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Chevy SUV Sales Increase as Passenger Car Sales Decrease During First Sales Month of 2018
Strong sales performances from Chevy's SUVs and crossovers led to a 5% overall sales increase for Chevrolet last month
If you thought that the sales trend toward SUVs and crossovers present throughout 2017 would change course at the beginning 2018, then Chevrolet's sales report from last month is here to prove your assumption wrong. In fact, nearly every utility vehicle in Chevy's lineup gained sales in January, whereas sales declined for nearly every one of Chevy's passenger cars.
By the end of the month, Chevy's emphasis on crossovers and SUVs paid off, with overall sales up by 5%.
Chevrolet sold a total of 141,947 vehicles last month. During January of 2017, the automaker sold a total of 135,170 vehicles.
Take a Look Ahead: GM in 2018
Crossover and SUV sales made up the bulk of Chevrolet's overall sales last month. The only SUV to lose sales year-over-year was the Chevy Suburban, with sales for the model down by 6.1%.
The Chevrolet Equinox gained the most sales compared to the previous year. Equinox sales were up by 50.3%, with a total of 26,405 Equinox vehicles sold.
Another SUV that experienced major sales growth was the Chevrolet Traverse. Sales for this model were up by 41.5% year-over-year.
Nevertheless, the Silverado remained Chevrolet's best-selling vehicle. Silverado sales came in at 40,716 units, a sales increase of 14.5%.
The Colorado, the other truck in Chevy's lineup, also experienced sales growth in January. Colorado sales were up by a total of 24.9% compared to a year prior.
Look to the Past: History of Chevrolet
Despite strong sales performances from Chevrolet's SUVs and trucks, or perhaps because of those strong performances, passenger car sales were way down for Chevrolet. The major exception to this was the Chevy Bolt EV, which experienced a sales increase of 1.3%.
Whereas the Bolt succeeded, the Volt suffered. Chevy only sold 713 Chevrolet Volt models last month, a decline of 55.7%.
Meanwhile, Cruze sales were down by 45.6%, with a total of 10,858 units sold. Impala sales experienced similar declines, with sales down by a total of 47.3%.
You can examine how all of Chevrolet's models fared in the sales chart below:


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Guidelines on How to Find the Perfect Entertainment for Your Wedding
It is fundamental that you pick the correct sort of entertainment during wedding planning and this is because a wedding is the most memorable day. Some of the wedding entertainment activities include songs and dances, and these are for entertaining the visitors that have attended and also to make the wedding fun. Before choosing a wedding entertainment, one should be careful so that one can make the day memorable and also to get value for your money and some guidelines are listed down in this article.
The most utilized type of entertainment in weddings is music because it entertains all individuals from the wedding couple, grown-ups, and kids. You need to choose the right wedding singer whereby the singer should understand the right songs for weddings and these songs should not only entertain a group of people but the entire gathering at the wedding. To get the right wedding singer, you can ask for referrals from your friends and family members and ask them if they could use that singer again to verify that they are the best performers.
Another way of finding the right singer is through the various wedding websites where one can search on the feedback given by their previous clients to determine if they are excellent. Once you have identified a singer inquire from them if they can give you their testimonials to find out the kind of feedback that their clients have regarding them. It is also essential to watch a video of the singers performing, or you can watch them live by attending a wedding or another event. This information gives you the ability to make a decision as to whether you will hire the entertainers or not based on the above details. Also, you should make sure that you choose a professional singer who will make sure that they do the setup before and check the sound before the guests start arriving at the wedding.
The cost of hiring a wedding entertainer is crucial to know so that you can set up some amount of money during the preparations for the wedding. You ought to ask the artists what number of entertainers will be at your wedding on the grounds that if the artists are many the price for hiring them goes up and in the meantime they need to guarantee you that there will be a sensible number of artists to engage every one of your visitors.
Taking everything into account, you should ensure that you set a meeting with the performers before signing the agreement. When you meet with the performers there are a few things that you need to discuss such as what you expect from them, see the kind of songs that they will play at your wedding and the feeling that you have towards them.
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The unipo® brand has officially been part of the product portfolio of BVS Industrie-Elektronik since 01.03.2017. With this addition, we have expanded our specialist knowledgewith our own HMI and IPC solutions that we have been building up since 1983. We have now sold more than 500,000 units worldwide. Our main focus is the development and reproduction of fully compatible replacement solutions for numerous already discontinued and legacy HMI/IPC original products.
Particularly the service and support provided over the entire product life cycle without the risk of discontinuation, is an essential factor for the sustainable operation of your systems. With unipo® we also offer you an individual replacement program so that you have the option of durable and scalable replacements for your existing systems.
Thanks to the use of metal housings and their modular electronic and mechanical design in the module system, our own solutions are more durable and scalable than many of the originals on which the unipo® products are based. We are thus able to guarantee a longer mechanical service life of the products. The displays installed in our own solutions also stand out for the increased colour brilliance compared to the original products. TFT displays are being installed instead of old CRT monitors enabling you to also benefit from considerably lower power consumption.
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Bipartisan advocacy firm Monument Policy Group said Gideon Lett joined as head of the firm's new San Francisco Bay Area office. He brings a wealth of experience to the firm and will continue to assist clients by bridging technological issues with public policy.
Lett was most recently vice president of TechNet, a technology trade association where he led efforts to create relationships between technology industry executives and policymakers. Lett has also worked in Washington as a senior associate for APCO Worldwide, counseling trade associations and corporations at the local, state and federal levels. Before that, Lett was director of political operations for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and served as a political aide to numerous public officials.
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Entebbe municipal authorities and residents are up in arms against a move by the Water and Environment Ministry to evict more than 4,000 encroachers on the annex of Namiiro Swamp.
The swamp stretches from Nakiwogo landing site through Lugonjo to Kigungu road after the UN Regional Service Center in Entebbe Division B. On November 29th, 2018, the Commissioner in Charge of Wetlands and Environment, Inspector Collins Oloya wrote a notice to the affected persons.
He accused the residents of continuously degrading Namiiro Wetland by operating in such a fragile eco system without the environmental impact and social assessment and relevant permits. On Monday, the Entebbe Municipality MP, Rose Tumusiime read the notice to the affected residents at a meeting.
However, the area councilor, Margaret Namakula and other leaders wondered why it has taken the Ministry more than 20 years to intervene.
In 2006, the then Lands State Minister, Baguma Isoke wrote a letter to the then Entebbe Municipal Mayor, Steven Kabuye handing over land in Lugonjo Nakiwogo to the municipality and Wakiso District Land board. Apparently, residents have built in the 200-meter buffer zone of the wetland.
More than 28 houses have been constructed on the banks of the wetland. This contravenes the second schedule of the NEMA Act and the Environmental Standing regulations. The regulations empower any local authority to preserve and protect wetlands.
The NEMA Act also bars people from participating in any human activity in a buffer zone. A buffer zone is a 200 meter stretch from a wetland preserved from any activity that would lead to the destruction of a wetland.
However, the Chairpersons of Entebbe Division A and B Stanley Namayilira and Mike Kabwama Mutebi, says no person will be forced out of the wetland.
The Entebbe Municipality Member of Parliament, Rosemary Tumusiime says they intend to petition the Water and Environment Ministry as local leaders so as to protect the interests of the developers in the wetland.
Entebbe Town Clerk, Charles Magumba, says Wetlands are important in protecting the environment and the social impact of beautifying Entebbe as it positions itself as a tourism city. The Mayor Entebbe Mayor, Vincent Kayanja De Paul says the eviction and demolition of several structures from Namiiro swamp would create a social problem affecting more than 4000 people.
He called upon all concerned institutions including the National Environment Management Authority, Wakiso District Land Board and the Uganda Land commission to demarcate the boundaries of Namiiro Swamp. But the NEMA Executive Director, Tom Okurut in an interview with Uganda Radio Network maintains that all those who encroached on the wetland should vacate.


