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Proposed law would add mothers' names to marriage certificates in England and Wales
A cross-party group of MPs led by Caroline Spelman seeks to change marriage certificates to reflect 'modern times' with bill getting second reading this week
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Caroline Spelman will present the bill for second reading this week. Photograph: Peter MacDiarmid/Getty Images
Mothers' names could be added to marriage certificates for the first time if a cross-party group of MPs succeed in changing the wording on the documents, which campaigners say are no longer fit for modern times.
Marriage certificates list only the fathers of the couple getting married, which the government has previously resisted changing on cost grounds.
Caroline Spelman, a former cabinet minister, is to present a bill for second reading this week that would allow the name of the mothers of those getting married to appear on the certificate. The bill is co-sponsored by Labour MP Frank Field, the former culture secretary, Maria Miller, and Tim Farron, former Liberal Democrat leader.
Spelman is the second church estates commissioner, the Church of England's official representative in the House of Commons. The bill will also set out a mechanism for a digital register of marriages, to prevent the high cost of replacing all marriage registers to allow the inclusion of mothers' names.
Mums' absence from marriage certificates shows we're still wedded to inequality | Joanna Moorhead
A similar proposed law aiming to recognise mothers on marriage certificates was put forward by Labour MP Christina Rees in 2015, but was rejected by the government. The Home Office minister at the time, Richard Harrington, said he was "not convinced" the Neath MP's bill was the "right way to deal with it" because the government also wanted to adapt the registration system for the digital age.
However, ministers are known to be generally supportive of the change. In December 2016, in a written answer, then-Home Office minister Robert Goodwill said the government was continuing to seek "suitable legislative opportunities" to introduce reform.
Efforts to make the change have stalled several times. David Cameron pledged to change the certificates in 2014, saying the arrangement "does not reflect modern Britain". The latest version of the bill stems from a draft tabled last year by the Conservative MP Edward Argar, but the bill was never debated because parliament was dissolved for the snap June election.
Spelman's bill is not the only attempt to change the law, with an identical bill also being proposed in the House of Lords by the Rt Rev Alan Smith, the Bishop of St Albans, with the aim of securing the change as quickly as possible.
Field said the bill was a matter of justice. "It's a huge knock in the eye for mothers," he said. "Children have two parents, even if they are not living together and every opportunity should be taken to affirm that truth, and particularly when it's often the mum who is with the child if parents aren't together anymore.
"It is an insult, really, to the person who has most treasured and nurtured you, in most instances. It goes against church teaching about the importance of both parents."
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Paul O'Grady left heartbroken as he's forced to return beloved foster dog
ITV show Paul O'Grady for the Love of Dogs: What Happened Next showed the entertainer left devastated after Tulip had to return to the dogs' home after things got difficult
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Paul O'Grady battled back the tears as he was forced to return his foster dog Tulip after things all got too much.
During his ITV show Paul O'Grady for the Love of Dogs: What Happened Next, the star quickly fell in love a white American Bull dog.
Animal obsessed Paul, who already has pups of his own, couldn't resist adding another one to his clan.
But the DailyStar report that he soon came to realise that some unforeseen challenges made life very difficult.
When Tulip arrived at Paul's home she seemed to bark furiously at his other dogs which certainly disturbed the presenter.
Paul O'Grady was left devastated after making a difficult decision
Her sudden outbursts left his other pet shaken - so Paul knew he had a decision to make.
Seeing that things had become rather unsettled in his household, Paul had no other choice but to return Tulip with hopes that she would soon be fostered or adopted by a loving family.
Thankfully for Paul, when he revisited Tulip's story in the ITV programme he was happy to discover that someone did decide to adopt her and she was able to blend into her family and get along with her other dog.
Tulip just didn't get on with his other dog
Fans of Paul's beloved dog show were loving the recap programme and jumped onto Twitter to share their thoughts.
Presenter Paul recently hit headlines after he returned to his Radio 2 show last week after being replaced by Rob Beckett for three months.
Posting a picture of himself at the Chelsea Flower Show on Instagram, Paul captioned the photo: "No, I haven't got a stall flogging flowers, I'm at the Chelsea Flower Show," the broadcaster wrote.
The bulldog failed to blend in with his existing family
"I look like I've been up to something on this photo but I can assure you I haven't. I kept getting asked by the press if I was into gardening but I had to come clean and admit that if I go into a garden centre the plants wilt with fear in case I buy them.
"Great day though, hooked up with some of my favourite people and couldn't believe the stunning garden designs and the most beautiful flowers that could only have been grown by a magician."
Seeing him back on their screens, fans took the opportunity to welcome him back on the radio.
One follower wrote: "Your great! Glad you're back on the radio !" one happy user said while another added: "So glad you are back on the radio."

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New figures released by the Department of Finance at the end of August show Derry's population has risen to 109,355 but a leading trade unionist says that's stagnant at best, arguing we've long lost our second city status to Lisburn due to successive Executives' failures.
Figures show that since 1981 Derry's grown by 21 per cent (19,198) from 90,157 to 109,355.
But that lags far behind towns such as Banbridge (65 per cent), Lisburn (47 per cent) now 125,012, Magherafelt (42 per cent), Dungannon (38 per cent), Carrickfergus (36 per cent), Ards (36 per cent) and Newry and Mourne (33 per cent).
While Belfast has actually shrunk in population (-9 per cent) most of the growth's been in the East.
Strabane's even worse than Derry, for example. The population there grew by just 10 per cent (3,773) from 36,345 to 40,118 in the last 35 years.
Liam Gallagher, of Derry Trades Council said Lisburn, which now has a population of 125,012, outstripped Derry in 1989, and effectively became the second city when it was granted city status in 2002.
"Looking at the recent trend of job creation in Northern Ireland, comparing like with like, Derry has not even gotten a tenth, if we've even got that, of what Belfast and East of the Bann got.
"We're not going back to a discrimination - East versus West thing - but it's the reality, it's an actual fact. The second city in Northern Ireland? By the way, you could dispute that now, whether or not Derry is the second city.


