the environment and printheads) eco-solvent ink.
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Glennane Carriage Hire
Horse Drawn Carriage Hire
Glenanne Carriage Hire provides an alternative means of travel to weddings, funerals, christenings, formals and much more. Additionally they aim to provide entertainment for adults and children at church fetes, community fun days, school fundraising events, festivals and birthday parties. Contact them today to see what substitute travel arrangements they can provide for any occasion.
Make your special day a dream come true for a perfect wedding.
Glennane Carriage Hire's main priority is to provide a professional personal service. Their coachman and groom are uniformed and professional in both manner and appearance and all horses are fully trained and experienced.
They offer the choice of a glass fronted Landau wedding carriage which is black and burgundy in colour and is perfect for all weather conditions, summer or winter. This is because it can be changed in a matter of a few seconds from fully closed to fully open or part open. When closed the bride and groom have the benefit of glass front and glass sides. The carriage comfortably carries four and can be a real treat for a page boy or flower girl.
Glennane Carriage Hire are a highly personal, professional, confidential, caring and dignified horse drawn service which provide you with a pair of Dutch black Friesian horses and a traditional Marsden hearse.
All horses are beautifully presented with leather harness and optional black plumes and drapes.
For more information please visit their website on http://glenannecarriagehire.co.uk or why not show your support by liking this family run business' Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/glenannecarriage.hire
Other Occasions
They regularly cater for Engagements, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Formals, Christenings, Fun days, Schools (Easter Bunny and Santa rides), Festivals and Film work.


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Book review: What Color Is Your Parachute?
Interestingly, Bolles couldn't find a publisher for his book, so he self-published (which, in the 70s, was stigmatized with the reputation of amateurism and poor quality, if not pure arrogance—that's why they used to call self-publishing companies "vanity presses"). Today, I'm sure he is glad that he did: without a doubt, the industry and brand that has grown up with What Color Is Your Parachute? (which Bolles has updated and re-released on an annual basis) has done quite well for him.
When I first began to learn about things like temperament and what professor (and Doulos Resources board member) Phil Douglass calls "discovering your Divine Design," I found it to be both fascinating and incredibly useful for pastoral transition. Richard Bolles was a pioneer in that category (though he doesn't rely heavily on temperament as Douglass's system does), and the book is chock-full of diagnostic exercises that will help anyone—pastor or otherwise—in discerning nuances and details about what sort of job(s) would fit them the best.
Bolles walks the reader through a process of self-discovery that is not only revealing, but immensely encouraging to the reader. His former profession as a pastor comes through in his writing, and it is clear that he is aware (probably all too aware, both from his personal experiences in the 70s as well as from countless encounters with others since then) of how challenging a season of job transition is. Hardly a page can be turned before he is building the reader up with hope and anticipation about their next job opportunity.
This can have a downside, as well: in today's job climate (very different from the context in which Bolles originally wrote in the early 70s), it is possible to over-encourage, to the point of building someone's hopes up in an unreasonable way. Good self-discovery and awareness of job fitness will not guarantee anyone a placement.
But they will take you further than an absence of them will—and that ultimately is Bolles's point and goal in writing. If you take the time to work through What Color Is Your Parachute? and complete the exercises within it, you will have a clearer sense of who you are and what you bring to a job, as well as where your weaknesses lie and how you can work around them.
Buy a copy of What Color Is Your Parachute? from Amazon.
For All the Saints endorsement/review
Ed Eubanks is wise to tremble, as he says, at the prospect of writing a book on prayer, but I am glad that the women's prayer ministry at his church in western Tennessee prevailed upon him to set aside his understandable timidity and write this practical little treatise on praying for the church. The topics covered in the space of just 88 pages range widely over a number of arenas needing focused intercession from "all the saints". Prayer in behalf of Christ's church is both our great privilege and the source of spiritual power in being and doing all that our Sovereign Lord has designed and destined the church to be and do. Some of these areas of focus in prayer include unity, the ministry of Word and Sacrament, church discipline and restoration, fellowship and growth, the lost, renewal and revival, suffering, church leadership and the return of Christ. The section at the end of each chapter called "prayer summary" is worth the price of the book. Together these sections compose an impressive prayer list for those committed to upholding their church in prayer. Few have been able to compose something on prayer that is sensitive to the theology of prayer while being intensely practical in providing specific guidance in what to pray. Many will find, as I have, this little book to be large in usefulness."
Ronald Steel
recently Senior Pastor of Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church, Ballwin, Missouri.
Thanks Ron!
At long last
That book, now seven years in the making, is finally out! From M.Div. to Rev.: making an effective transition from seminary into pastoral ministry, is finally available. It can be had in print and digital editions.
Because the book is published by Doulos Resources, naturally I would prefer that you buy it directly through the Doulos Resources eStore.
However, it is also available through the Covenant Seminary Bookstore, as well as through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble (if not immediately, then soon). Hopefully, more resellers (especially seminary bookstores) will be carrying it soon, as well.
Thanks to those of you who have supported the concept of this book. The wait is over! (Of course, now most of you are well-placed in ministry and your interest is merely theoretical...)
General Assembly seminar
The seminar will be loosely based on the topic of my booklet, Grafted Into The Vine: rethinking biblical church membership-- though the content will be quite different (and different from last year's seminar as well).
