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"Dr. Diana Lowenthal is an Attending in Pediatric Pulmonology, at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. She specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology, with special interests in Asthma, Chronic Cough, and Cystic Fibrosis." How was your experience with Dr. Lowenthal? Check the quality of care at hospitals where Dr. Lowenthal treats patients.
Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque commedia dell'arte5 House of Interludes4 Pierrette4 alter egos4 cabaret4 Sapunov, Nikolai Exclusive to Fulcrum1 Filtering by: Creator Sapunov, Nikolai Remove constraint Creator: Sapunov, Nikolai Section Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque Remove constraint Section: Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque Sort by First Appearance Costume design for the Dance Master, Columbine's Veil From Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque Nikolai Sapunov, costume design for Gigolo, the Dance Master, Columbine's Veil, based on the pantomime Pierrette's Veil by Arthur Schnitzler, music by Ernő Dohnányi, adapted by Doctor Dapertutto (Meyerhold), directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold, House of Interludes, Saint Petersburg (premiere: October 12, 1910). Paper, graphite pencil, watercolor, 30.8 × 22.2 cm. ГИК 5199/291, ОР 10883. Copyright © Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. Scene design for Pierrot's room, Columbine's Veil Nikolai Sapunov, scene design for acts 1 and 3, Pierrot's room, Columbine's Veil, based on the pantomime Pierrette's Veil by Arthur Schnitzler, music by Ernő Dohnányi, adapted by Doctor Dapertutto (Vsevolod Meyerhold), directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold, House of Interludes, Saint Petersburg (premiere: October 12, 1910). ГИК 17156, ОР 23223. Copyright © Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. Scene design for the wedding ball, Columbine's Veil From Chapter 1: Meyerhold-Dapertutto: Framing the Grotesque and Chapter 3: Peregrinus Tyss Meets Pipifax: Eisenstein, the Grotesque, and the Attraction Nikolai Sapunov, scene design for act 2 wedding ball, Columbine's Veil, based on the pantomime Pierrette's Veil by Arthur Schnitzler, music by Ernő Dohnányi, adapted by Doctor Dapertutto (Vsevolod Meyerhold), directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold, House of Interludes, Saint Petersburg (premiere: October 12, 1910). КП 176534. Copyright © A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Moscow. Costume design for the Kapellmeister/Pianist, Columbine's Veil Nikolai Sapunov, costume design for the Kapellmeister/Pianist in Columbine's Veil, based on the pantomime Pierrette's Veil by Arthur Schnitzler, music by Ernő Dohnányi, adapted by Doctor Dapertutto (Vsevolod Meyerhold), directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold, House of Interludes, Saint Petersburg (premiere: October 12, 1910). Paper, graphite pencil, watercolor, 32.2 × 22.7 cm. ГИК 5199/290, ОР 10882. Copyright © Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music. Costume design for Turandot, Princess Turandot (Sapunov) Nikolai Sapunov, costume design for Princess Turandot in Princess Turandot, by Carlo Gozzi, adapted by Friedrich Schiller, directed by Fedor Komissarzhevsky, Nezlobin Theatre, Moscow (premiere: October 23, 1912). КП 189959. Copyright © A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Moscow.
Joseph Ripa graduated from Camden High School in 1957 and studied Labor Relations and Real Estate Sales at Rutgers University. Joe and Esther, his wife of over 54 years, raised two daughters, Kelly and Linda, and are the proud grandparents of Michael, Sergio, Lola Grace, Joaquin, Gianna Maria and Gigli. Joe was born and raised in Camden City and has been a lifelong resident of Camden County. He and Essie raised their daughters in Berlin Borough where they were long time residents. Today they live in nearby Voorhees Township. After serving our country in the U.S. Army, he began a long career in public transportation. In 1983, Joe was elected Vice President of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 880. By 1991, Joe was elected President and Business Agent. Joe served as Vice President of Central Labor Council of Camden and Gloucester Counties, on the Board of Directors of the Union Organization for Social Services, and as Chairman of the South Jersey Labor Council. Joe was also Treasurer and Manager of Peoples Transport Federal Credit Union. Joe also served as a Trustee for Camden County College, as a Member of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, as a Commissioner of the South Jersey Transportation Authority, a volunteer for the United Way and as a Meal Captain at the Cathedral Kitchen (Soup Kitchen) in Camden. Joe was elected and served as a Camden County Freeholder from January 2004 to June 2009 and was then appointed to serve as County Clerk in June 2009. He was elected to a full term as County Clerk in 2009, re-elected in 2014 and is proudly continuing his fight for the working families of Camden County. As Freeholder, Joe helped streamline county government to do more with less. As County Clerk, Joe has been focused on updating and modernizing the Clerk's Office paying special attention to the energy efficiency and productivity of the staff and technology in use within the office. He also remains focused on encouraging active voter participation through the Camden County Vote By Mail Program. Click here to visit the Camden County County Clerk's Office web page.
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00:06 Flash-Turbine hits White Horse with a Fusion Cannon. White Horse is injured (57% power remaining). 00:09 Zergling misses White Horse with a Dual-Bladed Lightsaber. 00:12 Transistors hits Flashkick with a Reaver-Slaughter Shotgun. Flashkick is slightly damaged (86% power remaining). 00:19 Kaiju transforms into a Mega Land Animal and rams Flashkick. Flashkick is injured (56% power remaining). 00:24 Flash-Turbine hits White Horse with a Fusion Cannon. White Horse is severely injured (19% power remaining). 00:31 White Horse hits Transistors with a Solar Blunderbuss. Transistors is slightly damaged (86% power remaining). 00:36 Zergling hits Flashkick with a Dual-Bladed Lightsaber. Flashkick is damaged (48% power remaining). 00:41 Flashkick transforms into a Strong Land Animal and strafes Kaiju. Flashkick strafes Zergling. Flashkick strafes Kaiju. Flashkick strafes Flash-Turbine. Flashkick strafes Flash-Turbine. Flashkick strafes Zergling. Flashkick strafes Transistors. Kaiju is slightly damaged (90% power remaining). Zergling is slightly damaged (93% power remaining). Kaiju is slightly damaged (86% power remaining). Flash-Turbine is slightly damaged (91% power remaining). Flash-Turbine is slightly damaged (83% power remaining). Zergling is slightly damaged (88% power remaining). Transistors is slightly damaged (78% power remaining). 00:50 Transistors hits White Horse with a Reaver-Slaughter Shotgun. White Horse is severely damaged (6% power remaining). 01:00 Kaiju transforms into a Mega Land Animal and rams White Horse. White Horse has gone into stasis lock! 01:03 Zergling transforms into a Dangerous Land Animal and rams Flashkick. Flashkick is severely injured (12% power remaining). 01:13 Flashkick transforms into a Strong Land Animal and rams Flash-Turbine. Flash-Turbine is injured (60% power remaining). 01:16 Transistors transforms into a Construction Vehicle and rams Flashkick. Flashkick has gone into stasis lock!
A pair of huge, juicy, ripe bassy beasts here. The original mixes are still doing damage on international dancefloors and now it's the time for the remixes. Bare smashes 'Lockdown' with another drumstep megabass monster, and J.Rabbit comes with a full-on dubstep remix of the mighty 'up in the club'. Terravita are going on tour with Steve Aoki & Datsik in January through North America. Their last Ep release was the overall #4 release on Beatport. They just remixed Datsik & Bare "King Kong" for SubHuman, Zedd "Stars Come Out" for Dim Mak, Steve Aoki ft. Lil Jon & Chiddy Bang "Emergency" and Yeawolf "Daddy's Lambo". In other words, this one is BIG.
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The State Under the Sheets 31 Aug 2013 The State Under the Sheets Posted at 18:40h in Gender and Sexuality 0 Comments By Mark Penninga (www.ARPACanada.ca): "There's no place for the State in the bedrooms of the nation" Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau quipped upon introducing legislation in 1967. His omnibus bill would decriminalize homosexual acts done in private, and make a swath of other revolutionary Criminal Code changes. Not quite so well known are the words he uttered next: "when it becomes public this is a different matter, or when it relates to minors this is a different matter." Fast forward 46 years and we find today a State that has never been so interested in and engrossed by the bedrooms of the nation. Political parties, government officials, and civil servants of all stripes are tripping over each other in their zeal to align themselves with those who identify themselves by not being heterosexual. The political fascination with all things LGBTQ reaches a feverish pitch every summer as politicians march down Canadian streets alongside scantily clad activists (if clad at all). The mainstream media is sure to capture every angle. Viewers are treated to the smiling faces of the likes of Mr. Thomas Mulcair surrounded by his orange team, with signs that brag the NDP is "erecting a better Canada." Not to be outdone, the city of Vancouver said it was well worth the $25,000 cost to taxpayers to paint a permanent rainbow crosswalk for Pride week. Imagine the fury if the state paid to paint a crosswalk praising heterosexuality. The human rights commission would be on hand passing out complaint forms. And lest anyone think that the Conservatives are an exception, they have gone out of their way to clear up any misunderstandings. When funding for social programs was cut, pride parades and film festivals apparently were not touched. And Cabinet ministers have ensured that the international community knows that Canada is the place to go for homosexuals who may want a change of scenery. The State is also using the strong arm of the law to ensure that every citizen has a similar fascination with alternative sexual lifestyles. Of course this is carefully disguised under the banner of "combating homophobia and bullying." Ontario's Bill 13, pushed through the Legislature earlier this year, requires even Roman Catholic schools to institute LGBTQ2SI clubs. BC has led the way by letting sex activists revamp the entire K-12 curriculum to promote alternative sexual lifestyles. The Corren Agreement was made in secret, was legally binding, and allowed the activists to hand pick their own "experts" to propose changes. And lest any parents should want to remove their children from controversial subject matter, the BC government also tightened up the rules, ensuring that parents can't simply pull their children from most classes. After all, as the activist behind these policy changes quipped, if children can be removed, what's the point of making these changes? The state is driving a wedge between parents and children by insisting that it is the authority on sexuality. Thanks to the interference of the State, simply making a public statement that sexuality ought to have boundaries, and these boundaries will be restrictive, is seen as one step from hatred. "Thou shall not commit adultery" has been replaced by "though shall not espouse heterosexual monogamy." Have we considered the consequences of these revolutionary changes? Russia, a thoroughly secular State, has blazed the social-liberal trail ahead of Canada. Perhaps we should pause and contemplate when we now see some radical changes to that nation's policies on abortion and homosexuality. Facing an imminent demographic implosion, the Russian government has swiftly enacted measures to try and stop the demographic decline. They introduced the first restrictions on abortion in almost 50 years by banning abortion after 12 weeks gestation. And most Canadians are now well aware of Russia's recent stand against the promotion of homosexuality. When the smoke clears, how long will it take for the rest of the Western world to understand that a nation that undermines reproduction and the family is a nation that is chopping its own roots from beneath itself? Back at home, Statistics Canada informed us in July that our fertility rate has dropped once more – to 1.61 children per woman. That is far below the 2.1 replacement level. Compare that to well over 6 at Confederation and 3.8 in 1960. This is a revolution. A nation that celebrates sexuality premised on autonomy and pleasure rather than commitment and fertility simply can't sustain itself. It will implode. What happens in the bedrooms of the nation matters. The State that undermines marriage and the family and drives a wedge between parents and children does so at its own peril. NB: Should vaccines be mandatory? Have your say! Fundraising Dinner – ON Alberta NDP to add gender identity ideology into child and family services Press release: Ontario curriculum update increases parental involvement and that's a good thing Treating peaceful pro-life persuasion as hate speech
As one of the most historically significant buildings in Chicago, The Rookery is a unique enclave for businesses that value a prestigious presence. An icon in the center of Chicago's downtown Financial District, The Rookery seamlessly combines the flair of an era gone by with state-of-the-art building systems and technology. Designated a Chicago Landmark in 1972 after being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, The Rookery is universally considered an architectural masterpiece. Designed by famous architectural partners Burnham and Root, the picturesque Rookery was originally completed in 1888. Adding to its impressive stature, Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the stunning two-story, sky lit lobby in 1905. Meticulously renovated and maintained, The Rookery stands as one of the most highly recognized addresses in all of Chicago. Located in the heart of downtown Chicago's financial district, The Rookery was built to be a prestigious business environment. The building has an unrivaled history and has proven, throughout generations, to be a place of bold progress and great success. Find your home at The Rookery. Every office has access to natural light, high ceilings, upgraded common areas and restrooms and a modern bike/runners' room with showers that add convenience. The Rookery is a modern sustainable LEED Gold office building. Celebrate your special occasion amidst the gallantry of The Rookery. You and your guests will be delighted by the timeless beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterful designs within the building's Light Court. The ambiance at The Rookery cannot be matched.
Audubon Zoo's African Painted Dog Pups Ace First Health Check-Up PUPDATE: Watch Their First Medical Exam! Audubon Zoo's 10 newborn African painted dogs had their first doctor's visit on Thursday, November 10, and the pups passed with flying colors. Painted Dog Pup Health Check-Up The 10 new painted dog pups got their first medical examination. The hour-long medical exam inside their habitat revealed for the first time the gender breakdown of the litter: five females and five males. The birth of the pups - a first for Audubon Zoo - is a significant development for the highly endangered species. Under the supervision of Audubon senior veterinarian Dr. Bob MacLean, the pups received vaccinations along with eye, ear and heart exams. The dogs were weighed and photographed from multiple angles to assist animal care staff with visual identification. "They were fantastic. Every one looked really good. We didn't pick up any abnormalities and there was nothing we were concerned about.'' Dr. Bob MacLean, Audubon Nature Institute Senior Veterinarian Click Here to Download Video File of Pups Exploring Outdoor Habitat The vets also inserted transponder microchips under the skin of the neck between the shoulders of each dog - identical to the procedure used for domestic pets. The chips can be scanned whenever the animal is in hand to determine its identity. This is especially important when a dog moves on to another zoo to join or develop packs as they would in the wild. The pups, born on September 11 and released into their Audubon Zoo habitat on October 31, will get two more sets of vaccinations over the next two months. Now that the sex of each dog has been determined, Zoo staff will be naming them in the near future. The newborns are the offspring of first-time parents: Sienna, 4, and Pax, 9. Only a handful of accredited members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has bred painted dogs, one of the most endangered carnivores on the African continent. Audubon Zoo's accomplishment is important not only for the preservation of the species but also for efforts to raise public awareness about the plight of painted dogs in the wild and to garner support for conservation. Click here to read more about painted dog conservation. Latest News about Audubon Zoo's African Painted Dog Pups: Endangered African Painted Dog Pups Born at Audubon Zoo African Painted Dog Pups Explore Outdoor Habitat for the First Time at Audubon Zoo Audubon Nature Institute operates a family of museums, parks and research facilities dedicated to celebrating the wonders of nature. Through innovative live animal exhibits, education programs, and scientific discovery, Audubon makes a meaningful contribution to preserving wildlife for the future. Audubon Nature Institute flagships include Audubon Park, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, Entergy Giant Screen Theater, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, Woldenberg Riverfront Park and Audubon Wilderness Park. Ron Forman is President and CEO of Audubon Nature Institute. Download B-roll Click below to download video files of pup milestones. View Download MP4 of Painted Dog Birth B-roll Download MP4 of Painted Dog Birth B-roll View Download MP4 of Painted Dog Pups Explore Habitat for First Time B-Roll Download MP4 of Painted Dog Pups Explore Habitat for First Time B-Roll Adopt a Pup! Adopt an African painted dog pup and support all the animals in Audubon's care: A symbolic animal adoption helps care for the more than 15,000 animals (including mammals, fish, birds, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and insects) in Audubon's care. Because of the public's generosity, Audubon's animals enjoy the highest quality care, world-class exhibits and stimulating enrichment activities. Adoptions are symbolic. All adoptable animals may have many adoptive parents and all adopt animals must remain in their Audubon homes. Adopt an Animal packages include domestic shipping only. Please call for international shipping rates. Adopt An Animal benefits include: Personalized certificate of adoption Color photo and fun facts about the adopted wild child CLICK HERE TO ADOPT Download African Painted Dog Facts africanpainteddogfacts.pdf
Disney Confirms Standalone Star Wars Films; May Be Released Between New Core Episodes Posted on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 by Russ Fischer Last night word broke that LucasFilm and Disney are planning to build the first standalone Star Wars film around Yoda. That rumor was the latest piece in a puzzle that also included tidbits about screenwriter Simon Kinberg and Lawrence Kasdan writing standalone films for George Lucas's universe, and big plans on Disney's part to exploit the Star Wars property on a regular basis going forward. Now Disney CEO Bob Iger, in a television appearance, has confirmed plans for standalone films and that Kinberg and Kasdan are, indeed, writing films that won't be labeled as primary Star Wars episodes. (Michael Arndt is writing Episode VII for J.J. Abrams to direct.) Iger does not confirm any characters, despite being asked specifically to do so, saying "I'm going to leave it to Kathy and the LucasFilm team" to reveal details when they're ready. He does say that Abrams is acting as consultant on the standalone pictures, and highlights Kasdan's history, too. Read his quote and see video of the appearance below. Iger said: I can confirm to you today that in fact we are working on a few standalone films, Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films derived from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga. We still plan to make Star Wars 7, 8, and 9 roughly over a six-year period of time, starting in 2015. But there are going to be a few other films released in that period, too. So, no Yoda confirmation. But again, with Kasdan, who wrote Yoda's first film appearance, confirmed as writer of one of these "extra" films, the character seems like a safe bet. Star Wars Bits: Kylo Ren's Repaired Helmet, Ewoks vs The Empire, Rise of Skywalker Predictions & More Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Tips & Tricks – Little Known Secrets and References Revealed Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Opening Dates and New Poster Revealed 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Reveals New Sith Trooper /Featured Stories Sidebar, /Tweeted, Disney/Pixar, Sci-Fi, Sequels, Bob Iger, Lawrence-Kasdan, Simon-Kinberg, Star-Wars, Yoda
These snowman holiday bubble is a perfect treat to fill you Christmas stocking or to use for Christmas party favors. Each container has a roll of bubble gum similar to bubble tape. Each pack of snowman Christmas gum has 6 plastic containers. We also have santa bubble gum, Christmas tree bubble gum and santa's coal gum for all those bubble gum lovers.
Scenario Planning is a way to investigate and prepare for several alternative futures. This type of planning contemplates a number of different boundary conditions and projects how the organization will perform under those conditions. Contingency Planning addresses how abrupt changes or disruptions might affect an organization and looks at strategies to respond. Scenario and contingency planning are specialized forms of planning that take a panoramic view of life instead of simply looking straight ahead. These approaches seek to anticipate and possibly defuse problems before they even arise.
Carriera Militò per 11 stagioni nel Kickers Stoccarda, dal 1983 al 1984. Nelle stagioni 1988-1989 e 1991-1992 giocò in Bundesliga, collezionando in totale 62 presenze e 8 gol. In totale, in tutte le competizioni, vestì per 340 volte la maglia del Kickers Stoccarda, segnando 71 reti. Diventò il terzo giocatore per presenze e reti nella storia del club. Venendo eletto "giocatore dell'anno" dai tifosi nel 1988 e 1994. Ebbe anche esperienze in squadre di Verbandsliga e Oberliga, fino al ritiro avvenuto nel 1998. Dopo il ritiro, entrò a far parte della dirigenza del club di Stoccarda. Allenò la squadra filiale del Kicker Stoccarda II, e nel 1999 guidò la prima squadra, come "traghettatore". Note Collegamenti esterni Profilo su kickersarchiv.de Profilo su transfermarkt
A spacious modern premier deluxe double room with King size bed. (which can accommodate an extra bed) with a balcony looking out onto Park Fell. It has a particularly sunny aspect and wonderful views from the French windows. A must for that romantic break! It has a slated porch area suitable for dogs.
The videos are a samples of the work Lou Rera has writen, produced and directed. The book trailer for SIGN was written and produced by Lou Rera and directed by Joe Blodgett. The short film, Maxed Out was written and driected by Jeffrey Hirschberg and co-produced by Lou Rera. Lou served as Line Producer for Maxed Out. The Carnaval Barker was a film news promo produced by Lou Rera and James Gillan, Directed by Michael Matthews.
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In this section we introduce you to all the important bits about membership. Reading information on a screen is good but we want to go way beyond this. Dragon Claw is very much a visual site and to this end many topics are linked to sets of videos. Soon we will include audio pod services as well.
The year is 1895 and Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond (Sid James - Carry on Doctor) is in charge of the British outpost near the Khyber pass. Guarded by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, it has remained impenetrable. But the Khasi of Kalabar (Kenneth Williams - Carry on Follow that Camel) wants all of the British dead, except his troop's fear the "skirted-devils" as Third Foot and Mouth regiment are known as they are rumoured not to wear anything under their kilts. That is until Pte. James Widdle (Charles Hawtrey - Carry on Spying) is caught with his pants on. In a way "Carry On Up the Khyber" is one of the better "Carry On" movies as the whole thing revolves around a story not so much derived from the history books but using a historical period as its source. As such we have a story about a feared British regiment coming under attack from revolting Burpas and an Indian ruler just as Queen Victoria's Imperial rule is floundering. But the strange thing is that whilst "Carry On Up the Khyber" is one of the stronger movies in the fluctuating franchise and features a variety of gags and fun performances it is also one of my least favourite because it almost feels too strong to be a "Carry On" movie. Daft I know but the utter stupidity of "Carry On" movies seems to have been replaced with the cast actually working to deliver the humour rather than letting the stupidity flow naturally. So as already mentioned "Carry On Up the Khyber" takes its lead from the history books with a fictitious storyline about the feared Third Foot and Mouth Regiment protecting the Khyber Pass, a Khyber Pass which unsurprisingly looks a lot like Snowdonia. Anyway for a "Carry On" movie the storyline to "Carry On Up the Khyber" is actually one of the most solid as we have this feared regiment coming under attack when the local Burpas discover that the men actually do wear pants under their kilts. And what follows on from there is the story of how the Burpas attempt to take control from the English, whilst the English try to stop them. The thing is that whilst there isn't really much of a storyline, there is more than in your average "Carry On" movie and most of the humour is built around the storyline rather than the other way around. Talking of the humour well as you would expect "Carry On Up the Khyber" has a steady flow of sexual innuendo streaming through it especially with the constant reference to having Tiffin, an initially humorous pseudonym for getting your leg over. But it is also varied with a mix of clever one liners and slapstick and in many ways serves up the sort of simple humour which made the "Carry On" movies so much fun. The only negative is that it becomes repetitive with jokes being used over and over again from the references to having Tiffin through to the constant references to the men of the Third Foot and Mouth regiment not wearing anything under their kilts. But getting through all the repetitive humour is worth it for an outrageously daft ending as the British enjoy a civilized meal, ignoring the fact that their home is crumbling around them as the Burpas attack outside. As was often the case with "Carry On" movies or at least those from the second half of the 60s onwards is that Sid James is central to everything as Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond. Whilst Sid James serves up plenty of dirty cackles he actually seems very at home at playing the aristocrat in India and works brilliantly well with Joan Sims who plays his buxom wife. And along with Sid James and Joan Sims there are plenty of other "Carry On" regulars such as Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey and Bernard Bresslaw. But it is the guest appearance from Roy Castle as Captain Keene which delivers the most laughs because in all honesty he seems out of place as he actually tries to create a character. It makes his performance fun and amusing especially as there is a touch of nervousness about it whether it was intentional or not. What this all boils down to is that "Carry On Up the Khyber" is one of the more solid of the "Carry On" movies with the humour revolving around the storyline than the other way around. But whilst there is a good variety of jokes and some entertaining performances it almost feels like it's trying to hard and the stupidity which made the "Carry On" movies so much fun is sort of lacking.
