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my bf..( great guy ) lives about 90 miles away so i dont see him as often as id like.. know him 5 years and have developed a great relationship. of course with the ups and down that come with it. age. distance.bickering...etc. made a fake profile on growler and hit him up.i have the social apps up also. but strictly just for chat.. kill time.n we decided ok.yeah thats fine..just for chat..i hit him up and he immediately showed interest in the fake profile and started planning a hookup..i would have backed off if he would have said he had someone already. later on i confronted him and asked if hed he told me he had messed around a few times..but just sex .. n so he put some sorta blame on me for wanting to keep that gay social apps open..ive never planned a hookup . or i would always say i have someone if it leads to it..hes selling his home in a couple weeks and is possibly moving.and maybe i was going to go along and start something..so close to the end all this happens..any advice would help.. thxs..says why not have an open relationship till we live together . in the past. no way. hell no.. but now that he got busted..stuck in a limbo..

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Which Is The Best Android App For Random And Anonymous Chatting?
Each of us sometimes feels painful lack of attention and communication. Sometimes it causes serious depressions. So the world is arranged the way that a normal healthy person can't live without communication. In our life it is quite natural to visit somebody, take an interest in different fields, take care of others, and create families.
Online random chat will help to find somebody pleasant for video chatting and having fun. That's for sure. A new person always raises interest; he or she can tell you something new and unexpected. For example, everyone has a hobby. Someone prefers to read Hemingway, reflecting on the meaning of life, other people like cooking, but for someone there is no other pleasure than to discuss on the topic of economy and politics. You can find out news from all corners of the world by talking with a representative of a particular state. And now you may do it with one click downloading SkyChat right to your Android gadget, tablet or smartphone, just be ready to the new page of your life.
SkyChat: An Ocean Of Emotions
This is a random anonymous chat which you can use without paying a penny, without registration and SMS. It is a popular Android application for the phone or tablet. It regularly updates feature for entertainment, social networks, multimedia players for video and audio, Internet browsers, wallpapers and themes. Also, thanks to Android software, you will find other useful programs: antiviruses, games, navigators, utilities for cleaning the system, and much more.
So what are the major benefits of SkyChat? Here are the answers:
- It is a free chat for anonymous communication.
- User friendly chat room, where you can completely immerse yourself in the atmosphere of communication.
- Video sessions, photo sharing and emotions without any restrictions.
- Quick change of the interlocutor – just press one button.
- No distracting advertising.
This application is really created for comfortable communication, just go in and start getting acquainted and sharing images. And what is the most importantly you can do this absolutely anonymously.
SkyChat is a great way to spend time with use. In order to pass the time on the road, in traffic jam or just when you are bored, it's enough to launch the application and, having pressed one button, dive into the world of anonymous communication with new people.
New Horizons
How to win an online game, share the secrets of make-up, make an overview of purchases on foreign websites, think up new idea for a home or sophisticated landscape design… With the help of SkyChat you can share ideas, give opinions and recommendations. This is interesting and instructive.
Another aspect of this online random chat is that most people are too embarrassed to get acquainted in real life. But they are pleasant interlocutors in Internet chat. Video communication will add intrigue and excitement, allowing you to know the person better, find out about his or her lifestyle and hobbies. It's not without reason that there is a saying "It is better to see once than hear a hundred times."


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Speaker: Dimitris Giannakis, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Kernel methods for Koopman mode analysis and prediction: Ergodic and skew-product systems
Abstract: We discuss a framework for dimension reduction, mode decomposition, and nonparametric forecasting of data generated by ergodic and skew-product dynamical systems. This framework is based on a representation of the Koopman group of unitary operators governing dynamical evolution in a smooth orthonormal basis acquired from time-ordered data through the diffusion maps algorithm. Using this representation, we compute Koopman eigenfunctions through a regularized advection-diffusion operator, and employ these eigenfunctions in dimension reduction maps with projectible dynamics and high smoothness for the given observation modality. We also use this basis to build nonparametric forecast models for arbitrary probability densities and observables. In the first part of the talk, we focus on the ergodic case and discuss a connection between Koopman operators and diffusion operators obtained from Takens delay-coordinate mapped data that helps improve the efficiency and noise robustness of numerically computed Koopman eigenfunctions. Then, we discuss extensions of this framework to skew-product systems; our primary motivation being the identification and prediction of coherent spatiotemporal patterns in time-dependent fluid flows. We illustrate how Koopman operators for skew-product systems lead to a natural definition of global coherent patterns through their eigenfunctions, as well as model-free prediction schemes for these patterns. This work is in collaboration with Tyrus Berry (George Mason), Shuddho Das (NYU), Matina Gkioulidou (Johns Hopkins APL), John Harlim (Penn State), and Joanna Slawinska (Rutgers).Time: Friday, March 24, 2017, 3:30-4:20 p.m.
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06 Jun StorSmart Offers Free Moving and Storage for Domestic Violence Victims
By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
There's new relief for domestic violence victims in Berrien County, Mich., StorSmart Self Storage has recently teamed up with the county's Safe Shelter for Domestic Violence to offer free services for victims of domestic violence. Gil Logan, owner of four StorSmart locations in the area, reached out to Safe Shelter about the partnership at the beginning of May 2016 and has already been able to help one victim.
Logan came up with the idea after one of his friends had suffered through domestic violence. He says that brought awareness to him about the issue.
"I though there had to be barriers for people wanting to leave domestic relationships but couldn't. We're also a moving company, and it turns out moving expenses and all of the work can make it difficult for a victim to get out. We reached out to Safe Shelter and put this together," he says.
Now, for the victims working with Safe Shelter who need to leave a home, StorSmart employees will drive a moving truck to the location, pack up belongings, load them, and take them to the new safe environment the victim has in mind. If the victim needs a storage unit during the transitional period, StorSmart will provide that for free as well.
"Everyone at the company is on board with it, too," Logan explains. "We treat the victim just like we would a paying customer. Before we load belongings onto the truck, we'll wrap them with padding or whatever that person needs."
StorSmart is providing free boxes for moving as well.
It didn't take long for someone to need StorSmart's help either. Employees helped the first victim after just a few days of offering the service.
"It's tremendous. It's already very rewarding to be in business, but to get something personal out of it, you sleep good at night knowing you've made a difference in someone's life. You feel good."
StorSmart has been involved with other charities like Habitat for Humanity, but Logan says Safe Shelter victims are the company's main focus now.
Alex Hassel is News Reporter for Storage.com. If you'd like to pitch Alex a self storage industry news story, email [email protected] or call 402-779-7328.


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Title: Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Publisher: Koei
Platform: Wii
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 4/2/2010
Become a Broadway star, but perform a role no one knows you're playing in this heroic RPG. In 1928 New York, chosen heroes work behind the scenes to keep the city safe. Masquerading as Broadway Stars, they fight evil as part of the New York Combat Revue, Star Division. Join the team as newcomer Shinjiro Taiga and battle enemies of New York, mysterious figures linked to ancient artifacts housed in the city. Play is split between two modes. In Adventure Mode, your interactions develop, or hinder, trust between you and other characters. In Battle Mode, you'll see how your decisions play out, as your relationships affect characters' skill in combat.


