Parking: There is very limited pay parking at DkIT before 8:45am. Free car parking for the event is available at DKIT Sport, 5 minute drive from the venue and a regular shuttle bus will be provided to and from the venue.
Arriving by road: Take exit 16 off the M1 and follow the signs for Dundalk Institute of Technology (5-10 minutes from exit).
Arriving by bus: Bus Eireann and Matthews Coaches provide regular direct bus services to Dundalk Institute of Technology from Dublin City Centre.
Arriving from any other location by public transport will require you to come to Dundalk town centre where you can get a bus/taxi to DkIT.
For those interested a visit to Great Northern Haven Smart Home is available.
This workshop will highlight how Enterprise Ireland engage with Life Science companies with a focus on the HPSU (High Potential Start-up) space and the support Enterprise Ireland provides to drive innovation and product development, as well as fostering industry collaboration in Ireland and Internationally.
Hear experiences from two HPSU client companies currently developing innovative solutions and changing the way people interact with the health Ecosystem, featuring Jinga Life and AJQ Software.
Jinga Life is focused on engaging and empowering the person of primary responsibility for the delivery of healthcare in the home. AJQ Software have developed an on-demand physician to physician online referral access platform, aimed at providing a seamless healthcare experience for the patient.
This workshop will demonstrate the technology platform which has been developed by the research team at NetwellCASALA to power a range of home and community projects. These projects range from complex connected health systems, which support the management of multiple chronic conditions being developed by ProACT, a major European connected health Horizon 2020 project (proact2020.eu), to movement sensor monitor systems being developed by ThinkTech, a Social Innovation Ireland project (socialinnovation.ie).
Dr. Julie Doyle will discuss the information which is available using these technologies for older people, their families and care networks, and what can be achieved by integrating technology into the health and wellbeing of older people in our communities.
This workshop will provide an overview of the Horizon2020 project looking at home-based self-management for clients with multiple chronic conditions. Specifically, it will seek to address the key areas of behaviour change with older people and caregivers.
Remote monitoring technologies are widely reported to improve the delivery of care for older adults with cardiac conditions. However, these solutions have not yet been widely implemented with many factors thought to contribute to these failed implementations. This workshop will facilitate a discussion on the reasons for failure and will explore what we can do to facilitate the use of these technologies in home and community cardiac care.
This workshop will highlight the potential of using technology to empower the caregiving network that surrounds older people within their community. Using scenario modelling, the group will discuss the key areas needed to be addressed in keeping older people at home and suggest ways in which technology could help achieve this for both the older person and their care-givers.
This workshop will provide an overview and demonstration of the Single Assessment Tool (interRAI assessment system) and will facilitate discussion on the SAT project's importance in the provision of older persons care.
This workshop will explore how the Interreg VA mPower project can deliver improved self-management for individuals and reduce reliance on primary care. Seeking to highlight existing infrastructure and already successful models and protocols for technology that could be aligned to enhanced navigation of social prescribing opportunities. Developing approaches that capture experience and share success whilst identifying potential barriers.


Newly released on Vimeo, Terminally Happy is an unsettling science-fiction short from writer-director Adina Istrate. The premise seems mundane at first: Louis (Alastair Mackenzie) is reluctant to see his son Oscar (William Stagg) leave for school one morning, while Oscar's mother Evie (Emma Campbell-Jones) insists that he goes. Istrate hints that things aren't right throughout. Something is happening outside that we never see, and Louis' forlorn state doesn't match up with the prosaic situation. Noises linger on the soundtrack uncomfortably: electric drones and hums; an unknown substance fizzing in Louis' glass.
As with the best episodes of Black Mirror – to which comparisons have been plentiful and justified – Terminally Happy has the viewer on edge long before the sci-fi twist. Istrate does a masterful job of building up an uncanny atmosphere from relatively few materials. In fact, the small cast and minimalist setting work to the director's advantage in creating a weirdly lifeless family scenario. Evie's and Oscar's dialogue is blunt and affectless, jarring with the effect it has on Louis. Their home is a little too clean and tidy, in the claustrophobic manner of much near-future speculative fiction (e.g. Gattaca or Black Mirror's "Entire History of You"). Eui Jeong Hong's cinematography brings everything together in a subdued palette of icy blue-grey.
What exposition there is feels naturalistic, and viewers are left with some sizeable mysteries to ponder. Watching Terminally Happy a second time is very rewarding, with Mackenzie's performance in particular illuminated by the new context. Those eager to see more of Istrate's deft hand at sci-fi should look forward to her upcoming debut feature Eve, a psychological thriller about the first manned mission to Mars.
SYNOPSIS: Louis can't bear to let his son leave for school. Something is wrong.


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At Uriarte & Carr, LLP, we are proud to say that we represent clients from all over the Bay Area, including San Francisco, Oakland and the East Bay. Our clients include construction workers, laborers, clerical workers, those in the medical field, professors, coaches and more. We are ready to represent any person who has been injured on the job and needs strong legal representation throughout the legal process of filing a workers' comp or federal longshore claim.
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Boehm Media Fellowship 2022 for Communications and Media Experts
January 14, 2022 Andrew Mwakalebela 0 Comments
Deadline: March 1, 2022
Applications for the Boehm Media Fellowship 2022 are now open. The Boehm Media Fellowships provides opportunities for communication, media, and storytelling experts who are committed to social impact and sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice to participate as delegates at Opportunity Collaboration.
They understand media to be a diverse and multidisciplinary field across sectors including but not limited to journalism, public relations and communications, social media, film, podcasts, radio, television, photography, media literacy and other mixed or new and emerging media channels and productions. They are seeking individuals who, on their own or through their organizational roles, utilize the media in creative and innovative ways to influence culture, collaborate with communities and interface with new paradigms and ideas to catalyze change.
The goals of the Boehm Media Fellowship are as follows:
Leverage opportunities for the social impact community to engage in their work more quickly, more fully and with more knowledge.
Provide ongoing opportunities for those engaged in social impact initiatives to connect with experts/professionals from the media sector, and for those in the media sector to build relationships and networks to further collaborate on impact driven missions.
Engage Fellows in personal and professional development opportunities to better understand, capture and share mission-driven impact across beliefs, borders, stakeholders and countries.
Boehm Media Fellows receive a $3,450 scholarship to cover their Opportunity Collaboration conference fee.
Fellows pay a refundable $250 administration fee. The administration fee will be refunded following attendance of the conference.
Fellows receive a reasonable stipend to cover airfare expenses. Stipends will be based on average airfare costs from the location of origin. Upgraded flights or last-minute bookings costs will not be covered.
The fellowship includes all onsite costs: 4 nights lodging (Sunday – Wednesday), all meals Sunday through Thursday, gratuities, airport shuttle, etc. Note: Media Fellows receive their own rooms and are welcome to bring companions including children.
Fellows are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents, including a travel visa from the Mexican government, if required. The Opportunity Collaboration provides Fellows with a formal invitation letter for use with immigration authorities.
Cancellation: All Boehm Media Fellows pay a refundable $250 registration fee. If Boehm Media Fellows cancel their participation, their $250 will not be refunded.
Applicants are high-impact media experts committed to economic justice and poverty alleviation with a demonstrated success in innovative social change.
The Boehm Media Fellowship is committed to diversity on all levels including but not limited to race, gender, sexual orientation, geographic region, experience level, and media focus.
Fellows are expected to engage before, during and after Opportunity Collaboration in the following ways:
Prior to attending the Opportunity Collaboration, Fellows will:
Contribute 7-10 hours of their time between April and September.
Collaborate through video conference calls, emails, Google docs, and Slack.
During the week of Opportunity Collaboration, Fellows will:
Provide a minimum of 10 hours of service. This includes attending the opening and closing receptions, leading or co-leading onsite media sessions, and supporting both Fellows and Delegates through one on one and other types of support.
Following Opportunity Collaboration, Fellows will:
Identify and share relevant content and resources (articles, blogs, websites, tools, etc.) to expand the media knowledge of the Delegate community.
Provide feedback on the Fellowship via a survey and through a feedback call with one of the Media Coordinators.
Following Opportunity Collaboration, Fellows are encouraged to:
Share their various media publication/work with the Alumni community.
Work collaboratively on any relevant topics.
Applications for 2022 will close March 1, 2022. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed only if space becomes available.
For more information, visit Boehm Media Fellowship.
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Gary L. Bauer Reappointed as USCIRF Commissioner
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald J. Trump has reappointed Commissioner Gary L. Bauer to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for an additional two-year term, ending in 2021, announced USCIRF chair Tenzin Dorjee today.
"Commissioner Bauer has brought to USCIRF deep policy expertise and a personal commitment to religious freedom that has enhanced our effectiveness in raising awareness and advocating on behalf of persecuted peoples worldwide," said Dorjee.
"It is an honor to serve on USCIRF on behalf of an administration as committed to international religious freedom as this one," said Bauer, who was first appointed by President Trump on May 15, 2018. "I look forward to continuing to work with my fellow commissioners and the USCIRF professional staff to advise the administration, Congress and the State Department on policies to protect and promote the most basic of human rights: the right to believe as one's conscience dictates."
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the U.S. Congress to monitor, analyze and report on threats to religious freedom abroad. USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State and Congress intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief. To interview a Commissioner, please contact USCIRF at Media@USCIRF.gov or Kellie Boyle at kboyle@uscirf.gov or +1-703-898-6554.