The seminar is at 8am, and is tentatively scheduled for Meeting Room(s) 4A&B. I hope to see you there!
(PS: many of the Doulos Resources titles will also be available through the PCA CE&P Bookstore, including Grafted Into The Vine.)


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The contents of your credit file is incredibly important. It contains details of your credit history, borrowings, dealings with credit providers and can contain information that is used by lenders to ascertain whether or not they should approve you for a loan or service that requires you to make regular repayments.
If you have ever applied for a credit card, home loan or other form of credit (see list below) – odds are you have a credit history with a reporting agency (such as Veda or Dun & Bradstreet).
This guide will show you how to obtain a free copy of your credit report that will allow you to view your full credit history. It will also explain the importance of managing your credit file proactively, not only to fix any bad credit ratings that already exist, but to help maintain a healthy credit rating that lenders will look upon favourably.
How to do a free credit check and obtain your credit report
Your credit rating and its contents belong to you. It is personal information that details, in depth, your interactions with money, services and in particular your lending history.
While multiple credit reporting agencies may hold different pieces of information on you, the contents of your credit file is 100% your property and in turn gives you the right to request a copy, fee free, whenever you want.
In fact, by law all credit reporting agencies must offer a free version of your credit report within a reasonable period of time (often 10 working days) but are only obliged to do so once every 12 months.
How the credit reporting agencies try to trick you into paying money
These companies use a common trick; they make it hard for you to find the free version on their websites and push you towards the paid credit report instead. The paid version is the exact same report except it is sent to you faster via express post.
Tip: these credit agencies often state that they will provide a free copy of your report only if you have a) been refused credit or b) wish to verify your credit file entries for a given reason. They state they may ask you for proof of getting declined credit; the reality is, however, this is all just technicalities. You are allow to check your credit file once every 12 months for free, no exceptions.
Here are the two easiest ways to check your credit history for free.
Veda operate a website called MyCreditFile which offers paid and free versions of your credit report.
To order a free copy of your Veda credit history, follow these steps:
- Visit the free form – https://forms.mycreditfile.com.au/Apply/Index?form=FreeCreditFile
- Scan a big legible copy of your drivers license, birth certificate or official proof of identity/age card. If possible, send a few items of ID not just one
- And obtain an original copy of a council rates notice, electricity bill, bank statement or other statement/bill that shows your name and residential address on an official piece of mail (think water bills, gas bills, phone and internet bills)
- Submit your application for your credit history report
Once you have your application filled out and ID documents ready, you can either send them via mail, fax or email. It is best to email the request for your report as it will arrive quicker.
- Veda's mailing address is: PO Box 964 North Sydney, NSW, 2059
- Veda's email address for reports is: firstname.lastname@example.com
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)
Dun and Bradstreet operate a similar website called CheckYourCredit which offers a fast tracked (paid) and free credit report (standard service).
If you wish to obtain a free D&B report, simply:
- Visit their online submission form here (https://www.checkyourcredit.com.au/MyAccount/Order/StandardService)
- At the bottom half of the page, enter your full name, address, email address and begin the process of signing up for a free account
- You will need to scan (or photo using your iPhone if you are skilled enough) copies of your drivers license, passport and a range of utility bills as previously mentioned.
- They may then ask you to do your credit check online or print off the application and ID scans and mail it directly to them.
Note: D&B will ask you to sign up for an account to begin the process. This is fine but be careful they don't then try and market to you the paid version later on.
Why order your credit history from two different providers?
Each credit rating provider may have different pieces of information on you. If you wish to get a holistic view of your credit history and see what the banks see, it is wise to check your history with multiple providers.
The reason each provider may have different results is that companies such as big telco's and bank may use only one provider not the other when doing a credit check on you.
More information on your credit history
Why do lenders and businesses care about your credit rating?
Lenders and service providers are about your credit history for two main reasons.
Firstly they wish to know that you have repaid your previous debts and in a timely matter. They want to ensure you are not in any kind of trouble, financial or otherwise, that may hinder your ability to make timely payments. They also check for blemishes against your credit file that would indicate you have made late payments or similarly defaulted on particular debts or services to the point of receiving a bad credit rating on your record.
Secondly they wish to see what other existing debts you already have – this helps them understand just how much debt you are committed to on a regular basis and whether you have sufficient means to repay all of the debts (including the new money you might be requesting).
In basic terms; are you good for the money? Or you going to do a runner on them?
What shows up on your credit report?
Items that commonly show up on your credit file can include:
- Loans (personal and business)
- Store credit cards
- Mobile phone plans
- Credit cards
- Home loans and mortgages
The file itself will hold key information about your personal interaction with credit. This means things like the number of times you apply for a loan, credit card or mortgage (every application puts another note on your credit file). Your file will also contain information on overdue debts (if you have any) and info on whether or not you have personal, business or commercial credit assigned to your name (for instance if you have a business and a business credit card).
How long will the information stay on my credit file?
Depending on the type of information contained inside your credit report, the contents will remain for different lengths of time:
- Credit enquiries (can I borrow money?) – 5 years
- Payment defaults (overdue accounts) – 5 years
- Serious credit infringements (known as clear outs) – 7 years
- Bankruptcy information will show for 7 years
- Court judgements – 5 years
- Writs and summons – 4 years
- Your personal information such as name, DOB, licence number, address, gender and other history – forever
After the above timeframes, each facet on your report will start to disappear and be removed on or by the anniversary date of when it appeared on your credit file.
