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In a separate review published today we covered the new Radeon 7970 architecture, took a look in detail at one of the cards and detailed performance in single GPU use. This included games such as Star Wars: The Old Republic and comparisons with the GTX 580 and 6970 as well as a look at GPU computing, media playback and power, noise and thermal figures… then a little overclocking was thrown in too.
This review focuses on DUAL GPU performance comparing 2x 7970 with GTX 580 in SLI… and a little GTX 590 and Radeon 6990 performance thrown in for good measure. So let's see how the 7970 does running CrossFire in games such as Arkham City and Battlefield 3.
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Sarca: Rare Finds Off the Beaten Path
Right off the beaten path of the Magnificent Mile is a fashion lover's utopia! Visiting Sarca (710 N. Wabash) is less like walking into a retail store and more akin to entering a well curated closet.
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Mr. and Mrs. Digz: The One-Stop Small Shop
When you think of a boutique, "one stop shop" usually does not come to mind. Housed within much smaller confines than a mass retailer, it is sometimes difficult for a boutique to maintain an inventory that allows customers to shop … Continue reading
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Black Friday Sales at Chicago's Locally-Owned Gems
Looking to bypass the mega retailers and outlet malls and, instead, support local businesses on Black Friday? Well, here's a roundup of some of the best local shops offering great in-store deals post-Turkey Day! And since these are some of … Continue reading
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Kokorokoko: The Sartorial Time Machine
Looking to revisit the days when big hair and oversized earrings reigned supreme and acid wash denim was cool? Then, Kokorokoko [pron: coco-ro-coco] is the place to be!
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Apple Pay launched late last year in the US, and it proved to be a major success. Sadly it never made it to our fair isles, despite many a rumour that suggested Apple was trying to make Apple Pay UK a reality. Well, Apple's finally turned its attention to our shores, bringing its contactless payment system to Blighty in July.
And yes, the confirmation you'd all been waiting for: Apple Pay will be supported by Nandos.
Related: WWDC 2015 Round-Up: All Tonight's Big Apple Announcements
As well as the highstreet chicken stop, TfL, the Post Office, Lidl, M&S, Boots, Costa, McDonald's, Waitrose, Wagamama, Pret, Spar, BP, JD Sports, Subway, KFC, Starbucks and more will all be onboard. Paying with a phone sure as hell beats having to pull out your wallet and type in a PIN code, and without Apple Pay the iPhone 6's NFC just sits around taking up space.
Almost all major UK banks are supporting the service, including RBS, NatWest, American Express, MasterCard, Nationwide, Halifax, HSBC, First Direct, Ulster Bank and Santander. However, there was no sign of Barclays during the WWDC event, being the only big omission at present -- we'll keep you posted on that as soon as we hear confirmation one way or the other.
You'll be able to use Apple Pay on an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 -- anything with fingerprint scanner, basically.


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You Can Be Ticketed For Using Your Handheld Phone While Driving In Maryland!
You can be ticketed for using your handheld phone!
By now most of you are undoubtedly aware of the law that took effect October 1, 2013 which banned handheld cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle in Maryland. This law comes as a result of heightened awareness surrounding motor vehicle and pedestrian related accidents involving distracted drivers. In 2012, AAA reported that 58% of automobile accidents were caused by distracted driving.
Prior to October 1, 2013, talking on a handheld device was still against the law. However, it was only a secondary offense. This means that you could you be pulled over or receive a citation for using your cellular phone UNLESS you were cited for another violation. Now, talking or using a handheld device is a primary offense and gives police cause to stop and issue you a citation. No other violations are required. Tickets can range from $45 to $75.
What some people still do not realize about this change in the law is that any use of a handheld device while operating a motor vehicle is a violation. This includes texting and emailing. Not only writing a text or email but reading a text or email is a violation. Points will NOT be placed against your driving record unless you are actually talking on you cellular device.
We believe, as do most to states across the United States, critical steps must be taken to help keep our drivers safe. There are only a few things that cause the same level of distraction as a cellular device. Let's all make in a priority to do what we can to keep our roads safe by putting our cell phones down.


text: The growing industry segment within construction focusing on industrialisation, meet new challenges traditional construction firms never have encountered. The choice of a building system (technical and process platform) defines not only what resources and technology are needed, but also the organisation within the company, its market position, and possible growth. Using a resource-based view, the building system can be seen as a strategic asset for an industrialised construction company. In this paper, the characteristics of a strategic asset is identified and used to analyse two building systems as being a strategic asset at two industrialised construction companies in Sweden. Two companies participated in the case study, one specialised contractor and one more general contractor, both active in the housing segment. The building system is clearly a strategic asset in all aspects for the specialised contractor, while the asset for the general contractor lies more in the organisational power of the company than in the technical solutions. The company strategy should therefore differ. The specialised contractor should strive to clarify and strengthen their total offer to the client, while the more general contractor should continue to exploit its human resources, moving towards a more unique offer to their client.


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In my journey of service, I come along people who often talk about helping the unprivileged. They have an idea of the unprivileged as poor people. But, what is poor?
I have a different idea on the meaning of the word. I don't think that unprivileged has only to do with money. There are so many people on the world, some don't have time, some don't have opportunities, some don't have physical ability, some don't have love, some don't have values, some don't give goodness, some don't have trust, some don't have guts, some don't have the vision. Someone, somewhere is poor in some thing in life.
So, how does only the lack of money is unprivileged? I feel we all are unprivileged in some or either way. These money-rich people proclaim themselves as privileged and say that we help the unprivileged section of the society very comfortably. If I show them my truth, they are uncomfortable because it shatters their illusion of being the privileged.
Next time, before using the word, rather abusing the word, please, please think who is privileged and who is unprivileged? The giver or the receiver?
Who is the unprivileged, we or them? Or all of us?