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What are you proud of?
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Dear 1GJ Parents,
On Monday 2nd March 1GJ are leading an assembly for the children in Reception and KS1. The theme is, 'I am proud of what I do'. If your child wants to share something that they are proud of please send it into school.
Ideas include:
– Rainbow or Beaver uniform with badges on
– Sporting trophies, medals or certificates
– Something that they have put a lot of effort into making e.g. Lego model, craft item
Your child's achievement could have been captured in a photograph. Have they climbed to the top of a mountain? Made a birthday cake for Grandma? Built a den? You are welcome to email photos to Mrs James or Mrs Galbraith.
If your child is not able to bring something from home they will be able to choose something they are proud of at school.
We will take some pictures to share with you on the blog.
Thank you for your support,
Mrs James and Mrs Galbraith
2 responses to "What are you proud of?"
Isaac is very excited to share his achievements.
Maths was really fun today.I always enjoy my maths lessons.


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Does the Corvette Punisher Decal Exist?
Officially there is no "Corvette Punisher decal", however, there is a decal that looks very similar to the Punisher logo and that logo is the Jake Corvette Racing logo. They both look very similar in many ways but you can see the differences when they are placed next to each other.
The Punisher Logo
The Jake Corvette Racing Skull Logo
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Both logos do end in a very similar way at the bottom, or, at least, half of the Jake Corvette logo does.
You could make the argument that both the Punisher and the Jake logo have pointy noses. The Punisher's skull has a nose that looks like it points upwards while the Jake logo appears to be pointing down.
Both of these logos are making good use of negative space as contrast It helps the logo stand out from the background. it is a notable and iconic logo.
The cheek structure of these two skulls is similar in nature. The Punisher logo has a sweep that makes it seem like it does not have a cheek at all. The Jake skull logo actually does not have a check bone on the left side on the left side which means it feel even more similar to the Punisher logo.
There are differences between the two, as you can see, but it is understandable if someone saw the Jake logo and mistook it as a redesign of the Punisher logo. There are some fine details that give away that this is not related to the comic book character including the eyes of the skull which come together to make a Corvette logo.
The skull also happens to look more like a helmet which probably denotes the ties to racing.
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The two logos have a lot in common but there are differences. One could be forgiven for mistaking one for the other. The success of the Marvel franchise on the big screen and on smaller screens also makes it a decent argument for either side as to which brand is actually bigger at the moment. You also have to take into account that the Punisher symbol is very popular with the armed forces. Either way, both logos are iconic and are very similar.


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We knew our fortunate run of warm fall temperatures would end soon although its kind of sad; I'm excited about the new dimension winter brings to the landscape.
I took the new pup out for a long walk through the woods to see how he'd fare in the cold and I was really surprised. Our new dog loves walking in snow, smelling the nocturnal passage of unseen creatures, following their tracks and is apparently not phased by cold weather one bit (at least not yet). He also started doing the strangest thing.
He would gallop along and lean his head over and gather up a big bunch of dry powdery snow in his mouth and then stop. He'd then blow the snow into a huge cloud and take off running full speed through it with his tail stuck straight into the air and a very pleased look on his face. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera along but I'll try to film this behavior. Amusing doesn't begin to describe it.
He is also determined to kill a raven. On our walk about he heard a raven's croaking cry and took off full bore after where it sat in a low tree. Only the raven's opportune flight kept him from being munched. I don't know where that came from; because to my frustration grouse and hares are perfectly safe from his depredations and he apparently has little interest in flushing them for me to shoot even sitting in plain view. He prefers to sniff around while pretending he doesn't see them, obviously trying to encourage me to ground sluice him one to eat "fresh".
He is apparently lucky at this point to have not flushed a grouse for me because I'm pretty sure on the retrieve it will disappear into his gullet whole. Other items have disappeared into his gaping maw, ie. my son's toys, sundry household items and on one occasion we thought we lost a cell phone (it was only misplaced). I'm sure I looked rather comical with my head stuck to the dog's side listening for the tell-tale ringing while I dialed the number on the other phone. Every lost item is now evaluated based on the approximation of "Will it fit down Sonny's throat?" (a surprising number of things pass this test by the way). I fear one day will find me standing at the vet looking at a profile X-ray of my dog with something ferociously expensive and irreplaceable seen in the middle. A vanishing delicate little ruffed grouse may be more than my sensibilities can possibly stand. The dog will hope that I've used both barrels on the bird.
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Tahir Ün
Moving Image
Under The Same Sky
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Tahir Ün was born in Turkey.
He has been working periodically at Xinjiang (Uighur) Autonomous Region of China, Balkans, Caucasia and Turkey as a freelance photographer, videographer, curator and activist.
Tahir Ün is an instructor at Yasar University.
His works accepted to some collections such as Istanbul Modern Museum, Polaroid Collection, Collection of Ransom Center Photography at Texas University, Colección del Centro de Fotografía de Tenerife, State Museum of Majdenek and Rhizome Artbase.
Tahir Ün published four books titled "Imagined Views/Moments of Revulsion" Photographs (1990) and "The Poetic Introduction of Representation of the Hidden Photograph" Poems (1995), "Xinjiang : My Ancestral Land" photographs (2012) and "Ali" photographs (2014). In addition, his
about image theory are published in various Turkish art magazines since 2000.
He is founder of VideoArt.Ist International Video Art Screening Program. His works have been displayed in numerous worldwide events including 29 one-man exhibitions.
Some important photo and video awards and distinctions:
- Archifoto International Architecture Photography Awards, 'İzmir, no heritage for the future' is finalist, (2017) Strasbourg, France.
- First prize in photography category of competition themed 'Xinjiang' by CRI (China Radio International), (2017) Urumchi, China.
- "Father Tongue", my video, is awarded for "The Film With Most Profound Message" of Uhvati Film Festival in (2017) Novi Sad, Serbia
- "Xinjiang: Re-Construction", my project, was nominee for Photogrvphy Grant (2017), London, U.K.
- Photo Annual Awards (PAA), First prize & special Prize Czech Center Photography, for "Camel Wrestling" (2015), Teplice, Czechia
- Photo Annual Awards (PAA), Honorable Mention, "Snapshot vs Selfie" (2015), Teplice, Czechia .
- Life Framer Photo Awards, Honorable Mention for "Animal Kingdom" (2015), U.K.
- SCOPIO, Honorable Mention for "Xinjiang : Re-Construction", (2015), LISBOA, Portugal.
- Facade Videoart Festival, "THE GAME" is selected between TOP 10 Awards, (2014), Bulgaria.
- Featured Photographer of the Month, Social Documentary Network (june, 2014), NY, USA.
- FOTONIC Photo Festival, finalist of Evening Screenings Award, "Xinjiang:Re-Construction", (2014), Ljubljana,
- FOTONIC Photo Festival, finalist of Evening Screenings Award, "The Shift in Coal Mine", (2014), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Kolga Award, "Xinjiang:Re-construction" is finalist in the category: Conceptual Series (2014), Georgia.
- Espy Photography Award, "Xinjiang:Re-construction" is finalist (2014), Swansea, Wales, U.K.
- IPA Awards, "One Shot: One World", honorable mention for "Architectural Conflict in Kashgar", (2014) Los Angeles, USA
- PAA (Photo Annual Awards), honorable mention for "China Portraits" (2013),Teplice, Czechia.
- FotoVisura Grant, honorable mention for "Nakhchivan" (2013), USA.
- Patras Independent Film & Video Festival, The Best VideoArt Prize for "Pose" (2012), Greece.
- Krakow SnapFilm Festival, The 2nd. Prize for "Facial Perception" in category: Experimental (2012), Poland.
