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Watching Wildlife in the Alps
Vallée d'Aoste - Italy
Period :June to September
Price :From 269 €
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Group :From 8 to 15 personnes
Duration :3 jours
Three days to get near to the herds of chamois and ibexes of the most beautiful National Park of the Alps. Accommodation by the comfortable Vittorio Sella hut (hot showers), in a splendid mountain pasture dominated by peaks and glaciers.
ROUTE : Day 1) Meeting Place : Valnontey parking at 11.45 am. From this typical Italian village, height 5,564 feet, we follow the easy mule path going up to Vittorio Sella hut, through nice larch trees forests. After one hour walking, we have pic-nic at the old mountain pasture of Toule, where, maybe, we will see the first chamois of the day. In the afternoon, going up close to the waterfalls of Gran Lauson torrent, the footpath leads us to Vittorio Sella hut, height 8,478 feet, built below the first slopes of Gran Serraz and Lauson peaks. After settling in the hut, we have a short walk in the surrounding aera to approach ibexes and marmots. Night by the hut. Duration of the stage : 3 hours. Difference of level : 2,914 feet up, 0 feet down. Day 2) With light back-packs, walk to the areas of Lauson's pass and Rousse pass, where we have the best chances to approach the ibexes herds. Observation and photography. We will come back to Vittorio Sella hut by the end of the afternoon. Night by the hut. Duration of the stage : between 2 and 4 hours. Difference of level : between 1,000 and 2,000 feet up, idem down. Day 3) We follow the nearly horizontal path of Herbetet, a superb route dominating the Val Nontey, facing "Coupé di money" and Tribolazione glaciers. The path goes along Lauson lake, and the old mountain pastures of Pian di Ressello and Herbetet, where we have good chances to approach marmots and ibexes. Descent to Erfaulet bridge, where we may see chamois. Pic-nic, and descent through Val Nontey forests till Valnontey parking. Duration of the stage : 5 hours. Difference of level : 1,050 feet up, 3,963 feet down. Separation at Valnontey parking by mid-afternoon.
* The price includes : - guiding by a mountain Guide, and all his expenses (food, lodgings, transfers) - the following group equipment: radio linked to the relief organization, pharmacy, survival blanket, maps, compass, GPS, altimeter - free roundtrip shuttle from Geneva airport for the 4 first registered participants - the reservation of the places in Vittorio Sella mountain hut - lodging and half-board in Vittorio Sella mountain hut from Day 1 dinner included to Day 3 breakfast included (dinner and breakfast are prepared and served by the hut-keepers) * The price does not include : - optional insurances EUROP ASSISTANCE - your lunchs (pic-nics) - your drinks in the hut - your personal expenses - the personal equipment required for this tour - transfer from your residence to Valnontey, and from Valnontey to your residence - generally speaking, all the expenses not indicated in the paragraph " the price includes "
Your clothes : * for your head : - a scarf - a balaclava or a high quality woollen hat - a cap for the sun - a pair of high quality sun glasses * for your upper body : - a T-shirt - a warm long sleeve shirt (wool, or light polar fur) - a thick and warm polar fur, or a high quality pullover sweater - to protect you from the wind or from the rain : a Goretex mountaineering jacket, with a hood (you may use a high quality windproof and waterproof skiing jacket) * for your legs : - light cotton mountaineering trousers (to wear in the hut, or while walking on the footpaths) - windproof and waterproof Goretex trousers (you may use high quality windproof and waterproof skiing trousers) * for your feet : - two pairs of woollen socks, a pair of cotton socks * for your hands : - a pair of silk undergloves - a pair of good quality mountaineering gloves (you may use high quality skiing gloves), waterproof and windproof ___________________________________________________ In your mountaineering backpack : - additional underwear - tooth paste, tooth brush, light razor, soap and shampoo, towel - large plastic bags to store your clothes in your backpack in case of rain (no backpack is perfectly hermetic) - a very light LED Head Lamp. Place a new alkaline battery in your head lamp, and bring with you an additional battery.- to sleep in the huts, do not bring a sleeping bag. The hutkeeper will deliver you woollen blankets. - bring a silk or cotton fitted sheet (obligation imposed by the hut-keeper). - a water bottle ( 1.5 liter minimum ), light, isothermal (thermos) - a pocket knife - sun cream, lipstick - medicines : "Compeed" to prevent blisters, Aspirins, eye-drop lotion, earplugs (many people snore in the huts !), personal drugs, elastic adhesive wrap (3-Cut tape) - a survival blanket (made of aluminium) - a hermetic bag containing : your passport, Euros (for your drinks in the huts; most of the huts do not accept Visa or American Express Cards), your Alpine Club Card (if you are a member of this Club, tell it to your guide ) - camera, video-recorder - a pair of binoculars ___________________________________________________ Technical equipment : - a mountaineering backpack with a volume between 40 and 50 liters. For your comfort, your backpack should have broad and comfortable straps to carry it. - a pair of high-quality waterproof hiking boots, with Vibram soles. We advise you to test your boots before your departure, and to protect the zones of friction on your feet with "Compeed". - a pair of light mountaineering gaiters - telescopic walking sticks, if you are used to bring them when you hike
Two nights at Sella hut, in dormitory, with hot shower.
YOUR LEVEL - technical level : you are used to walk through hills and low-altitude mountains. - fitness level : you are in good condition (you practise sports twice a week).