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Q: Getting the Windows Drivers Directory Is there an official / proper method of getting Windows' drivers directory or do you just concatenate "\\Drivers" to GetSystemDirectory()?
To be clear, I mean the Drivers directory that is in the system directory (eg System32). Yes, drivers can technically be anywhere, but is there an official way (eg a function) to get this specific directory?

A: There is no special folder for drivers.  The special folders are CSLIDs (see  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762494(VS.85).aspx.
If it was a special folder then you could use the SHGetSpecialFolderPath (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762204(VS.85).aspx)

A: It's hard-coded into the kernel, although drivers don't have to be loaded from there. Here's some bits taken from various parts of the I/O subsystem, which loads drivers:
#define SYSTEM32_DRIVERS_DIR        (L"\\System32\\drivers\\")

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        pathLength = sizeof(L"\\SystemRoot\\System32\\Drivers\\") - sizeof(UNICODE_NULL);
        path = L"\\SystemRoot\\System32\\Drivers\\";
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The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has observed that the bunkering of oil and the smuggling of other resources were denying the country the needed revenue for accelerated development.
"We will have to stop this phenomenon to be able to move beyond aid and I will brief the President to see how to deal with this menace," he stated.
Dr Bawumia made the observation in his interaction with the media during his working visit to the Western Naval Command (WNC) in Takoradi in the Western Region yesterday.
He was accompanied by some government officials, including the management of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and some Members of Parliament from the area.
The Second Garrison Commander and Flag Officer Commanding the WNC, Commodore Isaac Osei-Kuffuor, briefed the Veep on the activities of his command and said that in spite of the challenges facing his outfit, it had been able to provide operational responses to stem the activities of saboteurs operating on the high seas.
According to him, the command was maintaining "naval presence in our waters to prevent the activities of criminals. We can survive our battle through constant presence at sea".
The commander mentioned some challenges confronting the WNC to include limited fuel allocation, fewer ships for offshore patrol duties, inadequate accommodation for officers and a lack of outboard motors for patrols.
The Vice-President and the commander later held a closed-door meeting to discuss strategies that could be mounted to maintain law and order on the high seas.
Bunkering and other criminal activities are said to be on the increase on the high seas and offshore.
Other illegal activities include poaching, unreported fishing, narcotics and arms smuggling, pollution of the marine environment and terrorism.
A number of people arrested by the command's patrol teams have been handed over to the police for further investigations and prosecution.
Dr Bawumia and his entourage also visited the Omanhene of the Essikado Traditional Area, Nana Kobina Nketsia V, at his residence.
Nana Nketsia urged the Vice-President to continue to show humility and ensure that unity prevailed in the country at all times.
He also entreated the government to ensure that employment and development were carried out fairly and not on partisan considerations.


Miscellaneous designs of hand block printed Fabrics are cut into patches and stitched into one large fabric. This fabric is then hand embroidered and layered with a dyed cotton base fabric. Patchwork kanthas are aesthetically designed and thus are widely sought for.


Way More Than Luck features some of the best commencement speeches, with advice on how to do big things in the world. While some inspire more than others, each speech holds its own merit when it comes to the audience it was intended for. Medeleine L'Engle talks about facing challenges with courage while Eileen Myles focuses on choosing poetry over platitudes.
Debbie Millman has a thing or two to say about the importance of taking risks.
"I discovered these common, self-imposed restrictions are rather insidious, though they start out quite simple enough. We begin by worrying that we aren't good enough, that we're not smart enough or talented enough to get what we want. And then we voluntarily live in this paralyzing mental framework, rather than confront our own role in this self-fulfilling paralysis. Just the possibility of failing turns into something self-fulfilling."
We live in challenging times where the pace of change is unnerving, challenges unending and disagreements abetted by always being online via social media unbridled. The onus to convince others is as important now as it had ever been and Way More Than Luck is a good way to hone one's skills in the process of persuasion.


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Hollywood 'needs to be reformed', says Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel attends the tribute to French director Bertrand Tavernier. AFP
Movie tough guy Harvey Keitel, who plays a mobster in Martin Scorsese's Netflix gangster epic "The Irishman", has some advice for Hollywood: get back in touch with your creative side.
In the era of global blockbusters, he argued, studios should refocus on making movies that are less commercialised and more authentic.
Keitel, who has just turned 80, recalled that Scorsese had said he "could not have gotten 'The Irishman' made but for the good graces of Netflix — no studio wanted to do it, nobody wanted to do it."
"This is a very good example of what is happening with Netflix," he said.
Bertrand Tavernier, right, is presented with the Etoile d'Or award by Harvey Keitel. AFP
"The fact that we're losing cinemas we are all a bit sad about. But for me personally, I always think, well, that's what changes as we ... evolve."
After lengthy hold-ups, the mafia hitman saga starring Robert de Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci and with Keitel in a support role is showing on streaming service Netflix, accompanied by a limited theatrical release.
Scorsese — a master of big-screen gangland classics from "Goodfellas" to the "The Departed" — recently told viewers: "please don't look at it on a phone ... a big iPad, maybe."
Keitel, speaking at the Marrakesh Film Festival, suggested Hollywood needed to keep taking artistic risks.
Melita Toscan du Plantier, Harvey Keiltel and Daphna Kastne attend the tribute to Bertrand Tavernier. AFP
"When I was young actor, I used to think it (Hollywood) needs to be destroyed," said Keitel, known for unconventional roles from "The Piano" to the "Bad Lieutenant".
"But I don't any more, I think it needs to be reformed. Because what it's accomplished has been sensational all around the world, but the integrity of it can get quite loose at times."
Gung-ho about honesty
Keitel recalled how, starting out in 1950s New York, he was influenced by Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams — "these people, who were really gung-ho about honesty in the theatre."
"And that's how we all grew up, to be authentic on stage, that was the most important thing to us, and not to be commercial. Let me put it differently, not to be commercialised."
Today, he asked rhetorically, "Is there authenticity around? Yes. Could there be more? I'd say yes."
Harvey Keitel and his wife Daphna Kastner. AFP
Keitel argued that big studios for a while became interested in films considered independent and art-house, only to then absorb that genre.
"At one time big studios created these art additions to their studios and they tried to get into that business of finding the new young directors," he said. "But that quickly turned."
Keitel said the Sundance Film Festival "was a great creation of Robert Redford's, he deserves applause always for what he did for independent film.
"When we began Sundance, you did not know anybody there, and soon you could not get in unless you were a star."
Looking back at his career, the Brooklyn-born son of Romanian and Polish immigrants said he had only one regret: he wished he had finished high school and gone to college.
Instead he joined the Marines at age 17, "looking for some hero journey", although Keitel also called his three years of military service "a great experience".
After that, Keitel said, he studied hard and met "the greats in New York, acting teachers, great actors — and got very lucky. And we all need luck in life, it's not a commodity you can order up, you have to be lucky."
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Cinderella gets a modern twist with 'Christmas Wish'
"A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish" provides a modern twist on the classic fairy tale. Kat Emerson is an aspiring singer/songwriter whose dreams of making it big are stalled by her overbearing step family and a demoralising job.
Henry Cavill: Door 'hasn't closed' on Superman, but 1st, 'Witcher'
Henry Cavill is all-in on his Netflix fantasy series "The Witcher," but he says the "door hasn't closed"on a return as Superman in the DC cinematic universe.
Latest 'Star Wars' gets worst reviews in decades
It has a score of 57 percent from around 150 critics on movies website Rotten Tomatoes — the worst of any live-action "Star Wars" episode since the panned prequel "The Phantom Menace" two decades ago.
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103
One of the last survivors of the golden age of cinema and the father of Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Michael Douglas, has died, his family said Wednesday.