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- Zhengzhou is no longer home to one of China's notorious "ghost cities". Zhengdong New Area is bustling and property prices have soared.
- The local government filled Zhengdong by edict, intervening as it has throughout the city, where infrastructure and housing have driven growth.
- Despite winning investment from manufacturers such as Foxconn, there is not enough organic growth in Zhengzhou. Credit is tightening and locals believe the housing market will need to be revived as a prop to the economy.
Zhengzhou, the 10m-strong capital of Henan province, is one of China's best connected cities. It sits at the heart of the country's new high-speed railway network (see map), cargo trains run from here to Germany, and its air freight hub is a central cog in the global iPhone production chain.
The success of the Communist Party's unique embrace of market economics will in part be decided by its ability to raise living standards in cities like Zhengzhou. As east-coast regions reach developed world levels, the government is trying to repeat the trick in inland areas. Zhengzhou lies in the middle of the Central Plain Economic Zone, a government plan to develop Henan and its environs, encompassing 180,000 square miles with a population of more than 160m residents.
Zhengzhou's economy largely runs on government intervention, both through a financial system geared towards serving state firms and through ambitious infrastructure projects. Developers believe the government will soon have to lift restrictions on buying property because the housing market is too important for the city's growth (see chart).
A handful of private firms are thriving, and migration from the rest of Henan province may continue to feed its factories, but Zhengzhou's organic growth drivers are still in short supply.
Banishing ghosts
FT Confidential Research previously visited Zhengzhou in 2012 to investigate a new development zone that had become a byword for Chinese over-investment. But Zhengdong New Area is now bustling. On a recent weekday evening, 13 of the 17 restaurants on Tianze Street, one of its main thoroughfares, were fully booked. Cushman & Wakefield, a property manager and consultancy, estimates Zhengdong's office vacancy rate fell to 29.5 per cent in the first half of this year, from 33.6 per cent in the second half of 2016. This is more than double Shanghai's but impressive for an area written off four years ago as another of China's "ghost cities".
The Henan government filled Zhengdong by edict; 12 universities, including 180,000 students and faculty, have moved here, as have more than two dozen provincial and city government agencies. One of China's three national centers of commodities trading is now located in Zhengdong, as are most of Zhengzhou's state-owned financial institutions - the eventual success of Shanghai's Pudong financial district has proven intoxicating to Chinese local government officials.
The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, a bonded area allowing the tax-free export of goods assembled nearby, is the centerpiece of the city's attempt to take business from traditional manufacturing hubs on the east coast. The city government has reportedly lavished incentives on Foxconn, the key local employer, to make Zhengzhou a center for the assembly of iPhones.
From the country to the city
Zhengzhou's growth has been helped by migration from the rest of Henan. The province is one of China's most populous but least urbanized. By the end of last year, 51.5 per cent of its 95m registered residents still lived in rural areas, well above the national average of 42.7 per cent (see chart).
Inland cities have benefited as rising costs drive manufacturing away from coastal areas. Zhengzhou's wages are half the level of Shenzhen's, while FTCR data show central cities have seen more muted wage inflation than traditional manufacturing regions (see chart). Full-time employment in Zhengzhou has expanded by 43 per cent (1.8m new jobs) since 2007, compared with 39.8 per cent nationwide and 37.1 per cent in the Pearl River Delta, a traditional manufacturing hub.
Growing pains
Zhengzhou's growth is hitting constraints. Job applications submitted by migrant workers fell 38 per cent in the first five months of this year, according to the Zhengzhou Human Resource Market. Labor officials here said elevated housing costs, relatively low wages and the difficulty in obtaining a hukou are putting them off. Pollution is also a deterrent; Zhengzhou's air quality is worse than that of other Chinese cities (see chart).
Graduates are less willing to stay after university to find jobs. Zhengzhou Talent Market, part of the city labor bureau, estimates that just 50.4 per cent of the city's 2017 class are looking for opportunities here, down from 69.2 per cent last year.
Zhengzhou has been called "China's Chicago", but so have many other central Chinese cities, some more deservingly. Nearby Wuhan poses considerable competition in human and capital resources - it boasts one of China's top universities and Foxconn is reportedly considering building an R&D center there - while, further afield, cities like Chengdu and Chongqing are developing more quickly and in optimum sectors.
Wen Hua, an academic at the Henan Agricultural College, said Zhengzhou was not generating the right kind of white-collar jobs to attract his students. The city's service sector is developing - it grew 11.1 per cent last year versus the national average of 7.8 per cent - but cannot absorb university graduates. Mr Wen estimates just five of his 60 most recent graduates have found jobs in Zhengzhou.
Cycling down
Compared with similarly sized cities, Zhengzhou appears to have been overly reliant on fixed-asset investment as a driver of growth (see chart). The central government's attempts to rein in credit-fuelled investment have slowed Zhengzhou's economy.
Developing organic growth beyond the housing market has proven difficult. Officials are re-zoning parts of the city's largely empty high-tech park to turn factory space into apartments. In Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza, Zhengdong's tallest building, rents have fallen by half over the past five years. The oversupply problem has been exacerbated by a crackdown on unregulated financial services, which has led to a wave of closures and a glut of office space.
Demand for infrastructure investment funding is meeting resistance from bankers acting under orders from headquarters in Beijing to rein in spendthrift local governments. Smaller, private companies are the most vulnerable as credit tightens. An executive with one of China's "big four" state banks said he had stopped doing business with the 10 small firms on his books, with most of the bank's lending quota allocated to China State Construction Engineering Corp, a state-owned conglomerate.
Housing to the rescue?
As with so many Chinese cities, the housing market has been crucial to growth. Local agents say house prices in Zhengzhou rose anywhere from 60 per cent to 100 per cent over the past year. New housing starts, measured by area, jumped 48 per cent in the first half, even though banks and trusts in the city say they have tightened lending for new developments.
This investment boom may mean another batch of empty apartments but, as with the previous cycle, buyers will eventually emerge, said Zhu Guang, vice-director of the Zhengzhou branch of Vanke, one of China's biggest developers. Like other developers in the city, he thinks housing controls will be loosened within two years because the local government recognizes that it needs a robust housing market to drive Zhengzhou's growth rates.
This article was first published on September 18 by FT Confidential Research.
FT Confidential Research is an independent research service from the Financial Times, providing in-depth analysis of and statistical insight into China and Southeast Asia. A team of researchers in these key markets combine findings from proprietary surveys with on-the-ground research to provide predictive analysis for investors.


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Your piece of paradise on St.Croix's West End Located directly on the beach adjacent to the ball park just north of the Frederiksted Pier.Teres Veho's Cantina is a great watering hole to fill up before or after a big day SUPing or just hanging out. Offering a full kitchen menu served until 10pm most nights.Enjoy our full service bar with amazing frozen concoctions.
Amazing Food such as Nikki's famous nachos or open wide for the best chicken sandwich on island.Come on down and enjoy sizzling fajitas with only the freshest ingredients, while listening to the rhythm of our local musicians
After spending a day on the water why not cool down with Teres Veho's Authentic Hawaiian Shave Ice or Nikki's always fresh Key Lime Pie.
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Introduction – landmines
Landmines are explosive weapons that are placed under or on the ground and are designed to kill people or destroy vehicles. Antipersonnel mines explode from the contact or presence of a person. When triggered, they kill or cause injuries like blindness, burns, destroyed limbs and shrapnel wounds. Antivehicle mines target vehicles including tanks and armoured fighting vehicles.
By the 1990s, almost all armed forces of the world had used landmines in one form or another. In 1996 States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons amended their 1980 Protocol II on landmines in a bid to respond to the humanitarian concerns being raised by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. However, this Amended Protocol II failed to prohibit anti-personnel landmines and, as a result, the Canadian government led a self-selecting group of states to negotiations on a comprehensive ban on anti-personnel landmines. In 1997 states signed the Mine Ban Treaty, which now has 156 States Parties. The use, production and transfer of anti-personnel landmines has dramatically reduced since the treaty entered into force, with millions of square metres of land cleared of mines and millions of stockpiled mines destroyed.
Article 36 calls on all states to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty without delay. Article 36 calls on all States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty to adhere to their legal obligations to clear land within the 10 year period allowed, to destroy stockpiles within the 4 year period allowed and to increase efforts to provide assistance to survivors of landmines so that they can exercise their human rights. In addition Article 36 believes that states should end the use of antivehicle mines, which have a severe humanitarian and development impact.
To learn more and take action in your country, visit the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.