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HHH, which keeps its top spot in the ranking, has been nourishing its audience with healthy lifestyle tips and recipes since 2011. Aiming for balance without restriction, blogger Dannii shares ideas for meals, enjoyable activities, positive body image posts and more – basically, 'all the things that make us happy in this world'. What makes fans of the blog happy (there are 150,000 happy fans following on social media) is its community of like-minded people, there for all of the good stuff (cheese, butter and ice cream still features) served up in digestible and healthy portions.
The eponymous Elizabeth's journey towards blogging success almost started in Scotland after a viewing of Rob Roy 20 years ago inspired a move from her native Canada. Eventually deciding to settle in Shetland, Elizabeth started sharing pictures and recipes with friends and family further afield before opening her blog to the public after finding a community of food bloggers on Twitter. Elizabeth continues to blog about food (you'll find veggies, carbs, hoof & feather, fin & shell) alongside her adventures, and she has featured in Psychologies, Reader's Digest and on BBC Radio.
Blogger Bintu grew up helping her gran and aunt cook meals for her extended family – now she shares her tried and tested recipes with a network of readers looking for instant air fryer, one-pot and African recipes. Fresh ingredients from the pantry are what Bintu feels passionate about, advocating for practice and imagination over fancy cookery skills. Blogging from a little cottage in the British countryside, her traditional and fusion African recipes have found an audience across the internet.
Here to help those fussy with their food is Ciara, who started My Fussy Eater in 2014 to help her own daughter adopt a more varied diet. Now with over 500 recipes shared on the site, My Fussy Eater aims to help parents, grandparents and carers introduce better breakfasts, school lunches and snacks to the fusspots in their lives. As well as the blog, Ciara's recipes are available on YouTube in video format, as well as in a cook book and app – lots of ways to get more meal time wins. .
Born in South Africa, Lavender and Lovage blogger Karen has since lived in Cornwall, Berkshire, Scotland, North Yorkshire and across the UK, making her the ideal person to collect and share traditional British feasts and festivals finds. Through writing, photography, recipes and articles, Karen highlights forgotten food – the blog's Recipe Box section is split into baking, dairy, dessert and more, alongside Kitchen Tips and Travel posts. Blogging has also led to Karen publishing her first cookbook, 'A Culinary Notebook of Memories and Recipes from Home and Abroad'.
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Winner of 2018's Food Personality of the Year at the Observer Food Monthly Awards, Jack Monroe blogs about bread, breakfast, soups and microwave cooking. But Jack is also known for activism and poverty issue campaigning, having published a number of 'austerity recipe' cookbooks and written for outlets including The Guardian and The New Yorker – unique, and difficult to confuse with anyone else, we'd say…
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Born out of 'a love of family, food and photography', A Mummy Too was founded by Emily Leary in 2011. Finding a following while balancing work in digital marketing, Emily eventually made the move to full-time food and lifestyle writing in 2013. Daily recipes, video guides and tips feature on the blog; you can find over 500 meals in the Recipe Index, so there's no going hungry here.
'Affordable eats, occasional treats' is blogger Helen Best-Shaw's aim with Fuss Free Flavours, originally started in January of 2007 after a particularly inspiring food shop. Realising the important difference between just eating cheap food and eating well cheaply, Helen started to share simple recipes that are 'achievable and affordable'. Thanks to Helen, finding what you need for reasonably-priced recipes is easy – meals are split into 'Recipes By Diet' and 'Recipes by Main Ingredient' as well as course and cuisine (it's a real treat).
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Hampshire-based trained musician, accountant, childminder and mum Grace blogs to make food fun for kids, posting ideas like animal-shaped boiled eggs and unicorn sandwiches for parents looking to find a creative spark when putting their children's lunchboxes together. This blog has expanded beyond its original Bento-based remit, now sharing tutorials, seasonal themes and tips on growing your own food.
10. The Curry Guy
The Curry Guy (AKA Dan Toombs) 'loves to cook and teach people how to cook'. For those wanting to learn, he shares recipes on the blog, in video tutorials, cookery classes and in his books 'The Curry Guy', 'The Curry Guy East' and 'The Curry Guy Veggie'. Basically, Dan really knows his curry – read this blog, and you will too.
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A teaser trailer has been released for Sam Mendes' forthcoming production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The commercial shows someone with white gloves setting up a stage before people on the street suddenly become transfixed by the Theatre Royal Drury Lane as it starts glowing until gold tickets explode from the chimneys.
A bar of chocolate appears on screen with the name of the musical on it while a voiceover says: 'Every ticket is golden. Book now.'
The new musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic will be directed by Skyfall's Mendes, who recently decided not to take on the next James Bond film, as he wanted to concentrate on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Mendes told Empire: 'It has been a very difficult decision not to accept Michael and Barbara's very generous offer to direct the next Bond movie.
'Directing Skyfall was one of the best experiences of my professional life, but I have theatre and other commitments, including productions of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and King Lear, that need my complete focus over the next year and beyond.'
Douglas Hodge has been cast as Willy Wonka with other members of the cast including Nigel Planer, Clive Carter, Jasna Ivir and Iris Roberts.
The music is by Marc Shaiman who has also worked on the lyrics with Scott Wittman.
Mark Thompson has designed the set and costumes while choreography comes from Peter Darling.
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United States Oil (USO) Sanctions On Venezuela Could Be An Energy Windfall For India And China
Oil sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Venezuela earlier this week could prove to be an energy windfall for India and China.