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Specification: any specification for the Goods, including any related drawings or designs, that is supplied to the Supplier by the Customer, or produced by the Supplier and agreed in writing by the Customer.
Supplier: Snack and Tack Limited (registered in England and Wales with company number 7349196).
The Customer may collect the Goods from the Supplier's premises at Snack and Tack Ltd, Guildford Road, Runfold, Surrey, GU10 1PN or such other location as may be advised by the Supplier prior to delivery (Delivery Location) within 3 Business Days of the Supplier notifying the Customer that the Goods are ready.
3.3 Delivery of the Goods shall be completed on the Goods' arrival at the Delivery Location OR on the completion of loading of the Goods at the Delivery Location.
3.5 If the Supplier fails to deliver the Goods, its liability shall be limited to the costs and expenses incurred by the Customer in obtaining replacement goods of similar description and quality in the cheapest market available, less the price of the Goods. The Supplier shall have no liability for any failure to deliver the Goods to the extent that such failure is caused by a Force Majeure Event or the Customer's failure to provide the Supplier with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods.
3.7 If 10 Business Days after the Supplier notified the Customer that the Goods were ready for delivery the Customer has not taken or accepted delivery of them, the Supplier may resell or otherwise dispose of part or all of the Goods and, after deducting reasonable storage and selling costs, account to the Customer for any excess over the price of the Goods or charge the Customer for any shortfall below the price of the Goods.
(b) any other goods or services that the Supplier has supplied to the Customer.
6.1 The price of the Goods shall be the price set out in the Order, or, if no price is quoted, the price set out in the Supplier's published price list in force as at the date of delivery.
6.6 The Customer shall pay the price for the Goods in full and in cleared funds when placing the Order. Payment shall be made to the bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier. Time of payment is of the essence.
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(j) the Customer's financial position deteriorates to such an extent that in the Supplier's opinion the Customer's capability adequately to fulfil its obligations under the Contract has been placed in jeopardy.
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(b) A notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been received: if delivered personally, when left at the address referred to in clause 10.2(a); if sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded delivery, at 12.00 noon on the second Business Day after posting; if delivered by commercial courier, on the date and at the time that the courier's delivery receipt is signed; or, if sent by fax, one Business Day after transmission.
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For a comprehensive list of all tires and assemblies available from the Volvo Tire Advantage Program please call the Volvo Tire Advantage Program Headquarters at 877-VTIRE01 (877-884-7301). Or e-mail us at sales@volvotire.com with questions or for additional information.
Subjective evaluations regarding driving properties of winter tires, with and without studs have been performed. The main part of the tested tires was of a dimension that runs on a number of models in the Volvo production range. All tires included in this report have been driven, but not on every single vehicle model, that share the dimension. In this case, an engineering judgment, based on experience, has been made regarding the not driven vehicle models. Additional tires may be available in Canada. Please contact Part Support for more information. Be sure not to mix load ranges and speed ratings when replacing tires.


In other words, "customer-centric" isn't just a buzzword — in the business world, it's mandatory. But too many CEOs or entrepreneurs will just add "customer-focused" to their vision statement and call it a day. That isn't enough, by far.
True, customer-centricity involves rethinking how business is done. It involves everything from strong efforts at insight and analytics to strategy and customer experience. It involves tearing down silos and thinking like a customer. For instance, your customer views all of your departments and functions as a single entity — and so should you.


Leslie Jamison's book, The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath, is written in the first person. Besides drinking and using, what Leslie has in common with famous alcoholic authors is a deep longing to feel connected to something bigger than herself. A book about the nightmare of feeling not enough, Jamison travels all 360 degrees of wanting to be the best and the worst, and has a great struggle to live in the middle ground. Jamison discusses writing not as self-expression but as sharing. She's deeply concerned with crossing the difference of life particulars and understanding both the rich and poor and all ethnicities and genders.


