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Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has issued a public notice requesting taxpayers to validate their official email addresses in FIRS' records. The validation process is expected to commence with immediate effect.
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers: New Revenue Model
Companies in Nigeria have to brace up for the adoption of a new revenue recognition model. On 28 May 2014, International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) issued a new standard on revenue recognition that replaces all existing revenue recognition models. All IFRS reporting entities must fully comply with the prescribed revenue model by 1 January, 2018.
Directors' Alert 2017 – Courage under fire: Embracing disruption
Disruption is a topic everyone is talking about. While many organizations fear it, others realize the many opportunities that disruptive technologies, processes, and social norms present. But with every opportunity comes an element of risk – not every disruption will positively impact your enterprise.
2017 Nigeria Cybersecurity Outlook
The year 2016 took cyber-attacks to an unprecedented level; there were reports of it being used to influence and sway votes in democratic elections. In Nigeria, several organisations suffered cyber-attacks, some had to pay ransom for their data to be released.
TMT Predictions 2017: Which trends may disrupt business? How could consumer habits change?
As the pace of technological change becomes exponentially faster, it is increasingly difficult to identify the major trends that could have profound effects on enterprises and consumers. To help address this challenge, we're pleased to offer the 2017 version of Predictions from Deloitte Global, designed to provide insight into what may offer disruption and growth opportunities across the technology, media and telecommunications ecosystems.
FG Releases 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved and ordered the immediate implementation of the 2016 fiscal policy measures (FPM).
Blockchain technology: 9 benefits & 7 challenges
Blockchain, mostly known as the backbone technology behind Bitcoin, is one of the hottest and most intriguing technologies currently in the market. Since 2013 Google searches for "blockchain" have risen 1900%.
5 blockchain use cases in financial services
One of the most discussed topics in the financial services industry today is blockchain technology. We are beginning to understand what a blockchain is, but how can we best use this technology within our business?
#5. Blockchain – loyalty and rewards
Blockchain offers many benefits, including transparency and traceability of transactions. This will help banks and insurers to create a more captivating loyalty and rewards program that fits 24/7 performance management and enhances engagement.
#4. Blockchain – how to improve online identity management
Online identity management Online identity management has always been a time-consuming and costly process. First of all, there is the need for registration. A consumer or client could register online but financial services like loans, mortgages or insurance require a higher level of security for the financial institution to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations.


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Congratulations to CTS Scholar Ying Song, an assistant professor in the U's Department of Geography, Environment, and Society, on her two recent awards!
Song has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 William L. Garrison Award for Best Dissertation in Computational Geography for her 2015 dissertation "Green Accessibility: Estimating the Environmental Costs of Space-time Prisms for Sustainable Transportation Planning." She also received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Transportation Geography Specialty Group of the AAG.
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Bonamici Introduces Universal Affordable Child Care Resolution
Washington, D.C. – Emphasizing that Oregon is one of the most expensive states in the country for child care, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced a resolution today calling for universal affordable child care.
Joined by mothers, fathers, child care providers, and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Congresswoman Bonamici introduced the resolution recognizing the challenges many working families face trying to afford child care and pay their bills.
"As child care consumes a larger share of family income, we must do more to support our workers – a living wage, paid leave, and affordable child care will help our families succeed,"
Congresswoman Bonamici said. "These working parents should not have to choose between buying their groceries or paying for child care. And they should not have to worry about missing work if they can't find care for their children."
In Oregon, the cost of child care for an infant is the fourth highest in the country and the fifth highest for a child under the age of four. Similarly, a recent study finds that not only is child care expensive, in Oregon there are more children in need of care than there are slots available.
"Too often working parents struggle to find child care and to afford it, leaving them with few options," Congresswoman Bonamici said. "I am proud to introduce this resolution that recognizes this problem. We need policies that give all Americans the opportunity to create a better life for their children. This resolution recognizes the importance of reliable, quality child care, and it recognizes that family-friendly policies are good for workers and for the economy."


