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Simple and small DynDNS client written in the C language
DescriptionWith this package the user can have an Internet name for his host even though he might not have a name server or a static IP. It works by being a client of a supposedly open name server and updating the server's records when the need arise. A list of the servers that are supported is:
* http://www.dyndns.org
* http://freedns.afraid.org
* http:// www.zoneedit.com
* http://www.no-ip.com
* http://www.easydns.com
* http://www.tzo.com
* http://www.3322.org
* http://www.dnsomatic.com
* http://www.tunnelbroker.net
* http://dns.he.net
* http://www.dynsip.org
* http://www.sitelutions.com
* http://www.dnsexit.com
* http://www.changeip.comSome of the services of these servers are free of charge. This is a command line tool that is written in portable ANSI C with a little OS abstraction layer. It can maintain multiple host names with the same IP address, and has a web based IP detection which runs well behind a NAT router.
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The transaction results in a positive impact on the Group's operating cash flow and net financial debt in the amounts of SEK 2.6 billion and SEK 2.3 billion, respectively.
The sales price amounted to SEK 2.7 billion on a debt free basis and the divestment results in a capital gain of SEK 1.5 billion, which will impact the Group's operating income by the corresponding amount in the fourth quarter of 2016.
The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets. In 2015 the Volvo Group's sales amounted to about SEK 313 billion.

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Server room. Datacenter. Server room Design. Datacenter design. Server room construction. Data center. Datacentre.
- Publish Date: 13-03-17
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We offer Turkey solution for Server room & Data center complete site Preparation. In nutshell we offer Power, cooling and Monitoring solution for Tier I to Tier IV Datacenter and server rooms. We specialize in planning, designing, engineering,…Read more


text: Lead artist Mariela Haga worked with student's of Norfolk's Emerging Leaders Program during the summer of 2015 to complete this mural for the exterior of the Berkley Pool facility. "Fun in the Sun" is a colorful design representing the joy and water play of patrons who use the facility. The Berkley Pool is located at 89 W Liberty St.


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Multiplex Assays Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth, and Forecast 2017 - 2025
Multiplex Assays Market: Snapshot
The global multiplex assays market has been displaying an upward movement in its valuation over the last few years. The significant surge in the need for efficient analytical platforms in R&D to reduce the operational cost is boosting the demand for multiple assays across the world. Apart from this, the rising uptake of companion diagnostics to increase the efficacy of therapies and the growing awareness about the benefits of multiplexing over conventional assays have also surfaced as key growth drivers of this global multiplex assays market.
Going forward, the upswing in the confirmation of biomarkers protein and molecular diagnostics and the need for more automated systems for high output, which require data regarding magnetic beads, are likely to boost this market substantially in the years to come. However, the standardization of quality control and immunoassay design and the high cost associated with multiplex assay equipment may hinder the market's growth in the near future. The lack of skilled healthcare professionals and the need for large capital investments are also expected to make the matter worse for this market over the next few years. Multiplex assay consumables, instruments, software, and accessories are some of the prominent products available in this market.
Global Multiplex Assays Market: Overview
Assays are used to measure chemical constituent of a sample, and multiplex assays are the advanced version, which can do multiple (dozens or more) assays in a single cycle. As the healthcare sector touches new peaks, the demand for multiplex assays is expected to escalate too in the near future. Consequently, the global multiplex assays market is projected for a robust growth rate during the forecast period of 2017 to 2025.
This report on global multiplex assays market is a thorough overview of the current scenario, and based on an analysis of various factors that are expected to influence the demand in the near future, it gives figurative estimations of the future state of the market. In order to provide some niche opportunities to the clients, the report also highlights a few regional and global trends of the market. One of the key aspect of the report is the chapter on company profiles, wherein a number of prominent players have been overviewed for their products, technology, geographical presence, market share, and recent developments.
The global multiplex assays market can be segmented on the basis of type, product and services, technology, application, end-user, and region. By product, the market can be divided into instruments, consumables, accessories, software, and services. On the basis of type, the market can be segmented into nucleic acid-based multiplex assays and protein-based multiplex assays. Technological segments of the market can be multiplex polymerase chain reaction, multiplex arrays, and other technologies including SIMOA technology, gold nano-particle technology, hydrogel-particle technology, and antibody arrays. End-users of global multiplex assays can be divided into academic and research institutes, hospitals, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and others including blood banks, forensic labs, healthcare laboratories, and nursing homes.
Global Multiplex Assays Market: Trends and Opportunities
The need for effective analytical platforms in research, in order to reduce overall operational costs, is the primary driver for this market. Other factors such as growing adoption of companion diagnostics, which helps in increasing the efficacy of therapies, and advantages of multiplexing over traditional assays are other factors positive influencing the market. In molecular and protein diagnostics, validation of biomarkers is increasing, which will further add to the demand during the forecast period. Conversely, high cost of multiplex assay instruments is the most prominent restraint over the growth rate.
Currently, the product segment of consumables accounts for the maximum demand, while protein based assays is the type segment of the market that is projected for the best growth rate. Factors such as increased demand for research purpose and need for effective analytical platforms is driving this segment. By technology, the segment of multiplex arrays has the most demand. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are the most profitable end-user segment for the multiplex assays market.
Global Multiplex Assays Market: Regional Outlook
Currently, North America serves the maximum demand for multiplex assays among all regions, dominated by the country-wide market of the U.S. Europe is second most important region, driven by the availability of government funds for research and development of multiplex assays. Asia Pacific is estimated by the report to expand at most prominent growth rate due to the adoption of the new technology and increased investments towards healthcare.
Companies mentioned in the research report
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Luminex Corporation, Illumina, Inc., QIAGEN N.V., and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. are some of the key players in the global multiplex assays market. These players concentrate on new products and acquisition of promising new ventures in order to maintain their prominent position over the market.
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Environmental website by Masdar Institute
The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, yesterday announced it had launched an environmental regional observatory website offering comprehensive information for monitoring coastal processes in the UAE and the region..
The portal offers valuable information on the state of the Arabian Gulf including, temperature, sea currents salinity and other seawater quality parameters related to oil spills and red tides that are useful for several applications.
Dr Behjat Al Yousuf, interim provost, said: "Being able to accurately monitor the environment of the UAE and wider region is necessary for effective natural resource management and preservation. The information this tool provides will allow tracking of environmental changes in the region in real-time.
Through this portal and other innovative tools, Masdar Institute supports the UAE's goals for environmental sustainability and resource management.
Users of the website can obtain in-depth information including forecasts for the Arabian Gulf for the next five days with hourly updates.
In addition, the portal includes some of the most recent satellite images of the region, and can provide information on oil spills, red tide events, weather conditions from remote sensing images, 'in situ' observations, or advanced numerical models.
This will be immensely helpful to several stakeholders in the government and private sector such as desalination plant operators, oil companies, ports, and others who are interested in monitoring environmental processes in the UAE and the region,.
The portal, http://earth.masdar.ac.ae/, is publicly accessible but registered users will have admittance to advanced functions.


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Aluminium Windows Surrey aluminium window shutters, are a company specialising in just that. If you are seeking a highly rated company to install aluminium window shutters in Surrey, then look no further. For decades, we have helped residents of Surrey replace old shutters or have shutters fitted for the first time. As with all our other services and products we provide, we are known for unrivalled quality and we always make sure you are satisfied with your new shutters.
Aluminium Windows Surrey aluminium window shutters make your house more secure and energy-efficient, and that's why you should buy them. Our goal is to make long-lasting, classy and simple shutters and our instalment assistance is one of the best in the business. Our vision is to providing access to affordable good and services while enjoying the highest quality of window shutter.
Aluminium Windows Surrey Aluminium Window Shutters Is Unparalleled
- Aluminium is a hard-wearing, robust and lightweight product
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Our company is fully insured by trusted assurance company, you do not have to worry the damages will take anything from your budget. Any occurrence will be solved quickly as assured by our detailed insurance.