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Style / Jewellery
13 Birthstones: Benefits of precious gems and where to find them
We bring you a rundown on the benefits of each birthstone and a selection of fine jewellery to go with it.
Dec 23, 2016 | By Vimi Haridasan
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Chanel Fine Jewellery Les Éternelles de Chanel Signature Garnet secret watch in white gold with a 39.9-carat cushion-cut red garnet, yellow sapphires, orange sapphires, spessartite garnets, and diamonds. It is a unique piece equipped with a quartz movement
Signifying eternal friendship and trust, the name garnet is derived from the Latin word "granatum", which refers to the red seeds of the pomegranate. Apart from the red varieties, which were among the most ancient of healing talismans, garnet also comes in other colour types, the key ones being the orange-yellow spessartite and the bright green tsavorite.
Bvlgari Magnificent Inspirations Extravaganza necklace in pink gold with 12 sassi-cut amethysts totalling 344.25 carats, South Sea cultured pearls, emeralds, amethysts, spinels, and diamonds
Historically coveted by European royalty by virtue of its intoxicating purple and rarity then, the ever-popular amethyst was also used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to keep the wearer sober, sharp, and restraint. In fact, its name derives from the Greek word "amethystos", which means "not drunken".
Tiffany & Co. Blue Book collection Water Colours three-strand necklace in platinum with a 52.80-carat cushion-cut aquamarine, tanzanites, green tourmalines, aquamarines, and diamonds
Named for the Latin phrase "water of the sea", the ethereal aquamarine was believed by the ancients to be the treasure of the mermaids, and by sailors as a talisman for protection and safe passage over water. The gem was also used to dispel gossip, and imbue the owner with a sense of
calm and confidence.
Cartier Magicien Illumination bracelet in white gold with one 31.16-carat D-colour, internally flawless emerald-cut diamond, other diamonds in various cuts, and carved rock crystal.
The main diamond can be worn on a ring or replaced by a pavé diamond motif
Adopted from the Greek work "adamas", meaning "invincible", diamond is symbolic of eternal love and strength today. The gem was referenced in Sanskrit texts as early as 400BC, and since antiquity, believed by various cultures to possess powers that range from therapy and healing, energy-boosting, to imparting balance and clarity of thought.
Van Cleef & Arpels Émeraude en Majesté Grand Opus transformable necklace in white gold with three old-mine Colombian emeralds (two are shown here) totalling 127.88 carats, diamonds, and white cultured pearls
Emerald was a holy gemstone for many early civilisations, including the Egyptians and South Americans, and also revered by ancient royalty spanning the Greeks to Indians. A symbol of renewal and growth, the gem is believed to grant the owner youth, vision, and wisdom. Its name was derived from the Greek word "smaragdus", for green.
Chaumet La Nature de Chaumet Le Chêne Racines Célestes transformable necklace in white gold with an oval-cut pink spinel, cultured freshwater pearls, spinels, pink sapphires, and diamonds. This is the short version of the original long necklace that has a total of seven pink and violet spinels weighing 10.94, 8.40, 6.81, 6.80, 6.53, 5.29, and 1.87 carats
Probably the first gem discovered by mankind to be used for adornment, pearl boasts a long and interesting legacy of mythical importance in countless civilisations, including the Romans and Tudors. Its natural form, colour, and radiance endowed it with a celestial quality, and it has become symbolic of innocence, purity, and virtue in modern history.
Chopard Red Carpet collection High Jewellery Necklace with 33 cushion-shaped rubies totalling 64.12 carats, diamonds, and rubies of various cuts
Symbolising passion, vitality, and wealth, the blood-red ruby was so fascinating and visceral in appeal to historical nobility, from Kublai Khan to the Indian maharajahs, that their obsession with it was the stuff of legends. Named from the Latin word "ruber" for "red", the legendary gem is one of the oldest associated with royalty, and remains sought-after to this day.
Chanel Fine Jewellery Les Blés de Chanel Brins de Printemps earrings in white gold with two marquise-cut peridots totalling 10.4 carats, other peridots, green tourmalines, aquamarines, and diamonds
Called chrysolite in early writings, peridot was believed to wield powers against nightmares and the dark forces, and bring the wearer influence and success. Named from the Arabic word "faridat" for "gem", it is the national gemstone of Egypt as it was first discovered nearly 4,000 years ago on an Egypt-owned island in the Red Sea, where stones were mined for the kings.
Cartier Magicien Incantation necklace in platinum with one 22.84-carat cushion-cut
Sri Lankan blue sapphire and diamonds. The necklace can be worn inverted along its radius and the sapphire may be fitted onto a ring
The sky blue colour of sapphire endowed it with a divine quality, and naturally, it became a royal gem for many cultures tracing back to the Middle Ages. Since then, it has been associated with numerous virtues that range from devotion and loyalty, to wisdom, justice, and prophecy. Its name has roots in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, meaning "blue stone".
Louis Vuitton Blossom High Jewellery ring in white gold with a 2.9-carat indicolite tourmaline set onto a 5.05-carat petal-shaped opal along with diamonds
Referring to its play-of-colour property, opal's name was derived from the Greek word "opallos", which means "to see a change of colour". Its stunning visual quality led it to become a talisman for strengthening both one's eyesight and higher consciousness.
Boucheron 26 Vendôme Passementerie necklace in pink and white gold with one 2.02-carat oval cabochon pink tourmaline, five rubellites totalling 35.53 carats, spessartite garnets, multi-cut pink tourmalines, multi-colour sapphires, diamonds, and a rock crystal
Also a birthstone for October, tourmaline is historically associated with matters of the heart, and stands for humanitarian love and positivity. The gem's name, born of the old Sinhalese word "turmali" for "mixed colours", reflects its many attractive colour varieties.
Chanel Fine Jewellery Sous le Signe du Lion Solaire brooch in white gold with
with a 123.5-carat carved yellow citrine, a 7.8-carat cushion-cut orange topaz, diamonds, and yellow sapphires
Topaz & Citrine
A gemstone with many colour varieties, topaz was prized in antiquity, with the opulent orangey-pink stone hailed as the imperial topaz by the Russian tsars. It is supposed to possess a warm and gentle solar energy, and helps to soothe, stimulate, and recharge the owner. Because the yellow-orange topaz was historically thought to be the same as citrine, the latter has also come to be known as November's birthstone too. Regarded as the "healing quartz", it is believed to have a healthful, encouraging influence.
Bulgari Magnificent Inspirations Fiore ingenuo High Jewellery necklace in white gold with carved turquoise inserts, one 9.39-carat trillion-cut tanzanite, diamonds, moonstones, and blue sapphires
Another gem that pre-dates written history is turquoise, which was revered as an ornamental and ceremonial stone, especially in ancient Persian, Egyptian, and American civilisations. Its name came from the French expression "pierre tourques", meaning "Turkish stone", as it was first traded from Persia through Turkey to Europe in the 17th century.
Text by Yanni Tan
This article was first published in WOW.
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Who, What, Why: How do cats survive falls from great heights?
Comfy? Cats are evolutionarily adapted to live in trees - luxury living with humans is a recent development
A cat in the US city of Boston survived a fall from a 19-storey window and only bruised her chest. How do cats survive falls from such great heights?
The cat's owner Brittney Kirk, a nurse, left the window open a crack on Wednesday morning to give Sugar some air. Sugar got out and either fell or leapt off the ledge and hit a patch of grass and mulch.
An animal rescue service found her and traced her back to Ms Kirk through a microchip embedded in her skin.
"She's a tough little kitty," Ms Kirk told the Boston Globe newspaper.
Cats' remarkable ability to survive falls from great heights is a simple and predictable matter of physics, evolutionary biology, and physiology, veterinarians and biologists say.
"This recent story isn't much of a surprise," says Jake Socha, a biomechanist at Virginia Tech university.
"We do know that animals exhibit this behaviour, and there have been lots of records of these cats surviving."
With scientists unwilling to toss cats off buildings for experimental observation, science has been unable systematically to study the rate at which they live after crashing to the ground.
In a 1987 study of 132 cats brought to a New York City emergency veterinary clinic after falls from high-rise buildings, 90% of treated cats survived and only 37% needed emergency treatment to keep them alive. One that fell 32 stories onto concrete suffered only a chipped tooth and a collapsed lung and was released after 48 hours.
From the moment they're in the air to the instant after they hit the ground, cats' bodies are built to survive high falls, scientists say.
They have a relatively large surface area in proportion to their weight, thus reducing the force at which they hit the pavement.
Cats reach terminal velocity, the speed at which the downward tug of gravity is matched by the upward push of wind resistance, at a slow speed compared to large animals like humans and horses.
For instance, an average-sized cat with its limbs extended achieves a terminal velocity of about 60mph (97km/h), while an average-sized man reaches a terminal velocity of about 120mph (193km/h), according to the 1987 study by veterinarians Wayne Whitney and Cheryl Mehlhaff.
Cats are essentially arboreal animals: when they're not living in homes or in urban alleys, they tend to live in trees.
Sooner or later, they're going to fall, biologists say. Cats, monkeys, reptiles and other creatures will jump for prey and miss, a tree limb will break, or the wind will knock them over, so evolution has rendered them supremely capable of surviving falls.
"Being able to survive falls is a critical thing for animals that live in trees, and cats are one of them," says Dr Socha. "The domestic cat still contains whatever suite of adaptations they have that have enable cats to be good up in trees."
Through natural selection, cats have developed a keen instinct for sensing which way is down, analogous to the mechanism humans use for balance, biologists say.
Then - if given enough time - they are able to twist their bodies like a gymnast, astronaut or skydiver and spin their tails in order to position their feet under their bodies and land on them.
"Everything that lives in trees has what we call an aerial righting reflex," says Robert Dudley, a biologist at the animal flight laboratory at the University of California - Berkeley.
Cats can also spread their legs out to create a sort of parachute effect, says Andrew Biewener, a professor of organismal and evolutionary biology at Harvard University, although it is unclear how much this slows the rate of descent.
"They splay out their legs, which is going to expand their surface area of the body, and that increases the drag resistance," he says.
When they do land, cats' muscular legs - made for climbing trees - act as shock absorbers.
Cats' legs are springy and muscular, letting them absorb the shock of impact
"Cats have long, compliant legs," says Jim Usherwood of the structure and motion lab at the Royal Veterinary College. "They've got decent muscles. In that they're able to jump quite well, the same muscles divert energy into decelerating rather than breaking bones."
The springy legs increase the distance over which the force of the collision with the ground dissipates, says Dr Biewener.
"The impact forces are much higher in stiff collisions," he says. "If they can increase the collision time over a longer period, that reduces the impact force."
And a cat's legs are angled under the body rather than extended downward, like human or horse legs.
"You're not transmitting the forces really directly," says Dr Socha.
"If the cat were to land with its legs directly under him in a column and hold him stiff, those bones would all break. But they go off to the side and the joints then bend, and you're now taking that energy and putting it into the joints and you're getting less of a force at the bone itself."
However, house cats in urban or suburban areas tend to be overweight and in less than peak physical condition, warns Steve Dale, a cat behaviour consultant who is on the board of the Winn Feline Foundation, which supports cat health research.
That detracts from their ability to right themselves in midair, he says.
"This cat was lucky," he says. "But many, if not most, would have severe lung damage, would have a broken leg or two or three or four, maybe have damage to the tail, and maybe more likely than any of that a broken jaw or dental damage.
"The lessons learned: screens, please, on the windows."
Reporting byDaniel Nasaw in Washington
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A healthy working relationship with the Village Council is paramount to the Ministry of Police.
So says, Police Superintendent Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo, who has commended the Village Councils of Afega and Luatuanu'u.
This week, the Luatuanu'u Village Council turned into the Police two men believed to be behind the recent road block where a toilet bowl was placed in the middle of the road.
Auapa'au referred to the statement issued by their office.
"The Samoa Police Service (S.P.S.) acknowledged the support from the village council of Luatuanu'u for apprehending two individuals who were the masterminds behind the recent road block erected at Luatuanuu some weeks ago."
"Due to the concerns of the public, the Police approached the village representative and council for assistance."
"S.P.S. and Luatuanuu village council will continue to work together to ensure the safety of the travelling public and highlight the importance of our working relationship with village councils in keeping Samoa safe."
"This makes our Samoan style of policing unique in the region and in the international arena.
"Thank you Luatuanuu village and council members," says the Statement.
Furthermore, the Police acknowledged the support of the Afega village council for assisting the Police in apprehending two suspects on Saturday last week.
"Police were called to attend a drunk and disorderly matter. However, when the officers turned up, the suspects were armed and threw stones at the oncoming Police vehicle.
"Immediately they took off and the Police officers then sought the assistance of the village mayor.
"Later that evening Police were notified by the village council that they have been apprehended.
"The suspects have been charged with armed with a dangerous weapon and throwing stones. Both offences carry the maximum penalty of one year imprisonment.
Auapa'au told the Samoa Observer that fortunately no officer were injured but the damages to the Police vehicle amounted to $1,500.


