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London's East Shopping Centre, Europe's first purpose-built boutique Asian shopping centre, celebrated its first anniversary with live performances from music stars Juggy D and Mumzy Stranger on Saturday 19th March 2016. The celebration also saw live make-up demos from the Lubna Rafiq Academy, dance workshops from Absolute Bollywood, and chief guest Lyn Brown, Member of Parliament for West Ham. Children were kept busy and entertained with face painting, popcorn and a selfie zone installed in a traditional Indian tuk tuk by Bollywood Booths. Additional guests included Desi Rascals star Feryal Khan and star of hit YouTube comedy series Cornershop, Islah Abdur Rahman.
In between some shopping and interviews with local media, Lyn Brown joined the owners of East Shopping Centre, Bob Popat and Mohammed Akhtar in cutting the spectacular cake, which was modelled to replicate the façade of East Shopping Centre. Since officially launching in March 2015, East has welcomed approximately 1.4 million visitors, significantly contributing to the economic growth of East London's iconic Green Street, and making the mall a benchmark shopping destination for the British Asian community. The centre is developed on the one-acre plus site of a landmark former bus depot. It comprises 35 two-storey units, a 17-unit Souk and a spacious 220-capacity food court.
The milestone event also welcomed a specially-commissioned piece by Absolute Bollywood Dancers, who showcased onstage some of the film's most memorable songs as part of a medley of Yash Raj Films classics. Following the screening, DJ Vish and crew entertained audiences with a live, DJ set of celebratory party tunes.
Aditya Chopra's epic ode to love this year celebrates 20 years of uninterrupted run at the iconic Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. The National Award-winning film changed the course of a nation's cinema and became an unparalleled brand by establishing itself as the longest running film in the history of Indian Cinema.
Since its release in 1995, the cult classic love story, featuring one of Indian cinema's most beloved screen pairings – Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, respectively essaying the lead roles of Raj and Simran – has won over the hearts of all generations. 20 years since its release, the cult classic still plays to a packed house during its daily, 11.30am show. It has been so strong an influence in filmmaking that it has in fact become a benchmark for all love stories in Indian cinema.
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You are in section Faculty and Staff, in section Staff Directory, on page Jacquelyn Monnin.
Jacquelyn joined the Knowlton School in August of 2016 as the Graduate Programs Coordinator for Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning. As a member of the Knowlton Student Services team, she supports graduate students in navigating the administration of their education, providing guidance on policies and procedures related to course registration and graduation requirements.
After earning her bachelor's in Linguistics from Miami University (2007), Jacquelyn enjoyed working and traveling abroad for years before returning to the United States for graduate school. She graduated from Kent State University (2014) with a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration, specializing in Internationalization. Before joining the team at Knowlton, Jacquelyn worked in international admissions at Kent State University and English as a Second Language Programs at The Ohio State University. Since becoming a Graduate Programs Coordinator, Jacquelyn has been an active member of Ohio State's Association of Graduate and Professional Administrators (AGPA) and will serve as a Professional Development Co-Chair in the 2017-18 academic year.


Even though internet is a great invention and I enjoy emailing and blogging, I don't abandon my good old faithful notebooks where I write thoughts and poems. I also correspond with one of my cousins through REAL letters :) You're right, there's something special about it.
Computers can never be trusted; PRINT OFF EVERYTHING YOU VALUE! :) I do have a notebook of my own writing, but I often forget to print things off when I write them... it really does look so nice and neat when printed and placed in a book, though!
What a great idea!! I have so many journals, and other stuff I've written, that I wish I had all in one book. I have to give it a try.
I started doing this shortly after I started blogging. I need to update it, though! Thanks for the reminder :-).


A business is a dynamic entity. Businesses are fueled by the passion and vision of its owners. While it is hard to be passionate about administrative aspects of building a successful business, the truth is, some of that stuff is crucial. Take the buy-sell agreement or similar provisions in an operating agreement—think of it as the business will—the "what happens if" document. And while all situations cannot be covered, the major ones—job performance, disability, divorce, retirement, and death—can. These provisions should be on the must-do list when forming or getting into a new business arrangement.
So, it happened again. I received a call today—caller asked if I could value their business. "Of course," I said, "but let's slow down a bit. Why do you think you need to have your business valued?" I queried. He responded, "… my lawyer told me I needed it so we can force my partner to buy me out. We don't get along as well as we used to," he said with a bit of sadness in his voice. And then he proceeded to explain how their relationship took a wrong turn and the business had suffered.
Even if partners retain the same vision for their business, unexpected events, like disability, can put a strain on the relationship and the business. How long should a disabled partner be able to share profits if he or she is not working? Sometimes the trigger is not the result of unexpected events, but merely the passage of time. How will you handle your partner's retirement or divorce? Often these common situations end with a damaged business and a damaged friendship, or, if your partner is a relative, a family feud. However, a little foresight and planning can greatly improve the chances of a more favorable outcome.
A business is a dynamic entity fueled by the passion and vision of its owners. While it is hard to be passionate about administrative aspects of building a successful business, the truth is, some of that stuff is crucial. Take the buy-sell agreement or similar provisions in an operating agreement—think of it as the business will—the "what happens if" document. And while all situations cannot be covered, the major ones—job performance, disability, divorce, retirement, and death—can. These provisions should be on the must-do list when forming or getting into a new business arrangement. It can prevent, or at least minimize, distractions from productive business opportunities and allow you to remain focused on making money.
Convincing your clients or potential clients that developing such plans for a variety of eventualities is important; however, that is just the beginning. Chris Mercer, among others, have written volumes on the valuation elements to be referenced in buy-sell agreements topic. Mostly, we hear about the times the agreements just do not work the way they were intended to work.
Take a recent case, whereby the agreement called for annual updates and agreement of value by all the partners. A common story: the partners did not update the value and the founding member who planned on retiring was forced to play, in part, by the rules he agreed to many moons before. In addition, matters were complicated by the somewhat ambiguous language regarding the setting of the price. Needless to say, time and money were invested in a process that, in theory, could have been avoided. I have clients who have "signed up" for the recommended approach of "one appraiser, appraise now" only to have my calls go unanswered when it is time for an update; and even worse, talking with the owners who forgo the update because the business is doing well and their (the partners') relationship has never been better … that is until it is not!
Standard of Value. Us appraisers know what this is; however, for the most part, it is "Greek" to everyone else. Including a definition from a recognized source goes a long way to minimizing any debate here. Leave it out and find out what happens.
Level of Value. Perhaps even more esoteric to those unaware (including many lawyers who draft these agreements) of the impact of using a lack of control discount is defining this element. Leave this one out and watch blood pressure and fees rise.
"As of" Date. Seems simple, right? Should the actual trigger date be used, most recent month, or quarter end? What about trailing twelve months? Most recent fiscal year-end? Depending on where a partner sits and where the business is in its life cycle can potentially change one's perspective. Do not mention it in the agreement and watch the fireworks begin.
Appraiser Qualifications. The company's CPA is in the best position to value the company, right? Well, maybe—how many appraisals do they do each year? Any in that industry? Was the CPA brought in by one of the partners? Who will look out for the company's best interest? At the end of the day, key here is to make sure whomever does the valuation/pricing work has been trained to do the work, and understands all the nuances. I have even seen firms named here (as long as they have certified professionals on staff); if that is the case, it is always good to have an alternative—if not in name, then one who is certified can get the call.
Appraisal Standards. This rides on the tail of the Appraiser's Qualifications. Simple enough, the appraiser who completes the work should follow the appropriate standards based on their certification.
Funding Mechanism. Just as important as the price determination, is how the transfer will be financed. The goal is ensuring the company, or the paying party, can actually afford to make the payments without putting the whole transfer transaction at risk.
There are some other adjustments to be considered that may lead to disagreement if not handled up front. For example, how should key person insurance cash value and proceeds be handled?
If these elements are discussed up front and during the drafting or revising of a buy-sell agreement, it may at least reduce the number of points in contention when that day that was never supposed to happen just happened. I recommend and try to work through the appraisal before the agreement is finalized or revised so any issues that come up during the appraisal process can be discussed and agreed to when everyone's goals are aligned—document the process and get the agreement in place.
Perhaps next time I will share some samples of real agreements I have seen and helped revise. Or in some cases, end up in court where no one really wins.
Steven M. Egna, ASA, CBA, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA, is Senior Advisor at Valuation Resource Group, LLC, an East Greenbush, New York valuation, litigation support, transition planning, and M&A Advisory Services firm. Mr. Egna has over 30 years of diversified financial leadership and management experience specializing in transition planning and valuation analysis of all sorts. He brings a practical, hands on approach to all of his work.
 See Namerow v. PediatriCare Associates, LLC, 2018 N.J. Super Unpub. LEXIS 2633 (November 29, 2018).
 Mercer, Z. Christopher, Buy-Sell Agreements for Closely Held and Family Business Owners, (August 2010), Chapter 14.


Miyu's Blue Garnet is B5-sized and 24-pages when counting the covers. The cover illustration is repeated inside which turns out to be a good thing, as the version on the cover is actually cropped from the full image inside. The book is in color up until page 15 at which point it switches over to monochrome works, sketches, and the index.
Miyu's style stays consistent with her more recent releases; plenty of lacy, detailed dresses in soft pastel colors with a focus on a warmer palette. Additionally, her adorable nekomimi and inumimi girls have made a comeback, along with a lovely Year of the Rabbit illustration featuring a girl with floppy bunny ears. Blue Garnet features a total of nine color illustrations over twelve pages, which is the same amount as her summer Comiket 78 release Mitsu*Mitsu Visual Book.