We offer a free quote that does not bear any obligation on your part and will visit your property, deliberate your requirements, assist you select a shutter design that meets your needs and even offer you advice on the available financing options. We cater to both homeowners and business properties in Surrey and provide solutions to all your window shutter needs.
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Rain and wind resistant shutters Various styles like Hinged, bi-fold, sliding and fixed are availableShutters are resistant to steam, heat and moisture
Shutters are resistant to steam, heat and moisture Our team of installation experts at Aluminium Windows Surrey fit high quality products.
Aluminium does not get harmed in the wind or corrode in the rain as they have an enamel layer and so it is weather tolerant. The enamel treatment of our shutters makes it primed and ready for use without the need for additional protection to make it resistant to the elements.
We deliver the highest quality service as well as merchandise, the best aluminium window shutters Surrey has to offer. We employ some of the best shutter installation personnel, who install shutters without causing any damage to your property.
Aluminium Windows Surrey Offer Aluminium Window Shutters
The experience and training of our team ensures they are fully skilled and knowledgeable when installing your shutters, avoiding damage to your property. Extra safety to your home which in some cases can even decrease your contents insurance premiums is provided by Aluminium Windows Surrey aluminium window shutters as shutters are unbelievably long lasting and sturdy and it makes access into a window practically not possible.
Shutters have been shown to improve on the appeal of your home, aid in the regulation of temperature in your home be it in summer or winter and offer you with more privacy. The mission of Aluminium Windows Surrey is to provide the superior level of quality Aluminium Window Shutters Surrey can offer
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An experienced colleague from Surrey aluminium window shutter team will happily come to your home or premises to discuss our product and designs; measure your specifications carefully, and offer you a free quote at the end, with absolutely no obligation. We are a unique Surrey aluminium window shutter supplier. The reason behind is that we are obligated to provide distinguished materials and excellent work, done with budget choices if required from the beginning.
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Case Studies
3 of every 5 Fortune 500 companies trust ManageEngine to manage their IT.
Housing Association
This organisation wanted to improve their IT support response for end users. The current method of a default email queue provided no tracking capabilities and user requests were often missed or overlooked as a result. The implementation of ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus provided instant advantages in the logging and tracking of users requests with no request going missing or unanswered. As the teams familiarity and confidence in ServiceDesk Plus grew they were able to implement the self-service user portal to further develop the capabilities of their service desk provision.
Member Organisation
With limited funds and resources this commercial arm of a member organisation were constantly in a 'firefighting' mode. The availability of a free help desk solution from ManageEngine provided instant benefit to an overworked team. With no initial capital outlay the team were able to start to triage and manage the flow of user IT requests and demonstrate an instant benefit to the organisation. Two years and some professional services later the organisation has made it's first investment in a full license to expand on the capabilities of the help desk, such as full asset management.
Keeping track of passwords is never an easy prospect and this organisation was no different to most. With the adoption of ManageEngine Password Manager Pro this organisation was able to fully track and audit network access to critical resources in the network environment and move away from the protected spreadsheet and 'Post-It Note' culture of the past.


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Official: Skoda Superb Hybrid Launching In 2019
Published On Apr 19, 2017 07:17 PM By CarDekho for Skoda Superb
The variant's introduction will be the first of many 'green' launches we can expect from Skoda!
"The future is electric," reads Skoda's latest press release, announcing the showcase of the Vision E. The concept previews the brand's first pure-electric vehicle and Skoda goes on to confirm the introduction of 5 new fully-electric cars by 2025. However, quite literally, the headline here is the plug-in hybrid Superb, which has now been officially confirmed for launch in 2019.
The hybrid sedan will be one of many eco-car launches that Skoda has lined up for markets around the world and will be a major addition to what is already a very accomplished car. The car is expected to share its underpinnings with its cousin, the VW Passat, or more specifically, the Passat GTE.
Now, many believe this launch is still quite late to the game, but Skoda believes 2019 is a year where the demand for plug-in hybrids will be lucrative enough to push for scale production, thereby helping in the reduction of production expenses.
Currently, the Superb is available in India with petrol and diesel engines, with the latter being more popular. However, direct rivals like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord are available in hybrid powertrains. In fact, even though the Camry isn't offered with a diesel engine in a segment where the fuel type is preferred, its average monthly sales are close to that of the Superb's.
Apart from the Toyota badge, that's down to the efficient petrol-hybrid powertrain. Its ARAI-rated efficiency figure of 19.16kmpl is greater than the Superb diesel's 18.19kmpl, so clearly, there's a lot of potential to explore with the Superb hybrid, especially with the recent anti-diesel rhetoric. Skoda will certainly consider getting the hybrid Superb to India, but like the standard model, it has to be built locally to achieve a competitive price. We don't see Skoda having any trouble with that!
Also Read:
- Vision E Concept: Meet The First Electrified Skoda
- 2017 Skoda Octavia - Interiors and Features Detailed
- Skoda Superb vs Ford Endeavour | Comparison Review
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Go For It…Go Glam!
Sometimes a little help doesn't hurt. Especially when it comes to finding the perfect makeup look for a special occasion. This New Year's Eve is our event we are now planning for. It could be yours also, to experiment with a more bold, daring look. We've got plenty of gorgeous ideas and means of inspiration for you to achieve just that. Add a bit more glitter for more sparkle and shine, or try a winged eyeliner with false lashes for a dramatic look. Ring in the New Year by turning a simple pout into "Ooh La La" with a bold, bright, and glossy color! Now we're camera ready for the entire evening!
From Top: MAC Pigment Blue Brown (similar to club eyeshadow), Milani Bella Black Gel Powder Eyeshadow, MAC Amber Lights,
MAC Pigment in Pink Opal
MAC Pigment in Frost, MAC Pearlized Pigment Clusters in Bronzescape Solar Bits
The Classy Girls Guide to Glittery Party Makeup
15 Celeb Beauty Looks to Copy for New Year's Eve
A Party Ready Bronze Lid
10 Festive Holiday Eyeliners
15 Prettiest Celeb-Inspired Holiday Makeup Looks to Copy Now!
Holiday 2014
#The List/ Lash Power
How to have Fabulous Lashes for New Years Eve
New Year's Eve Makeup from 5 Beauty Icons
Top Left to Right: MAC Silver Ring, Silver Dawn, Victorian Plum, Cranberry, Idol Eyes, Electra
From Left to Right: MAC Fluidline in Blitz & Glitz, BlackTrack
From Left to Right: Maybelline Color Sensational Divine Wine, MAC Red She Said, MAC Brave Red, MAC Viva Glam, MAC New York Apple, NARS Audrey
Luscious Locks & Glitzy Nails
New Year's Eve is the one night out of the year that we like to push the envelope, or try a new fashion trend. Whether it be on our wardrobe, hair, makeup or nails, stepping out of the comfort zone is always fun. The motto "Go Big or Go Home" surely fits what the evening stands for. We have compiled a bunch of links for inspiration on getting your prettiest hairstyle and stand-out nails for the big night!
Photo Credit: Getty Images for Harper's Bazaar
Photo Credit: Getty Images for Harper's Bazaar
Holiday Hair Trends 2014/ The Best Party Hairstyles
The Best Braids of 2014
Hairstyles for New Year's Eve 2015/ Hair Fashion
New Year's Eve Party Hair and Make-up Inspiration
The Best Holiday Nail Polishes
The Foil Manicure
Holiday Nail Inspiration From Instagram
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We help businesses connect with customers and other companies, expanding their outreach and market share. Whether termed content marketing, brand awareness, or customer conversion, our company has what it takes to help you build lasting relationships.
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I'll be part of a panel discussion next Friday, November 11, at the DC LGBT Center on the topic What It Means to be Gay In America. The event will showcase photographer Scott Pasfield's new book, Gay In America. I've already seen the book and, let me tell you, it's stunning. Everyone who's come over to our house automatically picks it up and becomes quickly immersed in the stories and photos that span each and every state in the union.