Am I able to improve my credit file?
It is an unknown science trying to improve your credit rating; in saying that though, there are definitely some things you can do to improve your credit score with individual providers and give yourself a much higher chance of looking creditworthy overall across the reporting agencies.
Some suggestions that may help you improve your credit file:
- Credit files CAN contain errors. If you believe you have spotted an error, be sure to report it immediately and ask for it to be removed.
- If you see double look ups from the same lender, ask them why and request to have excess viewings on your credit file removed.
- Pay your bills on time, always
- Don't go applying for heaps of credit cards or loans at once; it looks desperate and lenders in the future may go on to believe you were rejected by multiple providers.
- Stay away from higher risk credit products that lenders look at less favourably; for example it is reported that lenders don't like seeing Store Credit Cards because it appears that the customer has taken up interest free deals or lines of credit that are high risk.
- Pay any 'overdue debts' you find on your credit file and ask the company to list the debt as paid once you do (this will reflect as paid on your credit report).
While the above tips may not categorically improve your credit rating, it will help keep it in good stead. The trick is to proactively manage your credit file; once there is an issue, it is harder to fix than instead simply avoiding in the first place.
How regularly does my credit file get updated?
Information on your credit file is updated and removed as it expires per the time frames listed above in 'how long does information stay on my credit file'.
The individual credit reporting agency will also update it's scoring mechanism based on a number of factors including whether there are continuous lookups on your file, are you accumulating defaults and what not. The goal of course is to not have people peeping in your credit file every 2 minutes (the less views the better) and to have a squeaky clean listing with no defaults, late notices or overdue debts outstanding.
Do lenders and service providers need my permission to access my credit report?
Depending upon what part of your credit file a credit provider intends to look at, they will either advise you of their intention to access your file or obtain your consent to access of your file. Typically, their terms and conditions will detail under what circumstances they may access your credit file and you often will say yes without actually realising as it is hidden in the terms and conditions.
Looking to cancel your Veda Credit Alert subscription?
So was I (after signing up for 12 months of Veda alerts). I soon found out that while you can easily sign up and pay online, you cannot actually unsubscribe or cease paying using the Veda website.
They intentionally appear to be making it hard to manage the cancellation of a Veda account (known as VedaScore). Instead you will need to phone Veda directly, identify yourself and request that they cancel your Veda subscription.
The phone number can be hard to find on Veda as they don't like you calling. Simply start by emailing: firstname.lastname@example.com
Alex (A.J.) Wilson is the founder and head personal finance writer of Savings Guide (a registered Australian company with ASIC).
Alex has 12+ years of experience commenting on personal finance in Australia with major media publications including Sydney Morning Herald, News.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The New Daily, Your Mortgage and more.
Alex is regularly featured on Channel 9, Channel 7 and ABC Radio as a leading consumer advocate.
Holding a degree from the University of Sydney (UTS) in Communications and Information Management, Alex is based in Sydney Australia and works full time while simultaneously running Savings Guide to help Australian's make smarter personal finance choices.
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KHIBookSwap Turns 2
2 years ago on 16th August 2014, an idea became reality thanks to Ifrah Waqar. With her I formed KHIBookSwap. I just can't believe that we completed 2 years. This year I met so many awesome people, read some heartwarming poetry by our members submitted for Word Inc. and send KBSSnailMail to our members in Karachi and Islamabad. Recently we celebrated its 2nd anniversary with all the regular members.
Almost everyone was there on time. Then the never ending conversation started. Ifrah planned some activities for the celebration. She made some book related questions, wrote them on a paper and then every member has to pick one and answer that question which was so much fun!
Another activity was about the book recommendations. She brought some Twitter Postcards and asked everyone to recommend books to other members.
Maham surprised us some gifts for all the members.
And in the end we cut the cake…..
My gifts from the meetup. Book light by Noorulhuda, Harry Potter Wand by Maham and Twitter Postcard by Ifrah.
How can our meetup be completed without selfies ?
Once again a BIG THANK YOU to all the people who were present at the 2nd celebration meetup and I hope to see some new members in the next year's celebration meetup.
Do you want to join our book club ? Click here
Want to know what happened at our 1st year celebration ? Click here
Written by Farman Shams Co-founder of #KHIBookSwap


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Joseph S. Jackson
Legal Skills Professor
Mailing Address:
Box #117625 Gainesville FL 32611
(352) 273-0882
Equal Protection • Gay Rights • LGBT Issues • Sexual Orientation •
Joseph Jackson is a Legal Skills Professor at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law where he has been on the faculty since 1995. His expertise lies in the fields of gay rights, freedom of expression, and equal protection. Prior to joining UF, Jackson worked in private practice in both Arizona and Florida, and was a mental health law fellow at the University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy.
Jackson has published articles on gay rights and equal protection in the UCLA Law Review and The Encyclopedia of Family Studies, and an article on children's rights in the Wake Forest Law Review. His current research focuses on the origins of the gay rights clause of the South African Constitution.
Jackson earned his A.B. degree from Princeton University and his J.D. degree from the University of Florida.
