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Last year's news on Emotional Health has proven some true understanding. In February 2011, Dr. Thiessen ready a response to the proposed U.S. Department of Health and Human Providers (HHS) suggestion for fluoride concentrations in drinking water to be lowered. At the time of the bombing, 50 million individuals had already died in World Struggle II (Kingsbury, 2005).
Germany Nazi prison camps reportedly added fluoride to water in focus camps to induce submissiveness and infertility in prisoners. It is helpful for readers to see that the consequences of fluoridated water are real with comments corresponding to yours.
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Things start going downhill fast, and not just because they were driving through the mountainous border of California and Nevada. The girls' car breaks down, while the guys are arrested for theft and thrown in prison, and they're not even in Vegas yet.
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Screech would have it much worse years later.
Using the last of Zack's dough to bribe the sheriff, the gang meets up in Vegas to figure out their next step. Having blown through a year's worth of grocery money (adjusted for inflation) in less time than it takes to get drunk at your ex's wedding reception, Zack decides that now is the perfect time to book hotel rooms with money he doesn't have.
The next day, the boys become golf caddies, and are promptly fired from a job in which 90 percent of the work is standing still and making up numbers. Right when you think it can't get any more ridiculous, Gilbert Gottfried shows up with a proposition.
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Rentschler Biopharma presents new way to purify mAbs at PEGS Europe in Lisbon
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Laupheim, Germany: – Full-service biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) Rentschler Biopharma SE has used the recent PEGS Europe Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, to outline a novel approach to monoclonal antibody purification.
The Rentschler Biopharma solution, presented by scientist Anja Trapp, uses caprylic acid-induced precipitation as a beneficial tool for mAb purification design.
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Caprylic acid is well known to the pharmaceutical industry, having been used for decades to isolate immunglobulins from plasma. The hydrophobic molecules can interact with proteins inducing a precipitation. This mechanism can help to remove typical process- and product related impurities.
"The low pH virus inactivation step is especially useful in enabling a simple integration of capryl acid-induced precipitation," said Anja Trapp.
"Using this approach, an additional host cell protein clearance of up to two logarithmic units is possible," she added.
Alternative to column chromatography
Mrs. Trapp told the conference that a recent case study had shown that caprylic acid-induced precipitation could be implemented as "an excellent alternative" to column chromatography.
It was possible to completely remove host cell proteins, using the precipitation step. A third chromatographic column was no longer necessary to fulfill the final specifications.
Rentschler Biopharma is developing caprylic acid precipitation as a beneficial tool for the design of antibody purification processes, delivering benefits that include lower costs and the opportunity to utilize existing tanks and process flows.
About Rentschler Biopharma SE
Rentschler Biopharma, located in Laupheim, Germany, is a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for bioprocess development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals as well as for related consulting activities in terms of project management and regulatory support.
The Company's clients include innovative biotech companies and major pharmaceutical companies around the world. Many years of experience and excellence in finding solutions as well as certified quality management and advanced technologies ensure Rentschler's high quality standards.
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Happy Tuesday, lovelies! I'm still away from my desk on a Big Adventure – but of COURSE I'd never leave you without something beautiful to feast your eyes on. Today's Parley Manor wedding is full of glorious sunflowers, with stunning bride Carley rocking an unusual and beautiful Maggie Sottero gown. She and handsome hubby Dan describe their wedding as a "relaxed cocktail fuelled sunny garden party in the perfect setting" – which is everything I think a wedding should be!
The day was styled around summer colours and sunflowers, with red accents (and the bridesmaids look fabulous in gorgeous red Watters Wtoo dresses to suit the theme). Carley and Dan found their suppliers via their venue, and then did their own research online to put together their perfect team of creatives to make their dream day come true!
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South Africa was faced with a spate of racism cases throughout the year. It started in January with the racist facebook post of an estate agent in Durban.
In other cases employees were suspended for racist, inappropriate or offensive comments on twitter and other social media platforms. Racial tension and incidents were also reported at some of the university campuses all around the country. The most recent incident resulting in a public outcry was caused by school rules pertaining to the hair of black children at a school in Pretoria. These cases highlighted the need for a proper and professional approach to managing diversity and inclusion.
Despite South Africa's successful political transition in 1994, it is clear 22 years on that a non-racial South Africa in all aspects of society remains an elusive dream. The slow pace of transformation perpetuates inequality in the workplace and society at large. Furthermore, the rapid distribution of racist and other inappropriate behaviour by means of social media platforms exacerbates the problem. In addition, there is a risk of race relations being adversely affected in the workplace, and this requires business leaders and HR Managers to step up in creating inclusive workplaces. If we are serious about talent, we have to be serious about creating diverse and inclusive workplaces in which talented employees can flourish.
Since South Africa became a democracy more than two decades ago, government and unions have been at the forefront of championing employment equity in the workplace. However, the performance of business in the area of employment equity has been disappointing and after twenty two years we have failed to transform workplaces. On the other hand, several government departments managed to achieve and exceed employment equity targets, so much so that these organisations have started to recruit whites, coloureds and Indians in recent advertising campaigns. Sadly though, government's good progress in employment equity occurred in some cases at the expense of service delivery. In the private sector, not even the Employment Equity Act, coupled with several versions of broad-based black economic empowerment laws and codes have managed to make a significant difference to employment equity profiles of organisations. While it was believed that legislated employment equity plans would turn things around, unfortunately these plans managed to only make progress in the area of gender equity, so much so that South Africa is now one of the top 30 countries in the world regarding gender equity in senior management. Yet, despite the rhetoric of the rainbow nation, our underperformance in workplace racial equity and disability remains an ongoing challenge. Also, the continuous excuses by managers that they "can't find the right talent" out of a population of 56 million people, can be challenged.
Against this backdrop of perpetual inequality in the workplace, the SA Board for People Practices (SABPP) managed to develop a set of 24 HR Professional Practice Standards since 2014. This is part of the first set of HR standards world-wide in an attempt to reduce inconsistencies in HR practice and to improve the quality of HR work in organisations throughout South Africa. Moreover, it will also standardise approaches to current challenges in areas such as absenteeism management, leadership development, succession planning and change management. The standards also focus on addressing the current poor progress in the critical area of employment equity by drafting a specific standard in this area. One of these standards is entitled employment equity and diversity (inclusion) management to address the lack of progress in this important area of transformation. True employment equity cannot be achieved without good diversity management practices. The need for creating inclusive workplaces is at the core of sound diversity and employment equity practices. An inclusive approach to employment equity and diversity management means that an organisation must always create an environment inclusive of all diversity groups. The aim is to turn around the current approach of making business and people decisions without involvement of the designated groups. For instance, it is inappropriate to make a decision about disability without people with disabilities involved. The same principle applies to race and gender in the workplace.
The SABPP standard on employment equity and diversity management is defined as the systematic application of HR Management processes towards attaining and retaining a state of employment equity whilst developing a competent workforce to achieve social justice and organisational objectives in an organisation where diverse employees are highly engaged because they feel valued, respected, supported and treated as insiders within the organisation. The standard goes on to assert that a state of employment equity will only be reached when all previously disadvantaged groups are equitably represented in all occupationally categories and levels in the workforce sustainably over time. With the current slow progress in employment equity it may take another thirty years before workplace racial equality is eventually achieved – a situation that is simply not acceptable after so many years of a democratic dispensation in South Africa.
In addition to the definition outlined above, the standard specifies fundamental requirements for good employment equity and diversity inclusion practices. These requirements are as follows:
- Top management should lead, direct, visibly support and role model the policies, practices and behaviours required to achieve employment equity and inclusion.
