It really was a great trip for us. The routes were good, the scenery was terrific, the weather cooperated, the hotels were fine, the food was good, you did a nice job coordinating, the shuttles to and from the airport were done right.
We had a great trip – thanks for the terrific weather, too! Cue sheets, elevation maps and the handbook were very helpful. Restaurant recommendations were terrific – especially Sa Lolla and Su Mallaccioi – good food, fun atmosphere. Accommodations were very nice – what a treat to stay at Portu Maga. Lots of seafood. I was very happy with my bike, even after trading with Sue. The fit was good. The handbook was very interesting and helpful in learning about the culture and history. It was a nice ending to our very fabulous bicycle trip. Thanks again for the well-organized, scenic bike ride.
We wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our holiday. The bikes were in great condition, the hospitality was faultless and the food and the accommodation excellent. We're already planning our next trip! Thanks for everything!
You did very well! It was a good trip, especially, thanks to the good weather.
We enjoyed your friendly disposition and wish you well.
Loved the tour. You did a good job. We enjoyed the recommended restaurants. Lots of local color with fresh food.
We just finished a fabulous 6-day-7-night cycling tour around Sardinia with the incomparable Mauro. Our tour began in Alghero where Mauro met with us to fit our bikes, which were very well-maintained with good components. We were supplied with helmets and a free water bottle (having brought our own shoes and pedals) and we had constant van-support every day.
The rides were scenic and enjoyable with plenty of opportunities to stop for a rest, photos or the requisite mid-morning espresso! We cycled along the coast, through rolling hills and some very challenging but rewarding mountain climbs. Everyday was completely different and I felt like I got to see every tucked away part of Sardinia.
The hotels were very good and the dinners included with the tour were fantastic. We got to sample all the best local foods, olive oils, and wine.
Mauro did everything possible to make this the trip of a lifetime for us, no request was too great. He even helped us to learn some Italian while we were there!
I will definitely be touring with Mauro again.
We went on a 6 day, van supported cycling trip starting in Alghero and finishing just outside of Pula. Ranging from 60 to 100 +km/day, the cycling routes were scenic and often challenging, with spectacular ocean to mountain views. There was little vehicle traffic on the routes. Our bicycles were well maintained and good quality (aluminum frame with carbon fork and rear triangle, and components from Shimano 105 to DuraAce). The accommodations were excellent. Our guide, Mauro, lives in Sardinia, and he's friendly, knowledgable and extremely helpful. His dry sense of humour and comments on the history and details of Sardinia added to the trip. The restaurants chosen by Mauro emphasized Sardinian cooking, be it seafood or a range of proteins, and most of the meals were remarkably good. This was one of the best holidays we've ever taken.
Eight of us booked a self-guided bicycle tour with Bike Tour Sardinia. We biked May 6 – 11 in southwest Sardinia, staying at three different hotels. Cue sheets included elevation maps and suggestions for sightseeing and eating along the way. We biked about 40 miles a day; the hills kept it interesting without too much challenge for this Michigan rider. Hotels were great; bikes were very satisfactory. Some of my friends brought their own seats, but I was happy with the seat option on my bike. Mauro was responsive to our group and we had a wonderful tour, seeing Sardinia from quiet, less-traveled roads. I absolutely recommend Bike Tour Sardinia for any bicyclists wanting a self-guided tour.
The four of us traveling together with Mauro and Robert on this bicycle trip kept saying…..it's the trip of a lifetime. Bike Tour Sardinia is amazing! The customer service was over the top and the accommodations were spectacular. Mauro helped us organize interviews with several centenarians in the small towns throughout our tour…..and Robert was our interpreter. Mauro and his team went above and beyond any expectations for service. The biking was difficult for me, as a novice, but the others seemed to thrive. We were all given everything we needed for a successful biking experience. Mauro arranged special tours to a winery and a pecorino cheese plant (which was the most awesome thing I have every experienced), as well as having cooking demonstrations with the ability to work "hands on" to learn about food from the Sardinia culture. These activities were an important part of the overall balance to this trip. We would HIGHLY recommend Mauro and Bike Tour Sardinia. We hope to return to Italy for another bike tour with this team someday soon.


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Christine Pritchard (6 August 1943 – 14 February 2023) was a Welsh actress. She was best known in Wales for her role as the witch in Rala Rwdins, a children's show on S4C in the 1990s. She featured in numerous Welsh language films and television series, such as Glas y Dorlan, Dinas, Pobol y Cwm, Cara Fi, and Anita. Her other roles included appearances on The Indian Doctor, Doctors and Stella. On stage she performed regularly with Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. the Welsh-language national theatre of Wales.

Early life and education
Born in Caernarfon, Pritchard grew up in a bilingual household speaking Welsh and English. She attended Sir Hugh Owen School, and studied English, Latin, and drama at Bristol University. Upon graduating, she taught English and French on Saint Kitts in the Caribbean, as part of the Voluntary Service Overseas scheme. After returning to the UK, she taught drama in Putney, London, where she produced school plays.

Acting career

Stage
Pritchard joined the newly formed Cwmni Theatr Cymru in Bangor, making her debut in the lead role in Roedd Catarina o Gwympas Ddoe (Catarina Was Around Yesterday) in 1970. In 1974, she toured the United States with The Pryderi Players, which was sponsored by the Welsh Arts Council to promote the works of Welsh writers.

In later years, Pritchard appeared in numerous other plays, including the Cwmni Theatr Gwynedd production Ddoe yn Ol (Yesterday Again), a Welsh adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, in 1994. In the mid-1990s, Pritchard co-starred with Owen Garmon in Fel Anifail by Meic Povey at the National Eisteddfod, and received additional funding from the Arts Council to tour across Wales.

In 2008 she was a founding member of the women's theatre company Theatr Pena which revived classic plays with significant roles for women.

Television
In the 1970s, Pritchard transitioned from the stage to television, appearing in shows such as Glas y Dorlan. In the 1980s, she played Ruth Gregory, an executive headhunter, in the S4C soap opera Dinas (City), a Welsh series which drew comparisons to the American TV series Dallas.

In the 1990s, Pritchard starred in two of the most popular shows on S4C, including Rala Rwdins and Pobol y Cwm. In 2014, she appeared in the romantic comedy Cara Fi (Love Me) as pub landlady and "fiery matriarch" Nancy. She also appeared in programmes such as Anita, Keeping Faith (Un Bore Mercher), and 35 Awr.

Film
Pritchard starred in the 1994 film, Wild Justice, playing Margaret Hughes.

Radio
Pritchard had a regular role on the BBC Radio Cymru soap opera, Eileen/Rhydeglwys.

References

1943 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Welsh actresses
21st-century Welsh actresses

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set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o pipefail
set -o xtrace

readonly testinfra="$(dirname "${0}")/.."

### provider-env
export KUBERNETES_PROVIDER="aws"
export E2E_MIN_STARTUP_PODS="8"
export KUBE_AWS_ZONE="us-west-1c"
export MASTER_SIZE="m3.medium"
export NODE_SIZE="m3.medium"
export NUM_NODES="3"
export AWS_CONFIG_FILE=/workspace/.aws/credentials
# This is needed to be able to create PD from the e2e test
export AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE=/workspace/.aws/credentials
export KUBE_SSH_USER=admin
export GINKGO_PARALLEL="y"

### project-env
# expected empty

### job-env
export E2E_NAME="e2e-aws-1-5"
export JENKINS_PUBLISHED_VERSION="ci/latest-1.5"
export GINKGO_TEST_ARGS="--ginkgo.skip=\[Slow\]|\[Serial\]|\[Disruptive\]|\[Flaky\]|\[Feature:.+\]|\[HPA\]|NodeProblemDetector"

### post-env

# Assume we're upping, testing, and downing a cluster
export E2E_UP="${E2E_UP:-true}"
export E2E_TEST="${E2E_TEST:-true}"
export E2E_DOWN="${E2E_DOWN:-true}"

# Skip gcloud update checking
export CLOUDSDK_COMPONENT_MANAGER_DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECK=true
# Use default component update behavior
export CLOUDSDK_EXPERIMENTAL_FAST_COMPONENT_UPDATE=false

# AWS variables
export KUBE_AWS_INSTANCE_PREFIX="${E2E_NAME}"

# GCE variables
export INSTANCE_PREFIX="${E2E_NAME}"
export KUBE_GCE_NETWORK="${E2E_NAME}"
export KUBE_GCE_INSTANCE_PREFIX="${E2E_NAME}"

# GKE variables
export CLUSTER_NAME="${E2E_NAME}"
export KUBE_GKE_NETWORK="${E2E_NAME}"

# Get golang into our PATH so we can run e2e.go
export PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/go/bin"

### Runner
readonly runner="${testinfra}/jenkins/dockerized-e2e-runner.sh"
export DOCKER_TIMEOUT="140m"
export KUBEKINS_TIMEOUT="120m"
"${runner}"

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using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using JoyOI.OnlineJudge.Models;
using JoyOI.OnlineJudge.WebApi.Models;

namespace JoyOI.OnlineJudge.WebApi.Controllers.Api
{
    [Route("api/[controller]")]
    public class ConfigurationController : BaseController
    {
        [HttpGet("{key:regex(^[[a-zA-Z0-9-_]]{{1,32}}$)}")]
        public async Task<IActionResult> Get(string key, CancellationToken token)
        {
            var configuration = await DB.Configurations.SingleOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Key == key, token);
            if (configuration == null)
            {
                return Result<Configuration>(404, "Configuration not found");
            }
            else
            {
                return Result(configuration);
            }
        }