Other panelists include:
Sean Bugg - co-editor and publisher of Metroweekly
Scott Pasfield
Bil Browning - Editor and co-founder of Bilerico Project
Lt. Dan Choi - Activist and DADT repeal champion
Joey DiGulielmo - Features and Multimedia Editor of the Washington Blade
Jamie McGonnigal - Founder of Talk About Equality
Michael Christopher - Activist and creator of Living the Life comics
Joe Sudbay - AmericaBlogGay editor
The event starts at 6pm and runs till 8pm. Publicity poster with sample images from the book is after the break.


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The WYNG Philomathia Student Essay Contest, also known as WMA Student, aims to help local fourth and fifth-form students develop a greater awareness towards social issues by encouraging them to submit short essays based on the themed works of WMA Masters winners and finalists. These photographic works serve as a springboard for young writers to express their views towards social issues tied to the cycle's given theme. With this objective in mind, contest's finalists will be invited to the WMA annual exhibition to explore the theme with other WMA awards' participants.
Another objective of the contest, now in its sixth cycle, is to give Hong Kong students the opportunity to visit the University of Cambridge and apply for admission there. Writers of the winning entries will be invited to a weeklong, all-expenses paid trip to the UK, which includes a tour of the University of Cambridge, as well as a visit to London.
- Organisers
WYNG Foundation
Philomathia Foundation
Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge
- Submission & Selection
This contest is open to all fourth and fifth formers from local secondary schools. Students need to pick a photo, photos, or a series of photos, by either the winner or the finalist of the WMA Masters – Opportunity and write an essay in no more than 1,000 English words on the theme, 'Opportunity'. Submission has to be made individually via the dedicated platform. Full list of photos can be viewed HERE.
Students are strongly encouraged to explore different formats, approaches and angles in their take on the theme—entries will be reviewed on their overall merit, including originality, creativity, understanding of the subject matter, critical thinking, relevance to the theme and the photo(s) selected, and use of language. Our judges are experienced writers of different backgrounds including, academia, art, journalism, law, civil society, and editing and publishing etc.
Contestants entering the finalist round will be invited to an interview in Hong Kong and the panel of jurors will select the winning student(s).
- Timeline
10 February 2019: Submission deadline
Early March 2019: Notifications to the students entering first round
Late March 2019: Notifications to the students entering finalist round
April 2018: Finalists to be invited to the WMA annual exhibition
Early May 2018: Judging interview & announcement of winners
Late June-early July 2019: Winners' trip to the University of Cambridge and London
- Prize
A one-week, all-expenses paid trip to the UK, which includes staying at the College with an experience of college life, visiting the facilities, attending sample lectures, being supervised by college scholars and also getting an opportunity to visit London. Flights, accommodation, meals and incidentals will be provided.
- Terms and Conditions
a) The essay must be written in English, in no more than 1,000 words, and related to a photo/photos/a photo series by either the winner or the finalist of the WMA Masters – Opportunity.
b) Each student should submit only one essay. Double or multiple entries will result in disqualification.
c) Incomplete submission before the submission deadline will be considered invalid.
d) The essay must be original and written by the student who submitted it. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden and will lead to instant disqualification.
e) The deadline for submission is 11:59 pm on 10 February 2019 (Sun), Hong Kong time. Late submissions will not be entertained.
f) Writers of the winning entries should avail themselves of a one-week overseas trip to the United Kingdom during late June to early July 2019. After the end of the programme, participants of the trip will be asked to submit a compilation of reflections on their journeys. The reflections will be archived for future publicity and reference.
g) Writers of the winning entries will share their experiences at Cambridge and the UK through storytelling. Presentations will be recorded and archived for future publicity and reference.
h) The organisers have exclusive rights to accept submission and to select winners.
- Enquiries
For more information, please contact us at [email protected]
Poster of the contest is available here.


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A recent article in AdWeek predicts that, "some key trends will push brands to build social media capabilities into their own websites and own, rather than rent, social interaction with their customers."
It makes sense for brands to own the raw data about their customers that otherwise would belong to a third-party. Owning data frees brands from changing algorithms and relying on others' reports. It also makes sense within what looks like a larger trend of companies taking greater ownership of their online brand reputation management by owning .BRANDs.
Incorporating the best of what social media has to offer on their own websites might be an enticing alternative to remaining at the mercy of social media platforms. Social media platforms call the shots on the algorithms and formats that determine how a brand gets presented to its customers. The platforms also control the data that shows how effective a brand's campaign was. Finally, it seems as though all social media platforms fall back on advertising: It's really the advertising that brings brand sales.
Social media sites may have the upper hand because they can integrate brands into a consumer's other social media activities, like browsing Facebook for the latest in their loved ones' (and barely-known ones') lives.
Moving more social media "in-house" might be an involved and expensive undertaking. But it fits into the trend of brands exerting more control over their online brand reputation management Online Brand Reputation Management: New Trend. For example, more than half of all unique applications for new gTLDs were submitted by brand owners and strategic companies who are now strategizing on ways to communicate with their consumers via .BRANDs and other new gTLDs.
Perhaps a JaneDoe.NIKE Pinterest-inspired page would help customers play with looks that they can then purchase. Maybe universities will offer Instagram-inspired pages like JohnDoe.MIT that offer students a sort of yearbook of classes and events.
Offering authentic products, good security and engaging content – that perhaps draws upon social media features – may be a winning combination for some .BRANDs.
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AIG: America's Insolvent Guarantor
Since the Fall of 2008 the US government has committed over $11 trillion in new credit and or credit backstops to prevent the collapse of our modern day banking system. Closer examination of various TARP and other bailout recipients reveal the extraordinary demands of American International Group (AIG) which after Monday surpassed the $173 billion level. Hard to imagine when AIG had assured shareholders just one year ago that "excess capital was $14.5-19.5 billion". At the same time we were commenting on how credit default swaps would follow sub prime lending as disaster du jour with AIG leading the charge. Of course as a taxpayer and reluctant current shareholder of AIG I have to ask how did we get here and how high does this bailout number get over the next several years?
If we rewind the tape back to the Summer of 2007 most market participants envied AIG, the world's largest insurance company. How could you not after hearing statements like this from one of their top brass:
"It is hard for us, without being flippant, to even see a scenario within any kind of realm of reason that would see us losing one dollar in any of those transactions."
~ Joseph J. Cassano, a former A.I.G. executive, August 2007
Just 12 months later the shadow banking system was imploding and former Treasury secretary Hank Paulson called Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein and several other counterparties to discuss implications of AIG's swap exposure. Unbeknown to many at the time was Goldman's counterparty importance to AIG, specifically both credit default and interest rate swap exposure. Unfortunately 70% of the derivative market trades under-the-counter so specifics on CDS and interest rate swaps is difficult to decipher, until now. After reporting a quarterly loss of $61 billion last week, the largest quarterly loss in U.S. history, AIG's largest shareholders demanded details on where the bailout money was dispersed. The list of culprits comes as no surprise.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc and a parade of European banks were the major beneficiaries of $93 billion in payments from AIG — more than half of the U.S. taxpayer money spent to rescue the massive insurer. Revelations that billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars were funneled through AIG to Goldman Sachs — one of Wall Street's most politically connected firms — and to European banks including Deutsche Bank, France's Societe Generale and the UK's Barclays could stoke further outrage at the entire U.S. bank bailout.
It doesn't to me seem fair that the American taxpayer has got to bear the 100 percent of the downside," said Campbell Harvey, a finance professor at Duke University. "A hedge is not a hedge if you did not factor in the counterparty risk. And the U.S. taxpayer should not be obligated to make people whole for hedges that were not properly executed."