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Heropanti Review : A Masala Entertainer Launching Tiger Shroff
Pyaar, ishq, mohabbat can never go out of fashion. Besides, every film-maker has his/her individualistic style of interpreting a love tale. When a stars kid takes his first step in Bollywood, his launch pad, intuitively, is designed as a love story. Tiger Shroff's debut vehicle HEROPANTI is no exception. A remake of the Telugu Hit PARUGU which was remade subsequently in other Indian languages, HEROPANTI has been modified in its Hindi avatar to suit the North Indian sensibilities. It's a vintage love story that gives its lead actor ample scope to depict heroism and waltz into your heart. Does it work, let's find out! Chaudhary's [Prakash Raj] eldest daughter [Sandeepa Dhar] elopes with her boyfriend minutes before her marriage. Resultantly, Chaudhary's relatives and henchmen start searching for the guy in question and kidnap his friends, including Bablu [Tiger Shroff]. Apparently, Bablu has lost his heart to Dippy [Kriti Sanon], who happens to be Chaudhary's younger daughter. What happens next Director Sabbir Khan brings all his tropes and ample twists, turns and melodrama, striking action pieces, ear-pleasing music, eye-filling locales and of course, the crackling chemistry of the lead pair. Borrowing a page out of the contemporary masala movies re-invented by Prabhu Dheva specifically, Sabbir presents an absorbing fare that hits the right notes as far as love stories are concerned. The ecstasy of first love, the stern father and the wall of opposition, the never-give-up attitude of the lovers.
HEROPANTI offers some daredevil stunts that would leave you awe-inspired the martial arts, the back flips, the action sequence, the aerial moves and the kicks. That's Tiger's core strength and the director capitalises on it completely. As a matter of fact, Tiger, well-trained in gymnastics and martial arts, fills the 'action hero' slot that had been lying vacant for a while now.The problem with this genre is that you need to constantly offer riveting stuff to the viewer. Since one can guess the direction the story is heading, it becomes imperative to be on the go constantly. The writing hits a rough patch after a point, with the conflict between the lovers and the girl's stubborn parent being stretched slightly. Also, inserting a party song [while the search mission is on in Delhi] looks weird in the scheme of things. Additionally, the emergence of the jealous groom [Vikram Singh] in the climax takes the film to the predictable zone. Most debut vehicles of star-kids are embellished with a lilting soundtrack and the songs of HEROPANTI, one must admit, are peppy, youth-centric and fit the context well, especially 'Whistle Baja' [the signature tune of HERO is the icing on the cake], 'Rabba' and 'Tabah'. For a film that makes no qualms about being an entertainer, the dialogue are punctuated accordingly. They are aimed at the hoi polloi, soaked in energy, power and acid, as the situation demands. The background score is top notch. Tiger Shroff flaunts his chiseled, well-sculpted physique with six packs et al uninhibitedly and scores brownie points in action and stunts. As an actor, Tiger registers an impact in several sequences. For a first-timer, he exudes supreme confidence — he looks the tough guy he has been entrusted to be, yet enact the romantic with conviction. This should make the spectators connect extremely well with his character. Kriti, who debuted in a Telugu biggie earlier this year [1: NENOKKADINE, starring Mahesh Babu], looks gorgeous and handles her part with certainty and confidence. She has the trappings of a star, no two opinions on that. Prakash Raj, who had performed the same role in the original Telugu film, is a seasoned actor who gets his character spot-on. Sandeepa Dhar is effective in a cameo. Vikram Singh is alright. The actors portraying the part of Tiger's friends perform well.
On the whole, HEROPANTI is designed as a launch pad for Tiger Shroff and it gives him ample opportunity to prove his credentials in his debut film. The good news is, he delivers a striking performance. Additionally, what works is the masala quotient, melodrama, music and action. An entertainer that hits the right notes! Its a 7/10 from The Bollywood Tempest.
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Ian Crookshank, interim executive director of student affairs and student senator Arvin Jagayat. Photo: Emma Moore
Four students show up to Ryerson's first free speech student consultation
In Campus News, News February 26, 2019 1 Comment
By Emma Moore
Ryerson University held its first student consultation of the year on updating its free speech statement on Feb 25.
The consultations come after the university put the updated draft statement on hold in Nov. 2018.
President Mohamed Lachemi previously told The Eyeopener the statement would not be voted on in its current form as further community consultations were needed.
Only four students attended the consultation in addition to Ian Crookshank, the interim executive director of student affairs at Ryerson; Jen McMillen, Ryerson's vice-provost, students and two student senators.
The university was seeking feedback on their 2010 statement.
During the Feb. 25 consultation, psychological harm from hate speech was one of the concerns brought up.
"Discrimination is not just explicit, there are covert forms of it as well," said Arvin Jagayat, a school of graduate studies senate member. "But identifying it, we go into this grey area of people who can argue against it, or argue for it."
This "gray area" would include defining if speech that creates psychological harm is considered violence, McMillen said.
"Great harm can be done without physical interaction. And that is where there is a conflict in freedom of speech," she said.
Student senator Jacob Circo and vice-provost, students Jen McMillen. Photo: Emma Moore
According to Jagayat, the senate committee struggled with the idea of psychological harm when they wrote the 2018 freedom of expression draft.
"We know that words matter, not just in terms of their effect on individuals but also…inciting hate," said Jagayat.
McMillen said it is unlikely any post-secondary institution would try to define "hate speech."
In Nov. 2018, students from Indigenous Students Rising and the Black Liberation Collective interrupted a senate meeting regarding the university's free speech statement. They shouted statements including "Ryerson is in bed with Ford."
Some students said the draft statement would allow hate speech on campus and would prevent students from protesting events they disagreed with.
The university began updating the statement in the summer of 2017. In August of the following year, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced his mandate for colleges and universities to create free speech policies adhering to his guidelines by Jan. 1, 2019.
Institutions that didn't follow the guidelines risked having their operational funding grants cut.
"Words matter, not just in terms of their effect on individuals"
Lachemi previously told The Eye he believes Ryerson's 2010 statement meets the government's criteria.
"The freedom of speech statement provides a guiding statement in terms of the campus's view on freedom of expression. The detail of how we manage freedom of expression on campus is in the policies," said Crookshank.
If a member of the Ryerson community had an issue that fell under the non-academic code of conduct, that individual would file a complaint to be processed and reviewed, according to Crookshank.
Policy 61 in the code states "'nothing in this Code shall be construed to prohibit peaceful assemblies and demonstrations… or to inhibit freedom of expression,'" he quoted. "The statement is more…about what the university values in terms of freedom of expression."
The question, then, is how to implement the values of Ryerson into the freedom of speech statement."If [the senate has] to write a new expression statement, should it be Ryerson focused and include our values?" said Jacob Circo, a community services senator.
Circo listed some of Ryerson's core values as equity, diversity, inclusion, congeniality and community.
Another student consultation will be held Feb. 26.
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DNA Expands Creative Leadership Team with New Hires
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DNA is continuing its hiring drive, with the addition of proven creative leader Steve Williams as Co-Executive Creative Director, and Noel Nickol and Jon Lazar as Creative Directors. The moves follow the recent hire of Christine Wise as Chief Strategy Officer, and growth in new and existing client business.
As ECD, Williams is re-uniting with his former creative partner Scott Fero who has been at DNA for two years as ECD. Williams had been successfully freelancing for the past two years after leaving Publicis Seattle where he was Group Creative Director. During his 11-year run at Publicis, Williams created T-Mobile's long-running NBA sponsorship campaign featuring Charles Barkley and Dwayne Wade which was named Time Magazine's Campaign of the Year. He also worked on behalf of such brands as Visit Seattle, American Girl, Ore-Ida, Eddie Bauer and more. His career includes roles at Ogilvy LA, Campbell-Ewald and others.
"We have been big fans of Steve's for a long time and being able to bring him on to help lead our growing creative department is a coup for the agency," explained Dan Gross, Co-Founder and Chairman of DNA. "We've been able to add some great new talent over the past few months, and it's already making a difference not just in our work, but in the culture here."
The agency is also adding two notable Creative Directors who will be responsible for guiding the day to day operations of the creative department. Noel Nickol is joining DNA from Rokkan in New York where he was a creative director for the past two-and-a-half years on the integrated "Dare Greatly" campaign for Cadillac and contributing to Verizon, The Humane Society, Hallmark and others. He previously worked at Leo Burnett, Colangelo and The Gate Worldwide.
Jon Lazar is coming on board from Vitro where he was Creative Director. Before that he had a successful 5-year freelance run working on award-winning work at 72 & Sunny, Pereira & O'Dell, Barton, Leo Burnett and others, on such brands as Adidas, Dos Equis, Square, Sprint, Fox Sports, YouTube, and United Airlines. He is relocating from San Diego to Seattle.
"What each of these talented creatives bring to DNA are successful integrated ideas that have broken ground in multiple channels for national and regional clients" said Alan Brown, Co-Founder and CEO at DNA. "With our reinvigorated creative, strategy and planning departments, DNA is well positioned to bring our clients new marketplace solutions that will drive results."
In commenting on his move to DNA, Steve Williams said, "Freelance has been great, but I wanted to eventually find a permanent home that cared about creative ideas and the people who make them. DNA is building something exciting, and I'm fired up to jump in with them."
DNA has been on a growth spurt since 2017, adding numerous new clients over the past year that include Ben Bridge Jewelers, Healthy Paws Pet Insurance, Columbia University Medical Center, Committee for Children (Social/Emotional Learning tools for teachers), Memorial Care Health System, Cray Super Computing, Consumer Cellular, Amazon Twitch, Swedish Medical Centers and Stolen Youth (ProBono).
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Enjoy a romantic dinner with sunset celebrations, or order take-out or delivery from one of Islamorada 's many restaurants. Below are several of our favorite home grown restaurants here in Islamorada. Also, find a complete A-Z Dining guide below those.
When you dine at Ziggie & Mad Dog`s, you will experience an exquisite meal prepared to your taste and served by the most courteous and professional staff and management team ever recruited. No trip to the Florida Keys will be complete without an evening at Ziggie & Mad Dog`s.
Home of a great variety of freshly caught fish in Islamorada. Fresh catch selection changes daily but always includes hogfish, the house specialty. At Chef Michael`s they will also Cook your Catch! A quaint, casual experience.
Since 2002 Kaiyo has become a landmark, heralded for its fresh Sushi, inventive Asian cuisine and Connoisseurs` wine list featuring specialty Sakes with inviting names like "Dreamy Clouds" and "Star Filled Sky". Also showcasing Island-influenced, Asian and Wood-Fire Grill cuisine. Beckoning locals and visitors who appreciate great food and exceptional service, travelers making their way through the Florida Keys and tourists enjoying their Islamorada vacation, Kaiyo Grill is lauded for the "freshest Sushi in all the Keys!"
A modern and healthy take on traditional Key`s fare. Dinner specials include delectable hogfish when available, succulent Shrimp-n-Grits, and the flavorful MA`s Gumbo, all cooked to order.
Excellent Food for an excellent price! Shrimp a million ways, of course and conch, fritters, soup, sandwiches, tacos, salads, burgers, margaritas and amazing homemade desserts. Huge menu, sure to have something for everyone! Fun, family atmosphere.
A true conch atmosphere with many tasty delights indulged in Caribbean inspired cuisine. Old Keys style marina and fish shack. Enjoy dining on the bayside deck with tiki torches, watch boats come and go, stroll the open air shops then wander to the sandy beach and melt into a bayside lounge chair to let the sea air wash over you.
Famous for great atmosphere and the freshest Florida seafood available in addition to picture perfect sunset dining. Next to World Wide Sportsman. Perfect for the whole family, weekend entertainment, waterfront, casual dining. Huge varied menu.
The Island Grill serves up an extensive menu of fresh Florida Keys seafood, indoor and outdoor waterfront seating and nightly entertainment. From award winning Tuna Nachos to Catch of the Day, Seafood LoMein, Thai Beef Egg Rolls, fun family atmosphere. Serving Lunch and Dinner. Come by land or sea! One of the few Islamorada restaurants offering easily accessible boat dockage.