The Trump Administration announced sanctions against Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., or PDVSA, targeting the Latin American country's lucrative crude exports. American refineries are the leading purchasers of Venezuelan oil, and the proposed sanctions would halt all oil trade between the two countries. The resulting over-supply of crude would become available to India and China at heavily discounted prices.
"American sanctions provide an opportunity to re-route PDVSA's the roughly 500,000 barrels of crude per day it produces to the Indian and Chinese markets," says Siddharth Aryan, a Director of Energy and Infrastructure at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). "In the past, Venezuela has agreed to make payments for the oil in Indian rupees that had allowed both countries to [effectively] bypass U.S. sanctions. The most recent slate of sanctions by the Trump Administration may provide a similar opportunity to India and China."
The two Asian countries are among the biggest importers—and consumers—of oil globally, with China topping both lists. Beijing imported $162.2 billion worth of crude in 2017 alone, accounting for 18.6% of all imports worldwide that year. India was the fourth-largest importer during the same period, and remains the world's third-largest consumer behind the U.S. It is also the third-largest purchaser of Venezuelan crude, after the U.S. and China.
Overall, the bias in prices is: Sideways.
Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the upside.
The projected upper bound is: 12.25.
The projected lower bound is: 10.43.
The projected closing price is: 11.34.
A black body occurred (because prices closed lower than they opened).
During the past 10 bars, there have been 8 white candles and 2 black candles for a net of 6 white candles. During the past 50 bars, there have been 26 white candles and 23 black candles for a net of 3 white candles.
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Stochastic Oscillator
One method of interpreting the Stochastic Oscillator is looking for overbought areas (above 80) and oversold areas (below 20). The Stochastic Oscillator is 72.8538. This is not an overbought or oversold reading. The last signal was a sell 7 period(s) ago.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
The RSI shows overbought (above 70) and oversold (below 30) areas. The current value of the RSI is 58.09. This is not a topping or bottoming area. A buy or sell signal is generated when the RSI moves out of an overbought/oversold area. The last signal was a buy 24 period(s) ago.
Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
The CCI shows overbought (above 100) and oversold (below -100) areas. The current value of the CCI is 136.This is an overbought reading. However, a signal isn't generated until the indicator crosses below 100. The last signal was a sell 3 period(s) ago.
The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence indicator (MACD) gives signals when it crosses its 9 period signal line. The last signal was a buy 21 period(s) ago.
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UNTD ST OIL FUND closed down -0.050 at 11.350. Volume was 13% below average (neutral) and Bollinger Bands were 34% narrower than normal.
Open High Low Close Volume___
11.500 11.630 11.261 11.350 27,546,788
Technical Outlook
Short Term: Neutral
Intermediate Term: Bullish
Long Term: Bearish
Moving Averages: 10-period 50-period 200-period
Close: 11.18 10.74 13.32
Volatility: 31 54 39
Volume: 28,217,064 35,073,996 25,042,938
Short-term traders should pay closer attention to buy/sell arrows while intermediate/long-term traders should place greater emphasis on the Bullish or Bearish trend reflected in the lower ribbon.
UNTD ST OIL FUND is currently 14.8% below its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is extremely low when compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. There is a good possibility that there will be an increase in volatility along with sharp price fluctuations in the near future. Our volume indicators reflect moderate flows of volume into USO (mildly bullish). Our trend forecasting oscillators are currently bullish on USO and have had this outlook for the last 16 periods.
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Budgets are for everyone
Why do people seem to hate budgets so much? It seems like people think budgets are the fun police or the enemy of enjoying your life.
That couldn't be further from the truth. Budgets are like your accountability partner. They help you PLAN for where your money should go – and guess what, they work. You can save a lot faster, or pay off debt a lot faster, if you have a budget. I know from experience!
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As a couple, it's extremely important to agree on a budget each month. Telling your money where to go will put you on the road to financial independence, but it will also give you peace of mind.
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All you need is some paper or a google spreadsheet. After you write down your total combined monthly income on the top, there are four simple categories to write down next. Let's fill this out!
Essential Fixed Expenses
Under this category, write down as many expenses you can think of that are a) essential to your wellbeing as a couple, and b) cost the same amount each month. Examples of essential fixed expenses might be rent/mortgage payment, insurance (all types) payments, and essential utilities if they are the same cost each month.
We decide to put our charitable giving into this category, even though it is not technically essential. We feel it is essential for us to give a percentage of our income, so we put it under this category. You would not have to do the same – just find a category that feels right to you.
Essential Variable Expenses
Expenses that are still essential, but tend to cost differing amounts each month go in this category. Examples would be groceries, utilities like an electric bill, gas, parking, oil changes, and items needed for the house (toothpaste, soap, etc.).
Write out as many "sub-categories" as you can think of (like "household items") under this label.
Non-Essential Expenses
We all spend money on things we don't absolutely need to survive. The goal of this budget, however, is to at least identify which things these are. After filling out this budget and tracking your spending, you'll be able to get an idea of what percentage of your income you're spending on non-essential expenses.
If you are tight on cash or you simply have big savings goals, this will probably be the first area that you look at to cut down on.
Examples of non-essential expenses could be eating out, date night, gifts for people, clothes, haircuts, discretionary cash for each spouse, vacation expenses, etc. Don't hold back. Write down a category for everything.