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The Stars and Stripes were fluttering at half-mast at Tucson's Pima County Fairgrounds on Saturday, but the demand for guns among its visitors was higher than ever before.
Seven days after a man opened fire in a supermarket car park, 8,000 people gathered on the other side of the city to worship weapons like the one that left six local people dead and 13 wounded.
Their church was a hangar on the edge of the Arizona desert, backed by the Rincon mountains. Undeterred by the week's horrors, they meandered through aisles packed with lethal equipment.
Bob Templeton, the president of the Crossroads of the West gun show, which rolls into Tucson five times a year, estimated that visitor numbers were up 50pc because of the Safeway killings.
"Any time gun owners feel their rights to use firearms lawfully may be challenged, they turn out in numbers," said the plump, mild-mannered 72-year-old, whose shows cater to 600,000 people a year.
With a tan, sports jacket and neatly parted white hair suggesting a familiarity with second-rate country clubs, he said high-profile massacres tend to "energise folks who are Second Amendment advocates".
Mr Templeton rejected suggestions that he should have cancelled. "We have people travelling in from seven or eight states, and some were already on the road" he said. "We decided to go ahead".
And while he wouldn't "put words in her mouth", he said of Gabrielle Giffords, the congresswoman still critical in hospital after being seriously wounded in the attack: "I can't imagine she'd oppose".
A sign on the front gate told visitors that only unloaded weapons could be brought onsite. Some carried their rifles on their shoulders for show, others with "for sale" signs stuck on their backs.
An hour in, the queue for entry snaked back towards the car park. As a breeze chilled the morning sun, a cheerful man tried to sell those in line $55 classes in gun law and safety. No one was interested.
Beside him, the men holding the National Rifle Association (NRA) raffle were doing a brisk trade, however. For $10-$20 tickets, players could win one of six assault rifles of varying power and value.
"Come win a gun raffle, folks," said one, identified by his name badge as Ron M. "Come take a look." Two Hispanic girls in their 20s hurried to the onsite cash machine to withdraw funds for a punt.
If they won, they would not walk out with their prizes today, Ron explained. They would need to take a voucher to a local gun shop, where they must "pass all the usual checks" before claiming their bounty.
The trouble for some is that the 15-minute check – which is run by the FBI and looks for a criminal record, time spent in prison or committal to a mental health unit – is simply not comprehensive enough.
Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old being held for last week's killing spree, was deemed too unstable to attend college, and unfit to join the army. Yet he appears to have bought a $599 pistol with ease.
The NRA, usually the single loudest voice in the debate over firearms regulation, fell silent this week in the wake of another mass shooting. "At this time anything other than prayers for the victims and their families would be inappropriate," a spokesman said.
But Ron appears not to have received the memo. "Any new regulations they bring in would be a knee-jerk reaction to a tragedy," he said. "A gun didn't kill people. A mad man did. In Britain you banned guns and now the only folks with 'em are criminals."
At the front of the queue, after paying their $10 entrance fees the crowds decanted into the sliding-doors of the huge, corrugated metal shed. Several were accompanied by wide-eyed children.
Some promptly stopped at Burl's Gun Sales to examine the Crickett 'My First Rifle', a fully-working, miniature version of Daddy's gun for four- to 10-year-olds, priced at $139.95 in either pink or black.
Over at the Glock stall, things were frantic. The makers of the 9mm semi-automatic G19 allegedly used by Loughner to shoot Miss Giffords through the head had underestimated the interest in their wares.
"Business is dramatically up," said Steve Zacher, the leading salesman, who could only apologise that he was unable to pause from processing credit card payments.
"I put it down to the media exposure, which has focused attention on the brand, and the potential for new restrictions being brought in," Mr Zacher said.
How many had he sold in the first 90 minutes? "I don't reveal numbers," he said. "But I can tell you I'm noticing about a thousand per cent rise in these."
He gestured to the range of high-capacity ammunition clips, including the 33-round 9mm magazine "supposed to have been the one that the guy used last week", which was priced at $50.
Loughner is alleged to have been able to fire 31 of his first magazine's rounds at victims, including nine-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, before being prevented from reloading.
Critics say there is simply no need for such large magazines. Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York, this weekend suggested the city police would boycott manufacturers who sold them to the public.
A short, stocky man shopping with his son, who looked about 8 years old, was stocking up on the 33-round clips, but wasn't keen to talk. "We're all set, thanks," he said.
Chris Bonhoff, a 24-year-old mortgage salesman from Tucson, was cocking a G17 9mm pistol and passing it from hand to hand. He was considering handing over $500 to take it home.
"They're good, reliable guns," he said. "I want one for self-defence and sport." He was undeterred by the events of last weekend. "It's not the company's fault that this thing happened, he said.
And he would have no qualms using the "hi-cap" magazines, which were made illegal under the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004, and was not renewed despite frequent attempts.
"There's no difference between one large clip and two smaller clips," Mr Bonhoff said. "If a person wants to kill someone, they will."
"An experienced firearm user can change magazines so quickly that it doesn't matter what he uses," said Mr Zacher. "And it doesn't matter what we sell."
The salesman described the clips as "novelty items". Asked to explain, he said: "They were not meant for regular Glocks. They're for the ones used by the cops. But they happen to fit these too."
He insisted a ban would not have restricted Loughner's rampage. "There will always be a scapegoat in these tragedies," he said. "It's simply not the case that these magazines make them more likely."
"This show didn't have anything to do with what happened, the type of people at this show didn't cause it, and the products we sell didn't cause it," he said, remaining perfectly calm. "One person caused it."
"What happened was a complete aberration. Business must continue, and we will continue to sell responsibly. We've had no negative comments."
Mr Bonhoff agreed. "It's not the gun's fault, and it's not the clip's fault," he said. "This could have happened with any gun, anywhere. The wrong person happened to have a firearm."
The view that this was precisely the problem, and that more must be done to stop the wrong people getting guns, was expressed the previous evening in a most unlikely location, 70 miles south.
The city of Tombstone has a special place in the annals of American gun use. In 1881, in an alley off Fremont Street, the Earps and Doc Holliday clashed with the Clantons and McLaurys at the OK Corral.
At six o'clock on Friday, as the son set across the old-style dusty streets, and the chapel bells chimed to 'Onward Christian Soldiers', Dave Nunley, 48, said some cowboys cared about health and safety.
"Like Reagan, I believe in safety in strength," said Mr Nunley, who runs ghost and murder tours in full western garb. "People are less liable to take advantage if they think you can protect yourself.
"But we need more background checks, of course. People should be checked for any psychological problems, violent tendencies, and any kind of anti-social behaviour."
Mr Nunley said the law passed in April last year allowing Arizonans to carry concealed weapons without a permit – only people in Alaska and Vermont can do the same – should be scrapped.
Further down East Allen Street, past the Crystal Palace Saloon, on whose door a sign in 'Wanted' poster typeface tells the stetston-wearing clientele "NO WEAPONS", another Tombstoner agreed.
Elba White, 33, was working behind the counter at the gift and souvenir shop, where rows of toy pistols and rifles sat for sale beside an extensive range of Wyatt Earp memorabilia.
"People should be able to have guns, yes," she said. "But as well as police records, we need better mental health records. And most importantly, we need to ask simply: why do they want a gun?"
Back at the gun show, however, there was little appetite for reform, according to Anthony Johnson, a 40-year-old Californian working at the biggest ammunition stall, who had slipped out of a side door.
"People get furious about their Second Amendment rights," said Mr Johnson, who was frying a Venison sausage sent from friends in Minnesota. "But I don't get it. I'm more of a spiritual kind of guy."
Some even suggested that any attempt by lawmakers to further limit their freedom to bear arms would prompt a fierce backlash against leaders in Washington eclipsing that of the Tea Party.
"You ain't seen nothin' yet," said Tommy, a middle-aged, moustachioed gun vendor wearing a lumberjack shirt and battered baseball cap bearing the slogan 'God Bless America'.
"Our country has been protected until now because we were a nation under God," he said. "The more they change that, the more they glorify Satan, the more evil there's going to be in the country."
Tommy, who declined to give other details, then repeated a belief that has been popularised by Glenn Beck, the star Fox News broadcaster, who is one of Barack Obama's most strident critics.
"Our present administration subscribes to Saul Alinsky's book 'Rules for Radicals'," Tommy said. "Every one of our top leaders follows that book, and it is dedicated to Satan," he said.
Alinsky, who was born in Chicago in 1909, is known as the "father of community organising". His work influenced Democratic politicians including Mr Obama and Hillary Clinton.
His last book, which was published in 1971 and intended as a manual for leftist activists, was indeed dedicated to Lucifer, "the first radical known to man". But this was meant tongue-in-cheek.
Nevertheless, its links to the high-powered have convinced some American conservatives that Mr Obama is bent on turning the US into a godless, European-style social democracy.
"If you were in Britain, you would go to jail if you defended yourself against someone who came in and raped and killed your daughter, or your mother, or your wife," Tommy said.
"But if there was a little good-lookin' chick here who was about four and a half feet tall, and there were six of us guys who wanted to force ourselves on her, you know, if she didn't want to go for it, and she had a gun, we probably wouldn't rape her." He playfully tussled with a colleague and walked off.
Inside, the owner of a stab-proof vest stall, a large Chinese-American man in an orange and white hooped shirt, said that ultimately there was only one answer: more guns.
"The common sense analysis of what happened here last week is: the reason so many people died is that the gunman went to a political rally where most people were anti-gun," he said.
"If he'd gone to a pro-gun rally, he wouldn't have lasted five minutes. That's the tragedy. If more of those people had had guns, they could have protected that little girl."