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Azure Synapse is a limitless analytics service that brings together enterprise data warehousing and Big Data analytics. It gives you the freedom to query data on your terms, using either serverless on-demand or provisioned resources—at scale. Azure Synapse brings these two worlds together with a unified experience to ingest, prepare, manage, and serve data for immediate BI and machine learning needs.

This directory contains the open source subset of the .NET SDK. For documentation of the complete Azure SDK, please see the [Microsoft Azure .NET Developer Center](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/develop/net/).

Use the client library for Synapse to:

- Submit Spark Batch job and Spark Session Job
- Support management the ACL of Workspace

## Getting started

The complete Microsoft Azure SDK can be downloaded from the [Microsoft Azure Downloads Page](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/?sdk=net) and ships with support for building deployment packages, integrating with tooling, rich command line tooling, and more.

For the best development experience, developers should use the official Microsoft NuGet packages for libraries. NuGet packages are regularly updated with new functionality and hotfixes.

### Install the package

Install the Azure Synapse client library for .NET with [NuGet][nuget]:

```Powershell
dotnet add package Microsoft.Azure.Synapse
```

### Prerequisites

- Microsoft Azure Subscription: To call Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Synapse, you need to first [create an account](https://account.windowsazure.com/Home/Index). If you do not have an existing Azure account, you may sign up for a free trial or use your MSDN subscriber benefits.

- The Azure Synapse client library shares the same [Prerequisites](https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-net#prerequisites) as the Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET.

## Examples
The Microsoft.Azure.Synapse supports the CRUD of spark batch job.

### Spark Batch Job examples
* [List spark batch job](#list-spark-batch-job)
* [Create spark batch job](#create-spark-batch-job)
* [Delete spark batch job](#delete-spark-batch-job)

### List spark batch job
List the spark batch job under the specific spark pool of a specific synapse workspace

```C#
ExtendedLivyListBatchResponse listBatchResponse = synapseClient.SparkBatch.List(workspaceName, sparkPoolName);

Console.WriteLine(listBatchResponse.Total);
```

### Create spark batch job
Create spark batch job under specific workspace and spark pool.

```C#
    ExtendedLivyBatchRequest batchRequest = new ExtendedLivyBatchRequest()
    {
        Name = "WordCount_Java",
        ClassName = "WordCount",

        // The abfss path of the file
        File = "abfss://yourfilesystem@{your adlsgen2 account name}.dfs.core.windows.net/{your path}/wordcount.jar",

        Args= new List<string>
        {
            "abfss://yourfilesystem@{your adlsgen2 account name}.dfs.core.windows.net/{your path}/input.txt",
            "abfss://yourfilesystem@{your adlsgen2 account name}.dfs.core.windows.net/{your path}/result"
        },

        DriverCores = 2,
        DriverMemory = "4G",
        ExecutorCores = 2,
        NumExecutors = 2,
        ExecutorMemory = "4G",
    };

    var batchJob = synapseClient.SparkBatch.Create(workspaceName, sparkPoolName, batchRequest);

    Console.WriteLine(ExtractSparkBatchJobInfomation(batchJob));
}
```

### Delete spark batch job
Delete a spark batch job with spark batch id under specific workspace and spark pool.

```C#
synapseClient.SparkBatch.Delete(workspaceName, sparkPoolName, sparkBatchId);
```

## To build

For information on building the Azure Synapse client library, please see [Building the Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET](https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-net#to-build)

## Target frameworks

For information about the target frameworks of the Azure Synapse client library, please refer to the [Target Frameworks](https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-net#target-frameworks) of the Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET.

## Key concepts

Submit spark job.

## Troubleshooting

Please open issue in github.

## Next steps

The next step is adding more examples

## Contributing

This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.

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I have die cut the word joy and its frame of fireworks from pink pearlised card. It is embellished with small pink acrylic gemstones. The word congratulations is written in gold at the foot of this top fold card. The card is blank inside for your own message of congratulations and pleasure. The card is also available in blue so let me know which colour you would like at the checkout.
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I'm happy to announce that I have three new Alagad projects to announce. As with most other Alagad projects these are all free and open source. Please share and enjoy!
Essentially, it's a tool that you drop in under the ColdFusion CFIDE/administrator directory and can use to establish connections to QuickBooks via the Quickbooks web connector. You can then use services that this tool provides within your application to do pretty much anything that the QuickBooks API supports. This includes reading and writing employee, customer, vendor, invoice, check and many other types of data.
How many times have you needed to interact with emailed data in your ColdFusion applications? Well, maybe not that often, but when you've had to it's always been a pain in the rear. Traditionally, you'd have to create a scheduled process that would run every few minutes to check for new messages in your POP account. This is slow, unreliable and can be problematic. What if you needed (or wanted) a more efficient and nearly real-time system?
So, that's nifty and all. I can quickly reply back to emails. But what if I wanted to do something cooler? Well, just for fun, I setup a Google Voice account to send SMS messages to email to an email address that I watch with the IMAP Watcher Event Gateway. This means I now have a poor-man's SMS short code (well, long code). This example only echos the SMS back to you, but now you may be able to see how it would be easy to make some cool applications with this.
The SNMP Event Gateway was originally created for Michigan State University a while back. They gave me permission to release it a long time ago, but I'm just now getting to it.
In all honestly, I'm not too familiar with SNMP so I can't speak in detail to this gateway's capabilities. However, I can say that it lets you listen for SNMP events as well as broadcast SNMP events. Behind the scenes it uses SNMP4J and, as far as I can tell, it pretty much just works.


Patek Philippe Rare handcrafts with an American twist At the Grand Exhibition: Patek Philippe – The Art of Watches, rare handcrafts with American inspiration draw special attention.
Patek Philippe Wanting the Perfect Numeral This is a film about patience; at Patek Philippe it take sometimes several years to realise an idea.
Patek Philippe Patek Philippe innovation lays two more milestones With its new balance spring and its new dual-time system, Patek Philippe is once again demonstrating its vigorous dynamic and its rigorous approach to technology.
Patek Philippe New York Grand Exhibition Over 10 days, Patek Philippe is presenting more than 400 watches in the heart of New York, including some exceptional new pieces.
Phillips Additional highlights of the Spring 2017 Geneva Sale The Geneva watch auction: FIVE, on 13 and 14 May will include an offering of exceptional complicated Patek Philippe wristwatches retailed by Tiffany & Co.
Auction Patek Philippe Calibre 89 to be auctioned in Geneva Patek Philippe's extraordinary Caliber 89 pocket watch will be up for auction in May in Geneva.
Geneva Watch Auction Phillips achieves CHF 32.6 million during the Geneva Watch Auction Phillips sets multiple world records for Rolex and Patek Philippe watches sold at auction.
showcases a graphic elegance paired with the assets of the ultra-thin self-winding caliber 240 with a subsidiary seconds dial between 4 and 5 o'clock.
Patek Philippe The Heart as an Assistant At Patek Philippe there are no rule books for new watchmakers; watchmaking comes from the heart.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5168 G Patek Philippe's 20th anniversary Aquanaut model brings a triple first to the collection.


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Q: How to fill landscape page with four images I have huge set of weather related images with are plotted for 12 months for various cities. I would like to present these images to the users in the form of pdf in landscape layout in an organised manner. So that it would be easy for reference. The basic idea is to place four images with some caption as shown below:-

Basically A and C are interrelated and B and D are interrelated. Therefore, I would like to draw a box around it and place A&C and B&D side by side (top and bottom). The size of A & B is 747x559 pixels and C&D is 1044x1111 pixels.
I have seen some of the code in this forum and found some basic latex code to place the image like below:-
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=400px\linewidth,height=200px, left]{bar_at_April_7.png}
\includegraphics[width=400px\linewidth,height=200px, right]{bar_at_April_7.png}
\includegraphics[width=400px\linewidth,height=300px, left]{wr_at_April_7.png}
\includegraphics[width=400px\linewidth,height=300px, right]{wr_at_April_7.png}
\end{center}
\caption{ 4 figures}

However, I am not getting the expected result. Here is the basic output I got:-

It lines up all the images in the harizontal fashion and puts the last image in to next page.
So my query is that how do you put all these four images in the same manner I have listed in the first image? Some code sample would be of great help.