Dine on delicious food while enjoying awesome views of the Florida Bay and nightly entertainment. The perfect place to sit back, order a tall, cool drink and let yourself be enchanted by breathtaking sunset views and nightly sunset celebrations.
Lazy Days offers fresh seafood, seafood pasta, vegetarian pastas, sandwiches, steaks and chicken. Dine on the outside patio overlooking the beautiful waters of the Atlantic or dine indoors in their cozy yet spacious atmosphere. Large groups and families always welcome.
The only restaurant in the Florida Keys where you will find the original Manny & Isa`s Key Lime Pie, truly a tropical treat! Funky little cafe, bakery, coffee shop and retail store. Pride themselves on using fresh, organic, high quality foods in all their dishes. Offer Vegetarian and Gluten-Free dishes. Extensive Menu to choose from. Serving Breakfast & Lunch every day.
An Islamorada Restaurant creating Global Cuisine with a local farm to table flavor. oo-tray also has a full bar that specializes as a Whiskey Bar. A place for locals & tourists to enjoy great food and drink in a casual setting.
Popular Local`s cafe featuring different themed specials each night and the freshest ingredients. The Food is awesome. Open for lunch and dinner. Delivery available for dinner only.
Romantic waterfront dining in one of the most popular restaurants in the Upper Keys. Fresh local seafood, prime steaks, chicken, lamb as well as homemade Continental, Carribean, Italian and Greek cuisine. Fine dining with fresh baked goods daily and food prepared with imported extra virgin olive oil from the family grove located in Southern Greece. Extensive wine selection. Also, Great Pizzas at the Bar!!
Islamorada is known as having the best restaurants in the Keys. Our restaurants compete annually for recognition in a variety of categories at the Annual `Taste of Islamorada`. Just take a look at the list below. You will see that for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks, there are many choices, ranging from a local`s flavor to elegant. Many of our restaurants are happy to cook your catch. Enjoy.
Cheeca`s famous flagship restaurant is renowned for tropically inspired cuisine. This classically modern dining room features fresh local seafood, prime steaks and organically grown local produce. The Atlantics Edge offers both indoor and outdoor seating and efficient yet unobtrusive service. The menu includes a sumptuous breakfast buffet for the whole family each morning. It has been honored each year with the American Automobile Associations Four Diamond Award for excellence in dining.
Bayside Gourmet offers inside and outside dining, a full espresso bar, baked goods, boxed lunches and full service Italian dining beginning at 5pm, beer and wine and free delivery also available. Located next to Otherside Boardsports at mile marker 82.7 on the bayside.
French bistro serving gelato, espresso, crepes, sandwiches, and salads.
Family Restaurant and Bakery. Specializing in Wedding Cakes. Open for breakfast and lunch. They have a special day email reminder program!
Breakfast buffet seven days per week from 7am until 11am at the Islander Resort, a Guy Harvey Outpost - offering a daily buffet with either a Continental breakfast for $6.95 or hot and cold breakfast buffet for $12.95. Open to the public.
Caf� & Coffee Roasters with Full Espresso & Tapas Bar/Restaurant with French Bakery and Gelato- Open from 7am until 9pm Wednesday through Saturday and from 7am until 5pm Sunday through Tuesday. Caf� Moka is the place to be! Featuring "Live at Moka" nights with special entertainment guests such as Juanita Dixon aka " Blues Mama "
Popular Local`s caf� featuring different themed specials each night and the freshest ingredients. The Food is awesome. Open for lunch and dinner. Delivery available for dinner only.
American Food at America`s Diner. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner. Kid`s Menu. Full Bar with Happy Hour Specials, 5 Flat Screen TVs - Open 7 days per week from 7:00 am until 2:00 am. Find them on Facebook.
Oceanfront dining with a breathtaking view. Full menu, fresh local seafood. We`ll cook your catch! Kid`s menu, bar, wine list, live music. Open for lunch and dinner.
Fine waterfront dining with an ocean view. Reservations suggested. The only thing they overlook is the ocean!!
This restaurant at Robbies Marina features delicious food prepared by an award winning chef. It is nice to sit dockside and enjoy a true Keys meal and then maybe feed the tarpons!
Picture perfect sunsets while enjoying the freshest seafood. Family friendly, casual, waterside dining. Retail seafood market. We`ll cook your catch. Weekend entertainment. Open for lunch and dinner. "Taste of Islamorada Winner". Catering available.
All home-made Italian food & desserts, beer & wine - Free delivery! Open 11:00am until 11:00pm 7 days a week. On Thursdays lunch special is Mexican food! All home-made authentic Mexican food, enchiladas, chille rellanos, tacos and more with fresh home-made salsa and guacamole. Also serving fantastic Greek Salads with olives and feta every day! Fabulous pizza and garlic cheese rolls!
Old Keys waterfront restaurant with an oriental flair. Award winning menu with daily specials - catering available. Come by boat, we will cook your catch! Kids menu, three bars, happy hour and live music. "Taste of Islamorada Winner".
A casual outdoor raw bar located on the ocean at Holiday Isle - where there is live entertainment on the beach; They are open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner and they have a full bar and great food including fried oysters, raw oysters, peel and eat shrimp, coconut shrimp, fish sandwiches and much more!
Authentic Italian food from Jersey, located on Overseas Highway at mile marker 88.8. Stop in and enjoy indoor or outdoor seating at one of Islamorada`s favorite local spots, or call and place an order for delivery or pick up. Franchising available. Open Sundays through Thursdays from 11am until 9pm and Fridays and Saturdays from 11am until 10pm.
Spectacular oceanfront dining featuring ALL fresh local seafood. Full bar, menu also includes steak, chicken, pasta,seafood dishes. They will cook your catch! Open for lunch and dinner. Reservations are highly suggested. Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
Enjoy a taste of Italy at Limoncello, Cheeca`s authentic, casually rustic dining room for the whole family. Savor a Tuscan inspired theme in both atmosphere and cuisine, featuring fresh house-made pasta, hand-rolled pizzas and modern interpretations of classic Italian favorites. Limoncello`s moderately priced menu includes a generous chef-attended Antipasto Bar featuring fresh Italian meats and cheeses, house-marinated vegetables, a raw bar and many other beloved Italian delicacies. For dessert, a variety of refreshing house-churned gelatos are prepared each day. A full childrens menu is offered.
Lunch and Dinner on the beach by the Bay. Dinner specials daily.
Home of the famous sunset celebration. Outdoor dining with breathtaking sunset and bay views. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily - turn in at the Mermaid. Backcountry charters available. Come by boat - they`ll cook your catch! Live music. They also do weddings. "Taste of Islamorada Winner". And they sell Gift Certificates which can be used for food, drinks or for the famous Lorelei Hoody Sweatshirts! Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
MEAT (Meat Eatery and Taproom) is a comtemporary upscale "quick service" eatery featuring high quality burgers and hot dogs, homemade sausages, natural sodas, extensive craft and microbrewed beers, fresh-made ice cream & milkshakes and great side dishes & salads. They also have fabulous homemade fried chicken from 5pm until it runs out every night and they often have the best chickpea veggie burgers in the world on their "specials" menu. Specialty cakes available.
Mangrove Mike`s Cafe is an award winning breakfast & lunch cafe. Southern Living Magazine voted for Mangrove Mike`s as "Best Breakfast in the Keys" in 2012 ! They have also been voted in as the "Best Breakfast in Islamorada" since 1998 in the People`s Choice Awards ! Their off premise catering services are over the top, from flip flops to tuxedoes . They do island parties from 10 to 1,000 guests, and Wedding Wire voted for Mangrove Mike`s for their "Couple`s Choice" Award in 2015. Join them for breakfast & lunch and enjoy a dining experience that is a favorite of both locals & tourists.
40 year old landmark restaurant with indoor and bayside sunset dining. Award winning continental cuisine, fresh local seafood and the largest wine selection in the Keys. Live music at the Tiki Bar on the water. Feed the tarpon from the dock everyday at 4:30pm. Open for lunch and dinner - reservations preferable. Marker 88 will be open on Christmas Eve.
Homemade, quality food - A locals oriented restaurant at Mile Marker 81.5 MA`s makes the best hummingbird cake and other home-made from scratch cakes and pies as well as fish tacos, fish sandwiches and much more including their delicious chopped salad!
Authentic Mexican restaurant open seven days 11:00 am until 10:00 pm, except on Sundays hours are 11:00 am until 9:00 pm.
Comfortable health food cafe and full coffee bar. Great place to relax and enjoy a good meal. Delicious wraps, sandwiches, pastries, and vegan menu items. Full coffee bar with Lattes etc. We roast our own coffee beans. Open for breakfast and lunch. Catering Available!
The finest sushi from oceans near and far are handcrafted at Nikai, Cheeca`s celebrated sushi bar and restaurant. Their talented chefs will serve up all your favorites while creating bold new culinary delights in a quiet, intimate oceanfront setting. Simply tell the sushi chefs what you like, or choose from Nikai`s extensive menu of nigiri, sashimi, specialty rolls and more. Nikai`s delicacies are artful and stylish, sure to please the most discriminating palate. Over 35 different hot and cold sakes are also offered.
Full Service Restaurant and bar - Catering Service available.
Oltremare Ristorante infuses traditional Italian cuisine with a tropical twist. Serving breakfast and dinner, this Islamorada newcomer showcases the Keys plentiful fresh seafood in modern menus that shine with originality. The Oltremare Bar offers an extensive wine list alongside a menu of classic cocktails and signature drinks.
Gastronomy & whiskey bar and restaurant specializing in local farm to table and global cuisine. Thursdays they have an amazing late night jam-call for details.
Overseas Kitchen is a small, cozy family restaurant with GREAT food, a variety of very delicious beautiful salads, sandwiches, wraps and more. The chefs at Overseas Kitchen have created a wide variety of vegetarian dishes as well as more meaty fare for non-vegetarians. They only use very fresh, high quality ingredients and the food is always consistently excellent. And they also still have the best Greek food anywhere, including their famous Greek salad and their tempting baklava for dessert.
A plantation style house with extraordinary decor nestled in tropical flora on a sandy beach serving French Fusion cuisine with World influences. Featured in Zagat and Gourmet. The Green Flash Lounge has oversized wooden reclining couches on the beach and wicker chairs on the veranda for sunset viewing, and indoors features a wide variety of cordials, wines, and cigars from around the world set amidst dark mahogany woods and heavy leather chesterfield sofas. The upstairs dining room features Tibetan monastery doors and Moroccan, Indian, and African tapestries, wall carvings and artifacts. The upstairs veranda for outdoor dining overlooks the sandy beach, blue bay waters, and stunning sunsets. Lounge opens at 5pm - closed on Tuesdays. Reservations are a good idea. Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - reservations required.
Signature entrees, Shula cut steaks, burgers, salads, and much more!
Caf�, Market and Gallery with Spanish & Mediterranean style Cuisine, Homemade Soups, Freshest Salads and sandwiches, hot and cold tapas and our Featured Paella on Fridays and Saturdays! Plus we offer the finest cheeses and meats sliced to sell.
Freshly made sandwiches and salads - made to order ice cream, flash frozen right before your eyes!
Free delivery from 11:00am until 10:00pm. Catering, Fantastic Thai Food and Sushi, as well as Chinese Food. Taki Outi is the only Thai Restaurant in Islamorada - Dine in or order out. Great Lunch Specials ! Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
On the water at Pelican Cove Resort! Cool drinks and snacks, fresh local seafood. Dine here and enjoy our pool.
Cheeca`s stunning Chart Room is one of the most exclusive oceanfront venues in the Florida Keys. Located on the second floor of the main lodge, the Chart Room features an elegant West Indies-style seating area and breathtaking views of Cheeca`s trademark wooden fishing pier and ocean scenes. The bar has seating both indoors and outdoors and is the perfect spot to enjoy a handcrafted cocktail, a light bite or a romantic dinner.
Nestled between the free-form pool and the outside deck of the Atlantic`s Edge, this tropical outdoor escape sits on the palm-lined beach and shimmering blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean, with a sweeping view of Cheeca`s trademark wooden fishing pier. Sip a creative Keys-inspired hand-crafted cocktail and swap fishing stories, or simply enjoy the call of seabirds. With a wide-screen plasma TV and friendly bartenders, it`s a wonderful spot for a cold brew, colossal stone crab claws, hand rolled pizzas and the famous Cheeca burger.
A local tradition with the coldest beer and the best burgers in the Keys. Happy hour, pool tables, open for lunch, dinner and late nights.
Located upstairs at Worldwide Sportsman. Casual dining, cigars and cocktails. Sunset and bay views.
Delectable steaks, chops, and fresh local seafood served in sleek, sophisticated surroundings. Featuring orchid-garnished cocktails and international wines. Open 7 days a week. Reservations recommended. Open for dinner only.