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After much rumors and speculations, HMD Global has finally announced the first Nokia Android smartphone. The Nokia 6 has been launched in China and will only be available in the Chinese market only on JD.com.
If you are Indian and are waiting for the Nokia device to grab it, then you have to wait out for this one, as HMD Global mentioned in its release that there are no plans to release Nokia 6 in other markets.
Nokia 6 will have 5.5 inches Full HD display and 2.5D Gorilla Glass protecting the screen. The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC with X6 LTE modem.
Nokia 6 is packed up with 4GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage; the storage can be expanded using a microSD card. The phone will run on Latest Android 7.0 Nougat OS. If we talk about its camera, Nokia 6 will feature 16MP Rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera.
The rear camera of Nokia 6 comes up with phase-detect AF, and it has 3000mAh battery. The phone is priced at CNY 1699 or (Approx Rs 17,000). Nokia 6 won't be the only smartphone coming out this year from HMD global, more phones from Nokia are on the way.
So, what do you think about this? Share your views in the comment section below.


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Linwood Vrooman Carter • St. Petersburg High School • Class of 1948
I managed to find low-res scans of an old SPHS yearbook online: 1948; Lin's senior year of high school. What follows are the few instances where I could positively ID Lin. This yearbook appears to have had no index.


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I was reading a beauty blog today and I noticed a comment one of the readers had left on this blog which basically said that they (the reader) were happy that the blog didn't have lots of pictures on it as they hated posts that were picture heavy. I was quite surprised by this because that is the opposite of what I want out of a beauty blog.
I started looking at beauty blogs because, while I wanted reviews on products I was interested in buying, what I really wanted was product shots that hadn't come from the manufacturer and colour swatches that were taken on skin and eyes and lips so I could see how the product truly performed. Or if I wanted to know how to do something, while it was great to have instructions, what I really wanted were pictures I could also follow so that I knew I was on the right track.
This blog is an amalgamation of every blog style I've read/continue to read and love. The things that I was interested in or wanted to know about or how to do are the things that I've included in here so that someone else may learn or become more informed about something they didn't know or weren't sure about.
I try to include at least one picture or image in every post I do just because I think it looks more visually engaging and is more interesting than just looking at a bunch of words on a screen. So if picture saturated posts and product rants and raves from an average beauty addict are your thing then you're in the right place!
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Street Teaching is an important way to directly reach the people of our nation. It is a vehicle to take the word directly to our people as the Apostles of Christ did.
Isaiah 30:20 "And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:"
Luke 14:23 "And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled."
Proverbs 1:20-21 "Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,"
Public teaching also leads to public debate that causes scrutiny of all doctrine to determine truth and reasoning. It provides a neutral territory where people can ask questions, challenge biblical doctrine and receive edification.
Acts 17:17 "Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him."


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Lured by lower prices for pedigree puppies, German dog lovers are turning to Eastern Europe to find their Fido. But often the cut-price pooches come with diseases and behavioral problems, and sometimes die after just a few days. Animal welfare organizations are trying to halt the trade.
The silver-gray Volkswagen van stands a little way away from the entrance to the car park, next to the bustling market in the Polish town of Slubice. The driver opens the back door of the vehicle. His freight requires some fresh air. It is whimpering.
Inside the van, there are cages stuffed with dogs. A litter of tiny Yorkshire terriers rub against each other, young attack dogs peer out between the bars of their cage and two husky puppies perch in their own feces.The driver, a Polish man, doesn't speak much German. At least, he doesn't speak much German when his clientele question him about the ages, origins or vaccinations of his cargo. Instead he shrugs and pulls out a packet of animal passports, certificates required in the European Union for pets crossing borders. They are obviously forged.


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Glimpse into Luxury is meant to be an invitation to discover what lies beneath the glittering artifices of the luxury industry, in an attempt to highlight instances and objects of genuine luxury, to investigate their relevance and to learn more about the artisans who create them.
Join us as we wander through this universe in a quest for authenticity and excellence. Hopefully these examples will showcase that luxury doesn't have to be vulgar or decadent, but artistic and transcendent.
Put simply, the beauty of a splendid jewel rests in the humble hands that cut and assemble every gem in perfect harmony, the value of a bespoke suit or pair of shoes lies in the precision of the cut, the knowledge of shape, fabrics and colour.
Luxury can be found in any industry, when objects are made with care and reverence, at a blissfully slow pace, out of the most exquisite materials coming from the best sources. It is the continued tradition, the expertly mastered skill and the passion encapsulated in each step of the production which enables these items to be considered luxurious.
After years of constant look out for companies which adhere to this vision, this project came about naturally as a platform where we can share findings and opinions with others who may be interested in this industry, but also with those who have always despised it. We are hoping these small glimpses into the stories of visionaries and craftsmen will prove interesting to all, and will shed a new light on the meaning of the word "luxury".


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The Philadelphia Soul will be hosting a Pep Rally on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at the Commerce Bank located at 2201 South Broad Street.
Fans will have the opportunity to meet the 2008 team for the first time. You can bank on seeing QB Tony Graziani, WR Chris Jackson, DB Mike Brown along with the entire Soul team.
Join the Philadelphia Soul players, Soulmates and fans as the excitement builds for the 2008 regular season. Fans will have a chance to personally interact with the Soul players and Soulmates just a few days before the start of the much-anticipated 2008 season. There will also be fan giveaways and a contest to win a pair of tickets to the season opener against the Orlando Predators on March 1.