A: Probably the following is close to what you want to achieve:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{pdflscape}
\usepackage{adjustbox}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\begin{document}
%\begin{landscape}
\begin{figure}
\begin{adjustbox}{minipage=0.45\linewidth,frame=1pt 5pt}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-a}
\smallskip

\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-c}
\end{adjustbox}
\hfill
\begin{adjustbox}{minipage=0.45\linewidth,frame=1pt 5pt}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-b}
\smallskip

\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image}
\end{adjustbox}
\caption{This is the caption}
\end{figure}
%\end{landscape}
\end{document}

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KPI's are Key Performance Indicators. They are the metrics that drive the overall performance of an organization. KPI's are critical to a company's success and are an important element in your resume. If you don't discuss KPI's on your resume, you should.
A KPI is a measure of an activity that provides an indication of success or failure. Every industry has different metrics that drive performance. You should know the KPI's that are important in your organization, and how you affect these KPI's. If you don't know your KPI's, you're going to have a tougher time in your search.
The reason KPI's are so important is two-fold. First, many hiring managers want to know that a candidate is concerned about how their performance drives the overall success of a company. Discussing your KPI's can help show that you understand what you need to do to succeed. Second, hiring managers like to see candidates that take responsibility for their performance and are committed to meeting expectations. To meet expectations, you need to know what they are and your performance relative to those expectations. Knowing our KPI's is a good way to show this to a hiring manager.
KPI's also help you show how you will drive performance of a team you manage. It is very difficult to drive performance without setting clear expectations and measuring the results. KPI's are an important element of this.
Each industry has different challenges and different KPI's. Below are examples from a manufacturing.
This is just a sampling of a few KPI's. A company may have dozens of metrics that are significant.
Reduced Setup Times: Standardized tooling in punch presses by utilizing a consistent mounting configuration. This change reduced setup times from an average to two hours to under 30 minutes. Setup hours per labor hour were reduced by 60% in the punch press workcenter.
This bullet provides a clear action completed by the job seeker. The results of the action are also clear. The job seeker reinforces the results by showing the effect on a KPI. This example provides one additional element that benefits the presentation. It is written with the title "Reduced Setup Times." This title makes it very easy to scan the resume and see what is important, while reinforcing the results achieved by the job seeker.
If your resume does not detail any KPI's, review your performance, identify the KPI's that are important and show how you affected those KPI's.


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Q: Rendering String as HTML in android webview I have a String that I need to render in Webview, but facing issues.
The String is as follows.
History
            Riots and political conflicts of the 1960s

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              The LAPD Metropolitan Division's "D" Platoon is one of the world's most prominent SWAT units and was the second SWAT team established in the United States, after that of the Philadelphia Police Department in 1964.[2]
According to the Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement, the term "SWAT" was used as an acronym for the "Special Weapons and Tactics" established as a 100-man specialized unit in 1964 by the Philadelphia Police Department in response to an alarming increase in bank robberies.

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                  The purpose of this unit was to react quickly and decisively to bank robberies while they were in progress, by utilizing a large number of specially trained officers who had at their disposal a great amount of firepower. The tactic worked and was later soon to resolve other types of incidents involving heavily armed criminals.[2][3] Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Inspector Daryl Gates has said that he first envisioned "SWAT" as an acronym for "Special Weapons Attack Team" in 1967, but later accepted "Special Weapons and Tactics" on the advice of his deputy chief, Edward M. Davis.[4]

Approach 1:
When I pass above String to webview using (str is the String mentioned above)
webview.loadDataWithBaseURL(null,str,"text/html","utf-8",null)

The result is as indicated in Figure A below. The problem here is that the Line feed characters(\n) and whitespaces are removed by the webview.

Approach 2:
When I pass above String to webview using
webview.loadDataWithBaseURL(null,Html.toHtml(SpannableString(str)),"text/html","utf-8",null)

The result is as indicated in Figure B below. The problem here is that the Line feed characters(\n) and whitespaces are shown properly but the HTML is also shown as plain text.

Approach 3:
When I pass above String to webview using
 webview.loadDataWithBaseURL(null,str.replace("\n",
"),"text/html","utf-8",null)

The result is as indicated in Figure C below. The problem here is that the Line feed characters(\n) and HTML are rendered properly, but the whitespaces at the start of paragraphs are not shown.

My requirement is to achieve it as shown in Figure D below

What would be the optimum solution to achieve the desired result.
I have created a sample application here for reference.

A: Have you the hand on the HTML string ? If yes, you should move your text content in a
 tag and add a padding left instead of whitespaces.
Like explains here : https://stackoverflow.com/a/1571662/6809926


If you're anything like most women out there, you have had a set number in your mind since before you can remember as to how many children you've wanted to have. After the first child, this number may have swayed a little bit. After the second, this number may have swayed A LOT. What is it about this set number that makes it so flexible? In other words, how do you know when enough is enough and you're done having babies?
Time explains that "if at some point you've had an irrepressible, inexplicable urge to make a baby, you may be interested to know there's a term for that — baby fever — and that it's a bona fide physical and emotional phenomenon". Suggested to be linked to the biological clock, in which time is of the essence when it comes to baby making, baby fever gets most of us at some point. In saying that, however, if you're looking at a newborn baby and thinking about how insanely adorable they are, rather than how much you want to have another one, chances are your baby fever days are coming to a close. Experiencing little to no baby fever-but still wanting all the snuggles!- is a tell-tale indication that it's probably time to pass the baby making onto another friend or family member while you just sit back and soak up all of the smiles and cuddles.
Being a mom is tough no matter how many children you have. Whether it be one or nine, if you feel like there just isn't any more of you to give, sticking with the number of children that you have might be a good idea. That way you can ensure each of your children has enough of your attention to flourish. In addition, stretching yourself too thin in all aspects of motherhood is never a good idea, although it happens to the majority of us. If you've reached that point where you just want to be able to breathe and start learning who you are again, that's another clue you've reached your baby limit.
A lot of moms can relate to the feeling of incompleteness, especially after having their first and only child. If you aren't done having babies, most of the time, you feel like someone is missing from your family unit. You feel like someone is still waiting to be born and that the child you have now is missing a sibling. You will know when your family is complete because that sense of feeling unfinished goes away. It no longer is a sad thing (okay, maybe it's a little sad) to think that you can finally get rid of all of the baby gear in your house.
When you come to that point in your life (if you aren't there already) when you're asking yourself if the days of pregnancy kicks, newborn noises, and "firsts" are over, remember these three signs and if you can relate to all of them... well then you have your answer. If you are on the fence about whether or not you want another baby, the chances are pretty good that you aren't done. When you are, you will know it.


You were supposed to have been on the train with your husband and daughter, but you missed it. And then they disappeared from your life forever.
It's one year later, and a strange man — a scientist who thinks this is just like the Bermuda Triangle and other such vanishings — invites you to take part in his greatest experiment: To recreate the conditions of that fateful day in Surface: The Pantheon!


Soc'ing Out Loud: Running List of Pet Peeves: #13 "Thin Blue Line Decals"
Running List of Pet Peeves: #13 "Thin Blue Line Decals"
Have you ever seen stickers like this on an automobile?
For the longest time, they were a mystery to me, but eventually, I figured out that they represent the "thin blue line," or police force. There are a couple reasons why folks purport to put these on their car. First, it can be a warning to other police officers that this vehicle belongs to a law enforcement professional or a family member of such a professional and that there may be firearms on board. Fair enough. Second, it can be a sign of comradery or honor for police officers. I can respect that. I suspect, however, that there is a third, nefarious reason that these stickers have become more prevalent. Based on the folks here in my condominium complex with these stickers on their cars, most of whom are students, I would guess that they put it on their cars in the hopes of avoiding tickets. Much in the way that Fraternal Order of Police stickers used to be commonplace, a thin blue line on one's car becomes a symbol of "I gave at the office (so give me a pass)." Instead of honoring those who place their lives in danger to protect and serve the rest of us, this kind of practice belittles those very folks.


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The Bar (Oshkosh)
825 N Washburn St
[View all The Bar (Oshkosh) shows]
Operated by Jeff Everts
Assistant: Nick Miles
Wanted Man - Ratt
Same Ol'Situation - Motley Crue
Shakin' - Eddie Money
Fade to Black [Excerpt] - Metallica
Foreplay/Longtime - Boston
Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner
Lick It Up - Kiss
Fly - Cherry Pie
You've Got Another Thing Coming - J'Priest
Living After Midnite - Judas Priest
Friendly Faces
I've driven past it dozens of times, but tonight was the first time I ever stepped foot inside The Bar in Oshkosh. It turned out to be a really good room for us. Who knew!? When we first arrived, the bar was full of UW fans watching the Badger men's basketball team lose to Cinderella-story Davidson in the NCAA Tourney. As we set up our equipment we were struck by how much the room resembled The Bar at Lime Kiln in Green Bay. By the time the show started, the sports fans had been replaced by the rock fans. The crowd filled the bar and was definitely ready to rock. They showed us a great time. I guess I should not have been too surprised. Even though we'd never played in Oshkosh before, we have had many successful shows in Appleton, Fond du Lac and Ripon. All three of these cities were well-represented in the audience and we are very grateful for that. It may have been a long time in coming, but this might be the beginning of long meaningful friendship with Oshkosh. --Josh
Bittersweeteus:
"This place was really nothing to speak of but once you put CherryPie in there, you tend to forget your surroundings. CherryPie seems to have that effect because they are interesting to watch and they always entertain with such great efficiency. And then there's John, who spews that fluid like Triple H waiting for a challenge. I was waiting for Shawn Michaels, Triple H's tag team partner, to appear to help with crowd control. But John, himself, has the know how and smarts to do it himself. It was quite a different place, but that didn't seem to matter anymore after a night of CherryPie."
mikey:
"There were these young chicks in the front row that were so hot! I want to travel to watch the band if they will always have hot chicks like that. One was a great head banger!"
Bottoms Up:
"I'd like to thank the guys who grabbed my ass. I really felt at home. Thanks again! Peggy"
aspice:
"the show was awesome as usual.. thanks for popping the Cherry on a Cherry Pie Virgin! it rocked.. can't decide which was my fav of the night getting sandwiched between shane and john or seeing rod stewart.. until next time. \m/"
Brenda:
"Loved your show."
greatwhite_girl:
"Hey guys! I want to thank you for FINALLY coming to Oshkosh! We love to rock here so please head to town again I promise you the crowds will get bigger with every return here. THANKS!!! YOU ROCK!"
Greatwhite89:
"Another rockin show, you guys never dissapoint!! Can't wait to see you in Fond Du Lac next Friday, glory will be had!! So, who's the other big great white fan on this comment page?!"
Rattlesnake:
"Seeing Rod Stewart, Richard Gere and Cherry Pie together in one night in one place.......ruled!!!!!!!, even though it wasn't the real Gere and Stewart, who cared!!!!! And the ass grabbing, yeah, that was probably my buddies and I, sorry! :)"
"Hey Rattlesnake, don't be sorry. I loved it! I believe it's a good way to meet people. Too bad they didn't say hi. Actually, I was famous in Kenosha for doing it myself! love it, it should be done more often, Peggy"
"Hey greatwhite89 e-mail me, We can catch a Cherry Pie show together and help them sing OBTS:) Greatwhite_girl@yahoo.com"