        [HttpPut]
        public async Task<IActionResult> Put(CancellationToken token)
        {
            var configuration = PutEntity<Configuration>(RequestBody).Entity;
            if (await DB.Configurations.AnyAsync(x => x.Key == configuration.Key, token))
            {
                return Result(400, "The key already exists");
            }
            else
            {
                DB.Configurations.Add(configuration);
                await DB.SaveChangesAsync(token);
                return Result(200, "Configuration added successfully.");
            }
        }

        [HttpPost("{key:regex(^[[a-zA-Z0-9-_]]{{1,32}}$)}")]
        [HttpPatch("{key:regex(^[[a-zA-Z0-9-_]]{{1,32}}$)}")]
        public async Task<IActionResult> Patch(string key, CancellationToken token)
        {
            if (!IsRoot)
            {
                return Result(401, "No permission");
            }

            var configuration = await DB.Configurations.SingleOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Key == key, token);
            if (configuration == null)
            {
                return Result(404, "Configuration not found");
            }

            PatchEntity(configuration, RequestBody);
            await DB.SaveChangesAsync(token);

            return Result(200, "Configuration patched successfully.");
        }

        [HttpDelete("{key:regex(^[[a-zA-Z0-9-_]]{{1,32}}$)}")]
        public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(string key, CancellationToken token)
        {
            if (!IsRoot)
            {
                return Result(401, "No permission");
            }

            var configuration = await DB.Configurations.SingleOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Key == key, token);
            if (configuration == null)
            {
                return Result(404, "Configuration not found");
            }

            await DB.Configurations
                .Where(x => x.Key == key)
                .DeleteAsync(token);

            return Result(200, "Configuration deleted");
        }
    }
}


Figures from a report by software provider Cascade HR***, highlight the fact that employee engagement is the biggest challenge for HR professionals in 2019, closely followed by recruitment and retention. Yet, according to GRiD's research, only a fifth (21%) of employers currently see group risk benefits as a major selling point at interview and review stages – potentially under-estimating their value. This might be because of their lack of knowledge, both of the main benefits, as well as the many, lesser-known – and therefore under-utilised – elements of a group risk package which can help the organisation and support the cause for offering them.
"Enlightened HR staff tend to see exactly how group risk is of benefit, helping with recruitment, retention, engagement and productivity, but that's not always obvious to those who have lesser working knowledge of the products or those outside of the HR department.
"Even with the distractions of Brexit, the Government's flagship ambitions for health and wellbeing at work are still forging ahead, as outlined in the Government's Improving Lives roadmap, the Taylor Review, the Stevenson/Farmer Review and the latest policy paper launched by the Department of Health & Social Care, "Prevention is better than cure: Our vision to help you live well for longer".****. All of these place additional expectations firmly on employers to support their workforce better, to help reduce the disability employment gap and to make positive changes that will help improve the lives, health and happiness of their people, so businesses need to prepare to take up the baton.


The Renaissance countess who ruled Vignanello with an iron hand and dispatched three husbands when they were no longer wanted or needed, has been considered one of history's most heinous women. Now, after more than 500 years, Ortensia Farnese now has a face to go along with her reputation.
Thanks to the restoration and cleaning of frescoed walls in the tiny 14th century San Pietro church (also known as the Madonna del Riscatto/ Ransom) Ortensia's face is now visible in two separate portraits .
Learn the entire story of this Renaissance woman, her terrible fame and how her forgotten face and story have been re-discovered in a tiny church in the town of Vetralla. An entire chapter of "The Painted Palazzo" is dedicated to this story.


Try not to blow off any appendages tonight!
PS - Just because people will ask for one: Chuck Norris doesn't set off fireworks on July 4th. He claps his hands together for freedom and people watch the massive showers of sparks that result.
So many celebrities have passed on this past two weeks, I'm beginning to feel like an obituarist on Black Tuesday at the beginning of the Great Depression: trying to write about the people jumping out of buildings whilst looking up to make sure none of them fall on me.
Still, it's quite amazing to see so many famous people pass on in such a short time. Already, the people who do the Academy Awards "In Memorium" film have over half the production finished.
This was going to be a much longer piece. However, there's not enough space to cover each one of these individually (I wrote the piece on Ed before the Grim Reaper floodgates opened) so we'll just leave it at "God rest your souls." Besides, however odd and peculiar (and in Michael's case just plain gross) some of the alleged details of people's lives are, at the end, they're still just people. They have people who love them and are mourning for them, so there's no point in belabouring their anxiety and pain with a few cheap jokes at their loved one's expense.
Those we'll save for the maniacs who show up at the various memorial services.
* With your choice of Al Sharpton or Joe Jackson as ringmaster.
** Or as we like to affectionately call them: "sleazy, hypocritical, parasitic gossip-mongers"
*** They only heard Billy.
With so many celebrities passing on this past week, I've been trying to get a piece done about that. It's quite hard to do funny, yet tasteful obituaries. Gale Storm went recently, and Mollie Sugden and Karl Malden passed today. If I were a celebrity, I'd stay in with the shutters down, but obviously that didn't help Michael Jackson.
In the meantime, here are a few quick observations to occupy anyone who's especially bored.
As I was purchasing my comics, I mentioned to the clerk that I too thought X-Men III was a pile of steaming medical waste. He smiled insincerely and gave me a look that said, "I'm not really interested. You're not one of us. Weirdo." I felt offended for about 10 seconds when I suddenly realised that this observation was in fact a good thing. My geek days are finally over... no matter what Stew says.
However, I probably shouldn't have loudly announced that I was off to meet my woman as I walked out the door. Bit cruel that.
I next stopped by the local convenience store. I was trying to kill time before the pick-up game started and wandered around, leafing through the newspapers and looking over various crisps and reminding myself why I shouldn't devour a bag or two. At one point I turned the corner and noticed the clerk and a friend were watching and laughing at some sort of comedy programme on a laptop behind the counter. I was trying to figure out what it was and what was so funny, when the clerk suddenly looked at me and said, "Can I help you find anything... you're staring."
He said the last bit with the same kind of look Chicago Bears linebacker Mike Singletary used to give opposing quarterbacks. It didn't work as well on a man about six inches shorter who was standing behind the counter of a 7/11.
I explained that I was trying to figure out what the programme was but this only resulted in a an even more intense, weird, hostile glare from the clerk. I decided it was time to get a bottled water and check out. As "little 7/11 Mike" rang me up, he stared at me as though I was someone who'd just verbally associated his mother with barn animals (to which it goes without saying, I had not). I explained again that I was interested in what programme was on the computerand this just increased the glare by a magnification of 5. (I'm very precise about these things.) You'd think I'd spied them hiding a breadbasket full of doobies rather than watching some HBOish special. I left, shaking my head and muttering something about "nutter clerks."
The only answer I have for this strange behaviour is that either A) He didn't like people staring in his direction for any reason whatsoever, B) They weren't supposed to be watching the show and he thought I was a "secret shopper" or something, or C) He thought I was gay and staring at him and his friend.
The problem with all of these is A is just weird behaviour, B is hardly conducive to keeping a long term job, and C is more than a bit ego-centric. Not only am I straight as the Western US-Canadian border, but it's hardly normal for anyone to just stare at someone like they were trying to figure out a puzzle, especially if they fancied them for any reason. That wouldn't have worked on my wife. The dear woman would have shaken me and asked if I were having a petit mal seizure. Also, it's not exactly as though the computer were in line with someone's bum or anything. I would have immediately noticed that and rapidly changed my viewing angle.
So, nutter clerk it is. Funny though, I was actually in the store on Saturday and he behaved quite normally. So, maybe it was just a mood swing.
I refuse to exchange numbers for words though unless extremely press for space. We can't all be Prince you know.
I was at a wedding on Saturday. As it was a formal occasion, I wore a suit. It turns out it was an outdoor wedding. The temperature was about 100 degrees Farenheit with a heat index of about 106. I should have looked at the wedding website, as it apparently said in bold letters: WARNING - Outdoor, superheated wedding. (I'm paraphrasing.) Stew turned up in a golf shirt. Nuffy wore something that may have been Hawaiian (but subtly so - not a grass skirt.) I felt like I was wearing my own personal sweatlodge.
Actually, it was a lovely wedding, very nice couple, sweet ceremony officiated by the father (an old friend of the DOUI staff by the way). Also, the minister, and the groomsmen were dressed in black tuxedo coats and vests with dark red ties. At least I could take my coat off.
Of course, by the time I did there was a sweat stain the size of Lake Victoria on my back.
The wedding reception was fab. Four kinds of cheese, including blue and brie. If there had been a wedge of Wensleydale it would have been perfect. I had to settle for dumping cheese dip on the cheese.
Last thought - Just exactly how do they calculate the "heat index" anyway? Most people assume it's a very complicated formula that takes into account the temperature, the humidity, the visible sunlight, butterflies beating their wings, and the proximity of any barbeques, cookouts, and other large open flames. I'm quite convinced though that the following method is used: the weatherperson steps outside the back door, sweats a moment, and then walks back in and says, "Feels like a hundred and six!"