How Do You Set the Clock on a Pioneer Car Stereo? Turn on your car ignition. Turn your car stereo "OFF". Press and hold the "MULTI-CONTROL" button (looks like a round dial) for a few seconds until the display pop up. Rotate the "MULTI-CONTROL" button until it says "CLOCK." If you have an older model without a "MULTI-CONTROL" button, press and hold the "FUNCTION" or "AUDIO" button until the display pops up, then immediately release the button. Press the "FUNCTION" or "AUDIO" button again until the display reads "CLOCK." Push the "MULTI-CONTROL" button upward and downward to adjust the hours and minutes. For older models, first press the "UP" and "DOWN" buttons to adjust the hours. Use the "LEFT" and "RIGHT" arrows to move to the minutes, then press the "UP" and "DOWN" buttons to adjust the minutes. Press the "ESCAPE" or "SOURCE" button to exit. If none of the steps above apply to your car stereo, you probably have a much older model. If this is the case, make sure the car ignition is on and the stereo is "OFF." While pressing and holding down the "CLOCK" button, press the "NUMBER 1" FM preset button to set the hour. Then, while pressing and holding down the "CLOCK" button, press the "NUMBER 2" FM preset button to set the minutes. Once the time is set, release the buttons.
It's that time of year again! The time where you really have to put on a show to wow your partner and show them how much you care with tokens of your affection. This always seemed a bit silly to me since I believe that you should show your partner just how much you care EVERY SINGLE DAY, and not just on Valentine's Day, but what do I know. With that being said, we are all hoping to have our tokens of affection reciprocated with some good loving, so let's increase those odds through food. There is almost nothing sexier than a man in the kitchen, especially if he cleans up after himself in the process. Therefore, cooking for your mate is already a turn on! But if you really want to heat up the kitchen, adding foods that have aphrodisiac qualities will take it up a notch. Turkey, Pork Loin, Peanuts, Pumpkin Seeds, Chicken, Soybeans, Spirulina, Cheese, Milk, Garbanzo Beans, Yogurt, Lentils, Quinoa, Avocado. Pork, Legumes, Mushrooms, Eggs, Fish, Liver, Chicken, Spinach, Avocado, Broccoli, Banana, Whole Grains, Berries, Dark Leafy Veggies, Garbanzo Beans. Eggs, Almonds, Nuts, Legumes, Whole Grains, Milk, Pork, Chicken, Fish, Avocado, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cheese, Mushrooms, Spinach, Potatoes. The simple science here is that if you increase the amount of these amino acids, vitamins and minerals, then you increase your libido. Done and done! Now that you know the "how" we can move on to the what. Basically, the following 5 foods are the best choices to increase libido due to the fact that they contain a good combination of the aforementioned. Of course, you can add in some of the other foods mentioned next to each amino acid, mineral and vitamin to boost the aphrodisiac power. Hell, go ahead and try to create a meal using only those foods and see what happens. I would love to know! These lovely green fruits contain L-Arginine, Vitamin B and Biotin. Plus they are contain Omega-3 Fatty Acids, which are great for your overall health. Just make sure that you know how to pick out a perfectly ripe avocado, or ripen it on the counter or in a paper bag, otherwise it won't have much flavor and will dull the meal. This has been a widely known aphrodisiac for many moons now, and it's no wonder with the amount of L-citrulline and zinc that it contains. Almost all (I am not one of them) women love some good chocolate. Just make sure that it is dark chocolate to reap all of the aphrodisiac and health benefits. Anywhere from 60% – 85% dark chocolate is the best range to search for when looking for dark chocolate. Sometimes called" Chickpeas" instead, it is really the same rose with a different name. I love these little guys just for the amount of protein and fiber that they pack. But when you look at the fact that they contain L-citrulline, L-arginine, Zinc and Vitamin B, you just can't go wrong with these guys! This lovely, juicy red melon has the highest level of L-citrulline (about 250 mg per cup), which is a precursor to creating L-arginine in your body. Therefore, no matter what you decide to cook, finding a way to add this into one of the courses won't steer you wrong. Also known as "Pepitas," I just love how much punch these little guys punch. They not only have a deliciously meaty flavor but they are ridiculously high in L-arginine and contain a significant amount of zinc. They have been known as one of the world's healthiest foods, so why wouldn't you want to add this into your culinary repertoire? Now that you are armed with the culinary aphrodisiacs, it is time to get creative and come up with something special for your significant other. If you need a couple of ideas that are quick, easy, delicious, and budget friendly then check out two of the best holiday treats. Just remember that it is the thought that counts and creativity goes miles, along with cleaning up after yourself! I would love to hear which foods you decided to try and the results of your Valentine's Day culinary experiment. What did you try, did you both like it and what was the result?
Twelve 11" platinum dipped roses. These real roses are preserved and dipped in platinum. Add personalized heart tags to hang from the roses for a custom touch. She (or he) will love the unique gift of everlasting platinum roses for an anniversary, birthday, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day or for any other occasion.
A view from inside Apple's first South Korea retail store. Apple has hit back at claims that it is abusing its power in South Korea by forcing mobile carriers to pay the cost of advertising its devices. The company said that its actions were fully justified, and that selling the iPhone in South Korea wasn't just advantaging Apple, but also to local mobile carriers. The criticisms of Apple surfaced last year. There were two main accusations. The first is that Apple makes telecom companies follow its own guidelines for adverts, but refuses to share costs. It also supposedly obligates telecom operators to pay for repair costs and display stand installation costs, in addition to ordering a certain amount of products to sell in the country. "During the second round of deliberation, held last week, Apple claimed that its actions were justifiable, claiming the company does have an advantage over local mobile carriers in terms of negotiation, and that it does not have any real power it can exert. The country's FTC, however, seems to disagree. It says that Apple has a clear advantage over local mobile carriers. Another deliberation on the issue will be held February 20, with a more detailed discussion taking place. Apple could be fined 2 percent of "related revenues." Worse, this could also open up similar probes in other countries. Whether this counts as a spurious charge is something we'll no doubt see play out — depending on whether other countries follow Korea's lead.
One thing I'm always saying is that there are just three ways to grow your business. The first one is, get more customers. The second one is, get them to spend more and the final one is, get them to come back more often. This blog is about the final one, getting your customers / clients to come back more often. This is why this blog is about relationship marketing and the benefits that relationship marketing brings over transactional based marketing. While all marketing focuses on gaining customers and increasing profits, relationship marketing and transactional marketing take different views of the role of the customer / client. The transactional approach views the client solely as a vehicle for sales, while relationship marketing establishes a relationship with the person behind the sale. Transactional marketing is focused on a single objective, and that is making a sale. Transactional marketing tactics include advertising and promotions exclusively geared towards immediate sales. The sale is a one time event. This is transactional marketing. The transactional marketing approach seeks to make the largest number of sales possible. An example of transactional marketing is a sales pitch on QVC. The clock is ticking, and the goal is to sell as many of the featured item as possible. The product manufacturers do not take the time to build relationships. Rather, they use incentives, discounts and buzzwords to make as many sales as they can during a short period. Relationship marketing has broader, longer-term goals than transactional marketing. Relationship marketing focuses on developing long-lasting relationships with clients to secure sales well into the future i.e getting them to come back time and time again. Relationships as a focus of a marketing strategy aids in the understanding of consumer needs and wants, which is useful to implement profitable exchanges. Knowledge and application of relationship marketing helps in achieving customer satisfaction, customer retention, and customer acquisition. For relationship marketing to be most effective, it must infiltrate every level of contact with a current or potential customer, from the sales staff to point-of-sale displays to customer service representatives. Some relationship marketing strategies including branding, customer service training, community and media relations, social media, newsletters, blogs, referral programs and frequent buyer incentives. These marketing efforts are investments in the promise of long-term sales. Understanding the long term value (LTV) of a customer /client relationship to your business is extremely powerful. Let's say that you know that through your relationship based approach a client stays with you on average 2 years and in that time they spend £2400 (£100 per month) and your net profit on that spend is £1000. Knowing this you would happily spend £100 or more to acquire that customer. However if you have a transactional based approach you would never look at spending £100 to acquire £100 (i.e. 1 transaction). Thus the business owner who's using a relationship based approach can easily out market another using a transactional approach. Introduce a loyalty scheme for regular clients/ customers. Customers love being rewarded for their loyalty, whether through exclusive offers or gaining access to the VIP area behind the digital velvet rope. Communicate on a regular basis, and not just about getting them to buy, Something of interest. A newsletter that covers things that your customers are interested in for example. Get personal. You need to see your customers as people not data points. You need to find a way to be personal with them and connect on a human level. Customization matters. An enormous benefit of getting to know your customers as individuals is being able to provide them personalised experiences. Bespoke service are in. People want products that seem original and cater to individual wants and needs.That's why Converse and Nike provide customers with the ability to build their own shoes, including deciding the colors and patterns. Car manufacturers such as BMW let buyers craft their own driving machines. Hopefully this blog has given you a few ideas to think about. Let's start getting personal and building those relationships that will lead to a more successful business.
from neutron.api.v2 import attributes def convert_to_boolean_if_not_none(data): if data is not None: return attributes.convert_to_boolean(data) return data DISTRIBUTED = 'distributed' EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTES_2_0 = { 'routers': { DISTRIBUTED: {'allow_post': True, 'allow_put': False, 'convert_to': convert_to_boolean_if_not_none, 'default': attributes.ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED, 'is_visible': True}, } } class Distributedrouter(object): """Extension class supporting distributed router.""" @classmethod def get_name(cls): return "Distributed Router" @classmethod def get_alias(cls): return "dist-router" @classmethod def get_description(cls): return "Enables configuration of NSX Distributed routers" @classmethod def get_namespace(cls): return "http://docs.openstack.org/ext/dist-router/api/v1.0" @classmethod def get_updated(cls): return "2013-08-1T10:00:00-00:00" def get_required_extensions(self): return ["router"] @classmethod def get_resources(cls): """Returns Ext Resources.""" return [] def get_extended_resources(self, version): if version == "2.0": return EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTES_2_0 else: return {}
Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 18.563787, 73.915443. Euthenia Software is a successful young company operating on the fields of IT, consulting, business management, project managements, etc. The company makes great importance too individual approach to every client and providing them with the highest quality services. Everyone who needs to improve own business, find effective innovative business management solutions, looks for ways to expand their business or receive any kind of business support are welcomed to use our expertise and creativity. The latitude of Euthenai Software Pvt. Ltd, Viman Nagar Pune, Maharashtra, India is 18.563787, and the longitude is 73.915443. Euthenai Software Pvt. Ltd, Viman Nagar Pune, Maharashtra, India is located at India country in the Companies place category with the gps coordinates of 18° 33' 49.6332'' N and 73° 54' 55.5948'' E. Euthenai Software Pvt. Ltd, Viman Nagar Pune, Maharashtra, India elevation is 576 meters height, that is equal to 1,890 feet. Coordinates of Euthenai Software Pvt. Ltd, Viman Nagar Pune, Maharashtra, India is given above in both decimal degrees and DMS (degrees, minutes and seconds) format. The country code given is in the ISO2 format.
Eurostar celebrates it's 20th anniversary on 14 November. Since the international railway line first made it's maiden voyage from Waterloo International in 1994, the service has carried more than 145 million passengers from the UK to mainland to mainland Europe, and vice versa. Here is a compilation of fascinating facts and figures about Eurostar.
Anime/MangaToriko Sweet Decadence! By: Ms.Dawdler (fem!Komatsu POV) A "what-if" retelling of the series where Komatsu is a female. One day an aspiring chef met a lone blue haired man. He gave her hope and relit a dying passion she held deep within her heart. She soon embarked on many adventures with him and quickly realized that the world was incredibly beautiful but also painfully cruel. Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance/Drama - Toriko, Komatsu, Heavenly Kings - Chapters: 6 - Words: 51,607 - Reviews: 50 - Favs: 104 - Follows: 105 - Updated: 1/11/2020 - Published: 3/13/2018 - id: 12868077 1. Enter Toriko, The Gourmet Hunter!2. The Galala Crocodile!3. The Deadly Troll Kongs4. The Rainbow Fruit5. Enter Coco, the Gentlemen of the Kings6. The Puffer Fish Whale A/N: I know there are a bunch of fanfictions of female Komatsu, and honestly this idea has been rolling in my head for a while. It will follow the manga pretty closely (kinda?). I know the fandom seems a little dead so I don't expect a lot of readerships. But if you do read it, please drop a review! I appreciate any criticisms and feedback! P.S Apologies for the poor grammar, English isn't my first language. Chapter 1: Enter Toriko, the Gourmet Hunter! Someone once said... That there were beasts with marbled meat that melted on your tongue. That there were tender and densely packed lobsters and king crab meats that grow on trees all year round. That there was a fountain from which amber-colored brandy gushes out endlessly... People are enchanted by unknown delicacy! This is the gourmet age; the age of seeking out unknown tastes! Delicate plates and glasswares clinked together into a sweet melody. Komatsu observed Hotel Gourmet's customers chewing vigorously while humming in pleasure. A sigh of satisfaction bubbled up from her. Part of the reason why she loved cooking was so that she could see the look of happiness on her customers' face as they enjoy the meals she cooked for them. "Oh! Chef!" A man wearing a monocle called out. "Ah! Yes?" She quickly scrambled to the man's table. There was a pudgy woman, with red hair pinned up in a large bun sitting across from the man. "Are you the Head Chef?" The pudgy woman asked. "Y-yes, I hope you're enjoying today's special." Komatsu smiled nervously, hoping the answer would be nothing but positive. "It's absolutely fantastic! We've been coming to this restaurant for the past four years now, and we have never been disappointed! Compliments to the chef." The man smiled while the woman nodded along. Komatsu felt a flush of heat tingling her cheeks, "Th-thank you!" she bowed in a 90-degree angle; her lips stretching into a wide grin. "Ah, we are so happy you enjoyed the food." A new voice spoke out. Komatsu turned to see her General Manager, Smith. "Manager?" "Komatsu, you're needed upstairs in the boardroom," Smith said in a hushed tone before smiling back to the couple. "Oh, okay." Komatsu said before she turned back to the sweet couple, "please enjoy the rest of your food, the dessert today is the triple vanilla cake made from the Vani-pods off the east coast." She could see the couple's eyes shining brightly at the mention of today's dessert. She chuckled before bowing once more and leaving the dining hall with Smith. "Manager, you're sweating." Komatsu pointed at the beads of sweat forming on Smith's temple. "Oh shush! The IGO director wants to see us. And you know how crazy that man is with his full head of hair!" Smith snapped irritatingly. Komatsu laughed sheepishly as she knew her manager had always been a bit too self-conscious with his inevitable balding. They finally entered one of their many boardrooms, and immediately a strong fragrant scent of lavender and rose hit her nose. Yup, that was definitely the IGO director, Uumen Umeda, gracing them (or rather their nose) with his presence. He was sitting at the end of a long table while flipping through multiple files. Even while indoors, he was still wearing his sunglasses. Of course, that was one of the many things that were off about the director. "N~~ have a seat, have a seat! We don't have all day you know!" Umeda said while ushering them to the seats next to him. He flipped his black bob haircut, and she could hear a soft whimper from Smith. Hair complex, something she couldn't relate. Once Komatsu and Smith were settled into their seats, they patiently waited until Umeda finished reading what appears to be a report. After shuffling papers and files around, Umeda finally spoke with his weird vocal quirk. "N~~I think you guys already know this, but we have an upcoming Gourmet Parley, and we finally looked at your proposed menu." "Oh! Wonderful!" Komatsu chimed in, she could feel her fingers tingling and her eyes widened at the thought of cooking the food they have suggested. "What did you think about the menu, director?" "N~~chef, the IGO leaders from various countries will be attending this event, including our boss, the president." Yikes, she knew it was going to be fancy but didn't realize that all the big wigs from the IGO Corp would be attending as well. "N~~" Umeda continued, "so I noticed you chose the White Haired Cinderella Cattle Fillet Steak." "Yes!" she replied, "That main dish was chosen bec-" Umeda's hand shot up, and she immediately clamped her mouth shut. "NON! Chef!" Umeda shrieked. "This isn't some common person's drinking party at the Gourmet Garden you know." Umeda twirled the ends of his hair with his index finger, "I want something with more PIZZAZZ!" Pizzazz? She thought dejectedly. What does that even mean? "Y... yes sir..." She bit her lower lip before she finally said, "but that's the highest quality meat we can prepare here at the moment... so I don't know what we can do with more... uhm... pizzazz, director." "Hmmm." Umeda stroke his 5 o'clock beard before he snapped his finger. "Couldn't you get some Galala Crocodile meat?" Smith leaped out of his chair, "Ga-Galala Crocodile?" She quickly piped in right after, "That's the world's highest-ranking crocodile meat!" "Be-begging your pardon, Bureau Director..." Smith's voice was quivering before clearing his throat, "that's an impossible order to fulfill." "Hmm? Are you saying your chefs are incompetent?" Umeda looked directly into Smith's eyes, and she could see Smith shirking back into his seats. "Manager..." She was worried that they would lose their contract of hosting the Gourmet Parley if they misspoke. After all, the IGO Corp had more than a 100 Hotel Gourmet that could easily host this event. "No." Smith's voice was hard and confident. "My chefs are one of the most talented chefs I have ever seen. We can definitely cook the meat; it's just obtaining the meat that is the problem." She could feel a small prick in her eyes, Smith was probably the first manager that didn't treat the lower tier chefs like tools. She was touched by hearing her manager speak with pride regarding the chefs of IGO Hotel Gourmet. "Ohohoho!" Umeda laughed, "Is that all?" "i-is that all?" both Komatsu and Smith repeated dumbly. "N~~ Galala Crocodiles are a capture level of 5. Even if we requested a tank, we may not be able to bring one down." "..." She was speechless. So what was the director suggesting they do? "There's little choice I suppose." Umeda sighed, "it will take some money, but we'll make a request to a Bishokuya." Smith got out of the seat once more. "Is there a bishokuya that can take down something of the Galala Crocodile class?" She could only think of one Bishokuya strong enough to take something on like the monstrous crocodile. After all, his face was plastered all over Gourmet town as one of the top classes of Bishokuyas. "Do you mean Toriko-san?" "OUI!" Umeda said while giving her a thumbs up. "Oh...uhm, so when will Toriko-san be able to bring the meat to us?" She asked. "You tell me, Head Chef!" Umeda said. "Huh...?" She stared at the director before looking at the manager. "As the head chef in charge of this amazing, splendiferous, event. You should be the one to ask Toriko." Umeda chimed lackadaisically. "B-but... I never spoke with Toriko-san, and I don't know how to contact him, and, and..." "It's okay Head Chef Komatsu-chan!" Umeda began to shuffle through his files before pulling a paper sheet out. "That's the one!" "Ah... but..." her mind was spinning; she could never speak to a superstar like Toriko-san. Besides, she didn't even know what kind of person Toriko-san was. Whenever they showed him on Gourmet TV, he was either shown carrying large carcasses of rare meats or just eating food. "Here you go Head Chef Komatsu-chan!" She took the sheet of paper and written on it was Toriko's address- no, more like the coordination points! He didn't even live in the city? Reading further, there was the amount the IGO Corp was willing to pay for his services. There was more information she would have to read thoroughly, but her thoughts got interrupted by Umeda scraping his chair across the floor. "Well, my job is done!" Umeda spoke out. "I look forward to hearing the good news, Head Chef Komatsu!" "Only the good news...?" She looked back at the cursed sheet in front of her. Oh dear, she really hoped Toriko say yes to this request. "Chef Komatsu." She looked up and saw Smith giving her a thumbs up. "Aha..." Komatsu laughed nervously and gave a shaky thumbs up in response. Komatsu got off work, but everything still felt like a blur. She entered her apartment and dropped her keys into a bowl. She kicked off her shoes and tossed her apron on the couch. She heaved a heavy sigh before plopping down on one of the dining table's chairs. The manager told her to rest up and to leave bright and early to meet with Toriko tomorrow morning. She needed to check the map before driving into the boonies. "Honey! I'm home!" She called out. "Honey?" She called out again. That was weird; usually, her fiancee would be home by now. She got out of the chair and went into their bedroom. Perhaps he was tired and slept early today? She turned on the lights to see a perfectly made queen-sized bed. There was a note on the bedside table. She walked up to the note and picked it up. "Huh? What's this? Did he go on a business trip and forget to tell me?" She giggled at his forgetfulness. "Guess he has a lot going on too?" She started to read the note, and slowly her placid smile melted. Dear Komatsu, It's not you, it's me. I just feel that this relationship has gone stale and can't imagine being married to someone who clearly will choose their job over love every time. I want to explore the world still and figure out my life. I'm sorry. All the best - She crumpled the note before she finished reading the last line. "W-wait. This must be a dream right?" She pinched her cheeks lightly and felt a small sting. She stared down at the crumpled up note in her hand. She gently placed it back on her bedside table. She stared at the floor, only the clock ticking accompanied her. How long has she stayed in this position, she didn't know. Her hands trembled as she took off her engagement ring and set it down next to the crumpled note. Tick. The clock kept ticking on. At one point she laid in her bed and closed her eyes. The next time she opened her eyes, sunlight shone brightly through her windows. She rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes. She turned her head to the bedside table. The crumpled note was still there. She slowly got up from her bed. She dragged her feet and saw the time as she exited her bedroom. "Ah, I have to get ready to meet Toriko-san..." she said, her voice barely above a whisper. She peeled off her chef uniform from last night and sat in the hot shower until her fingers started to prune. When she got out of the shower, the cool air embraced her hot skin. Droplets of water slid off her body. She stood before the full-length mirror, stark naked. Already she started to point out her imperfections, not a big enough breast, too wide of a nose, too short and pudgy for his liking, not long enough hair as it only reached to her shoulders, the list went on. She gently touched her reflection's face. "Why aren't you crying?" she asked her reflection. The reflection just shook her head. "It's because this is already your 5th failed relationship. Why even bother?" "I really thought he was the one." Her voice quivered. The reflection just smiled bitterly, "Yup. That's what you always say." "I really thought he loved me." "That's what you said last time too." "I was willing to..." her voice choked, "give up my dreams for him." "Why...did he leave me?" "It's always the same thing, isn't it? Being a bore. Too invested in your job. Probably a bore in bed too." She chuckled bitterly at the last reason. Her eyes started to burn as it rimmed with incoming tears. "I-I have to go and do my job..." "I know. That's the reason why they all left you." She hugged herself as she bit her lower lip. Finally, tears cascaded down her