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Frequently Asked Questions
Try the Manus VR Gloves at one of our upcoming events or try them out at our resellers.
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Yes, the Manus VR Gloves are in stock and are available for purchase. Head over to our shop to request a quote or contact on of our resellers.
The Manus VR Gloves are fully compatible with the HTC Vive and Steam Tracking. They can also be used with any other HMD if a tracking system is available.
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Yes, the Manus VR Gloves are in stock and are available for purchase. Head over to our shop to request a quote or contact on of our resellers.
At the moment there is one size available (medium). The high quality stretchable fabrics ensure a comfortable fit for almost any hand.
Optical based systems work very different from the Manus VR Gloves. These systems indirectly analyze images from a camera, our gloves measure the full pose of the hand directly on the hand itself. This makes it far less prone to error. The Manus VR Gloves do not suffer occlusion of field of view limitations. Even minor inconsitencies in what one's hands are doing are extremely detrimental to immersion in the VR experience. Physical sensors are the only way to ensure reliable tracking of finger movement. In addition to this, an optical based system will never be able to supply haptic feedback to the degree a glove can.
There are many different use cases for the Manus VR Gloves. A short overview:
– In VR the gloves are mostly used for training & simulation, design & collaboration and arcade gaming.
– The Manus VR Gloves are often used as an addition to motion capture set-ups and suits that don't natively capture hand-data.
– In healthcare the Manus VR Gloves benefit the development of new rehabilitation and therapy techniques.
– The hand-data from the Manus VR Gloves can also be used to control robot and mechanical arms. Natural movement can be perfectly simulated.
The Manus VR Gloves contain a unique combination of several high-tech sensors. The orientation is measured through an accelerometer, gyroscope and a magnetometer. Each finger is tracked by two sensors designed by Manus VR. Through these sensors it collects reliable, easy-to-use data on what the hand is doing at all time. A vibration motor on top of the hand can give the user haptic feedback. This data is sent with low latency (< 5ms) via a wireless RF transmitter. For the positional tracking of the hand we use the tracking systems of third-party devices such as HTC Vive, Xsens, VICON, ART and OptiTrack.
The Manus VR Gloves are high-end haptic datagloves. The gloves track finger and hand movement in real-time. The data that is captured can be used for a variety of purposes in VR, motion capture, healthcare and robotics.
The Manus VR Gloves are for sale via our quotation system. Request a quote and we'll get back to you within one business day! It's also possible to buy them via resellers.
Yes. We have resellers in Europe, North America and Asia. Check out our 'where to buy'-page for the full list.
Yes. Please contact email@example.com to discuss posibilities.
Payment can be done with one of the following methods:
– Wire transfer
– PayPal
– Credit Card (Maestro, MasterCard, VISA)
– iDeal
Yes, the Manus VR Gloves come with one year of limited warranty.
The costs of shipping vary per country. Generally the shipping costs will be around € 100 with DHL Express and insurance. The costs will be calculated when you place an order.
Depending on availability our product is shipped within 2-5 business days.
We ship with DHL Express.
We ship wherever DHL brings us: worldwide.
Depending on the size of the project we may consider building custom plugins. For inquiries please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
The C++ SDK is available on request, allowing you to develop custom integration.
Yes. The plugin for MotionBuilder is included in the Virtual Reality Edition.
Yes. The plugin for Unreal is included in the Virtual Reality Edition.
Yes. The plugin for Unity is included in the Virtual Reality Edition.
Yes. The C++ SDK is available on request, allowing you to develop custom integration.
The Manus VR Gloves are fully compatible with the HTC Vive and Steam Tracking. They can also be used with any other HMD if a tracking system is available.
Apollo is the easy-to-use dashboard and driver for the Manus VR Gloves. Its intuitive design allows users to easily adjust and view glove and dongle settings. There's a built-in 3D hand-viewer to inspect your virtual hands. A quick and uncomplicated calibration procedure lets you get started in under a minute. Apollo also supports our plugins for both Unity and Unreal.
Yes. The Manus VR Gloves can be used with up to eight users in the same set-up.
Yes. The Manus VR Gloves works with our custom RF protocol with a wireless dongle and Bluetooth Low Energy. The latency is < 5ms.
Yes. Each glove contains a fully programmable vibration motor. It can be programmed to respond to specific actions in a simulation with freely controllable intensity.


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What do we mean when we say we want to bring elegance to a wardrobe? What is elegance?
The answer is in front of us: combine materials perfectly so that there is total harmony and elegance in a room.
This wardrobe in an engineered walnut veneer with glossy finish, comprises material elements as diverse as a mirror, the stoneware or transparent glass.
Muebles de cocina Doca suggest that their clients go a little further and cover the backs of this walk-in-wardrobe with smoked glass or porcelain Pulpis imitation stone. Thereby achieving a visual impact.
In the same way, Muebles de cocina Doca create functional islands with drawers and pull-out trays on both sides.
Furthermore there is n upper area covered in transparent glass for sting books, jewellery or various utensils.