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Setting up a HA GlusterFS Cluster on GCE
As you know shared file systems are a tricky problem in the cloud. One solution to that problem is a distributed file system. Something each one of your app nodes can read from and write to. When it comes to distributed file systems, GlusterFS is one of the leading products.
With a few simple scripts on your Mac OS X or Linux machine, you can deploy a multi-zone High Availability GlusterFS cluster to Google Compute Engine (GCE) that provides scalable, persistent shared storage for your GCE or Google Container Engine (GKE) Kubernetes clusters.
In this post, I will demo these scripts and show you how to do this. By default, our GlusterFS cluster will use three GlusterFS servers, one server per Google Cloud zone in the same chosen region.
Before continuing, please make sure you have:
- A Google Cloud account
- The Google Cloud SDK installed
- Git installed
The first thing you need to do is clone my GitHub repo:
$ git clone https://github.com/rimusz/glusterfs-gce
Then, open the `cluster/settings` file in your text editor. Find the section marked `your cluster region and zones zones` and set `REGION` and `ZONES` to whatever matches your preferred setup. The rest of settings in this file are probably fine, but can be adjusted if need be.
## Bootstrap Your Cluster
There's nothing more you need to do. You should already be authenticated with Google from when you installed the Google Cloud SDK.
You can go right ahead and create the cluster by running:
$ ./cluster/create_cluster.sh
This command will create three servers.
Each server will have:
* A static IP
* The GlusterFS server package installed
* A Google Cloud persistent disk to be used as a GlusterFS *brick*, that is: storage space made available to the cluster
## Create Your First Volume
A GlusterFS *volume* is a collection of bricks. A volume can store data across the bricks in three basic ways: distributed, striped, or replicated.
In summary:
* A distributed volume stores each file on one brick
* A striped volume stores a single file, in chunks, across multiple bricks
* A replicated volume stores a copy of each file on every brick
My script configures the replicated volume store. This provides you with faul-tolerance, should one of your GlusterFS nodes go down.
Here's how to create a replicated volume on all three servers:
$ cd ..
$ ./cluster/create_volume.sh VOLUME_NAME
At this point, your GlusterFS cluster should be fully set up and operational.
Let's test it.
## Testing Your Volume
Spin up a new GCE virtual machine, or use one of your existing non-GlusterFS virtual machines, and grab a shell on that machine.
Then mount your GlusterFS volume (replacing `VOLUME_NAME` with the actual volume name you chose) to `/mnt/gfs` by running this command:
mount -t glusterfs gfs-cluster1-server-1:/VOLUME_NAME /mnt/gfs
The `gfs-cluster1-server-1` is the name your cluster is given by my script.
Then copy a bunch of files into the mount point:
$ for i in `seq -w 1 100`; do cp -rp /var/log/messages /mnt/copy-test-$i; done
You don't have to run this exact command. Any files will do.
Now, grab a shell on one of your GlusterFS virtual machines, and take a look inside the brick volume to see the files you just created.
Do that like so:
$ ls -lA /data/brick1/VOLUME_NAME
Again, replace `VOLUME_NAME` with the volume name you chose.
## Wrap-Up
In this post, we saw how to use [a few scripts](https://github.com/rimusz/glusterfs-gce) to quickly launch a GlusterFS cluster on GCE for scalable, persistent storage for your apps.
In `cluster` folder of this repo, there are two more scripts:
* The `upgrade_glusterfs.sh ` script upgrades GlusterFS on all servers
* The `upgrade_servers.sh` script upgrades your distro (via APT) on all servers
To learn more about using GlusterFS with Kubernetes, check out the [GlusterFS examples](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/release-1.2/examples/glusterfs/) in the official Kubernetes repository.


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Reporting services stoves configuration settings in various configuration files
If we change the configuration files information automatically reporting services work with these settings.
This configuration files are useful when migrating from one environment to another environment
RS web application. Config:
Here settings of a report related to report manager available
RS Report Designer. Config:
Here settings related to report manager, report server, subscriptions, security, caching …. Etc are available
Navigation:- Start menu -> search option -> All files (or) folders -> rs report server. Config -> click search
To check out the config. Results go to SQL server visual studio ? open and see the XML settings, for manager, server, subscriptions… etc.
Related Page: Working With SSRS Reporting Services Configuration Manager
RS config: It manages and encrypts connection Settings in the server.
RS Key management: It processes the server encrypted key set and writes to the file
RS adive: It creates the encryption key to activate the server.
RS: It automates common server management tasks like
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Tip #135: How to prepare for Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD).
The Why: As we may have all noticed, the weather is getting colder, darkness is creeping in, and the long summer days have turned to night.
Okay, perhaps that is a slightly dramatic interpretation of events. But, with the onset of winter often comes a decrease in mood, energy and therefore a sharp increase in anxiety, depression and general malaise. The rather aptly named SAD is associated with the change in seasons, so, like a bear getting ready to hibernate, it's important to prepare for the darker months.
One of the main reasons why the transition from summer to winter affects our mental health so badly is because of a lack of vitamin D. Vitamin D is the chemical we acquire from sunshine and being outdoors and it aids every part of our body to function. It also seriously affects our serotonin levels, a hormone responsible for regulating our anxiety levels and our mood. Thus, Vitamin D can be likened to a massive dose of happy, helping our body and minds to work properly.
Other reasons can be traced to the disruption in our internal body clock, which can lead to trouble sleeping and cause energy levels to plummet, along with a person's mood. Furthermore, in the winter, we tend to prefer to stay indoors where it's warm and we have cosy Christmas movies. This can be good to an extent, but too much time at home can lead to further anxiety and seclusion from others.
So, what can we do to prepare for the long winter?
Tip One – Make A Plan
As you may have noticed by now, I love planning. Not just because writing lists is fun (though it really is), but because I live by the old saying 'if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.' Although slightly harsh in this case, I think the point is a valid one. If you know you are at risk of SAD, it's best to make a plan of how to deal with the winter.
For instance, I sign up to events, I organise fun seasonal things with friends, I sometimes even book things months in advance. The important thing is to give yourself plenty of positive things to look forward to. This is because seeing a calendar full of life, love and joy makes the seemingly endless darkness more bearable, and ensures that you don't begin to hibernate as the temperature drops.
Newton's Third Law states that "things in motion tend to stay in motion, and things at rest tend to stay at rest", if you begin staying indoors too much, the harder it will be to get back out there. It's vital to keep making the effort whilst you still have residue summer time energy in order to keep that motion going.
Another point of planning is to make sure that you know how to manage your moods; write down what you can, or will, do if things begin to take a darker turn.
Tip Two – Mitigate The Risks
When you have a mental health problem, or know that SAD puts you at risk of a relapse, it's important to really get to know yourself and know exactly how your symptoms manifest themselves, and your habits.
For me, I know that during the winter I tend to attempt to stay indoors, that I stop waking up as early as usual because of the dark, and that I watch more Netflix than usual. I know that these habits correlate to isolating myself, that my sleep becomes irregular, and that I stop doing the things that make me feel productive.
So, what do I do? I mitigate the risks. Because I know how I act, I know what to do to stop myself from falling into these bad habits and symptoms. I plan fun activities that will get me out of the house, but try to plan them to be in warmer places like a pub or friends homes so I avoid the cold. I put my alarm clock on the other side of the room so I have to get up and make more of an effort to go to bed and wake up at the same time. I turn off my internet at certain times so I can get work and other important things done without the temptation of online streaming.
Knowing myself intimately allows me to know how to best take care of myself, and stop myself from doing things that negatively impact my mental health. So, make a list of all the habits you fall into during winter and their possible correlating symptoms, then write a list of ways to prevent yourself from succumbing to them.
Tip Three – Pack An Emergency Self-Care Kit
Making sure that you have a stash of self-care tools for days when things get bad, if they get bad, means that you have immediate access to the things that will make you feel better.
If you feel low mood, low energy and low on chocolate, having a self-care day to do things that will help you get back on your feet is vital. It's like taking a dose of Vitamin C as soon as you feel a sniffle coming on; prevention is always easier than treatment.
Tip Four – Write A 'Winter Is Awesome' List
One of the biggest things that has helped me overcome my SAD is thinking positively before winter even begins. But not just thinking positively about myself, but rather the season itself.
There are many wonderful things about the winter, whether that's the music, the holidays, the cosy jumpers, the amount of classic re-runs on TV, and writing a list of these better attributes will help you get in the mindset of "hey, maybe this won't be so bad after all."
Thinking positively about the cold seasons means that rather than falling into a self-fulling prophecy of believing your mental health will take a turn in the winter because winter is horrible, you'll begin to see the winter as a positive, exciting time. This means that your brain won't associate it being cold and dark with being more anxious or depressed, and will rather associate it with gifts, cheesy music and hot chocolate.
But, this method takes time to build, so begin thinking like this in September, possibly even August, possibly even as soon as winter ends. Yet, on a serious note, changing your attitude towards the link between winter and bad mental health will produce a noticeable change in its likelihood of occurring.
Tip Five – Step Outside
This one may seem counterintuitive. I can imagine you reading it, looking outside, and raising a quizzical eyebrow at me virtually.
However, making sure you venture into the great outdoors, even if it's for a well-wrapped up walk, or a run, or a stroll around a Christmas market, making sure you grab whatever sunlight you can is vital to fighting off the winter blues.
Tip Six – Consider A Vitamin D supplement
Now, for this one it's important to do your homework, or even better, consult a doctor. But potentially exploring the option of taking a Vitamin D supplement to keep your energy levels and mood up is something worth doing.
In the words of the famous and noble House Stark: "Winter is coming." But, following the above steps, we can and will get through it.
Think like a bear; plan for your life during the colder seasons, learn what tricks work for you, pack a self-care kit, think about all the great things about winter and make sure you still venture outside your cave.
After all, once winter is over, there will once again be light and everything will (probably) be alright.
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text: The civil war in Syria has quickly spilled over into Iraq, a strategy that has resulted in the country losing control of its borders. While military targets anti-Pakistan militants in Zarb-i-Azb operations, some have started to question whether any success will be undermined once Pakistanis fighting with ISIS return home. While the return of Pakistani jihadis from fighting in foreign wars is certainly a threat, there is another more immediate danger. Just as global jihadi groups hijacked Afghan, Syrian, and Iraqi, they have now set their sights on Kashmir.