- Employment equity progress often entails making difficult choices which should be clearly identified and analysed and conscious decisions made, and these decisions should then be clearly communicated to everyone in the organisation.
- Responsibility for employment equity should be shared between line management (which is accountable to stakeholders for employment equity progress) and HR (which should support line management with good policies, practices and development).
- Employment equity is a key organisational strategy and should therefore be appropriately catered for in performance management and remuneration practices.
- Achievement of employment equity, particularly at the skilled, professional and management levels, requires careful analysis and planning and the adoption of a long term planning and implementation approach which builds appropriate pipelines.
- Internal barriers to employment equity progress often include that diversity/inclusion practices are insincere or inadequate. The Code of Good Practice requirements to conduct analyses of barriers and enablers should be implemented in a manner appropriate to the organisation.
- HR leaders in the organisation should ensure that awareness levels around diversity/inclusion issues are high and real conversations take place about problems and solutions.
- Sustainable employment equity will not be achieved without positive perceptions of inclusion amongst all employee groupings. A narrow focus on diversity will not necessarily lead to these positive perceptions. Specific diagnoses and interventions are required to decrease perceptions of dominance by one group's culture and an organisational culture which is not comfortable for others. Issues such as prevalence of sexual harassment and verbal intimidation through the unnecessary use of gender, culture, religion and race references indicate a lack of inclusion in the organisation's culture, either generally or within certain sections of the organisation.
- Practices such as inflation of job titles to reach employment equity in higher levels, fronting to acquire BBBEE tenders, "poaching" of employment equity talent to the exclusion of investment into development for internal candidates; inflation of remuneration packages for employment equity recruits which creates internal inequities; and unbalanced use of "golden handcuffs" are unethical and create unfairness and inequities within the organisation.
I am sure that very few business leaders will argue against the principles of employment equity and diversity management. Surely, no business leader wants to be accused of being discriminatory or exclusive in terms of its employment and workplace practices. Being untransformed is not only evidence of social inequality, it also poses significant reputational risk for business. However, effective implementation of employment equity has been as elusive as the achievement of employment equity targets. Chasing employment equity targets in the absence of an integrated employment equity and diversity management strategy coupled with sound supporting HR practices has been one of the major reasons for the lack of progress in employment equity. Hence, building on the fundamental requirements of the HR standard on employment equity and diversity management, the standard continues with a three phase strategy for implementation:
- A commitment to social justice, equity and inclusion: This means that management commits to social justice, equity and inclusion by admitting that inequality is wrong and can only be corrected with decisive strategy and action.
- Organisational productivity and effectiveness plan: While the social justice commitment is key, employment equity and diversity is a business imperative for driving business results. For instance, if a large number of your customers is in townships, it makes business sense to employ staff from townships to serve the needs of this market segment. The organisational productivity and effectiveness plan should cover the five phases of analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Diverse, inclusive and engaged workforce: If the first two phases are implemented successfully, the third phase is to achieve and maintain a diverse, inclusive and engaged workforce. During this phase you focus on building and celebrating diversity and ensuring that all employees are actively engaged and retained. Ensuring an inclusive and empowering work environment is the end-result of effective employment equity and diversity management implementation.
The SABPP HR professional practice standard on employment equity and diversity management ushers in a new era of creating truly inclusive work places – places where all employees irrespective of their diversity profile can be themselves and deliver their best performance for their organisations. At a national level, we cannot afford to waste another twenty years with no or slow progress in employment equity. The perpetuation of workplace and social inequality remains one of the biggest obstacles to labour and social stability in South Africa.
Looking beyond legislative compliance only, the standard challenges organisations to balance social justice with building a business-driven approach to employment equity and diversity management in an inclusive way, thereby ultimately leveraging diversity for both compliance and business purposes. I am challenging organisations to apply the fundamental requirements and implementation strategy of the standard. Diversity is not a problem, it is a business opportunity to create an inclusive and diverse workforce fully empowered to serve their equally diverse customers in the best possible way.
At a special SABPP conference on racism, the keynote speaker, Dr Danny Titus from the Human Rights Commission challenged HR Managers to play their rightful role as the people experts in organisations. He also commended SABPP's HR Professionals for signing an anti-racism pledge. By signing the anti-racism pledge, HR professionals of SABPP commit to eradicate racism in the workplace and to be change agents for transformation.
Applying the spirit and guidelines contained in the SABPP diversity and employment equity standard posits a dynamic approach to people management in a proactive and inclusive manner for the benefit of all stakeholders. As HR professionals, talent managers and business leaders, let us create diverse and united companies reflecting the broader population of South Africa. Building diverse talent pools will not only create representative organisations, it will enlarge talent pools fur future development, talent optimisation and succession planning.


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Capita along with St Modwen have been working on this site from initial concept through to securing planning permission for redevelopment of the Market site and over 3000 residential units including 12 tall buildings up to 54 storeys high; office, retail and community floor space.
We are now assisting with the build out of the development including discharge of conditions, S96a and S73 applications; S106 and CIL matters.
Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure work with public and private sector organisations to design, build and optimise their real estate and infrastructure assets. From thought to finish, we apply our combined expertise to achieve more from the entire built environment.
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It will really be a scary matter for you if you find that after a single comb lot of hairs get attached to the comb. You can try several remedies to get rid of this matter. Sometimes the matter becomes so irritating that you can hardly come out of it. Apart from many homemade remedies, you can also try various types of treatments for your hair. They can give the best results. But most of the people have various types of myths in their mind. Let us try to explore some of them.
Myths that are responsible for hair loss:
There are certain myths that are always presumed to be responsible for hair loss. Let us try to find some of them.
- There is a myth that if hair loss or thinning hair is genetically observed, then you will also experience the same. This is a general myth that is usually observed among many people.
- There is also a strong myth that Minoxidil is the best one for your hair. It can prevent your hair from becoming thin. But the actual fact is that there are other medicines too, that can also help in this case. You can also try some low-level light therapy by using a special type of combs for your hair.
- According to many, hair thinning is mainly caused due to the increase in age. Many people strongly believe that as your age increases, you will obviously experience hair thinning. But see hair thinning is a chronic problem and if proper steps are taken in time, then it can be prevented to a good extent.
- Never panic on listening that shampoos can destroy or damage your hair. The actual fact is that shampoos do not affect the root. It simply washes the scalp. So you can easily use shampoos to clean your hair at least twice a week.
- Many people also say that supplements can prevent hair thinning. But is it fine? If you take a good amount of vegetables, fruits or maintain a proper diet, then you can easily solve this problem. Then there will be a much lesser chance of taking supplements.
Myths that are sometimes true:
However, there are some myths that have been found to be true in many cases. It is found that some women consume birth control pills. They are sometimes responsible for hair thinning. This is true to some extent. Excessive consumption of birth control pills can bring some adverse effects and one of them is hair thinning.
So, sometimes it is correct. Even hormonal tablets are equally responsible for thinning of hairs. So, sometimes myths are found to be true. The main thing about it is the mentality of people. Never blame for anything. It may happen or it may not happen.
Hair thinning can be easily solved by following some simple diets and routine. Apart from this, there are many latest treatments that can be easily adapted to curb the problem to a good extent.


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Thoughtful Response to Agitation, Escalation and Meltdowns in Individuals with Autism Spectrum
With nearly two hours of training, this DVD presents a way of understanding individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders that helps guide both proactive and, when necessary, reactive responses to escalating agitation. The premise of this presentation is that consequences don't always, or even often, work with individuals with ASD who are, by the nature of their diagnosis, easily frustrated and often inflexible.