The slogan "Healing Architecture" makes reference to the positive contribution of an interior in the healing process. Moreover is not just architects and interior designer who can promote healing but also colour psychologists. The latest research has established that a welcoming environment with a well founded colour concept can do much to promote healing. Although a comfortable ambiance cannot cure illnesses, it is clear that it affects the psychological well-being of patients and promotes the healing process.
More and more clinics, rehabilitation centres, nursing homes and care homes for the elderly are therefore taking care to provide a positive ambiance which focuses on the healing instead of the illness. Textiles make an important contribution: Création Baumann the Swiss textile company from Langenthal is bringing out a Health Care Collection with fabrics which were specially developed for this sector and a colour pallet which incorporates the latest developments of research. All the fabrics in the new collection, which are available in a width of 300 cm, are flame retardant and can be washed at 60 degrees.


Four bedroom house, an out house and a security post, on a half plot at East Legon Mempasem near UPSA.
All bedrooms are en-suite, kitchen with store a dinning area, fully furnished kitchen with washing machine, dishwasher,AC and heat extractor. In built wardrobes in all bedrooms and a walk-in closet in the master bedroom with a balcony. Security fence, sliding gate. Asking price $350,000.
Kindly call the agent Dancity Properties on 0244730488 for viewing.


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City of Edmond expected to approve resolution in opposition to penny tax for teacher pay raises
Updated: 6:38 PM CDT Jul 14, 2016
The city of Edmond is expected to approve a resolution stating its opposition to State Question 779. State voters will decide on a one-penny sales tax that would partially fund teacher pay raises.Edmond Mayor Charles Lamb said the opposition is not against education. His concern deals with the city's budget revenue."Cities in Oklahoma, we're the only state that is limited to sales tax as revenue generators to provide for the general fund and all the activities that we fund," Lamb said. "It's an economically painful thing to consider that one additional penny is a threat to our revenue stream for operating the city of Edmond budget."An additional penny would bring the sales tax in the city to about 10 percent, Lamb said.The oil and gas industry downturn hurt revenues last year and it showed in the budget this year.Lamb thinks people will spend less next year and may even turn to online sales to save a few pennies.Business owners like Mary Edwards, who owns Cinnamon Bear, said they're torn over how to help teachers."They educate our future citizens but right now our economy is down with the oil and gas situation," Edwards said. "It's going to be tough for all of us to make that decision."The city of Edmond is expected to vote on the resolution during its next council meeting at the end of the month.KOCO reached out to the Oklahoma Municipal League, which represents local government agencies. It does not have a list of cities that have voted to openly oppose State Question 779, but said it will discuss this during its next meeting.
EDMOND, Okla. —
The city of Edmond is expected to approve a resolution stating its opposition to State Question 779. State voters will decide on a one-penny sales tax that would partially fund teacher pay raises.
Edmond Mayor Charles Lamb said the opposition is not against education. His concern deals with the city's budget revenue.
"Cities in Oklahoma, we're the only state that is limited to sales tax as revenue generators to provide for the general fund and all the activities that we fund," Lamb said. "It's an economically painful thing to consider that one additional penny is a threat to our revenue stream for operating the city of Edmond budget."
An additional penny would bring the sales tax in the city to about 10 percent, Lamb said.
The oil and gas industry downturn hurt revenues last year and it showed in the budget this year.
Lamb thinks people will spend less next year and may even turn to online sales to save a few pennies.
Business owners like Mary Edwards, who owns Cinnamon Bear, said they're torn over how to help teachers.
"They educate our future citizens but right now our economy is down with the oil and gas situation," Edwards said. "It's going to be tough for all of us to make that decision."
The city of Edmond is expected to vote on the resolution during its next council meeting at the end of the month.
KOCO reached out to the Oklahoma Municipal League, which represents local government agencies. It does not have a list of cities that have voted to openly oppose State Question 779, but said it will discuss this during its next meeting.

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The West Virginia Department of Administration is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The Department of Administration is responsible for overseeing a variety of programs and services relating to personnel, purchasing, technology, facility management, health and liability insurance, and real estate.

The current Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Administration is Allan McVey, assumed office on January 23, 2019

Agencies

 The Division of Aviation, enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of state government by providing safe and professional aviation support by reducing travel time and increasing productivity for the state executives. Currently the Director of the Division of Aviation is Chip McDowell.
 The Division of Personnel was created to provide leadership in human resource management for the executive operating agencies of state government.
 The Division of Finance provides the financial management of the state's resources.
 The Division of Fleet Management oversees all aspects of the fleet operation for the state of West Virginia, which consists of more than 7,000 state-owned passenger vehicles and aircraft.
 The Division of General Services is composed of several units, whose functions include providing operations and maintenance, custodial services and grounds maintenance.
 The Purchasing Division was created to establish centralized offices to provide purchasing and travel services to the various state agencies.
 The Division of Real Estate acts upon behalf of the Secretary of Administration to select and acquire by contract of leases all grounds, buildings, and office space.
 The Board of Risk and Insurance Management, the primary responsibility for the Board of Risk and Insurance Management is to provide casualty insurance coverage for all state agencies.
 The Consolidated Public Retirement Board, the agency is responsible for the administration of all State retirement plans for educational employees, public employees, deputy sheriffs, judges, and public safety personnel.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Office, the agency was established to prevent and eliminate unlawful employment discrimination and to promote diversity in West Virginia state government.
The Ethics Commission, the agency implements and enforces a code of ethical conduct enacted by the Legislature for public servants.
The Public Employees Grievance Board, the agency provides the employees and employers of the state a procedure for resolving problems arising in employment within agencies.
The Prosecuting Attorneys Institute, the agency provides training, service, support and resources to prosecutors, staff and law enforcement.
The Public Defender Service s funds all indigent defense for the state.

References

External links
 http://www.administration.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