My Comments: In a little over 12 months the largest insurer in the world has now become part of the zombie gang joining other former leveraged high fliers such as Citigroup, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Latest disclosure documents from AIG put potential CDS exposure north of $500 billion. When adding interest rate swap exposure to the mix the total derivative book exceeded $1.5 trillion! Are derivatives becoming a problem now that the asset inflation game has come to a grinding halt? Citibank, Bank of America , HSBC Bank USA , Wells Fargo Bank and J.P. Morgan Chase reported that their "current" net loss risks from derivatives — insurance-like bets tied to a loan or other underlying asset — surged to $587 billion as of Dec. 31, 2008 . Buried in end-of-the-year regulatory reports that McClatchy has reviewed, the figures reflect a jump of 49 percent in just 90 days.
As the shell game continues we get closer to the real players in this collapsing fraud, primarily the insolvent TARP recipients who require yet another open ended capital conduit. Is it any surprise that the AIG bailout money flows through to politically connected zombies such as Goldman, Merrill (now Bank of America) and Deutsche Bank? Or that Bernanke makes a 60 Minutes infomercial Sunday night assuring the American people that money center banks will not fail based on his "new"reflation experiment?
Finally, we look at the Obama administration where Turbo Tax Timmy Geithner is assigned to the AIG bonus scandal hoping the distraction preoccupies most of main street. Unfortunately this too shall backfire since many of these potential bonus recipients know where all of the counterparty skeletons reside in this open ended bailout sham. Note to the administration: Be careful what you wish for.
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Here are some fine styling for accessorizing tips for formal dresses or evening dress.
Let's take a peek at what kind of jewelry our red carpet stars are wearing!
Simple guide for men, 5 easy to follow rules to wearing rings!
Sometimes men wear way too much ring on their fingers.
Let cut it down a bit by watching this quite interesting video!
By the end of the video, you will be a true fashionista!
Here are some of weekly new trend updates for 2017.
More fashionable designs will be updated next week, see you next week!
Lets take a quick peek of jewelry fashion show of 2017.
These beautiful necklaces are outstanding and such a wonder.
Can't wait till new designs to be made!
With this simple tip, you will begin to wonder if choosing necklace to your outfit was this easy.
Now that your wrists are free from the shackles of bulky sweaters and oversized overcoats, it's time to give them some air—and maybe a little bit of flair.
This short video will simply teach you the etiquette of wearing rings.
The stackable rings are a trendy item and there's no sign of it slowing down.
They are dainty rings with color and texture that allow you infinite ways to express your individuality.
Trouble trying to match your beautiful dress with a jewelry?
Many women find it confusing and hard when it comes to choosing the right kind of jewelry for their evening dress.


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As of today I hold a master's degree in:
- Crotian language and literature
- English language and literature
It is not that I'm bragging. Education is after all a matter of privilege. Everyone who wants to study and can afford it can have a degree of his choice. If I hadn't had financial support I would have never had the chance to study and hence graduate so it is not like it is only my personal achievement. Still, I'm very happy today and I want to share it with you.
Danas sam diplomirala! Nije da se hvalim, svatko tko ima priliku i potporu može završiti studij. Ipak magistar struke lijepo zvuči, zar ne? Jako sam sretna danas. Moj studij hrvatskog i engleskog jezika i književnosti došao je kraju. Pošto je danas moj dan obukla sam sve stvari koje volim, a to znači puno uzoraka i materijala. Od pliša do samta do svile...sve je tu;)


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It's been a minute since I've sent one of my email blast recaps. Can't tell you how much it touches me when someone tells me they dig the voice in these letters. It's all from the heart, all this work, which is evolving and I'm working to articulate. We are in transitional times with digital rebels [both behind the screen and AFK: away from keyboard] everywhere redefining the idea of "work" and asserting their voices to rebalance the whole shit. But I finally gave it a try to try to describe what I'm doing and the aim:
Creating Platforms, Bridges & Translations: Worldwild Digital Era Global Pop Culture & Arts.
It's a remix. A recap of the work I'm doing on the artist development side but also – to borrow from Jason Hirschorn – I am DJing the internet but from my urban/mutant/transnational/digital/global/poderosa/kid-of-immigrant view as a Loca [with a capital L, feel me?] in the biz of culture. You can just peep my work, scroll thru casually or you can dig deeper into the links I provide and music I'm feeling – UP TO YOU!
Oh yeah, Remezcla asked some folks on the scene like Bodega Bamz and Bocafloja about their "Best of 2013" — peep my picks by clicking on my mouth!
This post – #Psicodelia Europe: The Party Catch A Fire in the Ghetto! – recaps Zuzuka & Nego Mozambique's Scandinavian & Spain November tour. The duo has lots of music up their sleeve for 2014. Their past collabs resulted in some of my favorite songs from Zuzuka – 'Psicodelia' {Nego Mozambique Remix} and 'Celular' – which was featured in the CBS show 'Elementary' earlier this month. Zuzuka was also featured on Brazilian national TV last month alongside huge Brazilian Popstar, Gaby Amarantos for the show 'Gaby Gringa' and also spoke about being a Brazilian out in the diaspora for O Globo's 'Planeta Brasil'. Check out Zuzuka's Soundcloud for her 2013 singles [like another fav and global feminista anthem, "Goodah" featuring Gnucci Banana & Jasmine Solano] and her Carioca Bass EP with Kush Arora.
[La Mecanica Popular] | @LaMecanicaSalsa on Twitter
Connecting the roots, rhythms & future possibilities of tropical music, psychedelic salsa group La Mecanica Popular released their full length, self-titled debut last month on Brooklyn label, Names You Can Trust. Cop the GORGEOUS vinyl or get it on iTunes. The Washington Post called it "an enchanting album," plus it's made some great end-of-year lists (like Remezcla's) and the group performed on KEXP for a live session earlier this month [hear it here]. They have fans like Juanes, Bobbito Garcia, Gilles Peterson and Quantic. If you're in NYC, don't miss the band live during APAP on January 11th at Drom for the Electric Cowbell & Barbes Showcase.
[In Queens to "clash," Japanese dancehall kings Mighty Crown talk old-school Brooklyn and dub plates]
[Defending The Partygirl Life]
[Beyonce Broke The Music Business]
[Bob Lefsetz on Beyonce's Album]
[Loving Beyonce As a Black Woman]
[Toni Morrison & Junot Diaz Speak on Race & Writing for 2 Hours]
[Bell Hooks & Melissa Harris-Perry at The New School]
[Bell Hooks Digging Deeper on "Lean In"]
El Jugo – Maku Soundsystem [listen]
Somos Mujeres Somos Hip-Hop [listen]
Celia – iZem [listen]
Chico Sonido – Nalga Bass [listen]
Munchi & Isa GT – Isa Te Dijo [listen]
Mima y DJ Nature – La Vieja Voladora [listen]
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RAMYA RAMANA: A constellated skyscraper moving gracefully to jazz beat, finding the Gil Scott-Heron in all her footwork, gripping the streetlights like an eclipse of hymnals, this is home. The lost voices, the heart's devotion to beat and pulse, slow-dancing colonels, home to hustle, home to work hard, dream harder, home to move in silence, let success shatter the glass of hostage echoes New York City—not lights, not Broadway, not Times Square. It is single mother donating her last meal's worth of money to church. It is the faith in that heart that makes a dead dream worth resurrecting. It is coffee-colored children playing hopscotch on what is left of a sidewalk. It is chalk-outlined, colonized map on a street as dark as the bones of the dead. This we call holy. This we call tough skin, thick-boned. This is New York.
We will no longer stay silent to this classism. No more brownstones and brown skin playing tug-of-war with a pregnant air hovering over them like an aura of lost children. No more colored boy robbed of their innocence. This city always will be the foundation of this country. We are root. We are backbone. We brown, we black, we yellow, we white, we young, we collage of creatures stomping to be reminded of the mammal inside of us. We chance, we deserve, us opportunity, us new mayor, us new beginning, like dancing cocoons, us hope, us fight, us happen, us love, us some good human, us happy, we happy, we happy with change. It is a constant baptism to remind us of our holy. We welcome, we family, we congratulate Mayor Bill de Blasio. We are so very honored and pleased to have you. And the congregation says:
CROWD: Amen!