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Sangl Home Pay-Off Spectacular – August 2008
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Squares Remaining: 1678 1674
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In connection with the firm's representation of clients engaged in various types of corporate transactions, the firm participates in many phases of tax planning ranging from forming and structuring emerging start-up companies, corporate reorganizations, mergers, liquidations of public and closely-held ventures, research and development projects, the ownership and transfer of new technologies, venture capital transactions, redemptions, asset and stock acquisitions and dispositions, corporate reorganizations, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. The firm often provides advice on the formation and operation of S Corporations, and on stock options and other forms of executive compensation. The firm also provides taxation and other representation to Tax-Exempt Organizations.
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Robert Pattinson talks Kristen Stewart and Cosmopolis
on Good Morning America and John Stewart Show
A body language read by Patti Wood
Body Language Expert Patti Wood will be on ShowBiz Tonight at 11 pm giving her in-depth analysis of Robert Pattinson's body language on John Stewart's show on August 14th and his Good Morning America Interview today on August 15th. Below are Patti Wood's body language rough notes on Robert's body language in those two interviews as well as his interview on ShowBiz last night.
John Stewart's Show and Good Morning America Interviews
Feet and legs are down and flexed in the ready to jump up out of the chair and run flexed position. Robert makes a joke, he comforts him, does a head protection comfort cue head scratch. He doesn't like what's going on hand over the groin to partial fig leaf protection.
He's given a cereal box and he has fun for a moment. His body language is playful. Then he puts both hands in his lap like a school boy about to be reprimanded.
How are you doing, "He does an avoidance cluster of cues, his body turns away, he goes for the coffee and you see a micro facial cue of sadness he looks down and eyes partially closed and down.
How are you doing, "He does an avoidance cluster of cues, his body turns away, he goes for the coffee and you see a micro facial cue of sadness he looks down and eyes partially closed and down.
Then he hand blocks with coffee instead of grabbing the handle so he tries to cover his mouth and curls and presses in his lips to suppress what he is really feeling, a mixture of sadness in his eyes and anger at the mouth. As he puts down the cup the anger cluster is emphasized with a tongue thrust that says I am mad at you for asking that question 'He says, "I mean…pauses he shakes his head no, he shakes again not just his head but his whole body. He avoids the question looking at his fans. They seem pretty excited about it. And he laughs, this time his head comes down and the laugh and smile show an effort to reduce tension, (laughter and anger cover deception or withholding of information)
I can see where this works for him. His next laugh brings his body up out of his seat as if he wants to escape or this gives him the chance to escape. He sits back in the chair relaxes and crosses his legs. He is ready to be there.
What drew you to this role? Look at the dramatic shift to centered still body relaxed voice.
And though he does another head scratch when they come back to him after showing the suggestive sex scene, he follows it with a flirty showing of the palm and impish grin. And now when he laughs he comes more naturally up and out of his chair.
ShowBiz Tonight Interview
Asked "So how are you doing"
Look at the immediate cluster of withdrawal avoidance mixed with forced attention cues
He lowers his head and shutters his eye, holds his own hand, and comforts whipping off the sweat move. Then forces his eyes wide to pretend he's paying attention.
"Because the world wants to know?
He leans over to get his coffee and goes off camera. He uses the coffee cup as a shield between himself and the interviewer. Then does a tongue cleanse to clean off how he is truly feeling then says in a low stressed voice, "Yeah" gives the host an micro facial cue of awkward smiling grimace showing he's mad he has to answer this question. Then laughs but look and listen to the laugh - characteristic award laugh but more forced. One with a tighter throat and vocal chords and instead of the head going up as it usually would in a laugh his head moves swiftly down. And then grabs the outside of the cup swinging his body again away from the interviewer to block and brings the coffee cup way up to cover as much of his face as possible and again used the exaggerated open eyes to show that he is ok and only gives a sideways glance to the interviewer.
"Difficult to hear all the reporting about you" he actually brings his brows together in slight scowl.
"Reports about you drinking" he does his fast blink (the only fast blink thus far in the interview.)
Wallowing in misery …but you look absolutely fine, " He gives another forced laugh bringing his head down. And he does almost a snarl smile closing his eyes and turning his head away.
Then he looks at the directory. He says, "Since the first twilight." And brings his whole hand up in a nose cleanse all the fingers whipping under his nose not once not twice but three times as he says, "you enter a realm where you get"
Interesting the look to the director helps then the directory visibly comforts him he gets comforted by the director then once the director starts speaking Robert begins to relax he is still using the cup.
"Do you just laugh it off. " He gets a sour face and looks down again and makes an audible tongue cleanse, looks away scowls a bit.Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at http://PattiWood.net. Also check out the body language quiz on her YouTube Channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.


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In some cases when opening documents (for example documents from SharePoint document library) and when client machine is running Windows XP (in my case) you will open document directly in web browser.
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For each file type you want to open in client application you have to do small modification.
- Open Windows File Explorer.
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University of Phoenix Touts the Pride of Its Students in New Campaign
Work From 180LA Aims to Shift Public Perception of Online Education
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University of Phoenix aims to turn around the public perception of the for-profit online school as a "diploma mill" with its latest campaign, "We Rise."
Created by 180LA, the campaign is the school's first creative effort since January 2015 and highlights the pride of its current students and alumni, who are typically working adults with families. Launched days after the announcement that the Apollo Education Group -- the university's parent company-- is going to be sold to a private equity company, the campaign shifts UOP's focus from enrollment to retention.
"We wanted to show the determination of a typical student who wants to get a degree while working and taking care of his or her family," said Chris Mendola, 180LA's founder and chairman.
The main TV spot features several scenes inspired by students' real stories -- working mothers, farmers, army veterans, and waitresses juggling books and assignments on break, as a modified version of the "Wizard of Oz" tune "If I Only Had a Brain" provides the soundtrack, informing the hardships the students face to get their degrees and calling out to employers: "You're going to want someone like me, but only if you have a brain."
This is 180LA's first effort since the agency took on the account and, according to Mr. Mendola, the concept of "We Rise" came from the sheer determination he and his partners saw in the student body and alumni. They wanted to convey that to the world and prospective employers. "They are determined, smart, passionate people. How can they be overlooked?" he said.
See more at Ad Age.
- Date
- Feb 12, 2016
- Brand:
- University of Phoenix
- Client:
- University of Phoenix
- Agency:
- Chairperson:
- Chris Mendola
- Global Chief Strategy Officer:
- Mike Harris
- Chief Creative Officer:
- William Gelner
- Executive Creative Director/Production:
- Eduardo Marques
- Executive Creative Director/Production:
- Rafael Rizuto
- Creative Director:
- Wilson Mateos
- Copywriter:
- Josh Hacohen
- Art Director:
- Karine Grigorian
- Head of Integrated Production:
- Natasha Wellesley
- Executive Producer:
- Calleen Colburn
- Senior Producer:
- Dominique Anzano
- Group Brand Director:
- Suzy Sammons
- Brand Director:
- Jillian Nalty
- Brand Manager:
- Ashley Wade
- Business Affairs Director:
- Loretta Zolliecoffer
- Business Affairs Manager:
- Angel Cielo
- Planning Director:
- Suzy Mae Mattay
- Production Company:
- The Corner Shop
- Director:
- Peter Thwaites
- Director, Photography:
- Joost Van Gelder
- Managing Partner, Executive Producer:
- Anna Hashmi
- Line Producer:
- Suzie Tedesco
- Casting Company:
- Shane Casting
- Editorial:
- Cut + Run
- Editor:
- Steve Gandolfi
- Executive Producer:
- Carr Schilling
- Producer:
- Remy Foxx
- Assistant Editor:
- Luc Giddens
- Completion/Special Effects:
- The Mill
- Colorist:
- Adam Scott
- Online/Visual Effects:
- Jogger
- Henry/Flame Artist:
- Dave Parker
- Executive Producer:
- Rich Rama
- Recording Studio:
- Lime Studios
- Sound Mixer:
- Rohan Young
- Assistant Mixer:
- Ben Tomastik
- Executive Producer:
- Susie Boyajan
- Music Company/Sound Design:
- We Are Walker
- Vocals and Composer:
- Roarke
- Producer:
- Sara Matarazzo
- Song Title:
- "More Than Brains"
- Lyrics:
- Josh Hacohen
- Lyrics:
- Roarke
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Joint Problems and Exercise
Many dogs are accustomed to long walks, runs and active playtime each day.
Nutrition and Behavior
The pet food recall was terrible for so many people and their pets. Hopefully, it has brought awareness to what we are feeding our pets.
Too Hot to Exercise?
The dog days of summer. There's nothing dog-friendly about the hot days in August.
The Bone Controversy
Chewing is a very natural activity for dogs. As hunters and scavengers before they came to live with humans, dogs ate small animals – bones and all.
Dog Park Pros and Cons
It�s great to have an open space for dogs to run and socialize with other dogs in a safe, enclosed environment.