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Now you can take a photo you love and create your own life-size standup! A custom stand-up can be created from any image you have taken yourself or have received permission to use. Images of celebrities, logos, athletes, etc, will require proof of rights through official documentation. After we receive your order, we will remove the background from your image, create die lines for the cutout, and email you a PDF proof that will show what the image will look like when made to the requested size. All proofs must be approved via email before they can be printed. Custom Orders take about 3-5 business days to produce before shipping. This time may vary with the number of products ordered and other factors. If you have a specific deadline, let us know and we will do our best to work with you. Have any questions? Don't hesitate to call us at 801.499.5000 or email firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Toyota is confident that its Lexus brand will be profitable in Europe even with a difficult, highly competitive environment and a not so ideal yen/euro exchange rate. At the Paris Auto Show, Didier Leroy, the CEO of Toyota Motor Europe, said in an interview that Lexus could report profits within two to three years even if production stays in Japan.
Leroy declined to divulge specific loss figures of Lexus in Europe. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, a Lexus spokesman said that the brand's profits in Europe depend on its hybrid lineup, which makes up about 85% of its sales in western Europe and 60% of its sales in Russia.
Lexus is getting ready to launch a new hybrid model based on the Lexus LF-CC hybrid coupe concept it debuted at the show. Leroy added that its Lexus sales volumes in Europe were not currently high enough for the car to be produced locally in the region but he didn't discount the possibility of future production in the region.
Leroy predicts that Lexus will be able to sell 46,000 units in Europe, including Russia, compared with 44,000 units sold in 2011. In its last fiscal year, Toyota Motors Europe (which includes Toyota and Lexus) was profitable due to its financial services division.
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Up through their fourth album, EAST SIDE STORY, in 1981, Squeeze albums were usually pretty immediate, hook-wise. The band would hit you with a bunch of gloriously melodic songs - penned by Glenn Tilbrook (music) and Chris Difford (lyrics)- that you would fall in love with on first listen. However, things changed when SWEETS FROM A STRANGER was released the following year. There were certainly songs that grabbed your attention right away but roughly half the album took a few spins to sink into your system. It was as if the songs were meant to be absorbed instead of heard. For the most part, every Squeeze album since then (including the DIFFORD & TILBROOK album) has followed that very same pattern. The pay-off has always been the same – complete and utter joy - but Tilbrook's melodies seem to have taken on much more depth as he matured as a songwriter. The chord progressions are uniquely TIlbrookian and the later songs have many more layers than classic tracks like "Is That Love" or "Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)". Revisionist history tells us that Squeeze albums were always great on the first listen but in all actuality, many have been 'growers'. And that usually means that the album has legs and is not likely to fade from your consciousness anytime soon. Tilbrook's ever-expanding box of chords, various producers and labels and a revolving line-up has made it difficult for some to keep up with Squeeze, but the journey has been worth it. So, how does their 2017 album THE KNOWLEDGE measure up? Read on, my friends…
While Difford and Tilbrook's relationship has had its ups and downs over the years, the duo keeps returning to the Squeeze fold and pleasing fans with electrifying live shows and the occasional album. In 2015, the band released CRADLE TO THE GRAVE, their first album of new material since 1998's DOMINO. Much like their sorely overlooked '90s output, CRADLE TO THE GRAVE found the band mixing the spirit and energy of their younger days with contemporary production. Squeeze are well aware of their legacy but they don't keep re-writing the same old riffs. However, CRADLE TO THE GRAVE sounded like the album Squeeze thought their fans would appreciate. A 'thank you' of sorts. And they were right. Still remaining true to themselves, the band did play it a bit safe on CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. In a sense, they were dipping their toes in the water. Now, two years later, the band steps out on a limb and offers up perhaps the most adventurous album since EAST SIDE STORY. THE KNOWLEDGE is most certainly a Squeeze album – there's no shortage of great lyrics, vocals and cracking melodies – but they are not afraid to stir the musical pot a little. Sometimes a lot.
"Please Be Upstanding" is a glorious Pop nugget, a slice of classic Squeeze with the added bonus of pedal steel guitar (an instrument that appears quite frequently throughout the album). "Rough Ride" is a funky gem featuring a choir, an opera singer, a wailing trumpet and the kitchen sink. "Departure Lounge" is a lovely, haunting track that will remind fans of "The Elephant Ride" off SWEETS FROM A STRANGER. "Innocence In Paradise" has a slight Psych edge with a swirling melody and those classic harmonies from Glenn and Chris. "A & E" find the band's sound parachuting into Memphis with a tight horn section, soulful backing vocals and piano work that recalls Steve Nieve (The Attractions) and Mike Barson (Madness). "Patchouli" is an upbeat Country shuffle with gorgeous backing vocals. "Every Story" is one of those quirky gems with rhythmic twists that Tilbrook has perfected over the years. "The Ones" features an outstandingly soulful vocal from Glenn. "Elmer's End" is an instrumental with different hooks hidden amongst the song's layers – you'll latch on to one of the different melodies each time you listen to it. The album's playful closer, "Two Forks," deviates from what you'd expect as well, solidifying the fact that you've just experienced a creatively rejuvenated band. Push play and experience again. Repeat as necessary.
If you're hoping for a new ARGYBARGY or COOL FOR CATS, then go out and buy new copies of those albums. If you want to hear what Squeeze is up today, then head down to your local music store and pick up THE KNOWLEDGE. It is an inspiring album that draws the line between then and now and has its eyes firmly on the future. This is Squeeze's most consistent album since the sorely under-rated PLAY (an album that took many listens to sink in) and offers up many new surprises with each spin. A joy from beginning to end… and by the third listen, you'll be filled with THE KNOWLEDGE!
Glenn Tilbrook – vocals, guitar, keyboard
Chris Difford – vocals; guitar
Yolanda Charles – bass
Stephen Large – keyboards
Simon Hanson – drums
Steve Smith – percussion
Keep on truckin'
Stephen SPAZ Schnee