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Русский осётр () — рыба семейства осетровых, образует проходную и жилую (пресноводную) формы. В Красной книге России указан как проходной вид, который заходит в реки из моря только на нерест, находится на грани исчезновения. Существовавшая в прошлом на средней и нижней Волге мелкая жилая форма в настоящее время исчезла. Вид включён в Красную книгу МСОП, как находящийся на грани исчезновения.

Ареал
Населяет Каспийское, Чёрное и Азовское моря. Встречается в Волге и Урале. Нереститься входит в Волгу, Урал, Терек, Сулак, Самур, Сефидруд, Горган, Баболь, Дунай, Днепр, Риони, Мзымту, Псоу, Дон, Кубань, Куру.

Миграции
В Каспийском море русский осётр совершает нерестовые и нагульные миграции: весной они направлены на север и в прибрежную полосу, а осенью — на юг и в более глубокие участки моря. Основной осетровой рекой является Волга.

В Волге выше дельты массовый ход осетра происходит в июле (в низовьях Волги пик иногда приходится на июнь), в Урале наблюдают два пика: весной (в апреле—мае) и в конце лета — осенью, в Куру ход на протяжении всего года с пиком в марте—апреле. Пришедшая весной и частично летом рыба нерестится в год захода в реку; осетры, вошедшие в реку летом и осенью, зимуют там и нерестятся ранней весной на следующий год. Отметав икру, осетры скатываются в море, где происходит нагул до следующего нереста. В Азовском бассейне сохранились нерестовые миграции осетра в Дон.

Описание
Жаберные перепонки приращены к межжаберному промежутку, складка под ним отсутствует. Рыло короткое, закруглённое. Нижняя губа прерывистая. Усики лишены бахромы, не достигают рта; в отогнутом вперёд состоянии достают до конца рыла. Тело между рядами жучек обычно покрыто рядами звездчатых пластинок. Количество лучей в первом спинном плавнике 25—51, в анальном 19—36, спинных жучек 8—18, боковых — 23—50, брюшных — 6—13; жаберных тычинок 9—31. Спина серо-коричневого цвета, бока серо-желтые, брюхо светлое.

Биология
Продолжительность жизни осетра русского до 46 лет. Средняя масса тела 15—25 кг. Максимальная длина тела 236 см, а масса — 115 кг.

Размножение
Нерест происходит в низовьях зарегулированных рек (Волге, Тереке, Куре, Сефидруде) и Урале. После постройки ГЭС у Волгограда, в Волге сократилась протяжённость нерестовых миграций, сохранились незначительные по размеру нерестилища ниже плотины. Размножение происходит при 9—15 °С. До зарегулирования в 1952 году реки Дон, основные нерестилища располагались в 400—500 км от устья. После зарегулирования утрачено около 80 % площадей нерестилищ, осётр нерестится ниже Цимлянской плотины. Эффективный нерест возможен только в полноводные годы.

Самцы становятся половозрелыми в возрасте 8—13 лет; самки — 8—20 лет. Большинство самок нерестится второй раз в возрасте 17—23-х лет (80 %), третий раз — в возрасте 21—24-х лет (87 %). Средний возраст самок при первом — четвёртом нерестах 15, 20, 22 и 24,5 года, у самцов — 12,5, 16,2 и 18,8 года. Средняя масса в промысловых уловах в 1960—1968 гг. 22 кг, в 1970—1975 гг. — 12 кг.