"Rebecca's key asset as a consultant is her unique ability to 1) educate parents in the complexities of the neurological issues and behaviors associated with the Autistic spectrum in a way that is easy to follow, and directly relevant to each family's situation; and 2) to provide practical, specific tips on how to better understand and help your loved one on a day to day basis. Rebecca conveys all of this information with compassion, deep empathy, and humor, and one leaves a presentation with Rebecca feeling assured, empowered, understood and uplifted."
- Lori McMaster, mother of 12-year-old autistic son
This three-part presentation is designed for anyone who works or lives with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The presentation is divided into three sections:
Part 1: Understanding the inflexible-explosive individual
Part 2: Understanding the stages of crisis leading to meltdowns
Part 3: Reacting to agitation, escalation and outburst
In each of these sections, Rebecca Klaw emphasizes the need to understand the characteristics of the inflexible, explosive and autistic individual, and how these characteristics are determined and driven by neurological difference. Once you fully recognize this, Rebecca contends that it is possible to come up with a range of effective strategies, designed specifically for individuals with the characteristics associated with ASD, for those difficult and sometimes explosive moments.
To see a short clip from this DVD, click here (Windows Media 3.1M).
Cost: $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling
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This DVD/CD-ROM set was expertly and creatively produced by The VideoHouse, Inc. To find out more about this company, go to www.thevideohouse.com.
"I am a parent of a 17 year old son with mental retardation and PDD (NOS). I found this training powerful and priceless! Rebecca is a friendly,
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After receiving the letter of admission, remember to take care of all the practicalities: After admission to Master's studies.
Orientation 2019
The studies begin with an orientation week starting on Monday 2 September 2019. All new students should participate in all the orientation week events. Please see the preliminary programme (pdf). The times and places for the programme specific events will be published later. Meanwhile, you can read more about Getting started with your studies and also take a look at the guide for international students.
Orientation 2018
The programme specific orientation events for Advanced Energy Solutions will take place on Tuesday 4th of September at 12:15-14:00 at lecture hall 215, otakaari 4. This orientation events is compulsory for every major. Please see the full orientation week schedule for you major:
Industrial Energy Processes and Sustainability (CHEM)
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Whether you're training for a marathon, or you're a casual exerciser, fueling your body with adequate nutrients before and after physical activity can help excel your performance, and keep your immune system healthy.
The recommended pre & post exercise meals are different for everyone. Are you preparing for a triathlon, attending your normal Wednesday body works class, or going for a walk around the neighborhood? What are your fitness goals? Lose weight? Gain muscle? Can you tolerate solid foods before working out? Everyone is different. What works for me, may not work for you…so practice eating different foods and figure out what works for you! 🙂
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- 4 beds
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- $1,200,000 price
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- Square Feet: 7,535 sqft
- Lot Size: 645835 acres
- Neighborhood: Samana
- Status: Active
Villa Los Robalos is a very unique and beautiful 700 M2 luxury villa overlooking the Bay of Samana. The property is dramatic, elegant and extremely well planned. It is situated on 60,000 m2 (six hectares) of land with 110 meters of beachfront and faces the Haitisses National Park.The grounds are laid out with flowers, fruit trees, creeks and tropical trees - tranquility and privacy are major attributes.Villa Los Robalos is not just a luxury home but a luxurious estate of distinction and is reached via a half kilometer private road with access to the newly paved Boulevard of the Atlantic public road.Villa Los Robalos has a very open, airy and fun atmosphere with over 700 sqm of beautiful bright architecture in a contemporary or Creole style. You enter the villa through a long Cana roofed breezeway and are greeted with a breathtaking vision of the tall and open ceiling of Cana and hard wood beams.GROUND FLOOR* The vast lounge and dining room are constantly bathed in beautiful natural light and the ground floor with the swimming pool and pool bar accessed from beautiful shaded terraces. The conveniently located jacuzzi provides a real invitation to relax.* The kitchen is entered through tropical hardwood doors on the west end is superbly designed for functionality and spaciousness. Located immediately to the left is a separate enclosed grilling area. Perfect for wood fired pizza parties. Behind the kitchen is access to the laundry room and a flower garden with seating area.* Here there is also a shower room and guest toilet.* The main living area is a huge open space fashionably littered with two identical built in opposing lounge areas. One lounge area is at the east end. The other is in the middle facing the opposite direction with views directly over the pool and bay in the distance. The swimming pool has a stair extension that neatly leads from the living area creating a feeling of a poolside living room. On the west end, swimmers can relax on in water stools at the bar. On the east end there are covered and uncovered lounge areas with access to the Jacuzzi. Also, a creatively designed pool shower is neatly hidden within a cement support cylinder. This villa is a fantastic combination of comfort, fun, elegance, artistry and functionality without compromise.* A walkway along the library leads to a mezzanine, serving as guest bedroom with dressing room, shower and toilet.FIRST FLOOR* A spiral staircase leads you to a landing that leads to two bedrooms and a loft* Here is located a magnificent master bedroom with bathroom, shower, wc, dressing room and private terrace with a panoramic sea view. This bedroom is wrapped within an artistically designed circular wall with large round visually stimulating cutouts. It is large with a sunken sitting area, built-in love seat space, grand bay view topped with a spacious covered terrace. There is a walk in closet amply large enough to carve off a decent sized 6th bedroom with another access directly from the mezzanine.* a children's room (which also communicates with the master bedroom)* a loft as an office overlooking the ground floor.Villa Los Robalos is connected to mains electricity via underground cables and has an unusually well appointed caretaker's cottage behind the villa. Water comes from a private well and purification system is installed. There is a chicken coop and a paddock.A current building permit authorizing the construction of friends rooms in the garden (bungalows or other) exists which would allow connection to the main villa through a passage in the living room.The property is offered for sale furnished.At the entrance to the property is a 300 square meter building with lake, artificial cave and waterfall included in the sale.
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Planning a California Winery Wedding
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A few months ago, I was invited to visit San Mateo County and the Silicon Valley with the purpose of exploring all things wedding. The area boasts unique venues (truly, I can't wait to share more!),…
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One of my pet peeves is people that say that design is not important. Let me give you the heads up here. Even if you think you are not worried about design, changing a font, highlighting something in yellow, putting in a guarantee graphic are all design choices. Bad ones, but design choices all the same.
You see, design in is in everything we do, and I do mean everything.
Firstly let's get straight about what design is. To make it simple, as far as the web is concerned there are two types of design.
- Functional Design
- Aesthetic Design
Functional design deals with all the processes and goals you are trying to achieve on our website.
Let's take a typical badly designed long sales letter style site as an example. Even though there is very little Aesthetic design applied to some of these pages there is quite a lot of functional design. The way copy is written, the placement of 'call to action' graphics and buttons, the highlighting of certain pieces of text. This functional design is done to hopefully elicit response from the visitor that the site owner has set as the goal.
Usually, a sale or a lead being generated.
Functional design is all done in the planning stage. It starts with the question: What am I trying to achieve?
When you can answer that question then you can start to assemble the parts/things/bits that you need to help get you to that outcome.
For example: if it is a long sales letter site, you will need your headline, you will need the copy (written with your outcome mind) and of course your offer. Then you may decide you need a guarantee, some testimonials etc.
The next step is to decide the order of these elements and lay them out on the page.
At this stage a lot of people believe the job is done. Everything is on the page, it works, and they launch the site. They then accept that the results that they get are what is to be expected because their gurus tell them that they are achieving the correct, because they themselves are achieving the same percentages.
However… (insert rant) if that was true and the job was finished, why do we ever paint a house, a car, put on clothes, look at a painting, put a cover on a book or a picture in a magazine layout? If Aesthetic design is not important, why is it that the value of a cheaply manufactured item of clothing can be made into a item of luxury just by the label that is attached to it. The answer, design.