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Runnin' On
It's high time I write something down here again after several weeks' absence. I'm still here doing stuff, exhilarated and exhausted at the same time. College is hard; there's a lot to learn and my brain's getting tired. It's hard for me to force myself to do homework after 12 hours of doing similar assignments and running between classes and shifting priorities from one subject to another, day after day.
The highlight, of course, is the day I took off. Last Sunday I went to the ski area outside of town, bought a lift pass, and skied until I was shaky from fatigue. Then I skied some more, but paid dearly for it on the last few runs. During the first run I was laughing manically the entire way down; the slopes were untracked and the steepest slopes had knee-deep powder on them. Incredible conditions for Arizona in the middle of April. With the exception of a few tumbles, I stayed in my skis the entire day without a gap for food or rest. In technical terms this meant skiing approximately 25,000 feet of elevation. Neither fatigue, hunger, nor sunburn could make me leave the slopes.
On the last run I was pretty shaky and getting a little wobbly on the skis and took a hard fall close to the top of a black diamond run. It was one of those hi-speed clumsy cartwheel falls that happens when I'm congratulating myself on fast mogul execution, where things pop and twist and I end up ski-less, covered in snow with dry heaves from pain- and shock-induced nausea. I soon continued on my way, albeit with greatly reduced range of neck rotation. Determined to make it to the bottom, I did long traverses broken by carefully-calculated turns, stopping at intervals to catch my breath and pull myself together. On the final approach, which was less steep and free of moguls, I again let the skis go, and again took a hard cartwheel tumble where there was no reason to do so.
It was a long day, I was tired and hungry, but having way too much fun to quit. But I was going to quit, anyway, so I skied all the way to the bottom of the lowest lift where I was parked. But it was not to be, for there was no lift line there and the lifties were calling out for last chair, so up I went again. I had plenty of time to contemplate my quandary on the ride up, and decided to take the same route and conquer it once and for all season. This was not a wise decision at all, and I crashed at least 4 more times on the way down. I had barely enough energy left to hobble to the car. I still couldn't turn my head, which concerned me a little. Four days later I have nearly all neck rotation back and the sunburn is changing into full-blown peeling stage. All things considered, the trip was a success. So that's what happens, people, when you don't take time off. Small excursions become incredibly interesting adventures in the eye of the partaker. A moral for every story.
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This experience was easily the most somber game I have played in a very long time. It was created by Lisa Brown as an attempt to depict the effects of Major Depressive Disorder. The mechanics require you to pull the limbs of a gray limp and ragdoll-esque human body to drag it on the ground and to the light at the end of the room, which has an unfortunately human-sized hole by it, trying to drag you into the abyss before you will receive even a glimpse of joy.
I have never played a game that depicts depression as strong as this small game does. It is a gem that shows you just how hard it is to feel happy when having depression. It was a feeling that I never had, but the game made me feel like a had a chance to briefly feel what depression feels like. The body unwilling to move, the loss of hope, the restless eyes. Every aspect was portrayed so perfectly grimly, haunting my mind with the imagery of depression. It made me think about my friends who suffer from it and my past of not understanding their struggles.
I was not a great person in the past, and I didn't fully understand when people would tell me the extent of their mental health. It was hard to believe that depression could render them immobile, unable to attend school or do basic activities, but I have grown since then and have developed sympathy for everyone who struggles with mental illness.
I have never seen depression portrayed in such a strong way in games before. The thought the gameplay evoked in my brain was one of immense pain, anger, and sadness. Nobody should have to deal with depression, and I am angry at the world, and perhaps at the Gods or lack thereof, for letting such horrific feelings consume anyone on this Earth.
The emotions that Brown's game gave to me were unlike anything I have experienced. In the end, I fell into the abyss, and then I didn't replay the game. I don't know the happy ending to Brown's game, or if there even is one. All I know is the ending where I fall into the pit of darkness, letting it consume me, and being unable to get out. A feeling that I hope nobody is going through, but know for certain that some are.
Brown's game left me speechless. The art, while not complex, portrayed the dark depths of depression extremely well, to the point that playing it was anxiety-inducing. It will be available on the same day next year, and maybe then I will be able to overcome the depression and make it past the dark abyss begging me to fall inside of it. I hope you get through this, readers. You are strong and can accomplish anything. Never forget that. Never, ever, forget that.


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Why Your Social Security Benefits Aren't As High As Originally Anticipated
Social Security serves as the primary source of income for senior citizens that have reached retirement age. According to the Social Security Administration, half of all elderly married couples and 71% of elderly singles utilize Social Security as their dominant source of income. This is due to the fact that the benefits are protected against inflation and continue for the remainder of a retiree's life.
Having worked 30 to 35 years, an individual relies on Social Security to help tide their final years. If any occurrence or factor were to severely reduce the monthly payout they expect, their standard of living would be drastically impacted.
More than a quarter of retiree Americans are complaining about their monthly benefits being lower than expected. Their lack of knowledge in regards to Social Security and how monthly payouts are calculated results in them being caught blindsided when they receive a lowered amount.
Here, we list down the reasons that could potentially contribute to a decrease in your Social Security benefits.
Outstanding Debt
An offset; a circumstance when an individual you owe money to proclaims your benefits, could result in a decrease in payout. There are multiple types of debts that could result in an offset these include back taxes, child support payments, and unpaid student loans.
If you are found to be responsible for the debt, then the Social Security administration reduces your monthly benefits by a specific amount until full repayment occurs. According to regulations the first $750 of your benefits is protected, and you will receive that full amount before the repayment term starts.
In scenarios where there are outstanding back taxes or student loans, the government can withhold up to 15% of your monthly check while the unpaid child support figure jumps to 65%.
A great number of retirees in America find their payouts marginalized as a result of outstanding debts. The seriousness of this issue is reflected in the net collection of more than $700 million in offsets in 2016.
Furthermore, any social security beneficiaries who continue to work and haven't yet reached full retirement age are subject to an offset. According to regulations in 2019, benefits will decrease by one dollar for every two earned over the amount of $17,640. This practice continues until the full amount is satisfied or an individual reaches their retirement age.
Early Retirement & Earnings
Many hopefuls rely on their Social Security statements in order to estimate their likely monthly paychecks. The common misconception is that if the payout stated is $1500 at the age of 62, the estimate assumes the individual has worked until that age and many individuals are caught unaware. In case you take early retirement your actual benefits will not reflect what was originally stated.
Furthermore, the benefits are calculated based on the highest earnings over a 35 year period of work. The 35 highest annual amounts are adjusted for inflation, and the monthly payout figure is generated.
Individuals with less than the required work history face lowered monthly payouts, for instance, every year of unemployment adds a zero towards the average. Additionally, any pay cuts or low-paying jobs also bring down your average.
To counteract any missed work years individuals are advised to work till at least the age of 70 to complete the required 35 years. (But what if you don't want to work that long?)
Medicare Premiums
Another factor that lowers monthly payouts is Medicare premiums, which are deducted from your Social Security account.
In 2019, the monthly premium for Medicare Part B has been set at $135.50, for most individuals, this isn't a worrisome figure. Furthermore, the harmless rule prevents your social security from decreasing due to increasing Part B costs.
However, this rule doesn't cover retirees that earned more than $85,000 a year. Those individuals fall into a higher tax-bracket and are subject to Medicare surcharges with premiums in excess of $400. This is an exorbitant sum that will severely reduce your paychecks.
Government Pensions
Pensions for local, state or federal government work (for which social security taxes were paid) can be subject to substantial reductions in benefits for dependents.
Spouses that receive payouts on behalf of their partners will find their benefits reduced by two-thirds of the primary recipient's pension. For example, if you receive $600/month as a government pension, two-thirds of that amount ($400) will be subtracted from the benefit your spouse can claim.
As an individual approaching retirement you must be aware of all the factors that contribute to reduced monthly paychecks if you're exclusively relying on Social Security to fund your living.
You can see why we created a Social Security Analysis (link https://www.richlifeadvisors.com/social-security-analysis/) to help you navigate this whole process. With our analysis, you're guaranteed to save $5,000 or your money back. So no risk really.