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Valentine's Day rings the changes… and the tills
Good news for all you romantics out there: the Valentine's Day dinner is alive and well. It's good news for restaurants and hotels too, as 14 February continues to be a lucrative day in the culinary calendar.
But pink Champagne and heart-shaped cheesecake will no longer guarantee a money-spinning evening. Customers have become more discerning in their tastes, which prompts an endless search for novelty. The day of love is no longer viewed as just a one-night stand; increasingly there's a desire to turn it into a lasting relationship - and repeat business.
Restaurants, it seems, are as diverse as relationships. Each one provides a different take on the Valentine experience, although Champagne remains the favourite lovers' tipple. Food with an erotic reputation, such as oysters and chocolate, have also traditionally featured prominently on menus.
But extras such as jazz music, quirky cocktails and even, at Conran's Floridita in Soho, a chauffeur-driven collection service add a novel twist. And diners, it seems, are trying more varied and experimental options. Christian Sandefeldt, chef-proprietor of seafood restaurant Deep, says: "Recently we've been able to sell seafood platters when five years ago we could hardly get people to buy crab."
Capitalist invention
Head chef Fredrik Bolin is more cynical. "Valentine's is an American capitalist invention that I refuse to celebrate. It also attracts restaurant amateurs, but I enjoy working on the day as it's always busy."
Although a set menu is still the standard on Valentine's Day, some chefs seem to enjoy the challenge of a busy restaurant. "Valentine's Day is always a pleasure," says Eric Tavernier, executive chef at the Hempel hotel in London. "The only problem is that when I'm in the kitchen I can't be with my wife."
Hotels also hope to boost their coffers at Valentine's, but guests, like diners, expect more than before. "A dozen roses used to do the trick - now we find customers seeking new ideas to express their romantic aspirations," says Anne Scott, general manager at the Sheraton Park Tower.
The result is the hotel's "suite-heart package", which claims to be "London's most luxurious". At £6,250 per couple, it includes a five-course dinner (with a pair of diamond stud earrings as the digestif), butler service, massage and a night in a penthouse suite, renamed in honour of the big spender's loved one.
As with love, timing is everything when it comes to making money out of the big day. For neighbourhood restaurants in particular, Valentine's Day delivers maximum benefit when it falls on a Monday or Tuesday. For hotels the opposite is true: the biggest boost to occupancy comes when Valentine's Day falls on a weekend.
Nowadays both restaurants and hotels are increasingly focusing on value for money rather than cashing in. Paul Boyce, general manager of London's Malmaison, explains: "We deliberately don't load our prices, but instead see Valentine's as part of our long-term strategy. If people enjoy themselves on the day, then it brings future gains."
Increased spending However, there's still money to be made from other people's affections. The London Malmaison expects to see food and beverage spend increase by 20% and 50% respectively, with up to 30% growth in average room rate on the night.
Jespal Sur, general manager at Michelin-starred Indian restaurant Tamarind in Mayfair, says: "Average spend will increase from £45 to £65 per head due to a fixed-price menu. We can almost certainly guarantee two sittings, so the number of covers also increases. Put the two together and the result is very lucrative."
Sam Harrison, owner of Sam's Brasserie & Bar in Chiswick, west London, agrees: "Normally we'd do 80-100 covers on a Tuesday and this year we'll probably do 100-120. Average spend is also higher, up by 25-30%, as people are more likely to have pre-dinner drinks and Champagne."
Others are less sure of the financial benefits. Martin Williams, general manager at the Gaucho Grill, at London's Canary Wharf, reckons he won't be any better off. "Valentine's Day will reduce the number of covers by a third due to smaller party sizes, but increase average spend from £45 per head up to £75, so these factors end up cancelling each other out," he says.
Another problem is waste, caused by having specialist products for one night only. As Danielle Tarento, who runs the Menier Chocolate Factory restaurant, points out: 'You can't put oysters on as a special over the rest of the week because it's obvious that they're leftovers."
Wedding proposals Despite the jaded views of some, the overall impression is that love conquers all.
"We've witnessed several proposals of marriage," says Bertrand Pierson, general manager of Plateau restaurant at Canary Wharf. "As we now have a licence to hold wedding ceremonies, we hope our customers will go from the wedding proposal to the actual marriage with us."


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22 clergy members will not face jail time for Capitol protest
JEFFERSON CITY - A jury decided Thursday afternoon not to issue jail time to a group of 22 clergy members who were arrested in a protest at the Capitol in support of Medicaid expansion back in 2014.
On Wednesday, in a packed courtroom at the Cole County Court House, the jury delivered a split verdict, finding the defendants guilty of trespassing but not of obstructing Missouri Senate business.
The jury decided to fine the defendants, with the amount to be determined later.
No members of the group spoke in a news conference following the trial, but an attorney for the defendants, Nimrod Chapel Jr., did.
"We have a first amendment right to free speech and if we can't exercise that in the Capitol, I don't know where we can," Chapel said.
Twenty-three protesters were arrested in the Senate, however, only 22 received the split verdict Wednesday. Jesse Fisher, a member of the group dubbed the "Medicaid 23," was absent for the majority of the trial. His trial date has not been set.
Chapel said the group will continue to fight Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson, who brought the two-year-old incident to trial. Supporters of the defendants have questioned Richardson's intentions for bringing the case to trial so late.
Chapel said lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have defended Medicaid 23's right to free speech, including Sen. Kurt Schaeffer, R-Columbia.
Chapel said he is glad the defendants will not go to jail, but there is work still to be done on the issue.
"The lack of Medicaid expansion has resulted in more than a thousand deaths since the time of the protest," Chapel said.


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The iPad Pro is real, and it's faster than anything we've seen in an iOS device before. In fact, Apple claims, it's faster than 90% of PCs out there.
Revealed at Apple's event in San Francisco, the iPad Pro has a 12.9in screen that offers 78% more area than the original iPad and 360 times more graphics-pumping power behind it. There's a large number of pixels in that screen too, 5.6 million - more than in the screen of a 15in MacBook Pro with Retina screen - taking the custom timing controller from the recent 5K iMac to handle it all.
Read more: Apple iPad Air 2019 review: the best tablet for 90% of people
The width of the new screen is the same as the height of the current generation iPad Air 2, something described as 'like having two screens' by Adobe's Eric Snowden, the Photoshop maker's lead product designer, as he demonstrated artistic and layout tools on the new device along with multitasking.
Inside the iPad Pro there's a new A9X CPU that's 1.8 times faster than the A8X chip seen in the iPad Air 2 and delivers twice the memory bandwidth. Editing three video streams simultaneously in iOS iMovie was held up as an example of its abilities by Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller.
Despite being only a tiny bit thicker than the Air 2, the extra screen area means there's space for a larger battery, leading to a claimed ten-hour battery life - enough to keep you going all day. Four speakers supply the audio, in a configuration that can automatically adjust to the way the iPad is held.
New accessories announced to work with the Pro were the Smart Keyboard, which connects through a brand new interface that transfers power and data through a magnetic link. The Apple Pencil was also shown, a pressure-sensitive stylus that communicates position and angle data to the iPad Pro for artists to simulate a range of creative media.
Schiller was keen to press the environmental credentials of the new device, underlining its mercury-free manufacturing and ease of recycling.
iPad Pro will be on sale in November, with prices starting at $799 for the 32gb model.


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We are offering official Turtle Krawl Finisher Medals to anyone who registers online and is interested in purchasing one (while supplies last). Rather than raise the prices for all registrations and give finisher medals to everyone, we have decided to make finisher medals optional and available only to those participants who pre-order them. This policy ensures that all online participants have the opportunity to purchase one of these coveted souvenirs.
The medals cost $17 each. This cost will be added to your registration fee. The Finisher medals will be included in the race packets and can be picked up at early packet pickup or before the race on race day.
This year's medal features a sea turtle shape with Nemo's one-of-a-kind local artwork on the flip side.
Note: The Finisher medals are the exact same medals our Award Winners except they have a different finish (the Award Winners have a gold finish).