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Gratitude's an attitude.
Recently, I was put on to the writings, philosophy and purpose of the self-described "Jane Bond of Innovation" – Nilofer Merchant. She's been providing clarity, imagination and new ideas as a thinker and entrepreneur, urging us to "navigate the #SocialEra powerfully" for the sake of our individual and societal potential to shift the status quo, which is incredibly unbalanced. Named by MSNBC as one of 2013's "Future Thinkers," she's been boldly shining a light for many – Fortune 500 companies and growing digital entrepreneurs alike – guiding us on the purposeful and impact(filled) road which involves embracing our "onlyness" in the wild wild west we know of as THE INTERNET. And, that we might be able to really do something with these tools that are connecting us all right now.
I watch her talk "On Being Seen" multiple times a day when I need the reminder, but she's also been quite vocal about the under-talked-about problem of too many people sitting on their asses ["Sitting is the smoking of our generation."] in the #SocialEra. I'm even looking into buying a standing desk as we speak and working to make more meetings walking ones, so thank you Nilofer! Anyhow, check out these talks:
On Being Seen:
Got a Meeting? Take a Walk:
Now that you've been introduced, it brings me to this post on "Thanksgiving." Yesterday, Nilofer sent out a list of the things she was grateful for in the face of loss she had been experiencing around her. We're always losing, aren't we? The saying goes, "the leading cause of death is birth," right? So, I agree with her, the excersize of celebrating what we do have is important. And like her, I share mine in the hopes you make one, too!
So here's my list. It's totally from the gut and probably too long, but I've got gratitude for latitudes:
Marcus K Dowling for urging me to check out Nilofer & his intellectual generosity
Trees, Birds, Plants & Flowers
Mom and pop's journey, various lives, trips, falls and continued creations
The momentum of their migration that's now up to me to evolve
Soundcloud, Sendspace and Mailchimp
Google docs
Los Rakas
Zuzuka Poderosa
The excitement of working with La Mecanica Popular & their #PsychedelicSalsa
The teams I've been thru very thick and extremely thin with in the music business
This Eclectic Other
Grace for dancing and a love for movement
Nikki Brydson of Misfit Media & Brooklyn the Borough for all her love and support and BRAINS
Sandi, the hair artiste, pro-dreamer and sweetest NICE LADY with the best Persian tea & view
Pomegranates & Avocados
The journalists who really read me and understand I don't need or want anything from them other than to listen and to feel what's happening…a true cultural shift…thank you for tuning IN
Kamren the mother and her baby Luna…friendship and family!
The color purple
My sweet apartment in my hometown of Staten Island which I moved back to this year with the best Greek landlords and crickets' songs
Living by water
Alice Austen
Bobbito Garcia
Water with lemon in large beer glass
Ferry beers
All the amazing people I met thru organizing logistics for Summerstage's 'This Is Hip-Hop' 40th Anniversary
My awesome bed which my father built with his two hands…OUT THE IKEA BOX
The growing circle of women – older & younger than me – I feel are bridging across and making #subvHERsive alliances
The Refrigerator
Yirka, Michelle and Sabi – awesome media assistants this year helping me out big time!
Creative Neon
All the amazing thrift furniture and clothes I magically connect with like my $150 butter leather couch
For the wisdom of knowing I don't need to consume even MORE new things
Gina Vergel and her vivacious and disciplined example
Being a professional dreamer
My awesome lawyer Richard
Getting older and understanding karma on a much deeper level
My sweet angel with a purple heart
Wu-tang Clan, Los Rakas, Rocky Rivera, Nitty Scott MC, Vic Mensa, Blitz the Ambassador
J. LO & Becky G {Becky from The Block, especially}
NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan
Los Angeles, Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Venice Beach, Laurel Canyon
San Francisco, Oakland, Lake Merritt, Berkeley
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti
The Staten Island Ferry
My penchant for making up words because my world doesn't fit in the ones we have currently
Scented Candles and Incense
Independent bookstores, retail shops and coffee shops
My inability to feel shame about being a fan in the face of the "culture of cool"
My inability to feel shame about *having to share something I think more people need in their lives or need to know because it's important
Bell Hooks and Melissa Harris-Perry talk @ New School {watch}
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Kanye West, Nipsey Hussle, Bodega Bamz, Nitty Scott MC, Kap G, Denitia & Sene & all the bold artists building with balls
Las Comadres – the national organization for Latinas to unite thru reading – I was lucky to host the first Comadrazo in Staten this year!
Rudy Rude a designer out in LA who made the conrazon album cover!
Being able to book Dengue, Dengue Dengue! from Peru for their NYC debut
The fact that water comes out of the shower head
Latino Rebels for daring to go there, working to cover the spectrum of the US Latino experience!
Daina {pictured}, Monica, Kamy, Elvira, Leizer, Sarah, etc – past interns I've worked with…I LOVE WATCHING THEM SOAR
SOBs for having the space for me to do #FUTUREROOTS
Tony Touch
Cindy Campbell [The 1st Lady of Hip-Hop] and Roxanne Shante
Sway Calloway for calling me "ambitious and overzealous" while introducing Los Rakas on "Sway In The Morning"
NYC Parks and Central Park
This winner
Laughter and very long walks
Raquel and her Mexico City abode and all the fun
The brave young undocumented youth, brutalized and criminalized youth not having it no more
Trayvon Martin NYC march after verdict
Instagram for giving a visual archive of my past lived life and adding more depth across acquaintances thru visual medium
Lauren Velez & La Lupe
End Stop & Frisk movement
Raquel and her getting me into Buddhist chanting in a time of need
Family…blood and not blood
"Girl, I ain't your enemy…I'm your last hope." – Rocky Rivera lyric I love
The Fugees
My adversaries
The pig men who make my ass and smile the barometer for exactly where they stand for in humanity, thanks for making it so easy 🙂
"Stop Telling Women To Smile" project
Sweet, kind men
The Interference Archive in Brooklyn
Cafe Grattitude in Los Angeles
Mike Shane – Photographer from Staten Island – for snapping this:
Cold men I'll never see again
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls
Soul-connected women, my friends, like Nina Parks:
Closed, guarded women I'll be kind to and empathize with anyway
The privilege to travel
My sister, Paula Lucero…watching her success pushes me forward and gives me LIFE
The patriarchy that's breaking down everyday as our voices rise
Hot weather and sunshine
Ghostface Killah & Nas
Frouple-life with Joaquin, who taught me so much and is a badass machinist and organizer
Everything Goes Bookstore Cafe for their strong coffee and warm vibes only walking distance from my home
Meeting amazing Staten Island-based dreamers and doers
The sound of rain
Being a professional dreamer
Seeing D'Angelo live for the first time live
The Shifting Paradigms
Hashtags I love, even if you don't get them, like: #Diasporadical, #Worldwild, #FutureRoots, #subvHERsive, #BootlegBillCunningham, #Shero
Filters and Twitter Lists
M.I.A. "Matangi": Boom {Skit}, Matangi & Lights [Read This]
A writer whose writing I admire…admiring my voice!