face. She slinked down to the floor on her knees. "Get a hold of yourself, Komatsu. E-everything will be okay. You still have a wonderful job and..." She couldn't think of anything else other than her job as a chef. She wiped her tears away. She had a job to do. Everything else can wait. When she tried to stand up, she collapsed back down once more. "Uuu..." Even though this wasn't her first break up, it still hurt the same. She thought she was used to this feeling of abandonment by now, but she wasn't. "Uuu..." She whimpered before her voice got louder and her heart sank lower. She finally cried all the tears that were left unshed from yesterday. She cried until her eyes couldn't shed any more tears. She ended her emotional burst with a small sniffle before she finally got a hold of her reality once more. She still had an important job to do. She had to push this feeling far back into her mind. She finally got enough strength to stand back up. She looked back at herself in the mirror and cringed at her now puffy and red eyes. Thank god for makeup and eye drops... She walked to her closet, now a half-empty closet with his belongings all gone. She skimmed through her outfits. A navy blue office jacket, a white blouse, and a matching skirt. She brushed her wet hair and contemplated putting her hair in a ponytail or just leaving it down. Well, she always put her hair up when she was cooking, so for today, she will just let her hair be. She naturally reached out to put on the engagement ring before stopping herself. She stared at the gold band with a small diamond. She picked up her ring and slipped it into her jacket's pocket. She checked the time. "Ah! It's already quarter past 9!" She ran to the door and picked up her car keys. She got into her small silver car, input the coordinates into her GPS. It was just 30 minutes outside the city. That wasn't too bad of a drive. "Alright! Let's bring some good news to the Manager and the Director!" The way to Toriko's place wasn't terrible. When the road ended, there were still dirt paths for her car to follow. She could see a house in the distance. "Ah, that must be Toriko-san's house!" She got out of the car and was in awe of Toriko's house. His whole house was made of candy! Making a house out of edibles was crazy expensive and it could spoil if not eaten quickly. She smelled the sweet milk chocolate when she came up to the door. She knocked on the melting chocolate door, and bits of chocolate got on her knuckles. She desperately wanted to lick it off to know what grade of chocolate the door was made of. But she needed to restrain herself in case Toriko opened the door. She waited a minute, then five minutes, and finally, after ten minutes she concluded he wasn't home. Just great, on the day I come to meet Toriko-san, he's not even home! She sighed and licked the chocolate off her knuckles as her only consolation. It was pretty damn good chocolate. She walked back to her car with a heavy heart. The party was this coming up weekend, she supposed she could try coming by after work tomorrow. Her hand hovered over the car's handle. The only option is to go back home. Suddenly, she felt queasy thinking of going back. She looked up at the sky and white puffy clouds were lazily strolling by. She had time to kill, so perhaps it wouldn't hurt to just search for the bishokuya in case he was around the premise. She started walking west of Toriko's house until she entered the small forest. She marvelled at the sight of fresh Dimpleberries. She was surprised to see they were in season right now. She kept walking on until there was a clearing of foliage up ahead. She finally stepped out of the forest and someone was out there fishing! A man was sitting on the rock next to a small Cigar tree. He had electric blue hair and was wearing a white t-shirt with the sleeves rolled all the way up to his shoulders. Even while sitting, his body was wide, and she could see his defined muscles. "T-Toriko-san?" She called out. The man in question just looked on ahead. He had at least a 15 feet pole with a rope around it stuck in the ground next to him. "U-uhm, Toriko-san?" Perhaps, he was the silent brooding type? There was no way a superstar like Toriko would pay any attention to some lowly no-name chef like her. Wow, she was going through a lot of depressing train of thoughts today. She shook her head in an attempt to clear any negative thoughts clouding her mind and finally cleared her throat to start her proposed deal. "Toriko-san. I am the head chef employed at IGO Hotel Gourmet. I'm here to offer a contract to you. We have a party next weekend, and we are in need of some assistance to capture the Galala Crocodile." To her dismay, he hardly budged from his seat. He really was making the whole situation more nerve-wracking. "Uhm, anyway, as for the rewards, it is a rate of 100,000 yen for each kilogram and 500 kilograms for a full body. We will make it a deal for 100 million." The amount of money the IGO was offering was huge, but this was the Galala Crocodile. She wouldn't be surprised if he asked for a higher amount. Suddenly, he reached out to grab a lobster from his icebox. He took a bite and she could hear the hardy crunch of the lobster's shell breaking. He then reached into his icebox once more and grabbed a bottle of what looked to be bourbon. He karate-chopped the bottom of the glass bottle and it sliced off cleanly. Before a single drop fell, it all went down his throat. Holy, he just drank a whole bottle of 50% bourbon in one shot! She felt her lips parted in amazement. He then reached out to the small Cigar tree next to him and ripped off a branch. Normally, the manufacturer would crush the cigar branches and mix it in with different herbs as the taste of tobacco from the cigar tree was potent. However, Toriko just puts the branch of the cigar tree in his mouth, and with a snap of his finger, it produced sparks to lit the cigar branch. "Wah!" She yelped in amazement. What kind of man was Toriko? "Hm? What is it?" A deep baritone voice finally spoke out. He finally looked at her while smoking the cigar branch. He paused before finally saying, "Who the hell are you?" "Ah... no... uhm..." She was speechless. She never met a person who could do any of the feats he just showed her. Wait! He didn't even notice me! She smiled sheepishly, seriously what kind of man was Toriko? "Well?" He asked. "Ah! Right!" she squeaked, "uhm, I just..." it was hard to get back on track especially after she mustered all of her courage to say her small speech. "M-my restaurant wanted to hire your service to capture a Galala crocodile. The price is the rate of 100,000 yen per kilogram and 100 million for the full-body..." "Hoh..." He hummed, "A Galala Crocodile, eh? Depending on the parts, I could at least get 500,000 yen for one kilo on the retail market... like the leg for example." "Ah... yes..." She had an inkling of a feeling that this was the beginning of a rejected offer. "So the customer isn't just for anybody, huh?" "Ah.. yes! You see, this is for a party and-" She said before she got interrupted. "Well, whatever. It's probably for those IGO idiots." He said nonchalantly. "Haha..." She laughed nervously; she couldn't believe he just called one of the biggest corporations leading the gourmet food trade idiots. "Let me say this now; there's no way I can capture this beast alive," he said. "Yes..." She looked down at her feet to accept the rejection before she realized that it actually didn't sound like a rejection. "Ah wait, do you mean you accept the proposal?" KHHRK. An unpleasant screech rang in her ear. She noticed the metal rod being bent towards the body of water. "Oh! Is it here?" He turned his full attention to the bent metal pole. With one pull, a large beast sprang out of the water. "HERE IT IS!" He yelled in excitement. "UWAHHH!" She screamed in surprise. The beast was at least the size of a moving truck, if not larger. "That's a... That's a Crawdad Fish!" A fish with crab-like claws as arms. "It's HUGE!" "Ca-Caw!" A wild bird that was the same size as the fish came swooping down with its talons out and readied itself to steal Toriko's catch. It grabbed the fish and began to pull. "UWAHH!" Komatsu screamed in fright, as she put her hands out in reflex. "Bastard," he smirked before he squatted while swinging the pole down to the ground. Komatsu had a short glimpse of the two beasts before it flew over her head and came crashing down behind her. The ground beneath her shook from the impact and she would not be surprised if the two beasts died from the collision. She turned around, and her mouth opened wide in awe. "HAHAHAHA, and I even got a Five-Tailed Stellar Sea Eagle with it! Talk about two birds with one stone!" Amazing, she stared at the large beasts freshly caught by the blue-haired bishokuya. "This is a great fishing rod, ain't it?" He said. "Ah yes...it's very... erm... strong," she said lamely as she was still in shock of what just transpired. "It's a 76-millimetre iron reinforcing bar with an elevator wire wrapped around it. Its maximum tensile strength is about 40 tons...I wouldn't have much trouble hooking a small whale with this thing!" He ended his explanation with a boisterous laugh. She was dumbfounded. Actually, the fact that you can swing that thing around so easily is what's impressive, Toriko-san. She looked back at the caught beasts... or rather ingredients. The feather of the Eagle ruffled from the light breeze. The iridescent scales from the Crawdad fish gleamed from the afternoon sun. She could feel her eyes watering a bit. Being able to see the ingredient, and being able to see the hunting process, she felt a sudden feeling of deep respect for the ingredients she handled every day. "By the way..." He snapped Komatsu out of her thought. "A Galala crocodile would break this apart like wooden chopsticks! You get that it won't be an easy capture." "Y-yes..." She agreed awkwardly. He smiled at her with a wolfish grin. "If you get that, then tell your boss... I'll take double that reward." "D-double?" "And I'll even capture it alive." "Eh...alive?" she said, "but didn't you say that it was impossible to catch it alive?" He laughed and said, "I meant that 200 grand per kilo isn't worth it! Without that incentive, there's no reason to capture it!" "I-I understand. I will talk to my superiors about it." she sweatdropped, so it was all about his motivation to capture it or not. What a strange man. "All right! I think I'll try to hook one more thing before I go!" he said. "Eh?!" She looked at the two giant beasts behind her. "But what about those two? The Crawdad fish and the Sea-eagle?" "They're dessert! Now I'm going to fish for the main course, a swamp shark." "D-desert?" She was floored, just how much can this man eat? "wait, did you just say a... swamp shark...?" She felt a cold chill; swamp sharks are known to be very big and very aggressive. But then again, their meat was known to be- "Delicate." He finished her thought. "Their meat is known to be delicate," He repeated. She felt a small smile tugging at her lips. "Y-yes! A-and making rice porridge with their meat is quite complimentary. Actually, on my way here I saw some ripe dimple berries and if you add them in the porridge with a pinch of volcanic rock salt, the taste becomes much deeper, and richer, and..." she stopped her rambling and felt her cheeks burn. "Ah...sorry. Haha, I tend to go on a tangent about food. Please s-stop me if I go off like that!" He smiled widely before picking up his fishing pole. He karate chopped a piece of the fishing pole. "you wanna fish too?" He tossed the small piece to her and she clumsily caught it. "You, what'd you say your name was?" "Ah... my name is Komatsu." She was staring at the broken fishing pole, and one end was still steaming from where Toriko cut it off. Her eyes bulged out with her mouth opened yet again. Didn't he say the maximum tensile strength was 40 tons? She was, again, questioning if Toriko was human. He managed to salvage the bait from the Crawdad fish's mouth which was now a half-eaten Mega Grasshopper. He reinforced the knot around the bug and threw the bait back into the waters. He sat back down on the small stone seat. She looked back down at her makeshift fishing pole. She remembered the empty apartment room that was awaiting her. She walked up to Toriko's crouched figure before sitting next to him. "Hoh, so you're going to try to compete with me for the Swamp Shark?" He grinned. "Well, first I need some bait and fishing wire," She said while pointing to her bare short pole. And like I can compete with you for a swamp shark. I would be lucky to catch a baby moss minnow with my strength. "I have just the thing," he said, before rummaging the side pocket of his icebox. "Ah, I only have the regular fishing wire left." "I'll take that," she said. "Eh... but a Swamp shark will eat right through this." "Haha... Toriko-san, I don't think I have enough strength to capture a swamp shark." He looked at her arms before laughing. "You do have pretty thin arms." She tied the fishing wire around her pole. She looked into the icebox and saw a small shrimp. The water was also slightly murky, so a fish more her capture level would probably have a hard time seeing it...that's it! She fished out the engagement ring from her pocket and tied it next to the shrimp. "Eh, you're going to put that ring in the water? It looks expensive." He said. She looked at the ring filled with her memories of him. "It looks expensive, but it's worthless now." And so she threw her ring along with her memories into the water. A moment of silence between them before he finally spoke, "Komatsu." "I head out tomorrow." "Huh?" So soon? She looked back at Toriko who was still focused on the water before him. "Ah...okay." She better informed the director tonight about the raised price. She guessed that it would be rude to leave right now, so she decided to fish until sundown before taking her leave. The next morning, Komatsu woke up and raided her closet for her camping gear. She found a pair of black hiking boots. She also found khaki coloured survivor pants with a dark forest green jacket. She decided to wear a white crewneck top under it. She brought out her old camping bag and packed it with essentials as well as a canteen to fill it with water. She was going to accompany Toriko today to capture the Galala Crocodile. Perhaps she was being crazy, and maybe she was. She thought long and hard about yesterday and remembered the ingredients that were captured fresh. Something about seeing the way the ingredients were before they were cut up and processed moved her deeply. It was a feeling of deep renowned respect or something. She couldn't describe what this feeling was yet. She was hoping to find out more if she went on this trip with Toriko. But she would be lying if the break up wasn't partially the culprit for her motivation. Everyone who was with her always said the same thing, which was being a bore. Perhaps that was true as her life was nothing but routine. She would come home from work and she would always be tired so she would go straight to bed. She only talked about her job, as nothing existed for her except cooking. But cooking was her passion. She realized that perhaps breaking up was a blessing in disguise as she knew deep down that she couldn't give up cooking for anyone else. However, that being said, she did want to see beyond the four walls of her kitchen. Just like her ex-fiancee, she wanted to try this 'figure out my life' shit. In conclusion, she was crazy. She would definitely be regretting her decision as soon as she sets out. But the present Komatsu was all for it. She wanted to follow her feelings first. She was at the pier searching for the large blue-haired man. This was the only place where there were boats close enough to Baron Marsh. Wait, was Toriko going to go there by himself? Was it possible that he already left? "Augh!" She scratched her head in frustration; maybe she should've told Toriko she wanted to go with him so they could meet up instead of her trying to find the eccentric man at the crack of dawn. "Is that you Komatsu?" "T-Toriko-san!" She turned to see a familiar face. "What are you doing here?" He asked. He wore his usual white shirt, and orange slacked pants fastened with a black belt. He held a sack slung over his shoulder. "I want to come with you," she said. "What?" He said with a shocked expression; this was the first time Komatsu saw Toriko make such a face. "Ah sorry for such short notice, Toriko-san." Her gaze fell to Toriko's black laced up boots, "I have an order from the higher-ups to investigate the ecology of the Galala Crocodile." Well, it was a small white lie. Komatsu felt a tad guilty. There was no way she could tell Toriko she wanted to go soul searching. That sounded way too cheesy. "You know where we're going, right?" He asked again for confirmation. "Y...Yes..." Suddenly Komatsu's logical side started to churn slowly, and seconds later she started feeling a very familiar sensation called regret. "T-The Baron Marsh, it's a specified danger zone." He grinned, "Hoh... well, anyhow, I hope you left a will." "Aha... ye-" She said before she stopped, Wait did he just say will? She could feel the cold sweat forming between her brows. "Wait, wait, I haven't left any!" Toriko was already walking away and towards a boat with a man already on it. "Hey Tomu, thanks as usual," Toriko said as he threw the sack into the boat. The man named Tomu wore a hat that had the word GOURMET printed on it. He had black wavy hair that reached the end of his neck. He wore black sunglasses that covered a nasty scar that ran vertically across the left side of his face. "You better thank me! I don't have time to always be on standby to bring my boat out. You know!" "Don't be like that!" Toriko said light-heartedly, "how's your wife, Kami-san?" "Ahhh, quit it," Tomu said as he started to wind up the excess rope. "She's furious since the gourmet tax went up again." "Sounds scary," Toriko said before hopping onto the boat. Komatsu's rubbed the back of her hand in hopes to ease her troubled heart. She let out a small whimper realizing the terrible choice she may have just made. A will? He wanted to make sure she had her will written? Was she going to die? She didn't even tell her mom that her engagement was called off. Maybe she shouldn't have argued with the manager about taking today off. She should've just went back to work, standing at her usual station, and cooking meals that she knew from the back of her hand. But she was going on this trip because she wanted something more of her life... right? "Hey, Komatsu!" A voice woke her back to reality. "If you're coming, get on quick." Toriko ushered her with his usual easy-going smile. "Ah... ah!" she smiled sheepishly, "should I write my will first?" "Write it on the boat! It'll be fine!" He said. "Ah! Yes!" She said before she stepped onto the rocky boat. She stretched her arms out to help steady herself. She felt a warm, gentle hand on one of her arms. "Careful!" He said as he helped her get into the boat. "Th-thank you." She bowed, she felt the tip of her ears tingling a bit. The boat's engine revved up, and in a few seconds, they were off to Komatsu's grave, or rather, Baron Marsh. Toriko seemed to be relaxed enough despite talking about how dangerous this crocodile was. He reached into his sack and pulled out three champagne bottles. He popped all three and downed it all at once. Tomu yelled from the driver's seat, "Oy! Champagne before work? Leave me some too!" "This is just an appetizer!" "Haha, you're crazy man!" Tomu said, before finally locking eyes with Komatsu. "By the way, I've been meaning to ask... Who's that little lady over there? Your girlfriend?" She felt her face heat up from his remark. "Could've picked a better dating spot than Baron Marsh, Toriko!" "Nah!" Toriko laughed, "this is Komatsu, and she's the client. She just wants to try dying once." "I-I didn't say anything like that!" she quickly retorted, "plus you can only die once, Toriko-san!" She added as an afterthought. "Client?" Tomu gruffly said, "Wahahah, there are some pretty curious ones eh?" Both men on the boat laughed, while she was quickly regretting her decision by the second. "Well Miss, I will say that even if you're hurt, if you have worker's compensation or whatever, you won't get a dime!" Tomu laughed again, "Designated danger zones aren't covered by insurance. So if you kick the bucket, it'd be considered the same as suicide!" She clutched her stomach, and her fingers started to get a bit numb. "I-I don't feel too good..." She grabbed a piece of napkin and a pen from her knapsack. "Maybe I really should be writing a will..." "You were brave... that's what I'll tell your bereaved family." Toriko snickered along. "I-I haven't died yet, Toriko-san!" She whined as she clutched her napkin closer to her chest. Toriko only laughed heartily in response. A couple of minutes past before Toriko settled back into his seat. Komatsu looked at the eddying wave caused by the boat's engine. She heard a rustle behind her and glanced back to see Toriko with a Striped Salmon. He took a big bite and munched away in bliss. This guy has been doing nothing but eating since yesterday. She thought as she peered inside the sack Toriko brought on board, that sack is filled with food. My god... She was mesmerized by how much Toriko could eat and drink, so she just stared in awe. "By the way, Komatsu! What place do you work at?" Toriko asked in between his bites. "Eh?" "A high-class hotel? A high-end Japanese restaurant? I'll go eat there next time, so let me know!" He said before finishing the tail end of the salmon in one gulp. "A... uhm..." She couldn't recall if he ever listened to the part where she did mention about being a chef in her small speech when she met him yesterday. Maybe he was listening after all! "Ahaha, Toriko-san was listening yesterday after all!" She scratched the back of her head while laughing shyly. "Huh? Yesterday?" He stared blankly. "Huh?" She stared blankly back. "I knew because there's a strong scent emanating from your hands." She stared at her hands, and took a small sniff and could only smell the faint vanilla hand cream she applied on this morning. "You mean the vanilla hand creme?" She asked. "It's a different smell. A smell that only gets ingrained in hands if they handle raw ingredients every day. Plus I can smell the various oil and spices, so right off the bat I knew you were a chef." He gave her a cheeky grin, "am I wrong?" "N-no... you're not wrong... but why a high-end restaurant?" "Like I said, it's the smell." "E-eh? B-but I haven't touched any raw ingredients yesterday or today." "Mhm, let's see." Toriko shuffled closer to her. He gently grabbed her hand, and she could feel the calluses on Toriko's hand. He brought her hand near his nose, and somehow she started to feel self-conscious of her body odour. She could feel the heat rising to her cheeks as Toriko concentrated on her hand. A few seconds passed, "T-Toriko-san..." her voice was shaking, she was starting to get embarrassed from this position. "Toro eel." He finally said. "Neptune Whelk Fruit, Red Haired Pig..." He took another small sniff, "even the oil is high grade like Mellow Oil... all the smells on your hands are those of ingredients you don't find in ordinary restaurants." "A-amazing..." he figured out every single ingredient that she used two days ago! "Wahaha," Tomu piped in, "Toriko's sense of smell is better than that of a police dog!" "Am I right?" Toriko's face was close to her face, and she couldn't hold his gaze for any longer than a second. She focused on the three scars on his face. "Uhn." She meekly answered. Toriko let her hand go, and she brought her hot hand close to her chest. She could feel her heart drumming away in a frenzy. Toriko seemed unfazed as he leaned back on the boat's rail. He reached into his sack and brought out a huge rice ball that was the size of her torso. He took a huge bite, and it was already a third gone. She stared at her hand, and back to Toriko munching away at his rice ball. She knew that smell was extremely important in gauging taste. Was this what it means to become a pro bishokuya? She couldn't contain the small excitement crawling down her spine, she really wanted Toriko to eat some of her dishes. Someone with a sensitive palate can taste the full range of what the ingredients had to offer. Toriko finally finished the last bite of his riceball with a satisfied smile on his face. She wondered what sort of face Toriko would make if he tried her cooking. She hoped it would be the same face he was making now. "So...?" Toriko said. "Huh?" She replied dumbly. "Where do you work?" "O-oh!" She forgot that was his original question, "I-I'm still very inexperienced!" Wait, wait, why was she feeling so self-conscious suddenly? "But, I've been given the position of Head Chef at the Hotel Gourmet." "OHH!" He remarked, "That's a 5-star hotel!" He swung his arm around her small frame. Her head was now resting on his chest. Oh my god. Oh my god. To-too close! Her poor heart couldn't take this much skinship! "Why didn't you say so earlier?" Toriko's voice boomed, "Treat me to a full course meal sometimes, alright?" "Y-yes, of course." She squirmed uncomfortably, "ah, that is if I survive this trip." she laughed nervously, hoping the morbid joke would soothe her heated cheeks. She never realized how friendly he was. She thought at first that he was a bit obnoxious and loud, but at the same time, there was a certain charm that kept dragging her back to him. She wanted to know more about him. She wondered, was he curious about her too? "T-the truth is, Toriko-san..." She was no longer in control of what she was saying, "the reason why I came along with you, wasn't because it was an order from the higher-ups." Her voice was growing meek, would Toriko call her crazy? Would he laugh at her stupidity? "I-it was my own idea for the most part..." She started to feel a surge of confidence because what she was about to say next was something she truly believed in. She looked up at Toriko, and she could feel her lips stretching into a wide smile, "as the head chef at the hotel...becoming a first-class chef is my dream!" More and more, her feelings popped and hummed with happiness. She hadn't talked about her ambition after she was engaged. "To do the best cooking with the best ingredients, so I won't be an embarrassment to this Gourmet Age. For that goal, I want to do whatever it takes to see top-class ingredients in their natural environment." She looked up to the blue sky with only a few wisps of clouds marring the open sky. "When high capture level game is delivered, it's already been broken into clumps of meat." Her gaze fell back into her hands that were resting on her lap. She remembered when she first shared her dream, her goal, with her fiancee. He laughed at her saying that after they marry, she should be focusing on child-rearing. She laughed painfully alongside him trying to convince herself