- Fonland Festival, The Best Digital Image Prize for "Nihility or Identity" (2011), Portugal.
- AFAD and Seyhan Municipality, The Sahin Kaygun Prize for "the best Turkish Photographer" (1993), Turkey.
- Photo Awards of The Ministry of Culture, The First Prize for Black and White Photography (1992), Turkey.
- Nasreddin Hodja International Photo Competition, 2nd. prize, (1988), Turkey.
Important selected solo & group shows
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• 5th. Photo Annual Awards Exhibition, "Camel Wrestling", TEPLICE.
• XIII.Fotonoviembre Int. Biennial "Atlantica Colectivas", Centro Cultural de GUIA DE ISORA.
• PHODAR 9th. Photo Biennial Exhibition, "The Shift in Coal Mine", Ilia Beshkov Art Gallery, PLEVEN.
• Kolga Photo Festival, "The best photos of the year" joint show , TBILISI.
• 4th. Scopio Photo Awards Exhibition, "Xinjiang:Re-Construction", RIBA, LONDON.
• BURSA FOTOFEST Exhibition, "Silk Road Dwellers", BURSA.
• FOTONIC Photo Festival, Evening Screenings, "Xinjiang:Re-Construction" and "The Shift in Coal Mine", LJUBLJANA.
• Kolga Photo Festival, "The best photos of the year" joint show , TBILISI.
• Espy Photography Award Exhibition, "Urban & Rural" joint exhibit, SWANSEA.
• "Xinjiang : My Ancestral Land" solo photo exhibition, Kara Gallery,ANKARA.
• ART SUR-FACES, digital image joint exhibition, Gallery Margarida de Araújo, SERPA.
• XII.Fotonoviembre Int. Biennial "Atlantica Colectivas", Plaza González Mena, s/n, GRANADILLA.
• Festival Voies Off, "Romans:Glocal Alteration", multimedia photo show for the special programme: "Rester Partir, le voyage impossible", ARLES.
• "Xinjiang : My Ancestral Land" solo photo exhibition, Beyoglu Art Gallery, ISTANBUL.
• PHODAR 8th. Photo Biennial Exhibition, "Glocalization", Ilia Beshkov Art Gallery, PLEVEN.
• "Xinjiang : My Ancestral Land" solo photo exhibition, State Museum, IZMIR.
• Im[m]agine, Objet d'art, SACS (Space of Contemporary-Experimental Art), Quiliano, SAVONA
• Copengagen Photo Festival, "Frederiksberg Photo Walk",COPENHAGEN.
• Festiwal Sztuka i Dokumentacjai, "Sztuka-Obiekt-Zapis", Galeria Imaginarium, LODZ.
• "Nylon Refuges", solo photo exhibition, Cizgelikedi Culture Center Art Gallery, IZMIR.
• "Turkish Photography Today", joint exhibit, Photography Museum,ISTANBUL.
• Celeste Prize Final Exhibition, (as a guest artist) joint exhibit, Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, NEWYORK.
• XI.Fotonoviembre Int. Biennial "Atlantica Colectivas", Centro Cultural Los Cristianos, ARONA.
• Backlight 9th. Photo Festival, "Nylon Refuges" solo exhibition, TR2Kunsthalle, TAMPERE.
• Les Rencontres d'Arles Photographie,"Transience" joint photo-exhibition, Galerie Huit, ARLES.
• "We Are All Photographers of the Public Space!, joint show, Musée de l'Elysée, LAUSANNE.
• "Memos for the passage" solo exhibit, Underground Photo Gallery, IISALMI.
• "Nihility or Identity" solo exhibit, in the art programme of the 23rd. Universiade Olympic Games, IZMIR.
• "Nihility or Identity" solo exhibit, The Lamp Gallery/ YORKSHIRE
• "Nihility or Identity" solo exhibit, Boekhandel De Verbeelding,AMSTERDAM.
• "Faces and Dreams" solo exhibit, Artlink Exchange Gallery,YORKSHIRE.
• "On the Road" joint exhibit, the on-line interactive imaging project by Cafe Society, YORKSHIRE.
• IV.Fotonoviembre Int. Biannial "Interventions" joint exhibit, Cultural Center of The Christians, TENERIFE.
• "Menhir" Photo – Installation by Tahir Un Old Laundry of Yoruk Village, SAFRANBOLU.
• Contemporary Turkish Photography" joint eshibit, HABITAT / Silahhane, Yildiz Palace, ISTANBUL.
• "Faces and Dreams" solo exhibit, 3rd. Fotonoviembre Int. Biennial, La Caixa Galeria, LA LAGUANA.
• "Turkish Plastic Art Exhibitions" joint exhibit, Art Festival,HOUSTON
• "Contemporary Art Photography by Turkish Photographers" joint exhibit, SANTA FE.
• "Details From Life" solo exhibit, Akbank Art Gallery, ANKARA.
• "Polaroids" solo exhibit, Arsiv Art Gallery, ISTANBUL.
• "Selections 6" by Polaroid, joint exhibit, FotoKino, COLOGNE.
• "Turkish Photography, Today" joint exhibit, LINZ.
• "Photographs 1980-1990" solo exhibit, Istanbul Photography Days, France Culture Center, ISTANBUL.
• "Turkey, Ich Liebe Dich !" Mainzer Rathauses, joint exhibit, MAINZ.
• "Imagined Views 2" solo exhibit, T. A. A. Hekimgil Art Gallery,ANKARA.
• "Turkish Photography in Republic Period" joint exhibit, Emlak Bank Art Gallery, ISTANBUL.
• "Imagined Views 1" solo exhibit, Refo Photography Center,ISTANBUL.
• "ImaginedViews 1" solo exhibit, Turco – British Art Gallery,ANKARA.
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We fell in love the minute we saw these Nutella Banana Hand Pies on Home Cooking Adventure.
Recipe Queen Ella, has really knocked it out the park and since you all loved her Apple Pie Upside Down Cake so much, we had to share another of her amazing creations.
Nutella Banana Hand Pie Ingredients
Makes 15 hand pies
Hand Pies Pie Dough
- 1 1/4 cup (160g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1/4 tsp (1g) salt
- 1 tsp (5g) sugar
- 4 tbsp (60ml) ice cold water
Filling For Hand Pies
- 1/4 cup (25g) toasted hazelnuts, chopped
- 1 small banana, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (150g) Nutella
- Garnish
- Beaten egg
- Brown sugar
Nutella Banana Hand Pies Video Tutorial
These Nutella Banana Hand Pies are easy to whip up. You will end up with 15 mini pies and they are real crowd-pleasers.
Ella crimps her edges with a fork and it's just one of the great tricks you will learn with her video. Click Play above to watch now ^
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Nutella Banana Hand Pies Instructions
1. Prepare the pie dough. In a medium bowl whisk flour with salt and sugar. Incorporate butter using a pastry blender, a fork or a pastry processor, until crumbs are formed. Add water and stir until incorporated.
2. Wrap in plastic wrap, shape into a disk and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside until ready to use.
4. On a floured surface roll dough to 1/8 inch (3mm) thick. Cut out out 3 1/2 inch (9 cm) circles. Re-roll remaining dough and cut into circles until you run out of dough.
5. Place about 1 tsp nutella on one half of the circle and top with chopped hazelnuts and a slice of banana. Brush the edges of the circle with beaten egg and fold the dough over the filling to create a semi-circle. Use a fork to press the edges together to seal.
6. Place the pies on the prepared baking tray. Brush the top of each pie with beaten egg and sprinkle the top with brown sugar.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.
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Giant marijuana joints, Sanders supporters among Philadelphia marchers on DNC Day 1- Cannabis News
Hundreds of demonstrators on Monday marched from City Hall to the Wells Fargo Center – site of the Democratic National Convention – with a message calling for the legalization of marijuana.