Клейкие икринки откладываются на субстрат, могут развиваться и свободном виде между камнями. Длина предличинок 11—12,5 мм. Период питания желтком 1—10 дней, смешанного питания — с 10 по 15-й день. В настоящее время молодь осетра почти не задерживается в реке, в Волге интенсивный скат происходит в конце июня — начале июля, в Куре — в июле. Размер покатных мальков в Волге 21—50 мм, в Куре — 25—85 мм.

В искусственных условиях икра, после обесклеивания, инкубируется в аппаратах Ющенко, личинки и молодь содержатся в бассейнах и прудах.

Питание
В Каспийском море сеголетки питаются мизидами, гаммаридами, амфиподами. Рыбы появляются в рационе при достижении осетрами длины 26 см. Взрослые особи питаются ракообразными, моллюсками и рыбами (кильки, сельди, атерина, шемая, кефали).

Основу рациона осетров возрастом 2—3 года в Таганрогском заливе составляют бычки (57 %) и ракообразные (35 %). В море осетры питаются преимущественно моллюсками (абры, карбулемии, лентифиума, церастодермы) — 75—97 % и червями (до 20 %).

Основными пищевыми конкурентами в Каспийском и Азово-Черноморском бассейнах являются бычки, севрюга и камбала. На молодь русского осетра охотятся хищные рыбы. Отложенную икру поедают густера, белоглазка, пескари и прочие рыбы-бентофаги. На личинок охотится сельдь, чехонь, на мелкую молодь — бычки, сом, судак.

Осётр в природе образует помеси с белугой, севрюгой, шипом, стерлядью.

В виде гибридов может служить основой товарного осетроводства.

Взаимодействие с человеком
Больше всего русского осетра промышляли в Каспийском бассейне. Уловы в 1936—1938 гг. в отечественных водах составляли 7,7— 11,8 тыс. т в год. В Волге, Урале. Куре и Тереке добыча осетра в 1971—1974 гг. составила 7,7—8,8 тыс. т в год. В 1995 г. отечественный улов в Каспийском море равнялся 1,19 тыс. т, в 1996 г. — 0,59 тыс. т.

Доля осетра в общем вылове рыб Азовского бассейна составляла менее 1 %. Самыми высокими уловы осетра здесь были в конце 1930-х годов — 1,73 тыс. т. Средний улов в 1928—1951 гг. равнялся 0,64 тыс. т, затем — 0,35 тыс. т. В Чёрном и Азовском морях в 1995 г. уловы русского осетра составили 0,37 тыс. т., а в 1996 г. — 0,28 тыс. т.

Общий/российский вылов русского осетра в 90-е годы XX века равнялся (тыс. т): 1993 г. — 2,48/2,48; 1994 г. — 1,56/1,56; 1996 г. — 0,61/0,48; 1998 г. — 0,77/0,65; 1999 г. — 0,41/0,36; 2000 г. — 0,29/0,25.

Промысел этого вида (как и всех видов осетровых) в России, в Волго-Каспийском бассейне запрещён с 2005 года, в Азово-Черноморском бассейне — с 2000 года. С 2016 года введён международный мораторий (запрет) на промысел всех видов осетровых в Каспийском море, всеми прикаспийскими государствами.

В реках Каспийского бассейна русского осетра промышляли в основном механизированными закидными неводами и плавными сетями, в Азовском бассейне в прибрежной зоне моря — ставными неводами, в реках — закидными неводами.

Мясо осетра высоко ценится. Его заготавливали в охлаждённом и мороженом виде. Из него готовят вяленые и копченые балыки. Из части улова готовят консервы (натуральные и в томатном соусе). По ценности, зернистая чёрная икра русского осетра стоит на втором месте после белужьей. Из хорды готовят визигу, из хрящей — консервы, а из плавательного пузыря — рыбий клей.

Охранный статус
По данным Всемирного фонда дикой природы, за 15 лет (с 1991 по 2005 годы) численность осетровых Каспийского бассейна сократилась в 38,5 раз. Численность русского осетра в Азово-Черноморском бассейне, за 20 лет (с 1988 по 2007 годы) сократилась в 67 раз. Запасы осетра продолжают снижаться, в основном из-за браконьерской добычи, а также из-за сокращения биомассы кормового бентоса.

В начале XX века русский осётр был весьма распространён, его ареал был весьма широк: в Дону он поднимался до Задонска, в Волге до Ржева, в Оке— до Калуги, встречался в реке Москве, в бассейне Клязьмы. Осётр был крупнее современного, под давлением промысла средние размеры и средний возраст добываемых рыб уменьшились.

В настоящее время, численность остающихся диких популяций практически полностью поддерживается за счёт искусственного воспроизводства. Именно русский осётр положил начало промышленному осетроводству в 1955 году, максимум объёмов выращивания достиг в 1986—1995 годах, когда выпуск молоди составлял от 40,8 до 42 млн экземпляров. К началу XXI века доля рыбы заводского происхождения в общем пополнении запасов русского осетра составляла 65 %. В последние годы, из-за невозможности заготовки производителей, искусственное воспроизводство русского осетра и выпуск молоди в нерестовые реки снизились.

Выращивание
. В связи с резким сокращением природных запасов русского осетра, он стал объектом искусственного разведения в закрытых садках, прудах, рыбозаводах, наряду с ленским осетром, с которым может образовывать гибриды.

Эти качества сделали русского осетра весьма популярным объектом аквакультуры во всём мире. Русского осетра выращивают в Израиле, Германии, Польше, Нидерландах, Казахстане, Иране, Азербайджане, Китае.

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки

Осетровые
Животные, описанные в 1833 году
Красная книга Оренбургской области
Культивируемые рыбы

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Reading a post on the Iskandar Living Forum got me thinking of a business opportunity. There is lots of interest in buying new homes (condos, link houses and bungalows) but lots of people express concern about buying used houses. There are several reasons for this but I think one of them provides a business opportunity.
In the USA there are professional home inspectors. They often used to be general contractors (and some still are – doing both). Pretty much every resale has a home inspector look through the house. Those doing it, do so many times each week and have checksheets (with dozens of things to check) and they know the area. So they know for example if some developer used bad wiring for a condo or whatever and can take special care to check things that are problematic.
If these don't exist in Malaysia yet it seems like a great business opportunity (if they do, then just doing a great job at it is still a good business). If you can stake out ground as a reliable expert purchasers will gladly (smart ones anyway that are not home inspector experts) pay fairly well. You don't need to do a lot of work (once you become expert) to provide a huge amount of value. This is a great place to be for a business (provide a large amount of value for not much work) as you can provide the customer a great value and still make a nice living yourself.
The smart ones in the USA have developed very extensive handbooks to then turn over to the new homeowner with all sorts of useful info. Again this is a great way to set your business as professional. If I were interested in creating businesses here there are lots of opportunity, but this seems like another great one. What you want to do is talk to lots of real estate agents and have them refer there clients to you. I think it is best if you just provide a great service that makes the agents look good (because they provide a good referral to their customer) but if it is legal in Malaysia you could even pay the real estate agents a portion of your fee.
I was in the KSL Mall a couple weeks ago and one of the temporary pop up displays they often have selling real estate (often to be build condos…) or wedding materials or… was for investing in palm plantations. Since it was the middle of the week and no-one was around I talked to the salespeople a bit. I am a pretty skittish investor. I am willing to take investment risks but I want to understand what the risks are. I can't see myself actually investing in this now, but it was somewhat interesting.
They, Golden Palm Growers Berhad claim a 6% guaranteed rate of return. I asked who guaranteed it and I couldn't really get an answer I understood. They did seem to agree the guaranty wouldn't protect against some natural disaster or if palm oil prices feel below a certain level (I think the equivalent of $40 a barrel for oil). They seem to be able to use guaranteed much more liberally than would be allowed in the USA related to investments.
Palm oil trees, with rubber trees in the background by John Hunter, in Thailand.
On top of that return there was a "discretionary bonus" that in initial years was based on income earned on excess capital. I still couldn't really understand the investment totally but it seemed similar to a limited partnership where the company was the general partner (owning the land and managing the care of the palms and selling the palm nuts to processors). I can certainly understand that the general partner may want to take on limited partners. In such situations the general investment market (palm oil) is important but it is also extremely important to trust the competence and reliability of the general partner. Their interest can be somewhat shared with yours but they have an interest in high management fees (to pay themselves) which is exactly counter to all the limited partner investors.