that it was a silly dream after all. But that feeling of renewed hope and passion was ignited when she met Toriko yesterday and saw the ingredients in their true natural form. Her voice barely audible, she managed to finally confess her feelings from yesterday, "Seeing you hunt yesterday, Toriko-san... I... was truly moved. S...So I decided that I wanted to go with you today, even if it's dangerous..." She finally looked up to Toriko, "B-because-!" What greeted her sight was Toriko going back to eating something from his sack. "Oh! This Almond Cabbage is delicious! So crunchy and sweet!" She was dumbfounded for the nth time. "O-oy... are you listening to me?" Before she burst into a light giggle, somehow this was so like Toriko that she couldn't be angry about this at all. She settled back into silence, kind of glad that Toriko didn't hear her goal... or rather dream. "I don't see anything wrong with that," he said. Wah, he actually did hear her after all. Her cheeks started to warm up, but she managed to sputter out her question, "T-then you don't think that my dream is silly?" "Why would I think that?" Her chest tightened, "D-do you think I can achieve this dream?" "Wahaha, if you really want it then you probably will." She looked back down to the floor; her vision started to get blurry. Perhaps Toriko was just saying whatever she wanted to hear, but he would never know how much she was going to treasure his words. "If there's no time like the present, then any time after would just be the wrong time." "Eh?" She looked back at Toriko smirking. "I'm saying, if you have a vision, you should act on it right away." he popped the last remaining bit of the almond cabbage in his mouth. She stared at his cheek moving and finally saw his adam apple bob up then down. He wiped his lips with his forearm. "Well... let's set aside whether or not meeting me was lucky or not for now." That was true as she realized that perhaps she should first try to survive her first adventure with him. But before her very possible death, since she confessed her embarrassing dream, she wanted Toriko to share his dream with her too! "Uhm, Toriko-san?" "Hm?" "M-May I ask what your dream is?" Without missing a heartbeat, he answered, "I'm making a menu." "A menu?" "Yea, a full course menu." A full course menu was one's own specialized menu that was equivalent to a biography. "Springs of melting cheese, flowers that bloom chocolates, sandpits of rice, wine waterfall..." Toriko's eyes softened at the mention of his dream, "the world is still flooded with more delicious things. My full course menu is still nothing but blanks, but someday I will definitely complete it." He looked back at her with a boyish smile, "Maybe the Galala Crocodile might be the one?" Wow, Toriko's full course menu...I... I would like to try it one day... but it sounds pretty expensive. Komatsu wishfully thought. "Heyyy!" Tomu yelled out, "the island's in sight." The island was surrounded by protruding rocks. She could only see the murky looking greenery on the island. "Heh. The southernmost tip of Baron Archipelago, Babaria Island." Toriko stated. "Uwah... it looks very...eerie..." she whimpered. "And...there's a huge number of rocks here... we can't bring the ship any closer..." "This reef is called Baron fence. It surrounds the Baron Archipelago like it's meant to keep intruders out." Toriko turned to Tomu, "regardless of the rise and fall of the tide; there's only one route to get through this reef." Grinning, Toriko said, "and our captain just happens to know it." "Hehe." Tomu chuckled, "Hold on tight!" With a rev of his engine, the boat started to speed up. He took a sharp turn, and she tumbled over to the sides of the boat. "Uwah!" She yelped. Ow! My elbow! Suddenly the boat jerked to the left, and Komatsu felt her body being pulled to the right. "Ugeh!" "Since it's a narrow route, only small ships under 20 tons can pass through it." Toriko nonchalantly informed. Meanwhile, she was using all her strength to not be flung around like a doll. How can Toriko-san still be standing perfectly still with all of this rocking? She thought. Suddenly the boat came to a stop, and she fell face first onto the deck. "Ugh...ow..." "Here we are." Tomu finally said. It was music to her ears. "This is Baron Archipelago's sole entrance. It's a mangrove tunnel nicknamed 'The Ogre's Mouth.'" She finally pulled her body up to see the sight. It was very intimidating, to say the least. There was only one straight pathway and they were surrounded by towering mangrove trees. Their roots jutted out of the waters like fingers curling in, beckoning them to enter through their forest only to never return. She gulped, starting to feel that perhaps this trip really was a bad idea after all. "All right!" Tomu said, "let's cut right through here!" The engine started to rev up again, and Komatsu braced herself for another impact. "Tomu!" Toriko called out, "this is far enough, could we get off the boat here?" The boat's engine sputtered out much to Komatsu's relief. "Ah?" Tomu questioned, "What's this all of a sudden?" "The air of this island is strange. I can smell it..." Toriko looked back at Komatsu and then to Tomu with a stern look, "the smell of trouble." Tomu just sighed while Komatsu started to shiver in fright. "Alright, alright. I'll get you guys a small inflatable boat." "Thanks, Tomu." Toriko said. Tomu brought out a mechanical pump, and the yellow raft started to plump up to life. "So when do you need me to pick you guys up?" "You can pick us up tomorrow morning, the same place," Toriko said, as he gathered the rowing oars. The raft was dropped down to the waters, and Toriko stepped on which gave in a bit under his weight. "Hm, Komatsu I have to sit in the middle or else the raft will sink on my side." Toriko laughed heartily. "O-okay, Toriko-san." She quickly replied. Toriko reached his hands out for her to take; she took it with gratitude. Her footing was a bit off, and she was about to fall into the waters. "Uwak!" She closed her eyes, and slowly opened them when she realized two strong arms encircled her. "Wahaha, you don't want to go swimming with these fishes. They're all quite vicious." Toriko said. "Ahaha...I don't think I want to go swimming in these waters at all." She awkwardly said, "Uhm... thank you." his arms left her body, and suddenly she felt smaller and colder. He sat down with an oar in each hand. She sat facing Toriko and realized she was between his opened legs. To make sure she didn't take up too much space, she hugged her knees to her chest. "I wish you good food luck Toriko, and Miss." Tomu saluted with a smile, and he started to turn his boat back slowly. "Thanks again, Tomu!" Toriko called out. Toriko began to row the raft through the "Ogre's Mouth." Komatsu could hear the chattering of various animals she couldn't name. Occasionally, she could hear the mangrove branches snapping and creaking. Her body wouldn't stop quivering. Even though the climate here was hot and humid, she felt a cold chill running down her body. I knew it, I really shouldn't have come. She thought in agony. A loud shriek was heard to the left and her body jerked and she grabbed the edge of the boat. They were surrounded by the mangroves with animals lurking in the darkness. They were basically sitting ducks in the water. Memories of yesterday's conversation with the IGO Director plagued her mind. She had met Umeda after she met Toriko that same night. She had told Umeda of Toriko's proposal of taking the request if they raised the pay. Umeda easily agreed. Komatsu didn't leave right away after the report; she was trying to muster enough courage to ask permission to join Toriko with his hunt. She took a deep breath and finally looked into Umeda's eyes... or sunglasses. She could see her own nervous face reflecting in those black lenses. "Uhm...sir... I-I would like to join Toriko tomorrow ... if-if I may?" She shut her eyes waiting for the resounding 'NON.' "N~~ Hey, Head Chef Komatsu-chan." "Y-yes?" Komatsu squeaked out. "I think you're aware, but the IGO establishes 'capture levels' on wild beasts. It truly reflects the degree of difficulty there is to bring down the beasts." She nodded and stood silent. "For example, for capture level 1 beasts, you could assume that it will take ten pro-hunters with shotguns to be able to take it down." "A-and the Galala Crocodile..." Her words got caught in her throat. "Yes, the Galala Crocodile is at least a Capture level of 5. A level that Toriko-chan can take down if he tries." Her mood brightened from hearing of the high chance of success. But, Umeda turned his back to her and stared down at the busy streets of Gourmet Town through his giant window. She could still see his frowning face from the window's reflection. "However, I heard some unsettling news." He said. "U-unsettling news?" "The Galala crocodile is said to be able to live for at least 150 years generally, but it has characteristics of its appetite and ferocity that gets proportionally stronger with age." He adjusted his sunglasses before continuing, "and since it naturally has a weak reproductive ability... it may be for the sake of preserving the species, but data has shown that the life-spans of these guys are extending each year." He finally turned his head and looked right at her, "Now, it's said that a 300-year-old Galala Crocodile may exist!" "3-300 years..." She knew what that inferred. If they grew aggressive the longer they lived, then she couldn't fathom how scary that crocodile could be. "If the data shown is correct, then considering their special characteristics, the Galala crocodile would probably not be a capture level of 5." He finally fully turned his body towards her with his hands linked behind his back. "As I said, I don't mind doubling Toriko-chan's reward, and I don't mind that you are going with him as a head chef...but it would be a shame if such a talented head chef like you are to be met with an unfortunate accident." She had at the time did not think too deeply about Umeda's warning. After all, she had kind of acted on impulse without thinking of her safety. Komatsu was reminded of the awful conversation and how real Umeda's warning is now starting to feel. "KOMATSU!" A loud voice boomed in her ears. "Huh?" she was awoken from her daze, and she was greeted with Toriko's face barely an inch away from hers. "U-UWAH!" She screamed as she fell back. "Hahaha, are you starting to regret that you came?" He asked with a mischievous smile plastered across his face. "N-no... no-nothing like that," She spectacularly failed at lying. "Hoh?" He grinned, and she knew that he didn't believe her words at all. "Well, we're here now, get off." "Huh?" She looked around, and they were finally on land. "Oh, yes, yes, right away." She scrambled to her feet and quickly got off the raft. He tied the rope around the raft and began to drag it as he walked deeper into the woods. She followed suit. It was only a short moment before there was a cacophony of wild animals screeching and barking altogether. "Wow... it's really...active..." she remarked lamely. "These are the voices of the wild beasts. The island does have a short dry season, but it's basically a tropical area." GYAAAHHHHH "Wah!" She jumped in fright. She couldn't believe that it was an animal noise. It sounded like someone was getting murdered. Unfazed, Toriko continued his explanation, "On the Baron Archipelago alone, there exist about 200,000 species." "Two-tho hundred thousand?" She gawked. "Yup. And the one king that reigns over them is none other than the Galala Crocodile." Suddenly, she remembered the warning Umeda gave her before she ventured off. She looked down at her feet, why didn't she warn Toriko about this new information? She should tell Toriko of the possible danger. Maybe it's not too late to back out? "Uhm... Toriko-san...I heard-" "Wait! Stop Komatsu." She froze in her spot and looked up to see a snarling Baron Tiger looming over Toriko. Toriko was a very large man, but the tiger was at least three feet taller than him. "BA-!" Her voice got cut, she could only breathe just to keep herself barely conscious. One moment the tiger was ready to eat them, the next the tiger mysteriously ran away from them while whining. "H-huh? What just happened?" She asked. "Like I thought, something's strange." He said while picking up his pace, "the Baron tiger is a beast that usually lives deep in the marsh." He looked back, "it's the same with the Friday Monkeys." "Friday Monkeys?" She didn't remember seeing them. "The Friday monkeys were on the rocks around the Baron reef. For cowardly monkeys famous for spending their entire lives in caves to be in a place like that..." His concern started to frighten her even more. "The only explanation I can think of is that they must've been driven away from their habitat by an overwhelmingly strong predator." She could still hear Umeda's voice ringing in her head saying, 'if the data is correct, that Galala crocodile probably isn't a capture level 5.' She was worried, very worried. She didn't want Toriko to be unprepared and get hurt, or even worse, dead! "T-Toriko-san! That predator... is the Galala Crocodile!" "What do you mean?" He asked. And so she finally explained everything Umeda told her that night. She expected Toriko to be worried, but he was far from it. "Hou... that's some interesting data." He simply said. "Th-that's not just interesting data, Toriko-san!" "What about the taste?" "T-taste?" She repeated dumbly, how could this man be asking about the taste after knowing that the Galala crocodile might be a higher capture level! She just couldn't understand Toriko! "A 300-year-old Galala crocodile... the meat's taste would mature and become better, right?" She could see a gleam of saliva seeping out from the edge of his mouth. "I want to try eating it." She stared in amazement. Never has she seen eyes that crazy, and intense for hunger. It was almost... almost... "Like a beast..." she uttered quietly. Toriko walked deeper into the Baron's marsh, and Komatsu could only follow meekly. Perhaps the scariest beast of all was Toriko. -To be Continued- A/N: I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I just couldn't help adding fluff here and there. And yes, I wanted to add Komatsu as engaged.. or recently engaged because that will play an important role later on. It's slightly different but relatively the same. This is literally just me having a blast writing it (stress relief writing), so please just read the manga if you don't want any romance or non-canon side plots! (or if you just hate fem!Komatsu in general) Edited: January 8, 2020
Children's Advocacy Alliance Children's Advocacy Center CASA 20th Festival of Chairs Festival of Chairs Sponsorships Heroes for Hope Race H4H Sponsors Booth Registration Jennifer Morehead, President Jennifer Morehead is a nonprofit veteran with experience in development, marketing, communications and public relations, and currently works at Hendrix College as director of annual giving. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Arkansas in psychology with an emphasis in gender studies and is completing her master's degree in college student counseling and personnel services from Arkansas State University. In addition to serving on the board of directors for the Children's Advocacy Alliance, Jennifer serves on the board of directors for the Conway Public School Foundation, volunteers with Out of the Ashes Pit Bull Rescue, and is a member of the Conway Morning Rotary Club. A northeast Arkansas native from Pocahontas, Jennifer relocated to Conway 15 years ago and resides in Conway with her husband, Jeremy, and rescue dogs. Patrick Lewis, Vice President Patrick Lewis was raised in Central Arkansas. He, his wife Kaylen, and their two daughter's Darby and Dylan, moved to Conway in 2016. Patrick graduated from Catholic High School in Little Rock in 2000, and went on to receive a degree in finance from the University of Alabama in 2004. Patrick works for Arvest Bank, currently serving as the Commercial Loan Manager in Conway. Amber Hester, Treasurer Amber Hester was born and raised in Conway. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting from the University of Central Arkansas in 2007 and 2008. Amber has been married to her high school sweetheart Drew, who is also a Conway native, for 12 years. After working in public accounting for 9 years, she transitioned to her current role running the financial side of their family owned construction company, Drew Hester Construction, Inc. She and Drew have 2 sons, Parker, age 7, and Mason, age 4, who both attend Conway Christian School where Amber regularly volunteers. She and her family are active members of Conway's Second Baptist Church. Anushree Jumde Anushree (she also goes by A.J) was born in India and was raised in both India and Little Rock, Arkansas since she came to the United States with her family when she was 11.5 years old. She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science- Planning and Administration. During her time at UCA, she worked as a research assistant and volunteered her time to assist graduate students in their dissertation projects. Through policy and administration courses, her interest peaked in the policy arena which led her to attend the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M. She graduated with a Master's degree in Public Service and Administration in 2014. She worked as an intern for Rep. Tim Griffin (AR-02) the summer before starting graduate school at Texas A&M. After graduation, she started her career as a congressional staffer for Rep. Tim Griffin (AR-02) and then was hired to work for Rep. French Hill (AR-02) in 2015. She worked her way up to the position of District Director in 2017. In her free time, she enjoys spending time volunteering, exploring central Arkansas, and reading. Branden Hampton Branden was born and raised in Mountain Home. He worked law enforcement for 18 years before becoming the general manager of the Neighborhood Pet Shoppe in Conway and Safari Pets in Cabot. Through Neighborhood Pet Shoppe, Branden helps ensure pets find their forever homes through agencies such as Faulkner County SPCA, C.A.W.S., and the Conway Animal Welfare Unit. Branden started working with the organization by securing a donation of a fish tank setup for the child advocacy center. He continued serving the agency by being auction co-chair for the annual Festival of Chairs fundraiser. Branden is a strong believer of the philosophy that if everyone would give a little, as a community we could accomplish so much. He is the proud father of two children, Carrie and Wesley. Adenda White Adena J. White is an accredited public relations professional working at the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce as director of communications. She earned a bachelor's degree from Arkansas Tech University in speech communication and journalism with an emphasis in public relations and a master's degree in applied communication studies from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.In addition to serving on the board of directors for the Children's Advocacy Alliance, Adena is an officer for the Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, a member of Arkansas Tech University's alumni board, and chairwoman of the Conway Community Race Relations Initiative's communications and outreach subcommittee. The Arkansas native was raised in the small town of Center Ridge and resides in Conway with her husband, Matthew. Elwood Smith, Life Member As a member of the CASA and Children's Advocacy Alliance (CAA) board since 2001, Mr. Smith has focused on expanding our ability to serve more abused or neglected children in the 20th Judicial district. He continues to support plans and programs that will enable CAA to assure that every neglected child in our district ends up in a safe, loving and permanent home environment. Louise Furst, Life Member Having been a board member since the year 2000, Louise has had the privilege of watching the growth and success of Court Appointed Special Advocates and Children's Advocacy Center, now known as Children's Advocacy Alliance. Working with our staff and volunteers makes for a warm heart and thankfulness that so many care about the well-being of children. She has three daughters, five granddaughters and seven great grandchildren who have supported her efforts along the way. Liz Hamilton Liz Hamilton has grown up in the design profession. Liz's ability to approach a project from a holistic standpoint allows a seamless integration throughout the design process. While maintaining a firm grasp on the intricacies of every project , Liz excels in honing every detail from start to finish. From custom residential design to managing several projects spanning a campus's ever-evolving masterplan, Liz thrives on her ability to provide the very best service to each of her clients. Liz's dedication to her family and her community are integral to her design philosophy: love what you do, do it well, and do it right. Angie Longing Angie Longing serves as the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President for Patient Care Services of Conway Regional Health System, assuming the role in June, 2016, as part of a management agreement between Conway Regional and CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock. Longing had been with CHI St Vincent since June, 1994, where she began her nursing career in Labor and Delivery and CHI St. Vincent Morrilton, a small community hospital. She moved into an Administrative House Supervisor and Recruiter position in 1996, and became the CNO there in December, 1999. 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Trip Leach Trip Leach is the Chief Financial Officer for New Life Church of Arkansas, a non-denominational church with 18 locations across the state of Arkansas. He is also co-owner of S7 Tactical, a private gun club, and firearm training company. He grew up in nearby Perryville. He has a Bachelor of Psychology from Hendrix College. "I moved to the 'big city' of Conway after graduation to attend college and quickly made this my home," he says. He is married to Courtney Leach and together they have four children, Quinten (15), Alex (13), Bentley (9) and Abigail (8). He currently (2020) serves as the President of the Conway Public Schools Board of Education. "I love the city of Conway and enjoy serving this great community. A lot of my efforts are aimed at the future of our city which in my opinion is our children." Jason Owens Brandi Wiseman Brandi is an experienced Intervention Specialist employed in the community mental health care industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Youth Development, Program Evaluation, Case Management, and Conflict Resolution. Brandi has been involved with our program in some capacity since 2008 and believes very strongly in its mission. A transplant from Southeast Louisiana, Brandi moved to Conway in 2005 to attend the University of Central Arkansas where she obtained her Bachelor's of Science Degree with a focus on children and families. www.hopeandjustice.org info@hopeandjustice.org Conway Center Clinton Office 100 Success Dr., Suite 36 Copyright © 2021 · designed by WinkCorp Concepts
Q: I cant't connect appium-server desktop and appium inspector with my smartphone while i can see my device is well connected in my terminal on windows I just used Appium-desktop to see logs during the connection with my smartphone and Appium-inspector to inspect the DOM too, I'm new in this exercise and I search a lot without any result for the moment. I can see my smartphone is well connected and the server seems to work. I created a Android folder in C:\Users<USERNAME>\AppData\Local, in it I have installed cmdline-tools, platform-tools and run the command : sdkmanager "build-tools;28.0.3" to install others packages in the Android folder My environment: OS : Windows 10 Appium version : 1.22.0 Node : v14.17.6 Npm : 6.14.15 Sdkmanager : 4.0.1 I show you in pictures the state of Appium-desktop at the starting and during the processus My host is 0.0.0.0, port: 4723 Disared capabilities: platformName: Android deviceName: HUAWEI VNS-L31 udid: FUH7N16607025752 plateformVersion: 7.0 And unfortunately it doesn't work when I start session I have this error message: "Error Failed to create session. The requested resource could not be found, or a request was received using an HTTP method that is not supported by the mapped resource" Does anyone have an idea please? A: I had the same problem. Try the following: * Go to Appium Server GUI -> Advanced Server address: localhost Port: 4723 Allow CORP: yes Go to Appium Inspector Remote host: localhost Port: 4723 Path: /wd/hub Allow Unauthorized Certificates Select your capabilities Start server A: Adding /wd/hub worked charm i also used appium 1.22.0 A: Just write in remote path: /wd/hub A: I had the same problem so I have set the remote path in appium inspector it got resolved To set the remote path follow below steps Open Appium inspector Under appium server, set the Remote Port : 4723 and Remote path : /wd/hub once it's done, re-start the appium inspector, this will resolve your issue. A: Appium Server: allow cors Appium inspector: desired capabilities as per your app
The National Mental Health Commission is pleased to release the first batch of Mental Health Peer Work training and assessment materials, for registered training organisations (RTOs) across Australia to use. These allow RTOs to deliver the Mental Health Peer Work qualification for the consumer and carer peer workforce. The first three modules for The Foundations of Mental Health Peer Work can be downloaded from the National Mental Health Commission website at: www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/peerwork. The peer workforce is arguably the fastest growing workforce in mental health in Australia. Based on international evidence and identified sector need, the Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (CSHISC) developed the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work to meet the needs of this emerging workforce. The Commission has funded Community Mental Health Australia (CMHA) to develop training materials that support and enhance the delivery of the Certificate IV. This project has been coordinated by the Mental Health Coordinating Council on behalf of CMHA. The development of the resources was informed by broad consultation and national advisory groups including carer and consumer peer workers and services who support peer workforce. The Commission thanks everyone who has dedicated their time and expertise to this project. In particular, we acknowledge and thank CMHA for their collaborative efforts and skill, dedication and determination in producing these high quality products. The remaining resources will be released on the National Mental Health Commission website following their pilot. For more information and to access the first batch of training materials visit www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/peerwork.