Aesthetic design when done with function in mind can add massive amounts of value to your website. I am not talking about self indulgent wanky design that you have to take 10 minutes just to understand. I am taking about making your site pleasing to look at.
The key to good aesthetic design is in the small details. Taking the time to master some basic skills like how to design your own buttons makes your site look that little bit more finished, that little bit more cared about.
A nicely designed site increases your chances for sales for one simple reason… half of the people that left your site previously and gave you the results you got (that were allegedly on track) left your site simply because it looked ugly.
People (everyone) can admire beauty, and whether you like it or not, we are conditioned into expecting a certain level of beauty within everything that we ever see or interact with.
The statement that 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder', and I have been in design long enough to know that it is a very subjective artform, however my message here is this. Take the time to think about the aesthetic design and you will be doing something more than 95% of the people you are competing with.
The benefit to you will be money in the bank, as you will be touching an audience that has never before bothered stopping in.
So I challenge you with this task. If you have a website, are building a website, or are researching a website, look at your competitors and make sure that you lift the bar on the design, and see how much better you do.
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Q If I'm reading this thinking, 'yes that's me! I still don't know what I want to do', am I normal? Or am I a failure?
That's a pretty natural response when you are raised in a culture t hat h olds u p t his i dea o f s pecialisation a s a shining example of how we're all supposed to be – it's natural to feel that if we don't have that 'one true purpose' in our lives, then we're failures or something's wrong with us. The way you can start to unpack this and get over it, is to begin to see your complexity and multifacetedness – your multipotentiality – as the strength that it is.


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LIGO will for the first time directly detect gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time predicted a century ago by Einstein with his theory of general relativity. Detecting and characterizing gravitational waves will unveil a new perspective of the cosmos, complementing the view provided by electromagnetic waves such as visible light, X-rays, radio, infrared and gamma rays.
Cadonati, currently chair of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration data analysis council, has joined the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics (CRA) in the Georgia Tech School of Physics. The center is devoted to interdisciplinary research and education linking astrophysics, astroparticle physics, cosmology and gravitational physics. In addition to Cadonati, the LIGO effort at Georgia Tech will also include Deirdre Shoemaker, an associate professor in the School of Physics and director of the CRA, and will involve close collaboration with Pablo Laguna, chair of the School of Physics.
In the search for gravitational waves, LIGO-related researchers at Georgia Tech will model sources of gravitational waves and analyze the large amount of data collected by LIGO. Their focus will be on those gravitational waves produced by transient cataclysmic events such as collisions of neutron stars and black holes.
Georgia Tech's involvement will also include a high-performance computing facility and the construction of a remote monitoring facility with live data feeds from LIGO observatories in Livingston, Louisiana and Hanford, Washington. The campus facility will also provide training for scientists to learn the intricacies of the LIGO instruments and the complexities involved in the analysis of the data. The facility will also include a tabletop interferometer to be used for student training and outreach. Participation and leadership in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration will enable research opportunities for Georgia Tech faculty members working on big data analysis, optical interferometry and related technologies
Read full story here.
Image credit : Tanja Bode
This image shows a computer-generated binary system of black holes orbiting around one another just before they merge.
Being able to observe the emission of radiation and corresponding gravitational waves provides a unique opportunity to connect the properties of the binary system with the physical characteristics of the interacting gas.
Read the full article on APS here


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Student One
Elizabeth Street
Student One on Elizabeth Street is an iconic building providing student accommodation with a vibrant retail arcade and public realm at its heart.
The scheme is driven by a desire to create a vibrant, subtropical arcade with an urban outdoor room at its centre. Elizabeth Arcade, linking Elizabeth and Charlotte Streets, is over 90 meters long and provides places to gather, socialise and indulge in a variety of food offerings.
A series of double-height spaces and openings to the sky along the arcade's length brings natural light and breezes into the leafy gathering spaces.
This generates a lively yet relaxed atmosphere for both the general public and the student community living above.
The 901 bed facility across two towers comprises 244 single studios and shared units, served by generous shared study zones, meeting, media and games rooms as well as an outdoor cinema lawn on the roof deck.
The Arcade, linking Elizabeth and Charlotte Streets, is over 90 meters long and provides places to gather, socialise and indulge in a variety of food offerings.
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Hell and welcome to my second blog post and first of 2015.
To kick things off I'd thought I'd start with a big one. During last year I gained myself a sizeable imperial guard army and was very keen to get it all painted. Thankfully, a reasonable amount the army was already painted and to a good standard.
What I was left with was over 100 infantry of sorts, a few tanks, a vendetta, a stormwing formation, a bastion and a aegis defence line. So still quite a bit of work to do.
As of January I officially have finished the entire force and it feels great.
The army is led by the infamous Steiner "the nature boy" flair. Supreme commander of the Arcadian 5th. Joined by his allies from Cadia and mordian and the elite Flyin foxes, he leads a mighty force ready to crush the enemies of man.
There is quite a few subtle conversions throughout the army.
I am still finding my feet with this army as its a complete change from my usual play style but they are loads of fun to play.
My aim is to do two blog posts a month from now on. With my dark eldar close to being completed, I then have a death wing army and a British commando bolt action army to paint.
This plus the regular events at my local gaming club, the Leicester allscars, I have plenty of material to work with.
So here they are, the grand army of commander Steiner.
The Arcadian 5th
The vets.
The grunts. Quite a small amount for the guard.
The clowns. Yet to see the field of battle.
Did someone say ordinance.
Air born division and sentinels.
These guys mean business.
Secondary command squad.
The main men led by the greatest of all time.
All fear the hammer of the emperor.
Thanks for taking the time to view and until next time WOOOOOO!


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Malpensa Airport Terminal Map
Do you desire to know interesting details concerning Malpensa airport Map.? Just glance through this piece!
This airport is known to be the largest international airport in Milan Metropolitan area, Northern Italy. It is located 49km northwest of central Milana and it has two runways in addition to its terminals
Malpensa airport Map has two terminals. The terminals are connected by airport shuttle buses as well as fast-moving trains.
TERMINAL 1: This terminal was opened in 1998 and it is quite larger than the second terminal, it handles most of the passengers scheduled on charter Flights..itis divided into three sections which are sections A, B, and C. this terminal Handles domestic and International-Schengen flights, B-handles Non-Schengen, and intercontinental flights while C- Handles non-Schengen and intercontinental flights.
Main shops near Malpensa airport terminal 1 include :Milan Duty free, Dufry shops, Moleskine shops.
Main restaurant near Malpensa Airport terminal 1include: Emme Emmer Bakery and Food, Colombo café, Turkish, and Pizza.
Main Car rental near Malpensa Airport terminal 1 includesAuto Europa, Avis Autonolegio, Budget, Hertz, Europcar, Sixt, Thrifty, Maggiore, Locauto Rent. For more information regarding Car hire and discounts, visit https://www.tripindicator.com/car-hire/milan-malpensa-airport.html
TERMINAL 2: it is the older terminal than terminal 1. It was constructed before the first terminalIn 2016, a railway Station was opened in this terminal. This terminal possesses quite a number of gates and security check points. Also there are facilities in this terminal for passenger convenience.
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A Guide to Summer Lawn Care in AustinBY WIKILAWN | JUNE 3RD, 2019 | AUSTIN
Living in Austin, TX is something you can truly be proud of. The city is experiencing a massive population boom for a variety of different reasons and there's never been a better time to live there. If you're one of the many people moving to or already living in Austin, you should want to earn your keep.
One of the ways you can do right by your fellow citizens is to keep your lawn looking as fresh and healthy as possible, even in the hot summer months. To perfect your lawn care for summer, you'll need a foolproof plan that's rock-solid from all angles.