A.B., Princeton University
J.D., University of Florida
Teaching and Scholarship
Legal Research & Writing, Appellate Advocacy,
Equal Protection / Constitutional Law
Career Highlights
- U.F. faculty since 1995. Fellow in Mental Health Law, University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy (1997-98); Principal staff writer, Center for Civic Education, California (1992-95); Private practice, Florida and Arizona (1982-92).
Professional Affiliations
- The Florida Bar (Member, Public Interest Law Section Committee on Homelessness), Order of the Coif
Legal Writing - LAW 5792
- First half of a two-part course, both required for graduation. Includes emphasis on written legal analysis and preparation of predictive legal memoranda.
Appellate Advocacy - LAW 5793
- As a continuation of LAW 5792, a factual situation is presented to the student by means of a hypothetical appellate record. The record is the basis for the preparation of an appellate brief and oral arguments.
Book Chapters
- "Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)" in The Encyclopedia of Family Studies (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
- "The Parentless Child's Right to a Permanent Family" (with Lauren Fasig), 46 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1 (2011) [SSRN]
- Amicus Briefs: Pareto v. Ruvin (forthcoming) (Fla. 3d DCA). In re Adoption of D.P.P. (Fla. 5th DCA 2014). D.M.T. v T.M.H., No. SC12-261 (pending in the Supreme Court of Florida) [involving parental rights of same-sex couple] Fla. Dept. of Children & Families v. In re Adoption of X.X.G. & N.R.G., 45 So. 3d 79 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012) [involving ban on gay adoption]


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Olga DOT battaia AT isae DOT fr
- HdR (2014), PhD (2007)
- Responsible for Industrial Engineering Program
- Associate Editor, Journal of Manufacturing systems
- Associate Editor, IISE Transactions
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Manufacturing Research (IJMR)
- Member of Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics
- Associate Member, CIRP
- Member of the Executive Committee of GdR MACS
- Member of IFAC Technical Committee 5.2. Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control
- Elected Member of the Research Council of ISAE-SUPAERO
Research interests
- Combinatorial optimization
- Uncertainty modelling
- Resource Constrained Project Scheduling
- Reverse Supply Chains
- Sustainable manufacturing
- Decision Support Systems
- Optimal Design of Production Lines
- Associate professor, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, France, attached to the Research Laboratory UMR 6158 CNRS (2008-2015)
- Co-responsible for Master program on Industrial engineering at ENSM-SE (2011-2015)
- Visiting professor, University of Siegen, Germany (April 2016)
- Visiting professor, Masdar Institute of Technology, UAE (March 2015)
- Visiting professor, Vietnamese-German University, Vietnam (February 2015)
- Visiting professor, Politecnico di Milano, Italy (October 2014)
- Visiting professor, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa (June 2014)
- Visiting professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (March-May 2011)
Awards and Grants
- Grant from program TOR (French Institute in Sweden), 2016
- Grant TNA by EU project Visionair, 2014
- Grants « Explo'ra doc » & « Accueil doc » from French Region Rhône-Alpes, 2012
- Best Ph.D. Thesis Award from the Research Cluster on Modelling, Analysis and Management of Dynamic Systems of the National Council of Scientific Research in France, 2009
Invited talks
- 2017, "Organisation des systèmes de désassemblage", Journée Université-Industrie pour le Développement Durable, Université Paris 8
- 2016 , "Organisation et optimisation des processus de désassemblage", Journée Université-Industrie pour le Développement Durable, Université Paris 8
- 2016, "Combinatorial optimization methods for design of manufacturing systems", Linköping University, Sweden
- 2016, "Combinatorial optimization methods for design of manufacturing systems", University of Siegen, Germany
- 2014, "Combinatorial optimization methods for design of demanufacturing systems", Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- 2014, "Sustainibility and reconfigurability of manufacturing systems", Tshwane University of Technology, Invited speaker for 10th Vice-Chancellor's Prestigious Research and Innovation Seminar Series, South Africa
- 2013, "Vers une optimisation de la configuration de systèmes productifs", Lebanese University, Lebanon
- 2011, "Combinatorial optimization methods for preliminary design of machining systems", MIT, USA
- 2011, "Design of manufacturing systems", University of Michigan, USA
Over 180 publications including more than 50 referred journal papers.
Researcher ID: J-2643-2016
Coordination of research projects, last 5 years
- Strategic Design of Reverse Supply Chains under uncertainty in Circular Economy Context, 2017-2020
- Optimisation of maintenance operations, 2017-2020
- Developing efficient solution approaches for integrated project planning and scheduling under uncertainty, 2017-2020
- Socio-responsible planning of work in aircraft assembly lines: how to satisfy both ergonomic and economic objectives, 2016-2019
- Re-commerce and Recycling of WEEE, 2013-2015
- Design and optimisation of Reverse Supply Chains, 2013-2015
- European Project «AMEPLM: Advanced Platform for Manufacturing Engineering and Product Lifecycle Management», 285171, co-coordination for EMSE, 2011-2015
- Reverse Logistics, 2013
Expertise, last 5 years
- 2017 – present, Associate Editor for the IISE Transactions (former IIE Transactions)
- 2011 – present, Associate Editor, Journal of Manufacturing systems
- 2016 – present, Member of Advisory board, Harvard Deusto Business Research journal
- 2008 – present, Reviewer for 30 international journals including IJPE, OMEGA, COR, EJOR, IJPR.