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It's May 2015 when I feel a bump in my breast for the second time. This time just a bit outside the area of the surgery that was nine years ago. I felt a twinge a few weeks ago that remembered me of the previous time. After that my breast felt a bit more firmer and a bit more sensitive. I just couldn't believe it. I hardly could feel the lump because it was sitting so deep inside. But I couldn't ignore it, I knew it, again a tumor was sitting in my breast.
The replacement General Practitioner didn't feel anything which gave me a bit of hope. Nevertheless, given my previous experience, we decided that it would be better to have it checked by the surgeon.
In the hospital, a mammogram and an ultrasound were made and before I realized it a needle was in my chest to take a puncture from the tumor that was deep inside. I was in shock! Freezing cold and trembling I walked back to the surgery. Again, my body let me down, that's how it felt for me. The surgeon told me that she would discuss this with the oncology team, first surgery and then chemo- or hormone therapy or the other way around. In any case, it would be an amputation, because to operate upon the same breast twice was not an option. Stunned, I listened to what she told me.
I went home and started wondering what I wanted to do. An operation… is that what I wanted… a chemo therapy… or a hormone therapy… had I still confidence in the hospital? In the end, I decided to request a second opinion at a specialized hospital.
Further research was carried out to determine the exact location of the tumor and to see if the rest of my body was tumor free. No metastases were found fortunately. The present tumor could have been from a remnant of the previous one perhaps, but it could be a new tumor too. In the meantime, I had decided to try to get rid of the tumor by my own mindpower, adjusted nutrition and the use of supplements. Even though I found it exciting, I wondered if I my willpower would be strong enough to see this through. I told the oncologist what I wanted and together we decided to try this in combination with a hormone therapy. The oncologist gave me a year's time, then we would see how to proceed from there. I was very grateful to her that she was willing to give me this opportunity.
I meditated and visualized that all my cells were energetic and vital and functioned as was originally intended, I visualized that the immune cells were recovering each and every irregularity that had occurred. In addition, I skipped all sugar and meat form my diet and supported my body with dietary supplements that increased my natural resistance. The tumor reduced steadily in size, but continued to suffer from anxiety attacks in which I saw the tumor growing and spreading in my body. After nine months, the tumor was shrunk by more than half. Proud as I was with the result, I had my 3-moths check with the oncologist when she remembered me that the year was almost over and that she found this an excellent moment for scheduling a breast amputation. In addition, she said, despite my good intentions, usually the tumor starts growing again after a year. My world collapsed, fear and panic overwhelmed me and I lost all power to proceed with this approach. Three months later it appeared that the tumor had increased again. I decided for the operation.
Had I failed? Of course, this thought occurred to me. But I know now two things 1) I can influence my health and 2) it requires rock solid confidence and discipline. In addition, you can only go against the regular order with guts and perseverance . I'm happy I've listened to my wish and that I dared to do it my way first.
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(Warp – 2009)
So just last week Greg asked if I had anything in the works for "Stuck on Repeat." I confessed to him that, while I had been listening to music quite regularly due to my new job allowing for plenty of ipod time, there was nothing getting repeated play. Then this week, while listening to NPR's "All Songs Considered" at said job, this song came up. When it was finished, as you might guess, I proceeded to listen to it several times more.
Grizzly Bear is a pretty hot-shit band right now. Many people would throw "indie" in there, but I think when you're new album, Veckatimest, debuts at #8 on the Billboard charts, you kind of lose that adjective. Sorry dudes.
Anyway, it's the perfect track to pull me out of this musical funk. I love that it's such a simple song. Essentially propelled by a constant plinking of a few piano/Rhodes notes and countered by a stuttering rhythm section that has to wait until the choruses to fully join in. I'm somewhat surprised this hasn't become a summer hit. I believe it's light, breezy and sing-along-enough to break big. But what do I know.
Oh, and since I don't even own this album, I can only share the video with you, which is definitely in the running for most unsettling video of the year. But who are we kidding, we all know that DM's "Wrong" is going to win by a mile!


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How To Count Calories 101
The easiest way to lose weight and burn fat is to know how to count calories. Ok, this is not rocket science, calories are basically energy, just as the fat stored in your belly. In order to lose weight you need to eat less than what your body uses so it takes its energy in your fat. If you eat more than what you need, your body will store the excess energy in fat.
By knowing how to count your calories you can wisely chose what you eat to get full, satisfy your nutritional needs and lose fat.
What is a calorie and how many should I eat
A calorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1 °C. The calories we count in food are actually kilocalories (1000 calories).
In order to burn 1 pound of fat you'll need to burn 3600 calories.
So the amount of calories you need will depend on your metabolism speed and your daily activity. The more muscles you build, the more calories you burn daily.
It is said that each pound of muscle burns 70 calories/day at rest!
"Cardio is like paying off a credit card bill, strength training is like paying for a house. Both useful but only one builds an asset."
Find out about how many calories you need every day : Daily Calorie Calculator. This calculator will give you your BMR (basal metabolic rate) as well as how many calories you need to eat for your weight loss needs. You need to cut 500 to 1000 calories from your menu daily to lose 1-2 pounds.
- (500x7=3500/week, so you lose about 1 pound)
- (1000x7=7000/week so you'd lose about 2 pounds).
Nutritionists will usually tell you that it is healthy to lose 2 pounds/week. You don't want to go under 1200 calories as that could slow your metabolism down, you will feel your energy drop and re-bounce as soon as you start eating again. Plus you'll lose muscles (if you want to get skinny fat go for it but you'll re-bounce).
In order to lose weight you need to chose wisely where you take your calories from. It's really important to eat enough protein to cut your hunger and preserve your muscles in order to burn fat. Find out how many grams of proteins you need : Protein Calculator and multiply by 4 to know how many calories from protein you need.
How do I count my calories?
Most likely you'll need a food balance and measuring cups. You can find that at Walmart or any store of that kind. So here is the amount of calories in each macronutrient :
- Proteins : 4 calories per gram
- Carbohydrates : 4 calories per gram
- Fats : 9 calories per gram
- Alcohol : 7 calories per gram
An easy trick to lose weight : get ride of starch and only eat carbohydrates with a lot of fibers. Drop bread, potatoes, pasta and white rice. Keep your carbs under 100g/day and eat healthy fats.
Also make sure you have enough proteins to keep you full and preserve your muscles, not your fat!
You should have around 80% of your body mass (lb) of proteins (in g).
Exemple : if you weight 100 lb, you should have 80g of proteins per day.
I like to add a whey protein powder to my diet as it tastes good and adds proteins to my diet.
Just know that eating a lot of carbohydrates will raise your insulin level and make you hungry as fat will keep you full longer.
Now to keep track of my calories I use a calorie counter (MyNetDiary) on my phone as it allows me to scan food (they have a free version and also a website for pc). There's a lot of other apps you could chose from. If you lose more or less than 2 pounds per week you can adjust the amount of calories you eat daily.
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Unfortunately, some of us have to work for a living. In most cases, your best friend can't come with you. That means there can be days where your furry one has to wait eight or more hours for human interaction and/or a bathroom break.
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PhatNoise licensed its technology to Kenwood, then turned its expertise to supplying equipment to automakers and owners of cars with integrated audio systems that can't readily be swapped out. The interface needs tweaking; sometimes, instead of a song title, you see a CD number. But for music lovers who want to control what they hear, the PhatNoise PhatBox is the best choice.
The PhatBox provides adapters that trick your car into thinking it has a factory CD changer riding in back. Track and title info either show up on the factory radio display or are announced by a synthesized voice; you use the radio buttons to change modes and pick songs. The PhatBox has a USB 2.0 PC docking cradle for fast transfers to its 20GB hard drive. PhatNoise offers 40GB and 60GB systems for an extra $99 and $199, respectively, and the hard drive cartridges are compatible with the Kenwood Music Keg systems.