Loved ones who have flexibility with me, but toughness and then tenderness as I change and the growing pains continue
Anabel Hernandez and Jeremy Scahill at the Brooklyn Bookfair
Women of Color
Allies and Fighters
Tom Tom Magazine
The amazing and radical "Rock The Belles" show which Bluestockings Bookstore put on
Raquel Cepeda and her book "Bird of Paradise"
Bold Radical Art That's Unapologetic Staten Island's Chinese Scholar Garden, The Greenbelt and Midland Beach
Sexual Energy
My stomach scar, because it's literature of the body and without it, I'd never have gotten past Day 1
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via conrazon: "Most impressive of Jennifer Lopez / Celia Cruz tribute was dancer in red "d*ck in the face" death dive, Beyoncé-pump mid-Salsa & that ABC did dat, right? I left watching that performance like "y'all betta know!" …that's the win regardless of my least fav parts of the "tribute" #AMAs #HI$PANIC. Tho the centralization of JLO as *so prominent & prolific is troubling. We need a vanguard to move past idolization of the ass & really rep. I say that WITH ALL THE RESPECT…I can't dance like she do! She will go down I hope with the recognition of her TALENT…fly! #Shero But there's so much more out there. WE ARE SO MUCH MORE. #WAVE"
Need some guava juice after thinking about THAT* one. Where to start with Pitbull hosting… I SEE YOU ABC! Feel free to leave comments and watch the video I'm referring to below. Now's my turn to bow down to "La Reina de Cuba" – CLICK ON THE PHOTO BELOW. AZUCAR! Love, a media cubanita mutant in a modern America, XO.
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"The group combines the big band sound of salsa's golden era with experimental instrumentation for a brand new sound." – NY Daily News
"La banda suena de puta madre! [Translation: The band sounds fucking incredible!]" – Juanes
Video Interview with band director Efrain Rozas in Gozamos
For Spanish Speakers – Panamerika "Bendita reinvención de la salsa"
November 2013: On the heels of a steady rising, break out year in New York City, which has seen La Mecanica Popular perform & refine their "Psychedelic Salsa" sound in numerous venues throughout the area, as well as advance to become one of just 3 national finalists in Dewar's "Dewaristas: The Search for the Next Great Latin Sound," Names You Can Trust presents the group's debut long-player to a worldwide audience for the first time this week!
Led off by the lead single and official video which dropped earlier in the year on NYCT, "La Paz Del Freak," the album weaves its way around the traditional stylings of Salsa & Bolero, with a heavy dose of electrico, incorporating a blend of Peruvian guitars & experimental synths, sounds and textures. They've been praised for their live performances and recordings alike, receiving endorsements and spins from notables such as Juanes, Quantic, Gilles Peterson & Bobbito to name a few. The group also premiered the song "Arbol" via global Caribbean platform – LargeUp. Hear the song: http://youtu.be/foqpB5IzoJg
"Storming debut release from La Mecánica Popular on NYCT – dancefloor-burning guaguanco meets tripped-out electronics for some cosmic salsa vibes, definitely one for the box!" – Hugo Mendez – Sofrito
"You might eargasm over the way they take psych-influenced sounds of Fania-era salsa and mash it with wavy vibes of '70s Peruvian chicha." MTV Iggy
"Like a cross between adventurous 1970's Fania-released Latin jazz fusion and the modern psychedelic sound of Chicano Batman. Favorite track: La Paz Del Freak." – Andrew Jervis – Bandcamp Weekly
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Zuzuka's been dipping throughout Scandinavia and Spain, with her last show in Madrid tonight with Guacamayo Tropical. Concepto Radio covered the news of Zuzuka passing through the country, but her shows at Oslo World Music Fest and Stockholm were also big success! Check out some photos:
Oslo World Music Festival. Entire photo set here by Karen Gjermundrod.
Zuzuka & Nego Mozambique in Stockholm @ Sodra Teatern. Foto by Åsa Hamneståhl.
Zuzuka in Zaragoza recording with Meneo. By Daniel Surutusa.
Photo shoot in Zaragoza with Daniel Surutusa.
Poster for Madrid show at Capital Smoking Club @ Guacamayo Club!
#NP | Zuzuka Poderosa & Kush Arora – Psicodelia (Nego Mozambique Remix)
11.7 / EXPLOSIVO w/ MENEO / ZARAGOZA
Special thanks to everyone who helped make this possible: Åsa Hamneståhl, Thomas Antonsson, Agustin of Charco, Johan of Bar Brasil, Andres Patino & Guacamayo Tropical and the crew at Oslo World [Einar, Maria, etc!]. Also much love to Juliano Domingues and Stefan Blomquist for their amazing work on the flyer and photos!
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THIS FRIDAY is Salsa y Sexo Vol. 1 in New York City:
Art by Adrian Patino
It's at Nublu on Ave C and starts at 9 PM with DJ Buscabulla [Salsa Gorda, Merengue Viejo], DJ Conan [Chicha, Cumbia] {Oliver from Chicha Libre} and one of my favs, DJ Cristo [Salsa y Cumbia Dura] {Escarioka Crew, resident DJ at Mehanata & Bembe} – and La Mecanica Popular [#PsychedelicSalsa] will do 2 live sets! GONNA BE HOT.
9 PM – 4:30 AM…let's get it in this Friday night, mi gente! CLICK HERE for details.


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Brian Desbiens, Associate
Brian Desbiens has joined Promeus as an Associate, and provides his expertise and knowledge to searches in the college sector. He recently retired after 16+ years as President of Sir Sandford Fleming College and over 35 years in the Ontario college system.
Brian started his career as a counselor/faculty member at St. Clair College and held progressively larger portfolios over his 19 years with the College prior to joining Fleming College in 1988 as President. Brian has a record of commitment to Human Resource Development, strategic planning, Board/Administrative relations, student success, and learning-focused institutional development. He has chaired the Canadian Presidents Network, and the Ontario College Presidents Council, and has been a prime facilitator since the inception of the Presidents' Academy and the National Executive Leadership Institute (NELI) of ACCC.
Over the years, Brian has provided leadership to the Ontario Colleges Human Resource Development Committee and strategic planning resource development program. He is the Acting Chair of the Board of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) and also serves on the Minister of Educations Provincial Curriculum Advisory Panel. He is a member of the Advisory Committee and periodically teaches for the Doctoral program in Community College Leadership of OISE/UT. Brian has received the prestigious Lifetime Distinguished Services Award from the Canadian Presidents Network, and received the Minister's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 from ACAATO (now Colleges Ontario). He is a recognized leader having sat on: the Provincial Secondary School Reform Task Force; the Ontario Governments Smart Growth Strategic Planning Council; the Prime Ministers National Advisory Council on Science and Technology; the national Millennium Scholarship Founding Directorate; The Ontario Research and Education Research and Education Network (ORION); and various other national/provincial/local community bodies. Dr. Desbiens has a doctorate in counseling psychology.


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Chester can rightly claim to be the most haunted city in England with impeccable paranormal credentials.Book Now
This unique tour includes two glasses of house wine each evening and an evening Ghost Walk across the city to explore the eerie haunts of Chesters mysterious and murky past.
At a glance:
Haunted Chester guided tour
Llandudno & Conwy
Two glasses of house wine each evening
Home pick up
This holiday includes Sapphire Star travel.
Day 1
Following collection from home, travel to Cheshire and the Best Western Forest Hills Hotel for a four night stay with dinner, bed and breakfast.D
Day 2
Enjoy a full day in Liverpool. Why not visit Albert Dock for free time to explore this historic area full of shops and attractions, including the Beatles Story, Tate Gallery and Maritime Museum (entrances not included). Return to the hotel in time for a quiz or game of bingo this evening.B, D
Day 3
Explore Chester today before an early dinner and this evening's guided Ghost Walk. Join a night-time ghost hunt around the eerie haunts of Chester's mysterious and murky past. Tour the ancient, walled city after dark, visit well-known spooky and scary places, and hear spine-chilling tales of ghosts, spectres, and things that go bump in the night. It's scary, fun and entertaining.B, D
Day 4
Today, make a scenic excursion along the North Wales coast to the popular seaside resort of Llandudno and Conwy, with its quaint medieval streets.B, D
Day 5
Travel to nearby Bridgemere Garden Centre, followed by the attractive town of Nantwich before the journey back to East Anglia. where the door to door collection service will be waiting to return you home.B
B=Breakfast Included, D=Evening Meal Included
Best Western Forest Hills Hotel, Frodsham
The Best Western Forest Hills Hotel is located in the town of Frodsham in Cheshire, with panoramic views from the restaurant of the surrounding countryside.