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package com.backhoff.clustream /** * Created by omar on 9/25/15. / import breeze.linalg._ import org.apache.spark.SparkContext import org.apache.spark.streaming.dstream.DStream import org.apache.spark.annotation.Experimental import java.io._ import java.nio.file.{Paths, Files} import org.apache.spark.mllib.clustering.KMeans /* * Class that contains the offline methods for the CluStream * method. It can be initialized with a CluStreamOnline model to * facilitate the use of it at the same time the online process * is running. * / @Experimental class CluStream ( val model:CluStreamOnline) extends Serializable{ def this() = this(null) / * Method that samples values from a given distribution. * * @param dist: this is a map containing values and their weights in * the distributions. Weights must add to 1. * Example. {A -> 0.5, B -> 0.3, C -> 0.2 } * @return A: sample value A / private def sample[A](dist: Map[A, Double]): A = { val p = scala.util.Random.nextDouble val it = dist.iterator var accum = 0.0 while (it.hasNext) { val (item, itemProb) = it.next accum += itemProb if (accum >= p) return item } sys.error(f"this should never happen") // needed so it will compile } / * Method that saves a snapshot to disk using the pyramidal time * scheme to a given directory. * * @param dir: directory to save the snapshot * @param tc: time clock unit to save * @param alpha: alpha parameter of the pyramidal time scheme * @param l: l modifier of the pyramidal time scheme */ def saveSnapShotsToDisk(dir: String = "", tc: Long, alpha: Int = 2, l: Int = 2): Unit ={ var write = false var delete = false var order = 0 val mcs = model.getMicroClusters val exp = (scala.math.log(tc) / scala.math.log(alpha)).toInt for (i <- 0 to exp) { if (tc % scala.math.pow(alpha, i + 1) != 0 && tc % scala.math.pow(alpha, i) == 0) { order = i write = true } } val tcBye = tc - ((scala.math.pow(alpha, l) + 1) scala.math.pow(alpha, order + 1)).toInt if (tcBye > 0) delete = true if (write) { val out = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(dir + "/" + tc)) try { out.writeObject(mcs) } catch { case ex: IOException => println("Exception while writing file " + ex) } finally { out.close() } } if (delete) { try { new File(dir + "/" + tcBye).delete() } catch { case ex: IOException => println("Exception while deleting file " + ex); } } } /** * Method that gets the snapshots to use for a given time and horizon in a * given file directory. * * @param dir: directory to save the snapshot * @param tc: time clock unit to save * @param h: time horizon * @return (Long,Long): tuple of the first and second snapshots to use. / def getSnapShots(dir: String = "", tc: Long, h: Long): (Long,Long) = { var tcReal = tc while(!Files.exists(Paths.get(dir + "/" + tcReal)) && tcReal >= 0) tcReal = tcReal - 1 var tcH = tcReal - h while(!Files.exists(Paths.get(dir + "/" + tcH)) && tcH >= 0) tcH = tcH - 1 if(tcH < 0) while(!Files.exists(Paths.get(dir + "/" + tcH))) tcH = tcH + 1 if(tcReal == -1L) tcH = -1L (tcReal, tcH) } / * Method that returns the microclusters from the snapshots for a given time and horizon in a * given file directory. Subtracts the features of the first one with the second one. * * @param dir: directory to save the snapshot * @param tc: time clock unit to save * @param h: time horizon * @return Array[MicroCluster]: computed array of microclusters / def getMCsFromSnapshots(dir: String = "", tc: Long, h: Long): Array[MicroCluster] = { val (t1,t2) = getSnapShots(dir,tc,h) try{ val in1 = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(dir + "/" + t1)) val snap1 = in1.readObject().asInstanceOf[Array[MicroCluster]] val in2 = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(dir + "/" + t2)) val snap2 = in2.readObject().asInstanceOf[Array[MicroCluster]] in2.close() in1.close() val arrs1 = snap1.map(_.getIds) val arrs2 = snap2.map(_.getIds) val relatingMCs = snap1 zip arrs1.map(a => arrs2.zipWithIndex.map(b=> if(b._1.toSet.intersect(a.toSet).nonEmpty) b._2;else -1)) relatingMCs.map{ mc => if (!mc._2.forall(_ == -1) && t1 - h >= t2) { for(id <- mc._2) if(id != -1) { mc._1.setCf2x(mc._1.getCf2x :- snap2(id).getCf2x) mc._1.setCf1x(mc._1.getCf1x :- snap2(id).getCf1x) mc._1.setCf2t(mc._1.getCf2t - snap2(id).getCf2t) mc._1.setCf1t(mc._1.getCf1t - snap2(id).getCf1t) mc._1.setN(mc._1.getN - snap2(id).getN) mc._1.setIds(mc._1.getIds.toSet.diff(snap2(id).getIds.toSet).toArray) } mc._1 }else mc._1 } } catch{ case ex: IOException => println("Exception while reading files " + ex) null } } / * Method that returns the centrois of the microclusters. * * @param mcs: array of microclusters * @return Array[Vector]: computed array of centroids / def getCentersFromMC(mcs: Array[MicroCluster]): Array[Vector[Double]] = { mcs.filter(_.getN > 0).map(mc => mc.getCf1x :/ mc.getN.toDouble) } / * Method that returns the weights of the microclusters from the number of points. * * @param mcs: array of microclusters * @return Array[Double]: computed array of weights / def getWeightsFromMC(mcs: Array[MicroCluster]): Array[Double] = { var arr: Array[Double] = mcs.map(_.getN.toDouble).filter(_ > 0) val sum: Double = arr.sum arr.map(value => value/sum) } / * Method that returns a computed KMeansModel. It runs a modified version * of the KMeans algorithm in Spark from sampling the microclusters given * its weights. * * @param sc: spark context where KMeans will run * @param k: number of clusters * @param mcs: array of microclusters * @return org.apache.spark.mllib.clustering.KMeansModel: computed KMeansModel / def fakeKMeans(sc: SparkContext,k: Int, numPoints: Int, mcs: Array[MicroCluster]): org.apache.spark.mllib.clustering.KMeansModel ={ val kmeans = new KMeans() var centers = getCentersFromMC(mcs).map(v => org.apache.spark.mllib.linalg.Vectors.dense(v.toArray)) val weights = getWeightsFromMC(mcs) val map = (centers zip weights).toMap val points = Array.fill(numPoints)(sample(map)) kmeans.setMaxIterations(20) kmeans.setK(k) kmeans.setInitialModel(new org.apache.spark.mllib.clustering.KMeansModel(Array.fill(k)(sample(map)))) val trainingSet = sc.parallelize(points) val clusters = kmeans.run(trainingSet) trainingSet.unpersist(blocking = false) clusters } / * Method that allows to run the online process from this class. * * @param data: data that comes from the stream * **/ def startOnline(data: DStream[breeze.linalg.Vector[Double]]): Unit ={ model.run(data) } }
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Rise in UK's average retirement age Do you know your State Pension age? Tips for a safe and happy Halloween How we're helping older people get online The government vs loneliness 6 questions we should ask if we want to age better The Age of Creativity Festival is coming New children's book explores dementia Published on 17 February 2012 11:30 AM People are leaving it later to give up work and retire, official figures have shown. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), between 2004 and 2010, the typical retirement age for male workers went up from 63.8 years to 64.6 years. During the same period, the average retirement age among women also rose, increasing from 61.2 years to 62.3 years. The Government intends to increase the UK's state pension age in order to tackle the costs of an ageing population. The ONS research suggests that in 2010, for each person over and above the pension age, 3.2 people of working age were supporting them. It is believed that by 2051, this ratio could fall to two, if changes are not made to the state pension age. By 2046, ministers hope to increase this to 68 for both male and female workers. Among its other findings, the ONS study revealed that in 2008, men aged 65 could expect to enjoy 9.9 years of healthy life expectancy from 17.6 years of overall remaining life expectancy. For women, these figures stood at 11.5 years and 20.2 years respectively. Michelle Mitchell, Director-General of Age UK said, 'More and more people aged 65 and over are choosing to work, if possible, in this tough economic climate. For many, the reasons are financial, a result of the decreasing value of their pensions and the rising State Pension Age. Others enjoy the social interaction work brings. 'Age UK believes older workers should be allowed to choose when they retire but often face being shut out of the job market through age discrimination. As a result, the Government and employers must put in place measures to help people in later life keep and find jobs and introduce flexible working to make the most of their often untapped potential.' Copyright Press Association 2012 Last updated: Dec 05 2018
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Генетическое доказательство (от греч. происхождение) – доказательство, в котором в целях доказательства суждений исследуется их генезис, а также условия, при которых эти суждения дошли до настоящего времени. Никто из нас, ныне живущих не был участником Куликовской битвы русских с татарами, которая определила конец монгольского ига, но всем нам известно с совершенной достоверностью, что битва эта произошла 8 сентября 1380 года на Куликовом поле, на реке Дон. Русскими войсками командовал внук Ивана Калиты, выдающийся полководец князь Дмитрий, прозванный Донским, а войска татар возглавлял хан Мамай. Достоверность данного рассуждения оправдывается путём доказательства по источнику происхождения наших суждений, а именно – с помощью сохранившихся официальных документов, записей очевидцев, литературных памятников и т. д. Истинность (или ложность) тезиса в генетических доказательствах определяется с помощью исследования: условий возникновения тезиса и условий его передачи от одних лиц к другим. Структура генетического доказательства выглядит следующим образом: Сначала устанавливается, что первоначально возникшее суждение в силу самих условий его возникновения не могло быть ошибочным; затем показывается, что первоначальное суждение не могло исказиться при передаче от одного лица другому; далее делается вывод: поскольку первоначальное суждение правильно, а при передаче оно не исказилось, следовательно, проверяемый тезис совпадает с первоначально сообщённым суждением. См. также Доказательство (логика) Доказательство в юриспруденции Страницы, начинающиеся с этого названия Литература Философия: Энциклопедический словарь. Под редакцией А. А. Ивина. — М.: Гардарики, 2004 г. Асмус В.Ф.: Логика. Государственное издательство политической литературы, 1947 г. Кондаков Н. И. Введение в логику. — М.: Наука, 1967 Логика
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Cacería de Lagartos es una banda de rock, punk y fusión formada en 1992 en Quito, Ecuador, inicialmente activa hasta 2006. Tras un paréntesis de casi una década, la agrupación retornó en 2017. Inicios La banda fue conformada por Hugo Ferro y Xavier Ruiz, quienes se habrían juntado para un taller de rock y jazz organizado por el centro de difusión cultural del Banco Central del Ecuador. El nombre habría sido tomado tras observar en una galería la imagen de un montuvio atrapando lagartos en la Costa ecuatoriana. Posteriormente adoptarían su formación definitiva junto a Fabio Ferro, Álvaro Rosero, Carlos Osejo y César Samaniego, realizando sus primeras presentaciones en el parque El Ejido del centro norte de Quito. Trayectoria Tras publicar un demotape homónimo, en 1996 fichan con el sello discográfico ecuatoriano MTM Discos, lanzando su álbum debut Transporte Popular. En febrero de 1999 la agrupación fue invitada al festival Pululahua, Rock desde el Volcán. Luego de debutar en el Quito Fest de 2004, ese mismo año lanza No Cover, disco compuesto por varias versiones de temas de la música tradicional, popular y de rock pop ecuatoriano, rindiendo a la vez homenaje a grupos e intérpretes como TercerMundo, Cruks en Karnak, Mamá Vudú, Clip, La Pandilla y otros. Actualidad En 2016, Cacería de Lagartos regresó a los escenarios ecuatorianos con una nueva alineación, sumando al baterista Frank Guerrero y al bajista Andrés Nardela y estrenando un nuevo disco, La Vieja Escuela. Durante la pandemia por Covid-19 en Ecuador, en enero de 2021 la banda estrenó un nuevo tema inédito, "Bienvenidos a lo Mismo", difundido en plataformas digitales. Integrantes Hugo Ferro (voz) Frank Guerrero (batería) Fabio Ferro (guitarra) Andrés Nardela (bajo) Discografía Transporte Popular (1996) Canciones para adolescentes románticos (2000) Tropical Profano (2003) No Cover (2004) La vieja escuela (2017) Bienvenidos a lo mismo (EP, 2021) Referencias Grupos de rock de Ecuador
Chicago - Jan. 15, 2021 Beachwood TV Our monthly TV archive. TV Towns A Beachwood Guide. And Then There's Maude Our tribute to the debut season. Museum Of Classic Chicago TV Study: Network News Largely Ignoring FCC Plan to Kill Net Neutrality By Jake Johnson/Common Dreams With just over two weeks left until the FCC is set to vote on chairman Ajit Pai's plan to decimate net neutrality, a new study published on Tuesday by Media Matters for America found that corporate cable and broadcast news coverage of Pai's proposed net neutrality repeal has been sorely lacking - and, in some cases, nonexistent. Based on an examination of television segments aired on major news networks since November 20 - the day Politico reported that Pai was planning a "total repeal of net neutrality rules" - the study found that NBC, ABC, and CBS have devoted just over two minutes combined to net neutrality. Of all the major corporate networks Media Matters examined, MSNBC devoted far and away the most coverage to the FCC's "scorched-earth" attack on the open Internet. "In the wake of the breaking news, MSNBC represented 90 percent of all cable coverage" of net neutrality, the study found. Media Matters observes that both NBC - which "has not covered net neutrality at all" - and MSNBC are both "owned by internet service provider Comcast, which stands to benefit from the repeal." Since Pai unveiled his long-awaited plan to scrap net neutrality rules last week, a large and disparate coalition has come out in opposition to the Republican-controlled FCC's proposals. Civil rights organizations, consumer advocates, environmentalists, a group representing over 500 businesses, massive tech companies, and even some right-wing publications have denounced Pai's effort to eliminate "the Internet as we know it." Pai's plan "ignores the will of people from across the political spectrum who overwhelmingly support these protections," said Matt Wood, policy director at Free Press, in a statement. "It ignores the law and the courts, which have repeatedly upheld the 2015 Title II rules. And it ignores the vibrancy of the internet marketplace following adoption of that 2015 order, with incontrovertible economic data showing that both investment in networks and online innovation are flourishing under the very same rules Pai wants to destroy." Previously: What You Need To Know About The FCC's Plan To End Net Neutrality. Comments welcome. MUSIC - Chicago Music Poster History. TV - Hollywood Still Can't Get Abortion Right. POLITICS - The Dark Side Of Kirin Beer. SPORTS - The Four Horsemen Of Halas Hall. BOOKS - Why Chimps Don't Hold Elections. PEOPLE PLACES & THINGS - Recall! Sriracha Chicken Ravioli. Search The Beachwood Reporter Beachwood Radio! © 2006 - 2021, The Beachwood Media Company
Bevo Beat The Dotted Line All recruiting As low as 99¢ No. 13 Iowa State 23, No. 17 Texas 20 – Cyclones knock Longhorns out of Big 12 contention Texas athletics director Chris Del Conte poses with new softball coach Mike White on June 26, 2018. LYNDA M. GONZALEZ / AMERICAN-STATESMAN BEVO BEAT Athletics Track and field, softball staff overhauls to come at a price for Texas Danny Davis American-Statesman Staff @aasdanny In terms of salaries, Texas will pay a pretty penny for the overhaul of its softball and track and field programs. Texas has almost doubled the base salaries of its softball team's coaching staff. The Longhorns will also be paying the coaches in its track and field program more in aggregate. The salaries for UT's new coaches were obtained by the American-Statesman through an open records request. Hired away from Oregon, Texas softball coach Mike White agreed to a five-year contract with a starting annual base salary of $505,000. His two assistants, ex-Duck assistant Chelsea Spencer and former University of Mary coach Kerry Shaw, will respectively make $130,000 and $120,000. During the 2017-18 school year, the base salaries for head coach Connie Clark ($210,000) and assistants Tripp MacKay ($96,900) and Jennifer McFalls ($82,200) totaled $389,100. Clark stepped down in May after 22 varsity seasons at Texas. Name and title Head coach Mike White $505,000 Asst. coach Chelsea Spencer $130,000 Asst. coach Kerry Shaw $120,000 Head coach Connie Clark $210,000 Asst. coach Tripp McKay $96,900 Asst. coach Jennifer McFalls $82,200 Edrick Floréal, UT's new track and field coach, speaks to the reporters at Royal-Memorial Stadium on June 14, 2018. AMANDA VOISARD/AMERICAN-STATESMAN After leading Kentucky's track and field program for six years, Edrick Floréal agreed to leave for Texas and a five-year contract with a starting annual base salary of $450,000. At $104,500, throws coach Zeb Sion will be the program's highest-paid assistant. Each of the other four assistants on Floréal's coaching staff will make $102,500. Texas was an assistant track and field coach short during its 2018 seasons, and head coach Mario Sategna was fired in February. Sategna had a base salary of $236,669. UT's four assistants had an average base salary of $129,310, with those payouts ranging from $80,765 to $204,000. Floréal and White's contracts still need to be approved by the UT board of regents. News on Bevo Beat is free and unlimited. Access to the rest of Hookem.com is included with an Austin American-Statesman subscription in addition to Statesman.com and the ePaper edition. Subscribe today at statesman.com/subscribe. Menu Share on Facebook Post to Twitter Next story: Texas History: Unsung heroes of Texas football, Part 2 Emilee Hoffman advances at U.S. Women's Amateur Texas History: Unsung heroes of Texas football, Part 2 Statesman Take Kirk Bohls American-Statesman Staff Bohls: Coleman spearheading a different Texas team that has a banner to prove it Cedric Golden Golden: If Texas really wants Urban Meyer, then Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher is the blueprint Subscribe to our podcast: On Second Thought No. 25 Texas 84, Louisiana Tech 57: Longhorns roll but team's effort leads to a postgame rebuke More on Hookem.com Kirk Bohls American-Statesman Staff No. 17 Texas 69, No. 14 North Carolina 67: Matt Coleman ices Tar Heels to win Maui Invitational Brian Davis American-Statesman Staff Cedric Golden American-Statesman Staff Craven's Corner: Backing Texas, Texas A&M in pivotal contests; three NFL wagers Mike Craven Hookem.com staff The Dotted Line: Texas pledge Jonathon Brooks sets school record; 2022 running back targets Texas loses two contributors for the 2021 baseball season PHOTOS: No. 17 Texas 66, Indiana 44: Horns never let up in blowout On Statesman.com 'I can't be mad at them': Sam Ehlinger and Ta'Quon Graham react to Texas teammates' opt-out calls Statistically-speaking, was Charli Collier's 44-point game the best in Texas history? Hookem / Ticket City is a secondary market for tickets and ticket prices may be above face value.
AFP bombing spree in Mindanao disobeys Duterte's Covid-19 ceasefire order, Reds report April 6, 2020 /in News /by Kodao Productions The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is disobeying President Rodrigo Duterte's ceasefire order, undertaking aerial bombing, cannon firing, and other military operations amid the corona virus disease (Covid-19) emergency, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) reported. In a statement, the CPP said that based on New People's Army (NPA) field reports, the AFP is on a bombing spree and continues to carry out focused military offensives in the Bukidnon-Davao border area in disregard of the ceasefires declared by the Duterte government. "Philippine Air Force (PAF) units under the AFP's 4th Infantry Division used an FA-50 fighter jet to indiscriminately drop five 500-pound bombs near two Lumad communities in Barangay Mandahikan, Cabanglasan (Bukidnon province) on March 27," the CPP said in a statement. According to the CPP, the fighter jet dropped three bombs around 9 a.m. and two more at 2 p.m, traumatizing children and other community residents. The bombing damaged the primary source of food and livelihood of the Lumad in the area, the group added. On March 29, the AFP, using attack helicopters, fired at least 10 rockets in the same barangay at around noontime. Rounds were also reportedly fired from artillery cannons installed at an adjacent barangay in Loreto, Davao del Norte province. A Cessna surveillance aircraft flew overhead the whole day after the airstrike, the CPP said. The military also deployed additional soldiers at Sitio Miyaray to conduct combat operations while two trooper units and three armored fighting vehicles were also deployed at Sitio Tapayanon, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte, the CPP reported. The bombings and troop deployments followed a fire fight resulting from an operation by the AFP's 60th and 56th Infantry Battalions against the NPA in the area last March 24. "The military made it appear that the attack was staged by the NPA although it was clear that they were carrying out offensive combat operations as evidenced by the fact that they have prepositioned artillery units to back up their ground troops," the CPP said. The underground group also said that the military raided an NPA encampment in Little Baguio, San Fernando, Bukidnon on March 29 at 2 a.m. "Residents reported that military troops continue to operate in Barangays Kibongcog and Poblacion, San Fernando; Barangay Concepcion, Valencia; Santa Filomena, Quezon; Barangays Bulonay and Kalabugao, Impasug-ong; Barangays Busdi, Caburacanan, Manalog, Saint Peter and Zamboanguita, Malaybalay City; and Barangay Poblacion, Cabanglasan," the CPP said. The AFP also placed two artillery cannons in Sitio Nursery, Barangay Concepcion and another in Sitio Salaysay in Barangay Santa Filomena and have subjected the area to continuous aerial surveillance since the last week of March, reported the CPP. Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Gilbert I. Gapay however has only issued congratulatory messages to his troops engaged in fire fights against the NPA in Zamboanga Sibugay and Quezon provinces, admitting however that the fire fight in Mulanay town happened after his troops responded to reports that NPA rebels were in the area. In the Zamboanga Sibugay encounter, Gapay said his troops were merely in the vicinity as part of the Philippine Army's community visitation for Covid-19 information awareness. The CPP, however, said that the military had been using the Covid-19 pandemic emergency to camouflage its intensified counter-insurgency operations in contempt of the United Nations plea to a global truce and in direct contravention of Duterte's unilateral ceasefire order effective March 19 to April 13. # (Raymund B. Villanueva) https://kodao.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pa.jpg 569 814 Kodao Productions https://kodao.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kodao.png Kodao Productions2020-04-06 16:56:002020-04-06 16:56:01AFP bombing spree in Mindanao disobeys Duterte's Covid-19 ceasefire order, Reds report 'Detained for interviewing protester': Altermidya denounces arrest of Radyo Ni Juan reporter January 22, 2020 /in Statements/Releases /by Kodao Productions National alternative media group Altermidya strongly denounces the intimidation and arrest of Davao-based reporter Glenn Jester Hitgano of Radyo ni Juan. Hitgano was interviewing protesting workers from banana company Philippine Dream Farm Dev't in Carmen, Davao del Norte on Jan. 21 when police cut short his interview and took him to the police station. The police claimed that Hitgano "insulted" them by interviewing the protesters, and attempted to handcuff the reporter. They also tried to confiscate his phone and demanded him to delete the interview. Hitgano was held for an hour, and was released only after convincing the police that he will not report on the workers' protest. The Radyo ni Juan reporter said he covered the protest after receiving information that the workers were harassed by uniformed men the previous night. Altermidya condemns this attack on our colleague, who was clearly being coerced into silence by state forces who were uncomfortable with the truth. The arrest and intimidation of journalists like Hitgano is a blatant violation of media's task of exposing the truth to the public. It is pure assault not just on press freedom but on the public's right to know. Altermidya calls for an independent investigation to hold into immediate account the members of the Carmen police involved in this gross wrongdoing. State forces should be at the forefront of safeguarding rights such as free speech and expression, and not be the purveyors of abuse. https://kodao.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/RNJ-arrest_web-image-1000x540-1.jpg 540 1000 Kodao Productions https://kodao.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kodao.png Kodao Productions2020-01-22 14:16:532020-01-22 14:35:01'Detained for interviewing protester': Altermidya denounces arrest of Radyo Ni Juan reporter
GCI – General Communication Inc, is one of several internet providers that service the Juneau area. I used GCI for two years and here are my experiences that I had with them. First of all, they use cable modem versus their competitors' DSL. Big advantage. But unfortunately, the superior technology comes with a price and unfortunately it has the Juneau price attached to it. Supposedly when you hit your limit you get throttled. When I was under contract we were charged with the overage rate. Now you can pay $10 more to un-throttle your overage speed rates, until the next limit and consequent throttling. The problem is that for someone who streams everything you need at least 300G a month if not more. If you happen to also have a gaming console you will need an average 40G per game download. That's works out to about only 5 games a month. I never had any service issues and any time I contacted GCI the agents were more than happy to assist me. It was wonderful to have blazing speeds. The no fun part is at the end of the month stressing if you will go over your allotted download limit. So being realistic you need to get the Fastest plan, which runs $150 month. This was too rich for my blood. That is why I went with a competitor at half the price and half the service. So the bottom line is, if you do not have any issues with funding definitely go with the GCI. But if you live on a budget, you may want to consider alternative AC.