- 2012 – present, Member of 31 IPC of international established conferences
- 2017, Expert evaluator, KTH, Sweden
- 2016, Expert evaluator, HCERES, France
- 2017, Reviewer, Slovenian Research Agency, Slovenia
- 2017, 2014, Reviewer, National Research Foundation, South Africa
- 2014, Reviewer, Chilean National Science and Technology Commission, Chili
- 2016 –2017, Guest Editor with A. Otto, E. Pesch (University of Siegen, Germany) and F. Sgarbossa (University of Padova, Italy) for the Special Issue "Customized Assembly Systems", OMEGA-The International Journal of Management Science, to be published in 2018
- 2016 –2017, Guest Editor with A. Dolgui (IMT Atlantique, France), S. S. Heragu (Oklahoma State University, USA), S. Meerkov (University of Michigan, USA), and M.K. Tiwari (Indian Institute of Technology, India) for the Special Issue "Design for manufacturing and assembly/disassembly: Joint design of products and production systems" of International Journal of Production Research, to be published in 2018
- 2014 –2015, Guest Editor with SM. Gupta (Northeastern University, USA) for the Special Issue "Reverse Supply Chains", Journal of Manufacturing Systems, published in 2015
Scientific Chair
- Ecole en Modélisation, Analyse et Conduite des Systèmes dynamiques (MACS), July 8-9, 2017, Toulouse, France
- CIRP Research Affiliates Annual Workshop, July 3-4, 2017, Toulouse, France
- International Workshop «ALBP 60 years later: State-of-the-Art and Future Developments Roadmap», November 5-6, 2015, ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France
- Ecole en Modélisation, Analyse et Conduite des Systèmes dynamiques (MACS), June 16-17, 2015, Bourges, France
Participation in the organization of the following conferences:
- MOSIM 2018, Toulouse, France
- 2017 IFAC World Congress, July 9-14, 2017, Toulouse, France
- Journées STP from the Research Cluster on Modelling, Analysis and Management of Dynamic Systems of the National Council of Scientific Research (GdR MACS), France, Saint-Etienne, October 10-11, 2013
- Le 12th congrès de la Société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d'Aide à la Décision ROADEF 2011, Saint-Etienne, France, Mars 2-5, 2011
- The 33rd meeting of the EURO Working Group on Operational Research Applied to Health Services, Saint-Etienne, France, July 15-20, 2007
- The 12th IFAC International Symposium on Information Control Problems In Manufacturing, Saint-Etienne, France, May 17-19, 2006


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If you witnessed your boss doing something wrong day in-day out, what would you do?
Right before I went on vacation we had some major issues come about. The PM is a major ****-up, and the rest of us have to deal with his incompetance. All of us had to talk to our District Manager about it; on my last day of work, the PM had the audacity to confront me with a bold-faced lie and on top of that called me at home after business hours digging for info! Naturally caller id is a wonderful thing, so I didn't answer. But the moron called my cell AND landline! Totally infuriated me!
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The name of a minimalist house is usually limited in breadth and more emphasis on function. That's because the arrangement and distribution of space is based on the needs and functions. No wonder most of the kitchen in a minimalist home feels cramped.
However, it does not mean you who live in a minimalist house must die style, resigned to the condition of the kitchen potluck. To be safe, before buying a house, check the house first in a property review. And on behalf of comfort and aesthetics, consider the tips of arranging a small kitchen in a minimalist home from Rumah.com follows.
Use a small device
Replace old kitchen appliances, such as stoves and refrigerators, with smaller sizes but without having to sacrifice style. Some well-known brands have now also created models for small sized rooms, making it convenient and convenient for your cooking event.
Use a single model sink
Simple single-dish sink is certainly more space efficient to make a narrow kitchen space so feels spacious.
Place storage on the wall
Got a bit of empty space on the wall? Do not just hang a calendar or a piece of art, use the wall to install rows ranging from floor to ceiling. Hang the rag on the pole, use the S model latch to hang the kitchen utensils and also install the magnetic knife rack.
Create a storage container
In addition to hanging up all the kitchen utensils, try creating a storage container to hold other equipment in a place. These containers can be used to store woks, pans, knives, spices, and trash cans.
Minimalist device
It may sound trivial, but for a really narrow kitchen, the things that look and feel slim are very important. In addition to using a drawer with a minimalist handle, proper lighting is also important for a narrow kitchen.
Cabinet closet up to the ceiling
Why install a short cabinet if it can be installed as high as the ceiling? Wardrobe like this could be an option for storage space and save space. Ceiling-level cabinets can also help visually, expand the space.


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Have you dreamed of taking incredible HDR photos? While smartphones and certain point-and-shoot cameras now include built-in HDR modes, to capture stunning HDR images like those seen in magazines you need a great camera and special software.
From well-known applications like Photoshop to niche software like Photomatix, a wide variety of HDR photography applications are available for PC and Mac. While all offer the same basic features, the quality of the results they produce differs.
In this guide, we look at six of the best HDR software applications for amateur and professional photographers interested in producing crisp, eye-catching HDR photos like those seen in professional photography magazines.
To use these applications to their fullest, you'll need a DSLR camera. Enroll in our EasyDSLR Digital Photography Course for Beginners to learn about how to set up your camera for stunning HDR photography.
Photomatix is the first application we'll be looking at. It's a dedicated HDR photo editing application built by a company called HDRsoft, and it's the choice of many professional HDR photographers.