In the world of technology where everything is now become digital and sold over e-commerce websites, the startup culture of the country has also revolved.
Now every startup and a beginner plans to launch their mobile based application first.
But few people don't have ideas to develop app.. What is an ideal idea for android app which will help beginner to mint money?
If we just see the play store and e-commerce market, the same idea is repeated. Many websites & apps are catering the same idea to the audience and at times even after knowing that the already existing idea is not doing great, we still copy them adding idealistic approach to it.
Well what if I guide you with some amusing and brilliant android app ideas, so if you are a beginner and fetching an idea for your startup then this is it.
Do you know in few place in Mumbai (India) like south Mumbai car parking price is more than car actual price. Not only in India but out side like USA, UK and china also have same issues of parking..
You can check news regarding parking price in Hong Kong and Mumbai on financialexpress.
There are many apps available but still something lacking in apps and no solve out this issues.. so think creative before start for this android app idea.
As per united nations 1 in 9 people go to bed hungry each night And its not due to a lack of food as world produces enough food to feed world easily but lack of morality. We people waste so much every day.
So why not just create app for restaurant where they put how much food wastage in their place and even in every home. We can create system by which wastage food reachable to hunger people.
You can even take small amount from people so they take what they need…and not wastage further. it's social startup android app idea where you earn with serve.
You can create any game apps where children enjoy while using and also learn. like you can create cartoon app with Alphabates or moral story apps.
Toys get old once child use them for a week so why not you create an android apps which help them to swipe toys in their area and enjoy every week with new toy.
When we find near by open bar at 2 or 3 am or kick us off from the bar at 2 or 3 am and we wanna continue somewhere else then it is very difficult to find any open bar. so why not have mobile app that help drinker.
Many people forget to take medicine on time and even some time they confuse which one they should take. So why not we give this android app idea into reality.
Sometime we forgot to wish our friends or family member on b'day . so why not create app which automatically send whatsapp message with some image or message to b'day guy.
If researcher work on similar kind of project then they can team up and share their experience with each other so it help in progress..they can also experiment their research on different geographical location with help of right team.
Online window shopping is fun but then at times we still do not get the exact things we are looking for and even if we do how we do best know that it will and surely suit us?
Well to overcome this there has been no application launched so one can surely come up with a shopping assistant which not only detects your choice from all the e-commerce sites, even guides you with the cheapest option and give you a rough sketch of how will it suit your body.
An application like this will be downloaded with whirlwind by the youth, as e- commerce shopping is more of their thing.
Social media Autopilot, is nothing but an assistant, which helps you to eliminate the unwanted social contents from all of your social media handles and helps you to detect only the best 90 percent of the trending content which is useful for you.
Social media platforms are filled with Junk files and unwanted texts but many of them we come across are the repeated and the boring ones, so this auto pilot helps you to scrap the unwanted repeated stuff.
Though the application is hard to build, the brail Google maps will be offering a location detector for the dumb and deaf people.
This application is yet not launched, but will do incredibly great, and will be promoting social equality in the society.
An application similar to this will be great and the best part is there is no similar application on the play store. This will bring convenience to the blind and dumb travelers.
One of the best inventions for all the single people who stay alone and cannot eat outside food every day. This cook assistant will guide you on how to cook and give voice instructions while cooking.
All you have to do is feed in the dish you want to cook and eat and they will exactly guide you with steps of how and when to add the ingredients to your food and how long will it take to get your dish completed.
Cook assistants are very different from the recipes, they wait until you complete each step and keep guiding you throughout.
if you want you can even add pictures to the application to showcase your first attempts and dishes. This is the best application idea for the all the youth and hotel management students as well.
These are the top 5 best application ideas for beginners, they can start with these applications as the competition for these ideas are very less and they do not have a stiff competition and services like this would be loved by the youth of the whole world, it is not having any sorts of limits like geographical, age or culture. It is open for everyone to use and their user friendly as well.
If you want more apps then I got one website where people share their new apps ideas so you can take any one and start work on the same.
The main purpose of these applications are to give convenience to the audience they carter too and with time and periodic up gradation they can already do better, these ideas are not only brilliant but the revenue model attached to them will help you to earn and mint money and who knows you might end up becoming a millionaire? By opting for one of these application ideas.


She's been spotted in an array of stylish outfits at Coachella's first weekend.
And on Saturday, Victoria's Secret model Shanina Shaik, 28, opted for flirty, floral frock at the iconic music festival in California.
The Australian-born model flaunted her sensational curves and endless pins in a thigh-skimming ensemble.
Clearly in high spirits for the star-studded field day, Shanina could be seen doing a twirl in the 90s inspired dress while at Revolve Festival.
The statuesque brunette gave her look an edge with partial dreadlocks, which she paired with a glossy makeup palette.
Underneath she wore a matching bralette and over the top, an unusual red and white patchwork leather jacket from Zadig & Voltaire.
Earlier in the day, she was in another vintage look, consisting of a silken yellow slip dress, knee-high white boots and a studded white belt, with a 1970s feel.
On Thursday, Shanina celebrated the start of the annual event with clothing brand Revolve.
In photos shared to Instagram, she sported a white polka-dot frock with cut-out detail, offering a glimpse of her toned tummy.
Coachella is close to Shanina's heart, having been the place she first met her now-husband DJ Ruckus, real name Gregory Andrews.


Continuing our collaboration with Google News Lab, we built additional features from the Republican and Democratic Presidential debates for the Republican and Democratic conventions. Multiple visuals ran simultaneously through the convention spaces updating from live data feeds. The upgraded CMS allows multiple fetchers to be running at the same time, outputting different real-time visuals.


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Project Management & Project Planning
Hybrid project management
Team and department management
Staff Suite
Demand Management Suite
Team Task Management
The Can Do Apps
Technology for people
Pricing and licensing model
StartseiteHome » Blog » Can Do launches international marketing via AWS Marketplace
AWS Marketplace, Appfication, Projectmanagement, Resourcemanagement
Can Do launches international marketing via AWS Marketplace
In addition to the "AWS Marketplace" business service, Can Do uses numerous technology services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS). The next step is to use AWS Technology Services for machine learning .
Amazon Web Services infrastructure, AI-based risk management, Appfication
Can Do at AWS Summit in Berlin on February 26 and 27, 2019
Can Do has listed its software on the AWS Marketplace. Companies of all sizes can now test and purchase the software for skill-based resource management and project planning worldwide. First reference customers of the Can Do Apps operated as Software as a Service (SaaS) on AWS are already benefiting from the provision of the Can Do portfolio on the AWS infrastructure with server location in Frankfurt am Main that meets high quality standards, and the computing power for complex, AI-based risk calculations.
Jens Steinbicker, Managing Director
We are convinced that our listing on AWS Marketplace is an important step towards the rapid deployment of our software. Companies worldwide can access our project and resource management apps and test and purchase them user-based thanks to AWS' highly scalable services. In particualr smaller companies benefit from the roll-out of the software within seconds at low cost.
AWS Marketplace, skills, capacity
About Can Do
Medium-sized companies and corporations rely on the standard software of the Munich solution provider Can Do to plan their projects and portfolios. With Can Do, they always have the right employees at their disposal. The app-based solution checks in parallel whether sufficient capacities are available and whether these employees have the required skills. Can Do's AI supports users in handling complex planning situations and simulates future projects in real time. Can Do is available on Amazon Web Services and can be tested and purchased from the end of February 2019 via the AWS Marketplace.
Customers of the Munich-based Can Do GmbH include Arvato Systems, Gothaer Versicherung, HERMA, the Oerlikon Group, RI-Solution, Salzgitter AG, Swarovski and others. Further information can be found at http://www.can-do.de or follow us on Twitter via @CanDoGmbH.
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Fr8 Network positioned by founders as a solution for solving main transport truck industry issues – high costs of coordination, unclear market information about process; low rates of truck usage, high cost of money and theft/fraud. Founders can show deep knowledge of market and detailed marketing strategy, competitive advantages over existing solutions and understanding of target audience. But founders didn't presented a clear roadmap and business plan; and probably founder have an incorrect information in his LinkedIn profile. Also, team looks incomplete without marketing and finance professionals. So, the position of expert-coin.com (first honest ICO rating) is negative.