Investments & Savings
This is the final category, but it is the most important. If you are the type of couple who knows they don't spend all of their monthly income each month, you could just put whatever is left over (monthly income minus the the total of the first three categories) in this category. However, savings should NOT be viewed as "if we have anything left over, we'll save."
Guess what – you should be saving/investing AT LEAST 10% of your post-tax income. This is extremely important to your future life. You're not going to be able to rely on steady income forever. Your 401k payroll deductions DO NOT count towards this 10% minimum.
I'm talking about after tax income. 10% is a good starting point – the minimum viable option to get ahead of the pack. If you're not at this point or not even close, just start with something. Save 3% of your income next month, and bump it up by a point or two every month or so.
For many couples, I would suggest writing in your savings amount on your budget first. This way – it doesn't get the leftover treatment. The rest of your budget has to work around the savings and investing number.
There are plenty of sub-categories you could put under this and allocate your savings. Examples are Roth IRA contributions (great one to start with), debt pay off (yes, this is savings and an investment), house savings fund, emergency fund, car fund, etc. If contributing to this account or fund doesn't increase your net worth, then it doesn't count as savings.
Paying your debt off at a faster rate is an investment because you are saving much of the interest you were going to pay on that loan. Also, it decreases the amount of total debt you owe, which in part INCREASES your net worth.
Depending on your interest rate, throwing your savings at paying off debt can be a much better investment than the stock market.
Start your budget
There you have it. Start with those four categories and list out as many things under each category as possible. One of the truly amazing things about filling your budget out this way is that you'll be able to clearly tell how much money you truly NEED to live on each month. Your essential fixed expenses plus your essential variable expenses is all you technically need to live on.
Creating a budget and sticking to it can free up so much money that you never thought you had. SAVE that money and start dreaming together as a couple. What will you use your savings and investments for down the road? Start today!


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The retreat, called diet by shipibo people, is recommended for people who wish to do a thorough personal introspection or to solve important psychological problems, sometimes psychiatric.
To begin, the shaman makes a first diagnosis during the first ayahuasca ritual. Indeed, ayahuasca makes visible the body of the patient to the healer, allowing him to visualize the problems he has and thus to know which specific treatment he must prescribe.
This treatment consists of daily ingestions of non-hallucinogenic medicinal plants, considered by the Shipibo as 'plants of power', the goal being that they penetrate the body of the patient in order to heal him and give him a new vitality based on new perspectives for his future life. For this, the applicant exposes himself to a whole series of bodily practices, such as plant ingestion, as we have seen, but also poultice, sweating and bathing plants. These processes are accompanied by strict dietary, social and sexual restrictions, the purpose of which is to incorporate the attributes of the healing plants. The diet is generally characterized by abstinence from salt, sugar, fat, alcoholic beverages and medications. In the case of people suffering from drug addiction or alcoholism, the patient is subjected to the intake of emetic beverages for a 'detoxification' of the stomach.
All of these exercises are intended to weaken the person in order to sensitize them to the plants which then will be able to penetrate more easily their bodies. While in contact with plants, some people have a dreamlike activity accentuated – even dreams while awake that are generally very pleasant.
Note, however, that the 'diet' therapy is not suitable for all cases. People who are very depressed or physically weak do not have to ingest plants or do an alimentary diet. On the contrary, they must eat enough to gain strength. Their therapy will be via ayahuasca rituals only.
The diet is accompanied by ayahuasca rituals - usually three a week - where the chants sung by the healer, if they obey the usual premises described in the section 'Why therapy?", are here focused on a more advanced therapeutic process than in a simple ayahuasca ritual, since they also aim to make the 'plants of power' ingested by the patient operable, making him full of all this curative and vegetal vitality. Therefore, the ingested plants are combined with ayahuasca during the ritual and make the therapy deeper. It follows various stages that progress according to the different rituals and the duration during which the patient ingests the medicinal plants. It is generally recommended to do a diet for at least two weeks or more so that the plants can have enough time to soak into the person.
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During "King of Dragons, Part 2", Astrid deflected a fire blast from a Singetail with her axe, causing the blade to be destroyed and leaving only the handle.
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- In a deleted scene which was cut from the first movie because of the length, it is stated that Astrid's old axe belonged to her mother.
- During the "Fright of Passage" flashback, a five year old Astrid is seen carrying around a very similar looking axe.
- Astrid sleeps with her axe under her pillow, as mentioned by Snotlout in "Not Lout".
- Astrid has allowed Heather to borrow her axe.
- Snotlout used her axe once to clean Hookfang's talons.
- In the episode "Snotlout's Angels", it's revealed that the handle has her initials carved in it.


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SUPER-MEH The stars of Mottola's dopey, derivative dud frequently look
like they're struggling to remember why they signed on in the first place.
Here's something I've never understood: Bands don't make great recordings and then inexplicably release an album with instruments out of tune and lyrics reduced to gibberish. Comics don't tour for years building a fan base, then unveil a new act composed of racist rants. Why, then, is it so common for directors of fabulous, even timeless, films to follow them with pure crap?
I raise the issue because Superbad (2007) is one of my favorite comedies, and it was directed by Greg Mottola. It wasn't a fluke. He also made 2009's Adventureland. And Paul (2011). And Clear History (2013). Mottola is a gifted filmmaker. So, where were those gifts when he was making the decidedly meh, instantly forgettable Keeping Up With the Joneses?