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GRATA International News Uzbekistan 'BB-' Long-Term and 'B' Short-Term Ratings Affirmed Uzbekistan 'BB-' Long-Term and 'B' Short-Term Ratings Affirmed Uzbekistan 'BB-' Long-Term and 'B' Short-Term Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable S&P Global affirmed 'BB-' long-term and 'B' short-term ratings of Uzbekistan. The agency said that Uzbekistan has embarked on a rapid process of economic modernization and integration with the rest of the world, utilizing its strong net external and fiscal asset positions in the process. "The stable outlook reflects our expectation that, over the next year, Uzbekistan's fiscal and external positions will remain strong but decline slightly, due to current account deficits and government borrowing," S&P Global added. "Our ratings are constrained by Uzbekistan's low economic wealth, as measured by GDP per capita. In our view, future policy responses may be difficult to predict, given the highly centralized decision-making process and the relatively undeveloped accountability and checks and balances between institutions. Our ratings are also constrained by low monetary policy flexibility," it noted. Institutional and economic profile: Broad-based policy reforms have improved institutions and opened up the economy, but from a low base. The authorities began a process of economic reforms in 2017 aimed at modernizing the economy, but challenges--such as SOE sector reforms and increasing foreign direct investment--remain. Progress with institutional reforms is also continuing but we expect decision-making to remain centralized despite improvements to governance. GDP per capita remains low, at an estimated $1,800 in 2019, but we expect real GDP growth to remain relatively strong, averaging just over 5% over our forecast period to 2022, S&P Global stated. "Over our forecast period through 2022, we expect real GDP growth to average just over 5%, supported by growth in the services, manufacturing, and natural resources sectors. The construction sector is a small but growing part of GDP. The economy has been government-led for many years and is still dependent on SOEs, which contribute a large share of GDP," S&P Global stated. "Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) is a priority for the government. Currently, FDI inflows are low and concentrated in the extractive industries, particularly natural gas. If government reforms attract more FDI, this would reduce the debt-financing of the current account balance and help to preserve the government's large external asset position," S&P Global underlined. "Better trade relations with neighbors should boost Uzbekistan's exports, especially agricultural goods. However, exports remain heavily dependent on commodities, with gold, other metals, and natural gas making up approximately 50%. Remittances and income from abroad are an important component of Uzbekistan's current account, given a large number of Uzbeks working abroad, particularly in Russia," the agency added. S&P Global expects sustained current account deficits to mean liquid external assets exceed external debt by about 6% of current account payments on average over the forecast period, compared with 28% in 2017. The Agency estimates the general government sector will be in a net debt position by year-end 2020. R e l a t e d n e w s 23.01.2023 The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has approved a differentiated business support system 26.12.2022 Uzbekistan adopts Law on state registration of rights to real estate 26.12.2022 On changes in bankruptcy law
An eye for cows and a heart for teaching July 24 2015 09:27 AM Legendary dairy cattle judge and professor Fred Foreman passed away on July 22, leaving behind a grand legacy of teaching and passion for the dairy industry. By Brittany Statz Olson He was born on a small farm in Kansas, but his knowledge and skill for judging dairy cattle would take him all over the world. After serving in World War II, Fred Foreman returned to Kansas to study his favorite animal – the dairy cow. He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees at Kansas State, followed by his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri, and he began to share his acquired knowledge and skill with the next generation. Fred taught for a short time at Kansas State before moving to the University of Minnesota. Ultimately, Fred went on to become a staff member at Iowa State University for 31 years. Fred was a respected professor who enjoyed teaching. He placed a high value on education and professionalism and held his students to a high standard in the classroom. While he demanded much from his students, he also took the time to help them. He wanted to get to know his students and help them succeed. "He asked a lot," said Hay and Forage Grower Managing Editor Mike Rankin, who had Fred as his undergraduate advisor at Iowa State. "But he also cared a lot." Fred cared so much about education that he recruited farm kids from far and wide, which included convincing their parents to even let their children go to college. It was a hard sell with some people early in his career, but to Fred the benefits outweighed the costs. He just wanted to see farm kids go on to become better farmers or get fulfilling jobs off the farm. Fred's legacy is two-fold. While he had a clear knack for teaching, he also had an eye for judging cattle. While teaching at the University of Minnesota, he became the dairy judging coach. From there, he began judging at local and state shows and fairs. As a judge, Fred was not only known for having an eye for functional type – physical attributes that were tied to high milk production – but also the ability to deliver reasons convincingly and clearly. He would turn his back to the cows so he could face the audience, recalling each cow with striking detail without being able to see them. While maintaining a presence at smaller fairs and shows, Fred went on to judge 13 national shows, including World Dairy Expo in its first year. He also judged shows abroad in South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and became one of the most respected dairy cattle judges in the world. As country singer Randy Travis once said, "It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you; it's what you leave behind you when you're gone." Fred Foreman lived an illustrious life. He left a lasting impact on the dairy industry in addition to the many lives he touched. The author is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, majoring in agricultural marketing communications. She is the 27th Hoard's Dairyman editorial summer intern. One milk cooperative's road to prominence Walkers named McKown Master Breeder Our bread, our butter, our pals
Second referendum on EU would overturn leave decision, survey finds For use in UK, Ireland or Benelux countries only BBC handout photo of Nigel Farage (centre) and Chuka Umunna (right) during an interview with Nick Robinson in the BBC Radio 4 Today studio in London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday January 12, 2018. Photo credit should read: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: Not for use more than 21 days after issue. You may use this picture without charge only for the purpose of publicising or reporting on current BBC programming, personnel or other BBC output or activity within 21 days of issue. Any use after that time MUST be cleared through BBC Picture Publicity. Please credit the image to the BBC and any named photographer or independent programme maker, as described in the caption. A second referendum on Britain's withdrawal from the EU would overturn the decision to leave, according to a new poll. The ComRes survey for the Daily Mirror found 55% backing for Remain, against 45% for Leave. The results were released a day after former Ukip leader Nigel Farage said he was coming round to the idea of a second referendum, which he predicted would confirm the 52%-48% victory for Leave and "kill off" opposition to Brexit "for a generation". Remain campaigners welcomed Mr Farage's comments, with former cabinet minister Lord Adonis saying: "Bring it on." Labour MP Chuka Umunna told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the version of Brexit offered to voters in 2016, including an additional £350 million a week being made available for priorities like the NHS, "is not transpiring to be delivered". "The debate that we had was hypothetical," said Mr Umunna. "We now know the reality. If Brexit is materially different from what people were sold, then Parliament has a right to keep an open mind. "At the end of the day, if we do end up with another referendum, how on earth can it 'thwart the will of the people' if the people are the ones who have the final say on the deal?" However, Mr Farage swiftly backtracked on the idea, telling the Daily Telegraph: "To be clear, I do not want a second referendum, but I fear one may be forced upon the country by Parliament. That is how deep my distrust is for career politicians. "This poses a big question for Leavers. Do we stick with the view that the result will stand or acknowledge the fact that we face this potential threat?" Downing Street ruled out a fresh vote on EU membership but bookies cut the odds of a poll in 2019 to 5-1. Voters questioned for the ComRes poll showed little appetite for going back to the ballot box, with just 43% saying that they want a second referendum against 51% who did not. Just 30% said they were confident Theresa May would get a good Brexit deal, compared with 65% who were not. The debate over whether the public should get a vote on the deal obtained by the Prime Minister was thrust back into the spotlight by Mr Farage's suggestion that a second vote would draw a line under criticism by key Remainers, such as Tony Blair and Lib Dem former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg. Appearing on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff on Thursday, he said: "What is for certain is that the Cleggs, the Blairs, the Adonises will never ever ever give up. They will go on whinging and whining and moaning all the way through this process. "So maybe, just maybe, I'm reaching the point of thinking that we should have a second referendum on EU membership. "I think that if we had a second referendum on EU membership we would kill it off for a generation. The percentage that would vote to leave next time would be very much bigger than it was last time round." And businessman Arron Banks, a close ally of Mr Farage who poured funds into Ukip and one of the Leave campaigns, said the vote would have to be re-run. But Ukip leader Henry Bolton said: "Ukip policy on a second referendum remains unchanged. The party opposes a second referendum." ComRes questioned 1,049 British adults on January 11 for the Daily Mirror.
Wanted to know if anyone here has gotten their intake manifold replaced under the extended warranty (120k/10year)? Been throwing the p2015 code on and off and installed the ECS fix but CEL came back on a day or two later so no luck with that unfortunately. Contacted VWoA but said my vin didn't fall under the extension but have been reading that sometimes specific dealers say differently car is 2013 Turbo Any help or input is appreciated. Yep, had mine replaced last summer. I got the letter from VW not long after I acquired the car and kept it in my file. When it started throwing that code I grabbed the letter, went to the dealer, and they took care of it. They did say they had never replaced one on a Beetle before. 2012 Turbo.
The patchwork quilt at the foot of my bed was made for me several years ago by a family friend. It's awesome. The fabrics are all these funky patterns I'm sure she'd had since the 70's. There's a purple one that has "Help! I'm trapped inside!" printed on it. It still cracks me up. I don't know why. Another brilliant person using file cabinets for bedside tables! We have ours labeled to suit our personalities -- my partner's just say 'My Stuff' on every drawer; mine go into great detail describing what's in each. And you're right, they hold tons of stuff!
A family Holiday safari is a big family holiday unlike any other. A chance to see animals of all kinds in beautiful natural environments. To experience African cultures and share real adventures together. And maybe finish with a few days by the Indian Ocean. When we design a family safari holiday we take you into the heart of real Africa nothing like what you find in package holiday brochures. You'll fly by small plane into remote places, stay in small luxury camps and lodges surrounded by beauty and wildlife. Have fun with expert guides who'll take you on adventures you'll remember for ever. One minute you'll enjoy a family of baboons playing, chasing each other through the trees, then watch spellbound as twenty elephant drink and hose themselves at the river's edge. Mostly, you will experience this with just you, your guide and no-one else.
Justice Department said it would not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the appointment of the special prosecutor. The legal case of whether former metro Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio will still have a criminal record despite his pardon by President Donald Trump is one step closer to moving forward after the U.S. Justice Department decided not to oppose the appointment of a special prosecutor named to defend a ruling by the judge who refused to erase Arpaio's record. The Justice Department said in a court filing Wednesday it would not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the appointment of the special prosecutor, clearing a key hurdle so the appeal over Arpaio's record can proceed at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. But Jack Wilenchik, one of Arpaio's attorneys, said the former sheriff plans to ask the Supreme Court to review the order appointing the special prosecutor. Arpaio, a Republican who served as Maricopa County sheriff for 24 years until his defeat in 2016, was convicted of criminal contempt of court in July 2017 for disobeying a court order to stop his traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. Trump's pardon spared Arpaio — an early supporter of Trump's presidential campaign — a possible jail sentence. Arpaio then tried to make a comeback as a U.S. Senate candidate but was defeated in the primary last August. Lawyers for the Justice Department won the conviction. But after the pardon, the department sided with Arpaio, arguing that the conviction should be expunged because he was pardoned before it became final. But U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton had refused to do so, saying that pardons don't erase convictions or the facts of cases and that the sheriff's clemency only mooted his possible punishments. Legal advocacy groups that focus on free speech, democracy and civil rights have mounted a challenge to the pardon and asked for the appointment of a special prosecutor. In October, the 9th Circuit picked Los Angeles attorney Christopher G. Caldwell to defend Bolton's ruling. Joe Arpaio, longtime sheriff of Maricopa County, reflected on his law enforcement career in a 2015 interview with The Arizona Republic. The following year, voters cast him out of office and he lost his bid for a seventh consecutive term as sheriff.
Tag Archives: colin cook Where Are We Now? (or 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Career?') – part one LAMDA at Tower House I first moved to London in 1995, when I won a place on the Three-Year Acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). During those next three years, I got to know West London pretty well. Earls Court, High Street Kensington, Hammersmith – my fellow students and I owned those mean streets. We strode down Chiswick High Road in our baggy dance trousers and character shoes, talking too loudly about David Mamet and Alexander Technique, confident in the belief that in just a couple of years, we would be far too famous to get around without security and a smoked-glass Range Rover. But there was one place we got to know better than anywhere else. From our first audition to the very last performance, all the most significant events of our time at LAMDA took place at the MacOwan Theatre. If I walked through those doors today – the scene of so many pivotal moments in our young lives – I could still confidently give you a comprehensive tour of the place. LAMDA's MacOwan Theatre Except, of course, I couldn't. The MacOwan Theatre no longer exists. LAMDA moved from Earls Court to its current location in Baron's Court in 2003, and finally sold the MacOwan in 2011. The bulldozers moved in, and now its place has been taken by the usual block of West London luxury flats (Logan House). Which no actor could ever hope to afford. When I read about this a few months ago, it set off a little chain reaction of nostalgic explosions in my mind, so it seemed like a good time to track down my fellow Old LAMDArians, and try to find out what we all feel about our time there – and the years since. LAMDA class of 1998 in 'Hair' As is inevitable with any year group, we have scattered far and wide in the years since we graduated – Wales, Mallorca, New York and – yes – LA. A few still cling on in London, while many have succumbed to the verdant charms of The Regions. There were 29 of us when we left LAMDA in 1998 – now, a quick survey of Spotlight shows that 15 have kept up our subscriptions. Not too bad a showing, I suppose, but I wanted to dig a little deeper to understand the forces that have either kept us in the profession, or driven us out. So, I sent off a list of questions. Not everyone responded, but in the end I heard back from more than half – 15 in total, and they were all very honest and frank – on the promise of anonymity. I started at the very beginning, and asked why they had wanted to act in the first place… When we started at LAMDA, we ranged in age from 18 to 26 – some fresh from school, some straight from University. I was 23. Your author at LAMDA in 'Hair' I look back on our LAMDA years with great fondness. I felt I was at the centre of everything I wanted to be part of, and I spent those three years feeling stimulated and challenged. Inevitably, when I asked my friends what their own feelings are about that time, it elicited a range of responses, some very positive: – It was the first time that I really learned 'how to learn'. – I met some wonderful people who have stayed in my life for a long time. – I was as happy as a pig in shit. Sooooo happy to be there. One of the most profound and rich experiences of my life. Some of the LAMDA class of 1998 Some less so: – I found it quite tough… I found their methods for the most part to be very undermining. – I don't think I was rated particularly highly by the staff, and as such often felt somewhat overlooked and neglected at times. It certainly seemed to be the case that the squeaky wheels got the most attention. Some felt they hadn't taken full advantage of their time at LAMDA: – I didn't make the most of it. I was very young – first time away from home. – I could have gotten so much more out of it if I hadn't let my self-doubt and lack of confidence get in the way. – I do regret not making more of the opportunity. I asked what they valued most about the training they received: – The opportunity to work continuously on productions for a year is something outside of the RSC or NT you rarely have the opportunity to do. – LAMDA allowed me to love what I do. In a messy, imperfect but deeply passionate way they put me on the track to my profession. – It was a celebration of one's idiosyncrasies. – The cleverness of people. The humour. The importance and value of work. As Colin Cook said (this is my working mantra to this day) 'Work is your armour'. And above all I think – my friends. It doesn't matter where we are or where we go – I would do anything for any of those people that I shared those three years with. More of the class of 1998… This is a view I share. It seemed to me that LAMDA encouraged us to be ourselves – we had all heard about the schools that 'break you down to build you up again', and LAMDA didn't feel like that at all to me. But others disagree:– – I don't feel I was ever encouraged to keep the quirks that I entered with. – I do not honestly know whether the whole "take you apart to put you back together" approach is now being over-exaggerated in my memory, but I did find it quite tough at times, and not particularly productive. I asked what they felt the training lacked: – Screen acting for a start. – Vocal technique – Weirdly, lack of acting classes. – I can think of two teachers that had their favourites. It was frustrating to watch them fawn! – I don't think it lacked anything, actually. Like, how much more could we have actually done in three years? The rest of the class of 1998. It seems that much has changed since we left the Academy. Our screen acting training felt cursory at best, although I did learn that it was best not to volunteer to smoke in a scene, unless you wanted to work your way through a whole pack. These days, to quote from the current LAMDA prospectus: 'All students who graduate from LAMDA's BA (Hons) Professional Acting leave with a professionally-shot show reel and a voice reel.' It's very important to bear in mind that this was all nearly 20 years ago. LAMDA is a different school now, with a different Principal, mostly different teaching staff and in a completely different location. It still calls itself LAMDA, but much like Trigger's broom, all the significant parts have changed… Even the qualification you graduate with is different: the three-year acting course is now a BA (Hons) degree course, whereas we left with a diploma. In a perverse way, I'm rather glad it was that way round, as it gave our training a kind of rarity, a refinement if you like, whereas a degree just seems rather everyday. And I already had one anyway, for all the good it ever did me. But I am aware that the 'employment landscape', as we must call it, has altered a lot since those bygone days, and a BA degree must help when the graduates are propelled blinking into the light of the Real World. Because there is a big difference between the idealised world of a drama training and the harsh realities of an actor's life. I asked if they felt prepared for an acting career by the time we graduated – and perhaps unsurprisingly, most did not: -No I didn't feel prepared -NO NO NO NO NO. It does not teach you how to survive as an unemployed actor, how to see yourself as a product – I question now if I would have done better not to have pursued what I was already doing. -Definitely not! We spent 3 years in a bubble. -Noooooooooo! -yes and no..because it destroyed my confidence… but i learnt a lot of tools that then helped me to be able to direct – business wise no. As an artist, yes. I wasn't – but that was to do with me. Pages from an ancient artefact: our LAMDA Prospectus There is a distinction here, to be sure. Those of us who were lucky enough to land work straight away were able to apply all the skills that were fresh in our minds. I went straight into a nice TV job, and despite my sketchy experience in front of a camera, I felt very comfortable and understood what was required of me. But I was pretty clueless about how to generate work. – I was prepared for the jobs I got eventually – yes. There is only so much they can do at drama school – after that it comes down to practical experience. -for an acting career, yes. For the non-acting part, no. -Well, no. But I think that's more to do with where I was, personally, Not because of anything that they hadn't done. -Yes, apart from the business side -In many ways, yes. -On the whole, yes. We were part of a different generation to today's drama school graduates, with no significant social media element to our lives; the internet played a much smaller role, and we didn't even all have mobile phones yet. Some of us had pagers, for heaven's sake. Off we went into the world, clutching our A-Z's. Significantly, almost all of my respondents did not feel supported by LAMDA after graduation: – Not at all. – No. Once you leave you are on your own. They are happy to bask in the glory of actors who do well and have a glittering career, but for all the thousands of unemployed actors that they helped produce there is nothing. – Honestly no. I think they were interested in the people who got famous quickly and could be used to raise funds. Sorry that's cynical but that's how it felt. -Not really, no. -No. There was kindness and love, but not enough rigour. Although others felt differently: – Yes I do. I worked in the reception there for a while and I helped around for a bit of extra cash – they were very good to me like that. – I haven't had any support, but I haven't been in contact, so it's just as much my fault. In my first year after leaving they supported me by giving me temp secretary work. – Not really … but then, I never asked for support. I'm sure they would have been there had I asked. – I did not feel that it was the school's role to support me once I had graduated. Another groovy scene from 'Hair'. Inevitably, this raises the question of just how much responsibility institutions like LAMDA have to their students once they have completed training. No drama school can predict which student is going to 'make it' – as William Goldman's useful maxim goes, 'Nobody knows anything' – but they could confidently surmise that a good half of any yearly intake will never make a living in the profession. At no point do I remember any staff member sitting us down and saying, 'Most of you will never work'. Of course, it would have been a bummer of positively cosmic proportions if they had. But maybe it would have been a necessary reality check. Actors have often proposed a cull of their own number – I imagine Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Coleman on the rooftops of Wardour Street, armed with high-velocity rifles, picking off the weakest: But should Ben and Liv train their sights on the institutions, rather than their fellow thesps? One of my respondents thought so: 'I feel they have a responsibility not to churn out so many actors in a market that cannot cater for them.' Mind you, success as an actor is so random that perhaps the only sensible attitude is a scattershot one – throw out as many young hopefuls as you can, in the hope that at least a few will stick. This being the case, drama schools surely have a duty of care to the students they send out into an unforgiving profession. It does seem that colleges are doing much more these days to incorporate an element of career counselling – RADA has what it calls its 'Buddy' scheme, where graduates are paired up with alumni who are established in the profession to offer guidance and support, and I spoke recently to Rodney Cottier, Head of Drama School at LAMDA, who told me about their own new Mentor scheme, which will be launched at the end of June 2017, and which, like RADA's initiative, will offer support for its students, 'for the last 6 months of their training, and the first 6 months when they're out there. It is the beginning and we have received funding for it from the Genesis Foundation, so hopefully this will really work.' Rodney Cottier The Academy also has an industry liaison in the form of casting director, Laura Dickens, who is responsible for the final year professional preparation, as well as its own 'Buddy' system, although unlike RADA's, this one is for new students rather than graduates. Rodney explained: 'When people are offered a place, they are buddied up with somebody who is already at LAMDA so they can pick their brains – ask them any questions before they arrive, rather than feeling completely terrified on day one. So we're servicing both ends…' I think we would have benefited from this sort of scheme; ideally, it would stretch beyond the first six months and further into a career. It's so easy to feel alone and powerless in this job. Of course, as Rodney points out, ultimately most of the responsibility to develop a career lies with the individual: 'There are a lot of things you cannot prepare people for – I occasionally have to throw in the statistics when somebody is late for yet another voice class.' A LAMDA voice class with Gregory De Polnay But no matter how well-prepared you may be, Real Life has a way of complicating things, as we will see in Part Two… This entry was posted in Musings, Theatre History and tagged a-z, acting, actor's life, actors, alexander technique, baron's court, bedknobs and broomsticks, benedict cumberbatch, career, chiswick, colin cook, david mamet, drama school, drama training, e.t., earls court, fame, genesis foundation, hair musical, hammersmith, high street kensington, LAMDA, LAMDA Class of 1998, laura dickens, logan house, london, london academy of music and dramatic art, macowan theatre, mother goose, national theatre, nt, olivia coleman, only fools and horses, range rover, rodney cottier, royal shakespeare company, rsc, screen acting, spotlight, the hobbit, three-year acting, tower house, trigger, voice, wardour street, william goldman on June 10, 2017 by chrisjnayloractor. Use it or lose it? What was that statistic about the Beatles? Oh yes – Malcolm Gladwell, in his book 'Outliers', posited the theory that one of the reasons the Beatles were able to reach such a pinnacle of fame and success was the amount of time they spent in preparation: 'The Beatles ended up travelling to Hamburg five times between 1960 and the end of 1962. On the first trip, they played 106 nights, of five or more hours a night. Their second trip they played 92 times. Their third trip they played 48 times, for a total of 172 hours on stage. The last two Hamburg stints, in November and December 1962, involved another 90 hours of performing. All told, they performed for 270 nights in just over a year and a half. By the time they had their first burst of success in 1964, they had performed live an estimated 1,200 times, which is extraordinary. Most bands today don't perform 1,200 times in their entire careers. The Hamburg crucible is what set the Beatles apart.' Gladwell is careful not to suggest that it is experience alone that leads to success, but setting talent aside, he does imply that such intensive practise is what separates the merely 'good' from the 'best'. Of course the Beatles also had that most vital attribute, the confidence of youth – something shared by many young actors. Early on at drama school, I can remember a time in the pub – after a heavy day's cavorting – when I asked some fellow students who they thought was the best actor in our year. Most people umm-ed and aah-ed and gave a few names, until the final chap, who said, 'I think I'm probably the best.' The rest of us were suitably outraged of course, but perhaps he was being more honest than we were – after all, no actor can hope to succeed, even in a small way, without a hefty shovelful of self-confidence. Underneath our rather British reserve and self-deprecation, there burnt in all of us a white hot little core of ego and pride. Whenever people would talk of how difficult a profession it is, and how many actors are unemployed at any one time, I can always remember thinking, 'Yes, but I'll be all right. Once they see how brilliant I am, I'll never look back.' But that early blithe confidence is all too easily eroded if it isn't shored up with a bit of outside validation, in the form of some faith invested in you by a director. When someone places their confidence in you, it gives you more confidence in your own abilities. In order to develop and progress, we all need someone to say 'Yes' to us. It is a wonderful thing to discover that you are able to do something you thought you couldn't. I can remember being terrified at the idea of improvisation classes when I started drama school, but then discovering that I was actually quite good at it, and more importantly, that I really enjoyed it. In the same way, sometimes the only way to discover that you can play a particular part is when someone casts you in it. Perhaps they can see something in you that you hadn't seen yourself, and a door will open to a whole new range of parts, or a set of abilities you hadn't previously used. Those actors who are cast in large, challenging roles will be stretched and exercised, and will meet an array of opportunities they hadn't previously encountered. After any big part, you bound into the next audition radiating fearlessness and with slightly less to prove to yourself. And of course this makes you a much more attractive proposition to a director than an actor who hasn't worked for six months. If our confidence – and therefore, our ability – can grow and grow with experience, it's probably also true that these things can diminish with inactivity. Most of us would love to play Hamlet or Medea but few will get the chance; I'm sure the profession is full of great classical actors or film stars manqué. We all know talented actors who just didn't seem to achieve the heights we thought they would, simply because they were never given the opportunity to discover what they were really capable of. After any stretch of time without working, it does feel that the acting muscles become flabby – that first audition after a gap can be surprisingly daunting. It's very easy to feel one's momentum slowing – the question is, can you build that momentum up again? This entry was posted in Musings and tagged actors, alison hinds, annabel capper, audition, ayesha mirza, colin cook, confidence, director, drama school, emma bernbach, fame, greg jarvis, gregory de polnay, hamburg, hamlet, improvisation, jack tarlton, joanna van kampen, LAMDA, malcolm gladwell, mali tudno jones, medea, outliers, richard morrison, robert wallace, sandra paternostro, talent, the beatles on March 23, 2015 by chrisjnayloractor.