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ACCORD's Manager for the Interventions Department, Dr Martha Mutisi, has represented the institution at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Stakeholders' Roundtable on Gender and Development. As one of the few civil society organisations represented, ACCORD is well placed to continue to influence the development of the SADC Gender Unit and contribute to regional initiatives towards gender equity and parity in peace and development processes.
The stakeholders' meeting, from 7-8 May 2012, engaged key parties on advancing the SADC gender agenda. A key priority was to share recent developments on the SADC Gender program, especially the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development (2008), and SADC Plan of Action on Gender and Development (2005-2010). Nine ratifications for the 2008 SADC Protocol on Gender and Development have been garnered, opening a window of opportunity for SADC to commence full operationalisation of this instrument.
Participants in the roundtable spent the two days critically analysing the SADC Plan of Action on Gender, and the SADC Gender Unit business, with a view, ultimately, to facilitating the region's operationalisation of the protocol. Dr Martha Mutisi, alongside other participants assisted the regional organisation to further develop the SADC plan of action, making sure that the activities and objectives of the plan were in sync with the mandate of the regional body and objectives of gender empowerment.
The meeting outlined clear areas of support that the SADC Gender Unit is to expect from the engaged partners. As a result of participation in this initiative, ACCORD was further invited to continue building the capacity of, not only the SADC Gender Unit, but also other institutions in the region. Additionally, the opportunity was provided to further ACCORD's involvement with SADC in other areas of cooperation, including regional peace and security processes, and capacity-building for mediation and conflict management. ACCORD will continue to collaborate closely with RECs, other CSOs, think tanks and academic institutes, and deepen its relations with other SADC units, including the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Windhoek as well as the SADC Secretariat in Gaborone, Botswana.


text: About us Companion Cookbook Dave's Pesto Chicken with Mediterranean Vegetables Recipe Dave's Pesto Chicken and Mediterranean Veg Served alongside Homemade Coleslaw and Pasta Salad This meal is perfect for the summer weather, parties and BBQ's. Below you'll find four separate recipes that will make this tasty meal below! Recipes make - 4-5 portions Mediterranean Vegetables (Suitable for vegetarians) Total cooking time - 55 minutes Ingredients 3 Red Peppers 3 Large Tomatoes 150g of Cherry Tomatoes 3 Corgettes 100g of Button Mushrooms 3 Red Onions 4 Shallots 2 Cloves of Garlic 1 Tablespoon of Dried Italian Herb Seasoning 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil 100g of Tomato Passata 1 Chicken/Vegetable Stock Cube Salt and Pepper to taste Step 1 - Prepare your vegetables To prepare the vegetables for the Mediterranean veg, start by cutting your onions into chunky segments and separating the layers slightly like in the picture below. Finely slice your shallots and garlic and set aside with the onions. Next, take your peppers and cut them into 3cm pieces, taking time to remove the seeds. Cut your large tomatoes into fairly large segments, these will cook down and make a lovely sauce. Then, simply cut your button mushrooms and cherry tomatoes in half, or if you're strapped for time, why not leave them whole! After you have prepared the vegetables above, take your courgettes and cut 2 of them into 2cm chunky rounds to resemble the picture below on the left. Then take 1 courgette and slice vertically down the centre, like the image on the right. Then take a teaspoon and slide the spoon down the centre of the courgette to remove the softer, seedy part of the vegetable. Next, grate the courgette into fine slithers using the largest blade on the grater, so they resemble the picture further below. These will cook down and add extra flavour and depth to the dish. Step 2 - Start cooking the veg Take a large sauce pan and add in the olive oil, then place on a medium heat on the hob. Once the oil has begun to heat up add the onions, shallots and garlic to the pan and cook for around 5 minutes until they have coloured slightly and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Then add in the chunky rounds of courgette to the pan alongside with the dried Italian seasoning and stir, cooking for a further two minutes. Next, take your red peppers and add them to the pan alongside the other vegetables. Stir to distribute the peppers and cook for around 3 minutes. Then, add in the cherry tomatoes and mushrooms, stir combine and cook for a further 4 minutes; stirring in regular intervals (The mushrooms can initially be cooked separately so the juices can be removed, if you so wish). Looks tasty doesn't it!! Lastly, add in the thin slithers of courgette and large segments of tomatoes and stir in. Step 3 - Oven cook Place the pan (if it's oven proof) into a preheated oven at 170°c for around 20 minutes with a lid or tin foil covering (or decant the contents into an oven proof dish and cover). Once the veg has began to cook down and soften take it out of the oven and add in the vegetable stock cube and tomato passata. Stir the vegetables and place back in the oven for a further 20 minutes. The veg should be soft and full of flavour, ready to be enjoyed! Pesto Chicken Cooking time - 35 minutes Ingredients 750g-1kg of Chicken Thighs 50g of Green Pesto paste Salt and Pepper to taste Step 1 - Season the meat Take your chicken thighs and season with a pinch of salt and ground black pepper. Then take your pesto and smother on the skin of the chicken thigh. Step 2 - Cook Place the chicken thighs on a tray and into a preheated oven at 180°c and cook for around 30 - 35 minutes until the skin is golden and crispy and the meat is fully cooked throughout and the juices run clear. Simple Homemade Coleslaw (Suitable for vegetarians) Ingredients 1/2 a Large White Cabbage 2 Red onions 4 Large Carrots 4-5 Tablespoons of Mayonnaise (guideline) Salt and Ground Black Pepper to taste Step 1 - Prepare the vegetables Firstly, take your white cabbage (you can also use red cabbage) and cut in half. You can either dice the cabbage into small pieces for a finer coleslaw or cut it in to more chunkier slices for a more rustic coleslaw. Then take your red onion (again you could use white) and cut into fine slices or dice if prefered. Lastly, take the carrots and cut the top and the bottom off. Then finely grate using a grater. It's as simple as that! Top tip: To avoid a hard piece of cabbage in the coleslaw, Dave advises you remove the root of the vegetable like in the picture below! Step 2 - Add the Mayo Now all that's left to do is add in the mayonnaise. Start off by adding two tablespoons of mayonnaise and stir into the sliced veg. Then keep adding a tablespoon full until all of the veg is thinly coated. Add a little salt and pepper to season. Step 3 - Serve Your coleslaw can now be kept in the fridge until your meal is ready. Pasta Salad Cooking time - 10-12 minutes (Approx) Ingredients 200g of dried Fusilli Pasta 15g of fresh Basil leaves 40g of tinned Sweetcorn 60g of Cherry Tomatoes 150g of tinned mixed salad Beans 1 Teaspoon of Olive oil to dress 1 Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar to dress Step 1 - Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Drain and refresh under cold water and re-drain. Step 2 - Whilst the pasta is cooling, slice your cherry tomatoes in half or quarters and shred the fresh basil leaves. Measure and drain both the mixed beans and tinned sweetcorn ready to mix into the pasta. Step 3 - Once your pasta has cooled, add in the sweetcorn, mixed beans, sliced tomatoes and shredded basil leaves. Mix gently with a spoon to combine all the ingredients evenly. Then add the olive oil and balsamic vinegar and toss so the pasta is evenly covered. Thank you for using Companion Dave's recipes, we hope you enjoyed cooking these summer dishes. Send us a picture of your dish and we'll feature it on our Social Media! We will post a new recipe that has been created by an Emmaus South Wales Companion every month. We want to share and celebrate our Companion's skills and help you make delicious meals. The next recipe will be posted in March, so keep an eye out! * Images taken for this recipe were taken whilst Companion Dave was cooking 20+ portions. Images do not represent quantities that should be expected when cooking this recipe.