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Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
|Contact Details
|Ardleigh Crown
| Ardleigh Crown Public House
|Beacon Hill Services
| Beacon Hill Services Lorry Park
|Bramford, Angel PH
| Bramford, Angel Public House
|Bury St Edmunds Bus Stn
| Bury St Edmunds, Bus Station, Stand 9
|Capel St Mary (North)
| Capel St Mary White Horse Public House
Setdown Point:Capel St Mary National Exp StopSouth
|Chelmsford Services
| Chelmsford Springfield Services
Lorry Park (Off A12)
|Claydon Crown
| Claydon Crown Public House Lay By
|Colchester North Rail Stn
| Colchester North Rail Station
|Combs Bus Shelter
| Combs Bus Shelter, Ipswich Road (Opp. Esso Garage)
|Copdock - Tescos
| Copdock Mill, Tesco Superstore Front Exit Bus Stop
|Debenham Angel
| Debenham Angel Public House
|Diss Bus Station
| Diss Bus Station
|Eye Town Hall
| Eye Town Hall
|Felixstowe Coach Park
| Felixstowe Coach Park, Garrison Lane, Felixstowe,
|Felixstowe Gt Eastern Sq
| Felixstowe Great Eastern Square
|Ipswich, West End Rd
| Ipswich,West End Road Car Park
|Kelvedon - The Tavern
| Kelvedon The Tavern, High Street/Station Road
|Long Stratton
| Long Stratton Police Station
|Mendlesham Kings Head
| Mendlesham, Kings Head Public House,
|Mendlesham, Denters Hill
| Mendlesham, Denters Hill
|Needham Market - Swan
| Needham Market, Swan Public House,
|Newmarket Bus Station
| Newmarket Bus Station
|Norwich - Castle Meadow
| Norwich, Castle Meadow,(Outside Galloway Office)
|Redenhall/Station Road
| Junction of Redenhall Road/Station Road Harleston
(Old Duke William PH) IP20 0LB
|Scole - Scole Engineering
| Outside Scole Engineering Garage, Scole
| Sproughton, Wild Man Public House
|Stowmarket Railway Stn
| Stowmarket Railway Station
|Stowupland Dents Corner
| Stowupland, Dents Corner,
|Tollgate McDonalds
| Stanway, Mc Donalds Bus Stop, Tollgate, CO3 8RG
|Witham Old Post Office
| Witham Old Post Bus Stop - Sorting Office
(NOT McColls Store)
|Woolpit Church
| Woolpit Church
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What does Z28 Stand for
This is a discussion on What does Z28 Stand for within the Camaro / SS forums, part of the Vehicle Specific category; We all know what SS stands for, but what does Z28 stand for?...
What does Z28 Stand for
We all know what SS stands for, but what does Z28 stand for?98' SS Convertible Camaro-76k-Build # 1471, Cragar SS rims, RK SFC's, MAC Panhard, LSX Tune, Shaner S3,
SLP:short thro,Strut tower brace,fan switch
MTI Power induction kit,40 Series muffler,Pacesetter LT's + ORY,12 CD changer,3800lbs
10-16-2005, 07:45 PM #2Stu's '00 ZGuest
Way back when when they came out with the camaro.... the Z28 came from the RPO code in the vin# of the car.....i think
correct me if im wrong
Thats correct it was code to indicate that you wanted the power option on your camaro
10-16-2005, 10:17 PM #4deception05Guest
well what about the WS6??? Or Z06??? LS1????
LS1 is the RPO code for the engine.
WS6 is the performance and handling package RPO code(or something similar)
ZO6 is another RPO code for the ZO6 package.
10-17-2005, 01:57 PM #6deception05Guest
yes I know that but what do the letters mean. or did they just think it would sound cool.
10-18-2005, 03:55 AM #7NecctionGuest
I forget what the z stands for but the 28 is for 2 doors 8 cylinders.
So that mean the Silverado Z71 package has 7 Doors and 1 cylinder? Or the Avalanche Z66 Package has 6 Doors and 6 Cylinders?
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10-22-2005, 09:15 PM #10NickcZ28Guest
it was the option code for a beefed up camaro. thats all it stands for, nothing else
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It was the next code after Z27 on the RPO list. In 1967 GM wanted to produce just enough Camaros for racing in the Trans Am series, they develope a car for it but couldn't come up with a name for it. The RPO assigned to this package was Z28, so they called it that since it was a catchy phrase. In 1968 it became a seperate model for Camaros.George P. Lara
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10-26-2005, 09:59 PM #12badass67Guest
Z28 has NOTHING to do with doors or cylinders. Nothing.
The Z28 code was the RPO code they used when the 67 Camaro was to be ordered with an engine that met the specs of the SCCA Racing. that engine had to have less then 305 Cubic Inches.
So Chevy took a 327 block, installed a 289 crank, and got a 302. This was used for both the 67 and 68 years. In 69, they had the TRUE 302 (DZ302) that they used.
The Z28 moniker was not planned on being displayed, until the huge success of the orders. So, in 68, they started calling the cars with that RPO a Z28.
Also, besides the engine, suspension and a few other items where cnaged as well.
Z28 was such a popular name, that it stuck to the end of the Camaro.
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Z06 was a performance package for the Corvette back in 1963. It was a Coupe, big tank, big brake, and a 375 horse Fuel Injection motor. They only made 199 of them. Late on, they changed it so you could have it with a convertible, but couldn't get knockoff wheels, or the 36 gallon fuel tank.
11-01-2005, 09:49 PM #15Eric @ DMSGuestOriginally Posted by badass67
Good job...some additions to what you said...
There was a displacement of 305 c.i. in the Trans Am Series and Chevrolet didn't have anything close to it. After playing with several configurations they decided to create a new engine. With that they mated mated the 4 inch bore block of the 327 with the 3 inch stroke crank of the 283. This brought the engine to just about the limit with something like a 302.5 cubic inch engine.
In terms of the name Z28, they were at a lost for a designation. The closest they came up with was a 302 special performance package. However, Chevy already assigned an RPO to what they called the Special Performance Package. The RPO Z27 had been assigned to the SS (but it didn't appear under that until '69). So this new option for the 302 was assigned the next number...Z28.
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Dear Teresa, My name is Paul Doyle and I am Head of Access R&D at Hereward College in Coventry. Hereward is a residential college that supports disabled students. We have for some years developed a keen interest in the use of robotics as an assistive technology.
I have been in contact with many providers of robots over the years from the PR2 at Willow Garage to the Care-o-bot by Fraunhofer with little tangible progress. What we have failed to achieve to date is to embed and evaluate an actual device in a real care/living/education environment such as Hereward to see if it actually works and if it is financially viable!
I would like to challenge any robot for example to help with the scenario I posted recently on a Linkedin forum:
"Today when I was having lunch in our refectory I observed a number of students (with a variety of physical disabilities) waiting in an orderly queue for a human career to help feed them their lunchtime meal. Due to a shortage of careers some of the students waited for a very long time before a staff member could ask what the student wanted from the menu, picked up the chosen meal from the counter and then fed the student in an appropriate manner (food at the right temperature consistency and rate).
This situation led me to ponder the questions could a robot have helped carry out these tasks to some degree, and bearing in mind the care staff are paid not much over minimum wage, when (if ever) will a robot alternative be a financially viable?"
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A sign reads "Stelma retires in shame" outside of Noto's on Friday night where the Sheriff's retirement party was held. /Sarah Doherty
Last Friday, during a chilly October evening, 12 to 15 members of Movimiento Cosecha GR and GR Rapid Response to ICE gathered outside of Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade on the public sidewalk. They held signs that said "Stelma retires in shame" and "Stelma is complicit with ICE," and unfurled a banner that read "End Family Separation, ICE Out of Kent County." The group spoke to a reporter and to their livestream watchers about the Sheriff's retirement party inside the restaurant.
"The Sheriff will retire with his children and grandchildren while immigrant parents are being stolen from their children by ICE in Kent County," said Karen Meyers.