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How to Choose the Best Dog Grooming Brush
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No single type of brush is best for all dogs. The type of brush you should use on your dog is dependent on your dog's coat type. Brushing your dog will keep his or her coat healthy and will reduce shedding. When brushing your dog, always brush the dog gently with patience.
Even with the correct brush, removing all of the loose hair may take a long time.
Know your dog's hair type. If you are not sure what type of hair coat your dog has, you can ask your veterinarian or a professional dog groomer.
Choose a bristle brush that has small bristles for dogs with short hair and smooth coats. The bristles on the brush should be close together.
Pick a brush with firm bristles for dogs that are short-haired and have coarse coats.
Select a soft bristle brush or a brush with wire pin bristles for dogs with long and medium length fur. The bristles should be spaced far apart.
Use a brush with capped wire pins for dogs with delicate and fine coats. A wide-spaced wire pin brush should also be used for dogs with thick outer coat and smooth undercoats.
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I think these little critters are always worth a second look. Jumping spiders (Salticidae) have amazing eyesight for such little things and watch with interest while you take their photo!
A pair of busy Pondskaters
I first thought this was a small Grasshopper that leapt into the pond to avoid me and then swam back. In fact, it is a smaller cousin, a Slender Groundhopper.
And it took me ages to find out what this is. I had assumed it was a beetle, but it wasn't, so I thought maybe a fly as it doesn't have antennae, but no, it's a bug … the last place I looked :( You'd've thought I would have got it sooner with the obvious name of Red-and-black Froghopper. I first saw one and then found dozens of them.
Here is the bee I took the other day on the Welsh Poppies
The picture is pretty bad I know but are those the pollen satchels on each side of the bee?
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Looks exactly like the picture and for an awesome price! However, you get what you pay for. The zipper quality is poor (gets a little stuck sometimes) and the material is quite stiff. I might just need to break it in a bit more. The inside zipper pocket is also extremely small - no room for keys, phone, etc. But thankfully the secret pocket on the backside can fit a phone.
I love this bag! I wanted a stylish backpack purse and I got it from this bag. This is my go to bag for fall and I love how I can fit so much in it. The gold accents are beautiful and add to the look. My only complaint was when it did arrive there was an odour in the bag but it did go away once I aired out the purse. But all in all a great bag!
For those who are wondering what size this bag is, it is not TOO small. I think it is a perfect size. I was worried that it would be one of those miniature bags, but it wasn't! I love this backpack and would definitely recommend you purchase it. The only downside would be the smell of the bag when it finally ships to your house.
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Can I Continue Working with Degenerative Disc Disease? [1]
How Degenerative Disc Disease Impacts Your Ability to Work
Degenerative disc disease is a spinal disorder in which the soft, cushiony discs that sit between the vertebras of the spine break down over time, resulting in a number of symptoms.
Nerve and muscle pain, and spinal inflexibility are among the most common and the most difficult to deal with.
In addition to pain and stiffness, people with degenerative disc disease may also experience other neurological symptoms, like numbness, tingling, weakness in the muscles, and loss of balance.
The location of the degenerative disc disease can also affect your symptoms. For example, issues with the discs in the neck may cause headaches as well as other, more common symptoms.
Individuals with degenerative disc disease can be severely limited by the condition. If you work in a physical job or a sedentary one, the pain of degenerative disc disease can be enough to prevent you from performing both mental and physical job duties. If you cannot work due to degenerative disc disease, you may qualify for Social Security disability benefits [2].
Whether or not you can continue to work with this disorder is usually determined by the degree of degeneration from which you suffer and the involvement of nerves and muscles.
Degenerative Disc Disease and Physical Capacity
If you have traditionally worked in jobs in which you had to frequently lift, carry or push and pull heavy items or perform other more strenuous physical job duties, then you may be unable to continue to work with degenerative disc disease.
Pain in performing physical job duties is the most common limitation that people with degenerative disc disease experience, but loss of flexibility is also very common.
As the disease advances, many people experience loss of motion in their spine. The area of the spine in which degenerating discs are present becomes less flexible and twisting, turning, bending or stooping may become a problem.
Sitting or standing for long periods of time can also be a common concern for people with this condition, and the ability to perform essential job functions can be compromised as a result.
Degenerative disc disease may or may not cause severe symptoms. Whether you're able to continue to work with the condition will depend on the symptoms you experience and how often they occur.
The severity of the pain you suffer and the loss of flexibility you experience will also be important factors influencing whether you're able to maintain gainful employment.
Here is some additional information on what you should do if you want to file for Social Security disability benefits if you have degenerative disc disease. [3]
Degenerative Disc Disease and Mental Capacity
The symptoms of degenerative disc disease are physical in nature and generally have little to no affect on a person's mental capacity. That being said, constant pain can certainly impact your ability to think clearly.
It can also lead to depression, loss of flexibility and the impact it has on your everyday life can also result in depression issues.
Pain medications, muscle relaxers and other medications that may be necessary to treat degenerative disc disease can have side effects that impact mental capacity.
Sleep disruption due to pain and discomfort experienced with this disorder can also cause mental clarity and other cognitive problems.
Any of these issues may result in limitations that prevent you from being effective in your normal job duties, particularly if your responsibilities require you to remember details, make decisions, or look for discrepancies or errors.
Applying for Disability with Degenerative Disc Disease
When you apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits with degenerative disc disease, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will first review your medical records and compare them to listed conditions in the Blue Book [4].
The Blue Book is the manual utilized by Disability Determination Services (DDS) staff that contains descriptions of conditions that are known to potentially result in disability.
The area of the Blue Book related to degenerative disc disease is the Musculoskeletal System section [5], and under this primary heading you'll find a subsection entitled "Disorders of the Spine".
The SSA recognizes degenerative disc disease as a condition that can cause disability; however, being approved for benefits with this condition can be challenging, especially if you are under 50 years of age.
Get Help from a Social Security Attorney Today
Seeking assistance in compiling the necessary medical records for proving your disability claim is advisable.
It's also important to consider getting help with your application for SSD from a Social Security advocate or attorney who may be able to increase the chances you'll be approved for benefits.
Fill out the Free Disability Evaluation [6] to be contacted by an attorney or advocate in your area for a free evaluation of your claim.