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When we engage in sporting activities, there is a tendency to take our feet for granted, but whether you are an amateur jogger or a professional football player, caring for your feet is important. If you look after your feet, it is more likely than not you can play sports with lesser chances of foot injuries.
Wear Appropriate Shoes
With 26 bones, 33 joints and many tendons, muscles, and ligaments under constant pressure, it is important that your feet are protected by the correct footwear, respective to the sport you are playing. There are many sports shoes available to choose from and it is imperative that you wear the proper shoe when playing sports.
When out running 10 miles, there is a different type of stress on your feet, as compared to playing a game of tennis. In tennis, you play the majority of the match moving from side-to-side, while road running is often a monotonous straight-line slog. Therefore, tennis shoes would be of no benefit to the protection of your foot when running. Therefore, always get appropriate shoes which can best protect your feet for specific sports.
Avoid Arch Pain
This is a common kind of pain often associated with long periods of standing, a long walk or even just getting up in the morning. The most common pain is Plantar Fascitis, which is the inflammation of the tissue that connects the heel to the toes. This fiber is important as it aids the transfer of weights from the heel to the toe. Often, repeated strain can cause ligament tears, and it is down to a myriad of reasons, which can include being overweight, using the wrong footwear, wearing high heels and much more. One good way to help alleviate the pain is to try medical acupuncture treatment.
Listen To Your Body
When exercising you need to be aware of what your body is telling you, so if you feel pain then you should stop immediately. Experts suggest you follow the RICE routine:
- Rest: Keep off your feet as soon as you can.
- Ice: Using a 20-minutes on, 40-minutes off cycle and keep repeating until the pain subsides.
- Compression: Bandage the injured area.
- Elevate: Lie down or sit, while raising your feet so they are higher than your waist.
If the pain still continues then make sure you see a doctor.
Easy Foot Care Tips
In just one day alone, your feet absorb over 450 kilograms of force, through standing, walking and running on them. By treating your feet right and caring for them, you can bypass the pain that others get. Here are the 10 bet ways to care for your feet.
- Don't ignore foot pain as it is not normal
- Inspect them regularly. Check for cracks and cuts in the skin and potential fungal issues
- Wash them and dry them properly on a daily basis
- Trim your toenails correctly. Straight across and not too short on the sides, which can lead to painful ingrowth toenails
- Get shoes that fit correctly
- Wear the correct shoe for the correct exercise
- Alternate footwear so you do not wear the same ones on consecutive days
- Don't walk barefoot as you are more prone to injury and infection
- Be wary of home remedies for treatment of pain – see an expert if you think that you need sports injury rehabilitation
- If you are diabetic, get a checkup once a year


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I choose to develop my research with the SPECTRESS Project at the Trinity College Dublin, and was kindly received by Jennifer Edmond, who offered me ideal conditions for working on my research on W.B. Yeats' theatre. I was looking for to find out whether the Easter Rising, as a tremendous historical event, reverberated as a traumatic experience forcing the poet's option for a more abstract and stylized theatre, mainly expressed in his four "Plays for Dancers".
I was blessed by the timing of the trip, from January to March 2016. I could observe in a very comfortable and focused manner, how Irish society and the city of Dublin, a true jewel of the European community, prepared for the centenary of the Easter Rising, touchstone of the independent Irish Republic. The events related to this rebellion from the English domination were concentrated between 24 and 29 of April 1916. One hundred years after, the celebration of this starting point of what is today Ireland began in early January, coinciding with my arrival, and I had the opportunity of reading about that facts in special newspaper editions, watching TV series and films from the Dublin Cinema Festival reconstituting the fights, and attending productions from the Gate and The Abbey Theatre of plays from the main Irish dramatists on the matter, besides having at my disposal in Trinity dozens of lectures and debates about it.
Living in a small nice flat in the charming neighbourhood of Ranelagh, I was in a walking distance from the Trinity College and from the National Library, the two places that I daily visited, but had also much time for leisure, like watching the wonderful low skyline of Dublin from the bridges over the Liffey. It was winter time, which, for a Brazilian tired from the heat, can be very suitable, and was also able to travel a week through the Wild Atlantic Way, from up north to down south of the Island.
My research on Yeats has had a great improvement not just in the explorations of the links between the poet and the National cause, as well on his genuine point of view during the Independence War years, but also in his specific relationship with the British artist Gordon Craig (1782-1966), who had very much influenced the Irish poet in his drives towards the stage designing and to a more physical and material approach to the theatre.
I must thank very much Jennifer, Deirdre and Sarah, who guided me in the Trinity's Long Room Hub, where I worked mostly, but especially Jane Ohlmeyer, Director of the Hub, whose warm hospitality made the difference in turning the whole experience a lovely one.


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Mozilla Unveils New Logo, Brand Identity
Mozilla is updating their brand identity using Mozilla open source principles, and currently, the organization is starting to apply their updated identity, to be made public this month.
Mozilla is conducting an Open Design process, through a guided and gated design process, in four phases: IDEATION , CONCEPTING Next, REFINEMENT, and finally GUIDANCE. Currently the project is in the last GUIDANCE phase where Mozilla is creating style guides.
At the core of this project is the need for Mozilla's purpose and brand to be better understood by more people.
"We want to be known as the champions for a healthy Internet. An Internet where we are all free to explore and discover and create and innovate without barriers or limitations. Where power is in the hands of many, not held by few. An Internet where our safety, security and identity are respected," Mozilla said in a blog post. "Our brand identity - our logo, our voice, our design - is an important signal of what we believe in and what we do. And because we are so committed to ensuring the Internet is a healthy global public resource, open and accessible to everyone, we've designed the language of the Internet into our brand identity."
Today, Mozilla shared a new logo and a proposed color palette, language architecture, and imagery approach.
The new logo with its nod to URL language reinforces that the Internet is at the heart of Mozilla. "We are committed to the original intent of the link as the beginning of an unfiltered, unmediated experience into the rich content of the Internet," Mozilla said.
The font for the wordmark and accompanying copy lines is Zilla. Created for us by Typotheque in the Netherlands, Zilla is free and open to all.
Typotheque was an historic partner to Mozilla. They were the first type-foundry to release Web-based fonts, and Mozilla's Firefox web browser was an early adopter of Web fonts.
Selected to evoke the Courier font used as the original default in coding, Zilla has a journalistic feel. It bucks the current convention of sans serif fonts. Anyone can create the Mozilla logo by typing and highlighting with the Zilla font, making the logo open and democratic. The black box surrounding the logo is a key building block of the design, and echoes the way we all select type in toolbars and programs.
The color palette, derived from the highlight colors used by Firefox and other web browsers, distinguishes the Mozilla brand from its contemporaries. Color flows into the logo and changes according to the context in which the logo is used.
Copy lines to the right or below the logo hold core Mozilla messages. They also hold program, event, and team names - simplifying and unifying a multitude of different Mozilla activities.
In digital applications, ever-changing imagery represents the unlimited bounty of the online ecosystem. Static applications of Mozilla's identity system include multiple, layered images as if taken as a still frame within a moving digital experience.
Mozilla will invite artists, designers, and technologists to contribute to an imagery collective, and will code curated GIFs, animations, and still images to flow into mozilla.org and and other digital experiences.