Narcotique de Muze II turns in golden debut Sharon Robb STAFF WRITERSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel Narcotique de Muze II may be in the shadow of Eric Lamaze's Olympic gold medal-winning horse Hickstead, but Lamaze gave her all the credit Thursday after winning the $30,000 Braman Motorcars WEF Challenge Cup Series. The Canadian show jumper from Schomberg, Ontario, who winters in Wellington during the circuit, and the 11-year-old Belgian warmblood topped a field of 53, including 12 in the jump-off, to win the three-hour marathon class. It was the 2008 Olympic gold medalist's first grand prix title of the season at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. It was also the first time the world's No. 1-ranked rider showed Narcotique de Muze II, owned by Ashland Stables, at WEF. Lamaze showed three other horses Thursday and five Wednesday. "Back to work," he said, smiling. The pair went clear in the opening round and came back to win the jump-off with the fastest fault-free round in 34.143 seconds, just 0.224 seconds ahead of Britain's Peter Charles and Murka's Pall Mall, a 12-year-old, who overcame a career-threatening tendon injury to return to the show ring. While the focus has been on Hickstead since their individual gold and team silver at the Beijing Olympics, Lamaze made sure Narcotique de Muze II, coming off a successful European circuit, got her share of attention. "She is a winner and I know her well," Lamaze said. "She is always behind the scenes behind Hickstead but she has been the work horse. "Everywhere she goes, she manages to do something good. She is fast in the air and has a big stride. You can keep pushing her at every jump. She has good instinct when you are coming forward to a fence." Seven of the 12 riders in the jump-off were Olympians. With the bigger prize money classes coming up, the fields are growing to record proportion. "WEF is a really hard competition," said Lamaze, who spent the first two weeks of the season getting his young horses fit. "There is great prize money here, and that makes for a competitive field every time out. The season is long so you have to pick and choose." Lamaze, 40, won $9,000 for the victory. He will also compete Sunday in the $50,000 Braman Motorcars Grand Prix with Take Off, a 9-year-old Dutch warmblood mare owned by Artisan Farms. Lamaze plans to compete through March 29 in hopes of qualifying for the World Cup Final in Las Vegas in April. He was also selected to compete in Saturday night's $50,000 Battle of the Sexes, pitting the top men riders against the top women riders in a speed derby and six-bar. "That will be a cakewalk, no contest, they have no chance," said Lamaze, who will compete with his 13-year-old mount Lord. "The men will have no problem at all. It's going to be a fun event and the fans will enjoy it." WEF ROUND 3 RESULTS Horse, rider, faults, jump-off time 1. Narcotique de Muze II, Eric Lamaze, 0, 34.123 2. Murka's Pall Mall, Peter Charles, 0, 34.367 3. Comtesse du Lys, Marilyn Little-Meredith, 0, 34.655 4. Rothchild, McLain Ward, 0, 36.531 5. Quentin 13, Peter Wylde, 0. 36.673 6. Murka's Pom d'Ami, Peter Charles, 0, 37.164 7. Contino 14, Jonathon Millar, 0, 39.947 8. Chambertino, Ljubov Kochrtova, 0, 42.367 9. Danny Boy, Beezie Madden, 4, 35.47 10.Triviant, Shane Sweetnam, 4, 38.001 Beezie Madden McLain Ward Beijing Games
Public Finance Management Modernization Project 2 Project Title Public Finance Management Modernization Project 2 Notice TypeInvitation for Bids Borrower Bid Reference PFMMP/NCB-11/2021 Procurement Method Request for Bids Submission Deadline Date/Time Apr 08, 2021 15:00 Organization/DepartmentAdministrative and Procurement Support Team under the Ministry of Finance Name Ekaterina Bobro Address3 Akademikov Rajabovykh Ave., Dushanbe Province/StateTajikistan CountryTajikistan Phone+992937773322 Emailk.bobro@pfmmp.tj Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. PFMMP / NCB-11/2021 THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN Public Financial Management Modernization Project II PROJECT P150381 Procurement, supply and installation of the video conference and video wall system, and procurement of the servers for placement of the specialized software for the needs of the Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Tajikistan 1. The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has received the funds from the World Bank towards the cost of the Public Financial Management Modernization Project II and intends to use part of the funds of this Project to make payments under the Contract for procurement, supply and installation of the video conference and video wall system, and procurement of the servers for placement of the specialized software for the needs of the Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Tajikistan, PFMMP / NCB-11/2021. 2. Hereby the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan invites the eligible and qualified bidders to submit their sealed bids regarding procurement, supply and installation of the video conference and video wall system, and procurement of the servers for placement of the specialized software for the needs of the Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Tajikistan with its transfer period not later than 4 (four) months from the date of signing the contract. 3. The tender will be held in accordance with the National Competitive Bidding (NBC) procedures described in the World Bank Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works, and non-consulting services under IBRD Loans and IDA credits / grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011, revised July 2014) and is open to any bidder from eligible countries as defined in the Guidelines. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan, Public Financial Management Modernization Project II, k.bobro@pfmmp.tj, and review the bidding documents at the address below: Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 3 Ak. Rajabovikh st., postal code: 734025, tel: + 992-37-221-58-11, from 8.00 to 17.00 5. Qualifications requirements include: (a) If the bidder is a manufacturer: (i) Financial Capabilities The Bidder must provide documentary evidence that he meets the following financial requirements: The average annual turnover for the last two years (2019-2020) is at least USD 1,000,000.00. (ii) Experience and technical capabilities The Bidder must provide documentary evidence that his experience and technical capabilities meet the following requirements: (1) The Bidder must provide documentary evidence that he has successfully completed at least 5 (five) supply contracts within the last two (2) years in the Republic of Tajikistan. The documentary evidence should include a list and details of completed contracts, as well as contact information for previous customers; (2) The Bidder must submit documentary evidence of the existing authorized service center on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe); (3) The Bidder must provide documentary evidence of the available authorized service center and certified service specialists proposed in the bid for the equipment. (b) If the bidder is NOT a manufacturer: The Bidder must provide documentary evidence that he meets the following financial requirements: The average annual turnover for the last two years (2019-2020) is at least USD 300,000.00 (1) The Bidder must provide documentary evidence that he has successfully completed at least 3 (three) supply contracts within the last five (5) years. The documentary evidence should include a list and details of completed contracts, as well as contact information for previous customers; (2) The Bidder must submit MAF confirming the right to supply equipment and confirmation of authorized service centers on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan; (3) The Bidder must have licenses or certificates of admission for the supply of goods (performance of work, provision of services) subject to licensing in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan; (4) The Bidder must provide documentary evidence that the Bidder has no debts for accrued taxes, fees and other mandatory payments to budgets of any level. 6. Interested Bidders may purchase a complete set of bidding documents in Russian after submitting a written application to the address below: The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan, Public Financial Management Modernization Project II, k.bobro@pfmmp.tj. Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 3 Ak. Rajabovikh st., postal code: 734025, tel: + 992-37-221-58-11, from 8.00 to 17.00 Bidding documents will be sent by email in PDF format or received from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan at the address given above by an authorized representative of the company. 7. Bids must be delivered to the following address: State Committee for Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan, 27 Shotemur street, 2nd floor, box for submitting Bidding documents No. 4 until April 08, 2021, 15:00 local time. Submission of bids in electronic form is not allowed. Late bids will be rejected. Opening of envelopes with bids will take place in the presence of representatives of Bidders who wish to be present at the opening in person at: All bids must be accompanied by Bid Security in the amount of Somoni 30,000.00 (Thirty thousand Tajik Somoni). Public Financial Management Modernization Project II, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The unusual massing that forms this primary school is influenced by the obtuse angle of the streets bounding its site. The three-story building is organized along a double-loaded corridor parallel to the property line of the adjacent apartment building. While the classrooms on the 2nd and 3rd floor are arranged simply along the corridor, shared spaces including the student dining room as well as administration functions in the larger first floor building footprint are positioned parallel to the road. Interrupted by the central corridor, the two halves of the entry facade are rotated toward competing angles of the site. The central curtain wall running the height of the building makes the entry unmistakable and provides light directly into the double-loaded corridors. The community's primary mandate for the new school was to ensure the play area, which doubles as an assembly area before school, was safe from traffic. By setting the building back from the property line and providing a masonry and wrought iron fence fronting the streets the play area is a protected yet sunny zone for the 400 pre-kindergarten thru 3rd grade students enrolled at the school.
Conscience is an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior. Humans have a conscience that holds them accountable to their belief system. Whatever or whomever you believe as "right," "wrong," or "unsure" is exactly where your conscience regarding that matter throws down its anchor. It is upon the foundational anchors of who and what we believe (and for some, are told to believe), that we base and support our daily decisions. Ultimately, what our life produces is the sum total of all of these everyday decisions—big and small. Consider for a moment your lifetime from a beginning-to-end perspective. What anchors your belief system? Does it show a history of proven success? Can you honestly rely on it to promote good character and establish moral well-being? The definition of "moral" is: "concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character." Moral literally means the matters of conscience. The anchoring principle of Christianity is simply put: Be like Jesus. The basis of Christianity is centered on Jesus Christ, the crucified-resurrected-and-ascended Son of the living, triune God. Even if people choose not to personally believe in Jesus as their Savior and Lord, what's not to appreciate about His example of how to live life honorably and successfully? Jesus is selfless. He is full of forgiveness, compassion, and truth. Jesus is empowered by His Father's grace and is utterly loyal to His family. If we look at the list of characteristics that describe who Jesus is, it's easy to see how anchoring our belief system in Him and emulating Him ensures that we will be living within a belief system to which our conscience will actually feel anchored. By "feel," we mean that we literally get to feel the benefits of believing Jesus through "feelings" of love, joy, peace, patience, self-control, etc. With such solid anchoring, we can begin trusting our conscience to prompt us positively or negatively when we are making our daily or major life decisions. Having this kind of inner guidance is priceless—especially in a world of ever-escalating problems and confusion. Jesus can be trusted to base our belief system upon. His life reflects why. I Peter 2:21-24; to this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth." When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed." For "you were like sheep going astray," but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. Romans 14:12; So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God. God's grace ensures that every believing Christian will become more and more like the One whom they rely upon—their Savior and Lord—Jesus Christ. « Press Into Jesus Who Loves You with His All!
Texas Legislator Debbie Riddle has filed House Bill 1034 to change the text of the Pledge to the Texas flag to include the words "under God" just as the Pledge to the US flag does. As if the citizens of Texas didn't know we were part of Jesusland. Of course, the pledge is forcibly recited daily in Texas schools so it will help get future Texans committed to creating a GOP controlled theocracy. The Express-News has an interesting article about Jesus Malverde, the patron saint of drug dealers. The Houston Chronicle details the FDA probe of a local firm that is offering choices on potential characteristics before purchasing embryos. This isn't exactly news. People have been choosing characteristics of sperm and egg donors for a long time. This is just one-stop shopping. But, in an emerging theocracy like the United States, such things have to at least be investigated.
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes Forums› Off Topic Is my idea better than the current 9th movie? mInEcRaFtEr0617 I had an idea from a forum post I made. Here is a much better version of the 9th movie that I came up with. I know the movie came out a while ago at this point, but I still had some ideas I wanted to expand upon. - After the events of the 8th movie, Kylo Ren has completely taken on the role as Supreme Leader of the First Order, however he feels that his power is not as great as it should be. - Kylo Ren becomes consumed with his obsession of being as powerful as Vader, to the point where out of frustration he cuts Vader's helmet in half with his lightsaber. - He seeks out the wreckage of the death star to find Vader's lightsaber or some kind of object owned by Vader, but is unsuccessful. - He encounters the force ghost of Palpatine, which would be more of a shadow than a glowing projection since he is a Sith. - Palpatine claims that he can help Kylo Ren become far more powerful than Vader ever could - He instructs Kylo to take his cane with him back to Kylo's throne room in the First Order command ship. - There, Palpatine becomes his secret military advisor, only appearing when Kylo is alone. Palpatine slowly begins to corrupt Kylo and causes him to go much further into the dark side. - Around this time, Rey, Poe, Finn, Chewbacca, and BB-8 are sent on a special mission by Leia to a distant world to gain intel on the First Order. - After Hux informs Kylo that the First Order has found the location of the main Resistance base (the one seen in the beginning of the 9th movie), Kylo personally leads his Knights of Ren and a small military force to destroy the resistance. - He catches the Resistance off guard; his command ship hovers over the base, preventing any escape. - Kylo and his Knights of Ren slaughter the resistance troops, even destroying both R2 and C-3PO. - When Kylo encounters his mother, he raises his blade at her to strike her down. He hesitates though, when she says his name (Ben), and he begins to lower his blade. - However, Palpatine's voice can be heard in Kylo's head saying "Do it". Kylo raises his lightsaber again, but cannot bring himself to do it. - Kylo then hears Palpatine's voice in his head again, saying, "Weak. Fine, I'll do it". A force noise can be heard (the noise when Vader is about to force choke someone), and Kylo's arm raises and strikes Leia down. - Kylo is shocked by what has just happened. Sensing the death of his mother through the force and seeing her in front of him, Kylo drops to his knees. - Rey also senses her death, and this shared sadness causes them to see each other through a force-link (when they could see each other in the 8th movie). Rey is stunned by what she sees, and tries to strike Kylo down with her lightsaber. A shadow grabs the blade of the lightsaber, however, and ends the link. Kylo and Rey both feel that their force link has been destroyed. - Rey tells Poe, who is piloting the Millenium Falcon, that they need to return to the base immediately. - Kylo's only focus is now finding Rey, whom he is informed by one of the Knights of Ren has not been found after a perimeter sweep of the entire base. Kylo then force chokes the Knight, but stops right before the Knight dies. - Kylo orders the Knight to round up the rest of the Knights of Ren and find Rey's location somewhere in the galaxy. - He also orders Hux to burn the base to the ground. Hux has several First Order stormtroopers with flamethrowers incinerate the base. - Kylo and his troops retreat to their command ship, which enters hyperspace and exits above Coruscant, the current capital of the First Order. - When Rey, Poe, Finn, Chewbacca, and BB-8 later return to the base in the Millennium Falcon, they find it burned to the ground. They find Leia's skeletal remains (what happened to Luke's uncle and aunt in the 4th movie), and after they mourn, Rey buries Leia's remains. Finn says that this has to be the work of the First Order, and they set off to do whatever they can to defeat it. - Realizing that they are completely alone, they begin to argue on the Millennium Falcon. However after arguing for a while, Luke's voice can be heard yelling "Stop!". - Force ghost Luke appears to them and convinces them to continue to work together, and that not all hope is lost. He also tells them that the opportunity to end the First Order is nearer than it has ever been. He tells them that "the force has been and will continue to be with you, always", and disappears. - Poe asks what Luke meant by the opportunity to end the First Order being nearer than ever. Right after he asks this, the Millenium Falcon shakes violently, and they rush to the cockpit where they realize that they are about to be boarded by the Knights of Ren ship. Seeing the First Order symbol on it, they realize that they have been captured. - They try to hide, but after the Knights of Ren board the ship, they realize that they are going to be found and killed. - Rey realizes that being captured may be the best way to reach Kylo Ren. She quickly reveals herself right before the Knights find Chewbacca, Finn, and Poe. They capture her and leave the ship stranded in the middle of space, not realizing that Chewbacca, Finn, and Poe are all still on-board. - After the Knights take Rey, who goes with them without putting up a fight, and leave the ship. Finn runs to the cockpit and watches the ship go into hyperspace. Poe then pilots the ship to try to follow them and rescue Rey, and sends the Millennium Falcon into hyperspace. - Kylo Ren, in his throne room, is informed by General Hux and one of the Knights of Ren that Rey has been captured. Kylo angrily asks if the rest of her crew has been captured as well. The Knight says that he was only told to find the girl. - Filled with an uncontrollable rage, Kylo Ren uses force lightning (thus showing how powerful in the dark side Palpatine has made him) to kill the Knight. - He than orders Hux to find them immediately, and then he will kill Hux too. As Hux leaves in a panic to find Rey's crew, Palpatine's laughter can be heard echoing throughout the throne room. - Poe pilots the Millennium Falcon to the command ship, but realizing that the Millennium Falcon stands no chance against it, lands on Coruscant in search of a First Order vessel that can get them past the command ship's security. They land outside of a First Order military base located in the city, and they attempt to break in and steal a First Order ship. - By this point, Rey is brought to Kylo. One of the stormtroopers that brought Rey to the throne room gives Kylo Ren Luke's lightsaber. Kylo orders both of the stormtroopers that brought in Rey to leave the room. - Kylo takes off his helmet, and it becomes clear that he is very sleep-deprived. His eyes have turned yellow, just like the eyes of the sith. - Rey sarcastically asks Kylo if he wanted to offer his hand again. Kylo shout, "Where are they!", fully consumed by his anger due to Palpatine's influence on him. He begins to force choke Rey while having her float over to him, where he tells her that he is "done playing games". - Poe and Finn capture two patrolling First Order stormtroopers outside the base and put on their armor. Chewbacca and BB-8 are told to stay in the ship, and make sure that it isn't captured while they are gone. - They get past the guards of the military base, and are able to get into two First Order Tie fighters and leave to the command ship. After being questioned over a speaker by a First Order officer, they are permitted to land inside a hanger in the command ship. - There, they sneak into the detention center and discover that Kylo Ren has ordered that she be taken directly to him. - Poe and Finn are questioned by an officer in the detention center, and after the officer realizes they are lying to him, he sounds an alarm. - A shoot-out begins between the two resistance members and a battalion of First Order stormtroopers. - Rey, after refusing to give Kylo the information he wants, is struck by his force lightning and thrown to the ground. - Palpatine's voice can be heard echoing throughout the chamber, laughing and encouraging Kylo to give in to his anger. Kylo draws his lightsaber. Rey uses the force to grab Luke's lightsaber, and they engage in a duel. Palpatine can be heard laughing hysterically in the background. - Kylo quickly gains the upper hand, and begins to use his force lightning on her, which she desperately tries to block. - When Rey seemingly is about to be defeated, Palpatine suddenly stops laughing, and hisses, "You!". Both Kylo and Rey feel Luke's presence. Kylo stops his force lightning, and they both momentarily stop fighting. - Force ghost Luke reveals himself, and tells Rey that Kylo has been consumed by the dark side because of Palpatine. - Kylo shouts that Luke has no power over him anymore, since he is dead. Luke reminds Kylo that so is Palpatine. Kylo then says, "then try to stop me!". - Kylo resumes his force lighting on Rey, and when Luke tries to use the force to block it, a shadowy force ghost of Palpatine shoots force lighting at Luke. - Poe and Finn, having defeated the first wave of stormtroopers, try to destroy the hyperdrive reactor of the command ship as a last ditch effort of stopping the First Order. Poe, who suggests the plan, is reminded by Finn that Rey is still on the ship. - Poe asks, "what choice do we have?". After calming himself down, Finn says "she will make it, I can feel it". They set off to the hyperdrive reactor of the ship, hoping that destroying it will cause the ship's systems to fail and the ship along with it. - Rey, while blocking Kylo's force lightning, begins to move closer to him, and he ignites his lightsaber again. Kylo stops the lightning, and begins to clash lightsabers with Rey. - Force ghost Palpatine, while shooting his force lightning at force ghost Luke, mockingly tells him that his father is no here to save him anymore. Palpatine also tells Luke that he will erase his existence and connection to the force from the galaxy. - Palpatine intensifies his force lightning and Luke begins to be overwhelmed by it until he is no longer able to block it. He is electrified by the full power of force ghost Palpatine's lightning, and slowly begins to fade out of existence. - Realizing that he can no longer protect himself from Palpatine's lightning, he decides to use the force to do the same to Palpatine. He tells Palpatine that there is no saving himself this time, and that a true Jedi is willing to lay down their life (in this case his existence) to stop evil. - Realizing what is occurring, Palpatine shouts "No!", and continues his lightning assault even harder. Both Palpatine and Luke begin to fade out of existence as they continue to attack each other. Palpatine shrieks, and both Palpatine and Luke are faded out of existence. - Rey, distracted by the destruction of Luke, shouts, "No!" and Kylo stabs her in the stomach. With Palpatine gone, Kylo connection to the dark side is severely weakened and he turns off his lightsaber. Rey crumbles to her knees, and Kylo catches her. - As this is happening, Poe and Finn are seen fleeing the hyperdrive reactor as it explodes, running to the hanger bay. - Tears in his eyes, Kylo apologizes for everything that he has put them through, and that she is going to live. Rey, weakly, calls him Ben Solo, a name that he hasn't been called in a long time. - Emergency sirens are heard, and Ben Solo picks Rey up, and begins to carry her to his personal shuttle. - At the hanger bay, Finn and Poe see Ben Solo trying to carry Rey to his shuttle. They rush over to him, pull out their guns, and tell Ben Solo to hand her over. An explosion occurs in the hanger, and the Tie fighters that Finn and Poe piloted are destroyed by debris. - Ben begs them to help him bring her on his shuttle, and that he is not their enemy. Seeing no other option, they reluctantly agree, all of them taking off in the shuttle. - Just after they leave, the command ship explodes, the wreckage of it crumbling into the abandoned factories on Coruscant (the ones where Dooku met Palpatine in the end of the 2nd movie). - Thus, the First Order has fallen, most of its top officials have been killed on board (aside from Ben, who no longer deems himself a part of the First Order). - Poe pilots the shuttle away from the planet as Finn tends to Rey. As Ben Solo takes a seat in the shuttle, he takes off his cape, revealing that a piece of scrap metal from the explosion is lodged in the side of his back. Realizing that his time is nearly up, he stumbles over to Rey, who is barely alive, and gives her one last hug before they both die together. - As both Finn and Poe watch, Rey and Ben both disappear, becoming one with the force. - Tears in their eyes, Poe and Finn have no choice but to keep moving forward. They land the shuttle on Coruscant and return to Chewbacca and BB-8 in the Millennium Falcon. They all mourn Rey's death, but know that the war is over. - They leave in the Millennium Falcon, having finally freed the galaxy from the terror of the sith and the First Order. Is my idea better than the current 9th movie? 13 votes Keep in mind this post took about an hour to make, whereas J. J. Abrams had over a year to write his Voting in your own poll lol mInEcRaFtEr0617 wrote: » maybe yours could be as good as his if you also took a year to write it That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works. Kisakee I don't know if it is better than Episode 9 but i enjoyed reading it. Give it some time to polish it more and who knows? Still better than The Last Jedi though. Never make the mistake of believing forbearance equates to acceptance, or that all positions are equally valid. Kisakee wrote: » CadoaBane December 16, 2020 4:08AM edited December 2020 Ultra wrote: » Let's be fair, ep.9 felt like Abrams wrote the script in 5 minutes without thinking further about it, then just spent the year to make it look good enough for Hollywood. I have my problems with op's version too because it still contains some of the same biggest logical mistakes. Starting with existing wreckage of the Death Star at all, it should have been pulverized, directly after the explosion there was clearly nothing left. Sebek CadoaBane wrote: » Battlefront II Would disagree Join the Dark Side, We Have Cookies. Join the Light Side, We Have Wookies. Sebek wrote: » Don't get me started on that one, lol. The story was just as implausible, nobody switches sides so easily... I don't get why those makers didn't get a really good author such as T. Zahn into the boat. LordDirt December 17, 2020 3:21PM edited December 2020 The story was just as implausible, nobody switches sides so easily... Kylo Ren and Darth Vader would like a word with you. LordDirt wrote: » Vader is an icon in the Star Wars universe and his path to the Dark Side was believable, tragic and kind of inevitable taking the prophecy into account. Cry-Low on the other hand... badly written character and part of the problem why I can't take the sequels serious! But as for BF2, I wasn't talking about a Force User (avoiding spoilers for anyone here) . December 18, 2020 12:04AM edited December 2020 Talking about how quickly they both went to the light side. PS: Kylo Ren was one of the few things good with 7-9. Sorry you think people should always be calm and rational. I am sure you never get mad. I don't know why you feel the need for prejudging, as if you know anything about what I think from those few short posts, lol. I have read a lot of Star Wars books, played the games and so on - there are so many characters that are better written, with love for the details and where the story goes deeper into the mind of those characters. That's what makes a character feel authentical. Where have I stated he should be "calm and rational"? He should be more diverse, that's the point. He always looks as if someone has just stolen his favourite toy. Edit: I missed your first sentence - for Vader it was believable because he was the Chosen One, and in that specific moment finally realized how Palpatine had always played his games with him. Ben Solo was ignored as a son by his parents and sent to go live with his crazy uncle. Then his uncle turned on him. The guy had some family issues and lashed out when angry. Pretty believable character. Vader didnt turn back because he realized Palpatine was messing with him as Palpatine did it pretty much day one and Vader knew it. He switched because of his love of family, it is the whole reason he did everything he did. His love for his son was stronger than his anger in the end. His love for Padme and the way the Jedi treated him forced him to turn. Jedi really couldn't free his mom? Once again, family issues. See the parallels with Ben Solo? 03Chaos Pretty much any idea would be better than what we got... Mine... At the end of episode 9...QuiGon opens his eyes from meditation on Tatooine. "on second thought, I won't train the boy". Que dramatic Star Wars music end credits Yes...even the obnoxious waking from a dream retcon would have been better than the sequel nonsense Nihion The Rise of Skywalker was only bad because it tried to fix TLJ, which didn't fit with TFA because Disney didn't create a vision before they started making a new trilogy. It's hard to try to fix one movie at a time when they already don't fit with each other. im going to make an edited version of this, and hopefuly it will fix some of the other problems in the 9th movie. The only problem that I tried to fix with this was the whole Palpatine cloning plothole. Once again, family issues. See the parallels with Ben Solo? I see parallels with literally every Ubisoft game. Well then blame the actor too because he didn't reflect any of the things you named? Those conflicts were not really perceptible in the movies imho. As for Vader, of course it's more complex than what I wrote but I can't type whole books here, hehe. It all came together for him in that moment, he couldn't save Padmé but he could still save his son. Still my point is also a part of the whole thing. Ben solo was meant to be Darth Vader. Remember how the entire plot of the 7th movie was a carbon-copy of the 4th? Yeah, that extended to the characters too. - Han Solo was put into the Old Ben Kenobi role (they both die in front of the "Jedi" role character) - Rey was put into the "Jedi"/Luke Skywalker role (they both can use the force but are just learning their powers) - Poe was put into the pilot/Han Solo role (At least until things got lazy in the 8th and 9th movies and Rey got that pilot role instead) - BB-8 was put into the R2-D2 role - Snoke was put into Palpatine's role (He was the master, and Kylo was the apprentice) - Kylo Ren was put into Vader's role (He is the former Jedi who was seduced to the dark side by a dark lord, and must be turned back by those who love him) So don't think it was creative genius or anything like that. It was just the same exact laziness that resulted in a carbon-copy of the 4th movie that was rebranded as the 7th movie. J. J. Abrams just couldn't be bothered to do something as trivial as to do his actual **** job. DarkHelmet1138 I think any attempt to fix the sequels would have to pretty much remove all of 8 and 9 at the very least. And at that point you might as well remove the whole trilogy and start over. Personally I would have loved to see a new trilogy based loosely on the Yuuzhan Vong war. Luke has rebuilt the jedi order and the new republic has achieved victory over the empire. But a new threat looms from outside the galaxy. It doesn't have to be the Yuuzhan Vong but they would make good villains. Then Luke and his jedi must meet the test to see if the order he rebuilt can protect the new republic from that threat without losing themselves to the darkside. I think that would have been a fresh take on star wars. Hardcore fans would have recognized the source material but to most audiences it would have been completely different than anything before. Much better than the carbon copy of ep4 we got.