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Update: it seems Mr Zuma has preempted his colleagues' efforts to oust him and has resigned effective immediately. Following South
Update: it seems Mr Zuma has preempted his colleagues' efforts to oust him and has resigned effective immediately.
Following South African President Jacob Zuma's refusal to step down, the country's parliament will today fold a no-confidence vote in order to oust him from power.
Earlier this week, leaders of the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) ordered the scandal-wrought president to resign, after which Zuma refused claiming they had given no explicit reason in doing so. This came as the South African police raided the home of the Gupta brothers, Indian businessmen accused of abusing their close ties with Zuma.
Subsequently, the ANC has further pressured the president, moving a scheduled no-confidence vote to today in order to expedite his removal. Such a vote would almost certainly succeed with both the opposition and ruling party's backing. Replacing Zuma would most likely be Cyril Ramaphosa, the recently elected leader of the ANC.
If removed by parliament, Zuma's whole cabinet must withdraw as well, as opposed to if the president stepped down himself. Regardless, South Africa will likely see a new president by the weekend.
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Dear Diary,
I don't know what YOU've been doing, but I've been backpacking through the Swiss Alps with my walrus friend, The Colonel.
So it was really hard to keep in touch. There were some rough days there when I didn't think I would make it through. But The Colonel always pulled me back from the edge. And you know what? I think I'm better for it…
NOT! I was here all along, Diary. I just didn't call you. So gullible, you are.
But I did do something wasply adventurous. I played a couple of shows a ways off from my native land, in the faraway nation of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. I was accompanied by my sometime-guitarist, photographer, securitizer, and friend Chucks Pranio. The people of Waynesburg UNIVERSITY (where the schooling happens, I presume) greeted us kindly and allowed me to play my jams in their beautiful performing arts center! It was one of the nicest rooms I've ever played in! You know I always prefer a traditional theater, Di. We'll have to go back again sometime!
Fascinatingly, the nation of Waynesburg goes to bed quite early! So when Chucks and I ventured out to gather some food, we found no open stores or restaurants, and resolved on the only place with any sign of life, the Wendy's drive-thru.
As you know, I myself do not eat beef or poultry, Diary, so I ordered a baked potato from the voice in the box. It was quick to inform me, though, that all of the baked potatoes had been sold as of 20 minutes prior. Instead I ordered a Caesar salad and some french fries. (Between you and me, Di, I couldn't see why, if they had french fries, that they couldn't fashion a single baked potato out of the lot by pressing them together but I didn't ask questions.) When I did bring my meal back to my hotel, I was surprised to find bacon on my Caesar salad…
But aside from this single time-sensitive incident, I can still say that I honestly enjoyed this new land. Its inhabitants were friendly, kind, and welcoming. And the next morning, Chucks and I set out on a short journey to find an establishment known as the Airport Restaurant.
We did. And we ate there.
Then came the Commonwealth of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We drove through the Appalachians to meet the angel-voiced singer-songwriter, Christopher Morse. He and I were to perform in nearby Mechanicsburg that night. (It should be noted, Diary, that much of this drive was underscored by David Lucas Burge's 12-disc master class on Perfect Pitch.
And yes. It was both wild AND crazy.) I quickly realized, as we entered the city-state, that Gettysburg is one of my new favorite places. It maintains a perfect blend of old and new. Aged and modernized. Crummy and shiny.
I also began to notice a series of rather large signs, all directing us to a venerable wonderland known as Mister Ed's Elephant Museum.
Once this series began, we knew that we had no choice and would be spiritually required to complete this pilgrimage to mecca.
We drove through the magical entrance, Di, and as promised, it was filled with elephants. But not just elephants. Homemade fudge! And puppets! And whoopie cushions! And an enchanted forest! Basically, Di, it was heaven.
It turns out that Mister Ed (who was not "home" at the moment) had been in business for 34 years! Chucks and I took some photos.
I even bought some chocolate-covered sun flower seeds, which I'm eating RIGHT NOW as I type this!
Once we pulled ourselves away, we ventured off to the cemetery where Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address. Is was quite amazing. And many of the graves are marked with symbols of the freemasons but that's a whole other can of worms! We knew we were walking on hallowed ground. If you ever get a chance, Di, go. I only wish we could have stayed longer.
Christopher Morse
and his crew of lovely ladies were a wonderful treat to end a great excursion. We played at Juice & Java in the District of Mechanicsburg, though my set was cut brief by some laryngitis which I am still currently fighting. He filled the room with his heavenly sounds. As did Miss Anna De La Motte (with her own heavenly sounds)
I'm tired now, Diary. I'm taking a nap. Writing is exhausting. I'm going to try to nurse myself back to health.
With a gingerly wave,


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Beloved Ones,
Let us have discourse on the quality of love known as gentleness. This quality is discerned in an individual as one who is humble and gentle, someone who shows kindness in their nature, as someone who is peaceable and ready to do whatever is good and right. They express true humility by not considering themselves as too good or too important for humble tasks. They endure injury from another with patience and without resentment, keeping their own feelings under control and by doing deeds that are done in the humility that comes from inner wisdom. They have the noble ability to give way to the wishes of others by sometimes yielding all that is rightly their due. Like a gentle giant, they sacrifice their own rights for the sake of peace and out of love, generosity and sympathy for the other individual. In all situations, they exhibit restraint coupled with strength and courage. A gentle person does not seek to make other people angry. Gentleness within an individual desires that no harm be done. A gentle person is a non-violent person who chooses to act in a way that does not harm others. They are aware that there are gentle ways to be assertive, that there are non-violent ways to stand up for what is right, and non-manipulative ways to lead and inspire others. Continue reading
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Make a wish. There's a major disturbance in the Force, which means excellent opportunity for people willing Change and transmutation. Coming from a place of gratitude helps to clarify what feels true and right and good. Many blessings and much gratitude to all of you.
"You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink." — G. K. Chesterton
"Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties." — Sarah Ban Breathnach
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And so it has come to pass that you have once more entered a new stage of this ever unfolding process of rebirthing yourself and this planet, and as such we would once more like to congratulate you for the efforts that you have managed to put into this over the last few days. For they were nothing if not magnificent, and so, you have once again shifted up into the next turn of the spiral if you will. For once again the horizon has expanded and you have managed to push through one of those corridors that in so many ways can be likened to the birth canal, and so, we venture to guess you can all in some sense feel how the restrictions seem to have lessened somewhat. You see, these "restrictions" are merely the equivalent of contractions, an energetic simile of it that is, one that helps to push you all forwards. And so, the light will once again increase and so too your abilities to breathe more freely. We hope this will become palpable to you all over the next few days, and even if the feeling of tenderness within your physical body may still be very much present for some of you, it too will soon begin to fade away as the energetic layers around you begin to calm down somewhat. As always, this too will be temporary, for this is also very much an ongoing process, but for now, we think you will all feel as if you have the chance to step back a little bit from it all and savour the small respite you will be given. Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
A whole holiday focused on giving thanks, imagine that… what a wonderful opportunity to set a template for being happy EVERY day. That's because gratitude and appreciation are variations of love, and love is the happiest frequency there is– so USE this day to set your happiness template! Continue reading
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Starself Newsletter, Volume 108, December, 2014
We are so casual when we say, "What came over you?" or "I don't know what's gotten into me" or "What's gotten into her lately?"
Just about every time that is referred to, a transiting planet is moving through the zodiac over sensitive points in the person's natal chart. Certainly, these are just more of "life." But, with further examination, we see that we are all connected to the larger collective and usually these planetary movements, called transits, represent very significant trends in our life. Continue reading
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(Channeling begins)
Alright. Giving thanks is our topic because it is such a widely celebrated time period and of course one of the things that I want to bring forth first and foremost would be thanks to Creation or the Creator for the lovely experience of all of existence. Just to really deeply appreciate and give thanks for that.
Of course counting all of your blessings is very important and to reinforce them and ask for even more blessings because you really can't have too many of those.
I would also say let's give thanks to the indigenous people, all around the planet. Kind of going back through ancestry and appreciating the roots of physical existence here on Mother Earth, and then of course Mother Earth herself for the bounty that she provides. Continue reading
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text: "Interdisciplinarity" may be a design school buzzword right now, but for product design teacher Andrea Ruggiero, it has always been a natural way of working. His own practice ranges from packaging, brand identity, and furniture to interiors and award-winning products. (A bike rack he recently co-designed with Jeff Miller was a finalist in the NYC CityRacks Design Competition.)