Misanthrope — Chris Hislop Testing What happens next?
Exchange Theatre returns to the Drayton Arms Theatre with Misanthrope, by Moliere, as part of their yearly Bastille Festival – a celebration of French theatre, performed in English and French.
Exchange Theatre is an international company established in 2006 in London in order to translate and produce unknown or rare French-speaking plays in English. Led by David Furlong and Fanny Dulin, the company translates plays from major French playwrights for the first time in London and off Broadway) before being resident at the French Institute from 2010 to 2012.


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Some Argue Blockchain Enthusiasm Is Fading Quickly
November 13, 2019 by Vildana Hajric
For a technology that was supposed to transform and solve seemingly every problem in the world, the enthusiasm is fading pretty quickly.
Blockchain, the underlying technology that powers cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, is getting its last rites read at the Invest: NYC conference in New York, where hundreds of crypto true-believers have gathered Tuesday to discuss the latest trends in the still-nascent digital assets market.
The decentralized technology records and verifies transactions and has been adapted by companies including Walmart Inc. and Microsoft Corp. But after only a decade in use, some are already saying it's perishing.
"Blockchain is dead," Meltem Demirors, chief investment officer of CoinShares Group, said on the sidelines of the conference in Times Square. "After two, three years of spending a lot of money on this and a lot of investment dollars going into this, I think the bigger question as an investor is: What's the scalable revenue model and is there equity value that's created in these businesses? And arguably the answer is: not yet."
For evidence, Demirors points to early adapters including R3, Digital Asset Holdings and Chain, which she says are pivoting into new business models. "Most of the companies that raised massive amounts of capital in 2016, 2017 to build blockchain, they don't exist anymore or they've pivoted into cryptocurrency and tokenization," she said.
As cryptocurrencies caught fire in 2017 and early 2018, a raft of firms — including cigar manufacturers and sports-bra makers — cashed in on the market's love affair with the underlying blockchain technology, often using the ledger as an antidote for lackluster stock returns. But the sudden pops often didn't last long and many of them lost steam as the price of Bitcoin and other digital assets subsequently crashed.
Data trends also show that blockchain's been losing its fizz. In a big turnaround from years prior, the flow of cash into blockchain start-ups has dropped, according to data compiled by CB Insights. Businesses focusing on blockchain are on pace to draw $1.6 billion this year, down from a record $4.1 billion in 2018, the firm said recently.
Here's what others are saying:
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Mike Alfred, co-founder and chief executive officer:
"Enterprise blockchain, this idea that every company is going to want to have a blockchain, that idea might be temporarily on the ropes, but blockchain is the foundation of what makes the entire ecosystem work. Bitcoin's blockchain has been running for more than 10 years without interruption. In no way is that dead," he said. "The current state — it feels like fatigue, it feels like trading fatigue, it feels like a lot of people are tired because we've been in this space and everybody is waiting for the space to grow up and for good things to happen. And it's just taking longer than most people expected but in no way does that mean the space is dead."
Mike Belshe, chief executive officer of the provider of custodian services:
"We haven't seen this clear emergence of a dominant strong player for a non-Bitcoin cryptocurrency asset — something on blockchain. Blockchain has a lot of promise, but I think that blockchain's been overhyped. Most people can't answer the question of when do you use a blockchain and when do you use a database," he said.
Hassan Bassiri, a portfolio manager at the Los Angeles-based asset manager:
"In 2017 and 2018 during boom bust cycles, everyone thought that blockchain would be the answer to pretty much everything in terms of technological innovation, asset issuance, trading, supply chain, insurance — everything. And slowly what people are starting to realize is that blockchains are basically public ledgers and it's not an efficient system. Really, there's very few things that belong on a public blockchain," he said on the sidelines of the conference. "Anything that needs efficiency or speed operating probably doesn't belong on the blockchain. And it's crypto so everything goes through a hype cycle and we sometimes put the cart in front of the horse."
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Q: ReferenceError: drag is not defined in custom drag and drop I wrote a code for simple drag and drop editor. It has 3 panels, I drag an item from first panel to second panel and contents of dragged item appear in 3rd panel. Code is in: https://jsfiddle.net/tek0rfsw/
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Kata Kunci : board structure, corporate governance, institutional ownership.
P	Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh mekanisme internal tata kelola perusahaan yang diwakili dengan struktur dewan dan struktur kepemilikan terhadap kinerja keuangan bank yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dalam periode 2008-2017. Sampel penelitian ini menggunakan 27 bank menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Model analisis menggunakan analisis regresi data panel yang diolah menggunakan software E-Views. Variabel dependen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kinerja keuangan bank yang diukur menggunakan return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) dan earnings per share (EPS). Variabel independen terdiri dari board structure melalui board size, non-executive director, dan annual general meetings (AGM). Serta ownership structure melalui managerial ownership, institutional ownership serta variabel kontrol leverage dan bank size. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian board size dan non-executive director berpengaruh positif terhadap ROA, sedangkan leverage berpengaruh negatif terhadap ROA. AGM, ownership structure dan bank size tidak berpengaruh terhadap ROA. Non-executive director berpengaruh negatif namun managerial ownership dan leverage berpengaruh positif terhadap ROE.Board size, AGM, institutional ownership dan bank size tidak berpengaruh terhadap ROE.Non-executive director dan leverage berpengaruh positif terhadap EPS, sedangkan institutional ownership berpengaruh negatif terhadap EPS.Board size, AGM, managerial ownership dan leverage tidak berpengaruh terhadap EPS.
T	The purpose of this study is to analyze whether the internal corporate governance mechanisms such as board structure and ownership structure have an influence on the financial performance of banks that listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2008-2017. Number of samples taken in this study are 27 banks using the purposive sampling techniques. Data analysis model used is panel regression using E-views software. Dependent variables used in this research are return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) and earnings per share (EPS). Independent variables used in this research are baord structure and ownership structure. Board structure proxies are board size, non-executive director, and annual general meetings (AGM). Ownership structure through managerial ownership, institutional ownership and control variables are leverage and bank size. The results show that board size and non-executive director positively influenced ROA, meanwhile leverage negatively influenced ROA. While, AGM, ownership structure and bank size were found insignificant towards ROA. Non-executive director has a negative effect on ROE, but managerial ownership and leverage has positive effect on ROE. While board size, AGM, institutional ownership and bank size were found insignificant towards ROE. Non-executive director and leverage positively influenced EPS, but institutional ownership has a negative effect on EPS. Meanwhile, board size, AGM, managerial ownership and leverage were found insignificant towards EPS.
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20 teams take part in Euro Winners Cup!