State agencies of West Virginia


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Business Technology Solutions-India is now a Global Level ISV Partner to Oracle
Business Technology Solutions-India has entered into the Oracle Partner Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) at the international level. Business Technology Solutions-India would be bundling its applications and solutions with Oracle products. Business Technology Solutions-India intends to extend Oracle Applications and E – Business Suite range of products with specific IVR and CTI solutions.
Business Technology Solutions-India IVRS in ICICI Bank.
Business Technology Solutions-India , in association with AGCL is in the process of deploying its IVRS for ICICI Bank banking operations. This will help the ICICI Bank create value for its customers by ensuring consistent, highly available and cost effective self service operations. The main goal is to ensure customer satisfaction and customer retention by way of delivering differentiated services to the bank's customers.
Business Technology Solutions-India Participation at Avaya Technofair
Business Technology Solutions-India has participated in the Avaya Technofair held at Avaya Customer Studio, Mumbai, India from July 31st to August 2nd, adding value to the Avaya products and platform.
Business Technology Solutions-India solutions were demonstrated to a select gathering of high profile executives from the Indian industry. The solutions were highly appreciated by one and all and the value addition that BTS-India Offerings bring to Avaya products and platform are recognized across the Indian industry.
Business Technology Solutions-India ' IVRS solution for Banking and Credit Card Operations at Standard Chartered Bank BTS-India has developed and deployed a complete IVRS solution and also undertaken the Systems Integration of Standard Chartered 'Banking and Credit Card Operations. This results in cutting down the operational costs by way of automation of its credit card and banking operations.
The challenge was to ensure seamless integration with the disparate heterogeneous systems with the Banking and Credit Card IVRS. BTS-India in association with GTL demonstrated its expertise in integration of such a complex maze of systems. The successful systems delivery ensures that the Standard Chartered Bank's goals of bringing down the operational costs, delivering differentiated service levels to its customers, enhancing operational ease, and providing consistent response, are met.
SSML Extensions for Text to Speech Systems in Indian Languages
Presented a paper "SSML Extensions for Text to Speech Systems in Indian Languages" at the "Second Workshop on Internationalizing SSML" held at Crete, Greece, on May 31, 2006. This international workshop was conducted by the "The W3C Voice Browser Working Group" and the main objective of this workshop was to "Identify and prioritize extensions and additions to SSML that will improve the use of SSML for rendering non-English languages". The workshop will produce a document identifying and prioritizing extensions and additions to SSML that will improve the use of SSML for rendering non-English languages. The W3C Voice Browser Working Group will use this document as a guideline for future enhancements to SSML
Business Technology Solutions-India as a responsible corporate supports and sponsors Research and Development activities on "Voice and Speech Technologies" internationally. At present BTS-India is engaged in sponsoring/supporting such R&D activities of prestigious institutions like "Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)" and "International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)".
To get your copy of this ground breaking research paper, click here.
To See the W3C SSML Workshop Photos. click here.
BTS India ties-up with AumTech
Business Technology Solutions-India has become a value added partner to exclusive market the AumTech CGATE platform based applications, solutions and products. AumTech is one of the leading Voice and Speech platform providers, with a wide install base across verticals like airlines, contact centers, etc.
Business Technology Solutions-India ties-up with Voxpilot
BTS-India has become a value added partner of Voxpilot to exclusive market the Voxpilot Open Media Platform, OMP 3.0. Voxpilot is a provider of IMS-Ready, VoiceXML and Video-In-VoiceXML technology that brings the next generation of interactive telecommunication services to enterprises, integrators, carriers and service providers. BTS India sees a great opportunity in India for both interactive audio and video telephony based offerings using the Voxpilot OMP 3.0 platform. Recent press release by Voxpilot can be accessed by clicking this Link.
BTS-India Complete Self Service Mutual Funds IVRS to Fidelity Investment, India.
BTS-India in association with Avaya Global Connect Limited (AGCL) has developed and successfully deployed a Self Service Mutual Fund IVRS around the Avaya Platform to Fidelity Investment, India.
This ensures the delivery of timely and consistent services to their customers. the customers of Fidelity get instant access to the information on their investments, new products, and can also transact through the BTS-India ' Self Service Mutual Fund IVRS. This has resulted in enabling Fidelity increase its reach to remote rural markets, where there is low computer and internet penetrations, apart from reducing the operational costs involved in information dissemination and routine transactions.
BTS-India Strategic Partnership in Avaya Customer Studio Initiative
BTS-India is a strategic partner in Avaya' customer studio initiative meant to demonstrate the power of Voice and Speech technologies to the Indian industry. BTS-India is working with Avaya helping the various industry segments, by way of demonstration and delivery of appropriate industry solutions. From the time BTS-India became a Strategic Partner in the Avaya Customer Studio initiative, BTS-India and Avaya are providing its customers with the cutting edge Industry Solutions.
BTS-India becomes solution vendor to Avaya
BTS-India ' proven expertise and experience of delivering cutting edge solutions in Voice and Speech technologies has led to becoming a Solutions Vendor to Avaya. BTS-India now provides solutions to Avaya for its entire product range adding immense value to its offerings.
Speech and Language Technology Lab
BTS-India has established "State of the art" Speech and Language Technology (SLT) Lab at its premises for linguistics and natural language processing research set up with help of Carnegie Mellon University and IIIT Hyderabad.
The main objective of this SLT Lab is the development of Indian language Text–To–Speech (TTS) engines and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) engines.
BTS-India is awarded CMM Level4 certification
BTS-India was successfully assessed SEI CMM Level4 for its Hyderabad development center in October 2005. This assessment places BTS-India in the select band of high maturity organizations worldwide that have been assessed at level 4. more>>
CipherSoft Inc. releases Exodus-ADF version
CipherSoft, BTS-India partner, releases Exodus-ADF version, a proprietary tool for migrating Oracle Forms to Oracle's Application Development Framework (ADF). more>>
BTS-India partners with CipherSoft Inc.
BTS-India partners with CipherSoft Inc., a global technology partner to Oracle, to sell and implement EXODUS - an Oracle forms to J2EE migration tool. more>>
BTS-India gets VC Funding
BTS-India gets first round of Venture Capital Funding from one of India's leading VC firm SIDBI Ventures. This funding will be used to expand BTS-India 's operations in India and overseas, and for strategic acquisitions. BTS-India starts Enterprise Services Division BTS-India has recently expanded its operations by starting the Enterprise Services Division. This division will focus on development, maintenance and strategic resourcing for SAP and Oracle Applications platforms. BTS India acquires additional 5000 sft. in Hyderabad. In addition to its existing facility, BTS-India has leased an additional 5000 sft. office space in Hi-Tec City, Hyderabad. AT&T selected BTS-India as a supplier who is qualified to develop VoiceTone services. AT&T today introduced a contact center service that could revolutionize the way businesses automate and streamline customer service with breakthrough speech recognition technologies. more>>
AT&T Breakthrough Speech Technology Designed to Increase Sales and Customer Service Productivity more>> BTS-India starts operations in Chicago and Texas BTS-India expands operations with new offices in Chicago, Illinois, Atlanta, Georgia and Austin, Texas. BTS-India , which is headquartered in New Jersey and has an international development center in Hyderabad, India, opened offices in Chicago, Atlanta and Austin to support and expand its operations in the United States.
BTS-India starts 24 hours customer support
BTS-India now offers customer support 24 hours per day to provide more timely service to clients. The expanded customer support provides clients ready access to technical support and complete after sales support.


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The word "gaxs" contains only four letters and just one syllable. Single-syllable names are extremely rare and exceptionally desirable. Leading companies using one syllable names include Shell, Square and Nike.
Gaxs.com is a .com domain. Dot com domains are the most prestigious domain extension in the world, famously used by websites like google.com. Once you own a .com, it will be much easier to rank for your own name in Google.


The Vocational Expert (VE) may provide professional evaluations, testimony and opinions regarding the vocational aspects of a case. Once these evaluations have been completed, the VE determines what a party "should" or "could" earn. The court is then asked to hold the individual to that earning capacity, imputed income.
A VE may provide a vocational evaluation (also can be known as an employability or spousal rehabilitation assessment). A VE will determine the highest level of vocational functioning of the spouse, and what their ability to make a financial contribution, (if needed) as well as the need for further training or education. These questions often arise during a divorce action or may be revisited post-divorce due to a change in circumstances. A vocational evaluation may be requested for, or by, either party to identify careers compatible with that individual's training, skills, experience, and education.
Do You Need a VOCATIONAL EVALUATION?
Who Requests A VOCATIONAL EVALUATION?
The attorney or either spouse, depending on the circumstances, may request a vocational evaluation. In some states it is common for the judge to order a vocational evaluation if a question exists regarding either party's income potential or capacity for employment.
When an attorney retains a Vocational Expert or one of the spouses to conduct a vocational evaluation is the beginning of the vocational assessment process.
Primary: Current and former employment history - dates, locations, employers' name, job titles, requirements, wage rates, job descriptions.
Primary: Medical and psychological problems or restrictions - dates, related pain or discomfort. This information may be analyzed relative to the individual's ability to engage in the physical, mental, or social aspects of employment.
Ability to engage in non-physical activities (concentration, memory, social interaction, family interaction, public interaction, following instructions, other thinking skills).
Educational and training history - dates, locations, degrees, certifications, licenses.
Former and current hobbies, sports, interests, social activities.
Future goals and plans - career, education, employment.
Financial documents, tax filings, personnel files, educational documents, and other relevant background information may be requested or provided to the expert.
For most evaluations the VE will want to interview the individual in person or video chat. Often prior to the interview a VE may send a questionnaire covering such topics as work history, educational background, and daily living activities. After a review of this documentation, the interview and remaining steps in the evaluation take place. Vocational testing may be conducted to determine aptitude, vocational interests, etc. After testing the expert will interpret the data and provide a vocational analysis addressing career options, job market information, and recommended actions. Job search strategies and sample employment opportunities may also be assessed. At this point the expert will likely discuss his or her opinions with the retaining attorney; a written report can be provided if requested. Further consultation and expert witness testimony can also be provided.
Each Vocational Evaluation is different to match the venue and to meet the needs of the individual case requirements, ranging from a single-session vocational interview to a multi-session assessment.
In summary, a vocational expert can be invaluable in divorce/family law cases concerning earning capacity, employment capacity, or vocational potential issues.
Allan Billehus, CLC, CRC, is an experienced Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. He has been a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) since 1996 and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia since 1999.


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Komako est un village du Cameroun situé dans le département du Haut-Nkam et la Région de l'Ouest. C'est une chefferie bamiléké qui fait partie de l'arrondissement de Bakou.

Population
Lors du recensement de 2005, on y a dénombré 801 personnes.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Jacques Champaud, « L'élite de Komako », in Villes et campagnes du Cameroun de l'Ouest, ORSTOM, Bondy, 1983,   (texte remanié d'une thèse de Lettres)
 François Marie Tchamda, Le Haut-Nkam et ses réalités, Nufi, Yaoundé, 1972, 68 p.
 P. Tjeega et H. Elingui, Dictionnaire des villages du Haut-Nkam, Horizon IRD, juillet 1982, 100 p.

Village dans la région de l'Ouest (Cameroun)
Ville et village bamiléké


On its 100th anniversary, mystery still lingers over one of history's most spectacular scientific hoaxes.
By the time of Dawson and Woodward's historic announcement, the search for a missing link to prove Darwin's still-controversial theory had grown intense. Significant evidence of early humans in the British Isles had not yet been found, and the success of the Sussex dig was a major headline-grabber. Woodward, who was the curator of the British Museum's paleontology department, dubbed the discovery Eoanthropus dawsoni, or "Dawson's Dawn-man," but he was more commonly known as the Piltdown Man.
But that wasn't all: Upon closer examination of the Piltdown Man, scientists found that the presumed hominid's skull and jaw actually originated from two different species, a human and an ape (possibly an orangutan). A microscope revealed that the teeth within the jaw had been filed down to make them look more human, and that many of the remains from the Piltdown site appeared to have been stained to match each other as well as the gravel where they were supposedly found. In November 1953, authorities of the British Natural History Museum announced these findings and publicly called Piltdown Man a fraud.
Who was responsible for the hoax? A century after the Piltdown Man's "discovery," the answer still remains unclear. Over the years, a number of possible suspects emerged, ranging from the most obvious–Dawson himself, either working alone or with accomplices–to the more far-fetched. One argument even blamed the famed crime writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who lived near Piltdown, claiming that as an ardent spiritualist he wanted to discredit the scientific establishment. A somewhat more convincing case surfaced in 1996, when an old trunk found in storage at the British Museum was found to contain fossils that had been stained in the same manner as the Piltdown remains. The trunk was linked to Martin A.C. Hinton, a volunteer at the museum in 1912 who may have been seeking revenge against Woodward for not giving him a raise.
The clouds of uncertainty may be lifted this week, when the Geological Society meets to discuss the findings of recent examination of the Piltdown Man remains. Scientists and archaeologists are using the most up-to-date forensic techniques, including isotopic analysis, sophisticated carbon dating and DNA extraction to find the true origins of the remains. Some of the tests are still ongoing, but all the evidence seems to point to Dawson as the most likely culprit. At this week's meeting, Dr. Miles Russell, an archaeologist at Bournemouth University and author of the new book The Piltdown Man Hoax: Case Closed, will present evidence that Dawson created some 38 fake finds over the course of his life, all in the hopes of gaining acceptance into various scientific societies. With Piltdown Man, he may have been seeking inclusion into the Royal Society, a significant achievement for an amateur bone-hunter. Instead, Dawson will be remembered for something far less prestigious: as the likely perpetrator of one of the most sensational scientific frauds in history.