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SQL Server, Analytics, .Net, Machine Learning, R, Python
About Me
Mitch Wheat has been working as a professional programmer since 1984, graduating with a honours degree in Mathematics from Warwick University, UK in 1986. He moved to Perth in 1995, having worked in software houses in London and Rotterdam. He has worked in the areas of mining, electronics, research, defence, financial, GIS, telecommunications, engineering, and information management. Mitch has worked mainly with Microsoft technologies (since Windows version 3.0) but has also used UNIX. He holds the following Microsoft certifications: MCPD (Web and Windows) using C# and SQL Server MCITP (Admin and Developer). His preferred development environment is C#, .Net Framework and SQL Server. Mitch has worked as an independent consultant for the last 10 years, and is currently involved with helping teams improve their Software Development Life Cycle. His areas of special interest lie in performance tuning
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
SQL Diagnostic Runner: Version 1.0
Glenn Berry mentioned the runner for his diagnostic scripts I wrote a few weeks ago. He also mentioned it would be nice to have a UI version. I had already written a basic UI when I initially released the command line version. So here it is, warts and all! (along with a minor update to the command line version)
Comments and feedback welcome.
6 Comments:
Hi Mitch,
By Unknown, at February 07, 2013 1:48 am
Hi Mitch,
By Unknown, at February 07, 2013 1:49 am
Thank you, David. I didn't have a local named instance to test against. No excuses1 I didn't test it. Fixing now...
By Mitch Wheat, at February 07, 2013 7:10 am
FYI: I've tried running it on SQL Server 2012 sp1, and there are a few problems.
By Henrik Staun Poulsen, at February 13, 2013 6:02 pm
@Henrik Staun Poulsen: What errors do you receive? What doesn't work? have you tried running the TSQL script directly in SSMS?
By Mitch Wheat, at February 13, 2013 11:21 pm
I have uploaded a rebuilt copy of both the command line and UI runner (version 22.214.171.12445). Just tested against a local 2012 named instance with the latest version of Glenn's 2012 script. Worked Fine. Just in process of applying SP1 to 2012 ....
By Mitch Wheat, at February 14, 2013 10:41 am
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Reconstruction of Megaron at Pylos
Date ca. 1300-1200 BCE
Movement Aegean | Mycenaean
The dominating feature of Mycenaean citadels (aside from their defenses) were grand megarons built next to a central courtyard. The layout of these megarons were essentially enlarged copies of earlier homes dating back to as early as 3000 BCE, featuring a central hearth and open or raised roof, allowing for the ventilation of smoke and passage of light. Here, brightly-painted plaster and limestone adorn the space, conveying a strong Minoan influence. Griffins flank the throne and the central columns stretch outward as they rise—motifs coming directly from the Palace complex at Knossos.


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Monthly Archives: February, 2014
- Where are the organic eggs?
- Locally sourced and produced drinking vinegar now available in Madison
- Factory farms are crappy. Literally.
- Wild Wisconsin: An impending surge in sour brews
- How the Sabbath gave us the Crock-Pot
- The dairy shift: Fewer but bigger farms
- The Meat Racket: The rise of the US chicken oligopoly


text: Hello everyone. I'm pretty new to riding but not completely new to motorcycles. I grew up around car and motorcycle racers (I chose cars lol) but never had a desire to ride until now. I'm actually get a 98 VFR from my step father soon so I'm glad I found this site to get started with my research. The bike hasn't been on the road much in the last few years because he lives out of state and stores the bike here. I know up front it will need an oil change, tires, and maybe battery. Obviously I wont be riding until I determine its condition, but is there anything specific to this bike or motorcycles in general that I should look for to determine if there are issues. I'm pretty mechanically inclined so I plan to do most things myself unless I feel completely out of my element.


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Sifting through all the thoughts of a day--what is important in the end? The gold or the water?
(Today's uncontested answer: the water. I happened to surprise a frog while crossing the Gila River. It squeaked, jumped, and swam away with its bold green leg strokes. What beauty. I wish I didn't have to disturb its peace to see its beauty. Water, definitely water.)


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|Hardin County, Ohio
Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
|April 1, 1820[1]
|Named for
|John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution
|Largest city
| Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
471 sq mi (1,219 km²)
470 sq mi (1,218 km²)
0 sq mi (1 km²), 0.05%
| Population
- (2000)
- Density
68/sq mi (26/km²)
|Time zone
|Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Hardin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 31,945. Its county seat is Kenton6 and is named for John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution.[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,219 km² (471 sq mi). 1,218 km² (470 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.05%) is water.
Adjacent counties Edit
- Hancock County (north)
- Wyandot County (northeast)
- Marion County (east)
- Union County (southeast)
- Logan County (south)
- Auglaize County (southwest)
- Allen County (northwest)
| Hardin County
Population by year[3]
2000 31,945
As of the census² of 2000, there were 31,945 people, 11,963 households, and 8,134 families residing in the county. The population density was 26/km² (68/sq mi). There were 12,907 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (27/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.54% White, 0.70% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 96.9% spoke English and 1.4% German as their first language.
There were 11,963 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 15.40% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,440, and the median income for a family was $42,395. Males had a median income of $33,393 versus $21,695 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,200. About 8.90% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.
Main article: Ohio county government.
Hardin County GIS maintains layers such as townships, roads, precincts, waterways, watersheds and many others. The office is run under the Commisioneers but work closely with the engineer and auditor. The Hardin County GIS webpage is http://www.hcgis.com.
Localities Edit
Municipalities Edit
Townships Edit
Other localities Edit
- ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Hardin County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Hardin.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ^ {{cite web|url = http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39065&sid=0 |title = Hardin County data |accessdate = 2007-04-28 |publisher = Ohio State University
- ^ "Ohio Department of Development". http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Hardin.pdf.
External linksEdit
Coordinates: 40°40′N 83°40′W / 40.66, -83.66
|This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia. The original content was at Hardin County, Ohio. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License.


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Mar 24, 2010
Only Three Building Lots Available at Gatehouse Place in the Courtenay, Comox Valley Region
Gatehouse Place is a unique neighbourhood, with a rural setting, located in the heart of Courtenay in the Comox Valley. This 16 building lot subdivision features large residential lots with views of the Comox Glacier. These home sites are located adjacent to three large fish bearing ponds with extensive aquatic plantings as well as a large natural park that has protected walkways and greenways. Seventy percent of these lots have been sold and there are only three premier lots still available, ranging in size from 13,714 to 18,718 sq. ft. (averaging 1/3 of an acre).
Residential and building lots are selling quickly in the Comox Valley due to the fact that there is a low inventory of lots to choose from. Gatehouse Place offers a country style of living surrounded by ponds, parks and mountain views. Residents are only minutes away from all the amenities in the beautiful Comox Valley.
Centrally located on the west side of Courtenay on Vancouver Island, residents are close to recreational facilities, shopping, restaurants, schools, North Island College, Comox Valley Aquatic Centre, the airport, beaches, rivers and golf courses. Mt. Washington is only a 25 minute drive from Gatehouse Place. There are three premium building lots left to select from and custom homes can be designed specifically for each home lot. Prices start at $158,000, these lots are offered at an extremely good price for their size and location. If you are looking for a piece of Vancouver Island real estate to build your new home on, be sure to consider looking at Gatehouse Place.
Originally posted at Clarice Coty's blog.
Mar 05, 2010
Luxury Homes located inside the Fairwinds Golf Course and Ocean Front Community on Vancouver Island, BC
Luxury Homes located inside the Fairwinds Golf Course and Ocean Front Community on Vancouver Island
This week I took a tour of the Rockcliffe Homes project inside the Fairwinds community. The detached homes feature distinctive architecture with a West Coast design on the outside and have attached garages and landscaped yards. I was very impressed with the upgraded interior finishing on the homes, offering an ambiance of casual elegance. This 26 home development has been built inside the Fairwinds community and the homes are built featuring custom sized windows to view the surrounding forest and dramatic arbutus trees. These homes offer a stylish, well designed living space and an opportunity to be close to the golf course, marina and other exclusive amenities in a truly natural setting.
While I was there, I saw a few of the residents walking on one of trails that lead directly from Rockcliffe Park to the community centre. This centre is open to all residents and features a pool, a weight room, a social room and a gym. Exercise classes, yoga and badminton are just a few of the activities offered at this beautiful facility.
The Fairwinds Community is located between Nanaimo and Parksville on central Vancouver Island on 1350 acres of property and features a golf course, a marina and world-class amenities. Homes, townhouses and estate residences offer residents breath-taking ocean and golf course views in the mildest climate zone in Canada. Homes in Rockcliffe Park range in size from 1638 to 2340 square feet and prices start at $499,000. Take a drive a have a look at both the Fairwinds community and the new homes just south of Parksville on Vancouver Island, you will be pleasantly surprised! Visit Fairwinds website