A director doesn't have to make a given picture. An important part of the filmmaking process, in fact, is writing or choosing a worthwhile script. What attracted Mottola to Michael LeSieur's recycling bin of tired gags and tropes is impossible to imagine. Virtually the only other film LeSieur has written is 2006's cringeworthy You, Me and Dupree, which one reviewer compared to "romantic comedies made by the Third Reich" upon its release.
Like that comedy, Keeping Up With the Joneses pivots on the ancient premise of a suburban couple's picture-perfect existence being turned upside down by a newcomer who proves not to be what they seem. In Dupree, Owen Wilson played a house guest who appalls his hosts with his boorish behavior. In The Joneses, Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot play undercover operatives who masquerade as Tim and Natalie Jones, an ordinary married couple who've just moved into a home on a quaint Atlanta cul-de-sac. If this sounds like a blatant rip-off of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), that's because it is. (A moment of silence, please, for Brad and Angelina's marriage.)
Across the street live Jeff and Karen Gaffney (Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher), a walking, talking checklist of suburban clichés. While their kids are away at summer camp, for example, the pair's idea of getting crazy is binge-watching "The Good Wife." Karen has so little going on with Jeff that she has lots of time to spy on the new neighbors and soon begins to suspect they're up to something. Jeff — whom Galifianakis basically plays as the Ed Helms role from The Hangover series — just happens to work as an HR drone at a major aeronautics manufacturer or defense contractor or something. All we know for sure is that it's a place from which enemies of the state might want to steal top-secret files.
Jeff and Karen, it goes without saying, wind up meddling their way into the middle of Tim and Natalie's mission. So the audience is treated to action-comedy firsts such as car chases, shoot-outs and leaps through plate-glass windows. The joke is — wait for it — that all the mayhem and terror give the boring Gaffneys a new appreciation for their humdrum lives.
I can't recall a time when so much talent was wasted on such an aggressively mediocre script. On top of the leads, the movie also squanders Matt Walsh, Maribeth Moore and Patton Oswalt. It takes a special kind of writer to put words in mouths like theirs and ensure that what comes out is rarely even remotely funny. Yet, once again, LeSieur gets the job done.
The question the viewer's left with is why a guy as gifted as Greg Mottola didn't.
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Migrants from Bujanovac took part in futsal tournament
The sports hall in Bujanovac hosted a futsal tournament gathering migrants accommodated at the Reception Centre in this town and players of the Bujanovac futsal club (KMF Bujanovac).
Two teams from each group showed their futsal skills, and in addition to playing, the tournament participants had the chance to get to know each other and socialize.
Esmail Jahalbakshi from Iran said on this occasion that he is extremely satisfied he was able to play in the tournament.
"Football is the best sport for me. I played it in Iran too, although not professionally. I would like us to have more tournaments like this and more opportunities to socialize with the local population" said Mr Jahalbakshi.
Marija Cvetanovic from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that migrants from the Reception Centre in Bujanovac themselves proposed organizing a tournament.
"Migrants play football very often at the Reception Centre, that is one of their favourite activities, and we gladly accepted their proposal to organize a futsal tournament", said Ms Cvetanovic.
She said that this will definitely not be the only chance for migrants to compete in futsal, and that tournaments will also be organized in the future.
"We are planning tournaments that will gather children too, since they also like playing football. The idea is for these tournaments to gather migrants from the Reception Centre in Vranje as well", said Ms Cvetanovic.
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Sarah Milan spoke at this year's Congressional Reception on July 25 in Washington D.C. She is a constituent of Congressman Norcross (D-NJ-1), who was unable to attend the event this year. His office sent a representative from his staff to event. If you live in Congressman Norcross' district, please send him a message sharing the video of Sarah Milan's testimony so that he can view first-hand the impact of homelessness in his district.
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Sarah declares, "They helped me get my self-respect back that I had lost from my addiction."
Unfortunately, Sarah was injured in an accident leaving her unable to work. She receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) which helps her pay for her apartment and other expenses.
Sarah wants her elected officials to focus on the problems that are happening now in the United States, because there is still so much to be done within our nation.
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The green circle above is a 20m radius around the location. You can see our boat tacking against the wind to get there (the zig zag), staying close to it (the tight ball of lines), and then being recovered afterwards (the smooth line away from the marker). The official score was a radius of 6.5m, which we were very pleased with. Last year we only managed about 25m.
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All the teams taking part had made valid runs in the first two challenges. Last year, many boats had failed to start the challenges because of the strong current, so it was good to see a more satisfying contest.
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Palm Oil forms an ingredient which provides earthy benefits. It supports neurological health, skin care, mascular degeneration, high cholesterol, blood pressure and depression.
The highlight of the event was the Food-Hunt that was organized for us. Every part of the event had the use of Palm Oil in the food items served to us. Our first clue took us to Pandey Paan (@pandeypaan) where we tasted a paan which had almonds fried to perfect crisp in palm oil. Our next clue took us to My Bar Headquarters (@mybarheadquarters) where we had to prepare a salad using various veggies and other sauces and palm oil and finally to Punjabi By Nature (@punjabibynature2.0) for a Palm Oil quiz, and then returned back to @ardor2.1!!
We then had a blind fold tasting session where we tasted Kadhai Paneer which had the main ingredient of palm oil and it tasted super sumptuous!!!! All in all, we had an amazing time and actually feeling ecstatic the fact that we won the challenges!