The first ever edition of the Euro Winners Cup will open in a brilliant fashion, bringing together an astonishing 20 different teams to compete in the sands of San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy).
From the 15th to the 19th of May, the Rive delle Palme will host the historic first chapter of a competition involving all the champions in the different official National Leagues all across the Old Continent. 18 different countries will be represented, including big names as the champions of Russia (Lokomotiv Moscow), Switzerland (Club Grasshoppers Zurich), Italy (Terracina Beach Soccer), Turkey (Besiktas), Portugal (Os Belenenses) or Spain (Gimnàstic de Tarragona), among many others.
With the participant list already closed, it is now the time to build the competition format and to distribute the teams in the different groups. The Official Draw of the competition, to be held this Friday (3pm) at the city council (Comune di San Benedetto del Tronto), will set the route for the 20 sides in the competition. Shortly afterwards, the Match schedule will be penciled.
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Anyone who lives in Beijing for a certain amount of time will eventually feel the need to find furniture or even sometimes to do some home renovation work.
Westerners can feel a bit lost if they rely only on the indications given by the various magazines and websites about Beijing, that give addresses scattered all over the city or are just limited to international brands.
Once again, this is going to be an opportunity to realize how huge Beijing actually is, with its population that has risen at high pace during the last decades, now over 18 million people.
People had to furnish, decorate, renovate millions of apartments in a rather short time span, furniture companies in the south of China operated full speed just to deliver beds, tables, sofas, chairs, tiled floors, wooden decoration, bathrooms, kitchens, furniture of all kind fitted every social class and quality requirements.
Chinese people do love strolling in the IKEA Beijing shop and other cool foreign places. This is a familial recreational walk to enjoy a nice Sunday afternoon wandering in installation with exotics transcripts in Chinese of even more exotic Scandinavian names. Whatever happens, it seems almost out of question to buy anything in what is rather perceived as a Theme Park about furniture. Then, you may ask, where is it happening for real? Where do the Beijing city dwellers actually buy their furniture?
This article's purpose is to answer this question, and it will answer an even more crucial question: where is the best place in Beijing to buy furniture?
The answer is simple: there is, as always in Beijing, you'll find there is a popular specialized neighborhood, organized as a network of huge shopping malls embedded within other huge shopping malls as a kind of gigantic maze spread on several floors. You are indeed in China.
This place is called Shilihe (十里河).
And be aware that when we say this is a huge place, it really means this is a huge place.
Extended at the south-east of Shilihe subway station, located on line 10, the Shilihe Village, "Shilihe Cun", is centered on Dayangfang Street (大羊坊路). When you walk down the street you'll see those huge shopping malls on your right and on your left, all of them entirely dedicated to furniture and home decoration.
And when we say that you can find everything there, it really means you can find everything.
Do not be turned away by the first impressions. Many shops display furniture with styles that correspond to what many among the Chinese emerging middle class consider to be the western modernity. You are entering the kingdom of kitsch.
You will see opera chandeliers with a weight of several tons and cascades of glowing glass beads, marble staircases guarded by roaring stone lions, sofas with design that are difficult to define, somewhere in between a 1930s Louisiana bordello version of Spanish baroque and the mansion of a megalomaniac petrol monarch at the end of his reign, living rooms with a Venetian-Victorian-Turkish-classical style and touches of French rustic style that would have been through a strong influence of Vienna waltzes arranged for a Broadway musical about The Arabian Nights.
Another question you will ask yourself is the quality of the stuff there.
Actually, the factories and workshops that provide Shilihe with furniture are exactly the same than those that provide the large global brands. They are highly skilled, they have the know-how to do good quality stuff and Chinese taste is evolving.
These are the reasons why you will find all kinds of furniture and many very beautiful things to decorate your apartment in Beijing. As it is often the case in China, there is counterfeit copies, but fortunately, you'll find as well that a large number of original shops have created their own brands and hire original designers. Many foreign brands are present inside the malls with authorized retailers.
So be brave, be curious, and try to find a good pair of walking shoes. Above everything else, concentrate yourself to remain constantly at your top bargaining capacity.
This article is going to be the first of a series about Shilihe, so we just give a quick insight of two large shopping malls: JiaHeJiaMei and Gaoli International.
Later on, we'll try to give you more details about Shilihe and its commercial centers, each of them with different specialties, and some indication about the shops and craftsmen's workshops that are located at the rear of the main shops on Dayangfang Street, places where you may have the chance to make better deals.
Three malls in one !
This mall extends itself on three floors. You can begin to visit it through the south entrance and walk inside the mall at the level of the real "Chang'An Airways" plane which is displayed in the street (we have to find out why).
Bathrooms, plumbing fixtures, wooden floors, tiles, tiled floors, kitchens, windows, gas ranges, wallpapers, banisters, doors.
Lights, lamps, spots and chandeliers. Note the presence of some brand retail shops : Philips and Panasonic for example. At the end of the second floor you'll find other wooden floors and mirror shops.
Curtains and blinds among other things, in the widest available range of styles and varieties.
Several malls are linked with JieHeJieMei ; overall this constitutes a real labyrinth!
The last part of the mall is located on two different floors. On the ground floor, you have a large selection of bannister retail shops, shops specialized in doors and accessories such as door handles.
Next to these, you'll find many shops selling mirrors and frames. A bit further, a wide range of carpets with different sizes, styles and colors. In the middle, a large display of sofas (you can change the fabrics, leather and colors). Living rooms, beds, wardrobes and cupboards are displayed on the exterior alleys.
You can access the second floor thanks to somehow hidden stairs! Along the corridor leading to the staircase you'll find different paintings and pictures (including replicas of the Mona Lisa. Yes, we told you can find everything there).
On the second floor, you'll find office furniture and more living rooms: tables, chairs, desks (including desks for children). Children bedroom furniture is displayed at the end of this floor.
When you go out, you find yourself back again facing the "Chang'An Airways" airplane. If you cross the road you'll enter the Shopping Mall dedicated to lights " Goali International".
A Shopping Mall for lights and lamps " Gaoli International".
This mall is 4 floors high. When we visited it was decorated with green umbrellas hanging in the air. You'll find all kinds of lights; this is the specialty of this mall.
You can hang around during a whole day if you don't precisely know what you are looking for.
Depending on the shop, you'll find contemporary style or Chinese traditional lantern style lamps. Interior decorative items are available as well, such as porcelain vases, fountains or Chinese style stuff.
Be careful : the prices can be bargained. Even if there is a written price, discussion is always possible.
Delivery is possible, it is possible to ask the shop directly. The delivery cost can be around 50-80 yuans, depending on the distance and the size of what you've bought.
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Other "hair kit" components - such as Instruction Sheets (with or without gloves and/or mixing spatula), Tubs/Lids, etc.
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Feel free to contact Ashland Container Corp. at 708-758-8800 to discuss YOUR requirements . . . Are you looking for a specific item not shown or mentioned? Ask us!