In a bit of synchronicity, the pro-pot group was joined by supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders at City Hall, melding together to create one large party moving down Broad Street.
Originally planned to begin before noon, the march's start time repeatedly was moved back as the demonstrators continued to gather at City Hall, all braving the oppressive city heat, clocking in at more than 95 degrees at 1:30 p.m.
Also joining the march were two 51-foot inflatable joints, intended to show the delegates in town that the participants support the decriminalization of cannabis.
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With the Server-Kun Design Contest just having closed its submission window and being prepared for judgement day, CL users might feel the itch to participate in another project or contest.
Sadly, the total amount of serious submissions to the Server-kun Design Contest was lower than anticipated, which should not be all too bad, considering there were some excellent ones among them.
However, it makes me scratch my head - why did so many people who expressed their interest not deliver anything at all after even further extended deadlines?
Maybe some users just didn't feel confident about their drawing skills, or did not like the contest's subject, and thus didn't participate. I don't know. Any insights on that would be appreciated.
Be that as it may, I'd be genuinely interested to hear/read what you people would be interested participating in!
What kind of projects or contests tickle your fancy? What type of activity could make you put an effort into a submission? Do you want to draw more, write, sing, play or whatever else?
Please also bear in mind that CL has its very own channel on twitch.tv, which might come in handy for "visual" projects like the old AMV contest, or presentations in general. Larger group projects could also make use of other off-site tools and sites to improve the project's structure and assign specific roles.
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This week I wanted to focus on the best spring boots to buy now because I have been getting so much wear out of mine. Boots are the perfect transitional footwear that you can wear with dresses or skirts in the spring to still get that new season vibe when it's a little too chilly for sandals.
Western boots have always been a favourite of mine, but this year they are a huge trend so there's lots of options on the market. Knee boots are another great trend currently and are also the perfect fit for this time of year. I've included a mix of them all in today's post and of course some great print pairs, because snakeskin is massive right now.
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Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirationalist, and now the Consummate Conversationalist. Kai, the Kaiologist is both positive and purposeful. Her keen ability to provoke thought, trigger change and enlighten the lives of others has catapulted her to success. Whether it's in the form of a Film or Internet TV Production, blog post or article, Facebook status or tweet, Kai Mann strives to empower and educate followers around the world about the nature of love, the importance of relationships and how these play a vital role in life.
While her passion for writing was birthed at a young age, her literary experience did not fully blossom until 2009, when she started writing her first novel. In addition, Mann also became a writer for Examiner.com, holding the title of Detroit's Best Friend Examiner. Through her articles for the Examiner, she offered an innovative perspective on the topic on friendship.
In 2011, she published her debut novel, 30 Day Notice under her own publishing company, Scriblical Vibez Publishing, LLC. Through Scriblical Vibez, she not only scribes biblically while creating a powerful message with a unique vibe, but she helps publish and market other authors' content that creates vibrational change across the nation and even the world. Her sophomore literary project, Abandoned Property, released in 2013, the same year that Mann helped produce a document series, Out Loud in the D. The documentary highlights the daily lives of African-Americans in the LGBT community.
Her literary works are best described as colorful, insightful and concise. Provoking deeper thought and greater understanding of individuality across racial and social barriers, Mann leaves readers pondering her words long after the final page has been turned. As part of the Pen to Paper series, her third project, Pen to Paper: A Walk Into Destiny is set to release in June of 2017. The two previous books in the series were published in March and June of 2014. Living on Lafayette Street, a non-fiction book, will be released on Mother's Day of 2018. All of the pieces speak to spiritual transformation into a higher level of self.
In early 2015 Kai found it necessary to use her platforms and influence as a change agent to educate, empower and build bridges. She began to plant seeds into two creative ideas that her spirit was undoubtedly passionate for. One was to create a network of everyday people that would inspire the world to change and transform called 'Elevation Nation Media Group'. Elevation Nation Media Group would be the vehicle used to construct an internet TV network called The Live Network. The second seed planted was a masterful, organic company called Eyeology INC. Eyeology INC the glue to both Scriblical Vibez Publishing and Elevation Nation Media Group serves the authentic tribe of gifts used to populate both companies in unique and innovative ways. Eyeology INC assists in the building of The Live Network from a branding, coaching, marketing and promotions stand point to a media based platform that would allow for a visual component to boost the reach of each individual or brand through content driven shows, shorts, commercials, video profiles, psa's, documentaries, and full-length movies.
In late October Kai Mann, owner of Elevation Nation Media Group presented to the world the first of two of its inspired developments called "Conversations With Kai Mann" and "Ready Set Flow". Conversations With Kai Mann, an internet talk show that bridges the gaps in society by conversing with today's thought leaders, spiritual leaders, transformational speakers, authors, artists, movement shakers, and moment takers. This unique show places light out into the world by speaking with guests whose lives have transformed in inspirational ways.
Ready Set Flow the second inspired development, a poetic gumbo of sorts, highlights and exposes the brilliancy and energy behind some of today's talented poetic voices and brings awareness to what's happening poetically in the beautiful city of Detroit. The show introduces you to ten phenomenal poets, wordsmiths and spoken word artists whose powerful Spoken Word Artistry, mind blowing metaphors, and Uniquely delivered pieces incites a 'Movement'. This 'Movement' began in Detroit and is scheduled to soon capture poetry in every major city in the U.S.
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Once again all the figures are 6mm from Commision Figurines in MDF. The more I work with these figures , the more I like them. They have a toy soldier quality that really appeals to me. I guess I also love how easy they are to paint. I now have enough basic infantry divisions. divisions for 3 of the 1809 army corps. Think I'll go for one more heheheh..
Ok enough rambling here are a few photos displaying the brigades in all their glory and a couple showing how our insert system works for Blucher. It is proving a very comfortable way to play the game. All three brigades are shown with attached artillery batteries.
I used all the latest ideas on these bases including a mounted officer, more than one flag some conversions to officers etc etc. They also have the new style bases with smaller labels. I think they are a great improvement on previous efforts.
We have played a good few games now with the new dice and insert system and it certainly speeds up play and makes remembering traits etc much easier. Below are a couple of pictures demonstrating how the insert and labelling system works.
Coritani magnetic displays. We have tickets reproducing various formations and simply replace them for the units we want to use. If you look at the labels you can see that most of the info is excess baggage but I like having it and think it all adds to the atmosphere if you have brigade names etc to quote in AAR's The dice have been a great addition. and certainly reduce the need to hunt for a china-graph after every casualty heheh
I have actually run out of Austrian figures to paint so maybe I'll do few French cavalry units next! Come on posty gimee my next order hahahahah.


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MS Project: Assessing and Managing Risks
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You've used Microsoft Project to create a detailed plan for your project and you believe you've accounted for everything. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty! The question is, "Where will the project go awry and what can you do to avert disaster?" Assessing and managing risks is the best weapon you have against project catastrophes. By evaluating your plan for potential problems and developing strategies to address them, you'll improve your chances of a successful, if not perfect, project.
The basics
There are four steps to assessing and managing risks, and effective risk management requires all four of them:
Identify risks.
Quantify risks.
Plan for risks.
Monitor and manage risks.
To adequately analyze risk, you'll need a detailed plan. So the best time to perform an initial risk analysis is just before saving your baseline and starting the project. But don't make the mistake of thinking that risk analysis is a one-time task. You'll want to reevaluate the plan and your risk analysis from time to time throughout the project and whenever major deviations from the plan occur.
Identify risks
There are numerous ways to identify risks. If you have a limited amount of time, the best ways to identify risks are to:
Review the task list and schedule.
Brainstorm and talk with the experts.
Review the task list and schedule
In your Microsoft Project plan, look first at the critical path tasks, then at tasks that are almost on the critical path, and finally at noncritical path tasks. Look for:
Tasks for which your team has no expertise. The duration and cost estimates for these tasks are more likely to be inaccurate.