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Honor 6C Pro Android 7.0 runs on Nuaga and the company's EMUI 5.1 skin is given above.
The phone is available in Black, Gold and Blue color variants. Honor 6C is worth 179 euros (about 13,750 rupees).
The phone will be made available in European markets first.
Honor 6C Pro has a 5.2-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display, which is equipped with Unibody.
Honor 6C Pro has an octa-core MediaTek MT 6750 processor that runs on 1.5 GHz.
The phone has gardener T-860 MP3 GPU and 3GB RAM for graphics.
Speaking of photography, the phone has a 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with aperture F / 2.2. On the other hand, the Honor 6C smartphone has an 8-megapixel sensor for selfie enthusiasts.
Talking about storage, Honor 6C Pro has 32 GB inbuilt storage which can be expanded through microSD card (128GB).
The phone has a micro-USB port, a headphone jack and a fingerprint scanner on the rear. Honor 6C Pro supports hybrid dual sim, meaning that simultaneous sim card and a sim card or a MicroSD card can be used.
The smartphone has a 3000 mAh battery. Helpix public first made information about the launch of the phone in Russia.
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GameStop Star Wars Black Series Exclusives Now Available for Pre-Order
Earlier in the week, GameStop dropped some new, unannounced pre-orders for two Hasbro Star Wars Black Series 6″ figures – the Heavy Battle Droid and a Jedi Knight Revan. Our…Read more »
Hasbro Announces European Convention Exclusive Star Wars Black Series Luke Skywalker
Today Hasbro announced a brand new STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES LUKE SKYWALKER (SKYWALKER STRIKES) figure that will be exclusive at a number of U.K.. and Europe cons, starting with Berlin Comic-Con…Read more »
The Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Sith Trooper Is Now Available for Pre-Order
You met him at SDCC, saw him again at D23, and if you didn't go to either of those excellent shows you now a have a chance to add the…Read more »
shopDisney To Offer Repackaged Sith Trooper at D23 Expo, Wider Availability to Follow
Hasbro today shared the news that a repackaged version of the SDCC Exclusive Star Wars: The Black Series 6-Inch Sith Trooper Figure will be available for purchase at D23 via shopDisney. Following…Read more »
New Star Wars Black Series "Hoth Han and Leia" 2-Pack Now Available to Order
Entertainment Earth today launched a new (to the US) Star Wars Black series two pack. This set was formerly an European convention exclusive, but Hasbro and Entertainment Earth are making…Read more »
Disney Store Star Wars Black Series Exclusives Now Available
Just a heads up to our readers that the three new Star Wars Black Series DisneyStore exclusives are now available to order online. Captain Phasma, Stormtrooper, and Zuckuss are linked and should also be…Read more »
Hasbro Reveals New Marvel Legends and Star Wars Figures at Paris Comic Con
Bonjour! Hasbro's world tour continues with their current stop at Paris Comic Con. They've kindly sent over official images of the new Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black and Star Wars…Read more »
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Hasbro has shared pictures of the 2nd wave of the Star Wars Black Archive Collection. The Archive Collection aims to get older figures into the hands of collectors, but with…Read more »
More Star Wars Black Series, Vintage Collection Reveals at NYCC
I was out of town over the weekend – so this news isn't totally fresh, but in case you missed it, Hasbro announced a second round of new Star Wars…Read more »
Hasbro's New Star Wars Reveals From NYCC
On this first day of NYCC, Hasbro revealed new 6″ Black Series, Micro Force and 3 3/4″ vintage figures. See below for all the new additions and a rough idea…Read more »
Hasbor Launches First International Convention Exclusive
Hasbro is making good on their promise to go global and has announced their first international convention exclusive! The Star Wars Black Series Han Solo and Princess Leia (Hoth) 2-pack…Read more »
Entertainment Earth's Exclusive 6″ Star Wars Black Series Admiral Piett Now Available
Celebrate Star Wars day with Entertainment Earth's as their latest shared Star Wars exclusive is now available to pre-order (with him expected to ship in June). Recreate your favorite Star…Read more »
Hasbro's Star Wars Reveals at Star Wars Celebration: Jaina Solo, Tarkin, SDCC Exclusives and More
We've already shared the SDCC exclusives news (premium versions of Luke with speeder and Grand Admiral Thrawn) in other posts but Hasbro has shared details and images of everything revealed…Read more »
New 6″ Star Wars Black Series Gamestop Exclusive Available For Pre-Order Now
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New Star Wars Black Series Vehicle Revealed: Rey's Speeder with New Rey Figure
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It's challenging finding flattering hairstyles for my type 3 curly hair. I've mostly worn my hair down and unadorned for the last decade. But recently, I've been curious to see if the curly community has come up with any solutions to the simple challenges of wearing your hair in a ponytail for type 3 hair in particular. And I was delighted to discover that a solution seemed to exist in the PuffCuff.
I've often casually gathered my hair into a ponytail with my hand and loved how it looked but hated it once I actually wrapped a scrunchy around it. All of the volume in my hair gets pinched away by the scrunchy and I end the day with a headache and a kink in my curly hair that I can't really get rid of until I washed my hair again. The PuffCuff seemed like it could avoid some of these problems by creating a looser and funkier ponytail.
If you didn't know, the PuffCuff is a lot like the banana clip, except it's shaped like a circle instead of a banana. Instead of cinching your hair with an elastic band, your curly hair actually holds the PuffCuff in place. They come in a variety of sizes that you can experiment with for different curly hair patterns, hair lengths, and hairstyles. The 5 inch "Original" PuffCuff is their largest size. Then comes the 3 inch "Junior" PuffCuff, their "Mini" 2.5-inch sizes, and finally the 1.5 inch "Micro" sizes.
How I Use It
To use the PuffCuff on my type 3 chin/shoulder-length hair, I gather my hair in a ponytail first with my hand. I then unclasp my PuffCuff, place it around my ponytail, and re-clamp it. If you don't think you can do this one-handed, then use a scrunchy or elastic band to secure your ponytail. After the PuffCuff is clasped, I like to grab half of my ponytail with one hand and the other half with the other, and then pull these apart. When I do this, I'm essentially pulling more hair into the ponytail, and wrapping it out and over the PuffCuff teeth. This ensures I'm both getting the most volume in my ponytail and securing the PuffCuff carefully.
Since my hair is on the shorter side, I need to be a bit inventive with hair pins to keep shorter strands of hair from falling down. I fluff up my pony or even pick it out to get optimal volume. The PuffCuff should be totally invisible!
Playing With PuffCuff Sizes
The "Original"
I think that the PuffCuff "Original," which is their largest size, is ideally suited to type 4 curly hair, or shorter type 3 hair. My chin length type 3 hair simply flops around in this much larger size and doesn't look like a ponytail, nor does it retain any kind of shape that I like. Unfortunately, I don't anticipate getting much use out of the "Original" unless I have a dramatic hair chop and want to experiment with shorter hairstyles.
The "Junior"
This is my favorite PuffCuff size and I usually wear it a few times a week. This looks like a nice, loose, voluminous ponytail on me. The base of this is perfect for counteracting everything I hate about a traditional ponytail with a scrunchy. Scrunchies make my hair too tight and kill all of the volume I love in my hair. My ponytail ends up droopy and floppy and not fun. With the "Junior," I ended up with a nice little bunny tail ponytail, which is exactly what I want out of a ponytail but simply can't achieve with a scrunchy.
The "Mini"