Available in two editions, Photomatix Essentials and Photomatix Pro, a license for Photomatix costs between $39 and $99. Most users will want to purchase the Pro edition, which includes a free plugin for users of Photoshop Lightroom.
As the choice of most professional HDR photographers, Photomatix has a massive range of features that make producing HDR images simple. Power users can make use of features like tone mapping and multiple-exposure image stitching.
Although Photomatix lacks the versatility of other photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop, its focus on HDR photography and its massive range of features make it a great choice. For many users, the low price point is simply the icing on the cake.
Are you interested in using Photomatix to create amazing HDR images? Enroll in our Learn Advanced HDR Editing with Photoshop and Photomatix course to learn how you can produce stunning HDR images with Photomatix Pro.
While Photomatix offers the best dedicated HDR image editing experience, its full feature set falls short of that offered by Adobe Photoshop. The industry standard in photo editing for over a decade, Photoshop remains as popular as ever before.
Photoshop CC, the latest version of Adobe's popular application, includes a built-in feature for editing HDR photographs. The results are good, the images are crisp and great looking, and the software's familiar interface makes it very easy to use.
However, Photoshop's 'Merge to HDR' feature, which you can use to create your own HDR photos, isn't quite as good as the results offered by Photomatix. Despite this, it is much easier to use, making it a good choice for beginner HDR photographers.
Photoshop's HDR features also automatically crop and align your exposures, giving you a quick and simple outcome that looks great. Power users can also install a wide range of custom HDR plugins for Photoshop to enhance the images it produces.
Do you want to produce your own HDR images using Photoshop? Our Photoshop for Photographers course shows you how to use filters, levels, color balance and many other features to create stunning digital photographs using Adobe Photoshop.
Luminance HDR
Luminance HDR is a free application offering a surprisingly large range of features for amateur and professional photographers. Although its focus is HDR, Luminance can be used to carry out a wide range of simple photo editing tasks.
Although its interface is a little bit clumsy, the results produced by a power user are excellent. Users can easily drag and drop images into the software, and its auto-align feature makes lining up and cropping your exposures incredibly simple.
While Luminance HDR doesn't quite compare to Photomatix or Photoshop, its price point (the software is open source and free) makes it a great choice for beginners on a tight budget for photo editing software.
Want to take better photos? Enroll in our course, The Fundamentals of Photography, to learn how to master great exposure and composition for better photos with your DSLR camera.
The GIMP, also known as the GNU Image Manipulation Program, is an open source photo editing application that's popular among designers and photographers. This simple yet powerful app shares many features with Adobe Photoshop, although it's nowhere near as comprehensive or versatile.
Although the GIMP isn't specifically designed for HDR photography, it can be used to produce impressive HDR photos with the right combination of RAW photo files and settings. Its price point also makes it a great choice for beginners on tight budgets.
Despite this, producing HDR images in the GIMP isn't simple, and it's generally only recommended for power users. While Photoshop reduces HDR photography to just one mouse click, GIMP requires several layers masks and complex blending options.
Darktable is an interesting application. Completely open source, this software is an excellent choice for photographers interested in managing their RAW photography files and producing impressive images at the same time.
Processing HDR images in Darktable is possible, but the process isn't as pretty as it is in Photoshop or Photomatix. Users will need to be familiar with tone maps, local contrast enhancement, and other photo editing principles for HDR to work well.
While the steep learning curve makes Darktable better for experts than beginners, this software's free price point and surprisingly large range of features make it an excellent addition to any digital photographer's editing suite.
Do terms like 'tone maps' and 'contrast enhancement' confuse you? Learn the basic principles of photo editing by enrolling in our course, Foundations of Photoshop.
HDR Efex Pro
HDR Efex Pro is one of several applications included in the Google Nik Collection – a suite of photo editing applications released by Google. With a simple interface and a wide range of options, HDR Efex Pro is a powerful and user-friendly application.
Instead of adjusting hundreds of settings to produce the perfect photo, HDR Efex Pro makes it simple with plenty of built-in adjustment presets. Select a photo you love, a look you like, and export your image for printing, sharing, or online publishing.
Learn more about HDR photography
HDR is one of the most interesting styles in modern photography. Learn more about this fast-growing photography movement with our in-depth blog post on developing your own HDR images in Photoshop.


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You can visit our bookshop seven days a week. It's crammed full of beautiful and bargain books on every available shelf - and all books on the shop floor cost just £1. With such a vast array of subjects and sections it's up to you to delve in and treasure hunt… hopefully you'll resurface after a few hours!
We also have a delicious on-site vegetarian cafe, cosy sofas and a log burner to keep you toasty in the winter. It's the perfect place to sit back, relax, enjoy a coffee and some food and have a good read. So what are you waiting for? Come and say hello!
You can also browse our online database during your visit - this is the stock we keep in our warehouse and list for sale online. Just use one of the computers in the cafe to search, then ask a member of search to pick the book for you. It's as easy as that.
And if you're looking for something extra special you can also peruse Darwin Rare Books; a handpicked selection of rare and collectable, old, hard to find or just fascinating and beautiful books.
A few more things about our shop:
We have a large and free car park
Children are more than welcome - we have a fantastic children's section complete with lots of toys.
We are wheelchair friendly with disabled facilities.