Duration and cost estimates that are aggressive. Ask the estimators how confident they are in their estimates, especially for critical path tasks.
Situations where you have a limited number of resources that can do particular tasks and where those resources are fully allocated, overallocated, or my become unavailable. A human resource can become unavailable when he or she leaves your organization or because of commitments within the organization.
Tasks with several predecessors. The more dependencies a task has, the greater the likelihood of a delay.
Tasks with long durations or a lot of resources. The estimates for these tasks are more likely to be inaccurate.
Brainstorm and talk with the experts
All of your project risks may not be apparent from analyzing the project plan. It's worth your time to call a brainstorming meeting with key resources on your project. Ask these people where they see the most risk to the project. You may be surprised at what you uncover.
If you have some experienced project managers available, have them review your plan. Also, talk with people who have expertise in particular areas of the project. For example, if you're planning to use an outside contractor, talk to people who have used that contractor or other contractors.
Quantify risks
Quantifying risks is a discipline unto itself. Your options range from sophisticated probability analysis to the simpler techniques outlined below. Obviously, the accuracy of your results is commensurate with the techniques you use. This article outlines some basic, but effective techniques.
To quantify risks:
Determine your tolerance levels.
Assign a probability to each risk.
Assign a cost to each risk.
Assign a priority to each risk.
Determine your tolerance levels
If you work for a small company, and additional project cost of $250,000 or a delay of two months may put your entire company at risk. If you work for a large organization, these overruns may be acceptable for a project. Write down some hard numbers. How much cost and delay is acceptable? Remember that this isn't your preference, it's just the bottom-line numbers you can tolerate.
Assign a probability
For each risk, determine how likely it is to occur. Unless you're using statistical methods, you'll assign a probability based on your team's knowledge of the risk. Use these tips to identify more likely risks:
Use the Microsoft Project PERT analysis tools to see how likely you are to hit your dates. If the task durations in your plan differ significantly from those in the PERT analysis, then the tasks are at higher risk.
Review archived projects to see if similar tasks from the past have taken longer than your estimates or have cost more.
Find out your team's confidence level. If the resources that will do the work aren't comfortable with your cost or duration estimates, then the risk is more likely to occur.
Assign a cost
The cost of a risk can be measured in dollars, lost time, lost quality, or all three. Try to quantify the cost of a risk, even as a range such as $25,000 to $50,000. One way to evaluate costs is to save a copy of your Microsoft Project plan, and then modify the copy to perform a what-if analysis and see the impact if a risk does occur.
Assign a priority
Based on your tolerance level, the potential cost of the risk, and the probability of it occurring, assign a priority to the risk. For example, if the cost of a risk is beyond your tolerance level and it is very likely to occur, assign a high priority to the risk. Use these priorities to determine which risks to focus your efforts on first.
Plan for risks
Once you've identified and quantified risks, you need to plan for them. Because risk planning can take a lot of time and energy, you may want to plan for only the high-priority risks or the medium- to high-priority risks. Planning entails:
Identifying triggers for each risk.
Identifying proactive, contingency, or mitigation plans for each risk.
Identifying triggers
Triggers are indicators that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. The best triggers tell you well in advance that a problem is occurring.
To identify triggers, talk with the people who are most likely to cause the risk to occur and those who are most likely to feel its impact. Ask them how they would know that the problem is occurring. Start with how they would know that the problem has already occurred, and then work backward to determine how they would know before the problem actually occurred.
As the project manager, consider how the risk would be reflected in the plan. Would the plan show overtime for a specific resource on earlier tasks? Would the plan show delays in specific tasks?
For each risk you're addressing, create a watch list that shows the possible triggers, when they are likely to occur, and who should watch for the trigger.
Identifying plans
Once you've identified triggers, you need to create action plans. You can plan for risks in one of three basic ways:
Allay the risk by taking actions ahead of time, thereby decreasing the likelihood of the problem occurring. For example, if you're dependent on a single resource with specific expertise, consider training another resource in that expertise.
Mitigate the risk by lowering the consequences if the problem does occur, thereby reducing the risk's impact. For example, if you're dependent on an outside vendor making its delivery dates, your contract with the vendor might include penalties for late delivery, in order to offset your potential losses.
Respond to the risk with a contingency plan, if the problem does occur. For example, if a task is at risk of being delayed, your plan may be to add additional resources to the task. Your contingency plan should include any work that must be done ahead of time to make the contingency successful. For example, you'll want to make sure that the additional resources are available in case you need them.
Keep in mind that risk management plans can have unexpected ramifications. Model each plan in Microsoft Project to see the plan's impact on the project. Look for new risks that occur as a result of the plan and address them in it.
Monitor and manage risks
Your risk management plan is in place. Now your job is to make sure you and others on the project team act on it. Take any actions necessary according to your proactive, mitigation, and contingency plans. Monitor your watch list to see if triggers are occurring, and implement contingency plans as needed. Be sure to reassess your risks regularly. You might find the following ideas useful for monitoring your risks:
Include a Risks section in status reports and request that resources identify any assumptions they are making, as well as any new risks they see.
Set up regular meetings with team members to reevaluate the risk management plan and to identify new risks to the project.
Each time your project's actual progress varies significantly from the plan, reassess the risks and reevaluate your risk management plan.
With a little preplanning and thought, you can significantly decrease the risks to your project. Use the tips in this article to implement risk assessment and management to your advantage. We hope your project will be a successful one!
For more detailed information about risk assessment and management, visit http://www.pmi.org review - A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge.
Helpful views for seeing durations and costs
Viewing costs
View the costs for each task by applying the Cost table to the Gantt Chart view.
View the costs for resources and their costs on various tasks by applying the Cost table to the Resource Sheet view.
View the costs of tasks across time in the Resource Usage view.
Viewing durations
View durations in the Gantt Chart view, which is the default view in Microsoft Project. You can sort the chart by duration to review the durations in order from shortest to longest. You can also sort by priority to review durations in order of task priority. You can use the Gantt Chart Wizard to view the critical path and review the durations of critical path tasks.
Helpful views for seeing resource allocation
View resource allocation in the Resource Usage view.
Helpful features for watch lists
You can create your risk management plan and watch list in any application. For example, you might want to create the plan in Microsoft Word. You can then incorporate the watch list information, such as triggers, into your Microsoft Project plan by attaching the information to tasks as notes.
If your watch list is on an intranet or the Internet, you can insert a hyperlink to the Web page.
If you're familiar with Microsoft Visual Basic® for Applications, you can use it to create macros in Microsoft Project to alert you when trigger events occur.
Using the PERT analysis tools
To perform a PERT analysis, you'll need to enter an optimistic, pessimistic, and expected duration for each task you want to analyze.


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The summer months are undeniably the favorites of many because of their relaxed nature. However, for many of us, the thought of an easy-breezy summer isn't always in the cards… There are houses to sell! Open houses to host! Paperwork to complete! But as hard working as you may be, not everybody is open to sacrificing time off from their lazy sun-filled days – and that includes your target market.
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The Lehigh football season ended on Long Island last weekend with a 59-29 loss at Stony Brook in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. Along with it, the careers of two of the best wide receivers to wear a Mountain Hawks uniform came to a close as well.
Lehigh has produced some outstanding wide receivers (Steve Kreider, Ryan Spadola, Rennie Benn, Dave Cecchini, etc.) and Gatlin Casey and Troy Pelletier are now part of that group. Pelletier has re-written the Lehigh and Patriot League records books and Casey's numbers are mind-blowing when you consider he achieved them in three seasons.