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Actress Selma Blair busted a gas pump by driving off while the nozzle was still in her car tank on Friday, prompting her to burst out in tears throughout the rest of her "crap day".
The former Anger Management star was so utterly embarrassed when she realized she had caused so much damage at the petrol station in her absentminded attempt to fuel up her vehicle, the 44-year-old took to Instagram to get support from her fans.
A few hours after the humiliating gaffe occurred, Selma posted a close-up picture of her crying face on the photo-sharing platform, writing in the image caption: "Ok. So my head is still pounding. I drove away from a gas pump with the nozzle still in. I was chastised for wearing fur but that was weird cause it was teddy bear fur. And then I paid for the broken pump so that was over a 500 dollar tank of gas . Felt awful for being so absent minded. Then I burst into tears in front of barista after ordering and made everyone uncomfortable. Still crying. And I ran out of dog food. And excedrin. Can I have someone say this will pass ? #waytogo #crapday #stillgrateful #makemelaughplease #timetoplaywithmylittleone".
Selma, who is mother to five-year-old son Arthur, has racked up quite dramatic embarrassing moments within the past year. Back in June, the Hellboy actress was ushered off a Delta Air Lines flight from Cancun, Mexico on a stretcher after raging about an unseen foe she alleged had "burned" her "private parts".
Blair has since revealed the incident happened after she consumed a cocktail of prescription drugs and alcohol, but according to the star, the "embarrassing" episode has left her a better person.
"I'm fully recovered," she told People magazine in December. "(It was) very embarrassing. I can only say that sometimes you just have a moment that you wish you didn't have, and you do whatever you can to rise above that and get through it and be a better person."
– Cover Media0


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J-Spiral Steel Pipe participated Monozukuri Exhibition in Hanoi (Sept. 4-6, 2013)
From 4-6 September 2013, JFE Group has participated Japanese Monozukuri Technology Exhibition in Ha Noi.
This is a chance for JFE Group's members to introduce our advanced improved products and technologies to Vietnam market.
- New General Director start operation from April 2019
- New General Director start the operation (Apr. 2015)
- Take part in the Vietconstech in 2014 (Dec. 2014)
- 50,000 tons achievement (December 2014)
- J-Spiral Steel Pipe participated Monozukuri Exhibition in Hanoi (Sept. 4-6, 2013)
- J-Spiral Steel Pipe has just been qualified the Certificate of JIS G 3444 - Carbon Steel Tubes for General Structure (Mar, 2013)
- JFE Steel hold the Technical Seminar on "Technology, applications of Steel products in Infrastructure construction" in Can Tho city (20th March 2013)
- J-Spiral Steel Pipe has just been renewed the certificate of Management system ISO 9001:2008 (2012 Nov.)
- Certificate of Conformity to TCVN of Steel Pipe Piles and Steel Pipe Sheet Piles (2012 Oct. 24th)
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Two Us, two Ks, $56 million, eight years, too much, too long. It's going to be Tuukka Time in Boston until 2020-21. This deal makes him the highest paid goalie in the National Hockey League.
I like the player, I don't like the deal. If Rask had gone out on the open market who was going to sign him to such a massive contract? Who was going to sign him for so long? I could see either/or, either pay him big money now but keep the deal 5 years or under. Or pay him less over a long term.
I think eight years is too long for a goalie who doesn't have an extensive track record. Rask has talent, and I want him to be the goaltender here, but he's only made 126 starts. This contract will keep him here for 656 games.
I think $7 million is too much for a player with mixed success in the playoffs. His regular season numbers are very good, and overall his playoff numbers are good. He's had some great playoff series. And he's had a very bad playoff series against Philly in 2010. And he had a mediocre series against the Blackhawks.
The Bruins have decided that Tuukka Rask will be the central reason for their success. Or failure. This team will now be forced to build around Rask. And I don't think he's earned that place. The amount of cap space they will use to pay him, for 8 years, is too much. He's a very good goalie, and on a team with more offensive talent he could win a Cup. But it's harder to acquire/keep that talent with such a huge cap hit. And in 2 years the Bruins are going to need to spend to either retain or rebuild their blue-line (Seidenberg has 1 year left, McQuaid has 2, Krug and Bartkowski are restricted free agents in a year, Hamilton in 2).
Rask is good enough to win, with help. He's not a carrier like Thomas was in '11, like Quick was in '12. He's more like Niemi in 2010, or a better version of Crawford this year. The Bruins are paying him like a carrier. And he hasn't yet played like a carrier in the playoffs.
Corey Crawford will make $2.7 million next year. The Blackhawks won a Cup because he was okay and his teammates were great. Jonathan Quick carried the Kings to a Cup and he makes $5.8 million, and will do so until 2023. Rask hasn't won a Cup as a starter, played only okay in the Cup Finals, and he's getting paid like a Conn Smythe winner. Why?
What has Rask done to merit the highest annual salary for a goalie (tied with Pekka Rinne) in the League, along with a contract nearly a decade long?
I'm happy he's the goalie in 2013-14. I'm not thrilled he'll be under contract in 2019. I'm not thrilled he'll be taking up so much cap space.


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25th September 2013
Fine Gael TD for Kildare North, Anthony Lawlor, today (Wednesday) welcomes the announcement by Justice Minister Alan Shatter TD that after five years, the recruitment of new gardaí is set to commence again next year. Anthony Lawlor TD is hopeful that this new intake will address the shortage of gardaí in County Kildare.
"The lack of gardaí in County Kildare has been a widespread problem for some time and I am hopeful that this new recruitment drive will begin to address the problem. It is well known that the ratio of garda per head of population is significantly lower in Kildare than elsewhere in the country. I appreciate that due to the economic crisis the moratorium on public recruitment was necessary but it has had a severe adverse effect on the garda force in Kildare.
"I will now be calling on Minister Alan Shatter to commence this new recruitment drive without delay and, although it won't be imminent, that once qualified Kildare will be given first preference in terms of garda allocation in order to bring the County's force in line with other counties.
"Although the Minister is currently unable to state how many recruits will be taken in, as this is calculated by the number of retirements, it is still heartening to hear that recruitment is commencing for the first time since 2009."