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Yambio est une ville du Soudan du Sud, capitale de l'État de l'Équatoria-Occidental.

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Corner sofas have one or more seats positioned at right angles to the other seats. All kinds of discounted corner couches from Bon Baraton are in this section of the online shop – L-shaped, both sides of equal length, leather, fabric, large and small. Order our affordable sofas online and get them delivered to your home in Spain or collect them in Almoradi and Torrevieja! Check out our offers of chaise longue sofas (similar to corner but with all seats facing front).


She stars in teen drama Pretty Little Liars and is mother to a seven-month-old baby, but Tammin Sursok obviously still finds time to work out.
The Australian actress proved her figure is as fit as ever as she enjoyed some time pool-side in Beverly Hills, LA this week.
The 30-year-old, who gave birth to daughter Phoenix Emmanuel in October last year, revealed her slender legs and flat stomach in a blue and white bikini.


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IT is easy to find in secularism the greatest obstacle to the Christian mission in our time. On the one hand, its triumph in the West has made the mission of the church worldwide in a disastrous sense, for while the missionaries of the Christian West have gone to the ends of the earth, the homelands of the mission have been progressively de-Christianized. On the other hand, secularism as well as the gospel has been spread to the ends of the earth, and there, too, it seems to be the spirit of secularism rather than the reviving ethnic religions that offers the greatest resistance to the gospel.


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(Merida, Mexico 1983 - Present)
Ermilo Espinosa is a visual artist who specializes in painting, with great interest in technique and in the poetic and philosophical aspects of his work. Bachelor in Visual Arts with orientation in painting from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico; he has also taken courses in the Yucatan Fine Arts State Center and at the Cabañas Cultural Center in Guadalajara. His encounter with visual arts started at the very roots of his childhood, due to the influence of his grandfather, a renowned Yucatecan artist, who has acted as his main teacher.
Influenced by the masterful portrayals of Maestro Torre Gamboa, the synergy of a group of young creators from Guadalajara and the admiration for artists such as Arturo Rivera, Sandorfi, Saudek and Gottfried Helnwein, Espinosa Torre has always sought to achieve technical mastery and strong intuitive communication with the viewer.
His artistic projects have allowed him to study in person the work of great masters in some of the best museums in the world, as well as the avant-garde proposals of the most recognized international fairs and biennials.
Ermilo Espinosa has presented several individual exhibitions, highlighting Visiones en Silencio (Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín. Havana, Cuba. July 2007), Murmullos en Babel (Centro Cultural de Mérida Olimpo. Merida, Yucatan. Mexico. July 2008) Ausencias y Presencias (Museo José Luis Cuevas. Mexico City. Mexico. November 2012), MUTE (Museo Casa Diego Rivera. Guanajuato, Gto. Mexico. November 2013) FACE TO FACE (Hotel de Manville, Hall of the Mayor's Office. Les Baux, France. July 2015) and ERMILO ESPINOSA TORRE (Au Medicis, Galerie Marguerite Milin. Paris, France. March 2016).
He has also formed part of numerous group exhibitions, including Figurando la Abstracción. Arte Visual de Yucatán. (Museum of Oaxacan Painters, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, May 2010), V Bienal Nacional de Artes Visuales Yucatán 2011. (Visual Arts Center, Merida, Yucatan, December 2011), Mexico Vivo (Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City. September 2012) and el XXXIV Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven 2014 (House of Culture Víctor Sandoval, Aguascalientes, Ags. April 2014).


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Albania: The Students Are Back!
Students from all over Albania have returned to the many university campuses here in Tirana in preparation for the beginning of classes on Thursday. As a result, we were able to meet with many groups of students and shared the gospel several times throughout the day.
Then Stuart spoke to the group about fellowship with each other and fellowship with God.
This evening we joined the group of believer students and had the opportunity to pray with and for them in small groups and individually.
Then, after dinner, some members of our team joined with a group of students in some Albanian folk dances as the students celebrated the last night before their classes. begin at the university. Unfortunately, the lighting was not good, so the video is dark; but everyone thoroughly enjoyed this fun conclusion to our day!
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EU cookie recipe is half baked
Brussels' new move on online privacy smacks more of paranoia than a realistic concern for the rights of the individual, argues...
Peter Hall of Wragge & Co.
Brussels' new move on online privacy smacks more of paranoia than a realistic concern for the rights of the individual, argues legal expert Peter Hall. Some speedy and effective lobbying is called for.
The Eurocrats of Brussels have struck again with a piece of regulation that could spell trouble for online business. This time, the target of their overzealous approach to regulation of online business is the use of cookies.
On 13 November, the European Parliament accepted an amendment to regulations dealing with online data protection which will mean that Web site owners and operators will have to obtain the prior, explicit consent of site users before they can use cookies (and other devices such as Web-bugs) to collect information on Web site use.
If the regulations get past a second reading of the European Parliament early next year, this will become law (although it may take some time for the regulations to become law in member states).
The burning question is how on earth do the Eurocrats expect businesses to obtain prior consent? The trouble is that under EU data protection laws, silence of a Web site user no matter how well informed they may be, is not enough to qualify as consent. Businesses will need to have some positive indication from users that they are willing to have their site use tracked by cookies before the cookie is sent to their PC.
How can that work? Cookies are part and parcel of the HTML that flows from the Web server to the user's PC in most commercial sites. Are the Eurocrats saying that cookies will need to be stripped out from the HTML until the user has ticked a box or sent an e-mail saying that they are happy
"The Eurocrats have completely overlooked the importance of cookies in the way the Web works"
Peter Hall
for cookies to be used?
A cumbersome process
Will this mean that businesses will stop using cookies rather than face having to embark on such a cumbersome process? Important questions that apparently they have not thought through.
The Eurocrats have completely overlooked the importance of cookies in the way the Web works. My wife buys our groceries from SimplyOrganic.net. Our favourite organic chocolate biscuits, wholemeal bread and so on are on our shopping list which is
"The line on legitimacy is crossed when cookies are used in a covert way to collect information"
revived every time we order. That is, I suspect, done by an inorganic cookie. I doubt we would bother to shop online if we had to type in our list every time.
This is just one way in which cookies enhance the user experience. There are many others. What would it mean for Amazon, Tesco and all those other sites if cookies are removed? Millions in lost revenues possibly.
Overdoing the privacy risk
Brussels also seems to have blown completely out of proportion the privacy risks presented by cookies. Yes, you can build a profile about someone by their Web use but most of the time that will be pretty innocuous stuff. Having said that there are legitimate concerns that some online advertising businesses are pushing the boundaries of acceptability. Don't you get annoyed when those double-click frames keep popping up?
The silly thing about this is that there is a far more practical way of dealing with the privacy issues raised by cookies. The solution is to raise user awareness. I would say that the line on legitimacy is crossed when cookies are used in a covert way to collect information. Why not just require cookie users to tell people what they need to know and tell them how to disable the blighters? This is possible with most browsers after all (see cookiecentral.com for tips).
This is the line taken by Elizabeth France, the UK Information Commissioner, who is not exactly a soft touch on privacy. Why can't Brussels take a leaf out of her book on this one?
Because this regulation only saw the light of day on 24 October, there has been little time for Internet businesses to react and muster their lobbying forces. If I were an owner or operator of a Web site using cookies I would be lobbying hard now to make sure that this misconceived regulation never becomes law.
It is worth noting that the Interactive Advertising Bureau UK is coordinating efforts in the UK to do just that - why not drop them a line?
A cookie too far?
Is the EU move part of the championship of individual rights or a piece of meddlesome bungling?> >Let us know with an e-mail.
Peter Hall is TMT at law firm Wragge & Co - www.wragge.com
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Die Mandrillartigen (Mandrillus) sind eine Gattung aus der Primatenfamilie der Meerkatzenverwandten, die zwei Arten umfasst: den Mandrill (M. sphinx) und den Drill (M. leucophaeus).