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→GolfBuddy Platinum II Golf GPS review
GolfBuddy Platinum II Golf GPS review
Editor: 90%
Editor: 100%
GolfBuddy Platinum II is an example of how a great Golf GPS device should look like and function. It is equipped with all the necessary features that define a GPS device, and it is also very easy to use. Although just like most other devices it has a few shortcomings but they are not major issues, and so you can easily overcome them. All in all, it's an excellent device and any golfer will benefit a lot from using it.
Golf Buddy Platinum II Golf GPS review
GolfBuddy Platinum II is an improvement of the World Platinum, and it seems to have made up for the few shortcomings in the previous device. However, the most notable improvements in the Platinum II are the high contrast screen, improved sensitivity of the screen and a high-performance battery that can now last up to 18 hours. The design has also been improved significantly, and the device now looks more elegant. The technology used in the device remains the same, but things seem to work much better than in the previous devices. With the Golf Buddy Platinum II, you will benefit from a better-performing golf GPS that is also easier to set up and use.
Shot Tracking: Golfers can be able to track location and distance of each shot thanks to this feature.
Online Portal: Players can review their statistics on the app or log in to the GolfBuddy website.
Scores and Statistics: Golf Buddy Platinum II tracks scores for up to four players and provides statistics and analysis for the GPS owner.
Auto-Advance: It has an auto hole recognition and an advanced feature that automatically moves to the next hole when playing.
Battery: Is fitted with a rechargeable lithium polymer battery that can last up to 18 hours when fully charge
Screen: Platinum II has a three-inch touchscreen that is also trans-reflective. The color TFT LCD screen is glove-friendly meaning you can still use it even when wearing gloves.
Buttons: Since most of the functions are accessed sing the touchscreen this GPS has only three buttons for On/Off and access to Quick Tools and ProPlay.
Course Availability: This GPS boasts over 33,000 worldwide courses, and this makes it one of the devices with the most pre-loaded golf courses currently on the market. There are also no fees for future course addition and updates.
Dimensions and weight: The dimensions for this GPS are 2.46 x 4.3 x 1 inches, and it weighs 5.65 oz with the battery.
Resistance: The GPS has been designed to be shock and water resistance making it possible to use it in any weather conditions.
The biggest benefit that you will get from using this device is that you will have better control of different aspects of your game. Being able to track shots and having a statistics to review later one will have a significant impact on your game since you will know the areas you need to improve. Another benefit is that this device will give your access to thousands of golf course from across the world and so you will find all your favorite ones here.
With Golf Buddy Platinum II you get full hole graphics which is quite a unique feature and very helpful in a game.
Shock and water resistance makes it more durable and also means you can use it in wet conditions.
Has exceptional course coverage and it is hard not to find your course no matter where you are.
Golf Buddy Platinum II has a better touch screen than its predecessors, but it still needs some improvement to make it more sensitive.
It has some mapping errors and lacks important hazard pre-mapping.
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Golf Buddy Platinum II is an example of how a best Golf GPS device should look like and function. It is equipped with all the necessary features that define a GPS device, and it is also very easy to use. Although just like most other devices it has a few shortcomings but they are not major issues, and so you can easily overcome them. All in all, it's an excellent device and any golfer will benefit a lot from using it.
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Ethan Dumortier, né le  à Lyon, est un joueur international français de rugby à XV jouant au poste de centre ou d'ailier au sein du Lyon OU.

Biographie

Jeunesse et formation
Natif de Lyon mais Isérois d'origine puisqu'il vit avec ses parents dans la commune de Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu . Ethan Dumortier est formé au Saint-Savin sportif où il commence le rugby en 2009. Puis, il rejoint le CS Bourgoin-Jallieu cinq ans plus tard, en 2014. Après trois ans passés à Bourgoin, il est détecté par le Lyon OU, qu'il rejoint en 2017, en Crabos. Formé au poste de centre, est ensuite repositionné au poste d'ailier.

En janvier 2019, il est sélectionné pour la première fois en équipe de France des moins de 20 ans, afin de participer au Tournoi des Six Nations des moins de 20 ans 2019. Il ne joue qu'un seul match durant la compétition, face à l'Italie et inscrit par la même occasion un essai. Quelques mois plus tards, en mai 2019, il est de nouveau retenu avec les Bleuets, cette fois pour participer à la Coupe du monde des moins de 20 ans 2019 en Argentine. Il joue les trois premiers matchs de cette compétition que la France remporte en battant l'Australie en finale (24-23). Ethan Dumortier devient alors champion du monde des moins de 20 ans en étant doublement surclassé.

L'année suivante en 2020, il participe au Tournoi des Six Nations des moins de 20 ans en 2020 et joue deux matchs, avant que cette édition ne prenne fin prématurément à cause de la pandémie de Covid-19. Il marque un essai à chacun de ces deux matchs joués.

En parallèle de sa carrière de rugbyman, il suit une licence STAPS.

Débuts professionnels (2019-2022)
Après son titre de champion du monde junior, Ethan Dumortier est pressenti pour faire ses débuts professionnels durant la saison 2019-2020. Il joue le premier match de sa carrière le , à l'occasion de la quatrième journée de Coupe d'Europe de la saison 2019-2020, contre les Italiens du Benetton Trévise. Âgé de seulement 18 ans, il est titulaire à l'aile et joue 70 minutes avant d'être remplacé par Noa Nakaitaci. Cette saison, il est également appelé pour la première fois dans le groupe de l'équipe de France de rugby à sept et fait ses débuts internationaux à sept en février 2020. Pour sa première saison, il ne joue que trois matchs avec le LOU, tous en Coupe d'Europe, avant l'arrêt prématuré des compétitions à cause de la pandémie de Covid-19.

Durant la saison suivante, en 2020-2021, Ethan Dumortier gagne du temps de jeu et son éclosion au plus haut niveau semble proche. Au mois de , il fait partie des sélectionnés pour préparer le Tournoi des Six Nations des moins de 20 ans 2020 avec l'Équipe de France de rugby à XV des moins de 20 ans. Il joue deux matchs dans le tournoi, contre l'Italie et l'Angleterre, et marque un essai à chaque match.  En club, il joue sept matchs de Top 14, dont trois en tant que titulaire, et inscrit le premier essai de sa carrière lors de la  journée de championnat, contre Agen. En fin de saison, il prolonge son contrat avec le LOU, tout comme cinq autres espoirs du club.

Eclosion au plus haut niveau et débuts internationaux (depuis 2022)
En début de saison 2021-2022, Ethan Dumortier doit encore prouver pour gagner sa place dans le XV de départ lyonnais, faisant face à une forte concurrence, que ce soit au poste de centre ou d'ailier. Pourtant, dès les premiers mois de la saison, il commence à impressionner et à enfin se révéler, notamment lors de la première journée de Top 14 contre l'ASM Clermont où il inscrit un doublé. Après une première partie de saison prometteuse, il fait partie des jeunes joueurs français à fort potentiel suivis par le sélectionneur des Bleus, Fabien Galthié. Cette saison, son club se qualifie en finale du Challenge européen. En finale, le LOU affronte le RC Toulon, au Stade Vélodrome et s'impose 30 à 12. Bien qu'il ne participe pas à la finale, Ethan Dumortier remporte ainsi le premier titre de sa carrière chez les séniors.

Après une saison 2021-2022 très prometteuse, Ethan Dumortier entame la saison 2022-2023 en concurrence avec Xavier Mignot et Noa Nakaitaci pour une place de titulaire au poste d'ailier. Il s'impose très rapidement comme l'un des joueurs indispensables de son équipe et réalise un excellent début de saison, récompensé en octobre 2022, quand il est convoqué pour la première fois de sa carrière en équipe de France, par Galthié, puisqu'il a en effet inscrit quatre essais en cinq matchs, au moment de sa convocation. Il est appelé pour participer à la tournée d'automne des Bleus qui doivent affronter l'Australie, l'Afrique du Sud et le Japon. Il ne joue cependant aucune rencontre de la tournée. Quelques mois plus tard, en janvier 2023, il est de nouveau appelé en équipe de France pour participer au Tournoi des Six Nations 2023. Il est à ce moment de la saison, le meilleur marqueur du Top 14 avec huit essais inscrits. Il connaît sa première cape à l'occasion du premier match du tournoi, contre l'Italie, profitant de la blessure de Gabin Villière. Il est titulaire et inscrit son premier essai avec les Bleus, qui s'imposent 24 à 29. Lors de la troisième journée du tournoi, il marque son deuxième essai international, face à l'Écosse.

Statistiques

En club

Internationales

Équipe de France des moins de 20 ans
Ethan Dumortier a disputé quatre matchs avec l'équipe de France des moins de 20 ans en deux saisons, prenant part à deux éditions du Tournoi des Six Nations des moins de 20 ans en 2019 et 2020, et à une édition du championnat du monde junior en 2019. Il inscrit un total de trois essais, soit quinze points.

Équipe de France de rugby à sept
Au , Ethan Dumortier compte 21 sélections en équipe de France de rugby à sept pour 5 essais marqués, soit 25 points.

XV de France
Au , Ethan Dumortier compte quatre sélections en équipe de France, pour deux essais inscrits.

Palmarès

En club
 Lyon OU
 Vainqueur du Challenge européen en 2022

En équipe nationale

 Vainqueur du Championnat du monde junior en 2019

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Liens externes

Joueur international français de rugby à XV
Joueur français de rugby à sept
Centre (rugby à XV)
Ailier (rugby à XV)
Joueur du Lyon OU
Naissance en décembre 2000
Naissance à Lyon

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A Lopez-sziget az Amerikai Egyesült Államok Washington államának San Juan megyéjében fekszik.