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Archive for September 2011
Another SPACE photoshoot
We had just wrapped up another photoshoot for singapore polytechnic SPACE. It's another collaboration with butterscotch creations.
Each talent represents an identity; fashion, music and food and each identity is further differentiate by a colour.
Absolutely fun and happening shoot, pardon me for my demanding requests, all for better photos.
Only one photo among the rest will be chosen for use. Make a guess which one is chosen?
Y & A's wedding
It has been a while since i finally have time to update this blog of mine. Have been packed with projects and shoots for the past few weeks.
Here's some shots which i took in recent wedding of mine. I hope you guys will like it as much as i do.
Check out the slideshow, here, for more images.
Singapore polytechnic space website – a collaboration with butterscotch creation
A couple of weeks back, i am glad to be offered another opportunity to work with Butterscotch creation, on a website for Singapore polytechnics, http://spspace.sg.
As usual, couple of hiccups on the start of the shoot, with photo studio being replaced by video studio with blue screen. We kinda spent a quarter of the time allocated for this shoot to source for equipments and backdrop. Thankfully, we pulled it through. These are what we came out with,
concept and web design | Butterscotch Creation
photography | erictangallery
Diana & Qiuhong's W
I've supposed some of my friends have been asking why is there a decrease in the number of photos i had posted every entry?
Recently, I have decided that instead of posting a series of photos per weddings, I decided to work on the number of favourite moment shot I like in every wedding.
I hope you all will enjoy them as much as i do.


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I haven't bought any gear in a while, and I'm finally in the market for a quilt. Been wanting to do this for a couple of years now.
My criteria is I want something rated around 30 degrees (or a little lower), I want it to fully open, and cost is not an ussue. So, I'm down to the Katabatic Gear Flex, the Enlightened Equipment Revelation and the Underground Quilts Bandit.
I'm looking for input on these from actual owners/users. So what do you say, can any of ya'll give me some good info?


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Update: The National Parks Service sent a letter May 7 to city leaders threatening that approved changes to Balboa Park could result in the loss of is National Historic Landmark status. Read updated story here
The $40 million plan to take traffic out of the heart of Balboa Park has a new battlefront: the park's historic designation.
Planners suggest the proposed Plaza de Panama project would improve pedestrian and disabled access to San Diego's most popular public space as well as remove cars from the heart of the park and increase the number of parking spaces.
However, the local preservation group, Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO), filed suit against the proposal arguing it will destroy the park's entrance and its iconic Cabrillo Bridge.
See Plaza de Panama Plan Images
Earlier this week SOHO released a letter from the Obama administration's head of historic preservation claiming the proposed plan "renders the site unable to convey its original design intent."
In the letter to the National Parks Service, State Historic Preservation Officer Milford Wayne Donaldson lists what he feels are inappropriate alterations.
The Plaza de Panama Committee fired back Wednesday, claiming Donaldson's email contained many exaggerations and misinformation and questioned if the SHPO had in fact read the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the project.
Among them, Donaldson questions the placement of new buildings and retaining walls, the need to re-grade some land, the demolition of 82 feet of the Cabrillo Bridge and the construction of an underground parking garage which "abuts directly against the historic Speckles [sic] Organ Pavilion."
"Balboa Park may no longer be eligible for listing as a National Historic Landmark District," Donaldson wrote. "All privileges conveyed by the NHLD including protection, priorities for funding etc. may not be available."
Preservation Consultant David Marshall tackles the concerns one at a time.
"Only a section of the Cabrillo Bridge railing is proposed to be removed, not an actual section of the bridge" Marshall wrote in a memo released Wednesday.
The proposed underground parking will be 85 feet away from the Organ Pavilion, Marshall points out, and the re-grading land will be needed to comply with American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
Planners are working with a former park arborist to keep historially significant trees and any buildings planned were "designed using references to historic expo structures," Marshall wrote referrring to the 1915 Panama-California Exposition.
Marshall said the Office of Historic Preservation has not contacted the design team as of Feb. 8 to discuss their concerns.
In the DEIR, the city offered 13 alternative traffic plans. Read the report here
The plan faces a four-step approval process ending with the City Council in July.
Public review continues through March 9.
The project will rely exclusively on private donations and bonds. So far, the price tag is roughly $40 million.
Proponents hope to complete the renovation in time for the park's 2015 centennial celebration.
Read related stories:
Lawsuit Slows Balboa Park Renovations
Balboa Park Bridge Proposal Unveiled
SD Fact Check: Balboa Park(ing)


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Romeo and Juliette and Windows Azure
1. Juliette sends a message "I'll take a drug which makes me look dead but I'm not really"
2. Romeo receives the message
3. Romeo finds Juliette looking dead, but knows she's not really dead
4. They live happily ever after
1. Juliette sends a message "I'll take a drug which makes me look dead but I'm not really"
[the message is lost in a plague-related network outage]
2. Romeo never receives the message
3. Romeo finds Juliette looking dead, thinks she's dead, and kills himself
4. Juliette wakes to find Romeo dead and kills herself too.
Cloud computing is about distributed protocols with message-passing usually in XML. As VB developers, you'll be the ones responsible for saving Romeo and Juliette. How? The quick answer is "make your operations idempotent". For the long answer, read on...
Every distributed protocol has a window of vulnerability, where one party can't be sure that the other party has received the message. This is a fundamental law of computer science. I've been learning about Windows Azure. As a distributed architect, my first question is always going to be: "where are the windows of vulnerability?"
The Azure infrastructure
This diagram shows the basic Azure infrastructure. Everything is done by message-passing, and all parties are potentially distributed. When an end-user makes an HTTP request, it arrives at an instance of the WebRole, written in ASP. The WebRole might make a synchronous request to fetch from a Table in the StorageService to help construct the page it gives back. I'm think I'm going to write my WebRoles entirely in VB, and have them return just XML literals. The WebRole might also synchronously deposit messages to the Queue in the StorageService in case further work needs to be done, e.g. generating thumbnails or submitting an expense claim. The message can be in any format.
Messages in the queue will be picked up by an instance of the WorkerRole. The WorkerRole is a DLL written by you in VB or C# or other .NET languages. Azure loads this DLL in a VM and invokes its StartReceiving method. You implement this method, usually by creating a thread which (in a loop) synchronously gets messages from the Queue and handles them appropriately, maybe by calling third-party web-services, or maybe by fetching data from blobs and writing them to other blobs.
The Azure framework might create multiple instances of WebRole or of WorkerRole to cope with load, each instance indistinguishable. It might also "freeze" a role and unfreeze it again on a new machine. It might also terminate a Role, by calling its Stop method. A WorkerRole can create and use temporary local storage on the machine it's running on, using the ILocalResource interface, but this local storage is discarded each time the WorkerRole is stopped or frozen.
NOTE: the current Azure community preview runs all of these things in just a single datacenter. The chance of message-loss between them is therefore vanishingly small. Things will only start to get interesting once Azure becomes geo-located. At that time, presumably you'll be able to chose in which datacenter each part of your service runs.
Each of the interactions sketched out above has a window of vulnerability. I'm going to focus just on the WorkerRole's message-loop. In the samples the message-loop is written like this:
1. WorkerRole sends a GET request to the StorageService queue.
[Message A: GET message in transit from WorkerRole to Queue]
2. Queue receives the GET request
3. Queue figures which message to return, and marks it "invisible" for the next 120 seconds.
4. Queue sends back a "200 OK" status response along with the content of that message
[Message B: OK message in transit from Queue to WorkerRole]
5.Worker receives the "200 OK" message
6. Worker processes the message
7. Worker sends a DELETE to the StorageService queue asking it to delete the message
[Message C: DELETE message in transit from WorkerRole to Queue]
8. Queue receives the DELETE request
9. Queue deletes the message
10. Queue sends back a "200 OK" status response
[Message D: OK message in transit from Queue to WorkerRole]
11. Worker receives the response.
Now we have to do an exhaustive case analysis of every case where one of the four messages is lost, and also an exhaustive case analysis of every case where one of the two machines crashes in between steps. I'm going to focus on the case where the third message, Message "C", is lost in transit.
If message "C" is lost, then (step 8) the Queue will never receive a DELETE request, and (step 11) the Worker will never receive an "OK". After a delay the worker will time out waiting for the OK. At this point it could decide to retry, but the damage has already been done. (The decision of whether to retry is governed by a user-settable "RetryPolicy" property which defaults to RetryPolicies.NoRetry. The timout is governed by a user-settable "Timeout" property which defaults to 30 seconds).
Probably by now the Queue's timeout of 120 seconds will have expired, and the Queue will mark the message in question as "Visible" again. Now this instance of the WorkerRole, or another instance, will pick up the work item again and process it. The end result is that the message will have been processed TWICE.
For sake of correctness, you have to structure your program so that whatever work you do in your WorkerRole (step 6), it doesn't matter if that work accidentally happens twice. Such work is called idempotent.
Some easy operations are already idempotent, e.g. generating a thumbnail of an image. It doesn't matter if the same thumbnail is generated twice and stored in a blob.
Other operations are harder to make idempotent, e.g. adding "+1" to a number stored in a blob. The storage APIs provide atomicity through HTTP1.1 conditional headers, e.g. "Put this blob only if it has not been modified since <datestamp>", or "Put this blob only if its contents match <etag>". This is similar to Interlocked.CompareExchange in .NET. Out of this atomicity you will have to build idempotency.
For performance tuning, what values should you use for the two timeouts? And what retry strategy should you use? At this stage I have no idea. I have an idea that the WorkerRole would store metrics on its historical performance in its local storage, via ILocalResource.
I'm especially eager to experiment with Azure programming using VB's XML literals to send data and construct web-pages. I have to stress that I'm just at the start of learning about Azure. I might have misunderstood parts of Azure, and parts of Azure might still change. If you have any corrections, questions or comments, then please post!