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It's that time of year when the kids head back to school, college orientation sweats kick in, deep breaths before your first day on the job, or it's just another day on the calendar. Regardless, you can kick off your venture with a fresh mixtape. AHM's first Back 2 School mixtape features 50 tracks that have been in heavy rotation over the past month. Good luck to all of you, whatever you may be doing, and enjoy.
Project: Free
Travi$ Scott – Days Before Rodeo
Jacques Webster aka Travi$ Scott aka La Flame's countdown for the prequel to his forthcoming album Rodeo is over, here is Days Before Rodeo. The free 12-track project features Rich Homie Quan, Big Sean, Young Thug, The 1975, Peewee Longway, Migos and even a short cameo from Grand Hustle bossman T.I. One undeniable consistency with Scott is his production, which is completely on point with this mixtape. Metro Boomin' brings the heat on three tracks, up-and-comer WondaGurl makes an appearance, along with Vinylz, Lex Luger, Mike Dean, Southside and more. Being signed to both Kanye (as an in-house producer) and T.I., you can see where both their influences play a role, which if you're Travi$ Scott, is a pretty nice place to be wedged between.
Jeremih & Shlohmo – "No More" EP
The boys gave us a peep into their joint EP quite some time ago, but the final product has finally arrived. The 6-track EP features Shlohmo's dense signature production, accompanied by Jeremih's lush vocals, making for quite the exceptional recipe.
The-Dream – "Royalty: The Prequel EP"
Terius Nash aka The-Dream aka Radio Killa had a rather busy week. On top of launching his own label Contra Paris with long-time friend and producer Tricky Stewart, he dropped the video for his latest single "Black," he also dropped this freEP, oh and reportedly got married. Regardless of everything going on, Dream always manages to put out high quality music.
axxxxgxxx – "Syrup Funk EP"
The Arkansas-based produced who goes by axxxxgxxx (AudioGold) has just released his first free-to-download EP. Syrup Funk is just further proof that we have a phenomenal producer in the making. He has quite the ability to hone in that downtempo vibe, and both create from scratch, and transform existing identities without compromising the original composition. If you're looking for something laid back, that you can vibe out to at night while enjoying your favourite poison, this project is for you.
Slaughterhouse – "House Rules"
Slaughterhouse surprises their incredibly dedicated fan base with a 10-track mixtape today. The hip-hop supergroup consisting of Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9″, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz add some fresh elements to their repertoire. We all know these boys constantly bring bars to the table, that's a given, but their choice of producers and beats gave this project a new spark. Hit the jump for the tracklist, production credits and download.
BOOTS – "WinterSpringSummerFall"
As previously stated here on AHM, we have mad love and respect for Jordan Asher, aka Boots. After his induction via Beyoncé latest self-titled effort, he didn't waste much time dropping a solo mixtape. The 16-track project features Shlohmo, Jeremih, Son Lux, Kelela, Margot and the culprit responsible for the introduction; Beyoncé.


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The Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker is one of the roles all aspiring dancers dream of performing. With its delicate choreography and sparkling costume, it has become one of the iconic images of the ballerina.
Royal Ballet Principal Sarah Lamb is one of the dancers currently performing the role at Covent Garden, and her preparations for the role have been captured by legendary photographer Mario Testino's creative team in 'Becoming Plum', a short film for online channel Mira Mira.
The film showcases the technical and nuanced choreography that dancers must remember and perfect to dance the role. These steps are honed over many weeks in the studio before the dancers is ready for on-stage performance.
Vogue and Vanity Fair-regular Testino has previous experience with The Royal Ballet – the Peruvian-born photographer shot the Royal Opera House's 2000 campaign.
The Nutcracker runs until 10 January 2018. Tickets are sold out, although returns may become available. A limited number of tickets are released each week as part of Friday Rush.
The ballet is staged with generous philanthropic support from The Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund.


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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We hosted my brother and his wife and their children. My oldest drove home from Cleveland. It was a wonderful four day weekend. I began my usual stress-out over all the things we needed to do, until my family set me straight. (Sometimes I get too "GET THIS DONE NOW" military in my tone). It's rather like Martha, complaining…tell them to help me get this done. The kids are playing and being present, (not on screens) and I'm wanting to break this up? What's wrong with this picture? Me.
The house got cleaned. Dinner got served. Everyone liked it. They didn't need me stressing or ordering to get it all done and neither did I.
After dinner, my brother asked me to go for a walk. Watching his children, listening to him talk, it occurred to me, my brother and his wife were really doing a beautiful job and I'm thankful to have them in my life. It's hard to live away from my other brother and sister and their families and my mom. Having a brother near by, even if I don't always call and we're both bad about that, is a blessing that makes the holidays less isolated.
This weekend, we took the youngest five to Washington DC. We visited the monuments and memorials, walked through a few exhibits at the Smithsonians, and ate lunch from the food trucks. It's the kind of thing we used to do with our oldest ones all the time, but forgot about as the numbers began to overwhelm. We'd done it before, but these kids had not. They had a ball. We also went on the Carousel and saw the National Christmas Holiday tree (before it's been lit up).
Doing one old thing with new kids reminded us of other things we used to do, which had been put on hold in recent years. We agreed to make a trip out a month, to a battle field or museum or something, with the younger ones, and when we returned from our trip, the older ones heard about their siblings' adventures and there was a chorus of "I remember that…" and "Ohhhhh….Next time, I want to come too." It was a lovely way to walk slowly into Advent, to have four days with all of them, and nowhere we had to go, except Mass. We played cards, we let ourselves really sink into unstructured time. I didn't realize how much we needed the refreshment of what felt like four Sundays in a row, until the alarm went off Monday morning.
Today, as the ordinary business of life threatens to make me forget Advent, I'm stopping. I've decided the only way to engage in "Blessed waiting," is to be deliberate. My high school senior is writing down each day something she is thankful for, and something she's done for someone else. The three kings studied the Heavens, they watched the sky, they were deliberate in their contemplation and their actions. Mary was deliberate in her "Yes" to the angel Gabriel. No one fell into serving God, or following God's will, it was a deliberate willful choice. So I hope this week to be deliberate in gratitude for big things and small, deliberate in action –doing things with a gracious heart, and deliberate in prayer. Lighting the candle at the Advent wreath is a deliberate act. It's what Small Success Thursday is all about. Have a great first week of Advent, filled with small successes.
Copyright 2015 Sherry Antonetti