In order to help you best represent this great city with the most beautiful lawn possible, let's take a look at all the summer lawn care tips you need to know when it comes to Austin lawn care in summer.
What Kind of Grass Should You Use in Austin, TX?
Because Austin is located in a part of America known by most as the "deep south", only warm season grass will thrive here. Bermudagrass is the most popular choice for lawns in Austin, but Zoysiagrass and St. Augustine are also commonly seen.
Zoysiagrass is good for lawns that see a good amount of shade, while St. Augustine is inexpensive, although it requires more water than most other types of grass.
Early Summer Lawn Care in Austin
During the early part of the summer, your main focus should be watering and mowing. You'll want to get your mowing done in either the late afternoon or early morning when the temperatures are coolest. Mowing during the middle of the day when temperatures have peaked will put stress on your lawn.
You need to mow your lawn at least 2 times per month, and no more than 4 times per month. Remember not to cut more than 1/3 the height of your lawn off at one time, as this can make it dry out much faster than normal. A Bermuda grass lawn is best kept at a length of 3/8 of an inch to 1.5 inches. When you mow, try to use a different path or pattern each time. This will help you avoid compaction and prevent the creation of ruts.
When you're done mowing, instead of collecting the leftover grass clippings, leave them out on your lawn. They will decompose quickly and provide some natural fertilizer for your grass.
Watering Your Lawn in Austin
When it comes to watering your lawn in Austin, you'll want to do it in either the morning or the nighttime. Watering during the day when temps are high is risky because the sun can soak up a lot of it before it has a chance to soak into the ground. Watering infrequently and deeply is the best way to build deep roots in your lawn. Use a screwdriver to measure the depth of your water trickle when done watering. 10 inches is the depth you should aim for.
Here is a list of the current watering restrictions in Austin, TX.
Read more: A Comprehensive Guide to Watering Austin, TX Lawns
Mid-Summer Lawn Care in Austin
Keeping your lawn green in the middle of summer is all about maintaining your regular lawn care schedule. Don't skip any watering sessions and remember to adjust the amount upward a bit when going through a drought. Bermuda grass is good at handling droughts as long as you train the roots to grow deep.
If you notice any type of weeds or pests plaguing your lawn you should call in a professional right away. Doing so could mean the difference between saving your lawn and watching it be taken over by insects, weeds, or disease.
Late Summer Lawn Care in Austin
Aeration and fertilization will be your main priorities when the end of summer rolls around. Heavy foot traffic can cause compaction in your lawn, making it hard for it to breathe. To reverse this, use an aerator with hollow metal tines or tubes that will remove any soil plugs from your lawn.
When done, use a shovel or a rake to break up the plugs. After you've aerated your lawn you can begin fertilizing to aid in its recovery. Remember not to use an aerator that just punches holes in your turf.
Fertilizing your lawn in Austin is relatively simple. Use between 1-2 pounds of actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet of lawn. Never fertilize an Austin lawn in the middle of summer because the high temps can cause your lawn to burn. It could also facilitate the growth of tender new grass which will struggle to survive in the heat.
Read more: How To Identify Common Lawn Care Problems in Austin, TX
Don't Forget the End of Season Lawn Mower Maintenance
The last thing to address on your summer lawn care schedule for Austin is your lawn mower. Clean out all the clumped up debris and grass from the underside and change the oil. Buy a sharpening kit if you don't already have one, it will come with a sharpener as well as a balancer. Use this to make sure your blades are perfectly balanced and sharp. This will prevent the mower from cutting unevenly or tearing your grass blades when you pull it out for the next mowing season.
Check out our review of the best lawn mowers money can buy by clicking here.
Store your mower in a safe place where it won't be exposed to rust-causing moisture or other types of damage. When you need to use it again, it will be fully tuned up and ready to go, saving you time during the next mowing season.
Are you looking for more information? Visit our Austin, TX lawn care page for tips, tricks, and professional help.
About Wikilawn
Wikilawn's mission is to provide the best resources and information to help you enjoy your outdoor spaces the way you want. Whether you are a DIY, lawn-loving, gardening guru, or someone who wants help in picking a local lawn care professional, we can smooth your path to a beautiful backyard!
About Wikilawn
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I could not read the name of this boat,but have since learned that it's name is the "Flora Queen".
Month: July 2010
Monas Island Female
The weather today was shitty! I prefer clear skys. Clouds have there place,but I do not like them on the western horizon.They snuff or block the sun when the light is the best. The best light is when the sun is about 2 or 3 sun widths above the horizon!
The fog was to the east and west of Tofino. The harbour was clear and so was Lemmens Inlet to the north. So thats where I went. I payed a visit to the Monas Island Gang and also to Morpheus Island .
The female flew near me,but did not come in.
It was tough tonight to find some half decent subject matter! The fog corralled me and limited my travel. By the time I came back into the harbour, it was totally fogged in!
I'm afraid I couldn't find much to write home about tonight !
Monas Island Female
She went behind me to the west and the light was behind her. She passed behind me and that was all she wrote tonight.
Moe was out tonight and was the only one that came in. He did one run.
This is his hitting sequence.
Moe Perched
He perched onto this limb just above me. The light was being swallowed by the fog and I was constantly adjusting my exposure. I only had minutes left with Moe until the fog covered everything!
Moe Jumping
He jumped and I only got acouple of it. He went in behind some trees and I couldn't track him. The light was warm at least!
Moe Perched
After jumping ,he went to this branch and perched. I liked the tree in behind him. He turned his pose in the next shot.


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On this page, you will find the direct link to download Motorola Moto G5S Plus XT1802 Stock ROM (firmware, flash file). The Firmware package contains Firmware, Driver, Flash Tool and How-to Flash Manual.
Motorola Moto G5S Plus XT1802 Stock ROM
The Motorola Stock ROM will help you to downgrade or upgrade the stock firmware of your Motorola Device. It will also help you to fix any software related issue, bootloop issue, IMEI issue.
Model Name: Motorola XT1802
File Name: Motorola_Moto_G5S_Plus_XT1802_Sanders_NPS26.116-26_CID50.zip
Android Version: 8.1
ROM Size: 2 GB
Model Name: Motorola XT1802
File Name: Motorola_Moto_G5S_Plus_XT1802_SANDERS_RETAIL_8.1.0_OPSS28.65-36-9_CID50_8.1.0.zip
Android Version: 8.1.0
ROM Size: 2 GB
Model Name: Motorola XT1802
File Name: Motorola_Moto_G5S_Plus_XT1802_SANDERS_RETBR_8.1.0_OPSS28.65-36-11-4_CID50.zip
Android Version: 8.1.0
ROM Size: 2 GB
How to Flash Motorola XT1802 Stock ROM
Step 1: Download and extract the firmware on your computer.
Step 2: After extracting the Firmware package, you will get Firmware, Flash Tool and Driver.
Step 3: Install the Given USB Driver on your computer (SKIP if respective driver is already installed on your computer).
Step 4: Open the Flash Tool and Load the Firmware.
Step 5: Connect your Motorola Moto G5S Plus XT1802 to the computer.
Step 6: Hit the Flash button to begin the Flashing process.
Step 7: Once flashing is done, disconnect the device and restart.
[*] Motorola Driver: If you want to download the latest version of Motorola USB Driver, then head over to the Motorola USB Driver Download Page.
[*] Take a Backup: Flashing the given Firmware may delete the userdata from the device and you wont be able to recover it in anyway. Therefore, we request you to take a backup of personal data before flashing the firmware.


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Now that you have booked the Choquequirao Trek we need some info from you.