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Clear case lets the color of your phone peek through. Made to coordinate with our Blush Peony collection. Be sure to grab a matching set of cosmetic bags to complete the look!


Grow lights are generally safe to use at home, because after they have been manufactured, they are tested for safety. Make sure you have all the grow light system components before you try setting your system up. You will need a ballast, a light bulb and a reflector. Also make sure the size of the ballast fits the wattage of your lamp.
Whether you'd like to grow flowers, green plants or even some vegetables indoors, it is important to choose a grow light system that is perfect for your plants to make sure they grow healthily. There are many kinds of grow lights you can use at home such as fluorescent lighting, metal halide lamps and high pressure sodium lights. Each type works best for a different purpose.
Fluorescents are good for seedlings. Metal halide lamps are best for vegetables because they contain the blue and red spectrum, which is just what high speed growing plants like vegetables need. High pressure sodium lamps are best for flowering and fruiting. They contain the yellow and orange spectrum, which is really close to natural sunlight and is just what flowers crave.
Grow lights should be replaced before they burn out, depending on their type. Some grow lights last a year, others last a few years. Plants need 12 to 16 hours of light every day. Make sure your plants get enough light, but don't place plants that have different capacities for light or different tolerances to heat next to each other, because it will make it difficult to pick the right grow light.


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U.S. and German Labor Markets in the Crisis - Challenging the Conventional Wisdom?
Both the United States and German economies are hit badly by the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009 - but while unemployment soars in the U.S., the German labor market proves robust even in the midst of the downturn. As global demand recovers in 2010, staggering long-term unemployment in the United States persists while the German economy is quickly revitalized. Much to the surprise of many observers: Wouldn't conventional economic wisdom about U.S. flexibility and German labor market rigidity have suggested otherwise? Drawing on the U.S. and German experiences of 2008 to 2010, we shall evaluate labor market performance and the various stabilization policies employed in the two countries and ask about the fundamental lessons to be learned for policy-makers and academic economists.
- Pia Bungarten, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Representative to the U.S. and Canada.
- Peter Bofinger, Professor of Economics at Würzburg University, member of the German Council of Economic Experts.
- Richard B. Freeman, Herbert S. Ascherman Professor of Economics (Harvard Economics Department).
- Matthias Machnig, Minister of Labor, Economics and Technology in the state of Thuringia.
Financing Innovations in the Health Care Sector
Creating and financing innovations in the health care sector are key challenges to ensure future health care provision. Germany and the United States adopted different methods: Financiers of health care innovations extensively use alternative forms of investments such as venture capital and private equity vehicles in the United States whereas in Germany such vehicles are less common. This panel discusses how this development affects innovations for health care providers and medical supply companies.
- Sascha Spoun, President of Leuphana Universität Lüneburg.
- Jens Eckstein, Healthcare VC Investor in Boston.
- Dominique Friederich, expert on health care and insurance and Principal at BCG Zurich.
- Matthias von Schwanenflügel, German Federal Ministry of Health and currently sent to the U.S. Department of Health in Washington, D.C.
Western security policy in times of deficit and debt - Coherent strategies in a changing world or simply executing budget cuts?
The global economic crisis did not only send financial shockwaves around the globe, but it also had a deep impact on international security issues. What are the consequences of the changing economic realities on Western security and defense policy and on the global security architecture? Will it lead to a widening of the transatlantic defense gap, is it an engine for enhanced cooperation, or is there no strategy but merely book-keeping bureaucracy taking over? What security architecture does the world need to tackle new economic shifts peacefully?
- Klaus Linsenmeier, Executive Director Heinrich Böll Foundation North America.
- Niels Annen, Executive Board, Social Democratic Party of Germany / Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States.
- Annette Heuser, Executive Director Bertelsmann Foundation, Washington, DC.
- Henning Riecke, Program Director USA / Transatlantic Relations at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
- Steve Clemons, Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation.
Changing identities in times of crisis - What unites us as a country, what unites us as citizens of the world?
Amidst an international economic crisis, the fear of terror and the perceived uncertainty about the future, liberal Western societies seem to be facing an identity crisis. How will they react to the blurring of values and ideals that this entails? Is ethnocentric nationalism once again going to offer the security of a well-defined identity, or will the citizens reach out to seek for new and diverse kinds of identity?
- Warren Getler, Director of the Trans-Atlantic Relations Project at the Bertelsmann Foundation Washington, DC.
- Mathias Risse, Professor of Philosophy & Public Policy at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy (Harvard Kennedy School).
- Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Member of the European Parliament and the European People's Party.
- Jutta Ditfurth, German social scientist and publicist.
- Bilal Kaleem, Executive Director of the Muslim American Society of Boston (MAS Boston).
- Keli Carender, political blogger and Tea Party protest activist.


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You are here: Home » FEATURES » Exclusive: Anthony Bourdain the 'GIFTED STORYTELLER' – His life, death and his net worth?
ANTHONY Bourdain was found dead in a hotel room in Paris, shocking his legion of fans around the world.
What was Anthony Bourdain's cause of death?
Anthony Bourdain was found dead following a suspected suicide.
The popular US television personality – who had worked for CNN since 2013 – died in an apparent suicide in a hotel room in Strasbourg, France.
Bourdain's close friend and fellow chef Eric Ripert found him unresponsive in his room.
He was working on an episode for his CNN show Parts Unknown, which is currently airing its 11th season.
A French prosecutor said the day after Bourdain was found there was no evidence of foul play in his death.
Christian de Rocquigny added there did not appear to be much planning in the television personality's suicide.
How old was the Parts Unknown chef?
Bourdain was 61 and preparing to celebrate his birthday on June 25.
CNN paid tribute to his "remarkable stories" in a statement which read: "It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain.
"His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller.
Anthony Bourdain was worth £11.95million ($16million) in 2018.
Despite his millions, Bourdain once shared a £4.40 meal with Barack Obama.
Bourdain, host of the Emmy winning travel and food show Parts Unknown shot to fame in 2000.
His book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly revealed an expose of the haute cuisine world.
In the lead up to his death, Bourdain was keen to shake off his "bad boy" image, which he gained for his use of sexual references in hit TV show No Reservations.


As a dark knight, your armour is as dark as your intentions and hardened by the evil magic your minions provide. You scan the battlefield through the eyes of your Epic Dark Sugar Loaf helmet, noticing the quivering soldier who feels brave enough to stand against you. You begin to laugh, a sound that echoes inside your cold metal helm. This will be a very brief fight--if you can even call it that. The little man looks barely strong enough to hold up his hammer.