I don't gravitate to the "Mini" PuffCuff size for a ponytail, but it still works well for my type 3 hair. I suspect this size will be ideally suited to Type 2 and Type 3 hair, especially if you're worried about whether you have enough hair volume to fill out a "Junior" size.
The "Micro"
I would only recommend this size if you're hoping to create two or more ponytails, or if you suspect you lack the hair volume to fill out the "Junior" or even the "Mini." This size is ideally suited for children's hair as well.
Final Thoughts
I really enjoy my "Junior" sized PuffCuff. It solves all of the problems I've encountered when trying to create ponytails with scrunchies or elastic bands. Scrunchies and elastic bands create really tight ponytails without much volume in the pony itself. I really love how the "Junior"'s wider base makes my pony really voluminous and funky. Because it isn't as tight a fit as a scrunchy or elastic band, the hair not gathered into the ponytail is looser and has more volume as well. I can keep my bangs down, and keep tendrils down around my ears, and end up with a looser and more romantic ponytail that still stays in place all day.
I found it really challenging determining what size was best suited for me before purchasing, so I hope this guide is helpful to some of you out there with the same questions!
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The Etiquette Factory is available to speak and teach in any church setting. Sometimes, church is the best setting to teach manner's skills, because at the heart of proper manners is love for others.
The Etiquette Factory can teach children, teens, or adults with a variety of workshop instruction. We will meet your needs and your schedule.
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Etiquette Luncheons
These luncheon workshops are taught by a Certified Etiquette Consultant and catered by a local Fine Dining Restaurant. There are a multiple of workshops to choose from; however we recommend the entire series to help ensure the performance of your employees, the professional atmosphere of your workplace and the continued success of your business.
Workshop 1: Communication
- Proper Introductions
- Addressing Adults, Seniority
- Tact
- Relationships with Colleagues
- Conversation Etiquette
- Confidentiality
- Interruptions
- Respect for the Workplace Environment
- Standing Up
- Dealing with Rudeness
- Personal vs. Professional
- Telephone Manners
- Email Etiquette
Workshop 2: Integrity at Work
- Fixing Problems
- Taking Responsibility
- Being a Team Player
- Traits of a Good Boss
- Open Door Policy
- Permission for Personal Use
- Filtering
- Complaints
- Borrowing
- Effective Time Management
- Sexual Harassment
Workshop 3: Dining Etiquette
"The Essentials to Making a Great Impression"
- Dos and Don'ts
- Proper Table Setting
- Selecting the Restaurant
- Global Customs
- Respect for the Host
- Who orders first
- Who pays
- When to bring up business
- Seating your guest
- Handling Mistakes
- Small talk and topics to avoid
- Excusing Yourself
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This little trick is super useful when you're feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, nervous or when your head feels noisy. Learn how to turn to your brain and say SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
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I spent years learning how to meditate, reading books, going to classes and even silent retreats. I remember sitting in one particular silent retreat just cursing my mind because no matter how hard I tried I couldn't turn it off. Meditation felt awful to me.
Then one day I finally figured out that turning your mind off is impossible. Even serious meditators will tell you that trying to clear your mind is a useless endeavor. Instead of trying to turn OFF the noise in your head, try this exercise.
Turn your awareness to your body. When I saw awareness, I mean - what are you paying attention to? Ok, let me back up. To answer this question, you first have to realize that YOU are something completely separate from your brain and your body. YOU are the thing that pays attention to your brain or your body. YOU are the capacity for awareness. Deep I know, but follow me here.
You can only pay attention to a few things at a time. Think of your attention like a spotlight. You can turn it onto your thoughts or you can turn it down to your body. When you pay attention to something, it gets brighter and louder. When you don't pay attention to it, it gets quieter and in turn impacts you less.
Let's take an example. Right now, pay really exquisite attention to your right hand. Feel if it's cold or hot. Is it heavy or light? Move your index finger, what does that really feel like if you were trying to describe it? When you turned your attention to your finger, did you notice much more than you were noticing previously?
When you turn your attention to your thoughts, they are louder and harder to handle. When you, instead, turn your attention down to your body, your thoughts feel farther away, quieter. You can turn your attention to one part of your body, your foot, a toe, your nose. Or you can just turn your attention to your body as a whole.
I like to think of my attention like sand. When I'm paying more attention to my brain (in mindfulness we call that "In your head") the sand is in my head. But when I deliberately turn my attention to my body, I picture that sand flowing down out of my head, down my neck, and into my body. I let the sand drift down and feel more and more heavy in my feet or in my butt if I'm sitting.
Try this now. Close your eyes and turn your attention from your head to your body. Get "into your body" as we like to say in mindfulness practice. You can do all this in seconds, just turn your awareness to your body and let go of whatever is happening in your mind.
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Why MYPPM WAS ESTABLISHED.
For over 30 years Kim & her husband Ron have bought, sold, renovated and leased out properties in South East Queensland. At times they employed different real estate agents to manage some of their rental properties. At the end of each tenancy whether the property was to be sold or re-let, they became quite disappointed and totally disillusioned with the presentation of these properties. Kim began to think she was too fussy until finally she decided she would lease and manage the properties herself, at all times in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Authority rules and regulations.
For 12 years Kim held the position of administration manager at a local Marina, this position involved managing hundreds of wet and dry berths, commercial premises and residential units for the owners of the marina, accounts receivable/payable, interestingly, with reflection he was the owner and she was his personal property manager for those years. When the marina was sold for development, she felt she had no alternative but to pursue a full time career in Property Management, with a secret passion to care for the rental properties owned by the mum and dad investors out there.
After another 4 years she began to feel restricted in her quest while working at a large real estate agency. She then established her own property management business, My Personal Property Manager.
Now into our 8th year, since the inception of MYPPM, Kim's passion continues and is contagious. The outstanding success of MYPPM and the results we continue to achieve year after year is reflected by the consistent number of owner/investors joining us to enjoy our specialized personal service.
During the first 6 months of 2017, Kim had to make a decision to ensure we continue our high standard of service, it is now time for a full time long term Senior Property Manager to work directly beside her and join our small team.
Welcome Jodie Brunt. For the majority of the locals Jodie does not need any introduction. She started her Real Estate Career in Property Management on Bribie Island in 2004, Jodie and Kim worked together for 2 years almost a decade ago.
Jodie joins us with a wealth of experience and knowledge in the real estate industry, she has lived locally for 26 years and Jodie has always shown a strong ethical commitment toward residential property management. She shares our passion! Perfect person perfect timing.