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HomeTopicsHealth CategoriesWomen's HealthPlant-based HRT: Using botanical phytohormones to manage menopause
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Plant-based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) uses phytohormone-containing botanicals such as soy, red clover, and sage as a natural alternative to conventional HRT to alleviate menopause symptoms. But how safe is it?
Niamh Michail | Jan 24, 2023
There are scores of symptoms associated with the pre-, peri-, post-menopause and menopause, ranging from low mood, brain fog, weight gain, and heart palpitations to aching muscles, recurring urinary tract infections, and insomnia. These symptoms are caused by lower levels of hormones in the body as women approach and go through menopause.
Conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is effective at alleviating menopause symptoms – 54% of UK women using HRT say it has "given them their life back", according to a UK survey by gender equality and women's rights charity Fawcett – but just 14% of menopausal women are currently taking it.
Reasons for such low uptake include a lack of awareness – 24% said that they don't know enough about HRT, according to the same survey – but also fears of side effects: an additional 24% said they were worried about the increased risk of cancer or other illnesses.
This has fuelled a rise in so-called plant-based HRT, also known as compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (cBHRT). Soy, red clover, sage, and black cohosh are examples of plant-derived phytohormones, and proponents say these bio-identical alternatives are safer because they are derived from nature.
However, the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and British Menopause Society do not recommend plant-based phytohormones because there is no evidence for their efficacy or safety and because many claims for the benefits of cBHRT have been largely extrapolated from studies of conventional, regulated HRT, they say. In the US, cBHRT is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and products are not tested for quality, purity, and potency.
Holistic, natural therapies come with ethical and regulatory requirements
However, there are gentler, more holistic ways that such phytohormones, vitamins, and minerals can be used.
Bethan Thomas is co-founder and CEO of HotTea Mama, a company that makes a range of teas for women going through premenopause, perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. Its Take A Pause blend, for instance, contains raspberry leaf for uterine health; gingko biloba to help mood and ease breast tenderness; ginseng that has been shown to ease hot flushes; and the phytohormone, sage.
"There's a regulatory and ethical requirement for anyone like me who has a product that can be part of a holistic, natural, approach to managing your symptoms but is in no way medical, to make that very clear. It's something that I'm aware of and we work hard to ensure that it's something we do," said Thomas, speaking on a recent Food Matters Live panel discussion, How to address the unmet needs of menopausal women.
Thomas added: "Non-phytohormone herbs are something I am much more comfortable communicating to people about because they are not claiming to solve the issue or replace HRT but [when taken] alongside HRT, they can help manage symptoms."
Examples of such nutrients include magnesium for stress and anxiety and gingko biloba, which is linked to improved mental function, said Thomas, although she noted that most of the research has not been conducted with menopausal women.
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The doctor's view: 'As long as it isn't doing harm, it's the woman's choice'
Heather Currie, gynaecologist and owner of independent, educational website Menopause Matters, noted that while many supplements lack clinical evidence, they do help some women who prefer not to undergo hormone replacement therapy.
"As a healthcare professional, I always have to advise and recommend evidence-based products," she said. "You are never going to be able to have trials of thousands of women – blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled – with food products; whereas with HRT, we have masses of scientific evidence and randomised trials that show the benefits of HRT. The point is, there are still lots of women who would prefer not to take HRT. It has many benefits, but it is not perfect, it does also have risks.
"While you'll never have that evidence [for alternative therapies such as herbal supplements], I am in no doubt that some women find some things helpful even though there isn't evidence and even if it's a placebo response. As long as it isn't doing harm, then for me, it's the woman's choice. Every woman is different."
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You, celestial being, have been created to be an angel of the Lord. With the archangels' help, God managed to seal The Darkness away with a Mark , which he entrusted to Lucifer. An artist's depiction of God and Christ sitting above the circles of angels in heaven. With Amara gone, God could finally begin to work and create the existence. God created Heaven and all other angels and began to live among them in Heaven as their home. After creating humans , God assigned Gadreel to protect his cherished creations in the "Garden of Eden". He then asked all the angels to bow down to humans as his greatest creation and love them more than him.
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They wail and flutter around the edges of reality without substance or even thought. All they have is need. The Powerless Ones are discarded Gods who shrink and shrink as the years go by until they're finally nothing at all but a kind of anguished wailing. The deity could have been originally conceived and shaped by the needs and desires of one small group but like any good meme , this 'idea' grows with each new person who responds, then spreads the word of this great new 'god on the block'.
The plan culminated in the breaking of the 66 seals.
Castiel and Uriel's superior; Fallen Angel "It's time to think for yourself. With the combined forces of Heaven and Hell after her, she looks to take back her grace so she can protect herself. To be Castiel and Uriel's boss, she'd pretty much have to be this trope. Proven right when after turning back into an angel, she shows that she can kick major ass when she needs to and even becomes the first character to kill an angel onscreen. Despite a significant hit to her power and health from Time Travel that knocked Cas out cold, she manages to fight Dean and Mary on her own and seemed poised to defeat them and kill the Winchesters before being zapped off by Sam's angel-banishing sigil.
Whether she is actually acting on Heaven's orders or not is a matter of debate among fans and has given rise to Epileptic Trees casting Anna as having truly escaped or convinced Heaven she was under their control to let her go, Michael as a Magnificent Bastard using Anna to set up a heroic meeting with Dean, or Naomi or another angel scheming to use Anna to kill Lucifer's vessel.
She's actually an angel, though no one was aware of that before the reveal. Anna has a very innocent and ethereal look.
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Original Sin is that many women play it. I never had any doubts about this because I saw my partner play D: OS for many hours. My feeling that many women play D: OS is further reinforced by the people I meet at trade-shows.
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That is not something to write off as a terrible decision. I feel like You need to get the chip off your shoulder in regards to the competitive community. It seems like the last argument was similar in nature, you were complaining about how people wanted a ranked system and wanted to be able to show off their achievements. Let me ask you, if you play to win, why do you hate the idea of showing off your greatest achievements or having something to show for it?
When you win in League and your team moved like a well oiled machine, you feel fantastic. The down side is that losses hit harder as well. Binerexis Reply I feel your analogy for the two games is a little off. LoL built up these very strict rules into their metagame and they make new champions to cater to it which, like I mentioned in the article, is fine. Mostly cooldown focussed and the only resource she uses for a spell is rage which is built up over successive attacks.
Then, Riot decided that they need to rework Shyvana to bring her in line with everyone else. She gets given a mana pool and all of her spells are given a mana value to fall in line with the management meta. No more rage bar, no more being a champion bound by cooldown reduction.
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Email Comment The Xbox One has achieved and provided many new fun games this generation. With better online features and party options, playing with friends has never been easier on Xbox Live. This can be seen in their approach to provide many cooperative experiences through popular game franchises like Gears of War and Halo. Many adopters of the original Xbox will know that playing Halo with a full team was extreme fun; as you would try your best to beat that one friend who would always screen cheat.
The idea of having a sci-fi console shooter centered around a multiplayer experience truly propelled the concept of the online home console. While consoles such as like the GameCube and PS2 had the potential for online connectivity, only the original Xbox truly invested in creating an online platform to connect gamers to their favorite games. The Xbox One has streamlined this process by notifying you what your friends are playing and allowing to invite friends to online matches with relative ease.
Xbox Live has further expanded its features such as creating online groups, setting up play dates, and posting screen-shots or clips on a shared community hub. Playing with your friends has never been easier and these are the top 15 cooperative games on Xbox One. Minecraft allows your imagination to run wild and also gives players a lot of freedom.
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Much of angelic hierarchy appears to operate like a military organization, broken down into smaller units and factions called garrisons. While in Heaven, all angels can communicate with one another via an Enochian language. For millennia, angels were not allowed to manifest on Earth or take a vessel.
This is because they are still at their heart the personification of some aspect in nature or concept such as justice, the sea, or war.
You, celestial being, have been created to be an angel of the Lord. With the archangels' help, God managed to seal The Darkness away with a Mark , which he entrusted to Lucifer. Some time after the war with Amara, God created the first beasts, the Leviathans , but he became concerned that the Leviathans were too dangerous for the rest of his creations, so he created Purgatory and locked the Leviathans away inside. An artist's depiction of God and Christ sitting above the circles of angels in heaven.
After a while, God created the Earth what Lucifer calls "the last perfect handiwork of God". Soon after, the first amphibians came out of the ocean onto beaches. Long after that, God created humans. God assigned Gadreel to protect his cherished creations in the "Garden of Eden". He then asked all the angels to bow down to humans as his greatest creation and love them more than him. Lucifer, due to the corrupting effect of the Mark, became envious, as he was God's favorite creation before humans, and saw that humans were broken, flawed, and murderous.
Faced with this situation, Lucifer became increasingly desperate. He went to Michael and asked him to stand with him, but Michael refused. Whereas Raphael chose to side with God and Michael, Gabriel, being unable to deal with the constant arguments, fled to Earth, posing as The Trickster, Loki.
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Trooper cards for general infantry: There are currently Star Cards to acquire, across all classes, vehicles and characters, but clearly the odds of a crate containing a duplicate card only grow as you open more. Some high-level cards are extremely rare, too. This is the darkness of loot crates. The final currency is Battle Points. You earn Battle Points by performing well in matches, and can only spend them in that same match.
They allow you to spawn as various vehicles or Hero characters, but for just one life. Before the recent Hero price cuts , they were a whopping 40, Credits, which would take dozens of hours and yes, that is somewhat ridiculous. But it could go either way. The second Dark Side mission in the singleplayer Arcade mode, which pits players against waves of AI attackers, gives the opportunity to be Vader killing dozens of the devils.
An arguably overlooked question in all this is whether you need everything? All Star Cards, every costume piece, every grenade variant or minor boost to ability recharge times for every single class, vehicle and hero? Dunno about you, but I tend to find and then stick to favourites.
When Raphael first appeared before Dean and Castiel, electricity arcs away from him while he was manifesting in his vessel for the second time. Reality warping – Gabriel has shown the ability to create living beings, creatures, objects and imaginary realities out of nothing. He also showed the ability to reshape objects and human bodies, including his own vessel, and he was able to create an exact copy of himself as well.
Cupids, can bring couples together by marking their hearts with Enochian symbols. Destructive white light – Similar to Lilith 's ability in depiction, however comes with the blue tinge that represents angelic presence, suggesting this is an extension of the angel's true form.
Eve existed before angels, and suggests that she has knowledge that angels lack.
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Once we had a model for how Team Builder would bring players together, we started looking at matchmaking and how we could evolve it to help further enable good games. First time playing Ahri? Learning how to be a solid Marksman?
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Best Stealth Games Best Strategy Games Let's get one important fact out of the way before we dive into the deep end of the pool: This is not a historical examination of the most groundbreaking PC games. Sure, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain redefines stealth-based action and Forza Horizon 3 is the definitive open-world racer, but they didn't make it into this guide based purely on those metrics. Simply put, this an ever-expanding collection of all-around excellent titles you should buy if you own a gaming desktop or laptop.
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SRINAGAR: An outpouring of kindness could not have come at a better time for the poor and less privileged people as biting cold sweeps the Kashmir Valley.
On the banks of the Jhelum river, alongside the fashionable Residency Road, well-to-do families in the city have been donating their warm clothes including jackets, coats, jerseys and more so that those in need can use them to beat the extreme cold.
The people donating these items hang them on what has come to be known as the "Wall of Kindness" for the needy to come and take them.
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Large opposition turns out against proposed Hamburg asphalt plant
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Other than applicant lawyer Corey Auerbach, there does not appear to be anyone in favor of a proposed asphalt plant in Hamburg. A massive crowd of opposition overflowed a meeting room in Hamburg Town Hall Wednesday night for a Planning Board session.
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Outside Town Hall was a line of sign-waving demonstrators, as others filed in to the Planning Board meeting.
It was almost a community carnival outside Town Hall as signs were waved, buttons were distributed and the crowd rolled in, many from within walking distance. Not only is there wide community opposition, especially on social media, but the proposed ashalt plant is an issue in the Erie County executive election.
Republican candidate and county legislator Lynne Dixon lives near the proposed plant and is opposed, as is County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who had aides at the meeting. Planning Board Chairman William Clark said there will be another meeting before a decision.
"Projects like this or all projects, it's not about whether or not we like the project. It's not even about what's best for the town. There are certain criteria that we have to review and decide how the project fits into those criteria," Clark said.
Clark said he will try to find a larger room for the next meeting. Developer Auerbach wants the board to decide on the proposal.
Inside, it was an overflow crowd at Wednesday's Planning Board meeting in Hamburg.
"Of great concern to the applicant is the fact that despite this board's obligation, for example, to declare themselves lead agency or to make a classification of the action, you've had our application for several months," Auerbach said. "The building inspector referred the application to this board, which is his determination that our use is permitted."
Other than Auerbach, no supporter of the project admitted to it last night. While the land is zoned for industry, many speakers said the project would violate provisions dealing with air quality spilling off the property.
Dana Floriano walked to the meeting to oppose the plant. Floriano said there are potentially hazardous fumes from asphalt plants and thet are different from the fumes from asphalt turned into a roadway.
"That is a very short-term pollutant and it actually moves, it transitions as the construction is taking place," Floriano said. "It's not a stationary source of emissions that will have an impact on us on a daily basis. Different asphalt plants can produce 100,000-200,000 tons of product every year and that means that it's operating all year long in order for them to be profitable."
Christie Angrisano was part of the crowd opposed to the plant.
"We're concerned about the health impacts, first and foremost," she said. "It's a residential community, lots of young kids. The village has really seen a resurgence lately because it is a quality community to raise a family and enjoy life in, and this does nothing but detract from that."
The site off Camp Road at the edge of the village is familiar to passers-by because of its long-time use as a cement and cement products plant with highly visible buildings.
Matt Jackson said he grew up in Hamburg and left for a decade until returning to a good place. Jackson said the project is not good economic development.
The site for the proposed asphalt plant is off Camp Road, at the edge of Hamburg.
"This area is zoned for industry and I think the biggest thing that we are trying to emphasize is that we're not opposed to economic development in our community. What we're opposed to is economic development that comes at the risk of our health, at the risk of our quality of life, at the risk of our property values," Jackson said. "Frankly, I just don't see a net benefit to this for our community."
Town Highway Superintendent Ted Casey said he is opposed to the proposal and wants actions by the Planning Board.
"Require a SEQR, an environmental impact assessment, as well as a site-specific human health risk assessment - which I do not believe has been even considered - as well as a traffic study," Casey said. "With these comprehensive studies, we aren't going to do an irresponsible move forward."
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Cortez City Council will not consider changing marijuana code
Members oppose changing residency requirement
By Stephanie Alderton Journal Staff Writer
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 12:54 PM
Updated: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 8:03 PM
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The Medicine Man dispensary on Main Street in Cortez.
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At a workshop on Tuesday, the Cortez City Council agreed not to vote on a request to change the city code for retail marijuana licenses.
City Clerk Linda Smith presented a request from a hopeful marijuana store owner, asking the council to loosen the residency requirement for a pot license. Right now, business owners must have lived in Colorado for at least two years before applying for a retail marijuana license in Cortez, in accordance with state regulations adopted in 2014. State law has changed since then to allow one-year residents to open dispensaries, but most council members said they saw no need to change the city code to match it.
City Manager Shane Hale said he and the rest of the staff get almost daily requests from people who want to open dispensaries in Cortez, which is home to five. The license for a sixth was approved earlier this month.
"I don't know that we really need to do a whole lot to incentivize, or make it easier to open marijuana businesses here," Hale said.
He added that loosening city regulations on marijuana would likely bring more applicants to town.
City attorney Mike Green said changing a rule in response to one person's request could harm the town's reputation in the long run. Several other council members agreed, including Mayor Karen Sheek, who said Cortez likely doesn't need another dispensary soon.
"How many more can we reasonably have?" she asked.
The council members informally agreed not to bring the code change to a vote.
Also during the workshop, Hale introduced the city's new intern, Peyton Heitzman, who will be working in City Hall for two years through the state-funded Cathy Shipley Best and Brightest Internship Program. Two new public works employees, Travis Caveney and Jeff Lively, also introduced themselves at the workshop.
James Dietrich, the Montezuma County natural resource planning and land coordinator, gave an update on the planned Paths to Mesa Verde trail project. He said many landowners in the Cortez area have expressed a willingness to allow the trail to pass through their property, although owners in other parts of the county have been less open. It is still not clear if the trail will be built.
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Bamboo is a natural material with a hollow cylindrical shape, good strength, sustainable and aesthetically pleasing if designed consciously. Some of the benefits of using bamboo are outlined below.
Bamboo grows with minimal energy needs and without the need of fertilizers or pesticides. Harvesting bamboo does not require any sophisticated tools. Bamboo poles require minimal processing before they can be used for construction and if sourced locally, very less energy is used in the transportation.
Bamboo is a highly renewable resource because it is very fast growing and needs no replanting. For harvesting the poles, one need not cut the entire plant, as bamboo plant keeps producing new shoots providing a continuous supply of poles.
The ease of growing bamboo and fast growth rate means one can grow their own raw material and use it for construction and other projects within 5 years. This is much quicker than growing timber which would normally take 30 to 50 years.
Bamboo is very easy to build with making it an ideal material for DIY projects. The versatility of the material means there are various possibilities and every size of bamboo has a use.
In developing countries bamboo can be used to empower people in the rural areas by providing skill and knowledge of using bamboo that grows locally. It creates new employment opportunities in the rural areas and prevents people from migrating to the city.
In developing countries there is great potential for local enterprise to thrive once sustainable integrated farming systems are encouraged. Low-cost technology requirement, low skill-requirement and low overhead costs give opportunities for people to generate jobs for themselves and hence create micro enterprise.