"Sheriff Stelma's legacy has the stain of complicity with ICE violence. He is celebrating himself while the rest of the community is braced for the next time a family is destroyed," said Sarah Doherty. "We invite the new Sheriff, Michelle LaJoye-Young, to repair the harm that the current Sheriff has done by ending the contract with ICE as soon as she takes over the office. The retirement of Sheriff Stelma is a chance for a clean slate for the Sheriff's department."
"This contract causes a lot of trauma and fear to the immigrant community. And it doesn't have to be like that. The Sheriff's Office doesn't have to have this contract - it can be ended at any time," said Gema Lowe. "We can effect change nationally ... it starts in the local community."
When asked about her message for the new Sheriff, Lowe replied, "Our message to the new Sheriff is the same as to the old Sheriff - end the contract. You don't have to uphold the contract. This is a new administration and a new day, so do good. Do good by the community. Do good."
Idalia Tinoco, speaking in Spanish, said, "When immigrants who can't get a license, when they get pulled over, Kent County will report them to ICE and they can get deported, even though they were just here pursuing the American dream. It's very hard on people, on families."
Kent County community members have asked for an end to the county's contract with ICE for over three months now, yet the Sheriff's Office has not yet done so, despite examples of law enforcement departments across Michigan and across the country ending their contracts. Lawyers from the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and the ACLU have researched the matter and have stated clearly that Kent County can end their contract with ICE and refuse to hold immigrants for the 72 hours requested by ICE.
As well-dressed people started to enter Noto's for the retirement party, the group outside turned their attention to them and shouted "Shame, shame, shame!" In Spanish and English, the group sang a song:
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Technology Review - March/April 2009, by Matt Wald
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(Reuters) - Officials renovating Boston's historic Old State House are debating how to remove a 113-year-old time capsule hidden in a statue of a lion overlooking the balcony from which the Declaration of Independence was read in 1776.
The box, located by a fiber-optic camera threaded in through a small hole in the lion sculpture on the roof of the 301-year-old building, matches the description of a capsule described in a 1901 Boston Daily Globe article, Heather Leet, director of development for the Bostonian Society, which maintains the building, said on Thursday.
"We learned of the time capsule several years ago when a descendant of one of the original sculptors of the statues sent us a letter from her ancestor discussing the time capsule and listing its contents," Leet said. "We are determining the best way to retrieve the time capsule without damaging the lion."
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The red-brick, white-steepled building, located in the heart of downtown Boston, was near the site of the 1770 Boston Massacre, which set the 13 colonies on the path to revolution and is a common stop for tourists visiting Boston.
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Having established that I am in possession of a gown for the Regency Gothic Banquet on Saturday night that will not need to be held in place with safety pins I am now (almost) packed to head off for Conflux tomorrow!
I won't be bloggy or emaily for the next five or six days, but if you're in Canberra you'll find me at the aforementioned dinner, the disco-thing on Sunday night, buying books and apparently even on a panel, although I don't know when that is yet. I'll be wearing my name - please say hello.
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A few days in Cornwall at the very beginning of the year. Constantine Bay. Stormy. Wind swept. I stared at the high waves for hours. An incredible day.
Two gigs. The only two gigs booked for the year to date and bizarrely, they were on successive nights. First Aid Kit. Exuberant. Fun. Full of energy. A great, great, night out. And then a much quieter evening of folk music at Bush Hall with The Barr Brothers.
An exhibition. Kurt Jackson: River at the Horniman Museum.
'As part of my working practice I've completed many projects about rivers in this country, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. To follow a river from its source as it grows and changes, erodes and meanders, evolving itself and the land; this is not just a journey, getting to know the river itself, but is also about discovering and understanding the host country, the history, people, culture and wildlife. The river becomes a metaphor for life itself.' ~ Kurt Jackson
Are you familiar with his work? Do look him up if not. He's quite something, physically immersing himself in his work. I liked how he names his paintings after the experiences of the day – the smells (figs), the feelings (warmth), the sounds (church bells) or what happens (a golden eagle flying over or a fox running past). The relationship between the landscapes and the poems, or words, on canvas reminded me vaguely of Richard Long's art.
We had time to explore the Farmer's Market and came home with cheese, bread and pastries.
Lots of time at home. Chilling. Down time. Sleep time. Working on home improvement projects. Getting organised. Planning trips and weekends away. Looking after the Other Half who was recuperating from a minor surgery. Yet strangely, I only managed to read one book, which I added to my 2015 Books board. The Shock of the Fall. The story of a teenager struggling with mental illness. Haunting. Sad.
Mid-week late night shopping at Borough Market. Shopping without the hustle and bustle of the weekend crowd. You may remember last year's challenge when we tried recipes from all the cuttings we'd collected over the years. Well, this year, we're going through recipes we've bookmarked. Oh boy, we ate well in January. We've had some terrific food which you can check out here on my tried and tasted [sic] Pinterest board, if you're looking for inspiration. And you can have a peep at the February recipes to date whilst you're there.
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We have every reason to believe that fear played an important role in the Great Depression. I would not go as far as to say that it caused it; it is more analogous to the fuel that fed a tiny flame into the conflagration, it exacerbated it, but did not cause it. Nor do I believe that the depression is in any way caused by the stock market crash. The crash was merely a symptom of a failing economy, not the cause. The cause of the Depression should not be treated as an American problem because its origin was global. The Depression was prevalent in Europe years before the Great Depression came to America. Then, you might ask: How did the Depression start? The Depression was mainly caused by the devastation of World War I, factories were in shambles in Europe, and crops failed to grow on war torn ground. However, at this crucial time, US adopted a policy of isolationism. All the presidents of the 20s, Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, combined to raise tariffs to an all time high. Thus, Europe's factories cannot sell their produce, since everywhere else (other than US), people were poverty-stricken and cannot afford luxury products; hence Europe's economic system start to fail. ...read more.
Irving Fisher, an economist from Yale, noted that "Stock processes have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau"(McElvaline 47). Soon, some people began to sell to take in their profits. (McDuffie 168) In September, prices began to fall. At this time, fear came into play. The continuous falling prices shook even the confidence of many financial professionals, who joined in the ranks of the panicking sellers. The loss of confidence was the key to exacerbating the Depression. "Among other things, the fragile economy was heavily dependent upon confidence and the spending and investment of the well to do. These were precisely the things that the Crash most effectively undercut." (McElvaline 49) Adding to this crisis, Herbert Hoover insisted, "prosperity was just around the corner"(McDuffie 169), that there's no need for direct aid. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of people became homeless and lived in shacks called Hoovervilles. (McDuffie 170) Although Hoover's confidence seemed undiminished, those of typical Americans were just the opposite. After the crash, millions of Americans rushed to their banks, demanding money back. Many banks had to call back their loans and caused many businesses to fail; and in the end, the bank themselves failed, leaving many others losing their savings. ...read more.
Americans were afraid of losing their jobs, their livelihood. They lost confidence in their economy, namely in the banks and the stock market that they foolishly withdraw their money and tried to sell their stocks. The stock prices were low, they should have been buying, not selling. The banks needed money; they shouldn't withdraw money but should save more. But they were too afraid. During the Hoover administration, the government believed that all this is just a natural cycle of the economy, that everything will be okay and "prosperity is just around the corner"(McDuffie 169). Roosevelt administration took more drastic measures; although many still argue that it did not end the Great Depression, we can at least be sure that it did provide relief to hundreds of thousands of suffering people. Americans today do not have to worry as much about the economy because now everything is more regulated. With the FDIC, we can now be sure that our money in the banks is safe. We can no longer buy stocks on margin, thus we would not have such dramatic crashes as those in 1929. Finally, we understand the economy a lot more than we do in the 30s, with the passing of the Employment Act of 196, the president now have the expertise of the Council of Economic Advisors to instruct him. If anything similar to the Great Depression occurs in the future, we would know how to deal with it. ...read more.
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