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If you want to make your destination wedding in Cartagena and you don't know where to start, this post will be perfect for you. You will find a list of 12 critical points that will serve as a guide for your destination wedding planning.
1. Set the date.
This is the first check on your list, define the date for your destination wedding. If you have a clear date you can easily move on choosing the venue, sending invitations, coordinating accommodation, buying tickets, among other things.
You should have clear in advance the date for your wedding in Cartagena, this way you'll get availability for the venue and save costs.
I know it can be difficult to choose this important date and that is why I recommend you to follow this step-by-step guide.
2. Determine the type of ceremony.
The second point on your list is to decide the kind of ceremony for your marriage. Whether it's a civil, catholic or symbolic ceremony, the one you choose defines the venue where it'll take place.
For example, if your destination wedding begins with a Catholic ceremony, you should think only about the churches and cathedrals of Cartagena because a Catholic ceremony can't take place outside of a Catholic temple.
3. Research marriage requirements for Cartagena
Choosing a destination wedding involves taking into account the requirements for marriage to be legal outside your country.
If you want to make a wedding in Cartagena there are some documents you must submit according to the type of ceremony you select, in this post you will find more details about it.
4. Set your wedding venue.
This is one of the most important decisions for your marriage. In Cartagena you'll find different options from traditional to modern and that can adjust to your wedding concept.
I recommend you to decide in advance and book since the agenda of the most beautiful wedding venues in Cartagena is quite tight.
5. Get local help.
Seek advice for your destination wedding planning. A local wedding planner will help you defining a checklist and steps to follow to prepare your marriage, also she'll be a valuable counselor for decision making.
Learn more about all the benefits about hiring a wedding planner in Cartagena.
6. Accommodation.
For a destination wedding, defining accommodation is a key element. You can coordinate with your wedding planner to book a block of rooms in a hotel in Cartagena, this provides security to your family and guests and allows integration between them. Using this method facilitates logistics and you obtain better hotel rates.
7. Send the invitations in advance.
Your guests need enough time to get ready and be able to attend your destination wedding in Cartagena. You should send the invitations at least 6 and maximum 3 months in advance, so they can book the hotel and get tickets at an affordable price, plan their vacations and enjoy the city. Otherwise, they will find many barriers to be with you.
8. Use a wedding website
A website dedicated to your wedding is a tool that will facilitate communication with your family and guests. Include all the information you consider relevant and useful. If you're not clear about what to include in your wedding website, read this post.
9. Work on a wedding budget.
Define a concept for the wedding to set an idea of everything needed related to decoration, lights, music, among other elements. Work a budget with your wedding planner to land your dreams and adjust them to your possibilities.
10. Visit Cartagena before your wedding
If you have the chance to do so, I recommend visiting Cartagena a few months before your wedding. Several days in the city will allow you to know the venue, meet your suppliers personally, live a travel experience to share with your family and guests, among other activities. I invite you to discover more benefits of this small trip before your wedding here.
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My son has been in Uganda for about three weeks now. On Saturdays, he and a friend have been going down to Ray of Hope in Namuwongo and hanging out with the kids there. They've been having a great time, and I've had several Facebook messages from kids who have spent time with him. I leave on Thursday and will arrive Friday night (UG time, afternoon US time). I hope to be able to post – there has been internet most of the time he's been there, which is amazing! If not, I'll catch you up when I get back.
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Paint It Black...Again
Nothing in gaming felt quite as rewarding as landing a crazy shot in Modern Warfare 2.
Though a close second would be coming in hot with a nuclear streak and dropping the bomb on the entire enemy team and hearing their rage fill your headset with screeches and screams. Any longtime Call of Duty fan knows these feelings, and none of the franchise's games since the first and second Black Ops iterations have riled up that nostalgia for me. It's no secret that the last few years have been rather divisive for Call of Duty, but 30 hours with Black Ops 4 have been a serious trip down memory lane with a fresh new take on one of the most popular shooter franchises of all time.
Starting from the top, BO4 takes us back to the highly requested "boots on the ground" gameplay style- a far cry from the more recent use of jetpacks and boosters we've seen thus far- and man is it refreshing. The gameplay is smooth and the lack of boosting and hopping around would probably make one assume that it slows the pace of the game down, but the truth is quite the opposite. Smaller maps with shorter lines of sight mean the action never stops, though this speed does occasionally make for strange spawn points and frustrating instances of repeated deaths to players you can't even see. These are all minor gripes that can be fixed with updates and attributed to becoming accustomed to the speed of the gameplay, however. Ultimately, going back to its roots is exactly what Call of Duty needed to liven up the experience for new players and longtime fans.
Healing after a gunfight in past games meant sneaking behind cover and waiting for your health to come back before pushing forward again, but BO4 once again changes the formula with their manual healing system. The press of a button initiates a "stimshot" healing that slowly regenerates HP and goes into a cooldown afterward. This is one of the mechanics that speeds up the gameplay and allows players to stay in the fight or jump back in very quickly. Certain perks will lower the cooldown and let players heal while shooting, making for some exciting and game-changing plays. Other perks allow you to use body armor, granting you bonus HP and a buffer against gunfire. The armor was one of the most controversial additions leading up to the release, and it could use a little more tweaking, but it's a huge improvement comparatively. BO4's multiplayer has made leaps and bounds when compared to past games, and the sacrifice of losing the campaign is apparent in the time and effort put into this mode.
When World at War released, I had only tried the critically acclaimed and hugely popular zombies mode a few times. However, when the first of the Black Ops trilogy made its way into stores, I lost countless hours of sleep and my grades tanked quite a bit as I began playing every single bit of zombies content over and over again. In my first minutes with Black Ops 4 and its zombies content, I knew that Treyarch had yet again struck gold- and let's just say I'm glad I haven't had any homework to do. With three action-packed zombies experiences (four if you're a season pass holder) to choose from, the potential for hours of mindless zombie slaying is at an all-time high. The gameplay feels fresh and classic all at the same time, delivering new content without pushing too much on players and driving some veteran fans away. The addition of new, hulk-like zombies offer a new way to shake things up and keep players on their toes.
Zombies used to make me nervous playing, as if I was actually on the blood-soaked grounds, hammering windows and fearing the corners I bustled around. As time went on, it began to become a routine of trying for higher and higher rounds- the zombies simply obstacles in my path. Now, dropping in with the ominous music playing fills me with nervousness and dread as I hear the undead's moans closing in, and I love every moment of it. Treyarch has infused the mode with fresh takes and challenging obstacles, all the while tapping back into my love for zombies mode of old and I can't wait to dive back in.
Blackout was easily the most anticipated and simultaneously the most controversial game mode to be added to the franchise. The Battle Royale buzz has been climbing for some time now, brought along by powerhouses in the genre like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and has sprouted many titles from developers new and old alike. So it comes as no surprise that Call of Duty would attempt to capitalize on that hype by adding their own twist to the newly lauded genre. I was nervous for Blackout and after the beta, I didn't feel that anything new would be brought to the table, but Treyarch has managed to deliver a fresh and tantalizing battle royale experience.
While the player count started slightly lower, usually at 88 (it decreases and increases with updates based on player feedback), the experience feels largely similar to a typical battle royale, with the last player standing victorious. Various maps from previous Call of Duty entries make an appearance on the large map, split up by typical geographical landmarks like hills and mountains that make for great vantage points. I haven't spent a ton of time with it yet, but I've had some of the funniest and most enjoyable experiences with friends while playing- something I've never had with other battle royale games. The smooth and fast gameplay of Call of Duty multiplayer translates well into Blackout and the potential pairing of seasoned shooting mechanics with this genre is limitless.
With Black Ops 4, Treyarch has written a familiar love letter to past iterations while still managing to deliver a fresh and exciting take on the FPS genre. These small iterations on the formula provide a pallet cleanse of sorts for players who have burned out on previous titles. Smaller maps and very few spawn points make for a frustrating adjustment, but the end result is still the exact same thrilling rush that Black Ops has become known for. I fell in love with Call of Duty all over again here and as many of the pro players are saying- "It's gonna be a good year for CoD."