Merkmale
Mandrillartige sind kräftig gebaute, äußerlich den Pavianen ähnelnde Affen mit langen Schnauzen und kurzen, nach oben getragenen Schwänzen und einem olivbraunen Fell. Charakteristisch für die Mandrillartigen sind knöcherne Furchen, die sich entlang des Nasenbeins nach unten ziehen. Mandrills haben sechs Furchen, die blau gefärbt sind und die rote Nase umrahmen, Drills haben zwei, bei ihnen ist das Gesicht schwarz gefärbt. Das Gesäß ist unbehaart und rosig und bläulich gefärbt. Weibchen bekommen in der Zeit ihrer Fruchtbarkeit eine große, auffällige Sexualschwellung. Unter allen Affen, wahrscheinlich auch unter allen Primaten, zeigen die Mandrillartige den größten Geschlechtsdimorphismus bezüglich des Gewichts und der Größe. Weibchen erreichen ein Gewicht von 6,5 bis 13 kg, die Männchen können mit einem Gewicht von 18 bis 45 kg mehr als dreimal schwerer werden. Damit sind sie auch die schwersten Primaten außer den Menschenaffen.

Verbreitung
Sie bewohnen die tropischen Regenwälder in einem relativ kleinen Gebiet in Niederguinea und leben vorwiegend auf dem Boden. Das Verbreitungsgebiet der Gattung reicht vom Südosten Nigerias (östlich des Cross River) über den Südwesten und Süden von Kamerun, Äquatorialguinea (einschließlich Bioko), Gabun (westlich von Ivindo und Ogooué) bis in den küstennahen Teil der Republik Kongo nördlich von Pointe-Noire. Der Sanaga in Kamerun trennt die beiden Arten, nördlich lebt der Drill, südlich der Mandrill. Den gleichen Lebensraum, der sich durch den höchsten Regenfall in Afrika auszeichnet, bewohnen drei Gattungen der Loriartigen (Lorisiformes), die Bärenmakis (Arctocebus), die Kielnagelgalagos (Euoticus) und die Eichhörnchen-Galagos (Sciurocheirus). Wahrscheinlich zeichnet er sich dadurch aus, das er immer feucht geblieben ist, auch in Trockenzeiten, in denen sich östlich davon ein Savannenband gebildet hat, das die sudanischen Savannen mit denen südlich des Kongobeckens verband.

Mandrillartige sind überwiegend terrestrisch und bilden große Gruppen, die riesige Streifgebiete bewohnen. Sie ernähren sich vorwiegend von Früchten, Samen, anderen Pflanzenteilen und kleinen und mittelgroßen Tieren bis zur Größe eines Duckers.

Systematik
Die erste Beschreibung eines Drills oder Mandrills publizierte 1554 der Schweizer Naturforscher Conrad Gessner. Er betrachtete den Affen als eine Wolfsart. 1758 beschrieb der schwedische Naturwissenschaftler Carl von Linné den Mandrill unter dem wissenschaftlichen Namen Simia sphinx, 1807 folgte die Beschreibung des Drills durch den französischen Zoologen Frédéric Cuvier mit der Bezeichnung Simia leucophaeus. Die Gattung Mandrillus wurde 1824 durch den deutschen Mediziner und Naturwissenschaftler Ferdinand von Ritgen eingeführt. Früher galten die Mandrillartigen als enge Verwandte der Paviane (Papio) und wurden gelegentlich sogar als "Waldpaviane" als zugehörig zu dieser Gattung (durch Elliot, Haltenorth u. Hilzheimer) bzw. als deren Untergattung betrachtet. Nach heutigem Kenntnisstand sind sie nur entfernt mit ihnen verwandt, ihre Schwestergruppe dürften die Weißlid-Mangaben (Cercocebus) sein. Der Drill ist polytypisch, mit zwei Unterarten, M. leucophaeus leucophaeus auf dem Festland und M. leucophaeus poensis auf Bioko, der Mandrill gilt als monotypisch.

Literatur
 Thomas Geissmann: Vergleichende Primatologie. Springer-Verlag, Berlin u. a. 2003, ISBN 3-540-43645-6.

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socialization of Japans future generations.
iku is defined, at present, as the cultivating of oneself by being aware of what one eats.
iku is integrated as a critical part of every Japanese childs preschool education.
figures such as the sensei.
Silver, or gold, or jade, what are they?
scholars as characteristic to the production and reproduction of Japanese culture.
it is the sign of a woman's commitment as a mother (Allison 200).
picking out ingredients (Allison 1991).
discourse, and raising questions about the cultural digestibility that the obento can offer.
threat to the mother-child relationship and a hint at her failure in establishing amae.
observed via the aesthetics of Nonchan noriben (2009), a Japanese film about obento.
and preparation of meals almost unnecessary.
obento offered by konbini are essentially unhealthy products of a nutritional wasteland.
preservatives, additives, high sodium, high sugar high starch, high calories (Wilk 125).
when my mom made that same rice into an onigiri I would love it.
to the Japanese lies in the preparation of the onigiri by the hands of ones mother.
anything but two onigiri offered by her friend, Taku, which she consumes in tears.
hands of someone you know and whose tireless efforts give you life.
and fondness for the motherland.
of the film, it is the mobilization of the entire body (Abdullah 2010).
question as to why the obento is still cherished today.
Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination.
University of California Press, 2006..
time, The Japan Times Online; 7 April 2011.
Lebra, Takie Sugiyama. The Japanese Self in Cultural Logic.
University of Hawaii Press, 2004.
Ghibli, Nippon Television Network Corporation, 2001.
box. Kindermusik, Studio3Music. 28 Feb 2011.
Ogata, Akira. Nonchan Noriben. Kino International, 2009.
Economy of the Global Food System.AltaMira Press, 2006.
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Exclusive rights may become the subject of a dispute which has to be resolved in the Polish Patent Office by the litigation board, as Aleksandra Kryska explains.
The Polish Patent Office (PPO) examines, among other things, cases regarding declaring lapse or cancellation of exclusive rights, or cancellation of a right of protection for a trademark if a third party files an opposition against the mark, and the holder says the opposition is groundless.
Pursuant to the Polish Law on Industrial Property, any party has the right to file a well-reasoned opposition against a valid decision of the patent office on the grant of a right of protection. Unlike the opposition procedure at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), an opposition in the PPO can only be filed against an already granted right of protection within six months of the date of publishing information about the grant in the Official Journal of the patent office.
In order to initiate opposition proceedings, the party is not required to have a legal interest, which on the other hand is necessary in the proceedings for declaring lapse or cancellation of a protection right. Therefore, an opposition can be filed by any party with legal capacity, regardless of whether the party is directly involved in the matter.
An opposition is based on the grounds which justify cancellation of the mark concerned. Once the matter is transferred for litigation proceedings, it is further examined according to the same principles as the request for trademark cancellation. Subsequently, the party filing an opposition must prove that statutory requirements for obtaining a right of protection have not been fulfilled, in other words, that there are either relative or absolute grounds for refusal of protection.
An opposition filed with the PPO must comply with statutory formal requirements, including a specification of the legal basis and summary of the matter. The proceedings before the PPO do not allow the filing only of a notice of opposition, which is available in the opposition procedure before OHIM. It is essential that the legal basis is specified in the opposition, along with information about earlier trademarks upon which the opposition is based.
If the legal basis of an already filed opposition is to be broadened by referring to additional regulations, or other earlier trademarks are to be quoted, the opposing party shall observe a six-month term from the date of publishing the opposed mark in the Official Journal, which is the statutory term for filing the opposition itself. Additional information which is filed after the expiry of the six-month opposition period will not be taken into consideration by the litigation board during examination of the matter.
Observance of the six-month term from trademark publication for broadening the basis of opposition evidence was confirmed by the District Administrative Court in Warsaw, which in its judgment of August 11, 2010 stated that all grounds for cancellation must be mentioned in the opposition and reasonably justified.
Filing additional argumentation after the expiry of the said sixth-month term will not be possible (case file No. VI SA/Wa 138/10). Consequently, the PPO in litigation is bound by the legal basis set forth by the opposing party in the opposition, and therefore examination of the opposition will be made within the legal limits specified therein.
In order to fulfil formal requirements, it is necessary to file with the PPO a Power of Attorney along with a document certifying that the person who signed the Power of Attorney had the authority to sign documents on behalf of the opposing company on the date of signature, and was authorised to grant further Powers of Attorney. The requirement for providing documents certifying that authority has not been regulated under the Law on Industrial Property, but the PPO's practice in this respect has been determined by the requirements of the administrative courts.
"MOST FREQUENTLY, THE DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE PPO ARE EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTER OF COMPANIES, BUT NOTARISED DECLARATIONS OR MINUTES FROM COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED."
The documents filed in opposition proceedings to certify the Power of Attorney signatory authority may differ depending on the country of origin and local regulations. Most frequently, the documents filed with the PPO are extracts from the Register of Companies, but notarised declarations or minutes from company shareholders' meetings are also accepted. Any documents in a foreign language require a sworn translation into Polish.
If an opposition fulfils all formal requirements, it is sent to the owner of the opposed mark. The owner of the opposed mark is given a specific term and is invited to file his reply to the opposing party's argumentation. If the owner fails to reply within the fixed term, or accepts the opposition as justified, the matter ends in cancellation of the later trademark. On the other hand, if the owner of the opposed mark finds the opposition groundless, the matter is lodged for litigation proceedings.
Then, after a few months from filing the opposition, the PPO appoints the date of the hearing and notifies both parties. Until the date of the hearing, it is possible to file additional evidence and argumentation to support one's standpoint. Although attending the hearing is not obligatory, and absence of one of the parties does not result in postponement, attending the hearing is treated as a good opportunity to summarise the argumentation presented so far.
The party filing an opposition must be aware that the owner of the opposed mark may try to respond by arguing that the earlier mark upon which the opposition is based had not been put to genuine use in the territory of Poland. Such argumentation can be raised only together with the request for declaring lapse due to non-use of the earlier mark, and will be examined in cancellation proceedings.
The request can be successful if the earlier mark is already out of its grace period and was not put to genuine use in respect of the goods or services covered by its registration. After the hearing, the litigation board announces its decision together with brief reasons. If the case is complicated, announcement of the decision may be delayed and will take place at a later date.
If the litigation board finds in favour of the opposition, the right of protection for the later mark is cancelled. Additionally, upon request, the losing party may be burdened with returning the costs incurred by the opposing party which were necessary for justified enforcement of rights and protecting their own interest. The minimum sum in trademark cancellation proceedings usually amounts to 1,600 PLN (approximately €400).
Within a few months of the hearing, a decision in writing is delivered to the parties along with factual and legal reasons. The decision of the PPO is subject to a complaint to be filed by any of the two parties with the District Administrative Court within 30 days of the date of delivery.