A sziget a Wilkes-expedíció során Isaac Chauncey tengerész tiszteletére a Chauncey nevet kapta, majd 1847-ben Henry Kellett brit tiszt Gonzalo López de Haro, a San Juan-szigetek első európai felfedezőjének nevét választotta.

A szigeten hagyomány a motorosoknak, kerékpárosoknak és gyalogosoknak integetni. 1996-ban Paul Allen egy nagyobb területet vásárolt, ezért az 50 éven át működő Camp Nor'wester gyerektábort be kellett zárni.

Innen sugároz a KLOI-FM rádióadó.

Éghajlat
A sziget éghajlata mediterrán (a Köppen-skála szerint Csb).

Jegyzetek

Fordítás

További információk

 Kereskedelmi kamara
 Washington Rural Heritage

Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok szigetei
Washington állam földrajza


Philipp Otto Runge, born the 23 july 1777, died the 2 December 1810, he was a German Romantic Painter, friend of Goethe (that wrote a "brick" book about colors; "Theory of Colours") in short, they shared the same interests. Runge dedicate his life on accurate, almost "scientific", drawings, painting and he dedicate him self on the studies of colours and creating a colours system.
For him there are three colors (blue, yellow and red) what he wanted to do is create the complete kind of colors resulting from the mixing of them, among them self and black and white. The result is a sphere illustration similar to planet earth with two poles of black and white and colors are mixing each others in all direction and depth. The easy way to visualize his idea I think is to imagine it as a three-dimensional sphere that you can as well dissect (like an apple) and inside discover colors mixing among each other.
What I appreciate on the "Farbenkugel" is his ambition on creating a complete illustration of the relation between colors, and the obvious benefit that you can have from it.
With the fact that he is a painter you can see that his colour studies influenced the way he is handling colours (x;x) in his paintings that make me interested on choosing some of his paintings, simplify them and select some colours with the use of pastels, than be playful and let the process lead me to create something.
First of all I selected some of his paintings and then I made some abstractions based on the similar color that you can see in his works, then I cut out parts, square and lines of the abstractions. Build forms and experiment and play around with them.
Actually, the more I was experimenting and trying out, the more I was getting insecure and confused.
Finally I decided to focus on the square selection and zoom/ abstraction of his painting.
So I selected some of the more or less 5 x 6 cm cut outs, scanned them and printed them in A3. But then I still didn't know what to do with them.
I questioned myself what should I do? So i pick up the camera and start filming but….
I was getting more lost and far from the original idea.
Whit this color system I must say that I learned to not underestimate or doubt the first idea, but go for it and finish it.


GoldSrc Sprites are point entities that are saved as individual files named with extension ".spr" instead of map textures that are packed into WADs. In order to make sprites, you must author your images in BMP format with an 8-bit depth (256 colors index/palette) and dimensions must be in multiples of 16 with a maximum of 512X512. Sprites have multiple types of transparency and orientation modes to rotate them. They can also be toggled on or off by name and have animation. Lastly, unlike brush entities they are not affected by BSP map lighting.
While this tutorial focuses primarily on map-based entities, the methods for creating other effects or uses are the same, say for example some newly coded effects for a mod or custom weapons, trails, angelscript (Sven Co-op), and HUD/projectiles/muzzle/effect replacements without the framerate limitations of map entities.
Keep in mind to make your own folder in the sprite directory for organization and avoiding name conflicts.
Important: Oriented mode sprites tend to have problems with angle co-ordinates in hammer so its best to set them manually starting from [180,180,180] instead of [0,0,0]. In addition don't use negative numbers; instead subtract from 360. Also use 360 instead of 0 and carefully watch the use of hammer transforms as it will likely give you numbers that might look fine in hammer but will not work in-game. If you are still having troubles with angles not appearing in map I have an example RMF included in the example file download at the bottom (called "oriented_angles.rmf").
If you made a sprite file and need to change the type you set upon creation, you can have their types changed with HL-Texture-Tools under "fix sprite type" without re-creating them. Also in the mod Sven Co-Op" you can actually set a manual override known in the FGD as "Draw type/Orientation" (aka: keyvalue "vp_type").
env_laser: A beam entity that draws a sprite from itself to a target. The sprite is usually a rectangle ratio sprite format. This entity renders only in additive mode, no matter the sprite format.
env_beam: A beam entity that has more features than env_laser. Unlike env_laser, env_beam is targeted from 2 set points that can be faded out. It can also fire multiple beams (like the alien teleport effect) and can also be set up as a "ring".
env_shooter: Can spawn sprites with simple collision that bounce around and fade out. One issue is that they "clip" into floors at times. Shot sprites do not animate.
env_spritetrain: An Opposing Force & Sven Co-Op entity that moves a sprite along path_corners.
Before we start, id like to mention some basic info about env_sprite since it will be the most used in this tutorial and to clear up some issues. When you make an env_sprite without a name for inputs it will start on. If you make a sprite with a name it will start off and anything targeting the sprite will turn it on. To have a targeted sprite that starts on and gets shut off you need to set the "start on" flag in your properties tab. If your sprite is animated it will loop, but if you set the flag "play once" it will play all frames and then disappear until triggered again. This is useful for effects like explosions,splashes,steampuffs,ect.
Also keep in mind some FGD's for hammer/J.A.C.K may have the default value of the FX amount set to blank which can make your sprite invisible which can be confusing for troubleshooting (fx amount 255 is full opaque).
Download Half-Life Texture Tools to get started. I have included an example map rmf of sprites use in this tutorial for you to examine: Download here.
While this tutorial is written for 8-bit BMP creation in Photoshop, I have alternative methods shown within that use the program IRFANVIEW to convert & dither images from other paint programs to 8-bit BMP.
Lastly, as an alternative you can use Wally, the WAD creation tool as a paint program to save out 8bit BMPs using this tutorial.


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Schoolgirl screamed 'help he's going to rape me' during attack in Harlow, court hears
"At that point I was so scared I didn't know what he was going to do"
A 12-year-old girl who was dragged near a garage and sexually assaulted screamed out "help he's going to rape me", a court heard.
Darren Sellen, 40, of Church Leys, Harlow, is accused of attacking and kidnapping the schoolgirl as she was walking through the Bush Fair area of Harlow on November 2 last year.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police she was followed by a man who then assaulted her as she made her way home from school that afternoon.
She claims the attack only stopped when passersby heard her cry out for help.
This morning (Tuesday, July 24), Sellen, who denies the charges against him, came before Chelmsford Crown Court to be tried for three offences relating to the attack.
What are the charges against Sellen?
Kidnapping;
Kidnapping to commit a sexual offence; and
Sexual assault of a girl under the age of 13.
Outlining the prosecution case, Richard Potts told the court: "The victim, then 12 now 13, was making her way from school in the afternoon. She was travelling in the area of Bush Fair.
"The victim went to the Post Office in the precinct there and came out and as she came out the crown say the defendant emerged from the other side of the road, crossed over the pedestrian crossing and after a short delay followed her.
"She was assaulted, we say by Mr Sellen, who dragged her into a fairly remote area of lock up garages against some bushes.
"She was pushed to the ground, grabbed from behind and (he) touched her bottom and he was inviting her to show him her bottom."
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'No dispute an attack took place'
The victim, who says her attacker had his hand across her mouth and that her face was pushed to the ground, was able to call out to a family who were walking past.
Mr Potts continued: "The victim saw them and called out: 'Help he's going to rape me.'
"The attacker got up and made off saying he knew her mother."
"There is no dispute that an attack took place, there is no dispute that she was assaulted, the dispute is on the identity of the person who did it."
The intervening couple, who were with their three children at the time, gave a detailed description of the attacker to police, including how he smelt.
The trial is being heard at Chelmsford Crown Court
In the victim's interview, she said although she did not get a good look at her attacker because he grabbed her from behind, he smelt of cigarettes - something the couple also noted.
Both witnesses picked out Sellen following a formal identification parade.
Police obtained CCTV footage from the precinct and proceeded to arrest Sellen at his parent's home address - just a short distance away from Bush Fair.
Officers also carried out house-to-house enquiries in the area, which led to two resident's claiming they saw a man running from the direction of the precinct.
CCTV footage also showed the man running from one of the houses.
One of the residents described him as having a "gingery hair" and said that he seemed out of breath before he ran into and then out of a cul-de-sac.
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"There was a striking similarity of his clothing not on him at the time, but seized from a bin liner in a spare room," added Mr Potts.
"It was a black hooded top and witnesses claimed the assailant wore a black hooded top.
"His parents were present when he was arrested and confirmed he had been sleeping in an empty garage owned by his father.
"They themselves had been out the previous day in Hertford but had returned home early to mid-afternoon and the defendant had come to their home.
"He went for a shower and a shave, he had arrived with two or three days of stubble. She thought it was unusual that he went for a shower as he already had one. He changed all of his clothes apart from his jeans and trainers."
The defendant was interviewed on November 4 and was shown the CCTV.
Although Sellen said it looked like him, he denied he was the person filmed.
He told officers he went to Bush Fair on November 2, had bought beer which he drunk in a park and met his friend John before returning to his parent's address where he stayed for the rest of the day.
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A video statement of the victim taken on November 2 at 5.53pm was also played out in court.
The victim told the interviewing officer: "He put his hand on my eyes and my mouth and I said: 'I can't see, I can't see' and he took his hand off my eyes.
"I screamed, he said: 'Don't scream', but I carried on screaming and he said: 'Don't scream or I'll hurt you.'
"He was trying to get me to go near the garages I said: 'What are you going to do?'
"He said: 'I just want to see your knickers,' and I said no.
"He was grabbing my bum, he said I had a nice bum and I said: 'I don't want to show you that, I don't want that.'
"At that point I was so scared I didn't know what he was going to do.
"Then I saw a couple and I screamed: 'Help he's going to rape me,' and he said: 'I know you, I know your mum,' then he started to walk off slowly and then very fast."