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ISO 9001:2015 serves as the quality benchmark for an array of organizations located across the globe. It acts as a crucial framework for businesses to judge & maintain their internal processes according to a fixed set of quality guidelines.
As an international standard for quality management, ISO 9001:2015 provides a set of principles that need to be followed for ensuring continual quality improvement in all departments.The eight quality management principles that define & explicate the core of ISO 9001: 2015 are as follows:
Xano, Inc. is one of the top-tier companies that have been awarded the prestigious 9001:2015 certification. We strive constantly for delivering quality services for our government and international clients. We adhere to a quality-centric plan for all our endeavors; the ultimate outcome is a mix of total customer satisfaction and peace of mind.


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This stone seems to be one of those natural eratic rocking stones that we all love. Unfortunately this one's lost its rockability! The stone has slipped from its bedrock platform and wobbles no more.
It is a huge weather sculpted boulder some 3m to a side and 2m thick. The eastern face is beautifully eroded. It looks as if someone has picked it up in one hand and squeezed it. I wouldn't be at all surprised if this stone didn't have some giant throwing folklore attached to it.
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This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide.
Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate.
Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies.
The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out.
UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system.
ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps.


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When it's time to renovate your household painting is one of the first steps that you can think of. The outside of your house is indeed important but that should not mean that you can ignore the insides. The interiors are where you can show your style and taste at the fullest. According to Toronto painters you should go for something completely unique, after all this is where the gusts come in and also this is the place here you can experiment with different styles. So utilize this to the fullest. But first you should follow a few steps.
Create A Base
There is no good color payoff without a good base. Plus your walls are not supposed to be super smooth. They are uneven and have a lot of flaws, if there are any holes, make sure that you fill them using cement and then use wall primer for a smooth base. According to Toronto painters a primer does not only create a smooth surface but also helps bring out the color better, so you get a richer color. Therefore never skip this steps. There are paints that have a two-in-one effect which claim to have a primer contained in them. That can make your task easier but they don't have the same results like an actual primer.
Paint In Sections
It is usually taken that painting the ceiling first is a better idea. Sectioning your work can actually help you a lot as that way you will be more organized and be able to finish one section at a time. Toronto painters think that all these steps fall under careful planning. And careful planning is basically getting the job half done. Also you need the right kind of brushes for painting. The corner re hard to reach, in order to paint them seamlessly you need an angled brush. They get the corners properly.
You also need a thick brush for the application of the paint. Use light strokes first then use a roller brush on top to smooth out the edges. After the first coat is all dried up you can apply a second coat otherwise you will not get the desired color finishing, also a second coat is necessary to make the color last longer as Toronto painters say. So remember, that at least two coats are necessary, but definitely wait for the first coat to dry.
You cannot finish the task without completing the other parts of the household like the doors and windows. The doors and windows will require a different kind of color compared to the walls, simply because of the difference in material. You can go for oil based paints as they are easy to clean and stains don't stay on them or stick to them very often. You can also go for a matte finish. But Toronto painters suggest that you keep this part for the end as there can be mistakes while painting the walls and it is better not to take that risk.
So follow these few steps and take on your home painting project.


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Pro-tip: you don't need to unzip the halfway level for babies every time. It also folds up. You only need to unzip the halfway level when your child is big enough to sleep on the bottom level.
At just 5kg, the AeroMoov travel cot is a true lightweight. While this offers quite a few advantages, many wonder whether the travel cot is stable enough for older children who are capable of pulling themselves upright or who can climb out of the cot by themselves. We would like to emphasise that the AeroMoov Instant travel cot meets the most stringent requirements for collapsible travel cots as stipulated by EN716-1:2008 and A1:2013. To illustrate this, we deliberately unleashed a slightly older child on the travel cot. Our goal: tipping over the Instant travel cot. Watch the result in the video below!


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Yair Emanuel Set of 4 Laminated Placemats - Pomegranates (Turquoise)
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We are proud to present an exciting line of Artistic Judaica by Yair Emanuel.
Add a dash of festive color to your dining room with this wonderful set of placemats! It features a cheerful colorful pomegranate design, one of the seven Biblical species of the Land of Israel and a classic Jewish decorative motif. Based on a hand painted design and printed on quality heavy paper and laminated, this set will add brightness to your table for years to come!
Artist Yair Emanuel, a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, lives and works in Jerusalem. Vivid and harmonious colors as well as a mixture of the old and the new characterize Emanuel's work, which is designed and crafted in his Jerusalem studio. The principal techniques utilized encompass painting on silk, hand-embroidery, raw-silk appliqué and painting on wood.


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The software needs of a health insurance marketplace call center
To boost productivity at your health insurance marketplace call center, it's important to have the right technology. Your clients have individual needs and you must be prepared to share information with them confidently and professionally. The right software can help you accomplish that.
What are Health Insurance Marketplace Best Practices for Call Centers?
As you shop for the best software vendor, consider available software integrations, processes, and workflows—be prepared to ask questions and find out how experienced each vendor is with your industry.
These best practices can help you plan your workflows:
- Omni-channel support: Consider how well each communication channel is supported and how you can offer better service through that channel. What do your customers need from SMS text message, phone, and chat communications with you, for example?
- Call queuing: When incoming leads and calls come in to your contact center, how are these communications routed to the correct agents and departments? Have a call queue can help.
- Customer relationship management (CRM): What prospect and caller information is available in real time to agents in your contact center? A CRM solution can help your agents appear prepared, organized, and more personal.
- Scripts and training: How are your agents trained? What makes them qualified? What scripts do you provide to your agents to keep them on point in every conversation with prospects?
What Software Tools do Marketplace Call Centers Need?
The right CRM, VoIP service (Voice over Internet Protocol), knowledge center, and private branch exchange (PBX) can help your health insurance marketplace close more leads and stay competitive. Basically, you need a means of monitoring your call center, tracking performance, and managing call traffic. Generating reports regularly allows you to track your progress and see how individual agents and departments are performing.
With the right software, you can directly impact how well your call center performs, so it's worth it to find a vendor who has experience serving your industry and helping other health insurance marketplaces build more effective call center processes. Your vendor should be able to help you develop best practices for using call center software and growing overall performance.
Allowing health insurance marketplaces to access enterprise-grade phone and contact center services at a more economical cost, VoIP service has revolutionized the industry. Advanced phone service tools and features are now easier to deploy and scale than ever before.
Knowledge Center
With a knowledge center and the right software to manage it, your marketplace can offer an online library where customers can get their most common questions answered. This can free up contact center resources so your healthcare marketplace call center team can be as efficient as possible.
Hosted PBX
With a cloud-hosted PBX, your marketplace call center can have PBX functionality without the need to deploy an onsite PBX device. Your company can quickly and effectively manage call traffic within your contact center.
Workflow Management
Of course, it helps to be able to manage what's happening inside your contact center as well. Stay ahead by using software to manage your workflows and keep everything connected. See in real time how productive your agents are, monitor your call traffic, and stay organized.
How do I Choose the Right Technology?
With help from the right SaaS vendor for your healthcare marketplace call center, you can choose the technology you'll need to serve your clients and stay productive. Software can help you monitor your call center's key performance indicators (KPIs) and generate reports to track progress. By giving your agents access to the information they need, you can empower your team to reach higher levels of productivity and accomplish more as a company.
Industry best practices that put call center technology and VoIP to use may transform your call center's results and enable healthcare marketplaces to reach and exceed their goals. It's a smart investment to bring today's technology into your call center's workflow.
Insurance companies have enough on their plates. Choose a world-class SaaS technology solution and focus on what's important: your clients. Call 1-866-879-8647 orfill out an online form to request a no-obligation quote from an 8x8 product specialist.