Palm oil is recognized as a wholesome and nutritious edible oil suitable for human consumption by CODEX Alimentations. Palm oil has a balanced fatty acid composition, between its saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, and high content of vitamin E. Let me mention the benefits that we were made aware of about.
How Palm Oil benefits the world
- It is the world's most efficient oilseed crop – It yields 7 – 10 times more oil per hectare than other oil-bearing crops.
- Using less land and fewer fertilizers than any other oil crop.
- Palm oil helps to feed 2 Billion people around the world including many in Africa and Asia.
- Reducing Poverty, Hunger and creating Jobs.
- Food Manufacturers like Palm Oil Because it's very pocket friendly.
- It supports 300,000 small farmers in Malaysia and over 4,000,000 farmers worldwide.
Palm Oil is an important commodity in the global oils and fats market and it is an essential vegetable oil for ensuring global food security. Malaysian palm oil industry's sustainability policy and certification system ensure the production and the availability of high-quality palm oil in the global market.


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Strikes me as your world is falling apart, and by that I mean my marriage and daughters behavior, you should probably skip "Blue Valentine." Granted, Michelle Philips and Ryan Gosling are terrific. But, the tense marital relationship is not an area I need to explore right now. Now, the Mrs thought it did not have any parallels to our ongoing struggles. However, the underachieving husband rings a little true. Her insistence and belief that I am a real man and success is both welcomed and frowned upon. For the time being we can agree to disagree.
"I used to be, carried in the arms of cheerleaders."
More disturbing than the movie's dark tones, was my physical reaction around Act 2. Ms. Williams' character was about to follow through with an abortion. The procedure and its scenes were all too realistic to me. A very non-descript office/clinic with a robotic Dr. and nurse telling her, step by step, what was happening to her.
Every since my Freshman year at Pburg Catholic I have trouble with such imagery. I forget exactly what the video was the nuns showed us, but I do remember it being the first time I fainted. I am sure it was a preventative video detailing the perils of sex. It was shown in our library on the biggest screen the school had. Figure 20" or so. Something happened midway through and I distinctly recall the warmth all over my body. Then the ears ring... then nothing...
Happened in Biology class on College too. Professor had a very detailed account of blood, accident, hiv...
Who knows the rest? I was busy passed out on the floor to hear the conclusion.
Much like last night. As the scene moved along, seemingly forever, I warned T, I am going down. At that moment when the first warmth hits, you cannot do anything about it. I closed my eyes. I chattered my teeth to avoid hearing the instructions. "Ok, you are going to feel a little pinch."
And I am gone...
Minutes later, coming to, I see people around me asking if I am ok. Who are they?? What the fuck just happened??? Oh, the movie. It is still playing. I remember and look at T as she is panicked. "I had to get a manager."
She had never seen this before. She may never want to again. I laughed, hard. "I am ok. I am fine."
Nursed my giant water and moved on. After a while I looked over and asked: "did you have to do the is there a dr in the house thing???"
Mortified. Yet, so amused. What the hell am I? And why, after I managed to get to the car and get mostly home, did I have to vomit like I was drunk.
The stress and guilt can do many things to you. Tears turn to laughs. Laughs turn to more guilt. Sleep is not to be had. Food, but an afterthought.
Gotta be better. Gotta move forward. One day at a time.


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- Collaborate with co-workers by using your network to easily switch between devices shown on a shared display
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- Built-in 2-port USB hub
- Supports resolutions up to 1080p
This HDMI over IP extender lets you share an HDMI display or projector with the wireless or wired computer on your network. With intuitive controls and effortless screen sharing, this extender makes it easier than ever for users to collaborate and deliver presentations in boardrooms and office meetings.
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|Cat 5e UTP or better
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|General Specifications
|This USB video adapter uses a DisplayLink family chipset. If you're connecting this device to a computer along with additional USB video adapters or docking stations, please avoid using devices with a Trigger or Fresco family chipset.
|Max Distance
|100 m / 330 ft
|Maximum Data Transfer Rate
|USB - 480Mbps
Ethernet - 1000Mbps
|Maximum Digital Resolutions
|Supported Resolutions
|Widescreen (16/32 bit):
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Standard(16/32 bit):
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|Connector A
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|304 g [10.7 oz]
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|Package Height
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For their ninth annual Digital Trends Report, Adobe surveyed nearly 13,000 marketers, creatives, and IT professionals about their marketing priorities in 2019.
The report reveals that the top marketers invest heavily in personalized customer experience (CX) through marketing integration and CX technology, but most companies lag behind in both. For those companies leading the push to integrate these technologies, the benefit is unmistakable. The companies who identify as having a very advanced CX strategy were nearly 3x as likely to have exceeded their top 2018 business goal.
Companies that identified themselves as "digital first" – meaning that digital marketing was the priority over (and sometimes to the exclusion of) all other marketing activities — outperformed their peers in exceeding their top 2018 business goal.
Improving customer experience is a top priority
Investing in the right CX technology is a driving force behind industry leaders' digital marketing strategy, with 65% of leaders indicating they have a highly integrated or somewhat integrated cloud-based technology stack (versus 33% of other companies).
CX technology helps marketers and IT professionals deliver highly personalized, optimized experiences for customers. A quarter of respondents ranked investing in new technology deployment as their top priority in their job role, followed by optimizing existing technology (22%).
Other top priorities included delivering improved employee experiences by optimizing existing technology (20%) and improving data collection and unification processes (19%).