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Usability Analysis of Visual Programming Environments: a `cognitive dimensions' framework
by T. R. G. Green, M. Petre - JOURNAL OF VISUAL LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING , 1996
"... The cognitive dimensions framework is a broad-brush evaluation technique for interactive devices and for non-interactive notations. It sets out a small vocabulary of terms designed to capture the cognitively-relevant aspects of structure, and shows how they can be traded off against each other. T ..."
The cognitive dimensions framework is a broad-brush evaluation technique for interactive devices and for non-interactive notations. It sets out a small vocabulary of terms designed to capture the cognitively-relevant aspects of structure, and shows how they can be traded off against each other
Statecharts: A Visual Formalism For Complex Systems
by David Harel , 1987
"... We present a broad extension of the conventional formalism of state machines and state diagrams, that is relevant to the specification and design of complex discrete-event systems, such as multi-computer real-time systems, communication protocols and digital control units. Our diagrams, which we cal ..."
We present a broad extension of the conventional formalism of state machines and state diagrams, that is relevant to the specification and design of complex discrete-event systems, such as multi-computer real-time systems, communication protocols and digital control units. Our diagrams, which we call statecharts, extend conventional state-transition diagrams with essentially three olements, dealing, respectively, with the notions of hierarchy, concurrency and communication. These transform the language of state diagrams into a highly structured' and economical description language. Statecharts are thus compact and expressive--small diagrams can express complex behavior--as well as compositional and modular. When coupled with the capabilities of computerized graphics, statecharts enable viewing the description at different levels of detail, and make even very large specifications manageable and comprehensible. In fact, we intend to demonstrate here that statecharts counter many of the objections raised against conventional state diagrams, and thus appear to render specification by diagrams an attractive and plausible approach. Statecharts can be used either as a stand-alone behavioral description or as part of a more general design methodology that deals also with the system's other aspects, such as functional decomposition and data-flow specification. We also discuss some practical experience that was gained over the last three years in applying the statechart formalism to the specification of a particularly complex system.
Rho GTPases and the actin cytoskeleton
by Alan Hall - Science , 1998
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their interaction with multiple target proteins, they ensure coordinated control of other cellular activities such as gene transcription and adhesion. The story begins back in the early 1990s with the analysis of Rho, then a newly described member of the Ras superfamily of small guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases
Defining Virtual Reality: Dimensions Determining Telepresence
by Jonathan Steuer - JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION , 1992
"... Virtual reality (VR) is typically defined in terms of technological hardware. This paper attempts to cast a new, variable-based definition of virtual reality that can be used to classify virtual reality in relation to other media. The defintion of virtual reality is based on concepts of "presen ..."
;presence" and "telepresence," which refer to the sense of being in an environment, generated by natural or mediated means, respectively. Two technological dimensions that contribute to telepresence, vividness and interactivity, are discussed. A variety of media are classified according to these dimensions
Eye movements in reading and information processing: 20 years of research
by Keith Rayner - Psychological Bulletin , 1998
"... Recent studies of eye movements in reading and other information processing tasks, such as music reading, typing, visual search, and scene perception, are reviewed. The major emphasis of the review is on reading as a specific example of cognitive processing. Basic topics discussed with respect to re ..."
Recent studies of eye movements in reading and other information processing tasks, such as music reading, typing, visual search, and scene perception, are reviewed. The major emphasis of the review is on reading as a specific example of cognitive processing. Basic topics discussed with respect
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documents is commonly held to be the forefather of modern hypertext. However, Bush's vision lacked several key innovations present in today's information workstations, including searchable, digital content and rapid information sharing on a network. Bush tells a masterful story of technology's state
Scatter/Gather: A Cluster-based Approach to Browsing Large Document Collections
by Douglass R. Cutting, David R. Karger, Jan O. Pedersen, John W. Tukey , 1992
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by Arnold W. M. Smeulders, Marcel Worring, Simone Santini, Amarnath Gupta, Ramesh Jain - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE , 2000
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. Similarity of pictures and objects in pictures is reviewed for each of the feature types, in close connection to the types and means of feedback the user of the systems is capable of giving by interaction. We briefly discuss aspects of system engineering: databases, system architecture, and evaluation
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Reno, Nevada. May 28, 2014. Fire trucks, helicopters and free required school immunizations for children four through 18 years old are just a few of the exciting activities available to families from throughout Washoe County at the combined "Lights, Sirens, Safety" and "Give Kids a Boost" health and safety fair on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Sun Valley Neighborhood Center.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office and Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District are joining forces with REMSA, Immunize Nevada, Safe Kids Washoe County, Virginia Palmer Elementary School, Rotary Club of Reno Sunrise, the Sun Valley Resource Center and a number of other community resource agencies to provide a free, three-hour event, filled with fun and information aimed at helping kids grow up safe and healthy.
Prevention is the key to keeping your families safe and this free event helps residents of all ages learn more about the tools and resources available in Washoe County to create a safer environment at home and at work.
WHEN: Saturday, June 7, 2014, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
"Lights, Sirens, Safety" provides hands-on information about a variety of crime prevention and personal safety topics. Safety fair visitors may take part in interactive demonstrations and equipment exhibits, featuring the RAVEN Helicopter, firefighting apparatus, Careflight, K-9s, Motor Units, Washoe County Sheriff's Reserves, the Sheriff's Mobile Auxiliary Response Team (S.M.A.R.T.), the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), AlertID/Neighborhood Watch, and the Emergency Services Dispatch Center.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office celebrated 150 years of proud service and community partnership in 2011. Sheriff Michael Haley is the 25th person elected to serve as the Sheriff of Washoe County. His office continues to be the only full service public safety agency operating within northern Nevada and is responsible for operating the consolidated detention facility, regional crime lab, Northern Nevada Regional Intelligence Center, Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, court security, service of civil process, traditional street patrols and Regional Animal Services.