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Some saints are renowned for their eloquence of speech; others, for their extraordinary deeds. All are remarkable for their piety, for their intense devotion to God, loving Him above all else, and loving whomever God loves for His sake. These are true friends of God, dear to Him and precious in His sight.
Although few of us are gifted with the remarkable words and deeds of the saints, each of us can cultivate within our heart a sincere and pious devotion to God, which will, with the help of God's grace, manifest itself in a holy lifestyle suitable to our present station in life. Therein lies the key to sanctity and to our ultimate fulfillment.
God bless!


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Sir Proby Thomas Cautley, KCB (3 January 1802 – 25 January 1871), English engineer and palaeontologist, born in Stratford St Mary, Suffolk,[1] is best known for conceiving and supervising the construction of the Ganges canal during East India Company rule in India. The canal stretches some 350 miles between its headworks at Haridwar and, after bifurcation near Aligarh, its confluences with the Ganges river mainstem in Kanpur and the Yamuna river in Etawah.[2] At the time of completion, it had the greatest discharge of any irrigation canal in the world.[2]
Proby Cautley was educated at Charterhouse School (1813–18), followed by the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe (1818–19). After less than a year there, he was commissioned second lieutenant and dispatched to India, joining the Bengal Presidency artillery in Calcutta. In 1825, he assisted Captain Robert Smith, the engineer in charge of constructing the Eastern Yamuna canal, also called the Doab canal. He was in charge of this canal for 12 years between 1831 and 1843. By 1836, he was Superintendent-General of Canals.
Ganges canalEdit
In 1840 Cautley reported on the proposed Ganges canal, for the irrigation of the country between the rivers Ganges, Hindan and Yamuna (then called the Jumna), which was his most important work. Cautley began working towards his dream of building a Ganges canal, and spent six months walking and riding through the area taking each measurement himself. He was confident that a 500-kilometre canal was feasible. There were many obstacles and objections to his project, mostly financial, but Cautley persevered and eventually persuaded the British East India Company to back him. This project was sanctioned in 1841, but the work was not begun till 1843, and even then Cautley found himself hampered in its execution by the opposition of Lord Ellenborough.
Digging of the canal began in April 1842.[3] Cautley had to make his own bricks, brick kiln and mortar. Initially, he was opposed by the Hindu priests at Haridwar, who felt that the waters of the holy river Ganges would be imprisoned; but Cautley pacified them by agreeing to leave a gap in the dam from where the water could flow unchecked. He further appeased the priests by undertaking the repair of bathing ghats along the river. He also inaugurated the dam by the worship of Lord Ganesh, the god of good beginnings. Construction of the dam faced many complications, including the problem of the mountainous streams that threatened the canal. Near Roorkee, the land fell away sharply and Cautley had to build an aqueduct to carry the canal for half a kilometre. As a result, at Roorkee the canal is 25 metres higher than the original river. From 1845 to 1848 he was absent in England owing to ill-health, and on his return to India he was appointed director of canals in the North-Western Provinces. When the canal formally opened on 8 April 1854,[4] its main channel was 348 miles (560 km) long, its branches 306 miles (492 km) long and the various tributaries over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) long. Over 767,000 acres (3,100 km2) in 5,000 villages were irrigated.
He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Roorkee college, named the Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1854 and now known as IIT Roorkee. One of the twelve student hostels of IIT Roorkee is named after him.[5]
Fossil workEdit
Cautley was actively involved in Dr Hugh Falconer's fossil expeditions in the Siwalik Hills. He presented a large collection of mammalian fossils, including hippopotamus and crocodile fossils indicating that the area had once been a swampland. Other animal remains that he found here included the sabre-toothed tiger, Elephis ganesa (an elephant with a trunk length of about 101⁄2 feet), the bones of a fossil ostrich and the remains of giant cranes and tortoises.
He also contributed numerous memoirs, some written in collaboration with Falconer, to the Proceedings of the Bengal Asiatic Society and the Geological Society of London on the geology and fossil remains of the Sivalik Hills.
Cautley's writings indicated his large and varied interests. He wrote on a submerged city, twenty feet underground, in the Doab: on the coal and lignite in the Himalayas; on gold washings in the Siwaliks, between the Sutlej and the Yamuna; on a new species of snake; on the mastodons of the Siwaliks and on the manufacture of tar.
In 1860 he published a full account of the making of the Ganges canal.
Awards and honoursEdit
In 1837, he received Wollaston medal of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.
The plant genus Cautleya is named in his honour.[6]
A student hostel (Cautley Bhawan) in Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is named after him.[5]
After the Ganges canal was opened in 1854 he went back to England, where he was made KCB, and from 1858 to 1868 he occupied a seat on the Council of India. He died at Sydenham, near London, on 25 January 1871.
- Cautley, Proby T. (1860). Report on the Ganges Canal Works: from their commencement until the opening of the Canal in 1854. London: Smith, Elder. (2 vols.)
- Cautley, Proby Thomas (1864). Ganges canal: a disquisition on the heads of the Ganges of Jumna canals, North-western Provinces. London.
- ^ History of Physical Anthropology - Frank Spencer - Google Books Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ a b Stone (2002) p.18
- ^ Upper Ganges Canal The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 12, p. 138.
- ^ Cautley, Proby Thomas (1 January 1860). Report on the Ganges canal works:from their commencement until the opening of the canal in 1854. London. hdl:2027/uc1.c2697499.
- ^ a b "Cautley Bhawan". IIT Roorkee. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Bream, Roland (2013), "An overview of Cautleya", The Plantsman, New Series, 12 (2): 122–125
|Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article about Sir Proby Thomas Cautley.
- Brown, Joyce (1980), "A Memoir of Colonel Sir Proby Cautley, F.R.S., 1802–1871, Engineer and Palaeontologist", Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, 34 (2): 185–225, doi:10.1098/rsnr.1980.0008, JSTOR 531808
- Stone, Ian (2002), Canal Irrigation in British India: Perspectives on Technological Change in a Peasant Economy (Cambridge South Asian Studies), Cambridge and London: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 392, ISBN 0-521-52663-9
- Vibart, H.M. (1894). Addiscombe: its heroes and men of note. Westminster: Archibald Constable. pp. 333–6. OL 23336661M.