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text: Al Jazeera's James Bays reports on Afghanistan's plan to expand the national army's size to 240,000 troops Wardark was inside the hotel at the time, Bays reported. The surge in violence is happening as Barack Obama, the US president, weighs the consequences of sending extra American troops to Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystral, the commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, has presented a number of options, including a maximum of 80,000 troops, another option of about 40,000 and a third scenario with some 20,000, according to US media. There are more than 100,000 Nato-led troops now stationed in Afghanistan, including nearly 68,000 American soldiers. Karzai criticised Obama is being pulled in opposition directions by fellow Democrats and Republicans. The speaker of the House of Representatives said on Friday that there may not be sufficient political support for additional deployment, especially when Washington has an unworthy partner in Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president. "How can we ask the American people to pay a big price in lives and limbs, and also in dollars, if we don't have a connection to a reliable partner?" Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, told National Public Radio. "So, you know, the whole thing is let's not just talk about troops. Let's talk about what is the strategy and what are the resources that are needed in that regard." In depth Karzai in control? Blog: Full disclosure for all! Blog: An inclusive government? Video: Nato raid 'kills Afghan civilians' Profile: Hamid Karzai Riz Khan: Eight years of war Your views: What now for Afghan democracy? For his part, Robert Gates, the defence secretary, said Washington must tighten control of Afghan aid contracts as a first step towards stemming rampant corruption. "The reality is that the international presence in Afghanistan has provided a significant influx of assistance dollars in contracts," he said during a trip to Halifax, Canada. "I think the place to start is the place we have the greatest leverage and that's where we're writing the cheques." Meanwhile, David Miliband, the British foreign secretary, has been quoted as saying that the Afghan government would be overthrown quickly if Nato troops pulled out of the country now. "If international forces leave, you can choose a time - five minutes, 24 hours or seven days - but the insurgent forces will overrun those forces that are prepared to put up resistance and we would be back to square one," he told the UK's Guardian newspaper in an interview published on Friday. At the end of a visit to Kabul for the inauguration of Karzai, Miliband said Afghans were "sad that they need anyone, but they are passionate about the goodness we do, because if we weren't here their country would be rolled over. "What we have to do is explain to people that the costs of staying are real but they are less than the costs of leaving." Narrow escape Miliband's warning came against a backdrop of continued violence across Afghanistan. In one of Friday's several deadly incidents, Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, an ethnic Pashtun ally of Karzai, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt which killed at least five of his bodyguards, police say. He was travelling north of Kabul when a remote-controlled bomb struck his convoy in Paghman district on Friday evening. Sayyaf, who became Kabul's representative in parliament in 2005, supported the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance between 1996 and 2001, when the Taliban were toppled. A Karzai ally escaped an attempt on his life in one of Friday's many attacks [AFP] This was not the first attempt on his life. Sayyaf has survived at least one other similar attack.Human Rights Watch, the independent rights watchdog, has accused him of committing war crimes. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people, including three policemen, in Farah, a province in Afghanistan's southwest, while two roadside bombs killed three others in the east. The bomber, riding a motorcycle, struck in an area where lorries were being loaded with goods travelling to Herat, police said. In the day's other violence, three people were killed by a roadside bomb in Khost, according to Wazir Pacha, the province's deputy police chief. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies


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NEET 2019 Exam Dates | NEET 2019 Syllabus | NEET Exam Pattern
NEET 2019: National Testing Agency has announced NEET 2019 Notification. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be organized by the NTA (National Testing Agency) twice in a year. It is the only national-level medical entrance exam. It is organized for providing admission in MBBS, BDS & Ayush Courses offered by all Indian Medical Colleges.
Check out NEET 2020 Notification
Medical Entrance Exam
The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG will be conducted by the NTA from 2019 onwards. This Test was being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) till 2018. NEET (UG) is applicable for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses in India in Medical/Dental Colleges run with the approval of MCI /DCI under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India except for the institutions established through an Act of Parliament i.e. AIIMS and JIPMER Puducherry.
NEET 2019 Exam dates – to be held in February and May months are officially out. Also, NEET 2019 application form opening and last dates, result declaration have been announced. Applicants preparing for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2019 must note down all the dates and make sure to stick to them.
Here you can check out all about NEET 2019 important dates, application form, marking scheme, admit card, answer key, results can be checked from this page.
New Changes Introduced
On the proposal of the Union Health Ministry, MCI approved several changes in the NEET UG entrance exam. Below we have listed the new changes introduced last year:
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have joined 15% All India Quota scheme. Applicants of these states need not to submit Self Declaration form now.
Aadhaar Card is also not compulsory to fill the NEET Application. But, Applicants have to require any ID proof to apply for the exam.
Indian Applicants those who wish to pursue MBBS/BDS in foreign nationals; they have to qualified NEET UG exam.
The attempt limit has been removed from the last year. Now, Applicants may attempt the NEET until the age limit as per their categories.
As per officials, the exam will be bilingual (except language chosen in English).
NEET 2019 Exam Dates
Applicants can check NEET 2019 Exam dates given below:
For February 2019 Exam
The release of Application Form: 01st October 2018
Application Submission Last Date: 31st October 2018
Last Date to Pay the Fee: Last week of October 2018
Correction Window Open: 1st week of November 2018
Admit Card Available: 1st week of January 2019
Date of Exam: 03rd February to 17th February 2019
Answer Key & OMR Release: Within a week after exam
Announcement of Result: 01st week of March 2019
Counselling begins: 2nd week of June 2019
For May 2019 Exam
Online Submission of Application Forms: 02nd week of March 2019
Application Submission Last Date: 2nd week of April 2019
Last date to pay the fee: 02nd week of April 2019
Correction Window Open: 03rd week of April 2019
Admit Card Available: 01st week of May 2019
Date of Exam: 12th May to 25th May 2019
Announcement of Result: 01st week of June 2019
Counselling begins: 02nd week of June 2019
Also See…
- NEET UG Exam Pattern 2019
- NEET UG 2019 Online Application Form
- NEET UG 2019 Notification and Dates
- NEET UG Eligibility Criteria 2019
- NEET UG Syllabus 2019
Medical (MBBS and BDS) Seats offered through NEET 2019
Admissions to all seats of MBBS/BDS courses will be done through National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG) 2019. The seats are classified in the following categories:
All India Quota Seats
State Govt. Quota Seats where the State Govt. concerned so opts.
Private/Management/NRI Quota Seats in all Private Medical/Dental Colleges or any Private/Deemed University.
NEET UG 2019 Eligibility Criteria
Students must check their eligibility before filling the application form. Applicants can check the detailed NEET 2019 eligibility criteria from below:
Age Limit
Applicants must have completed the age of 17 years.
The maximum age limit will be 25 years (30 years for SC/ST & OBC).
Indian Nationals, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCIs) & Foreign Nationals are eligible to apply for NEET UG.
Applicants belong to J&K state will be eligible to apply for 15% All India Quota on the basis of self-declaration.
Educational Qualification
Applicant must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology at the qualifying examination.
In respect of Applicants belonging to SC/ST/OBC, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together in qualifying examination be 40% instead of 50% for General category Applicants.
In respect of the Applicants with benchmark disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology taken together in qualifying exam shall be 45% instead of 50% for General category Applicants and 40% for SC/ST/OBC Applicants.
Provided that two years of regular and continuous study of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology taken together shall be required at 10+2 level for all the Applicants.
Applicants who have passed 10+2 from Open Schools or as Private Applicants shall not be eligible to appear for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-UG. Furthermore, the study of Biology/Biotechnology as an Additional Subject at 10+2 level also shall not be permissible.
Those who are appearing in Class XII Exam in 2019 can also appear for the entrance test provisionally subject to their fulfilling the conditions later.
As the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have decided to join and contribute their MBBS/BDS seats for the allotment to the Applicants under 15% All India Quota from the academic year 2019 onward, the Applicants belonging to these States shall also be eligible for 15% All India Quota seats.
NEET Exam Pattern 2019
The exam will be organized on 03rd February to 17th February 2019 (Feb exam) & 12th May to 25th May 2019 (May Exam).
The Entrance Test shall consist of one paper containing 180 objective type questions (four options with single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen provided by CBSE at centre only.
The duration of test would be 03 hours (10.00 am to 01.00 pm).
The language of the Question Papers
Applicants can opt for Question Paper either in English or in Hindi;
Option of medium of Question Paper should be exercised while filling in the application form and the option once exercised by Applicants cannot be changed later;
Applicants opting for English would be provided Test Booklet in English only and the Applicants opting for Hindi would be provided Bilingual Test Booklet i.e. in Hindi and in English.
NEET 2019 Syllabus
A common syllabus will be prescribed by MCI (Medical Council of India) for the NEET UG exam. NEET 2019 syllabus will contain physics, chemistry and biology subjects. Students can check the detailed syllabus from below:
Physical world and measurement; Laws of Motion; Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body; Properties of Bulk Matter; Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory; Electrostatics; Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism; Electromagnetic Waves; Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation; Electronic Devices, etc.
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry; Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties; States of Matter: Gases and Liquids; Equilibrium; Hydrogen; p-Block Elements; Hydrocarbons; Solid State; Electrochemistry; Surface Chemistry; p-Block Elements; Coordination Compounds; Alcohols; Phenols and Ethers; Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen, etc.
Diversity in Living World; Cell Structure and Function; Human Physiology; Structural Organization in Animals and Plants; Plant Physiology; Reproduction; Biology and Human Welfare; Ecology and Environment; Genetics and Evolution; Biotechnology and Its Applications, etc.
The Question Papers for the test shall be based on a Common Syllabus notified by the Medical Council of India and implemented in the year. Please see Appendix-I for details.
The syllabus for NEET 2019 is same as last year's. There are no changes in the syllabus. It comprises of physics, chemistry, biology.
List of cities where the NEET (UG) 2019 will be conducted is given at Appendix-II.
In case, instructions are not complied with, CBSE may allot the centres different from the choice given or cancel the candidature.
NEET 2019 Application Process
Applicants should fill the application form as per the instructions given in the information bulletin. Below we are providing NEET 2019 application form details:
The application form will be issued through online mode only. No application will be entertained through offline mode.
NEET UG registration 2019 will be commenced from the 01st October 2018 (Feb Exam) & Second week of March 2018 (May Exam).
Official website of NTA NEET 2019 Exam Dates is nta.ac.in.
NEET 2019 Application Fee
For General /OBC Applicants: Rs.1400 (INR)
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Contact NTA
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text: Within this degree project a conceptual design of a mask has been developed for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity due to the lack of this kind of product in the market. The users currently use different masks that are designed to be used in other activities. A preliminary study has been performed where market, ergonomics, materials and use situations have been analysed to gather knowledge to define the specifications of the product. Even if the aesthetics of the first version of the product's design was related to a health care design style, after obtaining results, it was observed that the wishes of the users weren't being fulfilled. After updating the specifications and the generation phase three possible concepts have been presented. The evaluation has been done within the design group and the target users from the Basque association "Bizi-Bide". The final conceptual design has been developed regarding different aspects such as ergonomics, materials, components and graphic design. The project has resulted in a concept of an innovative mask, which has a mouldable part for the nose and cheeks, a Velcro fastener to adapt it to different head measurements and exchangeable filters.


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China has gone from an extremely closed off and isolated country to one that has a centrally planned system in place and is more geared towards the market. By 2010, China became the world's largest exporter of goods. With this new standing on the world scene, Chinese governmental officials decided to liberalize prices, decentralize their fiscal regulations, and allow more autonomy for state enterprises. Opening up foreign trade and investment has also helped China become the economic powerhouse it is today. China has gradually changed these reforms in effort to maintain strict control over the direction of the economy.
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The Palm Beach business community has their say as The Creek to Creek Chamber of Commerce put forward a request to Australia Post to halt plans for immediate closure of Post Office and boxes.
Angry Palm Beach business owners and local residents will rally together next week to oppose the announcement by Australia Post of the closure of the Palm Beach Post Office due as soon as the 26th of November.
Creek to Creek Chamber of Commerce President Darren Mackintosh said " the local community today is shocked by the news and saddened that the Federal Government owned business could not even hold community consultations as to why this decision needed to be made".
Mr Mackintosh said that he, along with hundreds of other Palm Beach Post Office Box holders collected their box on Monday morning this week, to find an unaddressed letter from Australia Post advising that the post office boxes will be relocated on the weekend of the 27th of November, and relocated to "Elanora Licensed Post Office".
He said that much of the concerns of local businesses centre around their lack of belief that there has been a decline in customer numbers as quoted by Australia Post; and the short notice of the closure. Mr Mackintosh said that lining up for service was a regular occurrence at Palm Beach, and with even longer lines often at Elanora, he questions the ability of the new store to cope with the new overload of demand.
Why, so close to Christmas, would Australian Post make such a decision? said Mr Mackintosh.
The Chamber of Commerce and representatives of local business and residents however wish to seek positive talks with Australia Post. Rather than protest the closure, local representatives will seek to petition Australia Post to postpone the closure of Palm Beach for a period of six months, so that they can assist Australia Post in searching for alternatives such as possible franchising or sub-agency expressions of interest from the local community.
Mr Mackintosh said that the Post Office is the cornerstone of any business community, and we will fight to have this decision reviewed. The Palm Beach community is alive and strong, with many new businesses being attracted to the CBD in the past 12 months, and he said that "Palm Beach is a unique welcoming suburb, with much to offer including clean open beaches, straddled by two beautiful creeks, excellent access to the M1, with fantastic shopping, eateries, accommodation and real estate opportunities to name a few". He said that the community is growing, and with more and more additional developments, services and facilities – that Australia Post could be swayed to change their decision".
Local Residents and Business owners are invited to attend a public rally on Monday the 1st of November at 10.30am at 1045 Gold Coast Highway Palm Beach.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The electrode-electrolyte interface in electrochemical environments involves the understanding of complex processes relevant for all electrochemical applications. Some of these processes include electronic structure, charge storage, charge transfer, solvent dynamics and structure and surface adsorption. In order to engineer electrochemical systems, no matter the function, requires fundamental intuition of all the processes at the interface. The following work presents different systems in which the electrode-electrolyte interface is highly important. The first is a charge storage electrode utilizing percolation theory to develop an electrode architecture producing high capacities. This is followed by Zn deposition in an ionic liquid in which the …
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Chelsea are willing to meet the world record price Everton are demanding for Romelu Lukaku. The Sun says Lukaku wants to join Chelsea which will trigger another bitter transfer battle with Everton.
Everton have already slapped a £100 million price tag on their star striker after he told pals that Chelsea is his first choice destination this summer.
The two clubs remain sworn enemies following the tug of war over John Stones two years ago.
Sources close to the player insist while Everton have not given up hope of keeping their leading scorer who still has two seasons left on his contract.
But they would rather let him join Manchester United instead of Chelsea if a deal must be done.
Lukaku's reservations about playing for Jose Mourinho again, who did not give him a look when they were both at Chelsea before, are also coming into play.