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Scientists have observed a new rift in Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf that could soon lead to the calving of one of the biggest icebergs on record.
A secondary branch has split off from a 100-mile-long crack in the ice shelf that's been growing since 2010, researchers with the United Kingdom-based Project MIDAS announced this month. Project MIDAS tracks the effects of climate change on the Larsen C.
That new rift, which is about 6 miles long, has forked toward the ice-front, or the region where the shelf meets the ocean.
"As of May 1, 2017, we have observed a significant change in the rift on the Larsen C ice shelf," researchers with Project MIDAS wrote. "While the previous rift tip has not advanced, a new branch of the rift has been initiated [approximately] 10km behind the previous tip, heading towards the ice-front. This is the first significant change to the rift since February of this year."
The main crack drew attention earlier this year, when scientists said it had grown more than 10 miles over a few weeks in December and an additional 6 miles in the first three weeks of January. Adrian Luckman, the lead researcher behind the project, declared at the time that a calving would be "inevitable."
"When it calves, the Larsen C Ice Shelf will lose more than 10 percent of its area to leave the ice front at its most retreated position ever recorded; this event will fundamentally change the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula," he wrote in a blog post.
Scientists aren't exactly sure when the shelf will separate, Mashable notes. But Luckman said in January that he'd be "amazed" if it didn't break away in mere months, and rhetoric usually has a not-if-but-when tone.
Despite a lack in forward progress at the main rift, it has been steadily separating from the rest of the shelf by a few meters in width per day. The primary fork has currently reached an area of soft ice, called a suture zone, that has slowed its progress, according to the BBC.
Luckman told the outlet it's possible the new crack, which started branching about 6 miles behind the main fork, veered into a patch of more breakable ice as the shelf has slowly been wrenched apart.
"Because the rift tip was in this area of basically softer ice that is very difficult to fracture, then the stresses have been transferred elsewhere and something has given, i.e. it has fractured in some of the ice that is more vulnerable to breaking which happens to be about 10km further back than the current rift tip," Luckman said.
MIDAS has said that when the section of the Larsen C breaks off, the rest of the ice shelf will be much more vulnerable to melting and could very well mirror what happened at its sister shelf, the Larsen B. That area "splintered and collapsed" over the course of a month in 2002, NASA said, causing almost the entire shelf to disappear. The agency noted it had never witnessed such a large area ― 1,250 square miles ― disintegrate so quickly.