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Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. -- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
I do not smoke but I used to. Four days on morphine in the hospital after my heart attack cured me. I mean it really totally completely cured me. I walked out of the hospital not desiring to smoke and the desire has not returned. It was a Mackerel!
However, prior to this major and miraculous event I had tried to stop smoking on my own and failed each time. While I was trying to stop I turned into the meanest and most confused soul on earth. Personally I do not want the President struggling to solve major world issues and concentrating on the need for his nicotine at the same time. Can he put Russia or China or Korea or Iran on hold on the red telephone as he heads outside for a puff or two?
Now the media will stalk him trying to catch him with a smoke. It will be front page on the tabloids. We will probably treat him worse over that tobacco than we did Clinton and his cigar!
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I hope not. I have posted several times about how much I smoked and how hard it was to quit. I hope he will quit, if only to be an example to others, especially his girls.ReplyDelete
Grannie Annie....I could not have said it better!! I too was a heavy smoker and quiting was the hardest thing I ever did but I must say it also was the best thing because there is nothing better than FREEDOM!! I did not even know he smoked until I recently read that he would not smoke in the White House.ReplyDelete
It's great that you gave up the weed.ReplyDelete
The only smoker in our family was my Dad and we gave him a hard time about it complaining about the smell and how it made us cough.
I used to feel a bit guilty about it but now I wish we'd given him an even harder time to make him give up. He never did sadly. So good for you!
I heard the White House has a No Smoking policy, so I guess he'll have to chew Nicorette while he's there.ReplyDelete
If the stress of the campaign made him relapse back into smoking, then the stress of being President is going to cause his habit to triple. Campaigning is one thing, leading our nation is a much harder thing. If smoking calms his nerves, then I guess it's better for him to smoke than to be on edge. For the sake of his health, I hope he's able to kick the habit.
He can excuse himself and get his fix (in the White House smoking lounge) if he so desires. After all, he is the President and as you say, smoking is legal.ReplyDelete
Congrats to you for giving it up! You have better habits now. ;)
He shoulda just kept that tidbit to himself. There will be big bucks to the photographer who catches him in the act.ReplyDelete
All Federal offices have a no smoking policy, but I am sure the President can do pretty much what he wants. I had not really thought through this whole issue and you have put it in good perspective. Congratulation on being a non-smoker.ReplyDelete
Oh dear! I hadn;t given the issue a thought, but you are so right...will he be sneaking a smoke in the Presidential bathroom or suffering from withdrawl? Maybe he can nibble on some jelly beans ..ReplyDelete
I heard that this on the news first thing this morning and thought - who cares.ReplyDelete
I'm with you - take a puff or two and make a sane decision.
Funny - my word verification characters are - boom
These are such interesting responses. For former smokers it is easy to relate to those moments of withdrawal and we really don't wish them on anyone.ReplyDelete
Ralph, your verification word sure expresses my greatest fear.
I didn't know that he hadn't quit - and I agree, he should to set a good example for his girls. (I know, I know - there's nothing worse than an ex-smoker, right?)ReplyDelete
I went to a concert Sunday night and left complaining about the pot smoke. I felt old.
I live in Canada, so my opinion hardly counts. The one thing I have against the public when it comes to the President or our Prime Minister is that they try to live their personal lives for them. We need to mind our own business. lol If Obama wants to smoke, that is his personal choice. It has nothing to do with how intelligent he is or whether or not he can lead the country. My opinion is the same as yours. If he has been unable to kick the habit, then let him have a smoke. He could do worse things and if the White House has a smoking lounge, the more power to him. If not, then he will have to step outside.
Enjoyed my visit, as always.
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SAD BUT TRUE: I stopped smoking for 15 years and picked it up again just for the hell of it. After five days on morphine this February, I came out clean and smoke free. FIVE MONTHS later, while remembering how I started again after fifteen years, I felt defeated to fate. I figured I'd start again eventually, and I ON PURPOSE, picked up a cigarette and got started again. MAN. IDIOT IDIOT IDIOT. Now I have to look forward to having another 5 days on morphine. It's my only chance.ReplyDelete
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There is now a new quit smoking drug available in the market. This latest breakthrough is known as Chantix. It is able to help smokers snub out their addiction by working on the brain.ReplyDelete


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Frenzy Plant Sceptile analysis: how does it compare to other Grass types?
Frenzy Plant, has been confirmed as the signature move for Sceptile this Community Day. In PvE (gyms/raids) it is a 2 bar move with 100 base power and a cooldown of 2.8 seconds. In PvP, it takes 45 energy and again has 100 base power.
Sceptile with Frenzy Plant
Grass Type Overview
While the Grass type is not the most useful type in the current metagame, it still maintains a substantial relevance. One such niche is that being effective against Ground while resisting Grass makes it a favorite against Solar Beam Grass Groudon Ground.
Top Tier Grass Attackers and Movesets
From the data listed above it is clear that Frenzy Plant is the best PvE charge move for Sceptile; however, when compared to other Grass Pokémon, FP Sceptile loses some luster. It falls short of Roserade in both DPS and TDO, and Venusaur in TDO. This data means FP Sceptile is the strongest Grass starter, second overall, but its fragility translates to more potions and revives in the long run. Furthermore, since both Venusaur and Roserade are dual Grass Poison, they double resist Grass attacks, further increasing Sceptile's relative fragility when used against Solar Beam Groudon.
Speaking of Solar Beam Groudon, this is probably the best raid boss to use Grass Pokémon against.
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Frenzy Plant Sceptile takes less time to finish of Groudon than Venusaur but isn't as fast as Roserade. FP Sceptile also requires, on average, two more battlers than either Venusaur or Roserade. These three fair significantly better than in TTW with similar death tolls as the other Grass counters.
The place where Sceptile can really shine is against ground type Pokémon with two ground type moves, since it has a resistance to ground that Roserade and Venusaur lose because of their Poison-typing. This situation is apparent against Mud Shot/Earthquake Groudon, where it just barely outdoes Roserade as an attacker because of its bulk. However, it does need sunny weather in order to perform well, otherwise, Roserade takes the cake again.
Currently, Frenzy Plant has the best DPE of any Grass charge move, with 2.22. This stat is significantly higher than Leaf Blade or Solar Beam at 2.00 and 1.88 respectively. Frenzy Plant takes 45 energy while Leaf Blade, tied for fastest Charge Move, only takes 35, meaning Leaf Blade will fire off quicker but do less damage overall. While this means Frenzy Plant will improve Sceptile's viability in PvP, its lower Defense and Stamina compared to Venusaur and Meganium cause it to better suited as an anchor in PvP.
For PvP, Sceptile benefits from having Fury Cutter Bug instead of Bullet Seed Grass. Fury Cutter does not benefit from STAB but generates more energy while providing the same damage as Bullet Seed factoring in STAB. With a Bug quick move, Sceptile can be used to counter Psychic, Grass, and Dark Pokémon.
While Frenzy Plant is Sceptile's best Charge Move, it still doesn't outperform Roserade in PvE. While it slightly beats Venusaur in DPS, Sceptile's fragility severally limits its TDO. Venusaur and Meganium slightly exceed Sceptile, as a pure Grass Pokémon, in PvP as well, again due to its low defense and stamina.
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