Even though there is an incredibly rigorous geometry, so that the building presents faces on multiple sides - there is a sense of quirkiness, too.
While the tradition of placing follies in gardens didn't translate readily to Australia, a new structure at the Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, calls to mind those early garden ornaments.
The building is the AGL Lakeside Pavilion, and it heralds a new direction for the Garden.
In recent years, Kennedy Associates director Anthony Nolan and his fellow director Steve Kennedy have both noticed a touch of eighteenth-century English landscape architect, 'Capability' Brown, creeping into the Garden.
"Another reason for choosing steel was that it required no bracing, so there are no barriers to entry at ground level – nothing to impede access from all four sides – which allows the building to engage more fully with the Garden," Nolan adds.
While the use of steel gives the building an honest, almost agricultural aesthetic. Kennedy says it helped to reveal and nurture the building's own willful character.
This is a raw muscular shed, where nothing is hidden, nothing is covered and nothing is painted. Even though there is an incredibly rigorous geometry – which includes a double ridge in the roofline so that the building presents faces on multiple sides – there is a sense of quirkiness, too.
Nolan originally set out the building around the dimensions of a 200-person marquee, and the ghost of a tent-like structure can be read in its slender steel 150mm SHS columns and 200mm UB Roof Beams covered with a thin and lightweight roof. Nolan specified Ritek Ecotek™ Roof Panel 130mm made from COLORBOND® steel, in the colour Bushland® on both sides, for the roof.
"The edges of the roof are thin and they cantilever away from the structural steel frame, and we couldn't have achieved that cantilever with any other material of that thinness without a lot of extra structural support," Nolan says.
A box gutter runs through the centre of the building collecting water for storage in the adjacent 'tanks' – also clad in LYSAGHT CUSTOM ORB® profile made from COLORBOND® steel in the colour Woodland Grey® (two contain toilets, one holds water). Made from COLORBOND® steel and completely exposed underneath, the box gutter exemplifies the project's exquisite detailing of modest materials.
Both Kennedy and Nolan are full of praise for the construction team that brought their vision to life. "The builder and steel fabricator were excellent; everything is crisp and how we wanted it to be," Kennedy says.
"They produced 34 steel fabrication drawings after I had developed the design extensively in 3D and CAD – that was the only way we could strip the structure back as we've done, and accept those various kinks," Nolan adds.
Whereas most follies served little practical purpose, the Pavilion provides a welcoming place to sit and socialise, with the added benefit of being able to enjoy expansive views of the sculpted landscape from within its sheltered enclosure.


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The Mystery Of Why Billions Of People Don't Eat Pork
It's difficult to get a hard figure for the number of people in the world who don't eat pork. Estimates on Quora using the number of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus (all people from faiths that prohibit/restrict either pork or meat eating more generally) put the figure at a touch under 3 billion people. Of course, not everyone practices their religion the same way, and some people don't eat pork for non-religious reasons, but it's safe to say that a significant chunk of the world's population rejects pork.
This is striking given how revered pork is within the food traditions where it is accepted. Barbecue is basically its own religion by now. Bacon's deliciousness has been memed into oblivion. Prosciutto is one of the world's finest delicacies. So what gives? Why does a solid third (or more) of the world's population avoid a meat that much of humanity can't get enough of? The answers are complicated, uncertain, and stretch back in time basically as far as recorded human history.
The Bible prohibits pork consumption
According to Oxford Biblical Studies Online, the root of many people's pork avoidance can be found in the Bible, particularly the Hebrew Bible (or what is known to Christians as the Old Testament). Deuteronomy 14:5-8 is explicit in its prohibition of pork consumption: "You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud … The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses."
Of course, the rule against pork is just one of many dietary laws mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. That same passage from Deuteronomy also forbids the consumption of rabbits, hyrax, and camels. Knowing Jesus has a list of bible verses that include rules against eating aquatic animals that don't have fish and scales (i.e. shellfish) and things that died on their own (carrion). However, there is a clear and repeated revulsion when it comes to pork. For example, Isaiah 66:17 states, "Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs, rats, and other unclean things — they will meet their end together with the one they follow." There is also an incident in Matthew where Jesus drives a hoard of demons into a herd of pigs. The origin of this disgust for pigs is a source of debate.
But pork was not always forbidden in ancient Israel
In ancient times, the land we now know as Israel was inhabited by several different populations, including the ancestors of modern Jews. Around 1000 BCE, European settlers called the Sea Peoples migrated to the southern part of the region, bringing pigs with them. The most prominent Sea Peoples culture, the Philistines, established a tradition of pork-eating in what became known as Philistia. Traditionally, it has been argued that the ancestors of modern Jews who lived in Southern Israel (known as Judahites), abstained from pork to differentiate themselves from the Philistines, though the article Iron Age Pigs in the journal Radiocarbon states that this may not have been a universal rule.
In contrast to the Judahites, Israelites in Northern Israel seem to have eaten a fair bit of pork during this time period, and pork was an important source of meat for them. However, many Israelite refugees had to move south when their kingdom collapsed in the 7th and 8th centuries BCE. The authors of Iron Age Pigs theorize that the Biblical pork taboo may date from this time period. The rule could have been used as a tool to assimilate Israelites into the pork-abstaining Judahite culture.
The Quran also bans pig-eating
Islam is an Abrahamic faith that shares many important beliefs, prophets, and traditions with Judaism and Christianity (via World History Encyclopedia). And just like the Bible, the Quran also explicitly forbids the consumption of pork, as well as certain other types of meat. Per Quran 5:3, "Forbidden to you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, the animal slaughtered in any name other than Allah's." There is an exception to this rule if a believer is in danger of starvation. "As for he who is driven by hunger, without being wilfully inclined to sin, surely Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate."
As in the Hebrew Bible, no explanation for this rule is given other than that God commands it and that pigs are unclean. However, abstaining from pork remains an important practice for many Muslims in the modern era. Per Oxford University, importing pork into Iran is a jailable offense. A 2021 Pew survey conducted in India found that 77% of Muslim respondents said that somewhat who eats pork can't be Muslim. This is quite a high figure considering that only 60% of the surveyed group said that you have to believe in God to be considered a Muslim.
Many Hindus abstain from pork
The relationship between Hindu practices and eating meat is complex. Beef is prohibited because cows are sacred in Hinduism. Although vegetarianism is encouraged by the religion's theology, a majority of Hindus in India are not vegetarian, according to a Pew survey. However, most Hindus in the country do restrict their meat consumption in some way. For some, this includes avoiding pork.
Although pork is not banned by Hindu religious texts, it historically has been viewed as unclean meat in India, according to the South China Morning Post. As in Israel, this was not always the case; in ancient times, textual evidence suggests that pork consumption was somewhat widespread in India. However, this changed in the 16th century when the country was ruled by the Mughal Empire. The Muslim Mughals initiated a cultural shift around pork that pervaded Indian society and led a majority of the population to consider pork to be unclean.
In modern times, the attitude toward pork among Indian Hindus is starting to change again, as pork is becoming a gourmet treat in the country. In 2022, India began allowing the importation of U.S.-raised pork into the country, setting the stage for a porky renaissance.
Thinkers have been trying to explain the pork taboo for centuries
As we have covered, the sacred texts of Judaism and Islam, two religions that emerged in the ancient Middle East, both ban pork, but the underlying reasons why the population in this region turned against the other white meat are debatable. Thinkers have been trying to explain the pork taboo for centuries. Philo of Alexandria, a 1st century BCE Jewish scholar, asserted that pork was too delicious and would lead to sinful eating habits. "Now of land animals, the swine is confessed to be the nicest of all meats by those who eat it … [Moses] has forbidden with all his might all animals, whether of the land, or of the water, or that fly through the air, which are most fleshy and fat, and calculated to excite treacherous pleasure" (The Special Laws 4:100).
Maimonides, a 12th-century CE Jewish philosopher, argued in favor of the pork taboo from the opposite perspective, saying that pigs were the most disgusting and loathsome of all animals because they live in very dirty conditions. In Guide for the Perplexed 3:48, he also claimed that pork is unhealthy for people to eat: "Pork contains more moisture than necessary [for human food], and too much of superfluous matter."
Some have theorized that it had something to do with Trichinella worms
Pork sometimes contains a parasite called Trichinella worms. These worms can make people sick with an illness called trichinellosis or even kill them (via Parasite). The parasite, and its connection to pork, was discovered in the 1800s. Swiftly after Trichinella worms were discovered, some people pointed to them as a rational explanation for the pork taboo. After all, if pork makes you sick, it would make sense to prohibit eating it, right?
As Marvin Harris points out in his book "Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches," the trichinellosis hypothesis has some serious weaknesses. For one, the parasites are only a risk if pork is undercooked, and he argues that pork was not significantly riskier than any other meat in the ancient world in this respect. Back then, undercooked beef could expose you to all sorts of nasty parasites like tapeworms. And goats, sheep, and cattle in some ways posed greater risks to human health than pigs did, as they could transmit infections like Brucellosis and anthrax to people. There is considerable evidence to suggest that people in Biblical times knew that ruminant animals carried these infections, but no compelling reason to believe that ancient people were aware of Trichinella worms in pork.
Marvin Harris argued there were practical reasons to avoid pigs
Columbia University anthropologist Marvin Harris theorized extensively about the source of the pork taboo in Jewish and Muslim cultures. In a 1977 piece for The Washington Post, he wrote that the ancient Middle East experienced a period of widespread desertification as the population rose. What had once been fertile, forested land with many water sources turned into an arid desert with scarce water. He argued that this made the region poorly suited for raising pigs, as pigs competed with humans for food sources like grain. Cows, sheep, and goats, on the other hand, could forage on grasses that still grew naturally even as the region dried up.
Furthermore, the hot, dry, sunny climate may have contributed to ancient Middle Easterners' perception of pigs as unclean animals. In those conditions, pigs have to wallow in mud (or even feces) to stay cool. In temperate, shady climates, pigs can stay much cleaner and don't need to wallow.
Harris supports his hypothesis by referencing the fact that pig consumption declined all over the Middle East between 2000 and 3000 BCE, and not just among Israelites. Egyptians and Mesopotamians also began shunning pork during this period. This suggests that pig avoidance came from practical concerns, not just cultural factors.
Another scholar suggests that chickens were better animals for the Middle East
Richard W. Redding's article The Pig and the Chicken in the Middle East in the Journal of Academic Research echoes Harris' theories about pork becoming an impractical food source in the Middle East and expands on them by suggesting that chickens essentially replaced pigs in Middle Eastern agriculture.
Chickens did not arrive in the region until somewhere around 1000 BCE. In many ways they serve a similar function to pigs in the food system: they eat the same food sources as humans do, but transform them into nutritious meat that can play a valuable role in the human diet. However, chickens may have been better suited to this purpose than pigs were, at least in the Middle Eastern climate. They convert food and water into protein more efficiently. They're also small enough that it's easy to eat a whole chicken before it goes bad in the heat. Furthermore, you can keep your chickens alive instead of eating them and they will produce eggs for you.
Cultural reasons may have been a defining factor in pork prohibition
While the practical, materialist supporting arguments for the pork taboo from Harris and Redding are compelling, they are ultimately unproven theories. Cultural factors may have played just as important a role as practical concerns. An article in the Journal for the Study of Judaism argues that pork avoidance didn't take on a special significance for the Jewish population of Israel until the territory came under the control of pork-eating Romans. It was then that not eating pork was used by Israelites as a way to set themselves apart from their Hellenized Roman conquerors and pork consumption became viewed much more unfavorably.
The cultural separation between Jews and their pork-eating rulers, neighbors, and oppressors became very pronounced over time. In some historical contexts, pork avoidance was synonymous with Jewishness. The ruler Antiochus tried to crush Judaism by feeding pork to the Jewish high priest and pouring pork blood all over the Temple. His persecution led to the revolt by the Maccabees that is commemorated by the Hanukkah celebration every year (via Jewish News Syndicate). In Medieval Europe, Christians used pigs as anti-Semitic symbols, while Jews viewed pigs as embodying the negative qualities of their Christian oppressors. Long after pork avoidance served any potential practical purpose (such as when Jews moved to temperate Europe), it had deeply entrenched cultural and religious meanings.
Pork has a complicated history in modern Israel
Just as pork had a multifaceted role to play in ancient Israel and the Middle East, its place in modern Israeli society continues to be hotly debated. While many observant Jews in the present day still follow the Biblical proscription against pork, there are also many secular Jews who do not. Not to mention that there are also Christians in Israel who have no religious reason not to eat pork. According to the Atlanta Jewish Times, pork was banned in Israel in 1961, but the law was quickly amended to allow Christians to raise pork for their own consumption within the country. Pork pita sandwiches were commonly served in Tel Aviv (the hub of secular culture in Israel) in the mid-20th century as well.
In the '90s, secular immigrants from Russia brought their taste for pork to the country. Then in the 2010s, a rising gourmet movement made pork a hot meat in Tel Aviv restaurants, per Slate. Since importing non-Kosher meats to Israel is still banned for the most part, the country's increasing appetite for pork must be fed by domestic producers, and supplies are limited, so pork is something of a luxury. Despite its recent trendiness, there is still a lot of opposition to pork consumption within the country, and debate continues over whether it is acceptable to serve pork.
Pork's role in the African American diet is also fraught
Not everyone who rejects pork does so for religious regions. Beginning during the Civil Rights era, many Black Americans began turning their backs on pork (via How to Eat to Live). In some cases, this decision did have a religious component, as it became common for African Americans to convert to Islam during this time. However, the reasons for the turn away from pork went beyond religion, and many non-Muslim African Americans also stopped eating pork as well.
Pork, along with corn, was a staple of the slave diet forced on captive Black Americans. It later became a popular meat in soul food, a cuisine that evolved from the traditional dishes that were cooked during the time of slavery. Although pork-heavy soul food and barbecue were (and are) still beloved, some politically-conscious African Americans in the mid-20th century began to perceive soul food as an extension of the slave diet, a relic of colonialism and oppression that needed to be rejected. Pork was also viewed by many as unhealthy in general. Vegetarianism became popular during this period as well. Rejecting colonized cuisine and choosing to eat healthy food came to be viewed as pillars of culinary Black nationalism. The lingering effects of this movement continue to complicate the narrative around eating pork in America.
People now may not eat pigs for animal welfare reasons
In addition to political concerns, there is another relatively modern reason why some people may choose not to eat pork: animal cruelty. Per The Washington Post, the vast majority of pigs in America are raised in extreme confinement. Whatever you think about the ethics of eating meat in general, you may have some qualms about the specific practices used by the American pork industry.
Of course, factory farming is not limited to pork production in America, but some people may be reluctant to eat pigs in particular because they are very smart. A comparative review published in the International Journal of Comparative Psychology concluded that pigs are intelligent and have deep social and emotional lives. The study's authors compare pig cognition to that of dogs and chimpanzees. While whether or not to eat pork is ultimately a personal decision, one of the study's authors told HuffPost that she hopes her findings will convince some people to give up pork.