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Last month, Xpress photographer Jonathan Welch and I joined Hartwell Carson, RiverLink's French Broad RiverKeeper, on a canoe trip down the Swannanoa River. The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resource's 2008 "impaired streams" list includes an 11.5-mile stretch of that river — from Bull Creek to the French Broad River — due to "turbidity," which refers to the cloudiness caused by too much dirt in the water.
Paddling along the portion that runs alongside Swannanoa River Road, which winds underneath the bridges that connect to Circuit City and Wal-Mart, we saw a lot of junk: sports balls, shopping carts, fast-food trash, you name it. We also saw erosion along the banks, dirt islands in the middle of the waterway caused by sediment buildup over time, and many pipes that pump polluted storm-water runoff straight into the creek. (Granted, it's generally better to have water washing into the creek than flooding major traffic arteries. In most places, there's little to be done to filter the storm-water at this point, since so much has already been paved over.)
As we paddled past what seemed to be a temporary homeless encampment set up in a riverside patch of trees, two men laughed as they saw us go by. One hollered, "Can I hitch a ride to Tennessee?"
Despite the occasional feeling that we were floating through a watery wasteland (I mean, really, who throws their unwanted TV into the river?), there were some beautiful parts of it, too. At one point, we flushed out a blue heron, so close that we could hear its enormous wings flapping.
In this week's cover story, we examine the big problem of runoff and sediment in our local waterways. By clicking on the slideshow here, you can learn a little more. Travel with us down the Swannanoa, get a glimpse of Newfound Creek after a heavy rain, and take in the view from above — courtesy of SouthWings.
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Year established: 1995
Staffing: 5 full time, 1 part time.
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The Joy of Meditation is a 3 day Yoga retreat conducted to help relieve all the stress and anxiety from ones busy urban schedule. It takes you to a deeper level of introspection to cope up with the demanding city life and equips one with the tools to go face the challenges head on.
Experience a unbelieving Yoga experience with our experienced faculties and learn to stretch your muscles the right way. We welcome you to come and experience the Joy of Meditation in the pristine environment of Govardhan Eco Village, where Harmony with nature and one self is the mantra we practice.
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Republican Kyle Koehler derails Constitutional Carry
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Dejan Lukic has included material on Goli Otok in his dissertation. See Lukic 2007
- On Location
- » A Boat Ride
On Location
A Boat Ride
We leave behind Senj, the medieval coastal town on the north coast of Croatia from which we will drive south to the ferry that will take us to Goli Otok. Five of us are taking the trip, among us the Croatian anthropologist Dejan Lukic. Senj is a cosmopolitan town that has retained all the vestiges of its long history: thick town walls, tall clock tower, small winding streets, all of which congruously absorb the vacationers who are walking around in their bathing suits, eating ice-cream, and languishing in the afternoon sun.
We leave Senj behind and start driving south on a narrow, winding road that skirts the coast and takes us from thickly forested mountains with towering deciduous trees, to a Mediterranean landscape of pine and juniper. The sea to our right is strewn with small islands, most of them covered in pine forests, others completely bare, just rocks that jut into air. I have read countless accounts of Goli Otok that describe it as a bare rock that jutting up from the calm water of the Adriatic. I wonder whether we can see Goli Otok from the road this far north, and which of the islands it is. We still have to drive for over an hour to reach the island of Rab, where we will spend our nights.
We get to the juncture where we must leave the main road and drive down a smaller, equally winding one that will take us to the port at the town of Jablanac, from which the ferry to Rab will leave. The queue for the ferry is long, and while we are waiting, two handsome young men jump up, squeegees in hand, to clean our windshield. "Is it globalized aesthetics or globalized response to the economic meltdown?" we wonder, thinking of New York in the nineties. From up here, set in the cove of a fjord, we can see the village--tiny, compact, with buildings from the medieval, Renaissance, and imperial periods still intact, and a tall clock tower. It is early dusk, around 8:00 p.m. We slowly make our way to the ferry, which leaves as soon as we all embark. From the moving ferry I see Jablanac, nesting in its cove, surrounded by thick forest. When I turn my back on Jablanac and face west towards Rab, I am surprised by the sight. Rab appears as a rock jutting up from the water. Surely, the vegetation must be invisible because of the distance, I think. The ferry must have brought us straight to Goli Otok, whose descriptions fit this site much better because all photographs that I have seen of the island show a lush landscape with Roman, medieval, and Renaissance settlements. As the ferry approaches closer, it becomes clear that what we are going to be setting foot on is a rocky, barren place.
The port is ensconced in a small cove, from which a wide road winds upwards, though its direction and destination are not clear. The incline is not steep, the slope is gentle in its contours, but the landscape is one of the most barren I have ever seen. It looks like the detritus of a strip mine, since there are no large rocks or boulders, just pebbles and thin soil, the whole area swathed in a reddish color. We drive up the slope and from its high point we see a lowland plateau with sparse vegetation here and there, just low shrub. As we drive in towards the town, we witness a radical change in the landscape. The complete barrenness of the port slowly gives way to low vegetation which mounts until, at the outskirts of the town, we are in a deep pine forest. I remember I have read that Rab is a corruption of the ancient name Arba (meaning "forested"); it was given to the town because of the thick forests that surround it. All this, however, happens only on the western side of the island; the eastern side is nothing more than the bare rock we kept seeing from the main coastal road.
Along our way are tourist settlements. Here are the ubiquitous (along the Mediterranean coast) maisonettes, two-story single-family structures with red tiled roofs, large balconies, and a look of conformity about them. They are built in clusters, bowing to the post youth-culture widespread desire (by now transformed into need) to vacation by the seaside. Here are SUVs, loaded with boats and jet-skis, here are clusters of residences that give little sense of villages or neighborhoods. There are no central squares, no central market, only convenience stores here and there. If there is agricultural production or animal husbandry on the island, it is not in evidence.
Around nine o'clock in the evening we arrive at the town of Rab, which is magnificently beautiful. Lush and calm, it is built in a deep cove on the Adriatic that faces west. Continuously inhabited since antiquity, it was first mentioned by the Greek geographer Pseudo-Skylax in 360 BC. Under the Romans, it was the chosen place of Octavius Caesar, who built fortifications that are still visible. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the town came under the Byzantine Empire, then the Hungarian king, then the Venetians, then the Hapsburgs, before it became part of Yugoslavia after the First World War. The succession of so many different sovereignties, so many hegemonies, so many imperial projects has left layers of visible traces in the town, which, however, in its historic center, bears the unmistakable mark of Venice. We walk along the small harbor and see advertisements for boat rides to "nearby islands." We make inquiries about Goli Otok, but we get nothing definitive about transport to the island other than that there are boats going there both from Rab and from the small resort village of Lopar. We decide to go from Lopar, as it will be a shorter boat ride and will give us the opportunity to drive through the island. We retire early in order to make our way to the prison island in the morning.
The port town of Jablanac.
Approaching the port at Rab.
Approaching the port at Rab.
The mainland from the port of Rab.


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When my friends in London told me that summer is 30 degrees I was like "As if!" Last time I checked, summer in the UK only goes up to maximum 23 degrees or so. It's like someone telling you temperatures in Nairobi are -2 degrees. Quite unusual.
Anyway, I packed me some short skirts and shorts, neons, bright colours, crop tops and a whole lot of hype.So dumbo here stuffed my 2 suitcases with like 20 outfits and 5 pairs of shoes. A decision I regretted when coming back to Kenya when it came time to weighing my bags. Packing as if I wasn't going to buy any clothes. PShh…Don't over pack kids. Don't over pack. 😀
So this was one of the outfits I wore,galavanting out and about in London. I wouldn't be mad if you confused me for a pen highlighter. 😀
A neon crop top from New Look and Mesh panel mini from Mr.Price South Africa plus classic white converse is what I had planned for this day. This necklace of mine has seen a lot of the world. So far it's been to Spain, Portugal, France and England. This is one lucky necklace. 😀
My cousin and I did all the touristy stuff like a Bus tour and a river cruise. I still remember zooming past Harrods,Trafalgar Square and the Suit shop from the movie "Kingsman" without a care in the world!
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Ear correction - otoplasty: before and after photos
Ear correction: before and after photos: Photos of the results of plastic surgery for the ears - Cosmetic surgery - Aesthetic surgery for the ears: Before & After photos of ear correction - earlobe correction, ear pinning. These photo pages provide you with information about the results which can be achieved with cosmetic surgery for the ears: correction of prominent ears (bat ears) - ears which are too small or too big and correction of the earlobes.
Read more about the possibilities of surgery for the ears, the surgery itself or consult our pricelist.
Ear correction
Prominent Ears: Pinning
- Correction of prominent ears - Bat ears
- Ear Pinning: a procedure which does not involve removing any cartilage
Ear correction
- Ear Pinning: a small procedure which has important aesthetic results.
- No cartilage is removed.
- The outer part of the ear is fixed in place to achieve the desired shape.
- The treatment lasts about an hour.
Ear correction
Prominent ears + cartilage correction / removal:
- With bat ear correction an incision is made behind the ear in the crease between the outer part of the ear and the head.
- The surgeon then removes some cartilage to achieve the desired effect.
- The skin is remodelled over the new shape.
Plastic surgery for the ears
- Correction of prominent ears with cartilage correction.
- Correction of torn earlobes.
Plastic surgery for the ears
- Correction of prominent ears
- The procedure can be performed with a local anaesthetic or under intravenous sedation.
- We advise that the operation be performed from the age of 6 years.
Ear correction - otoplasty
- The shape and the position of the ear can be modified with surgery.
- The procedure takes between 1 and 2 hours and can be performed with a local anaeshetic.
Ear correction
- Prominent ears + cartilage correction / removal:
- With prominent ears (bat ears) a small incision is made behind the ear.
- The plastic surgeon can then correct the position and shape of the ear cartilage.
- The treatment can be performed with a local anaesthetic or under intravenous sedation.
- We advise intravenous sedation for young children.
Ear correction
- Correction of prominent ears with cartilage and skin removal takes between 1 and 2 hours.
Reviews from our patients about ear correction
Ear correctionI had my ears pinned back in May2019. I wanted to give them time to settle. I�m really happy. I should of done them 20 years ago. The staff were really good. Initially they looked unnatural and stuck to my head. But 4 months on the cartilage is softening and the ears are now in a more natural position I have a terrible phobia of needles and veins. They treated me really kindly and didn�t mind me being anxious. I have more confidence in my appearance now. They are still a bit sore but that�s my body and not the surgery. Thank you
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