9 Nov, New Delhi (IPR) : The 19th Organic World Congress honoured Chief Minister Shri Pawan Chamling for making Sikkim the 100 percent organic state in the world. The Chief Minister was invited to attend the 3-day Organic World Congress here today as the Guest of Honour at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh handed over the Citation and a shawl to the Chief Minister in presence of Shri Surya Pratap Shahi, Minister for Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Andre Leu, President, IFOAM-Organics International, Shri Devendra Kumar Singh, Chairman APEDA, Smt. Rita Teotia, Secretary, Commerce & Industries, Government of India, Dr. Sujata Goel, President Organic Farming Association of India, Shri Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Chief Executive Office, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, and a large numbers of delegates from different parts of the world and farmers from across the country.
The Mayor of Geosan County, South Korea, Mr. Na Yong Chan, also the President of ALGOA (Asian Local Government Organic Agriculture), was present in the function. He held interaction with the Hon'ble Chief Minister. He also met Sikkim delegate who was inspired by the initiatives of the State Government to become 100% organic. He expressed willingness to extend the working relationship in organic initiatives as well as sign an MoU with the Government of Sikkim with the Geosan County.
The Organic World Congress was addressed by the Union Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh as Chief Guest, Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Shri Surya Pratap Shahi, President IFOAM-Organics International Mr. Andre Leu, among others.
With great pride and joy, the Organic World Congress honours today, Shri Pawan Chamling, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim, an organic farmer and politician, who is the first political leader who has successfully made his entire home State fully organic. This is the reason why Shri Pawan Chamling was declared the 2017 winner of the prestigious One World Award-Grand Prix endowed by the Rapunzel Foundation, in Germany.
CM Chamling has made tremendous efforts over the past decade and a half to concert Sikkim agriculture to organic. Last year, i.e. in January 2016, our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi declared Sikkim to be the first completely organic state in India. Perhaps it's the first in the world as well.
Shri Chamling comes from very humble background. He was born in a village and worked on the family farm before he entered politics, where he successfully rose to become Chief Minister in 1994. Thanks to his farming roots and his strong belief that the so-called Green Revolution is completely wrong and is not an option for the social, cultural and environment setting of Sikkim, he campaigned intensely for organic agriculture. In 2003, his govt commenced the process of bringing the entire 76,000 hectares of agricultural land in Sikkim under organic management.
The conversion was not forced on the people but built on a clever strategy of reducing subsidies on chemical fertilizers by 10 % each year, till finally there was no more demand for them. Simultaneously, all the institutions and govt departments received special training in organic farming practices so that they could reach out to farmers who needed technical assistance.
By 2010, Sikkim was ready to go for total conversion to organic. The govt set up a certification programme in which more than 8000 unemployed young persons were trained as managers and also established the Sikkim Organic Certification Agency. Today, more than one third of the total area of Sikkim is declared as National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. Because of his idea of total green governance, Shri Chamling is also considered to be the "Greenest CM" of India.
Shri Pawan Chamling is an inspiration for the whole world that Yes, it can be done! Sikkim under the leadership of CM Chamling is a living proof that only ecologically sustainable forms of agriculture will provide a secure future for the farmers around the world.


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Puglia is one of Europe's best-kept secrets. However it's a very popular destination for Italians during the summer months and our wedding is at the tail end of peak season. Please book your flights and accommodations early.
There are no direct flights from the U.S. to either Brindisi (BDS) or Bari (BRI) airport, so a connecting flight is necessary. We recommend you fly into a major European hub no later than August 31st, spend one night, and connect to BDS or BRI the next morning. That way you can join us for the welcome aperitivo on September 1st. We've found that Amsterdam, London, Munich, Naples, Paris, and Rome are good layover options. We suggest using Skyscanner for the best deals.
Our venue is about an hour's drive from either airport so a car is necessary to get around. We suggest any of the major car rental agencies located in both airports as well as Auto Europe and Europe Car. Be sure to reserve an automatic if you don't drive manual, and a GPS unit if your car doesn't include one—cell reception is spotty. Your American driver's license should suffice—please bring it if you're driving. We'll provide shuttle transportation on the day of the wedding.
We've blocked all rooms at both masserias listed below for our guests. If you have any problems booking accommodation please email our Italian wedding coordinators Michela and Giusy at info@marriageandglamour.com for assistance.
There are also a number of great vacation rentals nearby from Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway. Just make sure to book one close to our venue. Note: on the day of the wedding, shuttles will only pick up and drop off from the two masserias below.
Settle in to this beautiful eighteenth-century farmhouse surrounded by a vast expanse of olive trees. Their recent renovation has transformed the old sheep pen, hen house, and farmer's quarters into comfortable rooms.
This fortified estate from 1726 has been carefully renovated, staying true to its original design and aesthetic. Wander through the surrounding natural park and enjoy organic meals in the old olive oil mill saloon.
Remember, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your planned date of departure.
Pack semi-formal cocktail attire for the aperitivo and the wedding celebration.
Bring comfortable shoes. Masseria Mozzone is a working farm, which means dirt and gravel roads. Ladies, wear heels at your own discretion.
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Bring a light jacket or warm layer. While temperatures hover around 75–85 degrees during the day, it can drop into the 60s in the evening.
Remember to pack a European travel plug adapter to charge your electronics.


Altona, NY (April 6, 2019) – Every day, vehicle accidents take place for a wide variety of reasons, some of the most common being speeding, drunk driving, driver distractions, and more.
State Police in New York investigated a vehicle accident that took place on Miner Farm Road that led to injuries in one person.
At the time, police say that 32-year-old Bobbie Brown was driving east on Miner Farm Road in her Dodge when she was suddenly involved in an accident. At the time, it was stated that the road conditions were adverse, with slippery roads due to ice.
Brown's vehicle went off the side of the road and promptly rolled over. She was left with neck pain and taken to the hospital for treatment. Nobody else was injured in the accident.
Police said that no charges have been brought and their investigation continues.
There are many types of accidents that sit at the top of the list for the most dangerous. In New York, rollover accidents are heralded as some of the most dangerous, causing a wide variety of injuries and fatalities every year. When drivers share the roads, they are always supposed to look out for one another and do what they can to protect themselves and others by obeying the rules of the road. If you have been involved in a New York rollover accident, you have many options as you work on moving forward with your claim.
Our accident attorneys at Hach & Rose want to help you understand how imperative it is that you start working with an accident attorney immediately after you have sustained injuries in an accident. You have a right to multiple means of compensation to cover your losses such as medical bills, lost wages from missed time at work, emotional distress, and more. Please reach out to us at 212-779-0057 to find out what we can do for you.


How Do You Really Sell Out?
The registration link was closed. Huh? What?? I'd just started this registration yesterday, gotten busy with something more important, and stepped away for an afternoon.
Undaunted, I hit the link again but it didn't work, so I tried another tap of my track pad, this time firmer, the irritation coming out through my index finger. The page must need refreshed. I hit reload, assuming I'd just have to waste time starting my registration over. Instead of an empty online form, I got an automated pop-up saying the conference was a sell out! The message invited me to join the wait list.
How could that be? I had just spoken to the organizers the day before and the event date was well more than a month away. It's not often that an event has so many people clamoring to attend that they just can't handle one more registration. I was surprised and I'll admit, I was mad. I emailed the organizers; yes, the event was extremely popular and yes it was sold out until further notice. They mentioned they were working with the venue to see if additional people could get in. A couple days later some spots 'opened up' and I was provided a fresh link via email that would expire in day. My finger hovered over the link as I pondered this whole thing for a moment. Was I really irked?
Let me fast forward the story for you. I did commit and I did attend the event. I had an awesome time! The networking was excellent, the people there were 'the right kind' that I wanted to meet and get to know, and the keynotes had me tweeting and taking notes all the way through them. I even had fun at the cocktail receptions! All during the conference, I kept thinking about the term 'sell out' and how that can imply things both positive and negative. I kept thinking about how to be an awesome sell out –the kind of sell out that has people so motivated about the value that I bring to my craft that I literally run out of space and time to share the message. I'm not there yet but I aim to aim higher and bring more value, more powerful content, and a message that matters. Yep, I've been inspired to be a sell out and I encourage you to sell it out, too!