Online education is becoming more and more popular day by day and now the leaders in the field of taking initiatives of online education will convene in UCLA on 8th January, 2013. They are doing so to bring more awareness and they will also discuss necessary issues regarding the benefits of online education. According to them, by the help of online education, the cost of taking higher education will be lesser and that eventually. The conference will be arranged by 20 million foundations who are working without having any profit for making the cost of higher education low.
This conference will be done to encourage the creation of more innovative methods in online education and thus increase the quality of this type of study. The conference will be broadcasted live on 8th January in 20mm.rg. There will be an introduction by famous actor Salman Khan who is the creator of Khan Academy which provides the students to take online education absolutely free. This organization is working without getting any profit to educate six million students every month.
Jerry Brown, the Governor has recently depicted the fact that the higher education is going through some crisis in the United States. Therefore, it is extremely necessary now to provide students all kinds of support by decreasing the cost of higher education by any means. Online education and some other technologies will help the students to go for higher education without thinking much about the cost of it.
The innovation for various technologies related to online education will also be discussed in this conference which has a great value on higher education.
In this conference the discussions will go on about how to improve the way of taking online education by injecting more technology for this. Technologies will surely improve the methods of online education more and more and thus more students will decide to take online education in future. UC is thinking to make the classrooms full of digital things.
In California, in the past some years a lot of money has been invested in the field of education. They are trying to find out a perfect model for education. It has been seen that, online education is liked by significant students not only because it can be taken by spending less money but one can take higher education from home is well.
They are expecting that more faculties and educators to participate this conference so that this discussion can encourage them to enhance online education more and more. They will understand the advantage of making the education online. Because any kind of innovative thinking will only be successful if the people associated with it understands the necessity of that perfectly.
Online education has the ability of saving the cost of higher education. Thus by providing this kind of education, the institutions will be able to educate more students with higher studies and the quality of education will also be good. As a whole it will make the education authority of California able to improve the higher education crisis there.