Need for more unified, integrated data
The investment in CX technology and the focus on delivering improved personalized marketing experiences is driven by the need for more unified, integrated data. Essentially, you can't have one without the other.
Adobe asked companies what they considered to be the most exciting opportunities associated with successful data integration. The responses differed somewhat for B2C versus B2B companies, but top opportunities included: delivering an optimized customer experience, creating compelling content and more personalized marketing, and increasing efficiency through marketing automation.
More than half—55%–of marketers indicated that investing in technology that makes their data more effective is one of their top three priorities for 2019. This was followed by improving customer intelligence and insights (42%) and integration of marketing tools to help improve workflow (42%).
Data-driven marketing is the holy grail for large organizations, with 24% regarding it as the single most exciting opportunity in 2019, even winning out over improved customer experience.
There are some challenges to streamlining data, however, with 44% of companies stating they have difficulty getting a holistic view of customers across all interactions and 41% expressing difficulty with tracking the effectiveness of marketing and media spend.
Internal bottlenecks and organizational silos can pose additional challenges to data integration as well as platform incompatibility. Additionally, 38% of marketers indicated that a lack of internal resources is a top marketing challenge.
Understanding the customer journey
Marketers stated that understanding the customer journey is a key ingredient to delivering personalized content. In fact, 33% of respondents listed customer journey management as a top priority for their organization in 2019. This was the number one priority, followed by targeting and personalization (28%), customer data management (21%), content marketing (21%) and ecommerce (21%).
37% of larger companies—defined as organizations with annual revenues above 195m—indicated that delivering personalized experiences in real time was the most exciting prospect when looking ahead over the next three years.
Smaller organizations (those with annual revenues below 195m) also listed real-time personalized experiences as their top future prospect.
Other new technologies that companies are excited about include the following:
- Utilizing AI/bots to drive campaigns and experiences
- Internet of Things (IoT) – e.g., connected devices/wearables/audience tracking
- Engaging audiences via virtual reality
- Block-chain based functionality
- Voice interfaces such as Amazon Echo and Google Home
- Enhanced payment technologies/mobile wallets/e-receipts
All the above technologies can work independently or in collaboration with each other to help companies better understand the customer journey.
Many companies have already begun integrating some of these technologies into their business, with 39% of B2B and B2C marketers indicating that they are already delivering personalized experiences in real time. Embracing IoT technology is more prevalent with B2B marketers, with 25% of respondents indicating they have begun incorporating connected devices such as wearables into their marketing initiatives versus 18% of B2C marketers.
The other large disparity between B2B and B2C marketers was with enhanced payment technologies (EPTs) such as mobile wallets and e-receipts. In this category, B2C marketers come out way ahead, with 33% of them indicating they've already started to incorporate EPT technologies into their business versus 18% of B2B marketers.
Creative drives marketing
Technology can only go so far when it comes to delivering a successful marketing campaign—the other piece of the puzzle is the creative and design. More than 25% of the Adobe survey respondents were in creative or design roles and more than half (51%) indicated that creating standout content and campaigns was their organization's top priority.
Other top priorities included maintaining consistency of brand (37%), ensuring high quality experiences across devices and channels (37%), speeding up/scaling content creating (34%) and team collaboration 24%).
Obviously, data integration and CX technologies can help with all of the above, but the most successful companies are able to integrate all of these tools to create the most impactful campaigns.
The importance of data governance
One of the key challenges that companies face with leveraging customer data in real-time in order to deliver relevant, personalized messaging, is gaining control of all their data.
Data that resides in a closed system such as Facebook or Google Ads (also called a walled garden), is challenging for companies who want to unify all customer data. These platforms typically offer a lower level of data control and transparency. This makes it difficult for companies to integrate their data across channels and personalize consumer experiences without violating privacy.
The Adobe report also touches on the importance of data governance as it relates to regulatory compliance in an environment of increased consumer data protection.
Over half (52%) of CX leaders indicated that the increased focus on consumer data protection (e.g., GDPR), has had a positive impact on their organization, compared to just 32% of non-industry leaders.
Conversely, 16% of non-industry leaders indicated that consumer data protection increases have negatively impacted their organization, versus 8% of CX leaders.
The full 39-page report can be viewed from Adobe here.