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Prime Day tablet deals still available: Amazon Fire, iPad, Samsung Galaxy and more
You can still find some great discounts on Fire, Android, and iPad tablets on Amazon Prime Day.
By Michael Crider
Staff Writer, PCWorld Jul 13, 2022 3:47 pm PDT
Day two of Amazon's Prime Day 2022 is coming to a close, but there are still good tablet deals available. Since Amazon's Fire line is probably the best-selling tablet on the planet, today is naturally a great day to snag a discount on one—we're seeing up to 50 percent off (or more!) on some models straight from the source. We're seeing tons of discounts on Samsung's Android tablets, and even a few Chrome and Windows tablets too.
And Prime Day isn't just Amazon anymore. It's become customary for Amazon's big competitors like Best Buy, Newegg, and even secondary markets like eBay to offer huge deals on Prime Day as well, so we'll be taking a peek across the fence to find the best discounts. For the best deals at Amazon itself, make sure you're subscribed to Prime (or get it for free if you aren't).
Please note: Deals come and go quickly, and we'll do our best to keep this article updated with the best information. Amazon's discounts on its own hardware are likely to stick around for the entire length of the sale.
Prime Day iPad deals
Apple iPad Air 2022 (Wi-Fi only, 64GB)
From: John Lewis
Was: £669
Now: £569 (£100 off)
The latest iPad Air has had a price hike from Apple, but the John Lewis price is now effectively at an £100 reduction – together with up to a further £150 off with trade-in, and three months of free Apple TV+.
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer
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Mmm cupcakes!! They are perfect for your birthday party and this cooking game we have here is the best method to learn how to prepare them! So, join the "Birthday Cupcakes" cooking game, follow the indications provided in this game step by step in order to mix all of the ingredients and bake some delicious cupcakes for your birthday party. Once you've finished with the baking part add a touch of color by decorating them icing and toppings, candies, sprinkles and other delicious treats. Good luck!


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Vernesta Noel–Smart, a Graduate One (1) teacher of Hillsborough Secondary School, Carriacou who took up a scholarship at International Center for Teacher Education (ICTE) in East China Normal University (ECNU) in the academic year 2014–2015 was awarded for excellence.
Vernesta is holder of Excellent Graduate of Shanghai City. She was awarded the title of Shanghai General Institutions of Higher Learning Outstanding Graduate 2015. This award takes into account diligence in study & research (GPA results considered); completion of the requirements of degree; engagement in extra-curricular activities; adherence of the laws of country & university and respect for different people and culture.
Besides this award, Vernesta emerged top of her class, delivered the student representative speech at her graduation on 6 July 2015, and secured a Master of Education degree in Education Management (Leadership & Policy).
She ascribed praise to God and credited her success to His blessings on her of a sound and focused mind through her educational pursuit. Also, to her own self-motivation, hard work & commitment to her study coupled with constant support and encouragement from her family, Seventh-Day Adventist church family and well-wishers.
Vernesta expressed heartfelt thanks to the Government of the People's Republic of China; Ministry of Commerce of China, Ministry of education of China, faculties of ICTE at ECNU, Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs & Government of Grenada for the scholarship opportunity.
She encourages Grenadians pursuing scholarship at home & abroad to put God first, stay focused, aim high, manage your study time and represent the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique well.