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Doolittle finally finds a perfect fit
By ANN POWERS
POP MUSIC CRITIC
Melinda Doolittle had many reasons to let nearly two years pass between the end of her "American Idol" stint and the beginning of her solo recording career. The Season 6 third-place runner-up spent time mulling over the styles that she'd already mastered during years spent as a background singer: She could handle gospel, standards, blues, rock and R&B;, and had a hard time choosing which of those would be her focus. In addition, she needed to put together a management team and find the right record label.
Doolittle wasn't waiting for Barack Obama to be elected. But the timing works in her favor. Like the nation's newly minted champion of hope, Doolittle has a particular gift for conviction.
In performers, as with politicians, conviction enables even innocuous statements to seem profound. So when Doolittle, sitting in a Burbank dressing room one February afternoon after appearing on a popular talk show, said, "I just love . . . people," it didn't induce a cringe. Instead, it illuminated the performance style of an artist known for actually fulfilling the cliches the judges on "Idol" spout: She's authentic, she always works it out, she makes songs her own.
"Talking to people from the stage is not hard for me anymore," said the 31-year-old Nashville resident. "I realize that people are along for the ride. Once I put together a story line with songs, the show is so much fun for me. It makes it a journey for all of us."
On "Idol," Doolittle developed a reputation for being too staid -- an insult that stung but that she's now transformed into the more fashionable "retro." Her debut, produced by Joss Stone's early mentor, Mike Mangini, fits into the growing niche of young artists retracing the steps of R&B.; Doolittle cites Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Adele, Raphael Saadiq and Robin Thicke as inspirations.
"When we got ready to do this record, part of me heard people saying in the background, 'But that's old-fashioned,' " she said. "But if I did anything else it wouldn't be me. And I'm seeing artists all across the spectrum doing this, which is really exciting."
Her recently released album, "Coming Back to You," is old-fashioned in one informative way: It collects songs that others have performed, allowing Doolittle to put her own spin on a range of sounds. This approach echoes the classic pop era that preceded rock's anointment of the singer-songwriter. It also recalls the structure of "American Idol" itself.
"The album is kind of like experiencing a season with one of the contestants," said John Titta, a music industry veteran and president and chief operating officer of the Music Publishing Co. of America (MPCA), the independent music publisher whose affiliated label, Hi Fi Recordings, is Doolittle's new home. "It's exposing great songs from different styles through a person, interpreting them through a style of music that links them all together."
Doolittle calls Titta her "resident genius." He came up with a playlist that Doolittle could easily embrace.
"When he came to Nashville with [MPCA Chairman and Chief Executive] John Hecker, we sat down and he said I want to play you these songs -- you might like two or three and we can go at it again. After the meeting I was like, I want to do every single one. He had taken the time to get to know me and know my heart, know what I love in music -- the melody, the strength behind songs."
Titta's song mix proved that Doolittle's decision to sign with Hi Fi was a wise one. The label's artists have access to MPCA's rich publishing catalog, which features the work of top performers across the pop spectrum, from cowboy country to contemporary Christian music.
The riches Titta presented to Doolittle for "Coming Back to You" included two blues classics by Robert Johnson and three standards by Sammy Cahn, as well as more current songs previously recorded by the likes of Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin and Bonnie Raitt.
"I was most nervous about Celine and Aretha," she said. "But they weren't huge covers; they were obscure." The Franklin tune, "Wonderful," comes from the soul empress' 2003 album, "So Damn Happy," while Dion's "Declaration of Love" is a 13-year-old album cut.
Other songs on "Coming Back to You" have a strong gospel feel, reflecting Doolittle's other main source of inspiration (and income): Christian music. As a background singer, she's worked in both major Christian pop arenas -- the gospel-grounded strain led by family groups like the Winans and Anointed, and the Christian contemporary music scene that has produced stars like Michael W. Smith.
"Coming Back to You" features many songs that could be interpreted as sacred or secular. It's another of her classic pop moves, connecting Doolittle to the very beginning of rock 'n' roll, when artists like Ray Charles blurred the line between love for the Lord and more carnal pleasures. The gospel throwdown "It's Your Love" is the album's prime example.
"The song says, I couldn't do it, it's your love that got me through," said Doolittle. "I could be talking to my mama and my daddy; I could be talking to the people who voted for me on 'Idol'; I could be talking to a man. Or it could be God, because I know without God's love I would not be at this point."
Doolittle also made sure to excise anything too racy from the songs she interpreted. Bonnie Raitt's version of the Larry Klein-co-written "Fundamental Things" contained the suggestive line, "Let's tattoo Bible quotes across both our hips." Doolittle changed it to, "I'll whisper Bible quotes and you can read my lips."
"I am a stickler about words," she said. "And I wanted to make sure that people from all walks of life could listen to my album and that it was something my friends would be proud to play for their children or their grandma. . . . But I also like to sing about things that I can relate to, and I can't sing about that."
Despite her insistence that she can't connect with lyrics that go beyond first base, Doolittle projects a realistic sensuality that recalls her idol, Gladys Knight. Her ability to balance grittiness with propriety is another quality that makes her version of "retro" more than superficial.
Doolittle might never reach the top of the charts with this music, which eschews the ear-tickling effects and flavor-enhanced formulas of most crossover pop. But if she can build a following that connects roots music fans to Christians seeking the wholesome but not the bland, as well as those genre-rejecting "Idol" loyalists, she will find a comfortable niche from which to grow.
"When Gladys Knight performed on 'Idol,' I asked her, what is it that you do?" said Doolittle. "She said, 'A lot of people, when they go to sing a song, they do want to tell a story. And I've seen you go to tell a story, it's like you're reading a book, and it's so great because people get into the book. But over the years, I got to the point where I wanted them to see the movie.'
"I was like, aw, man. It will probably take me some years to get to the movie part. I'm still in the book series. But having that to strive for, for me, that's it."
ann.powers@latimes.com


You've never heard "Titanium" performed like this before!
Koolulam is a social-musical initiative, meant to bring together people from any and all walks of life. Koolulam's idea is to simply stop everything for a few hours and just sing—together.
On International Women's Day 2018, 2,000 women who had never met before sang "Titanium" by David Guetta and Sia in a special, empowering event.
Want to experience the magic for yourself? Join the Boston community at Celebrate Israel with Koolulam on Sunday, June 2. Learn more here.


The Russian government has confirmed that it was a bomb that downed a Russian passenger plane that crashed over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt on Oct. 31, killing all 224 people on board.
According to a statement posted on the Kremlin's web site on Tuesday, Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's FSB security services told a meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin, that "One can unequivocally say that it was a terrorist act".
Mr. Bortnikov, said "an improvised explosive device" had detonated soon after the plane took off.
"The plane disintegrated in midair, which explains the widely scattered fuselage pieces," Mr. Bortnikov said.
The Airbus A-321 took off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on its way to the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
The plane owned by Russian airline Kogalmavia, was carrying mostly Russian tourists.
Initially, the plane was thought to have disappeared over Cyprus.
An Islamist militant group affiliated to ISIS said its shot down the plane but this was quickly dismissed by the Egyptian government which said it was not possible as the plane was flying at an altitude beyond the reach of shoulder-mounted missiles normally carried by the militants.


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The fact is that most of our thoughts and actions are on autopilot. This isn't necessarily a bad thing either. Our habits, routines, impulses, and reactions carry us through our lives so we don't have to stop and think about it every time we wipe our ass or start a car.
This is true of almost all of our lives. For instance, the time we spent at school at the beginning of the year, sitting on our desks, working on our schoolwork, going to lunch, and then falling asleep.
If we are on autopilot, we do so because our thoughts and actions are so unstructured. Because we have no thoughts, we cannot plan our day. This does not have to be a bad thing, because our activities are a form of planning, but we do not have control over them. For instance, if you were to go off on a vacation, you could get all excited about going to a new city, but there is no way to know when you will be back.
The worst thing is to have your daily activities dictated by your thoughts, because then you can't plan for anything else. In this type of life, people are on autopilot all the time, and this is a really bad situation. The worse thing, however, is to feel the need to plan. The best thing is to get back to work.
We live in a world where we are bombarded by people demanding something of us. We live in a world where if we don't have our own ideas, we are forced to rely on others ideas. This is not a healthy situation. For instance, I have a great idea for a game, but I don't want to make it alone, because then I can't control it. I think I need to get a group of people together and make it a reality.
It's a shame that the people who make games and other products are so busy that they dont have time to think about the best way to approach their ideas, because if they did, it would be much easier to make the game. If the people who make games think about this stuff, they could then make a game and not depend on others ideas.
I think most people would agree that even a game is made best when the people making it are self-aware, and that this is the most important part of the equation. Because to make a game well, most of the people who make games have to rely on others. This isn't the case if they only rely on themselves.
The thing that people don't realize about games is that they are basically an extension of ourselves. The only thing that separates a game from reality is the people who make it.
As we all know, people who make games are very self-aware. They know they are making an artificial world, not reality. They know that they are not an extension of the player; they are a separate entity that is experiencing a different reality. What they don't realize, or don't know about themselves, is that the most important part of a game is the people who make it. That is why the games industry is so important.
The games industry is an industry that revolves around the people who make games. There are many companies, studios, and developers that are trying to make a living doing this. The people who make games are not just developers, they are the people who look at their game and think, "that would be cool if we could make that." We all know that we can't, and that's why games and the people who make them are important.