text: How to Implement Medicare's Chronic Care Management Codes Research Report|September 18, 2017 Learn how Medicare's Chronic Care Management codes can help your organization capture additional revenue. Medicare's Chronic Care Management (CCM) codes can help medical groups finance the practice investments necessary to succeed in value-based care. However, providers have been slow to adopt CCM codes, with claims submitted for less than one percent of eligible beneficiaries in the program's first year. Medicare revised the program in 2016, adding new CCM codes and other program changes to facilitate provider adoption. Despite these improvements, many challenges—including securing provider engagement and identifying the best staffing model—still remain for groups seeking to bill Medicare for chronic care management services. Read this report for guidance on overcoming these and other hurdles to capturing CCM revenue. Then, review the additional case studies to see how your peers have used CCM codes to support other strategic aims. Log in to access this. Full access to this content is reserved for Physician Practice Roundtable members. Log in or learn how membership works. Log In Remember me Forgot your password? Create an account. Topics Coding , Revenue Cycle , Finance , Chronic Care Management , Methodologies , Performance Improvement , Practice Transformation , Medical Home , Physician Issues , Practice Management , Population Health , Market Trends , Strategy Next, Check Out Thriving in a World of Cost Containment Learn More


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Association Nabad for Development in partnership with SYV Association and in cooperation with UNESCO organized a Conference under the tittle "Youth policy between practice and reality". The seminar was divided into three sessions; the first one titled under "Youth policy is past, present and future", the second session discussed the "The role of international and local organizations in activating the role of youth" and the last session consisted of activity between the participants, "World Café", whereby by participants were grouped in groups and discussed different topics, related to youth Policy, in an engaging round talks. The seminar featured number of associations, local and international organizations form Beirut and Beqaa.Read More
Nabad in partnership with Save the Children held a closer event for our child protection program that aims to strengthen protection for children affected by the Syrian crisis in Lebanon. The event took place in Friday, August 18 at Ghazes' public garden whereby the children in the psycho-social support prepare a theatre show consist of dance show, sketches and singing.Read More
This project is implemented by Nabad in partnership with MSI in three areas (Ali Nahri, Saadnayil, and Majdel Anjar) with the help of the municipalities.... Read More


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It seems that modern tactical accessories manufacturer FAB Defense of Israel has outdone itself by introducing another new drop-in pistol-carbine conversion kit, the KPOS Scout. FAB Defense first made a big splash when it introduced its first KPOS some time in 2014, and there was a KPOS kit for a wide range of pistols, including the Jericho 941, the Glock 17, 19 and 21, the FN 5-7, the SIG P226 and P222, the CZ Duty pistol, Beretta PX4 and the Springfield XD. Fast-forward to 2018, and FAB defense has just rolled out the KPOS Scout, although only for the Glock pistols as of this writing.
What's new with the KPOS Scout is that it's visibly and significantly smaller than the original and Gen 2 versions of the KPOS, and it's even slightly smaller than the CAA Micro Roni. Its build consists of a mix of 6061 T6 aluminum for the upper (including the full-length 1913 MIL-STD pic rail) and polymer for the lower.
The KPOS Scout can be purchased in two variants: KPOS Scout and KPOS Scout Advanced. Both types have the FGG-KPOS Folding foregrip and trigger cover, SLS QD sling swivel and bungee one-point tactical sling. A KPOS carry bag and front and rear polymer backup sights are the only accessories the KPOS Scout Advanced has over the basic KPOS Scout package.
As per the entry on the FAB Defense website, the KPOS Scout "incorporates a hybrid construction, combining a rigid aluminum upper with a lightweight polymer lower, for a compact yet extremely durable and accurate handgun conversion kit… the aluminum upper also allows the Scout to be safely used with ported Glock models (G17C, G19C)… (and) incorporates a new 'one button' assembly design."
No additional accessories or alterations to your Glock are necessary to install it into the KPOS Scout, unlike, say, the CAA Micro Roni, which at least one reviewer laments that "the Micro Roni requires a separate piece to act as the charging handle. If you lose this, the Micro Roni becomes useless." For now, the KPOS Scout can be used on Glock models only, such as the Glocks 17, 19, 22, 23, 25, 31, 32 including the "C" models, from Gen 3 – 5. It's possible that other KPOS Scouts for other pistols will be available in the future, but this has yet to be confirmed. Note that if you intend to convert your pistol into a PDW with the KPOS Scout, you must obtain the requisite tax stamp for your Glock.


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All Quiet on the Eastern Front…
Still no shortstop, closer, help for the starting rotation, hitting coach, first base coach, legitimate third baseman…
Understandably, the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving are always quiet. Okay, we've seen signings elsewhere (Russell Martin to the Toronto Blue Jays, Michael Cuddyer to the New York Mets) and a new $325 million dollar man. But in the Yankees Universe, the biggest news this week was GM Brian Cashman's Thursday night sleepover on the streets of New York.
There have been reports the Yankees will not pursue any of the major free agents, comments that they may join the chase, followed by more reports of non-interest. With the Yankees, you never know if that's just a smoke screen to help keep prices down or if it is genuine Hal Steinbrenner fiscal conservatism at play. But one thing is known, the 2015 Yankees will not win with the current roster. As it stands, they are losing talent from last year's team that arguably over-achieved.
I know the thought of another long-term mega contract is frightful, but to plug Max Scherzer or Jon Lester into the starting rotation would provide an immediate upgrade. Yes, they still need to bring back David Robertson, Chase Headley, and Brandon McCarthy but there's too much uncertainty in the starting rotation at the moment. The San Francisco Giants have proven time and again that a great starting pitching rotation helps to offset a less than elite offensive lineup.
Honestly, I am not sure what to expect this winter. If the Yankees maintain the status quo, it will be yet another October-less season for the Yanks.
When the Yankees drafted shortstop Cito Culver a few years ago, it was the perfect setup for him to be the eventual successor for Derek Jeter. He never developed as expected and will always be left to wonder what could have been. The Yankees are certainly worse off for his failure as they'll either need to pay to bring back Stephen Drew as a temporary solution or give up quality prospects to bring in other options. There's absolutely nothing in the upper levels of the farm system to provide relief in the foreseeable future.
I look at the current Yankees roster and do not see anyone that is worthy of replacing Derek Jeter as Captain. That's one spot that will sit vacant for a few years. There's certainly no urgency to pass the baton.
There's no doubt the Yankees have a plan. Eventually, the plan will start to unfold and we'll see what the team has up its sleeve. Until then, eat lots of Turkey, potatoes and gravy and look forward to the Winter Meetings in December. We're at the calm before the storm.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!