Pelletier, at 6-3/210, possesses what you want in a receiver. He has size, strength and speed to go along with precision route running and great hands. He finished his career with 328 catches, 4,216 yards and 37 touchdowns. All three categories are Patriot League records. And the first two are school marks. Only Benn reached the end zone more as a Lehigh receiver. Pelletier's senior season featured a school record 105 catches. Head Coach Andy Coen has no doubt that Pelletier will be in an NFL camp next summer.
Casey is also listed at 6-3/210. He has many of the same qualities as Pelletier. Casey's blinding speed also made him a valuable commodity as a kick returner. Despite being banged up for most of his final season, Casey still managed 60 receptions for 854 yards and 12 touchdowns. For his career, Casey finished tenth at Lehigh in receptions (156), sixth in yardage (2,477) and third in TDs (30). Incredibly, Casey scored a touchdown on 20% of his catches. He's the Cris Carter on Lehigh football!! Hopefully a team at the next level gives him a chance.
Lehigh will return a lot of offensive weapons in 2018. Quarterback Brad Mayes and running back Dom Bragalone are climbing up the career records lists with another season to play. But replacing Pelletier and Casey is going to be a very tall task.
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Articles from January 2015
Gallery: New menus for Spring 2015
Cast change: Anna Tsygankova to dance the role of Kitri in Don Quixote on 5 January 2015
Free trial of TIDAL music service for ROH audiences
Opera in the Real World: The historical figures behind some of opera's greatest characters
Watch: John Fulljames on Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – 'It's our world reflected on the stage'
Singing for the truth: What makes the story of Orfeo so powerful?
Cast change: Itziar Mendizabal to dance in Onegin on 24 January; 2 and 11 February 2015
Orfeo Insight live-streamed for free on 8 January 2015
Opera Essentials: Andrea Chénier
Opera's new homes: What's behind the trend of opera outside the opera house?
Group Booking for Spring Season 2014/15 now open
BAFTA 2015 film award nominations announced
Monteverdi's Orfeo musical highlight: 'Possente spirto'
Young Artist Profile: Rachel Kelly - 'You can only really learn through experience'
Onegin dance highlight: The Mirror Motif
Free exhibition at ROH focuses on the skills and passion of apprentices
Andrea Chénier Musical Highlight: The Improvviso
Your Reaction: Orfeo
Debate: What do you think of operatic edits?
A blanket term misused: What is (and isn't) verismo?
Orfeo: An opera of debuts and collaborations, and the young people at the heart of it
BBC launches Year of Song and Dance programming
The Royal Ballet to tour the USA in June 2015
Onegin's morals: The etiquette of duelling in 19th-century Russia
Orfeo streamed for free online on 21 January 2015
Cast change: Ryoichi Hirano to dance in Don Quixote on 19 and 22 January 2015
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club to perform at Royal Opera House as part of farewell world tour
Andrea Chénier Musical Highlight – The Act III Trial Scene
Jette Parker Young Artists to perform in recitals at Blackheath Halls and Highgate School
Ingenious, expressive, and unconventional: Onegin and the use of gesture
Cast change: Steven McRae to dance in Don Quixote on 21 January 2015
Your reaction: Andrea Chénier
Aakash Odedra: Our favourite clips
Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier to be screened live in cinemas across the world on 29 January 2015
Going Underground: A day in the life of the orchestra pit
John Cranko unpacked: A career in clips
Stormy Weather #2: Smart techniques for bringing a storm to the stage from history's great composers
Your reaction: Onegin
Cast Change: Nicol Edmonds to dance in Onegin on 27 January 2015
International ballet stars to perform at Ann Maguire Gala on 22 March 2015
A number of Royal Ballet artists honoured at the National Dance Awards 2015
Richard E. Grant to present live cinema relay of Andrea Chénier on 29 January 2015
Who sat in K15?
Trade secrets: How do you 'paint' a rotating set with video projections?
Opera Essentials: Der fliegende Holländer
Der fliegende Holländer Musical Highlight: 'Die Frist ist um' – The Dutchman's monologue
Watch: Members of the cast and creative team from Andrea Chénier
Your reaction: Andrea Chénier in cinemas 2015
Recommended Recordings: February 2015
Watch: Natalia Osipova on Onegin – 'A dream for any ballerina'


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These London Jr. Mustangs had some pretty big cleats to fill after last year's powerhouse squad.
Jr. Mustangs finish off another perfect season with shutout win
These London Jr. Mustangs had some pretty big cleats to fill after last year's powerhouse squad.
They ended up being a perfect fit.
The Stangs beat the Durham Dolphins 25-0 in the Ontario Provincial Football League varsity final Saturday night in Windsor for their second straight shutout in the championship game, capping another perfect season.
London went 10-0 this summer and extended their unbeaten streak to 21 games since the league's formation last year.
"They're all special, but this one's important because of who we had," Jr. Mustangs coach J.P. Circelli said. "There were some key players who didn't come back and people kind of wrote us off because of it.
"We had new guys who had to step up, and they did."
The Dolphins didn't go quietly.
The game was scoreless at half, but the Mustangs got a pivotal kick return from top receiver Noah Johns, back after an injury held him out of the conference final two weeks ago.
"I didn't think Noah looked like himself early in the game and I didn't know if we could keep him going like that," Circelli said. "I told him he must have been saving himself. That got us going and our defence held strong."
London running back Taz Vang Bell, the game's offensive MVP and clearly the league's best player this summer, scored twice, including a fitting touchdown on his final carry of the season.
The shutout reflected another premier peformance by defensive co-ordinator Gary Haldenby's athletic crew. Defensive backs Robert Panabaker and Aden Al-Kinani — soon to be rivals in the Western-Laurier battles — were the veteran catalysts and vocal leaders of a stingy back end.
Other than a missed field goal in the first half, Durham rarely threatened.
"Those two both got hurt, but made sure they made it back," Circelli said. They're battled-tested. The D played lightts out and our special teams made some big plays. That's how you start it — with your 12 best players on defence and we put a ton of emphasis on special teams — 30-40 minutes a practice, because that's an area of the game you can win."
The OPFL, despite some challenges, already has established itself as the top summer football league in the province. London's dominance only underlines the city's commitment to the game, from minor football right through to the university ranks.
"You look at the mid-90s and onward and how the development of our grassroots program here has improved," Circelli said. "The work the Jr. Mustangs and (Forest City) Thunderbirds have done each year, it's clear this sport is important in London. As long as there are volunteers and coaches who want to give back and make the game better, we'll continue to have that. Our high school systems are strong and for years it was seen as one of the best and most competitive in the province. That's why people want to see the Catholic and public schools back together.
"We have a lot of top players coming out of London and it's one of the reasons Western is successful.
"It all works hand in hand."


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If you think Black Friday is over, think again! Zalora has enlisted Smart, along with other major e-commerce players, to offer the best deals for the cyber community on December 12.
Touted "12.12 Online Fever," for 24 hours those who log on to the site or access the app on the 12th of December can avail of special offers from over a hundred leading brands available on Asia's leading online fashion destination, Zalora. On this cyber event, customers can expect an extensive collection of products and services to be available bundled with special deals, incentives, and discounts.
Paulo Campos, Managing Director of Zalora Philippines, said, "The Philippines is one of the world's fastest-growing internet markets. With fellow digital pioneers like our industry and e-commerce partners empowering users through connectivity and an incredible range of digital services and offerings, the Philippines has rapidly evolved in to one of the most socially connected countries in the world. As a leader in the industry, Zalora Philippines is committed to helping Filipino e-commerce reach new heights in 2015."
The biggest online shopping event is co-presented by Smart Communications. As an answer to international sale events, the 12.12 Online Fever will be offering customers the most exciting and exclusive deals and products in fashion, food, travel and more to enjoy this Yuletide season. This cyber event is aimed at redefining and accelerating e-commerce in the Philippine market, allowing for Pinoys to embrace this convenient avenue.