Please send a legible copy or picture of your passport to us by email. We need to see all details clearly. No flash, please look at the picture and see if you can read the numbers and dates. We need your passport so that you do not need to pay the 18%IGV tax. More importantly,
We can not purchase Machu Picchu tickets without your passport.
Machu Picchu and Huayana Picchu tickets sell out. Please send this information promptly.
Please cut and copy this and send by email with the passport:
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(On date of Machu Picchu or arrival in Peru)
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Emergency Contact info:
Trip/Travel Insurance policy:
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date/time of arrival, flight number and carrier if you have requested pick up
What you need to know:
You will have a briefing with your guide explaining the trek one or two nights before the trip. Please send arrival info so we can set this up.
You will want a Trip/Travel Insurance that covers you for the activity of trekking in Peru. If you have another adventure activity planned make sure it is covered.
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Here is a very important blog about all matters…money, weather, clothing, food safety…
If you have whatsapp or a smart phone we suggest you download WhatsApp. This will allow us a very quick messaging system. We do not check emails more than twice a day. For emergencies or quick contact on arrival WhatsApp will be the way to go.
• Put us in your normal PHONE contacts. Not the whatsapp contacts.
• Use a plus before any international number
• +51984501311 Nicole +51984501692 William
• Look for us on whatsapp and send a message
Packing List and what to expect:
What to bring:
• Headlamp
• Sleeping bag
• Water bottle or two for refilling or camelback bladder in your day pack/ hiking pack
• Rain gear*
• Waterproof boots and sandals/flip flops or sneakers for camp
• Hiking poles, highly recommended as there is plenty of downhill
• Warm weather gear for first night, down jacket, hat, gloves, scarf
• Hiking clothes: quick dry layers, long underwear, hiking socks etc
• Swimming clothes for optional hot springs
• Quick dry towel, there are towels for rent at the hot springs
• Sunscreen and Sun Hat or Baseball cap
• Bug spray, Natural or Chemical
• Any medicines you may need, epi pens, inhalers etc. **
• Camera or Phone
• Charging devices for phones and camera
• Original Passport for entrance to Machu Picchu
• Day Pack for carrying, water, rain gear, camera, snacks, medicines
• Larger Pack or Duffles, for additional clothing and snacks that will go on the horse (Please keep the weight maximum of 8 kilos or 18 pounds.)
What to expect:
• *Rain gear: You must have a rain jacket or shell anytime of the year. From Oct-May you also MUST have rain pants as well, a poncho will NOT suffice. From June-Oct you may take your chances with the rain pants. It can rain anytime of the year in the cloud forest.
• **We recommend you bring, ibuprofen, aspirin or something of the likes for headaches or muscle pain, blister kit, a cream or similar for bug bites, and doctor recommend meds for both parasites and bacterial infections should they occur after the hike begins. Ask your doctor. If you think you will want high altitude medications it is commonly called Diamox. (Diamox and Ciprofloxcina should not be taken together) Please talk with your doctor about dosing and use.
• There are horses to carry your gear, you will need a large pack to put on the horse with your extra gear and a small pack for the day. Each day you will need to carry your water, snacks, camera, rain gear, layers, sunscreen, meds, and bug spray.
• You cannot get anything off the horse until camp, bring all you need for the day in a pack on your back.
• There are steep valley walls you will descend and ascend. Please consider hiking poles, 2 per person for this trek.
• Any changes to the itinerary after the hike begins can incur charges.
• We strongly suggest travel insurance with trip interruption, your 60% deposit is non-refundable and will be returned to you by your insurance should you get sick or need to go home in an emergency.
• You will be in the middle of nowhere, if there is an accident you will need to ride a horse out or walk, there is no heli evacuation. There is no cell service for most of the hike.
• We cannot be responsible for acts of nature such as, but not limited to, earthquakes, landslides, flooding etc, nor can we be responsible for strikes by the people closing down roads and transport. We will do our best in these situations to get you to the necessary destination, however you may need to depart earlier than expected or take a transport that is longer than stated in the itinerary or make changes to the itinerary
• The Colocolmayo hotsprings are nice and relaxing. They are about 1 hour away from your lodging on the night you are at the coffee farm. If you should decide to go on this night, talk with your guide about how to get there and how much it will cost. You will need to pay for transport and entrance or ask for it to be included in the price.
We include:
• Cooking gear, all meals and water, water purification system, tents, mattresses, and sleeping pads. Accompanying you on the trek is your English speaking guide, 1-2 arrieos or horsemen, a cook to prepare your meals, and an assistant if needed.
Not included:
~Trekking poles
~Bus ticket up to Machu Picchu should you decide not to hike up
~Dinner on the last night after you leave Machu Picchu Pueblo
~Transport back from Ollanta if you stay in Ollanta instead of Cusco
~Hotsprings should you decide to go on night number 3


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Sales enablement is just as important to business success as finance, marketing and operations. But since it is a function that is still evolving, people are still trying to figure out what it really means and how to implement it in their business. Every organization has a different methodology and definition for it. So, what is sales enablement and what can it do for your business?
What is Sales Enablement?
IDC defines sales enablement as "getting the right information into the hands of the right sellers at the right time and place and in the right format to move a sales opportunity forward."
Forrester, on the other hand, defines sales enablement as "a strategic, ongoing process that equips all client-facing employees with the ability to consistently and systematically have a valuable conversation with the right set of customer stakeholders at each stage of the customer's problem-solving lifecycle to optimize the return of investment of the selling system."
Bottom line? Sales enablement is empowering your sales organization to be more effective and close more deals.
What Sales Enablement Practices Can Do for the Team
- Provide buyer insight: Marketers can look into how leads are interacting with the brand online and pass that information to sales so they know which leads are worth tapping. Understanding shopping behaviors and buying motivators helps sales create a better pitch.
- Provide company insight: Marketers can also give sales a better idea about the company they are selling focusing on the decision makers (or people who stall) within an organization. Sales then knows how to navigate the hierarchy and engage with the right individuals.
- Provide individual insight: By reviewing the timeline of sales activity, reps can look for patterns and triggers that prompt a buy.
- Improve communication: With the right data on hand, sales reps can communicate the brand's value clearly and explain brand differentiators in a more compelling story.
- Helps the team work in sync: Sales enablement processes keep all your sales reps on the same page, even as they talk to different prospects and clients,
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Steps to Improving the Targeting and Quality of your Data.
Quality data underpins the success of any direct campaign. A killer offer and award-winning creative can't save a campaign if you can't connect with the audience.
Here are some steps you can take to optimise the targeting and quality of your data…
Customer Lists
- Understand when and how the business last engaged this customer, how they responded and if it's appropriate to be speaking to them again with this communication.
- Check that the data been deduped to make sure that you are not communicating with the same customer more than once? It may be that you have the same contact in your database twice with one address being home and one being work. Having one single record for each customer helps to keep your costs down and also helps to improve your campaign response rate as you only speak to unique customers.
- Has the data been cleansed to ensure that all relevant fields are completed, and to ensure data is standardised across all cells and is as accurate as possible?
- Has any 'dead mail' or 'email bouncebacks' been removed?
- Has the data been enhanced if necessary? This involves adding any additional information available from external sources to the customer record. This could involve adding their age and gender so that you can increase the relevance of the communication to them.
- Where you have more than one business channel, you may be able to wash the internal database against another area of the business to establish a single customer view. This may help you to better anticipate their needs at any given time.
- Ensure that you pay attention to both internal and external privacy flags such as customers who only want to be communicated to in a certain way (i.e. email only) and those who don't wish to receive any communications from you.