You can enjoy free WiFi in our cafe
Well behaved pets are welcome
Unit 1, Hallatrow Business Park, White Cross, Wells Road, Bristol, Avon BS39 6EX, United Kingdom
We are conveniently on the Wells road between Bristol to Wells at the junction of the A37 and A39.
Turn onto the A39 at the Whitecross traffic lights between Temple Cloud and Farrington Gurney and drive right in.
376: BRISTOL <-> WELLS/STREET via Pensford – every 30 minutes. Ask the driver for the White Cross bus stop, we are a short walk from there.
179: BATH <-> HALLATROW via Farmborough. This bus is less regular. Ask the driver when it stops at Hallatrow bus stop, we are a short walk from there.
Check the Firstbus website to plan your journey.
We share our space with Oriental Rugs of Bath who present the highest quality oriental handmade rugs and accessories that are beautifully displayed in their shop upstairs. We also have an exquisite selection of framed prints by the renowned English wood engraver and author Gwen Raverat. You can buy the beautiful paper art creations and handmade gifts by Orinoko craft.
Unit 1 Hallatrow Business Park, White Cross, Wells Road, Bristol, Avon, BS39 6EX, United Kingdom
Shop / Vendors - 01761-451-333
Orders / Customer Care / Admin - 01761-451-777
Mondays to Saturdays 9 - 5
Café 9 - 4 with hot food 9 - 3.
Sundays 11 - 5
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Bank Holidays 11 - 5
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"Please enjoy these Tales – before a crackling fire on a chilly night, ideally, a snoring grimbear at your feet – but remember, too, their sensitive nature, and if you must read them aloud (which I highly recommend) make certain your audience is peculiar."
Blurb: "Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of the peculiars was written in the tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A forked tongue princess. These are but a few of the truly brilliant stories in Tales of The Peculiar – the collection of fairy tales known to hide information about the peculiar world, including clues to the location of time loops – first introduced by Ransom Riggs in his #1 bestselling series Miss Peregrine's peculiar children series."
I fell in love with this world Ransom Riggs has created nearly two years ago and I was heartbroken when it recently came to an end. However, as one last addition to this world, Tales of the Peculiar is born. For fans of the Miss Peregrine series, you will be familiar with this book; the one Jacob carries around with him. For newcomers, Tales of the Peculiar is a collection of fairy tales about those with "peculiar" abilities and plays an important part in the Miss Peregrine series. Although, you don't have to read that first in order to enjoy this book. It's basically like what Tales of Beedle The Bard is to the Harry Potter series.
One thing I've always struggled with Ransom's books is that they often feel very heavy and you have to really sit down and focus on what's happening to make sure you don't accidently skim over important details. The advantage of this format being fairy tales is that they're a lot shorter and lighter but they also keep the creative aspect that makes anything produced by this author so great.
Some of the stories were so creepy and uncomfortable that I found myself cringing such as "The Splendid Cannibals (A testament to the author's amazing fascination with the weird) while others such as "The Pigeons of Saint Paul" which warmed my heart and became a firm favourite. There was a story about how the loops (a massive part of the trilogy) are made which I found fascinating. These beautiful stories are accompanied by equally beautiful illustrations.
If you're thinking of getting into Ransom's Miss Peregrine series but not entirely sure if it's for you, Tales of the Peculiar is a perfect way of testing that out.
I look forward to seeing what Ransom Riggs comes up with next!
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Dickinson, J. E., Cherrett, T., Hibbert, J. F., Winstanley, C., Shingleton, D., Davies, N., Norgate, S. and Speed, C., 2015. Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app. Transport Policy, 44, 28 - 36.
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The growing capabilities of smartphones have opened up new opportunities for travel coordination and transport is a fertile area for app development. One stream of development is apps that enable collaborative travel, either in the form of lift sharing or collaborative shopping, but despite growing interest from governmental agencies, there is little evidence of the efficacy of such apps. Based on trials of purpose built travel collaboration apps, deployed in tourism, urban and rural residential communities, and logistics, this paper analyses the fundamental challenges facing users adopting such travel apps. The findings suggest that transport practitioners, policy makers and app developers need to better understand the challenges associated with attracting users, the use of incentives and the types of communities most appropriate to implement collaborative travel concepts using such approaches. Also, how the users' sense of time pressure and the issues around reciprocal exchange can impact on their long-term success and wider adoption.
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Groom POV Hidden CameraI set the bar relatively high for myself with my 3D wedding proposal. It was a cool notion, I'd never seen it done, and that seemed like a good enough reason to do it. The drawback to this is that I had to 1-up myself for the wedding...but how? There are an estimated 2,100,000 weddings per year in the U.S. alone; coming up with something unique and geeky would be tough. Something unique, geeky *and* media based. What I had not seen before?
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What is life insurance?
Life insurance protects your family from the financial risk of your death. If you die while covered by life insurance, a lump sum is paid to your surviving family members (or anyone else you choose). This lump sum can help clear your debts and provide your family with a continuing income.
When will I use life insurance?
Life insurance is only paid out if you die. While some policies will pay upon diagnosis of a terminal illness, you generally can't claim life insurance for an illness or injury, no matter how serious. For these events, you should consider other forms of personal insurance like income protection, traumaand total and permanent disability cover.
How much life insurance do I need?
You need enough life insurance to clear your debts and give your family a continuing income if you should die. Your CRA adviser will help you work out how much this is.