Some of the online retailers that have come to support this initiative include Takatack, FoodPanda, Widget City, Easy Taxi, Jetstar, TravelBook.ph, and Zap. How would Zalora handle the influx of eager and click-happy customers on 12.12? You ask. Taking one step ahead, the brand has up scaled its system and widened its racks so that you wouldn't miss that product you have your sights set on.
On top of that, during the media kick-off, Smart also revealed that all subscribed to the network will get an additional 25 percent off on their total purchases! The Zalora 12.12 Online Fever is also powered by BPI and has enlisted Air21 as its official logistics partner.
12.12 Online Fever will be rolled out across all 12.12 participating e-commerce sites with special promos available when the clock strikes twelve.


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It must be rare-Parker season. Here's another one that's hard to find. Parker Bros. made just 306 AH grade hammerless shotguns. Of those, I bet very few are late 20 gauges like this one.
Parker AHE 20ga Double Barrel Shotgun: 0 Frame, Single trigger, English stock, Splinter forend, Skeleton butt. A rare sweet Parker with a beautiful piece of wood 14 1/4 LOP 0 Frame 26 in ic/m good case color and blue 3 quail on left side pheasents on right side and bottom A Remington Era gun Find another one of these 6lbs 6oz. Price: $49,500


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Hello boys and girls!
Did you miss me, because I sure missed you. It's been way too long. But do I have something exciting to tell you. Oh boy, you bet!
Are you ready? Are you sitting down?
Devolver Digital is joining me on the journey to bring MFP to all of you out there! How cool is that?! If you aren't directly familiar with Devolver Digital, I'm sure you've heard of some of the games/series of games they've helped bring to market, such as 'Hotline Miami', 'Shadow Warrior', 'Broforce' and 'Serious Sam' to name a few.
To celebrate this joyous occasion I've prepared a little video for your enjoyment. It's showing what it's currently like playing a level in MFP. Bear in mind, things can and probably will still change a lot between the release of this video and the release of the actual game. But, you know, just wanted to keep ya'll in the loop of what's been going on with the game 🙂
Topping off all this excitement there is also a brand spanking new Steam page! Why don't you head on over there and add it to your wishlist: http://store.steampowered.com/app/557340
Oh, and in case this is the first time you've come across this game you'd might want to have a look at the trailer that was released just about one year ago (goodness how time flies):
And in case you're not already, be sure to follow on Twitter/Facebook and/or sign up to the newsletter at http://www.deadtoast.com
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I'll update you all on the latest in-game-experiments soonish. Just wanted to let this news sink in first.
Toodles for now!


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DBR gensets for IHC-built pipelayers
DBR will supply emergency/harbour diesel generator sets for six new pipelaying vessels under construction at IHC Merwede in the Netherlands for Subsea 7 and SapuraKencana.
The order for the custom engineered units, generating up to 1,875 kVA, follows DBR's successful delivery of three similar generator sets for IHC Merwede in 2013.
"We are very pleased that our work last year has resulted in this large new repeat order from our client IHC Merwede," notes DBR Managing Director Herwin Roodenburg. "These are custom built units, completely engineered to client specifications and for operating safely and reliably in Brazilian waters."
For each of the six new generator sets, DBR selected Mitsubishi diesel engines and either 800 kVA Leroy Somer or 1,875 kVA AvK generators. The delivery includes cooler and control panels, and the units can operate in up to 50ºC air on temperature. DBR will engineer the equipment to Lloyd's Register and IMO-2 specifications.
The first of the six new generator sets was successfully FAT tested at DBR's test bench and already delivered earlier in 2014. The delivery of the next custom built units will continue ongoing in 2014 and 2015. Based in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, DBR provides customized solutions in the field of power supply for ships, offshore platforms and onshore applications.


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There are lots of "amazing" forex strategies, but only few are profitable. Everybody can call their strategy "the masterpiece of trading art", but it's by far tougher to create a reliable strategy.
So, each trader looking for a strategy good for them, must understand differences between repainted algorithms and really working ones. In the previous article, we were talking about detecting repainted trading systems, along with features of reliable strategies.
1.Enormously Profitable Or Useless?
2.Brilliant Forex Strategies' Attributes
3.Expected Values
There is plenty of trading algorithms on the Net, some of which lead to gaining with the correct approach, and others lead to equal losses, regardless of the usage way. Don't think you can't find a strategy giving you 100% of your deposit per month. They are very few, but they still exist. Actually, a successful trader invented an excellent forex strategy, can never conceal his algorithm for too long. Sooner or later, either his friend, a trader-blogger reveals it, or the author publishes it. Novices are often able to take pros' experience, because not many traders hide their systems.
Modern trading uses expected values in analyses. It means the ratio of your potential profit to potential losses, defined by set TakeProfits and StopLosses. For instance, you've bought a dollar. StopLoss is set 10 points lower than buy-level, and TakeProfits - 15 points higher. Thus, your expected value is 15/10. They say that index must be more than 1, otherwise your order is potentially unprofitable. I don't agree with that statement, though.
In fact, you can't always set that little StopLosses or TameProfits according to your strategy or market movements. Nevertheless, such investment can probably turn to be unprofitable. Pay attention to the formula above. It shoes which risk you can correctly take. Along with potential profits and losses, it uses the probability. So, if you are very likely to gain, make the deal even with low expected value. Another point: if this probability is not that high, and you van lose more that win, you'd better keep yourself from such deal.
I'd love to add there are very fee brilliant forex strategies may be found on the Net. Traders don't love to talk about their activities and profits, let alone their strategies. They can seldom show a screenshot of their terminal, but don't wait for trading secrets.
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GMU 16th Annual APAI Cultural Performances--4/4/2009 2009 GMU 亞裔傳統月慶典高潮各族裔精彩表演
2009 GMU APA Month 16th Annual Cultural Performances
Stars' Profile—A Hearty Thanks to all Performers and Volunteers
Mr. YuFeng Zhu, IT Profession, has been play various Chinese Music Instruments Bawu Music -NWBI International Performing Team and GMU-APA Stage Manager
Dance Etc. School of the Arts was established in 1981 under the artistic directorship of Ann Boyle. It is the home of the Performing Arts Theatre which has performed in many venues including being the guest of the China Tourist Board to represent the U.S. at the International Festival in Beijing and Shanghai 2004, 2006.
Ms. Kathy Liu, Solo Peacock Dancer, was crowned Ms. Chinese American of DC, 2008.she has been dance for many years. She is now the Freshmen of UMB. Her Breathtaking Beautiful and Grace Peacock Dance Performance has been dazzling the audience by thousands...
Jin Hua Dance Academy was founded in 2006. The dancing class has performed Chinese folk dances, created by instructor Jinhuan Liu, in a lot of ceremony events. The dancing performance reflects various Chinese cultures are enjoyable and very welcomed by Chinese communities in Baltimore and DC area for recent years.
The Washington Korean Dance Company was established in 1986 to preserve and promote traditional Korean dance in the United States. Dance has been an integral part of Korean culture since ancient times, and the company seeks to pass on this heritage to future generations The troupe regularly performs at various theaters in the DC area, includes Kennedy Center, the Dance Place and the Public Play House ,universities and federal agencies. Washington Korean Dance Company is recognized as one of the leading Korean cultural organizations in the United States.
Indian Umang Dance Groups: is a group of folk dancers from India. The group has been actively promoting the culture heritage of India through its folk dances since 1989. The founder is Mrs. Archana P. Chhaya. She also oversees the Choreography and costumes design. Umang Dance Group has been awarded a grant from the Smithsonian Institute for its performance in 1994.