If you have an internal I.T department, much of this data cleansing and management could be done internally. If you are mailing data, it's also highly recommended to use a third party for your final data processing to ensure that bad and duped records are dropped and your DPID (barcoding) rate is maximised so that Australia Post don't charge you more for distribution. Mailhouses can perform basic cleansing and deduping but there are also specialist data companies available, who can assist you to improve your data to a much greater level. This is likely to increase the response to your campaign along with the overall cost-efficiency.
Prospect Lists
If your campaign is acquisition-focused and you are relying on external lists there's a few more considerations that are likely to improve your response rates and reduce your costs. Some of these are as follows:
- A list that matches your customers' purchase behaviour and style is likely to perform better than a list that matches their demographic profile e.g. online homeware buyers vs. age, geo-location
- When sourcing lists it's worth identifying and approaching partner companies whose customer bases may be a good fit for your product or service and vice versa. A reciprocal marketing opportunity is likely to be more effective and cost-efficient than marketing to cold prospects.
- If you want to take a punt on a list remember to design your campaign to test these unknown sources in a structured way. This will enable you to control your risk as well as your costs and the knowledge gained will help you to decide on your data strategy for future campaigns.


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Shijaizhuang Art Museum opening invitation
2014-06-24 17:05:00
Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum Opening
2014-06-11 19:30:00
Chengdu Install
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Du Fu Cottage Museum install
2014-05-21 11:00:00
Our next show in Chengdu
2014-05-01 12:00:00
Sensational School Workshop at Heilongjiang Art Museum
2014-04-26 15:30:00
Heilongjiang Art Museum - Opening
2014-04-23 18:00:00
Heilongjiang Art Museum - Installation
2014-04-22 07:40:00
Australia Week in China (AWIC) 2014
2014-04-12 07:37:00
Jiangxi Province Art Museum, 27 Dec 2013 - 16 Jan 2014
2014-02-23 12:00:00
Chongqing Fine Art Museum, 5 - 18 Dec 2013
2014-02-22 12:10:00
Tianjin Art Museum Install
2013-11-01 12:00:00
Tianjin Art Museum opening by Her Excellency the Governor General Quentin Bryce
2013-10-16 10:30:00
Installation views - Tu Di Shen Ti at the Inner Mongolian National Art Museum
2013-09-13 08:50:00
Opening - Inner Mongolian National Art Museum
2013-09-13 07:50:00
Installation Days - Inner Mongolian National Art Museum
2013-09-13 07:50:00
People's Liberation Army in Yunnan
2013-09-06 18:14:00
Changsuo Jing Shen - Spirit of Place. at ASEAN Expo in Nanning
2013-09-06 16:14:00
Arts in Asia Award
2013-08-15 20:30:00
Tu Di Shen Ti opens in Yunnan
2013-08-15 20:20:00
Kunming installation
2013-08-15 12:30:00
China's PLA helps us unload in Kunming
2013-08-15 12:01:00
Audio Visuals, Tu Di Shen Ti, China 2013-2014
2013-06-23 11:00:00
Schools workshops, Dong Guan, China
2013-06-23 10:00:00
Tu Di Shen Ti - Our Land, Our Body starts second China tour
2013-06-03 08:30:00
Ist Tu Di Shen Ti 2013-2014 China show Invitation
2013-05-13 11:47:00
China 2013 - Prequel: Packing Up
2013-05-09 00:37:00
Lisa Ward glass
2013-04-12 16:40:00
Recent Highlights At Warburton
2013-04-05 06:15:00
Art On The Move
2013-03-18 04:30:00
Very Important For Us
2013-03-12 11:40:00
Photos at Wuhan
2013-03-10 10:45:00
WAP Mascot & Party Animal
2013-03-08 05:01:00
Charles and my old 180mm
2013-03-06 19:25:00
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China Tour 2013 - 2014
2013-02-27 04:50:00
Recent Work At Warburton
2013-02-24 08:48:00
Michael's Passing
2013-02-14 18:00:00
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Through a Desert Lens. Desert Oak Studio, Yulara
2013-02-08 19:35:00
Happy Trails
2013-02-08 08:50:00
Recent Glass Panels
2013-02-04 06:00:00
New Kiln For Warburton
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North China Museums
2013-01-01 06:58:00
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Heilongjiang Art Museum - Opening
Written by
Gary Proctor
, Director ( 2014-04-23 18:00:00 )
About 300 people attended the opening of Tu Di Shen Ti at the Heilongjiang Art museum in Harbin on the 22/4/2014. Heilongjiang is an important province for our major sponsor, Rio Tinto China, so we wanted to make this special, and we did.
The show came up beautifully in an ancient old building once the main bank in the province and the second floor where we had the official opening ceremony was especially nice. We had the event fully catered and two very charming musicians played throughout the afternoon and evening.
Director Zhang was the master of ceremonies and speaking were Mr. Chris Welton for Rio Tinto, Mr. Zhao the Provincial Deputy Governor, and myself. A painting by Christine West 'Seven Sisters at Pirakatja' 2012 was presented to the museum collection by Mr. Ren Binyan, General Manager Rio Tinto China.
I am so happy to be able to do something for Rio Tinto whenever I can, because they have been so generous with their support. It was especially pleasing to see Binyan again, who I first met in Beijing at Today Art Museum's opening in June, 2011. We are good friends now and always have a lot to share.
Once again I watched children find their own ways into the paintings and into the lives of Aboriginal kids in the photos. A few days later I would see all of them and many more again at a wonderful workshop we did at the museum: this time though I could watch their innocent curiosity wandering across the works and that was very nice indeed.
This has been a great venue where we were warmly welcomed and highly appreciated - our Australian show will be long remembered.


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As technology has changed from the use of tape and analogue recording methods through to recording in Pro Tools or other DAWs, the term "let's just fix it in the mix" has become much more prevalent. Why spend money on a location engineer or spend the time getting your location shoot set-up right, when we can just fix it in post-production? Or why worry about loud background noises when you can fix it with restoration software?
All this might sound like a good idea, you'll save on time and money, however your end product is going to suffer as a result. There is only so much you can achieve with post production software and while it has come along way in the last few years it is still not perfect.
By using the term "fix it in the mix" we are also assuming that the main purpose of tracking the audio is to just get a clean signal and get the audio recorded as best as you can. But there is one vital mistake that is made with this mindset. That is taking into account the performance of what is being recorded.
Although we may be able to remove some noise and remove some reverb (room echo), we can't modify the final recording to get a better performance. Essentially we can't "fix it in the mix". The recording may sound fantastic but there is no emotional connection in the delivery, it doesn't engage the listener, and this is the most important part of what you are trying to achieve.
So next time you think "lets just fix it in the mix", make sure you take into account everything from the quality of the audio to the quality of the performance.


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Sample essay Should a draft be instituted to recruit military personnel?
The American army is facing some tough time around the globe with already being bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan and failing to meet its commitments elsewhere some of the think tanks in US are asking a very controversial question: Is it time to resort back to draft? The last time they tasted the flavor of draft was during the Vietnam War. One of the stances that have come forward is people should not be forced into armed forces but it seems to lack history knowledge as Napoleon Bonaparte, the pioneer of this concept conquered most of Europe with his conscript army. Currently the pentagon is facing serious man power crisis to fight this global war on terror and the obvious solution in sight for this seems to be reinstatement of draft as every mentally and physically fit individual has a duty to serve motherland.