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The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband: A Bridgertons Prequel #2 of The Rokesby Series Rosalyn Landor There were Bridgertons before the eight alphabetically named siblings. In this second of the Bridgerton prequel series, following Because of Miss Bridgerton, we go back to where it all began. . . from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. While you were sleeping... With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic, determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching, she finds not her brother but his best friend, the handsome officer Edward Rokesby. He's unconscious and in desperate need of her care, and Cecilia vows that she will save this soldier's life, even if staying by his side means telling one little lie... I told everyone I was your wife... When Edward comes to, he's more than a little confused. The blow to his head knocked out three months of his memory, but surely he would recall getting married. He knows who Cecilia Harcourt is—even if he does not recall her face—and with everyone calling her his wife, he decides it must be true, even though he'd always assumed he'd marry his neighbor back in England. If only it were true... Cecilia risks her entire future by giving herself—completely—to the man she loves. But when the truth comes out, Edward may have a few surprises of his own for the new Mrs. Rokesby. Amanda R. Roberta Conway awesome it was a great story This title is due for release on May 30, 2017. This title is due for release on May 30, 2017 The Girl with the Make-Believe Hu...
Heavy Metals Contamination in Agricultural Soil and Rice in Tanzania: A Review Simon, Fides; Mtei, Kelvin Mark; Kimanya, Martin URI: doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20160401.13 Heavy metals contamination in agricultural soil is a potential environmental threat to the safety of agricultural food crops such as rice which is consumed by majority of Tanzanians. The aim of this review is to put together available information on sources of heavy metals, their extent of contamination in agricultural soil and in rice, the risk of exposure through rice consumption as well as the relationship between heavy metals contamination in agricultural soils and in rice in Tanzania. There are several methods of determining the concentrations of heavy metals in soils and in rice. These include Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP – MS) and Energy Dispersive X – ray Fluorescence spectrometer (EDXRF). It has been mostly reported that the extent of heavy metals contamination in agricultural soils is influenced by their closeness to mining or industrial areas. The use of river waters in mining areas or wastewater from industries for irrigation has been associated to increasing levels of heavy metals in agricultural soils. The elevated level of heavy metals in agricultural soils leads to their accumulation in crops especially rice which upon consumption poses health effects to human and the ecosystem at large. This review suggests the need for determining the extent of heavy metals contamination in agricultural soils around potential areas such as mining and to link this with exposure assessment on heavy metals through rice consumption in Tanzania. This information is necessary to establish the extent at which rice consumers in Tanzania are at risk of heavy metals exposure. Research Article published by Science Publishing Group Name: JA_MaSE_2016.pdf
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The aim of this report is to communicate our overall Gender Pay Gap figures and how we intend to address any gender pay gap that arises. the snapshot date of 5th April 2018 are required to carry out mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting. This will need to be published annually showing the difference between the median and average pay of male and female employees. The data presented in this report represents the gender pay data for Cision Group Limited (formerly Gorkana Group Limited) with a snapshot date of April 5th 2018 using our HR and payroll records. There are six calculations that show the difference between the average earnings of men and women in our organisation. The median represents the middle value within the data set. The mean represents the average value within the data set. The bonus period for the purposes of the bonus calculations range from April 1st 2017 to April 5th 2018. The UK average gender pay gap according to the Office of National Statistics is currently 17.9%. We are pleased to report that our pay gap figure as of the snap shot date 05 April 2018 is -0.1 % which means women are paid better than men. The mean pay gap is 6.5% in favour of men. There is no gender pay gap for the median bonus payment which currently stands at 0.1%. But the mean bonus gender pay gap is 25.4%. Even though our results are positive, there is still room for improvement and we will continually strive to make a difference.
It's hard to believe that Charles Bradley, the "Screaming Eagle of Soul," just released his first album, No Time For Dreaming, two years ago. The 64-year-old soul singer and Gainesville, Florida native has got a world-weary presence to suggest that he's been around much longer. Maybe that's because he has, in a way. Bradley's story has been well documented, and it's the stuff of legends, from his stint as a cook in a mental institution to his time as a James Brown impersonator to his migration to New York City, where he joined the Daptone family and became the sometime front man of the Menahan Street Band. And now, only two years later, Bradley's sophomore release, Victim Of Love, both delivers on and expands upon the promise of his debut. Bradley and the Menahan Street Band debuted some of the songs on the album at two triumphant, exuberant shows at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Onstage, sweat and tears poured from Bradley with each syllable, and electricity seemed to flow through each karate chop and hip shake. His message is one of love, and that comes through especially well in this new album, which explicitly tackles both the heartache and promise of love as its subject matter. This time around, Bradley and multi-instrumentalist producer Thomas "TNT" Brenneck have re-captured the classic soul sound that made No Time For Dreaming such a firecracker of a record and called up comparisons to soul greats like Otis Redding and James Brown, but they've also expanded on it by edging into psychedelic '70s soul territory. On album opener Strictly Reserved For You, Bradley laments: "I'm tired tired of the city life / I'm tired of the city people / trying to get in my business." His answer to these city blues is to escape with his love. The album's standout track, You Put The Flame On It, provides a perfect cadence for swaying and clapping and its call-and-response vocals find Bradley wailing that "I found out it was true / all I need is you," and "When it was cold / you brought the spring to me." Nothing new, perhaps. A sentiment that has been around since My Girl. But somehow, Bradley brings an almost palpable sense of immediacy to his performance. Victim Of Love is exactly the kind of soul we've come to expect from Daptone Records, a label whose name is on its way to becoming as synonymous with the genre as Stax or Motown. And Charles Bradley proves that his nickname is well earned. He's lived it long and hard, and with this album Bradley continues to lay out all the goodness and badness of life and love, with soul to spare. Bradley's take on love says that if he is a victim, maybe we all should want to be.
package com.gemstone.org.jgroups.util; /** * This is a parallel class to DataSerializableFixedID providing fixed ID * serialization for specific JGroups classes for better performance. * * @author bschuchardt * / public interface StreamableFixedID extends VersionedStreamable { public static final byte JGROUPS_VIEW = 1; public static final byte JGROUPS_JOIN_RESP = 2; public static final byte IP_ADDRESS = 70; /* returns the ID used to identify the class when serialized with GemFire DataSerialization */ int getDSFID(); }
Disney+'s 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' series was spawned from axed Stephen Daldry movie Yahoo Movies UK November 11, 2019 Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Credit: Lucasfilm/Fox) Back in 2017, it was announced that British director Stephen Daldry, maker of movies like Billy Elliot and Netflix hit The Crown, had signed up to make a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi movie. It came around the same time as the announcement of the Rogue One and Solo spin-off heading into production. Then in 2018, it was revealed that Daldry's project would be a prequel to A New Hope, rather than an Obi-Wan origin story, and would focus on Ewan McGregor's character in exile on Tatooine as the Empire rises, and watching over the young Luke Skywalker from a distance. Read more: Ewan McGregor teases Obi-Wan series plot The plot would have involved the growing friction between the Sand People and the farmers of the arid desert planet. But then it quietly slipped from the radar, with Daldry's exit never being officially announced. Director Stephen Daldry (Credit: Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) Now, Disney+ has confirmed that there will now be an Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off series, and it appears that writer Hossein Amini, who penned Drive and created BBC series McMafia, was on board with the movie plan at the same time as Daldry. Speaking to Discussing Film about how he first became involved in the project, he said: "I was initially contacted by the original director for the film version, Stephen Daldry and chatted with him and loved him as a director and then with Lucasfilm, it was more of a conversation than a pitch, I am incredibly gracious about it. They didn't make it feel like an audition." Hossein Amini (Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) He added that he's been involved with the project for 'probably coming up to almost two years now', which would certainly overlap with Daldry's involvement. McGregor, who last played Kenobi in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, recently gave us a taste of what the series would be like. Read more: Early reactions to The Mandalorian He told Men's Journal: "The Jedi Order was falling apart [at the end of Revenge of the Sith]. It will be interesting to take a character we know in a way and show him – Well, his arc will be quite interesting, I think, dealing with that the fact that all the Jedi were slaughtered with the end of Episode III. "It's quite something to get over." The series will join two other Star Wars universe spin-off on Disney+ - the streaming platform's flagship show from Jon Favreau The Mandalorian, which will debut tomorrow in the US (but not until March 2020 in the UK), and another based on Cassian Andor, hero of Rogue One. Rapper Lexii Alijai Dead at 21: Kehlani, Wale, and More Mourn the Loss Carmelo Anthony Says Last Phone Call with Kobe Bryant Was about Coaching Gianna and Her Teammates
iOS 7 Arrives September 18, Followed By A Flood Of Game Controllers Announced today at Apple's special event in California, the eagerly-anticipated iO7 update rolls out free to most iOS devices on September 18, bringing with it built-in support for game controllers. Then the fun begins. Sorry Consoles, Apple's Controller Support Spells Trouble For You The biggest news of E3 2013 was the battle between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, a battle… Expect every major controller manufacturer to have some sort of game pad available for the new iPhones and the old iPads and iPod Touches by the end of the year. Meanwhile, game manufacturers will poke at the idea, maybe half-heartedly add controller support to their games to see if anyone bites. It should be interesting to see how how big an impact controller support has on Apple's gaming environment. iOS 7 launches on September 18 for the iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, the iPad Mini and 5th generation iPod Touch. Follow Gizmodo's liveblog for the latest from the Apple event. Our New iPhone Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now Welcome friends! In just a few hours, Apple's going to take the wrapping off of the updated iPhone… Bobsplosion Need a recommendation from people. I bought my iPhone 5 near launch, but I haven't updated the firmware since. It's jailbroken, and I love it. But I've never experienced the process of updating the firmware without losing all my tweaks. And to complicate things, I can't back my phone up to my new computer, since that would wipe it to sync with a new iTunes library.
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As a nation with a huge past and a distinct amalgamation of rich heritage and culture, Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean is a country sharing international relations with many countries in the world. The Sri Lanka is regarded as a High Human Development Index and is among the 2 countries in South Asia to be so. After its independence from the Britishers in the year 1948, Sri Lanka has undergone several political and economic changes to become of the most well-known countries in the world. Although passed through a recent phase of 26 years of conflict and Civil War with LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), Sri Lanka has made development its primary agenda and has prospered in achieving the goal. The government is actively engaged in reconstruction of infrastructure, facilitating to industrial development and development of IT as well as other service sectors. After the end of Civil War with LTTE in the year 2009, Sri Lanka has felt shortage of quality workforce in many aspects. Local manpower was not sufficient to fulfill the demands and this created an opportunity for expat population and foreigners to shape a career in Sri Lanka. Although the Sri Lankan economy is mostly based on Agrarian Sector and Service Sectors, the demand for competent workforce is still huge, thus making it an ideal destination for a career formation in a relatively peaceful country. Sri Lanka has transformed from a plantation economy to a prosperous industrial country. The food processing, textiles, finance and telecom industries are also growing at rapid pace. The export of tea, rubber, coffee, Sugar, and other items are creating ample of job prospects for the foreigners. With a huge growth of service industry, there is an apt demand for qualified doctors, healthcare assistants, para-medics, bankers, financial planners, insurance agents along with engineers, technical experts and skilled as well as non-skilled workers. This huge growth of economy offers Sri Lanka a prominent place among the foreign recruiters in South Asian region. With a strong base of adequately qualified and trained human resource, RS international has a vibrant network of recruiters and job-seekers for Sri Lanka. We ensure that the candidates are perfect for any sector of job vacancies by scanning their candidature and conducting a few preliminary selection modalities. With our huge database of human resource, we are able to cater to the demands of recruiters in Sri Lanka as per their specifications and service demands. We are prompt, dependable, time bound and competent. Get associated with us for recruitment in Sri Lanka to feel that professional commitment!
Russia Celebrates 65th Anniversary Of Victory Over Fascism Russian Commentator Notes LaRouche's Diagnosis of BRIC as a Controlled Creation Japanese Governors See Future in East Siberian Development From Volume 37, Issue 19 of EIR Online, Published May 14, 2010 May 9 (EIRNS)—The leaders and population of Russia, Ukraine, and the other countries formerly in the Soviet Union today marked the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi fascism in the Great Patriotic War—World War II. In Russia, it was a huge patriotic mobilization, with parades from Kaliningrad in the West to Vladivostok on the Pacific scheduled to coincide in time, and the national news. Surviving veterans, now all in their late eighties, received free rail passes to come to Moscow, where the festive military parade also included a NATO grouping for the first time ever. In Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), where the Nazi invasion began to be turned back, the parade was led by one of the famous Soviet T-34 tanks, brought out of its usual museum location. From Red Square, President Dmitri Medvedev led a group of visiting heads of state on foot to the eternal flame by the Kremlin wall, which marks the tomb of an unknown soldier from the Great Patriotic War. At the wreath-laying, he was flanked by President Hu Jintao of China, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and President Shimon Peres of Israel, together with leaders of the former Soviet republics. In the late evening, a crowd estimated at 2.5 million people came out for a Victory Day fireworks display in Moscow. May 5 (EIRNS)—Circulation in Russian of Lyndon LaRouche's March 13 webcast, in which he exposed the "BRIC" construct (Brazil-Russia-India-China) as controlled through the London Rothschilds' Inter-Alpha Group, is shaping discussion of the latest financial crisis developments among Russian commentators. The webcast video, with Russian voiceover, has been viewed by thousands of people. In an April 29 column for FinTimes.ru and his own blog, financial commentator Mikhail Khazin cited LaRouche in connection with Russian "Subprime" Minister Alexei Kudrin's latest travels in the United States. Kudrin's included mission was to renegotiate Russia's World Bank quota. Noting that the so-called BRIC countries make up less than 50% of the World Bank quotas, Khazin added: "Incidentally, the very term BRIC was originally proposed by Goldman Sachs, which has recently been in the news because of accusations of fraud.... In the opinion of the well-known American dissident Lyndon LaRouche, this was done expressly in order that the financial authorities of Russia and Brazil, which are controlled by the world financial elite (such as Goldman Sachs), would serve to 'dilute' the stronger and, most importantly, more independent financial teams of India and China." May 6 (EIRNS)—A group of Japanese governors is visiting Vladivostok in Russia's Far East. Gov. Wataru Aso of Fukuoka, who heads the National Governors' Association, and the governors of four other prefectures facing the Sea of Japan, arrived in the city yesterday. They met with Gov. Sergei Darkin of Russia's Maritime Province, besides touring various development projects. Darkin called for further Japanese involvement in more than 60 development projects now underway in Vladivostok and elsewhere in his province. An increasing number of Japanese municipalities have shown interests in those projects. Some of them have set up offices in Vladivostok to help Japanese companies launch businesses in the region.
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Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson: 'Woodfriend' On his self-titled debut, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson enlists all-star help in friends Chris Taylor and Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Yet despite recording with more accomplished rockers, Robinson has a style and flair all his own. On his self-titled debut, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson enlists all-star help in friends Chris Taylor and Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. But he isn't overshadowed by these more accomplished musicians; instead, Robinson has a style and flair all his own. His emotive, at times tormented rock rides on the clamor of discordant guitar jabs, tinny drums, and pained singing. The album surveys the "party wreckage of my youth," Robinson says. "I think it's the first record I ever made that's 100 percent my voice and as close to honest as I could make something," which helps explain the use of his full name. When Taylor suggested he perform under the name of a one-man band, Robinson "gagged" at the thought of mimicking artists such as Bright Eyes. "I don't like it when other people tell me how to present myself, because I'm trying to do something free of artifice and affectation." The record opens with "Buriedfed," in which Robinson takes a surreal look at his own funeral. The song begins with a sparse, bare-bones arrangement of mumbled vocals and a quiet guitar, then builds to anthemic proportions as Robinson cries out, "Believe me, I wish that I were dead." The clanging guitars and drums of "Woodfriend" give the track a caustic sound, making Robinson's vocals seem all the more tortured. Robinson's heavy lyrics and anguished blues vocals give the record immediacy and honesty. In his MySpace artist bio, Robinson is described as having "squandered much of his initial momentum and potential promise in an alcoholic haze." Robinson sees the description as a joke: "That's the last time I tried to write anything biographical," he says. "I was just so sickened by the whole MySpace thing." In his blunt way, he adds, "I've drank a lot of whiskey and I've done a lot of drugs, but I think that is the least interesting and certainly the least unique thing about me and my music." Robinson just completed the mixing on his second record, produced by Malone, which will be titled Summer of Fear.
We are delighted that our Urban Pollution Monitoring project has won the Rivers Trust Award for Science and Innovation. The project was created in partnership with the Environment Agency (EA) so that trained Wandle Trust volunteers can respond to assess minor pollution incidents in place of EA staff and feed information back into the EA's National Incident Recording System. This enables reports of pollution (called in to the EA's Incident line – 0800 80 70 60) to be attended more quickly and frees up the EA to spend more time on pollution prevention visits. The project has also been extended to include the regular monitoring of known polluting outfalls which has led to greater understanding of the extent of the pollution and a number of these outfalls have been addressed. Many many thanks to all our wonderful and dedicated Pollution Assessment Volunteers, and also to the very supportive staff at the EA – in particular Kate and Richard. If you'd like to get involved with the project please contact pollution@wandletrust.org. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Awards, Environment Agency, Pollution, Pollution monitoring, Wandle on December 23, 2013 by Bella. Laurence joins the Wandle Trust / South East Rivers Trust as our Catchment Partnerships Officer. He will work with our partners from across the South East to identify how to improve their local rivers. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2013 by Bella. We are delighted to welcome Toby Hull as our newest Catchment Project Officer! Toby has a background in delivering physical river improvement projects and is as at home in the river as he is on dry land. Which is just as well as we've thrown him in at the deep end – he's already helped design new river restoration projects, install eel easements and remove part of a weir, not to mention providing invaluable assistance in the recent pollution incident. So if you see Toby out on the river, do stop and say hi! This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged People, River restoration, Welcome on September 5, 2012 by Bella. Elizabeth gets stuck in cleaning up the Wandle! We are delighted that Elizabeth Taeed has joined us for four months through a Vodafone World of Difference Award to investigate how we can apply a new concept of Payment for Ecosystem Services on the Wandle. She will look at the wide variety of 'services' that the Wandle provides, from being a place for people to fish, walk and cycle to cooling the air around the river; to providing water to just being a nice place to be! Her work will then look at whether there are opportunities for people to pay to improve the service they enjoy. She will also help us look into ways we can improve water saving measures in the Wandle Catchment. Elizabeth will be writing a blog as part of her Vodafone Award (here), so do take a look to follow what she's up to. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged People, Wandle on April 21, 2012 by Bella. Panorama asks: are we 'drinking our rivers dry'? This week's Panorama investigated how our water consumption can impact on chalk streams such as the Wandle (you can watch it again on iPlayer). Our friends on the River Kennet clearly demonstrated some of the issues which may soon face the Wandle if we don't find more sustainable rates of water use. Investigations into the impact of abstraction rates are currently being undertaken on both headwater arms of the Wandle. By the end of this year the Government will produce their Water White Paper which will set out how they intend to tackle abstraction and other issues which threaten our rivers today. Check out Thames Water's top ten tips for saving water to see some simple measures you can undertake to help. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Abstraction, Government, Media, Minister on September 20, 2011 by Bella.
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. will invest C$4.5 million in Cartier Resources Inc. by purchasing 22.5 million shares at 20 Canadian cents each through a nonbrokered private placement. After closing, expected Dec. 22, Agnico will own about 19.97% of Cartier on a nondiluted basis. Agnico will have the right to nominate one member to Cartier's board, according to a Dec. 19 news release. In November, Agnico struck a deal to acquire 19.9% of G4G Capital Corp. at C$1.20 per share.

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