ERhU Solo (Chinese Violin)------ Professor Xuezhang (John) Hou, UMBC
HUI HULA O NA MELE ALOHA is a performing troupe dedicated to bringing The group has performed at numerous educational and community venues in the metropolitan
D.C. area, with programs that strive to incorporate an introduction to the language, geography, history, folklore and culture of Hawaii. the music and dance of Hawai'i to local audiences and to spreading the spirit of Aloha. The group's goal is to promote an appreciation and understanding of hula in its traditional and cultural context as a respected Hawaiian art. Performances include ancient style chant (hula kahiko) and modern style hula (hula auana), utilizing a variety of traditional dance implements and costuming.


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The title of this post is a bit misleading. This is more of a "brief synopsis… read this book cause it's great" than a review. Hopefully in my future book reviews I'll be better at writing an actual review. But I hope you find this useful and are inspired to read these book recommendations.
As I love Brené Brown's work, I thought my inaugural book review would be her book, Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. This book came into my life at the perfect time, a time I was questioning my self-worth.
In the introduction, she tells us how she sees the progression of her books and says that Rising Strong is the "Fall. Get up. Try again" book. In life we will always fall and in Rising Strong Brené gives us the process to get back up and try again.
In the intro, she sets up the scene as to where exactly this rising strong process begins. She talks about her book, Daring Greatly, and the Theodore Roosevelt quote from the speech he gave in 1910, "Man in the Arena:"
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; … who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly."
She tells us to "STOP" right after we read, "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood." This is the start of rising strong, this is where she says she wants to "slow down time" and "figure out exactly what happens next." Right at the start of the book we are made to think about our "facedown" moments and how we have reacted to them.
She also tells us her goal for the book is to "slow down the falling and rising process" and that it is her hope to give us "language and a rough map that will guide us in getting back on our feet" (and that she did).
In chapter one she tells us and elaborates on the ten "rules of engagement for rising strong."
In chapter two she starts with the story of her family trip to Lake Travis, the vulnerable conversation she had with her husband after a morning swim, and later realizing that that conversation was a great moment in their marriage because "you can't skip day two." Or, rather, you can't skip the middle of the rising strong process – "… the door has closed behind you. You're too far in to turn around and not close enough to the end to see the light."
On page 28 I underlined:
"The middle is messy, but it's also where the magic happens."
To help us better understand the middle, she uses Joseph Campbell's hero's journey. In a three-act journey, act two is the messy middle: "The protagonist looks for every comfortable way to solve the problem. By the climax, he learns what it's really going to take to solve the problem. This act includes the 'lowest of the low'."
The end of chapter two is also where we see, for the first time, "The Rising Strong Process" outlined for us:
The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
Chapter four is dedicated to "The Reckoning." This chapter we learn that step one in the process is recognizing "that we're experiencing a 'facedown in the arena' moment – an emotional reaction." And we learn that step two is "getting curious about our experience." This chapter is full of gems including: reckoning with emotion, choosing curiosity, ways we off-load hurt, & strategies for reckoning with emotion (I love the "permission slips" idea).
After we learn about reckoning, we move on to "The Rumble" in chapter five. Right at the start she states, "The reckoning is how we walk into our story; the rumble is where we own it." Flip the page and you come to the section: "Conspiracies and Confabulations." This part of the book is where we learn why capturing our "uncensored story" is necessary and where we learn what three "critically important questions" are needed at the start of our rumble:
1. What more do I need to learn and understand about this situation?
2. What more do I need to learn and understand about other people in the story?
3. What more do I need to learn and understand about myself?"
We are also introduced to the "shitty first draft" (or "stormy first draft" if we want to keep it G rated). Put simply, our SFD is just writing down our story – getting it down on paper (or sticky note) without regard for editing, polishing, or filtering it. This is the moment we take a step back so that we can get clear on the story we are telling ourselves.
At the end of the chapter we are armed with questions and ready to start our rumble. We're also introduced to the delta – "the difference between what we make up about our experiences and the truth we discover through the process of rumbling."
Chapters six through ten are filled with stories that "let us examine the rising strong process in action." We rumble with:
Boundaries, Integrity, & Generosity (Chapter 6)
Expectations, Disappointment, Resentment, Heartbreak, Connection, Grief, Forgiveness, Compassion, & Empathy (Chapter 7)
Need, Connection, Judgment, Self-worth, Privilege & Asking for Help (Chapter 8)
Fear, Shame, Perfectionism, Blame, Accountability, Trust (& the elements of trust (B.R.A.V.I.N.G)), Failure, & Regret (Chapter 9)
Shame, Identity, Criticism, & Nostalgia (Chapter 10)
And these chapters share the same format:
Story → The Reckoning → The Rumble → Topics (to rumble with) → The Revolution
One thing that I love about Brené is her story telling ability – when she tells a story she is able to put us smack dab in the moment. With all the stories she tells, especially the stories in chapters six through ten, I related to the protagonist and that helped with understanding the moment of reckoning, the rumble, and seeing how the revolution was able to happen even if I never faced a similar situation.
Then the final chapter, chapter eleven, we come to The Revolution. This is where we put the process into practice. She gives us ways to rumble in different settings: at work, at home, and in our communities. And, by far my favorite part of this chapter, she gives us the "Manifesto of the Brave and Brokenhearted" – a call to action in rising strong together.
Before reading this book I would have never thought that there was a process to rising after a fall. I'm so glad that I have read this book and now have a process I can go to whenever I am "facedown in the arena."
Going back through Rising Strong to write this post and seeing all the sticky notes and underlined passages has made me want to read it all over again. Getting clear on the stories we tell ourselves and owning our stories, I believe, is one of the greatest things we can do.
A part of me feels like my life would have been so different if I had this process years ago, but this book came into my life at the perfect time – a time when I was open to receiving its wisdom.


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Any error that is detected is reported in the CPUMERRSR or L2MERRSR registers. See CPU Memory Error Syndrome Register or L2 Memory Error Syndrome Register. Any error that is detected is also signaled on the PMUEVENT bus. See Events. This includes errors that are successfully corrected, and those that cannot be corrected. If multiple errors occur on the same clock cycle then only one of them is reported.
Errors that cannot be corrected, and therefore might result in data corruption, also cause an abort or external pin to be asserted, so that software can be aware that there is an error and can either attempt to recover or can restart the system:
Uncorrectable errors in the L2 data RAM when read by an instruction fetch, TLB pagewalk, or load instruction, might result in a precise data abort or prefetch abort.
Uncorrectable errors in the L2 data RAM when read by a fetch into the L1 data cache from a load, store or preload instruction, or by the hardware prefetcher, might result in an asynchronous exception.
Uncorrectable errors in the L1 or L2 data RAMs when the line is being evicted from a cache causes the nINTERRIRQ pin to be asserted. This might be because of a natural eviction, a cache maintenance operation, or a snoop.
Uncorrectable errors in the L2 tag RAMs or SCU L1 duplicate tag RAMs causes the nINTERRIRQ pin to be asserted.
When nINTERRIRQ is asserted it remains asserted until the error is cleared by a write of 0 to the L2 internal asynchronous error bit of the L2ECTLR register.
Arm recommends that the nINTERRIRQ pin is connected to the interrupt controller so that an interrupt or system error is generated when the pin is asserted.
When a dirty cache line with an error on the data RAMs is evicted from the processor, the write on the master interface still takes place, however if the error is uncorrectable then:
On ACE, the write strobes are not set, therefore the incorrect data is not written externally.
On CHI, the strobes are set, but the response field indicates that there is a data error.
When a snoop hits on a line with an uncorrectable data error the data is returned, if required by the snoop, but the snoop response indicates that there is an error.
If a snoop hits on a tag that has an uncorrectable error, then it is treated as a snoop miss, because the error means that it is unknown if the cache line is valid or not.
In some cases it is possible for an error to be counted more than once. For example, multiple accesses might read the location with the error before the line is evicted as part of the correction process.