As stated before it was Napoleon Bonaparte who invented draft for the first time and had great success with it as he managed to expand his empire almost all over Europe. One of the main reasons for his eventual loss in the battlefield was that his enemies copied his idea of recruiting draftees. The US also instituted draft, specifically three times in history, first time during civil war and then during the two world wars and it remained in effect continuously from 1940 to 1973. Towards the end of 1960s and early part of 1970s draft faced serious opposition due to rising death toll and growing unpopularity of war. It was this time that over 100000 people left the country to avoid being drafted and high percentage of population joined other voluntary services so that they would not be sent to Vietnam. There is no doubt about the fact that draft helped US to win Civil war along with two World wars but it was the Vietnam experience that forced people to lose patience and turn up against it which was detrimental for its abolishment in 1973 by President Nixon.
In case of US the problem is more complex than mere recruitment and retention of armed forces. The scarcity of military personnel is one thing while the quality of services required to meet the demands of post cold war era and the threat of global war on terror another and more serious and the only way forward seems to be to bring back the draft. It is time to reconstruct the conscription system that will equip the armed forces with potential citizen soldiers but the draft for 21st century should be innovative and based upon certain principles[i]. Some of the suggestions that have come forward in this regard are that only males should be drafted, the tenure should be short somewhat like 18 months which could be followed by some short assignment keeping the individual engaged for 2 years and the draftees should be given certain level of freedom to make choice for themselves.
There are some arguments that are commonly raised against this mode of recruitment to armed forces and one of them is that the overseas missions require professional soldiers. Let us clear this confusion by recalling that during World war 2, Korean and Vietnam war the combat soldiers were provided with only 6 month training before being sent to the war. Another argument that has come forward is that volunteers are a better option than draftees. However a reality often ignored in case of volunteers is that nearly one-third of total members entering armed forces fail to complete their tenure while only one out of ten draftees fail to fulfill their commitments. The success ratio for draftees is way more than the volunteers and reliability is something that can never be ignored particularly in a situation like this[ii]. Similarly another argument raised against draftees calls that today's military practices require high level of technical skills that cannot be met by short term individuals. This requires higher compensation for those whose skills require extensive training. This means there is an urgent requirement for an increase in compensation for career force which can only be achieved through conscription. Furthermore draft is said to be inequitable which can be addressed by starting conscription at the upper echelon of society by drafting graduates of top private and public universities. This will make the process of conscription legitimate and will have a positive impact on recruitment.
I have always been a strong advocate of draft and have got number of reasons to support my argument which start off with the fact that it is a fair method of distributing responsibility for national defense to all segments of American society irrespective of age, religion, ethnic background, education and economic status. It's the most desirable way of inducting better quality military personnel which excludes the criminal elements and includes the best of business world which automatically increases our chance of winning the war as we get equipped with a better military overall. It's a good option to get persons with a certain skill that military cannot teach. One of the most remarkable aspects of draftees is that they give a homogenous look to the military which becomes packed up with American people. It has been found that families used to take keen interest in matters like war and participate effectively considering the fact that their loved ones were tied to it, this made the government more circumspect in its approach and hence reduced the number of war efforts. This kind of opposition was evident during long wars which the people discouraged[iii].
Another major advantage of this strategy was it reduced the bureaucratization of military which was having catastrophic effects for the department and the country in the long run. It also helped in overcoming the compartmentalization of military based on factors like regional representation, religious and ethnic divides providing coherence and purpose to the national forces. The lack of draft had serious consequences for the society and state as young people vetoed the congressional declaration of war by not volunteering[iv]. The military becomes increasingly expensive as we have to rely on security contractors who are less reliable and skilled than US army itself. It has been found that an informal culture prevails in absence of draft as things are carried out in accordance with personal liking rather than according to the rules of the game. It is time to put an end to the all volunteer system which has been outlawed in all developed countries because it is unfair to young man and women who lack knowledge to make decision about dedicating their lives for military so most of the countries have scrapped this concept. Another good thing with this system was that it helped in improving the image of military in the masses as previously they were perceived as addicts and incompetents.
The long and short of it all is that the strongest argument that supports to bring back the draft is through this we can make children of America's ruling class to serve their country. If this can be achieved the future leaders will be real patriotic material which will benefit the armed forces and nation in the longer run. The benefits doesn't end here as there is a long list which includes a far more balanced and stable military force which has an intent and sense of maturity and responsibility. They behave in accordance with certain rules and principles and follow the guidelines strongly. Contrary to this the absence of draft means a complete vacuum as things are governed by will rather than principles where anyone can stand up and veto a decision taken by responsible state institutes. This is where a culture of in formalism comes into place and the state and society had to suffer the repercussions of that. Although work should be done to make the process of draft institution more sound and legitimate by making it more inclusive and participatory there is no doubt about the fact that this is the only way to make our military more professional and responsive to face the challenge of War on terror
Work Cited
Fischel, William A. "Political Economy of Just Compensation: Lessons from the Military Draft for the Takings Issue, The." Harv. JL & Pub. Pol'y 20 (1996): 23.
Mulligan, Casey B., and Andrei Shleifer. "Conscription as regulation." American Law and Economics Review 7.1 (2005): 85-111.
Binkin, Martin. Who will fight the next war?: The changing face of the American military. Brookings Institution Press, 1993.
Lee, Dwight R., and Richard B. McKenzie. "Reexamination of the relative efficiency of the draft and the all-volunteer army." Southern Economic Journal (1992): 644-654.
Moskos, Charles C. "The Emergent Military: Civil, Traditional, or Plural?." Pacific Sociological Review (1973): 255-280.
Korb, Lawrence J., and Sean E. Duggan. "An all-volunteer army? Recruitment and its problems." PS: Political Science & Politics 40.03 (2007): 467-471.
angum, Stephen L., and David E. Ball. "Transferability of Military-Provided Occupational Training in the Post-Draft Era, The." Indus. & Lab. Rel. Rev. 42 (1988): 230.
Faris, John H. "The All-Volunteer Force Recruitment from Military Families." Armed Forces & Society 7.4 (1981): 545-559.
Levi, Margaret. "The institution of conscription." Social Science History (1996): 133-167.
Kamens, William A. "Selective Disservice: The Indefensible Discrimination of Draft Registration." Am. UL Rev. 52 (2002): 703.
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Following the success of last year's one-off Zenith Pilot Type 20 Extra Special Watch, which was created to celebrate our 15th anniversary, this year WorldTempus is offering a new Zenith Pilot as part of its latest "unique pieces" operation. In shades of blue, with a smaller 40 mm diameter case, this watch belongs to the brand-new Pilot Type 20 Extra Special collection unveiled at this year's Baselworld, and it looks equally good on a man's or a woman's wrist.
Years ago when the first Hublot Big Bang came out it was an interesting watch to most people. It had an aggressive military and industrial sensibility to it that so many men enjoyed back then, and still enjoy today. Not everyone is in love with Swiss Hublot watches, but most tend to agree that the Big Bang was a solid design. So solid that for a long time Hublot became typecast as a firm making only Big Bang watches. That is until a few years ago when watches like the King Power and others came along to fill in the product line a bit more.
Beyond the 5000 and 5600 lines, of all relatively affordable G-Shocks it is the Mudmaster collection that speaks to me the most. This led me to review the Casio G-Shock GG-1000-1A5 Mudmaster, curious to find out if it could justify its considerable price premium over this reviewed 5600 that I love and wear often.
Elegant and classic are two words that are seldom used to describe a Roger Dubuis watch. Instead, try words like brash, bold, and outrageous. Yes, Roger Dubuis is back at it again with a new version of its second generation Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon watch. The new watch features aesthetic elements meant to evoke the high-tech and exciting world of supercars and motor racing, so if you consider yourself a petrolhead, read on to find out more.
As a supplement to the new for 2010 EasyDiver collection (that I wrote about here), Roger Dubuis has released a limited edition EasyDiver Black Swan watch you see before you. These are all revisions of years of EasyDiver watches and/or other sport models from Roger Dubuis - most have been good, all have been interesting.