Some of these systems are/can beWindows95/98, some are/MUST be NT4 / 2000.
This system knows about all systems on its own network cable (192.168.1.x) and will use the Gateway/Router 192.168.1.2 (which is System#2) for communications with any other system.
System#2 can communicate directly with System#1 and System#3, but NOT with System#4 (because it does NOT know about a network 192.168.3.x and how to reach it).
We need to help System#2 by giving some information, on how to get to System#4, by either defining System#3 as a Gateway or by manually manipulating the TCP/IP routing tables using the command-line utility ROUTE.
this informs System#2, that all communications for TCP/IP addresses 192.168.3.x(the '0' in the route-command translates to 'each system with an address 192.168.3.x', which in our example includes System#4) has to go via 192.168.2.11 ( which is System#3).
The rest of the Network is configured similar to Systems#1 and #2.
System#1 can communicate with System#2 and #3 in this test.
- command : "ping 192.168.1.1" : message "Destination host unreachable"
System#3 can communicate with System #2, but NOT with System#1.
In such cases, check on ALL system the IP-addresses, Gateway-addresses and that IP-forwarding is enabled.
And don't forget: IT MUST WORK IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, otherwise the system receiving the PING-test-signal does NOT know on which route to send the echo back !
Systems on different network cables cannot be in the same workgroup !
Now the big question: Can I use Windows95 as a Router ?
Microsoft has reserved the functionality to route for Windows NT.
any question on this topic.
I have tested this on Windows98SE, where it is working !


Hey everyone! 新春快乐!The Chinese New Year is upon us, bringing in the Year of the Goat and its time to celebrate with other Mandarin learners, including the little ones. Here is an interesting game that children can play to learn more about the Chinese holiday called MagiKid Nian.
In review, instead of focusing on Chinese language and vocabulary, it is directed towards the folklore and customs surrounding the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year. This colorful game has mesmerizing graphics, which show that a lot of effort went into making this game eye catching.
The game follows the story of Nian, a monster that comes out in the darkness of the winter months to wreak havoc and bring bad luck to people. In order to drive away the monster when the New Year comes, you need to scare it away. The only things that Nian is scared of are the color red, loud noises and bright colors. For this reason, fireworks, drums and other items are used to scare off Nian. Your job is to scare off the Nian Monsters with the New Year power ups, without letting them get to you.
Besides the Story mode, there also is the Create mode, where you can record your voice singing a song, or use the game characters as puppets to your very own New Year's story.
This game has great playability, while being accessible to both children and adults. For the adults who played this game but were unchallenged, I recommend playing the Never ending Mode, which is like the Story mode, except there isn't a monster quota to defeat, hence "Never ending" mode.
Unfortunately, it does not teach actual vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese, neither characters nor pinyin. However, as stated before, it does explain the customs of the Chinese New Year, in a way that children who are not familiar to the religious and historical background of China, can start being introduced Chinese culture, as they learn the language.
●	Child lock keeps kids off parent's area.
The bottom line is that Magikid Nian is an excellent game to download for children during the Spring Festival! They will be entertained as they learn, with this beautiful game! Here is a summary of the good and bad about this game. Please take a look and give this game a try so your children learn about Chinese culture.
If you have any other questions about the APP or if you have tried using this APP and want to share your views on it, please comment below!


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Find out more about England's Commonwealth Games Team using the links here.
The Commonwealth Games Find out more about England at the Commonwealth Games
Upcoming Games Glasgow isn't the only Games on the horizon - find out more here
Flag bearers Great names including Steve Cram, Gillian Clark, Mick Gault and Karen Pickering have flown the flag for England at the Games' Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Read all about it here.
The Commonwealth Youth Games England have been represented at all four Commonwealth Youth Games beginning in 2000. Find out more here.
Team England 2014 Check out who's in our team for Glasgow.
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The learning process at the Woodthorpe School prepares students for a lifetime of learning beginning in Year 3. By Year 12, the self-directed learning process has well prepared students for the challenges and responsibilities of adult life.
At Woodthorpe, students set goals for themselves and then determine the best ways to achieve them, using the many resources available to them in the learning environment. Here, students are able to reach their individual potentials thanks to small classes with high quality teachers and a protective environment.
As they take increasing responsibility for their learning experience, students discover their strengths and talents, giving them the confidence to take on leadership roles both within the school environment as well as the wider community. Woodthorpe School gives students the skills and values they need to become responsible, vital adults.


The Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos has said the Nationals need to rally behind their federal leader, Michael McCormack, after the New South Wales election result, which saw the Nationals punished in the bush.
Sinodinos also sent a clear public message that preferencing One Nation in the coming federal contest would be damaging to the Liberal party's brand.
The former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce warned on Saturday night as the NSW results came in that his party needed to pursue more aggressive product differentiation, sending a "different message in regional areas" from the Liberal party, or risk another round of punishment.
"The Liberal party, as we go into this federal election, has to understand there are different constituencies, and we have to stand up for ours, or what was reflected at a state election will be reflected at a federal election," Joyce said.
Even before the mind-focusing regional backlash in NSW, federal Nationals were positioning to resume public campaigning on internally contested policy issues, such as coal and energy prices, and water allocations, once they were clear of the state contest.
While Nationals sources insist McCormack will not be toppled before the federal election, with Joyce a divisive figure internally, MPs are reserving their right to campaign without regard for the Liberal party's imperative of defending metropolitan seats.
Some are also reserving the right to do preference deals with the fringe parties that polled strongly in NSW if that improves their chances of re-election in May.
Sinodinos, appearing on the ABC TV's Insiders on Sunday, said the Nationals needed to stay united and support McCormack, who has been criticised internally for not standing up to the Liberals and not cutting through with voters.
In an intervention that will likely annoy some Nationals, the Liberal senator said McCormack had the support of the prime minister, Scott Morrison, and the treasurer and Liberal deputy leader, Josh Frydenberg.
He conceded that McCormack, who replaced Joyce when the travails of his private life made his leadership untenable, was in a position of having "to establish a profile from a low base".
He characterised Joyce as a "marketing dynamo" despite the fact he had to resign from the Nationals leadership, and counselled him to use his energies for the "greater good of the Coalition".
"That's why Scott Morrison appointed him as an envoy on the drought, to give him that particular responsibility, to help channel him constructively into the work of the government," Sinodinos said.
Asked about the desirability of preference deals with One Nation, given fringe parties performed strongly in regional NSW, Sinodinos argued the Coalition was better off pursuing a strategy to boost its primary vote rather than cutting deals to boost its position, which risked leakage to fringe parties on the right.
While Morrison declined to say on Friday whether Pauline Hanson was a racist, Sinodinos was clear on Sunday about One Nation. "We will repudiate any party which stands for stuff that is outside the mainstream, and that includes the sorts of racism or Islamophobia that some parties, including One Nation, have been out there talking about," he said.
Sinodinos also pointed to negative consequences in state contests in Western Australia and Queensland, when the Coalition failed to repudiate One Nation and made a clear argument that preferencing parties such as One Nation was bad for the Liberal party brand.
He said the decision about preferences was ultimately one for party strategists on the ground, but those backroom calculations also needed to take into account how preferencing one party over another affected the image of the party as a whole.
Sinodinos said the brand of the party was established by core values and beliefs. He said the party of Robert Menzies stood against "identity politics and picking on people because of their colour, race, gender or ethnicity".
He said Menzies negotiated a trade treaty with Japan in 1957, "at the time when memories of the war were still very raw in this country".
"That's the sort of lens we have to bring to all of these things".