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Vicky L. Vandegrift, 52, of Ashland passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, at Robinson Funeral Home in Ashland. Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m., before the service.
Vicky was born Jan. 31, 1958, in Kansas City, the daughter of Jim and June Mooningham Byrd. She married Gary Vandegrift on Sept. 19, 1992, in Las Vegas.
Vicky worked as an assistant manager in retail sales.
Survivors include her mother, June Miller of Modesto, Calif.; husband Gary Vandegrift of Ashland; one son, Micheal Tenhet of Tacoma, Wash.; one stepson, Richard Vandegrift of Ashland; two stepdaughters, Stacey Burgoon of Hartsburg, and Lisa Vandegrift of Ashland; one brother, Danny Miller of Modesto; one sister, Pam Hestrly of Tulare, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter, Aubrie.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Children�s Hospital, University of Missouri.


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Vaughn directing X-Men: First Class
After hearing that Matthew Vaughn was in discussions, then out, then back in, it's been announced that Vaughn has indeed signed the deal for the next X-Men film, X-Men: First Class, and Bryan Singer has confirmed that he's going to be directing the film.
What's more is that he reveals what the sticking point might have been, and it doesn't sound like money, a reason touted by one source, but actually creative control, and Singer reveals that the next X-Men film might well be in Vaughn's styling.
Bryan Singer has talked about the signing of the writer/director and said:
"I've been a fan of Matthew's since Layer Cake...He has a deft hand with multiple characters and story-lines, and a great love of the X-Men universe. I feel the combination of this story and his vision will make for an exciting and original X-Men film."
That quote comes through Deadline Hollywood Daily, who also reveal that X-Men: First Class begins production this summer and will be released around June 2011.
Now that's interesting, did you catch that bit? His story and vision? That surely means that Matthew Vaughnn is getting to rewrite the film in his way, and also add his own unique view to the film, it means that it was creative control that was holding him back from signing in the first place, something it now appears he has.
Bryan Singer conceived the story for X-Men: First Class, but it looks like Matthew Vaughn is going to be rewriting it, and probably with his writing partner Jane Goldman on the job as well.
It's going to be interesting to see how he brings this story of the two men at the heart of the X-Men universe to the big screen. X-Men: First Class isn't just about the young X-Men, it's going to explore the relationship between Xavier and Lensherr before they were Professor X and Magneto, how they discovered their powers, how they came together as friends, and how they became respectful enemies.
I'm surprised he's signed on to do it, but at the same time I'm really hopeful for the film. Where once I thought it would be a teen version of the X-Men, as so many films do when they hit the prequel route these days, this could actually turn out to be a meaningful and enjoyable addition to the franchise. He could even bring it back to life.


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You sound like a cool dude, soulpatch, and I'm sure you'll be fine. You've got two things going for you as I see it.
1.) Age and maturity. Most stupid behaviour and the serious accidents that follow are by young guys who let their ego get the best of them. Kitesurfing is a bit strange in some ways. Whether you're on a twin tip or surfboard, It's probably the easiest water sport to take on in terms of learning curve (wave surfing and windsurfing are much harder to learn), but at the same time it can be by far the most dangerous. That's not to say other water sports won't get you killed, but the time it takes for a 'kitemare' to go from bad to worse to potentially fatal is only a matter of seconds. Most riders that I would call "dangerous" are young guys who've have had some success, they become over confident and then hurt themselves or someone else. It really sucks because a lot of these guys then drop the sport completely and/or they give the rest of us a bad reputation at our local spots. Nothing pisses off the regular crowd more than a beginner behaving like a dummy when they should know better. I think this is a universal mindset among regular kite surfers.
2.) As mentioned in another post, you're already a surfer so you're miles ahead of most beginners. Flying your kite is the easy bit. Once you've got that down as second nature and you can focus more on your board you will experience massive improvements, I have no doubt about that.
There's lots of great advice on the thread already so I won't be repetitive, but to say, it is always a fine line between challenging yourself to develop vs. creating problems for yourself. You're obviously the best judge of what's appropriate for you and when to try new things but my best advice is to become self-sufficient as soon as you can. I'm also out there by myself quite often because it can be tough to get all the stars aligned so a group of friends can get together for a session. Real life commitments, forecast, etc. etc...
All the best out there!


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The Herring Are Running in the Charles River
The Herring Are Running in the Charles River
To see an interactive map with pictures of locations mentioned in this post click this. 2008 Herring run map
If you go down to the south coast of Cambridge these says you can see this year's herring run in progress. It looks the best run in several years. There aren't nearly as many fish as I used to see in the 1990's, and orders of magnitude below numbers seen before the river was dammed and polluted.
If you go to the dam just upstream from Watertown Square, you can see them trying to jump the dam and swimming up the fish ladder. It is a pretty cool sight. There are hundreds of fish below the dam trying to get over. You can see them trying to swim up Laundry Brook from the footbridge on the south bank. Also present are dozens of herring gulls and cormorants taking advantage of the traffic jam.
All this life swimming around in our river is encouraging. The Charles is on the mend, but there is a long way to go, and it can always swing the other way. Every time it rains, all that runoff goes right into the river. All the oil, lawn chemicals, street trash, detergents, and car care chemicals that we use outside goes right in. After a good rain, the water where I took that picture of herring in the canal is all cloudy and an ugly gray color. Way upstream, farm run off adds to the pollution load. Closer to home we have the newly renovated Teddy Ebersol ball field on the Esplanade. When the turf there was dug up, a massive amount of manure was put in. It smelled like a pig farm for months. There is no way that a lot of that is not getting into the river. I've heard that some nasty herbicides have been used there too. Yum! This is what is planned for the fields at Magazine Beach. Without any environmental review too. Then there is all the heat dumped in at the Kendall power plant...Come down in August and the water is pea green and stinky from algae blooms.
Yesterday, I saw a good sized snapping turtle and nesting sunfish at North Point Park. The carp are in their frisky phase. There are black-crowned night herons along the banks. Canada geese are leading their young all over the river. All these wild things are hanging on, but we need to pay attention to the condition of their home and help our government keep the trend going in the right direction.


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Rush here. Push to get through there. Check your watch—you still may have time to fit one more stop in before you're late.
This summer has been packed with activity, going from one state to another visiting family and friends. All of it was good, but somewhere along the way I lost a sense of purpose.
There was a day not too long ago I savored each moment because I didn't know how many more moments were left for me.
I want balance again. What I want—need—is a sense of peace through the day. I'm done living vicariously through activities.
I'm putting everyone on notice. The checklist is gone. I am determined to enjoy today, plan for tomorrow, but not live using a checklist.
Proverbs 27:1 tells us, "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring." All I have is right now—today. It would be a shame if I rushed through today with my list of chores and obligations to only find I had no tomorrow.