How much does life insurance cost?
The cost of life insurance depends on the level of cover you need, your age, and a number of other factors. Your CRA adviser will compare products from different insurers to get you the best policy to suit your requirements at a competitive price.
How easy is life insurance to organise?
When you're a CRA client, we take all the hassle out of organising life insurance. We look after everything from initial advice to completing applications, to regularly reviewing your cover, especially if your circumstances change. If your family ever needs to make a claim, we'll help them through the process.Make an appointment with a CRA adviser


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Everything in life can be considered to have a purpose.
Nothing is a waste.
Even waste is not a waste.
Wait and see what God will do with it as we submit it to Him.
What was a waste can be converted into a crowning glory by the Father...
Because of Jesus Christ, Who is our Lord,
Through the power of the Holy Spirit.
It's astoundingly encouraging for the many that have seemingly wasted significant portions of their lives to know that God has a plan to use those so-called wasted years. Indeed, what could have been considered in other terms, a waste, is actually considered fuel for the journey and the consummate reason for the call of God on our lives.
Seen this way, everything has a reason as everything has a purpose.
We are destined to make much of that which has caused us to become little. God can grow bigger what we have found has shrunk us.
Wasting 20 years as an alcoholic, or wasting the same length of time to pornography addiction; these can be transformed into a requiem of testimony as to the power of God to inflect a meaning that gives us hope and a future we can believe in.
Converting Waste into Glory for God
What an upside-down world we live in because of God. He turns what is lamentable into something that is beautiful – if we turn to him. From a wreck of a life there is created a walking story; an encouragement for everyone on a similar journey to destruction.
What can be considered a waste is no waste at all.
God converts that which might cause us to consider suicide into a hope-fuelled faith that understands a second chance reality; that victory is foreseeable out of the jaws of defeat. And what can be lived with meaning is no cliché. This is no joke.
When the reality of a converted life is experienced there is the direct apportionment of praise and glory to God without a single word having been spoken. Our lives are testimony of what God has done. Anyone with eyes, and a heart for truth, can see this.
Nothing of what we experience negatively is a waste so far as God is concerned. Everything that can be considered a waste of time, or a waste of life, can be turned into a requiem of beauty unto the praise and glory of God.
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Mark Oakley rounds-up the Chrome extensions that make a difference
Google Chrome has become the go-to web browser for much of the Internet-using world. Such is its dominance, it is now used by over half of all desktop users. For the longest time, Microsoft's Internet Explorer was the browser of choice for desktop users but as Microsoft dabbled close to the Edge, so Google Chrome surpassed all its rivals.
Chances are, then, that you'll be using Chrome, but are you making the most of Google's browser? Here are 31 of the add-ons that will genuinely make a difference to your browsing experience. Find all of them over at the Chrome Web Store, of course.


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India defeated South Africa by 35 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to level the One Day International (ODI) series 2-2. Virat Kohli delivered the match winning performance he is known for at a time when Team India needed it most. It was a must win game for the Men in Blue if they had to stay in the series and Virat's magnificent 138 helped India put a formidable total of 299 for 8 on a slow pitch that seemed to assist bowlers.
Kohli's ton and partnerships
Kohli got good support from Ajinkya Rahane (45) and Suresh Raina (53) after India lost both its openers early (India were 35 for 2 at one stage). It resulted in two crucial partnerships between Kohli and Rahane (104 runs) and Kohli and Raina (127 runs). India were headed for an even bigger total in excess of 300 but were squeezed towards the end as South African seamers claimed 4 for 29 in the final five overs.
South Africa chase
AB de Villiers led South Africa's chase and scored a century but Indian spinners made sure that the visitors remained short of their target of 300 runs. In the end, India won the match by 35 runs setting the stage for the decider at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on October 25.
India's spin troika of Harbhajan Singh (2 for 50), Axar Patel (1 for 40) and Amit Mishra (1 for 55) used the slow conditions to their benefit. Pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3 wickets including the crucial one of SA skipper AB de Villiers.
AB de Villiers innings
The Proteas captain was in no mood to give in as he hit the ball all round the wicket playing some innovative reverse sweep shots. His 112 came of just 107 balls with 10 boundaries and 2 sixes laced to it. It was only after de Villiers fell while playing a flat batted shot that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team could heave a sigh of relief.
India's batting order
The match also settled doubts, if any, about the Indian batting order especially the No 3 and No 5 positions. This time Dhoni did not promote himself above struggling Suresh Raina who scored back to back ducks in the last two matches. This gave the southpaw time at the crease and he delivered with a half century. Kohli too showed that he is most comfortable when batting at his usual Number 3 position.


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Chemical weapons have a long history in warfare, both in human history as well as other races. However, the simple gases and poisons of early history pale in comparison to the designer chemical weapons of the modern galaxy. While some toxins may be designed with the goal of killing a wide variety of species in a matter of seconds, others may take the more subtle approach of inducing extremely vivid hallucinations or psychotic episodes.
Depending on the relative power of the chemical weapon, its use may be seen as a reprehensible act by many nations throughout the galaxy, especially if used on civilians. Never the less, more authoritarian nations have been known to use chemical weapons to subdue or pacify their populations in the face of civil unrest or outright rebellion. While these chemical weapons are typically non-lethal, they are often far from humane.